Chapter 46
Translator: HH Editor: Shasha
4 .
Fear .
An emotion that was more human than any other .
“Hee… . . ”
Anxiety of the future . Horrified that it, the Fallen Constellation, could die like this .
‘It’ was scared of me . As I took another step forward, it gave a fearful moan . But a moan never stopped anyone .
“I’m really glad you’re human . ”
I spoke .
“Think about it . If you were a monster, you wouldn’t qualify to be summoned for the [Hundred Ghosts Summons], right? No, I guess it’s now [Hundred Ghosts Reincarnation] . Although the name of the skill doesn’t…”
“Ahhhhhhh!”
Waver .
It fought back its fear for the last time . The red sword of the Devil King . It wasn’t even able to properly lift it anymore . It barely swung the sword at me .
“Mm . ”
There was no way I would fall to that . I lightly avoided it . Once, twice, thrice, it trembled as it swung the sword .
Bae Hu-ryeong muttered .
-It’s nothing .
He eyebrows were furrowed .
-Its stance is unsteady . Its feet aren’t properly stepping on the ground either . It’s not even looking in front of it . There’s no certainty in the path of its sword, geez . What’s it trying to do after it swings that sword? What’s it doing?
Bae Hu-ryeong grumbled .
-Tsk . It’a sword user that just relies on Aura and its skills . No, it’s not even a sword user .
After I cleared the 19th floor, he had been silent, but the Sword Emperor seemed extremely displeased looking at the actions of the creature .
-Look . Zombie . Look at that . This is why I keep on telling you the importance of the basics . At the end of the end, all humans have to rely on is their hands and feet .
Bae Hu-ryeong spoke .
-Close the curtains .
I did .
With just one swing, I broke its sword . As blade clashed against blade, the sounds rang out . The Fallen Constellation’s eyes widened .
“Ah,”
The red sword in front split into half .
“Ahh, ueh… . ahhhh…”
The last resolve of the Fallen Constellation also fell with the sword . The lithe beast collapsed on the floor . The Acacia flowers were crushed under its bottom .
‘Is it like the Devil King said?’
I calmly looked at its despairing appearance .
‘Something that collects death…’
I suddenly thought of what the tower said as it gave me my nickname . Respects to the king who harvests death . That was what the tower said . It was strange, because it seemed to fit exactly with this situation .
‘Yeah . I guess it’s not wrong . ’
I slowly put more force on my sword .
It was the moment I was about to bring my sword down upon the Fallen Constellation .
-Uh . Zombie? Wait a minute .
“······ . ”
-Sorry I’m butting in when you were getting ready to show off what you don’t have . Actually, I’m not that sorry . I just said it because I was bored . Anyway, wait a minute .
And like always, the Sword Emperor inspected . [TN: Inspected and Sword Emperor are the same words in Korean . ]
“Ugh . What?”
Feeling annoyed, I just spoke out loud instead of inside of my head . The Sword Saint and the Witch weren’t here anyway . There weren’t any hunters around to think I was crazy .
-No . Just because you seem to be really sure .
“So… . about what?”
-You’re sure that isn’t a monster anymore . But does that make it a human? What I’m saying is, are you treating that as a human, just like yourself . It could just be a normal NPC .
“So what… . ”
-Are you sure even NPCs can be summoned through [Hundred Ghosts Reincarnation]?
I stopped my sword .
“Uh… . can’t that be the case?”
-You’re a fucking loser so you haven’t killed an NPC yet . It’s definite that [Hundred Ghosts Reincarnation] doesn’t apply to monsters . But we don’t know if that’s also the case for NPCs .
“······ . ”
-What if you just did as you liked and it said [Sorry! The skill cannot be applied to NPCs!]? Hm? Are you going to take care of the atmosphere suddenly becoming chilly?
“No, but…”
-Hey . Kim Zombie . Pay attention! I know because I experienced it, but the tower is really harsh when it comes to things like this .
Fuck this .
The Fallen Constellation was already looking at me with fear .
Its eyes were filled with the horror of death .
Cursing, I checked the skill card again .
[Hundred Ghosts Reincarnation]
Rank: SSS
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Effects: What you killed will be summoned as monsters . The dead cannot use their abilities from when they were living . But if you want, the dead will be able to keep their memories and their looks from when they were alive . If you don’t want to, they’ll just be summoned as monsters .
※ However, you can only summon them once a week .
-See? It says ‘what’ you killed .
Bae Hu-ryeong pointed at the card .
-How do you know if NPCs are included in the ‘what?’ Hm? Can you be sure?
“N, NPCs are humans too . Humans . ”
-Oho . That’s just what you think . Mr . Kim Zombie .
Bae Hu-ryeong spoke with a serious face .
-Before you kill that guy, make a deal with the tower first .
“A deal with the tower…”
-Why? So what? You were doing it fine earlier . You already did it once, you can do it again .
“Mm…”
That was true .
I looked up at the sky with a slightly awkward face .
“Um . Mr . Tower…?”
[The tower is listening to what you’re saying . ]
Fortunately, I was ignored .
Earlier, I heard that I was being given the power of an apostle . Was it thanks to that? It seemed like for the time being at least, I could communicate freely with the tower .
“There’s something I want to ask please . ”
-Hey . Earlier you spoke informally to the tower, so what’s with all the respect now? What a funny guy?
“I accidentally spoke informally because I was so caught up in the moment and…geez, never mind . Be quiet!”
Even while we were fighting, the tower answered calmly .
[The tower is checking what your question is . ]
“Let’s see . Mm . So, does the Hundred Ghosts Reincarnation skill acknowledge an NPC? Or does that just apply to hunters like me?”
And I received an unexpected answer in response .
[The tower is judging . ]
[The question surpasses the authority of the tower . ]
“Pardon?”
And that wasn’t the end .
The voices that followed went way past my expectations even more .
[The tower is confirming the authority of the questioner . ]
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[Pass . The Death King currently has the temporary qualification of an apostle . ]
[The tower acknowledges the Death King’s question as an official agenda item . ]
And .
[The tower requests a majority conference to the Six Constellations of Ten Thousand Lives . ]
Paaaat!
White light covered my eyes .
‘-Huh?’
When I blinked my eyes after some time had passed, I was already in a strange place . It wasn’t an unfamiliar place . I was taken even more aback because it was unfamiliar .
The nether world . My dark prison .
It was the starting point that I returned to when I died .
In other words, this was somewhere that I didn’t have to come unless I was dead .
‘Why am I…?’
Then, a voice rang out .
[Confirming participants . ]
No .
It wasn’t just a voice .
[The 6th Constellation . ‘The Author of All Operas is participating . ]
[The 5th Constellation . ‘The Lady Who Walks the Mirage’ is participating . ]
[The 4th Constellation . ‘The Moon That Observes Blindness’ is participating . ]
[The 3rd Constellation . ‘One Who Created Bonsan’ is participating . ]
[The 2nd Constellation . ‘The God Who Dances in Emptiness’ is participating . ]
“······ . ”
No matter how much I looked around, there was only darkness, so I couldn’t see anything . But even if I couldn’t see, I could feel .
Presences .
[Confirming that the Six Constellations of Ten Thousand Lives are participating . ]
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[The temporary apostle of the tower, ‘Death King’s’ problem is being shared . ]
I could feel presences all around me .
They were too powerful to say they were just presences .
They were looking at me through the darkness .
[Sharing complete . ]
Voices flowed where the gazes were .
[A majority conference is starting about the agenda item . ]
[Does the skill ‘Hundred Ghosts Reincarnation’ apply to NPCs?]
[If you agree that NPCs are included, please assent]
[If you do not agree that NPCs are included, please dissent . ]
Quietly .
The figureless presences opened their mouths .
-Gesh··· la······ ZaquA cho··· Deo······ .
It was a language unknown to me .
-Sato, yovela? Weloyo-na Sh니···! Deo phenta··· .
-kunto, nyola Gesh-ve-Nail na? Nai-Gesh-Nail na?
It seemed to be a language that formed a connection between all the shadows .
This place was filled with snakes I couldn’t see . From the left, the right, from below and above, and right in front of me . Hiss…hiss…their voices were similar to the hissing tongues of snakes . Their tongues were red and long, and it entered my brain . It licked it .
-Gesh··· MulGagamia······ cho Gretehen Weloyo··· .
-Nail .
It was dizzying .
I was feeling faint .
I was definitely just a consciousness without a mind, but I felt like barking . Anything was fine . I wanted to spit something out . The oil in my stomach…no, oil infiltrated my brain .
It was a feeling like my soul was being sucked to the bottom .
-Layo na .
Then, the voices all stopped as one .
-Gesh . Nail . Nai-Gesh-Nail .
-······ .
-······ .
-Deo zakun .
Silence .