About 150 years ago from now.
So, if you calculate it appropriately, it was around 1870 or 1880.
Heo Sang-hyeon's ancestors were open-minded and curious scholars who accepted exotic cultures from the West.
The problem was that among the items he thoughtlessly accepted was an evil book that should never have been accepted.
[Magic Book – Taeeumsujin Secret Sutra]
That one book completely corrupted Heo Sang-hyeon's ancestors.
According to the spell written in the book, [The One Who Comes from the Darkness] was summoned, and the being of the abyss who descended on this world intertwined with Heo Sang-hyeon's ancestors to create an illegitimate child who should not exist in the world.
The illegitimate son of a great old being born 150 years ago.
That person is Heo Joo, the half-rotten, crumbled bouncer.
'The name wasn't specifically revealed in the game; it was just written as [Heoju], right?'
I don't know the detailed genealogy, but if you calculate the number of relatives between Heo Ju and Heo Sang-hyeon, they would roughly be around great-great-grandfathers.
'Or maybe it's my great-great-grandmother... … 'Is that a man or a woman?'
"ha… … ."
I am now outside the starving mansion.
To be exact, it is hanging from the second floor window.
Rumbling… … !
The sound of lightning falling from the dark sky is heard.
My body is shaking as I am exposed to the rain pouring down from the sky due to my poor health. But it wasn't bad to watch Heo Joo do something crazy.
"This, this… … !?"
This is Heo Joo's voice.
As expected, my ancestor.
Heo Sang-hyun's voice was also a strange voice that made people very uncomfortable.
Heo Ju, like Heo Sang-hyeon's ancestor, speaks in a truly strange and eerie voice.
He Ju was still looking into the crystal ball, not fully understanding the situation.
This is because the [Blurry Presence] magic, which has a hiding effect, is working perfectly.
Heoju, who has raised his magical power, is seen removing the magical noise lodged in the crystal ball.
'Ah, I got caught.'
Heo Sang-hyeon's mind and vision were manipulated using the effect of the ancient god's bright scene.
Heo Ju, who was looking at the situation on the first floor through Heo Sang-hyeon's eyes, was laughing happily while watching the distorted image I had created.
Anyway, now that I've been caught, this is over. The crystal ball will now show what is actually happening on the first floor of the mansion, rather than a fake video, right?
"Kaaaaaaaa! "You damn rat!"
Enraged, Heo-ju screams incomprehensibly and shatters his crystal ball. That's an expensive artifact too, I'm sorry.
"Where are you?" "Where have you been hiding?"
And it spreads magic everywhere and begins to search for me.
'I don't think we'll get caught anytime soon.'
Heo Joo's detection magic is flowing in a completely wrong direction.
The first and second floors of the mansion. Now around the front gate.
I guess they didn't think I would go out at all.
'Rather than that, it's almost time to arrive?'
At the same time, from far away… … .
Gwagwagwagwagwagwa!
The sound of huge waves begins to be heard.
"Oh, there you are."
Waves containing enormous magical power, resentment, and the energy of the negative dimension are climbing up the mountain.
It is a magic that was kept hidden far away and allowed to mature.
My brain almost exploded trying to create, calculate, and control a magic circle in a remote location where Heoju wouldn't notice.
The effort was worth it… … The waves that are rushing in have a level of evil that is horrendous even to me.
I knocked on the window and shouted.
"Hey, Mr. Bone. "Here!"
"you! you! "How on earth!"
Surprised, Heoju raised his magic power and jumped in my direction... … .
At the same time, the barrier prepared in advance is activated.
[Cold Prison of Bones]
Tsuzzzzzzzzzzzz!
A barrier of the negative dimension rose from beneath Heoju's feet.
Grumble, rumble… … !
The enormous pressure emanating from the barrier enveloped Heoju's body and began to squeeze him at the same time.
"Kaaaaaaaaah!!! how… … how… … how… … !?"
"Ah, how did you activate it without any warning?"
"Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu… … To this extent... … The barrier of scale... … ."
"What do you mean, you made it out loud?"
Nine candles that were installed while tricking Heo Sang-hyeon. That is the technique that creates a barrier.
"Would you really have put that much effort into tying up a ghost?"
Heoju is now standing right above the place where I placed the candles and amulets.
Just as I was about to give that explanation, I sensed Heoju increasing his magical power.
[of destruction… … .]
Heoju tried to force the spell, but my attack was faster.
[Blitz]
Pachijijijijijik!!!
"Kwaaaaaak!"
"And the strategy of wasting time by talking moderately doesn't work."
"Ugh… … Do you think you can stop me with a low-level spell like this? … ."
That is correct.
Now, I was able to catch him thanks to my double and triple traps, but he has a different bloodline.
I can't completely subdue him with the level 2 magic I can use.
'Well, that's why I prepared that.'
Hwagwagwagwagwa!!!
Huge waves rising in defiance of the laws of physics
It's not for nothing that we keep them away by going through complicated procedures.
It is a magic built by Heoju by gathering the magical energy he wasted carelessly.
That huge wave created by mixing the ghosts, corpse golems, and the magical power of Heoju that I intercepted in the middle can be called a creature made from the elements of water.
'The base is the corpse golems and ghosts that Heoju manipulated, so anyway, those are also ghost golems.'
"Now, I don't want the window to break… … ."
I opened the window in front of me and hung on the wall on the second floor.
Kwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwak!!!
The waves that rose against gravity have now become a huge window of water and rush towards the open window.
I add new properties and magic to that great magic.
[The Torrent of the Three Paths]
It is already a huge magic that cannot be called a second-tier magic.
Fuquagwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwak!!!
Without even being able to scream, Heoju was hit directly by a torrent filled with the energy of the negative dimension and the energy of death.
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
Quadddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddduk!!!!
The entire mansion shakes and an ominous vibration sound is heard.
However, the entire mansion should not be destroyed.
I had to concentrate my mind to control the scope in which [Torrent of the Three Paths] should exert its influence.
The screaming, which continued for a long time, stopped at some point, and only after confirming that the surroundings had become completely quiet did I climb out the window and enter the second floor of the mansion.
"phew. Let's see… … ."
The room on the second floor where Heo Joo was in was a complete mess.
Everything in the room was destroyed, and nothing was in its place.
Even Heoju, who was in the center of the room, is not visible.
There is no way it could have disappeared without even a bone left.
Where did it go?
'The room is too dark.'
[Dancing flames]
Paaaaat!
A dazzling flame rises from the palm of your hand.
It looks like a burning flame, but there is no heat.
It is a magical light source that draws only from sources of pure light.
The flames literally danced and scattered in all directions, lighting up the inside of the dark room.
"I was going to finish that with one blow, but you're still pretty strong, right?"
Heo Joo is nowhere to be seen.
At that moment, he seemed to have hidden himself among the miscellaneous items scattered around the room.
The room was spacious, but it felt narrower than it actually was because of the strange furniture that had been swept away by the torrent and scattered around.
No, is it correct to call that furniture?
Taxidermy.
Taxidermy made from animal skin is scattered around.
Bear, wolf, wolf, deer, tiger... … .
This is not simply taxidermy for observation or collection.
It would be a material for making a ghost golem or its predecessor, a corpse golem.
Originally, there was a pattern of attacks by those who could move here, but since they were all sent out of the house, such unfortunate incidents did not occur.
Anyway, the stuffed animals here are unfinished products.
Woooooo… … .
An unpleasant vibration sound is heard from somewhere.
Ugh… … .
The sound of ghosts sobbing.
Squeak… … Squeak… … .
Wow, crackle… … .
- Save me... … help me… … .
- Monsters are eating me... … .
Meaningless noises meant to shake the intruder's mind.
This is a typical mental attack.
[System: The exclusive attribute 'Abyss Madness' is activated. Negates the effect of fear instillation.]
"Even if you make noises about eating a corpse, it doesn't mean much."
[Instill fear].
It is the lowest level of magic among command spells.
Seeing that a guy who can use high-level spells like [Death Explosion], [Curse of Death], or [Touch of Corruption] uses low-level magic like [Fear Injection], it seems like the hit just now was effective enough. .
The low-level spells he had used hastily were scattered without any meaning, and instead only informed me of his location.
[Gale slam]
Buwaaaa!! Kwaaaaaaaaaa!!!
It is a second-tier magic that blows compressed air and inflicts a powerful blow.
Although it has no additional effects, it is a spell that is sure to inflict physical damage.
Quad deud deud deuk! Kwajangchang!
As the stuffed animals that were blocking the view are pushed out in all directions, the miserably curled figure of Ban Song-jang is revealed.
It's heoju.
The limbs are bent in the wrong direction, and black mucus is pouring from every orifice of the face.
"Cough… … you… … What on earth… … This monster... … ."
"No, really!"
How many times has this happened already?
Why does every monster I meet keep calling me a monster?
"The command golems... … Why do I still have my magical powers...? … Why do I keep… … ."
Ah, don't you know? This is called the infinite loop bug.
"That's because I made it that way."
"what… … ?"
"We tied them all up and set them on fire."
Of course, magical measures were also taken to prevent the fire from spreading excessively.
'An easy trick using an imbecilic AI.'
The spirit golems that are stranded continue to absorb their master's magic power to repair their bodies, which are constantly being destroyed.
Infinitely repeated destruction and forced regeneration.
Heoju is a monster with enormous magical power, but he cannot survive without his magical energy being constantly taken away like this.
Of course, Heo Joo also created several safety devices to prevent such a situation, but I destroyed all of those safety devices.
"Okay, now it's over."
"Sigh… … I am… … ."
My image is reflected in Heoju's pupils.
Four eyes emitting a colorful light from a pitch-black mask.
Due to the continuous use of magic, a bright red light is shining in my eyes.
"Anyway, you lived an excessively long life, taking the lives of other people and even exploiting the lives of your descendants, right?"
Besides, if you leave it like this, it will die soon.
This is because the retarded spirit golems are still stealing magical power from him.
I lifted up the sharp, shining silver hook.
"Let's finish now."
"no… … stop… … ."
It is a movement that is difficult to mistake for other movements.
A typical stabbing stance.
I focused my attention, aiming at his heart.
"Stay still. Because there's something I need to get out of your body."