Chapter 674: The Falling Sun 2
It was an odd emotion.
The monster’s now dark red eyes were only looking at Alberu, but Alberu felt himself getting calmer rather than getting scared.
‘I want to take this thing down.’
He wanted to be the one to take down this monster.
No, he felt a NEED to do that.
It was an unexplainable emotion.
– Alberu-nim.
– Your highness.
Alberu heard two voices in his head at that moment.
– Alberu-nim, you will be able to defeat this Lion Dragon if I, Taerang, am with you. Please do not question Taerang’s abilities. An EX-Grade weapon’s capabilities are limitless. Furthermore, I am capable of bringing out the most of my strength against this Lion Dragon......
Taerang rambled on in a mechanical voice.
– Your highness. Are you drunk?
Cale just asked a short question.
Alberu’s expression turned odd as soon as he heard Cale’s question.
– Do you want to try taking it down alone and saying goodbye to the world?
‘Man, he’s speaking so viciously.’
Alberu held back a sigh. His calm emotions instantly disappeared.
He realized how stupid his thoughts had been once that calmness disappeared.
‘I wanted to take this thing down alone? I wanted to take a monster down alone when I barely got an attack in thanks to two Dragons and the Dragon half-blood helping me?’
Alberu completely erased those past emotions from his mind.
He then said something in almost a sigh.
“Do I just have to die now?”
He was talking to Cale.
– ...I, Taerang, believe that I have just heard some nonsense. Proceeding to check if there are any issues with the system. The person holding this weapon cannot withdr...no, anyway, checking system.
Taerang responded with shock. Of course, it didn’t sound shocked at all because of its mechanical voice.
Gulp.
Alberu subconsciously gulped. The boiling desire disappeared and as he became calm and collected... Alberu could clearly see the dark red eyes observing him.
“...Danger... Urgent variable has occurred...must...ki...ll......”
The Lion Dragon was mumbling while holding up its shield, and one corner of Alberu’s lips curled up. It was slightly shaking.
“This is kind of vicious.”
He called out to Cale.
“Dongsaeng. Is it okay for me to play dead now?”
– Not at all.
“Man, you talk to me so disrespectfully.”
– I am a bit busy, your highness.
“...Huh?”
Alberu scoffed in disbelief.
‘He’s busy? I’m busy too. Listen to this extremely arrogant and disrespectful bastard!’
Alberu frowned underneath his white helmet. He then raised his arm.
Click.
The barrel of the gun was pointed toward the monster once again.
The barrel was not shaking at all, as his mind was as calm as his cold gaze.
“Well, I should do my job too.”
He pulled the trigger.
Tang-!
Once the gunshot echoed in the air once more...
Creeeeeak.
Inside a stable at a remote part of Puzzle City’s City Hall... This was a place that had not been used in a long time, leading to nobody coming this way.
The old doors of the stable opened.
A person wearing a black mask walked into this stable that had no horses and just had weeds.
“Cale-nim.”
“You’re here?”
The mask was removed to reveal a black-haired man. It was Choi Han.
Choi Han saw the numerous video communication devices located on top of the weeds.
There seemed to be about fifty of them.
“Where did you get all of these?”
“From Miss Rosalyn. I borrowed some equipment that is supposed to go into the Magic Tower.”
Rosalyn was currently pretending to nurse Eruhaben and observing things by his side. The approximately fifty video communication devices he borrowed from her were placed throughout this small and narrow stable.
‘In here-’
Choi Han thought to himself.
Inside this small stable...
‘All of Puzzle City is in here.’
He was in awe.
The fifty or so video communication devices were all showing different areas.
Inside City Hall...
The Puzzle City Plaza...
‘It would be even harder to get information if he is hiding.’
Choi Han shared his conclusion.
“I’m sure that the White Star is disguised as someone else so that he can learn the condition of our allies.”
Cale nodded his head and sternly responded.
“We cannot set our minds to any of those three until the truth is revealed. Keep all three in mind as you move. Will you be okay with just Lock?”
“Yes. We have been moving very stealthily already. We plan on getting at least a little bit of information about everybody inside Puzzle City.”
They were going to expand their search from the people underneath Duke Deruth to everybody inside Puzzle City.
Choi Han sighed and continued to speak as he thought about how long it would take to scan everybody.
“The White Star seems to have been more thorough than we expected.”
“I’m not so sure.”
Choi Han turned toward Cale after hearing an unexpected response.
Tap. Tap.
Cale was smiling as he tapped his finger rhythmically on his knee.
“Who could it be?”
Cale’s eyes were observing the different parts of Puzzle City visible on the screens.
The subdued patience of a predator looking for his prey was visible in his eyes.
“White Star. Who the hell will you appear as?”
Cale was recording all of the people in his mind.
Cale had not only observed monsters while he was working at the company as Kim Rok Soo. In fact, he probably observed people more at times.
There were many things to stealthily investigate regarding guilds and the association.
Cale reawakened the senses from back then as he searched for the hidden enemies.
Choi Han walked over to Cale and started speaking.
“I don’t know who the White Star will appear as, but I believe I can predict when he will pop up.”
He looked toward the screen where his friends were fighting against the Lion Dragon.
His gaze stopped on Alberu Crossman.
“While his highness is in between life and death... I believe that is when the White Star will show up. No, I’m certain that is when he will show up.”
Cale picked up one video communication device.
It was the only one with a black screen.
“Your highness. Please get started.”
* * *
– Your highness. Please get started.
Alberu closed his eyes and then opened them again.
“We are going in at full force.”
He informed his three allies before looking down for a moment.
He could make out the Roan Kingdom’s soldiers. They were too far to be seen clearly, but it seemed as if they were looking up at him. He was sure that there would be a plethora of emotions in their eyes as they looked at him.
Expectations. Hope.
Maybe even concern.
They probably had a mix of positive and negative emotions.
However, the positive emotions should be greater right now.
Alberu, the crown prince of the Roan Kingdom, had injured the monster for the first time.
There were also a second Dragon and a Bone Dragon that was pretty strong as well.
“It is a bit disappointing.”
He would have to crush their expectations and hope.
“I wanted to be someone who never loses.”
He wanted to be a sun that never sets.
That desire had not changed.
However, even the sun gets covered up by the clouds or darkness from time to time.
However, it always comes back up.
It would be the same for Alberu.
He would be hidden for a moment but will reveal himself again.
“Crown prince. Here we go.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Mila’s body quickly charged toward the Lion Dragon with Alberu on her back.
A few moments later...
Someone let out a gasp.
“Ah......”
Something dark red shot out of the monster Lion Dragon’s mouth and struck Alberu.
A dark red light covered the area and everybody’s view for a moment.
“N, no......!”
“Your highness!”
They then saw the Roan Kingdom’s new sun start to fall.
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