episode_0052

Feelings are so mysterious that sometimes they cannot be explained in words.

It’s something that’s hard to describe, even though it’s something that you can relate to and something that you think you know. It’s something that I can describe at length, but I can’t even properly explain half of what I feel to others.

The problem is not lack of knowledge or eloquence. No matter how much time passes, and no matter how many experiences and tastes you have in the twists and turns of life, which sometimes rise and sometimes fall, there are things that are difficult to express.

Why, isn’t there something like that?

For example, like a mother’s embrace that warmly embraces you with a smile.

Sometimes, like when I see my father’s shadow standing silently toward the sunset.

Just like a natural landscape that leaves no room for words other than magnificent and amazing.

It’s a love that’s cold and worn out, sometimes as painful as being thrown into a pit of fire, but sometimes just thinking about it makes the back of your neck tingle and your head spin with happiness.

Lee Si-hyuk felt that way when he saw Mr. Gong.

A big back, a strutting step, a hand that readily offers a bowl, a smile when sitting together and talking.

It’s hard to describe, but it was a wonderful feeling.

Looking at the old man, he somehow remembered the first time he went to the movie theater, holding the hand of his teacher, Hyeon-man.

It was a cartoon that everyone knew. The main character was sometimes stupid, honest, and frustratingly self-sacrificing.

However, the protagonist, who had a noble heart and burning passion, joined forces with his colleagues and defeated the villains in a splendid way.

For young Shi-hyuk, one scene struck him more than the scenes that made audiences his age laugh out loud and hold their stomachs or the battle scenes that were so amazing that their eyes widened.

A scene where the protagonist, who is covered in dirt and is completely battered, looks at the sky after all the fighting is over and smiles.

I can’t even remember the expression on his face anymore, but for some reason I remember shedding tears when I saw that scene.

Old Man Gong looked just like the main character in that scene.

Sometimes he’s mischievous and naughty, but at other times he seems like a true adult of the world.

The kind words and actions that are spoken and given so easily and lightly as a feather are as meaningful and serious as a rock.

A withered tree. A life past its prime, an old man at best, going back and forth between the top of the mountain where he had planted his wife and son.

An old man who was already a hero before Shihyuk was born.

That person looked at Shihyuk and pleaded.

He asked me to make him a suit of clothes.

The blacksmith, who was close to the gods, was happy to pay tribute to the old hero and presented him with a set of splendid clothes that contained his life story.

Hoping that the old man won’t be defeated until the end.

-.-.-

“Sihyuk. Thank you very much.”

Even [Admiral Yi Sun-sin], who achieved the feat of destroying one of the dragon’s seven heads, was not in good shape.

The coat he was wearing was tattered and torn, revealing a bit of skin scarred by the passage of time. His outstretched arm was broken three or four times, twisted into a lightning bolt shape.

However, the coat was repairing itself. Not only that, the joints were returning to their original state, and the blood flowing from the parts where the flesh had fallen had stopped. New flesh was growing.

The old man smiled. He had regained the glory of the past that had long since been lost. No, he had gained several times the strength of that time.

“You are the second great craftsman I have ever met.”

Long ago, in mythology, there was a king who was blessed by a god and could turn anything he touched into gold.

One of the greatest dwarf craftsmen from another myth is said to have created the golden hair of a goddess, the wife of the thunder god, who was praised as the most powerful, and even the god of beauty was jealous of her.

So what did Lee Si-hyuk create?

What did the blacksmith, who could create [Magic Iron] that could not be created even with the highest-grade magic stone, with a lower-grade magic stone, capture formless nature and breathe it into equipment, and wield god-like power in the work of a craftsman, make for [Admiral Yi Sun-sin]?

The answer was in the trench coat the old man was wearing.

Looking closely, the coat was made up of thin layers reminiscent of fish scales, giving it the shape of a garment.

The coats worn by old soldiers during World War II had exquisite functionality and a beautiful design that bordered on art, just like a high-end brand product.

The delicately woven, gentle curves were not finished with ordinary thread and needles, but were iron joints woven with ultra-fine threads made of [Magic Iron].

Even the [Magic Iron] clothes, which were layered with underwear, pants, and gloves, were incomparable to clothes made of carbon or aramid fibers.

However, there was no problem with the stretching or bending part, and it felt comfortable and light, as if I was wearing clothes made of real fabric.

Just as Shihyuk had once made a sword out of flowers and given it to a girl, he had made armor out of clothes for the old man.

An old traveler who set out on a journey, had many adventures and lived the life of a hero until his old age.

Blessing the path he has traveled and the journey ahead, he gave this name to the old man’s equipment.

[Journey] [-]

■■■’s full body armor was created by burning his soul for a being that had been a hero since long ago.

[Even if they couldn’t even call his name, everyone remembered him and everyone was with him.]

Durability: –

Attack Power: –

Defense: 1600

Possessed Passive Effects:

All stats +30%

Oath (All) – When wearing this, you cannot wear top, bottom, hands, feet, or weapons.

Oath (Integrity) – Bound. Owner: ?. This contract is permanent until the owner dies.

Oath (Unbreakable) – Will not be broken or torn.

Oath (Eternal) – Self-repairs even when damaged.

Additional Options:

[Flawless – The wearer ignores any status ailment. Ignores any unique effects.]

[Pilgrim’s Progress – Reduces damage taken by 20%. Restores 1% health per second.]

[Will Steadfast* Hero – Converts 30% of the damage received into attack power. There is no limit to the number of values converted, and if the attack is successful, all converted values are lost. Recovers 50% of the damage inflicted.]

Achievement Options:

[The one who never backs down]

[The one who triumphed over oppression]

The world’s first wear-restricted equipment. Its outstanding performance allows you to understand why it is a restricted equipment and why the craftsman who created it was driven to the brink of death, dyeing the blacksmith shop in blood.

[Yeojeong], who was born with the soul of Shihyuk, had equipment that seemed alive.

[Chungmugong] felt an unfamiliar sensation and even thought that Sihyuk was with him at this moment, even though he was far away.

[Yeongjeong] acknowledged the old man as a hero and showed all his abilities for the master he acknowledged.

Artisans and warriors who reached the world.

With their powers intertwined, [Chungmugong] was now facing off against the red dragon that had broken and conquered countless dimensions.

“So, how does it feel to be fooled by a mere human? Yong-yeo.”

-That’s not true!

The remaining six heads breathed out their breaths toward [Chungmugong] who was falling from the air. The old man remained calm and muttered softly in front of the six red laser barrages that were dangerous even if they just brushed past him.

“World.”

Just three syllables were enough.

The absolute power of destruction that could shatter everything was partially deflected and missed [Chungmugong].

The old man swallowed a groan. Every time he was attacked, he had to continue to expend his strength like this. Otherwise, he would die in an instant.

Fortunately, [Journey] was defending the remaining minor damage by fluttering its immortality.

This armor, which he could say was the most magnificent he had ever seen in his life, seemed to have a will of its own, drawing on its own power to protect its owner from the power of destruction and absorb damage.

The gray halo darkened and scattered particles.

‘Are you ready?’ [Yeongjeong] seemed to be whispering that to the old man.

“Yeah, I’m ready!”

[Chungmugong] swallowed the pain he felt in his chest due to the world’s resistance, and as soon as he reached the ground, he kicked the ground again and jumped towards the dragon.

One dragon was not stupid enough to suffer the same attack again. With a speed that made its large body coiled around Baekrokdam look insignificant, it struck the old man who was aiming for its head with its front paw.

Kruk! The dragon groaned.

As if a dragonfly flying in the air had been hit by the palm of his hand, [Admiral Yi Sun-sin] was thrown to the ground, but the wound on his dragonfly’s foreleg had widened even further.

The old man, annoyingly enough, attacked in the meantime. The red dragon’s already hideous face became even more distorted.

-You are a puppet who has given everything to the world and even mortgaged its fate! Do you oppose me, who has been permitted to destroy everything, even to the extreme, across the three thousand worlds and the dimension of Nayuta-!!

“That’s harsh. After all, it was my own will that I did it.”

[Chungmugong], who had raised his body, answered nonchalantly.

No, what looks normal is just a disguise covered in gray light. The old man had already forcefully swallowed the blood that had accumulated in his nose and mouth. Even though he had used his power and devoted his [Journey] and soul to it, he was in this state.

Indeed, the red dragon had the ferocity to call itself the destroyer of worlds.

“If he is the destroyer of the world, wouldn’t it be right for the guardian to oppose him?”

-That’s funny! Are you so confident in your talents and the toys you have around?

The dragon that had been laughing spread its wings wide.

Even so, it is so insignificant that it cannot even defy the force of gravity.

If you fly high and attack from above using the right of way, no matter how clever you are, there is nowhere to reach, so what can you do? You will be helpless.

“I don’t really recommend that.”

However, even though he had figured out the dragon’s intentions, [Chungmugong] was calm. Rather, the old man stood still, as if he was trying to buy time to recover a little.

-under!

The laughing dragon flapped its wings and raised its body.

“I don’t recommend it.”

[Achievements] [The One Who Never Backs Down]

The opponent cannot escape. Lasts 24 hours, with a 480-hour cooldown.

Kuung! [Chungmugong] The red dragon that had risen slightly along with the soft voice of [Chungmugong] fell back to the ground due to an unknown interference. The old man’s left glove was dyed white and was emitting a bright light.

“Is this how you write it? It’s my first time using it, so I’m not used to it.”

-Causal interference? That’s ridiculous!

In the past, the power of the SA-class boss series, ‘Danu’s Clan’, which the old man had defeated while participating in Operation Agatram in England, was the ability of Claude Solas.

It pins your enemy to the battlefield, making it absolutely impossible for them to retreat or evade completely. Even [Chungmugong] had to sweat profusely several times over this absurd interference ability.

The dragon entered the battle with his feet on the ground, which was a setback.

If it had been a situation where he had flown far away, then it would have been different, but Clau Sollas would not allow himself to retreat once the battle had already begun. No matter what!

-Just something like this!

A crown emitting an evil light appeared on the far right side of the dragon’s head.

The dragon is the destroyer of worlds, the red dragon of the Apocalypse. There was no way that he could escape the interference of cause and effect or providence.

“Hehe, you can’t leave it like that!”

The opponent was the most monstrous monster the old man had ever encountered. [Chungmugong], who had already been worn down on the battlefield, had considered the possibility that the opponent would be able to resist this ability.

His body had recovered sufficiently. The old man leaped toward the fallen dragon without hesitation.

-Get out!

The dragon, who had been thinking, swung its tail. However, the old man who was riding up the tail accelerated even more.

Samshin’s [Consecration] and Shihyuk’s [Journey]. Using [Body Enhancement: Extreme] and [Charge] on top of the already powerful hero’s abilities, [Chungmugong]’s new form reached the dragon’s right side, the crowned head, in the blink of an eye.

Add the attack power saved from the previous front paw and use [Skill] to deal with it for sure! The old man took a deep breath and threw away his power.

[Break the Lion’s Head]

-Kwaaagh! You disgusting mortal!

Another head collapsed with a scream of pain.

The old man laughed, spitting out blood, as he was thrown to the ground once again by the angry dragon’s kick.

-Ha! That’s all you can laugh about!

The dragon glared terribly into the boiling water.

Unfortunately, the head that had the power to erase interference and interference effects was broken, but it was still okay.

The dragon still had a head that governed revival and recovery.

[Chungmugong] Now that he was far away, it was the dragon’s golden opportunity. The dragon laughed at the old man, manifesting a crown that emitted a disgusting light from its second head.

I will restore your front legs and your lost fourth and seventh heads in one go. Watch carefully as your efforts, made while hurting yourself, go to waste!

But nothing happened.

-What…?!

[Achievements] [The One Who Won Over Oppression]

The opponent cannot recover. Lasts 24 hours, with a 480-hour cooldown.

“It’s such a hard skill to catch that I hate to even look at it, but this is really helpful.”

The old man’s right hand glove, emerging from the ground where he had been stuck, was dyed black and was emitting a stinging black smoke.

It was the power of the SA-class boss series, ‘Du-eok-sini’, that resulted in many sacrifices during the 1,000-day battle.

The overwhelming strength of the boss monster was a strength, but the reason [Cheon Ye-rok] was able to inflict so many casualties even with [Chungmugong] was because of its special trait, ‘Suppression’.

When injured, it suppresses the providence of recovery, preventing the wound from recovering. Even after time passed, and even after applying medicine and using [skills], the wound did not heal until the boss monster died.

How many people died because of this? How many comrades were lost?

Sihyuk did not waste the materials he received from the old man.

Strengthening and increasing the strength using materials were sufficient with low-grade magic stones and his power. So how should these materials be used?

The craftsman, who had been thinking long and hard and couldn’t even [appraise the item] of the material, let alone [status window], decided to engrave the original of this material onto the equipment.

While making clothes, I wanted to capture the various memories of the old man’s past, the laughter and tears he had on his [journey] through life, and the precious moments he had lost and gained.

As a result, [Chungmugong] succeeded in obtaining some of the abilities of the powerful enemies he had defeated in the past.

The past glory and painful memories that sometimes made him shed blood or tears now gave the old man strength and helped him face his final enemy.

Maybe in the distant future, the [wildflowers] of the galaxy will become like this too.

The dragon, who had been silent for a moment, opened his mouth.

-…I swear it.

On the subject of the insignificant creatures of God. Man who deals with power, interferes with cause and effect, and fixes providence. Towards the old man who dares to stand before me, clad in immortal things.

Towards the being that has hurt this body to this extent.

– In the name of red, I will destroy you and this world!!

The dragon’s remaining five heads all wore crowns. With all his might, the Destroyer of Worlds roared with a determination to defeat the enemy before him. The ground shook and shattered, boiling, and the blue sky turned red.

“This old man has been making such oaths for over 50 years, and it’s so boring.”

With his face reddened by blood, his recovery speed not keeping up with the damage, and the world’s resistance, [Admiral Yi Sun-sin] smiled awkwardly at the brink of death.

“What, but shouldn’t a man keep his word?”