Even if I Make It Roughly, Ex-rank Items Continue to Accumulate - Chapter 138
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Even Hastily Made Ones Keep Stacking Up as EX-Rank (138)
Stay in a Safe Place
“….”
A moment of silence fell.
Lee Si-hyeok’s eyes slowly blinked as he looked at the messages with a bewildered expression.
‘A Hidden Achievement?’
It seemed he had succeeded for now, but he hadn’t expected something like this.
He swallowed his confusion and nodded his head.
―Flash.
[Achievement 『One Who Touched Purity』
You have fused abilities of different natures with an idea that transcends common sense. Not stopping there, the advanced nature has given birth to something new. It is a nature purer than anything else.]
[Special Skill 『Origin Forging』 is granted.]
It was quite an obscure explanation.
However, Lee Si-hyeok, if no one else, could grasp its meaning at once.
‘The necrosis absorbed from Necrosis and the bright light contained in the Soul-Pursuing Harpoon… this Achievement was given when they merged together.’
And in that process, the unknown realm that composed the skill.
It seemed he had reached the pure point of ‘nature’ itself.
Though he didn’t yet know what had been newly born, he had a vague sense of it.
The moment mana extended from the Soul-Pursuing Harpoon, he felt as if he could touch the essence of necrosis—that ominous energy felt from Necrosis.
However, he couldn’t fully understand it yet, as it was too deep and profound a realm.
Like how Engineers might discover and utilize certain principles, yet still can’t grasp why or how they actually occur.
Realizing this, Lee Si-hyeok inwardly marveled.
Rather than feeling vague, it felt like discovering another hint toward a new realm.
Soon he checked the skill he had been granted.
[『Origin Forging』 – EX Rank
Pure origin. You can freely handle all aspects of refinement, essence, purity, and archetype that constitute nature. Understanding and efficiency regarding nature increases dramatically.]
This also seemed to follow the same context.
Necrosis’s 『Necrosis』, the Guardian of Light’s 『Bright Light』, and so on.
An ability that allows forging and tempering the internal nature of artifacts, not their external elements.
Various ideas flashed through his mind.
‘Pure nature… I wonder what kinds there might be.’
Lee Si-hyeok’s eyes blazed with motivation as he pondered for a moment.
After storing that passion in one corner of his heart, he moved his steps and approached Lumibra in front of the experiment chamber. Since he had confirmed everything he needed to check, he had to finish dealing with the immediate situation first.
“Are you alright?”
“…Child.”
Lumibra was quietly looking down at the Soul-Pursuing Harpoon in her hand. At the voice she heard, she slowly raised her head to look at the now-quiet experiment chamber.
Necrosis, drooping limply with no sign of life left in it.
“That child…”
“Must be dead. The very source of that ‘Necrosis’ nature was probably connected to his soul as well, so for someone who was merely a Creator’s artifact, it was an inevitable result.”
“I see.”
“Are you feeling sorry for him?
I asked because the atmosphere was different from usual.
However, what came back was not an answer but a question.
“Did you anticipate that things would turn out this way?”
“Yes.”
“Since when?”
“Since we arrived at This Place. I may not have known other things, but I knew he would disappear like this.”
“I knew you were aware of it.”
Only then did Lumibra wear a warm smile as if relieved.
“Then that’s fine. Though my heart aches a little seeing the Great Creator’s legacy crumble… he wasn’t a good child in the end.”
“I’m glad you think that way.”
“Yes, then shall we check the result now? Even I can sense quite an amazing energy.”
Lee Si-hyeok received the Soul-Pursuing Harpoon that Lumibra handed over and examined it.
He could feel an energy distinctly different from when he was modifying it earlier.
If the ability stored inside hadn’t revealed its presence to the outside earlier, now it was bursting out intensely unlike before.
Crackle! Crack!
To the extent that sparks were flying.
Lee Si-hyeok frowned at the sparks stinging his skin and gripped the handle tighter. Only then did Lee Si-hyeok’s characteristic warm mana seep in, seeming to calm it down somewhat.
‘Are they colliding with each other inside?’
It was probably because abilities of different natures had been mixed together.
Moreover, weren’t the two completely opposing in nature?
Light, that is, ‘Bright Light’ directly connected to life force.
Decay, that is, ‘Necrosis’ associated with death.
It was an inevitable reaction that occurred from forcibly trying to fuse those two things.
Lee Si-hyeok gently closed his eyes while still gripping tightly with his hand.
Between the workshop walls he had torn down during the modification process, he could feel opposing mana clashing madly in the connected vast space.
Colliding and shattering, touching and breaking, bouncing out and being crushed, mixing then scattering. An explosive energy beyond words swirled around his entire body and reached near his heart.
Thump, thump…!
Was this excitement about a new discovery?
Or was it exhilaration influenced by that intensity itself?
Lee Si-hyeok suppressed his surging emotions and carefully let his mana flow into the harpoon.
He couldn’t leave it like this.
Of course, even as it was, it would undoubtedly become a considerable artifact. If swung as is, it would be destructive enough to collapse mountains and explosive enough to split the sky.
However, that was close to a crude method.
Magical Engineering wasn’t like that. It wasn’t about using things as they were, but rather a domain of creating new things and utilizing existing ones to give birth to something else entirely.
Feeling Lumibra’s gaze, Lee Si-hyeok delicately adjusted the mana that had flowed in.
‘Left side… this time it’s the center.’
Timing it to match when the two properties collided, he dug through the gap with his own mana. Sometimes he slipped right into the collision point, and other times he wrapped around the entire thing at once.
Like lubrication.
As if reconciling different entities.
He was making them compromise, saying ‘you two get along well.’
“…You handle it even better than I do.”
Having similar mana, Lumibra also immediately recognized the process. Lee Si-hyeok continued to concentrate while listening to her sigh that was close to admiration.
The mana of the two properties each had angular forms.
Perhaps because they were stubborn entities, there was no roundness to be found in their forms at all. There was no softness, only sharpness.
Then, should he shave them down?
‘No.’
Lee Si-hyeok manipulated his mana to temporarily separate the two entities that had been colliding.
This was like a ‘puzzle.’
Most puzzle pieces are square and angular in shape. However, they eventually come together to create one large picture.
Like that, Lee Si-hyeok began molding the two mana that had entered a ceasefire state one by one. He connected them without forcibly shaving them down. He made the protruding parts protrude more, and made the recessed parts recede more.
So that they would mesh with each other.
Lee Si-hyeok adjusted them so they would mesh together like gears and become one machine. Cold sweat ran down his forehead. The mental power being consumed was considerable.
Just as his concentration was gradually wavering and his focus was about to break.
“…Success.”
Lee Si-hyeok’s eyes snapped open.
He looked at the Soul-Pursuing Harpoon with a smile on his lips.
The floor was covered with blackened ash from how many sparks had flown around.
And the fantastic harmony of mana felt from that artifact.
[Perfect tuning successful.]
[『Origin Forging』 has assisted you. By fusing two pure properties, a new property has been born.]
[These will no longer collide. They will maintain a stable state for eternity.]
[Consumed properties: 『Bright Light』 + 『Necrosis』]
[★ Acquired property: 『Luminous Extinction』]
“M-may I take a look too?”
As Lee Si-hyeok was reading through the messages that appeared and organizing the information, Lumibra, who had been watching, picked up the Soul-Pursuing Harpoon with a curious expression.
She hadn’t even waited for an answer. Lee Si-hyeok chuckled and watched her fondly.
“Ohhh! Dear! Perfect, it’s perfect!”
“…”
“It’s like seeing the second coming of the Great Creator! How is this possible!”
She exclaimed with excitement.
Her body covered in messy fur bounced around, making her skirt flutter, which was quite distracting, but still gave him a somewhat proud feeling.
It was while he was watching with that feeling.
“Dear! How about calling the Guardian here?”
Lumibra suddenly asked.
“What? The golem?”
“That’s right! This harpoon originally belonged to that child.”
“Ah, you mean if he handles it directly, it might be different somehow?”
“Exactly that. Since the Great Creator made this artifact specifically for that child, it should be able to draw out much better efficiency.”
“Ooh.”
It was certainly a reasonable point.
Although Lee Si-hyeok modified it, the original is an artifact born from the hands of a great creator.
In that case, the efficiency would definitely be maximized when the golem used it.
‘I’m also curious about what exactly that property called “flickering” is.’
To check the newly granted property as well, Lee Si-hyeok immediately summoned the golem from subspace.
He had tried to call Hyeon Eul-cheong too, but for some reason, as soon as she saw Lumibra, she shuddered and hid away in a corner of Gyeongdo Pavilion.
I had tried to bring Hyeon Eul-cheongdo along as well, but for some reason, as soon as she saw Lumibra, she shuddered and hid away in a corner of the scripture pavilion.
“…”
Anyway, he immediately handed the Soul-Pursuing Harpoon to the golem.
“Master! Is this… a new weapon!”
Anyway, I immediately handed the soul-chasing harpoon to the golem.
When Lee Si-hyeok stopped talking and turned his head, she was already standing on the opposite side of the huge laboratory.
I was calmly explaining things to the guy who was completely soaked with hot spring water, when I suddenly noticed that Lumibra’s presence had grown distant.
“Child, there’s something I need to tell you.”
Looking at the golem standing with Lee Si-hyeok, Lumibra spoke in a rather serious voice.
“…What are you doing, all of a sudden?”
“What?”
Looking at the golem standing alongside Lee Sihyeok, Lumibra spoke in a rather serious voice.
And he was left speechless.
“Isn’t that right?”
“Huh?”
A muscular body reminiscent of Heracles from Greek and Roman mythology. A massive frame and tall height to match. A physique that could easily be mistaken for a giant.
And I was left speechless.
Clearly.
It was a face that understood nothing at all.
Under Lee Si-hyeok’s obvious stare, the fellow muttered quietly as if deflated.
But fittingly, the golem was just scratching the back of its neck with an awkward expression.
“So child, I’ll make you a proposal. Instead of long, complicated explanations, how about we test it directly?”
“By directly, you mean…”
It was a face that didn’t understand a thing.
“…Would that be possible?”
Under Lee Sihyeok’s piercing gaze, the guy seemed deflated as he muttered quietly.
“No, I’m asking whether you could withstand it, Lumibra. No matter what, facing this fellow with his dedicated weapon using just your bare body is a bit…”
Meanwhile, Lumibra, who had been watching Lee Sihyuk’s expression turn cold beyond just being crumpled with apparent amusement, chuckled and made a suggestion.
“So baby, I’ll make you a proposal. Instead of a long, complicated explanation, how about we test it out directly?”
“The word ‘directly’…”
“That child and I will clash directly. I’ll go bare-handed, while that child will have the weapon you’ve forged.”
“…Would that even be possible?”
“What’s stopping us? The laboratory is spacious. I don’t know who built this place, but it’s solid and sturdy enough to withstand our clashes. It’s more than possible.”
“No, I’m asking whether you can hold out, Lady Lumibra. Even so, facing this guy with a dedicated weapon while you’re barehanded is a bit…”
Instantly, Lumibra’s eyebrows twitched.
“Child.”
Her voice had somehow turned cold.
“This body, the Great Creator’s first creation.”
Her benevolent smile twisted into something sinister.
“How dare you ignore me?”
“….”
“Answer me.”
Lee Si-hyeok swallowed hard at the chilling atmosphere.
Even though he knew there was no hostility, when that immense mana suddenly stopped, the air itself felt heavy and oppressive.
Soon Lumibra smiled coldly.
“No answer, I see.”
“….”
“Then, you’ll understand once you see it directly.”
Right after those words ended.
Whoooosh!
Suddenly Lumibra kicked off the floor and leaped.
Her body shot up in an instant, tearing through space in one breath, and tremendous wind pressure swept across Lee Si-hyeok’s entire body.
“What is this all of a sudden…!”
Just as he tried to create distance in confusion.
Whooooom!
The Golem that had been silently observing from behind kicked off the ground while gripping the Soul-Pursuing Harpoon. As it leaped up, their eyes met briefly. Lee Si-hyeok’s eyes widened as if they might tear.
Pupils filled with excitement as if it had been waiting for this very moment.
The eyes of a Hunter before battle.
“…!”
Immediately after, the sound of tearing air rang out again with wind pressure that seemed to split his eardrums.
And….
The distance between the two on opposite sides closed in an instant.
They collided.
―CRASH-CRASH-CRASH-CRASH-CRASH!
Black lightning and multicolored mana began clashing against each other.
The floor, ceiling, experiment chamber. Everything shook.
And in that shocking storm of mana.
Lumibra turned to look at Lee Si-hyeok with a face full of leisure.
“Child.”
The corners of her mouth curved up brightly.
“Stay somewhere safe.”
Once again.
Mana collided.
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