Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 175

The Three Kings’ Disciple (177)

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Tokyo, about four times the size of Seoul.

The entire city was trapped within a massive dome, as if confined by the energy of the Azure Sky.

“Ugh. So, Father really…!”

Namgoong Mu-jin bit his lip and spoke, his face clearly showing his distress.

“…”

Lee Ro-woon also placed his hand on the dome, examining the situation.

Zap!

The massive dome sparked as Lee Ro-woon’s hand made contact.

“It’s the Azure Sky Unrestrained Sword Formation.”

Namgoong Mu-jin said.

The Azure Sky Unrestrained Sword Formation.

“Originally, it was the Namgoong family’s greatest sword formation.”

A sword formation is a formation of swordsmen wielding swords.

A formation created to face a large number of opponents, or a large number against one.

It amplifies the power of the swordsmen and uses that amplified power to diminish the opponent’s strength.

Lee Ro-woon had faced sword formations several times since returning to Earth.

“But this is different now.”

However, this was the first time he had encountered a formation like the Azure Sky Unrestrained Sword Formation.

“You could call it a kind of sealing formation.”

Namgoong Mu-jin spoke, befitting his status as the young lord of the Namgoong family.

“A sealing formation…”

“Yes.”

Namgoong Mu-jin’s hand, gripping his sword, trembled.

Lee Ro-woon seemed to understand what the Namgoong family was trying to seal.

“Partisan.”

The Ice Dragon Partisan. [A powerful, mythical dragon]

Ainhardt’s guardian dragon, a calamity that surpassed all calamities.

It was modified in preparation for when it might break out of the world.

“Even before deciding to merge the worlds of the Mooyong family and Partisan, the Namgoong family was preparing to hunt Partisan. The Azure Sky Unrestrained Sword Formation is one of those preparations.”

However, the Azure Sky Unrestrained Sword Formation had never been activated.

“The Azure Sky Unrestrained Sword Formation…”

Namgoong Mu-jin spoke, overcoming his despair.

“Gains power based on the sacrifice of all the swordsmen in the formation.”

“…”

A formation that required the sacrifice of everything from the Namgoong family.

However.

“The current activation method is a little different.”

Namgoong Mu-jin’s sword struck the dome and bounced back.

“The Namgoong family worked to compensate for the weaknesses of the Azure Sky Unrestrained Sword Formation, and finally succeeded in doing so.”

“It didn’t go well.”

“Yes.”

If it had gone well, Namgoong Mu-jin wouldn’t have had that expression.

“Some of the materials included in the formation, the current materials of the formation are…”

Whoooom!

“The countless lives trapped within the formation.”

It seemed he didn’t need to explain it further.

“Civilians.”

“…”

“And…”

Lee Ro-woon’s eyes narrowed.

“Players, too.”

Namgoong Mu-jin didn’t answer.

Lee Ro-woon knew that was the answer.

The population of Tokyo was known to be over fifteen million.

“Master. Although the Namgoong family is a family of hidden warriors, we are different from others. We never had any intention of sacrificing countless Earth residents to deploy the Azure Sky Unrestrained Sword Formation!”

He shouted.

“So please…! Stop the family head!”

Zap!

Lee Ro-woon’s hand touched the dome once more, causing sparks.

However, Lee Ro-woon didn’t remove his hand, but pushed it in further.

Zap! Zzzap!

Intense power surged through Lee Ro-woon’s hand, instantly turning his arm to ash.

“Master!”

It was obviously a reckless act.

Zap!

Without hesitation, Lee Ro-woon pushed his arm in further.

At some point, Lee Ro-woon’s arm, which had turned to ash and exposed the bone, returned to its original form.

The holy fire blazed from his arm.

The crimson tendrils that extended from that arm.

Crack!

They pushed against the dome, creating a space.

Clang!

A roar erupted.

“The formation is nearing completion. We need to hurry.”

A hole had appeared in the dome.

Without hesitation, Lee Ro-woon slipped his body through it.

***

“Intruder?”

Japanese could be heard.

“There shouldn’t be any intruders.”

He could already understand Japanese at a native level through the Blood Soul Detachment Technique. [A technique that allows understanding of any language]

Swoosh.

Shadows were approaching Lee Ro-woon.

Lee Ro-woon looked at them.

“Hey. What are you?”

They weren’t wearing the blue uniforms of the Namgoong family.

Full plate armor that shone with silver light.

“Hey.”

Not the silver style, but weapons like bows and swords.

Also, the aura emanating from them was different from that of martial artists.

“Well, does it matter? We were told to kill all intruders.”

“They’re players.”

“Huh? A Korean? He’s not wearing a uniform, so he’s not a martial artist?”

The players seemed strange, having understood Lee Ro-woon’s words.

Smirk.

They were smiling.

“This is good.”

They quickly surrounded Lee Ro-woon, pointing their weapons at him.

“I heard Korean players are quite good?”

“They’re no match for us, though.”

“We should have had a way to confirm that.”

They were chatting leisurely, gradually amplifying their aura.

The player cores were rotating, clearly infusing their bodies with magic.

“It’s all just rumors. If only there was free travel between countries…”

Whoooom!

Magic began to gather in their weapons, causing them to glow.

‘Coating.’

A technique similar to sword energy, only usable by the rankers who were comparable to the martial artists of the Flower Realm. [A high-level technique]

A technique that maximized the power of their item weapons and amplified the player’s own abilities.

They were definitely proper players.

“We could have shown the world that Japanese players are the best.”

Seven ranker-level players.

It was by no means a small number.

“So, Korean. I don’t know how you got here, but!”

Whoooom!

A player wearing full plate armor, seemingly a tank, charged at Lee Ro-woon, shield raised.

“You will be our proof…!”

He had no doubt that he would crush Lee Ro-woon with his shield charge.

But the man was standing still.

“Uh… Uh… Huh?”

His gaze slowly turned.

He was looking at the shield he was holding.

Whirr.

The ‘Iron Wall,’ his prized unique item, was horribly crushed.

“Kkyaaaaaaak!”

Along with his arm.

“Keiju!”

The players who saw his injury shouted and began to move simultaneously.

Whoooom!

Various skills were being infused into their bodies through their player cores.

Skills erupted simultaneously, pouring down to kill Lee Ro-woon.

Fwoosh!

Thick dust covered the surroundings, obscuring vision.

“D-Did we get him?”

They had underestimated him, but Keiju, the best defender among them, had lost his arm and shield in a single attack.

They knew from experience that they had to pour everything into a single attack to kill him.

That’s why they had squeezed out every last bit of power.

“Don’t! Say that!”

Then, the dusty air rippled.

“Kkyaaaaaaak!”

“N-No way!”

“My arm…!”

“My leg!”

Screams echoed from all directions.

The smoke cleared, and the one they had tried to kill was standing there perfectly fine.

However, those who had attacked him….

“Cough!”

They were screaming, having lost one or two limbs.

They couldn’t even understand what had happened.

“H-How?”

“Your movements were good. I didn’t expect it. That’s why I was caught off guard.”

“D-Don’t come closer!”

The Japanese players shouted in terror.

“And… the Azure Sky Unrestrained Sword Formation, it really is a formation made to hunt Partisan.”

“D-Don’t come closer!”

The eyes of the Japanese players, which had been burning with competitiveness.

All that remained was.

“No…!”

Fear and dread.

The emotions that had been burning at the end.

They faded.

Thud.

They couldn’t even scream anymore.

Their voices, thoughts, and movements all stopped.

The blood needles were deeply embedded in the crowns of their heads.

They must have died without even feeling pain.

“We were late in following.”

Namgoong Mu-jin’s voice was heard from behind Lee Ro-woon.

He and the Azure Dragon Unit were covered in blood, which meant that they had also fought enemies while following behind.

***

Lee Ro-woon clenched and unclenched his fist.

‘The Azure Sky Unrestrained Sword Formation.’

A sword formation created to hunt Partisan.

It definitely had something special about it.

“It seems… the formation has designated the opponent as Master.”

Namgoong Mu-jin continued to explain.

No matter what, he was the one who knew the most about the Azure Sky Unrestrained Sword Formation.

“The Azure Sky Unrestrained Sword Formation absorbs the inner energy, magic, and mana of the designated opponent.”

The more the opponent moved or used power, the more the formation absorbed that power.

The reason Lee Ro-woon had only broken the player’s shield at first was largely due to that.

Swoosh.

He had lost his balance due to the power that was being pulled away at the moment he was drawing his strength.

And one more thing.

“So that’s what was special about them.”

The Japanese players also had something special about them.

There was definitely something missing from their attacks.

‘Delay.’

The delay, which was said to be the biggest weakness of players.

“Did the Japanese players learn martial arts?”

Namgoong Mu-jin closed his mouth at Lee Ro-woon’s words.

And then.

“That’s right.”

A shocking answer came back.

“Not all other players.”

“Only Namgoong, only Namgoong was able to do it.”

The unusual appearance of the Japanese players.

They were closer to martial artists than he thought, but they also seemed to fear them.

“The chosen ones can learn martial arts. That’s why they genuinely accepted the martial artists, but also were wary of them.”

How? He was curious about that.

But that was something that he could figure out later.

“If I get the Namgoong family, I can get that method too.”

It was a problem to think about later.

Swoosh.

Namgoong Mu-jin and the Azure Dragon Unit wiped the blood from their bodies and stepped forward.

“Please stand behind us.”

Namgoong Mu-jin said in a heavy voice.

“As the designated opponent of the Azure Sky Unrestrained Sword Formation, Master must conserve his strength.”

No matter what.

“Because only Master can face the family head.”

Here, the more Lee Ro-woon used his power, the more power he would lose.

The more he struggled, the more he would sink into the swamp.

“We will clear the path.”

Swoosh.

Shadows were cast all around.

The number of them continued to increase.

The martial artists of the Namgoong family, and the players who had learned martial arts with the power of the Namgoong family.

‘It must be tough.’

It didn’t look easy at all.

Whoooom.

However, Namgoong Mu-jin’s intention seemed firm.

“It is a matter of our family. We will not ask for excessive help.”

“It’s already too late.”

“……?”

Thud.

Footsteps were heard from behind.

Namgoong Mu-jin and the Azure Dragon Unit had enemies in front of them, but they couldn’t help but turn around.

“We were late.”

A voice was heard.

“Thanks to the Blood Demon opening the way, we were able to come easily.”

Another voice.

“Whoa. There are a lot of them.”

Several voices were mixed together, but what was more surprising was.

Guuung!

The aura emanating from them.

It overturned the surroundings and pushed back the enemies’ aura.

“Black Lion King….”

Namgoong Mu-jin looked at them with surprised eyes.

“The Guild Leader of the Galaxy….”

Most of them were people whose identities he only vaguely knew.

“Family Head Mooyong…!”

The rest were the family head of the Mooyong family, Mooyong Hu, and the martial artists of the Mooyong family.

Swoosh!

They stood in front of Lee Ro-woon, next to the Azure Dragon Unit and Namgoong Mu-jin.

The power that had been overwhelmingly inferior had now reached an almost equal level.

“You’re crazy! What about the main camp?”

Namgoong Mu-jin shouted.

The Namgoong family’s attack forces should have already surrounded the Mooyong family’s main camp.

“You shouldn’t leave the main camp! The family head’s goal is…!”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Lee Ro-woon said.

“They won’t be able to break through there anyway.”

***

“Monkeys from another world have come without knowing their place.”

A tall figure was sitting leisurely on an iceberg.

“Die.”

Partisan commanded.