Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 360

The Three Kings’ Disciple-361

Volume 15, Chapter 11

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Attack Force.

The maximum number of personnel for attacking a gate, a special force, was known as the Attack Force.

This concept was used by the Silver Warriors, players, knights, and mages alike.

100 personnel.

In special cases, it could be composed of 200 personnel, but in reality, only about a hundred were usually deployed to the field.

This was due to the maximum entry limit of the gate.

If more than 100 combat personnel were deployed, it would be considered a war, not an attack.

“Fall back!”

“Support!”

A large cavern that could be called another world.

The ceiling of the dark cave looked like a night sky without stars, and the flickering lights on the walls resembled torches held by a vast army.

Thud! Thud!

And here, more than 100 people were engaged in battle.

Koo-errrrrr-!

A cry echoed.

And a demon, similar in size to a Balrog, swung its iron mace.

Wham!

The ground was swept and overturned, causing an explosion.

Those hit by the scattering debris fell and groaned, but soon, others rushed in to fill the gaps and maintain the front line.

“Push forward!”

Their total number was about three hundred.

This was.

“Kkyaaaak!”

Nothing short of war.

Blood and flesh flew, and shouts and screams filled the cavern.

But the Attack Force fought back, not retreating.

As if.

“Damn it!”

They were familiar with this kind of fight, their movements and stances practiced.

“Run!”

Even before the command was given, the Attack Force moved as if they knew what to do.

“Anti-Demon Formation!”

Whoosh!

The moment a blue light flickered from the position of about a hundred players.

Koo-errrrrr-!

The huge demon began to scream again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Blocked by the blue wall, the demon struck the barrier several times with its iron mace, trying to break free.

Fizzle!

Instead, the barrier’s energy caused lightning to strike, searing the demon’s body.

“Haa. Haa….”

They finally caught their breath.

But the current Anti-Demon Formation could not completely defeat the demon, and soon it would break free again.

Round two.

No….

“Haa….”

They had already repeated this dozens of times.

“Treat the injured! Eat something, even if it’s just a little!”

The Anti-Demon Formation lasted from thirty minutes to an hour.

That was their break time.

The Attack Force members, as if used to it, sat down and immediately did what they needed to do.

They were….

-The Nine Dragons Corps.

The Nine Dragons Gate’s hidden final attack force, the Nine Dragons Corps.

Total of three hundred personnel.

Among them, the number of martial artists was only thirty.

The other two hundred and seventy members of the Attack Force were.

“Heal-!”

All of them were players, a player attack force.

Attack forces were sometimes operated with similar ratios elsewhere, but the situation of the Nine Dragons Corps was different.

Even if the number of martial artists was small, as long as they were included, they held command, but in the Nine Dragons Corps, all command and operational rights were held by the players.

“This demon is quite something….”

Chen Wei, the exhausted leader of the Nine Dragons Corps, muttered.

Demon.

-Would you like to fight for the world?

That was what a martial artist from the Nine Dragons Gate had said to him one day.

-Although players are not treated well, there are things only you can do.

It was after he had wandered through several guilds, been abandoned, and faced death several times.

Even so, the reason Chen Wei continued to work as a player was because his family had been killed by monsters that appeared through the Break.

Chen Wei’s reason for being a player was not for money, fame, status, or power.

Just.

-That petty desire for revenge can become the will to save the world.

That was it.

He didn’t believe it.

Chen Wei had experienced too much to trust a martial artist.

But Chen Wei was exhausted and wanted to give up everything.

-I’ll do it.

That was how he came to the Nine Dragons Gate.

Their words were not wrong.

“Everyone, stay strong.”

What he faced in the Nine Dragons Gate was a being that could literally threaten the world.

-Demon.

That was the name it was called, a monster with unimaginable power.

Eyes gleaming with the will to slaughter and destroy.

Having seen that.

Clench.

His choice was not wrong.

“If we retreat, that demon will go out into the world. And it will destroy our families, our homes, everything.”

He knew that their fight would not help improve the rights of players.

Even so….

“Fight, overcome it.”

This was their fight.

Just as Chen Wei clenched his fist and encouraged the Nine Dragons Corps members.

Wham!

A huge impact sound made the Nine Dragons Corps members cover their ears.

The Anti-Demon Formation, which should have lasted at least thirty minutes….

“No way! Was it a Class Earth demon, not a Class Human demon!”

It began to shatter at that moment.

A Class Human demon was the lowest level, and the next level was a Class Earth demon….

“Dodge-!”

It was not something they could handle.

Wham!

* * *

“Cough!”

Chen Wei coughed up blood and dust, slowly regaining his vision, which had been swirling.

“Cough, cough….”

He felt a pain as if his whole body was breaking, along with the shock of his insides twisting.

His gaze immediately scanned the surroundings.

“Ugh….”

Those who were dying, bleeding.

“Ah….”

Corpses that had already died and turned cold.

It would have been less horrific if it were just that, but there were pieces of flesh scattered everywhere, crushed beyond recognition.

“Aaaaaaaah!”

It would have been a cruel and terrible feeling even if they were the remains of unknown people.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

But the fact that those were the remains of his comrades and friends made Chen Wei feel a maddening rage and sorrow.

But then.

“……!”

There were still members of the corps who had survived.

And fortunately, there were quite a few of them.

“Gather-!”

Chen Wei had a job to do.

To save them and fight to the best of his ability.

Wham!

In the meantime, could it be called fortunate?

The Class Earth demon was hunting the fallen comrades on the opposite side and was not paying attention to them.

“Captain…!”

Something was wrong.

They clearly knew it was a Class Human demon.

But, a Class Earth demon?

It was not something they could handle.

“Captain!”

They had to save them.

Or….

‘We can’t let that thing out.’

The moment the Nine Dragons Corps collapsed here, the Class Earth demon would escape this underground and appear in the world.

If that happened, everything would be a sea of fire.

Chen Wei’s parents and siblings were all dead, but in the Nine Dragons Gate’s territory, he had a woman with whom he had started a new family.

It wasn’t just him.

Thanks to the Nine Dragons Gate, there were homes for families and the surrounding area where they lived.

All of that would be devastated by that demon.

“Captain!”

A voice urged Chen Wei.

Clench.

Chen Wei clenched his fist.

‘There’s no way to fight that.’

Even if the Nine Dragons Corps were perfect, they couldn’t win.

So, if nearly half of the Nine Dragons Corps were out of combat, there was no way.

“The Nine Dragons Anti-Demon Formation….”

He finally spoke the words.

“Activate the Nine Dragons Anti-Demon Formation.”

“……!”

At Chen Wei’s words, the faces of the corps members were filled with shock.

But soon, their faces were filled with determination.

Some smiled.

“Let’s do it.”

Those who accepted it.

“I came here to protect my family. So, I have to protect them.”

“To be able to save the world, what could be more exciting than that?”

“If you’re a superhuman, that’s what you should do.”

The Nine Dragons Anti-Demon Formation.

It was the last, the very last resort that the Nine Dragons Gate had given them.

-If it is determined that it is an unstoppable demon, the Nine Dragons Anti-Demon Formation must be activated.

Chen Wei’s eyes turned to the wall.

The numerous inscriptions etched in this vast cavern.

Whoosh.

It slowly began to glow with a blue light, revealing itself.

-If the Nine Dragons Anti-Demon Formation is activated….

The price and power.

-It can exorcise all demons.

But the price is terrible.

‘The lives of 250 high-rank players.’

That was the price.

It was possible because all two hundred and seventy players of the Nine Dragons Corps were high-rankers.

There were already those who had become corpses at the hands of the demon, but that didn’t matter.

In this underground cavern, the Demon Sealing Formation also had a formation to trap souls.

It might be different if time passed and they scattered, but it was possible now.

“Everyone….”

Chen Wei, having decided everything, spoke.

“You’ve all worked hard so far.”

“You’ve worked hard too, Captain.”

“Damn it. I wanted to fight more.”

As they smiled and said their goodbyes.

Flicker.

The demon began to focus its gaze.

The creature that had slaughtered all the comrades on the opposite side was now moving to find new prey.

There was only one chance.

Whoosh!

Chen Wei, reciting the incantation given only to him, began to release his magic power.

The moment the talisman in his hand was torn, the Nine Dragons Anti-Demon Formation would be activated.

But then.

Wham!

One side of the cavern wall collapsed, and a cloud of dust scattered.

Wham!

Along with the ensuing explosions.

Swish.

There were those who emerged through the smoke.

“Who are they…?”

There were strangers who shouldn’t be here.

* * *

Those who had broken through the cavern wall.

Passing through the acrid smoke, those who looked like a mirage took a step forward.

“It’s serious.”

Ha Se-min muttered gravely, taking in the corpses.

“What should we do, Master?”

Oh Jin-kyung continued.

“They’re all… players.”

Choi Ye-seul was shocked.

“And high-rankers….”

In Asia, the title of high-ranker was only given to three hundred players.

But the players standing here, even at a glance, there were over a hundred, and all of them felt like high-rankers.

Among them, there wasn’t even a face that Choi Ye-seul recognized.

“I’ve grasped the general situation.”

Yi Rown said, putting his hand behind his back.

Yi Rown’s back, which had been empty.

“There are stories we need to hear from them too.”

A black light flickered there, and the huge greatsword, Fury, appeared.

A red light flickered on its blade.

He had taken out Fury from the subspace he had created using the magic he had learned and Bonde’s barrier.

“Save them.”

The moment Yi Rown’s command was given.

“Charge.”

“Charge.”

“Thank… you.”

Ha Se-min, Oh Jin-kyung, and Choi Ye-seul began to rush forward.

Behind them were Hwang Yeo-il and others, trembling from the demon’s energy and unable to come to their senses.

“Go and help.”

At Yi Rown’s voice, they regained their senses.

“…….”

They looked at Yi Rown’s back and the huge demon with disbelief before immediately moving.

Yi Rown’s eyes were dyed black.

“Parutan, is it?”

A creature considered a mid-level demon even in Gehenna.

Unknown memories surfaced in his mind.

Perhaps this was.

-The Demon King’s Magic Essence.

The memories and control power contained within the Demon King’s Magic Essence.

The moment Yi Rown’s eyes turned completely black.

Thud.

Yi Rown took a step forward and said.

“Kneel.”

The Three Kings’ Disciple