Breakers Chapter 134:

Chapter 134 – Chapter 23: Cross #4

Evian’s winter wasn’t far away . Due to the influence of the limit line, the closer to the east it was, the colder the air would be .  

The fourth base was a mess .  The barbarians hadn’t repaired the fourth base after occupying it because they hadn’t intended on staying for long . The walls were collapsed, and the smashed gate was literally on the ground .  The moment the fourth base had been taken, the supplies warehouse had been burnt by the leader, so it was full of ashes . Nothing else could be found .  

It would have been great to see snow . There were no clouds in the sky, and the blowing wind was as cold and sharp as an ice blade .  

In-gong and Vandal left the base . There were many people who wanted to see the fight between the two, however, it wasn’t meant to be a spectacle in the first place . Moreover, the struggle could destroy the already shattered base . It was no exaggeration to say the strength of an advanced general was a moving disaster .  

The soldiers climbed up onto the walls and watched from a distance . Only the 9th Prince’s aide and the party of the princesses were allowed to accompany In-gong and Vandal .  

In-gong and Vandal stood facing each other in the wilderness . Evian was a wilderness, so it wasn’t necessary to choose a battlefield .  

Felicia, who had been anxious on the walk here, was at a loss . It was because General Vandal was fully armed, like this was a battle .  

“Excuse me, General Vandal . Is this really necessary?” 

Felicia asked in a strident voice as she looked nervously at Vandal, who seemed bigger than normal . Her eyes were shaken .  

Vandal liked Felicia . She was an upright person, so he wasn’t going to lie to give her comfort .  

“I have to do my best . ” 

Vandal said softly as he stared in front of him . 20 meters away, Caitlin was standing beside In-gong with an anxious expression akin Felicia’s .  

“Do you really not need my help?” 

She didn’t mean for them to fight together . Caitlin was asking him to take advantage of the penta-core .  

In-gong shook his head . The penta-core was certainly a great force, but it couldn’t be established without Caitlin’s help . It didn’t fit in a fight against Vandal .  

“It’s okay, this is a confrontation between Vandal and me . ” 

It was a confrontation between only two people . If he was the In-gong who had encountered the orcs in the dwarf cave, he would have avoided the fight, rather than fight alone . When did he become so brave? 

‘It is because I have to become the demon king . ’ 

He needed to become a person suitable for that position .  

In-gong smiled as he thought about it . Then In-gong heard a voice, which was just as restless as Caitlin’s, in his ears, 

‘Master, I can’t understand it . I am Master’s . ’ 

White Eagle and Black Eagle wouldn’t be used . In-gong had Black Eagle removed, and only attached White Eagle lightly to his arm .  In-gong refused to have Green Wind’s help . She wasn’t a tool like Earth Quaker or Night Watch, and In-gong wanted to fight by himself .  

Green Wind was grouchy from In-gong’s attitude and joined Caitlin . In-gong appreciated the worries of the two people, so he couldn’t help giving a small smile .  

Carack didn’t mutter any words . He just stood far away and gazed at In-gong with calm and trusting eyes .  

Felicia moved back so that only In-gong and Vandal were left . Vandal grinned awkwardly as he held the handle of a large battle hammer .  

“I predicted you would be strong, but I didn’t think it would happen within a few months . ” 

In-gong recalled their first meeting . At that time, In-gong had found it hard to deal with Villager A, let alone an orc .  However, it was different now . Everything had changed .  

“Isn’t this good?” 

In-gong mock shrugged, while Vandal laughed silently .  

In-gong’s growth was abnormal . It was even a surprise for Felicia, even though she knew the facts such as the dragon heart and Moonlight Core .  

Vandal didn’t know about such processes, but he didn’t question it . He had already made up his mind .  

“On that day, I was ready to die . Then Prince appeared in front of me . ” 

Vandal had been caught by the pursuing barbarians . He had prepared for the end and dug deep into enemy territory .  Vandal was about to say something, then he shook his head . Instead of clumsy words, he said, 

“I don’t know if you are possessed by a ghost . Anyway, I am unfamiliar with expressing my feelings with long words . I am grateful for your time . ” 

Vandal raised his battle hammer . The steel-like muscles, revealed between the partial armour, swelled significantly .  

In-gong closed his eyes and refined his breathing . He formed fists and said lightly, 

“Shall we start?” 

“Let’s get started . ” 

The next conversation would be with their fists .  

Vandal poured his battle cry into the sky . Instead of feeling fear, In-gong stood against the battle cry which seemed to rock the heavens and the earth . He released his breath and activated all the things he had prepared .  

The buff spells he had learnt from Green Wind, Felicia and Daphne wound around In-gong’s body, and sacred green flames rose from the Dragon Scale Greaves .  

Then his aura hearts… 

His aura revolved around the dragon heart and his two other hearts . The triple core swelled and produced a strong aura flow .  

However, that wasn’t all .  

A dragon heart wasn’t a heart with simple aura .  The dragon heart—the symbol of a dragon—could be called a dragon’s essence .  Powerful magic power sprang from the dragon heart . Separate from aura, it shone green as Ainkel’s symbol, and the dragon heart revolved aura and magic power .  

The effect was like a quad-core . Then one last thing was added, and the power of a dragon was pushed to the utmost limit .  

‘Dragon Blood . ’ 

Not just the dragon heart, but all three of In-gong’s artifacts responded . Earth Quaker growled angrily while emitting a red and yellow glow .  

It was really a huge power . Faced with In-gong’s fearsome momentum, Vandal just laughed wildly and lifted his battle hammer .  

Felicia’s eyes closed tightly like she couldn’t watch anymore, while Caitlin and Green Wind held hands .  

Carack just laughed . As In-gong and Vandal rushed at each other, Carack spoke in a quiet voice, 

“Win . ” 

He didn’t say anything more . Carack then formed a fist and gazed at In-gong . He remembered the moment when he had shouted, ‘Faster than the wind!’ .  

Finally, In-gong and Vandal clashed, and the roar shook the heavens and the earth .

 

& 

 

In-gong spread out on the ground . His flaccid limbs spread out like a squid, but he didn’t feel like moving . No, it didn’t make sense .  

In-gong was lying in a tent which was set up in the middle of the fourth base . Carack was sitting next to him .  

“So, why did you act so recklessly . ” 

Carack clicked his tongue and covered In-gong with a blanket . In-gong moaned and said,

“Victory . I wanted to win . ” 

He hadn’t expected to level up .  Although he defeated Vandal, it wasn’t reflected properly in the experience .  

Carack clicked his tongue again . Even now, he could see In-gong’s last reckless attack when he closed his eyes .  

Surprisingly, In-gong had allowed Vandal to strike him, and he hadn’t avoided it . In order to counterattack, In-gong had taken the brunt of Vandal’s attack .  

Even more surprisingly, he had managed to endure it . The magic shield and aura barrier he created had been shattered with a loud sound, but he had been able to withstand Vandal’s left fist . Then In-gong had dealt the final blow on Vandal and won .  

In the dream the Lucid Dream Pillow created, In-gong had experienced 32 deaths, and In-gong learnt many things from those deaths .  

So far, In-gong had poured most of his additional points into strength . However, this time he spent a lot of points on durability as well as practicing a one-point aura defense .  

For In-gong, the thing he was lacking most in was defense .  He couldn’t rely solely on Green Wind to steer White Eagle . He didn’t forget that he had been driven to the brink of death by a single strike from the barbarian king .  

He would have invested in agility, but this wasn’t a game . To In-gong, this was all reality .  

Vandal was a rather arduous opponent for In-gong . In order to win against such an opponent, he needed to gamble . In-gong strengthened his weakness and endured Vandal’s hit instead of evading .  

The result was a great success .  

Moreover, it wasn’t just his defense .  He had done it without activating the quad-core he shared with Caitlin . It was a true blend of aura and magic .  It was still incomplete, but he was sure the direction he was moving in wasn’t wrong . It was in the distant future, but he would someday be able to add divine power and psychic power as well .  

“Your eyes are burning with ambition again . ” 

Carack laughed at In-gong .  

“It is that obvious?” 

“It is obvious . It is just burning . ” 

Carack said with a smirk before looking at In-gong’s condition again . Thanks to Felicia using recovery magic while she cried, In-gong’s injuries were already better . The problem was the excessive use of aura and the exhaustion of his spirit .  

It was at that moment that Carack got up suddenly . He looked at someone large who was approaching from a distance .  

“Prince, it is General Vandal . ” 

In-gong also saw Vandal in the mini-map . Dressed in leather pants, Vandal entered into In-gong’s tent and sat down next to the entrance .  

“Prince . ” 

“You came . ” 

In-gong was lying down . Looking at their appearances, Vandal was the winner and In-gong was the loser .  

However, In-gong was the victor of the battle . Vandal touched his belly and said .

“That was a nice blow . My stomach hurts even now . ” 

“My whole body is hurting . ” 

Vandal laughed at In-gong’s words . Then he looked In-gong up and down and said, 

“As Prince knows, I am an advanced general of the Demon King’s Palace . It is a position that I can’t just leave . ” 

The ten advanced generals of the Demon King’s Palace were pillars which maintained the army . It wasn’t a place that just anyone could rise to or simply quit after having attained it .  

“But if Prince ever calls, I will run to Prince . ” 

Vandal said in a gentle voice, before turning his head and coughing suddenly .  

“Really . I’ve never spoken like this to anyone, even females . ” 

Carack refrained from laughing, while In-gong smiled calmly and waited for Vandal’s next words .  

Vandal sighed and looked back at In-gong .  

“But I have to say it . I want to fight with Prince . I want to run behind Prince once more . ” 

It wasn’t just because In-gong had won against Vandal . Vandal had already had the idea before today’s spar .  

“On that day… I thought so when I saw Prince’s back . I decided so . ” 

That day, he had been ready to die .  Then at that moment, he saw the back of a king .  

“It is tricky . Will this be enough?” 

Vandal turned his attention to In-gong, who understood Vandal’s thoughts . In-gong forced his body upwards and said,

“It is more than enough . Then, I will appoint you . ” 

Carack helped In-gong stand in front of Vandal, who naturally bowed to In-gong . Due to his size, Vandal was still eye-level with In-gong, but that didn’t matter .  

In-gong stretched out his hands toward Vandal… 

And Vandal was appointed as the fifth knight .  

 

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Zephyr raised his head and looked toward the south-east . He felt a pain in his heart, but it was just a short pain .  

There was a hellish scene before Zephyr . Hundreds of bodies were on the ground, and the bodies were all destroyed .  

Zephyr felt the movement of magic power . It was a magic which insulted the living and harassed the dead . Even shattered body parts were joined together again .  

All of it was flowing from the heart of one man on the ground . The man, whose legs had been cut off by Zephyr, was still breathing naturally .  

Necromancer Sektum… 

The name was unknown, but Zephyr wasn’t stupid enough to miss the jewel before him .  

Zephyr stood in front of Sektum, who had pale blonde hair and a pale face . Sektum’s blue eyes were filled with horror and terror toward Zephyr .  

Zephyr stabbed a knife each in both of Sektum’s shoulders . Then he forcefully inscribed the subordinate magic on the forehead of Sektum, who thrashed and moaned with pain .  It was a somewhat rough method, but it couldn’t be helped since he had no time .  

After completely subduing Sektum, Zephyr looked toward the north . He could feel gazes looking at him from ridiculously far away .  

Death and War…  

There were things which could not be expressed .  

Zephyr raised his sword and filled it with magic power . He blocked the eyes which were looking at him from a distance and lifted Sektum with telekinesis .  

Once again, he looked toward the south-east .