C435
“Go.”
Following Cale’s gesture, two water serpents headed towards knight Sarton and his subordinates.
Kwaang!
With a loud boom, knight Sarton’s body was pushed back.
‘Damn it!’
He tightly closed his eyes. He managed to block one water serpent, but lost the other. No, one of them didn’t even pay attention to Sarton.
“Kuaak!”
“Uak!”
“Kehuk!”
The cries of the three knights being devoured by the water serpents were heard. Sarton quickly looked back.
Chwaaa--
The water serpent’s body, too large to be a serpent, enveloped the three and pierced through the trees.
Kwaang!
“Kreuk!”
“Kehuk!”
“…….”
The three knights were caught without a chance of defense, as if they were swept away by a wave, and slammed against the trees. Two of them groaned and complained of pain, but one was already unconscious.
‘…It’s because of fear…!’
The three knights. They weren’t weak. In particular, the group leader, knight Pol, had the skill of a mid-level knight, and wasn’t the type of swordsman who would be easily defeated without even being able to resist.
However, fear. They had already been consumed by fear, and couldn’t control their bodies. How could they react to the water serpents if they felt like they were about to suffocate from that dominance?
“Kreuk!”
Sarton unconsciously groaned. He didn’t have time to think about anything else.
Kwaaaaang!
Because the water serpents attacked him again.
Chwak!
Sarton’s body was pushed back. But Sarton resisted with all his might, blocking the water serpents.
Uung-
Uunguu-
Suddenly, the twin swords in his hands. The gray light settled on the swords, preventing Sarton from being dragged away by the water.
‘I can resist.’
He can handle this level of water serpents.
“!”
However, Sarton soon had a great revelation. His body trembled slightly. His eyes wandered, and fear appeared on his face.
‘The smell-’
I can’t smell it yet…!
Jurook~
The blood from his nose wouldn’t stop flowing. The blood flowing down his mouth, chin, and neck soaked the cloth inside his leather armor.
Enveloped in the smell of blood, he couldn’t smell anything.
‘Ah.’
Sarton realized. The black-haired man in front of him. That person is observing him right now! Suddenly, a fire burned in Sarton’s eyes.
“…A mere disciple of the Third Emperor…!”
How dare he, a mere Wanderer, using the power the great and supreme Chaos God has granted him, observe him? Sarton couldn’t tolerate this situation. And then…
Ironic smile. The black-haired man mocked.
“!”
A fire burned in Sarton’s eyes, and
Uuuung--!
The gray light emanated even more strongly from his twin swords. Cale observed the scene and, without realizing it…
Ironic smile. He laughed again.
‘Oh dear.’
He should be serious. But he can’t stop laughing.
-Ji, ji! They keep falling for the trap!
Hearing those words from Raon, he couldn’t help but laugh unconsciously. In fact, since he entered the New World, Cale had rarely attacked enemies from behind.
Even when he faced White Star, he attacked White Star from all sides. Now he had only sown the seeds to attack from behind, but hadn’t reaped anything. Seeing the knights being deceived so well, so well, he simply felt happy.
«Disciples, you say?»
Of course, Cale didn’t overlook the information. The Third Emperor’s water dragon. His subordinate’s water serpent. But it seemed that subordinate was his disciple.
‘Can individuality be transmitted?’
Shouldn’t it be a power that doesn’t allow having disciples? The moment Cale delved into his thoughts…
Chwaaaak!
Cale startled at the sound.
-Human!
Raon called him.
“¡Uaaaaah-!”
Knight Sarton separated the water serpents and ran towards Cale through the gap.
Uung, uung!
The gray light emanated brighter than ever from his twin swords. Jurook- Of course, the blood from his nose flowed abundantly.
-Human, that guy seems crazy!
Therefore, his appearance was even more terrifying. Sarton, seeing Cale stop, opened his mouth:
“Do you think you can defeat the power the great Chaos God has granted me with that insignificant power?”
But Cale’s expression was calm. No, it was an expression of disdain.
“Go.”
The moment he moved his hand with a calm voice…
“!”
Knight Sarton felt chills down his spine. A situation where he couldn’t smell. Still, his other senses were alive.
“¡Kreuk!”
He had to roll to the side. And in the place where he had disappeared…
Kwaaaaang!
With a loud boom, the water serpent devoured that place, making the ground tremble.
“……!”
Sarton’s eyes, which were watching this, trembled, and Cale indifferently said:
“You mustn’t forget that it’s not just one serpent.”
The water serpent that had attacked the three subordinate knights was still there. And Sarton slowly turned his gaze to look at Cale. Cale raised the corners of his lips upon meeting his trembling pupils.
-Human, you smile like a true villain!
Yes. He’s now pretending to be a villain, he doesn’t do it because he feels relieved. Cale was proud.
-Human, are you going to knock these knights out now?
And Cale was about to finish off knight Sarton and his subordinates.
‘There’s no reason to waste time.’
Cale’s objective is simple.
Rescue team leader Sui Khan. Give the Chaos God sect the impression that the Third Emperor is involved in this matter to confuse them. And further exacerbate the conflict between the Chaos God sect and the hunters, which began at the sacred place The Primordial Night.
Cale opened his mouth.
Sssshhhh-
A torrent of water gushed around him. The moment Sky Eating Water was about to use her power…
‘Eh?’
Cale stopped upon looking at Sarton. Sarton’s expression, confused and bleeding from the nose. His expression had changed. He smiled slightly and asked:
“Who are you?”
“!”
And Cale was truly surprised.
-Huk!
Raon was also surprised.
-Human, w-we’ve been discovered!
While Raon stuttered, truly surprised… Sarton asked again:
“I asked you who you are.”
Puf. Sarton, after sticking his twin swords into the ground and using them as support to stand up… Without looking at his subordinates, he enveloped his body with gray light and increased his aura.
“As expected, you’re not a disciple of the Third Emperor.”
Superior knight. It wasn’t an easy position to reach. Moreover, being among the top three superior knights is something difficult even dedicating a whole life to. But Sarton, at the age of 40, reached there from the bottom. He had many talents besides his swordsmanship talent.
Faith in the Chaos God. His absolute adoration was among the top three among all knights. A unique ability that earned him the nickname blood tracker. And the ruthless coldness that could maximize that ability.
“I can see through your deception.”
Due to Sarton’s cold and ruthless nature, everything that had been confusing and controlling him until now was just an act to assess his opponent.
‘Of course, at first, I was truly surprised.’
An enemy who suddenly appeared. And the absolute aura enveloping his body. And the situation where he couldn’t smell anything for the first time.
“When you brought out the water serpents, I thought you were a disciple of the Third Emperor.”
But he soon realized something strange. Sarton’s gaze turned to the black-haired man.
“…”
A man looking at him indifferently.
“You-”
He seemed to know that person’s identity.
“Are you the First Emperor?”
“…!”
The man stopped. Sarton raised the corners of his lips upon seeing that.
Uung, uuuung-
More gray light began swirling around his body. Sarton, one of the top three superior knights. The blood tracker. He was now using all his power.
‘First Emperor.’
The enemy in front of him.
“I never thought I’d see the Five-Colored Family leader like this.”
Because he was a powerful warrior that Sarton couldn’t even dream of surpassing. The black-haired man, Cale, slowly opened his mouth.
“…Why do you think that?”
Cale’s expression was serious.
‘Seriously. How did he get that wrong idea?’
What’s going on here?
-H-Human, that person is very wrong!
Raon was very surprised. Whether he did or not, Cale wasn’t laughing. He simply had genuine curiosity.
‘First Emperor? Don’t you mean the first Wanderer?’
If he’s the Five-Colored Family leader, he’s the first Wanderer. The person who dreams of transcendence. Why is he talking about him?
“Ha!”
Sarton let out a short laugh. He was sure because of Cale’s serious expression and his question.
“As expected, I was right.”
Superior knights generally keep information about each faction’s leaders in their minds. In Sarton’s case, who often performs tracking, he remembers deeper information. Sarton thought his life might end here, that he might die.
“I’ve heard that the First Emperor mainly uses the power of nature.”
But he had no intention of retreating or fleeing.
“Your aura. That’s not a power a disciple of the Third Emperor can have.”
He would rather die for the Chaos God. The person possessing the absolute aura that had left Sarton breathless.
“Also, you’re not using all your power.”
When he gathered all that information, the answer was clear.
“First Emperor, why are you pretending to be a disciple of the Third Emperor?”
Uung- As if the twin swords had sensed their owner’s serious heart, they vibrated deeply.
“Even if you die, you’ll never be able to reach the Chaos God sect.”
Sarton knew about the horrible incident that had occurred at the sacred place The Primordial Night. That’s why all the knights who were scattered throughout the Demon World gathered here, where the Pope is. And Sarton, as a superior knight, also knows that the two factions were involved in that incident.
‘Wanderer.’
To be exact, Five-Colored Family. And another thing,
‘Did they say it was Cale?’
He heard that it was an existence from another dimension that ruined the White Star Project. But Cale shouldn’t have come to the Demon World. Because he wouldn’t know that the Demon World and the current Demon King had allied with the hunters and the Chaos God sect. Why would he come here?
‘Besides, there’s no way he would come to the Demon World.’
Then, only the Wanderer remains. And only someone from the Five-Colored Family could imitate the Third Emperor’s disciple’s power.
“Ha, ha-”
Cale let out a burst of laughter. Then calmly said:
“I’m not the First Emperor.”
Ha! Sarton couldn’t hold back his laughter at those words. His two swords headed forward.
“The allies who saw the signal will arrive soon. My role is to keep you here until then, First Emperor.”
“Alright.”
When Cale tilted his head and showed his doubt…
“¡Uaaa!”
With a shout, Sarton kicked the ground. His body shot towards Cale like lightning.
Uuuung---
The gray light enveloping his body enveloped his twin swords, becoming a single arrow.
Chaeng-!
The moment the twin swords pointed towards the sky and changed direction towards Cale… Sarton’s eyes only looked at Cale.
“If you were the First Emperor, could you catch me?”
The moment he calmly said that…
“¡Kehuk!”
Sarton bled from his nose again and had to stop. No, his body trembled uncontrollably and he couldn’t even walk.
“A, aek-”
What is this-? How is it possible-?
An absolute power oppressing his entire body. It seemed like all weapons were pointed at his body. The fear of dying if he took one more step took hold of him. He felt inclined to kneel before that person and ask him to save him.
He knelt. It was an instinctive act. He didn’t think or reason. His body simply reacted to that man. He bowed his head before him. He knelt and prostrated himself.
He tried to use his twin swords stuck in the ground as support to resist, but his hands holding the swords trembled uncontrollably and he couldn’t control his body.
Sarton couldn’t raise his head. Suddenly, he had this thought:
‘Would I feel like this if I encountered the Chaos God?’
Wouldn’t a god’s aura be like this?
‘Ah.’
Then, is that man like a god? Does it make sense? The human in front of him is clearly-
‘No.’
He can’t back down like this.
‘No.’
I don’t know. I can’t think of anything. I just want to escape.
Sarton felt the world turning black. It seemed like he was going to lose consciousness due to this energy, which seemed about to control him. Superior knight. How did he reach that position and can’t withstand this insignificant energy? Sarton tried to resist with all his might. At least, he wanted to raise his head and look at that person. At least he wanted to do that. He couldn’t give up like this, with his head down.
“Ah.”
But Sarton realized. He can’t win.
The strength faded from his hands holding the twin swords. He felt his world turn completely black. The light gradually dimmed.
His body fell to the ground. Sarton fainted.
“…….”
Cale looked down and thought:
‘Eh? Did he really faint?’
No, he was surprised.
-I knocked him out with only aura!
Dominating Aura laughed merrily.
‘Is it really possible?’
Cale was surprised.
-That’s right, of course it’s possible!
And Dominating Aura was proud.
-I’m controlling and using it on people, but our power is strong enough to face a god. It’s an aura that can resist a god!
It’s a power that can resist the Chaos God to a certain extent.
-As that human faced that energy alone, he fainted.
Oh. Cale was amazed by Dominating Aura’s power, which had grown. He hadn’t noticed because he had been dealing with too strong enemies, but it had definitely become quite strong.
‘Can I now fight without using my hands?’
Cale felt the corners of his lips curl up upon realizing that he could simply knock out enemies with Dominating Aura, which causes the least recoil and doesn’t tire the body. But-
-Human, we’re still acting!
Following Raon’s words, Cale quickly controlled his expression. Cale raised his head.
“U, uaa-”
“Heuk-”
The knights who hadn’t fainted upon seeing him trembled and didn’t know what to do.
“You must also follow.”
With those words, Cale used the same Dominating Aura he had used with Sarton on them. And as they fainted, right before losing consciousness, he said:
“This warning for betrayal will be enough.”
Toc, tuc. After confirming that the two remaining knights had also fainted, Cale slowly turned around and walked away from there.
Step step.
His slow pace…
“I need some acceleration magic.”
“Understood, human!”
Sssshhhh-
Soon, thanks to the sound of the wind and Raon’s acceleration magic, he became very fast.
‘When you deceive an enemy, the most important thing is the end!’
Leave the appropriate chaos and retreat quickly! Cale diligently moved, very quickly.
“Heuk. Heuk.”
Although he had used the sound of the wind and acceleration magic, he was breathless because he had run a lot. Cale ran with all his might. And finally-
“…What did you do?”
“Heuk. Heuk.”
Team leader Lee Soo Hyuk, or rather Sui Khan, was quietly lying alone. Cale kicked Sui Khan’s side, who was enjoying his free time alone in the place where the signal had been launched.
“Why?”
While Sui Khan looked at Cale, who had arrived with difficulty, with an expression of disbelief… Cale took a breath and hastily said:
“Let’s go!”
“Ah.”
Sui Khan jumped up. He had a bandage on one of his arms, but Cale didn’t have time to worry about that.
“Cale-nim.”
Nyaaaong!
Nyaong!
The moment Clopeh Sekka, On, and Hong returned, Cale gestured with his hand and told Raon:
“Let’s go!”
“Understood, human! I’ve already prepared it!”
With those words…
Uuuung-
Even in the Demon World, a teleportation magic circle was created with black mana.
Paa!
Cale’s group instantly disappeared from there. They escaped very well. Shortly after, the Pope was able to hear a report.
“…They say the enemies invaded the forest?”
“Yes.”
“Casualties?”
“…There were only minor injuries, no one died.”
The Pope’s gaze changed. At that moment, the Supreme Knight knelt and spoke:
“According to knights Sarton and Pol, it was a warning from the First Emperor.”
First Emperor. The Pope’s gaze changed upon hearing that word. Did the Five-Colored Family realize that our sect is in the Demon World?
“The great plan is about to begin.”
About to swallow the Demon World.
“Something interesting has happened.”
Those who were looking at the Pope with a strange gaze, cold but about to explode, quickly bowed their heads.
* * *
“Didn’t they say that that brat Wanderer surely came to the Demon World?”
“Yes, master. Definitely, the letters left there were in the Demon World language.”
The Third Emperor calmly looked at his disciple, who was hastily answering his question.
“…….”
At that gaze, the disciple tightly closed his eyes and began to speak:
“I’ll catch that guy in two days!”
“Yes. I trust you.”
The Third Emperor smiled with satisfaction. And two Wanderers who were watching that scene. Brother and sister from the Five-Colored family, hunters, possessing transparent-level individuality. Cho and Ryeon.
“…….”
“…Ah, seriously. Why am I here?”
While she consoled her younger brother who was complaining, Ryeon calmly looked at the Demon World’s sky.
‘Investigate the Chaos God sect.’
‘Help the Third Emperor.’
They said others would take care of Cale Henituse, and the brother and sister came to the Demon World with the Third Emperor.
* * *
“Tsk.”
Cale clicked his tongue, and team leader Sui Khan smiled slightly while eating apple pie. At that smile, Cale immediately said:
“What are you celebrating, you’ve been injured and you’re still laughing?”
And the 10-year-old child reacted to those words.
“Human! You shouldn’t say that!”
“I don’t think you should say that after vomiting blood and getting so injured!”
“Oh dear.”
At On’s last sigh, Cale tightly closed his mouth.
