Absolute Necromancer Chapter 376

Episode 376

After it was decided that Hendrick would remain.

Cheong threw down the bowl of ramen she was eating and sat next to Hendrick.

“I want to stay too.”

It was decided from the moment Hendrick was left on the 170th floor.

Because Cheung and Hendrick were like needle and thread.

Of course, Hendrick wouldn’t think so, but at least Cheong thought so.

However, Hendrick, who had a change of heart, nodded while gently patting Cheong’s head.

It was the result of Jinhyeok awkwardly imitating what Tam did.

“You will be alone while you challenge the ordeal. Is that okay?”

“… … It’s okay. And it’s even more so when you think about Hendrick coming back. When Hendrick comes back. It’ll be so sad if no one’s there.”

“… … Haha, okay. Do whatever you want.”

Hendrick, who eventually burst into laughter at the thrill of having a place to return to, couldn’t turn his back on Qing.

After sending Cheong away, who was quivering with her small lips and not knowing what to do, he told her to eat.

Jinhyuk let out a sigh.

“If you and Cheong leave, our power will be significantly reduced.”

“It can’t be helped.”

Not to mention Hendrick, Cheung is also a pretty major power.

Since they boast power comparable to that of a general, it would be a huge problem if Hendrick and Cheong were to be absent at the same time.

That wasn’t the only problem.

“I can’t leave Cheong alone, so I’ll have to leave the commander behind.”

“… … I’m a little sorry about that.”

“Blue is a soul disease. It will be difficult to last long without spiritual power. I don’t know how much of an ordeal you will be in, but if you leave it alone, you could easily disappear.”

“Tsk, I won’t forget this debt.”

“That’s what I should do. Well, since Cheong is a soul soldier anyway, it’s right for me to take care of him.”

Cheong is a soul disease.

And all soul soldiers are moved by spiritual power.

When Jinhyeok disappeared to Yuldo, Balkan and Tune were there, so there was no shortage of spiritual power to the point of extinction.

If it was a really urgent situation, most of the soul bottles could be returned and only the spirit power could be supplied to the legion commanders.

But Cheong is not a spirit master.

Therefore, the only spiritual power that can be supplied to her is the one that Jinhyuk gave her in advance or the one that he continues to supply from the side.

“The spiritual power I gave you won’t mean much unless you completely cut it off. So either Vulcan or Tune will stay here.”

“I will stay.”

“I will stay.”

Two legion commanders who can supply their own spiritual power.

Balkan and Tune volunteered immediately.

Of course, there was no need for both of them to remain.

“Only one will remain.”

“I’ll stay. Tune, didn’t you say you wanted to see the Arch-Witch once?”

“But that goes for you too, sir… … .”

“Go ahead, go when you’re told to go.”

“… … Yes, I understand.”

Tune, who was pushed out of the jambap, eventually had no choice but to nod to Balkan’s words.

Well, it wasn’t that he forced me to stay after tuning in, it was that he forced me to follow Jinhyeok.

“Then let’s leave Balkan… … Ashur Hum?”

“Yes, my lord.”

“You stay too.”

“All right.”

“For the troops… …let’s leave behind some of the soul soldiers and all of the holy soul soldiers.”

“thank you.”

In preparation for any possible danger, leave behind Ashur Hum, who is strong in close combat, and to solve the troop problem, leave behind some of the soul soldiers that Balkan will use and all of the soul soldiers that Ashur Hum uses.

There was no objection.

Balkan had already said with his own mouth that he would stay, and Ashur Hum was the kind of person who would jump into a pit of fire carrying a bundle of firewood if it were Jinhyeok’s order.

“Then let’s see each other alive.”

“I’ll see you alive.”

It was the last goodbye between the two, no matter how long it would be before they left.

Of course, it goes without saying that that was enough.

So, some of the Soul Soldiers’ troops, including Hendrick, Cheung, Balkan, and Ashur Hum, remained on the 170th floor.

One step back to take another step forward.

It was a sight that fit those words perfectly. * * *

“That’s too bad. Why don’t you stay a little longer?”

“It’s a shame. Why don’t you take care of your daughter?”

“That kid is quite strong, just like me. Well, you could say he doesn’t care much about the world, but… … Oh, you’re an exception? That… … kid is the same.”

A few days after it was decided that Hendrick would remain.

Before heading to the 180th floor where the downstream is, leaving them alone.

Jinhyuk, who was exchanging his final farewells with the gumiho, looked at the direction her fingertips were pointing.

“Hehe, sis… … Let’s go together.”

“… … Let’s go together.”

“Sorry. I’ll go with Hendrick. So Miho and… … Tam too… … have to be safe. Hehe.”

At the tip of the nine-tailed fox’s finger, Tam, Miho, and Cheong were hugging each other, shedding tears and expressing their regret.

Miho, who was caught in the middle of it all, simply grabbed Cheong’s sleeve and pulled it, but that wasn’t even properly felt amidst the sea of ​​tears between Tam and Cheong.

Eventually, the commotion came to an end when Miho, who had been stuck between Tam and Cheong like a sandwich for a long time, clenched her nails.

“Because they’re still kids.”

“Hahaha, they’re cute.”

Miho struggles and scratches Tom with her fingernails, and Tom runs away to avoid Miho.

When the sea of ​​tears suddenly turned into a commotion, Cheong, who was flustered, chased after them to stop them, looking like a child of that age.

Of course, Tam and Miho were not even 10 years old, and Cheong, on the other hand, was hundreds of times older than them, but in the end, on the outside, all three of them looked like friends or siblings with a small age difference.

The gumiho, who had been smiling while looking at them, said goodbye to Jinhyeok for the last time.

“Ramen. Don’t forget.”

“I’ll try to talk to you… … but I can’t get in touch with you.”

“Huh, really?”

If I can get in touch with Goldrich, I’ll be able to offer ramen or something else to the gumiho.

However, there was no way to contact Goldrich, the person involved.

That’s why Jinhyuk shrugged his shoulders.

[It is said that the reason for the culmination of all evil is known to someone.]

[The greedy dragon says he knows the reason.]

Messages that he had not seen in a long time filled Jinhyuk’s eyes.

The pinnacle of all evil, Baal.

Greedy dragon, Tam.

It was a message sent by two people.

It was easy to infer from the message he sent that the ‘someone’ mentioned earlier was referring to the greedy dragon, Tam.

But the doubts did not go away.

“How do you know that? Did Goldrich look upon me as he looked upon you?”

What Baal and others are interested in is not Goldrich, but themselves.

So it was quite strange that they knew about Goldrich’s situation while he was away from them.

The reason was soon revealed.

[The greedy dragon says he is participating in his own trials.]

“……trial?”

Because I heard that Goldrich was participating in the trials.

When Jinhyuk frowned because he was familiar with the word ‘trial’ but couldn’t connect it to the trials he knew because it didn’t fit with Goldrich.

“Oh, you didn’t know? That brat is also one of the Seven Deadly Sins. The Demon Lord of Greed.”

“… … Huh, so Goldrich is also going through the ordeal of greed?”

Thanks to the nine-tailed fox’s comment, Jinhyuk realized that the trials he knew and the trials Goldrich was going through were the same, and he clicked his tongue and sighed.

He is a merchant.

He was not an ordinary merchant, and he had some fighting ability, but considering the severity of the Ordeal of Appetite and the Ordeal of Lust, it was difficult to think that he would pass the Ordeal.

But the gumiho, who knew something, didn’t think so.

“I see. I didn’t know because I was here, but it’s obvious that the little boy who hosted the trial and Baal who was watching from above knew. Heh, this is getting interesting.”

“What’s so funny about that? My friend. Is it funny that the guy who brought you ramen dies?”

The gumiho met Jinhyuk’s gaze, who was glaring with both eyes wide open and spewing out annoyance and anger, and did not lose her smile even as she faced such a chilling gaze.

“No. It’s amazing. More than half of the people around you have already passed the ordeal or are challenging it. You two. One of your friends who is a mixture of dragon and human. And now there’s a friend who’s a merchant. There’s already four.”

“… … That’s certainly true.”

The Seven Sins Trials are, as the name suggests, seven in number.

Among them, Jinhyeok has passed, is about to pass, or is in the process of passing the ordeal of appetite and lust, Hendrick has passed the ordeal of jealousy, and Goldrich has passed the ordeal of greed.

Four of them, which can be said to be the majority, are intertwined with those related to Jinhyeok.

That situation is certainly at a level where it can be evaluated as being novel.

of course-

“… … But that was only after we passed. There must have been many other beings who had challenged the trials before, right?”

Excluding Jinhyeok, the other two either hadn’t even attempted the challenge or were in the process of attempting it.

Even if it’s a majority, it’s nothing special.

Considering the countless challengers who had challenged the ordeal over the years, Hendrick and Goldrich… … could be seen as no different from those who were going to die and those who were already dead.

One in hundreds or thousands.

The odds were terrifying considering that each of them was a powerful superhuman with extraordinary talents that were no ordinary feat.

No, since no one has passed so far except Jinhyeok, it would be okay to say that the probability is 0.

The increased chance of success now was only thanks to Jinhyuk.

But the gumiho was calm.

“Probability is just a number. Don’t you know it best? Do you really think you passed the test based on that mere number called probability, and not just once, but twice?”

“That’s… … no.”

“Yes, you are a strange being. You are also a special being. Chaos. You must have heard it a few times. Not only yourself, but even gods and demons do not know your future path. And your chaos shakes even those around you. Will those gathered around you… … stumble over the numbers called probability? Or will you trample over it with momentum and overcome it?”

“… … I made a slip of the tongue. I admit it.”

Even Jinhyuk, who heard everything, could not help but nod.

Since when did you start betting your life on the odds?

I just did it because I had to, and I passed because I had to.

All that matters is that your own chaos flows to those around you, allowing them to move forward regardless of probability.

“There are three left. Pride, Sloth, and Wrath. You can get Pride and Wrath when the time comes, but… … Sloth is not certain because it’s that monkey guy. So I recommend that you avoid getting into trouble with that monkey guy as much as possible.”

“Pay attention.”

I couldn’t be sure who the provocative expression “monkey bastard” was referring to, but it did narrow down my options.

Jinhyuk nodded his head slightly in gratitude for the information as he prepared to leave.

The nine-tailed fox spoke the last words.

“… … And never attempt the third trial again. I… … don’t want to see myself die.”

“I’ll give it a try.”

The third trial.

Jinhyuk shrugged his shoulders calmly in the face of the worried advice not to challenge him, whether it was arrogance, anger, or laziness.

Even if that ordeal was an evil move that would push him to death, he did not give a definite answer because he was sure that he would challenge the ordeal if it was something he had to do.

“Then I guess I can’t eat ramen.”

“… … I can’t help it. I never thought a merchant would go through such hardships. But… … It might be a trial more suited to a merchant.”

While Goldrich was in the midst of trials, supplies were out of the question.

Jinhyuk left, leaving the gumiho behind, who was regretting that fact but also smiling at the fact that she had entered a rather suitable ordeal.

“Hendrik and Cheong. And please take good care of Balkan and Ashur Hum.”

“Well, that’s not that difficult. What kind of relationship do we have?”

Jinhyuk frowned as he looked at the gumiho with a strange smile on its face and its tail wagging.

“Aren’t we on good terms?”

“If you kiss me, I promise on my name that I will protect you.”

Jinhyuk’s face hardened as he watched the gumiho make an offer that was hard to refuse with a playful face.

kiss.

It’s nothing special.

All it takes is a light kiss.

It was something I could do even with people I didn’t like.

Because it will pay off.

But my hesitant body was out of control, and despite the voice in my brain telling me to move forward, my feet didn’t move as if they were glued together.

The gumiho waved her hand with a bitter smile at the creaking Jinhyeok.

“Just kidding. I’ll take good care of the kids. When the merchant comes back later, just send him some ramen.”

“… … Okay.”

The gumiho clicked her tongue as she watched Jinhyeok turn his back as soon as he finished speaking and quickly walk away.

“Haa, the world’s nine-tailed fox hangs herself with one kiss… … What a miserable situation.”

The gumiho frowned as she recalled herself earlier, when she had threatened to ask for a kiss, and then shook her head and disappeared into the temple.

“… … But I forced myself to. I don’t want to be kissed even though I don’t feel like it.”

If she were to take Jinhyeok’s people hostage and make a request like a threat, Jinhyeok would at least give her a kiss, but the gumiho knew that it would be meaningless.

“Later, I’ll make you beg for a kiss. Yeah, that’s just me.”

That’s why the nine-tailed fox drew a future that could never come true.

The image of Jinhyuk kneeling before her and longing for her love.

It was truly a sweet dream.

Leaving behind the gumiho, whose dream was all the sweeter because it was impossible for it to come true, Jinhyuk began to head towards the 180th floor where the lower level was.