Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 310

Su-ho narrowed his brow and looked at the quest window. Then his gaze shifted upward—to the resurrected dragon gliding across the sky.

“What the hell is a Resurrected Dragon?”

He’d heard of dragons, sure. But a Resurrected Dragon? That was a first. It wasn’t a Bone Dragon, nor a Ghost Dragon. Was this some event-type creature, momentarily summoned through a fossil?

Absurd as it was, the damn thing had descended and was flying before his very eyes.

Su-ho checked the name tag floating above the dragon as it soared in display.

— Incomplete Resurrected Dragon Lv.???

Its name: Incomplete Resurrected Dragon. Even its level didn’t show.

What kind of arrogance was this?

Probably a signal that it would scale to the challenger’s strength.

This was, after all, a hidden dragon—something only visible after clearing an End Gate.

At that moment, the Resurrected Dragon began to descend toward Su-ho.

“Damn it!”

He was standing atop the marine science station built on Ieodo. Spacious, yes—thanks to the helipad—but still not wide enough when a house-sized dragon was crashing down like a meteor.

The result was obvious.

[Leap activates.]

Su-ho dove out and leapt far away.

Just as expected, the dragon smashed down on the science base with a thunderous crash, obliterating the steel structure.

Splash!

Not just dented—it ripped the entire base clean from its foundation and hurled it far into the sea.

Su-ho watched as the crumpled science base sank beneath the waves.

“Even one hit would be enough to cause serious injury.”

Fortunately, unlike before, he didn’t have to worry about hopping across floating debris or using Blood Weapons to avoid water.

After all, now that his Lightfoot Arts skill rank had increased, he could use Clearflow Step to walk across water.

Su-ho began powering himself up.

[Blessing activates.]

[Holy Enchant activates.]

[Mana Perception activates.]

[Endurance activates.]

[Enhancement activates.]

[Eye of the Blacksmith activates.]

Fully buffed, Su-ho began circling to the side.

— SKREEEEEEECH!!

[Incomplete Resurrected Dragon uses Dragon Fear.]

[Dragon Blood activates.]

[Fear immunity triggered via Dragon Mind effect.]

The thunderous Dragon Fear echoed through the sky.

It wasn’t just some boss-level Fear. The system categorized it as Dragon Fear, meaning this thing was a real dragon.

Su-ho deliberately widened the distance.

He wanted to gauge the creature’s active range.

Fwwoooosh!

As soon as Su-ho moved, the Resurrected Dragon flapped its massive wings and gave chase.

Of course. Flying meant it could close distance in seconds.

Still, that was fine.

He’d just keep running farther.

He’d already put considerable distance between himself and the remains of the marine base. Yet the dragon continued pursuing him.

“So it’s not range-limited, huh.”

A shame.

He had hoped to stay out of its active radius and attack from beyond. That option was off the table.

Having confirmed the range, Su-ho summoned his Guiyeong Spear and hurled it at the dragon.

[Throw activates.]

Swhiiiiing!

The spear flew like a meteor.

Crack!

Fortunately, the spear didn’t bounce off—it embedded itself in the dragon.

[Shadow Shackles activates.]

[Shadow Bleed activates.]

All effects triggered except for penetration.

But then—

— GRRRRRRR!!

Crack!

With a single snort, the dragon shattered the spear.

“Yeah. Of course. It's a real dragon—of course that wouldn’t be enough.”

Only one option remained.

He had to go in directly.

In the past, that wouldn’t have been possible. But now, he had ways to approach even flying enemies.

And a creature this large? Even easier to land on.

Su-ho threw another Guiyeong Spear.

[Throw activates.]

Swhiiiiing!

The spear flew—not at the dragon itself, but just above it.

The dragon didn’t even react.

“Just as I thought.”

Su-ho activated a skill.

[Shadow Shift activates.]

Whoosh!

In an instant, Su-ho relocated to the position just above the dragon’s head.

The dragon reeled in confusion.

A moment ago, it had had Su-ho in its sights. Now—gone.

Su-ho wasn’t about to waste the opportunity.

[Blood Weapon activates.]

Midair, he summoned a blood-red sword into his hand.

While the dragon was still unaware of his new position, he focused all his strength and swung.

[Heart Slash activates.]

[Enhancement applies.]

[Heart Slash power boosted.]

Flash!

The sword carved through the dragon’s body, emitting a scarlet flash.

He felt a solid weight of resistance travel up the blade—

— SKREEEEEEEEECH!!

[Incomplete Resurrected Dragon uses Dragon Fear.]

[Dragon Blood activates.]

[Fear immunity triggered via Dragon Mind effect.]

Now aware of Su-ho’s position, the dragon roared and released a burst of fear again.

But it had no effect on Su-ho.

He smirked and prepped his next strike.

“I knew Heart Slash would work.”

Everyone knew dragon scales were impossibly tough. Arguably the most durable hide among all known creatures.

But if the target wasn’t the hide?

Then that defense became meaningless.

FWOOOOOOSH!

The dragon thrashed its tail in pain, swinging it toward Su-ho.

It was a precise strike—but Su-ho had one Leap left.

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