C434
After Raon launched the white dragon.
Sssshhhh---
Cale observed the wind. This, regardless of direction, came from everywhere.
‘Three from the east!’
‘One from the 5!’
‘Three from the northwest!’
‘One from the 7!’
‘Three from the southeast!’
And the information the wind elementals kept endlessly bringing.
Flap flap. Cale’s sleeves fluttered in the wind.
“Many have gathered.”
Sui Khan. To capture the team leader-
“About twenty people have dispersed-”
Many of them were approaching Cale. And among them-
“One must be the team leader and the other the captain.”
There was one person he had to rescue and one person he had to beat.
“Description of the 5 and the 7.”
While everyone was moving in pairs of three, there were two people moving alone. Among them, surely will be team leader Lee Soo Hyuk and the captain of this search squad.
‘Even if the team leader is injured, even if his body is still young, a person with normal abilities won’t be able to capture him.’
Therefore, the captain of the search squad must have told the three to form pairs to find Sui Khan.
‘And he moves alone.’
The meaning was clear.
“It means he can at least catch Sui Khan, who is injured.”
Cale moved slowly.
‘That the team leader is injured is obvious.’
Even with two Choi Jung Soo-level knights, Sui Khan’s skills, secretly following them, wouldn’t be good enough to be discovered by them. The fact that he was discovered-
‘It must be because he was angry and lost control of himself.’
Team leader Lee Soo Hyuk, surely, upon seeing a scene that enraged him, an absurd scene, lost his composure for a moment and revealed his intent to kill. Or perhaps he made noise. That’s why he was discovered by the enemies, got injured, and is now being chased.
‘It was always like that.’
Team leader Lee Soo Hyuk caused a lot of trouble. The person who seemed cold, the person who seemed like everything was indifferent to him, actually had the biggest fire inside.
‘That’s why there was no one who could succeed Lee Soo Hyuk.’
Cale, Kim Rok Soo, tried to succeed Lee Soo Hyuk, but couldn’t be like him. He only got the bad nickname “stubborn.” He wasn’t recognized as a heroic existence like Lee Soo Hyuk.
‘And he didn’t feel like being one either.’
Cale looked at the sky. Twilight was setting, and the sky was turning dark blue.
“It’s been a long time.”
It’s been a long time since he last had to clean up Lee Soo Hyuk’s mess.
‘To do Choi Jung Soo’s job, I must move.’
Since Choi Jung Soo isn’t here, he must do his job this time.
“No.”
Now he has more companions than Choi Jung Soo. He has too many people with whom to clean up the mess. Cale smiled slightly.
Sssshhhh-
He heard the wind blowing again.
‘The 5 are difficult!’
‘The 7 are middle-aged.’
Step. His steps headed towards the 7.
‘It seems everyone will arrive in less than 10 minutes!’
Listening to the wind elemental’s voice.
“On, Hong. Please.”
He didn’t hear On and Hong’s responses. Neither their cries, nor even the sound of their steps as they left. The two children had grown while Cale wasn’t looking.
Mischievous smile. The corners of Cale’s lips curled upwards.
“As expected, they’re different.”
They’re really different from the past. Cale looked around, remembering that he’s now living the life of Cale Henituse. A forest plunged into darkness. Nothing was visible among the shadows.
“Clopeh. Do you know?”
“Yes. Cale-nim.”
He heard Clopeh’s response from there. Clopeh, who appeared among the shadows, made a slight bow and disappeared. Because he had dyed his hair black with magic, his appearance wasn’t easy to distinguish from the shadows. Clopeh Sekka, who in the past had revealed his appearance and wanted to become a legend as a protector knight. Now he didn’t hesitate to hide and, in fact, enjoyed it.
“…….”
Cale watched Clopeh walk away for a moment and then began to move. His face was severely grim. Both when he was Kim Rok Soo and when he is Cale. He always hated seeing his companions injured. Then, he heard Raon’s voice.
-Human, are you going to destroy everything?
Cale stopped.
-Ji ji. Human, it’s a joke! I know it’s not the time to destroy it!
It was the moment Raon mischievously responded.
“I must destroy something.”
The moment Cale indifferently responded.
-Oh!
Raon was surprised. Whether he did or not, Cale moved calmly and quietly.
Isn’t it absurd for a Wanderer, subordinate of the Three Emperors, to hurry or hide on his way to meet a mere knight?
Mischievous smile. The corners of Cale’s lips curled upwards.
* * *
“Captain.”
Sarton, a superior knight leading the search squad, encountered three subordinates.
“Are they moving after seeing the signal?”
“Yes.”
A day and a half. In this forest, superior knight Sarton was chasing an intruder.
Sssshhhh-
With the wind, he raised his head and smelled.
“The smell of blood isn’t here yet.”
He was wearing attire that didn’t look like a knight’s. His attire was more suitable for a ranger than a knight. Wearing leather armor, he looked around.
“Everyone is approaching.”
When he listened carefully, the forest was noisy. As those chasing the intruder were secretly dispersed, even if they moved carefully, it was inevitable that their movement would be revealed.
“Pol. You and two people must return to base.”
“Should I report on the current situation?”
“Yes.”
He inhaled again.
“The smell of blood isn’t here.”
But, for some reason…
“But I think there will be a smell of blood soon.”
Pol and the two knights’ expressions hardened at Sarton’s words. Sarton. He had a unique ability among the Chaos God sect’s knights. Since birth, he had a good sense of smell for blood. That’s why his nickname was the blood tracker.
‘As he has already smelled the intruder’s scent of blood, the captain will surely find him while he’s in the forest.’
Pol bowed his head and spoke:
“Then, the three of us will return to base.”
“Yes. The base will surely have seen the signal, so they’ll send more people.”
Pol stopped and said:
“…Does the captain think more people are needed?”
“We haven’t been able to catch a single intruder so far. Although this forest is large, it’s not that large.”
An intruder they couldn’t catch despite sending about twenty knights. They had smelled his scent of blood several times, but couldn’t catch him. Sarton was a cautious person.
“We’re about to achieve our great plan. If an intruder enters the castle in the middle of all this, it will be quite problematic, and the base also knows that. Also, it seems the intruder’s companions have also come, so of course, they must send reinforcements.”
“Hmm.”
Pol couldn’t answer. Because the knights were very busy with the ‘great plan.’ They even sent twenty people because they knew the situation was urgent, so he thought it would be difficult to send more reinforcements.
“If not, go to knight Trill.”
“!”
Pol flinched.
“As he injured the intruder, he will act.”
Trill, who has surpassed the superior knight level and reached the supreme knight level. If Sarton is one of the top three superior knights, Trill is one of the three supreme knights, someone Sarton can’t beat even in his entire life.
“…Yes. I understand.”
Seeing that Captain Sarton, a cautious personality, even mentioned knight Trill, Pol realized the seriousness of the matter. He hurried.
“I’ll go immediately.”
“Yes. Before more variables occur-”
Sarton stopped.
Sssshhhh---
The wind blows. Sarton raised his head and let the wind hit his face. And he smelled.
“…This is…”
The smell is strange. It’s not the smell of the forest. A strange smell is coming.
‘This?’
No.
‘West?’
No. North or south either.
‘All!’
The smell is coming from all directions. Sarton knew that this strange ability, this smell, was like an intuition.
‘Danger.’
He used this smell to detect danger. Although he could also smell the opponent’s scent of blood well when chasing him, this smell-
“It’s not one or two people-”
It’s not just one or two people, the intruder’s companions, who have entered this forest. He felt the danger emanating from everywhere. He got goosebumps.
More and more-
With the smell that seemed to spread throughout the forest, he felt a great danger approaching.
A very quiet and silent danger. What will it be?
Knight Sarton immediately ordered Pol:
“Go to base immediately!”
“Yes!”
Pol, realizing the seriousness of the situation, urged his subordinates. His subordinates were surprised by the situation. Because the forest was too quiet. But Pol knew of Captain Sarton’s ability, so he hurried. Because he knew the danger was approaching soon.
And at that moment. In the forest in the opposite direction from where Sarton is.
“Hmm?”
One of the knights leading a group of three, moving quickly, stopped.
“Stop for a moment.”
He raised his hand to stop his companions and observed the front. Someone slowly came out of the darkness of the forest. Someone coming out with such confidence and calmness.
“Who are you?!”
A black-haired man, calmly coming out without reacting to the group leader’s shout.
Shhh. He had his sword hanging down.
“My first offering.”
The moment the black-haired man, Clopeh Sekka, smiled and said that.
“!”
“!!”
“…!”
The three had to feel a chilling sensation. Clopeh Sekka, who had learned from the Heavenly Demon and Choi Han, could use energy using dead mana. It’s different from Aurora. But it’s similar to Aurora. A power like a shadow of light. The aura of a swordsman wielding that power. The moment that evil aura consumed the surroundings…
“…Fog…!”
Fog came from behind the black-haired man. Like a wave trying to consume the forest. But it wasn’t as violent as a wave. Quietly and stealthily. But like a wave, the rapidly approaching fog tried to cover them.
“Run!”
The group leader made a quick decision, but the fog was faster. The knight, who turned around and ran as soon as he heard the group leader’s words, collapsed forward.
“Kruk…!”
It was paralyzing poison.
“…Ah…!”
And sleep came. It wasn’t a peaceful sleep, but a sleep that suddenly came in that terrifying place covered in fog, evoking darkness and death.
“…!”
“Uuk-!”
“Ah, no-”
While the three knights fell to the ground and tried to resist sleep and paralysis.
Step step.
The black-haired swordsman slowly passed by them.
Ironic smile. The group leader could see the man smiling while looking at him. He looked at the group leader as if he were a stone, and then began to move.
“U-”
The group leader finally couldn’t resist and closed his eyes. Darkness invades him. Sleep overwhelms him. Although he struggles, he can’t open his eyes. But he hadn’t fallen asleep yet. Although he had his eyes closed, although he couldn’t see, he could hear. He heard a low voice.
“How dare you betray us-”
The cold and disdainful tone of the black-haired swordsman. After hearing his last words, the group leader finally fell asleep.
‘Definitely-’
I’ll remember this phrase, and I’ll survive to tell everyone. He made a desperate promise and lost consciousness. But he didn’t know…
“…….”
Clopeh was staring intently at the group leader who had completely lost consciousness.
Creak. Then, he heard an intentional noise.
In the darkness. The shining eyes of a silver cat. The back of a red cat that appeared behind him.
Clopeh nodded and began to move.
The poisonous fog was spreading throughout the forest.
Step step.
Unlike Clopeh, who was walking making noise on purpose, the poisonous fog silently spread throughout the forest, like On and Hong.
“…….”
The corners of Clopeh’s lips curled upwards. Impersonating a subordinate of the Three Emperors. It was quite an interesting game.
* * *
And the fog spread more slowly towards the 7.
“Knight Pol, hurry!”
Sarton felt goosebumps from the smell, or rather, the signal of danger, intensifying more and more. That’s why he told Pol and quickly turned his body to quickly move towards where the signal had been launched.
Uuu-
The sacred power of the Chaos God, the gray energy, was at the tips of his feet. He heard Pol leave, and opened his mouth to convey his last order:
“I’ll find the source of the smell-”
But he stopped.
“!”
In the darkness. He could see someone slowly approaching him.
‘What?’
He couldn’t smell him. He didn’t feel any sign of danger.
‘Why?’
He couldn’t perceive the man approaching among the smell covering the forest.
‘Unless it’s a civilian, that’s impossible!’
Knight Sarton couldn’t smell this smell, this sign of danger, from someone who didn’t pose any danger to him.
‘Ah, weak-’
The moment the appearance of the person who appeared became clearer, seeing his weak body, Sarton realized why he hadn’t recognized him, and then…
“¡Uh!”
Immediately, he couldn’t control his body’s trembling.
“¡Uuk!”
Because he had to grab his nose. A black-haired man. A man whose eye color wasn’t easy to distinguish due to the forest shadows, and who only seemed dark. The moment that man looked directly at Sarton…
“¡Kruk!”
He smelled an incredibly strong smell of blood. And his body trembled uncontrollably.
Jurook. Blood gushed from his nose. He couldn’t even smell.
‘I’ve only experienced this with a supreme knight…!’
And that was only when he encountered the head of the Chaos God sect’s knights.
‘No.’
Is it even worse than then? Because-
‘I can’t smell anything.’
It seemed like he was going to suffocate from the smell of blood. He felt like his sense of smell was going to disappear.
“U, ah-”
“Uuu-”
He heard his three subordinates fall to the ground or groan. This absolute energy that gave him goosebumps, beyond the smell.
‘It’s different.’
Although it evoked the Chaos God’s power, it was different. Really different. But it was absolute and terrifying.
Step step.
The man who calmly came out asked knight Sarton:
“Why did you betray us?”
It wasn’t to find the intruder. Nor to ask about Sarton’s identity. He simply asked why he had betrayed him.
‘What?’
When Sarton couldn’t understand…
Sssshhhh---
He heard a sound slightly different from the wind.
‘…Water?’
It’s the sound of waves. The moment Sarton realized…
-If you make the arrows like serpents, right?
‘Yes. Serpents, not dragons.’
Cale vaguely responded to Sky Eating Water’s words and recalled the information Choi Jung Gun had given him.
‘What’s the power of the Three Emperors like?’
A Wanderer, one of the Five-Colored family hunters, the third strongest. He was curious about their power. The Wanderers’ individuality, similar to ancient power, was something Cale had to know.
‘Hmm. That power is-’
Choi Jung Gun answered about the Three Emperors’ power.
‘A water dragon.’
He said it was a water dragon. And added:
‘One of his subordinates is a serpent. A water serpent.’
Mischievous smile. The corners of Cale’s lips curled upwards.
Sssshhhh-
A pair of water serpents rose and enveloped Cale’s back. The two water serpents,
“Betrayal only brings death.”
Following Cale’s orders, launched themselves towards Sarton.
-Human, it seems you’re deceiving well!
He ignored Raon’s excited voice. And at that moment…
“Haah. Haah.”
Sui Khan breathed deeply. He didn’t run hastily.
“Ha ha-! The brats have also arrived.”
He could see the fog covering the forest. Excluding his direction, heading towards where the signal had exploded. The fog covering the forest allowed him to breathe deeply for the first time in a long time. He couldn’t contain his smile.
And Cale too.
“Water serpents… Three Emperors…!”
Towards knight Sarton, who immediately recognized his identity…
Ironic smile. He launched a unrestrained mockery.
-Ji ji! You’ve been tricked!
Raon also laughed merrily.
