Chapter 117 – 117. Let’s Live With Hope

First, I made a formal contract with a being named Asmorphia.

There was nothing special about the contract, it just asked me to occasionally stop by the labyrinth and deliver the corpse of an animal, and to go into the ‘fixed labyrinth’ where the pagan symbols were and destroy the symbols.

For your information, it is said that the corpse of an animal is food to suppress the insects running rampant underground in the labyrinth.

If you don’t feed them anything, the insects underground will start eating each other, and a never-ending war of fratricide will occur until only one remains.

It is said that if the last remaining animal becomes lonely and jumps out, the collapsed Sanctuary of Raythena will immediately turn into a black gate and vomit out loneliness.

In a word, the statue of Raythena was a kind of suppressor.

Still, they say it’s not in a state worth worrying about right now, so I think it would be okay to deliver the corpses of the animals that were hunted in large quantities in Demon Cave 3 sometime today or tomorrow.

[Then please take care of me.]

“Yes. Ah, but I have one more question… Is it possible for the dead to be resurrected?”

[You can be resurrected if more than 80% of your body remains and your soul is intact. There are several ways. You may have the opportunity to use the Resurrection Stone when you use the Resurrection Relic or when you reach the end of the turquoise ascending labyrinth.]

“All you need is a resurrection stone or a resurrection item.”

[Correct.]

Direct clues to resurrection were obtained. It would have been quite despairing to have said it was completely impossible, but it seemed quite possible.

‘Ascension Labyrinth..’

Find the turquoise gate or get a resurrection item.

“Okay, I’ll come back later.”

[Yes. I hope we meet again alive.]

I came out of the labyrinth.

I was thinking that I was now outside the labyrinth, but the strange being that I didn’t know whether it was an angel, a constellation, or a demigod felt a bit morally lax.

Seeing as how he was able to see through my name his, which I had never told him, it seems like he even looked into some of my memories his, but he just overlooked the killing of people and other evil deeds.

You can tell just by looking at the fact that they chose me as their new contractor without saying a word, even though they knew that I came in after killing the three guys who came in before me.

In short, it is a being that cannot be distinguished as good or evil by human moral standards. It literally seemed like a being driven by only one goal: to save humanity.

And should I say that it seems like they are willing to tolerate whatever they do to achieve that goal? Well, for me it’s actually better.

If you bring up morality that is not the same as the current situation, you will both get tired.

“Hey. “Did you get all the water?”

“Not yet.”

“How much did you receive?”

“The amount is not even half full.

“I see..”

I spent about 20 minutes in the labyrinth and came out, but it wasn’t even half full yet.

Well, it will take some time to fill up 5 tons.

So, I think it would be okay to keep putting it in the river for about 2 to 3 hours.

“I’ll come later. Have a hard time.”

“Yes, master.”

I went back home, leaving only the maid doll behind. I’ll have to check the reward box while I fill up the water.

‘But won’t everyone get sucked in there, along with the fish… ?’

When I thought about it, it was strange that no aquatic life was sucked in when 5 tons of river water was filled.

I will have to work hard to purify this with a water purification pump. The fish that came with it is a freshwater fish, so it will have a lot of parasites, so you can just throw it away or check its condition before grilling it and eating it.

“Are you here?”

“Oh, yes.”

When he returned home, his father was sitting at the front door. It seems like he was waiting for me even though it was cold.

“But where did you go?”

“I went to get some water. “It’s still on the rise.”

“Okay? Who is popular?”

“A load similar to the invoice you saw earlier is popping up.”

“Huh. “There was another subordinate.”

“I’ll introduce you later.”

“Okay.”

A trivial story.

Even while talking about that trivial matter, my father’s expression showed no signs of improving.

“What are you thinking?”

“No.. I mean Seongho.”

“Yes.”

“If you’re in that state right now, you can’t go into the Node Labyrinth you mentioned.”

“Right..?”

“So… I was wondering if I should just keep leaving it outside like that if I can’t find a way to return it within two weeks.”

“Maybe I should. “The survival level needs to be level 5 or higher… But I just found a clear clue that can help us revive it.”

“What..?”

“We might be able to resurrect it. If we just find the turquoise gate… We might be able to find a way.”

I explained the approximate method.

There is a thing called an ascending labyrinth, and if you enter this labyrinth and successfully conquer it, you can be resurrected.

“So.. As long as you have at least 80% of your body left and your soul is intact?”

“Yes.”

Previously, I just vaguely explained that it might be possible, but this time, when I explained the conditions clearly, my father’s expression brightened noticeably.

It seemed like there was finally some hope. Moreover, since Seongho’s body was managed by Song Jang, no more than 80% of it was lost. I don’t know what state the soul is in, but let’s have hope.

It’s a very difficult time to survive, but it’s okay to have at least a little hope in your heart.

‘But if you collect a lot of resurrection items, it will eventually turn into a complete dragball… ‘

It’s better that way. Permanent death is so sad.

I have to give them at least three editions.

“Let’s open the box with me first, father.”

“Huh? Oh yeah. Then.”

I took out the boxes from the trunk of the van with my father.

A total of 113 people were killed this time. Among these, Choi Sang-min was killed by Song Jang, so it was not treated as if I had killed him.

Additionally, 20 of them were awakened. This time, all awakened people just switched to the blue reward box. I always chose the blue box because good things always came out of the blue reward box.

The water purification pump, 5-ton capacity water tank, magicite combiner, and liquid converter all came from the blue box.

The green box mainly contained gear, while the blue box contained items that would be of great help in future survival. You need to get it in advance and stock up on good items.

‘4 blue boxes and 6 green boxes.’

I gave 1 green box to every 10 non-awakened people, so I replaced 60 people and got 6 green reward boxes.

Of the remaining 32 people, 2 were useless, so I removed them, and 30 people were changed to stats. I was able to get 3 stat points per 5 non-awakened people, for a total of 18 points.

The points earned increased the durability and resistance stats.

All other stats are above 20, but only these two are still around 10, so I raised them. If durability is high, you will take less damage, and if resistance is high, resistance to infection or poison will increase, so it was better to raise it in advance.

I took all the stats and finally opened the blue box.

[Water purification pump: When polluted or unpurified water is poured into the inlet, it is converted into potable water and poured out the outlet. It takes 1 Lesser Magicite to purify 1 liter of water. 1 liter consumes 1 hour.]

“Oh..!”

A water purification pump has appeared. It was a duplicate item, but the more the better, it was actually beneficial. I wanted to set up about 5 and run them all day, and it worked out well.

[Infinite Labyrinth Dock: Register the infinite labyrinth yourself and ensure that the entrance to the infinite labyrinth is fixed to the dock. You can also transfer the Infinite Labyrinth through the dock.]

“Wow..”

A long pillar that appeared to be nearly 2 meters tall. If I register the infinite labyrinth here, even if I move to another place, my companions can enter and exit the infinite labyrinth through this pillar.

This is perfect for settling down in a safe place and surviving comfortably. Even when I enter a simple labyrinth or other places, my companions will be able to freely enter and leave the outside.

Even if I die, the remaining people will be able to continue living.

Now, while I was carrying the labyrinth, there was a high risk that if I entered a place like a labyrinth and died by mistake, all the people inside would also be trapped in the labyrinth.

‘And it can even be transferred..’

This is pretty good. It is a satisfactory item.

[Healing Tentacle Capsule: If you enter the capsule after providing an appropriate amount of water and magic stones, you can heal wounds and remove contaminants. If broken bodies are put together, they can be reunited.]

Something red and round popped out. It looked exactly like a boil growing on the ground. The surface was smooth and looked similar to the texture of a scar.

“What is this again, Inho?”

“That is. It’s called a therapeutic tentacle capsule. I don’t know either.”

“Huh…”

As I got closer and looked to see where I should go, the center of the capsule cracked open, like a clam opening its mouth.

“Huh, fuck.”

“Seconds, tentacles..”

I see tentacles writing. It seemed like he was tempting us, telling us to come in quickly.

“It kind of looks like a pussy with tentacles.”

“Ah, father.”

“No, that’s right.”

It really is like that. Does this mean going into the womb and being reborn?

I do not know. First of all, it seems incredibly useful as it is said to be able to treat even physical defects. If you just put the cut parts together, it will stick together neatly. It was almost like a miracle from God.

‘Instead, the magic stone will be chewy..?’

I think so. The better the performance and the more useful the item, the more magic stones it consumed.

Anyway, this box gang came out with only great items. Now it’s time to open the last remaining blue box.