Book 2, 202

Book 2, Chapter 202

Translator: Seven

Editors: Ana_Banana, Sei

“...Kangki, the powerful Major City Lord of Lirua.”

Lukas slowly opened his mouth.

“A Fighter who never neglected his training.”

“U-, uh... uhh...”

“That was what I heard.”

He looked down with a cold gaze.

Before him was a skinny old man.

With shifty eyes and a frail body that seemed like it could break apart at any moment.

He had few scales left on his body, instead, he was covered in various scars and wrinkles like an old toy that had been eaten by insects.

This disgusting, decrepit old body, was the true appearance of the man named Kangki.

“My, my armor... my armor... How dare you...”

“If I had a mirror, I’d really like to show you your current appearance.”

Kangki, who was struggling and shouting on the ground, suddenly flinched.

“D-, don’t look at me!”

He didn’t have many teeth left, so when he shouted, his voice carried a lisp.

Kangki continued to struggle on the ground.

For Lukas, Kangki’s appearance was so disgusting that it made him want to vomit.

“You laughed at those Fighters who risked their lives in the arena, but look at you now. Is this the true appearance of the Major City Lord Kangki who is admired by many?”

“Uh, ahhhh.”

“What’s the point of living such a life?”

“What do you know-?! You know nothing!”

Kangki shook.

“Th-, there are limits to physical training. Th-, those monsters on Dragon God Island...”

“...”

“No Fighter can defeat those monsters living on Dragon God Island! Not even a Grand Champion! That’s why I decided to choose a different path... With my mechanical armor, [The Creed of Kamesh], I was certain that I would be able to reach a level that would allow me to face those monsters...!”

“That is the power of the armor and those who made it. That is not something that you created yourself. It is not your power.”Thê source of this conte/nt n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

If this man was a blacksmith, engineer, alchemist, or even a Sorcerer, then Lukas wouldn’t have felt such a deep disgust towards him.

But Kangki was once a Fighter. He was once a Fighter who had fought continuously with the goal of becoming the Grand Champion.

So he knew all about the struggle.

He knew what Fighters valued the most.

And he knew what made them the most pitiful.

“Do you understand now? Killing me would do you more harm than good-”

“Kangki.”

Lukas interrupted him in a quiet tone.

“There is something that the Major City Lords care about more than their prestige.”

Although those words made him feel anxious, Kangki couldn’t help but ask.

“What is that?”

“Benefits.”

“What?”

“In the first place, the Major City Lords never got along with each other, and you have the worst reputation among them. Unlike the other major cities which grew steadily over time, Lirua grew explosively in only a few decades.”

A nail that stuck out would surely catch many eyes regardless of where it was.

In Kangki’s case, it was even worse.

As he’d said, all the Major City Lords knew that he’d made his city flourish using despicable means.

“I managed to convince five of the Major City Lords. The other two Major City Lords didn’t agree, but they didn’t seem to have any intention of protesting for your sake.”

“Wh-, what are you talking about...? No. H-, how...”

Suddenly, a thought flashed in Kangki’s mind like a bolt of lightning.

Lukas had disappeared from the city for a long time.

At best, finding the underground space, refining the Ancient Dragon Heart elixir, and going to Babylon to get Li Hao, were all things that could be done within a single week.

However, Lukas hadn’t appeared for several weeks.

“I went to visit five of the Major City Lords. And I collected the debt for giving them the Ancient Dragon’s corpse for free.”

“That...!”

Kangki’s eyes became so wide that it seemed they would tear at the sides.

“D-, did you just say that you gave them the Ancient Dragon’s corpse for free?”

“Well, not exactly. I just decided that in order to completely clear away the darkness in Lirua, I would need to form connections with other powerful people.”

And what connection could be thicker and stronger than the connection called ‘debt’.

Lukas had intentionally made them indebted to him. Hundreds of their subordinates were present, so they couldn’t do anything about it even if they knew what he was doing.

Nevertheless, Lukas thought that the Major City Lords would oppose his plan.

At the very least, he thought that there would be one or two who opposed.

However, it seemed that the relationship between Kangki and the other Major City Lords was even worse than he thought.

“Th-, that’s impossible...”

Kangki stared at Lukas in disbelief for a while before scurrying backward.

“Ah, ahh...”

“Did you prepare any more rat holes? I hope not. And if you have no means left, then...”

Fwoosh.

Fire appeared on Lukas’ outstretched palm.

“You and the Lirua Arena will become ashes tonight.”