Chapter 329: Star, Teachers and Students (4)

Chapter 329: Star, Teachers and Students (4)

[A Hidden Quest (Golden Sutra) has been created!]

[Golden Sutra]

· Type: Hidden.

· Description: After spending a long time tracking down the main culprit behind the Gate outbreaks on Earth, ‘Teacher of All Sentient Beings’ finally discovered that the culprit is ‘Ill-Tempered Buddha with Golden Eyes.’ Hence, she decided to put a shackle on him again.

Help ‘Teacher of All Sentient Beings’ put [Golden Sutra Headband] on the head of ‘Ill-Tempered Buddha with Golden Eyes.’ Successfully subduing him, known as one of the strongest beings in <Heaven>, will cause your <Myth> to spread even more.

· Requirements: <Purple Star Astrology> enemy. Possession of stronger combat prowess than a Great Celestial.

· Time limit: ―

· Quest Failure Penalty: ―

· Quest Rewards: The location of the remaining verses of ‘Bestla’s Poem,’ Ou Yezi’s Nine Divine Swords,’ ‘Omni-Weapon Chest’...

[You have received ‘Kundika’ as an upfront payment!]

[You have received ‘Liuhunfan Flag’ as an upfront payment!]

“W-wait... It’s not like you have completed the quest already. Handing you rewards now is...” Carl Malone’s hands trembled as he handed the items over to Chang-Sun.

[The Celestial ‘Teacher of All Sentient Beings’ timidly protests, saying that her apostle is right!]

“These are deposits, not rewards, but we can just forget about all this if you’re opposed to it.” Chang-Sun shrugged.

[Will you reject the Hidden Quest?]

“Hahahaha! You’re one quick-tempered fella. You should hear everything I have to say first. It was just a joke, after all. A joke!” Carl said, quickly correcting himself. “What I’m really trying to say is that I hope you succeed in this Quest now that we have given these excellent items as upfront payment,”

[The Celestial ‘Teacher of All Sentient Beings’ hurriedly nods and says that her apostle is right!]

[The Celestial ‘Teacher of All Sentient Beings’ beams, but the corners of her mouth tremble in sorrow.]

[The Celestial ‘Teacher of All Sentient Beings’ nervously watches you, worried that you will really reject the quest.]

Throughout their negotiation, Chang-Sun took the initiative and just kept swaying Avalokitasvara because she had no idea that he had his own reasons for capturing Sun Wukong. In the end, Avalokitasvara handed over her dearest treasures, [Kundika] and [Liuhunfan Flag], as upfront payments.

Chang-Sun took the items as if they belonged to him in the first place, making Cha Ye-Eun chuckle dumbfoundedly as she watched him. Although she was the one who incited this whole transaction, Chang-Sun still looked like a villain even from her perspective.

‘... This doesn’t seem like his first time doing this kind of stuff,’ Ye-Eun thought.

Unaware of what Ye-Eun was thinking, Chang-Sun checked out the [Liuhunfan Flag] after tossing [Kundika] into his [King’s Treasury]. The white flag was soft, and each strand was as long as the flagpole. They were also big, but nothing was drawn on them.

“What are you going to do with that?” Ye-Eun asked.

“Nothing at the moment, but I plan to use it later.”

“...?” Ye-Eun tilted her head in confusion, having no idea how he would use the [Lihunfan Flag]. Chang-Sun soon demonstrated how to wield it, causing her eyes to widen.

Oooong―!

Chang-Sun infused his <Darkness> into the flagpole, slowly turning the six white cloth strands to black. Like galaxies, they emitted a black glow.

Swish―!

The six cloth strands separated from the flagpole and climbed up Chang-Sun’s arm. Some wrapped themselves around his sleeves while others covered the rest of his body, permeating into his coat and turning it pitch-black.

“Ah, you’ll wear it like armor, then.” Ye-Eun nodded, looking quite surprised. She definitely did not expect it to be used that way. “How did you know you can use it like that?”

Chang-Sun silently smiled. Ye-Eun soon let out a bitter sigh, having realized that he came up with it during the countless battles he fought as ‘Divine Twilight.’

―Kie, kieeeee!

Packs of Wyverns took to the skies, and Drakes, Nuckers, Lindworms, and many other monsters rampaged on the ground. The Wyrms indiscriminately destroyed the already cracked asphalt roads, and the Amphipheres flew at a low altitude and unleashed strong gusts of sandy wind. Serpents also slithered down the ground.

Various Dragon-type monsters appeared in bigger numbers than the monster wave that the Players stopped in the past. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call them the Dungeon’s soldiers.

At this point, it would be more accurate to call this monster wave a tsunami, not a mere wave. Moreover, something caught Yeong-Geun’s attention in this monster wave. Beyond the army of monsters, their leader stood, wearing a black robe. It was five meters tall, had the head of a dragon, and was holding a book that was longer than its upper torso. Anyone could easily tell that its Class was way higher than the other lower-ranking Dragon-type monsters.

‘Dragon Monarch.’

The boss monster of the ‘Den of the Evil Dragon,’ a being who had instilled fear of death into numerous Players and Clans, had appeared on Earth!

Yeong-Geun gulped. His level was now incomparably higher compared to during the previous Dungeon Break, but the Dragon Monarch of ‘Den of the Evil Dragon’ couldn’t even be classified in terms of levels.

It was incomparable and immeasurable. The Council even assessed that the monster was impossible to kill. They also publicly announced that Players ranked lower than Marquess-Class should run if the Dragon Monarch ever reappeared. That was whom Yeong-Geun was trying to fight against right now.

[The Celestial ‘Nameless Giant’ says that the Dragon Monarch is a Celestial.]

[The Celestial 'Nameless Giant’ says that descending into the <Saha World> was a breach in the law of causality, so she is not sure how the Dragon Monarch is here right now.]

[The Celestial 'Nameless Giant’ explains that someone must be helping the Dragon Monarch right now.]

The word ‘Celestial’ weighed down on Yeong-Geun’s heart.

‘Who could have thought that I’d fight a Celestial.’ Yeong-Geun let out a long sigh. ‘Maybe it’s a blessing that Hye-Bin is still overseas.’

[The Celestial ‘Nameless Giant’ shakes her head in disbelief, saying that you really are a hopeless fool for your niece.]

Unable to say no, Yeong-Geun smiled bitterly.

Not long after, a shiver ran down his spine. When he quickly looked up, he saw something falling in his direction.

“Be care—!”

Before Yeong-Geun could warn the driver, a powerful shockwave struck the SUV that they were in.

Booom!

The explosion sent Yeong-Geun flying out of the car and rolling on the asphalt road. He felt as if he had a few broken ribs. If he hadn’t reflexively activated his defense skill, the explosion would have killed him.

[The Celestial ‘Nameless Giant’ asks you in shock if you are okay!]

“I’m fine, but...” Yeong-Geun looked up, fighting through the dizziness.

The impact had blown away his driver’s upper body. A huge man now stood where the SUV had been.

“I thought that would immediately kill you. You’re quite good,” the stranger casually said.

Yeong-Geun’s head blanked out the moment he met the man’s eyes. He couldn’t think about the surprise attack or feel angry about his driver being killed. He couldn’t even feel fear. His Divine Class and dignity were so great that it voided Yeong-Geun of all thoughts and emotions.

[The Celestial ‘Nameless Giant’ screams, unable to understand how that man descended on the <Saha World>!]

The man had a tousled mane-like hair and ferociously shining eyes that were hard to miss. His clothes—a roomy black shibijangbok[1] and a myeonryugwan[2] with strands of various jewels—resembled a royal robe that rulers of the eastern region wore in ancient legends.

The combination of his unrefined wild nature and elegance as a ruler revealed a powerful dignity that made it hard for Yeong-Geun to look him in the eyes.

[The Celestial ‘New Tian Shi Yuan’ has descended!]

“Maybe it’s because it’s Twilight’s home planet, but it seems I have found a man of fine talent as soon as I arrived.” Richardus, the ruler of the <Purple Star Astrology>, smirked as he looked at Yeong-Geun. “How would you like to be my subject?”

1. The raw is 십이장복(Twelve symbol clothes), which is a kind of myeonbok(royal ceremonial clothes) that eastern kings wore in the past. Twelve symbols of a ruler’s virtues are either drawn or embroidered on the clothes to show kings’ dignity. ☜

2. The name differs in each country, and this is the Korean version. It’s a mianguan in China, and it’s called a benkan in Japan. For those of you who want to see what Richardus looks like right now. here ☜