Chapter 474 – Shadow (4)
A completely closed crack.
I look around at the place where it was and what my appetite with regret.
“Useup… “I couldn’t kill you.”
There is a touch of touch even in magic fired from afar.
And the taste of the hand told me.
The jet-black spear that flew was ultimately unable to pierce the enemy’s heart.
“Is it the side… ?”
I think that’s roughly the feeling.
“What…, That would be enough to cover the interest.”
You won’t die, but it will hurt really bad.
If you get hit in the side with a knife, it really hurts.
I know this well because I experienced it myself.
It’s a pity, but I have to pay the principal back later.
“Whoa…”
Let out a short breath and turn your back.
An office engulfed in darkness and silence.
“The fact that I ran away all this way…”
There is a strong possibility that it is Hexagram’s secret hideout disguised as an ordinary office.
“Something must be missing.”
I looked around the office, but nothing came out.
But it’s okay.
The fact that it doesn’t have a single speck of dust means that someone regularly stops by to take care of it, and if we follow that guy’s tail as a starting point, something will come out.
“Let’s go back first.”
It’s late.
My physical condition is still not that good.
By using some of the energy accumulated in the body as an attack and returning it at the same time, the urgent fire was extinguished, but the inside is still full of energy that has not been processed.
If I don’t deal with all of these today, my body may break down.
「Fly.」
Fly through the sky and head home.
If they see me now, I will be very worried, so I open the door very quietly and go inside so as not to be noticed by Yoo-jeong and Jeong-hee.
“Tskcha.”
As I quietly walk in on tiptoes, a creeping guy comes running out of the darkness with twin lights in his eyes.
Jump!
Jump!
He narrowed the distance with two jumps, then rose high with the last jump and stood on my shoulder.
It is heavy.
“You’ve grown a lot, our Kkamsul.”
Jump!
It has really grown.
I continued to feed it various things, and although it was small, it grew little by little.
As a result, it grew from the size of a child’s fist to the size of an adult man’s fist.
It’s still not a bad size…
“… “It won’t continue to grow like this, right?”
I am anxious.
What if it doesn’t stop like this and continues to grow and becomes bigger than the building?
Jump, jump!
The guy jumping around on my shoulder, not sure if he knows how I feel or not.
If this continues, one shoulder will collapse.
After stroking Kkamsul’s head once, I sit down with my butt in the corner of his room.
Then, slowly increase your concentration and contemplate your body.
“Uhm…”
The inside is still seething.
The heat emitted every time energy collides affects bones, organs, and muscles.
Think about this for a moment.
“What should I do with this…” ?”
Weigh the two methods that come to mind.
An easy and safe path and a difficult and dangerous path.
If you look at it this way, you would choose 10 for 10, and 100 for 100, but the results are different.
What if the former is safe but has little reward, and the latter is risky but has many rewards?
From this point on, the answer will vary depending on the person’s personality.
So, which personality do you like better?
“… Even if I can’t eat it, I’ll pay it.”
I barely survived and won, risking my life.
However, to put it the other way, it means that there was no other choice but to risk one’s life.
In other words, I was clearly on the verge of defeat.
Risking one’s life is always a gamble, and the probability of success is less than 50%.
I barely succeeded this time, but I can’t be optimistic that the same luck will come next time.
“Let’s take this opportunity to fix it one more time.”
The easy way to solve the problem was to simply wait for the gluttony to be digested.
When the glutton that sleeps for digestion wakes up, feed it energy again and repeat the digestion process.
But all you get from that is a small profit earned through gluttony.
So what is the latter?
“With this energy, the body is rebuilt.”
The ultramarine blue magic power taken from him is very different in nature from ordinary magic power.
Unlike general magic attribute, which feels like a gas, it has a high density close to that of a liquid and a sticky viscosity.
Because it has these characteristics, its pros and cons are also more distinct than regular magical power.
Although it is less diffusible than gaseous magic attribute, its density is high, so it is much easier to change its shape and its maintainability is also much higher.
I have a knack for using these qualities to reorganize my body once again.
Let me think about it.
The secret art of reorganizing the body is achieved by repeating the process of breaking, recovering, and reattaching muscles and bones.
But what if the viscosity and restoration power of ultramarine blue magic were added here?
Won’t the attached bones become much denser, and the recovered muscles become more tightly attached?
A stronger, faster, more tireless body.
The harvest from this alone would be enormous, but this is not all I want.
The doubts that had plagued me through battles big and small were finally confirmed through this battle.
What is that question?
“This body doesn’t fit my current fighting style.”
The transformation itself was perfect.
But the direction I had set at that time was the problem.
There was only one thing I wanted at the time.
Making the body most suitable for wielding a sword.
“I shouldn’t have done that.”
The soul of someone who devoted his life to swordsmanship meets a body full of magical talent.
Is it heavenly luck or bad luck?
I don’t know how to express it, but it’s safe to say that I was born with the destiny to become a magic swordsman.
For this to happen, the mixing of swords and magic must be much more free than now.
But it’s difficult with my current body.
To be exact, it’s enough right now, but I feel like it’s disappointing to see the end.
“Change the balance a little bit…, The durability of bones and muscles should be higher than now.”
The arrogance of trying to reach two ends with a human body that is not enough to devote to just one.
To achieve this, it must be more solid, hard, and tough.
With his magical power, these characteristics could be brought to life even more.
Don’t I even have an elixir that will greatly boost the body’s recovery?
So I’m going to give it a try.
The ultimate body I envision in my head.
For this, I.
“Whoa…”
Plap!
“Wow… !”
I chose the path of suffering once again.
* * *
The man looked down at the Shadow Walker lying dead in the infirmary at the organization headquarters.
“Huh…, Phew…”
Although he managed to recover from his wounds, he still could not wake up.
It’s a shock.
It is because the spear stuck in the side caused tremendous pain.
“It’s pain…”
I was puzzled.
Shadow Walker was an extremely lazy and indolent person.
That may be why he was able to become an apostle of sloth, but at least he was not ignorant of pain.
No, rather, I became like that because I suffered more than anyone else.
He can’t come to his senses just because of a spear stuck in his side?
‘… There is something.’
After leaving the infirmary, he immediately viewed the CCTV footage of the incident.
A crack created in the air.
Shadow Walker hurriedly escapes from there.
And a jet-black spear barely broke through the crack that was about to disappear.
“Hmm…”
From the moment he came out of the crack, his body was shaking with fear.
That means he has already experienced a shocking defeat and hastily ran away.
‘I lost to Kim Do-jin… ?’
This was equally hard to believe.
He is the apostle of sloth.
He was one of the six leaders who led the Hexagram at the same time.
Of course, he was the weakest among them, and he seemed to be better suited to the role of a hitman than a leader, so he looked for a new replacement, but it is clear that he is a strong man who far surpasses the S-class defined by the world.
No matter how talented he was, I still thought he was just a kid.
‘I already have the power to defeat the Shadow Walkers…’ .’
It seems that the opponent is growing at a rate that far exceeds my expectations.
‘Does this mean that if I take my time, I could be attacked?’
It’s something I never thought of.
The moment when the desired ideal finally falls apart.
It’s still the same now.
‘That’s fun.’
I still don’t think he is a great person who would ruin the big picture he is painting.
This is confidence and arrogance.
Therefore, although he was confident, he did not let down his guard.
Let’s evaluate him properly.
He decided to stop sending a few people to look after him.
‘There is a need to warn her too.’
I wanted to make sure this opportunity.
Even though I coveted his power and political power and put him in the position of a helper, he is still weighing things up without showing his true intentions.
Even to the guy who appears at every turn, disrupting the organization’s plans, and even exposing the organization’s true identity.
I’m going to warn you clearly.
Clumsy obedience, foolish rebellion.
All that remains at the end is a gruesome death.
* * *
Jongno-gu.
An ominous sound spreads through the large crowd of people walking up and down the street.
Damn it!
At the same time, a clear crack is drawn in the air.
Signs of cracks.
The alarm that detects this rapidly increasing concentration of magic power rings.
Bleep!
[Cracks have occurred in the nearby area. Citizens, please evacuate quickly.]
[I would like to inform you once again…]
“Oh, what is it?”
“Is it a crack all of a sudden?”
“Whew…, What is happening again?”
People stopped walking, each expressing their dissatisfaction.
And as if he was used to it, he slowly walked away from the area where the broadcast was sounding.
I learned this from long experience.
The signs of cracks alone no longer pose a significant threat to them.
This means that if I don’t be stubborn and just avoid that area, there won’t be any danger to me.
But this time was different.
Damn it!
Damn it!
The lines drawn in the air spread out at high speed.
And finally.
Kwasik!
The line is shattered just as it was drawn, revealing a huge crack.
The concentration of magic power soars so quickly that it cannot even be compared to what it was a moment ago.
At the same time, a red message window appears to awakeners and hunters passing by.
[The gates of hell and the gatekeeper guarding them appear.]
A loud metallic sound is heard beyond the crack that widens rapidly.
Cheolguk!
Kiriririk… !
A noise that sounds like something like a thick chain being dragged across the floor.
The sound gets closer and closer, and finally another sound hits their ears.
Crrrr… !
The sound of an animal.
Only then did the people who heard this realize.
Something is going wrong.
“Well, is something strange?”
“I don’t feel good. Let’s run away quickly, okay?”
“Get out of the way!”
“Don’t block the road ahead and come out!”
Confusion began to increase in an instant.
Association employees rushed to the scene and tried to suppress it, but it doesn’t seem to be easy.
Meanwhile.
Coo!
Something surges out from beyond the crack and shakes the ground.
It was a foot.
3 m seems to be a sufficient length.
In addition, there are five sharp claws that look like they can cut dozens of humans into two at once.
One foot of an animal whose red fur blows in the wind and glows like a flame.
Coo!
Another foot hits the asphalt road, shaking the earth.
Crrrr… !
The next thing that was revealed was the head.
Dark red mane.
Red eyes full of hostility.
Nose wrinkled as if smelling a bad smell.
Thick and sharp teeth that look like they can crush and spit out thick steel in an instant.
A head in the shape of a giant dog emerged from the crack.
There are three of them too.
Hunters who saw this opened their mouths and named it.
“Ke, Cerberus… !”
Dungeon located in southern Greece, ‘Hell Gate.’
Cerberus, the boss there, appeared in the middle of Seoul.
Cheolguk!
Cry!
And that too, by dragging the ‘gate to hell’ that he had to protect with chains.
