<[Episode 24] Research (3) >
Seo Nuri was the only survivor among the upper-level vampires.
When Vlad Tepes was absorbing the power of all the high-level vampires for a ritual, she was the only one who was lucky enough to survive.
But it wasn’t in perfect condition.
{The World Tree… The Power of the World Tree}
Vlad Tepes was dead, but his blood still remained in her body.
It was clouding Seo Nuri’s judgment.
“I have to go..”
At first, the voice sounded like a hallucination, but as time passed, it became clearer and clearer.
Now, the blood remaining in her body has reached a point where it completely dominates her.
That’s how I came to Busan, not in my right mind.
Fighting
However, long before reaching the World Tree, they were blocked by a transparent barrier.
It happened at a distance where the World Tree could not even be seen properly.
It was because Kim Jae-hyun’s territory had expanded compared to before.
Bullfighting-
After flapping her wings with a blank expression and bumping into things a few more times, Seonu-ri finally recognized the existence of the transparent barrier.
“Don’t stop me… I have to go..”
The blood of the Chepes coiled inside her body reacted.
Woof-
The blood, now blessed with even more powerful powers due to the ritual performed by Vlad Tepes, radiated strength.
Okay then.
Gulp
The transparent barrier swelled and then burst like a balloon.
Seonu-ri, who had been blankly staring at the scene with her mouth open, squeezed her body into the hole.
Hwaruk-!
As she entered the realm, a black aura threatened her, but the red aura from Chepes’ blood protected her.
Although she was in terrible pain, Seonuri, whose mind was already in shambles, just flapped her wings blankly.
At that moment.
Jiiing-
He came face to face with Kim Jae-hyun in the space that had opened up and created a crack in front of him.
As soon as I saw him, the blood in my body reacted violently.
“Huh, you…?”
At the same time, he felt something piercing his heart.
‘ah.’
Feeling the black flames burning her heart, Seonu-ri instinctively knew that this was the end.
‘at las……’
It was liberation.
Seonuri, engulfed in black flames, was smiling faintly.
What was ultimately left behind in the place where the suddenly appearing high-level vampire was burned was a red liquid.
Hurrruk!
The dark red flames burning fiercely around the red slime-like thing were evidence that the thing was resisting fiercely.
The red energy that resists my black energy is probably an energy that contains divinity, just like the energy that Lilith or the World Tree contains.
‘But why isn’t this being absorbed?’
In Lilith’s case, divinity was absorbed at the same time as she was incorporated into the realm.
However, the red slime in front of me was clearly reacting hostilely towards me, but it was still alive and well.
‘The Eyes of the Absolute.’
When I looked at it with the eyes of the absolute being, strengthened by utilizing the black energy, I could see the reason.
‘It is not the main body.’
So, the lump of blood floating in the air right before my eyes was merely acting as a kind of medium.
It was similar to the case of the transparent energy that had taken hold in the head of the grandmother who was sleeping.
So, the red energy that that lump of blood is emitting is…
‘It’s a power transmitted from another dimension.’
At that moment.
Ssaaaah-!
“!!”
I felt an intense gaze from the red aura.
at the same time.
‘What is this?’
Through the eyes of the Absolute, overlaid with black aura, a fleeting image of the connected dimensions was revealed.
A darkness where not a single ray of light enters.
There was a coffin inside it.
A being was imprisoned in a coffin wrapped in chains extending from all directions.
Iron Man!
Emotions filled with anger and hatred poured out from within him.
At the same time.
Wooooow-
A tremendous amount of energy began to emanate from the lump of blood in front of my eyes.
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Feeling that something was wrong, I swung my invisible hand and smashed the clot.
Hurrruk!
The black energy in the claws of the invisible hand burned the clot with terrifying force, but at the last moment, a small piece remained.
and.
Kwaaaaang!
It exploded before my eyes and split into hundreds of pieces,
[The dungeon has been discovered.]
[The dungeon has been discovered.]
[The dungeon has been discovered.]
New dungeons are sprouting up like mushrooms all over the realm.
Because it was the middle of the night, the location of the newly created dungeon was clearly visible.
I immediately moved my gaze to one of them and checked the information.
“C-Rank Dungeon”
– Intermediate Vampire City (0/20)
A dungeon where intermediate vampires appear.
The first thought that came to mind when I saw it was.
‘Isn’t that a huge gain?’
I was nervous because it felt like an entity from beyond that dimension was making its last desperate effort, but the result was utterly miserable.
‘A dungeon where intermediate vampires appear.’
Intermediate vampires were usually monsters over level 30.
Of course, they were the ones who gave a lot of experience points and settlement money as well as high level.
That wasn’t all.
From my experience so far, clearing a new dungeon will give you crystals.
‘Isn’t this a total hit?’
It was literally like a pumpkin rolling down a vine.
[everyone.]
It was time to collect.
Lee Jun-hyuk had very bad feelings toward vampires.
Because we lost Shin A-young and Kim Ji-tae to those guys.
Being unnecessarily cruel when dealing with vampires was a form of revenge.
“Kyaaaaah!”
Vampires swarmed from all directions.
Since he entered the dungeon alone, he couldn’t even dream of receiving support from his colleagues.
But even with dozens of vampires rushing towards him, Lee Jun-hyeok did not lose his composure.
That was because the power he possessed was like a natural enemy of vampires.
‘Water bomb.’
A water bomb appeared above his head, condensed into a single point, and then burst into thousands of water droplets at a crucial moment.
The water droplets that spread out in all directions at an incredible speed were extremely powerful, but it was difficult for them to have lethal power.
however.
Push!
It was easy to inflict minor wounds on the bodies of the vampires that were rushing in.
and.
‘Control Water’
A vampire who entered Lee Jun-hyeok’s range with a wound was no different from a rat caught in poison.
The blood flowing out through the wound was mainly composed of water, and Lee Jun-hyeok’s Control Water skill allowed him to freely manipulate all water within a certain radius.
“Kwaaah!”
“Kyaaaaah-!”
The screams of vampires could be heard from all directions.
Because all the blood in their bodies was now flowing in the opposite direction.
If it were a normal human, it would have been a painful shock that would have caused death, but the vampires here had greater overall durability than normal humans and even possessed a certain level of regenerative power.
The reason they are in pain but cannot die is because Lee Jun-hyuk left their hearts alone.
From the moment he gained control of their blood, he could burst the hearts of vampires whenever he wanted.
It was purely Lee Jun-hyeok’s will that it did not happen.
“Cough, ugh!”
The vampires had no choice but to helplessly accept the process of the blood flowing back and turning the blood vessels in their entire bodies into rags.
Lee Jun-hyeok glanced at the groaning vampires with bloodshot eyes and began to walk slowly.
Phew!
With every step he took, the hearts of the vampires furthest away would burst.
This is because Lee Jun-hyuk was bursting the hearts of vampires just before they left the range of his power.
Bam! Bam!
The vampires trembled in fear as they watched their comrades collapse with their hearts exploding, then turn into corpses and disappear.
Lee Jun-hyeok, who had been strengthened to the maximum power of 3 stars, was stronger than before.
The skill’s proficiency and power have become incomparably stronger than before.
Lee Jun-hyuk just moved forward without paying any attention to the entire process.
Even though he was fighting an overwhelming battle, Lee Jun-hyeok’s eyes were as still as death.
It was when he faced the dungeon boss, a high-level vampire, that a faint light came back into his eyes as he swung his power without any emotion.
Crash
The figure of the man wearing blood-red armor and wielding a two-handed sword looked exactly like the one I had encountered back then.
It looked exactly like the high-level vampire who had decapitated Shin A-young and pierced Kim Ji-tae’s heart right before his eyes.
“…found it.”
The reason why I’ve been going crazy clearing vampire dungeons all this time.
It was to meet the guy in front of me.
“Crate water.”
Water began to spurt out like fountains from various places centered around Lee Jun-hyeok.
In an instant, an area with a radius of several tens of meters was submerged in water.
That signaled the start of the battle.
Splash! Splash!
An armored vampire was rushing towards Lee Jun-hyeok at high speed.
The water, which had been splashing at first, had become so deep that it reached just below Lee Jun-hyeok’s knees by the time it reached him.
The vampire swung his sword with great force, ignoring the little things.
WHEEK!
However, the vampire’s sword could not reach Lee Jun-hyeok.
This was because the water that had risen up the vampire’s entire body was restricting his movements like tentacles.
Choaaa-
The water that rose up the bridge gradually gained momentum and became a large water droplet, trapping the vampire inside.
and.
“Water night.”
At the same time that Lee Jun-hyeok uses his skills.
Kwaaaaaaaang!
A huge explosion occurred, destroying the vampire’s entire body.
That was the end of it.
Because once a vampire’s heart is destroyed, it cannot be revived.
[I have conquered the dungeon.]
Even though the system had declared the dungeon raid complete, Lee Jun-hyeok couldn’t take his eyes off the spot where the bastard died.
Because even back then, he had burst the vampire’s heart like this.
Although it wasn’t that overwhelming, everyone combined their strength to break the bastard’s heart several times.
But the bastard did not die, and as the battle dragged on, Shin A-young and Kim Ji-tae lost their lives.
‘If only I were as strong as I am now.’
I knew that this power was thanks to Kim Jae-hyun’s ability.
Even though I understood in my head that it was a separate part that had nothing to do with my efforts, I couldn’t shake the thought that if I had tried harder, something might have been different.
The techniques he used in battle just now were the result of his constant research and testing of his own strength since that day.
Lee Jun-hyeok clenched his fists as he looked at the dungeon exit that had appeared before his eyes.
‘I need to get stronger.’
He smiled crookedly as he exited the dungeon.
‘There are still 9 more to go.’
Due to the nature of the dungeon, the same structure and boss mobs appear.
‘This time I won’t die easily.’
[Condition met.]
[‘D-Class Instant Dungeon – Low-Grade Vampire Cave’, ‘C-Class Instant Dungeon – Intermediate-Grade Vampire House’, and ‘B-Class Instant Dungeon – High-Grade Vampire Mansion’ will be added to the buildable items.]
After clearing all the vampire dungeons within the area, a new instant dungeon has been added.
‘It’s a vampire dungeon.’
Although of a different type, there was something similar to Lilith, who had her divinity absorbed.
Lilith, whose divinity was absorbed, made everything, including herself, subordinate to the system.
Since Lilith herself was completely restored, it could be said that everything was absorbed.
In the case of vampires, it was the same as being absorbed into the system in the form of an instant dungeon.
“…Is it possible for the system to devour other deities?”
It was unclear whether such predatory behavior was possible between beings with divine nature or whether it was a special characteristic of the system.
‘I guess we have no choice but to keep watching.’
That was when.
[Jaehyun, are you there?]
In rare cases, Kim Da-bin first transmitted telepathy.
[What’s going on?]
<[Episode 24] Research (3) >End
