Chapter 244
Team: HH, thursdays, Yahiko
『Kaaaaa!』
Rumble—
The Summer Queen shouted at the pain of being disconnected from the fourth .
The 81 Eyes may be spiritually connected to her, but the Nine Dragon Sons were shadows that shared her power .
With the connection forcefully cut, the aftereffects were tremendous .
It might’ve been better if the power returned to her, but the pain doubled because it didn’t . Her child had been eaten by another one of her children .
“What a load of bullshit . ”
The Martial King cursed and brought his hands down the Summer Queen .
It didn’t look like much happened from the outside, but the energy whirled inside of the Summer Queen .
Crunch .
Her muscles, veins, and Magic Circuit, and even the deep internal organs were split .
Koong-
The Summer Queen’s hind legs collapsed . Her colossal body landed on the ground . She squirmed up and down, and a burning smell came from her mouth .
She didn’t seem to have the will to fight anymore . The Devil Poison had already entered her marrow, and the holiness that she barely pulled out was at its bottom .
She tried to catch the Martial King using her magic through any means possible, but the Martial King quickly moved to break the magic apart or to avoid it .
After her spine and back were broken, the fight shifted to favor the Martial King .
The Martial King spit out phlegm mixed with blood .
His boiling blood still hadn’t calmed down . The exhilaration from the fight made his body uncomfortable .
He wanted to let it out somehow, but the Summer Queen couldn’t handle him . The Summer Queen wasn’t in the condition to fight him in the first place .
He was a bit annoyed at that . Other than Allforone, the only person to stand against him in the entire tower was the Summer Queen .
The Nine Kings? He didn’t show it, but the Martial King was dissatisfied at being tied up in the same bunch as those trash . They couldn’t even ride on his coattails .
And now, the only person among them who could fight him was dying .
It might’ve been alright if she died after a fierce battle, but she had been weak from the beginning . He didn’t do much, other than punch her a few times .
His punches were turning out to be useless .
“I don’t like it . ”
The Martial King narrowed his eyes . It had been a while since he felt this competitive . He was happy after feeling like he returned to his old days, but now he felt uncomfortable, like he hadn’t wiped his bottom after taking care of his business .
He wanted to heal the Summer Queen to fight her again .
But her health was clearly far gone .
『Give…… it! Heaven Wing……!』
“Heaven Wing? The last person to see before you die isn’t me but that kid? That’s also annoying . ”
He knew that Heaven Wing Cha Jeong-woo had done something while battling the Summer Queen .
However, he didn’t know what it was . All he guessed was that it was something to do with the Summer Queen’s messed-up body right now .
When the shadow of death was gripping the Summer Queen, she thought of not the Martial King but of Cha Jeong-woo .
Her eyes weren’t on the Martial King anymore .
That meant that in the end, it wasn’t the Martial King who killed her, but Cha Jeong-woo .
The Martial King laughed in disbelief .
What would change if he got mad here? He couldn’t be angry at a dead person . Even if he hadn’t met Cha Jeong-woo, he thought Cha Jeong-woo was a pretty nice guy .
Although he felt like something tasty was taken from right in front of him, nothing would change just because he threw a fit .
All he could do now was probably end the Summer Queen’s pain faster .
It was the last show of respect the Martial King could show the Summer Queen, who was once his rival .
『Mother!』
『Your Majesty! Be careful!』
The 81 Eyes and the Nine Dragon Eyes called out desperately to the Summer Queen while dashing to the Martial King .
But they were too far, and the Martial King’s hand was closer . A small energy bead was made on his hands . It was about the size of a fingernail .
It looked weak, but it was a condensed form of the Eight Writings of Divination .
Just when he was planning on planting the Martial Extreme onto the Summer Queen—
『Seseungnim, I apologize, but I have to take her . 』
The Martial King lifted his head at his youngest disciple’s sudden Open Speaking .
And there, tens of split Dragon Killers fell like a downpour with a tremendously condensed Wave of Fire behind them .
Kwakwakwang!
The Dragon Killers landed on the Summer Queen . The Wave of Fire followed right after and didn’t let the Summer Queen catch a break .
Yeon-woo brought down 8 Dragon Killers .
The Wave of Fire continued to fall down on the Summer Queen, almost draining Yeon-woo’s Magic Circuit, and hit her over and over again .
She broke and broke .
Kwakwakwang! Kwakwang!
Krrrr—
Rrrr!
When the attack that seemed like it would end the world finally stopped, in the dust that settled after it, the Summer Queen was destroyed beyond recognition .
『Heaven…… Wing……!』
And with those last words, she breathed out her tenacious final breath .
A cold silence descended upon them .
Everyone was speechless .
People on the battlefield didn’t understand what was happening and just swallowed nervously .
No, they did understand . They understood it in their heads… . . but they didn’t want to .
It was because they didn’t believe the sight before their eyes .
Of course, there was nothing to say for the Red Dragon, and even the One-horned tribe just blankly stared . They had run to kill the Summer Queen, but no one believed that she would really die .
That was how heavy the weight of the Summer Queen was .
The last dragon .
The dominator of the Tower .
The Lord that had legendarily and historically ruled over the Tower for thousands of years closed her eyes .
When they realized that the blackly burnt Summer Queen wasn’t breathing anymore,
“Mother!”
Waltz came running first . She pushed the Head Elder far away and came flying with her dragon wings . Her eyes were bloodshot .
Everything that happened until now flashed by her head .
-You… . . you must live happily, not like us .
Her father and mother, who had closed their eyes with her hand tightly held in theirs . They repeatedly told her not to be bound to her tribe or her family and to live freely .
But there weren’t many ways for an orphan to live in the violent world of the Tower alone .
Because of that, Waltz’s only childhood memories were of her digging through trash cans or fighting with beasts that wanted a piece of her .
Then, she met her mother . It was a rainy day . She was sobbing because her friend had died after being hit by a rock, trying to protect her . It was the kind of day when she wanted to go jump in a lake if that was what being free meant .
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-Come with me .
At the time, she didn’t know why she held her hand out to her . She didn’t even care . She was planning on dying anyway, so it didn’t matter .
And that day because two, one year, and then 10 years . She had become the daughter of the person that held her hand and was able to stand in front of her .
She knew why her mother took her in . From a long time ago, she learned that there was no such thing as kindness without strings attached . Blood . Her mother needed her genes and potential .
But Waltz was still grateful . It was the first time someone needed her . Her birth parents had told her to live freely, but that was an irresponsible thing to say .
Waltz needed a place to call home . A house and blankets . The Summer Queen was that very thing .
So she had worked hard . She learned Mugong and magic . She even told her mother with a smile that even she would struggle in a fight with her .
Other people said the Summer Queen was a monster .
A monster that was trying to swallow the Tower . A monster who was trying to climb up higher to even swallow the gods and demons . No one could escape her touch nor her shadow .
But to Waltz, the Summer Queen was a mother she was grateful towards for giving her a house and blankets and the only person to hold her hand in that cold place .
Waltz extended her hand . Her mother shouldn’t be lying there . Even if she was in that condition, Waltz wanted to send her on her way comfortably .
However, the Summer Queen’s shadow suddenly stretched out, soaring up in the air to wrap around the corpse like a cast .
“No!”
Waltz anxiously tried to hold onto the Summer Queen’s corpse, but the large corpse melted completely into the shadow .
“Ackkk!”
Waltz shouted, pulling her hair seeing the Summer Queen disappear right under her nose .
Then, she whipped her head to somewhere else .
The Martial King was standing there, completely fine from the attack of the Dragon Killers .
He had a complicated face . It was a face like he felt unpleasant and uncomfortable at the same time . A flabbergasted laugh escaped from his mouth . He was cursing at his youngest disciple inwardly .
Then, he saw Waltz glowering at him and narrowed his eyes .
Hwihwihwi—
A Dragon Fear similar to the Summer Queen’s waved around Waltz . But the problem was the familiar strength she exuded .
It was the deep scent of plums . This was the unique phenomenon that came from the Plum Family’s skill, Plum Divine Martial Art .
How did that child have it?
“You . ”
Waltz ground her teeth . That moment, the strength that Waltz had been hiding was released .
360 energy veins opened next to her Magic Circuit . Vital Energy escaped from her arteries . And with the horrifying sound of bones being split, a horn popped out from her left temple .
Her two eyes stained to purple . They were the horn and purple eyes that symbolized the One-horned tribe, and she also had dragon scales, wings, and a tail, which symbolized a Dragon Human .
The Summer Queen constantly warned her not to unbind the seal until her Vital Energy and magic power were completely combined, but Waltz couldn’t heed her words anymore .
“You took everything from me . ”
Waltz growled with her Dragon Fear .
“I’ll kill you . Die… . . !”
Waltz clenched her fist like she was going to run at the Martial King any second .
Just then, Waltz whipped her head to look above her . The Martial King also turned his gaze in the same direction . His face slightly crumpled in annoyance .
“What now?”
Countless portals were opening in the sky .
And the players, who were pouring down .
They all had the same appearance .
Red armor and long spears . They had what looked like 3 swords at their hips and a giant Tower shield on their backs .
Rather than players, it was more fitting to call them soldiers .
They all moved as one and quickly stood in order .
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“Why are those damned things bloody here?”
The Martial King knew them well .
The Blood Army(血軍) .
It was an army that the Blood Land, who ridiculously called themselves a “moving country,” commanded .
And the people who appeared were the marquises, the four dukes, and the Royal Guard .
It could only mean one thing now that the greatest forces of the Blood Land had appeared .
“Ahem! What a shame . We thought there would be a buffet waiting for us if we came now . ”
Koong!
Something like a heavy ball fell in front of the Blood Army . He had a fat and short body . With explosive cheeks and a crown, he looked ridiculous-like a thimble .
He was so large, that he stumbled after landing on the ground and was only able to get up with the help of Duke Ardbad .
“You pig, what are you doing here?”
“Who dares to call me by such a lowly name… . . oh! Who’s this? My dear friend, Nayu! It’s been a while!”
He smiled as soon as he saw the Martial King .
He looked ridiculous trying to act proper and elegant with an appearance that was clearly not .
But the Martial King knew the hidden violence under the silly appearance .
The obsession to get everything he wanted and to kill it if he couldn’t have it .
A lunatic who wouldn’t blink an eye to massacre people if it was for his greed .
He also had an ‘army’ who was ready to die for him .
The Gluttony Emperor .
The commander of the Blood Army chuckled, but the Martial King hated to see the oil that was dripping down his forehead . He frowned, and lifted his top lip up in disgust .
“Why are you here? Is it payback for being beat up last time? I remember your eardrums went out that time . Is your right ear okay?”
It was a clear aggression .
Duke Ardbad moved his hand to his sword with a scowl, but the Gluttony Emperor jumped up and down with a wave of his hand .
“No no! What do you see me as? How can you make such a horrifying joke like that?! Why would I fight you? So improper!”
It was a long time ago, but the Gluttony Emperor still remembered clearly . He had touched a member of the One-horned tribe just to taste them, and the Martial King had burst into his castle alone and destroyed half of it .
Sweat dripped down his back just thinking about it .
If he had killed the tribe member, he wouldn’t be alive today .
But he had still been beaten up horribly, so he almost wet himself when he recalled those memories .
The Nine Kings? Fuck them . The Martial King had escaped from that range a long time ago .
And with the Summer Queen gone now, the Gluttony Emperor had no intentions of making the Martial King his enemy . Allforone merely occasionally looked down from the 77th floor; he almost never interfered in anything that happened .
That meant that the absolute strongest in the Tower was the Martial King .
There was no need to get on his bad side .
Being strong to the weak and weak to the strong . That was the secret to how the Gluttony Emperor led the Blood Land this far .
“The reason why I came here was to help another one of my dear friends . ”
“Friend?”
“There he is . ”
The Martial King turned his head to where the Gluttony Emperor was looking at and slightly wrinkled his forehead .
Far away on the will, Yeon-woo was looking at them . Just then, the Martial King understood everything that had happened . From the Walpurgisnacht to the Blood Land, all the powerful clans in the Tower had been played by his disciple .
“You must feel quite at ease . You have such a wise disciple! How are you able to have three disciples like him? Could you tell me the secret… . . hahaha . It’s a joke . A joke!”
The Gluttony Emperor inched away from the Martial King, who was glaring at him . Then, he carefully brought a subject up .
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“But, you know . ”
“What is it this time?”
“What are you going to do after this?”
The Martial King snorted looking at the Gluttony Emperor . It was obvious what the guy wanted .
He was now the strongest in the Tower, but he only cared about his honor and the safety of his tribe; he didn’t have any desire to control or rule .
That meant one thing .
Without the Summer Queen, the throne of the Tower’s ruler was empty .
‘And the person who sits on it first will keep it . ’
Obviously, just like his obsession for eating, the Gluttony Empire’s desire for power was great . That was his motive for wanting to reestablish a disappeared land .
And the first receiver of that .
‘Is it that child?’
The Gluttony Empire licked his lips looking at Waltz with her Dragon Fear . He seemed to be uncomfortable about the horn on Waltz’s head .
The Martial King shook his head with disinterest .
He found out that Waltz was from the One-horned tribe, but that was it . He had already thrown away his sibling . He had no need to take care of a child, whose name he didn’t even know, who left the tribe .
“Hehehe . I guess . Since interfering with the situation further doesn’t suit you, I’ll take care of the rest . ”
“There’s no better scavenger than you . ”
“Can’t you compare me to a wolf or an eagle instead?”
Wolves and eagles tore into meat that beasts left behind . And at the same time, they symbolized courage and combat .
The Gluttony Emperor didn’t feel any embarrassment comparing himself to them . The true winner was the one who took it all .
On the Gluttony Emperor’s orders, the Blood Army lifted their spears as one . Clack, clack, clack . They started singing a military song .
Song of Victory . All the minds of the soldiers connected and increased their combative power, and their aura started to whirl around them .
The Gluttony Emperor’s slowly began to change after receiving their aura .
His chubby skin turned into tight muscles, and his bones grew longer, leaving him at a tall height of 2 meters .
He was thin, and his gaze was hollow . An ominous atmosphere wrapped around him .
“Everyone enjoy! Today is a feast! Everyone eat and drink to their hearts’ content!”
As the Gluttony Emperor shouted with a drool, the Blood Army ran forward with a shout . Even then, the military song didn’t stop .
Koong, koong, koong, koong—
And Waltz, who had been watching the scene, was surrounded by her subordinates who came over .
“Bihee! You have to move!”
They all clenched their teeth . With the Summer Queen dead and the Blood Land here, the Red Dragon was in no state to fight anymore .
Loss .
For the first time since the Red Dragon was established, they felt the humiliation that no one else had been able to give them other than Allforone .
Waltz bit her lower lip . She wanted to stay until the end and avenge her mother, but she had to take care of the rest of her siblings and her subordinates .
Clenching her fist, Waltz opened her mouth to the sky .
“Everyone, retreat . ”
It was quietly spoken, but it was delivered to everyone connected to the Red Dragon .
Dragon Language . The power to control the laws of the world as she spoke .
She was the only one of the Summer Queen’s children who could freely use Dragon Language .
And with that as the beginning, the rest of the Nine Dragon Sons, the 81 Eyes, and the Red Dragon players all ripped their scrolls to open the large portal .
“The prey is escaping! Quickly eat them without losing a single one!”
The Gluttony Emperor’s bloodshot eyes turned firm . It was to not lose the chance to taste the delicious dragon meat .
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