Chapter 281
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 281
Chapter Title: The Shadow King's Demise
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Lets eat!
At Jeong Hoons command, the Seven Sins lunged at the Shadow King.
It latched onto him and began absorbing his stats.
Absorbing stats.
Argh! Aaaagh!
The Shadow King screamed.
He needed to shake off the Seven Sins somehow, but with it pinning down Jeong Hoons chest, he couldnt move.
What kind of monster is this guy?
Move! I said move!
The Shadow King thrashed desperately to break free, but the more he did, the weaker he grew.
The black aura coiled around Jeong Hoons ankle lost its power and began to fade.
No way My power!
His strength was draining away.
As his body weakened, his arms went limp.
Eat your fill.
Jeong Hoon looked down at him with satisfaction.
If he wanted, he could end the bastard in an instant.
But he wanted to make this copy of himself suffer as much as possible before dying.
Wow, this guys got a ton.
Even as it absorbed, the Seven Sins couldnt hide its admiration.
And for good reason.
This foe was a transcendent demon lord beyond even the apostles.
Absorbing Shadow King Gwens stats.
Absorbing one of Shadow King Gwens abilities as a transcendent being.
The Seven Sins acquires Copy.
The Seven Sins rank increases by one level.
Oh.
Jeong Hoon let out a short exclamation.
Not only had it absorbed the Shadow Kings ability like it did with Baramut, but its rank had also upgraded.
Seven Sins
-Type: Sloth, Gluttony, Wrath
-Level: ?? (Grows by absorbing stats)
-Rank: Celestial
Detailed Stats
-Strength: 442
-Agility: 430
-Vitality: 440
-Defense: 438
-Wisdom: 419
-Mana: 435
-Mental Strength: 416
With its rank rising to Celestial, all of the Seven Sins stats had surged dramatically into the mid-400s.
And that wasnt all.
The Seven Sins has reached Celestial rank.
The Seven Sins awakens a new ability.
A new ability awakening.
Jeong Hoon examined it closely.
Manifestation
-Type: Active
-Rank: Celestial
-Manifests the Seven Sins true body for 1 second.
-Can manifest a complete true body equal to the number of sins.
The Seven Sins true body?
Jeong Hoon nodded.
It was a being split and sealed into seven parts.
That little thing couldnt be the real body.
Still, if it could manifest the true body even for just one second, what kind of power would it show?
He was curious.
Seven Sins.
Yeah?
The creature replied while slurping up stats greedily.
Try manifesting.
Manifesting?
Yeah. I need to see it.
Hold on.
The Seven Sins activated the ability without hesitation.
Rumble.
Lightning struck the top of the Shadow Castle, casting a massive shadow.
Gasp!
Jeong Hoons body froze.
He forgot how to breathe from the tension, and the hairs on his body stood on end.
Am I trembling?
Jeong Hoon realized the emotion was fear.
A sense of emptiness followed.
Hed grown this strong, yet just facing the Seven Sins true body overwhelmed him like this.
The shadow loomed over him briefly before vanishing.
But what the hell is this ability?
Jeong Hoon tilted his head.
Absorbing stats.
Having finished manifesting, the Seven Sins resumed its meal.
Jeong Hoon watched silently before pulling out Leviathan.
To finish off Shadow King Gwen for good.
Shadow King, time to go.
Damn it
The Shadow King gnashed his teeth.
He lacked even the strength to struggle anymore.
Jeong Hoon swung Leviathan down at his neck.
Gah!
The Shadow King let out a death rattle and perished.
His stat-drained corpse crumbled to dust in an instant.
You are the first to defeat Shadow King Gwen! Achievement Points: 200,000 awarded.
30,000 Points awarded.
Ultimate Energy has reached Max. Cannot acquire more Ultimate Energy.
10,000,000,000 EXP acquired.
Level up.
All stats 1.
Bonus stat 1.
Acquired Shadow Kings Spear.
The reward for slaying him was the Shadow Kings spear.
Shadow Kings Spear
-Type: Spear
-Rank: Ultimate
-Attack Power: ???
-Critical Hit Rate: ??
-Remaining Durability: 100
-Special Ability (1): X
-Special Ability (2): X
-Special Ability (3): X
It had the same options as the Shadow Kings dagger hed acquired before.
An item unusable without a Shadow Engraving Stone.
Still, that was fine.
Beyond Nameless Shadow C, two more dangled Shadow Engraving Stones as rewards.
With the Shadow King defeated, Jeong Hoon had three engraving stones in total.
Even after unlocking two weapons, one would remain.
Are these the true bodies?
Where the Shadow King had vanished, eight necklaces lay scattered.
They were the true bodies of the shadows below.
Jeong Hoon collected them and sent the Seven Sins back.
At the same time.
On the 13th floor, Nameless Shadow C wandered restlessly.
It couldnt sit still.
Can he do it Please, he has to succeed.
The human whod gone upstairs to slay the Shadow King.
Hed crushed the Shadow Marquis lurking on the 13th floor with ease before heading to the 14th.
Watching that, Shadow C had found hope.
Maybe that human could save it.
But no matter how long it waited, the human didnt return.
He didnt die, did he?
Honestly, that was more likely.
The Shadow King was on a whole different level from them.
No matter how hard they tried, escaping his grasp was impossible.
The only way out was for the Shadow King to die.
Please
The shadow muttered desperately over and over.
And as if answering its plea, the human returned from the 14th floor.
Kept you waiting, huh?
In the humans hand was a necklace.
The shadow instantly recognized it as the one imprisoning its true body.
Success You succeeded?
Staring in disbelief, the human nodded.
Yeah. I took down the Shadow King.
No way
Hed really killed the Shadow King?
This wasnt a dream?
Dont want it?
The human started putting the necklace back in his pocket.
Who said I dont want it?! Give it here!
Then hand over the engraving stone.
You think Ill take it and run?
Youd vanish if I broke this necklace. You could bolt with it.
Thats ridiculous!
Upon achieving Buddhahood, one must let go of all possessions.
No?
You dont trust me right now?
It felt wronged.
Why would it lie?
Okay. Well trade then.
Yeah, that works.
It didnt like the lack of trust, but a clean trade was best.
The shadow offered the engraving stone it cherished.
And in return, it got the necklace holding its true body.
Now I can end it.
This exhausting life.
The shadow lightly shattered the necklace.
Freedom finally came.
Farewell.
The human smiled and said goodbye.
For some reason, tears welled up.
Thank you so much.
Without that human, it would still be trapped here, desperately hoping for rescue.
To the shadow, the human was its savior.
The precious one whod restored freedom to its life of torment.
I hope luck follows you always, whatever you do.
With those words, the shadow vanished completely.
Quest completed.
Acquired Shadow Engraving Stone.
Hed returned the necklaces to all the shadows.
Jeong Hoon checked his rewards.
First, three Shadow Engraving Stones.
Shadow Engraving Stone
-Type: Consumable
-Rank: Ultimate
-A mysterious stone imbued with shadow power.
-Used to unlock shadow equipment.
Finally, he could use Ultimate-rank gear.
Hearts pounding a bit.
His chest thumped.
This would be his first time wielding an Ultimate-rank weapon, before or after his regression.
Ugh, seriously not fair.
Agreed.
Of course, Mukho and Anima envied the shadow gear intensely.
They hadnt reached Ultimate rank yet.
If Jeong Hoon went all-in on Ultimate gear, their positions would shrink even more.
Its fine. Ill upgrade you both to Ultimate too.
You can?
We havent even hit Celestial yet
Mukho and Anima were still Legendary rank.
I told you. Youre both going Celestial this time.
But now he could upgrade them to Celestial.
Thanks to the rewards from the shadows.
Shadow Celestial Engraving Stone
-An engraving stone imbued with celestial power.
-Adds shadow options when used.
-Can upgrade equipment up to Legendary (full strength), with the following success rates.
Two Celestial Engraving Stones from the shadows.
With them, he could upgrade Mukho and Anima to Celestial.
Though hed need to reforge and stabilize them first.
Guess Ill visit Raigriner for that.
The NPC whod stabilized the Celestial Engraving Stone before.
He could handle these two as well.
For now, though, time to use the Shadow Engraving Stones.
Using them was simple.
Would you like to use a Shadow Engraving Stone on Shadow Kings Dagger?
Just have the shadow gear and stone, and click.
Using Shadow Engraving Stone.
Shadow Kings Dagger regains its original power.
Success.
Shadow Kings Dagger
-Type: Dagger
-Rank: Ultimate
-Attack Power: ??? (Doubles based on wearers level)
-Critical Hit Rate: 30
-Remaining Durability: 100
-Special Ability (1): Absorbs attacks from a designated target to activate one of the daggers five abilities.
-Special Ability (2): Passive: Bleed activates with 10 chance. (Bleed damage: 50)
-Special Ability (3): Passive: Healing Seal activates with 10 chance. (Healing Seal debuff lasts 130 seconds randomly.)
-Shadow Option (1): Customizable
-Shadow Option (2): Customizable
So this was Ultimate-rank gear.
A bit different from standard Legendary or Celestial.
Not flashy, but specialized for combat.
Bleed and Healing Seal OP as hell.
Cheating abilities, plain and simple.
No reduced effect or probability against high-level foes.
This dagger would shine in one-on-one fights.
Shadow options need separate setup, huh.
Jeong Hoon checked the shadow options.
Requires Shadow Option Appraisal Gem.
Shadow Option Appraisal Gem.
Jeong Hoons eyes gleamed as he pulled out the gems from his inventory.
Rewards from freeing the shadow trapped on the 20th floor.
Fifty Shadow Option Appraisal Gems.