Weapon-Eating Bastard [EN]: Chapter 206

Weapon-Eating Heir 206

The man’s voice trembled greatly as he heard the name, and the black space surged.

It felt as if something was moving in fury.

The man seemed to be consuming something, appearing increasingly weary.

[You must not place too much meaning on that name. The word Bulgasal is merely something already forgotten, a name only used on this land. It has been called by countless names and in countless ways, and it is also a name that has disappeared from everyone’s minds.]

He was referring to the phenomenon of record erasure.

I recalled the memories of the records I had seen and sharply opened my eyes.

‘Records filled with different worlds and myths.’

I remembered the numerous records that were recorded in different ways and, at the same time, vaguely blurred.

They were blurred in a similar way in the Black Night Records, in the murals in Odin’s temple, in the handwritings in the main family’s library, and in the handwritings found in the Theocracy.

“How could my ancestors possibly convey such stories to me? No writings of that Bulgasal even remain.”

[All of this originates from the Black Qi, but the Choi clan was able to resist the Black Qi. You are also a descendant of the main family, so you are able to speak of these things.]

Was that it?

The black stone, Mujin, Black Qi, the tomb of Ancestor Yi Hyangseon, and the Theocracy’s underground chamber…….

Recalling the numerous traces I had encountered, my eyes gleamed.

Unlike others who became strange upon touching it, I had no problems.

Was it thanks to my bloodline?

I slowly opened my eyes and looked at the man again.

“……Then, what kind of being is this Bulgasal that it is so special? What is its true identity?”

[It is…….]

Suddenly, a deep sense of fatigue began to show in the man’s eyes.

However, he continued speaking as if he didn’t care.

[This world always tries to maintain balance. Where there is life, there is death, and where there is prosperity, there is destruction.]

The man’s eyes deepened.

[It is the will of the star, and it is the destruction that this star created in response to the prosperity of humanity. It appears in the world once every few thousand years, a messenger of death approaching from deep within the earth to wipe out humanity from this land.

The greater the power of humanity, the greater its power also becomes. Even in my time, dividing and sealing it was the best option, so in your time, it will come as an even greater calamity.]

A cycle of thousands of years.

Calamity.

Stories that were hard to bear poured out.

“Then, was my using the Black Qi and absorbing its other fragments what hastened it?”

[No. It’s the opposite.]

“The opposite, you say?”

[Rather, the fact that you became the master of that power can be said to be the fortune of this world. The fact that the weakness of that which can never die has gathered in you is proof of that. To be precise…….]

It was at that moment.

Kugugugung!

Suddenly, the black space began to vibrate violently.

‘What?’

And the figure of the man standing before me also began to blur.

“What’s going on? Are you alright?”

[……Having done what is not permitted…… it could not be helped that it would turn out…… like this. Indeed, it seems that no more than this is allowed.]

The man’s voice was cut off intermittently.

At the same time, a painful expression beyond fatigue appeared on the man’s face.

I intuitively realized that this ancestor from the distant past had overexerted himself for this moment.

Even though we were connected through Mujin,

‘He overexerted himself to convey that story to me.’

This place was merely a memory of Mujin, but at the same time, that man was not just an illusion seen as a memory.

He certainly existed in the past and was a human being facing me.

[This was my destiny, so you don’t need to make such an expression.]

As if he had read my expression, the man said with a smile.

[I waited to tell you this story, and I finally achieved it, so I have no regrets.]

The man’s voice continued clearly.

Even as the world blurred, the man did not lose his intense gaze and looked at me.

[Lee Cheol. My distant descendant.]

“……Yes, I’m listening.”

[You were born with a wretched fate, but at the same time, your existence is a miracle of this world, a convergence of countless blessings.]

The man’s words continued intermittently.

The more the man’s body blurred, the smaller his voice became.

[So do not fear. Do not mind it. Do not hesitate because of what you have heard from me. Just calmly move forward with the destiny given to you, as you have always done. The path you take is the right answer.]

Kugung! Kugung! Kugugugung!

The space continued to reverberate madly.

With each reverberation, the man’s expression twisted once.

But the man did not stop speaking.

[I’m sorry. Too much burden has been placed on you. I couldn’t lighten it for you.]

“No. The things that my ancestors have always conveyed to me have shown me the way. Cheokma Sword, Manbyeon Sword, Black Lotus Sword…… and even this moment. What has been placed on me is never a burden.”

It was sincere.

I had always gained much through Mujin.

And even this time, I was able to resolve many questions.

The kind of wariness and vigilance I had always had while using the Black Qi.

The words to move forward without minding that vigilance gave me great courage.

[Thank you. My destiny…… has been fulfilled because of you.]

The man gave a very bright smile.

And.

Kieeeeeeeek!

Suddenly, something like an animal’s cry echoed.

Numerous colors began to spread at the end of the distorted dark space.

The scenery of the center of the ruins where I had originally been standing began to appear.

[Now there is not much time left. Come here. Closer, show me your face.]

I approached right in front of my ancestor.

Beyond the blurring gaze, my ancestor’s hand slowly reached towards my forehead.

[From now on, in the name of Choi Hwi, the 9th head of the Sungjeong Choi family, I will awaken the blood of the Sungjeong Choi family that is dormant in your blood.]

Throb!

I felt pain all over my body at that moment.

A sensation as if something that had been dormant deep within was awakening.

It felt as if the nature of my body was changing.

‘This is……!’

I recalled a similar experience to that sensation.

The sensation when I unlocked my sixth sense or supernatural abilities as a child.

[Show respect. Lee Cheol, my descendant.]

It was a voice distorted with deep fatigue and pain, but there was a very strong presence in those words.

I showed respect and bowed my head.

[My disciple, my descendant, and the child who bears the fate of this world. The succession is complete. With this, everything of mine has been passed on, so the name of Manbyeon Mujin is now yours.]

At the same time as feeling a new power entering my body, I felt Mujin’s last ultimate technique seeping into my mind.

[Now go and fight and win. As the one who bears the name of Sungmu Yi family always has.]

“Yes.”

I stood up and slowly turned my head.

Beyond the distorted dark world, the scenery of the center of the ruins began to appear.

[Finally. I can put down this heavy burden.]

With those words lingering in my ear, I stepped back out into the world.

* * *

Lee Kyung-hwa was shocked.

Suddenly, the seal broke, and an unknown black energy surged in like a tidal wave.

The speed at which that water surged in was so fast that it was impossible to react, and Lee Cheol was caught up in it.

“My baby!”

It was at that moment that she shouted.

Suddenly, Lee Cheol stopped running away, turned his body, and took a step forward.

And.

Kwang!

Without hesitation, he took out Black Night from his Jeogori [traditional Korean jacket] and slashed forward.

-Kieeeeeeeek!

Along with a strange cry, the black wave, as if ink had been spilled, rushed back.

‘About half of it was eaten.’

I frowned and looked down at my palm.

I had read all of Mujin’s memories, but before I could completely absorb it, that fragment of Bulgasal had taken about half of Mujin’s power.

It doesn’t matter. I’ll get it back anyway.

‘Is it starting to gain a body?’

The black wave that had receded like the tide began to wriggle and cling to the surface of the monster fossil.

The presence of the monster’s corpse, which had been merely a fossil, was rapidly amplifying.

‘I can cut it.’

I tightly gripped the Black Night in my hand.

I have the Black Night, which was created to cut that.

And there is also the new power that has entered my body, the power inherited from my mother and awakened by Ancestor Choi Hwi.

“Ah, my baby?”

Lee Kyung-hwa felt a strange feeling.

In that short moment, Lee Cheol’s energy had changed strangely.

“Ah, my baby. Let’s run away quickly! That’s dangerous!”

“That’s right! My magic eye can’t read it at all! We have to run away!”

-Beeeep!

Including my aunt and Valerie, even Blackbird looked at the fossil that was building its body with tense expressions.

I turned to Valerie and my aunt and shook my head.

“It’s more dangerous if we give it time. We have to do it now.”

“What are you talking about?”

I felt the Black Qi in my body wriggling and slowly looked at the monster that had begun to stir.

I couldn’t explain it logically, but I was convinced by the story I heard from the Black Qi and my ancestor.

‘If we give it time, it will gain stronger power.’

It will gain power by absorbing things from the world like me.

Right after waking up from the seal, and now that it has only absorbed about half of Mujin, is the perfect time.

“Can you do it?”

My aunt, who was trembling, took a step forward and asked, looking at me.

I nodded my head.

“Yes.”

It’s definitely possible.

At my words, Valerie scratched her head and shouted in an annoyed voice.

“Ugh! Damn it! I just came out of intellectual curiosity! Okay! Good. What do we have to do!”

“Buy me time.”

“Time?”

I clenched Eunhan’s Jeogori tightly and said.

“5 minutes. 5 minutes is enough.”

* * *

Valerie gritted her teeth and looked at the monster.

‘No, what the hell is that…….’

Her hands were shaking.

It was a monster that was the embodiment of darkness.

That’s the only way to describe it.

Its shape was not constant, and it didn’t feel like the twisted magic power unique to monsters.

It looked slimy as if it had been covered in black ink, but it also wriggled fiercely as if flames were burning.

At first glance, it looked like a cephalopod, and then it looked like a dragon or reptile.

On the other hand, it sometimes changed into the shape of a human or a beast.

How can we define that monster that wriggles and changes shape every moment?

Something whose identity is unknown.

Something beyond recognition.

Only a deep sense of fear and disgust filled her mind.

“Heut!”

Valerie instinctively released her magic eye and let out a suppressed groan.

She shouldn’t look anymore.

It wasn’t a feeling that could be explained logically as a magician’s intuition or a scholar’s logic.

It was an unknown fear engraved in her genes.

The moment she looks, it’s over.

───Uuuuuuuuu.

It began to emit a cry.

Valerie gritted her teeth and put the water pipe in her mouth.

“This is really overtime…… this is not profitable…….”

Valerie, who muttered something, took a deep breath.

And the next moment, that huge black object began to move.

“Heok!”

Valerie instinctively poured out her magic power and deployed defensive magic.

Perhaps because she bit the water pipe too tightly, her teeth were aching.

And that instinctive construction of defensive magic saved her life.

Kwaaaaaang!

A black wave-like attack struck the barrier.

Crack!

The moment it collided, the barrier cracked instantly.

‘It’s a barrier that has 8 layers of 4th circle magic!’

To put it mildly, it was a defense that could easily block a ballistic missile.

But just by colliding, 7 layers of the barrier disappeared as if they were being erased.

Valerie turned her head quickly, trembling to maintain the last remaining barrier.

“Help me! Quickly!”

“I know!”

At Valerie’s cry, Lee Kyung-hwa, who was behind her, began to unleash her aura.

Ganggi Art, Shatter.

Aura skill with an enormous amount of magic power was released.

A pillar of light pierced through the black wave and struck the monster’s flank.

-Kieeeeeeeek!

Geugeugeugegak! Puwak!

The monster’s flank was torn off, befitting the skill name Shatter.

Unknown black fragments scattered in all directions.

Valerie clenched her fist.

“What! It’s surprisingly easy!”

It was just a monster, and its physical defense was weak?

If it was able to inflict damage with a single counterattack, she thought it might be surprisingly manageable.

But that positive thought didn’t last even a few seconds.

“……!”

Wriggle, wriggle.

The monster’s flank, which had been torn and burst, was filled in again in the blink of an eye.

Moreover, the monster, as if it had not suffered any damage, wriggled unpleasantly and slowly began to move its body again.

‘Recovery? Regeneration? No, what is that!’

Even trolls, who are famous for their regenerative power, cannot recover from wounds that quickly.

-Keueooooooo!

The monster opened its mouth wide again.

No, can that be called a mouth?

Something black was wide open on both sides, and only an indescribable ominous presence was felt inside.

“Ugh, uaaaaa!”

At that moment, Lee Kyung-hwa poured out her aura skills as much as she could.

Valerie also poured out her magic as if she wouldn’t be defeated.

Lightning, water, fire, wind…… magic of numerous attributes and numerous methods.

Originally, a true magician should use magic according to the opponent’s nature, but Valerie didn’t have the luxury to care about that and poured out all the most powerful magic she could use.

Kwaaang! Kwaaaaang!

Lee Kyung-hwa’s attack, whose firepower was no different from that of a 3rd class warrior, was truly close to a bombardment.

The aftershock alone caused the walls of the ruins, which were several meters away, to collapse, and countless weeds and dust scattered on the floor soared up.

‘5 minutes! It’s going to be so long!’

‘5 minutes! The baby said 5 minutes!’

Valerie and Lee Kyung-hwa focused on pouring out their magic power almost without any thought.

They didn’t bother to check whether the monster was damaged or not.

They just focused on pouring out all their firepower.

And.

“Heoeok, heoeok.”

“Eueueu…….”

Valerie and Lee Kyung-hwa both caught their breath and looked ahead.

Acridly rising sand dust and stone fragments fell from the sky.

And soon, the monster’s shadow was seen in that fog, and the monster slowly began to reveal its appearance.

-Geueueueu…….

The monster was staggering.

There was damage.

It was recovering, but even black ink that looked like blood was falling to the ground.

‘It’s done! With this much firepower……!’

Valerie also assisted Lee Kyung-hwa and poured out her attacks without saving a single bit of magic power.

If it was hit by such powerful attacks non-stop, even a great monster would have no choice but to take damage.

But.

-Kikkikkikik!

That dark thing wiggled as if it was laughing and began to absorb the fragments of magic and aura skills that had spread in all directions.

‘It absorbs aura……?’

‘It absorbs the remnants of magic……?’

Glug, glug!

And at the end of that absorption, the monster restored the holes that had been pierced in various parts of its body.

The monster was unharmed.

No, it had become even stronger.

Now, beyond just standing still, it was slowly starting to walk towards them.

“Crazy!”

“What the hell is that!”

They can’t win.

The attacks work, but it recovers in an instant and even absorbs the remnants of aura and magic.

In other words, none of Valerie and Lee Kyung-hwa’s attacks had worked.

The monster hadn’t even attacked once yet, but it was enough to instill despair in them.

‘I can’t win.’

She couldn’t believe that such an existence could exist in this world.

A quasi-3rd class magician had poured out magic to the point where the magic power in her body was running out, but there was an existence that couldn’t even leave a trace.

Valerie slumped down with a blank expression.

It was at that moment.

“It’s done.”

Lee Cheol supported Valerie’s back as she was about to sit down and stepped forward.

“Thank you. Now, step back.”

Finally, 5 minutes had passed.

Lee Cheol stepped forward.