Episode 326 Ji
Jin-hee was happy to see Tae-hyeon after a long time, but did not think about letting him go.
If Go Tae-wook had not interrupted the conversation, saying that there were many issues that needed to be resolved, he would have been detained until tonight.
“I will contact the elderly separately.”
Go Tae-wook, who knew that Tae-hyun was trying to go to Bang Chae-soo, said that.
This was to provide convenience within the association to prevent a situation like the previous case of Lim A-young.
“please.”
Taehyun nodded and headed towards where Bang Chae-soo’s lab was.
Go Tae-wook said he would tell me.
As before, if there was a reservation, I was planning to schedule the next date just by looking at the face.
Otherwise, the issues related to the skill ‘Devil Gate’ should be dealt with immediately today.
I walked 20 minutes from the association president’s office and arrived at the lab.
Taehyun quietly admired the room in front of the room with the name Bang Chae-soo on it.
“Young Master. “You are very resourceful.”
The location was no different from before, but the entrance was definitely different.
Below the nameplate, he is given the title of S-rank player and is even engraved with the title of skill fusion expert.
It seemed like Ji Jin-hee made an effort to utilize Bang Chae-soo more actively.
The only thing that changed was the entrance.
The number of laboratories that had previously only been used increased to five.
It was not difficult to guess that the internal laboratory had expanded to at least five times its size compared to before.
In fact, a quarter of one floor was given over to Bang Chae-su’s laboratory.
It was a part that showed how much Ji Jin-hee regarded Bang Chae-soo’s abilities.
No, Kim Jong-ho, who is praised as a master in the industry, is close to me.
‘It might be strange not to acknowledge that skill.’
The reason Taehyun came here was because he thought he was the best skill fusion expert in New Korea.
‘You should have reached the level of skill you had in your previous life by now.’
Will Bang Chae-su, whose skill and magical proficiency has increased, be able to solve his problems?
I would be lying if I said I wasn’t excited.
Knock. Knock.
Taehyun knocked lightly.
As if he had been waiting, the door opened and Bang Chae-soo came out with his eyes wide open.
He greeted Taehyun while holding both of his hands.
“Kim Tae-hyun player!! “I received notification in advance.”
“It’s still on the way directly from the association president’s office.”
Tae-hyeon told me that Go Tae-wook said he would contact me.
Bang Chae-soo shook his head.
“That’s not it, I’m saying that I received a call from that strict old man, Kim Jong-ho.”
Kim Jong-ho, who already knew about Tae-hyun’s problems, seemed to have told Bang Chae-soo the general situation.
“I canceled all reservations for this week for you.”
“There’s no need to go that far…”
“No. “If I want to match the skills of a player of your level, I need to take care of my stamina first.”
Bang Chae-soo’s expression looked so serious that I couldn’t help but laugh.
“Then we can talk quickly.”
“Come in. “I already wanted to show you my new studio.”
Bang Chae-su, excited as a child, walked ahead and talked about the usability of space and equipment.
The lab was so long that you had to walk 10 minutes to get to the space where Taehyun’s skills could be worked on.
It’s a bonus that equipment you’ve never seen before is installed here and there.
I once again realized how much effort Ji Jin-hee was putting into strengthening the association’s players.
“It’s pretty long, isn’t it?”
“Thanks to you.”
“It was all done by the elders.”
Until they arrived at the space, Bang Chae-su repeated what Kim Jong-ho had said.
“It’s hard to tell how much they’ve grown just by looking at their outward momentum.”
“Is it that much?”
“I’m embarrassed to brag in front of you, but my skills have improved considerably. “I got a lot of advice from hanging out with that old man, Kim Jong-ho.”
“The president of the association must be happy that the two great people met.”
“It would be difficult to say that there was no such reason for this lab expansion.”
While the two people were talking about that.
Before we knew it, we had arrived at the expanded laboratory where Taehyun’s skills would be worked on.
“wow.”
An exclamation came out of Taehyun’s mouth.
It’s not just that the size has expanded.
Ten small gates, five medium-sized gates, and one large gate were installed scattered around.
Is that all?
Magic amplification stones of different sizes were located here and there, combined with some kind of device.
At a glance, it was clear that the device was used differently depending on the awakened person.
Bang Chae-su explained with a faint smile.
“I heard it was specially produced equipment from Alchemist. “They say they plan to sell it to several countries in the future as custom orders.”
“Still, it may not be as efficient as the elderly.”
“Now I get scared every time you say that. And how much trouble are you trying to make me suffer…”
Contrary to what he said, Bang Chae-soo didn’t seem to dislike it.
Taehyun wasn’t joking either.
I was confident that if a craftsman named Bang Chae-su had been provided with such excellent equipment, he would be able to find a clue to ‘Devil Gate’.
“Are you managing this large area alone?”
“No way. Manager Go Tae-wook took action before you arrived.”
I thought it was really thorough.
Bang Chae-su’s explanation of the equipment continued.
There was nothing special.
It’s just that magic power is unlocked, Bang Chae-su’s skill is involved, and the number of supporting equipment has increased.
“If there’s one thing to keep in mind… everything that happens here is recorded.”
While saying that, Bang Chae-su turned on the monitor.
In the recorded video, a man and Bang Chae-su appeared.
Keying.
In the video, Bang Chae-soo’s skill was activated along with the sound.
At the same time, a weak magical power rose from the man’s body.
“This person was a non-awakened person… but soon after became a C-class awakened person.”
Taehyun’s eyes sparkled.
“If the reason you came to see me was to forcibly activate a skill, you should be able to do something with the equipment here.”
I could feel the confidence in Bang Chae-su’s eyes as he said that.
‘You’ve grown as expected.’
Taehyun knew he had come to the right place.
“Please sit over here.”
Bang Chae-su looked at Tae-hyun and pointed to a machine connected to a magic amplification stone and a large gate.
As soon as we sat down, Bang Chae-su started another system.
Jiying –
A barrier was created between each sector of the laboratory along with mechanical sounds.
“What is this?”
“It’s a 10-layer barrier. “The association paid attention because we didn’t know what skills would be awakened.”
“The barrier wall is quite thick.”
“I heard it was because of you.”
It is said that the barrier that Onsaemi-ro boasts has been broken quite a bit.
So, he told me that it was designed with Taehyun in mind from the beginning.
In fact, the ten barriers meant that Taehyun would run away.
It wasn’t a bad preparation for Taehyun either.
Bang Chae-su, who convinced us of the existence of the barrier, continued.
“I’m guessing that in your case, various skills may be affecting you, preventing the expression of other skills.”
“You mean…”
“First, we will extract a significant amount of your magic power through a large gate. Then, the magic power stored in the magic amplification stone will flow into your body.”
“What should I prepare?”
“Even if the magic penetrates, don’t reject it no matter how long it takes.”
In short, it meant that the skill had to be controlled to a degree close to sealing so that it could not run wild.
Taehyun nodded and consciously lowered his magic power to the lowest level.
In addition to blocking the magic power from ‘Predation’, we also focused on preventing the skills from reacting to sudden magic power.
“Let’s get started.”
Keying-
Just as he said, the gate was activated and started extracting a lot of Taehyun’s magical power.
Next, Bang Chae-su’s skills, strengthened by the magic amplification stone, enveloped his body.
I could feel old magic power sweeping through every part of my body.
I didn’t push it away.
The skills were thoroughly controlled to prevent them from showing their head.
I felt sweat flowing all over my body.
How many hours have passed like that?
Tiring.
[Skill Devil Gate (SSS) has been activated. Search for location.]
‘It’s done!!’
Taehyun was happy for a moment.
[Skill Devil Gate (SSS) has been strengthened. Magic power consumption accelerates.]
‘What?’
[The location of Skill Devil Gate (SSS) has been determined. The gate is activated.]
This happened before Taehyun could react.
Not an installed gate.
Hahahahaha.
A huge gate was created in the air.
“Huh…!!”
Finally, we hear Bang Chae-su’s flustered whining.
The entire area was swallowed up by the rapidly expanding gate.
* * *
An intangible energy weighed down Taehyun’s whole body.
It’s not magical power or ambition.
It felt familiar.
Although it is weak.
The law of the Abyss is applied.
‘The ‘Devil Gate’ used by Kassim Zort is opened by exploring a certain location in the Abyss. It was to bring in the marked monsters.’
With that thought in mind, I opened my eyes.
just as expected.
Before my eyes was not a laboratory, but the red sky Abyss.
As expected, it was somewhere in the deepest layer.
‘I’m embarrassed.’
The Devil Gate that appeared in Taehyun reverse-summoned the two to the deepest level.
It was also the first time I saw it.
“This place… somewhere on earth…”
Bang Chae-soo, who opened his eyes late, alternately looked at Tae-hyeon, who was sparking, and the scene in the deepest layer.
The level of monsters living in the deepest layer is also different.
The air itself also becomes thinner.
Unless he had the body of an S-rank player, it was impossible to endure for a long time.
just as expected.
Bang Chae-su was embarrassed, but his face was contorted as if he was having trouble breathing.
“I can’t breathe… I can’t breathe.”
“Has something like this happened before?”
“It wasn’t there…!!”
Bang Chae-su’s face was full of resentment and pain as she said that.
“Then I don’t know what to make of the situation now.”
While saying that, Taehyun checked his magic power.
Due to the influence of being selected at the gate a little while ago, there were less than 50 left.
“Where on earth… where on earth are we…?”
Bang Chae-soo looked around and asked desperately.
“Abyss. Among them, the area located in the deepest part.”
“What…?”
“Welcome to the deepest level.”
Bang Chae-su’s face was colored with astonishment.
Taehyun explained the situation.
‘Devil Gate’ is a skill that summons monsters from the deepest or deepest level.
It seems like something went wrong with the skill being forcibly activated.
Judging from the location, it seems to be a place marked by Kassim Zort.
Bang Chae-soo was aggrieved as to why he was caught up in this, but accepted it calmly.
After all, he is also a craftsman.
“So… what should I do now?”
“The skill activated strangely, so I have to go back. “If I were alone, it wouldn’t be a place where I could survive while protecting the elderly.”
It was fortunate that the Law of the Abyss was only slightly activated because all the skills were forcibly sealed.
Otherwise, my whole body would have exploded to the point where I would have had to use ultra-fast playback.
In particular, the sealing of ‘Predation’ and ‘Heart of a Higher Species’ had a significant impact.
This is because those two skills are more involved in Taehyun’s transformation into a monster than any other skill.
‘I think I might know how to ignore the laws of the Abyss.’
Of course, the power used by Jormungand.
It would be great if you could use Runaway properly.
At that moment, Taehyun’s body shook.
“Why but?”
Taehyun checked the status window without answering.
“This is crazy.”
A curse came out of me.
All skills in the status window were sealed.
The same goes for ‘Apostle of the Gate’.
“Are you okay? There must be a way to go back, right?”
Bang Chae-su, feeling something strange, asked.
The voice and face that asked that question were full of earnestness and pain.
This is because the current environment is too harsh for Bang Chae-su, who is not a trained player.
Taehyun took out a potion for use in emergencies from his belt.
Top-quality healing potion.
It wouldn’t be considered treatment, but it would be at least first aid.
“Elder, let’s just do this…”
Before Taehyun could finish his sentence.
dump.
Bang Chae-soo lost consciousness and collapsed.
Taehyun hurriedly poured the potion into Bang Chae-su’s mouth.
From far away.
There was someone watching those two people.
