Chapter 2695 – 2695. Dragon Hunter
The Play Life app has rarely disappointed me.
However, the Play Life app’s Play World search system was quite disappointing.
[I Picked Up the Absolute Ring. (Novel)]
[The Ring Lord of Another World. (Manga)]
[The Ring of Death. (Movie)]
[The Hypnosis Ring. (AV)]
…….
Works related to rings popped up one after another. The common thread was that the title included the word “ring.”
‘The Absolute Ring? That could destroy the entire world. Even if its effects are diminished in reality, it’s not the kind of thing you’d give as a gift.’
Putting aside the fact that the recipient might feel burdened, I was worried about what kind of negative impact it would have on reality. In the worst case, the world could be destroyed.
‘The other rings are the same.’
The Ring of Wishes is better in terms of effects. If I could, I’d like to give the Ring of Wishes as a gift.
But I don’t have any points. Even if I did have points, it’s best to avoid the Ring of Wishes.
‘I already gave the Ring of Wishes to Han Harin. Even if the effects are different, the design is the same. Giving Han Ayoung a ring with the same design?’
I don’t have to think too hard to see the result. Both Han Harin and Han Ayoung would be upset.
Besides, isn’t the heart the most important thing in a gift? Even if the ring’s effects are diminished, the message that this ring was prepared just for you is more important.
‘Should I go to the Baekhwan World or the God’s Atlantis World to make a ring? But that could take longer than I thought… And making a ring with the effects I want isn’t easy.’
The Play Life app’s search function isn’t very reliable. I started looking through the Play World list myself.
My finger, which had been moving continuously, stopped.
[Dragon Hunter. (Manga)]
It’s a manga by a Korean author, quite old, 17 years old. A 32-volume completed manga. It was quite popular back then.
The story is a typical shonen manga. It’s about the main character becoming an S-class dragon hunter.
‘From today’s perspective, the story progression is a bit frustrating.’
By the standards of modern people who are used to shorts, it lacks a refreshing feel. Still, it’s an interesting manga.
‘The designs of the main character and heroine are pretty bad. Well, that’s not the important thing.’
What I focused on was not the main character or heroine of the [Dragon Hunter] world, but the setting. And according to that setting, I can make the ring I want relatively quickly.
‘And I can use my powers at the same time.’
There’s no need to think too hard. If I don’t like it, I can quickly see the ending with auto-progress and then choose another Play World.
[You have selected Dragon Hunter.]
[Would you like to set a penalty?]
‘No penalty.’
[An avatar is being created.]
[There are 3 selectable avatar settings.]
[You can set the starting point.]
[1. Yoo Jin Riwold
-The main character of the work.
-The last survivor of Wolf Eye Village.
-Ate the heart of the Earth Dragon at the age of 10.
-Has outstanding potential.
-Some stats are limited.]
[2. Sung Yoojin
-A stranger who appeared from somewhere.]
[3. Dong Yoojin
-The successor of the Dong family, one of the four great families.
-Ate the heart of the Wind Cloud Dragon.
-Has outstanding potential.
-Some stats are limited.]
‘The first avatar is… the main character. The third avatar’s origin, the Dong family, is a great noble family. It’s called a great noble family, but according to the information in the original work, it’s practically a kingdom. If I start in the Dong family, I can gain a lot.’
My purpose in this play isn’t to live lavishly.
‘I’ll go with number 2, which has no stat restrictions.’
[You have selected an avatar.]
‘The starting point is the beginning of the original work. The time before the original work is an era of war, making it a troublesome time to act freely.’
[You have set the starting point.]
[The play begins.]
• • •
I landed in the middle of a road and immediately checked my body.
There was nothing different from my real body. The clothes I was wearing were still the same black tracksuit.
‘A stranger who appeared from somewhere, huh? It’s my real body.’
Fzzzt.
Blue electricity sparked between my fingers and then disappeared. My powers were fine too.
‘Okay, then first I need to make a base, right?’
I took out a compass. This would tell me the directions.
“…Shit.”
Even if I know the directions, I don’t know which way to go to find a city or village. The compass became useless in an instant.
‘I know the information about the original manga, but I don’t have any information about this world itself.’
That’s because I wasn’t born in this world.
I’m a stranger. It’s no different from being transferred from reality to another world.
‘Well, whatever. If I move, I’ll find a city.’
The inventory works.
I can take out vehicles like helicopters, drones, and bikes that I made in the [Eternal Eden] world. I took out a bike from among them.
‘It’s a bike modified for combat. It’s fine even if the roads are a mess.’
I felt like I wanted to speed.
I started riding the bike. The sound was quiet. It was a characteristic of the electric motor engine.
Just when I was getting tired of speeding through the cold air, I spotted a carriage and mounted knights approaching from the front.
‘Looking at the cart behind them, they must be a merchant group.’
The knights on horseback also looked like mercenaries. If they were soldiers, their equipment would be uniform, but it wasn’t. The atmosphere they gave off was also typical of mercenaries.
‘They’re being chased by something.’
It was a bipedal dinosaur. It was 2 meters tall and looked like a velociraptor. However, its armor-like scales glittered in the sunlight.
‘Ah. I’ve definitely seen those guys in the manga. What do they call them in this world?’
I was leisurely thinking that when a mercenary riding a horse shouted at me.
“Turn back and run away! Seven Iron Horse Dragons are chasing us! Don’t stop, just run!”
“Iron Horse Dragon. Right, that was their name.”
I got off the bike and put it in my inventory. The modified bike was something Na Chaeyoung had personally modified, so it was quite rare even in the [Eternal Eden] world.
‘I can roughly see how strong I am. And I can get information from those bastards.’
“Didn’t you hear us telling you to run away? Do you want to die?!”
Ignoring the shouting mercenary, I clenched my fist.
The horses and carriage passed by me.
The Iron Horse Dragons, which had been chasing the merchant group, changed their target and rushed at me. Their goal was to eat humans in the first place. They probably wanted to eat me, the human in front of them, and then chase after the carriage.
I threw an uppercut at the Iron Horse Dragon rushing at me head-on.
“S-Class Punch.”
KWAANG!
It hit the Iron Horse Dragon’s jaw accurately, and a cannon-like sound exploded. Its massive body flew about 5 meters before falling to the ground. Its head was grotesquely smashed.
“Kieeeeeeek!”
Even though they saw their comrade die, they rushed at me without hesitation.
‘They’re not fast. I don’t even need to use acceleration. If they were monsters in reality, they’d be about D-class.’
I quickly dealt with the four rushing at me with just my fists and legs. The remaining two hesitated as if they had finally come to their senses, then turned and ran away. They were about as fast as a horse running.
“Die here.”
I chased after them and smashed their heads.
The merchant group, which had been running away, assessed the situation and slowly approached me. A middle-aged man in wealthy attire got out of the carriage.
“Thank you for your help! I am Oswald, a merchant from the Flack Merchant Group! Are you perhaps a Dragon Hunter, noble sir?”
“I’m Sung Yoojin. An S-class hunter… in training.”
Oswald was slightly flustered but soon smiled.
“You have the skills to hunt Iron Horse Dragons with your bare hands, yet you’re in training. You must have an important story. Hunter. If you don’t mind, we would like to buy the Iron Horse Dragons you hunted. We will pay you more than the market price. Of course, we will also reward you for saving us.”
Oswald started to be overly cautious. His voice was also slightly trembling. To him, I probably looked like a war weapon that could destroy a village.
“The reward is fine. I’ll sell you the Iron Horse Dragon corpses too. Instead, I’ll accompany you until we reach a nearby city.”
“…With you accompanying us, our merchant group will be safe. I am grateful. We need some time to clean up the Iron Horse Dragon’s byproducts. As you know, the Dragon Heart and Dragon Heart Blood must be collected immediately after killing a dragon, or they will spoil. Ah, if you need the Dragon Heart and Dragon Heart Blood, I will give them to you.”
Listening to Oswald’s words, the settings of [Dragon Hunter] started to come to mind one by one.
“Dragon Heart and Dragon Heart Blood. Give me one of each.”
“Yes, Hunter. What are you all doing? Move quickly.”
At Oswald’s words, the mercenaries and employees moved. They took out butchering knives and separated the Iron Horse Dragon’s flesh, bones, and skin. Most of the internal organs were discarded, but the heart was carefully dissected by an expert.
As I watched with interest, Oswald cautiously spoke to me.
“Is this perhaps your first time hunting Iron Horse Dragons, Hunter?”
“It’s my first time. You’re perceptive.”
“I asked because you seem to be from a faraway land. Would you mind if I explained about the Iron Horse Dragon?”
“Go ahead.”
“Iron Horse Dragons are common in the Central Continent. Their internal organs are useless, but their meat is delicious and sells well. The most expensive part, besides the Dragon Heart and Dragon Heart Blood, is the skin. The skin of an Iron Horse Dragon is stronger than steel, so it is also used as a material for hunter equipment.”
Dragon Heart and Dragon Heart Blood.
These are the core settings of [Dragon Hunter].
If you eat a Dragon Heart, you can gain the dragon’s abilities. It’s not a guaranteed gain. Your body must be compatible with the Dragon Heart. How do you know if you’re compatible? You know instinctively. Your instinct is drawn to the Dragon Heart.
Dragon Heart Blood was the blood pooled in the Dragon Heart. It contained some of the Dragon Heart’s power, but you couldn’t gain the dragon’s abilities by drinking it. Instead, if you drank it, your physical abilities and magic power would permanently increase, even if you weren’t compatible. If you were compatible, the effect would be much better.
However, it had little effect on those who were above a certain level of strength. For ordinary people who hadn’t awakened the dragon’s abilities, it was just a tonic. Dragon Heart Blood was like a kind of elixir.
I stared intently at the Iron Horse Dragon’s Dragon Heart and Dragon Heart Blood that the worker handed me.
I didn’t feel anything.
“What kind of abilities can you get by eating an Iron Horse Dragon’s Dragon Heart?”
“You can gain the ability to turn your skin into steel. And if you’re very lucky, you can also gain the ability to manipulate iron.”
“What about Dragon Heart Blood?”
“Dragon Heart Blood is mostly graded. Although Iron Horse Dragons are the lowest class, they are used as ingredients for recovery potions, so they are quite expensive compared to other Dragon Heart Blood.”
“Dragon grades, huh? Can you tell me about them?”
“Yes, yes, of course.”
Oswald answered without asking any questions.
According to him, the dragon grades were set by the Dragon Hunter Association and were divided into four categories.
Young Dragon – Adult Dragon – Ancient Dragon – Dragon King.
“There’s no explanation for Dragon God.”
As I remember, the final boss of the original manga was a Dragon God class.
“Dragon Gods are known to be legendary beings…”
“Ah, right. It was a joke.”
It was a manga I had seen a long time ago, so I didn’t remember it well.
I thought about eating the Iron Horse Dragon’s Dragon Heart, but I didn’t feel anything, so I threw it into my inventory. It didn’t look like it would taste good either. Instead, I took a sip of the Iron Horse Dragon’s Dragon Heart Blood.
‘Damn it. It just tastes fishy and I don’t feel anything. Could compatibility be referring to talent?’
I hoped not.
