HBWnovel Chapter 488: They Were Originally Stars.
Chapter 488: They Were Originally Stars.
Chapter 488: They Were Originally Stars.
TL: Hanguk
Inside Kwin’s mental world.
“...”
In the middle of a barren land, Kwin was sitting absentmindedly.
Then.
Whoooosh.
“Kwin, don’t you want to have strong power?”
“Become one with us.”
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“Escape your body and enjoy eternal freedom.”
A soft voice tried to entice Kwin as the wind swirled around him.
However,
“I don’t want to.”
When Kwin refused with a dry voice,
Wooooooo.
The wind quickly revealed its true nature, surrounding Kwin with sharp gusts of wind.
“Give us your soul!”
The wind began to threaten Kwin.
“Ugh... No...!”
Exhausted by the continued threats of the wind, Kwin was slowly wearing down.
“Al...right.”
In the end, he gave in to the wind.
“Hahaha. Kwin, you too will become part of us, the Mad Wind!”
The tips of Kwin’s hands and feet slowly began to be absorbed by the wind.
At that moment,
Thump.
A massive external shock reverberated through Kwin’s mental world.
“Who dares?”
“How dare they interfere with us, the Mad Wind!”
“We won’t let this slide once we’re done here!”
The Mad Wind hurriedly tried to absorb Kwin’s soul.
Then.
Thud. Thud.
Grrrrr.
A giant wolf appeared in Kwin’s mental world, not bothering to hide its footsteps.
“Who are you?!”
“This great self is the evil spirits exorcising noble wolf, the great Blackie~nim! You dared to say you’d kill our butler?!”
Blackie replied in a haughty voice.
“What?! Exorcism? How dare you treat us, the Mad Wind, as mere evil spirits!?! I am! We are! Soon to become an Apostle of Destruction! Unforgivable!”
The Mad Wind, tainted by the power of destruction, was just steps away from reaching the end of its destruction path and becoming an Apostle of Destruction.
However, to Blackie, who had already reached the pinnacle as the former 1st Seat Apostle of Destruction, it was laughable.
“Hmph!”
Not even an Apostle yet.
At the words of this far inferior junior, Blackie snorted lightly,
...
And the Mad Wind vanished far too easily.
“Ah! I was going to have the butler name it!”
Blackie, who had annihilated the Mad Wind with a snort, greatly regretted it and
“Hey! Listen to the butler properly from now on! Got it?!”
Looking down at Kwin, who had a blank expression,
“Huh?! Yes! From now on, I will be loyal to the butler!”
Seeing how the Mad Wind that tormented him had been extinguished so easily, Kwin immediately prostrated himself in response.
“No!”
“Huh?!”
“Only I can call him butler. You call him Sejun~nim!”
“Ah! Yes! Understood! I will be loyal to Sejun~nim from now on!”
“Hehe. Good.”
Thump. Thump.
Satisfied with Kwin’s answer, Blackie slowly left Kwin’s mental world.
And thus, Kwin’s madness was cleanly cured.
***
The 99th floor of the Black Tower.
Grin.
“What’s up with him?”
Sejun quietly covered Kwin, who had been causing a ruckus but was now sleeping with a happy smile, with a few green onion leaves.
Kihihit.
“Oh. Our Blackie must have exorcised him.”
Sejun gently placed Blackie, who was sleeping next to Kwin, into the sling bag.
And then,
“Minotaur King, watch over this guy for me.”
Moo!
[Leave it to me!]
He had the Minotaur King keep an eye on Kwin.
Just as the commotion settled down,
“Hm?”
What’s this? Why do I feel warmth in my chest?
Sejun placed his hand inside his chest and,
Flash.
He discovered a glowing Starfruit seed.
[Starfruit Seed bathed in Radiant Starlight]
→ ???
[You’re a Field! Lv. 8 is activated.] [You have defeated the Soulless Krueger, the Destroyer of Mountains and 7th seat of the Apostle of Destruction.] [You have achieved a great feat by slaying the Soulless Krueger, the Destroyer of Mountains and 7th seat of the Apostle of Destruction.] [You have achieved a great feat by gaining an enormous amount of experience in one go.] [You have leveled up.] [You have harvested the Starfruit.] [You have achieved a great feat by being the first to light a star in the night of the Black Tower.]
– Weakens the abilities of Apostles of Destruction within a 200-meter radius by 25%.
Aside from the increased range and power, the Skilled Hunter of Destruction title remained the same as before.
– Divinity increases by 1 each time you light a star in the sky.
Next, Sejun checked the second title.
“Increases Divinity by 1 every time I light a star?!”
Currently, the only way Sejun could raise his Divinity was through this
[Your divine blood has passed through the heart of Dark, the God of Darkness.]
[Your Divinity increases by 0.0001.]
Every 30 seconds, his blood would circulate through his body and pass through Dark’s heart, increasing his Divinity by 0.0001 each time.
To raise his Divinity by 1 would take about 7 days.
Honestly, Sejun wasn’t entirely sure what benefits came from increasing Divinity, just like with raising Mental Strength. However, since there seemed to be no harm in raising it, he decided to keep increasing it.
[You have harvested the Starfruit.]
...
..
.
So, Sejun harvested the remaining 9 Starfruit tree’s fruits.
[The effect of the title
...
..
.
He added 9 more stars to the sky and raised his Divinity by 9 points.
At that moment,
[A quest has been generated.]
[Quest: Add two more stars to complete the Zodiac of twelve stars that will govern the night sky of the Black Tower.]
Reward:
A quest appeared.
“Huh?”
“Add two more stars?”
‘What if I transplant the Starfruit tree into Ailce’s body?’
Sejun hurriedly looked at the Starfruit tree.
Rustle.
Unfortunately, the tree, having fulfilled its mission, was crumbling into dust.
All trees that grew from transcendence grade seeds behaved the same. Once the fruit was harvested, the tree would crumble into dust and disappear.
Does that mean I’ll have to wait for the next Starfruit seed to add two more stars?
As Sejun coolly gave up on the idea and moved on to harvest acorns from the acorn tree,
-Sejun-nim, please give me a chance! I’m confident I can shine brighter than anyone in the sky!
-Sejun-nim, me too! I’ll light up the path ahead for you from the sky!
The Holy Stone Ice Cube and the Holy Stone Piercing started speaking to Sejun.
Holy stones were originally stars, but they had fallen to the ground as stones.
Ah, they used to be stars.
What if he sent those stones back to the sky?
‘That makes sense.’
“But how do I turn you back into stars?”
-With about 5 points of Divinity...
-Me too...
“Alright, got it.”
All the Divinity I earned today is going to be used up, huh?
When Sejun gave his permission, a white light flowed from his body into the two holy stones.
[The Holy Stone Ice Cube absorbs 5 points of Divinity from Park Sejun of the Black Tower.]
[The Holy Stone Ice Cube regains its memories as a star and returns to the sky.]
-Thank you, Sejun-nim! I’ll make sure to repay you!
[The Holy Stone Piercing absorbs 5 points of Divinity from Park Sejun of the Black Tower.]
[The Holy Stone Piercing regains its memories as a star and returns to the sky.]
-Thank you, Sejun-nim! Long live Sejun-nim!
The two holy stones expressed their gratitude and flew up toward the sky.
[Due to the effect of the title
[Due to the effect of the title
As the two became stars, Sejun gained Divinity from the title effect.
Is this a payback?
Gaining 1 Divinity in return for 5 Divinity spent – that’s 20%. Not bad.
As Sejun calculated the payback rate,
[You have completed the Zodiac of twelve stars that will govern the night sky of the Black Tower.]
[The quest has been completed.]
[As a quest reward, you have been granted
“Oh!”
It’s a Power!
Sejun eagerly checked the new power he had received.
→ You can temporarily connect to a star whose name you know.
→ While connected, you can use the star’s abilities.
“Is this good? Starlink...”
I should try connecting to Ice Cube.
[Using
Sejun immediately used the power.
And then,
-Huh?! Sejun-nim, your Mental Strength isn’t strong enough for this yet...
“Ugh!”
You should’ve told me sooner!
As Sejun received an overwhelming amount of visual information that Ice Cube was observing, his brain overloaded, and he passed out.
Sejun’s Mental Strength was far too weak to connect with a star.
***
Inside the Creator God’s temple.
-Emila, it’s been a while.
“Creator God!”
The Creator God had gone to find Emila Ibenes, his loyal first apostle, in order to track down the culprit who spread the rumor that he had run away.
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