Reincarnator Chapter 438:
Translator: Ares
Editor Group: Liber Reverie
‘Anyway… Not bad . Don’t you think those devils will retreat later?’
Hansoo smiled as he looked at his remaining memories in his head .
They took away all the human memories that were dear to him, or, to be exact, all human memories that he had cherished .
In other words, all that was left in his memories were based on fighting .
Of course, the memory was a bit dull and boring . However, there were some good benefits to that .
It meant that he wouldn’t be guilty about crushing those who remained in his memory .
Oddly enough, all the guys that he needed to destroy remained intact and clear in his head .
This was one of the reasons why Hansoo was in a good mood from the intel given by Hosang since he could clearly remember all of the people that this guy was talking about .
‘No wonder they were trying to stay so close to Desire even as far as risking their lives . ’
He continued to listen to the explanations provided by Hosang .
“So, to sum it up… Presently, all the other eight Desires are divided into eight different forces . ”
Though Hosang spoke informally, Hansoo didn’t really mind at all .
After forcingly making him his slave, it would be pointless to squeeze his organs just to make him speak more politely .
Of course, if he were to utilize Pandemic Blade to squeeze his organs, he would become more obedient . However, Hansoo was reluctant to make such wasteful actions .
What he needed was a hunting hound, not a pet that learned how to obey .
‘Regardless… It means that there is not one group that has more than one Desire in their hands . ’
It turned out that the forces that were divided from the number of Desires were indeed diverse .
There was even a case where up to five 4-Star Transcendents were divided into one team to guard the tree .
And like this tree, there were cases when 4-Star Transcendents fought separately in their own groups as well .
However, there was something in common; there were no 5-Star Transcendents remaining . Hansoo understood why .
‘Clementine would never leave such a useful card behind . ’
This wasn’t bad news for him anyways .
If there were 5-Star Transcendents, he would’ve had to be more stealthy and continue to raise his strength, but if there were none left, then he wouldn’t mind taking direct action .
There were a total of three variables that he had to consider .
First, it would be Clementine’s force that was leading the charge in front .
Second, it would be the beasts of the Abyss that had settled in the forest .
Lastly…
‘The guys that will come up soon . ’
If the ones ascending from below were armed properly, they would become a truly powerful faction .
Even if someone was a Transcendent, there was none that could stubbornly push his way through against such large numbers, especially if there were Transcendents among that group .
Of course, controlling that group would be an entirely different problem, but if they were to ascend, then he could definitely turn the tide of this match .
Therefore, he needed to be prepared before this happened, for what he abhorred was being played in another person’s hand .
‘Not bad . There are lots of guys that I need to topple… And if I keep fighting, I should get stronger along the way . Hmm, let’s see . Who should I start with?’
Though he still had memories, he must have truly changed a lot from his previous life since the circumstances were entirely different from before .
‘There should be some that are already moving,’ Hansoo muttered .
If he were to deal with eight forces one by one, it would take quite a while . However, that wouldn’t happen since they were already moving to attack one another .
‘You’re quite lucky . ’
Hansoo clicked his tongue as he looked at Hosang .
Mediocre strength and mediocre talent . If such a guy was eating the tree, he would soon be buried under the roots of Desire by stronger, more tenacious guys .
It was because he subordinated under him, he was able to preserve his life .
‘I’m basically keeping you alive . By the way…’
While Hansoo was in thought, Hosang spoke to Hansoo, “If you’re going to go, go from the northwest . John Nice and his wife are the weakest there .
‘Though they are stronger than me . ’
Mr . and Mrs . Nice .
The two married each other once they both reached 4-Star Transcendent .
In the Orange Zone, they had fought tooth and nail, but afterward, they had married and life had never been so good .
After decades of fighting together, their combination attacks were art itself .
Hansoo smiled and nodded .
“Great . Let’s hurry and go . ”
The moment Hansoo raised from his seat…
Boooooooooom!
“You crazy bastard… You can’t get too close!”
“This is off-limits!”
“Let go!”
From the ruckus outside, Hansoo and Hosang both frowned .
—
Booooooooom!
Karl Akus, who sifted through the gaps between the trees, soon settled on a tree with a delighted expression .
‘We’re here . We’re almost here!’
Boooooooooom!
Karl Akus blocked the attack that targeted his back and quickly approached the base of the tree where a flash of light briefly occurred .
This was the place where his wish would be granted as long as he put his hand on that tree .
It was the wish that he so long wanted .
‘Eron… Just wait a bit longer!’
It was when Karl Akus had almost arrived at the base of the tree and was about to put his hand .
“Hmmm… It seems like I need to save some of the essences for now . ”
Hansoo’s voice could be heard from behind Karl Akus .
Then…
Squeeze .
“Uhhhhhhhk… Ahhhhhhhhhhk!”
Karl Akus let out a shrill of pain as he could feel his heart and mind and even all of his muscles being squeezed as if it would melt at any moment .
It was as if a fire was blazing throughout his body, leaving no room to spare throughout his body .
The pain that Hosang endured from before was now what he was experiencing .
‘Uhhhhhhhhk…’
However, in comparison to Hosang, Karl Akus was a bit different .
Karl Akus still had a desire that he had yet to fill .
It was to revive the woman, Eron .
From his estimation, he knew that the amount of essence needed wouldn’t be small to revive her . No, it was certain that he needed a significant amount .
However, it would be an overestimation to think that Hansoo would spare the amount of essence needed when he was preparing for war .
He could fulfill his own desires, and if needed, make the necessary weapons and potions that were useful in the upcoming war as well .
If he were to let go of this opportunity, Eron wouldn’t be revived since there wouldn’t be any essence left .
“Ahhhhhh… AHHHHHHHHK!”
Squeeeeeeze!
Karl Akus let out a large shrill due to the compressed pain that reverberated throughout his body . However, he continued to move forward to raise his hand onto the Desire tree .
Hansoo, who was monitoring the situation, looked at him with a horrified expression .
‘That that… . That crazy **** . ’
He had experienced it himself, so he knew better than anyone else how much suffering and pain would follow, yet he kept moving despite the pain .
Soon…
Ruuuuuuuuumble!
The Desire Tree trembled crazily before something began to fall as if it had received Karl Akus’s wish .
Simultaneously…
Ruuuuuumble!
The seed soon began to take on the form of a human at an incredible speed .
Ttuk!
In an instant, the seed split in half, and inside that seed, a woman-like figure began to fall .
Hosang, seeing this, let out a curious expression .
‘What the **** . Why is it so fast?’
In the past, he had wished for women to play with, but even then the seeds hadn’t opened up as quickly .
However, the seed had already begun to blossom .
Hansoo, seeing this, began to smile .
‘Yes . The Desire Tree needs to be at this level at least so that it would be useful . ’
He had to show the others anyway just how meaningless it was to revive a dead person .
Then…
“Ughhhhhhh… . Ahhhhhh! What the heck! What is this?!”
Everyone was able to see clearly the woman that dropped from the Desire Tree which Karl Akus caught in his embrace .
“You can’t sleep? Come here . You can sleep if you do this . ”
The girl in his embrace busily touched Akus’s cheek and chest .
‘… Is that Eron?’
Hosang frowned after seeing the woman’s appearance .
Of course, he would know since up to a while ago, they had been fighting crazily as they ascended the seven zones .
There was no way that they did not know each other’s circumstances .
There was no mistake that the girl who was in the embrace of the fully-armored Akus was Eron .
It was the guy’s wife that had died in the Green Zone .
‘… She truly has the same appearance as before . ’
Hosang mumbled as he saw Eron’s appearance .
Her outer appearance was fine . No, it was rather the same, even the armor and weapons as well .
However, the moment he saw her, he knew that the girl was not Eron .
Rather, it could be said that it was a puppet that was made to be like Eron .
The evidence was that it continued to repeat the same actions that it was programmed to .
It was repeating it blindly .
Karl probably realized the moment he received her, which was why he was screaming .
Hansoo mumbled as he looked at Karl Akus .
‘Of course, the human that was created by the Desire Tree from your memories wouldn’t be human . ’
There was a limit to how a person fully understood another person and that included family .
The woman was made from good memories and appearance . However, even the memories itself was lacking .
Since his desire was so great, it had been borne quite quickly . However, that was the extent of it .
In the end, it couldn’t create the same human .
“… So it is impossible to revive a dead person . ”
Hansoo nodded at Hosang’s remarks .
“It could create something similar . ”
It may be possible to create a new human being that was moderately modified in the first place . It could be possible to have the human being possess a similar personality without any memories to his satisfaction since the appearance was similar, to begin with .
If there was more essence available, it would be more than sufficient to do this in this case .
‘But that’s also a problem . ’
Hansoo looked at Hosang and spoke, “Do you know why this is known as the Desire Tree?”
Hosang hesitated from that remark . Come to think of it, he was not the one that gave it its name .
‘Who named it again?’
After momentarily rummaging through his memories, he soon remembered who had given the tree its name .
Clementine had stated one sentence, in which the tree’s name had become Desire Tree .
It was because Desire Tree suited well with the trees, and above all else, Clementine had decided as such .
Hosang who finally recalled gnashed his teeth and spoke, “Do you think I’m a fool? It fulfills desires so it’s called the Desire Tree . ”
Hanso chuckled from those words .
“I thought of it like that as well . ”
“…?”
With a questioning look, Hansoo spoke to him once more, “It is not called the Desire Tree since it fulfills desires . ”
No, it was rather the opposite .
“It’s called the Desire Tree since it stimulates desires . ”
Hansoo stroked the tree as he muttered .
This tree stimulated desires and greed, which caused one to not monopolize one to fight for one, and those who had one to realize that one wasn’t enough . Then, those guys would aim to monopolize two trees . Once a person had two, that person would want three and so forth .
In the end, a conclusion could be reached .
One had to take it all .
Taking it one step further, those with great desires and greed would sacrifice people to replenish its essence .
‘Come to think of it… I don’t think I really need to go there . ’
Hansoo muttered as he looked at the direction northwest where the John Nice couple were at .
—
Ruuuuuuuuumble!
“Uhhhhhhhhhk . Why… We had followed you . ”
Thousands of bodies were scattered under the tree where the tree was soaking up the essence from the corpses .
Everyone there were the people that followed the owner of the tree, the John Nice couple .
The number was many and even their talent was good .
They had even eaten the poison that was made from the Desire Tree, so there was no chance of betrayal .
However, as if they were trying to create something, the John Nice couple shook their heads and muttered, “… Our child is not coming back to life . ”
“… It seems that we are still lacking . ”
An eerie madness pervaded their eyes .
‘We need another tree . ’
In addition, they needed something to replenish the essence of the trees .
They turned their heads toward the southwest direction .