Breakers Chapter 37:
Chapter 37 - Chapter 5: Entry #4
Since Chris was responsible for the work with the lizardmen, In-gong was given his first period of free time since entering this world .
‘I should use this opportunity to train harder . ’
There was nothing for In-gong to do right now, so he just had to become stronger .
In-gong had a fairly realistic personality .
He didn’t know if he had entered a game world or a world similar to a game . So, what was important?
The reason why he entered this world? Survey the people in this world? Explore the world similar to playing a game?
It was all wrong . The most important thing was to survive .
If he died, then everything else would be for nothing . He couldn’t do anything unless he lived .
Fortunately, In-gong’s method for survival was pretty simple:
Become strong .
The strong wouldn’t die easily . If he got stronger, his position would be reinforced . There was a lot of work he had to do .
In-gong had built up tremendous merits in the battle against the Red Lightning tribe . Due to the merits, In-gong would be able to put his hand on more strength .
There were different means to become strong and In-gong wanted to be stronger than everyone else .
‘I need to make a plan . ’
Until now, he had become stronger in a fairly random manner . He learnt many things but he didn’t feel like an all-rounder .
'The basic things are Aura and Beast Authority . ’
In-gong confirmed his course . It was due to the S rank Divine Beast Authority but also Earth Quaker . An S rank martial art and S rank hand weapon meeting each other was almost like destiny .
‘My hidden card is Telekinesis . ’
Although Telekinesis was still weak, he had a clear image of how to use it . Instead of directly attacking the enemy, he was going to use Telekinesis for other purposes .
‘Unfortunately, magic will have to become secondary . ’
Among the skills learnt, magic was the most numerous . The problem was that they were all level one .
‘Even having many low level spells is enough to become a magician . ’
He would just have a little bit of recovery magic and secondary magic . The magic could be sometimes used to strike the enemy .
That should be enough . Even though In-gong was a protagonist, it was better to concentrate on a few abilities in the early stages .
‘There is Earth Quaker . ’
In-gong looked around and after confirming there was no one in the tent, he activated the inventory . Earth Quaker was at the top of the inventory that contained dozens of objects .
‘Does it have a built-in ability?’
With S rank armour and weapons, special things were often built into them .
The mighty sword that Locke used had a built-in ‘Warrior’s Field’ that bombarded a wide range with Aura . When he played Zephyr, he liked picking Dragon Slayer and Dying Sleep which had ‘Dragon Strike’ and ‘Curse of Death’ built-in .
He had never found Earth Quaker in Knight Saga, so he didn’t know what type of special weapon it was . However, there was a possibility it would have a built-in technology .
‘Controlling the special skill . . . Earth Quaker can overcome a completely different level or ability . ’
In-gong nodded quietly and closed his inventory window . He would have started practicing straight away but he had one more thing to think about .
‘Returning to the Demon King’s Palace . ’
The fight against the Red Lightning tribe was, in a way, simple . He just had to fight the Red Lightning tribe . It was a simple battle without any compromises .
However, the Demon King’s Palace was different .
‘There are three factions in the Demon King’s Castle . ’
In-gong placed a cup of water, a dagger and a kettle on the table .
The cup of water represented the eldest son of the Demon King, 1st Prince Baikal Ragnaros .
The dagger was the second and worst prince, 2nd Prince Zephyr Ragnaros .
The kettle was the 4th Princess Anastasia Nekrion .
Baikal and Zephyr were brothers but they each led different factions . In a historical drama, it would be a fight between the elder son, with a legitimate claim, and the powerful second son . However, it had been somewhat different in Knight Saga .
The order of birth had been meaningless in the war to become the Demon King’s successor . It was a structure where a pile of accomplishments were built and those who were more capable would stand at the top .
Baikal and Zephyr had been equally capable . While they received the support of their mother’s family, they had been proud that they had been able to stand alone above the other princes and princesses .
Dragon blood - they were draconians that inherited the blood of a great dragon species .
They had been the strongest among the families of the five queens .
‘Of the two, I prefer Baikal . ’
To distinguish between the two of them, Baikal was a dove and Zephyr was a hawk . Since he was the oldest son, Baikal had treated the other children of the Demon King as siblings rather than enemies . When he played Zephyr, the warm Baikal would host the tea parties that other children of the Demon King participated in .
Baikal had been relatively safe until Year 516 when the lycanthrope subjugation occurred . After that day, Zephyr’s nature was exposed and the relationship between the brothers became the worst . Baikal had picked up his sword and maintained a moderate stance .
'He would have been great if only the draconians weren’t enemies with the gandharva . ’
One of the reasons why Shutra’s clan, the gandharva, was small was due to the clash with the draconians .
The gandharva had been reduced by more than half, thus making them mortal enemies .
‘I have to keep my distance from Zephyr . ’
There was nothing good about getting close to him . Of the three factions, Zephyr had the second largest but that only lasted until the Day of Massacre . None of the Demon King’s children under Zephyr survived .
‘Anastasia . . . I don’t know . Would it be better to just keep a distance?’
The 4th Princess Anastasia Nekrion .
Her mother, the 2nd Queen Titania Nekrion was queen of the nighthags . (Nighthags/nightmares: a collective word for creatures that appear in dreams e . g . incubus and succubus)
Among the three major human desires, the nighthags were extremely involved in sexual desire while sleeping .
A gifted seductress - Anastasia was talented in enslavement and had many devoted servants under her . He wasn’t sure when, but at some point in Knight Saga, Silvan and Felicia had joined her faction .
‘If I manage to take Felicia and Silvan . . . there might be some friction . ’
No, perhaps she would try to take In-gong from Chris .
‘I have to maintain my spirit . ’
She was a succubus; an innate seducer and enslaver . He wondered if he could hold out if she decided to seriously acquire him .
‘Next are the Demon King’s **** children . ’
In addition to the five queens, there were more than 10 concubines . Although Wang Geon of the Goryeo Dynasty had used this system to control his enemies, the concubines of the Demon King differed by species .
There were roughly 20 of them . Unlike the legitimate children of the Demon King, they didn’t deserve to be called the successor of the Demon King . Therefore, they usually played support or management roles under the children of the Demon King .
The faces and names of the **** In-gong encountered while playing Zephyr came to his head . There were those who truly adored Zephyr and those who In-gong liked . Yet, he had to get rid of all of them . It was a forced event, so In-gong had to curse every time he played it .
The dryad druid, Daphne .
The blood vampire knight, Silas .
The high elf archer, Selene .
‘Let’s see if I can gain as many of them as possible . ’
Of course, he was currently Shutra, so he needed to accumulate more achievements to acquire them .
‘Anyway, this visit will be a scouting mission . ’
In fact, he was apprehensive about what type of situation Shutra would be in . He didn’t have any information about Shutra’s situation in the Demon King’s Palace .
He didn’t know if there were any servants or maids in his home . No, was there even anyone to take care of Shutra?
‘This is like my debut in the Demon King’s Palace . ’
He had quite a few merits, so his treatment would obviously improve . Additionally, perhaps the children of the Demon King and their followers would start paying attention to Shutra .
‘It’s okay, I’m not alone . ’
He had Caitlin and Chris as strong allies and Felicia was likely to help him .
‘Okay, then shall I start training?’
In-gong cleared away the troublesome thoughts and took a deep breath . He started to earnestly train in Beast Authority .
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The next morning .
Felicia headed to the ruins with some dark elves, stating that she would investigate a little bit before leaving . Meanwhile, Chris headed to the swamp for negotiations with the lizardmen .
Due to this, only In-gong, Vandal and Caitlin remained at the base .
Caitlin came to In-gong’s tent early in the morning .
"Today, I will start the special training . Are you ready?”
Unlike her normal appearance, she was wearing really thick clothes .
"I am ready . ”
As In-gong replied confidently, Carack leaned towards Caitlin and said,
"Please do something . He does something else at night . It is his growing period, so I am worried about him not sleeping enough . ”
He was more like In-gong’s nanny than his knight . ‘Doing something else at night . ’ He didn’t know what he would say if Caitlin misunderstood .
However, there was no need to worry . Caitlin stared at In-gong before nodding toward Carack .
“Don’t worry . Starting from today, I will make sure he gets a good night’s sleep . ”
Her expression said that she would force him if she had to .
Caitlin's words weren’t a lie . The training wasn’t a joke and she made sure that In-gong didn’t train separately at night .
And on the 11th day of Caitlin’s training:
[The level of Beast Authority has risen . ]
[The level of Aura has risen . ]
Beast Authority and Aura had both become level five .
The moment that In-gong heard those words, Caitlin looked at him differently . She looked In-gong up and down and said .
“You learn really fast . This is . . . ”
Caitlin, with a slightly clouded expression, looked around before whispering in In-gong’s ears,
"Should I introduce you to Divine Beast Authority?”
The fact that In-gong was learning Divine Beast Authority was a secret .
In-gong’s expression brightened as he exclaimed,
"Really?"
"Yes, I think it would be good to introduce you to Divine Beast Authority now . I am honestly really surprised . This is the first time I’ve seen someone learn so quickly . ”
Although In-gong’s Aura level was too low to enter Divine Beast Authority, he had the minimum requirements necessary for the training course .
‘Hehe, the protagonist body . ’
Of course, it was also thanks to investing some skill points in Aura . Otherwise, In-gong wouldn’t have qualified so quickly even with Protagonist Body .
Caitlin looked around again and said,
"Divine Beast Authority is an evolutionary version of Beast Authority . Now, I will teach you a new aura management method . ”
Caitlin said in a sitting posture with In-gong and extended both hands forward . This had already happened a few times, so In-gong grabbed Caitlin’s hands naturally .
“I’ll start . ”
Caitlin closed her eyes and a dark blue aura formed around her hands . The white aura produced from In-gong’s body started to circulate along with Caitlin’s aura .
At first, it seemed like Beast Authority .
However, In-gong could feel the difference in the depth .
Aura .
It was life force . Once it reached the ultimate state, it became the power of the soul .
In-gong had yet to reach the end of Aura . However, he roughly knew what the power of the soul was:
Conquest .
The brute power of subjugation .
It allowed him to feel a little piece of it . It was the first time In-gong felt true aura since beginning aura training .
One minute, two minutes, maybe a few hours or days - he didn’t know how much time passed .
As time flew passed, In-gong awakened naturally .
He could see Caitlin sitting in the darkness with her eyes closed .
[You have learnt Divine Beast Authority Lv1 . ]
[The level of Beast Authority has risen . ]
[The level of Aura has risen . ]
His understanding of aura itself had risen; he had crossed a wall .
And the last one . . .
Crossing the wall was an achievement .
[Your level has risen . ]
A white light surrounded In-gong’s body .