Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 96

Episode 96

Second Arrangement

Hwaaa!

Where the halo of light subsided, only a single line of sentences reminiscent of a wave pattern remained.

As Elric, he was just dumbfounded.

‘I haven’t noticed the fourth seal yet… but it suddenly appears like this? ‘And that’s because he caught the Death Worm?’

The stone slab has returned to its original state as if it had never been that way.

So I couldn’t figure out what happened.

But one thing is certain.

‘It was intended from the beginning to give the fourth seal in this arrangement…’

In fact, the first arrangement was similar.

Because the ultimate goal was to have the Seal of the Snow Mountain King.

It seemed that this time would probably be no different.

‘I heard you can steal General Dong… is it related to that? How do I use it? ‘What is your true name?’

Elric guessed that this seal was probably one of the parts of ‘Winter’ that Otto Hahn had mentioned.

The problem was that I couldn’t find out its name.

If Mephisto was next to me, I could easily ask him about this and that, but I can’t do that right now.

‘Mother! Help me, Mader!’

Of course, there was no way for Mephisto to intervene in the arrangements taking place in the unconscious world.

Even if you tried to ask the Camellia God, he wouldn’t show up because it wasn’t related to trees, and considering that he hates demons so much, it was clear that even if he knew, he wouldn’t give you an answer.

True name was the minimum condition for operating the seal. This was because only by being able to go beyond the true name and ‘understand’ the concepts contained within it can one truly ‘access’ the power of the seal.

However, I knew nothing about this seal.

They have no idea what the grades are or how the genealogy continues.

The only thing that can be sensed is the properties of the seal?

‘It’s the wind.’

I felt like it would take a little more time to be able to use this seal properly.

‘Because it took time to understand the Snow Mountain King’s seal and learn how to use it. I think it was like that this time too. We’ll have to wait and see. But under what conditions can this seal be obtained?’

The seal of cruelty was obtained by defeating a type of demon called Yeti, but even if Death Worm is classified as a demon, isn’t it a demon?

Elric had many unsolved riddles, but he thought that if he continued with his arrangements, they would be solved on their own.

“Well, now that the cleaning is over, shall we plant it properly again?”

Elric hummed as he took out the seeds and planted them in the ground.

I smelled the death worm’s corpse and felt the monsters approaching one by one, so I felt like I had to finish the job quickly.

however.

Kukuku…!

“…no way?”

Elric frowned after seeing the ground tremble for just a moment.

For some reason, the ominous feeling felt no different from before.

and.

“shit…!”

Why is it that I always feel so ominous?

Kwaaaaang!

The ground exploded again.

* * *

[You have failed the mission.]

[It rewinds to day 0.]

[This is the 3rd challenge.]

“Damn it, damn it!”

As soon as Elric came to his senses, he saw that he had returned to his original position and had to pour out a curse.

The first two death worms I caught were not the end.

I almost fainted when I encountered dozens of death worms that had come up from the depths of the underground, where even the anglerfish could not reach, smelling the corpses of their own kind.

‘There’s a colony of death worms around here? How on earth did the Howanga build a city here?’

There was some information about the death worm colony in the “Monster Encyclopedia.”

[Colony of death worms: Death worms have a very difficult environment in which to survive, so many individuals live together in a specific area. There are many cases where a few or as many as dozens of animals form a group, and in this case, the colony becomes a dead area where no life can survive.] [

If there is a suspicious area, be sure to avoid it. The subjugation level of the colony is upgraded to level 1.]

Even though there is an item called Death Worm, the ‘Death Worm Colony’ boasted such a terrible reputation that there was a separate item for the colony.

Since subjugation is impossible without a direct ‘army’ or a ‘one-man army’, they are usually left alone even when discovered.

‘What do we do? ‘Do I really need to look for another place?’

Elric was deep in thought as he ran his hand down his face.

There was no way to attack the death worm colony on my own right now.

Heavy duty talisman.

Because one hand cannot handle many things at the same time.

‘But the fact that death worms live in groups as large as me means that the environment is good.’

Unlike their appearances, they were extremely picky about where they could live.

Is there any other good way?

‘For now, let’s do as much as we can.’

Haven’t we gotten any information related to the Tiger family yet?

More than anything, I was disappointed that I had dug up the information so far.

Even though the colony was scary, I thought that after a few more hardships, there would be a way.

Baduk!

Elric gritted his teeth.

* * *

I didn’t know until then.

I had no idea that this was the entrance to the beginning of the terrible pit of hell.

* * *

[You have failed the mission.]

[It rewinds to day 0.]

[This is the 34th challenge.]

“Aaaah! “What on earth are you asking me to do?”

Elric clenched his temples and let out a loud scream.

You only have to endure failure once or twice, but if it happens more than 30 times, your patience will inevitably run out.

The problem was that there was no way to solve this.

Until the 10th challenge, Elric was pulling out all the headless brains he had in order to somehow attack the Death Worm colony.

In fact, several times I felt as if success was right in front of me.

There were various methods, such as trying to catch death worms in groups using food they liked, freezing the entire earth and starving them to death, or bringing in other monsters.

But all those things failed.

Not only was it quite difficult to deal with a group of death worms one by one, but just when you thought you had everything sorted out, other guys that were hiding somewhere would come out and disrupt you, so there was nothing you could do.

In the end, I decided that it was impossible to attack any more and had no choice but to move to another area.

The problem was that it was not easy to grow trees even there.

‘Why on earth are there so many monsters? Without demons, the entire land would be full of demonic energy and poison, and it would take ages to purify it…!’

If you liked an area, a flood of monsters poured in, and if you thought there were a few monsters, the area was a mess.

Only then did Elric understand why it was so difficult for normal life to survive in the black snowfield.

On the contrary, I almost admired the beast people who built a city and prospered civilization even after being driven out to a place like this.

‘Just looking at Antromorph, it is clear that farming was being carried out, at least partially. There is some way….’

For a moment, Elric was able to recall the stone monuments that stood at the borders of Antromorph.

A large stone monument that was built in the middle of a black snowy field to block the invasion of monsters. After all, does it have to be there?

But I just didn’t know where to get something like that.

‘Maybe this too…?’

Elric took out the stone slab and examined it carefully, but soon the ground fell and he had to sigh.

No matter how much I looked at it, it was much smaller than the stone monument and I couldn’t see any magical devices related to the barrier.

Even if there was something, it didn’t seem like it was at a level where I could confirm it right away.

‘Would it be better to carve a magic circle to build a barrier?’

That’s what I thought, but I don’t know what effect it will have on the magic device Otto Hahn installed.

I thought about bringing a huge stone engraved with barrier magic and setting it up at the border, but in the end, I gave up after seeing that it couldn’t withstand the monster’s continued attacks for long and was broken.

In the end, after about 30 rounds, we ended up back in the Death Worm colony.

I thought that since I knew the most information about this place, it would be easier to attack.

Of course, I had to suffer frustration as I failed one after another.

‘ha! If things continue like this, I think I’ll be trapped in the arrangement forever.’

The only solution I could think of right now was the unknown seal I got when the first restriction was lifted.

‘I’m sure this has something to do with planting camellia trees.’

The seal that Elric temporarily named ‘Seal of Wind’ continued to grow as it removed monsters.

Even though I didn’t do anything special, I was already reaching 3 stars.

If it was a strong monster, a larger piece of the seal was given as a strong monster, and if it was a small monster, a small piece of the same level as a small monster was given.

Thanks to this, the reset that took place over 30 times was not completely fruitless.

I was also able to acquire geographical information about this area.

‘If the second constraint or something is lifted, will we be able to know the true name or trigger? If there were any signs of loosening up, I would be able to do something. ha!’

The problem is that I don’t know what the restriction is, and there’s no way to know the necessary conditions for lifting it.

In the end, it was something I had to figure out by directly experiencing everything from start to finish.

Is it like looking for a needle in a sandy desert?

‘When I was King of the Snow Mountain, I had a clear goal of catching the King of the Snow Mountain, so I didn’t mind dying a few times, but this isn’t even that bad.’

For a moment, Elric thought about laughing sinisterly and telling a bunch of gossip about Otto Hahn, who was watching him.

‘Rather, the more I liked it, the more I liked it. There’s no way the medicine would go up.’

I felt like I could see Mervinger’s bad personality in taking pleasure in other people’s anger, so I decided to just ignore him.

It would be nice if someone could help in times like this.

‘for a moment. ‘Help?’

Then Elric remembered something and scratched his head.

“Ahh! You idiot! “Why are you remembering that now?”

Otto Hahn and the Camellia God clearly only told him to plant a tree, but never said to do it ‘by himself’.

Doesn’t that mean it’s okay to have a helper?

“Howanga! “We have to find the Huwang family of this era!”

When Elric first fell into this era, what was the first thought that came to mind? The goal was to find the Tiger family that founded Antromorph 400 years ago and the tribe that would follow them.

But I was so focused on planting seeds that I didn’t think about joining them.

It seemed like the stereotype of having to attack Anbae through solo play had chained his actions.

‘If you want to start farming, all you have to do is learn from the beast people, right? If that doesn’t work, you can ask for help.’

Of course, Elric knew very well that it would not be easy to become friends with the beastmen.

In particular, this was a time when the anger of the beastmen toward humans was at its peak.

On the contrary, there would have been many people who would have tried to beat him to death as soon as they found him. Perhaps the Tiger family might also belong to that group.

‘In any case, the reason the Tiger family rose to prominence in this era was because they felt the need to unite due to a widespread sense of crisis toward humans.’

But Elric was confident.

Confidence in ensuring that they pay attention to themselves, even if they have boundaries.

‘I guess I’ll have to change my posture depending on how the human reacts to the fact that I learned the Gangbody technique.’

Until this era, Gangchejutsu had not yet become a secret art of the Tiger family.

Rather, as it was divided into dozens of sects and tribes, it was a time when Gangseojutsu remained in the world in countless different forms and schools, with only the same name.

‘However, during this period, the King of Tigers unified the beast-human race and integrated Gangcheism, which was a major problem, into one, creating the system we have today.’

That was the secret art of the Tiger family, which Elric called the ‘original body art’.

‘It worked out better. If you can meet them, get information about the original form of Gangseojutsu, and grow trees… you’ll kill two birds with one stone.’

In order to do that, we need to meet the hero who created the Beast-Man Union and founded the House of Tigers.

Is King Yulho really embodied in this arrangement?

Elric was very curious about that.

Of course, it was definitely not easy to find him and his tribe in this wide black snow field.

But for Elric, it was rather easy.

‘If it’s hard to find, just make it easy to find.’

One corner of Elric’s mouth curled up ominously.

Wizard who swallowed talent