Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 174

The Three Kings’ Disciple (176)

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“Please help me.”

The one bowing with a fist salute.

It was Namgoong Mu-jin, the young lord of the Great Namgoong Family and the head of the Azure Dragon Unit, one of the four military forces of the Assembly [a powerful organization].

“Please help me! Master!”

He raised his head and shouted.

At his desperate gaze and voice, Hanabi’s guild leader, Ootachi, widened his eyes.

The man before him was in a position to receive a request from the young lord of the Great Namgoong Family.

“What for?”

It was the moment Lee Ro-woon’s question fell.

Swoosh.

Namgoong Mu-jin grabbed the sword hilt wrapped around his waist and drew his sword.

When the light of the clearly shining sword aura spread in all directions.

Slish!

Namgoong Mu-jin’s sword slashed through the empty air.

Thud, thud, thud!

The shadows fell to the floor like puppets with cut strings, writhing.

They were the Namgoong family’s martial artists in blue uniforms.

As if it wasn’t over yet, Namgoong Mu-jin raised the hand holding his sword, with a look asking for understanding.

“I permit the drawing of swords.”

With his voice, the ground rumbled.

A huge aura was felt from all directions.

“Charge.”

Blue sword energy poured down from all directions.

It was similar to the Namgoong family’s martial artists’ uniforms.

Blue uniforms.

But the difference was.

“T-The Azure Dragon Unit… !”

It was the image of the Azure Dragon drawn on their chests.

The Azure Dragon Unit, known to be at the top of the Assembly’s military forces, had finally revealed itself.

Clang! Clang!

The sound of swords clashing, only then did Namgoong Mu-jin lower his sword and walk towards Lee Ro-woon.

Flinch.

Unlike Ootachi, who was frightened and stepped back, Lee Ro-woon calmly watched Namgoong Mu-jin approach.

Thud!

He took a fist salute again.

“Thank you for your consideration for the family’s martial artists.”

He expressed his gratitude first.

The Namgoong family’s martial artists, who would have all turned into corpses if Lee Ro-woon had stepped in.

It was gratitude for allowing them to save at least one person by letting Namgoong Mu-jin and the Azure Dragon Unit handle them.

“And…”

The main point.

“Please help me, Master.”

Now, with only a sword’s distance between them, Namgoong Mu-jin spoke again.

“The Namgoong family… !”

It was a desperate, earnest, and urgent voice.

“Please stop the family head!”

“Namgoong Cheon?”

Crunch.

Namgoong Mu-jin gritted his teeth with a face mixed with shame and various emotions.

Soon, his mouth opened again.

“Yes. Please stop the family head.”

“…”

What happened in the Namgoong family?

“I will.”

“… !”

Lee Ro-woon answered.

“I received help from you once before.”

Even though it was at the request of the Black Lion King, Namgoong Mu-jin had moved personally to help him.

This was a reward for that, and.

“Tell me in detail.”

It was a fulfillment of his curiosity.

***

-You don’t have to worry about the Mo-yong family.

It was Ha Se-min’s voice coming from the phone.

The Namgoong family attacked the Hanabi Guild and simultaneously attempted an attack on the Mo-yong family.

Originally, their goal was.

‘To attack the Hanabi Guild, draw out the Mo-yong family, and then attack them.’

However, the force to save the Hanabi Guild was Lee Ro-woon alone, and the Mo-yong family was able to face the Namgoong family after preparing their defenses.

-I will hold out until there is an order.

Even though it was the Namgoong family, their opponent was the Mo-yong family.

Although the gap in time for the frozen Mo-yong family had widened significantly, the Namgoong family was also not at full strength.

“There may be another purpose, so don’t leave the main base empty.”

-Yes.

Following that, Ha Se-min’s report on what was happening in Japan continued.

-Namgoong’s affiliated player guilds.

A terrible story.

-57 guilds have moved.

Namgoong’s entire force was moving at once.

-It’s as if they’re trying to wage a war…

“What is their destination?”

The answer to Lee Ro-woon’s question came from another place.

“Tokyo…”

-Tokyo.

Namgoong Mu-jin, and Ha Se-min’s voice at the same time.

-It seems they are trying to blockade Tokyo.

“The goal is to blockade Tokyo.”

Lee Ro-woon nodded and hung up the phone.

“The family head plans to blockade the entire Tokyo area.”

Tokyo was within the Namgoong family’s sphere of influence.

The capital of Japan, and a place where countless lives were located.

“Also…”

Ding.

Lee Ro-woon opened the phone where a message had arrived.

-The Peng family’s movements are unusual.

“The Peng family.”

Namgoong Mu-jin continued.

“The Peng family is also one of their targets.”

* * *

“The Peng family, including Peng Do-wi, five attack units.”

A middle-aged man with a dignified appearance said, sweeping his long white flame.

“I came here at the request of the Namgoong family.”

His eyes were burning fiercely.

“I was already displeased with the silence regarding the young lord’s death, but I trusted the Namgoong family.”

The burning emotion was anger.

The Peng family’s young lord and military force, who had moved to strike the Mo-yong family.

That day, they were completely annihilated without even harming the Mo-yong family.

-Be restrained.

His true intention was to unleash that anger and wipe out the Mo-yong family, but at Namgoong Cheon’s request, the Peng family had no choice but to remain silent.

However, another request from Namgoong Cheon came to the Peng family.

-Move.

It meant that there was no need to be restrained.

It was unknown what wind had blown for Cheonhoeju [a title], who was famous for not reversing a decision once made, to overturn his decision.

“I am ready to strike the Mo-yong family right now.”

For the Peng family, it was a good thing.

“Haha. Calm down, Lord Peng.”

A man with a slender body and a smile.

It was Namgoong Soo of the Namgoong family.

“You won’t have to wait long.”

“As expected of the Namgoong family.”

Five hundred members of the Peng family’s five military units.

“But, there are quite a few Namgoong family martial artists?”

There were nearly eight hundred Namgoong family martial artists.

It was indeed a sight befitting the Namgoong family, which boasted the largest force among the Five Great Families.

Although not all of them were part of the main attack force, the aura of nearly eight hundred martial artists was as sharp as needles.

“Is Mo-yong that much?”

Peng Do-wi said, burning with competitive spirit.

“Aren’t they tigers? We can’t ignore them.”

“Indeed.”

Peng Do-wi nodded.

“The Mo-yong family was the tiger of Liaodong.”

In the past, the Mo-yong family’s fighting spirit and courage were famous since the Silver Era.

It was said that they had fully returned after the world’s gates reopened, so they could not be ignored.

Smirk.

They were going to catch such a Mo-yong.

Although there would be help from the Namgoong family, wouldn’t the Peng family be at the forefront?

The Namgoong family had already secured a unique position.

‘The Zhuge family, the Tang family.’

In contrast, the rankings of the other families were not yet clearly divided.

However, unlike the two families whose usefulness was certain, the Peng family’s position was ambiguous.

‘This is an opportunity for the Peng family to obtain a higher ranking.’

Revenge, and practical gain.

Everything would be decided this time.

“Please take care…”

Ding.

Just as Peng Do-wi was about to finish speaking, Namgoong Soo’s cell phone rang.

“One moment.”

Namgoong Soo pressed the call button.

-Begin.

Namgoong Cheon’s voice, which was barely audible.

It sounded like a clear thunderclap to Peng Do-wi, who had reached the peak of Hwagyung [a high level of martial arts cultivation].

Smirk.

It was the beginning.

Now was the time to sweep away Mo-yong and raise the name of the Peng family high.

“I obey the order, family head.”

Namgoong Soo pressed the end call button.

Cracks began to appear little by little on Peng Do-wi’s face.

Something.

‘Something has changed.’

The atmosphere was strange.

Peng Do-wi, who was about to put his hand on his sword.

Swoosh!

A long sword was embedded in his chest.

“Cough!”

Peng Do-wi, who was spitting blood, looked at Namgoong Soo as if he couldn’t believe it.

“Why…”

“Didn’t you hear?”

Namgoong Soo’s face was so cold that no emotion could be felt.

“The family head’s order has been given, so we must move.”

The sword that pierced his chest.

Clench.

Blood seeped from Peng Do-wi’s hand that was gripping it.

‘Aren’t they tigers?’

Tigers.

The Mo-yong family was certainly also called the tiger of Liaodong.

But that was.

“Shit…”

The Peng family was the same.

The tiger of Hebei.

From the beginning, Namgoong’s prey was not Mo-yong.

“It was the Peng family… !”

The Peng family.

“Did you just realize that?”

“I will kill you! I will kill… !”

The voice of Peng Do-wi, who was shouting, stopped.

Namgoong Soo’s sword, which had emitted sword energy, had already been pulled out of Peng Do-wi’s body.

Towards the top of Peng Do-wi’s head.

Sizzle.

A long red line was drawn.

“Aaaaaaah!”

Screams began to echo from all directions.

“Everything is…”

Right and wrong were not important.

They were the martial artists of the noble families.

“According to the family head’s will.”

Everything was for the sake of the family.

* * *

The Peng family’s five attack units were annihilated.

The Peng family, a member of the Five Great Families and never considered weak, was a different story when their opponent was the Namgoong family.

An annihilation with not a single survivor.

However, the Peng family could not move.

“Eeeeeeeek!”

The forces blocking their gates.

They were the Namgoong family’s martial artists and the player guilds affiliated with the Namgoong family.

If they tried to come out of the gate, they would be affected by dozens of layers of magic circles.

Although they could escape the effects of the magic circles by using their inner energy, in that fleeting moment, their necks were already pierced by the Namgoong family’s swords.

The Peng family’s feet were tied, and their heart was targeted.

Meanwhile, the Namgoong family’s forces were also moving.

-Tokyo.

Tokyo was surrounded.

It was ironic that the Namgoong family had surrounded their own sphere of influence.

The formations, magic circles, and mechanical devices installed to prevent external invasions and attacks had ironically become a fence that prevented them from leaving Tokyo.

The Namgoong family’s forces moved.

“We greet the family head!”

“We greet the family head!”

With shouts that shook the blue sky, the Namgoong family’s martial artists took a fist salute.

“…”

The players dropped their heads, unable to dare to look up, with a strange silence.

Thud.

In the center, a man walked, protected by the Changgung Sword Unit, considered the best force of the Namgoong family.

Thud.

His aura was so immense that it was beyond description.

Thud.

Each of his steps was light yet heavy enough to shake the ground.

“The family head…”

His name explained everything.

“We greet the family head.”

The head of the Namgoong family.

One of the three heads of the Assembly, Cheonhoeju Namgoong Cheon was his identity.

“The blockade?”

“It is perfect. Not even an ant can escape.”

“The Namgoong family does not make mistakes.”

“I will keep that in mind. I will check again.”

Only half a day had passed since the Namgoong family had moved.

“What is the situation?”

“There are fifteen million people here. The Assembly has contacted us, but…”

“This is an event of the Namgoong family. Tell them not to interfere.”

“I will relay that.”

In that half a day, the Namgoong family had completely blockaded Tokyo.

“Mu-jin, what about that child?”

“That is…”

“Tsk.”

Namgoong Cheon clicked his tongue.

“He still doesn’t know what’s important.”

“…”

“This is the family’s matter, and it is my decision as the family head.”

Namgoong Cheon’s voice sank heavily and spread in all directions.

“Everything is for the sake of the Namgoong family.”

“Everything is…”

A voice echoed with it.

“For the Namgoong family.”

Namgoong Cheon took out his beloved sword, the divine artifact of the Namgoong family, from his waist.

Swoosh.

The sword blade of Namgoong Muhon was trembling finely.

It seemed to be reacting to Namgoong Cheon’s inner energy, but something.

“Understand.”

It was as if it was struggling to escape from Namgoong Cheon’s hand.

“This is for the sake of the Namgoong family.”

With those words, Namgoong Cheon grabbed the hilt of Namgoong Muhon with both hands and turned the sword.

Namgoong Muhon was pointed towards the ground.

“I activate the Changgung Muae Sword Formation.”

Crack!

Namgoong Muhon split the ground like tofu and was embedded into the floor.

Whoooom!

Namgoong Cheon’s and Namgoong Muhon’s inner energy began to spread in all directions.