A king who kills others, a god who kills himself – 21
Every time you hear the spirit of a returner, the golden palace shakes. The flying homunculi launch various attacks and try to break into the golden box, but the moment they enter somewhere, darkness rises and engulfs them. Even in the middle of the day, the golden ship continues to scratch the ground and pushes the golden palace. As if trying to topple a castle.
Perhaps even the mythical battles happen subtly and suddenly. Just like now when a fight broke out after coming to negotiate a peace agreement.
I don’t really want to wear it there, but I’m interested in meeting Hwang Hwang-gyeong and Jannokhoeju.
“Hilde. Let’s go.”
“Over there? Uh, well father. Is it really necessary to do that?”
“Yes. Definitely.”
Saying it firmly, Hilde sighed and stepped on her pedal. The two-wheeled vehicle accelerated following Hilde’s footsteps.
Certainly, humans are the most comfortable power source. The speed is quite fast when using qigong, and above all, it is automatic driving with voice recognition.
“Faster! Run!”
“Profit! Do! You know!”
Urging Hilde with her mouth, she used her mind-reading skills. As the golden palace approaches, the thoughts of those who move within it are transmitted.
The golden palace is no different from the body of the golden mirror. All matter within the golden palace transforms and moves according to his will.
Regressor and Tyr, who entered the golden palace along the golden box, faced attacks from all directions. The floor rises, the ceiling collapses, and numerous traps target the two. Being attacked with every weapon imaginable by humans, the two were having considerable difficulty coping.
In the meantime, Peru, which had dug into the Golden Palace, continued to advance.
The floor and ceiling tighten, trying to crush Peru caught between them. The moment I recognized that, Peru’s unique magic crumbled up and down. The ceiling collapses and the floor collapses. Then. Although Peru’s body may fall, it is not crushed.
A sharp spring comes out and rips through Peru… The moment you want to Suddenly, the rusted body could not withstand its own strength and broke.
The moment the barbed iron ball traces its way and tries to hit Peru, the weakened chain snaps and rolls in the wrong direction.
And that’s not all. The mirrors installed here and there to prevent the vampires lost their luster in an instant, and the sharpened weapons shattered like glass from the thinnest part.
If the Palace of the Golden Palace is also the result of alchemy, then Peru is their end. Peru advanced further, though not forcefully, crushing all intentions of the Golden Circle.
‘… I expected it. The golden box, too, was made by the golden mirror. If you get close to it, it will be used as an ingredient….’
There is no point in shocking the Golden Palace. No matter how broken it is, it will be restored if the golden mirror remakes it. However, there are two reasons why Peru chose to crash.
One is to quickly reach the Golden Sutra.
Another was to infiltrate the entire blast furnace that provides power to the golden box into the golden palace.
‘… Jannokgoro. The only tool that can contain my power to collapse everything.’
Hwang Geum-gyeong gives presents to the ‘disciples’ who come to see her. In order to maximize the student’s enlightenment, we provide equipment that can utilize 200% of his unique magic.
That’s the Juggernaut. The mystery of the Golden Sutra as a gift to the lord who succeeds in his progress.
However, even that golden spectacle had been agonizing over Peru for a long time.
Peru’s unique magic is the power that brings about the end of matter. What kind of tool can we use the power to deny matter? No matter how many times he tried to make this and that, it would only disappear if Peru’s ability reached it.
‘… At that time, there was talk of killing me.’
A certain party argued that Peru’s power to deny alchemy was ominous, and that it would rather get rid of the aftermath. However, the golden mirror did not even respond to the words, and made this and that until it overcome Peru’s power. Continued for days and days.
Jannokgoro is what the demon created after suffering. A black box that is closer to glass than metal, and its structure is difficult to understand, let alone its material.
Because once you break it, you can’t get it back, Peru couldn’t figure out its structure either. One thing is for sure, as long as there is material left to collapse inside, it will never crumble. The dignity of the golden mirror was great enough to overcome even contradictions.
Presumably, the process of trial and error must have been an enjoyable source of contemplation and another source of inspiration for Hwang Geum-gyeong. Because that’s the only thing that can be said to be a stimulus to the gold mirror, which doesn’t need anything.
But even if it’s mere contemplation… It was a precious gift for someone.
‘… A golden wonder.’
The Golden Palace has changed its structure again. As if it felt like it was difficult to handle Peru with the attack, now it attacked Peru in a different way.
The floor is gone. Having tripped, Peru stumbled down the hallway. At the point where she lands, her sharp iron spear juts out.
Peru has nothing to do with this kind of attack. However, Peru did not come with her bare body. She took her white orb from her bosom and burst it.
A wind orb given by a regressor. A storm rages and pushes away Peru’s body. I hit my back against the wall because I couldn’t measure the strength, but it was still better than being hit by a thorn. Peru, who had barely escaped, walked deeper, scattering the power of Jannok.
[Difficult.]
Just then, a voice echoed through the hallway. Peru said, looking in the direction she had heard her voice.
“… You are a golden wonder.”
[To deal with mercenaries, skills are required. But without you, it can’t function properly. It’s brutal, but I have no choice but to destroy the entire Golden Palace.]
I plan to turn the whole golden palace into a tomb in Peru. However, Peru expected that much. Peru’s abilities are her own, as far as her alchemy is concerned, but she herself is a weak human being. If the Golden Lord wants to kill by any means, she can’t stand Peru.
Still, Peru headed here. To protect the country… There is, but that’s not the only reason. With her cup Nokgoro in her arms, Peru walked down the long, endless corridor and appealed to her golden sutra.
“… Can’t we?”
Huiju can talk to Hwanggeumgyeong. Since their images are rooted in the Hwanggeumgyeong, the only beings who can sincerely communicate with the Hwanggeumgyeong, which only has images, are the Huiju.
The words of Peru touched the image of the golden mirror. The image responded to the words.
[What does that mean?]
“… We adore you Although not gold, your power and dignity are common sense in nations. However, the nations… Were you lacking so much that you couldn’t be there?”
Even at Peru’s sad words, Golden Kyung answered dryly.
[I never ordered you to worship. You are the ones who came into my golden country and bought it, and you are also the ones who took and sold things without my permission.]
“… It was for living.”
[So I’m going to kill him now.]
A logic that only God can unfold beyond life and death. Peru swallowed for a moment before speaking.
“… Even if you pick up what you spilled, we were always grateful to you.”
[I didn’t want it.]
“… No one ever pretended to be the king over sutra.”
[It is natural.]
“… We were your people.”
[I didn’t think so. My country is only a golden country.]
The closer he got, the clearer the voice of the gold mirror became.
Peru’s power to disintegrate matter becomes a probe to find the golden mirror. It is the same principle as gold. Since the power of the golden sutra also spreads from the relic, Peru can find her ability and find the golden sutra.
I don’t know if it was intentional, but as I instinctively approached the golden bell, Peru continued to talk.
“… We can’t give you anything. It’s because he is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one Because I’ve reached a higher level than anyone else. We can only worship and follow.”
But that’s not for surprise. Peru was far more inclined to ask him than to attack the Golden Sutra now.
“… To us, Kyung was our ruler, teacher, and god. We thought so… Still, I guess it wasn’t enough to become a citizen of Lord.”
Despite Peru’s earnest heart, Hwang Keum-gyeong’s answer was cold.
[It’s just your own arbitrary belief. I am a man of gold, and there is only one king for me. I am not a king. It is an existence that temporarily takes care of the land the king left behind.]
A king needs his people. He can truly become a king only when he has people who will farm for him, work for him, and die for him.
That’s why the king cares about the people. Because you need it.
After dying and becoming a demon, he doesn’t need anything. He has even killed himself, so he can forsake everything else without hesitation. Even if he says that he is country.
It must be because of that that God is harsh. Realizing that she had been abandoned, Peru asked her god, swallowing her tears.
“… In that land, aren’t we included?”
Hwang Geum-gyeong answered after thinking for a while.
[Yes.]
Peru stopped for a moment. Putting her head down and chewing on her despair, Peru set down her glass Nokgoro she was carrying.
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Matter that decays accelerates the decay of other matter. The power of Peru was condensed to the utmost in Goro, who had used countless alchemy rivers as fuel to move the golden box.
‘… The power of Jannok that I have gathered over the years…. Can I do this?’
A black box that has never been disassembled or emptied because once it is broken, it cannot be undone. Peru took a red bead from her bosom and placed it on it.
A stone called lava tears, which was excavated from a volcano and condensed with heat through a special process. It is a treasure that is sold at a fairly high price even in countries where inflation of the annuity value occurs. Peru infused her magic into the lava tears she had been keeping in case of emergency.
The beads explode and bright red lava flows down the furnace. The burning liquid flame spread widely over the furnace, greedily devouring its shell. Therefore, it also heats up red, and soon melts without enduring the heat.
With a knock, a drop of lava went in the deepest and made a hole in the blast furnace. At that moment, the ominous power that had been sealed for years broke through the weakened seal.
It’s not that the power of Jannok doesn’t work in the blast furnace. Due to the special structure of the furnace, it just did not reach it.
However, the moment the lava melted the blast furnace, the seal was broken. The power of Peru, gathered over the years, engulfed even the seal that imprisoned them and spilled out.
‘… Even if it doesn’t. All I can do is this.’
It’s not even crumbs anymore. It was a lump of ash, similar to a flowing liquid. It doesn’t even touch the floor. The moment it touches, it collapses the floor and falls down like a waterfall.
The scattered ash was even more destructive. As you go down, it gradually increases in volume, turning everything it touches into the same situation as yourself. The power of Jannok was quickly summoned and dyed the Golden Palace.
“… hahahaha, hahahaha.”
Even though it flowed down with gravity, Peru’s hands and feet were stained black just by being close to it. Peru’s breathing gradually quickened. It wasn’t even a direct contact, but the aftermath alone ruined Peru’s body and internal organs in a mess.
[Impressive. Trying to resist to the end.]
Peru gasped and replied.
“… For the nations.”
[There is one thing I forgot.]
Even though the poison was swallowing the inside of the golden palace, the golden mirror spoke as if it was not a big deal.
[That’s why I made it myself.]
Jannok’s power, which had been breaking through the floor as if making an abyss, stopped at some point. He didn’t move as if he was blocked by a wall.
Peru, who was coughing painfully, realized the situation belatedly.
The fact that the place she is standing on now is made of the same material as the blast furnace she brought.
[I’ve already done it once while making a golden box. What has been done once can be done twice. The first is always the hardest.]
“… Ah.”
This place, no, the entire Golden Palace was a seal to imprison Peru and her powers. I thought Peru was going to infiltrate, but even he was being guided by the golden mirror.
To Peru who was in despair, the golden sutra kindly explained as if she were teaching her student.
[Your power has a countermeasure. The problem was the mercenaries you brought. The weapons to kill the mercenaries are useless against your strength, and the numbers to counter you are broken by the mercenaries. It was necessary to separate you to solve that problem.]
“… So, the fort….”
[Because your mercenary was dangerous. I needed to be vigilant.]
Is it because of a broken heart, or is it purely a limitation? Peru could not hold out any longer and collapsed. The cold voice of the golden mirror came through her panting ears.
[It was impressive. One is here If the nations are so precious, disappear with them.]
Now Peru has no choice. She didn’t even have the strength to use her own magic. With her eyes open, she gazed at the gradually approaching ceiling.
The ceiling, which moves according to the will of the golden mirror, will collide with the floor as it is. I don’t care what obstacles are there.
Peru will not even leave her corpse, she will become flesh and blood and she will disappear from the world. Maybe she was destined from the moment she was abandoned by God.
Just before death was so close.