nChapter 12 - Chapter 2: Alliance #3

nFrom the tip of his head to his toes, he was four metres tall. His body was one of the largest among the ogres and he had a power that surpassed even the giants.

nAmong Zephyr’s followers, just his physical attack power could be considered the strongest.

nIn-gong swallowed his saliva as he was reminded of Vandal’s specs and appearance. When he was playing Zephyr, he really liked having Vandal as a subordinate.

n‘I have to go against Vandal using Carack?’

nIn-gong compared them involuntarily. It was clear that Carack was no match for Vandal.

nVandal the ogre warrior - an ogre that could face 100 enemies alone. Wasn’t he equivalent to Zhang Fei in the Three Kingdoms?

n‘By the way... is there a reason to think like this?’

nRight now, it was Year 512. However, Vandal hadn’t become Zephyr’s subordinate until Year 515.

nIn other words, Vandal wasn’t Zephyr’s yet.

n‘Isn’t this an opportunity?’

nHe could obtain Vandal as a subordinate. This meant more than getting his hands on Vandal. It meant that Zephyr’s power would be weakened!

nIn-gong swallowed with excitement involuntarily. As his increase in level caused a rise in intelligence, he started remembering more things.

nVandal liked royal gifts. The female ogres that Vandal liked. Vandal's specialties.

nAnd the most important condition to obtaining Vandal!

nIn-gong sighed for a long moment. Vandal’s condition was to defeat him in a one-on-one fight.

nHis desire to serve a strong ruler was one of his primary character traits.

n'Just...keep an eye on him.’

nAnyway, Vandal wouldn’t become Zephyr’s subordinate until Year 515. There was still enough time.

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"Prince?

"

nCarack called out to In-gong with an anxious expression. He had become excited then sad all on his own, so it was natural for Carack to be confused.

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"Ah, I was wondering about General Vandal. How many troops does he have?”

nCarack replied sincerely to In-gong’s question.

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"He has a total of 3,000 people. While we hit the bottom, he knocked over the top of the Red Lightning tribe.”

nIn-gong pictured it in his head. The main army of the Red Lightning tribe was in a different place.

n‘Then we detoured around the enemy.’

nTheir battlefields were in different places. so he wouldn’t meet Vandal for a while.

n'Yes, I will concentrate on Caitlin.’

nChris and Caitlin were more important than Vandal at the moment.

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"I’m glad that you are okay. Rest well.”

nCarack laughed and got up to leave. In-gong nodded, then he suddenly reached out to grab the leaving Carack.

n“Carack!”

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"What is it?

nCarack asked and In-gong rubbed his belly.

n“I am hungry. Give me rice.”

nHe hadn’t eaten anything since lunch.

nCarack nodded and left.

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nOnce the next morning arrived, In-gong was facing Caitlin. As expected, he ended up meeting with the two people.

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"Don’t do that again.”

nCaitlin’s face was hard. It was almost as cold as the time Zephyr caught Caitlin.

nChris just laughed and said,

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"You shocked Caitlin yesterday. Don’t you know I would have been beaten to death if you died?”

n“Oppa.”

nCaitlin glared at him and Chris shut his mouth. However, his eyes were still full of playfulness.

nIt was especially obvious when he looked between In-gong and Caitlin. Fortunately, even though she had a cold face like she had when facing Zephyr, Caitlin’s eyes were worried. In-gong was pleasantly surprised and held back his laughter.

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"Hmm, hmm. I’m okay and thanks to that, didn’t I awaken?”

nAfter In-gong’s words, the two people didn’t respond immediately. Caitlin blinked at his words while Chris got up blankly from his seat.

n“Perhaps?”

nChris didn’t say anything else. He walked in front of In-gong and placed a big hand on In-gong’s wrist.

nA red aura covered Chris’ hands. At that moment, In-gong felt the aura inside his body reacting.

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"This child, did you really?”

nChris was shocked. His eyes showed that he couldn’t believe it.

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"Did you really just awaken Aura?”

nHe muttered again like it was absurd. In-gong thought it was quite funny and answered with a small smile.

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"No, feeling Aura directly was important.”

nHe felt it. It was right that he awakened after being hit but he couldn’t possible say it directly like that.

n“Hah, oh my god. What is this guy? Was he someone who hid his claws?”

nShutra’s nickname was Prince of Scraps. Shutra was a sickly prince who was less skilled than an ordinary Villager A.

nHowever, at present, he just woke up Aura with his own power? Moreover, he did it after experiencing a real Aura once?

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"Shutra, can you activate your aura? I will help you.”

nCaitlin regained herself and said to In-gong. There was a little bit of excitement in her voice.

n‘Activate my aura? Is she talking about the Aura system?’

nIt didn’t end after awakening Aura.

nFeeling Aura was just the first step. In fact, this was no different from before Aura was awakened. It was just preparation for developing Aura.

nActivating Aura was the second step.

nIt was often called the step where Internal Strength type Aura was utilized.

nThere were many applications of the Internal Strength Aura system but the basics were the same. It was to make the circulation of Aura in the body faster and stronger. The use of Internal Strength Aura greatly improved physical abilities. Caitlin’s slender arms were capable of a lot of force thanks to Internal Strength Aura.

nThe third step was to externally release Aura.

nAura would literally drain out of the body. Once this stage was reached, weapons could be covered with Aura or it could be shot out like energy. It was commonly referred to as an aura blade in games and manga.

nFinally, the last step was the embodiment of Aura. The power of the soul would be symbolized through Aura.

nThis was the ultimate stage of Aura and humans called it the Heavenly Sword.

nAnyhow, In-gong was merely at the first step of awakening Aura.

nYet, she wanted him to try and activate it now?

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"Hey, that is too hard. How is he supposed to activate Aura when he just got it yesterday? He would have to be a genius to do that.”

nChris shook his head like it was ridiculous but Caitlin was unmovable.

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"Just try it once.”

nThen she grasped In-gong’s hand lightly. In-gong blinked with surprise at the light touch.

nUsually strong warriors had calluses on their hands but Caitlin didn’t have any. In-gong was surprised but he had the perspective of a pre-university student who had just graduated high school, so he was just surprised by the softness.

n'It feels good.’

nHis face turned red. Fortunately, Caitlin was focused on In-gong’s hands instead of his face.

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"I’ll start. Just follow me.”

nCaitlin took a deep breath and closed her eyes. In-gong thought, ‘Long eyelashes!’ While he was thinking, a blue aura covered him slowly.

nIt was being guided and In-gong made his aura mimic the movements.

nIt might have been possible if In-gong really was a genius who awakened Aura after experiencing it. However, In-gong wasn’t such a genius.

nAfter closing his eyes and trying to concentrate, In-gong finally changed his mind and glanced up.

nChris was staring at Caitlin while Caitlin was concentrating with her eyes closed.

n‘I’d like to surprise them.’

nIt wasn’t just that. Right now, Aura was a necessary skill for In-gong. There were no room for slow growth, so he used the skill points.

nAura Lv2

nIn-gong used the system to increase the level of Aura. At that moment, Caitlin opened her eyes. She noticed something about In-gong.

nIn-gong’s aura was active. He followed Caitlin and started his own lively movements.

nCaitlin was startled and her mouth dropped open. It was evident that she wanted to praise him but that wasn’t the end of her surprise.

n‘It still isn’t enough to be used in battle. I would be a fool to close my eyes now.’

nHe used his remaining skill points.

nAura Lv3

nA pale white light glowed from where Caitlin and In-gong’s hands were joined. Caitlin’s face froze while Chris’ eyes widened from where he was watching on the sidelines.

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"G-genius?

"

nWasn’t he a person who had just awakened Aura yesterday? Now, he had reached the basics of release?

nOf course, In-gong hadn’t completely mastered Internal Strength Aura despite reaching the third step.

nThe second and third steps were virtually parallel steps. Moreover, In-gong was only at the basics for both stages.

nHowever, even that was abnormal. Despite the racial characteristics of a lycanthrope, a good teacher and abundant talent, even Chris needed a year to reach this stage.

n“Amazing.”

nCaitlin declared. She stared at In-gong with sparkling eyes and laughed brightly.

n“Really amazing!”

n‘Kuk, I feel cleansed.’

nHer sunny smile stabbed at In-gong’s conscience. In-gong sneaked a peek at Chris. He was so shocked that it was like he lost his soul.

n‘Should I feel sorry?’

nHowever, it was a good thing.

nIn-gong looked back towards Caitlin and a manly smile appeared.

nAuthor's Note: There will be more about Aura later.

nComment 1)

nIf several people ask a question then I will reply...

nCharm is separate from appearance. So, what is it? A person might be attracted to both a person that is handsome and a person that is ordinary but nice. That is a type of charm.

nComment 2)

nI will describe it again in the story but...

nA number of skill points are required to increase the level of a skill.

nIn particular, Aura and Telekinesis, which are base skills, require many points.

nComments, recommendations, feedback and appreciation strengthen me!

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