97 – Youngji Kim (1)
Zombie hatchling with a cost of 3.
Yongyong and Yongsik.
These guys evolved into Zombie Drake and Zombie Wyvern, respectively.
Special evolution was not possible.
However, the probability of evolving into a 4-star monster is quite high, so both succeeded in just one attempt.
Originally, it was planned to stop at 4 stars if there were not enough souls, but since Pingpin’s evolution was successful in just one attempt, the soul contained in the lantern was quite generous, so the evolution was pushed ahead.
The evolution process was the same as before.
Light bursts out from the encyclopedia and forms a pillar of light.
And if you fail, it breaks like glass, and the soul contained in the lantern is consumed to prevent failure.
The result of repeating the process over and over again.
Even though there was still a lot of soul left in the lantern, both entities were able to evolve to 5 stars.
Looking at it like this, it seemed like I had secured more souls than I thought.
What if I fail?
The souls of kkaebi and pingpin should not disappear.
Because I collected so many souls that I didn’t feel that kind of anxiety.
Anyway,
Yongyong tried six times.
Yongsik succeeded in evolving to 5 stars after 22 attempts.
They were a zombie dragon and a hydra, respectively.
The zombie dragon was smaller than expected.
If I had to compare it, it was similar in size to the small buildings commonly seen in the city. Although it was larger than other monsters, it was much smaller than the dragon I imagined.
Of course, the appearance itself was a typical Western-style dragon.
It is a reptilian monster with four feet like a dinosaur, and it has bat-like wings and a thick tail.
‘Personally, I think oriental dragons are cooler…’
I was hoping for an appearance similar to the divine beast, Blue Dragon, but the result was a bit disappointing.
And Hydra was a monster with a much larger body than expected. Perhaps because it was a nine-headed monster, its body was larger than expected. It was considered to be at least five times larger than the zombie dragon.
‘Anyway, we already have four 5-star monsters.’
If you add the iron rice bowl equivalent to 5 stars, the main power has already reached 5.
People say there is no end to their greed.
I wanted to increase the 5-star rating a little more, but…
I don’t have impulse control disorder like instructor Tak Jae-hwan, so I decided to end the evolution here. Although there is still a lot of souls, it only means that there are enough souls to prevent failure, and if you calculate the souls to be exchanged for experience points, the amount is a bit close. It was decided to only attempt 5-star evolution when fully prepared.
After finishing my business in the dungeon.
We were riding on the back of a zombie dragon and returning to the entrance of the dungeon.
Hydra has no wings, so I just put it in the picture book. Of course, since this is under the sea, it doesn’t really matter whether it has wings or not, but because it’s a multi-headed monster, its movements are slow. That’s why I chose to ride the relatively nimble zombie dragon.
“All of the flesh has rotted away… “I’m glad to hear that it doesn’t spread the plague or anything like that, but it looks a bit like that.”
Seo Han-bit, who occupied the front row, said while stroking Yongyong’s back. Then, I accidentally let go of holy attribute mana.
─Wow! It stings!
Yongyong lost his temper and shouted.
Holy attribute mana was like a fatal poison to zombie dragons.
“S-sorry! “It wasn’t a mistake, it was intentional!”
─What? On purpose?!
“Oh, no! “It wasn’t intentional, it was a mistake!”
─Shut up! I didn’t like it four years ago, but now I’m killing it…
Tuktuk.
Kim Young-ji lightly patted Yong-yong on the back.
“Yong Yong. “Let’s be quiet and let’s go.”
─······Got it.
Yongyong was suppressed at the Kim Young-ji Line before I could stop him.
Yongyong couldn’t even say a word to Kim Youngji. Although he did not use polite language like he did with me, he even trembled as if he were encountering a being of a different rank.
‘Does the undead listen to me well because of my job as a zombie creator?’
Or he could have noticed that a devil zombie was hiding in Kim Young-ji’s forearm. Because they are the same 5-star undead.
“Hmm. It seems like Yongyong is only obedient to you, Kim Youngji. “It seems like an attitude toward a higher species.”
Instructor Tak Jae-hwan spoke as if he were puzzled. It was a scene that aroused suspicion.
“Well, everyone has at least one secret. “It wasn’t my intention, but I’ve been keeping the fact that I’m a homunculus a secret, so I have nothing to say.”
Instructor Tak Jae-hwan did not dig deeper.
From a long time ago, she only gave off a hint that she was aware that Kim Young-ji was hiding her identity.
Kim Young-ji seemed to know that fact.
“···I’ll tell you later.”
Kim Young-ji said with a slightly shocked expression.
“Okay. Speak slowly when you are mentally ready. Because no matter what secrets you keep, you can accept them all. “I don’t do anything like throw away my students.”
Instructor Tak Jae-hwan said that and turned his head.
Well, in short, he was saying that as long as he was a priest, he would unconditionally take his side. From the time she abandoned Daehan Academy and moved to Hero Academy, she welcomed all other students, including Kim Young-ji, as official students.
As we continued our conversation, we arrived at the beginning of the dungeon.
After calling Yongyong into the encyclopedia and crossing over the portal.
“Go up first. “I’m going to stop by the association to register for the dungeon.”
Instructor Tak Jae-hwan said he would stop by the association branch and left first.
Seo Han-bit suggested that she wanted to hang out at the beach, but she just ignored that opinion and decided to return to her mansion right away.
***
She was returning to the mansion.
Kim Young-ji naturally told her story.
Now that there are only people left who know Kim Young-ji’s identity, there are no more hesitations.
Well, it wasn’t important.
When the three of them got together like this, she would tell stories about her own past in her spare time.
Of course, it is not Kim Young-ji who is talking, but her father… In other words, the demon king zombie was doing it. Because Kim Young-ji handed over most of her memories to her own zombie, she was unable to recall the events of her past life clearly.
─So then! She was caught stealing a god’s weapon from the ancient god’s treasury and was banished! hahahaha!
And this zombie was a serious talker.
Usually, she talked about useless things day and night, but for some reason she suddenly brought up a very relevant topic.
The theme was about the war between ancient gods and false gods.
Kim Young-ji’s father.
Mammon explained why he fled the war.
─But that’s right! Any time to expel! Since we have to go to war with those so-called fake gods, isn’t it shameless to call them again! …So I ran away without even looking back. I ran away because I was annoyed by them, but I thought they would probably win the war without me anyway. However······. Never thought that those powerful beings would be defeated…
Suddenly the atmosphere became gloomy.
It is said that he was banished by the ancient gods.
He was aware that he was the cause, and he did not seem to have much resentment toward the ancient gods.
“Tsk tsk. Just run away ugly. “Aren’t you embarrassed to be a demon lord with a name like that?”
Kim Young-ji shot her father as if he was pathetic. If you think about it, aren’t they the same person? It seemed like he was somehow shifting responsibility by transferring her memories.
─Even if I had joined the ancient gods, the situation of the war would not have changed…
“Don’t make excuses. Why are there so many fugitives?”
─······.
It felt like two roles for one person.
Maybe.
I also wondered if she was scolding herself by creating zombies and role-playing in this way in order to repent for the mistakes she made in her past life.
‘So what is the purpose? ‘Aren’t you going to talk to me again today?’
At first, she secretly asked if the goal was revenge against the false gods, but she said that was just an additional thing.
I was thinking that today’s story would end like this without anything being gained.
“That’s right. As you said, Hyeonseong, the writer who presides over this world seems to be dead.”
Kim Young-ji stopped her steps, looked at me intently, and said.
“Still, intangible writers will remain.”
“Intangible writer?”
“Is it difficult to understand if you say you are an intangible writer? Hmm······. Unlike fake gods with bodies, you can think of them as intangible writers. As such, the power to interfere with the world is limited. To put it simply… Do you feel like an apprentice writer?”
“Is that apprentice writer also a bad person?”
Seo Han-bit suddenly intervened in the conversation.
Even though she listened, she did not understand the conversation, so she did not have to answer.
I wonder if Kim Young-ji had the same thoughts as me,
“Yes. Bad.”
“If you are bad, you should be scolded!”
“Okay. Anyway, can you please be quiet for a moment so I can talk to Hyunseong?”
“Oh yes!”
I excluded him from the conversation like I was a child.
Kim Young-ji continued her story again.
“Anyway, an intangible artist is someone who does nothing at best to connect the observer with our world, indirectly cause events, or slightly touch people’s emotions. “You don’t have to worry about it.”
“No need to worry? “Just looking at the abilities you just mentioned, they seem dangerous.”
“There is nothing compared to fake gods. Fake gods who can directly intervene in the world can make meteorites fall if they want to, or change people’s common sense and emotions at will. Of course, I tend to refrain from doing such things because they consume a lot of energy. For your information, according to my research, the Intangible Writer observing you has used up most of his power, so it would be best to just spy on him for now, right? “It seems like you have touched the emotions of the people around you a little since you came to this world.”
Is it because I am convinced that the god who governs this world is currently absent?
Youngji Kim constantly poured out all of her information.
“···That’s right. Hyunseong, you were curious about my purpose, right? “I think it’s okay to tell you now, so I’ll tell you.”
And at the end, she even told us the final goal, which she had not told us before.
“Reversal of our relationship with the observer. “That’s the ultimate goal I want.”