Chapter 712
I wished it wasn’t.
I hoped that this thought, my guess, was all in vain.
However, I realized that all of that was true when I heard the guardian spirit’s intention the next moment.
– It’s something someone must do. Maybe this is the fate given to me.
Just as I instinctively recognized the guardian spirit’s thoughts, so did he.
My face was reflected in the clear blue-white eyes that seemed to see through everything.
– That darkness… … Everything is not over unless you get rid of that which you call the rift. No, it must be the beginning of another disaster.
It was an undeniable fact. After a fierce struggle, Namcheon Mahu and his subordinates were defeated, but the cracks they opened still remained and encroached on the space.
even at this moment.
Shaaaaa.
The darkness is now advancing toward the outer palace beyond the inner palace.
The demonic energy that permeates it will corrupt living things and transform them into beings that have lost reason, bringing about another disaster.
‘It must be virtually no different from an army of monsters.’
It is unknown how far the power of that crack that reminds me of the gate will reach.
However, if the demonic energy that flowed out of the rift was enough to devour only others, or even more, this darkness would continue endlessly.
Beyond the south, until it encroached on the whole world.
– Human. As you may have guessed, the only thing that can handle that darkness is the energy of the god stone. Someone has to go into the center of that rift and endure the darkness with the Shinseok.
I know. Just a few months ago, the god dragon sacrificed itself to close the rift, so I know what the cost of that sacrifice was.
“… … What if you become something different from before?”
The Guardian Spirit faintly smiled at me, who couldn’t bear to mention that I was going to become a mutant.
– Kill me without hesitation.
“… …
– With the strength of you and that old human, even if I become a fallen being, it won’t be that difficult.
I looked at the guardian spirit silently, and struggled to open my mouth.
It was a thought that had been kept in my heart since I first realized the meaning of the guardian spirit, and it was a word that came after a long thought.
“What if, what if I close the rift myself?”
And the answer to that question came from a place other than Suhoryeong.
“Nonsense!”
This is the cry of Jeokcheongang, who was taking care of the king of beasts.
He looked at me with a harder face than ever before and continued talking.
“Impossible. No matter what you say, the old woman will not allow it.”
“But Noah… …
“I hate to hear it. No matter how outstanding your accomplishments are, how can you allow it when you don’t know what will happen?”
“I will come back intact without a single hair loss. I promise you. ”
“Are you not hurting a single hair?”
Jeokcheongang, who had been silently staring at me who nodded, opened his mouth.
“If that’s what you mean then. good night.”
“then… …
you guys stay here old lady will go
“If you can come back safely, it would be more certain that the old woman would go. Am I wrong?”
At that time when I was momentarily speechless at a word that pierced the corner, the guardian spirit’s will resonated.
-Old human, what would you do if that old human became a different existence due to the darkness?
“I will kill that child. so that I can regain my rest.”
Cheon Kang, who answered without hesitation, continued in a low voice.
“And the old lady would also choose death.”
– Young man, what would you do in the opposite case?
I didn’t answer, and the guardian spirit, seeing through the meaning of the silence, smiled.
– okay! That is why I must go.
– The people of this land have already shed a lot of blood. So there is no reason for you and that old man to sacrifice on my behalf. You still have many destinies left, and I have already passed through many destinies.
Suhoryeong raised her bluish-white eyes and gazed at the Jeokcheon River.
– Even if the situation becomes irreversible, don’t hesitate and kill me.
Jeokcheongang nodded slightly.
“I will do my best.”
– Thank you.
purr. Suho-ryeong took a deep breath and opened her mouth to me.
– Taekyung Jin. Now is the time.
what more can i say
I put my hand in my bosom and muttered in my heart.
‘Open inventory. Summons.’
And the next moment, there was something emitting a warm, faint light on the palm of the hand held out to the guardian spirit.
Jeokcheongang felt the mysterious energy
muttered like a moan.
“This can’t be… …
– This divine stone, which you humans call the King’s Stone, was the only mission left to me and the reason for my existence. And now, we will be together until the end.
Suaaa.
The Shinseok, which slowly floated into the air, was sucked into the mouth of the guardian.
Warmth spreading out with a faint glow.
At the same time, the breathing of Suhoryeong, who had been panting, stabilized and he collapsed without power, and his body began to regain strength little by little.
Seruk. thud.
Finally, the giant white tiger stood up and stepped forward with its blood-soaked paws.
jerk jerk jerk
step. Also steps.
It was a heavier step than ever, but it was also a step that no one could stop.
It was so thick that it couldn’t even be compared to the beginning, and even the darkness that became sticky was the same.
Wow.
Puddles of blood everywhere and everywhere
The darkness, which had risen above the numerous corpses scattered like waves, hit the light surrounding the guardian spirit and retreated.
If the darkness flowing from the crack contaminates everything, the light contained in the god stone was the power of purification.
– Aaaaang!
A fierce roar shakes the heavens and earth. The reddish silver mane swayed violently.
Suddenly, the guardian spirit became a gust of wind and was running away.
Wedge love!
I am a guardian that shoots through the darkness
I looked at the back of Ryeong.
Until the flash, faint but brighter than anything else, cut through countless corpses and wreckage.
Run through the wide space until you reach a cliff immersed in pitch-black darkness.
And suddenly I realized
At the last moment, the guardian spirit called my name for the first time.
* * *
I was out of breath. body drenched in blood
The weight was heavy, and the darkness that filled all sides squeezed the whole body of the guardian spirit.
‘Imoogi. Did you feel this way too?’ With the inaudible question, the Guardian Spirit stepped forward with all his might through the wide gap in the cliff.
Even if it’s hard, you have to go.
I didn’t know before, but now I know.
That this was the only mission given to him from the beginning. What the Guardian Spirit had to protect was everything on this land, not the Shinseok.
Kwadeuk.
If you step heavier than ever, you will be buried deeper. The closer they got to the center of the rift, the stronger the darkness and the demonic forces were weighing down the Guardian Spirit’s entire body.
In the hazy consciousness, distant memories of the past passed through her blue-white eyes.
‘When I think about it, I was always alone.’
He had no father, mother, or siblings.
No, at first I didn’t even know that such a thing existed in the world.
For a small white tiger, this space he saw from the moment he first opened his eyes was the world itself, and he had a friend who was always with him.
They couldn’t run and play together, and they couldn’t communicate, but they were friends who were always by their side.
Took
Something soft and white like a wad of cotton touched his front paws.
It was a transparent stone, more appropriately called crystal, and it was warm and comfortable as always.
purr.
Bewitched by the pleasant cry, the young Baekho soon fell soundly asleep.
And at the feet of the sleeping white tiger on a hill bathed in warm light, neither sunlight nor moonlight, a green sprout popped out.
Seruk. Took.
The sprout, which was as small as a fingernail, began to straighten the bent back. It sprouted colorful flower buds and branched out.
A giant tree rooted deep in the ground stood tall in the place where the sprout had been, and the leaves hanging from numerous branches cast a wide and cool shade.
Shaaaaa.
A wind blew from somewhere, and the giant tree shook its lush hair.
A leaf that had been holding on quite tenaciously fell off the branch and fell into the shade.
A being who enjoyed a nap opened his eyes with the touch of a bump.
-Kreung.
The identity of the being that woke up with a low cry was a white tiger.
The white tiger, which had become so huge and powerful that it could no longer be considered a cub or even an ordinary tiger, looked around with blue-white eyes.
How much time had passed, no one knew exactly.
I can only guess that a considerable amount of time has passed. The place where he was born and raised was always daytime and peaceful.
But nonetheless, there were changes.
A sprout grows into a giant tree, small
A change as sure as that of a gentle baby white tiger being reborn as a huge and powerful being.
Yes, that guy.’
The first time I met him was three hundred years ago.
The first time I met him was three hundred years ago. He was a tribal chief who always smiled at his bear-like body and had a mysterious power to make animals follow him.
Perhaps that was the case. The reason why the beasts of the Holy Land accepted him without the guardian spirit’s permission.
Oh, I’ve never seen such a big white tiger again. What’s your name?’
At first, I was surprised that there was a human who set foot on the Holy Land without my permission, and I was dumbfounded when that human being fearlessly stroked the nape of my neck.
So I asked.
‘What’s your name?’
The expression the human bastard had made is still vivid. He stared at the Guardian Spirit with his mouth gaping open, and answered in a bewildered voice.
‘Yayulcheon… … It is.’
‘I don’t know how I got here, but if I come across this body again, I’ll tear you limb from limb. Do you understand?’
And the next day, the Guardian Spirit realized.
That young human named Yayulcheon was more fearless than any creature he had ever seen.
‘I’m sure he told me not to stand out.’
‘That’s why I was hiding.’
‘… … Are you kidding me?’
‘I didn’t know because of the smell, I’m not looking at you. I’m lying face down in the grass right now.’
‘No, I’m saying that now… … But what is this smell?’
‘It’s grilled meat. I brought it in case you’re hungry. Would you like some?’
‘meat? Have you ever hunted animals?’
I don’t know how I got close to him. However, as if getting wet in drizzle, they gradually got to know each other, and time passed quickly in the process.
ten years. twenty years. And until the day they last met each other.
‘It’s been a while.’
After a few years, he was no longer a young man.
His black hair had turned gray before he knew it, and his eyes were tired.
‘I need help. Only with the power of you and the god stone can we win this war and restore the barbarian peace.’
The Guardian Spirit knew. he? What kind of fight they are fighting, how evil their enemies are.
But he refused.
Shin Seok-eun, because he is just an observer. At the time he thought so.
At least at that time.
And regret is always too late.
‘If I had helped you then, would the fate of this land have changed?’
The blue-white eyes that had sunk deeply awakened from their thoughts.
I see a turbid darkness swirling in front of my eyes. It swayed strangely and was spewing out demonic energy as if to swallow everything.
NN: Liu. ;N value
in a distorted space. After struggling to take the last step, the guardian stared at the center of the crack.
Then, with all my strength, I moved my body in the dim light and charged.
– Aaaaaang!
With a single roar, a huge wave burst out.
