# 102
102
Is there anyone among Koreans who doesn’t know the identity of that black dragon?
Wow-!
People who had fallen to the edge of despair shouted and raised their arms.
An annihilating dragon flew through the air above the hundreds of citizens stranded on Dongjak Bridge.
A harsh gust of wind, as if a missile had passed directly overhead, shook people’s hair and clothes.
‘Did there be an abnormal change in the orb under the Han River and the guy who was deployed there came out?’
As Daeseong thought this while riding on the back of the annihilating dragon, his eyes were fixed on the Kraken, which was fighting with the dead fish from earlier.
Of course, the environment inside the gate is only ‘plastic’, but the monsters there are ‘real’.
However, an error occurred at the gate, and the monster there must have been ejected from the abnormal virtual space.
‘In short, that Kraken is indebted to the duck eggs of the Nakdong River.’
Guuuu-!!
The Kraken, which was being harassed by a swarm of dead fish, let out a pitiful scream and twisted its body wildly.
It is like a swarm of bees flocking to a person covered in honey.
Guuu-!
The pain of the flesh being torn apart in that large maw was immense.
Unable to withstand the intense pain, the Kraken weakly dropped its tentacles that had been standing upright.
“omg!”
“Get down!”
“Aaaahhh-!”
However, the lack of power was only his perspective; for the people on the bridge, it was no different from a lightning strike.
If the tentacles continue to hit the bridge like this, the entire bridge may actually collapse.
The moment when falling tentacles explode and fill people’s vision.
“Hi-!”
People lay flat on the floor or crouched down, covering their heads.
but.
There was no tragedy in which people were crushed by a bunch of tentacles.
flinch! flinch!
Before attacking the people, all the bundles of tentacles stopped in the air and were trembling as if they had been tickled.
I was puzzled for a moment.
Guuuu-?!
The Kraken soared into the sky.
Dozens of tentacles surrounding the bridge flew upward along the main body.
[The power < Flame Death > is activated.]
Ugh!
His arms were full of veins as he raised the kraken, shooting threads from his ten fingers.
A journey no different from pulling a truck with silk thread.
However, in order to catch its large body, the only way was to use < Yeomsa > thread as if fishing.
“The octopus head thing makes me sweat a little.”
Daesung’s face as he said that looked as if he was holding a slightly heavy dumbbell.
The Kraken, tied by an invisible thread and unable to move, tried to resist with all its might.
however.
“hmm!”
Daesung raised his hand, which was connected to the thread, above his head with a brief cheer.
Bu-ung!
As the Kraken was thrown like a ball higher into the sky.
Grumble-!
Daeseong, who quickly unlocked < Yeomsa >, implemented the Fire Fire Greatsword.
Ooooh-!
The annihilation dragon carrying him reached its maximum ascent point and narrowed the distance to the falling Kraken.
Every time Daeseong and Kraken got closer, the flames burning on the Flame Great Sword continued to expand as if they were exploding.
The moment the Kraken’s body fell right in front of Daeseong and the annihilating dragon.
Kwakagagak-!!
The annihilation dragon rotated its new form like a drill and roughly dug into the Kraken’s skin.
Every time the annihilator dragon rotated like a storm at the rate of five revolutions per second, the flames emitted from the fireworks greatsword enveloped the storm.
From a distance, it looked as if a whirlpool of fire was devouring the kraken.
“Wow….”
“This is my first time seeing it in person, but it was like this….”
A bizarre spectacle unfolded where people who had been screaming and saying they didn’t want to die just 5 minutes ago were now standing still and in disbelief.
Kwakagagak-!
Kwasik-!
And finally.
Daeseong, who created a whirlpool of fire and burned the Kraken without leaving any flesh behind, once again revealed his brilliant majesty with the annihilating dragon.
It was the moment when the giant monster that was trying to destroy Dongjak Bridge disintegrated in midair.
Wow-!!
Once again, the people shouted loudly, rejoicing in the hero’s victory.
However, Daesung’s gaze was not directed at the people who were waving their hands and cheering.
“This is…”
What his eyes were looking at was a blue stone held in a hand that was shiny with blood.
I had just caught it as soon as I found it while I was piercing through the Kraken’s body.
‘It’s not an ether core.’
The core is much redder than this and the surface is bumpy.
But this is completely opposite to the Ether Core.
Rather than a stone, would you say it looks like a wall eye removed from a person?
‘What is this?’
This is an item that I have never seen while catching monsters until now.
Is this also one of the phenomena caused by abnormal fluctuations in the gate?
Before the question gnawing at Daesung’s head could last for three seconds, a system message gave him the answer.
[Orichalcon, a gemstone of imaginary space ‘orb’, was discovered.] The
blue stone had the name of Orichalcon.
However, the system only provided the name, but ultimately did not reveal the identity or purpose of this gemstone.
‘If it’s an orb stone, it must have something to do with the Gishin tribe.’
This is because it was none other than the Gishin tribe who created the orb.
If we interpret it intuitively, it is likely that orihalcon was the main material used to make orbs.
‘So what’s the benefit of getting this?’
I’ve been targeting ether cores as a way to make a little money by catching monsters, but something strange has popped up.
That was when Daesung felt a little regret.
Suuuu-.
“hmm?”
The orihalcon in my hand began to crumble into powder.
Then a system message appeared.
[Orihalcon that has passed the ‘discovery’ stage moves to the ‘storage’ stage.]
[Current orihalcon possession: 1]
If I didn’t know its purpose, I would have just thrown it away, but I couldn’t even do that.
‘You saved it? Where?’
If you say ‘save’ instead of ‘extinction’, it’s definitely somewhere within reach.
However, even though I searched every corner of my body, there was no part of my body that felt like there was a stone in it.
I thought it might have been stored in subspace, so I checked that part, but there were no rocks or anything.
‘I feel something.’
I feel like it would be better to keep it rather than just throw it away.
Only when Daesung came out of his thoughts could he hear the whistles and cheers of people coming from below.
Wow!
The river under the Dongjak Bridge, which was crowded with people, was a deep red color.
This phenomenon occurred because the ‘River of the Dead’, which leads to the Ghost King’s territory, was mixed with the Han River.
‘It’s the first time I’ve developed a field barrier in such detail at this size… but it’s a bit disappointing.’
In part, only a small part of the territory, the ‘River of the Dead’, was implemented.
However, perhaps the delicate magic adjustment failed, and a strange combination of the Earth’s Bridge and the River of Hell was born.
Because it was not a good sight for aesthetics, Daesung immediately canceled the field implementation.
ridge-.
The dead fish swimming beneath the surface disappeared and the Han River regained its original color.
The black full moon that rose just above Dongjak Bridge also disappeared and was replaced by the bright sun.
It was at that time that Daesung was about to leave after confirming that Dongjak Bridge, where a brief incident had taken place, had been restored to its original condition.
-Nodding.
A man held his fainted wife and young son in his arms and repeatedly bowed his head to Daeseong in the sky.
Tears were streaming down my face and I kept muttering something with my mouth. I couldn’t hear you well due to the surrounding noise and distance,
but thank you.
-thank you.
The shape of his mouth and facial expression clearly said so.
“….”
Daesung looked at the man expressionlessly for a while.
Nod.
He responded by lowering his head in the same manner and flew up into the sky.
Flap!
***
Daesung, who returned to the officetel, was in a slightly complicated state of mind.
The gate that was once simply impossible to enter has now caused a fracture.
‘I had it in mind…’ Although
it is a situation that is within the scope of assumption, the biggest problem is that even if we know about it, there is no way to solve it.
If the ‘door’ had been closed, I would have forced myself to break through the barrier with a knife like I did last time.
This was a huge mistake from the very beginning and there was nothing we could do about it.
‘There’s no answer.’
First of all, the gate on Dongjak Bridge exploded today, so it wasn’t difficult to fix it.
However, if things continue like this, it will only be a matter of time before gates across the Korean Peninsula start to fracture.
‘You bastards.’
Daesung cursed inwardly at the tribe of the mixed race that no longer exist.
They can’t help but be a pain in the ass until the end.
‘Anyway, we have to do something about those neglected gates. I’m so worried that I’m going crazy.’
To use a metaphor, it feels like I saw a large piece of trash rolling around in the corner of the room.
If you don’t clean it up, it won’t go away. Daesung, who couldn’t think of a specific number, opened the store window.
‘If you buy information, you might be able to get some clues.’
Borrowing the power of the system was another way. It’s wiser than trying to wrap your head around it alone when you have nothing to figure out.
[Item] [Skill] [Information]
[Remaining Achievement Points: 470000pt]
After checking the remaining Achievement Points, Daesung decided that it was still okay and tried to select the information column.
Chi-ing.
“…!”
Until suddenly, a tremendous tinnitus, like scraping an iron wire with a box cutter, filled his head.
Daesung frowned at the discomfort penetrating his cochlea.
“what?”
The whistling sound was clearly a tinnitus that could only be heard in his head.
The sound stopped, but the aftereffects clung to my ears for a long time and persistently.
Daesung, who didn’t know why, was tapping his right ear where he heard the tinnitus with his palm.
-The ‘Orihalcon’ saved for the race in that dimension has completed synchronization.
-Analyzing the memory of the species in that dimension. Confirmed that there is no information at all regarding ‘Orihalcon’.
A cold mechanical sound with no elevation was clearly heard.
“what.”
It is different from the hellish system message. First of all, there is no UI window that appears in front of your eyes.
Even though he felt slightly embarrassed, Daesung remembered without missing a single word what the machine voice had just said.
‘Orihalcon?’
This is the stone you got from killing the Kraken earlier. A mechanical sound in my head provided information about the stone, the identity of which I could not guess.
-Injection of keyword ‘orihalcone’.
-‘Orihalcon’ is an absolute metal improved over 13 generations by the Gishin race, residents of planet B-345.
-It was used as a gemstone in the production of imaginary space ‘orbs’, but due to a large-scale space collapse and error, it was absorbed into the dimensional race in the field.
I was only momentarily embarrassed by the strange sound in my head.
Daesung suddenly focused on the mechanical voice with a serious expression on his face.
-Currently, it has been ‘discovered’ by the species in the relevant dimension and ‘absorbed’ through the ‘storage’ stage.
-Current Orihalcon possession: 1
-Orihalcon’s shape memory function can be activated on the desired target.
-However, the shape memory function cannot be activated for entities exceeding the mass of one orihalcon.
‘Simply put, only one is possible per person.’
I’m not sure what that ‘shape memory function’ is.
In short, the technological capabilities of the Kishin race that invented the gate have now been transferred to Daeseong.
To be exact, it’s closer to Daesung stealing Orihalcon, which was absorbed by the monster at the gate.
-Searching for the most suitable object that can be transformed with the quantity of orihalcon currently in possession.
-Search complete. ‘Shield’
– To activate, select the target to deploy the shape memory function and then mention the command “deploy”.
The shape memory function seemed to refer to the phenomenon of the stone changing its shape according to one’s taste.
by the way.
‘A shield.’
Since I still only have one, I can only make a shield.
No, in a way, should we be surprised that a shield can be made from just one small stone?
‘I don’t need it.’
There was no need to obtain another shield since I already had the outstanding armor called Valarc’s armor.
However, Daesung followed the procedures as instructed by the machine sound.
‘Let’s just check what it is.’
First, recognize yourself as the person to activate the shape memory function.
“deployment.”
The moment a command is mentioned.
Sigh!
Daesung suddenly felt a heavy weight resting on his left arm.
With his center of gravity slightly tilted to the side, he turned his gaze toward his left arm.
There
– Orihalcon activation completed.
-Activation result: ‘Round shield’
As the mechanical sound reported, it was equipped with a blue circular block identical to the Orichalcon.
“….”
It didn’t open a subspace or use the hell’s materialization system, but it suddenly appeared.
Daesung silently looked around at the round shield mounted on his left arm.
I wasn’t interested in the shield.
‘If you do well…’
He was impressed by the technological prowess of this Gishin race itself.
The true value of Orihalcon. A thought suddenly crossed his mind as he glimpsed a very small piece of it.
Daesung himself is already fully armed with the items of hell, so there is no need to wear anything cumbersome anymore.
But isn’t his body the only thing he has?
‘I guess I can tune the demon beasts with this?’
A bright light began to appear in Daesung’s eyes as he looked at the shield made of orihalcon.