## Chapter 2737 – 2737. Dragon Hunter
The biggest reason I seized control of the Dragon Hunter Association was to monopolize dragon hearts and dragon heart blood.
The intention worked. No matter how high-ranking an A-class hunter was, no one dared to oppose me. To stay alive, they sold dragon hearts and dragon heart blood to the association without skimming any off the top. I bought the dragon hearts and dragon heart blood at a fair price. Of course, I controlled what that fair price was.
I held not only power but also economic control, so I could set the price of dragon hearts and dragon heart blood.
The problem was that dragon hearts and dragon heart blood were dwindling over time. Dragons were disappearing faster than I thought.
‘At least within the activity radius of the hunters, you can hardly see ancient dragons, let alone adult dragons. Even young dragons are noticeably decreasing.’
Similarly, the number of hunters was also decreasing. It was only natural since the job of hunting dragons itself was diminishing. Many were switching from dragon hunters to mercenaries. Or doing both.
‘But the association is also the one giving out mercenary requests.’
Even if dragons were to become extinct, my power wouldn’t be shaken. Rather, my power would become more solid.
‘The absence of dragons is the same as losing the means to become stronger.’
Unlike reality, hunters in this world can’t awaken naturally. To consume magic power, they have to consume dragon hearts or dragon heart blood. No one among humans will emerge to threaten me.
‘There are three Dragon King-level dragons left in this world. I want to find them and kill them… but there’s no way to find them.’
The Dragon King-level dragons had completely hidden themselves. Even if Hytera took direct action, there was no way to find them.
Even if I used the Thousand Eyes myself, I couldn’t see every corner of this world.
‘Those Dragon Kings are scared. Tsk tsk.’
Time passes. I tried to find the remaining Dragon King-level dragons… but all failed. Now, even the lingering attachment to that disappears.
‘It’s about time to end this world game.’
I pondered quite a bit. It was quite disappointing that I wouldn’t be able to meet Hytera and Gina again. But there was nothing to gain in this world except for the two of them. Develop this world like the [Baekhwan] world and make it a world just for me? There aren’t enough resources for that, and it would take too long. Also, the population of this world is less than 10% of [Baekhwan].
‘And it’s not like I can’t meet Gina and Hytera forever.’
There are a few ways.
One of them is ‘Fate’ sold in the random draw shop.
[Fate
Connections do not disappear.
Summon a target with a connection by consuming points.
Price: 1,000 points
※Caution
The summoned target consumes a certain number of points every 24 hours.
A target that has been summoned once can be summoned again after 300 days.
The target may refuse the summons.]
Connections continue even after the ending. And they can also be raised through connection level increase tickets. I can use connection level increase tickets later.
‘Still, it’s true that I won’t be able to meet them for a while. But why isn’t the ending appearing? It can’t be that it only ends when I die, right? Is it because of the three Dragon King-level dragons that have hidden themselves?’
Anyway, I have time left.
I used that time to invest in Gigantria. To be exact, I was preparing for the situation after I finished the game. To ensure that Hytera and Gina don’t suffer and that their quality of life doesn’t decline, I’m pouring the minimum infrastructure into Gigantria.
Just as the work was almost finished, I received news that Gina, who had retired from hunting, was pregnant. I took the opportunity to propose to Gina and Hytera. Naturally, they accepted my proposal. Marriage was promised.
“Eugene. The ring is complete.”
“Oh. It took three months? Unexpected. I thought you’d whip it up within a week.”
Hytera held out a silver-white ring.
“It was a matter of handling the dragon heart of the Deep Sea Heavenly Dragon Calodon. Even I couldn’t help but take time.”
“You worked hard. Thank you.”
“May I ask what you intend to use the ring for?”
“It’s a gift. I’m going to take it to another world.”
“I see.”
Hytera nodded calmly. She knew that I could travel to other worlds. She couldn’t help but know since I brought things from other worlds so easily. Even so, I didn’t tell her everything.
‘If Hytera knew that this is a world within a creation, even her mental state would be shaken. Not to mention Gina. Just because you love someone doesn’t mean you have to share everything.’
Share everything because you love them, because you’re family? Just imagining it makes me feel bad.
I had actually experienced it before. A long time ago, when my father took my onahole. I was very angry at the time.
‘Because we’re family, we can be more lenient than with strangers. But even there, there’s a final line.’
Before being family, we were individuals.
If you ask if I can die for my parents… I couldn’t die. Of course, there may be people who can die for their parents. But that wasn’t me.
“What’s the name of the ring?”
“I haven’t really thought about it. Since Calodon’s dragon heart was the main ingredient, I’ll call it Calodon.”
I check the design of the ring. A simple silver-white ring. There’s nothing particularly special about it, but it’s attractively subtly sparkling as if it’s emitting light itself.
I put the ring in my inventory and used Appraisal.
[Calodon
A ring containing the power of the Deep Sea Heavenly Dragon Calodon’s dragon heart.
‣Magic Power Assistance
Assists in the use of magic power. Efficiency increases when using magic power.
‣Authority of Water
Creates and manipulates water.]
‘Two abilities. A simple explanation, but that’s why it’s more powerful. I’ll use the original and gift it to Han Ah-young.’
Before that, I have to see the ending of this world first.
‘This isn’t a quest, so I don’t know the exact conditions for the ending. Do I have to kill the remaining Dragon King-level dragons? Or is it my marriage with Hytera and Gina? It’s definitely certain that the death of Mir, the original protagonist, has nothing to do with it.’
I put aside complex problems that don’t have answers and beckoned Hytera.
Hytera sat on my lap as if it were natural, with an expressionless face. She and I kissed deeply.
• • •
For the past six months, Mir had been traveling around the world according to the instructions of the White-Eyed Heavenly Dragon Gigamera. Thanks to the Dragon God’s artifact in the form of a helmet that Gigamera gave him, he could communicate with Gigamera in real-time, no matter how far away he was.
-Dragon God’s artifacts are objects imbued with the power of the Dragon God. I don’t know how the power is imbued in objects, but they all have special abilities. Terrarisk. No, Hytera becoming human is also the power of the Dragon God.
“Do we have to destroy the artifacts?”
-We must. The power imbued in the artifacts is the power of the Dragon God… If the artifacts are destroyed, the power will naturally return to the Dragon God. When the Dragon God’s seal is released and descends upon this world, the Dragon God will have even greater power. Also, the seal will weaken when the artifacts are destroyed.
Mir did so. It was a pity, but he had to do it to achieve his goal.
-The Deep Sea Heavenly Dragon Calodon is dead. He created a deadly poison with the dragon hearts of poison dragons and released it into the sea… Evil. But I can’t deny that it’s effective. I need to talk to the other two Dragon Kings.
Every time Mir heard news of Gwangroe’s success, he gritted his teeth and did what he had to do.
After more than half a year, only the final seal release remained.
Mir stared at a huge mural carved into a cliff in a deep valley. The very old mural was shining and sparkling on its own.
Behind Mir, three Dragon King-level dragons landed.
The White-Eyed Heavenly Dragon Gigamera with three eyes.
The Two-Life Heavenly Dragon Valkins with two heads.
The Ancient Tree Heavenly Dragon Todori, shaped like a giant tree.
The last Dragon King-level dragons remaining in this world had gathered in this place.
“You’ve worked hard, Mir. Now it’s our turn to step in.”
“You’ve done well for a human.”
“……Good work.”
Vast magic power leaked from the dragons’ bodies and seeped into the mural. Mir felt uneasy and asked.
“What are you doing now?”
“You probably know that some dragons are born naturally. The reason for that is magic power. But recently, there have been almost no naturally born dragons. That’s because Gwangroe is collecting dragon hearts. Even if humans eat dragon hearts, the magic power they absorb is actually less than 10%. Most of the rest is scattered into nature.”
“Gwangroe is storing dragon hearts separately… so the magic power in this world has become insufficient…?”
“I’m glad you understand quickly. Originally, the final seal would have been naturally released by resonating with the magic power of this world. But since the overall magic power of this world has decreased… the seal won’t be released unless we forcibly inject magic power like this.”
“Is it necessary to inject magic power so rapidly? At this rate, you guys….”
The dragons’ magic power injection did not stop.
“We don’t have time. If the tail is long, it will be caught. Eventually, Gwangroe will find us and kill us.”
“I’m sick and tired of hiding all this time. Now that Calodon has been defeated, it’s almost impossible for us to beat him. If that’s the case, then I’d rather screw him over even if I die.”
“……It’s for the sake of the dragons. The Dragon God will set everything right.”
The strongest beings in this world. They were afraid of the dragon hunter Gwangroe. In some ways, even more than the human Mir.
They squeezed out their magic power to the limit and poured it into the mural, their bodies crumbling into dust and disappearing.
Mir, left alone, stared at the mural.
Crackle!
The cliff on which the mural was drawn crumbled, and golden light appeared, soaring into the sky. The world vibrated. Magic power gradually began to fill the air.
Mir, overwhelmed by the overwhelming presence, trembled but raised his head.
A golden dragon with a huge body over 100m tall floated proudly. The Dragon God looked at Mir and then looked around. The Dragon God sighed softly.
-The balance has been extremely disrupted.
“Dragon God! Dragon God! We have called you! We are…!”
-Human. I know without you saying it. Gwangroe, whom you speak of, will soon come here. Everything will be settled.
“…Do you see the future?”
-I saw it. But now it is not the future I see. Also, I can no longer see the future. I am weaker now than before the seal. It cannot be helped since a human is monopolizing the dragon hearts that should return to nature….
“Weaker than before the seal…! Surely you can’t mean you can’t kill Gwangroe?!”
-Impudent. Just because I am weaker than before the seal does not mean I cannot kill a single human. I will kill Gwangroe and restore the balance. If I kill 98% of the humans and restore the sea to normal… the balance will be restored.
“98% of the humans…?”
-Fear not. You have done well, so you will live out your natural lifespan.
A startled Mir raised his voice.
“W-wait a minute! 98% of the humans have to die! That’s unfair! If only Gwangroe! If only Gwangroe dies, the world will return to normal!”
-Silence. I make the decisions. No one can interfere with my decisions. All that is permitted to you is to witness it. You will quietly witness it from there.
Mir opened his mouth, but no voice came out. He could not escape because a transparent wall surrounded him.
The Dragon God slowly moved his head and observed the world.
