Chapter 257: Eat Up (4)
Translator: miraclerifle
Editor: Borderline Masochist
The last remaining stone spear fell away from Cale’s body.
Cale’s blood fell into the transparent lake and dyed it red and his body slowly fell toward the lake as his blood had just done.
“You’re causing all sorts of troubles.”
However, Cale did not fall into the lake.
The ancient Dragon that had approached him at some point supported his body with one hand, catching Cale before he fell into the lake.
Cale was already drenched from being in the water and covered in blood that falling into the lake would not have mattered, but that wasn’t the problem.
Eruhaben quickly laid Cale down on the grass next to the lake.
Huff, huff.
Cale was not able to breathe properly.
He seemed to be trying very hard to take every breath. He was coughing up black blood and his limbs were shaking. His body was twisting as if he could not handle it.
“Eruhaben-nim! What is going on right now?”
Beacrox frowned after seeing Cale’s condition. It was very different than the times when Cale would cough up blood every so often.
The person who was calm even when he was hurt, coughing up blood, or fainting was currently in pain because he was unable to handle the pressure.
Beacrox suddenly recalled his father, Ron's comment.
‘You're the only one I can rely on since I cannot go myself.’
He had followed without complaining because it had sounded serious.
He then just sat back and watched as it seemed as if Cale was just going to gain another ancient power.
However, he could clearly tell that something was different after seeing young master Cale's pain-filled expression.
“Can we just leave him like this?”
Beacrox was speaking with a sharp tone.
Eruhaben kneeled down next to Cale and responded back.
"We have to leave him like this.”
“What do you mean?”
“Cale Henituse is currently fusing his plate back together.”
Eruhaben stopped for a moment before continuing on.
“I didn’t expect that to be this painful though. We can’t heal him in any way right now. Foreign powers cannot enter his body until this process is finished.”
The ancient Dragon was getting a headache.
He had never seen anything like this in his 1,000 years of life.
‘I didn't know that there would be such a strong clashing of powers.’
The natural attributes in Cale's body were violently clashing with each other. Eruhaben started to frown. It was hard for even him to watch Cale, who was in so much pain that he could not even open his eyes.
Seeing the always calm and collected punk being in a situation like this was difficult.
“Ugh!”
Cale coughed up another chunk of blood.
Cale felt as if his insides were flipping over. It felt as if his entire body had turned into glass and someone was hitting at him with a small hammer.
He felt like someone was stepping all over his body and that everything inside was twisting around simply to cause him pain.
Cale was getting extremely annoyed.
‘Is this supposed to be some type of martial arts novel now? Am I going through a body purification? What kind of sudden and unexpected pain is this?
It'd be one thing if my body would get stronger from this purification, but it’s just turning my plate into a slightly bigger glass plate. What’s the point of that?!’
Of course, it was a good thing that he would not die, but Cale could not help but be annoyed.
‘This god damn, ‘Birth of a Hero!’ ’
He had never experienced such physical pain in his life. It was a different pain than the pain he had felt as a kid and as an adult when he was beaten up by others.
- ...You cannot sacrifice yourself.
The Super Rock sounded sad.
- ...I can't eat right now.
- Let’s get stronger! Let’s get stronger so that we can throw money away as well! Think about how happy we will be!
The glutton and fiery thunderbolt chimed in as well.
Cale got even more annoyed as he listened to the ancient powers mumble. However, he didn't have the strength to express his feelings. It felt as if someone had dropkicked his stomach, forcing him to take a deep breath.
“Ugh!”
He could not help but tear up. It was too much physical pain.
Some pain would be fine, but this was beyond what he had expected.
Beacrox, who was watching, could not help but get anxious after seeing Cale tear up from the pain.
‘How painful must it be for this person, our young master Cale Henituse, to tear up?’
He looked toward Eruhaben while trying his best to maintain his calm expression. It was because he felt as if he should do something to help.
“Eru-”
However, Beacrox stiffened up as a chill surrounded his whole body before he could finish calling the ancient Dragon’s name.
It was the needle-like feeling he felt as soon as they arrived at this gray eye-like lake. No, it was different than that feeling, but it still made his entire body stiffen up.
This sensation was not violent.
In fact, it was calm and silent.
At the same time, it was filled with a deadly chill.
He felt as if he was standing alone during a dark night without the moon.
It was the type of sensation that instilled fear in any living being that was in darkness.
Beacrox took one, and then another, step back.
He then lifted his head.
He looked toward the source of this sensation.
It was in his arms.
Beacrox could see something leave his arms to float up into the air.
Raon Miru.
The Black Dragon was floating higher into the sky while being surrounded by black mana.
A feeling of a strong and unequaled ruler that he had never felt before was coming from this strong, yet oddly cute six-year-old Dragon.
“...He’s about to wake up.”
Eruhaben’s voice reached Beacrox’s ear.
The ancient Dragon was looking at the floating young Dragon and getting the chills.
Seeing Raon's plate break and mana flowing out of Raon made him believe that Raon had not unleashed his attribute.
However, that was not it.
This sensation must be related to Raon's attribute.
What could it be?
What could this cold yet silent feeling be?
The ancient Dragon looked at the growing human and young Dragon before doing what he needed to do. He created multiple shields. He then placed one each around the young Dragon, Cale, and Beacrox.
This was an important moment right now.
This was important for both Cale and Raon. This was the moment that would determine their futures. The ancient Dragon wanted them to be able to fully grasp their futures, so he activated his mana in order to prepare for any unexpected situations.
Eruhaben then touched his arm that was full of goosebumps.
“Ah.”
Beacrox let out a gasp.
The cold and silent sensation started to change.
It felt warm.
It was as if night was ending and the warm morning sun was shining down upon him. That warm sensation started to wrap Beacrox’s tired body.
“Hahaha, the aura has changed. It is an attribute that can change.”
Eruhaben could not hold back his laughter.
The aura that described the attribute had changed. An attribute that could change. What could it be?
Anything that can change shows that it can grow.
‘He must have earned something past the wall.’
The ancient Dragon immediately realized Raon's achievement.
Eruhaben smiled and canceled all of his magic.
The white gold shields around the lake turned into dust before they disappeared into the sky.
The black mana that appeared through the white gold dust turned transparent and revealed Raon’s body.
Raon slowly descended amidst the shining white gold dust particles.
He slowly descended like a flower petal falling to the ground.
Tap.
He then returned to his proper place.
“Oh!”
Beacrox tried to approach him in shock before stopping himself.
Hu, huu, huu.
He could hear a child’s relaxed breathing that was different than when he was sick.
The young Dragon seemed to be happily dreaming when someone caressed his head.
It was Cale.
Raon had landed on the grass right next to Cale and stuck close to his side. It was how he fell asleep every night, including the night that his first growth phase started. That was the spot he returned to.
Cale opened his eyes a crack in order to look at Raon.
It was still hard to breathe, however, he could not do anything when he heard the child’s voice.
- Human, I am better now! It is your turn to get better!
The things Raon said to him before he fell asleep were still echoing in his mind.
Cale's limbs were still shaking and he was having trouble breathing.
His mind was blank from the pain of his entire body breaking down.
Tap.
Cale’s shaking hand landed on top of Raon's head. The movement was very rough.
The eyes that took so much effort to open were looking past Raon and toward Eruhaben.
He was looking at Eruhaben with desperation. He was shouting on the inside.
‘Bed!’
Even if he was in pain, he would rather be in pain on top of a comfortable bed.
He did not like being on this grass while being drenched.
Cale was relieved after seeing Eruhaben nodding his head with a serious expression. He was thinking that his desperate plea had reached Eruhaben’s ears.
Eruhaben started to speak.
“Fine, you unlucky bastard. You probably don't want to leave Raon like this. You should take care of yourself first though.”
Although that was not his desire, Cale just closed his eyes.
It wasn't as if Eruhaben was wrong.
Both he and Raon needed a bed.
Snap.
Cale felt his body start to float once Eruhaben snapped his finger.
Eruhaben created a teleportation magic circle at the same time. The magic circle activated once Beacrox joined them above it.
Paaaaat!
A white gold ray of light shot up into the sky, leaving nobody behind at the lake.
A few hours later.
Rustle, rustle.
In an empty area with a regular lake.
Footsteps could be heard as someone appeared by the lake.
“...Why is it not here?”
The person staring at the regular water started to frown. He clicked his tongue as if he was disappointed.
“I need to quickly find the fifth one.”
The person observed the lake before leaving with a confused expression.
At the same time, Cale felt a bit better after returning to the inn and laying down on a bed.
‘These crazy ancient powers! This crazy glass body! It’ll be so much better if I could just faint!’
He could not faint and his mind was clear.
Being in pain while his mind was clear was driving him crazy.
His limbs were still shaking while his entire body was in pain because of his internal organs that were twisting. Cale hated this situation where he could not control himself.
He had been so annoyed in the past when he, as Kim Rok Soo, was unable to control his brain's activities because of overload. This time, having his physical body like this was also annoying.
“...Young master-nim.”
He could hear Ron's voice.
Cale slowly opened his eyes again. It was so that Ron could know that he was fine.
However, just as he barely opened his eyes and looked toward Ron...
“Cough!”
He coughed up a chunk of black blood that dyed the bed red.
Cale stopped trying to look at Ron and instead closed his eyes again in order to withstand the pain.
“Father!”
Beacrox sounded shocked. However, Cale had no way of knowing what was going on since his eyes were closed.
He heard a different noise at that moment.
Beeeeeeeep- Beeeeep-
It was the sound of the video communication device.
Huuuu. Huuuu, huuuu.
The noise of the video communication device was loud compared to Raon's peaceful breathing.
The ancient Dragon Eruhaben who was holding the video communication device had a concerned expression on his face.
“...It’s from Rosalyn.”
‘Ow, my head.’
Cale felt as if he was suddenly getting a headache.
At that moment, Cale heard the reserved voice of the Super Rock that seemed to be wary of how Cale would react.
- ...You will need to be in pain for at least another day.
‘This goddamn worthless body!’
Cale just wanted to faint.