665 – The Dragon of Revelation

“O…OOO…GuooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”

I roar. The booming sound shakes the earth.

【Characteristic skill [Dragon Scales] has risen from level 8 to 9.】
【Characteristic skill [Presence Perception] has risen from level 5 to 7.】
【Resistance skill [Instant Death Nullification] has been acquired.】
【Resistance skill [Curse Nullification] has been acquired.】
【Due to the title skill [Dragon King: Lv-], the level of all possessed resistance skills has increased.】

I can feel my body surface becoming harder.

[Instant Death Nullification] and [Curse Nullification]? To be honest, neither of them seem very important. Both curse magic and instant death magic only really work against lower rank opponents. Well, it’s better to have them than not I suppose. There’s no guarantee that God’s Voice or the spirit servants won’t use them.

【Normal skill [Paralysing Claw] has risen from level 6 to 7.】
【Normal skill [Dragon Tail] has risen from level 2 to 4.】
【Normal skill [Autoregeneration] has risen from level 5 to 6.】
【Normal skill [Death] has risen from level 7 to 8.】
【Normal skill [Hellgate] has risen from level 5 to 6.】

The levels of my normal skills are rising one after the other. Of these, the one I’m most grateful for is [Autoregeneration] for sure. I’m more curious about my new skills though…

【Normal skill [Curse Knight: Lv4] has been acquired.】
【Normal skill [Limbo: Lv4] has been acquired.】
【Normal skill [Dite: Lv4] has been acquired.】
【Normal skill [Cocytus: Lv4] has been acquired.】
【Normal skill [Doomsday Tone: Lv-] has been acquired.】
【Title skill [Final Evolution: Lv-] has been acquired.】

…They all sound dangerous. I didn’t get any new characteristic skills, but got five new normal skills. I didn’t expect to gain this many. But, well, I already kind of feel like I have all the skills I need, so I don’t expect much use from these.

My evolution finished, I can tell my eyes are much higher above the ground. I’m still not as tall as treant in his normal form, but I’m perhaps half as tall now. I look down at Aro and treant.

Both of them look up at me uneasily.

『…Do I look that scary now?』

As I ask, treant stands up straight and flaps his wings.

『N-no! You look really cool!』

Suddenly, I realise my field of view has changed. I blink my eyes, and discover that I’ve apparently got an eye in my forehead.

『[Mirror Counter]』

A magical wall forms in front of me, reflecting my appearance.

My red-black scales are broken up by large demonic curved horns. A pale mane extends from the back of my head to my back. My wings are large enough to wrap my entire body, and unsettling eye-like patterns. My thick tail ends in a large crystal that also looks like an eyeball.

I look at the talons of my forefeet. My legs look like powerful crow legs now, their claws a poisonous purple. I instinctively know that just a touch would kill an ordinary person.

I smile bitterly, and notice my sharp teeth. Each tooth is like a sinister magic sword.

『It looks like I won’t ever be able to enter human lands again…』

I can probably stay humanised for quite a while now, but it’d be over the moment my true form is seen. Besides, my humanised appearance is also influenced by my appearance as a dragon. It’ll probably look quite scary too.

This species doesn’t have such a sinister name for nothing. My appearance sure has enough gravitas to justify being called a creature that brings the end of the world.

…Well, it’s a bit late to be worried about my appearance. I’m relieved that there doesn’t seem to be any significant mental effects at least.

“I-it’s okay, dragon-god-sama! Umm… If there’s somewhere that doesn’t accept you, I’ll make them…!”

Aro clenches her fists tightly as she consoles me.

『Absolutely don’t do that!』

…I’m not in a place where I can worry about whether or not I can enter human lands. I need to stop God’s Voice. If I fail, God’s Voice will continue to toy with countless lives before eventually reviving Foren and destroying the world.

However, considering that, it’s definitely not a good omen that I’ve evolved into an apocalypse, the dragon that the Holy God religion says will appear in the end times. I didn’t have the leeway to let a superstition be a factor in my evolution choice, but if Foren ends up being released in this era, then the prophecy will turn out to be true.

For the time being, I’ll take a look at my status.

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[Irushia]
Species: Apocalypse
Condition: Normal
Lv: 1/175
HP: 365/2979
MP: 358/2411
Attack: 2575
Defence: 1421
Magic: 1697

Speed: 1651
Rank: L+ (Upper Legendary)

Divine Skills:
[Human Realm: Lv-] [Asura Realm: Lv-] [Hungry Ghost Realm: Lv-] [Animal Realm: Lv-] [Naraka Realm: Lv-]

Characteristic Skills:
[Dragon Scales: Lv9] [God’s Voice: Lv8] [Grisha Language: Lv3] [Flight: Lv8] [Dragon Scale Powder: Lv8] [Dark Attribute: Lv-] [Evil Dragon: Lv-] [Automatic HP Recovery: Lv8] [Presence Perception: Lv7] [Automatic MP Recovery: Lv8] [Perseverance of a Champion: Lv-] [Dragon Mirror: Lv-] [Demon Lord’s Favour: Lv-] [Demon Eye of Terror: Lv1] [Domination: Lv1] [Magic Brainwashing: Lv1] [Butterfly Dream: Lv-]

Resistance Skills:
[Physical Resistance: Lv6] [Fall Resistance: Lv7] [Starvation Resistance: Lv6] [Poison Resistance: Lv7] [Loneliness Resistance: Lv7] [Magic Resistance: Lv6] [Dark Attribute Resistance: Lv6] [Fire Attribute Resistance: Lv6] [Fear Resistance: Lv5] [Oxygen Deprivation Resistance: Lv6] [Paralysis Resistance: Lv7] [Illusion Nullification: Lv-] [Instant Death Nullification: Lv-] [Curse Nullification: Lv-] [Confusion Resistance: Lv4] [Strong Light Resistance: Lv3] [Petrification Resistance: Lv3]

Normal Skills:
[Roll: Lv7] [Status Inspection: Lv7] [Scorching Breath: Lv7] [Whistle: Lv2] [Dragon Punch: Lv4] [Plague Breath: Lv7] [Poison Fang: Lv7] [Paralysing Claw: Lv7] [Dragon Tail: Lv4] [Roar: Lv3] [Heaven’s Drop: Lv4] [Return to Ground: Lv2] [Humanisation Technique: Lv8] [Wind Slash: Lv7] [Neck Breaker: Lv4] [High Rest: Lv7] [Autoregeneration: Lv6] [Travelling Companion: Lv-] [Death: Lv8] [Soul AppendmentFake Life: Lv6] [Holy: Lv5] [Telepathy: Lv4] [Wide Rest: Lv5] [Ligne: Lv5] [Holy Sphere: Lv5] [Flash That Drives Away the Darkness: Lv1] [Dimension Claw: Lv7] [Mirage: Lv8] [Gravity: Lv8] [Dimension: Lv8] [Hellgate: Lv6] [Gravidon: Lv8] [Mirror Counter: Lv8] [Ideal Weapon Lv9] [Wormhole: Lv1] [Curse Knight: Lv4] [Limbo: Lv4] [Dite: Lv4] [Cocytus: Lv4] [Doomsday Tone: Lv-]

Title Skills:
[Dragon King: Lv-] [Walking Egg: Lv-] [Clutz: Lv4] [Simple Fool: Lv1] [Infighter: Lv4] [Pest Killer: Lv8] [Liar: Lv3] [Evasion King: Lv2] [Chicken Runner: Lv3] [Chef: Lv4] [Gutsy: Lv4] [Big EaterGiant Killer: Lv5] [Pottery Craftsman: Lv4] [Group Leader: Lv1] [Laplace Interference Authority: Lv8] [One Who Knows Eternity: Lv-] [Ant King: Lv-] [Hero: LvMAX] [Dream Dragon: Lv-] [Demon Lord: Lv6] [Final Evolution: Lv-]

It’s as I hoped. My magic is a little low, but in exchange, my attack, defence, and speed are excellent. My magic isn’t too low to be useful though. It’ll be hard to deal a decisive blow through magic, but as has been my main tactic for a while now, it’s suited for keeping my opponent incheck with long range skills and then finishing them off in close combat.

TN: In Dante’s Divine Comedy, Limbo is the first circle of hell, the city of Dite covers the sixth to ninth circles, and Cocytus is the ninth circle.