Episode 302
302. Devil’s Touch
When I first heard about the 19th round mission.
Heo Tae-seok felt desire stirring in his heart.
A very, very bad desire.
‘This is an opportunity. A chance to kill a bastard you don’t like.’
The player Heo Tae-seok had been targeting all along was no different.
Alex Pearson.
It is a fact that Eom Jun-seok and Black Scythe knew that there was a conflict with that fat guy.
That’s why it didn’t move right away.
I decided to wait and see the situation a little longer and then make a move.
however.
[The fifteenth death has occurred.]
[The nickname of the deceased is ‘Raichacha.’]
[Now that 10 minutes have passed, we will destroy the player.]
[Current players remaining: 128]
[Extinct players: 15]
[Time remaining until round end: 70:27:19]
Only 1 hour and 30 minutes have passed, but 15 people have already died.
‘That means they killed each other.’
To point a knife mercilessly at yesterday’s colleague.
It seems that people can kill others depending on the situation.
Like Heo Tae-seok now.
‘I need to kill you soon.’
Heo Tae-seok, who was catching monsters in the nearby forest, decided on a direction.
Decided to track down Alex.
[The face and nickname match. Tracks the location of the target.]
[The location of player ‘Alex’ has been discovered.]
[It is currently 2,038m away.]
[To track the target, follow the arrows in front of you.]
Surprisingly, the distance from him was not that far.
‘God is helping me.’
Let’s kill that unlucky bastard quickly and destroy the body by erasing traces.
Then there is no evidence left.
Even if you have heartburn.
‘Even if Black Scythe and Cardinal Eom suspect me, there is no problem. Just tell them you don’t know and that’s enough.’
If you act while shouting that it is unfair, anyone will have no choice but to be deceived.
Heo Tae-seok, who had a perfect murder plan, narrowed the distance by twisting his lips.
Did it take 20 minutes like that?
In the meantime, additional deaths occurred and the number reached 20.
I saw that the distance to Alex had gotten closer to 500m.
‘If you go within 500m, you’ll be caught in a search for the surrounding area.’
Maybe you are already suspicious as you see the distance between you and yourself getting closer with the tracking list.
‘It would be better to approach quickly and end it quickly so that he doesn’t have time to react.’
If you fly in demon gear and bombard it with black arrows, it won’t be able to withstand it.
Heo Tae-seok, who had made such a plan, was about to cast demonization.
[The human Moros mentioned was here.]
Heo Tae-seok blinked, startled by the strange voice that came out of nowhere.
I wonder if I’m looking at something in vain.
[Why are you so frozen? It wouldn’t be the first time seeing demons.]
It is 2m tall, has red skin, wings and a long tail.
The being that appeared before my eyes was clearly a demon.
Although it looked ordinary at first glance, Heo Tae-seok felt it instinctively.
That he is by no means an easy opponent.
That’s right too.
[Do you want me to introduce myself? good night.]
The demon smiled, shedding evil energy.
[I am the demon archduke Plunictos. He is the ruler of the demon world.]
* * *
Before the 19th round begins.
Plunictos frowned as soon as he heard Artaros’ plan.
‘So buy yourself some time while you recover your strength, right?’
It is said that Artaros repeats death dozens of times and the penalties stack up considerably.
There is no power at the moment.
[It takes time to regain strength. So you must step forward, Plunictos. Until my strength comes back.]
[Ha, but don’t you know that I can’t control the black scythe with my skills? Artaros is also broken… … .]
For a moment, Artaros’ eyes turned bloody, but Plunictos did not back down either.
I have to say what I have to say.
[If you tell me to buy time, I will buy it. But I don’t want to be killed like this. And that too in human hands.]
[When did I tell you to be killed?]
[After seeing me just now… … .]
[This does not mean to confront head-on.]
[then… … .]
[It’s about breaking your mentality.]
[yes?]
[In the 19th round, kill all of his favorite colleagues. Never accept a direct confrontation.]
In short, it meant cutting back on all power except the black scythe.
[If that’s the case, there’s no problem. Hehehe.]
The corners of Plunictos and Artaros’ mouths rose at the same time.
* * *
After finishing his reminiscence, Plunictos looked at the human in front of him.
The sight of them trembling with fear is truly pitiful.
[Is your nickname correct?]
“Well, how did you… … .”
I couldn’t see the nickname in this world, so how did I recognize it?
Although he was looking at me with that expression, Plunictos had no intention of saying anything.
Because I’m not so thoughtless as to recklessly reveal the information I got from God.
‘According to the information given by Moros, he is a human being full of evil resentment.’
Just by looking at him, I knew he was a person crazy about revenge.
Although he is trembling with fear now, there is no way that the demon archduke himself would not be able to recognize the murderous intent hidden inside.
[You weak human being. Where were you going?]
“… … .”
[Just by looking at it, it looks like he’s going to kill someone… … Is that correct?]
Heo Tae-seok was visibly shocked, as if he had hit the nail on the head.
However, he tried to suppress his embarrassed feelings and aimed his staff at the devil in front of him.
A laugh burst out of Plunictos’ mouth.
[Humans are stupid. Without even knowing what kind of being he was dealing with, he aimed his weapon at random.]
“Well, I’ll make you regret those words.”
However, before Heo Tae-seok could attack first, Plunictos’ eyes glowed red.
“Huh!”
A heavy pressure pressed down on Heo Tae-seok’s entire body.
Plunictos’ specialty, telekinesis, forced him to kneel and lower his upper body.
“Keuuuuuuu!”
I tried to resist, but it was no use.
It just hangs on the floor unsightly like a frog lying flat on its face.
‘Kko, I can’t move.’
Heo Tae-seok, who was unable to move, gave up trying to resist.
At this rate, it is difficult to even land a single magic hit.
It is impossible to shake off this intangible power with one’s own strength.
[You weak human being. Do you want power?]
“… … .”
[Don’t worry. I didn’t come here to kill you. Rather, it is the opposite.]
Plunictos grinned and released his telekinetic powers.
Heo Tae-seok, free from restraints, groaned and stood up.
Then I looked at the devil with bewildered eyes.
He looked like he didn’t know why he was released.
Fortunately, the question could be easily resolved.
Because Plunictos said it bluntly.
[I will give you strength. More powerful than now. Use that power to get the revenge you want.]
“What is that… … .”
Before he could ask for more details, Plunictos’ tail stuck into the top of Heo Tae-seok’s head.
Phew!
“Huh oh oh!”
My hair turns white and all the strength in my body drains out.
But it doesn’t die.
Rather, it feels like the existing power is being drained away and an unknown new power is being injected.
[I told you. I don’t kill you. but.]
“Kwaaaaaak!”
[It will be a little painful.]
* * *
“Ah, so you want to listen to this?”
“It’s too heavy for me.”
“You need this to be safe, you idiot!”
Victor silently avoided looking at Sophia’s shout.
To some, Sophia may seem like an older sister, but she is definitely a younger sibling.
I know how his brother thinks about him, but Victor really doesn’t want to carry a shield.
“It’s heavy to lift because I barely recorded the strength stat.”
“Still listen! That’s how you live!”
“You mean you don’t need that? “I have a strong shield here, so what are you worried about?”
Sophia sighed as she saw Victor looking at her.
There is no stubbornness like this.
“I got sick of thinking like that! First, think about protecting your own safety. “Stop begging me!”
“When did you say I was begging you? “You’re the one who came to see me, right?”
“Ahhhh!”
Sophia, who was shaking her head and shouting into the air, eventually gave up on giving the shield.
He rationalizes that it won’t be a problem if he becomes a shield.
“Ugh, anyway, if I argue with my brother, I get exhausted.”
“If you’re having a hard time, tell me. “There are a lot of healing potions I’ve made.”
“If you can’t speak… … Tsk!”
The siblings killed time by bickering and talking.
Why go through all the trouble when you have to survive for 72 hours?
Don’t waste your energy, just stay still in a safe place.
With that in mind, it’s been an hour and a half since I settled in a suitable location without monsters and wasted time.
Of course, I didn’t do it without thinking. I used my surrounding search skills and developed a tracking list to pay attention to the four main boundaries.
“uh? brother. “I’m getting closer to this person?”
“who?”
“This is the guy at the top of the list.”
“uh? “I see.”
“It’s coming towards us, right?”
Victor nodded silently.
I’m not sure, but I think that’s probably the case.
‘Just wait and you’ll find out.’
I didn’t think he was approaching it with bad intentions.
Because he was someone I already knew.
After a while.
“Oh, hello.”
As expected, he, who was on the list, approached brother and sister Victor.
“Alex?”
“Hello, Victor. “Sophia was there too.”
The three people were spherical.
It was the same Shinigami Church, but more than anything, Alex had personally visited Nigeria to form an elite team.
“Are you looking for my brother?”
“yes. I didn’t come here with bad intentions… … that is… … .”
Alex hesitated, perhaps because he was embarrassed to say it.
“You saved me with a life potion during the last 16th round, right? I’m thankful for that, and I’m also thankful that you willingly agreed to join me if I make an elite team, so… … .”
“Oh, that doesn’t mean I came to protect my brother. Right?”
Alex nodded his head as if it were accurate to Sophia’s words that hit the point.
“Then you can just say that. really… … .”
“You stay still.”
Victor, who had scolded his younger brother, looked at Alex and smiled.
“Thank you for coming to help. As you can see, my job is to only make potions, so I’m scared of encountering monsters. But now that Alex is here, I feel extremely reassured. thank you.”
“haha… … What.”
“But what happened to the proposal to create an elite team?”
“Ah, didn’t I tell you? It was canceled because Black Scythe said there was no need for it. “They create factions for no reason and only end up being misunderstood.”
“Are you mistaken? “What happened?”
“We have plenty of time, so let’s talk.”
The three people had a lot of conversations in one place.
As a result, I made the mistake of not being alert to my surroundings.
Jeopuk- Jeopuk-
“What happened after that… … uh? Wait.”
It was Alex who noticed the approach first.
Someone was caught in the range of presence detection.
The Victor siblings seemed to have felt it as well and turned their heads in silence.
In the direction of the person approaching them.
“That person… … .”
“Huh, leader?”
I was surprised by the approach of an unexpected being, but more than that.
“Kruk, kruk…” … .”
I was even more surprised by Heo Tae-seok’s condition.
