Chapter 237: A Deeper Understanding of the "Cut Through All Things" Property

At the same time, Bell had already entered the Dungeon and was speeding through it using Lightning Transformation.

In just an instant, he had reached the twelfth floor from the entrance.

He drew the "Kuji Kanesada" and walked straight into the twelfth floor without concealing his presence.

The twelfth floor was the final floor of the upper levels—and the only one shrouded in darkness.

With his aura and footsteps completely unmasked, the moment Bell stepped onto the floor, the entire level echoed with a chorus of clacking sounds.

Thanks to his enhanced vision that pierced the dark, Bell clearly saw the skeletal remains scattered across the floor slowly beginning to reassemble.

Though they were just bones, ominous red lights flared from the sockets of their skulls.

To normal eyes, the sight would be chilling—especially when all those skeletons began to stir at once.

A deep red glow bathed the entire darkened floor.

'What a sight.'

Bell marveled inwardly, blue sparks beginning to arc across his body.

'Looks like there's no need to hold back.'

Bell didn't plan on taking his time with this floor—the real challenge began beyond the twelfth.

Electricity surged from his hand into the Kuji Kanesada, and faint blue lightning crackled along the blade.

Swish!

A flash of blue light—and Bell was already darting across the floor like a bolt of lightning.

His speed was so intense, it was nearly imperceptible to the naked eye—only bursts of light flickered through the gloom.

In mere moments, the red-eyed skeletons littering the floor had all been reduced to shattered bone. Countless Magic Stones glittered where they had fallen.

For every broken skeleton, a purple Magic Stone had been left behind.

The crackling lightning that had danced across the twelfth floor now came to a halt before the stairway leading down to the thirteenth.

"Phew..."

Bell glanced back at the ground, mentally tallying the scattered stones.

'Seventy-three Magic Stones.'

These were all the Magic Stones that had dropped on this floor—each one precisely extracted from the Spartoi skeletons by Bell himself.

'As expected, I know exactly where the Magic Stones are located in these Spartoi.'

To cleanly remove a Magic Stone embedded within the skull, precise knowledge of its position was essential. Even the slightest deviation could crush the stone along with the bone.

'This Kuji Kanesada's "cut through all things" trait must come with some kind of awareness—letting me recognize the structure of what I'm attacking, pinpointing its weak spots and how to strike.'

After several successful attempts, Bell was beginning to understand the true nature of the Kuji Kanesada's cutting ability.

'The prerequisite for using the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception is an understanding of the death inherent in all things.'

'Ordinary people can't comprehend death. The moment they try to truly grasp it, their brains are immediately burned out by the incomprehensible nature of it. That's why this isn't a power ordinary people can possess, nor is it something they can use without paying a price.'

'Because the Root records the life and death of all things, Root-style allows for the free manipulation of life and death.'

Now Bell finally understood why that strange phenomenon had occurred after enhancing Kuji Kanesada.

The sword's "Cuts Through All Things" attribute wasn't simply a special ability that allowed it to slice through anything. Rather, it granted the wielder the ability to comprehend all things, effectively enabling them to record the essence of everything.

So, the biggest benefit that the enhanced Kuji Kanesada gave Bell was the ability to understand death—almost like a cheat.

'This is way too broken!'

Bell couldn't help but exclaim inwardly. Recording death was something only the Root could do, and yet, here he was, wielding a Root-style weapon that let him not only record but also understand death itself.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

The sound of skeletons clawing their way out of the ground echoed behind him. Holding back his excitement, another question surfaced in Bell's mind.

'So, is this being recorded in Kuji Kanesada, or is it being recorded in me?'

Bell quickly sheathed Kuji Kanesada and drew the Hydra Dagger.

This dagger was also a first-class weapon—perfect for testing.

From his field of vision, a Spartoi slowly emerged from the ground. Bell activated Lightning Transformation again and slashed.

"Crack!"

The dagger sliced through the Spartoi's skull with a sharp snap, and the skeleton crumbled into a pile of white ash. The rush of excitement instantly faded.

'...Looks like it's recorded in Kuji Kanesada.'

The realization left Bell a little disappointed.

He had just thought he'd gotten himself a cheat, but it turned out to be a special effect exclusive to Kuji Kanesada.

Same power, same strike point, but such a massive difference.

Kuji Kanesada could cleanly slice off a Spartoi's head and preserve its Magic Stone completely.

But the Hydra Dagger couldn't do that.

This meant that the ability to understand and record death in such an overpowered way—the essence of "Cuts Through All Things"—was limited to Kuji Kanesada.

It couldn't be replicated with other weapons.

Bell knew exactly where the Magic Stone was, but without a blade that carried the "Cuts Through All Things" attribute, there was no way to retrieve it intact.

This was a limitation of the weapon, not some invincible cheat power handed to him.

'Well, I guess that's fine. If the weapon were too powerful, I'd stop growing. In that sense, this limitation helps me too.'

Even though he couldn't use "Cuts Through All Things" without Kuji Kanesada, the knowledge it gave him of monster weak points wasn't fake.

And that alone was incredibly valuable to Bell.

Kuji Kanesada was especially useful when facing new monsters, allowing him to instinctively grasp their weaknesses through enhanced understanding. Then, in critical moments, the deaths recorded by the blade would trigger the true "Cuts Through All Things" effect—basically a cheat.

'Wait! If that's the case, doesn't that mean I can control whether or not to use Kuji Kanesada's special ability?'

As long as he avoided hitting weak points while using Kuji Kanesada, he could suppress the "Cuts Through All Things" effect, effectively making it behave like a regular first-class weapon.

Bell rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought. 'This could definitely be used to mess with someone.'

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