Broken Ranker Devours Myths - Chapter 59
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The Broken Ranker
Devours Myths
Chapter 59
Z Team (6)
Just before the collision, Lee Hyeon examined the Demon King of Chaos with his Golden Eyes of Truth.
He needed to distinguish how much of his words were sincere.
However,
[Truth]
[But also False]
‘What is this? Overall everything is true, but it’s also a lie?’
The result was strange.
‘He’s hiding something.’
Lee Hyeon hesitated for just a moment.
Whether he should go all out to capture the Demon King of Chaos, or observe the situation a bit more.
At that moment,
Lee Hyeon recalled the result of the dice he had rolled before entering the dungeon.
5 and 6.
Total of 11.
Revelation. Hidden truths will be revealed.
Among the 14 dungeons, there was no content related to this.
What if this was related to the current dungeon?
Crash!
The moment the two axes and great sword collided, Lee Hyeon’s contemplation also ended.
Slide—
The Demon King of Chaos possessed tremendous strength despite his build.
Enough to push Lee Hyeon back.
Simultaneously,
Whoosh!
[Combat Sense (A) reads the presence of monsters in stealth.]
The Monkey Soldiers hiding on the roof moved.
“Great King!”
“Are you alright?!”
The guard soldiers waiting outside also broke through the walls and entered.
Lee Hyeon had to make a decision right there.
Whether to unleash Dueoksini’s fury and settle things with the Demon King of Chaos,
Or…
Lee Hyeon quickly finished his deliberation.
Crackle!
It was when blue-white lightning began to leap over his axe.
Before Lee Hyeon could make any decision, an unexpected turn occurred.
[Combat Sense (A) urgently warns of danger!]
“…!”
A sensation that suddenly sent chills down his spine.
Lee Hyeon couldn’t dash toward the Demon King of Chaos and instinctively pulled his body back.
A lightning bolt barely missed where he had been standing.
Boom boom bang!
“…!!”
“What a shame. I could have caught you right away.”
The power was so intense that the entire royal palace shook.
The flames that spread instantly surrounded Lee Hyeon. A prison of fire trapped him.
Simultaneously,
Clatter clatter!
The Monkey Soldiers’ spears and swords aimed at Lee Hyeon, while dozens of crossbows from the perimeter pointed his way.
A situation where he was clearly surrounded with no escape.
“You said you’d gladly fight, but were those just empty words?”
Lee Hyeon let out a hollow laugh while raising both hands.
Now he was speaking informally, not respectfully.
The Demon King of Chaos shrugged his shoulders as if he didn’t particularly care.
“I wanted to see a match, but it seems my loyal subjects won’t allow it.”
“Great King, please step back. We will handle this insolent human.”
“So they say. What am I to do?”
Snort.
The Demon King of Chaos let out a light laugh, then spoke in a serious tone.
“Everyone, stand down.”
“That cannot be, Great King!”
“I am a warrior before I am a king. Are you trying to trample on the pride of the king you serve?”
“…”
Hard to believe this was the same person who had been drowning in ennui just moments ago.
Eventually the soldiers stepped back a couple of paces. But the encirclement still wasn’t lifted.
The Demon King of Chaos was about to say something when suddenly Lee Hyeon’s Golden Eyes of Truth flashed brightly and went out.
“Pride? I see. You, do you really want to become the protagonist of a new narrative?”
“Hmm? Ah! I wondered what you were talking about… A new narrative. Well, if you think about it, that’s not entirely wrong.”
The Demon King of Chaos continued with a light laugh.
“Aren’t you curious? How can an existence that seeks to become ‘real’ by escaping from being ‘fake’ become special? Or,”
His fangs gleamed particularly bright between his parted lips.
“If that ‘fake’ were to devour even the shell left behind by the ‘real,’ could it take that place? Or would it still just be ‘fake’?”
“You plan to aim for great enlightenment after killing me?”
「…」
Son Wukong still said nothing.
“Of course that wouldn’t work. Though he’s just a fragment, in the end the Macaque King is still the Macaque King. Someone like me couldn’t win.”
The Demon King of Chaos was twisting his lips, but his gaze toward Son Wukong was intense.
“But the important thing is having attempted such a thing. In the end, if I can just prove that I walked a different path from the original, wouldn’t the existence named Sahon have proven himself too?”
The Demon King of Chaos smiled so his fangs were fully visible.
Lee Hyeon smiled along with him.
“To prove yourself, you throw yourself away.”
“Isn’t that what life is all about anyway?”
Even though it hadn’t been 10 years since he awakened as the Demon King of Chaos, he already had such self-awareness.
Lee Hyeon clicked his tongue inwardly, thinking that his opponent was definitely not to be underestimated.
Because the direction was different from the boss mobs he had faced so far.
But…….
‘That’s exactly why I want to fight more fiercely.’
Because he too, like him, was someone who threw his entire life to prove himself.
Swoosh!
The spear tips of the Monkey Soldiers came closer to Lee Hyeon’s chin.
Meaning he should surrender immediately.
In the end, Lee Hyeon dropped both axes from his hands again.
“I surrender,”
It was his second surrender.
“Did you think I would say that?”
Crackle!!
[Dueoksini’s fury is boiling over!]
The moment the two axes struck the ground, blue-white lightning exploded outward.
Rumble-
It was tremendous heat and flash.
“Damn……!”
“Shit!”
“Everyone catch him!”
“Protect the Great King!!”
The floor cracked like a turtle shell and caved in below.
At the same time, Lee Hyeon fell downward.
This was possible because the building was suspended on trees.
Because of this, the prison of fire failed to capture Lee Hyeon, and meanwhile the lightning that spread along the floor and walls caused a chain explosion.
The Monkey Soldiers couldn’t even think of chasing Lee Hyeon as they hurriedly protected the Demon King of Confusion.
‘But it’s already too late for that.’
Lee Hyeon clenched his fist while falling.
[Dueoksini’s Specter is running wild!]
Boom boom boom!
Rumble-
The royal palace was completely destroyed as a pillar of blue-white lightning shot high into the sky.
Along with the tremor, lightning-filled storm clouds scattered in all directions,
Thud!
Lee Hyeon landed on the ground and simultaneously retrieved both axes with magnetism.
Then he took his stance.
[Combat Sense (A) detects the approach of soldiers!]
The fight wasn’t over yet.
The monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain.
The elite soldiers who had learned techniques from Son Wukong and been trained by the Demon King of Confusion remained.
“It’s a human!”
“A human tried to assassinate the Great King!”
“Kill him!!”
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The Monkey Soldiers who had been waiting outside urgently leaped through the trees and fired their crossbows.
A downpour filled with hundreds of Poison Arrows.
One wrong move would mean the path to the underworld,
But Lee Hyeon was just smiling as if he found it amusing.
[Drawing upon Dueoksini’s fury to wrap around your garment.]
[Activating Fury Strike (A) to attempt a bull charge!]
Lee Hyeon wove blue-white lightning like warp and weft around his body, then dashed toward the arrow rain instead.
From the outside, he looked like a surfer challenging rough waves.
Crash!
Crackle!!
But not a single Poison Arrow could pierce his garment, all bouncing off to the outside.
Even the arrow rain that had shocked the Z Team members couldn’t damage the Goblin King’s garment.
Whoosh!
The place Lee Hyeon arrived at was right in front of the Guard Captain.
The very Monkey Soldier who had first fired a crossbow at him and dragged him before the Demon King of Confusion.
Rumble!
[Attempting Fury Strike (A)!]
The Guard Captain hurriedly drew his sword from his waist to block it, but,
“……!!”
The Guard Captain was pushed back considerably from the intense pain as if his arm would be torn off.
When he looked up in shock,
“Too late. Already.”
Lee Hyeon had already attempted another dash and swung his axes repeatedly.
Boom boom boom!!
Rumble-
[Pouring out Fury Strike (A) in consecutive attacks.]
[Stack has accumulated.]
[Lightning bolt strikes down!]
A lightning bolt even fell from the sky, blowing away the Guard Captain.
“Cough……!”
Crash-
Rumble!
“……!”
“……!”
“……!!”
The Monkey Soldiers looked at Lee Hyeon in shock.
Because the force that could be called Flower Fruit Mountain’s greatest warrior after the Demon King of Confusion had been broken too easily.
「Kekeke! As expected, our apostle has quite the grand scale! Blowing up the royal palace, beating down the entire guard unit!」
While Sha Wujing burst into laughter,
Lee Hyeon tried to dash once more to capture the Guard Captain as a prisoner, but,
“That’s enough.”
Boom!
A bolt of fire fell from the destroyed royal palace, blocking between Lee Hyeon and the Guard Captain.
Lee Hyeon raised the face of his axe to barely deflect the flames and twisted his foot direction to forcibly stop his momentum.
Brrrrr…!
The axe trembled like mad.
‘In terms of strength, it’s similar to me… no, maybe even a bit higher. It’s adding explosive power to already strong firepower and brute force.’
It was similar to how Lee Hyeon handled Dueoksini’s rage, but slightly different.
While Lee Hyeon poured out lightning as if erupting emotions,
this guy was slowly boiling himself up like a furnace fire, using himself as dry kindling.
It was a flame-type skill that would grow stronger as time passed.
「Kekeke! Lightning bolts! The Demon King of Confusion I know wouldn’t have such skills. Could it be some kind of newly awakened technique?」
Sha Wujing raised his head from Lee Hyeon’s left shoulder.
‘I think he awakened while gaining a new sense of identity. There’s no surer method than mastering unique techniques.’
Sahon.
Was it the character for ‘discard’ and the character for ‘trace’?
As the name suggests, a being who discarded the traces left within himself and gained uniqueness.
This flame technique must be what he mastered to establish that distinction.
The problem is,
‘There must be a clear origin or source. What could it be?’
Such techniques don’t just appear overnight.
‘There’s someone who gave him stimulus.’
-I’ve been talking too much. Is it because I met someone from the ‘outside’ after so long?
He recalled what the guy had said in their first conversation.
If that person had helped the Demon King of Confusion gain uniqueness and taught him flame techniques.
‘Aroma buff.’
The pleasant fragrance that covered all of Flower Fruit Mountain.
That definitely wasn’t the Demon King of Confusion’s technique either. When he asked Sha Wujing, it wasn’t from Flower Fruit Mountain either.
At that moment,
‘There’s only one qualification to pass through the Water Curtain Cave and find the monkey village. Either you’ve inherited Son Wukong’s karma, or…’
Something flashed through Lee Hyeon’s mind like lightning.
‘You’re a related person.’
Sha Wujing was such a case.
‘…Then.’
Flame-type.
Aroma buff.
There was only one person who possessed both these characteristics.
Ding!
[‘Sacred Relic: Golden Eyes of Truth’ was used to glimpse the secret the dungeon holds. Successfully read ■■■■’s myth.]
[1. Fragrance that relieves fatigue.]
[In legend……]
……
[2. Pursuit of peace and happiness]
……
[Obtained a large amount of ■■■■’s karma.]
[Status has risen.]
……
[Intimacy with the Ruyi Jingu Bang has increased further. You can now partially utilize ■■■■’s divine power.]
Crack!
Creak!
Along with the rise in status, Lee Hyeon’s body also began to change little by little.
The divine power that had only helped with stamina recovery until now began to interfere more, mixing with his magic power.
Though it was a very small amount,
[‘Sacred Relic: Golden Eyes of Truth’s performance deepens!]
Lee Hyeon felt his eyes snap open.
But now wasn’t the time to enjoy such things.
「I see. This incident was related to the Seven Great Sages?」
Sha Wujing also seemed to reach the same conclusion as Lee Hyeon, nodding his head heavily.
The Seven Great Sages.
The seven great demon kings who had sworn brotherhood with the Monkey King Son Wukong.
Those legendary names who ruled over the eight million demons of Dongsheng Shenzhou had once threatened the very foundations of the Heavenly Realm.
「You mean there’s a demon king who succeeded in fleeing to the Lower Realm like me? I heard rumors that even those great demon kings couldn’t avoid crisis,」
Bitterness seeped into Sha Wujing’s expression.
「It seems the Chief Deities’ restraints were too difficult to withstand.」
「…….」
「Elder brother.」
Sha Wujing let out a light sigh and looked at Son Wukong.
He was still just staring at the Demon King of Confusion with his lips pressed tight.
「Elder brother, did you know? From the moment we entered this dungeon?」
「…….」
「You already suspected it. I thought you were just unsettled from seeing your old ruined hometown,」
Suddenly, Sha Wujing’s eyes turned cold.
「Don’t tell me this was because of traces of an old lover?」
Lee Hyeon turned toward Sha Wujing and Son Wukong at words he never expected.
But Sha Wujing’s eyes remained cold.
And……
「…….」
Son Wukong still said nothing.
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