HOT NOVEL UPDATES

Dragon Maken War - Chapter 164




Hint: To Play after pausing the player, use this button

Chapter 164

Chapter 164 - The Wise Dragon (1)



 

1

Saibein was officially declared missing from the Plain of Darkness around 20 years ago .

He went missing after he fought against the Guardian Shadows within the Rulain Kingdom .  No one knew why he had gone there, and his fate had become a mystery .  

The Plain of Darkness was dogged in their search for him, and they were able to find where he had gone .  This resulted in Niberis inheriting his Dragon weapon, but she had been unable to make contact with him .

This was the extent of the story he had heard from Laura .

Azell spoke .

“…you’ve aged . I guess it is to be expected since a significant amount of time has passed . ”

Azell couldn’t immediately recognize Saibein, because he had aged in the past 220 years .  During the Dragon Demon war, he had looked like a young man .  In terms of human age, Saibein currently looked as if he was in his late 40s or early 50s .  He had cut his long hair, and he had grown a beard .  He looked completely different .

Saibein spoke .

“You really are… .  You look exactly as you did in the past .  It is almost unbelievable .  How is it possible for a human to do this?  How are you still alive?”

For a brief moment, Saibein became suspicious .  He wondered if the man in front of him was the descendant of the original Azell .  However, how could his descendant recognize Sabein, who had aged?

Azell spoke .

“I’m not obligated to answer your questions . ”

“That is true .  However, I did come here to heal your comrades .  Could you take that into consideration and answer my questions?  Since we are meeting in this place, I believe we are no longer enemies . ”

“…the Simpleton Prince I knew didn’t have such a flexible personality .  It seems a lot has changed over the years . ”

Azell let out a bitter laugh .

From what he remembered, Saibein had been obsessed with honor, and he had been inflexible during all negotiations .  He also thirsted for fame, so he did a lot of idiotic things… .  The leadership group of the human alliance had been thankful for his existence, since Saibein had been very predictable .  It seems his personality had gone through a lot of change over the past 200 years .

Azell spoke .

“I slept for a long time to alleviate the curse put on me by your father .  I’ve woken up recently . ”

“Are you talking about a hibernation?”

“It is fair to make that comparison . ”

“How could a human go into hibernation?  How can this be?”

“It was through a very profound magic .  Atein used magic to revive the dead .  Is it really surprising that I went into slumber for the past 220 years?”

“Of course, it is surprising .  When you are referencing the raising of the dead, who are you talking about?  By the way you phrased it, you aren’t talking about an Undead… . . . ”

Azell was baffled by his words .

“…didn’t you hold a high position in the Plain of Darkness before you went missing? How come you don’t know anything?”



“After I came here, I cut off all contacts with the Plain of Darkness .  Aside from the time I gave my Dragon weapon to my daughter… . . . ”

“So you are saying you cut off contact way before Almarick was revived?”

“Sir Almarick?”

Saibein became surprised, but his expression turned serious soon .

“If that is true… . It seems the time of my father’s revival is approaching . ”

“…… . ”

He was the same now as in the old days .  He was the Simpleton Prince .  Azell watched his earnest reaction, and it confirmed that he didn’t know any important information even though he was the prince .

Saibein let out a sigh .

“I want to hear many stories from you, but this isn’t the place to do so .  Still, Albatan-nim is quite mean .  He sent me here with no prior information . ”

“He always had a playful personality .  It seems that hasn’t changed . ”

Azell spoke as he thought about the past .

When he came here before in the past, Atein and his party had arrived in the forest right after him .  The Dragon hadn’t explained anything to either side, so the two sides had almost fought when they came across each other .  At the time, Azell and Carlos had wanted to smack the smirk off of the Dragon’s face .

Havan and Minerel had been sent as envoys without any background information .  Afterwards, Saibein was in the dark as he was sent to heal them .  It seemed the Dragon’s personality hadn’t changed .

Saibein spoke .

“We should start the treatment… ”

Sabein’s expression turned peculiar when he looked over the faces of Azell’s party members .  He looked closely at Laura as he spoke .

“Miss, are you perhaps from the Aunsaurus tribe?”

“Yes . . ”

Laura answered him . Saibein went missing before Laura made her public appearance, so they hadn’t met before .  However, Laura had inherited all the characteristics that identified her as a descendant of Aunsaurus .

He asked in puzzlement .

“Why is someone from the Aunsaurus tribe with Azell?”

“I betrayed them . ”

“…… . ”

“I’m not sure if you are aware of this fact, but our elders are the worst . ”

“…mmmm . ”

Saibein murmured to himself .  She was so frank in her admission of betrayal that Saibein lost his train of thought for a brief moment .

“It seems the number of stories I want to hear from all of you have grown .  However… .  Let’s heal you first . ”

He closed his eyes as he concentrated .  A powerful wave of Dragon Demon magic emanated from him .



-Dragon Soul release!

He was also using the technique called the Dragon Soul .  However, there was a clear difference between the Dragon Soul of Havan and Saibein .

The silhouette of a Dragon wrapped around his body, but it wasn’t made out of light .  It was made out of pitch black darkness, and it was crawling over his body .

It really was an ominous sight .

Azell queried .

“I’m asking just to be sure… . ”

“What is it?”

“…are you sure you took that out with the intent to heal us?”

“What if I did?”

“…… . ”

It didn’t look like it no matter how one looked at the Dragon Soul .  His party members felt the same way about it .

Saibein spoke .


“I know what you are trying to say, but it is true that my Dragon Soul’s ability deals with healing .  However, the source of my magical energy is darkness, so it looks like this . ”

“Mmm…… . ”

“It is made from magical energy of darkness, but this is nothing like the black magic where one has to take life energy to heal a patient .  You also don’t have to worry about any side effects .  I confirmed all of this through experimentation .  I promise upon my honor . ”

“It is hard to believe you just by looking at its outer appearance, but… .  I’ll trust you for now . ”

“I heard humans bow by getting on their knees .  I guess this is my lot in life now . ”

Saibein grumbled as he approached the party members .  He put out his hands towards Laura

“I’ll start with the miss . May you hold my hands?”

“…yes . ”

Larua looked a bit tense as she followed his direction .  The Dragon of darkness surrounding Saibein was emitting an intense power .  One needed a good amount of courage to expose one’s hands to it .

However, when she grabbed his hands, it unexpectedly didn’t feel too out of the ordinary .  It was as if she was dipping her hands into water .

Ooooooooohng…… .

Afterwards, the Dark Dragon twitched as it expanded .  The darkness deepened further, and it completely encased his body, and it encircled Laura, who was holding his hands .

Azell queried Minerel .

“Will this really be ok?”

“I understand why you are worried, but his healing ability is considered to be one of the best in our forest .  It hadn't been too long since he awakened his Dragon Soul, but it is an excellent ability .  You can relax . ”

“Mmmm…… . ”

Even after hearing her words, he wanted the dragon of darkness crawl around in front of him .  He was unable to relax .  He tried to expand his sense to see what was occuring inside, but he couldn’t penetrate the darkness .  He had no idea what was going on .

He remained frustrated as he waited for around 10 minutes .

Two people appeared as the darkness retreated .

“Laura . ”

Laura still held Saibein’s hands, and her eyes were closed .  When Azell called her name, she broke out of the trance, and she opened her eyes .

Soon, she looked down at her body with surprise .

“…I’m completely healed . ”

“What?”

“Is this true?”

Kairen and Yuren queried as if they couldn’t believe it .

Laura had been severely wounded .  She had been treated by a high ranking black magician by injecting life energy into her .  However, she needed time to completely recover .  However, Saibein had healed her in around 5 minutes .

Laura mumbled to herself .

“It felt as if I was taking a comfortable nap, but I never expected such results… . . ”

“This was possible, because your Dragon Demon magic is strong .  This won’t be as effective against a wounded civilian .  However, as a cost, your Dragon Demon magic was changed into life energy, so your Energy Pulse should be close to empty right now . ”

After hearing Saibein’s words, Laura checked her own status .  Her magical energy had bottomed out .  However, it was akin to her using her magical energy in an intense manner .  It didn’t evoke a tortuous feeling of tiredness .  A pleasant drowsiness washed over her .

Saibein spoke .

“All of you have strong magical energy, so the healing process will go easier .  Who’s the next patient?”

2

Saibein’s surprising healing ability allowed the party members to recover to their normal state within the hour .

Everyone except Laura was unable to recover fully . Saibein explained why .

“As I’ve said before, the healing effect becomes stronger depending on the strength of my patient's Dragon Demon magic .  When humans and Dragon Majin takes the power of a Dragon through the Dragon Slayer’s Ritual, the body recovers through the absorption of the power .  The concept is analogous to what I did . ”

When one won and imbibed the Dragon’s power through the Dragon Slayer’s Ritual, one’s body strengthened in a gradual manner .  However, the recovery happened almost instantaneously .  Saibein’s healing ability copied this concept .

In the case of Laura, her supply of Dragon Demon magic had been low thanks to her grievous injuries .  However, she possessed the Dragon weapon Vitan’s Chalice within her .  Saibein was able to pull out her reserve power to instantly heal her wounds .

By comparison, Kairen and Leticia didn’t possess any Dragon weapons .  Since their body was a mess, their Energy Pulse was also a mess .  They could only use 20% of their normal Dragon Demon magic, so the result of their healing process was weak compared to Laura .

In the case of Yuren, he was a human, and he hadn’t gone through the Dragon Slayer’s Ritual .  However, he had practiced the training method left behind by Carlos . This was why there was a hint of Dragon Demon magic within him .  Still, one couldn’t expect much result with Yuren .

Saibein spoke .

“The two of them will be at full health tomorrow .  The human youth will take around four days .  It seems you are a black magician, but you should refrain from using the stolen life energy .  You’ll develop side effects . ”

“Understood . ”

Yuren nodded his head without making a fuss .  Yuren had experienced the healing effects, and he knew Saibein was a more skilled black magician than him .  This was why he had no ill feeling when he was given the warning .

Azell express his surprise .

“It is an amazing ability .  Did you give up your Dragon weapon to your daughter, because you gain this ability?”

“No .  One cannon gain a Dragon Soul if one possesses a Dragon weapon . ”

“Mmmm?”

“Please understand that I am not allowed to talk more on this subject .  You are all outsiders .  If you want to hear more about it, you’ll have to receive permission from Albatan-nim . ”

“You are saying I should ask my questions later . ”

“I’m also refraining myself from asking you questions .  Ah .  Do you perhaps know if my daughter is fine?”

“At the very least, she was alive couple days ago . ”

“That means… .  You fought my daughter . ”

“That’s right . . ”

Azell knew he could be buying Saibein’s enmity, but he didn’t hide the truth .

During the Dragon Demon war, they had been enemies that were unable to stand each other .  Even if Azell had slept for a long time, it wasn’t as if his enmity towards Sabein had disappeared .

Saibein lived through the entirety of the 220 years, but he might also be having a hard time erasing his hatred towards Azell .  Moreover, the Dragon Demon war didn’t feel too far behind for Azell .

Saibein let out a sight after he looked at Azell for a brief moment .

“…all right .  Let’s resolve that problem at a later time .  Follow me .  Albatan-nim wanted to meet you all . ”

“The heart of the forest is still far away… .  Will we be able to arrive there by today?”

“It is possible . ”

“How?”

Albatan forest was about the same size as the Iellos Kingdom .  If their whole party was healthy, they might be able to do it .  However, it wasn’t a distance that could be travelled with the wounded .

However, Saibein was sure of himself .

“How did you think I arrived here as soon as I was contacted?”

“Do you have a Dragon weapon that can bridge space?”

“Is isn’t a Dragon weapon, but it is something that can do what you described . ”

“What is it?”

Saibein spoke as he enjoyed seeing Azell’s frustrated reaction .

“Road of Emptiness . ”



Share This :


COMMENTS

No Comments Yet

Post a new comment

Register or Login