Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

This is a blow that shakes the stars.

This sword-cutting skill can control the most serious disaster on Earth - earthquake. However, this is the universe, and this skill, which should not be usable, if it can be used, its only target will be... space.

Harima Tendo's magic power penetrated through the [Sword of Ame Murakumo] and penetrated into the space that he could not possibly interfere with, causing the space where the Crainshide was located to begin to vibrate violently!

next moment--

"——————————!"

The isolation area created by the Crainhild, which allowed Sieg to move freely in outer space as if he were on Earth, was shattered by a single blow from Harima Tendo!

Even though the destruction only lasted for a moment and was repaired before the next moment, Harima Tendo's attack did indeed [crack] the space to a certain extent!

The pressure from all directions continued to impact Sieg's body, making his body like a pile of boneless skin, constantly being kneaded and bumped into various postures.

And after tens of seconds...

Looking at Sieg lying on the deck, seemingly motionless, Harima Tendo, with tears streaming down his face, knelt down with his knees sank, slowly clasped his hands together and prayed: "Ahhh~~~~~ Messenger of heaven, son of heaven...you are buried in such a silent deep space."

"It's such a shame and such a tragedy that you didn't make it past the trials you should have made."

(Sieg... you're not the kind of person who would collapse here, are you? You should be able to stand up again, right?)

Edwards, thinking this, already had his hands on his two swords.

She didn't want to think about the worst case scenario, but the current situation forced her to think about the worst case scenario.

"clatter......"

The footsteps of Harima Tendo were heard.

Raising his legs that were so skinny that not a single muscle could be seen, Harima Tendo walked towards Sieg step by step.

Seeing this, Edwards immediately wanted to step forward - no matter what he wanted to do, he shouldn't get close to Sieg now.

However, just before she moved, she and Harima Tendo stopped at the same time.

Next to Sieg, Brunhilde, who was supposed to be in charge of various affairs on the bridge, appeared there silently. Her long silver-white hair fluttered slowly in the universe, and her eyes, which seemed to be filled with starlight, swept over the two of them and finally fell on Sieg.

[It is detected that the contractor's mental and physical state has reached the specified standard]

[Dragon Slayer System·Phase 2——Activation]

146. Seize the Future, Contractor

The moment he opened his eyes, Sieg found himself standing in darkness.

There was deep darkness all around, except for a round stone disk under his feet.

(What’s wrong with me?)

Sieg looked at his hands and touched his body. If he remembered correctly, he should be fighting with the old guy named Harima Tendo on the deck of the Klingshid.

Why is he here now?

"......teacher?"

Sieg tried to call out to Edwards, but the pitch-black space seemed to swallow up his voice, and the only response he got was silence.

"...Miss Em? Miss Brunhilde?"

"Stella? Sarah? Miss Tina?"

After calling out to everyone who might respond, Zigg still didn't get any response.

Subconsciously, Sieg involuntarily raised his foot and took a step forward——

"Clap!"

In an instant, as if he had stepped on something on the ground, clusters of firelight suddenly lit up in the dark space, floating in the air, looking like will-o'-the-wisp. As countless will-o'-the-wisp lights lit up, the darkness in Sieg's eyes was instantly dispelled in large pieces, as if the black fog that originally covered the surroundings had been completely swept away.

As the darkness faded, the disk under Sieg's feet began to extend into roads in all directions.

The road was like countless branches, with ghost lights constantly lighting up in the distance, and the end was constantly divided into two, two into four... In just a moment, there were hundreds of roads extending from the disc. If he could look down from a high place, Sieg felt that he should be able to see a scene like towering trees.

These roads are...

These roads lead to your future

A cold voice like an electronic synthesizer sounded beside Sieg.

Sieg quickly turned his head and saw a Rubik's Cube-like crystal appeared next to him at some point. It looked like it was made up of dozens of cubes of different sizes.

The moment he saw this thing, a faint azure light suddenly appeared on the back of Sieg's hand, and a mark emitting azure light suddenly appeared on the empty back of his hand - a mark of a giant dragon pierced by a sword.

"You are... the Dragon Slayer System?"

[Yes, nice to meet you, the 53rd contractor, Siegfried.]

The crystal cube trembled slightly.

[I am the entity of the Dragon Clan Complete Extermination Device, or Dragon Slayer System for short. I have always existed deep inside your body. This time, since you have truly reached your limit for the first time, this system will open the second stage of the Dragon Slayer support function for you, so I am meeting you here.]

[You are also the 26th contractor to reach this stage. It is an honor to meet another contractor who is determined to destroy dragons. I hope that the dragons among the vast stars will be completely exterminated one day with your efforts.]

"...I don't understand what you are saying."

After a moment of silence, Sieg asked doubtfully, "What do you mean by second stage... Haven't you given me your full support so far?"

[Within the scope of the first stage, this system has given you full assistance in the Valkyrie program, but in order to prevent the contractor from degenerating into a threat no different from a dragon, the core function of this system will be released after the second stage is activated - now is that time]

"Can you let me defeat that old guy?"

To be honest, Sieg is in a state of half understanding and half confusion now. He can understand what the Dragon Slayer System is saying, but he cannot fully comprehend the meaning expressed in these words.

But this is not important. What is important is whether this so-called second stage can enable him to defeat Harima Tendo.

[Please understand, contractor]

[This system will not directly grant you any power, or force your power to a fixed value. The support this system can provide is all based on the enhancement of everything you have. How much power you can exert and how much enemy you can defeat with the support of this system all depends on you.]

"...So, what do I do now?"

Choose your future

The Dragon Slayer System floated to the front of the countless roads.

[Each road here represents the future you may reach, and represents countless possibilities for your future. Since the 'current you' has reached the limit, if you want to defeat an enemy that is far stronger than the 'current' you, you can only place your hopes on the 'future']

[Make your choice, contractor]

[Choose the future you want to go to, choose the future you want to be, and choose the path you want to take - in this way, this system will allow you to connect to the future and let the 'you now' take a decisive step towards the 'you in the future' you want to be]

"Choose...my future?"

Sieg looked at the countless roads ahead.

"If I make a choice, can I defeat that old man?"

[No guarantee, it depends on you]

[Also, please choose carefully - no matter how many possibilities you have, the moment you make a choice, all other possibilities will disappear, and you can only move forward along the future you choose.]

[Life cannot be repeated. On the road to exterminating the dragons, we are the only ones who absolutely do not allow any regrets]

[Now, make your choice, contractor]

The Dragon Slayer System emphasized it again.

As he emphasized, blurry figures shrouded in light suddenly appeared in front of the countless roads in front of Sieg.

Sieg took a step forward subconsciously.

He could understand what those lights and shadows meant. Even though he was not very smart, he could now truly understand what those lights and shadows represented.

(Those are all me.)

(All of them are my future self. They are the [future self] I will become in the future after making different choices.)

And now, he has to choose to be one of them.

(Come to think of it, I seem to have heard Kurogane and the others talk about what they wanted to do in the future.)

On this planet, a stable job seems to be a particularly important thing. After all, without a job there is no income, and without income one cannot live a normal life. Therefore, even if one is just an underage student now, one will consider his or her future.

Think about what kind of person you want to be in the future and what you want to do in the future.

Sieg could no longer remember what Kurogane Ikki and the others talked about at that time. After all, it was just something they talked about casually.

But Sieg already had an idea of ​​what he wanted to do.

"I want to live."

Zigg said solemnly.

"I want to live a stable life, without worries."

A lot of the road ahead disappeared.

"But you need strength to survive. You need the strength to protect yourself when facing an enemy, you need the strength to protect yourself when facing a disaster, and even... I'm not sure, but I probably also need the strength to protect others."

More roads disappeared.

"I wouldn't say I want to protect everyone, as long as I can protect the people around me - I need the power to realize these ideas of mine."

More and more roads disappeared, and in contrast, some roads became wider.

"Yes, the future I want is simple, and the future I want to go to is also simple."

"I want the power to overcome everything."

"I want the power to never lose to anyone."

"Only in this way can I realize my ideas, defeat all enemies who want to destroy my life, and defeat all those who want to hinder me!"

Dozens of roads merged into one at this moment.

Countless roads converged into a single light, guiding Sieg towards his future.

Is this your choice?

The Dragon Slayer System landed in Sieg's hands.

[This system respects any choice of the contractor, so from this moment on, this system will fully support the contractor to realize his ideas]

[Cognitive revision, concept change - the redefinition of the species dragon has been completed]

[Any existence that hinders the contractor is defined as a dragon]

[Okay, it’s time to wake up, contractor]

The crystal turned into light and flowed into Sieg's palm.

【The road to the future is right under your feet】

【The door to the future is open for you】

[Now, in order to reach the future you want to reach, in order to realize everything you want in your heart, destroy all the dragons.]

[Even if...]

——You chose a future of becoming a Dragon.

147. Transformed into a Dragon

“Zheng————————!”

On the deck of the Climbhide.

As a burst of azure light flashed, Sieg, who should have been unable to stand up due to exhaustion of magic power and physical strength, now slowly stood up along with the light.

Moreover, the magic power that should have been exhausted and had not yet recovered, burst out from Sieg's body again at this moment.

“Buzz~~~~Buzz~~~~Buzz~~~~Buzz~~~~”