Chapter 52 – Artifacts (4)

Yuchun killed Monkey and all the cubs that ran away after their mother died, then crossed their arms and thought.

‘No matter how you think about it, it’s strange…’

When it appeared, I didn’t think of it because I thought I had to subdue it quickly, but looking at Lee Man-seong’s reaction, he probably didn’t know that there was an S-class, not Monkey.

The mother was S-class and the puppies seemed to be B-class monsters, but STM didn’t detect it?

Even if Monkey is not a stealth monster? It suddenly dawned on me that someone had intervened.

“Wasn’t it an illusion… ?”

When Yoochun slaughtered the monsters, he remembered that he felt someone’s gaze on him.

Of course it spilled over. It was just the same feeling I had when I looked back in a daze in an underground parking lot.

“It shouldn’t be…”

The Black Seons, Massacre, and Berenduke were already huge powers related to this size of land. Anything more added here would be a headache.

Yuchun went to Haeinsa Temple, hoping that no more annoying people would intervene.

*

On a peak in Songnisan Mountain, three suspicious people were standing there looking down. Why is it suspicious?

First of all, there is no crazy person who goes hiking in this dangerous area.

Second, because they were not a common appearance on Earth.

A black-haired female beast with ears on her head, a white-haired male dragon with a small horn on her forehead, and even a huge bald orc that is completely different from a human.

If it were Yuchun, he would have taken out Arpe and tried it with a combination that could not be seen on Earth.

Among them, a woman with drooping dog ears, her hand on her forehead, leaning her upper body slightly, looking down the mountain.

The woman’s fashion, with black hair that looks soft and fluffy, a cropped tee and shorts that show off her navel, and military boots that look good for movement, looks messy at first glance, but her cool looks harmonize it.

Where her eyes went, there was Yuchun, who had killed all the monkeys and was walking with me.

Even though it was not a distance that would naturally look like a beastman with high sensory stats, it was clearly detected.

“Seniors… What is that guy doing?”

She uttered amazement as she remembered the past, less than half an hour ago. She then turned her head and looked at the Yongin, whom she called senpai.

“What do you think, senior Meldeia?”

“What do you mean Karen?”

Contrary to her youthful appearance, Meldaya, a dragon tribe, had deep-set eyes that had been precipitated by years.

Considering that time and force are proportional to the Yongin tribe, she must be strong.

“Ah~ You know what I’m asking~”

However, unlike Karen’s soft tone, the wildness in her bright yellow eyes through her fluffy hair proved that she was also formidable.

“What do you think as a dragon race?”

Meldeia was from the White Clan of Dragonia, a race of dragons who had been driven out after murdering her own people.

Karen wanted to know if she felt the same ‘sense of rebellion’ she had as a dragon race, like herself as a prisoner.

She and she hoped she felt the same way he did. That’s why I’m going to choose to avoid it.

“Her first order was canceled because of him… Better avoid it.”

Fortunately for her, Mel Daya said she would not fight. She must have felt the same fear that she also herself. Karen then turned her head towards the large orc knight.

“And finally, what do you think of Lord Elteron?”

Unless the members who have received the mission unanimously choose “Impossible,” The order of the superior cannot be disobeyed. If he chose to fight, he would be forced to fight.

El Theron, who was a former knight of the Mulac Empire, thought about her words as he stroked her chin.

“Hmm…”

As seen by Elteron, Yoochun’s swordsmanship was poor. No it was trash

There was no root. However, it was not that there was an instinctive sense of beat that responded at the time. Literally stupid.

But it was strong. It is not a skill created by history, time, and geniuses piling up corpses.

Rather, it could be said to be the substance of the idea of ​​power, primordial violence.

El Theron opened her mouth after visualizing the battle with Yoochun and her three for a while.

“I can’t help it… I still have work to do…”

The result was annihilation in nine cases out of ten. She still had a second mission left, but she couldn’t risk her life on just one.

“Phew~ I’m glad. I was nervous that he might ask to fight that monster.”

Karen let out a sigh of relief. Her heart still beat wildly at the waves of power that tore the monsters to pieces.

If these naive seniors had asked to kill him, they would have had to write a suicide note first.

There…
“Personally, I would say I am fortunate… This first order… Because I didn’t like it.”

“You need to be careful with your words…”

“But… I didn’t come to the Horrible Star to do this…”

Karen pursed her lips at Meldaya’s bruise.

The 5 major villain groups, ‘Hungseong’, had little discipline compared to other groups.

Freedom! Karen, who had grown up as her warrior and successor under the pressure of the family elders, turned her back on her family and knocked on the door of her breast as if possessed by it.

The dark screen of the chest also conceals identity, so there was nothing to be caught. Total freedom! Now all I had to do was hide and eat and play for a while.

However, just as there is no freedom without a price, the members of the Horror Star had to follow the orders of the eight stars, the pinnacle, once a year. And Karen was given her first assignment this time.

“I wonder if all illusions have been shattered this time… ? After all, a villain is a villain?”

Karen frowned at the first order she received. Monkey, because the disgusting monster was to be hidden in this land for at least one month.

I don’t know the purpose. But the results were known.

It was only then that Karen realized what kind of group she had joined.

It was a misunderstanding due to the relatively less notoriety of the malevolence. The name of the 5 major villain organizations in the central world did not just stick.

If it was her temper, she should have been freed from the ferocious voice that gave the order to induce such a carnage, and would have been normal…

“Go there. This is an order given directly by Marbarek-sama. No further complaints will be tolerated.”

“Yes… I know…”

If she disobeys the orders of Mar Barek, the 1st star of her malevolence and her apex, and jumps, not only her life but also her family will be destroyed.

The reason she came out of her family was because she hated the elders who tried to make her into an obedient doll.

“But anyway, is this over?”

So Karen felt grateful to the monster. Didn’t she create a justification for rejecting this mission?

“…Yes, just upload the report and move the location…”

Meldeia and Elteron didn’t like Karen, whom they openly liked, but her stealth and intelligence-gathering skills were needed more than they did on this mission.

It would be difficult to disturb the atmosphere, so I decided to go back to mental training and skip it for now.

Karen, unable to see the two men’s disgruntled eyes, opened her second order.

“Let’s see… This is an order from 4 star Marvin… Find the missing malevolent reserve soldiers…”

The chest consists of 8 stars, a small number of strong people like Karen, and the soldiers below them.

Marvin, a black magician, was in charge of excavating useful soldiers for the Horror.

And the point of the second directive was to search for the missing troops who had grown well in this land.

“In this country, it’s called a gaksi mask. He’s a pretty famous villain.”

After reading the bastard’s past, Karen made her impression. She didn’t like it

‘When you leave home, you are a freshman, you were right…’

She made up her mind to finish this job, leave the castle, and return to her family.

It seemed that the elders could hear the noise from here, but he refused to do such an unpleasant thing any more.

“Where can I go?”

At El Theron’s words, Karen quickly skimmed through her orders to the location where they were last seen.

“Hmm… Let’s go to the city of Incheon first.”

Starting with the chest voice, the links of cause and effect that Yoochun sowed began to weave.

*

When Karen and the others left for Incheon, Yoochun scratched her head in front of the Iljumun, which can be said to be the entrance to Haeinsa Temple.

“Is there really such a thing here?”

The decayed and half-collapsed entrance was to the point where thick vines climbed up and could not function as a passage for people to enter.

It was such an ordinary ruin that I wondered what kind of curiosity the Kaian bastard entered here.

“Okay, let’s go in.”

I swallowed my saliva at the gloomy feeling that a ghost would appear, but now that I think about it, it was funny that I was afraid of ghosts.

I climbed the stone-stairs, tore the vines, and entered.

“What… ? Are they the same?”

As I entered Iljumun, I saw yellow dead trees on both sides and a broken and raised road here and there. I couldn’t see the intact temple he was talking about at all.

“This bastard can’t believe it…”
Doo doo…

The broken floor around Yoochun’s feet, who was trying to say if he had slouched, was flattening as if time had turned back.

Gradually, the range widened, and even dead trees were revived. Giant trees that should have lived for hundreds of years grew up in an instant.

Yuchun’s sense of smell gradually caught the scent of the temple as he stared blankly at it. I looked around calmly.

Clean cumulus clouds were flowing in the dull sky, and the temple, which had been broken and rotten, changed into a tidy appearance.

“Really… I feel like I’m in a fantasy world…”

It reminded me of a wizard movie I watched as a kid. However, I felt a mysteriousness that was incomparable to that time. It’s staged and it’s real.

As Kaian said, Haeinsa seemed to exist in a world far away from where we are. No, this world was Haeinsa itself.

“It seems to welcome me…”

A cool, fragrant breeze blew from both sides, and the moderately warm sun shone on him from above. Yuchun felt that this temple was welcoming him.

Wheeeeeing~

The wind blowing from both sides pushed Yuchun’s back. It was as if he was leading them to come inside.

I walked without resisting the flow.
Thump…

There was no one. Even so, it was a space where you can feel the really neatly arranged landscapes, the fragrant smell, and the tranquility but peace rather than loneliness.

The thought came to my mind that I wanted to throw away all the world and spend my days staring at the sky in a daze.

“I can’t…”

But there were a lot of things left to do. If he suddenly disappears, there will be an uproar.

I didn’t want to do the disgusting thing of avoiding responsibility. But next time I had time, I thought it would be nice to bring the people I had a relationship with.

Even when Yuchun was lost in thought, the wind continued to lead him inside.

“Where are you going?”

Even though I could see the stone Tower and Daeungjeon, the most magnificent building I have ever seen, the wind kept telling Yuchun to go in.

“This is…”

After that, I saw a wooden building that seemed less grand than Daeungjeon, but much wider. There was a warm atmosphere of hugging the audience.

“No way… This is the Janggyeong Panjeon…?”

Yuchun instinctively felt it. It is said that this place is the source of all the mysteries of Haeinsa.

Squeak…

The wooden door opened in front of Yoochun. After thinking for a while, he went inside.

“Her…”

The scent of an old tree covered Yuchun. It was like a well-maintained antique library. Although it is a woodblock instead of a book.

There was no more wind guiding Yuchun. It seems that he has completed his role by bringing himself here.

I looked around the wooden boards neatly arranged and inserted into the shelf at the height of three levels. I was careful to touch it in case it would break if I touched it wrongly.

What if it’s not? It’s like it’ll get dirty if you touch it… I felt sacred.

At that time…

Tring-!

“Titling…?”

An electronic sound that did not match the surrounding atmosphere was heard in Yuchun’s ears. What I heard from outside… It wasn’t.

“…Status window…?”

Tring-!

[I hope the holy spirits will bless you.]

[The condition is the protection of this land.]

[Would you like to receive it?]

[Yes / No]

“It’s the first time I’ve seen such blessings…”

It was short and concise, but the contents aroused considerable agitation in Yuchun.

In a world where the creator has disappeared, the system is a law with a unique absoluteness that nothing can intervene.

And it is known that the divine protection system grants unilaterally according to the achievements of the awakened person. Yuchun knew that too.

“Is it possible for artifacts to do this…? ?”

However, that short sentence is proof that the Tripitaka Koreana is intervening in the system. Yuchun felt awe at the power to twist the law.

‘That’s why the committee must be trying to seal the artifacts.’

“I should get it… ?”

Protecting this land has been done so far and will continue to be done. It was a foolish act not to accept it because it was burdensome.

“Receive.”

After all, there are only two choices: take or not. There is no way that the artifacts that have protected this land will harm you. Yuchun made a calm choice.

Goo Goo Goo…

Janggyeong Panjeon, no, all the spaces where Haeinsa exists began to resonate. At the same time, magnolia incense and divine light flowed from all the woodblocks.

The lights that came out enough to fill Haeinsa Temple began to merge into one.

Wooooo…

“…That’s amazing…”

A majestic power drew a wave. Yuchun imagined it. If that thing harbors the intent to kill, can he really be fine?

‘I need to prepare…’
While Yoochun was straining his body in fear, the combined light split into six branches to form a sphere.

Black, purple, green, yellow, indigo, white

Divinity disappeared from a total of six colored spheres, and a different atmosphere flowed out. Then, spinning around Yuchun, he tapped his body.

‘Are you trying to loosen the guard… ?’

Yuchun, who was reflexively tensed by the enormous power beyond his imagination, relaxed his body as he felt no malice from the sphere. Immediately after that, spheres of six colors permeated into his body in an instant.

I was a little worried. But the power already accepted. Yuchun just clenched his fists in preparation for the reaction that would come.

Time passed quietly, but when nothing happened, he scanned his body.

‘Hmm… No matter… !’
Pounding-!

“Kuh-!”

The moment Yoochun tried to think that nothing was wrong, he felt a burning pain in his heart.

The feeling of being supported by something. He was on a different level from the pain he felt when dealing with the White Demon King.

“What the fuck… It hurts when it hurts… ! Keuuugh-!!”

Chi profit…

The sound of burning meat came from Yuchun’s mind, not from his ears.

I felt it instinctively. That this power engraves a stigma on both the soul and heart that cannot be healed even with its own resilience.

Dump-!
“Big… !”

Yuchun sat down and clutched at his chest in unbearable pain, and his body trembled.
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“Heo-euk…Heo-euk…”

Tring-!

After an eternity of minutes passed, when I could no longer feel the pain, an annoyingly cheerful electronic sound rang in my head.

[Special protection…]

‘Rotten…Must read…’

Holding on to his clouded mind, he opened the system, but in the end, he couldn’t stand it and Yoochun fell forward.