Chapter 60

Hwangno, regaining his senses, was bewildered for a while. His reaction was as if he had just woken up from a deep dream.

"…How?"

Then, he finally uttered his first words in a low voice. It seemed he had naturally noticed the changes in his body.

The old wounds, which he had never thought could be healed, had recovered without a trace. It was only natural for him to be surprised.

With many others around, he did not ask any more detailed questions.

At that moment, Yushin Yun briefly summarized the situation.

"Let's discuss the details later."

Hwangno nodded with a face full of complexity.

Dang Harin and Zhuge Jun, who were watching the situation, had their faces filled with admiration and awe. They had been completely stunned since they saw the mysterious aura emanating from Yushin Yun's body.

However, Yushin Yun passed by them as if he hadn't noticed and headed straight for the dark passage.

Now it was time to quickly resolve the gateway.

As Hwangno raised his bow and prepared for battle, Yushin Yun spoke.

"I suspect there are dangerous mechanisms hidden inside the passage besides the Black Sand Beetles."

"Yes."

"Once I enter, focus only on destroying those 'mechanisms.'"

"Yes, I understand."

After speaking, Hwangno was about to enter the passage with Yushin Yun. However, Yushin Yun blocked him and said,

"No, I'll go in alone. You stay here and provide cover."

Yushin Yun declared that he would enter the passage filled with Black Sand Beetles alone, which was a mad act indeed.

But unlike before, neither Dang Harin nor any of the other members of the Jeongun Pavilion tried to stop him. They could only envision Yushin Yun's success.

"Understood."

Hwangno nodded without a word and obeyed the command.

"Then let's go."

With those brief words, Yushin Yun started walking into the passage.

One step.

Two steps.

As Yushin Yun walked deeper into the passage, the light surrounding him gradually disappeared.

And at the same time.

Sssss! Zzzzz!

A chilling sound began to reach Yushin Yun's ears.

Darkness was surging towards him like waves.

This meant that the Black Sand Beetles had detected their prey.

The Black Sand Beetles attacked Yushin Yun at an incredible speed.

However, Yushin Yun merely frowned at the wave of monstrous insects and did not even think of dodging.

'Hmm, just bear with it for a moment.'

Hwangno, despite the Black Sand Beetles reaching his master's nose, did not release his drawn bow. His master had only ordered him to destroy the 'mechanisms.'

Ultimately, Yushin Yun's entire body was covered by the Black Sand Beetles.

Crunch! Crunch!

Hundreds of Black Sand Beetles shot their venom into Yushin Yun. The poison began to seep into his body.

However, as Dang Harin had mentioned earlier, the disaster of his inner energy being rendered useless did not occur.

His inner energy was completely unaffected by the poison.

Yushin Yun inwardly sneered.

'What rank is my poison resistance now? This kind of poison can't possibly harm me.'

After using Fusion Poison, he had noticed a peculiar point while checking his stats. His poison resistance had suddenly soared to the 'S+' rank.

Since there was no specific system message, he quickly deduced the reason.

The power of Fusion Poison, which could control all poisons, had elevated his poison resistance to a higher level.

Even so, the reason Yushin Yun was accepting the Black Sand Beetles' venom into his body was for one specific reason.

'Storing the poison that prevents the use of inner energy will surely be useful later.'

He was planning to store as much of the poison as possible in his body and then transfer it to Fusion Poison when needed.

Thus, Yushin Yun continued to move forward, covered in Black Sand Beetles.

Crunch! Crunch!

At the same time, the sound of Black Sand Beetles being crushed underfoot echoed.

Dang Harin and Zhuge Jun, witnessing this bizarre and terrifying scene, were in shock.

'Is such a thing really possible?'

They had thought there would be nothing more surprising, but Yushin Yun was truly beyond imagination.

Then, suddenly.

Swoosh!

A piercing sound, as if the wind was being torn, echoed from somewhere.

As Yushin Yun had predicted, a mechanism had been activated.

An arrow, shot from a mace, was flying towards Yushin Yun through the darkness.

Since his inner energy had not been affected, Yushin Yun naturally detected the arrow's approach.

However, he took no action, as if he knew nothing.

'Indeed?'

Eye for eye, arrow for arrow.

He wanted to test Hwangno's ability, which had transcended its limits.

Just as the arrow was about to pierce his head.

Crack! Bang!

A shattering sound echoed.

Yushin Yun's head was intact.

At his feet lay a shattered arrow.

'So, he is indeed the Bow Demon (弓鬼).'

Though hidden by the darkness, Yushin Yun smiled with satisfaction.

On the other hand, Hwangno was facing a new reality.

For his entire life, his vision had been shrouded in darkness. Now, a world he had never seen before appeared clearly in his sight.

'Even though I can't see, I can see.'

This world was created solely by his heightened auditory senses.

Thud, thud.

Through Yushin Yun's footsteps, he could see his master walking gracefully through the darkness.

Zzzzz!

The sounds of countless Black Sand Beetles allowed him to identify their positions.

Creak, creak.

The subtle sound of gears meshing revealed the hidden mechanisms about to activate.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Hwangno began drawing his bow frantically.

Each time, the arrows flying towards Yushin Yun were shattered, and the mechanisms were destroyed.

Despite receiving cover from only one archer, it felt as if he was receiving cover from hundreds of archers.

And finally.

Thud.

Yushin Yun stepped onto the arrival point, where a beam of light was shining.

Zzzzz! Whoosh!

The Black Sand Beetles scattered in panic, avoiding the light. Yushin Yun's expression, though visible, looked extremely uncomfortable.

'With this amount, I could simultaneously poison hundreds of people.'

He confirmed the Black Sand Beetles' poison filling his body and tried to calm himself.

After taking a deep breath, he began to look around the arrival point. He noticed a metal handle protruding from one of the walls.

Without hesitation, Yushin Yun pulled the handle down.

Whoosh!

The phosphorescent stones hidden in the walls on both sides of the passage began to emit a brilliant light.

Sizzle! Sizzle!

The extreme heat from the light beams incinerated the Black Sand Beetles.

Chapter 2

The members of the Jeongun Pavilion, having passed through the Jei Pavilion, opened the hidden door at the arrival point and entered further inside.

Another incline appeared.

Yushin Yun led the way up the incline, and everyone followed behind him.

However, there was a noticeable change.

When they ascended to the Jei Pavilion, Hwangno had been carried by Marek. Now, he was climbing using his own strength, showing no signs of fatigue even as the incline grew steeper.

Seeing Hwangno's vibrant and energetic face, Dang Harin's expression was filled with mixed emotions.

'It seems he didn't just transfer his inner energy but healed his illness.'

Suddenly, a person from her family came to mind.

But she quickly shook her head.

'No, I promised not to give that child false hope.'

However, she couldn't stop her eyes from being drawn to Yushin Yun.

At that moment,

The incline ended, and a new space was revealed. This time, a vast chamber appeared before them.

However, the chamber had a strange feature.

"Strange, Master. There's nothing here."

Marek, who had been looking around, said in confusion.

As he said, the chamber contained no inscriptions, no doors leading to the next gateway, and nothing at all.

It was an entirely empty space.

Everyone's gaze turned to Yushin Yun.

Yushin Yun, with an unwavering gaze, scanned the chamber. Then, he suddenly turned his eyes to someone else and spoke.

"Is it an array?"

The person he looked at was none other than Zhuge Jun. Yushin Yun's eyes were filled with a firm belief that Zhuge Jun knew the nature of the array installed here.

Zhuge Jun inwardly laughed.

'What a monstrous individual. Just how much does he know?'

Yushin Yun had asked Dang Harin about the venomous insects and then asked him about the array.

A single coincidence could be just that, but a series of coincidences could not be mere chance. He instinctively felt that Yushin Yun knew something about Dang Harin and his true identity.

However, he had no intention of revealing his true identity. Doing so could put him and Dang Harin in danger.

Their opponent was a master at the peak of his art.

Even if Dang Harin and he combined their efforts, the chances of victory were extremely low.

'Besides…'

He glanced at Marek and Hwangno.

They were now loyal subordinates with formidable abilities that could not be ignored.

'The best course of action now is to follow his lead and resolve this place as quickly as possible.'

Zhuge Jun pretended to be unperturbed and answered Yushin Yun.

"Yes, Lord. This place is arrayed with the Ten Thousand Transformations Array. It seems to create a disguised landscape for intruders using the arrangement of natural objects."

"Can you dismantle it?"

In response to Yushin Yun's immediate question, Zhuge Jun hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Dang Harin, not Yushin Yun, was the one who was surprised by this reaction.

'What is he saying? That he can dismantle the Ten Thousand Transformations Array?'

Ignoring her gaze, Zhuge Jun stepped forward.

He began to examine the chamber and rearrange everything in it according to his own will.

He flipped over a perfectly fine boulder, broke a stalactite from the ceiling and stuck it on the ground, and uprooted grass from a crevice and replanted it elsewhere.

Yushin Yun, with his arms crossed, watched Zhuge Jun's actions closely.

'Let's see the skills of the Heavenly Brain (天腦), or rather, the Heavenly Fool (天愚) of the Zhuge family.'

Yushin Yun's eyes sparkled with interest.

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