Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 424

“Rarak.”
The woman before them was different from before.

The old woman, who had seemed on the verge of collapse and death due to her age, had completely vanished. In her place stood a woman even more beautiful than Lamang, the most beautiful of the elves.

However, unlike the purity felt in her previous form, her gray skin and cloudy eyes gave a sense of incongruity, yet also a more mysterious feeling than before.

Looking at her, calling her Rarak felt strange, but…

“Mother.”

Neither Lee Ro-woon nor the dark elves could deny that she was Rarak.

Rarak, who had been old even before Lamang was born.

Even though no one had seen her in her youth, the energy emanating from her and…

Saaaah.

That gentle and warm aura clearly indicated that she was Rarak herself.

However, not everyone was enjoying this situation.

“This….”

Cheong In-woo and Jeok Mae-hwa had somehow come to stand behind Lee Ro-woon.

“Is it okay?”

A small voice, like a telepathic message, directed at Lee Ro-woon.

Cheong In-woo spoke indifferently, as if he wasn’t nervous, but he couldn’t hide the tension within.

‘Elk.’

He had spent the past days with the dark elves, listening to their circumstances and stories.

For them, the Elk was a god.

‘Kron.’

They fought against an invader called Kron.

However, the reason he hadn’t paid attention was that they called Lee Ro-woon Kron and revered him like a god.

But now, the Elk had been born.

A being who was their guardian and the opponent of Kron.

Goooo!

Also, the energy emanating from her was unusual.

A transcendent energy that could not be explained by cultivation or inner strength.

This was a special energy felt from a being who was the master of the world.

At this moment.

Guwoong!

Cheong In-woo could see it.

That the elf, no, the Elk named Rarak, and the giant World Tree Igrak behind her were connected.

Hwaaaak!

And that the dark elves were connected with them as well.

They would never be able to go against the Elk.

If, at this moment, the Elk were to oppose Kron, Lee Ro-woon, as her purpose dictated…

Sseuek.

They would have to fight an irreversible battle once again.

He didn’t think Lee Ro-woon would lose, but the damage caused by it would be like the world they had just revived collapsing again.

“…….”

“…….”

Lee Ro-woon and Rarak stood facing each other.

No one could breathe easily.

Everything would be decided by these two.

“How is it? The new body.”

It was Lee Ro-woon who spoke first.

“It feels like I’ve directly experienced what rejuvenation is.”

“I suppose so.”

“I wondered why people were so obsessed with youth.”

Rarak stroked her own skin.

That sight was so breathtaking that even a highly trained ascetic would lose their mind.

Rarak seemed to be showing off her allure with her whole body.

“If I feel like this, I can’t help but be obsessed. It’s such a refreshing feeling after so long.”

Rarak, who had been speaking with a smile, slightly hardened her face.

That moment was the moment of choice.

Soon.

“Thank you. For giving me this opportunity.”

Rarak bowed her head.

Following that.

Sseuek.

Her beautifully extended leg slowly began to bend.

“It is a new opportunity, a new moment, and a change.”

It was already spreading like a wave.

“It is a history and a future that must be newly accepted.”

She completely knelt down.

“Kron, I pledge my loyalty to you.”

Kuoong.

All the elves once again knelt before Lee Ro-woon.

No, not only that, they bowed their heads and pressed their foreheads to the ground.

The greatest display of respect that elves, who live in harmony with nature, could show.

At this moment, Lee Ro-woon had become Kron, who had received the loyalty of not only the elves but also their god, the Elk.

“Loyalty….”

A voice like a song echoed.

“I pledge.”

And so, Lee Ro-woon became the god of the elves.

* * *

“I didn’t think being a god was important.”

Most people would think so.

-God.

The meaning of that single word was immeasurable and vast, but only a very few actually experienced it directly.

In fact, there were many who thought of the existence of a god as just a means of gaining peace of mind.

But seeing it in person was different.

Kukuku!

That there was a god who directly influenced the world.

“It’s the best.”

As Cheong In-woo said, everyone thought so.

Rarak, connected to the Elk and the World Tree Igrak, had been moving non-stop since she awakened.

Also, her influence was truly immense.

The burnt forest was becoming lush, and vegetation was being born.

“It’s the sun!”

The sun, which had not risen, appeared, and the stars also revealed themselves.

The sealed world was finally taking its true form.

“I thought it was impossible.”

They were the ones who had first entered this world.

This place, where the gate had opened, was a world on the verge of destruction.

Food and resources to survive were scarce and hard to find, and the only things that existed were the crazed, corrupted elves.

The trees did not bear fruit, and no new vegetation grew.

That world.

“Can it change like this in just thirty days?”

Only thirty days.

It was being revived during the time it took for Igrak to fully grow.

The reason it was possible was the existence of the Elk, Rarak.

Hwaaaak!

Because her power was spreading out and restoring the world.

The elves’ village was rebuilt.

Stronger and more solid than before.

Also, their village, protected by the World Tree, would remain safe for a long time unless Igrak was burned down.

This place would soon become Igrak, the capital of Asgard.

-Hwaaam!

A long yawn was heard.

-Master.

A fist-sized dragon flew over.

Nidhogg landed on Lee Ro-woon’s shoulder.

In the meantime, Nidhogg had left Lee Ro-woon’s side and was somewhere else.

-I can feel my father’s energy.

The being Nidhogg called father.

‘Chaos.’

Chaos was located at the roots of Igrak.

The place where Igrak grew was where Yggdrasil had been, and Yggdrasil was a being that had already been corrupted by Chaos.

It was not strange that Chaos was dormant in that ground and roots.

-Can I take it?

Nidhogg had disappeared, saying he would devour the chaos in the roots.

And Nidhogg had returned.

-Hmph. Master, the day I take your head isn’t far away…, Kueeeek!

Nidhogg was grabbed by Lee Ro-woon’s hand and shaken.

-Sorry! I’m sorry! Sorry! I’m sorry!

Nidhogg, who was shouting, finally quieted down when he was thrown away.

But it seemed that Nidhogg had acted as he had said.

‘It’s gotten thicker.’

Nidhogg’s energy itself had become thicker.

Even the energy of chaos.

He was thinking of leaving it alone for now, but he also had the thought that he would have to check it someday.

Anyway.

“It’s coming to an end.”

It seemed that things here were coming to an end.

The original goal at the gate was to capture the gate, annihilate the Hwasan expeditionary force that would come in as a follow-up, and have Cheong In-woo and Jeok Mae-hwa join him.

Rather, taking in the dark elves, putting Asgard under his control, and Nidhogg’s growth were unexpected gains for Lee Ro-woon.

However.

“You know.”

As Cheong In-woo, who had approached, said.

“It’s just the beginning.”

That this was not the end.

[There is one day left until Igrak’s complete growth.]

Along with that, the time appeared.

The moment this ended and Igrak’s complete growth was achieved.

[Igrak….]

Hwaaaak-!

Igrak’s branches stretched out more densely, and gray leaves unfolded.

[Has completely grown.]

Kwaaang!

A huge shock shook the entire Asgard.

* * *

“Move!”

Despite the shout filled with inner energy, the warriors wearing dark red uniforms were moving at a rapid pace.

Also, they were not just fast, but were forming ranks with refined and controlled movements.

“Blood Sword Unit!”

“Charge!”

“Demon Sword Unit!”

“Charge!”

The time it took for them to form ranks and prepare for complete battle was less than a few seconds.

“Protect the blood points!”

Having entered a new world, they began to awaken their inner energy and unleash their aura.

The magic density of a high-level gate was extremely high, and players or warriors below a certain level often died immediately upon entering, unable to adapt, their internal organs twisted and burst.

Especially here.

-SS-Class Gate.

The first SS-class gate to appear in the world.

No, to be precise.

-We will upgrade it to an SSS-class gate.

Just before entering, the gate’s rank was upgraded by one level.

Along with the explosive increase in the amount of magic the gate was emitting, its scale and size had become something completely different from what they had known.

And before that.

“Everyone has completed entry.”

Eunha declared, having waited for this moment.

-Anyone who enters the gate will be considered an enemy.

The gate that had appeared now was theirs, and anyone who tried to enter would become Eunha’s enemy.

And also.

“Search team. Check it.”

Despite Eunha’s warning, there were those who tried to enter the gate.

“Find Hwasan.”

Hwasan, which was expected to enter through another entrance that had appeared somewhere.

-That, that is…!

They had not anticipated that Jeon Gyeong-il would have ties with both Hwasan.

However, as the situation changed from what they had expected, Ha Se-min and others could not hold back and struck Jeon Gyeong-il.

“It’s already irreversible with Hwasan.”

Ha Se-min spoke with a different look in his eyes, lowering his voice.

“Jincheon wants to destroy Hwasan by the hands of a player, not by our hands….”

Ha Se-min, who knew Lee Ro-woon’s plan.

“If something has happened to Jincheon, Hwasan will be erased.”

Even if that destruction meant mutual annihilation.

“Charge.”

Jeong Chi-soo, Dang Hwa-yeong.

“…….”

Even Lee San-hoo was looking around with lowered eyes.

“Find it-!”

Ha Se-min shouted.

“We must find any trace of Jincheon!”

The promised date had already passed.

Above all, the strange phenomenon that had occurred at the gate made them unable to bear it any longer.

‘Jincheon.’

He thought that nothing would happen to Lee Ro-woon.

He thought that he would overcome any crisis.

Nevertheless, as his subordinates, they could not just wait.

“Find it-!”

Eunha’s warriors began to spread out.

The six expeditionary forces and seven military units that had been deployed were spreading their energy, deploying a net of heaven and earth under the command of each expeditionary leader and unit leader.

-We found it.

And a voice was heard.

The first report finally came in through telepathy.

-What did you find?

Ha Se-min asked back with a thunderous voice.

Much depended on the next answer.

-Tell me! Is it Jincheon!? Or….

And the answer that followed was.

-It’s Hwasan.

Kwarurung!

He unleashed lightning.