Chapter 128 – Cloud Covered Nest (9)
〈 Next Rune Holder 〉 was an unfinished novel.
In the second half of the play, a confrontational composition was established in earnest and various clues about the monster were provided, but I was possessed by this world without seeing the end in the end.
So, of course, there were a lot of things I didn’t know.
Even the set-up books that I bought because I fell in love with the novels, in the end, were just explanations about the events and monsters that appeared in the play.
‘This is the first time I’ve heard of a black magic stone….’
Among them, it was the first time to hear about the black magic stone.
The color of the mana stone varies depending on the grade, E to C grade mana stones are mainly blue, B to A mana stones are red, and S grade is purple.
In addition, the color of each special type of mana stone changes slightly, but I have never seen a black mana stone.
It was a completely new type of magic stone.
“… Uh?”
However, a series of strange things happened.
The color of the mana stone, which had been dark until just now, had quickly changed to red.
It was returning to its original A-class mana stone color.
“What’s this….”
After suddenly falling here.
I have faced countless variables in the meantime.
Park Jin-woo, who did not learn [Pasanggeombeop], Kang Ju-yeon, who did not go to 〈 Flame Dance 〉, Yoo Eun-seol, who came to the academy as a short-term instructor, Kim Do-yoon, who appeared faster than before and was suppressed…
It’s hard to count all the things that come to mind at first glance.
But so far, they’ve been dealing with it all flexibly.
Even though I was embarrassed, I made my best judgment.
Therefore, it was necessary to observe this variable with more interest.
Black magic stone.
It’s an unfamiliar item, but it’s worth researching.
‘It could be another key.’
I possessed this place even before the confrontation with 〈 Villan 〉 in the original work was over.
So, the story that follows…
Or there is no information about the ending at all.
Perhaps the black mana stone could be the small key to that clue.
The exploration of new information was essential even for the future.
Of course, it will be difficult to study because the physical evidence has disappeared right now.
‘Because there is still time….’
When I turned my head for a moment, Moon Ga-eun was attempting to collect by-products such as leather following the magic stone.
This is a very time consuming task.
Using the spare time, I brought the duel victory reward that I had been putting off for a while.
[You won the duel! Victory is credited due to the high contribution in the duel. Rune Hunter’s arcane power allows him to duplicate one of his opponent’s runes. Please select a rune to duplicate.]
[1. Quick recovery (temporary) 2. Strong lion sinew 3. Deadly poison (cannot be selected) 4. Endurance (cannot be selected) …… 8. Quadruped fighting (not selectable)]
‘… What is this again?’
Again
Following the black mana stone, another strange thing appeared.
Eight runes possessed by Manticore.
The first rune that can be selected among them was the ‘temporary rune’.
I know about runes that appear in a temporary state like this.
This rune was obtained due to a special situation that the original target did not possess.
Ahn Do-kwon, whom I dealt with a while ago, is a similar case.
At the time, he used the [Berser Potion] And temporarily obtained the [Merciless Charge] Rune.
I opened other information windows just in case.
I caught three manticores in total.
Because the objects are different, I was able to acquire runes from other Manticores.
[You won the duel! … Please select a rune to duplicate.]
[1. Strong lion sinew 2. Deadly poison (cannot be selected) 3. Endurance (cannot be selected) …… 7. Quadruped fighting (cannot be selected)]
‘Also.’
It was as I thought.
The other Manticores did not have the temporary rune, [Quick Recovery].
Only the first Manticore.
In other words, temporary runes existed only in the ‘special manticore whose mana stone glowed black’ for a moment.
It was a situation that showed that the discoloration of the mana stone was not just a singular phenomenon.
‘Let’s get it all for now.’
It seemed like he would be able to find out something if he first received the rune and checked the information.
[You have selected quick recovery. Since it is a level 3 rare rune, the level will drop and be registered as level 2.]
[You have obtained a new rune.]
[Acquires 2 divinity with the rune’s inclination.]
[You have chosen the strong tendon of the lion. Since it is a level 11 rare rune, the level will drop and be registered as level 6.]
[You have obtained a new rune.]
[Acquires 2 strength with the rune’s inclination.]
[This rune is linked to the upper rune. With the mysterious power of the rune hunter, the ‘Strong Lion Tendon’ rune is registered as a sub-rune of the ‘Descendant of the Barbarian King’ rune.]
[Strong Lion’s Tendon] Was a rare rune of the body reinforcement type.
One of the combat aid runes I have acquired countless times.
More precisely, it was a rune that supported strength.
In particular, the names of related beasts are included, such as [Lizard Scales] And [Tough Wolf Hide], Which were previously obtained, and are linked with the upper rune [Descendants of the Barbarian King].
Thanks to this, for the first time since obtaining the upper rune, it was possible to register the lower rune of the newly acquired rune.
‘And….’
[Quick Recovery] In question.
I hurriedly called up information on this rune.
〈 Rune Information〉
◎Name: Quick Recovery
◎Rating: Rare / Downgrade
◎Level: 2
◎Engraved part: right palm
◎Special effects
: (The effect is sealed due to the downgraded state.)
: You can quickly recover from injuries sustained from magical attacks. The recovery speed increases in proportion to the level of divinity.
◎Derivation skill: –
◎Details
: One of the representative strengthening techniques of the barbarians, the barbarians. It was artificially injected and imprinted into the target through the special power of the Ludenark spell. In the process, it was registered in a lowered state than its original strength.
‘This….’
It is literally the ‘rune of the problem’.
More embarrassing than expected.
As if opening Pandora’s box, there were many unfamiliar and new information written in the rune information of [Fast Recovery].
First, ‘Downgrade’, which is the first grade you see.
Similar to the upper rune, the additional ‘degradation’ recorded next to the original grade had a special effect sealed as if to prove that it was a debuff grade.
It seems that a special situation occurred in the process of Manticore acquiring this rune…
I couldn’t tell if this was downgraded from Epic to Rare, or if the level was the same but the effect was downgraded.
This was medicinal compared to the details to follow.
‘A barbarian? Luden Arc?’
Barbarian fortification, and the Ludenark spell.
It was written in the detailed information explaining [Rapid Resilience], But it was all an unfamiliar concept to hear for the first time.
Of course, it’s not like there’s nothing to expect.
‘Is it one of the wizard-type spells?’
Wizard-type rune holder.
They each have their own order.
Among them, the most representative spells are the [Florian spell] And the [Adrian spell].
It was one of the common runes used by wizards when arranging and manifesting magical powers, just as the warrior class possesses the [Three-talented sword method] And the archer class possesses the [Star Breaking Method].
I guessed that the [Ludenark Spell] Might be one of the wizard-type spells similarly.
It’s a completely new spelling method, though.
‘Barbarian fortification… Seems to be a divine ability.’
In the first place, most of the abilities related to enhancement or status abnormalities are the powers of the divine series.
It was more certain when I saw that the power of the rune was proportional to the divinity level.
Especially the name ‘Barbarian’.
I’ve heard of this
When acquiring [Descendant of the Barbarian King], A top rune and legendary rune, the detailed information clearly stated that it was ‘Barbarian King Magnus the Barbarian’.
I don’t know how close the relationship between the barbarian clan and the barbarian king is… At least it seemed right that they were related concepts.
“I did… !!”
Around the time when I was embarrassed by such new information for a while.
Moon Ga-eun suddenly shouted with a cheer.
She, who went to collect the by-products of the other manticores.
He had been grunting since he caught the harpy earlier, and this time it seemed that he had succeeded in slaughtering the skin of his nose.
I smiled at her and approached her.
“Did you slaughter the hide?”
“Yes! Take a look.”
Moon Ga-eun handed over the skin of a manticore she slaughtered herself.
“…….”
Leather that looks pretty shabby.
Due to inaccurate slaughtering, the thickness was not consistent, and due to inexperienced skills, there were holes and tears in places.
At a glance, you could tell that the leather was in poor condition.
I smiled and handed the leather back to Moon Ga-eun.
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Big clans use professional butchers anyway. If the archer class is good at slaughter, it’s a scam. Don’t be too disappointed.”
“… Is that enough?”
“Yes. Let’s just walk the magic stone path ahead of us.”
“Miss Lee….”
Moon Ga-eun threw away the butchered leather with a pouting face.
‘Don’t be disappointed, I’m disappointed right away.’
I told her, bursting out with her laughter.
“Let’s go hunting again. We should do what we are good at.”
“Chi, okay.”
Something I had been putting off for a while came back to me.
A black mana stone and [Quick Recovery].
It was embarrassingly unfamiliar information, but…
Anyway, this is an issue that will be discussed further later.
The immediate goal is to attack the ‘Nest Covered by Clouds’.
To do this, now I had to head back to the boss room.