Chapter 301 (1/2)

Act 4

The world began moving forward again, leaving only Su-hyeun behind as the odd man out.

He watched recreated events unfold after being separated from the rest of the world. He was now looking at the actual events of this world.

‘Bradley…’

Bradley’s figure was the very first thing that Su-hyeun had laid eyes on.

He had been talking to himself for a long time. People could not decipher what he was talking about; Bradley’s words didn’t make sense. He was a nutcase.

As he continued to utter meaningless words, a fissure suddenly occurred in front of him.

It simply appeared out of nowhere. He reached out his hand, and the fissure opened further.

Rip.

And then, the small opening eventually widened.

Su-hyeun had seen a similar scenario many times.

‘It’s similar to when one enters the tower.’

Indeed, it resembled the phenomenon of the awakeners of the outside world crossing over to the Tower of Trials after acquiring their powers.

Su-hyeun carefully observed as the scenery changed. Shortly after, he could now see the new world Bradley had gone into.

Nothing existed in this new world.

The land was ruined and deserted, and the sky was dark. There were no signs of life anywhere, and Su-hyeun could only see a vast, empty land, and the skies that stretched beyond the horizon.

Ki-aaah!

This was where Bradley encountered the black dragon.

It was a massive dragon, and it devoured everything in this world.

“I found it.”

Bradley’s voice could be heard next.

He was smiling. He had been searching nonstop for that one possibility, and it finally appeared before his eyes.

Bradley met the gaze of the black dragon.

At that moment, he decisively turned around and returned to his own world. He was not confident enough to defeat the dragon alone. That’s why.

Shu-wuwu—

The world Su-hyeun was watching became blurry and disorientating as if it was a smudged painting.

How much time had passed by?

The mix-up world began regaining its original look. It eventually returned to how it once was and now displayed a completely shocking scenery.

It was the scene with the black dragon appearing in the skies above along with the countless knights below.

‘It’s a war against the black dragon…’

The battle plan Bradley chose to go with was somewhat similar to when fighting alongside Su-hyeun.

He dragged a meteor from space to force the black dragon down to the ground and then sent out the knights to kill the huge creature.

One could easily tell who would emerge as the victor in this battle. However, Bradley didn’t make any move until the final moment.

Numerous knights died. In the end, Bradley was the only one remaining.

Only then he finally made his move.

And eventually…

BANG!

He struck the dragon with his sword. It squirmed and then died.

Pant. Pant.

Despite his labored breathing, Bradley had a big grin on his face. The dragon attacked him with its deadly breath earlier. As a result, his body was gradually decaying, yet he didn’t even feel any pain from it.

He began digging into the dead dragon’s remains. He ripped open its chest, extracted its heart, and cautiously held it in his hands.

Crunch!

Then he started to devour it.

Crunch, chew, crunch…

Was it good?

Bradley could not help but smile as he consumed the dragon’s heart. When he was done, however, he hurriedly covered his mouth and began to vomit.

“Wuu-wuuk…”

His whole body convulsed as he threw up.

Was this some kind of a side effect?

Bradley quivered for a moment, then he calmed down. When Bradley raised his head again, Su-hyeun saw that he was transforming.

‘Scales…’

He saw scales spreading from Bradley’s throat area.

Bradley’s skin started to peel off layer by layer. He was slowly transforming into a human covered with dragon’s scales.

His eyes turned red. His madness-filled face shifted to another direction.

He then began walking towards the dead dragon.

Crunch…

He started to eat what was left of the corpse without hesitation.

Crunch, chew, crunch..

‘It must have been really…satisfying.’ That’s all Su-hyeun could think about.

How did a dragon taste like? Was it really satisfying for Bradley to devour it? Su-hyeun scowled as he stared at the former emperor. He couldn’t hide his disgust.

The black dragon had a huge physique that would make up a quarter of the city. Yet Bradley continued to consume its carcasses. He chewed and swallowed until his stomach could not take it anymore. He rested for a while, then continued to devour the remains when able. He kept doing this for some time until he finally consumed everything.

How many years did it take Bradley to eat all of the dragon’s remains?

When Bradley was done digesting the last piece he consumed, he looked different—his appearance had been completely transformed.

And he seemed to look exactly like…

“Faf…nir…”

A creature Su-hyeun was all too familiar with.

Gulp.

It was a giant with the head of a dragon.

It was the boss of the purple dungeon, as well as the vilest monster that destroyed Su-hyeun’s world.

And also…

“It’s an absolute predator.”

Su-hyeun heard a voice coming from his side, and he quickly turned his head in its direction.

Then, he spoke. “Is it over?”

The world before him reverted to nothingness.

Su-hyeun silently scanned his surroundings for a while before shifting his gaze back to the person talking to him. It was the 100th floor’s administrator that he encountered before the start of the trial.

“Yes, it’s over. And you were excellent at it.”

“Is this how it really ends?”