chapter 51
51 – How to live
I went to the place where the C-rank hunters were, holding Yeon-hee who was casting a spell while shaking her head.
Whiriririk ㅡ!!
Pug!!
‘Hey sh*t!! That bastard?’
As soon as the card catcher (class C) saw me approaching, he threw his card, and I was able to barely block the card by throwing the slime wrapped around Yeonhee’s arm. Of course, the slime exploded and died.
‘Rime, rest in peace. But you can still survive.’
“Whoa whoa whoa!! That’s the Summoner’s subordinate!!”
A man with a hammer as his main weapon raised his hand from the side to stop the card grabber, and only then did the card grabber grasp the situation and slightly bow his head to Yeonhee.
‘Yeon-hee must have become famous, seeing as the C-class recognizes her right away.’
Of course, Yeonhee couldn’t afford to react even after seeing the card player’s apology. It was because there were many summoned beasts besides the Lizardman No. 1 That was accompanying them.
Churrup- (Is it an enemy…?)
Lizard No. 1 Flicked his tongue and looked around him.
‘Yes bastard. He is the enemy of the one you sang about.’
He communicated his intentions to Lizard Man No. 1, Who followed him, and made eye contact with him.
‘It’s always a strange feeling, being able to communicate with summoned beasts like telepathy’
I immediately turned my head and looked in the direction the monster was running.
There was a monster that was just devouring the head of a D-class hunter who was running away, and several torn arms were in its hand.
‘Are hunters’ arms trophies?!’
Not too far away. I immediately designated [Reckless Charge] Towards him and ran.
“January-!!”
I heard Yeon-hee’s voice urgently calling me from behind. A tone that makes you feel at ease whenever you listen to it. And it was also the voice that hardened my will even more at this moment when I jumped into the limbs.
I moved it next to the hunters without any hand signals, but Yeon-hee would know what I’m trying to do and what I need to do now.
As expected, after completing the summons, Yeon-hee pointed in the direction I ran and shouted at the people.
‘Oh, I’m a tired kid. But… Not bad…’
She was called the Ice Witch in her lifetime, and now she is an innocent child with infinitely insufficient power to carry out justice in her heart.
If you ask me which of the two I like more, it’s now the latter.
Only twenty years old.
I was still at an age where I could be clumsy like that.
With that thought in mind, I threw the 43 skull bombs I had been keeping around the monster in turn. No matter how monstrous the ability is, it will take time to recognize a skull bomb thrown into the air in the [Air] State.
Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa ㅡ!!!
As expected, the guy only recognized the existence of the bomb when it exploded.
If it was the [Low Flame Bullet] Before the job change, he would have snorted and escaped, but the power of the skull bomb had destructive power that prevented him from doing so.
A few of them exploded from a direct hit on the creature, but reading the flow of the monster’s magic power, it seemed that it couldn’t deliver a decisive blow.
Kureuk-Pureuk-!
He brushed his hair, and he straightened his collapsed stance. Recovery much faster than expected.
‘f*ck, even the defense is excellent? In a world that has changed like a game, isn’t it true that a strong guy should appear step by step!’
With my grumbling fueled, I was already ready and approaching the monster’s nose. This movement is possible because the movement speed has increased with [Reckless Charge].
He was hit by my sudden brake, but he didn’t seem to notice because he was so focused on the explosions around him.
The reason I dared to take the risk and came all this way was for two reasons.
‘What is your true identity?’
First of all, it was because I was very curious about this guy’s face.
[Acid Spray]
Chwaaagh!
[Kangta]
Poo-wook!!
Charah!
As the acid liquid was sprayed on his face and the wise man’s dagger pierced him, his stealth was gradually released, and only then did the monster realize my existence.
I looked up while clinging to the body of a massive monster that could have been 3m tall with [Adsorption].
Kleurrr!
The monster, as if angry to the end, exclaimed a horrifying scream in front of my face, exposing its long fangs.
That look…
‘··· Huh? What is this?’
Awesome!!
For a moment, my eyes went dark, and I felt the sensation that my head was lifted into the sky regardless of my will. He ripped off my head and swallowed it.
Of course, I didn’t come here only with the intention of being beaten like this. The second reason for my approach.
Quaddeuk – Kwadeuk!!
The 7 skull bombs and the core of his head, which he had pushed to the limit in his mouth beforehand, were shattered by his sharp teeth.
– Kreuk?
‘Boom!’
Kwagwagwagwagwang ㅡ!!
A tremendous explosion occurred in the monster’s mouth.
That explosion was the last memory of my third life.
– Skull Bomber Sun Moon is broken.
– Attribute [98 Lives] Is activated······.
– As a former effect, the reconstruction time is reduced by half.
– Time remaining to rebuild <11:59:59>
* * *
‘Heo Eok!!’
“·······.”
‘Oh… My head… Why does my head hurt?’
[Pain Resistance]
‘Hmm… That’s a bit better… I don’t feel any pain from physical blows… That’s strange…’
I looked around, feeling grateful for the [Pain Resistance] Feature that made me forget the sudden headache.
‘Are we starting in this damn place again…’
The starting point where you were initially crouched. Restart always seemed to happen here.
“Tick tock tock!!”
As I raised my upper body with my teeth clashing vigorously, I thought of a flashing message before I died.
‘There was a time to reconstruct, it was originally a day, right?’
Hmm…
‘Can’t we completely eliminate the reconstruction time? Other summons didn’t have this disadvantage, so why am I the only one like this? Because he was human?’
Wooddeuk Woodeuk-
I turned my head from side to side several times and moved toward the door. Because I can think enough while walking.
—–
[Skull Bomber Sun Moon – Lv.27]
Strength: 60 Agility: 60 Stamina: 60
Wisdom: 54 Power: 90 Resistance: 7
Sense: 31 Restoration: 17
Attributes: Calm, Protection, Kleptomania, 97 Lives, Absorption, Pain Resistance, Obez’s Blessing*
Skills: Bash*, Stealth, Dagger Throw*, Acid Spray*, Beginner Conversion, Reckless Charge*, Contaminated Breath, Skull Bomb*
Equipment : Sage Arhen’s dagger for self-defense, Big Bore Ladder Armor
Stat : 9
—–
First of all, the surprising thing is that the level has gone up by 3. And that meant killing the monster.
‘It must have been a big blow because the mouth was soft.’
Chak-
The feeling of a dagger held in one’s hand.
‘Whew – The dagger was also recovered well.’
I put it in my inventory right before I died, and it seemed to work well.
‘Seeing that no skills have been added, it certainly wasn’t me who killed it… I hope Yeon-hee caught it.’
Dadak- Dagdak-
First of all, the distribution of stats.
‘Wisdom, which increases bomb attack power, is unconditional… If I think I’ll meet that terrible monster again, I’ll have to increase my agility. Let’s increase magic power when the speed of making skull bombs increases.’
– The 3 stats obtained from the 5th level perk will be distributed first.
Including the stats with special benefits, all nine stats were invested in Agility, Stamina, and Wisdom.
—–
[Skull Bomber Sun Moon – Lv.27]
Strength: 60 Agility: 71 (+11) Stamina: 71 (+11)
Wisdom: 65 (+11) Power: 90 Resistance: 7
Sense: 31 Restoration: 17
—–
‘This is not the end!!’
—–
Skull Bomb Lv.3
– The bones of the monsters you killed are processed into magical bombs and stored, and when needed, they are thrown to inflict damage (320% of magic attack power).
– The higher the grade of the processed bone, the more damage occurs.
– In storage 0/54
—–
The Skull Bomb skill instantly became level 3, the attack power increased by 20%, and the number of bombs that could be stored increased by 4.
‘Did I get a bonus for putting a bomb in my mouth and detonating it? Or did hitting that monster really increase your experience? I didn’t even use it a few times, but the level went up by 2…’
Whatever it was, it was a honey-like reward. In addition, there were five more abilities that leveled up besides the skull bomb.
—–
Obez’s Blessing Lv.2
– A small blessing bestowed by Obez, who became the starting point of the Fire Monkeys.
– Additional damage +130% (+10%) when attacking with fire property
—–
Acid Spray Lv.4
– Sprays lethal acid in front.
– Spray amount +3 (+1)
– Spray range +3 (+1)
—–
Strike Lv.3
– Hit hard with 270% (+10%) of attack power.
—–
Dagger Throw Lv.4
– Attack +20% (+5%), Accuracy +23% (+1%) when throwing daggers
– Accuracy when throwing any object +18% (+1%)
—–
Reckless Charge Lv.2
– Randomly rushes in the direction of the designated target.
– Powerfully attack with 310% (+10%) of attack power.
– While rushing, defense is greatly increased.
– While dashing, movement speed is increased by 31% (+1%).
—–
‘Wow… Isn’t this the level where I should hope to meet that monster?’
Of course, it’s just words, I didn’t want to see you again. Just thinking about his face gave me goosebumps through my bones.
– For the first time, the existence that secretly hid itself was identified.
– Achievement [Sensitive Sense] Obtained!
– Sense +3
Sense: 34 (+3)
The achievement that came to my mind at the end was something I had already experienced in my lifetime, so I wasn’t surprised. When I walked for some time, clearing the message I read from my head.
Stop-
‘What is this smell?’
A disgusting smell that could be caught even by my far-regressed sense of smell directed my steps towards that place.
‘The familiar smell of blood… Is it an enemy? In this? Are there other beings besides me? No way······.’