Dungeon Hunter Chapter 172:

Chapter 172: Spirits (5)

Bboooh . . .

Similarly to the fire spirits, the water spirits were in the form of water droplets . They were frightened and didn’t come closer .

There was a strong atmosphere in the surroundings .

-Don't be scared . I am Rei .

-Sera! Your unni .

Rei and Sera extended their hands .

After a while, the five droplets slowly approached and took their hands .

-Father! Please name these children . It is bad to have no name .

-That’s right .

Name . Another name .

Just a few days ago, I had spent time thinking of almost 100,000 names . It was just five more, but I didn’t want to go through the process of naming again .

“Water-One, Water-Two, Water-Three, Water-Four, Water-Five . ”

Yihi had given me a very helpful way of naming .

Yihi might be a seer .

At first I had laughed, but Fire-One, Fire-Two and Fire-Three weren’t disobedient .

- . . . Pretty names .

― . . . . . . I won’t say anything .

The two spirits replied shortly but I didn’t care .

 

 

I made a contract with the born spirits but it was too early to release them . They needed more capabilities to adapt to the world .

My influence there was necessary . The spirits were particularly sensitive to my mood .

But I was always cynical so it was difficult to change my attitude . A majority of demons had this attitude, and I had always lived my life my own way .

‘Normally people would move to meet me . ’

It was better than adjusting myself to match someone else .

However, the spirits were very sensitive so I needed to handle them subtly .

As time went on, Rei and Sera became increasingly difficult .  It was a bad omen .

'Changing the way I am for others . ’

Was that possible?

If it helped then I would become more friendly . I’d actually done it many times . However, the spirits would recognize it as ‘acting . ’ They would notice it was false and keep an even greater distance .

I was busy thinking about this .

At that moment, a few messages appeared in front of me .

-The Origin Fairy ‘Yihi’ has suffered a great blow to the soul . In the past few years, ‘Yihi’ has been supporting the ‘dungeon’ and the ‘Tree of Origin . ’ The aftermath has caused a depletion in the soul . -Be careful . The fairy is the foundation of the dungeon . So if she disappears, the dungeon won’t be safe .

I frowned . It was an abrupt message . It was related to Yihi so I couldn’t do nothing . Yihi hadn’t said anything .

I could somewhat tolerate it, but Yihi’s nature meant that she wouldn’t be able to hide this .  Somehow it was all over her face .

In other words, it meant that Yihi hadn’t anticipated this would happen .

‘Her soul is lacking . . . ’

The area of the soul wasn’t fully explored . Magicians, alchemists, etc . , all tried . I only had a vague understanding of it .

It was surprising that I hadn’t noticed after entering the realm of transcendence .

-The soul depletion is becoming severe . 28 . 2% -> 28 . 1%

‘There is no time to be playing around . ’

I shook my head and immediately moved . Yihi’s location was obvious .

The garden .

It was a place that Yihi had secretly made .

It was on the very outskirts of the 32nd floor . It wasn’t a burden for me so I hadn’t paid attention to the garden . In my previous life, I had gotten rid of the garden without stepping into it .

It wasn’t inspiring so I never needed to enter .

But it couldn’t be helped now that there was a problem .

On the outskirts of the 32nd floor, a small forest spread out for 100 metres . There were rare trees, grasses and flowers from Earth . Several bugs and deer caught my eye .

Normally I would say ‘she managed to gather all this . ’ However, my eyes were directed towards the heart of the forest .

The Flower of Eternity . The item obtained from the Demon World Auction was planted in the heart of the forest . Yihi was collapsed next to it .

Three fireballs were flying around Yihi . They were the fire spirits that Yihi took .

'It isn’t too late . ’

Yihi’s appearance was blurrier than usual . It was like she was lacking in several areas . It was a sign that her physical power was lost and her presence was fading .

But that would only happen if I couldn’t resolve it in time .

I hastily approached Yihi and immediately injected magic power into her .

I was the master of this dungeon and she was the fairy . If she was weakened then she could recover through my magic power .

However, there was no reaction . She seemed to come back for a moment, but soon became transparent again .

Why?

What should I do?

I agonized over it in my head .

I held Yihi in one hand and headed to the top floor .

She was a fairy of the Dungeon Core so it could help her .

‘No . . . ’

I placed her on the Dungeon Core . However, the light from the core was weak . Once the light disappeared, I had a strong feeling that Yihi would be gone as well .

“Chrisley, Julliom . . . Oswen . And all the lich and shamans . ”

I used the function of the core while injecting magic power into it at the same time .

"Come to the top floor right now . ”

 

500 talented creatures gathered .

Some of them were hostiles creatures who met for the first time on the top floor .

Kobold priests, orc shamans, lich, goblin magicians, etc . . .

The thing they all had in common was that they studied ‘magic . ’ Magic and spells . A power to make things not exist . The soul was in a similar area of study .

In particular, there were very few that became experts in the area of the soul . Even if they read and studied the ‘soul’, the results were very different .

Still, I summoned all of them .

I had the right as the Dungeon Master .

“Do you recognize these symptoms?”

I lifted Yihi up and asked .

Yihi was still breathing but she wasn’t conscious .

She looked like she was just sleeping, except for the blurriness .

I was ignorant about research into the soul . I hadn’t studied it . I had never felt the need . I humbly admitted it and gathered all of them together .

I wasn’t stupid enough to hold onto my pride . I couldn’t afford to lose my fairy . There would definitely be those who could read more deeply than me in this area .

It would be a success if anyone recognized her symptoms .

But no one opened their mouths .

"Is there really no one? It is fine even if it is a story . ”

"Soul . . . chwiik! Weak . "

One of the orc shamans opened its mouth .

I gave it a look that said ‘I know . ’ Still, one of the 500 creatures had started speaking .

"The soul is weak? Is that all?”

“Chwiik! I don’t know . ”

The orc shaman’s answer missed the mark . I couldn’t help but feel disappointed .

The silence lasted for a while . No one could carelessly come forward .

They all knew that my mood was bad .

In case they didn’t know, I decided to reveal more details .

"The dungeon fairy is now in a critical condition . She is fading due to her soul being weak . Are any of you aware of a method to restore the soul?”

I didn’t care if they didn’t recognize it, as long as they knew something .

Yihi was in this state due to soul depletion . If I could solve this then Yihi would return to normal .

But the reaction was the same . Indeed . . . it seemed like not many magicians and shamans studied the soul .

In the meantime, I had neglected to invest in the field of magic . I had thought it was better to raise their strength . However, it certainly was shocking that everyone except for one orc shaman was silent .

"How terrible . ”

I bitterly muttered .

I thought I could solve this, but I was stuck here .

South Korea's dungeon was important . My main base was here . With my strength, it would be simple to occupy another dungeon . But it wasn’t that simple . The Tree of Origin, the higher dungeon rating and other benefits from the South Korean dungeon would evaporate .

The heavy atmosphere weighed down on the creatures’ shoulders . All of them hastily stared at the floor .

The moment that I was about to turn away, Oswen came forward .

"Your Majesty . The soul is the final goal of the creator of a homunculus . Maybe Gaparam would have an idea . ”

Ahh . It was like that . Oswen was right .

It was the job of an alchemist to create a fake soul for the homunculus . The lich who was making a homunculus would know the soul better than anyone .

So why didn’t he come out?

Gaparam had an unsure expression on his face . He glared at Oswen .

“Gaparam . ”

“ . . . I can’t heal a weak soul . ”

"Is there really no way?"

"The soul that has accumulated for a long time is unique in itself . It can’t be replaced or filled . It might be destroyed if forcibly refilled or something other than the fairy will be made . ”

"I am connected to the fairy’s soul . ”

In order to make it more clear, dangerous words emerged from my mouth .

The fact that a fairy was connected to a Dungeon Master’s soul was top secret information .

It meant the Dungeon Master could be hurt through the fairy .

But now wasn’t the time to think about that . Rather, it was better to explain it .

Gaparam just shook his head .

"It is a pity but . . . soul exchange is impossible . There are no possibilities . If it is possible, it would be in an area completely different from established alchemy and science . It might be possible for a god?”

This was why he didn’t want to come forward .

Only negative words were heard .

Gaparam actually looked sorry .

I understood his mindset .

-The soul depletion is becoming severe . 27% -> 26 . 9%

“Nothing is impossible . I just haven’t found it . One of the 500 minds here might come up with a way . ”

" . . . It isn’t a request but an order . ”

All the creatures including Gaparam closed their mouths and watched me anxiously .

"I will give you three days . Find out as much as you can . If you need anything then tell me immediately . ”

I turned around and left .

 

-Father is very sad .

-I want Father to laugh .

-He isn’t laughing .

-Sometimes good feelings emerged from him . I liked that .

The spirits . In particular, the fire spirits became sulky .

-Is there something we can do?

-Father will be happy .

The spirits hurriedly flew to the side of their ‘Father . ’ They tried all sorts of charms, such as singing and body kissing, but Father’s feelings didn’t change at all .

It was similar to a feeling of grief . The spirits couldn’t stand this . They became depressed .

-The fairy called Yihi is important to Father .

-We need to fix the fairy to make Father feel better .

-Her soul is weak .

-What is the soul?

Unfortunately, not a lot of time had passed since the spirits were born . No matter how fast their growth, their knowledge was still lacking . Besides, the soul was a complex and difficult matter .

In the end, Rei and Sera who had been listening quietly came forward .

-We need to fill the empty spot left by Fairy-nim .

-Clean the dungeon .

-We need to manage the creatures . . .

-Play with the Tree of Origin .

The work that the spirits could do was extremely limited .

However, the almost 100,000 spirits decided that taking action was better than staying still .

 

I was improvising while following a set ‘criteria . ’ I could handle most things .

However, this situation wasn’t expected at all . It was like a natural disaster where I couldn’t do anything .

-The soul depletion is becoming severe . 8 . 2% -> 8 . 1%

At this rate, wouldn’t she disappear when it reached 0%?

As Yihi’s body faded, features of the dungeon also stopped functioning . If Yihi died then the dungeon would shrink just like Pakan Griolli’s .

‘It is related to the soul . ’

I didn’t stay still .

I searched through the normal store and the Achievements Store .

I summoned several creatures and asked for their opinion, but there was nothing good .

There didn’t seem to be any items to restore the soul .

‘Surely there must be a way?’

I gritted my teeth . I hadn’t felt this helpless in a long time . Yihi and the dungeon . If I could save at least one of them then I would . But I couldn’t come up with anything .

Just as I was frantically thinking .

-Some lost features of the dungeon have returned . The flow of magic power is normalizing .

 

-The Origin Fairy ‘Yihi’ has recovered by 0 . 1% . 8 . 1% -> 8 . 2%