Tearing the Gate Apart - Chapter 56

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Episode 56.
Ha Gyeong stared at nothing but empty space.
Outwardly it seemed very strange, but he had seen through to the essence.
He had pinpointed his opponent’s location precisely.
So it seemed quite flustered.
A hidden presence vanished in an instant.
Ha Gyeong shook his head sharply.
‘This isn’t the time for that.’
He immediately sprinted across the cascading soil.
Whether the ground collapsed or not.
He could run across anything using the Wall Climbing Step.
Ha Gyeong checked his teammates’ positions.
‘If I don’t rescue them quickly, they’ll all be buried.’
Even if there was space below, it would be equally dangerous.
Whistle!
Dozens of pearl-white threads shot from Ha Gyeong’s hands.
He intended to pull his teammates up with Resonance Rope.
The first person spotted was screaming despite his bulk.
“Kyaaaah! Save me, damn it!”
“Seems you’re producing a lot of estrogen these days. Very girlish of you.”
“What, what are you talking about, bro? I’m all man!”
“Stop the chatter and help that gentleman next to you hold on!”
At Ha Gyeong’s shout, Jon turned his head to the left.
There Ma Do Hyeok was flailing about, swept up in the torrent of soil.
Jon looked at Ha Gyeong with eyes like a cat in boots.
“Can’t we just let that bastard die?”
“No, we can’t.”
“Fffffuuuuck, shit!”
Despite his words, Jon moved dutifully.
He distributed the Resonance Rope to his comrades.
Thanks to that, Ha Gyeong was able to grab everyone quickly.
‘Done. Now I just need to pull them up.’
Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap!
Ha Gyeong ran his feet like a madman.
Perhaps from using the Wall Climbing Step for so long.
His head was spinning.
The amount of mana and Abyss Energy consumed was increasing.
Of course, he couldn’t stop here.
Otherwise, they’d all end up exploring the underground world as a group.
Maybe they’d even see a live burial ending.
Crash! Bang!
Ha Gyeong finally set his feet on solid ground.
Then he laid his body almost flat against it.
If he hadn’t, he would have been dragged back in.
Groans were already pouring from his mouth.
“Uuughh!”
But something felt odd.
Nine people, and yet this heavy?
With Ha Gyeong’s abilities, he should have been able to pull them up easily.
Yet no matter how hard he strained, they weren’t budging.
Eventually, he had to take drastic measures.
‘This won’t work. I need to find another way.’
Ha Gyeong split the Resonance Rope in both hands.
He separated one strand and pulled it hard.
Then it felt like he’d become a fisherman.
Something massive shot upward suddenly.
Like a giant catch being dragged from water.
Whoooosh—! Crash-bang!
“Whoa! Holy cow! That was a close one.”
“Mmph! If you’ve got breath to talk nonsense, help with this!”
“Can’t I rest for a second? This damn soil is killing me.”
“Jon!”
“Why you calling me by my full name like my wife when she’s mad? That’s creepy. Fine, I’m coming. Going.”
Jon approached Ha Gyeong while grumbling endlessly.
Then he started taking the Resonance Ropes one by one and pulling.
Thanks to that, the rescue operation went smoothly.
As time passed, manpower kept increasing.
That way, Ha Gyeong was able to save all his teammates.
Though exhausted enough to collapse, he couldn’t rest yet.
In case it collapsed again, they needed to move to a safe place.
Ha Gyeong sprawled out flat on a large rock.
‘That sticky soil must have made the weight increase tremendously. I almost hit Mana Depletion.’
To exaggerate slightly, each person seemed to weigh about a ton.
In any case, the crisis had passed.
But there was a sensation tingling through Ha Gyeong’s entire body.
‘Right, what was that thing from before?’
The moment the ground collapsed.
Those red eyes that Ha Gyeong had detected.
He was simply curious about their identity.
His mind grew increasingly complicated.
‘It had plenty of chances. But why didn’t it attack?’
The malice was clear.
But he couldn’t understand why it just watched.
And there was something even stranger.
The sensation felt through the Soul Stigma.
The fragment’s trace had vanished.
There were two plausible theories.
Ha Gyeong stared at the collapsed floor.
‘Either it got swept in there, or that creature grabbed it and ran.’
Somehow, the latter felt like the right answer.
After a brief rest.
Ha Gyeong pushed himself up with effort.
“We probably can’t rest here long. Let’s move.”
“Agreed.”
Dae Hyeonja nodded with a tired face.
It seemed even this person was experiencing such an enormous natural trap for the first time.
After all, a pit with a 2-kilometer diameter had formed.
How could one not be surprised?
Even Ha Gyeong, who had been through countless hardships, felt the weight of danger.
Soon, the clearing team was exploring and moving about the Bottomless Pit.
Then Ha Gyeong’s footsteps stopped again.
‘This is….’
[Soul Stigma senses a fragment’s trace]
Ha Gyeong could be certain.
This was not a new Ultimate Abyss Fragment.
It felt exactly like the one at the Hallow Mayer Field.
In that instant, Ha Gyeong realized.
‘I’m being lured.’
But the question remained.
Who, exactly.
And why was Ha Gyeong being drawn in?
He immediately called for Dae Hyeonja.
For seeking wisdom, no better choice existed than this man.
“You say a signal keeps circling in your head?”
“Yes, as if it’s calling me.”
“If you could just ignore it, you wouldn’t be asking me for advice.”
“True.”
“This is a headache.”
Dae Hyeonja fell into deep thought.
Then his eyes suddenly sparkled excessively.
Uncomfortably so for those watching.
Soon Dae Hyeonja spoke with a meaningful smile.
“What if we lure them instead?”
“Huh?”
“After all, they don’t want Ha Gyeong specifically, do they?”
“That would seem to be the case.”
“Then we set out the best bait. In a very visible place.”
Ha Gyeong tilted his head.
He didn’t understand at first.
But the moment he belatedly grasped what Dae Hyeonja meant.
Jon and Ma Do Hyeok were already holding him down.
“Bro, anyway, that’s what he said.”
“This is what we call a reverse trap.”
Ha Gyeong spoke with an exasperated expression.
“You really think this will work?”
But his comrades paid no attention to his words.
They were just excited that something fun was happening.
Ha Gyeong shook his head in resignation.
‘Did they all catch Jon’s idiot virus?’
* * *
In the middle of the desolate Bottomless Pit.
Ha Gyeong stood shirtless, bound to an iron pillar, his expression vacant.
‘No way that bastard falls for this….’
How much time had passed?
Suddenly someone appeared before him.
A towering frame, nearly two meters.
A gaunt body.
Membranous wings spread wide across its back.
It resembled the Heart Core Guardian.
Except for the head shaped like a canine creature.
It curled its lips and spoke.
“They say humans are crueler than the Abyss’s creations. How pitiful you’ve become.”
Ha Gyeong immediately recognized the creature.
Those red eyes that had watched him from the darkness.
The one that had orchestrated the Ultimate Abyss Fragment lure.
But Ha Gyeong wore a bewildered expression.
“Wow… this actually works?”
“What do you mean?”
“You saw my teammates tie me up here, right?”
“Of course.”
“Didn’t it seem strange?”
“So I watched for quite a while. Monitored their movements too. They left without hesitation or attachment.”
“How far did you follow them?”
“Beyond that mountain.”
“That’s about five kilometers, I’d guess. But let me ask you one thing.”
“Speak.”
“What if one of my comrades has the ability to tear Wormholes and move through them?”
“….”
Instead of answering, the creature looked around hastily.
Then it began to sneer with even greater ease.
“A force great enough to bore holes in dimensions couldn’t escape my senses. Stop the bluffing.”
“You can’t even comprehend it, can you? Anyway, since we have time, want to chat a bit?”
“I have nothing to discuss with you.”
“I’m curious, though. Why your aura is similar to the Heart Core Guardian. Are you brothers or something?”
“Don’t compare me to that pathetic wretch.”
It was truly a light provocation.
Just a casual remark.
But the creature’s reaction was quite intense.
What could that mean?
Ha Gyeong dimly grasped the creature’s true nature.
‘It’s a rivalry, I think. Or maybe they really are brothers.’
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be so hostile about it.
He pressed further with more questions.
“What exactly is the Emperor? Why did it send you after me?”
“Don’t speak that name so carelessly….”
“I didn’t mention any name.”
“Regardless, don’t speak of that one so….”
“I’m not being careless.”
“No, you rotten human. Let’s talk properly.”
“Why are you so angry? I’m just correcting what’s wrong.”
“Ahem! Anyway, shut up. His Majesty simply took a passing interest in something as petty and vile as you.”
The old Ha Gyeong would not have engaged in this kind of banter.
But after spending so much time with Jon.
His needling skills had apparently improved.
In any case, the puzzle was coming together now.
Ha Gyeong organized it carefully.
“So there’s you, the Heart Core Guardian, and above you all an Emperor creature. And you’ve all caused the Gate Break?”
“That’s a significant distortion.”
“So is it right or wrong? If you need to correct something, correct it.”
“Why would I have a conversation with someone so uncouth as you? It’s roughly similar. Our goal is to cross over to that world.”
“Cross over and then what?”
“Hehehehe! You still don’t grasp the difference between the Upper Layer and the Bottomless Pit? Why do you think it looks like this?”
“Huh?”
Listening to the Wolf-Headed Creature.
Something struck Ha Gyeong.
The Upper Layer and the Bottomless Pit were similar but different.
The air of the Bottomless Pit was heavier and more oppressive.
The level of the monsters that inhabited it was different too.
But if it were only to that extent, there’d be no reason to divide them.
Ha Gyeong spoke almost thoughtlessly.
“Earth could become like the Upper Layer?”
“Your understanding is quick. But knowing won’t help. You won’t be able to tell your own kind.”
Swish.
The creature drew out a large scythe from its back.
Despite its emaciated body with nowhere to hide anything.
It was a mystery where that came from.
Soon it brandished the scythe’s blade, gleaming sinisterly.
But Ha Gyeong’s expression remained calm.
The creature bared its fangs and spoke.
“Your composure is pathetic.”
“I’ve known this was a trap since I fell for it. You’re less intelligent than Silent Ruin.”
“What?”
“The fact that you don’t realize it’s a trap proves your level.”
Click! Click!
Ha Gyeong easily freed himself from his shackles.
Though shirtless and unarmed, he was supremely confident.
His comrades would arrive here as planned.
Whoosh—!
With a strange sound, a dimensional rift opened in thin air.
One by one, Ha Gyeong’s party emerged from it.
The creature’s expression twisted in fury as it spoke.
“Was that bluff you mentioned actually real? How?”
“It’s just psychological warfare, idiot.”
“Ha! Either way, your fate doesn’t change.”
Shiiiii—!
Because its body resembled the Heart Core Guardian.
The creature’s speed was equally tremendous.
It intended to deal with the unarmed Ha Gyeong first.
Then fight the remaining clearing team.
But Ha Gyeong’s lips curved into a smile of conviction.
He lightly pulled up the iron pillar he had been bound to.
Then he simply struck the ground with it.
Kaaaang! Ziiiiing—!
An astonishing phenomenon unfolded.
[Resonance Staff activated]
[Drawing in all surrounding energy]
Gate Break Rendered Asunder
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