#145
Episode 145
Ixia (8)
‘good. full of energy.’
Roland.
He was a symbol of strength and strength. In addition, there was no better situation in the current situation as there was a dedicated weapon called Durandal. I had a feeling that I would be able to win without difficulty.
But perhaps such a premonition was the beginning of a sign, as an unexpected notification window appeared before Jeongdo’s eyes.
<<Frenzy-lv.3> is activated. The loaded persona is out of your control. In the frenzy state, defense decreases and attack power increases significantly.>
‘Ugh?!’
With that notification window, my body began to move regardless of my will. He wanted to scream at least, but he couldn’t even speak the way he wanted.
“Haha! gaffer! Looks strong! I am strong too! let’s fight!”
“… It suddenly got weird. “Are you crazy?”
The old man was taken aback by the sudden change in temperament and tried to distance himself, but Roland did not let him go. Roland returned the King of All Illnesses to the form of Amrit and lunged at the old man with his bare hands. It was an ignorant charge without the slightest care for defense.
phut!
Naturally, the old man’s martial arts skills hit his defenseless body. The old man’s fist was loaded with a huge amount of mana, and Roland was running at such speed that a hole was left in his side. The old man didn’t know that the attack would work so easily, so he was greatly embarrassed.
but.
“Khaat! “It doesn’t hurt!”
‘I’m sick! I!’
Roland, who had gone crazy, could not feel the slightest pain. A tearful expression fell on her side, breaking just enough to keep her sane. But the pain was short-lived.
Chi profit.
White smoke rose from the wounded side and the flesh began to grow rapidly.
Transcendent play.
The epitome of sturdiness. Paladin.
Roland, who can be said to be the pinnacle of all paladins, was a knight who boasted the resilience of a c*ckroach.
Roland pushed the old man, and the old man was so embarrassed that he was busy blocking Roland’s fist. However, after some time, the old man became accustomed to Roland’s crazy charges and began to lead the battle with ease.
However, Roland was the old man’s natural enemy in many ways.
<<Frenzy-lv.3> is canceled.>
The degree regained control of the body. Jeong Do immediately changed the King of All Diseases to Durandal and cut down the old man.
“Is there such a bizarre tactic?”
The old man was going crazy. The old man’s fighting method is based on thorough analysis. Observe thoroughly what kind of breathing, what kind of steps, and what tactics the opponent mainly uses, and then put pressure on the opponent accordingly. It could truly be called the ultimate in skill, but the opponent was too bad.
The sophisticated swordsmanship put pressure on the old man.
<I’m sorry, sir. I suffer from severe mania… I often lose myself. >
“Is there no way? “I think I’m going crazy too.”
<Usually, my close colleague calmed me down. I used to calm down when I saw that friend.>
“What did that friend do! “I’ll try it too!”
<… It’s a secret. If I say that out loud, I will have to put a knife in my mouth and die.>
Are you kidding me?
I wanted to shout that out loud, but no voice came out.
<<Frenzy-lv.3> is activated.>
“This is crazy!”
‘This is crazy!’
“Haha! let’s fight!”
The old man and Jeongdo shouted in unison, but Roland was just excited. The old man, unable to react to the slightest movement again, allowed Roland to hit him with his fist. Roland’s fist was stuck in the old man’s chest.
Quang!
The wall broke, and Do and the old man got tangled together and fell into the next room. It was the room where Awaker was first guided by a beautiful guide.
“Khahahaha!”
Red blood spurted from the old man’s mouth. Jeong-do pulled out the hand that was stuck in the old man’s chest. The old man’s heart was held in Jeongdo’s hands.
Bright red blood poured out from the old man’s punctured chest, and he soon collapsed helplessly.
‘Whew. Is this the end?’
“I have the glory of victory! It’s a festival! “I dedicate this victory to God and the King!”
The heart he held in his hand exploded. And at that moment, a notification of victory appeared.
<Level up! Increases mana by 1, strength by 1, reflexes by 1, and mana sensitivity by 1.>
It was only when the clearest evidence of the other person’s death appeared before his eyes that he relaxed. But I soon realized something strange.
“Just 1 up?”
Is it strange? You defeated such a powerful person and only went up 1 level?
Could it be that the old man, like himself, was a case of abnormal strength compared to his level? I thought that was very likely. This was because the old man, like himself, harbored the miracle of his beginnings.
“In the end, I couldn’t confirm what kind of primordial miracle it was.”
He was an opponent for whom observation did not work. So he planned to find out after subduing him, but Roland went crazy and just killed him one-sidedly. I felt quite disappointed because I could have been one step closer to the secret of the miracle of the beginning.
<Sir. I’m really sorry. I’m going crazy again… .>
“It can’t be helped. “It’s in the past.”
Roland, who came back to his senses, apologized to Jeong Do. Okay, let’s think positively. One way or another, the Elyos were captured again. Moreover, since this old man was said to be a key figure in the plan to conquer Listhenia, it was obvious that it would be a huge blow. Now all that remains is to collect the Ixia parts found in the capital and successfully complete the expedition.
But Do-do’s thoughts were shattered by the notification window that appeared in front of him.
<The level decreases. Reduces strength by 1, reflexes by 1 and mana sensitivity by 1.>
“What?!”
The level is decreasing?!
This was by far the first notification window I saw since becoming a user. No, this is not a phenomenon that only you see for the first time. No user on Earth has ever experienced a decrease in level. An even more shocking voice sounded to my ears, which were in shock.
“this. Is he dead? “How long has this been since death?”
My head jerked in the direction the voice came from. The old man, who was clearly about to die, was slowly getting up. The heart was being restored at a rapid pace in the old man’s hollow chest.
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‘Transcendental regeneration?’
this. Was it a regenerative ability? No, then what on earth is going on with the level up notification? My mind was a bit confused, but my body reacted quickly. The King of All Diseases changed his form.
A yellow magic spear. Gay boy.
It is a cursed spear that nullifies the opponent’s healing and regeneration effects. It was a weapon that could be said to be the natural enemy of those with regenerative abilities.
Shukak!
Jeong Do threw a javelin with all his might. The yellow spear became a beam of light and once again pierced the old man’s heart.
“Wow.”
<Level up! Mana increases by 1, strength increases by 1, and stamina increases by 1.>
The notification window came to mind once again. Is he really dead now? But Do-do’s expression hardened once again.
<The level decreases. Mana decreases by 1, strength decreases by 1, and stamina decreases by 1.>
“It’s no use. “Because I won’t die.”
Once again, the old man came to life, pulled out the spear stuck in his chest, and threw it to the floor. Jeong Do used Gaebo’s retrieval function to grab the spear again and glared at the old man. A tension that was incomparable to the battle just moments ago filled my body.
“Shall we talk more? You can think of it as an extension of what we talked about earlier, young man.”
Contrary to how nervous he was, the old man seemed to have lost his will.
Futility, frustration, and resignation.
Jeongdo could read such emotions in the old man’s gestures and facial expressions. The old man got up from his seat, dusted himself off, and slowly walked towards the away car.
“Actually, I am not from heaven. Although he now has a human shell, he was originally a lizardman. “I come from a small tribe in the distant frontier of space.”
I couldn’t figure out how to do it. Just a moment ago, they were trying to kill each other, but they suddenly changed their attitude and started lamenting their situation? Jeongdo was suspicious of deception tactics and remained tense until the end, but to be honest, the old man’s attitude did not seem fake.
“why? Is it strange that he suddenly says this? Does this seem crazy? Yes, you saw it very well. I’m in a state of madness. “I’ve been crazy ever since I found out I couldn’t die anymore.”
The old man had already reached the Awaker. The old man placed his hand on the crystal ball with his bitter eyes and then breathed his mana into it. The crystal ball seemed to absorb mana and soon began displaying information in the air. It was a similar method to Awaker, which I was familiar with.
“The universe is so cruel. If we made it possible to live forever, shouldn’t we also give it a strong mind that can endure it? But, I didn’t receive it. And besides, he had no other talents. “But not even one talent.”
Faaat.
The old man’s information began to appear in the air. Jeong Do reflexively looked at the old man’s information. The old man’s information was very surprising.
The old man’s name is Takujin.
Judging by the fact that it was not an Elyosic name ending in El, it seemed true that the old man was not of Elyos descent. The first thing that surprised Jeongdo was the level of the old man under his name.
Level: 125
It was much lower than I thought. If the old man were a person from Earth, he would certainly have been at a tremendous level, but in terms of heaven, his level was not that high. It was only by looking at the level that I could understand why it had only risen by 1 level. In the first place, there was no significant difference between the old man’s level and his own level.
The status window below the level was also surprising.
The old man’s status was very high compared to his level. No, it was so high that it couldn’t be explained in words. Even compared to himself, who received status as a reward every time he loaded, the old man’s status was superior.
And when I looked at the talent and skill items below, my surprise reached its peak.
Talent: <Youngsaeng (永生)-lv.3>
Possessed skills: None.
A very simple information window.
However, even its meaning was not simple. Jeongdo muttered as if he couldn’t believe it.
“Eternal life?”
“That’s right. As you may know, level 3 talent is on a different level from level 1 and 2. Honestly, it’s embarrassing to be classified together under the name of level. Those with level 3 talent are very rare. But if you think about the universe as a whole, there is quite a bit of level 3.”
When he touched the crystal ball, the old man muttered bitterly. Even after checking the information tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of times over countless years, nothing changed. The old man still only possessed <Eternal Life-lv.3>.
“But even among level 3 talents, there are some that are truly ridiculously rare. It is said that those talents are outside the laws of the universe. “Eternal Life,” which I have, is one of them.”
At the old man’s words, Jeongdo felt a shiver-like emotion running down his spine and invading his brain.
A miracle from the beginning.
The old man was explaining it now.
“You probably just saw it too, right? I’m not dying. No, to be precise, I’m dead. But that death is not acknowledged in the universe. The universe, which confirmed my death, went against all providence and brought me back to life. “It’s very f*cking true.”
The situation was different from when Jinshu, the king of trolls seen on Sky Island before, was resurrected.
He survived only physically by reversing time, but the old man in front of him was on a different level.
A being in which the universe itself does not acknowledge death.
That was the old man, Takujin.
“… “Are you God?”
“god? Oh yeah. god. I have a lot to say about them, but let me answer first: I am not a god. Because although immortality is necessary to become a god, there are many other things required. But unfortunately, I had no talent other than <Eternal Life>. So I couldn’t become a god. Yeah, no talent whatsoever. “That was the beginning of misfortune.”
Emotions began to come out in the old man’s words.
Anger, resignation, and despair, anticipation.
The old man’s emotions were running rampant in real time, as if he had introduced himself as a crazy person.
“Concepts like age have no meaning to me anymore. I’ve been alive for a very long time, I just feel that way. It was good at first. Isn’t it wonderful that you never die? I got infinite time. If you work hard, you can do anything and become anything. That’s what I thought. It was such a foolish and childish thought. “It was about 10,000 years after I was born that I realized that was wrong.”
“… … .”
“There was a wall of talent that couldn’t be overcome through effort. Did you see my level earlier? I don’t know about talented young people like you. That level was the limit of what I could do. Even if you pour a lot of time into it, that level is the limit. Usually, when your level goes up, your status goes up, right? But I was able to raise my status only after throwing tens of millions of punches.”
I’ve even heard of it.
There are people who raise their abilities without even leveling up through really hard training. However, it was a method that no one adopted because it was questionable whether or not it would be possible to practice for ten years. Jeongdo also did not aim to increase his abilities through training.
However, the old man in front of me was saying that he had built up such a superior status only in that way.
I couldn’t even imagine how much effort would be required to make something like that possible.
“Well, it’s okay. Because I wasn’t particularly interested in martial arts. It was a little sad that there was something I couldn’t do no matter what, but it was okay. The world was wide, and there was a lot to do. But the limits of the mind soon came. I ended up going crazy. “I had eternal life, but I did not have the spirit to live eternal life.”
After saying that, the old man cut off his own head with his right hand. I was somewhat surprised, but soon the old man’s head, which had fallen to the ground, floated up and was held in place. It was a very bizarre sight, but the old man spoke calmly.
“Now I have only one goal in life. To die. Do you know why I am cooperating with Heaven? Because, in my opinion, the Celestials are the group most likely to kill me. “It’s that kind of contract.”
The old man pointed to the Awaker.
“Do you remember what I said earlier? I am paying the price for making ordinary people strong. That’s true. Are you curious about the principle? Awaker is connected to a certain magic circle and Ixia’s parts at the same time. I just lie there on the magic circle without doing anything. Then, that magic circle will squeeze out my life force and make an ordinary person stronger. Isn’t it terrible? I live forever, but that doesn’t mean I don’t feel pain. Every time my life force is squeezed out, I feel pain as if I’m going to die, but I don’t die. “This has been repeated for a long time.”
“… “Crazy guys.”
To a certain extent, it felt like I was disgusted by Heaven’s actions. After all, they are tribes that should not be related to each other. Neither the Elyos who did such a thing nor the old man who calmly accepted such an act were insane.
“Now, you understand why you can’t beat me, right? I don’t really have any hard feelings towards you. I do it because there is a high possibility that I will die if I follow heaven’s orders. Same thing this time too. “I’m sorry, but please die.”
After saying that, the old man aimed his fist at Jeong Do. And Jeongdo also changed the King of All Diseases into the form of a sword and aimed it at him. The old man frowned slightly at that action.
“You still don’t understand? I’m not dying. “You have no chance of winning.”
“My thoughts are a little different.”
I understand that the <eternal life> embraced by the old man deviates from the laws of the universe.
And in order to kill such an old man, you would also have to deviate from the laws of the universe. If there is a being that can kill an old man, it would be none other than a being that possesses the miracle of the beginning.
<The King of All Diseases perfectly embodies the mythical weapon.>
<Harpe. Nullifies the opponent’s immortality attribute.>
The weapon that Jeong Do holds is not Durandal’s sword, but the sword of Perseus and the sword of Ares, the god of war. It was Harpe.
‘I don’t know if this will work.’
Still, it was definitely the most likely weapon. And Jeongdo started preparing one more thing in addition to the harpe before the fight.
The old man in front of me was no ordinary person. In order to defeat him, he had to completely control Roland’s abilities. The fight, which was supposed to be influenced by the <Frenzy> effect, was going to be a mess.
‘You said you calmed down with help from your colleagues, right?’
If so, let’s call that companion, remove the frenzy effect, and get started.
The extent to which I ran dual load and then loaded wired. Then, after using Yoo Seon’s <Luck Rental> to the maximum effect, I executed the <Combination Draw>. The people I put up for the combination were <Roland> and <Brademante>, who I chose a long time ago.
Faaah!
A black business card fell on Jeongdo’s head.
