Magura’s neck started to bulge like a balloon and a huge object popped out of his mouth. The huge tongue like object extended like jelly and instantly covered Hae Gyeol-sa’s body. Then the object along with Hae Gyeol-sa was drawn back inside Magura’s mouth.
“W-what, that guy! Surely not…..?”
Crunch, crunch, crunch!
Magura’s jaw moved and a horrifying sound was heard. Then blood emerged from the fangs…….He was chewing. Magura had chewed and swallowed Hae Gyeol-sa! But the truly horrifying scene occurred afterwards.
“U-unbelievable……!”
A groaned flowed from Ark’s mouth as he looked at Magura. A blissful expression appeared on Magura’s face after he swallowed Hae Gyeol-sa. Then his chest area started twitching and expanding. Fur also grew out form the missing skin on the left, front paw. At the same time, 8% of Magura’s health was restored. He had used Hae Gyeol-sa to revive and restore his health.
-Kukukuku, for hundreds of years…..I finally regained it.
“Regained it?”
Ark used Eyes of the Cat as well as Skill Penetration and the information window appeared.
-Characteristics of Magura’s skill: Piece of Flesh
Magura is the immortal existence known as the Hands of the Devil.
Even if Magura’s flesh has been completely destroyed, he can restore his body. But Magura can’t just remake his body. Magura uses ‘Piece of Flesh’ in order to absorb living flesh. When Magura uses ‘Piece of Flesh,’ he can restore his body and abilities.
-Kukukuku…..do you understand now?
Magura shook his paw which had been restored.
-Yes, the slate you found isn’t a key…..it is to brand the living sacrifices.
‘Living sacrifices? Brand?’
Then Ark recalled the warning message that appeared when entering the Abyss. It had warned about a huge sacrifice! And Magura’s body was destroyed. He had confirmed the information about Piece of Flesh after using Skill Penetration. So they were sacrificial offerings for Magura! Magura had spread complex information in order for some sacrifices to come here.
“Don’t tell me…..for hundreds of years……?”
-You noticed……it is my plan.
Magura laughed and muttered. The worst case scenario instantly rose in Ark’s head.
-I……I’ve been in this dead body for hundreds of years since the end of the Dark Century……but I was born in the darkness itself……I am an immortal existence……My soul has been waiting in this body for a good opportunity to restore my flesh…… Yet no matter how immortal I am…..I can’t restore my body without absorbing a human’s flesh…..so I prepared something just in case.
“The Bloody slate containing the secrets of the Abyss!”
-Yes…..kukukuku. Humans are simple…..just slip them some bait about a hidden secret and they will enter…..if I just sit here calmly then the sacrifices will come to me……warriors and soldiers are strong……but too much time passed this time…..the bait I cast disappeared before humans could come here……and after hundreds of years……I had mostly given up but thankfully you guys came here……
Ark now started to untangle the secrets of the Bloody Slate.
-Now you know……the meaning to I’ve been waiting for you for hundreds of years…..?
It was simple. In order to eat. And that was the main reason why the number of people allowed in the crystal shrine was limited. In Magura’s condition he couldn’t afford to meet a lot of users. This meant Magura had limited the numbers to an amount he could eat.
That’s right. The dungeon, slates, hell door…..the whole thing was a trap!
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