The Divine Twilight's Return
Chapter 369: Star, the Children of the Emperor’s Seat (4)Chapter 369: Star, the Children of the Emperor’s Seat (4)
The Changgwi Cave’s gate opening up above the fortress city resembled an old plane meeting
Thud!
Thud! Thud!
Thuuud…!
The ground sank and buildings crumbled down every time a Fire Giant landed.
「Warriors of
Sinmara let out a battle cry. All the Fire Giants simultaneously stomped on the ground in response.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
「Bring disasters to our enemies!」
「Prove our bravery!」
[Your Subordinate ‘Sinmara’ has activated the Skill ‘Giant Roar’!]
[All your Subordinate Giants are responding fervently, increasing their morale!]
[The combat effectiveness of your Subordinates has increased!]
The Fire Giants grew a little with each shout they let out. They burst out fire as if blowing air into balloons, getting bigger from several meters to dozens of meters tall. They were now taller than most buildings, having become literal Giants. Simply standing still was enough for them to exude a great amount of pressure. In addition, there were about a hundred of them!
「Those
Thump, thump, thump…!
Led by Sinmara, the Fire Giants began their march, swinging their axes and cutting down any obstacle that blocked their way. The ground sank with each step they took, and from the cracks they created, fire soared like lava. It didn’t take long for flames, smoke, and the burning smell to fill up the city, making it look as if it came from an apocalyptic .
Riding their Dragon-type monsters, the draconic knights also rampaged across the sky and the ground,
“S-sky…!”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Stop them! Quickly!”
“So Twilight has decided to do this… Stop them! Stop them from approaching the center!”
“B-but—!”
The
No, even if it weren’t for the Giants, most
However, it took less than an hour to blow away half of the Incendiary Burial Whale, rendering their belief meaningless. Even if
“We’re going to die… We’re going to die…”
In the end, the
Not long after, Chang-Sun made his appearance.
[The Celestial ‘Divine Twilight’ has descended!]
Rumble!
A lightning bolt struck the center of the city, which had been turned into ruins, and Chang-Sun showed up. He indiscriminately emitted
Rumble! Rumble!
Minerva and Mars appeared as well. Minerva looked tired, while Mars was noticeably happy.
“That must be the ‘Shi Yuan Castle,’ the
Since she and the others were here as conquerors, she had to forget about what happened in the Taeum and act like one.
[The Celestial ‘Twilight-Piercing Owl’ spreads her wings!]
Woosh!
When Minerva spread her huge set of golden wings. ripples formed under Chang-Sun’s and Mars’ feet. Minerva had given her allies her blessing to prepare for contingencies.
Tap.
Tap―!
With Chang-Sun in the lead, they walked down the ruined roads and reached the Shi Yuan Castle, but all they could see were ruined and collapsing buildings. Meanwhile, the
The
Conquer and subdue.
Since he was here to subjugate the
The
“Twilight!” One of the subdued soldiers abruptly flew at Chang-Sun.
「No!」
a Fire Giant tried to stop the soldier a little too late, allowing the latter to reach Chang-Sun’s vicinity.
Shi Lou, the attacker, used to be one of the Thirteen Commanders and was in charge of the Seventh Corps. Using his exceptional ability in assassination, he pretended to be subdued until he got the chance to carry out his plan. Unfortunately, someone far more skilled in stealth was by Chang-Sun’s side.
Paaah―!
Claaaang!
Right before Shi Lou struck Chang-Sun with his dagger, Chang-Sun’s shadow suddenly grew taller and stood between the two. Baek Gyeo-Ul’s Black Dragon Fang flashed as he deflected Shi Lou’s dagger to the side. He then used his left hand to punch him in the face.
Swoosh, swish, swoosh!
Gyeo-Ul and Shi Lou exchanged several attacks in the blink of an eye, engaging in a fierce battle. After swinging and deflecting each other’s weapons several times, Shi Lou tried to break through Gyeo-Ul’s defense and get Chang-Sun. However, Gyeo-Ul never let it happen. Demonstrating what he had achieved the past year in Durga’s martial arts lessons, Gyeo-Ul closed in on Shi Lou, grabbed him by the collar, and threw him to the ground.
Thuuuud!
Shi Lou’s face hit the ground, causing rocks to fly up in the air.
“You won’t be able to get to Chang-Sun hyung-nim without my permission,” Gyeo-Ul coldly said.
“Get off of me! Let me go!” Shi Lou continued to resist, but Gyeo-Ul didn’t budge. He easily kept him down.
Meanwhile, the Fire Giants surrounded the nearby area. Shi Lou could see Chang-Sun looking at him expressionlessly.
Gritting his teeth, Shi Lou gave Chang-Sun a death glare. “Twilight, you disgusting traitor! How dare you shamelessly come here after you put Father in so much misery?! Are you trying to mock us?!”
“I put Father in so much misery?” Chang-Sun repeated quietly.
Shi Lou flinched, surprised not by Chang-Sun’s tone, which seemed to be holding a lot of mentions, but by the word he used. Father. Chang-Sun rarely called the Emperor’s Seat father even when he was still in
“Gyeo-Ul,” Chang-Sun continued.
“Yes, hyung-nim.”
“Let him go.”
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Shi Lou immediately pounced on Chang-Sun again, who simply flicked his dagger away. The ‘Divine Twilight’ that Shi Lou knew never tolerated defiance, so he thought Chang-Sun was about to kill him.
However, Chang-Sun just went on his way, brushing past Shi Lou. It flustered Shi Lou so much that he blanked out for a moment, preventing him from moving. Concluding that Chang-Sun was making fun of him, his face reddened as he yelled, “What in the world are you thinking, Twilight?!”
Without even looking back, Chang-Sun brusquely answered, “Follow me if you want to see the truth.”
“What…?” Shi Lou was having trouble wrapping his head around the current situation.
What could be the truth? Did Chang-Sun have another reason he was invading the
‘He’s like Father…!’ Shi Lou soon shook his head. ‘Nonsense. Something must have bewitched me.’
Too shocked by how powerful Chang-Sun had become, Shi Lou believed that he wasn’t himself right now. With gleaming eyes, he followed Chang-Sun, who was already way up ahead. He thought that although he wasn’t sure what Chang-Sun was trying to do, he wouldn’t just still if Chang-Sun tried anything funny.
* * *
As Chang-Sun and the others climbed up the stone staircase that led to the Shi Yuan Castle’s throne room, the
「You all should really look at yourselves,」Kali sneered, glancing at the four bloody Celestials. She couldn’t help feeling happy because of how ridiculous the people who killed her and her comrades looked right now. The four Celestials bit their lower lips in humiliation. They used to be rulers, but now, they seemed to be going through another humiliation since running away from
“... What is Twilight thinking?” Shi Lou asked Kali.
They weren’t fools, so they eventually realized that the goal behind Chang-Sun’s invasion wasn’t solely about conquering. Despite the overwhelming difference between the two forces, the
「I don’t know,」Kali quietly scoffed.
Shi Lou’s face crumpled up. “What?”
「I said I don’t know. He’s never been the talkative type, so he didn’t tell me about this either. You people technically knew Twilight longer than me, but do you understand him?」
No one answered—no, they couldn’t answer.
「Twilight has always been like that. He’s like an illusion that no one ca understand or know. Maybe that’s why he’s called Twilight.」
Kali smiled bitterly as he looked at Chang-Sun.
「I can tell you one thing, though. Nothing bad will happen to any of you today, although that’s very tragic news for me.」
Kali was encouraging the four Celestials to come at her if they were going to anyway. She might not be able to kill them, but she would still be able to slam their heads on the ground. Unable to say anything else, they followed Chang-Sun and the others to the Shi Yuan Castle, feeling both nervous and curious.
Creeeaak―!
Chang-Sun opened up the doors gate to the throne roominner courtyard.
Thud…!