Regress and Eat

A system message appears.

[Slot activator Slot activator (Rank: SS)]

- This item allows the user to open 3 additional skill slots.

‘Yes! SS-rank activators have been hard to find in my past life. ’

This item starts with a grade A, and it's a rare item that everyone can't even afford to open just one slot.

How dare you, SS-rank!

‘SSRank activator that opens 3 slots is easily mistaken for 3 times the value of A rank that can open 1. However, the real deal does not work that way. ’

Of course, it sells well above 3x the price.

A rank [Slot Activator] is also not on demand, which reduces the time and effort it takes to get 3 of those items.

‘Of course, I have no intention of selling it. ’

But I don't intend to use it.

As soon as I wake up, all four slots are still empty.

‘I'll give it to one of them. Of Hibiki and Nate, who needs this more · · ·. ’

The more magical skills you master, the better Hibiki will be than Nate, who can solve all your battles with his own unique skills.

I firmly thought about it and returned to the dungeon.

“Here.”

Give what's in your hand to Hibiki.

Following my explanation, she brought a marble to the heart with Mana Core.

Items that melt and disappear without a trace, like salt in water.

“What do you think?”

Hibiki checks the system messages and nods.

“I've increased my skill slots to 7. ”

She was already filled with 4 slots before entering the dungeon.

[Universal Mastery (Rank: A)]

[Fire Mastery (Rank: S)]

[Ice Master (Rank: A)]

[Lightning Mastery (Rank: B)]

Now that we've opened three more, we should be able to collect all seven mastery species.

From then on, you can upgrade your skill card to the next tier in line with the increase in Mana Barrels.

‘Hibiki's unique ability is that the more magic he has, the stronger the synergy will be. ’

It must be her first time collecting seven species in a month since she woke up.

Moreover, the country had crossed the middle bridge, but the magic knowledge and spelling modifications she was learning were already accomplished by Hibiki himself in the future.

Like Nate, I was looking forward to her future being much stronger than she was before.

*

Upon returning to Earth, the Gate Keepers' Hunter, who was in urgent contact with someone, looked at us furiously.

“Seo Jin-wook! ”

In time, it was less than half a day since we entered the gate.

He said with a trembling voice, his mouth twitching to see if he couldn't speak well.

“How dare you attack! ”

Nervous expressions are everywhere, and the eyes are full of glittering and frightening lights.

“I can't believe it. ”

It was a difficult dungeon to start a treasure hunt again from the beginning when the Revelation Book was reset even though it was wandering around looking for a cube.

Besides, some of the pieces can only be found in the mountains, but dragons have appeared in the bloodstream and actually abandoned their attack on the barrels of the expedition years ago.

However, only three people entered and completed the raid in less than a day.

“I will submit the details later to the Constitution. Please take this first. ”

I handed him a metal plate that changed the prophecy.

“Oh, yes! Revelation confirmed! ”

I receive it with a look on my face.

‘Good.'

Those who confirm the content with [emotion] will be prepared without doubt.

We cannot prevent the collapse of the spontaneous dungeon from exploding as soon as the gate is opened, but it is possible to evacuate the people living there in advance.

‘Hunters will gather in advance and prepare for a massive monster hunt. ’

Of course, we'll be there that day.

“We also found the bodies of many hunters who participated in the previous raid on Rare at the top of the mountain. We couldn't carry them all, so we had to. Please report this to the Constitution Department. ”

“Yes? Rare? Where dragons live? How do you get there? ”

He tilts his head and slaps his palm to see if he has come to a conclusion alone.

“Aha! This must be the mechanism that disappears from the Purpose Dungeon when the attack is over, right? Thank goodness!”

He couldn't imagine us hunting dragons.

Well, you'll soon find out where the dragon went.

Not only this hunter, but everyone in the world.

*

The next dungeon didn't need hunting.

Last of three dungeons that have signed a minimum contract unit of one day with the Gate Keepers Guild.

“Ewing? You're going in here? ”

A doorman hunter who leans like he doesn't understand.

“Well, you already paid for it. Very well. Be careful not to set foot in any strange places! ”

He asked Hunter to step back and enter a world of chaos.

“ · · · · · ·! ”

The sky above my head was shattered like broken glass. And each piece has a completely different landscape. Even many pieces are unstable and constantly moving and pushing each other away.

Nate is very excited.

“It's like being in a movie! ”

Shredding dozens of photos of different landscapes, mixing them randomly and looking at them through a cartoon?

“It's a mess. Even in the direction.”

At first, we thought of the sky as just an extension of the earth.

Torn dimensional pieces everywhere are rich. They encountered each other and made tangles, tight joints, or collided with each other and then passed in another direction.

“You just have to choose where it stops and be careful. ”

The path we walked was at least a stabilized area.

“Especially, don't go near those places. ”

The two dimensional debris was misengaged where I pointed with my finger.

Shhh!

Cough!

There, horizontal lines beyond the shoreline of the violent waves met perpendicular to the lightning striking blue desert. If anyone swims in that ocean, they will fall beyond the end of the world into the desert.

The sudden shift in gravity will throw him into the center of the lightning cloud. Along with the waterfalls of the sea.

“Now, follow me slowly. ”

Gravity and direction, which is chaotic, can fly to unintended places, so the [Stardust Wing] has not been opened here.

Hibiki asks.

“What the hell is this place? ”

“There are occasional dungeons like this. One of the evidences that the system is never omnipotent. ”

I still unleash the unknown knowledge of this age.

“The middle dimension with the dungeon is the place where we assemble fragments from normal dimensions like Earth. The ecosystem is naturally a combination of life and environment that is not found in one dimension. If you expand the dungeon boundaries after an attack and look at the larger areas, that trend will stand out even more. ”

I was explaining.

“When the combination gets messy, it looks like this is the middle dimension. ”

The target condition will appear in the system message as' unknown ’.

Assuming we don't have a target in this state.

This dungeon doesn't explode, so let it go. There are no monsters to hunt even if you come in. It is because the right ecosystem is not created. Monsters have to hunt something to survive.

We soon arrived at a place that would be a representative example of a ruined ecosystem.

“Trees?"

There was a colony of dry, twisty little trees on a small island covered in gray soil.

The roots of the tree that have pierced the boundaries of the fragmented earth are visible everywhere.

“It was supposed to be dead, but it's still alive with the life force to process it. But I can't grow any more where the soil is scarce. ”

I pulled out some of the great trees.

Be careful to reach the soil around you so that the roots don't break.

Since trees are pure creatures and are not treated as items, there were no separate system messages in the process.

After feeding it all to the snake, I said,

“Let's go back to Earth. ”

Nate's face is glowing.

“Now that you've gone all three, are you going home? ”

“No, I was just walking. I wasn't trained. So just one more bonus. ”

“Gosh, this is so bad! ”

Nate protested against me with tears.

Hibiki coughs without a word.

But I didn't snore. I moved immediately.

“Come on, let's go! ”

*

We got out of the gate and into the vehicle.

Next stop, a mountain range off the beaten path of ordinary people.

There was a gate there that neither the Constitution nor the Gatekeepers guarded.

If I use this dungeon for my own personal use, no one will notice for a long time.

“Here?”

“An undiscovered dungeon. ”

Nate just said, "What a great place to find this! ’I was just amazed.

I saw a strange light in Hibiki's eyes.

“Of course it · · · · ·. ”

“Yes, I'll keep it a secret from the others. ”

Nate tilts his head.

“Why?”

Before I could answer, Hibiki said,

“This is all part of the process to prevent the disaster of the future, right? ”

There is a strange emphasis on the word 'future’.

I nodded.

Weeing!

As you walk through the gate, the gray earth you just saw in the dungeon was spread out widely inside.

“Ahh!”

Nate nods as if he's got a feeling.

“It's probably the same level of debris you saw on the little island earlier. In the middle dimension, it's a mess, but here it's a stable, big mass assembled. ”

“If you plant the tree here · · · ·. ”

“Yes, it will grow very well. ”

Meanwhile, as soon as we entered, we saw a distinctive blue light approaching from beyond the horizon.

“You saw it when you came in. The prerequisite for this dungeon is monster annihilation. ”

I shoved two people on their backs.

“Let's clear the land before we plant the trees, shall we? Come on, wipe it out! ”

*

You cleared up the final dungeon where you vomited your unsightly reward and planted a tree on the gray ground where the monsters disappeared, just 24 hours after the Ascension.

After a long day, Hibiki and Nate fell out of the back of the car.

No matter how tough a hunter is, it makes sense for him to be tired.

I glanced at them with the rear view mirror.

He falls into a deep sleep, leaning against his shoulders and head, snoring low.

Seeing that, a strange emotion permeated my mind.

‘The relationship between the two in the previous life was completely different. ’

When the two of them met in their previous lives, their personality was different from now.

In particular, Hibiki changes to close to 180 degrees.

‘We fought together for the same purpose, but in our personal relationships, we were definitely close to each other. ’

However, in this life, I thought that the aspects of relationships might be slightly different.

*

The next day, as soon as I woke up, I went down to the basement of the inn.

Hrrrrrrr!

Bubbles · · ·!

There was an artifact that I worked hard to create, leaning on my previous life's memories.

A barrier that completely blocks heat from leaking out.

Inside, the hot brazier burns with fire that never goes out, as long as it continues to impart magic.

Above the flame of that pyre is a huge cauldron made of two-dimensional materials that would not be a waste of a weapon.

I mean, is it more of a bump than a cauldron if you look at the contents? Or a furnace?

Boogle!

Boiling in it was a metal dissolved in golden color.

I melted it down like this as soon as I got the statue from Setter.

‘It's useless to me in the form of a statue. ’

A statue made by the inhabitants of a certain dimension of the statue that they worshipped was cast from precious metals that themselves possessed the attributes of the castle.

With just 5 kg of metal, you can make a saber that can blow the neck of a dizzy Intermediate Demon.

By the way, the statue that Centaur saved weighed half a ton!

The giant statue had to melt down to use it for something else later.

‘We'll keep it that way for a while. ’

I approached and grabbed the hilt of the sword, which was completely embedded in dissolved metal, across the edge of the furnace.

It's been a while since I've seen a system message describing this item.

[Devil Slayer]

Item Description: The legendary existence of countless dead demons forming a mountain range and making the sea out of their blood is the first well-known sword. If you listen to the sword, you will receive the essence of the sword that the previous owners have acquired.

Caution: This black user's sword is amplified and released, and may take a very long time to become familiar with use.

At that moment.

‘ · · · · · ·! ’

Immediately, there was a telepathy that could not be replaced by language.

I remember the first time I held him in my hands.

I said, "My senses are back."

Failure to contact the awakener for too long will put you to sleep, but once awakened you can see, hear, and feel other senses.

However, the dizzy way will not stimulate the sensation.

‘The sword must have hit something without rest, but every time I felt pain, I would have telepathically scrambled. ’

So, I chose this method.

A furnace of sacred metal that attacks the very existence beyond mere smashing and support.

A place of pain that wants to erase its existence because of the nature of the sword.

Boogle!

The name Devil Slayer sounds like the weapon of a warrior who fights evil for justice.

However, as the original owner suggests, this item is very far from a swordsmanship.

Nevertheless, the name and description of the crafty packaged item were enough to catch many hunters.

Even the horse's mouth on the carcass will be strong enough to prevent you from thinking this item is dangerous.

So many were deceived without knowing what it meant to be the true owner of the sword.

‘In fact, the true owner of the sword is the soul · · · · self possessed by the sword. ’

Therefore, the meaning of Awakening becomes the true owner of the sword means that it becomes his expanded body, which moves like a puppet according to the will of the spirit.

There are other factions that enjoy this kind of pun and contract.

Although it is called many variations on dimensions, the most common expression is · ·.

‘The Devil.’

Boogle!

I pulled out the blade that was locked in the molten metal completely.

Then the combined telepathy hit my mind in a clear sense.

The blade was released.

‘Ewwwwwwwww! ’

A devastating cry soaked in anger and hatred.

“Hmm.”

I thought to myself:

You haven't had much mental education yet.