The Reincarnation of Fusion Punk - Chapter 246



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#Episode 248.

Federal City, Odin.

Schnauzen Javier muttered in admiration.

“As expected of the Amazons. They considered strategic weapons to completely destroy the city, but they made it so that there was no need for that.”

Amazon Mengwu Jia.

As soon as he broke his long seclusion and came out into the world, he caused a great stir.

He came to Odin out of the blue a while ago and asked why Loki had collapsed, which embarrassed even the world-famous Schnauzen Javier. Then he dug into the events that had occurred while he was in hiding and disappeared.

Two days later.

Meng Wujia appeared in Surtr and cut off the ear of the Seven Seated Yellow Wheel.

In a shocking turn of events, the noisy martial arts world became as quiet as a mountain lake. The shameful history of the Jeongsa martial arts world being defeated by the devil came to mind again, and the entire martial arts world held its breath at the distant steps of the demon lord who had leapt out into the world.

“I’ll go straight there and cut off your ear. Is it because the arrogant Huang Lun doesn’t go wild because he has a sense of humor? Or is it because he’s afraid of the Demon Lord?”

He may have given up on becoming a Heavenly Demon, which he had long desired, but he is still the only one in the martial arts world.

Even Hwangryun, who is called the heaven of the martial arts world because he can control Surtr, would be reluctant to come into conflict with the true celestial being Maeng Woo-gak.

Wheeeeee—

High above Odin City.

A splendid magical power is sucked into the small body.

Soon, Schnauzer Javier slowly descended while feeling the turbid wind. As the lake-like magic rippled thickly, his hair that had been standing up gradually became calm and collected. He looked ahead and asked.

“How would it be to experience the power of the Three Lords directly?”

“Well, it exceeded my expectations by a lot, so I can’t say for sure···.”

“Looking at your hesitation, I think the gap between you and the Three Lords is not narrow.”

“······.”

“Don’t worry about it. Actually, I feel the same way.”

Odin’s Seven Seats, Schnauzen Javier.

He spoke to Laura Martinez as if she were a child and looked across the distant wall.

“I thought I had caught up with them, but I changed my mind after seeing the Amazon that came to visit me a while ago. But there’s no need to feel sorry. Time is given equally to everyone.”

Outside Odin’s Wall.

Today, I couldn’t detect any movement of any living being. This was quite a strange situation, but strange situations happen often in the world.

Even Schnauzer Javier, whose job is to coordinate, oversee, and balance the affairs of the Federation, cannot know everything about the world.

“Since I only have the past three or the upper-ranking named figures to look up to and compare myself to, sometimes I don’t know where I stand. That’s why I wish there was a new face rising from below······.”

Bb—

With the sound of shoes squeaking, the young face of Schnauzer Javier became strange. He came out of his momentary reverie and asked.

It was a story about Revan that happened in Rocky City.

“You’re saying you used Ilehin’s magic this time?”

Nod.

Laura Martinez shook her head quietly. Her black horn-rimmed glasses reflected the ethereal light emanating from Javier Schnauzer’s body.

“It’s not a low level during battle, and if you can pour your magic power into the twelve four, then it’s a level of skill that’s no different from the magic master, the Magic Tower Master. In the martial arts world, they say that a young man rises from the dead. Even though you’ve only just surpassed the level 10 barrier, your level alone can’t explain how special you are.”

Level.

The Federation divides the realm of humanity into levels 1 through 12, but originally there was no such concept. How could the countless human achievements, enlightenment, and power be divided into only 12 levels?

It is a virtual realm and a measure of power created to unify the system in a world where people using cyberware and weapons, drones, magicians, various tribes, and even terrible monsters live together.

In other words, it is largely a matter of convenience. A master swordsman who masters swordsmanship, a 5th-tier magician who has created five mana circuits, or those with similar powers, can be easily explained as level 7.

Therefore, the gap between each step is not the same.

As you ascend to a higher realm, the boundaries become vague, blurred, and complex. You can’t even tell whether you will be able to achieve enlightenment or overcome the wall in front of you through training.

However, once you have passed the powerful level 9 realm and are close to level 10, you will start to understand it to some extent.

The moment you reach level 10, the world looks different.

Understand and intervene in the invisible through reason.

Thanks to that, you will naturally come to understand that what lies before you is a thorny path that you have never experienced in your life.

Even if you combine the walls from level 1 to level 9, the difficulty is lower than the level 10 wall at the end of level 9.

Even if you count all the walls from level 1 to level 10, it would be similar to the difficulty of getting over the second wall, which is in the middle of level 10.

And of all the walls I’ve overcome throughout my life, none of them are as difficult as the third wall of the last 10 levels.

Schnauzen Javier, who had overcome that rugged wall a long time ago, knew how difficult, complicated, and arduous the path was.

Twelve, Revan.

“The opportunity came at a good time, and I really wanted to show that brash guy the power of the Three Lords. I wanted to know if he would be satisfied with where he is now and give up, or if he would fight harder and break down the wall with all his might.”

Also, the other twelve standing on the border.

That was the reason why I sent as many of the gemstones that showed the steepest growth or had the highest potential in the Federation as possible to this Loki annihilation. I was disappointed that I couldn’t send some of them, but I sent four. To be exact, five, and got a pretty satisfactory result.

“I don’t know if it’s true or not, but if there really is only five years left as Mazon said… I’ll be busy. I’ll have to work hard to move the long-term pieces. Depending on what I accomplish in the next five years, the fate of the Federation after he leaves will be determined.”

It was a pretty heavy topic.

Schnauzer Javier sighed briefly.

A thick wind blew over the quiet skies of Odin City.

A little later.

Suddenly, Laura Martinez, who had been listening to the heavy conversation up until now, opened her lips.

“Come to think of it, where is the Amazon now? He disappeared after destroying Rocky City—”

“By now, I should be in the Valhalla Mountains.”

“···?”

Laura Martinez’s expression is filled with doubt.

Why would the best martial artist in the world go to the hometown of magicians?

Schnauzer Javier added, as if it were a daily occurrence, as if it were no big deal.

“It’s okay. The Seven Seats of Valhalla City are quite capable, so they will do their best to mediate before anything happens.”

“······.”

“Will the city disappear?”

Bb—

Soon, Javier the Schnauzer shrugged his shoulders and disappeared in an instant with a squeaking sound from his shoes.

* * *

The former warlord city of Loki has been completely destroyed.

To a snow-covered wasteland that was neither a land of corpses nor a land of humans.

Odin. Surtr. Valhalla. Baldur. Al Heimdall. Freya. Loki.

The Human Federation, which had been fixed and continued for quite some time as seven large cities, the only stronghold city in the area where Loki was, has now been completely replaced by Ragnarok City.

Kuguguguguguguung—!!!

A dull sound heard from quite a distance.

Acrid dust rises, dimming the city lights.

Outside the glass window, huge pieces of metal were moving around on heavy equipment. Numerous scratches and scratch marks covered the surface of the huge metal.

That’s right, it was the remains of the Rocky City Wall.

The wall that collapsed in Loki, which had been destroyed four days ago, remained in a fairly intact form. Since it was a wall that blocked corpses, its strength was guaranteed from the start. The Federation and the corporations dismantled the collapsed Loki wall and dragged it to Ragnarok City.

“Can even that old wall be recycled?”

“They say that if you just take care of it a little, you can use it as a barrier again. It was built with a lot of money during a time when mankind was abundant, and it has been imbued with magic for a long time. It seems to be a bit different from regular building metals.”

“I see.”

“Revan, what is that?”

Lena stared blankly at the paper in my hand.

It was a psychiatric evaluation report that I had just received after a consultation at a mental hospital. Someone told me, “If you’re crazy, just live like crazy!” How could you do that when there are so many good hospitals in the world?

“When I went and got some counseling, they said I was in perfect condition.”

“Really? You went to see the android doctor, right?”

“He was a human psychiatrist.”

It is difficult to have a mental connection with a machine, even if it is not your fellow Ahimsa.

But, Lena sighed deeply as if she had known this would happen.

“······That’s why I said that. What doctor in the world would say that the Twelve Emperors who rule Ragnarok have ‘mental problems’? Didn’t they just tremble in fear when he said something strange and send him away?”

“uh.”

As I heard those words, the doctor’s expression came to mind as if he had finally come.

I handed over the test paper that I had filled out with a tired face, barely able to type on the pad, and finished the first consultation by asking a few more questions.

Judging by his incredible speed, he must be a great veteran.

I shook my head, thinking that there was no way the specialist’s diagnosis could be wrong.

“That doctor was a true expert. Don’t underestimate human power.”

“······.”

What could be so scary about just writing a psychiatric evaluation report?

Swish—

I have a psychiatric evaluation report that was written very favorably on my side. If anyone later accuses me of being crazy, I will proudly show this to them.

Today, I felt like the anger inside me had disappeared and my body felt lighter, perhaps because I had received psychiatric counseling or because I had talked to Lena.

“By the way, Revan.”

“okay.”

“The selectors who died in this Loki······. Is there a reason why they did it that way?”

The central district of Ragnarok.

One of the purchased buildings was converted into a giant steel tower.

A dreamy, bright tower that emits light all year round.

And at the bottom of the tower, the date of death, the season of the day, and the names of the deceased were engraved. It was like a symbol of a religious site with the names of martyrs written on it.

Some might say it was a giant charnel house, not only brightly lit but also like a city wall, oozing with pure magic power.

Whether he died from being greedy for the essence, or died an ugly death from running away while crying, or died fighting until the end.

“Even though our relationship was short, they are people who have left, and I wanted to remember them, even if it was in a decent way.”

Did I pray earnestly for the souls of those who died in Loki?

Or maybe I just forgot about it.

So I set it up.

I thought for a moment and then asked Lena.

“But it’s a city that’s going to wage war, so is it too childish to act like that?”

Lena, who was staring blankly at the huge iron tower, answered with a faint smile.

“No. I’m thinking of opening a flower shop nearby.”

The residents of Ragnarok looked around the suddenly-appearing iron tower, wondering what was strange, and continued on their way. The letters at the bottom of the tower, wrapped in the tower’s lights, gave off a faint glow.

I stared at it for a few minutes and then looked away.

“Lena, who’s that guy?”

“I’ve been training alone in the underground training ground. For the past three days.”

“I see.”

[If you’re crazy, live like you’re crazy.]

[ No, I didn’t. I just took in a disciple a while ago. ]

[You can’t progress if you’re entangled in human feelings. Among the three, only one is entangled in human feelings, and because of that, he became the craziest of the three. If you try to act like the savior of humanity and end up ruined, you too will have to turn over your human skin.]

[ My disciple is very talented and uses the sword well. Come by and see for yourself later. I’m not saying this because he’s my disciple, but he’s no ordinary genius. He probably has the bloodline of Jang Sam-bong or Yeo Dong-bin among his ancestors. However, the genealogy got messed up in the middle, so his last name is a bit different. ]

[ If he’s such a great guy, why do you have him? I’ve never had a teacher in my entire life. ]

The conversation with Amazon Mengwu-gak lingers in my mind.

Since it was the words of the best in the martial arts world, it was something I couldn’t completely ignore.

I wondered whether I should take his advice as a golden rule. My mind was in turmoil. I guess I still have a long way to go in terms of my spiritual cultivation.

I guess I should go see my talented disciple.

* * *

Cheeeeeeek—

Inside the simulation device, steam is rising.

The man who walked out of there shook his hunched shoulders.

“What’s wrong with your shoulder? They said it was the best quality in the martial arts world. Was it a sales technique?”

Ssuk—

The man cut his bushy beard with a knife and roughly tied up his long hair. Then, a young man so handsome that his wife and children were startled and took a step back was standing there.

yet.

The young man roughly placed the plum blossom sword on his waist and looked at the simulation device that was emitting steam.

The young man swept the dust off the device and turned on the screen. Then, several holograms of letters appeared randomly, and soon the results were narrowed down to about twenty.

Within, I stared at it blankly.

『 Hyungsan Sword Ghost, Jo Yeon-rip 』

Number of attempts: 1.

Loss: 0 times.

Win: 1 time.

『 Taesanggaju, Namgungcheon 』

Number of attempts: 2.

Loss: 1 time.

Win: 1 time.

『Jongnam Goegeom, Pyoju』

Number of attempts: 9.

Loss: 8 times.

Win: 1 time.

······

······

『Danggaju, Dangnokun』

Number of attempts: 588.

Loss: 587 times.

Win: 1 time.

······

『 The executioner 』

Number of attempts: 1961.

P: 1960 times.

Wins: 0 times.

No: 1 time.

soon.

Cheongpung, with a strangely smiling expression, shook off his worn-out uniform and left the machine.

“···I can’t stand seeing you lying down until the end!”

The greatest talent in the martial arts world. The divine sword of the volcano.

It was the return of the Twelve Emperors, Cheongpung, to the martial arts world after disappearing after the Bimoohang.

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