The Return of Apocalypses Tyrant

Episode 185

“Damn it…!! shit…!!”

The moment he saw Namgoong, Carlos started swearing and spitting out whatever he could.

“Looking at the reaction, it looks like you went the black route.”

“You crazy bastard…! “Are you asking me to do this?”

He shouted at Namgung as if he were overcome by evil, but he threw two of the dungeon boss’s heads in front of him.

“What is the reward?”

“There was nothing like that. “I defeated the boss, but the reward box didn’t appear.”

Namgung picked up the head of the monster Carlos had thrown.

“okay?”

When he asked, Carlos nodded without realizing it.

“That’s right!”

Wow-!!

“Keck!”

At that moment, Namgung threw the dead monster’s head in his face.

“What on earth are you doing?!”

“What are you doing? If you want to show me your faith, you have to be sure. “If you lie like that just to get the slightest benefit, it’s okay.”

“…what?”

“Obviously, as you said, reward boxes do not appear in the black route. “It’s a place that shows a real dungeon, not something systemized by carnival rules.”

“…. “

But there is no way that you, a member of the substitute clan, would not have known that there was simply no concept of a reward box and that rewards could be obtained from inside the boss’ corpse.”

Carlos’ face hardened at Namgung’s words.

“Damn it, I sacrificed my life twice for someone, and they’re trying to steal my compensation. “You damn bastard.”

Seeing Namgung’s gaze on him, he let out a low sigh, took out two objects from his arms and threw them in front of him.

Namgung

looked at the object that fell to the floor with a cheerful sound.

Numbering 45.

Name: Arcane Shrine

Grade: Epic (highest – highest)

▶ Bow used by the King of Light

▶ All arrows fired from the bow have level 2 light properties.

▶ You can use the King of Light’s archery skills.

▶ Vision Barrage – A single vision arrow splits into dozens and hits the target.

Crackling… Crackling…

One of the two weapons on the floor was a bow filled with pure white light.

Numbering 48.

Name: Hourglass of Attenuation

Grade: Epic (Highest)

▶ Continuously reduces the abilities of those with all attributes within a 100m radius for 5 minutes.

▶ The reduced power is filled in the hourglass, and when the time limit expires, the power inside the clock is doubled and returned to the original owner.

And the other one was an hourglass the size of a palm.

“You lied so well when you had something like this.”

“That…”

Especially in a situation where he had not yet been able to find a bow with good performance, [Secret Shrine] was a good opportunity to improve Jeon Gyeong-in’s skills.

‘Hmm, is the problem an hourglass?’

The effect of reducing the ability for 5 minutes is attractive, but if the opponent is not defeated before 5 minutes have passed, the power is doubled.

‘It’s a double-edged sword.’

Namgung could see that the hourglass was not something to be used from the beginning of a hunt, but rather a tool for finishing it.

‘Seeing as there is no limit to the number of times it can be used… it might be a good idea to try it out when hunting salamanders.’

“…Haha, what am I going to use the weapon for? I guess I was just a little nervous. sorry.”

Carlos, feeling Namgung’s gaze, lowered his head and said to him.

“It’s not that I have to apologize. “I just have to break my alliance with you.”

“Provincial alliance? “Does that mean you will accept us now?”

“Because I proved it. “Looking at the fact that he took the black route and said he would live until he died twice, it looks like even if he has a plan, at least it’s not a lie.”

“ha ha ha! thank you! sure. Trust me. I will make Namgoong the winner of the carnival! Even after all this, they were a representative clan, weren’t they?”

Carlos shouted with joy.

“I’m sure… I understand because they are the proxy clan.”

But Namgung, leaving him behind, looked at the weapons and spoke calmly.

“Just say the word.”

“Leoric.”

“…yes?”

“What you need to do as a representative clan is not to make a new contract with me, but to find the past contract.”

“Find a contractor?”

“In a past life, he was connected to me through necromancy. “But I don’t know how to meet him.”

Carlos tilted his head as if he did not understand what he said.

“The fact that you made a contract through necromancy means that you met… but you don’t know how to meet?”

“I didn’t find him. “He came to see me.”

“Hmm….”

Carlos nodded to Namgung’s answer.

“Leoric came to see me when I attacked the 18th door. “At that time, he saved me when I was on the verge of death from a horde of monsters.”

“So?”

“He fed me his blood when I was completely injured. Surprisingly, his blood had tremendous healing properties.”

Namgung said, recalling that time.

“Thanks to you, I was able to save my life. Not only that, but my bond with him increased, and I was able to contract him as a soul soldier.”

“That’s strange.”

“what?”

“Look carefully. Doesn’t signing a contract as a spirit soldier mean that he is a spirit without a body? But how can I give Namgung a blood transfusion?”

“….”

Namgung could not answer his question.

Since we were partners in a previous life who had been together for a long time, maybe I was missing something that was so obvious.

[Could it be that my father is alive?]

“I don’t know that. All we know is that Leoric rebelled against the Aspect and was banished from his own dimension and sealed here.”

Carlos answered Latea.

“No one knows what condition he is in here.”

“Can you find his energy?”

“Hmm, let’s find out first. “At least if Leoric didn’t break his contract with you, it’s not entirely possible.”

“Please.”

Carlos widened his eyes at Namgung’s words.

“What did you just say? Did you say please? “You’re asking me for a favor, right?”

“…okay.”

“You are finally starting to trust me. All right. Since Namgung is asking for a favor, I can’t handle the matter in vain. I will do my best.”

Carlos, who had been grumbling and cursing himself a little while ago, was pleased with Namgung’s words and shook his shoulders.

‘He’s such an unpredictable guy.’

Looking at him like that, Namgung felt like he needed to be more careful.

[Is it possible that my father is still alive?]

Lathea pondered those words several times, as if she could not hide her anticipation in another sense.

“There is no way to confirm, but there is no need to close the possibility. The first time I met him was right after we conquered the 18th door. But now it’s only the 7th door. “No one can predict what his condition will be.”

[I see…]

She was happy with Namgung’s words, but at the same time, there was sadness on her face.

It was inevitable, but she was already dead.

[But one thing arises. Didn’t you say that your father, who was originally sealed, found you and saved you?]

“That’s right.”

[Then who freed him from the seal? If it was about the 18th… I don’t know, but there wouldn’t have been many people who survived.]

“Well…”

Namgung slowly nodded in response to Lathea’s question.

“Isn’t there a possibility that the seal will be released on its own? By then, almost all cities were in ruins. The sealing technique may have collapsed…”

[My father was imprisoned by the Aspects. There is no way the seal of the phase could disappear just like that.]

“Hmm…”

[It is highly likely that someone forcibly removed the seal on my father. The problem is… is there anyone who can break the seal of such a strong phase?]

“Do you really not know?”

[…What?]

“If you’ve taken the black route, you can probably guess everything, right?”

Carlos tilted his head towards Latea.

“The power that makes it possible to see the other side of the dungeon literally destroys the rules of the dungeon created by the phase. I don’t know if I can even break the phase seal… but if I can open the black route at this point, it won’t be impossible by the time the 18th door opens.”

Namgung slightly frowned at his words.

“Your father freed Leoric?”

“It’s just one possibility. “If you’re really curious, just ask him.”

“….”

Namgung closed his mouth at his words.

I had no choice but to meet Nam Ki-cheol to conquer the dungeon, but Namgung was not very happy about meeting him.

[There is no need for that. Even if he freed my father from the seal, it was after the 18th Gate. I may or may not have that ability at this point, but there is no need to reveal the future.]

Latea, who read Namgung’s expression, was the first to end the conversation.

[But I guess we can test it. Even if you don’t know how, you can see if he has enough power to unlock the phase seal, right?]

[How?]

[We all realized it when Namgung’s father opened the black route. That power. That is not a power that can be obtained through contracts or anything like that.]

[Ah…]

Lathea nodded at the Demon King’s words.

[Namgoong. Like it or not, you may need to know more about your father in order to end the carnival.] [If returning a dungeon to its original state is the black route, what if its power is not simply limited to the dungeon?]

[What if the power of that power is not limited to the dungeon?]

Because the essence is to return everything to its original state in the end.]

Namgung sighed softly at the words of the Demon King, Nameless, and Lathea.

“Father…”

He stood up with a heavy heart.

Coogggggggg –

At that moment, a huge Salamander slowly began to appear in the burning red sky.

“Someday, we will meet even if we don’t want to. You just have to think about it slowly. “For now, it would be better to finish the work at hand.”

[Didn’t you say you would leave the Salamander hunting to Kang Ho-jun?]

“That’s right. “I have other things to do while the 7th door is being conquered.”

[What is it?]

“Gyu-ryu.”

When Namgung called the name low, a huge yaksha appeared.

Unlike usual, I could feel the sadness in his face without any smile.

“Ready.”

It wasn’t just his expression that changed.

There were various weapons hanging from his body, including a leather combat uniform.

“let’s go.”

The people gathered there immediately realized what his appearance meant.

“Ending the Octagon War.”