Magical Predator

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[Magic Predator]: Can interfere with, steal, or absorb other people's magic power, magic, curses, enchantments, and powers.

/ You are a monster that grows by feasting on the knowledge, magic, and magic of others.

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"Kwaaaak, keaaaaak!!!"

"Oh, that hurts a bit, doesn't it? "But it's such a mess."

"W-what?"

"Control. It's a total mess. "Is it really possible for the gift from the God you serve to be taken away so easily?"

You're using this precious, high-purity magical power just to wear it around your body and show off your power?

Put aside the processes of control, absorption, purification, mutation, and reorganization... … . In this way, we are no different from primitive people making bonfires with oil.

"This son of a bitch… … !"

Hwii profit!

His fist flies. However, compared to before, the fists are noticeably slower.

I easily dodged the punch and swung my fist at the ghoul master.

Pow!

As soon as the fist touches, magical energy is driven into his body.

Condensation, reorganization, transformation, and explosion occur at the same time.

"Get out now!"

[Fireball]

[Spell Enhancement: Maximization]

Gooooooooo… … .

In his body... … A fireball with lethal firepower is formed.

"S-stop! stop! Ugh... … Kwaaaa!"

Red flames spew out from every hole in the ghoul master's body.

His whole body split apart... … .

Wow!!

Ash, flesh, and bone fragments flew everywhere.

The ghoul master disappeared from the world without even leaving behind any parts that could be considered a corpse.

Tap, rattle.

And a silver bell falling to the floor.

"Phew… … ."

I probably could have moved more efficiently, but honestly, I was a little caught off guard, so it was a needless struggle. Is this the end now that the ghouls won't be replenished?

I slowly approached and picked up the artifact the ghoul master was wielding, the silver bell.

[Silver Bell of the Underworld (S-Class Magic Tool): A magic tool made from pure silver collected by ghouls.

It provides the owner with terrible madness and powerful magical power.

This is an item belonging to the abyss. The more you use it, the more your body and mind will evolve into a form that suits it.

Gift from the Underworld: The grace bestowed by the father of all ghouls rests upon you. As long as Grace is maintained, all stats increase by 50-700% and effects such as fainting, shock, confusion, and pain are ignored. However, while this effect is active, magic, supernatural abilities, spiritual abilities, and divine abilities cannot be used.

Dominance of Pure Silver: Automatically casts the 'Voice of Power' spell on the designated target and increases the 'Mental System' spell effect by 100%.

Pure Silver Charm: Charisma +2 for ghouls, undead, and demons only.

Pure Silver Madness: Gives 'madness - violence' to summoned creatures and increases attack power by 100%... … .]

"All stats increase by 700%?"

What, are there all these unbalanced artifacts?

It's definitely something I've seen for the first time.

I've seen a few other items related to ghouls, but this is the first time I've seen one with this level of ability.

"It's pretty good, but… … "The penalty is the problem."

Madness, delirium, and the dominance of the being of the abyss and the great old being [Father of All Ghouls] can be ignored with the exclusive attribute [Madness of the Abyss], but physical changes cannot be prevented.

A grotesquely mutated face and deformed limbs… … .

If I used it any longer, I would have completely turned into a ghoul.

No matter how good of an ability I can acquire, I have no desire to become like that.

I breathed a complex magic formula into the silver bell in my hand.

[Breath of disconnection]

It is a first-tier sealing magic. Crystals that look like bluish frost form on the silver bell touched by my breath.

This is an item that is very closely related to the existence of the abyss.

I'm already suffering from spam-like nightmares every night because of [Ring of Corrupted Flame], and I have no desire to add one more seed of interest.

And only after activating a few more magics and adding several layers of safety devices was I able to shove the [Silver Bell of the Underworld] into my backpack.

For now, this should be enough.

If you build a proper attack and defense later, you will be able to deal more confidently.

After gathering my backpack, I went to the place where the ghoul master was… … Now he spoke towards a place where a few coal-like fragments and soot remained.

"You should come back now."

To my command, the ravenous beast that was writhing in the ashes of the ghoul master made a strange noise and responded.

"Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr … ."

A creature that resembles an octopus at first glance.

However, it is a monster of a bizarre shape, with several mouths resembling those of humans attached to a part of the head that can be considered the head of an octopus.

"Gggggg…" … !"

As the magic power and 'grace' granted to the ghoul master's body were consumed, it swelled larger than before. At first, it was a small baby octopus that could easily fit in the palm of your hand, but now it is definitely the size of a soccer ball.

Perhaps because of its increased intelligence, or because it was self-conscious, it did not listen to me and retreated back, showing its teeth all over its head and growling.

If you get bitten by that snout, it must be painful.

"Hey, stop fussing and come back."

I glared at the ravenous beast and raised my magic power.

In addition, the facial muscles were strong enough to make an impression, but they couldn't be seen because they were covered by the mask.

However, perhaps because of the increased magical power, or perhaps because it sensed that I was getting angry, the ravenous beast flinched and came closer to me.

"Kkubbong… … ."

I put my hand on his head and said the promissory word I had set in advance.

"You have fulfilled the duties and orders I gave you well. "Stop existing now."

Gulp… … Gulp… … Gurgling… … .

The octopus-like body slowly began to shrink and harden... … It has been transformed into a completely different form.

A refined crystal of the vitality and magic it contained, as well as the 'grace' taken from the enemy.

In other words, it became a magic stone.

"I didn't know it would turn out this well… … ."

It is a magic gemstone of great purity. Plus this size and weight.

I'm a little scared to touch it.

Do you think this can be exchanged? I have no idea how much I should get.

Anyway, I put it in my backpack and slowly turned my head.

Cleaning up is over... … Now it's Moon Seung-hee's turn to rescue the survivor he was looking for.

The protection team protecting the survivors is still activated.

I was about to turn my head to check the status of the protective team, when Kwak Dae-yong suddenly approached me from behind and spoke to me.

"you you… … really… … ."

What nonsense are you talking about?

When I turned my head and looked at Kwak Dae-yong, he was making a truly unexpected expression.

"you!"

"uh?"

"This is truly amazing!"

"what?"

"I've seen a lot of boring wandering wizards! "Oh, no, I've never seen a wizard like you!"

I almost burst into laughter.

Kwak Dae-yong's expression is emotion, envy, admiration... … Well, it was full of that kind of emotion.

"If you hadn't hidden your skills like this, I wouldn't have had that misunderstanding from the beginning… … ."

Kwak Dae-yong kept talking, but in the end, it was just a repetition of the same story.

"Who hides their skills? And what about the misunderstanding? Team leader Kwak Dae-yong's personality is rotten."

Although the answer is at the level of an outright curse, Kwak Dae-yong's expression does not change.

"Oh, that. Why don't you look at it in a reasonable way? Anyway, I really watched it again. Is it possible that we can continue to work together in the future? uh? "Don't you have any business cards or anything like that?"

"doesn't exist. And team leader Kwak Dae-yong doesn't have the authority to select outsourced personnel anyway, right?"

"Oh, indeed. If I just tell the HR team, okay? "Don't they think about it too?"

What kind of nonsense are you talking about when you can't even shout at Seunghee Moon?

I came in thinking I would show it with my eyes, but has my attitude changed this much? Well, he saved my life several times in this short period of time, so if his attitude hadn't changed, it would have been just as annoying.

"I do not need. If there is something you want to say, tell someone with authority to do it through Vasilisa. "I'm not done yet."

"Day? "After all the ghouls have been defeated and even the ghoul magician who summoned the ghouls has been punished like that, what more is left to do?"

"… … ."

I paused for a moment and looked at him.

"what? what's the matter?"

I looked at him with the look of a simpleton, but because he was wearing a mask, it seemed like my disdain and disregard were not conveyed.

"Team leader Kwak Dae-yong, are you an idiot? "We have to find survivors."

"what? Survivor?"

Well, about 24 hours have passed since the ghoul appeared.

It would be difficult to think that anyone could survive for 24 hours in an enclosed space with over a hundred ghouls like this.

But there are survivors.

It was definitely alive by the time I arrived at this apartment complex.

and… … He saved him by casting a spell.

Because the magic I cast still remains... … That person will still be alive.

"It's over there."

"There… … Earlier… … ."

The location of the survivor is, of course, the innermost part of the underground parking lot where the bizarre murals, traces of consciousness, and piles of corpses were found earlier.

"That… … therefore… … A corpse, a corpse, right?"

"okay. "I was protecting what was hiding among those corpses."

"Magic, you mean magic?"

"Team leader Kwak Dae-yong, do you know that you're talking like a dead cultist?"

"no no… … therefore… … ."

Anyway, I dragged Kwak Dae-yong and approached the pile of corpses.

"About thirty?"

"person… … There really is someone alive here... … ?"

"I guess it's around there?"

The innermost part of the corpse pile.

There remains a protective force there where I previously set up a remote control.

To go further in... … I have no choice but to step on corpses. Wooden Amitabha Buddha.

Clap, clap... … .

Blood flowing down and flesh of unknown origin are stepped on.

"Ugh… … ."

Kwak Dae-yong steps back, slightly trembling.

"Crap… … Cheolpuk… … ."

This is because slurred voices were heard among the corpses.

"There it is."

Upon closer inspection, I saw a person crouching down, hiding himself among a pile of corpses.

"Crap… … Cheolpuk… … ."

'It seems he's been alive longer than other people thanks to hiding among the corpses.'

There are a total of three survivors.

If I hadn't used magic as soon as I got here, I probably wouldn't be alive today.

Was it a coincidence? In any case, as Moon Seung-hee had hoped, one of the survivors is a woman.

'No, it's not a coincidence... … .'

Maybe it's a contrived setting that someone artificially prepared. Anyway, this is a game.

"Hehe… … Hehehe… … Kikkik, keuhuh... … ."

Although they used magic to help him as soon as he came here, he survived in an underground parking lot crowded with over a hundred ghouls for at least a full day.

In any case, she was unfortunately not in perfect condition.

"Huh… … . Everyone dies... … Please everyone die... … die… … Die… … . Hehehe… … Hehehehehe… … Giggling… … Hehehe… … ."

I got a little closer, but she didn't notice me. He just keeps muttering something in a low voice that I can't tell if it's a sob or a laugh.

'This is my first time seeing this development.'