Became the Weapon Monopolist of the Gods-Chapter 14: Yi Sun-sin’s Three Gates (2)

‘I’ll just dip my toes in.’

If it gets even a little dangerous, I’ll bail immediately.

Having summoned both Napoleon’s Rifle and the Twin Dragon Sword, I was fully prepared as I looked at the status window.

Special Gate: Myeongnyang

[Entry Condition: Joseon Dynasty Artifact]

[Entry Condition Met]

Would you like to enter?

“Yes.”

To enter a gate, you typically need to physically go to the area where the gate has opened.

Myeongnyang requires diving into a whirlpool, I believe?

But, since this was a quest, it seems that simply selecting it allowed me to enter.

Entering Special Gate Myeongnyang.

“Ugh!”

In an instant, the space darkened, and water rushed into my mouth and nose.

The Myeongnyang gate was underwater, filled with water all around.

‘This is bad!’

The regret of having entered and the fear of death hit me in that moment, but then the Twin Dragon Sword cried out, and the water was pushed back.

“Cough!”

I spat out the seawater and then expelled the saltiness left in my mouth.

“Ugh, spit. I thought I was done for.”

Breathing heavily, I looked around and saw sunken shipwrecks scattered all around.

With my feet touching the seabed, I realized that I was at the bottom of the ocean.

The faintly glowing Twin Dragon Sword illuminated the dark seabed.

“I see why this is considered an impossible gate.”

As soon as I entered, I understood why the three great guilds and even the country had given up on the Myeongnyang gate.

‘You need to be able to breathe to even attempt a clear.’

As a land creature, humans cannot breathe underwater unless they have gills.

This wasn’t an environment where you could use an oxygen mask either.

The ‘mana pressure’ here was intense.

Just like how pressure increases when diving deeper into the ocean, the ‘mana pressure’ in this place was no joke.

An oxygen mask would instantly crumple and burst as soon as you entered the gate.

Of course, high-level hunters could endure such mana pressure, but there was a limit.

In order to clear the gate, you’d need to defeat the monsters and find the boss room, which would be tough.

You have to hold your breath and endure the mana pressure.

Before even finding the boss room, you’d likely drown from exhaustion.

‘If I had a beer bottle, I wouldn't even attempt it.’

If you’re underwater, you’d have to know how to swim too.

Even though the gate had simple entry conditions, the Myeongnyang gate was still an untouched gate for a reason.

But I didn’t have to worry about holding my breath or swimming.

Since I was holding the Twin Dragon Sword, the water was naturally pushed away.

“Let’s just find the boss room.”

I casually walked along the seabed, approaching the closest shipwreck.

I had plenty of time, so I figured I could take my time looking around.

However, Myeongnyang was not as easy as I had expected.

Kkii-kiik─

“...Hmm, I should leave.”

A skeletal soldier dressed in a Joseon navy uniform was staring at me. The red glow in its eye sockets sent a chill down my spine.

[Wongryeonggol]

[B-rank]

Wongryeonggol, an undead who couldn't pass on due to lingering grudges in this life, was a B-rank monster.

To defeat it, you would need several B-rank hunters or even an A-rank hunter.

But B-rank monsters like Wongryeonggol, which would usually appear as semi-bosses in B-rank gates, were now common monsters in Myeongnyang.

‘D-rank difficulty, my foot.’

It should be at least S-rank.

Realizing I had made a mistake by entering, I immediately tried to escape.

Naturally, Wongryeonggol didn’t just watch me leave.

Kkii-kiik─

It raised its rusty sabre. I tensed, watching it closely.

But then—

Kkii-kiik─

“?”

Wongryeonggol suddenly started shaking its arms like a malfunctioning machine.

Then, it lowered its arms entirely.

“What’s going on?”

I blinked, looking at the Wongryeonggol, which seemed to have no intention to attack.

Then, I noticed the Twin Dragon Sword was crying out.

Woooo─

As I raised the Twin Dragon Sword, Wongryeonggol bowed its head toward me.

It was as if a soldier was saluting their superior.

‘Could this be...?’

With a feeling of hope, I walked over to another Wongryeonggol and showed it the Twin Dragon Sword.

Just as I expected, the other Wongryeonggol also bowed its head toward me.

“So this is why it was D-rank?”

The sunken ships here were the Joseon and Japanese warships that had sunk during the Myeongnyang battle.

And the dead Joseon sailors had somehow turned into Wongryeonggol, guarding the wrecks.

Naturally, they didn’t attack me because they knew the Twin Dragon Sword was Yi Sun-sin’s sword.

It was a surreal feeling.

The Wongryeonggol here were the sailors who fought in the Myeongnyang battle with me.

Even though the world I experienced wasn’t the real one, but a parallel world.

“This is easy.”

I wandered around the wrecks, gathering all the Wongryeonggol together.

A total of 80 B-rank Wongryeonggol stood behind me like an army.

Among them were some who wore commander's robes.

Though they were skeletons, I could tell they were strong allies.

“Let’s go, General.”

Kkii-kiik─

The commander Wongryeonggol led me toward the Japanese warship, where the boss was.

‘No way I’ll lose.’

I didn’t know who the boss was, but with 80 B-rank Wongryeonggol, there was no way I’d lose in a battle.

On the deck of the sunken Japanese ship, there were more Wongryeonggol dressed in Japanese military uniforms.

Kkii-kiik─!

A Japanese Wongryeonggol saw me and charged at me with a katana.

But I didn’t need to act.

Kwaduk─!

The Joseon commander Wongryeonggol swung its sabre, shattering the skull of the attacking Wongryeonggol.

“Wow, our General is strong.”

As the Wongryeonggol fell, other Japanese Wongryeonggol on the deck rushed in, and a chaotic melee began.

However, the Japanese Wongryeonggol numbered no more than 10.

The 80 Joseon Wongryeonggol I gathered from the wrecks were a force to be reckoned with.

They couldn’t even compare.

We quickly cleared the deck and entered the ship’s interior.

The inside of the ship was unnaturally spacious, as though the space itself had been distorted by mana.

In the dark, shadowy center of the ship, a figure of a Wongryeonggol was casting black shadows.

It was a black skeleton dressed in samurai armor from the Warring States period.

‘Crazy, it’s a Black Wongryeonggol.’

While Wongryeonggol were undead who couldn’t pass on due to unresolved grudges, Black Wongryeonggol were even stronger, with an intense will.

An A-rank monster, the Black Wongryeonggol.

The moment it sensed the power of the Twin Dragon Sword, it turned to face me.

─り..しゅんしん...!

It was hard to understand because it was in Japanese, but it seemed to be saying “Yi Sun-sin.”

The Black Wongryeonggol raised its katana, and the fight began.

Kakang! Kakang! Kwaduk─!

The 80 Joseon Wongryeonggol and the Black Samurai Wongryeonggol clashed.

‘Hmm, I’m being pushed a bit.’

I thought I could win with numbers, but A-rank monsters are no joke.

─くぅ...!

The Black Wongryeonggol’s armor was cracking, but at the same time, the number of White Wongryeonggol being cut down by its sword was increasing.

From the cracks in its broken armor, dark mana was leaking out ominously.

‘It’s incredibly strong.’

I couldn’t lose, right?

Just as I was starting to feel a little anxious, the status window popped up.

─The Twin Dragon Sword senses the naval battle.

The status window message appeared, and the Twin Dragon Sword’s traits were activated.

[Invincible Admiral]

Yi Sun-sin never experienced a single defeat in naval battles.

Woooo─

The blue light emanating from the Twin Dragon Sword spread into the White Wongryeonggol.

At that moment, the Black Wongryeonggol, which had been overwhelming, began to be pushed back.

─くぅぅっ...!

“Oh, is this a buff?”

The White Wongryeonggol’s movements became much more agile.

But the buff wasn’t just for the White Wongryeonggol.

The Twin Dragon Sword, which had been hard to swing, became light enough to wield freely.

‘Should I join in too?’

At this rate, even if I did nothing, the Black Wongryeonggol would be overwhelmed by the White Wongryeonggol’s attacks and pass on.

Its once-strong armor had broken, and even its skull had cracked.

Right now, it seemed like just a light tap would be enough to finish it off.

‘But if I let it end like this, I won’t look good.’

Summoning my courage, I raised the Twin Dragon Sword.

─くおおぉ!

‘Maybe I should wait just a bit longer.’

The Black Wongryeonggol, squeezing out its last strength, pushed back the White Wongryeonggol.

But it was the last of its strength, and it started to be pushed back as well.

‘Now!’

Taking advantage of its moment of distraction, I moved behind it and swung the Twin Dragon Sword with all my might at its exposed skull.

Kwaduk─!

With a heavy thud, the skull of the Black Wongryeonggol shattered.

[Shogun Gurujima Michihisa has been defeated!]

[Myeongnyang Gate Cleared!]

[Clear Rank: SSS]

The gate clearance message appeared.

And then...

[The Joseon Navy’s souls begin to pass on.]

As the White Wongryeonggol crumbled, the spirits trapped inside began to rise.

The spirits reflected their human forms when they were alive.

‘Huh? This guy...’

I widened my eyes as I saw the spirit of the commander who had forced me to carry the cannon during the Myeongnyang battle.

─Hey, over there! What are you doing? Come help carry the cannon!

It was the very same person.

There were more familiar faces among them.

─If I can fight alongside the general, I’ll gladly give my life!

A farmer who had abandoned his plow to follow Yi Sun-sin from Jinju, vowing to protect the country.

─One more shot, shoot at that ship!

The sailor who urged me to fire the cannon.

─Seon-in Choi, come this way.

The officer who had carried me on his ship...

Each of their faces came vividly to mind.

The souls of those who had been trapped at the bottom of the sea for six centuries during the Myeongnyang battle finally passed peacefully into the sky.

Then, the gate clearance reward list appeared.

[A-rank Great Righteous Vajra Fist]

[A-rank Vacuum Slash]

[A-rank Shadow Step]

“Wow.”

The reward list was so impressive it made my eyes widen.

All A-rank skills.

It was worth the effort.

Of course, I couldn’t take them all, and I had to choose one of the three.

They were all good skills, but I didn’t hesitate.

‘This is definitely Shadow Step.’

Great Righteous Vajra Fist was a martial art, and I had no use for martial arts with the artifacts I already had.

Vacuum Slash, a slash-type skill, was also unnecessary with the Twin Dragon Sword and Napoleon’s Rifle.

But Shadow Step was very useful.

It was a great skill for dodging attacks.

[You have acquired Shadow Step.]

[Shadow Step has been added to your skill list.]

◆Skill List

─Emotion (E)

─Shadow Step (A)

─Transcendent Connector (EX)

After adding Shadow Step to my skill list, an old sword fell with a clink.

[Anwi’s Old Sabre]

Artifact Grade: Epic

─It may be useful in specific gate challenges.

This was the sabre used by Anwi, Yi Sun-sin’s right-hand man.

It was an Epic-grade artifact. However, it seemed to be in poor condition, with its durability almost depleted.

It seemed like it would only serve as a lower version of the Twin Dragon Sword for clearing specific gates.

“Ugh, it’s terrible.”

I should sell this.

I stuffed the sabre into my bag and wrote my nickname on the gate clearance record.

[Myeongnyang Gate ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) Cleared By: Connector]

[Rank: SSS]

That was the moment the Myeongnyang Gate was first cleared.