MEMORIZE

Chapter 436 a mountain range in which dragons sleep =========================================================================

A cool breeze blew once. And the wind blew the hair of many users. A woman’s pitch-black hair was scattered through the air, then gently shaken back to its original place.

“Queen of Blood and Iron” Han So-young. As the title suggests, she was a woman who didn’t bat an eyelid for most things, but her eyes were filled with unexpected tension.

The place where the woman’s eyes touched was a flat land surrounded by mountains high above sea level. But it’s hard to see. The basin, covered in hazy fog, was filled with only gloomy and dreary energy, holding users’ feet looking down.

Again, the wind blew.

The wind was cool this time too, but something feels different. It was a wind that felt like a warning, with something unpleasant and sticky on it. Like saying, “If you come any closer, you’ll die.”

After a while, a man approached the woman’s side. The man, wearing a slightly faded chain mail, held a large axe with both hands. However, the man seemed very nervous when his hands were shaking slightly and a drop or two of sweat was seeping out.

Before long, the man opened his mouth with a cautious face.

“Clan Lord, the Queen’s army is not coming back.”

“…I know. I confirmed the extinction five minutes ago.”

The woman accepted lightly. However, he did not know that the word “destruction” would come out, and the man showed his feelings with his eyes wide open.

The woman is soft, but she breathes out and turns her head. Then he stared at the Clan members standing neatly behind him.

Clan Istanbul Low.

They were as powerful as their reputation in the North Continent, but their faces are no different from women or men. No. On the contrary, he showed fear from time to time, weighed down by the energy flowing out of the basin in front of him.

“…Should I just go back?”

It was a voice full of regret. She turned her head again and stared sadly at the basin. She came all the way here after suffering, and it was a waste of time to just turn around.

However, if not, the man calmly shook his head and soothed the woman.

“Clan load. Remember the end of user Jeong Chang-min. He stopped me from going inside with my last breath. Although we’ve come all the way here, we may have to make even greater sacrifices to attack the ruins.”

User Jung Changmin. Up until a day ago, he was a clan member of Eastantel Lowe and a well-known user of his ability to handle boundaries. He was also the unfortunate user of the dragon’s fall asleep mountain range by one mistake.

Evil, Scream, Despair, Murder, Hatred, etc.Anyway, the more I go inside, the more unpleasant I feel. Clan Lord. Actually, I really didn’t want to go there. I’m sorry….’

The woman was silent for a while. I just closed my eyes like a habit. After chewing his lips for a long time, he broke his silence and opened his mouth.

“Let’s go back.”

Eventually, the woman’s declaration of abandonment fell. And as they turned completely, the Clan members all looked relieved.

At the same time, a long sigh emanated from the lips of a young man standing at the back.

*

“I don’t like it.”

It was very late. The Clan members went into their sleeping bags as soon as they finished dinner today, exhausted by the force, and only I and Heo Jun-young remained on guard.

Knock, knock, knock!

As I was about to throw in the broken firewood, I turned my eyes and stared at Heo Jun-young. I was thinking about something else for a moment, so the reaction was late. As soon as he throws firewood into the burning bonfire, the fire explodes again.

It wasn’t until I checked the fire that came back to life that I opened my mouth.

“What? Going to save Anhyun and Hangyeol?”

“Just everything. Going to save Anhyun and having to participate in this.”

You have to participate in this kind of thing.

I stared calmly at Heo Jun-young. Dark purple was flowing through the long, waist-length hair of a man. The outfit I was wearing was a black coat-type e-mail, with unknown patterns engraved all over the place, emitting subtle light.

Heo Jun-young had closed her eyes gently and pulled out her sword and placed it on her leg. I don’t know what he’s thinking, but the atmosphere surrounding him was overall dark. Rather, the sword with the sheath on it felt warmer than the person.

In time, Heo Jun-young opened her eyes and looked at me. Just like the color of his hair, he had dark purple eyes.

“A year ago, I mean, when I just joined the martial arts, something like this happened.”

“A year ago?”

Wondering, I recalled what happened a year ago.

Her first relationship with Heo Joon-young was when she was working as a vagrant. In fact, information about the place where the vagabonds were hiding came in, and when they reached it, they could see a user who had arrived a step ahead.

The user was Heo Joon-young. He was fighting alone with nearly a hundred vagrants, including the leadership.

Huh Joon-young at that time…I don’t know. I was doing a good job, but I remember I was in a pretty dangerous situation with the organized response of the vagrants. So I and Chuck Joe immediately backed him up and at the same time swept the vagabonds away.

Of course, Heo Joon-young did not join right there. Since then, he has left with a simple thank-you note and “I will repay you one day,” and I have only remembered the user information and turned away.

Coincidentally, the reunion of me and Heo Joon-young was made by Lee Hyo-eul, the guardian of the North Continent. It turned out that Heo Joon-young’s identity played a role of helping Lee Hyo-eul by becoming a hand and foot. I went to take care of the vagabond at the request of Lee Hyo-eul.

At that time, Lee Hyo-eul had found a successor. As soon as the transition was over, he quit the guardian, so he was slowly preparing to finish his contract with Heo Joon-young.

Lee Hyo-eul suggested that both quit anyway and take Heo Joon-young from the museum in advance.

Since then, I and Heo Jun-young have talked a little and joined through formal procedures.

It was good to have a user who was comparable to Nam Daeun, and Heo Joon-young joined to repay her because she had something to repay her kindness.

Ideas followed from tail to tail. Heo Joon-young said in a slightly frustrating tone, as if he didn’t think of it.

“I mean Anhyun. Didn’t something similar happen a year ago. And I had a pretty hard time trying to fix it.”

“Oh, that. But…I can’t compare that to now.”

Heo Joon-young shook her head slowly as she replied with a bland smile.

“After all, isn’t it in a similar vein? I thought it had calmed down a little since then, but the thunder-busty guy got in trouble again. I mean, I didn’t follow your controls then and now.”

“That’s true.”

“…So why don’t we just leave it as it is? To be honest, I’ve lost all my pride to him because of this incident. If you’re lucky, you’ll come back alive, and if you’re unlucky, you can’t help it. We don’t have to….”

“Not that.”

I gave a straight answer. Then he continued with a firm voice.

“I’ve decided to save them, and the rescue team has already come this far. I know what you mean, but I have no intention of changing my mind or going back. If you want to go back, go back alone.”

Knock knock! Knock knock!

From the suddenly intensified fire, fierce sparks flew everywhere. Heo Joon-young shook his head slightly, perhaps because he was hit by a firestorm.

And only a long time later did he speak slowly.

“…I don’t like that.”

“The dragon-sleeping mountains are a dangerous area. It’s not enough to work together, but it’s not enough to be uncooperative already.”

“It was just an idea. Come to think of it, since Hangyul is here, I have no choice but to go in.”

“It’s inevitable.”

I laughed bitterly. What he said a while ago was more a habit than Heo Joon-young’s real intention. This man would eventually lend his strength, but had a grumbling habit before. Sometimes I feel like I’m looking at a coy cat. Well, it doesn’t look good on a cat.

It was then.

“Huh?”

“Hmm.”

As I was about to pick up firewood in the slowly dying fire again, I and Heo Jun-young turned to one side at the same time. This is because I suddenly felt the slight vibrations coming from the earth. The vibrations that seemed to be digging a tunnel were still felt steadily.

‘Is it Jackalod… ‘The number is about thirty.

Jacalod, simply a monster under the ground. The body itself is a monster optimized for digging the ground or living underground, and it was the vicious ones who attacked users while they were asleep.

Come on, come on!

“Come to think of it, it’s almost time to replace the fire alarm.I’ll be back. Go to bed first.”

Heo Joon-young immediately raised his body and pulled the sword out with his wonderful skill. The width of the examination body was very thin, but it was very long, almost similar to his height. Soon I opened my mouth as I saw Heo Jun-young slowly putting a sword on his shoulder.

“You can come with me.”

“Not really. Apparently, they’re not the ones that follow.I don’t care if there are dozens of landmen.”

They’re following me.’

Huh Joon-young answered as if she were spilling. I listened to him carefully.

The guys who just came up with it would mean the users or the vagabonds who follow us without knowing Monica from the time she leaves. The distance control was so delicate that I just felt that someone was following me, but anyway, he had a good sense of humor.

“Anyway, I’ll be right back, so don’t worry and go to bed first.”

Heo Joon-young’s affirmation raised me up with a nod. With that level of skill, even 100 “landers” would be funny.

“Should I wake you up?”

“No, thanks. I’ll wake you up after I get back, give me one at the beginning of the year.”

At the beginning of the year, when asked to borrow it, he grabbed it with a thin finger. At the same time, Heo Joon-young’s body disappeared as if he had used Gungshin Tan-young. He was a secret class with high agility like me.

I roughly checked the fire and buried myself in my sleeping bag.

In time, darkness soared from one side, the sound of cutting the earth, and the screams presumed to be of Zaccalod flowed weakly.

Using those sounds as an accompaniment, I slowly fell asleep.

*

It was a bit foggy, but it was a clear blue morning.

We left early in the morning after a quick meal. As I left, I heard that Ansol and Yoo-jung slept soundly, but I didn’t think they knew that they were almost attacked by Jackalod.

Looking reflexively at Heo Jun-young, he replied by shaking his head. He doesn’t usually brag about it, so he just wants to move on quietly.

The dragon-sleeping mountain range is an area about three weeks northwest of the western small city of Dorothy.

In three weeks, users may have come to visit several times, but the mountain range was often classified as an unexplored area. This is because the road is so rough, and monsters that are difficult to deal with often appear in groups.

Right now, we had already passed through the red desert and the moor of magnets and passed through the clingy swamp. And if you walk past the plains of the fog you are walking now, you will see a rough mountainous area that forms a winding mountain range from then on. That was the beginning of an unexplored area.

I was calmly lost in thought.

In the first round, the North Continent stabilized and targeted all regions before it attacked the Steel Mountains. The only exception, however, was the mountain range where the dragon slept.

The last Clan I tried was the Istanbul Low Clan I was holding. Although there was one death, how could we get to the site’s immediate vicinity? However, Han So-young eventually turned away with the remains in sight.

At that time, Eastantel Lowe’s death was named Jeong Chang-min, a user who had a strong opinion of his ability to handle boundaries. He lost his life in a moment’s error, and he left me a will just before he died.

Su-hyun, if you happen to be…If the Clan members say they’re going to walk away even if they don’t…I want you to stop me..’

“He loves you so much. Haha… I’m sure you won’t be stubborn if you stop me.But please. Something, I’m nervous. And….’

In the end, Han So-young broke the stubbornness of Clan members. Later, according to Chung Chang-min’s will, a large-scale sealing system was established near the site, and only the interior of the mountain range was cleaned.

Although it announced stabilization externally after returning, it was not technically a complete attack. They didn’t explore the site, they just sealed it so that everything inside wouldn’t come out.

And

Another question here was the presence of missing users within the mountain range.

Whether it was the first or second car, the missing users in the mountain range disappeared completely. It is normal to have a body, but not even a body is visible. Many users expected it to be inside the site, but the projection of sealing the site itself ended in speculation.

Thinking maybe I should explore the ruins, I turned to the history of mountain ranges.

The Mythical Great War, which also recorded old times on ancient Hall Plains. The dragon that ruled the continent and the battle of humans who wanted to escape their control.

The record says that the ultimate winner was obviously a human being. The mythical inhabitants won the final battle. And Magnakarta, the doomsday dragon, put a curse on the last place with his soul as collateral just before he died.

However, there is nothing written in the subsequent records. Since then, it should have been mentioned in a short line about the results, but it was the end of the record that the dragon won the battle and cursed.

Anyway, the place that ended the decades-long battle was where we were headed.

“Wow. Then what? What happened next?”

While marching calmly, Ansol asked with sparkling eyes. He briefly told me about ancient myths on his way, and I think he was quite interested.

I shook my head slowly at Ansol, who pulled my arm with a curious look.

“I don’t know after that. It’s not even on the record. If you’re curious, go back and look for yourself.”

“Ugh… Magna carta, the dragon of the end…I wonder…”

Ansol held my arm tightly but tilted his head. Watching it still, I quietly opened my mouth.

“You don’t seem too worried?”

“Uh-huh? Worry?”

“Ahnhyun. Your brother.”

“Oh, yeah. I’m not worried. My brother’s vitality is like that of a cockroach’s And my brother is on his way to get it himself. Hehe.”

Ansol smiled brightly. Whether it’s really okay or now he’s swinging his arm.

Is he still alive?’

It was around the time when I wondered whether I should take this reaction as comfort or not. Suddenly Nam Da-eun approached and smiled and talked to An-sol.

“Our Sol. You must really like Clan Lord.”

“Yes! For me. My brother is the best in the world…What? What? Why are you turning me off?”

“Oh. It’s because Sol is so cute.”

“Uh, uh…?”

Ansol, who had spread her arms wide, began to be dragged away by Nam Da-eun. It was a moment when he turned his arm around when he saw Ansol waving his hands in the air.

“Ugh…! Ugh…”!”

At the moment, a feeble groan flowed from the rear of Jin. It was Hangyeol’s voice. I stopped marching and ran to Shin Jae-ryong. Currently, Hangyul was on his way with King Shin on his back.

“What’s going on?”

As soon as he ran in one step, King Shin looked down with a worried gaze, lying flat on his back. He sighed lightly and smacked his lips.

“Hangyeol suddenly….”

“What’s the status?”

“It was okay until last night. However, he suddenly suffered from the end of the fog plain. No. He was struggling, looked terrified, and now he’s in pain. I don’t even listen to the treatment orders.I don’t know either.”

“…Tsk.”

I kicked my tongue before I knew it. It was natural that the treatment order didn’t work. Hangyul, who is in front of us right now, was just an empty shell or a half digit.

Once I touched my chest, fortunately, my heart was beating. However, it was much weaker than when we started, and it was not strange to stop soon.

“I think we need to push ahead again. User Shin Jae-ryong. Please.”

“It’s okay. I’m strong for a priest.”

Shin Jae-ryong shook his head in excitement and lifted Hangyul up and hugged him again.

I bit my lips when I saw Clan members preparing for the march again. To be honest, as I have been running nonstop, I wanted to give you some time to improve your physical strength ahead of the mountain range. Therefore, I tried to refrain from pushing ahead as much as possible, but the situation is not good.

Preparations for the crackdown were quickly completed. Soon before starting again, I paused and stared back.

I can no longer feel the sneaking signs that I felt until last night, as of this morning. Still, when he looked at Heo Jun-young just in case, he looked back and shook his head in excitement.

I opened my mouth to Clan members.

“I’ll take a three-minute break. You can hardly rest until you find Hangyul after a break, so you can think of it as your last break.”

After a faster, I quickly we move on to one side of the Clan members and widened the distance. At the same time, I gave a wink to Ko, and quickly the understanding followed me.

“Suhyun, what’s going on?”

“The flags that followed us until yesterday have disappeared. Do you know?”

When asked, Ko opened her eyes wide. But soon as she nodded her head, she seemed to know, too.

“Yes, I think he stepped down after breakfast, when he reached the end of the plain. Maybe he’s just wondering if we’re going into the mountains or not.I don’t know why.”

“That’s it.”

“What?”

Ko, tilting her head. I looked around once again, approached her and grabbed her by the shoulder. Ko flinched for a moment and stared at me with a curious look.

“User Ko, you have to listen carefully from now on. I have an important favor to ask.”

“Important request? You’re not telling me to go back, are you?”

“I’m sorry, but you’re right.”

“…OMG.”

Ko was silent for a while. But soon with a cry, he tore himself down like he was collapsing in my arms.

“Oh, that’s too much.”

“I’m sorry, but I can only play Ko.”

I was also sorry to come all the way here and go back, but I couldn’t help it. It was not an impromptu idea, but an idea that came to mind when I saw Kim Soo-jung in the conference room. And when I felt the strain following us, I was almost convinced. The reason why I brought Yoo-jung in the first place was to fill the gap in the performance.

“…What can I do only?”

“Yes. From now on, Ko has to go back to the city without anyone knowing.”

Perhaps the group that followed us secretly, as Ko said, followed to make sure that rescue teams entered the mountain range or not.

More precisely, she would have tried to confirm the participation of the “Queen of Shadows” and her departure in the middle. Because information and tracking, no one is more burdened than Ko.

Of course, all this is still speculation, but….’

I believed in my sense of being in the dark for 10 years in the first round. There was something very uncomfortable and smelly about this incident.

“The important thing is, you have to go back without anyone knowing.”

Once again, the cry of Ko Yeon-ju stopped.

It was not long before I felt my head coming up from my arms.

“Suhyun, what’s wrong?”

A languid voice tickled the ear. Looking down, I could see Ko Yeon-joo with a deep smile on her lips.

After a while, I opened my mouth like a whisper.

============================ Review of the work ============================

Fortunately, it’s not too late. Thanks to you, I went to the big house well. I dropped by to say hi. 🙂

When I see the wedding, I think I’m jealous, and I wonder if it’s over too soon.

Huh Joonyoung, Ansol, Shin Jaeryong. I will update the user information this morning. Going back and forth from Seoul to Changwon by car is a bit hectic and exhausting. Ha ha.

* Due to unavoidable circumstances, we changed Lee Joon-young’s name to Heo Joon-young. We ask for your understanding.

* The Clan One who participated in the rescue team was not Baek Seung-hoon but Shin Jae-ryong. Baek Seung-hoon is one of the newly added Clan One, who was confused with Shin Jae-ryong in the previous episode. Sorry for the confusion. _(__)_