Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 52
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#52 – Breath of the Interferer_Key – 1654073
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A despair greater than death
‘Bingryong, can you possibly defeat a level 5 monster?’
It was a method of gathering neighborhood children and starting a fight. Of course, Bingryong did not fall for Shingi’s tricks.
‘Are you talking about that cute guy hiding in the rocks over there, watching? He’s the guy who was hiding because he was scared from the beginning.’
‘Can you catch him without killing him? Like I caught Seungwoo.’
‘If you want.’
Bingryong left the divine spirit and was shot into a pile of rocks. After circling the pile of rocks, Bingryong immediately returned to the divine spirit. When Jang Bogo and the others dug through the pile of rocks, they found a monster the size of an arm trapped in the ice.
The monster, which resembled a monkey, had thick and stiff hair like a boar’s mane. Bow, also known as the cursed spirit of the earth, has no combat power at all. However, it has the ability to drive out all energy from its center, so even monsters do not live in Bow’s area.
Shin-gi ordered Jang Bo-go to take care of the monster. Unlike Shin-gi’s magic, the ice that Bing-ryong used to freeze the monster can be touched by anyone. Shin-gi did not have to bother to take care of it himself like he did when he carried Seung-woo.
‘Great Ice Dragon. Can’t you make a ship out of ice? There’s no food here, so it’ll be hard to last long.’
Bingryong seemed to be thinking for a moment, so his answer was a little delayed.
‘It is better to freeze the sea and walk on it than to build a ship. It consumes much less energy.’
Shingi took the lead and Jang Bogo followed. Shingi took to heart Bingryong’s teaching that repeating simple actions consumes less energy than creating and maintaining complex forms. He learned from Bingryong how to recover some of the energy he had used.
After arriving at the shore, Shingi ignored the pain in his back and continued walking. When evening came, he caught up with the sailors and independence fighters who had run away first. Bingryong turned them all into ice, and Jang Bogo and others broke them one by one. After securing the food and water they were carrying, Shingi ordered them to rest.
“Jang Bogo, I will tell you my plan only. When Kyo and Hwal meet, they will merge into one and become a 6th-grade monster called Kyo-Hwal, which will increase the production of grains and fruits by more than tenfold. However, after a year, the land will die.”
The existence of cunning is a blessing that is like a curse, and a curse that is like a blessing. While Kyo is a monster that can be seen very rarely, the existence of Bow is even rarer. Unlike Kyo, which likes to stay in one place, Bow moves around and leaves the devastated area, so it is not easy to find. Therefore, only those who have studied cunning professionally like Shingi can know about it.
### I am the depressing dividing line ###
The sorcerers and warlocks gathered together for a meeting, because something troubling had happened recently.
“Red Hawk is getting weaker and weaker. This place is not fit for monsters to live in.”
Since arriving at Yonggol Mountain, Seungwoo has become increasingly weak. He was fine when Shingi imprisoned him in ice, but after being moved to the bone prison, he was constantly exposed to hostile energy.
“I’ll give the wizard gold and have him catch one more.”
“I went to kill the wizard. I killed the independence fighters.”
“It’s not good to kill a wizard. I was against it.”
“The wizard tribe has been abandoned. The wizards must be killed.”
The flying swarms are not beings that can be caught even if they make a great sacrifice. The desert area is still much larger and the green area is small. If you don’t use the swarms to make it rain regularly, they will eventually be eaten by the desert.
“Even the blessed spirits of the earth die.”
Not only that, but it was visibly weakening due to the energy of the Yonggol Mountain Range. Since it was not a monster that could be easily seen, it might be possible to capture it again if it died.
“The wizard is wise. Ask and kill.”
“The wizard is dead now, we think.”
### I am the depressing dividing line ###
It was ten days by engine carriage from the coast to Dark Star. It took ten days because the engine carriage had to travel in a winding path to avoid the monsters’ habitats. Shingi and his party, who had no idea about the monsters’ habitats, chose a direction and drove in a straight line.
The party that arrived at Dark Star after ten days walked with their faces tightly wrapped in clothes. They had long ago changed into African-style clothes, so as long as they were careful about their skin color, they would not be caught. The only enemy was the monster, and since this was a place where monsters could not invade, there was no preparation for someone invading.
“I will use magic to distract them, and you put the monster in the bone prison.”
But Shingi’s plan didn’t even start. As he approached the bone prison, the bow trapped in ice was sucked away. As the distance between Kyo and the bow got closer, Bingryong released the ice and the bow turned into a haze and was absorbed by Kyo.
The appearance of the cunning was not much different from that of the teaching. The hair was a little thicker and the head frame changed slightly. Shingi, who saw that the sorcerers were running towards him, slowly retreated with Jang Bogo. Shingi, whose mana was frozen, did not feel it properly, but when the 5th grade teaching became the 6th grade cunning, his energy became much stronger. The sorcerers sensed the change and came running.
“The spirit of the earth has blessed. The blessed spirit has become stronger.”
Cunning, now at rank 6, has become somewhat resistant to the energy of the Yonggol Mountains. It is still something you hate and want to escape from, but you are no longer helpless like you were at rank 5.
‘You will feel a despair greater than death in a year. And one day, I will collect the debt with my own hands.’
Shin-gi left Dark Star with a resolve in his heart. And when he first arrived here, he headed towards the place where the door had been.
“At that time, those who had a hard time making a living would never have divided their forces and managed the mobile gates separately. They must have gathered all the mobile gates there.”
Parents often say that their children are very smart. When I decided to use my mind and think hard, I was able to come up with a plausible inference. It was not unexpected that my family abandoned me, so I was not very sad. However, when the people I helped betrayed me, I felt a great sense of betrayal.
He knows the abilities of the shaman and warriors very well, and he is currently holding back because his mana is frozen. If it were up to him, he would want to freeze the greenery he created with his help with Blizzard himself.
‘I will go to Germany and create a magical weapon that will expand the range of magic. Then, after restoring the magic, I will come back here and show you the true power of the Ice Wind and Snow.’
The wounds have all healed, but Shingi still feels regular pain in his lower back. This is because Shingi’s body is fighting the curse. The wizard’s intuition tells him that it will take quite some time to overcome the curse. So Shingi plans to escape Africa for now.
After wandering around for a while, I finally arrived at the place where the door was, but I couldn’t enter easily. Unlike Dark Star, the capital of Africa, entry here was strictly controlled. That’s when Jang Bogo came up with a plan.
“How about swimming in? If you go against the current, you’ll get into the cave.”
The river flowing outside is connected to the water flowing through the cave. The current is strong, but it is the most plausible method at the moment. The warriors are not so scary, but the shamans who fight in various strange ways are scary. Now that their mana is frozen and their resistance is weak.
They waited until it got dark and tied their bodies together with a magic rope. Shingi, who was the weakest swimmer, was in the middle. They moved around in the water for more than two hours, faithfully following Jang Bogo’s orders.
I barely made it into the cave, but there were so many people that I had to step back. There were many people washing ingredients for dinner, and sometimes there were people doing laundry. There were many people washing their faces and feet, and sometimes there was a son of a bitch urinating when there weren’t many people.
They had to wait another three hours or so until everyone had disappeared. Shin-gi’s wrinkled palms were weak. They had to hold on to the cave wall to resist the current. Jang Bo-go untied the rope several times and went out to scout and came back. When Jang Bo-go returned from his scouting, everyone cheered inwardly.
The group that went up to land did not move right away, but hid in a corner and waited for their clothes to dry. Shingi touched his groin area where he had lost feeling several times. When the water in his shoes dried to some extent and he could no longer make a sound when he walked, the group began to move again.
“I went around a lot while I was here. There are three places where entry is restricted.”
Since I had lived here for quite some time, I knew the geography of the cave well, except for Shingi. Shingi often went out and was always guided by someone, so I didn’t pay much attention to the geography of the cave.
“Have you ever found a place that smelled like a woman?”
“There was a strong smell of urine in one place.”
“Then let’s exclude that place. The traitors met with the smelly ones. They wouldn’t have met at a place with a moving door.”
“Sir, what if there is no moving door?”
“We should go to the smelly place and interrogate the commander here. Of course, we will use it as a last resort.”
If the door doesn’t open, you have to find a ship. If the ship doesn’t open, you have to walk while freezing the sea. And no matter what you choose, you have to avoid being caught. If you’re being controlled by the red doll’s sorcery, no matter how strong you are, it’s useless.
There were two guards in the restricted area. Shingi asked Bingryong to hold out as long as possible. After freezing the two guards, the group cautiously entered. The first place they found was a warehouse where weapons and documents were stored. After confirming that there was no moving door, the group went outside and searched for the second restricted area.
In the second area, there were three moving doors. Jang Bogo immediately asked Shin Gi a question.
“Your Majesty, which door do you use?”
“Inject all three with magic stones. Use the door that activates last. It should be the one furthest from here.”
Jang Bogo felt relieved because it seemed like the old, dependable Shin Cham-jang had returned. After showing great power in Taiwan, he had shown many childish aspects. However, as the crisis came, he seemed to be gradually regaining his old self, and his belief that he could return home grew stronger.
Jang Bogo entered through the last activated door. Just like before, Shingi inserted a few more magic stones at the end and entered the door. After a long time, when the exit appeared, he threw himself toward it.
When he came out, Jang Bogo and others were kneeling as prisoners. It was a scene I had seen somewhere before. The only difference was that the back of the heads of those kneeling were touched by hammers. Shingi opened his mouth to the man walking toward him with a large hammer.
“I’m the last one. I won’t rebel, so let’s talk first.”
“Who are you? This mobile portal made an agreement to exchange only minerals and weapons, and not use people. Why did you suddenly break the agreement?”
Compared to Shingi’s sophisticated Nottingham accent, the other person’s English was very rustic. Shingi, sensing something, answered right away.
“It’s such a precious mineral. Have you ever heard of Heo Geum?”
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