Chapter 1339 – Grindel

Nelf running down the hallway. Orute. Orue. The three women felt nervous.
I ran for a long time, but there was no sign of the end of the hallway.

“Ahh! Shit! Was this damn house this big?”

Orue lost her temper, and Orue was panting heavily, as if she had reached the limit of her stamina.
Tracking, Attacking, Detection. A situation where no magic works.
In this situation, Nelf… Closed her eyes, folded her hands together, and muttered something to herself.

“Miss… What are you doing? Hehe…”
“Shh. Orue. Don’t disturb me.”

Orute, who sensed that what Nelf was trying to do would be the solution to the current situation, stopped Orue.
What Nelf is trying now is the ‘white method’.

A technique called Waikatsu’s secret technique that nullified all of the allies’ strength while they were seriously injured during the battle with the war demon lord Aras.
It was also a technology that had never been used before.

Frunar Academy, renowned intellectuals, scholars, and even the Hero Party gathered together to investigate the White Law, but failed to achieve any significant results.

‘It’s probably because I’m not desperate.’

Ryunar is a power greatly influenced by emotions.
Nelf thought about trying as earnestly as he did then, but it didn’t work out.

‘Why? ‘What’s different from back then?’

Death crisis?
Isn’t your life still in danger?

‘…Back then, it was a little different.’

Not only was there a risk of life, but there was also a desire for no one to get hurt.

Nelf thought of Dre, who confronted that scary ghost to let them go, of the incorporeal figure fighting somewhere in this mansion, and of the missing members of Waikatsu.

‘It’s alive.’

The incorporeal mother scolded him, asking him where the Waikatsu was and telling him to give it to him.
At least they are not captured by Grindel.
What he must do now is to try to ensure that the people who came to help him save Faikatsu are safe.
Nelf really hoped that they would be safe.

Kiyiing.

Nelf’s body glowed white.
What about Oru? Uh? It made a sound, and soon white power spread everywhere.

Wow-!!

The white energy spread far and wide, reaching the point where it completely engulfed Grindel Mansion.
Although nothing seemed different on the outside, such as the layout of the rooms and hallways being disorganized, Orute soon figured out what had changed.

“Magic. It works.”
“Uh, uh… I see…!”

You can use magic.
Nelf also noticed the slight presence of other people.
Even though it is not a white law that erases everything as it was back then, it has been activated, albeit slightly, leaving scars in the space that is imbued with the power of God…!

Tiririri.

“Ouch…!”

Suddenly, the phone rang and Nelf jumped up in surprise. In her fumbling, she took out her sumado from her pocket. The sender was intangible.

“Uh, uh… Hello? Tohute oppa?”
[It seems like you’re crazy when you call me by that name. Are you okay?]

At the sound of the intangible voice, relief appeared on the three women’s faces.

“Tohute-nim. Where are you now?”
[I am on my way to the Cave of Trials. It looks like you three are together?]

Thanks to the White Dharma, it seemed that intangible objects were able to detect signs around them.
Nelf would say yes.

“We’re on our way to that cave too.”

For a moment, Muhyeong hesitated to ask him to stay there, but soon stopped.
Right now, the situation is so urgent that we have to use all our power.

[What about acne?]
“Ah. Instructor, please save us…”
[Oh, no, that’s okay.]

Muhyeong, who sensed Dre’s presence, raised the corner of her mouth.

[It looks like you’re having fun, so I’ll contact you directly.]

Pop. Muhyeong hung up the phone.

“…That’s amazing, lady.”

O Lute smiled at Nelf and raised her staff and shot a long beam of light, just like when she came to Grindel’s mansion. Even though the rays were bent in zigzags, they clearly advanced and connected to the Cave of Trials.
Now you just have to go straight along the light beam.
The three women headed towards the Cave of Trials.

***

Tiririri.

“Oh.”

Immediately after splitting the ship, the world turned white and I wondered what this was, and the divine power that was hostile to us was greatly alleviated.

The ghost also seems very puzzled by the sudden phenomenon.
Needless to say, that lady.

“Huh? Huh? W-what is it?”

It’s like showing your weakness while being embarrassed.
He is definitely not someone who is used to fighting.
I watched the lady and the ghost’s reaction and waited for the ghosts’ chorus to end.
When about 100 heads gather together and begin to condemn, an attack that splits the stomach and inflicts a blow to the soul comes.

[Aaaaah!]
[Dirty bitch!]
[Hang the unclean!!]

Soon the voices gathered together and became a phenomenon.
And.

Nothing happened.

“…!!”

The ghost widened its eyeless eyes.
A smile formed on my lips.

Also. My guess was correct.
Perhaps this technique embodies what happened in the life of that ghost.
I was hit twice, and both wounds were the same size, and there was no internal damage other than a split stomach.

I wondered if there would be no damage if I cut the stomach in advance, but it turned out just right.
Still, fighting that ghost with its stomach cut open is too much of a burden.
So.

“It’s a short-term decisive battle.”

Grumbling. I have the strongest flame in my hand so far.
Your flame becomes very powerful for a short period of time at the cost of a severe penalty.

Teuong-!!

As the flame struck my chest, a feeling of omnipotence filled my body.
This isn’t enough.
God Score Skill. Transcendence. Enforce.

Coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo!!

[…!!]

The ghost opened its eyes wide.
Double reinforcement puts a lot of strain on the body, but it is an enemy that cannot be defeated without doing this to this extent.
I just hope there never comes a situation where I need to use the master skill.

Grrrr!

As I used the buff skill in succession, the fire in my body became noticeably stronger.
The ghost hesitates and steps back.

“Uh, uh… Uh…”

The first lady’s reaction was also dramatic.
His once relaxed face turned pale.
That’s how much I now show off my overwhelming power.

Tiririri.

Sumado’s alarm rings again.
I received sumado while keeping an eye on the ghost.
I was waiting to see if it would attack me by surprise, but the ghost did not move.
It’s a little disappointing.

“Why. I’m busy.”
[What are you doing?]
“Fighting with the woman who put your hair on.”
[Someone fired it. I do the cave part.]
“Okay. Don’t turn off the phone. I’ll share the situation in real time.”

I switched to speaker mode and put the Sumado in my pocket.
Ruler. More than 10 seconds have already passed.
The spark of self I wrote now has a limited time.
It’s a waste of time.

Phut!!

I ran towards the ghost.
Papa papap! Blue arms came out from all directions and tried to grab me.

This might be it. He must have been restrained by numerous arms during his lifetime.
What came to mind was the tale I heard when I first met Orute and the saying that Kaitz’s deity is parasitic on the tale.

That female ghost must be the main character of the story Nelf told me about, a woman who was abandoned by the baron.
Based on the legend, we can predict to some extent what kind of attack will come.

Shukakakakakak-!!

He cut off all of her arms and reached right in front of the ghost.
We swung our hands and swords at the same time.
The ghost’s hand and my sword clashed.

Kwaaaaa!

The ghost is slightly pushed away.
Even with all the buff skills, it’s only a slight push away.
Plus this ghost. Perhaps because I felt there was a time limit to my skills, I had a strong feeling of trying to buy time.
How dare you suck honey!

I raised my sword.
While the ghost was staring at me nervously, I swung my sword and unleashed a space sword.
It’s not a ghost, but a cave in the distance.
Thanks to the power of Nelf, we hit something unknown that strengthens this ghost, whose location is now perfectly known.

[!!]

Wow!!

The ghost hurriedly exerted its strength and my space sword was canceled out.
Almost immediately, I felt that the power of the ghost in front of me was significantly lowered, and at the same time, the defense of something in the cave was strengthened.

“Haha.”

I never thought they would try to protect something in the cave so openly.
It’s like shouting that it’s your weakness.

[Keeeee!!]

The ghost howls and, unlike before, actively swings its arms and attacks.
I taunted the ghost as I parried all its crude attacks with my sword.

“You know what? Ghosts have to be quiet to be dignified. If they’re desperate, it’s unsightly.”

Kakakakakakakang!!

An all-out fight began.

***

[Kakakakakakang.]

Hearing the sounds of battle echoing from Sumado, Muhyeong arrived in front of the Cave of Trials.

It’s a place I’ve seen many times, but it’s always gloomy and unpleasant.
Now, I didn’t like this black hole at the entrance even more because it felt like the throat of an unknown monster.

I could see elements that were about to get even more fucked up.
There is a man lying at the entrance of the cave.
The intangible approached the man.

The neat uniform was torn here and there and full of blood and bruises.
His face was only half visible as he lay face down, and his eyes were full of bitterness that he could not close.
There were traces of a fierce battle engraved around it.

“…Tteokdae.”

Guy.
His immediate descendant was dead.
What does this mean?
According to Doruji, a stranger came to Grindel. Did you have a falling out with them?

Gaiji is the area where the magic circle is engraved. He had magic that converted attacks with fists, feet, etc. Into a wide area.
Craters engraved here and there proved that he had struggled.

“…”

It reminded me of the old days.
This child also ignored the intangible and bullied it mercilessly. He was a scum unworthy of sympathy who took the lead in his family’s dirty work.

However, to his family members, he was a leader who was more trustworthy than anyone else.
I obeyed the matriarch’s words. If there was a difficult task, he took it on willingly.

He bullied Muhyeong only in front of the matriarch, but he also gave him medicine and food behind his back.
Okay.
I didn’t like it, but I didn’t hate it either.
Invisible tried to pass him by, but stopped, knelt down, and closed his eyes.

The intangible entered the cave.
I was worried that this cave might have turned into a maze. Surprisingly, there was no change here.
Soon the center of the cave, the trial site, appeared, and the first passenger was seen in the middle of the center.
The passenger noticed the intangible, smiled and waved his hand.

“Hey~ Tohute oppa.”
“Under.”

Muhyeong let out a laugh.
Neru was riding on the shoulder of the giant Yeti and waving his hand.
There were monsters all around her.
It’s even sticking to the ceiling.
The monsters appeared to be in a state of doping, with their muscles greatly swollen and blood vessels sprouting, as if they were receiving divine power.

Goblin. Water slime. Oak. Windhound.
And many cold attribute monsters suitable for snowy fields.

Each of the monsters that would normally have looked funny looked menacing thanks to their divine power.
The monsters were completely enchanted and showed off their intimidating power, such as snorting or shaking their bodies without being able to control their power.
It was as if she was ready to destroy everything that came near her.

[Kakakakakakang!]
A metallic sound rang out from an intangible pocket.

“Tohute-nim. What do you mean?”

Neiru made a puzzled face and Muhyeong smiled wryly and said.

“The sound of the guy who made your face normal fight.”
“…”

Neru’s face looked frightened for a moment, but then her face contorted grimly.

“You better be careful. Right now, I’m the only one that Tohute can buy.”
“Dongajul?”
“Do you feel it, too? God has taken control of this place right now. You can’t escape without permission. And Tohute-nim is in a very dangerous situation. Do you know that? Tohute-nim? Tohute-nim’s body…”
“Ah. That’s enough. I’m not interested.”

The incorporeal person waved his hand and pointed to the direction behind him with his thumb.

“Why did Tteokdae die? Did you kill him?”
“Huh? Is Gaiji dead?”

Yesru opened her eyes wide.
It seems true that she didn’t know about Gaiji’s death, but she isn’t particularly surprised or sad.
Rather, it was a face that seemed natural.

“I thought it would be like that~”
“…”
“Huh? Are you angry, Tohute-chan? Aren’t you on good terms with that smelly man?”

Neiru, who was making a fuss about her, soon made an overtly cute expression with her eyes sparkling and putting both of her fists under her chin.

“Are you still going to be that angry if I die?”
“I’m not angry.”

As with other immediate relatives, I would never be depressed because that woman died.
Because she was the bitch who most resembled that crazy woman.
At that moment, a new voice echoed through the cave.

“I killed Gaiji.”

Step by step. Step by step. Footsteps were heard from behind Neiru.

Neru frowned and glanced behind him.

“Doruji. With what kind of face do you show up in front of me? Have you forgotten what happened earlier?”

The monsters growled menacingly, but Doruji put his hands in his sleeves and stared at the intangible. Intangibles were like that too.
Muhyeong was asking why he killed Gaiji with his eyes.
At least as far as he knew, the relationship between Gaiji and Toruji was not bad.
Doruji opened his mouth.

“Gaiji. He’s so honest. He should know how to follow the situation.”
“Why did you kill him?”
“They blocked it.”
“What.”

Doruji didn’t answer, and Neiru giggled.

“Maybe that kid~”
“…”

Kid.
A kid?
For a moment, Muhyeong felt like his whole body was frozen.

“Ah, that’s right. Tofute-nim. Why did it take you so long to get here? At your speed, you should have arrived much earlier than us, but by any chance, did you find someone along the way?”
“Well.”
“Something like Nelph? Or… Dohute?”

Neiru pretended not to listen to the intangible’s answer. He pointed at the intangible with his finger.

“I’ll tell you where she is, and will you join me?”
“It’s a specification.”
“Oh, don’t be like that~ I don’t do anything bad. I’ll give you two options~”

I ignored the intangible and looked around.
Ant cave.
One of these numerous holes is connected to Grindel’s secret location.
Perhaps there is a medium there that calls that damned ghost to reality.

Neiru, whose words continued to be muffled and whose expression was extremely unpleasant, suddenly made a playful sound with a playful expression on his face.

“Aha. Are you looking for the so-called secret room that you and that bastard have been looking for?”

Intangible finally saw Neiru.
I thought she might spit out some information if she was that kind of mouthy woman.
And Neiru said:

“It feels good, and of course the little boy is there too~”
“…”
“Brother, I assure you. If you just try to look for it, you’ll never find it.”

That’s right.
Even though my divine power has been greatly alleviated by the power of Nelf, I do not know the exact path to the medium.
It feels like a vast map with no roads, with only the target locations marked with dots.

Even though I want to trace the presence of the medium and find it, the presence is so strong that it feels as if the entire cave of trials is a medium.
If you take the time, you can find it, but will you have time to do so now that real-time is dangerous?

As Muhyeong looked around the Cave of Trials, he felt a very unfamiliar feeling.
As unidentified elements such as divine power and folklore intervene in this space that was filled with only magic, I feel an unpleasant feeling that cannot be explained in words…

“…”

Intangible is that moment. I realized something about her.

“Tofute-oppa~ My suggestion is…”
“That old man.”

The two people were startled by the intangible words.
Because there was laughter in his voice.
That inspiration. In other words, it is the story of the matriarch.

“He is a person who pathologically cares about anything related to magic.”
“…So?”
“So, I saw it when I came here, and the peddler’s road in the snowy field outside was ruined by monsters?”

Without consistent maintenance, any facility is bound to decline.
In Muhyeong’s opinion, the old man may not allow the road used by the peddlers to be damaged, but he will not allow the system of this important Cave of Trials to be damaged.

“Now that I think about it, there is no way that old man who was completely crazy about magic would have created a dangerous room unrelated to magic near the warp gate, which is the essence of magic technology.”

A father is not someone who trusts people.
I trust his magic.

“Down here. It’s empty.”

I didn’t know that when I was young. A feeling that can be felt now that you have grown up.
The moment Muhyeong lifted his foot, Dorji ran.
Before Neiru could yell anything. Whick! Kwaaaaang!! An intangible foot stepped on the floor.

Quargor tomb- !!

The floor collapsed.
Immediately afterwards, Ryunar erupted like a storm and swept the collapsed floor.
Ryunar was spreading like a spider web, breaking up the earth into small pieces.

“What…!”

Doruji’s eyes widened at the almost magical technique.
The hole quickly widens and the floor collapses significantly.

Coo coo coo coo!!

Monsters and humans fall down.
Intangible looked down.
About 30m below. There is ample space.

Shuaaaaa-!

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!!

The monsters that were guarding Neiru fell like rain and crashed to the ground, turning into mush.

Between the six pieces of rain, the intangible landed lightly on the ground.
This place looked like a place to store something.
It’s spacious and luxurious enough to be called a warehouse, but if I were to be specific, it feels like a storage room.

But. Unlike the outside storage room where the True Dragon Records are stored, it smells very dangerous, so it seems like all the dirty evidence that Dre and Muhyeong were looking for can be found here.
However, there was one thing that did not fit that atmosphere.

An altar placed in the center.
A blue light from unknown source was illuminating the altar, and on top of the altar…

“Book?”

The intense power I felt coming from the book to the cave is radiating out.
Perhaps that is the medium that endlessly strengthens the ghost.
However, there was no time to pay attention to the book.
Right after reading the book, right next to it. Because I saw it hanging in the air.

“…”

Muhyeong suddenly felt his right hand pulsating.
It was the hand his younger brother wanted to hold yesterday.

The younger brother was hanging with his eyes open.
Without the hand that was meant to hold his brother’s hand, with his stomach split open.

Hey hey…

Tinnitus rang in my intangible ears.