episode_0116

The Cheonmasingyo Church was completely burned down and disappeared.

The sudden downpour was enough to put out the fire at Cheonmasingyo, but the Cheonmasingyo building, which had already burned down to a large extent, eventually collapsed under its own weight.

The building, which was built on top of tall, naturally formed stone pillars, collapsed once, causing a chain reaction of collapses and falling into the lake at the bottom.

In this way, the Cheonmasingyo Church was reduced to ruins overnight.

There’s no one left around here, at least not during harvest time.

The only remaining harvesters are two people who are lost and running away far to the north.

But I don’t think that will last long. I’m already being chased.

I looked down at my lap, feeling the bleak reality that I couldn’t see any harvesters who had actually survived.

The corpse in front of me has turned white and looks like a collapsed plaster statue rather than a human corpse.

Looking at the weather, it wouldn’t be strange if bugs were already swarming, but by the time it turned white, it looks like all the living materials have already disappeared.

I sat all day, and when the rain stopped, I got up.

There was already nothing left on my knees but white powder.

I looked around and found myself standing in the middle of ruins.

I looked around, wondering if it was all over, but smoke was still rising from the village to the west.

There is both pure white smoke and pure black smoke. The place where the most black smoke comes out is the square where Cheonma and Oh Myeongseong once competed in martial arts.

If there’s smoke but nothing is burning, it means something is being gathered and burned. And there’s a smell you know: the pungent smell of burning protein.

They’re burning the body.

At least I don’t see any living people.

I stood surrounded by ruins and thought for a moment about what to do.

It seems like it would be difficult to make a harvester in this world. The world just grabs anyone with purple hair without asking any questions.

So, somewhere far up north, the surviving harvesters are being captured one by one and are dying.

I have purple hair too.

I touched the treasure I had been holding since yesterday. It’s a weapon called Makyabogeom.

I picked it up because it was a lightsaber, but I can’t use it. I guess it’s an object that uses energy.

But it’s convenient to carry, so let’s take it.

In case of emergency, this could potentially be a helpful item.

First, I thought about going home, so I climbed up to a high place and dug through the ruins to find my way.

The main building of Cheonmasingyo is built on top of a stone pillar, so all the roads are cut off. However, it’s not like there are no roads at all.

In some people’s memories there is a path that goes down.

So I wandered around the ruins, looking for places I remembered.

Most of it collapsed when the building collapsed, but the old stone steps leading down the steep cliff remained.

It wasn’t big enough for me to walk, but I headed there.

If it falls to the floor like this, it will regenerate.

I barely made it to the bottom, circling the rock pillars along the stairs. The ground was covered in debris from the building that had fallen from above.

And underneath the water, there is a lot of toxic light.

I guess that means a variety of creatures are partying.

I close my eyes to what I’m eating and head to the house where I used to live. Of course, it’s not the destination. It’s just a stopover.

There is no reason left to stay there any longer.

Since there were a lot of wooden pieces among the building debris, many were floating on the water, so I walked from the stone pillar to the cliff.

So, walk north along the cliff for a while. Then, the cliff next to you gradually descends and a path appears that you can walk along.

From there, if you climb back up the hill and head south, there’s a small, completely destroyed house about halfway between where you are and the collapsed building.

It’s completely crushed because of the sealing needle. But I can’t see any sealing needles around it.

I guess the survivors retrieved it.

When I entered the house, not only was there a hole in it, but the inside was also turned over in a mess. It seemed like they had searched through it to see if there was anything they could take.

There are only clothes for tall women or children.

Looking at it this way, there doesn’t seem to be anything worth taking in this room.

I went into the kitchen to see if I could sell any metal tools. The kitchen was dark and quiet.

Huh? Dark and quiet?

Oh, by the way, I can’t see the fire that was always shining brightly.

If you look at the place where the fire was, it is completely blocked by sand.

So we removed the sand, but there is no longer any sign of fire in the fireplace.

We don’t need it anymore anyway.

I decided to grab some dishes and head north.

North of the temple.

In the world where people live, the center.

There is a mountain called Kunlun where immortals live.

There is warmth there. Not a god who is not much different from an ordinary human, but a god who is on the same level as Daegon.

It must be very warm.

Right?

After taking one last look around the now-empty kitchen, I headed back to my destination.

As you go down the hill, tall trees appear at a certain level.

Deep forest.

I originally got bitten in the neck by a feline around here, and I still remember it teasing me, so I don’t really want to come here.

You have to cross it to get out of here.

After I entered the forest, I walked in the opposite direction of the path the gods and Taoists had taken. There are still traces of their arrival in every corner.

I wish I could run as fast as a martial artist, but I’m not that fast even if I run until my heart explodes.

So keep walking without stopping. If you keep walking like that, you will get there someday.

Unlike when Sooga pointed out that the forest was quiet, the forest is now noisy with the sounds of all kinds of animals. At least it means that there is no major threat at the moment.

I never thought I would be walking alone in a deep forest like this, without a single person around.

3 years later.

Let’s walk down a path that maybe the three of us could have walked together.

A forest where only sounds that can be called white noise can be heard.

It’s not that hard to walk since you’re following the traces left behind by many people moving around. At least you don’t have to walk where there’s no path, right?

After walking for a while.

Suddenly I looked into the distance.

A direction slightly tilted east of the north.

The last harvester was murdered.

He died while fighting while shouting the Cheonma Shingyo loudly.

At least as far as I know, there is no one alive anymore. If there is anyone who might be alive, there is one person.

I don’t think that person ran away from the person he loved.

If you say you ran away, there’s a good chance you won’t be caught.

Because she is not a harvester, her hair is black, and according to Omyeongseong’s memories, she has lived outside while hiding her identity.

So, the technology is sufficient.

I don’t know if I’ll have the motivation though.

After walking for a while, if you feel hungry, you can pick and eat edible plants nearby. Fortunately, the immortals and Taoists mainly eat vegetables, so they know a lot about edible plants in this world.

Memories obtained through murder, even if there are some missing memories, can be easily obtained by cutting out only those parts and cross-checking them.

So, eat plants that are edible in moderation, and when the sun goes down, curl up and rest your body.

My mind doesn’t sleep, but my body needs rest.

One day passed like that, two days passed, three days passed.

The dense primeval forest barely ended and a village with people appeared.

This means that walking will become much easier in the future.

I entered the village in a good mood.

But as soon as I entered, men wearing white hoods ran towards me and pointed knives at me.

“The remnants of the Cheonma Shingyo!”

“Purple hair! Who’s calling the Taoist priest!”

“She’s a huge woman. Is she dangerous?”

“The solar plexus isn’t bulging out. The hands are white, too.”

They aimed their weapons, but they didn’t swing their knives. They did draw their knives, but the one in front gave a signal to the one behind and walked towards me.

This guy is smaller than me.

“What is it?”

“Are you a member of the Cheonmasin Church?”

“Don’t you judge by hair color alone?”

If someone had purple hair, wouldn’t they just kill them?

“We are not murderers. We came here only to save the evil cult called Cheonma Shingyo. Are you a Cheonma Shingyo person?”

If you ask me if I am a member of the Cheonmasin Church, well, I guess not.

Now the contractor has disappeared, and the person I met at Cheonmasingyo is already dead.

“No.”

The man looks puzzled.

“That bitch Sagal is clearly lying! Kill her quickly!”

Someone shouted from behind.

But the man made a thoughtful expression, looked me over, and then asked me a question.

“Where are you going now?”

“Kunlun Mountain.”

Then there is a rumbling sound from behind.

I see people saying things like “Taoist?” or “Taoist sir?” so I guess they are wondering about my true identity.

I was happy to choose either one, so I just waited quietly.

The man who had been quietly watching me turned around, silenced the person behind him, then looked at me again and opened his mouth.

“If that’s the case, then wait until the Taoist priest comes. If you are a person who has done nothing wrong, then you can go to Kunlun Mountain with the Taoist priest.”

The man who said that glared at me and warned me in a low voice.

“If not, you will have to pay the price for deceiving us.”

So I nodded.

“Okay. Let’s do that.”

Especially the people behind me. There are a lot of people who look flustered. I guess it’s because I answered too lightly.

I really have no more ties to the Cheonmasingyo cult, so there’s nothing to be ashamed of.

My very existence is dangerous, but if that becomes an issue, I’ll think about it then.

Considering the fact that whatever attacked me would reach me regardless of the weapon used.

yes.

It’s not that dangerous.

really.