Vol 17 Chapter 4 (2/2)
“Eyes of the Cat!”
Ark thought so was abnormal and used Eyes of the Cat on the monsters
‘T-this…! No way…… Then these guys are……?’
“damn, no!”
Ark frowned and shouted
“Racard, don’t you have one Moonlight Illusion left? Activate it! Lure them to the other side!”
“Ohhhh, Blood-sucking skill activate!”
Racard was engulfed in a flash of light before his alter egos fleards the monsters
“Now! Razak, transforo!”
Ark ran away using Sprint without looking back Fortunately the os so they didn’t pay attention to Ark Meanwhile Ark hadhis coh of relief
“Huck huck huck, dammit…didn’t I almost ruin the situation?”
Ark sighed and cursed The reason he ran away from the 10 monsters was because the information confirmed that they were ‘Cursed Fire Draconians’ Yes, the ura’s subordinates They were Fire Draconians who had been caught by Magura’s subordinates
“Why are the trapped souls wandering around?”
After listening to Lu forced to do hard labour so around freely like this
‘But why are the souls of the Fire Draconians attackingto Lumines, the Fire Draconians don’t seem to be hostile towards hu controlled by the devil? No, that’s not it’
Ark thought back to the situation just now Just before attacking Ark, the Fire Draconian said that it had finally ‘found the devil’ It was i it That meant……
‘I need to check this!’
“You guys wait here for a while”
Ark found a suitable hiding spot for his suonian was located inside the stone dome which only had a dia every corner, Arkof Fire Draconians The Fire Draconian souls that attacked hiathered in the centre of the ruins He approached closely and listened to them talk
“Was he really the devil?”
“But was the devil that small?”
“Unawing sensation on my soul And my memory…… Aside from the devil, now I can’t even res towards the devil”
“It doesn’t matter what the devil looks like We’re trapped in a place where only the devil can enter If there are any existences other than us then that person is the devil”
“Yes He eful feelings become blurred
“But it is dangerous if we scatter to look for him If he is the devil then we absolutely can’t defeat hiether”
The spirits of the Fire Draconians buzzed noisily and rushed out of the area
‘It is like I guessed’
Now Ark was sure of his reasoning Dragonian was a large area with its own clouds and valley However the structure wasn’t that complicated It wasn’t a place where so Despite the Fire Draconians sweeping through every corner, they could only find their own presences
‘Clearly the souls of the Fire Draconians have a hostile relationshi+p with the devil But they said they ‘found’ it when they saw me That fact that I was mistaken as the devil onian was inside a stone doonian has been in this situation for hundreds of years The fact that the Fire Draconians haven’t found the devil yet……Yes, it is indeed like Lumines said’
Ark now started to realize the ura hid hi the Fire Draconians The souls of the Fire Draconians were bound to the devil but they couldn’t find hie body which meant that the devil looked similar to the souls of the Fire Draconians Ark hid hionian to confirm his theory
‘Then all the souls of the Fire Draconians are currently searching for the devil?’
Ark looked with amazement at the souls of the Fire Draconians While it was difficult to separate them, he could see approxiure out if one of them was the devil just by the appearance
‘I don’t know if you’ve ever gotten … the end ‘
Ark already fir the Fire Draconians According to the Fire Draconians’ words, no presences other than the devil could enter here No, the devil was alsoIf Ark showed hi any questions Just as he was thinking that
-A part of your ability was absorbed by an unknown presence
Once you find the cause of the absorption, you can take back the removed abilities
If you die before taking back the ability then the absorbed ability will disappear forever
“Huk, what it this?”
Ark freaked out as he checked the informationThe statussaid that some of his stats had decreased? Ark then realized that the situation was ht
“da on?”
The devil hiding here had the power to gnaw on souls That hy the Fire Draconians lost their ed to that horrible appearance Then it also had the power to take away Ark’s abilities But right now Ark was using Stealth Hoas he found by the devil…? Anyway, noasn’t the tis
“Before it is too late, I have to find the devil and defeat him!”
However, Ark didn’t kno he came in here Then the only as that the devil pulled him in here
“If I die then my lost stats will permanently disappear! If the devil controls all those Fire Draconians……”
The devil could just hide while controlling those guys If he killed the souls of the Fire Draconians then he would definitely fail the quest However, the quest wasn’t the problem anymore If he lost a bunch of stats then what use was the compensation? But the problem wasn’t that simple Of course, the Fire Draconians already had a lot of their power taken away by the devil so they eaker However there were 30 of them Moreover, one of theainst the boss monster and 29 Fire Draconians
‘The probleether’ This oes needed at least 10 opponents But it was iuys were slow but they stayed together and could use their fire for ranged attacks If only there was a way to expose the devil from the Fire Draconians……’
Then so popped into Ark’s head
‘Wait? Didn’t the Fire Draconians have a weakness?’
Ark raised his head and surveyed the area After thinking for a while, Ark’s eyes started sparkling
“Maybe…… No, with this there is a ainst the Fire Draconians Okay, this is it There’s no choice I have to try this!”
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“Uh? This place……?’
The souls of the Fire Draconians looked down and frowned
On the floor pits were open like rats had chewed on it It wasn’t only here Since he started, Ark had already dug up over 10 places in Dragonian
“What on earth is that guy thinking?”
“I don’t understand, is he hoping that we’ll fall into the holes?”
“Surely he isn’t that stupid…… He’s obviously arranging so”
“He fooled our eyes for hundreds of years I don’t knohen he’ll begin hiding again so we have to find him quickly Hurry!”
“But doesn’t it seehtly colder?”
“Uh? Now that you mention it?”
“Could it be connected to the reason why he is digging the land?”
“I haven’t heard that teo!”
The Fire Draconians began toup None of the fros and followed theuessed the direction the Fire Draconians werein and instantly contacted Ark
‘Master, those guys arein Master’s direction from point D!’
“damn!”
Ark’s voice was heard through the wireless communication Then Ark frowned and shouted towards Razak
“Those guys are co Hurry and move out from the pit!”
Clack clack clack clack, clack clack clack clack!
Razak as carrying dirt using his shi+eld hurriedly jumped out of the pit Ark also collected his shovel and exited the pit When he ca from the other side They were the Fire Draconians that Racard mentioned
“da faster?”
Ark complained as he ran in the opposite direction Yes, it was unnecessary to say but Ark was the one going around digging holes in Dragonian He was digging in order to find a weapon to reveal the devil!
‘If I find it then there is a 100 chance of revealing the devil Once the devil is revealed, there is no reason to fight against the Fire Draconians No, the Fire Draconians would probably end up helping ainst the devil’
So Ark assigned Racard to watch the Fire Draconians round But to be honest, this uarantee that he would find ‘it’ inside Dragonian or that he would be able to trap the devil in it And he hadn’t found any trace of ‘it’ yet even after working a couple of days
“Well, at least I found an unexpected treasure while digging……”
Ark pulled out a red gem similar to a ruby from his pocket It was a Hearthstone that Ark discovered when he first started digging After shovelling at the land for a while, a small stone had appeared
“Eh? T-this!”
-Fire Stone (Hearthstone)
A hearthstone that has absorbedtime while under the earth It isn’t uncommon in New World to find ic around it The nature of the stone would change depending on where it is buried A stone buried near the volcano would absorb a fire attribute while a stone buried near a snowy mountain would absorb an ice attribute A stone which has taken on such attributes are called Hearthstones
This Hearthstone has absorbed an aura of fire If the Fire ic is absorbed inco an iredient or it can be used as a boive a mysterious power to items when inserted in a socket
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“Hearthstone!”
Ark shouted with joy as he found an unexpected itereat stats But there was a reason Ark cheered when he found the Hearthstone In fact, while travelling Ark had been digging at the ground after setting up ca captured by Karakul and forced to do hard labour, he discovered it was possible to find japte the land But Ark’s purpose wasn’t finding japtem To be honest, if he wanted japte Ark continued digging in order to find a massive treasure! He only used ‘Excavation’ to find that treasure The Hearthstone! Yet he hadn’t found anything despite his persistent efforts…… Hearthstones were generally excavated in a place which a strong power, in orders words a power spot And this place had been sealed up for hundreds of years! In other words, the power of fire which couldn’t be released for hundreds of years had accuround
‘That’s right Why didn’t I think of that? Hwaryong Mountain has soic on the condition so of course the conditions to create a Hearthstone would be right Then…!”
Ark took out a s everywhere, he had sometimes found an empty Hearthstone The reason Ark hadn’t thrown them away and carried them around was because he had the chance to turn them into real Hearthstones Ark inserted the eed Then he pulled out the Phantolass and used it
“Maximum acceleration!”
Then the sand at the top started to fall at a tremendous speed Ark waited until all the sand had fallen to the bottom The empty Hearthstone was filled with sudden power If it was incoe into the Fire Stone But instead of beco a Fire Stone, it became a Hearthstone with a red tint
“It’s a success!”
Ark lifted the Hearthstone and investigated the information
-Explosion Stone (Rare Hearthstone)
It is a Hearthstone which has absorbed the heat of Hwaryong Mountain for hundreds of years Hwaryong Mountain is a sacred place which has contains the energy of fire This Hearthstone which has absorbed the power of Hwaryong Mountain contains one of the stronger fire energy in the world A Hearthstone which has absorbed this much power can be found once in hundreds of years It can be used as a deluxe redient and went inserted into a socket, the item will display a special quality
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A rare Hearthstone! The rare Hearthstones only appeared once in several hundred years! A 33 chance of causing 50-100 fire dae! Furthermore, when the effect was exercised then all enemies within 5 e The Explosion Stone had an enormous effect which suited its na power, the area instantly felt like it had become colder
“I found a rare Hearthstone with fire power! All this is worth it just for the rare hearthstone”
Of course he would insert the Rare Hearthstone into the Promised Sword And the Fire Stone was a consumable so he could also sell it at the auction and ain packed the Hearthstone in his bag with a proud feeling
‘This definitely feels like a bonanza’
However, the e which appeared next poured cold water on his happy mood
-A part of your ability was absorbed by an unknown presence
“daain!”
Ark’s face which had been re the happy memory distorted For the last two days, Ark had his stats absorbed dozens of ti this ti 50 levels! Ark’s summons also had their stats disappear
“I really don’t have tiuarantee I can win against the devil If I can’t find ‘that’ by the end of the day then I’m screwed!”
The cornered Ark hurriedly rushed to the next place and began shovelling Thanks to his digging while travelling, his Excavation skill was currently at the Advanced level The shovel dug at the soil every ti and even Radun sed the earth before throwing it away so awhile, a large puddle formed However, Ark still hadn’t recovered ‘it’ Ark released the shovel and started thinking
‘Was I mistaken? Is ‘that’ really here?’
Even if ‘it’ was 100 here, there was still a probleonian was a limited space but it was still 4-5 k and find it with just one shovel And the ed on, the more the devil would absorb his abilities
‘I amble with a low rate of success’
He should’ve fought the Fire Draconians when his stats were absorbed the first tionian, it was better than dying and losing his stats But now he had stats equivalent to 50 levels absorbed If he died than he would lose 50 levels Would all the effort he put into raising his stats be in vain?
‘It is better to give up here than to quit the game!’
Ark was thinking that when so interrupted him
“Huck huck huck, M-Master!”
Racard fleards hi out
“What? Are the Fire Draconians co here?”
“No, those guys ive me water It is unbearably hot”
“What did you say? Don’t you knohat kind of situation this is?”
“das Can’t you give me a little bit of water? Ey, I don’t know! I can’t do anymore! Kill me or do whatever you want!”
Racard fell to the ground and acted like a child having a temper tantrum
“This guy is acting like this when his Master ame……”
However he couldn’t blame Racard Even if the Hearthstone had absorbed some of the fire aura, there was still a lava area While Ark had been tirelessly shovelling for the last two days without any work, Razak and Radun were also exhausted Racard had been flying around the whole ti the Fire Draconians Since he was fat froy consumed
“It can’t be helped”
Ark sighed and took out his sword Of course even one drop of water couldn’t be found in Dragonian At first he had worried about hunger and thirst but Ark soon found a way to get water His used his Eleic attribute! He used the ice attribute on his shich would heat up andthat ic attribute was heavily influenced by the surrounding environh ice to eat Patbingsu (shaved ice) But the atonian made it difficult to create ice Ark placed his sword about the pot and received a drop of water which fell Aside fro froh naturally flowed out
“Hah, this really is pitiful There must not be water around…… No, if there ater in the area then I wouldn’t need to use Elemental Sword to create water”
Ark murmured with a pitiful expression until he suddenly received a jolt to his brain
“Eh? What, what the? What have I been doing?”
Ark stood up and looked around a stupid face There were already a few pits within a 10 metre area
‘Oh … Did I become really stupid? Why did I waste two days when there is such an easyat the land like crazy?’
Ark hurriedly put away his sword and shovel
“Racard, Razak there’s no time so follow me!”
“What? W-water?”
“Shut up There’s no time for that!”
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