#Episode 64
To be clear, this is the first time I’ve heard these stories.
[Those who have lifted the sky and ascended above it, they can be anywhere. If you are not from the Nine Heavens, then the place called Titan is likely to have been greatly influenced by the Ascendants. It would have been influenced by the Ascendants belonging to the Heavens, and the ‘language’ you shared with the child next to you right now is probably a different language derived from the language of the Ucheon. If I had to say, this too was influenced.]
“Affected?”
[Some phrases and words are very similar. To that extent, wouldn’t it be stranger to think that they were not influenced by the ascendants? Above all, the land of Titan that you are talking about doesn’t seem to be a land that is currently undergoing trials of the system… … .]
The old man, whose words had been trailing off for a moment, let out a small breath and continued speaking.
[I’m sorry, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone like you. You seem like a man who shouldn’t have to go through hardships, but you’re going through hardships here. If there’s something precious that must be protected, then that’s what it should be like. You’re amazing. It’s very rare for someone to put such a thing into practice.]
I scratched my chin for a moment.
[If I tell you more, I can’t give you a clear answer in such a complicated situation. I can only tell you a few things I know and add some details. And as you know, if these stories with details accumulate in your memory, they can cause great errors in your judgment later. So, please listen to what I’ve said so far with the utmost care.]
He nodded and thought for a moment.
To put it simply, the old man was saying that the language of the nine heavens, ‘English’, and ‘Chinese characters’ came from the same root. Also, the ascendants belonging to the nine heavens are related to the system, and the ascendants of Titan are also related to them.
Perhaps the current Titan is fine, but in the future, just like the system came down to Earth, it may also come down to Titan.
Oh, this is a funny situation.
[Have you organized your thoughts?]
“Yes, that’s about it.”
[Unfortunately, from this point on, you’ll have to figure it out. How could a corpse like me know any details?]
I shook my head. My doubts were still not resolved.
“You said that you have to overcome trials to have a future, but this part is a bit difficult for me.”
I asked the old man, who seemed to be wondering why that part was bothering him.
“If we overcome trials, there will be a future? What kind of future will that future be?”
[… … .]
“Is this a world that is still dependent? Or is this a world that is free from everything?”
The old man spoke with a sad expression.
[It’s a dependent world, yet a free world. That’s all I know.]
“… … .”
[If you can have freedom even if you become a slave, if you can at least not live like a puppet, isn’t that a better choice? In the end, you have to prove yourself. yourself.]
It was a very meaningful statement.
And that was enough. There were still some questions, but everything that needed to be answered was resolved.
“okay.”
I don’t think this old man’s will represents the will of the system.
But if you take the information that this old man gave you, if you just look at it as it is, the system was telling me this.
I don’t care whether you join hands with the apostles or not. But don’t be enemies with the system.
This should be enough.
I’m not really interested anyway.
[Look here.]
I raised my head.
[If you want to leave this gate, you have to kill me. So, shouldn’t we start now?]
There is no need to waste time.
The old man slowly stood up. All the seas around him began to move. They soon became giant statues.
A water warrior with a sword made of water.
There are more than one or two.
There are dozens, if not hundreds.
Hundreds of them surround the area.
[Let me formally introduce myself. I am Ikiyan Bagrud, the last emperor of Atlantis.]
Ikiyan Bagrud.
Helena next to me probably didn’t know what that name meant, but I didn’t.
In the language of the Titans, Ikiyan means decider, and Bagrud means noble. That is, a noble decider.
“That’s a good name.”
He took out the Heavenly Sword from the subspace. He held it tightly. White smoke flowed out from his body.
[… … As expected, you were the being of the Guryonggyeong.]
He shook his head.
“Do I look like a sage?”
[… … Could it be beyond that… … the spirit world?]
I just laughed.
[Well, what does the realm matter?]
The old man stretched out both hands.
Then hundreds of statues rushed towards me. Each one of them had a speed similar to that of the Earth’s Awakener, Yoon Ji-hoo, who was said to be an SS+ class I had seen before.
After fixing the sword, he swung it.
Crunch-!!
Hundreds of statues split in half at once. Beyond them, the last emperor of Atlantis, Ikiyan Bagrud, opened his eyes wide.
He opened his mouth and shook off his sword.
“When I was on Titan, I happened to join a place called the White Lotus Sect.”
[… … .]
“They were persecuted and living in hiding, waiting for someone to save them. As fate would have it, I became their savior, and they gave me a gift.”
Before the old man could even ask what it was.
“Holy Fire, what they gave me was a white holy fire. It was a kind of elixir, and they called it the symbol and sacred object of the White Lotus Sect. I ingested it, and from then on, my ecstasy became white smoke. After that, I learned the five martial arts left behind by the past leaders of the White Lotus Sect, and since then, I have created three more techniques.”
The white smoke slowly flowing out of my body becomes thicker.
“Two of them were combined into the Seonghwa Ogyeol, and that’s how the Seonghwa Chilgyeol was created. Seven knots that unfold based on the energy of the Seonghwa.”
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[What about the other one?]
“It is a technique that combines seven pores, but it is still unfinished.”
[… … To say that a monster of your size is still unfinished… … . Something incredible will be created.]
He fixed his grip on the sword.
“What I’m going to use from now on is the seventh determination of the Seven Holy Grails.”
If it were normal times, I wouldn’t have given such a friendly explanation.
But that old man had to be made an exception.
It is the law that such a ‘person’ who has been friendly from the beginning until now should be treated accordingly.
Of course, the apostles are an exception. No matter what they do, to me they just look like little beasts babbling.
[Are you planning to give this old man a final gift? I’m looking forward to it.]
“You have to keep your eyes open and watch until the end. That way, you will see.”
This is enough. Anything more is unnecessary.
Now, it’s time to go out.
I slowly bent my right knee. White smoke rose into the sky. My hair also rose in the aftermath.
The old man pulls up the power.
A huge amount of natural energy rushed into the old man’s body. It soon took the shape of a shield.
[This is Bagrud’s shield.]
“That’s a nice name.”
[It’s a shield that has only been pierced once in my life. Show me now.]
He nodded. That one moment was likely to be the old man’s last.
I kicked the spot. The white lotus flower covered the Heavenly Sword. White smoke created a path in the direction I moved. In an instant, I reached the old man and swung the Heavenly Sword.
[The Seven Bonds of the Holy Fire of the White Lotus Sect.]
[Chapter 7, Heaven and Earth, I am the only one who is honored.]
Oh my god-!!
With a tremendous roar, everything that the Heavenly Sword’s trajectory led to was split in half.
The sea, the sky, the buildings, and the gate.
Everything was split in half.
I was facing the old man, so I put down my sword and turned around.
I see Helena, blankly blinking. Then, the old man who had been standing behind me slowly turns his head.
The shield of Bagrud that the old man had spoken of. The shield that the old man had said had only been pierced once in his life was split exactly in half. Now, it had been pierced twice.
The old man smiles faintly, as if he finds it absurd.
I asked the old man.
“Have you seen it?”
The old man shakes his head.
[I didn’t see it. It was too fast for an old man like me.]
In my eyes, I see the old man’s legs slowly disintegrating like powder.
[… … I think this is it. Look at this.]
“yes.”
[You’ve got to try. I think you can overcome the trials of the system and bring down the ascendants who are loftily standing in the sky.]
“I don’t know about that.”
[Not sure?]
“Yes. I’m not interested in that kind of thing.”
Hehe, hehe, he laughs.
[What if they become your enemies?]
“Then you should kill it instead of dragging it down. Is there any reason to keep a barking dog alive that doesn’t even recognize its owner?”
The old man laughed as if it was really funny. Now the lower half of the old man’s body was completely turned to dust. Now the upper body and abdomen were turning to dust and scattering.
The old man asked me as if it was the last time.
[What’s your name?]
By the way, the old man told me his name, but I never told him my name.
As someone from the land of courtesy in the East, this is something to lament.
“This is Qin Shihou.”
[Jin Shi Hou, what a good name.]
The old man, who had been talking up to that point, took the necklace around his own neck with his right hand and tore it off, then handed it to me.
I accepted it for now.
[I don’t know what this item means to someone like you, but just… …think of it as my gift. It’ll be a great help to you when you need to do chores later.]
“I will use it gratefully.”
And so, the last emperor of Atlantis was turned to dust and scattered.
His smiling face until the end is quite impressive.
And now, the escape gate is open.
I turned my head.
Helena was running there without looking back.
* * *
The escape gate is open.
Helena thought.
Let’s go out first.
No matter how I thought about it, that man named Jin Shi-hoo was dangerous.
He was definitely not an ordinary person, his actions, his speech, and his mannerisms were unpredictable.
It could be a risk factor. No, it’s very likely.
If we fight now, there is a 100% chance that we will lose.
Helena is not a fool. She understood the meaning of the sword that Jin Shihou had just swung.
Qin Shihou’s sword not only cut the old man, but also everything behind him. The sword even passed over the sea when it moved. The sea it passed over was split in half.
To be frank, cutting the sea? Even Helena could do it now. Cutting down a building? You can do it with just a toothpick in your hand. That shield that the old man said could only be pierced once, he wasn’t confident he could pierce it, but Jin Shihou did.
To this extent, it can be understood with common sense.
You are a strong man.
You can take it as, “This is not a joke, he’s amazing, I’m a little curious, he’s a man I want to know more about.”
But what happened after that.
Cutting the ‘gate’ beyond the old man was way over the line.
Who did such a thing?
As far as Helena knows, there isn’t a single one.
