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Chapter 6

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Chapter 6

Guangcheng District, true to its enormous size, is a place where various races can be found.

Not only that, beneath the mountain that borders such a city, it was commonplace to see people without citizenship and brothels.

Heading up the very same mountain that overlooked the city, it's possible to find villains that were once famous and unknown monsters living here.

Among them and located halfway between the slums and dangerous regions is the criminal organization, Turbak Brotherhood.

The reason why I am now strenuously climbing up this mountain was to find the den where they are gathered.

"Huu…is it here?"

I breathed heavily while looking around.

Soon after, I was able to find a natural cave that had been constructed out of cement.

Wolves Den.

The place where the Turbak Brotherhood regularly meet.

When I was at the weapon warehouse I had heard that a special banquet will be held here today.

It was fortunate. I had planned to look across the slums to find Yifret.

I was truly grateful that they were all gathered in one place like this.

Though, it was befitting of beasts to be cooped up in a cave.

I slowly approached the entrance of Wolves Den. Two gang members who had spotted me ran out like guard dogs.

"Hey, kid! What are you doing here?"

I quickly checked the strength of the guys approaching. Two beastmen armed with automatic rifles.

Is it just these two?

This was worth trying without a gun. After making my decision, I took off my clothes one by one.

"H-huh? Why is he taking off his clothes all of a sudden?"

"I think he's dimwitted?"

Because I looked like a nudist, the guards began to slow down their pace.

"Haha, this guy is a complete nut. Kid, what are you doing here?"

"Hyung, don't you think he's telling us to please enjoy the food?"

"Oh, is that so?"

The bastards smacked their lips while looking at me.

"Hehe, good. I didn't like the fact that only the executives inside get to eat the special food…Shall we go somewhere for a bit to boil and eat it to rejuvenate our health?"

"All right. Back in my hometown I had learned from my mother how to boil it so it doesn't smell bad. It's incredible, isn't it?"

As if I was a captive fish, they continued their conversation without any vigilance.

In the meantime, I folded my clothes beautifully and placed them to the side. Next, I rushed toward one of the careless guards.

"Okay, I'll secretly go inside and bring back a pot and other things…Keuk! W-what's this?"

*Liquid

Having quickly turned into a sticky syrup, I seeped between his fur. Then…

I used my new skill.

*Drain life

I stuck to him like a leech and began to suck his energy.

"K-kueeaaak!"

"Hyung!"

The guard screamed in pain. I surrounded his whole body like a coating so that his voice wouldn't leak out.

"Keuh, keu!"

He struggled desperately. However, he couldn't separate himself from me, who was in a liquid state.

Even the guard standing next to him didn't dare to touch me and could only stagger backwards.

As such, he lost more and more energy.

His abundant fur fell to the ground and the hard muscles shrunk little by little like a balloon without air.

Soon after, his breathing stopped.

I lifted myself up after releasing my ability.

The man I had absorbed energy from had turned into a dried fish before I knew it.

To be honest, seeing that, even someone like me was speechless.

…This was beyond my expectations.

Considering that this is an E-grade skill, such an effect shouldn't be possible.

Normally, it would just cause dizziness or unconsciousness at best.

However, the synergy between skills is too good.

Classification: Magic

Grade: E

Description: Absorbs the energy of the object in contact.

*Elementary: Absorbs energy to restore stamina.

*The larger the area of contact with the object, the more energy is absorbed.

Phase Change can bring my body close to my target on a molecular level while Vampiric Touch's effectiveness increases depending on the contact area.

In fact, I had expected it to some extent when I chose these two skills…But I never imagined that the result would be to this degree.

If there's one disadvantage, it's that it consumes a lot of mana.

I've only used it once, but nearly half of my mana has been depleted.

It seems it'll be difficult to use the two together very often with my current level of mana.

"Hyung!"

The other guy screamed at the body.

"Y-you monster! D-doing something like this!"

Now that I've checked the power of the skill, I thought I would save mana by suffocating this one to death.

I slowly approached him while transforming my body.

"D-don't come any closer! I'll shoot!"

He pointed a gun at me with a dumbstruck look.

"Mister. If you were thinking of eating someone, you should have thought that the food might eat you back."

"D-damn it!"

Bang–!

* * *

"Hmm? Did you hear a noise just now?"

"What noise, if you're not going to eat that in front of you, pass it over here."

"Haha. Punk, what's the point of eating this when you don't even have a girlfriend? Well, I can give you a bite if you call me hyung from now on."

"Bastard, you're truly cheap…"

A skillfully crafted underground cave made of cement.

Currently, the beastmen executives from the Turbak Brotherhood were gathered and holding a banquet.

Set up at each table were 'specialties' that are eaten in their hometown. And like so, everyone ate, drank, and sang happily.

If someone saw this they might think it's just an exciting playground.

In fact, for those who have lost their home, it was more of a struggle not to forget their identity.

"Keu…The alcohol is bitter."

The leader of the organization, Yifret, emptied a glass one after another with his large hands that were the size of a pot lid.

There were already countless bottles rolling next to him.

Devian, the organization's number two and his younger brother, who saw this, asked.

"Hyung, why are you only drinking? How about some snacks to go with the wine?"

"Dongsaeng…Is it that delicious? I also miss the taste of our hometown."

"Yeah, but you can still eat, right? There are a lot of things here."

"You… Do you know what my cute Feoria said when I told her I was going to the banquet today? She called me a savage…a barbarian."

Yifret had a look on his face as if the world had collapsed. Devian found it very amusing seeing such an expression.

Normally, Yifret was an iron-blooded boss who wouldn't shed a tear.

However, when he would occasionally talk about Feoria, he would show the side of an ordinary foolish father.

"Haha, young people these days don't like food from their hometown, right? She might think that way because she has been friends with humans since she was young."

"Haa…I also heard that she's dating a human now. What should I do about this?"

"Oh, you mean the guy who was beaten by hyung a decade ago and became a member. Well…that, she's not going to get married anyway, so isn't it okay to have a casual relationship?"

Yifret jumped up from his seat and screamed.

"Not a chance!!! Never! I'll be in my grave before I let that happen! Feoria…If my baby leaves me behind…Heuk."

He sat back down and wailed loudly. The other members who saw this and were surprised turned their eyes away.

Devian liked this side of his older brother. The immature one from the old days.

In fact, Yifret and Devian are the sons of a great chief who had led the Turbak tribe.

But the world they had lived in was conquered by invaders.

The two then led the surviving tribesmen and came over to Earth to escape.

Since then, in order to settle in the new land, Yifret and Devian did whatever they had to.

Stealing, killing, and distributing drugs.

They tenaciously accumulated money with the goal of establishing a new Turbak here someday.

Devian thought it was definitely not going to be easy.

In fact, he already knew.

That the revolution they dream of will never come true.

No matter how much weapons they buy and how much their organization grows. The power they have in this world called Earth is simply insignificant.

So he often thought that he would rather live with his older brother while enjoying a banquet like this.

However, his older brother would reprimand him each time.

Thinking of how many headaches his older brother has caused him, he thought it would be nice if he could break that stubbornness at least once.

With such thoughts, he suddenly felt wronged.

"Hey! Hyung, have another drink! You need to have a headache too."

"Hmm? Hehe, if it's a drink from my dongsaeng, of course I'll…heup!"

Devian poured alcohol into Yifret's mouth. The members who were watching cheered and hollered.

"Kuah! Hyung can definitely drink it in one go!"

"Drink! Drink!"

While looking at the banquet, Devian had a thought.

Food from their hometown and people to enjoy it with. Maybe this place was already another Turbak.

'Yeah, everyone dies of old age anyway. Let's not think about tomorrow's worries and enjoy this moment!'

Shriiik–!

"Hahaha! Hyung! Eat up!"

"Heuh?! Heu!"

The moment when the atmosphere was heating up,

Clank–!

The door of the banquet hall opened and a voice of an urgent child was heard.

"T-trouble!"

Was it because they felt the desperation in the voice? People who were laughing and talking immediately stopped.

Everyone's eyes turned to the entrance.

Standing there was a 12-year-old boy in a long coat.

"What? Who let this little swine in?!"

"What are the guards doing?!"

Because the excitement of the banquet was broken, the gang members shouted in anger.

However, the boy was not intimidated by such shouts, and instead was desperately trying to convey something.

"Feoria-nuna…Feoria-nuna…"

"What? What happened to my Feoria?"

At the word 'Feoria,' Yifret, who was slumped over, jumped up from his seat and asked.

But instead of answering, the child just stopped in the middle of the banquet hall and bowed his head.

"P-punk! Hurry up and tell me! What happened to my Feoria?"

The anxious Yifret pushed the tables aside and walked up to the child.

Devian, who has been observing the situation, had an ominous feeling.

'Wait a minute…who the hell is this kid?'

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that everything was suspicious.

At first, he just thought something big had happened and the boy was simply here to deliver the news.

'If that was the case, the people above would have delivered it instead.'

Then, how did he get in here? There was no way this fellow would be able to come here without the guards going crazy, he thought.

'Perhaps this fellow…'

It was unlikely to be the case, but what if he had come here with bad intentions?

The hair all over his body stood up.

Judging that the situation was unusual, Devian hurriedly called out to Yifret.

"Hyung, hold on…!"

However, Yifret had already arrived right in front of the child.

"W-what the hell happened to my Feoria?! Hurry up and talk!"

Squeezing out every ounce of his power, Devian sprinted.

As if he was alone in a different world, it suddenly began to slow down.

But even so, he couldn't reach Yifret's back.

'N-no!'

He reached out his hand, but it was too far away. While Devian was running desperately, the child spoke.

"Feoria…"

"Y-yes what about my Feoria?"

"Feoria…The sandwich she made was really trash."

"Huh? What do you mean…?"

Yifret made a blank face at the incomprehensible words.

At that moment, the boy opened his long coat. Inside were countless bombs attached next to one another.

"Hyuung!!!!!!"

Devian could see the boy's lips rising. He threw himself at Yifret to try and cover him.

Then…

– Boom!

A deafening explosion engulfed the banquet hall.

* * *

Everywhere was filled with a hazy cloud of smoke and dust when I opened my eyes.

Seeing that there is no memory before and after the explosion, it seems that I had momentarily lost consciousness.

Bombs are dangerous even in my liquid form.

Thanks to the use of the Phase Change skill, there was no trauma, but I was too exhausted. I felt dizzy as if I would collapse at any moment now.

Is it finished?

The Challenge was still there when I opened my status window.

Everyone would have been completely wiped out if the entire cave had collapsed, but unfortunately, such a spectacular thing didn't happen like in the movies.

"K-keuk…"

Someone's groan came from nearby. I fumbled across the ground and walked in the direction of the sound.

"M-my legs…Help me…"

There was a man lying down with both legs missing. Even though he couldn't see well, he was stretching out his hands and asking for help.

It looked very painful.

"It hurts, right? Just hang in there a little bit more."

"T-thank you…"

"Vampiric Touch!"

"…Argh!"

I absorbed his energy to relieve the pain. The man breathed his last breath.

Hmm…he was on the verge of dying, so maybe that's why the absorption was so low.

As soon as I thought that, similar groans began to come from all over the surrounding area.

Just perfect.

I rummaged around and began to absorb the energy of those on death's door. Soon, I felt like I was recovering to some extent and felt alive again.

After a while, the dust gradually subsided, and little by little, the surroundings began to come into view.

Tables that have been shattered. Flashing lights. Dead bodies everywhere.

The revealed scene of the banquet hall was completely broken to the point where it was difficult to imagine what it had looked like originally.

Where is Yifret?

I looked around while lowering my posture. I was able to find him shortly after.

Yifret sat in one corner of the banquet hall with a vacant expression. Looking closely, he had lost his left arm. Blood was constantly flowing out of the severed section.

But he didn't care about the wound at all. He was just looking at a piece of cloth in his hand.

Good. If it's now, I can kill him easily.

I hid in the shadows and carefully pulled out a gun. The moment my aim reached Yifret's shoulder,

He suddenly started talking to himself.

"Dongsaeng…You must have had a hard time because of me…"

A hollow voice resonated in the destroyed cave.

Then he slowly stood up, carefully putting away the piece of cloth.

"If I hadn't been stubborn when you asked me to retire…At least this never would have happened."

He slowly turned his head in the direction I was hiding. Somehow, I felt like he was looking straight into my eyes.

A slightly dangerous air began to flow little by little from Yifret. It was as if he was convinced of where I was.

I had been discovered.

Since my location had already been found, there was no need to hesitate. I adjusted the handle and calmly pulled the trigger.

B-boom–!

Fireworks erupted from the nozzle and dozens of bullets hit Yifret.

However…

The bullets couldn't penetrate Yifret's body and there were only small scratches.

Looking at him again, there was a subtle light glow above his blue fur. It was evidence of mana being used.

As expected…Normal firearms won't work.

In fact, it can be thought that superhumans above D-class are outside the boundaries of common sense.

It was an existence that cannot be subdued by ordinary police officers alone. Villains like Yifret were 'real' villains, ones where heroes had to step in.

Yifret's eyes gradually turned red. In the darkness, the eyes of the angry beast shone eerily.

"…Dongsaeng, if you had seen my behavior just now, I'm sure you would have nagged me to go to the hospital again."

The claws that had been hidden slowly came out. He was already bleeding precariously, but looking towards me, he began to exude a sign of life.

"But dongsaeng. Forgive this foolish brother's last stubbornness."

Facing me with eyes that have turned red like blood, he spoke.

"I have to chew him alive today to be satisfied!"

At the end of his sentence, he flew at me like a cannonball.

Damn!

*Liquid.

I quickly transformed into liquid and sunk to the ground. Yifret brushed past me by a hair's length.

Boom–!

The bastard became stuck in the wall of the cave. There was a deafening roar similar to when the bombs exploded a moment ago.

I took an RPG-7 out of my inventory and fired it at the wall where he was stuck.

Boom–!

The cave vibrated, then the subsiding dust rose and blocked my vision.

This should be enough, right?

In the first place, the big bastard was seriously injured. It would be hard to be fine after such an attack just now. Even if he's miraculously alive, he should at least be in a state where fighting is impossible.

However…

"Gwaaaar!"

As if to laugh at my thoughts, I heard a coarse roar. And through the hazy dust, I saw a pair of flashing red eyes.

This bastard is tougher than I had thought.

It seems this raid will last a little longer.

But…

In front of a worthy opponent I haven't faced in a long time, I smiled happily.

== Translator's Note ==

1. Please report any typos, grammatical/spelling errors, sentences you find weird, and other etc…in the comment section

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Chapter 7

"Keuh…"

Yifret slowly walked out from the dust.

Broken claws and torn fur.

Fortunately it seems to have worked, as there were traces of the explosion all over his body.

"Gwaaar! I'll definitely kill you!"

Yifret let out a coarse roar. His fighting spirit has become much fiercer than before.

Perhaps a berserker ability of some kind where he grows stronger the more he is hurt.

Even so, that doesn't mean the damage is nullified.

In the past, there were heroes with similar abilities, but in the end, they also died at my hands.

In short, anyone can die if you beat it to death.

Between the moment he slowed down for a bit, I took a heavy machine gun out of my inventory and placed it on the ground.

Next, looking towards Yifret I pulled the trigger.

Dududududu–!

The flames emitted from the gun illuminated the dark interior.

Bullet shells constantly fell as the walls hit by the bullet shattered like a cookie.

"K-keuk…"

Yifret didn't avoid my attacks. Instead, he covered his face with one arm and launched a charge.

Damn it.

I thought a heavy machine gun would work, but naturally, the fur encased in mana was difficult to penetrate.

Quickling changing my shape, I dug into the cracks of the fallen debris.

Boom!

The machine gun that had collided with Yifret's body broke into pieces like a toy. Meanwhile, I crawled on the ground in my liquid state and ran away.

"You little rat!"

I can hear the roar of the angry Yifret. Once I was far away from him, I changed back and fired at him again.

Bang! Bang!

Yifret charged at me in the hope of catching me, but it was no use.

Thus, I hid myself among the debris, gnawing at his health little by little.

"I'll chew you alive once you're in my hands!"

At some point, Yifret began to break the debris around him at random.

Boom! Boom!

Thick chunks of cement crumbled like plastic straws. Perhaps because of the added small wounds on his body, his strength seemed to have grown.

As expected, a head-to-head match is dangerous.

Phase Change is a useful skill that can ignore most physical attacks, but unfortunately, attacks infused with mana couldn't be neutralized.

"Where are you hiding?! Come out now!!"

The coverings on the ground broke one by one. There were fewer and fewer spaces for me to hide.

At this rate there was no chance of winning.

Unless I know how much mana he currently has, I can't just wait for him to run out of mana.

And before that, it was obvious that my location would be discovered first.

I have to make the first move and create a decisive opportunity.

Cautiously, I approached Yifret who was still breaking down the debris.

Then, when I was at a moderate distance, I immediately threw the grenades that had been stored in my inventory.

Boom! B-boom!

"Keeuk!"

A sudden explosion erupted in his blind spot. He was hit with no time to defend against my attacks.

His fur peeled and the ruddy flesh was exposed.

And in the same size as where his fur had disappeared, a gap with no mana had appeared.

It was time.

Instead of stepping back, I rushed at him with all my might.

The shocked bastard swung his claws recklessly. Managing to avoid his attacks, I stuck like a leech to his wound.

Next…

*Drain life.

I quickly absorbed his energy.

"Kueaaak!"

He didn't stop his attacks even in the midst of me sucking his energy. With only one arm left, he clawed at his back without hesitation.

Keuk.

His back was torn and blood was constantly flowing between it. The same was true for me who was clinging onto him.

The mana infused attacks that ignored the general law of physics were tearing my body apart.

Terrible pain came as my flesh peeled away.

However, this was a pain that I've already experienced in the first round to the point where I've grown bored of it. Just this much wasn't enough to remove me.

"Keuaak! Get off me! Get off me you punk!"

Yifret was rampaging. The more he did that, the closer I stuck to his back.

It was my first and only chance. I held on with the idea that if I fell here, it would be over.

Whenever he tore my body apart, I regained my stamina by absorbing his energy.

In the end, time was on my side.

His movements slowed down little by little. The mana that shined gradually disappeared.

And soon after, he fell to the ground.

Boom!

"Keuh…"

I slowly swallowed the groaning bastard's body. Through the gap where mana has disappeared, a sticky lump of flesh seeped in.

The larger the area of contact is, the faster the rate of absorption becomes.

His huge body shriveled until it didn't resemble anything, and the blood-like red eyes gradually returned to white.

"T-turbak, sir…"

Now he was no longer even making proper sounds.

"Please…Judgment…"

I completely devoured him.

It's over.

And I was sure. This game is my victory.

All that's left now is to slowly absorb his energy until my mana recovers. The moment I tried to completely cut off his breath,

Suddenly, my back turned cold and I felt an ominous feeling.

What? Did I miss something?

My intuition was high enough to be called an ability.

Thanks to this intuition, I overcame several crises in the past, so I couldn't just ignore it.

I looked around calmly and checked again to see if there were any risks that I hadn't noticed.

Soon, the bone necklace hanging from Yifret's neck caught my eyes. Compared to his modern outfit, it felt too old.

It's suspicious…

At that moment, blue light emanated from the necklace.

"?!"

An alarm rang in my head the moment I saw it.

Although I couldn't figure out what the purpose of the light was, I was convinced that something I couldn't handle was dormant there.

I hurriedly changed my shape and threw myself back.

As if it was on queue, a white breath came out of Yifret's mouth.

Then…

Crack!

Countless icicles began to pop out of his body. It gave off the appearance that his fur was made of ice.

This…what the hell?

While I couldn't hide my surprise, Yifret slowly stood up.

After looking around for a moment, he opened his mouth with an expressionless face.

[Who killed my lovely children?]

What the hell is he saying?

Naturally, I had killed Feoria, but what does he mean by children? I remember that he has only one child. Was I wrong?

At that moment, a new message popped up in front of my eyes.

[Challenge – Suspicious Supporter.]

Condition: Defeat Yifret who is being supported by the Savage God Turbak.

Period: 1 week.

Reward: 1x Random Box (High).

Savage God?

It was a concept I had never heard of before.

I thought I knew most of the things about this world, but it seems there are still things I didn't know.

It was hard to keep up with the sudden situation.

[I'm going to ask you again, mortal. Did you kill my children?]

Along with the voice, the temperature of the cave began to drop sharply. Moisture that was floating inside froze and fell like snow.

I had no choice but to start at it blankly.

"What…the…"

Does this make sense?

It was unimaginable that there was a monster like this hiding among the drug dealers.

I was so speechless that I thought a dry laugh would leak from my mouth.

"Ha…The game balance is messed up."

I let out a long sigh.

* * *

The Savage God Turbak.

An absolute powerhouse that's impossible to deal with at my current level.

It was at least B-class or higher just by looking at its ability to control such a phenomenon. I can only guess that its power is equivalent to A-grade.

On top of that…it's a God.

In a world where Devils exist, there was nothing strange about the existence of a God, but even so, I thought this was a little too much.

I was playing in a hunting ground for beginners, and now it feels like a high level monster has suddenly stormed in.

Naturally, I don't believe that is its true form.

From my point of view, this situation seems hopeless. But in a sense, it was the same when I held the handgun to my head, or when I was gunned down by a machine gun, or when I was just starting out as an F-class.

Not only that, my Phase Change skill was completely at odds with the cold ability that it used.

Even so, I pretended to be innocent for now.

"It wasn't me?"

[Lie.]

It spoke firmly, as if the answer had already been decided. Why the hell did it ask me then?

[Mortal. The sin you have committed will be purified by the snow.]

Yifret's mouth opened wide as its words fell. White frost condensed around it and began to be drawn in.

Is he trying to blow out a lot of air?

That's…really dangerous.

I could tell without having experienced it. If I get hit by that attack, this game will end right then and there.

There must be a way.

Usually, 'Challenges' are difficult, but it has never made me do something impossible.

On the contrary, there would be a way for me to get out of the crisis.

At this moment, I quickly wracked my brain. Starting with the skills I have to even the items in my inventory.

I looked for a way out by thinking of anything that might help me.

And then suddenly, an idea crossed my mind.

Come to think of it…There was that.

In games, there were sometimes monsters that were set up to be unbeatable right from the start.

A gimmick-type stage in which it's impossible to pass simply by fighting.

And usually in the case of such monsters, there were event items tailored just for it.

It just so happens that I have something that can be used.

I opened my inventory and put the item I was thinking of on the ground.

Boom–

Then…

The cold air that was swirling around Yifret quickly dissipated.

And emotions began to permeate his frozen eyes. Perhaps he was gradually coming to his senses.

It's as I had guessed.

According to the explanation written in the Challenge, he is currently 'supported' by a God.

In other words, the ability he is using is the power borrowed from something else.

The blessing used in the demon army had a similar concept.

Recalling that time, there was one fatal weakness to these kinds of abilities.

That is, the ability may be canceled depending on the user's current mental state.

And…If Yifret saw this, he'll never be able to keep his composure.

Sure enough. He looked at the item I had taken out and roared sorrowfully.

"F-Feoria!!!"

I stopped the bastard from approaching and then pointed my gun at the body on the ground.

"Hold on, mister. Stay still there."

Yifret halted on the spot. His eyes constantly shook.

"Y-you!!! W-what are you doing? Put the gun down right now!"

"Don't worry. I don't have any thoughts of holding nuna hostage."

"O-okay…If you're a man, fair and square…"

"She's already dead. I don't need it in the first place."

I pulled the trigger towards the corpse.

Bang!

"Noooo!!!!"

Yifret fell to the ground screaming. Perhaps because his mind was shaken, the icicles surrounding his body fell off.

The effect was greater than I had expected.

"You, you, you…ah…"

He lost his mind and made a beastly cry. I explained it calmly so that he could understand the situation.

"Mister, you don't have to get so excited. I'm just confirming that she's dead."

"I-I'm going to tear you limb from limb!!"

Yifret's eyes overturned as he kicked off the ground and lunged at me. In the meantime, I put another bullet into the corpse.

Bang!

"Aahh! D-don't! Stop it!"

He was in pain as if he had been shot. The icicles on his body fell off again.

But it's still not enough.

The power I felt from him decreased a lot, but it was still dangerous.

I thought I needed to make him lose his mind a little bit more.

So I shot at the corpse.

Bang!

"Aahh! D-don't! P-please stop!"

Finally, all of the icicles that surrounded him disappeared. Since then, I have alternated between firing at him and the corpse.

Bang!

When he tried to rush at me, the corpse was shot, and when he stood still, a bullet flew at him.

Like that, he slowly collapsed. I thought I could succeed if this continued.

But…

"Huh?"

At some point, Yifret didn't respond to me shooting the corpse. With a body that's completely worn out, he just glared at me.

Is the effectiveness over? He opened his mouth with a cracked voice.

"…I just realized."

"What are you talking about?""

"To end this pain…The fact that I have to kill you."

Ah…Just a little bit more and it would have been over.

The strain seems to have exceeded its limits. I should have paced myself. It was my source of trouble, always wanting to finish games quickly.

Bloody icicles began to spring out of the body that has become a mess. Immediately his eyes turned red as if blood was dripping.

"You killed my brothers."

Yifret walked to me at a speed that was neither fast nor slow.

"And…even took away my reason to live."

Large ice pillars resembling a coffin formed wherever he stepped.

On the pillars were reflections of the bodies that had fallen.

[So…]

Yifret's words echoed as it collided with the ceiling of the cave.

[Together.]

His voice, which had turned into an echo, resonated grimly like the chorus of the dead.

[Let's go to hell.]

Before I knew it, the Yifret in front of me had turned into a huge wolf.

Bloody ice which covers the whole body, sharp teeth like icicles, and claws that are harder than ever.

The way he looks now was simply like an ice monster.

[Enough is enough, die.]

A cold and sinister power was drawn into Yifret's mouth.

The air swirled like a sharp knife, and the sound of wind resembling a jet engine filled the cave.

Hmm…Doesn't that look really dangerous?

I'm not sure what he's preparing, but at first glance, it looks like I'll die if I get hit.

However, I have no intention of ending this game yet. It was a game that I had just started again, so I couldn't die here.

I'm afraid it's time to use it.

I took out the second item I had in mind from my inventory.

Wuung–!

A rhythmic sound reached my ears.

I lifted the chainsaw I had taken out of my inventory so that Yifret could see it well.

Then little by little, I lowered my arms as the chainsaw scratched the ground next to Feoria's corpse.

Flame scattered from the fast rotating saw blade. I was in a close position where it would touch the corpse if I moved a little more to the side.

"What do you think? Should we continue?"

"…"

Seeing the scene, Yifret hardened as if he was a lump of ice.

Then he opened his mouth wide as if to tell me something, but no sound came out.

In the end, he couldn't say anything.

It's over.

I threw a handgun at Yifret.

Thud–

"You know what to do, right?"

Yifret looked at the handgun that fell near him.

In the next moment, he slowly lowered his head and picked up the handgun.

There was no longer a monster made of ice or a swirling storm.

There is only a beastman standing in a complete mess.

In a completely dry voice, Yifret spoke.

"Y-you…demon…"

He pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Bang–!

Like that, Yifret died.

* * *

After Yifret's death, the ice inside the cave began to melt quickly. Because of this, water filled the cave as it reached my ankles.

"My shoes are all wet."

I became very annoyed at the thought of having to go down the mountain path in wet shoes.

Was everything planned by the Savage God for this moment?

If so, I would like to say that its plan was successful. How did it know that I hate being grimy?

"Ah, but it was still fun."

Although there was the mishap of my shoes becoming wet at the last minute, it was very satisfying simply in terms of the content.

It felt refreshing to feel like a newbie after a long time, and it was quite fun to kill my father who I had missed in my last life.

And…

Did it say it was Turbak?

Maybe until now I've only scratched the surface of the game.

Even up to the last moment of the previous round I didn't know that there was a Savage God.

What would it have been like if I had met it in my heyday? Would I have felt this gap then too?

It was hard to know.

Honestly, my skills are so poor right now that even my level cannot be properly estimated.

But one thing is for sure.

There are still contents left to enjoy in this world.

Suddenly, my heart began to pound. I thought there would be no dull moments in this round.

I knew it would be fun.

And at that moment, a pleasant notification came to my ears.

Ding–!

"Oh, I forgot."

Diligently playing all day long, it was time for the rewards.

I opened my status window and countless messages began to cover my eyes.

== Translator's Note ==

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Chapter 8

[Level has risen.]

[Gained a Fragment of Growth.]

[You've reached level 10.]

[Gained a Skill Selection (Low).]

[You've reached level 12.]

[Inventory expanded.]

[Completed Challenge 'Clean Up the Bandits.']

[Gained a Random Box (Low).]

[Completed Challenge 'Suspicious Supporter.']

[Gained a Random Box (High).]

[Gained achievement title 'Novice Warrior.']

[Gained achievement title 'The One Who Fought God.']

[Next selectable skill will vary depending on your achievements.]

I have no choice but to widen my eyes after checking the game log.

It was unimaginable that in just one day I had already reached level 12…

Considering the time it took me to reach this level in the past, this speed can be said to be truly out of this world.

I seemed to have hit the jackpot when the bombs exploded and it wiped out everyone at once.

Mobbing was the right answer to leveling up.

And thanks to that, the rewards came in nicely.

I briefly summarized my newly acquired goods.

— 5x Fragment of Growth

— 1x Skill Selection (Low)

— 1x Random Box (Low)

— 1x Random Box (High)

Hu…amazing.

I felt full just from looking at it.

Among the rewards I received this time, one in particular caught my eye…

…I didn't expect to already get a high-grade box.

Originally, goods that are classified as high-grade belonged to the later content and were unobtainable at my current level.

If the suspicious thing called the Savage God hadn't appeared, it would have been impossible for me to get such a reward.

And considering its power, it would have been normal for the current me to never defeat it.

However, in my inventory, there was an item that could be called its weakness.

I was able to complete the task thanks to the proper use of an item.

In other words, I was lucky.

I just took the body because I thought it would be fun to show it to Yifret, so I never imagined that it would help me in such a way.

As expected, this world is a game of luck.

Now, shall I start the settlement?

I checked my stats first.

Body: 1.21

Dexterity: 1.35

Mana: 1.08

Spirit: 1.12

"Hmm…"

If I consider Phase Change to be my main skill, then it would be best to raise my Spirit.

But if it's Vampiric Touch, then it would be correct to invest in Mana.

However, there was no need to focus on only one stat just for a skill.

Besides, until all my stats reach 2, it was advantageous to balance them as much as possible.

That's to say the only difference is the order in which I add them, and that it didn't make much difference in what I chose now.

I added the 5 Fragments of Growth in Body.

Body: 1.21 -> 2.15 (+0.94)

Dexterity: 1.35

Mana: 1.08

Spirit: 1.12

My priority for now should be to build up my stamina.

Especially considering that this fragile body hasn't even hit puberty in the second round.

It was better to develop my strength even if just a little bit.

Next is skill.

To be honest, I was looking forward to the skill a little. That's because I've gained as many as two achievements this time.

[Novice Warrior]

Tendency: Good Karma

Description: I'm a baby warrior! Villains, show yourself!

[The One Who Fought God]

Tendency: Feat

Description: I applaud your courage for challenging a God.

Good skills should appear.

I used Skill Selection (Low).

[Used Skill Selection (Low).]

[One of the following skills can be obtained.]

(1)

Classification: Magic

Grade: E

Description: Breath a pair of beads containing the power of flame.

(2)

Classification: Mortal

Grade: F

Description: Run fast after gathering strength for a short time.

(3)

Classification: Mortal

Grade: F

Description: Curl up your body to instantly increase your defense.

What's this?

There were only trash skills on the list.

What's going on here? Where have my achievements gone?

As soon as I thought that, when I looked down the list a little more, separated at the bottom were skills that shone.

[Special Selection]

(a)

Classification: General

Grade: C

Description: Bonus damage against Divine targets.

(b)

Classification: General

Grade: F (Growth Type)

Description: A warrior grows through hardships.

[Level 15 Skill Selection will be forfeited if you select a Special Skill.]

This…?

As expected, the status window didn't let me down.

Perhaps because the achievements this time were too good compared to my level, but there was a special selection.

As high as a C-grade bonus damage skill and a F-grade growth type skill that continues to grow stronger.

In particular, the growth type skill, which is as rare as special skills.

This is absolutely amazing.

No matter which one I choose, it can be said to be a great benefit.

After a short thought, I chose one of the skills.

[You've learned the skill .]

I chose the growth skill.

Even taking the previous round into account, I only had a few growth skills.

Nonetheless, all of those skills were useful enough that they were my main source of strength until the very end.

The C-grade bonus damage skill is attractive, but…there's nothing better than a growth type skill.

And in any case, there were only a few religious orders that used divinity in this world.

I didn't feel too bad because they would all die the same if I just beat them up.

And now all that is left…

I manipulated my status window to summon the two random boxes.

A copper colored box and a gold colored box.

As expected, the highlight of gaming were gacha boxes.

I've been really lucky today. And naturally, gachas should be opened when you're lucky.

So I opened one of the boxes without hesitation.

[Used 1x Random Box (Low).]

The box rotated in the air, then a bright blue light began to burst out.

"Oh! Is this?"

The blue effect was something that only appeared when a D-grade or higher item came out.

I can't believe it's at least a D-grade from a low level box! As expected, today is a lucky day…

[Obtained Durable Socks.]

"…"

I stared blankly at the socks in my hand for a while. The blue effect definitely came out earlier…So why did this come out?

No… It can't be an ordinary item since it came from a box. I shouldn't be quick to judge because of its name.

I checked the option of the item.

Classification: Clothing

Grade: D

Description: Tough and sturdy socks.

*Can't get wet.

*Can't rip.

*Can't be soiled.

"…At least it can't get wet."

I didn't feel comfortable with my feet being soggy, so I changed my socks. The soft fit felt very good.

"Haa…"

I sigh without realizing it.

Did I use up all my luck for today already? If that's the case, it was right to stop the gacha here.

There's a saying that you should quit while you're ahead in gambling, and if you endure the moment, you may win more later.

But…

Gacha isn't gambling, it's a love-hate affair.

With the pride of a gamer on the line, I curiously reached out to the gold box.

[Used 1x Random Box (High).]

The gold box floated in the air. Then the light leaking through the gaps continued to change.

White, green, blue, red…

The color, which has been constantly changing, turned gold at some point and emitted a dazzling light.

The box slowly opened. And…

"T-this…"

Shining brightly was an A-grade skill.

* * *

A man was quickly heading up a mountain path.

The look on his face showed that he was in a hurry, which was supported by the fact that his beard was full of sweat.

'I-I have to hurry.'

The man's name was Ko Changsu.

But in the slums, he was more known by the nickname Hairy.

About an hour ago.

Ko Changsu heard a deafening roar as if the mountain had collapsed. It sounded similar to when an industrial bomb used in the mines exploded.

And the direction that the sound had come from was the base of the Turbak Brotherhood who he had been investigating.

As soon as he realized that, he began to run up the mountain with his heavy body.

It was only recently that he had secured evidence to punish every single of them.

However, if those gang members was up to something, or if they had noticed and ran away, all the years he has spent will amount to nothing

'Absolutely not…I can't let them escape.'

Ever since his son's disappearance he had been constantly tracking down clues.

And the clues had led him to a criminal organization in the slums.

Turbak Brotherhood.

But the evidence he had were only abstract things that had no legal basis.

So Ko Changsu took a risk and began to observe them himself.

Soon after, he learned that the Turbak Brotherhood had their own special ritual.

Beastmen who occupied the upper part of the organization. They held a special banquet once a month.

Strangely enough, whenever the banquet was held, there would be reports of missing children in the city.

Thus, he soon realized what kind of end his son had met.

'Those deplorable beasts…'

Since then, Ko Changsu had made it his life's goal to bring the Turbak Brotherhood to justice.

He had grown a beard, and tattooed his whole body like a criminal.

It was so he could personally infiltrate Guangcheng District and collect evidence to put an end to them.

'Even if I die…I can't let them escape.'

His steps were getting quicker and quicker.

Soon, he arrived in front of a cave located in the middle of the mountain. In front of the entrance to the cave, gruesome dried bodies were scattered everywhere.

"W-was this the work of the military?"

Did someone attack this place? He thought perhaps it was the work of another group of villains fighting for their own interests.

'I need to gather more information before I enter the cave.'

He looked around and found the darkest shade nearby. Next, he squatted down and sprinkled a powder he had taken out.

Black shadows began to clump together and it soon floated in front of him.

*Summon Shadow

What Ko Changsu had summoned was a spirit of darkness called Shade.

He asked the summoned spirit.

"Hey, possess the dead body over there and find out what happened."

Shade shook its body as if it was bothered by Ko Changsu's words. Ko Changsu bowed his head to the spirit and spoke.

"Please help me…This is related to Jaseung. You also want to catch them for your friend, right?"

Shade raised its head when it heard the word Jaseung from Ko Changsu's mouth. The name of its one and only friend it couldn't protect.

It wanted to give immeasurable pain to the bastards who had killed its friend, but it also didn't want to help the foolish Ko Changsu.

Shade agonized for a while, but eventually flew toward the dead body with the feeling of reluctance.

After reading the dead body's thoughts and leaving, Shade delivered them to Ko Changsu.

*Read Thought.

Read Thought. The ability to turn emotions or short thoughts that the target felt when they were alive into shapes.

The exact scenes aren't visible, but this clue alone could be of great help to the investigation.

Soon after, the last thoughts left by the dead body began to flow into Ko Changsu's head.

And…

Surprisingly, this place was attacked by a single person.

Whether it was a man or a woman, the shape wasn't clearly visible, however, the terrible evil that swirled around it was.

'W-what the hell is this…'

Did the giant evil demon living in the depth of Guangcheng District appear?

It was the most terrible existence he had ever heard of up till this point.

'It's having fun…'

He felt its feelings. For some reason, the unknown existence was very happy when it killed this person.

And the moment he faced that pure malice, he felt as if his mind was being eaten up little by little.

It was hard to watch anymore.

"K-keuk! S-stop!"

Shade cut off the terrible thoughts and Ko Changsu heaved.

"Heuk…heuk….For such a thing to pop out of nowhere."

Cold sweat appeared all over his body, and his legs trembled unknowingly.

If that thing was still in the cave, he might die today without knowing how.

However, on the contrary, he gave a bitter shout.

"Fuck! I'm so close! Just go back? Just a little bit more! I'm never going to give up until all of those bastards serve time in prison!"

He couldn't stop here. He clenched his lips, recalling the face of his son.

And so, he carefully went down the dark stairs. He couldn't even light the way because he was worried that his location would be discovered.

And in a little bit. In front of his eyes, there was a view of the ruined banquet hall.

"W-what's this?"

Dead bodies of the gang members were scattered everywhere, and even cement fragments had been shattered as if a bomb had exploded.

Was there really a war here? Ko Changsu couldn't keep his mouth closed while looking at the bloody scene.

'W-what about him? What happened to him?'

Yifret, the leader of the Turbak Brotherhood. He didn't know about the others, but he had to confirm the status of Yifret.

Illuminating the water filled ground, Ko Changsu began to look for Yifret.

And not long after, in the middle of the cave, he found Yifret's body with one of his arms missing.

His body was embedded with dozens of bullets, and it had turned into something like a rag.

It was unbelievable that the wretched corpse in front of him used to be the head of a notorious cartel.

'I've spent over a decade in the pursuit of revenge and to catch this bastard, but this is how it ends?'

It was all in vain.

Ko Changsu fell down.

Despair filled his mind at the fact that in the end he couldn't take revenge with his own hands.

However, at the same time, he felt thrilled that Yifret had eventually faced a terrible end.

'At last…the bastard faced retribution.'

It was something he shouldn't have thought about as a police officer, but at this moment he wanted to thank the villain who had killed Yifret.

He bowed his head and clasped his hands to the mysterious existence.

In any case, at that very moment, something familiar floated in front of him.

'W-why is this here…'

Socks with ugly penguin characters on them and fit for a child. It looked exactly like the ones he had given a child a few months ago.

'I-it can't be…These socks are common.'

There was no reason for these criminals to have children's socks at the banquet hall.

He shook his head hard.

'No…'

If there was God in this world, something like that would never happen, he thought.

But at that moment. As if denying his own thoughts, a piece of torn long coat floated down.

'Ah…'

The child who always looked unhappy.

It was the very same child that he couldn't help but notice, the one that resembled his son.

He had promised himself to tell the child the joy of this world…one day, when everything was over.

However, this time again, he had failed to keep his promise. Facing that fact, Ko Changsu collapsed on the spot.

"Aahh…! Noah!"

As such, to the child…who'll never know happiness in his life, he shed tears for the boy who had lived an unfortunate life.

* * *

"Ah, I had a lot of fun."

Leaving the slums, I headed to the border of the city.

Neo Pyongyang, the city of diversity, and the world's largest residential area where superhuman lived.

I stuck out money at the front gate and passed through confidently.

There was no need to break the law like the last round since I have a large amount of cash in my inventory now.

One way or another, I also need to find a place to stay.

Ah, of course, the easiest and fastest way to solve this problem would be to enter a rich home and spray a few bullets, but I won't bother to choose such a method.

Because my plan is to become a hero this round.

And in order to become a great hero, thorough image management and storytelling were essential.

I recalled newspaper articles that I had read in the past.

— Overcoming his poor background with the dream of becoming a hero…

— Sent to a nursery after his parents passed away…

— So that other children don't have to live in a nursery like he did…

Strangely enough, many of the famous heroes were from nurseries.

In fact, I also attended a nursery, and it was one of the articles that the media liked to write about.

It was good for the storytelling of a hero.

But if I have to choose, it'd be ideal to go to the best place among the nurseries.

I decided to collect information.

"Mister, what's the most famous nursery around here?"

"Kid, are you alone? Hehe. Mister will tell you the location of the nursery if you become my secret friend…Keuk!"

Of course, the process of collecting information wasn't easy.

However, when it comes to fighting games, information is more valuable than any item.

I didn't give up and persistently gathered information. And finally, I was able to visit the most famous nursery in Neo Pyongyang.

"Hello~ I'm Choi Noah. My hobby is playing games. My specialty is playing games. I look forward to working with you."

"How much money do you have? It's 10 won a punch if you don't want to get hit."

"…"

But this place is…It seems to be a famous place in a slightly different sense than I had thought.

This will be fun.

For the foreseeable future, I think I'll be able to spend my time without having to worry about being bored.

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Chapter 9

Located in Neo Pyongyang is a nursery called House of Flowers.

Currently, I am staying at such a place. Like its name suggests, the place is actually a beautiful place full of all kinds of flowers.

In this fairy-tale-like landscape, children can be seen running around innocently all day long.

I've been living well here for more than a month without any disturbance.

To become a hero, managing my image is a must.

At present.

I have an understanding to some degree of the structure of this nursery.

Just how I had imagined, it was a fun place.

According to my observations, it can be seen that children living here are largely divided into three groups.

The first of them are those bright and innocent fellows who play tag in the garden every day.

I call these little children 'flowers.'

The reason is because they're actually the main commodity at House of Flowers and serve as the face of the nursery.

And overall, most of the fellows in this group either have some characteristics that would interest sponsors, or they have genius talents in certain areas.

As such, children in the 'flower' group lived comfortably with various benefits even by a nursery's standards.

Next are the 'workers.'

Unlike the flower group, the bulk of the children are in the worker group.

They usually take on various chores that need to be handled in the nursery, or they are responsible for going out and earning money through panhandling.

"Hey! Bushy hair, bring this tray and get me my food from over there."

"…Me?"

And the damn elf who just shouted at me is like the leader among the workers.

His primary job was to collect the money other children earned from panhandling. He also acts like a class monitor who reports the students' behavior to the teacher.

To put it simply, it's easy to understand if you just think of him as a landlord who oversees the tenants.

I looked at the bastard in front of me.

An annoying voice that is just going through puberty and a round body 1.5 bigger than my own.

And the kind of face that looked as if it was stained with dirt.

Did he say his name was Kwak Chungsik?

Although he looks as young as a middle school student, in fact, he was an adult who was 21 years old in terms of the number of years he has lived.

Because of the special immigration law or whatnot, the criteria for minors of his race were applied differently than those of humans.

Thus, even at his age he could stay and live in this nursery.

"What are you staring at? If you don't want to be dragged away and beaten up, go and get me some rice now!"

"…"

Oh, the third and final group can be said to be those who are alienated in this nursery.

Powerless children who have fallen out of the herd due to unclear origin or have a physical disability.

I named this group manure.

Why do I call them manure?

This is because after coming to this nursery, I often notice that people in this group would disappear somewhere.

Officially, they're said to have been moved to another facility, but in fact, among the children in the nursery, rumors have circulated that they might have been sold for money.

Perhaps they had become experimental subjects of suspicious black mages or were working like slaves in blind spots of human rights.

The manures' other job was to coax other kids like me from outside to join the nursery.

It was one of the tasks that Kwak Chungsik and his crew were in charge of.

Anyway…

From the looks of Kwak Chungsik's attitude, it seems that I had been chosen as manure.

This is becoming difficult.

Ever since I came here, I've been trying to stay as lowkey as possible with the thought that it wouldn't be so bad to be adopted or sponsored.

However, my grand plan has been disrupted because of this damn elf.

"Haa…"

"Oh? It seems this punk has never received home education. Did you just sigh in front of me?"

Pak–

My head that was hit by the boy momentarily spun. Honestly, I didn't feel much because of the stat difference, but it was still an unpleasant feeling.

The hero thing, do I have to do it?

I thought about killing him and going back to Guangcheng District.

But it would be such a waste of effort I've made so far towards the quest if I did that. I've already endured this for a month.

If I had a skill like 'Multiply Bacteria,' I could easily disguise it as a natural death, but unfortunately, all the skills and items I have at the moment are too flashy.

No, what if it was that…?

I wasn't certain, but I came up with a pretty likely way. Like I thought, I should kill him.

After making my decision, I reached out to Kwak Chungsik.

"Hey, give me your tray."

"Punk! You should have done that from the start. Don't make me beat you to death next time, okay?"

I obediently put the side dishes on the tray as he had ordered me to. I smiled and handed the tray to him.

"Eat a lot."

"O-oh? Okay. You should eat a lot too."

Eat a lot so there will be enough meat for me to devour.

* * *

Break of dawn when everyone is still asleep. I slowly opened my eyes.

That fellow must be asleep right now.

I quietly headed to the bathroom so that the people sleeping around me didn't wake up.

The light from the camera in the hallway was blinking.

Entering the bathroom, I immediately locked the door of the toilet stall and took off my clothes. However, I hesitated when I actually thought of going through with this.

Hu…I hate getting mucky.

But for now this was the only way to kill him naturally.

I sighed briefly before activating my skill.

*Liquid.

After turning into a liquid, I slowly slid down into the drain on the bathroom floor.

The second floor was where workers usually occupied.

And the room where Kwak Chungsik was staying was also on the second floor.

I came out of the bathroom drain on the second floor after slipping through the dirty pipes. Fortunately, no one was in the bathroom.

There must be cameras in this hallway too…It'll be good to stick flat on the floor like water.

I closed the drainage hole on the bathroom floor before turning on all the faucets.

Soon after, the water began to accumulate on the floor and flowed into the hallway.

This should work now.

Mixed in between the water, I crawled through the hallway and entered the room with Kwak Chungsik's name on it.

Finding him wasn't that difficult. Kwak Chungsik was sleeping in the bed closest to the entrance.

"…Mama."

Seeing that he was even talking in his sleep, he seems to be asleep without a care in the world. I crept closer to his bed.

Hmm…But will this work?

In fact, it was my first time using this skill, so I wasn't exactly sure how it would work.

I opened my status window and checked the skill I had recently acquired from the random box.

Classification: Special

Grade: A

Description: Awaken the dormant genes.

Dormant Genes:

(1) Human: 90.6%

(2) Elf: 3.1%. (Inactive)

(3) Beast: 2.5% (Inactive)

(4) Dwarf: 2% (Inactive)

(5) Unknown: 1.7% (Inactive)

(6) Unknown: 0.1% (Inactive)

*This skill cannot be strengthened or used in synthesis.

*Value will increase if you consume the same gene. (However, please be careful because the vitality of the absorbed object will permanently be reduced.)

Even in the previous round, skills classified as Special weren't easily seen.

On top of that, this was A-grade.

But, to be honest, I felt more disappointed than happy when I got this skill.

How the hell do I use this skill?

The explanation of the skill was too vague. There were various genes marked, perhaps because they're dormant in my blood.

If so, does that mean I have blood from other races and is of mixed race?

The time before the inhabitants from other worlds came to Earth, according to the findings at the time, white and black people shared the same ancestry.

But compared to that, this was terrible.

Whether it's from my mother's side or my father's side, I thought my ancestors were quite open minded people.

Anyway, although I'm not sure about the exact mechanics of this skill at the moment, there was another part I was paying attention to.

— However, please be careful because the vitality of the absorbed object will permanently be reduced.

After reading the additional information, I thought the reverse would work too.

Besides, I have no experience absorbing genes, so I decided to use my life drain skill for now.

In any case, vitality is probably the source of life itself.

To be honest, I don't know if it'll work or not…but I'll give it a try first.

I absorbed Kwak Chungsik's vitality with the skill output as weak as possible.

*Drain Life

And…

[Discovered genetic information that can be absorbed. Do you want to inherit the gene?]

It worked.

Fortunately, the skill worked without a problem like I had guessed. I stuck to him for a while and used my skill.

[Elf Genetic Value has increased.]

Kwak Chungsik's expression was distorted. There were no abnormalities at first, but as time went on, he began to let out painful groans.

"Keuh…Keuuuh!"

Cold sweats were flowing down like rain when I looked at his forehead. If I continue a little bit more, it seems his body would enter shock.

Hmm. I guess it's a burden to absorb a lot at once.

After I stopped my skill, he fell asleep again with a comfortable look. Somehow, Kwak Chungsik's face looked slightly thinner than before.

I better stop here for today.

It would be troublesome if Kwak Chungsik died like this. Even if there's no physical evidence, sudden death is bound to raise suspicion.

Leaving him like that, I returned to my room and closed my eyes.

* * *

A dirty back alley hidden behind a colorful neon sign. There was an abandoned building where vagrants often gathered.

Security wasn't good on normal days, so it was a place where ordinary people don't come and go often.

But by chance, two people dressed in clean new clothes appeared here today.

One was an older middle-aged man, and the one next to him was a boy with pointed ears who looked like a middle school student.

The vagrants cast a vigilant gaze at the two new people. Smiling, the middle-aged man took a chocolate out of his pocket and shook it gently.

"Are you hungry?"

Among the vagrants who were sizing them up, the youngest child asked.

"…That, can I have it?"

"Sure. Here you go."

The little boy approached the man carefully and took the chocolate he held in his hand as if he were snatching it.

"Haha, you don't have to be so scared. Mister isn't a bad guy."

"Don't lie! I heard that's something bad people would say!"

The eldest child among the vagrants yelled. The man waved his hand with an awkward look.

"Aye…are you scared because I'm an old man? Then, it'll be okay if I throw it from afar, right?"

The man said so and took out as many chocolates from his pocket as there are children and threw them.

When the chocolates fell to the ground, the vagrants pushed each other and hurriedly picked it up.

The eldest child, who had shouted at the man, saw his friends eating and eventually grabbed a chocolate.

The man stared at the scene and with a friendly smile spoke.

"You know, mister's…job is to take care of hungry children like you. Have you heard of House of Flowers?"

The first child to receive the chocolate raised his hand and shouted.

"Me! Me! I know! I saw it on TV!"

"Oh, that's a relief. The place where mister works is the House of Flowers. Speaking of which…If you guys don't mind, how about you guys come stay at our facility?"

"If I go there…Can I eat a lot?"

"Yes! If you go there, you can eat sausages too, and you can eat the chocolate you are eating now every day."

The eyes of the vagrants shook when they heard it. Then after a while, the children moved their feet towards the man.

But then. The eldest child stopped everyone and asked.

"But how can we believe what you said is true?"

The child gave a suspicious look, but the man simply smiled.

"Since you don't believe me, then how about listening to another friend currently living in our facility?"

Saying so, he beckoned to the child standing behind him.

"Chungsik, can you come here and explain how nice the facility is?"

"…Yes."

Chungsik replied in a somewhat weak voice. He trudged up to the children while dragging his feet. Like so, the eldest child asked Chungsik.

"Hey! Don't lie and tell me! Is everything the old man said true?"

"…Yes. It's true. If you go there…you can eat a lot of food…you can play games all day long."

"Lie! If that's true, why do you look so weak? Isn't he starving you?"

"Oh, no…It's just that I'm strangely tired today."

The man who was watching Kwak Chungsik scolded him with a stern voice.

"Hey, Chungsik! Stop joking around and tell these friends…"

Right at that moment. Chungsik faltered and collapsed on the spot.

The eldest boy and everyone who saw this screamed loudly.

"Lie! I knew you were a bad person! Guys, run away!"

"W-wait a minute!"

The man reached out to the children, but the vagrants ran away, scattered between the alleys.

Curses leaked out of the man's mouth.

"Damn it! Punk, what's wrong with you today?"

Looking at Kwak Chungsik who was lying on the ground, he had no choice but to sigh for a long time.

== Translator's Note ==

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