Chapter 87
Chapter 87
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 87
Chapter Title: Olka Henesis Peniel
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"Mind, or heart. Or perhaps will. You know what I'm talking about, right?"
A woman whose hair and eyes resembled the blue of an autumn sky.
Olka Henesis Peniel asked, looking at Geon-woo.
Geon-woo nodded heavily in response.
What Olka was referring to now was the special power wielded by those who could be called experts even in this dimension.
Whether it was mainstream like aura or mana, or non-mainstream like mental energy, origin force, or shamanism, anyone who reached a certain level would hit a limit.
No matter if it possessed overwhelming destructive power, or conversely, the power of healing or regeneration, everyone eventually encountered something they "couldn't do."
And that was the growth limit set by worlds like Earth, where Geon-woo had been, or Onbiroad.
Those worlds imposed restrictions on their inhabitants because they couldn't accommodate realms beyond their own level.
Geon-woo's group had mostly felt those restrictions as well, and that's why they had decided to move to a higher dimension to break free.
In any case, coming to this higher dimension had opened up new possibilities.
Olka was talking about exactly that.
Imbuing one's aspirations into their own power.
For example, it went beyond the level of sharpening and strengthening aura to cut something—instead, adding the will of powerful severing directly into the aura itself.
"I call it heart force, or mind power. In any case, you can't be called a true powerhouse until you've at least set foot in mind power."
"I know that without you telling me. However..."
Geon-woo didn't hide his troubled expression at Olka's words.
Olka had said she would reveal a method to grow mind power, the standard for powerhouses, and in exchange, she wanted something.
Geon-woo was troubled by that condition.
"I know. Asking for a secret art is an excessive demand. But aren't I offering an equal price in return?"
"The Henesis essence, right."
"Yes. The essence containing my maternal family's Henesis secret art."
"But there's no way to verify if that essence is truly worth that much. From what I hear, Henesis fell hundreds of years ago."
"Yes. Our Henesis was indeed a family that was wiped out."
A flicker of sadness crossed Olka's face as she spoke of the clan's destruction.
"I'm sorry."
Geon-woo immediately apologized at the sight.
"It's fine. Rise and fall is natural for individuals, families, or any faction. But even so, the Henesis essence is no trifling thing."
"......"
Olka emphasized the value of her offered card once more, but Geon-woo's expression didn't brighten.
Seeing that, Olka let out a slight sigh.
"Haa. If I weren't the daughter of the Peniel family—if I hadn't learned the Peniel cultivation method—I would surely have made the Henesis essence my own."
Olka appealed to the Henesis essence once again.
"But the technique you desire, Lady Olka, is something whose universality and applicability we still can't fully gauge. Moreover, even the possibilities already revealed make it hard to find anything comparable."
A technique whose limits hadn't been discovered, yet already immensely valuable in what had been uncovered.
Thus, Olka's proposal was sorely lacking.
"Haa, let's end this war of nerves. All I can offer is the Henesis family's essence. And what I want is not only your physical enhancement supplements but also the cultivation method optimized for them. There's no room for negotiation."
As the talk dragged on, Olka finally issued an ultimatum and glared at Geon-woo.
"If I refuse, you'll see it through to the end?"
Geon-woo asked, looking at such an Olka.
"You knew that already, didn't you?"
Olka shot back, meeting Geon-woo's gaze with cold, sunken eyes.
It meant, as Geon-woo said, she would see it through to the end.
"I hear you entered Banteniye with just one servant. Do you really think you have a chance?"
Sususuk! Sususuk!
The negotiation had effectively broken down!
To Geon-woo's left and right, who was glaring at Olka, his Elite Guard Jiangshi revealed themselves.
Olka glanced at the Elite Guard that appeared beside Geon-woo and smirked.
"Demons, huh. But merely knight or baron level at best. Do you think those things, unable to use mind power, mean anything?"
Olka's reaction was nonchalant, as if they weren't worth worrying about.
As if he had expected as much, Geon-woo strengthened his mental connection with the Elite Guard Jiangshi using the Heavenly Brain Divided Mind Command Spirit Jiangshi Technique.
In an instant, the Jiangshi's auras changed.
"Hmm, what trick did you pull? I can suddenly feel mind power, faint though it is?"
Olka leaned her upper body forward in surprise at the change in the Elite Guard Jiangshi.
And at the same time, someone in a hood covering their face appeared behind Olka.
As if to protect her, they began emitting their own pressure toward Geon-woo's Elite Guard to check them.
"Has your resolve to see it through to the end not changed?"
Geon-woo asked Olka without even glancing at the newcomer, harboring hope that now, knowing he wasn't an easy opponent, her choice might differ.
"It means I came all the way to this distant east with that much resolve."
But the situation flowed contrary to Geon-woo's expectations.
The moment Olka put strength into her sky-blue eyes, her hair floated up on its own and began to flutter.
She was showing her resolve through action.
"I've given you wings, Lady Olka."
Geon-woo let out a slight sigh as he watched her.
Olka had already purchased supplements from Geon-woo's clinic.
She had also learned how to use them and the basic operation methods suited to them.
She was a VIP customer who had bought the clinic's top-tier full course, which Geon-woo provided as a service.
"If not for that, I wouldn't even be here."
Thanks to the clinic's services, Olka was far stronger now than before coming to Banteniye.
The Peniel family's power was based on mental strength, but using it placed a heavy burden on the body.
Geon-woo's clinic services had greatly alleviated that weakness.
"If I keep taking the supplements and training, it'll only get better. Honestly, just this state alone makes coming to Banteniye worthwhile."
Olka's expression brightened, pleased with her current state where she could use the Peniel family's power without burden.
"But do you really have to smash the bowl like this?"
Geon-woo twitched his eyebrows and glared at Olka.
"I was happy to have gained something precious, but then I realized it was just the tip of the iceberg."
Olka didn't hide her greed.
"Huu."
Geon-woo let out a deep sigh.
Now was not the time to fight.
Even if he won, it would be a loss, and if he lost, there would be no tomorrow.
But yielding to Olka's demands wasn't easy either.
What Olka was demanding now was the Jiangshi Technique from the Dark Spear.
Drugs to enhance physical abilities and a simple dynamic exercise to absorb them well into the body.
The clinic's top-tier service ended there, but Olka had noticed Geon-woo practiced a superior method, leading to this confrontation.
"No choice."
A heavy mutter escaped Geon-woo's lips.
At the same time, the White Guard Jiangshi began surrounding the clinic building.
"You're really going to see it through?"
At Geon-woo's reaction, a blue glint flared deep in Olka's eyes.
She knew as well that if a fight broke out now, there would be no tomorrow for her either.
Flash! Whirlik! Shhh shhh shh!
Kwadududuk! Kagagak!
"How dare you!"
Geon-woo didn't answer Olka's question.
Instead, the Elite Guard Jiangshi attacked Olka and her guard.
Seomryeong attacked the guard with Blink, and simultaneously, the Elite Guard Jiangshi charged at Olka.
But the Elite Guard's attacks inflicted no damage on Olka or her guard.
The Peniel family's specialty, psychokinesis, had blocked the Elite Guard's assaults.
Moreover.
Kkadududuk!
"Krgh."
Olka's power was pressing in as if to crush Geon-woo.
Geon-woo couldn't help letting out a low groan at the sensation of being thrown into a world of thousands-fold gravity in an instant.
And moreover.
"A foolish choice."
Olka glared at Geon-woo with a light expression, showing no particular burden even as she wielded that power.
Srururuk!
But Geon-woo wasn't going down easily either.
Among the Elite Guard, Gongryeong was using Phasing to evade Olka's psychokinesis and approach her.
"Lady!"
The guard was startled at the sight and their eyes flashed.
Then, a mist-like light spread from their blue eyes, enveloping Gongryeong in his Phasing state.
Sasasasasak!
In an instant, Gongryeong's phased skin began scattering like sand particles.
Gongryeong was starting to take damage in his Phasing state.
Shiii! Chijijijik!
At that moment, green smoke billowed from Dokryeong's sleeve, surging toward Olka and the guard.
The smoke was slowly corroding the barrier Olka had deployed.
"Impressive!"
Olka nodded as if admiring that Gongryeong and Dokryeong's attacks were effective against her psychokinesis.
But Geon-woo showed no reaction to Olka's words, merely glaring at her silently.
He had no interest in pointless banter in this situation.
Not just Gongryeong and Dokryeong— all the other Elite Guard Jiangshi were attacking Olka as well.
Though Olka's psychokinesis restrained their movements, the moment a gap appeared, the Elite Guard's weapons would shred her.
"They're weak, but they know how to use mind power to some extent. I'll acknowledge that. But that doesn't mean you can beat me."
With those words, Olka waved her hand dismissively at the air, as if brushing off an annoyance.
Kwa gu gu gu kwang! Kwa kwang!
In an instant, the Elite Guard Jiangshi were sent flying in all directions and smashed into the walls.
This included Gongryeong, who had nearly reached her through Phasing.
The Elite Guard's offensive was neutralized with a single gesture.
But Geon-woo wasn't taking it lying down.
Kwa gu gu gu kwa! Kwa gu gu gu gwak!
In a split second, the entire room where Geon-woo and Olka were sank into the ground.
"What is this?"
"Lady!"
Even Olka was slightly surprised by the unexpected situation, her expression showing it.
But soon, the room's descent halted.
Olka had blocked the subsidence with her psychokinesis.
"I didn't know you could use a power similar to our Peniel family's."
Olka looked at Geon-woo, genuinely surprised.
Her eyes trembled greatly, unlike before.
The Peniel family's psychokinesis placed a heavy burden on the body.
Thus, they had the weakness of not being able to use all their mental strength.
But if Geon-woo, who had a way to eliminate that weakness, could use a similar power?
A Peniel family without weaknesses.
Olka's eyes trembled as she imagined it.