Chapter 308 Team HH, thursdays, Yahiko (300(0)/12) (2/2)

Clack, clack—

Click clack—

The forced binding began. As each soul was marked, their resistance decreased. And when the last of them was finished…..

“…..Whew.”

Yeon-woo was able to unclench his fist. He had put so much into this that his blood was dripping from beneath his scales.

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His hands were still trembling, and his clothes were drenched with sweat.

But looking at his bracelet that was crying in joy, he grinned.

Aldin looked at Yeon-woo with a blank face.

「No…… way.」

Creutz had the same dumbstruck expression.

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‘It’ll take some time to summon all of them.’

Yeon-woo was able to clean up the situation after he recovered a bit.

The first thing he checked was the Soul Collection. His mind was feeling heavy because too many souls were floating inside of it.

[Collected souls: 121,334]

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‘……This is crazy.’

Looking at the collected souls, Yeon-woo clicked his tongue. It was a ridiculous number even for him. How was this possible?

‘No. I guess it’s obvious in a way.’

He had swept in all the souls on the stage. Also, they were all souls that had been powerful when they were living. They were of good quality.

The Black King was a being who was respected by all gods and demons who ruled over death. Azrael called himself the Black King’s servant. It might’ve been obvious that the artifact of such a being could do things like this.

It was accurate to say Yeon-woo was unable to use the artifacts to the fullest because his level was too low.

‘When I digest all of these, I’ll evolve the Monster Portents first and take a deeper look into the Authorities of the Black King.’

Yeon-woo was quite satisfied.

『Ha, must be nice. It’s me who’s doing all the work. 』

Nemesis complained. Yeon-woo had only been able to take care of the souls all thanks to Nemesis.

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‘Thanks. But shouldn’t you do that at the very least since you’ve been sleeping inside of the Philosopher’s Stone all this time?’

『Then what about Nike?!』

『You called for me?』

Nike had returned to his bird form atop Yeon-woo’s left shoulder. He looked like he was having the time of his life.

Yeon-woo stroked Nike’s chin and spoke to Nemesis.

‘That’s child abuse.’

『Then isn’t this abuse to me too?!』

‘Do you want to make him do it that badly?’

Nike tilted his head with shining eyes, like he didn’t know what Nemesis was talking about.

『S***!』

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Nemesis cursed, unlike his usually calm self.

Nike was bigger, but he was still a child inside. Because Nemesis treated him like a little brother, he would never ask Nike to do anything difficult. Yeon-woo knew this well.

『Argh, that personality of yours……!』

Feeling wronged that he was the only one doing manual labor, Nemesis shouted at Yeon-woo and turned around.

His previous owner had never done anything like this. They were twins, but they were completely different people.

Yeon-woo grinned.

‘I guess I’ll have to do something for him in the future.’

Nemesis got upset easily.

Yeon-woo turned around, thinking he should give Nemesis a present sometime, when he saw Aldin looking at him with a black face. When they met eyes, Aldin straightened his back.

「Y, You…… how.」

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Aldin was a powerful player when he was alive. He was confident he wouldn’t lose if he fought Yeon-woo in his youth.

However, Aldin had fought the ghost monsters alone, letting his brothers run away before him, and in the end, he died.

On the other hand, Yeon-woo not only defeated the ghost monsters but also enslaved them. Aldin found it hard to believe even though he had seen it himself.

Most of all, the power that Yeon-woo used was…..

「How can a player wield the power of Death……!」

It wasn’t a power that was allowed to mortals.

However, Yeon-woo didn’t need to answer Aldin’s question. Right now, he was rushed for time.

‘His soul is fading.’

The vestige around Aldin was losing its color. Unless he made Aldin a spirit like Rebecca, Aldin would probably become a ghost. He would lose sight of his identity.

“Is the Channeling with the Cyclops Brontes still connected? I want to speak with him. I want to know where Hades is.”

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Aldin snapped to attention.

「Who are you? How do you know about the god I serve….. and about Lord Hades, too!」

“I’ll just tell you I’m a messenger heading to Tartarus on Persephone’s request. I want to tell you more, but it seems like you don’t have much time.”

Aldin understood what Yeon-woo was saying and nodded his head solemnly. Once his identity was gone, the Channeling would be cut off as well.

What he did needed to be of utmost secrecy, but someone who had received orders from Persephone deserved to hear.

「Lord Brontes was asleep with me here. Waiting for Lord Hades to appear….. chasing after the prophecy….. and it seems like you’re the person in the prophecy.」

‘Prophecy?’

Just when Yeon-woo was about to ask what he was talking about,

Pat—

Aldin disappeared. The last of the holy power he had vanished, and white light soared to the sky.

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What descended from the column of light was a Giant god with a single eye.

『Are you the one who called me?』

It was the descent of the oldest of the Cyclopes, Brontes.

Yeon-woo nodded.

“Yes, that was me. I’m here on Persephone’s request to chase after Hades into Tartarus, and I found you here.”

The time allowed to Brontes didn’t seem that long either. He was fading away. His soul seemed to have been injured greatly, seeing as his body was covered in injuries. He didn’t look like a god.

Yeon-woo got straight to the point. Brontes spoke with a nod.

『As you already know, we were heading to Tartarus with an item on Hades’s command. However, our youngest accidentally revealed what we were doing, and we had to run away.』

“What is the item?”

It was definitely the item in the chest from the vestige Yeon-woo saw. The item that Hades said to bring. The secret of Tartarus would undoubtedly be contained inside of it.

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『Fire.』

Only

Fire?

What was that supposed to mean?

『It’s the fire that can vanquish the darkness that’s polluting the Undergrounds of Tartarus, Erebus, and the five rivers around it—Acheron, Cocytus, Phlegethon, Lethe, and Styx.』

When Brontes opened his hand, a small chest appeared. It was the chest that the three apostles had. When the identity of the “fire” was revealed…..

“This is…….”

Yeon-woo’s eyes widened.

“The Soulstone?”

It was Luciel’s Soulstone.