Chapter 157 - Chapter 29: War Destruction #8 (2/2)
It was older. It came from the distant past. Its nature was different as well. It was difficult to explain, but it was obviously made for a different purpose than the equipment of the elder dragons he had obtained so far.
[Giant King’s Sword]
[A sword belonging to the leader of the giants.]
In-gong opened his eyes slowly and looked around to see Galang and the other Gullam warriors on their knees.
“Drakon Kechatulla.”
“Drakon Kechatulla.”
It was the power of the sword, and it wasn’t just a symbol, like the Dragon King’s Golden Helmet. This was a power that could affect the giants directly.
In-gong placed the Giant King’s Sword into his inventory. At this moment, Galang raised his head. It was a response like he had broken free of something. The Gullam hunters looked at each other with surprised expressions and rushed to get up.
“Shutra?”
Felicia jumped down from Galang, approached In-gong and asked a question. In-gong fell to the ground as well as he replied,
“It felt like an elder dragon was touching me. But it is different from Earth Quaker or White Eagle.”
The feeling was certain, but there was no way to explain it specifically. In-gong asked Green Wind,
“Green Wind, can you feel anything?”
“Um, I don’t know. It is familiar but also strange. It is a different feeling from when I encountered Earth Quaker or Night Watch. At that time, I didn’t feel like it was strange.”
Green Wind too felt a sensation similar to what In-gong felt.
Felicia looked at In-gong and Green Wind because Green Wind didn’t seem like a simple guardian. In-gong smiled bitterly at Felicia’s gaze. Now that he thought about it, he had never discussed the origin of Green Wind. In-gong truly did have many secrets.
“The origin of Green Wind is Ainkel. A fragment of Ainkel’s soul became self-reliant and gave birth to the guardian, Green Wind.”
In-gong explained briefly, and Felicia’s eyes shone.
“The soul of an elder dragon?”
“Hmm, hmm, that’s right. I am such a being.”
Green Wind raised her jaw and took a holy pose, just like the first time In-gong met her. However, Felicia had already witnessed different types of things. Carack, who had seen the Great Enkidu from the Thunder Light Anvil, made a disappointed expression.
“The fantasy of the elder dragons is breaking.”
Delia nodded as she has also seen the illusion of Enkidu. Enkidu had truly felt like a great being in that illusion. Green wind made a dissatisfied expression as even Karma, who had once worshipped her, didn’t show any response. Felicia looked around and said,
“Anyway, these ruins has to do with a dragon… Is there some type of relationship between the elder dragons and the giants?”
“Maybe.”
The Giant King’s Sword had the ability to rule the giants. He didn’t know the extent of the dominance, but if the elder dragon made such a sword, there was likely to be a much closer relationship than he thought.
The dragon warrior who had fought against the red serpent god…
In-gong looked back at the throne. After the Giant King’s Sword was pulled out, the remains and armour of the giant king had fallen down. It was like time had accelerated.
It wasn’t just the remains of the giant king which started to collapse. The whole place started to shake. At first, it was only slight but the shaking became increasingly bigger.
“Prince!”
Carack exclaimed urgently. Karma grabbed Felicia in a flash and jumped on top of Galang, while Delia also rushed forward. In-gong gestured to Carack as he jumped on White Eagle.
“Run!”
The Gullam hunters started to run as rocks were falling from the ceiling.
These were ruins which had seven underground floors. If they didn’t hurry, they would be crushed by the ruin.
The Gullam hunters ran desperately, but time was the problem. By the time they reached the second floor, the shaking of the ruin was almost at the level of an earthquake. The floor cracked, and the ceiling was crumbling.
“Ohhhh!”
Galang shouted and took the lead. He used the fact that the ceiling was low to step on the rubble and jump to the ground floor.
‘Master!’
The moment that Green Wind screamed, In-gong used Dragon Breath. He used it to shatter the stone which was blocking the middle of the hallway on the first floor.
The light was near. Instead of running, Galang and the Gullam hunters threw themselves at the light. They rolled on the ground but were able to get out in time. As the last Gullam hunter hit the ground, the entrance of the ruins collapsed completely.
In-gong hurried toward the Gullam hunters. The people they carried were lying on the ground, but they were fortunately unharmed. Their bodies had been thrown before the Gullam hunters landed on the ground.
Carack had a tough body, while Amita’s armour had absorbed the shock for Delia. Karma landed smoothly on the ground while carrying Felicia. She staggered somewhat, but due to being a sturdy satyr, she stood firmly without falling.
After confirming the safety of the party, In-gong looked back at the ruins. There was a hole in the ground where the seven floors had collapsed, and the ground was still shaking as the collapse continued.
“Huu.”
The Giant King’s Sword was the source of the magic which sustained the ruin. After letting out a long exhale, In-gong opened his inventory and looked at the Giant King’s Sword. Although there were some questions left, the result was a success.
It was clear the elder dragons had a conflict with the four beings of Conquest, War, Death and Famine. Therefore, looking into the Giant King’s Sword and red serpent god had a high chance of allowing him to discover new facts.
‘I got my hands on the Giant King’s Sword.’
Furthermore, thanks to this exploration, he had become aware of Dragon Breath and Dragon Fear. It was a fairly successful result for two days of exploration.
In-gong couldn’t help smiling before he urged the party to move. They hurriedly left the basin where the ruins used to be.
Later that night…
The incubus, Carlos, ran toward In-gong’s party which had returned to the Gullam village. Carack listened to what Carlos was gasping out and exclaimed,
“4th Princess is in danger?!”
…4th Princess Anastasia Nekrion, the person in charge of Curtis!
Felicia and Green Wind looked at In-gong reflexively. The Carlos shouted,
“Ah, no! Your Highness! It is a big deal! The transportation formation has been destroyed!”
“Transportation formation?”
Curtis transportation formation was in the centre, not the outskirts. Who would attack the place when it was a few days away from the front lines?
“What transportation formation is it?”
Felicia asked hurriedly. The dark elf reinforcements still hadn’t arrived through the transportation formation. It was be frustrating if the transportation formation which connected to the territory of the dark elves was destroyed.
However, Carlos’ reaction was abnormal. He shouted with a face full of despair,
“It isn’t just one! All of Curtis’ transportation formations have been attacked!”
It was a simultaneous strike. This wasn’t something the barbarians located behind the Western Limit Line could do.
The destruction of the transportation formations was to stop reinforcements from the Demon King’s Palace. What happened? And what was going to happen from now on?
In-gong gazed toward the north-west, in the direction of the location of the 4th Princess Anastasia and 3rd Prince Victor.