Chapter 84
Blood dripped continuously onto the ground, but Dohyuk did not look down at his wound . Looking at it wouldn't do any good anyway, so it was better to not look . Fortunately, he couldn't feel the energy drain eating at his energy anymore . Even the wounds seemed to be okay . However-
"Ugh…"
Dohyuk threw up blood . It wasn't because of some kind of injury, it was the heat that hurt him from within . It was the sensation that you had when you ate something very hot or sharp that hurt your inner organs .
'I hurt myself by digesting this labyrinth?'
That was the only explanation . He felt it the moment when he pulled out the labyrinth, but he had swallowed a 'big' city multiple times already .
And that wasn't the only unanswered question .
'This is really strange . '
The size was absurd from the start . When he first heard that it was a labyrinth, he imagined some crude structure that Jung Ilgyu had created . But when he saw the huge structure in front of him and felt the huge tremor after spitting it out, he was shocked . That 'labyrinth' was about a few huge buildings added together . It was impossible to install such a thing underground in a short amount of time .
There were only a few who could do such a thing .
Gods .
Dohyuk knew that it was possible with their mighty power, but that structure wasn't a Godly Item . That's why he was able to swallow it in the first place .
'What is it then…?'
Not created by a God, but defied godly power completely . If Ilgyu's Circle could create such a thing, would the god that watched over this land allow it to be buried down here?
Dohyuk then conjured up a certain theory, but there was something more important right now .
The structure itself . He didn't know where he needed to go, but he needed to move for now . Dohyuk walked through dark passageways, or rather he tried to .
He heard a sound in the darkness and stopped . And with that, he pulled himself backward as something shot past above him .
Dohyuk jumped back up and spread his hair, unleashing the Nature he got from Giwon and the skill he got from Aruga . Both Natures combined allowed him to turn his hair into a dart-like weapon to be thrown against an attacker .
'It hit . '
Dohyuk was certain that it hit the target that seemed unaware of the attack . But-
The hair struck against the metal object and dropped to the ground . Then the attacker came into Dohyuk's sight .
"What in the world…"
It wasn't a human . It didn't look human from the outside at least . It was shaped like a well-built man, but with steel-like metal . The sword that shot past him was its arm . It attacked Dohyuk again at a faster speed .
Whatever it was, he needed to fight it off .
Dohyuk kicked the metal enemy's head and neck .
'I did it!'
Dohyuk felt pain coming from all over his body and he moved in for the second attack . The attacker was surely made out of some kind of metal, but it looked like one could destroy it also . The attacker then brought its knee up to Dohyuk's body and he blocked it with his palm . He felt his finger bones breaking, but he didn't care .
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After a few more exchanges, Dohyuk realized that it was getting faster . After his fourth kick, there was a dent in the surface of the steel-like body . Dohyuk then raised his feet again and it blocked itself by raising both hands . However, that was Dohyuk's intention as he pulled back and grabbed the body with both of his legs and pinned it down . He then began pummeling its head with his fists .
"AGH!"
As Dohyuk stopped and let out his breath, it stopped . The head was crushed with Dohyuk's blood spattered all over it .
"Hah…"
Dohyuk rose up and looked down at his fist . It was all crushed up .
-Interesting .
Dohyuk glanced around, shocked by the sudden voice .
-So you saved your feet in case you meet another enemy?
But there was no 'new' enemy around . This meant… Dohyuk took a step back . The enemy was standing up again . The crushed head was shaping itself back to its normal self .
-You will feel tremendous pain with that body .
The voice was sent directly into him, just like those angels . Dohyuk did not question it .
'This is…'
Dangerous . There was no way for him to win if this went on . Dohyuk turned and tried to run, but the attacker was standing in front of him in the next moment . Dohyuk raised his arm to defend and the blow hit his arm, breaking his bones . Then, another fist punched his stomach .
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"ARGH!"
He spat blood out again and moved back . He tried to put himself together, but he couldn't . The damage was too severe now . Besides, the attacker was now much stronger .
'It… it wasn't getting faster . '
It was just checking his strength . It was a power that was far beyond that of Dohyuk's, and it was much stronger than Jung Ilhu .
-I see .
The voice seemed to be astonished .
-You still tried to see the target . I see that you are determined as well .
The attacker did not finish Dohyuk off . Instead, it came closer to him and looked down even when it didn't have any eyes .
-Can you stand?
"…What?"
-I'm asking if you can walk on your own .
Dohyuk was confused .
-Oh, maybe you are misunderstanding . I see that you are enemies with the ones outside .
The figure stepped back .
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-I'm not the one that you might be thinking of right now . Those fools are using my place however they like, but it matters little to me .
Dohyuk closed his mouth . His wounds hurt, so it was hard to concentrate on the voice that was being sent to him .
"…You are not with Jung Ilhu?"
-If that 'Jung Ilhu' you speak of is the one that snuck into my place like a rat and piled up his trash, yes you are right . I let them live, except for those that ventured too deep into my place . They seem to think the places they stayed in are safe so they didn't come in any further after that .
The reason why Dohyuk did not consider the voice to be a lie was because of his theory that he thought up . This structure wasn't created by humans or gods . Only one logical answer remained .
"You… this structure… is from the other world . "
-Oh?
The astonished voice confirmed that Dohyuk's theory was correct .
-Let me ask how you came to the idea .
Casita's needle brought the world and its inhabitants to Earth each time it moved . As such, it was natural to consider that this structure and this being was transferred over . Dohyuk didn't know much about the other world, but he thought about it from time to time .
"I thought maybe there is someone like me out there . "
One who resisted the 'illumination' and stood against the gods .
Silence fell for a second and-
-HAH!
The voice burst out in laughter . Blass the Iron Fist was the one who resisted against 'Vehume the Vampire' and Casita who invaded his world and maintained his consciousness to the end . He was the true treasure hidden beneath this labyrinth, the one who stayed outside of Casita's system .
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