Praise the Orc! Chapter 228:
Chapter 228 – EPILOGUE (2)
“Tashaquil! What are you doing dot?”
“Huhu, impatient gnome . Wait and see . ”
“Why are you so urgent?”
“I am hungry dot!”
Tiyo, Anor, and Tashaquil were standing in the middle of a clearing . A few years had passed since the grey **** tried to destroy the world . Tiyo and Anor traveled the continent as they continued the search to find Hedor .
“What are you doing now dot?”
“I met a monster . ”
One more person emerged from the bushes . He wiped the blood stains off the pair of swords . Driden . He also traveled the continent with Tiyo and Anor .
“Ogres are slow . ”
Crockta disappeared but his legacy still remained in the world .
With the effort of the shamans, the north was fully opened . Under the cooperation of the northern chieftain Surka and Zelkain, the apostle of the world tree, the north began an exchange with the continent . Now it wasn’t uncommon to see species from the continent in the north or northern orcs on the continent .
“By the way,” Driden was also in a hurry . “I can’t see a house like Tashaquil said . What happened, Tashaquil?”
He glared at Tashaquil . Tashaquil smiled bitterly at the dark looks from both the gnome and dark elf .
“You didn’t do this when there was Crockta…”
“Crockta is gone dot!”
“I only respect results . ”
Anyway, they came to the great forest for one reason . The shaman Antuak, who reached the heights of a demigod . It was in order to meet him . Tiyo’s group pursued Hedor and realized that the clue led to Antuak .
The only one able to track Antuak was Tashaquil, so they asked him to find his teacher . That’s why Tashaquil joined Tiyo’s party . Tashaquil’s magic was saying that Antuak was here . It was clearly this place . However, neither his teacher or his home was visible .
“He is your shaman teacher, what complete nonsense dot . ”
“An empty wagon makes the most noise . How disappointing . ”
“Isn’t it time to retire dot?”
“……”
In Basque Village, the disciples would shut up in Tashaquil just coughed . Now this gnome and dark elf were treating him like this . It was sad . Tashaquil missed the warrior Crockta .
“Cough! These guys . Wait and see . ”
Tashaquil closed his eyes and concentrated . Antuak was here . Antuak was someone with a higher understanding in the power of space and time than the gods . It was obvious that he created his own space by overlapping dimensions . He was here but also somewhere else .
Tashaquil used magic . He began to explore the surroundings with magic power . He was the blue guardian of the sunrise, the pale blue standard bearer who guided the shamans, Tashaquil . There was nothing that he couldn’t reveal .
Tashaquil was determined . HIs magic power started to strip away at the edges of the dimension . Any other shaman would be crying out with amazing at the sight!
Sweat covered his forehead .
“What are you doing dot?” Tashaquil opened his eyes at the sudden sound . “Why are you just standing there? Come quickly dot!”
“That…”
A house had appeared in a spot where there was nothing . Antuak opened the door and was welcoming Anor and Driden . Antuak had revealed himself .
Tiyo shook his head, “I can’t believe Crockta called him a great shaman dot…”
“……”
He was speechless . Tashaquil couldn’t say anything . Antuak welcomed his guests and student .
“It has been a while, Tashaquil . ”
“This is the first time since that day . Teacher . ”
He was referring to the day when Crockta defeated the grey **** and saved the world from destruction .
“Your wife…”
“Ah, Aruna?” Antuak smiled . “She is resting in the temple of the goddess of mercy . For the time being, she needs to be immersed in the holy water there . ”
“Ahh, I’m glad . ”
It was thanks to the grey **** . She fell to another dimension and used Elder Lord to return to this world . Thus, her understanding about different dimensions expanded .
She might’ve sinned, but she was also a divine person and an important part of this world . She received the sentence of being detained in Olympus, but Antuak, who was recognized as a demigod, met her and asked for advice about Aruna .
The grey **** told him how to save Aruna and Antuak finally succeeded in rescuing his wife . The day she opened her eyes, all the flowers in the world forgot about the seasons and bloomed .
“I would like to say hello to her . ”
“We will go together when it is time . She also wants to see you . ”
Tashaquil smiled . A beautiful bouquet was placed on the bed where she once lay .
“Then why did Crockta’s friends come to see me?” Antuak asked .
At Antuak’s question, Tiyo wiped his mouth and stopped eating the soup that was served .
“Antuak! Do you perhaps know Hedor?”
“Hoh…Hedor…you look a lot like him . Are you related to Hedor?”
“Hedor is my father dot!”
Antuak burst out laughing at TIyo’s words .
“Kulkulkul, yes, Hedor’s son . Indeed . ” He nodded . “Indeed, the bloodline hasn’t gone anywhere . Hedor is the greatest adventurer I’ve ever known . It isn’t surprising that his son helped save the world . Kulkul . ”
“Do you know my father dot?”
“I know . ” Antuak looked at him with a strange expression . “If you are looking for him, you will need me . ”
“Where is my father dot?”
“In a world that only I know . ”
“Ohh!”
After the day where he separated from Crockta, Tiyo had been upset for a while before moving . He decided to find his father Hedor . Anor happily followed him and Driden joined . They had traveled the world, following Hedor’s trail .
From Orcrox, the trail led again to the empire in the south . Then from the empire to the north . They wandered around the areas outside the maps . Hedor’s trail was hard to catch . Eventually, they received a clue that led to Antuak .
“I think we finally got it . Tiyo!”
Anor shouted with a completely empty bowl in front of him . Driden nodded .
“Your father is a gnome but keeps wandering around everywhere . Really, it is tiring . ”
Hedor was an adventurer who explored the north before it was opened and wandered all over the world . Then where the **** was he now?
“He…”
“He?”
“Collected ancient relics and…’
“Collected?”
Tiyo, Anor and Driden focused on Antuak . Antuak smiled .
“He went beyond this dimension . ”
The faces of the trio became strange .
Now .
Dimensional movement . They followed him to islands not on a map and broke through nameless mountain ranges . They struggled with monsters that they saw for the first time in their lives . The group overcame many risky situations and barely reached here . But now it was dimensional movement .
“My wife Aruna failed, but he succeeded . He gathered the ancient relics, opened the wall between dimensions and entered a new world . I don’t know when he will come back . ”
“W-W-Where…another dimension?”
“That’s right . ”
“What dimension dot?”
The stunned Tiyo shouted . Antuak shrugged .
“Well…before he left, he told me…it was…”
“It was?”
“It is known as ‘Earth . ’ I don’t know it very well . ”
Everyone was frustrated . The scale was too big . The adventurer Hedor, what the **** was he doing?
Tiyo hit his head on the table before looking up .
“Kukukukuk…”
He was laughing crazily . Anor and Driden looked at him with fearful eyes . Tiyo’s eyes were bright with madness .
“Then it can’t be helped dot . ”
“D-Don’t tell me…?”
“Wait . Tiyo . Slow down . ”
“Go dot!” Tiyo shouted . “We will go there, to another dimension dot!”
Anor and Driden tried to stop Tiyo . However, Antuak spoke again .
“I don’t know it, but I heard the name again while talking to the grey **** . ”
“……?”
“The place called Earth…” Antuak smiled . “Crockta is also there . ”
Crockta . Their friend was there . Anor, who was blocking Tiyo’s mouth, lowered his hand . Driden let go of Tiyo’s hands . At that moment, the decision was made . They would leave for a new dimension .
“But in order to go there, you need to find ancient ruins and collect artifacts . They are in very dangerous places, with many monsters moving around . Hedor almost died many times . ”
“It doesn’t matter dot!” Tiyo jumped up .
He shouted to Crockta at the moment of parting . ‘I will see you again . ’ He wasn’t like Crockta, who left without keeping his promise . Manly Tiyo . The man who upheld his promises . He would find his father and meet Crockta again . In the dimension called ‘Earth!’
“Let’s go dot! Everyone be prepared!”
“Yes!”
“It can’t be helped . ”
They joined their hands together . It was a hot scene .
Tashaquil muttered at the sight, ‘Too young . ’
“What are you doing, Tashaquillll!”
Tiyo shouted . Tashaquil jolted with surprise .
“W-What?”
“Quickly put your hand in! Let’s go dot!”
“No, I only came to help for a bit…”
“Another dimension dot! You are coming too! Come on! An adventure dot!”
Tashquil raised his hand with a grouchy expression . Thus, the ‘dimensional expedition’ team was formed .
“Go dot!”
“Let’s go!”
“I have a debt . ”
“No, I, wait…”
They would leave . For a new world . To meet Hedor and Crockta!
“Kiyoooooh!”
***
“Who?”
“What is it?”
“No, this face looks familiar . This person?”
Ian cocked his head . A short man had just passed by . He was a small man dressed nicely in foreign clothes . It was an appearance that seemed familiar, but Ian wasn’t sure from where .
“Hrmm, who is he?” Ian wondered before smiling awkwardly at the woman next to him . It was a face he always looked at, but it was unsettling so close up . His heart pounded and his face reddened .
“Oppa, do you know a lot of people?”
Ian didn’t have many close relationships . It was true . But he felt somewhat dissatisfied when she pointed it out . So he pouted and said, “I know a lot . ”
“Who? Yiyu?”
“There is Hayeon and…”
“……”
Ah, he said the wrong thing . The woman, which was Yeori, stiffened . Ian placed a hand on her shoulder and laughed .
“Hahaha . It’s cold . It is already autumn . Isn’t that right?”
“…Take off your hand . ”
“Understood . ”
Yeori continued to be stiff in front of his attempts at humor . In the end, Yeori smiled once .
“You smiled, didn’t you?”
“No? Does Hayeon-ssi like these type of old-fashioned jokes?”
“She’s just a friend . ”
“Then I will go and meet my friends . There is the intelligent Mincheol and Gyeonghwan has been contacting me lately…”
Ian’s face stiffened . But she was unfazed, unlike Ian . Yeori smiled and grabbed Ian’s arm tightly .
“Oppa . Why? Are you jealous?”
He couldn’t resist it when she acted like this . Ian started laughing .
She asked, “Is Yiyu doing well?”
“She’s the same . Right now, she’s busy preparing for a job interview . Oh, she’s also going to a private school for interview tips . I guess it’s hard to get a job these days . ”
“It’s tough, even my friends are also struggling . I was lucky to meet a nice boss like you . ”
“Right?”
“You’re the best . ”
The two looked at each other and smiled . At that moment .
[Isn’t this a good picture?]
Ian frowned . It had been a year since the Elder Lord incident . People tried to find out who Crockta was, but he didn’t reveal himself . Over time, the Elder Lord situation was gradually forgotten . The fact that so many lives almost died also dulled . The world started flowing normally again . But one thing hadn’t changed .
[I’m bored . ]
The grey **** . He still had a connection with her . How was she still able to talk to Ian? According to her words, her efforts to return to her original world had resulted in the boundaries between dimensions loosening . Anyway, the grey **** was very happy about the situation . She was imprisoned in Olympus, so she was bored and had nothing to do except talk to Ian .
Ian sighed and whispered, “Don’t talk to me because I am on a date . ”
“Huh?”
“Nothing . I’m talking to myself . What movie did you want to see?”
“It’s called ‘The Uncle who Returned . ’ The protagonist is called Lee Jungmin . Ah, I am lucky today . Lee Jungmin is really handsome . ”
The grey **** kept talking,
[Ian . In fact, I have something to say . ]
“I’ll buy the tickets . Can you wait?”
“Let’s go together . Why do you want to go alone?”
“I need to go to the bathroom . ”
“Umm . I understand . The popcorn is caramel flavor . The drink is Cola!”
“Understood . ”
Yeori sat down at a table in front of the cinema kiosk while Ian went to the bathroom . He entered a toilet stall and spoke to the grey **** .
“What’s going on?”
[Don’t be angry . ]
“I am angry . ”
[Then I won’t speak . ]
“There is no time so tell me quickly . ”
The grey **** was lonely after being confined . The grey **** hesitated before saying .
[I understand . I fell into your world… you know I tried a lot to get back right?]
Ian’s face became serious . The grey **** wouldn’t repeat her story for no reason . It also hurt her . He had a bad feeling .
Ian asked, “So?”
[So…the walls between dimensions are much looser than before . It seems like someone has nudged it . ]
“What does that mean?”
[There is a possibility that a third dimension will be opened . I can’t say exactly what, but it might cause problems in your world . It isn’t normal that we can keep talking to each other . ]
Ian cocked his head . It was a serious but still unknown story .
Thus, Ian decided to forget about it for the moment .
“I understand . Don’t talk to me anymore because I am watching a movie . ”
[Movie? Ah, I want to see it as well . When it is over, you should explain it to me . ]
“That isn’t going to happen . ”
[Who is the protagonist?]
“Lee Jungmin . ”
[Wow . I’m envious . He is unbelievably handsome . ]
Ian ignored her . He watched the movie with Yeori . The contents of ‘The Uncle who Returned’ weren’t much, but the main character was impressive . His visuals and presence weren’t lacking . He really was a protagonist worthy of a movie .
The credits started playing . They exited onto the streets along with the other audience members .
“The movie was good . Should we eat dinner?”
“Okay . What do you want to eat?”
“Let’s think about it while walking . ”
They walked side by side . The screens on the street that only showed Elder Lord was now playing the news .
-It has been a year since the Elder Lord incident . However, the victims’ wounds still don’t seem to be healing . There are still those experiencing symptoms, such as seeing the status window .
The reporter Park Gidae said .
The virtual reality game that wowed the world had completely ended . The officials of Elder Saga Corporation were also arrested . They were punished for using ‘Albino’, an AI system that they knew nothing about .
Everyone thought the situation was completely over . However, there were those who still suffered damage after time had passed . They all had the same symptoms . They saw the ‘status window . ’
Ian had thought it was just a mental problem caused by trauma . But he had an ominous feeling after hearing the grey god’s words . Did this happen because the wall between dimensions was loosened? Were they really seeing the status window?
“Oppa?”
“Yes . I was just thinking for a second . ”
“You have many thoughts today . What were you thinking about?”
“I…”
“Ah! Don’t do that, really! I don’t like it . ”
“Okay, okay . How about hot soup and rice for dinner?”
“There is no real atmosphere . ”
“You hate pasta . ”
“Is there only atmosphere with pasta?”
They argued while walking down the street . At that moment . Ian stopped walking .
Yeori pulled his arm and asked, “What is it?”
“Move back . ”
“Huh?”
“Go back over there . ”
Ian gritted his teeth . His ominous foreboding feeling was never wrong . Ian could see it .
It was shaking . Space and time .
“Retreat!”
People detected the abnormality and began to scream . The crowd scattered . The grey god’s urgent voice was heard .
[Ian! This is what I was saying . So…]
Ian looked at the road . The dimension was opening . A hand protruded and demolished the dimensional wall, widening the gap . Beyond that, the roar of a beast was heard .
A monster . It was a monster Ian had never seen before . It was like a demon climbing up from **** .
“What is this?”
“Oh my god!”
“Call the police!”
People screamed . It was an unreal sight . This wasn’t Elder Lord . It was Earth . But monsters appeared here .
“Are they filming a movie?”
“Does that make sense?”
“Then what does make sense? Call the police, no, the army!”
“Kyaaaak!”
The monster emerged completely . When compared to the world of Elder Lord, it was big enough to become an ogre . However, its whole body was shedding a black liquid . Two red eyes, like a giant insect .
It looked around . Then it smiled . The monster looked like it had found fun prey .
“KIiiiiii!”
It struck with a screech . Cars flew through the air . It was the overwhelming destructive power . The street was on fire . Ian turned around . Yeori was trembling and couldn’t move . He grabbed her shoulder and tried to run away with her .
It was at that moment,
“Motherrrrrrr!”
The scream of a young child rang out . Ian looked back . A child was hanging from the monster’s claws . The child cried and called for her mother . The woman who seemed to be her mother was screaming .
The monster’s mouth opened . The child’s head neared it . It would soon chew and swallow the child .
The monster rolled its eyes and grinned . It was a mocking gaze . Ian’s hair rose as he felt anger . However, he was Jung Ian . He wasn’t Crockta . He didn’t have the power to crush monsters . This was reality . But he didn’t turn back .
“Oppa!”
He realized . He had already started running .
“Run away first!” Ian shouted .
Yeori called out from behind him, but his legs didn’t stop . He was running towards the monster . He couldn’t stop .
Because .
‘Are you alive?’
They were watching him .
‘You might die . However, it is better to die than to not live . ’
They were talking to Ian . He ran at full speed . The monster saw him . It aimed at Ian with the one hand that wasn’t holding the child . A strong feeling of death passed through him . However, there was no turning back .
The monster’s claws descended towards him . The sense of death went down his spine . At that moment . Something filled his field of view .
[Status Window
‘Northern Conqueror, Empire’s Deficit, Defeater of the Gods, Great Warrior Crockta’ Jung Ian, Warrior .
Level: MAX
Achievement Points: MAX
Assimilation: MAX
Abilities:
God’s Strength (Myth)
Revival (Myth)
Sword of God (Myth)
Fighting Spirit (Myth)
God’s Eyes (Myth)
Tattoo (Myth)
Roar (Myth)
Creatures Butcher (Myth)
Magic Power Induction (Myth)]
Tattoos began to appear on Ian’s body . Heat filled his whole body . The world slowed . Space and time accelerated and decelerated according to his will . The realm of the Pinnacle was in his grasp, with causality reversing with his will .
A longtime comrade appeared in his hands . God Slayer . He didn’t know how it happened . Someone might’ve arranged it, or the fate of the world might’ve been testing him again .
It didn’t matter . The wind was blowing in his ear and he heard the whispers of the world .
‘Our suffering is meaningful . ’
He didn’t know .
‘In the end, we are worth it . ’
He didn’t know . There was no need to know . Just…
This world that he belonged to . He would hold onto it as tightly as he could . He would fight now . In order to be alive!
Ian leapt forward and roared, “Bul’tarrr──────!”
***
One year after the virtual reality game Elder Lord ended its service, monsters started to appear through gaps in the dimension . They were impervious to modern firearms, and the only ones who could fight them had the same dimensional power, the old Elder Lord users .
They came to be called ‘hunters . ’
“Mother, what is this?”
“Yes, sleep well my baby . ”
“I see something strange . What is this? Status window?”
“What?”
Planet Earth, the era of creatures . Open!
<The End>