Episode 158. How to kill nothingness
[…] The moment I spoke, an ‘Eye of the Void’ was created in front of the youngest player of Team 6.]
The scene where Kim Jin-seong intentionally allowed the ‘Eye of the Void’ to be created was broadcast live throughout the New Continent through ‘Selephonet’, an Internet dedicated to the Selepo Continent.
[In this case, players from teams 1, 2, and 6 are currently facing ‘Eye of the Void’.]
[Teams 1 and 2 were predictable, but the players on team 6 are a bit surprising? Do you really know how to deal with the ‘Eye of the Void’?]
The caster and commentators were both very calm. The passionate voice during the Colosseum survival broadcast was nowhere to be found.
There was a reason.
First of all, the biggest thing is that the viewers watching the broadcast are all from the New World.
Almost all of the people living on this continent are hunters who used to live on Earth. They say they are experts in dungeons.
So there is no need to make a fuss about the level of ‘emptiness’. This is because all viewers are already professionals who know very well what ‘emptiness’ is.
[First of all, we both expected that Juan and Luca wouldn’t bother to remove the crack, right?]
[Because they were both talented people who had cleared the 18th floor alone before entering Triunpo. Of course, you would have already known how to deal with the ‘Void Insects’.]
[However, Team 6 and Arlovski are a bit surprising; according to the information provided by Triunpo headquarters, their highest record is level 10 in the Demon Dungeon! Well, there are no record of conquering the Tower of Trials.]
[hmm… .]
The narrator’s expression hardened. Just looking at the records, it was because he was never skilled enough to deal with the ‘Eye of the Void’.
[…] In this case, it would be one of two cases. One is if you really don’t know anything and leave it alone until the ‘Eye of the Void’ is created.]
[The other one is, of course, a reclusive expert who hasn’t revealed his skills until now, right?]
[That’s correct! But in fact, such characters often appear in comics and novels, but that is not the case in reality.]
[You’re talking about experience… ?]
[Hahaha, that’s right. Of course, I personally hope that Team 6’s Arlovski is a master of seclusion like the main character in the novel. Because it would be more fun that way,]
The narrator somehow speaks in as positive a tone as possible.
There were people who looked seriously at such TV broadcasts.
There were 6 teams from Triunpo.
After finishing training, they ate dinner and sat together in the lounge as a group to watch the first match of the ‘Maknae Showdown’ that started today.
“Ah, sir… . “Why did you leave it alone even after seeing the cracks?”
“Didn’t you know how to deal with them and leave them alone?”
“I was so embarrassed that I left it alone… .”
“Oh, no way! “Would the guy the team leader picked be that stupid?”
All of the team members who were buzzing looked at the team leader, Ricardo.
In fact, Ricardo was just quietly staring at the TV screen without any change in his expression.
“Renzo.”
At that time, Aster called Renzo, who was sitting far away.
“Yes, assistant team leader.”
“Since when were you able to get rid of the ‘Voidling’?”
“It was exactly two months ago.”
“then… . “You mean a year after you came in?”
“yes.”
The expressions of the team members who were listening to the two’s conversation became even more serious.
Even Renzo, who was selected as the best prospect in the history of Team 6, was able to deal with ‘Voidling’ after receiving more than a year of training. Isn’t it impossible that Arlovski, who is only two days old, can deal with ‘Voidling’?
But Ricardo’s expression did not change.
‘Clearly, now Arlovski knew that a rift was opening and he just let it happen.’
Ricardo placed great significance on that scene, which everyone who watched TV knows.
‘And looking at the way he killed Jason yesterday, he seemed to have no problem dealing with the Voidling.’
While watching the duel scene of Arlovski killing four people alone yesterday morning, Ricardo was sure of one thing.
Yesterday, Arlovski had not yet shown his maximum fighting power.
‘My sense is that Arlovski can easily kill the Voidlings if he knows how. The question is, do you know how to do it? .’
The problem is that the difference between knowing how to do it and not knowing is too big.
If you don’t know how, even if you are twice as strong as Arlovski, you could die in vain.
‘Void’ is such a being.
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‘… ‘It’s the same.’
Kim Jin-seong thought as he looked at the enormous number of void insects in front of him.
The shape, color, and even the slow attack speed were the same as last time.
‘Is it still impossible to deal with him with strength?’
Jinseong Kim tried to block what looked like purple bullets flying slowly, just in case.
Currently, Kim Jin-seong is a completely different person than he was during the Colosseum finals.
All abilities have increased nearly 10 times since then, and the skills and characteristics possessed have become much more numerous and powerful.
Of course, the amount of mana that could be infused into the sword was incomparable to before.
but… .
‘… also.’
Kim Jin-seong chuckled as he looked at the holes that had appeared all over the sword body.
I tried to put as much magic energy into the sword as possible while blocking the purple bullets, but the result was the same as before.
‘It’s something that can’t be done with strength.’
[No, it is something that must be resolved through force.]
‘… … ?’
Kim Jin-seong made a puzzled expression at the sudden voice of Dantillion.
Surely they said something different during the Colosseum finals?
‘When dealing with Void in the past, didn’t you say that you had to have a special enlightenment to kill it?’
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[Accurate. Without enlightenment, it is a being that can never be dealt with by force alone.]
‘then… .’
Kim Jin-seong thought about it and asked back.
‘Could it be possible to defeat him only if he has both enlightenment and strength?’
[Accurate! You definitely understand quickly. Now, I will explain the ‘enlightenment’.]
Dantillion began to explain.
[First of all, you must realize that it is ‘mana subspace.’ It’s ‘mana’, not ‘magic energy’.]
‘Why does it have to be mana?’
[This is because the Void worms will not die if you use the method I am explaining. Basically, they are monsters born in the demon world, so they are resistant to demonic energy.]
Dantillion continued.
[Then how do you create ‘mana subspace’? .]
‘like this?’
[…] … !!]
Jinseong Kim stretched out his hand and created a small mana subspace the size of his own body.
Dantillion, who saw this, suddenly became silent for a long time.
[…] Did you know this?]
‘Well, it just so happened.’
Kim Jin-seong talks about the characteristics of ‘one who controls mana’ without explaining it.
Soon Dantillion’s exclamatory voice came out.
[As expected, you always exceed my expectations. Then all I have to do is tell you how. I will start with a question.]
Kim Jin-seong focused on Dantillion’s words with a serious attitude.
This was because I now knew that starting with a question like that was Dantillion’s unique way of explaining things.
[What is emptiness?]
‘vacuity? ‘Didn’t you say it was nothing at the time?’
[Yes, it is nothing. Those swarming void insects in front of you can also be seen as beings of nothingness.
Think about it. What is the use of swinging your fist, swinging your sword, and using elemental attacks in the empty air?]
‘Of course there will be no damage.’
Up to this point, Kim Jin-seong also knew the truth.
[Then let’s take the opposite approach. What is the opposite of emptiness?]
‘Antonym… . repletion?’
[okay. If I were to describe it in one word, it could be called existence. This is the fundamental strategy of the Voidlings.]
‘It’s a strategy… .’
Kim Jin-seong was deep in thought. Dantillion must have seen that, and waited without immediately continuing the explanation.
Soon Kim Jinseong opened his mouth.
‘… Is it really possible to completely engulf the Void Insects with my mana?’
[That’s it! As expected, he is the one I chose! Very smart! ha ha ha!]
Dantillion couldn’t help but laugh out loud with joy.
Whether he did it or not, Kim Jin-seong found the answer and immediately went into action.
‘It’s a way to trap it with mana, it’s easy.’
Kim Jin-seong lightly gestured towards the nearest Void Chung right in front of him.
At the same time, the mana within Kim Jinseong’s body erupted from his hands, completely trapping the Void Insect in all directions.
‘… oh!’
At the same time, Void Chong’s entire body began to blur. Kim Jin-seong was surprised inside and continued to focus on injecting mana.
As the ‘quality’ of the mana surrounding the Void Beetle increased, the Void Beetle became more and more transparent.
After a few seconds, the void insect became completely transparent.
Only then did Jinseong Kim recover the mana he had been emitting.
[Good job! That’s the Void Insect’s method of attack!]
Dantillion congratulated him with a happy voice, but Jinseong Kim still had a puzzled expression on his face.
‘Is it true that we really killed him?’
That’s because the notification window that always pops up when you kill a monster didn’t pop up this time, even if you kept waiting.
[Hehehehe, I guess you’re not feeling it well?]
‘… uh. There’s no way to know if it died or if it reappeared somewhere else.’
While answering, Kim Jin-seong looked at the Void insects swarming in front.
How do you know that the Voidlings you just trapped didn’t die and reappeared as one of those hundreds of them?
[If in doubt, try killing the ‘Eye of the Void’ yourself. You will definitely feel it then.]
At those words, Kim Jin-seong looked into the ‘eyes of emptiness’ and immediately jumped high into the sky without hesitation.
Afterwards, Kim Jin-seong, who immediately reached the top of the ‘Eye of the Void’ head, immediately raised all the mana in his body and covered the entire Eye of the Void.
‘It must be dealt with as quickly as possible.’
Otherwise, Kim Jin-seong’s life could have been in danger due to a counterattack from the nearby Void insects.
So Kim Jin-seong’s attempt to do his best was definitely effective.
The ‘Eye of the Void’ trapped within the mana emitted by Kim Jin-seong suddenly began to become transparent enough to be seen.
But it was still definitely different from the Void Insect from before.
This was because, even though it was emitting a much greater amount of mana than the amount of mana poured into it when killing it earlier, it did not disappear in the nick of time and continued to hold on to the end.
Seeing that, Jinseong Kim gritted his teeth even more.
“You’re going to disappear anyway, so stop holding on and die, you bastard!”
Kim Jin-seong shouts and spews out every last drop of mana.
When the rapidly decreasing MP bar hit 0.
Kim Jin-seong confirmed that the Void Eyes had become completely transparent.
‘Did you kill it?!’
At the same time, a welcome notification window appeared in front of Kim Jin-seong’s eyes.
▶ You have defeated the evil entity.
▶ Acquired the ‘Void’ characteristic.
▷ Void: All attacks and skills can be used in the void state. It is possible to inflict damage to the same Void Being.
▶ The following beings have been added to the list of possible transformations within the ‘Creature Creature Self-Creation’ skill.
– Void Insect, Void Eye.
“done!”
Kim Jin-seong shouted in a loud voice in joy.
(Continued in the next part)
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