Ranker Who Lives Twice

Chapter 245 - A Turbulent World (2)

[You have earned a great amount of Karma in the sudden quest (Field Arrest 1)].

[You have contributed a lot to killing Ismenios. The Red Dragon has suffered great losses.]

[Final Ranks]

Rank 1. Nayu (501,953 Points)

Rank 2. ### (105,119 Points)

[You have cleared the quest with high accomplishments.]

[The authority of choosing your reward has been handed over to the Bureau. Please wait a moment.]

[You have earned The Fourth Intrenian as a reward.]

[You have earned The Fifth Intrenian as a reward.]

[You have earned The Last Dragons Corpse as a reward.]

[You have earned..]

..

Yeon-woo was looking at the endless messages that were popping up when something bared its teeth from his hand. It was a soul trying to escape his grasp.

Kiaaaaaa!

It was on a different level than normal souls. Its body, vestige, and size were all abnormal.

It was the Summer Queens soul.

Yeon-woo had all kinds of enemies.

Each of their motives was different, and the extent to which they had hurt his brother varied as well. There were those like Bahal and Leonte, who personally stabbed his brother in the heart, and those like Valdebich, who merely disappeared without a trace.

In the case of the Gluttony Emperor or the head bishop of the Devil Army, they made an alliance to prevent new rivals from appearing.

From that perspective, the Summer Queens position was a bit iffy.

She didnt care much about Arthia; she didnt even look at the lower floors.

Even when Bahal joined the Red Dragon, she didnt think much about that clan.

The people who fought against Arthia and his brother were her underlings, not her.

No, before that, the Summer Queen and his brother used to greet each other cordially.

There was no need for her to avoid a descendant of Kalatus.

However.

The Summer Queen turned her back on Jeong-woo eventually. In the end, she even stepped up to kill him.

In that process, the fight between his brother and the Summer Queen began.

The Summer Queen was barely able to chase his brother out, but that was only after her Dragon Heart was destroyed.

The rest was history that Yeon-woo could extrapolate. The Dragon Heart had continued to crumble until it arrived at its demise.

And the result of that.

Who are you!

The Summer Queens soul growled in Yeon-woos grip. She forced out her consciousness in the inescapable bind.

The Despair of the Black King was an incredible item that not even the soul of a Draconic species could escape.

Her vestige was filled with the intent to kill Yeon-woo.

The person responsible for all this. She couldnt forgive the person that made her into this pitiful state, not even letting her move on.

You! You!

Yeon-woo slightly lifted his mask to show his face.

Does this answer your question?

H, How!

The Summer Queens soul entered a panicked state for a moment and was speechless. The ashy figure trembled. It was because she had never heard of a dead person coming back to life.

Aside from that, she was a Draconic species with Draconic Eyes. If Heaven Wing came back, she would know, even if he wore a mask.

Just what happened? Her vestige shook.

Under normal circumstances, she wouldve understood the situation quickly, but the shock of becoming a soul still hadnt disappeared.

The curse of Heaven Wing stained her soul.

-Unless you escape that way of thinking, youll never know. Ever. Youll probably die suffering by yourself.

The way of thinking that Heaven Wing alluded to was the Summer Queens long-lived resolve to defeat Allforone and swallow all the gods and demons on the 98th floor.

During all that time as the last member of her species, she realized that she was unique in this world, and this lonely path was hers to walk.

But the person who had directly stood in her path was Heaven Wing.

A mere weakling, the leftovers of the now dead Kalatus, had mocked her life, not knowing his place. The Summer Queen couldnt control herself and fought him.

However, even while Heaven Wings Sky Wings were breaking and he was falling to the ground, swallowed up by the fire of Breath, the pity in his eyes didnt disappear.

-Poor pitiful Ismenios. The last dragon..

Heaven Wing! Heaven Wing!

The nightmare that she had pushed into a part of her mind came bursting out. Her entire vestige turned black.

The Summer Queens soul shook up and down, as if telling him to let go of her.

Itll be dangerous if shes left alone.

Yeon-woo forced a tighter grip on the squirming Summer Queen and frowned.

The Black Bracelets binds were shaking. He was only able to calm it down after using the 3rd Spirit.

Itll be hard to digest this.

A dragon was definitely a dragon. He thought that it would be hard to control it.

Just then, Yeon-woo felt something approaching him and put the Summer Queen back into his collection.

lightsvl m Even she wouldnt be able to do anything if she was in there.

Haha! You look fine. I couldnt have imagined you would be the person to have done such a thing.

The people who came next to Yeon-woo were Atrans party members. The Ice King laughed with a cheerful face.

The attack targeting the Summer Queen. It was a memorable scene for the Ice King, who had fought on the battlefield for a long time.

Yeon-woo felt a bit wary of the Ice King. He knew that he wasnt a bad person, but the unfounded kindness made him uncomfortable.

They had just met for the first time, and they had nothing in common except for the Martial King. It was the feeling of an outsider being uncomfortable by the friendliness of an insider.

He was wondering how he should reply when he felt another presence.

Swek

The thick smell of blood that couldnt be erased no matter how hard you tried. It was the Martial King and the One-horned tribe.

But the Martial King at the forefront of the group did not look happy. He looked stiff, unlike his usual chill self. His gaze and direction as he flew in was fixed on Yeon-woo.

There was a violent atmosphere, like he would swing his fists any moment.

The Ice King, Twice, and Nocturn moved Atran back to safety.

And like they expected, the Martial Kings fists headed straight for Yeon-woo. A fierce whirlpool waved around him, powerful enough to blow Yeon-woos head off.

But Yeon-woo didnt move to dodge him. He just stood there.

Eventually, the Martial Kings fist stopped right in front of Yeon-woos forehead.

Kwang!

A canyon behind Yeon-woo was blown away. Most canyons had already been broken from the Martial King and Summer Queens fight, and now everything was gone.

It was a dangerous situation where he could die at any moment, but Yeon-woo didnt blink at all and just looked at the Martial Kings fist.

The Martial King frowned with dissatisfaction and flicked Yeon-woos forehead.

Tak!

Keuk!

Yeon-woo wrapped his hands around his head at the pain that felt like his skull was cracking. He hadnt made any sound when his body was being destroyed from the buffs, but this flick of the finger was too painful.

The Martial Kings head tilted.

Keuk? Keukkk? You ate everything that your teacher set up, but keuk is all you say? Youll only get yourself together after having one foot in the Styx and seeing the Summer Queens face on the opposite side, huh?

Yeon-woo couldnt bring himself to say that the Summer Queens soul was in his collection. He felt like he would be beaten to death if he joked like that.

But he mustve had some kind of mental illness. Yeon-woo heard himself talking back.

I was only trying to help..

Tak!

Aack!

Why are you talking back?

The Martial King glared at his disciple, who was on the ground with his arms around his head, and sighed.

Then, he asked with a serious face.

Was that old lady one of them?

Yeon-woo still hadnt told the Martial King his identity and his goal.

However, the Martial King knew that his youngest disciple had a deep-seated grudge, and he was climbing the Tower for that very purpose.

He was asking if this was one of the ways of paying back that grudge.

Yeon-woo silently nodded, and the Martial King shook his head with exasperation.

The scale of his payback was tremendous.

His vengeance destroyed an Outer Space and involved the Bureau, the unions, and the large clans. Even the Blood Land participated in the end. It couldnt get more chaotic than this.

He, the Martial King, had caused a lot of incidents when he was younger, but it couldnt match his youngest disciple.

Yeon-woo looked like a serious scholar on the outside, but his actions were nasty.

Well, thats why I like him.

The Martial King chuckled to himself, thinking that he wasnt normal either for thinking that this was fun.

Anyways, you did this, so clean up after yourself neatly and come back.

The Martial King patted Yeon-woo on the back and moved to where the Elders and the tribe members were.

Our tribe leader cant be true to his feelings.

Just say that he did well. Is that so hard to say? Or is it because youre shy?

Shut up, you fools! Aside from that, wheres that bastard?

Of course he ran away.

Lets go catch him first.

The Martial King exchanged some words with his tribe members and turned his head to where Atran and the others were.

The Ice King cheerfully greeted him.bender

Long time no see.

When did you come back out, sir? I didnt hear anything.

It hasnt been that long. Youre the same as you were back then. Your disciple, right? Hes exactly like you.

Is that a compliment or an insult?

Take it however youd like.

The Martial King grinned and looked the Ice King up and down.

It seems like youve still got it. How about it? Shall we play a game later?

Hehehe. Dont joke like that. If it was 10 years ago, I would, but my joints ache these days. I wont recover if Im hurt.

You still look good enough to lift a spoon. Anyways, Ill see you next time.

As the Martial King and the Ice King said their farewells, he met Nocturns eyes. But the Martial King didnt say anything and just passed by Nocturn, like he didnt know him.

No, he pretended like there wasnt anyone there. Even if they cut off ties, they had still been teacher and disciple at one point. However, Nocturn looked unaffected.

The Martial King and the One-horned tribe disappeared as quickly as they came. It was to find their lost target.

Yeon-woo fixed his mask and got up.

The war was over. It had only lasted a few days, but he felt like he had been through lots of things during that time.

And on one side, he thought that even though he caught Vieira Dune and the Summer Queen, even though such a drastic change had happened, there were still a lot of enemies, and the Tower wasnt affected in the slightest considering its size.

Um, Oraboni.

Just then, Edora carefully approached him.

Whats wrong?

You have a..bump on your head. Are you alright?

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Yeon-woo smiled sourly after touching his forehead. The bump was huge. He still felt numb.

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Haha! Hahaha!

Jang Wei was on the move after realizing that the One-horned tribe had begun their chase again, and he was escaping into the outer sections of the Tower.

But even though he was clearly being chased, the smile didnt escape his lips.

However, it wasnt a laughter of joy. It was one filled with sadness, hate, and disillusionment.

So hes here? Here? Here! I was wondering..!

Jang Wei couldnt forget it.

The appearance of the Hoarder he saw as he was aiming for the Martial King. He had only heard the rumors, but he had never seen him. Even so, he felt two things when he looked at him.

Familiarity.

And also,

Hes dangerous.

Why did he think that?

Although the Hoarder had a martial ability that didnt fit the lower floors, as it stood equal to rankers, his skill wasnt threatening to Jang Wei, a high ranker.

But still, the warning of his instincts didnt leave his mind.

It shouldve been a face he didnt know because of the mask.

Why did he feel familiar? No, to be exact, the atmosphere was familiar.

From far away, Jang Wei chased after Yeon-woo. He wanted to know the reason for the warning.

And in that process, when he saw the eyes beyond the mask, Jang Wei realized who it was right away.

Those eyes. Even though they were covered with something, they were eyes he couldnt forget. The eyes that seemed indifferent, and at the same time, fiery like they were going to burn the world.

Sister. Chief is inside the Tower. Hes inside the Tower!