Chapter 54. The Price of a Gamble (2) (2/2)
"Of course not” Seo Jun-Ho shook his head and so—I was fighting a boss monster called an Ironshell Turtle Its hides and shell were so thick that I couldn’t even scratch it with sword ki”
“?” Rodomir frowned The human looked like he was in hisfroo? Nevertheless, the tone in his voice was too pure to be a lie, and he had a faint air of nostalgia about hiht to myself: ‘this is how I die’ But as death approached, I didn’t want to die, you know? So I thought to myself that I’d have to use a sword aura But it’s not that easy It’s not like you can pull it out whenever you want to Naturally, I failed In front of me was the Ironclad Turtle, and behind me was the sea It still makes me shi+ver whenever I think about it”
Woosh!+
Black Dragon Fang let out a clear sound as if anticipating its transformation
“So I made this”
The darkness around hiic
Magic and darkness The two energies collided
Clanang! Clang!
It wasn’t just one clash They fought like children fighting over a toy
Kuh
Because of that, Seo Jun-Ho’s ic that had been burning like a candle started to grow
“One day, Rah of Destruction The so-called second co of shi+va, India’s hero, and his comrade
“He said that out of all the miscellaneous techniques he’s seen in his life”
Claaang!
After one ies had reached a truce
“This one is the best”
Wooosh!+
A black fire burned on Black Dragon Fang, rese a sword aura
‘I can maintain this state for… 10 minutes at most’
You couldn’t coer and sharper than sword ki It was a miracle birthed out of Seo Jun-ho’s desperation to live and his ingenious creativity
"Law of Life (必死則生)"
If you were prepared to die, you would find a way to live He got the name of his technique from Admiral Yi Sun-shi+n’s War Diary[1]
“”
When Rodomir saw the sword, he realized that his opponent hadn’t underestimated him after all
“5 arded hih” Blood poured from Rodomir’s mouth He slowly looked down at the pitch-black sword that had pierced his heart It had taken 5 minutes and 2 seconds before his heart was pierced by his opponent
“Reallynot bad”
The power of the corrupt spirit wasn’t so easily overpowered by the makeshi+ft sword aura It had been his opponent’s own skills that had decided the outcome of the battle
Clatter
Rodomir placed his sword down and fell on his knees
He had betrayed the World Tree, but he wished to die as the knight of an Elven clan
"Huht as the sun in the sky
For someone as about to die, his eyes were clear and his expression was peaceful
“Any last words?”
"Here"
Rodo hied through his inventory
"I’ll do as you ask, so just answer my question”
“?”
“Do you knohat this is?”
Rodo His eyes widened “That’sSpirit Egg!”
"Ho?"
Rodo, entranced
"No, no, you’re corrupted Don’t infect my child” Seo Jun-Ho quickly pulled it back and hid it in his jacket He once again questioned Rodo?”
"Yes"
"Then will a spirit be born fro, Rodomir ripped off his necklace o to a place with even a trace of the World Tree” He tossed the necklace to Seo Jun-Ho
"Take it if you want It’s weak, but it contains some power from the World Tree”
"Well, I won’t say no Do you have anything else? Elixirs?”
“” Rodoust “To think that I fell to such a human”
“If you don’t, just say no”
“No”
“Then we’re done here”
Before he pulled out his sword, he asked one more question “Oh, how do I hatch it?”
“Infuse it with your nize you as a friend”
"Thanks"
"Hmph” Rodomir snorted and closed his eyes
‘Please be satisfied with just ive the fools who decided to follow me’
He mumbled a prayer that would not reach the World Tree
Slice!
The sas pulled froh Elf Rodomir’s life
Seo Jun-Ho blankly stared at the body of the dark elf who had died as a knight
"Now that I think about it, there was one ot to”
He wondered why he hated cockroaches that much
"Well, it wasn’t that ied and looked down at the Spirit Egg in his hand
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1 The name of the technique is literally this entire phrase but in hanja, so I shortened it Yi Sun-shi+n is a faeneral ☜