Chapter 146 – 146. If You Do Good Deeds, You Will Be Blessed.
When the box was broken, thick darkness came out.
“Ugh!!!”
A foul smell that stings your nose.
The screams of the dead children echoed throughout the room, and something jumped out and grabbed my neck.
Soon the darkness took the shape of an unknown woman.
[Dad.]
“Let go!!! You fucking bitch!!!!”
Who is your father?
I have no intention of having children yet.
[Kang In-ho. Come to your senses and swing your sword.]
“Aaaaa!!!!!”
At Agaf’s words, I swung my sword with all my might at the totality of darkness.
The Demon Demon’s long sword cuts through the darkness, emitting a dazzling light.
Cheonhak-!!
[Kyaaaaa.]
Black shapes scattering and disappearing.
The darkness that had gathered exploded and spread in all directions.
All the talismans attached to the walls, ceiling, and floor were destroyed. Black darkness filled the room.
The only distant sound was the sound of children crying. The black woman who attacked me disappeared. They must be hiding, waiting for an opportunity. It was not detected even by presence detection. It seems like the spirit body is more difficult to find…
[Kang In-ho, the curse stuck in his throat is severe. Absorb more magic stones. The body’s magic can no longer cover it.]
“Wow. I understand – ok. Cough.”
For some reason, it hurt like my neck was going to be torn apart.
Following Agaf’s words, I quickly absorbed all the intermediate magic stones that I had packed in my pocket. The throbbing pain disappeared.
“Whoa.”
Agaf dispelled the curse. However, the magic stones in my possession were almost gone. There is no way to supply it on its own.
The enemy was targeting me every moment in the darkness, and it seemed like the light on my shield was slowly going out.
An intangible enemy cannot be found using echolocation. Because there are no waves coming back from impact. In the end, I have to catch and kill the black woman within two minutes or so before the shield’s light goes out.
‘Concentration. Let’s focus.’
I drove out the anxiety and fear in my heart.
What is there to be afraid of? In the end, I will cut off the head of that unknown being and get my reward.
Let’s empty our minds. Let’s throw away fear…
[It’s there.]
At that time, a child came up to me and grabbed my hand.
The child pointed in one direction.
‘Huh?’
There was a woman standing there reaching out her hand toward me.
“Pfft!!!!”
She swung her sword.
The woman’s hand was cut off.
[It hurts!!!! It hurts!!!!]
A woman who has disappeared again.
Who is the kid who just told me about the attack…
[He is helping us. It looks like these kids want to escape from here too.]
“Under. Haha. Fuck. That means there are 99 reinforcements. It’s so reassuring.”
[Right. So focus. The kids will tell you the location.]
Following Agaf’s words, I once again erased the anxiety and fear in my heart.
When I looked at it, I realized that even these negative emotions were caused by that woman.
Let’s keep our mind clear. Because I have 99 helpers. There really is nothing to be afraid of now.
There are as many as 99 spirit detectors!
[Over there this time.]
A different child from before grabbed my hand and dragged me.
A woman opens her mouth and tries to devour me.
This time too, I was able to quickly recognize the rebuttal.
He hit the woman in the face with a shield.
[Quaaa!! Why!!!! Why!!! Why?]
A woman screaming, asking how she found out.
Similar situations were repeated several times.
The souls of 99 people who would have died trapped in a box are helping me.
As many as 101 people, including Agaf and I, want to get out of this rotten room.
[It’s behind.]
[Come down from above.]
[Bald man, over there.]
[I want to go out.]
[So.]
“Therefore!! Shit!!! Just die!!!!”
[Quaaaaa!!!!!]
I was finally able to deliver the fatal blow.
The woman’s face was split.
As dark ectoplasm splashed across her face, the unidentified woman, a demon named Sae-ni, began to gradually disappear.
“Haa.. Fuck.. It stings so fucking much.”
[There is not enough magic power. Just be patient.]
Perhaps because she allowed herself to be attacked a few times, her clothes were slightly torn and bruised.
Still, how did you catch it? Soon her womanly form completely collapsed, and the room, which had been engulfed in pitch black darkness, regained her original appearance.
-Thank you, mister.
The 99 princes who helped me gradually disappeared.
I ended up saving 99 people by accident.
[Survival rating increases by 1.]
At the same time, the survival level also increased by one level.
I devoted all my stat points to resistance. Then, the poison rose and the stinging wound became a little more comfortable.
“I was really chilled.”
[Still, I’m glad I caught it. To be honest, I was a bit at a loss.]
“Yes.”
It was even more dangerous because it was a ghost and hid in the shadows, making it difficult to locate its location even through presence detection.
Moreover, I didn’t bring many magic stones, so it was a bit of a crisis, but thanks to the prince’s demons quickly informing me of the demon’s location, I was able to capture it without suffering fatal injuries.
“Whoa.”
Now that the hunt is over, it’s time to get the reward. I carefully picked up the things that fell on the floor.
First of all, they are the awakening stone and soul stone obtained by killing the evil spirit that came out of Kotoribako.
[Intermediate Demon Stone: You can obtain it with a certain probability when hunting powerful demons. When fed to accessories, it can give the effects of ‘creating fear’ and ‘absorbing spiritual energy’. It has the efficiency and value of 10 ordinary low-level magic stones.]
[Creating fear: If you infuse magical power into an accessory, you can still fear in hostile beings. It does not work on enemies that have no emotions or cannot feel fear. Durability is consumed quickly.]
[Spiritual power absorption: Absorbs some of the soul of the killed spiritual body and automatically restores durability. The stronger the spiritual power of the spirit body you kill, the more durability you can recover.]
I got a decent soul stone. If you catch and kill a spirit, the durability of the accessory is automatically refilled and it can cause fear in the opponent.
[Intermediate Saeni’s Awakening Stone: When absorbed, one specified skill can be obtained. It can be used as a mid-level magic stone.]
I checked the skills contained in the awakening stone.
[Yeommae Production(-)]
[Effect: You can now create a flame filled with resentment. If you place the body of an intelligent being that you personally killed into a box designated by the flame, the main power of the flame will become stronger and you will be able to extract magical power.]
[Penalty: You will suffer from sleepwalking and out of body experience.]
It was like getting a corpse generator of sorts. You can put the body of an intelligent being in a box to increase its main power, and then use it as a substitute for magic stones.
It’s like becoming a corpse generator.
‘This..’
What happens if I give it to Mimic?
The Mimic has all the penalties, and the Mimic itself is a kind of box, so you can make yourself a flame.
Then, if you catch and feed the cave giants and cultists in the infinite labyrinth, and the beastmen living in Demon Cave 4, you will be able to use them as a magic power generator.
The soul stone was just moderately good, and I liked the awakening stone as well. Well now it’s a real reward…
“And. Shiva.”
The reward for destroying Kotoribako and releasing the princely demons was a bracelet with a rather bizarre shape.
[Rosary with Wishes: When worn, you can see and hear spiritual bodies, and can attack them directly. Additionally, you can store up to 100 souls of hunted evil spirits and use the skill ‘Exorcism’.][Durability 20]
[Exorcism (-)]
[Effect: You can obtain exorcist skills by consuming 100 souls of hunted demons.]
[Handicap: It must be a pure demon, not a normal spirit body. Each time an exorcism is obtained, the durability of the rosary is reduced by 2 meals.]
[Penalty: Every time you gain an exorcism, you will suffer from fever for two days.]
If you hunt 100 spirits, you can obtain one exorcism-type skill.
Yes, it was an item that allowed you to acquire ‘skills’.
“This is why people should live by doing good deeds.”
[Her. If there was someone to kill, I would have killed them right away and received the reward..]
“Write it. Uh huh.”
Agaf laughs when I control his speech.
Anyway, I got something good. I immediately put the rose on my wrist. Then, for a moment, I felt slightly dizzy, and soon the world I saw changed.
“Whoa. Fuck.”
Children filling the room.
They were smiling brightly at me.
I never would have thought there were so many spirits around me.
Almost all demons are visible, albeit blurry. I think I can see it because my resentment is so strong and my spiritual power is so high, but I never thought it would allow me to see spirits that aren’t demons.
It was true that you could see, hear, and hit spiritual bodies.
“What are you looking at? Everyone go home. Uncle, I’m busy.”
When I waved my hand, the children nodded and only then did they truly attain Buddhahood. I’m not sure if he actually achieved Buddhahood, or if he was sent to a being like Asmorphia and consumed as an energy source. I have no intention of digging into that.
“Whoa.”
First of all, I would like to apply quality maintenance to the accessory since it has a durability of 20, but the quality maintenance slots are already full. So, I had no choice but to apply the soul stone I obtained from killing Saeoni to a rosary filled with wishes.
[Rosary with Wishes: When worn, you can see and hear spiritual bodies, and can attack them directly. Additionally, you can store up to 100 souls of hunted evil spirits and use the skill ‘Exorcism’.]
[Additional effect: Injecting magical energy can cause fear.]
[Additional effect: Durability can be filled by absorbing the soul of the spiritual body.]
[Durability 20]
Done. This is enough to eat well.
“I should take ectoplasm, right?”
[The quality is pretty good. It would be better to take it with you.]
“Haaa..”
I squatted down on the floor and put the ectoplasm into the soda bottle in my bag.
As I picked it up with my hands, a bunch of hair fell to the floor. I think I’m going to go completely bald soon. What kind of skill does accelerated hair loss turn into?
“Let’s go out first.”
Anyway, I did a good job and got an even better reward, so now I should slowly move up.
-Weeeeeing!!!!
“What, what!”
[Siren?]
The moment I opened the sliding door to go up again, the siren rang.
It seems to be echoing throughout the forest, what is it?
-Notice.
-Someone escaped the forest.
-Currently, the number of people able to escape is 149.
“W-what!? Oh my!!!”
Someone left the forest.
I wouldn’t have guessed that some people have already escaped.
Quickly go up, wake up your companions, and go to the center of the forest…
-Notice.
-Someone escaped the forest.
-Currently, the number of people able to escape is 148.
-Notice.
-Someone escaped the forest.
-Currently, the number of people able to escape is 147.
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-Currently, the number of people who can escape is 100.
-That’s it.
“Fuck..!!!!”
Things started to turn out more urgently than expected.
Who would have thought that 50 people would have escaped from the forest one after another.
Going crazy. I became impatient.
[Wait, calm down.]
“What? It looks real now.”
[No, isn’t it a bit strange?]
“What?”
[After staying still for two days, 50 people left. This is sending some kind of message.]
“What kind of bullshit is that?”
[It seems to mean to come to the center of the forest immediately. Didn’t the two men you killed earlier do that? The center of the forest. It is said that beings that do not fit in with the forest settled near the shrine and stole the bodies of their comrades.]
“Uh. “It was like that.”
[They informed the humans remaining in the forest. You can have all 150 people escape at any time and close the labyrinth…]
“Are we going to gather in the center of the forest?”
[I think we can interpret it that way. I guess you should just attack without paying attention. Or it could mean that they have already laid a trap big enough to annihilate you all. So, don’t get excited and be careful.]
“Okay. But no matter what, it’s still urgent.”
I ran up to the first floor while talking with Agaf.
The group had already woken up from their sleep to the sound of sirens and the news of an escape that rang out in succession and were ready to leave.
“Brother!” “It’s urgent right now, right?”
“Uh. Let’s all run. “We have to go to the center of the forest right away.”
“Ugh!”
The opponent made the move first.
Since I got hit first, I’ll attack quickly and eliminate them all.
I don’t know if it’s an alien monster, a slime, or something, but there must be a way to kill it.