The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 221

"…Wasn't I'm a Heavenly Killing Star?"

Hearing Gaia's words, Lee Shin muttered to himself without realizing it.

He looked quite foolish muttering with a blank expression, but Lee Shin had no room for excuses.

After first hearing the words 'Heavenly Killing Star' from Mairiph, the master of the dwarf clan, [Red Hammer], Lee Shin had kept the words in a corner of his mind.

And this time, through the connection with something through his killing intent and the system message, from the moment he saw the words 'Heavenly Killing Star', Lee Shin had guessed that he was a Heavenly Killing Star.

But now, Gaia had directly denied Lee Shin's thoughts.

"Hmm, rather than saying you're not a Heavenly Killing Star, it would be more accurate to say that just saying you're a Heavenly Killing Star is not enough."

"What, is there something more than that?"

"That's right. If you were just a Heavenly Killing Star, I wouldn't have been so interested in you."

At Gaia's words, Lee Shin's expression changed strangely.

According to Mairiph, the existence of a Heavenly Killing Star was a monster born with a talent that defied common sense and knew nothing but killing people.

But now, Gaia was saying that such beings were 'just' that.

No, considering the power and position Gaia had, it might not be so strange to call a Heavenly Killing Star 'just' that.

But if so, one question remained.

'Then what am I?'

Who on earth was the owner of the will that had connected with him back then, and what was it that Gaia was showing such interest in?

'Come to think of it, the system also used the words 'blessing of the Heavenly Killing Star' at first and then corrected it.'

Because the situation was so urgent and he was so out of it, he had thought at the time that it was just an error due to a sudden system interference, but thinking about it carefully, it seemed there was also a statement about upgrading the grade.

"I don't know what's what."

He felt his head getting complicated as the answer he had finally found was denied head-on.

Lee Shin was about to open his mouth again to ask Gaia a question to clear his complicated head.

But that attempt ended with Lee Shin's thought.

Woong--

Because a familiar energy settled in the space they were in and naturally blocked Lee Shin's mouth.

"It seems the one who was watching you doesn't want me to give you too much information."

Gaia said that and looked up as if watching something, then soon lowered her head and looked at Lee Shin.

"Well, I've spent more time than I expected, so that guy from Carnia might have noticed… it seems it would be better to send you off soon."

Gaia said that and snapped her fingers lightly.

Woong-

Then, numerous lights appeared around Lee Shin and formed a ring.

"I've reset the twisted coordinates to a suitable place. It's not a place where you'll die instantly like underground or in magma, nor is it the center of the enemy's camp, so don't worry."

"No, wait…"

"No. I won't listen."

Lee Shin hastily opened his mouth, but Gaia smiled mischievously and dismissed his words.

"For reference, if you go there, you won't be able to use the system I made properly, so take out everything you have in your inventory."

"What did you say?"

"Even if you make that surprised face, I can't help it. The system I made can only be used in the world under my jurisdiction."

"What, then I can't use any system over there?"

"Hmm, I think you'll be able to check your status or the skills you have."

Gaia, who had said that, looked at Lee Shin and chuckled.

"Don't be so annoyed. If it were someone else, it would be a loss not to be able to use the system, but for you, it won't be that much of a loss. No, it should be a gain, right?"

"What does that mean?"

"Hmm, I don't want to tell you simply. To give you a hint…"

Gaia, who was pondering something while sitting in the air, said with a smile.

"The system wasn't made for guys like you, but for the vast majority of powerless and talentless guys. That should be enough."

Simultaneously with Gaia saying that, Lee Shin felt a sense of floating and looked down at his body, which was indeed floating slightly.

"Ah, and I'll give you a gift. It wasn't my intention, but I should repay you for sacrificing yourself to protect my hero."

A blue light source, about the size of a basketball, appeared on Gaia's palm, which was pointing at Lee Shin.

It, which was emitting a clear energy just by looking at it, was divided into three and was absorbed by Lee Shin, Irehgue, and Yagong, respectively.

"I've given you my blessing. It should be quite useful, so use it well."

Gaia's appearance, as she said that, had changed from that of an adult, and her body seemed to have shrunk from that of a middle school student to that of an elementary school student.

"Then enjoy yourself in Carnia. It will be a good experience for you."

Grin-

"I'll be looking forward to you causing a scene over there too."

Lee Shin, with those final words from Gaia, felt the light completely envelop his vision, just as it had when he had first entered this place.

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"Uhm…"

Lee Shin, who had come to his senses, could see himself lying on the ground in a spread-eagle position this time.

At that, Lee Shin got up from his seat, brushed himself off lightly, and muttered.

"Where did I fly to this time?"

-It looks like an ordinary forest.

Irehgue, who was on Lee Shin's head, said, looking around.

"It just looks like a forest on a neighborhood back mountain, but did I come to the right place?"

At the words 'another world', Lee Shin had imagined all sorts of strange plants and animals that surpassed his expectations, but the sight in front of him now was more ordinary than he had expected.

While Lee Shin was looking around with suspicious eyes.

"Puheung~~"

As if to relieve Lee Shin's anxiety, something popped out of the forest.

-It seems we've been moved to the right place this time.

"I know, right."

Seeing that, the two could be sure that they were now in a place other than Earth.

Because a huge silver boar, boasting a size that seemed to be a combination of two bulls, a creature whose exact name he didn't know but remembered as a type of monster that came out of a dungeon, was puffing out a gust of hot air like a storm.

The creature, as if it were very hungry, was drooling as it looked at Lee Shin, and it pawed the ground with its front feet as if it were about to charge at any moment.

"Ah, just in time."

But unfortunately for the angry creature.

"I was just getting hungry from being so tired and suffering so much."

The predator in this place right now was not it.

As Lee Shin smiled slightly at the creature, the boar, which had been unable to come to its senses at the sight of its prey, suddenly felt a killing intent that made its whole body shiver.

"Pu, puheung?"

At the unexpected, dense killing intent, the boar froze in the position of pawing the ground with its front feet.

The boar's eyes, which had been emitting a sharp light with the thought of filling its stomach, had turned round.

The creature, belatedly realizing that something was wrong, staggered back, but Lee Shin was not one to miss that.

"There are a lot of trees nearby…"

Hwareureuk-

Pajijik-

"I wonder which is more delicious, charcoal barbecue or electric grill."

The boar's expression turned black as it saw flames and electricity rising from Lee Shin's hands, respectively.

"Hoo, I'm finally full."

After about 10 seconds of hunting, 10 minutes of preparation, and 30 minutes of cooking, Lee Shin finished his stormy meal and sat down, patting his stomach.

Thanks to eating the entire huge boar, his stomach was slightly protruding, but since he knew that it would be quickly digested and spread throughout his body due to [Regeneration], he just ignored it and sat down.

Lee Shin, while recovering his tired body like that, sat on a tree stump that had been created by cutting down a tree for firewood and looked around.

"The concentration of qi here is incredibly dense."

-Indeed. On Earth, it's difficult to even feel qi unless you're in or near a dungeon, but this place is even richer in qi than inside a dungeon.

"I know, right. If the qi is this dense, it seems like internal energy will naturally accumulate in my body just by breathing… hmm?"

Lee Shin stopped talking and tilted his head slightly.

-What's wrong?

Irehgue, who had been flying around and looking at the surroundings, looked at Lee Shin with a puzzled expression as he suddenly stopped talking.

"…"

At that, Lee Shin looked at Irehgue without saying anything.

-You there?

"No…"

Lee Shin tilted his head slightly and then said.

"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but… your body's shape and color seem to have gotten a little darker."

-What? Is that true?

"Yes, it's true."

Originally, Irehgue's appearance looked like a translucent form, like seeing a ghost, even to Lee Shin.

But now, Irehgue's translucent form seemed to have gotten a little darker.

No, it wasn't his imagination.

Irehgue's form was definitely getting darker and darker.

After a little more time passed, its form was perfectly established, to the point where no sense of unease could be felt from the outside.

-Ooh! Look, you there! This body has become even greater!

Irehgue, who had noticed the change that had happened to him, was happy and jumped around in the air.

"You used to look like a ghost, but now you really look like you're there."

-Yiik, you always have to have one more word.

Irehgue, who had been flying in the air, looked at Lee Shin with an annoyed expression, then got on his head and hit the back of his head with his tail, as he always did.

Taak-

"Huh?"

-Huh?

And at the unexpected, refreshing feeling of the blow, the same sound came out of the two's mouths at the same time.

Lee Shin, who was standing with a blank expression, rubbing the back of his head, caught Irehgue, who was on his head, like a cat and brought him in front of him.

"I can touch you."

Irehgue, who was being held by Lee Shin with a blank expression, swung his tail and brushed off Lee Shin's arm, which was holding him.

Then, Lee Shin's hand fell from Irehgue in shock.

-I can be touched.

For a while, the two looked at each other with foolish expressions.

The one who came out of that state first was Lee Shin.

"What is this, psychokinesis? No, I've never heard of psychokinesis happening like this."

-Kuhaha!!! This great body has become even greater!

As if it didn't matter what was going on in Lee Shin's head, Irehgue was just happy that he could touch something and continued to hit things like the ground and trees with his whole body.

Pak-!

Paak-!

Perhaps because he could exert quite a bit of physical force, every time Irehgue moved, the ground was dug up and the bark of the trees was slightly indented.

Irehgue, who had been breaking all sorts of things in excitement, quickly got on Lee Shin's head when he got up from his seat.

Slap- Slap-

And as if to release his pent-up frustration, he happily hit Lee Shin's head with his tail.

At that, Lee Shin thought about whether to stop him or not, then sighed and decided to just leave him alone.

-Kuhaha!!!

Because it was obvious that he wouldn't listen even if he was told to stop, and he didn't know what would happen to his own body if he was forcibly stopped.

'I shouldn't have just left him alone because it didn't hurt until now.'

Lee Shin moved his feet, blaming his past self for spoiling Irehgue.

For now, he planned to start by getting out of the forest.

(End of Chapter)