Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 105
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105. The Chasers
After everything is sorted out.
A clacking jawbone.
“But… something feels disappointing.”
-what?
I did get information that the Blood Cult, which was thought to have been destroyed, still exists and that the Association is connected to it, but that was it.
Since I didn’t level up or get any good items or anything like that, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss.
Seol-ah let out a voice of disbelief at his own ramblings.
-Do you think it’s common to get valid hits wherever you go? Just getting information was a gain, right?
Sometimes, simple information that can be conveyed verbally is worth more than a thousand pieces of gold.
It wasn’t thought that Hyunseong didn’t know that.
He shrugged his shoulders at Seol-ah’s words.
“No, that’s true, but since you came to the place you mentioned and even had an incident this time, I wonder if there’s something more to it.”
The reason I came here was because of Seol-ah’s guidance.
If that’s the case, then it doesn’t end here, but can we expect something a little more?
This was the feeling of sanity.
-No, don’t decide the reward based on feeling.
Seol-ah mutters as if she can’t believe it.
Hyunseong also knew that it was absurd, so he didn’t really refute it.
“Well, let’s take a look around first.”
Even in the worst case scenario, we might be able to salvage the items used by the Awakened who died here.
So, Hyunseong and his group begin their second exploration.
And then I found a pile of items in a warehouse-like room.
It doesn’t just have equipment items, but also quite rare items, as well as miscellaneous items that can be commonly found when hunting monsters.
It was faster to find something that wasn’t there.
Han Ji-hyun mutters while looking at it.
“… There are quite a lot of items.”
“Isn’t it pretty good?”
How many Awakened people have died here?
Just considering the equipment, the number is enough for at least three-digit number of Awakened people to use.
Hyunseong looks around to see if there’s anything useful in the meantime.
‘Do I actually have anything useful to do?’
If it increased my abilities more than the equipment I was using now, I would use it, but it wasn’t really necessary.
It doesn’t seem like there is such equipment.
at that time,
-Ahh?!
Seol-ah screamed when she saw something among the items.
Hyunseong flinches, startled by the sudden noise.
“What’s wrong? What’s going on?”
-That! That!
“What is that? Tell me exactly what it is.”
How would you know which of these many items it is?
Seol-ah shouted urgently, shaking her sword.
-The armor over there!
“armor?”
It took some time to find the armor that Seol-ah had mentioned, as there were more than one or two pieces.
Armor based on white armor with blue jewels embedded in it.
A gold pattern spread out like tree branches around the jewel.
It was an object that looked more like a work of art than armor.
“this?”
-That’s right! It’s no exaggeration to say that this is why I came here!
Hyunseong reads the description of the armor, wondering if it was something so incredible that Seol-ah would be surprised.
[Royal Armor]
[Rank: Ancient]
[Description: This is an armor that has been passed down through generations to the royal family that once ruled the continent. Only the royal bloodline can wear it.]
I couldn’t help but tilt my head as I read the system window that appeared before my eyes.
As it was used by the royal family, its performance was quite good, but there were limitations.
‘Can I use it too?’
If the royal bloodline extends beyond the kingdom’s bloodline, then he could wear it too.
The most common in Korea are Kim, Lee, and Park.
Because as one of them, it could be said that he inherited royal blood.
But I don’t think that was the case.
and,
[When attacked with a life-threatening attack, reflects the opponent’s attack. However, it cannot reflect attacks that exceed the armor’s performance.]
The unique abilities of the armor written on the back didn’t look that good either.
After all, it wasn’t reflecting anything, it was just reflecting as much as the armor’s performance allowed.
Hyunseong asks Seol-ah why he has to wear this armor.
“Why this armor? Is it good armor?”
-No, the performance isn’t that bad, but it’s not that good of an armor. It also has some limitations in its use.
“then?”
-I was surprised by the jewels embedded in that armor.
“jewel?”
At Seol-ah’s words, I looked at the jewel embedded in the armor.
A palm-sized gem with a blue glow.
It was a jewel so beautifully crafted that it could be embedded in the armor used by the royal family.
“Why is this?”
There are many necklaces, rings, and other equipment with jewels, but why did you choose only this one?
Seol-ah answered his question with a clang to her sword.
-This is the jewel I need to break my seal.
“her?”
Come to think of it, didn’t you say that there was something needed to break Seol-ah’s seal?
One of them seemed to be this jewel.
I was told that it wasn’t available on the 4th floor, but I never thought I’d find it here.
“I feel like there’s something a bit strange…”
Since it was a royal armor, I thought it might be just an ordinary decorative jewel, but it didn’t seem to be that.
-It is a magic stone that is only created in special environments.
Listening to Seol-ah’s story, it seemed that it was much more difficult to create than regular magic stones, making it a very rare item.
-The seal is finally broken!
“No, I never said I would let you go?”
Hyunseong speaks calmly while looking at Seol-ah, who is drinking a bowl of kimchi stew.
The sword that had been shaking with emotion suddenly stopped.
-Ugh.
“What the hell is that?”
-why?!
“Why, think about your behavior.”
It’s enough now, but how much more arrogant will it be when the seal is released?
Just thinking about it made my head hurt.
There is no inconvenience in using it as is, so I don’t think there is any need to break the seal.
In his thoughts, Seol-ah’s sword rang violently.
-Oh, no! I told you that if you break the seal, you’ll think differently! Right now, you’re just used to the discomfort!
“okay?”
-Don’t you know the feeling of reverse reaction? The feeling of reverse reaction?! Once you use it, you can never go back to the time when you were sealed?! You’ll lose half, no, 80% of your life!
“What, 80%? Then let’s first ask Ian if we can release the seal.”
I will ask the sealed party for their opinion on whether or not to break the seal.
What kind of nonsense is this?
-No! If you ask him, it’s obvious he’ll tell you not to solve it!
Hyunseong clacked his jawbone as if he was delighted by the cry that contained his earnest desire to somehow break the seal.
-Are you going to break the seal?
“Well, I’ll look into it positively.”
I was planning on releasing the seal anyway, but since the reaction was funny, it was the perfect opportunity to tease him.
It’s rare for Seol-ah to be this humble, so I decided to enjoy the situation.
Wouldn’t your future self take care of the aftermath?
While I was talking to Seol-ah like that,
“I got everything!”
Han Ji-soo approaches with a proud face and reports.
When I looked behind her, all the items that had been piled up like a mountain were gone.
“… Did you take all that?”
“yes!”
I was planning to take only what I needed and throw away the rest, but I never thought I’d take them all.
As if she had expected Hyunseong’s reaction, she answered with a proud haughtiness.
“I thought we’d have to pack a lot of items if we kept going together, so I bought a bag that was spacious enough!”
I was amazed at the level of preparedness.
It wasn’t long after she bought the bag that she filled it up, so it wasn’t surprising that she smiled like that.
furthermore,
‘The equipment doesn’t cost a penny or two.’
If you just sold all the equipment in the bag, you would earn as much money as two sisters would have earned in years of nonstop raiding.
Even if we split it, it’s not a small amount.
There was no way I wouldn’t be happy.
“Okay then, shall we go back?”
I looked around inside, but there was nothing left.
Lee Su-ho, who came out of the dungeon, asked Hyun-seong.
“What are you going to do from now on?”
“What can I do? We should get ready to go to the 5th floor as scheduled.”
Hyunseong shrugs his shoulders and acts coy.
Lee Su-ho reacted angrily to those words.
“Are you going to leave these guys alone?”
“I feel like my mind isn’t working properly because of the blood rushing to my head. So, what can I do now?”
“… … ”
Lee Su-ho became dumbfounded by Hyun-seong’s question.
Because I realized that there was nothing I could do right now.
I didn’t know where the Blood Cult was hiding, and even if I asked the association, they wouldn’t readily admit it.
“So all you can do is just keep doing what you’ve been doing.”
Anyway, as you progress through the labyrinth, you will naturally encounter it, whether you like it or not.
If something gets in your way during that process, you can just take care of it then.
“… That’s right.”
Lee Su-ho, who had regained his composure, nodded in agreement.
However, it did not suit his personality to remain still.
“I’ll go back to the Association for now. I need to find out more about what the Association is hiding.”
“… Be careful.”
The risk would be considerable as it would involve accessing secrets that the Association is hiding.
Lee Su-ho nodded with eyes full of determination.
Seol-ah whispers to Lee Soo-ho as he looks at her.
-As expected, I knew it the first time I saw it.
‘What?’
-If this guy were in the world I lived in, he would have been a warrior. He has a strong sense of justice and a handsome appearance.
‘…Does appearance matter?’
-He is a person who represents a country on a small scale, or a race on a large scale, so he has to be nice to look at. Don’t you know how to show off?
‘Is that the expression you use in such cases…?’
The more I heard it, the more convincing it was, so it had to be more credible.
Because Lee Su-ho gave off an air of being a warrior, people would probably understand and accept that he was that kind of person.
“I’ll contact you when I find out anything.”
“Okay then.”
As we talked like that, we reached the middle of the mountain.
“…?”
Hyunseong stopped walking.
The group looked puzzled at that sight.
“Keruk? What’s wrong, Master?”
“no…”
A presence felt around.
At first I thought it was a monster, but then I felt something approaching quickly from hiding.
It could have simply been a monster, but judging by the sharp momentum it was heading towards, it didn’t seem like it was.
furthermore,
‘There are more than one or two.’
-Your hiding skills are pretty good. They don’t seem like weaklings. Are they from the Blood Cult or the Association?
‘No, that can’t be it.’
It was a stretch to think that way.
Even if they had requested support from the moment they entered the mountain, it would have been too short a time for this many people to gather.
‘Except for the blood cult or the association, if there were any guys chasing me with this many people…’
Two places come to mind immediately.
The first are monster catchers who chased us from the dry forest.
The traces of the captured succubus must have been cut off at the castle where it could not be reached and continued here.
And the second one is-
‘Cheonma Shingyo.’
It was possible that they had tracked him from the third floor to the fourth.