CHAPTER 112: CHAPTER 112 - THE END, AND THE BEGINNING

Chapter 112 - The End, and the Beginning

That makes two of us.

[You have been poisoned by ’Demonic Energy’.]

[Skill, ’Composure (S)’, activated.]

[Temporarily halting Demonic Energy corrosion.]

The only reason Jhin was able to hold out this long was thanks to ’Composure.’

But even that wouldn’t last forever. If the Demonic Energy continued to infect him, eventually it would reach his brain —

And when that happened, he’d become nothing more than one of Pierrot’s puppets.

After that... there would be no saving him.

The only way is to defeat him before the Demonic Energy takes over completely.

The problem was the battlefield itself.

Saturated with Demonic Energy, it was impossible to distinguish front from back, left from right.

Dodging incoming attacks while having no sense of orientation — it was a nightmare.

So that’s why Chance insisted I fully master the Goblin Orb.

Jhin shut his eyes and focused on the ring.

Whether Chance had planned it or not, a skill had awakened when the Goblin Hood and Goblin Orb came together.

[Skill, ’Spirit Sight’, activated.]

Blue flames flickered across his closed eyelids.

Even with his eyes shut, his vision brightened —

And he began to see the souls surrounding him.

These were the players being manipulated — the ones attacking him.

He could see them now.

Weaving through their encircling formation, Jhin dodged with precision.

Through the dense layers of Demonic Energy, Spirit Sight revealed the souls for what they were.

Found you.

A single soul off to the side — grinning, wicked and sly.

Pierrot, amused as he toyed with the puppets in his hands, laughed in delight.

[Activating exclusive skill of the ’Goblin Hood’: ’Night Parade of One Hundred Demons’.]

[’Night Parade’ allows manipulation of souls. The strength depends on the number of souls used.]

Among the countless souls stored inside the Goblin Hood, Jhin filtered out only the evil ones.

Evil and good spirits were easy to distinguish — black versus white.

With this many evil spirits...

Just then, a blue flame sparked from the ring — and something unexpected happened.

[Set item detected for exclusive skill ’Night Parade of One Hundred Demons’.]

[Equipment: ’Ring of the Goblin King’ awakens exclusive skill: ’Goblin Fire’.]

The blue flames from the ring quickly leapt onto the Blade of Master of Chaos .

And as the flames flared—

The Demonic Energy clinging to the area around him began to burn.

"...Maybe this is what Chance meant by the true power of the Goblin Orb."

A flame that burned away Demonic Energy.

Jhin smirked as he readied his stance.

It seemed Pierrot had noticed the anomaly within his domain.

Countless threads infused with killing intent shot toward him.

He’s coming.

Pierrot fired countless threads — each one laced with Demonic Energy.

The slightest touch caused massive explosions.

Wherever they struck, destruction followed.

Jhin spun his body and swung his sword.

The Goblin Fire-enhanced blade sliced through the corrupted threads, burning them away in an instant.

"Grrrraaaaahhh!!"

Meanwhile, players still under the influence of the Demonic Energy stumbled toward him.

But with his awakened ’Night Parade’ state, their limp, puppet-like attacks were meaningless.

He dodged them effortlessly and charged toward Pierrot.

"You—!!"

A rain of threads poured down on him again.

The threads spread like a spiderweb, engulfing the entire area as they closed in.

Jhin turned and looked back.

Dodging them himself would be easy.

But if he did that, everyone else behind him... would be annihilated.

That’s what Pierrot’s aiming for.

The decision was made in a heartbeat.

Fortunately—

A solution appeared.

"Advance, Your Majesty!"

From within the mist —

A hulking goblin burst through, slamming down its club with all its might.

The sheer force created a crater, and the Demonic Energy in the surrounding area dispersed like a wave.

Lykan.

Jhin brushed past him, stealing a glance.

The once small-bodied goblin had grown — now towering, almost like the boss monster he had once been.

The effect of ’Night Parade,’ maybe.

Now that Jhin could command souls, the status of his subordinate goblin — Lykan — had also evolved.

As he sprinted past Lykan, Pierrot finally came into full view.

Its maddened eyes bulged wide.

"A mere human dares—!!"

Jhin gripped his sword tighter, ignoring the tired lines of this monster archetype.

Pierrot raised its hands.

Dozens of threads twisted together, forming one giant lashing strike.

But Jhin didn’t flinch.

[You are being drawn by an unknown flow. Souls are gathering.]

The closer he drew to Pierrot, the more the surrounding spirits gravitated toward his sword.

He didn’t know their names.

He didn’t know who they had once been.

Evil? Good? That didn’t matter anymore.

All that remained in them—

Was a shared will to destroy Pierrot.

The more they gathered, the more fiercely the Goblin Fire burned.

He knew it now.

With certainty.

The flame leapt—

Pierrot’s threads caught fire.

Fwooosh!

"...N-No! Impossible!"

Jhin steadied his stance.

There was only one thing left to do.

The Goblin Fire devoured the surrounding Demonic Energy in a flash.

[Skill, ’Flow Sight (A)’, activated.]

He said quietly,

"... What goes around comes back around."

Slice!

His blade cut through Pierrot’s neck.

[?-rank Boss Monster ’Puppeteer Pierrot’ has been defeated.]

[You have discovered a hidden ending.]

[’Puppeteer Pierrot’s Theme Park’ has failed to complete dungeonization.]

[!]

[’Puppeteer Pierrot’s Theme Park’ has been completed.]

[You have failed to prevent dungeonization.]

[!]

[!]

[!]

Two conflicting messages suddenly filled his vision.

Warning signs.

Pop-ups.

Flashing exclamation marks.

Jhin stared blankly at the endless stream of system messages.

And muttered—

"...What?"

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