Chapter 113
Chapter 113: Great and Mighty (1)
Cale!
Cale could hear Raon’s voice in his head .
He was in pain .
He had never felt this much pain ever since he came over to this world .
“Ugh . ”
The black blood continued to drip down through his fingers and onto the castle wall . He could not stand up straight, as he continued to spit out blood .
“Cough . ”
“Ca, Cale-nim!”
A hand quickly grabbed onto the hunched over Cale . It was Choi Han . Choi Han subconsciously tried to stand Cale up after seeing Cale look like he was about to fall off the wall . However, there was someone preventing him from doing so .
“Stop . ”
“…What is it?”
Choi Han and Ron made eye contact . Ron continued to speak with a cold expression on his face . However, the corners of his lips were pale .
“What will you do if the blood goes down the wrong pipe?”
Choi Han let go of Cale . At that moment, Choi Han could see a bloody hand grabbing his arm . It was Cale .
Cale looked toward Choi Han and Ron with a pained expression .
“H, hurry up and- ugh . ”
‘This damn blood!’
Blood continued to fill his mouth, preventing him from speaking properly .
‘Why is the blood not stopping?’
He was in so much pain after the fire thunderbolt had landed . However, he was no longer in pain after about a minute, as the Vitality of the Heart started to heal him .
However, there were still two problems . First, he still continued to cough up blood, and second…
‘So hungry . ’
He was hungry and felt like he had used up all of the energy in his body . He felt like he had been starving for a few days . It was similar to the pain that Kim Rok Soo had felt prior to getting used to not having food for long periods of time .
“Choi Han … hurry and go!”
“What are you saying, Cale-nim?! We need to take care of your first!”
‘Go bring me some bread . I’m so hungry . ’
That was what Cale was trying to say, but Choi Han’s vicious gaze made him say something else .
“Go take care of the tamer . Hurry up . ”
At that moment, Cale heard someone screaming .
“Aaaaaaah! My, my skin!”
It was an old man’s voice . He was certain that it was the tamer . However, Cale could not see what was going on, as he was hunched over and coughing up blood .
But he could still hear the screams, as well as the scent of burnt flesh .
However, Choi Han could see what was going on .
The location that the red light had struck was burnt black with a large fire continuing to roar . He could not see any lifeforms above the fire .
The range of the thunderbolt was very wide . The secret organization members who were in the rear were all gone without a trace .
“My, my baby soft skin! Ahhhh!”
Choi Han’s gaze turned cold . The tamer and magic spearman must have succeeded in using blink, as they appeared from outside of the thunderbolt’s range .
But they seemed to still have been affected by it, as the magic spearman’s brown hair was all burnt and his spear was gone . He also seemed to have gotten burnt on his right hand .
“Kill, kill them all! It hurts, it fucking hurts!”
However, the magic spearman was not as hurt as the tamer . The blink must have gone wrong, as the tamer had a deep injury in his arm and his face was burnt . Choi Han remembered what Cale had said before they headed over to the Elf Village .
‘I earned an ancient power and I want to try it out . So, everybody retreat to the back once we get to the wall . ’
It was an amazing power . Even he could not create such damage with a single blow . That was why Choi Han understood why the Elves were standing there with a blank expression .
“What are you doing? Hurry up and go . ”
Choi Han turned his gaze after feeling a tug at his arm . He could see that Cale’s gaze was still calm, even though he could not stop coughing up blood . His eyes seemed rational .
He was telling Choi Han to go while coughing up blood .
“Hurry up and go . Are you going to let the animals continue to suffer like this?”
Cale was clenching onto Choi Han’s arm with what seemed to be a lot of strength based on the veins on the back of his hand, but there was no power in the grasp . That made Choi Han’s expression become even stiffer .
‘He was like this in the capital too . ’
Choi Han was thinking about how Cale always put himself in danger in order to save others . Cale always tried to do the difficult things himself, even if he would suffer in pain like this .
Who cares if the power is strong when it causes this much pain?
However, Choi Han understood Cale’s feelings . At that moment, Choi Han heard Cale’s voice in his ear .
“Only you can do it . ”
Cale could see Choi Han removing his hand from his shoulder .
Choi Han really was the only one who could do it .
Cale thought about making Raon do it, but Raon was a bit odd right now .
Raon’s voice was consistently echoing in Cale’s mind .
T, this! B, blood!
‘What is he trying to say?’
Raon could not speak properly, instead, he just continued to say that over and over . At that moment, Cale heard Choi Han’s voice .
“I will come back soon . ”
Choi Han did not wait for Cale’s response before disappearing .
Aaaah! Ugh!
Cale soon heard a lot more screams . It was most likely Choi Han’s work .
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Cale wiped off the blood in his hands and put some strength into his legs . He then quickly gave an order .
“Ron, dead mana . ”
“…Yes sir . ”
Ron’s left arm, which was made by the necromancer Mary, was able to collect dead mana because it was not alive . Cale was planning on selling this precious dead mana to the Dark Elves and the crown prince .
‘I can’t give up this free money . ’
Cale hated working for free .
Cale put in a lot of effort in turning his head . He was so hungry that even doing this was difficult right now . He could see Lock and the kittens .
“Go . ”
Although it would be normal for them to flinch after hearing Cale’s indifferent voice, Lock immediately jumped off the wall and started to run behind Choi Han . On and Hong, who had been in Lock’s arms, headed toward Cale .
Meeeeeeow .
Meeow .
They tried to rub their bodies on Cale’s legs . However, Cale avoided them . He didn’t want the black dye to come off their bodies . Cale tapped them with his now clean hand to urge them on . On and Hong meowed a few more times before revealing their fangs and following behind Lock .
Cale watched them leave before he slowly raised himself up . He could finally see the bottom of the wall .
‘Hmm?’
Cale flinched, and his sight became blurry for a moment . Whether it was because he had spent all of his energy or because the sight in front of him was shocking, Cale staggered to the side .
‘Was the Fire of Destruction this strong?’
He could see the fire on top of the scorched ground .
The results of using the Fire of Destruction at full power was beyond what Cale had expected .
Cale started to think as he staggered .
‘This is pretty good . ’
It was worth the two hundred thousand silver coins . However, contrary to his satisfaction, Cale could not put any strength in his body . He did not even have the power to stop himself from falling backward .
“Young master-nim!”
“Shit!”
Pendrick and Beacrox reached their arms out to catch him . However, Cale did not fall, even though they did not manage to reach him .
No! Cale! You cannot fall down!
Cale could feel a head supporting his back . It was the Black Dragon, Raon .
He could feel Raon’s round head on his back as his back started to get wet . Raon seemed to be crying .
Cale started to frown .
‘This is bad . ’
The Dragon had descended . Cale looked toward the Elves behind Pendrick . They were all still blankly staring below the wall . However, two Elves, the Guardian Knight and the Chief, who had come much closer, slowly turned toward Cale .
At the same time, the Elementals next to the two Elves, a half-transparent Blue Elemental and a White Elemental, both started to shake in fear .
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“Cale-nim, are you okay?”
Pendrick’s hand was covered in a white light . It was his healing power . Pendrick’s hand immediately headed for Cale’s back, but it ran into something invisible .
“What the?”
Pendrick mumbled in shock .
‘Just a Dragon’s body . ’
Cale started to speak to Pendrick in order to divert his attention . Cale was not bleeding like before, but a small amount of blood was still seeping out of the corner of his mouth .
“Once we get rid of the tamer, I think it will be better for the Elves to take care of the animals . They have lived with all of you for a long time . ”
Pendrick stopped moving . He looked toward Cale and was at a loss for words after seeing Cale’s calm demeanor . He finally understood why Cale had not used that red thunderbolt, the power that he needed to sacrifice his own strength to cast, on the animals .
He was feeling sorry for the animals .
He had proceeded with this difficult and painful method so that the Elves, who had been living in harmony with the animals for a long time, could peacefully say goodbye to them .
Cale ignored Pendrick’s gaze and started to think about how he had to do all this even though he was starving . Cale looked back down at the bottom of the wall .
“Haaaa . ”
Pendrick could see Cale let out a sigh-like laugh as he looked at the battlefield .
“I picked a difficult path . ”
Choi Han and the rest were fighting very well . Cale could see Choi Han’s black aura cut through the tamer’s stomach .
“B, blood! Brown! Come protect me!”
“Shit!”
Bang!
Choi Han nimbly dodged the magic spearman’s sword . The magic spearman had taken a sword from one of his subordinates in order to be able to attack, as his spear had been destroyed by Cale’s thunderbolt .
“I’m already busy because of those blonde twins! Why are these bastards always getting in my way?!”
The magic spearman swung his sword in a way that looked like he wanted to vent his frustration, however, his attacks did not manage to land on Choi Han . Cale looked away from the indifferent Choi Han to see the others, who were also fighting . With him not there, Lock, the kittens, and even Ron were like fish in water .
Actually, vicious might be a better word to describe it .
All of them were fighting without holding back . The battlefield was filled with blood .
Cale got scared at the sight and repented .
‘I stepped in for nothing . ’
Yes, there was no need for him to do that . He chose the difficult path for no reason .
Looking at his present situation after stepping up to test the power of the, ‘Fire of Destruction . ’ Cale regretted his actions . All he had to do was use these experts under his command .
Cale found it difficult to even stand there without any strength . He wanted to go to sleep . Although he was not in pain, he really wanted to eat .
This was the first time he felt like he was going to faint after receiving the Vitality of the Heart .
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Pendrick, who had misunderstood Cale’s bitter smile for a different reason, hesitated multiple times with a complicated expression on his face before finally starting to speak .
“…We will never forget your and everyone else’s benevolence, young master-nim . ”
However, Cale could not respond to Pendrick’s statement .
“You crazy bastards!”
Beacrox, who had approached Cale, shouted loudly as he swung his longsword . Cale, who quickly turned around, could see a white bandage in front of him .
It was the assassin, Number 1 .
He seemed to have run forward without looking back while the red thunderbolt struck down . He was so stealthy that he managed to get by Beacrox without getting noticed .
Cale made eye contact with the eyes visible underneath the bandage . At that moment, he heard an angry voice in his head . The voice sounded like it had been crying .
I’m going to kill him .
With that, the white bandage flew backward . Cale blankly stared at the individual that got thrown back without even touching him .
Beacrox did not need to swing his longsword . Raon had used his strength . The white bandage that was floating in the air tried to move in fear, but he could not do anything .
“W, what is this? You’re a mage?”
Cale thought about his answer, but did not say it out loud .
‘No, a Dragon . ’
A vicious voice continued to speak in his head .
I will never forgive any of them .
Cale wondered who the, ‘them,’ Raon was talking about was .
Human, I will not appear, just like you asked . However, in return, do not look . It will be difficult for a weakling like you to watch .
Cale happily did as Raon asked . He made sure to say something, just in case Raon went crazy .
“Okay, I’m going to take a nap . ”
Cale closed his eyes .
He didn’t have any strength to even keep his eyes open anymore . Cale felt the round reptile head and paws supporting his body as he fell asleep .
“Aaaaaaaaaahh!”
A pitiful scream echoed in the valley .
Bang!
It sounded like something blew up . In fact, it sounded like a human body blew up . Cale debated whether he should open his eyes and watch . However, he had given them orders prior to their arrival at the Elf Village . With the victory in their grasps, he knew that these people, who were all stronger than him, would take care of everything .
“A great and mighty being’s protection……!”
Cale lost consciousness after hearing this new voice . He felt like his body was slowly being laid down as he prayed .
He prayed that he could have at least one slice of bread when he woke up .
However, when Cale woke up, he was laying in an extremely beautiful, almost to the point of overwhelming, flower garden . There was even a weird leaf crown on his head .
It was a crown made from the World Tree’s leaves .
Cale was nervous at what might be going on .