chapter 539
539 – Completion of Purification
(uuuh······.)
Of course, just because the purification work was a simple repetition of actions did not mean it was not difficult.
When I saw that Rainie’s body was drying out quickly, I went behind her and breathed magic into her back to help her a little.
(Geek! Kwaaat… Go, suddenly?)
Lainey was startled as strong magical power entered his body.
‘We have to do it in time somehow. Give me a little strength. You can embrace me with your stem and absorb my magic.’
(Ugh- Really? Then-)
When Laney was given permission, she quickly wrapped her trunk around my body.
‘Oh-what is the speed at which magical power increases?!’
I was also surprised by Lainey’s suction power of her, which far exceeded my magical power recovery ability of her.
‘I guess that means they are using a lot of energy.’
Rainey’s green energy brightens up a dark space.
Hua Aak ──
As time passed, the piece made up of fragments was seen becoming clearer.
But the pace was slow.
‘It’s close…’
Rainey, known as the tree of possibility, also had limitations.
Purification was a task that took several weeks the first time I did it.
As Rainie grew and became accustomed to the work, the time was recently shortened to a few days, but it was clearly impossible to purify over two hundred contaminated fragments in just 36 hours.
Gurgling-
Water fell from Irmana’s kettle like a waterfall, moistening Lainey’s dry body her, and even poured out the entire bottle of the magic potion that had been stolen through looting.
‘Oh right! Lainey! Take this!’
(Ugh… It’s hard… Huh? What is that?)
I handed over the two artifacts I acquired this time to Laney.
Mysterious and strange dwarf crystal
– Helps you not to get tired when doing repetitive tasks.
– Stamina +200
Talisman of Ibiglas
– Draws mystical power from a distant dimension and revitalizes the user.
– Magic attribute +180
Two artifacts stuck to Lainey’s body
As if it was effective, Laney’s body began to regain vitality.
(Ahh! This is?! It’s amazing! I feel a surge of energy!)
Very immediate response.
I didn’t have high expectations because it was a vague explanation without clear numbers, but I was really fortunate.
‘As expected, artifacts are helpful if you get anything.’
*
(uuu- Be clean… Be clean… For my friend Ilwol…!)
35 hours have passed since Laney worked hard.
Rainie is purifying the last remaining piece of the elixir of life.
‘The stems are dry, twisted and breaking… It’s dangerous.’
Laney pushed herself to the extreme to cleanse her, but it eventually started to take a toll on her body.
Passasasak-
‘Oh my…?!’
Rainy is rapidly drying out and starting to break down.
(Joe, just a little more… We’re almost done, please…!)
But I couldn’t tell him to quit after working so hard.
I had no choice but to squeeze out as much magical power as I could and hand it over to Rainie.
And there were about ten minutes left.
Hwaaa────
The dark space was instantly filled with a dazzling array of lights.
(······ It’s done, it’s done. It’s done!!!)
Rainey achieved the miracle of purifying all the contaminated debris in just 36 hours.
‘Rainy!! Are you okay? You say your body is falling apart!’
(Hohohoho- Gwae, it’s okay. It’s just returning to its original form. All you have to do is grow again… Ah… Why am I like this… I suddenly feel sleepy… If I close my eyes just a little…)
‘No! You can’t sleep!’
When I hurriedly shook Laney’s body to wake her up, the pieces of debris that had been placed in the space and the pieces that had just been purified began to float together in the air and emit a dazzling light.
(Ahh… The children I cleaned finally…)
Fortunately, Laney came to her senses her thanks to that strong energy of her, and I could only stare in fascination at the sight I was seeing for the first time.
Whiiiii──
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-──
The light flickered violently, and was soon accompanied by a huge storm of magical power.
– An amazing elixir containing the energy of countless lives is being born…
An amazing moment that makes even the system hold its breath and watch along with us.
I was held in Laney’s arms and watched the entire process until the end.
The swirling fragments suddenly began to form a perfect sphere.
– ‘Elixir of Life’ completed!
– The achievement [The Price of Darkness and the Despair of Light] Has been obtained!
[The price of darkness and the despair of light]
– The by-products of the wrong desire to resemble the ‘naughty god’ remain as ripples in future generations and are still causing problems.
– Each time you use an elixir, you get closer to the Dragon Lord’s traces. No one knows what the result will be.
‘Dragon Lord… Suddenly the pinnacle of dragons?’
I was shocked when a very large being suddenly appeared, but one thing was certain: it was an item related to elixir.
In the first place, it seemed like there was nothing wrong with saying that you needed the ‘Dragon Lord’s Scale’ to access the elixir. However, I couldn’t easily overlook the phrase about not knowing what the results of using the elixir would be.
‘You can interpret it as saying to use it carefully.’
– You have achieved an incredible achievement!
– The weight of existence becomes even heavier.
‘The weight of existence… The power of self-destruction has become stronger. This is good news.’
The level of [Blast of Madness], Which even the great first Escaron was afraid of, has risen.
‘Of course, I said I wouldn’t use it for the time being… But there will definitely come a time when I have no choice but to use it.’
The message continued.
– As a quest reward, the capacity of ‘Elixir of Life’ increases significantly!
‘Okay! I lost several days because of this!’
【Elixir of Life】
– You have completed the forbidden elixir containing countless vitality.
– Dark emotions such as terrible malice, despair, sadness, and pain are combined with the madness of the abyss and the mysterious energy of the ‘Tree of Amazing Possibilities’ to create an elixir with amazing effects.
– The effect will only be activated if your magical power is used to complete the elixir.
– Returns a dying to its pre-death state only once.
– A being that has passed 24 hours after death cannot be revived.
– Beings revived by taking the elixir of life cannot defy you.
– The tendencies of the revived being are twisted in an unknown direction.
– The abilities of the revived being are greatly increased, and its potential is awakened.
– Once taken by a being full of life force, the body is restored to its perfect state and exerts unpredictable positive effects.
‘······ Wow, what a long explanation.’
One thing is clear from the long explanation.
‘Really… It was a medicine that saved the dead… Is this reality?’
It is effective only when my magical power is contained, and the effect can only be used once per person, and there is a time limit of 24 hours.
If you take it, you will actually become half of my servant and it will even have the side effect of distorting your personality.
‘Even considering all that, it doesn’t make sense that lives could be saved. It’s really crazy…’
No class of hunter in this world, not even a transcendent one, can revive a dead person.
Although it is possible to revive someone who is close to death as if by giving them a heart shock. Reviving a corpse that is several hours old is against the laws of nature – it is considered something that should never be done, and in fact, it cannot be done.
Even though it was a crazy world full of ridiculous abilities, it seemed like an absolute truth, and at this moment. That law has been broken.
Gooo───
In the silence, a huge sphere emitting dazzling light floats in front of me.
(Wow…)
‘What…’
Lainey and I both exclaimed and looked at it for a while.
Challang-
The golden liquid inside the transparent sphere that flutters ever so slightly catches the eye.
When I think that the liquid is full of the life force of the sacrificed people, an endless surge of sadness captures me.
[Coldness]
I heard someone shouting to calm down, and I finally came to my senses and reached out to the sphere.
Challang- Challang-
‘With this amount… How many lives can be saved?’
As warned in the achievement, you shouldn’t overuse it, but if you need to use it, you can’t hesitate.
It was even bigger than I expected.
‘It’s reassuring just to look at it. Assuming that the effect is triggered by drinking just one sip… This is enough to save the lives of at least hundreds of people. It’s crazy, really.’
Originally, the capacity would have been much smaller than this, but it may have been thanks to the capacity being greatly increased while performing small quests.
Saralarak-
The feel of a sphere gently wrapped in your hand. A unique feeling that feels a bit soft.
I desperately hoped that the warmth I felt there would be the body temperature of a soul liberated from pain.
I got an amazing item called the elixir of life, so I wanted to run to Yeonhee right away and tell her about this, but I couldn’t.
‘Rainy······.’
(I said it’s okay…If you just rest a little, you’ll really be okay.)
More than half of Rainey’s huge roots and stems, which continued to expand in the dark space, were reduced to ash and scattered.
Even today, it continues.
Fortunately, the speed was decreasing significantly, so I don’t think it would be enough to threaten Laney’s life, but that’s just my opinion.
‘If the situation arises, I have no choice but to use the elixir of life.’
(You shouldn’t use something so precious to someone like me…)
‘What are you talking about? I wouldn’t even think about making this without you in the first place.’
Hehe… That’s right. I’m Rainie… I’m a great tree. Ilwol should treat me with more respect.)
‘Just say anything. ‘I’ll run to hell and get something.’
(Puhuhuh… Just… Just stay by my side like now…)
After saying that, Laney was silent for a while.
It would be accurate to say that I don’t even have the energy to talk.
I continued to supply magic power to Lainey, but even that wasn’t working because she ran out of magic power twice.
Symptoms of magical exhaustion slowly began to appear, but it was not to the point where I could not endure it since I had overcome many of the penalties from exhaustion.
After a few hours of care, leaves began to grow again on Laney’s dying branches.
The shy leaves sticking out could never look so lovely.
(Whoa – I barely survived. I thought I was going to die.)
‘······.’
Lainey reveals her true feelings, her only after everything is resolved
A part of my heart felt numb, but I couldn’t say anything Despondent to the tree that had just regained its vitality.
(But you can’t see the beads these days?)
Laney changed the subject as if to comfort me, who couldn’t bring herself to speak.
‘It’s probably because you overexerted yourself at that time.’
The teacher who sent me to the mysterious old woman.
Thanks to you, I was able to stay away from Yeonhee.
‘I only receive from Master and Lainey. Ah – I want to become a person with greater abilities.’
For the first time, beyond my desire to become stronger, I realized that I wanted to become someone who could do more for them.
‘··· Let’s start with what we can do now.’
I worked with Laney to widen the crack until Yeonhee summoned me.
It was just a simple task that was repeated silently, but Laney seemed excited about the possibilities that were gradually expanding.
Or maybe he just enjoys spending time with me.
(Wow – I did this yesterday, but now I have done this!!)
Lainey tried to explain the widened hole with her mushy hands, but in reality, that was what I saw.
‘I need to increase my strength quickly…’