Into the Creations 2175

Chapter 2175 – 2175. Curse

[The game is terminated.]

[Commencing experience point calculation.]
[Na Chae-young’s affinity level is 6.]
[Choi Hye-jin’s affinity level is 5.]
[Irina’s affinity level is 4.]
…….

[Sung Yu-jin
Level: 93
Strength: 130 Stamina: 130 Agility: 130 Intelligence: 130 Spirit: 134 Mana: 133]

[Available points: 21,680]

I nodded, checking the points. Eternal Eden had penalties, so even if it wasn’t on the level of Dark Moon, I still earned quite a bit. I had also been there for quite a while this time.

I used the points on my stats. Honestly, I didn’t think much about it. It felt like I was just boosting my physical abilities. Whether it’s skills or anything else, your physical stats need to be solid first.

‘1,500 points to raise one stat…’

[Sung Yu-jin
Level: 93
Strength: 130 Stamina: 130 Agility: 130 Intelligence: 130 Spirit: 140 Mana: 140]

[Available points: 2,180]

I felt my body heat up intensely. It was a result of my vitality and mana increasing. My body was overflowing with energy, and mana was swirling within me.

I had felt this sensation before. When I took the elixir in the Ascension of Light. It was the feeling of suddenly becoming stronger thanks to the elixir. Of course, it wasn’t just the amount of vitality and mana that increased.

Brain Heaven Style Electromagnetic Wave.

I used the electromagnetic wave. Electromagnetic waves, which are normally imperceptible, spread out in all directions from me. Beyond the office building, even to the road outside.

‘Ha-rin isn’t in the building… Is Mi-ryung live-streaming in her room? Oh. The twitching, did she feel the electromagnetic wave?’

Although it’s called an electromagnetic wave, its foundation is mana. It’s not strange at all that Mi-ryung, an excellent mage, would feel it.

‘The couple on the first floor is having sex. Hmm. They’re both ugly.’

The range of the electromagnetic wave was 300m. The range, as well as the amount of information, felt clearer. As my mana stat increased, not only did the amount of mana increase, but also my mana control.

‘It’s not enough.’

For me to aim for S-rank, a mere 300m electromagnetic wave? It should be at least 1km to be considered S-rank.

‘S-ranks are monsters that can be considered natural disasters themselves.’

What I feel as my stats increase is that I can sense myself getting stronger each time I raise a single stat.

‘As I predicted before, I’d need about 150 in each stat to be considered an average S-rank.’

From 140 in a stat, it costs 2,000 points to raise it further. Even for me, it felt a bit burdensome.

‘Using the game life quests is also an option. I can get a large amount of points as a reward, or even raise my stats themselves.’

I spread out my palm. I gathered mana on it. The blue mana coalesced and transformed into a blade. An aura that shimmered like a star. Ganggi. Also known as an aura blade. That’s what it’s called in reality too.

But hunters don’t use Ganggi often. It’s inefficient. Basically, hunters fight by developing their own abilities rather than martial arts. Even S-rank hunter Han Ah-young doesn’t know much about martial arts. Instead, she proved her strength with her overwhelming ice manipulation abilities.

‘Well, there are quite a few hunters who use martial arts, though.’

There’s the Yeongcheon Style, for example. There are also many families related to martial arts if you look for them.

I changed the Ganggi on my palm into lightning. The lightning slowly spun and rotated. The size of the lightning was gradually increasing.

Manroe.

I recently realized that the real use of Manroe isn’t compression but amplification. It’s like the lightning self-generates as it rotates.

If resonance is a concept of multiplication, focusing on quantity over quality, then Manroe is about enhancing the quality of a single lightning bolt rather than the quantity.

I didn’t know before. Compression and amplification were happening simultaneously. It was something I accidentally discovered while training in the Ascension of Light.

Manroe is a class skill I got in God’s Atlantis. It’s definitely not an ordinary skill, as it’s a skill of the Lightning Cutter, a special class. It was a bit late for me to realize that.

‘If I sustain Manroe for an hour… what kind of power would come out?’

I was curious, but even I wasn’t confident in sustaining Manroe for an hour right now.

“Aaaaaaah!”

Suddenly, a scream erupted from Mi-ryung’s room. I calmly looked at Mi-ryung’s room. I had sensed her live-streaming earlier with the electromagnetic wave.

‘Just a normal reaction.’

It wasn’t necessarily a reaction for the broadcast. Mi-ryung sometimes makes a fuss even when she’s not broadcasting.

‘Probably her game character died.’

It’s a common occurrence. But surprisingly, I was curious about it. I used the electromagnetic wave once more. Mi-ryung was holding her head with both hands, looking annoyed.

I listened closely and could hear her voice.

“This is rigged! Why do I have to die?! I’m sure I’m being targeted! There’s no way they could know my movements otherwise!”

Mi-ryung’s gaming skills are equal to or below mine. Therefore, there was a high probability that her claim of being rigged was actually true.

Mi-ryung was enjoying her life in her own way, so I took out a drone from my inventory. A machine I brought from the [Eternal Eden] world. A combat drone that Na Chae-young made herself. Originally, it was controlled using AI… Unfortunately, the AI from Eternal Eden cannot be brought into reality.

‘But I have Madoka. She can control a combat drone, right? Even if she can’t, it doesn’t really matter.’

I didn’t bring the combat drone to use it. Combat drones aren’t very helpful in reality. Why would I use a combat drone when there are hunters?

‘Still, it’s better than nothing. It can be a big help in other worlds, not reality.’

More valuable than the combat drone would be its parts and galchium. The combat drone was made with more advanced technology than what exists in reality. Especially galchium, which is a revolutionary material in the battery field, if not as much as a superconductor. It even has EMP shielding effects, making it a highly coveted item in the military market.

‘I have no intention of releasing or selling galchium. The EMP shielding effect is bad for me, an electric ability user.’

I have enough money. I had no intention of doing something that would benefit others while I lose out.

As I was starting to think about dinner, I came out of Mi-ryung’s room. The atmosphere was somehow subdued. Usually, she would be smiling brightly and asking what we should have for dinner.

“What’s wrong?”

“Do you know what happened today? I was cursed.”

“Is it a problem with a viewer? Ban them.”

“No, no. It’s not some nonsense from a viewer, it’s a real curse. I’ve been cursed to weaken my body and drain my energy.”

“Who dares!”

I stood up as if having a seizure. Someone cursed my woman? I was ready to retaliate.

“Honey, calm down. Do you think I’d be affected by a curse?”

Mi-ryung has the same stats as me now. At least an A-rank hunter level. Adding her magical knowledge and experience, she could probably block even an S-rank hunter’s curse.

“That bitch sent me a ‘sal’ (煞), but I countered it.”

“That bitch? A woman cursed you?”

“She’s a BJ. When I counter a curse, I can naturally see the target’s face and location. The motive for the curse… it’s probably jealousy. I’m at the top of the internet broadcasting world, you know.”

Mi-ryung proudly puffed out her ample chest. A face that rivaled celebrities and a body that felt divine. It was no wonder she was popular.

“Just because of jealousy, they curse you?”

“Hey. You’re not one to talk. You kill people if they get on your nerves.”

“That’s true.”

Still, I try to restrain myself as much as possible in reality. But I couldn’t forgive the bitch who cursed Mi-ryung.

“Where is that bitch? I need to make her pay.”

“Hmm. It’s okay if you don’t. That woman is a civilian. It seems she used a tool to cast the curse.”

“Why are you acting so unlike yourself?”

If it were Mi-ryung from the Ascension of Light, would she have let the woman who cursed her go? Absolutely not. She would have made her pay for sure.

“This is your world, honey. I can’t just run wild.”

“Even if you endure, I can’t.”

There were several ways to handle it. There’s a saying that if there’s no body, there’s no culprit. If I dispose of the body in another world, it would be a perfect crime. Even if there were unexpected variables, I could solve anything using [Information Erasure].

“Really… Okay. But let’s eat dinner first? It’s not like it’s urgent.”

“What should we have for dinner…”

“How about braised chicken?”

“Sounds good.”

With Mi-ryung’s cooking skills, even if she just made ramen, it would satisfy my taste buds.

• • •

The woman who cursed Mi-ryung was a 20-minute drive away. A neighborhood with old buildings. A run-down villa in an area that was rumored to be redeveloped.

“That woman is also a Eurasia TV BJ, right? But why does she live in a place like this?”

“Not all BJs make a lot of money. The small ones are probably in the red. The internet broadcasting world is a red ocean these days. Especially hunter BJs, they’re the ones that are trending now.”

“It’s common for successful hunters to be treated like celebrities… but they’re also BJs now, huh.”

“Yeah. It’s not enough to just be pretty to be successful on broadcasts anymore. You need to have your own content. Or be incredibly beautiful like me.”

There was no one around. Mi-ryung revealed her face, which had been covered with a hat and mask. It was partly because she was famous, but also because everyone, regardless of age or gender, would turn to look at her when she revealed her face. Her beauty was just too outstanding.

“You’re not planning to just walk in, are you?”

“I’ll sneak in and take care of it quietly.”

Mi-ryung muttered something. Her aura enveloped us. I felt our presence fade and the space distort.

‘No, is it just bending the light to make us invisible?’

It was too light of a spell to be considered spatial distortion.

We entered the woman’s house. The front door lock was opened by manipulating the electricity without needing to hack it.

And the woman was collapsed in the living room.