< Chapter 404, God of War Returned to Level 2 >
Seong Ji-han’s eyes sank deeply.
A being in front of you that looks just like you.
It was easy to recognize who he was, feeling the power of the void weak.
“Is it Taegeuk’s ghost?”
“okay. I came because I have something to tell you.”
Taegeuk’s soul, who affirmed Seong Ji-han’s question, sat down at the table with a familiar gait.
“But before that, shall we eat? Let’s eat together.”
The ghost of Taegeuk, who extends his hand toward the chair at the table and gestures to sit down.
It was as if what he was doing was his own home.
“… … Wow, is that a doppelganger? Uh, how are you doing, Uncle?”
“Give me. You should allow me to eat one meal before I die.”
“Ah Okay… … .”
Yoon Se-ah reluctantly puts the food on the table.
“Eat first.”
Taegeuk’s ghost immediately picked up chopsticks.
“… … .”
Looking at the opponent who ate a mouthful and licked his mouth for a long time.
Sung Ji-han felt frustrated.
What are you eating slowly?
“Sea. Did I eat like that?”
“no… … My uncle usually eats quickly.”
The ghost of Taegeuk, who was slowly savoring the taste, ignoring the two people in front of him talking like that.
After eating all the side dishes one by one, I looked at them.
“Aren’t you eating?”
“All you. You’re not my uncle! But what meal are you having?”
Swoop.
At Yoon Se-ah’s words, the lost soul looks at Seong Ji-han.
“Let’s eat Seiya together.”
“huh… … .”
“This will be his last meal, so let him go well.”
“You don’t even have to sit down.”
At Seong Ji-han’s words, a ghost pointing at him with chopsticks.
“I won’t sit down if Uncle Four doesn’t eat either.”
“Then sit down.”
When Yoon Se-ah said that, she lowered her chopsticks again.
I thought I’d take care of my last meal because I’m the one who was sharpened by the Taegeuk Demon Sword in Infinite Return… … .
‘It’s different.’
It’s just a lost soul, what should I overturn the table for?
Sung Ji-han thought so.
“When you finish, call your sister.”
“If it’s my older sister, it’s probably my mother… … .”
“… … good. Let’s sit down.”
When the ghost mentioned his sister, he sat down.
Then, the awkward dinner table began.
The two Sung Ji-hans just ate the dishes.
“Ugh… … What’s this… … .”
Yoon Se-ah was so busy looking at the two of them alternately with an uneasy expression that she couldn’t eat properly.
So is it?
widely.
When the ghost put down the chopsticks, his face quickly turned red.
“I ate everything… … yo. this? Are you fake?”
“huh.”
“Then I’ll clean it up!”
swish swish
He quickly removed the dishes from the table and left.
“… … It is bright.”
The ghost who quietly watched Yoon Se-ah from behind.
“Even if I migrate to the outer world, I will live a good life.”
“Outside… … migration?”
“okay. me in this world I am not.”
Swoop.
The faces of the dead souls, which looked exactly like Sung Ji-han, split all at once and turned into mosaics.
“We are ready. Ready to escape this world.”
“Escape.”
“As you have seen, the destruction of this world is inevitable. These numerous cases of death prove it.”
Taegeuk’s ghost touched his face.
From the face to the body from the neck down.
Fragments of the Holy Land split into more than a thousand pieces.
Each one of them was Seong Ji-han, who was killed by the Taegeuk Demon Sword in Infinite Recurrence.
“and.”
Swoop.
The ghost turned his gaze to Seong Ji-han’s back.
There was Yoon Se-ah, who was looking at her with surprised eyes.
“Amidst so many deaths, Yoon Se-ah never came back to life.”
“… … .”
“Most died before me.”
“What are you talking about? What is that fake?”
Let Yoon Se-ah be confused by his words.
Seong Ji-han changed the topic.
“How did you get out? He must have been developing his strength to take control of his body in Taegeuk’s ghost.”
“okay. Clearly, the power of ‘Seongjihan’ was not enough to control Taegeuk’s soul. but.”
soooo… … .
A screen appeared in front of the ghost.
in that screen.
It was reproduced that Dongbangsak was drawing Taegeuk on the giant’s head.
“This… … .”
“Dongbangsak gave me Taegeuk, saying he would definitely kill you… … In the process of reconstructing my body, I was able to gain the initiative of the ghost.”
“Eastern… … .”
“This is something that has never happened before. The Absolute Musin keeps you in check.”
Jiying.
screen disappears.
The ghost continued his speech with a calm face.
“But I don’t have to follow the god of war’s intentions.”
“… … What are you thinking?”
“The power has gathered enough. Let’s escape this world with me. like family.”
“Escape… … .”
“My sister agreed to this.”
Let that end.
Wow… … .
A purple portal was created behind the ghost.
and in it.
“… … mom?”
Seongjiah in a petrified state appeared.
* * *
“Is that true?”
[…] … That’s right.]
At Seong Ji-han’s question, Seong Ji-ah nodded.
[Do you remember what we said before? I’ll save you.]
“Through the refuge, you said you’d evacuate to a planet inhabited by a pseudohuman species.”
[that’s right. This world is a land destined for destruction. I wanted to save my daughter and brother. but… … It wasn’t easy.]
While doing so, Sung Ji-ah looked at the deceased.
[Because the owner of the Abyss was restraining me.]
“At that time, I was unable to communicate smoothly because I did not completely control this body. Besides, the way my sister tried to escape had already failed… … .”
soooo… … .
And then the screen that comes out.
There, Seong Ji-han and Seong Ji-ah, who had been stranded in a shelter, were being regenerated.
A small orb soaring up into the sky.
It seemed to be trying to escape the earth, but exploded in the air right before it escaped the atmosphere.
Seong Ji-han, who remained there just before the explosion, saw the Taegeuk pattern.
To the point of being really sick of it, the Taegeuk demon sword was driving him to death.
“I have already died like this seven times. If I was going to escape, I had to do it in a new way.”
“… … What is it?”
“Changing the species and opening the door to the void to escape.”
At the same time, the ghost twisted one corner of his mouth.
“I will warp a long distance to a place where Taegeuk cannot reach.”
“… … .”
“We have already found candidates for planets to escape from. A world inhabited by similar species… … There, people who are very similar to humans live in the mainstream.”
[It’s a peaceful world without Battlenet. Of course, a different race or a demon? I have the same thing though. He’s weak enough that even Sae-ah can catch him.]
“What is it? That other world… … .”
Are you trying to abandon Earth and escape to a new world?
‘… … Isn’t it worse than I thought?’
Sung Ji-han thought so when he first heard it.
If you look at the fact that Dongbangsak bestowed Taegeuk on the dead soul.
I don’t think his memory has returned.
Then, even if I defeated Taegeuk’s dead soul, I still had to fight Dongbangsak and win.
Then there was the godless.
And this god of warfare could even control the power of the golden wheel that could turn back time.
Whether it’s reset because things didn’t go right.
Otherwise, if he is defeated by Dongbangsak, everything is over.
‘And if you look at the disposition of the god of war, the next time he returns, he’ll start by killing me, or he’ll keep it in check.’
An opponent more suitable for a cautious snake than a god of war.
Even if the situation went back like this this time and there was nothing he could do about it, it was clear that he would not give Seong Ji-han the same chance as he is now from the next return.
This world would be the last time he had such a strong power.
uncertain.
No, rather than preparing for a match against God of War, where the odds are frankly slim.
The escape method proposed by Taegeuk’s ghost was inevitably appealing.
Meanwhile.
“… … So what about mankind? What about this world? If we escape, will humanity be able to get through Battle.net if Uncle is gone?”
Yoon Se-ah asked with a serious face.
“Family is more important than humanity.”
“That’s right.”
The two Seong Ji-han spoke in unison.
“no… … ! What will my uncle do then?”
“I have seen your death a thousand times over… … I want to save it even once.”
“Because his method doesn’t look bad. So, my sister must have agreed.”
“That’s a good answer… … Then will you join us? If we work together, we can escape within a week.”
A soul that reaches out to Seongjihan.
His proposal to save the family rather than mankind.
It was definitely attractive.
Especially from a holy position who knows how strong the remaining enemy is.
‘okay. Let’s get it.’
Let’s save the family rather than challenge the rare possibility.
Seong Ji-han thought so and tried to reach out his hand as well.
“… … .”
pop.
The movement stopped in the middle.
“Are you worried?”
[Jihan… … .]
“We are just one individual. You don’t have to worry about the safety of this world. This is a destruction you cannot prevent. then… … Shouldn’t I be able to save my family?”
Taegeuk’s ghost persuaded Seong Ji-han, who had stopped working.
Escape is a lot easier if you do that.
Turning their backs on the world that is scheduled to be destroyed, they start anew in a different world inhabited by people similar to humans.
Remorse may arise.
It was because Seong Ji-han was the only person who had the only possibility to prevent destruction.
but.
‘Hasn’t it already failed countless times?’
The proof of failure is the existence right in front of your eyes, the ‘forgotten soul’.
Although Seong Ji-han now dug up to infinite recurrence.
Rather, I came to the conclusion that the difference between Mu-sin and Mu-sin was significant.
In a way, now is the best opportunity to escape.
Taegeuk’s ghost should not miss this opportunity as long as he cooperates.
but.
“I don’t feel well.”
“Gagam… … .”
in a serious atmosphere.
When Seong Ji-han talked about ‘persimmon’, Se-ah Yoon asked back as if it was absurd.
No, until now, I have agreed to the story of Mosaic Seong Ji-han.
Why are you suddenly perceiving it?
“… … Are you suspicious of me?”
“No, I think you can trust me.”
Sung Ji-han shook his head at the ghost who frowned as if he was displeased with the persimmon story.
I know he’s genuinely suggesting this.
this offer.
I thought it was natural that I should receive it.
but.
“You can’t go all the way to me… … This is how I feel.”
“What are you talking about? uncle! If you’re going, go with me!”
Sung Ji-han’s words made Yoon Se-ah furious.
“… … .”
Taegeuk’s ghost just stared at him with his mouth shut.
“I’ve already bought too much attention.”
[that… … .]
“He also has the manager’s hand in red. There is also an eye of light installed in the battle tube. Is it really possible to go into hiding after escaping?”
“You can just give it to the Sun King or Dragon Lord who supported you a lot back then! It’s enough if you don’t turn on the battle tube for the eyes of light.”
“no.”
At Yoon Se-ah’s question, Seong Ji-han seemed to have his thoughts sorted out.
he said with a sad expression.
“It doesn’t work out the way you want it to. It is impossible for me to step out of this chaos by myself, as several administrators’ powers have already been intertwined.”
“So what are you going to do… … no way.”
“I will stay. You take responsibility and let me escape.”
“… … you.”
“Because I’ll get rid of all the shamans and call you back.”
Sung Ji-han smiled.
“I went on a short trip to another world.”