Chapter 45: Somehow (3)

Boom- Boooooom- Two explosions that could not be compared to the one from earlier simultaneously went off in the plaza. Everybody crouched down and covered their heads with their hands. “Ahhhhhhh!” “Ugh. My, my arm!” “Ugggggh!” The screams of people getting injured or killed filled the plaza. And then... Swiiiiiiish- A gust that sounded like rain brushed by over the heads of the people. The people at the center of the plaza got covered by the dust from the ground, while the people by the fountains got drenched by the fountain water before they all slowly raised their heads. The first thing they saw was something going toward the North. None of the royal family was hurt because a shield was created to protect them, but the people around them were hurt. These were the people who arrived at the plaza earlier than anybody else to wait for the king. In addition, there were the servants, the lower ranking officials, the lower tiered knights, and the mages who did not have enough time to launch their shields. Some of them were injured while others were dead. The black smoke made it impossible to see the royal family’s blonde hair. The people still alive all raised their heads up. They then looked toward where the nobles and the citizens had been standing. Claaang- The silver shield started to slowly break like pieces of glass. The silver wings crumbled down as well. As they started to crumble, black smoke started to come out of the encirclement. There definitely was a person inside, however, nothing, not even a piece of flesh or even a drop of blood, could be seen. Everybody looking felt chills going down their body. This helped them understand the strength of the explosion. Their gazes naturally turned toward a single location. It was the end of that silver strand of light. “Young master Cale!” Rosalyn quickly started to support Cale back up, as one of Cale’s knees gave out and he was starting to fall. Rosalyn looked back and forth between Cale and the silver shield that was slowly dissipating. She then looked toward the royal family. These were two very strong explosions. Of course, Rosalyn knew that the Black Dragon’s shield had absorbed the majority of the explosion, but it was still true that Cale’s silver shield had done something amazing. That meant that the recoil from it would be severe as well. Rosalyn grabbed onto Cale’s arm to keep him up and called out to him. Cale was standing there with his head down. “Young master Cale, are you okay? Young master Cale!” He then started to think. ‘Damn, it hurts.’ Cale had lowered the strength of the silver shield after seeing the Black Dragon launch a shield of its own right before the explosion. Thanks to that, the recoil was not as severe. However, his palm was still throbbing. Cale, well, Kim Rok Soo, tended to exaggerate when it came to pain. Even a small amount of pain was still painful. He tried to raise his head back up. “Cale-nim!” “Young master!” Cale could hear the voices calling out to him getting closer. He then raised his head. “Cale, are you okay?” “I’m ok...cough!” “B, blood......!” Eric’s face turned pale, and he almost fell backward. However, Cale started to feel better after coughing up that small amount of blood. ‘The Vitality of the Heart really is good.’ The pain in his body disappeared, and his body started to settle back to normal at a very fast rate. In fact, Cale’s body became healthier than ever as the, ‘Vitality of the Heart,’ started to go to work. A refreshing feeling that was similar to the feeling he had when he was able to sleep peacefully because Ron had gone on vacation surrounded Cale. He then slowly closed his eyes and started to feel his body. ‘Arms and legs are still attached. My palm was throbbing a bit earlier, but even a paper cut hurt more than that. My body is healthier than ever after that single cough.’ Cale felt like he understood why the heroes never threw the ancient powers away, even if they were not very useful. There were benefits to using these ancient powers. Using it hurt less than he expected, and now he was feeling great. Cale started to smile in satisfaction. As he did that, the people surrounding him became a mess. “You think this is funny right now? Stop laughing!” Cale opened his eyes after hearing Taylor’s shocked and sorrowful voice. He had opened his eyes after checking his body and realizing that everything felt great. However, the sun was shining too brightly that he had to squint. “Stop trying to open your eyes either!” ‘What’s going on with him?’ Cale looked toward Taylor in confusion as he sat down with Rosalyn’s support. A noble should not do something like this, but he felt like it would be okay given the situation. Cale pretty much just plopped down on the ground without caring about what people thought of him. The Black Dragon continued to yap away in his ear. - Weak human, you cannot die! You are too weak! If you die, I will destroy everything! I will kill everyone, destroy everything, and once everything is gone, including your corpse, I will kill myself as well! The Black Dragon seemed to be concerned, but the words coming out of its mouth were pretty vicious. Cale started to frown from the content of the Black Dragon’s words. “Young master Cale, we will call a priest over!” “I will go with you!” Amiru and Gilbert said that before rushing toward the priest who was entering through the gate. They did not care about their messed up dress and suit. Seeing them rushing forward like that, Cale did not have the courage to say that nothing was hurting. ‘Doesn’t hurt to be checked out. I also need to pretend to be hurt.’ It was great for Cale if the priest showed up. Eric Wheelsman was standing next to Cale and glaring at the other Northeastern nobles nearby, as well, as the other nobles from other factions, to prevent them from approaching. Cale was not looking at this, as he was looking at a discussion that may create some more chaos. “...Please get out of my way.” “No way. Civilians are not allowed inside.” “...Civilian? Who came up with crap like that?” Choi Han was talking to the knight in charge of the nobles with a cold gaze in his eyes. Cale had told Choi Han not to come forward, no matter what. Cale started to frown and waved away Choi Han, who had gone against his order. Choi Han saw Cale’s reaction, so he bit down on his lips before bowing his head. “I apologize.” ‘I told him not to come forward, but it’s not something to apologize about.’ Cale then saw Lock, as well as On and Hong on Lock’s shoulders, behind Choi Han. Cale smiled to signal to them that he was fine, and turned away from them as they all seemed completely lost. “...Young master Cale, are you okay?” Cale nodded his head at Rosalyn’s question and wiped away the blood at the corner of his lips. “Yes. I am absolutely fine.” Cale’s movement seemed normal as he wiped away the blood that was as red as his hair. However, Rosalyn had just seen what Cale had done. Could a princess like her take the same action? She quietly started to mumble to herself. “...I really can’t figure you out.” However, she just silently stared at Cale once he turned to look back at her. Cale’s expression became serious. It was because he realized that she was not looking at him, but past him. He then followed her gaze and turned around. “Ah.” The blood drinking mage. He was now floating in the air as he looked down on them. “I never expected something like this to happen. But this is pretty fun as well.” The blood crazy mage Redika said that as he looked toward the royal family. The mages once again used levitation magic, and even the capital’s guard rushed over to aim their arrows toward Redika. Redika then turned his gaze toward the nobles. He made eye contact with Cale, and then noticed Rosalyn next to Cale as well. Although her hair was dyed brown right now, Redika should recognize Rosalyn, whom he saw at the Blue Wolf Village. The metal screeching voice rang through the plaza once again. “Wow, so many different colors of blood that I like!” Many of the mages launched attack magics toward Redika. “Attack!” It was not visible because of the mask, but Redika’s eyes curled up like a crescent moon underneath. “I want to put them in my display case.” Cale’s expression stiffened, and he accidentally let out his thoughts. “Is he crazy?” Usually, crazy characters like this end up dying quickly. Cale thought about that, and looked toward Choi Han.