Book 2: 242

Book 2: Chapter 242

Although Lukas had fainted, his consciousness hadn’t faded. His mind was still aware.

This might sound contradictory for most, but for Lukas, this was something he was familiar with.

‘Temporary faint.’

He would probably be able to open his eyes soon.

He naturally began to imagine the scene he would see when he finally came to his senses.

The last thing he’d seen was Kaz’s mouth becoming bloody because of his attack, and Sedi rushing towards him with a vicious momentum.

It would be best if Sedi’s last attack was enough to finish Kaz off.

But Lukas always had the habit of assuming the worst. Of course, this habit couldn’t really be called a good thing. Nine out of ten times, it was just useless worrying.

...But in other words, it meant that there was at least one time when it was the right choice to make.

It was the same for this situation.

If Sedi was unable to finish Kaz off, then Lukas would probably lose his life at his hands as soon as he recovered.

‘How can I respond to him?’

There was very little he could do.

He couldn’t use magic. He didn’t have any mana left. He would also have to deal with the consequences of completely exhausting his mana pool.

No matter how much mental power he might have, it was impossible to use magic without mana. This was especially so considering that he had to also deal with the backlash.

Hand-to-hand combat?

Even if his mana was depleted, he could still move his body, but Lukas’ fragile body wouldn’t even be able to scratch Kaz’s scales. Instead, he would be the one whose bones were broken from his attack.

It was a question that he couldn’t find an answer to.

All of his options were blocked. In the first place, the level difference between them was too high. The most appropriate response to such enemies was to avoid them until one was strong enough to deal with them.

Dragon King Kaz. Half step out of mortality.

In a way, he was similar to Lord, who had been Lukas’ greatest enemy in the past. Of course, Lord was much stronger than Kaz in every way.

In fact, if he had to pick someone that Dragon King Kaz reminded him of...

“...”

At that moment, a ‘maybe’ appeared in Lukas’ mind like a bolt of lightning.

It was an absurdly dangerous idea, but it would be enough to help them overcome this seemingly hopeless situation.

Personally, he didn’t want to use a method like this.

However, his instincts or intuition, which had helped him all his life, were screaming at him.

‘...maybe I...’

Immediately after regaining consciousness, he would use this extremely dangerous idea.

* * *

Sedi shivered. Not because she was afraid of Kaz’s threat, but because she couldn’t think of a way to prevent Lukas’ death. Her trembling was a result of her overwhelming frustration.

She couldn’t see any emotion in Kaz’s eyes. If she tried to stop him, he really would take her life.

‘What should I do?’

She clenched her fists and bit her lip.

In all honesty, she really wanted to shout that if this dirty bastard wanted to kill her father, he would just have to kill her first. However, in this situation, such an emotional response would probably cause the worst possible outcome.

Lukas and Sedi, both of them would die.

His body still swayed slightly, but his gaze was calm.

[I hoped you’d remain unconscious.]

Kaz was surprised for a moment, but that was it. There was no need for him to be too shocked. He knew the reason this man had passed out before.

This is because he pushed his body beyond the limit that it could withstand.

He didn’t fully understand the power Lukas was using, but he noticed that he was so exhausted that he definitely wouldn’t be able to use it again.

There was definitely no way for him to fight back now.

He knew that. He knew that, but...

Gurk-

At that moment, the pain in his mouth seemed to intensify for a moment. It was like a wake-up call.

He had already experienced it once before. At that moment, when he thought that he had completely overpowered Lukas and could easily kill him, he was hit harder than at any other time during their fight.

If that explosion had been a little bigger, or if Sedi had been a little stronger... Kaz would’ve died.

Suddenly, Kaz shot backward, increasing the distance between them.

“...huh?”

It was an action that Sedi didn’t quite understand.

Then she heard Lukas’ whisper.

“He’s probably wary of me. He came close without thinking once and got burned.”

“Are you okay?”

“Right.”

“...do you have a plan?”

“...”

Lukas remained silent for a while before putting his hand on Sedi’s shoulder.

“F-, father?”

Sedi’s face became red at his sudden action, but Lukas’ expression was solemn.

“How much demonic energy do you have left?”

“H-, huh? Ah. Demonic energy. I still have a bit left. But I don’t think I’ll be able to use it in my current condition.”

As she said this, Sedi looked down at her reddened skin.

“That demonic energy... give it to me.”

“...what?”

“There is no time to explain, quickly inject your demonic energy into my body.”

“Are you crazy? If you do that-”

“Sedi, I already said there is no time to explain. Soon, Kaz’s wariness will disappear. Then everything will be over.”

Sedi flinched when she heard Lukas’ cold tone. This was the first time Lukas had ever talked to her like that. She’d only spoken up because she was worried, but now she felt like she’d done something wrong.

To Lukas, demonic energy was like a potent poison. There was no way that he didn’t know this.

And yet, he was now saying that he would swallow this poison.

No matter what Lukas said, she didn’t want to watch him commit suicide.

However...

Sedi bit her lip.

“I don’t know what will happen, but if that’s what you want...”

“Right. Thanks.”