Chapter 128 - Memory Garden 5 (2/2)

The long breath was split into two by Verserios.

Afterwards, Ivanov, who was riding on Carnelian, crashed to the ground with a scream.

He was not able to withstand the shock wave caused by the slash.

Normally, Carnelian's magic would have protected him, but in the abyss, such a trick didn't work.

“Obey me, Carnelian,” said Woohyuk, looking down at Ivanov's crushed appearance.

Then Carnelian began wriggling in the air, as if having a seizure.

“Kraahah! Kiyaahhhhhh!”

Its mind was confused by the death of its owner.

It couldn't accept this situation because it was trained not to live without Ivanov.

“I am now your new owner.”

Woohyuk forced it to obey him so she wouldn't run away.

This was possible because of his absolute space.

In time, Carnelian became silent, and Woohyuk sighed in relief.

Pant pant...

His body was burning and sweat was pouring down his face like rain.

As expected, he had gone over the limits of his mind and body.

He was exhausted as if he would collapse right away, but Woohyuk stepped forward.

Leifina and Lucretia had not been saved yet.

As he exited the absolute space, Aleister spoke with a funny expression.

“You really are a ridiculous existence.”

“… Will you stop me from saving them?”

“No way. I just impose trials according to revelations. Anyways, the problematic situation is over, so let’s skip the unnecessary details.”

The surroundings turned pitch black instantly.

Woohyuk stabbed Verserios in the ground and leaned on it as he stared at Aleister.

He was an illusion derived from his own imaginary world, but on the other hand, he was a being that fully reflected the real world’s version.

He couldn’t look down on him as he did with Midas, the Phrygian king.

“How much longer will you continue this?”

“Until you exhaust yourself and faint. But it seems like your limit has already been reached...”

Aleister smiled as he pointed at Verserios.

A weapon that greedily absorbed its master's demonic energy.

As a result, Woohyuk was gradually losing his vitality.

“I have to escape from this place.”

“It won’t be so easy. This is a few levels harder than the Elder chief of the golden dragon tribe Adakar’s trial.”

”I won’t rely on luck.”

He just had to make the best decisions.

When Woohyuk brandished Verserios again, Aleister clicked his tongue and waved his index finger.

“You can't kill me as you currently are. Haven't you tested it before already?”

“You are not the one that I’m trying to cut.”

Swoosh!

Verserios tore through the air.

Immediately, a black rift appeared in the air and Woohyuk stepped in it.

'Is it over now?'

He had passed more than enough trials.

Angrboda's magic circle wouldn't be able to hold on any longer than this.

He had a lot of work to do in the future, and didn't have time to play around leisurely.

As a new sight entered his eyes, Woohyuk frowned.

‘How annoying.'

Another imaginary world.

This time, it was inside the house where he lived with his family when he was a normal college student.

“Just come with us on the trip, brother. It's not even a real job, so it won’t matter if you don't go to work for a few days, right?”

“…”

It was the day his family died in an airplane accident.

At the time, Woohyuk was busy working in a private company as an intern student even though it was summer vacation.

“Don’t bother your big brother. He has to go to work soon.”

“But Mom…”

“Once you grow up, you shouldn’t play around and work diligently like that. Do you know how difficult it is to get a job these days?”

Woohyuk's family was about to travel to Guam.

As they left through the front door, they waved at Woohyuk.

“I'll buy lots of souvenirs, so look forward to them, alright?”

“Take good care of the house while we’re gone, Woohyuk.”

“Let’s go on a trip together next time.”

Woohyuk stared at their backs without a word.

The front door opened and closed, and a long silence followed.

‘I’m getting tired of this.'

Woohyuk began to ponder as he couldn’t see an end to these situations.

'There’s something missing.'

The reason why he couldn't escape from the imaginary world was mostly because of his internal feelings.

In other words, he is still hesitant to face a certain reality.

As he contemplated, the TV in the living room was turned on and the voice of a female announcer resonated.

“This is breaking news. At 11:30 am today, a Korean airliner heading for Guam exploded for an unknown reason. All the passengers in the plane...”

His family who had just left on the trip were immediately killed.

Originally, there should have been a gap of at least three to four hours, but since this was an imaginary world, such a thing didn’t matter.

Woohyuk stared at the TV, and then raised Verserios again.

Slice!

As the air was torn, a black rift appeared again.

'If I don't know the reason why, I just have to look for the answer myself.'

Although his mind and body had already reached their limits, it was actually better. The more he was in trouble, the better he could find his inner fear.