Wings (2)

Bang!

The sturdy rock wall of Thunder Mountain.
There, large footprints were imprinted.

Yu Seha carrying Ju Na-yong on his back.

The distinctive swaying sensation of the flame pouch behind them was somewhat distracting, but he endured silently.

Relentlessly advancing powered by [Roaring Thunder Strike].
He sprinted up the towering Thunder Mountain as if it were his own living room, without hesitation.

Leaving illusions intermittently, shushushuk!
Additionally, yellow afterimages appeared.

Hero grade movement abilities,
It was the power of [Step] and [Lightning Flash].

Literally folding space, he swiftly ascended to the upper layers of the mountain.

‘Actually, there is one way to move even faster than this…’

Recently acquired <Synthesis> skill.
Legendary grade.
[Gear Booster] is exactly that.

If activated, it would surely surpass the current speed.

It’s no coincidence that it’s a High-Rank skill.

But it felt reckless to use an unrefined ability carelessly.

Moreover, the dragon-like girl trembling more and more as they climbed higher,
Made it even more so, not knowing what might happen to Ju Na-yong.

“Yo, Yong…”
“Ju Na-young, don’t look down. Just look at my back and upwards.”
“Yong-eung!”

Tight-!
Sway-!
Ripple-!
Yong-aa!

Hmm.

Still, he wished she wouldn’t press the pouch closer, but it was inevitable.

Kugugu-!

“…!”
“…!”

Anyway, they were smoothly climbing the cliff and running forward.

Sudden vibration.
The electric current intensified.

As if the mountain itself had a will, it began to impose harsher trials.
Yellow lightning visible, filling the atmosphere.
Startled, Ju Na-young shouted.

“Hey, hey Yu Seha, are you, are you okay!?”
“I’m fine.”

He actually felt empowered.

[100% immunity to all ‘Thunder’ attribute damage.]
[‘Roaring Thunder Strike’ absorbs electricity.]

The more Thunder Mountain glowed, the more it converted into Yu Seha’s power.

Did it realize that?

Thunder Mountain proceeded to attack in a different way.

He raised his head at the sound of something cracking.

Kugugu-!
Bang, bang-!

Part of Thunder Mountain collapsed.
Boulder-sized rocks began to tumble down.

Rocks charged with electricity.
Possibly magnetized, they twisted grotesquely as they emitted electricity and approached.

A kind of anti-<Guidance> effect.
Simply dodging and passing through seemed difficult.

“…Seha, come on top!”
“Don’t worry.”

He spread his hand.
Before he knew it, Yu Seha held a curved sword decorated with beast leather and bird feathers.

The treasured sword ‘Hwan’ obtained from the ‘Festival of Warriors.’
It was [Steadfast Wind].

[‘Unprecedented Sensitivity’ is exerted to the extreme.]
[The subtlety of ‘Hwan Sword’ flows through your entire body.]
[‘Steadfast Wind’ responds to the call of its new master.]

Yu Seha twirled and gripped Steadfast Wind.
The ‘Unprecedented Sensitivity’ spread, gathering a distinctive blood-red aura.

Recall.
Remember.
And internalize.

‘Just like when projecting the strike against <Ho Cheon>.’

Now, here and now, realize it again!

The color of [Steadfast Wind] in his hand changed.
The same phenomenon as when it was recognized by [Black Iron].
It was proof that it acknowledged Yu Seha as its master.

Yu Seha swung the sword.
Multiple blue curved swords formed along the trajectory.

The curved swords flew in accordance with the subtlety of Hwan.
Embodying the sword’s subtlety,
Succeeded in finely slicing the approaching rocks.

[‘Eye of Reverse Heaven’ flows through your genius.]
[Your understanding of ‘Hwan Sword’ deepens. Repeating this process multiple times permanently acquires some of ‘Hwan’s skills.]
[Speed increases by 1, Spirit increases by 2.]

A decent and excellent reward.
He nodded in satisfaction for a moment.

A desperate touch was felt.
Ju Na-young shouting.
He turned his gaze toward the pointed direction.

The very top of Thunder Mountain was breaking apart.
Bang!
And what appeared was a gigantic claw.

Then another hand emerged,
Grasped the mountain surface and lifted its body.
It was undoubtedly a golem.

Two glowing orbs, presumed to be eyes, lit up brightly.
Its entire body was charged with electricity.
It threatened the two approaching.

Yu Seha nodded slightly.

‘I see.’

Apparently, all the attacks and malice so far were that guy’s doing.

Probably the true trial and guardian of this test.

Yu Seha sheathed [Steadfast Wind].
Instead, he grabbed [Red Scales] in his hand.
He planned to smash it with ranged attacks.

“Yu Seha!”
“Ju Na-young?”

At that moment, Ju Na-young stepped forward.
She, still hanging on his back, placed the large flame pouch above Yu Seha’s head.

She bent her body.
The pouch naturally compressed like a Korean pancake.

The soft sensation, hard for any man to endure, made Yu Seha’s face blush.
No, why would a grown woman be so reckless with her body?

“Hey, hey! What are you doing all of a sudden!”
“Leave that guy to me!”
“There’s no need to-”
“-I also want to show how much I’ve grown!”

Yu Seha looked at Ju Na-young.
The eyes of the girl who had trained herself for someone precious shone brightly.

She was silently shouting to trust her.
A small sigh.
How could he refuse such a request as an instructor?

“Alright. I’ll trust and leave it to you!”
“Yong-aa, just trust me!”

Ju Na-young lifted her body.
She clenched her fist and stared at the golem gathering electricity.
She was definitely going to strike like thunder.

They had to settle this before that.

Ju Na-young took a deep breath.
The huge flame pouch.
It began to swell as if being pumped with air.

Flare-!
Hot heat surged,
A red glow flickered on her chest.

The dragon vein directly connected by Yu Seha.
The dragon vein further strengthened through training.
The dragon’s power surged along it, compressed into her mouth.

The inner dragon opened its mouth in sync with its master, Ju Na-young.
A powerful breath was soon exhaled!

“Dragon King Roar!!!”

Definitely the sound effect of a breath.
But, huh?

Nothing came out.
How could this be?
There was definitely a magical reaction?

At the moment Yu Seha was puzzled.

Bang-!

“…?!”

Surprisingly, a huge hole appeared in the golem’s torso, and the surroundings bubbled and melted.

Only then did Yu Seha realize.
It wasn’t that nothing came out.
It just wasn’t visible.

Moreover, Ju Na-young’s attack didn’t end here.
She turned her head while keeping her mouth open.

Debris and fragments vanished in the direction she turned,
The golem’s body began to disappear.
It was literally a ghostly phenomenon.

Soon, as the breath’s duration ended, Ju Na-young closed her mouth.
Yu Seha exclaimed in admiration as he looked at her.

“Ju Na-young, you don’t mean…?”
“Yonghehe. The breath level increased, so it gained the <Invisible> function.”

<Invisible>.

An additional effect in GAL, known to be tricky along with <Guidance>.

Literally, the skill itself becomes invisible.
At higher levels, it not only becomes invisible but also reduces presence.

From the opponent’s perspective, despite being a huge skill, they could be helplessly hit.
Ju Na-young just demonstrated that possibility.
It was literally a super strong invisible breath.

Moreover, Ju Na-young still seemed full of energy.
She didn’t falter even after releasing the breath.

Compared to when she first used the breath against <Sea Dragon> and was bedridden for a week, this was a remarkable improvement.

Yu Seha smiled proudly.
How hard Ju Na-young had worked.
He could clearly see her talents blossoming.

“You were amazing, Ju Na-young.”
“Yo, Yong-aa?!”

Sudden surprise compliment.
The cute dragon girl giggled.
Soon, gaining confidence, she showed another trick.

“Not just this… this has grown too!”

Ju Na-young clenched her fist.
Plants sprouted from her grip.

Throwing them upwards as is,
Long vine plants grew like wires and wrapped around a tree.

A skill tree ability of the <Druid> class, [Flame Forest].
This too had made remarkable progress, with increased range and number.

Ju Na-young pulled sharply!
Yu Seha raised his foot at the perfect timing.
The two were powerfully pulled by the recoil.

Yu Seha exclaimed in admiration.

“Wow, that’s amazing?!”
“Hehehe, how is it? Doesn’t this big sister look cool?”
“What are you saying? You’ve always been cool, Ju Na-young.”
“Yo, Yong-aa? Hehe…”

Right after Ju Na-young got shy, they finally reached the summit.

Without hesitation, Yu Seha grabbed the headband with a ★ drawn on it.

“Good, let’s safely descend like this…”

Yu Seha couldn’t continue his words.
A loud cracking sound echoed.

The entire Thunder Mountain began to crack and collapse.

Not only the footholds but also the vine whips made from [Flame Forest] whipped wildly in all directions.

“Damn it. Is this the last desperate struggle?”
“Yo, Yong-aa!?”

The two fell.
Accelerating downward.
Should they try to slow down by stepping on debris?

‘No.’

Beyond just collapsing,
It seemed to have a self-destruction function.

The rock pieces used as footholds disintegrated in midair and disappeared.
A cruel test that literally included falling as a trap.

No choice then.
Yu Seha shouted.

“Ju Na-young! Now! You have to fly now!”
“Yo, Yong-aa?”
“Please!”

Ju Na-young was startled for about a second.
Then she nodded with a serious look.

Grab-!
She immediately embraced Yu Seha like a princess.

“…Hey, why this position?”
“I-I wanted to try…”

Ju Na-young squeezed her eyes shut.
Her face gradually reddened.
Scales and a dragon tail covered by <Dragon Transformation>.

Yu Seha was hopeful.
Was he finally going to see Ju Na-young soaring through the sky?!

“…Huh?”

But the actual appearance was…
Very different from what he imagined.

Wings did appear.
But their position was strange.

Flap flap.
Flutter flutter.
Yong-aa Yong-aa.

Near Ju Na-yong’s temples.
Dragon horns formed thanks to the strengthened <Dragon Transformation>.

Right beside them, small wings about the size of an adult’s palm flapped energetically.
They were incredibly cute.

“Yo, Yong-aaah!”
“……”

While Yu Seha blankly watched this scene,
Ju Na-young was struggling hard.

Surprisingly, despite the tiny, toy-like wings, she began to fly slowly.

Of course, the speed was very slow.
Control was difficult.
If anything, it was closer to gliding.

But no matter what, in this situation, she did something great.

Kuru-rung-!

Behind them, Thunder Mountain completely collapsed.
It crumbled into dust and vanished.

Not only that, it released electricity and devastated the area.
It would have been disastrous if they had stayed.

Anyway, they successfully landed safely.
Ju Na-young, who helped Yu Seha down first, shivered with a ‘phew…’.

The small wings on her head fluttered.
Like a wet dog shaking off water, they spun around.
Ju Na-young looked at Yu Seha, hoping for some praise.

“Hey, hey, Yu Seha. How are my wings…?”

Huh?
That guy Yu Seha.
Was trembling while turning his body.

Wondering if he was scared, Ju Na-yong looked ahead.
She saw.
Yu Seha struggling to hold back laughter about to burst out.

“Kuk, kukuk, kukuk…”
“…Hey, you?”