Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World-Chapter 68

Queen of Blood Circer (1)

Blood Circer Queen.

The Queen was a powerful monster in the Four Prohibited Areas that bred the Blood Circers.

It was a monster capable of utilizing Aura skills above level 75.

“Are you sure that Queen is here?”

“Yes, Seira.”

Trinlock answered Seira’s question hurriedly.

He had no choice.

“Because that damn monster put her teeth in my throat and sucked my blood!”

Showing the scar on his neck, the Dwarf warrior gritted his teeth.

Artis mumbled.

“That’s why a bunch of Blood Circers appeared here…”

The average level of the Loer Dungeon was in the late 40s.

The dimensional force of that Dungeon didn’t allow the Blood Circers of level 50s to respond.

They couldn’t understand the situation until then.

If the Blood Circer Queen escaped from the Four Prohibited Areas and built a new nest there, all the abnormalities so far were understandable.

Nevertheless, Seira shook her head.

“It doesn’t make sense. The Dungeon’s monsters don’t work that way.”

In all Dungeons, the carnage had always been prioritized over survival.

It was their fate set by Omphalos.

“If the Queen had moved here from the Four Prohibited Areas, there would have been a lot of blood trails. Monsters of the Dungeon never ignore or avoid humans.”

If such a big incident occurred, it couldn’t be unknown to the world.

So did the Blood Circer Queen sneak past human territory, hiding behind her Circers?

Without touching any of the humans on the way?

“The monsters of the Dungeon prioritized their bloodlust above anything else. You’re telling me it moved with its survival in mind as if it were a human being? That denies the knowledge we have of Dungeons.”

“Oh, whatever, it doesn’t matter if it denies what we know or not!”

Trinlock was enraged.

“It is true that the Queen is here! I saw it with my own eyes. We’re wasting time here, Seira!”

Leabelle staggered up.

The healing spell wasn’t over yet, but they didn’t have the luxury to rest.

“Let’s talk later and get out of here first. If we get caught, it’s over.”

They stood no chance against the Queen of Blood Circers.

No matter what the Valtara warrior was, he would not be able to deal with a high-ranking monster that’s above level 75.

But they’ve already overstayed their welcome.

“It’s too late.”

An interesting voice came from the other side of the cocoon-filled room.

“You’ve already been busted.”

* * *

A beautiful red-skinned woman with devilish horns and wings appeared from the darkness.

She had red eyes, onyx hair, and sharp fangs.

Her chest, armpits, and limbs were covered with scales made of dead skin cells like armor. Dark red patterns were engraved on the surface of her body like tattoos.

It was obvious.

It was the Blood Circer Queen.

“Oh, my God, it’s real…”

Raondel trembled and muttered.

Ryu Han-bin’s complexion had also stiffened.

‘Didn’t he say it has level 75 earlier?’

The findings of the Guideline were completely different.

[Race: The Queen of Blood Circers. Lv. 85]

It was ten levels higher than Alejandro, whose level was the highest he had ever seen.

Feeling a tad nervous, Han-bin unsheathed his sword.

But the Queen didn’t attack them right away.

She just kept looking at the Han-bin’s group with curious eyes.

She then spoke slowly.

“Nymph, you’re not wrong.”

Seira shrieked.

Perhaps the Blood Circer Queen had been listening to what she said.

She grinned and continued.

“I’m sure all the Dungeon monsters live by fate. I was in the same boat.”

The Blood Circer Queen had originally lived in the Ice-Flame Forest, a Dungeon in Hithran.

Like other monsters, she had awakened her ability at some point in the Dungeon. She lived by slaughtering all the creatures that invaded her territory.

“There was no question about it.”

Why did she suddenly awaken her ability in that strange space? Why didn’t she have any memories of the past? Where did she even come from?

“Even though I’m smart enough to have a fluent conversation with intelligent species, I didn’t feel as if I was living a strange life. It’s a funny story, isn’t it?”

Queen was smiling as if it was an interesting joke.

Of course, Han-bin and his party couldn’t laugh.

The Blood Circer Queen’s seemed to be growing sturdier.

“It wasn’t long ago that some changes in me occurred.”

The Queen said that a woman appeared in front of her.

She was wearing a large robe and covered her face with a headscarf.

The Queen couldn’t even recognize her race and her identity.

“I could only tell by her voice that she was a woman.”

The woman overpowered the Queen.

She didn’t know what she had done.

The woman just pointed at her with her fingers, but the Queen’s entire physique was immediately paralyzed.

She then spoke to the Blood Circer Queen just as she was about to die.

-I will cast off the fate the demon gave to you, Dungeon Monster.

She then put her finger on the Queen’s paralyzed forehead.

-Now you’re free. Escape from your fate and live by your own will.

Like a daydream, the woman disappeared.

It seemed like she never existed in the first place.

The Queen had changed since then.

“I began to question my existence.”

Why did I live there?

Why didn’t I think about getting out of here?

She put the question into action.

She left the crowd and escaped the Dungeon alone.

She encountered many Hunters on the way, but she hid intentionally.

It wasn’t easy.

“I had to control my boiling instinct to slaughter them.”

Nevertheless, she endured it.

It was easy to kill and eat the Hunters.

But then stronger Hunters would come, and eventually, she would be killed.

She had to be patient until she was safe.

“It was ridiculous to think about it. Why didn’t I think of that by myself?”

She got out of the Ice-Flame Forest.

The Queen then found a safer way to thrive with the flock.

“Unfortunately, the safest place was also the Dungeon.”

In a low-level Dungeon, the Hunters who raided it were relatively weak.

Monsters kept being created, so there was always food.

She could increase her strength by hiding away from sight.

So the Queen chose Loer Dungeon.

“This is why I’m here right now.”

As she finished explaining, the Queen looked at Han-bin’s group.

“Here’s the problem. Why have I been telling you all about my story? Just to let someone know? Just because I have a hobby of chatting?”

Han-bin and his party were embarrassed.

They were wondering why the Blood Circer Queen was trying to talk.

The Queen nodded.

“You don’t know who she is. No, you don’t even know how it could happen.”

Han-bin wanted to know.

Who was the woman wearing the hood? Did it also happen to other monsters?

‘It’s much simpler and more reliable to think about than to torture people to find out the truth.’

From the look on their faces, it was clear that they knew nothing.

“Then there’s nothing interesting about you.”

Queen’s eyes changed to that of a predator looking at its prey.

* * *

A haze of red energy was emitted by the Blood Circer Queen.

A dark-blooded Aura swept through space.

“Ah…”

It was an overwhelming force.

There was a tremendous gap between the Queen and them.

‘We’re going to die here.’

Seira was about to give up her life.

Ryu Han-bin stepped forward and barked an order.

“Run.”

“What?”

Surprised, Seira looked up at Han-bin.

The Valtara warrior had taken a stand as he glared at the Queen.

“I’ll hold her here.”

“T-then…”

No matter how strong a warrior he was, the result was obvious if he fought alone against the Queen.

Still, staying alone meant protecting his colleagues at the expense of his own life!

Raondel was also moved.

“You finally realized your value! Yes, it is only right for the humble to sacrifice their lives for the nobles. That’s a good idea. What’s there to regret about a life that doesn’t last 100 years anyway—”

Bam!

Thud!

That time, it was Trinlock, not Ryu Han-bin.

No matter how exhausted he was, he was more than enough to knock down Raondel.

“I apologize to you for his rudeness, my Savior.”

Bowing politely, Trinlock carried the half-conscious Raondel.

With eyes full of respect, Raondel drew a sign with his finger.

“May Preleu’s protection be with you, great warrior.”

Seira and her party moved cautiously toward the entrance, watching the Queen’s face carefully.

Artis and Effir followed them.

If other Blood Circers attacked, Seira’s party wouldn’t be able to hold on.

Artis gave Han-bin a message through communication magic.

-We wouldn’t be last that long either, so clear her as soon as possible and join us.

Unlike Seira, Artis and Effir looked calm.

Both knew the level of the Blood Circer Queen at around 75.

Since Han-bin had defeated the level 75 Alejandro, they thought Han-bin couldn’t lose.

‘It will only worry them if I tell them the actual level of the Queen.’

With a silent nod, Ryu Han-bin waved his hand.

It was to signal them to get out of there.

The Queen didn’t move while everyone was leaving the food storage.

Ignoring whether others ran away or not, she just looked at Ryu Han-bin as if she was interested.

“There are many of my children here. Do you think you can run away?”

Han-bin replied in a cold voice.

“I’ll kill you quickly and finish them.”

“I don’t know if you’re brave or ignorant. Or are you both?”

At that moment, the Queen got angry.

“Let’s see how long you can talk nonsense!”

The Queen stretched out her right hand as she flew into the air.

Her nails lengthened and changed into blade-like claws.

Han-bin also flung his body against her.

“Taaat!”

The Queen’s claws and Ryu Han-bin’s black sword danced in the air.

Within a few seconds, the two had already done several rounds of fighting.

The air trembled and roared.

Boom! Boom!

The Queen looked a little surprised.

It was her who was being pushed back in their clash.

Ryu Han-bin’s power was stronger than expected.

“You’ve got the right to talk nonsense!”

Her nails clipped, and she admired Han-bin.

“I’m sure you have the edge over me in terms of physical ability.”

Nevertheless, she was not nervous.

“But…”

The Queen’s fingernails were stained red.

She activated her Blade Aura.

Boom.

She smiled gruesomely, erecting her fingernails that had become ray-like blades.

“True power doesn’t come from muscles, you big human.”