Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 508

Lee Rowoon stepped into the next area.

Indeed, there was an anomaly from the start.

The door between areas that Elk had opened was fluctuating unstably.

This meant that there was an intense energy present, so strong that even Elk’s enhanced power couldn’t easily open the door.

“It starts now.”

Lee Rowoon’s voice as he crossed the door.

Finally.

‘A Transcendent’s aura.’

Those who could be called true adversaries had finally revealed themselves.

It was only natural.

Lee Rowoon was now heading straight from the Shinma Alliance to the Empire, and although he had crossed one area, he was much closer to the Empire.

The closer he got to the Empire.

-The enemies’ defenses will be stronger.

Because it was an area that should not be taken, the enemies’ defenses would be strong.

Hee-ing-!

Along with the long cry of a horse.

Thud!

Sparks flew from Lee Rowoon’s unguarded body.

Pfft.

The horse stopped and made a sound.

It was a lance charge, the most intense attack a knight could make, yet.

“Still the same.”

It didn’t inflict a single wound on Lee Rowoon.

Time had already slowed down.

‘The influence of the magic circle is getting stronger.’

The performance of the magic circle, which suppressed the power of transcendence, was getting stronger as they crossed areas.

Contrary to that.

“I see why they kept fighting a sluggish battle.”

Swoosh-!

Another lance flew in.

Piercing through the gap in time that Lee Rowoon had slowed, the Empire’s knight had begun to move.

The transcendent power used by the enemy interferes, and their own power is enhanced.

That was the exact performance and influence of this magic circle.

Clang!

Lee Rowoon raised his hand and deflected the lance with his aura.

As he rotated his body.

“Got you.”

Along with the knights’ voices, lances were thrusting in from all directions.

It could be said that this was the first real battle they had encountered since they started clearing the area.

But still….

“Hup…!”

Kwaaaang-!

It was the difference between a battle between a child and an adult.

The lances were pushed back by the blood energy released from Lee Rowoon’s entire body, causing a huge explosion.

“The magic circle is so thorough that it accurately understands the Shinma Alliance’s Transcendent.”

Lee Rowoon said, looking at the knights who had fallen off their horses and were taking a stance.

The war between the Empire and the Shinma Alliance must have been difficult for the Shinma Alliance.

This special magic circle they possessed would have been even more fatal to the Shinma Alliance’s Transcendent.

This was because this magic circle was specifically and effectively designed for the people of the Shinma Alliance.

This requires a deep understanding of the Shinma Alliance’s executives.

And the reason that was possible was….

“Bondenno, is it?”

It felt like the skill of Bondenno, who had deep ties with the Shinma Alliance and was more knowledgeable about magic circles than anyone else.

‘I can definitely see his color in the magic circle.’

Constantly.

Clench!

Only he could create something like this, where the structure of the magic circle changes and constricts the opponent.

“Haa…. Haa….”

“Kuh.”

The sound of breathing.

The knights, exhausted from their injuries, were breathing heavily.

They were still not giving up, preparing for one last strike to exploit Lee Rowoon’s opening.

“I’ve taken too much time.”

Then, along with Lee Rowoon’s voice that echoed.

Whoosh!

It was the moment the knights quickly turned their heads and instantly took a stance.

It was already too late.

Lee Rowoon had also interpreted the magic circle and reversed its structure.

Thud!

The sound of piercing human flesh.

“Kuh-uk!”

The knights’ screams.

Kwaang!

A simultaneous explosion was heard.

Acrid smoke.

Saaaah.

The scene that was revealed as it settled, the being walking out of that smoke was.

“We’ve finally caught up, Shinma.”

It was Hasemin and the executives of the Shinma Alliance.

* * *

What Lee Rowoon was doing now was something the Shinma Alliance had never been able to do in the past five years.

There had been plans to quickly advance and occupy areas.

It was a plan to reduce the time it took to cross areas by using Elk’s advantage, and to strike quickly before the enemies could properly defend.

However, as mentioned, it failed because of the advantage of the area.

It was because of the magic circle that suppressed the power of transcendence.

However.

“The Iron Blood Knights who were occupying the area….”

“Are finishing up….”

“Magic circle destruction….”

In the face of absolute power, such obstacles were meaningless.

Swoosh.

Unlike before, Lee Rowoon remained in the area that was still being cleared.

Ahead.

Ggrrr-!

A bizarre vortex was raging.

Lee Rowoon had no choice but to stay.

The time it took for Elk to regain its power was not keeping up with the time it took for Lee Rowoon to occupy the area, and the further they went, the stronger the Empire’s defenses became, preventing Elk from opening the door.

“Shinma.”

Hasemin approached Lee Rowoon and spoke.

“It won’t be easy from here on out.”

The troops that had already finished clearing were reorganizing and forming ranks.

Meanwhile, the soldiers who had finished clearing the previous area were also crossing over and joining them.

“From here on out….”

“It’ll be the real deal.”

Hasemin nodded at Lee Rowoon’s words.

Lee Rowoon was also feeling it.

‘The magic circle is getting stronger.’

The power of the magic circle that was binding even himself, who was using the power of chaos.

That it was getting stronger as they moved forward, and….

“From now on, Dragon Knights will appear.”

It was said that those who had contracted with the guardian dragons, or rather, the Transcendent who had become one with the guardian dragons through the power of chaos, would be in front of them.

“Are you afraid?”

Lee Rowoon chuckled and looked at Hasemin.

To that.

“How could I be?”

Hasemin also smiled and responded.

“Who do you think is with us?”

Hasemin had also been on the battlefield many times.

In the beginning, when he had to make up for the lack of Transcendent power, he had stood on the battlefield himself.

There were times when he stood confidently, trusting in the power of the Blood Cult, the power of the Black Corps, and the power he possessed.

As a martial artist, such confidence was not a bad thing.

However.

‘Absolutely.’

Even then, Hasemin never used the word absolute.

But now it was different.

“There is no fear on the battlefield where you are with us.”

Absolute trust.

That Lee Rowoon was with them was exactly what it meant.

“This magic circle….”

Lee Rowoon said.

“It must be Bondenno’s skill.”

He would know better than anyone else.

“Yes.”

Lee Rowoon would know Bondenno best, not Hasemin and the others.

“It’s a magic circle he created. His power is also embedded in the Rebellion’s area.”

“He’s improved a lot.”

A traitor.

But Lee Rowoon praised him.

“I’m looking forward to it. How much he’s changed.”

“……..”

It was impossible to know what he meant.

Whether it was a statement made while antagonizing a betrayed friend, or if he was just genuinely curious.

“When this fight is over.”

Hasemin said.

“What will you do?”

That day.

Five years ago, the day Lee Rowoon disappeared.

Hasemin felt it.

That he was going to leave, that he had resolved something.

And….

“Will you leave again?”

That he was still like that now.

He felt that Lee Rowoon had changed.

Before, he was constantly fighting and seemed to be bound by something, but now he seemed rather relieved.

When he disappeared before.

‘Responsibility.’

If he felt a sense of responsibility and duty that made him feel like he would leave.

‘Now, he seems to have no regrets.’

Now, it felt like he would just settle this fight and ascend to immortality like a celestial being.

“Are you afraid?”

Lee Rowoon asked again, just like he had asked about the battlefield.

To that.

“Yes. I am afraid.”

Hasemin gave a different answer than before.

“Why? Are you afraid that the order will collapse again if I disappear?”

Lee Rowoon said with an unreadable expression.

“No. Order always collapses, and it is always re-established. That process is order itself.”

“Is that so? Isn’t that chaos?”

Chaos.

Disorder.

“Disorder is also order. And we always need order.”

“…….”

“If the order collapses because you leave, then we will fight again. However.”

Hasemin wanted to say.

“I want to be with you.”

Comrade, friend, something more than that.

A trusted lord and something more than that.

-God.

No, it wasn’t.

Rather….

‘I am closer to that essence.’

The reason why Lee Rowoon was needed.

“It will be the world you created, the world you built. Such a world….”

Sincerity.

“What’s the point if you can’t enjoy it? Shinma. Shinma is also a human like us. There is not only anger, fighting, and bloodshed in the world. There is also joy and pleasure.”

Hasemin was always sad.

That he couldn’t escape the Black Corps because of the Black Corps’ affairs.

But now he was standing here, having escaped the small world of the Black Corps.

And the past self of that time.

“It’s presumptuous, but Shinma, I feel like you are a prisoner trapped in a prison.”

Swoosh.

“Wouldn’t it be necessary to be liberated and learn how to enjoy the world now?”

To that.

Chuckled.

Lee Rowoon smiled.

“You speak as if you think this fight will never be lost.”

“Will we lose?”

And.

“No.”

The two’s conversation ended.

“A prison, huh.”

Lee Rowoon’s expression was different from before.

Unlike before when it was unreadable, it felt like he was relieved and had realized something.

“Chaos is also order.”

It was the words of someone who had been watching him for a long time by his side.

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

At the moment Lee Rowoon answered.

Saaaah-!

Elk began to blow a refreshing wind.

It had finally reorganized the increased power from the occupied areas and began to connect the next area.

“Follow me. Let’s go together.”

“……!”

Hasemin’s pupils trembled at Lee Rowoon’s words.

“It is an honor.”

Preparation.

And.

Thud!

Lee Rowoon dashed towards the door with a light step, just like before.

The other area they crossed over to.

Kwaaaaaaaah-!

A war was already taking place.

“What…?”

Hasemin, who arrived after Lee Rowoon, had a bewildered expression.