Descended as an All-Master of Iron Blood - Chapter 200

Episode 200

< You're not really planning on drinking that suspicious-looking liquid, are you?>

“… … .”

Ruth looked at the flask Veronica was holding with cold eyes.

Maybe it’s an item or an elixir.

Even Ruth had a hard time accepting the unidentified drug, which gave off an ominous atmosphere at first glance.

“ruler!”

Veronica held out the flask towards Ruth, who was trying hard to hide her nervousness.

Even though the bottle without a lid was close to my nose, there was no smell from the liquid.

But that actually made it even more ominous. Deadly poisons are usually odorless.

Ruth asked, reluctantly taking the flask.

“Do I need to drink it?”

“huh? What question do you have? Since it’s a liquid, you should definitely drink it, right? “Sweet it all without leaving a single drop behind.”

“… … .”

“If you drink it, something very strange will happen. Do you really think I would feed you something bad for your health, Ruth? Trust me, your mother, and just drink it.”

Ruth, realizing that even her last hope had been dashed, looked down at the liquid in the flask.

It could have at least told me what would happen if I drank it, but Veronica just urged me to drink it quickly.

‘… … ‘Could it be that they realized I was acting and wanted to poison me?’

I even had that suspicion.

The possibility is small because I haven’t done anything particularly worthy of being caught, but it’s not 0% either.

While Ruth hesitated.

“Hmm… … .”

Veronica tilted her head crookedly and brought her face closer to Ruth.

“Why aren’t you saying anything? “Is it because you don’t want to eat?”

“Is that possible, mother? “I was just watching because it was fascinating.”

Ruth, who was almost startled for a moment, quickly answered in an emotionless voice.

The longer she hesitates, the more Veronica’s suspicions will grow.

If he were Veronica’s puppet, he would have happily swallowed it even if it had been a kitchen knife instead of poison.

< What are you worrying about? Don't drink it.>

Entur crossed his arms and glared sharply at Veronica.

< Whether she knew your intentions and gave you poison or not. It is crazy to pour a potion of unknown origin down your throat.>

‘hmm… … .’

< It would be better to just throw that bitch on the counter and turn it all over.>

‘no.’

Ruth responded, shaking the flask once.

‘I’m going to drink it.’

< What? Are you crazy because you want to die?!>

‘Now that I think about it, even if it’s poison, it doesn’t really matter to me.’

Because Ruth was confident that she could survive any poison in the world.

< Power of Resistance>, which reduces all harmful status effects, including ‘poisoning’, by 90%.

As long as you have the < Steel Blood> stat, which increases resistance to all damage.

‘Because I withstood the poison of Teresa the Poisonous Horse.’

Even if Veronica created a deadly poison, it couldn’t be more dangerous than Teresa’s poison.

At least when it comes to ‘making poison’, there is no one in this world that surpasses Teresa.

< Well, at least ask what kind of potion this is! That bitch is crazy about you, so she'll answer any questions you ask!>

‘late. The order to drink has already been given. If I were to ask about the identity of the potion here, I might be even more suspicious.’

< Well, then. Are you really planning on drinking this?>

Entour breaks into a cold sweat as if asking if he is serious.

Of course Ruth was sincere.

‘In the first place, I was the one who set foot in the headquarters of the Seven Great Evils. ‘It’s my decision.’

< … … .>

‘You have to take some risk.’

If I hadn’t had that much determination, I wouldn’t have come in the first place.

Ruth before Veronica’s suspicions grow stronger.

gulp!

Without hesitation, he lifted the flask to his mouth, tilted his head and drank the liquid inside.

And that moment.

Pot-!

Ruth’s consciousness faded as if a fuse had blown.

* * *

Fortunately, it appears that it was not poison, as the message that < Power of Resistance> was activated did not appear.

This means that Veronica has not yet noticed that Ruth is acting.

But it wasn’t a particularly reassuring situation.

“Where are you?”

Ruth looked around, filled with skin-tingling heat.

A lava field where flames are rising violently here and there, and red lava flows like a river on one side.

It was not a place in Ruth’s gaming knowledge.

Entur looked around at the surroundings filled with hot smoke, swallowed dry saliva and muttered.

< Is it hell?>

“… … “Don’t say anything sinister, Entur.”

The moment I drank the potion that Veronica gave me, my consciousness disappeared and I was transferred to a space I had never seen before.

There is no way Veronica knocked him out with medicine and then brought him to another space.

If this was not a real world, there was only one conclusion.

‘It’s the spirit world.’

A spiritual space separated from reality.

It seems that the potion has the effect of putting the drinker to sleep and immersing them into a specific mental world.

Since this wasn’t her first time entering the mental world, Ruth wasn’t very embarrassed… … .

… … I tried not to do it, but when I saw Entur in human form, I became lost in doubt.

“Why do you look like that?”

< … … Have you finally decided to make a life-or-death decision with this body? It's a sudden personal attack.>

“No, that’s not what I meant… … “This is a spiritual world, Entour, so why don’t you show your true self?”

< Huh? Come to think of it?>

It was the same in Jeokcheonrim, and also when I absorbed the sacred blood of < The Watcher of Ten Thousand Leagues>.

When entering the spirit world, Entur always took on the appearance of an ancient dragon rather than a polymorphed human being.

However, judging from the fact that he is just a human now, it seems that this is not a normal mental world.

‘What on earth did you feed me, that crazy-.’

-year.

The moment I tried to think like that.

Ruth freed herself from her thoughts, sharpened her whole body’s senses, and summoned < Bloody Heaven>.

Entur, who was looking down at his body with a sullen expression, also hurriedly brought up the cold with all his might.

That’s right too.

Whoa!!

This is because something huge was flying towards us at an incredible speed from the sky clouded by volcanic ash.

Kuuuuung-!

“ha ha ha!!”

The massive fuselage finally emerged through the gray smoke with a proud smile.

A pair of wings that generate shock waves that shake the ground each time they are stirred.

Red scales that make you feel solid just by looking at them.

Ruth couldn’t help but feel nervous with sunken eyes.

“… … Dragon.”

That thing that appeared through the fog and looked down arrogantly at Ruth was a dragon.

Crrr-.

A dragon baring its fangs and letting out a low growl.

I don’t know, but it was clear that he didn’t have any favorable feelings toward Ruth.

“Are you my opponent? I was looking forward to seeing a human enter my world for the first time, but I never thought it would be such a weak-looking little boy. “I’m disappointed.”

< That guy… … ?>

Entur looked at the dragon and his eyes widened.

‘Do we know each other?’

< This is Ograsox, the fierce dragon. It's an ancient dragon like this body.>

‘It’s not just a dragon, it’s an ancient dragon?’

< He is especially strong among ancient dragons. If this body was the lord of ‘ice magic’, Ograsox was called the lord of ‘fire magic’.>

Even though Entur looks like a clumsy spirit now, it is true that he is a legendary creature that has no equal when it comes to ice attribute magic.

But it’s an ancient dragon that stands shoulder to shoulder with Entur.

This was not an opponent that the current Ruth could handle.

“Hmm.”

Ograsax sticks out his face and examines Ruth.

It was a sour expression, as if looking at an insignificant creature.

“No matter how I look at it, you… … “You’re not suited to be my opponent, are you?”

“If I say I am your opponent, does that mean I have to fight you?”

“Fight? Haha! If you and I fight, it’s not a fight. “It’s one-sided violence.”

“… … .”

“The reason you are called an adversary is because from now on you have to make a bet with ‘us’.”

“bet?”

When Ruth tilted her head and asked, Ograsox let out a dark laugh.

“It’s simple. If you win the bet we propose, you will be able to take our ‘price’.”

“It’s like… … .”

In short, does this mean that you can obtain the ancient dragon’s abilities as a reward?

Come to think of it, this is the mental world that Veronica created to turn Ruth into a ‘perfect half-human, half-dragon.’

If you inherit the ‘class’ of the ancient dragon, it will be clear that there will be some improvement in the ability of ‘dragon transformation’.

While thinking about it, Ruth felt doubtful about the word ‘we’ that Ograsox had mentioned in passing.

“But you just said ‘we’… … “Is there another dragon I have to deal with?”

“There are two more. “If you win your bet with me, you’ll be able to see the rest.”

“If I lose the bet, what happens to me? Are you going to die?”

“That’s not true. Because this is not a real space. However, you will be kicked out from here. “The opportunity to inherit our legacy will be gone forever.”

“… … .”

I was a little relieved to hear that I wouldn’t die, but since I didn’t know the details of the bet, it was too early to completely relax.

“What bet?”

“ah. “It’s very simple.”

Ograsox said with a grin.

“All you have to do is survive the blow I emit. There are three opportunities in total. Oh, by the way, there is a magic circle here that will infinitely resurrect you even if you die, so don’t worry too much about that.”

“… … .”

「How is it? “I think this is enough mercy.”

Does that reptile bastard not know what mercy means?

Ruth swallowed her anger and expressed her embarrassment.

‘That’s embarrassing.’

Survive after being hit by a traditional dragon breath.

I’ve done something similar before.

Entur’s trials.

The content of the last stage was also about surviving the breath emitted by Entur.

However, at that time, I was able to pass the ordeal by summoning good luck with the goblin’s single horn and activating the < Invincible Spirit> skill.

But now?

‘… … We are not in a position to rely on the ‘Invincible Spirit.’

Because the activation probability of < Invincible Spirit> is only 1%.

In the current situation where the watchman had no one horn, it was unreasonable to rely on that 1% probability.

If the opportunities given were infinite, it would have been enough to keep dying and coming back to life again and again until the < Invincible Spirit> exploded… … .

Ograsox was clearly pointed out just now. There are only three chances.

“… … .”

Ruth, who was worried about what to do, suddenly looked down at the red cape wrapped around her body, < Scorching>, a gift she had received from the Lava tribe.

‘Entour.’

< Huh?>

‘This cloak has the effect of completely blocking fire magic of up to 7 stars or less. Then, can it withstand Ograsax’s breath?’

< Ahaha!>

‘… … ‘There is an answer.’

Do it. Is it possible that the breath emitted by the legendary ancient dragon is only 7 stars?

Even if you can’t do it, it will be at least 8 stars.

“You don’t look good. Were you scared? Well, it’s natural to be afraid. “I will treat you as gently as possible, but it is impossible for you, a human being, to survive being hit by my great flames.”

Ograsax also laughed as if the outcome of the bet was obvious and that it was ridiculous.

Ruth doesn’t respond, so I look around for a moment, wondering if there’s any way to do it.

“huh?”

His gaze stopped.

In a place where lava is bubbling and pouring out enormous heat.

‘… … ‘That’s it!’

As soon as Ruth found a path to escape, she ran towards the lava.

And not only Entur, but even Ograsox committed an eccentric act that prevented them from keeping their mouths shut.

with a plop-!

It was plunged into hot lava that would melt even a piece of iron.

Ograsox covered its snout with its front paws and was unable to speak.

“Rice, are you a pervert?”