episode_0111

A dark, unknown space…

Unidentified believers wearing cloaks that only slightly reveal the shape of their mouths are watching a mysterious shadow that exudes opaque sword-purple magic.

The mouths of the believers were immersed in mad ecstasy as they shook their hands and feet with awe-inspiring expressions as if they were seeing a being called God.

Some people were seen with tears in their eyes as if they were seeing a beautiful goddess.

“We have completed all preparations for the sacrificial ritual you mentioned.”

“It will definitely proceed without any mistakes.”

A believer, fully covered in a cloak, approaches quietly at steps that are not audible, bows his head and whispers quietly.

As the deep black-purple magical power slowly spread so that the bottom could not be seen, it began to create a quite ominous feeling.

That moment.

A neutral voice, completely indistinguishable whether it was female or male, filled this eerie space of unknown origin.

“There was someone who said something similar and ended up like this.”

The pressure that immediately grips the believers takes their breath away! It causes blockage.

No sooner had the mysterious shadow’s quietly spoken words ended than… someone began to slowly walk out from the fog made of black-purple magical energy with a plodding sound.

Snap.. Snap..

The believers even lowered their heads to the floor and began to listen.

Shindo, who guessed that it was a person of considerable stature based on the sound of approaching footsteps, carefully raised his head to check it… he was overcome with a terrible sense of fear that even the smallest sound could not escape.

What they are seeing now…

Like a creature whose soul was unable to escape, its pupils were already dilated and it could not even recognize where it was looking, and its entire body swelled to the point of bursting, with its flesh splitting apart, giving it a grotesque appearance.

It was clear that it was a human, but I even had doubts about whether it was actually right to call it that.

just as expected..

This test subject was one of the believers who led the kidnapping case of Dahyin in the past. When the operation failed, a mysterious shadow created the test subject so that she could be reborn as she wished.

“Now that I think about it, it seems like {Gluttony Piece} has moved to another place..”

The believers, who thought that something had finally arrived at the disturbing and mysterious words of the shadow, trembled tremblingly, but barely managed to maintain a firm appearance as if they were trying not to do anything that was noticeable.

“hmm…”

＂Well, it looks like I found a better bowl.. Does it matter?? ＂

The mysterious shadow, which seemed to be lost in thought for a moment, drew closer to the test subject it had created, and then made it jump into the air… and compressed it in one go without hesitation using any force.

Fujik!!!

The sound of flesh being crushed and torn.

Suddenly…

The bloody sound of bones being crushed and the bizarre sound of internal organs being crushed were heard several times.

Soon, the huge body of the test subject disappeared everywhere, and at the center of it, a black-purple magic stone that looked like a beautiful jewel began to radiate an enormous presence, boasting ominous magical power that was visible to the naked eye.

Naturally, the place where the test subject was was covered in disgusting flesh and blood stains, and the mysterious shadow handed the purple magic stone to a believer who had come out ahead.

Shindo, who felt a disgusting magical power that made his bones tingle just by looking at it with the naked eye, lowered his head and accepted the circular magic stone with both hands.

＂Please, I will not disappoint you..＂

Maybe Shindo felt it. That this is my future…

***

Meanwhile, Dahuin, who had finished {personal training} in the early morning hours with Shaferi, was heading to the dormitory while checking the abilities he had been able to raise and the new skills he had developed.

As the drenched sweat met the cold morning air, I felt extremely refreshed, and I felt quite happy about the fact that I had taken a step forward in my own growth.

『Information Window』

□Name: Dian Deluca Dahein

□Gender: Male

□Age: 14 years old

□Title: {One body with the monster}

□Status:

『Abilities』▼

[Stamina: 19] [Magic Power: 26]{-3} [Strength: 16]

[Dexterity: 17] [Intelligence: 14 {+1}]

『Ability Window』▽ 『Technology Window』▽ 『Reinforcement Window』▽

□{Badojutsu Slash}

Not only can you deliver a slash with a stable leap using {Three-legged Step}, but the physical strength of {Magic Circulation} doubles its power.

Even if you don’t have perfect posture, you can use (automatic expression) in any situation as long as your feet are in contact with the floor.

Condition for automatic activation: Shout out the skill name.

I couldn’t be happier with the fact that I have acquired amazing skills by actively combining my own skills and abilities.

It was a good example of how we could feel that we had grown so much.

While I was reading information about {Badojutsu Slash} for a while, I realized that this was an unusual technique.

‘Now that I think about it… isn’t the word slash used to cut something?’

‘And.. these manifestation conditions?? What is this?’

If you remember when I first used this technology…

I thought it was the sparring I had with Mr. Shaferi a little while ago.

At that time, I was clearly {armed} with titanium slime and attempted to attack the target, Mr. Shaferi, with both hands.

However, the word “slash” in this new technique was used to cut something.

Literally, “hitting” and “slashing” were completely different words.

＇Could it be because you tried to scratch me with your hand?＇

Perhaps the {slash} occurred because both {armed} hands were used as if clawing.

In other words… I could think of it as if I could use {Badojutsu Slash} with any weapon.

If I was right, the benefits were clear.

I immediately pick up a tree branch of the right size that had fallen on the nearby road to confirm that my thoughts were fact and not speculation.

＇There is no one.?＇

It was clear that it was morning, as the lunch bell had not rung yet, but no one was seen nearby.

Recognizing that there is no one around, I take a rough stance and look at the target point, a tree, and speak in a low whisper.

＂{Badojutsu slash}..＂

Accurately recognized target.

A tree branch with a strong grip.

As soon as I finished speaking, my body immediately reacted and jumped quickly… moving at a crazy speed over a short distance that seemed like a short distance.

‘The magic power disappeared all at once.’

It happened so quickly that I couldn’t control the situation. I looked at the tree branch I was holding in my hand.

I thought it would form a shape as if the tree branch had been wrapped with magic power of the “nothingness” attribute, but it must have been unable to withstand the force and was just crushed.

＂Is this… automatic manifestation?＂

Of course, traveling a short distance at high speed was amazing.

But the most important thing I was looking at was that even if you don’t have a perfect posture, if you just shout the name of the technique, your body will immediately respond and move.

Of course, I could see that I was immature in terms of accuracy and power, but I was able to recognize that if I could control this myself and use it efficiently, it would definitely be useful in many ways.

“I can’t believe that just a tree branch can create that level of destructive power..”

Is it because the tree branches have magical powers?

A thin solid line was drawn on the trunk of a tree that had been designated as a target.

If I had held and used a weapon powerful enough to handle this magical power… wouldn’t I have been able to cut down the tree? A thought came to me.

So lost in thought, my steps headed toward the dormitory.

Tsujeojeok.. Boom!!

It was only later that I found out that the tree was no longer visible in that spot.

***

So, I returned to the dormitory, washed my dirty body, and got ready to leave. I decided to check again to make sure I didn’t miss anything.

The extra money my father gave me and the magic stones of monsters with various attributes that I was able to acquire by defeating them during the month-long journey to the {Royal Academy}.

Materials such as monster meat, leather, and horn were given as gifts to the female knights who accompanied them.

Of course, I took the magic stones separately because I thought I would be able to make unique [magical tools], but…

There was definitely advice from my mother…

For now, I will put this thought aside for a while.

If it was discovered that I, who was not of the dwarf race, could process magic stones, it would naturally have been difficult to deal with it.

＂But if you sell the magic stone, you will get the full price, right?＂

habit..

It couldn’t help but be a chronic problem of mine that existed in my memories of my past life.

I didn’t mean to blame the parents.

It’s just a matter of looking down on my struggle to overcome my not-so-rich circumstances on my own.

Thanks to this, I was able to develop independence and grow into a person who can do my part well.

That’s why I tried to save money without borrowing my parents’ help.

I couldn’t stop the pocket money that came with my father’s letter every month.

Of course, there was nothing wrong with saving money, so I saved it in the form of savings.

Rattling..

The moment I picked up the bag of magic stones piled up like that… along with the clattering sound, an incredible idea suddenly occurred to me.

‘for a moment..’

＇There is a [Slime] Magic Stone in my body too..?＇

I touch the various shining magic stones and try to organize the thoughts that suddenly came to mind.

‘Then… wouldn’t I be able to {consume} magic stones like other monsters?’

In this world, it is natural for powerful monsters to hunt other weak monsters and consume or absorb magic stones.

It is literally a world of survival of the fittest.

I have seen it myself and took it for granted that it was a natural phenomenon.

When this unusual idea suddenly occurred to me, my body moved first to resolve my curiosity.

Slippery…

An opaque crystal of “radish” magical power that forms a slime and creeps up.

This is the method I used when I ingested the [titanium] ingredient.

In fact, it is safe to say that it is [slime] slime.

＇Nothing special.. right??＇

Convex…