Chapter 265.: The End of a Tragedy
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Chapter 265. The End of a Tragedy
Right as Lee Jun-Kyeong stood in front of Gehenna and was about to enter, Heimdall tried to say something, “Jun-Kyeong...”
Crunch!
However, Gehenna’s actions were quick. The gate began to move in a practiced manner as if it had been waiting. It was almost as if it were a living creature.
Crunch!!
The black void of the gate bulged out and took on the shape of teeth.
“Mr. Lee!” Jeong In-Chang shouted urgently, surprised.
However, Lee Jun-Kyeong raised his hand to stop him.
He mouthed to the others, ‘I’ll be back.’
Before they knew it, he was fading away, surrounded by the black teeth.
“What a ridiculous gate...” Zeus muttered.
“Can that thing really be called a gate...” Merlin asked.You can trace the roots of this content at n0v@lbin
Lee Jun-Kyeong had already disappeared as the gate exuded a huge aura that suppressed them.
“He’s completely disappeared from this world.”
They couldn’t feel the Hunter anymore. Normally, entering another gate didn’t erase all traces of a Hunter, as a Hunter’s mana would flow out, little by little, through the entrance to the gate. However, Gehenna was different. Like a complete abyss, it consumed Lee Jun-Kyeong.
“Now, there’s only one thing we can do,” Arthur said as Horus finished for him.
“Wait,” the Hunter said, kneeling down on one knee before the gate. “Brother, I will wait for you.”
The King of Egypt and the Nile was prostrating himself, which was something that had never been seen before by anyone except his god.
“Lord Ra, please protect my brother,” Horus prayed.
Gehenna was clearly a world of the Sponsors, their realm and domain. If so, then Ra might also be there. If the actions that it had shown them were true to its nature, then, maybe, hopefully, it would protect Lee Jun-Kyeong.
‘Please. Please save the one who had to throw away his fate to end this great tragedy.’
Everyone stood still as they looked at Gehenna with determination on their faces, waiting for the end.
“Heimdall.”
Amid them, a voice called out to Heimdall. Even when Heimdall had told them everything, she had just listened quietly. Through it all, she had looked at him with more questions hidden in her gaze than anyone else.
"Athena."
She spoke in a low voice to Heimdall, surrounding the two of them with mana and making sure no one else could hear their conversation. After being satisfied by the protections she had made, she asked him, “Please answer honestly.”
Her face was too gaunt to be considered a goddess of the battlefield.
“I...and the Underdog...no, what does Lee Jun-Kyeong have to do with me?”
“...”
“Tell me. Something felt strange from the moment that I had first met him. It was a familiar feeling. No...almost like...I’ve been longing for him for...”
Tears were already falling from Athena's eyes, but she didn't seem to know why she was crying. Heimdall hugged her as she cried endlessly.
“He is...”
Then, he slowly began to tell the girl the unspoken secrets.
***
He couldn’t count the number of times he had thrown himself into a gate. Moreover, he also had the experience of returning to the past and had even gone gate clearing without any stopping. Despite that, none of them were like Gehenna.
‘It’s painful.’
No, there was no similarity at all. He was sure of it.
‘This isn’t a gate.’
It felt like he was sinking into a deep sea. He had to struggle to come to his senses. If he lost his mind...
‘I’ll be swallowed.’
He felt a deep fear as if he would be devoured by this abyss. Lee Jun-Kyeong took a deep breath and surrendered himself to the waves. However, he still kept his head cool.
‘What I heard from Hyung...’
While he was being sucked in, Lee Jun-Kyeong remembered Heimdall’s story. The story of the Demon King that he had read had just been a portion of the time that the Hunter had experienced. Compared to that being’s true tragedy, that story was like a fairy tale.
“Whew...”
If there was no Demon King, then he would have had to enter Gehenna on his own and confront those creatures. No, if he had to enter here with his companions... He tried to think about the uncountable number of corpses he saw.
“Could we have been able to do this?”
Everything around him was miserable and terrible. Even though it was only the deaths of monsters, Lee Jun-Kyeong felt pity for them. There were no signs of resistance. This had been a massacre. The Demon King had slaughtered all of them, even those who couldn’t resist.
But if it weren’t for the Demon King’s actions, then these monsters would have rushed forward to take him and the other’s lives. Despite that, everything around him was still so horrendous that he felt pity for them.
This was it.
‘The path that the Demon King walked, a path of tragedy.’
Lee Jun-Kyeong had once said, ‘I will become the Devil.’
It was something he had said with the determination to change the world. According to the Book of the Demon King, the Demon King had ultimately failed. The world was a mess, and ordinary humans had to live a hellish existence.
That was why he had decided to surpass him, stating that he would succeed through changing the history of the Demon King’s failures. That was why he had said he would become the Devil, the Demon God.
“Damn it.”
It was now that Lee Jun-Kyeong had realized how embarrassing that thought had been. He couldn’t understand even half of the path that the Demon King had taken. But to think that he had said he would be the new Demon King, a Devil.
“...”
Lee Jun-Kyeong walked, going forward amid endless corpses and the light of the blood-red moon.
Gurgle.
Then, he started hearing sounds emerge from somewhere. The moment he heard the sound, there was an explosion.
BANG!
Standing right in front of him was a monster that looked exactly like one of the other corpses.
“Gur...gurg...”
Thud.
Choking on its own blood, it fell into a heap, with a huge hole in its chest. The moment it had rushed toward him, Lee Jun-Kyeong had pierced its chest.
“Whew,” Lee Jun-Kyeong exhaled.
He had killed the monster easily, but he hadn’t been mistaken.
‘They’re strong.’
If all of them had come at him, then he would have had a hard time. Still, he didn’t feel as though he was going to lose.
“I am...”
The name “Devil” might not have been suitable, as he couldn’t even understand the depth of the one who had become the Demon King, let alone becoming the God of Demons.
“I’ve still become stronger.”
What the Demon King had hoped for, what he had wished for by creating the path for succession, was to create someone strong enough to kill him. At least that much just might be a success.
Squelch.
Lee Jun-Kyeong took another step forward. Because he wasn’t circulating his mana, the miasma invaded him, and the mana pierced his lungs.
It was painful. Nevertheless, Lee Jun-Kyeong didn’t push them away. At this moment, he was moving towards the Demon King, and what he was feeling right now was nothing but a mere blip compared to the tragic time undergone by the Demon King.
‘I will try to understand your pain even for a slight moment.’
That could be said to be his courtesy to the Hero he admired so much. The stabbing pain gradually dulled. It wasn’t because he had used any mana.
“Is this for real...”
Rather, it could be said to have been a change more fittingly called an evolution. These were changes that occurred after gaining a title and reaching level 100.
His body began to adapt to the environment of Gehenna. His vision became clearer. Even though the amount of light was the same, he had adapted to create a clear view, even with just the slightest bit of light.
Squelch.
Lee Jun-Kyeong moved on a little faster than before. His suffering was but a fleeting moment as he adjusted to Gehenna. Then, as he walked for some time and then walked some more, the scenery finally changed.
“...”
The ground was no longer full of the corpses of monsters. Instead of the corpses of monsters, there were giants.
“Just how...”
The corpses of giants were of an indescribable size.
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Chapter 265. The End of a Tragedy
Right as Lee Jun-Kyeong stood in front of Gehenna and was about to enter, Heimdall tried to say something, “Jun-Kyeong...”
Crunch!
However, Gehenna’s actions were quick. The gate began to move in a practiced manner as if it had been waiting. It was almost as if it were a living creature.
Crunch!!
The black void of the gate bulged out and took on the shape of teeth.
“Mr. Lee!” Jeong In-Chang shouted urgently, surprised.
However, Lee Jun-Kyeong raised his hand to stop him.
He mouthed to the others, ‘I’ll be back.’
Before they knew it, he was fading away, surrounded by the black teeth.
“What a ridiculous gate...” Zeus muttered.
“Can that thing really be called a gate...” Merlin asked.You can trace the roots of this content at n0v@lbin
Lee Jun-Kyeong had already disappeared as the gate exuded a huge aura that suppressed them.
“He’s completely disappeared from this world.”
They couldn’t feel the Hunter anymore. Normally, entering another gate didn’t erase all traces of a Hunter, as a Hunter’s mana would flow out, little by little, through the entrance to the gate. However, Gehenna was different. Like a complete abyss, it consumed Lee Jun-Kyeong.
“Now, there’s only one thing we can do,” Arthur said as Horus finished for him.
“Wait,” the Hunter said, kneeling down on one knee before the gate. “Brother, I will wait for you.”
The King of Egypt and the Nile was prostrating himself, which was something that had never been seen before by anyone except his god.
“Lord Ra, please protect my brother,” Horus prayed.
Gehenna was clearly a world of the Sponsors, their realm and domain. If so, then Ra might also be there. If the actions that it had shown them were true to its nature, then, maybe, hopefully, it would protect Lee Jun-Kyeong.
‘Please. Please save the one who had to throw away his fate to end this great tragedy.’
Everyone stood still as they looked at Gehenna with determination on their faces, waiting for the end.
“Heimdall.”
Amid them, a voice called out to Heimdall. Even when Heimdall had told them everything, she had just listened quietly. Through it all, she had looked at him with more questions hidden in her gaze than anyone else.
"Athena."
She spoke in a low voice to Heimdall, surrounding the two of them with mana and making sure no one else could hear their conversation. After being satisfied by the protections she had made, she asked him, “Please answer honestly.”
Her face was too gaunt to be considered a goddess of the battlefield.
“I...and the Underdog...no, what does Lee Jun-Kyeong have to do with me?”
“...”
“Tell me. Something felt strange from the moment that I had first met him. It was a familiar feeling. No...almost like...I’ve been longing for him for...”
Tears were already falling from Athena's eyes, but she didn't seem to know why she was crying. Heimdall hugged her as she cried endlessly.
“He is...”
Then, he slowly began to tell the girl the unspoken secrets.
***
He couldn’t count the number of times he had thrown himself into a gate. Moreover, he also had the experience of returning to the past and had even gone gate clearing without any stopping. Despite that, none of them were like Gehenna.
‘It’s painful.’
No, there was no similarity at all. He was sure of it.
‘This isn’t a gate.’
It felt like he was sinking into a deep sea. He had to struggle to come to his senses. If he lost his mind...
‘I’ll be swallowed.’
He felt a deep fear as if he would be devoured by this abyss. Lee Jun-Kyeong took a deep breath and surrendered himself to the waves. However, he still kept his head cool.
‘What I heard from Hyung...’
While he was being sucked in, Lee Jun-Kyeong remembered Heimdall’s story. The story of the Demon King that he had read had just been a portion of the time that the Hunter had experienced. Compared to that being’s true tragedy, that story was like a fairy tale.
“Whew...”
If there was no Demon King, then he would have had to enter Gehenna on his own and confront those creatures. No, if he had to enter here with his companions... He tried to think about the uncountable number of corpses he saw.
“Could we have been able to do this?”
Everything around him was miserable and terrible. Even though it was only the deaths of monsters, Lee Jun-Kyeong felt pity for them. There were no signs of resistance. This had been a massacre. The Demon King had slaughtered all of them, even those who couldn’t resist.
But if it weren’t for the Demon King’s actions, then these monsters would have rushed forward to take him and the other’s lives. Despite that, everything around him was still so horrendous that he felt pity for them.
This was it.
‘The path that the Demon King walked, a path of tragedy.’
Lee Jun-Kyeong had once said, ‘I will become the Devil.’
It was something he had said with the determination to change the world. According to the Book of the Demon King, the Demon King had ultimately failed. The world was a mess, and ordinary humans had to live a hellish existence.
That was why he had decided to surpass him, stating that he would succeed through changing the history of the Demon King’s failures. That was why he had said he would become the Devil, the Demon God.
“Damn it.”
It was now that Lee Jun-Kyeong had realized how embarrassing that thought had been. He couldn’t understand even half of the path that the Demon King had taken. But to think that he had said he would be the new Demon King, a Devil.
“...”
Lee Jun-Kyeong walked, going forward amid endless corpses and the light of the blood-red moon.
Gurgle.
Then, he started hearing sounds emerge from somewhere. The moment he heard the sound, there was an explosion.
BANG!
Standing right in front of him was a monster that looked exactly like one of the other corpses.
“Gur...gurg...”
Thud.
Choking on its own blood, it fell into a heap, with a huge hole in its chest. The moment it had rushed toward him, Lee Jun-Kyeong had pierced its chest.
“Whew,” Lee Jun-Kyeong exhaled.
He had killed the monster easily, but he hadn’t been mistaken.
‘They’re strong.’
If all of them had come at him, then he would have had a hard time. Still, he didn’t feel as though he was going to lose.
“I am...”
The name “Devil” might not have been suitable, as he couldn’t even understand the depth of the one who had become the Demon King, let alone becoming the God of Demons.
“I’ve still become stronger.”
What the Demon King had hoped for, what he had wished for by creating the path for succession, was to create someone strong enough to kill him. At least that much just might be a success.
Squelch.
Lee Jun-Kyeong took another step forward. Because he wasn’t circulating his mana, the miasma invaded him, and the mana pierced his lungs.
It was painful. Nevertheless, Lee Jun-Kyeong didn’t push them away. At this moment, he was moving towards the Demon King, and what he was feeling right now was nothing but a mere blip compared to the tragic time undergone by the Demon King.
‘I will try to understand your pain even for a slight moment.’
That could be said to be his courtesy to the Hero he admired so much. The stabbing pain gradually dulled. It wasn’t because he had used any mana.
“Is this for real...”
Rather, it could be said to have been a change more fittingly called an evolution. These were changes that occurred after gaining a title and reaching level 100.
His body began to adapt to the environment of Gehenna. His vision became clearer. Even though the amount of light was the same, he had adapted to create a clear view, even with just the slightest bit of light.
Squelch.
Lee Jun-Kyeong moved on a little faster than before. His suffering was but a fleeting moment as he adjusted to Gehenna. Then, as he walked for some time and then walked some more, the scenery finally changed.
“...”
The ground was no longer full of the corpses of monsters. Instead of the corpses of monsters, there were giants.
“Just how...”
The corpses of giants were of an indescribable size.
Chapter 265. The End of a TragedyRight as Lee Jun-Kyeong stood in front of Gehenna and was about to enter, Heimdall tried to say something, Jun-Kyeong...Crunch!However, Gehenna's actions were quick. The gate began to move in a practiced manner as if it had been waiting. It was almost as if it were a living creature.Crunch!!The black void of the gate bulged out and took on the shape of teeth.Mr. Lee! Jeong In-Chang shouted urgently, surprised.However, Lee Jun-Kyeong raised his hand to stop him.He mouthed to the others, I'll be back.'Before they knew it, he was fading away, surrounded by the black teeth.What a ridiculous gate... Zeus muttered.Can that thing really be called a gate... Merlin asked.You can trace the roots of this content at n0v@lbinLee Jun-Kyeong had already disappeared as the gate exuded a huge aura that suppressed them.He's completely disappeared from this world.They couldn't feel the Hunter anymore. Normally, entering another gate didn't erase all traces of a Hunter, as a Hunter's mana would flow out, little by little, through the entrance to the gate. However, Gehenna was different. Like a complete abyss, it consumed Lee Jun-Kyeong.Now, there's only one thing we can do, Arthur said as Horus finished for him.Wait, the Hunter said, kneeling down on one knee before the gate. Brother, I will wait for you.The King of Egypt and the Nile was prostrating himself, which was something that had never been seen before by anyone except his god.Lord Ra, please protect my brother, Horus prayed.Gehenna was clearly a world of the Sponsors, their realm and domain. If so, then Ra might also be there. If the actions that it had shown them were true to its nature, then, maybe, hopefully, it would protect Lee Jun-Kyeong.Please. Please save the one who had to throw away his fate to end this great tragedy.'Everyone stood still as they looked at Gehenna with determination on their faces, waiting for the end.Heimdall.Amid them, a voice called out to Heimdall. Even when Heimdall had told them everything, she had just listened quietly. Through it all, she had looked at him with more questions hidden in her gaze than anyone else."Athena."She spoke in a low voice to Heimdall, surrounding the two of them with mana and making sure no one else could hear their conversation. After being satisfied by the protections she had made, she asked him, Please answer honestly.Her face was too gaunt to be considered a goddess of the battlefield.I...and the Underdog...no, what does Lee Jun-Kyeong have to do with me?...Tell me. Something felt strange from the moment that I had first met him. It was a familiar feeling. No...almost like...I've been longing for him for...Tears were already falling from Athena's eyes, but she didn't seem to know why she was crying. Heimdall hugged her as she cried endlessly.He is...Then, he slowly began to tell the girl the unspoken secrets.***He couldn't count the number of times he had thrown himself into a gate. Moreover, he also had the experience of returning to the past and had even gone gate clearing without any stopping. Despite that, none of them were like Gehenna.It's painful.'No, there was no similarity at all. He was sure of it.This isn't a gate.'It felt like he was sinking into a deep sea. He had to struggle to come to his senses. If he lost his mind...I'll be swallowed.'He felt a deep fear as if he would be devoured by this abyss. Lee Jun-Kyeong took a deep breath and surrendered himself to the waves. However, he still kept his head cool.What I heard from Hyung...'While he was being sucked in, Lee Jun-Kyeong remembered Heimdall's story. The story of the Demon King that he had read had just been a portion of the time that the Hunter had experienced. Compared to that being's true tragedy, that story was like a fairy tale.Whew...If there was no Demon King, then he would have had to enter Gehenna on his own and confront those creatures. No, if he had to enter here with his companions... He tried to think about the uncountable number of corpses he saw.Could we have been able to do this?Everything around him was miserable and terrible. Even though it was only the deaths of monsters, Lee Jun-Kyeong felt pity for them. There were no signs of resistance. This had been a massacre. The Demon King had slaughtered all of them, even those who couldn't resist.But if it weren't for the Demon King's actions, then these monsters would have rushed forward to take him and the other's lives. Despite that, everything around him was still so horrendous that he felt pity for them.This was it.The path that the Demon King walked, a path of tragedy.'Lee Jun-Kyeong had once said, I will become the Devil.'It was something he had said with the determination to change the world. According to the Book of the Demon King, the Demon King had ultimately failed. The world was a mess, and ordinary humans had to live a hellish existence.That was why he had decided to surpass him, stating that he would succeed through changing the history of the Demon King's failures. That was why he had said he would become the Devil, the Demon God.Damn it.It was now that Lee Jun-Kyeong had realized how embarrassing that thought had been. He couldn't understand even half of the path that the Demon King had taken. But to think that he had said he would be the new Demon King, a Devil....Lee Jun-Kyeong walked, going forward amid endless corpses and the light of the blood-red moon.Gurgle.Then, he started hearing sounds emerge from somewhere. The moment he heard the sound, there was an explosion.BANG!Standing right in front of him was a monster that looked exactly like one of the other corpses.Gur...gurg...Thud.Choking on its own blood, it fell into a heap, with a huge hole in its chest. The moment it had rushed toward him, Lee Jun-Kyeong had pierced its chest.Whew, Lee Jun-Kyeong exhaled.He had killed the monster easily, but he hadn't been mistaken.They're strong.'If all of them had come at him, then he would have had a hard time. Still, he didn't feel as though he was going to lose.I am...The name Devil might not have been suitable, as he couldn't even understand the depth of the one who had become the Demon King, let alone becoming the God of Demons.I've still become stronger.What the Demon King had hoped for, what he had wished for by creating the path for succession, was to create someone strong enough to kill him. At least that much just might be a success.Squelch.Lee Jun-Kyeong took another step forward. Because he wasn't circulating his mana, the miasma invaded him, and the mana pierced his lungs.It was painful. Nevertheless, Lee Jun-Kyeong didn't push them away. At this moment, he was moving towards the Demon King, and what he was feeling right now was nothing but a mere blip compared to the tragic time undergone by the Demon King.I will try to understand your pain even for a slight moment.'That could be said to be his courtesy to the Hero he admired so much. The stabbing pain gradually dulled. It wasn't because he had used any mana.Is this for real...Rather, it could be said to have been a change more fittingly called an evolution. These were changes that occurred after gaining a title and reaching level 100.His body began to adapt to the environment of Gehenna. His vision became clearer. Even though the amount of light was the same, he had adapted to create a clear view, even with just the slightest bit of light.Squelch.Lee Jun-Kyeong moved on a little faster than before. His suffering was but a fleeting moment as he adjusted to Gehenna. Then, as he walked for some time and then walked some more, the scenery finally changed....The ground was no longer full of the corpses of monsters. Instead of the corpses of monsters, there were giants.Just how...The corpses of giants were of an indescribable size.
