novelraw Chapter 163
Chapter 163
"We've arrived."
Lee Shin unfolded the Lightning Ray Immortal Art at full power and traversed the broken city in the shortest distance to arrive home.
"Hgeueu~"
Lee Shin stretched his arms wide and looked down at his home, which he had returned to after a long time.
Lee Shin's house, unlike the broken buildings he had seen on his way, boasted a perfectly fine appearance, as if nothing had happened.
He didn't have to think deeply to easily figure out how the house could be fine.
'I should thank Tarka and the other orcs later.'
Thinking that, Lee Shin looked at the yard where the orc's World Dungeon had originally been.
The green dungeon entrance that had been there had vanished like smoke, and instead, the forest that had been inside the World Dungeon was filling Lee Shin's yard.
As the break occurred, the World Dungeon had come out, and the environment outside and the scenery inside the dungeon had mixed into one.
Although the sight of a forest spread out in the city looked quite amazing, Lee Shin decided to just ignore it and move on.
Because thanks to the protective magic circle installed inside the house when it was renovated, the house was perfectly fine without any problems.
'If it weren't for that, I would have ended up living in an elf-friendly designed house with trees and the house mixed together, like the nearby houses I saw on my way.'
…Although that didn't seem so bad either, Lee Shin decided to just let it go.
Because if it were a really good house, the prices of the houses in this vicinity wouldn't have dropped recently.
"Well, it's a gain for me since I can enjoy a forest bath while living and breathing good air in Seoul."
Lee Shin passed through the yard forest, entered the house, and went straight to the bathroom.
Swaaaa-
Mongle-mongle-
Plop-
Lee Shin took his time to wash his body cleanly, then entered the bathtub filled with warm water.
'I was slightly expecting that a shower with a clear mind might be different, but surprisingly, there's not much of a difference.'
Lee Shin sat blankly in the bathtub and enjoyed the languid feeling of the warm water.
But as he just sat there doing nothing, he suddenly became bored.
He didn't feel like looking at his phone either, so Lee Shin thought for a moment and then muttered in a small voice.
"Status."
[Status]
Name: Lee Shin
Level: 4
First Path: Mad Dragon
Second Path: Ghost
Strength IV: 69
Agility IV: 90
Sense IV: 87
Intelligence IV: 72
Internal Energy: 105
Perhaps because he had been running around here and there diligently for the past three days, his status had gone up slightly.
But even so, it hadn't gone up enough to be amazing to look at, so Lee Shin's mouth naturally moved and called up the next thing.
[Skills]
-[Flame Lightning Tree God Art] Epic
-[Flame Lightning Tree God Spear] Epic
-[Flame Lightning Tree God Step] Epic
-[Mad Dragon] Epic (Growth Type)
-[Regeneration] Unique
-[Thousand Poisons Immunity] Unique
-[Ghost] Unique (Growth Type)
The number of skills Lee Shin had was not that many.
Because Players who focused only on getting skills had over 30 skills.
But the skills Lee Shin had were all splendid.
Usually, if you had even one Unique grade skill, you were treated like a ranker.
But Lee Shin had three Unique skills, and on top of that, he had four Epic grade skills.
"Well, the Flame Lightning Tree God Spear and the Flame Lightning Tree God Step are like side menus of the Flame Lightning Tree God Art, so they just followed along when I raised the Flame Lightning Tree God Art."
Lee Shin thought that and rolled his head for a moment.
Normal, Rare, Unique, Epic, Legendary, Mythical.
These six were the absolute criteria that divided everything in the system.
Unique.
From here, the class is different from the lower grades.
To use a human analogy, there was a difference of going from the realm of an ordinary person to the realm of a professional fighter.
An ordinary office worker who is swamped with work every day and a professional fighter who moves his body with all his might every day belong to the same category of human.
But in terms of combat power, no human would think that an office worker and a professional fighter are the same.
Because there was no area where the office worker could have an advantage, such as the amount of muscle, the experience of fighting, or the techniques acquired.
'Well, it's not like it's the end just because it's a Unique grade.'
Lee Shin, who had raised the grade of his skills through a self-abusive method starting from Normal, knew better than anyone else.
Just because the grade is the same doesn't mean they are all the same.
From the Unique grade, even if it's the same grade, the difference between the highest and lowest grade is enormous.
Just as there is a big difference between a C-class boxer with a decent win rate and an S-class fighter who is on the world stage with consecutive wins, even if they are both professional boxers.
And naturally, that difference becomes more pronounced as you go up.
Epic.
Epic poem.
The stage of a hero who is talked about by people, beyond ordinary people.
From this point on, skills and items begin to deviate from human common sense based on various principles.
It's a natural thing.
In the first place, the existence called a hero is called a hero because they have achieved astonishing feats with power that is beyond common sense.
It's the ability a hero has and the weapon they wear.
It's stranger for it to remain at the level of common sense.
"In reality, the Legendary and Mythical grades are considered out of the question, so… even if it's far from the highest Epic, have I already climbed above that line?"
Lee Shin stared blankly at the ceiling for a moment and then muttered.
"Thinking about it like this, I've really become stronger compared to three months ago."
-It seems so. I've also become much closer to a dragon than when I was first born.
At Lee Shin's words, Yireu muttered in a proud voice, showing off a cool pose.
"But if you keep growing like this, you'll get a body too."
-Hmm, my body… I hope so. Because I also have a lot of things I want to do if I go outside.
"I know, right. If you get a body, there will be a lot of things you can do."
Lee Shin looked up at Yireu, who was perched on his head, and felt a little disappointed.
From the moment the [Flame Lightning Tree God Art]'s grade had risen to Epic, Yireu had closed his eyes and fallen asleep as if hibernating, and had woken up the moment [Yagong] was made.
And so, as [Mad Dragon] had risen to Epic grade, Yireu, although only visible to Lee Shin's eyes, had become able to be active with his own body.
So it was a hardship for Lee Shin.
Originally, he had split his mind in half and had one half play with Yireu, but now that he had appeared as an illusion, he had to play with him even better.
He couldn't ignore Yireu either, because if Yireu got sulky, an uncontrollable situation might arise.
'If this one gets sulky, at least a qi deviation will come.'
Lee Shin thought that and asked Yireu, who was comfortably perched on his head.
"By the way, why are you on my head?"
-What? This body is a spiritual body, so it's not particularly heavy, but you're being petty.
"No, I'm not uncomfortable either. I'm just asking because I'm curious."
At Lee Shin's words, Yireu thought for a moment and then said.
-I don't know either, should I say it's an instinct? I just feel good in high places and I like the feeling of having other creatures below me.
'Ah, this is because of me.'
At Yireu's answer, Lee Shin realized that this was his own karma that had made Yireu's personality that way and naturally changed the subject.
"By the way, isn't your way of speaking awkward? Before you hibernated, you used a cuter way of speaking."
-…I have never done that. I have always used such a dignified way of speaking. I was full of dignity from birth.
This way of speaking of Yireu's had started when he had seen a dragon in a novel.
Of course, Lee Shin chuckled, recalling the past when he couldn't even speak properly and just made 'kyu-kyu' sounds, and the past when the sound 'kyu' kept popping out even after he had started to speak, but he didn't tease Yireu.
Again, if he got sulky, it would be a big problem.
-Tsk.
But Yireu was not so foolish as to not notice what Lee Shin was thinking, so he clicked his tongue with dissatisfaction and hit the back of Lee Shin's head with his tail.
But since it didn't particularly hurt, Lee Shin just let him do it, meaning that if that would make him feel better, he could do it as much as he wanted.
-I will not forget this humiliation. The day I get a body, I will get my revenge.
"I'll be looking forward to it."
Lee Shin said that and thought about the items he had one by one.
-[Smile].
"I'm using it to hide my identity."
-[Hundred].
"I've been using this one usefully this time too, so I should fill it with new ones. It seems it will be a little while before I fill this spear."
Lee Shin looked at the teleport artifact he had taken off for a moment while bathing, then thought of his only weapon and, with the thought of 'while I'm at it', took out the [Yagong] he had put in his inventory.
At that, the Yagong cried 'woong' in Lee Shin's hand, as if asking why he had taken it out.
-As expected, it's an Ego Weapon.
"Although it seems it can only express emotions like 'like' or 'dislike', it is an Ego Weapon for now."
It wasn't just Lee Shin who had changed over the past three days.
Thanks to killing numerous monsters while being swung in Lee Shin's hand, [Yagong] had also grown a little.
'Well, since it's a gluttonous guy, it probably won't feel that feeling for long, just like me.'
[Yagong]
-Epic (Growth Type)
-The deep, deep night sky is endlessly empty, so it can contain and devour anything.
-[Black Night] Always active. It dyes everything it has devoured black and makes it its own, so the night sky does not disappear and continues to deepen.
-[White Moon Full Night] Selectively active. The white moon fills the dark night, so the moon shines brighter than ever.
-[???]
-[???]
Perhaps because it was an Epic grade weapon, the description was not intuitive and a little strange, and three of the four options were hidden by question marks, but it didn't matter to Lee Shin at all.
-I acknowledge your skill. Now I will also go all out.
-So what. If you're not happy, go get a high-end item yourself.
-Hoo, Hyung, you're really amazing. Eh? You want me to use a weapon? Ahaha, it's a bit much to use that in a spar.
-Hoo, I really didn't want to use this weapon, but I have no choice. Huhuhu, now you can say you're dead.
He was just happy that he could finally land a blow on the arrogant [King] guys who had been teasing him with their weapons.
"It certainly seems something is created when you use it a lot. I also found out for sure what kind of ability [Black Night] is this time."
[Black Night] is an ability that absorbs the enemy's blood or energy and changes its own form.
The fact that it had absorbed Lee Shin's blood and repaired its broken self was a fragmentary ability of [Black Night].
After testing it a few times, it was also possible to change its shape into a polearm or a halberd.
"It's the best weapon that even repairs itself when you fight."
-It will probably return to its original state as long as the handle remains intact.
Woong-
At the two's words, the Yagong trembled as if it were in a good mood.
And the ability of the newly created [White Moon Full Night] was simple.
Extreme enhancement.
If the Yagong was a wooden sword, the moment you used [White Moon Full Night], that wooden sword would become so strong, hard, and sharp that it could cut a famous sword.
"Instead, it eats up my internal energy and its durability is also sharply reduced."
-Hmm…
"Huh? What's wrong all of a sudden?"
At Lee Shin's words, Yireu answered as if it were nothing.
-No, it's nothing. I was just thinking that it's a weapon that's very similar to you.
"…Now that you mention it, that's true."
At Yireu's words, Lee Shin nodded his head without thinking.
Because Lee Shin also favored the method of injuring his own body, and he was still using it.
Chwaaak-!
"…Well, there's nothing more to think about, so shall we go out now."
Lee Shin, who had come out of the bathtub, put [Yagong] in his inventory, dried himself, changed into comfortable clothes, got on the bed, and immediately fell asleep.
-I thought that might be the case, but you were really here before us.
-How can you sleep with such a comfortable face when monsters are having a blood festival outside?
-…I've never seen Smile sleep before.
-Huhu, I've seen him a few times while living with him.
He woke up, hearing someone's voice.
And in front of Lee Shin's eyes.
"Really… you're sleeping so well that I want to hit you, Hyung-nim."
"Hwaaam~ You came a little later than I thought."
"Because the whole city was transformed due to the World Dungeon."
Eun Yeonwoo, Lee Hyunseok, Lee Hyunyoung, Lee Sieun, and Lee Jieun, all looking shabby, were standing around Lee Shin.
(End of Chapter)
I will use the spear weapon name Yagong, instead of Night Sky. Will replace past chapters' names later.