[King of the Snow Folk and the Monarch of Frost, listens to Sirkas prayer]
[Sirka, descendant of the Frost Monarch, prays earnestly!] Sillad heard the earnest prayers
of Sirka who had left to search the tombs of the dragons with Cha Hae-In earlier.
The descendant's prayers originally had one purpose: to offer praise and worship for the
spirits of the dead. Because Sirka had been a descendant of his own choosing, Sillad readily
responded to her first prayer.
'I can't imagine how heartfelt and wonderful the first prayer ever directed at me will be.'
'…Wait… hold on, what is this?' Of course, it was nothing like the worships he had seen
before.
"Mister Sillad! We're in a hurry right now! Can you call Suho for us?"
[Huh?] The Frost Monarch doubted his ears.
"Oh! If it's possible could you also show him the things we are seeing too? Although even for
a Monarch even that might be too difficult huh…"
[The Frost Monarch widens his eyes and opens his mouth at Sirka's provocation!]
Her purpose in talking to Sillad was clear. Just like modern humans, Sirka was using the
prayers as an excuse to text message Suho, or even video message. How could he, King of the
Snow Folk and the Monarch of Frost, be used as a simple messenger?
'No, I mustn't get mad, this is still the first prayer after all, but still, there should be
a sacrifice or greetings at minimum!'
[The Frost Monarch falls into thought with a remorseful expression.]
[The Frost Monarch sighs deeply.]
* * *
"Why are you so noisy all of a sudden?"
In a different place, Suho clicked his tongue briefly as he watched the system's messages
appear one after another in front of him. His confusion was apparent as he could only hear
Sillad muttering to himself while he had been running forward to strike the frozen skeletons.
Ding! [A message has arrived!]
"A message?" Another window suddenly popped up in front of him.
"Could it be a new level-up quest?" Suho immediately opened the message box.
[You have one unread message]
[Mother's Letter] (Unread)
"A letter from my mother?" Confusion appeared in Suho's eyes. At first, he had seen something
about Sirka's prayer, and now it seemed like there was a real message that arrived instead of
a quest. Not to mention that it came from the tomb of the dragons where his mother had gone.
"Did something happen to her? Check Message!" Suho rapidly opened it to see the contents of
it. A belt rang and at that moment Cha Hae-In's voice was heard from beyond their dimension.
[Suho, it seems like we found something here, can you ask Beru to check what it is?]
[Kieek?!] Beru suddenly popped out from behind Suho's arms.
[Sillad King of the Snow Folk and the Monarch of Frost uses his skill 'Ice flower Illusion']
All of a sudden a frigid blizzard that raged in all directions started to spread around Suho,
making transparent ice flowers bloom similarly to a spring haze or a mirage in the desert.
And in front of him, the images of Cha Hae-In and Sirka, who were in the tomb of dragons,
began to spread out. The ice flowers became smaller and smaller as they showed the place
where his mother stood in more and more detail. Gigantic bones of berserk dragons towering
over them like huge pillars. Underneath Cha Hae-In and Sirka fought a battle against the
numerous dragon soldiers that surrounded them.
[Unbelievable! It's a Dragon soldier!] Beru wore an expression of disbelief.
[Little Monarch this is a big deal!] Realizing Cha Hae-In's motive behind showing him that
scene, he promptly explained it to Suho.
[The dragon soldiers are beings born from dragon teeth, but they disappear as soon as their
owner dies, so how…]
"Hold on, does this mean there are as many soldiers as there are living dragons where my
mother is?"
[No! That's nonsense! The Destruction Monarch's legions were killed and incorporated into the
Shadow Army] Beru fell silent, suddenly realizing something in the middle of the sentence and
opening his eyes.
[I can't believe the descendant of the Destruction Monarch is…] Beru had no choice but to
hold back his words.
The King of Dragons, The Monarch of Destruction, Antares. He was the strongest of eight
monarchs born from the primordial darkness, and the only one who could overpower him was the
Shadow Monarch Sung Jinwoo. He was the true incarnation of destruction, willing to destroy
everything including himself for the sake of waging a war of blood, screams, madness, and
devastation. It's for that reason that Sung Jinwoo had relentlessly attacked the dragon raceuntil they went extinct. Not a single dragon survived meeting the Shadow Monarch. What was
the reason Sung Jinwoo had fought such a terrible battle? Wasn't it because he was concerned
that a descendant of the Dragon Emperor could appear later?
[But the descendant of Antares must have appeared anyway!] Beru couldn't believe the
situation at all. Yet the dragon soldiers teeming around them were proof!
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Suho hurriedly opened his mouth. "Sillad! Tell my
mother to get out of there as quickly as possible—"
Right as he said that, in the illusion of the ice flower, Cha Hae-In raised her sword. From
above, silent lightning bolts stretched out and pierced the dragon soldiers. Cha Hae-In's
cheerful voice was heard again by Suho and Beru
[Do you really think you need to worry about your mother?]
"..."
[...]
The Demonic Spirit king's Longsword in Cha Hae-In's hands was the weapon of Baran, King of
Demonic Spirits, Monarch of White Flames. There couldn't be anything more dangerous here than
an S-class hunter carrying such a powerful weapon. Even if the descendant of the Monarch of
Destruction appeared, it will still be only a descendant. They wouldn't be a threat to Cha
Hae-In.
"Something seems to be strange here. There are many dragon soldiers but no matter where I
look, I can't find a single living dragon." Hearing Cha Hae-In's words, Beru calmed down.
Considering the size of a Dragon, there shouldn't be a way to hide such a huge creature in
such an empty world.
"Looking at the movements, it seems as though their protective instincts are really strong.
Beru, do you think you could give me some advice?"
[I think I understand the situation…] With those words, Beru looked at the ice flower
illusion with calm eyes. While in the meantime, Suho kept wandering among the frozen
skeletons in the cold blizzard, looking for traces of a hidden Gate.
After thinking for some time Beru finally opened his mouth. [First of all, dragons have a
habit of gathering their magical energy inside their hearts. So anything important will most
likely be near that part of their body.]
No matter how many bones were left, the corpses of the dragons were still in the same
position in which they died. Their gigantic bodies were similar to huge ruins. The place Beru
pointed towards was around where the heart of this corpse should have been.
[Sillad King of the Snow Folk and the Monarch of Frost, nods his head saying that he will
convey that.] But as soon as Sillad said that, something unexpected happened.
"Who dares to use magic in front of me!"
Ding! [The Skill 'Ice Flower Illusion' is forcibly canceled.] Sillad's skill shattered as the
entire sandy beach full of skeletons began to sway like waves.
"Ehh?!"
"Kyaaaaagh!!"
"What is this!?"
The hunters that fought the skeletons, struggled to keep their balance on the shifting
surface. To make matters worse, the sand they were standing on formed a huge whirlpool and
began to suck everyone, including the skeletons down like a vortex. The phenomena even
reached the citizens watching from afar.
"Viewers! It seems something strange is happening–Ahh!" The Streamer who had been piloting
his drone had unknowingly come close to the scene and was sucked into the sand. With both
legs stuck. He couldn't run away.
"Ahhh! Ahhh! Help! ¡Help!" He struggled to get out while his body was helplessly sinking
deeper and deeper.
"Oh god, I'm going to die!" The idea of dying, which he had never thought about in his life,
suddenly appeared in his mind.
Snap! Suddenly, someone's hand grabbed the Streamer by the collar and lifted him up.
"Cough cough!" He struggled to breathe as he was forced to the top. He instinctively turned
his gaze to his savior.
"Thank you-aah!" He couldn't finish his words as his body was mercilessly thrown out of the
sand.
"Aahh!"
"Here! Take him!" Fortunately, the association hunters caught the Streamer before he hit the
ground.
After letting out a heavy breath, he turned around to find the person who had saved him, and
he noticed he wasn't the only one being rescued.
"Aaagh!"
"Ahh—"
"Aaagh!"
From the distance, he could see the people flying through the sky as if they had just been
thrown like a baseball and getting caught by the hunters of the association. The Streamer
finally recognized the face of the person who was rescuing them.
"Hunter Sung Suho…"
"It's hunter Sung Suho of the Woojin guild!" It was the hunter that had caused the blizzard in the middle of the beach. And he wasn't the only one. The other members of the Woojin guild
soon followed.
"Lim Dogyoon!"
"Yes! Leave the rescuing to me!" Surprisingly, Lim Dogyoon, who was an E-rank, was rescuing
people from the sand vortex faster than any of the other hunters there. Due to his agile
legs, he was even rescuing other hunters, all without losing his balance on top of the
whirlpool that raged relentlessly under his feet.
'He is really good at escaping.' Suho didn't dare to imagine just what kind of training
torture Ammut had given Lim Dogyoon all this time. Although thanks to that he was able to
concentrate on the battle at the center of the sudden chaos. A sand vortex…? Suho didn't care
what it was.
'Iron body technique.' Instead, he ran towards the center of the sandy vortex with black aura
covering both his legs.
[Little Monarch.]
"I know." At Beru's words, Suho's eyes shone intensely. There was a familiar energy at the
end of his glaring gaze. Illusions. An ability most often used by the evil races living in
the spirit world.
"They are Demonic Spirits."
[King of the Snow Folk and the Monarch of Frost, frowns at the fact that his magic has been
broken]
Just like Sillad's reaction, it seemed that the magic he used had also touched the pride of
the Demonic Spirits hiding inside the sand. Suho shouted as he rushed towards the center of
the sand vortex to the Demonic Spirit's hideout.
"Sillad! Tell my mother about Beru's words!" He had already delivered said words to Cha Hae-
In. Coincidentally, she had arrived at the heart of the dragon guarded by the dragon soldiers
when she heard him.
"Right here…"
"What are all these things?" Cha Hae-In and Sirka looked with firm expressions at the
numerous eggs gathered there.
"These are dragon eggs." Sirka muttered in a groaning voice.