Chapter 176
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 176
Chapter Title: The Sealed Spirit
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Ching! Ching ching ching!
It was an illusion that every chain in the world had appeared here. Countless chains bound Ur, who had become a spirit.
"Stop! Stop it!"
Ching ching ching ching ching!
The entire expedition team shouted.
"You damned devil! Just die already!"
"No! Rot here for eternity, you monster!"
Ching ching ching!
In the end, Ur's new body was restrained by chains, just like prey caught by a spider and wrapped entirely in webbing.
This newly sealed spirit form was bound facing his original body.
"Huff... huff..."
"Snowman!"
Thud!
Kang Seol passed out from the shock of using his spirit command.
The dream world was like a watercolor painting.
The background was smeared here and there, and the colors weren't particularly varied.
- My turn!
- Hahaha!
A dice game with the gods.
'This dream again...'
It was a memory he didn't even want to recall anymore, so why had it resurfaced?
Kang Seol stared at the game board with an expressionless face. Then, an expression began to form on his face.
A very perplexed one.
'A game board... I've never seen before?'
- Hahaha!
- You damn Kagon bastards! How dare you take my horse!
- Well, you should've been more careful!
Kagon.
The name Kagon slipped from their conversation.
Before meeting Ur, he didn't even remember hearing it once, yet somehow, the name lingered in a corner of his memory.
'Do I know Kagon?'
No, he didn't.
He still didn't know what or where Kagon was, or when it had existed.
'But why does it feel familiar?'
Familiar yet unfamiliar.
The contradictory feeling frustrated him; he didn't know how to process it.
"...Wake up."
Suddenly, a headache struck.
'Ugh...'
"Wake up!"
"Please!"
Suddenly, the dream shattered, and Kang Seol opened his eyes.
"Huff...!"
Before him stood Frannan, Chameli, and numerous expedition members watching him.
"He's awake!"
"Thank goodness! Sniff... I really thought we were done for."
"How could someone so promising die here?"
"What a relief!"
Everyone was chattering noisily.
"If we escape safely like this, we'll have drinking buddies for life!"
"I'm sick of this. Once it's over, I'm heading home."
"Whatever, I just want a hot bath. I've been covered in blood for too long."
When they first met, they were full of awkwardness and suspicion, but after all the trials, they felt like old friends.
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[Are you sane now?]
- Become a snowman! Become a snowman!
"How long was I out?"
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[You cleared this? Are you insane!!]
- And if you're gonna do that, why not Kiki...
- Honestly, at this point, I wanna throw him into more weird places...
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[One has vanished. Today is a very sad day.]
- Materialists... Coco crossed the rainbow bridge too.
- Right... Coco ㅠㅠ It was fun!
- Don't say goodbye yet!
Sponsorships poured in for Kang Seol.
The viewers had felt the adventure's difficulty was abnormally high, judging his success chance as extremely low.
Yet Kang Seol had overcome all the absurdity and completed the adventure successfully.
"The seal..."
"Look! Over there!"
Chameli excitedly pointed into the air repeatedly.
"......"
Ur, who had held their lives in his grasp moments ago, was now wrapped so tightly in chains he was completely buried.
"It's all... thanks to you, Snowman."
[Ur has been sealed.]
[Lost Item of the Demon Realm generated.]
[Adventure objective fulfilled.]
[Adventure can end upon time expiration or reward selection.]
A large box had appeared at his feet.
"So this is the rumored reward of the Transmigrators."
"Looks like it! It's still amazing..."
"This must be how Transmigrators integrate and grow so fast in the world."
"Exactly."
"But why not open it already?"
Among so many, Kang Seol was the only Transmigrator, so the expedition watched like people beholding a rare spectacle, anticipating his reward.
Kang Seol didn't prefer opening rewards in front of others, but it could lighten the mood after the grueling adventure, so he checked it together.
Clunk...
[Checking Lost Item of the Demon Realm.]
[Level up.]
[Level up.]
[Acquired stat points.]
[Acquired stat points.]
[Albuja's special ability activates.]
[Acquired additional stat points.]
[Acquired additional stat points.]
[Cunning Blood Snake activates.]
[Acquired additional stat points.]
[Acquired additional stat points.]
[Acquired Belt of the Deep Underground.]
[Acquired Ring of Thunder.]
[Acquired Thud-Thud's Stone Head.]
[Acquired Cloak of Persistent Surveillance.]
[Acquired Atonement.]
[Acquired 27 Ancient Gold Coins.]
[Acquired 3 Extra-Large Red Potions.]
[Acquired 12 Large Red Potions.]
[Acquired 4 Large Blue Potions.]
[Acquired 3 Night Vision Potions.]
...
"Ho... So that's how it works?"
"Hey, don't crowd so close! And don't touch! This is the Transmigrator's personal reward!"
"Just looking, just... Ah... I see."
"I've worked with Transmigrators before, so I knew. But I've never seen such a huge box..."
- Am I on TV?
- Lmao, sticking their faces in like nosy neighbors.
Kang Seol ignored their envious stares and checked only the important items.
- Late bloomer re-enrolling...
- Never too old for school!
- Thought it was a downgrade from Benz to junk, but it's an armored truck?
- Avg level high? Unique effect meh, but stats OP.
- Abomination tag boosts stats too.
With the universe shattered, he needed a new belt anyway.
Kang Seol equipped the Belt of the Deep Underground without hesitation.
[Currently equipped with 3 Abominations.]
[All Stats +10 additionally.]
[Mana cost of all skills reduced by 10% additionally.]
[Shadow Space increased by 1,000 additionally.]
As viewers noted, the new belt brought abomination bonuses, so the loss of Universe didn't feel too great.
'Still, the unique ability is a bit disappointing.'
Universe's unique was so excellent that some regret was inevitable.
- Snowman could wear it too?
- Snowman has no lightning magic?
- Jamad it is then.
Thus, Ring of Thunder went to Mountain Sorcerer Jamad.
Thud-Thud's Stone Head was a steel helmet despite the name, so it went to Karen. Cloak of Persistent Surveillance to Jamad.
The swift distribution of rewards left the expedition's eyes spinning.
"Wait, you're equipping those goodies on summons?"
"Their gear isn't ordinary now that I look!"
"Where do you even get this stuff?"
And finally, the long-awaited last reward.
An item with an unusually ominous aura compared to the others.
Swish...
"This is..."
"My god..."
A necklace with black gem accents.
[Incomparable acquires Atonement.]
[Obtained an item that did not exist in the world.]
[Repentance (Unique)]
- If taking 30%+ max HP damage in one hit during combat, recover 80% gradually.
[Pain Sharing (Unique)]
- In close combat, chance to transfer some received damage to enemy. Received damage unchanged.
[Confession (Unique)]
- On new status ailment, chance to remove all status ailments.
⟨ Atonement ⟩
- Coco 1! Coco 1 Issued!
- Huff huff... huff!
- Wtf... effects insane;;
- Lost one Incomparable, so one appears lol
- Kinda wanted two hehe
- Ultimate utility king.
- Graduation! Necklace graduates early!
"......"
"Th-the necklace is glowing?"
"Frannan?"
"...Uh, huh?"
"Drool..."
Frannan had been staring blankly at the new necklace when he snapped out of it and nodded sheepishly.
"Ahaha... Look at me. Anyway, this explains how Transmigrators grow so fast."
"Yeah... It's incredible."
Embarrassed, Kang Seol decided to check the Incomparable details later and stood up abruptly.
"Shall we move?"
"Yeah. Let's talk about this place after we get out."
"The exit..."
Rumble...!
Suddenly, Alcatron vibrated intensely.
"Wh-what is it?"
"Why all of a sudden..."
Boom!
"Damn... Something's wrong here! Everyone gather!"
"It's collapsing!"
"Hands! Hold hands everyone!"
"To the pilgrims!"
Crack crack crack!
Alcatron had shown signs before.
"This means..."
Boom boom boom!
Crack crack!
Crack crack!
Rock debris rained down around the expedition.
"No way..."
"This can't be real?"
"Impossible..."
The expedition fell into panic.
After the massive quake, Alcatron had crumbled in places, blocking nearly everything except their space with bedrock.
"Nothing!"
"No way out at all!"
Hearing the search reports from the unscathed, Chameli slumped, legs giving out.
"Is it okay for morale to swing like this? Am I dreaming weirdly?"
"......"
She glanced at the intact Ur seal and sighed.
"Without that seal, we'd be crushed under this rock too. Life really..."
Expedition members approached Frannan.
"Frannan, what now? Food's already..."
"More than that, suffocation risk in this tight space."
"After all that, we die pointlessly?"
"Not yet..."
Frannan tried to continue but drew a blank.
"Haa..."
Kang Seol felt the same frustration with the sudden change.
'Should've noticed from the quakes... Unstable ground?'
He'd assumed it was Ur's unsealing, but apparently not.
"Everyone..."
"Mael?"
Mael, crouched alone in a corner, stared intently and spoke.
"Didn't Kiki die earlier?"
"Huh? What do you..."
"Just checking if my memory's wrong."
"Y-yeah, it died."
Mael pointed.
"Then what's that?"
In the darkness, glowing pupils: a monkey watching the expedition.
Something in Kiki's form spoke.
"Ohohoho... In a bind, are we?"
Frannan shouted.
"Bornuil! My god!"
"You're alive?"
"The Scales lives!"
With Bornuil's spirit possessing Kiki's body intact, an inexplicable elation gripped them.
"Ohoho... Serious situation."
"Bornuil, how in that body..."
"When Ur was sealed, somehow... But is that important now?"
"R-right. Any brilliant ideas from the Scales to escape?"
"Ohohoho... No brilliant ideas here."
"You old fool, who're you mocking!"
"Stop him! Someone restrain Frannan!"
Kang Seol pondered Bornuil-in-Kiki's words, then asked.
"Bornuil, one question?"
"Oh, young man's questions always welcome."
Kang Seol's eyebrow arched.
"In that body... just you?"
Bornuil laughed.
"...You noticed. Not just me now. Come out."
The monkey's expression shifted sharply.
Full of resentment.
Peevish sulkiness.
"Serves you right..."
"That voice... Ur!"
"Not sealed?!"
"No!"
As people freaked, Bornuil answered.
"Ohohoho! Calm down. Ur's body is perfectly sealed. This is just his fleeing reason in the monkey. Rushed out so fast it dragged my dormant spirit along... Anyway, his power's sealed in there. My energy dominates this body now."
"Emergency escape, basically."
"Phew... Scared me."
"Thought we'd fight again..."
"Parasiting a monkey to survive... Impressive vitality."
- Who takes 3 duds hahaha
- Was scared tho. Fight here = no hope
- So monkey? haha
- Pantsed, confused, stole grandpa's pants too lol
- Ook! Ukikikikik!
- Banana? Wanna try hahaha
- Ebebebe~ It's a monkey lol
"Correct. And..."
The monkey smacked its own head.
"Don't speak!"
"Ohoho... I will."
Like a one-man two-role actor, the monkey flailed.
After a moment.
Bornuil won.
"This one knows how to escape."
Ur raged at Bornuil's words.
"I told you not to tell!"