Episode 393
Returning to the dormitory after meeting Han Se-yeon, I immediately looked for Gretel.
“Look at this, Gretel.”
“Huh?”
Looking at the picture I held out, Gretel blinked.
A photo of a tree monster that has a similar feel to Gretel, although it is not exactly the same. I wondered
if Gretel
would show a special response, but I only stared blankly at the photo and didn’t see any reaction.
“Don’t you see this picture?”
“Aye.”
Gretel nodded. Unfortunately, it seems that the tree monster in this photo is not quite sure what it is.
However, Gretel couldn’t take her eyes off the picture.
Right then.
A faint light began to emerge from Gretel’s body.
[The power that was latent in ‘Gretel, the Demon Beast of Immortal Hell’ increases.]
[The grade of the unique attribute ‘Rapid Growth (S)’ increases.]
“…… Huh?”
Suddenly, one of Gretel’s skills grew.
rapid growth.
Come to think of it, there were also those characteristics. I forgot about it for a while because I had nothing to use.
I immediately checked the contents of the properties.
[Rapid Growth (S)][Grade: 2]
Description: The Demon Beast uses her magical energy to the limit and grows rapidly for a short period of time.
►Growing Power
The demon’s body grows for 15 minutes.
When you finish growing, all stats
increase 3 times and attributes are strengthened. At the end of the 15 minute
duration, you will become a Sprout for 3 days.
Waiting time for reactivation: 30 days
According to my memory, the original effect of [Rapid Growth] was to double all abilities for 10 minutes.
However, as the rating increased, it changed to a triple increase in 15 minutes.
“…does it have anything to do with the photo?”
The fact that the attribute level increased after seeing the picture is proof that it had something to do with Gretel.
In addition, the fact that the grade of rapid growth has risen, and not other characteristics, may be the appearance of Gretel after the monster in the picture grew up.
“……Hmm.”
Thinking that the monster in that picture was a grown-up Gretel made my head complicated.
I felt like I saw Gretel’s potential, so I was excited, but more than that, I didn’t know Gretel’s past. Or maybe there was
a secret .
Gretel’s hidden secret…
What is it? I thought Gretel was a little different from the normal summoned beasts…
But since Gretel also said she didn’t know, there must be no other way.
I patted Gretel, who was still unable to take her eyes off the picture, on the back and stood up.
I decided to think slowly about Gretel.
Before that, there is work to be done.
I took out the processed ‘Mysterious Magyesu Fruit’ I received from Han Se-yeon in the sub-space.
“You are finally eating.”
I am looking forward to this Magyesu fruit more than any other Magyesu fruit I have ever eaten.
This is because you can acquire S-class characteristics just by ingesting it.
What kind of ability is it?
It’s an S-class characteristic, so it’s not normal, right?
He swallowed his saliva and
slowly took out the fruit from the bottle using Mother Nature’s hand.
Then he opened his mouth and chewed the fruit.
square.
“Hmm…
the taste was similar to peaches. Soft texture and sweetness that spreads in your mouth.
And the moment I swallowed, my body reacted greatly.
Awesome!”
[Ingested the elixir.]
[Acquires additional stats through the effect of the enemy-type trait ‘Heavy Weakness’.] A
hot aura began to circulate in his body.
The energy spread throughout my body and penetrated every nook and cranny as if swimming. And the terrible burning pain that followed.
“Awesome…
An elixir containing strong power, as always,
can become a poison, not a medicine, the moment you are careless.
If you can’t control this bursting energy, your life could be in danger, so you need to focus on it from now on.
I just sat down and started practicing mana.
…how much time had passed like that?
I felt the burning energy melt inside my body.
[The mysterious magical power contained in the fruit grants you new strength.]
[Acquire the protection of your contract summoner, ‘Gretel, the Immortal Demon Beast of Hell’.]
[Obtain the ‘Blessing of the Demon Beast (S)’. ]
“……Whoa.”
When I woke up, my whole body was covered in sweat.
It was a much more painful time than usual, probably because it was an elixir containing characteristics.
I wiped off my sweat and checked my newly acquired properties.
[Blessing of the Demonic Beast (S)]
Classification: Attribute
Description: The blessing of Gretel, the immortal beast of hell. As your rank increases, new abilities are unlocked.
[Passive Effect]
►
All stats increase by 20% in natural communion forest terrain.
[Effect of Use]
►The Sanctuary of Demonic Beasts
—Using nature’s mana, you can use healing magic to heal various status ailments.
[Special Effect]
►The magical energy of the Magical Beast
is detected and automatically activated the moment it is judged to be in a critical situation.
—Reduces damage taken by 90% for 5 minutes.
—Shares some abilities with Immortal Demonic Beast for 5 minutes. ( It is partially modified according to
the user’s characteristics .)
*Cooldown: 365 days
«..ugh»
..usa 3
As an S-grade characteristic, there are many abilities.
There is also an effect that increases stats by 20% in certain environments, and there is also a healing magic that recovers various abnormal conditions.
“I like the healing magic a little bit.” Because he
only learned offensive and defensive magic necessary for battle, he
always regretted not being able to use light healing magic.
Fortunately, there has been no serious situation that requires healing magic so far, but at some point, a major character might get seriously injured in an accident.
[There was a relationship that could share one’s vitality, but the recipient only received 20%, so there was a lot of disappointment in efficiency.
“Let’s try an experiment right away.”
The abilities of the characteristics are acquired automatically at the same time
as acquired, so they can be used immediately without additional practice.
I first used my magic to create a small scar on my left arm.
”Hmm…
I felt a little pain, but this was tolerable for the sake of the experiment.
Immediately after that, [I activated the Sabbath of the Demonic Beast.
[Using the effect of ‘Haven’s Rest’]
Ugh!
The mana of nature condensed on the top of the palm, and the energy of green light began to materialize.
It was shaped like a cloud because it did not have an exact shape, but the healing magic contained within it was clearly felt.
“Good?”
At this level, it contains power that is not at all inferior to professional ‘healers’, assistant magicians who specialize in recovery-type magic.
I used green magic on my injured left arm.
Green mana seeped into the wound. Soon, a strong vitality came over him, and the wound on his arm slowly began to heal.
“and. what’s this?”
Healing is much faster than I thought.
With this level of healing power, it is not too far behind even tolerable A- and S-grade healers.
Just then, I felt a brief dizziness in my head.
“…The mana consumption is a bit high.”
This is a natural result as it has a high recovery rate.
If the mana consumption was low, it would have been an SS-class trait instead of an S-class.
“Good good.”
With a satisfied smile, I looked at the next ability of the trait, the same name as the trait, ‘Blessing of the Demon King’.
“…is this really good?”
Reduces
damage received by 90% for 5 minutes .
duration of 5 minutes. And it’s a little disappointing that there is a long cooldown of 365 days, but the important thing is that it is automatically activated at the moment of crisis.
If you are in danger of dying due to carelessness during battle, the ability is automatically activated, and it is possible to save your life once regardless of your will.
In other words, it was as if he had one more life.
And another ability under it.
“Sharing some abilities with Makaisu… I
have no idea what kind of abilities this might be.
Speaking of Gretel’s abilities that come to mind right away, there are ‘rapid growth’, ‘tree summoning’, ‘fruit generation’, ‘body change’ and ‘immortality’.
“…Couldn’t it be that if I use Create Fruit, I’ll get a fruit on my head?”
I was imagining it alone, and my eyes naturally frowned at the hideous and grotesque figure.
The same can be imagined using body transformation and rapid growth.
Thinking that I am not a rubber man and my arms are getting bigger
makes me laugh out loud.
Where do you use that ability?
At least, the abilities I can imagine using include tree summoning and immortality
.
[It is partially transformed to suit the user’s characteristics
.]
“It is partially transformed to suit the user’s characteristics.”
I don’t know what form it is, but it looks like Gretel’s ability has been transformed to suit me and I can use it.
It is fortunate that there is a high possibility that the bizarre form can be alleviated in terms of visuals.
“I don’t know what it is, but I’m satisfied with it.”
I don’t know what it will be like to share my abilities with Gretel unless I use them, but I’m quite satisfied with the other abilities.
I smiled and lay down on the sofa.
A small uninhabited island hidden somewhere off the coast of Incheon.
A huge villa was hidden in a wooded location. This villa was one of Zaun’s many hidden hideouts around the world.
“Baek Eun-seong. Did you keep the hideout well while we were working?”
Baek Eun-seong laughed at Scar’s teasing words.
“What to protect… I just slept and played. Are you looking for clues in the fourth journal?”
Scar smiled slightly at Baek Eun-seong’s question.
“I do not know. I heard that it was hidden in the virtual world, but how can I find it with this one clue?”
“…tsk. But today is a day where I can talk to him for a while. If you ask me directly, everything will be solved.”
“It’s not like that. Looking forward to it.”
The members of Zaun who gathered at the villa
spent time talking about what had happened to them in the past.
Just then, the door to the villa opened and Jean and Berthe entered.
At the same time, everyone’s eyes turned to them.
“Come. Have you finished preparing for necromancy?”
At Natasha’s question, Berthe nodded.
“it’s over. All the ingredients are ready and you can start right away.”
At those words, everyone’s eyes trembled.
“…Are we finally seeing him formally?”
“I feel like my heart will explode just by imagining it.”
Even though it was a short time, he showed a reaction that was greatly impressed by the thought that he could have a conversation with his god.
Bert, who replaced the position vacated by Shin with a temporary leader, reacted no different from them.
She, too, was smiling with eyes full of anticipation, which is not usually seen.
“But how did you come up with the idea to use necromancy? It wasn’t in the original plan.”
At Lee Cheong’s question, Berthe turned his gaze to her.
“It’s because of Kim Seon-woo. You made it clear that it was possible to call him necromancy.”
At Aporia, I heard that Seonwoo Kim had used necromancy against him.
I thought that necromancy would be impossible because the soul was bound by the sealing technique, but thanks to Kim Seon-woo, I found out about it.
How to use it was confirmed through his other journals.
“Okay, let’s start right away.”
With Berthe’s signal, Jin immediately spread the materials for necromancy on the floor.
And he put down the sword he used in his lifetime, ‘Heukcheon’, and put down the box that sealed his soul.
After that, sprinkled with soul powder.
The aura of mystery began to emanate.
At the same time, the surrounding space was instantly
dyed black and the world changed.
“……Is this place?”
“Is it a mysterious space?”
“Wow. that’s interesting. It seems to be a space created by the mystery of necromancy.”
“But what should I do next?”
Berthe answered Jin’s question.
“The mystery of calling the soul will appear before us.”
At the same time, a human with a goat’s face appeared in front of them.
[It’s been a while.]
A short word of mystery. Seeing this, the faces of Zaun’s members were filled with deep fear.
A feeling of pressure that is hard to describe in words. And I felt a tingling sensation.
Should I say that I feel instinctive fear at the presence far away?
“…… Ugh!”
Scar even knelt down and complained of pain.
As if the others were the same, they slowly
began to sit down following Scar.
At the same time, a question popped into their minds.
How did Kim Seon-woo endure when he was under such pressure simply by facing him?
Bert said, barely holding back the pressure he was feeling.
“…Are you the mystery that calls the soul?”
[that’s right. By the way, it’s been a while since I heard honorifics, so I can’t get used to it. That cheeky guy who tried to eat friends with me is weird, and
this is a normal reaction.] As
the goat giggled and said something incomprehensible to itself, Berthe looked at it with questioning eyes.
[Nothing. Don’t worry about it.]
Berthe said after feeling some unknown fear at the sight.
“We want to talk to the spirits inside this box.”
The goat answered the question.
[I’m sorry, but I can’t.]
“……Yes?”
The goat answered Berthe’s question.
[You are destined not to meet this guy. Let’s go back~]
Uuuuuu!
At the same time, a strong light emitted and returned to the original world. And
the aura that oppressed the body disappeared.
The members of Zaun blinked blankly before speaking.
“……What?”
“I’ve suffered so far and only used necromancy. Could this be the end?”
Without even thinking about it, what the goat had just said came to mind.
—It’s a fate I shouldn’t have met.
It’s fate that we shouldn’t meet.
Then why did you become Kim Seon-woo?
Regressed extras become geniuses