Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 16



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16. To the 2nd floor (2)

“Keruk.”

Hyunseong quietly looked at the guy in front of him.

It was understandable that goblins evolved by eating the essence of Red Cap.

But, how could he have been resurrected as someone he had killed before?

“How is that possible?”

“To be exact, it’s inherited memories.”

“You inherited it?”

Listening to the story, it seemed like at some point in the novel, he recalled memories from his past life, from when he was a Red Cap.

Rather than saying that he is the person himself, I should say that he is closer to having inherited the memories.

Hyunseong clacked his teeth as if he found it amusing.

“So, you want to become the disciple of the man who killed you?”

“Keruk.”

Hyunseong chuckled as Red Cap nodded and muttered.

There were guys who came to me as blood demons, threatening to curse me even after dying by my hand, but this was the first time I had seen one come to me alive.

but,

“no.”

“Keruk?!”

Red Cap looks embarrassed.

It seemed like he never imagined that he would be rejected.

Hyunseong’s teeth clenched like a wedge.

“I don’t intend to accept you, so go back.”

“Oh, why!”

Because there is no time to leisurely raise disciples.

Red Cap is a strong area boss, but that’s only on the first floor.

As you progress through the 2nd and 3rd floor mazes, the Red Caps will become weaker than the trash mobs.

‘There’s no need to carry a lot of luggage.’

Learning martial arts doesn’t make you strong overnight, and it will take a long time before you can do your part.

If it had been back then, when I was bored and withering away in the Cheonmasingyo, then it might have been different, but now there was no need to take on a disciple.

At that moment, Red Cap shouted in a cursed voice.

“I’ll teach you next time we meet!”

“I said-”

-I’ll teach you next time we meet.

The moment I was about to say it, a memory came to mind like lightning.

I really did say that.

but…

‘Who would have thought that he would come back alive and ask to be taught?’

Hyunseong looks around.

The Awakened ones, unless they were fools, would have started to slowly organize themselves and hunt monsters.

If you waste any more time than this, you may miss the opportunity to advance to the next floor.

“Just follow me.”

“Are you teaching me?!”

“…if I pass the test.”

Getting out of here was a priority over taking off the red cap.

Hyunseong heads to the portal, followed by Red Cap.

As the two monsters were getting closer and closer to their target.

“I didn’t expect it, but it really is a skeleton.”

A man blocked Hyunseong’s path.

Steel Guild Awakener, Lee Moon-hyun.

He opened his mouth without taking his eyes off the skeleton in front of him.

“Are you the guy who knocked down Park Hyung-min?”

The tone of voice seemed more like assurance than a question.

The red cap following behind tilted its head.

“Do you know him?”

“No, it’s my first time seeing you. But…”

I had a rough idea of ​​who it was.

Judging from the way he pretends to know them, they must be comrades of the Awakened ones he defeated.

Hyunseong drew his sword quietly without saying anything.

“I thought you would have died a long time ago if you entered the Labyrinth City… I never thought you would cover yourself with a robe and hide yourself. If someone saw you, they would think you were a real person.”

I was planning on arriving at the Labyrinth City, looking around for a bit, and then heading back, but suddenly something terrible happened, like a monster from the arena escaping.

I was camped nearby in case the skeleton I was looking for was taking advantage of the chaos to target the portal, but I never thought I would actually meet it.

“Did you cause this situation too?”

Hyunseong didn’t say anything to his question.

Even if I tell you a story, you won’t understand.

Lee Moon-hyun also did not let his guard down and quietly glared at Hyeon-seong.

‘I don’t even know if you understand what I’m saying or not.’

What was certain was that the skeleton was not an opponent that could be let down by one’s guard.

Lee Moon-hyun pulls out a dagger from the holster hanging on his waist.

Magic power gathered in the dagger and a haze rose up.

“Are you saying you’re going to come with full force from the start?”

Rather, it was what was hoped for.

Because I was the one being pressed for time.

A state of consciousness that gathers all remaining internal energy and magical power.

He stared at the enemy in front of him with bloodshot eyes.

and,

Crunch.

The sound heard at the same time as the floor was kicked.

It was the sound of the floor cracking as Hyunseong Park swung it.

The distance between me and Lee Moon-hyun becomes closer in an instant.

Chaechaechaechae!

The sound of a dagger and a sword clashing was heard simultaneously, and sparks flew into the air.

“?!”

Lee Moon-hyun swallows his breath in vain, as if he didn’t think that all of his attacks would be blocked.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and dug into Hyunseong’s body, throwing a punch.

As I take a step back, a fist passes by precariously.

Pfft!

A stray fist sliced ​​through the air, tearing at the air.

A battle that took place in an instant.

As if it didn’t end there, magical power was gathering in Lee Moon-hyun’s hands.

Hyunseong cracked his jaw as if he found it amusing.

“This time, I guess he knows how to fight.”

Because all the Awakened people I’ve met so far weren’t very good at fighting.

Lee Moon-hyun clicked his tongue and pulled out his trump card.

“[Blade of the Wind]!”

As soon as I used the skill, the magical power that had been gathered in my hand was scattered.

And, a sharp wind rushing towards Hyeonseong.

“That’s interesting.”

Hyunseong, holding a sword and concentrating quietly.

My senses were so heightened that I could even feel the invisible blade.

Let’s swing the sword along that trajectory,

“what?!”

The sword wind collided with the wind blade and scattered into the air.

Lee Moon-hyun opens his eyes wide at the sight.

In reality, it was Hyunseong’s sword wind that offset the wind blade, but to him, it looked like Hyunseong had cut through the wind.

‘Uh, how…?’

[Blade of Wind] is less powerful than other skills of the same level, but its advantage is that it is invisible.

But then you cut it down.

It was really nothing that blocked his own attacks in the previous workshop.

I tried several more times, thinking it might be a mistake, but Hyunseong blocked it with the same method.

‘I didn’t think it was an ordinary skeleton…’

I never thought it would be this much.

For a moment, the thought crossed his mind that he might lose.

Lee Moon-hyun shakes his head and tries to shake off negative thoughts.

Hyunseong just gritted his teeth and laughed, not knowing whether he knew his feelings or not.

“It reminds me of the old days. I want to enjoy it a little more, but…”

The sounds of fighting nearby were gradually increasing.

If things continue like this, they will soon flock here.

‘There is a technique that is just right for this situation.’

Hyunseong puts down his sword and gathers all his remaining internal energy.

Lee Moon-hyun took a defensive stance and was extremely alert.

So that you can be prepared for whatever comes.

and,

The sky is falling down.

“Huh?!”

The sky didn’t actually fall.

But, it felt that way.

It felt like something was crushing me from above.

Lee Moon-hyun knelt down without realizing it.

My whole body was trembling and I couldn’t move as I wanted.

Hyunseong approaches him one step at a time.

And then, he picked up one of the swords that was lying around on the side.

‘Am I going to die like this?’

Hyunseong looked at the raised sword and his jawbone rattled.

“This sword is nice. Are you selling it?”

Is it something that other Awakened people use or something that is sold in stores?

Until now, I had been using a sword that goblins used, so this sword also looked like a famous sword.

Back when I was a Cheonma, I wouldn’t have accepted a sword like this.

If the elders had seen this, wouldn’t they have insisted that he be killed for giving them such a cheap sword?

While he was sighing softly at his own strange situation, he noticed Lee Moon-hyun still kneeling.

‘Was it a bit too much?’

The martial arts used on him were-

Heavenly Demon God’s Work

Heaven and Earth Kneeling

The sky is falling and my knees are hitting the ground.

It’s a name that seems to have something very special, but

‘To put it bluntly, it’s a threat.’

Could it be said that it is a martial art that highlights one’s own presence by giving a sense of intimidation to the opponent?

The more the opponent feared you, the more effective you were.

In other words, it didn’t work on those who were skilled and didn’t fear themselves.

Just hearing the description, you may wonder what this is used for, but when you actually use it, there is no martial art as useful as this.

‘I guess you could say it’s for dealing with mobs.’

Just by looking at it, low-level opponents get scared and run away like dogs with only their tails tied.

The believers felt a sense of awe just by looking at it, and gradually began to worship Cheonma as a god.

I tried using the Blade of Wind after seeing the fear in Lee Moon-hyun’s eyes, and the effect was much better than I expected.

‘I couldn’t use it for long because my internal energy was lacking.’

Hyunseong grabbed his sword and struck his teeth at Lee Moonhyun, who was still kneeling.

“It was fun, but I’m a little busy now. See you next time.”

Of course, from the listener’s perspective, all they hear is the sound of teeth chattering.

So I headed towards the portal with the second floor together with the red cap.

* * *

“What kind of case is this?”

Han Min-ho felt a pain in his temples after receiving the report on this incident.

An incident of escape from the arena that occurred in the labyrinth city.

I thought he must have been active when I heard that his junior, Lee Moon-hyun, was there.

“You got attacked by a skeleton?”

The news I heard was absurd.

It didn’t matter that the skeleton was weird or anything.

In the end, the problem was that I got hit by a skeleton.

‘Where else in the guild can you find such good material to rip off?’

The Steel Guild’s promising prospects will try to belittle him somehow, saying that he couldn’t even beat a skeleton.

I’m sure he’s quite upset too.

First, he picked up his smartphone with the idea of ​​calling his junior.

-……hello.

A weak voice comes from the other end of the receiver.

Even if I just woke up and answered, I wouldn’t be able to hear such a muffled voice.

“Oh, I received the report, but are you hurt anywhere?”

-…yes.

Han Min-ho hesitated for a moment, wondering what to say.

Lee Moon-hyun is an Awakened person who has been raised with great care by the Steel Guild.

‘It must be that shocking.’

For him, this was his first defeat, and even though his opponent was a subspecies, if it was a skeleton, the shock would not be small.

Lee Moon-hyun continued speaking calmly.

-He just looked at me with his sword in his hand and walked away. As if he thought I wasn’t worth killing.

It was a completely different meaning from what Hyunseong said, but what can you do if it sounds that way to the listener?

Han Min-ho let out a small sigh so that the person on the other end of the phone couldn’t hear.

Because Lee Moon-hyun was an Awakener who was too valuable to be eliminated like this.

‘I guess I need mental care.’

Shouldn’t we show our senior side at times like these?

For now, it would be better to let him rest rather than offer words of comfort.

“But how can you be safe? Get some rest now. Get some rest and later-”

-I’ve decided.

“Yeah, I thought about it well. I’ll level up a bit and get stronger, then I’ll get revenge on that skeleton.”

-no.

“?”

Han Min-ho tilted his head.

So what have you decided?

Before his doubts could be resolved, his junior’s lively voice was heard on the other end of the phone.

-I’ll become strong enough to be worth killing against that skeleton!

“…what?”