Chapter 391: Doubt |
In every country, there was a host.
Therefore, Ryu Min had no choice but to travel to countries around the world from time to time.
Squeeze!
Each time, the host was eliminated in a single strike.
Over time, Boluak’s growth accelerated.
“How many are left now?”
“We just need to catch five more.”
Boluak’s black liquid was darker than before. It was originally matte black, but now it was shiny black. It was proof of the growth achieved by harvesting 295 hosts so far.
Perhaps that’s why his expression was overflowing with confidence.
I haven’t run into him, but I noticed. He has become a much stronger and higher-dimensional being.
Is that why?
“Guide me.”
“.......”
“What are you doing? Lead the way quickly.”
“Oh... yes.”
Boluak, who was leading the way, had doubts about Ryu Min’s actions.
Why is the God of Time so obsessed with the host?
Is it because I was born against the laws of time?
That’s what I said, but no matter how much I think about it, I never heard anything like that from the owner, Deorant.
If I could contact Deorant right away, I would have asked...
I felt it was a waste to see the hosts die all at once, but I also wondered if this was really true.
The host is an entity that collects human bioenergy and promotes the growth of the seed.
The God of Time kills these beneficial entities before they can collect their energy.
In other words, the God of Time is hindering Sid’s growth.
But even if you find out now, it’s too late to stop it, right? I’ve already killed 295 of them.
The God of Time wanted to eliminate the host and sought revenge on Archizar himself. A business relationship where both parties operate through transactions.
Even so, Boluak had doubts about whether this deal was really for him.
He didn’t even know if it was true that Archizar was targeting him.
Should I send him telepathy?
After thinking for a long time, I made a decision. Let’s have a real conversation with Archizar.
If there’s a misunderstanding, let’s clear it up.
Of course, there was no way that Ryu Min, who had the rune in his heart, didn’t know that fact.
“Boluak. What are you doing now?”
“.......”
“Are you secretly sending telepathy to Archizar?”
Boluak flinched for a moment. Even without reading his internal thoughts, all his emotions were revealed on his face.
“It’s pointless to deceive me any longer.”
After making that decision, Ryu Min sighed internally and continued.
“Are you suspicious of why I’m holding the host like this?”
“... To be honest, yes.”
“Shall I tell you the real reason?”
At Boluak’s nod, Ryu Min reluctantly revealed it. The dagger that had been hidden all this time.
“Because I am not the God of Time.”
“E- As I suspected...!”
In an instant, the surrounding space darkened. The two suddenly found themselves in the middle of a dimensional rift.
“If you stay here, you won’t be able to escape.”
“You’re finally showing your true colors! The title ‘God of Time’ was a lie!”
“You realize that now? How foolish.”
“A being worse than this insect!”
Boluak, who also revealed his true nature by making derogatory remarks about humans, radiated black energy.
Unlike the first time, it was enormous and brimming with energy.
“I knew something was strange! I’ll kill you and escape from this dimensional rift!”
“Did gaining some confidence after eating a few hosts make you think you could? If you can, go ahead.”
Was Ryu Min’s mockery the trigger?
“I’ll kill you!”
Boluak charged forward with gleaming eyes.
Pong pong pong –
He transformed his entire body into tens of thousands of droplets of liquid.
Papa pa pa paak!
The death liquid shot out in all directions.
Sizzle-!
As if there was no time to escape, Ryu Min’s body melted when it touched the liquid.
The scattered liquids gathered back into a human form.
“Ha! It’s over! I’ll make good use of your bioenergy!”
Boluak, who believed he had won, emerged, but he didn’t realize.
“What are you doing?”
“!!”
What he killed was merely Ryu Min’s clone.
“Am I here?”
“Y-you!”
He tried to react quickly when he saw Ryu Min floating above him, but it was already too late.
Snap!
“Krrrrraaaargh!”
His body, burned by the high-voltage current, trembled as the liquid sizzled.
He was on the brink of death from that blow, but he didn’t die.
“Maybe because he grew after consuming the host, his durability has increased significantly. You’re holding up better than the Rukainu I killed earlier.”
“Ugh, this guy...”
“Let’s see if you can withstand a second strike.”
The flash blazed again, and Boluak’s scream echoed.
“K-krrrraaaa!”
As soon as the screams ceased, the shiny black liquid suddenly turned a murky color.
“Shut down...”
“Surviving two hits? You’ve certainly grown, Boluak. But...”
Ryu Min extended his hand again.
“I can fire as many shots as I want.”
“Spare me...”
That was Boluak’s final plea.
Sssizzle-
The liquid vaporized and burned completely.
Ryu Min could be sure because he could no longer hear his internal thoughts.
The death of Boluak.
“Does this make it two Seeds I’ve killed?”
He lifted the space-time barrier and stepped out into the world.
Following Rukainu, he dealt with Boluak, but Ryu Min’s expression didn’t seem refreshed.
Who knows how many more seeds will need to be dealt with in the future?
But what was more painful than anything else was the fact that he had lost his guide.
I couldn’t help it. Because it was just before he contacted Archizar.
He had already figured out through the Rune of the Inner Heart that Boluak, who doubted him, would no longer seek a host.
That’s why he dealt with him without hesitation, even at the cost of losing a guide.
How do I find a host now? Should I run around and search?
The good news is that only five hosts remain. Since he had searched almost the entire world, he had a rough idea of where they could be found.
Shall we go?
Ryu Min’s body moved at the speed of light.
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Ha... When will my brother come?
Ryu Won lay on the sofa like a lifeless puppy.
To help my brother, I stayed up all night searching for items overseas.
As a result, I was able to pinpoint the host’s location and waited to inform him when my brother arrived.
However...
It’s been a day, and you haven’t come back...
My brother, who went out to find the host, went silent after a phone call from the United States.
Did something happen?
I was worried something bad had happened, but I soon realized my worries were unfounded.
Who was my brother?
Wasn’t Black Scythe the only one who survived until the final round?
As if that wasn’t enough, he dealt with the gods who created the game and now freely crosses the world’s boundaries.
What could happen to someone like him...? Let’s not worry unnecessarily.
Even though I know very well now that he’s not the kind of person who would suffer anywhere.
“.......”
The shadow on his face wouldn’t fade. I tried not to worry, but as good as my brother is, I couldn’t help but be concerned since I couldn’t see him.
“Hey, when are you coming home, brother...”
Ryu Won, muttering and rubbing his sleepy eyes, stopped waiting.
I brought a blanket and lay down on the sofa, intending to take a nap.
I closed my eyes and tried to sleep for a bit.
Biri-Ding dong dong dong-♬
I heard a sound that woke me up. It was the doorbell.
“Brother!?”
With joy, I jumped up and ran to the wall panel.
Meanwhile, I had a moment of doubt.
Why did my brother ring the bell? Doesn’t he know the house password?
My doubts quickly disappeared when I saw my brother’s face on the wall panel screen.
“It’s my brother!”
Ryu Won rushed to the front door with a lively face, as if he had never been tired.
Bang!
I opened the door.
But.
“Whoa!”
Ryu Won couldn’t help but be surprised.
Because someone other than his brother was standing in front of the door.
“Hehe.”
A man with a meaningful smile.
Ryu Won felt something strange and quickly tried to close the door.
Thunk!
The man stuck his foot in and entered at will.
“Who are you? Why are you entering freely...”
“This is Black Scythe’s house, isn’t it?”
Ryu Won’s expression hardened at the man’s words as he closed the front door.
“And you must be part of Black Scythe’s family.”
“Who...?! Gah!”
The man grabbed Ryu Won’s neck with one hand.
His fingers extended and completely gripped his nape.
Hey, you’re not human!
I could see that just by looking at the change in front of my eyes.
Crack!
A crack appeared in the man’s skin.
In an instant, the man shed his human shell and transformed into a black liquid monster.
“Ahhh...”
My stomach churned when I faced a creature that looked human but couldn’t be considered human at all.
“The internet truly is a convenient medium. Since information is connected here and there, the screen can be manipulated. It was easy to find since Black Scythe revealed his face. Hehe.”
The monster, which couldn’t be called human, imitated human speech sounds and looked at Ryu Won, whom it held in its hands.
“Now that we’ve secured Black Scythe’s family, shall we meet him?”
The black creature, Archizar, slowly applied pressure to the human’s neck caught in its grip.
It could kill him as easily as twisting a chicken’s head, but the one caught now is a member of Black Scythe’s family.
To threaten Black Scythe, you must keep him alive.
“First, we need to knock him out.”
Crunch!
I put pressure on the carotid artery by tightening my grip.
Blocking the blood flow to the brain can cause fainting due to a lack of oxygen.
I knew that fact through human knowledge.
Hmm?
There was one thing Archizar didn’t know.
Why am I not fainting?
Currently, Ryu Won has 10 seconds of invincibility called Hero’s Protection.
Crack!
“Huh?”
I felt like something happened, and at the same time, I felt a sharp pain in my arm.
When I regained my senses, I realized that the arm holding the human had fallen to the ground.
The person I had caught slipped away and hid behind a man.
“What kind of guy...?”
At that moment, Archizar stopped when he saw the man.
It was a face you couldn’t miss because the man’s video had been broadcast a while ago on the WallPad.
“You... Black Scythe?”
“The conversation is over.”
Ryu Min, a man holding a massive scythe, stared with murderous eyes.
“Just prepare yourself for death.”