Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 160



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160. Steel Guild (6)

Flame Guild.

Hyunseongdo was a name I had heard a few times while floating around the Internet.

I remember it being mentioned quite often as one of the large guilds in Korea.

‘I thought it was strangely often mentioned with the Steel Guild…’

I thought those two were friends.

Listening to what Kangcheol had to say, it seemed like they had been close friends even before the labyrinth appeared, and that they had even attacked the labyrinth together when it appeared.

“Let’s go for now. It hasn’t been decided yet that my friend has betrayed me, right?”

Hyunseong grinds his teeth against Kangcheol, who has a bitter expression on his face.

Kangcheol nodded slightly.

“…That’s true.”

The Flame Guild is a large guild, just like the Steel Guild.

Since the guild leader cannot control everything, there may be things happening within the guild that he or she is not aware of.

However, his intuition, which had been sharply honed while conquering the labyrinth so far, was pointing to a bitter ending.

Hyunseong and Kangcheol head to the castle located on top of a snowy mountain.

“Huh? What is it?”

The Awakened One, who had been guarding the surroundings from the top of the wall, tilted his head as he looked down.

“Are you a castaway?”

“Seeing as there are only two people, it seems that way.”

“You’re in good condition considering you were shipwrecked?”

“They are not castaways, they are guests.”

“Guest? Did someone say someone was coming?”

“I didn’t hear it.”

“Is the iron ring inside?”

The Awakened ones look at each other in the eye while holding steel horses and have question marks above their heads.

“Cheol-Hwan?”

“Who is Cheol-Hwan?”

“Was there a name like that among the Awakened ones who came to the 6th floor?”

“Sir, you’ve come to the wrong place, haven’t you?”

However, soon the question mark floating above my head changed into an exclamation mark.

“Hey, wait a minute. Wasn’t the guild leader’s name Im Cheol-hwan?”

“What? Ha, I really…”

The Awakened One on the wall sighed in disbelief and jumped down.

A man who lands as if he has not been hit by anything despite falling from a fairly high place and approaches the two people.

“Sir, why are you calling the guild leader by his name? Is our guild leader your friend?”

“Hey buddy.”

“…?”

A man tilts his head at Kang Chul’s muttering attitude without showing any sign of intimidation.

He squinted his eyes and looked into the steel face.

“I think I’ve seen you somewhere, but what is your name…?”

“I don’t know if you’ve heard of it, but it’s called steel.”

“…yes?”

A foolish sound coming out of the mouth.

And it took me a while to fully understand the situation.

A bewildered voice came out of the man’s mouth, who understood the whole situation.

“Hey, Steel Guild Leader?!”

“Oh, okay.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”

A guy who bows his back and buries his head in his eyes to apologize.

It is said that the Flame Guild and the Steel Guild are close, but how many opportunities do regular guild members have to see their guild leaders?

furthermore

‘No, who would have thought that the author, the guild leader, would bring only one attendant without any notice!’

And that too on the 6th floor.

Meanwhile, the attendant was wrapped in a robe all over his body, which made him look very suspicious.

Kangcheol waved his hand as if he didn’t care at all.

“Okay. Is there a ring inside?”

“Here you go!”

“Tell them I’m here.”

“Yes, yes! I understand!”

A man straightening his bent back and hurriedly heading inward.

After a while, a man with a cold demeanor appeared.

“Hello. I am the leader of the Steel Guild. This is Jeong In-woong.”

“It’s been a while.”

“Yes, it’s been half a year since our last expedition.”

“Why did you come all the way out to greet me, someone so great? All I have to do is guide me to where Cheol-Hwan is.”

“The guild leader has a guest and will not be able to meet you right now. I’m sorry, but may I know why?”

If it were normal, even Kangcheol would have backed down when he heard there was a passenger.

Because it was you who suddenly came without an appointment.

But this time, it wasn’t like that.

“No, I think there’s a rat hiding here. I thought I’d warn you.”

“You little rat… I see.”

Jeong In-woong’s eyes became sharp.

Kangcheol continued speaking without paying any attention to such reactions.

“Oh, your body has turned bright red. I thought it was a new type of monster.”

“… … ”

After a moment of silence at those words, he scratched his head and sighed.

And then I hear a voice full of annoyance.

“Ha, those kids. Did they get their tails stepped on? They were so confident. It looks like their excuses were wrong. There’s nothing they can do since they’ve been caught.”

When Jeong In-woong gestured, the eyes of the Awakened people around him lit up sharply.

and,

Phew!

Bam!

Wood crack!

“Whoa?!”

“Wh, what are you doing…!”

“Crunch?!”

The guys who start killing the Awakened ones next to them.

Hyunseong, who had been quietly observing the situation, asked.

“What is this?”

“We’re going to be attacked by monsters here today. And…”

The exposed skin on his neck and hands was slowly turning red.

Jeong In-woong continues speaking, looking as if he has been covered in blood.

“The Steel Guild Master and his unnamed companion are going to face death together while fighting against that monster attack.”

Not only that, but the guys who attacked the other Awakened people around them all had their skin turn red.

Those who turned into cold corpses, bleeding, were probably ordinary Awakened beings who had not yet learned [Blood Demonization].

-It seems quite extreme…?

‘I know.’

Who would have thought they would show such determination as soon as they thought their identities were revealed?

I never expected it would turn out like this.

“If it were any other Awakened person, we would have just watched them for a while and dealt with them quietly.”

But, the opponent is steel.

From what I heard, it seemed like he was already confident.

In that case, since they won’t let their guard down anyway, it would be better to make a decision in one go rather than wasting time and looking for an opening.

“Anyway, the Awakened ones will crawl in on their own as soon as they put up a sign that says ‘Fire Guild.’”

To them, ordinary awakened people are just consumables that can be discarded at any time.

It wasn’t like I was catching steel, I was just throwing it away to create an opportunity, but I didn’t regret it at all.

“… Does that guy Cheol-Hwan know that you guys are doing this?”

Kangcheol, who had been quietly listening to the story, opened his mouth.

A voice that seemed to be blank and devoid of any emotion.

Jeong In-woong shook his head at that question.

“You probably don’t know. Even if you knew, it wouldn’t change anything. But this is something I can more than handle.”

“… … ”

Conversely, it means that it is not a big deal and you don’t care about it.

We became friends at the same elementary school when we were young for a strange reason: we had the same spelling in our names.

Since then, we continued to stay together, and when the labyrinth appeared, we risked our lives together.

Since when and what made his friend like that?

“I guess I’ll have to ask him directly.”

“Don’t worry. We’ll meet again soon anyway.”

Since you are so close to the Flame Guild Leader, shouldn’t you at least let him talk about it one last time?

Kangcheol laughed at those words.

“Do you think you can win with just a little bit of pale skin?”

“If my skin had simply turned red, I wouldn’t have done something so crazy as pick a fight with you.”

As Jeong In-woong spoke, the blood scattered around began to boil.

and,

“Ugh… .”

Monsters began to crawl out of the boiling pool of blood.

Meanwhile, in other pools of blood, blood floated into the air like weapons, ready to rush towards them at any moment.

“I guess you came here because you were confident that you had dealt with those guys. We are not like those pathetic guys who just explode with blood.”

Jeong In-woong’s confident voice.

“I have to meet with the guild leader, so don’t worry I won’t kill you. I won’t be fine though.”

And then, Hyunseong, who had been quietly listening to those words with his robe turned over, chattered his teeth.

“There’s one thing I’m curious about.”

“?”

“What makes you think you’re going to win?”

“what?”

“I know you’ve become stronger thanks to the Blood Demon Incarnation.”

Although not perfect, it includes everything from heightened physical abilities to special abilities to manipulate blood.

You will feel as if you have become something beyond human beings.

but,

“Is that a reason for you to win?”

Boom!

As Hyunseong stepped on the stone, the castle shook.

The impact caused the snow that had been lying lightly on the ground to rise, briefly obscuring my vision.

The force that shook the earth then went up through the lumbar vertebrae, and was transmitted along the shoulder blades and into the arms.

and,

Quagaga River!!

The sword energy swept across the area between the eyes.

Literally part of the castle burst open.

It looks like it would break like this even if hit by a shell.

“Wh, what…?”

Jeong In-woong looked at the traces of Hyun-seong’s attack with a dumbfounded expression.

The blood demon that was in that path was torn apart without even being able to utter a single word, and not even its original form remained.

‘Am I dreaming?’

To the point where such thoughts just come to me naturally.

However, my senses, which had become sharper after becoming a Blood Demon, were telling me that this was not a dream.

Hyunseong lets out a voice that says he is disappointed at Jeong Inwoong’s reaction.

“Did you ever think that if you became a Blood Demon and put your heart into it, you could defeat anyone?”

It would be a shame to call it arrogance to do something like that without even knowing how to properly evaluate the opponent’s skills.

It’s just my own delusion.

Seol-ah rang the sword bell while looking at Jeong In-woong who couldn’t say anything.

-Did you really think so?

‘The level is really serious.’

They say convenience ruins people.

I felt like I was intoxicated by the power of winning everything just by clicking and changing.

“You, you what the…”

“Well? Who do you think it is?”

As he tried to swing Seol-ah again while speaking playfully, Jeong In-woong let out an urgent voice.

“Hey, at least kill Kangcheol!”

The Awakened ones and monsters that remained rushed in at his direction.

And, Kangcheol looking at that sight

“Heh heh.”

I was laughing out loud because it was so absurd.

‘Even if it’s steel’.

Does Hyunseong think that he can catch it even if it is difficult?

I couldn’t even remember how long it had been since I’d been treated like this.

‘To be sure, the attack just now surprised me quite a bit.’

It’s ridiculous that you treat yourself like a loser just because of that.

Hyunseong patted Kangcheol’s shoulder.

“Don’t worry about it, it’s just what kids who don’t know anything said.”

The teeth that spoke like that were chattering as if they were happy.

If Hyunseong had a face, wouldn’t he be smiling sinisterly?

“Then shall we make a bet?”

“bet?”

“Who catches more.”

“That sounds fun.”

Hyunseong laughs with his teeth chattering.

Within moments, a sudden stop occurred, and dark red eyes flashed inside the skull.

“Let’s see who wins.”