Chapter 612

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January 15, 1802.

It had been over a year and a half since Jin entered Laprarosa.

Most of that time was spent on purifying chaos, so it was only about two months since Jin devoted himself entirely to training. From the time Vahn accepted Lingling until now.

However, over the past two months, Jin had experienced a period of astonishing growth.

"Ha, ha."

Jin sheathed his sword, catching his breath.

In front of him, there remained the massive sword mark he had just created. It was much deeper and more ominous than the one Temar left in the training ground.

Then, as always, a strong sense of exhaustion came and the battle god fusion was lifted.

For 10 minutes, the current Jin and Vahn were able to stably maintain the highest level of synchronization for just that amount of time.

This meant that, for those 10 minutes, Jin became nearly invincible.

"How does it feel, Brother Jin?"

"It's a shame. I still need your power to achieve this state, sister battle god."

"You're talking nonsense. If you say that somewhere else, you will be resented."

"I know. Where else would I talk about such hardships if not with my brethren?"

Pouring everything into the act of becoming stronger, feeling the thrill of clear accomplishments every day—it was a happiness that Jin wouldn't trade for anything.

Of course, the power available during the Battle God Fusion couldn't be solely claimed as Jin's.

However, what he gained through training with Vahn's shared experiences and senses was undoubtedly Jin's strength.

'I thought so, but... as expected, the ultimate skill of the shadow sword when I cut Lingling was at a level that could never be called complete.'

Vahn's experience.

As the synchronization rate of the Battle God Fusion increased, Jin vividly absorbed everything from Vahn.

Thanks to this, he could also glimpse the insights of the Shadow Sword and Plutonian Swordsmanship.

In other words, Jin learned the shadow sword and Plutonian swordsmanship without any dedicated training.

Certainly, there is a significant gap between understanding something intellectually and applying it in practice, so repetitive training is always required. However, training with a clear understanding of the core promises overwhelming efficiency.

'If it's now, I can execute a better shadow sword than back then. Plutonian sword also...….'

Unlike when Jin temporarily became stronger due to the demonicization of chaos, there are no side effects of training through battle god fusion.

'If I can continue to grow like this, I might be able to return faster than expected.'

Rosa allowed him three years. Now that half of that time had passed, Jin suddenly became curious about how much the world outside had changed.

"What are you thinking? Brother Jin."

Boras, who had just entered the training ground, sat beside Jin and asked.

"Brother Boras. I was just reminiscing about the outside for a moment."

"You look worried."

Jin shook his head.

"We don't get along very well, but my mother, who is now the acting matriarch, is strong. She's a person who will take responsibility for what she says. There probably won't be any problems with the clan within three years."

Jin trusted Rosa's obsession with survival as a Runcandel. As long as Rosa was there, Jin believed that there would be no problems with the Runcandel clan even in his absence.

'... If my mother weren't here, coming to Laprarosa might have been a much more difficult decision.'

Looking back, the majesty of the Runcandel he knew from his past life had considerably diminished.

In Jin's view back then, Runcandel was an absolute fortress that would never crumble if one member of the clan was missing.

But not now.

'My father and older sister Luna are still absent and after the Sword Emperor castle war, the clan does not have the same solidarity as before. It's the reason why I brought Joshua down, but that's not all.'

Kinzelo hid the existence of Orgal, the Demon Beast King, and their powers, and Zipfel is attempting to transcend 'humanity' by creating a Demon God's orb and fleets, and even the empire has created a Majin that is so good that it negotiates with such forces. And developing it using Temar's body.

In the meantime, only Runcandel remained stagnant.

The fact that clearly revealed this was the Sword Emperor Castle War. Until that dreadful war was finally concluded, Runcandel failed to live up to its name.

The fact that Rosa, who is clearly his 'enemy', is supporting the clan is bitter.

When Jin returns, he will have to bring her down and reorganize the entire clan.

To regain the dignity that could match the ancient Runcandel, to restore the glorious appearance of the former Runcandel.

"Brother 5th battle king."

"Yes, sister battle god."

"Call all the brethren to the hall of battle gods."

Jin could intuitively know what Vahn would say.

'Is it time to start my duels with the Battle God brethren?'

Jin was gradually becoming curious. How much of a difference was there between himself and the Battle king brethren now?

Until a year and a half ago, all of the battle kings of the Plutonian tribe had stronger battle prowess than Jin.

Although it was a light sparring, even Teto, the 12th battle King, almost dominated Jin and overwhelmed him.

All the other battle kings were stronger than Teto.

"Shall we move now?"

"No, you and I will go after we have had enough rest. To the extent that we can use battle god fusion again."

"Yes."

A few hours later, as the two slowly headed towards the hall of battle gods, they saw the brethren who had already gathered waiting in line.

When Vahn ascended to the throne of the hall, 76 Plutonians excluding her, all surviving Plutonian erased from history, looked up to her. Their and Jin's illuminating hearts resonated with Vahn's energy and generated a stronger light than usual.

The radiance spreading from the illuminating hearts filled the atmosphere, but the sight of them gathered gave a somewhat empty and lonely feeling.

At one time, the entire main hall of Hall of battle gods was filled with their light like an expansive plain.

Now, from a distance, it would probably look like barely a handful of light.

"The reason I gathered the brethren today is to commemorate."

Lingling also read the atmosphere and behaved properly.

"Since our time stopped, the first one to awaken us was Temar. However, more than Temar, the one who helped us enjoy time even more is none other than Brother Jin here."

When all of them nodded, Jin felt awkward once again.

Jin believed that what he received from the brethren was much greater than what he gave.

"And Brother Jin declared that he would bring us back into the human world."

At present, there were only clues, and definite means were not yet available, but the Plutonians had no doubt that Jin would surely do so. Jin himself believed in it.

"Our history will soon begin again. Therefore, I want to revive one tradition that we have long forgotten. A tradition allowed only for the strongest among the strong."

"Oh, oh!"

"No way!"

The Plutonians showed a lot of excitement at Vahn's words.

"The revival of unbroken history and tradition should naturally be initiated by Brother Jin. Don't you all think so?"

"Yes!"

When the Plutonians responded vigorously, Vahn smiled and shouted:

"We will start the Great Tournament of Battle Kings!"

While everyone roared, Jin had no choice but to sneakily ask Vahn.

"Sister battle god, what is the Great Tournament of Battle Kings?"

"It's the greatest festival of the Plutonian tribe. As the name suggests, it's a competition where warriors battle against the Battle kings. The same goes for battle kings."

"Battle? Not a duel?"

"Yes. The Great Tournament of Battle Kings is the only fight in which it is permitted to harm each other with a blade."

The Plutonian tribe does not have enmity. Also, Plutonians never fight for the purpose of killing each other.

No matter what form of dispute, the problem between siblings is solved by bare-handed fighting, and it is only possible to use blades to the extent that they do not cause fatal injuries.

However, such prohibitions did not apply in the Great Tournament of Battle Kings.

Of course, 'murder between brethren' is absolutely prohibited, but fatal wounds that can be treated are allowed.

As Vahn explained, Jin tilted his head in puzzlement.

"Accidents can happen, can't they? If you fight without such restrictions, there's a possibility of killing each other."

"Accidents are unavoidable."

"... Yes?"

"Unexpected accidents are originally applicable to everything in the world."

It was indeed a response befitting someone who said, 'Training is originally something that can lead to death.'

"We have always cherished each other sincerely, brother Jin. But even in the history of the Plutonian tribe, there were many betrayals, murders, conspiracies, and schemes. It was just less than other races."

As always, Boras continued his explanation instead of Vahn.

"The era of the current battle god, sister Vahn, was truly the age of peace and prosperity for the Plutonian tribe. That's why there was never a murder in the Great Tournament of Battle Kings, which was held before the destruction, but it was different before. There were times when factions were divided into fights, and they deliberately killed opponents to achieve political ends."

There were two reasons why the Plutonian tribe was enthusiastic about the revival of the Great Tournament.

The first is that all the fights of battle kings that took place under the leadership of the battle god Vahn were purely clashes of force, and secondly. The revival of tradition meant the realization of hope.

After resisting the gods and being destroyed, the Plutonian tribe has always lived like dead people in this dead world.

There was no reason to continue traditions or festivals.

The fact that Vahn revived the Great Tournament of Battle kings symbolized her faith in Jin and the history of Laprarosa, which would be liberated by it.

"Kyakya, this time I'll also break free from being the weakest among the Battle Kings!"

"Dream on, brother 12th battle king."

"When does it start? Sister battle god! Today? Tomorrow!?"

"The opening ceremony will begin immediately."

At Vahn's words, the battle kings' eyes immediately changed.

Their eyes gleamed with a bloodlust to kill Vahn, who was right in front of them.

'... This gaze isn't just a duel close to a real battle; it's a gaze that truly intends to kill sister Vahn. Is it possible?'

Bang...…!

Vahn stomped her foot once, suddenly the main hall of Hall of battle gods was separated from the other buildings and began to rise into the sky.

The main hall of battle gods is being transformed into a stage for the Great Tournament of Battle kings.

Of course, it was a series of shocks for Jin.

Then, when the main hall was settled in the middle of the sky, Vahn pointed to Jin.

"As you all may already know, the opening match of the Great Tournament of Battle Kings originally begins with me fighting against all my brethren."

"We are all ready."

"But this time, I'm going to let Brother Jin, who has battle god fusion, take on that role."

As soon as those words were dropped, all of the bloodlust of battle kings, which was directed towards Vahn, began to turn towards Jin.

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