Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 503

“Have you ever waited for something for over ten thousand years?”

Even for dragons, who live lives close to eternity, there would be no such case.

Even if dragons are known to be lazy and indolent, they would not have the experience of waiting in one place for such a long time.

“Waiting is…”

It was different from neglect, abandonment, or dependence on others.

If it were a short time, it might be different, but waiting for ten thousand years meant.

“It’s war.”

War.

She had to fight endlessly.

She had to fight against herself endlessly and not compromise.

She had to remind herself that it would come someday, and prepare for that day.

If such a life was not war, then what was?

“War is not just about going to the battlefield and cutting down enemies.”

Alone.

“Waiting and enduring alone is also war.”

Porzia changed her stance.

From a firm defensive posture to an offensive posture that seemed to pierce through anything.

“It’s foolish for an existence that hasn’t even waited that long to speak of giving up.”

The moment Porzia finished speaking.

Kwaaaa-!

Porzia’s energy began to surge.

The resentment she held, all the remaining power at her core, was burning.

-Indeed.

The Black Knight said, making a sound like he was scratching his throat.

-You are also a fine knight.

A tone that seemed to acknowledge Porzia.

Swoosh-!

With that, the Black Knight also changed his stance.

His previous form, which was both offensive and defensive, could be said to be conservative or even condescending.

But the Black Knight.

Whooong-!

Now took a stance focused entirely on attack.

His ghost steed, himself, and his lance, all became one, like a spear that could pierce through anything.

Saaa-!

The sandstorm blew, as if signaling the two of them.

The sandstorm that had obscured all vision.

The moment they could see each other through it.

Kwaaaang-!

A huge explosion was heard.

Whoosh!

The intense sandstorm scattered in an instant, creating a whirlwind.

Thus, everyone on the battlefield could see clearly.

-Kuh.

The Black Knight, his armor pierced, staggering.

“Cough!”

Porzia, collapsing with a hole pierced through her chest.

Crunch.

A gruesome sound echoed in his mouth, but the Black Knight stood his ground, only slightly bending one knee.

His ghost steed seemed to have run out of breath and was dispelled, but he remained standing.

But Porzia.

“Cough-!”

Completely collapsed.

-Truly, a great will.

The Black Knight turned his head, looking at Porzia.

-But that’s all. You shouldn’t have changed your stance at the last moment.

The Black Knight spoke, looking at Porzia’s fading, blurry pupils.

-Waiting may be your war. But have you ever attacked in that war?

Porzia looked at the Black Knight with trembling eyes.

-You should have maintained your defensive stance until the end. You should have known that it was your greatest strength, your tactics and skills that you had built up over that long time.

Porzia’s strength.

The moment she abandoned it and took an offensive stance, Porzia’s defeat was all but certain.

War is not just about cutting down someone on the battlefield.

But Porzia took a completely different approach from the war she had been fighting until now.

-That is your downfall.

The result was Porzia’s defeat.

Porzia’s power pierced the Black Knight, but a slight deficiency led to a different outcome.

“Cough!”

Porzia tried to stand up, spitting blood and her legs trembling.

But her body wouldn’t listen.

Above all.

“Cough-!”

The pressure of the domain that rose as her body broke down was crushing her.

‘In the end, I am a stranger here.’

Porzia realized her reality in a miserable way.

Meanwhile, the Black Knight was recovering and approaching Porzia.

-It’s over.

The tip of the black lance, filled with light, was about to strike down on Porzia.

Saaa-!

The wind blew from somewhere.

At the same time, the Black Knight’s lance began to freeze.

-……!

Surprised for only a moment, the Black Knight began to freeze not only his lance but his entire body.

The Black Knight was clearly standing in front of Porzia.

But now, someone’s back was standing in front of her.

‘King….’

Her king, Lee Rowoon?

No.

“I’m here in a hurry. Don’t be so disappointed.”

It was Partisan, his appearance.

* * *

Crack-!

The ice that had frozen the Black Knight shattered in an instant.

“Tch.”

Partisan’s face looked displeased.

“Even though it was ten-thousand-year ice, to break it so easily.”

He seemed displeased that the Black Knight had broken it so easily, even though he had put considerable effort into freezing him.

“Certainly….”

Partisan also seemed to have sensed something.

“It’s different.”

The Black Knight, he was a Dragon Knight who had contracted with the guardian dragons of the Empire.

The power of the guardian dragon in the realm of transcendence [a state beyond normal human limits] was used by a human who had stepped into the realm of transcendence, and the synergy made the contracted human as powerful as a guardian dragon.

Then….

“No matter how much power of the domain there is, it can’t produce this kind of destructive power.”

It was strange that he could use this much power.

-Anomaly.

The anomaly that Rowoon had encountered in Rebellion, and the anomaly that had been felt even before that, was clearly visible in this place as well.

Crack, crack.

Partisan was continuously freezing the Black Knight, but that was all.

“Hey, demon.”

Partisan said, reaching out his hand to Porzia.

Grrr.

Then, the hole in Porzia’s chest began to freeze and stop bleeding.

“Neither you nor I can beat that guy.”

“……!”

“Normally, we shouldn’t even be a match, but there’s something wrong.”

Porzia looked up at Partisan.

“So, what are we going to do?”

She had to admit what she had to admit.

This was not Gehenna [a place of torment], but another world.

In this place, Partisan was more of an expert than she was.

Kwaaa-!

The pouring cold air completely froze not only the Black Knight but also the area behind him.

“The time we can hold out is at most one to three minutes.”

Even at this moment.

‘A guardian dragon bastard somewhere is giving him power.’

So, they had to find a way before that.

And that way was….

‘I’ve already found it.’

It was an ominous thing.

No, it was something that a dragon, a guardian dragon, would never do.

Swoosh.

Partisan looked at Porzia.

“There is a way.”

“So, that way is….”

“A contract.”

Porzia’s eyes widened.

“You just need to become a Dragon Knight like that guy.”

A contract with a dragon.

It might be a dream for some, but.

“I am….”

Porzia was.

“A demon.”

A demon.

It was known that the compatibility with dragons was not good from ancient times, and that the two forces would clash the moment they met.

That’s why in the past, dragons were known as demon slayers, and demons were known as dragon slayers.

“It’s impossible.”

“Yeah, normally it would be. And it’s something I absolutely don’t want to do.”

Two beings who had been checking and fighting each other for a long time.

For them to make a contract was an issue that went beyond species and even involved their personal pride.

However.

“You and I are different.”

“That’s….”

Porzia’s eyes widened.

She realized what Partisan was trying to say.

“Yes.”

A special thing that was common only to the two of them.

“King.”

“Rowoon.”

The existence of Rowoon.

Porzia and Partisan were already beings contracted with Rowoon.

It was more than a contract, it was a deep and profound blood tie, and it wouldn’t be strange to say that their souls were mixed.

“That guy takes all the power into his body and uses it without any problems. That must be because of the name of chaos.”

“……!”

“We hold some of that guy’s power.”

So.

“It’s worth taking a gamble?”

Partisan nodded at Porzia’s words.

“That guy is coming here now. But he’s not fast.”

Partisan had formed a blood tie with Rowoon before Porzia.

He could vaguely feel what Rowoon was thinking and how he was moving.

“If he thought it was urgent, he would have already arrived.”

The fact that Rowoon had not arrived yet meant.

“He believes that we can overcome this situation.”

“He believes….”

Porzia raised her body.

Crack.

The ice that had frozen the Black Knight was breaking even at this moment.

“There’s not much time. It’s time to decide, demon.”

It was something whose outcome could not be predicted.

No.

“You know the outcome, right?”

Porzia nodded at Partisan’s words.

“He won’t be wrong.”

Porzia slowly closed her eyes.

Partisan also closed his eyes.

Whooong-!

Reaching the realm of transcendence, their time was completely unified, and everything around them stopped.

It was not at Rowoon’s level, so they could not influence or move anything else.

-Let’s do it.

Only their wills were connected in real-time, heading towards each other.

-A contract….

When Partisan’s will reached Porzia.

-I will.

The answer came immediately.

Tick.

The stopped time began to flow again.

And.

Crackkkkk-!

The ice that had trapped the Black Knight shattered.

-Useless….

The Black Knight seemed to have already recognized the situation, and began to gather all his energy into his black lance.

A huge force swirling in an instant.

Neigh-!

The Black Knight, who had already mounted his ghost steed, urged his steed without hesitation.

Thud-!

He tried to break through Partisan and Porzia at the same time.

However.

Kwaaaaa-!

A storm surged, blocking the Black Knight’s path.

It wasn’t that the Black Knight’s power had broken Partisan’s ice.

Partisan….

-Our….

“Turn.”

He had recovered all that ice.

Porzia, wearing ice-white armor, slowly thrust a huge spear towards the Black Knight.