Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 510

“It’s going to be fun from now on.”

It seemed like it was already the end, but it wasn’t.

“The show is just beginning.”

What the Blood Duke had prepared for five years was definitely not just this. His efforts, diligently working in his position without rest, were not just this much.

From now on.

Kwaaaah-!

From now on was the start of the real show. The onrushing waves of blood.

“……!”

Hasemin and the others were surprised by the immense power. The power the Blood Duke was displaying was a formidable force that was absolutely not inferior to the three leaders of the Rebellion. Who could have predicted that the Blood Duke, who had never been heard of before, would possess such power?

And.

Saaaah-!

The resistance of the Crusader Knights against him was also not to be underestimated. With the rising holy light, a huge inverted cross was drawn in the air.

Kwaaang!

It collided with the onrushing waves of blood, creating an explosion. A clash that showed the determination of both sides not to be defeated. But in the end, what prevailed was….

“The Blood Duke!”

The Blood Duke. From within the surging waves, several hands and grotesque faces appeared, devouring the inverted cross and pushing towards the Crusader Knights.

“Defensive formation-!”

The Crusader Knights hastily strengthened their defenses even further. However, the gap created in the once-pierced shield was too large, and the waves that rushed in from there were like a tsunami.

Kwaaaah-!

The waves of blood devoured the Crusader Knights.

“Keuh!”

The screams echoed. The Crusader Knights tried to endure and escape, but even then.

Uooh-!

When the hands and heads that appeared in the waves of blood grabbed the Crusader Knights and began to bite them, they had no choice but to succumb. Even if they tried to use the transcendent powers they boasted of, enhanced by magic circles, it was useless. The moment they collided with the waves of blood, they had already lost their strength.

Pasasak!

Only the ending of being turned into mummies, having all their strength and energy taken away, remained. The waves that the Blood Duke poured out did not stop there. After devouring the Crusader Knights, they became even stronger and began to sweep away even the Empire’s forces.

Silence had fallen on the battlefield. The Blood Duke’s side did not even open their mouths without the Blood Duke’s command, and the Empire’s side.

Swaaaah….

Swept away by the waves of blood, there was no one left standing who could open their mouths.

It was then.

Kwaaaaaah-!

The blood tide reversed and created a huge pillar.

Paah-!

The pillar of blood burst out. And what was revealed was a single holy spear.

“That’s him.”

The one who endured and stood firm even in the waves was the one.

“The leader of the Crusader Knights, the Dragon Knight. The Knight of Penance.”

The Knight of Penance. One of the Dragon Knights that the Empire boasted of.

Gooooh-!

He was the true transcendent within the Crusader Knights. The power he had shared with the other knights. However, as the other Crusader Knights died in the waves of blood.

Kwang-!

The Knight of Penance regained his original power and his original form. However, it wasn’t as if the situation was good. The armor of the revealed Knight of Penance was melting in the acid of the waves of blood, and even the skin beneath it was melting, revealing bone. His face was not much different. The figure he presented now was very ironic and paradoxical.

Kaduk.

Like an undead, yet emitting the most sacred and brilliant light.

Sseuk.

From within the clumped pool of blood, a figure emerged. The Blood Duke. And without hesitation, he moved his sword.

Kaang!

He began to fight the Knight of Penance.

“That’s amazing swordsmanship.”

As if it were a separate realm, the two began to duel with swordsmanship alone, without using any transcendent powers or magic. Non-stop attacks and defenses. However, the difference between the two was clear. If the Knight of Penance’s swordsmanship was steadfast and precise, the Blood Duke’s swordsmanship was fluid and elegant. Steadfastness can sometimes overcome the profound, but if the gap is too large….

Puhook!

What prevailed was the fluid and elegant swordsmanship. The Blood Duke’s sword pierced the Knight of Penance’s neck precisely. That was the end, but everyone knew that this was not the end. The fact that Lee Rowoon had learned thanks to this time. Dragon Knights, they were not simply beings who borrowed power by contracting with guardian dragons….

Kwaaaah-!

They were beings fused into one with their guardian dragons. And when such a Dragon Knight reached death, the guardian dragon that was their main body would be born as a demonic dragon, losing its reason and life.

Flap-!

A huge shadow fell over the sky.

“Keuk.”

The suppressed groan of Partisan heard from the side, or the displeasure of Nidhogg felt in Lee Rowoon’s arms, told him. The identity of the huge dragon that now covered the sky was something that was once a guardian dragon. And it was known that the demonic dragon that was revealed in that way could use immense power that could not be compared to before, at the cost of certainly losing its life. There were only a very few in the Divine-Demonic Alliance who could face that now. It could be said that only about three people, including Lee Rowoon, could face it with minimal damage.

Then.

-What about the Blood Duke?

Did the Blood Duke have a countermeasure for that? The answer to that question was already revealed on the Blood Duke’s face. A face without a single tremor or panic. A face that seemed to have expected this situation was the answer.

“I heard news that one of the Seven Stars Knights of the Empire was annihilated.”

Hasemin said. “It wasn’t known who the culprit was, or how such a thing happened. I thought it was either a purge that happened internally or some other unidentifiable event.”

But now, it seemed he knew.

“The Blood Duke….”

Goo-oong.

“He already annihilated one of the Seven Stars Knights once.”

And….

Swaaaaah-!

A huge red light swirled from the Blood Duke. It was similar to the waves of blood seen earlier, but it was a different swirling energy. Also, unlike the one that expanded and grew in size, the current swirl was being suppressed as if compressing all the power the Blood Duke possessed, and it was taking on a certain shape.

Uuung-!

As if recognizing the situation, the demonic dragon that had appeared was gathering breath in its mouth. It seemed to be an intention to end it before the opponent finished preparing.

Kwaaaah-!

The moment the breath that stretched out from the demonic dragon’s mouth directly hit the swirl of blood. But surprisingly, the swirl that was taking shape scattered at that moment, letting the demonic dragon’s breath flow past.

Kwaaaang-!

The breath that was pierced and missed its target only fell into the innocent area of the Empire and created an explosion. That was enough time.

“He didn’t just devour the Five Dukes.”

Lee Rowoon’s voice. “At that time, while facing the Seven Stars Knights….”

As Hasemin said, it was true that the Blood Duke had annihilated one of the Seven Stars Knights. Of course, in that process, the Blood Duke would have encountered a demonic dragon and fought a desperate battle like never before. But the current situation tells the result of that time. What was standing in that place now was not the demonic dragon of that time, but the Blood Duke. It was a sign that the Blood Duke had hunted the demonic dragon.

“He even devoured the demonic dragon.”

And that he had absorbed its power.

Chwaaak-!

The wings stretched out. The Blood Duke was the lord of the extinct race, the vampires, and at the same time, the patriarch of the extinct school of necromancy. In other words.

“……!”

What he devoured was not just simple power, but their spirits. What revealed itself was….

Kwaaaaaah-!

A huge blood dragon. A Blood Dragon.

“Aren’t you angry?”

Lee Rowoon said to Partisan. Partisan had been very angry at the sight of the revealed demonic dragon.

“Aren’t you displeased?”

Nidhogg had expressed displeasure at the sight of the demonic dragon. No matter what their current state was, the pride of being a dragon, deeply engraved in their bones… no, in their souls, had been shattered and ignored.

“There’s no reason to be.”

But it was different now. The voice of Partisan that was heard. “The demonic dragon was a form created by forcibly taking away the will and purpose of a dragon, denying everything.”

That was why he was angry, and that was why he was displeased. But the blood dragon that the Blood Duke had created was different.

“That is the true….”

The form of a dragon that revealed itself from within the Blood Duke.

“Dragon Knight.”

It was not a trophy of a hunted prey, but a form that had surrendered to the victor, acknowledged him, and made a contract in the true sense. That was what Partisan and Nidhogg were feeling.

And.

“It’s a finished fight.”

With that, the result of the fight was decided. The demonic dragon was a form created by forcibly taking power. It exerted immense power at the cost of life and existence.

“The real one can’t be beaten.”

The revealed Blood Dragon was spreading its wings wide, drawing huge magic circles on both wings and in its mouth. Even if the demonic dragon moved its body to respond quickly, it was too late.

Kwaaaaaah-!

Thousands, tens of thousands of crimson spears soon pierced the demonic dragon, and it did not take long to hunt another demonic dragon.

* * *

The being that had commanded and overwhelmed the battlefield until just now. The being that had defeated even the Dragon Knight, a transcendent that the Empire boasted of, and the demonic dragon within him. The being that had devoured it.

“…….”

Was kneeling, unable to control his trembling body. It was not due to the aftereffects of the battle just now. It was undeniable that a considerable amount of his power had been lost, but it was not a loss that would cause him to lose control of his body.

“My….”

This was his own will and intention. He could be sure that it was a trembling caused by overwhelming emotion.

“I have been waiting.”

The Blood Duke said, bowing his head even further. Recalling the memories of the past, the memories of that time.

“I celebrate your return, my lord.”

The Blood Duke kissed Lee Rowoon’s feet. With that….

“You’ve worked hard.”

It was announced that the show prepared by the Blood Duke had successfully ended.