Chapter 142

Chapter 142 – Chapter 26: Conquest #3

In-gong returned to the Black Flame Dragon . He had already expected it, but the area surrounding the Black Flame Dragon was calm . The black ash on the ground and the dry, broken body parts made it obvious as to what had happened .

Sepira couldn’t speak . She was doing her best to act as calmly as possible, but she was clearly emotional . She staggered as her eyes were busy looking around, hoping to spot any survivors .

In-gong, who carried Felicia on his back, didn’t try to stop Sepira . It wasn’t easy to say comforting words, so he just boarded the Black Flame Dragon quietly . He also thought it was lucky Felicia and Silvan had lost consciousness .

Having stayed on the Black Flame Dragon before, he knew its structure and headed straight to the captain’s room . However, In-gong checked the mini-map, as was his habit, and his eyes widened .

“There are survivors!”

Sepira rushed up the stairs at In-gong’s cry . Instead of waiting for her, In-gong headed straight to the place where the survivors were . It was the crew room .

There was an awful smell as soon as he opened the door . Delia, who was standing behind In-gong, blinked with confusion .

“The smell of alcohol?”

There were three crew members on the floor . There was one woman and two men . The thing they all had in common was the terrible smell of alcohol . One of them was still holding a big bottle .

After arriving late, Sepira sighed as soon as she saw the three people . Then she turned toward In-gong with a somewhat embarrassed face .

“Today was their day off . ”

It seemed like they had drunk alcohol and gone to sleep without noticing the disturbance . They were lucky .

If the mission had been accomplished as usual, Sepira would have told them off for drinking and falling asleep even though it was their day off . However, the survival of the three people cut through her tension, and she started crying .

“There are three more people, so moving the Black Flame Dragon won’t be a problem . ”

Sepira dried her tears and told In-gong . In-gong was gladdened by this and headed toward the captain’s room .

In-gong sighed as he watched Silvan and Felicia laying side by side on the big bed . As he watched the two people sleeping peacefully, In-gong’s heart calmed .

‘Carack will be worried . ’

He had simply left without explaining properly .

The distance to the fourth base wasn’t that far, so long range communication should be possible . He felt sorry for the worried Carack, but the quickest he could send some news was tomorrow .

‘I saved Call . ’

The reason why he hadn’t called Vandal in the fight against the Famine Knight was because Vandal’s current location was too far away .

As the level of the King’s Knights increased, the distance of Call also increased, so it might be possible one day . However, there was no reason to use it .

He accepted Felicia and Silvan as members of his knights, so he wanted to save Call .

In-gong arranged his thoughts and turned his gaze to Delia . She was very tired and wanted to rest, but he needed to know the situation . After leaving Felicia and Silvan to Sepira, he took Delia to an empty room nearby in order to hear her story .

They had been writing down the unknown characters from the indigenous species when the Famine Knight entered suddenly . Based on the story, the purpose of the Famine Knight seemed to be the ruin, like In-gong had surmised, and not Silvan and Felicia .

In-gong then decided to stop here and rest for today . He was curious about the characters carved in the ruin, but he couldn’t leave Felicia and Silvan alone on the Black Flame Dragon .

In-gong sent Delia to take care of Felicia and lay down on a bed . It had been a huge day for In-gong as well . There were no problems with his stamina thanks to the constant level ups, but his nerves were still frayed .

“Protect the perimeter . ”

“I will . Goodnight, My Master . ”

Green Wind kissed In-gong gently on the forehead before scattering back into wind .

In-gong closed his eyes, and soon, he fell into a deep sleep .

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“Master, wake up . It is morning . ”

Instead of Carack’s rough voice, Green Wind’s soft voice tickled his ears . In-gong opened his eyes slowly and saw Green Wind . She handed In-gong a glass of water and said,

“I saw what the orc did . Here is a cup of cold water to drink . I’ve also prepared water to wash up . ”

He turned away from Green Wind’s bright eyes and saw the basin beside the bed . It was filled with cold water .

“How is it, Master? Aren’t you fine without the orc?”

“Yes . ”

Green Wind laughed at In-gong’s words . Her face was so beautiful that In-gong refrained from saying Carack would have prepared a towel to clean his face .

Anyhow, In-gong woke up thanks to Green Wind and headed to the captain’s room . He looked at the time displayed on the mini-map and saw that it was already noon .

“You’ve come . Both of them are calm . ”

Delia welcomed him as he entered the captain’s room . Sepira had fallen asleep while sitting down . She and Delia had alternated guarding Felicia and Silvan . Delia had dark circles under her eyes, but her expression was bright . In-gong felt sorry toward Delia and made up his mind—one more hand was needed to help .

“So, that is why you called me?”

“Yes, you are a perfect housewife . ”

In-gong muttered as he summoned Carack .

“That—I thought it was because there was a crisis . ”

“Then would you like to change your position?”

“I will work hard . ”

Carack whined playfully, and In-gong just laughed . Another reason was that he wanted to experience the increased distance of Call after the level up .

“How has it been?”

“There was an uproar . Prince left with just the words that 6th Princess was in danger . 8th Princess had just arrived and was talking to me, so she must have been surprised when I disappeared . ”

It was a natural story . Moreover, it was a dangerous situation, so it was frustrating not knowing the situation .

‘Caitlin will worry a lot . ’

An image of Caitlin stomping her feet came to his mind clearly .

“Anyway, I want to ask you to handle the work . Both Delia and Sepira are too tired . ”

“Understood . Leave it to me . ”

Carack pounded his chest with a trustworthy face and walked out of the room . As expected, he showed his skills . Thanks to that, Delia and Sepira’s feelings seemed to deepen, but In-gong could understand . It was enough that Nayatra didn’t join them .

Time passed, and it became evening . Silvan was still asleep, but Felicia had woken up . She washed up and had a meal with Delia’s help, then watched In-gong with teary eyes again . She hugged In-gong and thanked him repeatedly .

Thanks to Felicia, In-gong barely managed to ask Carack and Delia to leave the room . He had something that he could discuss only with Felicia . Delia exchanged glances with Felicia before leaving the room, then In-gong put Felicia back on the bed . He sat down in a chair opposite her .

Felicia opened her fan and covered her face because of a simple reason:

“I’m so embarrassed . ”

The tips of her long ears were red . She had cried most of yesterday and was doing the same today . In-gong laughed because she looked pretty cute .

“Isn’t it too late now?”

“It is really embarrassing . ”

Felicia complained before fanning herself a few times, then she faced In-gong with a well-prepared expression .

“Okay, I am ready . You can speak now . ”

“Noona, I have a confession . ”

“Wait a minute, wait a minute . ”

Felicia hurried to restrain In-gong as she fanned herself and took deep breaths . Her embarrassed gaze peeked at In-gong from behind the fan .

Then after a few minutes, Felicia took a deep breath and told In-gong again,

“Okay, again . ”

“I have a confession . ”

In-gong and Felicia burst out laughing . Felicia stared at In-gong and said,

“You will tell me now?”

“Yes, I think I can speak if it is Noona . ”

It was a secret he kept even from Carack . It was a very important secret that related directly to In-gong . However, it would be okay if the other person was Felicia .

In-gong stared straight at Felicia with red eyes and said,

“Felicia noona, I am a Conquest Knight . ”

They were short and simple words .

In-gong swallowed his saliva while Felicia rolled her eyes . Then she called out to In-gong,

“Shutra . ”

“Huh?”

“What is that?”

The serious atmosphere was broken, but this was also good . In-gong nodded and said,

“Let me explain . ”

“Uh, that… In summary . There are four beings who yearn for the end of the world, and each of them chose four knights which are referred to as the Four Knights of the Apocalypse . They are Conquest, War, Death and Famine… and you are the Conquest Knight?”

In-gong nodded at Felicia’s question . Then Felicia continued to narrow it down .

“Among the four, Conquest betrayed the rest, and she longs for the maintenance of this world, not its destruction . Therefore, she decided on a knight like Shutra, who wants to protect the world . Apart from her, the other three are still working toward the end of the world . Gerard was the Famine Knight, while the enemies with the violet aura which we dealt with several times are associated with the Death Knight . Whereas, the barbarians were associated with the War Knight . ”

“That’s right . ”

Felicia quickly understood . She accepted In-gong’s story and sighed .

“It is the first time I’ve heard of this, but… I am convinced . Everything fits . ”

With Shutra’s explanation, the questions in her head started to be answered one by one .

Felicia asked In-gong,

“Shutra, have you only recently awakened as a Conquest Knight?”

“That’s right . It happened during the Red Lightning tribe mission . ”

Felicia closed her eyes at In-gong’s answer . This time, it really did make sense . The Prince of Scraps, the incompetent 9th Prince had only started to show his greatness during the Red Lightning tribe mission .

“But then… I can’t imagine what it is like to be a knight . In a sense, Conquest is like a divine being, isn’t she? Have you received a revelation?”

“It’s not like that… I just know in the moment . Oh, I’m also a knight, not Conquest . In fact, I only recently came to know about the rest of the beings and their knights . I had to do my own research . ”

“Indeed… Anyway, one mystery has been solved . Somehow, even if you were a genius, it was too much . Nevertheless, Shutra is a special person . ”

Shutra had become too strong in such a short period of time . This was due to the power of Conquest .

‘There is also Protagonist Correction . ’

However, he couldn’t talk about that .

In-gong watched Felicia and said,

“Noona is also special . So, I am confessing this secret . ”

His words were flattery, but they were also true . Felicia spread open the fan again and said,

“At any rate, it is good . I really appreciate it . Especially the fact that I am the first to know this secret . ”

Caitlin and Chris didn’t know this story . Just like when she found out about the inventory, Felicia was competing with Caitlin and Chris strangely .

“Okay, Shutra . You’ve told me the story, so I will tell you my conclusions . ”

Felicia folded her fan with a loud sound and leaned closer to In-gong .

“For now, let’s keep it a secret . ”

There was no smile on Felicia’s face . She was currently very serious .

“It is fine to report that the group attacking us consists of the Death Knight and War Knight . Maybe the Demon King’s Palace already knows about the Four Knights of the Apocalypse . They have great knowledge after all . ”

Felicia was a ruins expert, but she was only 20 years old . The Demon King’s Palace had a vast collection of knowledge Felicia didn’t know . There might be something about the Four Knights of the Apocalypse in there .

So, they could tell the Demon King’s Palace that the Death and War Knights were attacking . Maybe they already knew about it .

“But we must hide the fact that Shutra is the Conquest Knight . ”

Felicia grasped In-gong’s hand tightly . It was a warm hand .

“Shutra, I trust you . I know that you are different from Death, War and Famine . But the Demon King’s Palace may not think this way . Do you know what I mean?”

“I know . ”

The Death Knight and War Knight were enemies of the Demon King’s Palace . It was possible the palace would treat In-gong, a Conquest Knight, like them . In the worst case scenario, they would try to remove In-gong .

“Yes, then let’s keep it a secret . I’m sorry for the Demon King’s Palace, but you are much more precious than them . ”

Felicia said with a gentle smile, and that smile was so beautiful . In-gong turned his eyes away awkwardly and said,

“Mmm, as expected of Silvan hyung’s twin . ”

The words were beautiful but also embarrassing . Felicia immediately released In-gong’s hand after being compared to Silvan . She covered her red face and said,

“Ah, well . Okay . Based on this story, the Famine Knight likely wants something from the ruin . Then it makes sense to check what it is . Isn’t that right?”

“Of course . Let’s go back as soon as the sun rises tomorrow morning . ”

The Famine Knight had coveted something in the ruin . By obtaining it, they would gain a huge help and deal a blow to Famine simultaneously .

“By the way, Shutra, I was wondering about one thing . ”

‘“What is it?”

“The Four Knights of the Apocalypse? So, is this the apocalypse? Do you know what type of apocalypse?”

It was a reasonable question .

In-gong laughed awkwardly and said,

“I am still investigating . ”

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“As soon as you see it, you can read unknown words . A scam . It is a scam!”

“Caitlin noona would have said that I’m amazing . ”