The World of Sound - Chapter 124
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“Ugh!”
Wow!!
Bukgungyeon, who entered the formation, quickly began to struggle, unlike his initially confident appearance.
It was not easy to overcome the existence of illusions that I had to erase and not think about, which made me think about them more.
Thanks to that, I had a hard time dealing with all the flying arrows and all the enemies that came rushing in.
The reason they were able to hold out was because their martial arts, which had reached their peak, were overwhelming compared to them. Even if they had reached just one level lower, the statues’ offensive was so fierce that they would not only struggle but would immediately be pushed into a crisis.
“Muhihihing!!”
“Kkiyuut!”
On the other hand, the two spirits that entered together quickly adapted and were running wild.
The two of them were initially caught in the illusion and went wild, but as Cheonhwa advised, they clearly realized that it was an illusion, and with the statues’ resistance gone, they were playing around, blocking and avoiding the pouring arrows as Cheonhwa demanded.
Sure, it was closer to playing.
Not only did he burst out laughing, but he also sneaked a glance at Cheonhwa and helped Bukgungyeon, who seemed to be having a hard time.
They helped by shooting arrows directly or by attacking walls or stone statues to direct the arrows towards them.
“Hoo, hoo… … .”
In the midst of all this, Bukgungyeon also struggled.
Concentrate your mind and set your will straight.
They clearly knew that they were illusions and deliberately put their bodies in the way of the statues’ attacks.
Boom!
The attempt was not successful right away, so the ice spirit wrapped around her body took the attack instead and saved her life dozens of times, but her will was not broken.
First, he tried to overcome the illusion by avoiding and striking the arrows as much as possible without distinguishing between illusion and reality, and then he hit the stone statues head-on, repeatedly hitting them.
“The effort is worth it.”
But that wasn’t enough.
It didn’t suit Cheonhwa’s taste either.
An unwavering spirit is certainly something to be admired, but it is meaningless if it doesn’t produce results.
As I was watching her for a bit longer, thinking that I might just leave her here, she suddenly released the ice spirit energy that was wrapped around her body.
If you had mastered an extremely powerful external attack like Margin, then it would be different, but even if you were a top-notch master, if you were attacked by a stone statue while defenseless, the damage would be considerable.
But perhaps because she thought that the ice spirit was weakening her heart, she took a deep breath and dispersed her energy.
He lifted his ice spirit and glared at the stone statues that were coming at him as if they had been waiting for him.
“Oh, you get it?”
At the same time, a cold aura spread around her as she became one with the ice spirit. The surroundings were covered in frost, and it became one with her senses.
That must be the reason why I closed my eyes.
It’s not that the statues’ attacks are ineffective because you can’t see them, but you’ve started to perceive things through the surrounding energy that has become one with your senses rather than your eyes.
Deep mind.
It was a slightly different, but similar technique.
Because by looking at the world through different eyes, I started to look at the inner self and the fundamentals rather than just the outer appearance.
“A fight for the best.”
And when the tip of the Ice Spirit’s sword shook again, the statues’ swords passed through her.
The snowflake-shaped energy that spread out like a thousand flowers covered all directions and made the entire area her territory.
Peing-
Pavabavat!
Every time Bukgungyeon’s toes moved slightly, a bunch of arrows would stick into the ground.
Even with his eyes still closed, he accurately read the trajectories of the arrows and dodged them with minimal movement.
“Scatter.”
Wheeing-!
Then, as the ice spirit began to tremble and cry, the ice spirit’s energy, which could be called the Seolhwa Ganggi, began to spread out beyond its territory.
Towards the organs that emit the arrows.
Kwakwakwakwang-!
As each petal touched them, the immense power of the energy shook the walls.
In return, he destroyed all the organs and silenced them.
“… … I didn’t say to break it.”
“Oh, sorry.”
To this extent, it was a perfect victory.
With just a little practice, you could do the same thing any time without even closing your eyes.
It may not have led to a rise in the realm, but it was certainly a significant realization.
“Okay. There’s nothing we can do. It’s just the beginning.”
It was something that was definitely worth celebrating, but Cheonhwa made a pouty expression.
Because what he had instructed was not destruction, but collecting arrows.
Although it was only a very small amount, it was regrettable because if collected together, it would have been of considerable value, but it had already happened.
Instead of continuing to attack Bukgungyeon, he licked his lips and licked his lips.
After all, it’s still just the beginning.
Even though the organ was destroyed, the arrows embedded inside it may still be there, so we can search for them later.
“Then shall we go in and see what’s there?”
But it’s hard to do anything with the arrows you’ve worked so hard to collect right away.
Cheonhwa simply cut off the arrowheads with a knife, put them in a barrel, and carried them to Mu-o, then stood in front of the gate to make a more thorough entrance.
“Come here!”
As I placed my hand on the huge gate, shouting inside where there was no way I could get a response, cracks appeared in an instant and the gate collapsed.
Anyway, even if there is no gate, as long as that formation is effective, it will be impossible to run inside, so it doesn’t matter.
Cheonhwa, who had passed through the gate easily, glanced inside and tilted her head.
“Huh?”
The interior was truly magnificent.
Not only was the outside surrounded by a castle wall, but the inside was also modeled after a castle, with huge pavilions inside, and each element inside was guarded by strangely shaped stone statues.
It was the moment when Cheonhwa’s prediction came true.
It was a clear sight that if one had not been able to overcome the power of the formation and had trespassed inside, they would have faced an even greater ordeal.
“Did you do something annoying?”
However, the gate and wall in the other direction in the distance looked a bit strange.
It is unclear whether they entered from the east, west, south, or north, but the other two of the four gates were in a terrible state of destruction.
The walls and stone statues looked so damaged that it seemed as if Cheonhwa could have entered the castle without any effort and without bloodshed if he had changed direction and tried to enter through the other gate.
But thanks to that, the three of them got used to the formation, so it wasn’t all regrettable.
“Anyway, it looks like we’re not the first ones to arrive here.”
That meant that someone had already gotten here first.
That would be more than one, not two.
It could have been one of the first to enter here, the Towang, Togui, or Majin, but it could also have been someone else or some other group.
There was about two weeks left until they arrived, and there would be a considerable number of experts who would enter during that time.
“Is there another way? A trap or something… .”
But the strange thing is that it’s surprisingly quiet inside.
If they had pushed in so violently that they had torn down the walls, there should have been a lot of commotion or chaos inside, but there was no noise or traces of a fight inside.
It was as if even the collapsed walls were bait to deceive the invaders.
“You’ll know when you check.”
It’s the same even if you expand your senses or use the time-based method.
There is no sign of anything, so much so that it makes you wonder if there is some additional mechanism installed to block perception and emotions.
But Cheonhwa had a way.
He quietly played the wind chime and used the technique of Mantongeum to examine everything inside the castle.
Information about its structure, components, and members poured into him in three dimensions.
“This is not the place.”
After gathering and analyzing all that information, Cheonhwa came to a conclusion.
That this was not the destination they were looking for.
“Shall we get out?”
Bukgungyeon responded quickly to those words.
If this place was a trap, and the bait to lure people into it were those grand statues, machinery, and formations, then it could be dangerous.
“No, no. That’s not what I meant.”
But Cheonhwa shook her head at her fuss.
Because that wasn’t what he meant.
“This is the entrance.”
“Your mouth… is… swollen?”
That was a very surprising statement.
Is this the entrance? A place this grand?
No, rather, if this was the entrance, there should be a passage or space leading somewhere else, but I couldn’t see anything like that.
Surely this entire castle can’t be an illusion.
As Bukgungyeon made a face like she had no idea, and Noeryeong and Muoh tilted their heads as if they also didn’t know, Cheonhwa gave a simple explanation.
“Below. Underground.”
The real thing is underground.
It’s surprising that they dug into the mountain to create this space, but there are also other spaces that lead underground like ant holes.
Everyone seemed to be fed up with the idea that the ‘real thing’ was somewhere else, to the point that this place was just the entrance.
“It looks like everyone has moved in that direction.”
It seemed that this was the reason why the inside of the castle didn’t appear to have been touched much even though the castle walls had been torn down.
I don’t know how they knew, but they probably noticed it and instead of scratching and making a fuss, they just moved straight down.
That’s why there was no reason for Cheonhwa and his party to make a fuss here. Since Cheonhwa had already figured out the location of the entrance using Mantongeum, they headed straight for the relevant pavilion without even having to look at each one.
“Eun-gong, the stone statues seem to be looking at me… … Could this also be an illusion?”
“No. That’s just simple sculpting. They carved the face and made the pupils deeper. It seems like the gaze follows it. It’s probably part of the intention to weaken the intruders’ spirit.”
Now that none of them were under the illusion of the statues, they could move along the road comfortably, but Bukgungyeon slyly asked Cheonhwa a question under the strange gaze of the statues.
“Muit!”
Plop!
Moo-oh must have felt uncomfortable with that gaze because he suddenly hit the creature with his hind leg and broke its head.
These huge and numerous structures were all built with a purpose.
A number of tricks were haphazardly woven together, clearly intended to make the intruder anxious and worn out.
Because even destroying one statue could be the trigger for activating another device, caution was required, but since those who went ahead had already had a go at it, there was no significant change.
It seemed calm, but some of the spells that should have been activated internally seemed to have lost their power.
“Hmm. I guess I’ll be a bit busy when I go out.”
But Cheonhwa’s interest was neither the law nor the identity of those who had gone before.
Inside the cave, even without a single torch, the interior is brightly lit, and you can examine the grandly built halls and the valuable items embedded in the stone statues one by one.
It may be difficult right now, but it’s important to take these things with you when you leave, so keep them in mind in advance.
In the meantime, other guys might arrive here, but that doesn’t matter.
Because we just have to knock down all the guys who get in our way.
‘I wish you would come sooner.’
As the size of the ship was so big, the amount and volume of things that had to be taken would be enormous, so I thought it would be a good idea to use them as porters and as I walked, the pavilion that I had confirmed with my own eyes appeared.
As I went towards the door that was open as if someone had already been there, a large passage leading to the basement appeared with nothing in it.
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