Episode 446
Elyos from the 10 heavens dispatched from the auction house.
They were now feeling ’embarrassed’.
It existed for such a long time that I can’t remember it all.
In the meantime, many monsters were killed, captured, and sold.
Some of them could not accept their situation and fled.
The top species in the summer.
However, their value in the commercial world is their strong bodies.
Because it was nothing more or less than that, even the Elyos belonging to the auction house could not handle it and ended up being killed.
Even if it is the highest species that has made a name for itself in the underworld.
When caught by a named slave hunter like Gula, they became docile sheep.
Despite his foolish appearance, when his true nature is revealed, he becomes more vicious than anyone else.
Because of this, the Elyos usually avoided him, but the Elyos who entered the temple were quietly waiting for Gula.
This is because the top-quality slave he captured violated the temple’s rule of being a non-combat area and exposed it.
Even with his blue eyes opened, he revealed his hideous, murderous side.
* * *
[Why do slaves have blue eyes?]
[It’s definitely strange. Have you never heard anything like this from Gula?]
[I understand why Gula went to meet the Absolute because he is of the highest quality.] [
Yes, I have never heard of a slave with blue eyes.]
[First, wait until Gula comes. Let’s do it. If we go out in a non-combat area and there is even a scratch on the product, we will all have to take responsibility.]
[I agree.]
The five Elyos belonging to the auction house were buzzing in front of Taehyun.
[You have to run away too…!!]
Tolkien, hiding in the corner, shouted in the language of monsters.
[Where from here?]
[I have to run away somewhere. Isn’t Gula coming!!]
Unlike Taehyun, the magic of the upper world is still at work on Tolkien.
It made sense to say that.
‘Well, this is slowly reaching its limit.’
Only when using the fully awakened ‘Watcher’s Eye’ does Taehyun’s use of magical power become smoother.
Fortunately, there was good food in front of me.
One of the Elyos shouted, as if they were not happy that Taehyeon, who was nothing more than a commodity, had the same blue eyes as them.
[Why can’t I cover my eyes!! [A lowly slave.]
Taehyun grinned and relaxed.
The Elyos who understood the meaning clicked their tongues.
[Did you forget that fighting is prohibited here?]
[What does a stupid slave know?]
[If he attacks, let’s just block it.]
They thought Taehyeon’s fight was insignificant and retreated.
They declare that they have no intention of fighting and adopt a formation suitable for defense.
‘I guess it’s true that fighting is banned.’
But such rules.
“It’s none of my business.”
Taehyun, who roughly assessed the force, ran out.
It didn’t take long to subdue the Elyos.
* * *
There was no need to use skills.
Ancient martial arts White Lang and Three Gorges.
This is because the two martial arts manifested through Taehyeon’s strong body were enough to subdue the five heavenly tribes.
‘As expected, Gula was particularly strong.’
Compared to the monsters of the underworld, they were not particularly strong.
If the highest level monster could use its original power, it would be able to sufficiently suppress it.
It was a moment where we could see how threatening the magic that operates in the upper world was to the monsters of the lower world.
What if these forces were applied to the underworld?
‘There will be no need for war, we will be annihilated.’
The ‘Law of the Abyss’ seemed to be appreciated.
[Brother Tongue… How could the Elyos…]
Tolkien had a dumbfounded expression as if he couldn’t believe what was happening in front of his eyes.
[It would be a shame to be this surprised.]
As Taehyun said that, a slight amount of magical energy erupted from his body for a moment.
Sigh. Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
A chain was created and bound the five Elyos.
And as their bodies became smaller and smaller, the corners of Taehyun’s mouth curled up into an arc.
This is because the message appears before my eyes.
Tiring.
[Immense power has been refined. Spiritual power has increased by 1.]
[Immense power has been refined. Spiritual power has increased by 1.]
Even though ‘Energy Drain’ was used, the spiritual strength stat has permanently increased.
I thought they weren’t as big of a deal as I thought, but they seemed to have quite a useful presence.
This is when a considerable amount of divine power was extracted from the five Elyos.
[The grades are remeasured.]
[The grades of all skills are measured as E.]
“This is not surprising.”
Taehyun was satisfied with his increased magical power.
He clearly realized how to remove the King of Upper World’s spell and retrieve the sealed skills.
[Save me….]
One of the five Elyos.
The guy from whom Taehyun had deliberately extracted only the right amount of spiritual power begged for his life.
The arrogant appearance from before was gone.
‘You can’t use Ataraxia yet.’
I don’t have the skills to read information, but I couldn’t use it, so I had to go through the hassle of interrogating them myself.
“Okay, I’ll give you my life.”
[Thank you….]
Slap.
The Elyos’ head turned to Taehyeon’s hand-stuck sword.
Since I had already been hit to my limit, I could hear the sound of something breaking just from that.
“The answer is only the answer to the question.”
The Elyos nodded in absolute affirmation.
Meister Tolkien, a proud member of the dwarf tribe, was watching.
[Huh…]
He let out a moan as if he couldn’t believe it.
* * *
Horus, the absolute ruler of the 10 heavens.
The man with burning blue eyes frowned at the situation in front of him.
[Explain.]
[That… slaves escaping…]
Phuwak.
The Elyos who was explaining the situation to Horus burned to extinction.
The other Elyos who were watching swallowed their saliva.
[This kind of power control failed. You tell me.]
Horus pointed to another Elyos in front of him.
[Among the slaves brought by the old Gula… the highest quality…]
[The highest quality?]
[He made the other slaves escape…]
[He made them escape?]
[Take advantage of the confusion… with the high quality slaves. We headed to the temple together….]
Phuwak.
After finishing speaking, the body of the Elyos burned.
[After receiving Gula’s report, I took the first step.]
Horus scanned the Elyos at the auction house with his bright blue eyes.
Hwareuk. Hwareuk. Grumbling.
With that alone, the entire area was filled with blue flames.
[Did you say it was a temple?]
Horus thought of an ancient building built for the absolutes of the 10 heavenly realms.
Non-combat area.
He probably believed that rule and headed there.
[It’s pathetic.]
In a place designed to serve the Absolute, there is no need for the Absolute to be bound by rules.
Horus spread his great wings.
Then he moved to catch his runaway pet and a new pet.
* * *
Flutter.
The Elyos who had reached the end of their lives collapsed due to the ‘Energy Drain’ strengthened by Taehyeon.
I had already heard everything I wanted to ask.
Tiring.
[Immense power has been refined. Spiritual power has increased by 1.]
“There is nothing more ridiculous than a mere promise.”
Finally, he was satisfied with his increased spiritual power and said so.
Just by absorbing five Elyos, the total spiritual power increased by 10.
Is that all?
We also learned that Horus, the absolute ruler of the 10 heavens, is behind these auction houses.
‘They say it’s a non-combat zone…. In front of the Absolute, a temple doesn’t mean much.’
I had to keep in mind that in the unlikely event that he would come here in person.
I checked the remaining time for the quest.
12 minutes.
It would be perfect if nothing happens until time runs out.
thud. thud. thud. thud.
The ground shook.
‘That can’t be possible.’
Has one minute passed?
A slave hunter from the 10 heavens has appeared.
[Gula has arrived.]
Instead of looking like normal skin and bones, he looks like he’s full of muscles.
The unidentifiable net in his hand was full of monsters.
They were all released by Taehyun at the auction house.
[You were hiding here as expected.]
Gula looked at Taehyun and Tolkien, who was hiding behind them and shaking.
Gula chuckled as he looked at the five dead Elyos, withered like mummies.
[It is indeed the highest quality product.]
It is said that it is not good for oneself to be easily captured by guys like that.
A question appeared on Gula’s face as he glanced at Taehyun with pride.
[Hmm?]
The two eyes that were red when I caught him were now blue, no different from my own.
If it were an ordinary Elyos, I would have been surprised and thought that this could not have happened.
[Oh… Truly the best product… I guess I’ll have to charge a new price for this…!!]
Gula was just happy at the thought that he could get a higher price.
Taehyun looked at that with a strange expression.
No matter what the situation was.
It’s because I feel pathetic for being caught by a guy like this.
Taehyun quietly watched Gula giggling to himself and looking happy.
The time limit for the remaining quest is 11 minutes.
“Just right.”
[okay. I have to ask you to make me one of Horus’s servants. If I put you forward as a transaction condition, I will have no choice but to accept Gula’s offer.] Let’s hope that
Gula’s hands, who said that, will shine for a moment.
The chain from before was created.
[Do not resist. Gula has no intention of harming you.]
Taehyeon looked at Gula who was about to put the chains on him.
[Gula.]
[That’s right. Yes, this Gula is your master.]
Gula, unable to understand the situation, said this.
[Don’t make them look up.]
[Hmm?]
Tiring.
[Skill Knight King’s Awe (E) has been activated. Specifies the target.]
[Skill Lord’s Awe (E) has been activated. Specifies the target.]
Kugu Palace.
The two overlapping skills weighed down Gula’s body.
For a moment, Gula was impressed by the power that was different from before.
[Skill Apocalypse (E) has been activated.]
Huaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Darkness fell over the area.
It was a satisfactory situation compared to before, when the power was weak compared to the original skill and it was not activated.
[Oh…]
Gula could only continue to admire Taehyun’s skills, which were different from before.
At this rate, Horus would not be able to take Taehyun away without making him one of his servants.
I was even convinced.
However.
The moment the chain wraps around your body.
I sensed something was wrong.
Tiring.
[Skill Binding Chain (E) has been strengthened. Specifies the target.]
[Skill Energy Drain (E) has been activated. Specifies the target.]
Sigh. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
[That flimsy thing is also called a chain of restraint, right?]
Taehyeon sneered as he looked at the chain of brilliance that Gula was holding.
[He is a famous slave hunter in the 10 heavens, right?]
He mocked Gula, who was trying to break free from the chains of restraint.
[Release…. How dare the slave… [The owner…]
Gula’s face turned red as he released his power with all his might.
The power was greater than expected, and the chains of restraint appeared to be broken.
Originally, it was a moment that could have been called a crisis.
[Struggling even harder. Then wouldn’t it be worthwhile to steal it?]
Tiring.
[Skill Apocalypse (E) has been strengthened. Magic consumption is accelerated.]
[Skill Energy Drain (E) has been strengthened. Magic power consumption is accelerated.]
[Immense power has been refined. [His strength has increased by 1.]
Taehyun’s appetite whetted his appetite at the message that came to mind.
The eyes watching the prey’s resistance were arrogant.
[Ah…]
Tolkien groaned involuntarily as the figure overlapped with Horus.
and.
[What can you do with me?! Yes, if you can, give it a try!! If you can just break this damn chain, I’ll bet my life on you anyway!! No, let me at least treat you as a new owner!! Damn it!!!]
Let’s recall what I said.
[Ahh…Ahh….]
Once the moaning started, I didn’t know how to stop.
