Transcendent Warrior with a Dimensional Shifting Inventory

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A cheer erupted from the soldiers who had been watching Minhyuk’s liveliness.

Woah-

The soldiers were convinced.

The scales of victory had already tipped.

They thought that if they kept attacking after taking the other eye, they would be able to kill the dragon.

However,

SWOOSH-

Minhyuk hastily retreated from the dragon.

The soldiers were bewildered, not knowing the reason.

It was not the action of someone who had seized the advantage.

But they soon found out why.

BOOM-

Light erupted from the dragon’s entire body.

The sword that had been lodged in its eye socket was ejected.

And in an instant, the wound healed.

The arrows that had been embedded in the dragon’s body like a cactus were also all pulled out, and the wounds all over its body healed in an instant.

The monster had used magic to heal its own wounds.

Furthermore, the recovery speed was incredibly fast.

It seemed faster than the effect of the red superior potion.

Information about the dragon appeared before Minhyuk’s eyes.

＜Discovered a Dragon (Akara)＞

＜Killing a Dragon (Akara) will reward you with 240 hours of return time.＞

The value of its life was 240 hours, ten times that of Teidon.

It wasn’t like the higher your position in the organization, the more return time you were given, like with the Goblin Lord or the King of Melbeck.

Weak beings that could lose their lives from a single swing of Minhyuk’s dagger were just 10-second chores, whether they were kings or emperors.

In that regard, the dragon, which was worth ten times Teidon, was an unimaginably strong prey.

＜Killing a Dragon (Akara) will reward you with a Magic Bead.＞

＜Dragon (Akara) uses flames.＞

＜Dragon (Akara) can fly.＞

＜Dragon (Akara) uses Dragon Tongue Magic (Enhanced Vision)＞

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Of all the information about the dragon, this was what saved Minhyuk.

＜Dragon (Akara) can use Dragon Tongue Magic (Recovery) to heal itself.＞

He quickly dodged after confirming this information.

Otherwise, he would have faced disaster.

His armor was damaged, and he didn’t have a recovery potion in his mouth.

If he had been hit by the dragon’s claws one more time in that state, even Minhyuk would have died instantly.

Clang, clang-

The dragon was still unable to escape from the trap.

However, the trap was gradually breaking down.

Even though it was made of the metal of the stars, it couldn’t withstand the dragon’s struggles properly.

It seemed like he would be released soon.

Minhyuk looked around.

Teidon’s heart had already been moved into the sanctuary.

However, some of the soldiers were still outside.

Minhyuk shouted to them.

“Everyone, get inside the sanctuary!”

The soldiers ran towards the castle.

Key figures such as the princess and General Drake also all went inside the sanctuary.

Minhyuk was the last to enter the sanctuary.

It was a pity that he couldn’t kill the dragon.

However, if he pushed himself too hard, he could end up losing his own life.

‘There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.’

Thud-

In the end, the trap was completely destroyed.

The dragon, freed from the trap, soared into the sky.

Kyaaagh-

The angry dragon charged towards Yong’s domain.

The soldiers, seeing how menacing it looked, forgot that they were within Yong’s domain and took a step back.

Thud-

The dragon bounced away after hitting the boundary of the domain.

Swish-

It breathed fire.

But the dragon’s flames could not penetrate Yong’s domain either.

Swish-

The dragon breathed fire all around it, towards the swamp and forest.

It continued to vent its anger for a while and then flew away into the sky.

A little while later, a scout contacted them.

The dragon had completely disappeared beyond the surveillance network.

This time, it really had left.

Whew-

Cheers erupted from the soldiers.

The expedition team had finally completed its mission.

Minhyuk looked in the direction the dragon had disappeared.

Bones harder than starlight metal and leather tougher than dwarf ingots.

Powerful flames that could burn volcanic lizard leather.

Fast flight speed and tremendous strength.

On top of that, it could use magic to heal itself when injured.

General Drake approached Minhyuk and said,

“Moving to Melvec for the time being will be difficult.”

They had originally intended to move to Melvec after restoring the Altar of Asdel.

However, it was clear that the angry dragon would come after them for revenge.

They had to refrain from long-distance travel until they had a sure way to kill the dragon.

Hmm-

Minhyuk looked at Teidon’s Heart.

Minhyuk had originally intended to delay restoring the Altar of Yong as much as possible using the Magic Bead.

The Giant Intermediate Bead would start to disappear after 30 days.

So Teidon’s Heart would not disappear for about 25 days.

He had planned to put Teidon’s Heart in the refrigerator if he found a way to expand his inventory within 25 days while exploring here and there.

However, it was even more difficult to explore because of the dragon, making it difficult to move to Melvec.

So he would restore the Altar of Asdel right away.

‘And let’s kill the dragon.’

He revised his goal upwards.

He would kill the dragon and put its heart in the refrigerator later.

As Minhyuk made up his mind, a message appeared before his eyes.

＜Develop your skills and craft specialized hunting gear to succeed in your first dragon hunt.＞

＜480 hours of return time will be credited as a reward for success.＞

A new mission has appeared.

If I succeed in my first dragon hunt, I will be given an additional 20 days of return time.

Together with the value of its life, that would be a total of 30 days of return time.

A month’s worth of return time, how incredibly sweet that would be.

By the way, I have a newfound appreciation for the domain of protection.

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Even the strongest creature, the dragon, could not take a single step into the domain.

So just how great of an existence was that magician who created the Altar of Protection 100 years ago?

Professor Raymon, like Min-hyuk, was also thinking of that magician.

He whispered the magician’s name.

“Great Magician Allen···.”

***

A messenger arrived at the Imperial Palace.

A courtier who received something from the messenger rushed to the Emperor and reported.

“Your Majesty, the expedition has returned.”

“Really? Christina! Is the princess safe?”

The courtier offered the Emperor a ring.

“If you wear this on your finger, you can talk to the princess.”

The Emperor hurriedly put the ring on his finger.

Then, with a voice full of anticipation, he called out to the princess.

“Christina? Can you hear me?”

After a moment,

-Yes, Your Majesty! I can hear you well!

The princess’s voice really was coming from the ring.

“Christina! Is it really you? I can’t believe it even after hearing your voice!”

-Yes, it’s me, Your Majesty!

The princess was currently near the city gate.

It was her first time having a long-distance conversation with someone, so she was also excited.

-Your Majesty, how is your health?

“Why are you worried about me now? Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere from the expedition?”

-I am in perfect health.

“That’s a relief! I couldn’t sleep worrying about you. I miss your face so much! Come to the Imperial Palace quickly!”

-Yes, I understand! I will go to the Imperial Palace right now with Teidon’s heart!

The princess told the Emperor in detail about what the expedition had been through.

Not only had they obtained Teidon’s heart,

but they had also come to command 30,000 elves from the eastern forest and 200,000 troops from Melbeck.

She also said that they had protected the magic beads in the battle with the dragon.

And she informed the Emperor that Michael was the hero responsible for all of these achievements.

“Michael··· that guy really isn’t an ordinary person!”

The Emperor was once again convinced that his dream had truly been a divine revelation.

Michael was a man who lit the flames of prosperity in the Asdel Empire.

It was already a foregone conclusion that he would become the next emperor.

‘It’s not a pity to pass the throne to him. But···.’

The emperor’s only concern was the princess.

He had to marry the princess to Michael.

The emperor knew well that the terms of the contract he had written before leaving for the expedition would not be a shackle for Michael.

What would happen to the princess if he became the emperor without the marriage?

The treatment that the previous imperial family would receive in an empire where the master had changed was obvious.

Even in a pride of lions, when the king changed, the previous king had to leave the pride.

The princess would be banished from the castle forever.

She might even be killed by someone.

So the two had to be connected as a married couple.

‘I will use all my remaining power to ensure that the princess and Michael are married.’

Mina, who had been listening to the conversation between the father and daughter beside the emperor, turned ashen.

She hoped that both the princess and Michael would die on their expedition.

Then the old emperor would continue to be the lord of Asdel.

It was the descendants’ business if Asdel was on the path to ruin because the area of protection had decreased, it had nothing to do with her.

She intended to carry the old emperor on her back and increase her own power.

So much so that she would be able to protect herself when the emperor grew old and died.

However, if the emperor changed to Michael soon, all of her plans would go down the drain.

Furthermore, the princess was always unstable and wild.

Would the princess, who married Michael and became the empress of the empire, leave her alone?

‘I need a countermeasure.’

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Wow-

The soldiers marched amidst the cheers of the Asdel people.

Someone who was waving at the soldiers asked his friend.

“But weren’t there originally this many?”

The number of the Asdel expedition was 4,000.

However, the number of soldiers marching now was 8,000.

Minhyuk had randomly selected 4,000 soldiers from the Melbeck army and had them participate in the march.

It was to boost their morale and increase their sense of unity.

It would have been better if all 200,000 had marched together, but then all the roads in the castle would have been paralyzed.

The rest of the soldiers were stationed outside the castle.

They were given good quality honey wine.

When the honey wine that the nobles drank was put in a refrigerator in a wooden barrel, it turned into vitamin C pills.

Minhyuk released enough honey wine for the soldiers to enjoy.

Thud-

Teiden’s heart emitted light in the middle of the procession.

Verona, who was among the crowd, pointed at the mana bead and shouted.

“The commander granted my request! I asked him to pluck out Taiden’s heart for me.”

Verona’s father, Tres, smiled broadly and patted his daughter’s head.

“My daughter saved Astell!”

The 8,000 troops had all arrived at the square in front of the Imperial Palace.

Ta-da-

The emperor appeared with the sound of trumpets.

The emperor consoled the troops’ hard work.

“May the heavens bless the heroes who have returned after a great journey!”

Wow!

The cheers of the soldiers filled Astell’s citadel.

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The heart of the Imperial Palace’s inner palace.

There was a room that only the imperial family could enter.

There was a large round platform in the room.

Minhyuk rolled the magic beads and stepped onto the platform.

Then the princess followed Minhyuk, pushing the emperor’s wheelchair.

The emperor placed his hand on the crystal sphere at the center of the platform.

Pow-

Light emanated from the orb.

Rumble-

The entire platform began to descend downwards.

Thud-

After a long descent, the platform stopped.

And a huge stone altar came into Minhyuk’s view.

It was the Altar of Protection.

Minhyuk looked at the size of the altar.

‘Can I put that in the refrigerator later?’

If the inventory grew as large as a logistics company’s freezer, he would be able to put the Altar of Protection in it.

Minhyuk rolled the magic beads and headed to the altar.

The princess ran and pushed together.

“Let’s push it together.”

“I can do it myself.”

In the end, the two of them pushed the magic beads together and brought them to the diagram drawn on the altar.

Pow-

With a bright flash, the magic beads turned into light particles and were absorbed into the altar.

＜The Altar of Protection has been restored.＞

＜As a reward, 72 hours of return time will be credited.＞

After a while, someone’s voice came out of Minhyuk’s ring.

“Commander!”

It was Professor Lehman’s voice, waiting at the perimeter of the Sanctuary.

He shouted in a voice full of joy.

“The Sanctuary is expanding!”