Chapter 65
Episode 14 – Master of the Throne (2)
The pages of Ways of Destruction flashed in my head . A light streamed through my head and the strings of light started to line up . They were the text of Ways of Survival .
[Heok…?]
Kim Yushin discovered something was wrong and his presence became noticeably thinner . The old fox noticed quickly .
[The echo of the constellation connected through Echo of the Stars has disappeared . ]
At the last moment, Kim Yushin’s astounded voice was heard .
[What are you…?]
Then Kim Yushin was gone .
I was surprised as well . I expected it to be possible with Fourth Wall, but I didn’t think the Ganpyeongui connection to the constellation could be broken so easily .
The encounter in the Theater Dungeon was a hint . The Fourth Wall had destroyed the theatre master the moment he tried to look inside my head .
I was hoping the same thing would happen to the constellation but Kim Yushin noticed quickly and ran away .
[The constellation ‘King Heungmu the Great’ has doubts about your existence . ]
[The constellation ‘King Heungmu the Great’ will be watching you closely in the future . ]
In any case, I was still being followed by the old geezer .
“…Are you okay?”
“Yes . I’m fine . But…”
What was this? I looked up and found that my limbs were tied up with magic power . It was a chrysalis-like appearance . Yoo Sangah’s face was completely red .
“That… I couldn’t run away but I couldn’t let you attack me . ”
I roughly understood what was going on . She used Binding Thread on me during that short interval . I thought she was frozen with surprise but she was actually using a skill .
“Your improvisation is amazing . ”
“…I’m sorry . ”
“It is a compliment . If I start acting strange in the future, act like you did now . ”
“I-I will release you!”
Yoo Sangah looked embarrassed but I was serious . It was my mistake when I thought of her as an ordinary office worker .
I looked back and saw Min Jiwon looking between me and Yoo Sangah with curious eyes . “Well…it turned out like this . I came to help only to end up being helped . ”
I nodded . “We will be enemies the next time we meet . ”
“…Why don’t you join us now? It is a common proceeding in dramas . ”
“This isn’t a drama . ”
“My friend! Make friends with faith . It is the banner of our Hwarang . ” Min Jiwon said with a smile before moving away .
Could she be a good king? I don’t know . Perhaps even the King of Beauty didn’t know .
“We will go as well . Lee Sungkook-ssi! Come on . ”
Lee Sungkook emerged from behind the building with Lee Gilyoung . This bastard, when did he hide in such a place?
I took my companions and started to move north .
The place that Kim Yushin’s Gather the Hwarang swept through was devastated .
The armed forces of the small kings were lying all over the place . This was the dignity of a proper constellation . Kim Yushin was a cowardly but useful constellation .
I picked up three flags and built up my achievements .
[Your brown flag has absorbed the cumulative achievements of the brown flag . ]
[Your brown flag has evolved into a purple flag . ]
[You are able to use the perks of the purple flag . ]
Indeed, the best thing was to grow without a fight . I looked around and saw that most flags had already been collected .
From the purple flag onwards, the achievement values of the flag wouldn’t rise well . In other words, it was useless to grab a small king from now on .
“Jung Minseob-ssi, are you there?”
The next moment, Jung Minseob appeared out of thin air . The Recluse’s Cloak that I handed him in advance was covering his body . Jung Minseob’s mission was to scout the National Palace Museum .
“How many have gone inside so far?”
“A total of nine kings have entered, including the Tyrant King and True Reader . ”
Nine . It was a reasonable number .
“What are the flag types?”
“There are seven purple and two brown flags . In particular, there are two with really a really deep purple colour . ”
“I guess they are the Tyrant and True Reader . ”
“That’s right . ”
Jung Minseob, wasn’t his talent quite useful?
I opened my mouth . “This time, I will only go with Yoo Sangah-ssi and Gilyoung . Both of you wait outside . Stay hidden using the cloak . ”
“…Will it be okay?”
“Yes, I only need three people right now . ”
“I will enter if you call us . ”
I appreciated the thought but it would just be a disruption . It was because the current Seoul Palace Museum was a dungeon .
[A new hidden scenario has arrived!]
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[Hidden Scenario – Artifact Trials]
Category: Hidden
Difficulty: F ~ A+
Clear Conditions: Clear the right ‘artifact dungeon’ with the proper personnel .
Time Limit: None
Compensation: 500 ~ 5,000 coins
Failure: Death
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A white marble lobby appeared before us as we entered the museum . There were no signs of anyone else in the lobby .
Yoo Sangah spoke in a soft voice .
“I can’t like culture now without feeling scared . There was the previous theatre and now this museum…”
“Hyung, are we going to get the legendary sword?”
“No, not right now . ”
Of course, I could find the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword in this dungeon . That’s why I sowed the information .
[Please select the type of dungeon you want to enter . ]
* Single player dungeon – Nagak (Large seashell played as a horn in Korean traditional music)
* Three person dungeon – Acupuncture Copper Man
* Five person dungeon – Dongui Bogam (Korean book compiled by a royal physician, considered as one of the classics of Oriental medicine)
* Seven person dungeon – Dragon Jar
However, the dungeon with the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword couldn’t be entered in a normal manner . It was because the dungeon was only accessible using the Sang Pyong Tong Bo coin which was given as a reward when clearing a dungeon .
I will choose the three person dungeon, the Acupuncture Copper Man . ”
[You have entered the three person dungeon . ]
Lee Gilyoung looked a bit disappointed . He had been expecting to get a great artifact .
“Gilyoung . An artifact isn’t about the outward appearance . ”
“…Huh?”
“There are many impressive looking things that have no substance . ”
The Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword was one such item . Rather, the good things in this dungeon could be obtained from the commonplace dungeons .
An example was the skill that could be obtained the Acupuncture Copper Man dungeon .
Yoo Sangah was amazed and surprised as soon as we entered the dungeon .
“…There are other people besides us . ”
Intermittent screams could be heard from the dungeon .
“Uwaaaaack! Go away!”
It was a monster in human form with a matte colour . The three person dungeon was filled with these copper people .
It was the 7th grade species, the Acupuncture Copper Man .
After a certain amount of time, these guys would self-proliferate unless the method to attack them was known . The Acupuncture Copper Man didn’t suffer because they had a strong body, no internal organs and no neural networks .
“Aaaah! Save me!”
Some of the incarnations’ swords cut at copper men but they didn’t receive much damage . Rather, they pulled the incarnations’ bodies down .
The body of a man in his 50s was torn to pieces in the hands of the copper men .
“…Dokja-ssi, how do we deal with these guys? They don’t receive damage at all . ”
Yoo Sangah and Lee Gilyoung aimed their weapons or skills at the incoming copper men but there was hardly any effect .
Sometimes Lee Gilyoung’s blunt attack would damage them but he didn’t have any idea of what he did .
“Look at their bodies . ”
The monsters that appeared in the ‘artifacts trials’ were based on relics kept in Seoul Palace Museum .
For example, the monsters in the one player dungeon was literally a musical instrument made of a seashell and as for the Dongui Bogam five person dungeon… there was no need to explain anything . It was the same for the Acupuncture Copper Man in the three person dungeon .
Yoo Sangah stared closely at a copper man and opened her mouth .
“Is there something etched on the body?”
“That’s right . ”
In fact, the Acupuncture Copper Man was a relic that displayed 354 acupuncture points on the human body, including the front, back, arms, legs and head .
It was an artifact used to study acupuncture in the Joseon Dynasty .
[Blade of Faith is activated!]
I stabbed one of the acupuncture points on the copper man . Then I twisted it and the body scattered into powder . It was a meaningless end for a 7th grade reproduction species .
[You have hunted the first Acupuncture Copper Man!]
“If you look closely, the colour for each acupuncture point was subtly different . Some are devoid of blood and some are deadly . Some of the points… there is a different effect every time an acupuncture point is hit . ”
“Ah…!”
The important thing was to find the acupuncture point that didn’t break the flow .
I demonstrated a few times and Lee Gilyoung and Yoo Sangah got the knack for it very quickly .
Lee Gilyoung used Diverse Communication to shock the points with small insects, while Yoo Sangah applied Binding Thread . I honestly admired what I saw .
These two people, they really had excellent growth .
[Your party is the first to hunt 100 Acupuncture Copper Men!]
[You have cleared the three person dungeon . ]
[Four Sang Pyong Tong Bo coins are obtained as a basic reward . ]
[The exclusive skill ‘Hit a Pressure Point’ has been acquired . ]
I got the skill I aimed for .
Hit a Pressure Point . It was a unique technique to use the pressure points to subdue the enemy . It was an essential skill for me to maintain the ‘King of No Killing . ’
Yoo Sangah looked at the Sang Pyong Tong Bo coins curiously and muttered, “Can we buy something with this?”
“It can be exchanged for coins or a dungeon ticket . ”
“Then…”
“Of course, we will use it for the dungeon admission ticket . Now we have three of them . Let’s obtain 10 of them . ”
“10? Wait a minute, Dokja-ssi…?”
“We will enter the hidden dungeon where we can get the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword . ”
Yoo Sangah asked with surprise .
“But didn’t you say we wouldn’t get the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword?”
“We aren’t going after the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword . ”
We were going to ‘hunt’ the kings .
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