A story about a max level player’s 100th return, Episode 11
11. Seed
“The host… … “It disappeared again.”
“Live? Are you sure?”
“okay. “Try to focus your signal on the country called America.”
The man closed his eyes and concentrated quietly.
“Really. “The host dispatched to the United States has lost its signal.”
“What does this mean?”
“It probably means that the host was killed by someone.”
A host refers to a monster sent to the human world.
When they sacrifice humans and absorb their biological energy, they reap the seeds of destruction themselves.
They are a higher species called ‘Sid’.
By absorbing a certain amount of the host that has collected biological energy, the seed can grow and gain the power to collapse the world line.
In other words, the hosts were essential fertilizer for their growth.
“I can’t believe a host like that was harmed. “I just can’t believe it.”
“Arquizar. Do other seeds know about this?”
“There is a high probability that you don’t know.”
“The host’s combat power surpasses humans. Don’t you know that even the armies that humans boast about are no match for the Host?”
“Well, you know.”
“But how?”
“The host couldn’t have died naturally, so it must have been caused by external pressure.”
“Do you really think the humans killed the host?”
Archiza nodded.
It was a look full of confidence.
“I went to a country called Korea a little while ago. That’s where the host’s signal was lost for the first time.”
“This wasn’t the first time?”
“Yes. “He was a parasitic host in the body of a cult leader, and his head was cut off and his entire body burned, so he was sent to a place called National Forensic Service.”
What Archizar did afterwards was simple.
The task was to infiltrate the National Forensic Service and retrieve the host.
“At the time, I was able to enter the National Forensic Service by living in the detective’s body. “It wasn’t difficult to secure and absorb the host’s body.”
“What about bioenergy? “Are there any left?”
“Fortunately, before he died, he had accumulated energy as if his defense mechanism had been activated. “It’s a shame I wasn’t able to harvest it when I had more.”
“How on earth did the host, whose strength is unstoppable even with modern weapons, die? Could it be that there was an infighting between the hosts… … ?”
Archiza shook his head.
“It can’t be like that, right? The host has no ego. It is simply programmed to blindly focus on absorbing human bioenergy. “It is definitely not a being with ego and reason like our Sid.”
“Then, how on earth…?” … .”
“I found out that it was done by a being called Black Scythe.”
“Black scythe?”
Archizar shared the information he had gathered with his colleagues.
It was information about a new enemy called the Black Scythe.
“This guy is a player. “You already know that this world once held a survival game as part of a program to recruit mercenaries for the Great War of the Heavenly Demon, right?”
“know. But the survival game is already over and all the player’s power has been lost, right?”
“I thought so too. But somehow, the black scythe seems to have not lost its power.”
“Even if you haven’t lost your strength, it’s impossible to overpower the host. “Isn’t the Host something that even the Elyos Archangel can’t stop?”
“I wonder about that too. I don’t know how the black scythe is so strong because I’ve never met it. But what matters now is not how strong he is.”
“Then what’s important?”
Archizar said with a rather serious expression.
“An entity threatening the host has appeared, and that entity will continue to hunt.”
“hunt? Ha, this is amazing. Hunting the host?”
“Think about it. Following Korea, the American host also died. “Once is a coincidence, but isn’t twice inevitable?”
“The black scythe really hunts the host?”
“Can anything else explain the death of America?”
My colleague Sid couldn’t answer.
There was no way I could explain it unless I witnessed the host’s death firsthand.
“I guess an investigation is necessary. “I need to retrieve the host’s body.”
“No, I am of the opposite opinion.”
“what? why?”
“It is too dangerous to visit a site where the host has just died. “What are you going to do if you step out and encounter a black scythe?”
“Well, just kill him and that’s it. what is the problem?”
My colleague was confident.
Compared to the host, the seed is a higher entity.
Of course, it is much stronger and superior in strength and intelligence.
It never occurred to me that I would lose to a mere player.
That’s the general idea.
But Archizar was not an ordinary seed.
Because he was appointed by Deorant, the god of the dimension, and was given the title of leader who commands the Seeds.
“There is no harm in being careful. Have you yet fully grasped the power of the Black Scythe? And I have a bad feeling.”
“What if you have a hunch?”
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“It somehow feels like a trap. “It’s dangerous to go there.”
“But leaving a dead host unattended is a bit… … .”
“I will not neglect it. “Just leave the dangerous work to another seed.”
“Who are you talking about?”
“There is one seed who can be used as bait. “He’s a little lacking.”
Archizar smiled and sent a message to the other seed.
* * *
‘It’s a world that gets more interesting the more you look at it. A world full of such big bugs.’
Sid Boluak.
He was sent to Earth with the purpose of eating the hosts when they grow up and causing the Earth to collapse.
That’s the purpose of all seeds.
‘Or it’s also Deorant’s wish.’
Therefore, I was hiding in a human body and watching the situation, but I was so itchy that I couldn’t wait any longer.
‘I want to quickly absorb the hosts and grow. ‘I want to wipe out all the insect-like people.’
But it was not yet time for the seeds to step forward.
All we have to do is wait until the host gathers enough biological energy.
‘How long should I wait… … .’
At that time, a signal came into Boluak’s head.
It was telepathy exchanged between seeds at a specific frequency.
-Boluak. Can you hear me?
-Who are you?
-He is said to be Archizar, who is in charge of commanding all Seeds.
-ah.
I heard it from Deorant.
There is a separate entity that manages the seed.
That we should follow his words carefully.
-Nice to meet you, Archizar.
-okay.
-But what’s going on? I’m disappointed if you took my precious time just to say hello.
Although it didn’t take that long, Boluak started a pointless argument.
To be honest, I didn’t like his presence as commander.
‘I am an immortal being created by Deorant. ‘Only Deorant can give me orders.’
Archizar continued, perhaps knowing what Boluak was feeling.
-I’m sorry if I took your time. But there’s something I need to tell you.
-what?
-Did you know that the host signal in Montana, USA was cut off?
I didn’t know.
Currently, there are numerous hosts on Earth, and it is difficult to pinpoint their location if you are not focused.
-You didn’t know?
-This is just a guess, but there are hunters who eliminate hosts.
-Hunter?
-His name is Black Scythe. This player looks like a man carrying a scythe. He is killing the hosts. The Korean host has already suffered as well.
Boluak snorted.
‘what? Is the host affected? ‘What kind of novel did this bastard write before falling asleep?’
The death of the host was so absurd that it reminded me of a novel created by human imagination.
-So you should be careful too. There is no guarantee that hunters targeting the hosts will not target us.
-What do you need to be careful about? We are higher beings on a different level from our hosts. Aren’t you just too scared because of the human hunter?
-Still, there is no harm in being careful. If you make a move and make a mistake when you don’t yet understand the other person, wouldn’t you have the honor of seeing Deorant?
It’s not wrong.
But Boluak’s expression was still dissatisfied.
‘You stupid bastard. ‘I can’t believe I’m scared of even humans.’
Even though I was careful, I was dissatisfied with being too careful.
Above all, I don’t want to listen to other people’s orders.
However, there was a separate part that decisively upset Boluak.
– American hosts should not withdraw for the time being.
-what?
The comment about not picking up a host that was already dead got on his nerves.
-Of course, dead hosts must be collected and serve as a stepping stone for growth. Why are you telling me not to collect it?
-There is no guarantee that there will not be a black scythe at the scene where Hoss died. If you go out for no reason, you run the risk of encountering a black scythe.
-Just because of that reason?
I couldn’t understand it, but the commander, Archizar, emphasized it several times.
-Don’t mess with American hosts.
-… … .
That cut off contact, but Boluak still couldn’t understand.
‘The guy called Black Scythe captured the host, so there’s no way he’s stronger than us, right?’
But don’t harvest the host’s body because you might run into him?
‘Does that make sense?’
For Sid, who prides himself on being a higher life form, it hurts his pride to be wary of beings as inferior as humans.
Because he didn’t understand, other doubts could not help but arise in Boluak’s mind.
‘no way… … Did you take the initiative to absorb it yourself first?’
When my thoughts reached that point, I couldn’t stay still.
Flap!
Boluak made wings out of black liquid and quickly flew through the sky.
Because he had to eat the American host first before others took over.
‘joy! Do you think I don’t know that you’re deliberately bluffing to keep other guys from eating it? I tried my best, but it didn’t work, Archizar! As the host, I eat first!’
Boluak was able to arrive at such a fast speed.
In a town in Montana, USA.
When I quietly closed my eyes and felt the host’s energy, I was soon able to pinpoint the location.
‘It’s over there. ‘Where the host’s body is.’
just as expected.
In the center of the village was the host’s charred corpse.
I don’t know how he died, but that was probably a good thing.
‘Great! ‘No one touched it!’
I smiled because I arrived first and was the first to absorb it.
But Boluak did not know.
I had no idea this was a trap.
“I waited just in case, but it was like that.”
“… … !!”
I was startled by a sudden voice and turned my head to see a man watching.
With a huge dark red scythe on his shoulder.
fantasy,
