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My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 8

Fragment of the Immortal King (1)

It was dangerous.

‘I bit my neck out of nowhere and never thought my teeth would sink in.···.’

Perhaps it was a permanent protective shield in case of emergency, but its strength was not very high, so it was quickly broken by the undead's grip strength strengthened by black magic, but because of that, it was unable to inflict fatal injuries..

I was equally embarrassed when Zeraf spewed out black magic and was thrown away..

Since I knew nothing about the magic of this world, it was difficult to respond..

Fortunately, I was able to block the zombies behind him by moving them, but the plan almost failed before I even tried it..

I looked down at the dead body of Zeraf..

A village youth zombie was still hanging on his body, biting the back of his neck..

These guys were bad guys from the beginning.

All the undead here, including that zombie, are victims of these guys..

Maybe that's why it was my first time killing someone, but the psychological impact wasn't that great..

No, in fact, it would have been dangerous without the “Mind Hub”, but fortunately now it just feels like I killed the character in the game..

Rather, there is a problem to think about..

‘Actually, I was going to hit him in the back with a rock when I got the chance later..’

After watching Zeraf's words and actions, I became angry and decided to act right away..

However, when he had the intention to attack, Hans' body instinctively targeted the neck with its teeth and attacked..

The subsequent response was also close to following the body's lead..

‘But it's hard to say that this is out of my control..’

It was said that it moved instinctively, but since it was an urgent situation, it was possible to control it well by leaving it alone..

And it was definitely more effective than targeting someone in the back with a rock..

If I had followed the original plan, I probably wouldn't have been able to break the shield..

‘Still, if I were to ask, this feeling is···.’

Yes, if I were to compare it, it was like a habit engraved in my body..

If you are conscious, you can fully control it, but if you are unconscious, you move without your knowledge..

I realized that I couldn't ignore the influence of instincts engraved in my undead body..

Of course, it does not have any negative effects on the main body on Earth, and you can actually take advantage of this, but you must be careful..

Now it was time to move on to the next plan..

***

Chief Malcolm.

No, ‘Marcos Giocalli’, one of the elders of the ‘Covenant of Reverse Heaven’, an organization operating secretly on the continent, was happily watching the scene in front of him..

A pulsating black gem that absorbs the energy of death from the surrounding undead..

‘It's been decades since I searched for the 'Heart of the Immortal King'.

But after all the hard work, what I managed to find was only an incomplete fragment..

And because there was a risk of being discovered by the cult on the continent in the process of moving it to the home base, they chose a remote mountain village where no one would come, sealed the fragments there, and began the aging process..

A year has passed like that.

‘It's coming soon. Just a little while, finally···.’

‘There were quite a few resources poured into ‘Fragments of the Immortal King’..

Even his own position was already shaken..

‘But if this is completed, everything will turn upside down. stronger than ever···.’

[Master?]

At that time, a communication suddenly came to the disciple who was guarding the entrance..

[What's going on??]

[Master. That's out there right now···.]

***

“I mean, my brother is in here.!”

“So you say that friend left a while ago?.”

I was causing trouble in front of the village..

The person in front was a middle-aged man I first met when I discovered the village..

“No, that means the signal is definitely coming from here! Just let me go inside and check it out..”

“What do you believe in and let outsiders in??”

“Oh, then please let me see the village chief in person and tell him.!”

It would be great if we could bring out the village chief like this, but it didn't matter because we could still get information even if he didn't show up..

Not coming out meant they were doing something important, and there was only one thing that mattered in this town..

“I am the village chief. What's going on??”

And I expected that they wouldn't be able to easily ignore me or harm me..

There has already been a person who came looking for the person who killed him thinking there was no connection, and since there is no way to prevent something like that from happening again, he probably wanted to first figure out the situation..

I said hello to the village chief, Malcolm, with a kind smile..

“hello. My name is Heinz. I was rude because I thought my twin brother Hans was over here..”

“Hmm, Hansra... I remember. But I think the young man said he was traveling alone and lost his way.?”

“Ah... it's a shame, but we had a big fight not long ago and broke up. Still, I felt like we needed to reconcile, so I came here..”

I guess I have no choice but to believe it.

Because my face would look exactly like ‘Hans’.

And now it didn't matter how I came out on the other side..

Because the purpose has already been achieved.

***

‘Heinz' caused a commotion outside the village, and as soon as he confirmed that the village chief Malcolm had come out, 'Hans' immediately moved..

I thought it was quite possible to ignore it, but I got lucky..

Since you heard it was an important moment, you probably wanted to make sure even the smallest details were taken care of..

Even if a dangerous situation arises, there may be something unexpected that happens from the outside, from the deepest part surrounded by a barrier..

Wow—

Thanks to this, I was able to stand in front of the ‘Fragment of the Immortal King’ without any hindrance..

I was able to understand what maturation meant when I encountered the fragment directly rather than through Alfred, the zombie rat..

Why are there so many undead around?.

‘Are you absorbing dark magic from the undead? No, is it resonance??’

The fragments did not simply absorb dark magic..

It may have been incomplete somewhere, but it was absorbing dark magic and at the same time accepting and synchronizing with the missing information and becoming stable..

Now that I think about it, the only undead standing around are ghosts, headless knights, and other menacing-looking entities..

The one that looked the weakest was the Skeleton Knight, and at least it looked superior to the entity seen in the warehouse..

‘No, then the warehouse I was in was a defective product warehouse? I'm suddenly upset.’

During that 'maturation' process, low-level undead would have become nothing more than impurities..

The reason he killed himself was probably so that if any useful undead appeared, he could throw them as food for the fragments..

In the end, it failed to meet expectations and ended up in a defective warehouse..

‘It's actually a good thing, but it strangely pisses me off.?’

As I got closer, I felt an overwhelming presence and the dark magic being sucked into my body..

And at the same time I realized the danger of it..

Any living creature will become undead just by touching it, and a weak person will die just by taking a few breaths next to it..

Regardless of the power it contained, it was nothing short of a conglomerate of powerful curses..

I stretched out my hand towards the ‘Fragment of the Immortal King’.

‘If you're a picky eater, you won't be able to use it. Have a look at the taste of junk food.’

Of course, I had no intention of being eaten obediently..

There were some things I believed in, too..

***

“I mean, because we are twins. From the moment we're born, we can tell where each other is..”

“Hehehe, that's hard to believe.···.”

The village chief's face, which had been smiling softly, suddenly hardened..

Then, his expression gradually became distorted and he looked back toward the village..

There's something wrong with the fragment..

This was not the time to argue with such a rude guy..

“Kill that guy over there.!”

Malcolm immediately used black magic to head towards the place where the fragments were and shouted..

At that command, the middle-aged man at the entrance to the village, Baukal, the dark knight of 'The Oath of Reverse Heaven', immediately turned his head to kill Heinz, but.

“···when?”

There was already no one there.

***

[kill it.]

···Fear Despair Grief Pain Oppression Madness Lack Hatred Lust to Kill Anger···.

All kinds of negative emotions were constantly flooding in..

[Hate all living people. Cover this land with despair. As the world becomes more stained with death, your power will become stronger. long for life Take away what you don't have······.]

‘Wow, this is really no joke?’

「The amount of information filtered through “Mind Hub” was enormous..

At a certain level, not only will the body become undead due to this inherent energy, but the mind will be completely destroyed and consumed by fragments..

No, is there anyone who can survive this with a sober mind??

‘It has nothing to do with me.’

I continued what I was doing..

Malcolm somehow noticed and headed this way, so there wasn't much time left..

‘They must have taken some action here too..’

At this point, I could say it was obsessive-compulsive disorder..

If I could have endured the effects of this fragment, I would have lived with it all day long..

‘I'll give it a try first and see if it works out well. I think it's almost done.’

We attempted to synchronize with the ‘Fragment of the Immortal King’ by utilizing the sense of controlling the undead using the absorbed black magic as a medium..

Normally it wouldn't have been possible.

But I am undead, and I was able to ignore the violent mental attacks from the fragments and maintain my self..

‘It would be great if it worked, but even if it doesn't work out and we can't use it, let's give it a try with the significance of having disturbed them..’

The fragment was incomplete and defenseless, resonating with its surroundings to fill in the gaps..

I inserted ‘Hans’ into that deficiency..

And I could see the results right away.

《An object grows by achieving conditions. Acquire the special skill “Evil Wisdom”.》

The phrase that appeared before my eyes.

But even before I saw it, I could recognize the change in myself..

The body, consisting of nothing but bones, remained the same, but the level of existence changed..

And the new knowledge was naturally imprinted in my mind..

[oh! Now you can say it?]

I was able to speak by resonating my vocal cords with dark magic, but it was only a minor change..

I lowered my head and looked down at my body..

A black gem pulsating between my ribs.

I got a heart.

-Entity Name: Hans

-Race: Undead (Demilich)

-Common Attributes: “Mind Herb”, “Super Recovery”」

-Individual characteristics: 「Corrupt Heart」, 「Evil Wisdom」, 「Magic Affinity」

-Special note: The rank has increased due to the power of ‘Fragment of the Immortal King (1/3)’. The dark magic latent in the fragment was assimilated into the entity. Mental contamination did not occur due to the influence of “Mind Herb”.

And I evolved from an ‘elite skeleton’ into an immortal wizard ‘Demi-Lich’.

***

Hu Yan was sitting guard in front of the secret passage today as well..

Yesterday, a zombie rat escaped and it was a punishment for not being able to dispose of it in time..

‘Oh, for no reason you made a fool of me because of that guy Zeraf..’

Come to think of it, it's been a while since I went in, but Zeraf hasn't come out..

‘It's obvious, he's probably taking out his anger on his personality..’

Hu Yan leaned back and leaned on the chair..

1Years have passed, but even today, this corner of the village was very leisurely..

The only thing I did today was deliver the news from the village entrance to the teacher inside..

[Huyan! Huyan, you bastard! what are you doing now!]

Kwadang!

Hu Yan fell backwards in his chair due to the teacher's sudden communication magic..

[yes! Master! There's nothing wrong here!]

Hu Yan quickly got up, sat down on a chair, rubbed the back of his head and answered cheerfully, but the teacher's voice did not calm down..

[Is there anything wrong?! What the heck... No, check the fragments first! hurry! Contact Zeraf as well.!]

[Yes, yep! I'll check it out right away!]

Because of the barrier surrounding the area where the fragments were, it was necessary to use a special magic tool provided at the entrance to transmit communication inside the warehouse..

[hey! Zeraf! Stop and quickly check the fragments... uh?]

Huyan, who was in a hurry to send a message to Zeraf, stopped moving and checked the magic tool again..

And sent the message again.

[Zeraf? Hey, can you hear me Zeraf??]

No reply came back.

Actually it was natural.

Because it wasn't connected in the first place.

“Uh...no, what's going on??”

This was when Hu Yan, embarrassed, jumped up from his seat..

Wow—

The magic circle at the entrance to the warehouse reacted and the door slowly opened..

“hey! Zeraf! Why are you suddenly···.”

Huyan, who was looking back at the open door, immediately froze..

It wasn't Zeraf standing at the door..

“Uh... Uh... No, why?···?”

Hundreds of undead, including skeletons radiating ominous energy, were crowding around and filling the passage..

***

It wasn't difficult to command the undead..

The amount of dark magic in my body now is on a completely different level compared to when I used what little I had..

Because I was controlling so many animals, I couldn't share the same sensations as when I connected with Alfred, but it was still satisfying enough..

That's because I had not only zombies and skeletons under my command, but also high-ranking soldiers near the debris..

‘Maybe it's because I've been sucked into the debris for a long time, but things aren't that good.···.’

I'm glad I got this much..

The ground around the ‘Fragments of the Immortal King’ was littered with undead remains, as they must have been sacrificed so many times..

I led the undead across the passage majestically..

Soon I saw an entrance leading outside..

‘There's a barrier there, so you won't be able to just leave... Should I smash it??’

After thinking for a moment, I immediately realized something and put my hand on the door like Zeraf did..

And I was able to experience the effects of “Evil Wisdom” firsthand..

Wow—

The magic circle reacted and the door opened..

Now black magic was no longer an unknown mystery to me..

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