The Return of Apocalypses Tyrant

Episode 182

“In the end, that was the goal. What says just surviving is enough? “Didn’t you say just a little while ago that you had no desire for anything?”

“I’m serious! So, even if you reach a position of stature, you are willing to give up that power. Even if you give up the power of the phase, the proxy clan is still valid.”

Carlos shouted at Namgung.

“I plan to give Namgung the power of stature and plan the next carnival. “Isn’t this a profitable business because you can blow your nose without using your hands?”

“Where is the guarantee that you will give up your position of stature?”

“…yes?”

“The words keep changing, so what do I believe in and sign such a contract? Do you think something like ancient runes will make me trust you?”

“That’s all…”

He looked at Namgung with an embarrassed expression.

“Ancient runes cannot be obtained now. I gave it to you, but that’s all. “Hehe, that’s too much.”

“Just make things again and that’s it. It’s not important to have enough to throw away. So, didn’t you give the ancient runes to me first without thinking?”

“So… you mean I have to give up at least an arm or a leg?”

“Cut off limbs doesn’t mean you die. “Even if you cut off your head, it won’t pose any threat to you as you put it back together on your own.”

“Or else, what on earth do you have to give to make this deal happen…?”

Carlos looked at Namgung and asked back as if he was embarrassed.

“What is the most important thing for living things, whether demons or humans?”

“That’s right…”

His face stiffened at Namgung’s question.

“life?”

“I know.”

“Ha… If you give up your life, are you saying that I will have to die? “I escaped the tower to survive… but that’s a foolish thing to say.”

“I’m not really asking you to die. The question is, are you willing to do business with me even if it means experiencing death? The map obtained from Den Geoamgwi is in the Alliance’s warehouse no. 1. “Can you bring it for me?”

“of course.”

Den nodded and made a hand sign, and two maps appeared in front of him.

“As I just said, after hunting the Giant Demon, we obtained three maps. “We attacked one of them, Lightning Abyss.”

“…Lightning abyss?”

“And now there are two left.”

“Now wait a minute. It’s a lightning abyss. How come you already got that map? That’s not enough, it’s ridiculous that you conquered Lightning Abyss…”

“I guess they didn’t give it to you to conquer it. The Aspects are impatient because they can’t catch me. “Aren’t you hoping to die while clearing the dungeon?”

“Huh…”

“So I’m asking you to die in my place. “You know that the price of death is what is needed to conquer an inaccessible dungeon.”

“The price of death… no way.”

At that moment, Carlos shouted, unable to hide his embarrassment.

“okay. If you are a member of the proxy clan, of course you would know. “This is definitely under the rules of the carnival.”

“Is that really how you attacked Lightning Abyss?”

“that’s right.”

“I can’t believe it. Is there anyone who can open the black route?”

“I guess I opened it because my son… was there.”

Namgoong was about to speak, but he glanced at Somin and closed his mouth.

“Opening is opening, but for humans to attack the black route… Are you sacrificing your life?”

Carlos asked as if he was dumbfounded.

“That’s why I’m telling you. Risk your life for me. “Isn’t it worth risking your life for the future of your clan?”

“I guess there is no choice.”

“huh. doesn’t exist.”

Carlos shook his head at his firm answer.

“Well, that’s good. He must have risked his life to conquer the Lightning Abyss for the sake of humanity… I guess I would have to risk my life at least once to stand shoulder to shoulder with someone like that. “Okay, what dungeon do you want?”

“What kind of dungeon is it? “Come and attack both of them.”

“….”

Namgung said, throwing the map to Carlos.

“You can do it, right?”

“…haha. Please leave it to me.”

Carlos cried and answered by eating mustard.

“good. I’m sure the leader of a great demon race wouldn’t fail the black route that even humans have successfully conquered. Of course, I will believe that our deal will be concluded…”

Ugh…

At that moment, a faint light began to flow from Namgung’s body.

“I will use the runes first.”

“…eh?”

“I trust you, so please don’t disappoint me.”

Namgung turned his back, leaving behind Carlos, who was embarrassed.

* * *

[Carlos, do you really think that devil will attack the dungeon?]

On the way out of the castle and back to the ship, Latea asked Namgung.

“We will attack. “After all, conquering the black route is not real death.”

[Actually, he lives even when his hair falls off…]

“The fact that the body is cut off will have no meaning to the devil. The death of the devil is probably separate from the death of the body. For example, the disappearance of the soul.]

Namgung smiled coldly as he looked out the window in the carriage heading to the port.

“Unless the Daeja clan is immortal after all, they would never have experienced true death. In that sense, the black route will allow him to experience certain death.”

[Hmm, I guess they are intentionally trying to make him experience death. Why?]

“The experience on the Black Route is probably something you never want to do again. Nevertheless, if he comes back after completing both dungeons…”

[At least what he said about having to live is not a lie.]

“That’s right. “You can’t believe what the devil says, but desperation is the same for everyone but the devil.”

[Test your faith and eat the reward. Even if he gives up, there is no loss since he has already obtained the ancient runes.]

Nameless, who was listening to the two people, said.

[excellent. I used my brain quite a bit.]

[Now all we have to do is wait to see how he comes out.]

“There are things to do while waiting.”

[… Hmm?]

“Making the power of the ancient runes mine.”

Ancient Rune: Used the ancient hunter’s rune.

▶ I learned to spot weaknesses.

▶ You can find the weaknesses of all living things.

▶ In the case of objects that are higher than the user’s capabilities, weakness may not be detected.

* * *

Namgung slowly opened his eyes.

All he could see out the window of the returning ship was the vast sea, but what surprised him was not the sea, but what was inside the ship.

‘Is this the effect of the ancient rune?’

A completely different landscape unfolded than anything I had seen before. Although he had

a

slight headache, Namgung slowly got up and walked down the hallway.

“Brother, are you awake?”

“How long did I sleep?”

“About 30 minutes. “It hasn’t been that long.”

Myung-Hoon, who was in the wheelhouse, spoke to Namgung.

“Why do you look at me like that?”

Myung-Hoon asked Nam-Gung, who was looking at him with wide eyes.

“no. nothing.”

Namgung looked at the small red dots on Myunghoon’s collarbone and wrist and shook his head.

It wasn’t just Myung-Hoon.

This was because small dots began to appear on everyone’s body parts on the ship.

I could understand it without having to explain it.

Those dots will be indicators of their weak points.

‘No way…’

Namgung hurriedly left the wheelhouse and ran to where the mirror was.

“also.”

The effect of the ancient runes was beyond imagination.

Red dots visible on one’s reflection in the mirror.

“Is this my weakness?”

I thought he had trained quite hard, but surprisingly, there were a lot of red dots on his body.

[Because weakness is only relative. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s absolutely weak. Everyone knows that a dragon’s weak point is its inverted scales. However, even the so-called weakness is so strong that humans cannot break it.]

An unknown voice was heard.

[Your weakness is also in that context. To others, it may not be a weakness, but a level that cannot be trained even if one devotes one’s life to it.]

“These are comforting words, but I am still not happy. “I think I’ll know what these weaknesses mean as soon as I see them.”

Namgung said.

“And you know what that means.”

The red dots spread all over his body were not visible because he was weak, as the anonymous said.

“Why do I have dots spread all over my body that other people only see one or two at most?”

[It’s because it’s a blood vessel.]

Namgung nodded at the nameless words.

“I have mastered blood vessel techniques, but I have not yet completely mastered the strong level, so I need to take an elixir.”

The fact that it is a relatively weak part means that if you strengthen that part, you can rise to a higher level.

“What is this?”

Among the blood vessels spread throughout the body, there was one part that caught Namgung’s eye.

The area below the navel.

The color of the blood vessel that started from the so-called danjeon and went up to the solar plexus seemed much darker than the others.

▶ You can use Spot Weakness.

▶ Do you want to use it?

Unlike other parts, the moment Namgung saw the Danjeon, a warning appeared before his eyes.

When Namgung nodded, his vision reversed once again and he began to see as if he was looking into the inside of his body.

“….”

He instinctively placed his hand over the blood vessels flowing under his stomach.

Gulp –

The energy of the blood vessels in his palm was completely different from anything he had ever felt.

[That’s fascinating. I thought the ability to detect weaknesses was only used when hunting down monsters.]

[It can also be used to identify one’s own weaknesses…]

Moo-myeong and Lathea looked at Nam-gung, who felt the blood vein flowing from the danjeon with his eyes closed, and were filled with energy. He said as if he was at a loss.

“Myunghun.”

-Yes, brother.

Namgung, who contacted the wheelhouse using the walkie-talkie in the hallway, told him.

“Don’t look for me until you arrive. “Because I have work to do.”

-Is it taking long?

“well. I don’t know either. “I’ll let you know when I’m done.”

-All right. I don’t know what’s going on, but please be careful.

“huh.”

After making contact, Namgung hurriedly went into the crew room and took a seat as the energy he felt was about to disappear.

[You seem to be in a hurry. He looks like a child who received a gift.]

Lathea chuckled as she looked at him in the lotus position.

[It has to be that way. Because he knows better than anyone else what those veins mean.]

[I’m looking forward to it.]

[Okay. This is the final clue that I have not been able to find until now. Indeed… how much he would have changed when he opened his eyes.]

Everyone paid attention.

A particularly red vein.

It was the final barrier to moving on to the next level of blood vessel surgery.