Episode 404
After revealing his next destination, Jinhyuk’s next step was simple.
“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: 354 (+138)
Stamina: 351 (+138)
Agility: 350 (+138)
Intelligence: 359 (+138)
Mana: 383 (+303)
Magi: 411 (+293)
Divine Power: 412 (+293)
Spiritual Power: 283 (+138)
Strength: 356 (+138)
Strength: 344 (+138)
Talent: 225 (+138)
Brain: 168 (+138)
Spirit: 198 (+138)
Main: 217 (+138)
Firearms: 18 (+138)
(warrant)
1. Predation
2. Demon King’s Aura
3. Solar energy
(characteristic)
1. Versatile
2. One Won
3. Confusion
4. Deity (Seal)
5. Magic core (Seal)
6. Creation
(Skill)
Comprehensive immunity, toughness, stamina, strength, tough skin… … .
“Not bad.”
It was to check one’s status window.
Divine Power, 42.
Power, 44.
Strength, 43.
Magi, 41.
This was the amount and energy Jinhyeok had earned through this battle.
Now, most of them have energies over 300 or 400, so it wasn’t something that could be ignored just because they were only in their 40s.
If Jinhyuk had this much energy at first, it would have been very likely that he would have risen to the mid-to-late 100s right away.
But there was still a little bit left for Jinhyuk to eat.
“Collect souls.”
-Kuaaaah!
-That’s unfair!
-I will disappear from this place… … .
-Eww!
Chorrrrrr!
With just one light gesture from Jinhyeok, the souls of the Four Emperors scattered throughout the place were sucked in.
The souls of those killed by Ryu Hwan and their leaders.
Jinhyuk, who had absorbed dozens of fairly pure souls, was able to see a rather satisfactory message.
[Spiritual power increased by 72.]
[Power: 283 (+138) -> Power: 355 (+138)]
“It’s finally been restored.”
An amount that is more than enough to restore the spiritual power that was once given as a gift to the nine-tailed fox.
Thanks to this, my spiritual power, which was in the late 200s, has increased to over 350.
There, the tower awarded Jinhyeok for pioneering a new path.
[You have acquired the title ‘Contractor of Flame’.]
[You can choose either +100 Mana or +100 Firepower as the title effect.]
The true identity of the title was that it raised either mana or firepower by 100.
And Jinhyuk’s choice was set when he was given the choice between the two.
“Don’t do it with fire.”
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[Confirmed. The selected items cannot be modified.]
Jinhyuk’s choice was firearms.
Jinhyuk’s current mana is 383 (+303).
The amount was close to 700.
Even though the additional stats obtained through the system are inferior to the stats obtained through your own efforts, they are still significant figures.
‘If it goes beyond 100 here, it’s out of my control.’
If Jinhyeok chooses Mana, Jinhyeok’s Mana will immediately reach the point of breaking through the 800 barrier.
If that happened, there was a very high chance that Mana, with her head enlarged, would attack, and it was obvious that Jinhyuk would suffer great damage in the commotion.
Risking one’s life has always been something one has done, but there has to be a trade-off.
Even Jinhyuk would rather risk his life without gaining anything.
After finishing his thoughts, Jinhyuk checked his newly acquired title.
[Contractor of Flame]
A title given to those who have made a contract with Ifrit, the Fire Spirit King.
Firearms + 100
‘It’s not that different.’
It wasn’t much different from the title ‘Contractor of Light and Darkness’ that I got when I made a contract with Dark and Shine.
The only differences were the amount of additional stats given by the title and the name.
Thanks to this reward, your firearm inventory now stands at 18 (+238).
In a situation where it could be considered a firearm with a level of around 150 without any additional stats, Jinhyuk extended his hand towards Ifrit.
“Give me the firearm.”
-… … What kind of a robber is this?
“Just give enough so that it doesn’t affect the source. It won’t cause any harm, right?”
-… …f*ck.
A firearm that doesn’t have enough overall stats to fall.
Jinhyuk, who only asked for that much, was calm as if he was receiving something that was originally his.
Just like a loan shark who lends firearms to Ifrit and then takes it back with interest.
However, Ifrit, who had already been pierced by Jinhyeok, obediently handed over his weapon.
Hurrah!
The pure fire energy of the Fire Spirit King.
The fire energy, more powerful than the firepower assisted by the Four Knights, instantly extinguished Jinhyeok’s firepower.
[Firearm increased by 36.]
[Firearm increased by 27.]
[The firearm… …]
A message window that goes up quickly.
Finally, when Jinhyeok’s fire energy exceeded 100, he raised his hand to stop the injection of fire energy.
“Up to there.”
-You eat a lot.
“I’m a big eater, you know.”
The information that Jinhyeok saw while laughing and wiping away his remaining firepower was ‘Firepower: 112 (+238)’.
‘I’m receiving so many gifts today.’
The battle with the Four Emperors allowed me to properly use the ‘Spiritual World’, ‘Three Elements’, and ‘Four Elements’.
Thanks to the contract with Ifrit, I have obtained a huge amount of firepower, so I will be able to use it in the future, even if it is not a hybridized version of the regular version.
In addition, I have obtained a considerable amount of energy and spiritual power from the Four Emperors, so it would not be an exaggeration to call it a sacred feast.
“Then let’s go back now.”
Jinhyuk’s respect.
It was an uncommon sight, but there was someone here who accepted Jinhyeok’s respect as if it were a given.
“That’s right. What are we going to do about them?”
Maha Sword King Ryu Hwan.
He nodded and pointed to the headless corpses strewn across the floor.
Having exhausted their effectiveness as undead, they returned to being corpses, sprawled on the floor.
If left untreated, it will probably serve as fertilizer that enriches the forest.
But Jinhyuk didn’t leave it alone.
“It would be a good gift for Tom.”
“… … Do whatever you want.”
Light Trait: Jinhyuk created a large bundle using Creation and put the corpses inside it.
Jinhyuk glanced around the area that had been cleaned up in an instant and then turned his steps toward the Walpurgis cabin that he had used as his residence for several weeks.
“Let’s go together!”
“You shameless bastard. Your teacher is behind you. Why are you going first?”
Haryu and Ryu Hwan quickly followed behind Jinhyeok.
-… … What do you want me to do?
Ifrit, who was left alone, looked at Jinhyuk and his group moving away from where he was standing, and soon started chasing them with an annoyed expression on his face.
-I wonder what kind of shit that crazy guy would do if I just went back without saying anything.
It was a choice worthy of Ifrit, who knew Jinhyuk very well. * * *
“Aphuah!”
“… … Brother?”
Tam and Miho, who were sparring in front of the cabin as usual, looked at Jinhyeok, Haryu, and Ryu Hwan who had returned together.
Of course, the one who received the warmest welcome was Jinhyeok.
-… … Hmm, we have one more guest.
-I see. But didn’t Ifrit reject a contractor before?
-I don’t know. Ifrit is also secretly a weirdo.
-Well, that’s true.
Dark and Shine, who were playing with Tam, whispered so that Efreet wouldn’t hear them as they saw Efreet behind their group.
-What? Again? Are these guys crazy!
Ifrit was also the spirit king.
It’s not like your five senses are so dull that you can’t hear people gossiping about you.
Of course, Darkna and Shine knew that well, as they were also spirit kings.
The reason why I kept whispering so that no one could hear me was simple.
-I told you to listen, so I guess you heard me.
-That’s true.
-… …These crazy guys!
It was just something Ifrit told me to hear.
Even if they lower their voices, Ifrit won’t be unable to hear them, so it’s like covering their eyes and pretending not to hear.
Ifrit, enraged by this fact, violently shook his body made of fire and tried to rush at the two, but-
“Stop it. Let’s fight later. Tom, it’s a gift. Go far away and eat it.”
“Ooooh! Dad, that’s it!”
Their fight was brought to an end by Jinhyeok, who stopped them by handing them a bundle.
“… …Isn’t there anything for me?”
Except for Miho, who suddenly ran up to me and grabbed my sleeve.
Jinhyuk looked at Miho, who was looking up at him from afar, and let out a small sigh.
“… … Go to Tom and ask him for some liver.”
“Yeah. I will.”
Todododo-
Miho quickly ran to where Tam had disappeared, and soon after, Tam’s scream was heard.
-It’s mine… mine! It’s mine!
-My brother wants to eat with me.
-… … Dad?
Tam was visibly flustered when Jinhyeok’s name was mentioned, even though the voice was trembling because it came from far away, and in the forest at that.
There Miho drove a wedge in.
-Yeah, Miho, just eat liver.
-… … I have to eat only liver?
liver.
Jinhyeok chuckled as he heard Tam give in to his words that he would only eat certain parts of the body. He then went into the cabin and said.
“Let the spirit kings meet again. There will be enough time for that.”
After Jinhyeok left his last words and disappeared into the cabin, Haryu and Ryu Hwan disappeared, and Dark was the first to speak when only the Spirit King remained.
-Youngest, go get some water.
-……what?
-You signed the contract last, so you’re the youngest. Right?
The youngest in the order of contracts.
Ifrit, unable to give a proper response to the absurd answer, looked at Shine with a “Huh-” sound.
Shine shook her head at Ifrit’s gaze, which seemed to ask if she shared the same opinion.
-Not me.
-Yeah, that’s right. Darkness, running errands for water to a spirit lord like that guy… … .
But Ifrit could not finish his words.
-Please give me spirit water. Regular water doesn’t suit me.
-… … .
Because there was something greater than Dark before him.
Spirit water.
Water that looks like something you would see in a water source where a spirit has stayed for a long time.
Or, it becomes water or spirit water created by the powerful force of a water spirit.
in other words-
‘… … This is heaven for crazy people.’
Here, asking for something that is as difficult as picking stars from the sky is like asking for something.
From Ifrit’s perspective, it was not an exaggeration to call them Dark, Shine, or crazy guys –
-Youngest, I’m thirsty.
-My throat is starting to feel sore too.
-… … .
Ifrit had no choice but to keep his mouth shut at the words of these two madmen.
Because I knew it would be a loss if I told you anyway.
‘Come quickly, Cha Jin-hyeok!’
Hoping that Jinhyeok, who could control them, would come out quickly, Ifrit tried hard to avoid Dark and Shine’s gaze directed at him. * * *
“Are you here?”
“Jinhyuk? What the hell happened? The noise outside was no joke.”
As soon as he entered the cabin, Tune and Hye-rin greeted Jin-hyeok.
Basil was nowhere to be seen playing somewhere else, but Jinhyuk paid little attention to the fact and opened his mouth.
“There was a battle with a group of Four Emperors targeting us from outside.”
“… … I’m glad you’re safe.”
A group of the Four Emperors.
At those words, Tune’s face hardened, but soon he smiled faintly and felt relieved.
The fact that it was Jinhyeok who entered the cabin instead of them meant that he had won against them.
“Anyway, we’re leaving now.”
“Where is your destination?”
“Earth. It is also my hometown.”
“… … Interesting. Okay. Let’s bring Basil too. I think he’ll like it too.”
Tune immediately got up from his seat and headed somewhere inside the cabin.
That’s probably where Basil is.
That’s why Jinhyuk didn’t bother to stop him or anything.
“Hye-rin, do you want to go together?”
“… … What are you asking? Of course I should go with you. Why? Are you going to leave me alone?”
“… … That’s not what I was thinking when I asked… … Anyway, I understand what you’re thinking.”
I just received confirmation that Hye-rin will also be joining the trip to Earth.
When Jinhyeok tries hard to ignore Hye-rin’s gaze as she responds curtly and glances at Ha-ryu standing next to her.
“I guess what you did went well.”
“Did you know?”
“It happened in my territory. I already knew.”
Jinhyeok tilted his head in confusion at Walpurgis’ words, who was smoking a cigarette while sitting on the second floor railing.
“Then why didn’t you come forward yourself?”
“My children will stop it on their own, so why should I?”
“… … The forest has been pretty destroyed… … Are you okay?”
“If only the source of the forest hadn’t been destroyed, then there would have been no problem. There’s no way those guys could have destroyed the source. If they had, then it would have been over. There’s the downstream, and you too.”
Walpurgis’ words, lightly shaking while aiming at the bear’s paw, also made sense.
The forest spirits were certainly great.
The invaders would probably have been repelled before they reached the hut, due to their extensive damage.
There was nothing wrong with what she said, since Haryu and Jinhyeok came forward before they could suffer any significant damage.
But questions remain.
“But if you do it yourself, you can handle it in the blink of an eye, so why bother calling on your subordinates?”
Even Jinhyuk had a hard time guessing Walpurgis’s power.
Especially within the realm of Walpurgis, even Ryu Hwan cannot guarantee victory, so he has said everything.
However, since Walpurgis did not come forward, it is natural to wonder why.
But Walpurgis’s reasons were not all that great.
“bothered.”
“……yes?”
“It’s annoying.”
“… … Yes.”
bother.
Even if you just look at the dark circles under his eyes, it clearly supports the reason, but it wasn’t a particularly meaningful reason, so Jinhyuk answered lightly.
“You wrote a gambling book… right?”
“I wrote it.”
“How do you feel?”
“It’s good. It’s incomparable to the Samhaenggi.”
“Hehe, of course who made that?”
Walpurgis, who heard about the gambling machine, laughed with a satisfied expression on his face, separate from his tired expression.
A snort of laughter, not a mocking one, but one that came out purely out of pleasure.
It was a look that suited his childish appearance quite well, but that was the end of Walpurgis’s appearance that suited his appearance.
“I heard from above. You’re leaving now?”
“I think so.”
“You’re not going straight to Earth, are you?”
“yes.”
“Well, then go to the merchant and tell him to send me a lot of supplies. If the river disappears, I won’t be able to eat, so I’ll just have to eat something simple.”
“I was planning on stopping by the 100th floor anyway, so I’ll let you know when Goldrich returns.”
“Okay… … Then, take care. I’ll see you again alive. Oh, of course, it would be better if you complete the Five Elements next time.”
A brief greeting for a couple who have only met as teacher and student for a few weeks.
Jinhyeok, who received Walpurgis’ farewell greeting, bowed his head slightly and responded.
“For the past month or so… … I’ve been so indebted to you.”
Gratitude not only to Walpurgis, but also to Ryu Hwan, who helped him with the Maha Sword Technique, Gae-an, and the spiritual world.
There were times when I could only nod my head if you asked me if it was painful, but on the other hand, if you asked me if it was helpful, I could only nod my head vigorously.
Walpurgis and Ryu Hwan nodded slightly in response to his thanks.
That’s how Jinhyeok got off the mountain.
No, the decision to go out has been made.
