Chapter 1338 – Grindel

When Dre appeared, the room, which had been extremely cold, felt extremely hot.

“What… How did we get here…!”

The incorporeal mother opened her mouth with a look of astonishment, then quickly turned her head to look at her ghost.
I’m sure he told me to follow him ‘when I’m done’, but why is that man alive?
And what is that wary look?

“Instructor…”

Dre grinned at Nelf, who sounded blank.
The students said it was scary, but to Nelf, it was a very reassuring smile.
Dre bent down and grabbed O Lute’s arm.

I’m left alone.

A rapidly regenerating arm.
It was a super regenerative skill that could completely regenerate as long as it had not been long since it was cut.

“Thank you.”

A dazed-looking Orute greeted her and Dre nodded her head and asked.

“Do you know anything about this situation?”
“…I saw Yeonggam Taeng and that woman meet several times with people who I didn’t know what affiliation they belonged to. They all had a peculiar presence, but their appearances were nothing special.”

In other words. They said they had no idea how Grindel became involved with Godhead.
Orute said at the moment when Dre became convinced, recalling the treatment of Orute and Orue in this house.

“But the place they met was always the Cave of Trials.”
“?”

When Dre turned around, Orute continued.

“Isn’t it strange? The Cave of Ordeals is a place that outsiders are reluctant to even look at. They are using it as a meeting place.”
“…Hmm.”

Dre actually thought it was suspicious.

In this Grindel mansion, where all power has been distorted and its presence has become difficult to read, as if it has become like a deep world, there is something with a powerful presence, and that something’s presence can be felt in the Cave of Trials.

It was an established fact that there was something important there.

“I will stop them, so please go to the Cave of Trials.”

Orue, who had been crying at Dre’s words, was shocked.

“Uh, uh…? Weren’t you protecting me…?”
“Because the situation is not that good.”

That ghost had a power that even Dre could not make fun of.
Rather than sticking around, it would be safer for them to let them go and stay here to take care of the ghosts.

“All right.”

Orute nodded and stood up, and Oru also stood up with a tearful expression on his face.
Nelf tried to get up, but his trembling legs did not listen.

‘What are you doing in such a critical time…?’

At that time, self-loathing was about to bloom again. Suddenly, I felt a warm touch around my neck.
Dre, still watching his ghost, knelt down on one knee and massaged the back of Nelf’s neck.

“You’ve given us strength until now, but let’s try just a little more.”

The power and warmth felt in the voice and hands were conveyed to Nelf.
Soon her legs regained their strength.
Nelf stared at Dre, who was comforting her, and spoke with determination in her eyes.

“I’ll try to resolve it as quickly as possible.”
“Please.”

The three of them rushed over.
Even then, the ghost stood still and did not move.

“What are you doing? I’m telling you to chase after me quickly!!”

Even after wiping her eyes, she couldn’t see the noble grace she had when she first met her intangible mother.

Dre laughed and said, “She really doesn’t know anything.” She thought.
Her ghost is not just scared, it is waiting for its moment.

I don’t know what’s in the Cave of Trials, but it’s gradually loosening the restrictions on this ghost.
It is as if a god or a demon lord is released from the restrictions in the present world and produces original output.
Perhaps because of this, he was originally supposed to follow his mother’s intangible orders, but now he seemed to be able to ignore them to some extent.

“It wouldn’t be unreasonable to say that a god resides in you.”

The same goes for Kaitz’s text. The ghost in front of you is the mastermind behind Dion and Grindel’s secret plan. A being with the power of a god.

But. Even though it contains the power of a god, the power of a ghost is strangely strong.
It seemed like he could easily suppress the higher-ranking god Poseid, and he didn’t seem to be affected too much by Nanar.

Is this also a phenomenon related to the gods’ restrictions being lifted?
Whatever it is. There is one thing to do now.
Kill him here before he regains any more strength.
The best defense is offense.
The moment Dre took a step forward.

“Ah! That’s enough! I’ll solve it!”

The intangible mother let out an irritated voice and said bub bub bub. The sound of insects arose from all directions.

The grotesque sounds of insects surrounding Dre were clearly the ones heard in the warehouse.
But. I didn’t feel that ‘tingly’ feeling.
The tingling sensation was felt near the ghost’s stomach.

“Indeed.”

Grindel’s mansion is now in the Deep Realm. To be precise, it is being eroded by the energy of the god and changing into a space optimized for the god.

The reason why passive ghosts can now roam freely is probably because Grindel is transforming into a space of gods.

After looking at the ghost for a long time, I was able to feel something I had not felt before.
This ghost was giving off a strong tingling sensation that I first felt when I arrived at this mansion.

“So that warehouse was your home base?”

It was clear that the tingling sensation Dre felt at that time was this ghost.
The warehouse, no. The hole leading to the ghost world installed in the warehouse could be called a boss field.
It must be the same village that the ghost tried to drag Dre to earlier.
Maybe. There, that ghost will be able to use all its power.

Although it is very dangerous, that village is the home of ghosts.
In that place, it seemed like I could have dealt a fatal blow to that ghost that seemed to only disappear for a moment even if it took damage in this real world.

The moment Dre wonders what to do. The intangible mother screamed loudly.

“Where are you looking?!?!”

She was gnashing her teeth at her own work being ignored.
Dre snorted at her.

“It’s so shabby that it doesn’t bother me at all. There’s nothing you can do about it.”
“Hot. He’s a man who doesn’t know value!”

At the end of a ferocious voice, Bvvvvvv! The bugs pounced on Dre, mate. When the intangible mother clapped her hands, the wall of the hallway opened and disappeared, revealing Grindel’s wizards.
With the authority to command ghosts, she seemed to be able to manipulate the transformed space of Grindel Mansion to some extent.

Wooooow!

The wizards were forming a magic circle in their hands.
You probably don’t know that Dre is wearing a disintegration spell.
It was clear that there was a means, and it was quickly revealed.

Bvbbbb!

The decomposition magic is distorted by the bugs.

“Oh.”

Bugs are eating up mana.
No. It’s not just mana.
There are also bugs that eat lunar.
It was assumed that it probably also had the function of eating energy.

“What do you think? What weapon of conversion has our Grindel prepared?”

The intangible mother roared.
Dre snorted.

“Did you feel inspired then?”

At that time.
At the last moment of the Silmoney Burr and Heroot incident, the power of the Monster King consumed all of Hurut’s magic at once when he revealed his true intentions.
These bugs were similar to the power that Amra, the immortal ecosystem, unleashed at that time.

“Even if I notice, what can I do? What can a mere human do in the face of disaster…”

Blah blah blah!

Before he could finish speaking, the bugs were shattered or crushed by the sword.
When the bugs died, the distorted decomposition magic returned to its original form.

“…Uh?”

Her intangible mother let out her stupid moan and Dre looked at her with a pitiful look in her eyes.

“Gi. Ryunar. Mana. It’s definitely good to be able to consume that power.”

However. Because of this, even bugs do not receive the benefits of each energy.
When you eat mana, you cannot use mana, and you can only respond to one energy at a time. For example, it seemed impossible to do things like consume mana and energy at the same time.

Then the solution is simple.
The rock-paper-scissors strategy is effective, such as dealing with ki when using mana and dealing with Ryunar when using ki.
But Dre soon learned that there was no need to use even such a simple method.

The insects’ bodies were weak as a result of using advanced techniques, and their armor was weak enough that even an ordinary knight, let alone a Dre, could easily eliminate them.
Maybe even a weak wizard could be crushed with a staff.

Are you imitating the power of the Monster King?
What is this crappy thing?

“The ecosystem of immortality. The Monster King created a new world with a completely different environment.”

At that time, Renia was close to creating a world where mana could not exist.
It would be a shame to even call him crude, so what on earth is so threatening about insects that are nothing more than imitations?

The intangible mother was speechless.
But she soon regained her confident smile.

“…It’s still unfinished.”
“Oh, that’s right.”

What a positive brain. Dre muttered and now looked at his main enemy.

Chabak.

The ghost finally moved.
One step. Two steps. Count…

Pot!

Wow!!

“Tsk.”

Even though he had prepared in advance using his own flame, his ghost’s arm grazed his side.
The teleportation itself was the same, but the speed at which he waved his arms and the sharpness of his claws were on a different level.

[Ugh]
[Oooh…]

“?”

Dre heard a strange sound in his ears.
When I checked, I saw the pale human faces like ghosts floating around a little distance away.

[Oooooh]
[Ahhhhh]
[Kill me]

To put it in one word, they are vengeful spirits.
The number of vengeful spirits increases, and their expressions become increasingly fierce.
The moment Dre, who instinctively thought that this should not be left alone, made his move, Paaah! The ghost struck again.
This time it didn’t even touch me.
Hehe, she dodged it perfectly. Dre laughed.
But even for a moment.

Papa papa papa pot!!

Before he knew it, long, grotesque arms stretched out from the small sub-spaces that opened up on all sides of Dre and grabbed him.
There was an intense chill in each of my hands.

Kakakakakakang!

I cut it all off with a knife.
Despite their soft appearance, the arms boasted strength beyond that of simple, high-quality metal.
Still, it didn’t mean I couldn’t cut it.

Cutting sword.

Shukakakakak!

Oooooh! Ahhh!

When the cutting sword was unleashed, all hands were cut off like a lie, and the sub-space also disappeared.
The main ghost, who took advantage of the confusion to reach out for her, also withdrew her hand.
The ghost must have sensed a sense of danger from the extraordinary power of her cutting sword and retreated in a hurry.

And that moment.
The vengeful spirits that had lost their attention for a moment were shaken.

[Wooooo!]
[Ah ah ah ah ah!]
[Hang it!]
[Kill!]
[Unclean!!]

The number of floating ghosts reached one hundred, and they all screamed [[Aaaaa!!]].
What looks like a woman’s shadow appears in front of them, and in that woman’s shadow, a knife is inserted into her stomach…

Wow!!

“…”

Dre confirmed that his stomach was split open. She hastily stitched up her internal organs that were about to fall out.

The damage was great.
It wasn’t just a split stomach.
If you check the status window, the overall HP as well as the abilities are probably off by 20%.

Even though the body was protected by divine power, it was a mystery.
Dre turned her head, thinking that he should get rid of things like that choir first, and by that time, all the ghosts had already disappeared.

[Ahhh..]
[Oooh]

And as if to say they were substitutes, new vengeful spirits were reappearing one by one.
It seems that once activated, it starts again from the beginning.
Even though it is a short time, taking less than ten seconds.

“Ah, we’re in big trouble.”

Another annoying pattern has increased.
In the meantime, the ghost is gradually becoming stronger.
More than anything.
The baby in that boat, the ghost’s most powerful tool, has not yet appeared.

[Ugh.]

The ghost stared at Dre from a distance.
I couldn’t tell the expression on the face of that ghost that resembled a skeleton…

“You. You seem certain of your victory for some reason?”

You’ll be pissed.
Pow at the end! The space sword of injustice swept away the ghosts.
The moment the ghost stumbles from the unexpected attack, the number of vengeful spirits increases exponentially.
30. 40. 50. 90…

Dre did not stop the ghosts from appearing.
Because there was something I wanted to check.

Hundreds of vengeful spirits have gathered again. [[Aaaaa!!]] I screamed.

Chukkak!!

My stomach split again.
This time, the wound was hastily sutured, but the damage was even greater than before.

“…Hmm.”

Dre raised the corner of her mouth.

***

No matter where you look in any direction, it’s like a cave.
A man in a suit was lost in thought as he looked at the monitor that projected each battleground in Grindel Manor.
A voice rang through the earphones plugged into his ears.

[How is it going? Riku.]
“It’s more than I thought. The resistance is strong.”

The voice in the earphones cut off briefly in response to the man’s answer.
Soon a panicked voice came out.

[What? Are you rebelling in a place that has become God’s territory?]
“Yes. I thought the leader was making a fuss, but it was more than just what the leader said.”

Yeo Dre was a monster beyond imagination.
He honestly thought he could get rid of them with the first attack, but he felt anxious as he overpowered them all and gradually approached the place where the ‘root’ of the ‘tale’ was located.

[The root has been activated, right? What about the folktale?]
“We are currently engaged in combat with the female.”
[Kkkk. Are you going to catch a big fish from the start?]
“Hmm…”

The ghost is definitely pushing it.
Eight days later, I suffered a series of serious injuries.
It was clear that if things continued like this, the ghost would win.

“Yes. If necessary, I will help your body get rid of acne…”

[Wow-!!]

The man stopped speaking.
The person on the other end of the line asked, puzzled.

[What’s the matter?]
“…Split.”
[Ok?]
“No… I’m going to rule…”

In the screen. The woman cut open her stomach with her sword.
It does not prevent the intestines from coming out.
No. Instead, Dre held the spilling intestines and chuckled.

At that moment, I got goosebumps from that incomprehensible behavior and seemingly happy laughter. Trudging. The ghost and body took a few steps back.
All but the emotions she harbored at the time of her death would have been castrated. Still, the ghost seemed scared of Dre.

“What on earth is this guy doing…?”

An act of self-harm that is no different from self-destruction.
I should think that the eight days have become more disadvantageous, but why?

He began to feel that they, the folk tales and the ‘gods of toys’ might lose.