The Great Mage Returns After 4000 Years (Web Novel KR)

Editors: Ana_Banana, Sei

Sedi frowned.

Her attack didn’t work at all. In fact, it felt like trying to stab a needle into a brick.

In the end, the only things that broke were Sedi’s fingernails.

“Kuk.”

There was a look of disappointment on her face. It was a bit childish for her to display such an expression when her attack didn’t work, but at that moment, she couldn’t help it.

Why the hell was this guy’s defense so high?

“Stand back.”

Then she heard Lukas’ voice in her ear.

His voice was soft, but it was filled with confidence.

It was strange. She was certain that Lukas was much weaker than her now, so it should be impossible for any of his attacks to work on Kaz.

But if it was Lukas…

If it was the man she recognised as her father, maybe he might really be able to do something.

Rumble…

The air around them began to vibrate slightly.

Realising that this phenomenon was not natural, Kaz lifted his face and sniffed the air.

He looked up at the sky. Was something being created there?

“What is that? It doesn’t look like sorcery…”

Suddenly, a white bolt of lightning shot down from the sky. Like a spear thrown down from heaven by God, the bolt of lightning penetrated Kaz’s body.

7-star spell. Gigantic Thunder.

Once again, he was forced to use a large chunk of his depleting mana reserves. But it couldn’t be helped. After all, Lukas didn’t think 6-star and lower spells would have any effect against the Dragon King.

No, in truth, he didn’t believe a 7-star would have much of an effect either.

“That sorcery is very interesting.”

As expected, Kaz’s voice sounded from within the dust cloud that had been created by the lightning attack.

When the dust cleared, his body was revealed. Sparks were flying off of his body, but other than that, he was completely fine. There wasn’t a single visible wound.

“This…”

Sedi was speechless. Even the spell that Lukas had faith in didn’t work.

This was the effect that Kaz was aiming for, but Lukas was not discouraged. Instead, he felt like he had solved the mystery of Kaz’s defense to an extent.

“He’s probably strengthening the area right before receiving an attack.”

A faint smile stretched across Kaz’s face when he heard this.

“Why do you say that?”

“I saw your entire body become green in the instant before you were hit by the Gigantic Thunder. It looked like a thin film appeared and covered your skin.”

“You’ve got some good eyes. But I didn’t intend to hide it in the first place.”

Because it wouldn’t change anything even if they did find out.

“Have you ever heard of ‘Absolute Defense’? In this world, my scales are probably the closest things to this concept. Personally, I call them Dragon Scales.”

“…Dragon.”

Lukas muttered softly.

“Defense like that is not something one can just be born with.”

“Good guess. I have tempered my scales countless times over the past thousands of years. Just like a blacksmith hammering metal tens of thousands of times… I must admit, at first, I just used it as a way to escape my boredom. After all, as I said before, there aren’t many means of entertainment on this island.”

“…”

“At first, my scales couldn’t handle it. They constantly cracked and broke. But as time passed, the cracks gradually decreased. Did you know? There is a huge volcano at the center of this island. The temperature at its core reaches tens of thousands of degrees, which is enough to cause most things to burn and melt the instant they enter.”

Kaz chuckled softly.

“That’s where my house is. For me, it’s warm and comfortable. I get the best sleep when I’m there.”

“You talk big, is it that big of a deal to withstand temperatures of around a few thousand degrees?”

“…”

Those words wiped the smile from Kaz’s face.

In an instant, the surroundings became a few degrees colder.

“Since you have so much confidence in your scales, we should test it out.”

“What do you mean?”

“My attack.”

Lukas looked down at his arm.

“I don’t have much energy left now. I’m going to pour all of it into a single spell, and I think that no matter how tough your scales are, you won’t be able to withstand it.”

“Hmm. Is this the so-called last resort? Nevertheless, it sounds like fun. If I endure this attack of yours, I’m sure my companion will willingly run into my arms.”

Of course, Sedi had no intention of ever doing something like that. She scoffed at Kaz and raised her middle finger towards him.

“So, what kind of attack are you going to use?”

“I’ve already used it. You just need to stay still.”

“What?”

At that moment, Kaz suddenly felt his back begin to burn. Since it had been a very long time since he’d experienced this sensation, he couldn’t help but turn around to see the culprit.

What he found was the sun floating behind him.

No. It wasn’t the sun. It was much too close for that to be the case. Nevertheless, it became hard to breathe as even the air around them began to burn.

8-star spell, Another Sun.

“You said that you can withstand tens of thousands of degrees. Another Sun is not that hot, but it’s definitely hotter than magma.”

It was already too late for him to dodge. The Another Sun wasn’t just floating in position like the real sun. Instead, it was shooting towards Kaz like a meteor.

Boom!

The instant it collided with the ground, an enormous wave of heat soared in every direction.

Without even trying to defend himself, Lukas took a deep breath before collapsing onto his butt.

“Father!”

Sedi hurriedly rushed to his side and blocked the incoming red flames from Another Sun.

“Are you alright?”

“I’ve used almost all of my mana.”

“I see. Your attack was very powerful.”

“…it wasn’t enough.”

“What?”

“Sedi, I was wrong. We shouldn’t have fought Kaz.”

“What are you talking about?”

[This certainly was hot.]

Just as Sedi was wondering if Lukas had become delirious because of mana loss, they heard footsteps approaching them from behind.

Lukas could see the figure of someone walking out of the ball of flames that was Another Sun.

[However, I think this proves that your little magic tricks don’t work on me.]

It was Kaz.

He looked completely different now. He no longer looked like a human but like a Dragonman. No, his appearance was still a bit too exaggerated to be called a Dragonman. Even when compared to the ones who lived on Death Island.

The scales that covered his body were a disturbing shade of green, and a pair of enormous wings were folded on his back.

However, the thing that made Lukas’ heart heavy was the fact that there wasn’t a single injury on his body.

There wasn’t even a scorch mark.

It had to be mentioned that this was the same spell that had, at one point, killed a Demigod, although they were in a weakened state. A spell with that much destructive power had hit him directly, but it had no effect at all.

What this meant was simple.

“…Dragon King Kaz, is no longer mortal.”

Lukas realised that he’d made a big mistake.

The Absolute on Death Island that Arid had told him about. He’d always assumed that it was one of the Absolutes who had entered at the same time as he did.

He hadn’t thought of any other possibilities

It was a hasty judgement on his part.

After all, even though it was only a world created for the Great Game, there was still a possibility.

Dragon King Kaz…

Was an Absolute who had been born in this world.