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< Tick Tock >
It’s been a week since I entered the Labyrinth of Fallen Souls.
We arrived at the deepest part of the dungeon, in front of the so-called
Gooooooo-!
Standing before a rusty iron gate that gave off an ominous aura, I looked back with a solemn expression.
Behind me, my innocent friends and Wang Gu-ho were lined up in two rows, their numbers increasing.
“Friends. Are you mentally prepared?”
Nod nod.
My innocent friends nodded their heads vigorously to my words.
Red Shark. Warriors. Black Hound.
And the White House.
The sight of the four guilds’ superhumans lined up in full gear was quite a sight.
I said with a deeply moved heart.
“At first, we were all scattered and cared only for our own desires, but now we’ve gathered together in one place and are carrying out a joint operation with one mind. Friends! Thank you all for following my instructions so well up to this point!”
Nod nod.
My innocent friends nodded their heads enthusiastically to my long speech.
I was now intoxicated with petty power.
I’ve never done anything like this before I came back, so to be honest, I wanted to try it once.
“It’s finally the end! Come on! Let’s defeat the enemy leaders beyond here and end on a high note!”
And then I raised my left hand.
On my left hand, I was wearing a makeshift glove made by the equipment team, and on the palm was a coin-sized illusionary mirror that I had ripped off by the Mirror Demon.
Kiiiiiing-!
As the Welcome Mirror began to emit magical powers, the innocent friends who were influenced by it gained courage.
““Woooooooo!””
Innocent friends raising their weapons and shouting in unison.
They are now not only naive but also tough.
“Ahem.”
I felt a little sorry to end my speech like that, so I continued, wondering if there was anything else I could say.
“Lastly, just one more thing···.”
It was then that I heard the door opening behind me.
Squeak-.
I turned around in surprise, and saw the kid pushing the door with all his might.
“Hey! What are you doing!”
The little boy turned to me, put his hands on his hips, and shouted.
“I’m going to finish this quickly and go home and eat chicken!”
Then he turned around again and started pushing against the iron door with his whole body.
The way it moved around was like a caterpillar crawling on grass.
The door barely moved, only creaking.
“Oh my.”
I can’t set the mood because of that kid.
I sighed lightly and went to stand next to the little boy.
“No matter how hard you struggle, it will not open.”
Squeak-.
As I pushed the iron door open with both hands, I saw two bright blue flames burning in the darkness in the distance.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
When the crouching guy raised his body, his height reached 3 meters.
The guy was a giant skeleton knight. Blue flames burned from the eye sockets of his black skull, and his body, clad in thick plate armor, made the floor thud with every step he took.
The Soul Devourer aimed a large sword the size of his body at us, muttering in an unknown language.
[···#@$%(···[email protected])Pa#]
Even though I know quite a few languages, what he was saying was a language of a completely new dimension to me.
Well, I’m not really curious.
I put the whistle in my mouth and blew it.
Beep!
At that sound, Wang Gu-ho and his innocent friends ran out.
Wang Guho, who ran at the very front, declared war on the soul devourer.
“I···am···also···this···person···of···this···person-!”
I still haven’t let that guy off the welcome mat.
Even if I let you go, you’ll get caught here again.
[Kuuuuuuu!]
The Soul Devourer roared and swung his greatsword. The greatsword, which was over three meters long, collided head-on with Wang Guho.
-Kwaaaaang!
Although he was pushed back more than a meter, Wang Gu-ho managed to withstand the attack.
It was all thanks to me that I strengthened his personality by sending him into all kinds of traps for a week.
Wang Guho opened his eyes wide and spoke in a trembling voice, as if he had been considerably shocked by the attack just now.
“A fan···? Fight, fight···is···not···yet···!”
But how long do I have to listen to that nonsense?
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[Kuuuuuuuuu!]
As if displeased that his attacks were blocked, the Soul Devourer swung his greatsword repeatedly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
While Wang Gu-ho was being beaten like a sandbag, his innocent friends surrounded the soul devourer.
At that moment, as if it had been waiting, the soul devourer’s bright blue eyes turned bright yellow.
Jieeeeeeing-!
One of the abilities that later made the Soul Devourer infamous was the enchantment magic that turned a wide range of targets into puppets.
Even superhumans with strong mental powers were helpless against this magic, and the accumulated damage at the time was enormous.
But you know,
““Woooooooooo!””
[Kuuuuuuuu!?]
The soul devourer’s bright yellow eyes wavered in bewilderment.
Meanwhile, his innocent friends surrounded him and attacked him.
In addition to this,
Dddddddddddd!
Wang Guho held the Soul Devourer’s greatsword tightly and multiplied his petrified body.
“Fans···every···you···! I···love···you···too···!”
This is so f*cking crazy. This is f*cking crazy.
The powerful charm spell
But the soul devourer still had another avenue of attack.
[Kuuuuuuuuu!]
Hoooooooow-!
The Soul Devourer swung his greatsword, which the King’s Seal hung from, and shook off his innocent friends.
At the same time, the bastard’s yellow eyes turned bloodshot this time.
Kiiiiiing-!
A huge bloody magic circle was drawn on the ground centered around where the Soul Devourer was standing, and demons began to be summoned above it.
Kiyaaaaak!
Kiyaaaaak!
Grayish little devils resembling monkeys surrounded their innocent friends, baring their fierce teeth and claws.
The number reached hundreds.
[Ku …
The soul devourer roared confidently.
The guy seemed confident that this time he would finally be able to take down the insolent intruders.
Summon hundreds of monkey demons at once.
It was clearly a desperate number for us, a mere 20 people.
If only we didn’t have a little kid who hadn’t eaten chicken in over a week.
“They’re all dead!”
The little boy who had been watching the fight from behind with me stepped forward.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
A feast of fireworks that fills the air.
As if to represent the little one’s appetite, which is stronger than ever,
Each and every spark was a perfect representation of a chicken.
“I’m going to go eat chicken-!”
As the little boy, suffering from chicken withdrawal symptoms, screamed, the floating fire chickens rained down on the monkey demons.
Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew!
Fireworks exploded everywhere, and the monkey demons screamed.
Kkiyaaaaah-!!
Kkiyaaaaah-!!
Within minutes, the common area was filled with the charred corpses of demon monkeys.
The soul devourer, with all of its mighty powers nullified, screamed and swung its greatsword wildly.
[Ku …
“The… marriage… is… not… yet…!”
But the greatsword had a royal seal hanging from it, and no superhuman was slow enough to be hit by such a slow attack.
It was easy after that.
The innocent friends continued to deal steady blows to the soul devourer, and several more summoned demons were also roasted by the brat’s flames.
[Kuuuuuuuu···.]
As time passed, the Soul Devourer’s plate armor began to fall off piece by piece.
About an hour later.
I walked towards the soul devourer, its body tattered and its movements slowed to less than half.
“I’ve read your strategy so many times I’m sick of it. It was a fight I couldn’t lose from the start.”
The soul devourer’s gaze turned to me, as if it had understood what I was saying.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
In an instant, the bastard’s eyes flared blue again, and he threw his greatsword at me.
Of course, I wasn’t the type of person to be hit by such a slow attack.
WHEEK-!
Behind me, Wang Guho, who had become one with the greatsword, flew away.
I just saw Wang Guho kissing the Great Sword… Did I see something wrong?
Meanwhile, the Soul Devourer broke through the siege and rushed at me.
[Kuuuuuuuu-!!]
He’s a reasonably intelligent guy, so he probably figured it out.
Who is the person who made me like this?
I didn’t avoid it.
Extend your left palm forward, clench your right fist, pull it back, and hold it close to your side.
Let’s raise mana according to the Great Heart Law.
A small spark flew from my fist.
Crackle, crackle-
“Ugh···!”
[Kuuuuuuuu-!!]
The moment the soul devourer approached me, I activated the illusionary mirror in my left hand first.
Kiiiiiing-!
Since the magic resistance was so strong, it didn’t fall victim to the illusion, but
For a brief moment, the soul devourer’s movements stopped.
That moment was enough.
I straightened my right fist.
The thunderous fist struck the soul devourer’s chest.
Phew! Phew!
The only remaining piece of metal on his chest fell off, exposing the Soul Devourer’s chest.
I found a red gem the size of a fist in the center of the soul devourer’s exposed chest.
“···Soul Stone.”
This jewel, which emits a splendid light, was the main reason why I decided to come to the Labyrinth of Fallen Souls.
A jewel that contains magical power at least 100 times greater than that of the highest grade magic stone.
It was a treasure that made almost every miracle possible with mana.
Because it is such a rare item to obtain, it is expected that less than five soul stones will appear in the world in the next 20 years.
A treasure that cannot be bought even for a billion dollars is now in my hands.
“I will put this to good use.”
I reached out with my right hand and ripped the soulstone from the soul devourer’s chest.
[Ugh···uh uh···uh···.]
As the soulstone was torn out, the flames disappeared from the soul devourer’s eyes and it fell to the ground.
Kuung!
It was a vain end for a monster that had terrified countless superhumans.
I held the soul stone in my right hand and examined it carefully.
“Hehehe···.”
I just couldn’t stop laughing.
There are still many treasures I have yet to seek out, but of all of them, perhaps none would please me as much as the soul stone.
“If I just had this, I could···.”
You can have a complete transformation.
Then, you won’t age, your lifespan will be longer, and as a side effect, your skin will get better and your face will look better.
They say that if you transform, your body will be optimized for learning martial arts, but I wasn’t really interested in that.
There is only one reason why I need a complete makeover.
“This is how you can stay young and fresh for a long time.”
It is obvious that it is better to be a young bachelor with a lot of money than an old widower with a lot of money, as it is easier to have fun.
What better gift could there be for a happy retirement life?
“Hehehehe.”
I was laughing out loud because I was so happy just thinking about it, when a little kid came up to me.
The little one seemed to be interested in the color of the soul stone because it was so pretty.
“What is that? Is it something you eat?”
…At first glance, it looked like a fruit.
As the kid approached from the right, I reflexively moved the soul stone from my right hand to my left.
I don’t want something to happen if a brat messes with it.
At that moment, something happened that should never have happened.
The soul stone in his hand began to turn to dust and disappear.
Pus …
I screamed in surprise.
“What, what is this?! Why is it like this!”
Before I had time to do anything, the soul stone turned to dust and slipped through my fingers.
The tremendous mana felt inside it disappeared without a trace.
“······.”
I just felt dazed.
I didn’t even think about screaming or getting angry.
Why? How come?
This was the first time I had such an absurd experience since my regression.
That was when.
Tick tock.
I looked at my left hand at the sudden sound.
Tick tock.
The watch I wear on my left hand.
Tick tock.
A retirement gift from that guy, Jungcheol.
Tick tock.
This clock, which has five hands, was made by some damn wizard on the continent of Byron.
Tick. Tick. Tick.
One of the stopped clock hands started moving again.
Only then did I come to my senses a little.
“Where did it go?! Why is it gone? Did the old man eat it?”
A little boy was standing next to me, babbling in surprise.
I muttered in despair.
“What the f*ck…”
Unaware of my anxious pace, the little boy next to me shouted with a surprised face.
“Was it delicious?!”
Stop it, seriously.
< Tick Tock > End
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