Something Keeps Appearing in My Subspace - Chapter 291

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291. Kerimantal Crater (2)
“Dodge!”
As the creature burst through the magma that filled the crater at tremendous speed, lava rained down in all directions.
It wasn’t quite as catastrophic as the volcanic eruption from the Gate where I’d obtained Inferno, but it was still threatening.
While I could handle it fine, the Guild members would struggle to block the lava with fire resistance alone. Mister evaded by tilting his head toward the ground.
It was like an inverted flight maneuver in a fighter jet. Since Yong-yong was a Red Dragon, he could wade through the magma as easily as we’d enter a bathhouse.
-Whoooosh!
For the Guild members riding atop the Bone Dragon, I opened a Subspace to shield them from the rain of lava.
Since it was created by the creature’s eruption, a brief umbrella was sufficient.
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The Ancient Fire Dragon roared beneath the ash-filled, darkened sky. Its appearance was certainly different.
While it resembled Yong-yong and the dragon I’d seen at Level 1, there were subtle differences.
I’d say it looked a bit more crude? Angular horn-like protrusions jutted from both sides of its mouth, and its scales felt slightly rougher and more rigid.
The creature looked down at us from the air.
There was something hauntingly familiar about it.
Arrogance. Yes, that was it—arrogance.
The Red Dragon I’d met at Level 1. It had been similar. I hadn’t noticed it then because I was too frantic, but thinking back later, I realized I was wrong.
When it first appeared with its roar, the creature looked down on us as if we were beneath it.
‘But I’m not who I was back then.’
Now, seeing that arrogance stirred my competitive spirit. I wanted to crush that pride and watch the creature’s shock.
“Mister!”
The stage was set. I’d gathered information through Chun-bae, who’d been with the Previous Previous Master, and prepared accordingly.
We just needed to do what we could do.
“Right!”
It was the moment Mister raised his spear.
“Wait!”
Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck me. It hadn’t come up in the meeting.
A new application of the Spatial Domain skill.
Until now, I’d used it to enhance my own skills and body while weakening the opponent’s condition.
‘But if I could apply debuffs to the enemy….’
Couldn’t I also grant buffs to my allies instead of just myself?
“Why?”
“Try again!”
I positioned myself between Mister and the Ancient Fire Dragon. Both were within my spatial sense range. I enhanced Mister’s Twilight Rest through Spatial Domain.
To the maximum extent that Spatial Domain would allow. The mana consumption was extreme. And the tip of Mister’s spear began to glow.
-Whoooosh!
-Crack!
Twilight light burst from the spear’s tip. It was different from before. Unlike when enemies filled the area and it spread in all directions, now it flew toward the dragon and pierced it.
But it didn’t have the same destructive power as before. It couldn’t be helped. The number of enemies was different.
Even stacked to the maximum, it couldn’t compare to the number of undead from before. The twilight that emerged each time the spear struck an enemy didn’t grow more powerful just because the enemy was stronger.
That’s why the Domain Formation skill suddenly came to mind.
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And the moment the twilight light touched the fire dragon, it unleashed a roar of agony.
There were no visible wounds. Just as I’d anticipated, it wasn’t dealing damage to the body itself, but to something more fundamental.
It probably wasn’t its lifespan. I could see it screaming in pain. Either way, our attack had initiated combat. Everything was proceeding as expected so far.
And the agonized fire dragon began its counterattack.
“Kraaaaaagh!”
It flew at tremendous speed and unleashed its breath from the sky. The solution was simple.
-Whoosh!
-Boom!
The moment it moved, I used Leap and opened a Subspace.
-Crackle!
Unlike the Subspace that grants physical immunity, this type of attack was more like blocking it with the empty void of the Subspace itself.
Flames filled that space and spilled over into the surroundings.
I could feel the heat radiating from the flames rippling beyond the Subspace. At this level, the other Guild members must have felt extreme heat.
It wasn’t for nothing that it bore the name Ancient Fire Dragon.
-Slash!
My counterattack came next. Incineration probably wouldn’t mean much. Against an Ancient Fire Dragon, I could deal damage, but how much would it actually be hurt by flames?
I could sense the dragon’s outline beyond the Subspace. The breath was a continuously projected flame. I aimed for the inside of its mouth rather than its thick scales.
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It shrieked. A direct hit to the roof of its mouth. Then it was Min-jae’s turn.
-Zing!
A dissolution beam focused on precision targeted its eyes.
“Damn!”
Unfortunately, it didn’t land a direct hit on the eyes.
“Eyes are too difficult! Let’s focus on destructive power instead! Target the wings!”
Hitting the target from atop the Bone Dragon wasn’t easy. It would have been nice, but that was the unfortunate reality.
The next target was the wings. They were softer than the scales, and destroying them would rob this creature of its flight capability.
“Huh?”
That’s when it happened.
“Kraaaagh!”
The fire dragon descended with a fierce roar. It was a roar different from before, massive and terrible—but I knew what it meant.
It seemed we’d entered the second phase that Chun-bae had mentioned. The Previous Previous Master had cornered it before, so I knew about this.
What surprised me was how quickly it happened. The Previous Previous Master had said the second phase came after a prolonged battle.
We had dealt damage, but there was only one reason.
‘Twilight Respite.’
All that effort stacking Twilight Respite had paid off.
“I’ll be right back! Give me a moment!”
“Got it!”
I immediately opened a Subspace. Once it entered its second phase, I could rest in the Subspace and return.
The Guild members drank mana potions as well. We needed to recover as much as possible.
* * *
“Are you ready?”
“Yes.”
My condition was perfect. I’d taken a short nap and freshened up lightly. And soon, the Ancient Fire Dragon surged up from the lava.
Its body was darker red than before. If I had to describe it, it was as if the lava itself had transformed into a dragon.
The black portions were pitch-black, and the red portions were vivid crimson. Objectively speaking, the contrast looked quite impressive.
A slight regret lingered. If I could have taken this one and raised it, that would have been perfect.
‘Bone Dragon is impressive too, but this one is definitely…’
I stopped the idle thoughts. A different kind of pressure was bearing down on me now. Even Chun-bae, who had faced the Previous Previous Master and this creature, said the real battle was starting now.
As the dragon rose and rained lava down, I blocked it with Subspace and calmly assessed the situation.
The changes weren’t limited to the Ancient Fire Dragon’s appearance. The lava filling the crater was ominous.
It was boiling far more violently than before, as if it might erupt at any moment.
-Boom!
But I didn’t have the luxury of investigating further. Mister’s Dragon Scale Piercing Shot fired from behind.
The target was the same as before. The wings. The Ancient Fire Dragon staggered in the sky.
“Krwaaa!”
It roared as if enraged, but it wasn’t over yet.
Whoosh!
Using Leap, I swung Esirel at the wing where Mister’s shot had landed, channeling Severance into the blade.
-Clang!
-Screech!
The wing was tough, but softer than the scales. Severance bit into it. The moment I felt the dragon’s body turn roughly, I escaped with Leap.
-Whoosh!
I continued using Leap to hover in the air. The Ancient Fire Dragon seemed slightly confused.
“Krwaa!”
It couldn’t be helped—there were three places it had to watch: me, Mister riding on Yong-yong, and the Guild members on top of Bone Dragon.
Attacks were coming from all directions constantly. It must have been disorienting.
Moreover, I had just blocked its breath as well. Suddenly, the Ancient Fire Dragon’s gaze fixed on me.
Was I the most irritating one with Severance and Subspace combined?
“Target the left wing!” I called out to the Guild members while drawing its attention. I used Leap just before it closed in.
“Krwaaa!”
Its breath tore through empty space. Yet it still caught me quickly. Another physical charge. I felt laughter bubble up inside.
I waited for its speed to peak.
-Whooom!
-Kuuung!
The dragon crashed into my Subspace, which was immune to physical attacks, and plummeted without being able to flap its wings for a moment. The impact must have been severe.
It only regained its senses and began flapping after falling about four meters.
-Kuuung!
Whoooosh!
The earth’s axis trembled. This was the situation Chun-bae had warned me about.
“This way!”
The Guild members rushed urgently toward me.
-Whoooosh!
The moment I opened a Subspace below, a pillar of lava erupted from the Crater. It had locked onto us precisely.
Fortunately, I managed to block it with the Subspace. And immediately after, the creature unleashed its breath from the sky.
-Whoooosh!
I countered that with the Subspace as well. Suddenly, I realized that if I couldn’t open two Subspaces, I would have suffered considerably—not just now, but throughout this entire ordeal.
Even one is incredibly powerful, but there are always limits.
Just looking at the current situation proves it. The Previous Previous Master said he had to resort to using the Secretary to escape while fighting this way.
He had a Subspace too, but he couldn’t fight while flying like we do.
He had scattered along the slope beside the Crater, and he said it was overwhelming to block the cascading lava pillars.
“Ugh!”
A scream came from above. Mister was performing aerial acrobatics on dragon-back, dodging the lava pillars.
He’d insisted on testing his piloting skills, so this is what resulted.
“Are you surviving?”
“I’m dizzy enough to die!”
While we held our position, the Ancient Fire Dragon moved busily, flying about and spewing breath.
It didn’t charge directly. The previous impact must have been quite severe.
“Insane. This is all magic, isn’t it?”
Min-jae marveled at the lava pillars pouring from the Crater.
“It’s something like primitive magic, supposedly.”
According to Chun-bae, the Ancient Fire Dragon is like an ancestor of the Red Dragon. The lava pillars now are close to primitive magic—a method of moving and using what already exists.
Just as animals evolve, the Red Dragon is the evolved form of the Ancient Fire Dragon. Like the one I met who turned a friendly Mister into frozen meat, it can use ‘magic’ itself.
Yong-yong will be capable of it too with more growth, but since he’s only one year old, I can’t say for certain.
“Min-jae!”
“Yes!”
During a brief lull in combat, I devised another strategy. Enhancing Min-jae’s dissolution ray with area-of-effect amplification.
-Zzzzzing!
“Kraaaagh!”
The scream of pain was definitely louder than before. I’d struck its wings. That’s when Han Chul moved.
He thrust his shield forward, extending toward the Red Dragon.
“Huh?”
-Kwaaaang!
The light of the Calamity Discharge he’d been accumulating shot out in a straight line forward. And it struck the Red Dragon’s wing precisely.
“Guild Master!”
Han Chul shouted. No lengthy conversation was needed. He must have seen his own ‘moment’ while protecting his allies.
I immediately used Leap. The Ancient Fire Dragon’s wing appeared right before my eyes.
The wing of the Ancient Fire Dragon, already heavily impacted by the Dragon Scale Piercing Spear, the dissolution ray, and the Calamity Discharge.
The Fire Dragon’s wings, having taken quite a shock from being hit by the Dragon Scale Piercing Window, the Melting Ray, and the True Wound Emission.
I thrust Esirel forward with all my might, then poured every remaining bit of mana into Severance, driving it home with devastating force.
—Crack!
—Crack!
Space fractured in six directions from the blade’s tip. The destructive power was undeniable—the Ancient Fire Dragon’s wings were now tattered and torn.
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A scream that felt like it would rupture eardrums.
Yes. A scream, not a roar. The Ancient Fire Dragon was plummeting from the sky.
“Got it!”
I’d dragged the beast down to the ground. Now it was our turn to torment it from above in the sky.

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