Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 120



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120. Volcanic Flower

“Then… I’ll go back now. Maintaining a clone also consumes strength.”

The flames that made up Ifrit’s body scattered like flower petals and disappeared.

Hyunseong mutters as he looks around after his clone disappears.

“But it’s a volcanic flower… what does it look like?”

-You can tell right away if you look at it, right? It’s quite big. Besides, you probably won’t be able to see any other plants.

“That’s fortunate.”

It would have been even harder to find if it was small and hard to see because you had to search a wide area.

“I’m asking just in case, is this really in a volcano?”

-That’s right, it only grows on volcanoes. It’s not found in every volcano though.

‘If that were the case, Ifrit would have recovered long ago.’

-Or maybe you’ve already eaten one?

Looking around, I noticed a few mountains painted in ashen grey.

“I guess I’ll start by going to the closest place.”

A mountain standing tall not far away.

Smoke was pouring out of the mountain peak as if it were a chimney.

“Let’s go.”

The group that had been resting on his words rose up.

Han Ji-hyun opened her mouth, wiping away the sweat that was flowing down her face.

“It’s still hot even though I’m using magic to drive away the heat.”

Seol-ah’s magic did help to cool down the hellish heat a bit, but it was bearable and not comfortable.

If I fight in this state for too long, I feel like I’ll become mentally confused from the heat.

Han Ji-hyun took a deep breath, deciding to take a break for a while.

“What on earth are these people who have been attacking places like this for months?”

“That’s right, I now have new respect for the advance team…”

“You said the 6th floor was an ice and snow zone?”

“Yeah, if you fall asleep there by mistake, you could die.”

“Then what kind of place is the 7th floor?”

“Yeah, it’s terrifying to think what kind of hell that would be.”

While trying hard to cool off, the older sister suddenly looked at her younger brother quietly.

“… Aren’t you hotter?”

Han Ji-soo was always carried on Rashi’s back whenever she moved.

It’s already hot, so the heat must be no joke.

“I’m a bit dazed.”

“You have heatstroke. Be careful….”

“With my back muscles getting stronger and the heat rising from them making me feel dizzy, I wondered if I was in heaven.”

“… … ”

Even though she was his own younger brother, the thought crossed his mind that it might be dangerous if he didn’t do something about this girl.

Moreover, Lashi has recently become handsome due to evolution.

Thanks to this, Han Ji-soo’s satisfaction with conquering the labyrinth was at its peak.

“Why are you the only one who is happy?”

“Then you should have been a magician too.”

“Ugh.”

“But, doesn’t Mr. Rashi look really handsome? What do you think?”

Han Ji-soo wanted to hear an evaluation from her sister, who was a true fool.

At her words, Han Ji-hyun quietly looked at Rashi’s resting face.

“He is handsome. Manly.”

“right?”

“But still, I can’t do as well as Brin. She’s cute, but her eyes are sharp. Her cheeky, childish appearance is the best. And not only her looks, but her body type…”

“Shotacon.”

“Yeah, muscle lover.”

“If you ask which of the two is normal, it’s obviously me, right?”

“Huh? Is there anything I can’t say to you?”

Two people who were talking about their tastes suddenly started bickering.

It was a familiar sight, so Hyunseong thought it was natural for it to be like that.

‘If I think about it, I’ve been through that too.’

I vividly recalled the foolish conversation I had with my comrades as they fled from the Cheonmasingyo.

-On the run?

‘I ran away, but everyone was depressed because of the pursuers, so I tried to lighten the mood by playfully.’

-but.

Rather than setting up death flags like ‘what are you going to do if you survive here’, simple conversations would be more appropriate to lighten the mood.

It showed the ignorant martial artists how vast the world is.

Those who were ignorant of the ways of the world were unable to come to their senses due to the vast knowledge of modern people.

‘That’s how I gave my colleagues dreams and hopes.’

-…really?

‘I told you it’s true.’

There was even a guy who said he would survive and go to the West because he wanted to see a garter belt that he had never seen before.

-Oh, like that?

‘That guy went to the West alive.’

-So, did you see it?

‘I saw it. But the problem was that at that time, garter belts were not something that women generally wore.’

It was a medal awarded to the Knights of the Garter or something.

I bet you were really excited.

‘Besides, you said you received it.’

-It’s amazing that you didn’t know until you received it.’

After that, he died fighting against the Blood Cult, but when I think about his will that said his wish was granted, I wonder if he created a family and achieved his dream.

My family told me to leave it alone because they didn’t want me involved in the martial arts world anymore, so I didn’t bother looking for it.

I wonder if he is still living well somewhere.

As I was reminiscing about old memories, I soon arrived right in front of the volcano.

Han Ji-hyun is bewildered by the dizzying height.

“…It looks rougher than I thought?”

“I think the volcano is not a fire, but a volcano that is angry because it is rising.”

“The Chinese characters are the same.”

Hyunseong looked at Seol-ah and clenched his teeth at the sight of a mountain that was larger than he had expected.

“How do you think it will be like here?”

– Considering that the mountain is quite rugged and there is a lot of fire, it seems quite possible.

“Tell me more about the volcano flower. How big is it and what does it look like?”

Now that I had to dig around here, I needed to hear some real information.

Seol-ah begins to recite the characteristics of the volcanic flower while making a sound on her sword at Hyun-seong’s request.

-Well, first of all, it’s as big as a person.

“Is it that big?”

-huh.

“Then we’ll find it really soon.”

The volcano is a dry place where you can’t even see trees nearby, so if there were plants of that size, you would be able to recognize them right away.

I didn’t think it would be that difficult, but Seol-ah seemed to have different thoughts.

-Finding it isn’t the problem. What happens afterward is the problem.

“After that. What are you talking about?”

As I talked to Seol-ah, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong.

Seol-ah sighed as if she realized something was wrong.

-I forgot to tell you that. Volcano flowers are, strictly speaking, monsters.

“…what?”

– A stationary monster that grows and moves using volcanic ash as nutrients, not water.

I thought the story kept going astray.

Surely, I would not have guessed that it was a monster and not a plant.

-And they usually bloom inside the crater.

“therefore…”

Hyunseong, who heard what kind of volcanic flower it was, scratched his head and chattered his teeth.

“Flowers bloom in the crater, but they move like monsters?”

-that’s right.

“Does that mean we have to go into that crater and catch that guy?”

-yes.

“What the hell.”

Not only do you have to go directly into the crater where the volcano could erupt at any time, you also have to hunt monsters there.

I’m starting to think that this little Ifrit might be acting like this because he doesn’t want to give a reward.

-In addition, there are vines. And lava is spewing out from the end of them.

“Thanks for the helpful information.”

Even though it is a fantasy world with magic, I thought this was a bit too much.

But that doesn’t mean you can just give up and get scared without even meeting them.

Hyunseong and his group began to climb the mountain.

“Koooooooooo!!”

As expected from a rugged mountain, some pretty fierce monsters appeared.

They are quite difficult to deal with because the terrain is quite steep.

Everyone in the group looked at the succubus and the demon floating in the sky with envious eyes.

“Little brother.”

“Yeah, sis.”

“You learned magic. Can’t you fly?”

“If you judge it by whether you can do it or not, you can do it, but if you make one wrong move, you’ll fall. And on top of that…”

“furthermore?”

“Once you can fly, your chances of getting picked up will decrease.”

“… … ”

“Chwiik, don’t worry about that. I’ll carry you whenever you want.”

“Really?!”

-Should I kill you, Master?

“Hold on… no, what are you doing again?”

-No, it’s a line I’ve always wanted to say.

As I watched YouTube whenever I had free time, it seemed like Seol-ah was getting stranger and stranger.

It was already weird, but it’s gotten even weirder.

The crater we arrived at like that.

It was a situation where one could not see even an inch ahead due to the thick smoke and swirling volcanic ash.

“Can you help me with this?”

-This is no problem.

A hot wind begins to blow along with those words.

Smoke and ash scattered in all directions, blocking the view.

and,

“You are a minister.”

Hyunseong muttered as he looked at the boiling crater that looked like it might explode at any moment.

I’ve been in the martial arts world and seen all kinds of scenery, but I never thought I’d see a volcanic crater like this.

And, while looking at the large crater.

“hey.”

-why?

“I’m asking just in case. Is that it?”

At Hyunseong’s question, Seol-ah looked at something in the middle of the boiling lava.

-That’s right, you’re lucky you found it right away.

“Can I call this luck?”

The flower was literally in the middle of the lava.

A thick stem that looks like a tree rather than a flower.

Occasionally, vines rose from under the lava, sprinkling lava like a watering can, wetting the flowers.

It was strange that the plants showed immediate movement, but it felt even more bizarre because it looked like they were taking a lava shower.

furthermore,

“I don’t think the heat here can be covered even by magic?”

The heat was even stronger because it was right on top of the lava.

The heat was so intense that it made my skin sting as it penetrated the magic.

“Master, it’s hot…”

Even Leah, who is learning the Nine-Eight Swordsmanship, is feeling the heat.

Hyunseong looked at his group and clenched his teeth.

“You guys stay here for now. I’ll go alone.”

“Yes? But…”

“It’s not just dangerous there.”

One mistake could have caused not just a wound, but a whole part of your body to melt away.

If both sides were of similar level, they would have told me to try it out at least as a test, but in this state, it was no different from telling someone to die.

It would be better to go here alone since it would only be a burden.

“Catch any monsters that come out nearby.”

After saying that, Hyunseong jumped towards the lava inside the crater.

Hyunseong landed sharply on the lava.

A volcanic flower that senses and looks at itself just by stepping into the entire lava, as if it were its own territory.

“Garrrrrrr”

A vine rose from under the lava and began spitting out lava, making a strange sound.

That look almost like a threat.

“I never thought I’d be fighting on lava, let alone water.”

Hyunseong gets closer while holding Seol-ah in his hand.

“Garrrrrrr!!”

“I guess this is the border.”

If I got any closer, it seemed like the vines would attack me at any moment.

Maybe a new vine will sprout from the ground.

But, now that I’ve come this far, I have no intention of backing down.

“then…”

Bones and flowers stand facing each other at a distance.

Hyunseong quietly looked at the volcanic flower and finally raised his magic power.

Then,

Chomp!

The furuncle inside the rib cage spreads out and wraps itself around itself.

Finally, the human-shaped Hyeonseong opened his mouth with glowing red eyes.

“Let’s finish it before it becomes part of the lava.”