Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 214

The Three Kings’ Disciple (215)

214

A gate in Germany.

This A-rank gate was designated for the Chirping Bird Knights to attack.

In Einheart, the Knights serve the role of guilds.

And the Knights,

‘Today, we plan to go a little deeper.’

were composed solely of Einheart natives.

Supporting these Knights were the mercenary groups.

Just as the Knights were made up of only Einheart natives, the mercenary groups were composed solely of players.

The Chirping Bird Guild was a guild that controlled parts of Germany.

They,

‘You said you were the Rediac Mercenary Group, right?’

hired a new mercenary group.

‘Yes, that’s correct.’

‘Are you the leader?’

‘No, I am not.’

Ben, the vice-commander of the Chirping Bird, frowned.

‘Does the leader not have a mouth?’

He looked at them as if they were insects.

His displeasure was clearly visible on his face.

‘Well, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, we’re going a little deeper today, so keep that in mind.’

‘Understood.’

The vice-commander, Ben, suppressed his displeasure and moved away.

What remained was the Rediac Mercenary Group.

They were enveloped in an eerie silence.

Their faces seemed tense.

But it was clear that they weren’t tense because of the gate.

‘Hoo. This is a proper first mission.’

The one who had faced Ben earlier spoke.

His eyes were on the man with the languid face.

No, everyone was looking at him.

‘Team Leader.’

Lee Rowan, who was disguised as the leader of the Rediac Mercenary Group, was the 3rd team leader of the special forces dispatched from the Assembly to Einheart.

It had already been a month since the special forces crossed the lawless zone and entered Einheart.

During that time, Baek Cheong had used a broker to disguise her identity in Einheart and scouted the area.

-Move in teams.

And they decided to move in teams.

-I will give each team their own mission.

That’s how Lee Rowan’s team 3 received their mission from Baek Cheong.

-Assassinate the VIP.

The assassination of a VIP.

Originally, it was a mission that should have been given to team 1, which was considered the strongest.

It was an opportunity to gain merit, and it was a pretty good mission.

It was a difficult mission for team 3, which had the most members and the weakest combat power.

All of this was a mission given solely because of Lee Rowan.

‘We will not make any mistakes.’

The team members began to prepare.

‘…….’

Lee Rowan stood alone.

-Lee Rowan.

Baek Cheong had called Lee Rowan separately and told him something.

-The special forces will be here for a while. This place is….

She said.

-Because it’s the place where I can move most freely without the Assembly’s interference.

Known as the Divine Maiden of Jongnam, she held a high position in Jongnam [a powerful martial arts sect].

Even the Assembly could not ignore her, and her position was considerable.

However, that was only the story on the surface.

-If you’re mass-producing things like Yang Sa-hwi [a reference to a character known for being easily replaceable], as you said, I need to find my own way.

The Assembly does not accept her.

-I’m not planning to join….

She wanted to stay in Einheart to find a way to face the Assembly alone, or rather, with her own power.

-So I need a place and a reason for the special forces to stay.

Once.

Before Lee Rowan disappeared, this was the one thing she had agreed to help with.

Once this is over.

-Go wherever you want. I won’t worry about your return.

Lee Rowan would leave the special forces.

‘Mercenary group-!’

Ben began to call out to Rediac in a loud voice.

Thud.

Lee Rowan took a step forward in response.

* * *

The entire European continent and half of the Americas.

All of that could be said to be within Einheart’s sphere of influence.

The borders were closed due to the war between the Assembly and Einheart, and there were only a handful of beings who could freely cross those two territories.

The same was true even now that the Assembly and Einheart had a truce. Einheart was a place where people from the Silver sphere of influence could not easily set foot.

‘What are you doing!’

Ben shouted irritably, urging the Rediac Mercenary Group.

‘Go quickly and drive the monsters over here! How long are you going to make us wait?’

At their urging, the Rediac Mercenary Group began to move separately.

An A-rank gate, the level of the monsters was considerable.

Therefore, the best way was to separate the monsters from the group one or two at a time and hunt them.

That was the safest and most comfortable solution, but.

Koo-oong!

It was also a dangerous task.

If they accidentally attracted more monsters than expected, the mercenary group would have to take responsibility.

‘Hurry!’

With their lives.

Once the mercenary group brought the monsters, the hunt would finally begin.

‘A new type of monster, is it a Giant Spider type?’

Of course, it wasn’t the Knights who stepped forward.

The Knights, who prioritized safety and avoided risks as much as possible.

‘It’s your turn!’

They put another mercenary group at the forefront.

The giant red spider that rushed in raised its leg and slammed it down.

The mercenary group that rushed out tried to quickly take a defensive stance, but.

Kwaaaang!

The spider’s leg was faster than they thought.

The mercenary group members were swept away in an instant.

‘What are you doing!’

Ben urged them again, ignoring the mercenary group members who had clearly died instantly.

At that, the mercenary group began to fight the spider with gritted teeth.

Puhwaaaak!

Red spider webs shot out from the spider’s mouth.

The mercenary group was about to dodge leisurely due to the slower-than-expected speed.

Hwaaak!

The red spider webs began to glow.

Kwaaaaang!

The explosion that occurred instantly annihilated the mercenary group that was fighting the spider.

The annihilation of a mercenary group that had a total of twenty members.

However.

‘Does it have explosive properties?’

The Knights were calmly observing without any emotion.

‘Next!’

They still didn’t step forward.

They only stepped forward when they had identified and acknowledged all the threats.

Now it was just another mercenary group’s turn to step forward.

The mercenary group rushed out again.

Kwaaang!

Only after three mercenary groups were annihilated.

‘Let’s call it the Red Giant Spider.’

The Knights began the hunt with satisfied smiles.

Woong!

Oura blades [a type of energy blade] soared from the Knights’ swords.

Before it could even move.

‘Ice Blast!’

The magic that the magic knights shot out touched the spider and annihilated it.

Compared to the annihilation of three mercenary groups, it was an absurdly easy hunt.

‘Collect the samples.’

Another mercenary group moved again.

Rediac was just watching the situation.

Their role was just to drive the monsters.

‘…….’

However, their expressions were not good.

‘The other mercenary group told us earlier that it’s our turn today.’

A team member said to Lee Rowan.

‘Our turn?’

‘They said we’re going deeper today, so we’ll encounter a new type of monster. Our role is to drive and hunt them.’

The Chirping Bird was planning to use Rediac like the mercenary group they had just annihilated.

To them, mercenaries, or rather, players, were like that.

They were called mercenaries.

Here, the players were.

‘They’re no different from slaves.’

Slaves, cheap ones that could be discarded at any time.

Silver and Einheart.

Although there was an information network connecting the two disconnected spaces, deep stories about each other were so scarce that they were treated as mere rumors.

Among them, there was such a story.

-Einheart is different from Silver.

Einheart.

-Does not discriminate against ordinary people.

Ordinary people had the same rights as Einheart natives and had equal qualifications.

Therefore, ordinary people were not oppressed anywhere on the streets, and even their expressions were good.

Also, because of that, ordinary people regarded Einheart natives as their guardians and even called them warriors of God.

But the situation was.

-For players.

Not everyone was equal.

-It’s a hell that cannot be compared to Silver.

Here, the players were.

‘Hey, it’s your turn, Rediac.’

Just slaves.

Public property that was managed and used.

If in Silver, awakening as a player was similar to seizing an opportunity, here in Einheart, it was like being branded as a prisoner.

Being dragged into a prison that they could never escape alive.

‘Understood.’

That was the player in Einheart.

***

Deep inside the gate, there was a spider with thousands of eyes.

A new species.

It was the prey that the Chirping Bird Knights desired.

Tatatat!

The Rediac Mercenary Group was already running, leading it.

Kwaang! Kwaang!

Its huge forelegs flew in as if to destroy everything, but the mercenary group narrowly avoided them and advanced towards the place where the Knights were.

And finally, when they arrived at the place where the Knights were.

Swoosh!

He raised his hand and gave a hand signal.

It was to signal that the Rediac Mercenary Group’s work was over.

However.

Woong!

The Knights’ mage raised his staff.

The light that enveloped it.

‘Invisible Wall.’

At the same time, mana moved, and an invisible wall soared up.

Kwang!

The spider’s foreleg hit the transparent wall and bounced off.

The problem was.

‘…….’

That the Rediac Mercenary Group was also there.

On the other side of the transparent wall, Ben, the vice-commander of the Chirping Bird Knights, was smiling.

‘Good work. The payment will be made to the Mercenary Association. So….’

There was no mercy or emotion in his bitter smile.

‘Finish your work there.’

No sooner had Ben finished speaking.

Kwaaaang!

The spider’s leg slammed down again, targeting the mercenary group members.

They were already exhausted from driving the monster.

Rediac was qualified as a B-rank mercenary group.

So.

‘Team Leader.’

The power they were allowed to show was only that much.

However.

‘Get out of the way.’

The Rediac Mercenary Group’s power was not all that was visible.

Woong!

The blue light that settled on their weapons.

‘Aura!’

That which players could not use, the same as Einheart’s Oura Blade, soared from the mercenary group’s weapons.

‘You guys! You were martial artists!’

The Chirping Bird Knights, including Ben, glared at Rediac from beyond the wall with narrowed eyes.

But as if they didn’t care about such things, the team members began to cut down the spider.

Except for one person.

Swoosh.

The leader of the Rediac Mercenary Group, who was holding a unique dark greatsword.

He was looking at the Chirping Bird Knights with languid eyes.

‘You fools, this Invisible Wall is a 7th circle magic. You guys….’

Whistle!

When a Knight blew a whistle, a loud roar echoed from beyond the wall.

Kukukukukung!

Numerous Giant Spider swarms appeared from somewhere.

‘Fight the monsters there.’

There were more than twenty of them.

‘And if you survive.’

Woong!

Oura blades rose from Ben’s sword as well.

‘I’ll personally cut off your heads.’

And at that moment.

Trickle.

Ben touched his neck as if he felt something strange.

Something wet.

Blood was seeping out.

‘Vice-Commander…!’

A Knight urgently called out to Ben, who was collapsing.