Chapter 172 – 172. Timing Is Important

The boss of the labyrinth is dead.

It dropped a total of 3 items.

The first was a soul stone, and the second was an awakening stone. With the soul stone, you can resurrect him as a dark spirit, and with the awakening stone, you can extract the skill.

If you want to take Leona out right now, you need the ‘Illegal Distribution’ skill.

‘The last item is.’

The last object was a strange stone that shone with rainbow colors, like oil floating on water. It was like a shard of a broken mirror.

[Otherworldly Fragments: If implanted into a part of the body, that part may become strange. An otherworldly skill is activated, and you can attack the spirit body directly with the body part with the fragments embedded in it.]

“Oh.”

It was a self-reinforcement item. I think it would be perfect if I put it in my hand.

When I picked up the otherworldly fragment and tried to plunge it into her right hand, Leona looked embarrassed and came closer.

“That’s…”

“Huh? Do you know what this is?”

“Yes. “It is something that is sometimes circulated on the black market in our world.”

“Really?”

According to Leona, in the world where she lived, gates connected to various dimensions would occasionally open, and she said that she was able to obtain fragments of the other world from a place called the Underworld.

“Are there any side effects?”

“Nothing has been revealed exactly, but according to rumors, it seems that if a fragment from the other world is implanted into the body, the constitution becomes more prone to being twisted by ghosts or spirit bodies.”

“What?”

“There is a rumor that monsters chase monsters. Strong monsters are always looking for prey, and weak monsters are looking for suitable monsters to eat and become stronger.”

According to Leona, from the moment this was implanted in my body, I was also treated as a ‘weird’.

‘If it’s a monster, isn’t it something like the Kotoribako that we encountered in the Forest of Fallen?’

My heart was already racing at the thought of those guys going around looking for me.

‘People like Kotoribako are coming in droves. There’s no need to look for it!’

In fact, it might be good. If the opponent comes to fight first, there is no need to go looking for them to hunt, so the search effort is reduced.

“It looks a little dangerous, so I’ll have to put it on my right hand when I go out later.”

“Are you really going to fuck me?”

“Yes.”

Above all, in order to properly utilize the Exorcism skill, you have to deal with a lot of ghosts and demons, so there is nothing you can do about it.

‘Now that I think about it, I was able to use Exorcism once by collecting 100 demons in the Forest of Fallen.’

There were so many rewards to check and obtain that I forgot about them. Let’s get it in advance before it comes to mind, and we forget it again.

[Painting seal(-)]

[Effect: Seals the specified target in a picture. If the target is too strong, the seal may fail, and if the picture is damaged, the seal will be destroyed.]

[Handicap: You must have magical power in your body.]

[Penalty: If the seal is broken, the personality of the sealed being is destroyed. When using the skill, the caster’s lifespan is shortened by 10 years.]

“What?”

It was a skill that could forcibly seal the target specified in the picture. It seems like a good skill because it allows you to take out the being you want to take out of the labyrinth, but the penalty is a bit harsh.

‘Lifespan: 10 years.’

I don’t know how many years I have left to live, but it’s too risky to seal it off for 10 years at a time. Moreover, it seemed that only sealing was possible and there was no way to unseal it.

It seems that if you tear the sealed picture, the seal will be released, but then your personality will be destroyed again.

‘I can just delete the penalty, so it doesn’t really matter.’

If the penalty was removed with the golden seal, it was just a skill that was compatible with illegal distribution. I should have accepted it sooner.

‘Well, right now it’s just a painting and nothing else.’

Anyway, Leona soon had to use her illegal distribution skills.

“Hey, Barbarian.”

“Huh?”

“What do you think after experiencing the skill yourself?”

“Well, uh. Hmm. It felt like I had pulled out the intestines of a reindeer I had hunted and crawled into the empty belly skin. It was so cozy that I didn’t want to come out. But is it a state where you can get out if you try to get out again?”

“Really?”

It seems to have a damp and humid feeling. Moreover, according to the barbarian, it seemed like he could get out if he just struggled to get out.

The skill itself seemed absolutely unable to bind the target. Instead, perhaps they made it psychologically stable and made it difficult to escape.

I thought it was an instant kill skill, but it seems to be a skill with an unexpected loophole. However, if you use this with the inventory, it is an instant kill. If you put it in the inventory right after packaging and leave it until the expiration date, you can just kill it.

“First, let’s take away the skills…”

I summoned him as a dark spirit and exchanged the illegal distribution he had for other skills.

“Okay, let’s meet later.”

“Yes, master. “I’ll be waiting.”

Leona gives the world the most pleasant smile. Since he decided to become completely attached to me, he smiles like that whenever he makes eye contact with me.

It feels good every time I see it again. I like it too. Of course, discomfort remains in a corner of my heart, but what can I do? It’s the path I chose. There is no choice but to push forward with evil.

“Okay then.”

I used illegal distribution against Leona. Soon her body was packed into a box and disappeared.

“It’s fascinating.”

[Package: Leona Green]

[Expiration date: 3 days]

It looks like it can be kept in this state for about three days. It will be destroyed after the deadline.

“Then I guess I should go.”

After turning the corpses of the killed survivors into reward boxes, I unsummoned the dark spirits, created a space in my inventory, and put the box containing Leona in it.

Now, all you have to do is escape through the hole located in the center of the labyrinth.

I jumped down the hole without hesitation.

The attack on the collapsed storage was successful.

******

Team Park Young-sik, who had entered the edible human slaughterhouse, had already come out and entered the base to rest, and the female team led by Baek A-yoon had also left an hour ago.

“But why doesn’t my brother come out here?”

“Yes.”

Even though quite a bit of time had already passed, Kang In-ho still did not come out. So, of course I have to be worried. In particular, Kim Hyun-ah, who was knowingly or unknowingly dependent on Kang In-ho, continued to complain of her anxiety.

She was convinced that if Kang In-ho disappeared, she and she would not be able to survive in this world. Among the female cast, Kim Hyun-ah is probably the person who relies the most on Kang In-ho.

Of course, she didn’t really show it, but she was especially anxious when Kang In-ho disappeared like this.

This is because she was taking great comfort in Kang In-ho’s powerlessness. It must be said that she feels relieved that her man is the strongest in the world.

Anyway, as Kim Hyun-ah complained about her anxiety, the rest of the staff also became anxious.

The strongest person is still unable to get out of the labyrinth, so he will become increasingly anxious.

“Everyone, don’t worry too much. It’ll be out soon. “I’m going to be late because I’m farming items again.”

Only Baek Ayun waited leisurely.

Among the female cast members, it was Baek Ah-yoon who had the deepest understanding of Kang In-ho. From the beginning, she wasn’t worried that Kang In-ho would die in her labyrinth.

Just look at it, and you will get an estimate. Now Kang In-ho is no longer a fool worthy of dying in a place like a high-class labyrinth. It was clear that inside she was scavenging for something or hunting for survivors.

“But, I’m worried.”

Despite Baek Ah-yoon’s words, Yoo Sae-yeon was still worried about Kang In-ho. She was the most worried among the women, and since she was older than Kang In-ho, she always thought only about his safety.

If you get hurt, it’s a big problem. If she got hurt, she was willing to lick her wounds using her bodily fluids.

“But I know you’re really strong, but to what extent?”

At that time, Yu Sae-ah, who was silently glaring at her gate condenser with her arms crossed, asked her companions.

“Hmm. “Humanity’s strongest?”

“To the extent that God approved it.”

“Strong. I suddenly became very strong.”

“Well, then there’s nothing to worry about.”

Only then did Yoo Sae-a loosen her arms after seeing the consistent reactions of her companions. She then sat down on the floor and took out her candy bar from her pocket and ate it.

I was starting to feel hungry. Since the rest of the group, who had been watching Kang In-ho for much longer than her, all told her that he was strong, she decided to just believe it as it is.

If you worry for no reason, you will only get stressed out. Since she would be out today anyway, it seemed better to wait in peace, believing that she would be safe.

If Baek Ah-yoon showed infinite trust, Yoo Sae-ah’s response was a bit of an optimistic view.

“The chocolate bar sounds delicious. I’m hungry too. “I couldn’t eat anything properly other than breakfast.”

“Come on, Ayuna. Eat this at least. Let’s all eat something and wait.”

“Neng.”

Soon, the rest of the group took the snacks Yu Sae-yeon gave them and sat side by side in front of the gate condenser, waiting for Kang In-ho.

You won’t even know them in your dreams. Kang In-ho is bringing a new woman.

“Huh?”

“It’s coming out!”

After waiting and chatting for about 15 minutes, the air shook and Kang In-ho came out.

“Huh. “It’s cold.”

When Kang In-ho escaped from the labyrinth where the temperature was maintained to the reality that winter was approaching, a tremendous cold greeted Kang In-ho.

“Uh? “Have you all been waiting?”

“Yes.”

“Welcome.”

“Cold. Let’s go in quickly, brother.”

“You’re covered in blood again. “I have to wash up quickly.”

Kang In-ho was slightly moved by the four women who welcomed him.

‘How should I introduce this?’

On the other hand, I was worried about whether it was right to introduce Leona to them.

‘Not now.’

No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t seem right to suddenly say that he had brought a woman when everyone was welcoming him back safely.

Timing is important in everything. Now was not the right time.

‘I’ll have to bring up the topic later when I’m boxing.’

If you take out Leona and show it all at once, it will build up dislike for her. So, Kang In-ho decided that it would be a good idea to show Leona’s specialty, the box trick.

‘If you see two or three items being pulled out of one box…’

You will even develop feelings of affection that you didn’t have before.

Kang In-ho’s strategy was truly perfect.