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Chapter 405: Episode 77: The Last Dragon (2)

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[The Fourth Wall reacts violently!]

The previous Apocalypse Dragon rose into the air, stirring up a storm of fables.

My vision swayed dangerously, and I lurched like a scarecrow that had lost its support.

The dragon soared into the sky in an instant. When it let out a cry, every sound in the world fell silent. The Incarnation bodies' heads burst, while the Constellations on the battlefield covered their ears and unleashed fables.

Tssssss...

A pitch-black hole had been punched through the sky where the Apocalypse Dragon had passed.

Terrified dragonkin fled in every direction, while the dragons that had charged in without knowing their place were grazed by the Apocalypse Dragon's wings and became bloody lumps of flesh.

At the center of the sky, Abyssal Black Flame Dragon waited for the Apocalypse Dragon.

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon gazes at his opponent.]

Black Flame Dragon roared and charged at the Apocalypse Dragon.

The two dragons tangled together, clashing fiercely in midair. Calling it a fierce battle would have been generous. It was closer to a fight between an adult and a fifteen-year-old.

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon is enraged!]

Black Flame Dragon was several times larger than the other dragons, yet before the Apocalypse Dragon, even he looked like a hatchling.

"Don't lose! If you lose, I'll kill you myself!"

Fables flowed from Han Suyeong's body as she cheered for her Patron.

Her Great Fables were telling stories for her Patron.

"Apocalypse of Destruction! Abyss of the Abyss! I'll say it as many times as you want, so don't lose! Please!"

As if answering her, Abyssal Black Flame Dragon unleashed his Breath.

Dragons struck by the Breath fell like burning kites. The entire sky seemed covered in black flames.

[You are a strong dragon. Before I went to sleep, there was no one like you.]

[Stop showing off, old man. I didn't manifest just to listen to some old fogey like you.]

[It seems you need to be taught some manners.]

The Apocalypse Dragon evaded the Breath with a flap of its wings, then counterattacked with its own Breath. It was a counterattack with no time to dodge.

Whoooooosh!

Black Flame Dragon escaped the attack through quick thinking. He transformed into a fifteen-year-old boy for an instant, then used the draconic language spell [Meteor Strike].

The Apocalypse Dragon was enraged after being struck by the falling meteor fragments.

[Polymorph? You are no different after all.]

[Bullshit! You used Polymorph earlier too.]

[That is something a pure dragon must never do.]

Black Flame Dragon growled, returned to his true form, and shouted.

[I will live however I want! Whether I become a human or an Orc, it's my choice!]

[You are unfit to represent all dragons.]

Sparks flew as they bit and clawed at each other.

The Apocalypse Dragon, which had silently endured Black Flame Dragon's attacks, slowly opened its mouth.

Black Flame Dragon immediately gathered his Breath as well.

Breath against Breath.

A dense breath of Black Flame collided with the crimson blaze of the Apocalypse Dragon.

In the next moment, the color of the sky changed all at once.

The heat felt as though the sun were right before my eyes.

It was a magnificent sight, but no one could admire it. The Reincarnators who couldn't endure the heat turned to ash with those entrancing flames burned into their eyes.

[The Great Fable Final Dragon of the Apocalypse has determined the Last Dragon.]

Abyssal Black Flame Dragon was the candidate closest to becoming the "Final Dragon of the Apocalypse" here.

Yet that also meant he wasn't the "Last Dragon" yet.

[The winner of the Dragon Festival has been decided.]

Something fell limply beneath the red clouds.

"Black Flame Dragon!"

Black Flame Dragon's wing membranes were burning, and his body was torn in several places.

His eyes spoke to me as he fell, as though he couldn't accept it.

「Ah, was fighting with one hand too much after all... I'll leave the rest to you, boy.」

Things had unfolded just as they had in the original work I knew.

The previous Apocalypse Dragon possessed the strength of a mature Mythical-grade Constellation.

That dragon would now evolve once more into a Calamity whose Status far surpassed even that.

Han Suyeong spat out a bowlful of blood and pressed me for an answer.

"Kim Dokja! What is this? This isn't part of your plan!"

"It's according to the original work."

"What does that mean? Is this going well or not?"

A message from Junghyeok came from behind me.

- I've called everyone I could, Kim Dokja.

Constellations were gathering behind Junghyeok. They all stared blankly at the sky.

Rumble!

The Plausibility of the Star Stream was gathering around the giant dragon's body, which had swallowed the world's light.

[What in the world is that...]

The resurrection of the Apocalypse Dragon had already been decided. A Scenario needed an event, and the Apocalypse Dragon was the event itself. As long as the Star Stream's will desired an event, the Apocalypse Dragon's resurrection was inevitable.

There had been various attempts to stop this resurrection in the original work, but none had ever succeeded.

Even so, I had wandered around here searching for the previous Apocalypse Dragon. I had spoken about the dragon's fables. Abyssal Black Flame Dragon had sacrificed his Status to continue a battle he was bound to lose.

All of it had been to buy time.

[The Great Fable Final Dragon of the Apocalypse begins its story!]

With a humming sound, the smartphone in my pocket began emitting light.

「At the hottest place in hell, the Calamity of the Apocalypse opened its eyes.」

It seemed the resurrection of the Apocalypse Dragon had also been planned in the Final Version sent by tls123.

「The dragons who lost their lives in a long and arduous fable roar.」

「The season of the red apocalypse shall finally arrive.」

The fallen dragons let out desperate cries. Dragons sacrificed in the fable, their souls stolen away and preserved only as names, worshipped their king.

I saw Metatron and Asmodeus on the other side of the sky. It seemed the battle at the conference hall had only just ended.

Metatron looked up at the Apocalypse Dragon's colossal body and spoke.

[Have you come, evil dragon of Harmageddon...]

The evil dragon of the Great Fable "Harmageddon."

It had once been the symbol of evil, a primordial evil whose weight even the oldest evil had been unable to bear.

The evil dragon looked down proudly at the Constellations of good and evil.

[Old fables. It is time to keep your promise of destruction.]

The air exploded violently as the Apocalypse Dragon's enormous body pierced through the atmosphere. Immense sparks burst beyond the sky where the Apocalypse Dragon had vanished.

[The Main Scenario is being updated!]

[The Plausibility of the Calamity has exceeded the Scenario's limit.]

[The Scenario's difficulty is being automatically adjusted.]

[A Scenario appropriate to the Calamity's difficulty is being reassigned.]

I knew it. If my memory was correct, the Apocalypse Dragon was the Calamity of the 85th Main Scenario in the original work. The Great war of Angels and Demons was the 80th Main Scenario.

[A Scenario leap has occurred!]

[The Calamity's difficulty is abnormally high.]

[An abnormality has occurred in the Incarnation bodies due to the excessive Scenario leap.]

...

[The 89th Main Scenario has begun.]

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Category: Main

Difficulty: Unmeasurable

Clear Conditions: Stop the Calamity of the Apocalypse.

Time Limit: This Scenario has no time limit.

Compensation: Great Fable related to Final Dragon of the Apocalypse, ???

Failure: The destruction of the Star Stream will accelerate.

* This Scenario is divided into phases. Refer to the system messages and prepare for the Calamity.

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I read the Scenario message with a heavy heart.

Scenario 89.

The Scenario number was even later than in the original work.

The farther the Scenarios progressed, the more Plausibility they allowed.

In other words, the Apocalypse Dragon that would descend now was even stronger than in the original work.

[A Calamity warning echoes throughout the Star Stream!]

[The resurrected Apocalypse Dragon will soon begin its activities.]

[Every area of the Star Stream has become a target of Scenario 89.]

"Dokja-ssi. I brought everyone."

When I turned around, I saw Huiwon, Kim Dokja Company, and the Constellations following us. They were the ones who had been fighting each other just hours ago. Junghyeok had gathered these allies while Black Flame Dragon and I bought time.

[Sorry. I couldn't gather as many as I expected.]

Dionysus scratched the back of his head awkwardly. The divine Seats of Olympus stood lined up behind him.

Goddess of Love and Beauty, Aphrodite.

Ferocious God of War, Ares.

Advocate of Justice and Wisdom, Athena.

Master of the Sky Walk, Hermes.

Volcano's Blacksmith, Hephaestus.

Hunter of the Pure Moonlight, Artemis...

They were the very ones who had created "Gigantomachia" with us.

[I tried contacting Father and Fish Uncle too, but...]

It seemed "Seat of Lightning" Zeus and "Spear That Draws the Boundary of the Sea" Poseidon weren't participating. Considering the might the Mythical-grade Constellations had displayed in "Gigantomachia," that was regrettable.

[This isn't enough, is it?]

"To be honest... no."

Olympus was powerful, but it was impossible to stop the Apocalypse Dragon with only them.

If the First Tail Swipe was as described in the original work, even enduring the first shockwave from its tail would be difficult with our current strength.

Then I heard a constellation's declaration.

[My old companions say they will help as well, Demon King of Salvation.]

Light rose in the northern sky.

[The Constellations of the nebula Veda have manifested in the Scenario!]

Constellations appeared, piercing through the dark clouds amid dazzling flames. The instant I saw them, pages of TWSA flipped through my mind. I had expected to meet them someday, but I never thought it would happen like this.

King of Yakshas, Kubera.

Flame of Purification, Agni.

And even Unceasing Storm, Vayu.

They were all fabled-grade Constellations who ranked among Veda's Lokapalas alongside Surya, the Exalted God of Light.

[Where is this Apocalypse Dragon?]

[It is a chance to obtain a decent fable after so long.]

[Indra could not come because his injuries are severe.]

That was the beginning.

[The Constellations of the nebula Papyrus have manifested in the Scenario!]

From the eastern sky.

[The Constellations of the nebula Tree of Guardianship have manifested in the Scenario!]

Then from the western sky.

[The Constellations of the nebula Asgard have manifested in the Scenario!]

[The Constellations of the nebula Twelve Zodiacs have manifested in the Scenario!]

...

Constellations who had once been our enemies were gathering one by one before the Calamity of the Star Stream.

At the manifestation of those brilliant stars, Junghyeok, Suyeong, and the other companions of Kim Dokja Company stood beside me. Their faces were tense.

"There's no need to feel intimidated. We're one of them now too."

The way the Constellations looked at us had truly changed. When Kim Dokja Company had first been created, their gazes had been close to contempt and scorn. Now, their eyes held something closer to envy.

Kim Dokja Company had come this far through its own strength.

Through our own strength, we would advance to the Final Scenario.

Even the Constellations from the local battlefields that hadn't joined the Grand Battlefield yet arrived, bringing the number of gathered Constellations well over five hundred.

The problem was that the newcomers had something wrong with their heads.

[A Great Fable for just one dragon? That is an extremely profitable deal.]

[Everyone else, get lost. Our nebula will hunt the Apocalypse Dragon.]

[No, our Tree of Guardianship will deal with that Apocalypse Dragon.]

[Surya, will you give us a ride to that Apocalypse Dragon?]

Surya looked dumbfounded after hearing them.

[What a bunch of lunatics. Did you not see what just happened?]

[Ah, we saw it. That strange Scenario staging.]

The speaker was Vakarine, Goddess of the Morning Star, who had just joined from a local battlefield.

[A mere creature of the beast species couldn't possibly possess such Status, Surya. You left Veda, and it seems you're short on coins now?]

[That wasn't staging-]

[The train conductor seems scared, so let's begin the raid ourselves.]

Not every Constellation in the Star Stream knew about the Apocalypse Dragon. Its resurrection had taken place tens of thousands of years ago.

Some myths were stories from a time even the Constellations could barely remember.

Those who had experienced the Calamity and those born after it had all been given enough time to forget it.

Metatron opened his mouth in warning.

[Everyone, please calm down. Acting independently is unacceptable. As for that Apocalypse Dragon-]

[Stay out of this. Because of what you did, the fable of the Great war of Angels and Demons was wiped out entirely.]

Then, as if it had been waiting for that moment, a system message appeared.

[The Final Dragon of the Apocalypse has begun its activities!]

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