Episode 46.
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4.
fear.
A more human emotion than any other emotion.
“he···.”
It is these emotions that color the face of the fallen Constellation.
Anxiety about the unknown future. The fear that I might die like this.
‘It’ was afraid of me. As I took a step forward, it groaned in fear. However, a mere moan was not enough to stop someone’s steps.
“I’m really glad you became a human.”
I said.
“Look, I was always a monster, not a human. Even if I kill it with difficulty, I won’t be the target of [Summon White Ghosts], right? No, now it is [Reincarnation of One Hundred Returns]. It doesn’t matter what the skill name is…”
“Aaaah!”
Stumbling.
It finally resisted fear. The devil’s red sword. The knife is now so heavy that I can’t even hold it properly. In his last struggle, he grabbed the great sword. His forearm, which had become so weak, lifted the red sword and swung it wildly at me.
“hmm.”
Of course, there was no way I could fall for such a random trick. I easily dodged his feet. Once, twice, three times, the Fallen Constellation trembled and swung his sword.
Bae Hu-ryeong muttered.
-I ate it.
He was frowning.
-Your posture is awkward. My feet can’t even touch the ground properly. Even though he’s swinging a sword, he can’t even look straight ahead. Geomro (劍路) wasn’t filled with confidence, hey. What are you going to do after wielding that thing? What are you trying to do?
Bae Hu-ryeong grumbled.
-Tsk. These are the words of a swordsman who typically relies only on skills and auras. No, not even a prosecutor.
After clearing the 19th floor, he remained silent, but the ‘comedy’ performed by the fallen constellation in front of his eyes seemed very unpleasant to the Sword Emperor.
-Look. It’s a zombie. Look at that. This is why I repeatedly emphasize that you must stick to the basics. At the last moment, the only thing humans have to rely on is their own hands and feet.
Bae Hu-ryeong said.
-You show me the ending.
showed it
I swung my sword once and broke one sword. Chaaaaang! It cried out fiercely as the sword clashed with the sword. The fallen Constellation widened its eyes in astonishment.
“ah,”
Both sides of the work.
The red greatsword split into two before my eyes.
“Ahh, uh… ah…”
In addition to the sword being torn into pieces, Ta Heavenly Jwa’s last will of defiance was also broken. dump. The delicate animal collapsed on the road. Acacia petals were crushed on its little butt.
‘Are these the devil’s words?’
I calmly looked down at the frustrated thing on the ground.
‘He who harvests death…’
Suddenly, I remembered what TOP said when he handed me my tinnitus. Salute to the king who harvests death. Toph said so. I felt strange because it somehow seemed to fit the current situation.
‘okay. It’s not wrong.’
I slowly applied pressure to the hilt of the sword.
It was the moment when he was about to strike down his sword to take the head of Tacheonjwa.
-uh. Are you a zombie? But wait a moment.
“······.”
-I’m sorry for getting in the way of you not being in good form for a while. No, actually, I’m not really sorry. I just did this because I was bored. Anyway, don’t kill him, just wait.
As always, Geomje was ‘Geomje’.
“Ah, Mr. why?”
I was so irritated that I responded with my mouth instead of just speaking my mind. I wouldn’t have brought a sword saint or a witch to the 20th floor anyway. There was no hunter who would misunderstand that I was crazy.
-no. I feel like you take it for granted.
“So what?”
-come in. It’s clear that he’s no longer a monster. But does that mean he is human? What I mean is, are zombies treated as human beings just like you?
Maybe I just became an ordinary NPC?
“What’s wrong with that…”
-Are you sure that if you kill an NPC, you will belong to [100 Ghosts Reincarnated]?
I stopped the sword.
“Uh… maybe so?”
-You’re such a f*cking brat that you’ve never killed an NPC before. It’s clear that monsters don’t belong to [Rebirth of White Ghosts], but I don’t know yet if NPCs do either.
“······.”
-I just pushed it for the sake of the atmosphere, but when I looked at it later, I said, [Sorry! The NPC was not the target of the skill!] What if the same ending happens? huh? Are you going to take responsibility for the sudden cold atmosphere?
“No, but…”
-hey. Kim Zombie. Wake! I know this because I’ve experienced it, but T.O.P is extremely cold-hearted in these areas.
Holy shit.
Tacheonjwa was still looking at me with a fearful look on his face.
Eyes filled with fear of death.
While I was swearing, I checked the skill card again.
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[Reincarnation of a hundred ghosts]
Rank: SSS
Effect: Summons those you have killed. Lions do not inherit their abilities from life. However, if you wish, the lion retains its memories and appearance from when it was alive.
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※However, it can only be summoned once a week.
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-look. You say they are the ‘those’ you killed yourself.
Bae Hu-ryeong pointed to the card.
-How do you know whether an NPC is included in this ‘character’ or not? huh? Are you sure?
“Eh, NPC is a human too. person.”
-Oh oh. That’s your opinion. Mr. Kim Zombie.
Bae Hu-ryeong spoke with a strict, solemn and serious expression.
-Before you pick off that guy, negotiate with Top first.
“Negotiating with TOP…”
-why? What do you think? From what I saw earlier, you seemed to be taking care of everything on your own. You’ve already done it once, so why can’t you do it twice?
“hmm···.”
That’s right.
I looked up at the sky feeling a little embarrassed.
“hey. Top… ?”
[The tower listens to you.]
Fortunately, no such tragedy has occurred yet.
Earlier, I heard a notification sound saying that ‘apostle authority’ was being granted, albeit in a limited way. Maybe it was thanks to that? At least for the time being, it seemed like I could freely communicate with the tower.
“I want to ask you something.”
-hey. You spoke informally to T.O.P earlier, but why are you in such a hurry to speak politely to him? What a funny guy.
“I was so emotional just now that I spoke informally without realizing it… Ah, it’s okay. “Be quiet!”
Even while we were bickering, Top responded faithfully.
[The tower checks what your question is.]
“Let’s see.” Umm. So, does the White Ghost Reincarnation skill recognize NPCs as lions if they are killed? Or do they only deal with hunters like me?”
Then an unexpected answer came back.
[The tower decides.]
[This question is beyond the Tower’s authority.]
“yes?”
It didn’t end there.
The voice that followed exceeded my expectations even further.
[The tower checks the authority of the questioner.]
[Pass. Death King currently holds the status of a temporary apostle.]
[The Tower recognizes Death King’s raising of the issue as an official agenda item.]
and.
[The tower requests a majority vote meeting from the six constellations of all life.]
Paaaaat!
White light covered my eyes.
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‘-uh?’
When a split second passed and I blinked, I was already in a lonely place. It wasn’t an unfamiliar place. I was even more embarrassed because it was an unfamiliar place.
Underworld. My dark hell.
It was the starting point I returned to every time I died.
To put it conversely, it is a place where you cannot come unless you die.
‘Why are you here…? ?’
At that moment, a voice awakened my consciousness.
[Check the participants.]
no.
It wasn’t just the voice.
[Left 6. ‘Writers from all opera companies’ will attend.]
[Left 5. ‘The Princess Walking in a Mirage’ is in attendance.]
[Left 4. ‘The Moon that Contemplates Blindness’ will attend.]
[Left 3. ‘The one who created the main mountain’ is in attendance.]
[Left 2. ‘The god dancing in the void’ is in attendance.]
“······.”
No matter how much I looked around, there was only endless darkness, so I couldn’t see anything. But even if I couldn’t see it, I could feel it.
Presence.
[Confirmed that the six constellations of all life were in attendance.]
[The tower shares the problem raised by the temporary apostle ‘Death King’.]
A presence was felt everywhere.
His presence is too overwhelming to be said to simply be popular.
They were silently looking at me from beyond the darkness.
[Sharing completed.]
A voice flowed through the space filled with attention.
[We are holding a majority vote meeting on the agenda.]
[Are NPCs included in the target of the skill ‘100 Returns of Return’?]
[If you agree with NPCs being included, please vote yes.]
[If you do not agree with the inclusion of NPCs, please oppose.]
Quietly.
The shapeless beings opened their mouths.
-Gesh··· la······ ZaquA cho··· Deo······.
Unknown language.
-Sato, yovela? Weloyo-na Shni···! Deo phenta···.
-kunto, nyola Gesh-ve-Nail na? Nai-Gesh-Nail na?
It was like a language made of shadows.
This place was full of invisible snakes. It hissed from left and right, above and below, no, right under our noses. Whoosh… Whoosh… Its voice was like a snake’s tongue. The tongue was red and long, so it flowed into my ear canal and touched a corner of my brain. licked
-Gesh···Mula-Gagamia·····cho Gretehen Weloyo···.
-Nail.
It was dizzying.
I felt dizzy.
Obviously, I was just conscious without a body right now, but I was vomiting violently. I wanted to throw up. Anything was good. I wanted to spit everything out. The grease seeped into my stomach… no, the grease seeped into my brain.
The feeling of tongues licking your soul to the bottom.
-Layo na.
At that time, the voices stopped all at once.
-Gesh. Nail. Nai-Gesh-Nail.
-······.
-······.
-Deo zakun.
Silence.
Silence fell over the void. No being opened its mouth. She was silent. The voices that flowed into my ear canal and licked my brain… they also stopped before I knew it. Only then did I feel like I could barely breathe.
‘It’s not the ones in the tower!’
I came to my senses with difficulty.
‘No matter what language the beings in the tower speak, everything is translated and heard… But these are different. These are the people who live outside the tower. They are creatures that cannot be compared to the Demon King of Autumn Rain!’
I didn’t know that maybe they were the ones who designed this tower.
Those lurking somewhere I can’t even imagine yet.
After a long silence,
[We will be voting on the agenda.]
A familiar voice rang out.
Hearing that voice made me feel at ease, as if I had finally returned home.
[The 6th seat ‘Writers of all opera companies’ votes against.]
[The 5th seat ‘Princess Walking in a Mirage’ votes in favor.]
[The 4th seat, ‘The Moon that Contemplates Blindness’, votes in favor.]
[The third chair, ‘The Creator of the Head Mountain’, votes against it.]
[The second seat, ‘God Dancing in the Void’, abstains.]
2 votes in favor.
2 votes against.
1 abstention.
“······.”
I stopped.
We still don’t know who these people are and where they came from. I do not know. However, they have the right to decide about my skill [100 Returns Reincarnation]. This much is clear. However, they voted neither for nor against.
why?
What do they want from me?
‘… wait for a sec.’
I realized something.
I looked around, now that the sound of the hissing snake was gone.
‘There is one person who has not yet voted.’
Yes.
When I was summoned to this space, I heard it clearly in my head.
“The tower requests a majority vote meeting from the six constellations of all life.”
Was it just that time?
A similar sound was heard just before the snake’s voices hissed.
「Confirm the participants.」
“Confirmation that the six constellations of all life were present.”
‘okay. ‘I said six people!’
The tower guaranteed that there were six beings present here. If so, the vote that took place now was strange. 2 votes in favor. 2 votes against. 1 abstention. There were only five people in total.
Where on earth did the remaining one vote go?
and,
-······.”
-······.”
Who is the other person that everyone is silent about?
‘······.’
There is no need to attend this space.
There is no need to come, as we have been staying here from the beginning.
Someone who is always here and knows everything.
The owner of the tower.
‘… … I am.’
I looked straight into the dark space.
The heaviest presence lurked there.
‘I think Chansung is right.’
I thought as calmly as possible.
I spoke softly about what I had been thinking about.
‘Let’s say the NPC is not included in the skill. So how did the Demon King summon so many monsters? The humans of the empire and the kingdom that the Demon King massacred must have all been NPCs.’
Eyes looked at me quietly.
‘Of course, I can guess what you’re worried about. They’re probably worried that I’ll randomly kill NPCs and then use them as summons… However, I am confident that I have sufficiently shown what kind of person I am.’
dark space.
I looked one after another in the direction where I felt a presence.
And said.
‘I’m not that kind of person.’
-······.
‘I won’t live like that anymore.’
In the end it’s the same.
No matter how powerful the opponent is, the method I will take is determined. There are two equally.
Or fight back. Or persuade.
‘The Demon King can be summoned by killing NPCs, but I can’t? It’s not fair.’
-It’s not bad.
At that moment, something spoke.
voice.
It felt like it was whispering right in my ear, and it also seemed like it was coming from very far away. It was creepy. With each broken syllable, an electric current ran through my spine.
-But it’s busy.
The voice was laughing.
-Death King. Speak with your heart, not your head.
‘······.’
I was a little silent.
And what I have to say.
‘That demon lord is the prey I caught.’
I said what I could.
‘—It’s mine, so don’t touch it.’
The voice burst out laughing.
[Left 1.]
[‘The master of all life’ votes in favor.]
It was the sound of laughter that broke the darkness into pieces.
[Voting ends.]
[3 votes in favor. 2 votes against. 1 abstention.]
[Death King’s skill ‘100 Ghosts Reincarnation’ includes NPCs.]
Clap, clap! Damn it!
The darkness split like a glass window at the sound of laughter. In the empty hell, empty gaps opened up again. White light flowed from there. [Death King’s temporary apostle authority is revoked.]
As I was engulfed in a dazzling light, I realized.
[The meeting ends.]
That I succeeded in persuading the tower.
[May good luck be with you.]
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-Are you a zombie? Hey, Kim Zombie?
Flash
When I opened my eyes again, what came into view were acacia petals. Bae Hu-ryeong. And it was once called the Demon King of Autumn Rain. There was no sound in the acacia petals, and the other heavenly seats did not dare to make a sound.
Only Bae Hu-ryeong snooped in the air and spoke.
-Why are you suddenly bruising? I told you to ask TOP.
“······.”
– Mr. Kim Zombie? Hey, zombie king. Can you hear me?
I felt strange.
It seemed like only a blink of an eye had passed… but at the same time, it felt like an eternity had passed. It was really strange. The memories of what I had just experienced became blurry in an instant, and I couldn’t remember exactly what we had talked about.
“Geomje nobleman…”
-and. He’s reacting a bit now. Since he keeps teasing me about being a zombie, I guess his brain level is starting to resemble a real zombie.
“Didn’t you hear? “Didn’t you see it?”
-what?
“Well, the tower summoned me to the underworld… What kind of left or right is it… A being like the owner of the tower just appeared and smiled… Don’t you know?”
Bae Hu-ryeong frowned.
The face of a dog with rabies.
In short, it was like looking at a crazy person.
-Zombie, I’m sorry. I’ve turned you into a zombie too much. I’m a person who has never felt sorry for anyone in my life, but suddenly I feel sorry… I’m going to tease you in moderation from now on, so come to your senses quickly.
“······.”
I do not know.
A sword system that conquered the 99th floor of the tower in another world. Thus, the legend before my eyes, who received the name ‘Constellation of Swords’ and became Bae Hu-ryeong… I don’t know what I’m talking about.
The back of my neck became chilly.
‘Who did I just meet?’
A cool sensation wrapped around the back of my neck and spread to my shoulders. It eventually spread to my spine.
‘why······.
Kuuk.
I held the hilt of the sword tightly.
‘···no. Let’s calm down. Gongja Kim.’
I swallowed my saliva once and then looked straight ahead.
The path I had to take was still spread out there.
‘There are still many things I don’t know.’
There was a throne sitting in the middle of the road.
‘There are definitely things I know.’
I slowly raised my sword.
‘Now, I deal the final blow to my prey.’
Someday, when I reach the 100th floor of the tower, I might learn something.
Bae Hu-ryeong tilted his head.
-Uh, Confucius? Just to kill me? Is it okay if I don’t ask TOP?
“are you okay.”
I said.
“I already got the answer.”
Tacheonjwa stretched out his hand.
“Now, wait a minute…! “Save me…!!”
I swung my sword.
This sword was a weapon I received as a reward for sacrificing the 10th floor. It was the sword that moved the hearts of the soldiers when they first conquered the 11th stage. Dozens of times. Hundreds of times. Thousands of times. When I was trapped in the 12th stage like a prison, it was always the sword in my hand.
A sword that proves my time together.
With that sword, I cut down the fallen constellation.
“······!”
There was a very slight scream.
As the screams ceased, Tacheonjwa collapsed.
Blood flowed.
Blood flowed and colored another acacia petal. Looking down at the white of one leaf turning into a speck of red, I slowly opened my mouth.
“White Ghost, come back to life.”
Wiggle!
My shadow stirred.
A pitch-black hand rose from the flat shadow. The hand that seemed to be trying to escape from a pit of hell, strangely enough, resisted as if it did not want to escape from this hell. But it was a useless struggle.
“stand up.”
The shadow could not resist my command. I popped my head out of the shade. I spit out my chest. My waist was spat out and my legs were spat out.
“This… black, ah… ah…”
It’s limbs were trembling like a newborn baby antelope. No matter how much it had the body of a fully grown adult, it was only a life that had just been born.
and.
“Esther is nothing more than a name you stole. It is not a name you can have.”
Those who create life in this world are always responsible.
The first responsibility is to give a name to the life I carry.
“crotch.”
It looked up at me, its long hair flowing.
“From now on, your name will be Agwi.”
“You live with me as your master.”
It was once called Esther.
She was praised as a saint of the frontier.
The person who was revered as the Demon King of Autumn Rain trembled.
“yes······.”
The person who was not worthy of any name finally received a name from me and bowed his head. White petals fell from the acacia and landed on its hair.
“I will follow your orders…”
The last day of the promised 5 days.
“······My lord.”
Death King and Demon King.
Of the two kings, one fell.
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