Trait Hoarder Chapter 222

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Episode 222: The Ghost King -1-

My hands are shaking.

My heart is pounding.

I put the magic chip into my new laptop.

I have deliberately disconnected from the internet and am maintaining strict security.

Woohoo.

The sound of a laptop reading a magic chip.

The screen will then expand.

“Good!”

After checking carefully, I lowered my knees.

The high priest kept his oath.

Provided me with evidence of the secret alliance between the Old Father’s Cult and the Dark Jaguar Cult.

Actually, I was a little skeptical.

I wondered if they really gave evidence.

But look at the screen that appears on the laptop.

It’s nothing else, but they just put up a copy of the oath made by the saints and high priests of all time.

Even in the name of your own god.

The seal of the dark jaguar was firmly embedded.

[One, the old father and the dark jaguar cooperate with each other.]

[One, the old father helps the dark jaguar gain its original status.]

[One, Dark Jaguar becomes a minor deity under his old father in exchange for his resurrection.]

[1. This covenant shall remain in effect for one thousand years from the time of its first entry into force.]

[one…….]

There was a lot of trivial information attached.

I guess that’s fine.

The mere fact that the two had formed a secret alliance was a big deal.

No matter what anyone says, the Dark Jaguar Cult is a cult and an evil spirit cult.

‘If only this becomes known, it will be fatal.’

I read through all the items.

The High Priest of the Dark Jaguar Cult was definitely in charge.

He was a fanatic, so his thought processes were twisted, but he was the kind of person who could accomplish anything.

All the support I had received from my old father’s religious order was clearly organized.

Economic, political and social support.

Receiving money and supplies is basic.

He secretly exerted influence within Brazil and brought information on subjugation.

Even introducing high-ranking officials who will become prospective believers.

Even though they were hiding in the Amazonian jungle, there was a reason they survived for hundreds of years.

‘It’s a repeat. It’s a repeat.’

Imagine.

What if I nagged the President?

What if we gathered all the allies together and blew it up?

Public opinion will soon boil over and there will be an uproar calling for the old father’s sect to be punished.

Then the Allied Forces can be formed and the old Father’s Sect can be put to an end… … .

‘Oh, wait a minute.’

A strange sense of crisis suddenly stabbed the back of my neck.

Is that possible?

The old father’s sect was so easily suppressed?

In Episode 3, the old Father’s Sect that single-handedly overthrew Seoul, almost overthrew the South Korean government, and single-handedly defeated the four major powers?

Let’s take a look.

Let’s say I hold a secret meeting or a press conference and reveal the truth now.

So will all four major powers join forces to attack the old father’s sect?

‘That can’t be true.’

Unfortunately, the human race does not unite so easily.

Depending on the existing relationship, there will be repeated unions and divisions.

No matter how much the secret alliance is exposed.

I looked at the files inside the magic chip with eagle eyes.

‘There’s nothing to do with the zombie outbreak.’

Seoul Branch, there are traces of massive amounts of funds being spent on the organization under the Han River that I destroyed, and of a huge amount of rare materials being moved.

But that’s it.

The citizens of Seoul know that Seong Hee-young was attacked, but they do not think that the Dark Jaguar Cult is a group of bad guys who need to be killed.

All I know is that it’s an evil organization1 located far away in South America.

If it were a terrorist league, it might be a different story.

But there is not a single word about the terrorist league in the magic chip.

We can’t expect the entire Republic of Korea to unite, and the only ones who will participate are those that have a connection with me or have had bad relations with my old father’s sect.

‘Eastern Army, Geumoh Group, Sun Tower, Thor Cult, Gaia Cult.’

Maybe the Western Army and the Mamaquila Order too.

I counted on my hands and hardened my face.

‘Not enough.’

The Eastern Army and the Sun Tower are considered part of the six powers, similar to the old Father’s Sect.

But the power of the old father’s sect shown in the game was not to that extent.

Because all the power in the world was concentrated in Seoul.

The Eastern Army and the Sun Tower may be powerful forces in South Korea, but they are not powerful forces in the world as a whole.

‘Even the commander can’t deal with the saint.’

It might be possible for a commander in his prime.

The problem is the saint’s third phase.

In phase 3, the saint attempts to revive her old father, the ancient god, albeit in an imperfect state.

The ancient god descends in a weakened state.

Still, it’s level 9.

As of Episode 3, the max level is level 8.

It was really hard to win, even after fighting and using various devices prepared in advance.

But the commander is now weakened.

Because of none other than me.

He used his power to give me hero traits.

You weren’t even a commander in Leeds’ time, so now?

It’s impossible.

‘The Sun Tower… … Don’t expect much.’

Even if he has a quick temper, a wizard is a wizard.

We will declare an alliance since we have made a promise, but we will definitely see eye to eye.

To begin with, the magic tower is weaker than the legion commander.

Even if the two of them attack the old father’s sect together, they will be cut off at the saint line.

No, what is a saint?

Seo Woo-jin in the game ends with the death of the pitch-black slayer.

Right now, Seo Woo-jin is probably working hard in the Pacific Ocean to bring back the Sky Boat and the Red Cougar, so the pitch-black slayer is in the erased future.

“Ha. Life isn’t easy.”

He leaned back in his chair and grumbled.

I thought it would all be over if I just found the evidence, but what is this?

No matter how many times I run the simulation in my brain, it’s the same.

The conclusion was that it was not a good idea to announce it or discuss it with anyone.

Should I tell the commander?

They’ll come rushing in right away, making a fuss.

Because the commander cannot tolerate injustice.

And then war breaks out and Seoul becomes a wasteland.

The rooftop terrace was out of the question from the start.

Should I talk to Seong Hee-young?

The problem is that Seonghee Young is only level 7.

He has more than enough qualifications to inherit the Geumoh Group, but his skills are lacking to fight against his old father’s sect.

‘I have to become stronger.’

It would be great if the Pope of the Church of Thor or the Pope of the Church of Gaia came.

The wise gods of the Mamaquila Order and the Blood King, the President of the Guardians’ League, are also good.

The problem is that they are really butt heavy.

Even if the secret alliance is revealed, there is a high chance that they will just say, “The saint is being a saint.”

I calmly looked through the files in the magic chip.

I was wondering if I missed anything.

Unfortunately, there was no such thing.

That’s all I know so far.

‘The Seoul terrorist attack occurred on December 24th.’

And now it is early summer, late June.

The weather is getting a little warmer.

Episode 2 was triggered six months after Episode 1 was triggered.

The pace of the episode accelerated as I predicted.

There was a gap of almost a year in the game.

‘Episode 3 will be faster, right?’

The minimum is 6 months.

That is, the resurrection of the ancient gods is attempted on Christmas.

What if it was faster?

What if the Saintess speeds up here?

‘September.’

I checked the calendar.

Four red numbers particularly catch the eye.

Chuseok, the nation’s greatest holiday.

I had a strong feeling that that was the most likely time.

“Haaah.”

I feel suffocated.

I washed my face and wiped it dry.

The grand finale, the greatest crisis I’d ever faced since falling into this world, was approaching me with great strides.

If I can overcome this, I can conquer the world.

You will reach level 9 through the fragment of divinity obtained from the corpse of your old father who has descended.

All we have to do is to first stop the Truth Tower and prevent the Great Dimension Research Institute from digging its own holes.

Gaia said it too.

I am from another world, so I can either escape the web of fate or tear it apart.

‘I can’t go back to the goshiwon.’

A 2-pyeong goshiwon.

It’s better than where I was when I first came into this world, but thinking back on it now, it’s terrifying.

There is no soundproofing.

There isn’t even space to put a single piece of furniture in.

The neighbors drink and fight all day long, making noise.

There’s no going back to that time.

Never again.

For that, I’m already too used to living a life of abundance and being looked up to.

Now that I know the pleasures of full ownership, I have no intention of ever letting them go.

Crack!

He slapped both cheeks hard.

I came to my senses with a sharp pain.

‘Let’s level up.’

I just need to reach level 8.

‘Let’s build up our traits.’

If I collect more advanced traits, I can perform the saintly and ancient god resurrection time attack on my own.

We’ll have to think about bringing in the other 8 levels then.

At the point where I could conquer it on my own.

It would be better to start by solving the problem at hand.

I took out the magic chip and put it deep inside the secret safe.

This is a mansion protected by the statues of various religious groups, in addition to the statues given by Priest Kim.

The secret vault is also protected by numerous security spells.

This would be better than carrying it around in your golf bag.

‘We must catch the Ghost King.’

Where might it be?

It requires a lot of accumulated magic power, a large number of corpses hidden in advance, and a lot of rare materials and magical weapons.

I turned off my laptop and turned on my smartphone.

I opened up a map of Seoul and looked at it, but there was no place that caught my eye.

‘There is no other base than the Seoul branch.’

It is unlikely that the old father’s sect would have helped directly.

Well then the secret alliance will be discovered right after Episode 2.

There is only one possible case.

If the secret branch under the Han River had prepared in advance… … .

‘There are a few dungeons that open after the zombie outbreak.’

It’s similar to the remnant quest that is created after the Seoul terrorist attack.

Among them, there were quite a few large-scale dungeons.

Dungeons with level 7 bosses that are weaker than Corpse Dragons, but strong enough to be considered one of the top 4 bosses.

I think it’s probably one of them.

It makes sense that the Seoul branch prepared for this situation.

‘Five places.’

Let’s just check there in advance.

I immediately got up.

The first place I went to wasn’t the preparation dungeon.

It was Gyujanggak located inside Changdeokgung Palace.

Late at night.

Inside Gyujanggak, where there is no one.

He came in quietly and took out an inkstone.

The apricot flower pattern engraved on the inkstone shines brightly.

An inkstone that soon turned into light.

The light dispersed and all that remained was a blunt gun.

‘This is the Jeongjo Eojong.’

The body is made of rosewood.

The red color, close to dark brown, is impressive.

The body was studded with tiny rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds.

And the heavenly and hellish treasures that are cleverly composed of each and every element are worldly iron.

It is similar to a catalyst that strengthens the killer, whether by coincidence or fate.

So as not to cause any further damage to the old father’s sect.

Clank, clank.

He grabbed the barrel and the buttstock and twisted them.

Then the gun disintegrates into two pieces.

Dual multi-shot pistols.

This time, I combined them in parallel left and right and then turned the barrel greatly.

The barrel and body are intertwined to create a sturdy gun.

Double-barreled shotgun.

After returning it to its original shape, the barrel was lengthened.

The barrel extends further from the inside.

Sniper rifle.

In other words, the Jeongjo gun was a gun that transformed and combined.

There are four types in total.

Dual pistols, shotgun, rifle, sniper rifle.

It’s like a set of Dasan guns.

Even their abilities are similar.

You can use all of the Dasan Gun’s bullets, stop, shock, destruction, and death.

Because the producer is the same in the first place.

‘It’s a huge deal. You can reduce 5 pieces to 1 piece.’

Just thinking about the armed forces is like that.

The Dasan Tomb took up three spaces, and now you can put other consumables in it.

Even if you put in Mjolnir and the Chastity Gun, it only takes up 2 spaces.

Ring of the Great Escape, it’s currently on standby, so even if you put in magic chips and elixirs, there’s only 1 slot left.

Or, you can carry it around in the form of dual pistols and put consumables in it.

Here’s one more.

The Jeongjo Eojong has one additional attribute added to the Eojong.

[perm]

Powerful damage to all evil beings.

This means it is effective against the Phantom King as well.

I didn’t come here to get a fishing rod for nothing.

‘Okay.’

All the existing multi-purpose guns were shoved into the golf bag.

There’s no one around to give it to, so it’s better to carry it around as a spare.

You never know what people will do.

I took great pains to fill the empty armoury.

[1] Mjolnir

[2] Jeongjo Eojong

[3] Elixir

[4] Magic Chip of the Great Escape

[5] Magic Chip of Madness

Mjolnir, which was always at my waist.

Now we have moved into the armed forces house.

Because it’s much faster to take Mjolnir out of its scabbard and throw it than to pull it out of your waist and throw it.

You can throw and repeatedly place the silent sword into the weapon sheath almost at the speed of thought.

That’s why the gun was put in the gun cabinet.

‘Frenzy… … .’

This is magic prepared in preparation for the battle with the Ghost King.

When was it?

Was it when you were fighting with the president of the janitors’ association?

I have never written anything else besides that one time.

Because I’m afraid of the aftereffects.

Even though it’s inferior compatibility, there’s a rage that has much less aftereffects, and its superior trait is a thousand hits, so there was no need to use frenzy.

This time it is necessary.

Because the Ghost King is much stronger than the Corpse Dragon.

So much so that I have to risk my all.

I didn’t think about calling anyone else.

An achievement that can be obtained by defeating the Ghost King.

Or characteristics.

You can only get it if you catch it alone.

‘Just catch it. Just catch it.’

I left Gyujanggak.

I check out the preliminary dungeons with a pounding heart.

The National Assembly building.

Namsan Seoul Tower.

Gimpo Airport.

World Cup Stadium.

Dongdaemun Design Plaza.

By my calculations, the Phantom King should definitely be hiding in one of these.

“uh?”

But something unexpected happened.

Clearly, I checked the five hidden forbidden areas, entered them, and searched them thoroughly, but I found nothing.

There were some corpses, magical weapons, and rare materials.

But it was clearly less than I expected.

As if it were under construction.

It could be because it takes place several years before the game’s setting, but summoning the Wraith King in this quantity is out of the question.

What did I miss?

Last checked, Seoul Namsan Tower.

He sat on the top and was lost in thought.

Then, I browsed around an internet community without thinking much about it.

Strange sightings were coming in.

[Hey. Have you seen the zombies?]

[What zombie?]

[Wow! It’s a real zombie!]

[Oh, looks like some superhuman kid is digging again.]

[A real zombie appears? Where is it? I’m going to go check it out.]

[You idiot. If you get bitten, you’ll turn into a zombie too.]

[Oh, that’s it when you die.]

[So where are the zombies?]

[This is Sangam.]

[I saw it at Dong Seoul Terminal.]

[They came out there too? I live near Sadang Station, and a few zombies came out there too and it was chaos. The police came, the fire truck came, and the ambulance came too.]

Zombies are coming out?

Like this sporadically?

Completely uncontrolled?

If the Phantom King has descended, this would be impossible.

No way, no way… … .

I stared into the darkness, toward the east, where the body of the high priest must have sunk into the Pacific Ocean.

Isn’t this South Korea?

Plans changed?

The Phantom King descends on a different city, somewhere other than Seoul?

So then the city is… … .

With the Dark Jaguar Cult gaining the ability to resurrect the Wraith King, the city has a reason to… … .

There is only one.

The place where the Dark Jaguar’s lost divine power is located.

The place where the wise god Poka resides.

It’s Sao Paulo.