A man was looking up at the darkened sky.
At first glance, it looked like a night sky, but now it was broad daylight, just past noon.
When I looked at it, I could see that the sky was not in a normal state.
When the man raises his head indifferently looking at the sky like that.
thud-! thud-!
A huge sound echoes in my ears from somewhere.
Just in case you want to know what this is all about. The man could feel it.
It means that someone is approaching the man from afar.
Sensing the heavy presence, the man soon moved his gaze in the direction of the sound.
At that place.
That’s great-!
At a glance, someone was approaching, dragging a monster the size of a small hill with one hand. The monster has already reached death.
The body was dented here and there, and the bones protruding through the skin were quite violent.
There was no need to worry about what had brought the monster to that point.
The man’s gaze turned to the person who was dragging the monster.
The corners of his mouth slanted up against his dark green hair.
A man soaked in madness with a huge body and blood on his chin that is strangely appropriate.
He was a person called Nokwang by those in the central plains.
The man who was looking at the green king asked.
[Party Lender. What are you doing?]
[Ah Daeju. Long time no see.]
The man frowns as he sees the Green King answering with a grin.
[This is a gift. There is a guy who goes wild, so I caught him to try it on the way.]
[…]
At the green king’s words, the man waved his hand.
That moment.
Roaring-!
The monster held by the Green King was instantly covered in black flames and began to burn.
[Tsk.]
After confirming that, Green King clicked his tongue briefly and briefly stretched his fist toward the monster.
phut-!
Kwadeuk-! Woo-woo-!
The wind pressure bursting from the fist erases the monster covered in flames without a trace.
Only ashes remained, but it was a formidable fight.
[I brought all of that, but you’re ignoring people’s sincerity.]
[This is a business.]
[Chuckling…. Anyway, you’re a boring person.]
The man didn’t show any reaction to Green King’s words.
He just looked at the Green King with calm purple eyes.
Nokwang, who had been watching it quietly, finally let out a snort and spoke.
[Did you hear the news that the Cheonra Black Observatory was destroyed?]
At Nokwang’s words, the man’s eyes widen.
It was news that the man also knew. One of the troops under the direct control of the Heavenly Demon, the Black Observatory of Heaven.
They said that one of their forces was destroyed in an instant.
[That’s also in the hands of one guy.]
A master who is called the monster of Panga.
In the hands of the apprentice, Peng Wujin.
[Isn’t it amazing? I never imagined that the old man would lose to a person like that.]
[What do you want to say to me? Dang Daeju.]
[No, it’s just strange.]
The green king kept talking about the horse while giggling, but the man felt that it was very annoying.
[I wonder if it would be impossible without someone’s help.]
[…]
At Green King’s words, the man tilts his head and gets up.
at that time.
Koo Goo Goong-!
A tremendous echo began to reach the sky that had been dyed black. Black heat gradually began to swirl, as if it were angry.
[What do you want to say?]
[Well.]
[Bone Daeju is involved in the death of Pilduma. Do you want to say that?
It meant that Pilduma was sending suspicion that the man was involved in the death of Paeng Woo-jin.
[Well, I’m not saying
that
.
A harsh sound came from the man’s body.
Seeing such movements, the green king’s eyes gradually turned into madness.
[Green King.]
[Tell me.]
[I covet this position. They say that they say that Is that right?]
The green king’s smile deepened at the man’s words.
[What kind of guy talked about that?]
That’s right.
Green King was coveting the man’s position.
Hearing this, the man sighed softly.
[…Because the headmaster told me to take care of unnecessary things. I was turning a blind eye to your trivial desires.]
There are a total of four troops under the direct control of the Heavenly Demon.
Nokwang was serving as the leader of one of them.
This meant that he was a demon who was in a fairly high position within the Demonic Cult.
The Green King was not satisfied with this.
Although it is impossible to look up at the position of the Heavenly Demon, who is his master and the sky.
At least you have to climb right below it to unlock the castle.
From that point of view, that man was an obstacle to the Green King.
It is said that there are a total of four troops under the Heavenly Demon in the Demonic Cult.
It was a killing squad made up of masters who were all creepy to look at.
The Green King was a demon who led the Green Brigade.
Cheonra Black Observatory.
ear guard.
Green Brigade.
and the last one.
There was a main unit that governed the three units above.
The man in front of me is the owner of that group.
He was the man directly under the religious leader.
The man gradually moves towards the green king and begins to approach him.
The closer you get, the blazing heat seeps from the man’s body.
[Covet my place…]
What kind of emotion is it to start staying in the dark purple eyes.
Green King looked at it and judged it to be an infinitely heavy annoyance.
The man said to Green King with such a gaze.
[What’s wrong with you?]
Hearing the heavy melody, the Green King’s body was enveloped in speculation.
The size of the body is in a state where you can see a difference of about two heads.
Because of his presence, the man was never pushed by the Green King.
The moment when they finally approached and faced each other.
The man looked at the green king and said.
[Kneel down. Aren’t the gazes too high?]
Those words were the starting point.
Green King swelled his muscles and swung his fist at the man.
Black flame was emitted from the man’s body and was scattered all over the place in an instant.
after this fight.
Nokwang had one eye plucked out alive and became a one-eyed man.
Taishan in the south, which used to be a few bushes, was transformed into a wasteland with half of its magnificent scenery blown away.
******************
I was able to come to my senses a little when I remembered that far.
…is it a dream?
Maybe it’s because I thought about him before I went to sleep. I recalled useless memories as dreams.
It was a memory of Nokwang, who was staying somewhere in Sacheon.
‘It’s annoying.’
It wasn’t a very good memory, so as soon as I woke up, I had to feel uncomfortable.
It wasn’t a nightmare, but it wasn’t a very good dream either.
First of all, I couldn’t lie down all the time, so the moment I tried to get myself up.
A whisper is heard in my ear.
“… Cheeks…”
“Or…”
It felt like waking up slowly from sleep.
It seems like you’re saying something It didn’t sound right. Right after I was forcibly awakened by blowing a bet on my weak body.
“Grunt…”
Rubbing her messy eyes, she stood up.
As if surprised by my presence, I felt a flinch in my surroundings.
The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes again. First of all, the owner of the knee he was cutting changed.
It must have been sleeping on Namgoongbia’s lap.
For some reason, Wiseol-ah was sitting in that position.
So, did you mean that he was sleeping on Wiseol-ah’s knee?
‘He…go…’
Then I saw it.
Did Wi Seol-ah say he was going with me? Seeing as I don’t remember, I don’t think he said anything to me
.
What happened to the yard that even turned a bet?
“Gongja-nim…?”
As soon as she sees me slightly staggering, Wi Seol-ah calls out in surprise.
The blurry vision bothered me, but even in the midst of it, Wiseol-ah’s brilliant golden eyes were clearly visible.
“…after.”
“Are you okay…?”
“You…”
I asked what I wanted to ask first, meeting Wi Seol-ah’s worried eyes.
“…are you okay?”
“yes?”
“…is it okay if I go with you?”
“ah.”
At the sudden question, Wi Seol-ah must have been taken aback, and her eyes fluttered.
It was quite sudden to ask as soon as I woke up.
“Ah…”
Wiseol-ah, who hesitated for a moment while looking at my eyes, smiled slightly and said to me.
“are you okay.”
Is it an illusion that I see in my sleep that that eye smile looks particularly bright? Probably not.
“Now…because I’ve decided not to care about that.”
Wiseol-ah smiled and said to me.
The moment I was about to say something while looking at such a weak person.
-If you come to your senses, come out soon. How long are you going to rest?
I had to furrow my eyebrows at the sound of the voice in my ear.
It was because Pazon called me for some reason.
that ghostly old man Were you still looking at me?
– Tsk tsk If you wake up, you have to come out. It’s only because it’s already revealed that much.
-…I was going to leave anyway.
– It must be true.
-…
After letting out a sigh at Fajon’s sarcasm, he lightly stroked Wi Seol-ah’s hair, then opened the carriage door and went outside.
It was already night time.
I was thinking of sleeping just a little bit, but how did I end up sleeping for so long?
If I was going to sleep like this, I should have told the kids to wake me up.
‘…This place.’
I rolled my tired eyes and looked around.
The first thing you see is a valley and a gravel field. Most of the carriages were stopped, so it seemed that they were planning to stay overnight here.
Seeing it in person wasn’t enough, so I tried to broaden my senses a little, but I feel that the senses are spreading much more slowly than I intended.
‘what? Why are you doing this again?’
When I was a little perplexed, wondering why this was happening, I heard the sound of a paison in my ears.
– Don’t be surprised.
-Is it normal?
-Yes, it was a reaction to being forced into a trance.
-ah.
Regarding this, Pazon said that Tuapagongong had forced him into a trance.
What is the reaction at that time?
-I said it, but it’s because you’ve reached a place you shouldn’t have reached yet.
I haven’t reached that level yet, but it’s because I somehow happened to step into the trance first.
‘As a result, my body is tired and my senses are arbitrary.’
There must have been a reason why it didn’t work out even though I tried to use a bet.
He shifts his gaze while covering his throbbing head.
It was to find a lost zone, but it was impossible to do this because the feeling did not spread properly.
In the end, I had to ask Pajon for a word.
-…Where are you?
-Go all the way into the forest on the left.
I listened and moved on.
The forest stretched across the valley. It seems to be talking about that.
It was a place where there was no light, so I lit a fire at my fingertips to illuminate the front.
Even so, the surroundings were as dark as it was strange.
I thought this was also the aftermath of the reaction. Are your eyes dark?
With that thought in mind, go a little further. Before I knew it, a suitable plain appeared and I saw Pazon standing in the center.
“Did you come?”
“yes.”
“Chuck… Judging by the look on his face, he looks like he’s going to die.”
“…I can just hold on.”
To be honest, it was a bit difficult. It wasn’t enough to not practice.
When I tried to revive my spirit and organize my breathing.
“It seems that the body is ready now, so I am going to move on to the next training.”
I had to blink my eyes at Pazon’s words.
The word “next training” meant going to one outstretching, which Pazon had been talking about since before.
“Since I think I am ready, I intend to teach you the solar eclipse of Tua Pa Tianmu. Do you have any objection to this?”
“doesn’t exist.”
It’s just rolling around like this to learn one thing. If you tell me, you should definitely learn it.
There was no time to rest. The time to go to Sacheon had to be split like this.
“good night. then.”
Pazon shakes his shoulders.
Are you trying to tell me right away without explaining anything?
“Previously. I have work for you to do.”
“What if it’s something to do…?”
What to do?
The moment when I was about to ask Pazon a question at the sudden remark. I was swept up in
my
senses with an eerie sound.
Just when I want something like this, my vision suddenly starts to distort.
His gaze, which had been looking straight ahead, suddenly turned downward, and he could see the floor.
And it was getting closer to the ground at a steep speed.
Could this be a decapitation?
With a staggering sensation, just before the head collided with the ground as it was.
“…Huh…!”
Suddenly, I woke up and came to my senses.
He immediately let out a heavy breath and cupped his neck with his hands.
Fortunately, my neck was attached properly.
…Then what was the feeling just now?
In the midst of the cold sweat pouring out, Pajon’s voice mixes in.
“I told you before. About your biggest problem.”
not afraid of death
did you think that was the problem
I don’t care if my body breaks or not. Obviously, this could be an advantage, but I remembered that it was too much.
“Originally, I was willing to spend a little time and fix it with twisted movements. There just happened to be a more suitable teacher around.”
“…What do you mean by that?”
“You have now died once. Do you know?”
“…!”
“Your head must have been cut off, but there’s no way you wouldn’t know.”
Are you saying that the sensation just now was the situation Pajon intended? If so, was it like a hallucination?
If not, then what?
I don’t understand what the situation is, so someone appears behind Pazon.
Looking at him, I had to swallow a lot of empty breath inside.
His true identity was the Dark King.
Around the time I was perplexed as to why that human would come out of here.
Pazon looks at my reaction and continues talking.
“I wasn’t going to use this method, but I got greedy because you seemed to be more outstanding than I expected.”
“…elderly?”
“If you decide to raise a disciple. should be perfect After all, I am a disciple of this Paison, who is no one else.”
“Does it have anything to do with the Dark King being here…”
“Then of course it is. This friend will help you with your training.”
The Dark King will help me with my training? I was wondering what kind of nonsense this is.
Although I frowned and demanded an explanation from Pazon.
He just smiles and tells me.
“There is only one thing you need to do. From the time the moon rises until the sun rises. You just need to catch this friend at least once.”
As soon as I heard Pazon’s words, I was dumbfounded.
“You mean the Dark King…?”
“Yes, the deadline is every day until you succeed.”
Catch the Dark King?
Even this late at night?
“It’s just going to be hard… This friend will constantly approach you instead.”
‘Are you saying it gives you a chance?’
Even so, it was a very unpleasant feeling.
I just wanted to start training Tuapacheonmu right away.
I can’t help but understand why they told me to play hide-and-seek.
Did the Dark King agree to this bizarre behavior?
…I guess so.
I agreed, so I guess I’m just doing this right here.
It meant that we had to play hide and seek as we got older.
That’s also the case with the dark king, who is said to be the king of killers.
‘Then what was the vision I saw just before.’
The illusion that my head fell. It was a sensation too real to be called an illusion.
Pazon said that this was clearly intentional.
Are you saying there is something more?
When you keep asking questions. Pazon took a small step and spat out the words.
“Then suffer. I hope you do it as soon as possible. There is much left to tell you.”
“Are you going like this?”
“I’ve told you everything I need to tell you, so all that’s left is for you to do it.”
Are you really going this way?
Because I’m looking at the departing Pazone with a blank expression.
Pajon turned his head and looked at me.
“ah. I have the most important request, but you didn’t tell me.”
“yes?”
“Please don’t collapse.”
“What is that…”
Because he kept spitting out strange words. I tried to hold on to Pazon to ask for a proper explanation.
I couldn’t spit that out.
hook-.
Because something stabbed me in the heart.
“…!”
There was no pain.
Crying up the blood and the spirit that is far away.
Even in the middle of it, I confirmed who stabbed the dagger through my heart.
There stood the dark king looking at me with cold eyes.
******************
Hee-in-!
A night horse with a crescent moon is running through the road without rest.
No matter where you are going in such a hurry, the carriage in the back is shaking like crazy.
“Woo-wook…”
The beautiful woman in the carriage is busy holding the spear and covering my mouth with her beautiful hand, as if she can’t stand the shaking. You can see how serious the skin is, not white, but blue.
Was it because it was the first time I rode such a rough wagon?
Mo Yong-hee couldn’t stand it because her stomach was pounding.
“Speed… slow down a bit… ug…”
Mo Yonghee-ah handed over a request in a pitiful voice, but the speed only increased.
‘I think I’m going to die…!’
Mo Yong-Hui-Ah wondered if all the thoughts that were passing through her head were kaleidoscopes.
Because it wouldn’t be strange if he died like this.
Even in the midst of it, it was funny to myself that the thought that came to my mind was a man’s face rather than a few memories.
Mo Yong-hee-ah speaks to the rising man with her eyes tightly closed.
‘…Confucius…I must have gone this far.’
Mo Yong-hee is slowly crumbling.
The coachman who was driving the carriage started talking to her in an excited voice.
“nephew! look out the window The moon is pretty today!”
“My late aunt… speed… speed…”
“Huh? What? Let’s go faster? My nephew knows how to enjoy himself more than he looks!”
“Ah….”
Perhaps because of her nephew’s request, the woman driving the horse smiles broadly and speeds up.
As a result, Mo Yong-hee finally lost her mind, as if she couldn’t stand it.
The woman, not discovering it, only spurred on further.
