Chapter 503 – Not Servants Protect the King – PLAYER WHO RETURNED 10,000 YEARS LATER
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Chapter 503 – Not Servants Protect the King
White dust was waking up from my hand and scattered in the wind all over the roof. The image of the dead Guardian of Fate flashed through my mind. He calmly watched the ashes of his subordinate scattering in the wind.
Seoul, on which the dust resembling snowflakes descended, was unusually empty. Under the leadership of the School of Light and Guardians, all residents were transported to the RNO. Staring at the completely empty city, Kang Woo sighed.
– Are we really in trouble?
He watched the last bits of his subordinate disappear from sight and rose from his seat.
– Are you finished?
As soon as he turned around, he saw looking into him side of Lilith. He asked her:
– Have you seen?.
– Oh yes. You did the same in Hell.
Kang Woo lowered his head and looked away. Lilith smiled softly and approached him.
– You shouldn’t hide everything in yourself, Master.
She gently took his hand and rested her head on his shoulder.
– In addition, in his last moment, the Guardian of Doom smiled.
Kang Woo tightly pressed his lips together. Thoughts in my head were confused.
– Ha ha… – Lilith laughed softly and touched Kang Woo’s cheek. – You don’t change at all.
Now he looked like after the war in which he lost some of his servants.
– Enough.
Kang Woo pulled away from Lilith with a painful look. She laughed again, covering her mouth with her hand.
– Better tell me, did you get some powder from the Behemoth’s horn?
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– I got it, but not as much as I would like.
– Really? Kang Woo frowned and held out his hand.
Lilith handed him a black bag.
“Powder containing the powers of the God of Death.”
How much from him headache. Kang Woo never thought that Baal would go to such tricks in equipping his army.
– It will be necessary to strengthen the defense.
Kang Woo burned the powder in his hands, absorbing it with the Fire of Insatiability. He had no influence on him: neither positive nor negative.
“Maybe you should have passed it on? – a thought crossed his mind, but he immediately shook his head. “It’s too dangerous.”
This powder can provide tremendous power, although it is absolutely useless for Kang Woo.
“This means that you cannot allow the powder to get to someone else.”
So to calm the soul it will be better to just burn it. Kang Woo shook the ashes off his hands and asked:
– And the angels?
– Based on Leila’s words, they are preparing for the upcoming events in the sanctuary of the Guardians.
– You will need to visit them.
– Yes, they want to know a lot about Doomguard.
– No wonder… – Kang Woo smiled bitterly and nodded.
Because initially, it was the angels who hunted the Guardian of Doom.
– And you focus on defensive magic. I’m going to meet Michael.
Michael didn’t know they were demons yet. No matter how good a deceiver Kang Woo is, it is better to avoid direct meetings between Lilith and Michael.
– As you order, – Lilith bowed elegantly.
Kang Woo walked past her and began to descend from the roof of the building.
– What?.
Suddenly he spotted a familiar human figure.
– Pallock?
– Yes.
– What is it? You don’t like the human image.
– How else would I come here? – he said, raising his head and pointing at the ceiling.
If he appeared here in his usual image, he simply blew it off with his shoulders and head would be the ceiling.
– I would have had better rest. Or is there something urgent?
Pallock tightly pursed his lips and looked at Kang Woo. He squinted.
“I’ve seen this expression before.”
Pallock looked at Si Hoon with the same gaze before they entered the Ice Castle.
– Ah… – the guy exclaimed.
Kang Woo seemed to know what Pallock’s gaze was talking about.
– Lord, – he knelt down in front of Kang Woo and, bowing his head, continued:
– I …
– If you want me to make you my Incarnation, then this will not happen.
Pallock’s gaze wavered. He bit his lip as Kang Woo hit the bull”s-eye.
– Why?.
“Because you can get Divinity on your own,” Kang Woo replied without a drop of doubt in his voice.
Pallock darkens.
– There is almost no time left.
It’s only a month before the main battle. No one could know if he would be able to receive Divinity during this time.
“I know,” Kang Woo nodded. – Maybe this period will be enough for you. I will not rule out the possibility of making you an Incarnation, but as soon as you become one and receive a part of my Divinity, you will not be able to grow on your own.
Its development will freeze in place.
“And yet I need Divinity,” said Pallock, clenching his fists tightly.
Mixing notes were heard in his voice.
– In order to protect you… I need Divinity, – he lowered his head as if he was ashamed.
Pallock remembered the fight with Arakail. Memories of how he lost to a bastard who betrayed the Lord’s trust. In fact, Pallock could not even take the attacks normally, let alone fight back.
“In order to protect the Master… No, if only to become a shield, I need Divinity.”
Now she was more important to him than anything else.
Kang Woo pursed his lips. If you think about the character of Pallock, then he could imagine how difficult it was for him to give these words. He is ready to give up all further perspectives and just gain strength. Probably now it will not work to convince him. Kang Woo was sad about it, even though Pallock did it for him.
– Pallock, – the guy smiled slightly.
He was about to speak the painful truth.
– Even after becoming my Incarnation, you cannot save me.
Pallock frowned.
– Becoming an Incarnation, you will simply receive Divinity. But what happened to Arakail in the end? Let’s say that you get the same power as his. And you think you can protect me? Kang Woo asked coldly.
Pallock pressed his lips together tightly. He personally saw the fight between the Lord and Arakail. No, can it even be called a fight? The whole Squad of Suffering could not withstand the power of the Master. So can he, having gained the same power, protect the Lord?
– But… – Pallock didn’t finish.
He knew the answer himself, but he couldn’t say it out loud. Even then, he will be too weak to protect the Overlord.
– The power that the Incarnation gains has a limit.
As a result, the Incarnation simply borrows part of his powers.
– Do you really want to trade all your capabilities for a limited amount of forces?
Pallock, clenching his fists, shrugged his shoulders… Kang Woo owl’s spoken words sounded like they were about to sink right into his heart. Kang Woo looked at Pallock’s head down heavily and smiled.
– I already thought that your brain turned into muscles, but no… You can still think,
– Kang Woo said jokingly and patted him on the shoulder.
– Master…
– Just keep developing in the same spirit. When did you start thinking so much? Although, watching Si Hoon, it could not be otherwise.
Si Hoon received Divinity on his own. This is a completely different level than receiving power through becoming an Incarnation. If you choose someone who can somehow protect Kang Woo, it’s Si Hoon.
“Pallock must have felt terrible.”
He protected Kang Woo for a long time, and was his family member. Of course, he also appreciated Lilith and the Guardian of Doom, but Pallock was still special.
“We were together for a long time.”
It wasn’t just time that was a problem. Pallock and Kang Woo first met in an extreme situation. When Kang Woo just moved from the Eight-Thousand to the Nine-Thousand Circle of Hell, Pallock lost his master, and with him the meaning of life. We can say that they helped each other in the most difficult situation. How can they not get close here?
“I think Pallock thinks the same.”
His excessive devotion was not determined by character, it was developed in the course of difficult wars and jointly overcome difficulties. And then Si Hoon appeared – more talented and stronger than Pallock, and he is not inferior in devotion.
“He may well believe that Si Hoon will take his place.”
But Pallock does not show his feelings and hides everything in himself.
– Eh, you idiot piece, – Kang Woo lightly grabbed Pallock by the head. – You seem to be filming a drama here: then love, then fights. But for me, think, how would you cut something off with your swords.
– What? But I don’t use a sword…
– God, I’m figuratively… – Kang Woo grimaced, and then shouted: – Ugh, I presented it! Ugh, why?!
He grabbed his hair and staggered. Pallock, not understanding what Kang Woo was talking about, looked up at him.
– Hmm, – Kang Woo cleared his throat and tapped the demon on shoulder. – You shouldn’t be so eager to protect me.
– But…
– From the very beginning it should be so, – Kang Woo turned away from Pallock and continued: – It is not the servants who protect the king, – he turned his head to Pallok, – but the king protects his servants.
Pallock’s eyes widened. Kang Woo chuckled and started to move.
– Just do whatever you can. That’s enough.
– Master… – the demon muttered quietly, watching the retreating guy.
Silence descended on the corridor.
– So, it is not the servants who protect the king and the king protects his servants… – Pallock once again repeated the words spoken by Kang Woo. “But, my Lord…” He shivered and bit his lip, so hard that it bleed.”You’ve defended me for too long…
His body began to burn from the feeling of his own helplessness. Pallock pulled out something from his bosom: a pouch the size of a fist. He raised it to his mouth, looking at the dark powder.
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Author: 나비계곡
Translation: Artificial_Intelligence
