The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 286

"So what was the result of the family meeting?"

As they were walking, guided by Free, Lee Shin, who had stepped back a bit from the group, approached Midra and asked.

What came out of Lee Shin's mouth was not the common language of Carnia, but Korean, but it didn't matter.

Midra lightly touched the ring on his hand and said in a voice that was clearly tired.

"My younger sister was quite full of complaints, but she somehow understood and moved on. My older sister nodded more easily than I expected. Perhaps the conversation with that alchemist was that impressive."

"Hmm, so you were dragged here against your will because you were outvoted 2 to 1?"

"No, that's not it."

Midra shook his head at Lee Shin's words and looked at him.

"It was 3 to 0. I was also on the side of agreeing."

"Really?"

At Midra's words, Lee Shin looked at him and said.

"Unexpected. I thought you would have rejected this offer."

"Did you think I would side with the resistance instead of you?"

"That's right."

Lee Shin nodded without a moment's hesitation at Midra's words.

"You're a guy who puts safety first. So I thought you would reject our offer, then get a decent village from the resistance guys, and then just manage people like you've been doing."

"...Isn't that a bit too detailed for a simple prediction? I got a little creeped out."

At Midra's words, Lee Shin glanced at Eun Yeonwoo, who was walking between Lee Hyun-seok and Lee Ji-eun.

"There's a guy over here who has a similar personality to you. Thanks to that, I can roughly predict how you'll move."

"...I don't know who you're talking about, but somehow I feel like I could get along with that person."

Midra said so and looked at Bodra, who was bickering with Mio and Rwen, and Tafra, who was thinking about something with both her cheeks flushed.

"As you said, I want to move in a safe direction with as little risk as possible. But the situation has already become like this, so what can I do."

Midra said, looking at Lee Shin.

"Since it's become impossible to avoid the storm, I have no choice but to stand in the center of the storm and escape its influence."

Free, perhaps because of his illusions and stereotypes about the Sword of the Earth and the Sword of the Sea, believed Lee Shin's words and thought that the two had really run away.

But Midra, from the moment he first heard Lee Shin's words, had thought they sounded like a lie, and this time, while talking with Bodra, he was able to be sure of his thoughts.

The conviction that these guys would become a storm and shake the world.

'I don't know how I got entangled with such monstrous guys.'

Midra grumbled so and imagined for a moment.

How great would the chaos created by the collapse of the two pillars that supported the church be?

What was even scarier was that even that was just the beginning.

'At least it's a relief that that woman is the boss and not this crazy guy.'

Midra, thinking about various things, glanced at the figures of those walking in front.

Because they were each moving on their own, there was no sense of unity, but it was clear that each and every one of them was strong enough to not be ignored.

'By the way, I joined because I had no choice, but what on earth are these guys? They don't seem to be moving out of a desire for revenge like the resistance guys.'

As Midra was pondering that fundamental question, Free, who was leading the way at the very front, stopped his steps.

"Alright, you can go up here now."

"...What happens if we go up there?"

"You will be moved to a place where it can be determined whether you are spies of the church or not."

Free, who had answered Eun Yeonwoo's words, raised his head and said with a smiling face.

"I understand that it's hard to believe even if I say this, but you don't have to worry too much. It's really just a simple confirmation process."

"Haa..."

At Free's appearance, Eun Yeonwoo let out a deep sigh as if he really disliked it.

"What are you worrying about so much?"

And Lee Shin, who had been talking with Midra at the very back, had already passed Eun Yeonwoo and stood in front of the huge magic circle that Free had pointed to.

"If we go up here, it's all over, so we have to go."

"As expected, Mr. Smile has a hot-blooded personality."

"That's not hot-blooded, one side of his head is gone."

Cheon Yuhwa said so and looked at Lee Shin.

At that, Lee Shin looked at Cheon Yuhwa's eyes for a moment, then smiled and stepped onto the magic circle without hesitation.

Then, Lee Shin looked at the remaining people as if to ask what they were going to do.

"Haa, I don't know anymore."

"I'm going with you, oppa."

Eun Yeonwoo, succumbing to the silent pressure from Lee Shin, moved his legs, and Irin walked briskly toward Lee Shin without any particular thought.

Thus, the remaining people followed Lee Shin and stepped onto the magic circle one by one, and soon all of them were on it.

At that, Free smiled and bowed his head slightly to them.

"Then I hope to see you all again."

With those last words, Free activated the device, and at that moment, the magic circle beneath them began to emit a bright light.

"What? Were we moved properly?"

"Haa, how many times have I teleported these days."

As the light emitting from the magic circle gradually subsided, they slowly opened their eyes with a slight feeling of nausea.

And those who opened their eyes were shocked to see the being in front of them and their eyes widened.

A huge body covered with tens of thousands of silver scales that did not lose their beautiful light even in the dark cave.

Sharp eyes that seemed to pierce the depths of their hearts, even though it was just quietly lying there with its eyes open.

The moment they faced that being, they were finally able to understand why Free had shown them such an appearance.

-Are you the ones who wish to join the resistance this time?

Who in this world could hide their heart and tell a lie in front of a dragon's eyes?

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There is only one dragon that exists in this world, the Gold Dragon called the Great Sun.

That was a common sense as natural as the sun rising in the east and setting in the west.

Therefore, they were now having the rare experience of having the common sense they had believed in until now being denied head-on.

While the people from Carnia were confused by the experience of their common sense being overturned, the people from Earth were shocked by the dizzyingly huge power they felt from the Silver Dragon.

What they could feel was only a small fragment of the power that the Silver Dragon was unconsciously leaking.

But with that alone, they could feel that there was a difference between them and the Silver Dragon on the level of an ant and a giant mountain.

An intense presence created based on overwhelming power, it became a form of violence and weighed down their entire bodies heavily.

They couldn't withstand the pressure, gasped for breath, and slowly began to sit down on the spot.

But two, only two, stood proudly in front of the Silver Dragon and faced him.

"So this is a dragon... It's certainly an incredible power."

One was an indomitable hero who had trained her mind in a collapsing world.

"It's my first time seeing a dragon, but it looks cooler than I thought."

The other was just a madman who lived only in the present, without a care for the future.

Thus, the two uttered their different praises.

-Thank you for the compliment. You are the first children to say such things upon seeing me.

And the Silver Dragon answered Cheon Yuhwa and Lee Shin's praises with a gentle voice.

It was not by opening its mouth and speaking.

Just as Lee Shin used telepathy to converse, the Silver Dragon was also speaking directly into their minds.

'No, on second thought, it's not at that level.'

The telepathy Lee Shin used was just to send his words into the other person's mind, but what the Silver Dragon had just done was not simply to convey words, but to convey its will.

Heart Language, a technique in a realm that the current Lee Shin could not reach.

The Silver Dragon had spoken to the others while casually using a technique comparable to it.

'Are all dragons like this? If so, they're a really balance-breaking race.'

-Of course! It's not a dragon for nothing! The greatest being in the world! The noble being at the pinnacle of all creatures is the dragon!

As Lee Shin muttered in admiration at the technique the Silver Dragon had shown as if breathing, Irhegue, who had been frozen in a daze at the sudden appearance of the Silver Dragon, began to jump around in joy.

For Irhegue, the current situation was a chance to face the being he had admired.

-My lord! Hand over your body! Just for a moment! Really, just for a moment!

'No way. I don't mind lending it, but that's after my business is done.'

It was when Lee Shin was having a battle of nerves with Irhegue.

The Silver Dragon, who had been quietly observing them, opened its mouth slightly, and the figures of those who had been sitting on the floor disappeared with a bright halo of light.

At that, Lee Shin let out a sharp killing intent and looked at the Silver Dragon, and Cheon Yuhwa also raised her presence and looked at him.

-Calm yourselves. I have only confirmed that those people are not spies of the church and sent them back to where they were.

The Silver Dragon said in a still gentle voice.

There was no hint of raising its voice against Lee Shin and Cheon Yuhwa in its voice.

"...You said you moved our comrades, but why are we still here?"

Lee Shin and Cheon Yuhwa quietly calmed their presence.

They had judged that since it was an opponent they could communicate with, they needed to talk.

-Because I wished for it. Unlike them, it seemed necessary to have a little conversation with you.

At those words, the two quietly looked at the Silver Dragon.

Because it sounded quite meaningful.

"Do you know who we are?"

-Of course.

The Silver Dragon, who had said that, looked at Cheon Yuhwa and said.

-One is the hero chosen by Gaia on Earth, and,

-The other is the incarnation of the Heavenly Killing Star.

"The incarnation of the Heavenly Killing Star?"

Lee Shin's eyes widened in surprise at the expression he had never heard before.

"You know about me?"

-Of course.

The Silver Dragon said so and smiled.

-If you wish, I can explain it to you.

The Silver Dragon said so and looked at them.

-But on that condition, I wish for you to listen to my story. How about it?

Cheon Yuhwa and Lee Shin looked at each other and then nodded.

It was a question that didn't even require thought.

"Alright. Show me."

"You have to keep your promise."

At their words, the Silver Dragon smiled and said.

-Of course.