Chapter 50 - The Garden of Nak (2) [End of Volume 2] (1/2)

The Garden of Nak (2) [End of Volume 2]

The Fallen are a result of the ‘Great Integration’, a process of merging Hater and Earth into one.

“If a human loses his life at the moment when the Great Integration takes place, that person loses his human body and opens his eyes from the monster’s body. It means that you will be a Fallen.”

I went through the same process. So far, I have been in the same shape as the general Fallen.

“Why?”

“I don’t know.”

Not much information has been revealed about it, and no one knows, even the Fallen themselves, or the humans.

So, right after the Great Integration took place, great chaos struck the planet.

Most of the Fallen, who opened their eyes to monster bodies, were killed by humans when they tried to revert to human society.

“People realized that we were once humans like them because we can speak human words, not monster languages. But soon. they didn’t care about it.”

“Because of compensation?”

“Yes, because of the rewards. The rewards make it possible to protect yourself in this society.”

Enormous experience and money. People treated the Fallen as a special monster and slaughtered.

It didn’t matter to them that the monsters were human inside.

Humans thus hunted the Fallen to become stronger. More and more Fallen were killed.

“In a crazy world, protecting themselves was the top priority. The Fallen are easier to hunt compared to pure monsters, and the rewards were more excellent. We are good prey for them.”

Society has met a new order.

In less than a month, there were numerous conflicts, explosions, and destruction, but nevertheless, humans succeeded in creating a method to survive in a new planet covered with monsters and dungeons.

“Innumerable businesses and factories were rendered obsolete and soon shut down. Workers were laid off. In order for those who do not have combat skills to live, they have to plow fields now. It’s not easy because of the monsters that can appear without any warning.”

“The Fallen…”

“There are a lot of monsters popping up, even not considering the Fallen. The Fallen became an evil that had to be cut off and not mixed with human society.”

Ouch.

We were blocked and excluded.

“Then, society has been reorganized around those who had powerful abilities. Many guilds have been created. They started to aim to become stronger in their own way and influence society. They are no different than any other kind of company.”

“What about the government?”

“It exists. It’s just that the social structure has changed, but the rich and powerful remained unaffected. The government just became more punitive and blatant when it comes to tax and restrictions.”

The life of the powerful, manipulating human lives.

Now, I could understand that the brothers and sisters were driven to the dungeon without proper armor. To live. To survive.

“It gets a lot worse…”

New types of precious goods emerged in the reversed society. Gold and artifacts.

And the best place to get those two are dungeons.

“Dungeons became possessions of various influential guilds. They manage dungeons, collect gold, and monopolize good artifacts. Every guild wants to dominate. I think they are preparing for war. Whether it was a war between humans, or against monsters, nobody knew.”

“Where is gold used?”

It seems that humans crave gold.

“Auction houses. Training centers. Goods that can only be purchased at stores operated by natives. You need gold for all of them. Now, the value of existing currencies such as won, dollar, yen, and yuan is falling endlessly. Everyone wants gold, the most powerful currency now.”

Natives. I suddenly thought of Rain and A.

Lee Chan-yu seemed to guess what I was thinking and opened his mouth.

“Natives. They’re the ones who are the complete opposite of the Fallen,” he added.

“The inhabitants of Hater who appeared on Earth in human form after the Great Integration, even though they had no partners on Earth. Isn’t that the reverse of us who do not have partners from Hater?”

“Are they strong?”

“Yes, very. Stronger than the strongest people on Earth right now.”

“So, they are not hunted. Unlike the Fallen.”

“And they all look beautiful. Unlike us. It’s the opposite, as if someone made it that way, right?”

After we finished speaking, we faced each other and smiled.

We were in the form of a terrible evil spirit and a werewolf, so we fully understood how terrifying we look.

I laughed. Ten thousand emotions contained in one expression.

Lee Chan-yu’s words continued. He wanted to talk more about the natives.

“They want to help humanity. They help them adapt to a changing society, and they themselves want to live with humanity. At least on the surface, it seems like that.”

“What is their position toward the Fallen?”

“They treat us as monsters.”

It was a simple conclusion.

“It’s also the biggest reason humans can freely hunt Fallen. Natives are more powerful and richer than humans. They have the goods that humanity needs, gold, and artifacts. They treat Fallen as monsters; thus humans tended to follow their judgment.”

“It must be difficult to judge their intentions… First of all, are natives something to avoid?”

Proof of Mine artifacts has come from these natives. If someone tries to separate humans and Fallen in human forms, the intention must be clear.

I also asked about other things. Exactly how much the Earth has changed. How the outsiders live. How many dungeons are there? All of them were thoroughly engraved in my head.

“The arena we talked about earlier, that’s the only way to meet natives who are friendly to Fallen. They gave out items that could block Proof of Mine to those Fallen who can reach the finals.”

One side has artifacts that can identify a Fallen; the other side provides artifacts that can hide a Fallen’s identity.

It is clear that they are in opposite positions.

So, in other words, the natives are also divided into two groups.

Among them, Rain and A are probably on the side of the Fallen.