Episode 234
Taehyun opened his eyes.
What was visible was not the red sky, but the castle ceiling.
I escaped from the world of images.
‘It worked… I guess.’
This is when Taehyun thinks so.
Tiring.
[Adapts to great power. Magic power increases by 1.]
[Adapts to great power. Charisma increases by 1.]
[Adapts to great power. Stamina increases by 1.]
Three messages appeared before my eyes.
“Huh…”
I laughed out loud.
This is because the stats, which are difficult to raise by 1 on Earth, are rising steadily as soon as you come to the Abyss.
On the other hand, I thought it was a bit salty compared to the crisis just before.
‘People are really treacherous.’
This is when Taehyun is about to smile.
[You must have woken up.]
“Rosaria.”
I chanted her name as she appeared in my field of vision.
Rosaria looked the same as before entering the world of images, as if she had never been in a battle.
[That at the end. It was pretty good.]
“…?”
[Why are you so surprised?]
Grinning.
I came to my senses seeing his bright smile.
“Surely it was all… a hallucination?”
[Hehehe. Did you really think that the main lady would get hit?]
Rosaria burst out laughing, as if Taehyun’s reaction was amusing.
Hundreds of tentacles waved behind her.
“….”
One of the tentacles wrapped itself around the body.
Taehyun watched quietly because he didn’t have the strength to lift a finger.
[There is nothing to be nervous about.]
Sigh. Continue.
The purple magic power flowing through the tentacles quickly filled my energy.
The tentacles felt like warm hands, and my body felt drowsy, as if I was taking a half-body bath.
The effect was as if I had mixed a fatigue potion and a healing potion.
“If I have to practice two more times, my mind will collapse.”
Before I knew it, the fatigue that had accumulated in the world of images had disappeared like melting snow.
[Huh. It looks like you have gained a new enlightenment.]
‘A new enlightenment.’
Taehyun knew that she was referring to ‘Apostle of Darkness’ and not ‘Ataraxia’.
This is because it is the first time that such movement has been shown during the battle so far.
“okay. “Thanks to you.”
It’s not just about increasing skill proficiency.
In addition to creating the skill ‘Portal’, I also made ‘Apostle of Darkness’ my own.
It still needs a little more time to be fully usable.
‘This is enough for now.’
The sensations from that time were still so vivid that it was hard to believe it was a hallucination.
The darkness of the apocalypse and the dark red magic of the doppelganger.
Taehyun was clearly moving through the darkness as if melting.
‘The reason he is called a shadow is probably because he travels in the darkness.’
Applications for long-distance travel, such as warp, would need to be considered a little more, but he also had his own plan.
[Rest a little more. There is no good in overdoing it.]
Rosaria knows how much Taehyun’s mental power has been consumed.
She planned to resume training after sufficient rest.
But Taehyun thought differently.
“What are you talking about? “What I just did was just a warm-up.”
Contrary to what I said a little while ago, ‘If I practice two more times, my mind will collapse.’
Taehyun shook his head and got up.
Rosaria clicked her tongue at that sight.
[Not everything that goes too far is good.]
“I told you. “I don’t have time.”
Tiring.
[Skill Eyes of a Higher Species (S) has been activated.]
Taehyun, who has turned into red eyes, opens his magic.
This time, I plan to do it right without being swayed by her.
[This is truly a man I will never tire of.]
Rosaria’s red eyes flashed.
yet again.
The skill ‘Ataraxia’ has been activated.
* * *
The torture called training continued nine times since then.
Each time, pain followed, as if my mind was collapsing.
It’s not that it’s not.
This is because Rosaria’s mind manipulation ability is at a level that Taehyun cannot determine.
And when I came to my senses after finishing the tenth and final training.
Tiring.
[Adapts to great power. Charisma increases by 1.]
[Adapts to great power. Magic power increases by 1.]
[Adapts to great power. Stamina increases by 1.]
[The proficiency of skill ‘Dark Apostle (S)’ has increased.] [The
magic power of skill ‘Dark Apostle (S)’ is readjusted.]
[Skill ‘Ataraxia (S)’ The mastery has increased.]
[The magic power of skill ‘Ataraxia (S)’ has been readjusted.] [The magic power
of the summoning skill ‘Rosaria (S)’ has been readjusted.] There are
new changes in Taehyun’s stats and skills. came to visit
Not only the ‘Apostle of Darkness’ and ‘Ataraxia’, which were mainly trained, but also the magical magic of the summoning skill ‘Rosaria’ was reduced.
“Haa… haa….”
Taehyun lay down on his seat, breathing heavily.
Rosaria’s tentacles wrapped around his waist and he began to recover.
My exhausted mind and body were unable to keep up with my recovery.
[contractor. It looks like you need a rest.]
What Rosaria was talking about was not a forced recovery due to magical power, but a natural rest that took time to recover.
“okay. “I’m a little… tired.”
[Hehe. Just a little.]
Shake it off.
Unlike the saying a little.
She smiled brightly as she watched Taehyun quickly fall asleep.
[He’s really a cute kid.]
Rosaria put her hand on Taehyeon’s head.
Wow.
A more fundamental magical power, different from the one that passed through the tentacles, seeped into Taehyun’s body.
Taehyun didn’t know it, but his mental limit had increased significantly over the past ten training sessions.
It goes beyond helping you recover faster when you wake up.
[The growth you like has progressed even further.]
Rosaria’s hands trembled slightly as she said that.
[….]
She quietly looked at her hands, which were shaking like never before.
Ten training sessions in the world of imagery.
To Taehyun, it was all an illusion, but in reality, it wasn’t true.
The first doppelganger I met.
Because that guy’s existence wasn’t her intention.
It is said that I did not do my best for fear that the world of imagination would collapse.
[It is difficult to guarantee victory even if the main woman fights with all her might…]
She assessed the outcome.
What if that guy completely took over Taehyun’s body and took over his true form?
Creepy.
Just thinking about it gave me goosebumps.
It was a feeling I had never felt before, even when dealing with Orgal and Igmun, which I experienced for the first time after becoming the Grand Duke.
[The king planted a scary guy. I can clearly see the contractor’s hard work.]
Rosaria muttered, stroking Taehyeon’s head.
* * *
It was two days later when Taehyun woke up.
He never woke up and devoted himself to mental recovery.
Surprisingly, in that short period of time, my physical abilities increased once again.
[These children will guide you to the entrance to Beelzebub’s territory.]
At Rosaria’s words, two succubi stepped forward.
[Cawrrrr. We know the way.]
[What is your relationship with the queen?]
Succubi poking themselves here and there as if they were looking at some strange object.
I burst into laughter without realizing it.
‘Both the succubus and the grand succubus are equally active.’
These guys, who are only A grade right now, will soon become S+ grade Grand Succubi.
Thinking about that, I was able to feel once again how great power is.
[Keep in mind. If the conversation with Beelzebub goes wrong, summon me.]
Rosaria said with a childish expression.
“okay.”
Contrary to words.
‘Rosaria no longer calls.’
Taehyun had already made a promise to himself.
He summoned her from Orgal’s castle and caused quite a few injuries.
Now that the turf war had begun, I couldn’t take that risk again.
‘No matter what happens, I will handle it in my own hands.’
From the skill ‘Ataraxia’ strengthened by Rosaria’s power to the truth of the past that was told to her.
Even if this method doesn’t work, I have prepared a plan B.
“then. “See you later.”
Taehyun escaped Rosaria’s castle with the succubi.
* * *
Guangzhou, China.
A man was staying in the place where the Guangzhou Research Institute used to be.
It was Kassim Zort.
It’s full of poison that an average player wouldn’t dare approach.
As a contractor for Beelzebub, this level of poison had no effect whatsoever.
“Hong Kong has been captured.”
“That was fast.”
“The gray disease had already spread and most of the players were incapacitated.”
Kassim Jort let out a dark laugh at his subordinate’s report.
Gray disease.
Thanks to this disease created using Venom’s magic power, the world has become full of demons.
This is because most of his subordinates are able to avoid the disease by undergoing treatment for demonization.
“Pass this to the black hole.”
Kassim Zort handed over a purple liquid in a potion bottle.
“This…?”
“Venom’s magical power has been further strengthened. “He will understand what I’m saying right away.”
“My name.”
The subordinate opened the gate and disappeared.
The corners of Kassim Zort’s mouth rose as he watched the gate closing.
The source of the gray disease is Venom, a SS+ grade monster.
And what he gave me a little while ago was something that strengthened Venom’s remaining magic power.
If it were injected into a living Venom.
‘It must have evolved into an SSS-level monster.’
Soon, a gate will be created through which even SSS-level monsters can enter and exit.
A man appeared in Kassim Zort’s mind.
‘Kim Tae-hyun. Now that I think about it, he’s quiet.’
Rosaria’s contractor who broke his own heart twice.
In order to capture him alive, he needed to learn a little more from Beelzebub’s power.
‘Once this is over, I’ll have to see Beelzebub.’
The day to take Kim Tae-hyun’s heart is not far away.
When I thought about that, my body got hot and I couldn’t stand it.
* * *
[Caught. We can only go so far.]
[If we go any further, there will be war. Caught.]
Unlike their smiling faces, the succubi’s faces were stiff.
“that’s enough. “Go back now.”
Taehyun, who sent the succubi back, entered Beelzebub’s territory.
Even though I only took one step, I was suffocated by the poison.
at the same time.
Tiring.
[The use of magic power has been detected. I was struck by the ‘cursed poison’. It resists with mysterious power. Resistance was successful.]
[The use of magic power has been detected. I was struck by an ‘ominous poison’. It resists with mysterious power. Resistance was successful.]
“The welcome greeting is too much.”
There’s still a long way to go before the castle comes out, but it’s already like this.
Taehyun clicked his tongue and released his magic power.
I remembered what Rosaria said just before leaving.
[Getting Beelzebub’s attention and being invited to the castle. That is the first thing the contractor must do.]
This is Beelzebub’s territory.
You will have to go through countless monsters to reach the guy in the castle.
Maybe you will face an SSS level monster.
Quaaaaa.
Dark red magic spread over the purple swamp.
Tiring.
[Skill Energy Drain (S) has been activated. Searching for the target.]
Numerous monsters were searched.
Tiring.
[Skill Energy Drain (S) has been strengthened. Magic power consumption accelerates.]
Squeeze. Squeeze.
Pazzzzzz.
Although I can’t see it yet.
I could feel several monsters drying up.
I could feel a group of S-class monsters approaching from a distance.
“Let’s play a game somewhere.”
Taehyun, whose eyes turned red, raised his magic power and used the next skill.
