Episode 960
As soon as Raon woke up from death, he clenched his fists.
‘I finally stopped it.’
It is ambiguous to say that the defense was successful because he died immediately after blocking Las’ attack.
But I was satisfied that I didn’t die instantly from the attack that Lass unleashed with all his might.
‘Of course, there are many things to reflect on…’
If his strength had been a little higher, his sword would have broken, but he wouldn’t have died from his chest being split open. It was a shame that he lost his strength at the end and had to take the guy’s attack head-on.
‘No, it’s not just strength, but if my swordsmanship was just a little bit higher, I might have been able to receive it.’
Knowing that he was too weak to block Lars’s blows, he tried to overcome his strength with gentleness.
However, the difference in their level of knowledge and power was so great that the swordsmanship was bound to break.
If the proficiency of the Sword and Absolute Sword was higher, I could have repelled Las’ attack with the Golden Fragrance, but I felt a pang in my heart that I could not achieve that.
‘But that guy… .’
Raon licked his lips as he recalled the blue cold air that Las had shot out.
‘Why did you apply swordsmanship?’
Lars’s attacks were not like the magic of frost. He applied the swordsmanship he had seen from the side to his accumulated power and created a new technique.
‘You must have regained your strength after entering your own room.’
It would be easy to subdue yourself with your own strength like before, so I don’t understand why you would use swordsmanship as well.
‘no way….’
Are you influenced by me?
Whenever he trained, Ras was always by his side. It seemed like the secrets of swordsmanship were ingrained in his head, even if he didn’t want it to be.
‘Just as I was influenced by Lars, Lars was influenced by me.’
Thinking about it that way, I couldn’t help but laugh. My inner affinity for that cotton candy guy seemed to have grown stronger.
“Shall we continue?”
When I realized that I had become a real friend with Lars, I didn’t want to just sit still. I wanted to keep challenging myself and block his attacks.
Paaaaang!
Raon set out across the sea, stepping on Taehwabo, to meet Las again.
‘It’s impossible for me to completely block Las’ attacks at my current level.’
Although they were both Transcendent beings, the difference in level was so great that it was impossible to block Ras’s attacks with defense alone. The Heavenly Sword would break and eventually his own head would be blown off.
‘It’s hard to even shed it.’
Although Ras’ swordsmanship isn’t that great, his physical strength is so insanely high that he can produce terrifying powers just by applying his swordsmanship.
If you force it to flow, you will die not from the neck like this time, but from the chest being cut off.
‘But attacking is suicidal.’
Las’ attacks are several times faster and more powerful than his own.
Since his own head was about to be blown off before the sword could even open, trying to block it with an attack was tantamount to suicide.
“under….”
Raon laughed in vain, holding his temples.
‘When I think about it, it’s ridiculous.’
No defense, no spilling, no attack.
‘Then how do we stop it?’
I felt my chest tighten as if I was stuck, thinking that I couldn’t defend, let go, or attack. I felt a throbbing pain in my brain because of the suffocation.
‘Wait a minute. You’re saying all three won’t work? Then what if you try all three at the same time?’
Up until now, I have tried using all three swords, and even used dual swords by opening the Shinmajohwagyeol, but I felt like I lacked the skill to stand up to a great master, so in the end, I only used the Jecheongeom.
‘The answer wasn’t the Jecheon Sword.’
It seemed that I would need to raise my proficiency in using the Jecheon Sword, Jinhon Sword, and Mokryun Sword in order to block even one of Ras’ attacks.
‘Okay. Let’s try everything we can.’
Now, the fear of death had disappeared, and only the desire to become stronger filled his mind. He wanted to block Ras’s attack even if it meant dying 100 times, not 50.
Paaaaaaa!
Raon ran across the sea without hesitation, thinking about how to stop Las’ attack.
‘Huh? You can already see the island?’
It didn’t seem like we had run very far, but a gray island began to appear in the distance.
‘Has Taehwabo grown?’
It seemed that Taehwabo’s achievements had greatly increased thanks to crossing this vast ocean dozens of times.
‘No, it’s not just Taehwabo.’
Glacia, which had been absorbing the cold air of the sea and cave, also began to wiggle as if she was about to hatch.
It’s still a long way off, but if we can get just one small clue, we’ll be able to break the 10-star wall.
‘Is Las a lucky charm?’
This time, Lass himself didn’t give a big reward, but it seemed like he gained more thanks to giving his all.
‘He seemed to be having fun too.’
At first he was reluctant to kill himself, but now he looked quite cool.
‘Of course it wasn’t the last.’
In the previous battle, Lass’ lips trembled in confusion at having his attacks blocked.
Raon entered the black mirror, enjoying the surprised face of his old friend.
“Phew… .”
As we descended onto the snowfield, Lars sat up with an uncomfortable expression on his face.
“You’re not even a five-year-old, and you really don’t get tired.”
The guy wrinkled his nose as if he was dumbfounded. Although his appearance was like the embodiment of beauty, his actions were no different from when he was cotton candy.
“not there yet.”
Raon planted the Heavenly Sword and the True Soul Sword in the ground and opened the Shinhwa Harmony Seal. He raised the Divine Sword and the Demon Sword in both hands and floated the Wooden Wheel Sword above his head.
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“Isn’t it because you can’t concentrate that you only use one sword?”
Las frowned as if to ask what was going on.
“That’s right. It’s complicated, so my hands are getting dizzy. But I think it’s worth the challenge.”
Raon bit his lip as he crossed the burning divine sword and the cold magical sword.
“You have to overcome difficulties to grow.”
If you only show off your strength to your peers and subordinates, you will eventually fall behind. I wanted to prove to the master, Las, that I can use three swords.
“Huh. Do whatever you want.”
Lars raised his hand, his eyes narrowing slightly. The fight just before seemed to have made him more serious.
Wooooow!
Without even saying a word about attacking, Lass created a frosty glow from his fingertips.
‘come!’
It’s disconcerting, but attackers don’t always send warnings. It was right to block them on your own.
‘Just as I prepared.’
Raon recalled the three swordsmanship techniques he had thought of while crossing the sea. Attack, defense, and flowing. He put different flows into each of his three swords.
Woof woof woof!
He built a prayer wall with the flames of the divine sword, drew a golden incense with the frost of the demon sword, and finally, filled the wooden wheel sword with the Void Sword.
But before the three swords could connect as one, Ras’s slash struck first.
Kyaaaaah!
The prayer beads shattered, the golden incense split, and the wooden wheel sword bounced away. And.
Choaaaah!
It was as if his own neck had been cut off for the first time.
“It’s sloppy.”
Las shook his head firmly as if it was not enough.
“If the flow of the three swords is not continuous, it is no better than using one sword.”
The guy clicked his tongue as if to tell me to come to my senses.
“don’t worry….”
Raon let out a faint laugh.
“I’ll be back soon.”
After saying those last words, he disappeared into the sand.
“I’ve always had a strong desire for strength….”
Las frowned as he watched Raon overcome even death.
“It’s too much now. It’s surprising that you’re not urging the King to give up his power.”
I knew Raon was crazy about swordsmanship, but here, that desire was overflowing.
‘Excessive desire? Could it be greed…?’
Lass looked at the place where Raon died and narrowed his eyes like thread.
‘Grid guy. Is this what you were aiming for?’
I was suspicious of why Grid had given off such excessive <greed> from the beginning, but it seemed like he was trying to change Raon to his own taste.
‘What an idiot.’
Lars chuckled and shook his head.
‘That weasel would have become the king of greed even if you hadn’t touched him!’
Just when Grid was thinking that he would regret it someday, the dimensional gate opened and Raon came in.
Having crossed that vast sea dozens of times, it seemed that his Dharma realm had grown beyond comparison.
“Let’s start again.”
Raon nodded as if preparing for the next fight.
“no….”
Las shook his head as he watched Raon smile as if he was enjoying this moment.
‘The one who regrets first may be the king…’
You should have just run away from the beginning!
* * *
Chaaaaak.
Raon licked his lips as he went out to sea.
‘It’s not easy.’
I thought I was pretty comfortable using three swords, but when I actually fought against a master like Lass, I realized that I was weak and couldn’t even use one sword.
A hot flush of shame rose up my face.
‘That’s what makes it fun.’
Having many shortcomings means that there is a wide path ahead, so I can continue to grow. I was so happy about that.
‘I can see, even if only a little, the path I should take.’
After using the three swords, I experienced over 40 deaths. Every time I died and was resurrected, I reflected on myself and challenged myself, so I felt that my swordsmanship had grown to a level different from before.
‘In the previous fight, I was able to shed some light, but my defense was broken. Because of that, I couldn’t attack properly.’
Since each of the three swords had different areas, it was not easy to control their power and flow.
It was especially difficult to balance the cold and hot, as Glacia was being pushed by the cartoonist.
‘If you keep trying, you’ll eventually be able to achieve it.’
I entered the Blue Cave, vowing to stop Ras’ attack even if it meant dying a thousand times.
But something was different from before.
Woohoo!
The ceiling and walls of the cave rippled as if they had been turned to mud, and the pieces of frost that had been glowing a pale blue were expanding as if they would burst at any moment.
‘What is this… .’
It didn’t feel good. I put strength into my legs and quickly stepped forward to advance through the cave.
When they reached the end of the cave, they saw a black mirror. On the mirror was a previously unseen gold pattern that resembled a spider web.
‘Is it over…?’
Raon frowned and reached out to the mirror. His body was sucked into the mirror, as if his legs were floating. Fortunately, there was still a path leading to the snowfield.
But the snowfield wasn’t in a normal state either. The sky was falling, and the ground was splitting open, creating a void.
“It’s exactly 99 times.”
Las shook his head as he watched the ground crumble.
“Number 99? What does that mean?”
Raon narrowed his eyes at Las.
“The number of times you died is exactly 99.”
“ah….”
“It seems like you can only die 100 times in this space.”
Lass whetted his appetite, saying that even here, death had its limits.
“So if I die this time, will I die in reality too?”
“That may be the case, but it’s more likely that I’ll be kicked out of this space.”
The guy put his hand down, saying he was going to be forced out of his ego room.
“Then that’s good.”
Raon let out a sigh of relief.
“Thank goodness?”
Lars let out a blank laugh, as if he couldn’t believe it.
“Yeah. It means I can fight you one more time.”
Raon smiled and pulled out the Jecheon Sword and Jinhon Sword.
“Didn’t you hear what the King said? Didn’t he say that you could die in reality too!”
“It’s more likely not. I trust you.”
I trusted Lass so much that I didn’t want to miss this last opportunity.
“He’s so crazy that Grid would cry. That’s why… .
Lars frowned, then smiled faintly.
‘You are so respectable.’
No matter how much <greed> is at work, this is the first time I’ve seen a being that purely wants to become strong.
Moreover, the reason he wanted to become stronger was not just for himself, but for others, so his favor towards him blossomed even more.
“Okay. I’ll deal with you one last time.”
Lars nodded and stepped forward.
“Can’t you see this as the last one?”
Raon opened the Shinmajohwagyeol while shouting, “Never let them see you.”
“Of course. My king will do everything in his power to kill you.”
Lars nodded and straightened his back. His eyes flashed coldly, as if they were sincere.
“Haaah… .”
Raon closed his eyes as he felt the ground shake as if it was going to collapse.
‘This is the last one.’
I was happy that I was growing more and more while feeling the pain of death. I enjoyed it, thinking that it would never come again, but now it seemed like the end had come.
‘Let’s do our best now.’
It was an opportunity that would never come again, a chance that could not be seized. In order not to miss this last moment, I opened my eyes after concentrating as hard as I could.
“come.”
Raon raised his divine sword and demon sword, and nodded his head while raising his wooden wheel sword above his head.
“OK.”
Lars raised his hand and twisted his lips.
“I will kill you more brilliantly than anyone else in the end!”
The moment the blue light flickered from the tips of the guy’s long, delicate fingers, he stepped on the Taehwabo and stepped back.
Tuaaaaaaang!
Taehwabo, who grew up walking across the sea 100 times, moved Raon’s body as if transcending space.
After buying the time for the attack of the Taehwaboro Lass to approach, he built a wall of prayer beads with the flames of the divine sword.
Phew!
The shield of flame, originally square in shape, had curves like a castle wall that blocked his path.
Phew!
Raon spread out his prayer beads and drew Baekyeong Island with his left-handed sword.
The light of the magic sword spread across the black sky and rose up like white waves.
The moment the red shield and white paper bloomed, Las’s slaughter struck.
Kuwaaaaaah!
The shield of flame barely withstood the onslaught of frost, but Baekyeong Island’s weak painting paper shook as if it would soon be torn apart.
‘You have to endure it.’
I knew from the beginning that the Baekyeong Island that I was using as a 9-star Glacia would be lacking. I felt a pain in my left hand that felt like it was going to be ripped off, but I endured it.
‘You’ve eaten enough, now spit it out!’
I released all the cold air that had accumulated while crossing a hundred seas and walking through a hundred caves.
Woohoo!
The half-cut silver moon seemed to shine a clear light on itself, drawing out the cold air.
Woof woof woof!
Glacia’s frost circulated rapidly along the ring of fire, creating a huge cold wind that could not be pushed by the cartoon ball.
Bullfight!
In that moment, a shock occurred as if a blade of cold energy had shot up from inside his heart and pierced through his three danjeon.
My danjeon started to throb as if it was going crazy, and an incredible amount of cold energy surged through the mana circuits throughout my body.
10 stars. 10-star Glacia created a frost thicker than moonlight over the blade of the magic sword.
Woof woof woof!
The Baekyeong Island’s canvas, which seemed ready to tear apart at any moment, was dyed with silver frost and formed a silk wall that would never be torn apart.
‘now!’
Raon blocked Las’s attacks with the flames of the divine sword and the frost of the demon sword, and unleashed a breeze that was a combination of wind and lightning.
Kuwaaaaaah!
The three lights and Las’s slash collided, sending out a huge shockwave that seemed like it would erase the snowfield itself.
The collapse of the snowfield, which would collapse even if left alone, accelerated, and hazy snowflakes rose into the sky.
“Cough… .”
Raon, who had been standing under those blue eyes, knelt down and vomited blood.
The Jinhon Sword and the Mokryun Sword were broken, and a long wound, like a sharp blade, appeared on his abdomen.
But he did not die, nor did he suffer fatal injuries.
Crackling.
Raon stood up, leaning on the only unbroken Jecheon Sword.
“I died a hundred times….”
He straightened his back and looked at Lars, feeling a great emotion surge within him without him knowing.
“I stopped you in the end.”
He wiped the blood flowing from his mouth and hit his chest with his fist.
“under….”
Lars nodded, laughing in disbelief.
“Admit it. You are the craziest being the King has ever seen!”
The world ended with the guy’s rave reviews. It felt like the end.
In the darkness, I see a blond man smiling contentedly. I don’t know if it’s me or the first patriarch.
Phew phew.
Raon slowly closed his eyes as he fell into the darkness.
* * *
“Hmm….”
Raon raised his body with a low groan.
‘here is….’
For the first time in a long time, I saw not a white sky, but a dark ceiling and a lamp that had lost its light. I had returned to the entrance of the room of my ego attached to the audience room.
‘Is it all over?’
Since the feeling of being in the room of the ego was exactly the same as reality, it didn’t feel like I was back yet.
Just in case, I looked at the mirror in the room, but it was now like an ordinary mirror, reflecting only my own reflection.
-Haaaaaah… .
As Raon was looking around in the mirror, Las popped out from inside the ice flower bracelet.
-My head hurts. I’m so tired I could die.
The guy rubbed his eyes, feeling sleepy as if he hadn’t slept for days.
“Do you remember everything?”
Raon nodded to Las.
-Then you don’t remember? You leech!
The guy furrowed his brow, saying that he would never forget it even after he died. It seemed as if everything that had happened in the room of the ego had been real.
“that’s interesting.”
Raon let out a faint smile as he felt the ten-star comic ball and Glacia flowing inside his danjeon.
“Both of the two methods really went up to 10 stars.”
I was worried that the growth I had achieved only in the room of the ego would be applied to reality.
“What about you? Did you bring everything you got from there?”
-The same goes for the king.
Las nodded, saying it was a curious place.
-I think I’ve regained some of my strength. But…
“But?”
-No!
Ras turned his head sharply and glanced at Raon.
‘Why is that little rascal so quiet?’
I thought he would just brazenly claim that he killed himself and take out Nadine bread, but he was strangely calm, which made me flustered. The Raon I saw in the room of the ego and the Raon here felt like different beings.
“Even if you’re not that good at learning, it’s amazing that the growth of your body and mind can lead to reality. What kind of place is it?”
As Raon was muttering about wanting to test his grown strength, a message window appeared before his eyes.
[Passed the invitation test.]
[I have experienced 101 deaths.]
[All abilities…]
[New feature…]
It seemed like the system was sending out additional rewards in addition to the rewards you got directly from your ego room.
-You were so quiet! I knew this would happen! This damn thing… .
When Ras was about to scream, Raon closed the message window.
-uh…?
Lars became angry and then froze.
“Shall we go get something to eat?”
Raon shrugged his shoulders, saying that he would fill his stomach first.
-Bar, rice? Not Nadine bread?
“Why did you want to eat Nadine bread?”
-That’s not it, didn’t I say that I would definitely feed the King Nadine bread!
“You and I both had a hard time.”
He shook his head with a soft smile.
“let’s go.”
Raon leisurely got up and gestured to Las.
‘There’s no need to rush now.’
He had achieved incredible growth in a short period of time. There was no reason to bother Lars, who had helped him with that.
Besides, if he were to become too greedy for strength, he would risk getting injured. Now was the time to rest.
“Well, if you don’t like it, then don’t.”
-No, I’m going, but I’m confused because you’ve changed so much.
Lass gulped as he climbed onto Raon’s shoulder.
– Didn’t your head get weird after dying 100 times?
‘Maybe so.’
Raon opened the door and went out, smiling.
-If you are threatened now, strike your sword three times! The King will save you!
‘No!’
Raon finally couldn’t hold it in any longer and hit Lass in the head with a hammer.
-Then why did you change like that! Didn’t you run wild like a mad dog in your room?
‘There was something I absolutely had to get there. Now that it’s all over, I should go back to being my usual good self.’
-What nonsense are you talking about! You were already crazy! You just got even crazier from there!
‘Think whatever you want.’
The room of the ego that Raon and Las left after fighting was filled with quiet darkness.
However, a wind blew from somewhere and made the extinguished lanterns sparkle with a pale golden flame, as if waiting for the two people to return.
