Paper 42 Humanoid Artifacts
Negative magic is important for triggering artifacts.
It was classified as [Dark Magic] in the past, but it was like a [Curse] that couldn’t be called a single magic system.
negative mana.
Where there is light in the world, there is darkness.
The opposing forces are indispensable to each other, but they also destroy each other.
If the birth is sheep.
death is negative
Positive is positive and negative is negative. Because they were born from the duality of each other, there is no choice but to have negative magic power.
But it is not easily found. This is because positive magic exists in light and negative magic exists in darkness.
“… … After all, that negative magical power is supposed to gather somewhere else in the depths. And that magic tends to find the most comfortable place.”
“You mean it could be a person?”
“Yes, that’s right. The negative magic power of certain things is fixed, but there is no limit to the negative magic power emitted by people.”
It simply means that any one person can absorb all the negative magic power in an area. That’s why Anya Taylor nodded at Jihoo’s question.
“Can you see anything?”
Anya Taylor asked.
His face in her eyes was more serious than ever. Jihoo thought about how to explain, then asked again.
“People themselves, artifacts. No, is there a case where it becomes the center of the labyrinth?”
“… … Yes, that’s right. It even becomes the center of the labyrinth.”
“It seems. The trigger for this situation.”
Anya Taylor kept her mouth shut, and then Mad Dog Lee Chul-hyun, who ran up to her, took a step closer and asked again.
“Did you find out anything?”
Jihoo couldn’t answer easily.
It was because of the system window in front of me.
[Contaminated Citizen Kang Pil-gu (78%)]
: A citizen contaminated by an unknown power. When the pollution level reaches 100%, it loses its human form and becomes a monster of ‘hate’.
The first sentence was this.
Of course, [Segmentation] was used.
To know about the [unknown power].
[unknown power]
: silent death. It was triggered by a sad woman who chose death but did not die.
It was still lacking.
He consumed more SP, and collected information at the risk of getting a part of his hand infected.
It wasn’t just to prevent this from happening. It was because something in his head urged him on.
『Quiet Death [Humanoid Artifact]』
: The loneliness and despair created by the severe lack became hatred. She tried to drive herself to death, but [Hate], which had become a separate entity, would not let her die.
* [Hate Pollution (Psychic Curse)]
– When exposed to the purple aura, the curse slowly permeates. It finds the hatred hidden deep in the mind, amplifies it, triggers it, paralyzes it, and manipulates it.
* [Pollution Monster (Physical System Curse)]
– If hatred completely engulfs your mind, you will lose your human form and become a monster based on your hatred.
“… … A humanoid artifact.”
Everyone’s eyes were fixed on Jihoo’s low voice.
“I have never heard of it.”
It was Anya Taylor.
she continued.
“This is a case in Europe. But I can’t say for sure because there are no survivors who saw it firsthand… … .”
“… … ?”
“What happened after the humanoid monster escaped… … . No, the city that came into existence was ‘Pandemonium’. Do you know?”
Jihoo and Lee Heeyeon’s necks swayed and their eyes trembled. can’t know this Anyone who has watched TV at least once to the extent that the joke that an unknown person is a ‘spy’ comes to mind, there is no choice but to know.
[Pandemonium].
The point where the borders of Eastern Europe Ukraine and Moldova meet. One day, a ‘sky island’ that suddenly rose up contained a huge castle.
At first, I thought it was a [disaster] that came out of the [rift]. Of course, I tried subjugation, but I was frustrated without even being able to climb to the sky island.
There was a [monarch] there and declared a nation.
“You know roughly, right? Pandemonium.”
Anya Taylor asked Jihoo.
He nodded at the question.
“They called themselves the [Pandemonium] above the sky, and it became a lawless zone where all the illegal and absurd things happen like everyday life.”
To put it simply, it can be seen as [the country of criminals]. The problem is that they opened [Pandemonium] and got a position like a ‘neutral country’.
There were numerous incidents in the process, but explaining them would require staying up all night. Although they were thoroughly evil, they were smart and knew how to control themselves. They were accompanied by politics and diplomacy based on strong armed forces.
It sounds like nonsense, but it’s a reality.
“Anyway, the important thing is that the [lord] who caused Pandemonium is the same person who became that [humanoid artifact]… … I am guessing.”
“I don’t understand.”
Those were Lee Cheol-hyun’s words.
Because it was the first time he had heard of it.
“There are many claims. I don’t know which one is true. Anyway, that’s all I know about [humanoid artifacts].”
“… … okay.”
Well, the other cases don’t matter.
If it says [Humanoid artifact] in the system text revealed by [Read] used by Jihoo, that’s correct.
Jihoo realized the seriousness.
This is a problem that could endanger not only Mt. Chilbo, but the entire Yangpyeong-gun. [Artisan’s Street], where he always received help and became his home, is in danger.
– Do you want to save your settings?
– A total of 550 SP is consumed.
‘An option to recognize the power of silent death and trace its source.’
I added a setting to the [Low Mana Stone] that I brought with me. There was no time to add another mana circuit, so it was an option based on mana consumption.
“I have to go in myself.”
“No, Jihoo.”
It was Heeyeon Lee.
Of course. A curse of this magnitude. It is also an area where even level 5 monsters occur in the zombie apocalypse.
It’s no different than going in to commit suicide.
“Who can get in here?”
“… … .”
Of course no one was there.
Even if the members looked around the spirit world curse immunity artifacts supported by the association and the military, they could only stay for about 10 minutes.
The same goes for the great riot squad.
“Can Jihoo enter?”
Anya Taylor asked.
“Yes, an hour would be possible.”
“I’d like to ask how that’s possible, but I don’t have the time.”
Anya Taylor looked at Chilbo Mountain.
There were already more than 10 giants approaching from there. Someone was smashing their heads with sniping from afar, but the number did not decrease easily.
“Jihoo, you can’t be alone.”
“It’s only me.”
“why! If you can enter, if there is such an artifact, I will enter. Otherwise, there are many people who will fill in instead.”
“No, only I can.”
Jihoo knows too.
You don’t have to go directly. This problem wasn’t caused by Jihoo, so the word [responsibility] doesn’t sound right either.
But if you wait here longer, you don’t know how much it will spread. The most terrifying thing about this [zombification] situation is its crazy expanse.
‘If it’s my characteristic, it might be possible.’
Artifacts and labyrinths.
With [Setup Intervention], Jihoo could reach the center without getting hit, and he would be able to read and set humanoid artifacts.
It is not unfounded confidence.
Crying out from Jihoo’s [Super Sense]. It is an intuition that Lee Hee-yeon calls the [sixth sense]. Only Jihoo can solve this, and if Jihoo doesn’t move, the streets are dangerous.
That’s enough.
‘I don’t understand, but it’s right that I’m moving.’
If others see it, they’ll say I’m crazy.
Why is it necessary to go into such a dangerous place alone? However, there was this information in [View] that only Jihoo could see.
– Silent death (during awakening)
Not sure.
But it was clear that I couldn’t afford to make such calculations, and that was enough.
“Is that possible?”
“Mobility commander!”
Lee Chul-hyun said, and Anya Taylor shouted at those words.
But Jihoo stopped it.
“Yes, it is possible. I only ask for support from afar.”
It was when Jihoo said that and glanced behind him. There was something in the distance running at breakneck speed.
It closed the distance in an instant and stood right next to Jihoo. It was as if from the beginning it was his seat next to him.
“Black. thank you.”
Gatekeeper Heukah handed over Jihoo’s shadow.
I didn’t expect to hear this already.
* * *
Jihoo entered Chilbo Mountain.
It wasn’t difficult to create an artifact that would block the curse. It was enough to have Anya Taylor add a setting intervention for the artifact related to the curse resistance of the mind world.
Even after using 1,000 SP, it was all about extending the 10-minute duration to 60 minutes, but it was not a waste at all.
other monsters?
didn’t care much.
Outside, the [Superman Task Force 363] provided long-range support, and there was a level 7 black child on the defense side.
There are [Shadow] and [Coat of Darkness].
‘At least I won’t die.’
I was confident.
I know that other people are worried, but I can’t waste my time worrying. Moreover, it is common knowledge that the threat of [Labyrinth] is more focused on [Curse] than [Monster].
As long as he applied from a distance, the person with the greatest potential was Jihoo. Anya Taylor even vouched for it.
Peeing-
Crisp!
As a result, as they entered Chilbo Mountain, the approaching contaminated citizen was knocked down due to loss of mobility from ranged attacks. The giant object was not incapacitated with a few shots, but it was at a level that could be dealt with with black eyes and shadows.
“Whoop-whoop-it’s not easy.”
Jihoo muttered.
The detection distance is not very long. However, there was a promising candidate site that Lee Cheol-hyun’s crew informed. The power of [Silent Death] spread in a circle, so it is not difficult to determine the center.
Beep-
The detector started responding.
‘As expected.’
Jihoo continued walking, adding more confidence to confidence. The purple aura creeps up and tries to contaminate him, but the artifact is still working fine.
After walking for another 10 minutes, the purple aura gradually deepened. And halfway up the mountain, where there was a suitable clearing, a purple aura was swirling.
“… … .”
Jihoo hesitated.
For a moment, because I was afraid.
But now you have to be sure. It’s not something to be afraid of. The curse doesn’t deal much damage to Jihoo, and there are no other major threats.
The same goes for the humanoid artifact in the center.
shoot ah-
As it got closer to the center, the swirling purple aura grew stronger. As if we were told not to invade this place.
Tsutsutsutsu!
Blue mana was shattering from the bracelets on both wrists and the left pauldron that ran diagonally across the chest.
much faster than before.
It sounds like you don’t have as much time as you think.
When this magical energy ends, Jihoo will not last long and will become a zombie of hatred. But I didn’t care and walked.
cooong-
It is a huge object.
ping- ping-
Several beams of light shot towards the giant, but were blocked by a purple film. He’s a different guy than before.
– 『Altarka’s Lesser Gatekeeper [Gold/Defense] [History] [Lv. 07]] casts [Advanced Defensive Stance]!
– Detected the owner’s danger.
Whoa!
The small, toy-like body of [Black Child] split open and started to become gigantic through [Upper Intermediate Shape Memory].
It is a [Black Child] appearance that I have never seen before. But Jihoo had no time to care about that. If you had SP, you could be confident that you were close to invincibility, but SP is limited.