Chapter 168
Chapter 168: Forest of Death (1)
Translation: Nadu
Edit: Lesurous
After Hansung left, Pendragon made a devastating expression .
“I know that he normally gets restless but I never thought he would leave without a word…”
The Dragon Lord Hansung wasn’t the type of person who stayed at one place for very long .
He roamed all around the Underworld to be called someone with wanderlust .
Since he had earned about three secret classes, one could get an idea on how many adventures he’s been on with knowing that alone .
Pendragon turned his head and looked at Seraphina .
“Master wanted me to experience the world . Will you allow me to accompany you for a while?”
However, it seemed like he wasn’t discouraged .
Instead, he looked at it as another opportunity and made another plan .
Seraphina laughed awkwardly .
It was already decided for Muyoung to become the First Knight .
The only position that could influence cult judges .
However, Pendragon didn’t care about that anymore .
‘Although he didn’t earn the position, he was going to earn true love . ’
Pendragon was young . He was high-spirited . He also had a big dream .
He was also not the type of man to be discouraged by one defeat .
If he was that sort of person, he wouldn’t have been able to become Hansung’s disciple .
Although Muyoung got the First Knight position, he was all fired up to gain Seraphina’s, true love .
Muyoung shrugged his shoulders .
Hansung’s disciple . There was definitely something to gain from him too .
‘This is good . ’
Muyoung fought with Hansung 10 days and nights .
Using only pure technique .
Hansung’s swordsmanship wasn’t structured but it was completely strong .
A master that forgot the formulas because he fought so much!
To be honest, Muyoung’s swordsmanship was no more than a copy of Sword One and King Slayer’s .
Mixing the skills he learned while at the Forest of Death, his attacks were very aggressive but there were some parts that were lacking .
He found out about his limits in his one-sided attacks with Hansung .
‘I want to make my own swordsmanship . ’
Simply earning skills and raising stats wasn’t everything .
The basics . The pillars must be strong and high for the building to be built higher .
Following Sword One and King Slayer, Muyoung wanted Hansung’s swordsmanship .
And Pendragon was the one who was most influenced by Hansung’s swordsmanship .
Since copying was the mother of imitations, Muyoung was planning to create his own swordsmanship by analyzing Hansung and Pendragon’s swordsmanship .
‘I never thought that a swordsmanship under my name would appear . ’
Muyoung grinned at the thought of what happened a few days ago .
After fighting with Hansung, he wielded his sword a few times under the moonlight to get a little enlightenment .
Perhaps you could say Muyoung was relaxed by the moon .
And suddenly, for the first time, a skill related to swordsmanship had appeared .
Skill Name: Muyoung’s Swordsmanship (???) – Muyoung’s unique swordsmanship that he has started to make on his own . It is currently incomplete, and when it’s completed, it’s rank will be decided depending on the result .
There wasn’t much explanation .
But, the fact that it was incomplete was important .
Muyoung was slowly completing a swordsmanship in his name .
Through the fight with Hansung, Muyoung gained a lot of inspiration .
The sage’s potion he exchanged for it was definitely worth it .
Since Muyoung had gained a piece of King Slayer’s sword .
Muyoung who was looking at the sword piece changed his gaze .
Hansung left . Pendragon was the only one left .
“Pendragon-nim, Muyoung is already decided as the First Knight . ”
“I know . I am not planning to compete against him . I’m just another houseguest is here . ”
“…I need the approval of the First Knight . ”
Then, Pendragon’s expression wrinkled for a moment .
He was willing to compete against Muyoung .
But, he needed Muyoung’s approval to follow them .
It was painful to hear the words without being drunk .
“I have a condition . You need to duel me at the same time every day . ”
Muyoung coolly spoke .
The difference between the two was already completely opposite .
But, the reason why he still wanted to fight against him was because there was still something to be gained from it .
Just because someone was weak, it didn’t mean nothing could be learned from them .
Muyoung was planning to do everything to complete his own swordsmanship .
It was a challenge to bring out his own uniqueness that didn’t exist in the past and was unique in this world .
Something that only Muyoung could do and should do .
How could his heart not race?
But, Muyoung’s meaning was simply distorted .
In Pendragon’s standpoint, it seemed as though Muyoung was using his powers against him .
Although he said it was a duel, it would be nothing more than one sided violence .
Pendragon had already acknowledged the skill difference between him and Muyoung .
For now, it was like a wall he couldn’t climb over .
Although it was a pure fight, he had never seen a person who tried to fight Hansung equally and succeed .
‘He’s trying to show Seraphina how he wins over me every day?’
All kinds of thought came to his head .
However, Pendragon was far from a pessimist .
‘He’s a man who my master acknowledged . There must be something I could learn from him as well . ’
These days his skills were stagnant .
The breakthrough could be Muyoung .
On top…
‘They say women are attracted to men who work hard . ’
It was Hansung’s theory .
Regardless of victory or defeat, women liked men who tried their best .
If he was to fall down, he just needed to get back up . Pendragon’s eyes were ablaze .
Then, he vowed to himself that he will learn everything he could from Muyoung .
“I understand . ”
Their exchange was ended with slight nods .
In the same duel, different motives were exchanged .
There was no way Muyoung didn’t read Pendragon’s sudden change in attitude .
‘It’s no different than two people with the same destination but different routes . ’
However, they needed to see who would reach their destination and who wouldn’t be able to .
***
There was something that changed when he became the First Knight .
First, it was the gaze of the surrounding priests and paladins .
“I never thought he would really become the First Knight…”
“They say he also became close with the Dragon Lord as well . ”
“I thought there would never be a First Knight for Seraphina . ”
Because they were people too, it couldn’t be helped for them to feel a bit of jealousy and envy with their surprise .
However, Seraphina’s iron wall-like defense was well known even in Mulalan .
“How many were there before him?”
“Maybe more 50?”
As many as 50 people competed to become Seraphina’s First Knight .
They all met the conditions to become a First Knight .
If anyone could compete, more than 500 people would have jumped to compete for the position .
And, among the 50 people, there were city owners and their children, even dominant figures of guilds and clans, and also Mulalan’s high priests and paladins .
But, they all failed . It was because the standard of Seraphina was too high .
But this test was questionable, and so people talked .
“They say the contestants only completed the basic test, right?”
“Not the ’10 Trials’?”
“If those who competed hear about this, there will be a storm of protest . ”
‘Seraphina’s 10 Trials’ were famous .
Because so many people wanted to compete, Seraphina personally made the trials hard .
But, this time, she only made her contestants complete the basic test . Of course, Muyoung passed without any difficulty .
In fact, it was enough for all 50 challengers to pass the test .
In other words, the 50 past challengers were just played for fools .
Seraphina had also heard of people talking but she dismissed it at once .
“He is a person who is qualified to have a sword duel with Dragon Lord Hansung . ”
What happened within the palace was only known by a few saintesses who were at the place .
Of course, priests and paladins didn’t know that Muyoung fought with Hansung .
Those who heard of Seraphina’s story made a more surprised look .
The qualification to have a sword duel with the Dragon Lord!
Although her words were a bit ambiguous, it really depended on how you interpreted it .
He had strength similar to the Dragon Lord, he was a man acknowledged by the Dragon Lord, he was a man weaker than the Dragon Lord but he had the potential to become stronger, many ways to view her words . It was also said he had extremely noble blood…
As a result, the malice towards Muyoung disappeared and only the mystery about him remained .
The power of words .
Of course, he had no interest in what people talked about .
It was because from the beginning, after Hansung left, Muyoung continued to stay within his room, only leaving to duel with Pendragon .
‘My own swordsmanship . ’
His commitment to be free from imitations and to create an original swordsmanship of his own!
There was nothing more different than this from his past as a tool .
There was no day and night for Muyoung .
Although Hansung said he forgot about the structure, his swordsmanship was naturally melted into his sword .
That was how important the type of swordsmanship was .
‘I want to encompass everything . ’
The Sun and the moon, the sea and the sky, the softness and the firmness, the swiftness and the slowness… everything .
He was almost becoming a crock because he was so focused and thinking about just that .
Within just a week, his cheeks were slimmer and dark circles drooped under his eyes .
It was because Muyoung concentrated that much into creating his swordsmanship .
As if he never concentrated on anything this much before, he continued to focus on it .
If it wasn’t for Seraphina, he would have turned into a skeleton .
And when one week had passed, Muyoung came out of his room .
‘I can’t make it here anymore . ’
He needed to experience everything to create something that encompassed everything .
Of course, ‘revenge’ was also part of this .
In the past, when Muyoung eradicated the Forest of Death, it wasn’t a revenge in the truest sense .
It was just a struggle .
How could it be considered a true revenge when he killed everyone and even killed himself at the end?
A true revenge was taking everything from his opponent .
And making everything he took his own .
Seraphina’s eyes greatly widened after seeing Muyoung come out from his room .
“Are… you done?”
Muyoung shook his head .
Instead, he gave her a short reply .
“Let’s go to Suicide Hill . ”
Let’s go see Wung Chunglin .
***
The Diablos’ Altar was originally at Suicide Hill .
Of course, there were also priests of Diablo .
Enemies recognized as a ‘cult’ by Mulalan .
Even by their size, since Diablos’ priests were no match against Mulalan’s, they couldn’t help but to have to live in hiding .
There was no room for them in the Underworld where Mulalan lead .
“Oh vestal, the dirty seeds of Mulalan are dirtying our mountains . ”
“Please give us an answer . ”
“Please pour endless despair and curses upon them!”
Inside a dark cave .
Within a huge void, hundreds of priests in black robes kneeled and bowed their head .
They wished for an answer as they called out their vestal .
To them, Mulalan was also their enemy .
Although right now, Mulalan was stronger, they were an enemy that needed to be destroyed .
But, the paladins of Mulalan were climbing the mountain without any hesitation .
As if they already knew that the priests of Diablos were already at this place .
If they were to stay put, they wouldn’t be able to survive .
Then, a woman who was on the altar raised her face .
“They will never be able to dirty our mountains . ”
Thump!
She smacked her cane down .
At the same time the entire mountain shook once .
A huge crystal Talisman was on the cane .
Talismans were the strength of the archangel that allowed wishes to come true .
When the woman’s power was added to it, there was an overwhelming presence .
Also, the woman’s voice was alluring . It was that much deep as well .
Although her face wasn’t visible because she used a cloth to cover her face, she still stole everyone’s gaze .
The woman also had another characteristic .
The wings that were stretched beautifully!
A woman with both a black and white wing .
She was the vestal of Diablos’ Altar .
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