Bloodline is Everything - Chapter 207

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【Bloodline is a Thug Chapter 207】

207. The Treasure Vault (2)

“A hidden location, you say?”
Kwon Han-ul immediately relayed what he’d heard from Mei Hong to Kwon Myung-woo.
As the highest-ranking authority here, Kwon Myung-woo couldn’t allow Han-ul to handle this matter alone.
“Now that’s an intriguing tale! Let’s search for it at once!”
Kwon Myung-woo set out after Kwon Han-ul, accompanied by several members of the Heukcheon Team.
Byeok Ryok-gwon showed interest, but Kwon Myung-woo barked at him to stay behind.
“This way.”
Mei Hong took charge of guiding the group, for she alone knew the path.
Mei Hong led the party to the Central Chamber of the Treasure Vault, where she stopped and began examining the walls.
“This should be the right place… but I can barely see it.”
After searching the wall for some time, Mei Hong’s hand caught on something. One section of the wall protruded ever so slightly.
Mei Hong pressed that section with her palm. The rectangular protrusion sank inward.
With a click, the chamber began to tremble.
The floor split in half, revealing a staircase descending into darkness.
“We found it!”
Mei Hong spoke with pride on her face. Kwon Han-ul praised her work, then descended the staircase with the others.
“Wow…”
“Incredible…”
Everyone gasped in astonishment the moment they entered.
“This is… Hameln’s Flute, isn’t it?”
“There’s a Grand Restoration Pill here!”
Rare artifacts and elixirs—treasures seldom seen even within the Kwon Family—were stacked everywhere.
The group dispersed, each exploring different sections of the Treasure Vault.
“…This is remarkable.”
Kwon Han-ul continued to marvel as he surveyed the vault.
Having visited the Heukcheon Vault several times, he could appreciate the difference.
The items gathered here were far rarer than those in the Heukcheon Vault.
“The Mei Family… they’re not to be underestimated.”
Yet the more he explored, the more disappointment filled Kwon Han-ul’s heart.
While the items were undoubtedly extraordinary, none of them were what he truly sought.
What Kwon Han-ul desired was either a relic comparable to the equipment Kwon Hyuk possessed, or the materials to craft such an item.
But everything here was merely what could be found in the Heukcheon Vault.
Then, suddenly, Kwon Han-ul’s footsteps halted.
“…Huh?”
A wall with nothing behind it.
Yet strangely, I couldn’t tear my gaze away.
“Kwon Han-ul?”
Joo Ha-yeon beside me tilted her head, sensing something was amiss.
“Ah, well….”
Even as I spoke, my eyes remained fixed on the wall.
The longer I stared, the more something stirred within my chest.
“This wall… there’s something here….”
I reached out and ran my hand across the surface. Without thinking, I poured force into my palm.
The mana I released obliterated the entire wall. The sudden deafening crash drew people scattered throughout the chamber rushing toward us in alarm.
“What is it? What’s happening?”
“Were there still members of the Mei Family hiding?”
As the wall crumbled, another space was revealed behind it.
This one was remarkably small and cramped—barely large enough for a single person to squeeze through.
Six weapons were embedded in the ground of that tiny chamber.
“…This is.”
At first glance, they were clearly no ordinary arms. I was moving toward them when—
“…Aren’t those the Asura King’s divine weapons?”
Mei Hong, who had approached without warning, cried out in astonishment.
“The Mei Family’s founder supposedly defeated the Asura King and claimed these weapons….”
Mei Hong beside me murmured, her expression one of disbelief.
“I always thought it was just a legend. Since the founder’s time, no one has ever wielded the Asura King’s weapons….”
I slowly extended my hand and grasped one of the weapons.

【Asura Blood Blade】
-Quality: ???
-Description: One of six divine weapons held by the Asura King himself. Those without qualification cannot even touch it. A single swing is said to dye the world crimson with blood.
-Abilities
1. ???
2. ???
3. ???

Kwon Han-ul examined the other weapons with trembling eyes.
Though much remained unrevealed, he grasped it instinctively—this was precisely what he had yearned for.
“Hah….”
That was when it happened.
Kwon Myung-woo’s voice came from behind. Kwon Han-ul turned to look at him.
“I wondered what the commotion was about… Han-ul, you’ve discovered something remarkable….”
Kwon Myung-woo gazed at the Asura King’s weapons with an expression of awe.
“In all my years, I’ve seen only a handful of artifacts of this caliber.
Even the Heukcheon First Fist Master would marvel at the tremendous power contained within the Asura King’s weapons.”
“This is… I thought the items I discovered would be the most impressive. Yet you’ve found something even greater.”
Kwon Myung-woo extended a small gourd to Kwon Han-ul.
It was remarkably small, pristine white without a speck of dust.
“What is this?”
“It’s a spiritual elixir called the Heavenly Pact’s Secret Accord. You’ve likely never heard of it.”
Kwon Myung-woo shook the gourd as he spoke.
“Drinking it allows you to elevate one ability stat to SS-rank.”
At those words, Kwon Han-ul’s eyes widened. The SS-rank elixir he had so desperately desired was right before him.
“Why are you giving this to me….”
“Hmm? Why, I brought it for you to drink.”
“For me?”
“Yes, so take it now.”
Despite Kwon Myung-woo’s words, Kwon Han-ul hesitated to reach for the gourd.
“Wouldn’t it be better if you took it, Uncle? That way your wounds would heal faster, wouldn’t they?”
“What? Use an SS-rank elixir on wounds that will heal on their own? Who would commit such a foolish act!”
Kwon Myung-woo bellowed in exasperation.
“And you deserve this. Without you, not only would I have perished here, but the entire Heukcheon Team as well.”
Kwon Myung-woo grasped Kwon Han-ul’s hand and pressed the gourd directly into his palm.

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Outside.
Over a hundred hunters had gathered around the entrance to the Treasure Vault.
Strangely, despite so many hunters assembled in one place, there was no commotion. Every single one of them had their mouth shut.
The reason was simple: Kwon So-ri and the Heukmi Unit guarded the Treasure Vault’s entrance.
“Yaaaawn.”
Kwon So-ri stretched her jaw wide in a yawn, her expression bored as she swept her gaze across the hunters before her.
“Everyone’s so quiet—it’s no fun at all.”
Contradicting her lazy demeanor, several corpses lay scattered at her feet.
All of them hunters who had shown hostility toward her.
Having traveled this far to a foreign land, these hunters were far from weak.
Yet Kwon So-ri had crushed them like insects.
“When do you think the Director will come out?”
Then her eyes turned ice-cold. She shot to her feet and scanned her surroundings.
“…That’s strange. I sensed an odd magical presence.”
Kwon So-ri tilted her head in confusion before settling back into her chair.

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A black portal opened at a location far from the Treasure Vault’s entrance.
Five or six men and women emerged from within it.
“…Phew, we nearly got caught by Heukcheon.”
An elderly man among them wiped sweat from his brow and muttered. A young man who had emerged from the portal with him responded.
“They truly are monsters. I didn’t expect them to sense even the use of magic…”
“Haven’t I told you repeatedly? No amount of caution is enough when dealing with Heukcheon.”
The old man, Azet Hermes, settled onto a nearby rock.
“Damn it, the Dragon Slayer is dead. This wasn’t part of the plan…”
With Odin gone, the Dragon Slayer had been the only reliable partner left to Aeon.
Now that the Dragon Slayer was dead, Aeon’s situation could only worsen.
“Kwon Han-ul—why does that damned bastard keep interfering with our plans?”
Azet Hermes was heaving a sigh so deep it seemed the earth itself might collapse.
One of the sorcerers spoke to him.
“Azet, a message has arrived from that man.”
That man.
The moment he heard those words, Azet Hermes’s expression hardened like stone.
“…Is that so?”
“Yes. He said to contact him immediately once the Treasure Vault matter is settled…”
Azet Hermes sighed once more. Then he opened a pocket dimension and retrieved a smartphone, dialing someone.
After the dial tone rang about five times, the call connected.
-Oh, Azet. Good to hear from you.
A bright voice came through the smartphone.
However, upon hearing that voice, Azet Hermes’s expression twisted as though he’d swallowed something vile.
“Vice-Chairman Kwon Hyuk. How can you just send a message out of the blue like this?”
-Haha, my apologies. I was simply too curious about how the plan was progressing to contain myself.
“Well… a slight problem has arisen.”
-A problem, you say?
Azet Hermes swallowed hard before speaking.
“Kwon Han-ul… that bastard has interfered with our plan.”
-…
Silence stretched across the phone line. Azet Hermes licked his lips nervously.
“Mei Xiao and the Dragon Slayer have fallen by his hand.”
-Azet. Just because I’m far away doesn’t mean you should lie to me.
“I’m telling the truth! That monster truly killed them both!”
Azet Hermes cried out with an aggrieved tone.
Then a groan escaped from the other end of the smartphone.
-…Even if he possesses the vessel, this is too much, isn’t it?
“I don’t know anymore! Whether the vessel is remarkable or that monster is simply inhuman! What’s certain is that he killed both Mei Xiao and the Dragon Slayer, and because of that, Kwon Myung-woo survived!”
-…And Kwon Myung-woo is alive, you say?
Kwon Hyuk’s voice grew cold. In that instant, Azet Hermes felt an overwhelming chill.
“W-well, he’s not exactly unscathed. His heart was pierced by Mei Xiao’s sword technique, so he’ll need prolonged recovery.”
-Are you bragging about that now?
“I-I apologize.”
Azet Hermes broke into a cold sweat. He despised himself for groveling so pathetically before this young man, yet he had no choice.
A single word from Kwon Hyuk could cost him his life.
-How much of the Heukcheon Team’s strength have you diminished?
“Approximately 30% of their forces have been eliminated.”
-That falls far short of my expectations.
Kwon Hyuk spoke with a sharp edge to his tone. Azet Hermes grew increasingly anxious.
-Tsk, let’s overlook it. After all, you’ve succeeded in restraining Kwon Myung-woo.
Only after hearing those words could Azet Hermes finally relax.
-Well then, Azet. I must participate in the experiment shortly, so I’ll end this call here.
The moment the call ended, Azet Hermes slipped the smartphone back into his subspace. A deep sigh escaped him unbidden.
“Azet…”
The sorcerers beside him cast worried glances his way.
“How much longer must we follow that man’s orders?”
Since Kwon Hyuk made contact with Azet Hermes, much had transpired in Aion.
Kwon Hyuk’s subordinates descended upon Aion and began overseeing the Ion Mages and their experiments.
Their control was so thorough and meticulous that Aion’s entire system fell under Kwon Hyuk’s dominion in mere moments.
As a result, Azet Hermes, the leader of Aion, found himself personally running errands to carry out Kwon Hyuk’s orders.
“Endure a little longer. Once we obtain Kwon Han-ul, everything will change.”
The sorcerers here were Azet Hermes’s most trusted subordinates. Therefore, they too knew of the vessel’s existence.
If I could secure the vessel within Kwon Han-ul’s body, even Kwon Hyuk would be no match for us.
“But how are we supposed to capture that monster who brought down two Absolutes simultaneously…?”
Everyone present had witnessed it clearly—Kwon Han-ul layering his formidable powers to strike down both Mei Xiao and the Dragon Slayer.
That was no being that Aion could ever hope to control.
“There is still a way.”
Azet Hermes spoke with unwavering resolve.
“There exists a means to subjugate Kwon Han-ul and extract the vessel from his body.”
The sorcerers regarded Azet Hermes with skeptical expressions.
If such a method existed, why had it not been deployed until now?
Azet Hermes smiled at them and continued.
“A trump card for reversal must always be kept hidden away, would you not agree?”

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