Episode 167
-Kyao.
-Kiek.
It is the same for humans and spirits that come late only after the matter is resolved.
When I see Chicken and Seolgi showing up late, I can’t help but smile bitterly.
-What happened.
“As you see.”
I pointed at the monsters lying on the ground with my chin.
The way they collapsed was different, but the fact that they were already dead was the same.
-… … .
The chicken, which was looking down at the monster, suddenly greeted me.
-Thank you, Haeseon. You have protected our precious treasure.
okay.
And it is also my treasure.
ha ha ha.
It’s not easy to control the corners of your mouth that go up.
-That’s great, by the way. Even if these guys weren’t at full strength, it wouldn’t have been easy to take them down alone.
“Eh? “It’s not perfect?”
-You know it because you felt it too, right? The abilities of non-living things here drop sharply the moment they step into the spirit world. Besides, these lower-class species can’t last ten minutes here.
hmm.
So, are you saying that these guys I faced were not at full power?
“When I hear you say that, I suddenly feel like steam is leaking out. “This was my first time defeating people related to the demon world.”
-It’s not something to be discouraged at all.
A subtle vibration occurs around the chicken’s mouth.
That expression… … Are you smiling?
-Even though these guys are a low-level species, they are still difficult to kill. That’s why we, who took on the role of guardians, were dispatched.
“hmm. Is that something like that?”
In fact, regardless of the difficulty of defeating it, defeating a monster has special meaning to me.
This is because the psychological trauma from dealing with ‘Mine’ still remained.
Although the people lying around here were low-class species, they were able to completely dispel the fear of creatures from the demon world.
Even though he looks like that (?), he has become a great sparring partner and psychotherapist for me.
“Anyway, why are you guys so slow to act?”
-hmm?
“Where is the guard that appears only after the incident is resolved? “If it weren’t for me, the anima here would have been damaged long ago.”
-that… … I admit it. But… … .
The chicken tilted its head as if something was strange.
-I heard that humans are inherently selfish… … You cherish the things of the spirit world as if they were your own?
“… … uh?”
this.
I feel like my true intentions were revealed subconsciously.
It would have been nice to just ignore it, but Chicken’s doubts didn’t stop there.
-Now that I think about it, how did you know that the name of this flower was Anima? I never told you my name.
“… … .”
X is done.
Even in my opinion, this is a mistake.
First of all, I decided to make full use of my power, which has soared recently.
“Ah, that’s what the person who guided me here told me. I thought it was a story passed down like a legend, but I never thought I would actually see it. haha!”
-hmm.
The chicken’s eyes narrowed considerably.
Anyone can clearly see that there is a look of ‘suspicion’ in their eyes.
Chicken lowers his head and begins to take a closer look at Anima.
I haven’t committed any particular crime, so why am I so scared?
The sin I committed… … What’s missing is… … Am I right?
-no?!
I think it was X.
Chicken’s eyes widened three sizes as he looked at Anima.
This is why people say they cannot live without committing sins.
My heart flutters even more than when I faced Mine.
-how… … Unbelievable… … Hey, Haeseon!!!!
“eww… … huh?”
-The anima component here has disappeared. Do you know anything?
It’s not like I know anything.
Because I ate it all (?).
I felt like I couldn’t hide it any longer once I got this far.
Besides, looking at those eyes, I don’t think lying will work.
“I ate it.”
-I ate… … You said?
“Should I say I absorbed it accurately? “It happened that way without me even knowing.”
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Will you really believe this absurd excuse?
Seeing how they treat Anima like a shrine, it certainly doesn’t seem like an ordinary thing.
In any case, I thought that I might have to compete with the pterosaur in a match I had never been able to compete with before.
However, contrary to my expectations, the pterosaur was looking elsewhere.
-once… … Can you show me?
“show me? what?”
-They say they absorbed the ingredients of Anima. I mean, can you show me the process?
Analyzing the facial expressions of pterosaurs is not easy.
But I think I can pinpoint it this time.
He had such a face that I couldn’t believe it unless I saw it with my own eyes.
“I just sucked it all up… … Hmm. “I don’t know if it will work out.”
After clearing my throat out of guilt for eating all the anima here, I closed my eyes and concentrated.
There was no need to summon that much punishment.
All you have to do is show the absorption process itself.
-Bee.
A small bee made of Merus jumped out of the palm of my hand.
The pterosaur’s eyes also looked like they were about to pop out at any moment.
-Bee… … .
Since Anima has scraped all the Merus she has to the bottom, it seems like there isn’t much left right now.
The bee that flew near the Anima with its flapping wings was wandering around, unable to find its target.
-It looks like you really did quite a bit.
“Hmm.”
The pterodactyl scolded me, but somehow there seemed to be no hostility in it.
And the same goes for Seolgi.
The guy was observing the bee’s behavior as if he was possessed by something.
These guys.
Aren’t you angry at me for taking the ingredients in Anima?
-Bee.
Finally, as if sensing a little Merus, a golden bee landed on the Anima blooming in the corner.
After a very short period of time, it returned to me, and the pterodactyl’s gaze was directed not at me but at Anima.
-Unbelievable… … The anima component has really disappeared. I thought something like this would never happen again… … !
“twice? “I guess there was someone like that before me?”
-there was. A human like you.
… … aha.
I think I know who it is without even having to say it.
In any case, now that the facts have been revealed, it seems like it is time to apologize.
“I am sorry. Believe it or not, taking Anima’s ingredients had nothing to do with my own will. “It is true that I protected the anima from monsters, but if the purpose was to protect the substance, it wouldn’t be much different.”
-no.
“?”
-There is no need to apologize. Because it is our role to protect the anima so that this substance can be passed on to the right people.
“suitable… … tight?”
-That’s literally it. The ingredients of this anima cannot be absorbed under normal circumstances. This applies to humans, monsters, and even us spirit creatures.
“oh… … . Was it that difficult?”
-Didn’t I tell you? There was only one person before you.
If there was anyone who got Merus before that, it was definitely Cyril.
“I thought Poisoners were special only in the human world… … “I guess that wasn’t it.”
-hmm? what?
“no… … I’m talking to myself. Anyway, thank you for understanding. “I obtained the ingredients of Anima from here, so I will not cause any harm to the spirit world in the future.”
-It sounds as if you had intended to do that before.
“no way. no way.”
-… … Well, okay. Now that we’ve confirmed that Anima is safe, we’ll head back. You probably have some finishing touches left to do, so it will take some more time.
“?”
Finishing work?
Did I have something like that?
When I raised my head and looked at the chicken, he asked me something strange.
-Shouldn’t we get something from that monster?
“… … what?! “Am I crazy?”
I couldn’t help but scream reflexively.
Even when they are alive, they are so hideous that it makes you shudder, so what is there to gain from the corpses lying around over there?
-I heard that the person before him always did strange work… … The words he left behind are still talked about here.
“what is that?”
-The saying goes that opposites are equal.
“!”
-I heard you left those words to spirits in the past.
scent.
I didn’t know that I would come all the way to the spirit world and hear these words.
This was something he used to say when he met me, so what Kirill said was definitely true.
by the way… … Is there anything to be gained from those disgusting bastards?
… … really?
-If you have nothing else to do, come with us. I will take you back to where you came from.
“Now, wait a minute.”
-hmm?
“You’re right. “I still have work to do here.”
-what? I said it wasn’t like that earlier.
“When did I? No, I have a lot of work to do. “I forgot about it for a while, but thanks to you, I remembered it now.”
The already slender pterodactyl’s eyes became sharper.
The expression on his face is extremely suspicious.
But if I hesitate here, they might not leave and watch me.
“Why are you looking at me with your eyes open like that?”
-… … no. Then let us go first. Be careful not to lose your way.
After saying that, Chicken went back with Seolgi.
He’s a guy with fierce eyes and a rough way of speaking, so his attitude today was quite friendly.
Maybe it’s because the things I protected are that precious.
“Why not?”
Even though Merus, the substance within the Anima, has been extracted, the golden brilliance is still the same.
I don’t know how much it will be, but someday, as time passes, Merus will fill up again.
Chairman Lee Sa-soon said that if I go to the Hidden Dungeon, I will also gain income.
It’s easy to get used to Merus’ senses here.
But when I actually came to the hidden dungeon, I was given a much bigger gift than that.
Pakang.
A golden blade emerges from the placell worn on the wrist.
Now it seems to have grown quite a bit in length, reaching the size of a dagger.
‘I remember the first time I made a blade with EXA.’
If I cut Mine with this, would I be able to inflict fatal wounds?
It’s enough to punch the guys lying around here, but it’s different for Mine.
At present, it may be impossible to even approach them, let alone cut them down.
It goes without saying that power-ups are needed in many ways.
And here, another means for powering up was lying around.
“hmm. “I really don’t feel like it.”
Looking at the Anima flower field, which makes me feel good just by looking at it, I feel like my eyes are going to rot when I see the corpse of the monster turned into mush.
But according to Chicken, Kirill definitely got something out of this.
What can Poisoner gain from a dead monster?
‘core.’
She must have absorbed the monster’s core.
I slowly walked towards them.
Suddenly.
“It’s not working.”
It’s amazing.
I didn’t know it when I tried to cut it, but the sword of black ether rarely cuts through skin.
Does this mean that regardless of whether it is a demon or a monster, the existing power does not work well?
“then… … .”
Let’s take out a material that worked well.
I tried not to bring it up if possible because it was physically taxing, but I summoned Merus’s feelings again.
Hwareuk.
As hot energy surged from within my chest, a golden blade emerged that illuminated the surroundings.
Suddenly.
“oh.”
The monster’s skin, which did not split even when it whined and cut, reveals its inner flesh as if it had never been like that before.
Contrary to expectations that it would be extremely terrible, the inside of the monster was no different from other dungeon monsters.
As I always did, I focused my mind in front of the crack, and soon something round was sucked into my palm.
Tuk.
The monster’s core.
If the Poison Monster’s core is black, this one’s was closer to purple.
Yoo Ji-won and Goo Geon become chimeras.
And the same color as the light that surrounded the demon’s body.
-Bee… … .
“?”
The sound of golden bee wings flying towards Anima was heard.
However, there was only a core on the palm, and the golden bee was nowhere to be seen.
‘Was it an auditory hallucination?’
The moment I thought that, I heard the sound of wings again.
-Bee.
And soon, the gloomy purple core gradually turned golden.
“Oh oh… … !”
I have experienced the color of the core changing before.
The gold core that Pyo Hyuk-gyu gave me.
It also clearly went through this transformation process.
And after the conversion process is over… … .
Sreuk.
Is this why it is said that polar opposites work together?
The core, which was full of ominous energy, transformed into a completely golden sphere, slowly seeping into the palm of my hand.
