31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 360)
After hearing Kang Seol's request and thinking for a moment, Shin Lip nodded..
“Good, because this too will be an experience. Pack your bags, I don't think I'll be back home for a while..”
“yes.”
After finishing his business, Snowfall trudged back and disappeared..
“how is it? I'm right?”
“…The mood has definitely changed. Before, it looked like a bird with broken wings and unable to fly... Now it feels like the wings have been forced together. I was given two months, but that alone doesn't explain my current mood.….”
“Hi-Hi… Anyway, good things are good things. Isn't this guy thinking of his own way? We'll just have to find out what that method is during this hunt. It doesn't seem like there's much to hide.?”
nod…
After Shin Rip agreed with Shin Hyeon, he moved to pack his bags..
Meanwhile, Kangseol was also busy organizing things in the outbuilding..
Stop…
‘at las….’
Snowfall did two activities in two months..
The first of these is to dismantle the bodies of night beasts and understand and learn their structure. This could be seen as something that could simply be seen once and then passed on..
Although Shinhyeon emphasized understanding them, nothing special was hidden as it seemed..
‘Until just last week….’
Surprisingly, there was a secret.
‘The night beast... You can move without a soul.’
It was a secret I learned through all kinds of misdeeds in the process of repeated disintegration..
‘Do Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon know this secret??’
They had been doing this process for a long time and were aware of its importance. There was a high probability that he knew. However, whether they were taking it seriously was a completely different question..
‘'Cause they don't have the same power as me.’
For Kang Seol, this secret came as quite a shock..
Just a week after learning this secret, Kang Seol experienced new heights. Of course, he was talking about the state of shadow summoning and not the state of humans..
‘They say a thirsty man digs a well... I finally found a way.’
It was not an exaggeration for Shinhyeon to say that a person who controls shadows will die if he steps into the jet-black labyrinth..
Due to the nature of the individual, physical strengthening was not something that could be achieved in a short period of time, and the summoning magic that they boasted about and poured all their resources into also failed here..
It has become a frustrating situation, as if even that good smartphone is useless in a mountain valley where radio waves do not communicate..
Snowfall dismembered the carcasses of night beasts every day. After disassembling them, before their nature collapsed, they went inside them and used them like coffins, and even held them in their mouths..
Viewers always wondered why Kang Seol was still alive. Because I have done countless unspeakable acts..
And in the end, those actions proved to be the clue..
‘Why can't I use my shadow, but these night beasts can move??’
I had that question.
That was the reason I delved into the differences between the two..
Property.
The nature of the two was different..
Although it resembled something sticky and black, the power of the snowfall was precisely 'shadow' and what made up the night beast was 'darkness'..
I don't know exactly what that attribute is darkness, but I decided to think of it that way to define the concept..
If you put water and oil together and insist that they are the same, you will only end up with a sore mouth..
Anyway, the reason for going on this hunt is to advance this theory further. Snowfall was confident that the clue to breaking through the labyrinth would also be found here..
‘and….’
The power of the night beast absorbed while disposing of the corpse..
They have raised the power of the shadow widely..
Other abilities, including Shadow Summon, which was used as a main ability, became an excellent source of proficiency to the point where the level increased by more than one level..
In addition, other additional shadow abilities that were left untouched because they were considered a waste of ability points were also created..
‘It's like following the ability tree... In fact, it doesn't even use ability points..’
For Kang Seol, this place was nothing short of a gold mine..
A place where no matter where you walk, it is full of gold nuggets, and even when you fall, you fall on gold. However, there was a limit to becoming stronger with just that, so I had to get closer to the first secret mentioned above..
Sigh…
Luggage has been sorted out.
When I cleaned it up, it was pretty simple..
“…Hey.”
As I sat down on the rock in the garden, grief spoke to me..
“I have something to say.”
“huh?”
“Yacha is the same.”
“what?”
“Yacha... No matter how much I lick it, it won't shrink. What do we do? Grief was at fault.?”
Grief, like the starfish in mythology, had a habit of swallowing up both weapons and souls. And it was possible to take away the power it had..
Kangseol hoped that grief would swallow the yaksha and reveal its ability to steal the opponent's swordsmanship, which was also a symbol of the yaksha..
‘Is it possible to absorb wonders??’
Sigh…
The Yaksha that I took out of my belongings seemed to have shrunk in size a little, but the difference was so slight that I thought it might be an illusion..
Kang Seol looked at the sorrow and asked,.
“I can't swallow it?”
“…….”
Grief stuck out his mouth and looked like he was pouting..
Perhaps he told Kang Seol because he thought he couldn't swallow it..
“I can't help it. Let me find out.”
“huh!”
night has come.
Crrrrr…
Cooung…
Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure…
Sleeping night animals appeared from somewhere and walked through the forest..
“Walk close, because there are some people whose presence is vague as well..”
“yes.”
Kangseol followed Shinrip and Shinhyeon as they walked, carefully observing their surroundings..
‘…hmm?’
I felt eyes on me from somewhere.
A distance of more than 10 trees was struck, and an intense sense of malice was felt..
Indeed, the image of a gigantic night beast caught my eye, albeit vaguely..
“at the front….”
“Know. My eyes seem to have gotten used to it..”
“…yes.”
thud… thud… thud…
Kwaaaaaa-!
A night beast charging at you while screaming.
A tingling sense of murder.
And the soul of a more dangerous guy.
‘It's a strong soul.’
Even without taking stock, in the past it would have been quite a difficult opponent..
Finally, it lunged at me, breaking the tree..
How much to eat in one bite.
“Huh….”
For a moment, a line appeared.
With Shinrip’s movements that seem to connect heaven and earth.
“town!”
[Shinrip Iihap: Uses Kang Splitting..]
[Quickly draws the sword from its scabbard and inflicts enormous damage to a single target..]
[It's an unavoidable attack.]
[50% fixed damage is applied to large opponents..]
Chuhwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
The night beast was split in half..
‘haha….’
Clap…
The night beast, split in half, wriggled..
The soul contained within it has already disappeared..
“Burn it.”
- It's so fucking cool!
- Doesn’t Shin Lip have any broadcasts??
- I can't believe I haven't seen this before... This is a test ㅠㅠ
- It's a treat for the eyes haha. No one has reached that level yet.?
- At that level, even a snowman is a one-shot cut haha.
- Winter is almost over haha.
- ??? : Summons… Ugh… cowardly!
- How about learning swordsmanship, even if it means passing between the crotches??
- The gentleman was thinking the same thing as me..
Snowfall slowly approached the wreckage..
“What are you doing? Even if you tell me to burn it quickly. Big guys will soon disperse into the darkness of the labyrinth..”
“I don't plan on burning it..”
“…what?”
Whioooooooooooo…
Snowfall quietly closed its eyes and absorbed the huge debris..
[Continuous: Shadows respond to the sticky darkness.]
[absorbs shadows.]
[Shadow space is permanently increased by 50..]
[The grace of darkness falls.]
[Mastery of shadow-related abilities increases..]
……
Shinhyun tilted his head as he watched the darkness being absorbed..
“Hi-Hi… Look at this? So you've been doing this funny thing for two months??”
“yes.”
“There is nothing wrong?”
“yes.”
“What do you think, brother??”
Shin Lip pointed to the other half with his hand and said..
“If you're going to do it, just do it..”
“All right.”
While snowfall was sucking up other debris, Shinhyeon approached Shinrip and said.
“I've been looking into that guy since he had a unique idea.….”
“I never thought I would suck in the darkness of the labyrinth... There was a reason why you decided to go hunting..”
“What do you think? At first, I thought it was someone like a Thunderbolt who didn't know that the labyrinth was dangerous.….”
“I also changed my mind a little bit..”
“Hehehe… It seems like Migung saved the life of the guy he probably hated the most.….”
“You become stronger by absorbing the labyrinth itself... How far do you think you can go??”
While Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon were talking, Kang Seol approached and said:.
“It's done.”
“Okay, I heard there was something I wanted to check. Is it resolved??”
“Has confirmed.”
“Okay, that's it. I'll start clearing the area, so follow me slowly, remembering to remove any debris..”
Shinrip comes first.
Shinhyeon, who stayed behind, tapped Kang Seol on the shoulder..
“Since we've come this far, we can't just watch.?”
“yes?”
“You can handle small items yourself..”
“…yes.”
In fact, even Snowfall was secretly hoping for that..
Because the question I was trying to confirm gave a negative result,.
‘Just because Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon kill me doesn't mean I'll acquire the darkness..’
In the end, you have to collect the darkness yourself to advance to the next gateway..
In such a situation, the idea of giving Kang Seol a chance to hunt even if it was a small and safe object sounded sweet to Kang Seol..
“Of course, it is only a small bay. Even if the middle brother wins, there is a risk of getting hurt. Well, I'll hand over the small things around to you, so don't get too excited..”
Pajik…
Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
Shinhyeon disappeared in an instant..
It was so fast that it looked as if it had been struck by lightning and evaporated..
Kang Seol walked in the direction where Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon disappeared..
Soon, the corpses of night beasts appeared everywhere..
Even though the number has been reduced considerably, these are the ones that appear in large numbers at night..
Whioooooooo…
Wow!…
Snowfall rapidly absorbs the by-products of the labyrinth as if it were a vacuum cleaner..
Crrrrr…
A night beast appeared behind the snowfall.
Even at first glance, it was the weakest entity..
pot-!
Snowfall cut off the guy’s limbs without hesitation..
[Uses disturbing energy.]
[When used on a weapon, Sharpness is maxed out and attacks deal additional negative damage..]
Sigh.-!
Wow-!
2One of the secondary abilities gained from absorbing night beasts for months..
In addition, since he acquired numerous abilities, Snowfall's attack methods became quite diverse..
Snowfall, which did not decapitate, but cut off limbs and immobilized them..
This was another confirmation.
Whioooooooo…
Wow-!
[It gathers the darkness.]
[There was very little darkness.]
[Continuous: Shadows respond to the sticky darkness.]
[absorbs shadows.]
[Shadow space is permanently increased by 30..]
[The grace of darkness falls.]
[Mastery of shadow-related abilities increases..]
[enlightenment! Awaken new abilities.]
[Continuous: Awakens Shadow Affinity.]
……
That is, absorbing a live night beast..
surprisingly it was possible.
Although the process was quite difficult.
‘I feel burdened?’
It seemed that it could not be used carelessly against night beasts that were not small but medium-sized or larger..
‘And, even if you absorb it right away, darkness accumulates..’
It seemed like they recognized the absorption process as a type of hunting..
Snowfall, who was alone with her thoughts, felt as if the air around her had suddenly become heavy..
‘…hmm?’
Hehehe…
[Veldre uses Vicious Killer.]
[The sound generated here cannot travel far..]
[Increases the bonus damage of preemptive strikes.]
……
“…What is it?”
pot-!
pot-!
Two people appeared a little away from the snowfall. They were people who also knew about snowfall..
“…the mask.”
Five conquerors who entered the labyrinth before the Federation.
Two of them were wearing masks..
“He was still alive. I will ask.”
Someone other than the one who just spoke spoke.
It was quite a shameless tone..
‘Why are you still here??’
If he was still alive, he should have moved on to the next gateway. However, not only was he alive and well, but he didn't even try to break through the gate..
The word ‘why’ lingered in my head..
If they showed the power of being overwhelmingly strong, you would think they had some plan, but they weren't that strong..
The power they had actually didn't feel that big. However, it was clearly superior to the transferors..
‘These guys... Isn’t it a transfer interest??’
Since the only people who had been in and out of the labyrinth so far were transferors, I naturally assumed that they were transferencers..
If they were not transferees, they could have been people who had built up their skills before transference..
‘Even so… The pitch-black labyrinth is not easy, but how?….’
Snowfall paid attention to their masks.
After looking at it for a while, it seemed like the mask allowed me to see through this darkness..
One question has been resolved.
‘It's a night animal. It's only active at night.….’
If you can see ahead, it is quite possible to survive..
“Have you touched the hand of God??”
“…God's hand?”
“Answer me.”
Kang Seol frowned at the absurd sound..
The gods are just strutting around in heaven, so there's no way their hands would suddenly fall here..
If so, it could be inferred that the term ‘God’s hand’ does not really refer to the hand of God, but rather a symbolic expression..
What kind of sacred object is it that gives it the grandiose name ‘Hand of God’?…
‘No, wait… no way?’
Kang Seol seemed to know what they were looking for now..
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