Breakers Chapter 17:
Chapter 17 - Chapter 2 : Alliance #8
He didn’t know it at first . Just like Carack, he had thought of them as pictures .
However, when he tried to read the characters, he could .
'What the, what is this? I can learn characters and languages like this?’
Of course, it was only level one, so it was likely he couldn’t interpret complex documents . However, just having the ability to decipher text by looking at it was really enormous .
'Doesn’t that mean I don’t need to worry about foreign languages now? Isn’t that right?’
He had the ability to learn what he saw! Then he wouldn’t have to go through a lot of difficulty!
While In-gong was busy screaming inwardly, Carack, Caitlin and Seira were staring at him blankly .
Carack spoke first,
“Uh . . . Prince . Can you read this?”
Why would he say that he couldn’t read it when they already heard him?
Anyhow, In-gong returned to reality thanks to Carack and nodded .
“Uh, yes . Just a little bit . ”
“Amazing . ”
Caitlin - her golden eyes shone like a morning star .
Moreover, it wasn’t just Caitlin .
"I am impressed by Prince Shutra’s broad knowledge . "
Seira was also clearly impressed .
'What the? Is it that rare for someone to know dwarf characters?’
The dwarves still lived, so it wasn’t an ancient language .
‘I just need to say that I took a book and taught myself . ’
Carack switched the topic while In-gong was thinking .
"Then Prince, what does this say?”
Caitlin and Seira’s eyes turned back to the writing . Thanks to Carack, their somewhat uncomfortable gazes shifted from In-gong to the characters .
“Wait a minute . ”
It was only level one, so his reading comprehension wasn’t that fast . There were some words that had cryptic meanings .
'Is this explaining how to use it?’
In-gong read it three times before pointing to a character that had a metal plate protruding from below it .
"Noona, can you insert a little bit of magic power here? My magic power is clumsy . ”
He didn’t know how to use it at all . However, he couldn’t ask her to hit him with magic power at this time .
“Understood . ”
Caitlin nodded and inserted magic power into the metal plate . A blue light then shone between the engraved characters and a 3D hologram consisting of blue lines appeared in front of In-gong .
“Jishuka Mountain Range . ”
Like Carack said, it was a 3D hologram with a bird’s eye view of the Jishuka Mountains . In-gong read the letters that appeared with the bird’s eye view and pointed to different areas .
“We are here . The Portal Three is over here . ”
Portal Three was in another mountain but there was something strange about the response . Seira’s face turned excited .
"Does that mean there is a dwarf cave there?”
“Uh, why?”
In-gong was surprised by Seira’s words and Carack who was familiar with In-gong quickly said,
"Prince, in front of that mountain is the Red Lightning tribe’s main force . This mountain is right behind them!”
In-gong was able to understand now . Seira asked again,
"Prince, is this still working despite being degraded?”
“Perhaps?”
In-gong looked at the letters that came up near the bird’s eye view . The letters showed that the portal was lacking magic power but no other problems .
Only magic power was required to operate the portal . It meant the passage to the rear of the Red Lightning tribe could be used .
"Princess . "
Seira called out to Caitlin . Her voice and eyes were mixed with various emotions .
Caitlin sent Seira a stern look and shook her head slowly . She then placed her hand on In-gong’s shoulders and declared,
"Shutra, this is your merit . I’m not officially here . ”
Seira sighed but Caitlin never looked back .
In-gong was able to guess the reason why she was sad .
The strategic value of the dwarf portal was very significant . It was evident that a huge reward would be given to the first discoverer .
However, Caitlin had declared she wasn’t here and kept her promise .
"Noona, just . . . ”
"It is your merit . You would have reached here even if I wasn’t present . You also figured out its usage . I don’t want to be a liar . Don’t you remember what I said in the first place?”
It wasn’t just a courtesy . Caitlin had truly come along to protect him .
In-gong nodded eventually .
“I understand, Noona . Thank you . ”
Caitlin laughed and covered herself with the hood again . Seira had a severe frown on her face but followed her master’s actions .
“Shutra, let’s return to Chris oppa once we have confirmed that the portal is working . A more serious investigation into this cave is needed . ”
They had to inform that main army of the existence of the portal and secure it as soon as possible . In-gong already had a lot of merits, so there was no big difference if Chris and Caitlin’s troops were committed to protecting it .
"Okay, then please do it again here . ”
In-gong pointed to the crystal ball in the centre of the magic circle .
Caitlin nodded and touched the crystal ball, immediately inserting magic power .
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It was already late at night when In-gong returned to the base . In spite of that fact, In-gong and Caitlin immediately headed to Chris’ tent .
"Oppa will be really surprised . ”
Those were the only words Caitlin said and they made Chris shift his gaze to In-gong .
"Hey, what is it?”
"I’ll explain it . ”
In-gong coughed and spread his map of the cave on the desk . Although it was unfinished and only drawn to the middle, Chris immediately found the value of the map .
"We can hit Kairam from behind . ”
Kairam was Kaichin’s brother and the leader of the Red Lightning army currently confronting Chris .
Chris looked at Caitlin with surprise . Caitlin slowly smiled and shook her head .
“What? Is there something else?”
"There is . ”
Caitlin remained silent again . This time, Chris looked at In-gong and In-gong explained everything that happened in the cave .
Chris was surprised by the talk about the portal .
He was confused about the part where In-gong could read dwarf characters and became expressionless after hearing that the portal was connected to the back of the Red Lightning tribe .
“Uh, Oppa?”
Caitlin asked cautiously as Chris’ reaction was different from what she had expected . Chris just stared at In-gong .
“You, what is your identity?”
“Eh?”
This time, In-gong was the one who panicked . Did he realize something strange about Shutra?
While In-gong was licking his lips and wondering about what to say, Chris suddenly burst into laughter . He spread his arms wide and embraced In-gong .
"Wow, this is a blessing! A blessing!”
It was like finding a vein of gold .
Caitlin sighed with relief after seeing Chris’ excitement and In-gong was the same .
"Okay, okay . The dwarves did something this cute in the Jishuka Mountains? We will use it a lot . ”
It wasn’t just this battle . The use of these passages and portals could completely change the value of the Jishuka Mountains .
‘He is different from Caitlin . ’
It wasn’t simply because he was two years older .
Chris was real royalty . He was an ambitious person and thought about more than what was in front of him . He had faced Chris and Caitlin when playing Zephyr but their natures were different . Caitlin was a powerful warrior and Chris was the king of the lycanthropes .
In-gong realized that Chris wasn’t as pure as Caitlin . His eyes saw In-gong’s value .
"Shutra, what do you want?”
"What do I want?”
"Yes, your wish . You will be rewarded by the Demon King’s Palace for your merits but I also want to give you a prize as your brother and captain . ”
Chris, Caitlin and In-gong were children of the Demon King but Chris was the one in charge of the troops . It wasn’t strange for Chris to say that he would give a reward .
‘But . . . ’
In-gong took a deep breath . In-gong might be mistaken but Chris was probably trying to grab hold of In-gong right now . It was different from when Chris said that he would teach Aura .
‘Come into my faction . Join me . ’
Depending on what In-gong asked, his relationship with Chris might change .
“Is it okay even if it is a little unreasonable?”
In-gong’s words were somewhat provocative but Chris just smiled .
“Ho? A little unreasonable? What are you asking for?”
He could ask for a competent subordinate or he could ask for an item that couldn’t be handled by the current Shutra .
However, In-gong chose something completely different .
"Teach me Divine Beast Right . ”
“Shutra?”
Caitlin was shocked .
It was receiving . It was a powerful technique passed down through the royal family of the lycanthropes .
Even among the lycanthropes, only the royal family and the people closest to them could learn it . Therefore, it was a very symbolic technique .
How could they teach such a technique to In-gong?
‘Anyway, I have to go forward with Chris and Caitlin . ’
There were three major factions in the Demon King’s Palace .
First Prince Baikal Ragnaros’ faction, Second Prince Zephyr Ragnaros’ faction and Fourth Princess Anastasia Nekrion’s faction .
Of course, he couldn’t enter Zephyr’s faction . Baikal’s faction was impossible because the gandharva were enemies with his mother’s family . The only possible one was Anastasia’s faction but it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that she was a woman as bad as Zephyr .
'I'd rather create my own faction . ’
In that sense, Chris and Caitlin were quite decent selections .
Caitlin’s birth secret could be called their biggest weakness . It would be good if he could somehow control that part .
Furthermore, today, Caitlin’s attitude in the dwarf cave had moved In-gong’s heart . Caitlin was a reliable person .
It wasn’t only because of the symbolism that In-gong chose Divine Beast Right .
‘I can get subordinates later . Weapons are too good for my current level and ability . ’
However, techniques were different . Moreover, Divine Beast Right was a S ranked martial arts technique .
Inside Knight Saga, SS ranked martial arts and sword techniques were undisputedly recognized . S ranked techniques were virtually top class and Zephyr’s Heavenly King Sword was in this category .
That alone gave it value .
Chris stared at In-gong seriously before laughing . He shrugged slightly and said,
"Divine Beast Right . Yes, it isn’t too bad . Up to a certain level, it is easy to disguise it as Beast Right . "
Beast Right - it was a martial arts technique that lycanthropes learnt if they entered the army .
In-gong knew what it meant to be taught the Divine Beast Right . From the outset, it was something that he had never learnt .
“As of now . . . I can’t teach past the vision section . Is that still okay?”
“It is okay . ”
He could find clues to learn it later . Even if he didn’t know, he could learn it by increasing the skill level . The important thing was to learn Divine Beast Right Lv1 .
“Okay, this is interesting . Interesting . Just like Aura, Caitlin and I will teach you . ”
Chris glanced towards Caitlin while speaking and she nodded with a somewhat ambiguous expression . It seemed like she was somewhat confused .
“Shutra . ”
Chris reached out like he wanted to shake hands with In-gong . There was a mischievous smile on his face but his eyes contained a different light .
"In addition to Caitlin, can I also think about you as my younger sibling?”
The words were quite meaningful .
In-gong breathed out once and grabbed Chris’ hand . He shook it lightly .
“Of course . ”
Then a clear voice rang in his head .
[An alliance with Chris Moonlight/Caitlin Moonlight has been formed . ]
[Alliance Status: An ordinary alliance . ]
In-gong grinned as he grabbed the hands in front of him .