Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 100
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100. Trace (2)
“… … ”
It wasn’t something that was completely impossible.
Because boss-level monsters often settle in places where there are few people.
“I’m thinking of finding a boss, what do you want to do?”
Lee Su-ho is lost in thought after hearing Hyun-seong’s words.
If the opponent was a monster, it was out of the scope of one’s job.
Because it was an area that the Awakened who conquered the labyrinth had to overcome on their own.
‘but…’
We can’t just sit still as the number of missing people increases.
Besides, it hasn’t been confirmed yet that he’s not a vagrant, so maybe we need to look into it in more detail?
“I’ll go with you too.”
Even though he was a member of the homeless task force, he was also an Awakened person.
It felt like my body was already trembling from the long awaited attack.
“Keruk.”
“how have you been doing?”
Lee Su-ho greets Brin who has approached him.
Brin speaks to him in Korean, which he is now quite familiar with.
“Let’s have a go later.”
“Sparring? Good.”
I was so motivated that I was waiting for the revenge match.
And, Han Ji-hyun and Han Ji-soo are watching that scene.
The sisters were whispering something to each other while looking at Lee Su-ho.
I listened to see if he knew anything about it.
“Hmm, he’s a handsome guy, but he can’t compete with Brin’s fairy-like cuteness.”
“The muscles are well-balanced and look firm, but I prefer ones that are clearly prominent like Rashi’s rather than ones that look sleek.”
They were making evaluations that reflected their own tastes without even listening to each other.
It seemed that for them, that was a more important issue than skill.
Hyunseong told his sister to go ahead and talk as she went to Lee Suho.
“I’m asking just in case, but are you in charge of the 3rd and 4th floors all by yourself?”
“The association says it is short on manpower, but it’s not to that extent.”
Since the Awakened members of the Association were civil servants, they did not receive much money.
There are many benefits, but if you have the skills, it’s better to just do the labyrinth.
That was also the reason why the association was perennially short of manpower.
“Come to think of it, what exactly is the Association? I met some of the Association guys last time, but they were different from you.”
Hyunseong sneakily asks about the association.
In fact, this was the reason why I insisted on taking Lee Su-ho.
To learn more about the association.
“Huh? You met with someone from the association?”
“He was a Dangga guy.”
“If it’s a party… is it a Sacheon party?”
“uh.”
Lee Su-ho’s voice mixed with embarrassment.
If you were to pick the most successful sega in the martial arts world, Sacheondangga would definitely be in the top five, but to call it that as if it were nothing special.
I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of position he had in the martial arts world before his death.
“They rushed at me like crazy, trying to catch me.”
“… Probably the monster capture team.”
It seemed like a team that caught monsters for research purposes.
If you listen to the explanation, it’s not much different from what that guy did.
but,
‘It seems like you don’t know what the actual mission is.’
After that, if you ask Lee Su-ho about information about the association, he will answer without hesitation to the best of his knowledge.
He seemed to have no idea what the Association was doing behind the scenes.
“You must have had a hard time.”
Even when told that he had killed the capture team, Lee Su-ho just smiled bitterly as if he had no choice.
Although we were from the same association, we had no connection.
Living as an Awakened One was no different than having one foot in the door of death.
From Hyunseong’s perspective, the capture team was no different from vagabonds, so he had no choice but to make that choice.
‘I even brought up the story that he killed her on purpose, but with this reaction, it seems like you really don’t know.’
-What if you had expected and been acting like this since we first met?
‘At that point, wouldn’t it be polite to be fooled?’
Anyway, if he didn’t know what the Association was doing, there was only one thing he could do.
It was necessary not simply to obtain information, but also to plant a seed of doubt in him about the Association.
“But they weren’t trying to capture me, they were trying to kill me.”
“yes?”
Lee Su-ho with a question mark above his head.
Hyunseong seemed to think for a moment, then carefully clicked his teeth together.
“They said that anyone who talks like me should definitely be killed.”
“Why…?”
A look of disbelief.
The capture team was literally a place that specialized in capturing.
The rarer the case is, the more we should secure and study it, so why did they say that it had to be killed?
Hyunseong acted coquettishly as if he didn’t know what his reaction would be.
“Well, I guess it was unpleasant for a monster to talk. From what I’ve heard, it seems like there were a few monsters that I could communicate with before.”
“… … ”
Lee Su-ho is lost in thought after hearing Hyun-seong’s words.
I felt like I had a hunch about something.
‘I should look into it.’
Seol-ah lets out a sigh of admiration as she sees Lee Su-ho looking as if he has fallen.
-You’re really good at tricking people.
‘It’s something simple like this.’
In times like this, it’s better to say you don’t know and leave room for the other person to make a judgment call rather than pretending to know everything.
It may not be that he believes everything he says, but it was enough to sow doubt in the Association.
Once you start to have doubts, it only takes a moment for them to grow.
‘I didn’t say anything that wasn’t true.’
If Lee Su-ho has the ability, he will dig in and ask for one or two good pieces of information.
“Okay, then let’s go find the boss.”
The work was done and now it was time to find the boss.
Although it’s not that big of a place, it’s foolish to search every single one of them.
Hyunseong looked at Seol-ah.
‘Well, isn’t there a better way?’
-I think we should go a little further in first?
‘There’s going to be a lot of zombies again.’
It was like that at the entrance, so how much more will there be once you get inside?
Just thinking about it makes me sigh.
And, even though I hadn’t gone in for long, zombies were crawling out of the ground.
While I was processing it appropriately,
‘hmm?’
At some point, the zombies’ appearance changed.
Up until now, there had been a fair amount of regular zombies, but their numbers were gradually decreasing.
furthermore,
“Are these zombies?”
“Something seems a bit strange?”
These guys show movements that make it hard to think of them as zombies.
There were even zombies wearing items.
It was as if I was seeing a living person moving on his own.
‘This is…’
Hyunseong muttered as if an unpleasant thought had occurred to him.
I myself have seen a similar sight.
Zombies created by the Blood Cult.
Because the zombies in front of me looked very similar to it.
-It’s clear that someone is there. That’s a zombie that someone created intentionally.
‘You made it on purpose?’
-It’s not like it’s one person, it’s not like several corpses were stuck together, so there’s no way they would’ve connected themselves like that and become a zombie.
As Seol-ah said, the zombies’ bodies had stitched marks here and there, as if they had been sewn together with additional fabric.
‘So I guess I wasn’t seeing things wrong.’
-Someone here seems to be a necromancer who experiments on corpses.
‘I’ve never seen a sane guy playing with corpses.’
Whoever that guy here is, he’s probably similar to the Blood Cult guys.
Compared to those guys, you could say that the Cheonmasingyo religion is just a fake madness that only has a concept.
It was literally a gathering place for crazy people.
‘The fact that there are test subjects that weren’t there at the beginning means that things are going in the right direction?’
-That’s right. However, the ones listed here are probably the ones that were discarded. That means-
‘Those who are successful and well-managed have an inside.’
-That’s right. And I’m stronger than these guys.
Even just the ones crawling out now were each individually strong enough to be dealt with, but if their numbers increased, they could never be underestimated.
If I could get stronger here, I would have to be a little more careful.
The group is growing tired of the constant monster rush.
“Shall we take a break here and then move on?”
“Whew, the mountain is quite large.”
Han Ji-hyun muttered while wiping away the sweat that was flowing down her face.
It didn’t look that big at first glance, but when I came inside, it was wider than I thought because there were a lot of curves.
“It’s a tough place for a wizard…”
Han Ji-soo grumbles while sitting on the floor.
A wizard like Han Ji-soo, who had concentrated his abilities on magical power, would have a hard time with this kind of long-term battle.
Since the battle continues and the distance to travel is not that far, it would be impossible for Rashi to carry you every time.
“Profit.”
Rashi approaches her and hands her a bottle of water.
At that moment, Han Ji-soo didn’t think that he was giving it to her.
“Oh, thank you.”
Han Ji-soo accepts the water bottle with a bewildered expression.
After Rashi left, she immediately went to her sister.
“Did you see, Sister?! Mr. Rashi gave me a bottle of water!”
“I know.”
Han Ji-hyun also looked surprised.
During that time, he only carried Han Ji-soo on his back at the order of his master, Hyeon-seong.
I’ve never had anyone take care of something like this before.
As I kept carrying him, I wondered if something had changed in his mind.
Han Ji-soo looked at the water bottle quietly, smiled bashfully, and scratched her head.
“Hey, is this a green light? Does my charm work on monsters as well as people?”
“Shouldn’t you be telling me to drink some water and stop whining?”
“Orcs don’t have such ridiculous intelligence. This is pure kindness.”
“Is that an insult or a compliment?”
While his sisters were talking, Hyunseong was quietly looking at the mountain.
“It’s harder to find than I thought.”
-There are no visible traces of magic. It seems like it was intentionally hidden.
“Well, I can’t help it, I’m not tracking you.”
Tracking down an enemy and finding an enemy who is already hiding are two completely different levels of difficulty.
If you hide on purpose, it will be difficult to find any clues.
“I’ll look into it for a while and if it doesn’t work out, I’ll just leave.”
-What? Are you giving up?
“Time is precious.”
Even if there was a boss, there was no need to get too hung up on it.
It would be better to prepare to go to the 5th floor at that time.
At that moment when I was thinking that, Lee Su-ho, who had said he would look around for a moment, came back.
“I found a cave over there.”
“Oh, really?”
“I haven’t been inside, so I’m not sure if that’s where the boss is.”
Even though Lee Su-ho is good at acting alone, he didn’t do something crazy like going into a place that might be a fixed dungeon alone.
If you go in alone and get caught in a trap and can’t get out, your party members won’t even come to your aid.
“Let’s go for now.”
The place we arrived at with Lee Su-ho’s guidance was a very steep cliff.
“It’s here.”
A cave hidden between cliffs and rocks is revealed.
It was a cave located in such a secret place that it would be difficult to find even if you searched thoroughly.
Hyunseong stops as soon as he takes a step inside.
An unpleasant feeling seeping out from within.
Just feeling it made me frown.
Seol-ah also felt the same energy as herself and rang the sword.
-I think I found the right place.