The Crown Of The Nine Continents
Chapter 18: The Four Springs Tragedy

"I-It.. Lio-n K-King?" Yuki had a pale and frightened face.

"And again 3 E-Tails?" Arisu spoke slowly.

"It's Bad. It's really bad." Kazumi spoke as if in disbelief.

"One, almost impossible. Is there three? what bad luck this time." Reigin spoke as if.

Everyone from the Four Springs Party trembled in fear. They put on pale faces and froze. Their attention was completely distracted by the three Lion Kings.

They did not realize, Ren who was smiling eerily behind them.

"Grkkp.... Arisu, Yuki, Yuki! prepare to fight!" Kazumi shouts.

Thanks to Kazumi's shout, the other three people came to their senses and prepared for battle.

Although the expression of fear was still on their faces.

Kazumi was the leader in this Four Springs party. Kazumi knew well their Party's abilities. One Lion King tail might still be a possibility for them to win. But for three tails to appear at once they will only be slaughtered unceremoniously.

"Rin! We'll distract him! you're running away as fast as you can!"

Kazumi shouted while still looking alert. Hearing this Ren nodded, and ran towards the horse and rode it.

Ren who was riding a horse and trying to escape caught the attention of the Lion King.

"Tch.. All?! y'all ready?!"

"Sure!"

"Reigin, Provocation!"

"Arisu prepare your strongest magic."

"Yuki keep your distance and shoot arrows from behind!"

Reigin who was ruled by Kazumi moved forward first. Arisu began to prepare his strongest skill, while Yuki retreated to the back of the arcu to keep her distance.

Seeing his enemy ready to attack, a Lion King advanced. While the others remained silent in place. It was as if they were trying to ridicule Kazumi and his comrades.

"You! don't underestimate us!"

Reigin shouted his Provocation, but the Lion King was still walking leisurely. Not affected one bit.

Lion King, a top-class Monster. It has a lion-like shape but its wings and feathers give off fire.

Every trace that the Lion King left behind, they would be burnt and charred.

The sight of the Lion King walking gallantly made the Four Springs Party tremble.

But Four Springs did not give up, they would try their best to fight back.

Won? not likely.

Run? sia - sia.

Only death will come to the Four Springs party. They know this fact, but still keep fighting.

Perhaps if a miracle came, they would survive and continue to live in this harsh world.

"Rise! attack it!"

"Okay!....Fire Breath!"

A magic circle appeared in front of the arisu. From the magic circle, a hot fire appeared. The fire was not only silent but gushed out like the breath of a dragon.

Glide towards the Lion King who was walking quietly.

The Lion King saw this fire heading towards him. Lion King opened his mouth and spouted an equally large fire. But all that was just a diversion.

"Because of you!"

Using Arisu's fire magic as bait, Kazumi managed to get close to Lion king.

"Yahoo!! Cutter Moon!"

Kazumi launched his strongest attack in a vertical direction. The target was on the Lion King's own neck.

Bduummm!!!

The explosion occurred when Kazumi's sword came into contact with the Lion King's skin.

Arisu, Reigin and yuki hope that the attack that Kazumi did was at least successful. The explosion produced a fog that blocked their view.

"Did Kazumi make it?!" Yuki yelling.

Groaarr!!!

The roar of a lion sounded from the direction of the fog. Accompanied by the overwhelming shockwave made them forced back a few steps.

After the fog completely disappeared, the figure of kazumi was seen.

"T-No! Kazumi!" Yuki

Yuki shouted hysterically, Kazumi's figure had been lying with burns all over his body.

"T-No! Fuck you!"

Reigin could not contain his emotions, though a Tank attacked directly at the Lion King.

Clank's!

Clank's!

The sound of a clash between Reigin's shield and Lion King's Skin rang out. Although Reigin can withstand the attack with his shield.

But the Lion King's attack was too heavy, slowly Reigin's arm felt numbness.

"No! Reigin watch!!"

Arisu who was usually quiet shouted with all her might. Reigin noticed the cry of arisu, and attempted to retreat.

But it was all too late, the Lion King's fire Breath attacked his body.

With no chance of escape, Reigin tried to resist the attack with his shield.

"Gahhhh!!!!"

Reigin shouted from excruciating pain.

The shield that Reigin had melted, Reigin was pushed twenty meters away.

His condition was so terrible, his entire equipment melted and his entire body was covered in wounds.

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"Kazumi! Wake up!! don't die! you stupid fool!"

Yuki screams trying to wake the unconscious Kazumi.

Now only Arisu and Yuki have no chance of winning.

"Yuki! Don't just lament Kazumi like that! Let's fight together until the last blood point!"

Arisu shouted with eyes full of emotion. His anger was clearly visible in his eyes. But the water still came out from both eyes of Arisu.

"Fucking monster! How dare you hurt my friend! Even if I have to die here, I won't give up!"

Arisu cried out in anger, instantly a Giant magic circle was created under the Lion King's body.

The Lion King who was aware of the danger from this Magic turned his attention to Arisu.

"Wait-wait! Isu! It's haha...."

Yuki shouted but did not continue the word - he said. Yuki thought, even though Arisu did not use this dangerous Magic, they would still not survive.

Yuki slowly woke up, with a slight cry she prepared her bow.

Now in his mind there was only the word Fight to the death.

Yuki targeted the Lion King with his arrow. A great aura emerged from Yuki's body. Slowly the aura moved towards the arrow that was ready to be shot.

"Is the merchant safe?"

Yuki thought about the merchant, and hoped that he survived.

Before yuki launched his attack, the magic circle belonging to Arisu let out a burning fire with a terrible.

Although the distance between Yuki and the Lion King was quite far, the heat of the fire was still very much felt by Yuki.

Realizing her one-on-one chance, Yuki fired her best arrow shot.

A bright glowing Arrow shot towards the Lion King.

The two attacks mixed together, creating a terrifying explosion. Yuki was thrown by the blast wave.

His energy had been exhausted and it was impossible for Yuki to escape.

To open your eyes, yuki's in trouble.

At this sad moment, yuki could see his friends had been lying on the ground. Water shot out from both eyes of yuki, feeling a deep sadness at the loss of her friend.

Yuki also glanced at where the Lion King was coming from, the attack that Yuki and Arisu did was not in vain. In that place only half of the Lion King's body was left.

"At least, we died fighting together."

Yuki muttered looking towards the blinding sun. His consciousness will be gone in a moment. Some say, before death picks up, flashbacks of life will be experienced by people who will die.

Yuki felt this way, the picture - the picture of the events they had been going through together was in yuki's mind.

Slowly, yuki's eyes closed, all he could see was darkness.

But behind the darkness came a calm and warm voice.

"You've fought well, I'm sorry for getting carried away."

A familiar voice was heard by Yuki.

'Client? it can't be. I'm going to die, there can't be a merchant's voice'

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"You've fought well, I'm sorry for getting carried away."

Ren said so to yuki who had lost consciousness. Although Ren deliberately let them fight with the Lion King, but Ren would not let them die just like that.

Ren had already given the Revitalize Skill to everyone. That should be enough to save their lives for a while.

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The remaining two Lion Kings became wary of Ren.

"Oh come on, you don't have to be that vigilant."

Ren smiled eerily, while walking leisurely towards the two Lion Kings.

The two Lion Kings were terrified, Although they lacked intelligence, their instincts said that the enemy before them was extremely dangerous.

The two Lion Kings spread their wings and turned away from Ren.

They try to avoid the death that will come upon them.

"Tried to escape? Don't expect."

Ren moved swiftly towards the Lion King who was about to escape. But....

Yomuhi!!!!!

Ren was startled, a huge fire breath attacking him suddenly.

"What's? they outwit? no. gabe... Wait a minute.."

Ren managed to avoid that breath easily. But strangely the Lion King who tried to escape instead attacked Ren back. Fooling? it was impossible for a Monster like this to have intelligence.

Because of this awkwardness Ren closely observed the Lion King.

The fire-red Lion King was now emitting an aura of darkness.

The Lion King's eyes had been completely black, not a single speck of white was visible there.

Ren realized something...

"Black Eyes?This is Dark Magic? But where..." Ren looked around, there was no sign of anyone around.

Grooarr!

Grooarr!

"Oah.... Don't attack suddenly - come so?"

The Breath attack from the Lion King appeared suddenly. But the direction of his attack was not Ren but the four people lying on the ground.

"You're so little, so clever."

Ren spoke, yet his figure had been near Kazumi and the others.

The fire Breath attack that the Lion King launched was held back by Ren easily using his sword.

"But.."

Ren spoke again, his figure suddenly appeared before the two Lion Kings.

The Lion King was unable to react, Ren's speed was incredible. The Lion King could not see Ren's movements in the slightest.

The duarrr!!!

The explosion was followed by a thunderous sound being heard.

Ren charged at the two Lion King heads, Pushing his towards the ground.

It produced a huge explosion and a hole formed there.

The two Lion Kings were severely injured, their heads nearly shattered from the impact with the ground.

The eyes of the two Lion Kings were still black, signaling that they were still controlled by darkness magic.

Ren then released the mana that was on his body. Ren imprinted a message on the Mana of this person who controls the Lion King.

"You're a little annoying my plan, this time I'm just warning you."

Ren spoke in annoyance, before leaving the two Lion King corpses behind.

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Ren approaches Kazumi and his friends to provide further treatment.

Ren gave a High-level Potion to everyone.

Right now the wounds they had received had completely disappeared. Their breathing was back to normal, they were just unconscious.

"Your abilities are pretty good, what if I just use you guys?"

Ren smiled sadistically while looking at every unconscious person.

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"Gaaah.... Uhuk! Uhuk!"

A Dark Room, there is only a candle as its light.

One who was seen sitting and cross-legged at the offering place Coughing and bleeding.

"A-Aura... M-impossible! S-Seor-ang Continents Hol-Der?!"

The man looked more and more in pain, he rolled on the floor and shouted.

His mouth was bleeding continuously.

Then a mysterious and frightening word appeared in his head.

[If you still want to live, don't interrupt my plan]

The words were conveyed along with a very frightening feeling.

It made the black-robed man shiver in fear.