episode_0049

Oh my god!

The black chain shook violently and made a loud noise as if screaming.

Do Yu-jin smiled as she felt a pleasant shaking run through her body.

It was funny how the black chains that seemed like they would never break no matter what I did couldn’t even withstand a single word.

Swish-

Do Yu-jin looked ahead.

A black iron chain with a huge gold scar carved into it.

It shook its body with several small pieces broken off and the seams very loose.

Do Yu-jin muttered the same thing once more as she watched the sight that seemed as if it would break with a simple shock.

‘Use 30 points.’

Thump-

The chain, unable to withstand the continued shock, breaks and disappears into a puff of smoke.

One of the giant chains that had been weighing down my entire body finally disappears.

“Haa… … ”

At that fact, Do Yu-jin took a deep breath, feeling an extreme sense of liberation.

I briefly enjoyed the refreshing feeling that only a being who has just broken out of an egg and come into the world can feel, like taking off a wet mask and taking a deep breath.

When you are enjoying the world that is approaching you more clearly and deeply in that way, with all your might.

Shureuk-

Do Yu-jin instinctively stretched out one foot like a baby learning to walk, moving the shadow beneath her feet.

Then, Do Yu-jin, who had clearly been standing there, disappeared from the spot as if she had been pushed away.

“Kkeek?!”

Kwakwakwakwang-!

The giant bat, which had been flying through the air, was startled by the sight of its target suddenly disappearing, and then crashed back down onto the ground.

“What… … !”

Monica, who had been watching the situation with a smiling face, opened her eyes wide in shock.

‘There’s no way he could avoid this attack if he’s at the level of the guy I’ve seen so far. He fooled me and dodged the attack? Could he be hiding his skills?’

While Monica was having such misunderstandings, Do Yu-jin realized what she had done and was dumbfounded.

‘You moved by using the shadow on the floor as a moving walk? In that short moment, you succeeded in breathing in a technique that I had only thought of but never dared to use in real life?’

It was ridiculous.

What Do Yu-jin has done now is simply to remove the constraints of the system that has been strangling her.

It’s like standing properly in front of a line where you can take off your shackles and start over.

‘That’s all, but I can manipulate shadows so freely.’

ha ha ha-

‘Then… … if I receive [talent] compensation and go up even higher than now, what will happen?’

A feeling of anticipation blooms in my chest.

Do Yu-jin, who was holding him, glared straight at Monica and opened her mouth.

◦Use 30 points.”

Doo-woong-

A dull shock makes your spine stand upright, and your spirits rise to higher ground.

It feels like my perspective on the world has become even higher.

At the same time, I felt like I was stepping into new territory.

A realm where the talented people who look into the darkness and are visible in the darkness have set their feet.

As I climbed up there, the darkness surrounding me became clearly visible.

At that moment.

Kieeeek-!

A flock of bats, so numerous that they blotted out the stars in the night sky, roared ferociously and flapped their wings.

Monica, who was growing impatient with the unexpected situation, lost her composure and decided to attack with all her might.

Shhh-!

The guys born from Monica’s shadow turn into a stream of bullets and shoot towards Do Yu-jin.

If it remains as it is, it wouldn’t be strange if it turns into a blood clot and gets crushed.

‘That’s great. I was just wondering how far I could go.’

Despite knowing him, Do Yu-jin looked up at the sky calmly.

No, actually, there was no need to look up.

Even without seeing or hearing them, I could clearly feel their presence through their skin, and Monica’s shadow that dyed the beautiful night sky a dirty black.

‘If only I could feel the location and movement properly… … ‘

Do Yu-jin lightly stepped forward and moved the shadow beneath her feet.

Any further action was unnecessary.

Shureuk-

‘The rest is just bullet hell dodging in a shooting game.’

It was easy to avoid the rain of falling bats with just such a small movement.

“This profit!!!”

Monica, who had been manipulating the bat here and there while watching Do Yu-jin’s movements, realized belatedly that the movements were just tricks and that the real movement was through the shadow platform, and shouted in anger.

Do Yu-jin looked at Monica’s appearance with her eyes curved like a crescent moon and said.

◦Use 30 points.”

Hwaak-

A lightning-like sensation spreads through my head, and my mind rises again to higher ground.

Standing right in the middle of the earth and the sky, you immediately refresh your senses.

The realm of geniuses who speak to the darkness and receive words from the darkness.

As I entered there, I finally felt like I knew how to deal with the darkness.

Taak-!

As Do Yu-jin lightly snapped her fingers, the shadow that had been wrapping around her entire body in the shape of a coat changed its form.

Instead of swaying unsteadily, the black coat flutters gently, maintaining a solid form.

Looking at him, Do Yu-jin realized that she no longer needed to avoid the crows’ attacks.

Thud-!

Because the guys’ attacks couldn’t break through this court’s defense anyway.

“What… … ”

Do Yu-jin and Monica both felt the scales of power tipping.

Monica felt fearful, but Do Yu-jin felt inadequate.

So, up, up, up, up, up, up.

◦Use 30 points.”

A place where the sky feels closer than the ground.

Woohoo-

As I stood there, I felt the shadows that had wrapped around my body to aid my movements seep through my skin and into me.

A feeling of being one with the darkness, woven like silk from the coat.

In that strange feeling, I glanced up at the night sky and in an instant I was able to understand.

How did those bats come to be, flying around noisily, sympathizing with their master’s bewilderment?

How is the shadow barrier surrounding this building constructed?

The realm of the chosen geniuses who understand darkness and are understood by darkness.

“What the heck is this… … ”

Talent doesn’t change.

When I saw Monica, who was just staring blankly with her mouth open and unable to say anything even though her existing common sense was being directly contradicted, I almost felt like laughing.

But unfortunately, I wasn’t in a state where I could laugh out loud.

Jigeun-!

‘My head hurts again. I wonder if that guy Erio feels this way too?’

The growth of [talent] was so sudden that other things couldn’t keep up.

Wouldn’t it feel like this if a little mole that lived underground digging a hole came up to the surface and turned into a giant elephant?

I tried to suppress the cracks spreading in my head while thinking such pointless thoughts.

It wasn’t that Do Yu-jin was just taking steps to improve her talent without any reason.

Because the scenery changed so much as I went up each level, I became confused, so I went up the levels like this and increased my [talent].

That’s why I thought about it even more.

‘Really… … It’s a good thing that guy is the enemy.’

Monica is basically a researcher character.

So he wasn’t very good at fighting.

“This! This can’t be happening… … !”

The fact that even in this situation, we are screaming and denying reality and doing nothing is proof of that.

Of course, that doesn’t mean her powers were weak.

Even without any fighting experience, the power she possessed was threatening enough.

But now that things had come to this, it was impossible for her to go against the already decided outcome.

“This is profit! I’m dying!!!”

The sky is filled with bats, all rushing towards Do Yu-jin.

Looking at him, Do Yu-jin muttered her last words.

◦Use %◦10 points.”

New points obtained by catching mine this time.

There was a reason Do Yu-jin tried to catch as many mines as possible because he wanted stability in the circle, but the biggest reason was to obtain points.

Finally, using all the remaining points.

‘ah……’

Do Yu-jin let out a small exclamation and stretched her hand upward.

Turuk-

Then it was touched.

The last place that can be called the ceiling of this world.

At the same time, the darkness that had been swirling around Do Yu-jin’s chest was sucked into her heart.

Clang!

The numerous bats that attacked Do Yu-jin were sucked into the court as if they were falling into a swamp.

“What the heck is going on… … ”

Monica muttered in vain as the countless bats that could be considered servants born from her shadow all disappeared in the space of just a moment to catch her breath.

“Hahaha, I knew it, but this is really a scam.”

On the other hand, Do Yu-jin burst into laughter without realizing it and rolled her eyes.

Darkness – [100/100]

[You have achieved a legendary achievement.]

[Acquire a new trait (9★).]

[One who stands at the edge of darkness]

▶Rating – 9 stars

▶ Description – I salute you for walking the path of darkness and seeing its end.

▶Effect – The boundary between your body and darkness disappears.

The ability to see and gain the end of one attribute was simple.

Perfect communication, complete immunity, and absolute dominion over that attribute.

‘In short.’

Shuaaaa-

‘That guy who can only use shadows now is dead, so even if he wakes up he won’t be able to kill me.’

Do Yu-jin, who had accepted all the power Monica had prepared into her code, walked briskly towards Monica, who was sitting on the floor looking unsightly.

Just a moment ago, she seemed as distant as the moon in the night sky, but now she looks worse than a mere firefly.

So what to do from now on was clear and simple.

“Should we start with a little bit of a fight?”

It was the long-awaited stress relief time.