Chapter 412: 412
Cale let out a scoff .
‘What nonsense is, ‘are you going to give me magic stones?’’
He could only laugh at the cheapskate fiery thunderbolt's tone .
‘I handed over all of the magic stones bags to Miss Rosalyn . ’
In addition to the magic stones, he left all issues related to Becrock with Rosalyn and Sir Rex . …How disappointing .
Cale couldn’t believe this cheapskate who was timidly mumbling .
‘Do you know how much money you’ve eaten already?’
He had given this cheapskate close to 10 billion counds last time . …I have nothing to say but I am still disappointed .
Cale just shook his head side to side .
Anyway, he needed to use the Fire of Destruction . He had no idea of knowing when Mary would arrive .
It was at that moment .
Saint Jack had gotten off Beacrox's back and approached Cale .
“Young master-nim, it was so chaotic that I could only give this to you now . ”
‘Hmm?’
Cale flinched .
He could see the spatial pocket bag Saint Jack was handing over .
“Ah, I received one from the capital as well . ”
Beacrox also took a spatial pocket bag out and handed it over .
“Take it . ”
Hannah threw something to him as well . It was also a spatial pocket bag .
They were all spatial pocket bags filled with magic stones .
Two of them were stolen from the remaining two Alchemists’ Towers while the third was one Beacrox had received from the capital just in case it was needed . Human! Are those all magic stones? We are magic stones rich!
He could hear the quiet whisper of the cheapskate behind Raon's excited voice . …Heh, looks like you are rich?
‘Damn it . ’
Cale started to frown . He had an odd feeling he was going to be robbed .
“Are you done greeting each other?”
Cale raised his head while still frowning because of the cheapskate . The top of the Northern Alchemists’ Tower .
The Lion King sitting there leisurely continued to speak .
He was looking at Cale and the others with interest .
“I've heard the stories, but it is different seeing the real thing in person . ”
Hannah who had been watching this with a stoic expression started to speak .
“Something is weird . He looks so weak . ”
The Lion King .
The middle-aged looked feeble . His hair that shot out like a lion’s mane looked wild, but his scarred body that didn’t seem to have any muscles made him look weak .
However, Hannah could not stop frowning .
“But w, why does he feel strong?”
The feeble middle-aged man seemed very strong .
She could not tell how strong he was .
A sword master like her could not determine the level of the enemy’s strength .
She heard someone's voice at that moment .
“It's because he is the Lion King . ”
She turned her head toward Cale .
The Lion tribe .
They were a tribe known for being one of the five strongest Beast people tribes .
He was the King of that Lion tribe .
The corners of Hannah’s lips slowly curled up .
“Ah, so you are saying he is the strongest of the Lions, right?”
“Yeah . ”
Hannah’s expression brightened after hearing he was the strongest . Cale pointed to the top of the tower .
“Resist as long as you can . ”
“…You want me to resist and not defeat him?”
Hannah's face instantly turned into a scowl .
“Then defeat him . ”
She smiled at Cale's nonchalant addition . She knew it as well . The fact that she could not tell how strong the Lion King was meant that she was slightly weaker than him .
Ooooooong-
Her aura that was a mix of black and gold shot out from her sword .
“I'll send you up . ”
Hannah immediately kicked off the ground and charged toward the tower after hearing Cale’s voice .
Swooooooosh-
A whirlwind surrounded both of her feet .
Hannah stomped as strong as she could .
Boom! Boom!
Hannah's body shot up toward the top of the tower after two stomps .
She could see the face of the middle-aged man who was supposed the Lion King .
She instantly swung her sword .
Chhhhhhh-
Gold aura shot out like a boomerang toward the middle-aged man .
Baaaaang!
There was a loud explosion on top of the tower .
Tap . Hannah landed on a ledge on top of the Northern Alchemists’ Tower and looked forward as she smiled .
“How entertaining . ”
She could see the middle-aged man .
The Lion King who had destroyed the gold aura by hitting it with his bare hand was shaking his hand as if it hurt .
“You are stronger than I thought . How wonderful . ”
He then gave Hannah a thumbs up with his other hand .
His face that was now full of life seemed so excited to see Hannah that he could not contain himself .
He lightly pounded his fists together .
Baaaaang!
But the sound of his fists hitting each other did not sound light at all . Hannah became even warier after seeing the Lion King who had shaken his hand as if he was in pain get rid of her aura so easily .
The Lion King smiled at this as he started to speak .
“My fighter’s blood is starting to boil . ”
Hannah responded to him .
“They said you’re a King?”
“Hooo!”
He looked amazed .
“Cale Henituse’s side has quite a lot of information! He even knew that I was the king! This is shocking, very shocking!”
Peek .
His gaze headed to the people behind him .
Hannah could also see who was on top of the tower .
There were knights, black mages, mages, and some Lions .
And finally…
“…Holy Maiden-nim . ”
“H, Holy Maiden-nim . ”
There were soldiers tied up on the ground shaking in fear as they called out for her .
These soldiers were supposed to be Hannah’s enemies, but they were so overwhelmed with fear that they saw Hannah as a final lifeline .
Hannah then heard the Lion King start to speak to the people on top of the tower .
“How do you think my identity leaked out to Cale Henituse?”
His oddly dopy and feeble gaze instantly turned vicious . A few people stepped forward while the majority of the group lowered their heads or stiffened up after seeing that vicious gaze .
“My king!”
The person who stepped forward the most shouted at that moment .
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“We will take care of this enemy!”
“Yes, your majesty! We will make her kneel!”
Hannah’s expression turned odd .
They looked like loyal vassals of a lord . It was odd because she had never seen any of the White Star’s subordinates treating anybody else this way .
“No need . ”
The Lion King's demeanor was odd as well .
Normally, the White Star's subordinates would think it was great and push their subordinates forward or say something like, ‘you think I can’t take care of someone at her level?’ before charging at her .
But that was not the case .
This person was different .
“She is too strong for you guys to defeat . ”
He smiled at Hannah before speaking to his subordinates with a gentle tone as if he had not glared at them viciously a moment before .
“Step back . Don't get caught up in our fight and end up injured . We can’t have you getting hurt . ”
He truly seemed to be concerned for his subordinates’ welfare .
He then asked Hannah a question .
“Will you have a fun and fair fight with me?”
‘…I've never met a bastard like this?’
That was what Hannah and Cale were both thinking .
The Lion King must have been using amplification magic as Cale could hear everything from the bottom of the tower as well . He couldn’t hear Hannah and the others but hearing the Lion King was enough to get a sense of what was going on .
That was why he found it to be odd .
‘Have a fun and fair fight?
One of the White Star’s subordinates is saying something like that?
I don't think the Lions who had been with Imperial Prince Adin were like this . ’
Cale was shocked . …Human, doesn’t that Lion seem a bit different? It's chaotic!
‘Kahahahaha! Chaos, destruction! Battle!’
Raon asked in a just as shocked voice while the Wind Elemental was shouting to himself .
Cale looked up at the top of the tower once more before slowly moving back .
“Young master-nim . ”
Beacrox approached him . Cale opened his palm toward Jack and Beacrox as he started to speak .
“I'm moving first . ”
He then called Raon .
Swoooooooosh-
A small breeze was created, and Cale looked up at the top of the tower once more before stealthily starting to move .
At that moment .
“Pfft . ”
Hannah scoffed . She had her sword resting on her epaulette as she looked toward the Lion King thinking he was odd .
She also peeked at someone else as she did that .
It was the bastard who had kicked the soldiers into the dead mana .
That bastard was standing stiff as he watched the situation .
Hannah turned away from the bastard and looked back at the Lion King .
The Lion King started to speak with a sincere expression .
“My name is Dorph . I've heard enough about Cale Henituse's group to have a pretty good idea about who you might be . ”
Clang!
Hannah pointed her sword forward .
“I am Hannah . ”
“Oh! What a great name!”
The Lion King smiled as if he was happy to know her name before waving toward his subordinates to step back .
“All of you step back and watch . Don’t make any unnecessary movements . You will get hurt if you do . ”
A large space was created between Hannah and Dorph .
They were on top of the Northern Alchemists’ Tower that had opened up in all four directions . Hannah and Dorph’s battle stage was created in the southern direction .
“Then shall we fight?”
The corners of Lion King Dorph’s lips slowly curled up . An unknown sense of lunacy could be felt through his bright smile .
This was the same for Hannah .
Her smile was slowly getting bigger as well .
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Oooooooong-
Her aura that was a mix of gold and black seemed to be overflowing around her . Her eyes were only focused on Dorph .
Silence filled the area .
Nobody dared to move .
It was at that moment .
Shh .
It happened as one of the observers took a step back .
Dorph and Hannah charged toward each other .
Baaaaang! Baaaaang!
Loud noises echoed from the top of the tower .
Hannah’s sword glowed gold as it aimed for Dorph’s neck .
Baaaaang!
Dorph’s neck jerked back and his fist slammed into the sword .
“Ugh!”
Hannah felt her sword being pushed back .
The power behind the fist was unbelievable . It was just a regular fist without any aura, but it was firm and strong .
She realized something at that moment .
‘…What about his berserk transformation?’
Dorph, the Lion King .
He didn’t look to be in his berserk transformation .
Hannah’s expression slowly turned grim .
‘He is stronger than me without going berserk?’
A fist charged toward her again .
Bang, bang, bang!
The sword and the fist tried to rip apart the enemy without giving a single opening .
Hannah could see Dorph’s eyes looking at her .
They were serious .
He was not laughing .
“…You are stronger than I thought . You must have a lot of battle experience . If your name is Hannah… I thought I heard you were in Arm . ”
“Is it a problem that I used to be in Arm?”
The two people stepped back for a moment to chat .
They had determined each other's level of strength .
“No problem . I just think Arm is stupid to let go of such a skilled person . We would have been great allies, how disappointing . ”
Hannah felt and odd iffyness that made it difficult to say anything to the smiling Dorph .
However, she needed to fight right now .
‘I need to fulfill Cale Henituse's request . ’
Cale had told her to do something .
He had told her to resist as long as possible .
Hannah knew that she tended to be stubborn and all over the place, but she knew where to draw the line .
Oooooooong-
She drew out her mana again as she charged toward Dorph .
“Yes! Come!”
Dorph lowered his fists as he ran toward Hannah as well .
Ooooooooong-
The sword covered in aura aimed toward Dorph's heart .
Dorph’s fist was aiming for Hannah’s neck .
It was at that moment .
“N, no! H, Holy Maiden-nim! Please s, save-“
Flinch .
Hannah’s sword stopped .
She looked toward the source of the noise . She knew that she shouldn’t, but she turned her gaze after hearing someone call for her .
One of the soldiers were standing on the ledge .
And then that bastard from earlier…
The one who had kicked the soldier into the dead mana . He was frowning as he lifted his foot up .
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“Shut up you loud bastard! Don’t bother them and do your final task!”
He then kicked the soldier .
Hannah made eye contact with the soldier who was falling into the dead mana .
The eyes that had been desperately looking at her closed .
He seemed to have given up .
Hannah changed the direction of her sword .
“Ugh . ”
The sudden change caused her pain .
However, Hannah ignored the pain and started to run toward the soldier .
Resist as long as you can .
Cale had not said that for her to defeat the Lion King .
Hannah knew that much .
The reason she needed to resist was to prevent this from happening .
“Damn it!”
Hannah swore as she ran toward the place the soldier fell .
It was at that moment .
Baaaaaang!
A large explosion shook her ears .
“…Ah . ”
She then let out a sigh of relief .
“I, I'm alive?”
The enemy soldier had his eyes open in disbelief as he started to cry . He then looked at the person who saved him .
It was a masked man .
The masked man had grabbed the soldiers’ arms with his shaking hands to stop him from falling .
“…I, I'm not dead . ”
The soldier soon felt a breeze surround him and lift him up into the air .
He felt a sense of relief .
He looked toward the masked man who saved him with overwhelming gratitude .
“What the?”
However, the masked man was not looking at the soldier .
He had confirmed that the soldier was safe before focusing on a single spot .
“What the hell, this bastard?”
The masked man, Cale, could not take his eyes away from the top of the tower .
“Ugh . Ugh!”
He could see someone hanging over the ledge while coughing up blood .
It was not Hannah .
It was that bastard . The bastard who had kicked the soldiers had been beaten up and groaning as he coughed up blood .
“Ugh!”
There was someone pulling the bastard up by his head .
Cale slowly flew up .
Cael was planning on stealthily taking care of this bastard that was kicking the soldiers into the dead mana before rescuing the soldiers .
He looked at the person holding that bastard by the head .
That person seemed angry as he started to speak to the person he was holding up by the head .
“Didn’t I tell you to sit back and watch because you might end up getting hurt?”
Dorph, the Lion King .
He was almost crushing his subordinate’s head as he whispered .
“You dare to interrupt my fight? Do you want to die?”
Cale was shocked .
‘…Where the hell did such bastard come from?
Why is the Lion King like this? No, I guess it is possible, but… Something definitely feels weird . ’
Cale was honestly shocked .