My Demons - Chapter 24



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My Villains Episode 024

7. Sewerage (2)

The exquisite hit that missed my helmet, armor, and sturdy leather boots made me so angry that I screamed.

“Hey you crazy bitch!”

“I’m sorry… !”

Before the guy could finish his apology, the beetle made a creepy sound and leapt up. Before her eyes, a maw full of sharp teeth opened wide.

“Ugh.”

While I was hit by the iron ring and fell to one knee, I sent out a pulse using only my arm strength. Although his posture was unstable, it was a stab full of anger.

Fuwaak!

“Ugh!”

Body fluids splashing on the face with a heavy touch.

The stab went right through the guy’s mouth.

Kiyiyi!

Although the sword point that had been dug into its neck at an angle was sticking out into the air, the pine beetle still had not lost its vitality. The guy was wriggling his whole body like crazy, like an earthworm on fire.

Wow, the force was so strong that my upper body was shaking along with the movement of the beetle.

Wow, creepy!

I stirred the pulse while making a clicking sound.

When it fell to the floor, spewing out bodily fluids, I quickly stood up, closed my eyes, and stomped on its head.

Kwasik.

“Ugh, Si-Baal.”

I heard a creepy sound, and a vivid feeling of touch ran up my feet.

Ugh, my body is trembling.

But there was a bigger problem. There wasn’t just one beetle.

In the hub we discovered, other than the people we saw at first, there were large and small corpses, such as rat men and cats, scattered around. And there were as many corpse bugs as there were, enjoying feasting, and when I killed their compatriots, they attacked all at once.

But I had already overcome the enormous wall of disgust, so they were no match for me.

I regain my composure and kill them one by one-

“Gwaaaak-gross!”

•••What is coolness? I just lost my temper for a moment and went on a rampage. I don’t know if I’m from a bloodthirsty mountain or a lighthouse.

“Kwaaagh! “You fucking bastards!”

Slashed with the blade of a shield, splitting it in two, trampling it at a sharp angle, cutting it to pieces with a sword, kicking it against the wall and bursting it… .

After wiping out the remaining worms, I quickly pulled out a canteen from my waist and washed away the body fluids they had splashed.

As the worm’s body fluids flow out, the sound of teeth comes out again.

“OOO… ”

Ah, I’m still weak. I didn’t feel anything after cutting down dozens of people on the dockside, but to be shaken like this by nothing more than bugs!

“Ugh, that’s creepy. Oh right. And you, dude.”

I shook my shoulders and glanced back… .

“W-what is it?”

Ellen, who was standing there carrying a large bag, kept her mouth shut. There were large water droplets falling around her eyes… .

Uh, that one. This is the expression Jiwon made right before he got scolded by his older sister.

“… “I haven’t said anything yet.”

Ah, is this the secret story of Seonjeoppilseung (先汗必勝) that I only heard about?

But anyway, my anger was clouded by a creepy feeling.

When I felt my groin, it looked like there were bruises, but I was glad that my bones didn’t seem to be damaged.

•••for a moment. So this guy, did you hit between the bones exactly? In that hectic and dark time?

“Hey, talent is talent. How do you fit it so perfectly? “Are you aiming for it?”

“•••Cold. “I’m sorry.”

“Really, what do you mean by ‘sorry’ when you apologize for the first time? “You should say ‘I’m sorry’!”

The guy rubbed his eyes and frowned.

“I said it earlier? “Are you sorry?”

” when?”

“As soon as you get hit.”

“•••Is that so?”

I think it was like that.

Ellen bit her lower lip for a moment and spoke quietly.

“Anyway, I’m sorry. “I was a little nervous and made a mistake.”

Hmm. It’s not very guy-like to apologize so obediently.

Well, you should accept it with the generosity of an adult.

“okay. That’s enough. Instead, don’t try to hit targets close to me. “It was fortunate just now, but if the situation had become more urgent, it would have been a fatal mistake.”

“•••Okay, I get it. “Now I’ll shoot carefully.”

After Ellen’s assurances, we searched the hub again.

Water from various areas was flowing into the hub and flowing south. Ankle-high iron bars were installed in the waterways extending in four directions, and all kinds of corpses and debris were stuck there, blocking the flow of water.

I took a quick look, but there was nothing that looked particularly valuable.

It was just a pile of rotting corpses and non-functioning trash.

Yes, you can’t fill up from the first drink.

I unfolded the map I took out of my breastplate. It was a map of the second floor of the sewer that I bought from Mr. Oreg.

Anyway, today’s goal was not to go any lower, but to completely search the second floor.

It was only in the game that the team advanced with a stage shot, but in reality, it was judged that it would be better to proceed with a clear understanding of the area.

After checking the map and moving on to the next hub, we encountered walking corpses.

“Keuuuu-”

“They’re zombies.”

As Ellen muttered while aiming the crossbow, they were zombies, the lowest level undead monsters.

Zombies, born from an abandoned corpse with an unfortunate fate and evil energy, were not a very strong opponent. This was because his body was rotting, so he could not show such threatening physical abilities.

Of course, the tongue that had reached the solar plexus, the eyeball with the optic nerve sticking out, the stomach filled with rotting flesh and gas, and the skin that had peeled off miserably were beyond disgusting.

Still, I find zombies easier to deal with than cardboard bugs. It’s probably the influence of the successful debut of the killer.

Ha, even though it’s only been ten days since I came into this world, I feel like I’m used to corpses. This is terrible.

When I put down the lantern and pulled out the pulse, Ellen spoke as if making a declaration.

“for a moment. “I’ll shoot first.”

After saying that, he carefully aimed his crossbow at them.

•••Wouldn’t it be easier to fit it if there was something like a stock? Just take a moment to think about random things.

Boom!

The bullet fired from the crossbow stuck in the neck of the leading zombie. With a terrible crunching sound, the zombie broke his neck and fell.

” oh.”

“Whoa.”

Ellen let out a small sigh and quickly loaded the bullet. Thanks to her gloves made of linen, she was able to pull the string with all her might, and it didn’t take long for her to reload.

Cheolhwan was fired again and landed squarely in the forehead of another zombie.

“Turn it off uh-”

“ o O ” —1—”r.

While firing the crossbow twice, they approached 2 to 3 meters in front.

The guys who were approaching, dragging their legs, started to run forward as if they were falling down.

It’s my turn.

“Hey, don’t shoot the crossbow.”

“I understand.”

After confirming that Ellen had lowered her crossbow, I kicked the damp ground and charged at them.

The zombie’s skin felt a little hard, but it was not difficult to deal with because it was almost naked and its movements were slow. All you had to do was block or avoid their attacks with a shield and then cut off their heads.

When I returned after cutting off the heads of the other four, Ellen was smiling triumphantly.

under. She is a beautiful girl who smashes walking corpses and smiles with joy.

It was a scene worthy of a B-grade zombie movie, and I laughed inwardly.

The guy wasn’t saying anything, but his sapphire-like eyes were sparkling as if he had turned on a light.

It’s a face that wants me to tell it something… . You should ignore it.

The search that followed went very smoothly.

The monsters wandering the second floor of the sewer were either zombies or corpse bugs, and no matter how many they were, they were impossible to hurt me.

Ellen fired a crossbow to reduce their number, and then I finished them off, taking care of all the zombies and bugs I encountered.

By the time I was starting to get hungry, I had succeeded in exploring all the hubs, passages, and even the stairs on the second floor.

As I was sitting down with my backpack on the floor and forgetting my second biscuit, Ellen next to me asked with a bored look in her eyes.

“•••delicious?”

“huh? “Well, it’s worth eating.”

Like I said, biscuits… No, would it be better to call it hard tack or biscuits?

Anyway, the amount of food I bought from Drunken Pony was just enough to eat.

It had no seasoning and looked like it was made of grain powder that had been lumped together, but it wasn’t so bad that you couldn’t eat it if you soaked it with water in your mouth.

All preserved food is like this, right?

I muttered and glanced at the biscuit Ellen was holding.

I barely even said a word.

“why? “Can’t you eat it?”

“of course. Do you still have an appetite in places like this?”

Zombie remains strewn not far away, endlessly flowing sewage, deep darkness… okay. It’s not a very good environment for eating.

“Hey, do you eat it for taste? “I just eat to cheer up.”

“Ugh, I can’t eat it. “My jaw hurts, and I feel like I’m going to spit it out again.”

As he said that, he repacked the dry goods and stuffed them into his backpack.

•••A bitch who doesn’t even know table manners.

I was about to say something, but I held back because I was afraid I would look like an old man. There’s no point in forcing him to eat if he doesn’t want to eat.

And to begin with, there was no concept of lunch here. Do you only eat breakfast and dinner, and the rest of the time you just bite onions or something when you’re hungry?

Ha, I was appalled when I saw the owner biting into a raw onion like an apple. Isn’t it spicy?

Anyway, since I was wandering through the dark sewers carrying a heavy backpack, I may have burned more calories than usual… .

Yeah, whatever. Isn’t this guy in his prime? It would be okay to just starve for one meal.

But not me.

I chewed the last bit of food thoroughly and rinsed my mouth with water. It tastes good. Anyway, my stomach is full.

Poinix’s body seemed to eat three to four times more than Kim Seung-su’s. Of course, considering that the physical capabilities are dozens of times different, there is no such thing as crazy fuel efficiency.

“Okay then. “Let me think about it.” Ellen measured the time with a strange-looking hourglass, and six hours had passed since she entered the sewer.

Although there were quite a lot of beetles and zombies, they were very easy opponents, so we defeated them much faster than expected.

“first… How are you feeling? “Aren’t you tired?”

“What are you looking at me for? “You’re not this tired?”

•••Look at it like a crossbow stand, you bitch. The guy who was lying in bed sick yesterday too.

And, if not, why are you pouting for no reason?

I tried to suppress the urge to hit the guy hard on the philtrum and asked with a calm face.

“Then I’m glad. Is it right to go back like this? what do you think about it?”

“well. Since we achieved our original goal, it is right to go up… .”

Ellen, who was filling the ox horn lantern with oil, trailed off with a cautious expression.

Well, it wasn’t difficult to guess why he was reacting like this. The problem we face is… The fact was that there was no income at all.

“Ha, I just cleaned the sewer to my heart’s content.”

As I sighed and put on my gloves, the rings on my hands suddenly came into view.

The ring he was wearing on his left hand was a ring-like object made by carving aquamarine. It’s a magic item picked up in the chapter, but the options are… .

•••I don’t remember. I think it was probably magic resistance or elemental resistance.

Hey, I don’t know. It was just a passing miscellaneous item, well. In any case, it would not be noticed whether I had a meal or not, so it was just an option for mosquitoes and eyelids.

Now that I think about it, how do I get magic items and rare items?

In the game, if you catch a bug or a zombie, money and various items will fly out.

But the shitty reality wasn’t like that.

Monsters were not kind beings that only left corpses when they died and spit out items out of nowhere.

So, in reality, the gain was picking up equipment dropped by dead enemies or obtaining by-products from corpses.

But all we caught while going around the second floor were disgusting corpse bugs and naked zombies. This means that there is no such thing as equipment or by-products.

As I thought about the equipment, my eyes automatically turned to my right hand.

A thick ring made of a strange material with a reddish tinge. In fact, it had such an ignorant appearance that it was more appropriate to call it a finger guard rather than a ring.

And no matter what it looked like, this ring was on a completely different level from the aquamarine ring he wore on his left hand.

Inherited from ‘Pique Request Note’… …

Should I say it’s like a legacy?

The name of the ring is ‘Seal of Dragon Slaughter’, and the translated name is ‘Seal of the Dragon Slayer’.

It was a unique item obtained by accidentally catching a black dragon while playing Expedition (dimensional travel content enjoyed with a character who cleared the campaign).

It is an excellent ring that increases resistance to fire and poison by 30%, increases accuracy by 15%, and increases agility and strength by 3 each.

Please note that Strength and Dexterity 3 are fixed increases. This is truly a fraudulent option.

If you ask what’s so good about it going up by 3… If we look again at Dark World’s stat system, we can understand.

To put it simply, the higher the stat value, the more stat points it requires to increase it.

For example, the strength and agility of ‘Pique Request Note’ were 50 and 52, respectively.

Both stats are in the 50s, so 6 stat points are needed to increase the stats. In other words, even if you invest all 5 points gained by leveling up, you will not be able to score even 1 point.

But what if I wear the dragon slayer ring here?

Strength and agility become 53 and 55, respectively!

In short, just using the two ring options has the same effect as scoring a whopping 36 stat points.

36 stat points. This is an amount that cannot be obtained even if you level up 7 times.

For this reason, the option to increase the stats to a fixed value shines the higher the stats of the character wearing it.

Of course, despite these fraudulent options, the last option was too old for the main character to use, so I only used it as a swap (not something to wear all the time, but a spare to wear depending on the situation).

However, thanks to none other than the last option, this ring has now become a secret item.

The sixth option for this ring was none other than ‘relaxed wearing restrictions’.

It is also an option for easing restrictions that is so enormous that even a small-time knight, a ‘nuclear bastard,’ can get involved.

Ha, they say that all human things are bad, and that’s exactly right. When I was playing the game, just looking at this option brought tears to my eyes.

I regret that if the relaxation of the wearing restrictions had been for life force absorption or critical hit increase, it would have undoubtedly been a top tier ring.

…Uh, wait.

After PvP, the trickster guy returned all the equipment, right?

Breastplate, shoes and belt. And six accessories, no, the dragon slayer ring I’m wearing right now – five.

I definitely kept it in the warehouse of the ‘Nuke Hacker’ character… .

Where did it all go?