149. lion king
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magnificent king.
In front of the platform on which the two thrones were placed, numerous servants bowed down and lined up.
Unlike usual, they were very nervous, and their bodies were trembling, suppressed by an intangible energy.
“Uh, uh…”
“Okay…”
But a long red-haired man sitting on a big throne.
One of the two strongest members of the alliance. Lion King.
He was very engrossed, reading the report posted by the servant lying in front of him.
It was a report summarizing the changes in the continental situation while he was in hiding.
However, it was much closer to the personal information of a certain apostle than the situation.
“Well.”
Seeing the serious reading of the report while groaning, the Queen of Muspelheim next to the throne smiled.
Since the situation was urgent, the contents of the report were very brief.
However, each line written there really had a tremendous ripple effect.
From the first line, a big difference appeared in the Lion King’s eyes.
‘Boss monster killer.’
He read the report down.
[0th month. Win the battle against Instructor Cradle. Survived the battle with the leader of the assassination unit directly under the Demon King’s Army who attacked the cradle. Significant contribution to the Billen coup by Heineken.]
[1st month. Yoram senior graduate. On the day of graduation, stop the 18 Satanic imps that attacked Lockenmire.]
[2nd month. Unearthed the ruins of Roozvolnik on the first expedition. Estimated proceeds 40,000 gold coins. Encounter with the Dragon Lord. Afterwards, the Dragon Lord entrusted himself to the World Tree Guild at the persuasion of the apostle Han Do-yoon.]
[3rd month. Subjugation of the ‘Tsunami Trainer’, a high-ranking official of the Demon King’s Army in the first battle.]
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[6th month. Acquired the title of ‘Human Siege Weapon’ for 3 months of constant warfare. Pulling up to the current wire.]
[7th month. Participated in the battle to recapture Metapolis. Together with the hero Heineken and the hero Ray, subdue the corps commander Berd. The protagonist of the victory.]
[8th month. Participated in the Battle of the Apophis Plain. Performed the operation as a detached unit and destroyed 30% of the enemy camp alone. protagonist of the victory. It has been confirmed that he possesses the Growth Support skill.]
[9th month. Victory in an unofficial battle with the hero Elisabeth.]
“Well!”
The Lion King let out a meaningful saliva.
9 months.
It was the time when an apostle who had not even been in his first year, an apostle whom he had not even heard of before he had been confined to, had grown into a top-ranked apostle at the level of a mid-ranking warrior.
It was an unconventional move that even Hwang Bo-jun and Salamander could not dare to compare.
Under the podium, the Lion King looked at the map the servant was holding up and spreading.
For decades, the alliance has been defending itself against the barriers of heaven and earth. The wires also lined up almost exactly with the wall.
But, what are the wires marked on this map?
Completely different from just six months ago, the greatly raised front line almost coincided with the boundary of the Holy Stone Barrier.
In the meantime, the Union had regained most of the territory between the Celestial Extreme Raji Wall and the Holy Stone Barrier.
It was as if I was looking at a map decades ago, before the Heavenly Extreme Raj Wall was built, and before the Demon King’s army came all the way here. That was about 40 years ago.
The fact that the map changed like this is the man’s fault.
“Well.”
Power entered the lion king’s eyes, and as if expressing his excitement, the energy of vermilion overflowed.
His spirit was like that of a king of white beasts, excited before battle, showing off his majestic mane with his lush mane.
In the end, an old servant rolled his eyes and stumbled.
“Shut up…”
“Hey, look!”
A knight rushed to catch him before he fell.
Unlike the servants and knights, the queen, who did not care about this at all, said with a smile.
“Honey, the servants are having a hard time.”
“Well? Oh, I’m sorry.”
Only then did the Lion King relax his eyes.
Then, the menacing charisma from earlier was nowhere to be found, and a middle-aged man with a somewhat warm impression was sitting on the throne.
The energy that filled the palace and oppressed the people disappeared.
“Whoa, hahahaha…”
“Ugh…”
Sighs of relief and moans could be heard from everywhere.
“You’ve just reached the peak, so it’s unfamiliar to control your energy. Watch out for me.”
The queen smiled and nodded quietly.
The queen addresses the king as honey, and the king apologizes to his subjects without hesitation.
It was an overly informal sight for a royal palace of the strongest existing kingdom.
Like the Knights of Pride. It was reminiscent of their personalities that naturally blended with Doyoon while fighting as a detached unit.
But apart from that, the knights of the king’s palace were trembling at the lion king’s monstrous aura.
‘What the hell… What happened to the king during the past period…!’
Did that presence become so huge?
He was originally a great person, but now I don’t really think of him as a human being.
It was as if a great flame floating high in the sky and scattering light had materialized on the ground.
“Well…”
The Lion King, paying attention to his own overflowing energy, looked at the report again.
and after a while
“your majesty! After the meeting, the leaders of the coalition are entering!”
The gates of the kingdom were opened.
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The moment the large door of the king’s palace opened, Doyoon was startled by the frenzy of fire.
No, it wasn’t a craze. It was thick mana containing the fire attribute. Doyoon’s senses felt it as vividly as the fever.
Ray, who is sensitive to mana, also took a step back, covering his face with his arm.
“Ugh…”
Doyun, the warriors, and those sitting in the meeting room stepped into the king’s palace.
The kingdom of Muspelheim, the strongest country on the continent and the capital of the Union. king there.
It was so vast and magnificent that it did not bow down to that of the emperor at all.
However, that wide space was filled with thick mana tinged with fire.
‘This… what the hell…’
Doyoon couldn’t keep his mouth shut at this enormous mana that was getting closer as he moved.
Watching them come in, no, watching Doyoon come in.
“Well.”
Someone let out a short groan.
The moment Doyoon tried to turn his gaze to him.
Hwaaak-
the world has turned black
“…!”
It is not that the actual light has disappeared or moved to another space.
This was an image world where only him and the Lion King existed due to Do-yoon’s sudden and deep immersion.
Doyoon raised his head and looked ahead.
[purr…]
lion.
A huge lion was there.
His whole body was on fire, and the lion, wrapped in red flames as its mane, gazed at Doyun.
An enormous amount of mana that surpassed even Enoch, who had accumulated an abnormally large amount of mana in his previous life by returning 17 times.
At that tremendous presence, the hairs on Doyoon’s body stood on end.
yet.
[Keah heh heh-!!]
The lion roared.
The red flame’s mane spread wildly and attacked Doyoon. The black world was dyed red, and only the lion’s head, fangs, scarlet eyes, and flames were visible.
“…”
Doyoon closed his eyes.
His dark eyes glowed golden in the closed eyelids.
At his will to ‘burn’, Danjeon’s dragon heart flared up.
Before long, red flames attacked his new model.
But the roaring lion raised his eyes.
[…!]
Hongyeom was unable to pierce the golden flame that wrapped Doyoon thinly.
Hwareuk-
Eventually, Doyoon’s flame spreads, burning even the crimson flames.
Hwaaaak-
In the end, even the lion’s head is covered in golden flames that cover the red world.
Doyoon opened his eyes.
“…”
“…”
Back at the king’s palace, Lion King and Doyoon looked at each other.
The queen quietly admired Doyoon and the Lion King from the side.
“Oh my, look at this.”
To think he treated me so sincerely from the first meeting. It seems that he is quite excited.
The apostle Han Do-yoon was also surprised. I thought I would struggle a lot, but I never thought I would be fine like that.
He was a strong and strong man who seemed like a good match for my husband.
“Your King! In the clouds of war over the Union…”
“Among all the warriors, Elizabeth is missing…”
Others, not knowing what had happened between Doyoon and the Lion King, lowered their heads and murmured something.
‘Whoa…’
Doyoon cooled Danjeon’s dragon heart and looked at the Lion King.
The Lion King sits on a platform, on two thrones, with his queen. His appearance was broken and unexpected.
‘…He looks a lot more ordinary than I thought.’
The first thing you see is the red long hair that symbolizes the Muspelheim royal family. However, the lion king’s was exceptionally dark in color compared to the queen.
And the face of a middle-aged man with a warm impression like a neighborhood uncle. The dignity of being the King of the Union was not shown at all.
The Lion King was looking at Doyoon with a slightly excited, faint smile.
His excited appearance also gave off an atmosphere like a friendly uncle you always run into in the neighborhood, making him feel comfortable somewhere.
He was handsome, but lacked charisma.
However, Doyoon’s first impression of him was strong.
‘monster.’
a complete monster Rumors were wrong.
Lion King. He was incomparably stronger than the King Seong whom Doyoon fought three days ago. I wondered why it had been so underrated until now.
‘Or… has there been any change while I was in confinement.’
anyway.
Union Strongest. It was a very self-evident fact without the slightest doubt.
“Well!”
“?”
The Lion King let out a meaningless spit.
“you.”
“Yes.”
Do-yoon got down on one knee and responded politely.
Those who had been prostrated and raised their voices to the king and said what they had to say, all fell silent. Everyone’s nerves were focused on Doyoon and the king.
The first words the strongest hero of the present union uttered to the great hero who saved the world. that.
“Are you single?”
“…Yes?”
It was absurdly draining.
I wondered if Doyoon had heard it wrong, so I asked back without realizing it. His words and actions were rude in front of the king, but the Lion King didn’t pay any attention and continued.
“Will you marry our princess?”
“…”
“She looks so pretty like a queen, and she’s good at cooking…”
In the quiet king’s palace, only the queen covered her mouth and laughed.
The warriors, elders, and servants looked at the Lion King with dumbfounded eyes.