Chapter 640

Polymorph.

A magic that changed a target into another form. Because of its uniquely difficult maintenance method, it was a fairly advanced spell that most found burdensome to use.

But for dragons, who could be called magic itself, polymorph was as easy as breathing.

Even without opening their mouths to use it, with a single Dragon Speech, they could perform transformation magic so perfect that ordinary humans would never notice it.

And Omega had maintained a polymorph mode that could be called perfect until now.

Until now, there had been no reason to release it.

It was true that a dragon’s original form was the most comfortable, but whenever he sometimes saw his true form reflected here and there throughout the lair, it reminded him of the kin who had gone before him.

That memory was a nightmare.

So he avoided revealing his original form as much as possible.

But not at this moment.

He did not want to admit it, but whether it was because of the System’s restrictions or whatever else, the one before his eyes was at a level where he could release polymorph.

That was why he had to take it out.

Even if it meant taking out his true form, which he had placed inside a drawer and sealed away for a very long time.

Thud!

Omega finally revealed his true form.

It was also the form of the largest and most powerful dragon in the history of the dragon realm Omega had ruled.

A form so massive it was on par with that of the giants.

Omega’s voice echoed inside his head.

- I shall praise you. For making me bring out my true form.

Omega’s voice clearly rang inside his head in the form of telepathy, not a physical voice.

And yet his entire body prickled with chills, as if a huge physical voice had resounded in every direction.

It felt like having music hammered into his whole body in front of a massive speaker.

Without question, an ordinary person would have fainted the instant he heard his voice.

Su-ho replied.

“You brought that form out because you thought this wouldn’t work otherwise, and now you’re making excuses.”

- Think as you please. But from now on, no matter what you do, it will be different from before.

At that moment.

[ Omega, the last Dragon Lord and the final Arch Dragon, uses Dragon Speech. ]

Thud!

At the same time as the system notification, tremendous pressure was applied to Su-ho.

[ Protective Holy Art activates. ]

The moment the pressure was applied, the Protective Holy Art, which had belatedly recovered, protected Su-ho.

In truth, it had been quite some time since the Protective Holy Art recovered.

After all, holy arts recovered quickly as long as there was enough mana.

However, Dragon Speech was so fast that the Protective Holy Art had failed to react instantly.

Drrrrrrrrr—

The Protective Holy Art trembled.

It was like looking at a glass window in the middle of an earthquake.

Omega looked down at Su-ho and said,

- The Dragon Speech I use while polymorphed and the Dragon Speech I use in this form are as different in power as heaven and earth. So it would be better not to misunderstand. Right now, you are not enduring my Dragon Speech. I am going easy on you.

It was true.

Because the System had recognized Omega’s true form as a second phase and had released the regulations on his restricted power even more broadly.

At Omega’s words, Su-ho looked straight into Omega’s huge eyes and replied,

“Bullshit.”

Then he pulled out one of the trump cards he possessed.

[ Gigantification activates. ]

Ruuuuuuumble!

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

And something big for something big!

Su-ho hated those eyes looking down at him.

So he willingly used Gigantification, setting aside the risk for the moment.

His size was just enough to meet Omega’s gaze at the same height.

When Su-ho’s body grew large enough to meet his eye level, Omega laughed.

- You are using a power with a great risk.

“Yeah. That’s why I don’t plan to drag this out.”

Time was gold.

No matter how much blood Alucard had gathered over hundreds of years he had obtained, and no matter how much Noctarion had strengthened the power of the Dominion Core, his opponent was a dragon.

And not just an ordinary dragon, but an ancient dragon among ancient dragons who had lived hundreds, thousands of years, and the last Dragon Lord.

This was absolutely not a situation where he could relax.

He did not want to lose to Omega.

It was not merely that he hated defeat. More than anything, he hated becoming a dragon rather than a human.

‘No matter how strong a true dragon is, and even if I’m covered head to toe in System power, I’ll remain human to the end.’

The four bloodlines belonging to New Blood?

Those were systemic support devices. He did not think of them as real bloodlines.

I am a human who represents the human realm.

That was why, even if he died against the System Overment, he wanted to die as a human to the very end.

[ Omega, the last Dragon Lord and the final Arch Dragon, uses Dragon Speech. ]

Kwa-gwa-gwaang!!

Dragon Speech activated.

The moment it activated, it violently struck dozens of places across the Protective Holy Art surrounding Su-ho.

It felt as if massive sledgehammers were falling like a downpour.

A speed incomparably faster than before.

There was no time to dawdle.

Su-ho immediately raised his hand as well and prepared to counterattack.

[ Blood Spirit Arts activates. ]

[ Blood Magic activates. ]

It began with blood magic.

The moment they activated, darkness instantly covered the entire dragon lair.

What is this?

Omega looked around.

The cause of the darkness quickly became clear.

It was the sky.

Su-ho’s Blood Magic had ascended into the sky, covered the ceiling of the dragon lair, and created a huge shadow through it.

That was when it happened.

[ Extermination of Evil activates. ]

[ Blood Spirit Arts activates. ]

[ Blood Magic activates. ]

Bzzzzzzzzzt!

Kwa-gwa-gwa-gwa-gwaat!

Three lines of system notifications.

At the same time, a tremendous roar covered the entire lair.

Extermination of Evil and Blood Evil had appeared again.

The twin dragons that appeared again were not at the same level as before.

They had enormous bodies that rivaled Su-ho and Omega, and the moment they were summoned, they charged toward Omega like brave hunting dogs that knew not even a handful of fear and opened their jaws.

- You are doing something useless.

[ Omega, the last Dragon Lord and the final Arch Dragon, uses Dragon Speech. ]

Kwa-gwa-gwa-gwa-gwa-gwa!!

Dragon Speech activated.

Like the Protective Holy Art, it protected its master from the two charging evils as if showing off.

Extermination of Evil and Blood Evil did not lose either, and shoved their jaws forward to the end.

The more fiercely Extermination of Evil and Blood Evil struggled, the more an enormous amount of mana decreased at a maddening speed.

Omega, who saw through all of this, burst into wild laughter.

- Hahahahaha! In your refusal to lose, you are doing something reckless! You must already be using a considerable amount of mana just by using Gigantification, so what do you think you are doing?!

“I’m doing this so I can do this.”

- What?

At that moment, something huge and black fell from the sky.

It fell like a meteor, swiftly and stealthily enough that no one here noticed it.

Crunch!

And soon, it created a horrific cutting sound that filled the entire lair.

Thud!

After the cutting sound, the sound of something falling could be heard.

Its identity was none other than a huge head.

Omega’s head, cleanly severed with the cut surface exposed.

“Nice shot.”

Su-ho smiled faintly and cried out in triumph.

At the same time, he swept away several system notifications floating before his eyes.

[ Spear Throw activates. ]

[ Shadow Pierce activates. ]

[ Shadow Binding activates. ]

[ Shadow Bleeding activates. ]

The identity of the huge black thing that had fallen from the sky.

It was none other than Guiyeong Spear.

Guiyeong Spear, which had sliced Omega’s neck cleanly, soon scattered like a mirage, and through it, Jack, the outstanding shadow strategist, revealed himself.

- We finally landed a blow!

Jack’s refreshing voice rang through the lair.

Around then, Extermination of Evil and Blood Evil also broke through Omega’s Dragon Speech and began burning the rest of Omega’s body.

It was a perfect combo.

From the start, Extermination of Evil and Blood Evil had been meant to draw Omega’s attention.

That was only natural, because in order to trigger Guiyeong Spear’s Shadow Pierce effect, the target had to be covered in shadow. And in this dragon lair, in order to cover that huge lizard, he had no choice but to directly use Blood Magic and create an artificial structure.

The result was a success.

Omega had failed to grasp Su-ho’s intention in pouring out all the blood he possessed and sending it soaring into the sky. Consumed by his characteristic arrogance, he had focused on Extermination of Evil and Blood Evil and had made no preparations at all for Guiyeong Spear falling from the sky.

Dragon Speech?

Of course it had activated.

After all, the Dragon Speech of dragons assisted its master on its own and with good sense, just like Su-ho’s Quai System or Protective Holy Art.

But that was limited only to physical blows.

Su-ho remembered clearly.

‘As long as the target is covered in shadow, Shadow Pierce makes even an existence with the hardest defense get pierced by Guiyeong Spear no matter what.’

Honestly, he had not known it would work even against a Dragon Lord who used Dragon Speech.

But for some reason, he had felt as if it would.

Guiyeong Spear’s Shadow Pierce had barely been usable recently because he had been unable to cover opponents in shadow, but this time, after defeating Alucard, he had secured an enormous amount of blood and Blood Magic, which created an environment where he could use it more flexibly.

However, Su-ho did not let down his guard.

His opponent was the Dragon Lord.

The bastard was probably not a zombie or a vampire like Alucard, but Su-ho did not think he would fall to an attack of merely this level.

Especially because, more than anything, no system notification had appeared saying he had killed Omega yet.

That was why he immediately called the blood he had scattered back into the Blood Core.

That was when it happened.

- Not bad.

Inside his head.

No, Omega’s voice rang throughout the entire lair.

That resonance, as if a god had been enraged, made even Su-ho, who had landed a magnificent blow, grow tense despite himself.

At that moment, not only Omega’s severed head, but also the body scorched by Extermination of Evil and Blood Evil began trembling and moving.

It was unmistakably the sign of resurrection.

That was when it happened.

- Absorb it! Right now!

A strange voice rang inside Su-ho’s head.

No, it was not a strange voice.

It was Edersen’s voice.

Absorb it?

The moment Su-ho heard those words, he realized what they meant.

Then he immediately raised his hand and recited the skill.

[ Offering activates. ]

At that moment.

Fwaaaaaah!

Dragon blood began to be absorbed from Omega’s severed, fallen body.