Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 15



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15. To the 2nd floor (1)

Kaang!

“What, what?!”

Instead of avoiding the attack, he countered it, causing the man to let out a bewildered voice.

Because the atmosphere of Hyunseong, who had been avoiding me until just now, suddenly changed.

‘This is a skeleton?’

The heaviness of the attack is so strong that it makes your palms tingle.

It was never a strength that a skeleton could muster.

Moreover, even though he was wearing a loose robe, he could not even touch the hem of it.

I keep swinging my sword,

‘This kid, it’s like he knows how to eat grass…!’

The guy’s sword arrived first in his attack path.

At first, it was simply dismissed as a coincidence.

But if it keeps happening over and over again, it can never be said to be a coincidence.

“shit!”

The man swung his sword and cursed.

No, I tried to swing it.

But this time, Hyunseong moved faster.

“What…?!”

The first attack was shallow, with the wind blowing past.

‘And-‘

It was one of the Black Wolf Sword Techniques centered around quick swordsmanship, Black Wolf Overwind.

A second attack that passes by like the wind, taking up the rear, and before the opponent can turn around.

The key to this recipe was not in swordsmanship, but in defense.

A beginner’s level of difficulty that requires you to achieve a certain level of both swordsmanship and armory.

‘Well, there’s no way he’d know this at this level.’

visor!

There was a sharp sound of metal clashing with metal, and the opponent’s sword flew into the air.

A man with a very messy posture.

He extended his sword to strike again.

‘Black Wolf Biting Neck’

To the man’s eyes, it looked like a black wolf was rushing to bite his neck.

A situation where one’s posture is greatly disturbed and one cannot move properly.

Hyunseong’s black sword pierced the man’s neck.

And then, as he snapped his skull to the side, a thin sword pierced the spot where his head had just been.

“Uh, how?”

Surely you didn’t expect that you would miss the mark at this timing?

A woman gasps in surprise.

As soon as Hyunseong looked back, she kicked the ground and opened up the distance.

‘That posture….’

The posture she was taking was also one she knew.

That is also a martial art of the Cheonma Shingyo.

‘Was it the martial arts of the Cheonhwadae (Heavenly Flower Corps)?’

A unit comprised entirely of women in the Cheonmasin Church.

As the name Cheon suggests, it was a place where only those with certain abilities gathered.

A woman who shrugs her shoulders as if frightened when Hyunseong aims his sword at her.

‘Let’s calm down, there’s only one skeleton… .’

The option of retreating was not available to her.

If it gets out that you’re here.

Moreover, if it became known that this had happened, not only would he be expelled from the church, but his own life could also be threatened.

‘I have to catch this guy and make amends…!’

She swung her sword as she thought so.

However, she cannot even collide with her black opponent and just passes through the air.

“You lack skills and the ability to judge situations. You’re no different from that guy just now.”

Cheonhwa Sword Technique was a sword technique centered on transformation and illusion.

The Cheonhwa Sword Technique is a sword that deceives the opponent’s eyes with countless illusions and flashy changes with just one swing.

But there was no trace of change or illusion in the way she swung her sword.

“Coolook?!”

Blood flowing from her mouth.

As she fell into unconsciousness, the last thing she remembered was the bitter taste of iron.

Hyunseong put away his sword and sat quietly in thought.

‘At this point, it can’t be an illusion.’

If what he had seen was only the Black Wolf Sword Technique, he could have thought that it had been passed down by someone who had mastered it and passed it on to others.

But if two of them, and both of them, were the martial arts of the Heavenly Demon Sect, it would be difficult to dismiss them as mere coincidences.

Hyunseong scratched his skull as if he was annoyed.

‘I never thought our relationship would continue like this.’

After I came back, I thought we would never be involved again.

I thought that fate is truly strange.

I don’t really remember seeing anything good happen because of the Cheonmasingyo sect, but since I’m already involved, there’s nothing I can do.

“You… are no ordinary skeleton.”

The voice of Ifrit, who had been watching the whole fight from the side, was heard.

The way Hyunseong fought was surprising even to Ifrit.

Natural movement like flowing water.

The opponent didn’t even know that he had been hit.

‘Right now, I’ll win because I have higher basic abilities…’

I couldn’t even imagine how much stronger the skeleton would become if it evolved further and became a higher-level entity.

Besides, when Hyunseong swings his sword.

‘It was just a little bit, but it seemed like the surrounding magical power was in sync.’

As if the body and magical power of nothing but bones had become one.

It was a method that only a spirit like himself would use.

Hyunseong squeezed out what little internal energy he had left and cut through the prison lock, then examined the chains that bound Ifrit.

‘Fortunately, it’s not something like the eternal cold iron.’

As I was feeling the cold, I began to suspect that it might be the eternal cold.

However, it is just an ordinary iron chain that holds a cold air, whether it is due to skill or not.

If it really was a permanent iron, it would be impossible for me to cut it off as I am now.

‘If it’s just a chain, it’s fine.’

He just cut the chains.

Then, the Ifrit that had been compressed into a small ball began to burn and grow in size, eventually taking on the shape of a human.

Hyunseong, who was quietly watching it, exclaimed in admiration.

‘I guess they really are spirits.’

A warm feeling that can be felt just by being there.

I have seen many people who have mastered fire-related martial arts, but I have never seen one with such a powerful flame energy.

Ifrit quietly closes his eyes and feels his power return to him.

While it was like that for a moment, Ifrit expressed his gratitude to Hyunseong.

“Thank you. I am Ifrit, the spirit of fire. I will never forget this.”

“You can give me the gift when I get to the 5th floor. Until then, prepare something nice.”

For now, it was okay for the guy to just run wild.

Ifrit looked at Hyunseong as if he was looking at a strange creature.

“Is a being that belongs to the labyrinth climbing the labyrinth?”

“I’m a little special.”

“… It certainly seems that way.”

At that moment, Hyunseong calls out to Ifrit, who was about to leave, as if he had remembered something.

“Oh, right. Before you go, can you help me with one thing?”

“What is it?”

“Help me break down the prison.”

Hyunseong mutters while breaking a lock.

As the lock broke, the goblins inside came out.

“We’ve come this far, so wouldn’t it be a bit weird to just leave?”

“…I see.”

Ifrit, who was looking at Hyunseong, nodded as if he had understood something and stretched out his hand.

Then, a stream of fire extended from the palm of his hand and wrapped around the lock that was locking the prison in the arena.

Chewing gum…

Everything melted.

Monsters start to come out little by little after realizing that the prison is gone.

Hyunseong, who was looking at the sight, let out a sigh of admiration while also breaking out in a cold sweat.

‘I only intended to break a few, but I ended up breaking them all… .’

I had a feeling that Ifrit was stronger than I thought, and that everyone would just avoid him if he went outside the arena.

I was thinking of releasing other monsters in case that happens, but I didn’t expect them to all be released at once like this.

‘What happened?’

The scale was larger than expected, but the goal was achieved.

It was the job of the Awakened people living in the Labyrinth City to clean up the mess.

“Then I will take my leave now. If we are destined to meet, let’s meet again, Skeleton.”

As Ifrit melted the walls of the arena and escaped,

“Koooooooooooo!!”

“Kuaaaang!!!”

“Keeeeeek!!”

The released monsters also headed outside, letting out various roars.

The labyrinth city turned into a battlefield in an instant.

Taking advantage of this confusion, Hyeonseong also headed out of the arena.

“Wow.”

Outside the arena, it was a total mess.

The Awakened were unable to come to their senses due to the monsters pouring out.

It may be that they were unable to respond properly because they believed that the labyrinth city was safe.

“Then I should go too.”

Hyunseong heads towards the portal without even thinking about putting the robe he took off again.

however,

“hmm?”

A goblin was following him.

I thought it might be because there was only one way out of the arena, but even after I got out, the guy was still chasing me.

Looking at myself with sparkling eyes.

A goblin looking at himself like a child meeting a hero from a fairy tale.

“What? Why are you following me?”

“Ke, keruk.”

Judging from the lack of communication, he didn’t seem to be a domain boss.

No, it’s not that the conversation wasn’t working out.

Because I think you understand what I’m saying.

Hyunseong asked the goblin just in case.

“Do you want to follow me?”

“Keruk!”

When the guy nodded, Hyunseong stroked his chin.

Now I had to go to the second floor, but I didn’t have time to take care of the goblins.

but….

‘I think it might be fun.’

If you can understand what I’m saying, you might be able to teach me martial arts.

It wouldn’t be a bad idea to teach it to relieve boredom.

Hyunseong took something out of his arms.

“Eat this.”

The only essence of Red Cap that I had brought with me before coming here.

It’s something I have no way of using right now anyway.

It might not be a bad idea to give it to this guy and see what happens.

To be honestㅡ

‘It’s a hassle to carry around.’

This was the biggest reason.

Because I realized that carrying around something with a body that is nothing but bones is quite a hassle.

The essence of the Red Cap wasn’t at the level of ancient elixirs like Eternal Snow Ginseng, Gongcheong Petroleum, or Eternal Hasuo, so there was no reason to carry it around while enduring the inconvenience.

‘Well, it’s not bad to eat it anyway.’

At least the goblins won’t harm you by eating it.

If you’re lucky, you might even be able to evolve.

The goblin looked at the essence in his hand for a moment.

“Keruk.”

I just threw it into my mouth.

The essence that is swallowed in a gulp.

For a while, nothing happened, but then suddenly the goblin’s condition began to change drastically.

“Keruk?!”

Is something wrong?

A goblin just falls down.

I fell to the floor and couldn’t move, I just trembled.

‘Wasn’t this my fault?’

I never expected this kind of result to come out.

The moment I thought that, another change came.

Crunch, crunch.

The goblin’s body, which had been just twitching, began to twist.

A sight that seemed to show the skeleton being put back together again.

Hyunseong, who had been quietly watching it, realized that the phenomenon happening to the goblin was very similar to something he knew.

It wasn’t even recent; it was something I just experienced.

“… This is evolution.”

The goblin in front of me was evolving.

The goblin’s body grew larger and larger, repeatedly swelling and contracting as if it was about to explode.

How much time has passed like that?

“… Keruk.”

The goblin let out a low growl in a locked voice.

Hyunseong approached the goblin, who had not even thought of getting up yet, and spoke to him.

“How does it feel to have evolved?”

A goblin that does not answer questions but quietly raises its head and looks up at you.

No, I guess it should be called Red Cap now.

Red Cap looked at himself for a long time and then opened his mouth.

“I came to learn.”

“what?”

“Didn’t you say you’d teach me next time we met?”

“next…?”

Hyunseong tilts his head as if he can’t figure out what the red cap in front of him is saying.

At that moment, a memory flashed through my mind like lightning.

He thought of the boss of the realm he had defeated, who had been the master of this hideout until recently.

“So, you’re that Red Cap?”