Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 488

Skrk!

[ True Origin Slash activates. ]

Skrk!

[ True Origin Slash activates. ]

Skrk!

[ True Origin Slash activates. ]

Skrk!

...

How many True Origin Slashes had he used while standing in place?

Su-ho swung his sword to his heart’s content.

There was no one here to break his concentration.

So it wasn’t boring.

It was refreshing.

It was fun.

If not now, then when else would he ever be able to aim for True Origin Slash’s level to rise?

That was why Su-ho actually hoped the barrier in front of him wouldn’t break until True Origin Slash was promoted.

He kept swinging his sword for a long while.

- Tsk tsk, to think you can’t even break such an easy barrier. Is it because you’re from such a shallow background? You’re hopeless.

Out of nowhere, an unknown voice flowed into Su-ho’s head.

Thanks to that, Su-ho’s movement stopped as well.

'What?'

Did he hear it wrong?

No. Absolutely not.

In this quiet place, the only sound was the sound of my sword swinging. There’s no way I misheard it.

It was then.

- Tsk tsk, now you’re even pretending you didn’t hear? Or don’t tell me... you inherited our power, and you still can’t hear my voice?

Ah.

He hadn’t misheard.

He heard it clearly.

How could he mistake that sneering tone for an auditory hallucination and mishear it?

Of course, he couldn’t tell what direction it was coming from.

So he just lifted his head and answered.

“So what?”

- What?

“If you’ve got something to say, show your face and say it. If you’re going to hide without even showing your face like some coward, what the hell do you think you’re doing right now?”

- What did you say? Hahahahahahaha!

If you want a nice reply, then speak nicely first.

The other side wasn’t being polite—did he really need to be polite back?

There was no right answer.

Maybe that was why. At Su-ho’s prickly reaction, the unknown voice laughed so loud it felt like it would tear the sky apart.

Su-ho didn’t miss that moment.

'Over there.'

He couldn’t see any body.

And yet he could hear the voice.

That meant it was transmitting intent to him from somewhere, using something like a skill or item based on mana. And right now, Mana Detection was active.

So he deliberately provoked it and waited for the faint mana he’d been sensing to swell.

His guess was right.

As the thunderous laughter continued, Su-ho was able to find the point where the mana suddenly surged, and he realized it was none other than beyond the very barrier he’d been pounding the whole time.

Once he had the situation roughly figured out, Su-ho spoke in a cold, mocking tone.

“You laugh because it hits a nerve. From what I can tell, you’re the one who called me. But aren’t you the one stuck in there, unable to come out?”

- What?

“Don’t tell me you’re going to keep refusing to open the door and just squat in there because it’s a ‘test’ or whatever. Looking at my Dragon Blood trait, with the way things are going, I’ve got a feeling you’re a dragon. But if you’re a dragon, are you really going to sit behind a fence and just wag your tongue like a petty brat?”

- .......

The unknown voice went silent.

You little bastard.

Seeing you shut your mouth, I guess you really are a dragon.

It was then.

- Kheheheheh....

“You’re laughing?”

- Fine. Let’s say you’re right. But why would I have anything to gain by hiding from the likes of you? Yes, just as you guessed, I am a dragon. But there’s something you’re mistaken about: what I’m doing isn’t hiding. It’s my one-sided mockery and contempt for you.

“Bullshit. You expect me to believe that?”

- Believe it or don’t, that’s your choice. But you had to come here because you needed to, and I’m only here because of a promise. So you’re the one who has something to lose, not me. If anything, I’d rather you get the hell out already. Watching a bastard who isn’t even of pure blood borrow that damned System’s power to use my kin’s power... it makes me furious.

“.......”

This time, it was Su-ho who fell silent.

Wow, this guy.

I thought if I scratched him a little, he’d show his face on his own, but even so... I guess a dragon is a dragon.

Well, it probably hadn’t lived for just a day or two, so this level of provocation probably didn’t even count as provocation.

'And the way it says it’s because of a promise with that damned System... I can roughly picture the story.'

If he hadn’t seen the Lizard Dragon’s memories, he wouldn’t have understood.

But in this life, maybe because he knew the secret of player ranks as well, along with the Lizard Dragon’s memories, he could roughly picture the story.

Still, he couldn’t be 100% sure.

All of it was just his expectations.

So Su-ho decided not to answer anymore.

Instead, he focused and swung his sword.

[ True Origin Slash activates. ]

Skrk!!

There was more force in the strike he swung.

Because he’d been forcing his anger down.

He didn’t use the Enhancement skill.

What he was aiming for was the promotion of the skill’s rank, and the destruction of the barrier in front of him.

He didn’t think he would fail.

At least one of the two would happen.

Because even if the damage itself wasn’t exactly satisfying, he was still steadily striking the barrier in front of him.

But maybe Su-ho’s behavior looked funny. The nameless dragon mocked Su-ho’s silence.

- You’re truly inferior, stupid, and foolish. In the end, once you ran out of things to say, what you do is repeat that pathetic little sword swing? How ridiculous. Truly ridiculous. Instead of that, get the hell out of my territory right now.

Wheeng!

With those words, a portal appeared behind Su-ho.

It was an exit portal connected to the outside.

But Su-ho didn’t even glance at the portal, and kept swinging his sword.

[ True Origin Slash activates. ]

Skrk!

Su-ho’s expression sank coldly.

His mouth was shut.

His actions repeated like a machine.

[ True Origin Slash activates. ]

Skrk!

[ True Origin Slash activates. ]

Skrk!

[ True Origin Slash activates. ]

Skrk!

Seeing that, the dragon clicked its tongue.

- Tsk tsk, now you’re even closing your ears? I thought you were foolish, stupid, and inferior, but even your temperament is arrogant, stubborn, and shallow. Fine, do whatever you want. No matter what cheap tricks you have, you’ll never break my barrier.

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