The Return of Apocalypses Tyrant

Episode 227

[Khahaha!! is it? Actually, there is nothing I can gain by doing anything to you.]

Namgung looked at the two with a puzzled expression.

“You two. “Do you think we are incongruously close friends?”

[There is nothing to be close to. Because he was the revealer of Wu. If I were to be specific, he was in an antagonistic position with me.]

[An old enemy is sometimes like an old friend.]

[Clark…]

Namgung frowned slightly at Clan’s laughter.

“I have no intention of becoming colleagues with that guy. “I wish you would just answer my questions and get out of the way.”

[It’s the same as when we first met. But that goes for me too. You want to find Woo? The conditions are simple. Just take me out of here.]

Ran answered Namgung.

[I brought the tower to your world as you wished. But what have you done for me? You just received it from me. So this time, we must make proper compensation.]

“I don’t trust you. “There will be no contract with you.”

[Does not matter. Because what I want is freedom, not to do anything to the world.]

He pointed to the chain on Namgung’s wrist.

[What I said is still valid. The only thing that can break my shackles is Woo’s chain, and the one who has it is you.]

“If you want freedom, start by telling me where Woo is. Leoric says you can find it.”

[You can find it.]

The corners of Ran’s mouth slightly rose as she answered.

[But it’s not a place you can go.]

“What do you mean?”

[You said you went there with the above-mentioned ticket, right? Where was the place where he was sealed?]

“Ran’s nest.”

[okay. right. As the name suggests, wherever it is is my home. So there’s no way I won’t find it.]

“But? “What’s the problem?”

[The problem is that that place is my nest. As you know, if Woo is the center of inflection, then I am the center of natural order and the beginning of phases. That place is full of the so-called power of the phase.]

“The power of the phase….”

[That is why those who do not have the permission of the phase or the power of the phase cannot survive in that nest.]

“….”

[Well, so. [It is also the perfect place to trap Woo, who has opposing powers.]

Namgung’s expression hardened slightly at his words.

“Then how can I get there?”

[Simple. Just release me and become my revealer. I will make the seven snakes grovel under your feet.]

“After hearing that, I am convinced.”

[I’m glad you liked it.]

“You’re the one who should never be taken out.”

Ran’s eyes shook strangely.

For some reason, he seemed to be smiling at Namgoong’s answer.

[Ran, why don’t you stop making pointless puns now? I know you know another way to get there.]

Leoric answered, breaking through the tension that was building between the two.

[What a boring guy.]

Ran waved his hand as if it was boring and looked at Leoric.

[The simplest way would be to ask the owners of the seven snakes to let you go to the nest. Because you can receive protection if you have permission from the status.]

“You’re still turning things around. “I can see that it’s not enough.”

[Why?]

“The reason I go to the nest is to use the power of Woo. “It’s not just about looking at the nest.”

Namgung said.

“In order to do that, it would have to be at least comparable to the power that is sealing him. “Do the current statures that sell tickets that barely fit into the nest really have the power to do so?”

[indeed. You didn’t go back for nothing. [He’s quick-witted.]

“What answer did you prepare?”

[You already told me the answer. All you have to do is have the power of phase. The surest way would be to become my revealer… but if you don’t want to do that.]

“What if you don’t want to?”

[You just have to accept the phase in your body. In that case, you will be able to use the power of the phase, even if it is only for a short period of time.]

“Are you saying that the phase… is being strengthened?”

Namgung couldn’t hide his surprise at his words.

[that’s right. Like the temple of the pantheon, its status is more certain than the advent of directly exerting its power on the world. Actually, it’s nothing special. Aren’t there people who do things like that among you humans too?]

“Are you talking about the release of spirits?”

[yes. Many gods throughout history are also some kind of past phases.]

“….”

Namgung couldn’t help but fall into trouble at his unexpected words.

No matter how well his body was trained through blood vessel techniques, it was extremely dangerous to contain a god within his body.

[Of course, it would be suicidal to take the river in this state. If you accept your status as a small human vessel, your body will be shattered in less than a second.]

“Then?”

[I will need help from a power stronger than my status. We must use that power to control the runaway power of the phase.]

“Stronger than the phase…? “Can such a thing exist?”

[Yes. You know that each of the Aspects has a report and stores their treasures therein, right?]

“I know. “Aren’t you referring to Yor’s Three Readings?”

[okay. Then who am I?]

“…?”

For a moment, Namgung’s eyes widened as he looked at Ran with an expression that made him wonder what he was talking about.

“…!!!”

[It seems like you noticed. Because I also have status. In my treasury, there remain weapons that cannot be compared to those of the current phases.]

Gulp –

Namgung swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.

[What is the highest grade of weapon in Carnival?]

“Among those with numbering, the highest grade would be Legendary grade.”

Ran nodded at his answer.

[I expected it, but they are still only at that level. Even if they inherited the memories of the past, their courage has not yet grown.]

He raised his finger towards Namgung.

[There is a higher level weapon than that. Find my treasure and obtain it. If you use that power, it is not difficult to accept the status into your body.]

“There is something higher than legendary-level weapons?”

[Origin.]

Ran answered as if he had been waiting.

[It is the greatest divine weapon created by me and Wu that has existed since the beginning of time.]

* * *

[What do you think? A primordial weapon… It’s definitely a story I’m coveting.]

Leoric, who returned from the tower’s cave, carefully asked Namgung, who was lost in thought.

“I have to challenge myself. “What can I do by worrying about it?”

[Are you planning on going alone again?]

“Not alone. You are there. Together we collected 666666 demon heads. But there’s no way you can’t just conquer a dungeon.”

[I’m not going with you.]

“…What?”

Namgung looked a little embarrassed at Leoric’s unexpected answer.

[Gather your colleagues. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the eight stars or those around you. Just form a unit with people you can trust.]

“They are weaker than you and me. “It doesn’t help.”

[It’s not that I’m weak, it’s that I’m worried. Don’t forget Namgung. In your past life, you were an extremely weak being.]

“But you were also the only survivor who survived until the end. “I finished the quest for return that they couldn’t do.”

[It was possible because you were with me.]

“So!!”

Namgung looked at Leoric and bit his lip.

“…You can help me this time too.”

[If it is simply to hunt down monsters pouring out of the gates of hell, I will give my all to help you. But the place we need to go now is different.]

Leoric was adamant.

[The place is full of phase power. It is the power of Woo, which is not an ordinary status. You do not know him, but I, the Revelator, know him well. I won’t be of any help.]

“Why?”

[Woo (无) is a being with the power of change and inflection. And change is only the privilege of the living.]

Leoric continued.

[Only those who breathe can conquer the fortress of Wu. So stop trying to solve it alone and join forces. Jeren and Clark are no exception.]

Namgung knew very well why he brought up those two names.

[It’s a terrible thing to see a comrade die. But that doesn’t mean you can only avoid it.]

“I have no intention of avoiding it. “Not only those guys, but the colleagues I have gathered like Myung-hoon and Ho-jun are strong enough to be entrusted to me even if I am not a Palmuseong.”

[But what are you worried about?]

Instead of answering Leoric’s question, Namgung slowly walked towards the exit of the fortress.

“Leoric, you are mistaken. If, as you said, Wu is the being at the center of change, then being alive is simply not a condition for a Revelator to accept its power. “In order to control its power, we too will have to have the power of transformation.”

[The power of inflection…? What is that?]

“So to speak, it would be to have the power of being alive but not being alive. “Because that is the only transformation that humans can do.”

[Are you talking about necromancy? Certainly… it’s not wrong. Well, that means you are the right person to conquer the fortress.]

“It’s not me.”

[…What?]

“I certainly have the power to control the dead, but that is just a type of skill. “I don’t have the power of death within me.”

[Of course. Does it make sense to be able to live and die together? Where is such a person….]

That was then.

Leoric reached the end of the castle’s exit and fell silent as he looked at the unfolding plaza.

It wasn’t because I was happy to see a pretty nice scenery where various clans live together.

What caught his eye was one of the children playing in the square.

The person playing with Chan’s son, Temir, and children from other clans was none other than Somin.

[One who shares death with the living…]

Leoric could now understand why Namgung’s expression was dark when he came out of the tower.

[…Right. That child was the key to conquering Wu’s fortress.]

“Stop talking nonsense.”

Namgung walked past Leoric.

Wow –

but without even realizing it, he tightened his fist.

This was because his daughter, whom he had tried so hard to protect from danger, now had to be sent to the most dangerous place.

“dad!”

Somin smiled brightly and waved at Namgung.