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The crazy villain regains his sanity - Episode 400

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I spoke with confidence, but Yongyong’s reaction was cold..

[Is it really there? This isn't like those hidden cameras people talk about.?]

this was the status quo.

I'm not being sarcastic about Yongyong, I'm just saying that he disguised it well..

He had hidden his secret abode so well that Yongyong, a divine beast, could not detect it..

“Are you sure. To this extent, it must have been possible to deceive it..”

Maybe he's pretending to be dead and continuing his research..

[Oh no way, that's impossible. Other divine beasts are not so gentle..]

Yes, as Yongyong said, the opponent depends on the opponent. When I think about it, I think there must have been something that he wanted to protect even at the cost of throwing himself away..

[No, but how could you fool even me?.]

Even if the other divine beasts were able to trick him, Yongyong was suspicious of the possibility from the beginning..

To this extent, he was able to fool even self-proclaimed gods and thunderbirds. They may have thought that they had completely destroyed everything that the hermit sage left behind, but that mistake left a trace..

“Then go.”

[It really exists, right? It's not a hidden camera.?]

In the meantime, seeing the guy trying to take care of his pride, I clicked my tongue and walked away..

The cold wave was so strong that it made me think my skin was stretching..

It occurred to me that it was a welcome message from a hermit wise man..

Or maybe it's my imagination.

Anyway, the important thing was whether what he left behind was what I wanted..

Then the place where my gaze rested was on the ice floor where nothing existed..

But I could feel a faint presence out there.

[uh? uh?]

Only then did Yongyong react as if he sensed something..

“Can you feel it now?.”

[No, not at all! It's not just a hole?]

What a horrible guy..

As Yongyong said, there was a deep space under this ice floor..

It's a common terrain that can be seen here, but when common things overlap, it becomes inevitable..

“I put camouflage on camouflage.”

Kwasik!

A mine was fired to remove it, but surprisingly the ice withstood it..

If it were a human being, it would have exploded in an instant..

When attacked with mines several times, cracks appeared in the ice that had held up tenaciously..

Damn it! Damn it!

The ice floor cracked like glass and disappeared without a trace as it scattered into fragments. What took its place was an abyss whose depth could not be measured..

The depth was much deeper than I or Yongyong thought..

[Wow, it really happened?]

“let's go.”

[Uh, huh? It could be a trap, but just go for it? I could take a closer look, wait a minute.!]

I left Yongyong’s voice behind and jumped into the bottomless pit..

In the endless darkness, mental attacks accompanied by all kinds of hallucinations were unleashed..

I could feel the will left behind by the hermit sage..

This place was not like the arrangements left behind by that bastard. Just to block someone's access at the source, they tried to ignore the other person by using all kinds of means..

Yes, this guy was a genius and used his abilities to the fullest in this area..

[Because of this, I have no choice but to say it doesn’t exist.!]

Yongyong screamed as he realized that Shinsoo wholeheartedly refused to make contact with other beings..

When we finally reached the end of the bottomless pit, what greeted us was a trap..

It wasn't the type that posed a threat to one's safety, but rather the type that could transport one to another space if one took a wrong step..

“I guess you really want to avoid contact..”

But if we could reach this place, the trap was meaningless..

After avoiding even that, what greeted us was pitch-black darkness..

However, even Shinsoo's presence could not be erased, and Yongyong was able to clearly sense the abnormal air current..

[Is there a reason to hide it so closely? If it were me, I think I would be curious and approach it after seeing it hidden like this..]

“Everyone is like you.”

[right? It's not that I'm weird, it's that he's wrong..]

“There was an otaku in the corner..”

[I think the title “Hermit Sage” is too grandiose. I think Windigo’s naming sense is really poor..]

I also agreed with that and moved on..

Although visibility was blocked, the energy was getting stronger, so it was not difficult to find the direction..

It was about 10 minutes after moving like that. At some point, the darkness became lighter and my vision became brighter..

This was a huge cave that preserved its ancient form. Places untouched by human hands were both the most natural and the most artificial..

“Did he touch me?.”

[I didn't touch it as much as possible. Maybe he just touched it enough to move it..]

The more I walked, the darker the traces left by the hermit sage became..

1After walking for an hour, I finally reached the end of the cave and when a huge cavity appeared, I saw the sight I wanted..

[This…….]

“Is this his lab?.”

There was a scene where an unknown abnormal force phenomenon occurred throughout the cave..

And in one place, there was a corpse about 100 meters long. Its appearance was similar to that of a lizard, but its skin was wrinkled as if it had become very old..

It was so cold that its shape was still intact..

[I guess it's the work of God and the Thunderbird. full of injuries.]

Yongyong, who had already reached the body, looked around and said:.

I wasn't interested in the body, so I focused my gaze not on that place, but on the traces of the experiment..

There were a total of three sites where the experiment appeared to have been conducted. One was where various types of Force were mixed together, each with its own characteristics, interlocking like gears, and the other was where a Force consumed other Forces and changed their form. It was a process of endlessly growing in size and then naturally disappearing..

the long-awaited last.

There was a core that was emitting a soft red wavelength without any phenomenon occurring..

“…….”

I looked at that core as if I was possessed and then walked away..

And he reflexively stretched out his hand, but stepped back when the red thunderbolts swirled like waves..

“Pfft…….”

[what's the matter? Of course it's dangerous if you touch it carelessly. Uh, uh?]

Yongyong, who came next to me, looked at the core and made a sad expression. And as he looked back and forth between me and the core, he looked confused..

“This is the core he made..”

[But this is like…….]

It was clear that even Yongyong felt that way..

That's right, it's different from what it is now. Yongyong isn't 100% sure, but I know..

This was the core of blood feeding..

It's just that he doesn't know that I've returned to the past and that there are two identical abilities, so he's just confused..

“I finally found it.”

It's just that the criminal is no longer alive..

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It was when I dealt with the Hell Master and sensed the presence of the Divine Beast that I came to think that blood feeding was not a self-awakened ability, but the result of the intervention of an external being..

Afterwards, in the process of removing the instant death device, the remnants of the divine beast were destroyed, and while focusing on research for a year, I gained a lot of enlightenment..

The biggest realization among them was when I learned that the instant death skill, which was too powerful to be called a gift, was a form close to power..

Powers and Gifts: These two things are similar, but show stark differences..

While the gift is optimized for humans, the power is the power of a divine beast and its usable range far exceeds human limitations..

It would be correct to say that it is a gift from a divine beast. Instead, the difference in power cannot be compared because humans cannot match the mental power and physical abilities of Shinsu..

Even if you put in a lot of effort to overcome high-speed flight, the side effects were significant..

There is no problem if I pass it all on to my ego..

However, after experiencing high-speed flight and instant death, I have come to one conclusion..

“Then, the blood intake is?”

Even though there were side effects, it was a gift that far surpassed existing gifts in its power..

Although I went crazy because of this, I was able to gain the power to overcome human limitations, and after repeated regrets, I was able to return to the past..

Phenomena that an ordinary human being could never experience unfolded to me..

In that case, it was correct to see that this was the intervention of a higher being, not a human..

The moment I saw the instant fraud, all my doubts were answered..

“Shinsu.”

This is when I became convinced that it was God who created blood feeding..

But I didn't know who created it and for what purpose it was given to me..

It was a journey to find that, and although I reached the final destination, my doubts were not solved, but rather grew..

What on earth did this guy intend to create blood feeding?.

And why did it reach me.

[Uh, it's dangerous.!]

I ignored Yongyong’s cries and reached for the blood feeding core..

Pajik! crunchy!

A terrifying wave of red lightning swept over me, but I held on calmly..

He was already so familiar to me..

When I was an incompetent person who had nothing, I desperately yearned for power and consumed the blood and flesh of monsters to survive. It came to me like a miracle and gave me strength..

[are you okay?]

“It's okay to this extent.”

As a result of the red thunderbolt, he suffered major burns all over his body, but his super regeneration recovered quickly. And in my hand, the blood-eating core that had stopped resisting was lying calmly..

Wow!

At that time, a strong wave spread across the hand..

It pulled me into the spirit world before I could even do anything..

[What, what's wrong? Mental tea…….]

As Yongyong's shout was heard indistinctly, my mind was sucked somewhere..

What unfolded before my eyes was a pure white space. There, a white-haired, middle-aged man with drooping eyes was looking at me wearing a gown..

I could feel it intuitively.

That guy is a hermit sage..

This guy and I didn't meet face to face. He summoned a being to reach this place. Maybe he wanted to leave a message he wanted to say..

[I wanted to be human..]

So what.

He paid no heed to my thoughts and continued his story..

[The infinite possibilities of mortal man fascinated me. Perhaps it is because they know that their lives are short, but they have made amazing progress in such a short period of time that I am surprised..]

The hermit sage was amazed that because humans are finite, they have created infinite possibilities..

[But as an immortal, I could not become human. So I started thinking differently..]

I had been listening indifferently until then, but when I heard the next words, I had no choice but to stop..

[What would happen if humans gained infinite power and could become beings like us?.]

This phrase corresponds to blood feeding that can absorb infinite gifts..

[So I studied how humans could gain infinite power. And after research, I found a way to gain strength that is as good as ours by overcoming a few trials. This is something that would be shocking to my fellow countrymen if they found out..]

A faint smile appeared on the lips of the reclusive sage. Even for a moment, he quickly returned to his expressionless expression..

[But I don't have much time. My fellow countrymen coveted my achievements and did not like my arguments on how to use them. Maybe I'll get eliminated by them.]

I wondered why he didn't avoid me even though I knew I had been tricked, and when I realized what was strange, everything about the Hermit Sage was under control..

The person who was fooled is stupid..

He didn't deny it either..

[It resulted in speeding up my research progress. It's amazing that this level of efficiency comes from the moment I realize I don't have much time. How far will a human being with an earnest will who comes into contact with my research results grow?.]

Could it be that this guy didn't think that blood feeding would make the user go crazy?.

No, he must have known that smile..

Maybe users going crazy with this guy wasn't a factor to consider..

I was convinced when I saw that expression..

So, did I get caught up in Shinsu’s play and suffer all this time??

[They may be preoccupied with other things, but my legacy will sprout as a seed. Even if it becomes the seed of destruction, it will be fun.]

When I saw this guy looking at me and speaking clearly, I confessed my honest feelings..

“You're being sick.”