Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 349

“Ugh…”

The Unknowns, who had lost consciousness during their battle with Cheong In-woo, began to wake up one by one.

They had suffered fatal injuries that could have led to death, but their bodies, which transcended human limits, refused to let go of the thread of life as long as they were not dead.

The ones who had risen hurriedly felt their faces.

“…Kuh!”

A sound filled with anger rather than pain burst out.

The animal masks that had been covering their faces.

Compared to their bodies, which were broken and battered, the masks were surprisingly intact.

That meant only one thing.

-An overwhelming difference in skill.

Cheong In-woo had fought against them, who could even contend with masters of the Hyeonkyung realm [a high level of martial arts mastery], and had consciously avoided touching their masks.

It felt as if he had left something that he could break at any time.

“Our identities… he doesn’t even care…”

They, who had humiliated Hainan, were treated as if they were nothing to Cheong In-woo.

The Unknowns bit their lips at that.

“Cheong In-woo…”

They had known from the start that he was a monster.

A different class of Hwasan [a martial arts sect].

A promising talent in Hwasan with exceptional talent and skill.

He was sometimes compared to Oh Jin-kyung of Hainan, but considering the age difference, he was expected to grow even more than Oh Jin-kyung in the future.

But….

“Kuh!”

Cheong In-woo was already a complete monster.

“This is not the time for this.”

The woman with the rabbit mask, who had risen with a dry voice, hurriedly began to spread her magic power.

The wounds of the Unknowns, enveloped in a cloud of light, were slowly healing.

“The recovery is slow… we need to get out of here.”

The wounds inflicted by Cheong In-woo’s attack were not healing easily.

The problem was.

“……I see.”

It was the surroundings.

Originally, they had only tried to target Cheong In-woo cautiously, but they had not expected to be defeated like this.

As a result, they had lost, and Cheong In-woo had disappeared.

The problem was the massacre that Cheong In-woo had caused.

Unknowns were among the corpses of ordinary people, players, and martial artists.

“If ‘he’ sees this scene, it will be uncontrollable.”

‘He’ was still watching from a subtle distance.

The moment he misunderstood, the Unknowns’ options would be severely limited.

“Let’s get out of here quickly.”

Just as the Unknowns, who had recovered a little, were moving their bodies and pouring potions, it happened.

“……!”

The Unknowns’ eyes widened simultaneously.

Their bodies stopped as if they were broken.

Their bodies trembled as if they were standing naked in the street in the middle of winter.

“Uh…”

A choked voice came out.

“When…”

Their eyes were fixed on one place.

A man with a languid face was sitting casually on the broken debris.

“It must have been right before you guys woke up.”

Yi Rown was standing there, looking at the Unknowns.

* * *

Gulp.

The Unknowns swallowed.

They had a system for assessing the danger level of martial artists.

Even martial artists of the same realm varied greatly in strength, so they were grouped into grades like players.

For example, Oh Jin-kyung was an S-grade.

Before he became the head of Hainan, his grade was S-grade according to the Unknowns’ assessment.

Cheong In-woo was also classified as S-grade, but after this battle, the grade in their minds had changed.

‘SS-grade.’

A realm that could truly be called a monster.

They were at a level that they were reluctant to face.

Above that, there was another level.

‘SSS-grade.’

In fact, it was the highest grade they could assign, and the name the world called them.

-Calamity.

Calamity-level powerhouses.

They were the three great leaders who ruled the world, and….

“You’re slower to notice than I thought.”

The existence before their eyes.

“Blood Demon…”

The existence that had newly appeared and was shaking the entire Asian region, the Blood Demon.

They had heard the news that Oh Jin-kyung had been changed to the head of Hainan, and that the Blood Demon seemed to be behind it.

Here….

‘He is here.’

That the Blood Demon was still here.

“Were you monitoring me?”

Yi Rown’s voice.

“……”

That was exactly right.

The reason why the Unknowns had appeared in Busan was not Cheong In-woo.

He had only been detected by the Unknowns’ radar, who had already arrived, and their original purpose was to monitor the Blood Demon and watch his movements.

It was only that Cheong In-woo had appeared and they had tried to eliminate him.

‘He knew all along.’

The Blood Demon had clearly noticed their surveillance from the beginning.

“……”

The Unknowns carefully looked at each other.

They were thinking about a way.

The best option was that.

-Escape.

To get out of this place and not clash with the Blood Demon right now.

It was the best way to buy time, as they had not yet decided on their stance toward the Blood Demon.

However.

‘Impossible.’

The Unknowns said so with their eyes.

The injuries they had sustained in the battle with Cheong In-woo had not even healed.

It was impossible to escape from the clutches of the Blood Demon, who was rated higher than Cheong In-woo, in this state.

Then….

-Is there a chance of winning?

They tried to communicate through their magic items.

-Are you crazy? You can tell just by looking.

-That’s a monster that can’t be compared to Cheong In-woo.

-Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Fighting was also meaningless in their current state.

-Then, what do we do?

They had to find an answer.

The best answer, the answer for the best.

-I’ll be the bait.

The voice of the Unknown wearing the tiger mask spread through the minds of his companions.

-Hey!

-Boss!

Voices calling him.

-If it’s him, I think he’ll keep me alive. So, you guys get out of here and make a decision as quickly as possible. I’ll hold him back in the meantime.

-Damn it.

-Is that the only way?

They knew it too.

The leader of the Unknowns, the commander.

The smartest and fastest decision-maker among them was the one wearing the tiger mask.

If he had decided that way, it was the best option they could make right now.

-Damn it, you’re going to have to be right this time too.

It was then.

“How much more time do I have to give you?”

A voice echoed.

“……!”

No way.

“Is there really a need to have such a conversation? Let’s talk slowly.”

Yi Rown said with his arms crossed.

“I’ll give you more time.”

“……”

The Unknowns were silent.

The telepathic communication between martial artists.

It was very difficult to eavesdrop on that voice, which was transmitted in a special way, but it was believed that if one had the skill to reach the level of a monster, it was possible to eavesdrop on telepathic communication.

However.

-Is he really eavesdropping on magic items?

Eavesdropping on magic items was a completely different matter.

Especially in the case of martial artists, their compatibility with items and magic power was not good, so it was a sure way to deceive them.

Therefore, magic items, especially those that used message magic, were treated specially regardless of their grade and were prohibited items under strict management by the council.

But Yi Rown was….

“It’s not that difficult.”

He was eavesdropping.

“……!”

An unimaginable thing.

“I thought you had lost all your player powers, but that wasn’t the case either…”

The tiger mask said in a quiet voice that no one could hear.

It was no longer meaningful to share their intentions with each other.

Thud.

The tiger mask stepped forward with his body not fully recovered.

Were they going to go according to the original plan? The Unknowns were preparing.

“Fortunately, it seems that you are not hostile to us, Blood Demon.”

The voice of the tiger mask.

“Is there a need to be hostile?”

“……”

“You haven’t done anything to harm me.”

The rabbit mask’s eyes inadvertently scanned the surroundings.

A scene that could be called a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

“I know you didn’t do this.”

Yi Rown’s voice echoed.

“I can feel Cheong In-woo’s energy. It’s changed a lot.”

“……!”

“Your injuries, that must be Cheong In-woo’s doing too.”

The opponent already knew everything.

“It seems like you’ve finished organizing your thoughts…”

Yi Rown got up.

A hand going into his pocket.

The Unknowns, who were tense at that, quickly grabbed their weapons, but….

Thump.

The tiger mask casually accepted something that had flown in.

“Half… elixir…”

An item that was considered a special grade among the highest-grade potions.

It was something like a divine object for players that cured all diseases and showed even better effects than the healing of a high-ranking priest.

“That should be enough to recover completely.”

Yi Rown had given them an item of immense value without a second thought.

“Leave as soon as you’re recovered.”

“Hainan…”

“Hainan is already here too.”

They quickly turned their gaze.

Another new energy was caught in their eyes.

“……”

They were the ones that even Yi Rown had not discovered.

Even though they were injured.

“Oh Jin-kyung…”

They hadn’t even noticed Oh Jin-kyung.

He was standing behind them, blocking their path.

The Unknowns were involuntarily tense at his face, which was distorted as if he was a little angry.

‘I need to reassess Oh Jin-kyung’s grade.’

Oh Jin-kyung, who had been an S-grade.

His appearance had changed a lot, becoming similar to that of a young man.

Also, his energy, which could only be felt subtly, was telling them that he had entered a different realm.

“You’re late for everything more than I thought.”

Yi Rown’s voice was heard.

“It’s good to be cautious, but you can miss opportunities that way.”

What did he want to say?

“Sometimes, trust your gut. It’s better that way sometimes.”

At Yi Rown’s gesture, Oh Jin-kyung stepped aside.

Only then could the Unknowns grasp the situation properly.

“……”

Yi Rown, his energy was covering everything.

That was why they hadn’t felt anything.

Sway.

They hadn’t even realized that countless Hainan martial artists were surrounding them.

Swish.

Hundreds of Hainan martial artists stepped aside.

“I’ll let you go today.”

Yi Rown’s voice.

“We’ll be seeing each other soon anyway.”

At his words.

Twitch.

The tiger mask twitched.

“Next time we meet, it would be better to make a clear choice. If more time passes, you won’t even get a chance to use the power you’ve worked so hard to obtain.”

The tiger mask nodded.

“Let’s go.”

At his words, the Unknowns slowly began to move.

They took their steps cautiously, worried that this might all be a trap.

As the rabbit mask was walking….

Swoosh.

She glanced at Oh Jin-kyung once and then quickened her pace.

When they had completely passed the Hainan martial artists.

Poof!

Their figures disappeared as if they had sunk into the ground.

Oh Jin-kyung’s gaze seemed complicated.

Yi Rown was just standing there with a languid face.

* * *

Now, he had left the matter of Hainan to Oh Jin-kyung.

After that, until the war with Hwasan began, Oh Jin-kyung would take care of it on his own.

Gyeonggi Province.

Yi Rown had returned to Hanam, which could be called Eunha’s base.

Dang Hwa-young and the others were handling the backlog of work and began preparing for the founding of the Shinma Alliance, and each began to move to find their own tasks.

“You’re here?”

A man with a slightly tired face greeted Yi Rown at Eunha’s guild house.

“I heard the story.”

It was Lee San-hoo.

The Three Kings’ Disciple