Chapter 128

Episode 128. Truth (8)

Dantalian’s head was smashed as he was sitting in a chair in a relaxed posture.

At the same time, the red jewel floating on Dantalian’s shoulder shone.

Quadd deuk.

“Cheuk.”

Telekinesis wrapped around the body of the sun like a snake.

If Balak’s mana was overwhelmingly ferocious, Dantalian’s mana was tenacious.

If there is one thing they have in common, is it that they are so powerful that it is difficult to resist them?

Neither the spirit lord’s storm spirit nor the dragon heart’s enormous mana could counter it.

Kwaaang!

The sun’s neck was embedded in the ceiling of the building.

“sun!”

Ran screamed in surprise, but she couldn’t move.

It’s not because I’m afraid.

It was because he was crushed by Dantalian’s mana.

The sun stuck in the ceiling struggled.

In the meantime, Dantalian, who had regenerated his hair, laughed exaggeratedly.

“I didn’t expect to sympathize with Balak’s feelings.”

As Dantalian beckoned, the sun’s body escaped.

“It’s not over yet... ... .”

At the same time as the sun shouted, Dantalian snapped his finger again.

Wow!

The sun’s body fell into the ceiling again.

Huduk kwaaaang! Huduk kwaaaang! Huduk kwaaaaaang!

The sun has already been unable to resist and has become a mess, but Dantalian has not finished the offensive.

Finally, the capsule in which the sun was lying began to shake.

thud.

thud.

cooong.

Hyeon-hye, who couldn’t see it, shouted.

-That gmaaaaan! please stop!

Dantalian stood tall.

“... ... sorry for this I lost my temper for a moment.”

Dantalian looked really unexpected.

In fact, Dantalian was panicking.

Yoon Taeyang was a player who shouldn’t have died here.

Even for his plans.

“Cheuk.”

When Dantalian belatedly released the mana that was holding him back, Taeyang and Ran gasped at the same time.

Grabbing the sun’s right arm, Dantalian injected a small amount of mana into the sun circuit.

Brilliant mana swirled around the sun’s mana circuit.

Starting with the arms, the head, the heart, all kinds of organs.

And to the stretched limbs.

Dantalian let out a belated sigh.

“Fortunately, the. The muscle-enhancing choice saved you.”

Shinryonghwa has six options.

muscle eye scales heart. blood bone.

Muscle was an option that could cover both offense and defense at the same time.

If the elements that Taeyang had chosen using his Divine Dragonization skill were not muscles, but eyes or a heart of blood, he would have been constricted by Dantalian’s mana and died.

Ugh.

Dantalian pushed a huge amount of demonic energy into the body of the sun.

Then, Taeyang’s body began to recover.

Not only distorted limbs in a mess, but also the mana circuit that was distorted from using excessive mana.

Dantalian frowned slightly.

“You seem to believe in the recovery system of the dimensional labyrinth too much. Rough handling of mana circuits is not good for long-term growth.”

The mana circuit was like cartilage compared to body parts.

Just like cartilage that wears out after using it, if the mana circuit is too different, the durability will drop, and later, even if the mana overflows, the mana can not be operated.

Of course, the habit of spewing out mana that could not be fully handled was also a bad habit.

Wood, wood, wood.

Dantalian straightened the twisted part of the mana circuit with his own hands.

“Turn it off.”

Treatment without anesthesia is, of course, painful.

The sun groaned involuntarily.

Dantalian muttered, not caring about the sun’s reaction.

“It is true that Taeyang you won the sparring with Balak. But you should know. You’re way too early to attack us. Well, you know now that you’ve been through it.”

Took.

After healing the mana circuit, Dantalian let go of the sun.

“Hugh first aid is done with this.”

Standing up on the floor, Taeyang tilted his head and spat out bloody spittle while saying ‘Tweet’.

“Damn it.”

– Are you okay? My body just got out of the capsule... ... .

“You don’t have to worry. Although it is put in a new vessel, it is because the body and soul are connected. Player Yoon Taeyang is a special case.”

– Why is it only the sun? Other players don’t do this.

“Player Taeyang Yoon’s soul is particularly strong, so even though he crossed the dimension, the connection was not easily lost.”

Dantalian bowed respectfully to the sun.

“sorry. Player Yun Tae-yang. I didn’t intend to do it this far, but I didn’t know it because I was in an urgent situation. I had no intention to kill or injure you.”

The sun made no answer.

I had no choice but to

Isn’t it like a strong kid beating up a weak kid in school and then apologizing?

No matter what reason the weak child came up against, it was meaningless as long as he was sorted out.

The weak child could do nothing but bow his head at the generosity of the strong child.

In other words, the sun has set.

And in the dimensional labyrinth where force is soon replaced by power, the loser could not argue with the winner.

‘... ... The mood is definitely dirty.’

It was dirty and unfamiliar at the same time.

This situation itself happened because the sun’s power was inferior.

Whether it was the King of Fighters, reality, or the dimensional labyrinth, the sun had never been put at such a disadvantage.

While Taeyang secretly trembled from the insult, Dantalian rubbed his fingers as if remembering something.

Dantalian’s discovery of the dimension called ‘Earth’ was a great thing even among the demon lords.

Earth was a dimension that held over 7 billion souls.

The number is so overwhelming that it cannot be compared to Changchun or Eden, which only remain at the level of medieval civilization.

Toy food test subject.

A creature with both soul and intelligence has a use regardless of the quality of the soul.

So the overwhelming number of Earthlings had value just for that.

However, Dantalian did not take any action other than introducing the earthlings into the ‘Dimensional Labyrinth’.

Even the source of the earth level was thoroughly hidden.

After finding a gold mine called Earth and not mining it, he has no choice but to be criticized by the property owners around him.

In the meantime, earthlings have been introduced through a platform called ‘Dimensional Labyrinth’, but recently even that has failed.

“Compared to other demon lords, I tend to live my own way, but I still have a minimum of notice.”

Some, including the 1st rank demon king Baal, were difficult to ignore even as Dantalians.

“It won’t be too bad for you.”

“... ... Earthlings entering the dimensional labyrinth?”

“The time limit of 150 days is the limit set by the Labyrinth Committee.”

“what?”

“Of the 300 million players who have entered the palace, how many do you think will behave like a player?”

the sun was silent

“There are no additional people coming in. People who have already entered are only taking up space. It was the judgment that the malicious inventory was removed. It’s a pity for me, who brought it in myself.”

But when new people come in, the story changes.

It won’t change right away, but if new players come in steadily, the committee will also withdraw the unreasonable system of the 150-day limit.

-But the 150-day limit is a capsule issue... ... .

“Players entering the dimensional labyrinth have already disconnected their souls from their bodies. Everyone except Yoon Taeyang, a player with a unique constitution.”

-Then the player who is said to have died... ... ?

“Since 150 days have passed, the soul has died according to the rules of the labyrinth. When the soul to return disappears, the body that was in a state of suspended animation has entered death as it is.”

It was said that a rule had been made: ‘After 150 days, a player from Earth dies.’

“So you’re saying that the streamer player who died after 150 days didn’t meet the conditions and died in the shelter?”

“That’s right.”

“Did you just die in a shelter without a damn fight?”

Dantalian asked with a puzzled face.

“Wouldn’t you be in that situation too?”

– Oh, yes.

If the stage clear conditions are not met, the character dies.

If Salomon hadn’t satisfied the conditions right now, even at this stage, Taeyang and Ran could have died without a fight.

In any case, the predictions made by Earth’s experts were a common error in trying to fit a cause into a player’s death.

The condition of 150 days was met, but the cause was actually in a completely different place.

-But you said that you severed your body and soul earlier... ... .

“yes. The body lying in the capsule is disconnected from the soul and body. You’re in a state of lyricism. Virtually everyone who is connected to a virtual reality game is like that.”

-... ... but. It turned out that the articles related to ‘limited uptime’ were all speculation.

Probably, the older the model, the longer the marginal operation time.

It will be revealed soon.

It was just talk.

It was said that it was being researched, but in fact, there was no article related to its performance.

Since I had never succeeded in uncovering the secret of the capsule, I just waited again with the mindset that ‘someday I’ll tell you’.

Took.

While talking, the screen that played all the past videos illuminated the present.

Dantalian shouted, arms outstretched.

“As you can see, your fate rests on the shoulders of just one man. That’s right! Player Yun Taeyang! The only ‘Earthman player’ with the potential to climb the labyrinth to the end! Oh control! How did the earth come to such a tragedy!”

The exaggerated theatrical tone was delivered to hundreds of thousands or millions of viewers watching Taeyang’s broadcasts.

“Are you guys just watching? Won’t you save 300 million people trapped in capsules! Are you leaning on Yoon Taeyang? Of course, that’s fine.”

At the same time, the transmission screen suddenly changed.

“If I come to Earth in this body, can you catch me?”

-If it’s a tactical weapon like nuclear or bomb, it might be possible.

“Nuke? hmm. If I really run, I think I can get out of the blast radius of the nuke before it explodes.”

The screen returns to its original state.

“Let’s try!”

Dantalian asked, looking straight at the numerous viewers.

“Don’t you want to have transcendental powers? A power that even the mighty American leadership had no choice but to let go of! Your existence will soon become an asymmetric tactical weapon more powerful than nuclear weapons!”

Tuduk.

The sun’s channel flickered for a moment.

Dantalian laughed cheerfully.

“The power to easily overcome the sabotage of the FBI! Healing magic to cure what is known as an incurable disease on Earth! Or the miracle of reviving the dead! conquer the world! Or planet terraforming technology! Everything is in the dimensional labyrinth.”

A story that can be snorted and ignored at first glance.

However, the content of the previously distorted video prevented them from ignoring Dantalian’s words.

Even the country with the strongest military power on Earth could not control it.

Let alone control it, I couldn’t catch a trace until I directly showed my tail like this.

Even after revealing its tail, no action was taken.

What about Dantalian?

In a short period of time, he dominated all TV screens around the world and was easily overcoming the FBI’s offensive.

The ‘everything’ the transcendent said.

It was a great temptation.

-Dantalian Stop the broadcast right now.

Dantalian urges you to enter the dimensional labyrinth.

FBI Senior Investigator John trying to sabotage it.

Dantalian holds the world’s information network in his hands, albeit for a moment.

John mechanically repeats only what he said not to do to Dantalian.

Victory and defeat were clear.

“Dimension Labyrinth is good at granting power. Yoon Taeyang, a player who was an ordinary human, has become a transcendent person by human standards. I only climbed the 21st floor out of 72 floors.”

-step... ... Chi profit.

John’s voice started to break open.

“Climb the dimensional labyrinth and claim everything. There are more possibilities than you ever imagined.”

Dantalian’s lips drew a charming arc.

“I, Dantalian, will wait for your challenge on the first floor of the dimensional labyrinth. Oh, additionally. If there are many players who are new to the challenge right now, we can remove the 150-day time limit.”

The last one was a bit like an advertisement for a third-rate mobile phone game.

“Kuhm.”

Dantalian, who cleared his throat slightly, maintained his expression.

I don’t know if this will bring in more players.

Actually, it didn’t matter either way.

“Phew, this will stop the wiping.”