Chapter 788 – 788. Journey to Find the Soul 3
Wake Island is always fun.
None of the ones left here have starved to death yet.
Since there is plenty of fish and shellfish, you can live without starving to death unless you are really talented or lazy, right?
There were quite a few people like this when the world was being organized.
Humans who were stuck on an island and lived like rats.
Well, because those people had skills, they were able to gather food much more easily than these guys.
Of course, they all died.
Anyway, I continued testing on those guys.
There are many things about soul extraction that are worth researching. There is so much to do.
First… Even if the soul is taken out through soul extraction, the body is not declared dead.
The number of survivors also remains unchanged.
What this means is that the presence or absence of a soul itself is the criterion for survival.
So I did the following test.
The body is killed while the soul is extracted.
However, it is not determined that he is dead. My body burns, freezes, gets cut…
Anyway, even though I was completely devastated, I did not go to the gate of the abyss.
I tried that even after unlocking death immunity just in case, but it was the same.
With this, I think we can come up with one more hypothesis.
When the soul and body are together, if the body receives damage, it is transmitted to the soul.
So, when damage is received above a certain level, the soul recognizes the damage to the body and leaves the body.
But now, since the soul is separated from the body, it doesn’t seem to be recognized.
It’s difficult. What is so difficult?
So the test continues. Take your time. Slowly.
Two souls were taken out through soul extraction. And then they replace each other.
A soul that enters unexpectedly. What? It can change so easily?
There don’t seem to be any side effects or anything like that. Well, there are marionettes and possession, right?
There is nothing strange about such things if you think of it as the soul entering another body.
Hmm. Looking at things like that, isn’t the body really meaningless?
It’s just like a custom case given to a soul. Just a vessel to contain the soul. To that extent?
It’s so vain when you think about it that way. Are you saying there is no need to be too obsessed with the body?
If so, there are other things to try as well.
A body within the gates of the abyss. Wouldn’t it be possible to get in there too?
I immediately extracted the soul of one person, used the Gate of the Abyss, and crossed over.
And when you put his soul into the body of the dead Gap, the guy starts to shiver.
“Huh… Huh…”
All people who have had their souls extracted react that way.
Testimonies of a world of darkness, nothingness, and complete nothingness. But I can’t see that memory through memory reading.
If you think about it that way, I think the state where the soul has been extracted is just a blank space.
It’s literally an empty space. That reaction is a side effect of that gap.
I extracted his soul again and returned to Wake Island to put it back in his original body.
But it seems like the fear has decreased a bit compared to before?
Hmm… Did you get used to it because it was your second time? I don’t know. Should I test this too? Really… There’s a lot to do.
Anyway, soul-related skills are interesting.
But it doesn’t mean much. If extracting souls doesn’t reduce the population, this skill has no meaning to me.
The number of people counted must absolutely decrease.
The result I want is exactly that.
Only then can you avoid killing Seunghee, Mina, Se-Ah, Anna, Minhee, Haruka, and Aki.
The goal of the people who made this world like this is to be the last person standing.
For that reason, I cannot kill them with my own hands.
But I also don’t want them to commit suicide.
My plan is simple.
Waiting for everyone to die naturally until I and the seven women in Starcheva Mansion are left.
And when there are only eight of us left in the world, we use our skills to somehow capture their souls.
Then I will be left alone in the world, right? Then you will be the last one standing?
I don’t know if it will work or not. There are so many things yet to be revealed.
First, you need to find a skill that reduces the count when soul extraction is performed.
There must be some way. There must be a way to do that in skill combination.
If not… It gets difficult. Then what about then? Eight people live for 1,000,000 years.
Then wouldn’t they show up because they’re tired of watching us?
And one more thing. That feeling you get when you extract your soul.
What should I do with that? I don’t want the women I love to feel that way for a long time.
But I got a little clue. The guy who got hit the second time had a lot less fear than the first time.
I think there’s an answer to that. I have to find a way somehow. You have to carefully grasp the clues and solve them to find the answer.
Continuing testing.
It’s not urgent. Because there is a lot of time.
As we continue to extract souls from the guys on Wake Island, we find a way one by one.
The conclusion reached in that way.
When those whose souls have been extracted return to their bodies, the emotions they felt when receiving the skill are amplified.
Amplification… It may not be that far. Anyway, that feeling continues.
It is said that if your soul is extracted while you are feeling fear, you will turn into a bead and continue to feel fear during the soul void period.
It was simpler than I thought. Anyway, I just figured it out. Surprisingly, the problem was solved easily.
Still, I have to check one more time.
It’s a skill I can use on my girls, so I need to find out for sure.
Wake Island is bustling and lively for the first time in a long time.
Pork, chicken, and alcohol served to the guys.
It’s already been over a year since these guys were trapped here.
It’s time to lighten the mood to some extent.
To be honest, these guys haven’t committed any crime. Because I was suppressed without even being able to do anything.
Of course, I have no intention of forgiving him at all because I feel ashamed just for participating in it.
Because a sinner is a sinner. Besides, you’re my lab rat, right? You can’t just let it go.
There is no way these guys are going back to the ark.
Now that these guys are gone, the ark has become quite comfortable.
However, we cannot continue to treat these guys harshly.
These guys are getting thinner by the day.
Even though there is a lot of seafood, it will still be lacking in nutrients.
These guys may be criminals, but they can’t mess with the lab rats.
Besides, you have to do a soul extraction test, right?
So I prepared. At this level, they will be happy to run after it.
Meat and alcohol from land animals that I haven’t seen in a long time.
It’s just a simple soju made by making soju, but these guys love it so much that their eyes are rolling.
These guys quickly start a fire and grill meat.
Moreover, even though the meat is not cooked yet, they are already starting to pour on the soju.
Jerk the. So why are you being greedy?
If I were on the ark, I would have been able to enjoy those things every day.
Anyway, if you lack intelligence, your body suffers. Ugh.
Anyway, they look happy for the first time in a while.
Okay. Well done. To like it that much. Only then can data be extracted.
Some people even shed tears while eating meat and alcohol.
I really feel sorry for you. The future can be shattered by a momentary choice.
If you go into prison, you can get out if you serve your sentence. But not here.
An indefinite punishment that will never end.
Maybe that’s why I’m crying like that.
But what can I do? There’s nothing for me to feel shaken by something like that.
Those who ate and drank in moderation. There are people who are slowly retreating.
Now it’s time to test. The guys are patting their stomachs after a long time in such a relaxed state.
I approached those guys and used soul extraction.
Soul beads are created equally for both good and sinful people.
I looked at it for a moment and then extracted it again and put it in the guy’s mouth.
Certainly the results were different. Guys who are not scared or scared and just have a calm expression.
We tested about 20 people and confirmed that no one had a negative reaction.
Good. This is solved. I definitely found out that the emotions before soul extraction continue.
Now there is only one thing left.
When a soul is extracted, a method is used to exclude it from the population count as if it were dead.
You just have to find it. Then I can do whatever scenario I think of.
So I combined the skills again and discovered something else.
The skill discovered this time is soul sealing, which is a combination of soul extraction and sealing.
Oh… The name sounds somewhat plausible. A seal!? Is this really the skill I want?
But it wasn’t.
It is a skill used on soul beads extracted through soul extraction, but using this did not reduce the number of people.
So what kind of skill is it? A seal? It’s something so grand.
After testing for a while with the help of Wake Island rats, we found out the effect.
The beads extracted through soul extraction disappeared after 15 minutes.
A soul bead that returns to its original body.
15 minutes. It’s the same as the black cloud that remained in Phase Out.
What secrets lie in 15 minutes? I don’t know.
Anyway, when the soul seal was used, the bead did not return to its original body even after 15 minutes.
The soul bead that was sealed in this way immediately returned to its original body if the soul seal was released for more than 15 minutes.
It’s not a very necessary skill, but… It seems like an intermediate process of something.
However… Something feels a little suspicious.
Was all of this implemented from the beginning and am I discovering it?
It felt too contrived for that.
Could it be that someone is watching me and developing these skills? It makes me wonder.
If you think about it, it doesn’t make sense.
Those who made the world like this. They’re probably monitoring me, right?
What if they recognize my intention and immediately create a similar skill?
But after thinking about that, I shook my head.
It’s excessive self-consciousness. It doesn’t make sense.
Why would they do something like this just because I’m pretty?
From their point of view, when there are only eight of them left, Seung-mi-se-an-Min-ha-ah and I, they would rather end the lives of seven women with their own hands.
Because that’s more stimulating.
So, ignore those thoughts and keep combining skills.
The people who created the world like this can’t be so lax.
This is probably one of thousands or tens of thousands of ways I’m looking for.
That makes more sense.
Anyway, let’s continue the experiment again.
Up to soul sealing, skills were developed through simple combinations, but from here on, there was no progress.
There is only one thing that comes to mind.
There are still cases where you combine a combination skill with a combination skill, rather than combining a combined skill with a regular skill, right?
Other skills to combine with Soul Seal. Maybe that’s what it is.
That’s all I can think about right now.
Quite a bit of time has passed.
143 skills excluding beverage creation. And numerous combination skills derived from it.
Try combination after combination to find a suitable skill.
But this too has a bit of a problem. Now, the cost of combining just any skill has become too expensive.
However, we cannot mobilize Seunghee, Mina, Se-Ah, Anna, Minhee, Haruka, and Aki.
They don’t do much skill combination, so their combination cost is cheap, but that doesn’t mean I want to open something like Wake Island to them.
The same goes for Coins. It’s a bit difficult to reveal the source of my infinitely generated coins.
Besides, what can I say… Rather than researching and finding a method together, I have a desire to find out on my own.
It’s not like there isn’t an answer to the point where testing is no longer possible.
Maybe it’s something like a foolish man’s pride.
Don’t you want to be found out that your situation is so difficult that you need to get help? Something like that?
Okay. Let’s do it alone. You have a lot of time anyway, right?
You can test it leisurely by continuing to receive coins from Coins.
It just takes a little longer, but it doesn’t mean it can’t be done, right?
I just need to play the lottery a little harder.
That’s how time passes.
5 years passed in an instant.
And I found the answer.
It was a long, long time. Under. Really. It was really hard.
The Gate of Sanctuary emerged when combining Sanctuary and Heaven’s Gate.
It is a space that feels completely opposite to the Gate of the Abyss.
And you can only come here if you have one more buff on your death immunity.
Repentance, a combination skill of Flash and Hell. And there is a skill called Ascension that combines gold.
Repentance is a bit of a funny skill. If you are hit by that skill, you will be told that you have committed a crime.
Someday… Who is he? Jeong Se-hee. Okay. That bitch.
Something similar to what I ordered him to do.
The funny thing is, even if I confess my sin like that, it seems like nothing will have changed.
It just seems like a satisfaction skill. Or something like a confession skill.
Ascension has no particular effect. You won’t die right away if you use it.
There is no duration either. A buff that lasts the moment it is used. It’s just a skill that’s like a badge.
If you are hit by a soul extraction skill with such an ascension skill and death immunity, your body will head to the gate of the sanctuary and your soul will remain with you.
And… Population numbers decrease. That means it is recognized as death.
After. It was hard. I finally figured out the method I wanted.
How long have you been trying to figure this out? .
Anyway, I found out the answer.
Now… All that’s left for me is to wait for all the humans on the ark to die.
Since I’ve finished all the homework I need to do, I think I can wait for that moment with peace of mind.
There’s nothing left for me now, right? All you have to do is wait.
Furthermore… Waiting is what I do best, right?
You can do something like that.
