It’s the Apocalypse, but My Summons Do Everything - Chapter 53

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Episode 53

 

#Episode 53

 

Since more time had passed than expected, we decided to stay the night at Hyeon-i’s village for today.

 

The wall I had split apart was also quickly restored to its original state as repair robots gathered and fixed it in an instant.

 

“No matter how many times I see it, it’s amazing. How do you do something like this in the desert?”

 

“It wasn’t originally a desert.”

 

“Still, there couldn’t have been enough materials to build up this level of technology, right?”

 

“If we didn’t do it, we might have died, so we gritted our teeth and made it by digging through piles of trash.”

 

“Ah… You went through a lot of hardship.”

 

There were many things I wanted to say, but since it’s impossible for an ordinary person to understand a genius, I simply acknowledged Hyeon-i’s hard work appropriately.

 

“There are several rooms left inside, so you can sleep here.”

 

“Wow… It’s much more spacious than it looked from the outside?”

 

“Yes, I thought it would be better to look weak even if enemies came, so I dug underground.”

 

He was quite thoughtful too, and I was already starting to look forward to what would happen if I brought Hyeon-i to Seoul.

 

“You must have had a hard time coming all the way here, so rest comfortably. The automatic surveillance system is detecting the surroundings anyway.”

 

“Yeah, thanks for being considerate.”

 

Since everyone here was S-rank Hunters before being summoned creatures, there would be no problem going without sleep for a few days.

 

But since we needed to rest properly when we could, everyone relaxed their tension and lay down for the first time in a while.

 

Perhaps because we had slept rough enough to sleep anywhere as long as we had a place to rest our heads even in remote areas, everyone began to rest in an instant.

 

I also scattered my death energy around the village just in case, and closed my eyes thinking I’d get some light sleep.

 

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“Phew… I slept really cleanly.”

 

I woke up after getting adequate rest without tossing and turning.

 

Perhaps because my physical limits transcended human boundaries, my body felt light as if I had rested all day even with just a little rest.

 

Looking around, the other companions were still sleeping.

 

‘Baek Do-hyeon Hunter isn’t here?’

 

Was she taking a walk or something?

 

The desert night was cool, but for her who was proficient in elemental magic, it would be at a tickling level.

 

Since I didn’t particularly want to sleep more either, I got up and went outside.

 

“Wow…”

 

Outside, the Milky Way was pouring down, filling the night sky.

 

It felt somewhat luxurious to call this the night sky of a Makyeong.

 

Looking around briefly, I could see Baek Do-hyeon Hunter in the center of the village.

 

She seemed to be admiring the stars too, looking up at the night sky and muttering something.

 

“Baek Do-hyeon Hunter, what are you doing there… Hm?”

 

Her appearance was that of Baek Do-hyeon Hunter, but the power I felt was completely different.

 

Instead of the ever-changing energy she usually possessed, there was a stable and calm, yet noble and powerful green current flowing.

 

Since I had definitely felt this power before, I could easily guess whose power this was.

 

“…Wisdom Lord?”

 

“Good, you’re quick to notice.”

 

Of all people, a Monarch had come to visit.

 

Since she wasn’t someone who would visit just to exchange greetings, I asked her with a serious expression.

 

“So, what business brings you to the Lower Realm?”

 

“Originally, your senior should have told you about this, but since he’s not someone who can easily descend to the Lower Realm, I came in his place.”

 

“…Something at the level that my senior should have told me about?”

 

I had a strong intuition that this wasn’t an ordinary matter.

 

The Wisdom Lord looked at my tense state and said.

 

“Going this way means you’re going to deal with the Earth Dragon, right?”

 

“Yes, that’s correct.”

 

The Wisdom Lord, who had been looking at the stars with sad eyes, let out a deep sigh.

 

“Karnack, whom you encountered, will probably be there.”

 

“…!”

 

Karnack.

 

Just hearing that word made me grit my teeth.

 

How could I forget? Not only me, but Jinu, Yeo-ul, and Seo Iram had all nearly died.

 

“That bastard is together with the Earth Dragon?”

 

“Yes, considering his true name, that power cannot be ignored either.”

 

“True name? What’s that?”

 

The Wisdom Lord sighed while looking at the red sand scattered on the ground.

 

“Who do you think was the most troublesome enemy for your senior in the last Throne War?”

 

“The last Throne War… Well, I probably wasn’t even born then.”

 

“If you had to pick just one.”

 

“From what I directly met and felt, it would be the Frost King, but… seeing how you’re saying this, it’s probably that bastard.”

 

My answer seemed quite satisfactory, as she nodded with a benevolent smile.

 

The atmosphere was completely different from Baek Do-hyeon Hunter’s usual behavior, but surprisingly, this suited her well too.

 

“That’s right. The former Sun Monarch Karnack, that is his original true name.”

 

Sun Monarch.

 

The name alone made it impossible to easily gauge the depth of that strength.

 

All beings on the ground live under the grace of the sun, after all.

 

However, judging from the tone, it seemed the meaning was different now.

 

“Do you remember what Karnack introduced himself as when he first met you?”

 

“How could I forget? It was one of the most humiliating moments of my life.”

 

[The King Who Casts No Reflection, The End of Arrogance, Karnack.]

 

The Wisdom Lord, who had been pondering those words for a moment, asked me instead.

 

“Do you think you understand what those words mean now?”

 

Knowing that telling me would be meaningless, she too hoped I would realize it on my own.

 

I quietly put my mind to work.

 

The cool desert air mixed with the scent of blood added a touch of tension.

 

“I’m not entirely sure, but I think I understand one thing.”

 

“What’s that?”

 

“Don’t all the Monarchs create successors? Both myself and Hunter Baek Do-hyeon, for example.”

 

The Wisdom Lord’s face became slightly flushed.

 

Probably because I had grasped the right direction for the answer.

 

“But that creature appeared in a strange form, not like that at all.”

 

“Hmm, and so?”

 

Honestly speaking, I wasn’t sure what “The King Who Casts No Reflection” meant.

 

But I thought I roughly understood “The End of Arrogance.”

 

“That creature had already claimed a Divine Seat once, but driven mad by greed, came down to the ground once more, didn’t it?”

 

At my answer, the Wisdom Lord’s eyes lit up.

 

Drawing a pleasant curve at the corner of her mouth, she looked at me intently and nodded.

 

“About 90% correct.”

 

“What? Then 10% is wrong?”

 

“Yes, originally that creature claimed a Divine Seat and immediately tried to forcibly usurp the next Divine Seat with that power.”

 

“What? Is such a thing possible?”

 

“If it had been possible, Karnack would have become an absolute god by now, reigning over the entire universe.”

 

At her gesture, Karnack’s face appeared.

 

Around Karnack, who had claimed the Divine Seat, numerous black silhouettes emerged.

 

“Naturally, the Monarchs who had once claimed Divine Seats stopped this.”

 

“Hmm…? If he was going to face that many Monarchs, wasn’t Karnack being completely foolish?”

 

“Not necessarily.”

 

The Wisdom Lord looked at me and carefully chose her words.

 

It seemed there were limits to the level of information she could share with me as a human.

 

“With the strength one has when first claiming a Divine Seat, it might have been quite possible.”

 

“…What? The Divine Seat is that powerful?”

 

“Yes, and it actually almost succeeded.”

 

Just looking at the Frost King and my senior, their strength was so far beyond me as a human that it was incomprehensible.

 

Though I don’t know well now, there are probably other Monarchs among them who are monsters as strong as my senior.

 

And yet he was strong enough to compete with such Monarchs?

 

Seeing my expression that showed I couldn’t easily understand, she gave a bitter smile.

 

“If you understand the essence of the Divine Seat, you too will be able to understand what I just said.”

 

“Huh…?”

 

Was it because I was only focused on the difference in power?

 

Or perhaps as someone who hadn’t even come close to a Divine Seat yet, I still couldn’t understand what her words meant.

 

“Anyway, anyone who challenges for a Divine Seat will gradually come to know this. For now, let me continue talking about Karnack.”

 

“Yes, please continue.”

 

The Karnack that the Wisdom Lord explained was a more dangerous madman than I had thought.

 

It was enough to understand why my senior had personally descended to kill that creature.

 

Karnack, defeated by the Monarchs, ended up losing even the Divine Seat he had originally claimed.

 

As a result, the rank of the creature that had ascended to divine status fell miserably, becoming unable to even remain in the dimension of the Monarchs.

 

Thus, the creature that had returned to mortal bonds hid in the human realm, thoroughly watching for opportunities.

 

And apparently, now was what it considered the right time.

 

“Why now of all times?”

 

“I can’t know that far, but if I had to guess, it probably thinks it can defeat this generation’s Monarch candidates.”

 

“…That’s somewhat insulting to my pride.”

 

“Well… even in my eyes, this generation, except for you and a few candidates, is rather…”

 

Under my steady gaze, the Monarch coughed a few times.

 

I deliberately rubbed my brow and asked what I had been curious about.

 

“But you know, thinking about it, isn’t it strange? Even if that creature ascends to a Divine Seat again, couldn’t the Monarchs just join forces and take it away again?”

 

The Wisdom Lord coldly shook her head.

 

“If that happens, even though it was taken away, he would still become a Monarch who had claimed a Divine Seat twice.”

 

“Yes, so what would be different?”

 

“That… even I cannot know. We Monarchs also ascended to divine status through Divine Seats, but we still haven’t figured out what those Divine Seats actually are.”

 

Seeing her eyes show even a hint of fear, my curiosity about the Divine Seat grew even stronger.

 

What exactly is a Divine Seat that even she, called the Wisdom Lord, would be troubled by it?

 

Asking anything more here didn’t seem likely to yield useful information.

 

“Then, what about the rest – ‘The King Who Casts No Reflection’ – what does that mean?”

 

“That’s literally what it means. He is not an existence normally permitted by the world. Being a phantom-like existence that the world does not allow, he is not reflected in water, mirrors, or any other objects.”

 

“He’s just a loser then.”

 

“To put it bluntly, yes.”

 

Information about him was gradually starting to form in my mind.

 

Well then, on to the next question.

 

“Is there any information that might benefit me in battle against Karnack?”

 

“It would be best to fight at night, or on a cloudy day when it’s overcast.”

 

“That’s quite a one-dimensional approach…”

 

“As the Wisdom Lord, I can assure you there’s no more certain method than this.”

 

Well, he was the Sun Monarch after all, so she probably wasn’t wrong.

 

When I chuckled at the absurdity, the Wisdom Lord gently continued.

 

“For reference, in his prime, he could summon the sun at will to fight.”

 

“What kind of monster is that…”

 

That single statement showed me just how massive the scale of Monarch battles could be.

 

Without realizing it, I felt a sense of crisis and grabbed the Monarch’s hand.

 

“What about other methods? If he knows he’s weak at night, he probably won’t fight easily then.”

 

“Hmm…”

 

After pondering for a moment, she tapped her forehead as if thinking deeply.

 

The green aura around her deepened even further.

 

Like a supercomputer running calculations, she finished her thoughts quickly and slowly opened her mouth.

 

“It’s a rather crude method, but…”

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