Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 179



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179. Elf Ruins (2)

“Are you really going?”

Steel muttering in a voice.

In response to his question, Hyunseong nodded his head as if he understood the meaning.

“I have no intention of fighting head-on either.”

“For something like that, it seems like you’ve broken everything head-on so far?”

“That’s what I’ve been doing up until now.”

As always, there’s a difference between being confident in your abilities and being conceited.

Moreover, those currently in the central ruins are the best chosen from the Namgung family.

No matter how wise he was, he couldn’t deal with all of those awakened people.

“What the heck is that in there?”

Hyunseong lifts Seol-ah up and shakes her at that question.

“What if we break the final seal on this?”

“indeed.”

Kangcheol nodded as if he understood immediately.

The more I looked at the Seol-ah that Hyunseong had, the more I saw that it had incredible performance.

But here we break the seal once more?

‘It’s hard to imagine.’

I wonder if the sword itself can kill a monster with one blow.

Anyway, it seemed worth going even if it meant taking risks if it meant breaking Seol-ah’s seal.

“There’s no need to follow me?”

“No, let’s go together.”

Kangcheol shook his head and expressed his will to go together.

In fact, there was no reason to go with Hyunseong.

Namgung Se-ga also found out that the Association was using not only elves but also Awakened beings as test subjects.

‘The goal has already been achieved, but…’

For some reason, his intuition was telling him to stick to Hyunseong.

If things continued this way, it would be a dangerous situation that could lead to a head-on collision with the association, but Kangcheol decided to trust his instincts.

“Well, if that’s your will, I won’t stop you.”

If it were an Awakened person with mediocre skills, they would have taken it off by force, but if it were made of steel, at least it wouldn’t get in the way.

Hyunseong and Kangcheol entered the central ruins like that.

Let’s open the door and go inside…

“huh?”

What unfolds before my eyes is not the inside of the ruins, but the outside.

For a moment, I was under the illusion that I was seeing something wrong.

But no matter how much I looked around and even went out, the inside of the ruins still felt like the outside.

‘Is this how it was originally?’

-It’s not impossible, as it’s the remains of the elves.

‘In the end, you just don’t know.’

-I don’t know because I’ve never been inside.

Kangcheol, who was next to him, also looked quite surprised.

“This… was all made by the elves?”

“maybe.”

“It’s definitely huge.”

The interior of the ruins seemed much larger than it looked from the outside.

That would mean that the relic itself is interfering with space.

If we conquer this place, we might be able to figure out how to interfere with space.

‘I think I know why Namgung Se-ga is exploring these ruins even though he has captured the elf.’

Because these relics had value comparable to that of the elves.

If it were me who was here, I would have tried to conquer it somehow.

‘Plus, there might be some information about that elf.’

Rather, it would have been strange if they didn’t do it

Hyunseong nodded, as if he had the same opinion as Kangcheol.

And I looked around, but I couldn’t see or feel anything.

“You said it’s been a few months since you moved in, so there shouldn’t be anyone nearby.”

“Let’s go inside for now.”

Hyunseong heads inward according to the steel’s words.

As we went further inside, we felt a presence in the forest.

‘There are quite a few.’

There were probably over thirty awakened people.

Kang Cheol, who was looking at the people of Namgung Se-ga together with Hyeon-seong, frowned and muttered.

“Those old people are there too. They must be quite annoying.”

“A familiar face?”

“They’re quite powerful in the association. I heard that they have a name for themselves in the martial arts world called Namgung Samno. I heard that they’re one of the most skilled in the Namgung family.”

“Hmm.”

Hyunseong looked at them quietly, stroking his jawbone.

He certainly seemed better than the other guys around him.

‘but…’

It seemed that he was not just a little bit, but far from being one of the best in the Namgung family.

Up until now, the martial artists I had met, with the exception of a few, had not been very skilled.

I thought it was because I became too dependent on the system when I was young and neglected my martial arts.

I guess that wasn’t it.

‘It’s just that the overall level of the martial arts world has declined.’

As time goes by, times change.

I understand, but I can’t help but feel bitter.

“So, what are you going to do?”

“What should I do? There’s no need to fight.”

The reason they came here was not to fight Namgung Se-ga.

It didn’t seem like they found anything over there.

Just wandering around here and there.

“Let’s find a different direction from those guys.”

Hyunseong and Kangcheol moved away from the Awakened and started looking elsewhere.

‘Is there something that is being detected?’

-No, not at all.

‘This is a headache.’

Hyunseong let out a sigh, his teeth chattering.

Does that mean it’s that far away or that it’s hidden?

It didn’t seem like it would be easy to find either way.

at that time,

“hmm?”

A huge lake appeared before my eyes.

It was a lake so large that if you hadn’t been able to see the other side, you might have mistaken it for the sea.

“It looks like it’ll be difficult to get across.”

“I can do it.”

“Hmm? Do you have sleepwalking skills?”

Kang Chul looks at himself with a surprised expression.

Listening to his story, it seemed like sleep walking was a skill that was quite difficult to acquire.

“Because you can only get it by defeating the lizardman among the area bosses on the second floor.”

A skill that can only be obtained from the Lizardman boss, not other bosses.

Besides, it seemed like it wasn’t something you could definitely get, and that you might not be able to get it even if you caught it once.

“However, since it is not a very useful skill, it is rare to find an Awakened person who has mastered it.”

“but.”

How often do you find yourself stepping on water while conquering a labyrinth or fighting monsters?

I can count on one hand the number of times that this has happened since I got here.

“Anyway, if you have sleep walking, there shouldn’t be a problem.”

After saying that, Kangcheol walked towards the lake.

Ripples spread across the lake with the sound of water lapping against the surface.

“I also have sleep walking skills.”

“Didn’t you say you weren’t going to try to learn it?”

“When I was on the third floor, I often went up to the second floor.”

It seemed like I had obtained it by coincidentally meeting and defeating the area boss.

Anyway, if both of them can sleepwalk, there’s no problem.

Hyunseong and Kangcheol walk across the lake to the other side.

While walking like that for a long time.

“…huh?”

Hyunseong discovered something and a question mark appeared above his head.

“what’s the matter?”

“No, look at that.”

“…hmm?”

Kang Chul tilts his head as if he is just as puzzled as himself.

Following the direction that Hyunseong’s fingertips were pointing to, a tree sitting on a large lake was visible.

A tree growing in the middle of a huge lake.

-Anyone can see that it’s suspicious.

I nodded my head without realizing it at Seol-ah’s words.

As I was walking, I wondered if there was something there.

Kuguguguguguk!

“?!”

The water surface begins to shake violently, like the sea being hit by a huge storm.

At the same time, a huge shadow appeared under the water.

Phew!!

Swaaaaaaah.

A tall column of water spread out, creating an atmosphere that made it look like rain.

and,

“… … ”

A monster with a long, white body was looking down at Hyunseong and Kangcheol.

A guy who just looks down without saying anything.

Steel tried to draw his weapon, but was stopped with a hand gesture.

“I don’t know why, but it doesn’t seem like there’s any hostility, so let’s not provoke them unnecessarily.”

“… … ”

I thought it was a monster that came to kill anyone who invaded its territory.

It didn’t seem to be that.

Then why did it show up?

As I thought so, the guy’s body slid back into the water, leaving only his face sticking out.

The guy’s red eyes met his own glowing red eyes inside his skull.

and,

Oh my god.

The guy with the mouth open.

For a moment, I flinched as if it was trying to swallow me, and almost pulled out Seol-ah.

Steel already has his weapon in hand.

However, as time passed, the guy just sat there with his mouth open and did nothing else.

-Are you… telling me to ride?

‘Put it in your mouth?’

-I don’t know much about it, but I’ve seen it in the records on the human side. It says there’s a divine beast that guides those who have received the blessing of the Friend to the Elf sanctuary.

‘Blessing of the Blessed Friend?’

-That’s what the village chief said.

‘…That’s the blessing of a good friend?’

I thought it was no big deal because he just walked by without saying anything.

I never thought it would be this grand.

‘So you want me to put it in your mouth? Really?’

Even if there was no hostility, it was inevitable that there would be hesitation.

If you swallow it all, you’ll have a pretty horrible experience.

Hyunseong thought about it for a moment, then made up his mind and clenched his teeth.

“Let’s go in.”

“…Are you in your right mind?”

Steel’s reaction was natural.

Because there’s no way I’d make the choice to go into the mouth of a giant monster without going crazy.

I thought maybe he was charmed, but he didn’t show any sign of it.

Rather, Kang Chul lets out a deep sigh as he feels that it is sincere.

“I won’t force you.”

“Whew, this is driving me crazy.”

I never thought that one day I would walk into the mouth of a monster.

Steel put his weapon away and followed Hyunseong towards the gaping mouth of the god.

Hyunseong laughs happily, his teeth chattering, at the sight of people following him.

“You’re not in your right mind either.”

I told you to come, but I didn’t think you would actually come.

Normally, we would have split up at some point before we even got here and entered the ruins.

“To be honest, I don’t understand it myself.”

My head still didn’t understand, but my heart was telling me that it wasn’t dangerous even if I entered the mouth of the god of persimmons.

Kangcheol carefully steps into the mouth of the god with Hyunseong.

Immediately afterwards, the wide open mouth of the god closed and pitch black darkness came upon him.

Gulp!

Did it come into the water or go somewhere else?

I felt like I was moving, but it was so dark that I couldn’t see anything.

The sound of teeth clashing from a place where you can’t see even an inch ahead.

“Shall we go inside?”

“… Are you serious?”

“Just kidding.”

Hyunseong clacked his teeth as if he was happy.

And after a while.

Swish.

Bam!

Swaaaaaaah!

The giant mouth opened again, and water flowed like a waterfall between the scales.

The scenery outside the mouth is revealed along with the water gradually subsiding.

“Here is…?”

“Where?”

Not only Kangcheol, but also Hyunseong looked around as if it was a new experience.

There was a wide open space in front, with a wall covered with vines…

“…her?”

A foolish sound coming out between Hyunseong’s teeth.

“what’s the matter?”

“That…”

“Why that wall?”

Kangcheol tilts his head.

However, Hyunseong shook his head and answered.

“That’s not a wall. It’s a tree. A huge tree.”

“…her?”

This time, a foolish voice flowed out from the steel’s mouth.