Episode 1127
It all started in an instant and ended in an instant.
However, that brief moment that passed by like a flash can feel like ten years to someone.
Quad deuk!
With an eerie sound of destruction, the blood vessel’s new form trembled.
Hot and distant.
It was just that, that was all.
‘how?’
Hyeolju did not understand.
Just before the teeth, which extended like those of a wild beast, dug into the nape of the neck, why did the single strike he gave out like an instinct fail to defeat the opponent?
Why is the Murim Alliance flag fluttering above the heads of those damn thieves?
And I thought to myself as I felt my body being pushed back helplessly, out of control.
‘Well, maybe it’s not important anymore.’
Clap.
Sticky blood splattered. Time that had stopped began to move.
In a puddle of blood like a pond, Hyeolju suddenly looked up at the sky that filled his vision.
‘Was it this dark?’
In fact, he already knew the answer to this question.
The world is the same. The only thing that has changed is the blood lord himself.
The monster’s eyes were still blood-red, but even at this moment, its gaze was gradually becoming blurred, making it impossible to clearly distinguish between light and dark.
A world completely stained black.
The rain pouring down ceaselessly from beyond and the coolness of the blood soaking into his whole body were all that the blood master could feel.
no. It wasn’t everything.
Afterwards, there was someone’s voice ringing in my ears like an echo.
“listen… … Is there anything? “You son of a bitch.”
Jin Tae-kyung.
That’s it.
He was laughing as he spat out the flesh and blood that had been filling his mouth.
Even though I was out of breath, as if I was going to fall at any moment.
With a face that looks like it’s difficult to even utter one syllable.
“I can hear you. “And very clearly.”
Hyeolju could not answer.
All I could do was swallow the phlegm boiling in my throat and listen to the shouts that shook the heavens and earth.
– Destruction Demon Jeongcheon (滅魔正天)!
I will destroy demons and set heaven straight.
It was the banner that the old Murim Alliance held up, the oath that they kept to the end, and at the same time, the hoof that trampled on the invaders.
Like right now.
Quad deud deuk!
It’s not visible.
However, just by hearing it, it is pictured before your eyes.
The sight of fanatics shaken and shaken by this unexpected situation, and the countless forest of spear knives covering them.
The undying will and desperate sense of duty embedded in each and every blade.
“… … “Why?”
Hyeolju barely managed to squeeze out his voice.
I wanted to ask.
To Jin Tae-kyung, to all of them.
Why are you struggling so hard?
What is so precious that they fight and sacrifice their lives to protect it?
And to the question of Hyeolju, which is short but contains many meanings, Jin Tae-kyung answered with two even shorter letters.
“f*ck you.”
“It looks like you don’t want to tell me.”
“Because I’m sick of it. “There hasn’t been one or two assholes like you so far, and no matter how generous I tried to answer, no one really understood.”
“Yes, that was it.”
Jin Tae-kyung, who was staring at Hyeol-ju, who was nodding his head with difficulty, suddenly opened his mouth.
“you?”
“what?”
“Then why on earth did you get so crazy about it?”
Hyeolju was silent for a moment and felt embarrassed at seeing himself like that.
Is it because of the fatigue weighing heavily on my eyelids?
Or was it because I felt the aura of death looming over me at every moment?
“… … well.”
He said that he did everything for the Lord of Heaven.
The lips of a loyal man who would do anything for his great master and who would have sworn loyalty even if he died on this spot and became a ghost gave a completely different answer.
“now… … I don’t know. nothing.”
With a helpless sigh, Hyeolju looked up at the sky.
At this moment, where is the sky I believed in so much?
Somewhere far, far away, will the master who receives news of the death of his most faithful servant feel any sorrow?
‘No way.’
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A faint smile suddenly formed on the corner of Hyeolju’s mouth.
okay.
I’ve been trying hard to deny it, but I already know the answer.
Even at the time when the four Demon Lords and Demon Hus met their deaths one after another, and even with the news that many religious people were annihilated, the universe was not shaken.
Not even for a moment.
Rather, it was as if he wanted that to happen.
‘Then is this lowly servant’s death also what you wanted?’
Hyeolju stretched out his trembling hand towards the sky.
far. I can’t reach it.
As if there was a distance between him and the universe.
Like a relationship that didn’t narrow down no matter how hard you tried to get closer.
‘ah.’
Hyeolju swallowed a groan.
I believed in and upheld the heaven called Cosmos, but in reality, the light pouring down from there was only shining on one person.
Even though he can no longer lift a finger, the owner of those burning eyes is looking straight at his dying self.
‘Jin Tae-kyung.’
That moment.
Shriek!
The fingertips that had been waving anxiously in the empty air were bent like hooks and struck down.
And now the anger and hatred I don’t know who it’s directed at.
At that time, the monster’s blow, carrying the last, fleeting mission, was about to strike Jin Tae-kyung between the eyes.
Quack!
Someone’s blood-dried hand blocked the monster’s blow.
The bones of the fingers were broken into small pieces, and the flesh and blood were burned.
Chi profit.
A haze rising with the smell of burning.
Beyond that, the lips of the old master, who had returned to his disciple’s side, opened.
“Who do you dare touch?”
In the heat that was seeping through even his dulled senses, the Fire King Jeokcheongang looked down at the monster trembling in pain.
No, it wasn’t just that.
Gungseong Salseong, Swordseong Maejonghak, and Cheongpungi.
Also, several people came running with their bodies covered in blood.
It surrounded the surroundings like a god of death or like an iron tower.
Covering the sky, which was all the world allowed to monsters.
It also became a wide and strong ceiling that blocked the rain pouring down on someone else.
That’s why Jin Tae-kyung was able to laugh out loud.
Thinking back to the monster’s cries that were filled with joy just a moment ago.
“see?”
He spoke strongly to the monster with its blood-red eyes wide open.
“The faces you see now are the humble sky I believed in.”
“… … !”
What should I say?
What more could have been done?
The monster blinked its eyes helplessly.
I swallowed the blood flowing endlessly from the corner of my mouth and squeezed out my voice with all my strength.
“As much as you want… … Rejoice! “This will be the last time.”
And in the pitch-black vision, Jin Tae-kyung’s voice rang out in my ears.
“I still think so.”
The moment when the monster’s last breath was scattered in the air, along with a bitter smile on Jin Tae-kyung’s lips.
Tiring.
The clear bell announcing that everything was over rang like that of an old cathedral.
With boundless joy and even more sorrow.
* * *
There is such a saying.
When animals die, they leave behind their skins, and people leave behind their names.
However, monsters that are neither beasts nor humans can leave behind enormous experience points.
Tiring. Tiring. Tiring.
The unique, clear sound of the bell rings in my ears non-stop.
I wonder if it could have been heard hundreds of miles away if everyone, not just me, could hear it.
‘That guy, he went for art too.’
Although the end of the blood feudal lord was miserable and shabby, the subsequent settlement of the system was luxurious.
How many times have you leveled up in that short moment?
third time? Or something more?
I do not know.
The only thing that was certain was that several quests were completed at the same time as Hyeolju’s death, and that I had blocked notifications after the third level up.
‘If this were normal, I would have fainted from joy.’
No, it certainly would have been so.
It’s like a miracle to be able to level up so many times in a row, which has been coming to you like a bean in a drought.
But to me now, all of that was meaningless.
The ringing of the bells, which should have sounded like something from heaven, was nothing more than a loud noise, and the recovery of all the mangled and broken flesh and bones brought only a little bit of comfort.
A small but final consolation of being able to pat the shoulder of someone who is slightly trembling.
“Don’t drag your feet. “The peppers are falling.”
Cheongpung did not stop crying even when I comforted him.
He just spoke in a voice mixed with sobs.
I’m sorry. Thank you again.
However, the greeting with Cheongpung, which would obviously be the last, was brief.
Unlike him, I still had many last faces left.
And at the end, only the true final moment will remain waiting for me.
Time limit: 5 minutes 35 seconds
I calmly looked at the hourglass, still occupying a place in the air.
Actually, I already guessed it.
To be exact, from the moment I fired a single sword at the blood lord.
There was a limit to recovery through leveling up, and the injuries I sustained in the aftermath of Ilseom were beyond that limit.
Since the so-called innate true energy, or true original energy, was broken, my fate was like crossing an irreversible river.
‘The system warned me, and I was prepared.’
That’s it.
Even if death awaits you, you have just taken one step forward.
Because I had already made up my mind, on the other hand, I felt grateful for this situation.
If it hadn’t been for the recovery from leveling up, and if the time of the flashing light hadn’t gotten longer thanks to that, I wouldn’t have been able to say my final goodbye like I did now.
‘If that’s the case, it’s done.’
The blood lord was dead, Amcheon’s great army collapsed, and I was granted a few more precious minutes.
And now I’m smiling at faces I thought I’d never see again.
Like a peaceful life with no enemies to defeat or no need to protect someone precious.
Like this moment.
okay.
I am ready to leave.
Obviously, it should be so.
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