Chapter 711 – Laughter of Martial Arts
Seong-il looks at the sight of the demon disappearing with an expression full of anticipation. Fortunately, he did not disappoint his expectations and a book and an amulet appeared in the place where the ghost was destroyed.
‘Also… !!’
Fortunately, when the hidden piece appears in the same way as the gameplay, Seong-il cheers and picks it up and examines the contents.
‘One of the three kinds of seonju appeared at random… What do you want?’
Since Luffy Martial Arts is a game made with a martial arts worldview, most of the visions and hidden pieces that appeared were all related to martial arts. However, very unusually, only one Easter egg was obtained in the final chapter, and the ‘art’ used by the ancestors was obtained and used for a while, or it could be used in conjunction with the second playthrough.
The techniques that appear in this way are ‘ghost magic’ that can call and talk with the souls of the dead, ‘gang shi sul’ that summons the dead and instantly turns them into jiangshi and turns them into minions, and finally summons ghosts and demons using amulets and blood. There was a ‘requiem’.
‘I wish it wasn’t just a strong surgery… ‘
Each of the seonjutsu has quite a few strengths and used to give the player a lot of usefulness. For example, in the case of ghost magic, instead of calling the spirits of dead NPCs and solving their grievances, they could learn hidden treasures or martial arts.
Of course, ghost magic was a technique to summon ghosts and soldiers who fought here, so it was very useful in battle.
However, the problem is the river surgery. Gangsurgery was a powerful technique that could raise the corpse of an enemy and force them to fight among themselves, but as anyone could see, there was an ethical problem, so there was a fatal side effect of NPCs becoming hostile if they used the technique openly in the game.
‘Honestly, whether in real life or in the game world, I’m reluctant to write… ‘
As much as it conflicts with his own values, Seong-il examines the contents, hoping that the technique he came up with is not just a strong technique.
“Oh…!!”
Perhaps the wish for such a holy day has reached the sky, but luckily, the name of the magic spell ‘Ghostman Sake’ is written in the magic law book, which makes the holy day happy.
‘The usage was surprisingly simple.’
In fact, in the original work, the main characters were all Murim people who were unfamiliar with sagecraft, so it did not logically make sense to use them just because they obtained a spellbook. Therefore, in order to prevent setting conflicts, the game company put in an interesting setting, which is related to ‘memory transfer’.
It was set up that if you pick one of the main characters and open the book, the text in the book will borrow the power of the mysterious magic method hanging on it and record the magic method in the protagonist’s mind.
“Shiju. What is it?”
“It’s a book that records the methods of ghost magic. The ancestors maintained their magic based on this book.”
Although he explained the story behind the book to the two monks, Seongil, of course, had no intention of handing over the technique to the two. Apart from that, Seong-il, who had no intention of hiding the contents related to the book that disappears once used, frankly opens up to the two that he wants to monopolize this one-time technique.
“Oh, so that’s it. Then the donor will use it.”
After hearing Seong-il’s explanation, Hye-myeong and Hye-won give him the magic book in a cool manner. Of course, since they had received so much grace from Seong-il, it didn’t seem regretful to make any concessions to that extent.
‘For a moment… Do I really need to write this? I already have a clone technique… ? The noble soldiers are tenacious, but compared to their alter egos, their combat abilities are honestly…’
Of course, it would be nice if there were a lot of available heads, but Seong-il doubts whether he should even use a new ghost magic as he already has a split-marriage trick.
‘… Should I rather give it to Aira? If it’s his natural talent, he might be able to create a new vision by combining it with the existing kokeshi doll technique… ?’
At that time, I thought of Aira for a while. A very positive stimulus passes through Seong-il’s mind. Because of this, he is sure that he reads a fairly positive causal rate.
‘I’ll just give this to my child.’
Seong-il decides to give the book on this technique to Aira after this battle, and goes to the top of the altar with the two monks.
“All kinds of trials will happen from here, so eat your heart out.”
“…Are you talking about trials?”
Upon reaching the top of the altar, you can see a huge door and a blood-red pool beyond it. However, since the distance from the gate to the pond is not long, when Hyemyeong mentions the ordeal, the two monks look puzzled.
“You will know when you enter.”
After saying that, Seong-il moves to the gate without hesitation instead of answering. Then, Seong-il disappears like a ghost.
“Death penalty… Is this!?”
“It must be a drink.”
Perhaps because she faces so many bizarre situations with Seong-il, Hye-won does not blink an eye even in sudden situations. And the two of them follow Seong-il with a calm expression, probably as if Hyemyeong, who was surprised, quickly found stability.
“This…”
Horrible sight upon entering. Lava was seething on the left, a terrible blizzard was raging on the right, and a storm of hydrochloric acid and thunderbolts raged in the air.
“I’d believe it even if it was Purgatory…?”
The interior scene as it is expressed in Huimyeong. Seongil nodded his head in agreement with his expression.
“That’s right. What’s even more terrifying is that all of them are real beings. It must be a clumsy fantasy… If you go in there saying that, you’ll die right away.”
“Huh!”
Hye-myeong flinched, thinking that she might be a fake, and she shuddered at Seong-il’s words.
“Don’t worry, just follow me.”
However, Seong-il, who already knew how to break through this purgatory with his game play and mastery of strategy, walks toward that bloody place with a calm attitude.
“Come this way.”
Seong-il casually chooses a safe place hidden among purgatory and walks calmly. Of course, it’s a ‘safe’ place because it’s a good word, and when you arrive at that place, terrible traps like vengeful spirits appearing and falling rocks pouring down would be triggered.
However, an enemy like an evil spirit could not withstand the Seongil Sunyang River, or the two monks’ unique lawlessness, and were slaughtered in an instant.
In the case of the rockfall, it consumed a lot of internal energy, but Seong-il used the time force field and telekinesis to bounce it off casually, so the two monks realized why Seong-il was boasting and felt relieved.
“Gulp… Gulp…”
Seong-il deliberately chose and entered only battlefields where he could use his abilities 120%, so the party succeeded in destroying this terrible trap of Purgatory with ease.
“That door…?”
When a door that looks exactly like the one they had when they first entered Purgatory was suddenly built in the middle of Purgatory, the two monks instinctively convinced that the door was the exit and asked Seong-Il back.
“That’s right. If you go beyond that door, it’s finally the place where the blood god is.”
As always, Seong-il, with a calm expression and tone, rushes a wooden alter ego in front of his eyes, blocking the flying flames with his telekinesis. Then, a bloody sized bar protrudes from the floor.
“It’s unlocked. Let’s go.”
“…”
The two monks, who look tired of seeing Seong-il sacrificing their clones to disarm the trap casually, quietly follow him toward the exit.
“…You’re finally here.”
After passing through the gate, you can see a huge artificial pond again. The inside of the pond is filled with bloody water, making the viewer fall into disgust and fear.
“…A lot of the chains have already been broken.”
A black chain that stretches from the outskirts starting from the pond. As the chain descending from the ceiling is already half broken, Seong-il is very interested in seeing it.
“What do you mean interesting?”
Hye-myeong, wondering what effect the chain has, approaches Seong-il and demands an explanation of the situation. Seong-il explains to him that the twenty-four chains embedded in the pond are in fact the main seal that suppresses the power of the blood god.
“…Having been cut in half, it must have been a pretty dangerous situation?”
“Rather than that… It’s a more curious situation that it’s been cut in half in just this hour.”
“…?”
Hye-won and Hye-myung do not understand Seong-il’s words and look at him with puzzled expressions. However, Seong-il, not feeling the need to explain, looks at the chain with an interesting expression and thinks alone.
‘As far as I know, when the main character and his party went through all sorts of incidents in the Laughing Martial Arts and went to the end, didn’t it take about 3 years due to the setting…? Do you remember when the chains were cut in half? The chain was cut so quickly in less than half a year?’
Seong-il is very interested in seeing the chain cut much faster than the standard situation.
‘Is it because of me? What! Whatever the circumstances, none of this matters.’
Seong-il knows that no matter what the situation is, he has only one job to do, so he takes out prepared items from his inventory and passes them to his colleagues.
“Take care of your injuries and strength. If you think the situation is about to start, I’ll give you a signal, so get ready to use your sari.”
“Okay, sir.”
At Seong-il’s words, Hye-won and Hye-myung quickly pour various potions into their mouths and start to manage their condition. In the meantime, Seong-il energizes Arun Rabe and wildly swings his sword at his chains.
“Kuh…!!”
He succeeds in cutting the chain, but apart from that, Seong-il feels a powerful curse overtake him and distorts his face. Originally, he would have had to use a proper seal release device and protective amulet through his adventures, but Seong-il had to pay the price because he skipped all the steps.
‘There are now three left… ‘
Seong-il stops wielding Arunrabe for a moment, knowing that cutting the last one of the three chains that are now precariously holding the seal will speed up the release of the seal.
‘Recovery…’
Since the power of the curse accumulating in the body every time the chain is cut is not normal, Seongil focuses on normalizing the physical condition by raising the Sunyang River for a long time to burn off the special power and activating the nanomachines to the extreme.
“Shiju… Are you okay?”
“Yes. It’s worth it. You can recover enough with potions anyway, so don’t worry too much and keep preparing.”
“Um! I see.”
Although they still couldn’t show their worried expressions, the two monks obediently agreed to Seongil’s words and started preparing for battle as they had prepared in advance.
‘Anyway, if you cut the last chain, the two chains will collapse. So, I cut the last chain and I also try to manage my condition by eating potions…!!’
How the battle is going because I’ve played the game to the bone. Also, Seong-il, who knows very well how to play in favor of gamers, raises Arunrabe and prepares for the final battle.
“…Going!”
“Hmm!!”
When Seong-il confirms that his physical and mental condition has completely recovered, he holds up Arun Labe and explains to Hye-won and Hye-myeong that the final battle is about to begin. After the two monks gave a brief affirmation, Seong-il once again violently swung Arun Rabe, cutting off her chains.
Chaeeng!!
An intense curse that flows towards the holy day with a shrill noise. At the appearance of a powerful force that is several times stronger than before, Seong-il gritted his teeth and quickly raised his inner strength with all his might.
“Gulp… Gulp…”
Visor!! Chaenggang!!
Seong-il frantically inhales high-grade mana potions, accelerating the activities of the Sunyangganggi and the nanomachines. While Seong-il urgently manages his condition, the remaining chain begins to collapse on its own with a sharp metallic sound, even though it has not received any damage.
Gurgling… Growl…!!
The smell of blood from the red pond starts to get thicker. In addition, as time goes by, the pond boils like lava and emits ominous energy everywhere.
“…Now!! Start!!”
Seong-il looks at Hye-won and demands something wildly as the power of mad hatred and curses starts to radiate from the wooden box.
