Leveling Up with Skills Chapter 309

_ Volume 13 Episode 9

309. Fifth Return District (5)

“Damn it.”

Inside the splendid tent, Jinryong twisted his face.

His plan was not originally like this. They call on the leaders of Korea and Japan and show their strength. Gyeomsa Gyeomsa Calls those who are regarded as the strongest in Korea and makes them submit.

I was confident. He

has enough power. In fact, it almost happened.

But Tae-san ruined his plan.

“…Did he make a contract with a great being too?”

Jinryong frowned.

As he descended the labyrinth, a being came to him.

The being with endless greed made a contract with Jinryong.

And with a very small price, he gained power on a different level than before.

He believed in its power and descended the labyrinth. The monster couldn’t stop him. The same was true of the beings who claimed to be guides who appeared in the middle.

Even those who seemed to be their leaders kicked their tongues when they saw Jinryong and withdrew.

‘A slave. Leave it alone.’

Those were the words of the leadership who saw him.

“joy.”

Jinryong snorted.

The ugly jealousy of those who were not chosen by God toward those who were chosen. he thought so

They were definitely stronger than Jinryong, but it was because they entered the labyrinth first, and I never thought it was because I was lacking. Even more, he believed that none of the beings on Earth who were not in the labyrinth could reach him.

His thoughts did not change even when he saw the community talking loudly. It seems to have power for a lowly human being, but even so, it can’t reach itself.

However, the power Taesan showed was shocking.

“You dare to be a lowly human subject.”

he twisted his lips Even he himself didn’t know it, but a twisted energy leaked out of him and engulfed his mind.

Jinryong left the tent.

Looking down at the heavens and earth, all the Chinese who saw him bowed down and began to praise his majesty.

Jinryong looked at them with satisfaction.

“okay.”

I am a God.

i am absolute

Taesan is obviously strong. But it doesn’t matter. After all, you are only human.

Jinryong looked at the skills he possessed.

[Eat Life]

This is a skill he received through a contract. A skill that proves his worth.

He is the apostle of the great. He is his right hand, chosen by God himself

.

Taesan seems to have signed a contract with a great person, but he won’t be treated the same as himself.

At least Jinryong believed that.

It can be overturned by preying on other players, such as the power of Taishan. Jinyoung laughed in satisfaction.

“A slave.”

A beast thirsting for life.

The ghost also muttered that it was interested.

[A beast thirsting for life. Did that sign a contract with an adventurer on Earth?]

“Looks like you know who it is.”

[A beast that is always hungry. A beast that devoured the world, swallowed everything, made it its own, and rose to immortality with overwhelming power, but still could not satisfy its own hunger.] The ghost said quietly

.

[Continuing to devour life and try to satisfy the unsatisfied hunger. It is an existence that only considers mortal beings as prey.

]

The missing North Korean hardmode players. And the mixed powers of Jinryong.

I have a guess, but I couldn’t be sure. I’d like to check it with my own strength, but during this quest,

confrontation between players was impossible.

First of all, I had to wait.

In the meantime, Korean and Japanese players observed and analyzed Chinese players.

They refused to talk, but I was able to read their thoughts and feelings to some extent not only through their words but also through their facial expressions and attitudes. After observing Chinese players for about a day, I was able to find something strange.

China is a slave commoner nobility. And Jinryong, the emperor. They were separated into four classes.

Nobies were doing chores with Easy Mode players, waiting on other groups.

And normal mode players who look like commoners. They lived doing what they had to do. However, they despised the slaves and looked at them with contempt.

Noble was a hardmode player.

The gap between classes seemed clearer than anything else. Slaves could not resist no matter what commoners did, and commoners could not rebel no matter what nobles did. They were

bound by rules that were incompatible with each other

.

I could understand this far. There was Seojangsan, who insisted that Korea should be separated by difficulty right now.

But they were too extreme.

Commoners could make simple shelters, but slaves had to sleep on the ground. Those who disobeyed them were taken away and did not return.

The place was also the same. Easy and normal hard were completely separated from each other. Easy mode is located on the outskirts, where

monsters frequently attack, and hard mode is located on the safe side.

And they giggled at the easy modes being chased by monsters.

If the players in Korea and Japan hadn’t helped, there would have been deaths.

It was a very strange thing. Even if it was separated by mode, it was completely impossible. There were also enough cases where a family was divided into hard mode and easy mode.

But the Chinese players didn’t see anything like that.

“What is it?”

Hwiyeon Kim sighed. Cooperation is necessary, but they have no intention of cooperating. I answered so much.

“Shall we eat some rice?”

It was mealtime soon. Kim Hwi-yeon took out the corn.

Japanese players secretly came to us with shining eyes.

“I…

“Come comfortably. All that remains is food.”

“Ahaha.”

Aika approached, scratching her head. Seeing the vegetables scattered on the floor, she couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Really… that’s great.”

Labyrinth’s preserved food exists, but the taste was insignificant. In addition, the price was expensive, so it was burdensome to eat recklessly if there were even signs of a long quest.

However, Korean players had no problem with food at all.

They prepared various vegetables and ate leisurely. Japanese players who had not eaten proper food for a long time were very envious.

Korean players invited such Japanese players.

Thanks to this, the Japanese players who were able to eat fresh vegetables were very happy.

“Did you say simple cultivation? It’s a really great skill.”

“Right.”

Kim Hwi-yeon boiled corn and nodded

. In fact, it was almost like an infinite supply of food. No matter how long the quest progressed, there was no way they would starve.

“Are you growing with the seeds we gave you?”

“ah. yes.”

“Grow slowly. It will be fine once it sprouts.”

“Thank you…

Aika said thank you from the bottom of her heart.

To teach you skills like simple cultivation without any cost. Hwiyeon Kim

shook her head.

“Because I got it too.”

“You said that Mr. Taesan taught you… He is the one.”

“well.”

Kim Hwi-yeon smiled bitterly.

Taesan’s power was unknown even to them.

They slowly started filling their stomachs. There was no seasoning, but it was a satisfying meal with only fresh vegetables.

While continuing to eat, Kim Hwi-yeon noticed her gaze from afar.

“…Isn’t that a Chinese player?”

“huh? Why did you come here?”

The Korean and Japanese players settled in an area near Mt. Baekdu. And the Chinese didn’t even come near it, as if they didn’t want to be around.

But now, from a little distance away, a Chinese man who looked like a child was watching their meal as if possessed.

“Hey…

When Kim Hwi-yeon tried to talk to her, the child was startled and backed away.

But he didn’t run away.

I just looked at the corn in Kim Hwi-yeon’s hand with an intense gaze.

“… Shall we finish our meal soon? Don’t clean up after yourself.”

“yes? ah. yes.”

People nodded and left.

After they left, the child crept up.

After that, the child kept coming.

At that time, Kim Hwi-yeon did not clean up after eating.

The child came closer and closer with each meal. It was now within reach with an outstretched hand.

“ruler. Eat.”

The child eats corn in a hurry.

“Thank you so much…

After three days, the child opened his mouth.

It was the first answer they heard from the Chinese.

After that, the child gradually became speechless. They discovered that the child was an Easy Mode player who had lost a parent.

Kim Hwi-yeon stroked the child’s head and asked.

“Didn’t you find enough gold to buy food?”

“Oh no. there is gold However, the nobi

had to eat only one meal every two days…

They kept their mouth shut at the child’s answer.

the child said grimly.

“Sah, actually, I can’t talk to you guys. It’s His Majesty’s order. When this is known, I…

tremble like a child trembling in an aspen tree.

Kim Hwi-yeon comforts her child.

“are you okay. If it’s necessary, we’ll protect you.”

The child’s tremors slowly diminish.

Kim Hwi-yeon asks in a calm voice.

“Can you tell me? How has China changed?”

The child stammered open his mouth.

Jinryong was an Alone mode player.

he had a talent At the beginning of Alone Mode, he went down the floor meaningfully by attacking the labyrinth, not being blocked.

However, it was not as strong as Taesan or Amelia.

He was obviously talented and strong, but he couldn’t stand the majority of hardmode players. Nor did he have the charisma to lead people.

In a huge country called China, he was nothing more than a slightly exceptional Alone mode player.

“But on my third return, I came back suddenly stronger.”

Jinryong literally returned to Earth with power that no one could touch.

Then, with its overwhelming power,

it began to conquer China.

He killed all the monsters that appeared, and those who disobeyed his orders uprooted their families and acquaintances one by one.

In China, of course, there were leaders in each region, but Jinryong killed them all. It was because he dared to pretend to be the owner of China.

There were those who resisted. There were also those who rebelled and tried to stand up.

But they all died.

A reign of blood and terror was complete.

People who heard the story were in great shock. The child spoke quietly.

“But… the number of dead has actually decreased.”

Paradoxically, there were fewer people who died in the conflict because a person with overwhelming power appeared. Even the monsters couldn’t overcome Jinryong’s overwhelming power. Because he organized the wave itself, there was almost no chance of dying from monsters.

The master of overwhelming power. opposition was impossible.

Chinese players began to worship him.

They believed him to be a god, the incarnation of a dragon.

“Like Mr. Taesan.”

Kim Hwi-yeon, who relayed the child’s story to Tae-san, continued.

Jinryong also accepted people’s faith as if it were natural.

he made a sequence Even in families, if there was a difference in class, they were made to obey the rules unconditionally. There were

some who resisted or were embarrassed, but

all of them disappeared by Jinryong’s hand.

People have become increasingly accustomed to persecuting groups different from their own.

Slaves were not treated as people, and they themselves began to take that treatment for granted.

A group for just one person was created that way.

“I knew that it was possible in today’s world, but…

Kim Hwi-yeon trembled slightly after finishing the story. Taishan was also able to do what Jinryong was doing.

Taesan’s power was enough.

However, Taesan ceded all authority to her and did his best to ensure their survival.

Thanks to China, I was able to realize once again how selfless a man named Taishan was.

“Hmm.”

Taesan, who heard the story, calmly arranged it.

If you really made a contract with an immortal, an ordinary player could not resist.

“In the end, this is domination by force, right?”

After sending Kim Hwi-yeon away, Tae-san muttered with a cold red face.

“Nothing.”

mind control. Or the contamination of ideas.

I expected something like that, but worship by force. To believe in such shallow power and dominate people.

I knew roughly what had happened.

While going down the Alone mode, Jinryong

bumped into a limit, and a beast that longed for life must have approached him.

I don’t know why he chose Jinryong. The psychology of an immortal was not an easy thing to understand. But what was certain was that he had sacrificed a human life through a contract and obtained power in return.

‘A beast longing for life.’

And the power of the mixed myriad things that Jinryong possesses.

Kim Hui-yeon said he could not find any North Korean players who had gone to China.

All of them must have been killed by Jinryong. That would not be all. Quite a few of the dead Chinese players must have been sacrificed to the immortals.

“Since I didn’t exist in my previous life, did the immortals be able to interfere because of my existence?”

Gosin’s gaze was focused on one mountain. And to that extent, other countries were able to avoid the influence of Kosin.

It was no exaggeration to say that this was the best situation for an unholy immortal seeking life to intervene.

“Faith.”

Taesan looked at the Jinryong’s abode in heaven and earth.

Mount Tai, which has a divinity, could be seen. The power of faith of the huge number of billions gathered there.

The power of that belief surpassed the faith Taesan had.

However, the power of faith was shaking without going back and forth. It was because Jinryong was not a vessel to accept that faith.

That faith was a power without a master.

Jinryong was worshiped by strength.

It meant that if there was a stronger person than Jinryong, the object of worship could change.

“Is it worth trying?”

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