Chapter 191

Chapter 191: Spirit Contract (1)

The growth of the spirits was smooth .

Rei and Sera weren’t the only intermediate spirits as more than 10 had already joined them . The spirits had also developed their egos and were no longer dependent on me .

There was a clear difference in rewards between the lowest grade, low grade, intermediate and advanced spirits . Not all spirits would be able to reach the higher ranks .

Experience was experience, but they needed to go through special occasions to enter the path of evolution . It was difficult to reach the upper hierarchy of the spirits .

Looking at the compensation from the skill ‘Spirit Communication,’ the low grade gave 500pt, the intermediate grade 5,000pt and the advanced grade 500,000pt . It jumped up by 100 times once it reached intermediate grade .

After filling up Yihi’s empty spots, the spirits had learned how to communicate . Originally I had scheduled the contract with humans for later but I changed my mind .

The Awakened were growing due to the Trees of Life and Death so it was an appropriate time for the spirits to form contracts .

'The double contract will make it easier to move the humans . ’

There were approximately 100,000 spirits . All of them were already contracted to me .

It was normally impossible but I guessed it was due to the great fire that I had .

Thanks to this, I could forcibly destroy the second contract with the humans if I wanted to .

It was good enough to send out the spirits and quietly move behind the humans .

“Father . Please find Sera and I a contractor . ”

“Yes please . ”

Rei and Sera who had the bodies of adults came to visit me .

The two of them were now able to change into a shape similar to humans . Just like their names, they looked like normal girls but the difference was their hair was made of fire .

I was sitting on a chair made of stone near the Tree of Origin .

It was the first time I was sitting down without any thoughts and worries .

Usually I would split the time with training . . . but I wasn’t feeling motivated at all . This was the effect of swallowing up the clone .

It wasn't a bad feeling .

However, Rei and Sera had interrupted my first break .

"Are you asking me to find them?”

"T-that . . . not one child has made a contract yet . We would like to try a demonstration first . . . ”

"I'm sorry . . . ”

Rei and Sera sensed my anger and shrank back .

I sat back and rubbed my brow .

“So you want to form a contract?”

“Yes . It will be enough if we demonstrate it to the children . We are connected so they will receive the knowledge . ”

"That's right . "

Rei responded as sincerely as possible .

'That is an obstacle . ’

Even if they knew how to communicate, none of the fire spirits had left the dungeon . Looking for a contractor themselves would be unrealistic .

That’s why Rei and Sera came to me for advice . Sitting motionlessly would delay the work .

‘Rei and Sera’s contractors . . . ’

Both were special . They were the first ones to evolve into intermediate spirits and followed me the best . They showed the most growth among the mid-level spirits . In the near future, one of them might become an advanced spirit .

The first contract was very important so it wouldn’t hurt finding someone special for them . There was a good reason to set an example .

However, I couldn’t think of someone suitable .

Yoo Eun-hye and Edward?

Neither of them would benefit greatly from the intermediate spirits .

By default, a spirit should be compatible with the contractor and grow with them while fighting together . The two of them had polished their basic techniques so they likely wouldn’t help the spirits .

The spirits also ate a lot of magic power .

‘Kim Yura and Kim Min-ji . ’

I nodded .

Strictly speaking, they were under my control but were currently humans outside the dungeon .

‘This might be able to solve Kim Min-ji’s problem . ’

The spirits had been a great help in recovering Yihi’s soul . Kim Min-ji had also lost her spirit .

Both of them had Awakened as very strong Saintesses . At the same time, the synergy between them was greatly amplified . I knew this so there was no reason not to use it .

In order to do that, some ego needed to be restored .

‘Right now they are outside the dungeon, so I need to look for them . ’

Kim Yura had suggested going outside the dungeon for her sister’s recovery . She hoped that seeing familiar sights would help . I readily allowed it so now they were walking among crowds of humans .

All the conditions were met .

“Follow me . I will introduce you to your contractors . ”

“Yes, Father . ”

"I’m excited!”

I laughed and started to move .

Rei and Sera followed behind me .

Kim Yura was wandering around South Korea with her sister .

She had a lot of hope as she walked with her sister .

After Awakening, all of Kim Yura’s wounds were healed and her stamina was so great she could walk around for hours . Unfortunately, their fortunes had reversed and Kim Min-ji was now the one in the wheelchair .

"Isn’t this a nice place?”

There were partly destroyed buildings and overgrown weeds but Kim Yura was delighted . Although her sister wasn’t in a normal condition, she was still alive .

The only problem was her ‘spirit . ’

On the surface, her artificial lower body looked no different from other people .

‘It is all thanks to Saviour-nim . ’

It was believable that he was the Dungeon Master but . . . he was her greatest benefactor . He saved her sister’s life .

In addition, he was the Saviour .

Kim Yura thought there was some reason for him to be the Dungeon Master .

He was acting behind the scenes while saving the world .

If not, Kim Yura didn’t know what to do if he was truly the enemy of humans .

For now, her sister came first .

She didn’t doubt that her sister would return to normal . In that sense, she deserved to be called the Saintess .

"It is time to leave . We’ve been here too long . ”

Kim Yura looked around .

People were wandering around vigorously .

In addition, they bowed as soon as they saw Kim Yura .

“Ah, Saintess-nim . Are you taking a walk?”

“Saintess-nim! My injured shoulder is fine . Thank you . ”

Kim Yura responded with a small smile .

Saintess . In fact, her healing was much stronger than those with the occupation ‘priest . ’ She could even delay or cure terminal illnesses, so it was like a miracle .

At first, she only healed injured people but rumours spread and many people came looking for her . In the meantime, she started to be called the Saintess .

In fact, she was the Saintess .

‘There isn’t much time to delay here . . . ’

Kim Yura’s eyes darkened .

From that moment on, her house was the dungeon . Her chest had become tight after leaving the dungeon . She didn’t know why, but she guessed it was related to the Saviour .

Kim Yura had to solve the problem with her sister as soon as possible in order to return .

Spending more time outside would be ingratitude . She hadn’t even been able to say thank you yet .

‘I have to leave quietly in the evening . ’

Kim Yura made a decision .

She had stayed in this village for too long .

The people had been kind to her so far . But they might change if she left the area .

“Min-ji . Is the sky clear? I can hear the sound of crying insects . ”

Kim Yura made a decision deep in her heart and talked to her sister Kim Min-ji . There was no answer but she just continued .

The sun had set and the moon was rising .

A clear evening . It was time for everyone to go to bed .

Kim Yura quietly left the village .

‘I’m a little sorry . ’

The villagers were good-natured .

They heard rumours that she was the Saintess so they gave her a home and food . She only had to sometimes cure patients . She was able to leisurely spend time with her sister so she wasn’t too stingy with the treatments .

“Min-ji . We have to cross a mountain . Please put up with a little inconvenience . ”

The only way out of the village was through the mountain . It was a tough place to climb in a wheelchair but Kim Yura had Awakened .

She could push it with strength .

Duk! Duduk!

The sound of rocks being kicked was heard .

They had been climbing for a while and Kim Yura frowned as she smelled blood .

‘Definitely . . . the smell of people bleeding .

Even if she disliked the scent, it couldn’t be helped .

If someone was injured then Kim Yura needed to treat them .

She walked for five minutes and arrived at the source of the blood .

At the same time, Kim Yura was at a loss for words .

"Aren’t you just scum? You should just die . ”

"Hey, a vain effort . Vain effort . That Awakened could handle a sword pretty well . I hurt my leg . ”

"The injured will go see the Saintess in the morning . Our Saintess-nim will cure you . "

Bodies were on the ground while people were sitting on top of them .

They were people from the village .

They seemed to be hunting humans .

Duuk!

The wheelchair moved across a twig and made a sound .

At the same time, the villagers turned their attention towards Kim Yura .

“Huh? Saintess-nim?”

"Where are you going in the middle of the night?”

Their eyes were half blurred . They had taken drugs .

Kim Yura frowned and said .

“This . . . what is going on? Why are you fighting people?”

Even though they were caught, they maintained casual attitudes .

They shrugged and laughed at Kim Yura .

“That? We want to live . It can’t be helped . ”

"Yet Saintess-nim somehow caught us . Saintess-nim is indispensable . The death rate significantly reduced after Saintess-nim came . ”

“Kilkil! Saintess-nim, this part of me is injured so can you treat it?”

They didn’t hesitate to spit out obscene jokes .

‘Crazy . ’

For sure . They were all drunk .

At the same time, they were dangerous .

She didn’t know what they were going to do .

Eight people . Could she deal with all of them?

‘I have to . ’

She would rather die but her sister wouldn’t be able to run away .

‘So . . . this is why I can’t believe in people . ’

People who seemed good could do wicked deeds like this .

Kim Yura carefully tied the wheelchair to a tree and bit her lip .

They continued to talk .

"It is a little troublesome to fight you . If your legs are cut off, will you still be able to heal?”

"Are we going to cut them?”

“You idiot, of course . Will the cells die if everything is attached?”

"The young have a strange colour . . . huhuhu . In the meantime, I’ve learnt ways to prevent death . Isn’t that face better than a few celebrities’?”

"I’ll go first . Preferences should be given to seniors . ”

It was a tiring conversation . They approached like they were taking a walk .

Kim Yura pulled out a small knife . She had no other skills and brought it for self-defense, but it was better than nothing .

Awakening strengthened the entire body . Despite the men being Awakened, she wouldn’t be an easy target . It was a problem if she was caught . . . but she couldn’t allow them to get at her sister .

"It will poke me . ”

"Will you stab me with it when I approach?”

“Aigoo ~ I’m scared!”

In their eyes, Kim Yura was just a toy .

'I can’t allow myself to be beaten . ’

Kim Yura tried to calm herself as much as possible . She had experienced many harsh things in her life so she wouldn’t panic . In these circumstances, it would be advantageous to hit first rather than wait .

Huk!