"KWA-AAAAAA--!!"

The body wrapped in flames cut through the air. I moved at high speed, pushing myself to the limit. Although I was accelerating much faster than usual, it still wasn’t fast enough.

Grit-!

‘Damn it.’

Every time I increased my speed, my vessel would convulse. Damn it, it seems like it’s never going to get better.

In fact, it hurt even more. I was struggling so badly that I thought my vessel might break apart.

At this rate, something terrible might really happen.

“Can you keep up?”

I turned my head with a twisted expression and asked.

I had to keep going. As I looked back, I saw that they were following.

Cheonma and Yarang nodded.

Even though I was going full speed, it seemed like they were managing to keep up. While I was using my energy to help with the speed, still...

‘Cheonma is already fast, huh?’

I didn’t know about Yarang, but Cheonma didn’t seem like he was slow to begin with. No matter how I looked at it, I suspected that the time he carried me was just a diversion.

I gritted my teeth and pushed through the pain.

‘What’s going on?’

The moment I heard the turtle’s voice, I flew at full speed. He said something had happened at Mount Hua.

The urgency in his voice made me think it was something serious.

‘What could it be?’

I narrowed my eyes. If something happened, what kind of problem could it be?

‘No way...’

Could the owner of the Mangye have invaded? It was a possibility.

My mother, who has no memory, was planning to eliminate the dragon. Right now, they were debating whether to stop the Abyssal Pit, but there was always a chance the main body had moved.

‘If that’s the case, is Mount Hua okay?’

If the owner moved personally, would Mount Hua be able to withstand it?

I still have no idea how it had been enduring until now. I heard it was being tolerated even though they knew about it.

‘Is it still the same now?’

I wasn’t sure that the situation now was the same as before.

The problem was, many things had already happened.

I had erased two generals and caused trouble with two sacred trees.

As for the sacred trees, my mother had prepared arrangements for me, but the generals were a different matter.

Having harmed the two generals and created friction with another, it wouldn’t be surprising if the current owner of the Mangye started moving.

However...

‘What if it wasn’t the owner who moved?’

If something else was causing the problem at Mount Hua...

That would be...

‘...Even worse?’

Given the unpredictable situation, I had no idea how to handle it.

Above all, I hadn’t heard the turtle’s voice since then.

I gritted my teeth and increased my speed.

‘Faster.’

I needed to go faster. At this speed, it would take at least a day or two.

Was there no other way? Since I was using all my power, there was no alternative.

‘In that case...’

I turned my head and looked at the two who were following behind.

Since I was using my energy on them too...

‘I’ll leave them behind.’

That was the most reasonable solution. Bringing Yarang along, not to mention Cheonma, was already strange in this situation.

Remembering that, I tried to ease the flow of energy. No, I tried to.

At that moment...

Woooooo--!!!

‘What?’

I felt a strange sensation from Yarang’s body. My heart responded too. It was Tam 🐉. Tam started twitching suddenly.

Which meant...

‘She’s using her powers.’

Yarang was using her powers. What was she trying to do? I looked at her with a puzzled expression.

She lightly waved her hand through the air.

Giiiiiing--!!!

At that, I felt light coming from the front.

I turned my head forward.

“...!?”

The air in front of me tore open, and a dimension was opened. It was a Magyeong Gate.

It felt similar to the violet Magyeong Gate Cheonma had shown me.

In fact, it was just a different color, but it felt the same. What is this?

Suddenly, the Magyeong Gate appeared, and I stopped midair. I looked back and asked Yarang.

“What’s this? Should I go in?”

She nodded.

In my rush, I couldn’t help but wonder why she would suddenly want me to enter the Magyeong Gate.

‘Will it help me get there faster?’

Did it mean that going through this would help me arrive faster?

“Will I be able to get there faster if I take this?”

She nodded again.

If entering the Magyeong Gate would get me there faster, her nod was certain.

“...”

Should I believe it or not? I didn’t even have time to think about it.

I turned my head and plunged into the Magyeong Gate.

Golden energy wrapped around my body.

***********

"At the northern edge, there existed a forest. A place that people called the Forest of the Untamed."

It was a place with few inhabitants, but filled with many beasts of a wild nature. There were also rumors that outsiders who violated the laws of the Mangye gathered there to live.

Despite the proximity of the Yahwol Palace, they chose to live far from it. They were outside the laws of the land.

The laws set by the great Lord of the Mangye were not followed there, and it was a place where they could receive the Lord’s wrath at any moment.

That’s why people didn’t venture into the Forest of the Untamed.

Rustle.

Someone’s feet touched the ground in such a place.

The wind fluttered through the air, scattering white hair, and the three pairs of wings on his back reminded everyone that he was no ordinary being.

“...”

The man who landed on the ground surveyed his surroundings.

His alien blue eyes stared at the forest, and the air around him seemed to tremble, as though it couldn’t handle his presence.

After a while, he stared at something for a moment, then lifted the corners of his mouth.

“I found it.”

His eyes, outside the realm of reason, caught something.

It appeared entirely natural, but the discomfort intertwined within it was something the man noticed immediately.

“Impressive.”

He spoke with pure admiration. The power that defied natural order but still adhered to some unseen form of law.

He understood it at once.

“No wonder Yusa didn’t dare to touch it.”

Although it seemed simple for a moment, it was built upon countless realizations. If he hadn’t been granted the eyes given by the heavens, he never would have noticed this.

And even if he had realized it...

“He wouldn’t have dared to interfere.”

No one would have thought to touch such an embodiment of law.

So the question remained.

“Why would the Lord of the Mangye...”

Why would someone like that show leniency towards something like this?

Anyone could see it had violated the laws. The Lord of the Mangye, by definition, should abhor and exclude such foreignness. But it seemed like the Lord paid no mind to it.

Or perhaps...

“Could there be a reason?” 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

The Lord of the Mangye, of all people, couldn’t possibly be unaware. Even though the current state of the Mangye was in chaos, the Lord couldn’t possibly not know about this.

“So he’s just letting it go...”

Why would the Lord do that? The man couldn’t understand.

“It doesn’t matter.”

At this point, it no longer mattered.

The time had come, and it was flowing towards him.

“Now then...”

The man grinned and reached out his hand. The obstruction in front of him was unpleasant just by looking at it, but now it no longer mattered.

Before overwhelming strength, nothing else mattered.

He slowly extended his hand.

He didn’t know what lay within, but since the heavens had commanded him to take whatever was inside, it must contain something more important than anything else.

As the man’s hand continued to extend, something happened.

Boom-!

“Hm?”

He stopped his hand and turned around.

Boom-!!

A loud sound rang out.

The ground «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» shook violently, vibrating, and the man furrowed his brow at the sensation.

“This is...”

It felt familiar. And not a sensation he liked.

The problem was...

“Why now?”

Why was he feeling this now? This was something that shouldn’t be felt here, at least not at this moment.

He was puzzled. Just as the confusion began to settle, the sound grew louder.

Booom---!!!

Now, from a distance, the sound could be heard clearly. The man tilted his head.

Before long...

“Cawww----!!!”

With a shout in the distance, the source of the sound appeared.

And...

“...Hmm?”

Looking at the appearance of the creature, the crow tilted its head in confusion. It wasn’t what he had expected.

“What’s that?”

What had appeared was quite different from what he had predicted. The horns on its head, its rough body, and its voice seemed somewhat similar, but...

“It’s not Du Ryeong...?”

It wasn’t the figure he had expected. It didn’t look like Du Ryeong at all.

And on top of that...

“It must have been killed by the dragon.”

The dragon. The one who caused the most confusion for him. He had assumed it had been killed by the dragon, so this couldn’t be Du Ryeong.

“This is strange.”

What in the world was that? The man squinted in confusion when...

Flame---!!

Something appeared in the giant's hand. Black flames flared up, and then a huge axe appeared, gripped tightly in his hand.

“Huh.”

The man widened his eyes. That axe—he recognized it.

It was undoubtedly Du Ryeong’s.

Which meant...

“Is it really Du Ryeong?”

If that was Du Ryeong, one of the generals, it meant...

“Why...?”

Why was this person here?

“This bastard--!!”

While the man was trying to understand, Du Ryeong charged forward and swung his axe down.

The black flames spread ferociously, piercing towards the man.

“Tsk.”

With a brief click of his tongue, an explosion erupted.

Kuooom---!!!

The black flame ignited.