Chapter 77 (2/2)

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Su-hyeun climbed up on the bottom of the ship, which he had barely caught. He had made a hole under the boat with his sword and went inside. The bottom of the ship was empty. It looked like the armor was hidden here.

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He wondered if he made a trip in vain. But still, he looked around carefully. Soon, he found a staircase leading up.

Thump, thump—

The sound of the steps came to his ears clearly because it was so quiet. This wooden ship made a rustling sound, as old as it was. When he reached the top of the stairs, he smiled.

“Yup. There are still some here.”

Rattle—

When he opened the upper door to go to the deck of the ship, the light that was hidden by the door so far was finally revealed.

Clang, Clank—

Rattle—

There was a ton of empty armor. The number looked similar to the armor shown below. Half of them still remained here.

“No. Not just a half.”

Su-hyeun looked carefully among the armor filled on the deck. He found a giant armor sitting on the top of the bow. It held a helmet in its hand.

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It was similar to Dullahan, but a little different. Dullahan usually held his head, not a hollow helmet. It could be one of two options. This one was something that either evolved from Dullahan or degraded from it.

[Are you our enemy?]

The voice rang.

The ringing voice made it unclear where it came from.

Clang—

At that moment, Dullahan got up from where he sat. It was his voice.

“I am probably your enemy,” Su-hyeun said.

[Probably?]

“Let me ask you one question. Depending on your answer, I could be your guest. Of course, if you think of me as a guest.”

[Ask.]

“If you could get out of this place, would you attack people outside?”

[Yes.]

Dullahan clenched his fist. It looked like he firmly determined something.

[I will kill all living things. That is our mission. We will kill all the living things and defy our deaths since there is no way we will survive again.]

It was a selfish notion indeed. Since there was no way for the dead to survive, they would kill all living things to make everything equal. Su-hyeun crumpled his face. He wanted to hear what he would say, but what he said was just nonsense.

“Then if you planned to kill anyway, why did you ask me if I were your enemy? Su-hyeun asked.

[Becasue I do not want to fight against you.]

“Why?”

[You are dangerous. You have the power to kill us, the dead ones, again. So, I don’t want to fight.]

“…Is that so?”

The power he mentioned probably meant the Flame skill.

Even without that, they would die if he destroyed the magic circle engraved inside of the armor. But it looked like they were afraid of his Flame the most.

“So, does that mean you guys distinguish the weak ones and strong ones when you fight?”

[Of course. We do not want to experience death again.]

“Are you afraid to die?”

[Of course.]

“Then how do you kill living people? You know it is scary.”

[That is why we are going to kill them. We will kill all living things and make them share our emotions. Then, the dead ones will no longer be treated as dead.]

“So since you guys can’t be happy, other people should not be happy either. Is that what you are saying?”

Su-hyeun bit his lips. It was because he remembered bad memories. There was a guy who had said the same thing: Lich King.

“You are irritating me, really….” Su-hyeun said.

He had met intelligent monsters many times, but each time he could not help his feelings of disgust. Ignorant monsters who were not intelligent did not pick who to kill. But intelligent monsters liked to pick and kill their opponents.

“I don’t like it.” Su-hyeun said again.

Grrr—

Miru cried low as if it felt Su-hyeun’s feeling.

Thump—

Su-hyeun started to walk toward Dullahan.

Clang—

Clank—

Hundreds of pieces of armor split from side to side, making a road. The magic that spewed from Su-hyeun split the floor.

“I know a b*stard like you.”

Thump—

“There is a very, very bad son of a b*tch,” Su-hyeun said.

It was one of the worst monsters Su-hyeun could remember.

Lich King. He was the god of the dead and the king of Liches. He was different from other monsters that were simply strong.

He took even the rest of the dead ones and drowned them in their eternal torment.

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They looked similar too. It was just a difference between the skull and armor. But it was the same that they both died. Su-hyeun was furious. He had to blow off steam.

“Thank you for bringing back the dirty memories. In return—”

Crack—

Crunch—

Su-hyeun grabbed one armor that came close to him and twisted it with his hand. He lifted his eyes.

“—I will definitely kill you. I promise.”