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Author: Xerenity
I Never Run Out of Mana Chapter 133
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133. Out of Focus
Thinking that they could not absorb the magical energy of humans despite killing them, the demon king and Ladin left Jong Ho’s corpse alone and left.
If Jong Ho wasn’t wearing the resurrection ring, the magical energy that he had been collecting would have been transferred over to Ladin.
Just like that, the demon king and Ladin disappeared completely from sight.
Karin, who had been hidden from view with Mass Stealth Jutsu, came out trembling and went towards Jong Ho.
The two of them knew of Karin’s presence, but since he was such a low ranking monster, they had ignored him.
They acted as if they weren’t interested in Karin in the slightest.
“Keheh. Hu…. Human.”
“…….”
“Jong Ho…. Are you…. Dead? Stop joking around……”
“…….”
“Kehel. I can sense your magical energy. You’re not dead. Wake up!”
“…….”
Seeing Jong Ho die so easily, Karin could do nothing but sit still.
He shook Jong Ho’s body repeatedly, but there was no reaction.
In denial, Karin continued to call Jong Ho.
This all had taken place in less than ten minutes since Min-Cheol had headed through the Warp and headed for the Gate.
Almost as if someone had planned this out ahead of time, they had met not only Ladin, but the demon king as well.
Helpless, Karin could only guard Jong Ho’s body that was cooling.
“Keruu… Human, I wasn’t angry before. I wasn’t upset either…..”
“……”
“I’m sorry. I won’t do it again ever, so hurry up and wake up.”
“…….”
“I’m scared. I’m scared that Min-Cheol would also be done in by the demon king….. I’m afraid that I’ll be left alone. I’ll swear my loyalty to you, so please don’t die. Please?”
“Can I trust you?”
“You can trust me. Goblins do not go back on their promises….. Kel? Human!”
“I thought I was really going to die.”
“Kehel? Human! Did you not die! Is this for real?”
“Ah…. To be precise, I was dead and was revived.”
“Kehellll!”
“Why are you like this…. You’re being too much!”
Jong Ho’s pale face had instantly regained its life.
His body that had been torn apart was restored back to perfect condition, almost as if it had never been damaged in the first place.
The armor that had been shredded like paper was slowly regaining its form.
Normally, regular armor would not self repair.
However, the defensive gear that Min-Cheol and Jong Ho was wearing far surpassed anything that could be called normal.
After all, the equipment had stats and effects that most people couldn’t even dream of.
Karin was hugging Jong Ho, who had woken up.
It seemed that he was quite happy with Jong Ho’s revival.
Gently pushing Karin aside, Jong Ho quickly looked around to check if the demon king was still nearby.
Jong Ho already had casted every single defensive skill he knew the moment he woke back up.
Being done in once was enough of a mistake.
He could not allow to be taken down so easily again.
Continuing to look around, he asked Karin, who was still giving him a running hug.
“How long was I out for?”
“Keru. I think it has been 20 minutes or so.”
“What? Only 20 minutes?”
“That’s right.”
“Firstly, what about the demon king? Is he still nearby?”
“Keru. No. I do not sense the magical energies of the demon king or Ladin.”
“Are you sure?”
“I am sure.”
“Whew….. I’m glad you’re safe as well. Did you hide well and made sure that you weren’t discovered?”
“Keruu. No. It seems that the ability you used doesn’t work against them.”
“…….”
“They definitely knew of my presence.”
“Is that so….. But somehow you survived?”
“Keruu…. It’s embarrassing to admit, but they ignored me and left, saying that I’ll perish on my own to the food chain of the demonic realm.”
“That’s something you shouldn’t bother remember. Forget it. It’s a good thing that we made it.”
“Kerut. However, I think it works on other monsters. While you were down, none of the monsters around could not sense me.”
“Then I’ll cast it on you one more time. Just wait here for a bit.”
“Kehet? Are you telling me to be by myself again?”
“I have to get to Min-Cheol. If I don’t tell him as quickly as possible, you might just be left alone forever. I’ll be back soon, so don’t worry and wait here.”
“Keruu. I understand. You have to hurry back though.”
“I got it.”
****
Jong Ho thought of the moment where he had lost his life, albeit it being a brief moment.
He tried to think of the time when he recovered from the demon king’s attack and was trying to get to the Warp.
But no matter what he tried, he could not remember Ladin’s attack.
There was no movement or special effects that Ladin made.
All he could recall was that Ladin had blocked the path to the Warp, and his vision had gone white before losing consciousness.
When he had regained consciousness, he was in a small space filled with darkness without a single speck of light.
In that room, he found himself standing idly, and he could see a single small flower that was sprouting out of the ground.
This small flower that didn’t blossom yet was of a strange color that he had never seen before.
Despite the room being pitch black to the point where he couldn’t see almost anything, he could still see that flower.
The flower was transparent like glass, changed between many colors, and glowed softly.
The only thing he could do in that situation was to wait patiently.
He tried to find an exit by feeling the walls of the room and even casted magic to try to break through the walls.
Realizing that a long time had passed since he started his search, he had given up and had sat in front of the flower.
Despite not knowing the exact time, he could tell that at least a day had passed.
However, Karin had said that only 20 minutes had passed.
It amazed him so to hear that.
However, that wasn’t the end of the bizarre occurrence.
When he looked at the flower, he had lost his will to escape this place or continue living.
He only felt peace and was no longer bothered by hunger, thrist, or any other desires.
The only thing that bothered him was of his relationships with the people he was leaving behind.
He remembered the mother who received him with love, his lover, and a brother who was closer to him than blood.
These were the memories that he could never forget.
He had come to terms with his current situation, accepting it as it was.
He was most likely dead, and was probably something similar to the concept of purgatory.
Just like that, he continued to stare at the flower blankly for days on end.
Suddenly, the magnificent flower blossomed at an incredible speed.
“The flower……”
Even then, Jong Ho could not feel any emotions.
He simply acknowledged that the flower had blossomed.
Giving the petals a look, he stared blankly.
“Huh?”
Then he saw something that caught his eye.
He sensed something different in the center of the flower.
Fixing his posture and staring more closely, he saw a human.
It was a fetus curled up in a mother’s womb.
As the flower opened up further, the human became easier to see.
And then finally…
Jong Ho could not remember anything after that.
Hearing a child’s cry, he had received life once more.
The long silence ended, and he was returned to the arms of the ugly green goblin.
****
“Hyung-nim, you’re here?”
“Yes…….”
“It was enough with just me, so why did you come? Waste of the Warp cooldown, really.”
“…….”
“But why do you look like that? What’s up with the blood?”
“…….”
Jong Ho’s armor and body had recovered completely.
However, the spots of blood that he had spilled still remained.
Min-Cheol looked at those spots with concern.
He turned his attention to Jong Ho’s hand.
“The ring. Where is the ring?”
“That’s……”
“Don’t tell me….. Were you done in by Ladin?”
“Yes.”
“Are you okay?”
“As you can see, I’m okay now.”
“Let me see.”
Min-Cheol went around Jong Ho to check on him.
Thankfully, he could only see spots of blood, but there were no injuries.
Jong Ho lowered his head and spoke in weak voice.
“I promised to return the ring to our mother, but it’s been only so long in the demonic realm and…..”
“That ring isn’t anything much. That fact that you’re safe is all we need!”
“It really happened in a flash. I faced them off not ten minutes after you went through the Warp.”
“……”
“Since they cannot tell where we are, it must have been a chance encounter….. Both Ladin and Jamon were there. And I was completely done in. I couldn’t even put up a fight before being taken down in a single blow……”
“You said that the two of them were there together?”
“Yep.”
“You must be quite shocked from the whole ordeal, so get some rest first. We can talk details later.”
“No. I already rested for an incredible amount already. But Karin…..”
“Ah! What about Karin? Was he killed?”
“No. Since he couldn’t take the Warp with me, I told him to wait there.”
“I guess they don’t care much about Karin.”
“Yep. But the thing is, Mass Stealth Jutsu didn’t work on them.”
“It’s probably because all monsters can read magical energies. For monsters without intelligence, they can probably sense it too, but they probably didn’t attack since they could not see us.”
“Yep. Also, there are a couple more things I’d like to share.”
“What’s up?”
“I received both their attacks once, but I wasn’t able to see Ladin’s attack.”
“Are you saying that he was that fast?”
“He probably is. But no matter how fast an attack is, you can usually tell where it came from. One can usually tell where they got hit, how hard, and how much damage you took.”
“That’s right. No matter how dumb a person might be, they can usually tell.”
“The thing is, when I said that I couldn’t see his attack, I meant what I said. I really couldn’t see anything. I didn’t feel where I got hit or how hard, but I immediately lost consciousness.”
“Seems he has a trick up his sleeve…..”
“Yep. Also the demon king immediately went for my heart. It was similar to how you use your Eye of Insight to identify and strike at the weakness of your enemies.”
“Isn’t it possible that the demon king had fought humans who had crossed over to the demonic realm before? There might have not been that many, but I did hear that some had arrived in the Unknown Dungeon.”
“No, it doesn’t seem so. He asked me if I was one of those so called humans. From what he said, it seemed that he was very curious about humans. He acted as if he had never met them before.”
“I see. Is there anything else?”
“That’s all. They are far stronger than what we had imagined them to be.”
“…….”
“Zekill, Berdan? They cannot even be compared to the two.”
“Do you think it’ll be difficult if I fought them as I am now?”
“Not sure. If they have attacks that breaks through your Mana Shield….. It’ll be difficult.”
“That’s an unexpected answer. I didn’t think they were that strong.”
“Yep. We have to come up with a solution.”
Min-Cheol did not disregard Jong Ho’s comparison of strength between him and the demon king.
It was because he trusted Jong Ho to make a cold and logical call on this situation.
And Jong Ho had the most accurate information regarding the two of them, since he had just fought them.
Thinking about it for a bit, Jong Ho spoke.
“First, we rest for 11 hours!”
“Huh? What about Karin?”
“We’ll have to bring him. But first, we have to wait for the Warp cooldown. If we meet them again? The only way we can get away is using Warp.”
****
“Keruruu! You humans! I take back what I said about pledging my loyalty! I, goblin Karin, will be going back on his promise for the first time! Keruk. I am hungry. I’m scared. When will you be coming! Human!”
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132. The Demon King
“KUHUK!”
“I asked if you are human.”
“KUHUH!”
“Such an obvious weakness. Due to this single organ, you are in this much pain and on the brink of death.”
“KUHACK!”
Jong Ho’s eyes and face was turning red like blood.
Due to the severe pain he was feeling, he could not breathe in or out.
A fresh stream of blood was pouring out from his mouth.
As Jong Ho had tried to enter the Warp, Jamon had closed the distance between the two of them.
He didn’t even have the time to think about avoiding the demon king’s attack.
Not only was Jong Ho unable to see the attack, but he didn’t even feel the demon king’s presence.
Jamon’s hand had pierced the left side of Jong Ho’s chest.
A flawless singular strike.
Despite not having any interactions with humans before, it was a fierce attack that seemed to aim straight for the heart, a weak spot of the human body.
Due to never having received such a severe injury, Jong Ho’s consciousness began to fade.
The demon king did not stop there, as he lifted up Jong Ho while his body was still pierced by his hand.
Blood spilled down his arm that was smooth like pottery.
In his grasp was Jong Ho’s heart, beating madly to stay alive.
Almost as if enjoying this, he slowly increased the pressure of his grip, observing Jong Ho’s face that was twisted in pain.
Despite Jong Ho not having enough time to react to put up his shield spells, he had massive amounts of stamina points due to his armor.
However, before the demon king’s strength, those stats seemed like pointless numbers.
A flood of emotions overwhelmed Jong Ho.
‘This is the strength of the demon king, who rules all of the demonic realm? I’m going to die. There’s not even a chance that I could defeat him. To think that he literally holds my life in his grasp. It’s so pathetic that I can’t help but find it funny.’
“……. here?”
‘If Min-Cheol returns here right now, it’ll be a huge problem. He won’t be able avoid a dog’s death. Please…. Don’t come back. Please…..’
“……. is here?”
‘I can’t even feel the pain anymore. My body feels warm, and I feel drowsy. Is this what death is like……’
The demon king kept talking, but Jong Ho could no longer hear anything.
Instead, he was silently accepting his death.
His senses slowly dulled, and he could no longer feel the pain that was driving him mad.
Before him, the demon king was still asking questions.
“How can such a weak race stand to face demonkind…. How disappointing, seeing that he has already arrived near death’s door.”
“…..”
Suddenly, Jamon lessened his grip.
The heart that was in his grasp began to beat weakly once more.
The demon king’s face hardened, seeming as though he had lost interest, and then he tossed Jong Ho to the floor.
“Kuwu….. Kuhuh! Huhuh……. Huhuh…..”
“…….”
“Kuhuhuh! Kuwu…..”
Sprawled out on the floor, Jong Ho began to breathe once more, his breath labored.
This meant that he was on the path to recovery instead of death.
Since he had an insane amount of stamina stat points, that meant that his recovery speed was incredibly high as well.
After all, despite the hole in his chest and the vessels near his heart being severely damaged, he regained consciousness, and his wounds were sealing back up.
No longer interested in Jong Ho, the demon king had turned his attention on the Warp.
“A Gate that the humans made….. Does this lead to the place that Zekill headed for, the dimension called Earth.”
The demon king moved his hand into the Warp.
However, since the caster was Jong Ho and not the demon king, it denied him completely.
When Jamon’s blood coated hand touched the Warp, it began to tremble fiercely, similar to rough waves.
“Amusing. So you’re saying that you have an owner. I am the demon king. I can take anything I want as mine.”
The demon king hurled his fist without a single change in his expression.
His movement stopped, followed by the Warp quaking before a massive shockwave from the resulting blow.
It was difficult to believe in the speed and force behind the attack.
However, the Warp still did not dissipate and did not allow the demon king entry.
Instead of getting angry, the demon king smiled and shook his head.
“Incredible stubbornness. Ha ha ha. Amusing. Amusing.”
“Ha……. Ha……..”
“Oho? Quite the resilience. Just moments ago, your life was flickering as if it’d be extinguished any second.”
“Hhuuu… “
Covering his bleeding wound with his hands, Jong Ho was in deep thought.
Over there.
He could survive as long as he went through that Warp.
Despite the hellish pain, Jong Ho did not let his gaze wander away from the demon king.
He looked at the very same demon king that could not enter through the Warp that he had spawned.
However, was it possible to do so?
It was true that Jong Ho was outmatched in both speed and destructive force by far.
The fight was already impossible with his opponent being the demon king.
On top of that, there was another monster that was guarding the demon king to boot.
Jong Ho could guess that the other monster next to the demon king was Ladin.
It happened as Jong Ho finally began to get his breathing under control.
“Humans are actually quite amazing.”
“……..”
“I’ll ask again. Do not count on being spared a second time.”
“Kuwuu…..”
“Why did a pathetic human like you come to the demonic realm?”
“Nothing that important.”
“Hm?”
“What do you think the reason is? It’s to kill some demon king or something.”
“Pfft. Is that so? You’ve come to the demonic realm to kill me? However, even if you take my life, there is nothing you’d gain from doing so. Guess you don’t really have much a reason to do so.”
“…….”
“Then….. Where is the other one.”
“…….”
“I do not sense the magical energies of Zekill and Berdan from you. This means that another human has killed them.”
“……..”
“This will be the last question I ask of you. If you want to taste hell again, I shall gladly oblige.”
“My motto is safety first.”
“……”
“But do you really think that I’d sell out my own sibling? Don’t you think so? You’re just balding!” 1
“It seems that humans take their lives lightly. As you wish.”
“…….”
“Ah! That’s right, Ladin.”
“Yes, great demon king.”
“You should try out your newly obtained magical energies.”
“But…….”
“You haven’t met any worth opponents to test out your newfound strength yet, right?”
“It is as you said, great demon king.”
“Kuhu…. Perfect. Rip apart this so called human. Tear out his organs and feel the difference between our temperatures. Bathe in his crimson blood, a color vastly different from ours. I shall allow you to have the magical energy that he possesses.”
“B…… But…….”
“Do not hesitate. Zekill and Berdan are dead. Out of the 4 demonic race leaders, two have perished. Your growth is for the demonic realm and demonic race.”
“I am touched by your words.”
“Toss his corpse into that Gate. It’ll be a gift to whoever is left on the other side of the Gate. Kuhuha.”
“Yes, almighty demon king.”
While the two of them conversed, Jong Ho looked for an opening.
He was looking for a chance to enter through the Warp and escape.
Exerting as much force as possible, Jong Ho kicked the ground and shot out toward the Warp like a bullet.
However, as if he had expected this, Ladin acted accordingly.
Despite being behind him moments ago, Ladin was blocking the path towards the Warp in a split second.
His attack came immediately after.
“Ku…… uu…..”
Jong Ho’s body went limp.
His heart beat no more, and the air he took in no longer served a purpose.
He had breathed his last from a single attack by Ladin.
Ignoring Jong Ho’s corpse, the demon king gave an amused smile as he turned his gaze towards Ladin.
He then opened his mouth.
“Hm?”
“……”
“Strange. He definitely lost his life. The magical energy he possessed should naturally be absorbed by you……”
“Is it perhaps because humans cannot use magical energy?”
“So they can take, but cannot be taken from……”
“Looking at our current situation, that can be the only conclusion……”
“Tsk! I was hopeful for no reason.”
“…….”
“This means that we won’t be able to obtain the massive amount of magical energy that human who is still left in the demonic realm.”
“Yes……”
“My mood has turned sour.”
“Demon king, what of the goblin who is hiding here……”
“Leave him be. He is a weak existence that pleaded for his life with the humans. It won’t take long before he will lose his life to the natural cycle of the demonic realm.”
****
I had used the Warp near Ladin’s castle.
I had arrived back to the starting point.
Warp only allowed a one way travel.
To get back to where Jong Ho and Karin was, I’d have to be diligent and keep moving.
The area around the Gate wasn’t that bad.
I did see a few monsters scattered about, but the number had definitely shrunk.
4 summoned creatures still guarded the Gate.
Just from their appearances, I could tell that the fight was brutal.
Their bodies were covered in wounds without exception.
“KURUUH!”
“My, my. Good job holding on. You’ve done well.”
“KUWUH!”
“However, since the cooldowns are quite long….. I know it’s difficult, but I need you all to hold out a little longer.”
“KWUH! KWUH!”
The Avatars seemed confident, beating their chests with their weapons and letting out a Fear roar skill.
King Suwoo was in the same condition.
The elegant armor had become ragged.
It would be nice if I could cast recovery spells on them, but that was impossible.
Recovery skills only worked on the Awakened, and normal civilians, monsters, and summoned creatures were not affected by them.
However, King Suwoo was acting strange.
His sword that was big as a house glowed blue, and he pulled in that sword with both hands in a meditative pose.
“What are you doing?”
“……..”
“KUWUHUNG!”
“KUWUH!”
“Jackpot?”
His movements were for the purpose of recovery.
Not only did it heal him, but he had healed the summoned creatures around him.
And he had did this without me commanding him so, on his own will.
The exhausted summoned creatures became lively once more.
Since this was the case, it seemed that I didn’t need to return here each time Warp went off cooldown.
My amazement at my summoned creatures didn’t last long.
I saw that a Warp had formed near in my field of vision.
Jong Ho must have casted it.
Other than him, there probably wasn’t anyone else who would be capable of using Warp.
“That’s strange? I said that there was no need for him to come….”
Stranger still was that despite the Warp forming here, I did not see Jong Ho.
There was a possibility that he had used it earlier than when he planned to enter in order to start the cooldown timer.
Without much concern, I shifted my focus solely on taking care of the monsters nearby.
Due to the number of monsters being reduced already, it didn’t take long for me to finish the job.
With the situation taken care of, it happened as I prepared myself to return back to Ladin’s castle.
“Hyung-nim, you’ve arrived?”
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131. Demonic Realm Guide Karin
“Kerut.”
Out of the 6 duffel bags that were filled with beef, Karin had eaten one of them completely.
It made me wonder how he was able to shove in so much food into his small little body.
Patting his belly, he wore a satisfied expression.
“Whew. I feel alive again.”
“Keru. The steak was good.”
“How were you able to eat all that?”
“Keru keru. Human, there is nothing that is impossible. I am not a goblin that gives up easily.”
“Don’t get so fired up on something like that!”
“Kel kel! Human, I am curious about something.”
“What’s up?”
“I know that you, my human master, is named Min-Cheol.”
“Yep.”
“Then what is the name of that human that you are raising….?”
The single grain of rice that was left in Jong Ho’s bowl flew from his fingertips, hitting Karin on his forehead dead center.
In a single moment, the well cooked grain of rice had transformed into a weapon.
Being hit by that, Karin let out a scream of pain and froze with his mouth agape.
I was thankful that he didn’t die from that.
To be hit with such force, anyone would be wearing an expression like that.
“Kehk!”
“Hyung-nim! Control your own strength. Our food storage….. I mean, Karin could implode from that.”
“Don’t worry about it. I know that much at least. However, I need to make sure that he learns who’s in charge.”
“What is the meaning of this! You lowly…..”
Karin could not finish his sentence.
It was because his eyes met with Jong Ho’s fierce glare.
Lowering his gaze immediately, he croaked out an apology.
“Ahem! Keruru…… I’m sorry.”
“My name is Jong Ho. Lee Jong Ho. Remember it well. I’ll be quizzing you on it later.”
“Keruru. I understand. I won’t forget……”
“That’s right! Anyways, Min-Cheol. What of the Gate? Did you take care of the monsters near it?”
“Yes. I took care of all that I could find as a cautionary measure, but it probably won’t be long until they come back. There are a lot of monsters after all.”
“Keru. That’s right. The amount of magical energy the Gate is giving off is massive. It’s enough to entice most lesser monsters nearby into a frenzied charge towards the Gate.”
“Hm….. Seems we’ll have to find a way to deal with it?”
“I have some summoned creatures guarding it as a temporary measure for now, but this won’t serve as a permanent solution.”
“It’s still better than nothing. But as you said, they won’t last long.”
“Yes. Karin, can the demon king and the leader of the remaining demon tribe able to sense the magical energy of the Gate that leads to Earth?”
“Keru. Not for now at least.”
“What do you for now?”
“Kel! Unless you get close to the Gate, you won’t be able to sense the magical energy of the Gate, even if the one trying to detect it was the demon king. Other than the magical energy of the two of you, he wouldn’t be able to sense anything else.”
“Does that mean that he’s able to pinpoint our exact location?”
“Keru. He can’t do that either. All he would know is that you two are somewhere in the demonic realm.”
“Hm…. That’s not too bad. I guess there are things that this omnipotent demon king can’t do?”
“Kel! However, we should keep moving! He probably doesn’t know about the existence of the Gate yet, but he should have noticed that Berdan’s magical energy signature has vanished. Currently, I’m able to detect both Zekill and Berdan’s magical energies within you. If I’m able to sense your powerful magical energy flowing within you, then there is no way that the demon king has missed it. He will definitely come here to investigate.”
“……”
“Guess that means we gotta provoke him.”
“Taunting him?”
“Yes. If the demon king did come here, he will learn of the location Gate, since it isn’t far from where we are right now. The whole point of us coming here was to minimize the damage that Earth takes from this ordeal, right?”
“Of course.”
“This means that making sure the Gate isn’t discovered has become our top priority. If he does cross over to Earth…….”
“It would be over for Earth. To taunt him……. What do you have in mind? It’s not like you’re saying that we should charge headfirst into fighting against him.”
“Of course, that’s not it. Karin.”
“Kel? Speak, Min-Cheol.”
“We are going to the leader of the remaining demonic tribe. Let’s head for his territory.”
“Keruk! We’re going to where Ladin is?”
“Yep. The demon king can sense his magical energy as well.”
“That’s obvious.”
“If Ladin perishes, he can easily tell that I’ve moved locations, right?”
“That’s true……”
“Why? Even after seeing this, you can’t trust us?”
I cracked my neck.
In the castle where we finished our meal, the place had become ruin.
On top of that, the monsters that had filled this enormous castle had become nothing more than unrecognizable corpses.
Looking around his surroundings, Karin swallowed his spit before speaking.
“That’s not it….. However, Ladin has become incredibly strong as of now.”
“That’s different from what you told me before though? You said that the demon king Jamon is number one, while Berdan was second, followed by Ladin as the third?”
“Keruu…. That was the case up to just a few days ago. However, that’s not the case anymore.”
“…….”
“The demon king gave greater powers to Ladin. He has given both Berdan’s land and subjects to Ladin.”
“This has become quite a pain. I was hoping to take down one of the remaining demon leaders easily.”
“Kel….. Min-Cheol, if you were able to use magical energies, not only will Ladin not be able to face you, but even the demon king wouldn’t be able to hold himself against you. It’s a shame.”
“Well, we don’t have time to waste on something that we can’t use. Either way, Ladin will be weaker than the demon king, right?”
“That’s right.”
“Then let’s go! Does anyone oppose? Perhaps the goblin?”
“H……”
“Well……”
“Done. We’ll be going now. To Ladin. Karin, lead the way.”
“Kel?”
****
With Karin, our guide for the demonic realm, leading the way, we headed for Ladin’s territory.
According to Karin, he said that it wasn’t far from here.
I heard that the demonic realm was huge, so I was quite thankful.
I even wondered that I had been scared unnecessarily and brought too much food.
After much time passed, I asked Karin.
“Karin, how much further?”
“Kehek! Kehek! We’re nearly there.”
And like that, far more time passed by.
“How much further?”
“We’ll be there soon.”
“Min-Cheol, haven’t we been running for 3 hours already?”
“He said that we’re nearly there.”
“Hey, Karin.”
“Kehek! Speak, Jong Ho.”
“Just how many more hours before we’re there?”
“Kehem…. Probably half a month.”
“Ah, half a month.”
“We just have to go for half a month.”
Both Jong Ho and I stopped at the same time.
We then proceeded to question if our hearing was still ok.
Jong Ho then gave a hollow smile while looking at me.
“I must have heard wrong, right?”
“Of course. What did you hear?”
“Half a month. Hey, no way that’s the case. Right?”
“You little shit…. Karin!”
“Kehk! Why are you doing that human!”
“Come here, you little shit! It’s my fault for trusting you!”
“Min-Cheol….. Why….. Why are you doing this. In the demonic realm, that pretty close by. You can’t compare this place with your tiny Earth’s standards.”
“Ha……”
I wanted to smash him into the ground right this moment.
This stupid goblin was ranting on about how it would take half a month.
I was so flabbergasted that I was about to let out a soulless laugh.
If he didn’t carry our food supply in his pocket dimension and wasn’t intelligent to deliver information on the demonic realm, he would be buddies with the ferryman of the River Styx by now.
Barely able to contain my boiling anger, I spoke.
“Whew…. Get on.”
“Kemuruk…..”
“I’m not angry, so get on.”
“Okay.”
“Hyung-nim, I know it’s gross, but hurry up and hold onto me.”
“Again?”
“Can’t help it. Karin, I’m not expecting much. Just make sure you’re giving me the correct directions. If you tell me that we’ve gone in the wrong direction halfway through traveling or some nonsense along the lines of this being the wrong place, you best be prepared to die, okay?”
“Kerut….. Min-Cheol, are you sure that you aren’t mad?”
“Oh! Not at all! Not in the slightest!”
“Alright! I know the demonic realm like the back of my hand. Don’t worry!”
“I really hope that’s the case.
****
“That’s the place?”
“Yes. That castle in the distance is Ladin’s castle.”
“We should’ve done this in the first place….. Whatever. For now, let’s use this spot that’s far away from the castle as our base camp.”
“Why? Aren’t we going there right away?”
“Yes. I have to first set up a Warp to the Gate. I need to make sure that my summoned creatures are holding the line properly.”
“Then should I go?”
“No. Since the Warp cooldown is 12 hours long, we have to rotate cooldowns between us to get to the Gate. I’ll go first.”
“Okay. I’ll be scouting the area nearby.”
“Yes. Don’t overdo it.”
“Of course. Safety first!”
Min-Cheol moved into the Warp.
Now Jong Ho and Karin were the only ones left here. It was just the two them.
Perhaps still feeling the shock from Jong Ho’s rice grain attack, Karin only glanced at him time to time in silence.
The one to break the silence was Jong Ho.
“Are you upset?”
“No.”
“Hey, you are upset. I’m sorry for before.You know, hitting with that grain of rice.”
“……”
“You wanna eat some steak?”
“I don’t need it. I’ll eat it when Min-Cheol returns.”
“Hm……”
Jong Ho tried to get Karin to stop pouting, burning time in doing so.
It was then.
Jong Ho sensed a presence from nearby.
However, he didn’t pay much heed to it.
After all, countless monsters roamed the fields of the demonic realm.
He thought that it was just a wandering monster or something.
The owner of the sound was a monster alright.
However, with a single word from Karin, the mood changed in an instant.
“Keh! D….. Demon king!”
“Hush!”
Jong Ho pressed down Karin’s head and laid low on the ground.
He then asked in a whisper.
“Where? Where is the demon king?”
“Kel…. I cannot see him. However, I can sense it. The demon king’s magical energy!”
“Damn it…. This means that he would’ve sensed our magical energies as well……”
“He shouldn’t have been able to sense my magical energy, since there are plenty of monsters nearby. However, Jong Ho, you on the other hand…..”
“Is he getting close?”
“Kuhuk! He’s not alone!”
“……”
“Ladin… Ladin is with him!”
“Damn it…….”
“Jong Ho! We have to run away immediately.”
“I understand, so be quiet for now.”
“What will you do?”
Jong Ho was briefly lost in thought.
Since he could cast Warp right now, it wasn’t that difficult to escape this place.
However, it was obvious that Karin wouldn’t be able to follow.
After all, only the caster could go through the Warp.
However, he wasn’t in a situation where he could just abandon Karin and run away by himself.
Karin had absolutely no combat capabilities.
Many violent monsters nearby were glaring at him, eyeing him with aggression.
‘The only solution here would be Mass Stealth Jutsu…..’
The conclusion that Jong Ho came to was to use Mass Stealth Jutsu.
The Balrock ring could store all spells with the exception of shields and recovery magic.
The stealth spell should be stored inside the ring somewhere.
Jong Ho spoke in a whisper to Karin once more.
“I’ll bring him here, so stay quiet as a dead rat.”
“Kel? Jong Ho….. Are you leaving me by myself?”
“At this rate, the two of us will die. This is the only way where we can both stay alive.”
“Keruwu…..”
Jong Ho hid Karin’s form completely and then casted Warp.
It was then.
“A….. Aaaaa!”
“Human? So you are the so called human race…..”
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130. A Dog Who Lost His Owner
“Kerut! Keruk! Hu-human…. How…..”
There was surprise in Karin’s eyes, the same eyes that gazed at Jong Ho and I.
Almost as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have seen, the wrinkles near his eyes flattened out.
On top of that, he was hiccuping.
Jong Ho spoke to Karin, who had turned still like stone.
“Karin, why are you acting as if you’ve seen a ghost?”
“Keheh… Human…..”
“Pfft. We’re nothing different from ghosts. He was absolutely positive that Berdan would win, but here are the two of us standing right before him. He must be quite shocked.”
“Aha. I guess so.”
“Hyung-nim, especially time times like these, we should help him face reality, right?”
“Keruu….”
“Hm… That’s true.”
Jong Ho put on his most earnest face.
Putting his hand on Karin’s shoulder, he spoke.
“Your owner Berdan is dead. Even pulling out his horns, he resisted. However, all his limbs were cut off and he was butchered pathetically before being turned to ash! You can’t even recognize him by his remains!”
“KEHEH!”
“Hey, are you insane! Is there something wrong, hyung? Why are you being so graphic!”
“Why I told him the reality of the situation immediately and accurately. I’ve met all of the requirements…..”
“Whew….. You’re being quite the handful. Look how scared he is. What are you going to do about his expression?”
“Was it too much?”
“You realized that now?”
“Keru….. What happened! Human! Where is sir Berdan?”
“Berdan is dead. We won.”
“…….”
Looking at us, his eyes were filled with loss.
Other than the demon king Jamon, he had thought that Berdan was without equal, so it must be difficult for him to accept this.
However, this was the truth.
For a long while, he lowered his head and was lost in thought.
It was then.
“KUWUH!”
“Keh! Keruut!”
One of the monsters standing nearby had tried to charge in an attempt to attack Karin.
I grabbed onto its neck and blew it up in a single hit.
Perhaps being severely frightened, he was holding onto me tightly while trembling.
When we headed for Berdan’s castle, all the monsters quaked in fear when they looked at us.
Forget attacking like this, they were too afraid even make eye contact with us.
This included not only Jong Ho and I, but Karin as well.
But a sudden attack from the monster just happened.
Latching himself onto my trousers, Karin murmured to himself.
“Kel. Berdan’s Authority has disappeared…. My magical energy…. Kehel….”
“……”
“I’m going to die now. Keruu….. Sir Berdan……”
That was right.
The Authority that Berdan had given to Karin was the only reason why the monsters of the demonic realm weren’t attacking Karin.
However, since Berdan had disappeared, the Authority bestowed upon Karin had disappeared as well.
That was why Karin, who was the lowest ranking monster called Puppet Goblin, was nothing more than a snack to the monsters.
Losing his owner meant that he did not have anyone to rely on at this moment.
I spoke to Karin, who was shaking in fear.
“Are you scared?”
“Keru……”
“Berdan, who had been your shade this entire time, is no more.”
“Kel.”
“What will you do?”
“……”
“Do you want to become a meal for the monsters while you guard Berdan’s castle? Or will you serve me and live longer?”
“……..”
It seemed that he wasn’t able to come to a decision easily.
That was expected, as he had been serving him for hundreds of years.
Due to the situation completely changing in a single moment, he must be in quite a shock.
However, it didn’t take long.
Wobbling about, Karin hurriedly ran into the castle.
There was panic behind his footsteps.
It seemed that it was difficult to accept Berdan’s death.
I followed in after Karin.
Lowering his body before the giant throne, Karin was murmuring.
“Oh great Berdan……”
“Hm….. If it goes on like this, food supply will be an issue.”
“I am having a hard time accepting this situation.”
“……”
“How could this happen…. It’s such a tragedy.”
“It was expected that it’ll be difficult to get him to switch sides….”
“However, doesn’t the living have to go on? Keruk.”
“Huh?”
“Keruu. Thank you for taking care of me all this time. I’ll be going then…….”
“Why is he so quick at changing sides?”
After dogeza-ing before the throne, he quickly ran over to me.
I was flabbergasted at how he was acting as if this was normal.
Staring at me, he cleared his throat and spoke.
“Kerut. Ahem! Great Min-……”
“Hey hey! No need. Just go on as normal.”
“Kel kel. Are you sure that’s ok?”
“I guess you were waiting for me to say that?”
“Keruru. Human, is it ok for me to follow you?”
“Yep. I’ll protect you. In return, provide me with information about the demonic realm and take care of the food inside your pocket dimension, okay?”
“Kerut. I got it. You can count on me.”
“Firstly, I’m going to go take care of the monsters near the Gate.”
“Kel? Ok. I shall guide you!”
“I’m not bad with directions, so I can at least remember where I’ve been. You should help with Jong Ho hyung to make dinner.”
“Kel! I got it.”
“Yeah. Also ask hyung-nim to melt the frozen beef for you.”
“Kel kel. You really are a good human.”
“How can you be so weak against steak….”
Jong Ho entered the castle after us.
I picked up my weapons and was preparing to go towards the Gate.
Looking at me, Jong Ho spoke.
“What happened with Karin? And you said you wanted to eat, so where are you going?”
“Please prepare the meal, hyung-nim. I already gave Karin instructions. I think I need to get to the Gate.”
“The Gate?”
“Yes. I have to clean up the surrounding area around the Gate.”
“Hm… Ok, got it. Take care.”
“Yes.”
I was going to head for the Gate in a bit.
If any of the idiotic monsters of this demonic realm entered through the Gate, they would immediately be teleported to Earth.
Despite Berdan’s death and his Authority vanishing, this wasn’t made from his own strength.
Using Karin to relay his commands, this portal was made by sacrificing countless monsters, so it wouldn’t have expired.
The whole reason to have come through the portal willingly was to stop the chaos and destruction that would occur if Earth was to become a battlefield.
To accomplish our original objective, I had to defend the Gate from entry.
****
It didn’t take long to arrive at the Gate.
As expected, many monsters were gathering near the Gate due to it exuding power magical energies.
Perhaps some had entered already.
However, on the other side of this Gate stood the combined might of the commander and Awakened from all over the world.
There wasn’t much of a reason to be concerned.
They would be able to stop them without much trouble.
“KUWUHHH!”
“KAAAA!”
At my arrival, the monsters became restless.
Each of them let out fierce Fear howls, but how they acted after was pathetic.
All of them were lowering their tails and slowly falling back.
It was to be expected.
I had taken down 2 of the 4 leaders of the demonic realm.
The amount of magical energy within me would be beyond their wildest imaginations.
“How obnoxiously loud.”
“KARU!”
“Hush! Hey! Who do you think you are to dare challenge me!”
“……”
“You die if you try to go through here.”
“……”
“Whew. I guess you don’t understand?”
It was then.
A herd of monsters were charging at full speed towards the Gate.
Looking with my Eye of Insight, I was able to see that these monsters were called Butcher.
At their appearance, the air became putrid with their rotting scent.
“Ugh! Are they friends with the Ragged? Smells quite terrible.”
“Kuruk!”
Leaping up, I blocked the entrance towards the Gate in a split moment.
Following that up, I casted In Storm to cover the area with electricity.
The moment that they arrived here from their running, they would become fried.
The many Butchers that charged fiercely as if they had been hypnotized finally arrived in the range of my In Storm.
“KUWHECK!”
“KWECK!”
It didn’t take even a few seconds for them to burn like a lump of charcoal.
Those that could still move continued to fiercely charge forward.
Their corpses burned, making popping noises from the sparks from the inferno.
They soon became ash and settled on the ground around me.
The monsters nearby spectated the entire scene.
As expected, due to their lack of intelligence, they looked on without a care.
Since this was the case, there would definitely be some monsters that would try to enter when I left this place.
“I killed them to make an example out of them, but none of you are scared? Guess that means that I have to kill you all.”
****
I took out all the monsters in my field of vision.
No matter how far I searched around the areas near the Gate, I could not see a single monster.
However, I knew that there were more monsters in the demonic realm than I could ever imagine.
That’s why it would probably only take a few hours or minutes before monsters would roam near here.
I wasn’t able to just stand here and guard though.
“Hm…. I guess the only ones I can rely on are them.”
“KUWAAG!:”
“KUWUHHH!”
“KUWUH!”
“Loud, huge, and good at combat.”
In front of the Gate appeared three Devil Avatars.
They understood and followed my commands to the letter.
While I explored the demonic realm, I would keep this place on my mind, but these creatures would be an immense help while I wasn’t here.
On top of that, I summoned one more.
It was King Suwoo, a creature summoned from an S+ ranking summon skill.
This was a creature that was summoned by Ghost during our fight before.
I already knew how useful summoner skills were.
That’s why I couldn’t help but be sold at King Suwoo’s destructive and endurance capabilities.
The Devil Avatars had strong magical attacks, while King Suwoo had powerful physical attacks.
Of course, I had to make sure that these monsters would be able to handle the situation in the case of enemies with magical resistances appearing.
The top 1% of the monsters in Berdan’s territory had already all perished.
Gathering in Berdan’s castle, they met their terrible fate at my hands.
Even so, I was positive that these summoned creatures could not kill all the monsters here.
After all, compared to here, the monsters of the Hidden Dungeon were child’s play.
There would be different results depending on the monster’s ranking, but if they charged in small numbers like what just happened now, these creatures should able to stop them.
I spoke to the summoned creatures that now guarded the Gate.
“Prevent them from entering. No living creatures are allowed to enter through this Gate, okay?”
“KUWANG!”
“Good. If any of you perish, I will sense it and come running. Do not forget that I am always watching over you, and halt them with all your might! No matter what it takes, okay?”
“KUWUH!”
“They sure are dependable.”
***
Demon king Jamon was staring into space with a serious expression.
Several days had passed since he had met with Berdan.
Berating him for his complacency, he had commanded Berdan to surrender his territory and monsters under him to Ladin.
The demon king spoke to himself.
“I cannot sense Berdan’s magical energy…… And what is that new magical energy…. Zekill? Berdan? No, whoever it is, they have both their magical energies.”
Due to Berdan’s death, the shroud that was used to hide Min-Cheol’s magical energy had become undone.
However, the demon king already knew of Min-Cheol’s existence even before the shroud became undone.
He is the demon king, after all.
It didn’t even take any effort for him to sense anyone with massive amounts of magical energies.
He had sensed the magical energy of Zekill, who had expended all of it while traveling to another dimension.
On top of that, he sensed the magical energy that had been Berdan’s on this new person.
Unsettled, Jamon whispered to himself.
“Who would it be…….”
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129. Didn’t You Learn That You Die If You Pull Out Your Horns in the Demonic Realm?
“KUAAHHHHHH!”
Berdan screamed as he twisted his own horns.
The two horns on his head broke off, and his giant form rapidly shrunk as if his body was deflating like a balloon.
Purple liquid sprayed out like a fountain from where he broke off his horns.
However, that wasn’t the blood of a monster, even though the color was the same.
We would soon learn that this was magical energy.
The purple liquid that left his body wiggled and swirled around for a bit before being absorbed by his body once more.
Berdan had only a shoddy piece of cloth covering him before.
However, a single moment, his body was covered in armor.
The armor made him look barbaric, but it covered his entire body without leaving any gaps.
It was as if he had used his magical energy to strengthen his body.
Maybe that was why he wasn’t taking any additional damage from the In Storm electric magic in the slightest.
Also.
“Urgh…….”
“…….”
Finishing his transformation, he let out a mighty wave of explosive force from his body.
The various metal ornaments around him were instantly blown apart.
His body looked like an athlete’s, who had worked out far too much.
On top of that, he had armor covering up his whole body.
His body had shrunk, but his ability and his shape remained the same as before breaking off his horns.
After letting out an attack that wasn’t even meant to be an actual attack, Berdan stood still without a word.
The Eye of Insight that had told me before that his weak spots were his entire body now only pointed towards his heart.
Jong Ho, who had been near him to attack, made distance and came to me to talk.
“Doesn’t he seem really pissed off?”
“Seems so. Even so, do you think he’ll be anything to worry about?”
“Hm……”
“How much mana do you have left?”
“Plenty. Due to Mana Drain activating nonstop, I don’t feel starved for mana. It’s enough to make me feel like I have infinite mana like you.”
“That’s good. Don’t get too complacent though and make sure to keep checking how much you have left.”
“Of course. How long do you think I was starving for mana before.”
“Yes, but….. It was risky how you suddenly sprinted forward before. Thank goodness that the results were good…..”
“Ah. You mean baiting them in?”
“Yes. I know what you were thinking when you did that, but…..”
“Pfft. Yeah, I was out of my mind. I’m not even sure why I did that. Don’t know what I was thinking…. My body moved on its own, and I felt a surge of confidence without reason.”
“I guess you felt sure and confident.”
“Is that so? I guess I can say that I instinctively felt that I could take him down.”
“Well, it already happened. Either way, good job. I was quite surprised too.”
“Hey, should we really wait for him while he does that? It’s like how the main protagonists of an anime gives the enemy robot to finish transforming or something.”
“Haha. Almost forgot cause he has no presence. You should finish this up.”
“Me? I should?”
“Since you started it, you should see to its end.”
“Okay.”
I gave all the buff skills I had to Jong Ho, then proceeded to become a spectator once more.
Despite the transformation Berdan went through, since there was a huge difference in combat capabilities before, I wasn’t that worried.
I was absolutely positive that Jong Ho would win.
Holding magician class weapons, the staff and wand, he got closer to him.
It was then.
“Kurururu…..”
“……”
“Kuru……”
“He’s almost a magician at this point. A magician.”
“KUWUHHHHH!”
From his mouth came the sound that monsters without intelligence would make.
Every time he let out his breath, a huff of frosty chill came out, but unlike his breath, his body was giving off searing steam and smoke.
Jong Ho’s attack started.
A fierce blizzard came forth.
It was Glacial Field, a spell that dealt frost damage in a large area.
On top of that, Iceberg rose up from the ground.
He had casted two frost spells that prevented his opponent from moving.
It would be unlikelu for a monster at Berdan’s level to be completely frozen and shatter, but it was definitely enough to prevent his movements.
Glacial Field covered a huge area, but it didn’t do much damage.
Really the skill was to apply status effects.
However, Iceberg was plenty enough to fill the lack of damage.
It boasted enough damage to not lose to any other skill.
Jong Ho’s use of the skill displayed that he did not lack any sense in his decision making.
Delivering hits at the right time with precision, he hit dead center.
The Balrock ring was on his finger.
Within the ring were countless spells.
For being a warrior class, it would have taken a lot of effort for Jong Ho to obtain mastery over skills like these.
I was thankful once more that Jong Ho was person that I could follow and trust.
“Kuru….”
“Are you cold?”
“KUHUNG!”
Frozen stiff inside Iceberg like a stuffed display at a museum, his black eyes stared intensely at Jong Ho.
No matter how much steam he was letting out from his body, it would be incredibly difficult for him to escape the Iceberg spell that had hit level 300.
However….
-CRACK!
“KUWUHHHHH! KAHAA!”
“Does frost magic not work on him?”
“…….”
Letting out another powerful wave of pressure, the Iceberg was shattered into pieces at the impact.
On top of that, Berdan, who had been standing still, began to move.
However, his movement wasn’t slowed in the slightest.
Taking this situation into account, the only explanation was that he was either completely resistant to frost magic, or even magic damage itself.
That meant that this was an opponent that Jong Ho could not win against.
Despite Jong Ho being a warrior class and me being a magician class, our roles had completely flipped since the moment we had decided to head for the demonic realm.
However, unlike Jong Ho, I was without flaw in both my physical and magical offensive capabilities.
Just looking at the weapons Jong Ho was holding, it was obvious.
Both Jong Ho’s face and mine had surprised written all over them.
However, it wasn’t the expression of defeat.
It was just a small shock at his change in form and incredibly high resistances he obtained.
It was then.
“KURUK!”
Berdan sped up at speeds difficult to imagine and struck his abdomen.
The spell shield that didn’t take any damage before was instantly shattered.
On top of that, it dealt damage directly to his body.
My body that had completely relaxed from spectating immediately tensed up.
Despite the sudden attack, Jong Ho did not panic.
Casting his main defensive skill Otherworldly Skin, he avoided additional attacks that ensued and was looking for a chance to strike back.
His speed was unlike anything before.
It also looked like his attacks had increased in damage in multiples.
Avoiding his charge gracefully, Jong Ho attacked with flame magic this time.
Casting Explosion and Fire Shock, he finished off his combo with the main damage skill Meteor.
Predicting Berdan’s pathing, he landed a direct hit.
“A direct hit…..”
However, that didn’t work either.
Jong Ho followed up with Holy Shock and the spell that did self damage, Chain Explosion.
Even with Chain Explosion, which delivered various types of damages, he could not deal damage to Berdan.
I was absolutely sure of it now.
Due to letting out magical energies in order to obtain that armor, he had obtained a 100% resistance to magic.
It was made even more apparent from the fact that Berdan merely swatted away the intense flames that blocked his vision before walking out of the inferno.
In a split moment, I blocked Jong Ho’s path.
Quietly I whispered.
“Hyung-nim, it looks like you’re struggling a lot.”
“Magic resistance, right?”
“Yes, it seems so.”
“I was wondering why he was taking no damage. If I was alone, I would have been helpless against him.”
“Agreed. It can’t be helped, since you don’t do that much physical damage despite being a warrior class.”
“Yeah. Even though I received his attacks after he became stronger and faster, it wasn’t something that I couldn’t handle. It’s just that I can’t deal any damage to him. His transformation isn’t the deciding factor between victory and defeat.”
“Yes, I understand. May I take it from here?”
“Yes, please do.”
“Ok.”
“KUWUHHH!”
A single strike.
“KUWEHHH!
The sight of one of his arms falling to the ground was pleasing.
I merely swung my sword with massive force while leaping forward.
To put it simply, all it had taken was a leap and a single swing.
However, the results were devastating.
A nasty wound was left behind through his armor and on his body.
“KUWUHHH!”
Allowing me to attack without any resistance, now he was grabbing his severed arm and howling in pain.
However, that didn’t last long.
When I moved in to swing my sword at him again, he had dodged with incredible speed.
One could think of this as a simple dodge.
However, he had dodged and charged towards where Jong Ho stood.
His severed arm hadn’t completely recovered yet, but claws had formed there and they were sharp as a sword.
He was able to deal damage to Jong Ho before from just swinging his fists.
Now, what if he used that kind of weaponry, and if he attacked while losing his sanity and struck in a last ditch effort when he was cornered like a rat?
Noticing Berdan’ s intentions, Jong Ho hurriedly prepared his defenses.
However, I wasn’t just going to stand there idly and watch.
Casting Mass Stealth Jutsu, I hid both Jong Ho and my form.
However, he did not stop charging towards where Jong Ho had stood a moment ago.
Realizing that he was hidden from view, he quickly moved away from his previous location like a true pro.
His charge stopped only when he ran into the walls of the castle, and there I was, standing next to him.
No matter how much he struggled, he was merely a slow moving turtle before me.
“KUHUK! KUK!”
Berdan had taken his last breath.
I had stabbed his heart with Butcher’s Sword, the one weak spot that Eye of Insight had shown me.
His eyes that were pitch dark lost its color, and his body hung limp on my blade like clothes that were hung to dry.
As soon as I pulled out my sword, massive amounts of magical energy that he had absorbed poured out from him.
As the sword freed itself from his body, he turned into a pile of ash.
This was something that you could not see on Earth.
After all, this was the first time that we could see magical energy.
The magical energy that left his body swirled around me, unsettling me.
Following that, it was absorbed by my body as if it was natural.
“I don’t feel so good about it entering my body without permission…..”
“Is that so?”
“Well, I won’t be able to use it anyways. It shouldn’t be too much of a problem.”
“You’re probably right. It’s something that only monsters need.”
“Whew….. We took down Berdan on the first day of arriving in the demonic realm.”
“It’s not a bad start.”
“I agree. Aren’t you hungry?”
“Hey, from running dungeons without a reason to be tense to focusing properly for the first time in awhile, it really does work up an appetite.”
“Pfft. I thought so. Our food storage should be outside.”
“Right, Karin. Let’s go outside for now. And let us rest here for the night while we’re at it.”
“Yes. I wonder what material this castle is made of in order to be this sturdy? To be able to receive Transcended spells without any issues…..”
“Dunno…. I didn’t have the luxury to think about it.”
“I think we have to bring some with us when we return to Earth.”
“Why? You have something to make?”
“I’m planning to make a house out of it for you when you get married.”
“Oh….. But by the time that happens, the monsters would cease existing on Earth.”
“Nope. This is for you and your wife to be able to have your lover’s quarrels without worry.”
“Shit!”
“Karin.”
“…….”
“Hey, Karin!”
“Keru… Yes! Great Berd-…… Keruk! Hu… Hu…. Human!”
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I Never Run Out of Mana Chapter 129
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