Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 263

“It belongs to the Beast Palace.”

Hase Min finished speaking.

“Beast Palace!”

“Beast Palace?”

Kang Han-cheol and Lee Yong-jin widened their eyes and spoke.

“I didn’t quite understand yesterday either, but…”

Lee Shin-woo looked at their reactions with curiosity and said,

“What exactly is this Beast Palace that makes you react like that?”

As the Azure Demon leading the Azure Army, Lee Shin-woo possessed a great deal of knowledge about the Silver [a powerful organization].

Even for Lee Shin-woo, who had been gathering as much information as possible about the sects belonging to the Silver or those with open gates, the term ‘Beast Palace’ was unfamiliar.

“The Beast Palace is…”

Yesterday, they hadn’t had much conversation as they were each focused on obtaining the information they wanted.

Hase Min said,

“Do you know the Northern Ice Palace?”

“Yes, I do.”

The Northern Ice Palace.

They had heard of them a few times before.

They were a sect that operated in the lawless zone of the gate that opened in Russia.

They were not officially affiliated with the Silver, but they were considered part of the Silver, and they were also an organization that was at odds with the Assembly [a rival organization].

“The Northern Ice Palace is a force that was called one of the Three Outer Palaces.”

“The Three Outer Palaces…”

“They belong to the Silver, but they do not share the same territory, and they have developed their own unique martial arts. Also, they have had frequent conflicts with the Assembly since the past.”

Hase Min continued.

“The ice of the Northern Ice Palace, their ice techniques, can be said to be the best in the world.”

He understood that the Northern Ice Palace was powerful.

And….

“They swore allegiance to the Demon God.”

It was already known that they had sworn allegiance to Lee로운.

“The Beast Palace is another of the Three Outer Palaces, along with the Northern Ice Palace.”

“……Are they that powerful?”

Their fear, which dominated and ruled the intermediate region of the battlefield between Einheart and the Silver in Russia, had left a deep impression on martial artists and players alike.

They were not one of the Nine Great Sects or the Five Great Families, but they were powerful beings.

Then, the Beast Palace, which was said to be the master of the martial arts that these Black Orcs had learned, must also be such a force.

“That’s right.”

Hase Min said.

“Also, they are…”

“Indeed.”

It was Kang Han-cheol.

“If it’s the martial arts of the Beast Palace, then it’s understandable that the Black Orcs use martial arts…”

“That’s right.”

Unintelligible words.

Towards Lee Shin-woo, who was puzzled, Hase Min added an explanation.

“The Assembly has been searching for the Three Outer Palaces for a long time. They were waiting for their gates to open.”

“……”

“In the case of the Northern Ice Palace, it’s because of their ice techniques and the ice crystals that only come from their territory. They judged that the ice crystals would help enhance the effectiveness of the Ghost Soul Pill, a special elixir.”

And.

“The case of the Beast Palace is different.”

Hase Min said.

“The martial arts of the Beast Palace are learned by martial artists, but they are not something that only martial artists can learn.”

“……!”

“Beasts.”

Hase Min laughed as if he was in disbelief.

“The martial arts that beasts can also learn are the martial arts of the Beast Palace.”

“Then…”

He understood why the Assembly was looking for them.

“Martial arts that can be learned even if the species is different…!”

“Yes.”

MArtial arts that even those who are not martial artists can learn.

If they knew that secret….

“Einheart, the Silver, players. It’s because they thought that the martial arts of the Beast Palace could erase the distinction between their powers.”

“……!”

He understood.

Then, the Beast Palace might have been a more important force to the Silver than the Northern Ice Palace.

“But, we couldn’t find any traces of the Beast Palace anywhere… and they were here.”

That was why he laughed in disbelief.

It was then.

Thud. Thud.

Heavy footsteps.

Chilabaoh, the chieftain and high priest of the Black Orcs.

He and the Orcish war chiefs were approaching.

Also, next to them.

Swish!

The Supreme Palace Lord of the Beast Palace, whom they had seen yesterday, was also there.

“Have your questions been answered?”

Chilabaoh’s voice.

As a chieftain, he seemed to already know everything that had happened yesterday.

“They’ve been mostly answered. Thank you for your hospitality.”

Chilabaoh’s natural Silver etiquette and tone seemed to be thanks to the Beast Palace.

“That person is?”

It was the moment Chilabaoh’s voice ended.

Swoosh.

The darkness rippled, and a figure revealed itself.

“……!”

Everyone widened their eyes in surprise.

“I greet the King.”

Lee로운 appeared there, looking at them.

“Since when…?”

“I was just checking something for a moment.”

The group was also surprised by Lee로운’s sudden appearance.

Lee로운 stepped forward and stood in front of Chilabaoh.

It was the same as yesterday.

Chilabaoh and Lee로운, whose size differed by at least two times.

Yet, Lee로운 gave the feeling of overwhelming Chilabaoh.

Now, he was exuding an aura of dignity.

“Your Majesty…”

Chilabaoh swallowed hard, as if nervous, and said,

“Has granted an audience.”

* * *

The Black Orcs, who had been in high spirits yesterday.

Also, the people who had been quietly passing by and going about their daily lives were not seen on the streets.

They quietly held their breath and locked their doors.

Through that opened path.

Thud.

Chilabaoh and the war chiefs.

Thud.

Lee로운 and his group were walking.

“…….”

When the situation actually came, it was true that they were nervous.

A being who had seized control of Bohol, and even the entire Philippines, and was spreading influence.

A being whom the Black Orcs, who were judged to be a disaster-level race from an S-class gate, served as their king.

Also, the one who was called the Supreme Palace Lord of the Beast Palace yesterday said.

-That person is the god of the Beast Palace.

That their king was the god of the Beast Palace.

Therefore, the Beast Palace had joined hands with the Black Orcs, and they were in a relationship of serving the king and god as equals.

They were now meeting such a being.

Whoosh.

Even the flow of air felt like it had changed.

It would be a lie if they said they weren’t nervous.

They had experienced many things and had become veterans who wouldn’t be strange even if they were called veterans of a hundred battles, but the being they were meeting this time was of a different level.

His presence already seemed to be pressing down on everyone.

It was then.

Whoosh!

The energy emanating from Lee로운’s body began to envelop the group.

What had initially felt heavy and frightening.

“Hoo.”

Soon, it was giving a comfortable and warm feeling.

The presence that had been pressing down on them also disappeared.

“Why are you all so nervous?”

At Lee로운’s words, the group regained their senses and looked at him.

“There’s no need to be nervous.”

Lee로운 walked forward, and his languid voice spread.

“No matter who the opponent is.”

Lee로운 said,

“I’m by your side.”

“……!”

“Don’t forget what that guy said to me. How they treat me.”

The king of the Black Orcs.

And the Black Orcs said.

-I greet the human king.

That Lee로운 was the human king.

“Don’t just think of those words as empty words.”

“…….”

It felt like something was piercing through their heads.

‘Why….’

Lee로운’s words were true.

‘Why didn’t I think of that?’

The king of the Black Orcs, or the Black Orcs, treated Lee로운 as the human king.

Lee로운 also took it for granted.

But the group didn’t seem to be accepting it.

They knew that Lee로운 was a Demon God.

They knew that he was the leader who was leading them.

But in reality….

“The human king….”

They didn’t seem to feel the meaning of his words, the weight of them.

“Don’t forget.”

Lee로운 said.

“This kind of thing will happen countless times in the future. Don’t doubt me.”

A side of Lee로운 that he had never shown before.

“The guy we’re meeting now is at best, just a king who rules the Black Orcs. But….”

Lee로운’s expression was as languid and calm as usual.

“You’ll see what I represent and what I will rule over in the future.”

Nod.

The tension disappeared.

Whoosh!

At that moment, the world shook.

Rumble!

They didn’t know which point they had passed, which building, or what had swept past them.

It was just there in front of them.

Swoosh.

A giant wolf, whose size was beyond description.

The silver wolf was staring at everyone with red eyes.

“I greet the King.”

“I greet the god of the Beast Palace.”

Chilabaoh and the war chiefs, and the Supreme Palace Lord of the Beast Palace, knelt and paid their respects.

At that overwhelming pressure, the group was about to lower their heads without realizing it.

Whoosh.

Lee로운’s energy enveloped the group again.

“Don’t bow your heads to anyone else in front of me.”

At the thunderous voice, the group held their heads high.

Saaa.

Two energies were spreading out.

Lee로운 and the wolf.

It was the moment when the two energies intertwined.

“Th-this is…!”

Hase Min trembled, startled.

The energy felt from Lee로운 was something he was very familiar with.

But.

Clang!

The energy felt from the wolf was also something he had felt before.

* * *

Lee로운’s red eyes and the wolf’s red eyes met.

The surrounding air became heavy, and the air began to tremble.

It was like a test of each other, a power struggle.

Rumble.

A sound like thunder.

Everyone was holding their breath, just watching the two of them.

-Indeed.

The wolf’s mouth did not move, but his voice flowed into everyone’s ears.

He had felt something similar with the Guardian Dragon.

Although the language was different, it felt like the meaning was being conveyed.

Rumble!

With the sound of thunder again, the wolf slowly began to rise.

It was the moment when it felt like the shadows had devoured the world.

Swoosh.

The shadows began to spread even more thickly.

The king of the Black Orcs, the god of the Beast Palace.

The wolf.

Thud.

It was the moment he lowered his head.

-I greet the owner of the king’s status.

The representative of them! The owner of that transcendent power!

“……!”

He had lowered his head towards Lee로운.

-You are the true owner of this power.

The black and slimy energy emanating from the wolf’s body.

It was materialized and stretched out in all directions like tentacles.

Whoosh!

But at some point, it was sucked back into the wolf and disappeared.

This power.

He had felt it before.

“The Demon God…”

That thing that Lee로운 had shown a few times before.

That thing that had appeared the moment Lee로운, who said he shouldn’t fall asleep, had fallen asleep.

Lee로운 called it this.

-Chaos.

The power of that chaos was being felt from the wolf.

“As expected.”

Lee로운 also said, looking at the wolf.

“In the end, the fragment was still there.”

“Fragment…?”

“Do you know what you possess?”

Lee로운 asked the wolf.

-It is the power of the inhuman, the power of the outer world, the power of the ruler of the realm.

The power of one who is not human, who has transcended the world, who rules the realm.

“Is the memory also embedded?”

-It is not so.

The wolf spoke in a polite tone.

-I can only feel it vaguely. I cannot know what is clear.

“You’re lucky.”

Lee로운 said, looking at the wolf.

What Hase Min and the others felt was not wrong.

The power that the wolf possessed.

It was the power of chaos.

Probably.

‘The fragment that flowed out when I returned to Earth.’

Lee로운 was supposed to die sealed with chaos.

He was destined to become a vessel of chaos and perish with chaos.

He had defied that fate and returned to the world, and the impact was naturally something that could exist.

Chaos.

That power was too great for just one world to handle.

“Then….”

Lee로운 said.

“Is there another one?”

At Lee로운’s question, the wolf nodded.