Episode 1030
Chapter 247: The Liberation War of Laprarosa (18)
Kudududud…!
Laprarosa was crumbling. The grand avenue made of gold was melting and sagging under the intense heat, and the towering statues of the Meiwang warriors that once lined every street lay shattered and broken, scattered across the ground.
The blue rift that Ban’s Meiwang Sovereign Sword had opened was closing. The thunder energy flowing back along the path they had come was noticeably weaker than when the dimensional gate had first opened.
“Phew! That was close. If we’d been any later, the rift Ban opened might have sealed shut.”
Within the river of molten gold floated the radiant core hearts of the fallen Meiwang warriors, once shining at the city gates. Tantal quickly spread out his cloth and began gathering them up.
Jin closed his eyes, focusing on adding the thunder energy he’d just reclaimed from the Meiwang Sovereign Sword to the returning energy flowing from Ban.
The thunder currents thickened, filling the area, and the distorted space began to solidify under their power.
The warped dimensions, crushed like dough, were regaining their form. The dimensional anomalies were being caught and sealed by the combined thunder energy of the two Meiwang Sovereign Swords.
At that moment, Tantal felt his core heart resonate strongly with Jin’s thunder energy.
“Brother Jin, you’ve reached the end,” Tantal said, his voice filled with awe.
Before Jin and Murakan had entered Laprarosa, Tantal had been gripped by anxiety. No matter how incredible Ban was, he doubted one person could bear the full weight of this horrific dimensional catastrophe alone.
But the moment Jin and Murakan arrived, that despair vanished as if by magic. It was as if another warrior had appeared to defend Laprarosa.
[This isn’t the end. Ban is proving that.]
“Haha, I see. Seeing you brothers here really puts my mind at ease. It’s strange how both the warrior brothers and you foresaw this situation the same way. Well then, let’s move quickly.”
The three began to advance.
Jin couldn’t move fast, focused as he was on channeling thunder energy to Ban. More importantly, the dimensional anomalies hadn’t completely disappeared.
From one corner of the still deep blue-lit space, intermittent explosions and distortions continued to erupt.
Even without stepping into the fray, the danger was clear. Murakan had even transformed into human form to reduce the chance of being hit.
“The dimensional anomalies will only worsen as we approach the Warrior Hall. Brother Jin, Murakan.”
“Tch, it’s been a real mess. It’s amazing Ban hasn’t lost consciousness yet.”
As Tantal said, the closer they got, the more explosions and spatial distortions erupted—like the sudden deepening of a sea without warning, doubling in intensity.
But Jin didn’t rush.
Though Laprarosa had been desperate throughout, not a single brother had fallen, and Ban was still maintaining the final chapter of the Meiwang Sovereign Sword.
Despite enduring bombardment from the enemy’s aerial fortress, ongoing spatial anomalies, and curses fueled by the witch’s power, Laprarosa had never truly fallen.
In the distance, the Warrior Hall came into view.
The majestic building that once radiated overwhelming grandeur was gone. The Warrior Hall now looked like a massive ruin, shattered and crushed in places.
Yet inside, the core hearts of the surviving Meiwang warriors burned bright, roaring with light.
[Brothers!]
Jin raised his voice.
As they drew closer, sending thunder energy to Ban became easier. Even though the warrior fusion hadn’t been achieved, Jin could clearly sense the scene Ban was witnessing.
Brothers collapsed unconscious beside Ban, the remaining foot soldiers emitting faint thunder energy to help as best they could, the Warrior Kings fending off spatial rifts near Ban…
And just behind Ban, in the safest spot, lay the liberation device and Boras, under absolute protection.
It was all so vivid, as if right before his eyes, filling Jin’s heart with overwhelming emotion.
No answer came. Most of the comrades, except Ban, couldn’t even hear Jin’s voice—they were pouring everything they had into the fight.
As Jin passed through the broken city gates and entered the Warrior Hall, the storm of dimensional anomalies suddenly intensified.
Explosions erupted so densely it was hard to take a step forward, and shards of chaos left behind by Lokia swirled sharply through the air.
‘The will of Lokia’s curse.’
The witch’s pool.
Though the curse had scattered across Ban’s Meiwang Sovereign Sword, it hadn’t vanished completely. Millions of torn chaotic energies clung like a plague, suffocating Laprarosa.
The curse was making one last desperate attempt to stop Jin. Several shards of chaotic energy had already scratched his cheek and body.
The wounds were unavoidable, caused while protecting Tantal. Murakan had been pierced multiple times for the same reason.
“Brother Jin, maybe you should just give up on me? I’ll try to survive on my own. Don’t waste the strength you need to save the brothers.”
[What are you saying, Brother Tantal? Did you eat something bad?]
Jin chuckled softly. Tantal smiled, clearly not serious.
“Just trying to be polite, I guess. Didn’t eat anything bad, just missed a few meals. I’m starving.”
[When this is over, let’s have a proper drink with jewel liquor.]
Huuuu…
Jin slowly steadied his breath. The core hearts glowed golden, and golden rings began to spread out in layers around him.
Amid the chaotic scene, golden waves radiated in all directions.
The waves didn’t lose their form even when touching distorted spaces or explosions. While Murakan’s spirit energy and the thunder energy of the Meiwang Sovereign Sword scattered around warped, only the golden rings maintained perfect circles, bathing the Warrior Hall.
Thunder energy imbued with the power of regeneration.
That power was on a level that Lokia’s curse and its remaining fragments couldn’t harm. Even though this was Jin’s first time facing such a situation, he already knew this would happen.
He had insight. The power of regeneration was especially strong against chaos.
Like waves smoothing a shoreline, the chaotic energy leaking through the cracks was being thoroughly cleansed. The more it surged out, the more it was mercilessly swallowed by the golden rings.
Occasionally, some chaotic energy that escaped destruction tried to penetrate deeper into the Warrior Hall. But the golden rings stopped it, transforming into a new form.
Eternalization.
Blue flames, like thunder energy, blazed along the edges of the rings. The chaotic energy screamed as if human, trying to break through.
Gyaaaah! Gyaaaak…!
The dark, chaotic sounds shook the Warrior Hall. The screams quickly faded. In the end, the chaotic energy and traces of Lokia’s curse vanished completely.
What remained was only the storm of dimensional anomalies.
Neither Ban nor Jin could fully control the explosions. The massive anomaly was born from the collision of Laprarosa and Inse—two worlds that should never have touched.
“Ugh!”
Jin staggered back from an explosion right before his eyes. The space where the blast had subsided turned transparent, leaving nothing behind. The scenery and objects that should have been there vanished without a trace.
Still, Jin didn’t hesitate. If anything, he pressed forward more boldly.
Dangerous.
Even Murakan and Tantal thought Jin’s acceleration was reckless. A sudden loss of an arm or even his head could come at any moment.
But instead of stopping him, they followed without hesitation. Murakan didn’t even transform into human form this time, preparing to support Ban.
A strange faith welled up deep inside them. Even the dimensional anomalies born from the collision of two worlds, even explosions that could kill beings like Changseong or greater, somehow felt incapable of killing Jin.
They couldn’t harm him. In fact, dozens of explosions had already erupted dangerously close to Jin.
Finally, the main hall of the Warrior Hall came into view.
The last chaotic energies trying to pierce Ban’s Meiwang Sovereign Sword were visible. There were far more than Jin had destroyed so far, but that didn’t matter.
The closer Jin got, the more the newly spread golden rings swallowed the chaotic energy in an instant. The suppressed Meiwang Sovereign Sword swelled to its fullest.
At that moment, Jin and Ban locked eyes.
Ban, exhausted to the point of speechlessness, was releasing thunder energy in a prayer-like stance, sword planted in the ground. The thunder energy pooled like water on the floor, calm as if from another world, with fallen brothers and the liberation device resting atop it.
“Brother Jin!”
Boras shouted on Ban’s behalf. Ban was too drained even to respond.
Jin gave Boras a nod, then carefully approached Ban. Her hand gripping the sword was withered like that of an old woman.
Jin knelt on one knee before Ban, placing his hand over hers clutching the sword.
At that moment, Boras, Tantal, and the conscious Warrior Kings and some foot soldiers couldn’t help but widen their eyes.
As if the warrior’s spirit was resonating with the core hearts of the Meiwang warriors, Jin’s thunder energy began to illuminate Ban’s core heart.
Moments later, a red mist began to rise from Jin’s body. The mist slowly soaked Ban—it was Jin’s blood.
Just like the day he received the warrior’s bloodline, this time Jin was giving his blood to her.
Ban’s fingers, dry and brittle like twigs, began to regain flesh. It was as if Jin was breathing life back into her.
Slowly, Ban lifted her head.
[As expected, you’re not too late, Brother Jin.]
[Of course. I can finally repay the trust you brothers placed in me, Brother Ban.]
The two exchanged sly smiles. Even the dark scars of the soul that had marked Ban’s body were completely gone.
At last, the moment to free the Underworld Clan had arrived.