The Extra Who Shouldn't Exist novel Chapter 368

Chapter 368: Chapter 368 : Deal with the Dragon King

Alden and Azrael found themselves on another barren land entirely.

Their weapons were drawn, stances ready to fight, eyes scanning for threats.

When suddenly a loud voice rang out. "What the hell are you guys doing just standing around? We have a lot of work to do!"

They whipped around.

Alex was standing right behind them.

His silver hair gleamed under the harsh light, blue eyes sharp and piercing. The power radiating from him was almost unfathomable—like staring into an endless abyss wrapped in human form.

Alden’s mouth hung open.

’The more I try to close the gap with him, the further this monster pulls away,’ he thought.

A voice echoed in his head—Ouroboros. [I’ve already told you multiple times: do not try to compete with him.]

Alden sighed inwardly. ’That’s never gonna happen. I will surpass him someday, no matter what.’

Azrael just smiled, shaking his head slightly—as if he had already expected something like that from Alden.

Alden yelled, "You asshole! What the hell? I thought we got attacked!"

Alex shrugged. "Yeah. If I was attacking, you’d already be dead."

Alden’s mouth twitched. "Well, I can’t argue with that now."

He paused, then fired off questions. "But tell us first—where are we? What happened? Did you kill the Dragon King? And did you really reverse time to bring everyone back to life?"

Alex held up a hand. "Will you slow down? One question at a time."

Alden nodded. "Okay, tell me the first one."

Alex said casually, "Yeah... I did defeat that Dragon King. But I didn’t kill him."

Azrael and Alden’s mouths fell open. "Why?!"

"No other reason," Alex replied. "That guy was a good listener and turns out he’s a damn good motivator too. So I spared him."

Alden and Azrael couldn’t believe what they just heard.

They yelled in unison, "Are you serious?!"

Alex waved them off. "Relax. I’ve already tampered with his mana core, so he’ll never be able to attack us."

Alden and Azrael sighed in relief.

Azrael looked around the vast expanse of cracked earth and distant mountains. "So where is this?"

Alex answered, "This is the other continent—where the dragons and the other races live."

Alden opened his mouth to speak again.

When suddenly—

Dragons started to gather in the sky above them, wings beating as they filled the air like a living storm. Scales of red, black, blue, and gold glinted in the sun. Among them hovered the Dragon King Zarvok in his dragon‑kin form.

Towering and regal, his obsidian scales were veined with molten gold, massive wings folded partially behind him. Horns curved like crowns from his head, eyes burning with ancient fire, claws sharp enough to rend mountains.

Zarvok smiled as he saw Alex. "That was fast. I didn’t think you would come to meet me so soon."

Alex smiled back. "Well, I’m short on time, so I want to get as much work done as possible."

Zarvok nodded. "Work, huh. Let’s go to my palace and talk there."

Alden and Azrael tensed, hands on weapons, ready to fight.

Alex glanced at them. "Relax. They won’t attack."

Alden frowned. "Why is that?"

Zarvok answered before Alex could. "Because we know that silver‑haired freak will kill us all the moment we do. And also, I can’t go against him now—he has my life in his hands."

Alden and Azrael looked around. The dragons were hanging back, eyes fixed on Alex with wary respect, not aggression.

"What is it?" Alex asked.

"Just like you did to me... do it to all of my people. Modify their cores so they’ll never fall under Tiamat’s control again."

Alex replied immediately, "That is easy."

"Astral Domain."

A domain formed, encompassing the entire dragon continent. Vast, shimmering boundaries of cosmic energy enclosed mountains, cities, skies—everything.

Zarvok’s mouth hung open as he sensed its scale.

Inside his mind, Alex said, ’useless, do it.’

[On it, Host.]

Suddenly, every person in the dragon continent felt it—a strange warmth spreading through their cores. It was as if they were becoming free of something heavy, an invisible chain snapping loose. A tree‑shaped mark appeared on their bodies for a moment, glowing faintly, accompanied by a brief sting of pain.

Then, after some time, the pain vanished.

They all felt truly free of Tiamat’s will—lighter, unburdened, their destinies their own once more.

Alex’s domain collapsed after the work was completed.

He looked toward Alden, Azrael, and Zarvok, who had their eyes widened and mouths open in shock.

"Your condition has been met," Alex said. "Now it’s time for you to meet mine."

Zarvok took a huge gulp.

’I am really lucky he didn’t kill me back then,’ Zarvok thought. ’And now I have him as an ally. I have a feeling this guy will shake the heavens themselves to get his way.’

He smiled inwardly.

’And I’m looking forward to seeing it all.’