Genius Corpse-Collecting Warrior - Chapter 135
Border Village (2)
[Eat me without leaving a single bone, my servants!]
The voice of a monster echoes through the sewer. Instead of reacting to the voice, Dallon glanced back.
“…why?”
A situation where you are surrounded on all sides by thousands of monster rats. Despite this, Sienna’s face didn’t show any signs of agitation.
It wasn’t just guts. It was confidence.
Confidence that comes from confidence in one’s own abilities added to the sense of survival developed while surviving in the back alleys.
‘Yes, this is the Feather Witch I knew.’
Sienna Eclasia.
A being who is considered to have the most powerful intelligence among all generations, including the first Witch of Feathers.
Even when she was facing the forces of hell beyond the monitor, she had that calm expression on her face.
“It’s nothing.”
Dallen chuckled and turned his head. Sienna wriggled her eyebrows.
“…What nonsense.”
“Tie these guys up nearby. “I’ll be back soon.”
“It’s not that difficult. “Where are you going?”
“We have to catch the hiding rat.”
Sreung –
With a smile showing his fangs, he pulls out the holy sword from his waist. In pitch black darkness. Faint blue light was softly reflected on the rippling water.
“Come back.”
Sienna said this as she spread her arms wide to the left and right and began preparing the spell.
Tung-
Immediately the figure in the dark became blurry like a shadow.
Skag –
A wolf-sized rat was split in half. Neat brocade based on the upper and lower jaw.
Even as the upper half spilled out its internal organs, its red eyes were shining with greed until the last moment.
It was a grotesque sight, but I didn’t care.
The mind that had been trained for years in the body of a warrior had already faded to the point where it could not be touched to that degree.
Self-made!
Lightly swinging the tip of the sword. The whirlwind wrapped around the end tears not only the skin, but also the muscles and internal organs to shreds.
Creep!
When the sword is inserted into the space created in an instant, a storm erupts and destroys more than a dozen rats that followed.
Wow!
Following the storm, wet waves washed over the rats. It was a water baptism mixed with the blood of the shredded monster and the waste water from the sewer.
Even if there is no damage in itself, it is a situation that would cause people to run away in fear if the other person was a person.
Squeak! Key profit!
Squeak!
However, even though their fur was soaked in the blood of their compatriots, the monster rats did not know how to stop their reckless attack.
Rather, they close their eyes at the smell of blood that stimulates their sense of smell and start running even more frantically.
‘bingo.’
This was exactly what Dallon was aiming for.
Chijijijijik –
Remove your left hand from the holy sword and extend it forward. Streams of electricity that occur naturally between your fingers.
[Lightning Shooting (D)]
– ‘Rhenia Basak’. The magic of Warsawk, a mobile magic tower of lightning magicians and a semi-legendary sky fortress in the world. It is a basic spell that miniaturizes and embodies lightning, the image that forms the basis of lightning magic.
– Mastery 100%
The first button was to think of the spell that was the basis of imagery and twist the swirling wind of magical power once.
I control the lightning bolts that twist dozens of times in an instant at my fingertips and conjure up the scene I want to picture in my head.
‘The lightning that shoots out is grade D. Among them, it is a basic spell.’
Lightning techniques are fast and powerful. However, shooting lightning is the most basic spell in that faction.
Depending on its level, it had several restrictions, and as a result, it was a spell that could only be used in a one-on-one situation.
How far can you reach if you twist this basic technique, which any proper lightning magician can use, by borrowing the power of imagery?
Objects crowded together in a narrow space. Furs full of damp moisture were the perfect place to test it.
Pagit pajijic!
For a brief moment, sparks fly out and the range of the lightning stem begins to rapidly expand.
What is important is not the numerical grade, but the size and direction of the image that is intended to create a new form of that ability.
In addition, it is just a vessel of talent that encompasses the scale of improvement and the desire to reach higher heights.
Damn it!
The net of electricity that surpasses the grasp materializes into the shape of a giant reptile’s paw.
An appearance reminiscent of the claws of the black flame that once swung towards the true dragon Cheongrin.
Recalling that blow, Dallon stretched out the electric light that brightly illuminated the sewer.
「Grouse(雷條)」
Kwajijijijik—!
A bright blue stem of electricity extends like the branches of a tree.
From the first thick body, it splits itself into dozens of branches, filling the narrow sewer with colorful colors.
The wet monster rat’s fur burst open every time it touched the edge.
In an instant, over a hundred rats were reduced to black charcoal, and more than twice that number fell limp from being electrocuted.
“…Fuck. “This stings me too.”
Dallen waved his hands, relaxing his shoulders that were stiff from the electricity. Even though I wore black iron armor that was resistant to lightning, the accumulated fatigue was considerable.
One of the fatal disadvantages of lightning magic is that the user can be electrocuted.
Of course, the dragon’s blood energy that permeated my entire body repaired all the damage with a single deep breath.
Step on
water that is submerged up to your ankles as if you were stepping on dry land.
No mouse set foot in the passageway swept by the blue thunderstorm.
It’s not that I’m scared as much as they are people with crazy appetites. It’s just that they chose to approach through another passage due to the residual current remaining in the moisture-filled space.
“Nox! Ovex!”
And those who stuck their heads through other passages would die steadily under Sienna’s spell.
‘Sienna will catch the rats, so you don’t have to worry about retrieving the bodies.’
Then there is only one thing left to do.
[…….]
It was time to find the monster who had been silent for some time and have an appropriate Q&A session about the whole incident.
***
It didn’t take long to find the hiding rat. Since before, illusions and fantasy-type spells rarely worked on Dallen.
The unique skill ‘Payeong’s Magical Eye’, which originated from night vision, was able to see through most mysteries and illusions.
Even if it is impossible to completely detect it, if you find even a slight trace, you can use the Dark Moon Illusion Slayer recovered from the corpse in the swamp.
thud.
“Kwaek!”
After striking the rat-headed beastman’s head with the ax handle and stunning him, Dallon quickly joined Sienna and wiped out the remaining rats.
Since you don’t want to use your strength recklessly and get buried in the sewer, use the newly created unique skill ‘Grouse’ appropriately.
“Old Bjorn says you might be a high-ranking wizard. It was true. Even as a wizard, he is at the 3rd level…or is he at the beginning of the 4th level? “What kind of monsters are there?”
“It’s a strange feeling to hear a witch talk about monsters.”
“…What are you saying?”
Sienna shook her head. Dallen laughed lowly.
The intersection of passages filled with charcoal and torn bodies. Dallen retrieved the body of the unconscious Ratman before waking him up.
[The body of a beggar who was eaten by a swarm of Dark Moon rats was recovered. Ability is inherited.]
[Inheritance Reward: Skill +3 Joint Fighting Power (Unique)]
“Hmm.”
It was the second unique skill obtained from a corpse. It’s a legacy of the days when people thought they could defeat all enemies with flashy controls while walking around wearing nothing more than a straw.
I was in the process of digging out a chest of gold coins to build a training center in the basement of my home in the sterling silver district, so it seemed like I would soon have time to study it properly.
“What are you going to do with this bastard? Should I wake you up now?”
“That’s right.”
Dallen nodded. Then Sienna gently pressed the elongated eyebrows of the rat’s head with her index finger.
“Kwaek!”
Ratman soon wakes up like he’s having a seizure. The guy looked around and as soon as he saw Dallon, he started freaking out and shouted.
“How can you go so fast…kwaaaa!”
“quiet.”
Ujijik!
Ratman whimpered and swallowed his screams as three of his fingers were torn off at once.
It has twelve fingers, six each. It seemed like if I used it sparingly, I could have a long conversation.
The first order would be Tongmyeongmyeong. Dallen squatted down in front of the trembling Ratman.
“Belbellator Skymas, a low-ranking officer of the Dark Woldan.”
“…How do you know me? The information dealer at the Crow’s Nest is definitely not you…”
“I am more knowledgeable in this field of expertise, but I also know a lot about everything. And one more thing. “I’m the only one asking questions.”
simplicity and honesty! Kwasik!
Two this time. However, it was removed one by one twice.
In an instant, Ratman, with only the thumb left on his left hand, screamed for the sewer to go away.
Of course, it only lasted a moment. Because I didn’t want to lose my remaining thumb.
“Ask me something. “I’ll answer anything…anything.”
“Your mouth is cheap. He doesn’t look like a member of the Cancer Woldan. “Aren’t the senior executives awake yet?”
“How could something like that…oh no! It’s my fault. The senior executives haven’t woken up, but it won’t be long before the rock face will end…kwaaaaaaa!”
As a result, his left hand became just his left palm. Dallen got up and took a step back. This meant that since he was done with his questions, he could now proceed with the remaining interrogation of Sienna.
Of course, it was natural to help the person maintain a cooperative attitude toward the new interrogator by tapping the ax on his waist.
“Thank you Dallen.”
Sienna, who took over the baton, stood crookedly in front of Ratman. She took out a small letter from her pocket and held it in front of him.
“Come on, Mr. Rat. “Should we reveal in detail who wrote this threat?”
***
Ratman was not the one who sent the threatening letter. This guy was just a hired mercenary behind this incident.
Even when asked who was behind it, he could not answer. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to tell, it was that I really didn’t know.
‘Ugh… I really don’t know. ‘I couldn’t recognize him because he had a plain mask and spells applied to his face.’
‘There must have been some characteristic like physique or tattoos. At least the clothes.’
‘Well, he has a small body… According to the information, he is one head shorter than you. He was always wearing thick, dark-colored robes.’
“He’s got a thick robe and a small body.”
Dallon muttered. Sienna, who was walking next to me, turned her head at those words.
“It’s too vague. “The only clues gathered so far are what the drug warlock, the devil, and the rat said.”
Sienna touched her lips with an annoyed expression. For her, an information merchant, to say something like that, it was truly an unanswerable problem.
Of course, it was possible to look at it in a slightly different way from the perspective of someone holding hundreds of even crude cheat sheets.
Dallon stroked his chin and gathered his thoughts.
Considering the fate of a vagabond who was addicted to drugs, it is not difficult to infer the evil spirit that the warlocks follow.
‘Laphilem, the evil god of plague.’
The one who pursues endless change and imitative distortion was the most visually disgusting type of evil god.
And when Laphilem began his activities in earnest, there were always several boss mobs that would block the player’s path.
Small body. Plus a featureless robe. Considering these two characteristics, the answer sheet is bound to be narrowed down to one.
‘…but doesn’t that bitch only come out near the end of the game?’
No matter how fast the progress is, I think this has crossed the line a bit.
“…Do you have any guesses?”
“well.”
“Anyway, there are a lot of secrets. You say we’re friends, but you still do that to me? “I don’t have any secrets.”
“Even friends must respect their privacy. And if you lie between friends, you will be punished.”
“You speak well. “He is a blasphemous barbarian who doesn’t even believe in God.”
Sienna grumbled as if to be heard. The way she raised her eyebrows with a slightly pouty expression seemed like a cute twist if you didn’t know her well.
‘Did the intelligence department say that one’s appearance also had to be honed as a weapon? Anyway, it’s a fox.’
Dallen slowly shook his head, recalling a line he once heard from her through the monitor.
Time would tell whether his prediction was correct or not.
To do so, first follow the direction indicated by the tracking technique and go to the place where the informants died.
The low-lying border town between the Southern District and the Western District was their destination.
“We’re almost there. There will be a cavity just around the corner. You said you once went to the sewer cavity to find an apprentice for an elder wizard, right? “The cavity where the border village is is probably ten times bigger than that.”
Sienna’s voice was subtly heightened. Dallen gave a cursory nod and turned the corner ahead of him.
Snap.
“…….”
The steps stopped after entering the cavity.
“huh? Why stop…huh?”
Sienna’s embarrassed voice followed.
As she said, the cavity was huge. So much so that even if you put an entire small village in it, it wouldn’t be enough.
In fact, the appearance of the border village was also similar.
Dozens of buildings as tall as three or four stories. A panoramic view of the village on a scale that is difficult to find in the lower streets.
“What is this…?”
However, there was something deeply wrong with the village that welcomed them. Sienna could not keep her mouth shut, and Dallon also frowned.
…I didn’t expect this.
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