Chapter 71
Dohyuk got off Giwon's back .
"No one's watching anymore . "
Dohyuk then stretched his arms and asked another question, but it wasn't about the 'Mad God' .
"He mentioned your family . "
"…That's not relevant right now . "
"I know . I'm just curious . "
Dohyuk wasn't just curious . He had been focusing on that ever since he heard the Tyrant talking about Giwon's family . Giwon was a beast . Even if he was, if he loved his family…
"You said you'll obey me . So maybe you don't mind telling me about that . "
"But it's alright if you don't to talk about it . "
Dohyuk walked and Giwon followed . Then Giwon spoke .
"In the previous life… I was lucky . I was able to keep my family alive . "
"Everyone?"
"Yes . My parents, grandparents, and my siblings . "
Dohyuk thought that wasn't just luck . Giwon wished for his family's safety, and he did .
"Yet it was all for nothing in the end . I couldn't save them . "
"The Tyrant killed them . "
Dohyuk made a guess, but Giwon shook his head .
"No . They died long before Jung Ilgyu despised me . "
"Was it an accident?"
"No… It's just… I didn't care at some point . "
"What?"
"I didn't care about their safety anymore . "
His family died one by one after that . Their deaths could've been avoided if Giwon had paid attention .
"That's…"
Dohyuk knew why . It was the corruption that influenced the man to change into a beast and change his way of thinking . If that was the case…
"What about now?"
What was it now?
"When the Tyrant said something about your family, you reacted to it . "
"…I am not sure . "
He was speaking the truth .
"Maybe it's regret . "
Giwon stood up . Dohyuk couldn't understand . The beasts did have someone they considered to be important . Kyuho and Jimin were beasts, but they acknowledged Dohyuk as their friend . Yet how could a beast change who he thinks is important and then later return to it?
"…I see . That's all for now . "
Dohyuk still had questions, but he was done for now . It wasn't time to delve into it yet .
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"Let's return to what we need to discuss . "
The gods and faith weren't simple in this world . People believed in the gods only because it made them stronger .
"It's an important question though . A strong god can have certain weaknesses . "
Dohyuk knew . Grava, the God of Hunt, was very powerful . However, he was weak against the heat that Dohyuk used . His entire region was even decimated by the 'weakest' god, Aruga .
"So, you mean it's better to serve a god that doesn't have a weakness?"
"You can say that . But there's more . Gods have their own 'laws' that they force upon their believers . Even if…"
It demanded too much from the followers . There were various rules and actions that the followers needed to follow . For example, a god who liked to fight would not allow his followers to run from battle . Sometimes, destroying an item that was a god's symbol was not allowed .
"It's not always punishable but…"
"They have different perspectives . "
Dohyuk finished the sentence and Giwon nodded . It was a difference of perspectives . Between humans, a slap wouldn't really mean violence . But what if the slap was targeted at an ant? That would be a disaster . Of course, the gods would know this difference, yet none of them cared . Unless the follower in question was valuable, they wouldn't care at all .
"And there's also the third thing we have to consider . "
"…How often they keep their word?"
"Yes . "
Following a rule and giving what they required would be done if the follower decided to do it . But what if it wasn't enough? Even after promising power, what if the god changed their mind later on?
Dohyuk knew what kind of disaster it could bring . He experienced first hand on what a mad god could do when they didn't care at all .
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"So, with that third condition, Yabadop is one of the gods that no one should mess with . "
Giwon then stopped . They were standing before a vast and barren land . It was a giant piece of land with no plants, rocks, or remnants of the old world . The only thing that existed was Casita's needle and a fine line running through the land, which was a deep crack in the ground .
"Anything that steps in there pretty much dies . "
"By what?"
"…Nobody knows . No one knows what 'god' he is either . "
The best way to acquire the 'bracelet' was just a stroke of pure luck . Many walked into Yabadop's region in the previous life . Even if it posed great danger, it was common sense that it held great treasure inside . Giwon was one of those people and his people were wiped out .
"The ground shook and the winds stormed us the moment we walked in . "
They were then attacked by hallucinations and various status ailments, followed by monster attacks .
"It was different from anyplace else . "
Most regions with such dangers there to test the humans for pure fun or to train them . But Yabadop's lair was different . There was no reason, no purpose, no hope or exit . It was pure violence from the god . Giwon's people died and Giwon closed his eyes, awaiting his death . But he did not die . Instead-
"I heard the god's voice . "
-You are different .
-I will take it in place of your life .
-I will pay .
When Giwon came back, he was outside the region . And he there was the bracelet in front of him .
"All survivors experienced the same thing . They heard his voice, and they were sent out alive with a piece of equipment . "
Each of the items had different ranks and options . That's was the only thing that all humans knew about God Yabadop . After the story spread, none dared to enter the Yabadop's region . The equipment had various ranks and it wasn't good enough to risk their lives . Giwon's bracelet was just more unique .
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"Then I gave the bracelet to the Tyrant and it became his part of his full set . "
Giwon added, "You might want to wait out here . If something goes wrong, I will be the only one who will die . "
Maybe it wouldn't be the same . Nobody knew what Yabadop would do .
Dohyuk did not answer, but he walked past Giwon and stood in front of the crack and looked down .
"Be care-"
Before Giwon could finish, he jumped down .
Giwon quickly ran, but when he got to the edge, Dohyuk was already almost at the bottom . Dohyuk had already mastered the walking skill to walk the cliff . With his 200 physical stats, he was able to run straight down the wall to the bottom of the canyon . At about 200 feet deep, there was nothing there .
"I hope you can climb up as fast as you went down," Giwon said from above . Unlike Dohyuk, he was coming down with a 'rope' in his hand .
"Be careful . We don't know when…"
Before he can finish, Dohyuk's body was thrown back . A storm suddenly raged towards him .
"C-come up…!"
His words were pointless this time around as well . The canyon began to change . The walls at the top began to move to close the openings and the world became pitch dark . Giwon began to feel afraid . It was going to start now . Then, some light came from a distance . A flame rose up, lighting the area, and Dohyuk was standing there .
"…I see . "
He wiped the blood from his nose and stood up .
" . . . What he wants . "
"What this damn god wants . "
He spoke as he read the words that popped up in front of him . He had no intention of giving 'it' away .Please download our sponsor's game to support us!