Chapter 864 – Tower of Deep Dreams (3)

The entrance of the tower, which was left as a blurry gate in the natural world, had an extremely high chance of becoming separated from colleagues who entered it due to the nature of the transition from point to point.

Even so, it is rare for it to lead directly to a trap from the beginning of the tower.

The problem is that this place is a tower left behind by King Mokryeong, not anyone else. There was nothing strange at all if casualties occurred upon entry.

Moreover, its notoriety is so bizarre. What kind of person would push their lover into this tower?

Alba emphasized this point and asked the girls and I to be careful.

She was all experienced in exploring dungeons and labyrinths, and Azalea was also a seasoned hunter, so there wasn’t much to worry about. She was not able to provide any comfort to ease my anxiety.

─Boom!

Tower of Ancient and Profound Dreams.

I, the target of the first rush, lifted my eyelids from the lonely darkness that lay like a swamp.

As expected.

Among the signs that followed me, there was not a single creature with a familiar presence.

I frown at the silence and the acrid air that fills my nasal passages. A dreamy, floating sensation surged throughout my body, and my eyes lost focus for a moment.

A pitch-black, muddy floor that looks like it has been tarred.

My throat burns. I was trapped in a distant space with no visible walls or ceiling. I shook my upright head and was lost in thought for a moment.

‘Soothing, I hope you’ll be okay.’

My heart was tingling with tension that was beyond sufficient. The stinging esophagus even feels like a foreign body.

The voice of the Son of Man heard in the midst of agony.

【… Just think about now. I’m sick.】

Negative emotions encourage the crown to run away.

You must always stand tall and maintain dignity. When the person who was sharing the side effects of my power asked me in a voice that seemed painful, I took a deep breath and cleared the haze in my mind, albeit belatedly.

-Slap.

The sound of footsteps walking through the swamp hit my ears. I turned my head towards the source of the sound.

Although I’m not used to it… A somewhat familiar figure.

A longer, darker shadow stretched across the dark gray world. I greeted the face of the elderly man standing in front of me.

“… “Huh.”

Hair that is so white that it looks like it will break off at any moment.

Beneath the wrinkles on his forehead that were wide apart, resembling the shape of a stream, stiff eyebrows that seemed to flutter down and three white eyes with a murderous look were staring at my face.

I spoke before the old man opened his cracked lips.

“I don’t remember dying yet.”

“Looking at your tail, your personality is still the same.”

Taejin.

Heavenly Demon

The torn pupils of the ghostly tiger open with satisfaction. The bloodless, thin lips parted, and the words finally came out of the old man’s mouth.

“Powon (桃園). You are dealing with a force that is not worthy of resentment. “You are arrogant, rude and petty.”

“Are you asking questions without even trying to explain the facts?”

Her. The Heavenly Demon smiled, showing his fangs, and closed his veiny hand with a cheerful expression.

“That thing on your head. You’d better be careful. It looks like he accepted it despite knowing the side effects, but is there a reason to keep it that way? “I can understand if the reason you came to see me was because of the overload.”

“… I’m sorry, but it’s not time to die yet. Are you comfortable in the afterlife?”

“Do I understand that? It’s very uncomfortable to be called out without notice. “Just answer me.”

I sat down in my seat, pouting my lips.

As soon as it was pointed out, the chest pain and headache that I had tried to ignore began to swell and became a strong stranglehold on my life.

“It’s bearable. It was the strength I needed. Unlike others, I don’t get old and have a lot to carry, well… “It happened to be like this.”

“You spoiled bastard, you need a devil who swallowed up half of your absurd soul? Are you planning on destroying any planet?”

“What if it’s necessary?”

“Your words have become shorter.”

“Why are you trying to reach a conclusion that you couldn’t reach with that disciple who has become so angry?”

An astounding smile appeared on the old man’s face. It was a face that looked quite satisfied.

“There is no benefit in being stuck with the body of a man who is strangling you. By the looks of it, you’ll be following me soon?”

“…”

I keep emphasizing that point.

It wasn’t me who continued to ignore this pressure.

“It’s because I really need it. Well, it’s not like I don’t know what your father-in-law is worried about. “I know that my life is short.”

It is not physical lifespan.

My soul and spirit.

Now that I was putting pressure on my body by carrying out the crown one after another with maximum efficiency and maximum intensity, I was reaching the end of my life faster than anyone else.

The old man narrowed his eyes and spoke to me in a voice filled with mixed emotions.

“He’s a craftsman… Well, it doesn’t matter. “You’re a rotten bastard whose name I don’t even know, but even if I search heaven and earth, I won’t find a son-in-law as good as you.”

“This is Lee Si-heon.”

“That’s an ugly name.”

“No…”

When I let go of my frustration at not being able to reveal my name and answered calmly, I received criticism that I could not have imagined.

I scratched the skin on my neck and sighed in despair.

“By the way. “Why did you come to visit me?”

“Look. It seems like this labyrinth captured the soul and dragged it away. It’s not very pleasant. “I have a strong feeling that I was manipulated.”

This is where the power that King Mokryeong built up with his crown was left behind.

Even though it was vague, it wasn’t to the point where I couldn’t understand it completely.

‘This ordeal is not ancient. Then, is it a deep dream?’

Deep dream. No, a deep dream?

Is it a dream in the heart or darkness in the heart?

When I met an old man who I couldn’t tell if it was a dream or not, it seemed like I really cared about this person.

‘Is it worth it?’

The experienced through the world tree of time, Baekyang.

The ending with the old man, the Heavenly Demon, was like proof of helplessness to me.

Regardless of the experience or abilities gained at Taowon. Because what happened that day was one of those things where I couldn’t overcome the fate that had already been decided, but submitted to it.

Even if it’s not a regret. It seemed like there was still an unpleasant feeling like a grain of sand sticking to the sole of the shoe.

“Since you are already here. Would you like to hear my story?”

When I held my legs crossed and gestured with my chin, the old man made a laughable look on his face and sat down on the floor like me.

“If I hadn’t told you, I would have slapped you.”

“Do you have the strength to hit me?”

“Tsk tsk. Bouncer. “I had to beat him up thoroughly before he died.”

“That’s all I can say after burning my eye with a cigarette and digging it out with a spoon. I guess I misplaced my father-in-law for a long time. “How was it that you were born from there?”

The grumpy-faced old man tapped his knee, which he supported with his palm. He told me to quickly continue talking, and I shrugged.

“I should first tell you how I ended up in this world.”

A long rant has begun.

* * * * * * *

Is there anyone in the world who has no regrets?

There is no way that the choices we make along our individual paths will necessarily lead to the right ending. Sometimes, you may have had no time to make a choice, and there have been many times when the world around you has been ruined without your knowledge.

“A mental dream is to visualize the obsession of an object and lead it to overcome it. But it’s a little strange, right? “For what reason and why does the King’s Tower show this scene to those who enter the tower?”

A delicate woman’s voice rang into Seyoung’s ears.

“Well, I don’t know.”

Her voice, which did not appear to be directed at her, must have been her words addressed to Baekyang, who resided in Seyoung’s mind.

【Hardi.】

Hardy camphor tree.

The language of flowers is comfort.

The world tree that decorated the ancient era approached in search of a white sheep.

The translucent body of a woman. Her body seems to be separate, with pure white threads on her back leading to the sky.
She, with her beautiful curves, floated in front of Seyoung.

“All the nobles who ruled this place are dead. The corps commander was strong, but whatever. Because he was an old knight who spread his legs to the king. They couldn’t suppress us. My memories from when I was alive are vague, though. But what happened to you?”

Seyoung widened her eyes at Hardi’s question. Before long, Baekyang answered using Seyoung’s mouth.

【Hardi, it’s similar to you. As prophesied, I also burned my last life and fell asleep. Time passes. Having lost my body, I was accidentally born as a spirit-like spirit.】

“Uhm. “There was no reason why I was attached to that lowly wooden man.”

【It’s not insignificant. You are more elegant and strong-willed than anyone else.】

Hardy looked at Seyoung’s face and laid down on her in the air so that he could see her buttocks.

“As you are a divine being like me, I will respect your judgment. “I’m not very good either.”

【You have lost your authority.】

Hardy nodded and corrected Baekyang’s words.

“To be exact, I am losing not only my authority but also my strength. “I was looking for someone to transfer my remaining power to before I lost my senses and collapsed like other ancient world trees.”

Because it cannot serve as material for the growth of the crown as intended by the being who built the tower.

Hardi shrugged his shoulders as he added.

【Are you saying that you are in charge of the trials of the Tower of Dreams?】

“Dream dreams are a phenomenon caused by the tower. We just wander through the dream world and find the right being. To prevent the next disaster from recurring. So that we can kill the current king.”

【I understand what you said. However, the current king is not the one you know.】

“Oh. I know. Coincidentally, that human also has many ancient world trees attached to him. To what extent did you assimilate with the crown to such an extent that you seemed like you were about to run amok like him?”

【… I agree with that risk. I can’t force my will. Are you really planning to kill him?】

“Hmph.”

Hardy snorted.

“I can’t kill you.”

【… Yes? No matter how weakened it is, if we use the power of everyone trapped inside.】

“I said I couldn’t kill you. Maybe it’s that monster. I don’t know what level the strong people in the human world are now. Maybe no one can fight back. If you confront him, you will be treated in an indecent manner by the king, just like in the old days. “I don’t know what the seniors up there think.”

【Okay… Okay. Then what happens to Seyoung’s dream?】

Hardy looked away. There, the scene of many women entering the tower was shown wandering, trapped in their own dreams.

All souls who have left this world are gathered here.

Mistakes, regrets, anger.

The causes that became the seeds of various emotions and regrets appeared in the form of their dreams. This was by no means a hallucination or a false person created by the tower.

This was the case for those who harbored regrets about their relationships or family.

─… Are you soothing?

Dal-rae’s dead father, who left behind the two-faced bird, was there.

It caused Dallae to fall into a swamp of isolation for a very long time. Nevertheless, rather than hating him, he was someone he always missed.
Dal-lae, reflected on the screen, was unable to hide her absurdity, but her hands were shaking from uncontrollable emotions.

It wasn’t just azaleas.

Sansuyudo, Hongyeondo, Stars and Beads. Everyone was trapped in a dream, revealing their true feelings, either meeting a forgotten person or facing an enemy.

Are the girls who entered the tower upright and upright enough to stop the crown from running away?

Many world trees look at that scene and make judgments.

“You are lucky. Thanks to the girl inside her, I was able to escape her deep dream.”

“…”

Suddenly.
Curiosity swirled around Seyoung’s mind as to what her own regrets were like.
But eventually Seyoung shook her head and looked up at her hardi with her bold eyes and answered shamelessly.

“I need strength.”

“Hmm?”

There are no regrets in a world where love, which should take precedence over everything, has not died.

Like a high school girl who does well in high school. She laughed as if Hardi, who tilted her head to the side with her sharp, murderous gaze, was laughing.

“Hehe. You have the same talent, but all you have is the power of the great World Tree within you. “You want my power?”

“Uh.”

“Haha. It’s too much. It’s too much. If you say something like that here… There is something that definitely appears-“

Snap. The sinister sound of footsteps heard in the space.

Seyoung lowered her head and a humanoid beast walked out.

A shadow with shaggy black fur.

There was nothing hanging from the crotch of the man, who was bare without any clothes, but I could tell it was a male from the sound of his breathing and the shape of his body.

【… It looks pretty weird. King Molyeong.】

‘King Mokryeong?’

The angry Seyoung unleashed the woodman’s temper and created a huge hammer from his hand.

Although he was said to be the Mukryeong King, he was just a monster with some of his power duplicated. From his body and mind to his disposition, there was no resemblance to him.

A monster born from the power of the crown, with only the spirit of destruction remaining. It is nothing compared to the soul that Lee Si-heon gained from the previous tower.

However, if you say that the beast could not threaten Lee Se-young’s life, then it was absolutely not.

【Calmly. You can’t be in a hurry.】

‘Uh.’

Hardy, floating in the air, looks down at Lee Se-young, giggling.

Seyoung, ready for battle, unleashed the power of time in her left hand, distorting the surrounding space.

【As I said before. Time and space are consistent. If Seyoung puts in the effort. You will be able to inflict damage regardless of the target’s defense.】

‘I’ll try my best.’

We must squeeze the limits of our power.

There was a radiance in Seyoung’s eyes.