Chapter 194 – Black Dragon (4)
“I look forward to! I will do my best!”
Choi Soon-hong recalled the first time he met Lee Jun-hyeok. 25-year-old Lee Jun-hyeok was a hunter with a bright future, and Choi Soon-hong was a middle-aged hunter in his mid-30s. At the time, Lee Jun-hyeok was trained by senior hunter Choi Soon-hong as part of the hunter mentoring system that was started on a trial basis.
“Okay. What’s your name?”
“I’m Lee Jun-hyeok!”
Choi Soon-Hong liked his eyes full of respect, even though it was burdensome. The two became very close during the mentoring period. At the time, Choi Sun-hong’s martial arts tendency, which he heard from fellow hunters, had a great influence on Lee Jun-hyeok, who had just entered as a new hunter.
The novel that Choi Sun-Hong talked about the most was [Downtown Cheonma Yeoljeon]. Choi Soon-Hong always said that he wanted to become a person like the Cheonma in this novel. Lee Jun-hyeok asked a question about his embarrassing wishes.
“Then why are you the Heavenly Demon? Aren’t there many other main characters, brother? Yes? There is also a volcanic faction master who appears in [Maehwa Swordsman], And the shamanist protagonist in [The Shaman’s Telegraph] Is also cool.”
Choi Soon-Hong laughed at Lee Jun-Hyuk’s question and said,
“Did you see how many Hunters colluded with the political world this time and got caught?”
“Ah, yes. I saw. They’re pure bad guys. I heard that you did everything in violence in the four weeks of the assassination?”
“When you go up to a high seat, those guys are bound to get twisted. I want to stand tall like the heavenly horse. Before being a strong being, I want to become a person who can live according to my will.”
“It’s awesome. Older brother.”
*****
I straightened my closed eyes. In the distance, I saw Lee Jun-hyeok lying down. Ash was flying and the building was cracking. The building, facing a violent clash between two S-rankers, was screaming as it reached its limit.
Choi Sun-hong was standing alone in the middle.
He thought Was this what I was hoping for? Fallen people. Miserable scream. Comrades who were together while looking at themselves. Everything he had built was now crumbling like a lab building.
Took
Took
The stones were falling. The porch on the first floor began to collapse. Choi Soon-Hong lifted Seong Ha-Yeon and Ichi-E, who had collapsed under the entrance on the first floor, and moved them. After a fleeting moment, the ceiling collapsed and dust poured out. A violent cough was heard from the other side. Jeong Su-hyeon leaned on the handrail on the second floor and kept trying to get up.
Jeong Su-hyeon picked up his spear and stood up. His eyes were looking straight at Choi Soonhong.
Choi Soon-Hong avoided Jung Soo-Hyeon’s eyes.
Seong Ha-yeon was lying where she turned her head. Stone dust was stuck to her face. Choi Soon-Hong brushed her face and thought.
How much she loved herself And then she also, how much she hated her story of her own martial arts. Seong Ha-yeon shook her head when she heard that [Cheongma’s story] Was fun, and she didn’t understand her story about becoming a heavenly horse, but she was always proud of Choi Soon-hong.
“The ark.”
There was a time when Lee Jun-hyeok, who used to call himself his older brother, called himself that way. At that time, Lee Jun-hyeok was wearing a tailcoat, and his hair was still undressed. It was the moment he first founded the Black Dragon Room. The goal of the Black Dragon’s Room was labeled as ‘Completely Conquering the Gate’, but inside it was a playful content called ‘Creating the Ark’s Heavenly Horse’.
Choi Soon-hong used to think that when they called him ‘Heavenly Horse’, his shoulders were strained, but he was still lacking. He thought he was missing a lot.
But when he looked back on his life, he lacked nothing.
It’s just that his heart couldn’t accept it, and he had been living as the Heavenly Demon.
It was a life he could be proud of.
So Choi Sun-hong shut his mouth. His eyes were shaking.
As I talked to Lee Jun-hyeok before, what he had longed for was not simply the name of the Heavenly Horse. Just like the main character in [The Tale of the Heavenly Demons in the City], A man who does not care about what others say and spreads his will. He wanted to be that kind of person. If he runs only on that path for decades, his purpose is bound to change. The ‘lofty heavenly horse’ turned into a ‘heavenly horse’, and without even realizing it, he made a wall by granting the qualification condition of S rank.
In fact, there was no wall between him and the Heavenly Demon, but he had blocked the entrance himself.
I realized that fact too late.
He thought he had achieved everything, but his heart was empty, and the sadness that seeped into his empty heart was telling Choi Soon-hong the truth. Someone was pointing fingers in his head.
He said this in a stern tone.
You are walking the wrong way The way you have been walking has been right, and you have been doing well.
“Ah… Ah… !”
But you ruined everything.
Choi Soon-Hong’s face was distorted. He fell to his knees and sat down on the floor. Cold sweat broke out and tears welled up.
I was going the wrong way.
He only found out about it after running irreversibly.
Jeong Su-hyeon tried to stand up again, but collapsed on the floor. Dust poured out of his mouth when he coughed. My mouth was stuffy and I couldn’t even open my eyes properly.
Shit, shit.
There was the sound of something breaking. It wasn’t the sound of a building collapsing. A sound like glass cracking could be heard coming from the valley. It was a sound that high-ranking hunters could hear at least once, and once heard, could not forget. Choi Sun-Hong stiffened his body as he sat down.
Jeong Su-hyeon looked at the cracked space.
Since when have you been cracking? There was a large crack in the side of the valley. Alien gold, as if someone had hit that part with a fist. Choi Soon-hong hardened his face. Jeong Su-hyun tilted his head, not understanding, then sat down again. He coughed heavily, then he sighed and covered his eyes.
I tried to move his body, but the pain came all over my body and I couldn’t do anything.
“M-Misaki… !”
Jeong Su-hyeon called Misaki’s name and gestured in the air. But nothing appeared. Summons were, after all, beings that appeared using the energy of the caster. Right now, Jeong Su-hyeon’s body was so damaged that it was difficult to summon Misaki. After calling his name a few more times, he realized that Soonhong Choi was still staring at the gold.
So, Jeong Su-hyeon also raised her head and watched the direction Choi Soon-hong was looking.
The cracks in the valley were getting bigger and bigger. The gap widened, and monsters peeked out from the inside. As if a video was synthesized, a completely different landscape from the valley was seen through the cracks.
Huge bipedal birds poked their heads through the cracks that gradually widened.
Gate. A gate appeared between the valleys.
At that time, Suhyeon suddenly remembered the story Yeonju Choi had told. If S-classes collide, a gate may occur due to instability.
“Oh, no… !”
Soonhong Choi stood up. Suhyun couldn’t understand. Why are you suddenly saying no? Are there terrifying things appearing beyond that gate? Jeong Su-hyeon did not know how strong the giant birds he had never seen before were.
The birds had huge swollen heads, as if they were infected with the plague, and their eyes were sloppy, making their vision difficult. These birds were not one or two. Dozens of birds poked their heads out from beyond the gate, blinking.
They tapped their beaks and looked around, then started running toward Choi Yeon-joo. Suhyeon rushed down the stairs at a faster pace than expected, but fell on a stone plate and rolled over.
“Oops!”
Jeong Su-hyeon coughed again, clutching his leg. He couldn’t do anything about his condition right now. All he could do was catch his breath and watch the situation.
Everything seemed very slow. A huge bird was putting out its front paw to trample Yeonju Choi’s head. Soonhong Choi shuddered and suddenly turned around, grabbed the head of the bird that was about to step on Yeonju Choi, and threw it toward the gate.
“Can not be done!”
Jung Soo-hyun blinked his eyes. Soonhong Choi was staring at the gate with a huff.
The wounds from the previous battle were able to recover, but the fatigue seemed to be unable to recover. His movements were noticeably slow, and his entire body was covered in sweat. His breathing was rough, and his face was contorted.
The black mist that covered the surroundings was much lighter than before, and the power to strike the monsters was weakened.
“No, you guys… ! No!”
Choi Soon-Hong shouted and clenched his fists.
The birds that had been blinking from beyond the gate all looked at Choi Soon-hong and began to rush at him, screaming grotesquely.
“Kyaaaaa!”
“Kyaaaaagh!”
“Aaaaa!”
Choi Soon-Hong swung his fist as if he couldn’t lose.
Suhyun lifted her head and looked at the ceiling. Apparently Yeonju Choi pressed the emergency bell, but why are the hunters still not coming? Why is Soonhong Choi suddenly protecting us?
