Chapter 166
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 166
Chapter Title: Foresight Eye
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Crack... creak...
The veins near Kang Seol's eyes bulged prominently. Fresh red blood trickled down, clear as day.
"Urgh... grrrraaah... it huuuurts..."
"Hurts that bad? Go ahead and cry. I'll pretend not to notice."
"Uwaaaah!"
Crackle!
Drip.
Kang Seol's movements stopped.
"......"
"Already over? You held out well."
"Haaah... haaah..."
Kang Seol slowly opened his eyes, which he'd squeezed shut in agony.
Due to the influence of Progenitor's Blood, Insight Eye evolves into Foresight Eye.
Duration: Awakens Foreknowledge.
Duration: Superior bloodline takes effect.
Bloodline inheritors gain Foresight Eye.
Created beings can temporarily use Foresight Eye.
Can pierce through invisible materials.
Can see flows of various powers.
Vision greatly increases.
Elite monster statuses are visible more clearly than before.
The more trained, the more statuses and stronger opponents' statuses are shown.
High chance important object descriptions are shown.
Chance increases with training; rarer objects' statuses shown.
Insight proficiency greatly increases.
Insight reaches max proficiency.
Talent 'Insight' advances to Intermediate Insight.
Insight triggers more frequently.
Insight activation range expands further.
"Urgh..."
"Whoa... your pupils look badass now?"
Kang Seol's pupils swirled with gold and deep crimson, emitting an ecstatic glow.
However, the blood tears still pooling at the corners made it look grotesque.
'...Is this the Progenitor's Blood at work?'
The Progenitor's Blood relentlessly urged changes in Kang Seol's body. Even ordinary transformations became world-shattering upheavals when it intervened.
No treasure matched it for physical enhancement.
'But... it's not just Insight Eye enhanced—it's evolved into Foresight Eye?'
As far as Kang Seol knew, once you gained a power-infused eye, you stuck with it unless replaced.
Even enhancements would just strengthen Insight Eye—that was normal.
That's why he'd deemed Insight Eye solid.
'Foresight... what does it even do?'
Duration: Foreknowledge
- Predicts events that will occur in the near future.
'Just from the description, it's basically... precognition? What the hell?'
Too many effects!
You again, Progenitor's Blood!
Effects are insane lol
Whoa... was getting frustrating, but this should hold us for a bit?
Most effects I have no clue about lol
Filled proficiency and eyes flash-!
If so, why'd Shimcheong bail?
'Applies to bloodline... so summons too?'
He couldn't pinpoint Foreknowledge's exact effect, but applying it to his combat summons was nothing but beneficial.
'Others aside, applying to created beings is unexpected.'
As Kang Seol pondered, Tori spoke up.
"Don't just think to yourself—include me too?"
"Ah, sorry."
"Hate to say it, but your monkey's been off since earlier."
"...Keyki?"
"Yeah, look over there."
Ook... keee...
The Indulger Keyki had been staring nonstop at someone's excavation log since arriving.
Kang Seol approached Keyki.
"Keyki, we'll find Mael soon, so don't worry..."
Before he could pick Keyki up, it spoke.
Excavation hit snags from the entrance. Twenty dead already, causes unknown.
"...Keyki?"
Mental breakdowns rising. Keep hearing voices beyond the sealed door. But we couldn't open it.
"......"
Keyki hurriedly flipped pages.
Am I dreaming? Yesterday's progress—cleared space—is filled with rock and stone again today.
Kang Seol felt déjà vu from what Keyki read.
This space we walk was originally packed with rock and debris. Yet... we keep advancing somehow.
'Mael said that!'
Alcatraz cleaned spotless up to unexcavated spots. If possible, the log Keyki read could be too.
Keyki said,
Someone's definitely watching us.
Keyki stop reading ffs! Pissing myself!
Why read that! Keyki! Wai-Keyki!
...Pretty good?
(Nose scratch) Was it okay?
Whoa, scary af;;
Ook...
Keekee...
Keyki stopped reading, ran to Kang Seol, and clung to him.
Ook! Oong!
"Looks like the monkey's scared."
"Seems so. Tori, how long have you been here?"
"Dunno? Don't know if long or what, but I woke up recently."
"All prisoners here alive?"
"Nah. Confirmed many rotted in cells or suicided."
"So not many prisoners wandering Alcatraz?"
"Wishful thinking! Alcatraz is vast! Even remnants outnumber your group. How'd they build this?"
Kang Seol rubbed his chin, thinking.
"Never thought of that. Who built Alcatraz?"
"No one knows? Monkey's log shows ancient ruins."
"Tori, can you help me?"
"Already am?"
"My comrades..."
"Oh, right—your comrades include those before you?"
Probably Yopimba's group.
"Saw them?"
"Yep."
"Where'd they go?"
"Down below? Not sure. But some went to B2."
"...How many floors?"
"B4 or more."
"More?"
"Dunno beyond B4. One more or many. Deeper floors hold worse criminals."
"Seen B4 prisoners?"
"Yep. Can't miss 'em."
"What?"
"You'll get it when you see. Heh heh..."
Kang Seol asked the key question.
"They... strong?"
"Very."
"Stronger than me?"
"Probably?"
Officially fucked as of now!
Fuck alert activated!
We're fucked! Fucked! No matter how I think, fucked!
Lol not solo anymore, time to bail to entrance.
Whoosh-!
Tori's head snapped around.
"There! Another comrade!"
Flash-!
Kang Seol bolted like lightning at Tori's words.
That beast was a pushover for him but tough for others.
Charging full speed, he spotted a human figure.
"O-oh, stay back!"
Not aimed at Kang Seol. A hedgehog-like giant stood before the man.
"Huh..."
As Kang Seol passed, the man startled, yelling,
"Watch out!"
Swish-!
Keeeesh!
Yormang curled into a ball, spikes forward.
Kang Seol calmly retracted, then thrust his right fist again.
Shh...
'...Huh?'
An afterimage-like hint showed Yormang's move.
Kang Seol halted, swinging his left fist instead.
Keeyit!
Yormang headbutted forward, missing Kang Seol's right arm—his left fist smashed its jaw.
Kwajik-!
Kee...
Sparkle crackle!
Cough... kahak...
Yormang collapsed.
Thud.
Defeated [Floor 1: Yormang].
'This... Foresight?'
He'd held off judging Foresight Eye; this fight tipped the scale.
'...Better than expected.'
And it applied to summons too—combat power boost incalculable.
'Just need time to adapt.'
As Kang Seol scratched his nose post-kill, the chased man approached.
"Y-you... Disciple of Frannan? It's me, Yoran!"
"...Yoran? Oh, right!"
"Yes, the bedridden one. Haha!"
"What happened?"
"Didn't you go through the same?"
"Teleported too."
They swapped info, but Yoran knew little.
Disappointed, Yoran said,
"Heard 'Loners die'??"
"Loners die?"
"Yes, echoed in my head pre-teleport. Others mentioned it too. Probably all heard."
"Hmm..."
Loners die.
Kang Seol still didn't grasp it.
Anyway, no longer solo, Yoran welcomed him joyfully; they wandered seeking path.
Time dragged.
'Damn, no visibility—pathfinding alone takes forever...'
Kang Seol had an idea, asked Tori,
"Tori, know way to lower floors?"
"Well..."
"What?"
"Can't... seems."
"...What?"
"I heard the voice too. The one who scattered you."
Ghost-talking too—what a psycho.
Kang Seol pressed,
"What'd it say?"
"Don't... interfere with the game."
"...Game?"
"Dunno... Can't help here. Find yourself."
"Got it. Calm down, Tori."
Tori shuddered.
What voice scares even a ghost?
Time limit nearly up.
Day passed; met only Keyki and mage Yoran.
'All went down?'
Then he spotted someone.
"Mael!"
"S-Snowman! Keyki too? That's Yoran?"
"Yes!"
"Hahaha! Good we came here. Chameli's here too."
"Snowman! It's me!"
Kang Seol smiled.
Worried they'd met trouble; duo boosts force nicely.
"Heard 'Loners die'?"
"Ah, that. From Yoran."
"Doesn't reach transferees...? Heard one day given. Right?"
"Yes, that's it."
"Trouble... day's almost gone."
"Move first. Swap info en route to lower floors."
"Good plan."
They walked.
"Met a ghost?"
"Yes."
"...Where now?"
"Uh... by bishop."
Chameli said stiffly.
"S-s-s..."
Sca~ry!
That scary, huh!
"Don't say scary stuff... joke, right?"
"Real."
"Kyaaah!"
Chameli clung to Mael.
Thud...
Something kicked at her foot.
"Wh-what..."
"...Corpse."
"Eek..."
"Ghost Wheel Mercenary captain."
"No way! Him dying alone here...?"
Eyes met.
"A-a-lone?"
"...Loner?"
"No way..."
Acquired new info on 'Loners Die'.
Loners die when time limit expires.
Rumble-!
Strange mana surged; Mael yelled first.
"Damn, again...!"
Space warps.
Your body loses freedom.
Hidden adventure 'If Caught, You Die' activates.
Ziiing-
Mael yelled something, but muffled.
Thud!
This time, Kang Seol transferred conscious. Keyki, Yoran, Mael, Chameli—all gone.
"Awake?"
"Tori... came right away."
"Yeah! Ghost perks."
"Shit... looping?"
"Yeah... no clue."
Kang Seol gritted teeth, checked reactivated adventure.
"If caught... die?"
Looking around changed B1. Unlike before, something visible.
'...What?'
Foresight Eye spotted ominous figure in dark.
Reading popped info, Kang Seol murmured low.
"Warden?"