Chapter 308 Team HH, thursdays, Yahiko (300(0)/12) (1/2)
Team: HH, thursdays, Yahiko (300(0)/12)
‘I was lucky.’
Yeon-woo’s eyes shined as he looked at the apostle of one of the Cyclopes, Aldin. Was it because he had exuded an intense Consciousness before he died? It might’ve been because he was an apostle. Whatever the reason was, despite the time that had passed, Aldin’s soul was relatively intact.
He looked a bit out of it, but it seemed like there would be no problem communicating with him.
‘And I don’t know if Brontes had a hand in this, but a part of his holy power is left.’
Yeon-woo spoke with flashing eyes.
“Wait a moment. I have something to take care of first.”
Aldin seemed to want to say something, but Yeon-woo intentionally ignored him and quickly scanned the gate.
Nemesis and Nike were unleashing all the power they had stacked up during their slumber in the Philosopher’s Stone.
The poisons and acids were rapidly purified by the Holy Fire, and the ghost monsters that had been threatening at first were now being pushed back.
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Boo cast his magic, and below him, Shanon, Hanryeong, and Rebecca were running around the battlefield. Monster Portents popped in and out from the shadows.
Kwang!
Just then, the head of the first ghost monster was crushed, and its body fell down.
It was a rough explosion, and Yeon-woo could feel the heat from where he was. In this battle, Yeon-woo was using everything he had.
On one side, Creutz was fighting busily. Since he was a player who used holy power, it looked like he was being pushed back by the ghost monsters, who used completely opposite powers from him.
However.
‘This isn’t enough.’
He narrowed his eyes.
They had taken down a ghost monster and were doing what they could to take care of the rest of them, but the ghost monsters were learning from the fights. They were looking for the chance to fight back. It meant they were memorizing the attack patterns of Yeon-woo’s party.
Moreover, additional ghost monsters continued to pop out from the surface. Underground, even more ghost monsters were trying to squeeze their way up. He couldn’t imagine how many of them there were.
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‘Is there a way?’
If he had to fight, he would. Although it would be exhausting. Each ghost monster may have had an aura that was equal to Yeon-woo’s, but Yeon-woo knew how to fight. He was confident he could run from here or stall for time somehow.
‘But the problem comes after that.’
Then what happened if he entered the next gate? With his strength drained, there was no way he could get through it. Also, there could’ve been stronger monsters than the ghost monsters in this gate.
Yeon-woo had to find a solution.
Just then.
Urrrng, urrg—
His right wrist and left ankle trembled. It was like the Despair and Grief of the Black King were asking what he was doing.
Suddenly, Yeon-woo realized what he had been missing.
Why had he only thought of fighting? All the gates that led to Tartarus should be advantageous to him.
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[Sea King Stone – Tannin Fear]
Yeon-woo began to combine fear with his Consciousness. Tannin Fear. An aura any monster would feel threatened by started to be projected around him.
He spread his hands out in front of him. Tannin Fear spread across his selected domain and pushed the shoulders of the ghost monsters down.
Kwang—
Like they were all tied to heavy stones, the gravity around them began to bind them.
Kiaaaaak—
Kyak! Kyak!
The ghosts that made up the ghost monsters realized something was strange and began to jump around.
Tannin Fear bent the will of your opponents and forced them down. It might’ve been difficult against the monsters as a whole, but it was fine against each individual ghost.
They were pained from the mental pressure they received.
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The movements of the ghost monsters slowed. They realized it was because of Yeon-woo and slowly turned their heads, but they were already like broken robots.
「Huh? Why are they like that?」
「I suppose he’s trying to do something」
Shanon and Hanryeong looked over at Yeon-woo. Still, they had their guards up in case something went wrong.
Yeon-woo was also being pressured by the monsters.
‘I’m gonna lose it.’
Each individual ghost was no problem, but there were too many of them when they were combined like this. It was like all of the souls of the players who died in the ten gates were gathered here.
All kinds of emotions and vestiges were intertwined complexly inside.
If Yeon-woo took a wrong step, he could easily join them. Too many things were spinning around his head.
The impact from causing chaos among the ghosts almost took over Yeon-woo’s mind.
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[You maintain your rationale through the ‘Cold-blooded’ trait.]
He activated the Authorities of the Black King with the help of the trait.
Despair dealt with souls, and Grief with death. He felt it was possible if he used the greater Authority of the two.
[The 2nd Soul]
He clenched his fist.
Crunch—
Like he was pulling the strings of a marionette, the ghosts at the end of the string began to shake.
Kiaaak!
Kyak! Kyak!
The ghosts all trembled.
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Puk!
Pew pew puk—
The ghost monsters crumbled from explosions. Not only did the ghost monsters standing above ground fall, even the ones who were trying to get to the surface were destroyed.
Instantly, the sixth gate was filled with ghosts. There were ten thousands of them at first glance. No, there were probably hundreds of thousands.
An ashy fog spread out, and it began to move in a great vortex.
“What…..?”
Creutz widened his eyes in surprise. Ghosts were screaming in front of him. Despair and grief rang throughout the gate.
[Soul Collector]
Yeon-woo pulled his fist towards him. Then, the twisted bunch of ghosts came in his direction.
A new abyss opened in front of his eyes.
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Soul Collection. The chest of his enslaved souls opened its mouth gruesomely.
Kiaaa—
The ghosts realized what Yeon-woo was trying to do and tried to escape, but they couldn’t turn away from the process that had already started.
All the souls were being sucked up into the Soul Collection. It was a wonder how it was possible through that small hole, but the abyss was eating everything up. Then, it shut its mouth.
Koong, koong, koong—
Of course, there was no way it would end well.
The space shook. The door to the Soul Collection appeared and disappeared again. The souls inside were trying to kick and squirm to get out.
They were all souls that were pent up in this gate for a long time, and they had intense vestiges. The number of souls could probably make up an army. The souls seemed to be familiar with working together.
Binding them by force with the Authority wasn’t easy, especially at his current level.
Furthermore, the size of his collection had a limit of 20,000. He had already exceeded it.
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However.
“Nemesis!”
『Alright. I didn’t think of using ‘Dream’ in this way.』
Nemesis began to lay the dream around him onto the Soul Collection.
It was a strength that swallowed everything around it. There were no exceptions to the souls. The Soul Collection turned to nothing in an instant. It had been bound to Nemesis.