Chapter 658
Chapter Title: Dark Heaven Village
I headed to the Aokigahara flooded depths with Dongyeong's Aoki.
"Oh, right."
On the way, I thought I might as well rescue Elder Cheongwol of the Thunder God Style first, so I went to the secret hideout in the entrance abyss where he was concealed. Quite some time had passed since my reincarnation, and he looked even more haggard. Still, the fact that he was somehow alive showed he had grown accustomed to surviving in this place.
"Ugh... Finally... Am I getting out of this hell?"
Tears welled up in his eyes, unbefitting a warrior of the Thunder God Style. Then again, every day spent hiding from monsters in the entrance abyss must have been pure torment. I had already extracted everything useful from Elder Cheongwol, so rescuing him now wouldn't yield anything new, but I figured there was value in the act itself. I asked him,
"Elder Cheongwol. Have you ever seen an exit from this entrance abyss... leading to the annihilation depths?"
"No idea. The monsters here are so overwhelming, I never had the luxury to think about that... Ah."
Elder Cheongwol spoke as if something had just occurred to him.