Chapter 289: 289
Chapter 289 – Poseidon (1)
“What about Captain?”
Seeing the people in front of the door, Jinrang paused .
It was Ted and Elaine . They were commanders who led Triton and protected Benteke along with Jinrang . They were Antaes and Charybdis’s apostles, and they were twins, like how the gods were actually siblings .
“He’s still resting . I think he’s having a hard time because his severed arm isn’t regenerating . ”
“Are you taking care of him properly?
Ted, who was leaning against the wall, narrowed his eyes . He was speaking in a curt tone .
Jinrang’s face hardened .
“What do you mean by that?”
“What else would I be talking about? I’m saying something like this wouldn’t have happened if you served Captain by his side well . ”
Ted snickered, and Elaine quietly nodded in agreement .
‘They’re doing it again . ’
Jinrang had felt that the two were irking him for some time now . He knew that they were pretending to listen to him obediently while actually being envious of his position as Benteke’s right hand .
It looked pathetic to him .
The same went for now .
News of Benteke’s injuries was spreading quickly around Triton . Everyone knew that he needed some time to recover because he had used up all his holy power .
Ted was saying that it was his fault and trying to blame him for something that didn’t make sense . Jinrang didn’t want to speak with them any further and blatantly hardened his face .
“Think whatever you want . Other than that, the Hoarder is coming here at a quick pace . His recovery was faster than we thought . We have to stop him . ”
Ted snorted, uncrossing his arms .
“What are you so worried about? We can just catch him . No, shouldn’t we be grateful that he’s coming here on his own two feet? There’s no need for us to do anything . ”
Ted thought Yeon-woo was overestimating himself . There were only 49 days to clear everything up to the 30th floor, and Yeon-woo didn’t have that much time right now .
Just now, he had heard that Yeon-woo had cleared the 29th floor and entered the 30th, but the difficulty of the 30th floor was incomparable to the ones before it .
It was better to describe it as “trickier . ”
These were trials that were hard to finish even using all your strength for 49 days . He thought Yeon-woo was barely forcing his tired body forward and considered him foolish .
His nonchalant attitude was only an act . He was actually very wary of the Hoarder .
Living beings were more threatening when they were hurt . Yeon-woo was acting exactly like that .
This was why Ted was going to catch Yeon-woo . Since he had entered the 30th floor, there were countless routes to attack him . It was perfect .
It didn’t matter that Yeon-woo was somewhat recovered . He could just break him down further .
Ted considered himself to be as powerful as Benteke even though he was his subordinate because of the gods they served .
Jinrang clicked his tongue . His eyes narrowed at Ted’s arrogance, but he knew that Ted wouldn’t listen to his warning anyway, so he didn’t say anything .
In fact, he wanted to see how much Yeon-woo recovered and what he had done with Benteke’s right arm .
‘I can confirm it with Ted and then prepare based on that . ’
He was going to use Ted as bait .
Jinrang told Ted to do whatever he wanted and walked away . Ted and Elaine looked at him walk away with frowning faces .
“He’s lofty until the end . So annoying . ”
“Why? Isn’t that part of his charm?”
“Sister!”
Ted looked at Elaine with an annoyed face, but Elaine covered her ears with her hands and grinned .
“I’m not deaf, so don’t scream . Also, what Jinrang said isn’t wrong . And you have your own thoughts too . We can just find out which one of you is right . ”
He clenched his fists, knowing that Elaine was trying to sound him out, but he just smiled .
“Fine . I’ll bring the Hoarder’s head first, and we can talk after that . ”
He melted away into the sudden breeze .
Elaine quietly murmured to herself, thinking that Jinrang and Ted had led Triton well so far, considering their opposite personalities .
“The Hoarder, hm . It’ll get pretty noisy soon . ”
If Yeon-woo was really climbing the floors with Triton as his target .
Elaine couldn’t hold in her excitement .
[Trial: Congratulations on your strong will and courage for surviving bravely in the world of souls . Now, you are getting ready to enter the world you came from . However, it doesn’t look easy . Your body has become familiar with the world of souls as you have breathed, eaten, and drank from here for some time .
From now on, cleanse your body of the poison of the souls completely . Only then will you be given the chance to leave . ]
[Time left: 13 days 22:01:29]
Every tenth floor was like a stage that tested what you earned from the floors below it .
So according to the individual, it could feel difficult or easy .
The 30th floor stage looked easy, but it was tricky .
Cleansing the poison of souls .
You had to find the antidote and drink it in the remaining time .
‘The problem is that you have to know accurately what the symptoms of what you were poisoned from . ’
Obviously, there weren’t just one or two antidotes . There were tens of them . And these were just what people knew .
The hardest part for most players was to determine what kind of poison had entered their body . Only then could they create an antidote that fit the situation .
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‘Even if I find a way to create it, it might not be easy to gather ingredients for it . ’
The 30th floor was too vast . It wasn’t hard finding the antidote for each of my team members . It was all thanks to Bayluk .
However, the problem was that the ingredients were all spread out over the large stage, and it was hard to find them .
The Site of Souls was extensive .
It wasn’t like the stages before it were small, but they couldn’t match the Site of Souls . As wide as it was, the environment of each area was slightly different, so the quality and effects of the ingredients were different as well .
Of course the players would be extremely frustrated, especially since they didn’t have that much time to begin with . And when you met the occasional monster, their annoyance gauge would burst .
Merchants were living their best life on the 30th floor . They would gather ingredients beforehand and sell them at expensive prices to players .
It was a bad way to use Karma, but it was useful for people who were in a rush .
‘But there are so many fakes among them too . ’
You had to be careful when choosing products .
Many of these backpacking merchants approached Yeon-woo as well . They asked him if he needed anything and offered to check his symptoms for free .
However, Yeon-woo chased all of them away and released his Monster Portents .
He had guys that could gather his ingredients for him, so there was no need for him to run around himself .
Also, Yeon-woo had heard an explanation from Boo .
“So four of these are elixirs and the other six are poison?”
「Yes . But . You . Have . To . Take . The . Four . In . The . Order of . Red . Blue . Yellow . And Black . If you . Don’t . ]
“My holy power will explode?”
「Your . Holy power . Will . Destroy . Your Body . 」
Boo nodded everything . His chin joints moved and made a clacking sound .
Yeon-woo looked down at the medicine that Boo had finished analyzing .
It was the elixir for becoming closer to a godly human by amplifying your holy power . As he expected, there was poison mixed among it . He would only be able to avoid getting sick by absorbing the elixirs one by one .
“Then what about these?”
「Then . These are…… . 」
Boo began to explain the poison he had analyzed . Yeon-woo’s eyes shined .
‘They’re Bayluk’s Eight Poisons . Or another version of them . ’
Bayluk could be called a leader in the field of poison . One drop of the one of the Eight Poisons he made could melt a sea king monster .
Yeon-woo knew that each of the Eight Poisons was as poisonous as the Devil Poison .
They were right in front of it . He was quite interested .
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Just then, an idea popped up in his head .
‘If I use it well… . . I might be able to grow with this, thanks to Bayluk . ’
“Are you finished analyzing them?”
「I have . Finished . Analyzing . The poisons . 」
“And after this?”
「I’m planning . On . Throwing them . Away . 」
“I see . ”
Yeon-woo grinned .
Boo didn’t know why he was smiling and tilted his head . Yeon-woo always did something unimaginable whenever he laughed like that . But he didn’t ask why Yeon-woo was acting like that .
“There they come . ”
Just then, the Monster Portents that were scattered across the stage returned .
Boo scanned the ingredients in their mouths and was surprised .
「Master . These are . …… . 」
“Right . Poison . ”
「Are you . Planning . On . Poisoning . Yourself . Further?」
Yeon-woo silently nodded .
Unlike how we were desperate to find the antidote, Bayluk said that he would attempt to cure himself through another way .
We just watched him, not knowing what he was talking about then .
Then, we realized . That guy was a total psycho . Why were none of the people around me normal?
At the time, Bayluk considered it a waste to get rid of the poison in his body . The quality of the poison of souls was so special that it couldn’t be found on any other floor .
Bayluk thought it would be better to engrave the poison in his body if he was going to get rid of it anyway .
If his body changed to get used to the soul poison, he could use it anytime he needed .
〈Poison Blood〉 . After that, the signature skill that made Anti Venom infamous was born .
Yeon-woo was planning on receiving Poison Blood like Bayluk had on the 30th floor .
Even if he couldn’t get the skill, it was also nice if his body could completely get used to poison .
And not only could he amplify the soul poison, he had the extreme poisons that Bayluk had left behind .
Also, Yeon-woo could handle Devil Poison .
If he could reign over all of them, he might be able to catch up more quickly to Bayluk, who completed Poison Blood after he became a ranker .
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「It’s . Dangerous . 」
For the first time, Boo expressed disapproval . He was always faithful and loyal to Yeon-woo, but he knew how dangerous it was this time .
Yeon-woo just waved his hand, saying it was fine .
The process of how Bayluk overworked his body was in the diary . Also, he had the Demonic Dragon Body and trusted the potential he earned after absorbing the Summer Queen .
‘And if something goes wrong, I have Cold-blooded and Regeneration . ’
The Cold-blooded trait increased his resistance to whatever he faced .
Moreover, he believed that he could endure it if something went wrong . With his Regeneration skill, his body would heal over and over again .
‘After I have Poison Blood, I’ll take the elixirs too . ’
He planned on getting stronger before he clashed with Benteke again .
Boo’s Inferno Sight wavered with concern .
“……S*** . ”
Yeon-woo narrowed his eyes . His mouth still felt numb . He could get used to his body weakening and then becoming tighter again .
However, he could still smell the horrid smell and the sickening taste in his mouth . It wasn’t something he would ever do again .
But the result wasn’t bad .
Hwaaaa—
Yeon-woo looked at the black smoke whirling around him . It was acidic and poisonous .
It was Poison Blood, which was born by pushing his resistance to poison to the limit .
‘I hope it’s effective . ’
Yeon-woo gathered the smoke in his hands and looked down . Under the precipice, he could see countless ships docked at the port .
Above them, the trident flag that symbolized Triton was waving .
It was the official start of war .
[TN: Just a heads up, the five chapters that are left in the cycle will all be released on the last day! I will be translating them on a plane, and maybe I’ll even sneak in a little bonus chapter or two, haha . ]
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