Chapter 1976 – 1976. God’S Atlantis
“Mmm. Sex.”
It was so delicious that my legs almost gave way, and I nearly collapsed.
I habitually put my tongue to the Holy Grail, but not a single drop remained. One hundred tons of gold had turned into less than 100ml and disappeared into my stomach.
‘There’s no time to keep basking in the afterglow.’
I shook off my lingering feelings and took out Arta’s Elixir from my inventory. I dropped the elixir onto the gold in the warehouse. The elixir turned into a gas the moment it touched the gold. The gas filled the warehouse and transformed the gold into random metals.
Iron, lead, aluminum, zinc, tin, and so on. It changed into metals other than gold. The 200 tons of gold that had filled the warehouse vanished in an instant.
「The effects of Arta’s Elixir will last for 30 minutes.」
I watched Fafnir outside the warehouse.
The effects were immediate. Mercenaries used to be cursed just by getting near Fafnir, but not anymore. Fafnir’s power had weakened by more than 30%.
‘Not even half, but 30%.’
Roughly, it seems like 100 tons equals 10%.
‘The cost-effectiveness is terrible.’
I think South Korea’s gold reserves are around 100 tons. Even with three times that amount, it only made me this much stronger. I wasn’t particularly interested in Andvari’s warehouse.
‘Even weakened, Fafnir is still Fafnir.’
More than 20 mercenaries had already been taken down. The weakened Fafnir was still stronger than the mercenaries.
‘Keep dying.’
I crossed my arms and watched the battle. It was more helpful for the mercenaries to die here than to survive. The Grim Reaper’s contract had already been broken, so if any of them survived, I planned to kill them myself.
“I’ll create an opening!”
Omikos charged straight at Fafnir. He was as bold as Siegfried in mythology.
-Do you think you’re Siegfried or something!
Fafnir roared. It seemed he had the same thought. Omikos was impressive. He was holding his own against Fafnir, who was several times larger than a human.
Mercenaries rushed in through his opening. They shot arrows, swung swords, and attacked with magic.
“The attacks are working!”
“He’s much weaker than before!”
“He’s bleeding! We can kill him! We can kill him!”
-You insects!!
Fafnir opened his mouth wide. Omikos shouted urgently.
“Breath! Evade!”
The mercenaries quickly avoided the snout. Most of them clung to Fafnir’s body. Because of the way it breathed, it was safer to be closer.
A sneer appeared in Fafnir’s eyes. A curse emanated from Fafnir’s body. The breath was a feint.
Hwaaaaaaak!
The curse, spreading like black poisonous smoke, engulfed the mercenaries. Most of the mercenaries who were touched by the curse collapsed on the ground. Only those who were somewhat resistant to the curse could barely move.
-You! Dare to cast magic on me? I’ll tear your limbs off and kill you slowly!
Fafnir laughed wickedly and began to cruelly toy with one of the fallen mercenaries. Ironically, it was as innocent as a child catching and dissecting a bug.
-You shot an arrow at my eye. You’ll die split in half!
Fafnir’s laughter filled the cavern. Ironically, it gave the mercenaries a little time to regroup.
“Yujin! Don’t just watch, help us!”
Omikos shouted.
“Why should I?”
“We were supposed to fight together! That was the contract!”
“You mercenaries broke the contract. You ignored the contract first, and now you want me to keep it? Are you out of your mind?”
I scoffed at Omikos.
“I’m sorry about that! My colleagues were like they were possessed! We’ll pay the price later! Shouldn’t we survive first? We need to combine our strength to defeat Fafnir.”
It was a valid point. It was better to combine forces to kill Fafnir. No one could deny that. Wasn’t that why I hired these mercenaries, to gang up on Fafnir?
But the situation had changed. The wisdom I gained from the Golden Grail was telling me the answer.
“Well, I think you need to pay the price now.”
“……?!”
“Look, the Grim Reaper has come to collect the debt.”
I pointed to the empty air. As if darkness was gathering, the Grim Reaper appeared with a scythe. The Grim Reaper’s empty skull slowly moved as if checking the mercenaries. Then, the Grim Reaper began to attack the mercenaries.
-Hehehe. The situation has become interesting!
Fafnir laughed and trampled the mercenaries.
Now, there were fewer than 10 mercenaries left. I couldn’t just keep watching. I stepped forward.
‘Lightning Spear.’
I created a spear of lightning in my hand and threw it at Fafnir. It hit Fafnir’s head precisely. It was also because he was off guard.
-You! The culprit who robbed the warehouse! You’re finally showing yourself! Fine, I’ll kill you now!!
Fafnir opened his mouth.
Breath? Bluff?
Fafnir had already tricked the mercenaries. Just because he opened his mouth didn’t mean it was a breath attack.
But I didn’t need to worry.
Because I could see it.
Fafnir pretended to breathe and shot out spears of curse. I slowly walked forward, dodging all the cursed spears.
-He dodged all 20 cursed spears?!
“Impossible!”
-Impossible!
Fafnir’s voice overlapped with mine. Fafnir’s eyes widened. He was so flustered that he even took a step back.
-You! What kind of trick are you playing?!
“Extreme wisdom even foresees the future. I have already grasped everything about you. Your actions are as clear as day.”
I could see the future related to Fafnir. It was only about 5-10 seconds ahead. But that alone gave me an overwhelming advantage.
“You’re going to say, ‘Don’t talk nonsense!’”
-Don’t talk nonsense! …Huh?!
“You little bug!”
-You little bug!
“Don’t copy me!”
-Don’t copy me! …Damn it!
Fafnir, enraged, charged, stomping the ground. I put on the Valkyrie’s wings. The cloak instantly turned into large dove wings. I flew into the sky, dodging Fafnir’s body slam.
Fafnir swung his tail. Of course, I had already seen that coming, so it wasn’t difficult to dodge. It would be more accurate to say I had already dodged it.
-Kuaaaaaaaa!
Fafnir opened his mouth wide. This time it was a real breath attack.
‘He’s decided to kill me even if it means overexerting himself.’
Fafnir was feeling a little fear from me. That slight fear made him do that reckless action.
「The Gold Collector clicks his tongue.」
The real one seemed to have already predicted the outcome.
“Valkyrie’s Shield.”
A shield appeared in front of me. I gripped the shield tightly and protected myself from Fafnir’s breath. The shield blocked the breath. The fierce flames of curse pushed me back. It was hard to block it with the power of the wings alone. Eventually, my body was pushed back and out of the rocky mountain. The ceiling of the rocky mountain melted and evaporated from his breath.
Fafnir spread his huge wings and flew into the sky. He was in high spirits, like a fish in water.
‘The mercenaries… they’re not helping.’
They were fighting the Grim Reaper. I wondered if I had brought them for nothing.
‘Still, I’ve weakened Fafnir to some extent.’
“You’re going to say, ‘The sky is my domain.’”
-The sky is my domain—I’ll kill you!!
Fafnir was excited. He charged at me with huge wing flaps. This time, he was determined to chew me to death.
I threw away the melted and tattered Valkyrie’s Shield and took out the Golden Sword from my inventory.
“I thought it was just a solid sword until I drank the wine from the Golden Grail. But after using Arta’s Elixir, I got the answer.”
I dropped a drop of Arta’s Elixir onto the Golden Sword. The Golden Sword turned into silver. At the same time, the Golden Sword’s information window changed.
「Nothung
A sword that cuts through the bones and flesh of dragons.
Rank: S」
A sword to kill dragons was complete. I flew to face Fafnir.
I could see everything, so there was nothing to fear. I dodged his snout and claws and slashed his side with Nothung. The blade easily cut through the dragon’s scales as if cutting tofu, even without much force.
-Aaaaaaak!
“Does it hurt?”
I asked Fafnir, who was staggering in the sky, with a smirk.
“You’re going to say, ‘It tickles!’”
-It tickles! …Damn it!
He unleashed his anger and swung his tail at me. I knew it was coming, but I let the tail hit me. I fell into the flowing river. I had prepared for the attack, so it didn’t hurt much.
‘It’s difficult to kill Fafnir with Nothung.’
A sword that cuts through the bones and flesh of dragons. But the sword was too short to cut through the dragon’s bones. The difference in size was too great.
I slammed Nothung diagonally into the ground.
Kkaaaang!
A crack appeared on Nothung’s blade. After hitting it a few more times, it broke.
‘Even if Nothung breaks, the Golden Sword doesn’t break.’
The silver sword disappeared, and a golden sword was revealed. I poured Arta’s Elixir onto the Golden Sword again. Arta’s Elixir doesn’t randomly change the Golden Sword. Therefore, I could predict the next sword that would appear.
「Balmung
A sword that curses dragons.
Rank: SS」
-Balmung…?!
Fafnir was shocked. His reaction was completely different from when he saw Nothung. It was understandable.
“I curse you, Fafnir.”
Balmung’s curse covered Fafnir. Large and small wounds appeared all over Fafnir’s body, and blood flowed profusely.
-Kuaaaaaaaaaak!
I continued my work, using Fafnir’s terrible screams as background music. I broke Balmung like Nothung and turned it back into the Golden Sword. Then, I sprinkled Arta’s Elixir.
The Golden Sword turned into platinum.
「Gram
A sword that kills dragons.
Rank: SSS」
I raised the sword high into the sky.
“Astrape.”
Kwaaaang!
A bolt of lightning fell towards the sword. The lightning did not disappear but wrapped around the magic sword.
