Possessing Nothing Novel (쥐뿔도 없는 회귀)

Chapter 172 - City of Endless I (1)

[Hm, a fire breathing monster though... There are a lot of monsters like that, but one with that kind of firepower is rare.], Heoju grumbled as he tried to identify the monster that initially ravaged the village.

They decided collectively to head to the grave of the fallen tribesman where Dersia was laid to rest. Lee Sungmin wasn't sure about the Crazy Heavenly Demon, but he was old enough to make his own decisions and had wanted to go see it.

Lee Sungmin looked at the back of the Crazy Heavenly Demon, who was walking ahead with a weakness in his faint steps.

It was the same for everyone, seeing that the mood had been down since they heard the story from Pervas. Especially for Aladdur, who regretted his mocking words earlier, seeing that he really didn't expect The Crazy Heavenly Demon's lover to be truly dead.

Lee Sungmin couldn't find any words to comfort the group.

[If you think about it....... Hmm....... maybe a Fire Giant?], Heoju was lost in thought as he tried to identify the monster's identity

But, there was really no reason to even look for the monster that attacked the tribe anymore, at least for Lee Sungmin's case. Pervas didn't know how to handle the techniques and forces the Crazy Heavenly Demon used so he had to try to find the villagers who knew how to do it.

To do so however, Lee Sungmin knew they must find Kumiho, not the monster that killed the villagers, as Kumiho was obviously the real cause of the disasters and the evil techniques. He recalled that Pervas said Kumiho took the surviving village warriors who wanted revenge.

"I want revenge.", the Crazy Heavenly Demon muttered to himself.

Nevertheless, due to the anger and loss of the Crazy Heavenly Demon, he wanted to find the monster responsible for the slaughter of the tribe and death of his late Dersia. Even if it had been ten years ago for the Crazy Heavenly Demon, the connections he made in this village were quite dear to him.

The Crazy Heavenly Demon's thoughts were muddled as he recalled the terrible things that had happened since he had left and gone insane from the techniques he practiced and the killing of the tribe while he was gone.

Lee Sungmin empathized with him, as he knew what it felt to feel the loss of something dear to him from forces and things outside of his control. If so, he wanted to be able to help the Crazy Heavenly Demon in his vengeance.

He had been traveling with the Crazy Heavenly Demon for almost a year now, and had heard several stories from Byuk Won-Pae about how much he held the tribe close to his heart.

The grave was overgrown with weeds and moss as it hadn't been looked after due to the entire tribe either dead or scattered. Pervas was the only caretaker, and he wasn't in a healthy state of mind as he had been overridden with fear and trauma.

The graveyard was pretty much abandoned.

"......that's the one.", Aladdur spoke in a small voice as he pointed to Dersia's grave for the Crazy Heavenly Demon.

"Thank you.", the Crazy Heavenly Demon said with a solemn but grateful voice to Aladdur.

Standing in front of the grave, no one knew what Byuk Won-Pae was thinking, as he stood there in silence. No one came forward to ask him, as they wanted to give him his peace.

[I don't know. There are so many fire-breathing monsters...... why don't you go and meet Kumiho instead?], Heoju, who had been lost in thought for a long time, spoke out.

If things went well and they were able to meet Kumiho, they might be able to find the other tribesman.

[Isn't that right? You'll know the identity of the monster that killed the other tribesman as well.], Heoju spoke trying to give some motivation to Lee Sungmin.