Chapter 128: Chapter 128 - War Preparation (3)
Chapter 128: War Preparation (3)
So it could be more pure . More efficient . Normally, as you climbed the floors, the rank of the magic power would increase correspondingly .
However, the impatient Bayluk found another way to raise the rank .
It was crazy .
Too much time and too much materials were required, but we participated, because who else would?
And we thought it would be fun as well . But he had really done it . What a crazy bastard .
But thanks to that, our growth was unparalleled .
There were two main reasons why Arthia was able to be so successful .
The first one was Jeong-woo’s meeting with the dragon on the 11th floor .
And the second one was Bayluk’s experiments .
The dragon Kalatus’s [TN: May be different from how past tl spelled it, this is the dragon that gave Jeong-woo his Draconic Eyes . ] body still wasn’t ready, but I wasn’t worried about it because it would be finished soon .
However, the Strengthening Item was different . His brother hadn’t written exactly how it was made, because it wasn’t interested in alchemy .
He just thought it was something amazing that Bayluk created .
But he had still written the basic ingredients and their ratios in case he needed it in the future . And that was left in the diary for him .
‘But if it was something that could be created from just knowing the ratios of ingredients, it wouldn’t be Bayluk’s product . ’
When making it, some ingredients had to be frozen and some had to be dried, so it took a lot of work . But Yeon-woo didn’t have the time to check each and everyone of those, so he needed to learn about alchemy . So he was planning on learning about it soon, but now wasn’t the time .
But thankfully, the Spirit Familiars didn’t have to worry about that . They had the ability to absorb whatever they received in an efficient way .
Even if he didn’t prepare it, they would be able to digest it well .
‘It would be nice if the Spirit Familiars could evolve by themselves . But the limit of the Black Bracelet doesn’t allow them to do that right now . So I have to use this method . ’
The only option in the Black Bracelet was the use of the Spirit Familiars . That meant he couldn’t make them anything more than Spirit Familiars .
But Yeon-woo wanted them to be a higher rank, and he solved this by using the Strengthening Item .
[Boo (Soul of the Witch Doctor) has successfully absorbed the Blue Amethyst . ]
[Magic energy has increased by 3 . ]
[Water property has increased by 2 . ]
[You have reached the limit of powering up Boo (Soul of the Witch Doctor) . It is likely that more leveling up than this will negatively affect the spirit’s body . ]
[Boo (Soul of the Witch Doctor) is suffering from the continued energy intake . His spiritual vessel is starting to crumble . ]
[Boo (Soul of the Witch Doctor) has absorbed the Black Rose . His stats are not affected . ]
[Ke… . u . . m]
Boo’s body shook . Even the best vitamins weren’t healthy if not taken in moderation . So it wasn’t strange that his magic power was exploding from absorbing all the hidden pieces .
Yeon-woo forcefully stopped his crumbling body with black energy . But even in this situation, Boo’s consciousness didn’t fade away . He wanted to control his new power .
The orders that Yeon-woo had given him . To bear it, and to absorb . He was holding on with those two orders .
As a Spirit Familiar who followed their owner’s orders, this was obvious .
Boo pressed down his magic power that was about to explode . His fading mind turned sharp, and he could once again feel his body . And even during all this, he continued to absorb what was given to him .
‘Success . However you must . This is the reason why I chose you, since you have the ability to think for yourself . ’
Yeon-woo continually gave him black energy . And if his evolution was successful, he had already chosen who was going to be next .
‘After the magician, it should be the knight . ’
Thankfully, Yeon-woo had a spirit that was as powerful as Boo .
‘Shanon . ’
If he could bring his power as a semi ranker, Yeon-woo didn’t need to worry about pulling up all his powers to their max .
And so while he was having those thoughts . Boo absorbed the last hidden piece . The magic power within that hadn’t been able to expand was shaking around in his body . Then . Boo’s body bumped up and down . He floated up like a balloon, but he didn’t pop and came back down .
There was new development .
[Boo (Soul of the Witch Doctor) has overcome his limits . You have earned ‘Complete Evil Vestige . ’]
[The evolution is beginning . ]
Crunch .
Like when Yeon-woo achieved his new physique, the sound of something assembling itself with Boo could be heard .
His fading body became clear and turned into a tangible shape . Little by little, it was turning into a human-like figure .
Black energy and death energy spread around him and turned into a piece of cloth . It turned into a robe, and Boo slowly got on his knees to bow to Yeon-woo .
[I greet . My master . ]
It was a clear voice incomparable to when he was a Spirit Familiar . That meant he now had the complete ability to think for himself .
[Boo (Soul of the Witch Doctor) has successfully evolved . The magician of death, Liege, has been born . ]
[Congratulations! You have found a way to carry out death . Continue to search for more methods . The power of darkness will always be with you . ]
[You have accomplished an achievement not easily accomplished . Additional Karma is being rewarded . ]
[You have earned 5,000 Karma . ]
[You have earned an additional 3,000 Karma . ]
[This achievement will not be added to the trial of the 11th floor as it was done personally . ]
[You have earned the title ‘One Who Carries Death . ’]
[Title: One Who Carries Death]
The world is split into the two sides of life and death . They hate each other, as they cannot mix with each other . However, with this title, you will receive love and blessings from both dead and alive people .
Effect: All properties regarding the undead increase . Control of the darkness properties +20 .
Yeon-woo tightly clenched his fists seeing the new earned title .
Earning a title meant that it was something that others hadn’t easily achieved, or it was something that completely had to overcome his limits to be accomplished .
Right now, his limits were only the Black Bracelet . However, the system acknowledged it because he had created Liege .
Also .
[You have earned new knowledge about death . Your knowledge spectrum has widened . The proficiency of ‘Draconic Eyes’ has increased . 35 . 1%]
Yeon-woo could feel the growth of his Draconic Eyes . He felt as if his world had grown . But on one hand, he felt slightly worried . What happened if Liege escaped the control of the Black Bracelet? He could take care of it, but he wanted to avoid that situation because it would be a waste of hidden pieces .
Thankfully, Boo was the same .
[Master . Is the person . That pulled me out from . Drowning . Please order . Me to do whatever . I will willingly . Follow your orders . ]
His words were benign cut-off from his body not completely settling yet, but it didn’t affect communication with him .
“Then what magic are you currently capable of?”
Liege’s past life was important to Yeon-woo . He needed to figure out his abilities .
[When I was alive . No . In my past life, I could do general things . ]
“What does general things mean?”
[First . I’ll show you . Could you . Perhaps . Give me a part . Of the souls you have?]
Yeon-woo gathered a lot of souls passing the floors . Now, his collection was at 1,500/
As he pulled out 3 of them, Boo lifted his bowed head .
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His head that was covered by his head was revealed . In his empty eye sockets, blue will o’ the wisps bloomed .
Boo reached his hand out to the three souls, and fire bloomed at the tip of his fingertips .
The first soul exploded like fireworks . And in the area where its dust fell, the floor split and a spotted dog appeared . His two eyes were dead .
[It’s called . ‘Death Summons . ’ Using souls as an exchange . I can summon . Them . If it has a corpse . I can take it out . Skeletons and zombies . ]
Boo flicked his hand to return the summons, and exploded the second soul this time .
And an ashy fog filled up his room .
It was something Yeon-woo had seen before . It raised fear, and was a buff skill for him .
[It’s called ‘Fog of Blood . ’ As you can see . It can show illusions . And give fear . To enemies . So sometimes . It gives the . Health and magic power . Taken from enemies . To allies . ]
Yeon-woo’s eyes shined . The effects of Fog of Blood were better than he thought . In a large scale war, there was nothing better than this .
[And this is . ‘Corpse Absorption . ’]
The last soul exploded . And in its place, a fire soared up and disappeared .
[Depending on . How much there is . Of corpses and souls . Basic magic of . Fire and ice . Can be used . ]
Boo lowered his head .
[In my . Past life . I was a witch doctor . Unlike a dark magician . Or a sorcerer . I am specialized in . Corpses and curses . ]
His voice was dark, but also firm at the same time .
[And so . Right now . This is all I can do . But I can become stronger . And I won’t disappoint . My master . By becoming a stronger . Liege . ]
As much as Boo was talented in corpses and curses, he was weak with basic magic . So Boo considered that to be a shame .
If only he was an ordinary dark magician, he could be a bigger help to Yeon-woo .
He thought there were limits in being a witch doctor .
But Yeon-woo firmly shook his head .
Magic could be learned from skill books, but that was completely different from dealing with corpses and souls .
Yeon-woo dreamed of a one-man army . But because there were limits on what he himself could do, it seemed that he had met a chief of staff who could support his back .
‘It was hard fighting by myself . Now I can relax and leave it to him . ’
Since he dealt with corpses, he could probably deal with Spirit Familiars as well . And with Fog of Blood, Death Summons, and Corpse Absorption, the battlefield could be fixed to however Yeon-woo preferred .
So Yeon-woo comforted him saying it was okay .
Grateful, Boo bowed his head even lower .
[I will not . Disappoint master . ]
Boo left those words and quietly disappeared like fog .
“And now what’s left . ”
Since he had gotten a magician for support, he needed a knight to fight with him .
Yeon-woo summoned Shanon’s soul from his collection .
Fitting of a semi ranker’s soul, it was different from its foundation . The color and aura were deeper .
Yeon-woo changed the rest of the souls into black energy and gave it to Shanon’s soul .
With the sound of something cracking, the souls began to clang against each other and turn into a Spirit Familiar .
[Where is… . this?]
Shanon’s Spirit Familiar raised his head . He was definitely a Spirit Familiar, but still had some of his consciousness left .
“This is Red Dragon’s base . Shanon . ”
[You… . . !]
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Shanon looked around and turned towards the person calling his name . And his eyes widened .
[I definitely… . died by your hands?]
Shanon was confused for a moment, then nodded like he thought of something .
[I see . I died, then came back to life? I heard there were witch doctors or dark magicians who could deal with souls, but I’ve never heard that the souls could be completely recovered like this . ]
The Black Bracelet was powerful enough to swallow Astrape . It couldn’t be compared to other artifacts .
But there was no need for Yeon-woo to explain that so he didn’t say anything .
Instead, he calmly looked at Shanon and thought of how to get him on his side . Although he was a Spirit Familiar, he was so outstanding that he couldn’t help but become greedy .
‘Just considering the level of his awareness, he’s much sharper than Boo . If I can make this person my death knight . ’
Usually when Spirit Familiars were born, they put their instincts as a soul first . However, Shanon clearly had a sharp mind .
[Ah . Also . My request . What happened?]
His request to send his subordinates away even if he died .
Yeon-woo nodded his head .
“I sent them all away . However, the guys who already… . ”
[Ahh . That’s fine . If I wanted more than that, I would be greedy . ]
Shanon waved his hand and cut Yeon-woo off . He narrowed his eyes to look at Yeon-woo .
[Anyways . If you called me here, you must want something? And the fact that you’re at Red Dragon and not Cheonghwado is strange too . ]
Yeon-woo nodded and explained what he had been through .
The reason why he was at Red Dragon . And his motive for calling Saber God out .
Shanon’s eyes became bigger, and then he laughed .
[Haha! You turned your back against Saber God because of your relationship… . I like that . So you’re not just as greedy as I heard . ]
Shanon was someone who considered his subordinates’ lives as his own, so he seemed to like Yeon-woo’s goal
However .
[But you want me to be a death knight? That means you want me to work beneath you?]
“Yes . ”
[I refuse . ]
[You don’t even need to ask why . I was born and raised in Red Dragon, and I have no will to leave them even after death . ]
From when Shanon was born, he was under Red Dragon . His loyalty for his clan was unprecedented .
One could even say his affection for his subordinates came from his affection for his clan .
Yeon-woo inwardly clicked his tongue .
He didn’t expect it to be easy . But to think he would be this stubborn .
‘But I must get him on my side . ’
It wasn’t easy to get a soul like Shanon . And he wanted to learn about the focal points he had taught him .
He wanted to convince him, but if that wasn’t possible, he was planning on forcing him to surrender .
However, in that process, his soul could be damaged .
Because there wasn’t any other way, there was nothing he could do .
“There’s nothing I can do . Then I’ll have to force you . ”
[Hm? Do you have a method?]
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“I collected your soul, but do you think I can’t bind you to me?”
[Hm . That’s true . That can’t happen . Oh no . ]
Shanon muttered like he wasn’t happy . Yeon-woo extended his hand and paused . It seemed like he had changed his mind .
[You can’t just send me off?]
“I can’t . ”
[You have a lot of greed . Not even letting me rest in death . Hm . Well, ok, that doesn’t sound too bad . Since I was under Red Dragon during my entire life, looking outside of it should be ok . ”
Shanon was lost in his thoughts for a moment, and turned to look at Yeon-woo .
[Then I have a condition . ]
Yeon-woo pulled his hand back .
“Go ahead . ”
[I’ll obey you . However, leave my free will alone . And make me stronger . Then when I was alive . Not just the power of a semi ranker, but of a high ranker . ]
Shanon’s blurry eyes shined .
Actually, there was something that surpassed his loyalty to Red Dragon .
The passion to become a strong person .
He was blocked on the 49th floor and had to remain a semi ranker . If there was one thing he regretted, it was not becoming a ranker and climb the 77th floor .
He wanted to reach the standards for being strong . Also . That was what Yeon-woo wanted as well .
“I will also become stronger . More than others”
[Then it’s settled . To be honest, I knew it from when I first saw you . That you were the same species as me . Hehe . ]
“But before that, there’s something I have to do . And you might have to fight against Red Dragon and meet your comrades in war . ”
The last test .
[I’m prepared for that much . I’m starting a new life, so there’s no need to place too much thought for the past things, right?]
He was so different now from awhile ago that it seemed like he was someone else .
“Why did your mind suddenly change?”
[I don’t want to be stubborn . ]
[And I don’t want to break myself . So if I have to cross over . Yeah . I wanted to cross over with my mind intact . Also . ]
Yeon-woo thought Shanon might be smiling .
[I’m curious about what you’ll do in the future . Wouldn’t I be able to see that if I stay by your side?]
Yeon-woo shook his head .
Shanon was difficult to understand . On one hand, he was sturdy and firm . But on the other hand, he was soft enough to bend over .
But he was sure of one thing
With this guy, his path would be smoother .
Yeon-woo pulled out his subspace pocket .
“Then now, please absorb the items in the order I give them to you . ”
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