Chapter 13
Chapter 13 – You Have a Skill Too? (1)
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Translator: HH
-Roarrrrr!
The orc bellowed .
It could’ve been a short growl and not a bellow . But to me, it sounded like a long echo . 50 seconds! In that time of about 1 minute, the sound of the orc rang in my ear .
“Ke, uk…!”
It was a head-splitting pain .
-Hey . Focus .
Bae Hu-ryeong was ever the same in that slowed down time .
-Don’t get scared by a guy like an orc! Orcs are just stupid strong, they’re attack patterns are simple . If you can tell where they’ll attack, you can easily avoid them and fight back . It’s a fucking piece of cake .
“That’s easier…said…than done!”
-He’s coming .
The orc swung his club around . No, he was swinging it . It slowly but surely approached my head . If I stayed still, my head would explode .
“Sh, it!”
I jumped to the side with all my strength . But my body didn’t follow my command .
‘I’m slower!’
Just one step . I could avoid the attack with just one step, but that one step was too slow . I felt frustrated . I was so frustrated I felt like crying . I could avoid it! I even knew where it would attack!
-You can avoid it . Don’t give up .
Bae Hu-ryeong spoke in a low voice .
-Focus your Auror on your feet . Amplify your senses! Like the flow in your heart is being sent to you right foot, quick!
Damn .
‘He’s a ghost but his mouth is blabbering like it’s alive!’
For the first time in my life, I felt what Auror was . How would I focus this on my leg? It was really easier said than done . But…there was no other way . I had to do something . Even if I wasn’t scared of dying, I didn’t want my head to fall off because of the orc’s club!
‘Move!’
The flow in my heart . It felt cool and clean, like a flowing stream . I focused on that cool feeling and tried to send it down to my right leg .
Squirm .
The Auror in my heart twitched with my efforts but-
-It’s harder than you think, huh?
It was hard .
-It’s because there’s no pathway for Auror in your body yet . The path hasn’t been made! Your body can be compared to a mountain road . You need to clear it like a highway to be able to use it .
“Hup…!”
I continued to focus on my right leg while Bae Hu-ryeong babbled on . If my heart was a blocked sink, my right leg was like a cup under it . Drip . Drip . Auror slowly dripped off of the broken sink .
-You’re able to feel it because you ate the elixir . Under normal circumstances, it’s impossible . Tsk . That lady’s cleanliness is disgusting but her skills are definite .
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The club whooshed close by me . I could feel the wind when it went by . The wind collided with my skin and dispersed . 1 second . No, if I was late by 0 . 5 seconds, my body would’ve been destroyed by that club .
“W, What…”
Relief only lasted for a moment .
“Happens…?”
The orc grunted . He probably didn’t like this . The fact that a weak looking prey like me had dared to escape his attack . He immediately raised his club again .
This time, it was a horizontal attack to break my back .
There wasn’t any time to rest .
I focused my Auror on my upper body .
-Hm? What happens what?
“If…make…a mountain path…into a highway…!”
It was hard . The sink in my heart was still clogged up . I didn’t see water flowing from it anytime too . I was thirsty, but it was only releasing one drop at a time .
‘I don’t want to admit it but Bae Hu-ryeong is right . ’
A mountain path without anything around it .
It was a perfect metaphor that described me .
So I was curious .
If I could leave this level .
If I could escape .
“After…what…happens!”
-He .
He smirked .
-You . When grandpops Marcus killed you, your neck was cut without even a chance to fight back, right?
Yes .
I remembered the view of the night sky and the crescent moon .
Bae Hu-ryeong’s words dug into my brain .
-You can think of that as a clean street .
“…”
A clean street .
That beautiful attack was just . Was just a clean street .
-Even grandpops Marcus has a long way to go . And you, let’s not even talk about you . Zombie . I’m not nagging you because my personality is like trash, it’s because you’re worth being nagged . Heehee .
I clenched my teeth .
-Mm?
Obstinance grew inside me .
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“Hup…!”
I bent over . Whoosh! The orc’s club swung into the air above my back . It was close . I barely avoided the second attack after the first one . And I didn’t plan on letting it get in another attack .
-What?
I gathered strength in my knees .
-Look at you .
I focused my Auror on my feet . Not just focus it, but bend it . 5 seconds . 3 seconds . 1 second . It was messy, but when Auror gathered at my feet, I jumped up with all my strength .
I lifted my sword .
The target was the orc’s Adam’s apple!
-Gwo?
He looked down at me confusedly . I saw my reflection in his eyes, and the sword that was in my hands . My sword became bigger in his eyes . In an instant, my sword cut his throat and the orc’s face crumpled in pain .
-Kraaaaaa!
Until the evening sky . In the large hunting ground, a scream rang out .
When I thought it was finished .
-Don’t let your defenses down until the end!
Bae Hu-ryeong shouted .
-The skin of an orc’s skin is tough! Fix your Auror on your blade! No, that’s probably too hard . Just hit it like your smashing it!
And so I did .
The orc’s scream became more violent . I squeezed out every drop of Auror in my heart that I could and used it to smash my sword down . Every time I brought it down, the monster’s scream became more pained .
-Kwo, ga…krrrr…!
Blood splattered everywhere . The blood of the orc covered my face in slow motion . I didn’t avoid it . I didn’t even blink . It was to save every last bit of Auror for the sword .
“Di, e…!”
In a short moment .
I felt the sword pierce the orc’s skin all the way to the opposite side .
-Grrrrr…rr…
He stumbled .
Even the time that he stumbled was long . He slowly fell backwards . I didn’t let go of my sword, so when the monster fell, I fell with him .
“Hu…k, uk…! Hup…!”
I panted looking at the orc’s corpse .
It wasn’t just the tired breathing .
A moment later, my entire body became pained . The world spun . It really felt my entire body was going to rip apart .
“Uuk…?!”
-Does it hurt? It hurts, right? Yup . It’ll fucking hurt .
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Bae Hu-ryeong smirked at me while flying around me .
-Since you used your Auror when your pathway wasn’t cleared yet . There’s no way your weak body could take it! Sucks to be you .
“Y, You… . ”
-Ah . But it was nice seeing you bending your Auror at the end . Good job . I’ll compliment you . You have to be creative when you use Auror . A lot of people are misled, but the smarter you are the better you fight .
I wasn’t curious about those things right now .
“Hee, huk…keuk…!”
This pain!
A pain like my bones were being crushed and my veins were exploding . My only interest was how to quiet this feeling . Usually, it would pass with time, but because my time was extended, that wasn’t an option . It just hurt . It still hurt .
I felt like I was going to die .
-Does it hurt like you’re going to die?
“Can’t you…see…”
-Then you’ll feel better if you really die .
What?
-People who force their Auror usually become half disabled . This can’t be fixed with potions . So right now, you just made yourself disabled to catch an orc .
“W, What…”
-I told you, Zombie . If you didn’t have the regressing skill I shouldn’t have suggested this kind of training . Grandpops Marcus eats elixirs too but he trains by himself . He doesn’t stupidly attack monsters like you .
This ghost bastard?
-But you return even if you die . It’s the freaking best! Even with extreme training, your body is fine . Wow, I’m jealous . How nice would it have been if I had a regressing skill like you!
Wow .
How could he be so spiteful?
Did this guy have a passive skill like [Son of a Bitch] or [Impudent Manner]? That would explain his trashy personality .
-Zombie . But if you kill yourself, your kill count increases again .
“And…so?”
-There’s no need to raise your kill count from here . And it’s dangerous if you get caught by grandpops Marcus .
A worrisome sound came from behind . It was something I heard before not too long ago . I looked back, and my bad feeling was right . A monster that looked like the orc that just fell was drooling behind me .
“Da…mn . ”
The monster was the same but my condition wasn’t the same . As Bae Hu-ryeong said, my body was half disabled now . Even lifting a finger was painful .
-It’s ok! There’s a lot of players who can’t understand Auror their entire lives, and you somewhat got it just by taking the elixir . If this keeps up, 100 deaths should be more than enough . Step by step .
Bae Hu-ryeong sniggered .
-Let’s go Zombie! 1 death coming up!
At the same time, the orc’s club started to come down . Slowly . Targeting my head . Looking at the club right in front of my nose, I opened my mouth .
“…Shit . ”
Have you ever felt your nose break, and then feel your brain explode into two right after that?
You probably haven’t . That’s a relief . Because it’s really not a good feeling .
If there was a silver lining, it was probably that I heard the voice right after my brain exploded .
[You have died . ]
My world returned to normal .
To be precise, my sense of time returned .
‘Whew…’
A pitch black area .
The space where I stayed until my next regression .
In the place that I was somewhat used to…someone that I didn’t like was floating around .
-Hm?
Bae Hu-ryeong .
-Dang . What’s this?
‘…Somewhere I stay after dying . I picked my skill cards here when I was killed my Flame Emperor and Sword Saint . Well, I’m calling it Nether World for now . ’
-Fucking cool .
Bae Hu-ryeong spun around the dark space .
-But Zombie . Why am I here?
‘Why would I know? It’s probably because you’re on me now . ”
I sighed .
‘If we wait like this, I’ll regress with a voice that tells me I’ll return to 24 hours before . Oh right . I’m curious if you also…’
It was the moment I was going to say I was curious if he would regress with me .
[The skill condition has been achieved due to death . ]
[The monster orc’s skill is being randomly copied . ]
‘…Huh?’
-What?
Bae Hu-ryeong and I stopped at the same time . We both turned to look at each other . Bae Hu-ryeong looked baffled, and my face probably had a similar expression .
[Skill cards are being created . ]
Two bronze colored skills popped out from the darkness .
I stupidly mumbled to myself looking at them .
‘…Monsters had skills too?’
And Bae Hu-ryeong shouted .
-What is this? It’s a fucking cheat skill!