Chapter 786
“Stone King. That is the dignity of this body. You terrible monster.”
The moment I spit out that one word.
The Skeleton King finally realized.
That you have found the answer to a problem that has been bothering you for a long time.
Even at night when everyone is asleep, I can’t sleep, and everyone lives their own lives
The days when I died alone in the middle.
And one worry that binds the body and mind like a chain.
– Who am I.
The answer to the question, which could not be resolved no matter how much he thought about it, lay with the Skeleton King himself.
‘Yeah, that’s right.’
The Skeleton King brainwashed in his heart.
In the black eyes looking over one person’s shoulder, the brilliance of his golden crown was reflected.
“You, what the hell did you want to be?”
At the sudden question, Michael Silvert’s eyes trembled.
The Skeleton King continued speaking in a calm voice.
“At one point, I was madly curious. I tried to find the past that I can’t remember now, and I didn’t know what to call the present me.”
So it was.
Following a human I met one day, I escaped the forest full of death and darkness and stepped into an unfamiliar world.
“I wanted to find an answer in this world you live in. I believed I could.”
But no.
There was no answer he was looking for even in a place where a huge block of iron on wheels rolled and buildings taller than trees were lined up.
In the end, to the Skeleton King who left the forest to find an answer, this world where humans live was also another forest.
“I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t sleep. I didn’t even feel the cool breeze and the taste of the meal that other people talk about.
all. Even the smallest, faintest pain.”
I first knew
The fact that not feeling pain itself can be pain. And that some kind of pain is in the truth itself.
Monster.
That was the first word I searched on the Internet on the day the Skeleton King received a smartphone.
One of the most heard words in the world of humans, and a word that refers to a being like yourself.
So, beyond doubt, he began to feel new emotions he had never experienced before.
that was a pain
The agony of waking up as a monster against my will.
For those who are starting to get close to each other through conversations and feelings for the first time, the fear that they might be nothing more than monsters.
“I wanted to deny that it would not be as much as me. That’s why I fought to the best of my ability with you and for you. Because I believed it was the right thing to do.”
That belief has remained unchanged to this day.
If it hadn’t been for that, I wouldn’t have thought of sacrificing myself here today.
The Skeleton King did not want the humans he cared about to collapse before the world.
Humans are more complex creatures than you think. There were those who harbored terrible anger and murderous intent like monsters, or even worse than monsters.
However, humans knew restraint and love at the same time. They thought and moved according to their own will.
Even if countless lives were killed or injured in trivial disputes, and even if a child who was nothing more than a lump of blood was abandoned on the street, it was also human beings who embraced them.
It was for that reason.
The Skeleton King wanted to become a human like them.
As a neighbor, not as a monster. What I wanted to be accepted within a fence as a friend.
And what I despaired of when I realized that it was impossible.
but… … .
“Not anymore.”
The Skeleton King calmly shook his head and grabbed the horn that pierced the back of his hand.
Kwadeuk.
Even though it has already been broken and broken in the past, the hand of someone who is slowly recovering is caught with the horn.
A boiling voice flowed from Michael Silbert’s teeth.
– I thought that you, who were mere monsters, would become human… … !
“Does not matter.”
– what?
“Know. I cannot be called a human because I am a monster, and I cannot be called a monster because I am with humans.”
The Skeleton King smiled faintly.
“But, what is the problem? That alone is enough.”
“You terrible, pitiful monster. Let me introduce you to this body once again.”
Looking at Michael Silvert’s wide eyes, the Skeleton King spoke slowly.
was
“I am the master of the Black Forest, the lord of all undead, and the hero of this world who fought for you humans. You can call him Skeleton King, or you can call him Stone King. No matter what name I use to refer to this body, that is also the meaning of my existence. but… …
Took.
Suddenly, the hand of the Skeleton King lifted up and touched the shoulder of one person.
“I won’t tell you the name I got for the first time in this world.”
because.
Because that’s a name that only friends can call.
“Isn’t that right, Jin Tae-gyeong? You wicked human being.”
I do not know what to say.
Should I laugh at that guy who has finally come to his senses? would you be angry
Or should I slap him in the back of the head as hard as I can as usual?
I’m like I’ve forgotten how to speak
Like a person, he suddenly opened his mouth after being immersed in such a short but deep thought.
“Golgol, you stupid bastard.”
bone bone.
The first name he gave to an undead in the Black Forest he encountered one day.
Normally, I would have been screaming at him not to call him that, but today, he got a compliant answer.
“Admit it. This body was sick.”
“Don’t doubt me again.” damn it
I was speechless. I have nothing to say. But for some reason, it doesn’t feel stuffy at all.
just… … she was cool
As if the rock that weighed down a corner of your heart had disappeared. As if the distance between him and me, which had not been narrowed until the end, had finally disappeared.
Yeah, that’s it.
Feeling relieved, I stretched out my fist.
Caught by my hair, halfway
The face of Michael Silvert, who had been standing there with a dazed face, was pulled back.
But I didn’t even allow him to fall.
Knock, Knock. simplicity and honesty.
The high bridge of his nose sank, and his teeth spilled out from between his tattered lips.
Until blood or tears ran down his cheeks from the eyes of the guy whose blood vessels had burst.
Until the limbs that had convulsed suddenly lost their strength and drooped.
Kwajik. Wooddeuk.
They hit, smashed, and mangled without stopping.
Every time I moved my body, every time my feet and fists struck him, a tremendous pang of pain swept through my body with the aftermath of a blow that hadn’t gone away, but it didn’t matter.
If someone hadn’t grabbed my wrist, I might have killed Michael Silvert on the spot.
snap.
“Stop it, Jin Tae-kyung. Not yet.”
A tired, familiar voice.
Unconsciously, I turned my head and closed my eyes
blinked Team leader Choi, covered in blood all over his body, was standing there.
no, everyone.
“Jin, it’s over. at las… … It’s over.”
Magic Johnson, supported by Chuck Hagel, was smiling weakly, but there was no joy in winning the battle of fate.
The smile of the hero who had to kill his former comrades was dark and bitter.
Like all the people who surrounded me in the silence that had settled down before I knew it.
“ah.”
A voice that I don’t know if it’s an exclamation or moan comes out of my lips.
Only then did I raise my head and look around, realizing that everything I had been told was true.
Shaaaaa.
A strong wind blew.
Everywhere he looked, weapons and corpses that had lost their owners were full.
Puddles of blood on the floor soaked his shoes, and the huge round table that once symbolized the heroes and saved the world was shattered to pieces.
okay. finished.
The first battle for the fate of mankind.
A battle between mission and personal desire. The battle between humans and monsters has finally come to an end.
in this too.
And, even out there, where invisible blood would have flowed.
profit. thud.
The entrance door, already half-broken, collapses with a heavy sound. Weary footsteps followed and climbed over the collapsed door.
clap. clap.
Armor and weapons drenched in blood.
Many of the surviving Hunters took their hands to their weapons as they saw people who looked like blood people lined up, but at the right time, Team Leader Choi opened their mouths and stopped moving.
“How is it?”
Among the two people in the lead, the young man who hadn’t even fluffed up answered in a soldier-like tone.
“Everyone was killed or captured. The damage was greater than I thought because of the person named Fugin… … peace and ah
After subduing it by joining forces with the Les Guild, they released the magic around them and notified the Korean government a little while ago. Ah, Mr. Shu, who is here, was also very active.”
“Both of you have worked hard. It would have been a difficult fight if you had not believed in us and helped us.”
At Team Leader Choi’s heartfelt words, a man in his 30s who was previously called ‘Shoo’ by the young man shook his head.
“I just trusted Ubermensch’s judgment and choice. The image I saw in Munich that day… … thing
Because he was an innocent superman himself.”
Seeing the man’s gaze facing this way, I nodded my head toward him and greeted him lightly.
To the young man next to me looking at me expecting something.
‘Joel Schumacher. Xiao Shen
The two of them owed me, and today I paid back the repayment with interest.
Perhaps others have not even dreamed of it.
Joel Schumacher, who politely refused to attend the launch ceremony on the pretext of an injury in Munich, entered Korea in strict secrecy.
And the fact that he and Shao Shen, who had led the hunters of the Public Safety and Armed Forces Department, joined the best of the Peace and Ares guilds, who were fully prepared.
I suddenly remembered a question I had asked from Team Manager Choi a few days ago.
‘There is a person who is thorough, Mr. Jin Tae-gyeong, when do you think his greatest weakness is revealed?’
The answer was not difficult. He’s already seen it a couple of times, and I’ve been with him myself.
Because I’ve made the same mistake before.
‘When I thought everything was successful.’
It was the correct answer.
Maybe Michael Silbert was wary of the situation, but on the other hand, it seems that he was sure of his victory.
If he was the usual guy, he would have chosen France, which can be said to be his headquarters, or another place with a clear support base, instead of Seoul, as the venue for the inauguration ceremony.
However, that little carelessness, that petty desire to paint his name in this historic place, destroyed his huge ambition.
and at this moment.
I could hear clearly.
“We have won.”
Team leader Choi’s words echoed through the still air, and someone’s ugly ambition was crumbling as if it were being shattered.
Also, I realized what was left of me.
‘…. “okay.’
To finish it all, you have to erase the starting line where it all started.
Just as we punished the traitors who would have been numerous stumbling blocks in the great war ahead today.
I have to pull out the roots that are the source, so that new weeds, the side branches of this thorn tree, will not grow.
‘Michael Silbert.’
Wooddeuk.
Let’s trample on the chest of the guy who fell at our feet
The sound of bones breaking resounded.
Michael Silbert, who came to his senses while vomiting blood welling up, looked around with blurry eyes.
– at last…… did that happen
Contrary to his dying voice, his calm tone.
You probably instinctively sensed it the moment you checked your surroundings.
Hugin, who is almost like his right hand, and the bodyguards he trained over a long period of time will no longer be able to come here.
– Did you kill them all?
I responded calmly.
“Those who die die, and those who live live.”
– Hugin must be the latter. Because my friend has a lot to figure out.
“I know that.”
– Then I ask you a favor.
Please.
Suddenly feeling dirty at that insignificant word, I kicked him in the face.
puck.
Blood streams scattered along with the head turning rapidly.
But as if he didn’t even feel the pain anymore, Michael Silbert, who spat out blood from his mouth without a single groan, continued his words.
– Give it to Hugin. Thank you so far, and I don’t have to be loyal anymore. If you grant me this request, it will be easier for both of us. At least you can skip the nasty and tedious torture and interrogation.
“Is that a consideration for a subordinate who has been loyal for the rest of my life, or is it a last will?”
– It will be both. Judging by the look in your eyes now, in a little while this place will be
I think it will be my grave.
I looked down at Michael Silbert, who was silently laughing.
And once again I was sure.
That he shouldn’t leave even a handful of room in punishing him.
law? trial?
Those institutions were made for humans. Not for monsters.
A monster must die like a monster.
So that I can’t even struggle anymore. The tumors he has planted in the land over the past few decades are very likely to save the monster.
Make even the slightest possibility disappear.
But at the same time, this is a legitimate judgment.
Everyone in this place who witnessed all the truth and fought with blood was a witness, a jury, a prosecutor and a judge.
And from this moment on, they and I finally become ‘we’.
race. gender. age and borders.
They will transcend even tribes and stand under one flag.
In the name of the World Hunter Federation.
“Michael Silbert.”
Suddenly, a voice escaped from between her lips and broke the silence. Even though it was not loaded, the voice spread and filled the space.
Wide and clear, continuously.
“As of this moment, the World Hunter Federation revokes all of your qualifications and punishes the traitor. If anyone has any objections, come forward.”
At that moment, Team Leader Choi replied.
” doesn’t exist.”
Then Magic Johnson answered.
“Everything according to rules.”
Instead of answering, Prince Felix bowed his head gracefully, and Pi Chen and Chuck Heigl clashed their respective weapons.
Caang!
A deep resonance extends beyond the miserable ruins.
in the flow of time. The organs of the disease, which had swelled from one to dozens, from tens to hundreds, spewed out blue sparks.
Some tapped their armor with their only hand, and a gray-haired elder stamped the ground with his bloodstained staff.
thud. thud. thump thump.
The world was shaken. The pooled blood splashed in all directions.
No one objected, everyone agreed.
In the first resolution of the World Hunter Federation.
To the death of a traitor who was born as a human and became a monster.
And in the midst of the ever-resonating deep echo, I stared at Michael Silbert and asked.
“Do you have any objections?”
The one who was silent for a moment answered.
– None. At first, I just struggled as hard as I could to live, and then to have it.
“Any last words?”
– Now it’s your turn. Try struggling as hard as you can. I’ll be looking down from above
Hearing those words mixed with ridicule, I lifted the window sill, which felt heavier than ever.
Then, in front of hundreds of pairs of eyes watching, he powerfully pierced the spear blade.
Pooh!
The blade of the spear cut right into the uvula.
With a moan that couldn’t escape from his mouth, Michael Silbert’s whole body stiffened.
I looked into the eyes of the monster whose life was quickly draining away, and said the last word I had been putting off for a while.
“Watch carefully as you say. Not from above, but from the bottom beneath your feet.”
At the last moment, the eyes widened with anger
Is it because Or is it because of an unstoppable death?
Maybe, it was both.
belt ring. belt ring. belt ring.
Countless bells and splendors welled up within me.
Do 一C 〒三i
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