Chapter 248 - A Turbulent World (5) (1/2)

She was only a soul, but all kinds of emotions flickered in her eyes.

Yeon-woo didn’t miss it.

‘As I thought. There’s something I don’t know.’

His brother had written in detail about what he had been through in the diary. There were so many things that it was a wonder how he had learned about them. However, there were also some sections Yeon-woo didn’t understand.

The reason why his brother had to be betrayed was one of them.

At first, he just thought that it was because the others were wary of his brother after he became as strong as one of the Nine Kings.

That was how his brother recorded it in the diary as well. He didn’t go into depth.

But these days, Yeon-woo was beginning to have questions.

‘Jeong-woo had the Draconic Eyes. He couldn’t completely read others’ thoughts, but he could still tell what kind of emotions they were feeling.’

They were wary of him after becoming as strong as one of the Nine Kings, but Arthia had a firm foundation from the beginning.

It wasn’t something that would crumble so easily.

Leonte and Bahal were just small-pond fish who grabbed the hands of the Nine Kings that offered it because they were jealous of Jeong-woo’s strength, and—

“For his Draconic Eyes, it can be explained that Vieira Dune hid herself through Mind Control, since her ability to control someone’s mind was among the best. But it doesn’t make sense that the Nine Kings, who would fight at the drop of a hat, suddenly held hands with each other. What happened?”

The Summer Queen’s eyes became deeper.

「If I tell you…will you kill me?」

“I’ll listen to what you have to say first.”

The Summer Queen spoke with a glare.

「It’s because of…..the Soulstone.」

“Soulstone?”

What was she talking about? Yeon-woo crinkled his face at the word he didn’t know.

「Heaven Wing had Luciel’s Soulstone.」

“……!”

Luciel. A being more widely known as the ‘One Who Brought Light,’ Lucifer. Even though Luciel was a supernatural being, Luciel couldn’t belong to gods or demons, light or darkness, and he just roamed around.

Then, a thousand years ago, Luciel’s wings were ripped part by the gods and demons, and Luciel fell. The specific reason and process were unknown. There was only a short sentence about it in a legend that Luciel fell after losing wings.

The Soulstone was a remnant of what a great being changed its form to. If his brother had this…..

“You were greedy.”

Yeon-woo laughed dumbfoundedly. The Summer Queen pressed her lips together.

However, it wasn’t like he didn’t understand what they were trying to do.

If it was the Soulstone of Luciel, depending on how it was used, a player could become supernatural for the first time in the history of the Tower. Even if that didn’t happen, they would have a tremendous power in your hands.

In the end, it was because of greed. Everything was because of greed.

‘Then why didn’t Jeong-woo tell me that? For what reason?’

Luciel’s Soulstone…just what secret did it hold for his brother to not even mention it? If it was what put him in that pathetic state, there was no reason why he wouldn’t say anything about it. Also, what had he been trying to do with it?

‘The gods and demons…..know this too.’

It was hard to understand what went on in the minds of those who silently looked down from the 98th floor.

They wouldn’t want Luciel to be resurrected after going through all that trouble of pulling Luciel’s wings out.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his head, but Yeon-woo didn’t think about it too deeply. Instead, he asked the Summer Queen a question.

“Then the Soulstone? Where did it go?”

「I don’t know either.」

“What?”

The Summer Queen smirked.

「If I knew, I would’ve taken it. And I wouldn’t be here like this. Right?」

They went full circle. They were back to where they started again.

Yeon-woo’s eyes turned cold as well.

“No. You have to know.”

「What are you saying?」

“Think of every tiny thing you can think of. Then I’ll let you rest in peace.”

The Summer Queen struggled after hearing Yeon-woo’s thoughts. Her chains became tighter again.

「That’s different from what you promised! You said you would kill me if I told you!」

“So you better remember.”

「You! Youuuu!」

Yeon-woo ignored the Summer Queen’s scream and nodded his head at Boo.

Boo slowly approached the Summer Queen. A dark shadow covered her head.

* * *

Ackkkk!

A piercing scream rang from where Yeon-woo just left. Yeon-woo glanced back and turned his head.

“The 98th floor will be in a mess.”

Brahm had an evil look in his eyes.

The death of the Summer Queen. The destruction of the last dragon would be a hot topic of discussion among the gods and demons. Gods, demons, dragons, and giants. Two of the species that had once ruled the Tower were now extinct.

He was especially curious about what kind of reaction the demons would have since they were natural enemies of the dragons.

Yeon-woo thought the reason why he didn’t get any messages was that there was a serious atmosphere on the 98th floor.

‘Or it’s because of that Soulstone or whatever.’

Yeon-woo turned to Brahm.