Chapter 184: Chapter 184 - Shadow Dojo (9)
Chapter 184: Shadow Dojo (9)
Rebecca felt strange looking at Yeon-woo .
‘There was a child like this… . . ? How did I not know about this until now?’
Rebecca thought of when she met Yeon-woo on the 20th floor . Back then, she hadn’t been too interested in him . She just thought he was a Sadhu hopeful that appeared once a year . She was busy training herself, so she didn’t have time to think about other things .
But when she received orders from the god Cernunnos, her thoughts changed .
-From now, watch that child .
Cernunnos, like other gods, didn’t really speak . So when she received orders to watch him, Rebecca was surprised . She asked for a specific reason, but she didn’t get a reply .
From then, Rebecca had begun to watch Yeon-woo .
However, she couldn’t really discover anything special about him . She lazily carried out Cernnunos’s order and almost forgot about it .
And when she had been resurrected into a spirit, she felt like she knew why Cernnunos had told her to watch him .
‘He’s continuing to get stronger by fighting . Every time he passes through one… . . how is that possible? Was he organizing what he learned so far, or did he learn something new every time?’
Every time Yeon-woo passed through a section, Rebecca could see that he changed .
All the shadows in each section were definitely strong .
However, even though Yeon-woo always seemed to be losing at the beginning, he always won at the end .
She was completely shocked, especially when he had defeated Heaven Wing Cha Jeong-woo and the Devil Army’s head bishop .
Maybe, just maybe—the reason why Cernnunos hadn’t completely retrieved his holy power was to observe Yeon-woo carefully .
So she was curious just how far he could go .
On one hand, she was also a bit worried .
The opponent was the Martial King .
The person judged to be the greatest in the history of the One-horned tribe .
Even the Summer Queen from the Red Dragon avoided him, and he was someone who was expected to be able to fight against Allforone soon .
Wouldn’t someone like that be too hard even for Yeon-woo?
However, the Martial King’s shadow had signaled to surrender .
Rebecca’s eyes widened like she couldn’t believe it . A shadow that surrendered . She had never heard or seen anything like this . Especially if it was the Martial King’s shadow .
[What’s that?]
[The shadow is expressing his will… . . ?]
Like Rebecca, Shannon and Hanryeong were completely taken aback .
Because they were players that had once passed the 21st floor as well, they knew how impossible this was .
A shadow was just a collection of data . It didn’t have a personality, so it couldn’t have free will .
But even though the trial had begun, the shadow of the Martial King still had his arms raised up in the air .
[Hey, master! Isn’t that your teacher in disguise?]
Shanon knew that what he was saying was nonsense . Once an instant dungeon had begun, no outsider could enter . Even the Guardians weren’t allowed to come in .
However, that scenario was more likely than what was happening now .
But .
‘No . It’s not completely impossible . ’
Yeon-woo narrowed his eyes and looked at the shadow of the Martial King . It was hard for him to believe, but he didn’t deny it like Shanon and Hanryeong did .
Hadn’t he already gone through something similar to this?
The shadow of his brother . Right before he had disappeared, he had definitely said something to Yeon-woo . At the time, he thought that the memory in that data had just momentarily activated .
‘But if that wasn’t the case . ’
If the shadow of his brother had his own will for a moment . Then it was possible that the Martial King’s shadow could have it as well .
Since the Martial King’s shadow would’ve been even more perfect than his brother’s .
Of course, these were all just theories .
It could also just be because the Martial King’s shadow only attacked opponents he thought were ‘enemies . ’
Whatever the reason was, it was clear that the shadow was a lot different from the other ones .
The Martial King must’ve thought that Yeon-woo was interested in him, so he smiled even bigger and slowly put his arms down . Then he began to move his mouth again .
‘I know that I can’t win even if I fight you . So let’s talk for a moment . ’
The shadow didn’t make any sound, but it was clearly saying that .
[That thing really talks? Whoa . So confusing . ]
[Master . You have to be more careful . This is something that hasn’t even happened before . He might be playing games . ]
Yeon-woo never let his guard down . No, normally, he would’ve pulled out Vigrid without any hesitation . He hated being moved by the unknown . He would’ve done something before the shadow began anything .
More than anything, the opponent was the Martial King . The Martial King was someone who could even push his younger brother away .
Saying that they should have a discussion was probably just a trick to put his guard down .
However .
‘I want to check . ’
Yeon-woo was deep in contemplation .
‘If they’re more than an application of data and… . . if even their consciousness has been copied . ’
If shadows really did have their own identities, wouldn’t he be able to meet his brother again?
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He could continue to repeat the 21st floor and… . . speak with his brother every time he wanted to .
And if he could awaken the personality in the shadow, then bring the shadow out… . .
He kept on having those thoughts .
“What do you want to talk about?”
‘Outside things . ’
“Outside things?”
‘Yeah . I don’t know anything about the outside because I’m stuck here . Just the memories of my original owner . So tell me about the outside . Then I’ll send you straight to the next trial . How’s that? I don’t think that’s a bad offer . ’
The shadow smiled . It was a mischievous smile, but it was also one that made you feel nervous .
Yeon-woo spoke after some thought .
“No . Let’s do a question, then an answer . ”
‘How?’
“We can ask each other things one by one . I also have something I want to check from you . ”
‘Well then . Fine, whatever you want . ’
The shadow smiled and put his hand down .
“Shanon . Hanryeong . ”
Suddenly, his shadow was split into two . Shanon and Hanryeong moved next to the shadow suddenly .
The shadow’s face hardened . As if asking what this was all about . However, Yeon-woo asked like it was obvious .
“How should I trust you?”
The Martial King that Yeon-woo had seen so far was always someone he hadn’t been able to read . He didn’t know what he was thinking .
So Yeon-woo was planning on holding the shadow while having his questions answered .
Then .
“Shit . I thought I got a pushover . ”
The shadow muttered like it was ridiculous . His voice was similar to the Martial King . The shadow could clearly make sound .
“Since it ended up like this, well . I can’t do anything . ”
That was the beginning .
Boom!
Along the shadow, there was a powerful magic explosion . Shanon and Hanyeong were pushed back without being able to do anything, and the shadow soared up .
Then, Rebecca, who had been hiding behind Yeon-woo, flew up to where the shadow was . Shanon and Hanryeong quickly caught their balance .
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[Ke! We can finally!]
[Move around as well . ]
The two were laughing even though they had just been hit with the explosion .
Actually, they were a bit upset that they would have to just watch while Yeon-woo was passing through the sections .
Shanon felt this especially as he hadn’t been able to fight after the battle with Leonte and Bahal . After getting the sword from Henova, he had been completely ready to fight .
A weapon was only good for being used in battle .
But this was different .
The gates that Yeon-woo had gone through were just fun and games for him .
But it was different this time .
In the sections so far, Yeon-woo had done everything by himself . But this time, he wasn’t planning on doing that .
No, to be exact, he did think of that, but he had changed his mind .
-Bind the Martial King’s shadow .
That was the order that Yeon-woo gave them .
It definitely didn’t seem easy, but it was probably going to be fun .
The two got ready to kick off from the ground . Rebecca was chasing after the shadow .
In addition, Yeon-woo got ready to raise his Monster Portents from the shadows .
He wanted to get the Martial King’s shadow using whatever means necessary .
It was something that might get his brother back for real . He had to try everything .
His eyes were filled with urgency .
But Shanon and Hanryeong weren’t able to move .
Right before Rebecca was about to attack the Martial King’s shadow, the shadow clenched his fist and spread his hand out .
Then, the magic power that had been condensed in his hand broke and started to pour down to the ground .
It was like a meteor shower .
Looking blankly at it, it could be considered beautiful .
However, the result wasn’t .
Everything that was touched by the magic power exploded . The ground shook, causing another explosion . Nothing was left .
His Monsters were swept away, and the fog from Boo had scattered .
Rebecaa crumbled to pieces, and Shanon and Hanryeong were pushed to the edges of the stage . When their bodies were irrevovcably, they returned back into the shadow .
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Fortunately, Yeon-woo had been able to use his Fire Wings to cover him .
Wave of Light? It was similar to that . The problem was that while the Wave of Light couldn’t be controlled, the Martial King’s shadow used it naturally .
He had swept away all the Monsters and Shanon and Hanryeong in one blow .
His brother was a monster, but the Martial King was even worse . It was unbelievable .
‘The Martial King should’ve been making the Eight Extreme Fists during this time . What happened?’
Yeon-woo returned his Monsters back into the shadow, and pulled out Vigrid to see what the shadow knew about the 8 Writings of Divination .
Then, something suddenly came to him . What the Martial King had said to him right before he left the One-horned tribe’s village .
-Are you confident?
And he asked a question right after .
-Win, while you’re at it . Even the 1st place .
He hadn’t thought much about it back then . But thinking about it now, his words were mixed with envy and jealousy . Since the Martial King was 2nd place, he could deduce that he hadn’t been able to defeat the 1st place shadow of Allforone .
Had that remained as a regret to the Martial King until now?
That might’ve been the reason that the shadow had his own identity and completed the Eight Extreme Fists in a different direction than its original owner .
Between the settling dust cloud, the shadow twisted his lips and spoke .
“That now, it looked like the Eight Extreme Fists . You, are you related to my actual body? This is amusing . I suddenly have more I want to ask . ”
The shadow laughed like the Martial King and lightly stretched to warm up his body . Crack . He seemed like a beast .
Yeon-woo thought that this person might have the same amount, no, more talent than his brother .
How focused could he be to move his shadow around like he was a ghost that came back with regrets?
But what Yeon-woo noticed was… . .
‘He sees me as prey, huh?’
He seemed to be thinking of Yeon-woo as a supplement to get stronger . He looked like a predator in front of a prey .
Yeon-woo realized why Phante had said his father’s personality was frustrating . Seeing it with his own eyes, he felt a bit annoyed .
Yeon-woo spread his Fire Wings .
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