Regress and Eat

While I was waiting for a call from the Centers, I circled several undiscovered dungeons throughout the United States.

- You've met the dungeon's clearance requirements!

- Clear Condition: Kill all monsters within the perimeter

- The boundaries of the dungeon are weakened.

Another one, just cleared.

You got a Class A skill card because you didn't deserve any extra reward.

“Well, now · · ·. ”

I was about to head back out the gate and changed my mind when I saw the surroundings.

Jungle stretches to the horizon.

You've just defeated all the monsters, so there are no obstacles for a while.

Unlike a closed dungeon like an ant's nest, a place where you can fly your sword without breaking the ground or collapsing the ceiling, and you don't have to worry about the remaining traces like Earth.

It was an optimized place to practice in one word.

He picks up the sword and aims at the air, and he notices right away.

It's annoyingly quick to notice.

"Oh! Are you training? Yes, sometimes it takes time for the sword to be laid bare and examined without the opponent. Practical training is important, but if you've ever been in front of it, you're more committed to killing it than thinking about the trail! ’

Is it possible to stay alone and train calmly while you talk like that?

Danton swings his sword, hoping to get his hands on it as soon as possible.

Boom, boom!

I cut and cut whatever I wanted. The sword rains like rain and tears the air.

Instead of thinking and moving my body, I send my body as fast as my body goes. Amplification of the sword was smoother and more sophisticated than Chicago.

I stopped when I wanted to be ready.

‘ · · · · · ·. ’

Contrary to previous concerns, the sword remained silent the whole time.

I thought it was strange, but soon I could find out why.

I think he was observing my sword quietly.

A sword that draws and unfolds what is within itself, not a sword that responds to enemy movements.

We can use it to make a lot of analogies.

‘· · · · · · · Hmm. I can see that now. Have you held the sword for 30 years? You must have been around.’

Ding, it's been a little over two months.

However, the analysis is not wrong at all. The longest, most common sword I've ever seen is Randy's, and it's all clearly engraved in my head.

I was heavily influenced by the Black I spread.

Since Randy has held a sword for about 25 years, the speculation of a sword is roughly correct.

‘Human life is not a short time, but on an absolute basis, time is short. But it must have been quite a hands-on experience. Since your species is human, you've lived most of your life on the battlefield. ’

It was an exact representation of Randy's life.

‘Like all Awakenings, you found a sword that relied on skills early on, or a good teacher along the way. But it didn't seem like a very long period of time. ’

Oh, this is starting to creep me out.

I don't think it's a sword for nothing.

That's why the owners of the sublet are distracted.

‘The other thing is that the two forms of food, in general, could not be harmonized. It's a mixture of' loose grain ’that cares about thick lines and' sharp grain ’that cares about precise Mana movements. ’

You're right.

I keep trying to blend in my advantages that he didn't have, instead of mimicking Randy from his past life.

‘I'm more greedy now that I see it like this. What do you think? I need your help, so I can help you in a more loyal and efficient way. If you become my rightful owner. ’

“Shut your mouth. ”

‘That's because I'm so sorry! There are limits to telepathic advice, so if you accept my offer, I can teach you more efficiently! ’

Frostbite!

When is the statue coming?

‘If you have my help, you have one more wing on your back from then on. My sweet wings can lead you to much higher heights than those you acquired in the dungeon! Oh, metaphorically, of course. Do you understand?’

I knew exactly who you were, so I didn't have to blurt it out.

Then I'll curse you and curse you without even hearing you right now. To give up the sword.

Nevertheless, you must not believe [the eyes of the successor] and agree to be the owner.

I mutter to myself.

'There's no reason why a demon would force a contract.'

Devil always seeks the other person's ‘consent’ when contracting.

This is the same concept. Accepting an offer of free will is like deliberately destroying your immune system as a creature and physically disarming the Mana Shield as a hunter. I once saw a scene in my life where a hunter with [Poison Immunity] Passive Skill wanted to take it off for a while. Same thing.

He grips his teeth and swings his sword again.

‘Ah! I have an idea. Are you familiar with any other swordsmanship skills besides [Sword Mastery]? ’

I laughed bloody. Swordsmanship? You've seen a lot.

He said urgently as he laughed at me without answering.

‘My advice maximizes effectiveness when practicing swordsmanship! ’

Yeah, a lot of hunters who put up with the Sword Whisper ended up getting away with it.

‘Show me! I'm sure I can provide some pretty meaningful help with your skills. ’

I was going to try experimenting with the sword amplification skill anyway.

I unleashed the memory of Randy's Mastery Skill, [Artha's Dagger].

Whoo-hoo!

The blue Mana that flows through the body is formed on the sword and transformed into a ‘sword’ that can be seen even if it is not the Hunter himself.

The color of the black that spread to [Artha's Swordsman] was dark purple.

As soon as I swing my sword for the first time, the blade is elastic.

"Ah! This, is the validation of King Artha!" ’

Reminds me of a movement in memory.

‘When Lord Artha's black proficiency is low, it is often undervalued. But if you become really skilled at it to a really high degree · ·. ’

Landy's most used herb.

Every time the sword goes into the air, the purple color remains as normal. I left a trail of swords in front of me, like cloaking a void.

‘At that stage, you break the boundary between Dong and Jung, and you cross at will. What does that mean? ’

I told you.

“Like this?"

‘ · · · · · ·. ’

He is silent for a moment.

‘· · · · · · · Yes, like · · crab. ’

In front of me, I stopped the sword, and all the traces of the sword I wielded did not disappear, but glowed purple and was rich. A spiderweb-like line came together to form a wall.

I swung my sword lightly once.

Let's do it.

Whee!

Fast enough to miss even me for a moment.

In the meantime, the wall of the sword that condensed both the speed and destructive energy I created swept through the front.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwabang!

As the dust clears, you see the results.

The thick jungle is desolate as if bulldozers had pushed it away.

‘· · · · · · You're very skilled? ’

I told him.

“Do you have anything to add? ”

‘· · · · · · · Hmm, not absent. ’

The skill entered into the slot through a card is like a ‘coloring book’ given to a child who has never drawn a picture.

The system draws an overview. Hunters just need to paint the right color for the right location, as they're told. It just condenses Mana along the way that the system has shown us.

However, if you copy and paint the same page several times, such as painting a thousand times, you might think this. Instead of painting the petals completely red, why not shade them? How many more leaves are there? Draw blue skies and clouds in the background?

Hunters progress through this process subconsciously or consciously. What the system tells you is the minimum requirement to activate a skill. Developing it is Hunter's own effort. Just as artisans and masters who repeated the same task for decades find the most efficient and economical movement, so do Hunters.

The horse's advice shortened that time.

‘Yes, it doesn't. No, before that. May I ask who the teacher is? There is also a sign that someone has advised you on this skill. ’

Of course, you will want to know who the teacher is.

Now, this is a melted blade, the result of Randy's advice from a previous corpse.

For a short period of time, before the corpse completely gave up Randy, he seduced Randy in a variety of ways, just as he did with the other masters. Randy doesn't ignore his teachings. What is to be eaten is to be drawn and eaten. Without accepting his offer.

“You don't need to know. ”

‘Well, they're not human at first. ’

“Shut up. Shall we get out of here? ”

‘Ah! Wait a minute. So · · · I mean, it's still a bit of a shame that the two grains are still mixed vaguely. ’

He repeated the same thing.

‘But to solve this problem, we need really precise Mana controls. to fill in the gaps in the lines of destruction and the curves where the two types of grains don't mix very well. I don't know if you can do this. ’

“Just like I figured out how to amplify the weapon, how precisely? ”

‘· · · Maybe it's harder. It's not about finding the right answers, it's about creating new answers. Telepathy is not an option. So the only way to solve this is to be my true owner. ’

He ignores the talking telepathy and closes his eyes for a moment.

My skills just flashed in my head like a clear video.

I played it several times. Clear memory with no slight error.

How Mana swoops from within her body, injecting it into the sword and inflating it with a purple sword. All of that was observed.

The recovery lasted for more than an hour.

In the meantime, I have not intentionally let go of the sword. The more I focused my mind, the farther the blade whispered. I experimented with Mana in various ways in the middle.

‘· · · So · · ·. Me · · · ·. Calm Down · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. ’

The corpse's telepathy begins to appear prominent.

How long has it been?

Now I open my eyes when I hear no whispers at all.

‘· · · No one has ever regretted it! What it means to say yes is, I think I've told you more than 500 times already, to be one with me! All the trajectories of the owners who have shaken me before, all the essences that have accumulated for a long time, you are in one moment! ’

I hear his voice again. He's still lying.

I raised my sword.

"Ah, you've finally decided? And from now on, we can't be together in true meaning! ’

Weeing!

Purple swords rose.

At that moment.

The corpse is silent.

He felt it, too.

Whoo-hoo!

I once again spilled [Artha's Dagger] the herb that was held an hour ago.

A purple wall appeared in front of me. And then I swung my sword in the opposite direction as I had before.

Shhh!

Kwakwakwakwakwakwabang!

Another purple storm swept the entire jungle apart.

I compared the two symmetrical traces around me.

‘ · · · · · ·. ’

The sword was silent.

I saw traces of the sword I flew an hour ago. Looks like the bulldozer pushed me back.

In other words, the trail is very rough. There are branches and rock fragments that have not yet been swept away and that have risen like a garden of dirt.

You turn your head. This time you see traces of the sword you just flew.

“What do you think? Is it clean? ”

‘· · · · · · · Very, very clean. ’

It seems to have been a desolate wasteland without grass from the beginning. A clean, thin plain runs through the jungle.

I supplemented the point where the blade was pointed out, not perfect, but to a considerable extent.

“Is there anything else you want to add? ”

The Mage does not answer.

*

I got a call from Danton about a week after I first met him. I didn't take the sword again.

I waited in the same place, and Danton approached me with a glass of whiskey like before.

No greeting, no simple greeting.

He said that before he even sat down.

“From now on, you don't have to come here. If you contact the Korean market when you want to make a deal, what can be solved will come to me if you don't want to respond there. I'll give you direct contact with Gina. ”

Next.

He recognized me as a trading vessel and as an entity of equal value to the black market of a country.

If I saw that I was going to contact the Korean market instead of coming here, I would not be able to give him the right to face Danton whenever he needed, but that was enough at this stage.

The handset reminded me of a contact. The name suggests that Gina was referring to the misevolution of the Korean market as expected.

“Looks like it's been verified. ”

The Pentagon tested samples from Danton on the bodies of Geruites' children that they had already secured, and the results were, of course, exactly as I said.

Now that I have something for you, it's your turn to take it.

“First of all, I haven't saved the statue yet. ”

Tsk, I kicked my tongue in.

“What about Decker and Jefferson? ”

“Let's take a look. ”

What are you staring at?

“What time is it? Well, it's about time. ”

As he gestures, the whole wall turns into a big screen. I have a live news channel.

“Wait two minutes. ”

Two minutes later, I knew what Danton meant.

The screen shows the Decker & Jefferson headquarters building with the subtitle 'BREAKING NEWS’.

The voice of the journalist continues.

- Breaking news just came in. It was discovered later today that Decker & Jefferson received a special audit conducted by the IRS and the Ministry of Defense in conjunction. Audits have been kept private for the past four days under the Dungeon Management Special Act. Decker & Jefferson is accused of tax evasion through a shell company and of using grants from the Department of Defense for other purposes than those specified. According to the official position of the company · · · · · · · · · ·.

I smiled satisfactorily.

“That was quick.”

What will happen in 4 years' time. At that time, he said he needed more than a month to prepare for the inspection team and investigate the allegations.

If the audit started four days ago, I would have met Danton and started in three days.

The preparation period has been reduced from 30 days to 3 days. This is the power of Edward Danton.

“There's not a single line of comments on potion research on the broadcast. ”

“They know this audit is really about taxes and subsidies. You think that's the point. ”

Danton sent a file to my terminal.

The IRS and the Pentagon have captured this by pretending to open something else.

I glanced at the content and said,

“The most healing potion shipped is the Detroit Research Facility. ”

“There are about 40 researchers officially residing there. But look at the cost breakdown there. ”

“Food, linens, clothing, water · · ·. There's enough quality and composition to last just a lifetime. This will feed over a thousand people a year. You're a refugee shelter.”

I had known until now that I had put them all together in Detroit. Subsequently, facilities will be dispersed throughout the United States and water will be dispersed. To avoid the eyes of the government, I have relocated many times, and I have never seen any of those in the future. Nate didn't know.

“The Department of Defense has also noticed. The mission starts in two days. The Dungeon Special Act will move the troops, not the police, so if you're going to do something, you need to move immediately. ”

“Thank you for the advice. ”

He looked at me with interesting eyes.

“So, what are you going to do? ”

I looked him in the eye and replied.

“You'll see soon enough. ”

End