Vol 15 Chapter 2 (1/2)

ACT 2 Find the Forbidden Ingredients

-You are Oberium’s saviour!

-Praise the hero!

The soldier ghosts lined up in front of the barracks and raised their swords Then the crowds of resident ghosts gave shouts of joy

-Ark-nim, hooray!

-Hooray for Hero Maban’s descendant!

He only discovered it later, but the skin of the dead was nothing but a container for the soul When Karma sed their souls, the residents of Oberium were released from their restraints Thanks to the purification, the skin of the dead was shed Ark looked into the eyes of the ghosts The eyes of the ghosts who escaped fro eyes of the ghosts really didn’t fit the situation Anyway, all of this was thanks to Ark defeating Kar re After everything was put in order and Buksil and Baekgu caot the hero treathosts and muttered

“Hehehe, do you see? You’re a hero”

“Don’t you have any shame?”

“Huh? What is it?”

“Didn’t you co to receive the heroic treatment?”

“Why are you talking like that? Why shouldn’t I have done that?”

Buksil was dissatisfied with Ark’s cold words and complained

“Ark-nih the crypt because I supported you withwhile I accompanied you?”

Baekgu naturally nodded along

“Yes, you really would’ve been in trouble without my Master’s eyeball”

Ugh, he didn’t have anything to retort to that He definitely knew that he would fail without the eyeball

“Ugh, as expected you’re the only one who understands Baekgu”

Buksil and Baekgu tearfully hugged each other They really like to sit down and play While Buksil and Baekgu were angry at his

‘I have to finish organizing things here Now all that’s left is……’

Ark looked at the King with eyes that shone even hosts It wasn’t his intention but Ark had finished Karma and lifted Oberium’s residents from the curse they suffered for hundreds of years Wasn’t that a heroic deed? So he should receive co seemed aware of Ark’s attention and approached

-You did so really important

“You’re overpraising me”

Ark deliberately answered Although he was their hero, there was no need to show off too much At such a tie would rise favourable with the NPCs The ghost king then continued with the words he expected

“No, no It is not tooof that praise”

“You don’t have to go that far…”

-You still don’t understand what you have done for us You can’t even iine how painful our existence was for hundreds of years We spent that whole time in endless despair

The King looked down from the balcony with a painful expressionHe had sat on the throne for hundreds of years and looked over the ruins of Oberiu sat on his throne and cried tears of blood as he watched the end of his kingdo in his heart caused the King to be caught by the dark aura and he became that dishonourable existence He stayed on the throne and saw the sa him countless pain It was the really dreadful part of the curse ave the explanation made even Ark solemn

-Although the curse has been released, that pain is still fresh in uilt has deepened even

“Then what I did…”

Ark’s insecure expression h and shake his head

-You don’t have to dom falls to ruin must naturally accept the pain If I can’t withstand the pain then my citizens won’t be able to stomach it either Now the curse has been released The dark aura which bound us is gone Although I want to give you so Oberiuive…

Ark had sincerely felt anger at the darkness which invaded Oberiued to defeat the darkness but he couldn’t even receive a single cent? When he heard the story about the dark curse, he had felt sincere anger But no ry he was, he couldn’t return the treasure they lost Then the Kingaloud

-If there was treasure left then I would be able to compensate you properly

‘What the? Now you say that? Is that right?’

Ark frowned and stared at the King It was obvious that the King couldn’t afford to give even one penny Ark had been full of expectation and suddenly deflated

‘da such useless words…well, it’s not possible Anyway, I didn’t do it with the intention of saving the’

Ark sighed and scratched his head Anyway, he wasn’t going to receive any coh he would usually feel angry, looking at the ghosts he couldn’t feel that emotion

-Ah, that’s right There is that method!

Ark had half way given up but his eyes once again widened at the King’s words

‘Oh, what the hell? This reaction? Should I expect soh the place is ruined!’

Ark looked at the King with eyes sparling with expectation But he was surprised at the King’s next words

-In fact, Oberiu the dead warrior’s equipment with them in the crypt The location of the crypt was a secret and unaffected by the darkness so it should be untouched It’s been hundreds of years but it ht still be worth a look The ancestors will understand the handling of grave goods if it is for this purpose, so I’ll release the seal on the crypt right now…

“W-wait a minute!”

Ark shouted like a person running from fire The riches contained in the crypt? Hadn’t Ark already robbed all of them? The crypt currently bore Ark’s rave stone in the swa in the crypt And the only person who has recently visited Oberiu found such traces in the crypt then it would be tiring If it was discovered, Ark’s reputation as a hero would fall! In the worst scenario, there was the possibility that the Oberiuhosts would turn into enemies

‘Besides, the grave goods becaic If they were taken away…no, it can’t be!”

When Ark suddenly exclai instantly tilted his head to one side

-What’s wrong?

“T-that is……”

Ark stuttered for a while

“You’ve see”

-I misunderstood? What is it?

“It’s true that I saved Oberiu upon Hero Maban’s will and never wished for a reward Of course, I couldn’t possible decline if I was offered compensation But I’m not a shaoods Please listen to my words”

“Yes, Ark-ni the burial goods of people who have already passed away? People ould steal things like that are trash Don’t you agree Ark-nim?

Buksil laughed and shot a sharp glance at Ark Although his blood pressure rose, Ark aardly laughed and nodded

“T-that’s right I never hoped for a reward for my assistance”

Racard, Buksil and Baekgu all made expressions like they wanted to vomit at Ark’s shahed fro couldn’t understand and just nodded with admiration

-You really are Hero Maban’s descendant! Yes, Hero Maban was just like you

The Kingsome memories

-AlthoughBefore reat pride in its eneration would reainst the darkness After this city becaic overflowed Unlike otten by history

“…”

-But only one person There was one person who reet about us He dedicated his life finding a method to save us All his attempts ended in failure and he disappeared somewhere…

Ark’s face changed at the King’s words Hero Maban had sacrificed his life to save the abandoned souls!

‘Money was poas Ark’sto the King It was pride that he inherited Hero Maban’s profession

“I can’t tell you in detail but Hero Maban was here until he died”

The King nodded at Ark’s words

-Yes, it is so like that It isn’t necessary for you to say that, we already know that Hero Maban tried everything to save us If the dark forces weren’t opposed here then ouldn’t even go down in history Our souls would’ve been corrupted froe The reason our curse was released and we recovered our memories is because of Hero Maban He will reret that we fought against the darkness

“And this is the descendant of the respected Hero Maban”

Buksil whispered as he looked at Ark with pitying eyes After hearing such words, Ark also beca turned his head and looked at the soldiers lined up The soldiers nodded with a look of pride Then the King caught Ark’s hand and said

-Yes, I finally re for Hero Maban’s descendant

“Huh? A reward? The problem is…”

When Arkshook his head

-No, it’s not ato save us and you didn’t hesitate to help us either One day, you will fight against the darkness We would like to achieve the honour that we couldn’t accomplish in the past

Suddenly the King’s hand that was holding onto Ark heated up At the sa sound and the informationappeared

-Thanks to ‘Pursuit of Truth,’ you have acquired a new lore skill

<lore skill=”” learned:=”” secret=”” art,=”” ghost=”” knight=”” corps=””>

6,000 fame is needed to acquire this skill

‘A lore skill!’

Ark’s eyes popped out the informationPursuit of Truth was the addition effect of the title ‘Seutandal’s Hero’ that he received from Isabel last time There were people who passed on secret techniques all over New World He had forgotten about it after the title was received but he never iined he would receive it in a place like this

-Originally the royal family of Oberium made a contract with our ancestors to summon thehosts so the contract doesn’t work any and the dead Now that we are ghosts, we can help you using thiscontracts with ghosts but please accept our sincerity

If he learnt the skill then it would cause proble his fame to learn the skill

‘But that skill consumes 6,000 fame’

Ark currently had 11,825 faathered so farHe was a little hesitant but ould this opportunity co for Ark If it was for learning new skills then there was no reason to refuse

‘I can’t co’s explanation but it is easy to gather 6,000 fa skill’

“I don’t really care about the eyes and ears of the world so it is an honour to accept You said you didn’t accolory in the past but that isn’t true Thanks to the sacrifice of honourable warriors, everybody is now living in peace No matter what the world thinks, I consider you a true heroHow can I decline everybody’s enthusiasm?”

It was beneficial Ark’s actions were sufficient to light a fire in the ghosts’ chest

-Oh, thanks to you we’ve gained a new life!

-We’ll commit our lives to Ark-nim!

The crowd of ghost soldiers kneeled down and shouted When the King released their hands, the back of Ark’s hand had a shi+ny seal carved It was a shi+eld with swords crossed through it in a X shape It was the crest engraved on the chest of the ghost soldiers The crest shone for a short time before it disappeared and the informationappeared

-You have learnt a new lore skill

Secret arts, Ghost Knight Corps (Special, Beginner, Active): A contract with the dead within Oberiuhts can be suhost soldiers will attack randohts will deal physical dae and will be resurrected if they dieWhen the proficiency increases, the dahost soldiers will increase even hts will consume spiritual power

<30 oberiuhts=”” will=”” be=”” summoned=”” for=”” 5=”” seconds=”” cool=”” down=”” time: =”” 24=”” hours,=”” spiritual=”” power=”” consumption:=”” 300=””>

Suhts would be able to attack ene skill

‘Suhts costs 300 Spiritual Power but my pets don’t consume Spiritual Power anymore so it doesn’t matter It is better that it consumes Spiritual Power instead of mana’

In addition, the attack was different from other wide area skills For exae of 100 to enee because the skill would miss In the end, it was better to use Dark Blade to finish an eneht Corps’ is a skill which suhts would either attack one by one or concentrate the attacks on one target In other words, it was different from other wide area skills because it could be used in a 1 on 1 situation or 1 against many…… No, it was even more powerful in a 1 on 1 situation

“Thank you!”

Ark exclai’s hand He hadn’t received any coone away No, this skill was a reward beyond his expectations

-We are pleased that you’re happy with our feeble help The King nodded his head with a pleased look So Ark finished the arrange to his satisfaction Just as Ark was saying farewell, sohosts approached with an aard face

-Your Majesty, a problem has occurred

-A problem?

-Yes, in fact……

The soldiers gathered in the area and pointed It was towards the dead hosts However, they all had fearful looks in their eyes Then they gathered around Ark and the King and clamoured away

-Your Majesty, it is those items

-Those items?

-When ere cursed, these are iteether But after Ark-niic in there, the iteo near it

The merchants floated in front of Ark with a haunted expression After sealing the deotten about it It was probably because the ghosts could feel it that they instinctively feared the items

‘Don’t tell me they want me to pay for it?’

That hat Ark worried about Then the King snapped angrily at the merchants

-What about it? Are you asking him to take responsibility for it?

The merchants flinched and quickly shook their head

“Ah, no Did we say such a thing?”

-But the fearful items are everywhere that we’re scared to walk around

-Yes, please get rid of that horrible stuff

-Herous for us who are souls It won’t be hard to destroy but that ic ht be resurrected as well But we’re souls tied to Oberium…

The King heard the circumstances andeyes

“I’ll take care of it”

-You?

“Yes, I’ive me the items then I’ll leave it in a safe place”

-Ohhh that’s right, you’re the one who sealed the items so it won’t be a problem for you How about it?

-Please I beg you to take those horrible things away

‘Huhuhu, the japtem fell naturally into my hands’

Ark inwardly laughed at the hosts But to Ark……no, it wasn’t dangerous even for ordinary users and NPCs Of course, it did absorb the deed? Would he be able to sell it as scrap iron anywhere? Well, if the stores wouldn’t buy it then he’ll just throw it away

‘Anyway, I’ve learnt the suht Corps skill so I should raise my intimacy with them’

Ark took the japtem and increased his favourably impression However, his mouth widened when he picked up an ite a pile of junk

-Cursed Old Sword

Weapon type: One-handed sword

Dae: 7~10 (+ 50)

Durability: 8

Weight: 45

User Restriction: Level 250

The sword used by ancient warriors of Oberiued its nature The enchanted y to destroy an opponent At the same tiic In addition, the user will be affected by the curse and will receive constant dae until it is released

Cannot be repaired, reinforced or enchanted

Due to the effects of the curse, the user will receive 50 dae every 10 seconds

-Cursed Old shi+eld (Magic)

Armour type: Steel shi+eld

Defense: 30 (+250)

Durability: 7

Weight: 30

User Restriction: Level 150 Warrior

The shi+eld is so old that it is difficult to expect anything froic and changed its nature When the unstable ic will be released and dae the attacker At the same time, the shi+eld’s durability has weakened because of the ic In addition, the user will be affected by the curse and will receive constant dae until it is destroyed

Cannot be repaired, reinforced, enchanted or cannot be unequipped

Due to the effects of the curse, the user will receive 50 dae every 10 seconds

‘Heok, dae?’

Ark’s eyes popped out like he was Buksil Ark currently used a rare two-handed sword Gwisal’s dae of an ordinary one-handed sas even higher than that Of course, it wasn’t all good The curse decreased the durability down to 8 In addition, repairing it was impossible But was that all? It couldn’t be unequipped and the user would receive 50 dae every 10 seconds That was 300 health in 1 minuteIn 10 minutes it was 3000! If a user only had 3000 health then they would die after 10 minutes It was literally a cursed sword!

‘But it also depends on how you use it’

It only had 8 durability so swinging it a few times would destroy it In other words, it would break before his health would run outOf course, the dae received in the e to the eneht If he was fighting e until it broke

‘No, it doesn’t need to be that complicated’

Ark could use Blade Storer the dae of Blade Store were expensive so he couldn’t normally do that But it was different if the sasn’t able to be sold anywhere else In addition, the dae was suitable for a rare sword The curse sword also had a demonic attribute If he used such a sith Blade Teinable The cursed sorth 30 swords! It was si 30 h the defense!

‘This is a great item to throay’

It was unlikely that he would be able to buy a curse item like this at the store The iteed the user when equipped so it would be ieneral users But now a japtem worth a few silvers was more useful than many items

‘It’s a jackpot!’

Ark was in a condition where his eyeballs rolled back Then so the cursed item away

‘Wait? Doesn’t the nature of the iteic is sealed in it?’

And Ark had the skill to seal dee 2 skill ‘De!’

‘Can’t I reproduce these items after I encounter a monster with the demonic attribute?’

If he could make cursed weapons out of japtem then the effectiveness of Blade Stor japtem and monsters with the demonic attribute Well, monsters with the de over De the japtem He found every piece of japte

“I’ve collected all the cursed items”

-Thank you Now the curse is gone from Oberium

“Then I’ll take this and go Please stay healthy”

-Healthy…that isn’t sohost often hears

“Ah, is that so?”

Ark scratched his head with an aard expression and the King smiled

-Anyway, thank you again Good luck on your journey

So Ark received the ghosts’ farewell and prepared to leave Oberiu him to stumble

Clack clack, clack clack clack clack…

“What the? What is it?”

“This guy says that he wants to ask the King so”

“He wants to ask so?”

Ark looked doubtfully at Razak after Racard’s interpretation Razak hesitated beforeabout his past Once again, Razak didn’t reht Although Oberium was purified after Karma was destroyed, Razak hadn’t recovered his hosts So he wanted to understand why he was resurrected as an undead in the underground jail Although Anguradon had told hireedy after the other ghosts in Oberium recovered their memory After Razak said that, Ark also became curious

“That re?”

However, the ghost King shook his head

-I don’t know Because many people were jailed at that time

Razak sighed at the King’s answer Then the King thought for a while and talked again

-But there is one thing I know Since ancient times, Oberium has always left a special marker on the body of someone who committed a violent crimeThe mark isn’t able to be erased even if the person dies and only bone is left There are no such s on your body so you’re not a violent criht who violated a martial law and was imprisoned

“No, it’s still not sure What if the bones are changed?”

Clack clack? Clack clack clack clack!

Racard looked at Razak with suspicious eyes andhis sword The King watched the two of theetically

-I’m sorry I wasn’t more help

Ark laughed and nodded

“Please don’t worry about it No matter Razak’s past, he is my summon now”

At thatafter Racard Then he looked at Ark ide and sparkling eyes Then Buksil stroked Baekgu’s head and imitated Ark

“Baekgu, despite your past you arenow”

“Yes, Master Baekgu is happy”

“Sheesh, it’s not funny”

Racard kicked a stone and curled his lip

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“Dark blade!”

The sharp, sparkling sword split the space The blood of the Mould Zombie splattered and it stuy eed from the sword and seemed to expand further

“Not yet!”

Ark flew about the area and fired Dark Blade continuously Every tier until there was a spark When the spark happened, the sword started ringing in his hand