Chapter 72 – 72. There Is Nothing to Be Afraid of Anymore

“Whoa…”

After piling her her body her in one place, he sat against the wall for a moment to catch his breath her.

She hadn’t had time to catch her breath since entering the labyrinth. I needed a short break.

“Whoa.. I’m so full and my back is sore that I’m starting to think too much..”

I sat in the hallway and sorted out the thoughts that were confusing my mind one by one.

First of all, one thing is certain: there is already too much blood on my hands.

My mind cleared a little when I realized that it was too late to feel guilt or remorse after already killing over a hundred people. Yes, there was nowhere else to fall. I was already in the abyss.

“Fuck.. What are you doing worrying about? “I already killed him.”

This is a topic that has already been decided long ago. The reason why I feel agitated again now is probably because I felt compassion as a penalty for sharing the pain.

Yes, let’s not get caught up in hypocrisy and pretense when our only intention was to kill him from the beginning. I just acted according to my raw desires.

“Tskcha..”

I stood up, brushing the dust off my butt. Everything that could be taken from the dead has been taken.

First of all, the magic stones were so bulky that I absorbed all but one bag. It would be better to absorb it and use it right away.

However, after absorbing about forty-five, I felt a little burdened. It seemed that the magic gem acceptance limit would increase only if the survival level was increased and physical abilities were further developed.

‘Let’s see..’

I also looked at items that were not magic stones. First of all, it is an item left behind by Kang Min-seok, who had the divine blessing.

Kang Min-seok only had one item.

[Blacksmith’s Dismantling Hammer: Durability can be restored by feeding magic stones. If you hit a weapon or armor designated as an item, there is a high probability that it will disintegrate.]

But that one-of-a-kind item seems quite useful.

‘As long as you have enough magic stones, you don’t have to worry about its durability dropping…’

The rugged-looking hammer can be used as a weapon, and it is said to be able to ‘disassemble’ weapons or armor by hitting it with it, so depending on the use, it can be used as a crafting item.

I honestly don’t know what kind of decomposition this ‘decomposition’ means, but if I’m right, I think it’s a decomposition that returns the raw materials or items used for reinforcement. I think I’ll have to try this myself later to find out.

“And..”

Park Min-young, who left after giving the magic circuit, had as many as three items.

[Compass for gate tracking: Indicates the direction of the nearest gate.]

[Rusted and worn-out long sword: It is an old sword. When fed with a certain amount of magic stones, it returns to its original state.] [Durability 22/100]

[Gate Record Notebook: You can take all the gates owned by the target you killed with your own hands. You can record a total of 10 gates in your notebook. If you have a notebook, you can open the recorded gate.]

First of all, it is a compass for the gate. When I look at this, the gate compass seems like something that just appears out of nowhere.

Considering that most survivors have one, it is probably a basic item that can be obtained by conquering at least one labyrinth.

‘The important things are the old long sword and the gate record notebook..’

These two were great items. One is a growing weapon, and the other allows you to steal other people’s gates.

The worn-out longsword was an item that could be unlocked by increasing its durability to 100 by feeding it magic stones, and the notebook not only allowed you to steal skills but also gates, giving you even more reasons to kill.

It’s unfortunate, but looking at the way things are going, I think we’ll have to kill a lot of people in the future.

“The last one..”

[The secret path of the dark side: The target stabbed by the secret path becomes unable to lie. You will feel fear towards the owner of the secret.]

What the dark spirit summoner dropped was a black, sharp dagger. This is an item that came from the arms of a nameless dark spirit summoner.

The guy must have left items stuck in his living quarters, and he came in with just a single raincoat. In the first place, he probably didn’t even think about bringing anything since the dark spirits would fight for him.

A damn bastard full of pride. I would have put it to good use if I had brought it with me, but it’s a shame.

“I checked all the items with this…”

Since the corpses could have been damaged by the skeletons that left them like this, the clothes they were wearing were used to connect the three people into one group.

Just keep dragging it on like this. Young The picture is strange, but I can’t help it. Since I killed someone with my hands dirty, I had to get my money’s worth.

Since I have blood on my hands, it is natural to pursue profit. From now on, I won’t think deeply about remorse or guilt. The more I think about it, the more I want to collapse in shame and I can’t do it.

I just have to think about myself and my girls. Anything more than that is luxury. After living for about 28 years, I think the life of a well-fed pig is better than that of a hungry Socrates.

“Then..”

Now I have to go down. Before that, I have to summon the dark spirit.

It is said that skeletons using skills will crawl out from the 3rd floor, so it would be a good idea to call out allies in advance.

“Should I use intermediate bloodstone..”

When fed to a weapon, it allows the weapon to automatically heal. The problem is that if you attack a target that does not bleed, Vampiric Restoration does not activate, and if you apply it to a weapon, its durability is immediately cut in half.

“Okay, let’s use this for summoning.”

I decided to summon the dark spirit by grinding intermediate bloodstone. It’s worth 100 lowest grade magic stones, so there’s sure to be a huge one coming out.

Rather than applying it to a weapon to maintain ambiguous quality, it was decided that it would be more beneficial to use it as a summoning catalyst to summon a dark spirit that could be used permanently.

[Would you like to summon a dark spirit using an intermediate bloodstone?]

“Yes..”

Soon, the intermediate bloodstone in my hand instantly melted like blood and was sucked into the shadows. Then the shadow stirred and a new message immediately appeared.

[The memories stored in the intermediate bloodstone reaction.]

“Huh…?”

A message that memory responds. Could it be that the guy I killed reappears as a dark spirit?

As if my prediction had been exactly right, a large man I had met before crawled up from the shadows.

It looked exactly like the vampire I had encountered in the stinking gutter.

However, only the external appearance was the same, and like a dark spirit, the overall feeling was pitch black. Only the two sparkling red eyes did not lose their color.

“Haa…”

Coldness flowed from the guy’s mouth. It was a being much colder than the temperature of the disturbing underground tomb. A black and cold vampire dark spirit has been summoned.

If it’s like this, wouldn’t it mean that when a dark spirit is summoned using a magic stone obtained from killing a unique entity, the same thing as the target that was killed turns into a dark spirit and crawls up?

In that case, it would be much more advantageous to summon the dark spirit using a magic stone that appears after catching a special object rather than trying to summon the dark spirit.

To summon a dark spirit and make a contract with it, you have to store it in your body, but your body is a finite resource. You had to be careful because if everything was taken away, you would be dragged in.

Anyway, I’ll have to try talking to this guy first.

“Hey..”

“…”

“What are you? Why aren’t you answering? Or is it that you can’t do it?”

“…”

He didn’t answer any of my questions. He just nodded his head once and looked down at me. It seemed like there was literally nothing more than a summons.

I expected it to be intelligent enough to have a conversation, but I guess I expected too much. It wasn’t that high of a specification. It just feels like a doll that imitates its appearance in life.

Still, since it’s a summoned animal, won’t it follow orders?

“Sit.”

Sseuugh..

As expected, he faithfully followed my orders.

He just can’t answer, but he seems to be able to do what I ask him to do. Doesn’t this mean he still has the same abilities he had when he was alive?

[Vampire recovery]

[Bleeding control]

[Blood doping]

When I used Ability Insight, the skills the guy had came to mind. He probably inherited the things he had right before he was killed.

This is quite a joy. From being just a strong dark spirit, he has now become a dark spirit that can use the special skills of a vampire.

‘But the effect, handicap, and penalty are not displayed..’

But surprisingly, perhaps because these were special skills that the vampire originally possessed, there was no special effect explanation, handicap, or penalty. This means that it can be used without any restrictions.

“This is really awesome.”

I got a really good summon. However, if I want to use this thing permanently, I have to pledge a part of my body as collateral to provide a place for it to rest.

“Where and how much do I have to give? “Do you want to come in on my little finger?”

“…”

A summoned animal shakes its head and clearly expresses its disapproval. However, it’s a bit awkward to keep calling this a summon, so I think I should give this guy a name.

I will continue to call it and use it in the future, but it is inconvenient to call it without a name.

“First, I have to decide on your name. Uh… Just do your best.”

There was no other name that came to mind, so I decided to just call it Blood Demon. It’s a cute and nice name.

If you get a better vampire dark spirit than this guy, then you can just release this guy and bring in a new blood demon.

“Okay, then… “

Afterwards, I proceeded with contract negotiations with Blood Demon. He didn’t even have a chin for his fingers, so he handed over his entire left hand and wrist, and only then reluctantly nodded and signed a contract.

[I made a contract with the dark spirit.]

If it’s your left hand, I think you negotiated reasonably well. Just because it was pledged didn’t mean it had to be cut down right away. It just needed a space to live in so that the dark spirit wouldn’t disperse.

“Then…”

When I tried to summon a dark spirit using the magic power I gained by absorbing the magic stone, I was successfully summoned. It was disappointing to only have one blood demon, so I consumed 10 magic gemstones and summoned a dark skeletal spirit stained black. Similarly, when 10 magical powers were consumed, another skeletal spirit crawled out.

Since these guys were weak, it was possible to contract one per finger. Since my left hand was already filled with blood demons, I summoned five skeletal spirits and placed them on the fingers of my right hand. I successfully made a contract with five skeleton spirits by consuming 50 lesser magic stones.

“Okay, you bring the body, you take the lead. “Let’s go down.”

That’s pretty much it. We have a porter, and the front line is reliable. If I had these guys, I could go out and wipe out zombies.

If you give the skeletons a suitable blunt weapon, they will not die even if bitten by a zombie, so there is no need to worry, and blood demons are strong even without weapons.

“It’s so reassuring..”

Obtaining the dark spirit summoning was a godsend.

Now, let’s go down to catch the skeletons that seem to be giving out skills.