Genius Corpse-Collecting Warrior - Chapter 127
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Dallen walked quickly. There wasn’t much time.
This is the hell of Calchas. It was a world created with the power contained in its essence.
A demon whose original body has been destroyed will begin to regain its strength in just a few hours.
Until then, all the bodies had to be recovered and the bastard completely destroyed.
Towoong –
Kicks the air and flies up. A height overlooking the forest.
In my widened field of vision, I could see four pillars rising into the sky in the distance.
‘Chain Tower.’
One tower was built at the north, south, east, and west of this hell. It was an obelisk that contained the power of this Chain Hell.
‘It is the place where the descendants of Calchas are created.’
The Hound of Calchas. Chain knight. A captive soul. In addition, numerous types of monsters were pickled by the power of Calchas in that tower and were reborn as members of his clan.
In the game, it was a gate-like facility where numerous mobs poured out during boss battles, so Calkas’s standard strategy was to block the chain tower as the first step.
‘Though this case was a little different.’
It was something that could not be helped.
At first, dealing with Calchas alone was too much, so I didn’t have the strength to block the Chain Tower.
And after Jeokchang himself came forward, whether there were thousands or tens of thousands of mobs, they were all wiped out with just a wave of his hand.
Tuung –
After using my leaping skill generously, I was able to reach the southern chain tower before long.
The first body was just below the Chain Tower. Dallen reached down and retrieved the body.
[The body of the gloomy Curved Sword Knight has been recovered. The ability is inherited.]
[Inheritance reward: Strength +1 Prowess +1 Senses +1 Hearthstone]
‘First of all, I got the most urgent thing.’
A shining stone with six different colors mixed together.
This was a hearthstone created by the six Great Demon Towers on the continent together when humanity was swept into the apocalypse.
The hundreds of times Dallen experienced all ended in destruction, but that doesn’t mean humanity, who was cornered, didn’t do anything.
Those who survived struggled to protect even an inch of land on the continent, and sometimes even launched counterattacks.
Part of that counterattack is the Expedition to Hell.
It was an attempt to send tens to hundreds of superhumans to wipe out the main base of the devil invading the continent.
‘It was late-game content that felt like a hell raid.’
It was this return stone that allowed the heroes who had stabbed the devil to return safely to the continent.
A magic tool that allows you to come back to life even if your magic power has been depleted due to exhaustion from battle with the devil.
Each return stone allowed ten people to return to their original location. Considering the incredible difficulty of dimension transfer magic, it was a groundbreaking invention that would have made even the devil cry.
It is still possible to obtain similar items, but compared to the insanely high prices, stability is not guaranteed at all.
‘I’ll use it soon, so keep it safe.’
[Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Master.]
The devil, who had consumed the curse to the limit in the battle a moment ago, swept his uncomfortable stomach in subspace and received the hearthstone.
He looked at the Hearthstone with interest and said:
[Hmm, that’s an interesting item. It is based on the basic dimension transfer technique, but is based on the space-time coordinate system that existed in the user’s past, thereby drastically reducing the amount of magic required. The calculation of the arbitrary value of the horsepower wind is also innovative. It doesn’t seem to be from this era.]
‘…Did you have any knowledge of spells?’
[Uh… first of all, I’m also a devil. The magic related to dimensions is imprinted close to instinct.]
It was a slightly proud voice. It feels as if he is asking people to look after him in the future since he has this level of ability.
Dallen smiled lowly and put his hand into subspace. He patted the devil’s head, which instinctively retreated in a start.
‘If he plays the role of bag as well as he does now, I might be able to give him a different role in the future.’
[I will be loyal to you, master!]
The devil shouted in a high-spirited voice. Dallen laughed. This is why brainwashing education is so scary.
After leaving the southern Chain Tower, Dallon soon arrived in the west. Like hell, there were monsters overflowing both on the ground and in the sky, but everyone seemed busy running away from him.
It must be because he beat the devil with the power of the red spear. They couldn’t even defeat their master, so it was natural for them to think that they would be no match for them if they attacked them.
[The body of a high-ranking wizard in the Statia Tower has been recovered. Ability is inherited.]
[Inheritance Reward: Intelligence +3 Magic Power +1 Unique Skill: Ice Crystal (Unique)]
The second corpse recovered in this way.
The reward was a unique skill.
***
In the history of the continent, there were more than hundreds of Ki-Isa.
There are more than ten archmages who have just founded the Magic Tower, and most of the founders of famous knights have reached extraordinary heights in martial arts.
If you add other races such as dwarves, elves, beastmen, and transcendental creatures such as witches and dragons, the number is difficult to even count.
And the greatest legacy they left behind was not large organizations such as the Magic Tower or the Knights Templar.
A realm that originates from imagery that has reached the state of transcendence. The power to twist reality that came from there was the greatest mark that the transcendentalists left on this continent.
‘So there are quite a few cases where D-grade or higher skills have names attached to them.’
Of course, not everyone was like that. Even though it was a D-grade or higher skill, there were many cases where it did not have a name.
One of them is one that has undergone repeated improvements over a long period of time and through the hands of numerous people.
That was the reason why many of the magic tower’s spells had their names omitted.
‘The unique skills are also in a similar vein to the improvement process of the magic tower.’
A landscape conceived by the original founder.
If capturing all that is the key to increasing skill proficiency.
Acquiring a unique skill is the concept of twisting and breaking that image and recreating it with your own power.
It was a hidden content that was only available near the latter half of the game, and as a hidden element, acquisition itself had to depend on probability.
Unique skills were the result of the character’s own imagery and territory, regardless of the player’s intervention.
Just like the difficulty of obtaining it, how to use it was also extremely difficult.
When you get it, a notification window pops up, and it is impossible to randomly check the list in the status window.
I had to pay close attention to each of the character’s actions, and if there was a pattern that was different from before during battle or training, I had to remember that.
I even had the illusion that I was playing a game or conducting behavioral science research behind the monitor.
‘Now that I have become the character, it feels very different from then.’
Sigh….
Ice crystals blooming in the air on the palm of my hand.
Spells, aided by magical power and intelligence, unfold according to will as naturally as breathing.
It was a strange feeling. This feeling of liberation was felt from the moment the skill level exceeded the limit, and gradually deepened as the magic power and intelligence reached 30.
It was a completely different method from combining skills of peak proficiency with the power of territory.
At least until then, it felt like I was still stuck with the status window and proficiency system.
Now, it felt like I had gained complete freedom from that starting point and was able to control the power I had built up on my own.
“…….”
He stretches his hand forward as if possessed. Dozens of densely bloomed flower buds swam gently in the air.
Paget!
Twist the magic power.
Wow….
Converts the spell.
Beyond application within the limited framework of skills.
The boundaries and limitations of the frame itself are freely manipulated by relying on intuition and calculation.
「Ice Crystal」
There was no need for a set order. A short chant only serves to add confidence to one’s own image.
and.
Damn it!
Dallen thought as he looked at the pillar of ice that had stopped functioning, covering a huge obelisk tens of meters high.
The future will be quite different from before.
***
Dallen traveled through the rest of Hell, retrieving bodies. The increased horsepower figure was a huge help in saving time.
As long as you get close to the place where the character died, a magical wind with a unique scent will guide you to the location of the corpse without having to search for memories.
The remaining corpses were not powerful heroes like the previous two.
Still, since they had reached hell in their own way, there was a high possibility that they were extraordinary people.
[The body of a warrior buried in the ground was recovered as emergency rations for hunting dogs. Ability is inherited.]
[Inheritance reward: Strength +1]
[The body of a soldier brought to the expedition the day before the war was recovered. The ability is inherited.]
[Inheritance reward: Senses +1]
[The body of the Inquisitor who secretly admired the witch was recovered. Ability is inherited.]
[Inheritance Reward: Magic Power +1]
[The body of a knight who died while competing with the devil was recovered. I inherit the ability.]
[Inheritance reward: Skill +1]
“…….”
It seems unusual in some other way, but I decided to ignore the notification window as much as possible.
What matters is not how you died, but what you left behind.
How much is each ability worth? It’s something you can’t omit just because it’s embarrassing.
Normally, it would be so difficult to even raise a single level.
Dallen, who had fought countless enemies, was able to raise two levels at once for the first time by defeating a high-level demon.
‘Anyway, I guess I’ll have to avoid Felver for the time being.’
[Puh, a master who cares about his family. Kankies seem to have spots, humans.]
‘…Since when were you able to read my thoughts?’
[Am I not tied to your image? The surface level of psychology can be discerned, albeit vaguely.]
The dragon crouching on the snowy mountain laughed softly. Rotten. I can’t even think freely anymore.
My power was growing day by day, but it seemed like I was getting hit here and there more and more in my human relationships. It wasn’t like this when I was a mercenary in the past.
[Extraordinary people have extraordinary relationships. Aren’t they already the master of the holy sword and the devil, the father of the dragon, and the lover of the witch and the paladin?]
‘Lovers are shit. ‘Have you lived so long that your head has become strange?’
[I’m just talking from the point of view.]
I’m going to turn my back on this.
Dallen shook his head and walked towards the throne.
In the middle of a forest devastated by a battle a few hours ago, the throne of Calchas, split in half, lay on the ground.
“You’re already starting to regain your strength.”
An ominous magical power swaying over the throne. The chains that had all been broken had already grown to the point where they wrapped two or three layers around the throne.
The essence of Calchas has virtually become one with the throne.
Therefore, in order to kill Calchas, the throne had to be destroyed.
The problem is that we don’t have the power to do that right now.
‘It’s not that it’s not a waste, but I guess I have no choice.’
Dallen clicked his tongue briefly and put his hand into subspace. What he took out was a long stick wrapped in white cotton cloth.
‘The fourth piece of the Twelve Spears.’
It was originally an item that was intended to be useful during a monster invasion in the mid to late game.
Among the pieces of the Holy Spear with different abilities, the fourth piece is specialized for protecting a wide area.
Of course, if you change the way of using it a little, you can use it as a powerful perm rather than defense.
Basically, the more powerful a holy relic or magic tool is, the more it takes a hit on the user.
[Hmm…are you really going to use that?]
As if he was regretting it, he left the dragon behind and peeled off the pure white cloth from the stick.
The fragment in the middle of the broken window had a strangely clean cross-section, which is unclear as to how it was cut.
[Isn’t it a waste of time for humans to use it to destroy just one baby like this?]
‘It doesn’t matter.’
Anyway, this is something obtained through a corpse. If I had to express it, it would be more correct to see it as a by-product from another dimension.
A fragment of the original Holy Spear is probably still sleeping somewhere on the continent.
It would have been quite an arduous journey to get it myself, but it was even funnier to come all the way here and go back without being able to kill a single demon.
Kiiiiing –
Infuse divine power without hesitation. Since all abilities had reached 30, the sense of handling power was on a completely different level than before.
Tsuzuzuzu….
The piece of the holy spear that looked like a simple rod vibrates and hundreds of branches of sacred power begin to spread out like roots from both ends.
A common use is to use this extended divine power to create a huge wall spanning several kilometers to block monsters beyond the border from crossing.
However, if you can change the direction of the force just a little, it is not unreasonable to concentrate it in a narrower range.
Paget!
The roots of divine power extending to both sides stopped for a moment and began to turn inward.
The roots of divine power gradually change the angle and soon surround a small area in the form of a large circle.
At the center of the flow, which seemed to be drawing a Taegeuk pattern starting from the center point, was the Chain Throne of Calchas, broken in two.
And the moment Dallen let go and retreated from the range, a huge pillar of light rose up from the ground.
Cooung –
It wasn’t an explosive release of power. However, the weight felt was enough to make Dallen’s heart ache.
This was the result of the divine power, which was originally supposed to spread widely and drive away monsters and evil, being confined in a small space and was released.
Beyond blocking demons, it has the function of evaporating all evil within its range.
In an instant, the throne disappeared without a trace, and Dallon lightly snatched up the demonic essence that bounced back as if repulsed by divine power and held it in his hand.
Kugugugu….
Hell that begins to collapse as soon as its owner disappears completely.
Now that we have confirmed that the experience points have been received, our work here is done.
Dallen put the demon’s essence into subspace and took out the hearthstone he had obtained a few hours ago instead.
It was time to go back.
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