Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 5



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5. New Power (1)

[Name: Kim Hyun-seong.]

[Race: Skeleton (Upper)]

[Characteristic: None]

[Level:8]

[Strength: 7]

[Stamina: 7]

[Endurance: 7]

[Agility: 7]

[Magic Power: 7]

[Points remaining: 7]

The crimson eyes looking at the status window gleamed.

“Hmm…”

If I remember correctly, physical dealers distribute their power based on strength, magic dealers distribute their power based on magic power, and tanks distribute their power based on endurance.

I would say that a physical dealer would be a good fit for me, butㅡ

“That’s only if there’s a normal party.”

Things were different now.

He has to clear this labyrinth on his own, so he has to deal damage, tank, and even support.

I had to become an all-rounder who could do everything.

‘Then, not having any ability points is not the answer.’

I had to distribute it evenly and cover up the shortcomings with my own skills.

Fortunately, I guess I have confidence in my skills.

First, Hyunseong, who was thinking about what ability he needed the most, invested 1 point in endurance.

‘If you increase your stamina first, you’ll have more room to move.’

Even if you at least have the physical specifications of a normal person, you won’t have to worry about your arm falling off while swinging a sword.

However, Hyunseong, who had raised his endurance, tilted his head.

“Huh?”

Hyunseong moves his body around, wondering if he might have mistaken something.

As I raised my sword and opened my first strike, my arm, which had been swinging a few times, fell off.

“… Nothing has changed?”

It was no different than before I raised my ability level.

Hyunseong, who was deep in thought wondering what had happened, noticed something and invested 1 point into his magic power.

“… … This is it.”

It was magic, not endurance, that strengthened the bond that connected bone to bone.

But durability wasn’t completely useless.

Because I felt like my bones were stronger than before.

‘I thought I could just brush it off with one word, but it’s tricky.’

Since I hadn’t even thought about increasing my magic power, I couldn’t help but feel regretful.

Because I neither knew how to use magic nor had any skills.

In the end, the ability values ​​distributed by Hyunseong are….

[Strength: 9]

[Stamina: 8]

[Endurance: 8]

[Agility: 8]

[Magic Power: 9]

[Remaining points: 0]

1 point to Stamina, Endurance, and Agility.

2 points each for strength and magic power.

After finishing distributing, Hyunseong moved his body to check his condition and clacked his teeth as if satisfied.

“Hmm, good.”

By investing 2 points in magic power, I could clearly feel the bond connecting my joints becoming stronger.

At this level, there is no chance that you will fall down unable to withstand your own strength.

Hyunseong, who was moving his body a bit more, noticed something and stopped swinging his sword.

“This is….”

I sat cross-legged and concentrated.

The energy I felt inside myself was not just one thing.

The energy of the Heavenly Demon God that has settled in the danjeon.

And there is one power that is similar but different from it.

‘Is this… magic?’

It was such a small energy that if you weren’t paying attention, you wouldn’t even know it existed.

That tiny bit of energy that a being possesses that is neither alive nor dead, on the border between life and death.

Until now, it was too weak to be felt, but this time, with my magic power increasing by 2 points, I felt it clearly enough to be aware of it.

‘It’s different from internal energy, but… it’s similar.’

Since they have similar powers, wouldn’t it be possible to mix them together?

Hyunseong tries to mix two forces.

But soon I realized that that wasn’t possible.

‘For now, that is.’

The source of internal energy and magical power is the energy that fills the labyrinth.

Depending on how it was processed, it flowed as different rivers of internal energy and magical power.

These are two forces that do not mix now, but since they are strong, one day they will be able to unite as one in the sea.

‘That’s interesting.’

When a mountain I had never climbed before appeared before my eyes, I clenched my hands without realizing it.

I felt my heart pounding at the prospect of a new challenge.

Hyunseong, who had uncrossed his legs, let out a voice of satisfaction, his jawbone clicking.

“It’s a happy mistake.”

Is this the joy of being an Awakened who grows stronger as you level up?

It felt like a different kind of fun from training martial arts.

“Then, shall we go and pet some goblins?”

* * *

Awakened Community.

It was a site freely used by awakened people who had awakened to the system.

[Title: I just got to the 2nd floor, what kind of monsters are there?]

[Author: Aeng-ae-na-a-gi-ak-seong-ja]

[Content: Soon-to-be]

-This and that, etc.

-sbrlm

[Title: It sucks to meet the undead again on the 4th floor.]

[Author: How many floors is the labyrinth?]

[Content: Don’t even think about the first floor. It’s a different dimension.]

-of course.

[Title: How do I catch the 2nd floor area boss, the baby water lizard?]

[Author: Big Game Hunter]

[Content: It’s so hard]

-I’ll tell you the strategy, so let’s fight together^^

-Kkj where are you trying to put your spoon?

-Then don’t ask about the strategy.

etc.

From the story of conquering the labyrinth,

[Title: Who is the bastard that pooped in the labyrinth passage on the first floor?]

[Author: My Characteristics]

[Content: Come out when you’re saying something really good.]

-Oh lol, did you step on it?

-What’s the special feature that makes you step on that kind of thing? LOL

-You already cursed at me and now you’re saying nice things to me? Lol

-If you step on it, it won’t end with just swearing, lol

-Did you step on the new gear? Hahahahaha

Even the same trivial chatter and such.

There were articles on a wide variety of topics that could be used freely.

In one of the posts, there was a description of a strange incident that had recently occurred on the first floor.

[Title: Who’s been hunting on the first floor recently?]

[Author: Awakened Awakener]

[Content: My younger brother woke up and I went to the first floor with him to help him, but it was completely devastated. The warlock’s temple was also destroyed. But I didn’t take all the items.]

-How much experience do you get from skeleton hunting?

-If you have the ability to hunt that mob, then either kill the area boss or go to the second floor.

-It’s a bit strange that you didn’t even bring the item. Even though the skeleton only drops miscellaneous items.

Hyunseong simply left it behind because there was no space to contain it.

Even if he took it, it would only be a burden to him.

However, people’s guesses were headed in the wrong direction.

-Isn’t that what a newbie who can’t even buy a magic backpack is like?

-Even if you’re a newbie…

-No, a newbie like that raided the Warlock Temple?

– Really?

No matter how weak skeletons are, everyone knows that they are annoying when there are too many of them.

Moreover, the bone golem summoned by the boss skeleton mage in the warlock’s temple was so strong that a newbie with insufficient strength and experience could never defeat it.

It was natural that people were puzzled.

A comment written lightly by someone amidst various speculations.

– Did he just go out to vent his anger after getting beaten up on a high floor, or did he just do it as a newbie who had awakened a good trait?

The countless comments that had been coming up as a keyboard battle ensued suddenly stopped.

Because the same thought was on their minds.

‘A large new recruit with awakened special traits appears!’

Although the exact facts have not been confirmed yet, that alone was enough.

Because information belongs to those who are one step ahead.

If it truly awakened its special trait and defeated a bone golem on its own, it was a being worth investigating just for the possibility alone.

The guilds that caught wind of this began to move secretly.

“Guild Leader, this could be a hit!”

“While we’re at it, let’s check out the first floor.”

“While also providing training to new recruits….”

They too were veteran Awakeners who had been through the labyrinth.

However, no matter how much they were like that, they never thought that an Awakened person who had been in the martial arts world for 30 years would become a skeleton and wander around the labyrinth.

* * *

Hyunseong, who may not even know that his story is being discussed hotly in the Awakened community…

“Miss, who is insulting me?”

He scratched an ear that wasn’t even there.

Hyunseong’s teeth chatter as he feels the external auditory canal through his skull and the tips of his wrist bones rattle and feel the coolness.

As I swung the sword I was holding in my hand into the air, the blood that was stuck to the sword spurted out and drew a crescent moon shape on the floor.

“… Did you catch it too excitedly?”

Hyunseong looked around and muttered in a muffled voice.

If a goblin saw this sight, he would think that this was hell.

At this point, he would be no different from a god of death to the goblin.

‘no way…?’

Intoxicated by the thrill of battle that I hadn’t felt in a long time, I ran around hunting goblins without resting.

Hyunseong realized that his current state was clearly different from when he was dealing with the skeleton.

I soon realized what the problem was.

‘Is it true that the instincts imprinted on the body cannot be ignored?’

As the saying goes, a healthy mind resides in a healthy body, and the influence that the body has on the mind can never be ignored.

The undead’s anger towards the living.

This was the reason why his sense of pride was boiling over even more.

If I had not noticed this and continued to be intoxicated by the excitement of battle, I might have fallen into a state of obsession and eventually turned into a monster that only yearned for battle.

‘I wouldn’t have known if I had just kept catching skeletons.’

I guess it’s a blessing that you found out now.

Hyunseong clenched his teeth as he suppressed his excitement over battle.

“From now on… I need to be more careful.”

Now, he is not a human, but a monster, an undead at that.

Since it is not human, we should pay more attention to that part.

In the eyes of Hyunseong, who was about to move after putting his sword away,

“huh?”

On the side of a fork in the road.

A very small gap between two walls.

It was difficult to find because of the faint light coming from the luminescent moss that slithered through the passage.

“Passage… right?”

A gap barely big enough for one person to fit through.

I was wondering if the length was right.

I thought it was just a broken wall, but I could feel a faint breeze coming from inside.

“Hmm… .”

Hyunseong, who was thinking while stroking his chin, soon headed towards the small passageway he had discovered.

If you hadn’t found it, wouldn’t it be rude to ignore it and pass it by?

Hyunseong carefully advances through the narrow gap.

“It’s pretty long?”

The passage was much longer than he thought.

A passage that ends after a long time.

And what appeared was a giant pupil.

“There’s a place like this in the labyrinth.”

In fact, there were more places in the labyrinth that had not yet been discovered than those that had been discovered.

Because most Awakened people’s goal was to get to the next floor rather than exploring every nook and cranny of the labyrinth.

Because of that, we still don’t know exactly how wide the labyrinth is.

Even the Awakened had no idea how much space was hidden inside.

This place is one of those places.

‘There is something.’

Something was moving and wriggling in the center of the pupil.

With the sound of sharpening iron, “Snap, snap.”

As Hyunseong cautiously took a step closer, the thing in the shape of a human stopped and looked this way.

“What are you, Keruk?”

Eyes that are precisely aimed at you even in the darkness where you can’t see even an inch ahead.

Hyunseong muttered as if he was flirting with the guy’s tone of voice.

“The hospitality here is really bad.”

“… The skeleton speaks, Keruk.”

“There are even talking goblins.”

Even in Hyunseong’s bloodshot eyes, the guy’s appearance was clearly visible.

Its build was slightly larger than that of a normal goblin, and its most distinctive feature was the red hat it wore on its head.

but,

‘That’s blood-stained.’

I noticed that it had discolored here and there and turned dark red.

A goblin rising from his seat.

“I don’t like dealing with bloodless guys. I can’t dye my hat.”

This place is still unknown, but if the Awakened ones saw the being that appeared before Hyeonseong’s eyes, they would have said this.

Area boss, Red Cap.