Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 65
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65. Castle that can’t be reached
“That is the castle you cannot go to.”
Han Ji-soo pointed to a spot with her index finger.
When I looked there, I could really see the castle.
“Oh, I see.”
If it can be seen like this even though it’s quite far away, then the castle must be quite large.
At that moment, Seol-ah, who had seen the castle, rang the bell.
-Oh, what is this? Is this it?
‘? Do you know?’
-Last time, when you said you needed to know where this place was, I told you it was Goseong. That castle is that castle.
‘oh?’
That means there might be a hidden treasure there.
It was an unexpected windfall.
-But, when I was there, there was no such thing as a barrier.
It was a place you could go to without any problems, but it was difficult to find because the land of death was so large.
Something must have happened while I was away, or a labyrinth must have appeared and changed.
‘Who lived there originally?’
– It was the capital of a prosperous kingdom a long time ago. After it became a land of death, quite powerful undead ruled there.
‘Are you still a king after death?’
-Well, I can tell just by looking at you what your desires were like in life.
Hyunseong heads to the castle while talking to Seol-ah.
But, even though I walked quite a bit, I didn’t feel like I was getting any closer.
I continued walking towards the castle…
“how is it?”
“I really can’t go.”
At some point, the castle suddenly moved to the back instead of the front.
I didn’t even go through the portal, I just walked forward towards the castle.
He stopped walking and stroked his chin.
‘Do you know what happened?’
-Well, I’m not sure yet. I can feel traces of magic, so I think the barrier is definitely right, but it’s strange.
‘What? You talk like you know everything about magic. But don’t you understand everything once you see it?’
Seol-ah gets upset when I say it in a disappointed tone.
-I’m not the one who strikes barriers, I’m the one who breaks barriers, so I’m vulnerable in this area.
‘Then why don’t you just break it?’
-It’s impossible because the seal hasn’t been broken!
‘Oh, it’s been a while since I’ve heard that. That damn seal.’
-Iiyi! I can break through this barrier without a seal! I need to gather information, so keep going to the castle for now!
‘Yes, yes.’
Hyunseong, who was laughing with his teeth chattering, decided to go towards the castle a few more times.
But the second, the third, and the fourth.
There was no income.
“Excuse me, how long are you going to do this?”
Han Ji-hyun asks cautiously.
No matter how much Hyunseong was the leader of the party, it was inevitable that he would be dissatisfied at this point.
I told you in advance that you couldn’t go, but you kept trying.
It was difficult to understand why Hyunseong was repeating this meaningless act.
‘Hmm, should I give up?’
Hyunseong is lost in thought, stroking his chin.
If I had caught a monster during this wasted time, I would have gotten one step closer to leveling up.
Seol-ah also knew that, but she was angry and cried out in beg.
-Ma, give me one last chance.
‘Isn’t that the typical line you say before failing?’
Hyunseong sighs softly and chatters his teeth.
In the end, I decided to trust Seol-ah for the last time.
“Let’s go one last time. You might get the feel of it.”
“… I understand. Is this really the last one?”
“If it doesn’t work out this time, I’ll just give up.”
Han Ji-hyun nodded as if she had no choice.
Han Ji-soo, who was watching from the side, whispered to her older sister.
“Are you holding out long this time?”
If it was the personality of the older sister that he knew, he would have immediately started a fight after the first or second failure.
Han Ji-hyun glared at her younger brother’s words.
“Do you know what kind of chicken I am?”
“Wasn’t it?”
“This guy.”
“Huh?!”
The younger brother, whose arm was pinched, screamed in pain.
In fact, she had also been hoping that she might be able to go to the castle she couldn’t go to, so she followed Hyeonseong’s words without question.
Because I felt something special about him that was different from other Awakened people.
I trusted my instincts.
“Because it’s a skeleton.”
“No, not that.”
That’s special, though.
Han Ji-hyun quietly looked at Hyeon-seong and his group.
“Until I entered the labyrinth, I never thought that I would have to talk to a monster.”
“Me too. It’s not strange no matter what happens in the labyrinth.”
While the sisters were talking like that.
Hyunseong, who was walking ahead, stopped when he heard a voice.
-Okay!!
A sound so loud it could ring a bell.
It seemed like I finally figured out a way.
Surely that wasn’t a flag.
He asked Seol-ah in surprise.
‘So, what do you want to know?’
-This is a distortion barrier. And it even has illusion magic added to it.
‘distortion?’
-I thought it was going straight, but it actually went around the castle.
‘… I know what you mean. So, how do I get to this castle?’
-The simplest way is to cut the space.
‘That thing again?’
Listening to Seol-ah’s explanation, it seemed that since the barrier itself interferes with space, cutting the space would be useless.
-I evolved, but it still doesn’t work?
‘It’s not like it evolves.’
If you become infinitely stronger, there may come a day when you can theoretically physically tear space apart, but that is a different matter from gaining enlightenment and tearing through space.
‘What other way? This thing can’t be broken like a rock.’
-Then what… this body will be my guide!
‘Guide?’
-A distortion barrier like this is bound to have a gap in the distorted part. If you can penetrate that gap, you can get inside without having to break the barrier.
‘It’s like finding a maze.’
-You could say that. The part where you are standing right now is the entrance to the maze.
‘Really? Then let’s go.’
Hyunseong and his party head inside the barrier, following Seol-ah’s guidance.
The sister who was following behind began to doubt her own eyes as she saw the castle getting closer and closer.
‘I’m really getting close?!’
‘Is this real?!’
It was natural that it was hard to believe.
Because it was a place that many awakened people had tried to approach, but no one had been able to reach.
On the way to the castle.
“Kururururuk…”
A bunch of undead appeared, making a phlegm-boiling sound.
And as soon as we made eye contact
“Whoa!!!”
“Koooooooooooo!!”
Undead that rush forward with burning hatred for the living.
He cut off the heads of the guys running towards him in one breath.
A fight broke out as the group behind them also immediately entered a battle stance.
and,
“Keeeeeeeeeek!!”
A boss with a scream so loud that it feels like your eardrums will burst has appeared.
Usually the size of a zombie that looks like a child.
It was incredibly grotesque to see her body swollen to the point where it looked like it might burst at any moment.
“That welcome is a bit harsh.”
We haven’t even arrived at the castle yet.
-The guy who created this barrier designed it this way. It was designed to gather all the zombies within the barrier range into one place. You’ll encounter them as you explore the maze.
‘You must have prepared for someone to break in.’
Han Ji-hyun, who was fighting next to her, looked at her younger brother after seeing the giant zombie.
“What do you think of that huge guy, his whole body looks like muscle?”
“…? What do you think?”
“No, what if you look at it with your own eyes?”
“Do you think I’m a muscle fetishist?”
“I didn’t say anything like that.”
Han Ji-soo turned her eyes away from her older sister and looked at the giant zombie, making a cool-headed assessment.
“25 points.”
“That’s harsh criticism.”
“That’s just a bulging muscle. No, I’m not even sure if it’s a muscle. It’s just a bulging lump of flesh.”
It certainly looked more like flesh than muscle, as it was swollen to the point of almost bursting.
“And, as always, muscle coordination is important, just like Rashi. Look at those deltoid muscles that stick out every time you swing your sword. And the quadriceps that show off when the lobe flutters every now and then are also a delicacy.”
“I don’t even know where my quadriceps is, let alone whether it’s a delicacy or a joke.”
“Oh, you don’t know about the quadriceps femoris! It’s a really good part! Where is it…”
Han Ji-hyun covers her ears with a tired expression as the explanation continues.
He had no choice but to cover his ears, knowing that he wouldn’t be able to keep his mouth shut if his brother started like this.
Han Ji-soo, who had been explaining for a long time, looked at Rashi with an ecstatic expression.
“Plus, those strong pectoralis major muscles, your chest circumference must easily be over 130… You’re much bigger than your sister?”
“do you want to die?”
“Will you let me show you some tricks later?”
Rashi, who was swinging his long sword, flinched and shrugged his shoulders at the unknown gaze he felt from behind.
Seol-ah, who heard that conversation, rang the bell.
-Aren’t the symptoms getting worse?
‘It’s a matter of taste, so let’s respect it.’
It’s not like it’s doing any harm or anything.
Because that sister is doing a good job of carrying out her role while having a conversation.
Kwaruruk!!
It seemed as if the ground was rising, then it began to wrap around the boss’s arm and bind him.
The guy who had one of his arms sealed in an instant screamed and struggled.
“Keeeeeek!!!”
Zombies rising from the ground with a scream.
Is this a skill you have as a territory boss?
Seol-ah, who saw that sight, rang the bell as if she had made the discovery of the century.
-If you don’t kill this boss, but capture it and trap it, won’t it scream and create an infinite number of zombies? Then you can farm infinite experience points, right?
“Look at the idea.”
It was an idea where it was impossible to know who the monster was.
Seol-ah looked up to the sky and spoke as if she had no shame in her words.
-Who did you learn all this from?
‘… … ‘
-It’s all human’s fault that I became like this! I did nothing wrong!
‘What the heck?’
Now it’s time to shift the blame.
The shamelessness was sky-high.
-Ouch! So, you’re not going to do it?
“Let’s do it right now.”
Since it’s come to this, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to gain some experience here.
The area boss screamed a few more times, but soon ran out of magic power, as the scream did not cause any zombies to rise from the ground.
Hyunseong cut off the zombie’s head in one go and struck his teeth together as it no longer appeared.
“It’s not that efficient. Next time I see it, I’ll just kill it.”
-You say something like that after picking out everything you wanted to pick out. Isn’t that even more trash?
“It would be merciful to end this quickly.”
-Wow, you’re so annoying!
A skeleton and a talking sword arguing over who is more trash.
It was a showdown that made my heart swell.
After going inside the barrier and fighting a few battles.
“Wow, this is my first time seeing it this close.”
“me too.”
We arrived at the castle we couldn’t get to.
When I came closer, I could tell.
“I thought it was just a castle, but it wasn’t.”
“Is this a place like the royal capital?”
Although it was in ruins, it was a huge city that showed how prosperous it had been.
Seol-ah let out a proud voice while shaking her sword.
-How about my guiding ability?
“This is really great.”
I had no choice but to admit this.
I used to treat him like a sealed bird because he would mutter to himself every day, “If only the seal were released.”
I thought it would help even without unsealing it.
If it weren’t for Seol-ah, I wouldn’t have even thought of coming here.
“Okay, shall we go in then?”
Hyunseong gritted his teeth and headed into the city.