Chapter 138
Chapter 138: Sky Devil Church (2)
TL: Nadu
Editor: Lesurous
Bae Sungmin opened his eyes .
He had lost consciousness for a while as he used all his holy and magical powers to rip through the reality marble .
‘My phylactery is badly damaged . ’
Bae Sungmin looked at his body coldly .
Due to the lich’s characteristic, Bae Sungmin’s body was immortal .
But, if his phylactery located near his heart was destroyed, even Bae Sungmin would die .
Right now, that phylactery was damaged and he was unable to properly recover from the injuries on his body .
The problem was that the phylactery didn’t recover naturally .
He needed to devour something that had either the darkness or light attributes, or return to Muyoung’s side to fully recover .
‘This is?’
He looked around .
It was all wasteland .
‘I bounced out . ’
It seemed like he was bounced off due to a strong repelling power when he escaped the barrier .
As he was unable to see the Great City, it seemed like he was quite far away .
Also, he felt a strange gap in time .
‘How long has it been?’
He couldn’t tell .
He stood up as he placed his hand on the ground .
‘I need to let him know . ’
The sect leader of Sky Devil church and the successor of Makura, one of the Eight Deva Guardians of Buddhism .
He was strong .
He had strength that surpassed everything .
What’s more, he raised devils within his reality marble .
If Muyoung was to face him like this… his winning rate would be 0% .
However, Bae Sungmin saw it .
He saw that Moon wasn’t perfect .
He needed to tell this truth to Muyoung . Just by letting him know, his winning rate would increase, even if by a single digit .
“I thought I saw something flying in, but it was a lich?”
“Is it really a lich? He looks like a human . ”
“Am I ever wrong? Either way, let’s get prepared . I think he lost a lot of strength . A lich’s phylactery is worth a lot . ”
He heard the voices of people nearby .
They were six in number .
It was a team with a balance of offense and defense .
Shiiiwk!
An arrow flew in, piercing into Bae Sungmin’s shoulder .
“Explosion!”
Blaze!
As the arrow exploded, the cut dug in . The thin membrane of skin that covered his body was gone, exposing the bone underneath, the force of the blast causing Bae Sungmin to stumble .
“Look . He really is weak . ”
“But he’s still a lich . We need to hunt carefully . ”
“Ah, you’re frustrating . What if others come because we’re taking too long? It won’t be just us who saw it flying this way . Is the rule that the person who kills it gets half still a thing?”
A young man approached them as he whistled excitedly .
He was trying to get Bae Sungmin’s phylactery after killing him .
‘With my current magical powers, using low-level magic once would be my limit . ’
What should he use to overcome this situation?
Creating a flame mine to explode around his surroundings, 3% chance of running away safely .
Creating fog and making them wander around…5% .
Using the inherent skill of the Asura King’s Left Arm, which he received from Muyoung, 9%!
From what Bae Sungmin judged, there was no way to even reach a 10% success rate .
“Haha! What luck is this!”
The young man came close before he knew it, and was about to swing his sword through Bae Sungmin’s throat .
Right then .
“Stop . ”
A man who wore a shield on his back appeared .
Then, the young man made a face .
“Who are you now? Get lost . We already called dibs on him . ”
The man didn’t care if he cursed or not, he just looked at Bae Sungmin .
At the same time, the man’s eyes opened greatly .
“Sungmin mister…”
Bae Sungmin looked at the man .
He seemed familiar but he had no recollection of him .
It was because when he turned into an undead, not every memory was inherited .
Some memories of recent years were completely gone .
The man, Kim Taehwan took out his shield .
“If you leave quietly, I won’t do anything . However, if you continue to intimidate that man, I will have to show force . ”
“Bullshit . What a shitty show off . ”
The young man clicked his tongue and when he was about to cut him with his sword…
Twoong!
The shield flew and smacked the young man’s body .
“Cough!”
Although he didn’t receive an attack that was enough to kill him, he became unconscious right away .
Shhhing!
Thud!
As an arrow flew in, Kim Taehwan grabbed the arrow and snapped it .
Afterwards, the shield automatically returned to Taehwan’s hand… and the fight began .
Bae Sungmin just looked at the scene .
A great master of shieldsmanship .
Just with his shield, he overwhelmed the party .
Of course, compared to Muyoung or Tacan, he lacked quite a bit, but the longer he watched the man, he had a weird feeling .
Even though he should be someone whose feelings and emotions should have almost all been erased .
‘Who is he?’
His feelings were very complex .
After instantly winning against the five, Kim Taehwan approached Bae Sungmin .
“Are you okay? Huu, how did you end up like this?”
“Who…are you?”
“Did you forget? I’m Taehwan . Kim Taehwan . ”
Kim Taehwan?
He still could remember him .
As Sungmin didn’t reply, Taehwan continued to talk .
“It has been already 1 year since you left to find your daughter . And, here are meeting after that year . Did you make any progress?”
“You met me… 1 year ago? I left to find my daughter?”
Bae Sungmin’s voice slowly shook .
Sungmin wasn’t a normal undead .
He was an undead born of hope and authority .
He forgot something important and tried his best to remember it .
But, he found a clue in an unexpected place .
On the other hand, Taehwan realized that something was wrong with Sungmin .
“Mister, could you have lost your memory? No, wait . Your body is also…”
Taehwan’s eyes widened as he was looking at Sungmin’s injuries .
His blood wasn’t red .
His blood was black . Not just that but it felt like there was quite a stink to it .
Taehwan was unable to hear Sungmin’s heart beating .
As he quickly placed his hand on Sungmin’s skin, he found it as cold as ice .
‘He isn’t human . ’
That’s when he realized . That Bae Sungmin wasn’t human .
An undead . Something like a zombie .
He remembered overhearing the conversation the ones who he beat against say the word ‘lich’ .
For him to be a lich!
“H-how?! Shit! Who is it? Who made you into an undead?!”
“Give me the specifics . About who I am and what I’m looking for . ”
However, Taehwan realized that he was a bit different than a normal undead .
Normal undead didn’t try to have a conversation with humans, opting to attack them instead .
Additionally, they weren’t curious about their past .
Taehwan thought that there might be a chance Sungmin could turn back into a human .
“…First, let’s leave this place . People will be coming here soon . ”
Taehwan clenched his teeth .
He tried to keep his head cool the best he could .
Bae Sungmin was Bae Sungmin . A kind and sincere man who was anxiously searching for his daughter, Bae Suzy .
However, if he was found by others, they would definitely kill him .
Of course, they couldn’t go to the Great City either .
There would be no way the guards would not know of a lich entering .
And he couldn’t just leave this situation as it was .
‘Shit . ’
Moreover, his head was a mess because of the situation with the Command Clan .
He felt like this was a situation they would use the phrase ‘out of the frying pan and into the fire’ .
Fortunately, the potion worked .
Because the concept of recovery was vague, and the potion had a bit of holy component that it would cause harm to undead, Taehwan was skeptical . But, for some reason, Bae Sungmin accepted the components .
Like Taehwan expected, Sungmin wasn’t a normal undead .
Afterwards, the two had a conversation .
Their ordeal that was just one year ago, that Bae Sungmin had no recollection of .
“You mean I have a daughter?”
“Yes . Her name is Bae Suzy and she should be around 10 years old now . She was a really nice and cute girl . We would even laugh and say that she’s a small angel . ”
Bae Suzy was like an oasis in a desert .
She was very popular not because she was simply just kind and cute but because she was smart for her age .
“Then where is my daughter Bae Suzy?”
“The Fighting King kidnapped her . You left the Great City to find him . This was 1 year ago . ”
“The Fighting King, the Fighting King had…”
Bae Sungmin continued to say that title .
Fortunately, it seemed like he believed to a certain degree of what Kim Taehwan said .
Although he was weakened, Sungmin knew how to differentiate between a truth and a lie .
The power of the spirit within him made it possible .
“My daughter, Bae Suzy, tell me more about her . ”
And so, his voice became a bit softer .
Taehwan nodded his head .
“We were summoned to the Blue Temple, where you lost both your arms . Though, for some reason, you have a pair now . Anyway, after that Suzy did everything . If Muyoung wasn’t there, that would have also been impossible . ”
There were quite a lot of things Muyoung helped out .
Although he was extremely cold, the warmth he rarely showed was enough to invigorate everyone .
“Suzy was really amazing . When she came out of the sky library, over a thousand people gathered to take Suzy into their group . I just had two to three people . Haha!”
Bae Sungmin still had a cold expression . However, it felt like he slowly opened up .
Knowing that Bae Suzy was his daughter and as his daughter received compliments, it really felt odd to him .
‘I was looking for my daughter . ’
He didn’t even know what he was looking for . But, he had a strong obsession that he needed to find something .
Now he found out what he was looking for .
‘Bae Suzy . My daughter who was kidnapped by the Fighting King . ’
Muyoung didn’t tell him . He never asked him either .
However, as he now figured out what exactly he was looking for, now he needed to ask .
Who the Fighting King was and where he was at .
‘I’m going to rip his limbs apart and rip his skin off . I’m going to place a curse that will make him live eternally and make him suffer . ’
Bae Sungmin didn’t know that this feeling he had was revenge .
One after another, his feelings were being revived .
Things that weren’t allowed for an undead .
This also could be considered as ‘evolving’ .
“I can’t leave aside the story regarding the Star of David either . That time…”
“I need you to go to the Great City and bring news . ”
“Huh?”
“Please give this crystal to Muyoung . ”
“ . . !”
Brrrr!
Taehwan shivered his whole body .
Muyoung, he said Muyoung!
That name popped out of Sungmin’s lips .
‘The man really was Muyoung hyungnim?’
A few days ago, Taehwan was attacked by the Command Clan .
That time, someone who he suspected as Muyoung came forth and killed them before disappearing into thin air .
Taehwan was able to escape after many complications .
However, afterward that incident, he was able to continue living in hiding outside of the Great City .
“Go to the Sun Guild . I’ll join afterwards . ”
Bae Sungmin passed Kim Taehwan a crystal the size of a fingernail which contained his memories and information .
Of course, he also placed appropriate measures just in case .
His relationship with Kim Taehwan seemed certain but he placed a trap using all his magical powers just in case .
If Taehwan was to go to the wrong place, the crystal would self destruct .
“It is really the Muyoung I remember?”
“Find out with your own two eyes . ”
Bae Sungmin was unable to enter the Great City . He needed time to recover .
Even the connection with Muyoung was momentarily disconnected when he escaped Moon’s reality marble .
It seemed like Taehwan was the only way for him to deliver a message to Muyoung as of right now .
Taehwan looked at the crystal given by Sungmin .
‘I have no idea what on Earth is going on . ’
His mind was complicated .
However, one thing was certain .
‘I need to confirm it . ’
Their relationship continued even now .
Taehwan felt he could solve the problem regarding the Command Clan and the mysteries happening within the Great City once he saw Muyoung .
‘He’s able to deal with death . The reason why Sungmin mister became a lich would definitely be connected to him . ’
Taehwan nodded and then turned his body .
“Please take care . I’ll quickly go and come back . ”
The Great City was chaotic .
It felt like everyone was on edge .
They seemed to be holding their swords and were suspicious of their surroundings .
He even saw a few buildings completely destroyed . But, there were no signs of them being fixed .
‘Strange . ’
It was very different from the normal lively scenes of the Great City .
While walking in the gloomy atmosphere, Taehwan was able to coincidentally meet a mercenary .
As the mercenary, he saw a few times from the underground passed him on the street, Taehwan grabbed hold of him .
“Hey, did something happen?”
“Oh oh, Kim Taehwan! You were alive!”
“I was outside the Great City for a bit to complete a request . ”
“Is that so? I knew it . I felt that it was odd for you to suddenly ask what happened in this current situation . ”
The mercenary heaved a deep sigh .
However, it wasn’t long .
At most, 15 days . Taehwan felt like something happened during that period of time .
The mercenary whispered into Taehwan’s ears .
“It’s been crazy these days . The Sun Guild lost . ”
“They lost?”
As Taehwan spoke loudly, the mercenary was startled .
The mercenary quickly blocked Taehwan’s mouth with his hand and spoke quietly .
“Shhh, speak quietly . Either way, the Sky Devil Church appeared . People say they placed their base at Sky Library . The Sun Guild attacked with a great army but they lost . They say that they were looking for cooperation from other groups and were preparing for a second attack but its hard to say what’s going to happen, tsk tsk . ”
The Sun Guild lost .
They lost within the Great City .
Something that couldn’t happen, happened, and Taehwan was silently shocked .
“And so the atmosphere is like this because of it?”
“Well, there was that, but the Command Clan has also infiltrated the Great City . Right now, it’s a commotion because of this . If a house suddenly gets destroyed, a trial is started by force, and these things occurred frequently . ”
“A trial…”
A trial . It was a kind of test .
It was a fight with your life on the line .
If you live, you would receive a reward but if you die, it was the end .
It seemed like the partially destroyed buildings in his surrounding were sacrificed like that .
“You be careful . If you seem a bit suspicious, the guards will try to kill you . ”
“Thanks for the advice . ”
“Phew~ Due to this situation, we have more work but the problem is that many people are dying off . If this continues, I might need to leave the Great City . ”
The mercenary clicked his tongue and left .
Taehwan’s expression hardened .
In just two weeks, rapid change seemed to have happened .
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