episode_0377

Spirits are a race that is far from death.

Spirits, who are spiritual beings, do not experience physical aging.

Unlike other organisms, it is a long-lived species that is relatively free from lifespan restrictions.

Murder is the same.

Even if a spirit receives some damage, it will simply dematerialize. Over time, it will recover on its own and be able to materialize.

-Bam─!Bam!Kwaaak─!

-… …

Relatively, mediocre.

Although relatively free, there are limitations to one’s spiritual lifespan, and if one takes more than a moderate amount of damage, their soul will be damaged.

The spirit is far from death.

It’s not completely apart.

-Kwagagagagak─! Boom! Kukugung─!

The Alpha of this dungeon, the spirit of the earth, felt the fear of impending death.

It wasn’t intuition. I felt a presence closing in on me at an incredible speed.

A gigantic body wrapped around the earth and three pairs of dark brown wings spread out behind it.

With one step, the ground behind you flips over, and the ground in front of you spreads open obediently, opening up a path.

soldier?

It was sent from the beginning, and it is still being sent now. The soldiers under the command of the dungeon did not obediently open the way.

-Kwaaang─!

The spirit’s shoulders shook as another explosion occurred.

Soldiers who did not obey were forcibly removed.

Most of the time, it’s just a single punch. Soldiers who are directly hit by the mass of power will be obliterated, and those who are swept away will be torn apart beyond recognition.

Even the remaining soldiers were not enough. We are investing a lot of our resources to quickly recruit and mobilize soldiers, but we are not even able to buy time.

The spirit glanced down at the floor. He saw a crack that had split open despite the impact of his dominance.

-Ugh…

Fear of death.

Living life inevitably involves feelings. Even spirits who are far from death fear extinction.

What is the purpose of that monster?

Perhaps it is an attempt to destroy the dungeon it entered directly. In reality, it is running in a straight line towards the core next to the spirit.

-Ugh, ugh…

It must be stopped.

…should I stop it?

The spirit shook his waist and clutched his head.

An external entity. Born in the dungeon and not an entity under your command.

Therefore, the duty that was given could not help but be loose. As the fear of death rose, my blurred reason gradually awakened, and my vague duty wavered.

-Koosh!

The sense of crisis grew as the explosion drew nearer. The fear of death approached. That urged a choice.

‘I, I don’t want to die… ‘

I didn’t want to devote my life to some half-assed duty.

The spirit trembled and turned around.

Zzz! The ground behind me split open, opening up a passageway. Wide enough to fly through with ease. It would be safe for now if I could get away from the core.

I opened the door and hesitated, but then I was startled by the loud noise coming from nearby and flew into the passage.

‘If we continue like this…’

Just in case you were unnecessarily interested, you block the passage you passed by. Even if you felt a presence, there is no reason to chase the spirit when you are in front of the core.

-…?

A monster has arrived near the core where the original spirit was. Now the monster will destroy the core and the dungeon will collapse.

-uh?

But it doesn’t collapse. The core is intact. The monster passed by without destroying the core.

The entrance is open. This is the direction the spirit escaped from.

-Huh? Huh…?

The monster leaped. It sounded like it was rapidly approaching. The ground that was being filled in real time trembled.

-Huh? No, no! Why…!?

Why are you coming here, leaving the core behind? Before he could spit out the door, the dominance was lifted and the ground behind split open.

Light shone through the dark passage. For the first time, the spirit saw the monster with his naked eyes.

-… …

The fearsome rock formation… did not come in large numbers. The spirit’s gaze was fixed on the three pairs of wings visible behind it.

[hello?]

-omg

The spirit was startled by the sudden sound and clung to the wall. Then, it tilted its head at the sound it realized belatedly.

The voice… no, it’s different. A voice that is filled with emotion and a sense of duty. It’s similar to the spirit’s intention.

I didn’t feel any malice at all. That made me relax a little.

[Over there, maybe─]

-Don’t come near me

He tightened the tension that was about to be released. The spirit shut his mouth tightly and raised his hand. Kkugugun! An awl sprouted from the wall he was leaning against.

-I, I don’t want to talk to you.

[No─]

-No. I don’t like it. I don’t like it no matter what. I won’t respond to the conversation. I won’t listen to any demands or conditions.

There is no way to relax. You have been aware of the destruction that has been committed so far? The spirit opened his eyes sharply and swallowed.

Especially those wings.

It keeps flapping around like a puppy’s tail and creating waves, so if I let my guard down, I feel like my body and mind will fall apart…

Peek! The awl twisted. Ai Ha-yool wiggled his hands in a blatant prelude to an explosion.

‘The backlash is strong…’

The spirit’s body is made of pure earthenware.

Long, flowing hair. The eyes, which were originally soft, are now sharp.

Although he has a gloomy look on his body, he is human-shaped, proving his high status.

As he was appointed Alpha, it is natural that he would have a strong backlash against intruders.

Even taking into account the difference in power, that’s actually quite decent.

So I was wondering if I could resolve this through conversation, but seeing my stubborn attitude, I don’t think it will work.

‘But I can’t go back from here.’

Lee Ha-yul narrowed his eyebrows.

Duty to be bound to the spirit. The power of the dungeon to restrict the spirit’s actions and perception. I know of a structure similar to that.

A restriction imposed by a tower on its owner.

As expected, that spirit too, can’t just go back empty-handed. After thinking about it, Lee Ha-yool took a step forward.

The awl on the wall shot out. Then the floor shook and wrapped around my ankle.

‘The dominance is strong. It’s different at close range.’

It was natural that the effect of control would decrease as the distance from the caster increased.

Earlier, the dominance was weak because the distance was far, but now, in a place where the dominance of the spirits is fully in effect, it is difficult to completely block it.

‘The dominance is weak…’

The spirit thought the opposite. Bam! As Lee Ha-yool took a step, the restraints holding his ankles snapped limply.

The awl that was cutting through the air suddenly stopped in midair. The spirit with a distorted face clenched its fist.

Boom! The awl exploded in an instant and poured out fragments. But even those fragments were caught in the air and shook.

‘this…’

Eventually, the debris stopped shaking and fell to the floor.

I am pushed back in dominance. All I can do is buy time with a brief struggle. Even the attributes I created myself are not used properly.

This is because, although it is true for all abilities, the subordinate relationship between attribute abilities is particularly extreme.

The evil spirit shook his hand violently.

They use all means within their power. They make weapons to stab, cut, and hit others, and they block and destroy passages.

‘Why is it like this…’

There is no attack that goes in properly.

Even at this close range, Lee Ha-yool, who had turned all attacks to nothing, approached with heavy steps.

The spirit felt fear and at the same time doubt.

Memories of the past are faint. It is faint, but the memories and feelings of having worked on the land remain.

In the past, she wasn’t this weak. The spirits who reached the top, even among the top, had abilities that were not at the most advanced.

But why am I so helpless? Even though I’m receiving compensation from the dungeon…

‘Dungeon… Why was I here anyway? I don’t know. How did I end up here? Why am I underground in the first place?’

What is the current fight? Why are you fighting so ignorantly? Where did you sell your attribute? Why not just blend in with the earth, hide your body, and directly extend your control?

A question that had never occurred to my previously hazy mind.

A ray of reason returned to the face of death and asked a question without thinking.

[Caught]

-… Ugh…!?

That’s why I didn’t notice the hand that was reaching out to me.

Kwak! The hand of a giant rock grabbed my body. The spirit, with its eyes wide open, twisted its body.

-Let go of this…!

Thud! The spirit’s momentum soared in an instant. The original symbol of power. It was a power that could not be imagined with vague reason.

-Ugh, ugh…!

But I couldn’t escape. The spirit’s eyes trembled in the grip that didn’t even flinch.

Now that I look at it, it’s not just a simple grab. It’s a direct, firm… soft grab, and it’s restraining the actions through ground manipulation.

Completely captured. Incapacitated. At that moment, another rock hand approached the spirit’s head.

The hands are huge. They can cover the spirit’s head like an apple, and can burst it. Spirit body? Will that trait really protect it from those grasps?

-Ah, ahh…!

The spirit that imagined death trembled. It resisted desperately, but could not escape the grasp.

-no…!

I didn’t come to this life just to die like this. I didn’t come out of there alive. I didn’t cling to life in a desperate way…

-chin

A hand was placed on his head. Chimi shut his eyes tightly in fear, then blinked.

The hands are small. They are soft and not hard. I carefully opened my eyes that were blinking.

The rock’s arms are split left and right. A small white hand emerges from there and rests on its head.

[Please wait quietly for a moment]

-Whoooosh…

A small orange flame bloomed. Although it was a fire that symbolized destruction, what was conveyed was not destruction, but warmth.

-Wooow…!?

The duty that had been lingering on the spirit’s head flared up.

The surrounding ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred.

Snap! The duty was finally cut off. The tail was cut off before the root was completely burned down.

-…ah?

The spirit, who had been making a dumbfounded expression at the sudden situation, opened his mouth.

My strength drained away, but my mind became clearer. My narrowed field of vision widened, and suddenly my eyes were drawn to Lee Ha-yool’s wings fluttering behind him.

I feel like I am surrounded by compatriots of the same nature. They all send out greetings as if waving hands.

The spirit blinked.

Those wings will originally shine beautifully in five colors.

It will be a soft wing that the spirits of the five attributes can come and go like a home, rest comfortably, and embrace the spirits of other attributes.

The spirit, she knew, had three pairs of wings.

‘… You know? What do I know… ‘

[Hmm… First, with magic power…]

Lee Ha-yool, who had been observing the dungeon with a displeased expression, lowered his hand from the spirit’s head.

A hand sweeping across the face. Pure white magic flowed out from the tip, seeping into the spirit.

-… Hic?

The spirit’s toes trembled as he felt the rising tide of reason.

The spirit’s eyes opened wide.

Pure magical power absorbed into the body. It is a spirit that possesses a pure energy that is close to nature, but this is different.

It’s not something close, it’s pure itself.

To a spirit, this level of purity is a greater treasure than the highest level elixir to a human.

-Huh, uh, uh? Wait, wait. This is too much…

It came even further to the spirit of the land, which was already polluted and damaged.

My body trembled as if it had been shocked, and the dark, murky air dispersed.

It’s definitely a good thing.

-Huh, hic, hic!? Ugh, heck…

[…?]

But the change was so dramatic and sudden.

The few drops of magic that touched my face scattered the accumulated turbid energy.

The indescribable feeling that accompanies it.

The toes sticking out of my palm wriggled as if they were having a seizure.

[Huh, huh?]

[It’s purifying very slowly…?]

Lee Ha-yool blinked at the unexpectedly strong reaction.

***

“Hey, baby? Are you feeling that good?“

Rihanna, who had been tilting her head with a strange expression, burst into laughter.

Lee Ha-yul, who was being held tightly in his arms. The wings that sprouted from his back fluttered actively today.

“…The spirit that came in this time is moving. It wasn’t my intention. ”

“Oh, what? You shouldn’t blame others for your mistakes.”

“No, that’s not true…”

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