Chapter 530 – Apocrypha 33) Those Who Covet Others, Themselves Will Be Taken Away by Others
Excerpt 33) Those who covet others’ possessions will also be taken away by others
3 years ago, in a black hole, I really fought Cthulhu non-stop. No matter how much he regained his body’s power, Cthulhu was also a transcendental being who roamed the universe and destroyed countless worlds.
The difference between me and Cthulhu was literally a piece of paper, and I always had the upper hand, but on the day I made a mistake, it could be reversed right away.
It is three months in this world, but you cannot feel the flow of time in a black hole. Time seemed to go slowly, but it also passed quickly like a bullet.
It was foolish to try to check time in a black hole where space-time is warped.
Anyway, fighting Cthulhu, I thought I was good at turning the battlefield into a black hole. It is a giant monster the size of a continent. If I had fought with a guy like this on top of the Dark City, everything would have collapsed and burned away.
And the people I wanted to protect must have disappeared.
‘This is why he was able to sacrifice himself.’
Occasionally, you can see the protagonist of a movie or novel sacrificing himself to save the world. Watching that, I couldn’t understand the main character sacrificing himself.
There are so many people with different values in the world, and there are many people who don’t appreciate the main character who saved them. Among them, there are those who swear that if he hadn’t been the main character, he wouldn’t have perished.
Sacrificing for the sake of such people was completely incomprehensible.
However, when I was in the same position as them, I could understand the hearts of the main characters. The main character did not sacrifice himself to save the people he knew nothing about.
I sacrificed my life to save my people and the people I love.
I, too, gladly threw myself into the black hole with Cthulhu, not for the sake of strangers, but to protect my people. Cthulhu was a guy who could survive in a black hole and come back at any time.
Anyway, inside the black hole, I fought Cthulhu. And the long game of chicken began. An extreme game of chicken where the first to make a mistake loses.
In the end, it was me who won.
Cthulhu lost all of himself to me and was destroyed like that. Also, the power that Cthulhu wields has also become mine.
Those who covet other people’s property will also be taken away by others.
*****
Chew-! Chew-! Chew-!
Clusters of dark gray tentacles erupted from my body and collided in the air. There was the sound of air bursting, and there was sticky mucus under the sound.
“…”
The face of Kang Tae-gong, who fearlessly coveted Ren and Highwug, which were mine, was hardened. I don’t know how many tentacles jellyfish have, but I’ve already lost dozens. The space between me and Kang Tae-gong was full of slime.
It’s because the jellyfish tentacles exploded after being hit by my Cthulhu tentacles.
I don’t know how strong the giant jellyfish monster [Jellyfish.C.Hyde] Is, but it couldn’t be compared to Cthulhu, a transcendent being. Which is stronger, a kid who swims in space or a kid who swims in the sea?
Contrary to my expectations, I was so fucking strong that I could clearly see that I was taken aback.
Tsk tsk. Young friend, life is a game.
With a plop-!
“… Huh?”
Perhaps despairing at the fact that the giant jellyfish monster’s tentacles couldn’t defeat me, he threw himself into the sea containing the fishing rod. No, here he chooses to commit suicide?! No! Come back, child! Even if you go, tell me where you hid the relics and go!
Chaaaaagh-!
As I was about to run to the sea, something huge came out of the sea.
The scales unique to fish are densely embedded like a puzzle and have a deep blue color as if they were pulled from the deep sea. On the head, there were two strands of 2m-long whiskers that looked like those of a carp, and blunt teeth that looked like they could easily chew through Cyron steel with a gaping mouth. Above the blunt teeth, sharp things like spike traps clung to each other. Are teeth growing on top of teeth?
It looks like the carp, which can do nothing but jump, has evolved. Hmm… I guess he’s also a water, flying type?
[Who are you.]
His voice rang out like a speaker placed right in front of him. I’m going to wake up all the sleeping people.
[I’ve never heard of a guy like you in Dark City.]
“Really? Even if it’s only here like Mangbuseok, you’ve probably heard it at least once?”
Kang Tae-gong growled like a beast. If other people hear it, they probably won’t understand what it’s talking about.
However, having awakened as a chaotic giant, I was able to understand everything he said.
[Who are you.]
Kang Tae-gong asked me again to see if anyone could guess his identity.
“You guys are taking a break.”
He lowered Ren and High Wog to the floor, sitting on his shoulders. They both hate getting wet. Ren, in particular, hated getting her feathers wet, even though she had the power to create waterspouts.
Having put the loyal monsters down on the land, I shouted as I ran toward Kang Tae-gong in the shape of a [Serpent.Kill.Gimora], A large monster.
“Guess what, sea snake bastard!”
[Quooooo!]
The cry of the sea dragon echoed through Area 133 like thunder.
*****
Gizman, who became the president of the Hero Association after the head of the Valencia Association, looked at the map. On the map, Dark City was barely the size of a baby’s fist. Centering on Dark City, the bottom was painted sky blue and the top was painted green.
It was a map created by previous flying heroes such as Wind Line, flying in the sky. There was only one copy of this map in Dark City, and it was kept by the presidents of the association for generations.
“…”
The president of the Guizman Association looked at the part painted green among the only one map. In the middle of the green part was written black letters.
-The Land of Monsters-
Long ago, Bondi was the land of humans. It was not a dense grove of trees tens of meters high, but a desolate forest of metal buildings.
“The land of monsters.”
The president of the Guizman Association stroked the letters on the map with eyes burning with desire. The president of the Gizman Association, who became one of the most powerful people in the Dark City, wanted this place, the land of monsters.
In order to pioneer the land of monsters, he joined hands with the monster hunters living in the land of monsters.
“If you open a way here…”
A vast territory far wider than Dark City, no comparison itself, is pioneered by humans. Hehe, just imagining it made me laugh. The lower leg became heavy.
“I will be honored more than Valencia, no, past presidents of the association.”
The head of the Guizman Association was jealous of Valencia, the former president of the association. I envied his overwhelming charisma, which could subdue even political opponents with a glance and a word.
When he heard that Valencia had passed away, he was delighted. He immediately took action and mobilized all the personal connections he had accumulated over the years to become the head of the Hero Association, which had become vacant.
When Valencia sat in her chair, she was thrilled more than anything.
The 180 heroes responsible for the security of the Dark City rose to such a position that they moved with one hand and one command. Among them, there was an S-class hero called the final weapon.
In fact, it was as if he had become the highest power in the Dark City. The highest power in the Dark City, where over 100 million people live.
He thought he would only be able to walk the red carpet. But there was no permanent red carpet in his life.
It is called the Ten Years of Gwonbul (權不十年).
The president of the Guizman Association did not enjoy his power for 10 years, no, not even 10 days.
Many politicians and presidents of large corporations came to congratulate them. When he confronted them, he realized that they were looking at him through the eyes of a prey.
The former president of the association, Valencia, was an iron wall itself to them.
He couldn’t be coaxed with nice words, and threats didn’t work, probably because he’d been active as a hero for over 30 years. Rather, those in power were threatened by Valencia. No one in power could remain calm in front of a beast wearing a human mask.
However, the president of the Guizman Association was different.
He has neither superpowers nor Valencia’s charisma. They were typical of their kind. He was full of thoughts of roasting, boiling, chewing, biting, and tasting the Gizman Association President.
Sensing their thoughts, the president of the Guizman Association felt unbearable anger. However, he did not have the power to retaliate against him who had just become the president of the association.
‘Valencia! Valencia! Valencia! You guys stand in my way until you die!’
He felt anger toward those in power and at the same time he felt anger toward the dead Valencia president. The jealousy that was dormant inside him suddenly raised his head.
Guizman, the president of the association, wanted his name to be above Valencia’s name somehow. In order to do that, I needed an achievement that surpassed him.
So the place I turned my eyes to was the land of monsters.
What if he took the lead and pioneered the land of the gold man? What if we drive out the monsters and bring back the human land?
Among the past presidents of associations, including Valencia, his name will be placed at the top.
Inside the Hero Association, they knew that monster hunters had contacted them first, but the reality was different. The Hero Association first contacted the monster hunters. Specifically, the president of the Guizman Association.
“As expected, S-class heroes are good players.”
The head of the Gizman Association sent Windline, an S-class hero who can handle wind, to Monster Hunter Village. And he gave his will.
Getting the wind line on your side was easy. He was a man with an adventurous spirit in his heart, probably because he was still young. When he revealed his aspirations of pioneering the land of monsters, Windline willingly agreed to join him.
“Valencia. Your Hero Association will disappear with you when you die.”
In addition, the head of the Guizman Association planned to expose the shadow of Valencia that existed within the Hero Association.
The starting point was Ice Queen.
“Admit it. You are a capable man.”
Valencia was certainly a capable man. He knew what superpowers S-class villains had and how to get in touch with them.
While tidying up my desk, I found the Top Secret handwritten by Valencia. Seeing this, whoever the next president of the association would be after her, she organized it in her mind in the hope that it would be of some help to the operation of the Hero Association.
Among them was the mysterious S-class villain Kang Tae-gong. It was written all about his psychic powers and what he could do with artifacts made from the byproducts of monsters.
Kang Tae-gong, who can do fun things with artifacts, and Ice Queen, who manages one of the two artifacts currently kept by the Hero Association.
The plan to push the Ice Queen out of the Hero Association came into my mind.
“So stop disappearing from my presence, Valencia.”
Strike Valencia’s forces with what Valencia has prepared. There could be no better plan than this.
“Ku-k-k-k-k.”
Gizman burst out with a mean laugh and took a sip of the coffee the secretary had prepared for him and sat down. When I turned on the audio, classical music was playing. He turned on the television while listening to classical music.
[Next news. Last night, in area 133, a scream presumed to be a monster resounded. Part of the shoreline was damaged, and the appearance was horrendous, as if a giant had whipped it. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but the estimated damage is expected to be close to $600,000. It was also confirmed that the place where the incident occurred was where S-class villain Kang Tae-gong always fished. Currently, Taegong Kang’s life and death have not been confirmed.]
“… What?”
Tuk – The remote control fell from his hand.
