episode_0078

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I opened the cap of the bottle containing black liquid among the two bottles that Do Yu-jin had brought.

Then, a black liquid like tar took shape, gently rippling like a water drop in zero gravity.

It was a top-grade catalyst created by condensing the essence extracted from the highest-grade materials available.

Coco-

Do Yu-jin dipped her fingertips into the catalyst floating in the air, as if dipping a brush into ink.

And then, with a light wave of his fingertips as if he was drawing a picture, he completed the basic summoning circle to summon a dark attribute summoner.

Do Yu-jin quietly pondered while looking at the black, shining circle of the hexagram in the dark space.

‘But what about the summoning text?’

Whether it was appearance, ability, or personality, if you were trying to call something, it was natural that you wanted something.

However, summoning was fundamentally very random.

This was a problem that would continue to follow unless you narrowed the range to 1 entity with a dedicated summoning circle.

Therefore, when a summoner summons something, he puts his intention into the summoning process by saying the words out loud in the hope that the thing will have what he wants.

The principle itself was similar to gathering people who met the criteria by shouting, “Are you a college student who goes to a nearby university?” on the crowded streets of Hongdae.

‘In the game, the character would say the summoning phrase automatically.’

Do Yu-jin scratched her chin.

‘I never thought that even though I’ve been thinking about it since morning, I wouldn’t be able to come up with something that I like.’

Sigh-

‘I can’t help it. I just have to do it.’

Actually, there was one sentence that came to mind first.

However, the reason Do Yu-jin searched for another sentence was simple.

Because I felt a little uneasy because it felt like plagiarism.

‘Should I at least change the wording a little?’

Do Yu-jin opened her mouth, looking down into the deep, deep pit below.

“Now, I am standing here and looking at where you are.”

So, you monster lying in the abyss.

You too, turn your eyes to where I am and see me here.

Tsutsu-

It will be in a place so deep and unimaginable.

Tsutsuji-

A word expressing a desire for a vague being, whose existence cannot even be guaranteed, to respond to one’s call.

Tsztztztz–!

The summoning circle that responded to that roughly sucked in Doyujin’s magical power and vibrated, then poured out countless threads like stars in the night sky from the center of the six-manger star.

Shuaaaak-!

The threads, which had been gathered together for a moment and swaying like the legs of a giant octopus, soon stretched out toward the deep below like a snake hunting for prey.

At the same time, tiny threads spread out in all directions from the guy’s body as if branches were spreading out.

“Ugh!”

Do Yu-jin felt a dizzying headache and groaned.

It was similar to the pain I had experienced while raising [Talent] before, but the result was different.

A literal bombardment of information.

Tiny threads that stretched out like branches became countless eyes, ears, and hands, shoving a huge amount of information into Do Yu-jin’s head.

‘Ugh! What is this? I’ve never heard of something like this happening during the summoning process? Could it be because of [The One Standing at the Edge of Darkness (9★)]?’

Do Yu-jin’s guess was correct.

This was because his assimilation rate with the darkness, this space, and the summoning circle was too high.

“Damn it! Nothing is easy to solve!”

Do Yu-jin didn’t even think about wiping the blood flowing out of her nose and mouth, and tried to let the information pouring into her head flow as naturally as possible.

Ignore the blinding light.

Ignore the sound that feels like your eardrums are going to burst.

Ignore all sensations of pain, such as heat, cold, sharpness, etc.

When you are barely able to hold on to the flood of information pouring in.

Bam-

Thud-

Some of the stretched out threads began to break, unable to withstand the changing flow or the power of the beings that lingered in space.

However, some of them managed to cross various doors and enter deeper places than Do Yu-jin had entered in the past.

Tooong-

Fishermen feel the presence of fish through the movement of the line.

Likewise, Do Yu-jin could feel the presence and will of the dark beings in various dimensions, such as the world of the immortals, the world of illusions, and the world of the devil, through the thread.

-Hmm, it’s been a while since I’ve seen such an interesting case.

-Kya kya kya! What the heck is this! You’re such an impudent brat!

-Huh? What is this? Is this the first time you’ve seen it?

Just as Do Yu-jin felt them, they also felt Do Yu-jin and spoke to her through the thread.

However, Do Yu-jin immediately cut the thread and ignored them.

Because I don’t have the mental capacity to listen to them?

It was similar.

‘I’ve only just reached the shallowest point, so I can’t waste my mental energy listening to those weaklings.’

Shuaaaak-!

So, the moment the thread stopped moving by touching something, Do Yu-jin picked it out and boldly cut it off.

By repeating this process and focusing only on the threads extending deeper, Do Yu-jin was finally able to find the time to wipe away the blood that had been continuously flowing down.

But that didn’t necessarily mean that Do Yu-jin’s situation had become more relaxed.

‘This is crazy.’

Do Yu-jin let out a hollow laugh.

The sensation of the space below through the thread that has been reduced to what can only be described as a handful compared to the beginning.

Because it was as if I had swum in the ocean and fallen into a swamp at the bottom, the heaviness that pressed down and the stickiness that wrapped around me as if pressing me were clearly conveyed.

‘Without any talents that interfere, and with only dark attribute talents, I activated the legendary trait [One who stands at the edge of darkness (9★)], and yet I still feel this much resistance? And I even continued to drink the attribute buff elixirs that I made myself?’

I couldn’t even imagine what that space might feel like to others.

But even though she was so shocked, Do Yu-jin didn’t stop moving the thread.

But that was only for a moment.

‘What should I do from now on?’

Do Yu-jin was worried.

‘Is there any reason to go any deeper than this?’

In fact, Do Yu-jin had already achieved her goal.

The number of threads that used to be so numerous that it reminded us of the saying, “infinite number of threads,” is now only two digits at most.

And some of them succeeded in reaching beings that went beyond ‘history’ and stepped into the realm of ‘legends’.

Common sense would have it that we should now choose one of these and proceed with the contract.

Because the legendary summons were beings that could provide more than enough help to Do Yu-jin.

There is one reason why I am so troubled now even though I know him.

The blackest thread among the threads that stretch out into countless spaces.

It was because he was flirting with Do Yu-jin, saying that if it was him, he could go much deeper.

‘There is still more down there.’

That fact blocked Do Yu-jin’s rational thinking.

‘Should I be satisfied and stop here, or should I continue on towards the unknown space with no end…?

If it were the usual Do Yu-jin, she would have chosen to be satisfied with this without hesitation.

Taking risks wasn’t Do Yu-jin’s cup of tea.

but……

Ps …

They say that sometimes people have moments when their heads spin, and it seems that today was that day for Do Yu-jin.

‘Ah, I can’t stand it.’

It wasn’t a desire for power.

A pure curiosity about what lies beyond the curtain that no one has ever seen.

And the anxiety that if not now, that curiosity will never be satisfied.

These two things trampled on Do Yu-jin’s reason and made her heart go further.

Click-!

Peeing-! Peeing-! Peeing-!

He made up his mind and activated [One Who Stands at the Edge of Darkness (9★)] instead of [Ghost in Shadow Cloth (5★)].

At the same time, Do Yu-jin cut all the threads except one.

An action similar to offering a handshake first and then slapping the other person’s hand away when they try to accept it.

If they commit such rudeness, they are more likely to express their displeasure and refuse to sign a contract the next time they have the opportunity.

Phew-

However, Do Yu-jin ignored all of those little details and took the elixir she had prepared in one gulp, then bought a magic potion from the [shop] and injected it into her arm.

Doping of doping.

Thanks to that, in a dizzying sensation that was so intense that it almost made her feel dizzy, Do Yu-jin focused all of her consciousness on a single thread.

A small, black thread, like a sharp spear, pierced through everything and advanced deeper.

Shuaak-

Is it because we have eliminated unnecessary information and focused all our consciousness on one thread?

‘That’s amazing.’

Do Yu-jin felt as if she was diving into the sea, supported by a single rope.

Thanks to that, it was conveyed clearly.

Dooong—

It is the presence of gigantic beings whose size cannot be guessed, leisurely swimming in that place that is like the deep sea.