Transcendent-class Monster Claw
Transcendent-class Monster Claw
'First, I realized that the only things that recover after an Arena match ends are injuries and equipment.'
It turned out that, surprisingly, stamina and energy do not recover.
It was a relief, because if stamina and energy had recovered as well, Sirien would have kept fighting indefinitely.
'Also, this is just my guess, but...'
It seemed like the match automatically ends right before death or upon dying, and then you're brought back to life.
The reason was that Sirien, who had been turned into a bloody pulp(?) by Great Master Hyegak's fists, suddenly collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.
'And once the match ended, Sirien stood up perfectly fine.'
Of course, she might have just fainted, but it didn't look that way to my eyes.
'If the match ends right before death, what happens if someone's head is cut off in a single stroke?'
Would the match end before the neck is completely severed? Probably not.
Then the match would end after the neck is cut, but if there's even a second or two of consciousness left, wouldn't they come back to life?
"I fought a bald guy in the Arena, and he was super strong! I was definitely aiming for his head, but then I suddenly missed! And I thought I dodged, but I was already hit before I knew it!"
Sirien then gave a rough account of her experience fighting Great Master Hyegak.
Seeing how clumsy her explanation was, I wondered if Sirien herself didn't really understand what had happened.
'Still, calling him a bald guy...'
I felt glad that Great Master Hyegak wasn't here to hear that.
"What? So you're saying Sirien lost?"
Rubyel asked with a fresh look of surprise upon realizing that Sirien had lost.
"Ah. Sirien-ssi, he said that person was a quasi-transcendent."
"A quasi-transcendent? No, why are there so many quasi-transcendents in other worlds?"
Following Veronica from Channel 5, now there was Great Master Hyegak from Channel 1.
As quasi-transcendents appeared one after another, Rubyel spoke as if she couldn't believe it.
"At this rate, an actual transcendent is going to show up."
A transcendent...
'Actually, one person does come to mind.'
Previously, Rubyel had said that a transcendent is someone who has surpassed the limits of mortals and become halfway immortal.
When someone came to mind because of that, I naturally looked at Veronica, and she replied as if my guess was correct.
"As you expected, the Great Witch is also a transcendent."
"I knew it."
I had heard that the Great Witch, Moriana-nim, was over 1,100 years old.
But since the Moriana-nim I actually saw looked like she was in her early 30s, I had wondered if she might be a transcendent.
"A transcendent... I'm not even surprised anymore."
Rubyel said those words in a somewhat despondent tone.
"Survivor-ya! Can I fight tomorrow too?"
On the other hand, Sirien only asked if she could fight tomorrow, regardless of whether they were transcendents or not.
Since I had only seen her getting beaten up the entire time she was in the Arena, I asked Sirien if she was okay.
"More importantly, are you okay? You were just getting hit the whole time."
"I'm fine! I'm perfectly okay now."
She said she grows through combat, so it seemed like getting hit was nothing to her.
'If it were me, I would never have thought of fighting again.'
Aside from that, it was difficult to ask Great Master Hyegak for a favor again.
After all, the sparring Great Master Hyegak did today felt strictly like he was just paying back a debt.
"I'll ask for now."
Of course, Great Master Hyegak wasn't the only one in Channel 1, so I wasn't too worried.
Since Blue Moon Flower had said there were about 500 people in the cave before, there were bound to be plenty of people to fight.
'Since almost all the ordinary people would have turned into monsters.'
The voice of the Old God heard in the heads of those in Channel 1 said that ordinary people could not resist it.
Just as I was thinking that there were probably almost no ordinary people left, Elisicia-nim, who was nearby, spoke.
"Let's rest around here for today."
Perhaps because I had delayed things too much with the Arena, Elisicia-nim suggested we rest here.
'Now that I think about it, it's almost dinner time.'
I had unintentionally become a burden to the party.
"I'm sorry. It's all because of me."
"Don't worry about it. It was for Sirien-ssi's sake."
That was true, but I wondered if Elisicia-nim could also benefit from it.
"Hero-nim, why don't you try sparring with the people from Channel 1 as well?"
"Me?"
"It might help you improve your skills."
Personally, Elisicia-nim had said she didn't like sparring, but if the reason was skill improvement, she might accept.
"Skill improvement... Yes. I'll think about it."
Fortunately, Elisicia-nim didn't flatly refuse and replied that she would think about it.
After finding a suitable spot nearby, I took out the Hideout I had received from Dr. Know-it-all from my Inventory.
Kung!—
The Hideout was a two-story rectangular building, roughly 500 square feet in size.
A unique feature was that the windows were quite small to prepare for monster attacks, and weapons were mounted on the roof.
'Was that the Armed Turret I saw on the Channel 4 broadcast before?'
There was an outlet in the center that fired a Plasma Beam, surrounded by Gatling muzzles.
On top of that, there were four Armed Turrets with small missiles attached to both sides.
'He said there were a few more besides those Armed Turrets.'
Dr. Know-it-all had said the building was equipped with AI functions, so I should ask it.
In any case, the building used the Leveling Device attached to the floor to automatically adjust itself until it was level.
"Is this the tent... you received from Channel 4?"
"It's closer to a house than a tent. Let me take a look inside for a moment."
After answering Elisicia-nim's question, I peeled off Sirien, who was clinging to me, and examined the interior.
First, the first floor had two spacious beds, one long sofa, and one place that appeared to be a shower room.
'He really only put in exactly what was necessary.'
Since he knew that meals would be handled through my Modern Item Purchase, there wasn't even a kitchen.
Ppibik—
Please proceed with the owner registration process.
Owner registration?
Meanwhile, a soft guidance voice was heard from inside the building.
"How do I do the owner registration?"
Are you the owner?
"Well, I am the owner."
Starting body scan.
Suddenly, a green light appeared from various parts of the building and scanned my body from head to toe.
Realizing this was the owner registration process, I waited quietly until the scan was finished, and soon the light disappeared.
Owner registration process completed.
Finally, please give me a name.
It seems it needs a name too.
'What should I name it?'
After thinking about it, I recalled that the purpose of this building was close to security.
"Sentry. Let's go with Sentry."
My name has been decided as 'Sentry'.
"And the other seven people besides me are my companions, so don't be wary of them."
I will also register the rest of the party members excluding the Master.
Huh? Master?
"Call me Survivor."
Yes. Survivor-nim.
For reference, I was told this building runs on an Energy Pack? Battery? Something like that.
Dr. Know-it-all said it needed to be charged once a month, but I wasn't worried since I had [Resource Recharge] anyway.
'For now, let's stop looking into the building here.'
I went back outside and installed shower rooms for the party to wash up.
There were some inside, but since there were only two, I installed three more outside.
'More importantly, what should we eat for dinner?'
I hadn't thought much about it until now, but having to prepare meals every day made me worry about what to eat.
'The good thing is that the Hero Party eats anything well.'
Your friend, 'I Want to Regress☆', has requested a 1:1 trade.
Just then, a 1:1 trade request arrived from Yoo Hyun-min hyung in Channel 7.
Naturally, I thought it was because of dinner and accepted the request.
I Want to Regress☆ (7ch): Min-ho. What weapon do you use?
Weapon?
Survivor★ (2ch): A Channel 4 weapon. But why do you ask?
I Want to Regress☆ (7ch): I'll send you something good. Also, I've gathered about 600,000 points, so use this to unlock the translation function.
It seemed he had already gathered 600,000 points in this short amount of time.
Survivor★ (2ch): That's amazing. It hasn't even been a few days, has it?
I Want to Regress☆ (7ch): It's nothing. If some cat bastard hadn't gotten in my way, I would've gathered a million.
Yoo Hyun-min hyung said something incomprehensible about a cat and then put something up for the 1:1 trade.
'Is this... a claw?'
The tip was slightly curved, looking like a beast's claw.
Furthermore, there were marks on the bottom where it had been carved into a handle, as if it had been processed in its own way.
I Want to Regress☆ (7ch): You said you use Telekinesis, right? If push comes to shove, grab this with Telekinesis and swing it.
Survivor★ (2ch): This claw?
I Want to Regress☆ (7ch): I guarantee it'll cut much better than most swords.
Since Yoo Hyun-min hyung wouldn't talk nonsense, it was bound to be superior to most swords.
'But a sword...'
I could hold and swing it using Telekinesis, but I felt like it would just get in the way of Elisicia-nim and Sirien.
'With a gun, I can just float it high and shoot, but a sword is a bit much.'
However, if it was a truly good sword, there was also the option of Elisicia-nim using it.
Survivor★ (2ch): Yes. I'll try swinging it if something happens, just like you said, hyung.
I Want to Regress☆ (7ch): Yeah, don't die. And when are you unlocking the translation function?
Survivor★ (2ch): I'll unlock it for you right now.
I designated Yoo Hyun-min hyung as the Channel 7 Sub-manager.
Nickname 'I Want to Regress' has been designated as the Channel 7 Sub-manager.
After that, I used the 600,000 points I received from Yoo Hyun-min hyung to unlock the translation function, which was one of the Sub-manager's features.
You have unlocked the Gallery Auto-Translation function.
500,000 points have been used as the unlock cost.
With this, the languages of all channels were unlocked for Ice Queen and Yoo Hyun-min hyung, whom I had personally designated as Sub-managers.
Not only the posts uploaded to the Gallery but even the audio from the Channel 3 and 4 broadcasts would be automatically translated.
I Want to Regress☆ (7ch): Oh! I can read the Channel 3 posts now! Maybe I'll have some fun watching a broadcast for the first time in a while.
Survivor★ (2ch): Should I send you some chicken and beer too?
I Want to Regress☆ (7ch): Send me 10 chickens, generously. And send a case of beer too.
Survivor★ (2ch): Yes.
I sent the chicken and beer as Yoo Hyun-min hyung requested.
Then, I ended the 1:1 trade, opened my Inventory, and took out the claw.
'It's longer than I thought.'
The length of the claw was about 2 meters, making it taller than me.
And as soon as I took out the claw, Veronica, who was nearby, spoke.
"Is that a beast's claw?"
"Yes. It was sent from Channel 7."
"It's dangerous."
Veronica said it was dangerous as soon as she saw the claw.
"What do you mean, dangerous?"
"It is imbued with transcendent power. To the point where most swords would be sliced apart the moment they clash with it."
"He said it would cut better than most swords, but is it really that much?"
"If you're not sure, try swinging it at that wall."
I nodded, grabbed the claw with Telekinesis, and swung it at the labyrinth wall.
Seuk—
"......?"
Then, the labyrinth wall was sliced through without any resistance, just like soft tofu.
'What the?'
While I was wondering if this even made sense, Veronica spoke as if it were obvious.
"Like I said, it's because it's imbued with transcendent power."
"What does it mean for it to be imbued with transcendent power?"
"In short, it's the claw of a monster that has reached the realm of a transcendent."
"......."
No, how did Yoo Hyun-min hyung get a claw like this? 'If this is the claw of a monster that reached the realm of a transcendent...'
Does that mean Yoo Hyun-min hyung is also a transcendent?
"Survivor-nim. What are you doing there?"
While I was briefly wondering if Yoo Hyun-min hyung was a transcendent, Elisicia-nim approached and asked.
Elisicia-nim looked back and forth between me and the monster claw I was holding with Telekinesis, then finally saw the cleanly sliced wall.
"Did you perhaps cut that wall?"
"I received that claw from Channel 7. According to Veronica-ssi, it's imbued with transcendent power."
"Pardon? Transcendent?"
I brought the claw over while looking at Elisicia-nim, who was quite surprised.
"Hero-nim, do you want to try using it? It seems incredibly sharp."
"......."
Elisicia-nim silently took hold of the monster claw.
But after a short while, she shook her head and said it wouldn't work.
"I don't think I'll be able to use it. It's rejecting mana."
"Mana?"
"Yes. I could use it without mana, but that would place restrictions on my swordsmanship."
With that, Elisicia-nim handed the claw back to me.
"I think it would be better if you used it, Survivor-nim."
I didn't know if I'd ever have a use for this claw, but since Elisicia-nim said she couldn't use it, there was no other choice.
Besides Elisicia-nim, Veronica was someone who used a sword, but she didn't seem particularly interested in it either.
'I'll just keep it and use it if something happens.'
After wrapping up the business with the claw, finishing our showers and dinner, and heading to bed, Sirien said with a still-happy face:
"Today, I'm sleeping with Survivor!"