Learn Martial Arts

“De, Drave...? ”

One of the hunters mutters his name in an unbelievable tone. I saw the naked face of the helmet, and Baek Hyun could see who the man was.

I've seen footage related to Drave before. He became the first apostle among men, and unlike other apostles, he was a person who had told quite a lot about the monarch. In particular, he was the only apostle who spoke of the afterlife and the kingdom of heaven, referring to Pure Saint as "God", the monarch he served.

Rai Lunna, the Apostle of the Yongseong Army, and Karpago, the Apostle of the Blood Lion. Unlike Drave, the Apostle of the Nightmare Decider, Shanak was never a monarch in public and never spoke of the afterlife, such as heaven.

The symbolism of humanity's first apostleship. The afterlife of heaven, saying that Pure St. is humanity for the reason that he helps humanity. To healing magic and divine power. Pure Saint is believed to be from the present generation to the emerging religion, all because of the remarks made by that one human being.

‘This is the first time I've actually seen it. ’

I've seen this face a few times in pictures and videos.

Drave was the owner of a mysterious blue eye with neat blonde hair. The distinct eyelashes, soft eyes, and gentle smile of the mouth evoked the protagonists that could be seen in Hollywood movies. It was the same face as the protagonist of an old romance movie, not the protagonist of bad-ass.

“Are you going to join the expedition...? ”

Hener asked in a stuttering tone. In response, Drave nods slowly with a dark smile. The hunters who saw it turned white on their faces. Baek Hyun in Jeongsua, and Drave in there. In fact, Hunters were more pleased that Drave would join the expedition than Essence and Baek Hyun. Of course, I had no choice. Unlike the Preliminary Apostle, Jeong-soo Ana, who had not contracted with the Monarch, Drave was already a real apostle with proven skill and skill.

[Are you famous?]

[Famous.]

Sarah frowns on the white-hyun's vocals. Was the look on the inside of the helmet a simple illusion? But besides that... Sarah touches her forearm.

[What's wrong?]

[Nothing.]

I didn't want to say anything. Sarah went to an empty chair and sat in a furry chair. Drave looked at Sarah for the first time, and ever since she smiled, she's no longer paying attention to her.

“Citizens are frightened. ”

Drave said slowly. He glanced at himself with a circular smile.

“Yesterday, what happened in Horn was a tragic disaster. How can we overlook disaster as God's worshippers? ”

“Ohh.”

“I can't promise that I can be of great help, but I will dedicate this one body to help defeat disaster. If you do that, you can find peace for the citizens who are afraid. ”

“Ohhh...”

The hunters here didn't come here because they had a great mission. What they want is wealth and honor. And it was only the monarchs' attention. If we solve this, the monarchs will reward us enough, and our names as hunters will be elevated.

This did not mean that Drave could not empathize with what he was saying. If you pursue something secular, once you join the expedition and successfully complete the search, you can defeat the monsters in the ruins. First of all, it's about helping Drave defeat the ‘disaster’ he said.

Hunters glance at Drave with delightful eyes. Drave's body-wrapped armor exudes a subtle golden glow. He nods as if some hunters were impressed by his sacred appearance. Of the four apostles, only Drave came here for the peace of the citizens. It was undoubtedly true that Drave and Pure St. 's reputation would rise from this.

“... hmm, then. ”

Hener, who was staring at Drave in a daze, wakes up late. He coughs low and looks around.

“Let's start the briefing. ”

Three teams of 40 members from the Bureau of Management with Hener as leader. 48 hunters who volunteered. There's Baek Hyun and Sarah, Seo Min-kik, Sung-soo and Drave. A total of 93 scouts were formed.

Henner pulls out a few crystal beads and floats them in the air. It was one of the hunters who managed to escape from Horn Dungeon Ruins this time, a bead of visual information that was stored separately by the wizards who contracted with Highroad. Among other things, there were beads that imaged the memories of the hunters in cooperation.

The briefing was conducted in such a way as to confirm the information in the beads. There was very little information about the ruins themselves, and the problem was also monsters.

“I've never seen a bell before. ”

“It looks like Hahnya. ”

“You look just like Baramen. ”

Hunters mutter as they watch the footage of the jumping monsters. In fact, it was pointless to pick monsters that resembled each other.

Because the form was varied. Monsters who live in a monster colony are mostly the same species, although there are few differences. However, the monsters in the ruins had no unity with the species. Some had four feet, some had bipeds.

“It's basically magically resistant, it's regenerative. ”

“Some of them use poison. ”

Seo Min-sik said, and Essence murmured. Sarah opens her eyes and looks at the video.

“In fact, it's pointless to question coping. It's not the same species... it's so mixed up. It's best to respond in an instant. ”

“What is your first objective? ”

Drave opens his mouth.

“Are you the Savior of the Unknown? Or the annihilation of monsters? ”

“... for now, it's a survivor's rescue... but are you sure you're alive? ”

“Why don't you ask Pure St? ”

Baek Hyun looked back at Drave and said, Drave laughed at the words.

“Be careful what you say. ”

It was disturbing that Baek Hyun called Pure St. openly. He nods, shrugging his shoulders, as he had no desire to recite to him.

“Oh, I'm sorry. I'm not the god I serve. Anyway, why don't you ask your god? ”

“God doesn't mean you know everything. ”

Isn't it all God needs to know?

‘No, it's not even a real god. ’

“Of course, he sees all the beings who serve him. The faithful who have been cut off from the ruins don't seem strange. ”

Baek Hyun looked at Seong-soo. Essence, who was concentrating for a while, nodded.

“The serpent of regeneration doesn't see it either. ”

“That's why we need to prioritize the rescue of survivors. ”

“Don't you mean he's dead? ”

“Not really. The contract goes on. They're still alive. ”

Drave spoke with a resolute voice, and there was not a single hunter against his words. The words "save the survivors" were flawlessly correct. Moreover, who would say no to the first apostle of humanity?

I left the base camp after the briefing. There was still a fierce blizzard, but the expedition went through the blizzard without hesitation. Because each of us has been preparing for the blizzard in our own way.

“Aren't you cold? ”

The colony was wearing a chunky parka with dark magic. In addition, the spirit of fire, which emits a subtle red light around him, sticks together, and the spirit of the wind controls the direction of the wind to prevent the snow from reaching the colony.

The same was true of Essence, who was clothed. She wore a big longpadded hat and goggles.

What about Baek Hyun and Sarah compared to them? Baek Hyun wore a broad suit over Sarin's black statue, and underwear and pants were given to Valencia. Seo Ming squeezes his toes inside a chunky walker while looking at the barefoot of White Hyun, who is wearing nothing.

“Then you get your toes cut off. ”

“That's not gonna happen for the rest of my life. ”

Sarah was no different from Baek Hyun. An old churning full set worn by Baek Hyun in his poverty and a pair of sneakers he bought recently. Sarah was walking with both hands without even wearing them. After all, they were both barefoot.

“Why aren't you wearing shoes? ”

“It's wet.”

An incomprehensible integer eventually asked, and Sarah replied in a loud voice. Strange things were not just dressed. Others walked at a slower pace every time they walked because of the deep snow, and Baek Hyun and Sarah only bought a pile of snow just like walking on a flat.

“How do you do that? ”

“The answer is no. ”

“What?”

“Didn't you see the broomstick? Originally, the master walked over the snow, but there was no footprint left. ”

The face of the colony was distorted by the whiny words. He finally summoned the Spirit of the Wind and floated a little in the air. Then he walked over the snow as Baek Hyun did, but no matter how he flew through the sky, if he stepped over the snow, his footprints would be left.

“This is the first time I've actually seen it. ”

Drave approached and spoke. Thanks to the helmet pressed back and even the face covering, Drave's face was not visible.

“Do you know me? ”

“Of course I do. ”

“You must have heard from your god, right? ”

Drave chuckled at Baek Hyun's question.

“He cares a lot about you. He asked me to visit the sanctuary one more time. ”

“If something goes wrong, I'll go. ”

The answer was that, but I didn't intend to go to see Pure St. Other monarchs are spreading evil stories, and Baek Hyun himself is also suspicious of Pure St. Young.

“Are you here... God's will? ”

“Both. He's really sorry about what happened in Horn, and I wanted to help him somehow. ”

What about you? Drave stares at Baek Hyun.

“Are you curious about your participation in the expedition? Or a curiosity?”

“You don't think of humanity at all, do you? ”

Drave burst into laughter as he asked again.

“Oh, I'm sorry. I heard that you're... not worthy of the cause of humanity. ”

“Well, yes. Curiosity, curiosity... Are you both? In fact, the main reason is that I'm here with a friend. ”

“Seo Min Colony?”

“Yes.”

Drave glances at the back of the colony, walking from the front.

“Who is she? ”

Drave turns his head after a moment of contemplation. Sarah looks inside the helmet and turns her eyes. The gaze wasn't as bad as before, but it wasn't so good to look at yourself.

“If you have any questions, ask me. ”

“Was my question offensive? ”

Drave laughed at his helmet head and asked.

“Why, can't it be bad? ”

“No, it's not. I think he's very unusual. The role you showed in the tutorial was also seen by my god. ”

“Oh, right. The monarch you signed was Pure St., right? ”

“... be careful what you say. ”

Drave said that, but Sarah didn't mind.

“Why are you looking at me like that? ”

“It's just curiosity. ”

“That's all? ”

“Unconscious? Do you think there are monarchs who are not curious about you? ”

“But all I ever looked at was Pure St. ”

“I asked you to be careful what you say. ”

Drave said once again.

“... but what's your name? ”

“My name? ”

“Yes.”

“Kim Sara.”

“Kim... Sarah. Is that your real name? ”

“So it's a fake name? ”

After hearing the answer, Drave smiled. When he heard Sarah's name,

[Ah.]

Pure Saint spits a small sound in his head. Surprise and sorrow, and...

Missed?

Why? Drave couldn't understand the emotions that were mixed in Pure St. 's voice.

There was only a giant hole in the place where the Horn originally existed. It was like there was a new Abyss inside the Abyss. Sarah chews her lower lip off as she looks at the wretched ruins of her native village. It reminded me of a past I didn't want to think about.

“Let's go down.”

Henner said.

We went down the hole in our own way, and we got to the ground. Baek Hyun looks around at the ruins of the destroyed building and looks at the ruins in a few minutes.

It was too old to collapse right now. The ruins evoked the old temple.

“Over there.”

Seo Min-sik raised his hand and pointed beyond the temple. Beyond, there was a serpentine path leading through the wall.

“I went in there and I met a monster. ”

Baek Hyun expanded his senses and detected the inside.

"Huh?"

I'm on my way. I felt clogged.

“Now.”

One day, Drave, who took out the large shield behind his back, voiced his resolve.

“Let's go.”

He did not wait for other people's answers, but headed inside the temple.

There was only one road anyway, and there was no reason to delay. Even Drave, the most dangerous leader, was in danger, so there was no reason to hesitate. The hunters look at the drave as trustworthy as I am in front of a shield.

“That's Malbron, right? ”

“Is the sword on your waist sacred? ”

“Of course it's new. Do you want the apostles to use regular artifacts? The armor you're wearing must be new. ”

The hunters were clamoring.

[Tempest feels anxious.]

[Tempest says not to go.]

My head is flustered. Nothing has happened yet, but Tempest has been sending too much concern to the colonists ever since.

Why are you overreacting? ’

Towards an unstoppable voice, Seo Ming frowned with annoyance.

Nothing happened. I didn't even see a monster. Besides, there's an apostle, and there's a preliminary apostle... Kim Sarah? I don't know how strong you are, but I'm sure you'll be damned if you see that I was in a place called a monastery with Hyun. ’

[Tempest feels anxious.]

‘If you're so anxious, you can make me an apostle. ’

In a voice that was heard once again, Seocolony finally said so.

‘Still not qualified? ’

That was, frankly, hard to convince. During his stay in the north, Seo Ming met with Hossein several times to talk about Tempest's power.

Seo Colony, level 272, and Hossein of 312. Between the two there was not only a level but also a difference in power. Honestly, Seo Ming thought that Tempest might be better than Hossein because he loved him.

In fact, it wasn't. The turbulence of simple power was much higher in Hossein than in the West. However, fighting with summoned spirits after leaving the ranks of power was no more difficult than Seo Min-sik Hossein himself.

‘Your spiritual affinity is remarkable! ’

Hossein used to admire Seo Min-sik's handling of spirits. But the colony could hardly understand it. What kind of affinity is an affinity with incommunicado spirits in the first place?

It was true that Seo Min-geok was not lacking when he saw things like Hossein and power that were quite different in level. He did not think he was not qualified to be an apostle.

[Tempest looks at you with depressed eyes.]

‘Again, again, again. ’

Whenever he thought about the Apostle, Tempest always reacted the same way. A depressing eye. The Hunters who signed Tempest are more confident in dealing with spirits than the highest level of Hossein. Do you still lack the qualifications? Seo Min-hyung stopped thinking after he was out of his mind.

There was no monster raid while crossing the trail. But while walking without missing the perimeter,

“Here you are.”

Drave's steps stopped as he stood at the forefront. The outer road leading to the winding tunnel was blocked. The ‘wall’ blocking the front was the same as seen in the video.

“What the hell is this? ”

“It's not a stone, it's not gold...”

Facing the same hex wall that was filled with flesh, the hunters stretched out their voices. Drave pulls a small dagger out of his back. Then I carefully scratched the surface of the land wall. There was no blood flow in the thin fissured wall, but the wound was quickly filled.

“Hmm.”

Drave raises his face covering and gives a small groan. Heather, who was walking behind Drave, approached.

“What's the problem? ”

“Let's do it.”

Hener, who handed the dagger to Drave, has two eyes. Why are you asking me to do it myself? Henner didn't know why, but after doing it himself, I changed my mind. Drave easily cut the surface of the hex wall, but even if Hener pushed the dagger in, there was no scratch on the hex wall.

“It's pretty thick, but it fills up pretty quickly. ”

“So... you can't break through? ”

“No way."

Drave laughed. But he looks back at Baek Hyun without drawing his own sword.

“Can you help me?”

“You can do enough, right? ”

“Not as much as Mr. Baek Hyun. ”

At that moment, Baek Hyun shrugged and went forward. At that moment, Sarah grabbed Baek Hyun's wrist.

“I'll do it. ”

“Huh?”

“I can do it. ”

Sarah looked at Drave and said, What she wanted to do was a kind of powerless demonstration. From Sarah's point of view, Drave and Pure St. were both annoying beings who didn't even know what they were. It's no big deal, but this time I was going to show you my strength and warn you not to play tricks.

“Do as you please. ”

It may be difficult for a normal hunter, but it was too easy for Sarah or Baek Hyun. Shouldn't you just knock down one wall?

Sarah steps forward with everyone's gaze. Drave steps back and looks at Sarah with curious eyes. Sarah swallows her breath lightly and raises her hand to the wall.

- Heh heh!

The cold of extreme cold immediately froze the walls of the land. Hunters were frightened by the cold that filled the streets. Drave also looked surprised.

[I've done it before. Especially my hands and feet were cold.]

I heard a small murmur in his head.

Quoc! As I pushed my hand against the wall, the frozen wall was crushed. Seo Ming recalls the hard work of the hunters who struggled to break through that wall.

"Fuck life..."

The hunters resilied in the instant that the wall was smashed. Hearing that sound, Sarah laughed bashfully. Since there was more to be despised than recognized by others since childhood, she liked to listen to elasticity.

- Whoo.

Beyond the collapsed walls, I hear a sound. It sounds like something is howling, maybe the wind that was stuck in the wall is flowing again. Sarah turns her head. Drave's expression cools. Beyond the wall, the darkness was twitching.

At that moment, it didn't matter what I saw, what I heard, what I knew. Intuition. That was important. Where Abyss has no common sense, where they are now was a more unconscious world than anywhere else in Abyss.

I heard both hands of Baek Hyun. Arachne, which has not been used a few times, was used perfectly. Even if Artifact is, in the end, a weapon. I've never dealt with the silver lining properly, but it wasn't very difficult.

Pavabac! Thin giveaways are fired. First of all, Arachne's gift wrapped around the waist of the colony. After that, Essence. Next...

Sarah.

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