Transformation or Death - Transformation or Death chapter 285

285 – Life and Death (14)

Amundsen looked around with great emotion at his body, which had been recovered after a long time. Skin as black as titanium and two pairs of arms. Even a belt that emits light like a star in the sky.

‘Ah… this heavy and cool sensation. ‘It’s been a while.’

The time has come to return to the monster-slayer Amundsen.

It reminded me of the days of ‘The Weapon Master Amundsen’, who swept away monsters along the way like fallen leaves in a cold wind.

It has even become much stronger than in the past.

-‘If you use this, you will become much stronger than when you were in your prime.’

Watcher’s remarks when handing over the keys were not bravado. Amundsen was at his strongest ever.

Amundsen, smiling contentedly, raised his head and looked at Argo.

‘I’ve gotten stronger… but it’s still not enough.’

However, that strength is relative compared to his past self.

Compared to Jason, who satisfied his greed by randomly attracting parts of the world, he falls far short.

It was truly a battle between a giant and a dwarf.

The difference in physical level is still extreme.

“under! “Don’t think that something has happened just because your appearance has changed!”

Argo noticed this and swung his spear as he had before. There was a strong movement of air, like a storm, around the window, and the heated window rubbing against the air seemed as if it would burn any skin it touched at any moment.

A simple swing without any great skills or using starlight.

That was enough. In fact, Amundsen was blown away by the wind alone of the attack and was knocked unconscious for three minutes.

No matter how much Amundsen’s power was stronger than before, it was nothing compared to Argo’s overwhelming strength. You can easily crush it with just force without any tricks.

“You would think so.”

bang-! Just before the spear touched Amundsen’s body, the Argo spear bounced upward. The huge body swayed because of the recoil. As he slammed his foot down hard on the floor to regain his balance, a vibration echoed throughout the space.

Unlike Argo, Amundsen moved only one arm. One of four arms. Only the arm holding the great sword moved and struck down the Argo spear.

“How are you? “That’s crazy!”

Amundsen laughed loudly, as if bragging about his achievement.

Clearly, the difference in power cannot be matched. However, the real fight does not consist of a simple battle of numbers. Weight class and physical strength may be big factors, but they are not absolute factors.

Amundsen can accurately read the trajectory of an attack and identify when the attack is weakest, where the weakest point is, and any loopholes.

Even though before, he couldn’t do anything even though he didn’t seem to have the physical strength to do it, now it’s different.

There is a body that can see and follow that seeing.

bang! An arrow hit Argo’s shaking ankle. To the current Argo, it is a blow that only feels like a dead blow. However, the blow was enough to completely collapse his body, which was on the verge of losing its balance.

Kugugoogung-! Just two attacks. Argo’s body, which didn’t look like it was going to fall, touched the floor.

“Now we’re at eye level.”

Amundsen sarcastically scratched his head with an arrow. Argo’s eyes contained the lowest level of his sneer.

“This… is rude…!”

“If we were comrades, would we use it if we had different perspectives, you idiot?”

Argo waved his arms. It was far enough to reach his body. Shook. As soon as the light disappeared from Amundsen’s belt, his figure disappeared.

He hid himself by melting into the darkness of this space. At best, her free hand only stirred the empty space.

A dark area where you can’t see even an inch straight ahead. This was also a world of sound absorption, where even sound could not spread much and was absorbed.

“Damn it….”

Jason took control of Argo and raised himself up. It was already so small that I couldn’t see it properly, but it decided to hide in the dark, so I couldn’t identify it at all.

But such concerns are concerns reserved for the weak.

If you have the power to wipe out everything in all directions, there is no need for identification. Wherever the attack hits, the enemy will inevitably get caught, so what are you worried about?

After thinking, Argo created a sharp whirlpool around his body. The vortex gradually grew in size and sharply tore everything it touched, regardless of whether it was above, below, left, or right. Unfortunately, there was nothing torn around, as there was only empty darkness.

“Even this guy won’t be able to avoid it….”

At that moment, something caught Argo’s eyes.

“You just have to avoid it in the first place.”

It was Amundsen.

He aimed to dig into the small gap that existed when creating the whirlpool, the gap between the whirlpool and Argo’s body.

Even if it’s an attack that destroys everything in all directions, if it doesn’t hit, it’s okay. Amundsen, who was hiding in the dark, was not far away, but was very close to his feet.

“First, clear your head.”

Amundsen held the bow with one arm and pulled the arrow with the other arm. Of the two arms between the back and shoulders, one holds a greatsword and the other holds a spear. All of the weapons were forged to a razor-sharp finish.

As soon as the arrow left the bow, the two cold weapons unleashed a slashing attack. An x-shaped slash and an arrow crossing the center.

Argo’s head was broken into pieces and fell to the ground. The cross section was so clean that it seemed like it could be reattached just by gluing it together.

“It’s useless!”

Jason’s voice came from the severed neck.

Soon, a brighter golden light erupted from the area around the severed neck, and the light converged, replicating the head that had just been cut off.

“No matter how hard you struggle, I will still survive!”

Argo’s eyes quickly looked around. Amundsen had already disappeared from sight.

“Even if you hide like that, you will eventually die! It’s just a matter of time! You can’t beat me! It’s a vain desire! Oh yes, wouldn’t it be better for you to be mine too?! A power like yours would definitely help me! “Have the world with me…”

Amundsen ignored his words and quickly glanced around.

‘That’s true.’

The words were ignored, but the content itself was not something worth ignoring. As Jason said, if this confrontation continues, it is Amundsen who loses. Both my stamina and starlight will run out, and I will eventually die by his hands.

The problem is not just physical strength.

‘The transformation duration is short.’

As Amundsen was about to hand over the keys, he remembered the Watcher’s words.

-‘I made it for you, but don’t just use it.’

When I asked why, the answer came back immediately.

-‘Why? A belt is originally a tool for people to use. The key I gave you is a tool that can be used to force a monster to use it. Of course, it puts a strain on both the user’s body and the belt.’

After listening to the explanation, I definitely understood. Since I was forced to do something I couldn’t do, it wasn’t surprising if there were side effects.

-‘Then how much of a burden is it?’

-‘mortally?’

-‘What the fuck?’

-‘No, it’s true, but what can I do….’

The problem is that if the side effects are severe, they can lead to death.

-‘First of all, there are three things to keep in mind. One is that it should not be used for a long time. You will get a feel for it naturally as you try it out. Second, it should not be used immediately after the transformation has been forcibly released. And lastly, you must not abuse the transformation.’

In addition, long-term transformation and continuous transformation are impossible, and there is a limit to the number of transformations.

-‘Think that you can only use it three times in your life. Neither the belt nor your body can hold any more than that.’

The Watcher gave me the key only after warning me to use it carefully several times.

-‘Then please take good care of me and Ayun’s child.’

After that, Odette hit me a lot, asking me what I was talking about so shamefully. I grumbled that the joy of having a real child would fade later. Amundsen was happy to have an immediate means of transformation and did not pay much attention to their fight.

However, I clearly remembered the warning.

‘None of the warnings I gave were in vain.’

I definitely think something will go wrong if I keep using it like he said. No matter how long it is, it’s 30 minutes. It is impossible to maintain any more than that.

‘We have to finish it quickly.’

Despite the time limit, Amundsen did not become anxious. Rather, he played with his body more leisurely and easily dodged Argo’s attack.

His red eyes shined brightly in the darkness.

‘It’s impossible to break through playback.’

So we must defeat Argo and Jason in a different way.

We must achieve essential victory.

In the first place, what is essence?

Is life the essence? no. Even after dying here, I found my own name again, and I deny it.

Is the essence the body? no. Even if the body is torn down, it is rebuilt again, and before you know it, the enemy who has not changed even though not a single piece of the original ship remains, denies it.

‘I don’t know the dictionary or philosophical answer because I’ve only studied briefly…’

At least in Amundsen’s view, essence was spirit.

A spirit created by the accumulation of memories, learning, and original emotions.

In that sense, that Jason was very different from the Jason that Amundsen knew.

He had no memories of being with him, and he had no sense of justice or the learning he gained from helping cause the deaths of so many people.

That’s Jason, not Jason. He was nothing more than a monster from the constellation Argo. Jason was a poor victim eaten by him.

“If you’ve been eaten… you have to save me…”

Amundsen took the stance of the javelin. The muscles in the arm that held his spear condensed and swelled as if they were about to explode at any moment. Using the elasticity of his body and the rotation of his waist, Amundsen placed the spear at the most perfect point.

The spear, which was fired without the slightest error, hit Argo’s chest exactly. The window is small compared to its huge body. From Argo’s perspective, it felt like he had been shot with a needle.

Accuracy was high, but destructive power was low.

“under! “Is this all?”

Argo laughed and attacked. He swept the ground with his spear, created a whirlpool, scattered starlight, and exploded.

It didn’t have to be right. That wind pressure alone would cause considerable damage to Amundsen.

Actually, that prediction was correct. Amundsen suffered considerable damage just from the aftermath, not from a direct hit. My skin was torn and my balance was shaken. His intestines were tangled and his brain was whirling around. Blood was flowing from his mouth, nose, and eyes, and his eardrums had long since been torn.

However, he always did not miss the opportunity between attacks.

“Fuck, you b*stard is so strong.”

Sigh-! An arrow was fired, hit the spear in his chest, and fell.

While avoiding the attack, take advantage of the opportunity and shoot an arrow towards the window.

Amundsen repeated it endlessly.

As time passed, his body became more and more ruined, while Argo, on the other hand, was clean without a single speck of dust except for the window in his chest.

“Give up! Your efforts will eventually disappear like a bubble. Life is precious! “If you hand over your life to me for this world, I won’t waste it…”

“What are you saying to someone who’s already dead?”

Amundsen laughed and drew his bow string again. As soon as he let go of his protest, an arrow hit the spear in his chest, as it should have.

“I died once, so I’m not afraid of dying twice. just….”

The arrow bounced off the spear and spun around and stuck in the ground.

“It’s because I feel a bit uncomfortable about dying without being able to do my job.”

Just as there were many tombstones on the path Amundsen walked, there were many arrows around him now.

“I’m not interested in such a grand goal of owning the world.”

Speaking is the same as revealing your location to the enemy. Argo moved the window to where the voice came from. Amundsen picked up an arrow nearby and deflected the attack.

As the spear rose upward, the arrow in Amundsen’s hand became a chain. The arrow that turned into a chain was connected to Amundsen’s spear that had just struck.

Amundsen moved again. He responded and Argo swung his spear again. Again, he picked up the arrow and deflected the attack. The arrow that was out of use became a chain, and the chain was connected to Amundsen’s spear.

In other words, it was connected to the center of Argo’s chest.

“That’s okay, let’s find just one person.”

Amundsen shined in the belt again. It was inevitable that Argo would know his location.

The spear was swung again. The arrow bounced off it and became a chain.

Every time Argo moved, a tsunami-like wind rose. However, the moment the tsunami touched Amundsen’s fingertips, it turned into spray and dispersed. The condensed wind dispersed and the air current changed.

The chain shook.

“But I’m weaker than you for that. “It’s so annoying, but I can’t defeat you.”

Amundsen moved quickly and busily with his arrow. Argo, not wanting to let go of Amundsen, whose position was completely exposed, continued to attack. The arrow destroyed the attack and became a chain.

After repeating this countless times, Argo became a giant carrying hundreds of chains connected to his chest.

“So I have to tie you up with your own strength.”

Chains that moved with the wind wrapped around Argo’s body.

“…uh?”

As soon as the last arrow turned into a chain, Argo’s huge body fell to the ground.

His entire body was wrapped in chains. Chains and chains were intricately intertwined to restrain him. If he pulled his left arm, his right leg would get in the way, if he pulled in his left leg, his right arm would get in the way, and if he tried to move his whole body, the spear in his chest would dig deeper.

“Even if it’s like this, you can’t kill me.”

“Like I said before, I’m not trying to kill you. “I want to win, and more precisely, I want to get someone back.”

Amundsen climbed his body as if climbing a mountain and approached the spear in his chest. Those eyes looked at their own window. Even beyond that.

“Your essence is not Jason, but Jason will become your essence.”

At the tip of the spear was Jason who had turned into a nucleus.

“Thank goodness we have nuclear power.”

Jason had a spirit, a mental vortex. The string of another constellation connected to Yushin was visible within the whirlpool.

“It has such a huge core, and it doesn’t die even if exposed, so it’s easy for me to work with.”

“What are you talking about? “What are you planning to do?”

“As I’ve said over and over again.”

Amundsen raised his spear. Numerous chains became entangled as if they were being sucked into the window. Amundsen held the spear with all four arms. Before we knew it, the size of the window had become too large for just one person to hold. It was a spear worthy of a giant.

The chain was released and the Argo moved quickly. Even faster than that, Amundsen moved.

“I’m just trying to rescue my comrades.”

The huge spear very carefully pierced a tiny dot, a spot smaller than a human mole, comparable to pores, etc.

What you see in his eyes is the entanglement of mind and spirit.

An impurity that has infiltrated someone’s mind. As if cutting out cancerous cells in the intestines, only that part was carefully pierced and extracted.

Kwaaa-! The darkness cleared.

Amundsen’s transformation was also unraveled. What he saw was not a dark place without light or sound, but the middle of the sea, which was blue and clear and the sound of waves was refreshing.

Just like that, the comrade he had been looking for so long was in his arms again.

Argo, which lost Jason and its core, staggered and walked on the sea. A body so huge that it reached all the way to the bottom of the sea. Argo is not dead yet.

“If you’ve made it this far, take care of it yourself.”

“You’re saying the obvious, Mincheol.”

Two people walked out behind him.

“I’ll finish it soon.”

“Let’s finish it right away!!”

It was a light that would brighten the universe and its infinite universe.