Episode 243. What should I do with Hong Hyun-jin?
As soon as he heard the answer, Kim Jin-seong went straight to Dantillion’s subspace.
“You came quickly.”
Dantillion, who looked at Kim Jin-seong and scolded him, once again looked like an ordinary human being, an old scholar.
“The sooner you know the solution, the better.”
Jinseong Kim responded to Dantillion’s words and sat back comfortably on the sofa in the center.
Dantillion was very impressed by the way they acted like they were their own.
“This is so cheesy… !”
“I ground some black coffee beans. Would you like a cup? “These are Colombian Supremo grade coffee beans.”
Kim Jin-seong asks as he takes out a bag of coffee powder that he had prepared in advance.
Dantillion stared in silence, then quickly turned his head.
“… “Try it first.”
A while later, the two were sitting on the sofa, savoring Colombian black coffee.
“… hmm. “Not bad.”
“I thought you would like it. Now, let’s get to the point.”
At Kim Jin-seong’s words, Dantillion put down his coffee cup and fell into thought. I’m organizing what I’m going to say.
“The reason it took longer than expected to find a method was because the ability called ‘Alobonzo’ was very rare even across all dimensions.”
“So it took three days?”
“Most of those three days were spent looking for people with similar abilities. And, in the end, we were able to find one thing in common about their abilities.”
“what?”
“It consumes your soul.”
Kim Jin-seong’s eyes changed. soul?
“No way, it’s not about shortening your lifespan… ?”
“okay. It consumes the soul. As you know, all living things have a soul in their bodies. This demon god is no exception.
When the soul leaves the body or completely disappears, the body no longer moves. “In Middle-earth, it is expressed as death.”
“Hoo… .”
“Among the people with ‘Alobonzo’ abilities I recognized, there were some who became stronger without consuming the lifespan of their physical body.
But at some point, they too turned into a state of ‘death’ in an instant. Even though there is nothing wrong with my body.
Then I realized. Could it be that you become stronger by consuming your soul rather than your body? Called.
And after researching, my prediction was correct.”
Dantillion stood up and walked to one side of the wall filled with bookshelves.
When I touched one of the books there, the bookshelves swung open on both sides like a sliding door.
Then, a space blocked by iron bars was revealed, and a monster was seen growling inside.
“There is a demon called ‘I’m’. He’s the flame itself. And among his abilities, there is an ability called ‘Soul Feedback’, which burns the soul and converts it into mana.
“I’m going to try using it on this monster now.”
Dantillion took out a magic stone with a strange symbol engraved on it from his chest and began to pour mana into it.
At the same time, the magic gem begins to glow. and,
Wow!!
The monster inside the cage began to twist its entire body in pain.
A monster that continues to scream and struggle while Dantillion infuses mana into the magic stone.
“… what?”
Kim Jin-seong’s eyes were bright as they watched the monster.
It was confirmed that the monster’s body gradually increased in size, becoming much larger than before, and that the muscles on its entire body were even more noticeably developed.
“Did you see it? “Even a single monster’s physical abilities become permanently stronger when it uses soul-related abilities.”
When Dantillion stopped infusing mana into the magic stone, the monster, free from pain, rushed toward the iron bars with ferocious eyes.
thud! thud! thud!
Kim Jin-seong could see the thick and strong iron bar being slightly dented every time he hit the body.
“… “That’s amazing.”
“This is the basic principle by which those with ‘Alobonzo’ abilities become stronger.”
After finishing speaking, Dantillion immediately tightened his grip and smashed the magic stone.
At the same time, the monster that was running wild as if it was going to break the iron bars at any moment suddenly fell to the ground like a rotten old tree.
Seeing that it was no longer moving, it was clear that it was in danger.
“Now that we know the cause, we can quickly find a solution. How can we deal with those Alobonzo guys?”
Dantillion asked a question as he closed the bookshelf door again.
Jinseong Kim answered right away.
“Since he has the ability to use the soul, I guess I can also use the abilities related to the soul.”
“That is correct. “In that case, we must first find a being who can freely use his soul power.”
“I told you earlier, right? “It’s Ain.”
“Get rid of the demon spirit!”
Dantillion shouted in a stern voice.
“Have you not experienced firsthand how much mana is consumed when using necromancy?
Still, are you planning to use spiritualism every time you deal with each of the ‘Alobonzos’? In the current situation, it is not even just one person, but there may be several more.”
Kim Jin-seong had no choice but to nod his head at Dantillion’s explanation that followed.
The seance used for the first time to deal with Hemmingston three days ago.
At that time, he was very surprised to realize two facts.
The first is that the power of spiritualism far exceeds Kim Jin-seong’s expectations.
Second, mana consumption is enormous.
The basic MP tank was incredibly large, and even Kim Jin-seong, who had ridiculously good MP recovery, couldn’t use it for more than 5 minutes.
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“That is correct. There may come a time when we will have to fight for a long time with numerous Alobonzo, and dealing with them using spiritualism is not a good idea.”
Kim Jin-seong muttered as if he was talking to himself and soon became lost in thought.
In that case, they say we have to eat other souls with abilities… .
“… wait for a sec.”
Kim Jin-seong made an expression of disbelief at the image of a person that immediately appeared in his mind.
“Surely, Hong Hyun-jin?”
“That is correct. “The ability she uses, ‘spiritualization,’ is definitely the ability to control the soul.”
“No, wait a minute.”
Jinseong Kim waved his hand and asked back.
“Are you telling me to kill Hong Hyun-jin now? “You know that’s impossible right now, right?”
Currently, Hong Hyun-jin is a valuable ‘business partner’ that Kim Jin-seong cannot live without.
To be honest, because of these two, Park Do-jun and Hong Hyun-jin, Kim Jin-seong can comfortably focus on becoming as strong as he is now.
“If we kill Hong Hyun-jin now, everything will go back to square one. Even if she really has no choice but to be killed, it will be after the existing clans have been driven out of the center area.”
And after driving out the existing clan from the center area, there is no need to drool over Hong Hyun-jin’s ability to turn into a spirit. By then, all of the ‘Alobonjo’ abilities would have already been eliminated.
“I know. And it’s not necessarily the only option to kill Hong Hyun-jin.”
Dantillion immediately stretched out three fingers and continued speaking.
“There are three ways for you to obtain Hong Hyun-jin’s abilities. first. Kill her as usual and absorb her powers.
The second is to use spiritualism to borrow the power of the ‘Phenex’.”
Phenex?
“Phenex possesses the ability called ‘Yin-Yang Unity.’ The moment a man and a woman become one, the user can gain the other’s abilities… .”
“Wait, wait!”
Kim Jin-seong’s face was completely bewildered as he shouted urgently.
He asked Dantillion if his interpretation was correct.
“No way, you want me to spend one night with Hong Hyun-jin…” ?”
“Well, is there anything that won’t work?”
“ok?”
It was the first time such a stupid sound came out of Kim Jin-seong’s mouth.
His figure, with his mouth open and doing nothing, looked like a painted plaster statue.
“Fuha! Why that reaction? Isn’t it natural for heterosexual Middle-earth creatures to meet and have children?
And as far as I know, in Middle-earth, it’s natural for the strongest man to have the most beautiful woman.”
“Uh, that’s… .”
Jinseong Kim scratched his cheek. Well, from a historical perspective, it is not wrong.
“Could it be that you don’t like Hong Hyun Jin? hmm… . In my opinion, Hong Hyun-jin is enough to be called a beauty in Middle-earth… .”
“I’m not saying that… .”
Kim Jin-seong also knows. Hong Hyun-jin is an incredibly beautiful woman.
In fact, I know that she always ranks in the top 10 in the beauty rankings that are surveyed every year in Korea. This means that she is on par with many beautiful celebrities who make a living solely based on their looks.
“… I’ll be honest. “It’s because I don’t trust you.”
“You don’t believe it?”
“uh. To be precise, I don’t trust ‘people’. “I grew up in that kind of environment until now.”
A lonely life that started as an orphan.
During my school days, I was always bullied.
From the underground fight club to the Colosseum Survival, he ran away to the New World, and has been living in hiding as a wanted criminal ever since.
I grew up in an environment where I couldn’t rely on anyone even for a single moment.
The word ‘faith’ does not exist in his life. There is only ‘suspicion’.
“As I said before, Hong Hyun-jin is just a ‘business partner.’ It’s a relationship with no personal feelings at all.
If we achieve our goals, it’s not surprising if we immediately turn into enemies.
“If Hong Hyun-jin sets a trap, doesn’t he think he could set a surveillance skill on me when I try to use the ‘Yin-Yang Unity’ ability?”
“… “You really don’t trust people.”
“What can I do? “I’ve lived like that my whole life.”
Kim Jin-seong shrugged his shoulders and continued.
“If I were to choose, I would rather choose to kill Hong Hyun-jin and absorb his abilities. “It makes me feel more comfortable.”
“What a strange guy. Normally, middle-earth males around your age will do all kinds of things to get a beautiful woman… .”
“Isn’t it natural that the desire for survival is higher than the desire for sex?”
“There are many people who are against it. No, the opposite may be the average.”
“… really? “Oh, really?”
“Well, I don’t think there’s any need to explain that now.”
Dantillion returned to the main topic.
“The third and final method is also to use spiritualism. Have you ever heard of Gamigin?”
Kim Jin-seong shook his head.
“Among Gamigin’s abilities, there is something called ‘reincarnation of the soul.’ By reincarnating each other’s souls in the space of ‘unity’, they eventually become souls of the same nature.
In that case, the bodies of the two souls who entered ‘soul reincarnation’ will be able to share each other’s abilities.”
“… wait for a sec.”
As a result, Kim Jin-seong used the word “just a moment” to Dantillion three times in a row.
“Then that means Hong Hyun-jin will also gain my abilities.”
“Yes.”
“… All?”
“Of course, I can’t be sure because I’m not an Omrga like you, but I’m sure I’ll gain most of the core abilities.”
“her… .”
Kim Jin-seong changed into a serious expression.
Hong Hyun-jin will gain almost all of Kim Jin-seong’s characteristics and skills that he has worked so hard to collect?
And if you even gain your own absorption ability… .
“… Then, a monster worse than the ‘Alobonzos’ is born, right?”
“Who cares? “We are allies now, and even if I were to absorb his abilities right away, I wouldn’t immediately become stronger like you.”
“You don’t know the future. “Suppose she becomes my enemy in the future.”
A person with the same abilities as you becomes your enemy?
There is nothing more dangerous to Kim Jin-seong than that. This was because Kim Jin-seong himself knew best how fraudulent his absorption ability was.
“Anyway, these are the only three options I know of. “If you want to gain Hong Hyun-jin’s abilities, you must choose one of these three.”
Hearing Dantillion’s words, Kim Jin-seong kept his mouth shut and began to think.
Kim Jin-seong, who had been sitting on the sofa in silence for a while, soon got up.
“… “I have to meet her first.”
(Continued in the next part)
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