SL:R

Chapter 34

The relic was genuinely perplexed by the uninvited guest who had come to the noble King’s Trial and behaved insolently.

The Wraith Tree was a magic beast that grew by absorbing the spirits that died on this land. There were a total of three trees guarding the sanctuary.

But now, only one remained. And that uninvited guest was brutally destroying the one remaining tree.

Clang, clang, clang!

– Stop! Please stop! Ahh, the power of the sanctuary…! The King’s Trial…!

Ignoring the plea of the relic, Sooho continued to attack the third Wraith Tree wildly.

[Krrr!]

And the Shadow Jackals, which had multiplied to six, were guarding him with proud and upright posture like guard dogs.

Clang, clang, clang!

‘If I destroy this one, I’ll level up again!’
Unfortunately, he did not level up when he destroyed the second Wraith Tree.

The required experience points had increased as his level increased. However, based on his experience, he was confident he would level up this time.

Clang, clang, clang, clang! Sooho swung his sword faster and faster.

But unlike the enraged Sooho, the voice of ‘another Rakan’s Fang’ continued to plead in his mind.

– You can’t do this. That’s the last Wraith Tree! I worked hard to grow them!

“I can’t hear you. I can’t hear you.”

– You can hear me! Hey…!

Clang, clang, clang!

– You unworthy subject should not disturb the King’s Trial!

Silence ensued.

Upon hearing those words, Sooho suddenly stopped his sword.  “Worth?” he said, raising his head and smiling faintly. Then he looked toward the relic that was somewhere in the vicinity. “Why bother when you weren’t even going to choose a real king?”

– …

More silence replied to him.

Sooho had already been convinced for some time. As he already possessed one of Rakan’s Fang, he was certain.

“You plan to take the body of the last surviving human, don’t you?”

When a low-ranked human possessed Rakan’s Fang, it would take over the host’s body. However, this time, the standard was ‘royal status’.

But no matter how high humans fly or crawl, there was no way the Fang would be satisfied enough to make them a Beast Monarch.

Crack! Just in time, Sooho’s sword destroyed the last Wraith Tree.

[You have destroyed Wraith Tree.]

[All the ghosts disappear.]

[Level up!]

With that, all the ghosts in the Magok Field vanished.

As the ghosts that had been screaming endlessly disappeared, a heavy silence fell over the forest.

Finally, at the end of that suffocating silence, the relic spoke.

– … You knew me well. What is your identity?

The question was directed toward Sooho. However, that voice’s solid sense of intimidation made all the Hunters in Magok Field tense.

Krrrrr!