Chapter 158: Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (22)

༺ Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (22) ༻

I was standing upon regaining consciousness, my body somehow having managed to rise to its feet.

A sharp pang followed a dull ache, and the lingering effects of the anesthetic left my thoughts in a jumbled mess.

Then, memories abruptly flooded in without pausing for me to regain my senses.

Fragmented words surged in like the roaring tides of the sea.

And amidst the memories of death and parting, was a man ever-present.

These were clearly not my own memories, yet within the blurred boundaries, I managed to grasp what seemed like a clue.

“…Neris Findleston.”

It was an unfamiliar name.

Her possessing a family name was news to me, but my voice, when uttering the name, resonated with strength and certainty.

Her body, as if confirming my conviction, trembled violently.

What happened afterwards remained a blur due to the persistent effects of the anesthetic.

The moment she lunged in, my pupils split vertically as a fairly familiar sensation enveloped me.

It was the feeling I got whenever I perceived the deeper intricacies of space during battle.

It was only now that I understood how to wield the Dragonblood Script—realizing there were a lot more profound elements present in the world than just the fetters of ‘space’.

Space did not exist in isolation. Time and mana were also closely intertwined, and the Dragonblood Script served as a gateway to the realm of ‘mana’.

Enlightenment dawned upon me just before her dagger reached me.

For the first time, I traced a Dragonblood glyph in the air.

Considering my restricted mana and my inability to overpower her physically, the Dragonblood Script was the only option I could turn to.