Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 171



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Jinseong tapped his chest with his left hand, which was not holding the sword.

A voice rang out, along with a sort of signal to the black sphere.

[Kkukkukkul… … It’s not a welcome. It’s a clear presence. They’re all clearly real… … you.]

Heukgu said with confidence.

It was an even more embarrassing moment for Jinseong.

“Not even a clone? You didn’t even notice Kashias’ clone properly.”

Jinseong asked again, saying that he couldn’t believe his words, but his judgment was already wavering.

Even without relying on Heukgu’s words, Jinseong felt it through his own instincts.

The ‘Jinseongs’ you see right now are clearly Jinseong himself.

[Do you think that the guy with the Apostle’s Aura is the same as you, Jinseong? No, but even so… … Hehe, yeah, I see that the Jinseongs over there are stronger than you and me.]

However, the fact is that some people are giving off a slightly stronger energy than the current true energy, while others are giving off a much stronger energy.

The level of the true nature of those who stand out and surround themselves is not all equal.

They were making it impossible for Jinseong to let go of his tension.

“Hey… you guys? No, not you guys – me? What should I say?”

What should I say?

What are you, why are you here, where did you come from… … All sorts of questions were still lingering in my head, unresolved, but I couldn’t say them all out loud.

This is because, while there were doubts, there were also aspects that were somewhat resolved.

“The Dark Knight, are you there?”

The Dark Knight, a ‘side story character’ in the game Dungeon & Fighter, has a background setting.

There is a quest that Jinseong himself could not proceed with even when he was raising the dark knight ‘Mattak Jinseong’.

But I don’t have any experience with it, but I know the general flow.

Jinseong could tell.

“Awakening… That awakening quest that was recently renewed… That’s it?”

The [Character Awakening and True Awakening Story Renewal] patch that was implemented on a large scale in the game Dungeon & Fighter, which had as many as 67 occupations at the time when the true nature of the game was revealed, is that.

It does not have a major impact on the flow of the main scenario quest, nor is it used as direct control content such as [Dungeon] or [Arena].

Some might say that this is a pointless resource task, but it is not.

A device that allows you to become more immersed in the ‘Adventurer’, the main character of the main scenario of the game Dungeon & Fighter. In other words, for those who have staked their lives on the game Dungeon & Fighter, like Jinseong himself, this patch is truly heart-pounding!

Among them, the Dark Knight’s awakening quest is about competing with selves from various time periods, literally ‘realizing’ that the ‘current me’ is the strongest among all the ‘me’s’ that exist in all time periods, and breaking down the wall within oneself.

So, Jinseong didn’t let his guard down from the moment he first saw them here and he held his sword grip tightly…

“But, uh… If things were normal, wouldn’t we be fighting like that?”

It’s subtly different.

There is a difference between the information Jinseong himself knows and what he has.

‘Those guys- no, they’ll eventually come out, but anyway… … they don’t have the will to fight. Isn’t this not an awakening quest?’

While I was not sure because I had not experienced it myself, I suddenly heard a sound of the wind cutting through.

Jinseong opened his eyes wide and grabbed .

Wheeeeeek-!

One of the true ones was a mark made by a sword slash in the air.

At first glance, he didn’t look that different from Jinseong himself. Nevertheless, Jinseong could only stare blankly at the space he had created.

“……Giselle? Dimensional transport device?”

This is because what was visible in the space where there had been nothing until just a moment ago was the translucent Giselle and the dimensional transport device that Giselle was holding in her arms.

“how-.”

Wheeeeeek-!

“-hmm!?”

At that moment, another Jinseong drew his sword into the air.

This time it was the same. In a space where there was nothing, a translucent Giselle and her dimensional transport device appeared.

The only thing that was a little different was the angle.

Even though they are keeping their distance, they are the ones who appear to surround Jinseong.

The translucent Giselle that appeared in the air in front of them naturally showed slight differences depending on the angle from which Jinseong was looking.

[Kukuk, what are you doing? Are you putting on a show?]

Heukgu said that he couldn’t understand at first, but his true feelings were different.

If this had anything to do with the Dark Knight.

Specifically, if it’s related to the Dark Knight’s background setting and awakening quest.

“……Future me……. Future me……shows, no, informs my present me-.”

How the purple sword path is drawn.

What did the line go through, at what depth, at what angle, and in what direction?

What to destroy and what not to touch.

Another Jinseong moved and drew his sword.

And then another jinsung moved.

In the dimensional travel device, electricity is pulsing and happening.

As expected, purple lines are engraved all over the Helix Research Institute.

What do they all mean?

What does it refer to?

It was an incomprehensible situation.

‘Giselle must live. Also, Giselle must use the dimensional travel device at least once. But… … she must not be allowed to do more than that.’

But I knew.

In addition to the existing knowledge that Jinseong had, by accepting the current situation, Jinseong finally came to know.

Another jinsung has moved.

Moved.

Moved.

Countless numbers of truths have been moved.

─, ─, ─, ─, ─, ─, ─… … .

Like a photo divided into individual cuts.

It’s as if the movie has been broken down into frames.

What happens when you put it all together?

Jinseong watched the movement straight on.

With eyes that are black and white.

See. Remember.

Do it.

─────────────!

The moment he made that determination, a dimensional rift opened up again before Jinseong’s eyes.

Now Jinseong knew what to do.

So the moment you try to move your feet.

“……uh?”

Jinseong saw it.

He who is beyond the countless truths.

It was clearly Jinseong’s own face, but there was one thing that was different.

“Wait, that?! That sword-. Euaaaah?!”

Whew.

Jinseong was sucked into the dimensional rift.

The next moment, what appeared before his eyes was the Helix Research Institute.

Jinseong had to move first, with only one question remaining that could not be resolved.

When the current Jinseong’s attacks and the attacks of future Jinseongs are combined into one, it will be able to momentarily implement the skill with a level limit of 85.

* * *

“You can become stronger from now on, Chili Shrimp. You won’t have to stay stuck in the past anymore.”

“Huh? What exactly do you mean?”

Jinseong thought for a moment while listening to Chili Shrimp’s panicked voice.

I’ve met many future ‘me’s’ and do I really need to go into detail about what they’ve shown me?

‘Before it is necessary… …you won’t understand.’

Anyway, both Chili Shrimp and Bibi will have noticed it in their own way.

Vivi may wonder why Jinseong was able to use the Dark Knight’s second awakening skill, , which can be used from level 85 or higher, but she doesn’t ask.

Chili Shrimp would probably have a hard time even thinking of what to ask specifically, so rather than actually demanding an explanation from Jinseong, she would probably want to gather information that would be helpful to her.

Since he could roughly read those thoughts, Jinseong was able to speak with ease.

An answer that might be able to adequately satisfy the questions of both Vivi and Chili Shrimp.

“What I experienced was… I think it was the ‘Dark Knight 2nd Awakening Patch Version’ that was applied. When I was raising a Dark Knight, it wasn’t patched yet, it was an incident I’d never experienced before. So it will be the same for you, Chili Shrimp. In the patch version after being possessed, Chili Shrimp, you’ve probably never heard of or seen new skills for the Summoner profession… You’ll learn all of them and have a way to use them.”

The two women’s eyes widened similarly.

Bibi stopped eating for a moment and Chili Shrimp bit her lower lip.

Jinseong took a breath and opened his mouth again.

“Strictly speaking, your case is a bit different from mine, Chili Shrimp, but… it will work. No, it will work. If what I saw is correct. Maybe… if that’s it.”

“…Am I the only one who doesn’t understand this at all?”

The chili shrimp asked slowly.

Bibi also tilted her head with rice cake on her lips.

“Huh? Me too. What do you mean, what should I do? How can Chili do what Jinsang did?”

“Ahem, ahem.”

The chili shrimp coughed loudly.

Jinseong looked at the two people and smiled.

“Hehehe, the food was delicious, but I can’t tell you that for free… I’ll tell you once Anton is cleared.”

Of course, such information cannot be released for free.

Chili Shrimp’s brow furrowed in an instant.

“Huh, huh? Wait a minute, I’m the same! Whether it will work or not, you don’t even understand properly and yet you’re asking Anton to do it-.”

“No, I’m not asking you to do it. It’s not that hard, Mr. Chili Shrimp.”

Jinseong ate a piece of the chili shrimp side dish and muttered.

It can make the summoner who was frozen in time in 2016 more overwhelmingly stronger.

This is because many of the skills themselves have been renewed and become more powerful, as well as differences in how to use the skills.

There’s no way the chili shrimp wouldn’t want that.

She would want it more than anyone else.

“Let’s clear it together, and go together. To the Demon World. As a party.”

“I don’t understand… I still don’t understand what Jinseong said.”

“I don’t understand-.”

“I know. That’s why I’m saying this. I don’t understand it, but I’m still attracted to it.”

Even to avoid future risks related to celestial electricity.

Also, to learn the true secret of what makes her perform ‘a completely incomprehensible phenomenon’, as she puts it.

The girl with short red hair smiled faintly.

There’s no way she’s really that bad. It’s not just about making her stronger.

‘My very presence here may be a contaminant, leading the chili shrimp forward… … .’

Chili Shrimp, if that’s the way she uses her powers as a summoner.

If only that could be applied to Jinseong himself.

There is something that Jinseong himself can learn.

Next to Jinseong, who was nodding, Vivi put down her spoon and quickly came over to the two of them.

“That’s right, sis! Jinsang-nim was also famous for his education at the time! I also practically know the entire coefficient table by heart?! Woah, I don’t know the latest version of the Cheonmi, but even so! You’re much younger than me, sis! It’s bound to be helpful if the three of us go together, right?! Don’t you think so?”

“……You too, Vivi, don’t understand.”

“Hehe, right? I’m just as attracted to you as you are to Jinsang-nim.”

“Are you saying that to show off your charm, or are you just trying to get a bunch of hate thrown at you… Even if you say it sincerely….”

“-Huh? What, what is it!?”

Chili Shrimp had to let out another big sigh at Vivi’s bewildered expression.

She fixed her hairband and spoke to Jinseong with a tired look on her face.

“Mr. Jinseong, should we just go together? Vivi, this human doesn’t seem like he’ll be of much help.”

“Hmm, there’s definitely no need to modify our items right now. There’s no room for Vivi-ssi to intervene-.”

Jinseong also tried to accept the prank.

But Vivi was a little faster.

“Hey, there it is! And Jinsang-nim, you can’t leave me behind, you can’t do that!”

She immediately stretched out her hand into the air and fluttered it.

Jinseong and Chili Shrimp, both of them knew that she was checking [inventory]… … .

“What, what is it, Vivi!?”

“You got that- you got that?!”

I couldn’t help but be surprised.

Thud… … !

The items Vivi took out of [Inventory] were android entities that had been in the Helix Research Institute, which had been destroyed by fire and collapse.

“Of course. You said you went to check on Android in the first place.”

This is because several bodies of androids that appeared as boss monsters were also taken out.

Vivi’s gaze, which had been looking at the android bodies with a meaningful expression, suddenly turned to Jinseong.

“The hardware seems to be almost ready. Are you still going to leave me behind, Jinsang?”

Jinseong couldn’t help but swallow dryly because he knew what she meant.

Of course, Jinseong wasn’t the only one who understood the meaning.

[Kekekekeke… … . Kkekekekekeke… … . Hahahahaha!]

Heukgu’s voice resonated loudly in Jinseong’s head.