#Episode 36
It was meaningless.
Firstly, the distance was too close, and secondly, So Byeong-min was too fast.
Before they could act, So Byeong-min’s body disappeared beyond the gate.
So Byeong-min, who had entered through the gate, thought nothing of all this.
First of all, I was confident about my survival.
And I prided myself on having the ability to clarify anything I was curious about.
So Byeong-min knows his own position for sure.
The number of subscribers is a whopping 4.5 million. It has surpassed the level of influencers who are active nationwide. It is said to be 4.5 million, but in simple numbers, it is more than the total population of Busan.
I have a personal relationship with the mayor of Busan Metropolitan City, and there are several politicians who will support me politically.
There were more than one or two things I believed in.
Go in and take a quick video of what they’re doing, and if it’s nothing special, just release it to the public. If it’s serious content, give it some flair and edit it a bit.
‘Hiya. So Byeong-min, this kid is amazing. He’s not only smart, but also has the ability to act. He’s a real jerk.’
So Byeong-min, who was inwardly praising himself, collapsed on the spot as soon as he entered.
What is this?
I doubted my eyes.
The light is flashing.
Jin Shihou, Jin Songyi’s younger brother and a third-rate writer known as the Unawakened One, was currently flying through the sky, fighting off three horned monsters.
No, I wonder if what I’m dealing with is right.
I was clearly seeing it with my own two eyes, but I couldn’t see it. Fire and ice were intertwined. A huge storm raged. Goosebumps appeared all over my body. That was when it happened. A flash in the sky.
A brighter and more massive light than any light I had ever seen exploded.
At the same time, So Byeong-min felt that his right shoulder had become loose.
Then, an excruciating pain starts to rise from my shoulder.
“Ah… … Aaaah… … .”
I didn’t even realize it. My right arm was cut off from my shoulder. I just stepped back. Only then did I see my surroundings.
The land seemed to have been a forest, but there were craters here and there, as if some kind of missile had hit it hundreds of feet away, and what looked like trees were lying around nearby. Even strange corpses could be seen in the distance.
It looks like a monster. Yes, it is a monster.
and.
Once again a light flashes in the sky.
Kwaaaaang-!!
A monster was thrown to the ground. It was clearly dead, as it didn’t move at all. But it wasn’t enough.
Qin Shihou, who was in heaven, fell to the ground.
White smoke rose from his body. Jin Shihou’s fist struck the monster’s head on the ground.
Kwaaaaang-!!
The surrounding area is hollowed out. Almost a 10 meter radius or more is just dug out.
If you look at the radius alone, it’s 10 meters, but if you look down, it’s probably deeper.
The monster’s body seemed to have been buried deep in the ground. It still didn’t move.
Shiver shiver.
My body trembled.
A monster landed next to So Byeong-min. He grabbed So Byeong-min’s head.
I was really surprised. This isn’t it, it’s not even painful.
I didn’t want to get involved here.
“Okay… … Wait a minute… … I have nothing to do with it. Just… … just let me go, please.”
Then the monster said,
“Shut your mouth.”
I reflexively kept my mouth shut, but something felt strange.
The voice sounds familiar.
“… … Jin Shi-hoo, stop right where you are, you monster. If you move, I’ll cut off your head right here… … .”
A lightning bolt struck So Byeong-min’s head.
“By any chance, Busan City Hall Director Ho-nam Lee… …?”
The monster with the spiral horns furrowed its brow. It was angry because its words were interrupted.
“I told you to keep your mouth shut.”
“No, Honam hyung. It’s Byungmin, Byungmin. Why does he look like that… … No, I really don’t know anything. Just let me go. Really.”
The monster, presumed to be Jeong Ho-nam, spoke with a strange smile.
“Why are you asking me for that? You should be asking that guy, Jin Shi-hoo, over there.”
The situation was simple.
We’ve taken hostage now.
Jin Shihou burst into laughter as if he found it ridiculous. He said a word.
“Don’t you have any self-respect?”
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Jeong Ho-nam, no, the 167th apostle thought.
Where on earth did it go wrong?
This wasn’t even worth thinking about.
From the beginning.
It was all wrong from the start. I misjudged and was arrogant.
The 148th apostle, Mazinno.
The 159th Apostle, Im Gyeong-tae.
I was sure that if the three of us got together, we could kill him somehow.
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It would be expected. That’s the extent of the power the apostles had.
There are realms that the Awakened cannot reach no matter how much they fly or crawl.
In the first place, the energy used by the Awakened is simply ‘Mana’.
However, the apostles use ‘natural energy’, not mana.
Strictly speaking, there is a huge difference between these two.
Simply put, mana, commonly called internal energy, is a power that is refined and processed from the energy floating around in nature.
In contrast, natural energy refers to pure, unprocessed energy.
The apostles use the natural resources as they are, without processing them.
That’s big.
The Apostles are able to simply slice away everything in front of them using their overwhelming potential.
Above all, it is possible to use the power of the soul, which is a power beyond nature.
So I was confident.
When they entered the gate and got into a fight with the guy, three of them were hit one by one in the blink of an eye. They belatedly brought out all their confident attributes and matched them up.
A hurricane rose up in the air, strong enough to engulf the entire gate, and an unquenchable flame engulfed the hurricane.
He was definitely in the middle.
however.
At some point, a hole appeared in the hurricane, and the thing jumped out. The rising dirt disappeared, the hurricane disappeared, and the undying flame went out like a match. At that moment, Im Gyeong-tae died after only two hits.
It was absurd.
It feels like my brain has shut down.
Then I saw a familiar face entering the gate.
I know who it is.
Broadcaster streamer, So Byeong-min.
I think it had 4 or 4.5 million subscribers. When I was living as a director, it was very helpful, so I hung out with it many times.
I didn’t like the idea of climbing up without even knowing the topic, but now I feel like it was a win-win. I caught the guy before I had time to think.
And he said to Jin Shihou.
If you don’t want to kill this guy, stop right there.
Let’s think about it.
Jin Shi Hou, that guy is strong.
But why did he call the apostles to this gate?
It was obvious.
I don’t want to cause a fuss.
In other words, he was concerned about ‘public opinion’. What would he do to the innocent civilians who got caught up in this fight?
Jeong Ho-nam thought the guy would stop fighting.
Of course. Since an unrelated third party intervened, at least a normal human being would stop.
Jeong Ho-nam thought, Let’s negotiate first. This fight is not possible. It’s still too early.
However, the answer that Jin Shi-hoo gave was beyond imagination.
“It makes me feel weak.”
“……what?”
“Excuse me, is your name Byungmin?”
So Byeong-min spoke quickly.
“Yes, that’s right, Byungmin. My name is So Byungmin. Mr. Jin Shihoo! I’m a real fan of yours. I own all of your works. I won’t tell anyone what happened here, so please spare me. Please.”
Jin Shihou asked.
“Why did you come here?”
“… … Uh… … Just.”
It was an honest reason.
just.
There really is no magic word for this, but in this situation, it was the answer itself.
So Byeong-min just came in. Jin Shi-hoo also just said.
“From the next life onwards, if you can tell at a glance that the situation is not normal, just don’t do it.”
“Yes, thank you… … Yes?”
At first, I thought I heard ‘from next time’. But no.
Clearly, Jin Shi-hoo said, ‘From the next life.’
okay.
From the next life.
Jin Shihou stretched out his right hand.
And the moment they took that stance, the two surviving apostles felt an enormous presence.
It was a presence that Jin Shi-hoo had never shown before, or rather, that he had felt exactly ‘once’ in his life.
The King of the Apostles, that’s exactly what he was like.
“I feel a little off. I thought that those who reached a certain level would act more normally, but I didn’t expect it to be like this.”
There was no reason or need to have a long conversation.
Jin Shihou’s eyes sparkle.
He clenched his right hand, which had been straightened.
It happened in an instant.
Should I say that the world seems to be moving backwards?
Time seems to pass slowly, as if a hole has opened in the world and everything is being absorbed into it.
I had a feeling that was hard to explain.
The 167th apostle, Jeong Ho-nam, certainly felt that way.
[The Seven Bonds of the Holy Fire of the White Lotus Sect.]
[Chapter 2 The Seven Geumseon of the Secret Night.]
Seven lines are drawn, as if ink had been applied to a piece of paper, making them extremely transparent.
It just happened so quickly.
Jeong Ho-nam and So Byeong-min could only stare blankly at it.
It was a feeling that I could not possibly describe in words, seeing a line drawn so clearly in the world that it was visible to the eye.
It was mysterious and wonderful.
This is interfering with the balance of the world.
No, it’s an election beyond the will of the world.
square-!!
He didn’t even feel the cutting sound. Jeong Ho-nam’s gaze tilted. His body was tilting.
Jeong Ho-nam’s upper and lower body were completely separated. To be exact, his abdomen was torn into dozens of pieces.
My arm didn’t move. Fortunately, my eyes moved, so I checked my arm. My arm was falling to the ground. My head was touching the ground. I could feel everything.
All of its limbs were amputated, and its body was also mutilated. Strangely enough, it did not regenerate.
I was desperate.
Jin Shi-hoo walks slowly.
First, I approached So Byeong-min.
“It’s a shame.”
Jeong Ho-nam’s body was brutally torn to pieces, so there’s no way So Byeong-min would be okay.
So Byeong-min’s body was split exactly in half. He spoke while bleeding.
“… … This… … bastard… … .”
“You have a big mouth, but did you record it all? All of it?”
Even though he was already as good as dead, So Byeong-min was still alive. And then he realized.
Since I entered this gate, I have not stopped the video recording button on the camera I was holding even for a single moment.
Even as a professional broadcaster with 4.5 million subscribers, he continued to film Jin Shi-hoo and the apostles despite all sorts of shitty situations that occurred.
“I see. Tsk tsk.”
Jin Shihou trampled on Xiao Bingmin’s head.
Fuzz.
My head is exploding.
Then, he smashed the camera that So Byeong-min was holding in his hand. He turned it into dust without a trace and then raised his head.
I made eye contact with Jeong Ho-nam, who had a puzzled expression on his face.
“Don’t misunderstand. I sent you away without any pain.”
“… … You’re crazy. You’re crazy.”
Jin Shi-hoo walked towards Jeong Ho-nam and crouched down in front of him.
“Honam, are you having a hard time?”
“… … How on earth did you do it?”
“What should I do? If you knew that I was explaining this, wouldn’t you be at my level right now?”
That was so true that I didn’t really have anything to say.
Jin Shihou swung his foot.
Crunch-!
Jeong Ho-nam’s head explodes.
The man who had been watching the whole situation, the 148th apostle, Majino, gulped.
Jin Shihou asked him.
“I’d like to talk to this guy called ‘that guy’. Is there a way to connect directly to him?”
“……does not exist.”
“No, Inma, who knows who the idiot is. Your expression just said it all, ‘I can talk to him directly.’ Like that.”
“… … .”
“Listen. Do you honestly think you can survive here right now?”
The question is exactly as it is. Will Jin Shihou actually spare her life?
I am skeptical.
I glanced behind me. There wasn’t even an escape gate.
This gate hasn’t even been cleared yet. There’s no escape. There’s no chance.
“Think about it. If I have a conversation with the ‘that person’ you’re talking about and the conversation goes well? Then you’ll get some credit, right? Right?”
Now that I hear it, it sounds plausible.
“The conversation went well, but should I kill you? No way. We could help each other. It’s like a token of peace. Wow, this doesn’t sound so bad. You’ll be the hero who ended the war between me and the apostles. It already sounds good. What do you think you’ll get? Power? Money? Women? I don’t know. My imagination is lacking.”
Jin Shihou poked his head out. Ma Jinno was momentarily dumbfounded by his gently smiling face.
“But you know what you’ll get. What gifts he’ll give you, doesn’t that make your heart flutter?”
“… … .”
“Now tell me. Is it possible to establish a direct connection with the ‘one’ you are talking about right now?”
“… … It is possible.”
