108 – Hell (3)
I had a truly happy dream, but I couldn’t laugh because I knew it was a dream.
That’s true, no matter how much you dream of living happily with your warmly smiling parents – in the end, you don’t even know their faces.
Did you say that only those who have experienced happiness can imagine happy dreams? That was exactly the right situation for Hangyeol.
I dreamed of the parents I wanted so much, but because I didn’t even know their faces, I couldn’t see their smiling faces properly even in the dream.
Nevertheless, I realized that I was happy because that smile was so warm and I felt peace from that warmth – but in the end, it was a dream, so I woke up with happiness behind me.
The uncle and aunt who were like benefactors, the older brothers and sisters who encouraged and supported me for a long time, the younger brothers who smiled brightly and hugged me every day, and the friends who laughed and cried and shared joys and sorrows together.
No matter how happy the false dream was, in the end, everything he had built up until now was in reality.
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. It’s also fast-“
“-Hey.”
As soon as he opened his eyes, he reflexively neutralized the attacking villains and fought like crazy until the other heroes woke up.
When Gladius woke up and joined the battle, it was not until he was finally able to take a breather that an ominous premonition suddenly passed through his head.
Villain organization The Church of Dreams, its leader Dream Eater.
If the happy dream he had was an attempt to trap himself in the dream, and if the reason the heroes lying down now have not yet woken up is because of their instinct to seek out happy memories –
Even if it was false happiness, there was a person in this place who could not escape from the dream.
So he moved.
He was worried about the other heroes who stumbled to their feet, and even about Gladius, who was going to fight alone right now, but he thought there was no one in particular to protect his friend.
Of course, he could be wrong.
The battles he saw while coming here – He had already woken up and seen his friends fighting against the villains, so his worries may have been worthless if he desperately went to visit them.
It might have been the right answer to just sort out the villains step by step with the heroes there.
“Get your dirty hands away.”
But as a result – his ominous premonition came true.
Is it fortunate that his guess was correct, or is it unfortunate? Even I didn’t know that.
Ji-hyeon is still asleep at the scene where she managed to find her, and Hyuna is breathing heavily, as if she was fighting to protect her.
He was able to stop an old man who tried to swing a dagger at Hyuna, but it was a miracle created entirely by his senses.
In other words, Ji-hyeon is still sleeping soundly without waking up, and with blood flowing from Hyuna’s head, the reality of having to deal with the villain who is trying to kill them is right in front of her.
“You’re so fast, kid. “If it had been a little later, I would have killed them both.”
“Get your hands off me!”
I don’t know who it is. But it’s not unusual.
At least if she was a villain with limited skills, there was no way Hyuna could have been defeated so easily.
That’s why Hangyeol roared and tried to push him away with all his sincerity.
“It’s telekinesis. “It’s quite an outstanding ability – plus that impressive look and purple eyes.”
“…What?”
Yes, Hangyeol tried to push him away. I tried to throw the old man who was trying to stab Ji-hyeon with his hand right away, and I thought I would be pushed away at least a little.
“Hero Shield. “So you are the boy you said was ‘possible’?”
However, the old man still remained firm.
Let alone being pushed out, he didn’t even lift a finger.
“…Possibility?”
“Oh, my. The young man is just spouting off words he doesn’t know. “I apologize.”
The good news is that we were able to somehow stop the old man who was talking calmly.
But this won’t last long either.
Puddeuddeuk-
“It’s quite an outstanding ability. After all, young people are full of energy.”
The dagger slowly lowers its hand and gets closer to Jihyeon.
In fact, the old man was moving to achieve his goal, little by little.
“Invisible Hand!”
“Hmm. “He also has excellent judgment.”
If you can’t push out the villain, all you have to do is bring out a dangerous person.
Han-gyeol’s judgment was quick, and after grabbing Ji-hyeon with telekinesis, he immediately moved her behind him –
“As expected, it’s not much different from what the Guardian said. “You look smart.”
The old man did not even look at Hangyeol, who blocked him, and just continued to glare at Jihyeon.
“…Guardian?”
“Yes, Villain Guardian. Don’t you know that too? The kid who is the leader of Repentance. “Even so, we are building a fairly close relationship.”
I know. The fact that the villain Guardian is the head of Repentance and that his identity is Hyunwoo.
However, why does that story come out of his mouth? As if he knew something-
“Okay. Since he is a hero, he probably knows the identity of the villain. “Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…”
Ah. Isn’t that true too?
Even Gladius must still be at the stage of suspicion, and there was no way that old man, a complete stranger, would have known that fact.
Hangyeol frowned and closed his mouth, and the old man chuckled and slowly raised his head.
Puddeuddeuk-
“…Don’t move!”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think it will work out the way I want.”
A horrifyingly bizarre sound resounded from the body that was forcibly twisted to escape the telekinesis, but the old man continued to move little by little as if nothing had happened.
“Don’t be a damn-“
“It’s unfortunate, but it’s true. Let’s see… I can’t act as I please like those poor guys over there.”
The villain’s lie. The old man’s eyes are full of regret to dismiss it like that.
Is it true? But, if it’s true, why? It would be more convincing to say that it was a lie. Why are your senses screaming that this is the truth?
“Unfortunately, the moment you think differently, your heart is destined to explode. “Even though he’s such an old guy, he still desperately wants to live.”
And why did that old man who just tried to kill Jihyun and Hyuna-
“If it wasn’t for that, I would have retreated rather than attacked, and was fed up with being in the backroom, but that sly snake attacked me, so I didn’t really have a chance.”
Are you looking at yourself with those earnest eyes?
“Once again, I had a pretty close relationship with the Guardian. Should we call it a partnership?”
Hangyeol tried to calm his confused mind and began to think over his words.
The author is clearly a villain. But his words and gaze keep bothering me.
Not being able to move of his own will, moving corpses, heart bombs, saying he didn’t really want to be attacked.
Lastly, the reason to appeal to the fact that I am close to Hyunwoo.
The truth that comes out when you combine the clues is-
“Evil Brigade…!”
“……”
The evil brigade is behind all of this. I don’t know about the church in the dream, but that dagger belongs to the Silent Serpent, so at least it is the Evil Brigade that is controlling the Silent Serpent.
He didn’t answer, but the old man’s eyes became relaxed. Did they say silence is positivity? Hangyeol realized that he had guessed what he wanted to say.
Can’t move according to your own will? It is connected to the bomb of the heart. The reason is that if you don’t follow it, you will die immediately.
And it has to do with moving corpses. The moving corpse belonged to the first villain Ji-hyeon encountered, and the heart bursts and dies when trying to escape or fail in a terrorist attack, a symptom seen in villains of the evil brigade.
Lastly, he could be sure because he already knew that Repentance was chasing the evil brigade.
But even so, Hangyeol’s doubts were not erased.
“…Why?”
It doesn’t make sense that Hangyeol is spreading out so much information that it’s so strange that no one notices it. But- why?
“Why are you giving me information?”
Why is the villain trying to hand over information to him? And-
“And why were you here targeting those two? No matter how you look at it, this guy is too much for targeting students.”
“As expected… sharp.”
Just looking at it, it is far from ordinary, and it is a speculation that will make you break into a cold sweat.
Why on earth was someone like that targeting them and not Judgment or Gladius? And even the way he spoke, as if he was waiting for him to come to me, had a few strange things about it.
“It might be a little dangerous to say this, but I have to do it.”
“……”
“The church in the dream is the hostage of Repentance. And for Judgment and Gladius, the worst evils are enough.”
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Hostage. Also a hostage of Repentance.
With that one word, Hangyeol ignored the rest of the story without even listening to it.
“…Do you know the identity of the Guardian?”
“Oh my, did you know that? “Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…”
“Why? The church in my dream is now… A villain guardian? Or rather, why on earth does the dream church help the evil brigade? Has his life been taken hostage like you?”
Han-gyeol, who was about to spit out Hyun-woo’s name, looked briefly at Hyun-ah, who was staggering up behind him, and then turned around and asked.
I can roughly understand that Repentance is here. Because they always show up wherever the evil brigade is.
However, does this mean that the church in the dream moved to keep Hyunwoo Hana in check? And if the Silent Serpent is being forcibly exploited by the evil brigade, is the same true for the Church of Dreams?
This is a question I would never have asked under normal circumstances. However, Hangyeol realized that the old man in front of him was trying to convey information to him for some reason, so he just asked.
“Well, that’s right. “I don’t know much about it, but I heard some information.”
“Information…?”
“What did you say…? Maybe it’s because I’m older, but my memory isn’t clear. “Cluck, click…”
His prediction was correct. The old man, who frowned as if in a bit of pain, looked down at his chest and hesitated – but was still continuing the conversation.
The old man, who held the dagger backwards while laughing heartily at Hangyeol’s question, soon began to think over what the masked man had said –
“Oh, yes. I remembered. Did you say ‘interests coincided’?”
“A relationship of interest?”
“Hmm. Even if I say this, I’m not sure. “I don’t know the details about this either.”
After finally hearing the answer to what he was curious about, Hangyeol fell into confusion.
Coincidence of interests. Those words were words that could answer the two questions he asked at the same time.
The evil brigade views Repentance as a thorn in their eyes. That would be natural. These guys are always blocking the way and getting in the way.
That means that the interests are aligned – the church in the dream, like the evil brigade, tried to kill Hyunwoo for some reason, and it is a perfect partnership.
Because he was not being used like the old man in front of him or like a silent snake, but was sincerely trying to kill him.
But then, there is nonsense in the old man’s words.
Hyeonwoo was embarrassed to hear that Repentance was here, but the problem was what he said – hostage.
“-Even though the church in the dream joins forces with the evil brigade, they can’t kill the Guardian?”
I am not looking down on Hyunwoo or Repentance. It’s just because the church in the dream and the evil brigade are that strong.
The fact that Ji-hyeon is a hostage means that what they are targeting is Hyun-woo. However, the fact that the two organizations could not kill Hyunwoo even if they joined forces made no common sense.
Even if you don’t worry about his survival, you don’t need hostages to kill him.
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…”
But the old man just laughed. Hangyeol kept wondering what he was missing, but-
“-Is it okay to be so relaxed in front of a villain?”
Before he could come up with an answer to that concern, he realized that he had no time to do so.
“-How?”
“Why, didn’t they give us all the information we needed in the first place?”
The telekinetic power disappears in an instant, and the old man moves.
“Now that the conversation is over, shouldn’t we do our job now?”
Holding the dagger, little by little, but slowly.
To Han-gyeol – to be exact, the old man who was approaching Ji-hyeon who was sleeping behind him – acted as if he had already given him all the information he needed to give and that there was no need for further conversation.
“Invisible Prison!”
“It’s no use.”
No, I wasn’t acting like that. There was really no need for it.
The reason he was captured by Hangyeol’s abilities was because he only hung out with him for a while to give him information.
“What the hell is this-“
“Are you surprised? Cluck cluck. Unfortunately, although he has good skills, he seems to lack experience. “You’re so young!”
“Ugh…”
“At least if you’re a hero, shouldn’t you be aware of the three villains who are causing an uproar in Korea?”
Head of the church in dreams, Dream Eater. The head of the evil brigade, a middle-aged man whose name is unknown.
And-
“No, now there are 4 of us, including that kid? Eh. What good is that? “I’m like this anyway.”
Viper, the leader of the silent serpents.
No matter how much he is currently being exploited, he is the strongest assassin who belongs to the ranks of strong men that no one can ignore.
“Well, no matter how old I am, I can still do this, so there shouldn’t be a problem.”
“-Invisible Hand!”
Hangyeol sees the villain Viper staring at him.
He poured out his abilities, looking at the villain who was considered the strongest in Korea when he was young and who was still dangerous enough even when he was old.