Chapter 247: 247
Chapter 247 – A Turbulent World (4)
Yeon-woo stepped inside the portal . As he did, darkness filled his vision .
Swoosh!
When he activated his Holy Fire, the darkness shifted back, revealing a large space .
There was a long wall, and the ceiling was very high .
And in there,
Clack, clack!
Tak tak tak!
Undeads were moving around busily .
Skeletons hung from the ceiling and the walls, casting magic circles, and ghouls and zombies ran around busily on the ground with something in their hands . They were the materials to be used for the magic circles .
The flying banshees and specters were touching the areas that couldn’t be reached . They also immediately appeared where things were going wrong and fixed it .
Koong . Koong . Koong .
In the midst of all that, a stone golem walked by Yeon-woo with materials of iron on its back .
‘It’s basically a dungeon . ’
Yeon-woo smiled wryly .
The undead, ghost monsters, and even the golem that could be used as a guardian . If the atmosphere was a bit more depressing, it would be a perfect dungeon that appeared in RPG games .
Actually, this was an Intrenian .
It was the weapons storage room out of the 3 that he received from the Bureau .
He ordered the contents to be moved into the treasure storage room so Boo could use it as a lab .
On top of the supplies, books, and experiment materials he got from the Walpurgisnacht, he even had the Summer Queen’s magic archive .
He couldn’t neglect them as he had anymore . There was a need to keep them organized .
Also, Boo seemed to want a lab of his own now .
He had grown rapidly after absorbing the Philosopher’s Stones and the souls of the witches, and as his level increased, his faint consciousness slowly came back to him .
Aside from that, magicians were beings who searched for the Truth until they died . Liches were those who still had those desires after death .
Of course they would want to further their knowledge of the field, and for that, they needed a space of their own .
But in terms of loyalty, Boo was second to none .
Also, because he didn’t really talk that much, he had never spoken about these things . If Yeon-woo told him to die, he really would .
Because Yeon-woo was thankful for that, he gave Boo an Intrenian, hoping it would be a sufficient reward .
‘It’s a good thing I gave it to him . ’
Boo had summoned about a hundred undead to get to work .
Magic circles were cast on the ceiling and walls, and he had set up different equipment in different sections .
Yeon-woo only recognized them as things that came from researching the Philosopher’s Stone or as skills from the witches . He didn’t know more than that .
Because the Summer Queen had created Intrenian herself, even with all the undead bustling around, it was large enough to still be untouched in some places .
But at this rate, it would probably become a full-blown dungeon soon .
Something suddenly occurred to Yeon-woo .
‘If this is going to be a dungeon anyway, wouldn’t it be better to make it large? It can be used more efficiently that way as well . ’
Just when he was deep in thought about the use of the dungeon—
「Aye . You’re here, Master?」
「The subspace made by a dragon… . . It’s definitely impressive in size . 」
『Don’t ask me to do this ever again . And that Lich… . . He looks so easygoing on the outside, why is he so picky?』
Just then, a tired Shanon, Hanryeong, and Rebecca appeared with deep sighs .
The Monster Portents that plodded after them bowed to Yeon-woo and quickly disappeared into the shadows . To be exact, it seemed like they were running away .
Yeon-woo unknowingly grinned . He sent his subordinates to help Boo . It seemed like Boo had used them without giving them any rest .
「It’s not the time to be laughing right now . You’re being tricked right now . He’s only like that on the outside, you don’t know how dark he… . . ! 」
Just when Shanon was angrily complaining—
「You’re . Here . Master . 」
Boo’s shadow suddenly popped out from next to Shanon . Boo head’s clacked as he bowed to Yeon-woo and momentarily glared at Shanon . His Inferno Sight flared like he was asking Shanon if he was tattling on him .
Shanon glared at Boo like he didn’t do anything wrong and looked away .
He was definitely in a higher position than Boo as a Death Noble, but since a while ago, it became hard to talk to Boo .
It was a threat that he felt instinctively . Boo started to emanate an aura that the others didn’t as he grew . It was like he couldn’t be touched .
Even so, in front of Yeon-woo, that aura disappeared, and he only showed fierce loyalty . It was unbelievable for the others to watch .
And looking at Boo, they all had the same thought .
‘Just what was Boo when he was alive?’
Although a part of his memories had probably returned to him, Boo never mentioned anything about when he was alive .
‘I didn’t think their hierarchy would be like this . ’
Yeon-woo also expected that there would be some kind of order among his subordinates as he gained more followers .
He thought Shanon, who was a Death Noble, or Hanryeong, who reached great peaks during his life, would have the authority .
But looking at it now, he was surprised to see Boo somewhat in charge .
This kind of situation wasn’t bad for Yeon-woo either .
Although Boo was quiet, his thoughts were deep .
With his various magic, he could be a great help whenever it was needed, and he also led the Monster Army during war smoothly . He was a faithful and competent ‘second-in-command . ’
More than anything, his loyalty was the most outstanding . It was a lunatic kind of blind loyalty . This was a condition that any subordinate should have .
He would be easier to control than the unpredictable Shanon or the unreadable Hanryeong .
‘Also, he’s my first subordinate . ’
Still smiling, Yeon-woo tossed two of the rings on his finger to Boo .
“Take it . ”
「Master . This is… . . ?」
Boo carefully accepted the rings and looked at Yeon-woo’s face . On his hand, there was already a ring like what he just gave Boo . It was the ring to open Intrenian .
“This, and the other two that I just gave you—you can combine them into one, right?”
「If I adjust . It . It’s . Definitely . Possible . 」
“As we climb the floors, we’ll be able to grow, and we’ll gain more things . So before that, complete the dungeon in order for us to use it whenever we can . ”
Boo immediately understood what Yeon-woo was saying .
The greater the dungeon, the more they could own . They could increase the number of workers they had—skeletons, zombies, and ghouls—and continue to strengthen them .
Skeletons to skeleton warriors or mages, zombies to giant zombies, specters and banshees to phantoms, and so on .
The undead that Yeon-woo used after declaring his domain were just the corpses that he found lying on the battlefield .
But if they were kept here and strengthened, then summoned on a large scale instantly… . .
‘It would be destructive . And I can also summon a few as needed . ’
When attacking enemy bases, they could open the dungeon mid-air and surprise their enemies . They could use this for many battle tactics .
Also, that wasn’t the only benefit a large dungeon had .
If it was big enough, they could conduct large-scale experiments that they couldn’t before .
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The bodily experiments the Walpurgisnacht had progressed with was only possible because they had the space and the money .
Yeon-woo had focused on this point .
Since they were making a dungeon anyway, it should be made larger . Boo would also grow faster .
There wasn’t any problem with the funds either . Just by taking what the Summer Queen had, they would have a few years’ worth of wealth of a Large Clan .
「But . Master . 」
Yeon-woo flashed the Intrenian ring that he used often .
“I can put the items I need in here . You don’t have to worry . However, move everything that used to be in there in here . ”
「Thank you . 」
Boo bowed . His shoulders were trembling .
The master who had given him life and power was showing him generosity again . How should he repay this?
「Master, what about me? Don’t I get anything?」
Shanon, who had been silently watching the two, suddenly burst in between them .
Yeon-woo glanced at Shanon, and lightly sighed as he moved deeper inside of the dungeon .
「Hey, Master! What’s the meaning behind that sigh? What does it mean?」
Shanon jumped up and down as he chased after Yeon-woo .
「This . Is . It . 」
Boo led them to a deep place inside the dungeon . However, this place was isolated from the other sections and felt closed off .
The smell of death filled the air, and there were familiar magic circles engraved on the walls and the ceiling . They were transmutation circles and sealing circles .
“This is enough . ”
Yeon-woo confirmed that the magic circles all worked and summoned the soul of the Summer Queen from his collection .
Hwak!
Black energy was instantly poured into the soul, and it changed into a spirit .
There were limits to communicating with a soul, so Yeon-woo had given it some power like Bahal and Leonte .
Since she was the Summer Queen, she was still dangerous as a spirit . She had almost escaped the bind of the Black Bracelet as a mere soul . It was even more dangerous now .
And as he had expected—
「Heaven Winggggg!」
As soon as the Summer Queen snapped to attention, she ran at Yeon-woo .
She didn’t have a clear existence, so she was in her human polymorph form . Her transparent long hair stretched out, and her two eyes turned sharp .
The Despair of the Black King activated to put her under painful pressure, but she didn’t care about that . She just wanted to kill Yeon-woo for putting her in this state .
However—
Chrak, chrak!
Boo cast a spell as if he had been waiting, and the sealing circles activated to pour out Divine Iron .
It was a sealing circle that had bound a lower-level demon . The Summer Queen couldn’t escape it in her current condition .
「Let go! Let go of me! Heaven Wing! I’ll kill you!」
The Summer Queen resisted, tied up in the Divine Iron like it was a cocoon . But the more she struggled, the tighter the Divine Iron became .
「Aaack!」
Had she ever experienced humiliation like this? She had lived the last thousands of years as a great Draconic species, and she had ruled the Tower with pride .
However, not only did she die after being mocked by a lowly being, but she also became a ghost after dying, and the fact that she was tied up here made her go crazy .
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It was humiliating and unpleasant . She would kill herself if she could, but she was too tightly bound by the Despair of the Black King .
She wasn’t the owner of herself anymore . Yeon-woo was .
‘This might be why it’s called ‘Despair . ’’
Not being dead even after you died . Looking at the Summer Queen jumping around like she was going mad, Yeon-woo burst out laughing . He couldn’t feel more satisfied than this .
She acted like she would rule the Tower forever, then she came tumbling down to this pathetic state . The end of the last Draconic species was a sight to see .
「I said to let me go!」
The Summer Queen screamed, eyes red . If she couldn’t kill herself, she wanted to go mad, at the very least . But the outstanding rationality of the Draconic species didn’t allow her .
Even if she had symptoms of insanity, all Yeon-woo had to do was input black energy inside of her to clear her mind .
Clack—
Yeon-woo took off his mask and slowly approached the Summer Queen .
The Summer Queen resisted even more as he did .
Heaven Wing! Heaven Wing! Even after death, he made her suffer, and now he didn’t leave her with any chance of escape . Just what was the thing in front of her?
The Summer Queen couldn’t believe her eyes . Cha Jeong-woo was definitely dead . It was something she confirmed herself . It made sense if the thing in front of her was an undead, like her .
But the thing in front of her was definitely a living, breathing human . She was confused at the phenomenon she couldn’t understand .
And when Yeon-woo lowered himself to meet the Summer Queen’s eyes, lifting her chin to smirk at her, the Summer Queen’s resistance stopped like it was a lie . Instead, she glowered at Yeon-woo with still eyes .
「You……! You’re not Heaven Wing . 」
She did lose a part of her powers, but she still had some skills left . The person she saw with her Draconic Eyes was similar to Jeong-woo, but it wasn’t him . He was something similar .
“Cha Yeon-woo . That’s my name . ”
The Summer Queen realized who Yeon-woo was at that moment .
「……Did Heaven Wing have a brother?」
“He did . ”
「You! I should’ve ripped you to shreds when I first saw you……!」
“Sorry . That’s not me, but you . Ismenios . ”
Yeon-woo opened eyes that were similar to the Summer Queen’s and growled .
“I’m going to rip you apart and swallow you . ”
Demonism began to flow from his eyes through the intense fury .
“But I won’t eat you easily . When you’re trapped in despair—when you realize that there’s no one to save you, and you realize there’s no hope in waiting . I’ll eat you then . ”
Yeon-woo had already thought of how to take care of the Summer Queen .
He could use her as his subordinate, but he didn’t want to let his enemy live .
Rather, it was better to swallow her soul with Bathory’s Vampiric Sword and grow the Dragon’s Blessing .
「Try doing whatever you can . Do you think I’ll even lift an eyebrow?」
She was almost insane, but the Summer Queen was still the Summer Queen . She would never destroy herself or surrender . She snickered at Yeon-woo as if telling him to give it his all .
But Yeon-woo tossed the same laugh back at her .
“We’ll see . ”
「What?」
“I’m curious if you’ll be alright seeing the body you cherished so much being ripped apart in front of you . ”
「What kind of……!」
Just then, Boo lightly waved his hand in the air .
The darkness around them disappeared and a large glass cage appeared .
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The Summer Queen’s body was in a purple liquid inside of it .
There were still injuries all over it from the fight with the Martial King, but her ripped arms and wings were reattached, and the major wounds were now almost healed .
Its eyes were closed, so if someone saw, they would probably think she was just sleeping .
「C, Could it be?」
The Summer Queen belatedly realized what Yeon-woo was thinking . There were countless pumps and hoses connected to the glass cage .
From one side, red blood was flowing out, and from the other, black poison was being inputted .
“There’s nothing to throw away in the corpse of a dragon . The eyes can be used as magic power sources, the scales and leather as armor, and the bones as unbreakable weapons . Also, its conductivity of magic power is second to none . ”
「Stop!」
“From now on, I’m going to dismember your body in front of you . It’ll probably take some time since it’s firm . I’ll have to slowly take it apart in the liquid . ”
「I said to stopppp!」
“And I’m also planning on showing you what the pieces will make . Oh, don’t worry . I won’t take everything apart . ”
「Just kill me! Kill me!」
Yeon-woo lifted a corner of his mouth seeing the Summer Queen scream .
“Shouldn’t I leave the bones to make a Bone Dragon?”
「Kill me! Pleaseeee!」
The Summer Queen wanted to escape from this humiliation using any means possible . Even if your opponent was your great enemy, there was an unspoken rule of not touching dead people . It was the last sign of respect towards someone who was dead .
But Yeon-woo didn’t seem to have any of those thoughts . Not only would he rip her body apart, but he would make her corpse into a Bone Dragon!
It meant he would use her body even when she was dead .
If she could kill herself, she would willingly die over and over again . However, her soul was already bound, and she didn’t have any freedom .
This couldn’t happen . A great dragon . A descendant of the superior Draconic species . She couldn’t bear this humiliation!
「You! You’re also a descendant of dragons! How can you do that as a Dragon Human……!」
The Summer Queen stopped screaming and suddenly became speechless .
-Unless you escape that way of thinking, you’ll never know . Ever . You’ll probably die suffering by yourself .
Why did she suddenly remember what Cha Jeong-woo said? Way of thinking . Way of thinking! Cha Jeong-woo had told her to escape the shadow of the dragons . To live her own life . If she didn’t, it would lead to her own destruction .
Was that what he meant? The thing that made her suffer wasn’t that way of thinking . It was the ghost of Cha Jeong-woo . [TN: “Way of thinking” and “ghost” mean the same word in Korean . ]
-Poor pitiful Ismenios . The last dragon… . .
「Let go of me!」
The more the Summer Queen struggled, the more Yeon-woo smiled coldly .
Pause—
The Summer Queen stopped her movement and glared at Yeon-woo with boiling eyes .
「What do you want?」
Looking at her, Yeon-woo spoke icily .
“The reason why Jeong-woo had to die . ”
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