When I arrived… The giant body of the specter dragon was burning in a brilliant white.

Hwaaa--!

The heat increased in intensity as I neared, but transformed into a mild warmth and surrounded my body when I came into contact. Raffley’s scales and bones were originally black, but now they were dyed white.

“This is quite unusual. The specter attribute was added in from its original attribute… and now a divine attribute.”

I felt a certain coldness from the burning remains of Raffley. Ares chimed in.

It turns out that it was a Mercury Dragon. But why is it so big? Mercury Dragons are considered small amongst the dragons.

Hang on, hang on. Captain-nim! This is an Ancient Dragon! How could this be? Mercury Dragons are considered rare, but for an Ancient Mercury Dragon to appear in a place like this!?

I passed Raffley’s back while listening to the words of Genie and Ares. The creature was literally as big as an apartment building. After passing the wings, I approached the chest area of the dragon.

“Let’s see.”

I attempted to pry apart the ribs that blocked my way. It was impossible to move past the bones. As it turned out, they were more densely packed than they appeared.

Woong!

Brilliant Heaven Seven Lights. Blue.

Raffley’s giant body trembled with a brilliant flash of blue. I snorted in disbelief.

“Wow.”

The shock was powerful enough to turn multiple buildings into mere rubble, but there was not even a single scratch on Raffley’s bones.

“If it was still alive, I would have stood no chance...