I became the youngest prince in the novel Episode 236
Chapter 60: Tomb of the Beast King (3)
‘Oh, no.’
The Crown Prince, who was staring at the man who had landed in front of him in darkness, immediately shook his head.
different.
Hair and eye color.
And even the appearance.
Actually, if you think about it, there was no way that a being who had already met death hundreds of years ago would be here now.
And that’s right in front of you.
Nevertheless, there was a reason why the crown prince was mistaken for eternal life.
That atmosphere.
That gait.
And that darkness was very similar to the Eonjeon that the Crown Prince had read in records.
“You… … “Who is it?”
Shion doesn’t answer that question and just looks at the crown prince.
Zion’s eyes had a faint glow.
‘Surprisingly. If this is also a twist, is it a twist?’
When Zion thought so, having discovered a fact from the crown prince that he could not know from the chronicles,
“Yeon Hee-ryeo!”
“What are you!!!”
The Beast King’s warriors, who had been dazed for a moment by the sudden death of the fox beastman who could be said to be their leader, began to rush towards Zion.
They must have sensed that Shion’s skills were extraordinary from the scene just before, and they were rushing in, even leaving the Hwagangjin they were opposing.
“Up, it’s dangerous!”
It was the moment when Hwa Gang-jin, who reacted a beat late, shouted to Shion in an urgent tone.
Okay! ////
With the sound of something being caught, the movements of the fighters rushing towards Zion began to gradually slow down.
As if moving in deep water.
The closer I get to Zion.
As we head towards the center of darkness that gradually covers the entire cavity.
The unmanned movement continues to slow down.
It seemed as if the time surrounding them was expanding infinitely.
“this… … .”
The crown prince’s pupils shake as he looks at a phenomenon that he cannot understand even when he sees it with his own eyes.
The moment the movements of the running drones completely stop, boom boom boom boom!
All of their heads disappeared at once.
Corpses falling down with fresh blood pouring out in all directions.
“ah… … .”
And the mouths of all the survivors, including the crown prince, who were looking at the scene opened and blank voices began to flow out.
Hua Gangjin, a member of the Huaung tribe and one of the top five strongmen among the rebels.
They were martial artists whose skills were so outstanding that Hwa Gang-jin struggled.
It was so absurd to see such warriors losing their lives in an instant without even being able to resist.
The breathtaking silence that follows.
How long did that silence last?
It was not the people in the community who broke the silence.
“Zeon, why are you going in such a hurry? … !”
Jang Mal-dong and Selphia, who belatedly reached the cave through the path that Shion had passed, stopped talking when they saw the scene inside.
Corpses lying down with their heads missing, and Zion standing in the middle of them.
The moment they saw that scene, they knew that it was Zion who created this scene.
“Huh, what on earth is going on here…” … !”
Jang Mal-dong, who was scanning the cavity with astonished eyes, stopped talking once again when he saw the crown prince.
And then,
“See you, Miao Yue’s will!”
He bowed down towards the crown prince.
That black rabbit mask.
Among the Miao Yue tribe, only direct blood relatives could wear it, so Jang Mal-dong was able to immediately recognize the identity of the masked beast.
“… … Lift your head up. “It’s a big compliment for me right now.”
In response to Jang Mal-dong’s reaction, the crown prince smiled bitterly beneath his mask and looked towards Sion again.
“I guess I should first say thank you.”
I slightly lowered my head.
Even now, my hands were shaking because of the terrifying and overwhelming sight that man had just created, but it was true that he had saved me.
So it was right to express my gratitude.
“If it weren’t for you, I would be dead by now. I will make sure to repay you for this. But before that… … .”
A mysterious light appeared in the crown prince’s eyes.
“I want to first hear your identity, which I haven’t heard before.”
To that question,
“We’ll talk about that once we get out of here.”
Zion turned his gaze to the outside of the tomb and opened his mouth.
In Zion’s eyes, the image of the Beast King’s warriors was approaching at high speed.
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The captain’s cabin of the pirate ship operated by the Banwol Pirates.
Inside, people, including Zion, were sitting around a round table.
And among them,
“You have no shame.”
The crown prince’s party was also included.
“I can’t believe I got a boat like this from you.”
When they came out of Wolwangmyo, the ship they were on was occupied by the Beast King’s warriors, so they had no choice but to travel on Sion’s ship.
In response to the crown prince’s words, Pyo Do-yul, the original owner of this ship, who was squatting in the corner, said, ‘This is my ship… but…’ … .’ I muttered softly, but no one heard me.
“I will repay all of this later. So, I want to talk again about something I couldn’t tell before.”
“About my identity?”
“Yes.”
Hwa Gang-jin, who was sitting next to him, flinched at Shi-on’s informal language, but the crown prince made a small gesture to stop him.
After seeing his prowess just now, he was convinced that he was of an unusual status.
At the same time, everyone there except Selphia focused their attention on Zion’s mouth.
“It’s simple. The Empire already knows. “The fact that the current Beast King has colluded with the devil.”
“… … !”
At Shi-on’s words, not only Jang Mal-dong and Pyo Do-yul, but even the crown prince and Hwa Gang-jin’s eyes were shaken.
Because I didn’t know you were aware of that fact.
Shion continues speaking without paying attention to their reactions.
“Even from the empire’s perspective, the picture of the beast-in-sea being eaten by the devil is not a good picture. So I secretly sent someone to help your rebels.”
“Then that person is…” … .”
The Crown Prince opened his mouth and stopped speaking.
There was nothing more to say.
Even a newborn baby would be able to tell that the man in front of him was his helper.
“Now I think I know roughly what happened. “Then did you come here alone?”
“Strictly speaking, I’m not alone… … .”
Shion said so while thinking of the warrior’s group,
‘I guess this man is the only one who can actually help me.’
The crown prince thought as he looked at Selfia sitting in the corner.
“I understand. “From the empire’s perspective, we need to avoid getting caught, so this is the only way we can help.”
However, deep in the crown prince’s eyes as he said that, there was a faint regret.
Although I knew from the previous situation how strong the empire’s helper in front of me was, it was impossible for one person to turn the tide of the war on his own.
However, the Crown Prince, who immediately hid his regret, opened his mouth again.
Because it was rude to show these emotions to someone who came to help.
“Thank you again for the empire’s help.”
“Rather than thanking you, I would like to know your current situation first.”
Hearing the crown prince’s words, Zion glanced at what was in the teacup in front of her and asked.
A greenish liquid that is not coffee.
It was a tea called green tea.
“i get it. Previously… … .”
The crown prince nodded heavily and took off the rabbit mask he was wearing.
“It would be rude not to show your face to the person you will be with from now on.”
A face that is slowly revealed.
“Huh… … .”
At the same time, the eyes of the people watching began to be colored with surprise once again.
Red eyes like rubies, a sharp nose, plump lips visible underneath them, and long hair that hangs down past her shoulders.
Because his appearance was closer to that of a woman rather than a man.
The Crown Prince, who must have sensed the people’s surprise, nodded once and opened his mouth.
“Yes, as you can see, I have a woman’s body. As you know, there still remains a custom in Suyeon that only his men can sit on the king’s seat. So, my father raised me as a man from a young age. Because I was the only successor. “The reason my uncle rebelled was because he was dissatisfied with this.”
Since he had known this fact since the first time he saw him earlier, Sion waited for the crown prince’s next words without much reaction.
The crown prince looked at Zion with young eyes for a moment and then spoke.
“My story ends here… … To be honest, the current situation is very disadvantageous for us. No, I think the word hopeless would be more appropriate.”
A complete inferiority with no possibility of a comeback.
Recently, an unknown group had been helping them, but it wasn’t enough.
“It is no exaggeration to say that defeat has already been decided. “So we were looking for a variable that was special enough to turn this entire situation around.”
“That special variable must be the Moon King Myo.”
“right. To be precise, I obtained the martial arts of the first Beast King at the Moon King Tomb and then tried to use that to aim for the Moon King Battle.”
Moon King Tu (月王鬪).
To put it simply, it was a battle for the throne between members of the Myowe clan who had the right to succession, and it was a custom created by the first King Suin to reduce sacrifices due to competition for the throne.
Yuewangtu could choose between direct combat and proxy warfare, and among them, the one the crown prince was aiming for was direct combat.
“Although it is unlikely that my uncle will accept the Moon King Tue in this situation where victory is certain, it is better than doing nothing. Of course, he was also wrong… … .”
With those words, the crown prince’s face darkened.
It reminded him of his subordinates who were sacrificed because of him at the Wolwangmyo.
at that time,
“Wolwangtura… … . “Not a bad idea.”
Shion took a sip of the green tea in front of him and quietly opened his mouth.
“I don’t think there’s any need to aim for a direct hit.”
“… … If you’re talking about a proxy war, it’s even more unwinnable. The strong forces that are lined up are also far superior over there. And as I just said, there is a possibility that the Yue King Battle itself will take place due to the difference in power… … .”
Before the crown prince could finish his words, Zion continued.
“In that case, let’s start by reducing that power first.”
“… … what? “What does that mean?”
The crown prince and the people’s eyes were filled with doubt as Zion talked about something that was almost impossible so easily.
Shion grinned and asked the crown prince.
“Who else in the rebel army knows that you came to the Yue King Temple?”
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Inside the huge Daejeon, soaring high into the sky.
A man wearing a black rabbit mask like the crown prince was sitting on a huge throne decorated with extravagant decorations as if to symbolize its authority.
“I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”
The tiger beast kneeling on one knee in front of such a man bowed his head deeply and opened his mouth.
“We failed to kill the crown prince.”
“… … “It’s a shame.”
It was a voice that did not contain any emotion, but the tiger beast’s body shrank even more upon hearing that voice.
Because they knew that their king would make that kind of voice when he was in a bad mood.
“I heard that the sacrifice on our part was great.”
“Yes, when we arrived at the center of the Yue King Tomb, everyone there, including Yan Xiryeo, had already died. In addition, looking at the scars left on the body, it seemed like it was all done by one person.”
“Was there such a strong person on my nephew’s side?”
“As far as we can tell, there hasn’t been one so far… … There is a possibility that someone new has joined this time.”
Knock, Knock
The man tapped his fingers on the armrest of the throne without answering.
Cold sweat began to flow down the tiger beastman’s back due to the rising pressure that went along with it.
Are you trying to shake off that pressure?
The tiger beast’s mouth quickly opened again.
“And one thing. “We have received new information from spies planted on the rebel side.”
“what?”
“I have information that the rebels are urgently looking for a highly skilled doctor.”
“That means… … .”
“That’s right. “It seems that the crown prince did not escape the Yuewangmyo without any damage.”
“Good. Keep an eye on the doctor who is trying to take you there. Or, it would be okay to include the doctor himself as a character on our side.”
If a doctor had to be called in from outside, it meant that the patient’s condition was serious, and there was a high possibility that the patient was the crown prince.
Therefore, if we can figure out the path the doctor moved, we can also figure out the location of the crown prince.
“But your highness… … . It may be a trap. Just like we sold this time.”
At those words, the man, who smiled beneath his mask, looked down at the tiger beastman and asked.
“Until now. “Do you know why they didn’t set a trap for us?”
“… … I do not know.”
“I instinctively know that it won’t work.”
Just as prey instinctively feels fear of predators.
“No matter what we do or what moves we make, we know that we have the power to destroy it and turn the game upside down, which is why we have not been able to set a trap until now.”
There was such an overwhelming difference between the two.
“And that’s why all I’ve done up until now is just hide like a rat.”
As Wolbyeokcheon says that, the red eyes inside his mask begin to emit a cloudy glow.
“So it will be like that this time too. And what if… … Even if it’s a trap, it doesn’t matter.”
In order to dig a trap in the first place, the subject must also take some risk.
Therefore, all they had to do was destroy the trap with overwhelming force and use the danger to dig in to the station.
There will be no exceptions.
“Now let’s put an end to this tiring war, nephew.”
But Wolbyeokcheon didn’t know.
Something he had never thought of.
A variable so deep and dark that its end is unknown is moving beneath the surface.
fantasy,
