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Choi Han, observing the increasingly powerful water serpents, couldn't imagine how he would resist.
The sound of the waves was getting farther and farther away. It wasn't that the waves were moving away. It was that he was sinking into the water, that's why the sound was receding. Although there was a forest around him, Choi Han felt his body getting wet.
‘What the hell—’
What was the Third Emperor’s unique energy? What kind of water was that? It was something different from simply water.
Suddenly, Choi Han remembered something the highest-ranking paladin had said:
‘It’s the Dragon King. The Third Emperor has arrived, without a doubt.’
Dragon King. A creature from the fairy tales of his childhood. The Dragon King who ruled the sea.
The blue dragon opened its mouth again.
Kuaaaaaaaaa-
The roar caused the surroundings to move. It wasn’t an illusion. Drops of blue water appeared and began to undulate. A belt of blue water formed around the blue dragon, and that belt began to multiply and grow.
As if it were going to submerge the surroundings in water.
The blue dragon arrogantly smiled upon seeing the water belt. And it charged at Eruhaben again. With a very arrogant posture.
Kwaaaaaaaaaa!
And,
“Kreuk!”
Eruhaben had to retreat. The dust headed towards the water dragon, but—
‘It was absorbed!’
The water in the air surrounding the water dragon absorbed the dust. The dust absorbed by the water lost its will. It didn’t follow Eruhaben’s will. And—
‘Even if it collides against the water dragon’s body, there’s only a loud sound, nothing is felt.’
His body only moved as if it were colliding against water, without the feeling of touching something solid. That dragon clearly existed. Eruhaben frowned. Choi Han observed this and looked at his sword. A sword where the black dragon had disappeared, only subtle black energy remained. And he raised his head to look at the shining blue dragon.
“…Dragon King.”
The moment Choi Han uttered that word…
“Hmm.”
Someone high up, in the distance, looked at Choi Han. Malicious smile. The Third Emperor smiled.
“Did you call me?”
“……!”
Choi Han was startled. Even at the moment the blue dragon and Eruhaben were clashing, trying to destroy each other, the Third Emperor, seated between the blue dragon’s horns, was calmly sitting cross-legged. He had responded to Choi Han’s words. Dragon King. To that word.
“Ah.”
Choi Han stopped, unable to say anything. Because the Dragon King he referred to was the blue dragon that reminded him of the sea Dragon King. But the Third Emperor’s atmosphere was strange to answer that question. No. It was different.
‘Blue…!’
His eyes had turned blue. No, it was the color of water. The instant his eyes became something that couldn’t simply be described…
“Jaja.”
He smiled slightly and stood up.
“It seems you called me Dragon King upon seeing this child.”
He stroked the blue dragon’s horn and then looked at Cale. The human’s gaze, only looking at him while everyone else was concentrating on the blue dragon. Seeing that tense gaze, the Third Emperor smiled even more.
“The Dragon King is me.”
He clapped his hands.
Plak!
Everyone who hadn’t yet escaped from there felt a chill, even a little coolness. Like the refreshing feeling one gets when jumping into a sea or river.
“In your world, was the Dragon King also the ruler of the sea?”
He asked Choi Han with interest, then turned his head without hesitation. He looked at Cale and said:
“Well. I’m also the Dragon King because I control dragons well.”
The Ancient Dragon’s face hardened. Regardless of that, the Dragon King, one of the Three Emperors, gestured with his hand.
Tuduk tuduk.
It began to rain. But it wasn’t normal rain.
‘It’s salty.’
Salty water was raining. And,
Tuduk tuduk.
Every time that rain hit the gray shield, the shield trembled. And—
Saaaaaaaa-
Along with the sound of waves…
Cheolbeok cheolbeok.
Choi Han, who had gone down to the forest to confront the water serpents, could see water reaching his ankles. The blue dragon. No, the Dragon King’s water began to flow rapidly, flooding the surroundings. And that water was extremely salty.
“It’s a pity there’s no river here.”
The Dragon King, one of the Three Emperors, extended his arms. The water began to churn following his gesture. The seawater spread in all directions. Very rapidly. An enormous amount—
Cheolbeok.
The water was already reaching Choi Han’s knees. The water began to rise rapidly, enveloping the forest and Moraka Castle.
Saaaaaaaa-
Now physically formed waves were visible. The salty rain no longer fell tuduk tuduk. It fell in such a large amount that it could barely be seen. When the sound and sight of the surroundings became blurry… Even amidst that, the Dragon King’s voice, one of the Three Emperors, was clearly heard.
It’s a pity there’s no river here.
“I am the sea. And the sea is me. What do I have to fear?”
The Dragon King, one of the Three Emperors, said he was the sea. Cale’s face hardened.
-Human!
Cale looked down, at the wall. The water was seeping well into the earth.
-The water is coming in!
The seawater began to enter the castle, passing through the earth beneath the wall. Salty water.
-The water is entering the earth! But the earth soaked in seawater makes the mana react slowly!
The moment Raon shouted that, Cale’s face hardened. Cale’s gaze turned to the Third Emperor. Seeing that expression, the Third Emperor smiled and said:
“The land soaked in my water is also my territory.”
Multicolored-level unique energy. He had power that surpassed Cale’s imagination. It was different from the ancient powers he knew.
-Human, the water is rising! It’s approaching the teleportation magic formation!
The seawater that had soaked the earth was gushing up from below.
Cheolbeok cheolbeok.
The shoes and legs of those running towards Raon’s teleportation magic formation began to get wet.
“How many are left!”
The moment Cale unconsciously shouted, Raon, who had heard, replied:
-One!
They only had to deploy the teleportation magic formation one more time to escape. That meant they only had to resist a little longer. But Cale was worried.
‘That guy will also know.’
The Third Emperor, observing from above. He would also know. He was too calm.
-And once more, we just have to do ours!
The moment he heard Raon’s words, Cale knew the answer.
“Ah.”
The Third Emperor said he would capture the obstacles. It wasn’t the Moraka Castle demons. Only Cale’s group. From the beginning, he didn’t care whether they escaped or not.
“The trap only needs to catch the prey.”
The Third Emperor smiled as he said that.
“Get the water out of the ground!”
“Prevent the water from reaching the teleportation magic formation!”
Nyaaaong!
Nyaong!
As On and Hong’s meows and various voices were heard, Cale felt the air inside the gray shield becoming heavier. Breathing was becoming as difficult as if he were getting soaked in water.
Beneath the wall. The seawater, which had entered the castle through the ground, was also spreading through the air, engulfing and controlling everything.
-Human! The mana in the air has become slow! It doesn’t obey me! No, it obeys me, but it’s slow! I need time to adapt to do it like always!
Saaaaaaa-
The gray shield barely resisting the torrential rain. For that to be useless. The Third Emperor was easily creating his territory. Land and sky. Using the entire territory.
‘Is this truly an ancient power?’
Cale seemed to understand the true value of unique energy. No. He seemed to understand how powerful multicolored-level unique energy was.
He understood what it meant to say they were almost gods. And then, gods? How much more powerful would he have to be to confront them? Wouldn’t that battle become something beyond imagination? And above all—
‘What do I do?’
Two teleportations. No. One teleportation that will be performed soon. After that would be their turn, they only had to resist that.
‘Will it be possible?’
Could they escape when the Third Emperor was even absorbing the air? Cale’s eyes, thinking that, remained fixed on the Third Emperor, and the Third Emperor, as if he liked that unwavering gaze, laughed with satisfaction and opened his mouth.
“It’s my territory.”
At that moment, the Third Emperor’s voice reached Cale’s ears.
“Unique energy, that power is ‘justice’ and ‘territory’.”
The Third Emperor gave Cale a lesson.
“The moment you define strength and establish your own territory of justice, everything is fulfilled.”
Wouldn’t it be good to teach something to the person who created this fun situation, this game? Because it will soon be in his hands. Because he will soon die.
‘Ancient powers have a clear limit.’
Cale Henituse will never be able to possess multicolored-level unique energy. That’s why he taught him something his opponent couldn’t have.
“I am the sea.”
He defined the sea.
“As I am the sea, where I am is the sea.”
As I am the sea. Naturally, this place is also the sea. Because I’m here.
The Third Emperor smiled.
“Nothing works against the sea.”
The forest. The castle. The land. What use are they?
“One just has to let everything be swept away and submerged.”
The Dragon King extended his arms.
“Follow the sea’s path.”
That is to say, follow my path.
“Submerge.”
The moment he said that…
Saaaaaaa-
An enormous amount of water flowed from the water dragon. Sky and earth. The seawater rapidly rose everywhere.
Especially where the Dragon King was, the speed was astonishing. An enormous mass of water had already formed, creating waves. No, it was approaching a tsunami.
‘It’s coming.’
The tsunami’s height gradually increased, reaching the size of Moraka Castle. Water serpents were riding on it.
Saaaaaaa--
And along with the tsunami, it approached Moraka Castle’s wall, the castle.
Cheolbeok cheolbeok.
Inside the castle, near the wall, the water was already reaching their knees from the ground. Soon, the gardens where Raon was would also be covered in water. That place would become the Dragon King’s territory. They wouldn’t be able to use mana on that water.
-Cale.
The Glutton Priestess said in a trembling voice. The gray shield was definitely weak.
‘Eruhaben-nim is also slowing down.’
The enormous Ancient Dragon advancing to confront the tsunami. Beacrox and Ron weren’t even visible. Choi Han was struggling to chase the water serpents. Everyone seemed breathless.
What should I do here?
“Yes. I am the sea.”
Cale extended his hand. Something different from the gray shield touched his hand.
Cold.
Rough.
What touched his hand was the wall. One side had collapsed, but thanks to Eruhaben, the wall was still standing. A wall that would soon have to resist the tsunami and Eruhaben, who would be swept away by the tsunami.
Yes.
Stone.
This is stone. Cale’s gaze turned to the inside of the castle. The seawater had entered through the underground. But that was through the earth.
It’s not stone.
Cale opened his mouth.
“What do you think?”
There was an existence that answered his question. As always, when he had to face strong power. This guy was always at the front.
-Cale.
Super Rock said:
-Everything around is stone.
Yes.
The wall is stone. The castle is stone. There’s a lot of stone here. Cale’s eyes shone upon seeing the gray, rough, dark stone.
-No matter how strong the waves the sea creates are…
Super Rock began to move according to Cale’s will.
-There are always rocks that have survived for thousands of years, being hit and eroded by waves.
The stones of the wall, all the stones around Cale, began to vibrate. The gray existences hadn’t yet been eroded by the waves.
-And can’t we resist for a few minutes?
Yes. Cale smiled at Super Rock’s words. He opened his mouth. He let out a tired sigh and shouted to his companions who were fighting:
“Everyone behind me!”
Kuuung---
The land, submerged in seawater, trembled. The vibration started deep down and shook everything, up to the castle wall.
The stones were moving. To create a gray shield that would resist the sea.
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