Chapter 402: Black Liquid Man (5)
But Jihye Suh, who was subordinate to Kim, was an exception. She actually wanted to die. Aside from those that I killed, almost all of the 10,000 ordinary people who were abandoned by the Borneche Expedition were also desperate to survive. They really wanted to survive, so they cursed and resented the Borneche Expedition that had abandoned them.
Moreover, the black liquid man was strong enough to rival me. If I had been the black liquid man, I would have grabbed myself by the pants and pleaded to survive because it would be really unfair for me to die like this when I made so much effort to be strong until now.
Of course, I wasn’t sure if he really wanted to survive.
His hollow eyes gave me the impression that he had given up on everything.
But I had a slim hope that he might ask me to spare his life, so that’s why I stayed at the place until now.
Soon some microscopic black droplets merged together to form a mass the size of a little finger’s nail, then it dropped to the ground with a deflating sound.
The moment I was about to attack it, something snatched it and ate it.
It was none other than the White Root.
“Hey! Spit it out! Don’t pick up anything and eat it! Spit it out, man!”
I approached the White Root right away, and shook it hard.
But it wiggled in the direction toward me as if it was playing.
“Oh my god…”
I could not help but be embarrassed by what was happening before my eyes.
So I cleared my throat, quietly watching the White Root.
The White Root was still wiggling as if it didn’t know my intentions.
The next day.
It was definitely a fierce battle between me and the black liquid man.
I defeated him resoundingly.
So everyone there hosted a big party to commemorate my victory.
Even though I also suffered some damage, my victory was much sweeter than that.
Of course, I had to attend the party as the battle’s hero.
It has been a long time since I fought with all my might in battle, so I decided to fully enjoy the party this time.
Of course, I had some concerns about the White Root because it ate something black.
Naturally, I associated it with the black liquid man.
But I stopped worrying about it anymore.
If the White Root ate it and became even a little stronger like when it devoured the parasite, it would be a lot more beneficial to me.
Anyway, I forgot about it and had a good time at the party.
The next day.
All the guilds in Argentina, including the Sayens Guild, wanted me to stay longer. But I declined their request because there was no guarantee that something stronger than the black liquid man would not appear even tomorrow.
I took a break all day long yesterday, and one day’s break was more than enough for me.
What’s more, I had to quickly hunt the blue ancient spirits located in the level 1800 hunting ground and complete my monster imprint as soon as possible. Only after I finished doing so would I be able to spam my AOE skills as much as I want to hunt the red, brown, and gray ancient spritist.
But then the leader of the Sayens Guild grabbed my hand, and opened his mouth.
“Share quest.”
[The quest ‘Destroy the Crystal Tower’ has been shared with you.
-Do you wish to accept it?]
It is an undeniable fact that I’ve become strong thanks to winning in all events and quests. So I had no choice but to welcome this new quest because if I cleared the quest with my trait, Quest Craftsman, I could obtain an additional 100 to 300 remaining stat points. Aside from that, I welcomed any quests with open hands.
So I replied, “I have already received a lot from you, so I wonder if it’s okay to receive even more…”
Of course, what I did for them was by no means free. In fact, I continued to collect golden rings from the major guilds in Argentina, starting with the Sayens Guild. I collected a whopping 50 billion golden rings. But that was not all.
To be honest, coins were more precious than golden rings.
In other words, the giant guilds including the Sayens Guild gladly exchanged the golden rings I received from them for the coins that they possessed. As a result, I obtained a total of 50,000 coins. Of course, the 50 billion golden rings seemed to be the same value as 50,00 coins, given that one coin required 1 million golden rings for exchange. But that was not true. In fact, the 50 billion golden rings were a commission that the seller didn’t receive. So acquiring 50,000 coins was almost like receiving 100 billion golden rings.
In addition to that, I now received another quest.
I was so happy to hear the guild leader’s offer, but I declined it at first out of courtesy.
Then the leader of the Sayens Guild shook his head slightly and opened his mouth.
“I’m just sorry our compensation is not big enough. Please accept it.”
So I accepted the quest without refusing any more.
After that, I talked with him a little more, then turned around and boarded a flight back home.
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In the area o o o around that time.
“You mean Basel was killed?”
“That guy killed him?”
“No way! Are you kidding me?”
The three men and women who were sitting at the round table questioned as if they could not believe their subordinate’s report.
“His soul stone has just lost its light,” the subordinate responded.
After he was selected by drawing lots, Basel smiled happily, exclaiming that he was the first to go to the Earth, but he was killed there.
“…”
“…”
“…”
As if they could not control their shock, the three men and women remained silent for a while.
They felt like such a thing could never happen, and should have never happened.
Then the only woman out of the three opened her mouth.
“Did that guy lie to us back then? Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible that there is someone on earth who can kill basel!”
“But that guy made ‘Forgotten Legend’ and ‘Revival Legend’. And we imprisoned him after he lost all his power.”
“Right. Moreover, we have confirmed ‘Forgotten Legend’ and ‘Revival Legend’ ourselves,” the other two men said, shaking their heads at her words.
Then the woman said, “Then how do you explain Basel’s death? Do you think somebody on the Earth can kill him? Explain to me what’s going on.”
“…”
“…”
This time, the other two men did not say anything because they couldn’t understand Basel’s death at all either.
Then one of the two men, the one with red hair, opened his mouth.
“Well, it is not necessarily impossible. If everyone on the Earth collected all their coins for one man, it could explain this situation.”
“Are you kidding me? You don’t think humans are good-hearted, right? You know very well that the human being is a mass of desires, so even when they are faced with death, they will never yield to others.”
When she said that, the red-haired man didn’t respond for a moment.
Then he refuted her, “Of course I know that. But I still think such a possibility exists.”
“…”
The woman didn’t respond to this red-haired man’s words because otherwise it was impossible to kill Basel even if he could not use all his abilities while trying to pass through the small hole connected to the Earth.
“Alright. So what should we do next?”
The red-haired man thought deeply about the woman’s question and opened his mouth.
“We should remove the privilege of exchanging coins at level 1100.”
Then, this time, the other man, a tall man with a stocky build, opened his mouth.
“But it will come with a penalty in return.”
“We can’t help it. Considering the future, this option might actually be cheaper.”
After that, the three men and women talked more, and they agreed to remove the privilege of exchanging coins with the golden rings at level 1100.
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