Chapter 208

Chapter 208 – Chapter 43: Storm #5

In Knight Saga, it wasn’t until Year 514 that Warrior Locke went on his adventure . It was currently Year 513 . So, according to Knight Saga, Locke was supposed to be staying at the temple right now .

It might have been due to In-gong, but many things had already changed from Knight Saga . Still, he had never thought he would encounter Locke in this place .

In Knight Saga, Locke was the mighty warrior who defended the Human World from the demon king’s army . Due to that, In-gong hadn’t thought of him as a possibly ally .

‘The demon king’s army hasn’t invaded the Human World yet . ’

Recorder Torres had said there was another Drakon Kechatulla . In-gong knew it the moment he saw Locke; In-gong could feel the strong aura of a dragon from Locke .

Moreover, Warrior Locke had called In-gong the Drakon Kechatulla of the Demon World . His gaze was filled with a strong curiosity rather than enmity, and he had a bright smile which was filled with confidence .

‘I wonder if he is an ally . ’

Locke had attacked Yosarina and not In-gong’s party . Additionally, the climate manipulation magic was also being used for In-gong’s party .

In-gong took a deep breath . He was too far away to shake hands, so he decided to respond in a similar manner to Locke .

In-gong greeted, “The Human World’s Drakon Kechatulla . ”

Locke’s eyes shone brilliantly, and his smile widened . It was at this moment that…

‘Master! The fight hasn’t ended yet!’

Green Wind cried out to In-gong . It was just as Green Wind said . Frost Queen Yosarina had been defeated, but there were still three frost worms and the frost corps . There was still a battle on the ground .

“Shall we clean this up first?”

“Indeed . ”

It was Locke who spoke first . In-gong then responded as he gazed at the ground, and Locke drew his sword again . The two people crossed by each other like a promise had just been made . As In-gong flew toward the nearest frost worm, Green Wind whispered in his ears,

‘Master, I dislike that person . ’

“Why?”

Did she feel something? She might have discovered something that In-gong hadn’t . Green Wind went on to respond to In-gong’s question with a slightly petulant voice . Although she wasn’t in a solid state, In-gong could imagine clearly what Green Wind looked like as she spoke .

‘I just don’t like him . He feels similar to Master . But Master is much greater . ’

She didn’t like him because he gave off a similar feeling to In-gong . Did she think he was like a fake? Anyway, he understood what Green Wind was talking about . They were both Drakon Kechatullas . Maybe there was more that they had in common .

“Anyway, let’s hurry!”

‘I understand, Master . ’

Green Wind hugged In-gong . With the strong wind blowing around him, In-gong flew into the mouth of a frost worm . He was going to imitate Caitlin’s actions he had seen during the fight against Yosarina .

After swallowing In-gong, the frost worm wriggled and then swelled up like a balloon . Its skin was so durable that it didn’t shatter, but that didn’t matter . The internal organs had exploded, so the frost worm slowly collapsed . In-gong flew out of the mouth of the frost worm as it fell . Thanks to the strong wind blowing around him, he managed to escape from the body of the frost worm without any blood on him .

Before shifting his gaze, In-gong instinctively shook his body . The attack had been an extreme way of consuming aura, but the time efficiency was obvious, so he planned to do it with the next frost worm . Fortunately, there was no need for In-gong to do so . Not far away from where he was, one of the frost worms swelled like a balloon before exploding . Silvan and Caitlin had taken care of another one in the same way .

“Prince!”

“Carack!”

It was Carack who ran up behind him . Carack had fought hard with a spear since his axe was frozen with liquid .

As Carack sighed with relief to see In-gong safe, In-gong checked the mini-map . Due to the death of a large number of frost corps and Yosarina, the battle was flowing in a favourable direction . Based on this scene, clean-up would be easy .

After confirming the safety of Anastasia and Chris, who weren’t part of the King’s Knights, In-gong ran toward the newly defeated frost worm . Unlike In-gong, Caitlin exited from a wound in the stomach which was around 10 meters long .

“Shutra . ”

Caitlin laughed when she saw In-gong . However, unlike In-gong, Caitlin didn’t have Green Wind, so her body was covered with green fluids . At the moment in which her aura had exploded, her winter clothes had already been extremely damaged .

“Noona, are you okay?”

Caitlin blinked at In-gong’s reflexive question . As always, she nodded and replied,

“Yes, it isn’t my blood . ”

“Y-Yes . ”

It wasn’t blood but sticky green mucus . Caitlin’s answer was lacking in focus, but she seemed unharmed . Thanks to the power of Conquest, she didn’t feel the cold immediately .

“Prince, giver her some towels . ”

Carack said after running over belatedly . In-gong took some towels from his inventory and handed them to Caitlin . Seira couldn’t be seen because she was fighting in Beast Form . As Caitlin wiped her face with the towel, a welcome voice was heard from behind him .

“Shutra!”

“Felicia noona . ”

Felicia, who came running up with Delia, sighed with relief when she saw In-gong . Her complexion was pale and her lips were blue . Unlike Caitlin, she seemed to be greatly affected by the cold .

“Are you okay?”

“I-I’m fine . Rather, Shutra, what is going on? Do you know these people?”

Felicia turned and pointed to the last frost worm . Locke was standing in front of a frost worm which collapsed with a spray of blood . In-gong moved his gaze a little further . Looking at the center of the climate manipulated area, there were two more familiar faces…

The Saintess Beatrice and Mercenary King Carlov . Just like how Nayatra and Vandal were Zephyr’s subordinates, Beatrice and Carlov were Locke’s most powerful companions .

“Perhaps . ”

In-gong replied as he turned his attention back to Locke . As though he was reacting to In-gong, Locke also turned toward this side .

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The dead and those who suffered serious injuries numbered around 30, which was less than two-tenths the total force of 200 .

It wasn’t a small number, but considering the situation, it was quite good . It was because they were the elites of each species . If they were just normal soldiers of the army, then more than half of them would’ve been killed when the cave collapsed .

However, In-gong couldn’t rest assured . It was clear that if they didn’t prepare for the cold right now, the number of seriously wounded people would increase .

Due to this, the party engaged in treating the army before talking with Locke .

The weather beyond the limit line was a mess because of the disruptions in the flow of magic power . Thanks to Beatrice’s climate manipulation, the flow of magic power in the nearby area was calm . This meant that Felicia and Daphne could summon earth spirits . They created a new cave for the party to avoid the cold .

Instead of building a new cave in case of an attack, they built an underground tunnel as a shelter and covered any traces with snow . It would be hard to find the presence of the shelter from a distance .

Beatrice and Carlov were amazed as they saw the large-scale work . It was the first time they had seen something like this using spirits .

‘Climate manipulation seems much more amazing though . ’

Heavy snow was piling up everywhere except for where they were . The blizzard was still raging outside the range of the climate manipulation, as though an invisible glass wall had been raised .

The soldiers not involved in the large scale work or healing the injured gawked at Locke’s party . Locke was also looking at the soldiers . Then Beatrice frowned and asked him,

“Locke, the warriors of the Demon World… they somehow resemble you . ”

She wasn’t talking about their faces or body shapes . It was the feeling they gave off which resembled Locke . There was someone who perceived something similar on In-gong’s side .

“He kind of smells like Shutra . But Shutra has a much nicer smell . ”

Caitlin sniffed as she looked at Locke’s group . Seira nodded from where she was standing behind Caitlin .

“It isn’t a similar flavour . This is different… like something else . It is a little strange, but he seems like he would be popular with the opposite sex, like Prince . ”

It really was strange, but In-gong seemed to somehow understand . Maybe Locke had a special ability like Pheromones .

‘Locke was a harem master, unlike Zephyr . ’

Besides Beatrice, there were a few more girls . In-gong suddenly looked at Nayatra, who was treating Vandal .

“How about it, Nayatra?”

“Yes? Uh…”

Rather than sniffing like Caitlin, Nayatra narrowed her eyes and stared at Locke . Then she frowned and came up with a similar answer to Caitlin .

“Obviously… charming . But Prince is much, much more attractive . ”

“Y-Yes . ”

It was nice but somewhat burdensome to hear the answer . Nayatra was a succubus susceptible to pheromones, so Locke only had weak pheromone ability .

Then Anastasia finished healing the soldiers and approached . She cocked her head as she heard the group’s words and asked,

“Shutra, is he another gandharva?”

Anastasia had heard the story of his scent before . However, she had never seen another gandharva before, so she wasn’t sure if Locke was one . Moreover, the lycanthropes, sura, and gandharva looked similar to each other, so it was difficult to distinguish species based just on appearance .

The others looked at In-gong with curiosity . In-gong hesitated for a moment before replying,

“They are humans . ”

“Humans?”

Chris was taken aback . It was the first time anyone here had seen a human .

“They really look just like us . ”

Chris said with admiration, while Caitlin and Anastasia nodded blankly . Even Carack’s eyes were wide with surprise .

‘Uh, um . This is the difference in point of view . ’

There were many species here such as orcs, dark elves, succubi, and lycanthropes .

Locke’s group approached the children of the demon king who were talking, aside from Felicia who was busy building the tunnel . Their chatter stopped instantly . Chris moved automatically to protect both Caitlin and Anastasia . Unlike Anastasia, Caitlin grumbled a little bit . Then In-gong stepped in front of Chris and greeted Locke .

“The Demon World’s Drakon Kechatulla, I have a suggestion . ”

The group reacted in surprise when Locke said Drakon Kechatulla . It was because they had heard the it several times since Curtis . The great dragon warrior… How did a human know about the lizardmen’s title for In-gong? However, In-gong’s answer was even more amazing .

“The Human World’s Drakon Kechatulla, isn’t it better to introduce ourselves first?”

It was a stunning answer for everybody but Anastasia . In-gong was the Demon World’s Drakon Kechatulla and the man in front of them was the Human World’s Drakon Kechatulla?

“Yes . ”

Warrior Locke smiled . His smile was charming even for men . Beatrice sighed and muttered from where she was standing behind him,

“I told you already . ”

“Then I will do it from now on . ”

Locke smiled again before bowing and saying,

“I am a warrior from the Human World, Locke . These are my colleagues, Light Saintess Beatrice and Mercenary King Carlov . ”

Chris and Anastasia reacted to hearing the words ‘warrior’ and ‘saintess’ . Anastasia’s reaction was subtle, but Chris was clearly vigilant as he let out a low growl . Locke, Beatrice, and Carlov remained calm like they had expected such reactions .

However, In-gong raised one hand to restrain Chris and said,

“I am 9th Prince Shutra Ignus . These are my half siblings 4th Princess Anastasia Nekrion, 7th Prince Chris Moonlight, and 8th Princess Caitlin Moonlight . ”

Locke nodded as the children of the demon king were introduced, while Beatrice smiled . She seemed to be curious about the demon king’s children and glanced between Caitlin and Felicia .

Locke nodded and turned back to In-gong .

“Prince of the Demon World, I have a suggestion . ”

“What is the suggestion?”

Was it to fight with them to take down Arch Lich Shutenberg? Or was it a temporary alliance? Political ties between the Human World and Demon World?

“I want to make a hot spring . ”

“Huh?”

Locke smiled coolly at In-gong’s confusion .

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“Unni, will this be delicious as well? Shutra is the one who made it . ”

“I-Is that so?”