Chapter 104: Chapter 104 - Opening Act (2)
Chapter 104: Opening Act (2)
Translator: HH Editor: thursdays “My strength?”
His brother’s journal didn’t contain anything about the high rankers’ skills .
But Yeon-woo wanted to check it out with his own eyes . Especially the strength of the Martial King, who was at peak of the Nine Kings .
“Geez . Being a teacher really isn’t easy . Hm . What should I show you?”
Rather than thinking Yeon-woo was annoying for asking so many things of him, he thought Yeon-woo was quite confident .
The Martial King decided to show something very fancy and strong while he was at it .
Once upon a time, he was called a ‘Walking Archive’ because he knew many different Mugongs and mastered quite a few of them .
Then the Martial King thought . Since the Mugong he was planning on teaching Yeon-woo was the Eight Extreme Fists, he would show him a part of it .
“I don’t usually show this to other people . Today, I’m doing this just for you, so watch closely . This is a part of the Eight Extreme Fists called Break Heaven . ”
The Martial King started to get in position . Suddenly, the atmosphere around the King changed and became heavier .
*Crash*
Yeon-woo’s eyes were fixed on the Martial King to see everything with his Draconic Eyes .
His breathing, mana circulation, muscle movement, and the angles of his actions . A goal that he had for the future was right in front of him .
And during this time, the beast that was lying dormant inside the Martial King started to show itself .
His fighting spirit crashed like a storm .
The presence of the Martial King grew like a giant, and it was as if the Martial King was the only thing to exist in the world .
Edora grew pale and stepped back . She planted her sword in the ground to somehow protect herself .
Even for Yeon-woo, it was hard to stay steady . The Magic Circuit spun in his body like crazy, but he was only barely able to keep his balance .
His gaze was still on the Martial King amidst all this . Everything about the Martial King appeared to him like an illusion .
It was more than what he felt when looking at the Martial King so far .
It was an entirely new world .
All the concepts he had organized in his head exploded like fireworks, and when he tried to rebuild them, they fell like Jenga blocks .
It was a strength that exceeded Mugong . It was a strength of someone who had completed Mugong and trained their magic power to the fullest .
The summit that he had to reach was right there!
The Martial King pulled up the edge of his hands . His hand emitted a bluish light and drew a line in the air, cutting the sun in the sky .
And then .
*Swish*
The sun… . split into two .
Yeon-woo widened his eyes at the unbelievable sight . Edora covered her mouth with her hand .
A soundless scream echoed .
The sun that had been split into two split into pieces, and a darkness came down .
The world was drowning in darkness . There wasn’t a single light .
And like a magic trick, the sun returned to its spot and the world was able to have light again .
It was an event that had happened so fast that people wondered if they had imagined it .
But while experiencing these things, Yeon-woo was shocked beyond words .
‘Those things… . . are possible?’
He thought that he had created a footstool to become somewhat powerful with the mana control he had made in 4 days .
But there was such a gap in power between him and the Martial King that he didn’t even want to attempt catching up to him .
The gap was so big that even his Draconic Eyes couldn’t keep up .
“Whew! My shoulder hurts a bit from using my strength . You saw, right?”
The Martial King spoke while rotating his shoulder .
“We’re leaving tonight so don’t be late . Edora, you give this kid some food . Everyone’s gonna underestimate him when they see how thin he is . Ok? I’m off now . ”
After that baffling event had taken place, the Martial King quietly disappeared .
Yeon-woo gathered his wits long after he left .
‘Someday . ’
His fists were so clenched that you see the veins popping out, and a new kind of passion set his heart on fire .
‘Someday I will go beyond that . ’
For the first time, a milestone that he had to overcome was created in Yeon-woo’s mind .
“Ugh . I almost died . ”
In a spot that Yeonwoo and Edora couldn’t see .
When the Martial King thought he was alone, he massaged his right arm .
He had suffered a lot of muscle damage from pulling up his magic power to its fullest .
[My point exactly . Why’d you show off? The elders are almost out of their wits trying to find you . They’re asking if you’re in your right mind, now that all the other clans will be sending complaints to us . ]
The Psychic Medium scolded him .
“Nah . But hon, I can’t show a weak side of myself to my kid, can I?”
And he grinned .
“Also, a teacher is supposed to be someone that isn’t able to be overshadowed . He has to be a wall, as well as a goal, for the student to work harder . ”
[And what if you completely cut his motivation?]
“Well, then he only amounts to that much . ”
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He spoke in a cold tone .
[Anyway . So how is it? Are you satisfied? You weren’t gonna go this far originally . ]
“I was satisfied from the beginning . ”
“Then what?”
“I’m planning on making him work more than I had planned . That Sword God guy took 30 days to finish the test, but he only took four . Don’t you think I have to be that much of a better teacher so it’s fair?”
You could see expectation in the eyes of the smiling Martial King . If the two of his disciples met, that would also be a fun thing to watch .
He couldn’t help but think that a lot of amusing things would occur during this war .
Night arrived .
It was the night that the Martial King said would signal the beginning of the war .
Tribe members who said they would participate were already in the center of the village .
A total of 21 clans would participate . Each clan sent ten to a hundred members . So the total number of members came out to be about 500 .
Since participating in the war was voluntary, only 500 members came to fight .
But each and every one of those members was a warrior . So despite the small number, the aura they gave off was one of an army of ten thousands .
Yeon-woo was somewhere in that mix . He listened to the Martial King’s speech amongst the other guests .
“You guys are scared cause it’s been a while since we went outside, huh? Don’t wet your pants cause you’re scared, ok? I’ll be checking for those people . ”
His speech was full of jokes rather than being serious .
“Ha! You yourself should be careful . If we find you getting beat up, we’re switching our king . ”
“Heuheuheuheu . That sounds like fun!”
“Wait . Isn’t that the best scenario? Then we don’t have to look at his face again!”
The warriors were busy joking along with the king as well .
As Yeon-woo saw this spectacle, he had a thought .
Maybe the reason why the One-horned tribe was able to remain as the strongest military force was because of this laxness .
They definitely didn’t think they would lose, and they had immense respect for the Martial King in their eyes .
“Anyways . Don’t die . If you die, I’ll make you embarrassed by following you to hell and drag you back by your ear . Got it?”
“Yes, sir!”
“Alright!”
“Then let’s go . It’s time to play . ”
After the Martial King let out a shout, the warriors ripped the ticket that had been given to them in advance .
Yeon-woo also ripped his own ticket with all his might . Under his mask, his eyes flared up like will o’ the wisps .
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The Red Dragon and the Cheonghwado .
The opening act of war had begun . ***
[This is the 11th floor, the world inside of dreams . ]
Before the message could even disappear, Yeon-woo and the One-horned tribe began to move as one .
From the start zone to the city Kuram . They planned to travel without rest .
It began to get dark because the sun had set .
Only the moonlight shone for them .
“Getting to fight together like this is fate . Why don’t we introduce ourselves? I’m Sylon . ”
Suddenly, something approached in front of Yeon-woo . Unexpectedly, the owner of the beautiful voice used a hammer . He raised the hammer high above Yeon-woo’s head . Under the hammer, there was a small halfling a little shorter than Henova .
Sylon .
He was a famous ranker, widely known as the Singing Hammer .
For a while, he had gained fame for being able to exert a great amount of strength compared to his small body .
People like Sylon, who had suddenly disappeared, were living as guests of the One-horned tribe .
‘He really looks like a child . ’
Halflings and dwarves had similar physiques, so people told them apart from their faces .
Dwarves’ faces were very muscular, but halflings had a childlike face .
They also had beautiful voices, so they were famous for their songs as well .
Sylon was no exception to this .
On the outside, he had a childlike appearance, but he was actually of vigorous old age who had gone through all kinds of things .
“Cain . ”
Yeon-woo glanced at Sylon and looked straight forward again . It meant he didn’t want to continue the conversation .
Sylon looked at Yeon-woo with a baffled expression .
Even when he heard the newest guest of the tribe was the person who had caused all the commotion in the tribe, the Hoarder, he wasn’t that interested .
He didn’t care about the ongoings of the Tower, but when he heard that this person might be a new disciple of the Martial King, that changed .
‘That rude Martial King took a new disciple?’
During the entirety of his stay as a guest, he had only ever seen two of the Martial King’s disciples . One of them was the Sword God, and the other one was equally powerful as well .
To be taught by the Martial King meant that you had potential, but it also meant you had something extremely special about you .
So Sylon was curious about what the Martial King had seen in Cain .
But Yeon-woo had stopped the conversation like he couldn’t be bothered after saying his name .
That rude attitude . One of Sylon’s eyebrow twitched . This guy got on his nerves as much as the Martial King did .
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He was similar to the other disciples of the Martial King . Was being rude something common all powerful people had?
Sylon had almost never received this kind of attitude during his time as a ranker . He tried to suppress his anger .
He wondered if it was because this guy was a newbie who had just climbed the Tower so he didn’t know who Sylon was .
So Sylon forced out laughter .
“Hm . You’re really quiet and blunt for your age . Have you met the other guests? Actually, we were gonna throw a party to welcome you, but you stayed in that archive for over three days . ”
Sylon wanted to get along with Cain because he thought he would be able to see what the Martial King saw if he stayed by his side longer .
However .
“Cain! Come to the front!”
The Martial King, who had been standing in the front, called for Yeon-woo .
Yeon-woo nodded his head at Sylon and disappeared off to where the Martial King was .
Sylon frowned .
He stopped walking when he thought about how such a young child ignored him like that .
“Are you alright?”
Trivia, who had been quietly following Sylon laughed .
It was hard to tell who he was because his face was covered in a hood, but his wrinkles showed that he was an old person .
Trivia was also a ranker staying as a guest of the tribe . He was famous as ‘the Electrician . ’
“Did you just ask me if I’m alright?… . Are all the fellas like the Martial King like that?”
“They could be . They’re all people not used to social interaction . ”
Trivia rubbed his chin .
“But it’s said that the Martial King will be giving lessons to him during the war . Then won’t we be able to see something?”
“Anyway . ”
Sylon’s eyes were squinted in annoyance .
“We’ll see if he can afford to have that kind of attitude or not after seeing his performance . ”
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