The 31st Piece Turns the Tables - Chapter 363

Episode 363

As soon as I heard it, I almost nodded without thinking.

The labyrinth is a place full of the dead.

The number of living people, including Snowfall, can be counted on one hand.

‘Do you mean to transport the dead to the world of the living?’

It was a nasty request.

The ghost’s hand is already dead and gone.

However, the dead people seemed to say that Shinyu was different from them.

If you say that…

“I’ll do my best.”

At Kang Seol’s words, not only the serious Shin Lip but also the lively Shin Hyeon just smiled sheepishly.

“Thank you very much.”

‘I want to restore freedom to my younger brother who has already died and become a ghost…’

They are strange brothers.

Of course, Shinyu was also included among those brothers.

‘No matter what, I never thought I would find and wake him up in such an ignorant way…’

What would you have done if you hadn’t found Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon?

No, he wasn’t that kind of guy to begin with.

Shin Yu, who came to mind from Shin Kang’s perspective after a long time, was a stubborn guy who was forced to do whatever he wanted.

‘In this case, I was very lucky, but…’

It was a miracle created because it was such a novelty.

“Are there any parts of your practice that are blocking you?”

While Kang Seol was thinking about the past for a moment, Shin Rip asked him about his training.

He took a moment to choose an answer and then answered:

“I plan to think about it myself.”

Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon looked a little surprised.

Although he only gave me tasks to think about and never taught me anything directly, I planned to teach him the necessary things whenever I was ready, but Kang Seol postponed that until later.

“Hmm….”

“Ho….”

Nod…

“It’s a great decision. Well then, I’ll leave it alone for a while. If you need help, let me know anytime. “I will try to help as much as I can.”

“thank you.”

However, there was something Shinhyeon left behind before leaving.

“Hehehe… We’ll do it for now, but I wonder what Shinyu will do…”

Shin Rip glared at Shin Hyeon.

“Have you met the child?”

“Somehow… I was asking about the humans wandering around the labyrinth.”

“… What did you answer?”

“I just… answered appropriately.”

“What’s the reaction?”

“It was pretty calm.”

“Hmm… it’s done.”

Shin Lip left a note of concern to Kang Seol.

“Xinyu, that kid has a single-minded side, so he might try to test you. If a guy you can’t fight appears, know that it’s him. Shinyu has no intention of harming you, so we won’t come forward either. Rather, our coming forward may stimulate that child.”

Divine healing may come.

Kang Seol looked reluctant, but answered that he would understand.

* * *

After that day, life went back to how it was before.

So, like before meeting Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon.

Training and resting during the day and hunting at night.

Hunting methods have changed.

From swordsmanship to summoning.

Kwajiiiikik-!

“First of all, one guy….”

A small night beast flowing down the river.

Whioooo…

[Gathers the darkness.]

[A very small amount of darkness has accumulated.]

[Passive: Shadows respond to the sticky darkness.]

[Absorbs the shadows.]

[The shadow space is permanently increased by 30. .]

[The grace of darkness is granted.]

[Proficiency in shadow-related abilities increases.]

…

Snowfall that hunts at least 20 animals every night.

The shadow space had expanded to an unreasonable level, but this was all of use only when escaping from the labyrinth.

‘By the way… these guys aren’t decreasing at all?’

Despite doing their best to hunt every night, the number of night beasts gradually increased. The growth is noticeable.

The reason for this clearly existed.

‘It’s because the number of individuals that can be hunted is still limited.’

In hunting, it is common for the hunter to chase the target from an advantageous position. If a hunter sheds blood, it wouldn’t be hunting, it would be a bloody fight.

Snowfall gave names to small, medium, and large night beasts.

Small is a rabbit, medium is a wolf, and large is a tiger.

At the current level, wolf hunting carried the risk of injury and tiger hunting carried the risk of death.

The type of hunting that Kangseol was currently doing was close to rabbit hunting.

‘You still have to be careful about bumping into mid-sized players.’

If your night beast collapsed, it was you who was next.

When the hunt had been going on for about 15 days, Kangseol realized one thing.

‘If it continues like this, the same day will just repeat itself every day.’

They had to focus on hunting at night to reduce the population and combine rest and training during the day.

There were many days when the small amount of training time itself was meaningless if my concentration was lost.

The purpose of learning in real-life situations was good, but there was a significant lack of time to evaluate the results.

The darkness he possessed through hunting gradually increased, and the shadow space became the difference between heaven and earth compared to before entering the labyrinth, but at some point, Kangseol realized.

Even if the number and size of night beasts increases by absorbing darkness like this, it will not be true growth.

Clearly something different is needed.

In fact, no matter how many night beasts there were, it was useless if they could not overcome medium-sized individuals, and it was currently impossible to control them all.

‘To increase hunting efficiency…’

It was simple.

There are two solutions.

You can find a way to exclude medium-sized objects that become obstacles to hunting and only deal with small-sized objects, or you can summon many night beasts that are stronger than medium-sized objects.

‘It’s impossible through actual combat alone.’

All of this was difficult to realize through hunting.

In order to break a rock with an egg, it would be faster to figure out a way to somehow make the egg as hard as a rock than to hit the rock with the egg several times.

Of course, for now, both are at a loss.

‘Right now it’s more about insight than practice.’

We had to go beyond efficiency improvement and reach new areas.

Various advantages, including increased proficiency gained in actual combat, had to be considered as additional effects.

‘To survive in the labyrinth… you have to think hard.’

gaff.

I had to use all the weapons I had.

After making that decision, Kang Seol declared it to Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon. Instead of increasing the training time during the day, they will reduce the hunting time at night.

Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon were concerned about the massive proliferation of night beasts in the labyrinth, but they responded that it would be okay since they were there.

As they say, even if all efforts fail, since there are two brothers, the worst will be avoided.

‘It’s reassuring to know that there’s Beebil Hill.’

Even if you experience failure, it is a guaranteed failure.

So, I had to challenge myself to fail.

I briefly summarized the problem at hand.

1. With my current skills, it is difficult to hunt even one medium-sized or larger creature per day. There was also a risk of injury.

2. Even if it was possible to overcome medium-sized objects, it was impossible to reduce the number to the level that the Shin brothers dealt with every day.

3. The power of the night beast has not been properly handled yet.

‘This will all be resolved once I become stronger in handling night beasts.’

So stick with it.

But…

‘How?’

No matter what you strengthen, you always need materials.

There was nothing in the world that was possible with just spirit and sincerity.

Unless it is possible to create something from nothing.

In other words, parts to be combined into the finished product called the night beast are needed.

The quickest and surest thing is to teach or pass on the things that snowfall has.

‘What do I… have?’

Kang Seol even counted his fingers and listed the things he had.

The blood of the beginning.

This power gained from the Labyrinth of Asceticism is probably the greatest potential that Snow Snow, whose shadow is now sealed, has.

Experience handling powerful summons.

In a broader sense, the night beast may also go through a similar process as it is his summoned animal.

In addition, is it the experience of creating creatures and the power of spirit that came to the labyrinth and awakened it?

In addition, the maintenance of the recovered horses.

Of course, the maintenance you have gained so far has not been of much help in battle, so there is no need to worry about it.

Anyway…

“First of all…”

From the blood of the beginning.

No longer pressed for time.

Circumstances do not control the environment.

Even in situations where there is no answer, I shake my head and make up my mind.

One day you will break through the labyrinth, and you will definitely be stronger then.

All you have to do is picture that clear future and hone it.

Snowfall may not be the fastest or most physically strong person on the road.

However, he is the only human who has found 10 paths to ascension.

When it came to finding the right path, he was unrivaled.

“Now… what should I do with you…”

Snow pouring blood into the night beast’s body.

The research started now.

When another 15 days passed, Snowfall was scratching her head.

“Um, this is… really.”

He had previously thought of the original blood as a side benefit.

I reflected on the fact that I have never had a deep insight into this.

A past where there was no need to rely on the potential of the original blood.

‘Well, I had a lot back then… um… maybe I should have gone through the bloody gate?’

It was clear that if that were the case, he would have gotten stronger faster than he is now.

‘At the time of Finn Modria…’

When he was a priest, the ability itself was related, so he naturally became stronger.

However, wearing the title of summoner and cultivating the blood of the beginning was extremely uncomfortable.

blood.

Snowfall clearly had a goal in mind.

He wanted to give the night beast the same ruthless resilience as himself.

I thought the original blood was the key, but simply injecting blood didn’t change anything.

No, since a blood clot phenomenon occurred, should we say that a side effect occurred?

Blood accumulates in the body.

‘Blood has to flow… it flows… well… what should I do to make it flow?’

The idea of letting the blood of the beginning flow through the body of the night beast.

But it wasn’t easy.

Even if you pour water, the water will not flow. It just stagnates in place.

At least if there is no way for the water to move forward.

‘…Stay still?’

Kang Seol closed his eyes and checked how the original blood moved within his body. The original blood moved along a path called a blood vessel using an engine called the heart.

He had a perfected organ from the beginning, and the original blood made excellent use of that organ.

‘Can’t I just follow along?’

Sigh-!

Whirring!

[Summons a night beast.]

[The night beast’s combat power is proportional to the amount of darkness used for summoning and the summoner’s abilities.] A

night beast of the same size.

Kang Seol sat cross-legged and touched the night beast with both hands.

On the outside, it looked like two identical people were sitting facing each other. Like a mirror.

Of course, even though it looked like that on the outside, it was completely different on the inside.

The snowfall was full of various necessities, but the night beast was filled with only darkness.

When Kangseol finished hunting, he returned to the same spot and sat in that position. There were even times when I just fell asleep.

Although Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon sometimes joked about him doing strange things, they cheered him on in their hearts.

Another month like that.

“Ha… I drew it all.”

When learning how to draw, we often use the drawing method. Drawing along the lines of a completed work and imitating it, even if it is similar.

The night beast in front of him was the image that Kang Seol had been trying to perfect by pouring time and effort into it.

The heart’s role is a dark core created by condensing some of the darkness that has been painstakingly saved.

[The organ based on the dark core fuses with the night beast.]

[The primordial blood now flows through the night beast’s body.] [

The recovery of the primordial blood is proportional to the progenitor’s level.]

…

Snowfall quickly becomes the night beast. He put his ear to his chest.

The dark core is located almost in the exact center of the body, slightly distorted from where the heart should be. The good news is that the location of the dark core can be moved in real time during battle.

Thump… Thump…

– You are in here.

– My heart was pounding…

The dark core was functioning normally.

Now, when summoning, these same organizations will be able to be summoned together at lightning speed.

“Okay then…”

Snowfall waited for night to fall.

To see the results of almost two months of hard work.

* * *

Kwazizig-!

Krbar …

medium chestnut beast.

So, the wolf was dealing with the night beast created by the snowfall.

Every time I swung my arm, the plants and trees broke and flew away.

Huuuuuung-!

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

If you get caught by that fist even once, the snowy night beast will be crushed like always.

That’s why we always fight defensively.

‘But ….

‘

Now it was time to test it out.

Achievements over the past two months.

Kwajieeeeek-!

The wolf’s fist crushed the night beast’s abdomen.

The fist went through and came out, wiggling his fingers.

‘now!’

Whirririririk-!

The night beast’s pierced abdomen was repaired at an incredible speed.

Before I could retrieve my outstretched arm, Iri was caught by it.

“it’s okay!”

Sigh-!

Snowfall summons another night beast.

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!

The newly appeared night beast viciously crushed the head of the wolf, whose movements were restricted due to its arms being blocked.

It was a snowfall that had accumulated enough darkness to operate two medium-sized night beasts.

A limp wolf.

The snowy night beast opened its mouth and began to suck it in.

Whioooo…

[The night beast gathers the darkness.]

[A very small amount of darkness has accumulated.]

[Passive: Shadows respond to the sticky darkness.]

[Absorbs the shadows.]

[Shadow space is permanently reduced to 50. increases by as much.]

[The grace of darkness is granted.]

[Proficiency in shadow-related abilities increases.]

…

Snowfall had to go through the cumbersome process of collecting it directly every time, but now that has also been improved.

– So what’s the next bug!

– Genius programmer Kang

Seol’s heart swelled.

It felt like two months of hard work had been rewarded.

Thump… Thump…

But the incident happened suddenly, as if someone didn’t like him enjoying such a reward.

‘… what?’

Loud footsteps were heard from afar.

It’s as if I’ll get there and just wait.

The footsteps heard from afar were like any other medium-sized entity. In other words, it is like this.

‘If this is the case, this side has the upper hand…’

To prepare for battle, Kangseol turned his head in the direction where the opponent was coming.

Right then.

Something flashes! I felt like that.

‘… what?’

Paaaaat-!

The head of the night beast summoned by Snowfall floated up.

Both of them.

‘This can’t be right…’

The opponent was clearly a night beast, but it was something I had never seen in this area. Such overwhelming strength.

At this rate, it was Shin Lip and Shin Hyeon’s turn to appear.

However…

Brother Shin did not appear.

Even though they showed signs of being by Kang Seol’s side, they did not appear.

‘Ah… no way…’

– Shinyu That child has a single-minded side and might try to test you. If a guy you can’t fight appears, know that it’s him. Shinyu has no intention of harming you, so we won’t come forward either. Rather, our coming forward may stimulate the child.

What Shin Lip said two months ago.

In a desperate moment, Kang Seol remembered those words and saw the being who had blown off the night beast’s head.

This was clear.

However, one arm was a little strange.

The other parts were rough and blocky, as if they were made of clay, but the right hand was made as delicately as a human hand.

Kang Seol realized who the other person was and let out a helpless laugh.

“… It’s you. Shinyuga.”

Sak…

A wolf turning to face the snowfall.

In his right hand, he held a slightly larger tree branch and scribbled something on the floor.

Sasak…

Sasak…

The guy was writing.

My right arm grabbed the tree branch and fiddled with it.

– Do you know me?

“Take care of things with your brothers.”

Sasak…

– That’s right. I know you too.

Sasak…

– But you are too weak.

Snapping…

Kangseol clenched his molars.

It’s a mockery that appears suddenly.

Even though it was a long time since we were reunited, the spirit was still the same.

Viewers giggled at the sentence written by Shinyu.

– ha ha ha! If my uncle fights against my nephew, he can win! Is your nephew really weak? The reach is short!

– It had a cute taste! But you are helpless against my body blow! Next time, put a magazine in the boat.

– 2 months? I couldn’t even last 2 seconds? Whoosh whoosh…

Kang Seol still tried to think positively.

This was a test for the genius swordsman Shinyu.

The night beast’s resilience could not withstand it.

‘Thanks to you, I knew the areas that needed to be strengthened…’

If I had dealt with Iriman, it would have been too late to realize it, so I can say it was a good experience.

Sasak…

– You won’t get out of the labyrinth.

If only it hadn’t been written like this.

Kang Seol looked at Shin Yu with a cold, stern expression.

His abusive words stimulated Kang Seol’s competitive spirit.

“…Would you like to bet?”

Sasak…

– Bet?

“Yeah bet. “Do I sit in the labyrinth like you said, or do I get out of the labyrinth?”

Sasak…

– Okay, if you lose, be my companion. What should I bet?

Sasak…

With a smiling face, Kang Seol wrote the same letters on the floor and left.

Whirling…

In an instant, the night beast, whose head was restored, was sucked into the body of Kang Seol, who was leaving.

Iri, filled with divine healing, stood for a moment and looked at the letters written by Snowfall.

What Kangseol wants to take from Shinyu if he wins the bet.

– you.

Simple words were written on the dirt floor.