Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 271

Even for Lee Ro-woon, this battle seemed to have been quite a strain. He lay on Hashman’s wolf, his eyes half-closed, half-open.

Thud, thud.

The rest of the group was in a similar state.

Except for the wolves, who had recovered quite quickly.

“Kkeueung….”

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say they were practically dying.

That’s how difficult this battle had been.

They sat in a lotus position or meditated, recovering their mana and stamina.

The Black Orcs were even sprawled out on the wolves’ backs, snoring away.

Then, one by one, they began to open their eyes and rise from their spots.

The view from the back of the large wolf was clear.

“…….”

They stared at the scene, mesmerized.

“Beaut…iful.”

Bohol was said to have been a famous tourist destination in the past, known for its natural beauty. Now, they could finally see its true splendor.

The land, once stained black, had returned to its original state, with lush greenery and distant lakes that were incredibly blue.

In the midst of it all, a city of life had been built.

“Blackbao.”

The city of the Black Orcs, Blackbao.

The black city, closer in style to the ancient natives than modern architecture, felt strangely beautiful.

Woof woof woof!

The wolves began to howl.

Pshoooosh.

The Black Orcs puffed out their breath.

Tat…. tatatat!

The wolves began to pick up speed.

“Whoa whoa whoa!”

The group on their backs panicked, grabbing onto the wolves’ manes as they sped forward.

Thanks to that, they were soon able to reach the entrance of Blackbao.

The changes in Bohol were immediate and spanned a vast area.

Those changes….

Heh heh.

The orcs and humans of Blackbao couldn’t have failed to notice them.

They probably felt the changes the moment they happened.

Woo!

That’s why they were waiting at the entrance of Blackbao.

Woo woo woo!

The Black Orcs began to shout.

“It’s just a shout, but….”

Ha Se-min said.

“It seems like the meaning is being fully conveyed.”

The king of the Black Market and the head of the Hao Moon. Even he, who didn’t have many days to smile in the dark world, was looking at the scene with a bright smile.

Woo woo woo woo!

The meaning of the Black Orcs’ shouts was fully felt.

The joy of victory, cheers, and welcome.

“Woo woo!”

The Hashmans also shouted along.

Woof woof woof!

The wolves howled.

Woof woof woof woof!

The howls of the wolves, echoing each other, spread throughout Blackbao.

It was like a victory song celebrating their triumph.

“It’s finally over.”

The battle of Bohol, which could be considered short or long, had truly come to an end.

* * *

The Black Orc’s god and king.

The god of the Beast Palace.

The Guardian Wolf showed the dignity of a king and faced the black lion to fulfill his duty, meeting his death.

The Guardian Wolf was eaten by the black lion, and the black lion became a black monster.

The Guardian Wolf and the black lion.

-They were both beings with fragments of Chaos.

According to Lee Ro-woon, they were beings who had coincidentally been imbued with fragments of Chaos.

-The power of Chaos is a power that no living being can handle or contain.

He still had no idea what Chaos was.

Except that it was the essence of the great secret that Lee Ro-woon possessed.

-Originally, no one would be able to contain even a fragment.

But now, its true nature was slowly being revealed.

-Then how were the Guardian Wolf and the black lion able to contain the power of Chaos?

-That’s….

Lee Ro-woon answered.

-Something we need to find out from now on.

How could a living being contain a fragment of Chaos?

That was an important question for Lee Ro-woon.

But there was a different important question for the others.

Pshoooosh! Pshoooosh!

Especially for the Black Orcs.

Pshoooosh!

Hundreds of Black Orcs were gathered together, puffing out their breath.

Their faces, though black, looked red, showing how excited they were.

“The Guardian Wolf was defeated by the black lion!”

Their king and god had been killed.

“But that black lion… was hunted by the human king!”

But that power eventually circled back and settled in Lee Ro-woon.

Pshoooosh!

The puffing of breath.

The Black Orcs’ wavering eyes were clearly seeing something.

Something they had seen in the Guardian Wolf.

“Therefore…!”

Chilaba, the chieftain and high priest of the Black Orcs, shouted, holding up a large greatsword.

“We must serve a new king!”

Lee Ro-woon frowned as he looked at them.

“Pff….”

A small sound came from the side.

“Pffft.”

At the snicker, Lee Ro-woon glared at the source of the laughter.

Lee Shin-woo was trying to hold back his laughter as he looked at Lee Ro-woon.

Ha Se-min and Lee Yong-jin were also doing the same.

Only Kang Han-cheol was looking at Lee Ro-woon with firm eyes.

There was a reason why they were acting like this.

“……Tch.”

It was because Lee Ro-woon’s appearance was a mess.

A special solution made by mixing black ash and orc blood had been drawn on Lee Ro-woon.

Patterns and letters were densely drawn on his face, his bare upper body, front and back.

If you only looked at that, it wasn’t a funny sight.

Rather, it was mysterious.

Lee Ro-woon’s appearance was already so outstanding that it could make many people lose their minds, and the bizarre patterns and letters made him look even more mysterious.

The reason they were laughing was because of….

Pshoooosh!

The steam-like substance rising from Lee Ro-woon’s body.

The heat generated as the drawn blood flower patterns settled on Lee Ro-woon’s body.

The steam that rose from it.

Pshoooosh!

It was the same sound and appearance as the orcs’ breath.

“Ha.”

Lee Ro-woon sat down, resting his chin on his hand, as if annoyed.

“The new king will lead us!”

And so it was.

He had to become the new king of the Black Orcs, succeeding the Guardian Wolf.

It was something he wouldn’t have accepted under normal circumstances.

Especially if he had to do such ridiculous things.

“Woo woo! Woo woo!”

But this time was an exception.

“Loyalty to the new king!”

Thud!

“Reverence to the new god!”

This was something he had no choice but to accept.

-To become the master of the Demon King’s essence, the true demon essence….

Lee Ro-woon already had the essence of the Demon King master embedded in him.

The Demon King’s mark and brand, its proof.

But fully activating it was another matter.

It was different from the Heavenly Demon Divine Art or the Blood Demon Divine Art, which he had grown through internal energy training.

It was also different from the Emperor’s Ring, which absorbed mana.

Those two were connected to the body, the flesh, and the outside.

The important thing here was….

-The center is you.

The fact that Lee Ro-woon was the center.

That’s why he was able to complete the power of the Martial King master or the Sword King master by training alone.

But the last one.

-The Demon King’s essence is different.

The power of the Demon King master was different.

-It is the power that connects and links everything. I will pass on what I had to you now, but if this disappears, you will have to build it up again.

A power that had already disappeared once in the battle with Chaos.

So what he had to build up again was….

-Bonds and loyalty, respect and reverence, and the like.

Things like that.

Especially, the target to whom he had to offer this was….

Pshoooosh!

“Woo woo!”

It was the demons.

To complete the Demon King’s power, he had to gain the loyalty and bonds of the 72 demon tribes.

But now, without even finding the entrance to Gehenna, gaining the loyalty of the demons was a difficult task, and ironically, he needed even greater power to fight against them.

So….

“Will you accept us, the Black Orcs?”

That’s why Lee Ro-woon was cooperating in this childish play.

Chilaba, who had the same blood flower drawn on him as Lee Ro-woon, approached Lee Ro-woon and knelt.

Thud!

The other orcs, including Hashman, did the same.

Pshoooosh!

The orcs puffed out their breath once more.

But now, their appearance didn’t look as ridiculous as before.

The pride of the warriors was clearly felt.

It was clear what they were trying to be loyal to.

Sincerity.

Those who show it are never ridiculous.

“Ahem.”

Kang Han-cheol also seemed to be impressed by their appearance, puffing out hot air.

Lee Ro-woon rose from his seat.

Lee Ro-woon slowly approached Chilaba.

“…….”

Lee Ro-woon looked down at them.

There was one thing that bothered him.

‘The Black Orcs are no longer beings belonging to Gehenna.’

They had fallen out of the world and lost the power that the demons of Gehenna had.

They had replaced it with the Beast Palace’s martial art, and the current Black Orcs, born in that way, were clearly different from the Black Orcs of the past.

Would their loyalty be accepted as the loyalty of demons?

That was….

‘I don’t know.’

What came to mind now was the image that the Guardian Wolf had shown.

The way he had charged at the black lion, knowing that death was the result.

It was as if he was entrusting them to him.

So the answer was already decided.

“I will accept you.”

If they were such warriors.

“I will accept you, as much as you want.”

Lee Ro-woon reached out and placed his hand on Chilaba’s head.

Woo woong!

The blood flower drawn on Lee Ro-woon’s body and Chilaba’s blood flower.

And the orcs’ blood flowers began to resonate.

The red light that was emitted began to spread in all directions.

Ding.

It was something he hadn’t heard in a long time.

[You have received the loyalty of the Black Orcs.]

The system message and notification sound.

[The Black Orcs, who had lost the power of demons, have offered their loyalty to one who has the qualifications of a Demon King….]

Woo woong!

The orcs’ blood flowers began to shine even more brightly.

[They regain their status as demons.]

The light that was now being emitted was blurring everyone’s vision, shining red as if it would burn the world.

[You have met the qualifications of a Demon King.]

[Receive the loyalty of more demons to awaken as a true Demon King.]

There was also a message that he was hearing now.

[Will you incorporate the Black Orcs’ world, Bohol, into the Blood King’s Castle?]

Lee Ro-woon was looking at the blue message in the red light.

* * *

Time was needed.

The restored Bohol, the Black Orcs began to expand their territory, and the humans who had been hiding from the black lion’s aura began to appear.

There was also another change due to the death of the black lion.

“Welcome.”

Those who had their lives taken by the black lion.

Some of them had been buried under the black earth, but they had reappeared as the black earth disappeared.

Players.

They were wary of the Black Orcs, but….

“Cindy!”

They were joining, confirming that their families were being protected by the Black Orcs.

It wasn’t just humans.

Pshoooosh.

Those who were puffing out their breath.

“Welcome the return of the warriors.”

The Black Orcs, who were thought to be dead, were resurrected and returned.

The spacious Blackbao was instantly filled, and the moment had come to accelerate the expansion.

The changes were….

“This is unbelievable.”

That wasn’t all.

Lee Ro-woon had accepted the loyalty of the Black Orcs.

The Beast Palace did not serve Lee Ro-woon as their god, but they had conveyed their desire to join the Blood King’s Castle, and he had accepted them as well.

And Lee Ro-woon….

“How can this be?”

He gave them blood arts.