Magical power began to emanate from the silver body of the [Butcher's Hook].
The magic power that flows out naturally forms a special magic circle, as if finding its own place.
[The unique function of the S-class weapon 'Butcher's Hook', 'Evidence of Butchery', is activated.
// Evidence of Slaughter: The power of necromantic magic increases by 100%.]
Anyway, the magic power of the command chain is moving. Therefore, [Butcher's Hook] efficiently amplified my magical power.
I just drove the hook into Heoju's body.
"Ugh… … Wow... … !"
Pazzzzzzzzz!!!
Sparks of eerie green light jump out.
Through the sensation of the tip of the sword, you can feel the magic pattern flowing through Heoju's body.
Heoju is an external being born under the protection of a great ancient being.
'As expected, the magical power pattern is quite bizarre.'
Heoju's magic moved in a truly alien and ominous way.
I'm serious? If we had faced each other head on, we would have had a hard time.
I began to flow my magic into its body through the butcher's hook.
"Oh, no! stop… … ! How dare you... … !"
Heo Joo seems to have realized what I was trying to do now.
[The one who comes from the dark]
Prisoner of eternity, prisoner of eternity, master of the dark night, lord of the night sky, one with a thousand mouths, raiser of corpses, leader of suffocation, the darkest being in the abyss.
'Although he's a minor guy who's not that famous.'
This bastard is also one of the great old beings that are looking at us from the abyss.
In Heoju's body, or rather, in the deepest part of his soul, there is a fragment of a great old being embedded in it.
I will take it from him.
"stop! stop! "Stop it!"
Heoju was furious, but I quietly continued my work.
My magical power begins to change its form and flow in sync with his magical power and the form of his soul.
It is impossible to swallow it as is.
Use the same method as before when you removed the grace of [Black Goat that Gives Insanity] from Lee Chang-hyuk.
[The unique functions of the S-class accessory 'Corrupted Flame Ring', 'Red Element Concentration' and 'Flame Knowledge Passage' are activated.
// Concentrate red element: The effect of all fire-type magic increases by 50%.
// Passion of knowledge of fire: Understanding of 'fire magic' increases.]
[The flame that burns sin]
Grumble!
A pure white flame without heat began to forcibly purify Heoju's body.
Heoju's body, which has lost most of its magical power, cannot resist my magic and falls apart.
Heoju looks relaxed for a moment.
"end… … is it… … ."
Different from the previous distorted voice... … The voice was somehow more human-like.
The situation is different from the time of Lee Chang-hyuk.
It was possible to save Lee Chang-hyuk, who had become a monster, simply by removing the grace from his body.
However, Heoju is a being who was straddling the abyss from the beginning.
Just counting the years, this monster has lived for roughly 150 years.
His body was as abnormal as his lifespan, but as soon as he lost the source of his magical power, he would lose the power to maintain this miserable life.
There's a little bit left now.
Hidden in the deepest part of his soul... … .
A fragment of a great old being... … .
began to appear.
Shining so dazzlingly bright… … .
Indescribably evil... … .
I poured all my magic power into the butcher's hook and pushed the hook embedded in Heoju's body deeper.
The blade ended up piercing not his body but his soul.
"---------!!!"
Heoju endlessly let out bizarre screams that exceeded the limits of human hearing.
Kwagwagyagyagya!!!
A noise can be heard as the link of [The One Who Comes from the Dark] is cut.
Don't intervene any more and stay in the basement!
Paaaaaa!!
The pressure that had been weighing on my soul disappeared with a dry noise as if something were exploding.
The [dancing flames] that had disappeared without my control began to bloom again.
No, these sparks have never disappeared from the beginning.
It was just a shadow created by a great old being hiding the light.
'Did you make it?'
The thick darkness, moving shadows, and giant maggots that had filled the room had completely disappeared.
"Whoa… … ."
I slowly raised my hand and brushed off the sweat from my forehead.
There is no more resistance.
Heoju, stripped of his authority as the illegitimate son of a great old being, lost all his magic and will.
Heoju died.
No, he was never alive to begin with.
It was nothing more than a bizarre mass that moved and distorted the laws of reality and cause and effect.
The flesh tangled in his body is slowly melting away.
If it were like the [Cthulhu World] game, Heoju would disappear completely, leaving behind only a few bone fragments.
He used his magic power to pull out a grotesque, shiny black mass of flesh from among the piles of corpses.
"For putting me through that trouble… … ."
Is it just such a small fragment?
A small piece that is too much to call a piece of flesh.
It's a tiny piece, roughly equivalent to a drop of blood or a piece of a fingernail.
But you should never ignore it.
A fragment, albeit a very small part, of a great old being.
It contains heterogeneous magic, profound knowledge, and endless possibilities.
A state that mere insignificant humans can never reach.
It is the key that leads there.
[Echo of Asphyxiation (Legendary Elixir): A fragment of the power of the great old being, 'the one who comes from the dark'.
Effect: Swallow. You can become something greater.]
Look at the effect. You like great beings.
Heoju's appearance was so distorted that it was difficult to call him human.
Even if you prevent something like that from happening, with your clumsy mentality, you will just become the illegitimate child of a great old being.
"Well, there is no elixir like this."
It reminds me of the martial arts novels I read in my free time.
When it comes to elixirs, there is nothing better than this.
Of course, there are inherent risks as well.
Let's believe in my talent.
I sat down on the floor and crossed my legs.
Shinhwa Kim. The wizard looking into the abyss is a character I created.
All talents, abilities, and characteristics are of my own choosing.
The butcher's hook was laid horizontally and placed on his lap.
The magic pattern of [Echo of Asphyxiation] can be felt through the sensation of the tip of the sword.
It is an object that emits magical power and has a will.
In order to accept this without problems, I need to change my magic pattern.
My magical power begins to change its form and flow in sync with the sign.
'It shouldn't just be accepted.'
When you're playing a game, you have no choice but to follow the flow provided by the game, but now you don't have to.
The intelligence stat reaches 30, providing surreal sensitivity and magical power.
You can craft magic with greater precision, precision, and perfection than when you played the game.
Jiiiing… … .
I can hear the air around me trembling.
Rather than simply tuning in to the magical power pattern of the sign, I created a flow that was superior and gigantic.
[Echo of suffocation] may become a part of me, but it cannot become my whole.
And unnecessary interference is also a feature.
'Even if they aren't this guy, there are already too many people lined up.'
There are already three people sending me spam emails in my dreams every night.
This time, we must completely absorb and digest it so that there is no room left for it.
The point I can reach is no more than an incarnation of an old being.
In order to survive until the end in this world, you must become a more transcendent being.
The green glow from before begins to emanate from the body of the butcher's hook.
Through the blade, small fragments that the being of the abyss had embedded into the bloodline of a family flowed in.
[The one who comes from the dark].
His fragments leave Heoju's soul and begin to dwell in my soul.
After that it was very simple.
This is the magic power that was absorbed even by characters with lower and more ordinary talents when playing the game.
At the time, I was prepared to die, but for me now, it is not as difficult as I thought.
'As expected, the intelligence stat of 30 is enormous.'
Additionally, the butcher's hook obtained through an unexpected route was of great help.
I thought it would simply serve as a high-level artifact of the psychic system... … This is beyond expectations.
I maintained a sitting position and disassembled and melted everything contained in [Echo of Asphyxiation] and accepted it with my magic power.
Hundreds of magic circles naturally appeared in all directions and then disappeared repeatedly.
Magical power with heterogeneous characteristics merges with my magical power and changes into a more powerful form than before.
My mana core, which seemed to have infinite capacity, is given new properties and new power.
How much time has passed?
I soon realized that the rain outside the window had stopped.
The sky, which had been pitch black and distorted, has suddenly turned a bluish color.
'Is it dawn…? … .'
My body, which was worse than that of an ordinary person to begin with, was already exhausted, but my mind was not.
I feel a sense of energy and vitality that I have never felt before.
I realized that all my senses and thoughts were more vividly activated than before.
At the same time, a new message window appeared in front of me.
[You have defeated the starving owner of a mansion hiding an unspeakable curse and a profane secret. Even though the challenges were completely different from what you expected, you were able to overcome them all with all the tools and strategies you had prepared. But in the process... … You have exposed your power to the beings of the abyss.]
"hmm?"
I thought he was going to end it with another out-of-context compliment, but something a little different started.
[The number of abyssal beings showing interest in you is gradually increasing. In particular, what will the 'one who comes from the dark', who lost his temple this time, think of you? How long will the 'black goat that breeds madness', who has been deprived of grace, remain silent? That's unknown. Soon, the judges who will represent the will of the abyss... … .]
"Ah, judges."
This is a title for particularly powerful NPCs in [Cthulhu World].
Heo Ju also has that title.
'What was it? It was a pretty long and cheesy name.'
Was he the judge of the Dark Church that worshiped darkness and the void?
Anyway, since he killed Heo Ju, who had the title of judge, other judges would also be interested.
[Quest completed!
"what? Is there anything else to say? Judge, how did this end?"
On my part, it seems like a meaningful way to set the mood, but it's not fun at all!
Stick to what you said!
[You have gained enough experience and have reached the next level. The level increases by 1.]
[You have defeated 'Heoju, the illegitimate son of a great old being.' Understanding of the existence of the abyss increases.]
[You have defeated 27 'Corpse Golems'. Your understanding of the undead increases.]
[You have defeated 48 'Devil Golems'. Your understanding of the undead increases.]
[You have defeated 'Fantasy – Heo Sang-hyeon'. Understanding of the undead increases significantly.]
[You have gained enough experience and have reached the next level. The level increases by 1.]
"Ugh… … Okay, okay. "Do whatever you want."
In the end, it looks like it will end with a meaningful pause and a directing to set the mood. You naughty bastard.
[System: 'The Hungry Mansion' has become your base.]
[Achievement achieved! You have gained your first foothold. You have obtained the 'Standard Achievement: My Home!'
As a reward for the achievement, you get the trait 'House Management' and gain additional experience.]
"Okay, anyway, we acquired the base."
As a reward for completing the quest, ownership of the mansion was transferred to me.
If this was an ordinary residence, this would be the end, but there is a reason why they went to the trouble of putting in a starving mansion.