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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 66
Chapter Title: Demonization (4)
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Demonization (4)
Since I was the only one who could see this transparent orb anyway, I tended to Irea first.
Saintess! Are you okay?
Ugh
Irea, her face pale, was still unconscious.
Dozens of thorn-like wounds covered Ireas right arm where the demonic tree had bitten her, and it seemed a large amount of corpse poison had entered through them. Her body was burning like a furnace.
Woong.
Poison Absorption Power is absorbing the poison (corpse poison) from the target.
As I activated my Poison Absorption Power and absorbed all the corpse poison tormenting her, the color slowly started to return to her face.
Mmm
I infused my internal energy into Irea to loosen the stagnant, murky energy within her. She let out a small groan and regained consciousness.
Yuren
Saintess. Ive removed the poison. It must be difficult, but you need to heal your arm right away.
Th-thank you. Phew.
Fwoosh.
Irea gasped for breath, then began to channel divine power into her right arm. After the contaminated black blood was pushed out, her wounds slowly began to close.
Dont worry. Healing is my specialty.
Even in her pain, Irea offered a faint smile as if to reassure me.
Are you alright?
Huraken, having chopped the demonic tree into firewood, rushed over to Irea. He probably wanted to come sooner but must have thought it was more important to ensure the demonic tree was completely dead first.
Damn it! That blasted tree! What has it done to your precious arm!
CRACK!
Seeing the scars left on Ireas arm, Huraken smashed the ground and erupted in fury once more.
Ill rip out the roots of this goddamned demonic tree!
Now I see where Irea learned to swear. This man spouted all sorts of curses when he was angry.
Your Grace the Duke. Please, calm down.
Grrr
I stopped the Duke for the time being. The reward I needed was down there, so he couldnt pull out the roots just yet.
Grandfather. Im okay. Itll heal soon.
Hah, Im sorry. I should have stepped in sooner. I cant believe I let my guard down
I was the one who was careless.
No. Even I didnt expect the demonic tree to suddenly open its mouth. Theres so little information on them
Its alright. I wont be caught like this again.
Irea took Hurakens hand and smiled gently.
Hah, for now, lets get out of here. The demonization has stopped, but the toxic energy here wont do your body any good. You, could you help Irea outside?
Yes.
As I supported Irea to leave the forest, I grasped the clear orb at my feet.
Flash!
I closed my eyes against the burst of light from the orb, and when I opened them, the same white, cracked room from the Sharkraken King incident appeared before me.
So it really doesnt work
I had deliberately touched the orb while holding onto Irea, but I was the only one who had been transported. It seemed I was the only one who could see the orb and the only one who could come here.
Crumble.
The orb in my hand flew on its own and was absorbed into the left wall, erasing one of the cracks before disappearing.
You have contributed to the worlds recovery.
A reward is being provided based on an assessment of your aptitude.
Reward selection complete.
The achievement level of Poison Absorption Power will be raised by two stages.
What? Poison Absorption Power?
Flash!
There was no reply.
It was a truly speedy and simple system: you did your part, I gave you yours, now Im sending you right back.
Yuren? Is something wrong?
Its nothing. Lets go.
I led Irea, who was looking at me with a puzzled expression, out of the forest. I helped her sit on an uncontaminated rock by the lakeside.
Waaaaah!
Its over!
Long live the Holy Kingdom!
It seemed Huraken had spread the news of the demonic trees demise, as the paladins and priests waiting by the lake were letting out heartfelt cheers.
Flash!
Seeing a flash of grayish-white light from the forest, it looked like the purification team was also working without rest and following close behind us.
Saintess. How is your arm?
I-Its fine now. Thank you so much. You saved me, detoxified the poison, and even helped me walk I dont know how I can ever repay this kindness
Irea whispered, her ears turning red.
It was nothing. Anyone would have done the same.
Thats not true!
Thats right. Its not.
Huraken, who had been talking with the paladins, had come up behind me at some point.
When Irea was caught in the demonic trees arm, even I was so stunned I didnt know what to do. You were the only one who calmly assessed the situation.
It only appeared that way.
Your prudence in finding the demonic trees weak spot and aiming for it even in such a dire situation was also remarkable. If I hadn't followed your words, Irea might have been hurt even more severely. Thank you so much for saving my granddaughter.
Huraken bowed his head to me as he expressed his gratitude.
Please, dont do this!
I quickly tried to get him to stand up, but Huraken wouldnt straighten his back.
Im being sincere. Thank you, truly. If you hadnt been here, something much worse could have happened.
He looked like a middle-aged man, but Huraken was over sixty years old. Furthermore, his position was the Commander-in-Chief of the kingdoms knight orders, and he was a Sword Master whose fame resounded across the continent.
The sight of such a man bowing his head so respectfully silenced everyone around us.
You all, come here!
At Hurakens command, the paladins and priests swarmed before me.
The one who killed the demonic tree and saved Irea was not me, but this young man. No, it was Yuren Lox.
Ah
I-Is that true?
Yes. It is all true.
At Hurakens heartfelt words, the way people looked at me changed dramatically.
Thank you, Yuren!
Thank you so much.
Youve been a great help.
Every single paladin and priest bowed their heads to me respectfully.
Gratitude is one thing, but I now owe you a debt.
A debt?
You saved my granddaughters life. That is a debt.
It wasnt such a grand affair. It was simply what had to be done.
No, it is a debt. And Im the type who cant sleep if I dont repay my debts. If you ask, I will come running to help you anytime, anywhere.
Hah, since you put it that way, I understand.
I had acted solely to save Irea without any other thought, but since I had earned the favor of everyone, including a Sword Master, and gained an opportunity to ask for his help in the future, I decided to accept it gratefully.
Commander! The purification team has arrived!
While I was receiving greetings from the priests, a large group of paladins and priests appeared from the entrance to the lake. The people in charge of purifying the land had finally arrived.
All the land has been purified, except for this lake and the inner forest.
Right. Good work.
Not at all, sir. You dealt with all the undead, which made the purification process much easier.
Hurakens subordinate, whom he had left behind, began his report.
I didnt do much. They did it all.
Huraken gestured with his chin towards me and Irea, a smirk on his face.
I see. You have worked hard.
The subordinate bowed his head toward us. I gave him a slight nod in return.
Hmm, but Im not sure if even Holy Stones will be enough to purify this lake and the inner forest.
The amount of toxic energy that has seeped into the ground is so severe that it will be difficult to purify it immediately.
Irea, also worried about this, bit her lip at Hurakens words.
The murky fog is a problem, but the corpse poison in the ground is too severe.
Corpse poison
Hearing Hurakens words, I remembered what I had just obtained.
I opened my status window and read the updated information on my Poison Absorption Power.
Poison Absorption Power - 6-Star.
Absorbs poison existing in a target and converts it into one's own internal energy. As a 6-Star effect, poison can now be absorbed from non-living entities.
This could work
How is it?
Well, the demonic air floating around is one thing, but the toxic energy in the ground is too severe.
Hmm
If only the grounds toxic energy was gone, we could start the purification right away, but as it is, it seems a significant amount of time will have to pass before we can begin.
Hah, it wont even leave peacefully. What a damned tree.
At the words of the priest leading the purification team, Hurakens expression darkened as he scowled.
Irea, is it the same for you?
The demonic trees roots have spread corpse poison in every direction. I can purify demonic energy, but poison that has spread through the earth is difficult. Well have to extract or remove the corpse poison first, otherwise purification will be tough.
With even Irea saying it was difficult, the expressions of the paladins and priests grew serious.
Then how long will it be before we can proceed with the purifi
May I give it a try?
Huh?
As I, who had been listening to their conversation until now, raised my hand and stepped forward, Huraken, the paladins, and the priests all stared at me with dumbfounded expressions.
Yu-Yuren!
Only Irea seemed to think I could do it, clasping her hands together as she looked at me.
Youll give it a try?
You said the corpse poison covering the ground is the problem, correct?
Thats right. If we can solve this, we should be able to purify the demonized land right away.
Then. I will try to purify all of the corpse poison.
I deliberately used the word purify instead of absorb or detoxify.
Um, doesnt Yuren lack divine power?
Yes. I do not.
One of the priests tilted his head as if he found it strange and posed the question.
But I have another method of purification.
Yuren can do it!
Irea raised her hand behind me and exclaimed. It felt like I had gained an ardent follower. To be honest, I wasnt sure why she had this much faith in me.
Theres no harm in trying a few things, is there?
Thats true, but
Indeed, he wouldnt step forward for no reason.
Hes the one who melted a Death Knight and dealt with the demonic tree
Everyone nodded at Hurakens words. Having heard that I had melted a Death Knight, defeated the demonic tree, and saved Irea, a glimmer of trust could be seen in everyones eyes.
Then Ill begin.
I placed my hand on the ground just below the stump of the demonic tree.
Phew
I let out a single breath and activated my Poison Absorption Power.
Hmm
I could feel all the corpse poison that had spread through the ground like a spiderweb. Since the roots had spewed the poison, it seemed I would be able to absorb all of it that had spread from this point.
Wooooong!
I sucked in the corpse poison with both hands as if drinking through a straw.
Poison Absorption Power is absorbing the poison (corpse poison) from the earth.
Poison Absorption Power is aiding the operation of Myriad Poisons Magnetic Divine Qi.
The proficiency of Poison Absorption Power has risen.
The achievement level of Myriad Poisons Magnetic Divine Qi has risen.
The achievement level of Yeokhyeolgok has risen.
Poison Absorption Power sucked up the corpse poison spread across the land like a vacuum cleaner. The absorbed poison was converted into internal energy according to the workings of the Myriad Poisons Magnetic Divine Qi, steadily accumulating in my dantian.
Perhaps due to the sheer amount of corpse poison, messages about Yeokhyeolgoks achievement level rising were popping up like crazy.
If I could have absorbed all of the poison that had spread, not just a certain ratio, I might have reached 6-Star in Myriad Poisons Magnetic Divine Qi right then and there.
W-Wait a minute!
Th-This is
Its being purified!
As I continued to absorb the corpse poison from the earth, the ground that had been bubbling from the poison began to calm down little by little.
N-No way! Its real!
Ive never seen anything like this
H-Hes really purifying the poison!
Witnessing the impossible happen before their eyes, the paladins and priests turned white as sheets, drool trickling from their agape mouths.
Yuren! I knew you could do it!
Irea, ecstatic with joy, cutely shook her fists.
Woooong.
I absorbed all the corpse poison within my senses. The detoxified earth was cracked like a drought-stricken rice paddy, but it was slowly shedding its form as a land of death and returning to that of a forest.
This should be enough for the priests and Irea to purify the land with their power.
The achievement level of Yeokhyeolgok has risen.
The achievement level of Yeokhyeolgok has risen.
The achievement level of Yeokhyeolgok has reached its limit, and a higher-tier poison will be unlocked.
Siryeonghyeol is unlocked.
Wow, a new poison unlocked. What a score.
For the achievement of Yeokhyeolgok, which was unlocked more recently than my other poisons, to reach its limit and unlock a new poison I must have consumed a lot of corpse poison lately.
Ah
Oh
Now that I had absorbed the corpse poison from the earth, I was about to start sucking in the Lake Smog spread through the air when I heard gasps from behind me.
Hmm?
I turned around to see a priest trembling, tears streaming down his face.
I could understand being surprised that the poison was purified, but as I was wondering if it warranted such a reaction, the oldest-looking priest opened his mouth.
A-A Saint!
A Saint?
A Saint has appeared!
Me, a Saint?
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