I Never Run Out of Mana - Chapter 133

Chapter 133

133 . Out of Focus

Thinking that they could not absorb the magical energy of humans despite killing them, the demon king and Ladin left Jong Ho’s corpse alone and left .

If Jong Ho wasn’t wearing the resurrection ring, the magical energy that he had been collecting would have been transferred over to Ladin .

Just like that, the demon king and Ladin disappeared completely from sight .

Karin, who had been hidden from view with Mass Stealth Jutsu, came out trembling and went towards Jong Ho .

The two of them knew of Karin’s presence, but since he was such a low ranking monster, they had ignored him .

They acted as if they weren’t interested in Karin in the slightest .

“Keheh . Hu… . Human . ”

“…… . ”

“Jong Ho… . Are you… . Dead? Stop joking around……”

“…… . ”

“Kehel . I can sense your magical energy . You’re not dead . Wake up!”

“…… . ”

Seeing Jong Ho die so easily, Karin could do nothing but sit still .

He shook Jong Ho’s body repeatedly, but there was no reaction .

In denial, Karin continued to call Jong Ho .

This all had taken place in less than ten minutes since Min-Cheol had headed through the Warp and headed for the Gate .

Almost as if someone had planned this out ahead of time, they had met not only Ladin, but the demon king as well .

Helpless, Karin could only guard Jong Ho’s body that was cooling .

“Keruu… Human, I wasn’t angry before . I wasn’t upset either… . . ”

“……”

“I’m sorry . I won’t do it again ever, so hurry up and wake up . ”

“…… . ”

“I’m scared . I’m scared that Min-Cheol would also be done in by the demon king… . .  I’m afraid that I’ll be left alone . I’ll swear my loyalty to you, so please don’t die . Please?”

“Can I trust you?”

“You can trust me . Goblins do not go back on their promises… . . Kel? Human!”

“I thought I was really going to die . ”

“Kehel? Human! Did you not die! Is this for real?”

“Ah… . To be precise, I was dead and was revived . ”

“Kehellll!”

“Why are you like this… . You’re being too much!”

Jong Ho’s pale face had instantly regained its life .

His body that had been torn apart was restored back to perfect condition, almost as if it had never been damaged in the first place .

The armor that had been shredded like paper was slowly regaining its form .

Normally, regular armor would not self repair .

However, the defensive gear that Min-Cheol and Jong Ho was wearing far surpassed anything that could be called normal .

After all, the equipment had stats and effects that most people couldn’t even dream of .

Karin was hugging Jong Ho, who had woken up .

It seemed that he was quite happy with Jong Ho’s revival .

Gently pushing Karin aside, Jong Ho quickly looked around to check if the demon king was still nearby .

Jong Ho already had casted every single defensive skill he knew the moment he woke back up .

Being done in once was enough of a mistake .

He could not allow to be taken down so easily again .

Continuing to look around, he asked Karin, who was still giving him a running hug .

“How long was I out for?”

“Keru . I think it has been 20 minutes or so . ”

“What? Only 20 minutes?”

“That’s right . ”

“Firstly, what about the demon king? Is he still nearby?”

“Keru . No . I do not sense the magical energies of the demon king or Ladin . ”

“Are you sure?”

“I am sure . ”

“Whew… . . I’m glad you’re safe as well . Did you hide well and made sure that you weren’t discovered?”

“Keruu . No . It seems that the ability you used doesn’t work against them . ”

“…… . ”

“They definitely knew of my presence . ”

“Is that so… . . But somehow you survived?”

“Keruu… . It’s embarrassing to admit, but they ignored me and left, saying that I’ll perish on my own to the food chain of the demonic realm . ”

“That’s something you shouldn’t bother remember . Forget it . It’s a good thing that we made it . ”

“Kerut . However, I think it works on other monsters . While you were down, none of the monsters around could not sense me . ”

“Then I’ll cast it on you one more time . Just wait here for a bit . ”

“Kehet? Are you telling me to be by myself again?”

“I have to get to Min-Cheol . If I don’t tell him as quickly as possible, you might just be left alone forever . I’ll be back soon, so don’t worry and wait here . ”

“Keruu . I understand . You have to hurry back though . ”

“I got it . ”

****

Jong Ho thought of the moment where he had lost his life, albeit it being a brief moment .

He tried to think of the time when he recovered from the demon king’s attack and was trying to get to the Warp .

But no matter what he tried, he could not remember Ladin’s attack .

There was no movement or special effects that Ladin made .

All he could recall was that Ladin had blocked the path to the Warp, and his vision had gone white before losing consciousness .

When he had regained consciousness, he was in a small space filled with darkness without a single speck of light .

In that room, he found himself standing idly, and he could see a single small flower that was sprouting out of the ground .

This small flower that didn’t blossom yet was of a strange color that he had never seen before .

Despite the room being pitch black to the point where he couldn’t see almost anything, he could still see that flower .

The flower was transparent like glass, changed between many colors, and glowed softly .

The only thing he could do in that situation was to wait patiently .

He tried to find an exit by feeling the walls of the room and even casted magic to try to break through the walls .

Realizing that a long time had passed since he started his search, he had given up and had sat in front of the flower .

Despite not knowing the exact time, he could tell that at least a day had passed .

However, Karin had said that only 20 minutes had passed .

It amazed him so to hear that .

However, that wasn’t the end of the bizarre occurrence .

When he looked at the flower, he had lost his will to escape this place or continue living .

He only felt peace and was no longer bothered by hunger, thrist, or any other desires .

The only thing that bothered him was of his relationships with the people he was leaving behind .

He remembered the mother who received him with love, his lover, and a brother who was closer to him than blood .

These were the memories that he could never forget .

He had come to terms with his current situation, accepting it as it was .

He was most likely dead, and was probably something similar to the concept of purgatory .

Just like that, he continued to stare at the flower blankly for days on end .

Suddenly, the magnificent flower blossomed at an incredible speed .

“The flower……”

Even then, Jong Ho could not feel any emotions .

He simply acknowledged that the flower had blossomed .

Giving the petals a look, he stared blankly .

“Huh?”

Then he saw something that caught his eye .

He sensed something different in the center of the flower .

Fixing his posture and staring more closely, he saw a human .

It was a fetus curled up in a mother’s womb .

As the flower opened up further, the human became easier to see .

And then finally…

Jong Ho could not remember anything after that .

Hearing a child’s cry, he had received life once more .

The long silence ended, and he was returned to the arms of the ugly green goblin .

****

“Hyung-nim, you’re here?”

“Yes…… . ”

“It was enough with just me, so why did you come? Waste of the Warp cooldown, really . ”

“…… . ”

“But why do you look like that? What’s up with the blood?”

“…… . ”

Jong Ho’s armor and body had recovered completely .

However, the spots of blood that he had spilled still remained .

Min-Cheol looked at those spots with concern .

He turned his attention to Jong Ho’s hand .

“The ring . Where is the ring?”

“That’s……”

“Don’t tell me… . . Were you done in by Ladin?”

“Yes . ”

“Are you okay?”

“As you can see, I’m okay now . ”

“Let me see . ”

Min-Cheol went around Jong Ho to check on him .

Thankfully, he could only see spots of blood, but there were no injuries .

Jong Ho lowered his head and spoke in weak voice .

“I promised to return the ring to our mother, but it’s been only so long in the demonic realm and… . . ”

“That ring isn’t anything much . That fact that you’re safe is all we need!”

“It really happened in a flash . I faced them off not ten minutes after you went through the Warp . ”

“……”

“Since they cannot tell where we are, it must have been a chance encounter… . . Both Ladin and Jamon were there . And I was completely done in . I couldn’t even put up a fight before being taken down in a single blow……”

“You said that the two of them were there together?”

“Yep . ”

“You must be quite shocked from the whole ordeal, so get some rest first . We can talk details later . ”

“No . I already rested for an incredible amount already . But Karin… . . ”

“Ah! What about Karin? Was he killed?”

“No . Since he couldn’t take the Warp with me, I told him to wait there . ”

“I guess they don’t care much about Karin . ”

“Yep . But the thing is, Mass Stealth Jutsu didn’t work on them . ”

“It’s probably because all monsters can read magical energies . For monsters without intelligence, they can probably sense it too, but they probably didn’t attack since they could not see us . ”

“Yep . Also, there are a couple more things I’d like to share . ”

“What’s up?”

“I received both their attacks once, but I wasn’t able to see Ladin’s attack . ”

“Are you saying that he was that fast?”

“He probably is . But no matter how fast an attack is, you can usually tell where it came from . One can usually tell where they got hit, how hard, and how much damage you took . ”

“That’s right . No matter how dumb a person might be, they can usually tell . ”

“The thing is, when I said that I couldn’t see his attack, I meant what I said . I really couldn’t see anything . I didn’t feel where I got hit or how hard, but I immediately lost consciousness . ”

“Seems he has a trick up his sleeve… . . ”

“Yep . Also the demon king immediately went for my heart . It was similar to how you use your Eye of Insight to identify and strike at the weakness of your enemies . ”

“Isn’t it possible that the demon king had fought humans who had crossed over to the demonic realm before? There might have not been that many, but I did hear that some had arrived in the Unknown Dungeon . ”

“No, it doesn’t seem so . He asked me if I was one of those so called humans . From what he said, it seemed that he was very curious about humans . He acted as if he had never met them before . ”

“I see . Is there anything else?”

“That’s all . They are far stronger than what we had imagined them to be . ”

“…… . ”

“Zekill, Berdan? They cannot even be compared to the two . ”

“Do you think it’ll be difficult if I fought them as I am now?”

“Not sure . If they have attacks that breaks through your Mana Shield… . . It’ll be difficult . ”

“That’s an unexpected answer . I didn’t think they were that strong . ”

“Yep . We have to come up with a solution . ”

Min-Cheol did not disregard Jong Ho’s comparison of strength between him and the demon king .

It was because he trusted Jong Ho to make a cold and logical call on this situation .

And Jong Ho had the most accurate information regarding the two of them, since he had just fought them .

Thinking about it for a bit, Jong Ho spoke .

“First, we rest for 11 hours!”

“Huh? What about Karin?”

“We’ll have to bring him . But first, we have to wait for the Warp cooldown . If we meet them again? The only way we can get away is using Warp . ”

****

“Keruruu! You humans! I take back what I said about pledging my loyalty! I, goblin Karin, will be going back on his promise for the first time! Keruk . I am hungry . I’m scared . When will you be coming! Human!”