Published at 18th of November 2020 07:40:06 AM
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Chapter 331 – Descendants of the Monkey King (6)
Team: HH, Yahiko, thursdays (9/10)
[Athena looks at you with sad eyes . ]
[Athena looks at you with sad eyes . ]
[The godly society ‘Olympus’ is observing you quietly . ]
“How annoying . ”
The Ice King whipped his head back in surprise at Yeon-woo’s abrupt words .
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing . Nothing at all . There’s just something that’s been bothering me from before . ”
The Ice King sighed in relief upon realizing that he wasn’t the “something” that was bothering Yeon-woo . At the same time, he tilted his head in confusion because he didn’t know what it was .
[Athena looks at you with sad eyes . ]
Athena’s gaze was now unpleasant for Yeon-woo .
Like she didn’t plan on turning away any time soon, she continued to look at him with an emotional gaze .
The same went for the other gods .
‘They’re probably curious about Tartarus . ’
Olympus had probably realized what Yeon-woo was trying to do . Just by looking at the materials that he needed, one could guess what he was doing .
And now, they were focusing on him because they were wondering why he had gotten distracted .
However, Athena’s gaze was a bit different . A gaze filled with pity . He could almost feel her sympathy from here .
He especially didn’t like that gaze .
Being understood by someone and receiving someone’s pity were two completely different things, so he glared at Athena, who was somewhere up in the sky .
[Athena looks at you with sad eyes . ]
But the message didn’t disappear .
Eventually, Yeon-woo ignored Athena’s gaze and turned his head . He saw Victoria, who looked exhausted but had followed them all the way here .
“Please go back . ”
“… . . No . ”
“How do you plan on moving in that state?”
The effects of the spells had already done everything they could . All kinds of decorations on Victoria’s arms, fingers, and ankles were holding her up .
The Adamantine Nova was swirling around Victoria like a planet orbiting a sun, but it couldn’t function properly because Victoria didn’t have a tool to extract its power .
“No . I can do it . ”
However, Victoria remained stubborn . When Yeon-woo moved faster to lose her, Victoria forced her tired body to chase after him .
“But . ”
“I won’t be a burden . If I feel like I am… . . ”
Victoria bit her lower lip .
“I’ll die on my own . ”
Yeon-woo looked at Victoria . She just looked back at him with firm, unwavering eyes .
He knew those eyes well . It was a stubbornness no one could stop .
He often had those eyes, too .
“… . . Then do whatever you please . ”
Yeon-woo gave in .
“Thank you . ”
She had a small grin on her face .
『First off, we’ll be bait . 』
『Bait?』
Around the time they re-entered the boundaries of the stage, Yeon-woo began to explain his plan .
『It’s important to meet up with Kahn, but what’s more important is to deflect the people chasing after him . 』
『You plan on lessening his burden . 』
『Yes . At the same time, he’ll hear of where we are . 』
They couldn’t find where Kahn was no matter how hard they tried . Nike and Nemesis were searching from above, and Boo used his searching magic, but nothing came up .
While Victoria had stalled for time, Kahn had hidden completely . He knew the 20th floor’s geography better than anyone else, having stayed here as a Sadhu for a considerable amount of time . If he wanted to hide, no one would be able to hide him .
So Yeon-woo had changed his mind .
If he couldn’t find Kahn, he would reveal their location to him .
It didn’t matter if Kahn didn’t come to them .
As Yeon-woo showed himself, the other descendants of the Monkey King would appear . Then, Kahn would have to approach them . Yeon-woo didn’t plan on hiding the fact that he had a piece .
‘Then, even though the Devil Army is watching him, he’ll have to come . Or… . . ’
Yeon-woo’s eyes flashed .
‘Progress with another hidden agenda . ’
Why had Kahn chosen the 20th floor out of all the stages?
It could be because he was familiar with it and other players would be limited, but Yeon-woo thought there was another reason .
‘It’s also where the Monkey King’s palace is . It’s probably not just a simple coincidence . ’
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Anyways, no matter what Kahn had planned, it wasn’t a waste for Yeon-woo because he would be able to find Kahn .
「You haven’t thought about the fact that you’ll go through much more, right?」
Shanon grumbled .
「Geez, unlike your usual personality, you’re weak when it comes to these things…… . 」
Of course, like what Shanon said, Yeon-woo would have to go through more hurdles, but Yeon-woo was confident he could jump over them .
He could heed the request of a friend in danger .
[Athena looks at you with sad eyes . ]
『But how are you going to draw the enemies’ attention?』
Although Victoria was nodding after hearing Yeon-woo’s plan, there were still some things she was unclear about .
『Like this . 』
Yeon-woo grinned .
Pat—
Krrrrng!
Not too far off, there was a great explosion . A column of fire pierced through the forest and reached the sky .
『Aaaack!』
『Dammit……! How did you know…… kuk!』
Victoria’s gaze turned to where the explosion was . She had a look of surprise .
The Ice King sighed .
『People already started tailing us? That was fast . 』
Having crossed over from the chasers to Yeon-woo’s side, he felt bleak . He would receive the stigma of a traitor, a term that mercenaries carefully avoided being associated with .
He thought about stepping out .
『Where are you going?』
Yeon-woo used his Open Speaking as if he could see the Ice King’s movements while he was in the middle of a fight .
『Ahem! I think I’ve helped enough already . Do you have any plans of letting me go?』
『Please pick a side . 』
Would he go with them or Yeon-woo?
The Ice King hardened his face and spoke in a serious manner .
『Of course I’m on your side . Whose side would I pick? Alright . What should I do first?』
『It’s impossible at this rate! Spread apart!』
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『I, I can’t! It’s blocked… . . Keack!』
The team of chasers who had been chasing after Yeon-woo, the Hidden Shadow Group, scattered on their commander’s orders .
They were well-known as an assassination group, not a combative group .
They usually took requests to kill someone, but they also tailed people and spied on what they were doing .
Because they always moved quietly, they weren’t exposed, and they were good at keeping secrets, which attracted customers .
The same went for now .
They had received the request of an “ally” to look for the Hoarder’s location and had begun to move carefully .
After receiving news that the fourth commander of Iron Lion, Moon Walker, and Streege had been swept away by him, they didn’t even plan on confronting him directly .
Instead, they quietly chased after him and left signs wherever the Hoarder’s party moved .
Then, another team would let the ally know, and the ally would slowly surround the Hoarder’s party to trap them .
However, they were already exposed despite only leaving a few signs .
The Hidden Shadow Group quickly fled without being able to check how they were caught .
But it wasn’t easy to escape .
Kwakwakwa—
Every time Yeon-woo moved, a heat wave stopped them from moving, and the explosions that came from his sword were decreasing their numbers at a rapid pace .
The players who had barely escaped Yeon-woo’s attack range were also stopped .
A large wall of ice appeared and blocked their escape path
『Ice King Elder, what are you doing?!』
The co-captain of the Hidden Shadow Group, Harvey, shouted with a pale place . He hadn’t been able to imagine that their trustworthy ally and elder had stood on Yeon-woo’s side . All this time, they thought the Ice King had been defeated by the Hoarder like Moon Walker .
『Things happened . Sorry . 』
The Ice King smiled bitterly at them . Until this morning, he had been eating breakfast with them, so he didn’t feel comfortable raising his sword against them .
However, it was the reality of the mercenary world that close friends could be enemies exchanging swords the next day .
The Ice King rid himself of the last of his apologetic sentiments and lightly clapped his hands together .
A blue light spread around them . An avalanche began tumbling down as cold air whirled .
〈North Sea Ice Wave〉 . The ground froze and icicles created an ice thornbush around them .
Harvey and other Hidden Shadow Group members were pierced by the ice thorns and shot up .
Blood dripped down the ice and wet the ground, which froze over again .
Urrrng—
The tool that Victoria temporarily made began to move the Adamantine Nova . However, because she wasn’t in a good condition, she supported her party instead of directly attacking the enemies .
When her magic power was somewhat restored, she drew letters in the air . Red rune letters appeared and disappeared with a pop .
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It was a new magic formation . Clouds rumbled above, and lightning bolted down .
Urrrng, boom—
The three were all high rankers . The Ice King was a high ranker from a long time ago, and the abilities that made Yeon-woo considered the best of the Six New Stars were equivalent to those of a high ranker .
The Hidden Shadow Group vanished instantly .
However, Yeon-woo and the others didn’t stop there .
『There’s some here, too!』
Flying above, Nike delivered the locations of the enemies to Yeon-woo . He quickly got rid of the pursuers on the stage .
Krrrng!
Rumble—
Screams and explosions could be heard from all around the mountains .
The tables were turned against the pursuing alliance .
They had been planning on cornering Yeon-woo, but with the sudden turn of unexpected events, they were shocked .
They were an “alliance” only in name .
Because they were loosely connected, they didn’t have a good contingency plan .
It was because they all had different objectives .
The Iron Lion was searching for the young master on their leader’s orders, and the Magic Tower and Necropolis were after the Bian Studies . There were also bounty hunters and mercenaries who were only in it for the money .
It wasn’t easy to create an efficient way to solve the situation .
Holes were made in the net that they were trying to create around Yeon-woo’s party .
He dug deep into the alliance .
And .
He accomplished his first goal .
Under the cliff, he could see a large camp .
It was the base of the Iron Lion .
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