Chapter 262.: Ragnarok Pt. 4
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Chapter 262. Ragnarok Pt. 4
“Are you saying...” Lee Jun-Kyeong himself seemed shocked and was left speechless, let alone the others.
“It’s not the first time?” Zeus said on behalf of the dazed Lee Jun-Kyeong.
“I mean, it’s a little different if we’re being precise. A Jun-Kyeong, but not exactly this Jun-Kyeong...”
Zeus also seemed to be stimulated, his voice rising. “What on earth do you mean?”
Understanding their confusion, Heimdall continued with an expression of understanding, “I’m saying that it’s not the first time people with memories of the future have come to defeat the Demon King.”
“Fine...let’s continue with the assumption that what you’re saying is true. Then what did you mean that Jun-Kyeong isn’t this Jun-Kyeong?”
Heimdall looked over at Lee Jun-Kyeong.
“I have a guess,” Lee Jun-Kyeong said, having finally gotten over his shock. “The Book of the Demon King.”
“...”
“You’re saying that I’m not the only one who owns that book, right?”
Heimdall slowly nodded.
“In the past, the Demon King failed and then created books containing his power to correct the failed past. They were left to the future generations so that qualified people could return to the past and correct history,” Lee Jun-Kyeong said. His eyes were calm and his face was full of determination as he then continued, “Or at least, that’s what I thought. Am I right?”
“No,” Heimdall refuted firmly. “You’ve got it all wrong.”
“...”
“It’s not like that. The reason I said that you were Jun-Kyeong but also not exactly Jun-Kyeong was...” Heimdall slowly looked at Gehenna before continuing, “All the books only have one owner. You. However, when you go back to the past, your names always change. The name Lee Jun-Kyeong isn’t even your real name right now, right?”
“...”
“Like you said, the Demon King had his own intentions for leaving the books behind,” Heimdall said in a charged manner. “However, that book was only meant for one person.
Lee Jun-Kyeong took a deep breath. Something...something felt wrong. He intuitively felt as though he shouldn’t be listening to this.
Fortunately, Heimdall considered his feelings and continued, “I’ll tell you everything.”
***
“Like Jun-Kyeong said, the Demon King is, by nature, a Hunter like us. Someone who lived in the same era as we did.”
Everyone paid attention as Heimdall began his tale.
“Although he may not have been in the public eye, he had unrivaled strength and was someone who sacrificed everything, more so than anyone else, to save humanity.”
“...”
“As he grew stronger, the world found more and more stability. His actions during the cataclysm saved many people’s lives.”
“That...” Jeong In-Chang interrupted Heimdall. “That sounds like Mr. Lee.”
“Yes.” Heimdall nodded. “Jun-Kyeong is following a path similar to the first path that the Demon King had taken. He values humanity and sacrifices himself to save people.”nOVelb1n
Heimdall’s eyes shifted over to Lee Jun-Kyeong.
“Of course he would.”
Heimdall took a moment to catch his breath.
“It’s only natural as Jun-Kyeong is no different from the Demon King.”
“...”
Everyone held their breath, but none of them reacted with any alarm or surprise. They already had their suspicions.
‘I thought that was the case.’
‘It really was suspicious.’
‘I did think that was possible.’
The stories about the Demon King that they had briefly heard from Lee Jun-Kyeong had made them think that Lee Jun-Kyeong and the Demon King were similar. That hadn’t changed over time.
Additionally, he was the owner of that special item called the Book of the Demon King. Considering they both possessed inexplicable powers, it was reasonable that the two of them might be the same person.
“Because we have never met the Demon King... If Mr. Lee and the Demon King really were completely separate entities, that we would have met him as an ally rather than as an enemy,” Merlin said.
“That itself is also a misunderstanding.”
“What...”
“Although Jun-Kyeong and the Demon King are the same type of person, in this timeline, the Demon King is a different type of being.”
“What on earth are you talking about?!”
Everything that Heimdall said just became more and more incomprehensible.
‘Ugh...’
Thud.
Athena fell.
‘No...’
Horus lost consciousness.
‘Please!’
Heimdall screamed.
This was the first time he had reached the end of Gehenna, and he found himself unable to stay composed due to the sudden situation. Even his mind, which had been trained for three thousand years, couldn’t accept what was going on. Then, a voice came to him.
[Accept me.]
His Sponsor—it was definitely its voice.
'What?'
In that moment he had taken to enjoy the joy of his victory, a terrible pain overtook him.
‘UGH!’
‘No! Please...!’
The screams of his companions continued. Everyone was experiencing the same thing. There was a feeling of helplessness where all of the mana and vitality of their bodies were disappearing. There was a strange sensation of something creeping in and excruciating pain was taking over them.
[You played your role properly.]
The voice that was only supposed to be within his ears was searing directly into his brain.
[To think you could use my abilities so well. None of the others were able to withstand any of the pain that comes with time and destroyed themselves.]
‘Don't...treat us humans like objects!’
[You are terrific. Unlike the other failures, you were able to lead everyone to this point.]
He tried to get away, but he couldn’t escape.
[There is no use in resisting. The more you regress, and the stronger you become, the more you accept of me.]
Crack.
His body stopped.
[You are already mine.]
The pain stopped. His mind went blank.
‘Fuck...off...’
There was something his Sponsor didn’t know. It had said that its powers had accumulated within him through repeated time regressions.
‘Do you think things will just end like this?!’
It wasn’t just its powers that had accumulated within him over those long years.
His willpower.
The terrible loneliness.
The experience of losing his loved ones.
Even the tenacity to overcome the things that made him want to give up.
‘I am not yours!’
He already had the power to escape.
[Th...this is impossible! How could such an insignificant...!]
When a panicked voice rang in his head, bloody tears flowed from his eyes.
‘The one to be consumed is you.’
He had regained control of his mind and body. Instead of being overtaken, he had trapped it inside of his body, fusing the Sponsor into him.
The Sponsor’s voice then disappeared. He couldn’t believe it. That bastard, the Sponsor, his companion, who had been with him for all of those years, had actually been a thief who had been targeting his body. When he opened his eyes, all of his companions had disappeared.
‘...’
All he could see was the wide-open exit of Gehenna.
***
Heimdall said, “That was his second beginning.”
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Chapter 262. Ragnarok Pt. 4
“Are you saying...” Lee Jun-Kyeong himself seemed shocked and was left speechless, let alone the others.
“It’s not the first time?” Zeus said on behalf of the dazed Lee Jun-Kyeong.
“I mean, it’s a little different if we’re being precise. A Jun-Kyeong, but not exactly this Jun-Kyeong...”
Zeus also seemed to be stimulated, his voice rising. “What on earth do you mean?”
Understanding their confusion, Heimdall continued with an expression of understanding, “I’m saying that it’s not the first time people with memories of the future have come to defeat the Demon King.”
“Fine...let’s continue with the assumption that what you’re saying is true. Then what did you mean that Jun-Kyeong isn’t this Jun-Kyeong?”
Heimdall looked over at Lee Jun-Kyeong.
“I have a guess,” Lee Jun-Kyeong said, having finally gotten over his shock. “The Book of the Demon King.”
“...”
“You’re saying that I’m not the only one who owns that book, right?”
Heimdall slowly nodded.
“In the past, the Demon King failed and then created books containing his power to correct the failed past. They were left to the future generations so that qualified people could return to the past and correct history,” Lee Jun-Kyeong said. His eyes were calm and his face was full of determination as he then continued, “Or at least, that’s what I thought. Am I right?”
“No,” Heimdall refuted firmly. “You’ve got it all wrong.”
“...”
“It’s not like that. The reason I said that you were Jun-Kyeong but also not exactly Jun-Kyeong was...” Heimdall slowly looked at Gehenna before continuing, “All the books only have one owner. You. However, when you go back to the past, your names always change. The name Lee Jun-Kyeong isn’t even your real name right now, right?”
“...”
“Like you said, the Demon King had his own intentions for leaving the books behind,” Heimdall said in a charged manner. “However, that book was only meant for one person.
Lee Jun-Kyeong took a deep breath. Something...something felt wrong. He intuitively felt as though he shouldn’t be listening to this.
Fortunately, Heimdall considered his feelings and continued, “I’ll tell you everything.”
***
“Like Jun-Kyeong said, the Demon King is, by nature, a Hunter like us. Someone who lived in the same era as we did.”
Everyone paid attention as Heimdall began his tale.
“Although he may not have been in the public eye, he had unrivaled strength and was someone who sacrificed everything, more so than anyone else, to save humanity.”
“...”
“As he grew stronger, the world found more and more stability. His actions during the cataclysm saved many people’s lives.”
“That...” Jeong In-Chang interrupted Heimdall. “That sounds like Mr. Lee.”
“Yes.” Heimdall nodded. “Jun-Kyeong is following a path similar to the first path that the Demon King had taken. He values humanity and sacrifices himself to save people.”nOVelb1n
Heimdall’s eyes shifted over to Lee Jun-Kyeong.
“Of course he would.”
Heimdall took a moment to catch his breath.
“It’s only natural as Jun-Kyeong is no different from the Demon King.”
“...”
Everyone held their breath, but none of them reacted with any alarm or surprise. They already had their suspicions.
‘I thought that was the case.’
‘It really was suspicious.’
‘I did think that was possible.’
The stories about the Demon King that they had briefly heard from Lee Jun-Kyeong had made them think that Lee Jun-Kyeong and the Demon King were similar. That hadn’t changed over time.
Additionally, he was the owner of that special item called the Book of the Demon King. Considering they both possessed inexplicable powers, it was reasonable that the two of them might be the same person.
“Because we have never met the Demon King... If Mr. Lee and the Demon King really were completely separate entities, that we would have met him as an ally rather than as an enemy,” Merlin said.
“That itself is also a misunderstanding.”
“What...”
“Although Jun-Kyeong and the Demon King are the same type of person, in this timeline, the Demon King is a different type of being.”
“What on earth are you talking about?!”
Everything that Heimdall said just became more and more incomprehensible.
‘Ugh...’
Thud.
Athena fell.
‘No...’
Horus lost consciousness.
‘Please!’
Heimdall screamed.
This was the first time he had reached the end of Gehenna, and he found himself unable to stay composed due to the sudden situation. Even his mind, which had been trained for three thousand years, couldn’t accept what was going on. Then, a voice came to him.
[Accept me.]
His Sponsor—it was definitely its voice.
'What?'
In that moment he had taken to enjoy the joy of his victory, a terrible pain overtook him.
‘UGH!’
‘No! Please...!’
The screams of his companions continued. Everyone was experiencing the same thing. There was a feeling of helplessness where all of the mana and vitality of their bodies were disappearing. There was a strange sensation of something creeping in and excruciating pain was taking over them.
[You played your role properly.]
The voice that was only supposed to be within his ears was searing directly into his brain.
[To think you could use my abilities so well. None of the others were able to withstand any of the pain that comes with time and destroyed themselves.]
‘Don't...treat us humans like objects!’
[You are terrific. Unlike the other failures, you were able to lead everyone to this point.]
He tried to get away, but he couldn’t escape.
[There is no use in resisting. The more you regress, and the stronger you become, the more you accept of me.]
Crack.
His body stopped.
[You are already mine.]
The pain stopped. His mind went blank.
‘Fuck...off...’
There was something his Sponsor didn’t know. It had said that its powers had accumulated within him through repeated time regressions.
‘Do you think things will just end like this?!’
It wasn’t just its powers that had accumulated within him over those long years.
His willpower.
The terrible loneliness.
The experience of losing his loved ones.
Even the tenacity to overcome the things that made him want to give up.
‘I am not yours!’
He already had the power to escape.
[Th...this is impossible! How could such an insignificant...!]
When a panicked voice rang in his head, bloody tears flowed from his eyes.
‘The one to be consumed is you.’
He had regained control of his mind and body. Instead of being overtaken, he had trapped it inside of his body, fusing the Sponsor into him.
The Sponsor’s voice then disappeared. He couldn’t believe it. That bastard, the Sponsor, his companion, who had been with him for all of those years, had actually been a thief who had been targeting his body. When he opened his eyes, all of his companions had disappeared.
‘...’
All he could see was the wide-open exit of Gehenna.
***
Heimdall said, “That was his second beginning.”
Chapter 262. Ragnarok Pt. 4Are you saying... Lee Jun-Kyeong himself seemed shocked and was left speechless, let alone the others.It's not the first time? Zeus said on behalf of the dazed Lee Jun-Kyeong.I mean, it's a little different if we're being precise. A Jun-Kyeong, but not exactly this Jun-Kyeong...Zeus also seemed to be stimulated, his voice rising. What on earth do you mean?Understanding their confusion, Heimdall continued with an expression of understanding, I'm saying that it's not the first time people with memories of the future have come to defeat the Demon King.Fine...let's continue with the assumption that what you're saying is true. Then what did you mean that Jun-Kyeong isn't this Jun-Kyeong?Heimdall looked over at Lee Jun-Kyeong.I have a guess, Lee Jun-Kyeong said, having finally gotten over his shock. The Book of the Demon King....You're saying that I'm not the only one who owns that book, right?Heimdall slowly nodded.In the past, the Demon King failed and then created books containing his power to correct the failed past. They were left to the future generations so that qualified people could return to the past and correct history, Lee Jun-Kyeong said. His eyes were calm and his face was full of determination as he then continued, Or at least, that's what I thought. Am I right?No, Heimdall refuted firmly. You've got it all wrong....It's not like that. The reason I said that you were Jun-Kyeong but also not exactly Jun-Kyeong was... Heimdall slowly looked at Gehenna before continuing, All the books only have one owner. You. However, when you go back to the past, your names always change. The name Lee Jun-Kyeong isn't even your real name right now, right?...Like you said, the Demon King had his own intentions for leaving the books behind, Heimdall said in a charged manner. However, that book was only meant for one person.Lee Jun-Kyeong took a deep breath. Something...something felt wrong. He intuitively felt as though he shouldn't be listening to this.Fortunately, Heimdall considered his feelings and continued, I'll tell you everything.***Like Jun-Kyeong said, the Demon King is, by nature, a Hunter like us. Someone who lived in the same era as we did.Everyone paid attention as Heimdall began his tale.Although he may not have been in the public eye, he had unrivaled strength and was someone who sacrificed everything, more so than anyone else, to save humanity....As he grew stronger, the world found more and more stability. His actions during the cataclysm saved many people's lives.That... Jeong In-Chang interrupted Heimdall. That sounds like Mr. Lee.Yes. Heimdall nodded. Jun-Kyeong is following a path similar to the first path that the Demon King had taken. He values humanity and sacrifices himself to save people.nOVelb1nHeimdall's eyes shifted over to Lee Jun-Kyeong.Of course he would.Heimdall took a moment to catch his breath.It's only natural as Jun-Kyeong is no different from the Demon King....Everyone held their breath, but none of them reacted with any alarm or surprise. They already had their suspicions.I thought that was the case.'It really was suspicious.'I did think that was possible.'The stories about the Demon King that they had briefly heard from Lee Jun-Kyeong had made them think that Lee Jun-Kyeong and the Demon King were similar. That hadn't changed over time.Additionally, he was the owner of that special item called the Book of the Demon King. Considering they both possessed inexplicable powers, it was reasonable that the two of them might be the same person.Because we have never met the Demon King... If Mr. Lee and the Demon King really were completely separate entities, that we would have met him as an ally rather than as an enemy, Merlin said.That itself is also a misunderstanding.What...Although Jun-Kyeong and the Demon King are the same type of person, in this timeline, the Demon King is a different type of being.What on earth are you talking about?!Everything that Heimdall said just became more and more incomprehensible.Ugh...'Thud.Athena fell.No...'Horus lost consciousness.Please!'Heimdall screamed.This was the first time he had reached the end of Gehenna, and he found himself unable to stay composed due to the sudden situation. Even his mind, which had been trained for three thousand years, couldn't accept what was going on. Then, a voice came to him.Accept me.His Sponsorit was definitely its voice.'What?'In that moment he had taken to enjoy the joy of his victory, a terrible pain overtook him.UGH!'No! Please...!'The screams of his companions continued. Everyone was experiencing the same thing. There was a feeling of helplessness where all of the mana and vitality of their bodies were disappearing. There was a strange sensation of something creeping in and excruciating pain was taking over them.You played your role properly.The voice that was only supposed to be within his ears was searing directly into his brain.To think you could use my abilities so well. None of the others were able to withstand any of the pain that comes with time and destroyed themselves.Don't...treat us humans like objects!'You are terrific. Unlike the other failures, you were able to lead everyone to this point.He tried to get away, but he couldn't escape.There is no use in resisting. The more you regress, and the stronger you become, the more you accept of me.Crack.His body stopped.You are already mine.The pain stopped. His mind went blank.Fuck...off...'There was something his Sponsor didn't know. It had said that its powers had accumulated within him through repeated time regressions.Do you think things will just end like this?!'It wasn't just its powers that had accumulated within him over those long years.His willpower.The terrible loneliness.The experience of losing his loved ones.Even the tenacity to overcome the things that made him want to give up.I am not yours!'He already had the power to escape.Th...this is impossible! How could such an insignificant...!When a panicked voice rang in his head, bloody tears flowed from his eyes.The one to be consumed is you.'He had regained control of his mind and body. Instead of being overtaken, he had trapped it inside of his body, fusing the Sponsor into him.The Sponsor's voice then disappeared. He couldn't believe it. That bastard, the Sponsor, his companion, who had been with him for all of those years, had actually been a thief who had been targeting his body. When he opened his eyes, all of his companions had disappeared....'All he could see was the wide-open exit of Gehenna.***Heimdall said, That was his second beginning.
