Chapter 185

Кhаn wаs bluffing with his lifе on the linе.

‘I’vе bluffеd likе this mаny times befоrе… but this time, if I mess uр, I could rеаllу diе.’

It wаs lаughable tо think he cоuld survivе aftеr рrоvоking Drаmos, а knight who wаs oncе thе саptain оf the kingdоm’s guards.

But for Кhаn, this was actuallу аn opportunity.

‘Fоrtunаtely, the taunt workеd рerfeсtly. Nоw, I оnlу hаve one chаnce lеft.’

Кhаn quickly ореned his Status Windоw to chеck his Mana Саpaсitу.

◈ LV.90

◈ Khаn (Lee Нuseong)

◈ Mаna: 1600/42000

◈ Таlent: Magic

◈ Eхpеriеnсe Рoints: 1.2%

◈ Skills: (10★)Sagе’s Неart, (8★)Growth Аcсеlеrаtiоn, (1★)Arrоw, (1★)Ваrrier, (2★)Firе Вoom, (2★)Fireball, (2★)Mirror Defense, (2★)Mana Enhancement, (1★)Wind Cutter, (3★)Dragon’s Breath, (4★)Mana Circulation, (4★)Power Amplification, (4★)Space-Time Leap, (5★)Dark Flame, (1★)Wind Drill, (4★)Flame Curtain, (5★)Absolute Sight, (5★)Chrono Reset

He had only 1600 Mana left.

‘If I use Dark Flame even once, my Mana will be completely drained.’

Thinking that, Khan began to prepare.

“Fine, as you wish, I’ll defeat you with all my strength.”

Dramos was clearly a knight.

Yet, an explosive amount of Mana, far greater than Khan’s, erupted from his body.

‘What kind of Mana is this…!’

Khan flinched at the Mana emanating from Dramos, but he couldn’t just stand there in shock.

Dramos would now attack with a powerful technique unlike any before.

‘Focus as much as possible…!’

Khan fixed his gaze on the Aura Blade Dramos was holding.

He had to use his skill the moment Dramos swung his sword.

As he focused to the maximum using ‘Absolute Sight,’ it felt as if time had stopped for an instant.

From the spectators to Byutek and Sharin watching Khan with worried expressions, and even Binsen and Bellua.

But among them, there was one person moving alone—Dramos.

Even while Khan was using Absolute Sight, Dramos seemed to be moving rapidly.

The Mana erupting from his body also swirled around him as if accelerating several times over.

‘He’s coming…!’

Finally, Dramos, having drawn out all his Mana, charged at Khan with a blue Aura Blade in hand.

Dramos lifted his foot from the ground and reached right in front of Khan’s eyes.

Immediately, the Aura Blade rising from his sword flashed with a piercing blue light.

“Azure Moon Slash!”

Right in front of Khan’s nose, the blue light of a massive Aura Blade was about to strike him down.

The speed was so fast he almost couldn’t react, but with tremendous concentration, Khan barely managed to seize the opportunity and immediately used a skill.

The only skill that Khan, only Level 90, could use to properly hit Dramos, who was close to Level 400.

[Skill ‘Mirror Defense’ has been used.]

Using the Mirror Defense skill, an invisible, transparent barrier formed in front of Khan.

Having used the Mirror Defense skill just a hair’s breadth before Dramos’s Azure Moon Slash reached him, Khan observed the scene unfolding before his eyes.

Dramos’s Azure Moon Slash was a technique Khan knew very well.

‘Azure Moon Slash is one of the stronger skills Dramos possesses… He really intended to kill me. The old man seems really pissed off.’

The thin barrier created by Mirror Defense continued to absorb Dramos’s Azure Moon Slash.

Khan could even feel Dramos’s Mana being completely absorbed by Mirror Defense, showing just how much Mana he had used.

‘Just in terms of pure Mana value, it must be nearly a hundred thousand.’

An Azure Moon Slash unleashed with a whopping hundred thousand Mana.

Thinking that he could have died if he had used the skill even 0.1 seconds later sent a dizzying feeling through him, but perhaps due to Sage’s Heart, that thought vanished in an instant.

“A mere barrier like this…!!”

Even more Mana erupted from the Aura Blade enveloping Dramos’s sword.

It seemed like it would shatter Mirror Defense at any moment, but such a mishap did not occur.

“Wh-what…!! What kind of magic is this! How dare you… my Azure Moon Slash…!”

“Hey, old man. Now’s not the time to be shouting.”

“What…?”

“Now it’s my turn.”

Khan spoke expressionlessly as he slowly reached his hand toward Dramos.

[‘Azure Moon Slash’ has been absorbed.]

[An enormous amount of Mana has been absorbed.]

[Release the absorbed attack and Mana?]

Without a moment’s hesitation, Khan released the absorbed attack.

Then, the Azure Moon Slash Dramos had just unleashed and the hundred thousand Mana shot out from Khan’s hand.

“What is this, this is my…!”

“It’s already too late, old man.”

Not resting on his laurels, Khan used a skill with his remaining Mana.

[Skill ‘Dark Flame’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Drill’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

Using every last bit of Mana left him feeling drained, but he barely managed to stay standing.

The Azure Moon Slash and hundred thousand Mana absorbed by Mirror Defense began to merge with the Dark Flame blades and drills Khan had just used.

An Azure Moon Slash of pitch-black flames flew straight toward Dramos.

Kwaaaaaaaah!!!!!

“How dare you mimic my attack…!!!”

Dramos swung his Aura Blade to block the attack, but it seemed quite difficult for him.

“Seems like this is the end.”

Khan could see Dramos’s body and arms trembling greatly.

No matter how strong he was, blocking an attack combining Azure Moon Slash with Khan’s Mana wouldn’t be easy.

But then, something unbelievable happened.

“I am Barken Dramos, captain of the kingdom’s guards…!! How dare a mere brat like you think you can defeat me…?!”

Dramos’s Mana, which seemed almost depleted, suddenly began to surge.

A moment later, a massive dragon shape suddenly formed from his sword.

As Dramos swung his firmly gripped sword, a huge blue dragon appeared and swallowed the Azure Moon Slash and Dark Flames Khan had launched.

Dramos, who had obliterated Khan’s decisive strike with just one skill.

Moreover, he still looked perfectly fine.

‘No, he seems even more furious.’

Khan quickly opened his Status Window to check his remaining Mana.

◈ LV.90

◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)

◈ Mana: 0/42000

◈ Talent: Magic

◈ Experience Points: 1.2%

◈ Skills: (10★)Sage’s Heart, (8★)Growth Acceleration, (1★)Arrow, (1★)Barrier, (2★)Fire Boom, (2★)Fireball, (2★)Mirror Defense, (2★)Mana Enhancement, (1★)Wind Cutter, (3★)Dragon’s Breath, (4★)Mana Circulation, (4★)Power Amplification, (4★)Space-Time Leap, (5★)Dark Flame, (1★)Wind Drill, (4★)Flame Curtain, (5★)Absolute Sight, (5★)Chrono Reset

Khan didn’t have a single shred of Mana left.

Normally, this would have been the end, but Khan still had a secret plan remaining.

Khan used the Mana Reset Ring he was wearing on his left hand.

Instantly, all of Khan’s depleted Mana was restored.

In less than a second, Khan’s Mana changed from 0 to 42,000, and the feeling of exhaustion completely vanished from his body.

‘I have to keep pressing the attack.’

Khan had no intention of stopping here.

Dramos might look fine on the outside, but he was clearly in a state where even standing was difficult.

To finish him off decisively, Khan planned to use his last remaining trump card.

‘I’ll end this perfectly.’

The newly acquired Rank 5 skill, ‘Chrono Reset.’

Using this skill would surely make it possible to defeat Dramos, whose Stamina had dropped significantly.

Drawing up his Mana, Khan used the skill without delay.

[Skill ‘Chrono Reset’ has been used.]

Chrono Reset is a skill that completely resets a skill’s Cooldown.

However, due to the Rank 10 Hidden Skill ‘Sage’s Heart,’ Khan could use most skills without a Cooldown.

Therefore, the skill he would use ‘Chrono Reset’ on was predetermined.

[Resetting the Cooldown of skill ‘Dragon’s Breath’.]

[Consuming ‘30000’ Mana.]

Since Dragon’s Breath’s Cooldown had already decreased somewhat, it seemed possible to reset it with 30,000 Mana.

As the remaining Mana in Khan’s body disappeared, he used Dragon’s Breath, whose Cooldown had been completely reset.

[Skill ‘Dragon’s Breath’ has been used.]

Then, a blue Mana storm surged from Khan’s body.

Soon, a massive dragon’s face appeared behind his back, opening its mouth wide.

An immense amount of Mana gathered in the dragon’s mouth.

Once all the Mana had gathered, Khan immediately stretched his hand toward Dramos.

“Victory is mine.”

From the mouth of the giant dragon behind Khan’s back, a Breath imbued with tremendous Mana began flying toward Dramos.