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nKill The Hero – Chapter 257 – Dragon Knight (1)

nTranslator: Seven

nEditor: Ana_Banana

nThe Dragons that appeared in dungeons were largely divided into three classes.

nThe lowest ranked were the Hatchlings.

nThe Hatchlings, who could be called babies, were basically weak in all areas.

nThey didn’t have the chance to create many Guardians, and the Guardians they did create were usually not that strong.

nMore importantly, neither their bodies nor their Dragon Breaths were particularly strong either.

nOf course, it was still strong enough to instantly kill many players who encountered it.

nOnce they got out of the Hatchling stage, they could then be called Dragons, and when that happened, their strength moved to a completely different level.

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nThe Dragon Slayer had used one expression to describe it.

n“Hunting a Dragon is like hitting a rock with an egg. It’s not impossible. But if you just do it without knowing how, you’ll never succeed.”

nHitting a rock with an egg.

n“So you need to find a way. Freeze the egg to make it harder, or aim precisely for the rock’s weak point. The best thing to do is to replace your egg with a piece of metal. An even better method would be to prepare a missile. A player like me is that missile.”

nIt was not impossible as long as you had a method, but if there was no method, then the results could only be disastrous.

nAbove Dragons were none other than the Dragon Lords.

nOf course, the existence of the Dragon Lords was only speculation at this point.

nNevertheless, Dragons were such terrifying monsters.

nEven if their wings were torn off and they crashed to the ground, it wouldn’t be strange for them to kill all the players attacking them instantly.

nRoooaaar!

nBut now, this state that this monster was in could only be described as miserable.

nFirst of all, the condition of its wonderful red hide which had a similar color to rich red wine was terrible.

nIt was crushed and bursting in many places, as if it was pork that had been struck by a hammer.

nThe dents and craters on its body was enough to make any person watching this, hang their mouth open in disbelief.

nRooar!

nDue to this, the Dragon’s roars, which could inflict Dragon Fear upon any creature who heard it, sounded more pitiful than domineering.

nBut no one around it cared about its cries despite the fact that not many people had ever seen a Red Dragon in such a disastrous state.

nThe reason was simple.

nBoom!

nEveryone’s attention was attracted to the Death Knight, who constantly let out the cries of thunder as continued to brutally attack the miserable Red Dragon.

n‘Oh my God.’

n‘Is this a Death Knight?’

nAll the players who were watching the Death Knight’s performance couldn’t help but feel a chill.

nThe prowess that the Death Knight displayed was even horrifying for these highly experienced veteran players who were used to having fierce, desperate battles on a daily basis.

nFurthermore, the Death Knight didn’t stop there.

nNeigh!

nEven though the Red Dragon’s condition was so bad that even ordinary players would consider it excessive, the skeleton horse did not stop letting out its cries as it ran all over its body.

nBoom!

nAnd the Death Knight continued to pound the Red Dragon with the God of Thunder’s hammer, Mjolnir, in its hand.

nIt was like a machine.

nA machine created with the sole purpose of killing the living.

nGulp!

nAnd faced with such a scene, the living beings couldn’t help but swallow their saliva.

nSuddenly.

nThe Death Knight has disappeared.

nJust as the Death Knight was about to do the last bit of damage to end the Red Dragon’s life, it was covered in a cloud of darkness before disappearing.

nAt the same time, Kim Woo-jin received a notification that a new item had been added to his inventory.

nYou have acquired the Death Knight’s bones.

nThe Death Knight’s bones.

nIt was the item that would allow him to summon the Death Knight at any time.

nNaturally, he wouldn’t have to pay any price for the summon.

nThis was another reason why the Death Knight was so fearsome.

nIt meant that once it was created, the summoner would be able to unleash this ridiculous horror whenever they wanted to.

n‘Why?’

n‘It suddenly disappeared?’

nBut the players who were watching couldn’t help but wonder why the Death Knight had suddenly disappeared.

nKrr!

nAnd they were nervous about the fact that the Red Dragon was still alive.

n‘Should we finish it off?’

n‘A Dragon is a Dragon. We can’t rush in.’

nEven if it was in a near death state, a Dragon was still a Dragon.

nIt was not strange that the players who valued their lives were hesitant to approach this monster that could erase them in an instant.

nOf course, there were still some players who moved despite this fact.

nThey were those who were already prepared for a situation where someone had to take the risk.

nSo they moved to play their part.

nIt was at that moment.

nTap, tap…

nKim Woo-jin began to walk towards the Red Dragon.

n‘Isaac!’

n‘Isaac Ivanov?’

nEveryone’s tension had been at its peak and their attention was locked onto the Red Dragon, so when Kim Woo-jin appeared in front of it, their eyes naturally turned to him.

nUnder this attention, Kim Woo-jin looked at the Red Dragon for a moment before turning his back to it.

nThis monster that defied common sense, this monster the players had steadied their determination to approach despite the fact that they might lose their lives, had become a simple background.

nIt was an unbelievable sight.

nWearing Isaac Ivanov’s mask, Kim Woo-jin addressed the players.

n“You can take a break now to prepare for our entry into the seventh floor.”

nPrepare for the next floor.

nIn other words, they no longer needed to hunt on the sixth floor.

nOnly then did they remember.

n‘Ah.’

n‘That…’

nThe silver scale that Isaac Ivanov had displayed before.

nOnly then could the players understand why Isaac Ivanov dared to say those words in front of a Red Dragon that was still breathing.

n‘How terrifying.’

nAnd the moment they understood, a cold shiver went down their spines.

nHow many players in the world could make such a mess out of a Dragon?

nThe Dragon Slayer?

nThey could bet that after clearing this dungeon, the Dragon Slayer would not dare to use such a nickname in front of Isaac Ivanov.

nThis meant that there was only one.

nLee Se-jun!

nThe saviour of the Messiah Guild and the one who always conquered what no one could before.

nThe one who others didn’t dare to compare themselves to!

n‘Lee Se-jun wouldn’t be able to do this on his own.’

n‘No matter how amazing Lee Se-jun is, if he were to hunt a Dragon by himself… he would be able to kill it, but he wouldn’t be able to put it in such a state.’

nBut they all knew that it wouldn’t be easy for Lee Se-jun to mistreat a Dragon in such a way on his own.

n‘He might be stronger than Lee Se-jun…’

n‘If you look at the individual players and not the guilds, Isaac Ivanov might be better than Lee Se-jun…’

nThis meant that Isaac Ivanov’s power was at least on the same level as Lee Se-jun’s.

nWhen their thoughts reached that point, the players didn’t dare to think any further.

nIt wasn’t something that they could easily conclude with just their imaginations.

n“As Isaac Ivanov said, we will rest and prepare for the seventh floor.”

n“Everyone get some rest and prepare for the seventh floor!”

nTherefore, in order to stop thinking about it, the group leaders began to give their players orders.

n“The last attack is coming up soon!”

n“Everyone, maintain your focus!”

nFurthermore, they had to remain focused on the task they were about to face.

nAnd that was the right answer.

nThere was only one floor left.

nIt was a floor where they would have to face more hardships than any they’d encountered so far.

nMost of the players there had never even been on the seventh floor before.

nEveryone took the chance to rest properly.

nWhile looking at them, Kim Woo-jin also prepared for the seventh floor of the dungeon.

n‘If their luck isn’t bad, only half of them will die.’

nA few hours later.

nAnubis is descending.

nA notification to indicate the end of the attack on the sixth floor was heard.

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nHow did players feel when they climbed to a floor they had never reached before?

nMost would say that there were two answers to that question.

nEither they would be terrified when stepping onto the new floor, or they would be excited that they would be able to go back into the real world after overcoming this new challenge.

nBut if you were to ask that question to the top players, the answer you’d receive would be different.

n“To be honest, it’s best to just feel calm. Because useless feelings would just get in the way.”

nIt was best to not feel any emotion at all.

nDefeat the ruler of the Land of Dragons.

nSo that was the emotional state of the 461 players entering the seventh floor of the dungeon, most of which for the first time.

n‘Just do it like we normally do.’

nThey weren’t excited or afraid, instead maintaining a calm, numb expression.

n‘I just have to perform the role given to me like I usually do.’

nThe time they were given before entering the seventh floor made this mental preparation possible.

nThis was exactly the reason why Kim Woo-jin had willingly given them a break.

nThe Black Dragon’s poison spread.

nIt was also the reason why they weren’t too shocked when they received a notification that wasn’t too good immediately after entering the floor.

n‘We also kept the possibility of encountering a Black Dragon in mind.’

n‘This is still within the range of our estimations!’

nBlack Dragon!

nEven though the poison left by this powerful and incredibly venomous creature began to gnaw at their health, the players quickly took action to fight against it.

n“Change the setting.”

nMost of the players began to change to their items settings that were prepared for Black Dragons.

nThey increased their poison resistances, and each began to use various skills to combat the poison.

nOf course, there were also players who didn’t need it.

nThe power of Apophis protects you from the Black Dragon’s poison.

nYour blood poison grows a bit stronger.

nKim Woo-jin even took it a step further as the poison in their surroundings made his poison stronger.

nKnowing this fact, Lee Jin-ah laughed inwardly.

n‘We’re definitely gonna win this time too.’

nThe Black Dragon was definitely a scary monster.

nIn particular, its most powerful ability, Poison Breath, completely defied common sense.

nA Black Dragon’s Poison Breath was comparable to a biological or chemical weapon.

nA weapon that one couldn’t escape from just by running away.

nHowever, it was not a problem for Kim Woo-jin, who wasn’t affected by poison at all.

nFurthermore, this also applied to the skeleton army that Kim Woo-jin was most proud of.

nAnd now, they even had the Death Knight, which was known for its ridiculous combat capabilities to add to his power.

n‘I just need to cut off its wings.’

nSo as long as Lee Jin-ah was able to bring the Black Dragon down, the battle would practically be over.

nIt was natural for him to make an expression of ‘easy victory’ because of this.

nIn fact, it wasn’t just Lee Jin-ah. Most of the players there also had the same thought.

n‘The Black Dragon is harder to hunt than the Red Dragon, but it shouldn’t be too much of a difference for Isaac Ivanov.’

nThinking about Isaac Ivanov, everyone thought the same thing.

nIt wouldn’t be easy, but there wasn’t any reason why they wouldn’t be able to hunt it.

nSo if they could survive until Isaac Ivanov killed the Black Dragon, they would be able to leave the dungeon.

n‘Huh?’

nHowever, a question mark appeared in Lee Jin-ah’s mind when he turned to look at Kim Woo-jin.

nThis was because he could see how serious Kim Woo-jin’s eyes were.

nOf course, Kim Woo-jin was always serious.

nHe was the type of player who would always give his best performance without relaxing.

n‘What is it?’

nHowever, Kim Woo-jin was also never a wasteful player.

nHe wasn’t a player who would pull out his sword to hunt a cow.

nNevertheless, this Kim Woo-jin was showing a sharper focus than ever before.

nThen something happened which immediately erased the complacency that had built up after hunting the Red Dragon so easily.

nIt was none other than the fact that Kim Woo-jin had taken an item from his inventory.

nAegis Shield!

n‘He took a shield and not a weapon?’

nThis caused Lee Jin-ah to be filled with an unknown sense of crisis as he was filled with countless doubts and suspicions.

n“It’s a Guardian!”

nFrom the fog of poison released by the Black Dragon, a Guardian appeared to deal with the intruders.

nAfter confirming this, several players moved before receiving any specific orders.

n‘Isaac will handle the main task, so we’ll take care of the rest.’

nThey moved with the desire to clean up the surroundings for Isaac Ivanov, who was going to hunt the Black Dragon. Some of them didn’t just move, but also acted.

nSeveral hunters pulled their bowstrings back and aimed at the Guardian.

nThen they noticed something strange.

n‘Why is there just one of them?’

nThe fact that only one Guardian had appeared before them.

nThe scariest thing about the guardians was the fact that they were perfectly controlled to carry out one task, regardless of their race.

nIn other words, a lone Guardian would never be able to showcase the truly terrifying ability of the Guardians, and as a result they never moved around on their own.

nFurthermore, Guardians weren’t known to cause damage to their surroundings just by moving like this Guardian, which had appeared, did.

n‘Is it an Orc?’

nThe exact identity of the Guardian was unknown as it was wearing heavy armor, but its size seemed to be similar to that of an Orc.

nIt was strange in many ways, and the players couldn’t help but wonder.

nOf course, that didn’t mean they wouldn’t still release their arrows without hesitation.

nTwang!

nOne player released his bowstring, sending an arrow towards the lone enemy.

nThe arrow flew quickly before hitting the armor of the Guardian.

nTing!

nThen it bounced off a shield that appeared around the Guardian.

n‘It has a defensive barrier.

nThis action helped them confirm that the Guardian who’d appeared had a special ability.

nSuddenly.

nThe player who released the arrow received a notification.

nExcalibur’s wielder has confirmed your hostility.

nExcalibur’s wielder has started a fight with you.

nAll stats reduced by 25%.

n‘What?’

nThe player who received these notifications then shouted in surprise.

n“I-, it has Excalibur!”

nAt the same time, the Guardian, who had been about 300 meters away from the player who shot the arrow, closed the distance between them in an instant.

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nIt happened in a flash.

nAs if it had teleported, the Guardian appeared before the player and immediately swung the sword in its hand.

nIt was Isaac Ivanov who came to the rescue of the player who couldn’t escape or defend himself.

nClang!

nThere was a loud clash as the sword struck the Aegis Shield which had appeared in front of the player.

nThen Isaac Ivanov shouted.

n“Kill the Dragon!” (TL: in English)

nIt was the moment when two simultaneous battles began.

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