Episode 5
5. Episode 5
The hungry prince.
There is no need to speculate. Now that the power of gluttony has been openly used, the identity of the constellation is obvious even without looking.
‘Beelzebub, the god of gluttony.’
One of the seven demons representing the Seven Deadly Sins along with Mammon. He is definitely one.
‘As soon as the tutorial started, I got the attention of two constellations. And from Mashin at that.’
The interest of the constellations is never common.
Only a very small number of players will gain the attention of a constellation, either by achieving outstanding feats or by displaying overwhelming power during the tutorial.
Besides, being noticed and being chosen are two different things.
Even if you are lucky enough to receive attention, if you do not live up to expectations, the constellation will quickly get tired and leave.
But now, Seun has been receiving attention from the two constellations from the beginning. And from the two demons who are the strongest in the evil camp.
‘More than that, what should we do this time?’
In Mamon’s case, he was lucky to get through it, but… … Would the Demon God of Gluttony really forgive a human who uses his power without permission?
Even as he pondered, Beelzebub’s gaze did not stop.
-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, opens his mouth as if to say something, but first puts the meat in front of him into his mouth.
And then, I could tell.
How should I deal with this demon?
‘The power of gluttony.’
Kwajik!
Wood crack!
Se-un used his power of gluttony on the wolves he had defeated one after another.
Every time this happened, a mouth with sharp teeth would appear and quickly devour the wolf’s carcass.
– Predated on the ‘brown wolf’.
– Absorbs nutrients to increase strength by 0.1 and agility by 0.5.
Unfortunately, after the first time, the increase in ability values decreased so much that decimal points were displayed.
But anyway, my goal right now is not to increase my abilities.
-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’ cheers at the sudden feast.
‘Okay.’
As expected, he is the god of gluttony.
It’s just the corpse of a brown wolf, the lowest-level monster, but it’s so satisfying to see him like that.
I wanted to keep shoving food into him so he wouldn’t be able to speak for a while, but unfortunately, the number of wolves that appeared in the first wave of monsters was not that many.
Besides, half of them are being dealt with by other people.
-That’s not the right target.
However, it was impossible to use the power unless the monster was defeated directly by Seun.
In an instant, all the wolf corpses around him disappeared, and Beelzebub’s feeding time came to an end.
Se-Woon raised his head toward the empty space where he felt gazes and muttered as if whispering.
“Surely you aren’t full from just this, are you?”
-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, drools, saying that this is just an appetizer.
This is the end of training, no, negotiation.
* * *
“Wake up!”
“Gasp, gasp!”
After Seun finished training the Demon of Gluttony… …no, after negotiating with the Demon of Gluttony, not long after, the others also succeeded in defeating all the wolves.
Of course, only a few people, including Kang Han-cheol, actually faced the wolf. The rest of them hid behind it and just screamed or trembled.
“Hey, I won!”
“I defeated all the wolves!”
“We did it! Hahaha!”
On that topic, when all the wolves fell, the cheers from those who were hiding were louder.
Those who actually faced the wolf were breathing heavily and holding it with trembling hands.
‘Not a single casualty. Well, I took on more than half of the wolf pack by myself.’
Before the regression, when Seun first encountered the monster wave, there were quite a few casualties.
Moreover, the company employee who had first grabbed Seun’s sleeve was found dead with his throat torn off.
But looking at the trembling people among the cheering people even now, it doesn’t seem like it will last very long.
[Tutorial Chapter 1 – Adaptation]
-You have successfully passed the first wave.
– 50 points will be given to all people who participated in the wave.
The wave was a success, and a reward was given. 50 points, which is enough to buy a low-grade potion or a bottle at the shop.
However, this was not what Se-un had hoped for.
-Calculating personal achievements… … .
[ 1st place: Jeong Se-woon 220 points ]
[ 2nd place: Kang Han-cheol 80 points ]
[ 3rd place: Yoo Seo Ah 40 points ]
…
‘220 points. Well, that’s about right.’
As the tutorial progresses, personal achievement points are accumulated as mentioned above.
What comes to mind right now is the ranking for this one camp, but later on, the rankings for everyone who is taking the tutorial will be tallied.
The more points you earn and the higher your ranking, the greater the reward for passing the tutorial and the greater the chance of being chosen by the constellation.
Naturally, Seun’s goal is.
‘First place.’
It was a press-button process to capture all participants in the tutorial.
He already had the attention of the two demons, so the attention of the constellations didn’t matter, but the first place reward in the tutorial was something he could drool over.
‘Well then, let’s go out for a bit.’
There were many things I learned from the first wave.
One of them is the need for weapons.
Even if you use Mammon’s warehouse, there is a limit to what you can handle with abilities that are below the level of an ordinary person.
So I plan to use weapons to cover that limit a little more.
‘And I have to find food.’
It was a promise with Beelzebub, the god of gluttony, but the power of gluttony was never a losing proposition for me either.
Because abilities are the player’s original strength.
As your abilities increase, the level of treasures you can use in Mammon’s warehouse will also increase.
As I was about to turn away from the people and head into the forest.
“Wait.”
widely.
Someone grabbed Seun’s wrist.
When I turned my head, I saw a woman with long flowing hair and a stern expression on her face.
It seemed as if Se-woon was running urgently as soon as he turned his back.
Even though she hadn’t announced her name yet, Se-woon knew her name.
‘Yuseoah.’
Just because I’m Seun doesn’t mean I remember the names of everyone here.
But, the woman in front of her. Yu Seo-ah couldn’t help but know.
Because she was one of the rankers who had a reputation in the upper floors of the tower along with Kang Hyeon-cheol.
‘Is this tinnitus definitely…? … Was it a whirlwind?’
It was a nickname given to him because his appearance while sweeping through the enemy lines with dual swords resembled the wind.
“Where are you going?”
“I guess it’s about understanding the geography. Nothing will get better if I just sit here.”
Crackle.
Yu Seo-ah’s eyes furrowed at Se-woon’s insincere answer.
However, Se-Woon had no intention of raising his voice or explaining his plan in detail.
Now that the tutorial has started, every second counts. If you keep explaining your plan to people or explaining your actions every time something happens, the action will drag on forever.
What he needs now is charisma.
Prove yourself only through your skills and actions.
You need people who are strong enough to follow directions and who are thorough in following them.
“Rather than figuring out the geography, let’s all get together and discuss it first.”
“Would anything change if we just got together and discussed it?”
“Yes, there is. At least, it will ease people’s anxiety.”
“What good is all that worrying about? Once the second wave starts, you’ll just hide behind it again.”
I have no intention of taking along those who do not follow or cannot follow.
Se-un is not a gentleman.
Even if you take people who have no will to live and somehow get through the tutorial, they will not be able to endure it and will collapse the moment they enter the tower.
The tower is the wild itself. It is a world where the strong prey on the weak.
“But you don’t know when those wolves will show up again, so if you leave alone!”
“3 hours.”
“……yes?”
Seun pointed to the system message floating above his head.
“You’d better pay attention to those system messages from now on.”
[Tutorial Chapter 1 – Adaptation]
– 2 hours and 57 minutes left until the second monster wave.
“I’ll be back before the wave, so you can have that discussion to your heart’s content.”
“But, still… … .”
“Honestly, I think it would be better to find at least one sturdy branch at that time.”
With those last words, Se-woon shook off Yu-seo-ah’s hand and walked into the forest where the wolves had come out.
* * *
“Wake up!”
The forest was a veritable wolf paradise. It seemed as if a wolf appeared every four or five trees.
They attacked by surprise, and sometimes in packs, but at best they were brown wolves.
It wasn’t a difficult level for me, as I was used to my memories and experiences before the regression, and the ‘Ten-Ro Dam-Toe’ that I had taken from Mamon’s warehouse.
– Predated on the ‘brown wolf’.
-No longer able to absorb nutrients through the same entity.
Unfortunately, even the ability values that had been increasing by a few points have reached their limit.
At first, I tilted my head because I couldn’t understand the principle of the power of gluttony, but thanks to Beelzebub’s reaction, I was able to roughly understand the principle.
-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, says he is sick of this meat and sucks the remaining flesh from the wolf’s ribs.
The subject of power. The reaction of Beelzebub, the demon of gluttony, was key.
However, even so, it is impossible to create a monster that does not exist.
“Please bear with me for a moment. I’m going to find something more delicious right now.”
-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, swallows the ribs with the bones intact and his eyes sparkle.
Putting aside the regrets about the power of gluttony, there were new things to learn about the power of greed and Mammon’s warehouse.
First, all the treasures in the warehouse can only be taken out with a formless ‘force’.
‘Perhaps, the form collapsed and only the power of the treasures was transferred to me.’
It was a shame, but it wasn’t a big problem.
For example, if you obtain a suitable item and imbue it with the power of a treasured sword in Mammon’s warehouse, it will immediately become a treasured sword.
Of course, there was one limitation here too.
-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[Sword of the Chosen, Gram]
– The Sword of Wrath used by Sigmund, the Dragon Slayer. Sigmund defeated the giant dragon ‘Fafnir’ with this sword.
Passus-
As soon as Gram’s power seeped into the tree branch that looked moderately heavy, the branch turned to dust and disappeared, scattering in the wind.
It was unable to withstand the immense power of the sword and was destroyed.
This applies not only to objects but also to oneself.
The martial arts book of ‘Shiprootamtoi’ that I first used was a basic martial arts book of the Shaolin school, so I was able to adapt to it somehow.
If you suddenly use something like ‘Fire Dragon Breath’ right now, it’s obvious that you’ll turn into dust and become like a scattered tree branch.
So that it doesn’t end up like that.
‘You have to start by raising your abilities.’
Enough to accommodate the treasures in the warehouse.
Otherwise, all the treasures in Mammon’s warehouse would be meaningless.
In that sense, the power of gluttony was a power that suited Se-Woon perfectly.
second.
-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[ Goblin’s Saliva ]
– Goblin saliva with a weak toxicity. It can paralyze enemies, so it is used to attack enemies by applying it to claws or stingers.
-The target is incorrect.
-The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’ frowns at your careless use of his treasure.
The power of greed cannot be used on any being other than Seun.
I figured out what I was missing by trying out a useless treasure on a wolf in advance, just in case it could be of use to the people at the camp.
This concludes our simple experiment.
‘If this is the case, there won’t be much usable treasure.’
You can’t bring form, you can only bring force.
Although he could obtain martial arts books, magic books, and the physical abilities of monsters, he could only use them to the extent that his body could accept them.
Even the most abundant equipment-type treasures in the warehouse were impossible to use unless equipment that could handle their power was created.
Se-Woon, who was wondering how to use the warehouse more efficiently, couldn’t help but feel disappointed.
“First, weapons.”
Even if you don’t plan on using the treasure, having a weapon will reduce the burden on your body and allow you to deal with monsters more efficiently.
Even so, a weapon in a forest like this?
It may seem strange, but Seun had found a sword here before his return.
Of course, the ‘Journey’s Guide’ skill that guided Seun to the location of the weapon no longer exists.
-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[ Nol’s Nose ]
– A low-level monster with a hyena’s head. It uses its excellent sense of smell to find prey.
Although crude, Mamon’s warehouse contained plenty of treasures that could serve as substitutes for the ‘Journey’s Guide’.
“It’s over there.”
Soon after, Se-Woon, who sensed the smell of rusty iron deep in the forest, quickly moved his legs.
fantasy,
