Episode 242
In response to his persistent request, I promised that I would tell Jeong Ha one day, and I started to ask Cheong Ki Bum what I had been worried about before.
“What do you mean by what you said after the battle?”
“Hey, it’s not difficult. It means they are growing too.”
Hearing Ki-beom Cheong, he said that this was the second time his clan had fought Mahbata.
“I tried to win the first battle if possible, but failed because he ran away.”
Afterwards, it was said that Mahabata, who had been hiding for a while while healing his wounds, was rediscovered and could only end it today.
And what Cheong Ki-beom was trying to say was from now on.
“At first I thought it was because of my mood, but it wasn’t. In the second battle, he was obviously stronger than before.”
Some might say that they just got used to each other through the last fight, but it wasn’t that simple.
If Cheong Ki-beom felt it through his body, it meant that the difference in power was quite significant.
“It was only a few days apart, but in fact, it felt like years had been building up strength.”
Cheonggibeom said.
It seemed closer to the feeling of regaining strength rather than becoming stronger.
And I could roughly guess why.
‘The body and soul weakened by being locked in for a long time must have regained their strength by eating the same monster as humans.’
Such descriptions existed in the original. However, it seems that this aspect has been remarkably strengthened due to the difficulty of Hell now.
And it was information that was like a blue sky for all mankind.
‘Those monsters are getting stronger?’
I know the monsters who will be the real crisis of this 3rd White Ghost Night Trip.
And frankly, I don’t want to even imagine the sight of them getting stronger.
‘It’s not something you can easily see.’
At this moment, my new policy has been decided.
Whichever of these bastards you are, you must make a decision with all your might as soon as they appear.
Clenching my fists in response to such a decision, I looked at the other side of the setting sun.
***
“There is no riot like this, isn’t it?”
“Don’t stick to it like a leech. Were we so friendly?”
Between the corpses of the monsters, there were two men and women conversing calmly in contrast to the bloodstains all over their bodies.
They are the 10 elders of Cheongga, Ji-Woon Cheong, and Cheongju-Hwa, the thorn in the eyes of Cheongga.
Considering each other’s status, it was not a very suitable combination.
“Oh, really, how did I ever run into someone like this?”
“Do you need to be so cruel? If you look at it, to some extent, it’s like an alumni.”
“What kind of alumni are you? I took yours and used them on my own terms.”
Gu Eunsipmyeong (九恩十銘), a great magic created by Cheong Ji-woon by reinterpreting the family’s own magic.
After Cheongjuhwa succeeded in reproducing it after seeing it only once, Jiwoon Chung was deeply troubled.
An overwhelming talent that even he was called a genius could treat as a mere beauty.
In the end, Cheong Ji-woon decided to liquidate all the customs and relationships he had built up.
“Didn’t I tell you, I’m going to change course. You are the supreme equipment that will one day surpass even that cleaning house, and if we put our minds to it, it will certainly not be unreasonable to stand on the highest point of the street.”
“No, I am not interested in that. Why are you doing this to be really creepy?”
However, no matter how Cheongju-hwa refused, Cheong Ji-woon had already made up her mind.
It was partly because I was fascinated by the talent of cheongju, and also because I was intuitively convinced.
‘Anyway, even after 5 or 3 years, I can’t even become that opponent.’
So, rather than being hated for nothing, I was thinking of giving unconditional favors even now and avoiding becoming an enemy at the very least.
To be honest, who knows?
If Cheongju-hwa comes back to nurture his strength and resentment due to the past incident, the Cheong-Ji-Woon family will have a bad luck.
Before that happens, it was best to liquidate the karma in advance.
“I understand that I am considered unwelcome. However, looking back, it was only at that time that I acted because of my position, but rather, now is the sincerity. That Cheong Ji-woon and his gang have already made the decision to stand behind you.”
After showing such tenacious favors, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t take it as a joke.
He realized that Cheong Ji-woon was really determined to be on her own side.
“So, what, you want to come under me now?”
“It sounds a bit like that. The meaning is not very different, but I hope you will accept it as much as I will push you back.”
“Then what can you do for me?”
“Everything unless the reputation of the faction is at stake.”
At the truly unconventional declaration, Cheongju-hwa sighed in surprise.
“Then what, from now on, can you all gather under me?”
“… what can’t be done If you want, I will take responsibility and prepare it for you.”
As if it was not easy to plant, his eyebrows trembled a little, but Cheongju-hwa knew that even this amount of self-esteem was greatly lowered.
“It seems like it’s not a joke, it’s the truth.”
“Didn’t you say that from the beginning?”
Cheongju-hwa seriously fell into thoughts.
It was something I honestly hadn’t thought of, but it’s because she’s been thinking about her own future path lately.
And soon, he came to a conclusion.
“There is nothing wrong with that. But, as I will tell you in advance, I have no intention of overtaking Chung-ha and acquiring the family.”
Besides, Cheongju-hwa feels that the relationship between Jeong-ha and Han Kang-yoon has been very strange recently.
Because Jeong-ha, who is no different than the head of the Cheongga, was often given the impression that he was holding the head of Han Kang-yoon.
I don’t know if there is any interest between the two, but I didn’t want to influence it.
“Yeah, it doesn’t really matter that much.”
From the point of view of Cheong Ji-woon, there was nothing urgent.
First of all, it was an urgent task to buy Cheongju Flower’s favor, and if you get power anyway, its status will naturally rise.
In the end, the interests of the two were aligned.
Lightly holding hands, Cheongju-hwa gave the first order.
“Then get everyone under me right now.”
“… Weren’t you joking?”
“Why am I joking with you? waste of time. Or would you like to have a serious three-way face-to-face with Cheongryong-nim? You’re so mad that you want to see your face right now.”
“I will gather them all.”
Cheongju-hwa was not particularly fond of the past, but as long as they held hands, she knew that the relationship needed to be cleared up.
Besides, isn’t there a lot of work to be done right in front of you?
“At least around this area, because I’m going to clean it all up.”
“… … .”
He said it as a joke, but it is by no means an easy task.
And seeing the appearance of such cheongju-hwa, Cheong Ji-woon had an intuition.
Also, his choice wasn’t wrong.
***
Since the day I started taking action in earnest, almost this week has passed.
In the meantime, I have been constantly looking for high-level youkai, and I have finally been able to acquire the two traits I was aiming for.
【Evil Battle (A+)】
▶ The more you fight between bad conditions, the more you get corrections for all your stats.
【Giant Hunter (A)】
▶ The higher the enemy’s level and stats, the higher the stats will be corrected.
As you can tell from the name and effect alone, these two are characteristics that show high efficacy when dealing with strong enemies.
It was clear that it would be of great help in the future fights that would face only strong enemies even if they went to Moro.
“Junior, wouldn’t it be better to take a little break?”
“Yes. Starting today, I plan to take a break for a while.”
The range of adverse conditions, which is the trigger for the Evil Combat characteristic, is very wide.
This applies to dealing with strong enemies like giant hunters, or the effect is activated in various situations, such as being injured or exhausted from repeated battles.
So, in order to feel the shame, I deliberately went on to hunt the monster without even sleeping, and repeated trial and error.
Because, in my battle method, where I include all character stat corrections in my calculations, a minor error could lead to a fatal outcome.
And the result was very satisfactory.
‘After all, there is no such characteristic in the Baekgwi-yahaeng incident.’
Of course, the number of youkai is large enough to fight more than ten times a day, as well as to compete with powerful enemies.
In such a situation, the effect was certainly unparalleled among the characteristics of the same rank.
‘and… … .’
There are other reasons for deciding to take a break from the repeated battles.
The fact that the end of this last grace period given to us was approaching was due to a feeling of skin to some extent.
’emotion.’
Tiling!
【Han Kang-yun】
▶Level 60
▶ Ability
【Health: B+】
【Spirit power: A-】
【Method: B-】
【Spirit: A】
▶Characteristics (8/10)
【Welcome delay (S)】
【Witch’s Reverb (A+)】
【Dragon Body (A+)】
【Evil Battle (A+)】
[Giant Hunter (A)]
[Spirit Combustion (A)]
【Challenger (B+)】
【Intracerebral Surgery Library (B)】
By selecting only strong enemies and continuing high-density battles, my level also achieved explosive growth.
To be honest, I was a little embarrassed to be able to cross the level 60 wall so easily.
‘Obviously, in the original work, it was an area that could only be reached by doing what I had to do.’
Of course, it wasn’t difficult to guess why.
It must be because I had already met those conditions through the ordeal of the previous Proposal.
“… Does it start slowly?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
Arietta, too, had told me a rough story, so she intuitively understood the situation.
And as if saying that such a thought was the correct answer, the gloomy energy that had been floating around for a few hours started to gain more momentum.
The probation is over.
The old-time tycoons, now truly called disasters, will finally break free from their bondage and come to this world.
And soon, I was able to obtain information about the first enemy that would mark the beginning of it.
Beep Ri Ri Rik!
tik.
“What’s up?”
[The thing you emphasized to tell me, it seems to have appeared.]
Seo Ji-an, who sent me a signal through a specially made communicator, spoke to me in a trembling voice that wasn’t hers.
[Near the Han River, very huge… … there’s something As if wrapped in a cocoon.]