Chapter 69 – Descendant of the Wolf

Lee Lee Se-min and his companions headed towards the land of goblins.

The magic beasts that appeared from time to time were all Shozen and Gullard’s responsibility. Lee Lee Se-min crossed his arms and pointed out their behavior from behind.

“Shozen, you are too pretentious. Don’t try to deceive me. The enemy is not a human, but a demonic beast.”

“Gulad, you are too ignorant. If you do that, you will not be able to deal with Badurbarok’s great demon beasts.”

Lee Lee Se-min glared at Khaolak, who was admonishing him next to him. Khaolak cleared his throat.

“This is a mental aftereffect. Pia is still confused because of so many years of brainwashing, so what a pitiful goblin she is. Gurgling….”

“Aren’t you a spy? You’re not telling me anything, are you?”

“No. I am Khaolak of the honorable Sawtooth tribe.”

“What kind of person went to Badurbarok on his own?”

“It was for our people and for her.”

“You cowardly traitor.”

“The emperor is prone to verbal abuse. The fate of the world is dark.”

Biryu was standing behind them with an unknown smile on his face.

He was always smiling, so it was hard to tell what was inside him. He seemed to be a very talented person based on the magic skills he sometimes showed, but he doesn’t had a particularly amazing past and was said to had just been a trainee who worked hard at learning magic.

“Biryu.”

“Yes.”

“It’s hot.”

Biryu immediately memorized the spell. A cool wind blew. This was his main use.

“Khao Lak. Is the land of your goblins far away?”

“It won’t take long.”

“Speed up.”

“Good.”

At their conversation, the complexions of Shozen and Gollard, who had just returned from killing the demon beasts, darkened.

Khaolak was beaten like a local drum in front of the people, but he was one of the ancient races and was in a leading position under Badurbarok. To keep up with their speed, I had to ran until I was exhausted.

“By the way, Emperor.”

Gollard said as he wiped the demon’s blood from his sword.

“Looking at the wind, it looks like there is a wolf tribe around here.”

“Wolf tribe?”

Gullard was from that tribe.

“It is our tribe’s tradition to welcome guests, so why not visit tonight?”

“That’s a good idea.”

Shozen breathed a sigh of relief behind him.

“Let’s go.”

With the recognition of the Emperor, his voice was passed down to the descendants of the Empire. Then, a rumor spread throughout the other world that the emperor had reappeared. So, if there was a village or tribe along the route, Lee Lee Se-min would visit them and show their faces.

In the future, their power will be needed to gather all races together to fight Badurbarok.

“Get rid of the body.”

Lee Lee Se-min threw a shovel at Shozen and Gollard.

They used their aurors to dig a great hole. Every time it was swung, a crater was created on the ground. They were great workers.

After hiding the remains of the demon beasts, Goulard sniffed in the direction from which the wind blew, as if he could smell something.

“Is he a dog?”

“When you drink, you turn into a dog.”

“That’s just me….”

Goulard crouched down, looked around as if examining something, then took direction and moved on. The group followed. Lee Lee Se-min said while stroking Khaolak’s head.

“Isn’t that what you do when you go home?”

“It’s noisy.”

They crossed a series of rugged hills and soon reached a vast plain. Although the shadows of the demonic beasts fluttered here and there, the sight of the plants and trees losing their leaves all at once in the wind was beautiful.

“Wolf’s role is to find the way.”

Gullard said, raising his nose.

“We, the wolf tribe, are always wandering, but we still find our way. That’s the wolf’s job.”

As he said that, he glanced at Lee Lee Se-min’s Rufus. When Lee Lee Se-min gestured as if asking what he was looking at, he turned his gaze forward again.

“You’ll find out when the time comes. Let’s just go.”

The long grass growing over my head was blocking my view. Goulard took the lead and opened the way. Instead of cutting down the vegetation, he swung his aura and opened the grass as if opening a curtain.

After going on for a while, a circular tent covered with cloth appeared. It was similar in shape to the ger used by nomads.

Gullard stepped forward and shouted.

“Gulad, the warrior of the wolf tribe, has arrived. Is anyone there?”

There was no answer from inside.

Goulard strode over and opened the door. His expression changed.

Lee Lee Se-min, who was watching the scene, muttered.

“The smell of blood.”

The scent of blood was flowing from inside the ger. Khaolak looked around, and Lee Lee Se-min approached Goulard and looked over his shoulder.

It was a mess.

“This didn’t happen because of the demonic beast.”

Goulard nodded.

“It was done on purpose. Look at that.”

The three heads of the dead people were placed side by side on the table. Everyone had their eyes closed. Goulard, who was watching, closed the door and called Biryu.

“Biryu.”

“Yes.”

“Can you give me a ride?”

Biryu nodded.

“Yes.”

He was a clever wizard, so there was no need to explain further.

To prevent the fire from spreading, the ger was isolated using magic and the flames were thrown. The small fireball soon began to distort the entire ger.

“I don’t have to ask?”

“The wolf tribe is not bound anywhere, so they do not stay on the land.”

“I see.”

“We don’t know each other, but the face looks familiar.”

Goulard looked around.

“It looks like a rebellion is taking place.”

“Rebellion?”

“The reason I raise my head like this to warn the enemy is to warn the enemy. The leader wolf was fine until I left the tribe…”

He trailed off.

Seeing the smoke, some demon beasts began to approach. Lee Lee Se-min pushed Khaolak’s buttocks with his foot.

“Why should I come forward?”

“Shozen has had a hard time, and Goulard is distraught.”

“And you?”

“I am the emperor.”

“Huh….”

Khaolak shook his head.

He borrowed Shozen’s sword and jumped towards the group of demonic beasts. Soon a scream rang out. Lee Lee Se-min turned his attention away from there and watched the ger burn to the ground.

“Then where are the rest of the tribe?”

“Just wait and you will find out.”

It was as he said.

When the ger was completely burned down and only ashes remained, a group of men appeared through the bushes. All of them were carrying weapons and wearing clothes made of animal skin.

“Who are you?”

Their eyes focused on Goulard. Everyone’s eyes widened.

“That guy!”

“Wolf-dog Goulard!”

“A wolf dog!”

Goulard nodded.

“Yes. I am back.”

Lee Lee Se-min whispered to Biryu who was standing next to him.

“His nickname is Wolf Dog. He’s really like a dog.”

Biryu started laughing. Goulard completely ignored the laughter coming from behind him and took a step forward.

“Everyone was dead inside. Did you do this?”

“What does it matter to you? You left your tribe and became a dog of the empire. Oh, it’s not even an empire anymore. They’re cowards living in hiding in a small piece of land with a wall around it.”

“Do not provoke.”

Goulard pointed behind him.

“The emperor is with us.”

The eyes of the wolf tribe followed his fingertips.

They opened their mouths.

“He’s the emperor?”

“Really?”

“That’s right. He is the new emperor who will kill Badurbarok….”

Gollard turned his head as he spoke, and the goblin Khaolak was standing there. Khaolak frowned and revealed his saw-like teeth.

“What are you looking at?”

Goulard asked in confusion.

“Woah, where did the emperor go?”

“Where are you going all of a sudden?”

Gullard cleared his throat.

“It looks like he was away for a while, but he is with the emperor anyway.”

However, the wolf tribe did not seem convinced. Instead, he glared at Gullard with a more murderous expression.

“What does the emperor care? We are free wolves, not imperial dogs.”

At those words, Gullard nodded.

“So that’s what happened. The leader wolf dies, and Murbula is going to become the new leader wolf?”

“…….”

“Murbula hated the empire and the emperor.”

Instead of answering, they took up arms.

“Who was the successor designated by the leader wolf?”

“You mean you don’t know?”

“Because I went to Sargasonia.”

The men looked at each other. After they exchanged glanced, one of them put something like a flute in his mouth and blew it hard. A high-pitched sound echoed across the plains.

The meaning was clear.

“Are you going to fight?”

Gullard raised his sword. Aura emanated from his body. The surrounding bushes fell to the ground due to the pressure.

“Even the ancient race is with us?”

“Colleagues will come.”

“I don’t want to kill the tribesmen. It would be better to just get out of the way.”

“A wolf never misses its target.”

They rushed towards Goulard. Their movements were agile, as befits those who had survived in a wilderness infested with demonic beasts.

Two of them clung to Gullard, while the others rushed to Khaolak and Shozen. Before he knew it, Biryu had stepped back far away and was watching the fight.

The sound of weapons clashing echoed around the area.

A fierce fight ensued. The skills of both sides were equal. Although it was a joint attack, Gollard and Shozen, who were active as gladiators, were pushed back.

It was Khao Lak who broke the balance.

Khao Lak only roughly accepted the attack, but when he saw Shozen and Gullard being pushed back, he clicked his tongue and launched a full-scale counterattack.

His enemies collapsed under his punches. Shozen, whose morale was boosted, also knocked down his opponent, and Gullard was already holding one person by the collar and interrogating him.

Goulard asked.

“Where is Murbula?”

“Do you think I should say something? My colleagues are coming.”

The sound of shaking bushes was heard.

“Damn.”

Goulard threw him away.

“Everyone be careful.”

Since they made a signal with a flute, it was unlikely that only one or two people will come. It became more difficult when dealing with a large number of people.

Goulard was wary of his surroundings. The area beyond the bushes continued to shake. There was tension.

But what appeared through the bushes was an unexpected person.

“Have you guys been fighting lately?”

Lee Lee Se-min was walking out with Rufus on his shoulder.

“Emperor? Where have you been?”

“There are a lot of friends around me with knives….”

Lee Lee Se-min glanced at the wolf tribe men lying on the ground.

“I came to say hello.”

With those words, a strong gust of wind blew. The tall bushes blocking the view fluttered away, revealing the scenery beyond.

People wearing wolf tribe costumes were scattered everywhere. The number was not small. Gullard was once again impressed by Lee Lee Se-min’s military power.

Many of those people were suppressed in an instant and without a sound.

Lee Lee Se-min walked to the man in front of Goulard. He was looking at Lee Lee Se-min blankly. Lee Lee Se-min tapped his head.

“The emperor himself has come, why is he treated like this?”

“You are the emperor….”

Lee Lee Se-min said in a fake historical drama.

“I want to meet the chief of your wolf tribe, so please guide me.”

“I can’t do that….”

Lee Lee Se-min held out Rufus. When the blade reached his throat, he closed his mouth.

“I won’t ask any more questions. Just guide me.”

The blade drew blood on my neck. A feeling of more than just a threat ran down my spine. The man answered right away.

“Ah, I understand.”

Lee Lee Se-min suffered from lupus.

“Take the lead.”

***

Guided by the wolf tribe, Lee Lee Se-min and his party headed towards the headquarters of the wolf tribe led by Murbula.

According to the guide, the wolf tribe was divided into two.

The main players were Morhaime, the legitimate successor, and Murbula, who wanted to defeat him and become the new leader of the wolf tribe.

“Is being the leader wolf such a great position?”

When Lee Lee Se-min asked, he got angry.

“Murbula didn’t start the fight just because of something like that.”

“Then?”

“You have made a decision for the future of the wolf tribe.”

“Okay. Why are you so angry?”

Lee Lee Se-min shrugged his shoulders.

I would find out what the situation was when I met him in person.

They soon arrived at the wolf tribe’s residence, where circular gers were scattered around. As soon as they appeared, warriors everywhere rose up with their weapons in hand.

“Where is Murbula?”

“He is over there.”

Lee Lee Se-min’s eyes followed his fingertips.

On a distant rock stood a beautiful woman with bronze skin, wearing a furry animal skin.

Murbullah invited them to his ger.

Several warriors always followed Murbulla, and they were openly fierce and wary of Lee Lee Se-min and his party. I didn’t really care about Lee Lee Se-min, Shozen, and Biryu, but Gollard and Khaolak were different.

“Close your eyes. Kryuk.”

“Be polite to the emperor!”

As they growled, Lee Lee Se-min slapped Goulard on the back.

“How can you not be polite first?”

“Don’t hit me.”

“Then be quiet.”

When Gullard was unable to resist after being beaten by Lee Lee Se-min, a strange look appeared in the eyes of the wolf tribe members.

“Gullard can’t move, so the emperor must be the emperor.”

“Are you quite strong?”

“The sword on his back is unusual.”

Khaolak explained further.

“This emperor has an incredibly strong brother. I almost died because of that brother. If you mess with the emperor, he will show up.”

There was contempt on the faces of the wolf tribe warriors.

“What, did you trust your brother and install it?”

“True honor must be earned through one’s own efforts.”

“Imperial bastards can’t do this.”

Lee Lee Se-min glared at Khaolak. He looked the other way.

Meanwhile, they arrived at the ger of Murbulla. It was bigger than the others, but nothing special. She opened the door, turned around, and gestured to Lee Lee Se-min and the others.

“Come in.”

She said that the wolf, the leader of the wolf tribe, bows her head to no one, emphasizing that she was on equal footing with the emperor of the empire. Lee Lee Se-min didn’t particularly want to be obsessed with status, so he left it alone.

Inside the ger, there was only one leather chair for her.

“Originally, I am the only one who can sit here, but now that the emperor of the empire has come…”

As she continued speaking, she suddenly asked.

“But should I call him the emperor of the empire? There is no empire anymore, right?”

Then Shozen came forward.

“Murbula. I think you are mistaken.”

He straightened his back, spread his hands, and took a posture of looking up to Lee Lee Se-min.

“Your Majesty is the empire!”

Lee Lee Se-min looked at him. Not only that, but the rest of the party, including Murbula and the warriors of the wolf tribe, also stared at Shozen. But he didn’t seem to care about those stared.

Murbula nodded with a shocked expression.

“I understand what you mean.”

As Murbullah gestured, a warrior brought a chair from outside.

Lee Lee Se-min sat across from Murbullah. Behind Murbula, the warriors of the wolf tribe stood side by side, and behind Lee Lee Se-min, his companions had a snowball fight.

Murbullah opened his mouth.

“So, what is the Emperor wandering around outside of Sargasonia? Even taking an ancient race with him.”

“As I said before, I will kill Badurbarok.”

“What nonsense.”

“To that end, we are reuniting the four ancient races and gathering the scattered humanity.”

“Are you serious?”

“Of course.”

“We were already defeated a long time ago. The fight has been over for a long time. Do you think we can defeat Badurbarok just by gathering the remnants of the defeated soldiers?”

“You can win.”

“How?”

Lee Lee Se-min raised his hand and signaled. Then Shozen answered on his behalf.

“Fighting is the process of subordinating the enemy’s universe to one’s own universe. Therefore, martial arts is the path to self-perfection, and if one is perfect, the enemy will submit on his own.”

This was what Lee Lee Se-min solemnly said to Shozen at the tournament. The contents were now flowing from Shozen’s mouth.

“If you fight back without wavering and remain focused, you can win.”

Shozen pointed to Lee Lee Se-min.

“And the center is abolished.”

He was someone who always said embarrassing things without thinking. When his loyalty to Lee Lee Se-min was combined with that, he was reborn as a new being. There were no flatterers.

Lee Lee Se-min nodded and spoke with his eyes tightly closed.

“Did you hear what he said?”

“Are you serious?”

“He seems sincere.”

As their conversation faded away, Goulard, who had been standing behind him, came forward.

“I ask you a question, Murbulla. You are not yet the leader wolf. Isn’t Morhaime the rightful successor?”

“He is not qualified to lead the wolf tribe.”

“What happened?”

“If that guy becomes the leader wolf, the wolf tribe will no longer be free. Going under someone is not a wolf.”

Goulard placed his hand on Lee Lee Se-min’s shoulder.

“The Emperor has no ties to the old empire. He is a former gladiator like me. The things you worry about will not happen.”

“Our ancestors believed that. Just like you now.”

Murbullah shook his head.

“And you got it wrong.”

“What do you mean?”

“The reason Morhaime is trying to get involved is because he is not the emperor’s son.”

Murbula frowned. Her expression was full of irritation, but it was strangely beautiful. When she raised her hand and touched her forehead, her white palm stood out against the bronze back of her hand.

she said

“That goblin friend will know what I’m talking about.”

Everyone looked at Khao Lak. Everyone tilted their heads, not knowing what she meant, but Khaolak cleared his throat as if he understood what she said.

Lee Lee Se-min chuckled.

“From what I hear, it seems that a man named Morhaime has made a decision to save the nation for the sake of his tribe.”

Lee Lee Se-min slapped Khaolak on the head and continued speaking.

“Mohaime is trying to join Badurbarok, is this it?”

“That’s right. I think he had originally intended to do so, but since the emperor appeared, he was afraid that something might spark, so he tried to retreat as quickly as possible.”

Murbula said as he grabbed the handle of the sword that was hanging on the chair and set the blade on the floor.

“I hate the Empire and the Emperor, but I hate the Demon Beasts even more. Even if they perish, it is better to die freely. Like that guy, I will not give up my pride as a wolf to protect myself.”

Lee Lee Se-min looked at that figure and nodded.

“Okay, I’ll take care of that.”

“You’re going to solve it?”

“Okay.”

“We don’t need outsiders, Emperor of the Empire.”

She waved her hand.

“Just go on your way. We, the wolf tribe, do not want the emperor to interfere. We will provide you with accommodations, so stay for today and leave tomorrow. This is my last consideration.”

“Thank you for that.”

Lee Lee Se-min stood up and called her name.

“Murbula.”

It was an interesting sound. When you pronounce the name, your tongue touches the roof of your mouth and twirls twice.

***

Lee Lee Se-min was given a private house. He asked the wolf tribe to get a flat mirror.

After he became emperor, changes occurred in the Transcendent Network.

His title changed.

Emperor Lee Lee Se-min: Brothers… I have become the emperor.

Dragon Lord Imunkazer: What,,, what is happening,,,~~!

Sword Demon Ferzen: Did Lee Lee Se-min become emperor~~? He’s taller than me~~?”

Night Emperor Alastair: Me;;;

The Transcendent Network was peaceful. The only thing that was noticeable was that Fersen’s activity increased after rescuing Lee Lee Se-min. It seemed like it was probably to collect pointed again. Lee Lee Se-min promised to repay his debt to him in the future.

When the title changed, transcendentalists paid attention to the level of the people.

Lee Lee Se-min briefly explained what he had experienced so far. Some had been omitted. He did not necessarily say what kind of test he experienced to obtain the throne. Repeating life countless times was a harsh experience.

Emperor Lee Lee Se-min: I became stronger after becoming emperor. I think I will soon reach a point where I won’t be embarrassed in front of my brothers^^7”

Muyeongsal Dam Woo-gwang: You became an emperor. (Donggong Earthquake) You are living a life full of ups and downs. (Green tea) Don’t overexert yourself and take it easy.

“Grand Wizard Ianna: What was the Test of the Throne?”

“Emperor Li Shimin: It’s a secret. Hehehe.”

While I was leaving a comment, a Dokgocheonma that I had not seen for a long time appeared.

The best horse of all time, Dokgocheonma: You worked hard.

Lee Lee Se-min answered immediately.

Emperor Lee Lee Se-min: Brother! It’s been a while. ㅜㅜ Something happened in the meantime, right?”

The best horse of all time, Dokgocheonma: Nothing special happened.

The best horse of all time, Dokgocheonma: However…

Lee Lee Se-min gathered his eyebrows. Dokgocheonma’s speaking style was always straightforward. It was my first time seeing him use ellipsis and slurp his words.

Emperor Lee Lee Se-min: Just?

Gogeumjeilma Dokgocheonma: Um… I’m sorry.

Emperor Li Shimin: ??

The best of all time, Dokgocheonma: I’m not sure yet, but I have to apologize.

Emperor Li Shimin: What is it?

Gogeumjeilma Dokgocheonma: I will look into it further and explain it.

“Dokgocheonma, the best horse of all time: I’m busy, so I’ll stop.”

Just like that, Dokgocheonma disappeared, leaving behind an unknown statement.

Lee Lee Se-min followed up by leaving a comment asking for an explanation, but he did not appear again. This was the first time he had behaved like this, so Lee Lee Se-min could not guess what was going on.

“He keeps his word, so I’ll let you know.”

Lee Lee Se-min shrugged his shoulders and moved from the general bulletin board to the tip bulletin board.

And as always, I perused Ujuryu.

Although difficult stories were unfolding, it was actually a mental map made up of images.

By following them and using Taijihui, he was able to encounter the vast landscape of the universe and the laws of the world flowing beneath it.

Whenever Lee Lee Se-min had time, he reflected on Ujuryu and tried to obtain fragments of the realm left behind by Dokgocheonma.

After passing the throne’s test, he was able to see much more than before.

Lee Lee Se-min closed his eyes and was in the middle of immersing himself in the world of Wuju-ryu.

“Your Majesty.”

Biryu’s voice came from outside the ger.

“I think you should come out.”

“What’s going on?”

“They say Morhaime came here.”

Lee Lee Se-min opened the door. Biryu’s smiling face appeared. He smiled and explained the situation.

“It is said that news of the emperor’s arrival has arrived, and he has come here himself. We are confronting Murbullah.”

“Let’s go.”

Lee Lee Se-min carried Rufus on his back and followed Biryu.

The sky was already dark.

Two moons were floating, and the Milky Way shined dazzlingly between them. The scenery of the universe that I saw while learning space flow was overlaid on top of it.

Whether you were looking at a celestial body from the ground or from the center of the universe, the context was no different. Taegeuk encompasses small and large things equally.

“I need to resolve this so that the ancient races I meet in the future will follow me, right?”

As Lee Lee Se-min spoke, Biryu smiled.

“Well, wouldn’t things be different?”

“There is no difference. All things are connected.”

“You sound like you’re Killa.”

“That’s right. I was curious. How old is Kila exactly?”

“It is rude to bring up a woman’s age, Your Majesty.”

As we walked to the outskirts of the residence while chatting, we soon saw two groups holding torches confronting each other.

An extremely large man was looking down at Murbulla and spewing out harsh words. He will be Morhaime. There were scars all over his face, giving him an extremely hideous appearance.

The man immediately sensed a presence and raised his head towards Lee Lee Se-min.

He twitched his lips once and began glaring at Lee Lee Se-min with harsh eyes.

Instead of having a snowball fight, Lee Lee Se-min raised his middle finger.

“You are the new emperor!”

he shouted. A voice echoed across the plains. Lee Lee Se-min waved his finger up and down to indicate that it was correct.

“I’m sorry, but we are free wolves. We serve neither the Empire nor the Emperor. It would be best to continue on our way.”

Lee Lee Se-min went on and stood next to Murbullah. Morhaime was a huge man who seemed to be over 2 meters tall. He snorted and turned his arrow at Murbulla.

“Murbula, you too, stop fooling around and listen to the orders of me, the leader wolf, Morhaime.”

“You are not the leader wolf yet.”

“I am the leader wolf.”

“You haven’t passed the White Wolf’s test yet.”

Murbula was not discouraged even in front of Morhaime, who was several times her size.

Lee Lee Se-min intervened between the two.

“Everyone, calm down. Don’t fight, just get along and let both of you come under me.”

Morhaime and Murbula glared at Lee Lee Se-min at the same time.

“What nonsense?”

“You go your own way!”

They protested fiercely. Lee Lee Se-min explained calmly.

“Calm down and listen. I’m going to make you an offer you can’t refuse. It’s an offer that only I can make.”

“What is that?”

The two handed over the right to speak as if to say something.

Instead of answering, Lee Lee Se-min raised his fist.

“What do you mean?”

Looking at the posture of their fists, Morhaime and Murbula could guess what an offer they could not refuse.

But I couldn’t believe it and had no choice but to ask.

Lee Lee Se-min elaborated as if confirming the death.

“Do you want to get hit, do you want to come under me?”

Murbula said with a blank face.

“Are you the emperor?”

There had never been a case where a tyrant became emperor, or where an emperor used violence to achieve his will.

A person who was not a good person from the beginning cannot pass the throne’s test, and after being recognized as the emperor, he gains the enthusiastic support of the people of the empire through the power of the throne. The emperor of an empire was a position that symbolized dedication and responsibility.

But what on earth was this line that looked like a city administration joke?

“Mohaim, stop thinking about going to Badurbarok to live. If you do that, you will die to me. And Murbula, if you really want to be free, kill Badurbarok and achieve freedom.”

Morhaime chuckled.

“Before you say that….”

He smiled coldly and received a sword from the warrior standing next to him.

“Have you ever thought that I could kill you myself and offer the emperor’s body to Badurbarok?”

“I tried it.”

“But?”

Lee Lee Se-min shrugged his shoulders.

“I don’t think it’s very convincing.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Mohaime stabbed Lee Lee Se-min with his sword. It was a rough movement that did not care about the safety of Murbulla who was standing next to him.

After pushing Murbulla away, Lee Lee Se-min turned his body in the opposite direction and escaped the attack radius. Morhaime grinned and raised his sword again.

“Isn’t this still unconvincing?”

And then he swung his sword down.

A battle suddenly broke out, and warriors on both sides were about to rush in with their weapons. Murbullah raised his hand to stop their clash. Meanwhile, Morhaime was continuing to attack Lee Lee Se-min.

“That’s not what I meant when I said I wasn’t persuasive….”

Lee Lee Se-min said, easily dodging his attack.

“It means you can’t kill me.”

Morhaime’s speed increased. His skill in swinging the iron sword with ease, based on the strength that came from his size, was clearly excellent. However, Lee Lee Se-min was not someone who can be dealt with just because of his great skills.

His complexion gradually changed.

The status of emperor did not guarantee military power. When people imagine an emperor, they do not think of him fighting with a sword. Rather, it depicted gathering people’s opinions and providing wisdom through the throne.

But Lee Lee Se-min was different.

Lee Lee Se-min, who was dodging Mohaime’s attack, soon lifted Rufus. The vibrations of the auror spread.

Tai Chi contains the principle of all things and can change into anything. The energy that was calm like water turned sharp like a knife, and then became fierce like an animal that bites everything.

“You!”

Morhaime was in awe and slowed down his movements.

Lee Lee Se-min’s auror was now not only ferocious, but also possessed a vicious murderous intent. It was as if a terrifying monster was waiting for him with its mouth open in front of him. I don’t dare touch it. He couldn’t attack and took a step back.

As he retreated, Lee Lee Se-min approached him.

“Since you rejected an offer you couldn’t refuse, you should make the fact that you rejected it never exist.”

As Morhaime retreated, his back touched the warrior standing behind him. The warrior opened the way in a hesitant posture. If you continue to retreat like this, you will end up looking even more shameful.

I was conflicted.

Should you fight to the death to save face, or should you rather turn your back and survive?

The energy he felt from the emperor in front of him was a power he could never match.

Now he could see where his confidence in killing Badurbarok came from.

This emperor was strong.

“But.”

Morhaime said.

“You won’t be able to beat Badurbarok.”

He was one of the people who saw Badur Barok’s army in person. Badurbarok was not just a notorious being.

It was an unavoidable decision for him to join Badur Barok.

Morhaime’s tone softened.

“Emperor, Badurbarok is stronger than you imagine. Our wolf tribe will be left out of your war, so why not just pass by?”

At his words, Lee Lee Se-min dropped the tip of his sword.

Morhaime continued speaking.

“No matter how strong you are or even if you gather the four ancient races together, you cannot defeat Badurbarok. I am also a warrior. Why don’t you know that the struggle itself has meaning? But I am also the head wolf in charge of the tribe. Even if I have to become servile, please understand that I am willing to bow down for the tribe.”

Then Murbullah, who was standing still, spoke.

“Are you that afraid of death? Everyone dies. Rather than live like an insect, die like a wind.”

“Not everyone thinks like you, Murbullah.”

“If you don’t think like that, you’re no longer a wolf.”

they growled.

Lee Lee Se-min was listening to them.

Not everyone can think the same way. Perhaps it was impossible for anyone to truly understand another person. So the empire gathered its will through the emperor, and when he disappeared, internal division was nipped in the bud through a magic arts council.

The Wolf Tribe were people who called themselves descendants of wolves outside the walls of the old empire even when it was prospering. Just because the emperor came, there was no way he would immediately agree to fight Badurbarok.

But Lee Lee Se-min had to do it.

If we can’t collect them, how can we persuade the four ancient races we will meet in the future?

Lee Lee Se-min, who was contemplating, soon came up with an answer.

“I heard what you guys meant. Instead of arguing at night, let’s talk again tomorrow. If you don’t sleep enough, you can’t think well.”

It’s procrastination.

Lee Lee Se-min just wanted to sleep.

“There is a saying that a beautiful woman is a sleepyhead, right? Then, have a nice dream. I allow you to dream of mine.”

Lee Lee Se-min said that and started walking to his ger without listening to the answer. His group, who were watching, followed.

As the emperor and his subjects left, Mohaim and Murbula looked at their backs and laughed as if they were dumbfounded.

“The emperor who appeared at a time like this is that kind of guy? Aren’t you deceived, Murbulla?”

“There is distribution.”

The two each muttered.

***

The morning dawned.

Lee Lee Se-min stayed up late because he was working on the transcendental network all night, and woke up late to be treated by the wolf tribe.

As expected, the stock was a beast here too. The wolf tribe roasted the beast meat with their favorite spices and served it to Lee Lee Se-min and the others.

They ate the meat in silence.

This group had the characteristic of being quiet during meals.

“Khao Lak.”

Lee Lee Se-min broke the silence.

“What?”

“Water.”

Khaolak looked at Lee Lee Se-min as if he was dumbfounded, then sighed and brought him a water bottle. Lee Lee Se-min was drinking water and glanced at the place where he had fallen.

Murbula and Morhaime were sitting at a distance from each other and eating.

The group here was divided into three.

Gollard, who was eating quietly, said.

“What are you going to do, Emperor?”

“Uhm….”

Lee Lee Se-min asked back.

“Goulard. You’re from here. What do you think?”

“We may be able to persuade Morhaime, but it will be difficult for Murbullah.”

Lee Lee Se-min looked at Gollard. Lee Lee Se-min was actually thinking the opposite. Murbullah might be able to persuade him, but Morhaime thought it would be difficult to appease him.

“As a member of the wolf tribe, I have been watching those guys. What drives Mohaime is responsibility. The reason he acts like that is actually because of the pressure he feels as the leader wolf to protect the tribesmen. You can take advantage of that.”

“Murbula?”

“Freedom.”

Goulard glanced at Murbulla. All the tribesmen there were laughing out loud, as if they had told something interesting.

“Just wanting to live and die freely. That’s all. Although he is closest to the spirit of the wolf tribe, he is not suitable for this era. He doesn’t care about the Empire or Badurbarok.”

“Really?”

“To put it simply, her group are people who will live and die the way they want to live.”

Lee Lee Se-min nodded.

“Well, if you don’t like it, there’s nothing we can do.”

Lee Lee Se-min asked Goulard a few more questions.

The meal was over.

The three groups, who were wary of each other for a while, gathered again in the clearing. Lee Lee Se-min, Mohaim, and Murbula were gathered together, and behind them, the warriors of the Wolf Tribe and Lee Lee Se-min’s group were glaring at each other.

Lee Lee Se-min said.

“I came today with a new proposal.”

“What is it?”

“I heard Goulard say. Morhaime, he said you are a responsible leader who cares about the well-being of the tribesmen.”

“Hmm, that’s right.”

“And Murbula, I heard that you are the spirit of the wolf tribe that is freer than anyone else.”

“That’s right.”

“They’re fighting because they both want to take the White Wolf’s test.”

The two looked at Lee Lee Se-min.

The White Wolf Test was the gateway to becoming the leader of the wolf tribe.

When all the wolf tribes gather together and perform a ritual, the white wolf they worship appears. The person who took the white wolf’s test was recognized as the true leader of the wolf tribe, but only one person can do this. They say it’s a test, but it’s a kind of spiritual experience.

Through this, Morhaime wanted to become the true leader of the wolves and maintain the legacy of the tribe, while Murbula wanted the wolf tribe to remain free wolves until the end.

“This is a problem that will all be solved when I take the White Wolf test.”

Lee Lee Se-min spoke confidently.

“Are you crazy?”

“Are you crazy?”

Morhaime and Murbullah spoke at the same time.

As their words overlapped, they looked at each other with wide eyes, but then turned their harsh gaze back to Lee Lee Se-min. Not only them, but all the warriors of the wolf tribe standing behind sent death threats to Lee Lee Se-min.

“Can you consider it an insult to us that you will take the sacred white wolf’s test?”

“Listen carefully.”

Lee Lee Se-min explained.

“I am the emperor of an empire. That means I am a just, merciful, and devoted man.”

“…….”

“I don’t wait around to stab each other in the back like you do. Shouldn’t I be the leader wolf and divide your pack into one wolf tribe and two wolf tribes and let each of you do whatever you want?”

“Why are you doing that?”

“You don’t trust each other.”

Lee Lee Se-min pointed in a distant direction. This was the direction where the tribesmen died in the ger.

“We fought each other and even killed fellow tribesmen, and now there is no turning back.”

The two closed their mouths.

Although they fought for the position of leader wolf, they knew that killing each other was against morality. However, as the conflict intensified, clashes increased. Now they were killing each other for revenge.

“As the emperor of the empire, I will become the leader wolf and deal with you fairly.”

“Stop that nonsense.”

Murbullah said.

“The White Wolf test itself is a great blessing. You, an outsider, will receive it? Besides, is there really a need for you to become the leader wolf? If you want to mediate for us, one of us will become the leader wolf and then you will have to notarize it. Of course, I don’t know if you are qualified to do so.”

Morhaime received the word.

“That’s true. Besides, apart from our conflict, we have never agreed with your wishes. Fight Badurbarok alone.”

Lee Lee Se-min sighed.

“This is true. It doesn’t work either.”

And I looked up at the sky. It was clear and blue. Lee Lee Se-min muttered as he watched the clouds move.

“There is a saying that in a time of reign, you are a noble person, and in a time of trouble, you are a noble person.”

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this was what Heo Shao said while criticizing Cao Cao.

In this way, people perform different roles depending on the era. Lee Lee Se-min knew that the era in which he lived was the true end times, beyond the difficult times.

No, maybe they were already done. Two dimensions were destroyed by Badurbarok. Survivors stand on the remains of a broken world.

Lee Lee Se-min decided to admit it.

In these times, he could not had been a good emperor or anything like that. Such a person cannot kill Badurbarok.

“Remember the offer we made yesterday? It still stands.”

Lee Lee Se-min looked back at Morhaime, Murbula, and the rest of the wolf tribe warriors in turn. He picked Lupus.

“If you don’t want to die, kneel down.”

He will become a tyrant.

Everyone felt repulsed.

But those feelings were only intense in my heart. Because the extremely concentrated life force weighed down on their shoulders, no one was able to express their hostility directly.

Lee Lee Se-min walked around with Rufus on his shoulder.

First, he looked at Mohaime, then at Murbula, and then at the warriors of the wolf tribe surrounding him.

Everyone lowered their gaze, not daring to make eye contact.

Lee Lee Se-min’s voice rang through the quiet plains.

“I don’t have time.”

The voice came closer to Morhaime’s ears.

“I’m not joking, I’m really going to kill Badurbark. That’s why I’m anxious.”

Lee Lee Se-min clasped Mohaime’s shoulder with the arm that was not holding his sword.

“The reason you want to surrender to Badurbarok is probably because you are afraid of Badurbarok. Just like that Khaolak bastard did.”

He laughed lowly, but no one else made a sound. Khao Lak only shrugged his shoulders.

“If fear is your motivation, I’ll give it to you too.”

“I…”

“You will not die if you do not follow Badurbarok, but if you do not follow me, you will die.”

Everyone knew that Lee Lee Se-min was strong.

But I didn’t know what level it was.

They had to recognize the gap as pain.

Lee Lee Se-min’s aurors trapped them. The flow of air stopped. One by one, I started to feel out of breath. Some people tried to bend their backs, but twisting their bodies was not allowed.

“Have you ever seen Badurbarok?”

Lee Lee Se-min asked Morhaime. The pressure that was holding him down was reduced. Morhaime answered with difficulty.

“I didn’t see it in person.”

“Then what are you afraid of?”

“His army. Bizarre monsters. Even the ancient races lent themselves to him. The once prosperous cities were all in ruins.”

Lee Lee Se-min made eye contact with Mohaime.

I read the fear in his eyes.

Lee Lee Se-min also understands. Lee Lee Se-min also witnessed civilization collapsing before his eyes. The skyscraper collapsed, and the crowds that filled the streets became crumbled bones in the demonic beast’s excrement.

The people he loved were no longer there. He came here for revenge. Words had lost their meaning, and the sword speaks for him.

Lee Lee Se-min gave a choice.

“I won’t convince you. Choose. Either die now or join the empire.”

The emperor’s energy flowed from his body.

Lee Lee Se-min was connected to the throne located in Sargasonia. That means that the emperor’s power can be exercised here as well. In this world, being an emperor was more than just a position; it in itself implies power.

Lee Lee Se-min’s power enveloped Mohaime.

“Emperor.”

Morhaime, immersed in a halo of light, asked.

“Why do you want to kill Badurbarok?”

“It’s the same reason you want to go under Badurbarok.”

Lee Lee Se-min added.

“Of course, most of the things I wanted to protect are dead.”

There was another power that could be exercised through the throne. It proposes subordination to foreigners who do not fall within the boundaries of the empire.

If you agree to this power, you become part of the empire. Like the people of the empire, they can be controlled by the power of the throne, and gain stronger vitality under the emperor’s protection. However, subordination itself could not be enforced. It was the power to embrace those who surrender themselves.

So far this power had been used in a moderate way to expand the territory of the empire.

The emperor was such a being.

But now, the emperor appeared holding a sword and urging surrender.

“I can’t believe an emperor like you appears.”

Morhaime muttered, feeling the power over him.

If he refuses, the light of power will disappear.

However, a sword was hovering in front of my nose. Denial was death. The emperor only forced him to say yes.

Lee Lee Se-min said with a grin.

“It’s like a grassland is lush with vegetation in the summer, but barren in the winter.”

“Is it winter now?”

“It’s much harsher than that.”

The blade approached Morhaime.

At that moment, Morhaime saw something.

he answered.

“I understand.”

The young light in his body became stronger.

“I will accept your offer.”

Morhaime felt something settle inside him.

A noose extended from the emperor’s body and wrapped around his body. There was no resistance. I just had a sense of belonging somewhere.

The power did not stop with Morhaime.

With Morhaime’s consent, the power was also passed on to the warriors of the wolf tribe who followed him. The group that followed Mohaim was completely subordinated to Lee Lee Se-min. They now belong to the Empire.

“Is it this way now?”

Murbula’s group, who had different opinions from Mohaim, still stopped in place and looked at Lee Lee Se-min.

Lee Lee Se-min stood in front of them.

“Murbula.”

She had no fear on her face.

“Kill me.”

Goulard was right. She was more difficult to persuade than Morhaime. Instead, she smiled and provoked Lee Lee Se-min.

“It is better to die than to not be free.”

Lee Lee Se-min had a lot of things he wanted to say.

That proud freedom will be trampled under the military boots of Badurbarok. They could had laughed at it as a foolish choice that failed to see far ahead, or as a short-sighted idea that only thought about the present.

But Lee Lee Se-min kept his mouth shut.

Rufus glided through the air.

Just before the blade touched Murbullah’s neck.

At that moment, Lee Lee Se-min was standing in the snowy field.

***

Snow covered the entire ground, and all that was visible was a white ridge and a blizzardy sky.

Lee Lee Se-min realized that his hands were empty. There was no lupus.

Suddenly I felt eyes on me.

When he looked up, a white beast was looking down at him.

It was a huge wolf.

The moment Lee Lee Se-min saw it, he thought of a white wolf. The Wolf Tribe said that the White Wolf was giving them a test. So, had he now entered the White Wolf’s test?

I looked around. There was still nothing. Lee Lee Se-min headed towards the wolf.

“Are you a white tiger?”

Lee Lee Se-min asked.

His voice sounded loud as if echoing through a closed room.

The wolf shook his head as if he understood what he said.

“Then what is it?”

It turned away without answering. And then I started walking down the ridge. As the wolf’s figure disappeared downward, Lee Lee Se-min followed it.

The downhill continued.

The white snow field had no end in sight. The footprints of the wolf and Lee Lee Se-min continued, but then became blurred again as they were buried in the snowstorm. As Lee Lee Se-min followed the wolf, he realized that it was not cold at all.

“Where are you going?”

Lee Lee Se-min wanted to quickly go back, settle the matter with Murbula, and head towards the land of goblins.

We delayed too long in Sargasonia.

Although it was a process of becoming emperor and gaining the power to fight against Badurbarok, the Earth would also be desolate as time went by.

When Badurbarok had no time to care, the four races had to be united.

As Lee Lee Se-min followed the wolf, he suddenly realized that the scenery was changing.

From far ahead, black stains began to appear on the white snow.

Soon they got closer, and the white wolf passed by without paying them any attention. Lee Lee Se-min followed the wolf and squinted at black objects. Only a part of it was sticking out as if it was buried in a snowdrift.

I frowned and looked at it.

Lee Lee Se-min was shocked.

I was so startled that I almost fell to the floor. As I took a step back in surprise, I saw another object caught at my feet. Lee Lee Se-min opened his mouth.

“What?”

The wolf was looking at Lee Lee Se-min from afar and waving at him as if telling him to come.

Lee Lee Se-min realized that the numerous debris scattered on the floor were all faces he recognized.

Countless corpses were aiming their dull eyes at him. These were people he knew well.

There was Yoo Sang-heun, who had gone through hardships with him, and Kim Deok-bae, who helped him make a comeback. The neighbors he occasionally passed by and said hello to, the children who signed autographs for him, and the people he remembered, far and near, were all buried in the snow, their pale skin trembling.

Lee Lee Se-min looked in front of him again.

The wolf was waiting for him.

He didn’t say anything, but I could feel that he was making a fuss and telling him to come over. Lee Lee Se-min looked around again.

My parents were there too.

When Lee Lee Se-min saw those faces, he couldn’t take his steps and stopped in place.

Then the wolf came back towards Lee Lee Se-min.

The wolf I faced head-on was very large. But Lee Lee Se-min somehow felt familiar with the wolf. It was my first time seeing it, and it felt familiar. The wolf walked behind Lee Lee Se-min’s back and pushed his back with its snout.

Lee Lee Se-min was pushed back one step.

The wolf hurried his steps. Lee Lee Se-min couldn’t overcome the wolf’s power and moved forward, looking to the side.

The sight of the dead people continued. In it, Lee Lee Se-min saw faces he never wanted to see.

If it really only showed the images of the dead, they would had died while Lee Lee Se-min was in the other world. The Earth was dying by Badur Barok at every moment.

Lee Lee Se-min was so weak he wanted to collapse on the spot, but the wolf wouldn’t let him go.

Now it was dragging him by the hem of his clothes.

When Lee Lee Se-min saw Bang Yu-bi lying at the end of the line of corpses for the last time, he closed his eyes.

His body continued to be propelled forward by the wolf.

Eventually, the movement stopped.

When Lee Lee Se-min opens his eyes.

He was in the middle of a snowy field again.

Neither the wolf that led him nor the corpses scattered around were visible.

Lupus was just stuck in front of his eyes.

Lee Lee Se-min stepped forward and grabbed Rufus again.

Even though there were snowballs everywhere from the blizzard, Rufus’ handle was warm, as if it had been waiting for him.

The moment I held it, Rufus wriggled once.

It was as if he was telling me to continue on the path I was on.

Lee Lee Se-min took a step forward.

A path began to appear vaguely.

It was a narrow and precarious road leading to the end of the snowy field.

Lee Lee Se-min started walking that path.

In the strong wind carrying the snowstorm, Lee Lee Se-min heard a voice calling him. It came from behind. He was calling Lee Lee Se-min’s name and telling him not to go. Lee Lee Se-min wanted to look back.

But Rufus pointed ahead.

He went on.

There was no end in sight.

***

Lee Lee Se-min, who had been walking in the snowy field, was suddenly standing in the meadow again.

Rufus stopped right in front of Murbula’s neck. It was within reach of her fur. Lee Lee Se-min looked at her with blank eyes.

“What…”

Lee Lee Se-min wasn’t the only one who was perplexed.

Murbula also had a surprised face, as if he had seen something. She looked at Lee Lee Se-min, then looked around again. As a result, the tip of Rufus’ knife cut the nape of her neck, leaving a scratch.

Murbula wiped the blood with his sleeve and looked at Lee Lee Se-min again.

“No way, you…”

What did she see?

Murbulla trailed off, then suddenly said:

He had a cool expression, as if he had shaken off his worries.

“Okay. I’ll go under you.”

Everyone was surprised by the sudden declaration. In particular, the wolf tribe warriors who followed her opened their eyes wide. They writhed their bodies even though they were unable to move properly due to Lee Lee Se-min’s aura.

Lee Lee Se-min asked.

“Are you serious?”

“Okay.”

“Why did you suddenly change your mind?”

“Why did you stop using your sword?”

Lee Lee Se-min could not answer.

Murbula took a step closer to Lee Lee Se-min. He was already standing next to her, so when she approached him, he got so close that their bodies almost touched.

Murbulla continued:

“Instead, there is a condition. I can’t completely trust you yet. I need proper evidence.”

“What evidence?”

“Can’t you guess? I thought the emperor would understand.”

Murbula grinned. Her red lips formed a long arc that contrasted with her bronze skin. Her smile was beautiful.

“Marriage between leaders.”

Lee Lee Se-min chuckled.

“Marriage?”

“At that level, we can trust each other.”

When Murbulla came out like that, it was Shozen who protested.

He was just watching from behind Lee Lee Se-min, but the moment Murbullah mentioned marriage, he came forward and began to represent the emperor’s position.

“Stop talking nonsense!”

“What are you?”

“Do you think that just one tribe and an empire are on the same level? Marriage is absurd.”

“Hoo.”

“Besides, you have already promised your Majesty the future…”

The words flowed strangely, so Lee Lee Se-min looked at Shozen. Shozen cleared his throat and changed his words.

“You didn’t promise, but you have a relationship that is assumed to work out well. How dare the barbarian tribe?”

As the conversation became more heated, Lee Lee Se-min stopped him.

“These are the people who will come under me. Be careful what you say, Shozen.”

“Still, isn’t this woman’s words absurd? Things that have no foundation are suddenly going to marry Your Majesty…”

Murbula, who had been listening quietly, struck Shozen’s chest with his fist.

Although it had no lethal power, it contained an aura. Shozen floated through the air and landed far away.

“The henchman is gone.”

“What?”

“Do you want to hear the answer from the person involved?”

Murbula looked at Lee Lee Se-min and smiled defiantly. Lee Lee Se-min thought deeply and asked Murbulla.

“What did you see that changed your attitude?”

Just as Lee Lee Se-min saw something, Murbulla must had also seen something. Did she also walk in the distant snow?

Lee Lee Se-min urged an answer with his eyes.

Murbullah asked back.

“And you?”

“I asked first.”

“It’s a secret for me. Originally, I wasn’t meant to reveal the white wolf’s test.”

“Then why did you ask me?”

“I was wondering if you would respond.”

She returned Lee Lee Se-min’s words.

“And answer quickly. I asked first. I was the one who asked first. Will you marry me?”

“Do you want to get married right now?”

“It looks like we have a lot of work to do, so let’s just call it an engagement for now. If you show that much sincerity, I can trust you.”

The wolf tribe group standing behind her protested.

“Murbula! What are you talking about all of a sudden!”

“No matter how much you decide, if you make your own decisions…”

She said, turning around and looking at her group.

“I saw a white wolf.”

To the wolf tribe, that name was absolute authority. They hesitated. Morhaime, who was standing behind her, said.

“Me too. I don’t know if we saw the same thing, but if we follow the path the white wolf showed us, I think it would be better to join hands with the emperor.”

The warriors looked confused as the leaders of the two groups, who had been at odds with each other until yesterday, simultaneously supported the emperor.

But he soon nodded.

This was said with nothing else at stake.

I had no choice but to believe it.

Murbulla spoke to Lee Lee Se-min as if there was really nothing to be rough about now.

“What do you think, Emperor? Will you be engaged to me?”

She said that and brought her face closer. It was a beautiful face. The eyes were big and the lips were thick. His mouth was cool, so there was no gap in his facial features. Her smile reminded me of the wind in the meadows.

“I will admit to taking more wives. The wolf tribe is polyandrous and polygamous.”

Everyone looked at Lee Lee Se-min.

Lee Lee Se-min nodded.

“Okay.”

“Really?”

“Yes, we are engaged.”

Lee Lee Se-min answered without hesitation.

“I’m a lecher, and if a beautiful woman wants to marry me, I have no reason to refuse.”

“As expected, he is the man who holds the emperor’s handout.”

Shozen lowered his head, and Gollard looked shocked. Biryu was still smiling.

Khao Lak was far away from this incident, lying down on the bushes and enjoying the wind and sunlight.

Lee Lee Se-min asked.

“How should we get engaged?”

“Originally, we should have a proper ceremony, but since the deadline is limited, we will do it informally.”

When she gestured, a man who appeared to be a shaman from the wolf tribe walked out.

He was holding a cane and muttering something old and unintelligible. And then he issued something like a spell towards Lee Lee Se-min and Murbullah.

I didn’t feel any magical power. It was just a traditional ceremony. This was how Lee Lee Se-min became engaged to Murbullah.

A man who was single from birth and had never had a relationship with a woman ended up skipping the entire preliminary process and making a promise to get married.

Lee Lee Se-min was so moved that he closed his eyes and nodded.

The power of subjugation extended from his hands. Murbullah expressed his approval without hesitation. At the same time as the engagement, everyone in the wolf tribe came within the boundaries of the empire.

Now they too were citizens of the empire and belong to the emperor’s army.

It was a small advance in the fight against Badurbarok.

Lee Lee Se-min stood in front of the warriors of the wolf tribe. Murbullah wrapped his arms around Lee Lee Se-min. I felt her chest. Lee Lee Se-min cleared his throat and said.

“I tell you this to my people. I welcome you under the command of Emperor Lee Lee Se-min, and I promise that I will definitely kill Badurbarok. I need your help, so I hope that we will unite with the same will in the future. And I will break off the engagement. That’s it.”

Lee Lee Se-min said that and turned around.

Murbula, who had been following Lee Lee Se-min without thinking, suddenly hardened his face.

It was the same for everyone.

“What?”

“What?”

“What did you just say?”

“Didn’t you hear?”

“I heard you right, but I’m asking. And this means I’m angry, so think carefully. Say it again, what did you say?”

“The engagement is broken.”

“What?”

“You’re not my style, okay?”

Murbullah put his hand on his waist as if he was dumbfounded. As Lee Lee Se-min started walking again, he shouted at his back.

“What nonsense! Cancel it! If it comes out like that, I won’t be with the Empire!”

“I don’t like it. You’re free to come in, but you’re not free to leave.”

The power of subordination could be freely denied at first, but after belonging to the empire, the consent of the emperor was required to withdraw it.

Lee Lee Se-min had planned to do this from the beginning.

“How can a person called the emperor be so shameless…?”

Murbullah looked shocked.

Lee Lee Se-min read a lot of books while he was in Sargasonia. There was also information about the emperor. The emperor was like a saint. They were merciful and fair, and held honesty as their greatest value. They were truly suited to iron politics.

So people would had expected the same thing from the people.

But he was not a proper emperor.

If I had to call him that, he was the emperor of no rules.

He was not born here, and was captured by Killa and forced into the gladiatorial arena, where he was accidentally recognized by the throne.

Face and justification were thrown away.

“If you tease me, you will become emperor.”

He said the worst line and ran his fingers through his hair. The pose was stylish, as if filming a commercial, but the content of what was being said was extremely pathetic.

“The one who was fooled is stupid. Tsk tsk tsk.”

Saying that, he gestured to his group. Shozen and Gullard followed immediately, and Biryu and Khaolak also joined them.

Lee Lee Se-min said.

[My people, wait for my command until the day we meet again. Then, adios!]

This time it was a voice imbued with the power of the emperor. The wolf tribe reflexively nodded at his command. This was the price of belonging to the empire. Mohaim and Murbullah also bowed their heads to Lee Lee Se-min’s wishes.

“Good job.”

And Lee Lee Se-min moved right away.

To go to the land of goblins.

There was no time.

I don’t know if it was Baekrang’s test or some kind of hallucination, but Lee Lee Se-min saw numerous corpses. That image did not go away and tormented Lee Lee Se-min. It felt like they were yelling at me to move quickly.

Those who protect the Earth were wasting their lives.

The Black Aurors were like that, and the Chinese Phantom Dan was like that. The barriers used in the United States also did not last forever. I’m just forcing something that was broken in the first place.

Time was not infinite for him.

Lee Lee Se-min bowed briefly and started walking with Khaolak in front of him.

“Over there, emperor.”

Khaolak, who was being pushed by Lee Lee Se-min, muttered softly. He seemed to be paying attention to people’s gaze as he glanced behind him.

“Why?”

“Are you planning on leaving like this?”

“Of course. It feels like I’m going to get stabbed when I go back.”

“Didn’t we leave our luggage behind?”

“…….”

Lee Lee Se-min paused.

Their luggage was still left in their lodgings. But the work had already been done. Lee Lee Se-min’s steps slowed down. He walked a few steps and then suggested.

“We play rock, paper, scissors and whoever loses gets to bring the luggage.”

“No, that’s….”

“If you don’t pay, you’re last, rock, paper, scissors.”

The loser came out right away. It was Lee Lee Se-min. Lee Lee Se-min looked back at the group and protested.

“You guys made it, right?”

Everyone shook their heads at the same time.

“What are you talking about?”

“No.”

“You didn’t do it.”

I looked into their eyes and questioned them, but they all had a confident expression.

Lee Lee Se-min glanced at the wolf tribe. They were still gathered together and not scattered. Among the dogs, Murbula was glaring at them as if they will kill them without even blinking.

Lee Lee Se-min forced himself to take steady steps and returned to them.

Murbulla welcomed us.

“Trickster emperor, why are you coming back? Are you curious about the taste of the sword?”

“I left my luggage behind…”

“Ha, it’s ridiculous.”

Murbullah crossed his arms.

When she gestured, the warriors of the wolf tribe headed toward the lodgings where Lee Lee Se-min and his group were staying. It looked like they were bringing luggage. Lee Lee Se-min cleared his throat and avoided her gaze.

Murbula stared at Lee Lee Se-min with a disapproving expression and suddenly asked.

“Are you confident you can win?”

It’s an easy question to answer.

Lee Lee Se-min immediately nodded.

“Of course.”

“We, the wolf tribe, are free wolves who are not bound by anything. Do you know why we need to be free?”

“I don’t know.”

“To find the way.”

She grinned.

“Because those who are not bound by anything can walk a path that no one can see. Only then can they become a guide.”

Lee Lee Se-min suddenly remembered what Gullard had said. In a situation where he was surrounded by Khao Lak’s forces and Saengro was out of sight, he said this.

‘Run away. And survive. You are not the one to die here. I saw a guide wolf in you.’

While staying in the wolf tribe, I heard a similar sound several times. The word “guide” seemed to had some meaning to the wolf tribe.

“It’s embarrassing, but I decided to trust you. Thank Baekrang. Marriage was my personal desire, so I forgive you.”

“Is the big white wolf a white wolf?”

“That’s right. You saw it too, right? How was it?”

Lee Lee Se-min recalled his encounter with the white wolf.

When Lee Lee Se-min discovered the body, he tried to stop at the spot, but the wolf pushed Lee Lee Se-min’s back and continued forward. They accompanied us to a vast snowy field where nothing could be seen.

“You seem to have a short temper.”

“What?”

Murbula frowned, unable to guess what that meant.

Lee Lee Se-min grinned and shook his head.

“You said I shouldn’t tell you?”

“Okay.”

The warriors brought the luggage and handed it to Lee Lee Se-min and his group. Murbula said as he watched the scene.

“Are you going to go straight to the goblins?”

“Okay.”

“Are you planning to meet and persuade all four ancient races?”

“That’s right. We will all unite and attack Badurbarok.”

“I see.”

Murbula grinned.

“Then let’s propose the marriage properly then, Emperor.”

***

“Wolf dog.”

Lee Lee Se-min, who was catching his breath while crossing the plain and climbing the hill, called out to Goulard, who sat down and was panting.

Goulard did not answer.

“Wolf dog.”

“…….”

“Wolf dog?”

“…….”

“Goulard.”

He finally answered.

“Why?”

“What is a guide wolf?”

“That’s….”

Gullard gritted his teeth and stood up.

Everyone was exhausted from the forced march.

“It is a legend passed down through the tribe. It is a being that guides humans to the right path when they stand at a crossroads. However, humans eventually lost their guide, the wolf, and because of that, they say that people spend their lives wandering.”

“He said he saw that on me before.”

“Me?”

“I said that before.”

“You must have heard wrong.”

“Tell me honestly. What was it? Did you say it because you were impressed by me? Am I your guide wolf? The guide who rehabilitated Goulard?”

“Bullshit!”

As they started fighting, someone stopped them.

“It’s noisy!”

Lee Lee Se-min and Gollard turned their heads.

Khaolak was putting his ear to the floor. He pricked his ears and put his finger to his lips as if trying to hear something.

“Be quiet.”

“What can you hear?”

“I think we’re almost there.”

Khao Lak pointed beyond the hills.

“It is Pandemonium, the goblin’s sacred place.”

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