Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 127



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127. Reunion (2)

“Am I dreaming?”

Luke stared at the labyrinthine city before his eyes with an expression of disbelief.

It only took a little over a day to get here.

Even if an Awakened player with good mobility were to speedrun to the 5th floor, it would be a literally astonishing speed considering that the fastest they could do was a week.

‘That record was achieved not only because of good mobility, but also because of good luck…’

Not only did you have to find a randomly generated portal in a vast labyrinth, you also had to get to it before it disappeared.

Being able to move this quickly in a situation where the location of the portal is also random is truly revolutionary.

“Hey, how did you do this?”

It was amazing to be able to fly and move, but it was also amazing to be able to pinpoint the location of the portal.

Thanks to this, we were able to shorten the time astronomically.

“Even if I tell you, you won’t be able to tell me?”

Seol-ah said that at her current level, where she can’t even properly control her magical powers, she would not be able to wake up even if she died.

It’s not just about spreading out magical power and detecting it, it’s like a skill.

“Anyway, since I brought you here, you can figure out the rest, right?”

“of course.”

“How long do you think it will take?”

“If you take the train, it’ll be quick. You’ll be here in a day or two.”

“…Train? Oh, you’re going out and taking the train?”

“No, there’s no reason to go out and take the train. Even if I go, it’s faster to take a plane. Besides, my house is near the entrance to the labyrinth, so it’s a short walk.”

“Then what train are you talking about? There’s a train in the labyrinth?”

Why is there a train in the labyrinth?

Luke tilted his head and only then opened his mouth to say that he had realized something.

“Oh, you didn’t know, hyung. In the US, they made a train that runs in a straight line from the entrance of the labyrinth to the labyrinth city.”

“crazy.”

I was so shocked that I started swearing as soon as I heard it.

Although it cost an astronomical amount of money, the United States thought the labyrinth was worth it and literally poured money into building a train that would connect the entrance to the labyrinth city.

“It’s expensive, but it’s fast. In the current situation… I think it’s worth using for an Awakened Person on the 4th floor.”

It would be more efficient to shorten it like this rather than wasting time on the first floor and coming all the way to the labyrinth city.

Hyunseong also calmed down his surprise and thought about it, and the investment made sense.

‘Certainly, it’s worth investing in, even if it’s a big deal.’

When he was in reality, there was frequent talk of space development to find new resources, but since it could be done more cheaply and reliably than developing space, the country could not help but pay attention to it.

When the United States saw the enormous profits from installing the trains, other countries jumped in, but it seemed that few countries were successful.

“There are many things to consider. There needs to be a certain number of awakened people above the 4th floor, and there needs to be a fair number of guilds or people who own magic stone mines, and so on.”

Luke shrugs and grumbles.

I looked to see if there was one in Korea, but it seemed like it was still under construction.

‘It’ll be operational within a year… So it’s almost finished? That’s why I didn’t see it while I was coming.’

As I was researching the information, Luke, who was tapping away on his smartphone next to me, opened his mouth.

“The train is almost on time, so I don’t have to wait. Then, I’ll contact you when I get there. In the meantime, get some rest. Or go to the second floor.”

After saying that, Luke goes to board the train.

Seol-ah, who saw that sight, rang the sword bell.

-What are you going to do?

“Well, it’s a bit ambiguous.”

It was ambiguous because even if I wanted to go back, I had to come back right away.

Should I tell you to go up to the 5th floor now?

I think so, but then I hear a familiar voice from somewhere.

“Do you really think it will be difficult?”

When I turned my head, there was a familiar face talking to someone on the phone.

She is right,

-Elena.

It was Elena, the owner of the Witch’s Forest on the third floor.

Why is he here when he said he was going to meet an acquaintance?

As I was thinking that, she felt my gaze and turned her head this way.

“Okay, then I guess there’s nothing I can do. I’ll call you again later.”

She came over to me, holding down the end call button.

And then,

“What are you?”

“?”

He looked at himself and asked in a sharp voice.

A question mark floated above his head as he seemed very alert.

I wondered why he was suddenly like this, but before I could figure out the reason, I heard Seol-ah’s voice.

-Look at your condition now.

‘My condition? Ah.’

Only then did Hyunseong realize his true self.

Since he was wrapped up so tightly that not a single bone was visible and he was trying his best to not be noticed, there was no way anyone could recognize him.

‘Anyone can see that it’s suspicious.’

Even I thought it was suspicious.

In this situation, if you stare at the other person, wouldn’t they have no choice but to speak sharply?

If this wasn’t a labyrinth city, she might have pulled out her scythe and pointed it at his neck.

He spoke to her, who was still glaring at him.

“You said you were going to meet an acquaintance, but you decided to meet here?”

“…?!”

Her eyes, which had been glaring at him, grew wide.

I never imagined that I would hear Hyeonseong’s voice in the labyrinth city.

She quickly turned her head, checked her surroundings, and let out a small whisper.

“Why are you here?”

“I came down because I had something to do.”

“You do realize that you have a billion dollars hanging around your neck right now, right?”

“That’s why I came.”

“…?”

Elena has a question mark above her head as if she doesn’t understand.

Even though I was avoiding the Awakened, I ended up in a labyrinth city filled with only the Awakened.

After I briefly explained the circumstances, she finally nodded and showed that she understood.

“It’s true that Awakened people who use guns are picky.”

Because he could instantly slaughter an opponent weaker than himself.

“So, I thought you went out of the labyrinth to meet an acquaintance. Is your acquaintance here?”

“I’ve already met the person I was planning to meet. I’m currently looking for a party.”

“party?”

“First of all, I don’t know how many people will use ‘those skills’.”

“but.”

With just one skill, he was able to make a single vagrant leader into a decent character.

I could have taken down a hundred or a thousand of those guys, but

‘The problem is the mastermind who created the skill called [Blood Demonization].’

Because I had no idea what kind of guy he was, how strong he was, or how he interfered with the system.

Since we were going to face the enemy without any information, we had to prepare thoroughly.

“So I tried asking my old party members, but they all turned me down.”

Even now, her colleagues who were on the front lines as Awakened were already in a position where it was difficult for them to take individual action as guild leaders or leaders of some places.

“I was in the process of forming a new party as a last resort…”

The problem was that she had been living in seclusion for a long time and had no connections to find decent Awakeners to party with.

Because it was not something that anyone could receive since the other person was the other person.

“When I asked my colleagues to lend me some, they refused, saying that they were preparing to go up to the 7th floor recently and other things as well, and that they couldn’t waste power.”

“Anything else?”

“I don’t know, they didn’t even tell me that.”

They were once comrades who fought with their lives at stake.

It seemed like he was feeling regretful about his friend’s change.

“If there’s no one there, are you going to go alone?”

“I have one person who will go with me. I brought him here because he has nothing to do. However, if we go with two people, it will be difficult to annihilate them, so we should change our target to reconnaissance. Is there anyone who is decent and trustworthy who is an Awakened?”

Her words suddenly stopped as she was talking up to that point, and her gaze was fixed on Hyunseong.

“What’s with those eyes?”

“no…”

An awakened person who is growing rapidly beyond just being okay.

Not only will you not be able to win in a short period of time, but you might even get hurt if you let your guard down.

‘Until it’s believable.’

The moment I was thinking about what to do, the perfect person appeared before my eyes.

She immediately opened her mouth to face Hyunseong with her eyes sparkling.

“Would you like to party with us?”

“…What are you suddenly talking about?”

“It’s not something that comes out of nowhere. Think about it carefully.”

Elena begins to gradually develop her argument.

“I’m forming a party to look for them, but I don’t know where they’re hiding anyway.”

“yes.”

“Then I have to look around here and there, and that’s no different from conquering a labyrinth. So then…”

There won’t be any problem if you party with Hyunseong.

Hyunseong nodded in agreement at the fairly persuasive argument.

“But our party just went up to the 5th floor, so it looks like we’ll be there for a while. Is that okay?”

“While you guys level up by hunting monsters, you and I can search the area and find it. Besides…”

She carefully lowered her voice and added in a whisper.

“There’s even a bounty on you.”

“…Why is that?”

“Like the vagrant leader, there may be some Awakened people with [Blood Demonization] who come looking for you blinded by the bounty.”

It was as if everything was just right, as if God had given us the opportunity to throw a party.

Hyunseong seemed to be thinking quietly, then his teeth chattered.

“It’s a bit unpleasant to use me as bait… but it’s not a bad idea.”

Her words sounded quite plausible.

The bounty currently placed on you is 1 billion.

It was an amount that would be difficult even for an Awakened person who was diligently conquering the labyrinth.

‘There’s no way someone who learned a suspicious skill called [Blood Demonization] would be healthy.’

-A person who has awakened like that would not want to miss the opportunity to earn a huge sum of money, 1 billion at once.

The bounty offered by the Cheonmasingyo was probably the bait to catch the Blood Cult’s clues.

Who would have thought that things would turn out this way?

“But then, don’t you have to convince that person in your party?”

If that person sees you and tries to attack you, you’re in trouble.

Elena looked confident in response to Hyunseong’s question.

“Don’t worry about that. I’ll take care of that guy.”

“Handle it?”

“I’m trying to persuade you. Let’s go first. You have to see who it is.”

Elena says that it seems as if it is already certain that there will be a party, and drags herself somewhere.

The place we arrived at was a fairly luxurious accommodation.

Judging from the fact that most of the people staying there had fairly good equipment, it seemed like a fairly expensive place.

She headed straight to the room where her colleague was and knocked on the door.

Boom bang!

“Is the old man there?!”

It’s a rather harsh sound to be called a knock.

It was a miracle that the door didn’t break.

As I tried to knock on the door again, I heard a creaking sound and the lock being released.

“The door is broken, huh?”

“That’s not important right now! I found my party member!”

She opens the door wide and goes in.

I followed her into the room without realizing it.

“Who did you bring?”

“The source I told you about before.”

“Oh, that guy?”

A man muttering like that and looking at himself.

Hyunseong also looks at him quietly.

‘hmm?’

-what’s the matter?

‘no…’

For some reason, the man’s face seemed familiar.

That’s also very familiar.

But, it didn’t come to mind easily.

Did he think that he was being shameful by revealing his worries?

She opened her mouth to introduce herself.

“This man’s name is… Kang… Macheon?”

“Everywhere. I always call you ‘uncle’ so you forget.”

A name I’m hearing for the first time.

If it’s such a unique name, there’s no way I’d forget it.

-That’s quite a scary name. You weren’t a real Cheonma or anything back then, were you?

At that moment, a flash of lightning crossed my mind.

‘Gangcheonma, Gangcheonma… Ma, Cheongang?’

The name of a comrade who has shared life and death with you.

It was a name that I couldn’t forget, no matter how hard I tried.

Hyunseong asked, thinking it might be a coincidence, but just in case.

“Are you, by any chance, Ma Cheon-gang?”

“That name…”

The man’s eyes widened at her question, then a mischievous smile appeared.

“This kid, he’s finally here?”