The conference room was left in chaos after the news reached them that the Australian Quad had appeared and what? Bowed to the Breaker?
It must be a joke.
Most of them all started rushing to exit the conference hall to see the unbelievable spectacle for themselves.
Jinwoo however, sat calmly—hand on his chin. "His summons are here?" he muttered.
Making sure no one was looking, he used Shadow Exchange to exit the hall.
Some people around turned around as they felt the brief mana surge, wondering when Jinwoo suddenly left the hall.
Unfortunately, after exiting the hall, what they found was a stunned crowd who claimed Minho had left with them.
"What is going on in this world?" A man said.
… …
Meanwhile...
On the road.
Minho's translator sat in a taxi, mind reeling. What had he just witnessed? Why did the so called 'Australian Quad' bow to Lee Minho? Who was Minho even?
Minho had put him in a taxi and told him to go back to the hotel, while he handled something.
Now he was even more terrified of Minho.
… …
At a rooftop, not too far from the Grand Majestic Hall—Minho sat on the roof exit, looking down on his four new disciples.
"It has been quite hard finding you, my King," said Rion—a man with long canines and pointy ears, red scales on his neck.
"You could say that again," a female voice spoke. Kasa—her eyes were red slits and her fingers were sharp claws.
Sarker and Thundero had a smaller version of their horns out, while some parts of their bodies had scales. Though Sarker had a burn scar on his left eye, while Thundero's eyes were white.
Minho did say a word. He just pulled up the system screen to understand more about them.
[• Rion "The First General"
Available information:
- Wishes to destroy anything at your will.
- Awaits your call for war on the traitorous Monarchs.
- Strongest disciple when it comes to raw strength.]
• Kasa "Dragon of Disaster"
Available information:
- Has pure disastrous intent.
- Only female General.
- Loves anything but peace.
- Closest to The Silver Scaled.
• Sarker "Son of Ash"
Available information:
- Youngest Disciple.
- Son of former Dragon General Ash.
- Calmer, but more evil than The Silver Scaled.
• Thundero "Lightning General"
Available information:
- A Flameless Dragon.
- Breaths out lightning.
- Fastest Disciple.
- Also wishes for war against the traitorous Monarchs.]
"Hmm," Minho hummed. Then he checked another screen, where his reward for gathering the Dragon Court sat quietly.
[You can now access The Crimson Purgatory!]
He dismissed the system and went on to dismiss the Disciples in front of him.
The system screen flashed before him again.
[All Disciples being transported to the Crimson Purgatory!]
[Unable to transport new Disciple "Ah-Ra."]
Minho arched a brow, slightly confused. He summoned all the other disciples and dismissed them again. That was one thing.
He summoned Ah-Ra and dismissed her. Yes, she disappeared, but the system screen popped up again.
[Unable to transport new Disciple "Ah-Ra."]
"Why can't she go there?" He muttered to himself. He thought maybe walking into it with her, since—if he wasn't mistaking—it would be a gate, like other Monarchs'.
Opening it here wasn't going to be good, so he decided to leave it for later.
He jumped down from where he sat and leapt off the building, landing gracefully in its parking lot.
As fate would have it, he stumbled into Hwang Dongsoo. Minho recognize him as the Korean S-rank who fled the country for power, but not as the person he beat up when Tarnak attacked Go Gun-Hee, so he walked past him, until—
Minho suddenly felt his coat get yanked back. He frowned and turned back, seeing Dongsoo holding onto it.
"You were the one, weren't you?" Dongsoo voiced., in Korean.
"Hah?" Minho raised a brow, looking utterly irritated. "You want to pick your hand on the floor?" he asked.
Dongsoo tried yanking Minho back, but it was as if the coat was tied to a building. Minho didn't budge an inch. It just infuriated him more.
Dongsoo released it, but stupidly faced Minho, oblivious to what just happened a few seconds ago.
"You were the one at the alley, weren't you? The day the Korean Hunters Association got attacked," Dongsoo said, the anger in his face evident.
It all clicked and Minho remembered, and then fully turned to face Dongsoo. "Aren't I the one who's supposed to ask you that?" Minho tilted his head. "It's a surprise that I didn't kill you. I must have been too worried about stone face getting away."
All of a sudden, Dongsoo's aura flared. "You dare mess with me because I wasn't ready?"
Minho blinked, the irritation still etched in his face. A new presence entered the parking lot and Minho's eyes went to the side, where he spotted a swirl of shadows, Jinwoo's form starting to appear.
"Must you cause havoc wherever you go?" Jinwoo asked as the shadows fully revealed. From where he stood, a pillar was blocking him from seeing Dongsoo, though he felt the pressure.
"As expected. You would follow me. You're a shadow after all," Minho mocked. "Anyways Ashborn, if you know this animal, I'd suggest you tame it." He pointed at Dongsoo.
Jinwoo—slightly confused, walked forward, the pillar finally making way for him to find Dongsoo, boring his gaze into Minho. "You again," he muttered.
"You dare look away while I speak to you? What do you take me for?" Dongsoo roared lunging at Minho.
Jinwoo sighed. He knew very well that Dongsoo was going to die here. There was literally nothing he could do.
BOOM!
One second, Dongsoo was a step away from Minho who was still looking at Jinwoo, completely unready; the next, a sickening punch connected to Dongsoo's face, sending him crashing into the wall.
Minho's expression was now an angry one, his fist steaming. "I'm not going soft this time," he said, looking at Dongsoo's dismantled face.
When Dongsoo didn't move, Minho raised a brow. "He's dead already? I sure did put everything into that one, tch."
Jinwoo sighed and pinched his nose. He just couldn't understand Minho anymore. What was he trying to do?
"Oi, you can raise the dead, right? Here's one," Minho called to Jinwoo.
But Jinwoo's eyes suddenly widened as he found Minho telekinetically bringing Dongsoo's body towards him. "It can't be. This is…" he muttered to himself.
"Ruler's Authority," Minho spoke, a sly smile playing on his lips. "Ring a bell?"