184. part2 Lee Do-hyeon – Elysium Arc

The moment the dimensional rift opened,space was torn asunder.The sky roared. The earth trembled.Lee Do-hyeon's sword clashed against the Seven Blades of the Heavenly Sword Demon Queen.

"——!"A shockwave exploded. A blinding light split the heavens.

Lee Do-hyeon had merged the Seven Blades of the Aether Tracker into one, ascending to the state of Divine Blade Unification.The Heavenly Sword Demon Queen responded with the ultimate technique of the Seven Blade Dance.

The moment their swords collided—Space screamed.A dimensional fissure tore open.

The clash of immense forces had ruptured the barrier between Murim and Elysium.Both were pulled into the gravitational storm and swallowed by darkness.

A Star Falls from the Sky

Beyond a cracked window, the night sky stretched endlessly.Stars blinked quietly as if watching the world below.In a small, humble village,a blonde-haired boy pressed his palms together in silent prayer.

In his eyes—desperate hope."Falling star… please let me live safely tomorrow. And… a warm meal, too."His voice was barely a whisper, but full of longing.A faint smile crossed his lips.He believed—tomorrow might be a little warmer.

But not all places beneath the starlit sky were so peaceful.Beyond the walls, in the shadowed streets, death lurked.

Lifeless beings with hollow eyes roamed aimlessly,striking at anything in their path.Rotting hands cut through the air,blank gazes searching for prey.Screams echoed through the darkness.

"Hold the line! Don't let them breach the walls!"Desperate soldiers swung their blades.

But the dead did not stay dead.

Then—the sky quaked.

A great rift split open.A flash of light pierced the cathedral roof.

The dimension tore apart—and from it, something burst forth.Two figures plummeted from the sky.

With a thunderous crash, the ground trembled and dust filled the air.

From the rubble, a dark silhouette slowly rose.Her red eyes scanned the cold air around her—The Heavenly Sword Demon Queen.

She caught her breath.The air in this world was unfamiliar.

But before anything else, she looked down at the figure beside her.Lee Do-hyeon.

Unmoving.His bloodied body lay motionless on the cold cathedral floor.His breath was faint—fragile.Left untreated, he would not survive.

The nearby soldiers and villagers whispered nervously."…Who are they?""They fell from the sky…?"

And once more, the night of Elysium trembled.

The Arrival

Lee Do-hyeon and the Heavenly Sword Demon Queen had crash-landed into Elysium through a tear in the dimensions.Lee Do-hyeon, gravely wounded, was found unconscious.The Heavenly Sword Demon Queen, though shaken, recovered quickly thanks to her formidable martial arts.

Yet even she was damaged by the shift between worlds.Though she had dampened the shock with internal energy,her robes were nearly torn to shreds.

She frowned, assessing her condition—but what mattered more was the man lying beside her.Lee Do-hyeon.

She hesitated."To survive here… I don't have time to tend to him."

But as she turned to leave,a strange feeling tugged at her.Was it maternal instinct? Responsibility? Or just habit?Even she couldn't tell.

With a sigh, she knelt beside him."…I'll save you. But if you remain weak, I won't carry you."

The Healing

In Murim, mana did not exist.Healing required physical and spiritual synchronization.

But in Elysium, mana flowed naturally.Its laws were different.

Unaware of this, the Heavenly Sword Demon Queen applied Murim's techniques—circulating Do-hyeon's qi the way she knew how.

Unbeknownst to her,Elysium's mana began to merge with his body,filling the gaps she could not reach.

Gradually, he began to recover.

"This world's power… is different,"she murmured."The flow of qi is suppressed. But mana—mana welcomes the human body."

As Lee Do-hyeon's breathing steadied,she rose to her feet.

No more hesitation.She would leave him behind.

Her goal was clear:To uncover the power and secrets of this new world.