◈ Episode 272: The Dwarf and the Fish King (1)
Kim Joo-hyuk looked blankly ahead.
What he saw before his eyes was an endless universe.
It wasn’t any metaphorical description or abstract idea.
Kim Joo-hyuk was standing in a space that could only be thought of as the middle of outer space.
“… … .”
Kim Joo-hyuk turned his gaze and looked at his surroundings.
All that is visible is the shining stars embedded in the thick darkness of the space, but other than that, nothing else is visible.
How long has it been since I was there blankly looking around?
“!”
Kim Joo-hyuk was soon able to see a huge human appearing in the middle of outer space.
Someone with four arms and a golden crown on his head.
As soon as he appeared, Kim Joo-hyuk unconsciously felt his whole body tense up.
I realized it at the same time.
The huge human that appeared before my eyes had a huge gap between me and myself.
Kim Joo-hyuk looked up blankly at the enormous presence that was clearly felt even though it was just a memory, and looked at the gigantic human being.
He immediately looked at Kim Joo-hyuk and spoke.
[Yes, it’s you.]
[A person who endlessly overcomes the worldly life and eventually reaches the truth alone.]
The person in his memory seemed to be saying something, but unfortunately, just like last time, Kim Joo-hyuk couldn’t hear his story from the past.
[Yes, I understand what that means. Is that why you went beyond this worldly life and came to me?]
This time, he spoke again, but Kim Joo-hyuk did not hear him.
[Don’t you think it’s funny? No, not at all. Why do you look down on the one hope that transcended mortality and brought you here?]
[That hope is great. You may have heard that it is wrong, strange, and bizarre, but in the end, that wish is precious to you.]
[So I think you can be proud of that.]
He looked down at himself as he said that.
Those eyes, as deep as the universe, look at Kim Joo-hyuk.
“… … .”
And the moment he looked into those eyes, even though Kim Joo-hyuk clearly realized that this was a memory of the past, he felt as if his present self was being penetrated.
He looked at himself with those eyes for a while and then spoke with a smile.
[Anyway, I will give you a gift after going through the eons of suffering and coming to me.]
As Binushu said that, he raised the index finger of his huge left hand and tapped Kim Joo-hyuk’s head.
Of course, since it was only Kim Joo-hyuk’s memory, Kim Joo-hyuk did not feel much as he was looking at the memory, but his vision in the memory began to move in a confused manner.
It looks like he can’t come to his senses.
While his vision was shaking in all directions, the man opened his mouth.
[I am so impressed with the path you have taken so far that I gave you a small gift.]
[Your name is ‘Kalki’.]
“!”
With that, Kim Joo-hyuk opened his eyes.
When you calmly look around, what you see is a room with thousands of scars.
“… … Phew.”
Only then did Kim Joo-hyuk sit down on the floor and let out a long sigh.
Sigh.
Soon, with an indelible smile on his face, he remembered what the guide had said before sending him here for the first time.
‘If you go there and successfully defeat Parashurama, you will find a power that is unparalleled before.’
‘No, strictly speaking, you can find strength and gain strength at the same time.’
‘What do you mean? To put it simply, Parashurama has a legend associated with your name. That’s the tradition that you are that person’s ‘disciple.’
‘In short, the more you fight Parashurama, the stronger you become, whether he wants it or not. The lore that is tied to your name and body will help you grow.’
‘Besides, if you defeat Parashurama, maybe you will find your name too. In the end, the more you follow the tradition tied to the name, the more your memories will return.’
‘In short, just by defeating Parashurama, the benefits you can gain are greater than anything else.’
Remembering her words, Kim Joo-hyuk smiled at the corner of his mouth.
‘surely.’
Kim Joo-hyuk has already experienced thousands of deaths in Parashurama’s death.
And during those thousands of deaths, Kim Joo-hyuk took advantage of those deaths and grew very quickly.
If anyone were to look at Kim Joo-hyuk’s growth rate, they would think it makes no sense.
Kim Joo-hyuk, who grew up like that, eventually succeeded in sealing all of Parashurama’s blooming abilities and piercing his neck.
And thanks to the timing of finding his name, Kim Joo-hyuk is currently feeling his own growth.
‘Kalki, Kalkira…’ … .’
I muttered, thinking of my own name.
Kalki.
In fact, right now, Kim Joo-hyuk couldn’t remember anything else other than his name.
All he feels is the power he feels as he regains his name.
Therefore, Kim Joo-hyuk, who had been thinking about his name for a while, soon shrugged his shoulders and stood up.
Anyway, he eventually defeated Parashurama and gained strength.
“Ah, if you think about it.”
Kim Joo-hyuk suddenly took out a small cylinder that the guide had given him.
A cylinder about the same size as black.
She clearly said that if you feel that you cannot defeat Parashurama, try opening this cylinder.
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‘What’s in it?’
Kim Joo-hyuk thought so and opened the upper part of the cylinder that the guide had given him.
Wow.
As soon as you open the cylinder, what you see is rolled up paper inside.
He immediately took out the paper inside the cylinder, unfolded it, and checked the contents inside.
“… … Was it this?”
Kim Joo-hyuk chuckled and checked the paper.
What is written inside the paper.
It was information about the four flowering abilities used by Parashurama and the destruction method.
“surely… … .”
Kim Joo-hyuk looked at the paper, which would have definitely been helpful if Bingshingeom had not told him about Parashurama, and put the paper in his arms with a smile.
Before leaving the room, Kim Joo-hyuk looked at Parashurama’s ax lying in the room.
Dok2 just stands there without any reaction.
‘I feel like I want to kill you.’
Of course, Kim Joo-hyuk’s skills had not yet clearly reached Parashurama, but he was already confident that he could defeat him even if his skills did not reach them through thousands of deaths.
However, the unfortunate thing is that Parashurama is still sealed.
In fact, even if he defeats Parashurama inside the sealed axe, he will not die even if he is killed where he is sealed.
As if Kim Joo-hyuk is not dead.
“… … .”
In the end, Kim Joo-hyuk, who had been looking at Dok2 for a while, soon turned around and left the room.
In the end, Parashurama… … No, killing the thing occupying that body was something that happened after the seal was broken.
so that.
“Then, let’s go now.”
Kim Joo-hyuk soon turned his gaze away from the house and took steps to return to the labyrinth.
“… … “If you think about it, how long has it been?”
That thought once again came to mind.
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Labyrinth 5.
In the past, Maitreya was the head of the labyrinth. Now, Labyrinth No. 5, with Kim Joo-hyuk as the head of the labyrinth, is located on a huge hill below the center of the continent.
A mountain with nothing but Labyrinth 5.
But now.
In that hill where there was nothing else but Labyrinth No. 5, a huge number of dwarves were gathering near the entrance to Labyrinth No. 5.
The number is so large that it seems like it could literally cover an entire mountain.
And King Damun, one of the Four Great Heavenly Kings, who was watching this from afar, thought with a somewhat serious expression as he looked at the dwarves gathered in front of the entrance to the labyrinth.
‘… … many.’
At first, he thought so when he joined hands with the dwarfs and went to their seal and freed the dwarves as they were, but looking at them from above, there were a lot of dwarves.
‘furthermore… … .’
King Damuncheon looked at the fish kings who were sandwiched between the dwarves.
Although it is clearly bipedal like a human, it has the face of a fish and looks very bizarre.
The number was not large.
When compared to the numbers of dwarves, the numbers of the fish king species are truly ridiculously small.
However, King Damuncheon did not evaluate them based on their appearance or numbers.
Even though their numbers were small, each one of their strengths easily exceeded that of Sanjeo.
Instead, the Eowang Sect does not have a leader who leads each group, so there are no particularly strong individuals, but even so, the Eowang Sect has a force that is absolutely not lacking compared to other groups.
‘With numbers like this, Kim Joo-hyuk will never be safe.’
He is strong.
He even became stronger in that short period of time.
However, with this number, it was impossible for Kim Joo-hyuk to become stronger no matter how fast he was.
It is the same even if Black Dream participates in this fight.
Therefore, King Damuncheon looked at the entrance to the labyrinth where the dwarves and fish kings were gathering with confidence.
At that time, inside the labyrinth.
“… … “This is good.”
The guide was watching the situation outside the labyrinth’s office with an interested gaze.
In the video floating above the formation, dwarves and fish kings were waiting as if they would break into the labyrinth as soon as an order was given.
however.
“This is a newly designed lineup, isn’t it alright?”
“Yes, I think it’s definitely good to be able to visually check the external situation from the inside like this.”
“Thank goodness.”
Even though it was clearly a desperate situation, the guide and Zhong Liquan were talking leisurely as if the situation was no big deal.
“… … “Isn’t this something you need to run away from?”
Arang, who could not see what was happening, looked at the two and opened his mouth.
Although he was the leader of the Black Dream and was certainly strong, he had no intention of recklessly sacrificing his men after seeing such numbers.
‘I don’t know if there is a captain.’
If there is no leader, Black Dream cannot fully demonstrate its power.
If it was the last moment, there was nothing I could do, but for now, if I just abandoned Labyrinth 5 and ran away, I could escape without much damage.
‘I just want to get rid of my body… … .’
Because of the orders he had received from the captains, Arang was unable to leave, so he was now persuading the guide and Zhong Liquan.
“Escape? “Do you really need it?”
The guide asks while looking at Arang, who has a confused expression.
Arang tried to open his mouth as if it were natural.
“Well, you don’t have to worry too much.”
At the sound of Zhong Liquan’s voice coming soon, Arang turned his gaze and looked at him.
“… … “What is that?”
“I think it would be better to look at it rather than talk about it.”
Arang frowned at Zhong Liquan’s words, but did as he said and turned his gaze towards the screen.
That moment.
Sigh!
Arang’s eyes widened at the terrifying feeling of enormous magical power.
Wow!
Soon, Arang opened his mouth as the bombardment fell between the dwarves and the fish kings.
and.
“I guess it’s not too late.”
A man appeared.
fantasy,
