FVN Chapter 21
Chapter 21
Chapter 21. Master of Magic
Levelis was a dragon.
Although her nature was gentle and kind, her inherent essence never vanished. Her parents were Red Dragons. When enraged, they were an unstoppable force, feared by all other dragons.
And now.
Levelis was genuinely furious.
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The once peaceful forest was no more.
Flames roared everywhere, consuming the forest and sending countless animals fleeing in terror.
She moved a squirrel at her feet to a safe place and then fixed her cold gaze on her opponent.
Hair as red as blood.
Eyes glistening with a fiery, uncontrolled excitement that was utterly repulsive.
Humans were always like this.
Driven by their own greed, they never considered the well-being of other creatures.
She knew not all humans were like that.
But at least all the humans she had encountered were invariably greedy and filled with desire, causing harm to others.
And Levelis.
She was not weak enough to simply let go of those who harmed her.
[Die.]
In an instant, the flames gathered in her mouth swept through the forest. Since the place was already a wasteland of debris left by him, there was no hesitation in using fire.
“Haha.”
Deltian smiled, twisting his body to avoid the flames.
At the same time, he stepped on a tree and charged towards the dragon. Levelis’ crimson eyes focused on him. Predator’s eyes with vertical slits.
Deltian felt his blood boil even more as he swung his sword.
Boom!
The sword, imbued with a bloody aura, clashed against the dragon’s tail.
But it was within his expectation.
He immediately retrieved his sword and grabbed her tail, climbing up.
Balancing quickly, he ran along her tail, like performing acrobatics, aiming his sword at her nape.
[Barrier.]
“Ugh?”
A blue shield appeared at that moment.
It forcefully pushed Deltian away.
His body hit a tree, shattering the forest around him.
Yet, undeterred, he wiped the blood from his mouth and stood up. The more intense the situation, the more his blood surged.
As he looked up at Levelis.
She was already soaring in the sky, gathering her breath.
Dark red flames swirled, gathering in her mouth. At a glance, it was an overwhelming force.
However.
“Is she advertising her attack?”
An attack that blatantly visible like that.
Only a fool would get hit.
Deltian immediately launched himself towards the dragon, springing like a coil.
His body catapulted unnaturally high, reaching Levelis’ eye level in the air.
Just as he was about to rise above her breath’s reach.
[Foolish creature.]
Boom——!
A tremendous gravity pulled Deltian’s body down.
He plummeted to the ground.
He tried to get up quickly, but it was too late.
In that moment of halted movement.
Her breath was already aimed at him.
Too late to avoid.
Deltian intensified the bloody aura and swung his greatsword towards the breath.
Boom!!
The massive energy exploded, sweeping the surroundings.
Levelis floated serenely in the sky, watching the dust settle.
It was a formidable destructive force.
“Ugh?”
Gravity intensified, pulling Deltian’s body down. The overwhelming gravity crushed his entire body. It felt like his very existence would be obliterated.
But he was familiar with it.
Simple manipulation of gravity wasn’t enough to stop him.
Thud!
He drove the cursed sword into his leg.
The blood-red sword craved its master’s blood.
And it fundamentally altered the blood.
A bit more corrupt, a bit more sinister.
Transforming him into a being closer to a demon than a human.
One of the demon’s characteristics.
Less affected by magic.
With that, Deltian freed himself from the gravity’s influence and swung his sword.
All within a second.
All these events transpired in a very short time.
Deltian was sure she couldn’t complete such a complex spell in that short time.
But he didn’t know.
The dragon’s majesty, who was the master of magic and the world’s harmonizer.
[Meteor.]
The sky turned dark.
A red-flaming meteor was falling towards the earth.
Seeing that, Deltian laughed.
This dragon.
There was no way she would actually drop a meteor.
She had been so determined to protect the forest.
Yet, dropping such a meteor in the middle of it?
At the very least, the surrounding terrain would be completely destroyed.
But.
‘She wouldn’t use it without a reason.’
Seeing the meteor, Deltian was already running towards the forest.
He ran endlessly through the dense forest, heading towards the area where injured animals lay.
If he was there.
That foolish dragon wouldn’t be able to unleash the meteor.
As he thought this.
[Gravity, application.]
A low murmur.
In that moment.
“...Huh?”
Deltian wondered if the world had tilted.
Otherwise, it made no sense.
His body was being pulled back to where he originally was, defying gravity.
He tried to resist with demonic blood, but it was futile.
The difference was overwhelming.
Deltian shivered at the immense gravity that enveloped his body.
Could she really manipulate magic?
Originally, magic was manifested by channeling mana through established rules. No matter what methods were used, if the formula changed, magic wouldn’t activate. Though many had attempted to re-interpret magic over the years, none succeeded.
But this dragon.
She did it effortlessly.
Deltian stared blankly at the sky.
The massive meteor, now close, blocked the sun as it fell towards him.
He glanced around and let out a hollow laugh.
“Crazy bastard.”
The entire forest, immensely vast, was protected by a gigantic barrier.
A barrier so strong, even his all-out attacks couldn’t breach it.
As he raised his sword.
Boom!!
The overwhelming mass struck the ground.