Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 453

“Your role is important, brother.”

Lee Ro-woon said to Lee Shin-woo.

“Keep that in mind.”

Lee Shin-woo slowly nodded in response.

“…….”

The destruction of Hwasan, this shouldn’t have happened.

The plan they had built up for so long, the countless things they had prepared to execute it.

Now….

‘It was right in front of us.’

Finding and pulling out the stakes, and the liberated players punishing Hwasan.

That was the picture Lee Ro-woon had envisioned.

But, contrary to expectations, Shaolin had moved.

Gritting his teeth.

Displeasure.

But the end result must be the same.

‘I’m no longer a player.’

The system still occasionally appeared before his eyes, but he could no longer call himself a player.

“The end of Hwasan….”

Lee Ro-woon said.

“Must be by the players.”

That’s why Lee Shin-woo.

Zzzzt.

And others were needed.

The space tearing apart.

Now was the opportunity, with a gap finally created by breaking through the formation Shaolin had made.

Whooong.

Lee Shin-woo’s eyes glowed blue, and a faint blue light began to surround his entire body.

What Lee Shin-woo had been training for during the remaining time was to draw out the power of awakening little by little.

It was still insufficient, but Lee Shin-woo had managed to do it to some extent.

Zzzzzzt!

With an unpleasant noise, the space was torn apart even more.

Zzzt!

And finally, a space that looked as if it had been cut by a sharp blade.

That place took the form of a crack emitting a blue light.

There was a name people called it.

-Gate.

Meaning door.

That door that transcended dimensions was connected to another world.

Until now, no one could open it as they pleased.

Zzzzzzt!

Lee Ro-woon and Lee Shin-woo had opened the gate.

Thud.

Footsteps walking out from within.

Thud.

They were slowly stepping over the blue curtain and revealing themselves here.

“It’s been a while.”

Voices that sounded welcoming.

“Whew, I’m finally alive.”

“Be quiet. Do you not know what moment this is?”

Various tones and languages were mixed.

Also, unlike the martial artists, their attire was not uniform at all.

Some were almost naked, while others wore thin leather or cloth clothes like the Eunha warriors [Eunha: A group of warriors].

Some wore full plate armor like Einheart’s, while others wore jeans and hoodies that you wouldn’t expect to see in battle.

However.

Whoooosh!

Just their appearance changed the flow of the air.

Also.

Nod.

Their faces, nodding towards Lee Ro-woon, were covered with masks.

The end of Hwasan.

It had to be by the players.

One of them would be Lee Shin-woo.

“Unknown.”

The rest would be taken care of by them.

Unknown.

Lee Shin-woo, who had awakened through the Gae Shin Seogo [Gae Shin Seogo: A method of awakening], had passed on the clue to awakening to those with the highest potential.

Kuooh!

They were the players that the Honbaek Shinui [Honbaek Shinui: A powerful entity] had created with all his might.

The Unknowns.

The preparation was complete.

-The evacuation is almost complete.

Ha Se-min’s telepathic message followed.

But at that moment.

Kwaang!

A heavy explosion, different from anything before, erupted from the Hwasan Tower.

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

Successive explosions.

Lee Ro-woon’s eyes, everyone’s eyes, quickly turned to the Hwasan Tower.

In that following moment.

Kwaaaaaaaang-!

With a massive explosion, the Hwasan Tower began to collapse.

* * *

A massive building over a hundred stories high, its size was so large that it could be seen from anywhere in Seoul.

Human greed to reach the sky knew no bounds, and the height of the tower symbolized their power and authority.

The sky.

Hwasan had lost the tall mountain that was their home, so they built a new mountain.

And that mountain.

Kwaaaang!

Was now collapsing.

“Uh… uh….”

Those who had not yet evacuated.

Those who were evacuating them.

Martial artists, players, civilians.

Without exception.

“Uhhhh…!”

They could only stand there, frozen, watching.

A mountain was collapsing.

No.

“Uhhhhhhhh!”

The sky was collapsing.

No one could move at that overwhelming sight.

A sight beyond comprehension.

The sight of the sky collapsing and crushing them was like a divine punishment, coming inevitably.

It was an absolute thing that could not be avoided.

A death that had to be accepted, where struggling was meaningless.

“Ah…!”

The bright sky darkened, and darkness was covering everyone.

The moment the darkness completely swallowed everyone.

Thud!

Everyone would meet an equal death.

An unbelievable sight.

No more screams were heard.

They couldn’t be made, and they were buried by the loud noise.

‘The end.’

That was the feeling everyone had.

A fleeting moment, the days of their lives flashing by.

Everyone was seeing such a fleeting moment as they watched the darkness of the tower falling moment by moment.

It was then.

Fsss!

A red streak of light spread out.

It spread out in an instant, taking shape and covering everything.

Kugugugu!

The collapsing tower paused for a moment.

It was a moment when time was given to those who were just staring, as if they were about to lose their minds.

However.

Thud thud!

The crimson spiderweb began to break, unable to withstand the immense weight of the tower.

The despair that had paused for a moment, that had seemed to slow down.

Kuuung!

Was about to begin again.

But the crimson spiderweb did not miss the opportunity it had seized.

Whoosh!

Flames rose as if oil had been poured on the spiderweb.

But the color of the flames was strange.

Pale purple.

And….

Whirrrl!

Thick white flames.

The whole world was shimmering with white light.

The spiderweb, which seemed as if it would break and be completely severed, was being pulled even tighter.

The death that was approaching again….

“Hah, hah…. Hah!”

Finally stopped in its place.

It was a bizarre sight beyond comprehension.

The sight of a huge tower, large enough to cover the sky, tilted and stopped, torn and broken.

A sight as if time had stopped, as if they were dreaming.

And slowly, people regained their senses.

“Uwaaaaaaak!”

The fear that had belatedly struck them.

They screamed, thinking that they had to use the time they had barely earned.

“This way!”

Fortunately, the martial artists and the association who were evacuating people quickly began to guide them.

Again.

Whoosh!

A change occurred in the spiderweb.

From the initial crimson, it was now emitting white flames, and now.

Kugugugu!

It was emitting golden light, lifting the tilted tower even a little bit.

Light began to return to the world that had been filled with darkness.

And.

“Ah….”

Everyone saw.

“Aaaah….”

The one who had reached out his hand and created the spiderweb, the one who was supporting the collapsing sky with one hand.

“Aaaaaaaaah!”

The Blood Demon, Lee Ro-woon.

They were mesmerized, feeling a great thrill at his appearance.

But there was no time.

“This way-!”

Because they had to run to live.

Because they had to use the time that Lee Ro-woon had bought for them.

* * *

Lee Ro-woon’s brow furrowed.

He was currently supporting the Hwasan Tower with his power.

As this massive spiderweb was made with his power, the immense weight of the Hwasan Tower was being felt throughout his body.

Moreover, the Hwasan Tower was heavier than it appeared, and because of the barriers and items inside, it was resisting Lee Ro-woon’s power with all its might.

But slowly, Lee Ro-woon regained his composure.

Whoosh!

The golden energy.

The power of the emperor was drawing in the surrounding magic power, making the spiderweb even stronger.

Also.

“I’ll help.”

The power of the Interferer that Lee Shin-woo possessed.

It would be impossible for anyone else to interfere with or even approach his power.

Whoosh!

Lee Shin-woo, who had grown through awakening, was adding his power to Lee Ro-woon’s.

Kugung.

Finally, the collapsing tower came to a complete stop.

“No….”

The Unknowns below were shocked at the sight.

“We thought we were a bit strong now….”

They had grown by hunting demons in Kunlun [Kunlun: A mythical mountain range].

Through the clue to awakening that Lee Shin-woo had given them, they had achieved partial awakening, if not complete.

Not having awakened and having even a part of it awakened were completely different stories.

Even they were speechless at the sight of Lee Ro-woon and Lee Shin-woo.

But they couldn’t be impressed forever.

The Hwasan Tower had collapsed.

They didn’t know what was happening inside.

Swish.

Lee Ro-woon moved his hand.

The barrier of the Hwasan Tower was already broken.

The spiderweb that was digging in.

It was tearing through the tower, creating space.

“…….”

The Unknowns, sharpening their eyes and calming their breaths.

They knew what they had to do.

Nod.

With a nod of their heads.

Taat!

They jumped towards the Hwasan Tower.

Pat.

Lee Ro-woon retracted his outstretched hand and clenched his fist.

Even so, the unfolded spiderweb remained as it was.

“The time is.”

Lee Ro-woon said.

The time the unfolded spiderweb would last was from now.

“Thirty minutes.”

About thirty minutes.

After that time, the spiderweb would disappear, and the tower would collapse.

Thirty minutes was enough time for people to evacuate.

Also.

“It’s enough time to erase Hwasan from this world.”

It wouldn’t be difficult to erase all the remaining names of Hwasan.

“Yes.”

Lee Shin-woo nodded in agreement.

“Let’s go.”

They had dominated Asia under the name of Eun.

They had oppressed the people of Earth with the power of martial arts.

They had driven countless people into suffering.

-The Righteous Sect.

Their belief and purpose of pursuing righteousness had long deviated from the path of righteousness and turned to heresy.

That name that had taken everything from Lee Ro-woon.

That name that had taken the lives of countless people.

“Hwasan.”

It was time to settle things now.

* * *

Kwaang!

Inside the tower, explosions and shockwaves were still erupting.

It was only thanks to some of the remaining barriers that the noise did not reach the outside.

Whoosh!

Inside the Hwasan Tower, it was difficult to even breathe due to the vortex of runaway energy.

Like.

Kwaaang!

A dungeon.

The inside of the Hwasan Tower was showing a momentum and appearance like a dungeon, a world full of only monsters.

Collapsed walls and broken furniture.

Fsss.

Falling pieces of stone.

“Shit.”

One of the Unknowns cursed as he looked at this sight.

“This is like….”

There was something that came to mind when he saw the inside of the Hwasan Tower.

“It’s like our world has become a dungeon.”

What if their destroyed world were to turn into a dungeon in the future?

The image of the players who had died there, wailing, becoming monsters and being hunted by the inhabitants of another world.

“Don’t have useless imaginations.”

Another Unknown said.

“This isn’t our world.”

Inside the tower.

This place is.

“It’s the world of Eun.”

Even though its form was similar to their world, it was ultimately a world built by the forces of Eun.

This was not their world.

“Yes, it’s a dungeon.”

Another Unknown said.

“And….”

The energies that were getting closer.

“Everything we encounter here….”

Yes, it’s a dungeon.

So.

“They’re just monsters to be defeated.”

Paat!

Martial artists wearing martial uniforms popped out.

They were soaked in blood, their colors unrecognizable.

Whether they were from Hwasan or Shaolin.

That kind of thing.

Kwaang!

Was not important at all.

They finally collided.

At that moment.

Swish-!

The space split apart.