Chapter 65
Chapter 65
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 65
Chapter Title: Necromancer of the Sword Clan
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After blocking the Incheon Dungeon Stampede.
Shin Yu-hyun had reached 4-star.
Not only that, but he'd absorbed the essence of mana and advanced to mid 4-star. He'd jumped two whole stages from the lowest rung.
It was growth so dazzlingly swift it couldn't be called anything else.
Thanks to that, new Immortal King skills had unlocked.
Upon hitting 4-star, a wide array of Immortal King magic skills had unlocked.
They were cheat-level skills ranging from SSS to S-grade.
The general skills were debuff magics that would prove useful in future battles, while Necromantic Arts would help make the Getia pay dearly.
And with his remaining 800 Soul Points, he reinforced his Skeleton Soldiers.
Reinforcing his Skeleton Soldiers like this had cost Shin Yu-hyun a total of 750 Soul Points.
That left him with just 60 Soul Points remaining.
But thanks to it, his Skeleton Soldiers had grown unrecognizably strong.
With Bone Reinforcement maxed out, they now exuded an intimidating presence unlike before.
On top of that, he'd used Soul Points to upgrade their bone equipment by one more level and poured even more into enhancing the Bleeding Dagger, Ring of Resistance, and Vampiric Sword Yohee he'd acquired from the auction party.
The result? He could now imbue three option abilities into the bone equipment.
And with the bone equipment reinforced to level 5, he still had two slots left for additional options.
Even with two option slots empty, upgrading the bone equipment itself improved the Skeleton Soldiers' gear.
So for now, he'd pushed it to level 5.
'Now all preparations are complete.'
After hitting 4-star, Shin Yu-hyun had done everything he could.
Afterward, he circulated the Chakra Cultivation Method to meditate and rest for a bit.
'Thanks to super regeneration, fatigue recovery is faster too.'
Just a short session of the Chakra Cultivation Method had banished his fatigue, fully restoring his vitality and mana.
He was in peak condition.
'No major incidents for the time being.'
The big issue at the moment was the Incheon Dungeon Stampede.
Actually, between the Iron Blood Unit incident at the 3-star Arachne Nest Dungeon and the Incheon one, there had been another famous event.
But thanks to Shin Yu-hyun's exploits in the Arachne Nest, nothing had come of it.
It seemed to have passed without incident.
All that was left was finding Shuv, one of the Seven Arcs.
"Then shall we go find Shuv?"
"Yes!"
Dia nodded enthusiastically at Shin Yu-hyun's words and replied brightly.
Shin Yu-hyun had already told Vice Hall Leader Choi Jung-hoon that he'd be training in the underground training hall all day and not to look for him.
It was to go search for Shuv.
"Then I'll open the door to the space where Shuv-unni is."
"Yeah."
Even at the mention of opening a spatial gate, Shin Yu-hyun just nodded without surprise.
He'd already heard from Dia a few days ago that she could open a door to Shuv's space.
In the underground training hall, as Dia began a cute little dance with her body, the surrounding space started to warp.
At the same time, space rippled and shuddered.
"Whoa."
Shin Yu-hyun watched the sight with a stunned expression.
Just from Dia doing a cute dance, space was distorting?
Crack!
Not only that, but as the distortion intensified, cracks began forming in the space.
It looked just like...
"A dungeon gate?"
"It's a dimensional rift. We can go in now."
Dia panted as she answered Shin Yu-hyun's mutter.
She looked worn out from the dance.
"Just go in?"
"Yep. Shuv-unni's dimension is just beyond there."
"Another dimension, huh..."
Shin Yu-hyun gazed at the spatial tear before him.
What had started as a thin line was now large enough for a person. His heart raced wondering what world awaited beyond.
'I wonder what's waiting?'
Either way, he had no choice but to go see.
To oppose the Getia, he needed to gather all of Seven Arcs.
"Then let's go."
"Yep."
Shin Yu-hyun took Dia's hand and stepped through the dimensional rift.
His body floated weightlessly.
It felt just like passing through a dungeon gate.
And moments later.
Shin Yu-hyun looked ahead.
"Is this where Shuv is?"
It was a world utterly unlike Earth.
A massive golden moon hung in the pitch-black night sky, surrounded by countless twinkling silver stars.
And beneath that glittering gold-and-silver sky stood a single temple glowing white.
[Savior system link disconnected. Searching for new Time Dimension Protocol. Failed. No connectable protocols found.]
[Connection to Space-Time Management Bureau severed.]
"What the hell is this?"
Shin Yu-hyun had no idea what the system messages floating before him meant.
"Master, it's because this isn't Earth. The system will reconnect once we return to Earth."
"You knew about the system?"
"Yep. The Space-Time Management Bureau probably doesn't know much about this space either. It's a secret place."
Dia spoke with a cute smile.
But Shin Yu-hyun's mind was reeling from the new information.
"Space-Time Management Bureau? What's that? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I couldn't say on Earth. The previous Immortal King made a pact with the Space-Time Management Bureau, and one clause was keeping their secrets."
"So you can talk now?"
"Yep. No one knows here. We'll hear the details from Shuv-unni."
This space seemed beyond the Space-Time Management Bureau's reach, allowing her to speak freely.
And Shuv apparently held all the info.
"Got it."
Shin Yu-hyun nodded at Dia's words and looked toward the white temple.
"Shuv's in that temple?"
"Yep. She's sealed inside. And to reach Shuv-unni, you have to pass the temple's trials."
"Trials?"
"Yep. You have to break through with your own power alone, Master. Summons like us can't help."
Dia bowed her head with a sullen expression. She wanted to help Shin Yu-hyun, but not with the trials.
"Trials, huh..."
Shin Yu-hyun crossed his arms and stared at the white temple.
He hadn't expected trials just to find a member of Seven Arcs.
But his resolve was firm.
He couldn't turn back now over something like trials.
"Alright. You wait here. I'll go into the temple alone."
Shin Yu-hyun handed Ka-mang-i over to Dia.
In his previous life, he'd endured hell. He didn't know what trials awaited, but compared to the Getia dominating Earth, it was nothing.
With that thought, Shin Yu-hyun approached the temple entrance.
At that moment, a message appeared before his eyes.
'Temple of Lust, huh.'
Shin Yu-hyun gave a wry smile.
Even with the Space-Time Management Bureau and system link severed, the system abilities themselves still worked.
Creeeak!
Soon, Shin Yu-hyun pushed open the massive doors of the white temple and stepped inside.
"Preparations complete?"
Somewhere deep in a mountain thick with pine trees.
Two figures of unknown identity conversed atop a hillside.
They wore black hooded coats emblazoned with a pattern of five steel petals on the back.
"Yes. Ready to activate anytime."
"Good. Then proceed as planned at the scheduled time."
The man, who appeared to be in his late thirties, gazed down from the hilltop and issued the order.
Below him lay a vast estate ringed by forest, dotted with large and small buildings.
"Yes."
The young man in his early thirties bowed his head in response.
Behind them stood dozens more in black hooded coats.
And moments later.
Bzzz! Crackle!
Dungeon gates began opening in the mountains not far from the Heaven-Splitting Sword Clan.
The corridors of the white temple were not only luxurious but enormously spacious.
The ceiling alone was over five meters high.
And when he passed through the corridor and opened another door, Shin Yu-hyun furrowed his brow.
'I see. So that's why it's the Temple of Lust.'
The trial had already begun the moment he opened the door at the end of the corridor.
Shin Yu-hyun looked ahead.
It was a massive chamber.
A single door stood at the far end.
But the problem was the chamber's occupants.
Beauties of every description, half-naked, gazing at him with heated eyes.
Women of stunning allure and voluptuous, sensual figures danced in dizzying attire, their beauty so captivating it was hard to look away.
Not only that, but in the corner on a large bed, more beauties writhed with dazed, desire-clouded faces, moaning in ecstasy.
They ranged from their twenties to thirties, radiating sensuality and decadent charm.
Some weren't even human.
Golden-haired elves with pointed ears and exquisite features.
Beastkin with animal ears and tails, brimming with healthy vitality.
Angels with wings covered in white feathers.
Demons with horns of various shapes.
Beauties of every race stared at Shin Yu-hyun with lust-filled expressions.
And it wasn't over yet.
The chamber was thick with purple and pink mist.
Inhaling just a whiff triggered a cascade of ominous system messages.
It seemed the mist was laced with an aphrodisiac.
Thus, beauties of every race moaned in pleasure, seducing Shin Yu-hyun.
But.
Shin Yu-hyun's Mental Strength stat was 100.
In superhuman terms, 100 was SS 8-star grade—the peak of human potential.
In other words, in Mental Strength alone, he was now at the pinnacle among superhumans, a true hero class.
To surpass that peak required breaking through limits.
Anyway, with his Mental Strength at 100, he was immune to mental status effects.
'I knew it was a trial. No way I'm falling for it. Time to push through.'
Shin Yu-hyun stepped toward the chamber's center, where beauties of every race blocked his path.
He began moving straight through the midst of the room, skin brushing against skin.