Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 378

Cheong In-woo was smiling.

In contrast, Yi Rown looked at Cheong In-woo with a languid expression, his face devoid of any emotion.

It was then.

“Like this….”

From behind Yi Rown, from the elevator he had ridden up in, a voice was heard. It was Myung Seol-rin.

She, who was clearly battered, was slowly getting up. Her bones were twisted and broken, her neck even twisted.

“I didn’t know it would be this intense,” she said, standing as if nothing had happened.

It was a scene that made everything that had just happened feel like a dream. However, the bloodstains on her body and the torn clothes where her bones were protruding showed that what had just happened was real.

Clearly, she had suffered injuries that should have led to death.

“Regeneration, huh,” Yi Rown said nonchalantly. Myung Seol-rin’s eyes twitched.

“What, did you know?” Her face seemed displeased that her ability had been revealed.

Myung Seol-rin was slowly approaching Yi Rown from behind.

At that moment.

Thud.

Myung Seol-rin stopped. It was different from before.

“Was that just a warning before?” she asked, her face and voice surprised. Her senses were telling her that if she went any further, she would truly die. That even with her regeneration ability, a death she couldn’t handle would come.

“How chilling,” Myung Seol-rin said, stepping back.

“Thank you for guiding me this far, Senior Sister,” Cheong In-woo said to Myung Seol-rin. “I’ll take it from here.”

“You unlucky bastard,” Myung Seol-rin cursed, but Cheong In-woo spoke to Yi Rown as if it didn’t matter.

“Shall we go?”

Yi Rown stepped forward without a word.

Swish.

The warriors who had been standing guard stepped aside. The automatic door that had appeared, Cheong In-woo moved his hand and placed it on the pad.

Whoosh-

As the energy that could be called the essence of Mount Hua moved, the door began to open.

What appeared was.

Thud.

Numerous warriors were standing guard in the hallway. They were wearing black suits like uniforms, with the Mount Hua emblem drawn on their chests. They densely filled the hallway.

“I told you not to do unnecessary things, Senior Brother,” Cheong In-woo said, speaking to someone. At that, someone appeared from among the warriors. He had an impression similar to Ha Se-min, a handsome man who looked weak and frail, with sharp eyes visible through the glasses he wore. A sword closer to a rapier than the usual plum blossom sword was at his waist.

Yi Rown also knew who he was.

-Yellow Plum Blossom, Choi Woo.

Among the plum blossom swordsmen of Mount Hua, he was known to be the most aggressive and violent.

“This is Mount Hua,” Choi Woo said to Cheong In-woo and Yi Rown. “It means this isn’t a place where you can step in and cause a ruckus as you please.”

He said, pushing up his glasses. “I let you come up this far….”

Swish.

Choi Woo placed his hand on the sword hilt. “But I should warn you that this isn’t a place you can come up to so carelessly.”

“Senior Brother,” Cheong In-woo said, approaching with a glint in his eyes. “Are you confident you can handle it?”

“What?”

“Senior Sister Myung was battered.”

Choi Woo’s eyes twitched. He seemed even more enraged by Cheong In-woo’s words.

“Well, looking at it again, it seems like it’s not my turn yet.”

“…….”

“But with just these guys, can you, Senior Brother, handle it?” At Cheong In-woo’s words, Choi Woo gripped the sword hilt he had been holding even tighter.

“Above all, isn’t this the sect leader’s order?” At the subtle voice.

Thud.

In the end, Choi Woo let go of the sword he was holding.

“I know that too.”

The warriors began to step aside one by one, and a path opened. But at that moment.

Squeak.

With a short cutting sound, a red line was drawn on Cheong In-woo’s skin.

“I’m looking forward to seeing how long you can be so arrogant,” Cheong In-woo whispered to Choi Woo. “Until the day Senior Brother dies, wouldn’t it be?”

The plum blossom swordsmen. Their story was famous. They were called the seven peaks of Mount Hua, and it was known that they had to be overcome to pass Mount Hua. It was said that their level had already reached the sky, and that there was nothing they couldn’t handle.

Also, they were.

-Very affectionate and close, inseparable senior and junior brothers.

They were beings that showed people how good the warriors were.

“Stop doing useless things. I’m going to die of embarrassment first,” Cheong In-woo said. At his words, Choi Woo also stepped aside.

A path opened.

“Well, you’re not surprised by something like this, are you?” Cheong In-woo began to walk again. Yi Rown followed behind him.

* * *

The Martial Arts Association. Called the Association, they managed the Nine Great Sects and the Five Great Families, and even all the sects and forces belonging to the hidden world, dominating all of Asia. The Association was ruled by three absolute beings through voting and agreement.

-Heaven Association Lord, Namgung Cheon.

The head of the Namgung family.

-Human Association Lord, Daebul.

The sect leader of Shaolin.

And lastly.

‘Earth Association Lord, Baek Jin.’

They were truly beings that could be called the sky for all warriors. Beyond the ranks that divided warriors.

-Unranked.

They were known to be beyond ranking. Among them, Yi Rown had already met the Heaven Association Lord, Namgung Cheon. Indeed, he had the skills worthy of the name of the sky. But he had clearly warned.

-The other Association Lords are different from me.

Namgung was anti-demon. He was the one who said that the demon within the Association must be erased and not accepted. He was able to become the Association Lord because Namgung was the head of the Five Great Families and received the respect and support of countless sects.

-The other Association Lords….

He said.

-They are truly monsters.

They were the ones who had accepted the demon long ago and used it. The demon they held within their bodies.

Tap tap.

It had transformed them into something beyond human. The ones Yi Rown had met so far had also embraced the demon. At the smallest, they were called demonized, close to failures. At the largest, they were those who held the power of the Heavenly Demon or the Blood Demon.

And now, the plum blossom swordsmen he had seen coming here were different again. They were.

-Demon.

They had become the demon itself. They had revealed everything as if they didn’t even think of hiding it anymore.

“It’s Cheong In-woo.”

In the past, they were people that he could never have met eye to eye, and he couldn’t even imagine being in the same space as them.

“I’ll go in, Sect Leader.”

They were beings who could move thousands of lives with a single gesture and slaughter tens of thousands with a single will.

Squeak.

Even though they didn’t hold the demon.

‘They are already demonized.’

The opened door.

Whoosh-!

The energy that poured out from within covered Cheong In-woo, Yi Rown, and the entire hallway. It was an energy as clear and refreshing as the divine energy he had felt in Kunlun. “Come in.”

It was an energy that any righteous warrior would respect and acknowledge. But Yi Rown.

Thud.

He could feel what was hidden within that clear energy.

-Demon.

The thick, dark energy of the demon. And not one that had been divided and contaminated over time, but a demon that could be called pure itself.

No.

“Welcome.”

It was a demonic energy that was close to orthodox, that could be called orthodox.

A middle-aged man who had been handling paperwork even in this situation, put down the documents he was holding. “I am….”

Looking at Yi Rown with warm and clear eyes. “Baek Jin, the sect leader of Mount Hua.”

Baek Jin opened his mouth. “This is the first time we’ve met….”

Before Baek Jin could finish his words.

Swish!

The blood spheres in the air rushed towards Baek Jin.

Thud!

Yi Rown also rushed towards Baek Jin. The red blood energy swirled around Yi Rown’s hand, which appeared in front of Baek Jin, and transformed into a spear. There was no doubt that it would pierce Baek Jin’s head. It was a speed that could not be followed by the eye, Yi Rown’s fist moved faster than one divided by hundreds of a second, just before it was about to pierce Baek Jin’s head.

Clang!

The sound of metal rang out.

Whoosh!

At the same time, the energy exploded with a sonic boom and spread out. In front of Yi Rown, in front of Baek Jin.

“It can’t be this serious.”

Cheong In-woo, Myung Seol-rin, Choi Woo. And four other swords were pouring down, blocking Yi Rown.

Swish.

The ones who revealed themselves. Seven. They were the plum blossom swordsmen who represented Mount Hua.

“Welcome to Mount Hua, Yi Rown,” Baek Jin said to Yi Rown from behind the blocked swords.

* * *

Mount Hua. Yi Rown and Mount Hua were an inseparable relationship. That was the same in the past and now. In the past, when Yi Rown was a player, there were many who supported him and helped him. From small sects to player guilds, and perhaps even famous warriors. However, the reason why Dank [a group or organization] was able to move most actively and not be interfered with by many was because of Dank’s biggest sponsor.

-Mount Hua.

They were Mount Hua. It was a story that the other members of Dank didn’t know. That Mount Hua was secretly helping Dank and supporting their activities. Such Mount Hua was.

“It’s a deep connection.”

They were also the main culprits who tore Dank apart and plunged everything Yi Rown had into the mud. Mount Hua was such a place for Yi Rown. That’s why. That’s why Yi Rown had left Mount Hua alone until now.

“How could I have thought that the young player would become a Blood Demon.”

It wasn’t out of gratitude or anything like that.

“How could I have thought that the young player would stand before me like this.”

Rather.

“How could I have thought that Mount Hua’s toy would open such eyes.”

It was too important, so he had left it alone.

“Baek Jin,” Yi Rown said, stepping back. At that, the plum blossom swordsmen sheathed their swords. Even if they rushed again, the result would be the same.

“Was it from the beginning?” Yi Rown asked a question. “Did you know from the beginning?” He said, looking at Baek Jin’s deep eyes. “That you supported Dank, that you threw me into the corpse disposal site.”

It was a question he had held for a long time. “Did you know everything?”

“…….”

What. Baek Jin didn’t ask about that. “How far can you see?” An unknown word. But he couldn’t hear the answer. That’s why Yi Rown laughed. “I thought I’d know as time passed, but I’m still not sure.” A light tone. “But it doesn’t matter anymore.”

Mount Hua moved first. If so.

“From now on, I’ll move too.”

Today, this place was to give a warning. It wasn’t to erase Mount Hua. “You’ve been holding everything in your hands and shaking it, doing as you pleased.” They thought they had erased Dank’s Yi Rown. But he had to admit it. That was also him. The anger that Yi Rown had at that time was not erased. He had turned a blind eye to it. His feelings, everything he had experienced, could not be erased and disappear in a single moment. The reason he had turned a blind eye to Mount Hua was.

“You’ve become a hunter, hunting everyone and ruling over them.”

It wasn’t because his power was lacking, nor because he was holding his teacher hostage. Just. “From now on, it will be different.” He just didn’t want to face it. The Dank of that time, his former self. But now he would acknowledge it. He was smiling. The light settled in his languid eyes.

“It’s Mount Hua’s turn to be hunted. It would be too easy to erase you here with my own hands.”

Whoosh!

The energy of Yi Rown spread out. “You will all perish more miserably than anyone else, and you will wail.”

That was the warning that the human being called Yi Rown, the player Yi Rown, was giving to Mount Hua.