31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 365)
Kang Seol was dumbfounded when he saw the message that came to his mind for a moment..
The message that my abilities had been strengthened felt like someone had recognized the achievements I had been working on for several months. Moreover, it's not a normal ability, it's a season..
‘…I created a new season?’
A night raven that I obtained quite early with Mirei's help..
However, what we have had since then has been the season of summoned beasts..
Quite a long time has passed.
After a long wait, Snowfall finally got a new weapon that she could use as her main weapon..
“It's darkness….”
Snowfall smiled happily as she looked at the darkness that had defended its entire body with primordial leather..
it's yours.
It's not something I borrowed from somewhere, it's something I learned firsthand over the past few months..
The person who knew the most about this being in the world was snowfall..
Snowfall confirmed the details of this new ability. Although the basic statement is that it can summon the Shadowlife, there will be other characteristics of this ability..
[Season: Darkness]
- You can summon darkness by consuming darkness. Shadowlife has a very fast learning speed and exerts power proportional to the summoner's abilities..
‘learning rate?’
Kang Seol was lost in thought when he saw that word that particularly caught his eye..
‘surely… It did.’
The darkness evolves.
Although he showed a performance proportional to the abilities of his summoner, Kang Seol, he grew faster than expected..
When he was first summoned, he just randomly swung his fists like a child fighting, but now he has grown to the point where he can even use joints..
‘The blood, bones, and even leather of the beginning were used..’
Even though you have created the necessary organs for your body, if you can use them all skillfully with just a few adjustments, the learning speed would be extraordinary..
‘I need to remember this.’
[Those who inherit the lineage have prescient eyes..]
[You can make the Shadowwalker use his foresight..]
This is a side effect that comes with the bloodline of snowfall.
Kang Seol was able to make the target who inherited his lineage use the Seonjian Eye and could directly check the target's field of vision..
‘now… It's time to try again.’
Snowfall took a long rest and waited for night to fall..
Wow…
The cry of a night animal that echoes through the forest.
It's time.
thud…
thud…
Snowfall, who had summoned the Dark Life in advance and placed it on standby, took a deep breath and patted the Dark Life’s body..
“You can do well?"
- When you go to school, just study and don't fight with the kids, okay? Understand?
- I'm going to fight….
- Then definitely become the best!
Wow-!
As the snowfall clapped, the shadow leaped forward..
Kang Seol used Seon Ji-an to observe the behavior of the darkness..
We will only be active in this area today, so we sent out a signal not to go too far..
Crumbling…
The rabbit we meet soon.
Wow-!
As soon as I kicked the guy, the figure exploded and disappeared. The darkness returns to part of the labyrinth without time to absorb it..
‘I need to control my strength a bit.….’
The fact that the snowfall was able to advance this far ultimately depended on the darkness. If it had not been possible to absorb the darkness, it would have moved sideways without any clear progress..
Therefore, darkness had to be given top priority no matter what and must be steadily accumulated..
‘reduce the force.’
As soon as Snowfall gave that signal, a night beast of similar size suddenly jumped out in front of the darkness..
It was like this.
‘Pfft… Of course….’
I don't know how sensitive the Shadowlife's senses are, but it was a bit slow to respond to this surprise attack..
Iri's fist and Shadowlife's fist crossed, but Iri's fist touched Shadowlife's body first..
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
‘……!’
The wolf's fist crushed the Shadowlife's chest, but it achieved no further results..
Twisting and shaking-!
As a result, the darkness's fist pierced the wolf's chest..
‘…it's okay.’
A shadow that defeats a wolf that succeeded in a surprise attack at once..
Snowfall smiled happily..
‘I'll keep trying like this today.’
The Shadows are now allowed to continue patrolling an area until they encounter a powerful opponent and make further improvements..
So after 3 hours.
Surprisingly, the darkness survived..
In the process, there were as many as 3 wolves and over 10 rabbits that were encountered and defeated..
Snowfall deliberately disconnected the line of sight a long time ago..
Looking at the world through someone else's eyes was very tiring, and if I stayed in that state for more than 10 minutes, it put extreme strain on my eyes..
This was a problem in the case of a continuous view, but it did not interfere much as it was only necessary to check in short bursts..
Finally, after 6 hours.
‘…It's already over half way.’
The night beasts appear for 11 to 12 hours..
It will last half the time..
‘There's no way I can stay the night like this?’
Kang Seol swallowed his saliva at the thought that perhaps what he had hoped for might succeed..
but… His wind was met with an unexpected backlash. Something has happened to the Dark One's life..
Kangseol quickly uses Seonjian to check the situation in the shadows..
‘…What is that?’
The Dark One was looking at the crypt leading underground. He discovered an unknown place, so a stimulus was applied and a signal was sent to Kang Seol..
Kang Seol thought for a while and made a decision..
‘Come back.’
The night walk ends here..
There was no need to overdo it when a certain area had already been devastated..
This is the first time I have seen a cave of that size while hunting at night..
Of course, it may have been because only the vicinity of the temporary shelter was cleared out during the stay, but the crypt was there as if it were only natural..
Snowfall traced the memories of a total of three people..
Shinrip, Shinhyeon, and even Shingang.
‘…No, there was no crypt like that..’
I wasn't sure if my memory was accurate, but at least the only unusual ones were the large ones that Kang Seol described as tigers. They would not have been much different from other individuals except that their strength and tenacity were incredibly strong..
‘I need to find out.’
Maybe there was a story I hadn't heard from Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon yet..
* * *
“…crypt?”
“Yes, during the hunt we discovered a huge crypt. Why is that like that?….”
Could it be that something like that remains in the forest unharmed and that we never knew about it?.
“What else can I say... Hi-Hi… It's his fault.”
“guy? Are you talking about Shinyu??”
“No matter how much of a monster Shinyu is, he is not a real monster. There are separate monsters.”
Shin Hyeon spoke to Shin Rip..
“Brother, it looks like Kang Seol saw that.….”
“hmm… I guess I should tell you soon. Looks like he woke up too.”
Shin Lip looked back at Kang Seol and said this.
“Over the years, a big problem occurred in the labyrinth..”
“…Is this what you mean??”
“okay. Do you remember the door you saw when you came in here??”
“door… Ah, the door!”
5dog door.
Doors that symbolized blood, light, darkness, storm, and dreams respectively..
“The labyrinth is divided into paths depending on the doors. It would be normal for those who went the other way not to encounter anything until they exit the labyrinth. We can't say this accurately because we have never reached the end of the labyrinth. anyway….”
Wrong.
‘The final gateway to the labyrinth is connected. Like a labyrinth of penance.’
In the Labyrinth of Asceticism, one could reach the final gateway through several doors. The dark labyrinth was also the same..
‘wait… Come to think of it, that was strange too..’
Clearly, the eldest brother, Shin Rip, went to the Gate of Blood, the second child, Shin Hyeon, went to the Gate of Light, and the third child, Shin Kang, went to the Gate of Darkness..
Because of this, Shin Kang was unable to check on the brothers' safety while staying in the jet-black labyrinth..
Because they didn't reach the final gate.
‘But, it doesn’t make sense, does it? Shin Lip and Shin Hyeon are together now.?’
There was another strange thing.
Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon are now extremely strong. It didn't make sense that they hadn't been to the end of the labyrinth..
“Did you not go to the end of the labyrinth? why….”
Shin Rip shakes his head..
“I tried to cover it. to leave the labyrinth.”
Kang Seol felt a strange feeling from Shin Rip, who spoke calmly..
Shinhyun smiled and answered instead..
“Hehehe… The final gate does not allow the dead. We are already part of the labyrinth. Even though I've become this strong.”
“that….”
In other words, they cannot escape the labyrinth for the rest of their lives and must live here forever..
unless it is….
‘Choose your own death.’
Anything will have a painful ending.
I also thought I knew why Shinyu was wandering. Why did she decide to remain in the labyrinth forever?.
“More than that, I want to talk about the labyrinth. The balance of the labyrinth has been lost..”
“The balance is broken.?”
“I do not know. One, the labyrinth that Hyun and I know continues to change. The crypt you saw is also a result of that..”
“…Please keep talking..”
“The border of the road collapsed, making invasion possible. Darkness flows everywhere, light blinds the eyes, blood soaks, storms rage, nightmares groan..”
“…….”
Shocked, Kang Seol opened his mouth and couldn't say anything..
- Does this sound like a middle school student??
- Tsk tsk… I am Shin Lip, the strongest prosecutor. Push push push!
- quiet! quiet! Please listen until the end! Please think about how difficult it must have been for you to say those words.!
Snowfall quietly asked a question..
“in other words… Are you saying this path I'm walking isn't a path of darkness??”
“Yes. If I had to give it meaning,….”
Shin Hyeon smiled at Shin Rip’s gaze and said,.
“It's the way of everything.”
“…the path to everything.”
“Don't you know? The five paths have already become one..”
There was a series of big shocks..
“That’s right… It can't be….”
“It's better now, but there were serious problems in the beginning. Especially the fight that took place here….”
“It's a fight?”
Kang Seol asked a question, but there was something that came to mind at first glance..
‘no way….’
Shinhyeon said casually.
“You may not know it, but there were terrible demonic beasts nesting at each door. They are monsters who get irritated and say their territory is narrow. What will happen when as many as five of them gather in one place??”
There were Easter eggs or gatekeeper-like creatures at each door..
Shin Kang did not touch those entities that had nothing to do with breaking through the labyrinth, but they were definitely dangerous..
“They continued to fight. So the dark devil took over this place and the dream escaped..”
“Then the rest….”
“Everyone died. No, there was a guy who died in the fight, and there was a time when my brother took his life after chasing a guy who retreated with only injuries..”
“…….”
Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon's strength has suddenly become strong enough to overcome them..
‘Oh, then surely that crypt is….’
Shin Lip shook his head..
“The wounded shadow demon eventually died..”
“yes? Then who did the crypt??”
“Although the demon beast died, it left its traces. That is also why the number of night beasts increases day by day. The conditions are unknown, but they have a tendency to return to their original form. The bigger ones eat the smaller ones and become as big as before. The biggest one is nesting underground..”
In other words, if left alone, another dark demon may be born, and the closest thing to it, a gigantic night beast, is located underground..
Now I understand why the Shin brothers diligently hunted night beasts every night..
It was not because of the inconvenience of living, but for survival..
The path of all things created by combining five paths. Those who stepped into the labyrinth were accidentally sharing warmth in one place..
Except for the masked Sisters of the Holy Relic Society, I have never met them..
‘Well, it has nothing to do with me... There is nothing special about demons either.….’
It was a harsh remark, but it had little to do with how the labyrinth was changing or what situation it was in..
Snowfall came to break through the labyrinth, not to live in it..
So it was someone else's business.
“Hi-Hi… Should I bring it up by now??”
“I've already heard enough, so is there any need to dwell on it any longer??”
“good. I'll tell you everything.”
When Kang Seol was puzzled by Shin Hyeon's hesitation, words poured out of his mouth without stopping..
“that… In order to leave the labyrinth, you must pass through the door to the next gateway. It's a very eerie place where the devil of dreams lurks..”
“hmm….”
dream beast.
I didn't know much about it, but monsters with unique attributes were generally difficult to deal with..
“The dream beast is still not vicious and is not dangerous... The problem is the night beasts that live underground in the forest..”
“…yes? If he's hiding underground, there won't be any problem as long as you don't encounter him.?”
Shinhyeon laughed.
“Hehehe… that is… Because it's hard not to encounter it. No, we run into each other..”
“…yes?”
What he said threw Jiang Seol into confusion..
“Where do you think the gateway door is??”
“…….”
“underground.”
“no way….”
If you try to break through the labyrinth, you have no choice but to encounter that dangerous guy..
“He's blocking the door.”
It was no one else's business.
Now it's my job.
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