I didn’t have the luxury of feeling happy or glad to see her again after such a long time.
Shin Soo-ah’s appearance was clearly strange.
Shin Soo-ah’s attack came flying in before I had time to look closely.
-Quaqua light!
As she swung her sword, a powerful shockwave struck Seo Kang-rim.
Shin Soo-ah’s face was visible through the splatter of blood and mud.
The sword flew towards Seo Kang-rim’s neck.
-Kaang!
Seo Kang-rim hurriedly raised his sword to block the attack, but his mind was in disarray.
Why is Shin Soo Ah attacking herself?
What flowed out of her was pure murderous intent.
That emotion, free of any impurities, was like a well-sharp sword.
-Kang, Kang!
The ear-piercing scream of a sword rang out.
The one screaming was Seo Kang-rim’s sword, the howling teeth.
The weapon Shin Soo-ah was holding was unusual.
‘What is that? Isn’t that the sword that Shin Soo-ah used?’
A dark-colored sword that seems to have been made by melting darkness.
Shin Soo-ah was strong, but the energy flowing from her sword was even more overwhelming.
An energy that feels like a magic sword.
At that moment, the sword was flying towards Seo Kang-rim, trying to pierce him once again.
-Whoa!
The amulets flew in at a sharp speed.
But it wasn’t Shin Soo Ah who couldn’t see it.
Jang Tae-heon shouted loudly as her sword slashed countless times, shattering the talismans into pieces.
“Hyung Kang-rim, step back!”
At that moment, when their gaze was momentarily diverted by the talisman, Jang Tae-heon jumped between the two.
A heavy fist struck Shin Soo-ah in the face.
There was a crunching sound as bones crunched, but there was no pain on her face.
-Kagakak!
The sword was deeply embedded in Jang Tae-heon’s arm.
Just before the bone was cut off, Jang Tae-heon kicked Shin Soo-ah and stepped back.
My arms were dangling as if they would fall off if I hit them lightly.
“Damn, you’re stronger than last time… …!”
Seo Kang-rim was buying time to escape, but Shin Soo-ah was not giving him any openings.
Shin Soo-ah was still aiming for her goal.
At that moment, the long sword flew towards Jang Tae-heon’s neck.
An ice pillar fell from the sky, blocking Shin Soo-ah’s path.
-Kaga River!
The glacier was destroyed without a trace, sending shards of ice flying in all directions.
As soon as Shin Soo-ah saw Bing-ju, she immediately turned around.
There was a woman with fluttering white hair, Baek Young.
“… … !”
A look of bewilderment crossed Shin Soo-ah’s face.
In the midst of the confusion caused by Baek Young’s appearance, Jang Tae-heon shouted while holding his half-severed arm.
“Brother, jump in here!”
Kang Do-hyeon immediately started to leave the place, dragging Seo Kang-rim with him.
Fortunately, Shin Soo-ah chose to fight Baek Young instead of chasing them.
After running for a while, Yu Harang spoke out of breath.
“Is this enough?”
“Yeah. I guess I won’t be able to keep up at this point.”
Even though he was an awakened person, his mouth smelled like iron.
While the Bihomun group was catching their breath, Seo Kangrim was in confusion.
As he moved away from Shin Soo Ah, another illusion invaded his vision.
I could hear the laughter of the corpses.
Just now, that person was clearly Shin Soo-ah, but it was also a fact that she had attacked him.
Seo Kang-rim asked his group.
“What the hell happened? Why is Shin Soo Ah like that… … .”
Shin Soo-ah had become a completely different person.
The nobility and dignity of the days when he was the head of one of the five major sects were nowhere to be found.
His whole body was covered in blood, and his one eye was filled with a madman’s murderous intent.
Bihomun couldn’t answer that question right away.
After exchanging glances, Jang Tae-heon finally sighed and opened his mouth.
“… … When I fell into the crack, many people who came here were confused. Among them, the person who was most shocked was Sister Su-ah.”
Seo Kang-rim thought that the mountain of corpses piled up around him seemed to be looking at him.
It felt as if they were the people who had been murdered by Baek Young.
“Suna Su-ah was more shocked by the fact that all the members of the sect were destroyed than by her own death. There were also many people who criticized her for that.”
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The corpses whispered.
Why didn’t you give Seo Kang-rim to them? Why did you make them die?
What did Shin Soo-ah feel when she heard that voice?
“Then, after we died, another person flowed into this gap. … … It was Baek Young.”
How would most people react if they met their enemy in this hellish place?
There was no way I could forgive him just because he was dead.
“We tried to get revenge on Baek Young. But she was still strong and we couldn’t win.”
“… … .”
“Among the hundreds of deaths, the one who despaired the most was Sister Su-ah. I knew that killing her would be meaningless, but Sister Su-ah… … That was all that was left.”
Seo Kang-rim was able to understand Shin Soo-ah’s feelings.
Since he was a person who always thought of others before himself, his guilt must have been extreme.
Jang Tae-heon said in a bitter tone.
“Soo-ah tried to kill Baek-young somehow, but the difference in skill was too great. So… …she gave up her convictions in order to kill Baek-young.”
“Could it be the urge to shed blood?”
A bloodlust power that grows stronger the more it comes into contact with human blood, but at the same time causes one to lose oneself.
There was so much debris here that it would have been easy to get blood on your hands.
Jang Tae-heon nodded.
“Yeah. And when I used the bloodlust repeatedly, I started having side effects. It seemed like everyone around me was blind. Now, I’m trying to kill everyone I see.”
While listening to the story, Seo Kang-rim bit his lip so hard that it bled.
The voices of the corpses mocking him around him were too loud to be heard.
It’s amazing that she, who always stood uprightly by her beliefs, would abandon those principles.
How much despair and regret did I have?
How nice it would have been if the Shin Soo-ah I just met was an illusion.
How nice it would be if all that suffering were fake.
Yu Harang observed from the side and spoke as if confessing.
“… … I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want you to see that Moon-ju had changed like that. I’m sorry for hiding it from you.”
I would have regretted it even more if I had gone without knowing, but I couldn’t blame Yu Ha-rang.
Because I could understand Yuharang’s feelings.
After a moment of silence, Kang Do-hyun spoke as if trying to change the subject.
“Let’s take care of urgent matters first. Seo Kang-rim, you came here to find the sword, right? I only know it’s inside, but I don’t know the exact location. Jang Tae-heon, have you heard anything?”
“No. How about asking the watchmen… .”
At that moment, the strong smell of blood passed by Seo Kang-rim’s nose.
Also, the footsteps are almost silent.
“I can tell you that.”
An unfamiliar voice interrupted, along with the smell of blood.
When the group turned around in surprise, Baek Young was standing there.
She approached with a limp, her whole body tattered and her injuries looking quite serious.
“Back off, Baekyoung.”
Kang Do-hyeon was now in a fighting stance, holding a sword.
A murderous glint flashed through the eyes of the Bihomun group, regardless of who they were.
A sharp face was reflected on Kang Do-hyeon’s blade.
“You got out faster than I thought. Did you kill Shin Soo-ah?”
“No. I destroyed the eyes because killing them was impossible. Even if I can’t win, I can still escape.”
The veins in Seo Kang-rim’s neck stood out at the mention of destroying his eyes.
Even though he had lost his ego, that person was Shin Soo-ah.
Yuharang also spoke with murderous intent.
“Why did you come? Are you after Seo Kang-rim again?”
“I have no intention of killing you. If I had, I wouldn’t have intervened when you were fighting with Shin Soo Ah just now.”
Just a moment ago, I had a feeling that Baek Young was luring Shin Soo Ah out of nowhere, but it seemed like it wasn’t an illusion.
Baek Young was currently unarmed and seriously injured, but it was not easy to trust her.
Baek Young spoke calmly while several pairs of eyes were staring at him.
“If killing it will relieve your anger, then kill it. However, it takes time to regenerate, so I would like you to talk to me before killing it.”
Baek Young’s eyes were staring at Seo Kang Rim.
Seo Kang-rim felt his anger boil over at the sight of that innocent look.
Death seemed to have no value to her.
I could vent my anger, but right now I had to prioritize practicality over emotions.
“What do you want with me?”
“I want to talk to you alone.”
As he said that, Baek Young looked around, but no one seemed to be backing down.
Baek Young said with a defenseless look.
“You can feel it too. The current Seo Kang-rim is stronger than me. The chances of me killing him are close to impossible.”
The Bihomun group could not refute that statement.
Even though the Sajuchang was not visible, the spirit flowing from Seo Kang-rim was completely different from before.
However, Seo Kang-rim opened his mouth as he was unable to move easily.
“It’s okay, bro. Just step aside for a moment.”
“… … I’ll be nearby.”
The Bihomun group moved to a nearby place with an uneasy look on their faces.
His gaze was still fixed on Baek Young.
Baek Young was calm even in that gaze.
“Since you came here, I guess you were the one who killed the first owner.”
“Can you tell what’s going on outside?”
“I don’t know. I just knew that my god had disappeared.”
Even though her god was gone, she showed no sign of anger or sadness.
I felt like a person who had no emotions at all.
No, he probably isn’t even human in the first place.
“Where is the sword?”
“I know where it is, but I’m hesitant to tell you.”
Baek Young was quietly looking at Seo Kang Rim.
There was no hatred even though he was the one who killed himself.
It was a gaze that seemed to be simply observing, as if trying to judge.
“You may look strong, but you still seem insufficient to defeat the unchanging Eternal. I cannot decide whether it is right to hand over a sword to you.”
Baek Young’s words seemed closer to confidence than concern.
As if he knew what kind of opponent fate was.
Seo Kang-rim opened his mouth amidst the smell of blood.
“Have you ever met your destiny in person?”
“Just once. There was a time when I raided the sacred realm of destiny.”
Baekyoung closed his eyes once and then opened them slowly.
Seo Kang-rim’s image was reflected in both of his eyes.
“When I met Destiny, I had already regressed over a thousand times and was considerably stronger. To this extent, I was confident that I could kill Destiny.”
For a moment, a storm seemed to rise in her calm eyes.
Its name was fear.
“But I realized it the moment I saw it. Fate is not something that a mere human can defeat. It was a stroke of luck that I was able to return just before I was killed.”
A fear bordering on awe for something that can never be defeated.
Just thinking about that time made my fingertips tremble faintly.
When Baekyoung closed his eyes and opened them, the storm had disappeared and Seo Kang-rim was visible again.
“I don’t know if you can defeat that being. Even if you can, your growth is amazing.”
When I met Seo Kang-rim, who was also anonymous, I said something similar.
She muttered as she carefully examined Seo Kang-rim.
“I came this far with just one regression. I guess the original is different after all.”
……text?
Seo Kang-rim’s lips twitched at those words.
There’s something I’ve been curious about for a long time.
Baek Young is a test subject at the laboratory, born from an unknown egg.
It means a being born from someone’s blood.
Everyone looks the same because their divine powers are mixed, but if that divine power is removed, what kind of face will Baekyoung have?
“Baekyoung, do you know whose blood you were born from?”
“Don’t you already know that?”
Baek Young and Seo Kang Rim faced each other.
The gender and appearance are different.
Even though our faces had more differences than similarities, somehow I felt like I was looking in a mirror.
A face completely different from one’s own opened its mouth.
“I am Seo Kang-rim, a replica born from your blood.”
