Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 227

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

Chapter 227

Heavenly Dokkaebi (2)

[Heavenly Dokkaebi]

Cheon dokkaebi. Also called Cheon dokkaebi.

The Heavenly Dokkaebi has been known since ancient times as a capricious being that intervenes in human society without judging right or wrong, and it is said that all natural phenomena such as lightning, rain, thunder, wind, and fog are all his pranks.

Representing the absurdity of heaven, people were so afraid of such Heavenly Dokkaebi that they changed the name using the character Cheon meaning lowly.

-Origin: The proverb ‘The Heavenly Dokkaebi commits the sin, but the old tree gets struck by lightning’

‘Does this mean I’ve unexpectedly opened the path to the 3rd Awakening?’

In fact, Lee Hyeon had already decided how to approach his 3rd Awakening.

If the 1st borrowed the power of the Snow Queen and the 2nd borrowed Son Wukong’s power, then the 3rd should naturally be themed around his own unique heritage.

Still, he had been wondering how to find that direction,

‘I acquired it earlier than expected.’

A slight smile formed on Lee Hyeon’s lips.

‘Now I might be able to use Bihyeongrang’s sacred relic that I haven’t used in a while.’

There’s Bihyeongrang’s earring, the last of the dokkaebi-related sacred relic set he originally possessed.

He had set it aside separately since it didn’t seem like the right time to use it,

But now he thought it might be time to take it out and wear it again.

[‘Sacred Relic: Thunder Eyes of Clear Vision’ has taken complete form.]

[Heavenly Dokkaebi is added to the sacred relic’s origin of ‘■■Great■ ■ukong’ and ‘Bull Demon King’.]

[Heavenly Dokkaebi has acquired its first sacred relic.]

[Summoning information for Thunder Eyes of Clear Vision!]

[Thunder Eyes of Clear Vision ]

A sacred relic newly born from the combination of two eyes symbolizing 【Journey to the West】, ‘Golden Eyes of Truth’ and ‘Soul-Bewitching Eyes’.

It can see through the truth and weaknesses hidden in the reverse side of the world, and can cause dokkaebi mischief, namely mysteries , by partially manipulating them.

-Type: Sacred Relic.

-Origin: Myth ‘Journey to the West’, Heritage ‘A Good Day for Dokkaebi to Play’

‘Even connected to heritage…?’

Lee Hyeon burst into laughter at the sacred relic he had unknowingly created.

Somehow it seemed like it would go very well with Dueokshin’s teeth.

Or maybe integrate into one.

He was already curious about how it would feel to hold an axe with these eyes.

He was already getting curious.

“…The more I look, the more fascinating you are.”

Then, Bull Demon King stared intently at Lee Hyeon.

Lee Hyeon had returned to reality and looked at Bull Demon King.

“What do you mean?

“You’re definitely human, that’s certain.”

Bull Demon King’s two Soul-Bewitching Eyes glowed brightly.

“Your original born fate is definitely that of a human too… but at some point it was ‘bent’ in a different direction.”

Words that were somehow hard to just brush off.

“What do you mean by that…?”

“The Soul-Bewitching Eyes can see the grain flowing through objects, and when the proficiency becomes much deeper, they can glimpse causality, and furthermore even human karma and fate.”

“…!”

Lee Hyeon recalled the several thread lines drawn in the black and white inverted world when he first obtained Thunder Eyes of Clear Vision.

‘So those were the grains.’

And when such grains gathered, they seemed to become fate and heavenly secrets.

‘And when those things gather, do they become causality too?’

In the end, it meant he had to keep striving to see more grains.

‘Bull Demon King’s grain… I can’t see it.’

Bull Demon King reflected in the completed Thunder Eyes of Clear Vision,

Had grains only around the periphery of his vision, but they didn’t reach him.

Probably that was due to an unavoidable difference in status.

However,

Instead, he could clearly see another red line connected between himself and Bull Demon King.

‘Thread of fate.’

It meant the sworn brother contract between the two had been completely established.

“But you, as reflected in my eyes,”

Bull Demon King stroked his chin with his hand and continued.

“Your fate feels like it didn’t flow along the path it originally should have. As if it was forcibly ‘bent’ by external intervention in the middle…”

“…Are you saying someone intervened in my life?”

“That might be so.”

“…”

“But because of that, a fate that would have lived ordinarily and disappeared was inversely bent and shot upward,”

Bull Demon King’s lips twisted.

“So that might be why you experience such extraordinary things now. Also why you have such deep connections with demons unlike ordinary humans. How mysterious.”

Mysterious.

A word symbolizing dokkaebi.

That word suddenly struck Lee Hyeon’s mind.

“Then perhaps…”

“Perhaps it’s because you met your brother?”

Lee Hyeon quietly nodded,

And Bull Demon King shook his head firmly.

“No. Rather, your brother was originally fated to just pass by you.”

“…!?”

“But you became so close due to other events along the way.”

“…”

“Beyond that, even as sworn brothers, I can’t see… It’s quite a mysterious matter.”

The words Bull Demon King threw created deep ripples in Lee Hyeon’s heart.

The brotherly destiny that was originally meant to just pass by, but became so intimate.

At the fact that there might be some secret here,

A person suddenly flashed through his mind.

‘Could it be…?’

But Lee Hyeon soon shook the thought from his head.

Now was the time to focus on his conversation with Bull Demon King.

Still,

The main topic that hadn’t ended remained.

“To think you’d really hand over the leash so obediently. Ha! Should I say you have great guts, or that your thinking is shallow.”

Bull Demon King grabbed the thread of fate connected between himself and Lee Hyeon with his hand.

Squeeze.

Lee Hyeon momentarily felt his breath catch.

If Bull Demon King hardened his heart here and cut the thread, Lee Hyeon would surely die.

But Lee Hyeon smiled.

Though his weakness had been caught, conversely, he could roughly read the Bull Demon King’s surface psychology.

The Bull Demon King had absolutely no intention of harming him.

“Now… please tell me about my brother.”

The Bull Demon King’s mental image rippled greatly.

‘As expected.’

He got the feeling that the relationship between the Bull Demon King and Moon Su-chan might be much more intimate than he had thought.

“You’re talking about that child who, according to his ‘original’ fate, would have become the Youngest Brother’s apostle without any problems, right?”

The fate of brothers who had no choice but to diverge because the direction of destiny had been twisted.

Lee Hyeon quietly nodded his head,

“Your brother is alive. I confirmed it with my own eyes just a few years ago, so I’m certain. Though I can’t say for sure if some misfortune has befallen him since then.”

“…!!”

He clenched his fists tightly at the answer that immediately followed.

“…There would have been no misfortune. I’ve confirmed his survival through other methods.”

“Is that so?”

“Where is my brother… right now?”

The Bull Demon King’s eyes sank deeply.

“The Illusory Realm. The place we commonly call the homeland of demons, monsters, ghosts, and strange phenomena.”

“…!”

“But that’s just what we call it, and alternatively… yes. I’ve heard it’s commonly called the 【Primordial Sea】.”

The Primordial Sea?

Even for Lee Hyeon, who had studied various myths and legends, this was the first time hearing such a place name.

However, strangely, it didn’t feel unfamiliar.

So he was thinking he should check with Lee Gun-san’s network as well as Homerus Holdings, when

the Bull Demon King’s additional words struck Lee Hyeon’s head hard.

“Or would you understand if I called it 【Tiamat’s Nest】?”

“…!!!”

* * *

While searching through the Sima Society’s materials with her subordinates, Beldana was able to discover one important fact.

‘The tool that can control U.C.O. is right here!!’

The Sima Society that Beldana had experienced so far was a thoroughly cautious place.

So she thought there must be something else in addition to these research traces.

They couldn’t have failed to prepare for U.C.O. going on a rampage, so she wondered if there might be some kind of emergency brake device…

While carefully examining the incinerated documents, she was finally able to discover it.

The fact that there was something called a leash.

‘If I can just get my hands on U.C.O., I might be able to obtain not just the 4th floor, but even higher floors!’

Beldana’s eyes gradually became tainted with greed.

‘Maybe I could even ruin that impudent bitch Gi Yu-jin’s face. The Tower Lord might entrust me with conquering the highest floors again.’

For a very brief moment, she even thought about challenging the Tower Lord’s position,

but Beldana shook her head and regained her composure.

The Tower Lord was already an absolute being comparable to the Nine Heavens, just not publicly known.

No, perhaps he was a noble being who might soon surpass even the Mountain God.

No matter how much U.C.O. appeared to be a fallen divine entity, if she carelessly tried to attack that person, she could lose her head.

So she would take it slowly.

Instead, she was determined to drag down at least Gi Yu-jin from that position and monopolize all the glory.

However,

the problem was that she wasn’t the only one in this research institute.

‘If I were to attempt a backstab… No. We’re at too much of a disadvantage for that.’

Beldana first thought of Lee Hyeon and bit down hard on her teeth.

Just recalling his piercing blue eyes made her knees go weak.

‘Besides, there are guys like Over Zero too. I should postpone until I completely get my hands on U.C.O… Wait. No. Do I really need to think only that way?’

Beldana smiled a sinister smile as a sudden thought occurred to her.

‘Anyway, everyone is scattered throughout the temple right now to get conquest hints… Couldn’t I just secretly deal with them one by one?’

Coincidentally, Beldana had a good method.

‘Molech’s sea of fire, if I just have that, somehow.’

Of course, it wasn’t a method she could use right away.

She had to secure the item first.

“You must never let this fact be discovered. I’m going to look for the leash, so if someone comes looking for me, make appropriate excuses.”

“Yes. We’ll keep that in mind.”

Beldana’s heart was already pounding at the thought that soon all the guys here would be trembling and bowing their heads before her.

She had been too frustrated being trapped in this dungeon for the past month.

[Attempting to move to the subterranean temple by scattering with Ash Smoke (A).]

Whoooosh-

Beldana scattered into gray smoke and slowly seeped toward where the leash would be.

‘The leash is definitely in the secret space prepared behind the altar… It was said to be in another sanctum hidden in the temple’s underground.’

Because it was a damp place, it was the most secretly hidden location even in the research institute.

It was originally where U.C.O. was stored, and it was said that all forms of demonic energy seethed there, making it impossible for ordinary people to even approach.

But for herself, a priestess serving Molech, the story was different.

Rather, such demonic energy would become a great source of power.

Hiss…

“Hm? What’s that?”

“What?”

“Didn’t you feel something just now? There was definitely a presence behind us.”

“I don’t sense anything. What are you talking about?”

“No. I must have sensed it wrong.”

She occasionally encountered hunters, but Beldana was able to enter the very secretly hidden room,

‘…There are traces of someone having entered. Could it be Jet?’

Realizing she was one step behind, she accelerated even more.

And…

[You have entered the Hidden Boss Room.]

‘This is it!!’

She broke into a broad smile at the message she encountered after wandering through the darkness for a while.

At some point, Lee Hyeon’s traces had been cut off. Whether he had taken the wrong path or not, it was as if he had simply evaporated.

Thanks to that, she was able to be the first to discover the altar placed in the very center of the Hidden Boss Room.

Though covered by a veil of darkness, on the altar was placed a red orb the size of a human head.

Flash!

Beldana returned from smoke to human form and smiled coldly.

“The leash… No doubt about it. It’s reeking of U.C.O.’s demonic energy. Plus the heat.”

She had heard it was made based on the sacred relic of the sun god Yarhibol?

It was spewing hot heat and steam as if it contained the sun itself.

Other hunters wouldn’t have been able to even enter this Hidden Boss Room,

but for Molech’s priestess, it was the perfect environment.

“Hohoho! It’s truly an item made just for me, isn’t it? With this, not only U.C.O., but it would be great for creating a sea of fire too.”

As Beldana imagined Lee Hyeon writhing in agony while engulfed in flames, her heart was already pounding.

And as she wore a smile filled with ecstasy while reaching her hand toward the orb,

Thud!

Before she could, there was a white hand that pierced through the veil of darkness and grasped the orb first.

“…!?”

A presence she had completely failed to detect.

Beldana was startled and tried to manifest Molech’s Divine Authority toward that direction, but

something flashed before her eyes and a hand axe was already embedded in the crown of her head.

Thwack!!

“…!!”

In the moment her vision was about to fade, what Beldana witnessed last was

Lee Hyeon glaring coldly from within the darkness… no, it was a vicious-looking Thousand Dokkaebi [dokkaebi].

Beldana’s head was smashed to pieces.

Pshwaaaaak!!

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