Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 19



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19. Instant Dungeon (1)

“Ke, Keruk… I can’t do this anymore…”

Brin groans and falls to the floor.

Hyunseong put away the sword he was holding and clacked his teeth.

“I think it’s the limit. Then let’s take a break.”

The figure that had been burning with determination was nowhere to be found, and now he was like a puppet whose strings had been cut, unable to move.

Anyone who saw that appearance would find it difficult to say that it was okay.

If someone saw it, they would say the goblin looked like a rag.

His disciple opened his mouth with difficulty to resolve the questions that had been floating in his mind, even though his whole body was aching.

“S, Master, something is strange.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Father, didn’t you say you would teach me how to cook?”

“That’s right.”

“But why…”

Are you saying that the beginners are just training like crazy without learning?

All he had done for the past few days was hellish training that squeezed his entire body.

After training, I feel like it would be faster to find a place that doesn’t hurt than a place that does.

“You said you’d do anything I said, that you’d risk your life, and now you’re complaining… Tsk tsk. These days, kids lack the drive and determination, and you’re just like those words.”

Hyunseong clicking his tongue when it doesn’t even exist.

Brin had nothing to say.

Because it was true that he had said that he would follow unconditionally.

However, I wanted to refute the argument that there was a lack of effort.

Because I was working so hard that I almost died.

Without even knowing why I’m doing this.

Hyunseong also felt a little sorry for the sight and was lost in thought.

‘Let me give you a little motivation.’

Even if you don’t tell them, they will follow you, but their motivation will hit rock bottom.

From your perspective, it might just feel like you’re being harassed, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to give them a reason to motivate them.

“Because Cheonma Shingong is a martial art that does not have ascending martial arts.”

“Keruk?”

In cases where there were many people to teach, such as a large temple or a large temple, they did not teach their final season to their disciples from the beginning.

It could be said that the martial arts themselves were structured like a staircase, with students learning basic martial arts and then having students who excelled learn advanced martial arts.

Of course, there may also be an intention to not teach their seasons to just anyone.

‘But, the Heavenly Demonic Art is different.’

If you are not qualified, there is no chance to even see the secret, and there is no martial arts to climb up the stairs like a martial arts that is only for the existence of Cheonma.

The martial arts that were completed as one, that was the Cheonma Shingong.

If you learn not only Cheonma Shingong but also Sangseung Martial Arts, most of them will be like this.

“That’s why prior preparation is necessary before learning martial arts.”

“Ready, are you?”

If you learn herbivory without meeting even the minimum requirements, you won’t be able to properly practice it.

Brin tilted his head as if he still didn’t understand.

“for example…”

The tip of the sword he was holding shook.

The precise stabs pierced the air, as if embroidering stars in the dark night sky.

“Can you copy exactly what I just did?”

“I will try.”

Brin raises his creaking body, grabs his sword, and swings it around like his master told him to.

Naturally, there was no trace of Hyunseong’s neatness, and all that could be seen was a sloppy appearance.

“How is it?”

“My wrist…”

I only unfolded it once, but I strained my wrist because I tried to change the path too forcefully.

Besides that, there were many other shortcomings, such as a lack of power to kick the ground, but I didn’t say anything about it.

“If you learn the herbivore method with your current body condition and force yourself to do it, you will find yourself unable to hold a sword in less than a year.”

Only then did he understand why his master had treated him this way.

It may be because he hasn’t even reached the starting line yet.

No matter how great a divine skill it is, what good is it if the person who has mastered it cannot even properly swing their sword.

In all martial arts, the body is the foundation, and no matter how great the Heavenly Demon Art is, it cannot be helped.

“Would it have been easier to learn if I had only skin and bones like my teacher?”

“That’s nonsense.”

If that was the case, I would have ended up not even learning the internal energy method.

Because it was me who built up my internal energy without breathing, it was by no means something a beginner could do.

The herbivores would have been able to spread their wings without difficulty, but their arms and hand bones would have fallen off quickly.

“Be thankful that you have a body that you can train.”

He was nothing but bones.

Even if you train, your bones will just wear away.

Therefore, training one’s body was no different from meaningless self-torture.

‘That’s why I look like this now.’

He wasn’t even able to properly exert half of the strength he could now.

He was somehow covering up his unstable body, which consisted of only bones, with his system and skills.

‘If only I had a proper body…’

It wouldn’t be like this here now.

Shouldn’t it have been at least one or two floors higher?

Brin looked at the sword in his hand and asked.

“But what does Cheonma mean?”

Just from what I’ve heard, it starts with the Cheonma Shingong, Cheonma Sword Technique, Cheonma Fist Technique, Cheonma Spear Technique, etc.

I realized that I still didn’t know the meaning of the name, which was so self-aggrandizing that it was almost excessive.

“Cheonma (Heavenly Demon). It means the heaven and master of all demons.”

A truly arrogant name.

The first Heavenly Horse said that it was named like this because the sky can neither be hidden nor hidden.

“Keruk…”

Is he learning from such a being?

Brin, who thought he had rested enough, got up and started moving his body.

“Hoo.”

Hyunseong’s eyes sparkled with a strange look.

Shouldn’t the teacher help his disciple who is working so hard?

“Please take it easy.”

“Don’t worry, you won’t die. You won’t die.”

“… … ”

From that day on, a strange rumor began to circulate in the labyrinth that the screams of goblins that should not exist could be heard on the second floor.

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.

.

“Shhh!”

A lizardman running towards you from hiding in the bushes.

Hyunseong extended his sword without even looking in the direction where the sound came from.

The guy who had his neck pierced before he could even properly swing the giant axe collapsed without even being able to utter a single word.

[Level up.]

“oh?”

The system window that appears before your eyes only after fighting a few battles.

I opened the status window with a happy heart.

[Name: Kim Hyun-seong.]

[Race: Skeleton Knight]

[Characteristic: None]

[Level: 17]

[Strength: 15]

[Stamina: 10]

[Endurance: 11]

[Agility: 10]

[Magic Power: 11]

[Points remaining: 4]

How long has it been since I leveled up?

It felt like it had been so long that it was appropriate to say that I had finally gotten up.

‘but.’

Since entering the labyrinth city, I haven’t had a chance to catch any monsters.

After looking around the neighborhood for the past few days, I can see that the second floor is different from the first floor not only in its structure.

‘The distribution of monsters has completely changed.’

On the first floor, monsters appeared in order from the entrance to the center: skeletons, goblins, gnolls, and spiny boars.

Even if you meet them at the border, if the areas are different, no other monsters appear at all.

But the second floor was different.

If you thought there was a lizardman on this side, there was a frog-like monster on that side, and on the other side, a giant insect-like monster was taking up residence.

Even plant-type monsters.

I now understand why the first floor is called a tutorial.

‘I couldn’t find the territory boss this time either.’

Not only was it difficult to deal with, it was also difficult to even discover.

A boss in an area I have never seen before since I came up to the second floor.

If we catch that guy, we’ll be able to climb up faster.

“Tsk, I guess it’s time to go back.”

He looked back at the path he had come and realized that he had come quite far.

Perhaps Brin is waiting for him, having finished his rest and training.

Unlike himself, his disciple needed to rest as much as he could physically.

‘I lived because there was a suitable place.’

A temporary camp that can be heard as the Awakened advance through the labyrinth.

It looked like it had been used for a long time, but the site itself was usable, so he used it as a hiding place.

When Brin was up, he would train his body and teach him a little bit of vegetarianism, and when he was resting, he would come out like this and catch monsters around him, repeating this.

“huh?”

Hyunseong, who was returning to the hideout, stopped walking.

A strange phenomenon occurred before my eyes, accompanied by a faint vibration.

Tsk tsk tsk.

The air was splitting apart.

A portal appeared before my eyes, cracked like broken glass.

Who would have thought that I would see a portal being created with my own eyes?

‘Is this a portal to the next floor?’

It could be possible, since the portals are said to be generated randomly.

However, it seemed different from the portal he had passed through to move between floors.

While that portal had a distorted appearance in the air, the portal that appeared before his eyes now was cracked and looked like it would shatter at any moment.

‘It doesn’t look like a simple portal.’

Hyunseong stares quietly at the cracked portal.

I wanted to check out the portal’s appearance, which was different from the outside.

The worries didn’t last long, and Hyunseong’s decision was-

“Why don’t you go in and take a look?”

Even if it’s a portal to the next floor, you can just go in and come back before the portal disappears, right?

Hyunseong carefully brings the hand bone to his hand.

Chorus.

There was a sound like the crack that had just fallen into his hands was collapsing.

It seemed as if if I shattered the cracked portal, I would be able to see something beyond, just as if a wall had collapsed and I could see the outside.

After confirming that there was nothing that could be considered a threat, Hyunseong walked into the split portal.

and,

[You have entered the instant dungeon.]

The view changes with the sound of the system’s voice.

I found myself in a similar forest to the one I had just been in, but in a different place.

Looking back, the cracked portal continued to exist in the same place, as if it had no intention of disappearing.

and,

“It’s an instant dungeon…”

I never thought there would be a dungeon inside a labyrinth like this.

The labyrinth itself is so large, who would have thought that there would be another labyrinth within it?

Hyunseong looked around.

The forest seemed wide, but something felt strange.

“This is…”

I thought about going back to the back of the portal, but it was blocked by an invisible barrier.

As I looked at the structure along the barrier, it seemed like there was only one way to go.

It looks wide, but there’s only one road.

“Stop thinking useless thoughts and just focus on clearing the dungeon, is that it?”

Hyunseong clicked his teeth as if he found it amusing.

It wasn’t a bad story.

Why would you refuse if they said they would guide you to the boss you were looking for?

but,

‘I don’t know what his intentions are, but it seems like the founder of this labyrinth wants the Awakened to become stronger.’

From the sequential difficulty of the first floor to the existence of an individual who kindly guides you to the boss.

If it weren’t for the arrangement to raise the level of the Awakened, it wouldn’t have been this well-organized.

‘Because reality is irrationality itself.’

If the labyrinth didn’t have a first floor and instead had a second floor, most Awakened people wouldn’t have even thought about conquering it.

Questions kept coming to my mind, but I soon shook them all away.

“Let’s think about it later and go inside for now.”

It is also impolite to ignore something that appeared right in front of you as if telling you to attack.

Hyunseong searched the forest like that and headed towards the inside of the dungeon.