I Never Run Out of Mana - Chapter 85

Chapter 85

85 . Ghost’s End . My Beginning .

“Whew… . . ”

40 minutes had passed since my fight with Ghost began .

Calling forth different egos, he continued to attack .

There were roughly 15 corpses sprawled over the floor .

All of them were corpses of Ghost, each wearing their golden armor .

In a single body, there are many sides of oneself that make up the mind .

In this case, however, each time his life expired, a new body would be created, carrying a different Ghost .

It was difficult to understand exactly what Ghost’s ability did .

I felt as though his name ‘Ghost’ wasn’t just for show .

However, he didn’t have much power behind his attacks .

It was just that the prolonged fight was wearing me down .

I used Heal between fights, but it was only a C ranking recovery magic .

My stamina and strength stats were increased so much that Heal wasn’t affecting me much .

Strength and stamina both raised the ability to stay in combat longer .

In theory, it would make sense for me to continue fighting without any signs of weariness .

However, my attacks were that much stronger, and so it consumed that much more stamina .

I thought to myself that I needed to learn at least a single good recovery skill .

He continued to pull out many egos .

He seemed to have collected many different classes, from summoner to magician, warrior, and many more .

It was amusing when he pulled out things that weren’t human .

Lifeforms that didn’t exist in this world . Monsters from another world .

Even some of the hidden bosses in some of the dungeons .

However, against me, who has gone through countless dungeons, it was nowhere enough .

“Urgh!”

“I think this is getting pretty tiresome . ”

Only 10 minutes remained before the dungeon closed .

It happened when I defeated roughly the hundredth one, which was a ghastly form .

As the pathetic display of a fight continued, my anxiety continued to dissipate .

It was then .

“KUWWECCCKKK!”

The new form that Ghost took began to puke nonstop .

“Did you absorb someone who is an alcoholic… . What the?”

Looking towards him as he made that puking noise, I couldn’t help but be shocked .

He was puking out all the souls of those that he had absorbed .

However, I couldn’t see additional bodies of Ghost .

Instead, I saw a massive amount of souls, from children to the elderly .

They gave off a soft green glow, piling enough to make a small mound in front of Ghost .

Each form were clearly defined .

After leaving Ghost, they seemed to be free at first . However, there weren’t any life in their eyes, each lacking pupils .

Almost like in the movies where the characters lose their souls to a spell from a warlock .

‘If I deal with that many, the dungeon dissipate . If that’s the case… . ”

-CRASH!

-BOOM!

Staring with Meteor, I used every magic attack skill I had on him .

However, only massive shock waves rang throughout the dungeon instead .

I wasn’t able to deal any damage .

Almost like ghosts, all the attacks had gone through .

It was possible that unless the souls had flesh, I couldn’t attack them .

Ghost, who stood behind them, used his staff to block all the magic attacks .

He remained silent .

Too busy puking out more souls, I suppose .

His continuous puking finally stopped .

Then I began to hear horrific screaming .

“AAAHH! KILL ME!”

“I WANT TO DIE! Please…”

“L…Let me go . I CAN’T HANDLE IT ANYMORE!”

Repeatedly grasping his hand into a fist and then stretching it flat, he took a deep breath .

Silencing their screams, he spoke .

“It’s been quite a while since I felt the warmth of flesh… . It’s almost awkward… . ”

“Are you the original body… . Park Joon Sik?”

It seemed that his original body had finally appeared .

However, before entering the dungeon, Ho Jin wasn’t able to recognize Ghost right away .

Did that mean that the ego he put on then wasn’t himself?

He really was confusing .

“Hmm… . Park Joon Sik . At this point, I’m not even sure if that name is really mine . ”

“… . ”

“All the egos in my body believe that they are the rightful owner of my body . Well, since I am able to control all the souls that I’ve absorbed so far, I guess you could call this body the original . ”

“You’re rather difficult . Disgusting and annoying . No matter who you may be, it’s time to end this . ”

“Do you have the confidence to take on every soul that I’ve absorbed?”

“Even if you absorbed for another 10 years, or even 100 years, I can crush you whenever . ”

“Then let’s begin! KUHAHAH!”

Finishing his words, Ghost stretched out his arms and the mountain of souls flew towards him .

Those that screamed and howled with lifeless eyes now formed around Ghost .

They were absorbed through his arms and legs, as well as his torso .

With each soul he absorbed, Ghost’s golden armor was being covered by a barrier, growing thicker by the second .

The fights up to now have been 1v1, but now it was going to be one against many .

‘10 minutes left… . . I’ll take care of this quickly and head to the Unknown Dungeon . ’

-CRACK!

I was lost in thought for only a brief moment .

With a speed that was near impossible to follow, he appeared before me .

Not only that, but his short sword smashed my shield into pieces .

All of it happened in a split second .

“Shit!”

-CLING! CLANG!

Fierce attacks followed, barely deflected by my sword .

As if amused by the current situation, he was shouting excitedly, even during his attacks .

“This is a good thrill . You wouldn’t be afraid of a single grasshopper . But… what if they came in a swarm? You’ll taste a famine unlike any other! Ki-ya!”

-SLICE!

“Crap!”

Attacks unlike before came at me .

Electronic Shock and True One Strike were used at the same time .

Magic of the highest rank from the magician class and a skill beyond ranking from the warrior class were used simultaneously .

Right now, Ghost couldn’t be called human!

Like me, he was using skills from various different classes freely as he wished .

It felt as though he had gathered all the stats of those he had absorbed to create this completed form .

He was pouring out skills as if his mana was unlimited .

“Die! Die! Die! KUHAHA!”

“Damn it . ”

It was a one sided fight .

Thanks to the stats I absorbed, I was only able to avoid the attacks with vastly increased speed .

The attack was so fierce that I couldn’t even think about counterattacking .

From Ghost’s view, the best defense was a good attack .

-SLICE!

-CRASH!

With the ease of casting Frost Orb, he poured out skills beyond ranking .

At this rate, I would meet a bad end .

Frothing at the mouth, Ghost spoke .

“I’ve invested a huge amount for your ability . Breaking down the tower that I’ve raised, I’ll use you to raise a new tower! Now, hurry! Kneel before me, and offer me your ability!”

“You’re insane… You’ll die today . I’ll rip you apart!”

I used all the shields I had to cover my body .

As I received all the attacks, I began my furry of slices at him with my Formless Sword Aura .

The duration of my shields were 5 minutes long .

It wouldn’t be far off from the time left before the dungeon closed .

Things wouldn’t end just by avoiding .

Power against power .

I planned to go all out against him in the last 5 minutes .

“KUWAAA!”

Pulling out all the strength I had, I continued to attack him .

However, he ignored the the damage he took from the Formless Sword Aura and continued to attack .

It was then .

“KURRUHH . ”

“It’s done!”

“KUHAA! KUHAHA! DIE!”

The Fear .

It was definitely the howling that signaled the activation of Wild Beast .

In a single moment, it was as if all the blood in my vessels were replaced by magma, burning up my body .

At the same time, strength was overflowing to the point where I could no longer control it .

It was almost as if endorphin like hormones were filling my body like a waterfall .

“ORAAAAAA!”

“KU… . KUAH!”

I definitely had my eyes open, but I couldn’t see anything .

The white of the dungeon disappeared from view, and the outline of his body filled my field of view .

1 minute . In the next 1 minute duration of Wild Beast, I had to snuff out Ghost’s life completely .

“KUWAAAA!”

“KUHUCK! KUWUHH!”

I heard the scream of Ghost, as well the screams of those that surrounded him, emitting a piercing scream .

The wild unrestrained flurry of attacks continued at Ghost .

Just like that, the 1 minute duration of Wild Beast ended, and I regained consciousness .

There wasn’t anyone standing before me .

However, my sword aura didn’t know how to stop, continuing to swing at nothing but thin air .

As my burning body calmed itself, exhaustion caught up .

Stopping my attack, I regained control of my breathing .

“Huff… . Huff…”

Looking down, I saw that Ghost had become a pool of bloody paste .

I cleaned off the blood and fat that caked it, then bent down to pick up the staff .

Using my Eye of Insight, I attempted to check it .

A sigh of relief came out, along with some muttering monologue .

“Finally… it’s over… . ”

The information on the staff came up clearly .

Thus, it meant that Ghost was dead .

This was a rare weapon that could not have its information revealed until the owner perishes .

If the information on the weapon was revealed, it meant that the owner’s life expired .

However, since I had used up an insane amount of stamina, I couldn’t process the information .

On top of that, I didn’t have the luxury to do so .

Less than 1 minute remained before the dungeon expired, after all .

I immediately took off my Mana Shield, and then used Dual Casting’s third hand to cast Heal .

Heal had a low rate of recovery, but with three castings at the same time, I felt that the recovery speed was faster than I expected it to be .

I will head to the Unknown Dungeon .

On one hand, Jong Ho and Ho Jin would be waiting outside, worrying for me .

Also, I was worried about my mother back home .

However, a chance to grow as quickly as this would probably be difficult to come across again .

After all, it was the entrance to the Unknown Dungeon, which would only form with the sacrifice of many lives .

The two radical faction leaders that I’ve experienced firsthand both became stronger by going through this place .

They also had obtained their artifacts here .

Danger would come for me again .

My decision wasn’t wrong .

According to Ghost, he said that it would take a day to clear this place .

Since I could pour out incredibly powerful skills without limits, it probably wasn’t an exaggeration .

“A single day… It could be treated as being selfish, but this is a path I take for everyone’s sake . Here I go . ”

My hesitation was brief .

I took the steps toward it .

The gate that took me in vibrated intensely as it pulled me in .

****

As soon as I entered the Unknown Dungeon, I noticed how damp it was .

It was a swamp that went up to my knees, reeking of a foul scent .

However, I was met with familiar faces that helped me forget this nasty feeling .

Monsters as far as I could see were present, and I could not see an end to them .

Experience? I didn’t need something like that .

I was in a state where I had consumed more stats than it could ever be compared to leveling .

Covering my body with Mana Shield, I walked towards them .

“Time for some fun, properly this time . ”