Chapter 268

“…huh?
When Ming Hu saw the message, he stopped walking toward the door and immediately opened his inventory to see the suppression orb.
‘Are you shiny?
When I checked to see if it was activated, the inventory slot where the deterrent orb sits was glowing.
I also noticed that the Enable button, which had been disabled, was enabled as prompted, but that wasn’t all.
“What’s with that?
The Demon Instinct, a Legendary item obtained from Makusa that allows you to change your race to a demon, was also glowing, as was the Inhibitory Orb.
“This is a red light.
Sure, they shimmered, but they were different colors. The suppression orb was glowing white, and the demonic instinct was glowing red.
“What the…
Why did I suddenly get this message, and why were my Inhibitory Orb and Demon Instinct glowing? I couldn’t figure it out right now.
Ming Hu opened the Quests window to see the quests he had received from the Temple.
<Special Quest – 7 Demonic Gates Opened
The gate to the 7th Realm has been reopened. Find the Suppression Orb somewhere in the 7 Realms and reseal the open gate!
Difficulty Level: S
Quest Reward: Increased Friendship with the Temple that gave the quest, and 1 million contribution from the Temple that gave the quest.
"Hmmm."
Upon seeing the quest, Ming Hu grunted.
"If I use it, the quest will be completed, right?
Special quests don't require reporting. They are automatically completed when the quest requirements are met.
Currently, the completion condition for the special quest I received in the temple is to reseal the open door, and since the Use Inhibitory Orb button is active, I thought that using the Inhibitory Orb would seal the door and complete the quest.
"This is kind of creepy…
But something about using the suppression orb to complete the quest just didn't feel right. Ming Hu looked at his red glowing Demon Instinct and thought.
"There's got to be a reason that thing is shiny like that.
It wasn't just going to be shiny.
"What's wrong?"
When Myung-hoo stopped walking and didn't say anything, Min-hyung asked.
"Oh… that's because I got a message saying that the inhibitory orb is now available."
"Uh, yeah?"
"Yeah, but it's kind of annoying…"
"Tsk tsk?"
Looking at Minhyung, who had a questioning look on his face, Myung-hoo continued.
"It's not just the inhibitor orb that's glowing, the demonic instinct is glowing, too, and it's white for the inhibitor orb and red for the demonic instinct."
"Huh? That?"
"Uh."
"Hmmm."
At Myung-hoo's words, Min-hyung also let out a sigh. Then, after thinking for a moment, Minhyung opened his mouth to speak.
"Isn't that something I can't take with me?"
"…?"
You can't take it with you? Ming Hu couldn't help but wonder at Min Hyung's words.
"You said it's glowing red, but red is usually used as a warning, a danger, that you can't take it with you or that it will disappear if you do."
He had a point.
"That could be…"
Myung-hoo nodded at Min-hyung's words.
"Ah!"
Then a thought occurred to him and he let out a short exclamation. Then he turned toward the door and began to pace backward.
[Inhibitory beads are deactivated].
He backpedaled and moved away from the door, and the message reappeared. Ming Hu checked his Inhibitory Orb and Demon Instinct as the message appeared.
"Again.
As expected, the suppression orb and demonic instinct were no longer glowing. Ming Hu took a few steps forward toward the door again.
[The conditions for the use of the inhibitory orb have been met].
[The inhibitory orb is activated].
A few steps later, I was prompted to activate again, and my suppression orb and demonic instinct began to glow.
"Minhyung, come here for a minute."
Noticing that the suppression orb and demonic instinct glowed when activated, Myung Hu called out to Min Hyung, who was staring at him from the doorway.
"Why?"
Minhyung walked over and said. Ming Hu pulled out a suppression ball from his inventory. He handed it to Minhyung and said
"Hold on to it for a second."
"…?"
Minhyung is puzzled by Minghu's words, but accepts the suppression orb anyway. After handing Minhyung the suppression orb, Ming Hu checked his inventory.
"…So, activation is the problem.
Demon Instinct was glowing even though he didn't have a suppression ball. It was obvious that no matter who had it, it would sparkle when the suppression ball was activated.
"Well, then… I'll let Minhyung take care of him and get him out of here first.
Ming Hu was intrigued by the shine, and then realized how it was made. Ming Hu decided to entrust the Demon Instinct to Min Hyung to send it out first, then use the suppression orb to seal the door, then go out and get it back, so he took the Demon Instinct out of his inventory and handed it to Min Hyung.
"I'll leave this with you for a minute. And some suppression beads."
Sigh
[The conditions for the use of the inhibitory orb have been met].
[The inhibitory orb is activated].
After handing over the Demon Instinct and receiving the Inhibition Orb, the message popped up again.
"Demon Instinct is shiny."
Minhyung said.
"Alas, wait."
But Ming Hu, who already knew that, took a few steps backward.
[Inhibitory beads are deactivated].
"Uh, it's not shiny!"
A message appeared and Minhyung exclaimed
"Take the kids and go outside first."
"…Okay."
Minhyung was puzzled by Myung-hoo's words for a moment, but soon nodded and moved toward the door again.
"Karot, Prominence, go back to your desk."
-Yes, sir.
-Yes, my lord.
Ming Hu opened the pet window to summon Karotte and Prominence back, then turned back to Minhyung. Arriving at the door, Minhyung was about to use it to pass through with Rapid and the girl.
Siaak
Soon, Minhyung, Rapide, and the girl passed through the gate into Middle Earth, and Ming Hu, seeing this, began to approach the gate.
[The conditions for the use of the inhibitory orb have been met].
[The inhibitory orb is activated].
Re-activation prompted, Ming Hu arrived at the door and opened his inventory to use the Suppression Orb.
Siaak
When I pressed the Enable button, the suppression orb floated into the air and began to emit light. But that wasn't all.
Goo-goo-goo-goo
With a burst of light, the ground vibrated and something began to rise.
"Temple?
What rose was something, a temple. After a while, when it had fully risen, the temple stopped rising, and the suppressing orb of light disappeared into the temple. And then the long-awaited message began to appear.
[The open door of the seven demonic realms has been sealed].
['Special Quest – 7 Demonic Gates Opened' is completed].
[Increased friendship with the Temple of Elgav].
[Relations with the Temple of Elgav have risen to 'Trust'].
[Temple of Elgav's contribution increased by 1 million].
Ming Hu looked at the message. Seeing that there was nothing of substance, Ming Hu turned his head to look at the temple and thought.
"Let's go in…
I wasn't expecting a temple to appear at all. I wanted to see what was going on and what kind of temple it was.
"Let's go in.
Finally deciding to see what the temple looked like, Ming Hu walked over to the temple. Of course, Minhyung, Rapide, and the girl were waiting outside, so Ming Hu entered the temple and quickly began to look around.
"Nothing much…
Thinking there might be something to it, Ming Hu exited the temple, disappointed by the lackluster interior, and headed straight for the door.
'Nothing that glitters.
Arriving at the door, Ming Hu opened his inventory to check if he had any other shiny items. Fortunately, there were no shiny items, and Ming Hu relaxed as he opened the door and walked inside.
* * * * *
The Backstreets of Asren, the Manor.
Siaak
Someone warped into an empty alley with not an ant in sight.
"We're finally here."
The warped woman was a beautiful woman in her early twenties. Upon being caught, the voluptuous woman smiled and muttered something, and soon began walking out of the alley.
That was the moment.
"Ouch. That's killing me."
At the sound of voices, the woman looked toward the alleyway entrance. Two men, one more fat than huge and the other so thin and mummified that he looked like he could break if she struck him, blocked the entrance and stared at her.
Jumbled
When they spotted her in the alleyway, they didn't just block the entrance, they started walking toward her. Of course, the woman didn't stop walking when she saw them.
"Hmph. I guess that bitch wants us too?"
"Yeah, man, look at your body! I didn't know there was a bitch like this in here."
The two men exchanged conspiratorial glances and conspiratorial smiles as they watched the woman walk by, seemingly unmoved by the sight of them.
"Humans, after all."
The woman listened to the two men's conversation and shook her head with an expression that said, as expected, and muttered quietly to herself as she looked at the two men walking towards her with a cold glare.
"godqhrgks gkfn qhsotlrlf qkfkqslek."
As the woman's muttering ended, the two men approaching her stopped in their tracks.
"…Huh?"
"What the…what!"
It didn't stop because it wanted to stop. I tried to move, but I couldn't. I felt like I wasn't in my own body.
The sinister smiles and glares were no longer on the faces of the two men. Instead, bewilderment and surprise had taken their place. The two men looked at the woman with a mixture of bewilderment and surprise. They both knew that the sudden cessation of movement had occurred just after the woman had finished muttering.
"…Help me…help me."
"Okay, you're wrong."
Realizing that this was no ordinary woman, the two men spoke to the woman in a plaintive voice.
"…"
The woman didn't respond to the two men; she simply smiled and walked past them.
"Phew…"
"Ha."
They breathed a sigh of relief as the woman walked past them without doing anything to them. But when they caught sight of each other's faces, they couldn't help but be horrified, for he, too, was extremely flushed.
Poof! Poof!
"Humans. Fascinating."
As she stepped out of the alley to the sound of firecrackers going off, she smiled and muttered something to herself before resuming her walk.