Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 486

To survive.

Whoosh!

To understand.

Kuuuuu!

Chaos and Rowoon were rushing towards Verzenna, each driven by their own reasons.

Even though Rowoon had obtained the Annihilation magic from Verzenna, its origin was Verzenna herself.

Therefore.

‘Annihilation magic can never defeat Verzenna.’

The reason was that Chaos, who could at least imitate Annihilation magic, was only holding his own against Verzenna with the power of a Divine Demon.

Two Divine Demons charged in.

Whoosh.

Verzenna made a resonant sound, pulled her body back, and then.

Kuuuuung-!

She unfolded Annihilation magic circles in both hands.

When magic is deployed in the form of a magic circle, the casting time increases, but.

Kwaaaaah-!

Its power intensifies.

The light of Annihilation poured out.

There was nowhere to escape.

‘Blood God Armor.’

Crimson blood energy erupted from Rowoon’s entire body.

A superior version of the protective aura, which could be used by perfectly mastering the realm of a Divine Demon.

And Chaos.

Flames!

He was protecting himself with the Heavenly Demon Armor using holy fire.

Kwaaang-!

The light of Annihilation collided with the two Demon Kings.

The heat and the tremendous roar caused the air to shimmer.

Paat!

Chaos and Rowoon emerged from the explosion, torn and wounded, but.

Tatatat!

They were heading towards Verzenna without losing their speed and power.

Whoooong!

Another Annihilation magic circle appeared.

No.

Tat-!

Magic without the form of a magic circle.

It was a variation to counter them, who had become accustomed to the speed of the magic circles.

It was faster than before.

‘Behind.’

And the light of Annihilation poured out from another direction.

The structure of Annihilation magic made it difficult to avoid.

‘Raise the level of my aura.’

Blood God Armor.

And at the same time, the Heavenly Demon Armor flared up.

Mixing the two energies was by no means an easy task, but.

‘Divine Demon Armor.’

It was not impossible for Rowoon, who had fully realized the power of a Divine Demon.

A dark crimson light enveloped Rowoon’s body.

“Kuh…”

Even at this level, he could feel his inner energy and magic power being sucked away like crazy.

Finally, the Annihilation magic struck directly again.

However.

Taang-!

Rowoon succeeded in deflecting the Annihilation magic using the Divine Demon Armor.

If a Demon King was the king of the world called Gehenna [a hellish realm], a Divine Demon was the king of the world called Eun [a heavenly realm].

Standing at the pinnacle of the world, their power as the strongest in the world was.

Kwaaaaah-!

A power that had the qualifications to compete, regardless of advantages or disadvantages.

The explosion that was deflected and burst out.

Chaos’s figure could be seen within it.

Although he was derived from him, he couldn’t use his full power, and it seemed he had barely endured using Chaos’s power.

In the end.

Tat!

It was Rowoon who arrived in front of Verzenna.

Rowoon concentrated the power of the Divine Demon Armor in his right hand.

And.

Smirk.

He could see Verzenna’s smiling face.

“Really, you haven’t changed at all, Rowoon.”

“……!”

Then, memories of the past came to mind.

The sparring matches he had countless times with his masters flashed through his mind.

And also the voices of his masters.

-She is….

-The strongest.

Verzenna, who was called the strongest among the masters.

And.

Tuck!

Even the sparring matches he had with her.

“You are too focused on your goal. Two moves, three moves. No…”

Before Rowoon’s fist could reach, Verzenna’s hand was already on Rowoon’s chest.

In the slowed time, light was emanating from Verzenna’s hand, which had accelerated faster than him.

That light pierced through the light of the Divine Demon Armor, and within it.

Whoosh!

It was directly drawing an Annihilation magic circle on Rowoon’s chest.

“I told you that you have to think of all the possibilities.”

Already.

“You’re still so lacking, Rowoon. No, it seems you’ve gotten worse than before.”

She had anticipated all these moves and was waiting for this situation.

The magic circle spread.

Rowoon hurriedly tried to wrap the aura of his right hand around his chest again, but.

Kwaaang!

Verzenna’s casting was even faster.

* * *

“Cough!”

Rowoon spat out a mouthful of blood.

A small hole had been pierced in his chest and was regenerating, but the regeneration was not fast at all.

‘It was dangerous.’

It was an attack that would have killed him instantly if it hadn’t been him.

If it weren’t for him having the Demon King’s magic core and being resistant to Annihilation magic, even a Transcendent would have turned into a handful of dust from that attack.

“Cough!”

With the pain and the internal flow all messed up, Rowoon spat out blood again.

Saaat.

Verzenna, who had been floating in the air, landed on the ground and was walking towards Rowoon.

“As expected, you don’t wake up with just this much.”

Verzenna’s voice.

“I guess it’s because you developed resistance while fighting the Martial King, right?”

At this moment, her one goal became clear.

“Kuh…”

To awaken Chaos.

Just like the Martial King, the Demon King was also trying to awaken the Chaos that was sealed within her.

He couldn’t understand it.

‘Why?’

Why would they try to awaken a sealed being?

Whether it was the Martial King or the Demon King, if they wanted, they could have killed him while the seal was maintained.

So.

“Why…”

It was inevitable that the question wouldn’t go away.

Verzenna was getting closer and closer.

And.

Kwaaaa-!

Verzenna stretched out one hand and created a huge Annihilation magic circle.

Ggggrrr-!

The stolen rage.

It was clashing with the Annihilation magic circle, creating a roar.

“What are you doing!”

Chaos.

“Dodge, you bastard! Are you going to die like this!”

It was as if he was giving him time to recover and escape.

However.

Kwaaaaa-!

The light that burst out from the Annihilation magic circle sent Chaos flying again, and he tumbled helplessly on the floor.

“Cough-!”

The scream that came from his mouth was not much different from his own.

By disrupting the balance that had been focused on attack, she had used that power to neutralize Chaos.

Indeed.

-Demon King Verzenna.

It could be said that it was the skill of the one who had reigned as the king of Gehenna, the most violent and vicious world.

Stagger.

Rowoon barely managed to stand, regaining his balance.

If he were to die like this.

And if Chaos were to awaken as a result.

‘Nothing would change.’

It would be no different from the time of the Martial King.

He would end up not knowing anything, and Chaos would awaken and devour the Demon King.

That couldn’t happen.

But.

Stagger.

The Annihilation magic was a magic created to fight against the Demon Gods, and once hit by the magic, its energy would continuously seep into the body like a poison, disrupting his power and regeneration.

The time it would take to recover was….

‘At least one minute.’

Could he really stop Verzenna during that time?

Even so.

Upright.

He felt that he had to stop her.

But all Rowoon could do now was barely stand.

The energy of the Divine Demon and the magic core of the Demon King were not moving.

‘Are you going to give up like that?’

Verzenna’s eyes seemed to be saying that.

Clench.

Rowoon clenched his fist.

And it was when Verzenna got even closer to Rowoon.

Kwaang-!

A shadow fell before his eyes along with an explosion.

“I…”

A voice.

“I will protect you.”

In Rowoon’s blurry vision, the backs looked familiar.

‘Kang Eunha.’

The Divine Maiden of the Blood Cult who revered him as a god.

‘Phile.’

The woman who had abandoned her beliefs and faith, thinking of him as her benefactor.

And many others who had said they would protect him.

And.

“I will protect you, my King.”

Pajira.

The two of them stood as if protecting Rowoon, aiming at Verzenna.

“Why…”

Rowoon said in a trembling voice.

They were the ones who hadn’t joined the fight until now.

He didn’t blame them because he knew the reason.

The opponent was.

‘Verzenna.’

She was their mother, and she could be said to be the true Demon King they had been waiting for.

Although there was a prophecy, the being they had truly been waiting for was her, the sole ruler of Gehenna.

They were just as surprised as he was at her appearance, and that was why they hadn’t taken any action.

“Why…? Are you protecting me?”

Rowoon had thought that if the fight dragged on, the candidates would side with Verzenna and become his enemies.

Thud.

And other shadows.

“Why else would we?”

Partisan, and….

-What to protect and what to follow is up to us, Master.

Even Nidhogg.

The Death Champions, who he hadn’t even summoned, were standing by his side, raising their swords.

“We have already sworn to serve you.”

Even though Gehenna was a world that operated on the logic of power, that was only the case when the master was completely defeated.

“We will protect you, and we will die for you.”

As Forzia said, Rowoon had not yet been defeated, so they served Rowoon as their king.

And on the other side.

Kwaang-!

The light that poured out from that side collided with Verzenna, causing an explosion.

“We will help.”

The candidates who followed Chaos.

They were the same.

They were going to fight their mother and creator to save Chaos, not him.

“Excellent.”

Verzenna’s voice.

It was a voice that was too relaxed for someone who was surrounded on all sides.

And as if to prove it.

Saa.

She rose from the ground.

Kuuuuuuuuuuuu-!

She created dozens of Annihilation magic circles.

Candidates, Partisan, Nidhogg, Death Champions.

No matter how strong they were, no matter what power they had.

Kuuuuuuuu-!

There was no assumption that they could win against Verzenna.

“How much time do you need?”

Pajira’s question.

“We will endure.”

They were just saying that they would endure.

It was a way of saying that they would use their lives as shields, grab onto Verzenna’s hem, and buy him time.

“……”

Rowoon couldn’t answer easily.

The time for his body to recover was one minute.

That time was already down to 30 seconds.

However.

‘Can I win?’

Without awakening the power of Chaos, could he really win against Verzenna?

The deep sense of defeat he felt while facing Verzenna dominated his mind.

“Don’t… fall for her charm.”

Chaos.

He said as he staggered towards him.

“Damn it. I’ll make a proposal.”

He was already standing next to Rowoon and said.

“Let’s join forces.”