Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 156



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156. Steel Guild (2)

It was the same even when he found his own hidden presence and threw his sword.

As expected, the Awakened one who sensed his presence and threw his sword looked at someone and saw a face he knew.

-Steel, Steel Guild… Is that old man the guild leader?

“… He was bigger than I thought.”

If you say Steel Guild, it is one of the largest guilds in Korea.

I thought he would be a pretty successful Awakener, but I didn’t expect it to be this good.

Kangcheol, who had been looking this way, raised his sword without saying anything when there was no response.

“Are you saying that it won’t come out to this extent?”

Then, Kangcheol throws away the greatsword he is holding in his hand.

Kwakwakwakwang!

A storm raged and blew towards Hyunseong, blowing away the snow and trees around him.

Approaching through the obscured vision, he caught the faint ghostly presence of Hyeonseong, then pulled out another sword and struck down in one stroke.

Kaang!

Hyunseong, who blocked the attack with Seol-ah, swallowed his breath at the heaviness he felt from the attack.

‘This isn’t something that should be on the 6th floor.’

They say that the Awakened go to the 7th floor without telling the Association, so maybe Kangcheol did the same.

Just as Hyunseong was surprised, Kangcheol, who approached in an instant and swung his sword, was also surprised.

‘You stopped this?’

At some point, he kept hiding and watching, so he decided that he was up to something and swung his sword to kill him.

But, who would have thought that it would stop it?

It was difficult to think of them as simply scouts.

Thinking like that, he looked at who had blocked his attack.

“…huh?”

I couldn’t recognize the face.

It’s not that he was wearing a mask or anything, he just had no face.

All he saw was a skull with glowing red eyes.

“Fighting is hot, sir.”

And the skeleton spoke to me in a friendly manner, as if it knew me.

As far as I know, there is only one such being.

“you…”

Kang Chul is flustered by Hyunseong’s appearance.

It was understandable, since the guy who had just moved into the 3rd floor a few months ago was now on the 6th floor, so he couldn’t help but be flustered.

Besides, the fact that he was able to block his own attack means that he was not only on the 6th floor, but also had the skills to do so.

Is this something that can be achieved in just a few months with a body made up of nothing but bones?

‘I can’t believe it.’

However, now that the results are revealed before my eyes, I cannot help but believe it.

Kangcheol looked at Hyeonseong with a look of wonder.

“There are many things I want to talk about, but… let’s take care of those things first.”

In the direction he pointed, there were still members of the Steel Guild fighting.

“Shall I help you?”

“No, if you come like that, you’ll be attacked too, so cover yourself.”

After leaving those words, Kangcheol goes back to battle.

The remaining Hyeonseong took out his full-body robe, put it over his head, and watched the battle.

At first, the raiding side had the advantage as they were able to strike at the enemy’s weak points, but as time passed, the Steel Guild began to gain the upper hand.

– Especially since that inspiration got involved, the situation has completely changed.

‘There’s no way around it since there’s a difference in basic strength.’

-What on earth made those guys attack?

Before long, all the attackers fell.

After the battle, the Steel Guild went into maintenance and Steel approached Hyunseong again.

“But, is it okay to kill them all? Shouldn’t we know who did this?”

“These guys are just small-timers anyway. They don’t know anything.”

Kang Chul adds that it is a waste of time to torture.

From what he said, it seemed like the guys who attacked this time were just vagrants who attacked them for money.

“Even so, it’s called the Steel Guild, and they even have a flag up there, so why are you risking your life and jumping in?”

“These guys must have been fooled too.”

Listening to Steel’s story, it seemed like this kind of thing happened often, if not often.

“Is there anything suspicious?”

“There are too many, it’s a problem.”

Is it normal for large guilds to interfere with each other’s attacks in this way?

Hyunseong grumbled and chattered his teeth.

“It’s scary, it’s scary.”

“The scariest thing in the labyrinth is humans.”

“I’m a monster, so I guess it’s okay.”

Steel laughing at his own joke.

“I guess a lot has happened in the past few months. You’ve come this far.”

“Yeah, there really was a lot going on.”

Hyunseong mutters vaguely.

As events occurred one after another, only a few months had passed in terms of time, but it felt like years had passed.

“however…”

The steel’s gaze changed strangely.

The gaze turned towards Seol-ah, who was at Hyun-seong’s waist.

“It seems like something is different about the sword?”

“……okay?”

Hyunseong looked at Seol-ah in embarrassment.

I watched the entire process of unsealing from beginning to end, but outwardly nothing had changed.

Besides, wasn’t it only a few months ago that Kangcheol saw Seol-ah?

It was amazing how they found out.

-Creepy…

Up until now, there have been many people who were obsessed with themselves, but there was not a single person who caught this change.

It seemed like he was rather scared by the excessive detail.

“Hmm… I’m asking just in case, do you have any plans to sell it right now?”

“No, you said you were going to give up cleanly at first. Is the dictionary meaning of cleanliness different from what I know?”

Kangcheol scratches his head as if embarrassed.

“I’m not usually this picky. But, this sword looks so good. I’m tempted. So, what do you think?”

“…how much?”

“Oh? You have some thoughts, huh?”

-hey?

Seol-ah’s voice cuts in urgently.

‘I’m not saying you should sell it, I’m just trying to find out the price. I’m just trying to see how much your value has increased.’

Because the seal has been broken.

He looked suspicious, but what could he do?

There was nothing that Seol-ah the swordsman could do.

“Can I take a look first?”

“ruler.”

Kangcheol, who carefully received the sword, slowly examined it.

“Hmm, it looks like nothing has changed on the outside…”

Although he couldn’t express it in words, his feelings were telling him that something had changed.

And by a considerable margin.

It was hard to believe that it was the same sword I had seen a few months ago.

‘This inspiration is not ordinary.’

Even though it was just a feeling, the mere fact that he had sensed it was enough to indicate that he was in the realm of the monster.

In a way, it was saying that it penetrated the essence of things.

In that respect alone, it would be safe to say that he is far superior to you.

‘Well, even if you have a lot of money, if you’re ordinary, you probably wouldn’t think about building a blacksmith shop in a labyrinth.’

Kang Cheol looks at Seol-ah like that for a long time.

I check the blade and see if it’s angled.

Seol-ah let out a weary voice first at the sight of him looking at it more closely as if it was still not enough even after looking at it thoroughly for quite some time.

-Can’t we stop now?

The members of the Steel Guild who were far away were looking at their guild leader and gossiping about how it had started again, so it seemed like the situation was quite serious.

“Okay, now slowly turn it over. You’ve seen enough.”

“No, not yet enough… Ahem.”

Kang Chul hides his regret by coughing.

It was a long time since I had seen such satisfying black thread, and it felt like I had been looking at it over and over again.

“So, what about the appraiser?”

“1.5… no, how about 2?”

“I’m asking just in case, is that the same unit as last time?”

“? of course.”

A question that seems to ask something so obvious.

200 billion.

When I first heard the number 100 billion, it seemed like an unrealistic number, but now it’s double that.

It was an absurdly high price to put on a single item, let alone buying land or a building.

‘It’ll be more expensive if you break the last seal.’

-Why are you talking as if you’re trying to sell it?

‘Hey, that’s what I’m saying. I’m not that kind of guy. You’re really helping me right now.’

-Then, can you promise not to sell me out even after you finish your business in the labyrinth?

‘I don’t like to make oaths because I don’t know what will happen in life.’

-hey!

‘No, honestly, wouldn’t it be okay if the user changed once more?’

I think it’s better that way than having it sit there unused and just gathering dust.

‘I’m joking, don’t worry, I have no intention of selling.’

-really?

‘Yeah, really.’

If we sell this guy, the same thing that happened to Seoian could happen again.

Rather than creating a Demon King-level enemy, it would be better to keep him for yourself.

Even if you just sell the miscellaneous items you’ve collected in the warehouse inside the castle that you can’t go to, you won’t run out of money.

“Unfortunately, I don’t think I can sell it.”

“Okay, that’s really picky. I think they’re really generous with this.”

“At this point, I think I have no intention of selling and give up.”

Kangcheol had no choice but to back away, his mouth watering at the firm answer.

At that moment, a member of the Steel Guild approached.

“Guild Leader, the supply team will be arriving soon.”

“Really? I can finally go to the 7th floor.”

“Hey, guild leader!”

Although Kangcheol muttered nonchalantly, the guild members were greatly embarrassed and watched Hyunseong’s reaction.

Kangcheol, who was wondering why, soon realized the reason.

“Oh, the 7th floor?”

The 7th floor of the labyrinth is clearly an illegal activity, as the association had told them not to go there.

It was not something that could be carelessly revealed in front of outsiders.

However, Kangcheol waves his hand as if it is no big deal.

“Don’t worry. I’m not the type of guy who’d go around harassing people.”

-To be exact, I would say that it can’t be done.

If I go to report it, won’t they welcome me with open arms without even listening to the content?

He sent his guild members to greet the supply party and muttered as if grumbling.

“They say there are a lot of problems with recent distribution.”

“problem?”

“There are a lot of guys who try to intercept you along the way. Some are real vagrants, but… there are also guys who ask vagrants for help, or pretend to be vagrants and attack you.”

As a result, as security was strengthened and escorts increased, speeds inevitably slowed down.

As Kangcheol said, it seemed that there were more places on the 7th floor that were not revealed than those that were.

If you discover it first and conquer it, it becomes yours.

“If you find even one magic stone mine, your life will turn around.”

All the Awakened were walking around with their eyes wide open, as not only their lives but also the size of the guild they were in could change.

“This time, the volcano erupted on the 5th floor and the environment got worse?”

“…yes.”

“That made the attacks a bit more intense.”

“… … ”

Hyunseong listens to Kangcheol’s words without saying anything.

Seol-ah rang the bell.

-There’s chaos here because of you.

‘Is this my fault?’

-Don’t you remember? The 5th floor became like that because you knocked over the volcano flower.

‘No, think about it. Who was it that told you to get the volcano flower?’

It was Ifrit, a fire spirit that lived in a volcano.

If she hadn’t told him to bring her the volcano flower, he wouldn’t have bothered to go and catch the volcano flower in the middle of the lava.

‘So strictly speaking, this is all Efreet’s fault! I did nothing wrong!’

The sword and the master.

Somehow, it seemed like the two beings were becoming more and more similar.