Chapter 752 – 752. Beauty’S Early Death
752. Beauty’s Early Death
In the distance, a four-horse carriage is seen speeding towards the city. The flag of the Solit Republic flutters atop the carriage.
As the carriage drew closer, I couldn’t believe my eyes. The horses pulling the carriage weren’t ordinary; their bodies were made of water. There was no coachman controlling the four water horses.
“A monster?”
This is another world. It’s not strange to see monsters I don’t recognize.
“No. It looks like magic to me. Yekaterina is a water mage, after all.”
“Wow. This world is something else.”
The carriage got closer and closer. It was even more impressive up close. The water horses were larger and fiercer-looking than real horses. And the carriage was so extravagant. It looked like a royal carriage.
Clop clop clop.
The carriage stopped at a certain distance. The horses’ forms collapsed after finishing their task, turning into puddles of water. Then, the carriage door opened.
The first thing I saw was a foot in a blue high heel. Then, a black stocking covering the leg came into view.
She wore a black cloak over her shoulders. A blue cloth dress could be seen through the cloak. The dress clung to her body, showing off her voluptuous figure.
As she stepped out of the carriage, her clear sky-blue hair swayed.
Yekaterina stood confidently, looking around. She wasn’t intimidated at all, even in front of 2,000 hostile soldiers. In fact, her presence was slowly taking over the area.
‘She’s stronger than I thought.’
I don’t know exactly how strong she is. But my senses, honed from traveling through the game world and seeing many strong people, are telling me. Yekaterina is a strong person I can’t handle.
‘When I heard she annihilated a city, I didn’t think much of it… But facing her directly, the pressure is different. I underestimated her too much.’
Perhaps the city of Veroprin might be destroyed today. Park Suho might be prepared to die here with the other citizens, but I wasn’t.
‘If it gets too dangerous, I’ll use a space-time scroll to escape with my playthings.’
Yekaterina smiled. It was a seductive yet playful smile. Her sky-blue eyes were fixed on Park Suho.
“Such a grand welcome. I like it.”
I liked it too. If possible, I want to knock her down and make her submit with my dick.
Park Suho took a quiet breath and said,
“Are you Grand Marshal Yekaterina Vasilinova?”
“If I’m not Yekaterina, who else would dare impersonate that name?”
“…It’s nice to meet you, Yekaterina. I’m Park Suho, the mayor of Veroprin.”
“So, you’re the otherworlder I’ve heard about. Interesting. Go on.”
Yekaterina crossed her arms. I narrowed my eyes, sizing up her chest. Her dress had a deep neckline, so it wasn’t hard to estimate her size. E-cup.
“…We reject the Solit Republic’s proposal. We have no intention of following the Solit Republic’s opinions. Veroprin will remain a neutral city.”
“That’s a bit hard to understand. Our demands aren’t that difficult. If you follow the Republic’s laws and pay 60% tax, you can live peacefully. Do you hate paying taxes that much?”
“Veroprin will develop further in the future. The laws and culture of the Solit Republic are nothing but obstacles to Veroprin’s future.”
“We have different opinions. If you join the Solit Republic, you can develop faster than you are now. I promise you.”
“……I and the citizens cannot trust the Solit Republic, or you. We’ve been through enough to be sick of it.”
“It seems persuasion won’t work. Well, it would be stranger if you were persuaded with just a few words, considering you’ve prepared armed soldiers.”
Yekaterina’s attitude didn’t change from beginning to end. She was already preparing for battle. The conversation was just a formality.
“This is my last warning and declaration. Join the Solit Republic.”
“I’m sorry, but our will will not be broken.”
“Hmm. Shall we test how long that will last?”
Yekaterina’s cloak fluttered. Mana surged around her.
Among the soldiers, the shield bearers stepped forward. Park Suho drew his sword, and I lowered my stance, placing my hand on the hilt of the Hwaryeon Bido.
“It’s my first time seeing an otherworlder I’ve only heard about, so I’m quite excited. Don’t disappoint me.”
Mana gathered in Yekaterina’s right hand. She swung her hand. A stream of water shot out from the tips of her index and middle fingers, becoming a giant whip over 300 meters long, lashing out around her.
“Shield bearers! Hold on!”
The captain of the guard shouted, his voice strained. But it was an impossible request. Most of the 2,000 soldiers were ordinary people who didn’t know how to use mana. It was impossible to withstand Yekaterina’s water whip.
“Aaaargh!”
“Help me!”
“My leg! My leg is broken!”
The shield bearers’ cries echoed from all directions.
Park Suho and I easily dodged the water whip by jumping over it. The water whip wasn’t as fast as I thought, so it was possible.
“Hyung! We have to step up! We have to step up and stop Yekaterina! At least we have to draw her attention so the soldiers can be safe! If we keep going like this, it’ll just be a massacre.”
“It might be a bit tough… But let’s do our best. You’re in the front. Got it?”
“Yes!”
“Let’s go!”
Park Suho charged forward. I didn’t stay still either.
I used lightning.
A bolt of lightning fell, cutting across the clear blue sky. A water umbrella appeared, blocking the lightning. Yekaterina casually flicked her fingers again, as if nothing had happened. A second water whip came flying.
Park Suho and I dodged it easily again, but the soldiers were different. The shield bearers who were supposed to hold the line were collapsing, and the soldiers with spears and swords were hit by the water whip and sent flying backward. Since they were soldiers wearing armor, most of them were only lightly injured, and there were no fatalities.
“The third whip will hurt a lot.”
“Stooooop!”
Park Suho shouted. He blocked Yekaterina’s water whip with his entire body. Park Suho’s steps didn’t stop.
‘He’s using his tattoo ability. Even so, that durability is ridiculous… Is it the effect of strengthening the city walls?’
Bang!
An explosion occurred between Park Suho and Yekaterina. Park Suho must have used magic using his tattoo ability. To be precise, he must have manifested the magic used by the mages in the city through his tattoo.
‘That woman won’t be finished with just this.’
The smoke screen caused by the explosion obscured Yekaterina’s vision. It was a good opportunity. I hid my presence and moved behind Yekaterina, attacking her.
Yeongcheon Style (影天流) Lightning Flash (雷光).
A red beam cut through Yekaterina’s back. Blood spurted out.
‘…It’s not blood. It’s red water.’
Yekaterina’s body turned into water and disappeared. Park Suho and I looked at each other in confusion, then looked around.
“Interesting. One person uses the power of lightning, though it’s not magic… And the other uses a completely strange power?”
Yekaterina was sitting on top of the carriage. She was sitting there leisurely with her legs crossed. I swallowed hard. A glimpse of Yekaterina’s purple panties could be seen under her skirt.
“Hyung! Dodge!”
“What?”
It was too late when I reacted. A pillar of water shot up from the puddle on the ground, sending my body flying into the sky. I was instantly lifted more than 50 meters. It didn’t stop there; my body was still going up. It was an absurd amount of power for a water pillar.
‘Damn it. I got hit too squarely. My whole body aches.’
My body started to fall again. If I fell to the ground like this, I wouldn’t die, but I would probably break an arm or a leg.
‘If I’m going to break a leg anyway, I might as well attack.’
I gathered mana in my feet and kicked the air. It was as painful as getting hit in the leg with a hammer. I bit my lip tightly and charged towards Yekaterina, pointing my sword at her.
Yeongcheon Style (影天流) Falling Lightning (落雷).
Pzzzzzt! Red lightning enveloped my body.
Yekaterina looked up at me. She smiled silently and twirled her finger. Ten water rings appeared around me. The water rings shrank, binding my body.
“Damn it!”
I was in the middle of using a technique. It was impossible to dodge the water rings. The red lightning couldn’t break the water rings either. Bound by the water rings, I fell helplessly to the ground. I had strengthened my body with mana as much as possible, but my body was bound, so I couldn’t properly use a fall-breaking technique. I passed out.
“……”
I opened my eyes. The water rings that had been binding my body were gone. It didn’t seem like much time had passed. I immediately got up.
The battle was over.
Soldiers were scattered everywhere, and the walls reinforced by the dwarves and mages were cracked and broken in places.
“Hehehe. That was fun. It’s been a while since I’ve used this much power.”
Yekaterina laughed, stomping on Park Suho, who had fallen to the ground, with her high-heeled foot.
“Ugh! Ack!”
Park Suho, covered in wounds, forced himself up and swung his fist at Yekaterina. The slow punch was completely ineffective against Yekaterina. Park Suho was kicked in the shin by Yekaterina and knelt on the ground.
“Mayor of Veroprin… Park Suho, was it? You pass. I like Veroprin, and I like you. If you develop further, you’ll be helpful to me.”
“I… I have no intention of handing over Veroprin…”
“Listen to me.”
“Ugh!”
She kicked Park Suho in the thigh. It must have hurt a lot with her sharp high heels.
“You have three options. One is to accept the Solit Republic’s proposal. The other is to be annihilated by me as you are now.”
“Veroprin…!”
“I said listen.”
“Ugh!”
She kicked Park Suho’s thigh again. It must be very painful with her pointy high heels.
“The last third option is to become my ally. Listen carefully. Not an ally of the Solit Republic, but my ally. Of course, outwardly you’ll be part of the Solit Republic, but I’ll reduce your taxes to 10%. I’ll protect you, so the Solit Republic won’t interfere with Veroprin.”
“……What are you up to?”
Park Suho calmly asked. Yekaterina’s proposal was beneficial to Veroprin. That’s why it was suspicious.
“It’s an internal matter, so I can’t explain it in detail. But to explain a little, I also have enemies, and I need forces.”
“……Can I trust you?”
“What are you going to do if you don’t trust me?”
There was nothing he could do. Park Suho was the weaker one.
“……I will become your ally.”
“Good choice. I’ve confirmed Veroprin’s strength. In three years… no, even in two years, you’ll be a great help. But you’re a bit unreliable. I need to test you. Is that okay?”
“…Can I refuse?”
“You can’t. Hehehe.”
Yekaterina released the hand that was holding his hair. Park Suho’s body slumped to the ground.
“Park Suho. I like you. So don’t disappoint me?”
The unconscious Park Suho didn’t answer.
Yekaterina’s gaze turned to me. It was different from when she was dealing with Park Suho. The look and expression she gave me were much colder.
“What about you?”
“I’ll follow Mayor Park Suho’s opinion.”
I lowered my weapon to the ground and raised both hands to show that I had no intention of fighting. I had no intention of fighting a hopeless battle.
“You’re a bit of a letdown.”
Yekaterina looked at me with contempt.
I seriously considered summoning Yuria.
•••
Yekaterina stayed in Veroprin. Veroprin, having been defeated by her, could not resist.
Park Suho woke up the next day. As soon as he woke up, he had to take Yekaterina’s three tests. I stepped forward in front of Yekaterina.
“Suho needs time to recover. I will take one of the three tests instead.”
“You? You think you can do it?”
She laughed silently. It was a sneer.
“You seem interested in otherworlders, and I’m also from Earth like Suho.”
“You’re also an otherworlder? Well, considering that strange power, it’s not strange. Okay. You’ll take the first test instead. But if you fail, you’ll suffer a painful death.”
