CH 165

A phoenix (5).

Mystery and Martial King slid down the abyss.

Usually, as you go down the boundary, the slope of these craters becomes gentle and the floor must appear.

However, as they stepped on the floor, they encountered a landscape that was different from what they expected.

“This is… Was the crater created by the explosion?””

It was a sharply divided valley everywhere. The mystery of touching the maze-like wall shook its head.

“No, it seems that what was originally underground in image world was revealed. Originally, it would have been like an underground cave rather than a valley. I don’t know why there’s something like this in image world.”

If you think about it, you may not know why the image world is white from the beginning and there are things similar to natural objects.

I just accepted it, so I couldn’t question it even if there was something underground.

However, I continued to look at the valley to see if the mystery was bothering me.

“But I don’t think it looks natural. Well, it’s hard to say that this image world itself is natural…. Huh?”

Mystery and Martial King turned their heads together.

“Something is coming.”

“I’m not a person.””

It was a darkness where nothing was visible to ordinary people, but it was as bright as the palm of their hands for those who reached constellation.

Martial King picked up a stone from the floor and counted to three inside. At the end of the count, the stone split the air.

Soon, something hit and collapsed with a thud.

Mystery approached first and looked at how she collapsed after being hit by a stone.

Her expression became strange.

“Parasite?”

It was an iron needle dochi that fell after being hit by a stone.

The iron needle dochi, who was hit by a stone and penetrated from the forehead to the tail, seemed to not even know what he was hit to death.

Martial King and Mystery crossed their eyes with an embarrassing look.

“No, wait a minute. Wasn’t it only Ho-min’s ego that existed in the image world until now?”

“……No matter how talented Baek Ho-min is in many ways, it’s hard to think that there must have been a life that became an iron needle dochi.”

“Is it because it’s Duoksini?” Come to think of it, there were Duoksini people who entered the image world. Is his influence affecting the image world?”

“I’d better hurry up and find Archmage.” If you know anything about this…… Mystery!”

As soon as Martial King shouted, he had already pulled out a knife and brought the blade to the back of the neck of the tomb.

Martial King’s movements could only be expressed as instantaneous even in the eyes of all kinds of surprises.

After a belated wind hit, Mystery turned her head.

There was a man rubbing his neck with a frozen expression ten steps away.

“Oh, I thought I was dead for a second.”

White coat, blue armband, and eye patch. Martial King and Mystery immediately recognized who the opponent was.

Baek Ho-min, who joined the paladin club.

“You’re a phoenix.””

Mystery opened her mouth.

“Hello, lady. What is this place for? Around the top of the tower? Anyway, everyone I meet has only scary people.”

The phoenix warmed up lightly with a subtle smile. The cow I took out in my hand also shone dimly in the starlight.

“I’ve never even seen anyone notice before a surprise. There was no one like that except for the implied one.”

“You sound like a frog in a well.””

Mystery laughed and shook the awl to target the immortality. The phoenix had a slightly strange face on its appearance.

She was definitely bare-handed when he approached the back of Mystery. It was not known where the awl was taken out.

“First of all, you two must be constellation-level.”

“Did you hear that, Martial King?” They say we’re constellation-level.”

“If I think about my poor learning, I’m flattered.”

“I feel very uncomfortable because I’m arrogant and arrogant by nature. I should teach them manners while slowly dissecting that frog.”

Mystery smiled and approached the phoenix.

The phoenix tried to laugh at the subject of which he did not even notice his signs, but realized that Sodo, who was spinning around, slipped out of his hand.

When he opened his eyes wide and looked at his hands, his two fingers did not move properly.

“Huh?”

“You must have been trained for toxic immunity. He’s holding out for quite a while. Or is it because it’s palladin?”

The phoenix tried to back down, but managed to catch the faltering leg strength almost loosened.

Only then did the phoenix find a fine hole in his arm.

It was a trace of a needle that was so small that it was hard to feel pain that it stabbed and escaped.

“Fear.”

The phoenix thought that the Mystery did not notice the surprise. But it wasn’t.

Mystery was noticing the site of the phoenix early on, and using her back as bait to lure the site of the phoenix.

“But even if you’re immunologically trained, it’ll be hard to endure for a long time. Because it’s a poison that you’ve never felt before. Considering that it is strong, there will be about 10 seconds left. If you’re lucky, you could die.”

“Haha.”

The phoenix laughed, feeling the cold sweat rising.

I could feel that Mystery’s words were not a joke.

Instead of contemplating for a long time, the phoenix bit its finger tightly with its teeth. The pain awakened the senses of the whole body.

The circuit inside the eye patch began to heat up brightly.

“Martial King, hurry up and grab that.”

Boom.

Martial King rushed in quickly and slapped the phoenix on the chin.

The phoenix, which absurdly allowed a blow, tried to hold on with its teeth, but the poison effect was terrible.

The phoenix went back, wondering what the hell is this place for.

“So you’ve already met The One and Dynamite.””

“I don’t know their names, but if you’re referring to a wizard and an alchemist, you’re right.”

Mystery started the conversation with the phoenix lying on the floor.

Martial King, who climbed on the phoenix, looked down at him with a strict gaze, preparing to suppress him whenever he moved if he resisted.

However, the phoenix replied with a smile as if he had no intention of resisting.

“The wizard’s skills seemed better, so I tried to hold the alchemist hostage, but he suddenly tried to squeeze my arm. I was also surprised, but when I kicked the alchemist, it suddenly exploded. When I opened my eyes again, it was like this.”

“Did you hear anything?””

“Oh, I’m already dead and they told me about my return.””

“Then I heard all the important things.””

“I couldn’t understand a thing.”

Martial King nodded. It’s weird if there’s someone who listens and understands at once. However, on the one hand, it felt strange.

The phoenix is a constellation that died before Martial King. Didn’t you hear the explanation from Hana and Dynamite?

“Don’t you remember when you died?””

“I was chased like a rat and hunted…”… I don’t know. Maybe he died in his sleep. Come to think of it, I think I saw the two, but I was being chased by all the constellations that spoke Korean. So he probably ran away without listening.”

“What did he do to live?””

Instead of answering, the phoenix only smiled.

“Even so, your skills are amazing. I’ve never been so unilaterally beaten even when dealing with an implied person or a Geomuk. The One and Dynamite.”

“The opponent was in a bad.”

The phoenix’s ability to attack was amazing.

The skill, delicacy, and speed of handling knives were also outstanding. However, it was not enough to face Martial King and Mystery.

Of course, there may be parts where one’s organs are exercised like Dynamite.

“Oh, of course, the opponent was not good!” I usually avoid my seat without dealing with anyone I really want to kill. Unless it’s a special situation like now.”

“Martial King, he’s weird. I’m too excited for Baek Ho-min.”

“If I think about the time when Ho-min was put on fire, I think I might be showing my skills when certain conditions are satisfied.”

“Homin”?

When the phoenix wondered and asked back, Martial King quickly shut up.

The phoenix does not yet know that Baek Ho-min has a ‘recovery’ skill.

But it’s like a phoenix in “The Faith Monster”.

I didn’t know what would happen if I knew that it could affect this living Baek Ho-min.

“Now that I think about it, did you also say Baek Ho-min?””

“No, I’m Mystery and he’s Martial King. And you’re a phoenix.”

Mystery calmly cut and put an awl right next to the phoenix’s cheek. The bottom of the stone was pierced like tofu in the Song of Mystery.

“I don’t care who you are. If you go around uselessly, I’ll kill you. Even if I survive, I’ll keep killing him. Fortunately, I’m very good at it.”

“Oh, is it a coincidence or has it proved that we’re both Baek Ho-min?” I’m also very good at what you say. And I think the person on top of me will do well considering his skills.”

Mystery looked fierce and Martial King coughed in vain. Mystery gave Martial King a chin. It meant to raise him up.

Mystery dragged Martial King and whispered secretly.

“Martial King, I’ll have to take him until I find The One.”

“What? Don’t you think it’s better to arrest him somewhere?””

“It’s no use considering the tricks he showed me. He is good enough to shake off Moktukgaksi and run away. It’s no use feeding them poison. It could just die and be revived.”

Mystery’s gaze met a phoenix. The phoenix smiled with index fingers on both hands on his cheek.

Mystery looked uncomfortable and asked Martial King carefully.

“What does that mean?””

“I will pierce your cheek with an awl.””

“저 Baek Ho-min은 strange Baek Ho-min이군. I should find out what the hell you’ve learned from the paladin group. There may be hidden strands to threaten in front of you even though you’ve been hit like this.”

The expedition headed upstairs.

The hunters headed upward with great tension, but nothing as dangerous as they thought. The attack itself had decreased considerably.

No, to be exact, the number of parasitic species has decreased significantly.

“There are three horror predators in front, a violent hungry host, and a starvation hungry host.”

Kang hajin, who came from the reconnaissance, reported to Geomuk.

Hungry hosts are the higher forms of horror predators, and if the horror predators embodied vague fear of the tower, Hungry hosts were more accurate than that.

The violent Hungry Ghost embodies the fear of battle with each leg-like parasitic species, and the starvation-type Hungry Ghost embodies hunger due to depletion.

That power is also power, but it was not an easy opponent to see because of its various abilities.

The black nodded and said.

“Let Yoo Ha-eul take care of it alone.”

“… Are you talking about Kanglim-ah?” The person who assists…….”

“Tell him not to give that name.””

Kanglim-ah was a tinnitus attached to Yoo Ha-eul, who was discovered by the astronomical observatory. The Geomuk was very uncomfortable with the tinnitus.

The reason was simple.

“Is it appropriate to name a envoy to a person who can’t act as a human being?” At least not until it’s properly human.”

The Geomuk murmured, pressing his eyes with a tired look.

“You have to fix all your burdens before you reach the sixth floor. I thought it was a good opportunity for the 5th floor, but the parasite species was…… It comes out less. The 45th floor is just around the corner, but I couldn’t even meet 50 of them.”

Rather, the number of horror predators killed when they went to find Platinum Lord would have been higher.

I even thought that the actual threat was a ruin that was more susceptible to acrophobia and collapse than a phobia.

I thought it wouldn’t be a coincidence. It may have something to do with sending all ordinary people down or Platinum Lord being attacked.

However, the loss of the opportunity to grow Yoo Ha-eul remained a great regret for Geomuk.

“Is there any reason why you feel anxious?””

“The tower likes to overcome.”

The black murmured like a sigh.

“If a person can overcome his or her personal ordeal and move forward, he or she believes it is worth having stars. That’s why many people are reborn as constellations in the five-story system.”

He hoped that the old Yoo Ha-eul would correct her mindset, if not constellation.

Kang hajin opened his mouth.

“Constellation Geomuk seems to only see Yuhail hunters as young.”

“What?”

“She’s already a great hunter. I know what the desirable warrior image you want is, but I think Yoo Ha-eul, or Kang Lim-ah, is fighting on her own battlefield.”

After a moment of silence at the words of the dark Kang Hae-jin, he opened his mouth as if he was dumbfounded.

“You should have said that before you told Yoo Ha-eul why don’t you assist him?”

“…. I’ll deliver the order to the hunter of Yu Ha-eul.”