Chapter 322

Chapter 321

On the Western Continent was the Guardian Deity’s forest, which was located in Hyeon Kingdom, the kingdom hailed as a sanctuary and known as the Nation of The Bow. A part of the forest had changed owners because of the events that had happened not too long ago.

With the change of owners, there were two more beings that had taken residence in the forest together with the Guardian Deity, the Monstrous Rock Giant. These two beings were none other than Divine Beasts Vermillion Bird Fire Chicken and Azure Dragon Rumble.

Crackle...

Fire Chicken, the Vermillion Bird, had been enjoying its most peaceful and relaxing days since its birth in the forest.

—Kihyeeeeck!

It thought that this was heaven on earth, the paradise that its father had always talked about.

Flap, flap, flap!

Fire Chicken waddled around the forest, flapping its wings that were devoid of flames. Its eyes sparkled brightly when it caught sight of a fruit hanging from a tree.

‘That! It’s a comoro fruit!’

Fire Chicken remembered the fruit, which was the most delicious among the food that the humans had brought them for tribute. The Vermillion Bird flapped its wings and lifted itself to pick the fruit with its beak.

It roared triumphantly after getting the fruit.

—Kihyeeeeeeeeeeeck!

How could such a majestic being roar loudly just for a single fruit? Divine Beasts were beings that could live without eating anything. However, for Fire Chicken, fruits and meats that tasted delicious were a must. After all, they were its favorites.

The comoro fruit was a refreshing and sweet fruit that had opened Fire Chicken’s eyes to a new world. Unfortunately for Fire Chicken, the comoro fruit was a very rare fruit. In fact, it was also hard to come by even in this forest.

Munch! Munch!

For the gigantic Fire Chicken, a single piece of comoro fruit was too small. That was why the bird savored the fruit, munching on it for a very long time and extracting its juices. Only after it had gulped all of the fruit’s juices did it finish off the mashed fruit in its mouth.

Burp!

Haa... ha, ha, ha!

Although it did not eat a lot, Fire Chicken burped happily while flapping its wings in satisfaction.

In this forest, there was not a single existence that could go against it. The humans of Hyeon Kingdom viewed it as some sort of sacred and holy existence. As for Fire Chicken’s father, who always bullied it...he had not visited ever since he had left the Vermillion Bird in this forest.

It might sound twisted and crooked that Fire Chicken’s father was not interested in its life, but that did not matter to Fire Chicken at all.

‘I am the honorable and noble Divine Beast, Vermillion Bird!’

—

Kihyeeeeeeeeck!

Fire Chicken roared loudly, the flames within it kicking back to life. It began exploring the forest again.

Its body had become heavy and fat from eating and playing around for weeks. However, that did not matter.

—Kihyeeeck!!!

One of the wild beasts in the forest immediately stepped back in fright and bowed down the moment it saw Fire Chicken. Even a vicious and threatening monster could only flinch and cower before it!

‘I am not weak! I am the strong and powerful Divine Beast, Vermillion Bird!’

Fire Chicken, who seemed to have realized how amazing and unusual its existence was, flapped its wings in excitement. It began playing around with the frightened monster.

‘I am the King!’

Fire Chicken roared haughtily as it began to torment the frightened monster by poking it with its beak. It kept doing so until the monster shrank back.

‘Are you telling me that I was a thing of the past, huh?!’

Thump, thump!

—Hiiiiiiing...

Even if the monster whined and groaned from the unreasonable violence, Fire Chicken continued to bully it with relish.

Rumble!!!

Then, at that moment, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky and shot the monster down. The monster was burnt and roasted completely.

Fire Chicken’s expression turned blank when the monster that it had been playing with suddenly turned black. With its toy suddenly burned into coal, it prodded the monster’s corpse with the tip of its wings. It was sure that the culprit behind this was that damn Azure Dragon.

Fire Chicken glared at Rumble.

—Kihyeeeeeeeeck!

—Grrrrrrrrrr...

Seeing Rumble return an angry glare, Fire Chicken felt the embers of fury burning deep within it.

After their father had disappeared, Azure Dragon Rumble had been strutting around without fear. It believed that no other being could possibly control it.

‘How dare you! I am this forest’s emperor!’

‘Shall we cut your flesh and make some boiled meat?’

—

Roaaaaaaaaaar!!!

“You cocky bastard, how dare you pretend to be dead? Want to get hit again, huh?”

Rumble trembled at Davey’s threat. It immediately rolled around and bowed its head.

A dignified and imposing Azure Dragon? One of the Four Divine Beasts, a great being that protected mankind? Davey did not know about that. All he knew was that this disgusting and pathetic earthworm, who was supposed to protect this forest, had pretended to be dead after summoning lightning like crazy for fun and rebelling against its father after getting caught.

“You better raise that head of yours in five seconds.”

—Roar!!!

Davey finally smiled in satisfaction as he touched the scales of Rumble, who shivered and raised its head out of reflex.

The gigantic Rumble flinched when Davey gently caressed its scales.

“My dear Rumble. It seems like I haven’t properly taught you how to read the room and understand the situation, no?”

Meanwhile, the Vermillion Bird, Fire Chicken, was showing its stomach, its body twisting cutely on the ground. It showed how obedient and good it was.

When it saw the dark clouds of death hanging over Rumble’s face, Fire Chicken could not help the delighted expression that flashed across its face.

If one had to freely interpret its actions, then it would mean...

‘This is the power of cuteness and obedience! This is the way and the truth of life, you moron!

’

Yes, Fire Chicken’s expression could be interpreted as such.

Davey smiled as he stroked the trembling Rumble and said, “Fire Chicken is quick-witted, but it seems like my dear Rumble is still slow on the uptake. Maybe because you have just been born into the world?”

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Hiiing

...

Hiiiing

...

“Did you do something wrong?”

Rumble nodded desperately.

“What did you do wrong?”

—

Hiiing

...

The flustered Rumble whined and grumbled.

“That’s not it?”

When Rumble nodded once again, Davey asked, “Should we do the inside? Or the outside?”

—

Hiiiiiiing...

The Divine Beast struggled desperately, but it could never get away from Davey.

“You’re sorry? Then, should I end your life as a Divine Beast? You attacked me without any fear, but you want me to end it and forgive you so easily?”

—

Hiiiing

...

Hiiiiing

...

In the end, Rumble gathered all of the wisdom and knowledge that it had experienced in this world and clung desperately to Davey. Completely forgetting its huge size, Rumble flipped its body over and rubbed its nose against Davey. It was not a tiny being but a gigantic Azure Dragon trying to act cute, so the whole picture was a little weird.

However, with this much proper education, Davey was sure that the Azure Dragon would no longer cause problems in the future. No, even if it caused one, Davey was confident that it would be easier to discipline it. He would not need any skill to make sure that Rumble would learn its lesson. All he had to do was twist the Azure Dragon fiercely like a mobius strip.

Davey looked at Reina. Seeing that the power contained within her had been moving actively since entering the forest, he knew that he had chosen the perfect place for this.

“Alright, that’s over. Both of you have cintamani stones, right? Give them to me,” Davey said.

The two Divine Beasts approached him with stiff bodies. They complied with his orders without complaint. They had no choice, because Davey needed the stones to completely awaken Reina.