#90. The Red Castle

Kim Jin-Woo was the first to notice when something that had been hiding amid all the malice started to reveal itself. He felt a wave of formidable energy that suddenly forced itself through the heightened tension of the battlefield, and he soon realized it was the trap the Ursus had prepared.

But there was nothing he could do. By the time he felt the oddity, it was already too late.

“Dodge it!” he exclaimed. The explosion was fleeting, and he was forced to release the Highlord’s power that he had been suppressing all along due to the emergency.

Boom!

Flashes, roars, and shocks rattled the world around him, as the searing heat that felt as if it would melt his body turned everything white.

***

The Dragon Emperor wasn’t fond of this expedition. Leaving one’s Floor was always a dangerous act, even for a mighty Duke like himself, and the fact that there were monsters that were no less powerful than him on the 9th Floor made him even more hesitant. Even the descendants of the fearless and brave Dragon clan dissuaded him. But in the end, he had to go.

Before he knew it, he found his gaze following the exceptionally shining golden Drakan who was amid the sea of three thousand other Drakans. The last descendant of the few remaining Golden Dragons—the prince who...