◈ Episode 229. Underground people (1)
“So, how do I get to the dark prison?”
In response to Kim Joo-hyuk’s question, Zhong Li-quan waved his hand as if to tell him not to worry.
“You don’t have to worry about that, I’ll send you there anyway.”
“Then the issue of getting there has been resolved. The next question is, is that place called Amok very dangerous?”
In response to Kim Joo-hyuk’s subsequent question, Zhong Li-quan shook his head and spoke.
“There is no danger. “If it’s dangerous, it’s because it’s underground, hidden away in that dark prison.”
“Is it very strong?”
Zhong Li-kwon did not respond to Kim Joo-hyuk’s words, but stared at Kim Joo-hyuk for a while, then spoke with a strange expression.
“I think it’s difficult to talk about that. First of all, from my perspective, underground people are not that strong. but-”
Zhong Liquan looked at Kim Joo-hyuk and spoke.
“If you fight the underground… … “I think it’s my sister-in-law.”
“Dongsu?”
“exactly.”
Zhong Liquan nods his head resolutely.
“Well, I’m glad I don’t have to waste any time.”
Kim Joo-hyuk nodded and continued talking.
“Then can you prepare to go straight to the dark prison?”
“That’s not difficult. If you want, I can send you to the dark prison right now.”
“Then send me right away to remove the ox horn as soon as possible.”
Kim Joo-hyuk’s words.
Zhong Liquan looked a little surprised at that, but then nodded and spoke.
“Then let’s get ready right away. “It will probably take about 30 minutes, so please wait for that time.”
“That’s about it.”
Upon hearing Kim Joo-hyuk’s words, Jong Li-kwon immediately begins to take out the amulet from his arms.
Kim Joo-hyuk, who was looking at him like that, suddenly spoke as if he had become more excited.
“Oh, now that I think about it, I almost didn’t ask this.”
“What do you mean?”
“I want to ask you something about Seongwa.”
At Kim Joo-hyuk’s words, Zhong Li-quan took out an amulet and immediately threw it into the air.
Along with that, the amulet is enveloped in blue flames and burns in an instant.
However, as the talisman burned, the blue flames that formed fell to the ground and began to draw strange formations.
After checking this, Zhong Liquan turned his gaze and spoke.
“Let’s talk about it sometime.”
“Can’t I eat two fruits?”
“… … Well, I don’t think you know that once you eat a fruit, you have to wait at least a year, is that right?”
Kim Joo-hyuk nodded to Zhong Li-kwon’s question.
“that’s right. “I know that, but I heard before that Migungju can eat fruit and vegetables without restrictions.”
In response to Kim Joo-hyuk’s question, Zhong Li-kwon answered without delay.
“That is correct. Labyrinth Ju can eat fruit without restrictions. Perhaps, if you want to eat good fruit, you can eat it now. “Because you have already become the Lord of the Labyrinth.”
“okay? “Then it’s okay to eat it?”
“… … Well, you can definitely eat it, unless you’re trying to find a name for it.”
“what?”
“Basically, it is an elixir of goodness, and it is a very good elixir. However, the essence of good fruit is the pulp that contains the power of many names. “The pulp definitely increases the strength of the person who consumes it, at least.”
In response to Kim Joo-hyuk’s question, Jong Li-kwon continued his explanation by saying so.
Kim Joo-hyuk, who had been listening to Zhong Li-kwon’s story for a while, soon responded as if he understood.
“So, to sum it up in a nutshell, you’re saying that if you keep eating good fruit, the identity of the name will slowly fade even for the person who has it?”
“To be exact, it means ‘forgetting,’ but… … That’s the point. But how many good fruits can a person eat who hasn’t even found their name yet?”
“You mean I might not be able to find my name and memories?”
“I understand correctly. In fact, most of the Labyrinth Lords take that into account and eat the good fruit, and even though the Labyrinth Lord eats the good fruit, the ‘forgetting’ of the name is slightly less.”
“What if someone other than the Labyrinth owner eats more than one fruit at a time?”
“There is a high probability that he will become a ghost. Well, the strongest ones may be able to maintain their identity with a little effort… … If that happens, it can become a situation where it is worse than eating good fruit. There-”
Zhong Liquan shrugged his shoulders and spoke.
“You may be in a bit of a hurry right now, but if you eat good fruit over a period of one or two years, it will become an elixir for a long time, so there is no need to look so disappointed.”
Kim Joo-hyuk looked regretful at Jong Li-kwon’s words, but then agreed as if there was nothing he could do.
How long has it been since I talked to Zhong Liquan about this and that?
Grumbling!
Blue flames soared up in an instant and began to create a paper print.
“It’s made. If you open this paper door and enter, you will be in a dark prison.”
“If you go into the prison, can you immediately meet someone who is an underground person or something?”
“We’ll probably be able to meet right away. “The moment you enter the dark prison, he will come looking for you.”
Zhong Liquan’s words.
Kim Joo-hyuk nodded and sighed for a moment.
widely-!
Soon, he opened the paper door with force and walked inside.
“I will secure the door to the prison and open it in five hours.”
Soon, Zhong Liquan’s voice was heard.
Slurp-! widely!
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The paper door that Kim Joo-hyuk passed through closed.
“… … .”
That’s how I got through the dark prison.
There, Kim Joo-hyuk first turned his gaze and looked at his surroundings.
The first thing you see is the closed ceiling, as if to let you know that you are inside a huge cave.
However, strangely, there was no light coming from anywhere, but the surroundings of this cave were clearly visible.
And the first thing you can find in a cave with a view of the surroundings is.
“chain… … ?”
It was a chain.
Dozens, I would say hundreds, of old chains were tangled here and there or hanging down from the ceiling of this high cave.
I looked at the chain for a moment.
───!
Kim Joo-hyuk unconsciously turned his gaze back and pulled out his sword.
It wasn’t that I heard anything or saw anything.
An action made solely based on sense and instinct.
But the price for that short action was very valuable.
“… … “I didn’t know it would come out as a surprise like this.”
Kim Joo-hyuk tried to reach out to him, but was blocked by the sword, and frowned as he saw a being reaching out with sharp claws.
The first thing you notice is an irritatingly terrible stench.
The body from which the stench was emanating was as dry as a skeleton, and what looked even more horrifying than that was that all the flesh attached to the bones had turned black.
An appearance that makes you feel disgusted just by looking at it.
however.
Kagagagak-!
That power was real.
Kim Joo-hyuk, who was pushed by the power of the underground person who was giving him strength as if he was going to crush him in this state, immediately threw his body back and released the force.
The underground person, who was clinging to Kim Joo-hyuk as if he had been waiting for that moment, once again stabbed Kim Joo-hyuk with his hand, which had sharp nails.
Kagagak-!
The underground man’s attack is once again blocked.
However, Kim Joo-hyuk does not stop there and instead leans forward. A point was driven into the body of an underground person.
Boom! Kwakagak!
As soon as Kim Joo-hyuk’s sword stabs the underground person, it bounces away.
“… … .”
Kim Joo-hyuk couldn’t help but laugh at the fact that the sword couldn’t pierce his skin even though he used a single point.
soon.
Clutter-!
Kim Joo-hyuk could easily intuit that this fight would not be an easy one as he watched the underground man casually walking out of one side of the cave he was stuck in.
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“… … .”
“… … .”
After Kim Joo-hyuk and Jong Li-kwon escaped from the prison using the paper door, there was a moment of silence in the labyrinth owner’s office.
Because the ones currently in the office were Zhong Liquan and Barce.
But Barce was soon thinking of breaking this uncomfortable silence.
The reason is to ask about his name.
Of course, Zhong Liquan seemed to think that the current Barche knew his name, but that was not the case.
‘This solves the misunderstanding and gives me a clue about my name.’
With that in mind, Barce was thinking about how to continue the story.
And after that thought, the moment when Barce was about to open his mouth to Zhong Liquan.
“It was a success.”
Zhong Liquan spoke first.
He smiled quite cheerfully, looked at Barce, and spoke.
“To be honest, I thought it would be successful, but I didn’t know it would happen so quickly. “How did you put him in the position of Lord Labyrinth so quickly?”
A sudden question.
When Barche looked at Zhong Liquan with a blank expression for a moment, he smiled and spoke.
“After all, you are no fun. Whether it was before or now, whenever I talk to him, he never says a word. “That’s why I always feel like I’m losing money when I talk about it.”
Zhong Liquan grumbles as if he is a little dissatisfied.
Look, it’s not that I don’t talk, it’s that I can’t talk. Barce wanted to talk, but soon Zhong Liquan started talking to Barce about various things, as if he had something to say.
As a result.
“… … .”
Some time had already passed, and Barce had completely lost the timing to reveal that he had lost his name.
“So-”
It was so natural that I took the stance of listening to Zhong Liquan’s conversation because I knew him.
Barce looked at Zhong Liquan, who was telling a story about which he had no real knowledge, with a very ambiguous expression.
‘Should I talk about it now?’
As I have already lost my memory in terms of the situation, it has become difficult to ask for clues.
No, it has become very difficult.
However, Barce knew that if this situation was maintained until Kim Joo-hyuk returned, it would become more awkward later, so Barce decided to tell Zhong Li-quan the truth.
At that point-
“Hmm… … .”
-Suddenly, Zhong Liquan cleared his voice and looked at Barce.
It seems a little uncomfortable? Zhong Liquan looked at Barce with a slightly suspicious feeling.
Barche expressed his doubts at such a sight.
‘By any chance, did you notice?’
Barce seemed to have realized that he was currently in a situation where he couldn’t remember anything, but he soon realized that wasn’t the case.
Considering that, Zhong Liquan kept clearing his throat and looked like he was reluctant to ask something.
So a moment of silence.
And the next moment.
“If I were to ask you something like this, it might be a bit odd, but I’m just curious. “Can I ask you something?”
Barche looked at the voice he heard from Zhong Liquan.
“Perhaps it’s a bit strange for you to ask in this situation… … .”
Zhong Liquan glanced at him as if he had received permission and asked the question.
“How did you reconcile with your wife?”
and.
“????”
In response to Zhong Liquan’s question, Barce had no choice but to raise numerous hooks above his head without realizing it.
fantasy,
