Dragon Poor

Chapter 9

Boooooooooooooooom!

Sunhyuk experienced it that day. Such immense strength that could rip the world asunder, and the destruction of that gruesome beast; charging through the training grounds.

After that, he had almost lost consciousness. His whole life force had been burnt, and his body left with just his resilience against the wind while stuck in that pit. His wrist was fractured, and his back was sprained. Whether that injury was a result of being unable to take the uncontrollable beast, or if it was due to the aftereffects of his hands and feet being sucked into the wind, it was impossible to know. He might have to suffer from that injury for two or more months, but the price for it was sweet.

[Kim Sunhyuk] [Level 3] [Dragon Rider] [Possessed Attributes] Wind / Attribute Expertise 2 Wind Fang [Strength 21 / Endurance 20 / Agility 23 ] [Possessed Skills] << Dragon Taming >> << Dragon Riding >> << Charging >> << Basic Horsemanship >> Basic Horsemanship + Charging = Clumsy Charging << Standard Kingdom Spearmanship (Intermediate) >> << Standard Kingdom Swordsmanship (Basic) >> << Heavy Armor Maneuvers (30kg) >> << Infantry Shield Skill (Basic) >> << Advanced Work Skills (Civil Engineering) >>

His level had unexpectedly raised from 2 to 3, and all of his stats had exceeded 20. Not only that, attribute expertise was added, and Wind Fang was engraved into his Status Window. Although there was no additional details, Sunhyuk instinctively knew what attribute expertise, as well as Wind Fang meant.

The wild beast that roared out in rage from the tip of his spear, and the violent power that erupted out of its chains, causing such destructive power within the training grounds. That was exactly the power of Wind Fang. Expertise was the reins to tame and control that ferocious beast.

"Hehehe."

Sunhyuk laughed. The true strength of a Dragon Rider is not some mere superior stat increase. The nature of the attribute gifted to him by the Dragon, was great enough to look down on the soldiers by itself. The fact that this power was only a temporary means given to him in advance, caused him to tremble in excitement and anticipation of the future.

"Ughhh…."

However, in contrast to his heart, his body was full of injuries and he could not move at all in bed.

"Ahahahahahaha."

Despite that, laughter continued to seep out of him.

Sunhyuk continued to rest from his duties after the typhoon had passed.

"Ugh. I thought we were prepared, but it seems we were too hasty."

Receiving the damage report, Frederik's face darkened. The situation of the 24th Regiment struck by the typhoon on the plains was not so good. Seven wood fences had collapsed, and more than 10% of their supplies had either been swept away or was drenched in water left by the typhoon. And with those that were hiding in the barracks, with the collapsed wooden fences, several hundred soldiers were injured, with dozens dead.

There was no battle, but they had lost nearly 20% of military power. It was an enormous loss as it was similar in scale to a devastating defeat in battle, so there was much reason as to why Frederik's face had darkened.

"For all of this to happen when the Regiment Commander is absent."

As one that was in charge of the regiment, as the representative of the Regiment Commander, the situation was definitely very dire. Clarke, having understood the underlying importance of Frederik managing his career prior to his Advanced Knight promotion, stayed quiet.

No matter how one saw it, it was wise for him not to report to Frederik on the Stranger's condition. If he were to carelessly report in, he might be heavily scolded for not being able to manage a single Stranger properly.

"At least it's a relief that our cavalry regiment was unharmed."

Frederik, who valued his military horses dearly, was satisfied that they had not lost a single military horse from the typhoon.

"I heard that the accomplishments of the Stranger were great? That boy, if he were to have ridden a horse well, he'd be quite a man to covet for. What a shame. A shame." "At least he is getting better, so sooner or later, he will be a part of our regiment." "Alright. It might not be easy, but communicate with him well and make him useful."

Concluding the conversation, Frederik waved him away.

"Whew."

Escaping the commanders barracks, Clarke breathed out a large sigh of relief. Serving that ambitious senior commander, he felt like he was aging too quick for his own good. And what should he do with that Stranger… He was in such a troublesome situation as he was lost in thought.

As he returned from the barracks, the training grounds came into his view. How that Stranger was lying in that pit as if comically, and the pit that wasn't fully restored passed through his mind.

No. It's surely not. For that silly, clumsy guy to have done this.

He was definitely suspicious, but it didn't make sense. For a mere Basic, that was bullied and isolated for not being able to properly digest the training of the cavalry regiment. To have caused this scene was too improbable.

If it was an Advanced Knight who had used his force in a charging attempt to create such a result, or those superhuman monsters that the royal family had securely hidden away, then it may be possible. They were, in fact, the true monsters that could obliterate a medium-sized city if they so choose to.

However, among those monsters, none of them included a Basic soldier, no less a Stranger.

I must be crazy these days.

Shaking his head, Clarke resumed his walk.

"Ahyaaa. This reminds me of my old age."

Sunhyuk, who was out of commission from injuries, was enjoying his time of leisure merrily. It was as if he had returned to the days of being a sergeant in the previous world. At least over there, you had higher ups to monitor you, but here, there was no one to bother him.

Even Frederik, someone he had to be wary of as the representative of the Regiment Commander, had no intention of appearing before him.

At this time, Sunhyuk was inconspicuously trying to make sure that no one could catch a hint of him polishing his attribute as he hid from the other soldiers.

He was satisfied with just feeling the attribute play around with his fingertips as he sat down curled up in a corner. A different sensation from before, the wind would come along when he moved his hand.

It might be just a little taste, but he was able to control the power of the attribute. Of course it was pale in comparison to the deafening existence of that Wind Fang yesterday, but just that small movement of that wind caused him to feel that the wind of the world was in his hands, making him unable to control his laughter.

Unsure how long he played around with the wind, a sudden message chimed in his head.

[ Attribute Expertise has increased by 1.]

What the hell did I just hear - was what Sunhyuk thought as he quickly checked his Status Window, confirming that his Attribute Expertise which was 2 a moment ago had increased to 3.

"What?"

Blankly, he stared at the wind floating on his palm before beginning to move the aura of the wind left and right.

"Ughhhh…"

He wasn't sure how long time had passed, but his head began to throb in pain. It seems that it wasn't possible to use the power of the attribute for an infinite amount of time. With the headaches being aggravating, he was about to disperse the aura of the wind before another message popped up in his head.

[Attribute Expertise has increased by 1.]

Unlike before, the military medical camp was bustling with soldiers as countless of injured and wounded from the typhoon had been carried in.

"Ah-oh. My head."

Holding his head while groaning due to the severe headaches, Sunhyuk walked into the camp. He was quite anxious of possibly being bullied back by the cavalrymen for ordering them around earlier, added to the fact that he was in an accident during the typhoon, causing him to be wary of his surroundings.

"Well, take a rest and relax. There's no one here to harass you."

He nodded to the words of a Basic official as he buried himself into the bed.

Ah, he should have stopped then.

Once the headache became excruciatingly painful, he regretted it. However, while he was regretting, he couldn't help but smile.

Since the growth of his attribute expertise wasn't miniscule at all from bearing the pain of his severe headache.

[Kim Sunhyuk] [Level 3] [Dragon Rider] [Possessed Attributes] Wind / Attribute Expertise 11 Wind Fang [Strength 21 / Endurance 20 / Agility 23 ] [Possessed Skills] << Dragon Taming >> << Dragon Riding >> << Charging >> << Basic Horsemanship >> - Basic Horsemanship + Charging = Clumsy Charging << Standard Kingdom Spearmanship (Intermediate) >> << Standard Kingdom Swordsmanship (Basic) >> << Heavy Armor Maneuvers (30kg) >> << Infantry Shield Skill (Basic) >> << Advanced Work Skills (Civil Engineering) >>

Within a day, his attribute expertise of 2 had risen to an astonishing 11. For now, the effects of the attribute expertise were very faint, but he was certain that the the wind that was being gathered in his fingertips was growing stronger.

The recklessness that he threw himself into during the typhoon had unexpectedly rewarded him greatly.

But even his joy was brief as the excruciating headache tortured him, before falling asleep not long after. Due to polishing the strength of his attribute, the amount of stamina and energy he had expended wasn't small at all.

The very next day, Sunhyuk continued to polish his attribute expertise. It wasn't as fast as his growth on the first day, and the number that was 11 had risen to 22 after a few days. Although he wasn't sure whether this number was high or low, but as much encouragement as he received from his own growth, he desired for his broken bones to heal sooner as well.

And while he was caught up in his own growth, the maintenance of the garrison had finished, leaving only the repair of the damages from the typhoon to be dealt with.

For some reason, the soldiers weren't concerning themselves with the fences and pillars, which Sunhyuk quickly realized as to the reason why.

"Indeed, the recovery of the Strangers are quick."

Clarke, who had entered the camp to have a quick checkup did not forego his suspicions, but did not ask further after that day.

"The Regiment Commander is on his way back to base as he is accompanied by a magician to aid in the repairs of the base."

Sunhyuk, who was apathetic about whether the Regiment Commander was coming or not, suddenly lightened up at the news of a magician.

"A Magician you say?"

The very first Stranger that was recognized as an Advanced soldier was a Magician. He couldn't help, but be curious of why the Magician class was so highly regarded for them to be granted an Advanced Rank.

"Those large fences over there will be difficult for us to repair so."

It seemed the mysteries of the Magician class were more than he had imagined them to be.

"When are they coming?" "Well, it shouldn't be long. Since they have a lot of places to visit other than here."

From Sunhyuk's exclamation, he just nodded. The fact that he could witness the rumored magic with his own eyes was a bit surprising for him as well.

From the sudden conversation, Clarke began to give a strange look towards Sunhyuk.

"Anyways, about that."

Recognizing that he was about to ask him about that day again, he overreacted.

"Ah, it was really an accident. An accident!"

But, Clarke just chuckled from his overreaction and shook his head lightly. But, what he commented on was something he never would have expected.

"Apparently, that Magician was the same Stranger that came out from your boot camp."

TL Afterword:

Anticipating in advance. Wonder if the Magician will have any influence with the MC?

Comment: Here's another one right before I move onto Green Skin.

Notice: It's snowing so much. Stay safe all! (Worth the notice hehe)

PR Afterword:

Sai: MC becomes injured every time he uses his AS (Attribute Strength) - interesting to see how he overcomes that..

BM: Sunhyuk laughs aloud way to much… has he gone insane?