The Return of Apocalypses Tyrant

Episode 203

“He’s a war hero… After all, when you think of a hero, isn’t he a loyal soldier? “Didn’t you say that necromancy can minister to the soul contained within a weapon?”

Namgung, who returned to the association after escaping from the goblin body, talked with Joo-in and others about the test of the Avatar.

“that’s right. That is, of course, if there is any soul left in it. However, the power of the soul is slightly different from that of making great achievements in history.”

“It’s a personal ability… What if even mythical heroes have the power of a demi-god, like the Knight of the Labyrinth that your brother worked for?”

“If it’s a Demigod… then Hercules? Isn’t there a temple of Hercules in Jordan? “Maybe we can find traces there.”

As they listened to Namgung’s story, they all talked excitedly, like children, mentioning their favorite heroes.

“But even if those souls remain, how much power can they really exert in the battle against the Avatar?”

But unlike them, Jin Soo-hyuk asked in a calm voice.

“What does that mean?”

“Heroes who saved the world… they are certainly not gods, but they are mythological figures. However, as you said, the evaluation of history and individual abilities are different. “The standard must be Carnival.”

The noisy atmosphere subsided and everyone focused on Jin Soo-hyuk.

“I don’t think I would search through relics and ruins to find souls. “If you look at it only from Carnival’s point of view, there are people who are actually stronger but not heroes.”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on him because of his interesting words.

“The stronger ones? “Who is that?”

“Jinwei and Aira Michel. If they are selected by their status, wouldn’t their qualities be at least as great as theirs?”

“….”

Even Namgung was left speechless by his unexpected words.

‘I never thought about using those two…’

“Oh, that’s not right. It’s not just that he’s not a hero, he’s a villain. Will those people really help you? “If you want to do soul ministry, you have to be a friendly soul.”

“We need to educate them.”

Jin Soo-hyuk smiled strangely at Joo Joo-in’s words.

“To the most righteous.”

“no way…?”

“yes. “How about having war heroes as their instructors?”

“Hehe… That’s an interesting story.”

Man Deok-su burst out laughing at Joo Ju-in’s suggestion without even realizing it.

“Are you saying we should at least provide character education? That’s not like you. There is a saying that humans cannot be rewritten. “The same goes for the soul.”

“It is ridiculous to now expect justice for those who committed terrorism out of greed for the pantheon.”

“then?”

“Those who are greedy are also obsessed with life. “Rather than being buried in a coffin like this, I think I would choose to observe life even if I am not human.”

Jin Soo-hyuk said to Namgung.

“What they need to learn is not justice. This is how to fight. “What we need is strength.”

“….”

Namgung nodded slowly at his words.

“It’s not a bad idea. “Then, from now on, let’s bring the urns of Jinwei and Eira Michel along with relics of heroes from history that can be of use to us.”

“yes. All right. “We will immediately convene scholars and take action.”

The chief secretary quickly walked away as soon as he could speak.

When the meeting ended, the remaining people left the conference room one by one, leaving only one person remaining.

“why? “Do you have anything to say?”

“The child you introduced as my successor. “I have something to say about Chanho.”

“What’s going on?”

“It’s a bit unusual.”

“If you were to say something unusual, you wouldn’t be easy.”

“That’s not what I meant.”

Namgung focused on Ju Ju-in’s serious appearance, unlike usual.

“Do you know anything about him? “Why did you say he was a worthy successor to me?”

“why? “Not so good?”

“no. “It’s not much…”

Joo Joo-in said, scratching his head.

“Rather, the problem is that they are too good.”

“…?”

“I have nothing more to teach you. I learned all the necessary systems while building NEST. Not only that, but there is also an upgraded version that is much more stable than what I made.”

“Then isn’t that a good thing?”

“It’s good, but the problem is that it’s so brilliant that it lacks humanity. “It feels like I’m dealing with a program.”

“You sound like you’re full.”

“You can meet me later.”

Namgung responded as if Joo Joo-in’s words were insignificant, but there was something that bothered him.

‘Fire Demon.’

Chan-ho Jeong’s nickname in his previous life.

It wasn’t a nickname he got simply because he was good at handling fire.

It is true that many monsters were burned to death by his flames, but many people were also sacrificed by his flames.

‘Jeong Chan-ho started working as a fireworksman from the time he acquired the blue fire that came from hunting a fire giraffe.’

Even though he gained power late, if we look at just the hunting of monsters, he hunted so many monsters that he could be compared to the Revelators.

‘It goes without saying that this guy’s skills are great, but… seeing him talk like that, I guess there’s something wrong with him.’

“Okay. “Let me meet you sometime.”

“thanks.”

“It’s no big deal.”

“So what are you going to do now? “Is Somin going to see it?”

“Ah… no. Somin: I think it would be better to be alone for a while.”

Namgung smiled awkwardly.

“then?”

He took out a small glass bottle from his pocket and played with it.

* * *

“…Why did you come?”

“I’m not in a place I can’t come to, so why are you scared? “Do you think I did something wrong?”

“…Who’s scared? no it’s not?”

“are you okay. Because you are not the person I came to meet today. “As a druid, you’re not particularly interesting.”

The place Namgung visited was none other than Kuhuran’s barracks. Roxanne, who was with him at his sudden visit, was wary, but the words he said a moment ago made her frown and step back.

“Your prank is mischievous. “There’s no need to hurt her.”

“It’s also a problem to have the ability but not try to become strong.”

“Just because you have power doesn’t mean you have to fight. “Okay, what is the reason you came looking for me?”

Namgung glanced at Roxanne and took out the glass bottle he had obtained from the Three Poison Gates to Kuhuran.

“….”

The moment he saw that, Kuhuran fell silent.

The hand holding the vial trembled, as if handling a sacred relic.

“This… where?”

“I brought it as part of a report from my superior. “To be honest, it’s not something I need right now, but it caught my eye in a strange way.”

“It has to be that way. Any human being has no choice but to be attracted to this. “These are…”

“Because they are the tears of the beginning of man?”

“haha. Did you know?”

Kuhuran looked at Namgung with a blank face at his answer.

“I only heard about this after I chose it. But they didn’t give me any more information than that. Actually, I don’t even know what I can do with this. “We have to fight monsters right now.”

“Trying to do something with this… That’s really your idea. “This has its own significance.”

“What’s the point of just having meaning? “If it’s not a means to survive, it’s worse than rainwater to me.”

Namgung responded as if he were complaining.

“But even knowing that, you chose this. “Isn’t that so?”

“….”

“Who do you think the original human was?”

“well. Adam in the Bible?”

“Normally, you would think so. But you know that’s not the right answer. “Because I set myself the condition of being found in the Bible.”

“That’s right…”

“They say that in Northern Europe, humans were created by carving ash trees, and in Egypt, humans were created from Hathor’s tears, which were made from the eyes of the sun god Ra.”

Kuhuran asked Namgung back.

“This is not the only story. There are many other traditions about the origin of humans. “Who can be said to be the first human being in different traditions?”

Namgung was unable to speak because he could not find an answer.

“Whose tears are these?”

“You mean you know?”

Kuhuran smiled slightly, seeing him unable to answer.

“Huh, I don’t know either.”

“What is that…”

In contrast to his serious tone, Kuhuran’s answer was light enough to be like a joke.

“None of us have lived in the past, so how do we know what the right answer is? That’s why there are so many different traditions and so many different legends and myths. Because I didn’t see it. “Because it is passed down through people’s mouths and changes.”

Namgoong looked at the glass bottle.

“But on the other hand, because you don’t know, it could be everything.”

“everything…?”

“It means that the very thing that divides the beginning humans into one person is the standard of humanity. “These could be Adam’s tears, Embla’s tears, but on the other hand, they could all be their tears.”

“Those are difficult words.”

“Laughs… There aren’t as many things you can understand with your head as you think.”

“I will leave such difficult matters to you. “But what I want to know is what I can do with it.”

“You can do it… Well? “I am rather puzzled that you are asking me that.”

“…what?”

Namgung looked at him with a puzzled expression.

“The Lord of the Seven Serpents, who is my status, said so. “If you want to know about these tears, look for people with real-life abilities.”

“Yeah, it’s not wrong.”

“That’s why I came to see you now.”

“That’s not wrong either.”

Namgung frowned, as if he didn’t like his ambiguous answer.

“But there is someone with greater abilities than me.”

“Who is that?”

“It’s you.”

Kuhuran looked at Namgung.

“If you’re curious, can’t you just ask directly? “There is no soul art that is as good as the necromancy you have.”

It felt like I had been hit in the head with a hammer.

Just a little while ago, he had thought of summoning the souls of war heroes and teaching Jinwei and Aira Michel.

“Whoever the owner of the tears is, if it existed in the past as a carnival, its soul must be contained within it.”

But why didn’t I think of using that power on my tears?

“Right. “I came here like a fool.”

Namgung looked at him and let out a low sigh.

▶ The soul is looking at you.

▶ Soul Eye Lv 10 is activated.

At that moment, the single teardrop in the small glass bottle turned into a huge ocean and washed over him.

Namgung knew.

It means that someone is calling to you in the strong spray of water.