My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 183

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Episode 183

[You have cleared Eodum’s Magehold.]

[Grade – SSS]

[You are rewarded with 100 A-grade Magic Stones.]

I thought this was a message I’d grown too familiar with by now.

Still.

My heart raced at the reward of 100 A-grade Magic Stones.

“Haven’t you always received this?”

“The value is different.”

After the Great Cataclysm.

The world entered a period of transformation.

A new energy source with overwhelmingly better efficiency than fossil fuels.

Magic Stones.

Supply issues?

If Gates were left alone, Monster Breaks would occur.

For survival, Gates had to be cleared, and Magic Stones came out accordingly.

D-grade and E-grade stones were constantly purchased by governments and corporations of various countries as energy sources.

Once the price range was established, it didn’t change much.

“You said C-grade and above have different values.”

“That’s right.”

“Hohoho. There’s a difference from a certain Iron Head, isn’t there?”

“Grrrr.”

From C-grade onwards, they’re used more for magical engineering catalysts and research than as energy sources.

I heard Magic Stones are also needed when using certain magic.

That’s why the individual prices of B-grade and C-grade stones are incomparable to D and E-grade.

“I suppose A-grade Magic Stones are the same story.”

“Th-that, Sir Isra. One A-grade Magic Stone averages around 4,000.”

My jaw dropped at Seong-su’s words.

“4, 4, 4, 4,000?”

“Brother, why are you so surprised?”

“I knew they were expensive, but I didn’t know they were worth 4,000.”

I never dreamed that a single Magic Stone would be worth more than a cheap rare item.

Let’s see then.

With 100 additional stones from the SSS-grade clear, just disposing of these would net 4 billion?

“Whoooooa.”

The strength left my legs.

Phew.

I almost fell on my butt.

With a single click of clearing, 4 billion was copied.

Moreover.

The income gained after clearing wasn’t just the grade reward.

37 Magic Stones came from the Minotaur and Demon Child.

I was also able to obtain one item from the Minotaur Guard, the boss monster.

[Guardian’s Amulet]

Grade: Unique

Category: Consumable

Restriction: None

Durability: 1/1

If ‘instant death’ level damage occurs while possessing this item, the amulet is consumed instead.

The damage dealt to the user is reduced by the amount the amulet absorbs.

A one-time item that is destroyed once consumed.

However.

It possessed a powerful effect befitting its Unique grade.

“It’s like the great lord has gained an extra life!”

“Indeed.”

“It’s disappointing that it only absorbs enough damage to keep you barely breathing.”

【You’re greedy, Iron Head. Just avoiding instant death is valuable enough.】

Following Ingrid during the Magic Stone discussion, Meigers from the Death Forge also chimed in.

“Gal!”

Cornered, Sir Isra shouted loudly, even infusing mana into his voice.

“Do you even know how to blink?”

【Don’t you know that you cannot influence subspace? Iron Heads are the same in any world.】

“Gr, grrrr!”

Perhaps because they’re from the same region(?)

Sir Isra was cornered by the combined attack of the two well-matched vassals.

“A duel. Mage!”

“I don’t engage in such brutish acts of competing strength.”

“Are you afraid of me?”

“Oh my. What are you saying?”

Despite her words, Ingrid subtly stepped back.

Thanks to persuasion accompanied by physical force, a draw was barely declared.

“Anyway, everyone did well.”

The Minotaur Guard lay sprawled with its tongue hanging out.

Surprisingly.

Aside from burns and sword marks on vital areas, there was almost no damage to other parts.

“Well done. Lex.”

“Kwaruruuru!”

While not quite perfect control of strength.

He managed to control about 60 out of 100 of his power.

When I concentrated while giving orders, I could suppress it to some degree.

The Minotaur Guard had much higher defense than ordinary monsters.

Thanks to that, even when the power-suppressed Predator – Lex clawed at it, the hide wasn’t severely damaged.

While Lex held it from the front.

[Unique Technique – Eclipse]

[Photon Ray X 5]

[Modified Technique – Shatter]

[Photon Stream of Destruction]

The spell that had swept away the Tourang mages in one blow pierced through the Minotaur Guard.

“Mmmmuuuuu!”

The Minotaur Guard endured what should have been fatal wounds.

【Judge’s. Sword.】

Sir Isra’s sword, enhanced with divine magic.

[Imperial Swordsmanship (Modified)_Isra Form]

[5th Form – Flash Strike]

Precisely pierced through the area damaged by Ingrid’s magic.

Thus the battle ended before the boss monster could even attempt anything.

“Huff, huff.”

“Mining Magic Stones is work too.”

“When was it not? Be grateful we don’t have to clean up corpses.”

The Support Team wiped their sweat while extracting Magic Stones.

Magic stones were generally located in the hearts of monsters.

I needed to harvest the minotaur’s corpse without damaging it as much as possible.

Since both the muscle and hide were tough, I had to use [Mana Emission] to extract the magic stone.

“I should teach you how to use aura to improve efficiency.”

Sir.

Your jokes have really improved, haven’t they?

…That was a joke, right?

* * *

After exiting the gate.

“Where did the person who said they were just going to scout go?”

I had to face President Baek with his eyebrows furrowed in an inverted V.

“Well, you see. The monsters cleared the path like it was a free pass.”

“Hah. I didn’t believe you when you said you’d just take a quick look, but to think you’d achieve another SSS-rank clear.”

Ugh.

Isn’t saying you didn’t believe me a bit harsh?

When I looked at him with wronged eyes, President Baek clicked his tongue.

“Who’s the one that risks their life for records every time?”

“I only do it when it seems possible.”

I check if it’s safe to lie down before lying down, you know.

I’m not someone who lies down recklessly and hurts their back.

“Yes. I’m sure you do.”

Ugh.

He doesn’t believe me at all.

If you treat someone as tender-hearted as me like this, I get hurt, you know?

“I don’t think Lord’s character is particularly tender.”

“Sir. Want to work at the Death Forge for a week?”

“Haha. Would it be alright for the first sword to leave their post?”

Read the room.

If you don’t want to be stuck in a built-in closet for a week.

【Why don’t you leave the forge to this old man.】

“But then you can’t come outside?”

【This old man is of no help in combat.】

Alchemist was a profession with almost no combat ability.

It was efficient to station him at the forge for research.

Though I didn’t expect him to want that himself.

【Kekekeke. The space called Death Forge is quite interesting too.】

“Really?”

【I’d like to examine that structure nearing completion, would that be alright?】

“Do as you please.”

What could go wrong.

I granted Meigers’ request and placed the Minotaur Guard corpse in the [Giant’s Tomb].

Once I process that corpse, I’ll finally be able to use the building’s function.

I was curious what kind of function it would be.

I’d find out soon enough.

To plan the gate entry schedule, I visited the forge and asked Jin-woo about the Cross Gate.

“It’ll probably take about a month.”

“I thought we’d go right away, that’s unexpected.”

“I need to finish the commissioned weapons first.”

Right.

Hanil Forge was a famous place visited by renowned hunters from around the world.

I’d forgotten that commissions were backed up for years.

“You’ll be staying quite a while then.”

“We can’t enter the Cross Gate frequently.”

He said once they entered this time, they planned to stay for at least two weeks.

So focusing on items with approaching deadlines, even a month would be tight.

“Understood.”

It didn’t matter if entry to the Cross Gate was delayed.

I had plenty to do on my end as well.

Predator – Lex analysis.

A-rank gate conquest.

Death Warrior crafting method improvement.

Lich analysis.

…

There were countless other things I needed to pay attention to.

My task list felt like it would tear.

As soon as I got home after hearing there was a month left until Cross Gate entry.

“I know Lord is busy, but you mustn’t slack off on training.”

Sir Isra strongly insisted I participate in training.

“Fine. I got it. I got it.”

It was true that I’d been neglecting sword training lately due to being busy.

I’m not making excuses.

I really had been incredibly busy without a moment to breathe.

“I won’t call it an excuse.”

“Right. Right. I really was busy.”

“However, when Lord’s swordsmanship improves, the dead also grow stronger, so please pay more attention.”

Damn.

When he openly says he’s recommending it for my sake, I can’t refuse.

Still, it was hard to drastically increase training time.

We agreed I’d train together when the support team and Yeon-du were training.

“I don’t know who’s the master here.”

“Masterrrrrr!”

“I’ll do magic training too, so don’t worry.”

“The girl believed in you.”

Don’t lie.

You had your eyes completely rolled back, didn’t you?

“How about learning Schne’s stealth techniques?”

“Thief. Shut that mouth.”

“How dare a mere thief try to steal Master’s precious time?”

The two vassals with their hackles raised.

Zaugg, who said the wrong thing, immediately crumpled into a corner of the Death Forge.

【New. Spell. Inscription.】

Divine spell inscription had the limitation of only being possible once a week.

At first, I saved opportunities to use it as a flexible ability to respond to crises.

But after expanding my forces, I received spell inscriptions once a week.

“Let’s think about it after filling up six.”

【Master. Wise.】

The additional divine spell I inscribed was as follows.

[Shriek of Darkness]

Classification: Divine Spell

Grade: A

Type: Active

Bestows the Dark God’s blessing upon the target to directly strike their soul. If they fail their spell resistance, they temporarily lose control of their body.

The name and description sound grand.

But the actual effect is targeting a subject to cause guaranteed stiffness.

Unavoidable.

Guaranteed stiffness if resistance fails.

The paralysis time isn’t long, but it’s perfect for creating fatal openings in urgent battle situations.

And here’s one more.

[Blessing of Extreme Night]

Classification: Divine Spell

Grade: A

Type: Active

Amplifies the power of beings who handle dark mana or Dark Dimension energy by 20%.

Blessing of Extreme Night can stack with other divine spells.

Only one target can be designated at a time.

No questions asked, 20% stat increase!

Having no penalty when stacking with other divine spells was also a tremendous advantage.

Generally, buff-type skills have reduced effects when stacked.

Since you can’t just blindly inflate specs, Major Guilds calculate synergies between buffs separately before using them.

“So it means the effect remains intact even when cast simultaneously with Hatred Release.”

Hatred Release, whose buff effect grows stronger the more you fight.

With Blessing of Extreme Night added, divine spells alone can increase stats by up to 70%.

Just imagine Sir Isra with full-stat Hatred Release plus Blessing of Extreme Night.

“Ehehe. Hehehehe.”

Just thinking about it gives me chills.

While spending each day busily like this.

【Master. The Giant’s Tomb has begun to activate.】

Oh.

Did it finally finish processing all the Minotaur Guard corpses?

【However, there’s been a slight change.】

Meigers’ telepathy wavered slightly.

Why.

What is it!

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