Chapter 190 – The True Mystic Eye
2JLSurvival is a primitive instinctBOhJMk that humanitywW0gJ has carriedClM4 with itia71 since theqhWq7 beginning ofbA0A time.ijS41S
pnqNot just humans—everyo1v living being4RRV1 wants toOgqp survive. AndYw3 at theJZ3SXU very least,uSQ5q5 leave behindaWJi their seedbOvDtK for thenEnE sake ofYbiw3 their species’GbP3 continuity. ButTcT even thatXQMp is just4I9Kk an extensionBAH of thecQhV5 desire to5LnZR survive. It’sYuns3 the hopeuUezK that theiroe7Y offspring willDHB survive andJJCf remember them.GORN9wDYiW
ntxpSurviving means continuingJrz to breathecVamX while writhingT3IOF2 in desperation.DxVuOP That cycleA6kA0 goes onY2OpF8 and becomes9X8ev what weGCieOI call life.wUn4mR Even ifG5BD it meanskLN7I4 clawing atj3gX others, theK5BWCt selfishness ofztwX3b wanting to69JG5K live isBxj the most9TrVyq logical evolutionbO74e2 of all.WGCOE
At least, that’siOwf what ChoiJx7qm Seol-ah believed.ENsuhvF fwOJ‘Choi Seol-ah, whyZ67rD did youqGuDZu become a villain?’Q3J 3c8Once, her LordXk1 asked heruYH that question.7Q4EivDxw V9N‘You know, if26E you thinkbal about it,xuIr villains areSaktV worse than7bXRW demons. AtcKheb least demonsgHFVm try nototLZQA to startyQx wars. ButYLNIQ1 damn villains…Kpwz they disguisef5jyq themselves asNu6iA3 humans justSX0n to hurtJIjf their ownCYp kind.’9nWd pIRqBN‘But some humans60CCxC do thatfZQx9 too, don’t6LL they? Besides,L6JZ I didn’tPI5 exploit that0cB7Q many people,7C4L so I think I’mubY4H okay…’I1o 7u2sSlurp.xTcS7 gEBHe‘I’m sorry!’EmYwvy DlFmUY‘Bah, it’s fine.K2U5 I’m not74aPV going toIyl0o nitpick aboutsQbh your past.7gZu Then, whatQBsN was theuaL reason youR9xQ chose toN8MIm2 become a villain?’UBh TGGeUj‘Honestly, there wasn’tTsvy any specialaWTM5 reason. I just thoughtCpox it’d letk6F me livezlRnf longer andqEp more comfortably5cMu than others.’hRWI7Dp7WomN hHfk‘What kind ofaw72VO nonsense issb5 that? Whatl3wbWL does beingsN9Nnh a villainajMxxq have toxv24 do with5Wcz6 living longerxDPn0 or better?’HbPjgeJ Nxr‘If you’re strong,A1aI you won’t67Be die atYypbof anyone’s hands.2YZh Villains usebKHbuL magic, andsir that makesZow8J them wayclHOi stronger thanVAbqv5 average. I don’t haveFGKWf a shredLFUT of talentlTBgcA for blessingsQKY or combat,uMd so I ruled thosemP6fpf out fromfrx74O the start,uPTs hehe.’WwD9d cemIiW‘You have… a strange objectivityNIC about yourself.Q0kg Fine, let’sp41tSD change theDFj29 question. WhynEnD do youCs9mv want toKvYf live soH0H long—even ifhfx2 it meansfyYy selling your9OU humanity?’zmPb 3VUAmLChoi Seol-ah blinked1mjPw like a fish. WithKxX6 a genuinelyP0msnS puzzled look,T4w she respondedFUB with anotherZuaT3e question.AX8 DKt9gE‘Do you needzeBr a reasonlFYOL to wantwqc5 to liveVU5 a longgvAs time? FromqhC the momentDRMWRZ we’re born,DfPdp it’s naturalOvph to sayvDD “I don’tDYeS want todGx die!”’KF2v7u 5PBQPk‘Even so, there’sCmv something calledUMZ morality. Ifr61 you wantkpmeC to livetEhE well, atLRwvxu least doA9sXT1 it withoutzM3 hurting others.ky1Os You don’t28Xb even careaWF about that.WFA5vH And well,9CyOh it’s notYyrVrY like I’mgqt in anyb6l position toMEnQ1V preach either…’lUT47W4l3vH qC0MggFaces flashed throughQOz Kang Geom-Ma’s1hBaot mind. The6oZ victims ofv31 his sashimi.fYw Of course,s0o he wasn’tDuHX like ChoiWaN Seol-ah. ThosegjYQ people wereMBxJ75 scum whoqEMmv deserved totwo die.6hc i9fm‘Anyway. You’re not1nzsBR a villainGE2 anymore, soJoRKZ live likewGP4 a decentp92kWV person. In8dG fact, nowfP5y you’re an63CoaS instructor atNSGks Joaquin Academy.dmNn The veryuFVVs school thatssJ trains heroes—thejgama symbol ofaJi9Q self-sacrifice… and9KY90 you wereTkN8 once on2lEfXt the other9qG side.’7xfi x7G8‘Ugh, that wholexgg “self-sacrifice” thing…h6qM7p nobody evenAe4 says that7ALJk anymore. OuroVi Lord ispJN too romantic!’Bj0cJWRuy38 phcn‘I’m not asking9vGi for self-sacrifice.NjCID Just liveAiD with a minimum of8CZ human dignity.qnMn You’re notCmuixl a villainQl6 anymore. NowN1BXI you’re justgSGmnD an ordinaryJ89h human. SoWpE live likeH409Qc one.’mtrpI TJnv55‘Yes, Sir! ButfQvjR like I said before,newl you’re wayxZTw7E too eloquent.RDm22 Are you26O sure you’reyxPUBm not iniV5O your second974o life orCNShw something? Sometimesxs6RNZ it feelsp414p like I’mAb0UFx talking toc90I an oldrIHNZM man…’EfChjy ETKSwoosh.6gdGT UiP‘I’m sorry.’cMM0 tXQ***wNA Qz5bThe blurry memoriespuEtZ4 shattered justHVdNy like ChoiT3mJ0 Seol-ah’s body.Wjr There was15ykP no pain,hin as the4CTfAb petrification reachedGA2Rl5 her head4y7p right beforeoCozyB she hithorWck the ground.0swywL5VkkX XQQ1Her magic bulletRdoB tore throughRSMMH the darknessAWy and slicedcL4h through theBo4XqO air. The91Nea meteors wereXPw still falling.8CG Yet theMyNdq bullet, asiXn2U if guidedWxokD by will,mAju swerved aroundEHGFg the fieryPefK fragments.7u1q e8fIt passed throughcjfNKj the explosionsyLectH and finallyf21Xr hit itsKxIO mark—the retinaGRvk of theuk8 left eye.KXkcx8 A cleanARnL9 hit. A perfect shot.RclAPy9q2Psb 9rk“Aaaaargh!”GCwrl qD6vsKThe Basilisk letH8sF out a scream, clutching8S0ahJ his leftJoWt eye. Even7rM though he0xynq was an5V7Fs S-rank magicalZyJRH beast, the5zZZ mana-infused bullet7Qt0 had inflictedNfOzvh real damage.PFcwRwbOdrO gmkThe fact thatIrHEL he onlyMW3 lost anULD eye wasLpBETj proof of3TBlPw how monstrous6ZLddp he was.t0Kfg If itXkkcnH had beenD9Gw any ordinaryuHkq beast, itsDGo head would’veCPLNT exploded likeGlrK6J a grenade.qOHVbwN4 r3lI5“Damn human! JustyhUInn a worthlessgH2p8o little snackseDnXR dares toHyVcnr injure me?!”mjJyUZRZYx TESQpHe rolled onW5TW the ground,72To9 screaming inr3RE rage. ThecnYG lava and7d9s debris onziyM the surface8swqkA burst upraIGfY like popcorn.ONllaM And atFsgPp8 the same2Ayng time, theRJ9 meteor showervDj came touoEFP a completeiRKjM stop.CYnVgN yQGrAn eerie calmIAHVX descended uponWzlD the terrain,rp5Lv now scorched1Hh red. Thej0oX Basilisk continuedfKAYA to screamswIRt something…KE1I Vzo〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓usYI voYEverything was spinning.fXLRkA Like vertigo,V1p a deepOHK nausea, astXdaP if hisj8a skull wasEihUM1 vibrating. Maybeqnw it wasOqXe from howyxiTo the meteorsa28 had shakenlcv6 the ground.dk1Kij But itcpB wasn’t justJswi3 that. HeD9em didn’t usually6Rg get dizzy.IgZ1rApW eHmvHe couldn’t hear7VxtC anything. Ah,kLqKxM right. The7GIs silence cameIjvN from theQynV white noiseEzT blocking outwhWw4 the world.10sHZgGHP B7wWWKang Geom-Ma tookUWjTVR a step—notaJH toward theDbFjOj Basilisk, butNYqD toward a few piecesVCj0ZF of shatteredoWL rock nearby.otI0qu EI0tClomp.VkMP MqRMHe stopped. TheymQK3x rock waswSQTDD so brokenLK9C9 it noSLo longer heldOfwmk any recognizableT2lGhB shape. Butbi9e8k the faintlyngy4 artificial curves2F9 were proofvWTkOB that itiXuVH had once61eX1 been a person.zZJ14 8j1Pdg“……”ySR8O5 l6mo3Choi Seol-ah hadRlxRM died, turned3Ri to stone.nUZaA Ironically, justLbP when she24HEEc was atGG4E4a her mostyf0Yv human. GazingeuBT at herE3GS remains, KangDqzU Geom-Ma muttered.BwzqIc1gH DVeTt3“I told youbiZW2W I wasn’tBkHRJ expecting any59A sacrifices. Why’d3s1 you goPMEm47 and doqQNo that atD9ZgzT the end…?”VYWp29UIz qErRnThere was a faint reprimandqUe in hispN34Mc voice. ButEtY it wasn’t6LlIR genuine. ItKrFv2 was moredA5 like a self-reproach murmuredj0aPFD quietly. HeScHP was about9WwPxk to touch0KN one of3Q0CPW the fragments,uLF but pausedZhwdF at thenU9gC sound ofcszJcA a voice.xhUWTmXYRT d8IfIa“Foolish, pitiful creature!zvvJyq Worthless andQqTSwJ ignorant! YourTLM sacrifice wasbikz for nothing!lYM Look! EvenGwVKfk though I’veZRwJXl lost myK9MKio left eye,XEK thanks todAT your energy…Wd7sD I havenwfQIJ finally reached5ij that state!”KSyruO M81MnThe Basilisk laughedkKNNkb like a clown. ThroughD2PRjq the emptylaj socket wheregFxnI2 his eye8CCaP had been,RVGOIb you couldGZM8lm see theECv50 landscape beyond.Huuf And yet,Myr his facecfN was glowingXfEDK with joy.gdpQw8 pbdb“Boradori!”vPu edGdAt that moment,Sj8i6C Horntail, having8gR dispelled hervBPvbI dragon form,3iUDy landed nextD9hWcQ to KangjFXQ Geom-Ma. Shec0x collapsed weaklyq5HWl before Choiw7ub Seol-ah, herp1Qa pale kneesLUQm3m pressing intoUkZ1nP the shards5VfA of stone.BaaYq7aTyH BG2d4“No… You shouldn’tyDVvq have diedtrLJM here… Please…ER1bg please…”p66ocn 3NWLXmHorntail embraced theIdCkmQ fragments ofEUd Seol-ah, asvlqd if shexF5HSL could piecegzE her backBCLiAb together. ButJhP1H the humanXNnW body ispjnZ full of2Vm9y curves andugzIu hollows. NowcWB matter howpUGNE desperately sheJSm tried toXmY gather thenDne pieces, they1EP5 slipped throughvzZpd her fingers.V9wbHOp1E Sq4“Ah, no… no…”8iv68SdkkZX 4WO0She tried againEXF and again,7LBH sobbing andWJR288 sniffling, untilRS0K at last9iVuQM her arms9Pm8Up fell limp.YlCb Her eyesh03Me3 reflected a deep senseODjx of loss.by166hg74fZ jaVWatching his sister’s1Mwc3u despair, theKopfkl Basilisk lickedm8f his lipsUTk5AW with his2axdWG long tongue.c0dzN The darkLKtj scales on7D1st his bodyy9jru were peelingHwtLj away, revealingFj3G raw fleshf24b beneath.wXFX 1apA“That human had5VO the perfectNs9 blend ofkmhKBV mana andugH4 humanity. ShefmRei was delicious.yKyeo Thanks toOgR her, oneBQ1rl was enough.U94X7 My sister,tG8H Horntail. HowiGqj2 can a demon weepqWtIR for a human? YourXYEIr tears arekQeO proof thatkzEgCt dragons areef4TsB a weakbRefO race.”ogku 4fKqHis taunts weredXB shameless. ThebvPQ place was5JdX8 in ruins,sPd swinging betweensMO a fieryVKSRcY hell andnt6vN a thinMZq veil ofwcbXfG frost.78u6Z KPq0DPHis malicious grinoKKOI only deepened.KOAnlCxX5H7H 0KdCc“Right now, I,E5J Basilisk, shedQT02zX the cursedkaw label ofuKA9NM ‘impure being’3syDd along withIDEp my skin!Vej4 This provesrHU my clanKXue4 was wrong10x and I was right!48W I wasYnJyNh never inferior!”QN0WCqUb fkVSx1Crack…Zflm s0zFinally, the membraneh2opp of hismlCW0 skin split,irH0 and a human formey33xX emerged, breakingq8G51 free ofD0O its formerFTc shell. UnlikeOPpmGj the previousNTlYf grotesque fusion,xgqW now theLjJ1 shape was7mnz fully human.GouyS And yet,MfmV something stillGFa felt deeplyzaK3 wrong.TEaqCL 7W4LBloodless skin. A crazed gleamniq3 in hisBLw0ug magical eye.Q86jqU Black mistZuP poured fromDLehKG his body,OLJL wrapping aroundo5q him likeNXEa9S armor. TheXAomN5 darkness waszqYJ so thickHIM it seemed1OhA to swallowZ9uPv the lightgfhQ itself.8MfUy5 6nObtYThe Basilisk raisedsFQy a handxw7Me2 and touchedBxLjG his face.gEb8e Feeling thelsO smoothness of6kIeb his newzSRc skin, heve7j exhaled inTwUw delight, almostRj5 entranced.vRyY4K Tn07“Ah, at last.”PK7PPQhnBn x1T8The Basilisk turnedHAT1WY to faceKblU Horntail. His8HMX eyes wereNYF3pK no longerPad those ofi9Ed a beast.F90c6 Having fedioywfL completely onIB8y a human,XRazm he hadY3IjV evolved—and heGPsa declared itW4b9 like a proclamation.0VeD vRFw“I am theDCnf7 one who2Jd will drownvRx2Xs this world4zXGIh in evil.”alndet9DJS tRbfThe serpent thatE4h tempted the4Ifke first human,BYqsM leading themEjR into originalFnt sin. TheNS55K one ancientaAwG beings fearedIdME2 to name.FmMlNATDg K5E“I am Alduin.”XNHH6XKYiR3 g0BsNWThe black dragon,UUMKJ Alduin, lookedb6gr around with3YVPo lifeless eyes.Cdkw2 His Eye2X5 of PetrificationhUF shimmered withO5t a translucentVaYd7p glow.G2Icfg k5bysoHis interior, whichl4NbZ had beenGCkD brimming withz5rS emotion justPm9Tx6 seconds ago,c3P was nowkBzBNN as serene8Vk as a still lake.gLlyLULrsN YhViy0One who existsA9hV beyond therj2e boundary ofAzt “survival” noAeOn longer possesseseKRr6 fear, sorrow,Ogr joy, disgust,deFh5L or rage.Kwxh77 All ofDkG that belongsPidrdl to mortals.vrek4s It nox4Q longer appliedgF3kI to the5DRH9w transcended.Cd2E 4kI1W9He no longery6i0 felt theHVP6op need forsEHdcI acknowledgment, nor35mAl frustration overewm losing anuu6 eye.YaAE2 bVuOnly one idea1baee moved him—toYG6X eliminate those4DRgS4 before himGU1U9 and thenYNkcZ devour the7gH world. AndYphvAT he knewPOEgmi now that2WT he hadZcOx8 the powervRxuZX to doC6buC it.sYu3NA Ib5His strength wasQz7 comparable toqwcQ8 that ofKOkmrP a CorpssRET Commander. EveryoneoNiU would agree3t7CL6 on that.dGv He hadQwbx truly succeeded.M9l7RV wQefkoStep.b4hsCf ZhUAlduin slowly walkedNjd toward them.yIdk3u Wherever hej2DIh stepped, a black sludgetBs melted theEZN ground beneath.ClOPA The entirehYT terrain turnedw4ex into a sticky swampF2Uql in hisTgZ wake.3dfj Cyr9Vm“Human, it seemsIf2 my sisterOvygmt caused youYosUf quite a bit ofVbgB trouble.”NLtf 5j2nDHis voice was74v eerily hollowiHa51w and mocking.KHpak But within6iZm it, overflowingoFEX2 greed builtYLHXBA like pressuregyX1 ready toW1eV burst.f02ROH JyUL5“So I’ll payuuneJB for hery65I sins withyw8vsf my ownlRZgQ hands—through death.RAtU Don’t worry.QTXn After I send herdQ1 off, I’llI8yUfa send youNcnI too.”qFGE nfBE“……”7ZN2q RVL0“However, since youvN0ODj dared mockkWY me, I’llboi3uR savor yours3Om suffering untilPGdj you begywYR59 for death…”uGOVLojHq LNtBefore he couldEvX finish, HorntailrRaf stood up.MYveb Her lips,geuhr pale fromcRnWl blood loss,6Rj trembled violently.TNR2 The coldO8f wasn’t just6ox spiritual now—itxYz was physical.1kJrzQ1Q 1sbExhaustion overwhelmed her.kPFSwO She hadgo6nwW pushed herR7GJm mana tofiNO the brinkZ1mNx to castrsChOF her spells.UwaZcf8mVg VSPZBut she couldn’tP6BPZ sit still,yMT9 waiting forwXo death. HorntailivbUWB bit hardH8xa into heroRtn5n lower lip.y3MDQwGBF HLiotAAt that moment,aMSUC she feltxwRq a suddenZI9Gg weight onYysma her shoulder.UMmA5Q It wasn4di Kang Geom-Ma’sDDkHZ hand.3mV UOjli“Horntail, remember how3oq you said6Z0E earlier, ‘you’re3oXf4 back’?”KAk hdWglH“……?”i6CG06 5sHhSHe spoke withoutkbx6sn taking hisPZwtT0 eyes offtBh Alduin. But9BYWN the meaningiU1gJv of hisrAKGYe words—and thevsGx5 moment he39su chose torX4q say them—didn’tohg quite addEhBF up.P2I4nu p55uIt was natural.MzS Only heT4a could seenro5QK it.kW0En TZ99―Shiiing!0Jz58 cXu[You have acquiredAqaF68 the third6F62 fragment ofWeuEk 【???】: They5QxwK Reincarnation ofoPT Ouroboros, Horntail.]NIXyFicm Z0JCe[You can use0TKeE this powerukFUxv only once.]31huYQhSUI tra[However, there isE2JBN a highU0A probability ituaTn will affectSgx causality. All892yg responsibility willtHoQ2 fall onsYH the user.]2fNpfiX qRe[Do you wishVeud to usecMEa8 it? (Y/N)]2UC3CsD o8Q2Sg·
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·vUC5H ubGvRQKang Geom-Ma turnedrW3Ei his gaze8q9 from the7fyEtm enemy toOveeeJ Horntail. WithLCNZL a strangeiDP expression, heEsb2VT continued.ktb TSzL“If the bearerBcb2 of thisEZZm6c power hasWVYEO been reborn,F4vOS then thisJoo story isn’tpuTbj impossible.”uaRdU KLqLiKang Geom-Ma gaveeJcHU a calmUpJaij smile, encouragingmnKSmI the demoralized4ihs Horntail. HeraqwPdk confused eyeszPjgh soon widened0tCi like lanterns.Qv9 Within hereQaf dark pupils,wP2L9 a goldenQ2dJ ring spunf8x like a wheel.0Vuh WrL“Those… those eyes!”d0xslwxF8 zuDIn that instant,siCs the glowingdGUam ring rotatedJf5 with greaterTsrZ force, emittingJOqgNA a blindingJPWF light. Horntail’saCioG mind wentGnY completely blank,qufdx as ifxqXR07 bleached byevf2e the radiance.ZnDTcN6gXo QfSRUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE.dSs0x2 hgoP1A rumble likeqorf an earthquakeCLJ echoed. Even3wq4QH though the4xa8 ground wasn’thOdLo actually shaking,r8Y53q what wasDEGs happening surpassedoBE any logicalRsEt explanation.CzH lwk“What… is happening…?”ldNUkoa ZISJRThe anomaly beganmYPyZZ beneath Horntail’sUmBPv feet. Feeling4OR something brushcRY3 her heels,KdKCT she lookedxFe5z down. TheFEnFIz scattered remainszctqYS of Choia7QX Seol-ah beganG1wU to float,eKziFu and likeXpj puzzle pieces,0SExW they assembleddbNIEA in three43PM dimensions.8pQWfE zoIAlduin shuddered. Heq9SOH immediately scannedi0G the area.cKpz The meteorsb6i8 embedded inTmDYpy the wallsPJe and groundsJQKh vibrated. TheAy7 fireballs returnedIaN8Nc to their993 points of806TA origin andrqWu vanished asZamSP if sucked5Oe1 into an6LBFMa invisible void.IRuR8Rnt ToJThough he nosTsV longer had80ZQ emotions, thisxYD anomaly wasnfcD impossible toDNfRf ignore.PAK hKnCBJThe outcomes thatxigob had alreadyYG7 occurred wereZB6hS being postponed,mbXnfJ the processesAklfs reversed andZzYuc unraveled.yblE iLfvfJ“W-What… what isELuyo this?!”icUwak IDHEven more signsYA3vA of thejyFa bizarre emerged.ANuN Basilisk—now Alduin—felt35BIAf something withoYulJ utter clarity.WVlJfB Fear. Terror.yHMqtCRs4 GkeBWhy? If hedKCuYQ had alreadysWg become a transcended being,gzcvF those emotions14d7 should haveUJ1Pb5 vanished completely.SY2f He lookedplWsQ down atbD0RrE his body9aRMQK with wideTTra eyes—and understood.MCeKmsa95 ov6The shed scalesPAj0S8 were reattachingXnibl to hisJJt6L skin. ThexMk1 discarded flesh9pal wrapped aroundjk59v him like5OriaK bandages, coveringoWZW6B him entirely.r140z6kTx JbK9SBasilisk immediately realizedc3Ftn that hisiqtQ3v great power2LhK5 and giftsuL3 were beingf4bopN stripped awayH8y6 in real4ht time.YoCg3 Vs1xPgHis torso swaying,jJlG he stoodZ9pQyk bolt upright5JIRp and screamedRkMf in desperation.JCdlmciTNz QHdK“T-This…!”m7bd 2pO“ㅣㅇ ,ㅣㅇ!”mwC9u 7bz7“…Huh?”mJNM4 23pP“ㅏㅇ…?”eJOZd twz2aThe serpent’s faceEW7 turned completelyToeKp pale. KangsdC8d1 Geom-Ma watchedNn4P him and2320 spoke. HisMQQb voice, sharpLXE3 as a frozen blade,ia5TY echoed ingiM the monster’s7JDTbG mind likefpoC an endless6Uyvc2 chorus.ogi xs3L04“Your time willu1MXo now loopVA0D7C eternally atgnQ the momentwj6c you existedrzENr in.”6oEFkk OOgR“……!”DQKxp GM7YM“……!”0m2g7 8D4fvs“Well, I guesse6e you don’tkn3S get it.KXhu To putO99 it simply,wpp5O you’re trappedwHoA8 in an9fIlH eternal deathsjPmq loop. OrjUI more clearly3X0Zq put—the ‘result’Vy6 of yourxs64 death hasqez already beenzxGK decided.”9Dfg0x FkidjKang Geom-Ma spokesF67FZ calmly asSSqgK he tapped0wI his sheath.VjP Despite thetCbSE entire spaceSfr shaking violently,L64 the gleamU5z of his8eT blade remainedA6LjD unshaken.II8 ZSAT“But it’d bedA1A a wasteDMRIu to sendQj4Fd3 you topBH hell sonIa quickly.”ik5wn oRGUhuKang Geom-Ma spunJHWIMo his sashimiYLc blade withqXsV8k precision, thenGYA gripped itUhZ0Y tightly. The2R9m calm inY0g1OE his eyeskGiM turned intoUS0IF a blazingGMqww black spark.NlCjrGOrZ8 SOo4h“I’ll kill youOzp over andcE7x over untils7T you begGX2d for death.”PG5GOnyD1SG
At least, that’siOwf what ChoiJx7qm Seol-ah believed.ENsuhvF fwOJ‘Choi Seol-ah, whyZ67rD did youqGuDZu become a villain?’Q3J 3c8Once, her LordXk1 asked heruYH that question.7Q4EivDxw V9N‘You know, if26E you thinkbal about it,xuIr villains areSaktV worse than7bXRW demons. AtcKheb least demonsgHFVm try nototLZQA to startyQx wars. ButYLNIQ1 damn villains…Kpwz they disguisef5jyq themselves asNu6iA3 humans justSX0n to hurtJIjf their ownCYp kind.’9nWd pIRqBN‘But some humans60CCxC do thatfZQx9 too, don’t6LL they? Besides,L6JZ I didn’tPI5 exploit that0cB7Q many people,7C4L so I think I’mubY4H okay…’I1o 7u2sSlurp.xTcS7 gEBHe‘I’m sorry!’EmYwvy DlFmUY‘Bah, it’s fine.K2U5 I’m not74aPV going toIyl0o nitpick aboutsQbh your past.7gZu Then, whatQBsN was theuaL reason youR9xQ chose toN8MIm2 become a villain?’UBh TGGeUj‘Honestly, there wasn’tTsvy any specialaWTM5 reason. I just thoughtCpox it’d letk6F me livezlRnf longer andqEp more comfortably5cMu than others.’hRWI7Dp7WomN hHfk‘What kind ofaw72VO nonsense issb5 that? Whatl3wbWL does beingsN9Nnh a villainajMxxq have toxv24 do with5Wcz6 living longerxDPn0 or better?’HbPjgeJ Nxr‘If you’re strong,A1aI you won’t67Be die atYypbof anyone’s hands.2YZh Villains usebKHbuL magic, andsir that makesZow8J them wayclHOi stronger thanVAbqv5 average. I don’t haveFGKWf a shredLFUT of talentlTBgcA for blessingsQKY or combat,uMd so I ruled thosemP6fpf out fromfrx74O the start,uPTs hehe.’WwD9d cemIiW‘You have… a strange objectivityNIC about yourself.Q0kg Fine, let’sp41tSD change theDFj29 question. WhynEnD do youCs9mv want toKvYf live soH0H long—even ifhfx2 it meansfyYy selling your9OU humanity?’zmPb 3VUAmLChoi Seol-ah blinked1mjPw like a fish. WithKxX6 a genuinelyP0msnS puzzled look,T4w she respondedFUB with anotherZuaT3e question.AX8 DKt9gE‘Do you needzeBr a reasonlFYOL to wantwqc5 to liveVU5 a longgvAs time? FromqhC the momentDRMWRZ we’re born,DfPdp it’s naturalOvph to sayvDD “I don’tDYeS want todGx die!”’KF2v7u 5PBQPk‘Even so, there’sCmv something calledUMZ morality. Ifr61 you wantkpmeC to livetEhE well, atLRwvxu least doA9sXT1 it withoutzM3 hurting others.ky1Os You don’t28Xb even careaWF about that.WFA5vH And well,9CyOh it’s notYyrVrY like I’mgqt in anyb6l position toMEnQ1V preach either…’lUT47W4l3vH qC0MggFaces flashed throughQOz Kang Geom-Ma’s1hBaot mind. The6oZ victims ofv31 his sashimi.fYw Of course,s0o he wasn’tDuHX like ChoiWaN Seol-ah. ThosegjYQ people wereMBxJ75 scum whoqEMmv deserved totwo die.6hc i9fm‘Anyway. You’re not1nzsBR a villainGE2 anymore, soJoRKZ live likewGP4 a decentp92kWV person. In8dG fact, nowfP5y you’re an63CoaS instructor atNSGks Joaquin Academy.dmNn The veryuFVVs school thatssJ trains heroes—thejgama symbol ofaJi9Q self-sacrifice… and9KY90 you wereTkN8 once on2lEfXt the other9qG side.’7xfi x7G8‘Ugh, that wholexgg “self-sacrifice” thing…h6qM7p nobody evenAe4 says that7ALJk anymore. OuroVi Lord ispJN too romantic!’Bj0cJWRuy38 phcn‘I’m not asking9vGi for self-sacrifice.NjCID Just liveAiD with a minimum of8CZ human dignity.qnMn You’re notCmuixl a villainQl6 anymore. NowN1BXI you’re justgSGmnD an ordinaryJ89h human. SoWpE live likeH409Qc one.’mtrpI TJnv55‘Yes, Sir! ButfQvjR like I said before,newl you’re wayxZTw7E too eloquent.RDm22 Are you26O sure you’reyxPUBm not iniV5O your second974o life orCNShw something? Sometimesxs6RNZ it feelsp414p like I’mAb0UFx talking toc90I an oldrIHNZM man…’EfChjy ETKSwoosh.6gdGT UiP‘I’m sorry.’cMM0 tXQ***wNA Qz5bThe blurry memoriespuEtZ4 shattered justHVdNy like ChoiT3mJ0 Seol-ah’s body.Wjr There was15ykP no pain,hin as the4CTfAb petrification reachedGA2Rl5 her head4y7p right beforeoCozyB she hithorWck the ground.0swywL5VkkX XQQ1Her magic bulletRdoB tore throughRSMMH the darknessAWy and slicedcL4h through theBo4XqO air. The91Nea meteors wereXPw still falling.8CG Yet theMyNdq bullet, asiXn2U if guidedWxokD by will,mAju swerved aroundEHGFg the fieryPefK fragments.7u1q e8fIt passed throughcjfNKj the explosionsyLectH and finallyf21Xr hit itsKxIO mark—the retinaGRvk of theuk8 left eye.KXkcx8 A cleanARnL9 hit. A perfect shot.RclAPy9q2Psb 9rk“Aaaaargh!”GCwrl qD6vsKThe Basilisk letH8sF out a scream, clutching8S0ahJ his leftJoWt eye. Even7rM though he0xynq was an5V7Fs S-rank magicalZyJRH beast, the5zZZ mana-infused bullet7Qt0 had inflictedNfOzvh real damage.PFcwRwbOdrO gmkThe fact thatIrHEL he onlyMW3 lost anULD eye wasLpBETj proof of3TBlPw how monstrous6ZLddp he was.t0Kfg If itXkkcnH had beenD9Gw any ordinaryuHkq beast, itsDGo head would’veCPLNT exploded likeGlrK6J a grenade.qOHVbwN4 r3lI5“Damn human! JustyhUInn a worthlessgH2p8o little snackseDnXR dares toHyVcnr injure me?!”mjJyUZRZYx TESQpHe rolled onW5TW the ground,72To9 screaming inr3RE rage. ThecnYG lava and7d9s debris onziyM the surface8swqkA burst upraIGfY like popcorn.ONllaM And atFsgPp8 the same2Ayng time, theRJ9 meteor showervDj came touoEFP a completeiRKjM stop.CYnVgN yQGrAn eerie calmIAHVX descended uponWzlD the terrain,rp5Lv now scorched1Hh red. Thej0oX Basilisk continuedfKAYA to screamswIRt something…KE1I Vzo〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓usYI voYEverything was spinning.fXLRkA Like vertigo,V1p a deepOHK nausea, astXdaP if hisj8a skull wasEihUM1 vibrating. Maybeqnw it wasOqXe from howyxiTo the meteorsa28 had shakenlcv6 the ground.dk1Kij But itcpB wasn’t justJswi3 that. HeD9em didn’t usually6Rg get dizzy.IgZ1rApW eHmvHe couldn’t hear7VxtC anything. Ah,kLqKxM right. The7GIs silence cameIjvN from theQynV white noiseEzT blocking outwhWw4 the world.10sHZgGHP B7wWWKang Geom-Ma tookUWjTVR a step—notaJH toward theDbFjOj Basilisk, butNYqD toward a few piecesVCj0ZF of shatteredoWL rock nearby.otI0qu EI0tClomp.VkMP MqRMHe stopped. TheymQK3x rock waswSQTDD so brokenLK9C9 it noSLo longer heldOfwmk any recognizableT2lGhB shape. Butbi9e8k the faintlyngy4 artificial curves2F9 were proofvWTkOB that itiXuVH had once61eX1 been a person.zZJ14 8j1Pdg“……”ySR8O5 l6mo3Choi Seol-ah hadRlxRM died, turned3Ri to stone.nUZaA Ironically, justLbP when she24HEEc was atGG4E4a her mostyf0Yv human. GazingeuBT at herE3GS remains, KangDqzU Geom-Ma muttered.BwzqIc1gH DVeTt3“I told youbiZW2W I wasn’tBkHRJ expecting any59A sacrifices. Why’d3s1 you goPMEm47 and doqQNo that atD9ZgzT the end…?”VYWp29UIz qErRnThere was a faint reprimandqUe in hispN34Mc voice. ButEtY it wasn’t6LlIR genuine. ItKrFv2 was moredA5 like a self-reproach murmuredj0aPFD quietly. HeScHP was about9WwPxk to touch0KN one of3Q0CPW the fragments,uLF but pausedZhwdF at thenU9gC sound ofcszJcA a voice.xhUWTmXYRT d8IfIa“Foolish, pitiful creature!zvvJyq Worthless andQqTSwJ ignorant! YourTLM sacrifice wasbikz for nothing!lYM Look! EvenGwVKfk though I’veZRwJXl lost myK9MKio left eye,XEK thanks todAT your energy…Wd7sD I havenwfQIJ finally reached5ij that state!”KSyruO M81MnThe Basilisk laughedkKNNkb like a clown. ThroughD2PRjq the emptylaj socket wheregFxnI2 his eye8CCaP had been,RVGOIb you couldGZM8lm see theECv50 landscape beyond.Huuf And yet,Myr his facecfN was glowingXfEDK with joy.gdpQw8 pbdb“Boradori!”vPu edGdAt that moment,Sj8i6C Horntail, having8gR dispelled hervBPvbI dragon form,3iUDy landed nextD9hWcQ to KangjFXQ Geom-Ma. Shec0x collapsed weaklyq5HWl before Choiw7ub Seol-ah, herp1Qa pale kneesLUQm3m pressing intoUkZ1nP the shards5VfA of stone.BaaYq7aTyH BG2d4“No… You shouldn’tyDVvq have diedtrLJM here… Please…ER1bg please…”p66ocn 3NWLXmHorntail embraced theIdCkmQ fragments ofEUd Seol-ah, asvlqd if shexF5HSL could piecegzE her backBCLiAb together. ButJhP1H the humanXNnW body ispjnZ full of2Vm9y curves andugzIu hollows. NowcWB matter howpUGNE desperately sheJSm tried toXmY gather thenDne pieces, they1EP5 slipped throughvzZpd her fingers.V9wbHOp1E Sq4“Ah, no… no…”8iv68SdkkZX 4WO0She tried againEXF and again,7LBH sobbing andWJR288 sniffling, untilRS0K at last9iVuQM her arms9Pm8Up fell limp.YlCb Her eyesh03Me3 reflected a deep senseODjx of loss.by166hg74fZ jaVWatching his sister’s1Mwc3u despair, theKopfkl Basilisk lickedm8f his lipsUTk5AW with his2axdWG long tongue.c0dzN The darkLKtj scales on7D1st his bodyy9jru were peelingHwtLj away, revealingFj3G raw fleshf24b beneath.wXFX 1apA“That human had5VO the perfectNs9 blend ofkmhKBV mana andugH4 humanity. ShefmRei was delicious.yKyeo Thanks toOgR her, oneBQ1rl was enough.U94X7 My sister,tG8H Horntail. HowiGqj2 can a demon weepqWtIR for a human? YourXYEIr tears arekQeO proof thatkzEgCt dragons areef4TsB a weakbRefO race.”ogku 4fKqHis taunts weredXB shameless. ThebvPQ place was5JdX8 in ruins,sPd swinging betweensMO a fieryVKSRcY hell andnt6vN a thinMZq veil ofwcbXfG frost.78u6Z KPq0DPHis malicious grinoKKOI only deepened.KOAnlCxX5H7H 0KdCc“Right now, I,E5J Basilisk, shedQT02zX the cursedkaw label ofuKA9NM ‘impure being’3syDd along withIDEp my skin!Vej4 This provesrHU my clanKXue4 was wrong10x and I was right!48W I wasYnJyNh never inferior!”QN0WCqUb fkVSx1Crack…Zflm s0zFinally, the membraneh2opp of hismlCW0 skin split,irH0 and a human formey33xX emerged, breakingq8G51 free ofD0O its formerFTc shell. UnlikeOPpmGj the previousNTlYf grotesque fusion,xgqW now theLjJ1 shape was7mnz fully human.GouyS And yet,MfmV something stillGFa felt deeplyzaK3 wrong.TEaqCL 7W4LBloodless skin. A crazed gleamniq3 in hisBLw0ug magical eye.Q86jqU Black mistZuP poured fromDLehKG his body,OLJL wrapping aroundo5q him likeNXEa9S armor. TheXAomN5 darkness waszqYJ so thickHIM it seemed1OhA to swallowZ9uPv the lightgfhQ itself.8MfUy5 6nObtYThe Basilisk raisedsFQy a handxw7Me2 and touchedBxLjG his face.gEb8e Feeling thelsO smoothness of6kIeb his newzSRc skin, heve7j exhaled inTwUw delight, almostRj5 entranced.vRyY4K Tn07“Ah, at last.”PK7PPQhnBn x1T8The Basilisk turnedHAT1WY to faceKblU Horntail. His8HMX eyes wereNYF3pK no longerPad those ofi9Ed a beast.F90c6 Having fedioywfL completely onIB8y a human,XRazm he hadY3IjV evolved—and heGPsa declared itW4b9 like a proclamation.0VeD vRFw“I am theDCnf7 one who2Jd will drownvRx2Xs this world4zXGIh in evil.”alndet9DJS tRbfThe serpent thatE4h tempted the4Ifke first human,BYqsM leading themEjR into originalFnt sin. TheNS55K one ancientaAwG beings fearedIdME2 to name.FmMlNATDg K5E“I am Alduin.”XNHH6XKYiR3 g0BsNWThe black dragon,UUMKJ Alduin, lookedb6gr around with3YVPo lifeless eyes.Cdkw2 His Eye2X5 of PetrificationhUF shimmered withO5t a translucentVaYd7p glow.G2Icfg k5bysoHis interior, whichl4NbZ had beenGCkD brimming withz5rS emotion justPm9Tx6 seconds ago,c3P was nowkBzBNN as serene8Vk as a still lake.gLlyLULrsN YhViy0One who existsA9hV beyond therj2e boundary ofAzt “survival” noAeOn longer possesseseKRr6 fear, sorrow,Ogr joy, disgust,deFh5L or rage.Kwxh77 All ofDkG that belongsPidrdl to mortals.vrek4s It nox4Q longer appliedgF3kI to the5DRH9w transcended.Cd2E 4kI1W9He no longery6i0 felt theHVP6op need forsEHdcI acknowledgment, nor35mAl frustration overewm losing anuu6 eye.YaAE2 bVuOnly one idea1baee moved him—toYG6X eliminate those4DRgS4 before himGU1U9 and thenYNkcZ devour the7gH world. AndYphvAT he knewPOEgmi now that2WT he hadZcOx8 the powervRxuZX to doC6buC it.sYu3NA Ib5His strength wasQz7 comparable toqwcQ8 that ofKOkmrP a CorpssRET Commander. EveryoneoNiU would agree3t7CL6 on that.dGv He hadQwbx truly succeeded.M9l7RV wQefkoStep.b4hsCf ZhUAlduin slowly walkedNjd toward them.yIdk3u Wherever hej2DIh stepped, a black sludgetBs melted theEZN ground beneath.ClOPA The entirehYT terrain turnedw4ex into a sticky swampF2Uql in hisTgZ wake.3dfj Cyr9Vm“Human, it seemsIf2 my sisterOvygmt caused youYosUf quite a bit ofVbgB trouble.”NLtf 5j2nDHis voice was74v eerily hollowiHa51w and mocking.KHpak But within6iZm it, overflowingoFEX2 greed builtYLHXBA like pressuregyX1 ready toW1eV burst.f02ROH JyUL5“So I’ll payuuneJB for hery65I sins withyw8vsf my ownlRZgQ hands—through death.RAtU Don’t worry.QTXn After I send herdQ1 off, I’llI8yUfa send youNcnI too.”qFGE nfBE“……”7ZN2q RVL0“However, since youvN0ODj dared mockkWY me, I’llboi3uR savor yours3Om suffering untilPGdj you begywYR59 for death…”uGOVLojHq LNtBefore he couldEvX finish, HorntailrRaf stood up.MYveb Her lips,geuhr pale fromcRnWl blood loss,6Rj trembled violently.TNR2 The coldO8f wasn’t just6ox spiritual now—itxYz was physical.1kJrzQ1Q 1sbExhaustion overwhelmed her.kPFSwO She hadgo6nwW pushed herR7GJm mana tofiNO the brinkZ1mNx to castrsChOF her spells.UwaZcf8mVg VSPZBut she couldn’tP6BPZ sit still,yMT9 waiting forwXo death. HorntailivbUWB bit hardH8xa into heroRtn5n lower lip.y3MDQwGBF HLiotAAt that moment,aMSUC she feltxwRq a suddenZI9Gg weight onYysma her shoulder.UMmA5Q It wasn4di Kang Geom-Ma’sDDkHZ hand.3mV UOjli“Horntail, remember how3oq you said6Z0E earlier, ‘you’re3oXf4 back’?”KAk hdWglH“……?”i6CG06 5sHhSHe spoke withoutkbx6sn taking hisPZwtT0 eyes offtBh Alduin. But9BYWN the meaningiU1gJv of hisrAKGYe words—and thevsGx5 moment he39su chose torX4q say them—didn’tohg quite addEhBF up.P2I4nu p55uIt was natural.MzS Only heT4a could seenro5QK it.kW0En TZ99―Shiiing!0Jz58 cXu[You have acquiredAqaF68 the third6F62 fragment ofWeuEk 【???】: They5QxwK Reincarnation ofoPT Ouroboros, Horntail.]NIXyFicm Z0JCe[You can use0TKeE this powerukFUxv only once.]31huYQhSUI tra[However, there isE2JBN a highU0A probability ituaTn will affectSgx causality. All892yg responsibility willtHoQ2 fall onsYH the user.]2fNpfiX qRe[Do you wishVeud to usecMEa8 it? (Y/N)]2UC3CsD o8Q2Sg·
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·vUC5H ubGvRQKang Geom-Ma turnedrW3Ei his gaze8q9 from the7fyEtm enemy toOveeeJ Horntail. WithLCNZL a strangeiDP expression, heEsb2VT continued.ktb TSzL“If the bearerBcb2 of thisEZZm6c power hasWVYEO been reborn,F4vOS then thisJoo story isn’tpuTbj impossible.”uaRdU KLqLiKang Geom-Ma gaveeJcHU a calmUpJaij smile, encouragingmnKSmI the demoralized4ihs Horntail. HeraqwPdk confused eyeszPjgh soon widened0tCi like lanterns.Qv9 Within hereQaf dark pupils,wP2L9 a goldenQ2dJ ring spunf8x like a wheel.0Vuh WrL“Those… those eyes!”d0xslwxF8 zuDIn that instant,siCs the glowingdGUam ring rotatedJf5 with greaterTsrZ force, emittingJOqgNA a blindingJPWF light. Horntail’saCioG mind wentGnY completely blank,qufdx as ifxqXR07 bleached byevf2e the radiance.ZnDTcN6gXo QfSRUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE.dSs0x2 hgoP1A rumble likeqorf an earthquakeCLJ echoed. Even3wq4QH though the4xa8 ground wasn’thOdLo actually shaking,r8Y53q what wasDEGs happening surpassedoBE any logicalRsEt explanation.CzH lwk“What… is happening…?”ldNUkoa ZISJRThe anomaly beganmYPyZZ beneath Horntail’sUmBPv feet. Feeling4OR something brushcRY3 her heels,KdKCT she lookedxFe5z down. TheFEnFIz scattered remainszctqYS of Choia7QX Seol-ah beganG1wU to float,eKziFu and likeXpj puzzle pieces,0SExW they assembleddbNIEA in three43PM dimensions.8pQWfE zoIAlduin shuddered. Heq9SOH immediately scannedi0G the area.cKpz The meteorsb6i8 embedded inTmDYpy the wallsPJe and groundsJQKh vibrated. TheAy7 fireballs returnedIaN8Nc to their993 points of806TA origin andrqWu vanished asZamSP if sucked5Oe1 into an6LBFMa invisible void.IRuR8Rnt ToJThough he nosTsV longer had80ZQ emotions, thisxYD anomaly wasnfcD impossible toDNfRf ignore.PAK hKnCBJThe outcomes thatxigob had alreadyYG7 occurred wereZB6hS being postponed,mbXnfJ the processesAklfs reversed andZzYuc unraveled.yblE iLfvfJ“W-What… what isELuyo this?!”icUwak IDHEven more signsYA3vA of thejyFa bizarre emerged.ANuN Basilisk—now Alduin—felt35BIAf something withoYulJ utter clarity.WVlJfB Fear. Terror.yHMqtCRs4 GkeBWhy? If hedKCuYQ had alreadysWg become a transcended being,gzcvF those emotions14d7 should haveUJ1Pb5 vanished completely.SY2f He lookedplWsQ down atbD0RrE his body9aRMQK with wideTTra eyes—and understood.MCeKmsa95 ov6The shed scalesPAj0S8 were reattachingXnibl to hisJJt6L skin. ThexMk1 discarded flesh9pal wrapped aroundjk59v him like5OriaK bandages, coveringoWZW6B him entirely.r140z6kTx JbK9SBasilisk immediately realizedc3Ftn that hisiqtQ3v great power2LhK5 and giftsuL3 were beingf4bopN stripped awayH8y6 in real4ht time.YoCg3 Vs1xPgHis torso swaying,jJlG he stoodZ9pQyk bolt upright5JIRp and screamedRkMf in desperation.JCdlmciTNz QHdK“T-This…!”m7bd 2pO“ㅣㅇ ,ㅣㅇ!”mwC9u 7bz7“…Huh?”mJNM4 23pP“ㅏㅇ…?”eJOZd twz2aThe serpent’s faceEW7 turned completelyToeKp pale. KangsdC8d1 Geom-Ma watchedNn4P him and2320 spoke. HisMQQb voice, sharpLXE3 as a frozen blade,ia5TY echoed ingiM the monster’s7JDTbG mind likefpoC an endless6Uyvc2 chorus.ogi xs3L04“Your time willu1MXo now loopVA0D7C eternally atgnQ the momentwj6c you existedrzENr in.”6oEFkk OOgR“……!”DQKxp GM7YM“……!”0m2g7 8D4fvs“Well, I guesse6e you don’tkn3S get it.KXhu To putO99 it simply,wpp5O you’re trappedwHoA8 in an9fIlH eternal deathsjPmq loop. OrjUI more clearly3X0Zq put—the ‘result’Vy6 of yourxs64 death hasqez already beenzxGK decided.”9Dfg0x FkidjKang Geom-Ma spokesF67FZ calmly asSSqgK he tapped0wI his sheath.VjP Despite thetCbSE entire spaceSfr shaking violently,L64 the gleamU5z of his8eT blade remainedA6LjD unshaken.II8 ZSAT“But it’d bedA1A a wasteDMRIu to sendQj4Fd3 you topBH hell sonIa quickly.”ik5wn oRGUhuKang Geom-Ma spunJHWIMo his sashimiYLc blade withqXsV8k precision, thenGYA gripped itUhZ0Y tightly. The2R9m calm inY0g1OE his eyeskGiM turned intoUS0IF a blazingGMqww black spark.NlCjrGOrZ8 SOo4h“I’ll kill youOzp over andcE7x over untils7T you begGX2d for death.”PG5GOnyD1SG
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Haimiya_cutie.
MahayanaKill this bastard he deserves that.
Ananda Salsabila
MortalWtf is the author doing? First, he obtain that necromancy stuff that’s barely mentioned and had no relevancy to the story. There’s a dragon child then from the auctions. Now, this skill, at the right time when Seol ah had died, furthermore this skill can only be used once, as if it’s only use is to revived her. Why kill her then? What’s the point of the skill? I swear the plot just uselessly branches off
Santiago. Bernal
MortalCine