022. Price

“Noooum!”

An enraged Tarkan gets up in an instant and leaps through space.

The flames run wild without any sign.

It heats up the air and bounces like an explosion.

Appreciating the red view he created, Kim Woo-jin stretches out his hand.

The sword of rising flame splits the red wall and collides with the charging claws.

─!

A shockwave spreads. Sparks fly in all directions. Another nail squeezes in between them.

─!

The sword of fire cuts through the space. The drawn red trajectory cuts off all the dead.

The trajectory explodes and spews sparks in all directions. Waves of flame bounced all the beasts away.

But there are no wounded beasts. Auras of different colors subtly cover the body.

The beastmen’s battle is simple. Wearing an aura on his body, he presses down everything with force, speed, and instinct.

It can be funny because it is extremely simple, but if the limit is at the level of far exceeding the criminal, it is by no means light.

At least, those who have witnessed wild beasts rushing through the flames with their bare bodies cannot ignore the beastmen.

However, Kim Woo-jin laughed. The twisted corners of the mouth were never pleasant, but a smile came out.

─!

stamp your feet lightly The waves of fire that arose around him spread out in a circle.

Tarkan in the lead once again believed in his aura and received the wave with his body. However, what awaited him after overcoming the heat was a sword that cut through space.

Wow, the aura is shattered, but that’s it. Tarkan, who sacrificed his aura, succeeded in stopping Kim Woo-jin.

“I admit that I am not alone. But now I am not alone!”

If being alone is hard, you can make yourself not be alone.

From all sides, aiming for Kim Woo-jin’s gap, they rushed at him.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa, the body is torn to shreds under the merciless fingernails. However, the fragmented body becomes a flame and fades into the air.

in which gap? The prisoners, who belatedly figured out that he was an alter ego, hurriedly found Kim Woo-jin, but he was one step faster.

fire window.

Dozens of fire spears flew aiming at the back of a beastman. It roars and resists, but cannot block them all. And a huge red sword falls over the wounded beast. vertically fast. Loaded with ignorant power.

─────!

A different shockwave than before explodes. However, it was a bipedal wolf completely covered in silver fur that caught the flash of red.

handprint. Tarkan, transformed into a complete beast, growls, baring his teeth.

Fingernails covered in silvery aura rushed through the space. A more strengthened body breaks through walls in terms of strength and speed.

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Just before tearing off his head, a sword of flames squeezed through the gap.

─!

Immediately after the impact, another hand flew in, squeezing the shockwave. The generated fire shield receives it.

─!

Once became twice. Twice became three.

Dozens of attacks followed in an instant. Space is torn apart and the earth is shattered. Even so, the beasts change into beasts and participate in the battle.

Even so.

“Stupid beasts.”

Fingernails and claws, fists and feet, auras and teeth.

Nothing could touch Kim Woo-jin’s body.

Pressing with force is the beastman’s fighting method, so it’s easier than ever because there’s no variable.

If only there was more strength, more speed, and more terrible endurance.

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Jjaeong, a vertical slash strikes Tarkan. The tough aura and leather prevented the worst, but the shock wave could not be completely relieved. His new weapon bounces faster than bullets.

Kim Woo-jin escapes the encirclement through an empty space in an instant. It vomits flames at the bewildered beasts.

pillar of fire.

Magma rising through the earth forms dozens of pillars. It covers the beasts from bottom to top.

Sword strikes fall towards the beastmen who struggle while holding on to the burning skin.

“You son of a bitch!”

In the short time Tarkan flew in and returned, half of the beasts fell.

Kwaang grabbed Tarkan by the neck and slammed him on the floor.

“Bark more.”

The corner of Kim Woo-jin’s mouth twisted even more as he looked down at the angry golden pupil.

“I have to see the end.”

* * *

There are two prison guards guarding the front gate. That’s it, nothing.

It was usually like that. It had to be.

“Damn it…”

The warriors in front of the front gate hesitated. Huge beasts were glaring at them, revealing their lives.

“…so what is that?”

“Deokgu and Chunshik.”

“…no matter how you look at it, it’s not Deokgu’s or Chunshik’s visuals.”

Three heads and two heads, six red eyes and four blue eyes stare at them.

Kang Min-sik knew what people on Earth called them.

“…Cerberus and Orthos.”

Monsters from mythology.

Pudeuk, I grinded my teeth. He should have guessed that the beasts of purgatory that imprison the heroes could not be ordinary.

Feeling the momentum has never been easy. Even though he was released from the prison, he could not easily guarantee victory.

“There is no time to worry. The warden is here.”

Even when you come to the front door, you can feel the roar and heat. The warden came out. The beasts are fighting.

Derkhain was sure that the beasts would not drag on for a very long time.

“I’m going to step out and draw attention. At that time, I was aiming for an opening…”

Derkhain threw a magic tool he had brought with him. It was a small disc stained black. It got bigger and bigger the moment it got out of the dwarf’s hands.

The disk, which grew to a diameter of about 10 m, passed overhead of Cerberus and Orthos.

At that moment, the two beasts turned their backs and started running.

“···uh?”

“egg plant.”

“What is it?”

“Even if they are called monsters, they are dogs riding on human hands. A dog’s nature is always the same.”

“No matter how crazy this is, it’s still a monster…”

“You did well to make it, in case you didn’t know. They’ve covered it with the blood of the monsters they love, so there’s no choice but to go crazy.”

“How far does that fly?”

“If we don’t get caught before then, we’ll keep going until we use up all our mana. It will drag you on for at least five minutes.”

That’s enough. You can get out of the front door.

“···uh.”

“Would you please keep it clean? Or would you pass out and get out of the way?”

The faces of the prison guards, who had been elated for believing in the two beasts, distorted.

* * *

Remnant fires that have not yet been extinguished burn.

A well-maintained lawn loses its luster and turns to ashes. The bodies of those who had returned from being a hero to being a prisoner fell on it.

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The last beast with a restraint is Tarkan Tolis, the Wolf of the Moon. The nobleman of the beast tribe who resisted the most, and was the only one who wounded his body.

“…monster, monster…!”

The eyes of an arrogant ruler shake like a coward.

The half-burnt hair has long since lost its silver brilliance.

Kim Woo-jin threw him away without a word. A wolf was added to the mountain of fifteen prisoners.

He brushed off the blood that ran down his hand. The five scars torn along the arm soon regenerated and disappeared.

“You better thank the superiors you hate so much. Otherwise, I’d have it all in my hands today.”

Kim Woo-jin struggled to suppress his soaring spirit.

The superiors do not want the death of the prisoners. It saved the lives of beasts and giants.

The fact that there are still prisoners who have not yet been caught also played a role. Fish that have already been caught are inevitably of less interest than those that have not been caught.

“Deputy Director.”

“Yes!”

The deputy director, who had managed to avoid the chaos, answered vigorously.

“Call more guards and put them all back in jail.”

“I’m sorry, but all the prison guards have passed out or died.”

“Then do it alone. You filled up the restraints, but can’t you handle it?”

“Do you use the 4th floor prison?”

“I said all the cells were destroyed. do it.”

All the solitary cells where the prisoners were held were on the third floor. However, Purgatory was built large in the first place, and the 4th floor was also empty even though it was a solitary cell.

“Can you guess where the rest of them went?”

“While you were fighting earlier, the radio came from the front gate. Seeing that there is no follow-up report after the statement that we met at the front gate, it seems that it has been breached.”

“What about Deokgu and Chunshik? Did you go to the front door because the siren sounded?”

The prisoners are aware of the existence of the two monsters. That they guard the West and the East, respectively.

Nine times out of ten they avoid them and head for the relatively weak front door. Taking advantage of that, I trained them to head to the front door when the siren goes off.

“It seems to have been pierced.”

“Well, no matter how many of them there are 16 warriors.”

The stupid beasts and giants made a fool of themselves, but there are still more escaped prisoners than that. It was an unexpected variable that all restraints were lifted, and two demon beasts were not such a big barrier to intact warriors.

“Not 16, but 10. It is true that number 1176 did not participate as expected, and the elves did not break out together, but are in the botanical garden.”

“···What?”

Kim Woo-jin burst out laughing at the completely unexpected fact.

“You released all the prisoners, knocked out the prison guards, and went back to the botanical garden?”

“Yes. During the fight, a call came from the prison guards who managed the botanical garden. They said they surrendered…”

“You look at me like a goon. Are you asking for extenuating circumstances?”

I don’t know why I made that choice or why. I don’t even want to know However, the fact that he did so was proof that he looked down on Kim Woo-jin.

released too much Treated me so friendly Kim Woo-jin reflected on his complacency.

“Check the restraints and put them all in solitary confinement. If you resist, I will break your limbs.”

“Yes.”

“We will talk about other things later.”

For now, the priority is to catch the other escaped prisoners.

Kim Woo-jin threw himself toward the front door.

* * *

Outside the front door, an endless desert unfolds.

Red sand, which absorbs heat and emits hotter heat, was never a space permitted by humans.

Most humans die while wandering here. If you’re lucky, you’ll pass out and be rescued by prison guards.

However, it was the case of ordinary people or humans wearing restraints. The warriors who became completely free quickly ran through the desert.

The heat of the special red sand did not dare invade their bodies.

When the desert ended, the forest opened up. After the forest, a snowy snowy field came out.

The monsters that popped out from time to time were no match for the warriors.

“Damn it, I miss Berner’s food.”

“Chew and eat. It won’t be over in a day or two.”

At Dercain’s words, the warriors forcibly chewed and swallowed the monsters full of venom.

Purgatory is wide. Usually, he only thinks of a building and a garden, but Dercain knew well that even the nature outside the garden was part of purgatory.

Even if you are a warrior, it is not a distance that can be covered in a day or two. It was another heavenly prison that tormented the warriors.

However, it is a problem even if it penetrates all areas.

“Gransis.”

“Yes.”

“Are you okay?”

“Not bad. It’s so nice to have your strength back after a hundred years.”

The only Dark Elf in Purgatory nodded at Derkain’s worried gaze.

“Do you think you can?”

“The magical power that Sienna-sama gave me is more than I thought. I think it’s possible if it goes according to the theory, but you’ll have to see it yourself to know. Still, I’ve been researching for 15 years and waiting for this day. I will never disappoint you.”

“I will believe you.”

“Yes, I will do my best. But this is really tasteless.”

Gransis spat out the piece of the demonic beast he was thirsty for. Kang Min-sik, who had been listening quietly, approached Derkine.

Everyone knew the flow of the conversation, but he seemed to be alone.

“What are you trying to do?”

“It’s a jailbreak. Even if you get out of these beggar realms, you still have one wall to get over.”

“You got out of prison right away, what else do you mean?”

“How much do you know about purgatory?”

“A prison? It’s about locking up the warriors. Oh, and that the warden is fucking right.”

“There are a total of four walls that prisoners in Purgatory have to overcome in order to escape.”

First, solitary confinement for prisoners.

Second, an artificial garden.

Third, an extreme environment in which it is difficult for each one to survive.

“And the last fourth is the dimensional barrier.”

“If it’s a dimensional barrier, isn’t it a wall that prevents anyone from crossing the dimension?”

“To be precise, it can be seen that the dimension itself is a defense system to prevent invasion by outsiders.”

However, the defense system was so strong that it was not easy to get in or get out.

The only beings who could open and close the barrier were the gods who chose the warriors.

“You’ve only just arrived, so I don’t know, but purgatory is a dimension in itself.”

Purgatory is the interstitial space sandwiched between dimensions. It is an independent dimension, and although it is smaller than normal dimensions, as it is a dimension, of course there are barriers.

In order to achieve a complete prison break, they had to cross this barrier and go to another dimension.

“···crazy. Is that possible?”

“If it was impossible, would you live in purgatory for the rest of your life?”

“…”

“Now we have no back. I’ve done everything I can, so the only thing left is to believe.”

And don’t worry too much.

“Dark elves are masters of spatial magic.”

Dimension magic was eventually included in the category of space magic.