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Chapter 228: Big Brother (22)

Chapter 228: Big Brother (22)

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Jaehwan did not answer. Instead, he thought of Myad and the other Ancient Three Gods. All beings head for the same goal, but they walk different paths. This was also the same. Just like they had different reasons for bringing reaching Transcendence, they all had different feelings at the same destination.

But when he lost everything at the end of the journey, Mulack looked like he was free.

Was it because he gave up? Or was he really free? Jaehwan wasn't sure what Mulack found at the end of his road.

"Mulack. Let me ask you one thing."

At the end of the road, Jaehwan found a question he had forgotten, the question that no one could answer until now. It was a question only Mulack could answer.

"What is the [Nightmare of the Beginning]?"

It was the word that Mulack left on his tower.

Even when he was answered all of his questions, Jaehwan couldn't find out what the Nightmare of the Beginning was. He thought it was meant for <Panopticon> and still thought it was so in some sense. But he wasn't sure yet. It felt like it wasn't enough. Panopticon controlled the world, but it had no way to create it. Then, what was there in the beginning?

[Haha... ha... Nightmare of the Beginning?]

Jaehwan saw madness flashing through Mulack's eyes. The Nightmare who was on the verge of death was on fire for the last time.

[That is the home of all 'Towers'. It's a terrible place, worse than any nightmare. It's the source of all Towers of Nightmares.]

'Is it a place?'

Mulack continued,

[That is not as easy as this world.]

"Not easy?"

[Yes. That doesn't have specific 'eye' like this place, and you don't know who leads the world. The System cannot be shown. Everything is unfair and illogical, but nobody senses it. Besides, there's no Jaehwan there.]

Jaehwan wasn't sure what he was talking about. The maniacal voice even sounded eerie. Mulack raised his voice as blood began to seep out from his mouth.

[Soon... soon, you too will know. I- I wanted to stop that Nightmare from coming down. Keep this flawed System, continue Cultivation, and increase accentuated unique world... to be drunk in those dreams so I can stop the coming fa-....]

Mulack's spirit then began to dissipate. Mulack's eyes turned into disbelief and shock. Jaehwan was also shocked. Mulack was almost on the verge of perishing, but it wasn't consuming him.

But why...?

"He talks too much."

Jaehwan felt his lips moving on its own. Someone else was speaking with his. Jaehwan then looked down at the Void Sword penetrating Mulack's heart. He had killed Mulack. Mulack tried to move his mouth, but he turned into dust.

"...What are you doing?!"

Jaehwan shouted angrily. He hadn't gotten a chance to listen to the important part yet, which made him angrier. Only Mulack could answer his question. Jaehwan then spoke again on his own.

"You promised. I am becoming you now."

So it was him. The time of keeping the promise was coming.

"You have to keep your promise. I waited long enough. I waited 3 billion years."