Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 196

The Three Kings’ Disciple (197)

196

“Kuh-uk!”

A Team 3 member spat out blood and was sent flying, another Team 3 member catching him, staggering.

“…….”

The eyes of the Team 3 members were shaking.

They were ordered to protect the injured along with the team leader, but.

‘We will fight.’

The result of rushing onto the battlefield without the leader’s permission was this.

Enemies surrounding them from all sides.

“Are you okay?”

“I can still… move.”

They were indeed skilled enough to target a train full of martial artists and players.

The swords wouldn’t pierce.

They were faster than them.

Even though they possessed the inner energy of the Hwagyung realm [a high level of martial arts cultivation].

“If only we could use martial arts….”

Right now, unable to use martial arts, they were not enemies they could handle.

Even if they could use martial arts.

Swoosh.

Difficult enemies.

However, using martial arts was something they absolutely could not do.

They had already disobeyed the orders of the team leader and deputy commander by coming to the battlefield.

If they used martial arts on top of that.

Clench.

They would clearly be nothing more than fools.

Clang!

Two members simultaneously blocked an incoming attack.

Claaang!

Another attack came from the opposite side.

The Team 3 members continued to retreat, eventually standing back-to-back.

A perfect encirclement.

“……..”

There was no way to escape.

“Shit….”

Were they arrogant because they were the only ones unharmed from the train derailment?

They clenched their teeth and thought, but.

‘That’s not it.’

It wasn’t just for that reason.

In fact, most of the Team 3 members were martial artists from small and medium-sized sects not affiliated with the Nine Great Sects [major martial arts factions], though they belonged to the Association.

Though they belonged to the Association, they were not part of its mainstream.

That was why their position was always ambiguous.

They knew.

-This mission will be difficult to return from alive.

They had already heard that the special forces’ mission was very difficult and dangerous.

‘But I will go.’

However, the Team 3 members volunteered for the mission.

To help their sects even a little, to gain merit and establish a new position in the Association.

That was their resolve when they came here.

But.

‘Don’t do anything?’

Continue to do nothing?

And if they became useless or the other team members failed, then they would die?

They couldn’t allow that.

Clench.

It was true that their team leader was less reliable than the other team leaders or the deputy commander, but they didn’t dislike him.

Even so, the reason they went against the team leader’s wishes was.

“Let’s do it.”

They had a reason they couldn’t back down.

Nod.

The members gathered their resolve and agreed.

Claaang!

The enemies’ attacks began again.

Even though they didn’t have a complete formation like the other teams.

Clang!

The Team 3 members were blocking the enemies’ attacks while forming their own formation.

But right then.

“Phee… het!”

Kwaaaang!

The charging enemy exploded, causing a huge explosion.

“Kuh-uh-uh-uk!”

With a scream, the formation they had barely created collapsed.

At the moment of the explosion, they had barely managed to twist their bodies by exploding their power as if protecting each other.

Thud, thud.

They couldn’t completely avoid the aftermath of the explosion.

If they had properly deployed their energy or sword barriers, the damage could have been reduced, but.

“Kuh-uh-uh….”

The Team 3 members did not use martial arts until the end.

One of the Team 3 members, who had barely managed to stand straight, scanned the surroundings.

The fallen Team 3 members.

And.

Smirk.

The enemies were smiling.

One of the Team 3 members almost trembled at the sight of the enemies.

Gulp.

They were afraid.

They were hunters.

They knew how to corner their prey and tear out their throats.

‘Like this….’

Were they going to die?

“How is it? How does it feel to be hunted by the players you so despised and looked down on?”

The enemies’ taunts were heard.

“Kuk.”

“The world will change now. The players will reclaim Earth and drive out you invaders.”

“Were they… militia?”

Instead of an answer, they heard mockery.

And.

“Die.”

It was a declaration.

Taat!

The enemies, who were sure they had cornered the Team 3 members, kicked off the ground and jumped.

As they charged down, their bodies would be torn to pieces and scattered.

It was impossible for the other members to help, and they couldn’t cause such trouble.

Right then.

“……?”

Far away, the Team 3 leader, who was protecting the injured, could be seen.

They saw that he was holding an absurdly large sword in his hand, looking as if he was just watching with a languid face.

‘What is he trying to do?’

What would change?

Just as they were about to swing their swords at the charging enemies without any hope or expectation.

Swoosh.

A thin line began to be drawn on the enemy’s body.

Pshooooooosh!

Blood rained down.

***

The Team 3 members who had just been on the verge of death.

The bodies of the enemies who had been charging at them like a pack of beasts to hunt them.

Thududududuk! Pshooooooosh!

Were torn to pieces and scattered, blood raining down.

“…….”

Soaked in blood, the Team 3 members blinked.

Swoosh.

They quickly checked their bodies.

Nothing.

No wounds, no damage.

“What… ?”

It was an incomprehensible situation.

Something had flown in and torn the enemies apart, but they, who were in front of it, had not been harmed at all.

Moreover, what had flown in and torn apart was not just one or two enemies, but all the enemies who had surrounded the Team 3 members.

“How can this be….”

Their minds went blank.

Just what.

‘What level is he at?’

What level had he reached to make this possible?

And.

“Who… ?”

Who could have done this?

The deputy commander?

Or the commander?

They quickly turned their heads and saw that Team 1 and the other members were also struggling, surrounded by enemies.

There was no way any of them had the spare capacity to help, and even if they did.

‘Even the Jongnam Goddess can’t do this.’

Even the Jongnam Goddess [a powerful martial artist] couldn’t do this.

Not without using martial arts.

Then who was it?

“Could it be….”

The scene one of the members had seen earlier.

The Team 3 leader, who had just been watching, was holding an absurdly large greatsword.

Just as they were about to look back in that direction.

Tatata tat!

The enemies began to charge.

“What did you do!”

The enemies shouted.

Their eyes, revealed inside their masks, were bloodshot.

It was no wonder, as their comrades had suddenly been torn to pieces and killed.

“What did you…!”

The enemies charged at the Team 3 members, who had not yet regained their formation.

Swoosh.

Again.

A thin line was drawn on their bodies.

The line turning red.

Paah!

Being torn apart and scattered as fragments.

Pshooooooosh!

Blood gushing out, soaking the members again.

Thud.

Were they terrified?

Even the members stepped back.

Now, all the enemies’ attention was focused here.

They had lost their comrades to an unknown attack in an instant.

Those with bodies impervious to swords were cut down like paper.

Tatatatatat!

Again.

“There! Take care of him first!”

“Be wary of all sides!”

“Use all your magic power!”

The enemies shouted as they charged, as if they wouldn’t be careless anymore.

It was happening again.

Pshooooooosh!

Now, the area around the Team 3 members was a hellscape filled with blood and flesh.

It was as if the mountain of corpses had risen to their knees, they had killed so many.

It was the moment when the blood that had been rushing to their heads cooled down at the sight of the surreal scene.

“……!”

Now that everything that had been blocking them had fallen and was lying on the ground, they could finally see.

“No way…, no way…!”

Goosebumps rose, and their bodies trembled.

Far away.

“Le, lea….”

The Team 3 leader was standing in a slightly different posture than before.

“It’s the leader.”

“What?”

“It’s the leader who did it!”

It was certain.

“It’s the Team 3 leader!”

The leader of Team 3, whom they had thought was inferior to the deputy commander or other team leaders.

The one they thought was unreliable and had a screw loose.

Swoosh.

He changed his stance again, slowly moving the greatsword with both hands.

And.

Pshooooooosh!

Again, a fountain of blood was erupting in the distance.

“Ah… ah….”

They were getting goosebumps.

An emotion that could not be described.

Excitement and relief.

And the moment when emotions like fear dominated their entire brain.

Trickle.

Without realizing it, one of the members even shed tears.

* * *

The commotion and emotions of the Team 3 members were not limited to that place.

“What is that….”

The Team 1 leader couldn’t hide his shaking pupils and exclaimed in astonishment.

“…….”

The Team 2 leader just kept his mouth shut.

It was that shocking of a sight.

Unlike the regular members, the team leaders, who had reached a certain level, could vaguely sense it.

That it was the Team 3 leader who had done it.

Gulp.

At the same time as astonishment, fear washed over them.

What if the target of that strange sword strike had been them instead of the enemies?

Could they have withstood it?

Clench.

Emotions that a martial artist should not feel kept welling up.

“Don’t lose your minds!”

At that moment, the deputy commander, Number 2, shouted.

“Pay attention to the enemies in front of you!”

The members, regaining their senses at his shout, quickly moved forward.

Right now, in front of them.

Claaang!

The commander was clashing swords with the enemy’s leader.

She had broken away first, and their mission was to take care of the other enemies so that no one would interfere with the commander and the enemy leader’s fight.

But now that many enemies had been taken out by Team 3.

“We’ll help the commander!”

They thought it was the perfect opportunity to help Number 1.

But.

“Don’t come!”

Number 1’s shout was heard.

At the same time.

Fwoooosh!

A huge explosion occurred, engulfing Number 1.

“Commander!”

While retreating from the immense heat and destructive power, the deputy commander moved to rush forward.

Paat.

But the smoke soon cleared.

“I told you to step back.”

Number 1 revealed herself.

She seemed to have been burned on her arm, but she was still fine.

However, the one who seemed to be the enemy’s leader was.

Thud, thud.

Engulfed in the explosion, his whole body was festering and melting.

They were about to think it was over, but.

“Not yet.”

Number 1 said that and swung her sword.

Paat!

The enemy leader’s arm was cut off by Number 1’s sword strike.

However, the enemy leader, as if he had deliberately given up his arm.

Taat!

He kicked off the ground, taking advantage of the gap that had been created.

“He’s escaping!”

The Team 2 leader shouted as he saw the enemy leader, but something was strange.

The place he was running towards with his eyes flipped was.

Swoosh.

It was the place where the Team 3 leader was.

They tried to follow the enemy leader, but their feet wouldn’t move.

For some reason, it felt like he didn’t need help.

And.

“He’s going to his death on his own.”

Number 1 was also just watching his back with a dry voice.

“Just what….”

It was the deputy commander.

He was the one who had not been astonished by the Team 3 leader’s skill.

“Who is the Team 3 leader?”

But that was just him trying to accept it calmly.

He was the most surprised and astonished.

A question filled with indescribable complex emotions.

The answer to that was.

“Don’t ask.”

It was chillingly cold.

“You know that the identities of the members are secret, right?”

“…….”

At that moment when the deputy commander firmly closed his mouth.

Claaang!

The Team 3 leader’s sword strike and the enemy leader collided, causing a roar.