own body.
For the sake of the pitiful Absolute Sardonyx, Krupeos willingly bowed his head to the Divine Meteor.
“… … please. Sardonyx. Please save her.”
Monsters without intelligence simply invade territory or attack humans out of hunger like wild animals. Most intelligent boss-level monsters have a purpose for fighting.
Krupeos’ goal is to protect his master and break the curse of the covenant.
“… … Only. “Only you can do this.”
Krupeos, who saw Shin Yu-seong, seemed to no longer have the will to fight. He asked rather politely and kept his head down even now.
Sigh.
Shin Yu-seong slowly approached Krupeos. I’ve fought countless monsters so far, but this was the first time I faced an opponent who didn’t want to fight.
“I’m sorry… … . “I’m not the man you’re looking for.”
Shin Yu-seong said in a calm voice.
No matter how much he resembled the knight Taru, to Shin Yu-seong, who had no such memory, Sardonyx was just one of the boss mobs. He was just an opponent that needed to be targeted and dealt with in order to clear the 7th grade raid.
“It doesn’t matter.”
But Krupeos instinctively knew.
“Even if you don’t know her. Even if she isn’t the real Taru. “That doesn’t matter.”
The power of the covenant comes from the dragon.
The poison that was currently tormenting Sardonyx was the guilt of not being able to keep his promise.
“You look like Taru. She had such a pure soul. It wouldn’t be hard for Sardonyx to think of Taru when he sees you… … .”
Krupeos raised his head and came closer to Shin Yu-seong.
“I can tell. Just by meeting you… … . She can be saved.”
Krupeos held Shin Yu-seong’s hand with both hands.
Saaa-
As Krupeos grabbed her hand, her desperate feelings leaked into Shin Yu-seong. However, Shin Yu-seong did not try to block those feelings.
‘This may be the possibility of a new strategy that has never been seen before… … .’
Krupeos’ hands glowed.
At first, it looked like a blue light or a river, and then slowly eroded into the color of the night sea, like her hair.
“I’m a dragon too. Covenant as part of her. … … I will make an oath. I’ll give you all the strength I have left… … . please… … .”
Saaaa!
In a dark, dreamy world, countless blue and purple fireflies danced in pairs.
The light spread out from my hand.
It envelops the whole world and flutters beautifully like cherry blossoms in spring.
“Please save her.”
Paat-
With those words, Krupeos turns into a blue firefly like a bubble and disappears.
Shin Yu-seong looked at the back of his hand, feeling a slight throbbing pain. On the back of her hand, a mark with an unknown pattern glowed and slowly disappeared.
“This… … .”
Shin Yu-seong is surprised by the sudden situation.
But it was too early to be surprised.
[You have absorbed a piece of Sardonyx – (a piece of the incarnation of Krupeos).]
A hologram from the pocket came out and began to explain. What was engraved on the back of my hand just now was a piece of Sardonyx. It was the power of a 7th grade named boss.
‘In a place like this… … . ‘I can’t believe I gained the power of convenience.’
[The power contained in Sardonyx’s fragment is recognizing the abilities of the Awakened.]
[Calculating assimilation rate… … .]
However, absorption is not the end.
If the final assimilation rate does not exceed 50%, the absorber will not be recognized as the owner.
There are a total of 5 items to calculate the assimilation rate of the absorber.
[The assimilation rates of Red Dragon Sardonyx and Shin Yuseong are as follows.]
[1-Information cannot be displayed.]
With the message in the pocket, the assimilation rate check began. Shin Yu-seong’s expression hardened. There was no way he had anything in common with Sardonyx, the red dragon.
[2-Standard personality and disposition]
[Based on item 2, the assimilation rate drops by 25%.]
Of course, their personalities and tendencies are completely opposite.
[3-Ability]
[Based on item 3, the assimilation rate drops by 25%.]
There was no way that the abilities of Sardonyx, who used magic, and Shin Yuseong, who had honed his concentration and body, were similar.
[4-Mana]
[Based on item 4, the assimilation rate drops by 25%.]
It is also ridiculous to compare the mana of Shin Yu-seong, a human, to the vast mana of a dragon.
[5-Body and appearance]
[Based on item 5, the assimilation rate drops by 25%.]
In addition, Sardonyx maintained a polymorph in most of her appearances, either in dragon form or female form. There was no way he had any physical or external contact with Shin Yu-seong, a human male.
[Final assimilation rate 0%]
[Determined as unsuitable.]
In the end, it seemed impossible to absorb the pieces of Sardonyx that had been obtained so long ago. But at that moment, the back of Shin Yu-seong’s hand radiated blue light.
[1-Fragment Krupeos applies new rules with the power of the covenant.]
Adding a new rule to the absorption of fragments. Changing the rules of the world like that required an unimaginable amount of mana. However, Krupeos willingly made an exception to the rule by consuming all of his mana even though he knew he would be destroyed.
[From now on, the assimilation rate of the piece will be calculated with Taru, the Knight of Reversal, not with Red Dragon Sardonyx.]
This is Krupeos’ promise.
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The wish she left behind by sacrificing her power was not to find a successor who resembled Sardonyx, but to save Sardonyx.
So, it’s not about handing over the power to an absorber resembling Sardonyx. He was the one qualified to save Sardonyx from the power of the covenant.
How desperate can a sacrifice be?
Shin Yu-seong calmly looked at the back of his hand.
How much he resembles a man named Taru. It didn’t seem a bad idea to leave the evaluation to Pyeonlin.
[2-Standard personality and disposition]
[Based on item 2, the assimilation rate increases by 20%.]
The assimilation rate increased by 20% from the beginning.
Taru and Shin Yu-seong both have upright character and pursue their own version of justice. They even had the same personality of somehow moving forward in a given situation.
[3-Ability]
[Based on item 3, the assimilation rate decreases by 10%.]
However, their abilities were not similar at all. Taru is an ordinary human being. Although she achieved great success in the war with the Dragon’s Covenant, she was born differently from Shin Yu-seong, a hunter.
[4-Mana]
[Based on item 4, the assimilation rate increases by 10%.]
It was surprising that Taru and Shin Yu-seong were similar in item 4. Shin Yu-seong and Taru were the same person, but the amount of mana could not have been the same.
In other words, the nature of mana was assessed as being similar. There was no real difference in battle, but like a person’s personality, mana had subtly different unique characteristics. And similar characteristics are rare, like finding fingerprints of the same shape.
[5-Body and appearance]
[Based on item 5, the assimilation rate increases by 23%.]
[Final assimilation rate 93%]
[You have been judged as a suitable candidate.]
[You have obtained the Piece of Sardonyx-(Fragment of the Avatar Krupeos).]
[Mana increases and physical abilities are strengthened in proportion to the power contained in Sardonyx’s fragment.]
Rumbling-
A lot of information was displayed in front of Shin Yu-seong’s eyes as a hologram in the pocket. However, as Pocket explained, mana increased and physical abilities were not strengthened.
‘That’s not yet… … . It’s probably because the promise wasn’t kept.’
The power of the covenant is activated only when the promise is made. In order to use Sardonyx’s fragment, Shin Yu-seong had to save Sardonyx as requested by Krupeos.
thud. Cooung. thud!
The world around me slowly began to fall apart. The fireflies that were wandering in the darkness enveloped Shin Yu-seong.
* * *
When Krupeos disappears and the strategy is over. Joo Him-chan and Shin Yu-seong transferred to the entrance of the Crystal Cave.
“No, wow! Huh! “What the hell is this place!?”
Joo Himchan took a deep breath as he wondered what had happened.
“Did student Shin Yu-seong go through the same thing as me!?”
“yes?”
“I swam and swam in the pitch-black sea for nearly an hour… … . Suddenly, a pod of horned dolphins appeared. A huge white whale… … .”
Let Joo Himchan speak gibberish with a distraught face. Shin Yu-seong reluctantly nodded.
“… … “The expedition against Krupeos is over.”
“Did you kill student Shin Yu-seong by yourself while I was hallucinating? “An active hunter can’t be this useless!”
Surprised, Joo Himchan made an angry expression and checked his pocket.
“I thought the dungeon was big. Already in China. japan. Italy. “The invasion of the United States has been completed.”
Instead of going straight into battle in the dungeon, I wandered through the crystal cave and listened to Krupeos’ story, so it was a natural result.
“But no matter how strong the incarnation is. It’s surprising that the 7th graders’ strategy isn’t over. Are they strong enough to struggle? … .”
As Joo Himchan said, Hwashin was not a difficult opponent for Roja and Aventino. However, Roja and Aventino have not yet succeeded in their attack.
“Then, first, we will move to the temporary shelter to join other hunters.”
I don’t know if Roger and Aventino’s request for support came in, but entering the dungeon I was currently conquering would have been tantamount to suicide.
Now we have no choice but to wait for the raid party’s report. Joo Him-chan moved to a temporary shelter with Shin Yu-seong.
* * *
The temporary shelter was a state-of-the-art facility created by the association for this attack.
The entrance to the dungeon could be monitored using cameras installed by officials, and even during operations, they could receive command from the command tower and request support through the portal in case of an emergency.
“It’s amazing that Italy built a place like this just for a one-time attack.”
As Weilin said, it was an excessive facility that cost an astronomical amount of money for a facility built just for one attack.
“I guess that’s how great the 7th grade raid is. “It took so much time just to catch Hwashin, right?”
Colt gets in shape by wearing a cowboy hat. Wei Lin frowned.
‘… … What’s with that unhygienic beard? Are you really the same student as me?’
While I was sighing like that.
Shin Yu-seong comes in after finishing his strategy. Wei Lin’s eyes lit up.
“Oh~ I guess it’s over? “How did you eat the artifact?”
Shin Yu-seong walked into the waiting room without answering. Adela looked at the scene in silence.
‘… … ‘It’s not there.’
Colt and Isshin were currently sitting next to Weylin, but there was no one sitting next to Adella.
This is because the mentees were divided into a Sardonyx strategy group that passed the test and an Avatar strategy team that did not pass.
However, Wei Lin was pushing Colt away, patting the seat next to him, and calling out to Shin Yu-seong.
“Please come here and tell me about the strategy~ I was wondering how strong Krupeos is. “Let’s share information with fellow hunters~”
Shin Yu-seong was on the same Sardonyx strategy team as himself. A hunter who has to sit next to him. Adela looked at Wei Lin with her disapproving face.
Adela thought that she, her rival, was at least qualified to sit here with Shin Yu-seong.
Sigh.
Adela, who had been sitting with an expressionless face until now, stood up. She then approached Shin Yoo-seong with long, uncharacteristic steps, willing to avoid losing her own rival.
Hold.
Adella grabs Shin Yu-seong’s collar.
“… … Adela?”
Let’s look at Shin Yu-seong with a puzzled look on his face. Adela said with her narrowed eyes, pointing to the chair with her index finger.
“Your place is…” … “Here.”
An attitude that is unimaginable to other people.
Adela claimed her legitimate rights as a colleague and rival who passed the test with Shin Yu-seong.
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