Disciple Of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 496

Rowoon carefully scanned the faces of those gathered.

All were familiar and welcome faces.

Among them.

Swoosh.

There was a face as welcome as Baek Cheong’s.

The circumstances of how she, who had gone missing in Einheart, was back here were still unknown.

However, what particularly caught Rowoon’s eye was not a welcome face like Baek Cheong’s, but….

“There are faces I don’t see.”

Vacancies.

It was about those who were not present.

Most of the Blood Cult members were present, but some of the elders were missing, and it seemed that there were quite a few empty spots on the side of the Azure Army as well.

But what was most concerning was.

“Where is Bonde-no?”

Bonde-no.

He was his long-time friend.

Of course, this was Igdrasil, and it was possible that he could not attend because of Rowoon’s sudden return.

However.

“…….”

The strangely felt atmosphere did not seem like he was simply absent.

It wasn’t just Bonde-no.

“Oh Jin-kyung.”

Oh Jin-kyung of Haenam.

The heads of the Namgung family, Namgung Cheon, and the Mo Yong family were also missing.

The emptiness of their seats was strange, so he asked.

“The Sea King is on an expedition.”

A reply came.

“The Namgung and Mo Yong families could not attend because they are guarding their districts….”

The current Igdrasil was said to have been arbitrarily divided into several districts.

Among them, the important districts were where the power of Elk Larak, who was like a god of the current Igdrasil, reached, and the power decreased as the district number increased.

-Currently, most of the gate resources used on Earth must be met in Igdrasil.

Battles were constantly taking place in the areas where important resources were produced, and the elite had gone on expeditions to protect those places.

The Five Great Clans, the Wudang Sect, Haenam, and Jeomchang were said to be among those elites.

So, their absence was understandable.

But.

“So.”

There was still news he hadn’t heard.

“Where is Bonde-no?”

Bonde-no, his friend.

He was more skilled than anyone in magic circles, and he was a great archmage in his own right.

“Bonde-no….”

Hase-min’s voice was cautious.

“Bonde-no, that one….”

At that moment, when Hase-min was having a hard time speaking.

“He defected.”

Baek Cheong, she interjected.

Her lips were tightly pressed, and her eyes were flickering with anger.

“Bonde-no and Pille betrayed the Shinma Alliance and joined the Empire.”

Her eyes were blazing with murderous intent.

“Betrayed?”

Rowoon asked.

“Bonde-no approached Einheart to save us, and he found Pille and me who were imprisoned. And….”

Baek Cheong said.

“He joined Einheart.”

She was saved by Bonde-no.

However, Bonde-no tried to hand over Baek Cheong and Pille to the Empire and had naturalized to Einheart.

Also, Pille had joined the Einheart camp following Bonde-no.

“…….”

Bonde-no’s betrayal was hard to believe.

Even apart from the fact that he was his friend, his forces belonged to the Shinma Alliance, and his power also originated from him.

Swoosh.

He closed his eyes and examined his energy.

When Rowoon, who had been examining the contract bound by blood, opened his eyes again.

“It’s true.”

He could see that Baek Cheong’s words were true.

The blood tie that had been connected to Bonde-no was severed.

“I have no excuse….”

Hase-min said cautiously.

“It’s not anyone’s fault.”

If he betrayed, it was only Bonde-no’s fault.

“Are you alright?”

They were cautious because it was a betrayal by the almost only person Rowoon could call a friend.

However.

“I’m fine. You don’t have to worry about it.”

Rowoon’s reaction was dry.

It wasn’t the influence of his past when his emotions were barren.

After the deaths of the Martial King and the Demon King, those tiresome emotions had begun to resurface.

This was.

“If he betrayed, there must be a reason.”

It was trust.

“Let’s talk about that matter later.”

Rowoon rose from the throne he was sitting on.

“Let’s hear an explanation about the war situation with Einheart.”

* * *

The events of the past five years.

The changes in the political situation.

Even the things happening on Earth and in Einheart.

Many things had happened during the long period of five years, and it took two full days just to listen to them.

-War.

In short, the world was at war.

After the fall of the Assembly, the truce with Einheart had become meaningless, and due to the lack of resources caused by the disappearance of the gates….

‘Einheart started an invasion.’

Their invasion was taking place simultaneously on Earth and in Igdrasil.

The Chinese continent had already become a battlefield of fire, and invasions were also being carried out in other parts of Asia.

At the same time, they also began their invasion of Igdrasil.

-The guardian dragons opened the gates to Igdrasil.

The guardian dragons of Einheart joined forces to open the gates of Igdrasil to the Einheart camp.

And Einheart began its invasion through that gate.

-That day.

The day the Shaolin Temple collapsed.

The day Cheong In-woo sacrificed himself to break the stake.

-A great cataclysm occurred.

The great cataclysm had begun.

-The martial artists lost their power, and the players’ levels were reset.

The martial artists who had achieved their levels through the amount of internal energy using the Soul Devouring Pills were greatly weakened.

Even if they tried to build up their power again, there was a shortage of materials to create the Soul Devouring Pills.

-In the end, it was power obtained through a shortcut.

It was impossible for them to regain their previous levels since they had not followed the proper steps.

But other martial artists were different.

-The martial artists who could be called ‘real’ quickly regained their levels.

The martial artists who had achieved their levels by following the steps and training.

They were able to quickly regain their lost levels based on the enlightenment they had already gained.

Although they had regained their levels, it was impossible to build up the internal energy that had disappeared.

However, that problem was.

-The fruits of Igdrasil solved it.

For the martial artists who had regained their levels, the fruits of Igdrasil provided high-purity internal energy that could not be compared to the Soul Devouring Pills.

The situation for the players was different.

Even if they were rankers, they were ultimately people who could only raise their levels.

However, the gates did not exist, and those who were like that….

-The players are leveling up by purifying Igdrasil.

Igdrasil had become their hunting ground.

Of course, there were differences among them as well.

-Although their levels and stats were reset….

The characteristics of high-level rankers.

-Only their skills remained.

Skills and items.

Those who were former rankers were quickly leveling up by hunting with their items and skills.

In the past, no matter how hard the players tried, they could not overcome the wall of martial artists and knights.

But after the great cataclysm.

-The players’ limits disappeared.

Their limits had disappeared.

And now, some of the players had realized a faster way to level up than anyone else.

-It’s war.

War.

-The experience points that players gain by hunting other players are enormous.

Experience points that could not be compared to the monsters of Igdrasil or the corrupted beasts.

-Especially the experience points when hunting martial artists and knights….

Those who hunted martial artists and knights.

Like that.

-Those who seek power have created new groups.

The players had deviated from order to become stronger.

And finally, the case of Einheart was a little different.

“The Holy Kingdom has fallen.”

The Holy Kingdom, where Pille used to belong and which was one of the pillars of Einheart.

The Holy Theocracy had fallen.

The reason was simple.

“Because the Empire designated them as heretics.”

The Empire, the most powerful force, designated the Holy Kingdom as heretics and waged war against them.

That was an event that occurred during the one year when Rowoon disappeared, and the Holy Kingdom was completely destroyed by that event.

The reason why that was possible was.

“Because the god of the Empire has descended.”

The god of the Empire.

That being directly revealed himself, proclaimed himself the new emperor, and reorganized the order of Einheart.

And the beings of Einheart were empowered by the god of the Empire, and those who had contracts with the guardian dragons became Dragon Knights and became the main force of Einheart.

“…….”

That was what had happened over the past five years, and it was the reorganized order.

And.

“Currently, three forces are fighting in Igdrasil.”

The war was currently ongoing.

“The Shinma Alliance.”

The Shinma Alliance, which was the new force and the main pillar of Eun.

“The Rebellion.”

Those who regretted the time they were oppressed and vowed revenge, a group of players who sought power more than anyone else and had been striving for it.

Finally.

“The Empire.”

Einheart.

These three forces were waging war in Igdrasil, and they were aiming for this place, which was the hub and main pillar of Igdrasil.

There were other small forces, but these were the three to remember.

“…….”

Rowoon closed his eyes.

The things that were coming.

And the things that had to be done.

It was then.

Wee-ing.

Along with the alarm, the outside became noisy.

“District 21 is under attack!”

It was a signal announcing someone’s attack.

* * *

The districts of Igdrasil were said to be divided into about thirty in total.

Among them, the districts with single-digit numbers and up to number sixteen were occupied by the Shinma Alliance, and the rest were occupied by the Rebellion and Einheart, and they were also repeatedly being taken and lost.

District 21 was a district temporarily occupied by the Shinma Alliance.

Kwaaaang!

It was also the district that Haenam and the Sea King, Oh Jin-kyung, were defending.

The Sea King was one of the top powerhouses of the Shinma Alliance in the reorganized world.

Normally, the district he was guarding should not be invaded by anyone, but.

Kwaaaang-!

The 21st district he was guarding was now engulfed in flames of fire.

“Get out of the way!”

Oh Jin-kyung’s voice.

And with that, a water dragon stretched out from his sword, creating a wave.

The flames that seemed to be about to go out….

Flared!