511 Reunion with Behemoth (?) (1)

After three days of the "dead" penalty, Ian finally entered the system as the "living."

Now we can explore the system properly! ’

But it could have been Ian's perfect misconception.

Erebos, the land of darkness, was never friendly to the living.

First thing Ian learned is that if all the monsters in the system attack and die, he will receive a ‘dead' penalty again.

Mukhan the Monarch was also the NPC of the Commandment, so he died and was punished with a 'dead' penalty.

But that was the end of it.

The death penalty was definitely greater than the regular death penalty, but it was still risky enough.

Even more so, there was a terrifying presence for Ian....

It was an NPC called the "superintendent of the afterlife," called the "watchman of the order."

‘Good job getting as much information as you can inside Tanatos. If it wasn't for Blacksmith Woofer, we'd be in real trouble. If I just wandered around and met the inspector.... It's horrible just thinking about it. ’

It is against God's providence to wander around Erebos, the land of the dead, in the state of the "living" in Kailan.

Because of this, if it is caught by the 'Judge of the Underworld', he will receive the ‘Judgment of Darkness’.

Then, what is the judgment of darkness?

-Dark Judgment: Ten days in Tartaros, the dungeon of the afterlife, and 1 percent less experience every hour when trapped in Tartaros.

A dreadful penalty for being unable to do anything for ten days and even bringing down EXP above a total of two levels.

After all, because of these penalties, Ian was rarely able to hunt in the system.

It was because the Inquisitors of the Underworld were roaming most of the hunting grounds near Tanatos Village.

Because of this, he has carefully explored the famous Erebos, which is precisely Erebos, avoiding the inspectors of the afterlife.

To summarize the information Ian has obtained so far, it is as follows:

1. 'The Living One’ can also live in Erebos, but if caught by the Underworld Inspector, he will be trapped in Tartaros for ten days.

2. Before crossing the Acheron River, the outside world of Erebos is called Dark Abyss.

3. When transcendent levels are low, there are more hunting grounds in the Dark Abyss than in Erebos.

4. Usually the soul of the dead enters Erebos without going through the Dark Abyss. And I will stay here for at least a year.

5. Alba in Tanatos (?) is a currency that can be used throughout the namesake system, and it is very difficult to get Death Coins in Dark Abyss.

6. If you have Death Coins, you can enter the Hidden Dungeon in Dark Abyss. The better the dungeon, the more Death Coins you need.

7. If a monster of the name kills you, you will receive a "dead" penalty, not a traditional death penalty.

It took Ian about ten days to get all this information.

It took about thirteen days to be included as the "dead."

Taking all the time in the world.

But Ian was satisfied enough with these accomplishments.

‘Cause you've got some really important information. ’

Which of the seven is Ian's key information?

Other information was charming enough, but the most important thing for Ian was information number four.

This information was an important clue for Ian to find Behemoth.

‘When I killed Behemoth……. About four to five months from now. Then his soul must still be in this Erebos. ’

This is what Ian came up with.

It was that the Behemoth that Ian himself hunted in the Mahjong area would still be in this Erebos.

Then, where would the dead Behemoth be waiting for Ian now?

It can be found in the information obtained from the chief of Tanatos village, Urs Kane.

- There are four rivers flowing in Erebos, and the area is divided into points. Did you know that?

- I understand it's divided into three sections, Chief.

- Yeah, I guess he told you.

- Yes, sir.

- Well, that explains a lot.

- I'm all ears.

- Where our village of Tanatos is now. In other words, in the first district of Erebos, the soul of the dead stays at least five months.

- Oh, different parts of town.

After five months here, my soul will be entitled to cross Cocytos.

- Oh, that's why you said "minimal."

- Yeah, well, even if you do, it's not necessarily a pass.

- Understood.

- All right, then we'll keep talking. Souls who arrive in the second district of Erebos beyond Coquitos are entitled to cross the next river after four months.

- You mean the Flaming River, Phlegethon.

- Oh, you know Plegatone, that's amazing. Anyway, once you cross the river of flames and reach the third and final district, you will be eligible to stay there for three months and then cross the river of forgetfulness.

-5……. 4, 3. Twelve months in total.

- Yeah, that's why you said you had to stay in Erebos for at least 12 months.

‘If we weren't so unlucky, behemoth wouldn't have crossed the Coquitos River yet. ’

Ian hunted Behemoth about four or five months ago.

And even if they had been mistaken for five months, there was still a good chance that they would not have gone to the second district.

‘Let's find Behemoth. Once we've got Behemoth, we'd better lay off the commandments and attack the Spirit Realm. ’

Based on the information Ian has gained so far, most of the main content of the system was in Erebos.

And in order to truly act within Erebos, one must become transcendent by gaining the ‘qualifications of a warrior'.

‘All you can do in the Dark Abyss is level up transcendence. And of course, you can level up transcendence in the hunting grounds of the Spirit Realm as well as in the Commandments. ’

Moreover, unlike the Dark Abyss of a system that needs to share a hunting ground with Titan, the Spirit Realm would probably be able to monopolize Ian by itself.

“Good. Let's get moving, then. ”

Ian's transcendence level is still only 2.

It was because I couldn't hunt at all while avoiding the ‘Superintendent of the Underworld’.

But there was absolutely no need to worry about catching Behemoth.

It was because Ian had the "Soul Magic Seal Stone" from the gripper.

- Soul Magic Seal Stone

Classification: General Goods

Rank: Hero

An object crafted by a dimensional Madosa Gripper using its own technology. It is an artifact that can seal the souls of certain monsters.

If you process a Sealing Stone that seals the soul of a monster, you can get the adra for that monster.

* Only one soul can be sealed and the item can no longer be used once.

* When processing Sealing Stone, you can get at least 30 to up to 100 adra at random.

* Not available for Humans or Humans.

* Not available to energised audiences.

* Not available against name or boss monsters.

Grippers said they needed a corpse less than a minute after their death to use this Sealing Stone.

- How do I use this? That's simple. Hunt Behemoth, trigger the Seal Stone on the corpse, and you'll be able to extract the soul's magic on your own. Instead, it has to be less than a minute since he died.

And now that Ian had died once, he understood the meaning of that one minute.

"A minute means the time after death before the Grim Reaper comes to get you. ’

When Ian first became the "Dead Man," it took about a minute to meet the Grim Reaper.

This is probably the basic setting in the world of Kailan.

And what of the dead, Behemoth?

‘If you trigger the Seal Stone in front of him, he will be sucked in himself. ’

As Ian has a transcendence level of two, there will be no way to deal with Behemoth.

But if you trigger this Seal Stone in front of you, you won't even have to fight.

‘I must seal the soul of Behemoth as soon as possible and leave this ghastly town. ’

Ian's pace began to accelerate.

If it was a five-month-old soul, it was most likely to stay near the Coquitos River.

We have to get to him before he crosses that river.

Otherwise, it might be impossible to get the behemoth.

* * *

Ian worked hard in Tanatos and collected quite a lot of Death Coins.

Albara was the one who did the rest of the village NPCs' errands, but it was worth over 300 coins (?).

However, Ian currently has coins…….

- You have 57 Death Coins

Only 57 coins.

And the reason was simple.

‘If it wasn't for this, I wouldn't even be able to find Behemoth. ’

It was because I bought the ‘Cloak of Death', an artifact that can only be obtained from the forge in Tanatos Village.

- The Cloak of Death.

Classification: Cloak

Rating: only

A cloak made by Ooper, a blacksmith in Tanatos.

If you are wearing this cloak, you can erase the breath of life by the energy of death.

* Items to avoid inspectors of the afterlife.

* When battle begins, the cloak will not trigger.

It was impossible to hunt in Erebos with this cloak, but it was just what Ian needed now.

Ian, wearing a cape, has been scouring the vicinity of the Coquitos River for a week now.

‘I think it's time to come out now.... Hardly any place I've searched. ’

Ian's tenacity was unmatched, but even that one week's journey was not easy.

I'd rather do battle or quests, but I'm just walking around looking for Behemoth to hide somewhere...

Of course, it is hard and boring.

‘It's hard to hide because he's so big...' Where the hell are you? ’

The anxiety that he might have already crossed the Coquitos struck Ian in the head.

However, Ian shakes his head and relieves his anxiety. He starts to move again.

Coquitos riverside is all wet and damp.

But it was then.

Kung-kung-kun!

The serene swamp suddenly starts to shake with a commotion.

“ ……! ”