Chapter 143

Chapter 143 – Chapter 26: Conquest #4

Apocalypse could be associated with words such as prophecy, revelation, and so on .

In other words, if there were Four Knights of the Apocalypse, then there was a possibility of the existence of things such as a book of revelations or a prophecy .

He had heard the title ‘the Four Knights of the Apocalypse’ for the first time from the last flame . However, the last flame hadn’t mentioned anything about the apocalypse . She didn’t know anything except that the knights were desperate for destruction .

For her, the Four Knights of the Apocalypse was just a story .

In-gong only had access to the first floor of the library, which could be called the surface, so he couldn’t obtain such information . However, adding up all his merits from this time, he might be able to find new information .

After finishing the conversation with Felicia, In-gong contacted the transfer facility near Takar . The communication device installed on the Black Flame Dragon had the essence of the dark elves’ power, so the distance for sending and receiving signals was considerable .

By communicating through each base from the transport formation tower, the news would reach the fourth base in a few hours .

‘6th Princess is safe . I’ll be back in a few days . ’

It was a short message, but it was better than nothing .

As usual, In-gong trained before falling asleep . Then the next morning, he left with the excited Felicia to explore the ruins .

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Felicia and Delia were the only ones involved in the ruins exploration .

Silvan was still asleep and after overworking for so long, Sepira finally lay down . Thus, Carack stayed behind on the Black Flame Dragon to take care of the two people . Of course, there were three surviving crew members on the Black Flame Dragon, but it was inevitable that In-gong would trust Carack more . Additionally, the three crew members were busy managing the Black Flame Dragon .

“Delia, isn’t it better for you to take a break?”

In-gong suddenly asked Delia as they were walking toward the entrance of the ruins . Delia’s face was filled with fatigue because like Sepira, she had worked continuously . However, Delia shook her head .

“The greatest rest is seeing that Princess is safe . ”

It wasn’t just flattery but true words . They had such a hard time in the ruins that Delia was just happy Felicia was safe .

“But you were attacked as well . ”

Felicia frowned and asked with a concerned voice . Unlike Felicia and Sephira, Delia had been struck by a direct attack from the Famine Knight .

Once again, Delia shook her head .

“I’m okay . Amita’s armour protected me . I am alive thanks to that . ”

As Delia said, Amita’s armour had protected her . At the time of the attack, a red force field had spread from the chest piece . Thanks to this force field, she was fine despite the attack being so strong that she had been blown away .

“Silvan hyung’s sword is the same… I can see Amita’s craftsmanship . ”

“Yes, indeed… It truly isn’t normal . ”

In-gong and Delia exchanged glances and laughed . However, Felicia’s face was still full of concern .

“Still, it is better not to just believe in equipment . Understand?”

“I understand . ”

Delia answered quickly, but In-gong and Felicia knew . If something dangerous happened again, Delia wouldn’t hesitate to act as a shield . She was just like Carack .

“Okay, then let’s concentrate on exploring the ruins . The unknown characters are found near the entrance .

Felicia clapped to get In-gong and Delia’s attention and started moving confidently .

A while after arriving at the entrance of the ruins, Felicia stomped her feet and shouted,

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

Her face was full of deprivation and unhappiness . In-gong’s ability was indeed a scam for ruins experts . How many nights had she spent studying the dwarf characters or unknown characters just for him to learn the scripts instantly?

Felicia sighed as she recalled the past .

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

He missed the eyes which would shine like lanterns . Felicia’s eyes narrowed at In-gong’s remark, while Delia tried not to laugh .

Felicia had shared all the information with Delia, but she didn’t reveal that In-gong was the Conquest Knight . She had just said that In-gong had a powerful and special ability .

Anyway, Felicia’s expression, a mix of jealousy, chagrin and other emotions, was really worth watching . He was watching her face quietly when he heard a voice from beside him,

“Master, Master . ”

It was Green Wind who had become solid . Green Wind cleared her throat and smiled happily as In-gong turned toward her .

“Master is amazing . ”

Although it was enough to make his heart shake, In-gong shook his head .

“No, there is something lacking . ”

Caitlin’s one had something more to it . Indeed, wasn’t she hard to exceed?

After In-gong’s evaluation, Green Wind became sulky and disappeared . He ignored her sulkiness .

“Well, ignoring that nonsense, what does it say?”

Felicia asked with a curious voice . In-gong looked at the characters once again . Unlike the dwarf and dragon characters, the indigenous species language skill was still level one, so his reading comprehension was somewhat slow .

‘Is it similar to a power plant?’

Thanks to the strength of Conquest, In-gong eventually managed to comprehend what he was reading .

According to In-gong, these ruins formed a huge power plant . As they went deeper, the scent of magic power became stronger because the power generator was down there .

In-gong concluded as he turned toward Felicia .

“This is a facility that produces magic power . And…”

“And?”

“It does seem to belong to the extinct indigenous species . ”

In fact, the latter was so obvious that In-gong didn’t care, but Felicia was different . Her eyes were shining excitedly like she was Caitlin .

“Oh, my god . It is real . Real! The indigenous species really did have a civilization before us . ”

Thunderdoom Fortress was old, but the facility was still built within the records of the dark elves . It couldn’t be compared to the ruins built by the indigenous species before the recorded era .

Felicia hurried forward happily, prompting In-gong every time the unknown characters appeared . She didn’t forget to take notes of In-gong’s answers . Maybe she was creating a translation dictionary .

As Felicia marvelled over the ruins repeatedly, they reached the fifth floor, which was the lowest layer of the ruins .

The fifth floor was similar to the room on the third floor, but the density of magic power was really amazing . It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that the whole room was full of magic power . The room on the fifth floor was almost 10 meters tall, but the floors, walls and ceilings were full of intricate magic circles . It felt like a giant circuit diagram . In the middle of the room, there was a large chunk of magic power floating on an altar at the center of the circuit . It was almost the size of a basketball .

“A magic power crystal…”

Felicia muttered in a voice full of admiration . In-gong could see why the Famine Knight had visited this ruins .

The body of the Famine Knight, Gerard Moonlight, had been in a state of collapse due to his long imprisonment . During their first encounter, he had appeared for the Moonlight Extract, rather than Caitlin and Chris .

This was for the same reason; the Famine Knight needed to regain strength by absorbing this chunk of magic power .

In his early days, Gerard had been equal to a captain . If he had really absorbed the magic power, a terrible tragedy would have taken place .

“This facility was created to produce the crystallized magic power?”

Felicia muttered as she examined the circuit . In-gong nodded and wondered about what to do with the magic power crystal .

‘If it were a plant like the Moonlight Extract, I could just eat it . ’

Unfortunately, it was a mass of pure magic power . So, it was impossible to absorb it by eating .

‘I can try to subdue it with Conquest . ’

However, he was quite skeptical . The power of Conquest was different from the power of Famine . The power of Famine was absorption and depletion, while Conquest was domination and control . Unlike Ainkel’s dragon heart, which was a type of magic spell, the crystal was a collection of pure magic power . So, it was doubtful if Conquest would work .

‘Master, you don’t need to conquer it . The magic power before you was made to be absorbed . Master has the dragon heart, so you will be able to absorb it . ’

He heard Green Wind’s voice while he was busy worrying . In-gong asked reflexively,

‘Made to be absorbed?’

‘That’s right, I can feel it . Maybe it’s a fragment of knowledge Ainkel left behind . The magic power in before your eyes was made for the purpose of absorption . An ordinary person may not be able to absorb too much magic power, but Master has the dragon heart . It is an opportunity for your incomplete dragon heart to grow . ’

Her words sounded plausible . From the outset, this was a power plant which produced energy and sent it elsewhere .

‘An opportunity for my incomplete dragon heart to grow? What does that mean?’

‘Master, do you think that the power of a dragon heart is only that much? The amount of aura is small, so the output of magic power is also small . Master has a piece of dragon heart from Ainkel . Master’s dragon heart is starving, and you need to fill its stomach in order to make it grow . ’

In-gong’s eyes widened at Green Wind’s words . This amount of magic power was enough to increase his triple core to a quad-core .

Of course, the quad-core was a hybrid of the triple-core and magic power, making it a little bit weaker than the original quad-core . Even so, the amount of magic power produced was approximately half of his aura . So, it wasn’t a small amount .

‘Hu, okay . ’

Anyway, it was possible to absorb the magic power and make his dragon heart grow . In that case, there was no reason to hesitate .

“Felicia noona, stand back for a moment . ”

In-gong checked the magic circuit and stood in front of the crystal . Instead of paying attention to Felicia, he brought his hands to the crystal .

“Shutra?”

Felicia sprang back in shock as a huge amount of light emerged from the crystal . At the same time, In-gong’s dragon heart responded . It devoured the magic power which was pushed into In-gong’s palms .

In-gong’s arms started shaking, and the dragon heart seemed like it would burst . In-gong clenched his teeth and persisted . Once he couldn’t tolerate it anymore, he screamed and a clear voice was heard in his head .

[The dragon heart’s level has risen . ]

[The dragon heart’s level has risen . ]

[The dragon heart has grown . ]

In-gong’s hands were thrown away from the crystal, and he gasped for air . Then… he could feel it .

The dragon heart had grown . Just like Green Wind’s words, so far, the dragon heart had been ‘small’ . The aura output hadn’t changed, but the output of magic power had increased tremendously . It was almost three—no, five times what it had been before .

In-gong formed a fist . He released his magic power consciously—a green magic power which grew like a flame .

‘If there is this much magic power…’

In-gong cast Fire Arrow . Rather than an arrow, a giant pillar formed above In-gong’s palm, almost like a ballista .

“Fire Spear? No, Fire Ballista?”

The shocked Felicia asked In-gong .

“No, it is just Fire Arrow . ”

The basic configuration was the same, but the amount of magic power entered was different . Of course, this was a performance in order to show off his magic power . Rather than pouring more magic power into Fire Arrow, it was better to use Fire Spear or Fire Ballista .

However, it was clearly something not everyone could do .

In-gong made the fire pillar disappear and explained to Felicia,

“I absorbed the magic power from the crystal, and my dragon heart grew . Thanks to that, my magic power is now stronger . How is it? Isn’t this good?”

Would the word ‘amazing’ come out this time?

In response to In-gong’s question, Felicia opened her mouth slowly,

“Shutra is a scammer . ”

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In-gong used the rest of the magic power in the crystal to treat Silvan . As the fairy’s magic power had been exhausted, its absorption rate was enormous . It was like pouring water onto earth which had become cracked from a drought .

The ruins still produced magic power, but the functions were greatly diminished . Everything had already been extracted so he decided to report it to the Demon King’s Palace without any regrets .

After completing the work at the ruins, In-gong’s group headed toward Silvan’s first base in Karamis . From there, he would report what happened to the Demon King’s Palace .

By late afternoon, the Black Flame Dragon was soaring through the sky .

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Famine had been expelled .

In the first place, it had been too much for Famine to control the Famine Knight, and the backlash from losing the Famine Knight was severe . For a while, Famine would be in a deep sleep .

The Death Knight realized the Famine Knight had vanished . He also didn’t miss the fact that it had been because of the Conquest Knight .

Conquest’s betrayal was now a matter of fact . She had truly chosen to be hostile towards them .

Death felt pained .

However, the Death Knight didn’t feel anything . Unlike Death or Famine, he had known this a long time ago . 1,000 years ago, he had witnessed the end of Conquest during that fight and understood Conquest wouldn’t side with them anymore .

The Death Knight let out a long sigh . As he thought of the distant past, he became convinced once again .

The Conquest Knight was incomplete . Conquest had been destroyed 1,000 years ago, so it was unlikely she even had proper communication with the Conquest Knight .

The Death Knight looked toward the south .

It wasn’t just the Conquest Knight; there were two more beings who attracted his attention .

2nd Prince Zephyr Ragnaros…

The strongest child of the demon king, and a person who had been born with the flesh of a dragon .

…And there was another one—Warrior Locke, born with the spirit of a dragon . He was the sword prepared by Guardian Queian, one of the six elder dragons and an enemy of the beings longing for destruction .

Famine was expelled, and the Famine Knight destroyed . However, there was no big hindrance to the plan .

The Death Knight shifted his gaze from the south towards the sky .

He waited for the promised day to come again .