章節 451: Chapter 610
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Once again, Jin stood in front of the Door of Chaos.
As usual, all the Plutonians alternately gazed at Jin and the Door of Chaos.
"Today, that guy's fate will be decided."
"Whatever choice Brother Jin makes, we will follow it sincerely."
Jin looked at Vahn, who was standing with an expressionless face. In her calm eyes, a lonely feeling that she had harbored while staring at the Door of Chaos for the past two days lingered.
"I'll be back."
As Jin entered the door, the empty darkness and chaos greeted Jin.
Originally, whenever Jin came in, he immediately saw the huge body of Chaos. Chaos started the fight each time with a powerful front paw swing or a super powerful tail slap.
Now, whether it was due to losing strength or for some other reason, chaos was not visible.
Because of this, Jin moved forward aimlessly.
He walked slowly for about an hour. And for the first time since he entered the territory of chaos, he was able to realize that there was an 'end' in this dark space.
Jin began to see an unusually dark curtain. Initially, he thought it was a point connected to the unconsciousness of chaos, as it was in the abyss of Glyek. However, it was simply the end.
It seemed to be blocked by a wall, and Jin couldn't move forward. Even if it was cut with the shadow sword, the crack did not open and it was not destroyed.
As Jin walked along the wall, a figure of chaos crouching in the distance became visible.
Chaos raised its body as Jin came into view, and it looked even smaller than last time.
Although it maintains the shape of a dragon, it is generally round and almost looks like a baby rabbit. It seemed like it wouldn't even fill Jin's palm if placed on it.
Moreover, there was no longer the destructive force that used to emanate from chaos. At the moment when chaos was hit by Jin's ultimate sword technique, it lost almost all its power.
[Hey, you bastard. It's disgusting to see your arrogant face that is already drunk with a sense of victory.]
Jin had an expressionless face.
"Sister battle god said this outside. It's not that you couldn't kill me, it's that you didn't kill me for fear of being more lonely. Is that true?"
[What do you know, you said you were going to kill me now.]
Jin unsheathed his sword and placed it beside him. Then, after raising his hand as if he had no intention of harming it, he sat down ten steps away from the chaos.
"You never know, your answer may change my mind."
[Huh! Are you taking it easy because you think you can handle me even without a weapon?]
"You are quite twisting the meaning."
[Doesn't it look like that? My life is ruined because of you. Originally, I was supposed to hatch perfectly by merging with you, but thanks to your sister, that plan went awry. Then we should be able to live our own lives, but you rushed to kill me.]
"Isn't that natural since you took away my strength?"
[Your monstrous brethren only took your side. Ignoring all my appeals.]
"If you had returned my strength, the problem would have been solved."
[If I returned that, I would be of no use, and I would have died at the hands of you and those monsters! Did you ever think of talking like you do now? Besides, you keep saying I stole it, but that's my strength.]
A moment of silence passed.
"You just said that your life was ruined. Is that because you lost all your strength? Or is it because once you enter this place, you cannot go out on your own?"
[... Wait, how do you know that I can't go out on my own?]
"Sister battle god told me. Every time I opened a crack, your inner thoughts were conveyed."
The eyes of chaos widened. Chaos was completely unaware of that fact.
[Ha! Really? You mean, she knew everything. And yet she kept sitting on the sidelines as you threatened to kill me? That's great.]
As if unfair, chaos gnashed its teeth.
"She is my sister. It is natural to classify you as an enemy."
He took a moment to reflect on the dark space he had walked through. Nothing but pitch-black darkness, and it even took him an hour by walking to reach this place.
When Jin thought that this was all Chaos was allowed, he felt even more sorry.
'The reason why the sister battle god kept looking at the door with such lonely eyes was probably because she keenly felt his loneliness.'
Jin, too, could read Chaos's inner thoughts when it was outside. Back then, it was a time when he felt pity for Chaos, despite the overwhelming anger directed towards him.
Somehow, it reminded Jin about Shuri. For almost a thousand years, she was abandoned and alone in the desolate forest of thorns in the corner of the Black Sea.
Let's spare him.
That's the conclusion Jin came to.
"You don't seem to be able to read my thoughts right now, do you?"
[You're thinking about how to kill me.]
"It is the opposite. However, I have some concerns."
[What?]
"First of all, I heard that you are the first chaos that originated from the witch Helluram. And the first chaos has unpredictable characteristics."
[Who is Witch Helluram?]
"What?"
[I don't know about that. I just woke up inside you.]
Chaos was in a state where it had no awareness that it was the 'first chaos that originated from the witch'. This was the reason he had consistently perceived Jin's strength as 'its own.'
Chaos believes that it is not born from a witch but rather originated from Jin.
"Then why did you react so sensitively to the shadow force?"
[It's instinctual fear. It's like not knowing how I could exist from someone like you with that kind of thing.]
In other words, chaos was a kind of 'seed'. Helluram's power just settled inside Jin like a seed sprouting.
To Chaos, it doesn't matter who sowed the seeds, and it didn't even care. Originally, trying to devour Jin and become one was merely an instinctual growth process from Chaos's perspective.
When Chaos explained these things, Jin couldn't help but laugh.
"These are unbelievable stories."
[Whether it's a lie or not will be revealed as soon as we go outside. Your monster sister can read my inner thoughts.]
"Aren't you using tricks to get out?"
[You really don't trust me until the end. I ran away to this place because I was scared of your monster sister, and you kept getting stronger by resonating with her. Now, I've even lost my power. What can I do if I go outside? I have nothing left, thanks to you!]
It didn't sound like a lie.
'Well, he was terribly afraid of my siblings even when he had power.'
Jin nodded.
"Okay, I'll take you outside. What should I do?"
[If you just open a crack...… Really?]
"Since I have regained all my strength, there's really no reason to kill you. Personal resentment has also been resolved to some extent. There is one last remaining problem, but for the sake of sister battle god, I'm willing to take that much."
[... For the monster sister?]
Swoosh-!
Jin unleashed his shadow sword and opened a crack.
"Let's go."
Chaos followed Jin and stood in front of the rift, then hesitated for a while.
[If I leave, won't your monster sister hate me?]
"Well, if you want to stay here, feel free to do so."
[No, no. I will go, go.]
Eventually, when Jin and Chaos came out in the training ground, the Plutonians opened their eyes wide as if they were curious.
"Is that the first chaos?"
"It's gotten really small, isn't it?"
"Brother Jin, you said you wanted to give him a chance, but it seems you decided to let it live."
"Now that it's come to this, let's welcome it warmly. It even looks a bit cute."
"Oh, Brother Jin. Well done! I was actually worried about what would happen if you killed that guy. Nice to meet you, I am Boras, the 5th battle King! Since we need to proceed with some research with your help, it would be good for us to get closer quickly, right?"
Caught off guard by the unexpected welcome, Chaos looked bewildered and hid behind Jin. Also, Jin saw Vahn's eyebrows narrowing.
She could now read Chaos's inner thoughts as soon as they came out in Laprarosa.
On the other hand, Jin did not hear the inner thoughts of chaos.
"Come closer."
Vahn reached out to Chaos. Chaos looked at her and cautiously climbed onto her hand.
'Even though he kept saying she's a monster, it seems like he's very docile to sister Vahn.'
One last remaining problem. When Jin said that just before coming out, he meant the black spots left on his body.
He had an intuition that they might disappear if he killed Chaos, but Jin spared Chaos for Vahn's sake.
It was because he had seen Vahn being sad. Vahn had felt the chaos solitude as if it were her own, and felt a kind of camaraderie with chaos. A sense of being trapped in a dead world, unable to escape alone.
That is why she had been looking at the door of Chaos with such a lonely expression.
Chaos seemed to be continuously speaking with an inner voice while sitting on Vahn's hand. Vahn occasionally nodded her head in response.
"... So, does that mean you can get rid of Brother Jin's spots? I get it. Brother Jin."
"Yes, sister battle god."
"Now, I will take care of this child."
Jin didn't question Vahn.
Her choice meant that she had confidence that Chaos could never threaten herself and the brethren.
Black energy, like shadow force, flowed from the body of Chaos.
The energy hovered near Vahn and was absorbed into her illuminating heart.
As the energy of chaos seeped into Vahn's illuminating heart, the tumor-like black spots on Jin's body faded and disappeared.
It seemed like some kind of contract, and from Chaos's perspective, it was a 'relocation.'
'But how could you be so cruel? You've been reading my inner thoughts all along.'
'That's because you tried to harm Brother Jin.'
'In the end, the reason you agreed to accept me is that I might be of help to that damn guy.'
At that, Vahn responded by patting Chaos's head and said:
'It's not just because of that.'
And Chaos was reading Vahn's inner thoughts. The truth is that I have felt so sorry for you since the first time your inner thoughts were transmitted through the crack.
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章節 452: Chapter 611
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Lingling.
A month has passed since Vahn gave that name to the chaos that became her companion.
Thanks to becoming the familiar creature of the battle god, Lingling naturally gained a position like a mascot among the Plutonians.
"Lingling, the name sounds cute, don't you think?"
As Jin took a bite of the Cakto and said, Lingling, which was on Vahn's shoulder, suddenly bared its fangs.
[So, are you dissatisfied?]
Still, Jin and Lingling often engaged in playful bickering. Although they harbored no real animosity towards each other.
"Dissatisfied? I just thought sister battle god has an unexpected side."
[Hmph! Are you saying you didn't like that Vahn picked that name for me?]
"You're interpreting it wrong again. I'm just amazed that the sister battle god prefers cute names like that...…."
[I don't like you.]
"Ha, is that so? I'm not particularly fond of you either."
[Want to try me!?]
"Enough, both of you."
[Mya mya!]
Vahn and Shuri, who were listening, shook their heads. They've been watching Jin and Lingling fight like this for a month now, whenever they run into each other.
"Sorry, sister battle god."
[Okay, Vahn.]
"And Lingling. Brother Jin is right. Why do you always misinterpret Brother Jin's words?"
[Why does Vahn always take his side?]
"Because you were in the wrong."
[Hmph... If Vahn said so. I'm sorry?]
Jin shrugged his shoulders, and Lingling clung to Vahn's cheek, showing a mischievous look.
"Brother Jin, you didn't do anything well either. Lingling has just started living in a group, so there are many things he lacks. So even if he makes some mistakes, you should understand."
Nyeh, nyeh! Lingling teased Jin by sticking out his tongue and pulling down its lower eyelids, but Jin swallowed a laugh and stayed still.
Whenever Lingling did that, it received a light smack from Vahn.
Bang!
[Ouch!]
Lingling briefly massaged his forehead, then leaned against Vahn's cheek again.
'Anyway, he is very fond of the sister battle god. To think that guy was such a dreadful chaos... I just can't adapt to it.'
Jin thought it was very nice to see Vahn and Lingling living together.
"Then, since you seem to have had enough rest, let's start training again."
Vahn and Jin sat down facing each other.
After deciding to accept Lingling, they are practicing 'battle god fusion' every day.
Naturally, battle god fusion was stabilizing at a rapid pace unlike before.
Now, they could control 'Harmony.' Accidents where Jin lost consciousness or Vahn became exhausted due to unintentional battle god fusion has completely disappeared.
It was thanks to Lingling voluntarily becoming a link between the two.
Whoa-!
As the two's illuminating hearts shone, Vahn's energy began to flow to Jin.
Adding Vahn's power to the already reached 10-star energy did not have a dramatic 'visible' effect.
According to Vahn, Jin was still in a state where he couldn't properly control his power.
Only the size of his power has reached 10-star, but Jin was not able to produce that much efficiency because he did not have control over his power unique to a first-class superhuman.
"We need to know exactly how much power you can handle, brother Jin. So focus."
"Yes, sister battle god."
Vahn's method is similar to Luna's mind eye training in the past.
Just like when awakening his mind eye, Jin is "recognising" his own energy with his eyes closed.
It was like swimming in the sea. It was a task to form the image of a sea of power into his mind and find out its size.
How far can you go and where is the end?
As always, Jin was completing the process faster than Vahn expected.
Eventually, as Jin narrowed his brows, Vahn gave a satisfied smile.
"Do you recognize it?"
"Yes. As you said, the sister battle god, I can clearly feel that I've reached the end. This is the limit. And beyond this...… I can see the sea that seems to be a manifestation of your power. In between, there is a layer of dark energy."
The dark energy belonged to Lingling. It served as a conduit connecting Jin and Vahn's powers and also acted as a kind of safety mechanism.
Lingling's will is preventing the two people's powers from mixing excessively.
Without it, Jin and Vahn have no choice but to have problems, just like when the battle god fusion had been manifested before.
"Now that we have reached this point, the control of battle god fusion is no different from being completed."
"... Right now, my vessel is not enough, so even if I synchronized with you, sister battle god, I cannot generate more power than the total amount of my strength."
When Lingling took away Jin's strength, he felt his entire body filled with Vahn's energy. At that time, Jin's vessel was empty, but not now. There was no room for Vahn's strength to intervene.
However, the battle god fusion was still transcendental for two reasons.
"Now, as long as you are with me, you never get tired."
In the state of battle god fusion, the power of Vahn is added whenever Jin's energy is drained. It means that he can always have the maximum amount of strength.
If the 'mirror' gave Jin divine mana at the time of the Sword Emperor castle war, Vahn gave him infinite aura and lightning energy.
But there was something else that really surprised him.
"Yes, on top of that, the experience, senses, and perspective of the sister battle god are being added...."
Jin, who had been talking until there, suddenly shuddered. It was because a thrill ran through him, making his spine shiver.
Just now, Jin accurately recognized the maximum level of his strength, and recognized the connection point of the lingling and the strength of Vahn beyond it.
Thanks to the progress Jin had made in one month, the battle god fusion was showing a different level of synchronization than before.
The result is the sharing of experiences, senses, and perspective of Vahn.
Everything Vahn had accumulated through her battle god experience was seeping into Jin's brain.
Like Boras shared his experience through memory transfer blacksmithing technique, Valeria's recording magic, and Solderet's recording device.
If they are legacies, what Jin is experiencing now is a literal 'fusion'.
In other words, Jin was no different from being Vahn.
'I guess this is how a blind person feels when he opens his eyes....'
Even the sight of the training ground, which was familiar like home, looked completely different.
Jin could discern which wall was weak, which ground was firm, how the wind flowed diversely; he could recognize all of it.
It was a sensation like overseeing the world as a god, not a human. Jin was thrilled by that feeling.
Even the breaths of the other brethren far away from the training ground were distinctly transmitted.
'Is that meaning sister battle god usually lived with this feeling?'
The current Jin could not maintain that state for long. Just standing still overwhelmed him with information and sensations that were hard to bear. Dealing with it alone was enough to make him breathless.
Jin felt as if he was reborn when he experienced first battle god fusion. That was nothing compared to now.
The light that dyed the hearts of the two became weaker. Before Jin became too exhausted, Vahn canceled the battle god fusion.
"Hoo."
Jin could only wear a bewildered expression, as if a person who had just experienced an unbelievable miracle that no one would believe.
Moreover, he had to barely suppress an extremely disappointed feeling.
It feels like the world has returned to a monochrome as soon as the battle god fusion is lifted.
The ground and wind at the training ground were no longer conveyed accurately and perfectly, and the breathing of the brethren could not be felt. The feeling of becoming a god disappeared as if it were a dream.
"You look quite shocked, Brother Jin."
"Not quite like that. Just now...… I felt like I had reached the realm of genesis knight without any effort."
"It is wrong to say that there was no effort. In the first place, my senses were conveyed to that extent because you have that level of skills."
Just as Jin felt Vahn's feelings, Vahn also keenly felt Jin's sensations.
"... To that extent? Are you saying that wasn't everything?"
At that, Vahn smiled softly and replied:
"Brother Jin, I am a battle god."
[Yes, Vahn is a battle god! You poor bastard, I think it's an honor!]
[Mya, mya mya?]
At Lingling's reaction, Shuri screamed as if she was proud of Jin, but Jin couldn't get out of his shock for a while. He just realized that the 'Vahn' he had experienced wasn't everything.
'How strong is the sister battle god...?'
At the time of the first training in the past, the day when Jin was able to share battle god fusion. Even then, Jin felt Vahn like a huge wall, and it has always been that way ever since.
But now, stronger than ever before, it seemed more distant than ever.
"You will be able to step into the same realm as me. If you couldn't, you wouldn't even be able to accept my senses at all."
Vahn does not speak empty words. Jin silently nodded his head. Jin doesn't know when it will be, but if she said that, it meant he could definitely reach it.
"The senses may be gone, but the memories will remain, Brother Jin."
"Yes, sister battle god."
Even though it seemed like the world had returned to monochrome, Jin vividly remembered the sensations he experienced during the fusion.
"We will proceed with training through those sensations. In other words, you learn how to fight like me. Also, try to extend the duration of the battle god fusion concurrently."
There was no training that could make one grow faster than that. Jin was convinced of that.
[If you want to increase the time, it would be better to behave well towards me.]
"Uh-huh, Lingling."
[Huh.]
"When brother Jin's skills reach a certain level, from then on, he will start sparring again with the battle king brethren. The first opponent is brother 12th battle king."
12th battle king, Teto. The reason Vahn singled out Teto as Jin's first opponent was because he was the weakest of the battle king.
Vahn was looking forward to seeing Jin defeat the battle kings one by one in order of battle prowess.
"All right."
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