The King of the Battlefield - Chapter 198

Chapter 198

Chapter 198: Hell Path (6)


Translation: Nadu
Edit: Sephtair

Rahora was nothing more than merely a stepping stone .

From the beginning, Muyoung went all out and, as a result, he was able to kill Rahora .

As the corrupted strength consumed her, her existence was erased entirely .

This part was unexpected but… maybe she became ‘extinct’ because she could’t be corrupted any further .

Muyoung expected that that was the reason .

As Rahora disappeared, the five nine-tailed foxes accepted Muyoung as their new owner . Although they were obviously sad, as they had been preparing for this day, they were able to act quickly .

Afterwards, Muyoung gained speed .

Everything is hard at first .

He went to war with the owners of the towers and continued to win .

The nine-tailed foxes were desperate to make Muyoung the new king of Hell Path . The information they gave him was certainly useful . It had been the right choice to take the time to fulfill Rahora’s wish .

‘The owners of the towers are indolent . ’

Rahora had said the owners of the towers were similar to her .

They just tried to hide it .

Her words seemed to be true to a certain extent .

The owners of the tower were idle . There were some who didn’t do anything even when Muyoung had invaded the heart of the tower .

At least to him, it didn’t feel like they were actively handling the crisis .

Then, when their towers were conquered, they would ask him to take their lives .

As it continued to happen, Muyoung realized one thing .

‘They are treating this as if they are playing a game . ’

Maybe it was because they lived for too long time .

It seemed like they were thinking of this war as a game .

Worse, a game that wasn’t even realistic .

Muyoung didn’t like their way of thinking .

That was why he sped up his invasion, until the owners of the towers started to unite .

Just like now .

“King of Asura Path! You are truly great . This is the first time that five towers have united since Hell Path was created . Be proud!”

A monster that looked like a huge starfish with horns all over its body spoke .

Joining him were five hundred thousand specters, led by the owners of five towers .

However, they were one step too late .

They should have united earlier if they were planning to do it .

Muyoung had already conquered over ten towers in the past 10 days .

There were already one million troops that existed behind Muyoung .

Not only that, they were strengthened by Muyoung as well .

Blaaaaze!

The holy flame enveloped Muyoung .

In that state, he unfolded Gabriel’s wings .

Swooosh!

Pow! Powpow! Powpowpow!

The 7,777 feathers destroyed the enemy’s formation .

As the feathers carried the holy flame, the enemy’s formation instantly became a sea of flames .

It was a combined technique Muyoung had designed . Only Gabriel’s feathers were able to withstand the holy flame .

Swoosh!

While in the air, he took out Anguish .

“Kill them all . ”

When Muyoung spoke, the war started .

* * *

<You have conquered the ‘26th tower’ . >

<The ‘26th tower’ is linked to reality . >

<You can invoke the specters of Hell Path through the towers linked to reality . For each tower, up to 1,000 specters are possible . >

<You have conquered the ’41st tower’ . >

…

The way to conquer the towers was simple .

When he touched the nucleus at the center of the tower, that was the end .

That was how Muyoung was able to conquer five more towers in an instant .

With this, Muyoung had conquered 16 towers .

‘A link between Hell Path and reality…’

If what Muyoung thought was correct, the towers in Hell Path woul pop up in the Underworld . Although he was unsure where they were located, the power would be tremendous if he could bring in up to 1,000 specters per tower .  

‘It should surpass most demon kings . ’

If Muyoung combined the specters from Hell Path, the Ellarsigo that slept in Noble Castle, and his undead, he could easily surpass most demon kings’ armies .  

Although it would be smaller than a demon god’s army, it would still be greater than a demon king’s .

Depending on how he controlled them, it was enough military power to eliminate most enemies on his own .

It would definitely be possible for him to give humanity a sense of alarm, and help Demon God Gremory to attack the weakness of other demon gods .

Although it was a pity that he couldn’t take all the specters in Hell Path, it was already a great thing to bring beings from another world .

“Now you need to attack the 40th tower . ”

“The owner of the 40th tower is a specter with the appearance of a Haetae . ”

“His name is Uratan . ”

“He leads an army of 250,000 . He has the 3rd largest army . ”

“Have a duel with him . Although recent rumors were weird, since he is so full of pride, he’ll give you the tower if you win a one-on-one match with him . ”

The five nine-tailed foxes were not calling Muyoung their ‘king’ . Since they couldn’t think of a proper title, they were going to just serve him .  

“Let’s move . ”

He quickly aimed for the next target after the war .

However, the oldest nine-tailed fox shook her head .

“You can’t continue . ”

“Why?”

“The sun is already setting . Tomorrow is a special day when all the specters can fall ‘asleep’ . If you fight that day, all the specters will hate you . ”

They could sleep?

Now that he thought about it, specters didn’t sleep .

They were already dead, so there was no need for them to sleep .

But, it seemed like they were able to sleep in Hell Path periodically .

Also, if Muyoung’s memories were correct, tomorrow was a special day in the Underworld as well .

‘It is the week the Devils’ Long Night starts . ’

It was the same time when the devils lost their consciousness and rampaged, and the monsters became more aggressive .  

Was this just a coincidence?

Did Hell Path also influence the Underworld?

The Advance Clan on their own wouldn’t be able to open the doors to this place .

Whatever the method, the doors could only be opened because there was a connection to the Underworld .

Although the influence might not have been big, it was hard to think it was a coincidence because of the timing .

“You also need your soul to be purified once tomorrow . As you have faced numerous specters, your soul will have been stained . ”

That wasn’t the case .

Even though his soul could be stained, Luciferre ate it all up .

However, it seemed like a good idea to take time to rest and look inwardly at himself tomorrow .

’Strike 51 . ’

He had found a lead to creating strike 51 of Muyoung Sword .

After fighting numerous large armies, it was a very small hint that came to him .

He couldn’t just waste it .

Muyoung nodded his head .

After all, the participants’ opinions were important .

Muyoung didn’t think he was a well-rounded person . Obviously, he couldn’t help but have shortcomings, and he was open to hearing about them .

There was a clear difference from when he had just returned from the future .

“I will do as you say . ”

“All the specters will thank you for your decision . ”

“Including us . ”

The nine-tailed foxes seemed quite excited .

Was it that good to be able to ‘dream’?

‘Dream…’

Muyoung dreamt from time to time as well .

Dreams from the time he was part of the Forest of Death .

From times when Muyoung wasn’t Muyoung, but Yooyoung .

However, it was still something that happened in the past and at this point in time, it wasn’t that important .

As today was more important than yesterday .

That was how he removed his distracting thoughts .

‘Let’s make the move . ’

Creating Muyoung Sword was a much greater priority than dreaming .

Strike 51 . All that was left for him to do was hold onto the lead and cling to it .

To Muyoung, that was training and rest .

It was impossible to create a move in just a day .

He couldn’t make the entire move with just a lead .

However, he could make an outline and guess what to place within it in advance .

That was how Muyoung developed the frame of strike 51 .

Toong-! Toong-! Toong-!

Then, after a day had passed and the second day arrived, they once again resumed their advance .

As they played the drums and marched forward, their grandeur was amazing .

In total, 1 . 3 million soldiers followed Muyoung .

But, Muyoung didn’t have plans to start a full-scale war .

Muyoung had a separate goal .

Winning against the owner of the tower, Uratan, in a 1-on-1 duel!

When that happened, the specters would change their perception of Muyoung .

‘I need to change their perception . ’

It was important to increase his army, and because they were dominated by him, they wouldn’t betray him, but this power of dominance wasn’t an all-powerful one .  

If their perception of Muyoung changed, their attitude towards how they accept his orders would change accordingly . In short, it was the difference between if they would just roughly follow an order, or if they would give it their best .  

Also, it would allow him to warn the owners of the towers that weren’t conquered yet .

For them to properly prepare for him .

From what he heard from the nine-tailed foxes, the owners of the towers were disregarding Muyoung quite a bit .

They had the perception that Muyoung was an outsider who couldn’t do anything on his own .

It was a belief that scratched his pride .

It seemed like this sort of perception was created because, besides Rahora, he had attacked the owners of the weaker towers first .

Of course, he didn’t care because results were what was important, but now he really wanted to have a good battle .

The nine-tailed foxes all told Muyoung that if he won against Uratan in a duel, the other owners of towers would also become nervous .

‘Act . Become Desperate . Fight Back . ’

Muyoung wanted the owners of the towers to become desperate . Only when they really respond to him would he be able to find value in dominating them .

Muyoung didn’t really like simple work that could be resolved just by moving .

Trials and struggles!  

Muyoung needed those two things in order to raise his strength .

Up to this point, Muyoung was able to become stronger than anyone else quickly because he had won against those types of trials .

If it weren’t for them, he would anywhere near where he was right now .

In addition, this battle was an excellent place for Muyoung to practice .

There weren’t many opportunities for him to lead this large of an army in a war .

He didn’t have a lot of experience as a commander and so, through this opportunity, he was planning to gain it .

‘From now on, there will be many large-scale fights . ’

As Muyoung’s path itself was fighting against everything, he would need to fght a lot of large-scale battles .

But, without experience, it would only lead him to be laughed at .

In that sense, Hell Path was the best place to gain real experience without great risk .

‘He is Uratan . ’

Muyoung turned his gaze .

Grrrrr… .

It was a gathering of dogs .

Hundreds of thousands of huge dogs lined up .

And in front of them, there was Uratan who certainly had the appearance of a Haetae .

“I will… kill . ”

However, Uratan didn’t seem normal .

There were slight alterations in various parts of his body .

The power Muyoung could feel from him was beyond one’s imagination .

It seemed like the strange rumors about Uratan were because of that appearance .

“They say he suddenly went mad . ”

“There are rumors he has become stronger and his desire for destruction has also increased a lot . Perhaps, he has reached his limit after living for too long . ”

“Be careful . ”

The nine-tailed foxes were concerned .

However, Muyoung seemed to know why Uratan wasn’t himself .

‘Fragments of Fissure . ’

To his surprise, Muyoung could sense the strange energy of the Fragments of Fissure .

A strong chaotic power!

The item Gremory had asked Muyoung to get .

However, it was the first time he had seen a Fragment of Fissure fused with a soul .

‘This doesn’t look like it will be easy . ’

Muyoung stretched his body .

He didn’t know why a Fragment of Fissure came down to Hell Path and became one with Uratan, but he could find out after he won against Uratan .