31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 362)
No matter how wild a beast it was, it couldn't resist at all if it bitten the back of its head. Veldre's situation was exactly like that right now..
ha…
Veldre said while supporting Belian..
“next time… See you again.”
“huh! See you later!”
“…….”
When Grief waved his hand brightly in greeting, Veldre shook his head and left..
- Grief is so hot.
- We became friends quickly haha.
- It seems like he thinks only grief is his friend.
- If no one died, it would be a game to grieve haha.
Snow shakes his hands and looks at the place they left..
‘It's still not easy to achieve detailed control..’
Controlling night beasts brought about a different level of fatigue than dealing with crows, which were creatures..
Instead, more diverse and deeper movements were possible..
If Veldre had continued to attack the night beasts, he would have tasted them all..
‘It's a pity, but that's next time.’
You'll have to test it on someone other than Veldre..
“It was quite good..”
“…yes?”
“Yeah, I expected something would have changed.….”
Swish-!
Shin Rip also appeared, adding to Shin Hyeon's words..
‘It's quite good?’
Didn’t it come too late??
When Kang Seol made a puzzled expression, Shin Hyeon gave a supporting explanation..
“was watching.”
“Since when?….”
“Right from the beginning. Hi-Hi… Your arms flew off and landed! And I saw it all come back together again. What a strange body..”
Not only that, but you would also have seen the power to control night beasts..
Jeopuk…
Jeopuk…
Shin Lip came up and said.
“Do you know how dangerous the power you are trying to wield is??”
“…I know.”
“That power... It is a pitch-black labyrinth itself. The power that took away everything from our brothers. Bonds, future, life….”
“But this power….”
“listen till the end.”
Shin Lip's tone was soft, as if he didn't say it to scold Kang Seol..
“All dangers are associated with danger from their very birth. Whether it is directed at the enemy or at oneself. Moreover, there is no law that prevents the sword's owner from being harmed on that day..”
“Hi-Hi… That's right, it's the same with swords and at least with bare fists..”
Shin Lip placed his hand on Kang Seol’s shoulder..
“If you sharpen yourself, the danger disappears..”
“…….”
“Go forward, get to the essence of the risk you have chosen. Then….”
this is what he means.
“Your danger will soon become a threat.”
Shinrip says that and even mentions his future plans..
“I will change my future plans. Hyeon and I don’t plan on hunting night beasts anymore..”
“…yes?”
“Hehehe… That means you have to work diligently to cover that gap! I don't know about you, but when the night beasts here start to increase in number, they proliferate uncontrollably..”
Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon went hunting every day. How many night beasts could a powerful person like them have killed so far? Even if I can’t do it, wouldn’t it be enough to just have a piece of property?.
Despite this, the labyrinth was still active. Night beasts wandered through the forest..
“My brother and I reduced the number every day, so it was at least like this.….”
Shinhyun grinned..
“I'm sick of that now... No, I'm leaving the honorable task to you... No, I'll hand it to you..”
“…….”
“What I am saying is that I will trust you. There will probably be more of them than trees for a while..”
* * *
Kang Seol accepted Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon’s wishes..
In fact, it was no different from special guidance..
It seemed like they were going to patrol the area to check for any dangerous guys and then designate an activity area..
‘It's an offer I can't refuse..’
Although we are not yet sure how powerful the night beast that Kangseol created was, this was still a difficult gateway for Kangseol..
A place where if you misstep, the cliff below is right there. I haven't encountered one yet, but there are probably larger ones than medium-sized ones. If a guy like that appeared, I had to flee no matter how snowy it was..
It seemed like Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon ruled out such a dangerous situation..
Kang Seol accepted the offer..
Crack… widely…
As I sat by the fire, I saw their blurry shapes..
At times like this, it felt real again..
They were souls of a world without light. I have to wander through this darkness forever.
‘Oh, come to think of it.….’
Snowfall thought it was time to bring up the story..
“I….”
“…hand?”
“yes.”
Shinhyeon scratches his chin, as if he had already thought of the answer even before Kangseol asked..
“Hehehe… those… You seem to be very interested in other people’s household chores. Is it a holy relic or something?….”
“That's not the hand of God.”
Shin Lip denied its existence.
“Shin Yuda, our brother.”
“…Shinyu?”
Snowfall already knew about its existence, but she did not know the whole story. Therefore, in order to hear the part I wanted, I had to wait for their story to come out..
“okay… That child was a treasure to our family. From me to Shinhyeon and Shingang. I heard that everyone is gifted with swordsmanship.….”
Shin Lip’s expression became heavy..
I could tell what kind of expression he was making just by his bushy beard, eyebrows, and hair..
“It couldn't even be compared to Shinyu..”
“…….”
“Shinyu has been a sword since he was born. No sword technique could last more than three days in the child's hands..”
“Hehehe… I still can't forget it. That monster talent.”
“It was called Mangeom (萬劍), or Demon Sword (魔劍). There was no sword technique that Shinyu could not interpret, and there was no sword technique that he could not handle. He had a talent beyond human understanding, that kid.”
As Kang Seol listened to the story, he realized that Shin Yu had some similarities with the yaksha..
The devil's power to understand and use all sword techniques.
Whether it was a sword or a person, it had a power that could be called a magic sword..
“However, the world is a place of harmony. The child was weak..”
“I didn't live long. A congenital disease eventually caused seizures..”
“10Our family lost the child before he was even a year old. And he thought so..”
“Yeah, I thought so. I cried so hard I couldn't open my eyes. by the way… You didn't know then.”
Shinhyun grinned..
“I never thought he would come back alive….”
“Shinyu appeared one day. Her third child, Kang-i's arms are dyed black.….”
The biggest reason why the one-armed swordsman Shin Gang was able to reach that level is his special power..
‘It's the same strength as one person.’
There have been quite a few cases where hands have turned black, but in this case,….
“It's the hand of a ghost.”
ghost hand.
The strong desire of the dead person appears in the living..
Just as a dozen sisters appeared in his hands, so did Xinjiang's hands appear..
An ordinary person used his power to reach extraordinary heights..
The ghost's hand itself was powerful, but what was even more frightening was that the ghost in the hands of one person was his sister, who did not have much power..
However, the hand that Xin Kang obtained was a ghost of Xin Yu, who was gifted with sword skills that were among the best on the continent..
It was also thanks to the existence of Shinyu that Shinkang was able to get ahead of the other brothers and survive in the pitch-black labyrinth..
‘What I knew so far….’
Now the back part.
So, I was curious about what happened after Xinjiang and Xinyu fell out..
The reason why Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon were able to wake up also depends on that..
“So, as they say… Is it true that the hand imbued with divine healing still remains in the labyrinth??”
Shin Lip closed his eyes..
“It's true.”
As Kang Seol listened to Shin Rip’s story, he went back to his past memories..
* * *
ha…
Haaaa…
A bloody world.
If you were to find light in the black darkness, wouldn't this be the moment?.
Shin Kang was gasping for breath with a knife stuck in the shoulder of the owner of the labyrinth..
The sword was completed here.
No, I became the sword myself..
Shin Kang strengthened his right hand holding the sword..
“Ugh… me… Just because you kill me... Nothing changes... . I am the master of jet black... Labyrinth will eventually find her true self..”
“…….”
“and… Your brother… You're still alive, right? If you kill me….”
“All my brothers are already dead.”
“Kihihi… It's alive... Their spirit... Ugh… The body is dead, that's what the soul is..”
The owner of the labyrinth spoke with a face that looked just like Xinjiang..
“If you kill me, their existence will be purified once. in other words… The soul that has been purified is no longer your brother..”
“…….”
The worst being I encountered upon reaching the end of a terrible labyrinth..
It was a force that made one's teeth tremble, but with the power of Shin Kang, a peerless swordsman, and Shin Yu, a rare genius, joining forces, he would have cut down any enemy in front of him..
must have been cut.
So you have to cut it down.
Stop…
“…Shinyu.”
Xinjiang's right hand did not swing the sword..
His right hand is the hand of a ghost imbued with young divine healing..
Xinjiang and Xinyu have been together for a long time..
So guessing Shinyu’s feelings was not a task..
Shinyu really liked his brothers..
So he must have been swayed by the devil's words..
“Are you hoping I don't cut down that monster??”
Although he didn't answer, it seemed as if the divine healing's intentions were being conveyed. Still his right arm didn't move..
This was the moment when Xin Kang and Xin Yu first diverged..
Will you remain a prosecutor or a brother?.
Xinjiang said.
“Shinyu, I will respect your wishes. One, a swordsman does not need hands that cannot swing a sword..”
Fuwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
Arm cut off at the shoulder.
As is the case with Shin Kang's personality, more parts were cut out than just the cool-headed parts that were stained black..
Xin Yu was cut off from Xin Kang's shoulder and wriggled in disbelief..
The hand wriggled on its own..
“Shinyu, leave from me. I don't need you.”
It felt like my hands were crying.
My hand jumped up and headed towards the labyrinth..
As Shin Yu turned around and left, he heard Shin Kang's voice..
“I hope we meet again at the end of this road.”
This was the only memory Kang Seol had left about Shin Yu..
Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon talked about what happened afterwards..
“Shinyu is back. I could tell. I abandoned my brother. I’m worried about Kang..”
“Kang is a strong child. I would have escaped even without Shinyu..”
They don't know the news from Xinjiang..
‘Didn't Shinyu tell you??’
Snowfall brought out the story behind it..
“however… How did you wake up? really something….”
“Hehehe… Shinyu is stubborn. He came to us.”
“…yes?”
What does this mean?.
“Literally. It nested in the arms of the night beast and trained us. It's because our unconscious souls were weaker than that child. He moved our bodies as he pleased.”
“how much….”
“How much time did you spend like that? When I came to my senses, I realized that I was training hard. I was swinging a log. Hehehe! Isn't it funny? Isn't it funny? A night beast that practices by swinging a log.!”
“It was the same for me too. I guess he kept reminding us by going back and forth..”
“Who would have thought that the painful memories of training would eventually come back to our senses?.”
Snowfall somehow couldn't hold back her laughter..
Xin Yu's childlike thoughts ultimately saved his brother..
‘but….’
Shin Lip continued to say.
“The years of suffering we went through eventually awakened Hyeon and me..”
“If it were me, I would have given up. It was possible because he was that guy. Foolish guy, I wish I had left with Kang..”
“But why aren't you here with us??”
Shinhyeon bitterly mocked himself..
“You know….”
“We are not living beings. They are ghosts who have to live in the labyrinth forever..”
“…….”
“It's dead. Shinyu eventually realized that too..”
I tried to save you, but I couldn't save you.
his brother is already dead.
The owner of the labyrinth lied.
“It seems that Shinyu couldn't accept that fact..”
“It still hangs around with us, but it doesn't hang out. If he admits our death... Because then the possibility of us coming back alive disappears..”
“You're stupid! It's already dead, we... stupid guy.”
The moment something you risked everything for turns into frustration, the monster called despair opens its mouth..
It was clear that Xin Yu was suffering..
“Snowfall, you are talented..”
“…….”
“Be smart, stay awake. Since they don't know how to stop, they always run forward. That too is a talent. I saw potential in you and felt you were someone worthy of challenging the labyrinth. but… That alone isn't enough.”
Shinhyeon nodded..
“You can't break through the pitch-black labyrinth with just that. No, even if we break through, we don't know how long it will take..”
“listen carefully. We plan to pass everything on to you in the future..”
“…yes?”
“It's not a sword. There is no need for you to learn a sword. It is not because of the power you wield, nor because you are unsuited to the sword. You will find out why later..”
“So what do I get??”
“your strength. I will show you how to amplify that power. And even a way to remove that messy darkness..”
They are so friendly towards Kangseol.
However, these deals always came with a price..
“favor… It's probably not just because.”
“Okay, this is not a deal. please.”
Shin Lip spoke heavily..
Even though they were already dead, their love for each other still remained. One dead man stays in the labyrinth for his dead brother, and another dead man struggles to get the dead man out of the labyrinth..
“Please take my brother Shinyu out of this hellish place..”
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