Episode 334
-You’ll see, you punk! Next time… … Next time, I’ll separate your body and head and chew and eat them whole!
Tiamat’s angry voice shook the earth and shook the sky.
But the sight of Tiamat in such a state was utterly miserable.
The head was still intact, but most of the flesh on the long neck had been eaten away, exposing the bones inside.
No one would say that it is okay.
“You talk a lot, but you’re always running away.”
-… … Ugh, you bastard!
Jinhyuk was the same way.
No, he laughed at Tiamat’s scheming appearance more than anyone else.
Because it was a result of his own creation, and because it was a formidable enemy that he could not defeat on his own.
[Stat: Strength increased by 432.]
“I ate well.”
-How dare you! You have absorbed my power and now you want to humiliate me!
This was especially true because Jinhyuk had gained enormous strength as much as he had eaten.
Of course, compared to the time of Ymir, it was an incredibly small amount, but compared to Tiamat’s great power, the power of one head was not that great.
Even those were eaten and cut down by the Blue Dragon and Hendrick, and there were many that Jinhyuk could not eat.
‘But this is actually better.’
It was best to feel like I was consuming a moderate amount of energy and just feeling like I was going to pass out, rather than feeling overwhelmed by the enormous energy and having it run wild without being able to control it.
If I had eaten more than this, I would have almost stepped on the same train as last time.
‘I never thought I would come to follow the saying, ‘too much is as bad as too little.’
Too much is worse than too little – that’s the saying.
In fact, it had nothing to do with Jinhyeok, but the current situation was right on the verge of becoming a situation where too much is as bad as too little.
And Jinhyuk always moved beyond this situation without hesitation.
Jinhyuk, who stopped just before the line of over-the-top consumption for the first time, looked at Tiamat with a very satisfied expression.
“If you’re done, get out.”
-… … Next time, it will never end this easily. Even if the great gods and demons help you, I will trample you with a power and force that will overwhelm them.
Tiamat responded to the mocking words that seemed to belittle her by saying the same thing that villains usually say when they run away.
But the problem was that it wasn’t just a plain threat; it was actually possible.
-The higher you climb the tower, the more powerful the ‘me’ you will face will become. You may survive once, maybe twice, if you are lucky. Do you really think you will be able to live to see me a third or fourth time?
“… … .”
-Tremble in fear and wait for your appointed end.
As Jinhyeok climbs the tower to achieve his goal, more powerful beings will appear, and the higher the floor, the weaker the restrictions on gods and demons will become, so the higher he climbs, the greater the danger he will face.
“whatever.”
But Jinhyuk wasn’t worried or afraid at all about that fact.
Jinhyuk was so calm that Tiamat was even more flustered by his appearance.
-… … Aren’t you afraid? You will die by my hand someday. No, maybe by that guy Ymir’s hand. Or maybe you will die by the scheme of Baalzebub, who gnashes his teeth at you for some reason. This is like an unavoidable fate.
Among the countless gods and demons, only a handful of powerful beings are targeting him.
No matter how strong you become, you will never be able to win or survive against powerful beings that have existed since time immemorial.
It is something to be afraid of.
No matter how hard you try or how much you struggle, the inescapable fate of death itself drives people crazy.
Despite this, Jinhyuk remained calm.
“Do you know how many times I’ve been on the brink of death?”
-What? How would I know that?
“I don’t know either.”
-… … Are you trying to joke around with me right now?
Tiamat showed her anger at Jinhyuk’s shrugging response.
“I have had countless close calls with death, and I have overcome them all to stand here before you.”
-… … .
Tiamat closed her mouth with anxiety at Jinhyeok’s subsequent words.
Jinhyuk finished his speech with a faint smile, looking at the quiet Tiamat.
“I don’t care how strong you are. I’m going to climb the tower, and I’m going to kill everyone I want to kill. The Nine Stars, the Four Emperors, and even the gods and demons watching from beyond. If you want to stop me, then do it. If you can’t, then you’ll die.”
-… … We’ll see.
“Ymir ran away saying that too. Tell him I said hello. Next time, I’ll chew up your whole body instead of just one arm. Oh, and of course, you too. You said you had five heads, right? I’ll believe you have five tastes, too.”
-……bouncer.
Srrrrrrrr-
Language that goes beyond provocation and borders on insult.
But Tiamat was no longer angry.
Just move your head like a snake and go back through the portal.
It was a choice he made because he instinctively knew that if he got angry and attacked Jinhyuk, Jinhyuk would happily smile and bite him.
“Oh, that’s too bad. You’re quick-witted.”
-We will meet again in the near future.
“I’ll look forward to it.”
Tiamat, who was dumbfounded at seeing Jinhyeok looking forward to the moment when he would meet her again rather than being afraid, looked up at the sky one last time and ground her teeth.
-I will make you who are watching here pay the price too.
[The pinnacle of all evil laughs with arms crossed.]
[The Son of the Sun smiles faintly.]
The pitiful defeat of the evil dragon that makes even gods and demons tremble.
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Seeing this, countless gods and demons laughed at her, and amidst such laughter, Tiamat disappeared without a trace.
dump-
“… … Ha, I thought I was going to die.”
As soon as Tiamat disappeared, Jinhyuk felt his strength drain from his body and sat down on the floor.
Although he had a curious argument with Tiamat, Jinhyuk had already reached his limit.
All the enormous physical strength and energy gifted by the gods and demons had been used up, and even his mental strength had reached its limit.
“Status window.”
[Status Window]
Name: Cha Jin-hyeok
Title: Predatory Demon Lord
Occupation: Spirit Master
Sub-job: All Master
Body: Mana body, chaos body
(ability)
Strength: 289 (+138)
Stamina: 291 (+138)
Agility: 292 (+138)
Intelligence: 267 (+138)
Mana: 353 (+303)
Magi: 220 (+293)
Divine Power: 220 (+293)
Spiritual Power: 303 (+138)
Strength: 592 (+138)
Strength: 251 (+138)
Talent: 157 (+138)
Brain: 18 (+138)
(warrant)
1. Predation
2. Demon King’s Aura
(characteristic)
1. Versatile
2. One Won
3. Incomplete confusion
4. Deity (Seal)
5. Magic core (Seal)
6. Creation
(skill)
Comprehensive immunity, toughness, stamina, strength, tough skin… … .
“… … Life is worth living.”
However, the reason Jinhyeok was able to endure without fainting was because his stats had greatly increased due to this battle.
The basic physical stats of strength, stamina, agility, and intelligence have also increased moderately, and although not as much as strength, mana has also increased slightly.
In addition, its strength is at an absurd level of 592.
of course.
“I should give it to Tam.”
It wasn’t an amount that Jinhyuk could digest all of.
If you keep it as it is, the imbalance in your energy will cause you to repeat the same thing that happened at the time of the disaster.
It was best to quickly give Tam the power while it was still quiet.
“It’s over.”
“Okay, it’s finished.”
Tiamat disappeared, and Hendrik approached with a face that was clearly tired.
It was only natural that Hendrick suffered as much as Jinhyeok in this battle.
That’s why Jinhyuk gave him a gift.
[Status: Strength decreased by 100.]
“receive.”
“……This?”
“I took the strength I had and turned it into something like a spirit tablet. If you eat it, it’ll probably go up quite a bit, even if it’s not as much as I used up.”
“… … I will accept it gratefully.”
After removing a whopping 100 of the dragon’s power.
Trait: It was created by sculpting it like a spirit.
It was literally a level 50 to 80 skill that could be obtained if one could properly absorb it.
Hendrick’s physical abilities are incomparable to those of his human days, but as a characteristic of the dragon tribe, his strength increases as he ages, so Hendrick’s strength is at the level of a small dragon.
Of course, that’s enough, but it goes without saying that more would be of greater help.
“please give me too!”
“… … You too? By the way, what’s this kid’s name?”
“I’m not a kid!”
Seeing that Hendrick had received a spirit tablet with a great amount of power, Qing also showed great interest in the spirit tablet.
Because she used up most of her remaining energy in this battle, it was a relief to gain 50-80% of her strength.
Jinhyeok’s face hardened as he pushed away Cheong, who was struggling to deny that he was a brat while asking for his name.
“Cheong. You can just call me Cheong.”
“… … Isn’t that plagiarism? Shouldn’t I pay royalties?”
A name he created himself: Tam.
It was a natural reaction since it was a foreign name that was so similar to that.
“Even dog barking is so colorful.”
“What, Emma? Give me back what I gave you.”
It wasn’t Hendrick who gave in, and Jinhyuk stretched out his hand with a fierce expression and tried to snatch the sword he had given him.
Gulp- Gulp!
“I’m sorry, but it’s not available anymore.”
“… … Okay, I’ll take it even if I have to split open the boat.”
“If you can, by all means.”
Of course, Hendrick wasn’t the one to return it nicely.
As soon as he reached out, Hendrick immediately poured the tablet into his mouth and swallowed it, absorbing it.
When the battle is finally over, they try to point their weapons at each other.
“Don’t fight. I’ll give you this. Do you need this?”
“… … Dragon Heart.”
“Yeah, I’ll give it to you since I don’t need it anymore anyway. But give me the same thing Hendrick gave me instead.”
“… … Okay, not bad.”
Cheong separated Hendrick and Jinhyuk and gave Jinhyuk her dragon heart.
Most of the dragon’s energy had disappeared from inside the Dragon Heart, where a great deal of energy had gathered, but the brain energy that filled it was still sufficient.
Even if he were to cut off the power he had to deal with anyway, it would still be a profitable business for Jinhyeok.
“I should have gotten it for free originally, but… … I’ll ask that worthless guy to take good care of me.”
“Hehehe, yeah!”
Well, in the promise I made with Hendrick, there was a promise that Dragon Heart would belong to Jinhyeok, but when the original owner came forward and said something like that, Jinhyeok had no choice but to take a step back.
It was only natural that it would be good for Cheong to become stronger as she worked with Hendrick in the future.
[Status: Strength decreased by 100.]
“It’s old.”
“Thank you! Here!”
The two people who immediately exchanged the Yongdan and the Blue Dragon’s Dragon Heart created by extracting their strength felt extremely happy.
But that was only for a moment.
Tsk tsk tsk-
“… … I guess time is up.”
Hendrick and Jinhyuk looked at each other and nodded as they watched the blurry blue body.
“Did you say… Cheong…?”
“That’s right.”
“I can allow you to remain in this world. Not as a spirit, but with a living, breathing body.”
“……really?”
“But that means you’ll soon be under my command. If necessary, you can be thrown into the middle of the battlefield at my will.”
“… … Hmm.”
“So you still want to have a body that isn’t a spirit?”
Soul sickness.
Trait: Using Creation, it wasn’t that difficult for Jinhyuk to create a body for Qing to use in the future based on the corpse of the Blue Dragon.
However, if that happens, Cheong will not be an independent individual, but will become a soul soldier under Jinhyeok.
It was natural for Qing, who was young but a divine dragon, to be worried.
“I want to go. I don’t want to remain in spirit form next to Hendrick.”
“… … The deal is made. Even though it’s called a soul disease, I won’t call you without notice. I’ll guarantee you maximum freedom, and I’ll continue to stick by Hendrick’s side.”
“Yeah, that’s enough.”
However, Jinhyuk was satisfied with Cheong’s answer that she did not want to remain with Hendrick as a spirit, and he started working right away.
The corpse of a giant blue dragon is compressed and trimmed to the size of a human girl, and a vessel that can hold new life is created using it as a base.
It didn’t take long for Cheong to complete a body that looked exactly like the girl he had shown her.
“… … Is this my body?”
“If you break it, it’s hard to repair, so try not to get hurt.”
“huh!”
Cheong glanced down at his own blurred spirit body and threw himself at the body Jinhyeok had created as if he had nothing more to worry about.
“Wow, Hendrick! I have arms! I can move my fingers, I can feel the wind… … I can even touch Hendrick! Hehehe!”
“… … Okay, I understand, so step away.”
When Jinhyuk saw Cheong, who had become completely one with his body, clinging to Hendrick like a cicada and rubbing her face against him, he smiled warmly.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
“……avarice!”
Jinhyuk’s smile grew even brighter as he heard Tam’s voice from far away.
A detective who closes the distance in an instant.
Tam, who ran towards Jinhyeok with several steps at a time, quickly closed the distance and fell into his arms.
and-
“… … Heeeeeeek! Heh… … Hendrick… … I… … Hide me… … It’s… … scary.”
“……jean?”
“… …Who is that older sister?”
“I guess I need to calm him down first.”
As soon as he saw Tom, the smiling face he had shown just a moment ago disappeared without a trace, and he began to tremble like an aspen tree and hide behind Hendrick. Jinhyeok and Hendrick had to put in all their effort to calm Cheong down.
It was a pretty peaceful moment, except that Cheong was shaking in fear at the sight of Tam.
And so the commotion on the 140th floor, the ‘Tomb of the Dead Dragon’, ended.
