Chapter 1014 – 1014. Yggdrasil (7)
[Pact of the Immortal]
One of Loki’s four skills, a skill that can turn the opponent into the caster’s slave when used.
However, as the name suggests, instead of becoming a slave, the opponent can gain immortality.
Even a master cannot kill a slave.
On the outside, you might think it’s an ability to make a coveted talent at your service.
However, there are several fatal drawbacks to using this ability in that way.
The first is that the skill level is forcibly halved.
Please note that the skills that lower your level are limited to skills learned within Yggdrasil.
For example, let’s say it was written for Min Hayeon and her Namgung Yuha.
Min Ha-yeon’s archer skills and Thanatos priestess skills were learned inside Yggdrasil, so all levels will be halved.
However, Namgung Yuha’s level of swordsmanship and swordsmanship does not decrease because it is a skill he has already learned from outside.
In other words, only skills learned through the power of Yggdrasil are affected.
Then everyone will think like this here.
-If you use this skill on party members, won’t they gain immortality even if their level is reduced to half? In that state, you can level up again, right?-
It’s a very reasonable idea.
Although I don’t like the term slave, if you use this ability on your party members, you won’t have to worry about their lives.
I also had that reasonable thought.
But as if laughing at my thoughts, this skill blocked that shortcut.
Reducing the level by half is not a concept of reduction.
The concept was that the points required for maximum and growth would be doubled.
For example, let’s say there are two summoners with swordsmanship level 1.
One is an ordinary summoner, and the other is a summoner who has become my slave.
If an ordinary summoner used the points to raise his level by 10, he would become level 10.
However, if the summoner who becomes my slave uses those points to raise his level, it only goes up to 5.
And the maximum swordsmanship level that can be raised in Yggdrasil is 90.
If an ordinary summoner is lucky and gains hundreds of millions of points, it is possible to raise him to level 90.
But the summoner who became my slave… The maximum is fixed at 45, so even if you want to raise it, you can no longer raise it.
Please note that this also applies to summoners who have already reached level 90.
For example, if Min Ha-yeon is caught in my Immortal Pact, her archery level goes from 90 to 45, and she can no longer level up.
Do you gain immortality at half of all levels, or use your abilities to their full potential? .
It wasn’t worth worrying about.
Of course, level 90 is much better.
The difference between level 90 and 45 was not so slight that it could be said that the value had dropped by half.
It was safe to say that the difference between level 90 and 45 was the difference between gods and humans.
In terms of fantasy, it is at the level of a red dragon and a famous wizard.
In martial arts, there is a difference between life and death and the peak.
In other words, it is a difference that cannot be overcome.
Just in case, I asked the party members for their opinions, but their answers also matched my thoughts.
Everyone chose to maintain their level.
I said that life was important, but the biggest reason was that I didn’t want to be a burden.
Surprisingly, the party members did not show any particular objection to becoming slaves.
In fact, it feels better to have a connection like that or something…
After talking with the party members, the reference point for using [Pact of the Immortal] Became clear.
The idea was not to use it on people needed to climb Yggdrasil, but rather on people who interfere with climbing.
And the guy who gets in the way of that climb…
“Seongsuhooooo! “I’m dying!!!”
Paaaaa!
He was trying his best to kill me.
‘I’m anxious that [Guide’s Eye Light] Didn’t work, but… Let’s try it out!’
With such concerns in mind, I cast [Pact of the Immortal].
Spurrrrva!
As soon as I cast the skill, a thin white chain suddenly flowed from my body.
The total number of chain stems is nine.
Nine chain stems spread out in all directions and stuck into Midsummer’s body.
Puff, Puff, Puff!
“What, what!”
Han Yeo-reum was surprised by the chains that were suddenly attached to her and threw her body back.
Then he pulled back and attempted to break her chains.
Shoot! Suuk! Shoot! Suuk!
“W-what!?”
But Midsummer swung her sword, but she could not cut the chains, and she continued to pass like her ghost.
As if it were something that couldn’t be cut…
“What! What!!”
While Midsummer was shaking and swinging her sword at her chains.
A hologram appeared in front of me.
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Nine wins, passed.
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A table of results appeared, and nine chain stems began to come together.
The white color changed to blue and the number of chain stems decreased to six.
Instead, the thickness of the chain became thicker than before.
“What!! Holy shit!!!”
Midreum was embarrassed and just tried her best to cut the chain.
Shoot! Suuk! Sooooo!
But this time too, the chain did not break.
And then a hologram appeared again.
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Six submissions, passing.
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A hologram appeared like that, and the chains began to come together again.
The chain was reduced to three, but it was much thicker than before.
And the color turned bright red as if to reveal danger.
Bright red chain.
“What!!! Seongsuho!!! What!!! “I can’t get rid of this quickly!”
Midreum instinctively decided that the chain was dangerous and continued to swing her sword as if struggling.
And finally, Midsummer shouted, activating the wings of light and the sword of light that she had used earlier.
“Oh my gosh!!”
And at the same time, another hologram window appeared.
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Three humiliations, passed.
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At the same time as the hologram, the chains began to overlap again.
And before we knew it, the chains had come together and turned into a huge chain.
A chain as thick as an arm, stained pitch black.
At the end of the chain…
“Holy shit!!”
It was the middle of summer.
A black necklace hung around Midsummer’s neck.
The black color was a problem, but the shape was also very unpleasant.
Slave… It was also a trivial type of iron necklace suitable for lower-class slaves.
And the chain stem attached to that necklace…
Quickly! Crash!
Ironically, it was in my hand.
A scene where it seems as if the slave and the master have been decided.
Even a fool would know that this situation was dangerous, even if it wasn’t his instinct.
And Midreum, sensing such danger, raised her sword with all her strength.
“What is this?”
Midsummer raises her sword and emits light…
Paaaaa!
I struck down at the black chain connecting her own necklace and my hand.
Anxiety sprouted inside.
‘Couldn’t it be cutting?’
Wouldn’t it be a counterattack after that? That kind of anxiety.
And with that anxiety…
Kwahiah ahhhhh!
Midsummer’s sword struck the chain.
Rumbling!
An attack strong enough to collapse a skybridge.
And at the same time, an earthquake was so strong that it was difficult to stand.
“Aaaaah!”
“W-Isn’t it collapsing!?”
“Aaaaah!”
Not only the surrounding elves, but also Min Ha-yeon and her group… And the midwinter that I was surrounded by also screamed and withstood the earthquake.
The earthquake continued for some time.
But if there is a beginning, there is an end.
The earthquakes caused by Midsummer’s sword gradually decreased, and stability was gradually restored.
Everyone let out a sigh of relief that it hadn’t collapsed.
However, unlike the sighs of relief others exhaled, I held my breath and gazed intently at midsummer.
‘… I guess you didn’t quit?’
Due to the huge amount of smoke from the attack earlier, the sight of midsummer has not yet reached my eyes.
First, I still had a black chain in my hand.
However, there was no guarantee that even the chains hidden in the smoke were intact.
Crash!
The sound of chains falling was heard.
And at the same time, I felt like my heart was sinking.
‘Did they really cut it down?’
The moment I think to myself like that… The thick fog slowly cleared.
And as the fog cleared, a blurry silhouette gradually came into view.
Midsummer, when the light was more intense than the sun.
However, the midsummer within the cleared fog did not show the same majesty as before.
He is…
“Sigh… Sigh… Haaaaa!”
Perhaps because he used a lot of force, he was kneeling and breathing heavily.
In my eyes, I saw a chain struck by Midsummer with a sword.
The chains…
“This… What is this… !”
It was slightly scratched from Midsummer’s attack, but it was well-connected to Midsummer’s necklace.
Slur…
And the black chain began to gradually disappear, as if becoming transparent.
Then it finally magically became transparent and disappeared completely.
Midreum quickly hung herself.
A slave necklace that has already disappeared.
However, Midreum scratched her neck and cried out as if she had atopic dermatitis.
“Seongsuho!!! “What was this?”
I laughed heartily while watching midsummer shouting whales.
“What is it?”
And at the same time, a hologram appeared in front of my eyes.
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The Immortal Treaty concluded.
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Midsummer…
“Please be kind to me this time too.”
It was the moment when it was in my hands again.
.
.
The return of midsummer has endless uses.
No… It was infinite.
In the past, I was able to do various things using his regression, but now his regression has become a factor that hinders my achievements.
What if midsummer returns now?
All achievements and rewards I accumulated on the 4th floor will be reset.
Meeting Midwinter, relationship with Namgung Yuha, war hero, capturing guild ons, acquiring Pegasus, dominating the red crescent moon, gravekeeper’s rest, clearing the boss dungeon, etc…
Even a surprise reunion with a vigilante who isn’t included…
The moment midsummer returns, all my achievements disappear in vain.
That much must be prevented.
And those regression elements… I blocked it properly today.
Midsummer, who was guiding me in front of me, shouted as if screaming.
“Bar… Solve it quickly!! “Get that thing off your neck!!”
Anyone could see that Midsummer’s body looked free.
There were no traces of being bound or shackled.
But his body was trembling as if it was tied to something.
I chuckled as I watched Midsummer go ahead.
“If you don’t want to do a naked show here, it would be better to lead the way quickly.”
“This… This fucking bastard…”
As soon as I cast the [Pact of Immortality] On Midsummer, I explained to him my advantage.
-Immortality and Slaves-
Midsummer was devastated by the fact that she had become immortal.
However, perhaps because she had recovered her mentality during this time, she did not act servilely and ask me to release her.
I was worried that some of the 3.6.9 conditions might not have been fulfilled, but perhaps because of the things that had happened to me over the years, I was able to conclude the [Pact of Immortality] In one go.
But unfortunately, the slave contract in [Immortal Treaty] Was slightly different from what I thought.
It gives immortality and controls the body.
Instead, I couldn’t control that fluttering mouth.
‘I have to be careful. He tells all his other secrets but never says where he got his powers.’
A secret that cannot be revealed even with the [Pact of Immortality] I made.
Even if you could force someone to act, you couldn’t force them to reveal their true feelings.
‘What… Let’s find out about that little by little.’
But right now the problem was no secret.
“Resolve this, bitch!!”
“…”
That damn mouth was the problem.
But on the other hand, I knew a few ways to control my mouth in the middle of summer.
I approached Midreum and whispered so that no one else could hear.
“Speak kindly? Otherwise, I will make you perform a masturbation show in front of your sisters.”
“This… Profit!”
I looked around, satisfied with the sight of midsummer with a red face.
Unlike Umbra or Sky Bridge, a city where sunlight pours down.
Beautiful buildings lined up in such a city.
And…
“I’m human!”
“Aaaaah!”
Even the elves yelling at us as if they were seeing bears or tigers…
At first, I thought it was fear, like seeing an animal that escaped from a zoo.
But their thoughts were not the kind of fear I was thinking of.
“Mom, their ears are small.”
“Oops! Don’t look at it! Let’s avoid it quickly, it’s contagious!”
“Everyone, you better keep your distance!”
“…”
Human… No, it was a fear caused by the unknown.
‘Even Stella wasn’t that bad.’
Even Stella, the most powerful person in Arbos, did not react like that.
[I think it’s probably because I never meet other races.]
‘Aha…’
Stella often goes in and out of the third floor and has seen other races with her own eyes.
Perhaps thanks to that, the fear of the unknown seemed to have disappeared, even though the disgust remained the same.
In comparison, 99% of elves never meet face to face, let alone talk to other races.
As a result, they only heard about it through records and oral tradition, and as a result, the unknown of other races seemed to have led to their fear.
Fortunately, the elves didn’t attack us.
“That’s Talindra… ?”
“The kid next to me… Isn’t it Erdin who is called a genius mage…? ?”
It was thanks to Talindra and Erdin who guided us.
“Could it be that you have captured humans?”
“Is there any reason to bring a human?”
“To say it was captured… That human man and woman are riding a Pegasus!?”
“The way I see it… Rather, it seems like they are treated with utmost respect?”
“Are you sane to say this!? If Talindra hears, why would you make such a foolish move… !”
“Eek…”
I was able to barely get through the noisy elves and reach the royal castle of Arvos.
As a rough estimate, the size of Arbos’ castle seemed to be five times larger than Umbra’s castle.
And, like Umbra, it was impressive that it was half destroyed here and there.
‘I saw it through Stella’s dream before… It’s amazing every time I see it.’
Like Umbra Castle, it was collapsed here and there, but at the same time, parts of it were beautifully decorated.
Thanks to this, even though it was the same shout, it created a completely different atmosphere.
It was the moment when we were about to enter the castle under the guidance of Midsummer, Talindra, and Erdin.
Cheeks, cheeks, cheeks, cheeks, cheeks!
Suddenly, a march loud enough to be heard throughout the city began to echo from the castle.
At first, I thought it was a march to welcome me, but…
Chuck, Chuck, Chuck!
All the elves except our party members and Midsummer knelt towards the castle entrance.
Then, along with the marching band, I noticed someone slowly approaching from the entrance of the castle.
A dress that looks as if it was made of living blades of grass, and a woman who seems to be the personification of nature by wearing such a dress on her body.
The woman was worshiped by all the elves, and she slowly approached me.
Then he stopped at a distance of about 10 meters and opened his mouth with a smile.
“I’m glad you came to my castle… Welcome.”
I laughed bitterly as I looked at the female elf who personified nature.
“Meeting Her Royal Highness… Should I say that… ?”
It was the moment of reuniting with Stella, whom I had longed for so much.
