Deicide And Destruction, Appear (4)

At first, I didn’t know. How great that guy was. How incredible he was. Among all the representatives I’ve met so far, he was the most… Arun-like guy. To a frightening degree……

―From Talis’s diary.

Biosis, whose front was stained with blood, could not hide his incredulous expression as he looked at Kim Han, who had been thrown far outside the training ground.

“Heheheheheheheh. This senile old man, he got thoroughly beaten.”

“What was that? This crazy guy. Is he trying to get us all killed?”

“Heheheh. Are you really senile, you fool? Who’s dying? Here, it’s all representatives except for you and me!”

“…Ugh. But that bastard just smirked, didn’t he?”

When Biosis pointed at Kim Han, who muttered something and fainted with a smile, Talis started laughing heartily, clutching his belly.

“But you fool, did you really limit your power?”

“Of course not! Are you crazy?”

“Since when?”

“Since the arrow flew?”

“Then you fought with your original strength?”

Lee Hyo-ju, who had rolled like a piece of paper blown by a typhoon and was covered in dust, got up and interrupted their conversation.

“No, not that, I raised it quite a bit. By the way, you diligent Aetas, do you know anything about our disciple over there?”

“…No.”

“I see? Hmm, anyway, he’s a fascinating guy. His skills seem messy but have the scent of ‘transmission,’ less like a replica. Also, his movement and fighting style are optimized for killing with every attack, like someone who has fought through a battlefield. And the final attack…”

“Hmm. Indeed, a spirit performing a self-destruct attack that causes reverse summoning. It’s a technique I’ve never heard of.”

“Spirits usually respond to summoning by contract but are arrogantly stubborn and disobedient. That one isn’t even fully in a master-servant relationship…”

“By the way, you ignorant old man, you’re bleeding from your nose.”

“Huh? What?! Blood! That bastard just!”

Ignoring the two old men fussing while wiping their noses, Lee Hyo-ju approached Kim Han. Hazel, Naruan, and Mae Young-ryeong were already around him.

As she got closer, Naruan and Hazel anxiously alternated their gaze between Mae Young-ryeong, who was focused on healing powers, and Kim Han.

After sitting for a while and injecting divine power, Mae Young-ryeong stood up and exhaled deeply.

Lee Hyo-ju thought their rushing approach resembled patient guardians approaching a doctor after surgery in a drama.

“How is Kim Han?”

“Is my partner okay?”

“Yes. He has an amazing body. He was healing himself. He’ll regain consciousness soon. How about those two over there?”

“Ah, those two seem fine.”

Mae Young-ryeong tilted her head at Lee Hyo-ju’s answer.

Because at a glance, the old man named Biosis had bloodstains around his mouth and a nosebleed.

Then, seeing Lee Hyo-ju looking at Kim Han worriedly, Mae Young-ryeong smiled slightly.

‘You hold grudges more than I thought, our Chief Lee Hyo-ju.’

Meanwhile, Lee Hyo-ju opened the cap of the advanced potion Kim Han made from her magic pouch and carefully poured it near Kim Han’s mouth.

But Kim Han couldn’t swallow it, and the potion dripped to the side. Lee Hyo-ju, with a troubled expression, glanced at Naruan and Hazel.

“He is my partner.”

“I only did some rubbing.”

The conversation they had while wrecking Kim Han’s room suddenly flashed in Lee Hyo-ju’s sharp mind.

As if she had made up her mind, Lee Hyo-ju brought the potion bottle to her mouth and, without even smelling the refreshing scent, ‘charged’ her lips onto Kim Han’s.

“Hmm…?”

“…Uh!”

“Hooh…?”

The reactions of the three did not reach Lee Hyo-ju’s ears.

The touching lips burned as if scalded by fire, and unknowingly, from the tongue she put into Kim Han’s mouth came the fresh scent and taste of the potion, mixed with the taste of blood.

In some ways, it felt like a long time had passed; in others, only a fleeting moment.

Though the other three women watched with various expressions, Lee Hyo-ju was dazed with flushed lips and a burning face.

Just as Naruan was about to jump in place, a groan came from the lying Kim Han.

“Huh?! Kim Han!”

“My partner!”

“Mr. Kim Han.”

“How are you feeling?”

Regaining consciousness, Kim Han coldly replied to the four women’s worried words.

“Quiet. My head is ringing.”

Still lying on the floor, he took two deep breaths, his chest rising and falling greatly, then slowly got up.

His grimacing face looked as if the potion and healing magic hadn’t fully cured him, so all four women looked at him worriedly.

Ignoring the women’s reactions, Kim Han slowly stood and headed toward the training ground. Lee Hyo-ju placed her hand on her left chest and stepped back.

Afraid that the wildly beating sound of her heart might be heard by him.

The first feeling upon regaining consciousness was surprise. His physical condition was much better than expected.

In fact, since the ability was not yet refined, the explosion of the four great spirits meant dying together, so it was a technique that could not be used outside training periods.

‘Well, if ‘Heavenly Strength’ reaches level 6 or higher, it should be okay to use.’

Shaking his head to clear his mind, he took steps toward Biosis and Talise, who were still squabbling in the center of the training ground.

Each step felt easier than the last.

By the time he reached the center of the training ground, he had recovered enough to move without much discomfort.

“You ignorant disciple, you’re here?”

“Ignorant? I just used the situation well.”

“Yes. Are you okay?”

“Hmph! I’m fine! Are you surviving?”

“Yes, for now.”

“Good. Do you understand a bit?”

“Honestly, not completely, just a little.”

Honestly, even the stealth was unnoticed by Biosis, and other techniques dealt him moderate damage.

Of course, it wasn’t serious damage, but he still thinks it wasn’t as much as Biosis claimed.

“I don’t know about other techniques. Maybe you’re a unique one. But one thing is certain. As I said before, if you receive our techniques by ‘transmission,’ you won’t be able to fully execute your plan. Replica-level power can’t even scratch divinity.”

“Then are your techniques so easily mastered?”

In fact, what Biosis says doesn’t make sense.

The technique called Deicide probably runs through his entire life. It takes a long time to master.

He’s saying it must be learned in just a few years, since the real plan starts in the 5th or 6th year, so at most within 5 years.

“Huh? Of course not.”

“Then what do you suggest?”

“Usually it’s impossible, but you representatives are special, so it’s quite possible. Moreover, the foolish disciple has a strong body, good endurance, and handles chaos. No matter how much you beat him, during training he won’t die.”

“What?”

No, Kim Han asked to have the technique ‘transmitted,’ but now they say he has to learn it himself, and suddenly talk about endurance and not dying no matter how much he is beaten.

“Gods, and Talis and I have almost reached divinity. Usually, transcendent beings are about demigods. Next are you representatives. Your rank was forcibly raised to grant divine power. So it’s possible. It took us time to get here from humans, but you are sufficient. Consider yourself dead during training. Direct experience is the most certain and fastest way to acquire knowledge.”

Somehow, it felt uneasy. Though they spoke casually, their words couldn’t be easily ignored.

“How?”

“Huh? The method isn’t important. Let’s skip it and plan the training schedule.”

After moving to Kim Han’s room, the two immediately started planning his training schedule.

Talis, familiar with this, skillfully made a training manual suitable for Kim Han based on his current skill list in no time.

“…So I learn the Superior Enhanced Energy, and Talis teaches general knowledge about magic.”

“So my Medical Arts have nothing to do with this?”

“Well, study this in your spare time.”

“This too.”

Biosis and Talis handed over books that looked more like weapons than actual weapons.

I don’t know what kind of books they were, but their metal covers were sturdy enough to be used as blunt weapons.

If you hit someone’s head with these, even a Black Orc’s skull would split in two.

“This is a book summarizing Superior Enhanced Energy and various body techniques.”

“This is about magic.”

Holding one book in each hand and checking the titles, two lines of messages appeared in the air.

After a moment’s hesitation, since Shio also knew, I decided to open only as much information to the two old men as I had told Shio.

Moreover, they would be my teachers helping with training.

“Um, are there copies of these books?”

“Copies?”

Talis, staring into the air, seemed intrigued by my question about copies.

He suddenly approached and easily copied the two books with copy magic.

“Thank you.”

“I don’t know what you’re trying to do, but go ahead.”

When I held the copy books, the same messages appeared, and when I said I would learn them, the two books shone white, then lit up like fire and scattered as ash.

Swoosh.

A breeze suddenly blew and disappeared in the closed third-floor room, as if coming from nowhere.

Even the two old men, who had seen many strange events, were left jaw-dropped.

“Wh-what was that?”

“I don’t know!”

“A mage doesn’t know what that is?”

“Damn! Do you think mages know everything?!”

I had no time to enjoy their banter. To organize the flood of information filling my mind, I closed my eyes and focused.

Like sorting a sudden delivery, I created a virtual bookshelf in my mind and carefully organized everything one by one.

I don’t know how much time passed, but when I opened my eyes, an enormous amount of messages filled my vision.

‘Biosis Muron’ and ‘Talis Basic Magic General Theory’ formed an entire category, producing tremendous skills as thick as a book with many registered skills beneath.

I wanted to examine them one by one, but I couldn’t ignore the two sharp gazes directed at me.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“You…! What are you?”

Talis, not Biosis, asked excitedly, and I realized that not all transcendent beings are like Shio from the library who can identify powers just by looking.

“I’m a representative.”

“Which god are you assigned to?”

“That’s a bit hard to say. As you two mentioned earlier…”

“Damn it!”

I answered without hesitation, which seemed to annoy Talis, who suddenly jumped in place and kicked the air.

Surprisingly agile, it could be mistaken for a martial artist’s kick.

After jumping for a while, Talis panted and glared at me, pressuring me to reveal my secret.

But having endured Lee Hyo-ju’s gaze attacks for 25 years, this was nothing.

“Ugh! Where did something like this come from…!”

After glaring for a while, Talis grumbled and took out another book, copied it, and tossed it to me.

I took the surprisingly thin book and checked the title.

[‘Limited Edition! Maid Lucy’s Secret Life Volume 3’]

“…?”

Naturally, no message appeared.

I stared blankly at Talis. After a while with no change, he clicked his tongue and held out his hand.

A gesture asking for it again.

But if this is volume 3, does that mean volumes 1 and 2 exist?

“So not just any book will do… Let’s see.”

Then he put his arm into the pocket dimension and started rummaging.

One book flew aggressively toward me again.

I hesitated briefly but decided to catch it. I flipped the book to find the title.

[‘Zombie Economics’]

Again, no reaction.

Talis seemed to want me to try all the books in the pocket dimension, so he started piling them on the floor. I felt a bit sorry for him.

What is Talis’s purpose?

Is he really trying to analyze cases to find out?

Even I don’t understand this vague explanation. The definition of manuals isn’t clear, and above all, it’s about probability. How can I figure it out?

‘Though I often learned skills despite the 51% chance…’

Is it the mage’s curiosity? Or is it protesting the inconvenience by making me babble explanations?

Next to busy Talis, Biosis also looked at me and Talis with expectant eyes.

‘They say when you get old, you become like a child…’

Talise seemed to have finished sorting and waved his hand.

He waved his hand urging me to hurry, so I quietly picked up books one by one and moved.

[‘The Way Rich People Think’]

[‘A Warm Day’]

[‘It’s Okay’]

[‘While Smiling’]

[‘Ancient Empire Cusps Spear Technique’]

“Learn it.”

Swoosh.

Six times. Among about 120 books, only six contained learnable skills.

[‘Ancient Empire Cusps Spear Technique’]

[‘Introduction to Illusion Magic’]

[‘Invoker Beginner Magic Book - What is Energy Manipulation?’]

[‘Hand-to-Hand Combat’]

[‘The One Who Hits Well Wins.’]

[‘You Can Have Nerbus Muscles in Just Three Months!’]