But the shepherd made no answer.
Just standing in front of the exit, facing the clowns and the devils.
The Seocheon boys looked around and quickly started to run away.
The clown couldn’t just leave it like that.
She immediately gave instructions to the shepherd.
“Catch it. It’s a valuable ingredient, so don’t let it go.”
As soon as the Mok-in received the clown’s order, he ran towards the Seocheon boys at full speed.
It was a matter of moments before the distance was shortened.
The moment when the wooden man swung his sharp arm and struck the children of Seocheon as if he was crushing them to death.
-Ugh!
Seo Kang-rim took the attack in the devil’s body.
Although he could not fully use his abilities, the Mok-in’s strength was superior to that of a human.
The clown who saw the sight whistled softly.
“Wow, what the heck? Did they develop something like that in the Seocheon Flower Garden? Let’s take care of that guy first.”
At that command, all the surrounding people, without exception, rushed towards Seo Kang-rim.
It was as if a wooden avalanche had come crashing down.
In an instant, the wooden figures piled up on top of Seo Kang-rim.
-Kugu-kung… … !
A dozen or so wooden men pressed down on me, making it impossible for me to even flinch.
So a huge mountain was created, and the struggle became quiet.
The clown took a step forward, looking at the sight.
“He’s dead? Then let’s go quickly and see the children of Seocheon… … .”
-Whoooosh!
At that moment, the smell of burning and the heat that seemed to melt skin began to fill the area.
The wooden sticks that had been stuck together were burning.
-Ghhhhh… … !
The moment the burning wooden figures ran away, not knowing what to do.
A human emerged from the fireball.
With a sharp chainsaw in hand.
-Wheeing!
Seo Kang-rim appeared in the center of the giant flames.
He was responding with steel teeth to the men swinging their arms at him.
The flames of the maddening fire and the flames spewed out by the howling teeth made all around just flames.
The clown’s eyes widened when he discovered Seo Kang-rim.
“Seogangrim?! Seogangrim is in the Seocheon Flower Garden. It’s something I haven’t heard about… …?”
She looked quite embarrassed.
The moment the unlit wooden figures rushed towards Seo Kang-rim, the clown shouted.
“Don’t kill me! Treat me appropriately!”
As soon as the order was given, the shepherds were seen to stop for a moment.
There was no way Seo Kang-rim could miss that opportunity.
-Wheeing!
The howling teeth remained sharp and unblunted despite having bitten countless enemies.
The men of Mok-in tried to subdue Seo Gang-rim, but in battle, the one with murderous intent inevitably had a stronger momentum.
While Seo Kang-rim was slaughtering the frozen wooden figures, he looked at the clown.
‘Last time, during Lananot, they were trying not to kill me.’
Seo Kang-rim thought that there was a high possibility that Baek Young would be among the clowns.
But the clown was strangely protective of himself.
‘Then does that mean the clown band has nothing to do with Baekyoung?’
There were only guesses and hypotheses, no hard facts.
But it was certain that the person called ‘that person’ was keeping an eye on Seo Kang-rim.
‘We have no choice but to catch the clown and extract information from him.’
Before long, there were piles of demon corpses around Seo Kang-rim.
A defenseless clown was visible through it.
As Seo Kang-rim rushed straight towards the clown, his opponent also responded to the fight with two daggers in hand.
-Kang, Kang!
Every time Seo Kang-rim swung the chainsaw, the clown barely managed to block the attack.
The clown’s weapon was also of a fairly high grade, but it was woefully inadequate compared to the divine weapons.
After the clown blocked the attack, he shouted urgently.
“Mr. Seo Kang-rim, please listen to my story. I have no intention of harming you!”
She hurriedly pushed Seo Kang-rim away and retreated to the back.
Several demons blocked the clown’s path.
Seo Kang-rim looked at her, still not letting his guard down.
“Okay, okay. Seriously. There’s no point in fighting amongst ourselves. I’ll even put down my weapons.”
The clown put his dagger down on the ground, seemingly unwilling to fight.
Then he spread both his hands to show that he was unarmed.
The lips revealed under the half-mask were trying to smile brightly.
“Seeing that Mr. Seo Kang-rim came here… … . I guess he received a favor from Lady Sarah? Right?”
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“That’s what it is.”
“What did he say he would give me in return? I don’t know what it is, but I’ll give it to you, so can you just turn a blind eye to it?”
The clown’s voice was extremely sorrowful.
However, Seo Kang-rim still aimed at the clown without wavering.
“Why should I do that? It’s safer in many ways to just deal with you here and go back.”
“Ugh… … .”
The clown looked hesitant about how to persuade him.
Seo Kang-rim glanced at her bag and said.
“First, hand me the whole bag.”
Just now, I saw someone put a flower of destruction into it.
The clown also seemed to have noticed Seo Kang-rim’s intentions and seemed to be hesitating considerably.
“Why is my bag… … .”
“I know there are flowers in it.”
“Mr. Seo Kang-rim. Do you know what this is?”
“It’s an item that instantly kills anyone.”
At those words, the clown’s eyes widened in surprise.
She said, stammering.
“How did you know? Did Lady Sarah tell you? No, there’s no way they would tell humans… … .”
Seo Kang-rim was staring at the flowers with cold eyes.
A tremendous killing aura was felt from the flower curled up inside the glass ball.
‘I thought it was a flower that only existed in fairy tales, but I never thought it would actually exist.’
According to the legend of Seocheon Flower Garden, many different kinds of flowers grow there.
In addition to the recovery items, such as Fiorul Flower, Salol Flower, and Boneul Flower.
In the tale, there existed a flower of destruction that could instantly kill anything.
‘In my previous life, it wasn’t even listed in the shop window, and it was never traded, so it was closer to a fantasy item.’
Seo Kang-rim stared at the flower of destruction the clown was holding.
It may be fake, but the Seocheon boys just now seemed to know about the existence of the Flower of Destruction.
‘Even Lord Sara would have fully anticipated the possibility that the person who stole the Flower of Destruction and the person who occupied the Gwangcheon Pond were the same person.’
But Lady Sarah didn’t say a word about it.
There is also a possibility that Seo Kang-rim will die because of the Flower of Destruction.
Seo Kang-rim wasn’t too disappointed by that fact.
‘Gods wouldn’t think about humans anyway.’
While he was thinking about that.
The clown looked at Seo Kang-rim’s expression and then slowly opened his mouth.
“Even Sarah Do-ryeong is going too far. Seo Kang-rim could die from the Flower of Destruction, but you’re sending him away alone.”
“… … .”
“Mr. Seo Kang-rim, I don’t know what he promised, but you shouldn’t trust him too much. No, you shouldn’t trust Seocheon Flower Garden in the first place.”
The clown tried to persuade him in a quiet voice.
“The name is Flower Garden, but this place is nothing more than a research lab that manufactures weapons.”
As the clown said, the flowers in the Seocheon flower garden were extremely powerful.
A flower that can repair a severed body and instantly kill any beast or human is growing.
Seo Kang-rim said, staring at the clown.
“So you guys are trying to extort it?”
“No, no! It’s a little different. We’re trying to completely uproot the Seocheon Flower Garden.”
The clown continued his explanation urgently.
“We are trying to break the power of God for the sake of mankind.”
“Break the power of God?”
The clown nodded in response to Seo Kang-rim’s question.
“Yes. The original Doom Flower did not exist until recently. To be exact, there were seeds, but they failed to bloom.”
The clown glanced at the pond and said,
“Because the mineral spring’s divine power was lacking, it wasn’t able to provide enough nutrients. However, not long ago, the flower of destruction succeeded in blooming.”
A tremendous amount of magical power was flowing out of the mineral spring.
Even if it was polluted, its power itself was not weakened.
The clown’s gaze became a little bitter.
“Because the Awakened Ones appeared and the divine influence grew stronger, the divine power of the Gwangcheon Pond also grew stronger.”
As the body grows stronger, the guardian spirits also grow stronger.
That is why the guardian deities were desperate to find and raise strong humans.
The clown continued speaking slowly.
“You think that if the gods become more powerful, humans will be better off. But no. Do you think the gods are really that merciful?”
“… … .”
“The more powerful they become, the more humans will be driven into a corner.”
She slowly raised her head and looked at Seo Kang-rim.
“If the gods monopolized both items that can save people and items that can kill people, people would become even more dependent on the gods.”
“… … .”
“And if there is a human who does not obey your will, it is possible to kill them in one breath.”
Seo Kang-rim’s mind was drawn to the images of his parents dying.
A god who killed his parents for the sole reason that he was not possessed by a god.
The clown continued speaking in a low voice.
“The Seocheon Flower Garden is one of the weapons held by God, and we are trying to destroy it. So please pretend not to know, Seo Kang-rim.”
In the silence, only the loud sound of someone drinking something could be heard.
The sound of a water pipe shaking.
There was a moment of silence, and then Seo Kang-rim’s voice rang out quietly.
“Just ask one thing.”
“yes yes!”
“You said you were going to destroy the Seocheon Flower Garden. Then what are you going to do with the flowers there? Are you going to destroy them?”
“Oh, yes. That’s right!”
“Then why do you have that flower of destruction now? Why didn’t you destroy it already?”
The clown remained silent at that question.
Then, after a brief pause, she opened her mouth.
“This is for emergencies… … .”
“I guess you should also keep the items from the Seocheon Flower Garden in case of an emergency.”
The clown did not refute that statement.
Seo Kang-rim stared at her quietly.
“In the end, it seems like you are only trying to gain the power to kill and save humans.”
The purpose seemed plausible, but it didn’t seem to be anything other than a clown’s intention to monopolize the risk factor.
The one who took the initiative simply passed from god to clown.
The clown said with a slightly resentful tone.
“Yes, that’s right. We plan to keep it. Is that a bad thing? Are you going to let the gods monopolize such items?”
“no.”
Seo Kang-rim started the engine with his teeth gnashing.
In an instant, the sky turned and a loud noise rang out.
“But if someone has to have it… … .”
His eyes gleamed fiercely through the sharp cracks.
“I should have it.”
