– Volume 9, Chapter 21,
221. The world of spirits and humans. Arulia (4)
[You are the one who killed your own people!]
Barkaza raised his voice and widened the distance. Taesan tilted her head.
“How is the news delivered so that the spirits know everything about the labyrinth?”
The labyrinth and the outside world were separated. To see them as hostile due to the title effect, Barkaza
was accurately saying that he had killed his own people.
[Why are you here?]
Barkaza looked at Mount Tai from a distance.
[What are you hoping for here? Human.]
“It’s nothing.”
Taesan raised his sword and pointed it at Varkaza.
“I want to make a contract with you.”
[Does the entity that killed us want a contract with the spirits?]
“I hope you see that as self-defense
. Anyway, I want a contract. So simply, if you beat me, do as you please, and if I win, sign a contract with me. how is it?”
[Huh.]
I was interested in Barkaza’s voice.
[That’s interesting. good. Let’s fight one more time. If I win, you are my slave!]
Barkaza clapped. Light spread out in all directions like the sun.
Taesan closed her eyes, but the light did not block her vision. It was a light that engulfed
the mind itself and prevented normal thinking.
[Watch the power of the great spirit!]
Ku-gu-gu-gu!
Rainbow-colored stems pour down on Taesan.
Taesan kicks his feet. The light shatters the earth and trees and tries to pierce Mount Tai.
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
“What!”
Akien and the others, who were sleeping in a nearby wagon, woke up in fright.
“what’s the matter!”
I was sleeping peacefully when suddenly a terrifyingly powerful collision occurred. It is also a horse by their side.
Taesan kicks his feet at the sound of a scream.
“Let’s increase our distance.”
[Are you worried that the lives here will be caught in the aftermath? Contrary to what I thought, you are very considerate.]
Barkaza applauded. It supports itself and follows Mount Tai.
Taishan arrived at a suitable cliff and landed. Barkaza, who was chasing him, clapped wildly.
Koo Goo Goo!
nature agrees All the power around him dwells in Barkaza and becomes his strength.
Then, it becomes a rainbow-colored light and rains down on Taesan.
Taesan moves to avoid it. The light pours down like a storm. Taesan continues to evade, but the attack does not stop. The quality and quantity of the power itself
was stronger than any spirits
Taishan had ever seen .
But Taesan was puzzled.
‘It’s not as good as expected.’
Taesan gave strength to his feet. I moved my sword towards the pouring light.
[You activated Charm.]
The swinging sword touches the light. The light’s trajectory is twisted. The light with the bent orbit touches the pouring light, and the light continues to flicker.
Koo Goo Goo!
[Ummm’?]
The iridescent stems all miss.
Through the gap created, Taesan charges at Barkaza.
Barkaza claps quickly. The light spreads and dyes everything in Taishan brightly.
[You have invoked the will of an adventurer.]
The light that has engulfed your mind disappears.
Avoiding the pouring rainbow light, Barkaza arrives right in front.
[This!]
Barkaza hurriedly raised his strength. The forces of nature begin to gather
around him .
Koo Goo Goo!
A huge defense surrounds Barkaza.
Taesan puts his sword in.
Kaaang!
And the sword bounces off. Taesan’s pupils widen at the repulsive force he felt in his hands.
‘It’s hard.’
It was a defense that could not be compared to an attack.
Kugu Palace!
The rainbow light pours down again.
Taesan moved.
I dodged the pouring beam of light and stabbed my sword again into Gold Barkaza’s defense, but the sword bounced back.
[Impossible!]
Barkaza exclaimed loudly.
[Even the king’s sword cannot easily break through my shield! You won’t be able to penetrate it with your power!]
“How about that?”
I stomped my feet when I saw the light pouring from Taesan.
[You activated a random Blink.]
Taesan arrived in front of Barkaza again. Barkaza was taken aback by the sudden movement of the mountain, but burst into laughter as if he believed in his defense.
[Try it! Once!]
“I think so.”
[You activated Vulnerability Designation.]
[You activated Addition.]
[You activated Heavy Strike.]
[You activated Continuous Attack.]
Kaaaaaaaaa!
The defense shakes with a harsh sound.
Cracks began to appear where the sword collided.
[Hmm?]
Barkaza was taken aback. Taesan drove a wedge into the gap that had formed.
And put the sword back in there.
Kaaaang!
shit.
Gold grows bigger and bigger.
Taesan moved his hand the moment Varkaza was frightened and was about to shoot the light
quickly .
[You activated Mephisto’s Black Lightning.]
Coo Goo Goo!
Light ignores defense and penetrates Barkaza. The uncontrolled rainbow light scattered in all directions and collapsed the cliff. In the meantime, Taesan swung his sword even more strongly.
[You activated the fighting spirit blade.]
Kaaaaang!
The crack spread and a small gap appeared
.
Taesan put his arm through the gap. He swung it wildly and broke the defense.
The moment Barkaza was about to clap his hands, Taesan grabbed him by the neck.
Wow!
Just stick it to the ground. A crater forms on the land and the cliff completely collapses. The wind of dust that has risen spreads throughout the forest.
[Not yet!]
“Then continue.”
Taesan defeated Barkaza.
After that, it was a one-sided fight. Taesan, who read Barkaza’s will, subdued and destroyed everything before he could do anything. Barkaza couldn’t even resist with meager resistance and had no choice but to be beaten.
[I lost!]
In the end, Barkaza shouted surrender in a half-destroyed state.
Taesan drew his sword.
“It was fine though.”
I knew
from the start that I wouldn’t be able to compete .
Taishan had defeated a higher level spirit on the 23rd floor. Even though he was incomparably stronger than before, there was no way he could deal with him even though he was the highest level spirit.
Rather, it was surprising. Creating a defense that blocks Taesan’s attack several times.
Barkaza grumbled.
[Damn that strong. No one can fight you except the king’s shield and sword. After all, is it an existence worth killing my own people?]
“How do you know what happened in the labyrinth?”
[Because we are beings of the spirit realm. Wherever there is a spirit, the news comes to us. Even if it is a labyrinth created by a wizard.]
“I wonder, aren’t the spirits of the labyrinth your enemies?”
[Why do you think so?]
“They are beings who escaped your lifespan, abandoned their duties, and fled into the labyrinth.”
spirit god. Beatrice said. The Spirit
King is said to be the one who protects the world.
According to his words, the fire spirit king must have abandoned the world he was supposed to protect and entered the labyrinth.
At Taesan’s words, Varkaza fell silent.
[Who did you hear that from?]
“To someone you know.”
[Did the spirit of the labyrinth tell you? That’s not wrong. They are beings who have abandoned their duties. But still, they are our own people. It would be nice to see it as an object of love and hate.]
Barkaza sniffed and made a sound.
[Anyway… I was defeated by you. I’ll make a deal if you want. Do you want it?]
“Yes.”
Ugh.
The forces of nature came together to form a shape. It appeared in front of Taesan and Barkaza in the form of a key.
[I am the highest level spirit with a variety of colors. Barkaza. Staking my birth and extinction as my spirit, I make a contract with you and live as your servant. Will you accept it?]
Taesan nodded and grabbed the key.
Power spread to Taesan and Barkaza at the same time.
It was a contract and bound by rules.
[You have learned Spirit Art.]
[You have obtained Spirit Skill: Spirit Contract.]
[You have signed a contract with Barkaza, the highest-level spirit with a variety of colors.]
I felt a new power I hadn’t felt before .
Barkaza said calmly.
[From now on, I am your shield and your sword. I will protect you and I will trample your enemies, so you are my master.]
On the back of Taesan’s hand, a small pattern was drawn as evidence of the contract.
contract is over Barcaza grumbled.
[Is the contract of hundreds of years our enemy? It’s both happy and strange.]
[Hello?]
The ghost waved. Barkaza
was silent.
[…Who are you?]
[I can see myself. Is it because of some kind of dependency? It’s amazing.]
[Hoh. Are you the existence of a labyrinth?]
While the two were chatting about miscellaneous things, Taesan was checking his skills.
[Spirit Skills]
[Proficiency: 1%]
[Skills that work with spirits and control their power. I don’t think I’ll be able to draw out even half of my power yet.]
[Spirit skill: Spirit contract]
[Proficiency level: 1%]
[You can summon them while drawing out their power by contracting with the spirits. I still haven’t been able to draw out the spirit’s power properly.]
[Spirit Contract: The highest level spirit with a variety of colors. Barkaza]
[Proficiency: 1%]
[Summoned mana consumption: 30]
[You signed a contract with Barkaza. You can issue orders by summoning Barkaza .
You can also draw out some of Barkaza’s power and use it.]
Use Barkaza’s power. In other words, what Barkaza could do was important.
“What can you do?”
[As the owner saw, it is the role of Suho. My attack itself isn’t that great. In terms of simple power, other top-level spirits are much stronger than me. But it’s different in terms of defense.]
Barkaza clapped. The energy of nature came together and began to surround them
.
[It’s my defense that I couldn’t properly destroy other top-level spirits. Although the owner broke it without difficulty.]
“Is that power something I have to manage?”
[What does that mean?]
“It’s a power that can only be used when I’m nearby.”
[no. No matter where the master is, once he summons me, I don’t care much. As long as it’s not to be reverse summoned, I basically do whatever I want.]
“That’s fine.”
On Earth, there were quite a few things that Taesan would be far from other people. It meant that Barkaza could protect Taesan when he was gone.
[Aside from that, there are powers that assist other spirits, but they are meaningless to the owner.]
“Auxiliary?”
[I am the spirit of nature itself. Unlike other spirits, it does not have specific attributes.]
Come to think of it, when Taesan summoned the spirit, he gathered all the power around him to summon the spirit. It was not a spirit of a specific attribute
like Akienne .
[If the owner makes a contract with another spirit, I can increase the power of that attribute. But it is impossible for the owner. I don’t know if there is another spirit other than me who can make a contract with the master.]
[You activated a small ember.]
Fire.
A fire breaks out. Containing the king’s power, it rushes around Mount Tai.
“You’ve definitely gotten stronger.”
The color of the shimmering flames was darker than before. The power increased to a significant extent.
Taesan put out the fire.
Barkaza stuttered.
[That power…]
“Because there is an opportunity.”
[You say you get the king’s power because you have a chance?]
Barcaza let out a bitter smile.
[Is the labyrinth even possible? It’s interesting.]
There was deep interest in Barkaza’s voice.
[Then, since I made a contract with you, will I enter another labyrinth?]
“Perhaps that will happen, right?”
[Huh.]
Barkaza’s eyes lit up. Tae-san was puzzled by his visibly happy expression.
“Didn’t you hate me? He said he killed his own people.”
[As a spirit, I must avenge those who killed my own people, but I have already been defeated. Any cries of vengeance here are nothing more than laments of the defeated. Besides, I have more important things than that.]
Barcaza said with a laugh.
[What does the world look like from the perspective of the owner?]
“It sounds very peaceful.”
[okay. Our god granted the world a pact of spirits, and our king, now gone, made the pact generous. Thanks to this, everyone has signed a contract with the spirits and lives without any inconvenience. I hate that.]
Barkaza’s voice contained disgust.
[The world is always static, with no incidents occurring. There is no discomfort
, so there is no quarrel with each other, and we just live. This is not funny. If you live like this for hundreds of years, even a spirit becomes mentally exhausted.]
He bumped his hands together.
[I want a fierce life. I mean the fight that annihilated the bloody struggle. It’s fun if you’re with a human like your master.]
[A spirit that wants to fight. This is also unusual.]
The ghost of Barkaza, who was showing a fighting spirit, was amazed. Spirits
love peace and do not like quarreling with anyone. That was the spirit the ghost had seen so far.
Taesan replied.
“Then you don’t have to worry. I’m going to fight until I get tired of it.”
[That’s fortunate.]
Barkaza was delighted.
[Then ask again. Why did you visit these three worlds? Everyone would reject the owner.]
“Because your god gave me a request.”
[…God?]
Barcaza hesitated.
[Could it be Beatrice-sama?]
“Let’s talk about the details later and then go back.”
Taesan moved his body. Barkaza panicked and followed him.
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