Chapter 272 – The King’s Path (2) – PLAYER WHO RETURNED 10,000 YEARS LATER
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Chapter 272 – The King’s Path (2)
Pallock rose from his seat, glancing tremblingly at Kang Woo.
“No,” he said with incredible confidence.
Then he bit his lip and started talking again:
– You cannot use rebirth.
– Balrog…
– This is happening again! – he kicked the floor, which, unable to bear it, cracked. “Didn’t you promise that you wouldn’t do this anymore?!”
All those present immediately fell silent. Halcyon and Echidna trembled, and Kang Woo narrowed his eyes.
– Are you going to contradict the order?
Silence fell.
Pallock clenched his fists and trembled.
– You can find another way.
– No, we need to do this.
– Don’t we even have time to think?
– It’s not that time is running out, but we have nowhere to go.
– You’ve become even stronger than in Hell…
– Enemies have also become stronger.
Pallock closed his eyes.
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– It’s dangerous.
– Do you think I don’t know? – Kang Woo laughed.
Pallock stamped his foot again
– Why?! Why is it necessary to resort to being reborn?!
– Balrog… – Kang Woo was calm.
There was even a bit of sadness in his head. Although his words sounded emotionless, everyone understood that Kang Woo spoke from the bottom of his heart.
– We’ve lost too much.
The demon was silent.
“I don’t want this to happen again. He was sure of what he was saying.
Pallock twisted slightly and clenched his fists. At that moment, Lilith approached him.
– Pallock, surrender. You yourself know how stubborn the Lord is.
– And in such a situation you don’t care?.
– Ha ha ha! – She laughed and her eyes filled with anger. “Do you really think so?
Lilith spoke through her teeth and her body shook. It looked like she might even cry.
Pallock sighed.
– Got it. And when are you going to act?
– Right now.
Since he decided on this, there was no reason to postpone until later.
– Where?.
– Do you remember the place of our training? Come on there.
– But it’s dangerous there. Wasn’t… that where the Keepers’ warehouse was located?
– Grand Canyon?
– Yes.
– Yes, but it’s convenient.
– It’s still worth choosing a safer place.
Kang Woo nodded.
– Got it.
– Then I’ll start preparing, – Pallock turned around.
He took Lilith and started collecting things around the house.
– Kang Woo, – Echidna approached him and grabbed the hem of his clothes. – And what is “rebirth”?
– I’m also interested, – Alcyone came up next.
Kang Woo answered with difficulty:
– This is… a type of training.
– Training?
– Yes. This will help me to quickly learn to cope with the Magi.
Hearing about the training, Echidna’s worried gaze calmed slightly. Her eyes sparkled.
– Can I go to training too?
– No, – he shook his head confidently.
Echidna trembled. The guy stroked her head and continued:
– Han Seol is alone at home and is very bored. Go home and stay with her.
– Okay…
Echidna was depressed, but did not argue anymore.
At this moment…
– Is it better to go together?
– Pallok… – Kang Woo glared.
He confidently continued:
– Are the petty and Alcyone not your subordinates? They have the right to do that.
– What nonsense?
– Of course, I would like you to completely abandon this idea. But since this is impossible, then I would like you not to fence yourself off from your subordinates.
– Isolate? Yes, even if we go together, then what’s the point…
– It won`t, – Pallock shook his head.- Petty is a dragon, and can use magic, and Alcyone is even stronger than me.
– Oh-oh, you know what logic is?
– Don’t you yourself understand that outside forces are useful?
Kang Woo is silent.
– Bloody.
He didn’t want to admit it, but Pallock was right. After the rebirth is over, he will be incredibly weak. And just in case, it would be nice to have someone strong at your side.
– Besides, taking only me with you, You will sow the seed of discord between your subordinates.
This is also true.
When you have several subordinates, the most important thing is not to single out favorites. If he leaves Echidna and Alcyone here, they will feel abandoned. To avoid this, it would be better to take everyone at once.
– Do you want to watch the Master’s training?
– Yes, very much!
– I want to too.
Echidna and Halcyon nodded actively.
– That’s it.
Kang Woo shook his head.
– Do what you want… – he said tiredly.
Balrock laughed and turned to Echidna and Alcyone:
– Help me with my things.
– What?
– Needed a change of clothes, a supply of water and towels to dry the body.
Although Echidna did not understand why these things were needed for training, she nodded… Together, they quickly finished preparations.
– Then let’s go.
Kang Woo moved them to the Shrine of the Guardians. There they passed to the other Gate leading to the Grand Canyon.
“I’m often here…” Kang Woo muttered as he left Gate.
Since there are practically no people here, he often trained or practiced here.
Echidna followed him.
– Kang Woo, I have trained a lot too. I am much better at magic now. Even better than a full-grown dragon.
She looked like a child waiting to be praised. Kang Woo laughed and stroked her head.
– Well done. And you got even taller.
– Yes! Soon I will gain weight like Han Seol.
– Ah, um…
– I asked her how to do it, but she got angry…
– Don’t talk about this anymore.
Otherwise, Kang Woo won’t see the kimchichige again. The guy once again stroked her head and walked on. Echidna noticed that on the other hand, Kang Woo was holding Halcyon’s hand.
“What’s this?”
– Mr. Kang Woo, me too… I’m training too!
“Don’t lie.”
Hellish creatures don’t train. No, actually, it just doesn’t make much sense. Their body is maximally developed from the very beginning, so even with training they will not be able to get stronger. Kang Woo gave her a skeptical look and she spread her wings.
– B-u-lessons of the bride! I’m listening to them right now!
“But you’re not a bride.”
– Wedding! Only the wedding remains!
“And something between your legs.”
Kang Woo’s gaze fluttered.
– Enough idle talk, – said Balrog from behind.
– What? She turned a displeased look at him.”I… I spoke with Mr. Kang Woo…
She showed her teeth and flapped her wings.
– Don’t bother me. Otherwise, you will feel bad.
Her nails immediately became longer, turning into claws.
Stick said firmly:
– You interfere with the Lord.
As soon as it came to Kang Woo, she pressed her lips together tightly.
– Well, why are you… – she pursed her lips.
Kang Woo walked forward, looking around.
– Here.
– Maybe let’s go further?
– Yes, it’s ok here.
Kang Woo didn’t see anyone around, not even insects ran. The guy entered the gorge.
– I’m counting on you.
– Yes.
Balrog remained at the entrance. He prepared water, clean clothes and a towel.
– What are you doing?.
“You’ll see,” Pallock replied quietly. – Our task is to not let anyone in during rebirth.
– So we are guarding Kang Woo? – Echidna’s eyes shone.
Since it was usually the other way around, her interest aroused.
– You will understand later.
– Good…
Kang Woo looked at the three and wanted to say something, but he just sighed and nodded.
– Why? After all, I also want to know more about you.
– Because you will begin to sympathize with me.
– What?
– Hearing my story, you will start to feel sorry for me.
The guy remembered their recent conversation with Han Seol and clicked his tongue.
– This is crazy… – he said and began to undress.
– O- ooh!
– We need to take a photo!
The audience was very noisy.
Kang Woo took off everything except his underpants and threw his clothes into a corner.
“Why are they so happy?”
He looked at himself, then at the girls gazing at him and laughed.
“Well,” he closed his eyes, lifting Demonic energy.
His body arched like an arrow. My head was dizzy, everything swam before my eyes.
“Ocean”.
He saw in front of him an endless, huge ocean. It contained three doors.
Man Ma Jong.
He opened one of them.
– Kang Woo?.
He was shaking.
The guy bit his lip while biting her blood. The demonic energy flowed like water in a river, swallowing his entire body.
He vomited black blood. Wild pain covered him, alienating his consciousness. The bones began to creak, crack and tear through the skin from the inside. The vessels burned, and the body was torn to pieces. Blood flowed from him like a fountain.
– Ah-ah!
Kang Woo trembled, grabbing the void with his hands. He continued to flounder, trying to make his way forward. Blood was pouring out of him, and his heart was beating like crazy.
He peeled off his skin as if trying to cleanse it.
– Ah-ah!
Madness and anguish were intertwined in his scream. He screamed and floundered.
“We need to learn how to control…”
Demonic energy moved through the body with great speed. He only opened one door for Man Ma Jeong. If he fails now, then there will be no further way, and death will come.
– Agrh! – he twitched, as if trying to get to his feet.
The guy was on the verge.
He wet himself, vomited, but he did not give up and continued to flounder. His body was torn in places, and the blood gushed without ceasing.
– Bl…
Pain.
Pain, pain, pain.
He thought of nothing but the pain enveloping him, but he must overcome it.
– Ah-ah… – he cried.
Consciousness faded, everything floated before my eyes.
Balrog, Echidna, Halcyone – they all merged into one spot.
And only pain remains in the world.
– A-a-a! – he screamed and shivered.
At the moment when he was about to pass out, something touched his mind. To survive, his instincts were dominated by the Demonic energy.
Self-forgetfulness.
Demonic energy began to succumb to control. It seemed to him that a ball of thread was beginning to unravel in front of him. Movement after movement.
He moved forward.
Forward
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– Kang Woo!
– Mister Kang Woo!
Halcyone and Echidna looked at the guy with concern.
– Enough. – Pallock stopped them.
– How can you say that? Can’t you see it for yourself?! – Halcyone bared her teeth.
Echidna trembled and sat down.
– If you touch him now, he will die.
Hearing this, Halcyone stopped.
– Wha… what?.
They called it “training,” but something was going wrong. It looks more like self-destruction.
– Is this… is this “rebirth”?
Balrog nodded.
– He found himself in a whirlwind of Demonic energy and woke up in self-forgetfulness. This is rebirth.
– Is it dangerous?.
– It’s like turning your body inside out. Of course this is dangerous. In the worst case, he can die. Well, or become a “vegetable” and then he will simply exist, experiencing terrible pain.
– But… but why…
– Didn’t the Master speak? Balrog smiled bitterly. – He doesn’t want to lose anything anymore.
He turned around and sat on the ground, leaning against the wall, and stared at Kang Woo. Balrog moved away, but still continued to hear his screams.
– Yes, and you have no idea what path the Lord took while in Hell.
They were silent.
– His path was not paved with white stone.
Balrog got up and walked over to Kang Woo who had fallen to the ground. He lifted him in his arms… A trail of black blood followed the guy.
– His path…
Balrog took a ladle of water and poured the boy’s body. Blood flowing from him became lighter.
– He was low, dirty, pathetic, he walked the path of rabble.
The flowing blood seemed to serve as an illustration to his words.
– That was his path.
Silence fell after Pallock’s words.
– Balrog…
At that moment, Kang Woo opened his eyes in his hands.
– Rest, Master.
– Ah! ..
He reflexively continued to flounder while did not grab Pallock’s shoulder. Kang Woo mustered the rest of his strength and opened his mouth with difficulty. It looked like he just had to say it.
– Why… ahhh!
– Master? Does it hurt you?
– No, how… infuriates…
– I understand what you mean. It hurts you and me too…
– Bastard… your words… about the rabble’s path… what the… – he trembled all over.
He vomited again, right on Pallock’s face.
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Author: 나비계곡
Translation: Artificial_Intelligence
