Chapter 22
"Hyung! This…"
Right after Lee Gilyoung discovered the treasure box, I blocked his little mouth . "Shh, wait . "
The world of Ways of Survival was relentless . The constellations enjoyed the adversity of the characters and added obstacles in the scenarios just to fuck with humans . Things saying 'Catch me!' usually contained traps and even system messages couldn't be trusted .
"The treasure trove doesn't just contain treasures . "
[The constellation 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon' is disappointed . ]
Abyssal Black Flame Dragon… He wanted me to die for a while .
Anyway, I waited . Shortly afterwards, shadows started to emerge around the treasure chest .
It was the ground rats . They brought something through the tunnel, threw it and exchanged information . Once a certain number of ground rats had gathered, the number of lights illuminating the surroundings increased . It was black fire, flames made with black ether . It was said that this place was the core of Dark Root, which was why it had so much black ether to burn . At that time, someone's voice was heard, "It is all because of Yoo Sangah-ssi!"
There was no need to say who he was . It was a voice I would know at once . I gripped the shoulder of the surprised Lee Gilyoung tightly . It wasn't time yet .
"Because of me, what do you mean by that?"
In the dim light, there were two people captured by the ground rats . They were tied up tightly by branches that came up from the ground .
"I-If Yoo Sangah hadn't taken the subway, the situation wouldn't be like this!"
"Why does the subway matter now?"
How could she accept all this nonsense? Maybe Yoo Sangah was a saintly person . Or maybe the sponsor behind her was a saintly person .
"T-That…That, Yoo Sangah-ssi, you ride a bicycle all the time…" Han Myungoh's voice shook as he wrote gibberish .
Yoo Sangah's tone was cold . "Wait a minute . Were you the one who stole my bike?"
"W-What is this person? I clearly told you that I would drive you in my car! You should know how to accept favours!"
"Answer me . Did you steal my bike?"
All of a sudden, the situation made sense . This was it . It was why a person who drove a Mercedes-Benz S-Class took the subway line 3 . Well, it wasn't strange . There were quite a few men who had their eyes on Yoo Sangah, not just at the company but at Geumho Station as well . In fact, Yoo Sangah was a worthy person . Her atmosphere was warm and she knew how to flatter people .
[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' hates the character 'Han Myungoh . ']
Han Myungoh's face was so red that it could clearly be seen in the dim lighting . It looked dangerous . "Yes, shit! I did it! So what?"
"Why are you talking like it isn't a big deal? You took someone else's things, it is theft . "
"Theft? Shit, don't talk bullshit! You should've just got in my car from the beginning!"
[The constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' hates this trivial argument . ]
I didn't mean to do this but there was no other way now . I quietly gripped the thorn .
"I didn't ask you just once . I continuously asked to take you home but you kept fucking rejecting me…"
I threw the thorn as hard as I could . The thorn scratched the corner of Han Myungoh's mouth and continued into the darkness .
"Uwaaaaack! What?"
[The constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' is pleased . ]
[100 coins have been sponsored . ]
"Dokja-ssi!" Yoo Sangah called out to me . However, I wasn't looking at them .
Across the habitat of the ground rats, the darkness was split apart by the thorn . Then that damned guy came . There was no way it wouldn't be in Dark Root .
['Dark Keeper' has appeared!]
[The sub scenario has been updated!]
[Sub scenario 'Kill the Guard' has begun!]
Like slaves surrendering to a king, the terrified ground rats fell to the ground . A dark figure appeared in the dim light . A tentacled monster that was like a grim reaper . Lee Gilyoung's complexion deteriorated sharply .
"Oof, Hyung, that…"
"It is okay . "
Eventually, Lee Gilyoung fell to the ground and started retching . It wasn't strange . A lot of pressure was felt just looking at it from afar . The cockroaches scattered around the area had their stomachs exploded . Lee Gilyoung, who was connected to the cockroaches, would've suffered considerable mental damage .
"Gilyoung . How many more times can you use Diverse Communication?"
"…I think I can do it one or two more times . "
"I understand . Then rest here for a while . "
I left Gilyoung leaning against the side and approached Yoo Sangah and Han Myungoh . The panicked Han Myungoh was struggling .
"O-Ohuk! What is this…?"
I took the Swiss Army knife and cut the branches binding the two of them . I only moved the knife a few times . Then the part of the branch that it touched abruptly corroded and the blade melted away . Yes, this was the power of a demonic species .
"Stay back . "
I said while raising a weapon made of the spine of a ground rat . The 7th grade demon type species, dark keeper . Among the many monsters that appeared since the start of the destruction, the demon species were toxic . In fact, the treasures of the ground rats were close to 'tributes' to the demon . Even if it was the same grade, the demon species were different from other monster species .
[The 'Dark Keeper' has received the favour of the demon king it follows . ]
"Kamyun . Der . Yitur . "
The demon species had their own language, worshipped different demon kings and inherited some of the power of the demon king through Dark Root .
[The 'Dark Keeper' has emitted 'Fear . ']
[The exclusive skill 'Fourth Wall' has neutralized most of the 'Fear' effect . ]
Therefore, killing one demon meant becoming the adversary of their demon king .
"Yitur!"
I didn't know what it was saying but the situation didn't look good . I didn't want to fight if possible .
"M-Mother?" Yoo Sangah was the one who spoke . She still hadn't left?
"I told you to stay back . "
"That monster just said 'Mother'…"
I thought for a moment about what this meant . No, wait a minute .
"Uhh, I think…K-Karud, yemiren? Ah, this is the pronunciation? Aketu?"
For a moment, I thought I was mistaken . But I didn't hear wrong .
"Kallitu!"
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