If it’s a nightmare, you have to wake up first.
Wi Seol-ah’s words were lingering in my head.
‘…you have to wake up.’
It wasn’t like the realization came to me like a lightning bolt striking my head.
I instinctively knew that I had to get something out of this.
Wi Seol-ah also tilted her head, perhaps sensing that my expression was unusual.
While I was repeatedly struggling to find something in Wi Seol-ah’s words.
‘ah?’
For a moment, something flashed through my mind.
It wasn’t that groundbreaking of a method.
There was just one method that I hadn’t tried all month.
For some reason, that came to mind in conjunction with Wi Seol-ah’s words.
“… Right, why haven’t you tried that?”
“yes?”
Although Wi Seol-ah reacted to my words as if asking what I was talking about, I didn’t answer and instead started stroking her hair.
“Confucius…?”
“Thank you. Thanks to you, I’ve become a bit more intelligent.”
“Tch, that’s a compliment, right?”
“Then, of course it’s a compliment.”
In this world, you need to be smart to survive.
In that regard, Wi Seol-ah’s words will be of great help.
but.
‘Will that work?’
The only question is whether the method I came up with will work against the Dark King or not.
In this case, the solution is simple.
‘If it doesn’t work, then don’t do it.’
If it doesn’t work, try another way.
That was it.
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Night has come.
In the middle of a dark forest, beneath a thin, curved crescent moon.
A man was standing with a backpack on his back.
He was a person with a strange aura, to the point where it felt like only the man’s surroundings were quiet.
The man had white hair that was so striking that it was admirable just to look at it.
For some reason, paradoxically, it feels like it goes so well with darkness.
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In that way, a change gradually began to occur in the man who had been standing there motionless, as if he were a stone statue.
Starting from the tip of his feet, the shadow began to gradually widen.
Passs …
It’s an unknown ominous feeling.
The energy that had begun to spread covered the fields, enveloped the trees, and darkened all around.
And not long after.
Even the faint light created by the crescent moon was swallowed up, and deep darkness came.
In the darkness that had been created, the man, the Dark King, looked straight ahead with his characteristic white eyes shining.
Sabak – The sound of heavy footsteps is heard from the front.
These are the footsteps of the person the Dark King was waiting for.
Also, he was the person the Dark King had been meeting with most frequently for the past month.
The dark king moves his eyebrows slightly as he watches the young man approaching from a distance.
‘You came today too.’
Time has passed by in an instant.
This time had a significant meaning to the Dark King.
First of all, the king had to change his thoughts about the young man, who he had expected to last for seven days and nights at most.
‘I guess I have to admit this part.’
Nod your head.
The young man suffered numerous deaths every night at the hands of the Dark King.
Deaths occurred on average over twenty times, a time when a normal person would have lost consciousness in less than three days.
The expression on the young man’s face as he looked at the dark king was only a little tired.
It didn’t look much different from the first time.
Even he had to admit this much.
Even though it was a painless death that did not involve torture.
The level at which that young man is enduring has already passed its limit.
So the dark king continues to express his doubts.
If a human being cannot remain peaceful even after experiencing so many deaths, how can that child maintain such a spirit?
In such a case, the Dark King saw it as one of two things.
One.
‘Already mentally damaged and broken.’
If something is twisted and you are no longer of normal mind.
It is possible, but in the eyes of the Dark King, the young man was not at that level.
Well then, there’s only one thing left.
If it is said that it has surpassed the limits of what a normal human being can endure.
‘If you weren’t human in the first place.’
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Thinking of this, the Dark King nodded.
Because we see that case as the biggest one.
It was from the first time we met.
Whenever the Dark King saw the young man, his heart would beat like crazy.
Thud- thud-.
It’s still the same now.
This is the curse intertwined with the blood and heart of the Dark King resonating on its own.
That young man is like himself.
so.
Go and kill him right now.
It continues to emanate murderous intent.
As his anger began to boil over, the Dark King suppressed his instincts and sent him to a corner.
The dark king had no intention of killing the young man.
The young man may have a clue to breaking the ‘curse’ that has bound him.
It was a being in a similar state to me, so I shouldn’t have killed it.
The hidden dark king looks at the young man.
Whether the young man was not human in the eyes of the Dark King, or had something else besides that.
That doesn’t matter right now.
The important thing is.
‘It’s meaningless.’
The point is that this time is not a very useful time.
‘Doesn’t he know this?’
The Dark King frowned as he recalled the Venerable One who had requested such training.
The young man met repeated deaths within the Dark King’s ‘domain’.
To the Dark King, this was just a dog’s death.
Because I still couldn’t even touch the collar of the Dark King’s clothes.
It can’t be helped.
This darkness itself is the realm ruled by the Dark King, and those who set foot in the realm will have their five senses dulled and will have difficulty drawing out their powers.
If there’s just one thing that increases.
Unlike the five senses that become dull, the pain felt increases.
Originally, this power was used by the Dark King for torture.
So it would be even more absurd.
The tyrant must know all this. He entrusted his disciple to the Dark King and put him in this situation.
That young man who did that without fail for over a month just because he was told to do it again wasn’t normal.
Even though he is a dark king without disciples, you can see that this relationship between master and disciple is extremely strange.
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one.
That’s it.
The Dark King no longer pondered the relationship between the Emperor and the young man.
All he had to do was do what he was asked to do.
Because of this, I only had to receive what I had specifically asked of Paejon.
Plus.
From the beginning, the Dark King did not believe that the young man, or rather, Guyangcheon, would be able to overcome this ordeal.
The conclusion I’ve reached after going through the past month is no different from the first one.
It is not only the Dark King who knows this fact. No one else knows it better than him.
‘It must be that kid.’
It must be Guyangcheon who is experiencing this situation firsthand.
He doesn’t seem to have lost his mind, but his somewhat tired expression is evidence of it.
The Dark King grabbed his dagger as he looked at Guyangcheon’s expression.
I wonder how much longer I can hold out.
Even coming this far was beyond the Dark King’s expectations.
As the Dark King became more certain, Guyangcheon did not have much mental strength left.
At best, seven days.
Unless something happens, something will happen inside.
If that happens, the defeated will also realize it and look for another way.
No matter how crazy he is about martial arts, he can’t stand by and watch the person who is supposed to achieve his goal be destroyed.
Thinking like that, the Dark King tried to move his body.
‘hmm.’
The Dark King suddenly felt a change in Guyangcheon.
It seemed like Guyangcheon appeared as usual, but he was holding something in his hand.
The Dark King’s eyes frown as he confirms that.
‘dagger?’
Because what Guyangcheon was holding was a dagger.
Judging by its appearance and quality, it appears to be a product of the Tang family.
It was probably borrowed from the daughter of the Poison King, that bloody lump.
‘Dandora.’
What on earth did he bring that dagger for?
A question arises in the mind of the dark king.
In the past, Guyangcheon used many methods to reach the Dark King.
Since I thought that hand-to-hand combat wouldn’t work, I tried to light up the surroundings with martial arts techniques that weren’t even properly deployed.
He even tried to burn the Dark King by spewing flames around him.
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The most impressive of them all was.
It was at that moment when I tried to catch the Dark King with a knife stuck in my neck.
The Dark King recalled that that was the most dangerous moment.
A dagger that went straight into his neck would have killed him instantly, but Guyangcheon used his mental power to delay his death and tried to catch the Dark King.
Only then could the Dark King realize it.
Biju, that weird guy really did take someone exactly like him as his disciple.
It was clear that both the teacher and the student were strange people.
I’m talking about those who are twisted and then twisted for a long time.
The Dark King looked at Guyangcheon with a strange gaze.
‘Are you still thinking of trying something after enduring that?’
It looks like he’s planning on doing something with that dagger.
‘I will acknowledge that spirit.’
Even the Dark King would be amazed at the sight of him trying to do something more even after coming this far.
Of course, unlike perseverance, the results will not be different.
Unless the secrets of this realm are discovered, Guyangcheon will never be able to escape.
While I was thinking like that and watching Guyangcheon’s actions.
Gu Yangcheon, who was holding the dagger, turned the blade towards himself instead of outward.
The moment I wondered what on earth I was going to do with that.
“…!”
Guyangcheon immediately stretched out his dagger towards my neck.
The body of the Dark King, who confirmed that, was shot out.
There was no time to be surprised or worried.
The Dark King quickly charged towards Guyangcheon.
Just before the tip of the dagger reached Guyangcheon’s neck.
closely-!
He grabbed Guyangcheon’s wrist and stopped his actions.
at that time.
Bam-!
Gu Yangcheon’s remaining hand grabbed the Dark King’s wrist.
It happened in a split second.
The Dark King had to express his utmost surprise by looking at Guyangcheon with his large, open white eyes.
Gu Yangcheon smiled with all his might as he looked at the dark king and said
“Got it.”
“…under.”
A voice that reveals all the emotions of what is so enjoyable.
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The Dark King had to let out a sigh of relief.
It was absurd.
“… How did you know?”
This is what the Dark King asked while looking at Guyangcheon.
When Gu Yangcheon heard that question, he tilted his head and asked back.
“What are you talking about?”
“This method. How did you know?”
The Dark King was really curious.
If you die in this realm by any means other than the hand of the Dark King, you cannot come back to life.
This means you will truly die.
Looking at that, if Guyangcheon had just died, he wouldn’t have been able to wake up again.
The Dark King knew that Guyangcheon could not die, so he appeared in person to prevent the same situation from happening again.
What this means is that Guyangcheon, who knew this, chose this method to attract the Dark King.
If you choose death yourself, you will truly die.
On the contrary, the Dark King will appear to prevent that death.
They say that Guyangcheon knew.
How on earth did you know?
No matter how much the Dark King thought about it, he couldn’t figure it out.
To this, Guyangcheon looks at the dark king and answers nonchalantly.
“I didn’t know.”
“what?”
The Dark King frowns at that answer. You didn’t know…?
“How would I know that? I didn’t even learn mind reading.”
“If you do that, why is that?”
In response to the Dark King’s question, Guyangcheon answers with an expression as if asking why such an obvious question was being asked.
“I just tried it. What.”
“what…?”
…you just tried it?
Looking at the dark king who still seemed to not understand, Goo Yang-cheon continued speaking.
“I was thinking about how to wake up from a nightmare.”
The Dark King listened intently to the story about the nightmare that had suddenly come out.
“The first thing you have to do is try to break it.”
“What does that have to do with this?”
“No, it’s nothing. Come to think of it, I’ve never really tried to wake up from a dream. So I just did the easiest thing. Usually, if you do this in a dream, you won’t wake up.”
“…”
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The dark king was left speechless by Guyangcheon’s indifferent words.
Are you saying that you wanted to commit suicide for just that reason?
I don’t know what the situation is, and I don’t know what will happen if I die.
For just that reason?
After hearing that, the Dark King was able to be sure.
“… He’s crazy.”
He was truly a madman.
“You know what would have happened if I hadn’t stopped it.”
“If we don’t stop it, it will survive. Then we have to find another way.”
After hearing that, the dark king could not help but mention the matter.
“Kid, there were times when I would have let you die.”
“Then I thought you would come to stop me like this.”
“Why me? Why did you think I would prevent your death?”
Anyone can think ahead.
It was a completely different story if the Dark King knew how to prevent my death and carried it out.
I wonder why he was so sure.
That was the Dark King’s biggest curiosity.
When Guyangcheon heard this, he suddenly expressed his admiration and said:
“Oh, I didn’t think of that.”
“What… .”
“Honestly, I just thought it would be like that.”
“…”
“I guess so. Well.”
After hearing Guyangcheon’s answer, the Dark King had to give up thinking.
‘I thought a guy like Biju wouldn’t show up again.’
That damn disciple was worse than his master.
I never thought they would try to destroy it like this.
“under….”
The Dark King had to sweep his face for the first time in nearly a dozen years.
No matter what, the fact that Guyangcheon had reached him remained unchanged.
The expression on the face of the defeated king who confirmed this result in the king’s mind is expected.
I felt annoyed because I knew he would laugh at me as if I was being funny.
at that time.
Hururuk.
He had to feel the heat all of a sudden.
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There was no need to check where the heat was coming from.
Because the only people in this space were the man and Guyangcheon.
The Dark King looked at the Master of Heat with slightly cold eyes and asked.
“What is this?” “This is something I’ve been curious about personally, so I thought I’d give it a try since it’s come to this.”
Goyangcheon continues to speak, steadily increasing his enthusiasm despite the Dark King’s words.
The reddened pupils and the faintly blooming heat are ominous.
Now that it’s all over, what on earth are you going to do?
Amwan just watched quietly for a while because Guyangcheon didn’t seem stupid enough to fight him right away.
“Every time I tried to do something, I died, so there were things I couldn’t do.”
“In this situation?”
“yes.”
For a guy who had been dying countless times the day before, his expression seemed rather bright.
Should I say that he looks slightly excited?
What the heck is this guy?
Is it possible to recover so much just by doing it?
No matter how much I looked, I couldn’t understand.
“I feel like this is a really unbreakable formation.”
“…”
“Just a little curiosity.”
The dark king did not give any answer to Guyangcheon’s words.
This is because it could not be called a ‘formation’ in the first place.
It is not something like a martial art that can be performed by an unmanned person or a barrier of formations used by shamans.
Strictly speaking, this was a realm of ‘power’ that was created by a curse.
In a way.
As the Dark King thought, if he and Guyangcheon were of the same species, it was possible that Guyangcheon would also be able to use it someday.
The Dark King didn’t feel the need to explain this.
Because it was a power that would bring no good even if you knew about it.
The Dark King simply wanted to remain silent.
There was no specific warning or warning to stop Guyangcheon’s antics.
It was a consent that if you’re going to do it, go for it.
Looking at the dark king, Guyangcheon mutters softly.
“The enemy.”
That moment.
A fierce heat began to spread out in all directions through Guyangcheon’s body.
