The World of Sound - Chapter 178
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178
“You punk! If you asked me to do something for you, shouldn’t you come right away?”
As soon as they entered An Ga, the first thing that greeted Cheon Hwa and his party was a shouting king.
They are criticizing Cheonhwa for ordering them to do the work and then disappearing all the way to the North Sea.
Of course, he was busy during that time, but if Cheonhwa was there, there would have been no need to run away and go around in circles.
“I’m sorry about that, sir. I heard that you succeeded. Salgwi, you had a hard time too.”
“No, brother! Thanks to you, I didn’t have any trouble at all!”
On the other hand, Salgwi looked very nervous and scared.
It wasn’t the kind of appearance one would expect from the King of Assassins who would make the world tremble, but it was scary anyway.
“Okay. Here it is. Take it!”
It was true that he had left them in charge of a dangerous task, so Cheonhwa apologized obediently, and the King of Tou grumbled but threw the Asura statue at him as a token of his accomplishment of the mission.
An ominous feeling and ripples that can be felt even though it is sealed.
It was genuine.
“Aren’t you scared, senior? Your martial arts skills are much lower.”
“Huh! What’s so scary? Do you think there’s anything in the world that this king of fighting is afraid of? Although I’m helping him because I made a promise, if I deal with him with all my heart, there’s no one in the world who can chase me. If I use the Wind God’s Sword, the opponent won’t even know that I’m dying and will just die! I’m only saving it because I’m weak to emotions and a burden to the caster, but if I make up my mind, no one will be my opponent!”
While Cheonhwa was examining it, Salgwi and Towang were chatting among themselves, as if they had become close friends.
Unlike Salgwi, who was lying flat on his face before Cheonhwa, the King of Fighters, who was actually of a lower level of martial arts, still had not given up his pride and was arrogant, but the fact that he was sneaking glances at Cheonhwa showed that he was just putting on airs.
“Wow! Pungsin-sal! The name itself is really cool. Can you show me that? Then I will truly respect you for the rest of my life.”
“Ahem! As I said, it is a burden on the body. You should not use it carelessly. Also, there is a contract with that guy, so how can I easily give up his head? As a senior in the martial arts world, I will teach him the right way someday… … .”
“Oh! How are you now? You must be angry because I kept you waiting for so long… … .”
“That guy must have been busy too. He said someday. Someday! Right now, my back hurts a little, maybe because I didn’t sleep well last night… … .”
Even knowing this, Salgwi shamelessly incited the tomb king, but he did not get involved.
In the past, he tried to eliminate the king himself, but now he seems to have changed his mind and secretly instigated a fight between him and Cheonhwa as if he wanted to carry out a murder through Cheonhwa, but Cheonhwa did not accept it.
Because the king knew it too.
If you mobilize everything you have, you can compete with Salgwi, but at least in the Shinshin method, you are far superior, so if you go for an ambush, you have a chance of winning, but Cheonhwa is different.
I couldn’t see any gaps and I wasn’t sure I could outrun them at speed.
I have already confirmed that it follows along without difficulty even though the wind god has been spread out.
Because of that, Salgui made a regretful expression but did not come out any further.
To this extent, I can let it go as a joke, but I’m afraid that if I do more, I’ll offend Cheonhwa.
“It’s a face.”
While quietly listening to the series of events and the stories that were like a joke, Cheonhwa first broke the seal on the Asura statue.
The Asura statue’s sculpture was an evil object that could affect the mind of anyone who encountered it, but no one was weak enough to be affected by it.
The Asura statue confirmed in this way was one of the three faces of Asura.
Since two of the things that Cheonhwa already had were in the facial area, all three faces were collected for now.
There were five pieces of Asura statues in total, each with an arm and a leg.
I was holding about a quarter of the thirteen pieces in my hand.
“What else do you get with this? Like information on the locations of other Asura statues.”
“Yes! May I tell you?”
“Try it.”
When I took them all out, fiddled with them, and asked again, Salgui answered as if she had been waiting.
“First of all, the number of Asura statues currently collected by the Demonic Cult is seven. One of them is here, so there will be six. Since you have five, it’s almost equal. Then, there are only two left, which is a bit strange.”
“Strange? In what way?”
“It seemed like they knew the whereabouts of one of them. It seemed like it was from the Jeongcheon Alliance. But the whereabouts of the other one… … were unknown. It seemed like not only the Demonic Cult guys, but also those affiliated with the Jeongcheon Alliance or the Black Alliance didn’t know.”
“You don’t know? Nobody?”
“Yes. From what I’ve heard, it seems like the most important part, but that’s a bit strange. If it’s Asura, doesn’t it have three heads, six arms, and two legs? Even if one is the torso, that’s twelve, but there’s a thirteenth piece.”
“That’s true. The torso could have been divided into upper and lower bodies.”
“Yes, that’s true, but it’s a bit odd that there’s a more important part between the upper and lower body. Hmm, maybe the lower body is more important? Oh, maybe… … ?”
Of the two remaining Asura statue fragments, one is said to be in the possession of someone from the Jeongcheonmaeng faction, but the whereabouts of the other one are unknown.
You might think it was just kept hidden, but Salgwi raised a fundamental question.
Why is the Asura statue divided into thirteen pieces instead of twelve?
Is there really such a thing as a thirteenth piece?
During the process, questions were raised as to whether it might be an awkward part, but they were dismissed.
If Asura were a man, there would definitely be one important part, but it’s unlikely that he would have split it up like that.
‘It might not exist.’
However, Cheonhwado left open the possibility that the last thirteenth piece may not exist in this world.
If they had really recognized the danger of this Asura statue, it is possible that they would have broken it up and stored it for research purposes, but they could have destroyed only one part to prevent it from becoming a complete whole.
However, there was also a question as to whether it was really necessary to split it up and store it.
Anyway, it was good news for him that there were now only two pieces left.
Because there is no need to go through the trouble of looking for it.
If you collect the last piece yourself or have the Demonic Cult collect it, you can collect all the pieces in one go by betting everything you have.
“… … Huh?”
While Cheonhwa was quietly examining the pieces he had collected with such thoughts, he discovered something.
It was a gap.
A gap that can connect pieces to pieces.
“Is this going to come together?”
The arms and legs, each of which had their own individual pieces, could not be connected until the torso was found, but the head, which had all three pieces, was supposed to be able to be joined into one.
Of course it’s dangerous.
Even just one small piece of it was enough to give Cheonhwa quite an unpleasant feeling, and it had the power to make the faint-hearted lose their minds, so if three of them were combined into one to complete the head, there was no telling what kind of evil power it would unleash.
“I can’t stand this.”
However, even if I knew it, it would have been difficult to just ignore it.
I thought that since none of those gathered here are above the supreme level, including Noeryeong and Moo-oh, they should be able to hold out for this long.
If there’s a difference, it’ll just be over if you take control.
Click!
Cheonhwa put the pieces together without hesitation.
Three pieces with different faces merge into one, strengthening the previously subtle waves.
And even deeper malice arose and spread to the surroundings.
“… … ?”
Tii-
At that moment, a ringing sound rang in Cheonhwa’s ears.
It only happened occasionally when I first started practicing Cheon-eum Shingong, but after reaching a certain level, I was able to control not only the sounds around me but also my own body and its wavelengths, and my vision went black along with an old phenomenon I had never experienced before.
But it was a very strange feeling that my mind was still clear.
At the same time, it felt a little familiar.
‘This is… … .’
It was like when I visited the Black Sword Alliance and got drunk with some guy called Hwansa.
Could it be that the King of Fighters or the Devil was playing tricks on Asura?
Or is it like a trap that was originally placed on the Asura statue?
– Cheonhwa. You must never, ever come out of here. Don’t even breathe.
At that moment, a distant voice was heard.
The difference from the illusions I’ve had before is that unlike back then, when I felt like my body was floating, and it was an unrealistic feeling that was distant and hazy, now I feel everything vividly.
At the same time, the vision that had been dark became brighter.
It seemed blurry, but when I blinked my eyes once, my vision became clear.
A drop of water falls onto the back of his hand along with it.
The cause of the blurriness seemed to be tears.
When he raised his head with clear eyes, a man with a serious expression was looking down at him.
It was a strange, yet familiar face.
I don’t remember who it was, but it was a really warm impression.
– No matter what happens, we must protect it. We must not hand it over to them… … .
– Over there! Over there!
The man clutched his shrunken hand.
He gave me something to hold and gave me a faint, forced smile.
– I love you, son.
“Ah… … Father?”
At that moment, Cheonhwa’s body trembled as if struck by lightning.
Why didn’t I know? They look so similar.
I tried to reach out and grab it, but for some reason my body wouldn’t listen to me.
Maybe it’s because it’s a scene from my memory?
It doesn’t matter anyway.
I had to catch it. so it wouldn’t go.
Because I knew what kind of appearance my father, who had left me in hiding, would show again.
‘Move. Move!’
Squeak-
Kuung
The door closed and darkness fell.
Cheonhwa desperately tried to move her body, but she couldn’t move a single fingertip as if it wasn’t her own body.
Yet, my mind was clearer than ever.
That made him even more miserable.
‘There are few in number. They are all trained in martial arts.’
Young Cheonhwa was crouching in the darkness, holding her breath, but her ears were open.
Through it, Cheonhwa gauged his enemies.
Maybe because I was in the form of a memory, I couldn’t use the Cheon-eum Shingong, but since I was born with sharp ears and keen senses, I could vividly feel the regular steps and breathing passing by.
Even the sound of swinging and hitting the weapon.
Then there was some more noise, and then all sound died down.
Only then did I regain control of my body.
Squeak-
What Cheonhwa saw as she opened the door and came out was blood scattered everywhere.
It was a scene of carnage that was difficult for a child to handle.
‘The right and wrong factions are mixed together. And there are masked people whose identities are unknown. Is it a cult?’
But don’t be afraid or run away.
As if he already knew where to go, he walked hurriedly and was able to encounter the body of his father, whom he had hoped would be different from his memories.
“There’s a rat hiding. Catch it!”
At that time, the martial artists who thought they had given up on the search and left discovered Cheonhwa and showed up.
These are people I haven’t seen in my previous memories.
Cheonhwa quickly tried to sway his internal energy, but he felt nothing.
The current self is just a child who has not yet learned the Cheon-eum Shingong.
‘How did you live?’
So how did they survive?
Since I survived here, I must be where I am today.
“Hmm. It’s a shame that my dear friend has gone. It’s been a while since I’ve had a friend who truly knew music and art.”
Pubberbubung!
However, the worries were pointless.
Because the moment they fell towards Cheonhwa, their bodies burst and were torn to pieces.
“This must be fate.”
That power and technique were something that Cheonhwa was very familiar with.
Because it was the Heavenly Sound Divine Art.
“Child, will you come with me?”
It was none other than his master who reached out to him as he collapsed in front of his father’s body.
‘Yeah, that’s right.’
Only then did Cheonhwa recall all of her memories from that time.
The day I first met my master.
And all the memories of the day I separated from my parents became vivid.
‘And then it was clear… … .’
The moment I took a step forward while holding my master’s hand, my vision became blurry again.
My body and mind returned to reality with a feeling of losing consciousness.
“Gaga! Are you okay?”
“Uh… … Brother? Are you okay?”
The memory was quite long, but the time that passed was a moment.
Bukgungyeon quickly supported Cheonhwa, who was staggering for a moment because her legs were broken. Cheonhwa, realizing that everyone was looking at her with concern, gathered strength and stood up again.
“I think I know. Where is the remaining piece of Asura’s statue?”
He looked down at his empty hands, then muttered something unintelligible.
Thinking back to the object he was holding, which his father had left for him in his memories.
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