Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 79
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79. God’s Tears (4)
“So, you’re saying that to get to the next level, I have to trip on the same transmission trap inside the maze twice?”
-that’s right.
“How vicious.”
Hyunseong, who heard the method of conquering the maze from Seol-ah, gritted his teeth in disbelief.
How many people would step on a trap again even though they already know it’s a trap?
Moreover, it is not just about getting caught in a transmission trap twice, but it is also about getting caught in the same place twice.
There has never been a villain as evil as this one.
At this point, it was more surprising to find out.
“How on earth did you find that?”
-I was wandering around the maze and I deliberately stepped on a transmission trap to start over, but it turned out to be a transmission trap I had already stepped on.
“This is truly a coincidence given by heaven.”
Hyunseong and Seoian mutter as they head into the maze.
The maze itself wasn’t all that smooth.
“Geuuuuuuuu!”
Even monsters appearing here and there in the maze.
This time, it was not humanoid, but had the appearance of an animal.
These guys are mad and rush towards the enemy.
furthermore…
“Kwiiiiiiiiik!!”
No matter how hard I tried to catch them, they kept appearing, seemingly out of nowhere.
Boom!
A thing that looked like a wild boar ran straight at me and slammed me into the wall.
A guy who flinches, then pulls away and runs at me like a fool again.
I felt like I would lose my sense of direction and get lost more if I kept fighting.
“Let’s quickly find the transmission trap.”
In the end, I had no choice but to give up on the monster fight and proceed like on the first floor.
When I got caught in the first transmission trap and returned to the entrance.
Kwakwang!
Krrrr!
The ruins shook slightly and an explosion sounded from the top of the stairs.
It seemed like the Awakened had found this place.
“They’re fighting pretty fiercely.”
“Because the opponent is the opponent.”
Considering the strength and numbers of those zombies, they won’t be able to chase after us right away.
With that thought in mind, I quickly headed back to the transport ship.
And the moment you step into the same transmission trap.
The view has changed.
“Here…”
Looking around, I realized that it was not the entrance to the maze, but somewhere else.
And there it is-
Clink.
Heavily armed zombie soldiers welcoming you.
Hyunseong clacked his jawbone as if he was happy to see that sight.
“Yeah, I’m glad you guys are here.”
What could be difficult about it, as long as you just deal with them as they appear?
He picked up Seol-ah and ran towards the guys.
A guy who lifts a huge shield that covers his entire torso.
but,
‘No way!’
Seol-ah curled like a snake and stabbed his neck, then cut horizontally, and the neck and body were cleanly separated.
Hyunseong quickly clears out zombies using the same technique he used to deal with the Lark in the Orc Citadel.
He only had God’s protection, but the law of relativity itself was no different from his.
After defeating all the monsters, the stairs behind them were revealed.
“It’s the third floor now. The previous user went up to the fourth floor?”
-huh.
I wonder what kind of shit awaits on the third floor.
What appeared like that was a passageway.
A straight passageway with all sides blocked.
“What is this?”
The moment when you try to pass through the passage while feeling awkward in an unnatural scene.
Crash
Hyunseong quickly jumped backwards at the feeling of something being stepped on.
Then, arrows poured down on the spot where Hyunseong had just been.
“Is it the organ this time?”
This seemed to be the ordeal of this floor.
“Isn’t it too artificial to be said to have been created by God?”
-The ruins themselves were created by people. In order to select the rightful owner of the items left behind by the gods.
“What is the rightful owner?”
-I think they said that on the first floor, they tested your skills to take down soldiers, on the second floor, they tested your insight to get through the maze, and on the third floor, they tested your agility to break through the traps.
“It’s not about not falling into traps, but rather about getting past them quickly even if you do fall into them.”
Looking at the way it was done, it seemed like it was just an execution.
Seol-ah also seemed to agree with Hyun-seong’s thoughts and rang the bell.
-I read the records and it seems like they were so prosperous back then that they had nothing to do and just did whatever they wanted under the pretext of testing. They must have been quite bored.
“… … ”
Even the reason it was created was absurd.
Why are you holding onto the hope that will prevent the destruction of the world so tightly?
It was to the point where I thought they might be the main culprits of the destruction.
“Can’t you fly?”
“Does it seem like it’ll be hard?”
“why?”
“Well, I guess it’s better to just see it than to explain it.”
She used her magic to lift a nearby rock and shoot it out.
And before we even get to the other sideㅡ
bang!
The passage narrowed down and the stones turned into dust.
Hyunseong stared blankly at the powder scattered in the middle of the passage.
“As you can see, in a world like Murim, flying through the air is a legendary feat, so they probably wouldn’t have considered it that much, but in a fantasy world with magical powers, flying itself isn’t that difficult.”
“Ugh, that’s quite thorough.”
If you use a shortcut, the passage itself moves.
In this situation, it seemed like there was no other answer than a head-on attack.
“By the way, how did that guy get through here before?”
-It was a fast one.
“… … ”
Did you go straight through this passage?
The guys who made this are the ones who made it, but the guy who broke through it also seemed abnormal in many ways.
Digging 500m alone through a secret passage in a mansion and overcoming these crazy things called trials.
Even if he had been in the martial arts world, he would have been called a great swordsman or a divine swordsman, and would have been quite famous as a master of the law.
“Okay, let’s go for now.”
Hyunseong starts stretching as if to loosen up his body.
-I know it’s late to ask this, but is there any point in stretching?
Stretching is meant to loosen up your muscles.
There was no point in stretching for Hyunseong, who was nothing but skin and bones.
“This is what it feels like.”
Because sometimes feelings give us more power than we think.
Hyunseong stands at the starting line muttering like that.
And just like that,
Crunch!
His body shot forward at the same time as the sound of a step being made.
Wow wow wow wow!!
A tremendous sound, as if lightning were striking right in front of your nose.
Seoian frowned slightly at the sudden noise for a moment.
Hyunseong’s body was already so far ahead that it appeared as a dot.
She muttered as she blankly stared at Hyunseong’s back at the entrance of the passage.
“Wow, that dog is fast.”
She, who usually enjoyed martial arts, imagined what kind of martial arts this might be, but the reality was a little different.
‘Actually, it’s hard to even call this a law.’
He simply gathered his internal energy into the soles of his feet and exploded it, moving forward at incredible speed.
The footwork refers to the movement of the feet when performing a technique.
But what was needed now was speed, not technology.
Of course, even in situations like the present, there were times when the law shone.
Hurrruk!
Shushu shuk!
Chae-Ang!
The moment to avoid the trap.
When to advance, when to retreat, when to evade.
Hyunseong moved forward, avoiding traps with minimal movement, using the right timing that was neither too fast nor too slow.
‘This is fucking hard!’
The closer we got to the end of the passage, the more intense the traps became.
And the flame waiting at the end was like a curtain without any gaps.
It makes you wonder if it was really made to be avoided.
‘This is unavoidable.’
I had to create an opening and break through.
Hyunseong grabbed Seol-ah as he ran to the end of the passage.
and,
Swaaaaaaaaaah!!
As I swung my sword, a gust of wind blew through and pierced the curtain of fire.
Hyunseong throws his body into the gap.
“Oh my god, I’m dying.”
I couldn’t even remember when I last ran with all my might like this.
Even though I tried to avoid the trap, there were scratch marks all over my bones.
I guess it’s fortunate that it’s not broken or cracked.
“Wow, that’s amazing. I thought I was watching a circus.”
At that moment, Hyunseong’s skull quickly turned as he heard Seoian’s voice from the side.
“How are you here?”
“When you arrived, a magic circle appeared at the entrance?”
“… … ”
I wonder if they made it so that if just one person gets through, the rest can get through too.
The difficulty level was so high that it made me want to curse, but they seemed like they were overly considerate in unnecessary aspects.
“I really want to punch the creator of this relic in the face when I meet him later.”
-If I do well, I might be able to meet a monster?
“…really?”
-The creator here is quite an eccentric and long-lived person. When I came to find the Tears of God, I heard rumors that he was still alive. There may come a day when we meet as monsters somewhere.
“That’s nice to hear.”
Although the chances of actually meeting her were slim, just hearing that I could hit her later made me feel motivated.
And then, as we passed through the passage and went a little further forward, we saw stairs leading to the 4th floor.
“So what’s on the fourth floor?”
Skills on the first floor, insight on the second floor, and agility on the third floor.
What will they test on the 4th floor now?
“It was blocked on the 4th floor when you came here before, right?”
It won’t be an easy test, as even the guy who cleared all 3 floors gave up.
-Yeah, that’s right.
“So, what kind of test is it?”
Even though it didn’t seem like it would be helpful to know the test content anyway, Hyunseong asked anyway.
Seol-ah rang the sword bell at Hyun-seong.
-The 4th floor is a simple test.
“No, if you think about it, all the tests we’ve taken so far were simple.”
The first floor was something you just had to get through, and the second floor was something you just had to get through the maze.
To get to the third floor, you just have to go through the hallway.
The test was just fucking difficult, there was nothing complicated about it.
-I guess it doesn’t matter if I tell you the details. We’re going to fight the same anyway.
“What? A monster is coming out?”
-That’s right, this time we just have to knock him down.
“The nuance is a bit strange. Why is it a guess?”
-Because the previous user couldn’t take it down. I don’t know if taking it down is the end or what comes after that.
“indeed.”
It seemed like this test was purely a test of force.
As we were talking, the stairs ended and a wide open space came into view.
Although there was thick darkness, Hyunseong’s crimson eyes pierced through the darkness.
and,
‘There’s something in the center.’
Something in the middle of a wide open space.
That must be the test this time.
As I thought that and took a step forward, the thing began to move as if it sensed the presence of an intruder.
Kurururung.
Is it because he had been still for a long time, or is it because of his huge body?
Just moving it made a heavy sound.
Something that was already huge even though it was crouching down became even bigger as it pecked at its body.
A guy whose outline is becoming clearer and clearer.
that…
“bone?”
It was the same bone as his own.
However, the size was on a different level.
Its size is reminiscent of a giant whale.
and,
Urrrrrrr.
Whioooooo!
Even though the wings, which were nothing but bones, were spread, the wind rose.
A skull that resembled a dinosaur I once saw at a museum.
From inside, crimson eyes bloomed.
“Kuwaaaa …
A deafening roar.
Seoian, who had been quietly watching from the side, spoke the name of the giant monster.
“Bone Dragon…”