Chapter 191

Sigh
Sansal quickly removed his hand from the marbles.
“…”
He stared at the blackening orb without speaking.
“Inhibitory orb? I think I’ve got the wrong one.
From the name, it was clear that the bead was holding something back. But it didn’t feel like it was holding something good. It felt like I had touched something I shouldn’t have. Soon, the orb was completely blackened.
Siaak
At the same time, the interior of the temple began to change. The pure white marble floor began to stain black, as if colored by beads, and the statues began to take on a bizarre appearance.
“…Let’s fry.
Sensing danger, he realized he had to get out of here and quickly started running out of the temple. But as he turned around and ran out of the temple, he saw someone standing at the entrance and had to stop.
“…Who is it, the user?
He was not a skeleton. Standing at the entrance, he was in human form, but this was the demon realm. He might be human, but he was most likely not human.
‘No way. Demons?
The first thing that came to mind was a demon living in the demon world. It wasn’t certain, but it was likely.
That was the moment.
“Thank you.”
He opened his mouth and said.
“My name is Agranecto. What is your name?”
“It’s called s-sudsal.”
“Gross? That’s an unusual name, but thank you very much.”
Agranecto, smiling broadly, began to walk toward him, and he watched as Agranecto, smiling back at him, walked toward him.
“Agranecto? I don’t think you’re a user.
It didn’t seem to be the user. Sansal opened his mouth to speak, just to be sure.
“Are you a user?”
“User? Is there such a race?”
Agranecto shook his head and replied with a question. Agranecto’s answer convinced Chopsal that Agranecto was not a user. Shaking his head, he turned back to Agranecto, who was approaching him, and pondered what to do.
“I’m feeling a little uneasy…
He was smiling and thanking me, but for some reason I felt uneasy.
“I-Is there something going on here that…”
“Oh, I’m here to get something from back there.”
“Inhibitory orbs?
What Agranecto was referring to was the first inhibitory orb, which he had touched and contaminated.
“I’m sorry… may I know who you are?”
Chansal asked cautiously.
“What, you don’t know me?”
Then Agranecto stopped walking and said with an amused expression.
“Who’s calling?
From the way he talks, he seems to be a rather famous NPC here.
“Yeah. I’ve never been here before.”
“Hahaha. Really?”
“Yes.”
Smiling broadly, Agranecto continued as he started walking again.
“I’m just me.”
“…What a load of bullshit.
At the sound of the noise, Sansal looked at Agranecto with a strange look in his eyes. Whether or not Ssangsal looked at him strangely, Agranecto opened his mouth to speak.
“You, can you help me?”
“Yes?”
“Help me out. It’s something only you can do.”
“Quest?
The quest was clear.
“You seem to be a wizard of death, and if you help me, I’ll give you something that will help you greatly.”
“…Do you know?
Somehow, Agranecto knew that he was a death mage. He was a mage of death, and he was offering him something that would be of great benefit to him if he would only help him. Agranecto smiled wryly at his troubled expression.
“It’s not hard, you just have to touch the marbles where I take you. It’s very easy.”
<Agranecto's Favor
Something only you can do. Agranecto wants you to do it. Follow Agranecto and destroy the Inhibitory Orb.
Difficulty Level: B
Quest Reward: Staff of Death
Dramatically reduced affinity with Agranecto when refusing quests
As Agranecto finished speaking, a quest appeared. It was a simple one, indeed. As he read the quest, Sansal was surprised to see the reward.
"The staff of death? The one you saw?
After learning about the Tower of the Black Moon and deciding to become a Death Mage, Sansal browsed the site to find items related to the class, and that's when he saw the Staff of Death.
'Maybe not, but…'
It was possible that the staff of death he had seen then and the staff of death in the quest reward now were not the same item. He wasn't sure, but it was a possibility, and he nodded quickly.
"Yes! Let me help you!"
[You have accepted the quest].
A message of acceptance appeared, and he looked at Agranecto with a smile. Agranecto smiled back at him, then looked away and reached for the blackened suppression orb.
Siaak
At Agranecto's touch, the suppression orb turned to dust and vanished. As the inhibitory orb vanished, Agranecto looked at Sansal and spoke.
"Let's go."
Siaak
As he finished speaking, a door appeared in front of them. Agranecto casually opened it and stepped inside.
"Follow me."
"Yes."
Sansal quickly followed Agranecto's lead and entered the room.
* * * * *
[User 'sharpshooter' has destroyed the first inhibitory orb].
[In the next 45 days, Agranecto, the Demon of Death, will descend upon the continent].
"…what?
There were two months left before Agranecto's descent, but the message seemed to indicate that the two months had been shortened to 45 days.
"Holy shit.
I was baffled.
That was the moment.
[Derren's shadow looks at you].
At the next message, Ming Hu quickly checked his surroundings. In the distance, a dragon that looked exactly like the shadow he had just killed was watching him. Without a second's hesitation, Ming Hu began to run toward Deren's shadow, which was staring back at him.
"I've got to kill it and go.
Forty-five days remained until the Devil's descent, but the descent could be shortened again, as when two months became 45 days.
-Plastic!
Siaak
A magic circle appeared at Ming Hu's feet, but he was already running, so he ran right past it, and it disappeared as quickly as it had appeared.
-Jabberwocky.
When the magic circle had no effect, a round orb appeared from the shadow's mouth and began to grow in size. It was the same orb that had frozen Ming Hu earlier.
"Moving strikes are cool, but…
Moving Strike was still on cooldown and unusable. Plus, before I could get within 10 meters of the skill's range, the orbs would fly out and freeze me.
"Oh, there's a simple way to do that.
On a whim, Ming Hu opened the pet window and summoned Prominence and Karot.
-You called, my lord.
-You called, sir.
"Stop that!"
Ming Hu pointed to the beads and exclaimed.
-Yes, my lord.
At that moment, Prominence disappeared from the scene. When he reappeared, it was in front of the shadow.
Squeak
Prominus swung his sword at the orb.
Passasac.
At the same time, the orb exploded and began freezing the area around it.
[Prominence goes into a freezing state].
Praminus was unable to escape the freeze, but only for a moment as Karoth raised his staff and muttered something, and the ice-bound Praminus was summoned to his feet.
-Thanks, Karot.
-No.
"Thank you. Get back in there."
Hearing their conversation, Ming Hu summoned them back, and looked at the shadow and the ice. The shadow was quite a distance away, but the ice prevented him from reaching it.
"Will I take damage if I break the ice?
Damaged or not, Ming Hu extended his fist toward the ice, knowing that he would have to break it to get to the shadows.
Tsk tsk. Tsk, tsk, tsk!
The ice cracked and began to crumble, and at the same time, a message began to appear.
[You have slain Deren's Shadow].
[Only 5 prestige is gained].
'You look like you've taken some damage.
You didn't get a direct hit. But the shadow was dead, and it seemed to have been damaged by the ice. Ming Hu approached the fallen shadow and opened his character window.
Nationality : Helioca [Empire]
Age: 22 Occupation: Blood Knight/Strong Smith
Reputation: 806000 Achievements: 882770
Level: 257
Vitality: 15453050
Mana: 260820
Blood power: 7664
Strength : 766430 [76643(+7200)] Dexterity : 30855 Stamina : 2507(+500)
Wits: 2000 Wisdom: 10791
Dexterity: 351
"What's the use of prestige, I don't need it except to get dressed."
Still, nothing was known about prestige, except that it required a certain level of prestige to wear clothes. Arriving in front of The Shadow, Ming Hu closed the character window and began picking up the dropped items.
-You have acquired the Fake Women's Robe made by Deren.
-You have acquired the blood of a lesser dragon.
-You have acquired Deren's Orb.
"That's cool.
This time, after acquiring the fake tassels, dragon blood, and orb, Ming Hu smiled and started walking again. However, as soon as he started walking, he was stopped by a message.
[User 'sharpshooter' has destroyed the second inhibitory orb].
[Thirty-five days from now, Agranecto, the Demon of Death, will descend upon the continent].
The situation you feared has occurred. Ming Hu frowned at the message.
"I think we should grab it and go.
It looked like Agranecto was going to descend before he even received the quest. Ming Hu was determined to defeat Deren as soon as possible, so he started walking. But this time, as soon as he started walking, a message appeared.
[Derren looks at you].
It was a message that Deren, the boss monster he'd been hoping would show up sooner rather than later, was watching him.
Goo-goo-goo-goo-goo
The ground began to shake violently, as if an earthquake had struck. But that wasn't all; whirlpools began to form everywhere. Ming Hu quickly turned his head to check his surroundings.
"Don't you see?
But Deren was nowhere to be seen.
"It can't be…
The ground shook and vortexes formed everywhere, indicating that Deren must have appeared, but he was nowhere to be seen. Ming Hu shook his head.
That was the moment.
"Huh? Huh?"
The ground he was walking on began to rise. Disoriented, Ming Hu quickly dropped to his stomach to regain his balance.
-Human.
"Huh…?"
Heaving a sigh of relief, Ming Hu quickly turned his head to look ahead when he heard a voice up ahead.
"…huh?
When he looked up, he saw a dragon with a very large head staring back at him. Ming Hu looked at the dragon's face and slowly lowered his gaze to look at the ground he was holding.
"…wasn't it land?
He thought it was the ground, but it wasn't. It was Deren's torso, not the ground, that Ming Hu had been treading on. Ming Hu turned his gaze away from Deren's body and looked into Deren's face, and he smiled.
"This was your torso, not the ground."
Sigh
With that, Ming Hu raised his fist. He wiped the smile off his face and slammed his fist down toward the floor, or rather, toward his torso, and shouted, "Minghu!
"One punch!"