Dungeon Hunter Chapter 151:
Chapter 151: Guardian Deity (5)
Chiik! Chiiiik!
Instead of borrowing its power, I poured Lightning God directly into Pride’s flames . Lightning God seemed to hesitate for a moment but soon gave up .
The great power was then compressed to the size of a fist . The power was incomparable to before .
I threw it towards the barrier .
As soon as the compressed power hit the barrier, it sucked in everything around it like a black hole .
It was the same with the shield around the barrier .
Everything was absorbed into the sphere .
The girin’s horn shone intensely but the recovery rate was slower than the breakdown rate . It would soon shatter .
-Stop!
At that moment, the voice of a woman resonated in my head .
I quickly realized that the girin was communicating with me .
-If this power escapes then all the humans out there will die!
Aha!
She judged that it would be hard to fight against me and established the barrier . Now it seemed like she was worried about the people outside .
Wasn’t she a divine being born from the origin of humans?
It seemed like she was capable of communicating . Things had become easier .
I wanted to know her true purpose .
"Do you want to protect them?”
-Evil one! Why do you want to kill all these innocent people?
"I don’t know what you are talking about . You were the one who attacked first . I was just defending myself . ”
-Still . . . !
I spread my wings .
I laughed as I confronted the girin .
"They are vagrants . They lost their homes, their jobs and reached this place because of me . Didn’t their origins reach out for you? Do you truly want their lives?"
No . Most of the humans followed me here in order to feel comfortable . They didn’t want any more suffering . That’s why they followed me while dreaming of ‘heaven . ’
They didn’t care about their own lives .
They didn’t know that their origins had been absorbed by the girin .
I turned my head and looked at the shaky humans .
“They don’t care about that . Even if I am evil, they will follow me if it means revenge . If someone was willing to take them to paradise, they would follow people even more evil than me . You know the origin, yet you saw my essence and attacked . ”
I brought the humans here . They truly believed in me . That belief was also included in the origin .
-Then you are not evil?
Was she born crazy? She interpreted my words in a different way so I corrected her again .
"I am evil . More evil than anyone else . However, that evil doesn’t apply to everyone . Only for those I acknowledge as my enemies . They are the target of my wickedness . ”
Humans were currently out of the question . Their level wasn’t enough to even poke me in the teeth, let alone push me back . The girin seemed to finally understand .
-Then . . . okay, I admit it . So stop your act of breaking the barrier .
"I don’t know how to reclaim the power once it has left . You take care of it . ”
I folded my arms and became a bystander . The girin that reached 30 metres in height turned her head with fright . And she concentrated on the barrier .
The barrier was lifted and the girin descended to the ground .
Her hostility towards me had disappeared but she looked quite tired .
The girin didn’t stop moving until she arrived in front of the people .
The girin’s whole body was covered in flames and she started to gradually transform .
Soon a naked woman appeared where the girin was .
The dream-like woman had burning red hair . Apart from the horn on her forehead, she looked no different from humans .
But the humans were stunned by her appearance .
“My name is Rin . I came here due to your origins . ”
Gulp!
The people swallowed their saliva . Everyone was focused on the woman .
She wasn’t just beautiful . There was an unapproachable atmosphere around her .
“However, I can't take you to heaven . It is possible to make a similar ‘dream’, but it is just a mere illusion . Do you want it?”
There was silence . They had imagined it numerous times . They were hoping it would be turned into a reality .
Rin continued .
"I’m not sure . But I feel extremely unpleasant towards those who bullied you . They trampled on this land and took away your precious things . I will punish them . ”
Huuung!
Her horn shone once again .
Flames spread and were absorbed by thousands of people .
After this was done, she said .
"And . . . the person who will end the confusion will appear here . He or she will become the real defender of this country . ”
I watched closely . The girin had planted embers in the humans . I wasn’t sure what type of fire it was but it was probably the Girin (Epic) skill .
The embers would manifest once they experienced a certain occasion . In addition, there would eventually be a leader . Among the tens of thousands of people gathered here, a true leader would appear to lead them .
The faces of the humans were red .
They instinctively recognized the girin and what she was doing . Maybe the girin was manipulating the humans with images .
Anyway, I did everything I needed to do .
‘I passed on the message . ’
It happened while inside the imagination barrier .
I told the girin the true enemy who was trampling on humans .
I remembered the conversation that just occurred .
"Pandemonium . His servants are stepping on this land . They caused devastation . He is a demon, but unlike me, he wants the destruction of this world . The choice is yours . Will you continue being hostile against me or will you help the humans against Pandemonium and the other demons?”
"Does that mean you don’t want his destruction?”
“I am a demon . I won’t get revenge for the humans . So I summoned you . ”
"It will be tough if Pandemonium is at a similar level to you . ”
"You don’t have to hit him . This time, four of his demon vassals have died . I know the location of their dungeons . Although Pandemonium will urgently dispatch demons and creatures, there will be fewer of them . Hit those places . It will be the true springboard for revenge . ”
“Springboard for revenge . . . ”
"I don't wish to destroy humans . I just want to kill the other demons . Think carefully and act . I am not someone you should be hostile towards . ”
Right now, I didn’t care about the dungeons of other demons . It was more important to buy some time . If I could buy a few months then that was enough .
The girin and humans would give me that time .
In addition, they could have a taste of power once they succeeded in capturing the dungeons . They might be able to start properly fighting back against other demons .
Girin made the decision to hit the dungeons of Pandemonium’s vassals . In that case, I didn’t need to stay here .
‘Now . . . ’
I turned around .
I didn’t need to guide them anymore since there would be a leader . It would be better to maintain my ‘mystique . ’
Humans were like that . The more they didn’t know, the scarier it was . . . or they were more inclined to follow the mysterious .
"Saviour-nim!”
“Where . . . ”
The humans panicked once I turned my back to them . Yoo Eun-hye was the first one to arrive .
"Wait a minute!"
Yoo Eun-hye was a lightning magic swordswoman . She could move as fast as lightning .
She glanced up into my eyes .
"Who are you? I have watched you . But I just don't know . Why do you feel so familiar?”
It felt like she wouldn’t let me go until I answered . I was going to use a scroll to disappear from Mt . Baekdu but I opened my mouth first .
"You don’t have the right to know yet . ”
"It is a familiar voice . Although it is familiar . . . I can’t remember . My memory is foggy . Just . . . can’t you tell me? How do I obtain the right to know?”
"Become stronger . All the humans should be beneath you . Once you deserve it, you will know everything that you want to know . ”
She had become stronger in one year and eight months . It couldn’t be compared to before . However, that was just against the human standards . If she maintained this growth, it would only be a matter of time . . . I wanted her to grow faster .
Therefore, I pulled out two sheets of parchment .
The advanced training room tickets . A type of ticket that could be opened .
"If you want to become stronger then tear this when no one else is around . Convey the other one to the person with the most growth potential . ”
I wouldn’t have given it if her growth was below expectations . But Yoo Eun-hye and Edward Windsor’s growth had fulfilled it .
Unlike in my previous life, the humans couldn’t be allowed to fall so easily . I would be able to gain a lot of benefits if they survived until the end .
It wouldn’t be bad if Yoo Eun-hye emerged as the leader . The true power of humans came from their unity . She would become a focal point to destroying the demons and I would be controlling her from behind .
It wasn’t a bad development .
“ . . . . . . ”
Yoo Eun-hye glanced at the two pieces of parchment . She alternated between the parchment and I with tight lips . I left it at that .
‘It is enough to make Pandemonium alarmed . ’
He didn’t know that I had returned . So it was possible he would send a large force after having contact with his demons broken . If the empty dungeons were raided then he would have to move .
In the process, there would be human casualties but the numbers wouldn’t increase significantly . Even if they were close to extinction, Yoo Eun-hye and Edward would live . The moment they entered the training room, they wouldn’t be able to come out until they cleared it .
“Roy . You will remain . ”
"Yes, yes?"
I made one more preparation . I would leave Roy here to watch . If the situation could be determined through Roy then it would make planning tactics much easier .
Rose placed her hands on her waist and scolded Roy .
"Didn't you hear what Master said? And don’t you know that Master hates repeating things? Roy, I will take M3 . Will you use me as a crutch every time? Fix that timid nature of yours!”
Even though he was her twin brother, Rose was heartless .
Roy seemed like he was about to cry . He couldn’t refuse so he just stood there .
“Master . Are we going now?”
Rose showed no signs of being shaken at all .
I nodded and Rose handed me the scroll . I tore it .
At the same time . . . light flashed and both of us disappeared from Mt . Baekdu .
Yihi was the first to greet me after I returned to the dungeon .
“You came, Master . ”
She bowed and smiled . She was quiet but the awkwardness couldn’t be erased . It was unconvincing acting .
"Have Chrisley and Tashmal returned?”
“Yes . They arrived two hours ago . Yihi carefully looked after them . ”
She covered her mouth and gave an ‘ohoho’ laugh . It was different from her usual ‘yihihi’ . . . I felt like a bug was crawling on my back .
"Before that, Master . Aren't you tired? Yihi brought you some honey water as a sign of sincerity . ”
Yihi reached out and a beautiful cup appeared from somewhere . It was a trick that she had learnt how to do .
“Please note that this cup was made by Yihi . ”
She had come a long way . Yihi didn’t have a sense of design but that had changed over time .
Gulp!
I swallowed it . A refreshing feeling went down my throat .
"Delicious . "
“Yihihi!”
Yihi quickly received the cup that I threw .
"I have to see Chrisley and Tashmal . ”
“Yes Master . Yihi is happy to guide you . ”
Yihi bowed respectfully once more before flying off .
Yihi’s garden .
Chrisley and Tashmal were collapsed in a room like they were dead .
King bees buzzed around them noisily but they didn’t budge .
‘The quantity and quality of their magic power has risen . ’
Tashmal’s wings had grown bigger and Chrisley had a ‘strange’ magic power . But I wasn’t certain about one thing .
How much did they grow?
I quickly opened Mind’s Eye .
Name: Chrisley | |||
Occupation | Master Guardian (All stats + 5) | Title |
* Person with the Blood of a True Demonic Dragon (Epic, Intelligence +6, Magic +6) * Blessed by the Moon (Ex U, Magic Power +8) * Balanced (Epic, All stats +3) |
Stats | |||
Strength | 72 (+8) | Intelligence | 94 (+14) |
Agility | 68 (+8) | Stamina | 68 (+8) |
Magic Power | 80 (+26) | ||
Potential: (382+64/484)
Uniqueness: After going through some atrocities, the power of the true demonic dragon Aojin and the ark elf queen Shilla has been balanced with Ganak the King of Death . Skill: Large Body Control (Ex U), Undead Manufacturing (Epic), Queen of the Sun and Moon (Epic), King of Death (Epic) Skill and Item Effects: Death Wand (Ex U, Set, Magic Power +4) |
Name: Tashmal | |||
Occupation | Fallen Angel | Title |
* Angel of Light Steeped in Darkness (Epic, Intelligence and Magic Power +6) * Suffering and Awakening (Epic, Intelligence and Magic Power +5) |
Stats | |||
Strength | 88 | Intelligence | 88 (+11) |
Agility | 90 | Stamina | 83 |
Magic Power | 85 (+11) | ||
Potential: (434+22/471)
Uniqueness: An angel that spread light into the world has now become a fallen angel . As a result of repeated suffering and enlightenment, she has become more complete . Skill: Propagation of Darkness (Epic), Barrage of Dark Spears (Epic), Dark Thunder (Epic) Item Effect: Firm Conviction (Ex U) |
It was a tremendous growth .
It was a level that could face other high class creatures .
They might be even stronger .
They were at least between a high class 2Lv and 3Lv creature . This was more than I expected .
The vacancy left behind by Krasla still remained .
"Y-you came? My Dungeon Master . . . ”
Chrisley noticed my presence and sat up . Her complexion was pale . In indirectly told me how hard her experience was .
"Take a rest . ”
“No . Seeing you after a long time . . . I am very happy . ”
"How long did you stay there?”
“I don’t know . At least three years . Yet only a few days have passed here . ”
There was a complicated expression on her face . She didn’t know whether to rejoice or mourn that it wasn’t three years later .
"Good job . You have become stronger . ”
"I am glad to meet Master’s expectations . Oh, and . . . ”
Chrisley handed me a fragmented piece .
"It was given to me when I left the training room . ”
"There is a weird pattern . ”
The piece was heavy . It looked like parts of it had been forcibly cut off . Strange mural paintings were carved on it . I would only be able to confirm its identity once all the pieces were gathered .
Mind’s Eye didn’t give an explanation .
-Name - Piece of Balance
Description: A piece given after clearing the advanced training room . It is a piece of balance . There will be a special effect once all five pieces are placed together . |
That was all it said . Either way, I needed to join the five pieces together .
There was a similar piece in Tashmal’s arms .
‘A piece of enlightenment . ’
I had gathered two .
Two tickets were given to Yoo Eun-hye so I would have to recover them later .
At that moment, Chrisley unexpectedly fell to her knees .
“My Dungeon Master . In the future, I will be the sword that cuts down your enemies . ”
“Instead of Krasla?”
Krasla . He followed my orders like a sword . He solved everything ahead of anyone else .
“Yes . ”
Indeed . The vacant position had to be filled .
“Okay . You will be my sword and shield . Defeat my enemies in the future . And . . . I will give you Pandemonium’s head . ”
“Thank you . ”
Chrisley bowed deeply .
Chrisley had lost Krasla and many dark elves due to Pandemonium finding my dungeon and attacking . The death of four demons couldn’t fulfil her desire for vengeance .
It was just something small .
"Heal your body . I will be busy . ”
“My Dungeon Master . Can I hear your next move?”
I said with a laugh .
“I have to prepare for the Demon World Auction . ”
Demon World Auction!
Now that I had time, I needed to restore the dungeon and prepare for the Demon World Auction .