Chapter 235 – The Black Dragon Was Flying (3)
There is an endless forest beyond the gate. When I climbed the tallest tree in the forest and looked at the world, I could see a volcano spewing fire, and I could see a meadow with endless grassy fields. As if suffering from alopecia areata, I could face the wilderness spread out in the middle of the forest, and I could also check the plateau from which the sand wind blows.
However, Choi Soon-hong could not see anything. He was just lying on the floor waiting for his time to die. Could it be because of the effect of the reinforcing agent? Even though he poured all his strength into it, his body did not die easily. The blood had long since stopped bleeding from his severed arm, and a blunt mass of flesh grew that looked like a hooked hand.
“Keeeeek!”
A d-class monster found Choi Soon-hong’s corpse and tried to approach it, but it was startled and ran away. Around Choi Soon-hong’s body, the black air currents that had been restored in the meantime coiled like snakes.
It seemed that even if he wanted to die, he would never let him die. Sometimes the snake seemed to disappear in a blur, but it suddenly regained its energy and threatened the monsters with its dark energy. The morale of Soonhong Choi, who reached the S rank, was enough to make the monsters panic.
Choi Soon-Hong thought this snake was a lingering feeling. He thought it was a reflection of himself who couldn’t control his mind in the lingering feeling of not wanting to die yet and the guilt of having to die. Thinking so, he felt pathetic again.
I lay down to die, but I don’t want to die, so I’m raising my energy without knowing it. When Choi Sun-Hong forcibly dissipated his energy and lay down again, while his eyes were closed, he again formed the shape of a snake with black energy coming out of his whole body.
He was the owner of the Black Dragon Room, but his energy was not a dragon, but a snake.
A man who shouted for the heavenly horse, but eventually degenerated into a mere pilgrim.
The snake imitating the dragon was very much like him. Choi Soon-hong, who tried to dissipate his energy once more, had no choice but to stare at the elongated figure.
“Lee Joon-hyuk.”
Choi Soon-hong called out the name of Lee Jun-hyeok, who had followed him the longest. Half-naked hair and round glasses. He was a Hunter who always had a friendly smile and laughed at his nonsense. He was also the best partner who supported him with no knowledge of guild management or business.
“Ha Yeon-ah.”
Choi Soon-Hong called Seong Ha-Yeon by name. A child she treated like a daughter. He was once raised in an orphanage, and when he was adopted and went out, he exchanged drinks with Lee Jun-hyeok, hoping that the two of them would live well. When such a child awakened and entered the Hunter, she was worried in her heart.
She had heard that Seong Ha-yeon had a child with her. At the time, her eyes rolled over and she couldn’t speak properly, but it was something she had to congratulate. She would be able to congratulate her if she went back to the past, but she had no way of going back now.
And other guild members.
Choi Sun-Hong thought of his former comrades and guild members who had followed him so deeply in his heart that he could not even call her name. The people who lived with pride in themselves to share his dream and raise the name of the Black Dragon Room.
But now, the Black Dragon room has been tumbled into the abyss by the guild leader.
Soonhong Choi closed her eyes again. Would he walk towards the distant mountains? Or will he throw himself into a volcano? Thinking about how to die, he opened his eyes again. A tingling feeling passed through his temples. Something. A very powerful aura tormented him.
The sudden sharp sensation made him frown and rise from his seat. Even between the large trees, the movements of the monsters could be clearly felt. And, Choi Soon-hong felt a strong wind behind her back.
“Ah… !”
That was the gate
He saw a huge gate he had never seen before standing tall like a tower. And through that gap, I could see the nostalgic scenery of the city. Towering buildings and the Han River Bridge he knows. Gray roads and crumbling buildings.
“Ah… ! Ah… !”
There were people he loved. There were people who had been abandoned. You can start over. If I had to go back now and kneel down to pay for my sins, I could have started all over again.
Even if I couldn’t start over, I wanted to go back. Because there were people he loved. Seong Ha-yeon, Lee Jun-hyeok, and other guild members.
The people Choi Soon-hong loved the most were living there as hunters even today. Soonhong Choi started walking without hesitation. His tired and exhausted body did not know his desire to run like the wind, and adjusted his speed arbitrarily. Choi Sun-Hong, who had been staggering like a slow turtle, smiled and trembled as the gate got closer.
A cold thought flashed across her tear-stained face.
Would you really accept me?
Is it right to go back like this? I stopped walking.
Choi Soon-Hong felt the army of monsters creeping up behind him. It seemed that all the monsters in the surrounding area were coming. Because the size of the gate was so large, monsters were coming from all directions. Soonhong Choi looked outside again. Strangely, the Hunters were not visible despite the large gate being opened.
Usually, when a gate of this size was opened, there was something called a precursory phenomenon, so the hunters were able to mobilize immediately. But now there was no one to be seen outside the gate. I could see someone lying down in the distance, but I didn’t think they were lying down to greet the gate.
Soonhong Choi saw the monsters ignoring him and trying to get out. Strong Boar patted Choi Soon-Hong on the shoulder and was running forward. A giant lava was crawling, hoping to outrun its prey. C-class, B-class, and even A-class monsters formed a huge colony and tried to go outside.
If he gathered so many monsters, the energy of the gate itself would be enormous, and only then was Choi Soon-hong able to observe the scenery of the city again.
Could it be that high-ranking hunters waged a massive war? Roads were crumbling and buildings were cracked. Broken fragments fell everywhere, and despite being in a busy street, not a single person was seen.
Something happened outside
Whatever it was, it was clear that something serious had happened. That is why such a huge gate would have suddenly opened, and the hunters would not have been able to respond. Due to the gate instability, the entire gate shook like a curtain. More purple cracks grew around the gate and sparks flew.
The army of monsters was running toward the gate very slowly, and Choi Soon-hong was still unable to move.
You have to stop the monsters.
But now he couldn’t defeat the monsters. It was because he had not fully recovered his stamina and strength. He was able to catch at least one C-class monster, but it was impossible to deal with all these numerous monsters.
If you stimulate this group of monsters now, you will die. Rather. For now, it’s only right to go through the gate together and make a promise to the future.
Choi Soon-hong had many questions. While he was at the gate, he wondered what Lee Jun-hyeok or Seong Ha-yeon were doing, and what happened to the Black Dragon room. He had the outside world in front of him, and he didn’t want to die like this. Since we can’t win, why don’t we just close our eyes and go outside? I thought so.
Because he wasn’t even the Heavenly Demon anyway. He wasn’t even a black dragon, he was just a snake. It was right for a snake to quietly hide in the shadows of the city beyond the gate and live quietly in the shadows, like a snake.
Choi Sun-Hong decided to think so. And he carefully matched his steps with the monsters and started walking forward. Things fell all over the place. It was swallowing and spitting out objects from another dimension due to the gate instability.
Drums, planks, large car parts, and the like were falling. Lava brushed off the plank that had fallen on her head, and Strong Boar, tripping over the drum, screamed and struggled.
A nail fell down the side of Choi Soon-hong, and he felt miserable. It felt like the world was throwing stones at me. He seemed to throw rocks at him to boo him. A stone flew towards the top of my head, hit my head, and rolled down.
It was the ugliest return ceremony in the world.
Choi Sun-Hong thought so and he gritted his teeth.
But he couldn’t help it.
No one would call me the Heavenly Demon,
He was not the Heavenly Demon
Not for use,
It’s just a snake
Isn’t it natural to do this?
Choi Sun-Hong thought so and silently continued the insulting procession. A little more, a little more, and he could get out of town. Hunters weren’t coming. All he had to do was run out of the city and hide in a building.
So, Soonhong Choi strengthened his legs. The moment you go outside, the monsters will start rampaging. I had to run as fast as I could to avoid getting caught up in it.
Thud!
A heavy object fell on top of the shadow man passing by Choi Soon-hong.
Choi Sun-Hong involuntarily turned his head to confirm the identity of the object.
It was a sign.
A large signboard was hung vertically, facing Choi Sun-hong.
[Who is the real Heavenly Demon?]
Choi Soon-hong looked at the phrase as if possessed. The phrase he always wanted to put, the phrase he wanted to put in front of his name. It was leaning in front of my eyes. Dirt poured down. The soil was pouring rain water so that the white letters turned brown.
“Haha… !”
Choi Soon-hong laughed.
I always forget like an idiot.
The name of the Heavenly Demon is not determined by anyone. I don’t need any qualifications.
I always forgot like an idiot.
Who is the real Heavenly Demon?
The Heavenly Horse that Choi Soon-Hong wanted, the Heavenly Horse that [The Story of the Heavenly Horse in the City] Talked about, was not a being with strong power. He is a being who must defend what he believes to be right, giving his life to protect it.
That was the Heavenly Demon.
“Haha… ! Haha!”
Laughter spread. Choi Soon-hong laughed and ran forward. He ran out of the gate before anyone else, and blocked his entrance.
“No one can pass!”
A black air current began to roar through Choi Soon-hong’s body. Somehow, her entire body was filled with energy. She seemed able to overcome anything. Choi Soon-Hong was enjoying himself more than anyone else. A black air current seemed to spread everywhere, and she started to swirl wildly, blocking the gate again.
The monsters that were about to run out were being blown away by the black wind. The monsters realized the situation belatedly and fled, but the black gale expanded its range and engulfed the monsters.
Haha!”
Along with the sound of Choi Soonhong’s laughter, a black stream rose into the sky.
Everyone who looked up at the sky could see it clearly.
That day, a black dragon was flying in the sky.
