102. End Point (4)
「The proof of the spirit begins.」
「From now on, all skills and powers that interfere with the spirit of the challenger Han Seong-yoon will be sealed.」
I immediately sat down on the floor watching the system message.
I tried to hold on by somehow giving strength to my legs because the proof of my mind would soon begin, but that itself was completely impossible.
“Huh…”
It was a situation where there would be nothing strange if I lost my mind, but…
For some reason, I was maintaining my consciousness with superhuman mental strength.
I had just received the gaze of a being that I would not dare to look up at at this level.
I was able to figure out what it was right away by looking at the log of system messages.
He was the god of proof.
The 11th floor stage was said to be a temple to serve the god of proof and at the same time a test of proof.
But I never really thought that God exists.
I just wondered if God really exists because there is an unknown ability called divine power.
However, when he directly encountered the God of Proof, he could understand why the priests worship the God of Proof.
It would be even more strange not to develop faith even after seeing such a thing in person.
“I didn’t expect a situation to come when I should be glad I wasn’t crazy.”
I smiled dejectedly and got up.
In any case, the god of proof didn’t seem to have any intention of killing me directly.
Of course, he probably didn’t have any intention of harming me.
The God of Proof sealed the power of Myungkyungjisu that I possessed and knew that I was having a hard time.
However, as if the god of proof rather wanted it, he said that he highly valued my spirit through a message.
There was no malice, but God drove me to the point where I could die casually.
It was dangerous.
The tower wants the challenger to climb high, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t give it a risk of death.
It only prepares a breakthrough, and if you have enough skills to die in the ordeal, you will die as it is.
The confrontation with the god of proof just now was a situation that wouldn’t be strange even if he literally died.
But I survived even in that atrocious situation.
‘I didn’t know what to do with the god of proof remembering me…’
Even he was happy to resist to the end not to die and sent a favor.
That would mean that the choice I just made was close to the right answer.
But on the contrary, it meant that if I had just made one mistake, I would have died.
The nape of my neck felt terrified at that, but I slowly regained my composure and caught my breath.
Does not matter.
Anyway, I survived and I just need to be strong enough not to be intimidated by the eyes of God.
Thinking it was just a problem, I felt more and more comfortable.
But even that was only for a moment.
「Challenger Han Seong-yoon will be given the most appropriate test of proof.」
「Prove that your beliefs will not change in the future.」
“….”
A system message popped up and the surface of the large mirror in the center of the room shook. .
To prove that one’s own beliefs do not change…
while I frowned, wondering what kind of proof I could prove.
“Proof of the spirit begins.”
An image began to play on the large mirror in the center of the room, much like the screen of an old television.
and.
“The rate of assimilation with you in the mirror is slowly increasing.”
After that message, I held my breath while watching the video played in the mirror.
Before I knew it, I was being projected on the huge mirror in the center of the room.
However, the me in the mirror was not completely the same as myself.
‘Is that… is it me?’
Not to mention the long, sporadic hair, as if he had rolled around the battlefield dozens of times.
Just looking at the posture of holding the two swords in each hand, it was clear that I wasn’t the current me.
but.
Nevertheless, I was immediately convinced that it was me.
But until now, I had never grown my hair like that, nor had I ever learned dual swordsmanship.
No, to be precise, I was thinking about whether to learn it or not….
As soon as I tried to feel the difference, a sharp pain penetrated my heart like a flash.
「Assimilation rate with you in the mirror is forcibly increased to 10%.」
“…!?”
My heart is beating like it’s about to explode.
‘what…? What about this pain?’
As if he had committed a great sin that could not be washed away, his heart was beating furiously without stopping even for a moment.
I focused on the screen in the mirror, feeling guilt or a feeling close to madness seeping into me.
―…If I had known it would be like this, I would have crossed the line like this a long time ago.
Then, watching the focus of the screen in the mirror gradually expand, I opened my eyes.
In the mirror, I was looking down at the city from the roof of a large building.
A scene full of fire with dozens of buildings collapsing and sparks flying here and there…
And.
“What is this…”
I couldn’t help but be astonished at the scene in the mirror that was reflected.
At the same time, I realized why I was feeling heart-pounding guilt and madness.
―…That’s good. My stats have gone up quite a bit, and I won’t have to worry about skill synthesis for a while.
In the mirror, I was absorbing the black smoke rising from the city center with my fingertips.
At first I thought it was smoke from the flames of the fire, but it wasn’t.
“….”
The black smoke flowing into the fingertips was a sign of the necromancer absorption.
What that meant was very simple.
「Assimilation rate with you in the mirror is forcibly increased to 20%.」
…The me in the mirror committed something that no one could ever forgive.
“Due to the unbearable mental shock, he suffers from a state abnormality, ‘Cheonghwabuma’
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Ooooooooh!
Despite regurgitating everything inside, the spasms throughout the body do not stop.
The magic circuit inside the body was overheated as if it supported the whole body like a heated wire…
In addition, the heart was still pounding with guilt and madness.
It was confusing.
‘What the hell… is this…?’
The me in the mirror and the me standing here are just separate people.
Even if the me in the mirror even committed a massacre, this is a kind of illusion.
Since it is said to be proof of spirit, it may be a test of unshakable mental strength.
But as if that wasn’t the case, I was receiving the emotions I felt in the mirror as they were.
Not only the guilt that ran down my back, but also the madness that culminated in the pleasure of growing up…
I couldn’t wash away this disgusting feeling as if it were completely mine.
I realized one thing in the torrent of emotions that pierced my heart as if it really existed.
At least that the scene shown in this mirror is not just a lie.
Even…
―Prove that your beliefs will not change in the future.
The system message also told me to prove that my beliefs will not change in the future.
If so, perhaps the one in the video in the mirror can be regarded as the ‘future me’.
‘If it’s a being with great power like the God of Proof… I’ll be able to show you that too.’
However, after realizing that the image in the mirror was not just an illusion, I couldn’t understand it any more.
Why did I absorb all the spirits created in the city center through necromancy through mass slaughter?
Even if I always thought I wanted to be strong, I wouldn’t be able to go that far….
However, I was not given time to think about it.
「The mastery of the skill ‘Magical Circuit’ is reduced by 0.01% due to the Status Abnormality of the
Magic
Imagination .」
「If the status abnormality ‘Magical Magic’ cannot be resolved, the skill ‘Magical Circuit’ mastery will drop by up to 10%.」 I couldn’t help but
feel extreme pain due to the overheating of the magic circuit and the decreasing proficiency.
However, as if not giving him a chance to overcome the pain, soon the image in the mirror changed.
bang!
The iron door on the roof of the building flew away as if it were being crushed and a man appeared.
As soon as I saw the Ohamma and the black mask in my hand, I knew who it was.
A challenger who is said to be the best S-class hunter in Korea and at the same time, after meeting on the 10th floor ordeal, he has built friendships in many ways.
―Did you know that you would be safe even after doing such a dog thing? Han Seong-yoon?
Thunder Emperor.
―I’m on the verge of dying, so let’s listen to a will and an excuse.
It was Kim Seung-hoon.
Even though the present me was an opponent who could not avoid a fatal wound if I faced him head-on…
The me in the mirror looked at him with a face full of boredom and immediately smiled.
―A will or an excuse… There is no such thing. Well, if there is one….
And at the same time, the me in the mirror raised my twin swords with the hair that grew out of my hair flying.
―I just thought it was useful for my growth. It has no more or less value than that.
As if they regard the people in this city as mere stepping stones for growth.
At that, Kim Seung-hun looked at me in the mirror for a moment and then opened his mouth.
―…Why are you trying to become stronger by killing innocent people?
―You should know better about that?
―…
―No, there is no point in talking to each other now.
「The assimilation rate with you in the mirror is forcibly increased to 30%.」
―There is nothing that can be undone after coming this far.
Due to the compulsory increase in the assimilation rate, I was able to receive the emotions I felt in the mirror and learned something.
I was feeling intense anger, forgetting about feelings of guilt or madness.
An unstoppable rage that wants to rip apart everything it can get its hands on.
「The mastery of the skill ‘Magical Circuit’ is reduced by 0.07% due to the status ailment of the Magic Circuit.”
Because of that, even the proficiency of the Magic Circuit skill decreased even more for a moment…
‘Why?’
Rather, I wanted to know why the me in the mirror was so angry.
I realized that this was a kind of situation I would face in the future, so it was natural if it was natural.
―Even if you do this, the dead will not come back. I couldn’t help it then…
But before I knew the source of that anger, the me in the mirror screamed.
-You’d better keep your mouth shut. you and me too It’s too late to go back to normal now.
―…Now that we’ve done this, the International Hunter Association will also move. Does that mean it doesn’t matter?
―It doesn’t matter. After all, I was thinking of destroying the International Hunter Association soon, one after another.
―….
―There is nothing to worry about as there is no threat to Earth-level challengers or hunters anymore.
As if I didn’t want to have a more trivial conversation, the me in the mirror raised two swords.
Then, a transcendental battle ensued where the two hunters, who had reached the pinnacle, fought with all their might.
The building where the two were standing was split in half with the sword, and all the buildings in the area were razed to the ground.
even-.
‘no way…. Is that Namgoong-hyuk’s swordsmanship…?’
As if I copied the swordsman Namgoong-hyeok used, the me in the mirror unleashed a technique that resembled his sword.
It was not a skill or authority, but sharp skills that seemed to have been fully learned on their own.
It was a scene that reminded me of the battle with Changchun Sword Dragon Namgung-hyeok… but if there
is a difference from that time, the technique I use in the mirror is more colorful and powerful than Namgung-hyuk’s technique.
It was as if Namgoong-hyeok’s swordsmanship skills, which he fought in the past, had surpassed before.
Of course, Kim Seung-hun also struggled with the technique not badly, but it did not lead to victory.
It was worth it.
Because of the spirits absorbed through the massacre, I wouldn’t get tired using a necromancy shield or stamina replenishment… On
the other hand, Kim Seung-hun was thoroughly pressured without any time to recover.
The battle of the Hunters, who had reached the pinnacle of each other, eventually ended with a disappointing result in the realm of Earth War.
Soon, Kim Seung-hoon, who was completely deprived of the initiative in the fight, gave him a vital point, which led to his death.
Kim Seung-hun, who was stabbed in the heart, fell to the ground without much resistance.
Then, watching the signs of necromancy flowing from Kim Seung-hoon’s body, I muttered calmly.
―Even if it wasn’t so, I was wondering what skills and powers the Thunderbolt would give… I’ll find out this time.
After saying that, the mirror screen crackled as if there was noise.
Soon, the fog-like noise dissipated and another scene appeared.
However, the background this time was the center of a building that seemed to reproduce the appearance of medieval China.
Dozens of Murim people gathered at the center of a building in medieval China.
With a weapon pointed at only one man.
-I don’t like wasting time.
A man in a black uniform with ponytails neatly tied back said.
Immediately I realized that the man was me.
And…
―Call the Murim lord right away.
Looking at the image in the mirror, I soon realized one thing.
―Then at least I’ll save everyone here.
end point.
This image in the mirror was dealing with the future I was about to reach.
