Chapter 147
Suhyeok grabbed the unconscious Rex by the back of his collar and lifted him up.
Maybe because he was a dragon, his body was incredibly sturdy.
There wasn't even a wound on him.
He'd simply been knocked unconscious.
LMAOOOOOO
He's handling a dragon like some random lizardman lol
Thought I saw it wrong for a second, but nope lol
As expected of a Red Dragon, his durability is ridiculous. And he's not even an adult yet, but his Mana is already insane.
He's definitely on another level compared to other dragons his age.
If he'd actually fired that Breath earlier, this whole area probably would've been blown away.
Suhyeok looked at Rex dangling from his hand.
So I wasn't the only one who noticed.
That Breath from earlier...
Its power had been far too great for a dragon who hadn't even reached adulthood.
If Rex had actually fired it, the entire area might have been destroyed.
His natural Mana reserves were among the highest Suhyeok had ever seen in a dragon.
Suhyeok could've restrained him without knocking him unconscious.
But the moment he saw the Breath being prepared...
He had unconsciously used more force than intended.
...Does he have trouble controlling his Mana?
If that's the case, it makes sense.
Every now and then, there were dragons who couldn't properly control their Mana.
Not because they had too little.
Quite the opposite.
Their Mana reserves were simply too enormous to handle.
The amount gathered around Rex's Mana Heart was immense.
In sheer quantity alone...
It surpassed even Bellian's.
Now that I look at him properly, I remember him.
Suhyeok had seen that face once before the regression.
They'd passed each other while Suhyeok was leaving the Great Council.
He'd only just recognized him.
Suhyeok had heard plenty about House Kyren, the Red Dragon clan.
No.
It would be more accurate to say he'd experienced them firsthand.
The First Elder of the Great Council was the head of House Kyren.
Suhyeok could still clearly remember the elder raging at him and hurling insult after insult.
"He really does look like the Kyren Family Head."
"Same temper too."
"Well, dragon bloodlines run strong, so I suppose that's natural."
House Valkheim and House Kyren were allies.
More precisely...
They were connected through marriage.
The current Valkheim Family Head, Kaiden, had married Sylvie Kyren.
Genealogically speaking...
Rex was Sylvie's older cousin.
The First Elder....
Although House Kyren was allied with Valkheim...
Its stance toward humans was extremely conservative.
That likely hadn't changed in this life.
The only saving grace was that they were merely conservative.
Unlike some of the more radical elders, they weren't completely unreasonable.
Even before the regression...
If the other side made a convincing argument, House Kyren would at least acknowledge it.
"Ububu? Ububububu?"
("Mister, who is this brother?")
"You don't need to worry about him."
Suhyeok glanced at Rex.
"Think of him as someone who'll help entertain you."
"Ububub!"
("Okay!!")
Leon looked dumbfounded at how casually Suhyeok was acting after knocking out a dragon.
[Haa... seriously, you're impossible, nya.]
[I don't even know anymore, nya.]
Suhyeok walked toward a shaded area where chairs and a table had been set up.
He laid Rex down in a sunny spot nearby.
Then...
Two enormous presences rushed toward them.
"You..."
"Who are you?"
The ones who arrived were Mael and Celine.
Both were members of the Great Council.
The instant they saw Rex lying unconscious on the ground...
Their gazes changed.
The density of the surrounding air shifted.
Red scales emerged across their skin.
Their orange-red pupils sharpened.
"Rex..."
Celine's voice sank coldly.
"Did you do that to my son?"
RUMMMMMBLE!!
The ground shook violently.
Her aura was on an entirely different level from Rex's.
Suhyeok looked at the two of them and thought,
Familiar faces.
So they're daughters of the First Elder.
Looks like they're still just as hotheaded as before.
They were doing this despite knowing they were inside House Valkheim's territory.
Kaiden and Bellian had almost certainly sensed what was happening.
And yet...
Neither had appeared.
That could only mean they wanted to see how Suhyeok handled the situation.
For now...
He had no choice but to play along.
"...Calm down."
"He got worked up, so I knocked him unconscious."
"That's all."
Suhyeok wrapped his aura around Sylvie so none of the hostility would reach her.
He was trying to stop a pointless confrontation.
But...
"Shut up."
"Do you really think a mere human can do that to my son and walk away unharmed?"
Mael's eyes narrowed.
"You dared lay hands on a Red Dragon."
"How arrogant, human."
Just as humans formed families to protect their own...
Dragons were no different.
They valued their blood relatives above nearly everything else.
It was one of the reasons every dragon remained connected through the Sanctuary.
In the end...
There was only one way to stop them.
Force.
Suhyeok gently seated Sylvie on a chair.
Then turned to face the two dragons.
And...
[Skill ‘Intimidation (S)’ activates.]
[Player Lee Suhyeok completely resists the killing intent directed at him.]
[The stats of beings clearly judged to be weaker than you decrease by 80%.]
"...!!!!"
"W-What is this...?"
Dense pressure erupted from Suhyeok's body.
It was not something that should've been possible for a human.
The surrounding space itself began to distort.
[The target's Rank spreads throughout the surrounding space.]
Celine and Mael's expressions shook violently.
What was this overwhelming presence?
Was this the same aura they'd sensed before arriving here?
Had that presence...
Belonged to this human?
"Keugh...."
Strength drained from their bodies.
Both felt themselves suddenly become unbearably heavy.
[Rank is applied to Skill ‘Intimidation (S)’.]
[Targets affected by Intimidation are rendered powerless.]
Then...
An incomprehensible pressure crashed down on their shoulders.
The two dragons had no choice but to fall to their knees.
Thud.
Sweat ran down Celine and Mael's faces.
Their trembling heads remained lowered toward the ground.
It was the first time in their lives...
That beings hailed as supreme creatures had experienced true fear.
In their eyes...
Suhyeok had far surpassed the limits of the human species.
[Dragon Eye attempts to perceive the target's essence──]
Then...
[How arrogant.]
