Chapter 34 - Chapter 5: Entry (2/2)
In-gong cried out unintentionally and hastily activated his skills window. The level really had increased.
[Conquest Lv2]
[Below the King’s Flag Lv2]
[The King's Knights Lv1]
‘The level of Below the King’s Flag also rose. What is the effect? Is the effect stronger? Maybe the number of people I can buff has increased.’
He wanted to try it out right now. However, there was something more important than that.
The King's Knights Lv1.
There was also a skill. It wasn’t a passive skill like the skills related to Protagonist Correction. It was an active skill like Below the King’s Flag.
‘Just by the name... Is it a summoning skill?’
He briefly saw knights in shining armour flashing in front of him.
After the brief delusion, In-gong sighed and leaned against the anvil. Thanks to the level up effect, both his physical strength and magic power had been restored. However, the mental fatigue still remained. It felt like when he had used Below the King’s Flag.
'Punishment, obedience, governance.’
It was the golden-crowned female with white hair.
This time he didn’t simply see her. It was just for a moment but they shared senses.
It was probably the influence of Conquest’s level.
Who was she? Was she In-gong’s power of Conquest itself?
His head, that had become lighter due to the level up effect, started becoming heavy again. His eyes could barely stay open any longer and he was on the verge of collapsing.
This was his limit. In-gong’s body slumped slightly and he turned to look at Carack.
“Carack.”
”Prince! Did you see? We won!”
Carack exclaimed as he stared up at the windows of light showing the image of the expedition army. In-gong sat down in front of the anvil.
“Please.”
And he fainted. He was knocked out fast enough to be called a skill.
”Heok? Prince? Prince?”
The confused Carack rushed over to In-gong but he had already fainted. Seira approached Carack and said,
”Warrior Carack, I will take care of the princesses. You should deal with the prince and the dark elves.”
Delia and Katuin were also collapsed around the anvil. Carack and Seira were the only ones who hadn’t fainted.
“Understood.”
Carack answered quickly and hugged In-gong.
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The white-haired woman was smiling softly.
Her red and blue eyes stared at In-gong as she whispered.
”Conquest Knight, you are my-”
She kept speaking but her voice was out of reach. The white woman licked her lips and smiled again.
It wasn’t the time yet.
Darkness twisted around the white woman.
“Oh, Prince. Have you regained consciousness?”
As soon as he opened his eyes, he heard Carack’s voice above him. Just like most people, In-gong sat up and rubbed his eyes.
“Carack.”
“Drink some water.”
Carack extended a canteen filled with cold water. He took a sip and asked,
“My sisters?”
”They are next to each other.”
Carack grinned and pointed to an area. Caitlin and Felicia were lying side by side.
'Did I wake up first?’
He thought that Caitlin, the most physically superior, would be the first to wake up.
‘Ah, the level up effect.’
It was probably because his level had gone up. In-gong’s body had been restored, so it was normal for him to wake up first.
‘It has only been two hours.’
In-gong looked away from the mini-map and towards Caitlin and Felicia. Seira was sitting next to them and she said to him,
”The princesses seem to be tired. They need to take a break for a while.”
”The dark elves are in a similar state. Still, there doesn’t seem to be any risk to their lives.”
Carack pointed to the dark elves lying on In-gong’s left side. Just like Carack said, their lives weren’t at risk but they were making pained expressions.
Anyway, no one had died. The mission had been completed successfully.
”You have obtained a decisive victory. Congratulations.”
Seira recognized In-gong’s merits. Carack glanced at him and imitated her words.
”Congratulations.”
“Thank you. It is also thanks to Caitlin noona and Felicia noona.”
Seira smiled at his reply. She seemed more agreeable after hearing his words about Caitlin.
In-gong then spoke to Carack,
“It was also thanks to you.”
”Hoho, you know it already.”
Carack laughed.
Delia and Katuin would have frowned at Carack’s rudeness, but Seira was already accustomed to orcs. She spoke in a slightly more friendly tone than before.
”It seems like more time is required for the princesses to wake up. Prince should take a break as well.”
Caitlin and Felicia seemed like they would be unconscious for three or four more hours, so In-gong nodded.
“Yes, yes... Wait a minute.”
“Huh?”
Instead of answering, In-gong looked around. The light from the Thunder Light Anvil had disappeared and there was a door beyond it.
‘This place is a ruin.’
It was a ruin related to the wyrm, Enkidu. When he had arrived here while playing the game, he had skipped the intermediate process, so there was no change in the room.
Exploring the ruins.
It wasn’t easy. There were various traps and powerful guardians.
‘But what if I am the ruler?’
The dungeon was originally intended to defend the anvil and In-gong controlled the anvil.
”Carack, carry the bag and follow me.”
“Huh? Prince?”
In-gong didn’t reply to Carack and got up. He was looking at the door beyond the altar.