Artifact-Devouring Player Chapter 137

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The rear cleaning is complete.

Now all the obstacles blocking the entrance to the sewer leading to the Lighthouse of the Holy Spirit are dead.

To begin with, this place was a side road.

The undead legions outside didn’t send many troops this way either. There was a limit.

After the battle.

Lee Ga-hee asked Sang-hyeon, who was absentmindedly wiping away the sweat that had formed on his forehead.

“Mr. Sang-Hyeon.”

“yes?”

“I was surprised.”

“What is it?”

“I tried to heal him several times, but it wouldn’t go in. That means his stamina is at 100%… … Is that possible?”

“It’s possible. It’s a trade secret, though.”

“Like vampires?”

“I guess that’s not wrong.”

Sang-Hyeon laughed.

The name of the option that restores health every time you kill a monster is blood transfusion.

No matter how I think about it, it should be called bloodsucking, but since the system is a blood transfusion, it can only be a blood transfusion.

In any case, it was natural for Lee Ga-hee to feel a deep sense of alienation, and Sang-hyun had expected it.

“I knew it was a concept that could exist, but… … this is the first time I’ve seen it. Self-recovery.”

“The more low-level monsters like this one, the longer I can sustain. Infinite power.”

“Wouldn’t this make my value drop too much? I suddenly feel a sense of inferiority… … .”

Lee Ga-hee’s expression became gloomy.

A healer feels a sense of accomplishment when he heals someone, just as a swordsman feels a sense of accomplishment when he cuts a wound.

But it was a shame that this didn’t apply to Sang-Hyeon. It also felt like half of the work was cut off.

“Don’t be so quick to judge. We still have a lot of work to do.”

Sang-Hyeon shook his head.

It’s not something I said to make you feel good, but to activate the lamp of the Holy Spirit, two people were absolutely necessary.

That was why Sang-Hyeon was more excited than bewildered when he saw the 16 team members that had suddenly been formed.

If there are two people, I think we can operate the lamp of the Holy Spirit more reliably than if we go alone.

Lee Ga-hee said, sweeping her hair, which was soaked with sweat.

“I think I need to recover some mana. Can I rest for about 10 minutes?”

Jung Jun-hyeok also seemed to have the same thought and chimed in.

“I also used up my explosive power too much, so I feel dizzy… … I need to rest.”

“Let’s take a 15-minute break. I’ll go check the path we cleared ahead and make sure we reach a safe route.”

Lee Ga-hee was surprised by Sang-hyeon’s words and asked.

“Aren’t you resting?”

“It’s far from being tiring.”

Sang-Hyeon shrugs his shoulders.

It really was.

I was too physically fit to be tired. I thought I could fight a few more battles like this without any problems.

* * *

3 minutes later.

‘Oh, really… … .’

Sang-Hyeon frowned as he checked the safety of the route he was taking and tried to eat the cursed witch’s necklace.

What had become a physical object was a lump of flesh that, to anyone who looked at it, looked like part of a ghoul’s body.

I fully understand that Frozen Witch was a ‘meal’ that she had to eat often.

But the problem was that the texture and smell of ghoul flesh was beyond imagination.

First of all, the chewing texture is like chewing on an oyster, with a squishy feeling, but with every chew, it feels like water full of a fishy smell comes out?

The taste here was much saltier than snot, and it felt like I was forcing myself to swallow a thick liquid.

To sum it up, it felt like chewing on an oyster that had a runny nose and a fishy smell. In short, it was like X.

According to the 60% absorption formula, the increased mana is 30. Considering that it is a unique grade artifact, it is poor.

Total mana stat became 790.

‘This is truly a cursed artifact. The stat configuration is cursed. Surely the hidden skill isn’t the same?’

Sang-Hyeon chewed the ‘meat’ he was about to grill, shaking off the negative thoughts that were slowly rising in his mind.

“Ugh.”

Even Sang-Hyeon, who had tried all kinds of strange foods, knew that eating raw grilled meat was a painful experience that he had a hard time getting used to.

If you don’t have a sense of taste, you might not know, but Sang-Hyeon’s sensitive sense of taste captured the unique flavor very well.

“Well. Well. Ah, I just want to throw up.”

When eating a shaped artifact.

Sang-Hyeon had his own jinx: if he vomited after eating, the results would be bad later on.

So I chewed it down and swallowed it, forcing myself to push down the nausea that kept coming up.

But right then.

[The Maddening Sword has permanently absorbed one ‘Essence of Curse’ from the artifact.]

[By absorbing 10 Essences of Curse, you can upgrade the Maddening Sword into the Night’s Sword.]

‘Was there an option like this?’

Sang-Hyeon was also surprised.

It’s quite common for artifacts to have unique options inherent to them.

However, I have never experienced an artifact that grows by eating a curse.

Sang-Hyeon looked at the tooltip in more detail, wondering what the activation conditions were.

[The Maddening Sword loves the aura of cursed artifacts.]

[If you wear an artifact named ‘Cursed’ for a long time, you will absorb the essence of the curse.]

“Oh, I mean, since I eat it and it’s a permanent application, it’s in a better condition than if I wore it for a long time?”

I kind of understand the situation.

Anyway, if you absorb ten artifacts with curses specified from the naming, the sword will grow by one level.

In the tooltip, there was a question mark shape and a shadow-like shape of the Night’s True Sword.

and.

[Special Skill: Night]

[When the darkness of night had taken deep root into the ground, the dead finally bowed their heads to you.]

There were also phrases that hinted at the night effect. It was almost like seeing a trailer.

“Now I have to prepare to collect the essence of the curse as well? I have a lot of work to do. I’m not a collector.”

Sang-Hyeon scratched the back of his head.

It’s good to be busy, but that means you have to be more greedy because there are more things to take care of.

“By the way, this dungeon has a lot of bosses, so it’s a good place for me. As long as I can catch them well.”

Sang-Hyeon turned on the happiness circuit.

If you consistently kill monsters like Frozen Mage and Frozen Witch, you are guaranteed to get unique artifacts like this.

I checked the skill right away.

『Immortal』

■ Skill Level: Stage 1 (0.0%)

■ Skill Introduction: When you use the skill, you will not die in any way. 10 seconds of absolute invincibility is activated.

There is no cooldown time, but once you have used up all 3 charges, the skill will disappear immediately.

“Three lives per coin, is that what you mean?”

Not dying.

It’s the prosecutor’s dream.

Fighting without fear of death in the midst of countless enemies, looking down on everyone!

It was also the final, wonderful appearance that Sang-Hyeon had always dreamed of. Of course, he had no intention of dying in vain.

The Immortal allows you to fight with confidence in invincibility against multiple enemies, even the most difficult ones.

‘There wasn’t a named person in our country with this kind of immortal skill, right?’

If Sang-Hyeon’s memory is correct, the five named prosecutors also had no connection to the immortal skill.

You’ll get much better perks than them. A total of 30 seconds of invincibility will come in handy at any time.

* * *

After maintenance.

The battle has entered a lull and we have entered the pathfinding phase.

Because the path to the lighthouse was in the shape of a maze, you had to move carefully.

I knew how to find my way. I just had to follow the flow of mana that was very finely spread across the ground.

According to what Do Kyung Soo said in his past life, this was an arrangement made by the empire’s ‘designer’ who designed this sewer system.

Since the undead have no ability to detect trace amounts of mana, they left behind a plausible clue.

So Sang-Hyeon was also following the path following the flow of mana.

However, the traps inside the maze are designed to defeat any demons that enter.

Sang-Hyeon and his group also had to be careful.

Because the trap doesn’t activate by targeting people.

The advance was easy.

Above all, Lee Ga-hee and Jeong Jun-hyeok had an outstanding means of detecting intruders hiding in the darkness.

Jeong Jun-hyeok knew how to use the spirit called ‘Cindy’. That’s why he was able to send Cindy out first for reconnaissance.

Even if there were monsters hiding, it was easy to avoid them since Cindy was such a small spirit.

Lee Ga-hee also had a ‘Divine Detection’ function that scattered divine power around her and found hidden undead.

“It’s comfortable.”

Sang-Hyeon said as he followed the two people with his arms linked. For the first time in a while, both his hands were resting comfortably.

Then, Jeong Jun-hyeok smiled brightly and gave Sang-hyeon a thumbs up.

“It’s all thanks to Sang-Hyeon’s hard work in advance. I’m glad that I have a role to play in times like this.”

Lee Ga-hee asks in a quiet voice.

“Mr. Sang-Hyeon. Do you have any plans to continue working together after this attack?”

As expected, a love call.

It was as expected.

It is true that Lee Ga-hee is a healer whose skills are clearly superior to her known title or position.

But in the end, I was concerned that he was someone with ties to the association.

Of course, I’m not saying that I see her in a bad light. I’m just saying that I’m making sure to knock on the stone bridge.

“If your schedule allows, you are always welcome. However, I am very busy these days, so it may take some coordination.”

After this large-scale attack is over.

As a contractor sponsored by Hyunjung Corporation, you must visit the ‘Labyrinth of Peace’.

Besides, there’s also the gate conquest that I promised Do Kyung-hye. It’s something I absolutely can’t give up because it has a first-time special feature.

I’m getting really busy.

So, even though I wanted to work with Lee Ga-hee and Jung Joon-hyuk, I wondered if I would have the time.

“I really want to try it with you. I’ve never seen a prosecutor as stylish as Sang-Hyeon.”

Jeong Jun-hyeok sneakily places a spoon on top.

For Sang-Hyeon, it was a happy worry.

The fact that talented people want to be around you means that they recognize you.

It’s a kind of insurance.

Whenever Lee Ga-hee and Jeong Jun-hyeok need Sang-hyeon, they will run to him without delay.

In fact, through this large-scale attack, the power relationship between the three people has been clearly established.

Of course, Gap was Sang-Hyeon, himself.

* * *

An hour later.

By the time the sounds of the main force, engaged in an all-out war with the undead army, were barely audible.

“after!”

Sang-Hyeon and his party were able to reach the Lighthouse of the Holy Spirit. It was a journey that was more difficult than the battle.

The Lighthouse of the Holy Spirit.

When the special device underground is activated, the lighthouse is pushed upwards, revealing its original appearance.

And when the long-dormant core mechanism is re-energized, the lighthouse’s mystery begins.

‘They said that the mana required to operate it is around 700, so my mana stat is enough.’

There was enough mana to operate the lighthouse. The problem was stamina.

In order to raise the power of the lighthouse, the life force of the contactee is needed, which is stamina for the player.

Unlike Mana, it continuously requires the stamina of the contactor until it becomes fully operational, so high stamina is essential.

Furthermore, a healer who could continuously restore the stamina of the contactee was even more essential.

In addition, power was needed to breathe life into the lighthouse that had been dormant for a long time.

That was the kind of current that Jeong Jun-hyeok could handle. That’s why I thought the combination of the three of them was the best.

‘As Do Kyung-soo said. It’s a moving process, but he had to face countless nightmares along the way.’

Suddenly, I remembered the time when I was tested by Ivan. It was an unpleasant experience that made me see the bottom of my emotions.

‘Well, it’s okay now.’

Sang-Hyeon bit his lips tightly.

There have been countless instances in my past life where I could describe things as the worst. This is nothing new.

A person who has experienced hell.

For such a person, another hell is just a familiar environment, isn’t it?