Infinite Competitive Dungeon Society - Chapter 265

Chapter 265

Chapter 265 . You Cannot Escape from the Saintess (5)

At first, I was too shocked to say anything, but when I thought about it, her possessing Evil Eyes was natural . Right, she was possessed by a powerful curse that no advancement in science or medicine, or the highest rank healing ability could cure . It wouldn’t make sense if it wasn’t caused by something like Evil Eyes .

“Is it really you, Hero-nim?”

“I told you multiple times . My name is Kang Shin . ”

“You really are Hero-nim…!”

“I see not listening to other people’s words hasn’t changed . ”

Even though this was the first time she spoke since she was born, the way she naturally moved her lips and tongue was a bit scary . She was really like a princess freed from a curse, the kind told in fairy tales .

She undoubtedly possessed Evil Eyes since the day she was born . Evil Eyes was a terrifying authority that placed an immense burden on one’s body . Back then, she should have had little to no mana in her body . Her body must have known that only death awaited her if she opened her eyes .

That’s why she couldn’t open her eyes . Because her sight wasn’t enough, her hearing and voice had also been taken away . It wasn’t a curse, but her desperate attempt to lessen the burden on her body . Of course, she never realized it .

I thought about explaining it, but I decided against it . I felt it would only encourage her self-aggrandizing way of thinking .
For some reason, however, Ciara was quiet . She could now see and speak . No matter how quiet she was before, it wouldn’t be an overreaction for her to blabber on excitedly . Plus, if it was Ciara who always put an exclamation mark at the end of her sentence…

“Ciara?”

“Yes! Yes!”

No, I was wrong . She had never seen the world with her own eyes . It made sense that she was spacing out .

Suddenly, Ciara, who was looking at me, began to cry . I had expected her to become emotional, but it was still a surprise as tears weren’t something I ever associated her with .

“Why are you crying? I told you I could fix it . ”

“N-No . It’s nothing, Hero-nim…! It, it’s just…!”

Ciara didn’t wipe her tears and only looked up at me . She then murmured quietly .

“Even… Even more, far more beautiful than I thought…”

“… That’s good to hear . ”

There was no way that the world she drew in her heart was the same as the world she saw with her own eyes . Now, she could see and judge everything herself . Even if it wasn’t to my extent… I hoped that she would come to recognize the value of others .

Feeling sympathy for Ciara for the first time, I reached out and stroked her hair . She didn’t overreact and simply smiled . If only she could continue being this way… I felt a headache knowing that this wouldn’t be the case .

Ciara regained her light and voice . In addition, her eyes were Evil Eyes from birth . Her power of foresight was simply the result of her inborn power awakening .

Her eyes could see the future . It was a simple ability, yet the consequences were immense . Just by opening her eyes, her ability came to surpass what it was before by far . If she put in an effort and controlled her eyes, there really might be nowhere that could escape her sight . Although she carried dangerous thoughts, as long as I was next to her, she would follow me . Revival had just gotten an irreplaceable ally .

However, Ciara’s situation wasn’t only good . As I said before, the reason she couldn’t speak and had her eyes closed was that her body couldn’t withstand her Evil Eyes . That was still the case now, even as an ability user .

Empowered by Enigma, the Elixir amplified the mana in her body and forced her body to its normal state . When the Elixir’s effect ran out, her body would be burdened once again, perhaps even more than before . It was my mistake, as I had never considered the possibility of her possessing Evil Eyes . But since she opened her eyes, it was necessary to train her body, mind, and mana . Immediately .

Hwaya answered my request with a dying expression .

“Hateful…”

“Please, Hwaya . I’ll do whatever you want . ”

“You know full well I can’t refuse you… Huu, it’s for Revival too, so fine . I’ll endure it . ”

“Thank you so much . ”

Ciara bowed to Hwaya . She had clearly gotten calmer after opening her eyes . Hwaya snorted as she retorted .

“First, let’s work on controlling the mana inside you . Right now, it’s all tangled up inside . ”

“It’s because she can’t control it consciously . Her potential shouldn’t be bad… She’s the distributor of all abilities after all . ”

“I hope so, Shin . I’m going to be a little rough, so give us some space . Four days . ”

“Four days!?”

What is she planning on doing to this child!? Don’t tell me she’s going to vent her anger? Hwaya snickered seeing my worrying eyes .

“What? I’m the first person on Earth to systematically train in mana . Since I accepted her as a disciple, I can’t be soft even if she’s a kid . I need four days, so leave . ”
With that, Hwaya sent me a message .

[I can roughly solve what you’re worried about in that timeframe . ]

“… You’re really an amazing woman . ”

“Yeah, I know . ”

Hwaya nodded as if it was the most obvious truth . Then, she waved her hands without even looking at me . I smiled and left as she wanted .

“Good luck, Ciara . I’ll take care of the rest . ”

“Yes, Hero-nim . I’ll do my best! For Hero-nim!”

“No, do it for yourself, not me . ”

Just like that, the witch accepted the saintess as a disciple at the request of the hero . What a mess .

After leaving Ciara to Hwaya, I went to find Walker . As I’d already talked to Hwaya and a few others, I didn’t need to hesitate to do what I planned .

“What’s up, Kang Shin? Your face is more unpleasant than usual . ”

“Should I not?”

I messaged Walker beforehand, but it seemed he wasn’t in the dungeon anyway . With what happened last time with the Event Dungeons and the demons’ invasion, he was climbing the dungeon with determination, so it seemed my timing was good . When I visited him, Walker wasn’t in his house but was smoking outside .

It was noon . He would have been guarding Yua if it was the past . Although not much time had passed, I felt like many things had changed . I made a bitter smile . Walker flicked his cigarette and spoke curtly .

“If you’re going to visit me, tell me beforehand . ”

“I did . ”

“Three or four hours before . ”

“… Do you have another guest?”

“… No . ”

Walker dodged my gaze . For a moment, he eyes looked at the second-floor window . The curtains were tightly shut as if to hide what was inside . Well, it didn’t matter . I told him what I came for .
“You don’t really need the Soul Contract anymore . ”

“You’ve gotten bold, Kang Shin . ”

“I just think I should trust who I can trust . ”

“You? Me? I woke up too late to see it, but the sun must have risen from the west . ”

“Walker, I need your agreement to destroy it . The Soul Contract, let’s destroy it . ”

Ignoring Walker’s drivel, I took out our Soul Contract and spoke with a clear voice . Walker widened his eyes and puffed a smoke . As he exhaled, he threw the cigarette away and nodded .

“Good, let’s destroy it . ”

Without me doing anything, the Soul Contract ripped to shreds . I could feel that the contractual bond between Walker and me disappeared completely . At that moment, Walker appeared behind me . His fist was enveloped in a black aura .

“Just let me hit you once…!”

“Rejected . ”

No matter how much Walker grew, he wasn’t my opponent . Because of how predictable he was, I couldn’t let him hit me even if I wanted . I lightly brushed his neck with my elbow . Walker fell backward and cursed .

“Damn you, you’re too uptight . ”

“Thanks for the compliment . ”

“Screw off . I’m going to go and let out all the curses I held back until now . ”

“Yeah, you’re free to go . ”

I smirked . As I was about to turn away, I realized I had something left to say .

“You’re the one who formed a Soul Contract with Sophie, right? Since the restriction is gone, you get rid of her contract too . ”

“Got it . ”

“I want to see her and say it myself, but since you’re outside, it must be troubling for her to meet someone at her current state . ”

“Kuhuk!”

Walker coughed roughly . I smirked and dealt another blow .

“So, when can I eat my noodles? I love noodles, you know . ”

“You son of a bitch…”

Walker gritted his teeth, while I walked out feeling better than ever before . I hummed happily .

It would be nice to take this happiness straight to Beyond’s 30th floor, but there was something I needed to do beforehand . It was the sparring with Peruta that came about once a month . Since sparring with him periodically let me realize how much I improved, I had no plans to take it easy .

I immediately went to the Residential Area and headed to the basement training room . Sumire was the only one there, thrusting her spear into the air by herself . I was slightly surprised .

“Sumire?”

“Ah, Shin-nim!”

She welcomed me with a smile . I already knew this with how close she was with Hwaya, but between a dog and a cat, she was more like a dog . If she had a tail, I suspected it would be shaking 100 times per second .

“Did you come to train?”

“Yep, with Peruta . ”

“I’ll leave, so feel free! Afterwards, can you spar with me…?”

“Of course . You’re so hard-working, Sumire . ”

“I’m just doing what I can . Even in the last incident, many people got hurt because I couldn’t protect them . I don’t want that to happen again . ”

She was so blindingly bright that I couldn’t look at her . Shouldn’t Sumire be the Saintess instead of Ciara?

“Plus, Athena has a spear-related ability too . I just can’t use it because I’m not skilled enough . I have to obtain it before the next time Event Dungeons appear . ”

“… Sorry for making you work so hard . ”

“I know Shin-nim has it the hardest . I’m happy to just be of help!”

An angel!

“Ah, I took too much time . I’m off then . Call me when you’re done sparring!”

“No, Sumire . You can just watch from the side . ”

“Huh? But…”

“It’s fine . You might learn something . Mmm, remember this though . ”

I added with a wry smile .

“It’ll look like I’m dancing by myself . ”

I stood in the center of the training hall with my eyes closed and called Peruta . He seemingly knew what I wanted, as he immediately created an Imagine World and faced me . A pleased smile was on his face .

“You’re heading to the next realm . ”

“I want to arrive as quickly as possible . I have a lot to pay them back for . ”

I held up my spear and took a stance . Peruta waved his hand as he retorted .

“My, impatience is a warrior’s taboo . Impatience leads to mistakes, and mistakes lead to losses . When a person becomes incapable of taking back what he lost, that’s when he becomes a Kahar . ”

“I’ll take note . Though, I don’t know what a Kahar is . ”

“Whoop, my bad . Kahar means disaster in my continent’s language . The kind of disaster that stays hidden, appearing suddenly and devouring everything . When a person becomes a Kahar, there will be nothing left, including himself . In the end, he’ll destroy even the things he wanted to protect . ”

To be honest, it sounded cool .

“I’ll remember that . ”

“Then remember this too . In another language, a Kahar is called the God of Vengeance . ”

Peruta held up his spear, pointing it towards me and shouting sharply .

“Now, come! Throw away your impatience and thirst for revenge! For now, only think about reaching the peak of spearmanship!”

“Of course!”

Ten hours afterward .

My Mad Typhoon reached level 7 .