Try (3)
It’s already been 5 days since I’ve stayed in this town.
A morning without sunlight is not strange. But now, even when I open my eyes, I can’t get out of bed right away.
Oops, vertigo.
My body always recovers with ‘folk remedies’ whenever I sleep, but that’s the limit of my maximum. In terms of games, it means that you cannot recover more than your maximum HP.
‘Is it slowly dangerous…?’
I feel like my body is weak enough to feel it. It was clear that my stamina had been considerably reduced due to the Nether’s debuff.
Although this town is peaceful, it should be kept in mind that it is not a safe zone. Since it is within the scope of ‘Nether Heaven’, the penalty is accumulating in the body every day.
If it hadn’t been for the ‘Survivor of the Nether’ privilege, I would have died suddenly with this body.
‘But there is still a reason to remain.’
I stared at my phone with a black screen because the battery ran out. If you could check the status window, you would be able to objectively check what the debuff status is like…
Next time, I thought that I should always carry a spare battery with me. I had nothing to use anyway, so I put my phone deep inside my backpack.
Then, Liu in the glass box is seen wriggling. This guy must be cramped in a small place too. However, since it is an area that is heavily affected by erosion, it was unavoidable.
“sorry. A little more.”
Still, I left the backpack slightly open to let the light in.
I moved my sullen body and left the room. The door was also open on the other side. Park Noah, who is ready, is coming out. Be diligent in the morning
Noah Park looked at me and waved her hand lightly.
“good morning. You woke up so early?”
“Oh, you too. Are you going today?”
“yes. I think I got a really good opportunity. You can’t miss this.”
Park Noah said while pulling the battle suit that was stuck around her neck a little.
“I can definitely see why it was untitled. This is the first time I’ve seen an untitled one other than myself, but it feels like a wall has been cut through just this fight. Something is starting to show.”
There was heat in Noah Park’s eyes as she said that. I looked at it and laughed.
“That’s good.”
“really···. I think I got an unexpected opportunity for growth by coming here.”
…this is the biggest reason to stay in the Nether.
[Butterfly Effect] was helping Noah Park to improve her skills in addition to experiencing the power of Drakhan in advance.
If it were normal, Layt, who would play that role in the early days, became the teacher of the Demon Swordsman, Hong Jae-yu.
At this point, Noah Park’s ability is higher than the original, but the technology to refine that power has not been created. So, if you have the opportunity, it is enough to become much stronger than you are now.
Then, naturally, reinforcement by ‘faith’ can be distanced from it. It would be right to think that Drakhan’s teachings were a kind of hidden piece that was not even in the original.
“Oh, can I ask you a favor today?”
Park Noah reaches out to me like she does every day these days.
It means to borrow the ego sword. No, is this enough to just steal it?
‘It’s better than Arwell.’
I don’t know if Park Noah felt something or even had a conversation, but in this training, I borrowed my ego sword instead of my partner Arwell. Rather, this is correct. If he had said he would compete as an Arwell, I thought I would have stepped in and loaned him out.
“hang on.”
I entered the room and came out with the ego sword.
[Hey, Seo-Han. my doctor?]
Ego Sword murmured, but ignored it. no matter what
When this guy is returned to Noah Park, he continues to talk about how the two fight, making it noisy. It’s not that she’s bad. Because I could hear how the two of them practice.
Noah Park received the sword from me and immediately went out the door. A little later Arwell and Aiden also woke up, and he began to leave the room.
I said jokingly to Arwell, who came out rubbing his eyes.
“Isn’t Noah just upset about that?”
“haha. Could it be?”
When I poked him, Arwell shook his head with a smirk. Aiden’s expression looking at him from behind was somehow subtle. Have you heard anything else?
Then Aiden called me and looked at me tiredly. He asked, avoiding his gaze as it seemed that his face would be pierced through the enemy’s eyes.
“Why all of a sudden?”
“no. Do you have any pain?”
“no···? Where do you see pain?”
“Your face is paler than usual.”
what. Do you see any weakness? I put my hand close to my face. I don’t think I’ve lost any weight at all.
“Doesn’t Arwell look like that too?”
“yes? I think you’re just the same as usual.”
Aiden tilted her head as Arwell looked at me and said.
“Hmm. not really···.”
This is really, really sharp. I couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
“Maybe it’s because the sun isn’t shining. Can I get sick?”
“Mr. Jihan. This is Nether. If you ever get sick, tell me. I have to go back right away.”
“Oh, yes…. Thank you.”
Still, it feels good to be worried. I am always grateful to Aiden.
“Well? Come to think of it, is Arwell okay in human form?”
Being a weapon human, I’d be very affected by erosion.
‘Riel Arwell’ is in a strong enough state, so even if he has strong tolerance, ‘Rian Arwell’ has no soul iron.
Arwell shook his head at my words.
“Have I never nearly been killed by an Arihan Hector?”
“Oh, it was.”
“After overcoming it with blessings, I developed resistance to erosion. Because it was so strong, this level of erosion was not uncommon.”
Oh, did you get [Erosion Resistance] from strengthening? It’s not bad.
but. It’s been eroded by the noble Hector, so it’s funny that it’s basically the erosion of the Nether.
“Then I’ll go out for a while.”
“Aiden. Where are you going?”
Aiden, who was properly prepared, was also going to go somewhere. When I asked, Aiden scratched her cheek with a shy expression.
“They told me to come out.”
“They are also energetic in the morning.”
For some reason, it feels like Aiden is more connected with the local kids.
Noah Park did not join the group after she got the opportunity to train with Drakhan. He must have decided that it was more profitable than finding out about the village.
‘It’s not that it’s particularly bad.’
…and it’s also ugly. I’d say it’s definitely worth the profit and loss.
“okay. Come play well.”
“I am not playing. You are playing.”
Aiden, who had a sharp expression on his face, added a word and went out of the dormitory with a gun. So it was only me and Arwell left in the dorm.
“Then what do we do now?”
“I, Seo Ji-han. Shouldn’t it be time to make a policy decision now?”
“What policy?”
“It is certain that we will be able to come back stably once, but…”
Arwell hesitated in answering my question.
“After returning, how much more can we say about what we went through.”
Arwell knew that it was a sensitive matter, so it was obvious that he had asked when he was alone with me.
‘···Certainly so.’
Drakhan is an identified foe officially dubbed the ‘Corrupted Hero’. Just because we got help from Drakhan doesn’t solve that problem.
If we are caught silently about the fact that we have been in contact, we may be considered as intimate enemies.
Perhaps even considering bringing in Drakhan as an ally, it would be the right thing to say about the fact that he met Drakhan.
…if this is the same situation as the original.
I looked out the window at the noise coming from outside. I could see Aiden and his neighborhood kids running around diligently to see if they were playing tag.
There, he turned his gaze to look at Arwell.
“Is it because of this town?”
“yes···. If we’ve talked about Drakhan, it seems like we have no choice but to mention the existence of this town.”
If I had told him about the existence of this town that Drakhan was guarding, I could not predict what kind of policy the tower would show. Perhaps Arwell is also worried about this part.
‘Our request is to subdue Drakhan…’
It is clear that the tower will also move separately.
Drakhan told him to say he was looting this town, but it was a short thought.
Even if that was the case, the tower wouldn’t even care about it. Wouldn’t it rather be neatly organized so as not to leave any unexpected repercussions?
That’s not enough.
“for now···.”
Bump! Suddenly the door opened, and Arwell and I looked at the front door. Noah Park was standing there. I thought it was over already, but I didn’t sweat at all.
“Why are you back already?”
Park Noah smiled bitterly and moved her body to the side. Behind Noah Park were Drakhan and Riel Arwell in human form.
“🏆”
Arwell sees Riel and hides behind me.
Riel looked behind me and slowly turned around. I’ve been avoiding it for several days, and now it seems like I’ve given up.
“Whew…”
Then a reassuring sigh was heard from behind.
Hmm, such caution. I like it very much.
Drakhan stood next to Noah Park and said.
“Seo-Han. A gate is about to appear nearby. Wizards are coming.”
In the midst of this, it seems that they continue to pursue Drakhan. It’s really pointless.
“It’s getting dangerous to come this way. You guys should leave this town tomorrow morning.”
“Suddenly?”
“okay. I will kill those wizards. Wouldn’t it be possible for things to go awry after we’re together? Staying here has no meaning for you either.”
I glanced at Noah Park.
There was a look of regret in Park Noah’s eyes. okay. It’s a hidden piece that I got somehow, but I can’t get enough of this and miss it.
“It is, but you have to give me time to prepare…”
“···uh? Jihan-ah.”
At that time, Noah Park called my name in a startled voice as if she had seen anything from me.
“It’s a surprise. what’s the matter?”
“From your nose….”
Suddenly, I also felt strange.
There was the sound of something falling on the floor. I looked down and saw a red liquid splashing out. As he reflexively pointed his hand towards his nose, something hot came out.
Coffee was pouring out. Nether’s penalty was finally starting to affect the body.
Drakhan looked at it and said calmly.
“Looks like we have to go back soon.”
“···Iknow, right.”
I sighed, dripping my nosebleed.
“Seo Ji-Han.”
“···ah. thank you.”
Next to him, he took the tissue that Arwell gave him and began to quickly wipe the nosebleed from his chin. I felt a little dizzy, as if a dam had burst, and the amount of water flowing out was enormous.
I’m going to get mad at Aiden.
Beep! Beep!
Amid the silence, the compass-like device began to sound an alarm. Someone came to hear the sound.
“what. Any problem? Is it malfunctioning?”
In response to someone’s question, Oh Yun-ha showed the screen of the compass he was holding. The black hawk mark was engraved on the back of the compass.
“no. It doesn’t seem to be a malfunction… Look here.”
The screen is filled with light gray. However, one of them appeared to be open in the shape of a circle.
“This···.”
Oh Yoon-ha nodded and said.
“The flow of mana is cut off here.”
