Disciple Of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 388

Various machine formations activated, and traps were set for Yi Rown, but the impact of the Death Knight was so great that nothing could faze him anymore.

Moreover.

Swish!

The Death Knight, now Yi Rown’s subordinate, led the way, destroying all the traps.

His movements were distinctly different from when he was masterless.

He was receiving the power of Yi Rown’s magic essence, a purer and more potent force than anything else.

Kwaang!

The Death Knight was unleashing power stronger than when he was alive, clearing everything in his path.

Goo-ooo.

The more he moved, the faster and stronger the Death Knight became.

“He’ll shed his skin soon.”

An evolution possible only for special individuals among the undead.

It seemed he was about to encounter a rare opportunity that a created undead could not easily achieve.

“A rare opportunity.”

Thud.

Yi Rown took a step and spoke.

“Come to think of it, it is.”

A strange smile appeared on his lips.

“It’s a rare opportunity.”

The volcanic corpse disposal site, a place like hell for him and many others.

It was a place he was forced into, a place he could never leave, a place where he had to endure terrible pain.

-A rare opportunity.

It was the luck that the Silver warriors desired most, a once-in-a-lifetime chance.

A chance to obtain something that would change their lives and gain the power to leave their mark on the world.

It was also the pinnacle of desire for any human, not just warriors.

Ironically.

“It was here.”

Yi Rown had obtained such a rare opportunity in this hell.

‘My masters.’

He had become a disciple of the Three Kings at his end.

“Well, it’s insignificant compared to that.”

He had obtained a rather rare artifact.

Of course, he had kept the Eternal Cold Iron, except for the amount needed to support the space.

This could be considered a decent rare opportunity.

However.

“I can’t be satisfied with just this.”

What warriors call a rare opportunity is something that can improve their level and reverse the situation.

The Death Knight and the Eternal Cold Iron were sufficient, but not enough.

A conclusion.

Something was needed to mark the end of this rare opportunity.

Creak.

It was appearing now.

The scene that entered Yi Rown’s eyes was quite peculiar.

Different undead, zombies, skeletons, dullahan [headless horseman], and wraiths.

Moreover.

“Did they all evolve?”

They had surpassed their limits and transformed into new species.

It seemed they had done so more than once.

Overflowing with death energy and magic.

They were carrying a palanquin, standing guard as they approached.

That must be it.

Goo-ooo.

The master of this machine formation.

And.

“Kuh-hee….”

The one Yi Rown was looking for.

“Khee hee hee!”

“The Ghost of the Volcano.”

He finally revealed himself.

* * *

Tap.

Light footsteps landing.

“Sorry for being late.”

When Yi Rown was facing the Ghost of the Volcano, Lee Yong-jin and Ha Se-min arrived behind him.

They were a step late, but they had managed to arrive together.

“Thank you for your consideration.”

Ha Se-min said to Yi Rown.

“It’s nothing.”

Yi Rown said nonchalantly, but Ha Se-min was sincerely grateful to Yi Rown.

When the bottom of the Abyss collapsed and they fell, they were separated.

They faced danger from the traps that were activated at first, but at some point, the traps stopped activating.

‘The Divine Demon….’

Yi Rown.

He had taken the lead, taking the most dangerous traps with his body and clearing the way.

Thanks to that, Ha Se-min and Lee Yong-jin were able to reunite, and they only had to follow the path Yi Rown had taken.

“By the way….”

Lee Yong-jin said in a heavy voice.

“What is that?”

The corpse standing in front of Yi Rown.

They knew it was an undead, but the aura and behavior it exuded seemed very special.

“……!”

Ha Se-min, who belatedly discovered the Death Knight, was surprised and widened his eyes.

“Plum Blossom Divine Sword!”

Plum Blossom Divine Sword.

A title given only to those recognized among the Plum Blossom Sword Masters of the era.

“Plum Blossom Divine Sword?”

Lee Yong-jin said, puzzled.

Was that withered corpse one of the Plum Blossom Divine Swords, who were like revered figures in the Volcano Sect?

“Plum Blossom Divine Sword… Mu-jeong.”

Plum Blossom Divine Sword Mu-jeong.

“He is a Plum Blossom Divine Sword from the generation before the previous one. Our Black Lion only has a facial description of him, and he is a master who has not appeared in the world.”

“Really? If he’s a Plum Blossom Divine Sword, isn’t he on par with the sect leader of the Volcano Sect? And if he’s from the generation before the previous one….”

That meant he could be a senior even higher than the current sect leader of the Volcano Sect.

“Are you sure?”

Lee Yong-jin asked, frustrated.

“He doesn’t look like it….”

He knew the Death Knight’s level was outstanding, but even so, Ji Hwe-ju, the current sect leader of the Volcano Sect, seemed stronger.

“The current Volcano Sect has abandoned the values of the Volcano Sect.”

They had gained greater power by touching the demonic energy.

“And, the martial arts of the Volcano Sect are martial arts with divine energy. It’s not a martial art that would suit a corpse.”

“Ah….”

He could have listed dozens of other reasons why he was weakened, but Ha Se-min kept his mouth shut.

“I thought I lacked a rare opportunity.”

A smile appeared on Yi Rown’s lips.

“It was enough.”

Now that it was confirmed that he was indeed a Plum Blossom Divine Sword, Yi Rown was satisfied.

This Death Knight named Mu-jeong would become his subordinate, and that sword….

“The Plum Blossom Divine Sword of the Volcano Sect will destroy the Volcano Sect.”

It would be directed towards the Volcano Sect.

This was also a decent rare opportunity.

However.

“Can you recognize that?”

The rare opportunity was not completely over yet.

The real deal remained.

However.

“I don’t know.”

“Kuh-hee. Khee hee.”

Ha Se-min could not recognize the one who was laughing strangely in the distance.

“The Black Lion’s facial descriptions go back at least to the generation before the previous one.”

They even had a facial description of Mu-jeong, who was a Plum Blossom Divine Sword.

But even if the Black Lion didn’t have it.

“He’s either not a Silver figure, or he’s from an earlier time.”

If not that.

“Or he was someone who couldn’t even leave a facial description.”

Then that was it.

“That’s a jackpot too.”

The Ghost of the Volcano.

He had come here to find the secret that Hwe had left behind.

However, if he was an existence that was not even in the Black Lion’s facial descriptions, then of course it was a jackpot.

Moreover.

“…….”

Yi Rown’s eyes sank.

“Step back.”

He made Ha Se-min, Lee Yong-jin, and even the Death Knight step back.

“Khee hee hee!”

That thing, completely insane, was twisting its head madly, a half-human, half-corpse.

It was similar to the ginger corpses that Hwe had created before.

But it was different from them.

‘What the hell did he do?’

It was in the process of becoming an undead while still alive.

‘He’s close to a lich.’

That one could be said to be closer to a lich.

The problem was that a lich was an undead that could never occur naturally.

However, that one was not created by his own will, but naturally, and as a result, he had lost his reason and had a grotesque appearance.

And also.

“I don’t know how long he’s been in that state, but it’s clear that he created these machine formations and traps in that state.”

“……!”

The traps created in a state of madness.

He was not an ordinary person.

Then.

“Kee-hee….”

Thud.

The monster’s laughter stopped.

“Who are you?”

In his clearly burning eyes, a voice that resonated in the chest just by hearing it spread out.

It was an eerie yet clear, truly bizarre voice.

“Is it Mu-jeong?”

The Death Knight flinched.

As a high-level undead, it was clear that he had reacted to his own voice.

“No. Mu-jeong died by my hand. That can’t be.”

Even though his eyes were burning, he spoke as if he could not see.

“Who are you, who are you? Is it Cheon-seung?”

“Cheon-seung!”

“Why have you come?”

It was heard.

“Wasn’t it decided that you would imprison me here and never look for me again? Why have you come—!”

A huge roar that seemed to shake the entire Abyss.

Along with that.

Whoosh!

The monster’s whole body burst into flames.

Blue ghostly fire.

Yi Rown knew its identity.

“A spirit of the demon.”

The souls and powers left behind by those who challenged the Divine Demon but failed.

With that….

Whoosh!

That one had survived and endured.

“Are you the Ghost of the Volcano?”

Yi Rown said, walking forward with his anger drawn.

“It’s the secret that Hwe left behind.”

“Who are you….”

“I came because I heard you know the secrets of the world.”

The undead guarding him moved.

Even though he had told them to step back.

Flick.

Ha Se-min and Lee Yong-jin were already prepared.

“We can’t come this far and do nothing.”

“We can’t fight that monster, but we can make sure we don’t get in the way.”

And.

Wriggle.

Even though he had received Yi Rown’s command, the Death Knight.

Mu-jeong was moving his body, resisting the command.

It was as if all his will, his remaining will, was saying.

-Let me move.

Let me fight.

If he did that, he would offer all his soul and power to him.

That was all of his remaining will.

Then.

“Gladly.”

There was no reason not to accept it.

Swoosh!

The flying iron sword pierced the head of the evolved skeleton, the Skeleton Knight, who was standing at the front.

The evolution of the undead was not an easy thing to achieve, and although the evolved undead were incomparably powerful.

Crack!

In the end, their species was different.

The Death Knight.

It was born by sacrificing the body and soul of the Plum Blossom Divine Sword.

Goo-ooo.

It was a monster.

Thud!

The palanquin landed.

The monster stood up, his white hair and long white beard began to flutter.

“I’ll ask again.”

In the place where the battle had begun, Yi Rown asked again.

“What did you do?”

What had he done to be imprisoned here, and what had he done to….

‘The Volcano’s corpse disposal site.’

Did the Volcano Sect build the corpse disposal site as his prison?

It was now clear.

The Volcano’s corpse disposal site was not a prison for everyone.

It was a prison built solely to imprison this one, this monster.

Everything inside was just a disguise to hide this one.

And.

Whoosh.

Something else rose from the monster.

“I.”

His mouth opened.

“I have driven a stake into the world.”

Black haze began to rise behind him.

Thump!

Yi Rown’s heart began to beat.

Yi Rown could tell what that power was.

Not prayer, not magic, not mana, not demonic energy, not death energy, not anything else.

A power that seemed to lump all of those together.

Also, a power that devoured everything while placing them under its feet.

-The father of all things.

Yes.

“Chaos.”

It was chaos.

* * *

The monster first shot out hidden weapons.

The arrows and hidden weapons that were abundant in the machine formation were definitely great hidden weapons, as if they were all his handiwork.

Also, the fragments of chaos contained within them pierced and embedded themselves into Yi Rown’s reinforced body with his strong energy barrier and Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

Normally, that would have been the end.

Nothing in the world could resist chaos.

“You….”

Unless you possessed chaos yourself.

The monster also used swords and spears.

His martial arts when nothing could be heard were also excellent.

But all of that was.

“You….”

Useless.

“What are you?”

Yi Rown, holding the monster’s face while stepping on him, said.

“Your master.”