F-Class Destiny Hunter

Chapter 138

However, the demon didn't respond at all. It just stood facing the clown and the other demons, blocking the way. Seocheon members, after glancing around, started running away hastily. The clown couldn't let this situation continue. He immediately gave orders to the demon.

"Catch them. They are valuable materials; we can't let them escape."

As soon as the demons received the clown's command, they rushed toward the men like an arrow. The distance closed in an instant. With a swift swing of its sharp arm, a demon descended upon the two as if to crush them.

-Whoosh!

Seo Gangrim intercepted the attack with his current body of a demon. Even though he couldn't fully utilize his abilities, the demon's physical strength surpassed that of a human. Seeing this, the clown whistled low.

"Wow, what the heck? Did they develop something like that in the Seocheon Flower Garden? Let's get rid of that guy first."

Following the command, the surrounding demons rushed towards Seo Gangrim. It was like a landslide of wooden logs coming toward him. In an instant, the demons piled up one by one on top of Seo Gangrim.

-Kugugung...!

As a dozen or so demons ganged up on him, struggling and resisting seemed impossible. A huge mountain was formed, and the struggling sounds subsided. Watching this, the clown took a step forward.

"Is he dead? Then quickly go and take care of the Seocheon members."

-Hwaruruk!

At that moment, the smell of burning and a heat that seemed to melt the skin began to fill the surroundings. The piled-up demons were burning.

-Guaaaah...!

Just as the burning demons didn't know what to do and were about to flee, a human emerged from the flames, holding a sharp chainsaw.

-Weeiiing!

Seo Gangrim revealed himself from the center of the towering flames. He was responding to the swinging arms of the demons with steel fangs, unleashing counterattacks.

The flames spewed forth by the Howling Teeth and the Radiant Flames made the surroundings an inferno.

The clown noticed Seo Gangrim and his eyes widened.

"Seo Gangrim?! Seo Gangrim in Seocheon Flower Garden. This is an unexpected situation..."

He seemed quite bewildered. As the non-burning demons rushed toward Seo Gangrim, the clown shouted,

"Don't kill him! Be gentle with him!"

The moment the command was given, the demons hesitated. Seo Gangrim didn't miss this opportunity.

-Weeiiing!

His Howling Teeth tore through numerous enemies, remaining sharp despite having bitten through countless foes. The demons tried to suppress Seo Gangrim, but in battle, the side with a stronger will to live naturally had the advantage. While Seo Gangrim dealt with the immobilized demons, the clown attacked.

'He's trying not to kill me, just like last time.'

Seo Gangrim thought that there was a high probability of Baek Young among the clown troupe. Which was confusing since the clown troupe was strangely protective of him.

'Then, is the clown troupe unrelated to Baek Young?'

There were only conjectures and hypotheses; there were no clear facts. But it was certain that a mysterious figure was keeping an eye on Seo Gangrim.

'I have no choice but to capture this clown and extract information.'

Soon, the corpses of the demons piled up around Seo Gangrim. The exposed clown appeared within that gap. Seo Gangrim immediately rushed toward the clown.

The opponent responded with two daggers ready for combat.

-Cang, Kakang!

Every time Seo Gangrim swung the chainsaw, the clown narrowly blocked the attacks. Although the clown's weapons were of a fairly high grade, they were still far inferior compared to a divine-class weapon.

After blocking Seo Gangrim's attack, the clown urgently shouted, "Seo Gangrim-ssi, please listen to me. I have no intention of harming you!"

After desperately pushing Seo Gangrim away, he moved to the back, where several demons blocked his way. When Seo Gangrim remained vigilant, he spoke desperately, "Please, please. I'm serious. There's nothing good about us fighting each other. I'll put down my weapons."

It seemed like the clown had no intention of fighting, as he laid the daggers on the ground and raised his hands to show he was unarmed. Beneath his half-mask, his mouth was trying to form a smile.

"If Seo Gangrim-ssi is here... Did you perhaps receive a request from Lord Sara? Isn't that right?"

"That's about it."

"What is he offering in return? I don't know what it is, but I'll give it to you. Can't you just turn a blind eye?"

The clown's voice was desperately earnest.

However, Seo Gangrim continued to gaze at the clown without any hesitation.

"Why should I? It would be safer to just deal with you here and go back."

"Well..."

The clown hesitated, unsure how to persuade him.

Seo Gangrim looked at his bag and said, "First, hand over the entire bag to me."

He had just seen him putting the Devastation Flower in it.

The clown also seemed to have caught on to Seo Gangrim's intentions, showing considerable reluctance.

"Why... my bag..."

"I know there's a flower inside."

"Do you know what this is, Seo Gangrim-ssi?"

"It's an item that instantly kills anyone, regardless of the target."

At those words, the clown's eyes widened in surprise.

He stammered, "How did you know? Did Lord Sara tell you? No, he wouldn't tell humans...."

Seo Gangrim stared at the flower with cold eyes.

Inside the glass container, the flower crouched exuding an overwhelming aura of death.

"I thought it only existed in legends, but it actually exists."

According to the legend of the Seocheon Flower Garden, various flowers grow there, not just recovery items like the Blood flower, Flesh flower, and Bone flower.

There was also the Devastation Flower, an item that could instantly kill anyone according to the legend.

'In my previous life, it never appeared in the shop or was traded, so it was more of a fantasy item.'

Seo Gangrim stared at the Devastation Flower that the clown was holding. It could be fake, but just now, the people from Seocheon seemed to know about the existence of the Devastation Flower.

'Lord Sara probably expected that the person who stole the Devastation Flower and the one who occupied the Gwangcheon Pond might be the same person.'

However, Lord Sara didn't utter a single word about it.

'It's possible that the Destruction Flower could have killed me.'

Seo Gangrim wasn't greatly disappointed by that fact.

'It's unlikely that the gods would care about humans anyway.'

While he was having such thoughts, the clown glanced at Seo Gangrim and subtly spoke up.

"Lord Sara is too much. You could die because of the Devastation Flower, yet he still sent you alone."

"..."

"Seo Gangrim-ssi, you shouldn't trust whatever he promised. No, you shouldn't trust the whole Seocheon Flower Garden in the first place."

The clown tried to persuade him.

"Although it's called a flower garden, it's no different from a laboratory producing weapons."

As the clown said, the flowers in the Seocheon Flower Garden were extremely powerful. They could regenerate severed bodies, and there were flowers capable of instantly killing any demon or human.

Seo Gangrim stared at the clown and said, "So, are you trying to seize that?"

"No, no! It's a bit different. We're trying to completely uproot the Seocheon Flower Garden."

The clown hurriedly continued to explain, "We're trying to break the power of the gods for the sake of humans."

"Break the power of the gods?"

In response to Seo Gangrim's question, the clown nodded.

"Yes. Originally, the Devastation Flower didn't exist until recently. To be precise, the seeds existed, but they were failing to bloom."

The clown gestured towards the Gwangcheon Pond while speaking.

"The power of Gwangcheon Pond was insufficient to supply enough nutrients. But recently, the Devastation Flower successfully bloomed."

The Gwangcheon Pond was overflowing with an immense amount of magical power. Even if it was polluted, the power itself didn't weaken.

The clown's gaze became somewhat bitter.

"It's because of the appearance of the Awakened Ones and the increased influence of the gods that the power of Gwangcheon Pond has also strengthened."

As the Awakened Ones became stronger, so did the influence of the gods.

Therefore, the gods were fervently seeking and nurturing strong humans.

The clown continued slowly, "People might think that if the gods become powerful, it would be good for humans. But no, do you really think the gods are such merciful beings?"

"..."

"The more powerful they become, the more humans are cornered."

He slowly lifted his head and looked at Seo Gangrim.

"If the gods monopolize items that can both save and kill people, humans will become even more dependent on the gods."

"..."

"And if there's a human who opposes their will, it's possible to kill them instantly."

Seo Gangrim recalled the image of his dying parents. A god who killed his parents just because he didn't receive divine blessing, for that reason alone.

The clown continued in a low voice.

"The Seocheon Flower Garden is one of the weapons held by the gods, and we're trying to destroy it. So please, pretend we did not meet here, Seo Gangrim-ssi."

Amidst the silence, only the sound of someone gulping down something loudly was heard. The sound of swallowing saliva.

After a moment of silence, Seo Gangrim's voice quietly echoed.

"Just one more question."

"Yes, yes!"

"You said you're going to destroy the Seocheon Flower Garden. In that case, what are you planning to do with the flowers there? Are you going to destroy them too?"

"Oh, yes! That's right!"

"Then why do you have the Devastation Flower now? Why not destroy it immediately?"

The clown remained silent at the question.

After a moment, he opened his mouth.

"This, it's just in case of an emergency..."

"So, you keep the items from the Seocheon Flower Garden for emergencies."

The clown didn't refute that statement.

Seo Gangrim silently stared at him.

"In the end, it seems like the only purpose you have is to possess the power to kill and save humans."

The goal seemed plausible, but Seo Gangrim could see nothing but the fact that the clown troupe wanted to monopolize the power and take over from the gods as the wielders of that power.

The clown spoke with a slightly resentful tone, "Yes, that's right. We plan to have it. Is that so wrong? Seo Gangrim-ssi, do you think it's okay for the gods to monopolize such items?"

"No."

Seo Gangrim's Howling Teeth let out a roar, setting off a sudden shift in the atmosphere with a loud noise echoing through the air.

"But if someone has to have it..."

Amidst sharp cracking sounds, his eyes gleamed fiercely.

"It should be me."

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