[TS] Became a Peach Saint – Chapter 211

Even though the pain feels like death would be better, this tough body doesn’t seem willing to let go of its grip on sanity.

When the summon drained my energy, I passed out just fine, but now this body’s acting up again.

〈Heal〉

“······.”

〈Heal〉

〈Heal〉

〈Heal〉

No change.

Something feels off with my body.

Without attached limbs, there’s nothing I can do.

It feels like death is slowly creeping closer.

As I blankly stare at the pitch-black sky and slowly close my eyes, I feel a burning heat.

*Ding!*

The heat starts from my head and pierces toward my heart.

My heart pounds like it’s about to burst.

**〈Divine Protection – Body Rebirth〉**

The heat that pierced my heart spreads throughout my entire body.

*Tick. Tock.*

The heat was so intense it melted even time, forcing it into a new mold.

“Haa······.”

My body is forcibly being rebuilt.

With every exhale, scorching heat pours from my mouth.

As time passes and I slowly open my eyes, I see my limbs fully restored.

“Ah.”

Even my voice, which sounded like a cracked dry field, has returned to normal.

Pulling out a cigarette from the pack, I finally feel like I’ve returned to reality.

“Phew-”

*Flick!*

As I blow on the cigarette’s tip, the remaining heat inside me ignites it, sending smoke rising.

“Haa─”

The cigarette smoke drifts up into the pitch-black sky.

The item Baekseol’s father gave me—some shabby, pitiful thing.

It saved my life.

I didn’t see his face when he gave it to me, but it was probably filled with resentment.

Just thinking about it makes me chuckle weakly.

“Phew─ I miss Pposiraegi.”

Did they think my body was jerky or something? They tore it to shreds.

At the end, that guy Zeus was saying something about eternal suffering, but I have no idea where I am now.

The sky is pitch black, as if it’s completely polluted.

The air feels like it’s filled with some strange gas, stinging my nose with every breath.

“Phew─ Where am I?”

〈Heal〉

Still not working.

My storage space won’t open either.

All I have now is the Ilwolshinjang’s alternate form—a hair tie and a hairpin—stuck in my hair like a hairpin, and the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

Lastly, a pack of cigarettes and a lighter in my pocket.

*Gulp.*

Clenching my fist, my physical abilities seem intact.

At least I didn’t rely solely on supernatural powers, so that’s a relief.

“Phew─”

I keep feeling like my body is floating periodically. It seems related to why my skills aren’t working.

Since I’ve always been a physical fighter, it’s not a big deal, but not being able to access my storage space is a real pain.

Ariel’s a pile of trash.

Even though it’s a bit naggy, it’s a precious space filled with all sorts of necessary stuff.

The biggest problem is that there’s only one pack of cigarettes left.

“Damn it.”

It looks like everything has turned into a wasteland.

I don’t know about other things, but one thing’s for sure—it doesn’t seem like a place to stay long.

Tick.

As I flick off the ash from the cigarette, a vibration echoes from the ground.

—Click, click.

“Phew—”

Weird things are swarming in from a distance.

As they get closer, their appearances become clearer.

“Offering!”

“The offering is awake!”

“These bastards are at it again.”

They’re alien friends with eyeballs sprouting all over their scalps instead of hair.

I wondered where Zeus sent me, but it seems this is their home.

“What’s the deal between you guys and that sparkly grandpa?”

“Offering!”

“Damn, are they lacking in intelligence?”

“The offering looks fine.”

“The offering has no mana. It’s okay.”

“Offering!”

The swarming alien friends are whispering among themselves.

Unfortunately, I can hear everything.

“I have no mana.”

“Offering! Karaku!”

“Offering!”

Even more unfortunately, they seem to be quite lacking in intelligence.

The only piece of information I got is that this place is called Karaku.

“The guy I met last time was sharp, why are you guys like this?”

“Offering!!”

“Damn it.”

And the offering they’re talking about is me.

“Uh, do you know that grandpa who uses lightning?”

“Offering!!”

“Ugh, damn. Don’t you know the sparkly one?”

“Jupiter!”

“Yeah! That’s him.”

If it’s Jupiter, it’s definitely Zeus.

Over the ages, divine beings have accumulated divinity, and just as myths are diverse, so are the names they’re called.

“Jupiter sent us a mana offering!”

“We offer mana offerings!”

“To whom?”

“To the offeeering!!”

“Tch.”

It’s clear these bastards are connected to that sparkly grandpa.

And it’s also clear they got beaten up by mana when they were young. That guy also kept blabbering about mana back then.

“Hey, let’s go.”

“Offering, keeps doing Karaku!”

“Wanna die? I’m telling you to go to the guy we’re offering.”

“The offering’s condition is strange.”

The alien friends keep pointing fingers, making me feel weird.

I really don’t want to hear that I’m strange from them.

“I said let’s go.”

The alien friends who were glancing at me start whispering among themselves again.

“Offeeering!”

As if they’ve reached a conclusion, one representative steps forward and charges.

Bang!

“The, the offering isn’t prepared yet.”

As I thrust the Ruyi Jingu Bang, the head of the alien friend, who was charging with eyeballs in hand, turns into a handful of blood and disappears.

“Phew— Friends, let’s talk it out.”

“O-okay, let’s go.”

“Yeah, let’s go.”

As I take a step towards them, they take a step back.

“One more step and I’ll rip your head off.”

“Ah, got it.”

The closer I get to them, the more their eyeballs on their heads move around noisily.

“Let’s go.”

***

The place we arrived at looks like Shack Village.

As the guys busily clear away the straw scattered on the ground, a dark entrance is revealed.

“Ugh.”

The stench of blood hits my nose.

Despite the pungent smell that makes my face scrunch up involuntarily, the guys keep moving without a care.

─Step, step.

“Whew─”

The further we go, the wider the tunnel becomes. I can’t see the end of how deep they’ve dug.

“Do you guys live here?”

As soon as I throw the question, the Alien Friends leading the way quickly turn around.

“Offering, must be quiet.”

“Whew─ Why?”

“There’s a big being that eats mana.”

“If we make noise, we all die together?”

The Alien Friend who answered nods his head.

“Then shouldn’t I make noise? If I’m the offering, I’m gonna die anyway, might as well take you guys with me.”

The eyeballs of the Alien Friend who nodded spin wildly.

Seeing him sweating buckets, it seems he didn’t think this far.

They’re a bit slow, but they’re kind friends.

“Alright, I’ll stay quiet.”

The Alien Friend, catching his breath, starts moving again.

“Whew─”

The further we go, the cave just keeps getting bigger.

I have no idea what kind of big mana-eating being needs this much space.

The Alien Friend leading the way suddenly turns around and shakes his head like crazy.

“What now.”

Pushing them aside, I realize what they mean by “big being,” whether I want to or not.

“Dragon?”

“O-Offering. You have to come back later. If you wake it up, the big being will get angry.”

Even though the dark body is curled up and lying down, its length seems to be over 100 meters.

It’s an overwhelmingly massive body. I can’t even imagine how big it would be if it stood up.

After staring at the dragon for a while, I look back at the Alien Friends and they nod quickly.

Now they seem to understand what I mean.

“Shh.”

As I try to approach the sleeping dragon, the Alien Friends freak out and back away.

Even as I slowly approach, the dragon remains asleep.

According to the Alien Friends, it’s not in a deep sleep. It seems to wake up periodically to eat offerings like me, so I need to finish this quickly and get out.

If I get crushed by that massive body, I’ll be torn to pieces again.

Even after getting within a certain distance, there’s no sign of it waking up.

I pull out the Ruyi Jingu Bang stuck in my hair and throw it into the dragon’s nostril as it breathes in, and it gets sucked inside.

Even as I slowly back away after finishing the job, it doesn’t wake up.

“Alien Friends, run.”

I gesture towards the exit, and the Alien Friends scramble to escape.

“Extend, Ruyi.”

“Golden Staff.”

Now it’s going to slowly grow longer.

Since it’s the Ruyi Jingu Bang, which has exhausted its durability, it slowly grows and lengthens.

Now, either the head or the body will be pierced. You can expect one of the two.

“Dragon raid, so sweet.”

***

“Jovis Pater.”

In Zeus’s gaze, Ariel’s eyes shine brightly.

Zeus was utterly bewildered.

He couldn’t understand why a mere human would make an angel so furious.

What’s even more bewildering is that he’s being overwhelmed by her momentum.

Even without Astrafe, such a difference in strength is beyond common sense.

He feels like he’s burning up inside, seeing himself cowering even before the fight.

‘Did I really get scared?’

Ugh.

“If you harm me, you’ll never find your friend again.”

“Is that all you’ve got for a last word?”

“What, what? You’re doing this because of that human! And you say ‘that’s all’?”

“My friend is probably doing something weird right now, so don’t worry.”

Ariel felt the trembling in the soul she held growing stronger with time.

Just a little more time, and she could pinpoint the coordinates.

“Why did you have to send Han Ga-eul of all people?”

“There’s a dragon there. Make a deal with me, Scribe of Light. It’s not too late even now.”

“Whether it’s a dragon or a dragon grandfather, you should worry about your own and the dragon’s lifespans.”

The Scribe Zeus had heard about was obsessed with something but had a quiet and calm personality.

But the eccentric personality of the Scribe before him now, not to mention her tone, is worse than a neighborhood thug.

“Nonsense! Do you think a mere human can defeat a dragon that has lived for thousands of years? Don’t betray your friend’s life with a wrong choice, Scribe.”

“Stop talking nonsense and stick out your neck. I’ll cut it cleanly without pain.”