Chapter 63

Chapter 63: Hedley’s Kow (2)

TL: Yoni

Edited: Myoni, Yoni

He took off a corner of the cloud .

To be exact, 1/3 of it .

Gulp!

He swallowed it without hesitation .

Muyoung shivered his whole body for a moment .

Afterwards, both his eyes were bloodshot and he was bleeding from every pore on his body .

Little Wish .

Whatever it was, if something you wished for came true it wasn’t far from calling it a ‘miracle’ .

That kind of miracle, there was no way it would come true just because you used it .

The one who conducted miracles .

There was a need for the person who asks for a wish to pay a reasonable price for the wish .

The Little Wish put a burden on the user’s body to realize the wish .

Similar to the thoughts that would flash through one’s mind when they were about to die, the Little Wish could be said to use one’s soul to the fullest .

Then, a greeting passed in front of Muyoung .

“What do wish for?”

A beautiful woman sat on the grass .

She was naked and fluttered her pure-white wings while she looked at Muyoung .

Every inch of her resembled an angel but this was simply an illusion .

She wasn’t real and it was just set up to appear this way .

She was a fake angel, an image, which few tens of thousands of priests from the holy city, Mulalan, had made .

The Underworld was a place where only monsters and demons existed .

How could these people who called themselves priests picture a true angel when all they’ve seen were countless demons and never an angel?

Therefore, they were people who believed in things they couldn’t see and acted only on their beliefs .

Muyoung was one who thought that the ones who gave them strength weren’t angles but a different entity altogether .

“I’m looking for Hedley’s Kow . ”

“Your wish will come true . ”

Soon as Muyoung asked, the greeting quickly died off .

He didn’t understand why it had to progress the wish this way but he thought they made it like this to make the process of making a wish seem holy .

‘West . ’

After the greeting died off, a red line which only appeared in Muyoung’s eyes stretched westward .

At the same time, Muyoung’s sight widened and ‘a scene’ passed by .

‘Goblins are migrating towards the west . ’

It was a mass migration .

Their numbers seemed to be well above a hundred thousand .

They were walking towards some place .

Among them, there were quite a few kings with horns . They were all leading their respective tribes towards a single location .

Muyoung remembered the words Ogar had said when they first met .

‘Advent of Oom!’

He didn’t know what kind of ceremony it was .

However, Ogar had once told Muyoung, who he assumed as a goblin, that group of goblins were moving west .

‘It seems like Hedley’s Kow is hiding among them . ’

Why would it be among the goblins out of all the locations?

However, he was certain of one thing .

All he could see were goblins . No other species were apparent .

Therefore, it was most likely that Hedley’s Kow was currently in the shape of a goblin .

‘The reason why Hedley’s Kow is in the shape of a goblin…’

If you broadened the term, Hedley’s Kow was a fairy .

It could be doing this simply for fun or it could have something to do with the Advent of Oom .

To check, he needed to go .

However, he needed to rest for a bit .

His whole body felt hot like it was on fire and he felt dizzy and nauseous .

Muyoung leaned against a wall and closed his eyes for a moment .

He knew that there would be a side effect but never thought it would affect him so much .

‘I think I’ll feel better after a nap . ’

Muyoung knew his current condition better than anyone else .

Since he knew where Hedley’s Kow was and where it was moving towards, he felt it was okay to move after he recovered his body .

He heard the cry of a soul that was struggling to keep its life even though it was filled with death .

Night .

In the shadows of the dark night sky, Muyoung followed the traces and searched through a desert .

‘Baltan . ’

It was him .

He was dying .

The fact that he wasn’t treated immediately put him in a critical situation .

He was holding on with pure willpower .

But, Muyoung was able to instinctively find this place after he woke up from his sleep due to the Little Wish’s side effect .

He had already seen countless deaths so how was it that only this place felt different .

“Lord…?”

“You’re barely alive . ”

“I’m sorry about my unsightly appearance . ”

His voice was hoarse .

A haggard face that could be a corpse’s .

Baltan awkwardly laughed as he spoke .

“But it’s amazing . I thought the God of Death would appear but you showed up . ”

“There is no hope . What’s your reason for holding on?”

Baltan painfully opened his mouth .

“Because of this child . ”

And he stroked Irene’s head who fell asleep beside him .

Considering how she didn’t wake even after this commotion, it seemed like she wasn’t able to sleep for the past few days .

“Either way, it would be hard for me to endure past today . At most, half a day… I’m sorry I couldn’t be of help . ”

“I never had any expectations from the start . ”

“I know . To be honest, I was grasping at straws . We are weak and we will never be able to survive the Demon God’s territory like this . :

Cough! Cough!

Baltan painfully coughed out loud .

Then, he got to the point .

“I was originally planning to leave quietly but, a favor . Can I ask you for a favor? It’s really a simple one . ”

Baltan’s eyes were full of desperation .

Then, Muyoung was able to understand the reason why he came to this place .

The ruler of Death .

It was definitely due to his influence .

He was able to naturally understand what he needed to do .

“To ask me for a favor, I need your life . ”

Baltan probably understood what Muyoung meant by these words .

It was because he continuously saw Muyoung controlling undead .

Even so, Baltan nodded his head .

“I’m gonna die . I’m not afraid of death . Instead, I feel my mind gets clearer as death approaches . ”

That moment .

Yes . It was this .

After Suzy’s father, the authority activated for Baltan .

He instinctively felt the traces of death and his body automatically moved because he knew it was a golden opportunity to use this authority .

“Speak . What is it . ”

Would he ask to be saved?

Or ask to protect Irene?

Baltan forcefully raised his injured body up and kneeled .

“Use me as Lord’s knight . So that I can protect this place even after I die . ”

It was unexpected .

He was aware of his approaching dead and volunteered to become an undead .

‘A knight . ’

Muyoung inwardly mocked him .

To be honest, Baltan’s physical stats were lousy . He was too lacking to become a sword that could protect Muyoung and he probably already knew this .

To become a knight was just an excuse and what he truly wanted was to be allowed to protect this territory .

Baltan wanted to protect the people left behind even like this .

“A useless sacrifice . ”

“I thought that myself . That the Underworld was a malicious place where only the selfish survive and the good die . Even now, my thoughts haven’t changed . But . ”

Baltan clenched his teeth .

“We can’t just sit here and accept it . I understood that it had to start with myself when I came to this place . To be exact, it was Irene who showed me this . ”

“Do you believe your death will change this place?”

“Yes . ”

He didn’t have a slightest hesitation .

It was arrogance .

But it was worth complimenting the fact he wanted to stand up for himself without hiding behind others .

In the very least, he couldn’t mock that .

Muyoung turned his body .

“When the Sun rises, you will be born again . ”

Like a prophecy, he spoke those words before he left .

And the next day .

Baltan, the Guardian of a Territory, was born .

*

Level: 101

Type: Guardian Knight

Strength 112 (92 + 20) Agility 115 (95 + 20) Stamina 160 (140 + 20)

Intelligence 94 (74 + 20) Wisdom 92 (72 + 20) Indomitable 80 (60 + 20) >

+ Guardian of the Territory (Within the designated territory, all stats +20)

+ Cry of the Guardian (Within the territory, toughness of ‘allies’ increases slightly)

+ Strengthening Potential (You will become stronger when you fight to protect . )

+ High Conservation Rate (High autonomous will)

Muyoung newly reanimated the dead Baltan and placed the restraints of the Guardian of the Territory on him .

He was able to receive an art score of 84 as his story was good and because of the power of authority .

Even though he was strengthened, his stats were only at this level because he wasn’t good material but even this was amazing .

There was also no way for undead Baltan to betray him .

He thought that Baltan would do well in protecting this place as his memories were still intact .

‘Strengthening Potential and High autonomous will . ’

And even though he was now an undead, he had the two things that were both hard to obtain .

This was the power of authority .

Normally, even if he was strengthened, since he was weaker than Heidegger, it would be a waste to make him the Guardian of the Territory as there could only be one per territory .

However, the story would change if he could think on his own and grow .

Not only that but he was able to recover his whole body, even his foot had regenerated . He had no problem moving .

“Baltan will replace me as a substitute Lord for a while . ”

Muyoung announced quietly .

Everyone here trusted Baltan .

And just in case, he also set the Prince and the Avengers here .

It would be helpful if few tens of undead were there .

“Baltan has been born again as my knight . While I’m gone, follow Baltan and develop the dungeon and the surroundings . ”

“I will follow your order . ”

The very first to respond was Baltan .

Amazingly he didn’t speak awkwardly .

Even his eyes shined as if he was still alive .

“Lord, may I ask where you are going?”

The old man couldn’t hide his nervousness and asked .

Muyoung looked towards the red line in the air and gave a short reply .

“I’m going to the Soul Mountains . ”

The Soul Mountains . It was the place where the goblins were conducting their ceremony .

And Hedley’s Kow was well-hidden in that place…

Muyoung was planning to join in as the hunter .

*

The red line pointed towards the west .

However, as time passed, it became fainter .

‘Did I arrive there already?’

Over a hundred thousand were in a line .

It seemed like everyone had already arrived at the destination .

In fact, it had been quite a while since he had first heard about the goblin’s movements from Ogar .

‘There is a need for the Hellhorse . ’

Muyoung knitted his brows .

It was a bit expected but he wasn’t able to sense the Hellhorse at all .

It seemed like the Hellhorse stayed at the location when he used the Long-distance Teleportation Magical Item .

However, the Hellhorse’s mobility might be needed to catch the Hedley’s Kow .

As a Hellhorse, it would definitely be able to pressure Hedley’s Kow who turned into a phoenix .

‘I guess I need to try it out first . ’

He had no choice .

He needed to try on his own even without the Hellhorse’s help .

Muyoung diligently moved towards the west .

The huge Soul Mountains .

Over a hundred thousand goblins were gathered .

“A-oom! A-hoom! A-oom! A-hoom!”

“A-oom! A-hoom! A-oom! A-hoom!”

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!

They sang while they stomped the ground .

It was so loud that it sounded out all over the mountains .

Few thousands of tribes were gathered and different types of goblins were here .

“If you have white hair and a horn, aren’t you an ice goblin king? Why are you here on the fire goblin’s side? Get lost . I’m letting you off easy since we’re in the middle of the Advent of Oom . ”

Someone grabbed Muyoung’s shoulder .

It was a goblin king with his blazing red hair .

An enormous figure .

The ice goblins and the fire goblins were on bad terms .

“Where are the ice goblins gathered?”

“Ha, so there are even kings as foolish as you running around . It’s that way . ”

“Thank you . ”

“Wha, what?”

He was confused as if he didn’t expect to hear thanks .

But Muyoung didn’t care and diligently headed towards the location the fire goblin pointed .

‘Among these goblins, there is Hedley’s Kow . ’

Muyoung was certain .

He didn’t know what the ceremony of Advent of Oom for but it seemed to be out of the ordinary .

The land and magic were shaking .

Just by being nearby, he felt like his soul could be sucked in .

It was the reason why only goblins were here in this wide mountain range .

And it didn’t seem like Hedley’s Kow would have joined this kind of ceremony for fun .

There must be something it wanted to accomplish through the Advent of Oom .

‘Wait for me . ’

Who, among the over 100, 000 goblins, could be Hedley’s Kow?

Muyoung’s eyes became serious .