Clue
Before Harley gets a new imprint.
After the death of Baltheon in Beorsen, when the South was in the middle of dealing with the aftermath—the warrior party left the scene immediately after arranging the general situation.
As Hans, the Immortal King, retreated, the continuous waves of offensives stopped, and thanks to that, the confusion on the continent was somewhat reduced… But they had something they could never postpone.
“Geos, you stupid bastard. I said so Should he have followed so soon…”
“I have prepared it so that you can come back and rest at any time. He never came… You really do too much, Head of Household.”
Mrs. Chehai and Oliver, the manager of the mansion, stole tears.
A simple funeral held at the family grave attached to one side of the mansion of Geos Calkin, Baron Legas of Lesk Kingdom in the southwestern part of the Ion continent.
Although the funeral was held in a hurry, even the face of the attendees was not simple.
Not only the entire party of warriors, but also nearby nobles including Baron Regas, who rushed after hearing the sad news, and even the royal family and high-ranking priests of the Lesque royal family who came to this place without a gate with great difficulty were seated.
In fact, a high-ranking aristocrat and member of the death squad died in the fight against the Immortal King, so he deserved a massive funeral, but now it was inevitable because the entire continent was swept away by war.
Of course, I heard that flags had already been raised in major regions, including the capital, and that there would be a national funeral at the kingdom level later.
‘Geos.’
And throughout the funeral procession.
While thinking about how to use Karma, I stopped everything and looked at the scene through Heinrich and Harley.
Heinrich with a sad yet benevolent expression.
Through that righteous avatar, compassion for Geos and prayers for him to be with his family by God’s side in the afterlife were conveyed.
Harley with a sad yet solemn expression.
Through that savage avatar, the sadness of losing a comrade who had been with him for a long time and the feeling of acknowledging his warrior-like and solemn end were conveyed.
And···.
Through Hans, a negative and twisted avatar, an insensitive mind was conveyed as if he had stepped on an insect on the street.
Through Heinz II, a cynical and cold avatar, the insignificant feeling that it was unavoidable was conveyed.
It didn’t stop there, and even the reactions of the avatars according to each tendency that continued in succession.
Of course, thanks to 「Mind Hub」, 「Persona」, and strengthened mental power to a level different from before, I didn’t feel any confusion during the process.
The subject of Han Seong-hyun simply exists at the center of all personalities, accepts filtered information and judges objectively.
‘That’s the problem though.’
A bitter, self-deprecating smile lingered on his lips again.
‘A relationship made only with avatars. They don’t even exist in the world I live in.’
Since I was objectively aware of every situation like that, it was inevitable that the situation I experienced through my avatar felt like a game.
Even if it is the death of an acquaintance.
‘I guess I should at least take a walk.’
I was still going out steadily using [Individual Projection], but it wouldn’t be bad to just wander around without any purpose.
Even while I’m lost in my thoughts for a while, time passes quickly.
Finally, the funeral was over, and the party of warriors rushed back to work.
“I heard about it. You defeated the Immortal King this time…”
“You are truly a saint! Count Calkin must be…”
Maybe he was only aiming for this moment, but the royal family and nobles who bothered to stick to him were annoying.
Subsequently, as Heinrich had planned in advance, he entrusted the situation in the south to Harley, making various excuses.
“Then, I’ll ask Harley about Calcos.”
hahahaha! Leave it to me! Because I still have something to receive!”
The large ax dangling from Harley’s back rattled at the rough strokes of the tattoo on his chest.
After completing the [Ultimate Evolutionary Life Form], his otherwise strong body became even stronger, becoming a weapon he hadn’t taken out recently, a giant killer.
This was also a luxury product made by the dwarf Zaonic, but in fact it was practically nothing more than an ornament.
If he wielded it with all his might, it was obvious that he would be broken before long.
‘Sooner or later, Howard intends to use a lot of rare metal to make a new one, but I don’t think it will last very long at this rate. Wouldn’t it make a difference if I had the King’s seal?’
It was a problem caused by the lack of ability to strengthen weapons compared to the transcendent body, so if the power of the imprint that amplifies the inner energy was stronger than it is now, something might come up.
‘The ax is the romance of barbarian warriors, so I can’t give it up!’
After that, the party of warriors except him left.
Harley, who went back to the south alone, helped to clear up the confusion as a member of the death squad, and finally was able to receive the ‘Imprint of the King’ procedure, in which two shamans and 20 shamans were prepared.
And it was natural.
《The object achieved enlightenment by fulfilling the conditions. The skill “Calcos-type Battle Mark” evolves into the special skill “Battle King’s Mark”.》
The result was a great success.
***
Inside a large tent that can accommodate up to dozens of people.
“Ugg-guk-.”
“Ugh!”
“mmm…”
Dump-
More than 20 shamans who were standing here and there collapsed into their seats all at once, screaming in agony.
There are even people who stumble and fall over and pass out.
“Keul-heul—it’s very nasty, yes. I thought I was going to succeed, but I never thought I would really moan.”
“…Ah, that’s cool. A true in-house boss. Haaa—muscles like steel and wills like steel no less…”
“This, this, and this taste gone again. Wake up, this one!”
“Ah! Ha… Grandma?”
And on the great altar that was placed in their center.
Harley slowly opened her eyes as she heard her grandson’s conversation beside her.
＜Object information＞
-Entity Name: Harley
-Tribe : ???
-Common Attributes: 「Mind Hub」, 「Persona」, 「Mind View Index」, 「Insight」
-Individual characteristics: 「Ultimate Evolved Life Form」, 「Insanity Tyrant」, 「Biological Aura」, 「Gluttony」, 「In the Jewel: Coercion」, 「Engraving of Fighting King」
-Special item: Transcended after pursuing the ultimate as a life form. As long as there is energy left, it regenerates endlessly even if the heart or head is destroyed. Control madness and convert it into your own energy. All the imprints of the whole body were connected and became one. As the number of engravings increases, the linked effects overlap and the effect is always maintained.
Limbs, torso, and head.
I could feel the power of the imprints that had been separated until now connected as one and swaying my whole body.
‘That’s great. It seems that the effect of each imprint has increased by at least five times.’
It goes without saying that the “Biological aura” Affected by it became even stronger.
Even this is only a basic effect that is always maintained, and it is possible to further strengthen it by pouring more energy into it.
I wondered how helpful this would be in the yard where I had already reached transcendence, but this would be more than enough help.
“Umm, that’s refreshing.”
Sigh—
After taking a rough look at her body like that, Harley slowly got up from where she was lying.
In the process, according to the movement of the muscles, the bizarre flame pattern engraved on her body wriggled and showed off her presence.
“Ah···.”
“…”
It was just an insignificant movement, but not only the shaman who was sitting on the floor wriggling, but even the two master shamans who were directly in charge of the engraving procedure stared blankly at him.
“Ok? What?”
At the unusual attention, Harley tilted her head slightly.
A strong man who has reached transcendence, he basically has a strong presence.
Such a violent intimidation that seemed to force one’s existence to the world just by staying still.
However, if his presence until now had a strong feeling like a ‘deadly dangerous unknown monster’, in addition to that, an unknown charisma was felt in him now.
The energy that pulsates as if it were alive and bends the imprint of the whole body, and the strange aura that radiates in the process.
It’s like— the majesty of a king.
It was the spirit of the King of Pae.
“···King.”
“My king…”
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The shamans, who had been groaning while sitting, gathered their bodies together and quietly prostrated themselves on the spot.
The same goes for Joson, the great sorcerer who was standing next to him.
‘…Ah, come to think of it, there was such a thing.’
In Harley’s mind, who was blinking at the sudden situation, the story she had heard from the old witch who first engraved it passed by.
The name Tuwang’s imprint was not just made without any meaning.
It’s a fact that has been forgotten for hundreds of years, but now it’s a fact, but the shaman here are the ones who are more sensitive to tradition than anyone else.
In a barren land where only life-and-death struggles determined survival—.
In order to end that endless war, a tradition and oath handed down from the beginning of the Kalkos Tribal Alliance was formed under the agreement of various tribes.
＜The one who proves the qualifications of a fighting king is crowned king.＞
This was the proof of such a king.
***
A dark and dark war.
[Then, the girl will go away now… Please rest in peace…]
The blurry lady who had been reporting a moment ago slowly disappeared, and finally the space was enveloped in complete silence.
[Hmm.]
However, that silence was immediately broken by a low exclamation heard soon after.
By Hans, the Immortal King, sitting on the large skull throne at the top of the vast Great Hall and looking down.
He slowly raised a hand and stroked his chest, which had been pierced by his holy sword.
There was no trace of the trauma left, but the energy of the holy sword that still remained there continued to gnaw away at his energy.
‘If I had known it would be like this, I would have been a little bit nervous.’
It wasn’t a serious problem, but I couldn’t help but feel a little frustrated.
Of course, Heinrich could have reached transcendence because he had such a desperate heart.
Hans leaned back on the throne again.
Even in the immortality filled with the energy of death, this central place is the most efficient place for his recovery.
It probably took a month to completely shake it off, but it was only about three days Earth time.
‘Anyway, the seeds of madness… I thought he had hidden the medium somewhere, but it turned out that the revolutionary stole it somewhere in the middle.’
The last to emerge from the door to the abyss, the largest piece of ‘madness’— and the medium of all the madness that has now spread across the continent.
That was the method that Baltheon used to break down the mental barriers of the warriors who had reached the level and brainwash them.
Hans took out a small piece of metal from his subspace and looked at it.
Brought from where the abyss had opened, it was the only impurity left in a place where everything around it was neatly organized.
I thought it might be a clue to something, so I kept it…
[Keukkeukkeu—you mean this was really a clue?]
Track and Curse, Summon and more.
In the meantime, I’ve tried various ways to use this as a catalyst, but all of them failed and I wondered if I was wrong.
This time, he obtained information about the Abyss Gate through Val Theon and was able to clearly identify its identity.
The one who finally opened the door to the abyss after 30 years of preparation.
The archmage could have reached transcendence if he took just one step forward, but was unable to reach it and fell because of the psychic powers in his heart.
And also, the host with the seed of madness on the ground.
This was part of the object he had at the moment he dedicated his existence to open the abyss.
And that means…
‘When using magic, the results that come out depend on how accurately you know the origin and history of the medium.’
Through this medium, it meant that he could be reliably tracked down.
Even the Immortal King failed when he tried to track something vaguely related, but now that he was able to properly set the direction, the situation has changed.
Finally, the key to grabbing the revolutionary gnome’s tail was in his hand.
‘Because there’s also a mental orb.’
A treasure that strengthens mental abilities.
It would also be of great help during a large-scale ritual to track him down.
The moment when Hans, who had such a thought, was handling his beads with satisfaction.
Several conditions interlocked in an instant, and suddenly he was able to instinctively realize a certain possibility.
To be precise.
It was the synergy of this orb and the ‘relaxation of the dimensional barrier’, which was invested as much as 5 million points.
‘This? If done well…’
Hans has been reading the minds of many people and collecting their thoughts.
It was an amount as vast as the number of people he had executed so far, but it was not a problem for him, a transcendent being called the Immortal King.
However, among the thoughts precipitated in his unconscious, there was one particularly special one.
It was a memory taken from the Awoken collected on Earth, especially from beings who had reached transcendence.
‘Salma.’
Thoughtful information squeezed out while pouring the abyss into the spirit and body of the master of the Hyungyeong who completed himself and escaped the frame.
It had an overwhelming density that was incomparable to other thoughts.
Even though it’s just a paragraph that has been damaged here and there, it feels as vivid as if you experienced it yourself.
‘It’s not perfect yet… But if I do this well, it will be real?’
Result of the combination of these three factors.
He’s another world.
He was able to get a clue to go to ‘Kang Hwan-gye’, the dimension of Salma’s origin.
