Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 160



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Even in the midst of confusion, Jinseong found calm.

Certainly, the threat of the Fourth Apostle, the Conqueror Cassius, would be one of the most terrifying.

But what about the Casillas in front of us now?

“Wait- Wait a minute? No, that, Chief Ka! It’s you. The summoner can’t open his eyes wide like that!”

He is a summoner who has made a contract with Chili Shrimp.

This is the alter ego of Cassillas that appeared through .

And yet, how can you make such a shameless statement?

“Who are they… Those who will kneel before the power of Anton….”

It wasn’t just Jinseong.

At the point when the nihilistic furman is already waking up and starting the full-fledged pattern, the chili shrimp also has no choice but to get hot!

“Chief Ka, hurry! I told you Perman is awake!?”

“Are you really going to keep doing this?”

Following the chili shrimp, Jinseong also urged Casillas, but Casillas was just yawning with his mouth wide open.

With his belly sticking out, he made a face for a moment as if he had no interest in what the chili shrimp and Jinseong had to say.

Casillas’ gaze finally landed on Furman.

In a moment when a flash of brilliance came into his eyes, the apostle’s clone spoke.

“Or promise me. I’ll finish Furman off. Instead.”

Is it because when I see a strong person, an unbearable fighting spirit boils over me?

“instead?”

Casillas presented Jinseong with a condition.

“Srrrrung,” he said, with a somewhat murderous sound, even though he was drawing his sword at a very slow pace.

“I’ve never properly fought that disgusting plague-man before. And you, your eyes too… Phew, after you finish Furman, shall we fight again?”

“……ah.”

Just because it’s a clone, doesn’t that mean the abilities themselves are diminished?

Did he recognize not only Soldoros and Yang-eol, but also the power that Jinseong had borrowed, the true body of the black ball contained in the set, the 6th Apostle, and the Direzier of the Black Disease?

“Shouldn’t I show that filthy plague dog a lesson? Do you think I don’t know that he’s secretly ignoring me?”

[Kekekekeke, Jinseong… … Jinseong! No need to delay, right now! Cut off the head of that ignorant swordsman who dared call me a dog. I will lend you all my strength!]

“-Did you do it? I think it’s probably still like that ‘even now’.”

In the middle of Casillas’ speech, the voice of Heukgu echoed in Jinseong’s head.

Black Goo, more excited than ever, was running wild, but Jinseong was able to keep his composure and suppress his embarrassment.

‘Yes, I might actually be able to extract more power from the Black Ball… … and so far, several people have testified about situations that I myself wasn’t even aware of.’

It wasn’t just a question of whether the power of the Black Ball could be expanded further.

Since Kashias was a clone, it wasn’t just a chance to ‘safely master his skills’ with proper control of the chili shrimp and HP recovery potions that his true self possessed.

Rather, the benefits that Jinseong could gain from sparring with Casillas were all secondary.

This was naturally one of the reasons why Jinseong wanted to sincerely confirm Casillas’ strength and why he did not immediately reject his absurd suggestion.

‘My eyes. What the hell is wrong with my eyes?’

A reference to Jinseong’s own pupils, which have not yet been properly confirmed.

Does Casillas know?

Jinseong himself cannot confirm it directly, but I wonder if Kashias will notice something about his eyes or if something inside him has changed.

What if you could obtain such information, which is difficult to obtain due to your own condition, through Casillas?

“…Okay. Let’s deal with Furman first. I’ll deal with Lord Kashiyas when the time is right.”

Jinseong told Casillas that he accepted the offer.

No, I was going to say that.

“!”

Cassillas’ body disappeared as if it had teleported.

His voice was left behind in the empty space.

Jinseong’s hair was scattered for a moment.

What could be heard from afar were Furman’s last words.

“Anton……nim…….”

The boss of the Grandine Power Plant, who is considered the strongest among the Tartans under the command of Apostle Anton, the Futile Furman.

The body had already split into six pieces and was flowing away or evaporating.

It literally means that everything was over in an instant.

“……uh?”

“hmm.”

With a single blow from Cassius, who had already put his sword back into its scabbard.

“Hiyaaaat?! What, what is it? Chief Ka! You usually fight like Hong Gil-dong, flashing from east to west, but what’s going on? Even when I usually try to use that skill, you refuse to use it?! No, you’re this strong? You cleared the old Grandine Power Plant like it was some kind of grinding dungeon?”

“I can use the Thousand-Gwi-Sal myself without your orders.”

“Oh, see, that’s an order, right? It’s something I usually give orders to, right?”

“-Da, shut up! I’m speechless! What I wanted to say was, you, that, insolent-.”

“Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work~! Let’s go, everyone!”

Whether he knew Jinseong’s feelings or not, Chili Shrimp kept raising his thumb and clapping his hands.

* * *

“I’m sorry, even though I tried to stop you-. You know, I can’t just treat someone like Manager Ka carelessly. You know how I feel, right?”

The chili shrimp muttered while clinging close to Jinseong.

As expected, Jinseong had to let out a small sigh at the skillful speech of someone who was worn down by social life.

“You’re a summoner, right? Commands. Whips. You say no?”

“I’d rather have Director Gal or Vice President Eche. They’re not very cooperative, but still, somehow things are organized. Especially with Director Ka. It’s not because of his position, but because of that aspect. Without Director Ka, it feels like… things aren’t going well.”

Chili Shrimp said with a voice and expression full of realism.

Jinseong chuckled and laughed.

There is no way chili shrimp can’t do it.

No matter how much you say this, there is someone who has been given the authority to whip Casillas.

“Even if you say that, in the end you want to try it.”

“Huh? A test? What?”

“You’re talking nonsense.”

“What nonsense? I don’t get it.”

However, Jinseong shook his head because he knew the intention of the chili shrimp coming out like this.

The way he held on until the end also gave off the feeling that he was like a real office worker.

Jinseong said.

“Instead, Mr. Chili Shrimp, you have to grant me one more favor.”

“You already agreed to go with Anton? And this isn’t my fault either- Oh, okay. I understand. Actually, it’s not my fault either, so I’ll try my best within the limits of what I can.”

Even the chili shrimp who was about to deny it immediately changed his words.

This kind of expression can also be said to be skillful. However, it was not bad for Jinseong either.

The ability to learn secrets you weren’t aware of, without your life being threatened.

And what if only the chili shrimp had that power?

“Matthias Nessmann… When this is over, let me play the crane game there. So I can pull out plenty.”

There was another benefit that Jinseong had in mind.

There are countless items in the game Dungeon & Fighter.

Especially in the consumables category, there are all kinds of items with similar effects.

Items that are used to restore HP or MP, or to increase attributes, attribute resistance, attack power, etc.

Among them, there was something particularly rare… … and Jinseong was looking for it.

“Uh, the ingredients are-.”

“Of course, that’s what Chili Shrimp-nim gave me. If it were normal, it would be related to the Celestial Chronicle-.”

“Okay! I understand.”

The chili shrimp now accepted without a second thought.

Although he pretended to be cool, it probably meant that he had already calculated all the profits and losses. At the same time, it also showed how many people had lived in the Eaton industrial area and how much capital he had accumulated from them.

“Is this the end of all the noisy antics?”

“Huh, I guess so. Well then… are you ready?”

Jinseong grabbed .

Casillas’ eyes opened wide for a moment.

He soon burst into laughter.

“Huh? Hahahaha! Ready!? Are you asking if I’m ready, just now?”

“You don’t have to laugh like that, ahem, but I was just trying to be polite… ”

What kind of life has Apostle Cassias lived from the planet Ekon before ascending to the Demon World to the present?

For Casillas, who has survived the unruly reality of the law of the jungle, the survival of the strong and the destruction of the weak, Jinseong’s soft question could only be met with laughter.

“Haha, yeah, it’s fun. Ready. Ready……”

However, from Casillas’ perspective, it might be an unfamiliar statement because it is so soft.

He nodded, looking at Jinseong with a satisfied expression.

“I’m ready whenever. Show me the power of that filthy plague hound once more.”

[Keep kekkeke, you underestimated me, Jinseong. I should have just cut off that ignorant swordsman’s stomach.]

Jinseong felt a sense of warmth at Casillas’ boast, and nodded his head with an inexplicable laugh at the voice of the black goo that only he could hear in his head.

‘I had a vague feeling that Casillas would be more blunt and Direzier would be more aloof.’

That was the extent of Jinseong’s appreciation of the difference between his own knowledge and reality.

Hoo, haa… … Jinseong said while catching his breath.

“Black Goo, lend me your strength.”

At first glance, it seemed as if nothing had changed.

But soon we could see the chili shrimp as well as the Casillas.

Shoooooooo─────.

“hmm.”

“Wow… What is that?”

A somewhat hazy but rippling black aura surrounds Jinseong.

The feeling of each and every body being covered tightly and sharply.

Cassillas slowly placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

There were no two mistakes.

“, -.”

──────, ──────!

There were two cracking sounds of iron clashing with iron, and the chili shrimp had to turn its head away, grimacing.

“Whoa!?”

Puhwaaaaaaaah-!

The gusts of wind and dust blew into a vacant lot in one corner of the Eaton Industrial Complex, a place that users could never approach.

[Slow, true, slow. My speed will not end here.]

“I know! –, , !”

Jinseong had realized it, even if it wasn’t only because of Heukgu’s encouragement.

Because you could tell just by the way Casillas was standing, his position and his attitude.

‘Without borrowing the power of Soldoros and Yang-Eol… … I can’t even move a single step?’

The pattern of quickly passing through and attacking with and and then stabbing from behind with the subsequent combo is something I’ve definitely used on him once, but the results now and then are very different.

‘It’s not , so the damage might be a bit weaker, but still- um, then next is… … .’

A strategy to make it move if it doesn’t move.

, , , and .

“hmm…….”

The dark aura spinning rapidly in the air would certainly be intimidating just by looking at it, but it wasn’t for Cassillas.

In the gap of the movement where he was lightly swinging his sword to disperse the energy, Jinseong used the fifth skill of this combo.

“!”

If the boss decision isn’t made, he’ll definitely be dragged in too.

Jinseong smiled with conversion.

‘It worked on Soldoros at the Tower of Despair. I knew it would definitely work on his clone, not just Kashias!’

He had already planned what to do to Casillas, who was coming closer to him as if his body was collapsing.

After quickly striking with a short basic combo of , , , and , he plans to strike Kashias with the maximized damage of his fifth combo skill and main skill, !

‘Okay, now right-… … Ah?’

But the truth was unknown.

That Casillas is not being dragged in.

“Was this all there was?”

I thought my posture had completely collapsed due to the suction power of , but there was no way that a fighting spirit and a swordsman could not regain his balance in that situation.

“That’s ridiculous, what the-.”

What do you mean, with your upper body tilted more than 60 degrees, you apply force to the leg that is being dragged, fix your lower body as if you were hammering a nail into it, and then raise your upper body?

And even the crouching motion for a moment afterwards?!

“-To gain momentum!?”

[Jinseong! Didn’t you say you knew about me!?]

“What? What do you think it means to know about yourself? At this point?”

[I am-.]

It took a moment for Heukgu’s sudden shout and Jinseong’s response.

But at that moment, Casillas had already disappeared.

─────────────!

An explosion echoed through the empty lot of Eaton Industrial Park.

“, half and half!”

The aftershock that was coming was enough to make even the chili shrimp use both defensive and evasion skills at the same time.