Chapter 62

The place where the relic storage of murloc king, Murdudun, was sealed .

He had quite the expectation as Murdudun held the title of a king .

And a small door was created beside it .

His prediction was correct .

These types of dungeons had a gate that led to the entrance when they cleared the final floor .

Muyoung looked back .

“You can get out if you pass through the small door . ”

A short speech .

“On the other hand, you can earn a great reward if you enter the large door . ”

He gave them a choice .

The reason why Muyoung led the two was simple .

It was highly likely for the citizens to be reorganized with those two in the center .

The old man saw high potential in the two and sent them to go with Muyoung .

The dungeon didn’t disappear just because you cleared it .

He was planning to have them finish exploring the final floor and understand the structure to have them lead others in clearing this dungeon .

Exploring the dungeon was a lot more effective in getting stronger than running around the Demon God’s Territory .

There was a less chance for any random variables and a chance to earn additional profits .

This was the cheapest way to make his citizens stronger .

‘What choice will you make?’

At the same time… he was curious .

Was it because it had only been a year since they entered the Underworld?

Irene seemed to be full of justice .

She was clueless but it was amazing to see someone with that much upright character in a place where people had already lost their conscience .

Also, she maintained her bright personality even when she was used as a slave under Heidegger . That meant it was in her nature .

This characteristic was different from a hero’s but Muyoung knew that heroes were made from the gatherings of these types of people .

Then, he could only inwardly laugh .

‘She’s different . ’

He would have killed Baltan right away when he was poisoned if it was like when he just returned to the past .

Muyoung saved him and was now giving Irene a chance to choose .

It meant that he had changed slightly from how heartless he was in the past .

He wouldn’t hesitate to kill with a reason but these two were his citizens .

It meant that he could flexible for things he considered ‘his’ .

Murloc’s dungeon .

It would also hurt his pride if he was to remove them in a place like this just because his baggage increased .

Of course, it would be the end if Irene entered the large door to earn a reward .

It would reveal that Muyoung was simply mistaken .

It was one of human’s natural instincts to expect a reward after experiencing hardship .

He had no plans to scold her .

“Lord, I will go through the small door . ”

Without even the slightest hesitation, Irene moved towards the door .

Muyoung seemed quite content .

He proved that the image she had shown until now wasn’t a lie .

Soon, it became quiet on the top floor .

‘Then…’

One made a choice and Muyoung was the only one left .

And Muyoung approached the large door .

As they passed through the small door, the entrance of the dungeon came into her sight .

‘We really did return!’

Even though she was out of her mind due to complete exhaustion, she squeezed out the last bit of strength in her to move .

Right away, she went looked for the old man to ask him to treat Baltan .

The only one who had knowledge of medicine was him .

However, there was definitely a limit in treatment in a place where they lacked medicinal herbs and facilities .

The old man’s expression hardened and Irene had reached the peak of her impatience .

At that moment, Baltan opened his eyes .

“Baltan!”

“Irene…”

“You’re awake? Wait a moment . You are being treated right now . ”

Baltan smiled weakly . Baltan knew well of his current body condition .

“Irene . ”

“Save your words . You’re bleeding too much . ”

“Lord… don’t blame him . He, to save me… did his best . ”

“What do you mean?”

“I didn’t lose conscience inside the dungeon . I kept watching . ”

For some reason, he gained a bit more strength .

It was like when people suddenly gained energy when they were just about to die .

Using this time, Baltan continued to talk .

“독은 닿자마자 내 피부를 썩게 만들었지 . 잘라내지 않았다면 썩어버린 피부와 장기가 나를 고통스럽게 죽였을 거야 . 네가 입을 대지 못하게 막은 것도 같은 의미다 . 그 독은 닿는 순간 신체를 썩게 만드니까 . ”

“My skin rotted right away when the poison touched me . If he didn’t cut it off right away, my skin and organs would have rotted and I would have died a painful death . It was the same meaning when he stopped you from using your lips . If the poison touched you, in an instant, it would have rotted your body . ”

“You’re saying that he cut it off to save you…?”

Irene looked at him as if she couldn’t believe in what he was saying .

However, things shouldn’t be left misunderstood .

Baltan wanted to at least resolve her misunderstanding .

“After I was hurt, we headed for the final floor without a single rest . He knew that a door that led to the entrance would appear when he finished the boss . If it wasn’t the case, there was no reason for him to risk getting in danger and rush recklessly . ”

He continued to talk as he swallowed down his saliva .

“Even if that wasn’t the case, we need to believe in him . If it wasn’t for him, we would have all died . You should know yourself as you have also faced Heidegger’s tyranny . So… you shouldn’t think ill of him . Since we didn’t actually provide him with any help . ”

“I, I understand . I understand so just calm down . Your wound opened . ”

“Promise in front of me . That you won’t blame him . That you will trust and follow him . ”

“I never blamed him from the start! I just thought he was a heartless man . However, I won’t even think of him that way . From now on, our Lord is my sky . The Sun and the ocean! Okay? Baltan, please…”

“I wanted to hear those words . ”

Baltan smiled as he lied back down .

There were a lot of people who were saved by Irene’s personality . Baltan was also one of those people .

However, he couldn’t let her make the worst decision .

He was on the edge of his life but he needed to make things right even if it meant pushing himself .

‘Please, look after us . ’

Baltan prayed .

As he entered the storage room, these words appeared .

First to enter . Whatever it was, the first normally received the most rewards .

Right away, Muyoung looked around .

A smoky scent . Different types of items were squeezed in different places without being organized .

‘It’s very different from the storage room of the fire tars . ’

At least, that place was well organized . However, this place… it resembled a garbage dump .

Muyoung slowly looked around and held each and every item .

‘They’re all too old . ’

There wasn’t anything that wasn’t rusted .

They had this appearance as it had been thousands of years since the storage was created .

And because no one had taken care of them .

However, not everything was like that .

There were a few items that kept its original shape after a long time .

‘This was here . ’

Among the equipment, less than 10 that were in good condition, and one caught his attention .

Muyoung held a skull-shaped necklace in his hand .

Name: Skull Accessory

Rank: A

Classification: Equipable Type

Durability: 1,988

Effect: It was an accessory used by the Lunatic Lich . As of now, there is only one skull but you can increase the number of skulls to at most five . To increase the number, you can extract the head of your opponent and use this necklace to automatically minimize it into a skull that will be added to the necklace .

*Your stats increase by the number of heads you extort .

*Currently, one head is equipped .

*Head of Jukchiho[1] (Strength, Agility +4)

Since it had been so old, its durability was shit but the effects were good .

That meant that he could make a skull-shaped accessory using the heads of the people he killed .

Depending on the characteristics of the added head, stats and other things would increase .

‘The reason why Heidegger in the past was chased by every large group . ’

So that was it .

This skull necklace was one of the equipment the past Heidegger wore .

When the Great Calamity started and when Heidegger started to become more active, he searched for ‘heads’ to add to his necklace .

And he collected the heads of the strong members of the Nine Guilds and the Five Great Clans .

Due to the grotesque stories, he was even named ‘Head Hunter’ .

‘He got it here . ’

He calmly acknowledged it and placed the necklace around his neck .

The durability was shit but it wasn’t like there wasn’t a way to repair it .

‘Either way, I need to find the Three Pickaxe Sack Alliance after I catch Hedley’s Kow . ’

It would be time to create an equipment with all the materials he had after he obtained Hedley’s Kow, in the shape of a phoenix .

To do this, he thought of the ‘Three Pickaxe Sack Alliance’ .

The Alliance created by the dwarves!

As dwarves were beings often used by others here and there, they lived in hiding in a very deep place .

Muyoung already knew of a way to get to that place .

There was no one who could catch up to a dwarf when it came to creating things like weapons and armors .

With a phoenix, he could create an equipment that was at least an A++ rank .

Even broken equipment could be repaired then .

Muyoung continued to move and search for the next reward .

And stopped in front of a small pot .

‘It seems to be in good condition . ’

It didn’t make sense for most items to be rusted while this pot was in good condition .

He could have just passed it but as it didn’t have even the slightest chip, it grabbed his attention .

And on top of that…

‘The spirits are reacting . ’

The spirits of Asura path were reacting to the pot .

To be exact, they were reacting to the thing that was inside the pot .

Muyoung placed his hand inside .

And took out an ink-black marble .

‘This is?’

No descriptions popped up . Not even when he used the ‘Eye of the Sky’ skill .

So Muyoung released the spirits .

And all the spirits started to attack the marble .

Crack! Cra-crack!

Finally, the marble cracked and a blue light shined out from within .

“Murdudun?”

Muyoung frowned .

A familiar illusion formed inside the blue light .

It was none other than the murloc king, Murdudun, who existed in ancient literature .

Muyoung raised his right hand . The spirits stopped their attack .

-Ohoh, do you know me?

“Murloc king, why were you trapped inside a pot?”

-Was I trapped in there? I don’t know . I was talking with Dantalian …

“ Dantalian? Are you talking about the 71st seat?”

-Yeah, that fellow . He said he would tell me the origin of my birth so I decided listen out of curiosity . To me, the king of the ocean, time is such a dull thing .

How long was he talking about?

Muyoung couldn’t help but be doubtful .

Didn’t the Underworld open 100 years ago?

-Huh? Where did my body go?

“You died . A long time ago . ”

-What? No-now that I think about it, I don’t seem to have any physical senses .

Murdudun was shocked after examining his body .

-You’re not joking, right?

“If you can’t believe me, I’ll show you . ”

Muyoung went out of the storage .

He then showed Murdudun the murlocs as he descended the dungeon .

Perhaps it was due to the spirit of Murdudun but the murlocs did not attack Muyoung .

And after checking the condition of all the murlocs, Murdudun slammed the ground in regret .

-Those things aren’t murlocs! Why have they all become dimwits!

“As expected, they are different from the past . The murlocs degraded after you died . ”

-Kahhhhh! Dantalian, you bastard! You tricked me!

Murdudun, who realized this fact all too late, trembled in anger .

-Ahhhhhh! I will grind your body and feed it to the fishes!

He died without knowing he died .

Although it was partly due to the simplemindedness of Murdudun, Demon God Dantalian’s abilities were incredible as well .

‘You can’t listen to his secrets . ’

If you listened to Dantalian’s secrets, your physical body would be restrained .

It seemed like Murdudun didn’t know that .

“What are you going to do? If you decide to go back now, I won’t stop you . However, if you follow me, I will help you get revenge on Dantalian . ”

-It doesn’t seem right to call it following . However, Damn . I have no choice!

He was furious at the fact that Dantalian tricked him .

After thinking for a long time, Murdudun spoke .

-Okay . If I can kill Dantalian, I can do anything!

Soon after, Murdudun subdued the murlocs around him and went inside Muyoung’s body .

The growth of murlocs .

‘They will be good rivals . ’

The citizens and the murlocs would compete with each other to survive .

It seemed like it wouldn’t be bad if they both grew and gained a form of rivalry .

Soon after, Murdudun came out of Muyoung’s body .

Unlike the other spirits, Murdudun was quite free .

-Asura Path? What is this place? It’s filled with crazy fellows . If my instincts are correct, it seems like you should conquer this place first… However, the number of spirits I can handle is too small!

“I’ll increase that number soon . ”

-It looks like something will happen when you conquer it . It will definitely strengthen my spirit and become a great help for you as well . Kuhaha! It’s been a long time since I’ve stepped on this kind of battlefield!

Murdudun was excited .

It seemed like he was slightly affected by the madness of Asura Path .

Murdudun reentered his body and Muyoung exited the dungeon .

* * *

After he left the dungeon, Muyoung stayed a few days in his territory .

Baltan was still in critical condition but Irene’s gaze or actions towards Muyoung had changed .

He didn’t really pay attention to it but you could call it a change .

However, he couldn’t stay here for too long .

Even if this was his territory, he had things to do .

‘Little Wish . ’

Muyoung took out the cloud-shaped object .

The item that allowed three small wishes .

It was time for him to find the Hedley’s Kow .