blenderwars Chapter 242
Chapter 242
"A modified seed of life."
Sung JiHan recalled the time when he obtained the seed of life in the past.
While clearing the experimental zone map, he received the seed of life from the "Green Administrator."
This SSS-grade item had the effect of increasing the remaining ability points by 10 when consumed.
"But what had a greater impact on me than the stat +10 was the vitality hidden within the seed."
Although this vitality tried to secretly dominate Sung JiHan, it ended up being dominated in return.
This was still an unknown power that Sung JiHan had yet to fully understand.
"But this is the origin of the Crimson Blood Clan...."
Sung JiHan looked at the item description that appeared in the system window.
[Modified Seed of Life]
Grade: ??
- A seed of life that has been modified by someone.
- It serves as the origin that transforms the Crimson Blood Clan, amplifying their possession ability.
- If returned to the BattleNet after logging out, a promised reward will be given.
The unique possession ability possessed by the Crimson Blood Clan.
At its core, the modified seed of life was present.
Sung JiHan looked at the description and blinked at the last part.
"To return after logging out... the procedure is peculiar."
"Inventory."
Sung JiHan tried to put the seed in his inventory to receive the epic quest reward, but...
["The modified seed of life cannot be placed in the inventory."]
For some reason, this item couldn't enter the inventory.
"I need to figure this out."
It was fortunate that he found the origin, but storage was the problem.
In addition, there were enemies everywhere trying to defeat the hidden boss Sung JiHan.
"Hand it over... hand it over!"
The tentacles that had taken the origin were glowing crazily.
"Give us our sacred object... hand it over immediately!"
Squelch. Squelch.
From the place where the pupils disappeared, countless tentacles split apart and emitted a blue light simultaneously.
Then, it seemed that the power of possession was still maintained even though the pupils were gone.
[Log out later!]
[First, kill this bastard!]
Under the control of the tentacles, the players who were causing a commotion rushed towards Sung JiHan.
[What is that? Looks like a good item.]
[Indeed, it's suspicious... I'll even take that eyeball along with the hidden boss's diamond!]
[Stop fooling around. Are you trying to play solo even after being in this situation? Let's join forces to subdue it and divide the loot later.]
The players who were fighting against the possessed also quickly grasped the situation and started moving to target Sung JiHan.
A situation similar to when they were attacked by the players a while ago unfolded.
"I found the source, but I can't let them die."
Before finding the seeds, they were satisfied with fighting for their lives and awakening the use of life force. But now the situation was different.
They had to survive somehow and receive their rewards.
"Let's break through one side for now."
Sung JiHan came out of the tentacles' mouth and tried to take a path that seemed relatively weak, but things didn't go smoothly.
"You creatures! Give it your all! Don't save any strength, use all the reserves you've saved!"
When they surrounded Sung JiHan, the players held back their strength, thinking about what would happen after they defeated him.
But when the tentacles ordered them to use all their power, they no longer held back and their offensive became even stronger than before.
- I thought the situation would improve when the enemies were possessed...
- Those damn creatures are starting again -_-
- The situation seems worse than before... The ones possessed by the tentacles are charging without even considering their lives?
- Exactly. The ones we surrounded earlier at least knew their lives were precious...
- Wait, isn't that Artmu over there?
Earlier, Artmu didn't help during the siege on Sung JiHan.
He remained neutral and didn't participate.
He was in an abnormal state due to the wide-scale possession performed by the tentacles.
Sung JiHan was being attacked with full force.
[Damn it...!]
Boooooom!
Artmu's steel body turned bright red, and in an instant, yellow characters were engraved all over his body.
Intense magical power began to swirl.
[Crazy...]
[Such immense power!]
[Dodge for now!]
The players who were in their right minds all avoided.
[Hold them down.]
[Coordinate the support...!]
The possessed players threw themselves to successfully execute a self-destruct attack.
"Oh no...!"
Crash!
Artmu self-destructed fiercely from the sky.
The explosion swept away all the possessed players in the vicinity.
Soon, it completely engulfed the area where Sung JiHan was.
This was the most powerful attack unleashed in today's encirclement.
"I can't possibly withstand this."
Ariel, who had been blocking the enemy's attacks with Amhon Wave, was at the point of giving up.
Sssss...
The black whirlpool sank into the explosion.
A blaze of light engulfed Sung JiHan's body, instantly swallowing him up.
"Ha... Such a massive self-destruct attack. If I get hit by that, the Holy See won't survive."
"Hidden boss, it ends like this..."
"My reward! What about the diamonds? The eyeball? Is everything okay?"
"You fool. Do you really think the eyeball would remain intact after such an explosion?"
"All this trouble for nothing."
The players threw out a word or two from a distance, looking at the flames of light.
They were already convinced that Sung JiHan was finished.
That's how powerful Artmu's self-destruct attack was.
However...
"Hoo..."
The light ceased.
And Sung JiHan appeared unscathed in that spot.
"No way..."
"...You survived that explosion?"
A giant monster, a dragon, or whatever.
The players blinked their eyes, looking at him as if he were unbelievable.
* * *
Artmu's self-destruct attack.
The power of this explosion, left as the last resort by the universe's greatest blacksmith, was so tremendous that the races that were possessed together in the vicinity disappeared without a trace.
However, Sung JiHan, who was from the lowest-ranking race, remained unharmed.
How is it possible for him to be unscathed when his defense skill was blocked?
"I... I'll give up on hunting the hidden boss."
"HP F? The system played a joke on me. With that level, I should be given an SSS."
"Even elves can't do that..."
"I guess I have to raise my points. It can't be helped."
Seeing Sung JiHan, who was like an immortal, the players lost their motivation.
One by one, they left the encirclement and focused on their original mission of destruction.
Since all the possessed players disappeared when they were swept away by Artmu's self-destruct, the Sung JiHan raid was in a situation where it was difficult to proceed any further.
"As expected of hardcore gamers. They make quick judgments."
Sung JiHan looked down at the ground with a relaxed expression.
Ariel asked in a surprised tone.
[Master... How on earth did you survive that explosion?]
"Oh, that?..."
Sssss...
Sung JiHan unfolded the seed of life that he had tightly clenched in his right hand.
Compared to a little while ago, the seed had significantly decreased in size and now fit completely in Sung JiHan's fist.
A blue mist continued to emanate from it.
"The seed I obtained earlier is filled with the energy of life."
"Could it be that he absorbed it?"
"Hmm."
When the explosion occurred a little while ago, Sung JiHan made a judgment.
"I can't stop this...."
Does this mean the epic quest will end in failure?
Fortunately, he managed to find the source, but it's disappointing that it ended like this.
"I can just put this seed in my inventory and it wouldn't matter even if I died."
Just before the explosion, Sung JiHan looked at the problematic seed.
What does he think he is, receiving special treatment alone?
Although various unique energies were mixed in it....
"Ah, right. If it's the energy contained in the seed of life, then it must be...."
The energy that regenerated his body, the energy of life.
Wasn't that the very seed he first obtained?
"Since I'll die anyway, let's absorb this."
Sung JiHan absorbed the energy contained in the modified seed.
He felt the energy of life, which had been depleted from his body, quickly replenishing.
Although his body was locked in Artmu's flames, it was about to turn into dust in no time.
Sss....
The energy of life contained in the seed restored Sung JiHan's body to its original state.
After repeating this process dozens, hundreds of times....
"Artmu's self-destruction ended first."
"Huh. That seed had so much energy of life?"
"Yeah. Compared to what I received last time, it was just a handful."
"You really planned to absorb it. It looked dangerous from the start."
"Dangerous energy?"
Sung JiHan chuckled at those words.
Dangerous energy.
Does he think he only has one or two of those?
Especially the power of emptiness, which even limits lifespan.
Compared to that, doesn't the energy of life regenerate the body?
"I'll consolidate the power I obtained later into your sword. I'm preparing a place for it."
"Ugh... You're going to add more energy of life? You already have so much! What are you going to make the Eclipse of the Abyss into?"
"Stop exaggerating. It'll just have a little more green."
"Ugh... My identity..."
"Alright, let's go."
Without listening to Ariel's words until the end, Sung JiHan injected the energy of life.
"Ee... It...!"
Sss....
Green spread from the center of the Eclipse.
When Ariel closed her mouth to deal with the sudden influx of life energy.
Twist. Twist.
"Ah. Ah. No... Our sanctuary... The BattleNet. My wish to live forever..."
Under Sung JiHan's feet.
Swirled by Artmu's explosion, the tentacle that had been completely burned rose again, boasting its tenacious vitality.
He looked at the modified seed that Sung JiHan had reduced to one-tenth of its size and screamed.
Then, his tone changed.
"Y-Yes. Let's compromise. Player. Will you give it to me now? Let's... together, enjoy eternity."
"Eternity?"
"Yes. By possessing those players, we can keep changing bodies. When the host's lifespan runs out, we switch to a new body... Repeat this and enjoy eternal life. I will specially teach you the power of the Crimson Blood Demons!"
Possessing and changing hosts.
Wasn't this the method of eternal life that the Crimson Blood Demons imprinted on the BattleNet?
"The power contained in the modified seed is indeed strong... but is it really possible to keep changing hosts forever?"
As Sung JiHan looked at the seed of life and pondered for a moment, the voice of the tentacle subtly changed.
[Well then, will you not surrender? Your physical body... it is not enough to contain your talent. If you were a dragonkin. If you were a giantkin. You would have already conquered the BattleNet and become the 'Fifth Administrator'! Fine. I will support you on that path! So...!]
The tentacles tried their best to persuade Sung JiHan, desperately opening their mouths.
However.
"That's enough. Your kind has failed."
Flash.
A light sparkled from the sky.
An elf wearing a white mask stood on top of the tentacles.
"Disappear."
Tap.
With a slight kick, he touched the tentacles.
[Aaaah...!]
The tentacles were sucked into the ground.
Despite boasting resilient vitality and enduring Artmu's explosion.
With just one kick from the elf's foot, his existence completely disappeared.
"The Crimson Demons have been annihilated."
And in front of his eyes, the system message appeared.
It announced the extinction of a race.
"Was that tentacle the last Crimson Demon?"
An existence that sought eternal life by possessing other races.
His end was so empty.
Vanished with one kick from an elf.
Sung JiHan briefly looked down at the ground.
Swoosh.
He swiftly drew his right hand.
At the same time.
"Oh..."
As the light sparkled, the sword narrowly missed his hand.
"You dodged it."
When Sung JiHan avoided the sword strike, it seemed unexpected.
The elf with the mask in front of him widened his eyes slightly.
"So you have talent. Hand over the seed. Then I'll consider it."
Sung JiHan raised his third finger calmly to the pretentious elf.
"...Are you saying you'll hand it over?"
"No. I'm telling you to buzz off."
"Huh."
Flash!
When the elf's sword sparkled again.
"Wait. Wait."
Swoosh...
In front of Sung JiHan, a giant skull appeared.
"Old elf. Didn't we agree not to interfere with each other? Where did you touch our child?"
"This bastard... you dare to mock me for becoming a Holy Seat? Step aside. Now."
"No. This guy. He's going to be my head."
Although Kallein had never intervened when Sung JiHan was in danger.
It seemed different for the elf with the mask, as he revealed himself.
And.
Shoooo...
As darkness descended from the sky, undead legions revealed themselves one by one.
The elf with the mask licked his lips and glared at Sung JiHan.
"...Remember my promise. If you ever hand that over to the BattleNet, I will come to your world and personally cut your throat."
Flash!
With those words, the masked elf disappeared.
Sung JiHan thought as he watched him disappear.
"So you want me to hand it over even more?"
The epic quest reward was a reward.
And what the elves disliked was a joyous occasion for him.
[The game will end soon.]
Sung JiHan decided to return the seed that had absorbed all the essence as soon as the game ended.