Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 331

The Three Kings’ Disciple

Volume 14, Chapter 7

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Sarak.

A small sound, like a butterfly flapping its wings.

Kwaaang!

A single explosion echoed as two swords collided.

The two swords were…

Kwaaang!

Moving in perfectly identical trajectories, along the same sword paths.

“You’ve learned well.”

“Shut your mouth.”

Oh Jin-kyung and Lee Tae-gyeom.

Two massive waves of Hainan were crashing against each other.

Using Hainan’s swords, clashing with Hainan’s sword techniques.

Their skills were…

-Equal.

They were truly equal.

However, that made Lee Tae-gyeom frown.

‘Is this all?’

Lee Tae-gyeom was born in Hainan and, after becoming a disciple of the Hainan Clan Leader, learned and absorbed everything to become the next Clan Leader.

Endless elixirs and teachings from the Clan Leader and elders.

And even his own tireless efforts.

While many disciples of Hainan were carrying out missions for Hainan and away from the clan, Lee Tae-gyeom devoted all his time to learning Hainan’s swordsmanship.

Because of that, Lee Tae-gyeom was unknown to the world.

Kwaaang!

In contrast, Oh Jin-kyung was the face of Hainan.

The number of missions Oh Jin-kyung had undertaken to reach that point was countless, and unlike Lee Tae-gyeom, who trained with his sword, he spent more time outside.

Many martial artists thought that Oh Jin-kyung was praised as Hainan’s One Sword, but in reality, that was not the case.

They thought Oh Jin-kyung was just the face of Hainan, and that there were many more skilled martial artists in Hainan.

However.

Kwaaang!

After clashing swords directly, Lee Tae-gyeom could tell.

‘He’s strong.’

His Senior Brother was by no means less skilled than him.

Rather, in terms of swordsmanship alone, they were equal.

‘No, is Senior Brother superior?’

Oh Jin-kyung could be said to be above him.

That was the difference in years and experience.

However.

Smirk.

A smile bloomed on Lee Tae-gyeom’s distorted face.

Kwaang!

“You have to be at least this good.”

Oh Jin-kyung, who was certain to be the next Clan Leader of Hainan if not for Lee Tae-gyeom.

He was practically Lee Tae-gyeom’s only rival, so it was only natural that he possessed this level of skill.

“It seems you still have no intention of backing down, Senior Brother.”

Lee Tae-gyeom, who had been speaking informally, now used honorifics again.

“You are the one who should step aside, Tae-gyeom.”

Lee Tae-gyeom nodded at Oh Jin-kyung’s words.

A stubborn man.

Therefore.

“Then, I have no choice.”

Sreuk.

The two’s sword paths and forms, which had been perfectly identical.

That.

Kwakwakwa!

Suddenly began to show differences.

“Senior Brother cannot defeat me.”

What changed was Lee Tae-gyeom’s sword path.

From the Southern Sea Seventy-Two Swords, which Hainan boasted of and only direct disciples of Hainan could learn.

Kwaaaaa!

The moment his sword technique changed to the Great Ocean Cloud Sword, which only the Clan Leader’s disciple, the one who would become the Clan Leader, could learn.

Seogeok.

Finally, a wound appeared on Oh Jin-kyung’s cheek, and blood began to form.

A gap.

That was the moment it was revealed.

“Step aside, Senior Brother.”

Lee Tae-gyeom said with a bitter smile.

“Senior Brother can never defeat me.”

The Clan Leader’s sword technique dominated everything in Hainan.

From the superiority of the sword technique, from that compatibility, Oh Jin-kyung could not surpass Lee Tae-gyeom.

Also.

Goooooo!

Lee Tae-gyeom still had hidden power.

Leaving Hainan for a mission.

Before departing, for two years, Lee Tae-gyeom secretly left Hainan under the Clan Leader’s orders and went into seclusion.

The power he learned and mastered then.

Paat!

Would literally overwhelm Oh Jin-kyung and display divine martial prowess.

That was why Lee Tae-gyeom had always looked down on Oh Jin-kyung.

However.

Sreuk.

Oh Jin-kyung’s sword path also changed.

“……!”

Lee Tae-gyeom retreated.

In the spot where Lee Tae-gyeom had just been, a huge trace of a surging wave was etched.

If he hadn’t dodged, he would have suffered a much larger wound than the scratch on his cheek.

“What is… that…”

Lee Tae-gyeom said with a wary and distorted face.

“It’s the Southern Sea Thirty-Six Swords.”

Hainan’s sword art, incomparable to the Clan Leader’s sword technique.

“No way…”

Lee Tae-gyeom’s eyes twitched as he was about to say it was impossible.

The trace of the surging wave.

It was definitely a sword move from the Southern Sea Thirty-Six Swords.

However, its destructive power and subtlety were different.

“…….”

He could understand it.

The residents of Eun say.

That a martial artist is also a sword.

Even if they learn the same thing and wield the same thing, the years and experience give birth to something else.

“This is.”

Kkwak.

“My sword.”

Oh Jin-kyung had found his own sword.

A realm that could only be respected as a martial artist.

It meant he had reached the pinnacle of the Mystic Realm [a high level of martial arts mastery].

Twitch.

Oh Jin-kyung’s brow was twitching even more.

“Senior Brother… I can’t possibly like this.”

If it had been Oh Jin-kyung instead of Lee Tae-gyeom.

Or even if both of them had competed for the Clan Leader’s position, it would have been Lee Tae-gyeom who would have lost.

That thought made Lee Tae-gyeom finally try to draw out his inner energy from his dantian [energy center] and explode with power, but.

Kakang!

Sparks flew from their swords.

The two instantly changed their stances and positions.

“Who are these guys!”

The two were clashing swords with different opponents.

* * *

Kakakakang!

Unceasing sword strikes that relentlessly pushed in.

Kaang!

Oh Jin-kyung and Lee Tae-gyeom retreated, blocking the arrows and bullets that were shot at them.

Paruru.

The sword surface that had blocked the attacks was trembling.

‘They’re strong.’

It was a strong power that Oh Jin-kyung and Lee Tae-gyeom thought only they could feel.

The two retreated.

The two looked at the intruders.

“Masks…?”

Those wearing masks.

Something came to mind.

“The Blood Cult?”

It was the Blood Cult.

When they appeared in the Philippines, when Eunha revealed the name of the Blood Cult.

It was said that the Blood Demons and executives who appeared then wore masks.

That’s why it came to mind, but.

“It’s different.”

The two could feel the difference.

If it were the Blood Cult, the masks would be the masks of evil spirits that the residents of Eun would know.

But the masks of the intruders were.

“Animal masks, huh.”

They were animal masks.

The masks of a rabbit and a monkey.

The opponents were.

Sreuk.

They instantly concealed their forms and.

Kwakwang!

Rushed towards Lee Tae-gyeom and Oh Jin-kyung.

“Kuek!”

“Kuk!”

The two were pushed back.

‘Where did these guys come from?’

The two were flustered by the appearance of unexpected strong opponents.

It was Lee Tae-gyeom who first gathered his thoughts and shouted.

“What are you doing!”

Facing a strong opponent.

“Move!”

It was a virtue and a desire of a martial artist, but Lee Tae-gyeom shouted at the Hainan martial artists.

Only then did the Four Seas Sword Masters begin to move.

They had not interfered in the fight between Oh Jin-kyung and Lee Tae-gyeom, which could be said to be Hainan’s fight, but.

Swiaaek!

If the opponents were monsters, the story was different.

However.

Taat!

Shadows appeared from somewhere.

They even blocked the path of the Hainan martial artists.

Each one was a Mystic Realm martial artist, the direct Four Seas Sword Masters of the Clan Leader.

They were.

Kwaang!

Being pushed back by the shockwave.

“……!”

A single being.

They were the ones who pushed back the Four Seas Sword Masters.

“Where did these guys come from…”

It was a situation that could not help but be bewildering.

“Which sect are you from!”

If it was a sect that possessed such masters, they could not be unknown.

“Reveal your identities, you bastards! Do you think you can be safe after antagonizing Hainan!”

But as if they had no intention of answering.

Swiaaek!

Another spear was rushing in as if to pierce Lee Tae-gyeom’s ribs.

Kaang!

It was Oh Jin-kyung who blocked it.

“Are you alright?”

“Tch.”

The two stood back to back.

Unlike the flustered Lee Tae-gyeom, Oh Jin-kyung seemed to have found a different kind of calm.

However, his eyes were trembling with bewilderment.

“They’re not from a sect.”

“What do you mean?”

Lee Tae-gyeom replied irritably to Oh Jin-kyung’s words.

“These guys are.”

Oh Jin-kyung was drawing out his inner energy even more.

“Players.”

“……!”

At that, the masked monsters rushed towards Oh Jin-kyung and Lee Tae-gyeom.

Kakakakang!

Sparks flew.

“What kind of bullshit is that…!”

Lee Tae-gyeom and Oh Jin-kyung were close to the peak of the Mystic Realm.

Compared to them, the Four Seas Sword Masters, who were also Mystic Realm experts, albeit lacking, were being overwhelmed by the monsters who were players?

“Are you saying they’re all high rankers?”

Only high rankers could face the Mystic Realm.

No, even high rankers were practically incapable of facing a Mystic Realm master to this extent.

Just as he was about to think that Oh Jin-kyung’s words were just crazy delusions.

“Giant Sword, Giganto.”

The activation phrase was heard.

Kwaaang!

A huge sword body poured down, proving Oh Jin-kyung’s words.

“S…skill?”

Lee Tae-gyeom’s eyes were shadowed, filled with shock.

* * *

The scene, which had been a mess due to the explosion caused by the players and the ensuing battle.

The place that had become a chaotic mess after the fight that followed.

“Haa.”

It had transformed into a place that could be described as a ruin.

“Report…”

At Lee Tae-gyeom’s dry voice, the Hainan martial artists rushed over.

Their bodies were stained with blood, and they were barely holding onto their broken sword blades.

“Deaths… thirty-two…”

“Kut!”

“Over a hundred injured.”

Kwaang!

Another scar was created in the already ruined place by Lee Tae-gyeom’s carelessly swung sword strike.

“Just what…!

Lee Tae-gyeom’s eyes and body were trembling.

The monsters wearing animal masks who had intruded into the battlefield.

They had all disappeared.

Jureuk.

Only the wounds on Lee Tae-gyeom’s body and the remnants of items scattered on the floor proved that they had intruded.

Numerous casualties.

In contrast.

“The pursuit?”

“We are pursuing them.”

The enemies had escaped without any problems.

Even carrying the vermin who had dared to attack Hainan, even saving them.

“Pursue them to the end! Request cooperation from the Assembly as well!”

“Yes, sir.”

The men disappeared at Lee Tae-gyeom’s words.

“Haa.”

Lee Tae-gyeom held his forehead.

His mind was complicated.

Players, as far as Lee Tae-gyeom knew, they were nothing more than vermin.

Rankers, high rankers, they were called by nice names, but in the end, they were just beings who had become stronger with the Assembly’s permission, not beings that could be called real.

Beings who could never surpass martial artists.

Kkwak!

Hainan had suffered great damage from their attack.

“This is ridiculous…”

He wondered how such an absurd thing had happened.

But now, it was a question that no one could answer.

Sseuk.

Lee Tae-gyeom turned his gaze.

“Senior Brother…”

There was Oh Jin-kyung, bleeding and tending to his injuries.

“You’re lucky.”

Just as Lee Tae-gyeom and Oh Jin-kyung were about to settle things, the monsters had intruded.

“Lucky?”

Oh Jin-kyung frowned and said.

“Hainan’s disciples are dead and injured, and you’re saying that?”

“Didn’t Senior Brother not suffer any major injuries?”

“Shut up.”

A strange tension rose again.

Eventually, Oh Jin-kyung controlled his emotions and said.

“This is not the time for this.”

Oh Jin-kyung was also surprised.

“We need to find out the identities of those guys.”

The animal masks that had attacked them.

Players who surpassed martial artists.

It was surprising not only to Lee Tae-gyeom but also to Oh Jin-kyung.

“We might have to stop heading to Eunha.”

Lee Tae-gyeom shook his head at Oh Jin-kyung’s words.

“Then Hainan’s reputation will fall to the ground. We will proceed as originally planned. The identities of those guys…”

Kwaduk.

“We’ll find out soon enough.”

If they hadn’t revealed their identities, it would be one thing, but the moment they showed themselves in Hainan, everything about them would be exposed.