All Chapters of RISE OF THE DRAGON KING!: Chapter 111
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195 chapters
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Bintang gave a faint smile beneath his mask.“Who am I? Even I don’t know whether the world recognizes me or not… But if it comes to opposing the three ancient families, I am the first person who dares to do so.”His voice was icy. From his gaze alone, Tiano could not detect even the slightest hint of hesitation.“Dare to provoke the three Ancient Families? Is this masked man still sane? Don’t tell me…”Tiano quickly shook his head and muttered softly, “Dying is meaningless. Living is meaningless as well… Very well. This time, I’ll follow your will.”Amid the tension, Kiana—who had remained silent all along—lowered her head. Tiano’s story was dark and tragic. Who could endure such a fate? Watching one’s family slaughtered one by one before their own eyes…“Even a killer still has a heart…”“Now I understand all your troubles clearly,” Bintang continued. “You won’t regret following this choice.”He then explained his plan. He intended to destroy the slave mines in the Golden Mountain r
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Several other patients who had just arrived and accidentally overheard the conversation were stunned. They stared at Udin and at the young man who had been supporting the old gentleman.“This young lady truly cured my illness quickly… Please line up properly. Don’t cause any trouble,” Udin said respectfully. He then took out a single gold coin to pay the clinic’s treatment fee.“O-only one gold coin… S-so cheap… Even at the best doctor in these mountains, one gold coin would only rent a bed for ten hours!”Bintang and Kiana looked at the patients calmly.“At this clinic, we don’t set fixed prices for treatment,” Bintang said. “You only need to pay whatever you sincerely wish to give.”“If that’s true, young lady, hurry and check my condition!”“Yes! I want to recover from the injury I’ve had for three years!”“Because of this illness, we’ve been suffering under work pressure! I want to get better immediately!”Kiana nodded and pointed at the miners one by one.“Please line up. I’ll tr
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The next day.The clinic was still crowded. Many miners kept coming until late afternoon.As usual, Bintang helped Kiana treat the patients. However, the last patient he attended to was a little strange.The symptoms he displayed were unlike any illness Bintang had ever treated before.“AUUUUUU!”The thin man suddenly howled as if he were cosplaying a wolf.His eyes bulged. Moving on both hands and feet, he began jumping around wildly, smashing the furniture inside the clinic.Braaaak! Braaaak!“Master… W-what’s happening?!” Kiana trembled in fear, hiding behind Bintang.Bintang himself was confused. He had never treated such a bizarre condition before. With so many patients still present, his emotions began to grow restless.“Who are you? Do you realize that what you’re doing is frightening all the patients—and my disciple? If you’re here just to cause trouble, then leave at once,” Bintang said coldly.“AUUUUUU!”The man did not answer. He only continued howling.Suddenly, he leapt f
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“Wait—what do you mean? Are you saying my parents’ deaths are connected to my five masters? Don’t speak carelessly when it concerns the two things I respect most!” Bintang’s face darkened with anger.How could his masters possibly do something that would wound him so deeply? If they were truly involved, then why would they have saved him when he was a child?“H-how tragic… I’ve heard he’s a fortune teller who has never been wrong. He can read both the future and the past. Even if this masked physician is our hero, he shouldn’t deny the fortune teller’s prophecy, right?”“Whether you believe in fortune-telling is your choice,” the fortune teller said calmly. “But if you wish to see the truth, come to the valley near these mountains. The air there is quite cold, and the atmosphere… oppressive. Perhaps the old man I mentioned can explain everything to you.”“Master, I…” Kiana suddenly stopped herself.“Kiana, stop believing him. No matter what, my five masters are the people who have con
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“This chilling aura…” The three assassins were stunned. The cold presence spreading through the air, turning the atmosphere oppressive, was killing intent.Such an aura could only be formed after someone had taken lives.“So dense… She…”The girl smiled faintly. “You seem to understand killing intent quite well. Think carefully about the next step you choose.”“A-alright…”After the three assassins withdrew, the so-called greatest doctor shouted angrily, “Why didn’t you carry out the order?!”“Deal with that girl first. Then we’ll move,” the three assassins replied before leaving the tavern yard.“Y-you…” The greatest doctor of the Golden Heart Mountains could only grit his teeth.When he looked back at the tavern girl, the killing intent in her eyes made the hairs on his neck stand on end.“I-it’s better if I leave…”Not long after—Kiana entered the tavern and quickly grabbed her master’s hand.“Master, let’s go…”Her hand was suddenly stopped by the tavern girl. She sneered coldly,
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“Welcoming a guest? Hahahaha…” Maulana laughed maniacally. But the laughter abruptly stopped, replaced by a blank expression as he gave an order.“Sely, teach him a lesson. Let him know that in this entire territory, I am the ruler!”Sely, the masked girl, nodded. She leapt forward and grabbed one of Bintang’s wrists. She intended to immobilize him by twisting his arm and locking his movement.But unfortunately for her, beneath the mask, Sely’s eyes widened in shock. The arm lock failed. It was as if she were trying to bend a solid bar of steel.“S-so strong…” Her words trailed off as Bintang suddenly moved.He spun his body around, forced her wrist behind her back, and restrained her in one swift motion.Gleeeek!His other hand quickly clamped around Sely’s neck, tightening with a clear threat.“Take one more step, and she dies,” Bintang’s voice was ice-cold.Maulana’s eyes widened. Sely was his most loyal guard, always by his side.“E-everyone stop?!” Maulana shouted. He had no inte
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“G-grandfather? Y-you consider that bloodthirsty Mad Bandit your grandfather?” Sely was nearly overwhelmed by the thought.Maha Raja’s cruelty, his brutality—even the way he treated his own subordinates was abnormal. Yet this masked man regarded that terrifying figure as his grandfather?“Yes. He is my grandfather who disappeared decades ago. Now… take me to that place.”“Y-young master, but…”Bintang’s gaze changed. To others, his grandfather might be like a ferocious tiger. But if he could meet him, perhaps his grandfather’s heart would change. Perhaps he would even return to the Sky Residence and live together with him again.“Lead the way. As for any danger… let me bear it.”“Young master, then what about the matters here?” one of the assassins asked.“That’s right… The transfer of authority will surely cause some internal trouble,” another added.“People from the Sky Residence will arrive here shortly. Just wait.”Holding Sely’s hand, Bintang left the most luxurious residence in
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Dozens of arrows shot out rapidly from behind the bushes toward them. This forced Bintang and Sely to work together to evade the relentless assault.Twisting and weaving as if they were dancing, the two displayed completely different styles. Bintang’s body was incredibly flexible, his movements calm and composed.Sely, on the other hand, relied on speed. For several minutes, the attacks did not cease.Bintang began to realize something.“These attacks can’t possibly go on forever… If that’s the case, I need to find the main mechanism…”He continued dodging while scanning his surroundings, evading again and again.His eyes locked onto a switch made from a piece of wood.“Found it…”With a faint smile, he spun one hundred and eighty degrees while catching an arrow aimed at his body.HAAAAP! Haaaap!Swuuuuush! Swuuuuush!He immediately hurled the arrow back toward the switch, shattering it. Suddenly, the arrows stopped firing.“S-such quick thinking… Young Master is truly brilliant…” Sel
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“ You call him Young Master… or could he be that bastard Maulana?!” Athena grew even more furious. The hostility between their factions ran deep.Athena herself was one of the victims of Maulana’s cruelty. She had joined the Great King’s bandit group for one reason only—to kill Maulana.Drawing the sword at her side, Athena moved to behead the masked man suspected to be Maulana. But the voice of an old man stopped her.“A great prey has fallen into our hands. Killing him immediately is not my intention… Athena, if you kill him, I will punish you severely.”The Great King stepped out from behind a tree. Along with several of his subordinates, he fixed Athena with a sharp gaze.“B-but…”“Great King, the two of us came here to find YOU… And the masked man beside me is not Maulana, but the young heir of the Sky Family! He came here to meet you!” Sely shouted quickly when she saw Athena about to swing her sword.Athena clearly did not believe her. Suddenly, before the blade could descend,
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“Do you have proof, Grandfather?”The Great King gave a faint smile and led Bintang into a private chamber known only to him.Inside the hidden room—Gleeeek!Lights illuminated the entire space. One by one, the photographs marked by the Great King each held a reason. Every person in those pictures was connected to the tragic “accident” that killed Bintang’s parents.“That accident was merely a diversion. What truly happened… your father and mother were killed at the Blue Palace—the seat of the Dragon King’s power. With your parents’ identities, the three ancient families were not a threat. But their five disciples—War Goddess, Goddess of Wealth, Goddess of Gambling, Goddess of Medicine, and Goddess of Beauty… Without the involvement of those five disciples of the Dragon King, your father would not have been killed.”Bintang clenched his jaw. His grandfather’s explanation made sense. Once he returned to the capital, he would personally question his master about all of this.“Then why