Chapter 1: There was no such word in the horoscope
"You will die tomorrow."
The prophet said so.
It was said with a very serious face. It looks as if a doctor is deciding a time limit.
However, the man who has been sentenced to premature death by the prophet grabbed his stomach and laughed.
"Why are you so anxious about me dying?"(T/N: It is translated as 'Why are you so anxious to kill me?' but I felt that the word isn't right so I revised it.)
"Geon."
Instead of answering, Lee threw a popcorn at his bulls*** friend.
It was quite noisy outside the cramped pub.
"According to your predictions, I've already done tens of thousand dating. If I collect autographs, how many police investigations will come out?"
Lee Geon said so and moved his hand to the chicken box. And what he pulled out was a plump, golden chicken leg.
It was already the second time.
"If you're going to keep getting wrong prediction, go to the Meteorological Office to get a job. Even today, you said the whole country is said to be flooding, but it's very drought."
This was a man who said that he couldn't imagine dying. No, because he was that strong.
But the prophet took the chicken leg back with an angry face.
"Trust me a little! And don't you know that each chicken leg is one? So you're going to die!"
"Wow, my friend dies for taking all the chicken legs. Then what if I eat all the chicken wings? Are you a baby?"
The prophet opened his eyes.
"I'm not kidding! You're really dying this time! Even if it's not tomorrow, you're really dying in this request!"
His eyes were quite serious. So I asked this seriously.
"Why? This time you're going to have a good luck?"
The prophet threw the chicken in the end.
"Hey, aren't you serious!?"
"Oh why? If I'm going to die, let's leave it like that."
"Ah, you really!"
At that time Lee Geon giggled. Of course, it wasn't just conceit. It was a personality that paid enough attention.
But this time, It was different.
Although this quest was dangerous. I couldn't miss it by believing only in the prophecy of my friend. He could be the same, beacuse this was an important job that took humanity's survival.
Years ago.
The monsters who suddenly appeared trampled the land of mankind and tried to make it a colony.
However, the only thing that mankind was able to survive was because of people who could stand up to the beast.
It was thanks to the superhuman and the awakener.
This was the very awakener.
He was also the most outstanding among awakened awakens with only thirteen people in the world.
"The boss of the beasts came to Korea and built a nest."
This was a strategy that could or should not be missed.
However, Lee Geon laughed while chewing the chicken radish.
"But if you die while catching the boss, won't you give me a pure gold medal?"
"What? The guy who threw it into the faces of the lawmakers every time I tried to give it. And why don't you put it down? Humanly, leave the wings."
"I hate it. And calling people that is dangerous, taking pictures, and the election campaign. I threw it because it was fu*king hellish for me."
"Oh, so you're annoyed about being used in a political show?"
"No. Because I was held by people and they didn't even give me food, it was so carzy."
"..."
It was good.
In this way, this is now the home of the invaders. I had to go the
I didn't even care about the 'I was going to die'.
Most of all, this quack friend's prophecy has never been true.
Because of that, I never believe that I'll die.
I won't. This was what I thought.
By the way...
"Oh my God what is this."
"Wait a minute! What happened to Mr. Lee? Why did only 12 people return?"
"Obviously, 13 people would have entered the Devil's Tower! This is!? What happened to this Korean Awakener?"
Those who waited for the news of Lee Geon fell into despair. None other than this was beacuse of the words that the agressors with whom I was accompanied by bitterly spoke.
" The thirteenth one chose to die."
And the world was shocked by the facts that they revealed.
<13th. Jumped into the trap for humanity>
Mankind fell into grief.
It was the moment that they passed the biggest hurdle to mankind with their performance.
It was a thrilling moment that lasted in history, but people shed tears at the death of the hero they believed.
It was the same with the attackers who had the last time with Lee Geon.
"This subjugation was successful, but the thirteenth is the same as a sacrifice for us."
Unlike this, they were special awakens, empowered by the twelve gods. Some of them shed tears and couldn't even raise their heads.
"We will never forget his noble death, sacrifice for all." (T/N: It was originally sublime but it was 'noble' on the promo)
"We haven't lost to all fierce beasts from this land yet, but don't worry. Even if we don't have him, I will definitely visit the rest of the mankind's land."
They thought that even without him, the dignity of mankind could be restored. They are special unlike this one.
They could be able to do this as well.
"So trust us! The noble sacrifice of him. This suggestion will never be in vain. Instead of fighting so hard so far, we'll fight now! Leave it to me!"
"It took 5 years to reclaim half of humanity's land. But 12 of us!"
"A year is enough to find the rest of the land."
But 20 years from then.
Humanity has not recovered even 1% of the land that was stolen.
* * *
It was a hot summer.
At the end of August when the late heat is rising in Seoul. In the place in where it was already ashes, twin baths were exploding.
"Oh, this is why I told you to not come this way!"
"Damn, who knew this would happen? There was no alarm today!"
"Oh, I don't know! Even I paid more money,so I should have gone to a safer zone!"
It was two men who were swearing. It was due to the group of monsters who suddenly appeared.
Seoul was already the dominant range of an unknown civilization, but in terms of security, it is a relatively veteran monster hunters.
It was a situation that would not cause a big problem even when meeting the monster. But it was different today.
"Crazy. Those guys. They are advanced monsters you know!"
They were terrified as they watched the approaching wolves.
"Well those who can handle it is only one who have advanced abilities!"
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"I don't know! It's all screwed up. Today the fortune teller said that we will meet a monster that can't be found. It's just right."
"What? A monster that can't be found?"
"Okay, you must have said this. Oh, I'll write it down."
The boy sighed and looked at the tower nearby.
It was a high castle, high enough to break through the clouds.
And in those days, if the tower of babel remains, would it be like that?
That tower is an impregnable tower where Lee Geon lost his life, and now, even the 12 beast heroes and top-notch talents are afraid of Magul.
It was the worst dungeon of mankind, filled with monsters that are still impossible to attack.
However, that tower was the tomb where the strongest hero of mankind slept, and it was like a tower monument to all mankind who missed him.
"Damn even if there was only one in this world. It would have been bad."
People grind their teeth.
Rather than recovering the land that was stolen, it is a time when the status quo is barely maintained. This couldn't help but feel the vacancy of the room getting bigger.
"Oh, I don't know! But if we're going to die, let's die same as the best hero like this!"
"Yeah! It's an honor to die in the same place as the Korea's first hero! No matter where you are in newspaper, we can put our name on it s.."
But it was then.
Kugugugung!
"!"
The two screamed. It wasn't because beasts attacked.
Bang!
It's beacuse two tower struck with a roaring sound like their eardrums would burst.
What's more a monster that can never be smashed. Sue's Lair!
"What, What, What's up!?"
"Oh, the Devil's Tower...!"
It was a tremendous explosion of magical tower. The swarming wolves also ran away. It was also...
'!'
I have to be at cool-headed. Masu never gave up fighting.
So I wondered why those carnivores were scattered behind them, but they noticed the reason.
"Oh, that sounds like a shit."
'!'
It was because of someone who came out of the tower.
"This son of a bitch. Trapping people in the tower."
The hunters doubted their eyes.
And they realized at the same time. The monster that can't be seen in the fortune telling.
I mean that's what he meant. Although it was like a mountain beast. They couldn't recognize it at all, but it was clear.
This.
He was the 13th strongest who died 20 years ago.
"That bastard, to leave me alone.."
It was the moment when the hero they thought was dead, returned.