Chapter 6
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"Ugh…"
Dohyuk opened his eyes, feeling the soreness throughout his body . However, that was the only kind of soreness that one would have after getting a good muscle workout from the previous day . He rose and looked around . The area was a mess .
'I ate too much . '
He opened the door and went out to the restaurant . The clock on the wall indicated that it was almost noon . He had spent an entire afternoon yesterday in pain, and also spent the night and morning in his sleep .
'…I can't keep doing this . '
Dohyuk rubbed his face . He now learned what would happen if he overworked himself . It was too much of a pain to bear .
'I bet a lot of things happened after that . '
About 12 hours had passed from his room with Jimin to this restaurant in his aching body . There was no telling what might have happened during those 24 hours he spent passed out in this place .
"Status . . . " Dohyuk mumbled .
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-Strength: 29 (+2) (E)
-Stamina: 30 (+2)(E)
-Agility: 24 (+2)(E)
-Magic: 2 (F)
-Endurance: 23 (E)
-Charisma: 21 (E)
Too many stats had changed . If he remembered correctly, his stats should have been this:
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-Strength: 17 (+2)(E)
-Stamina: 24 (+2)(E)
-Agility: 15 (+2)(E)
-Magic: 2 (F)
-Endurance: 17 (E)
-Charisma: 14 (E)
If only his lower digits changed, he would have accepted it, but this was too big of a difference . Dohyuk then mumbled with a shaky voice, "W-wallet . "
If he remembered correctly, he hadn't used his coins to increase his stats yet . But if he did it without knowing…
< -Current coins: 757 The number of coins was as he remembered it . "It doesn't make sense . " The number of coins he acquired from killing about 30 Goblets was about 640 coins . The increased stats would've required at least thousands of coin,s so it didn't make sense . "…" He scratched his head in confusion . "…That message . " Dohyuk came to an answer . Before he fell asleep, he remembered the message he saw . < -[Over the Horizon] Over the Horizon . The Nature that wasn't owned by Dohyuk originally . "If I faint… my stats go up after resting?" He guessed on the skill's effects . If he continued to overwork himself like yesterday, would his stats go up without using coins? He almost said it was lucky, but shook his head . His stats did increase, but he ended up losing 24 hours . He wasn't sure what value that lost time would hold . "…?" Then, he heard a sound . It came from outside the restaurant, within the building . There was voice screaming in agony echoing through the building . Dohyuk then walked out to the corridor and realized it was a man's scream coming up from the first floor . He silently walked down the emergency stairway towards the 1st floor . As he came down, he peeked out to the corridor, and there he was . Dohyuk couldn't see his bottom, but his upper body was covered in blood . He was trying to get into the building, but he couldn't as he was severely injured . "This… this is too different… Why is there the elite mob from se-second…" He couldn't continue as something appeared from the back, crushing the man's head . Dohyuk gasped . It was a large hook, connected to a chain . It penetrated the man's head, killing him instantly . The chain was pulled by some unknown entity from the outside and man's body was dragged along with it . Dohyuk didn't hesitate, but he tried to walk up the stairs again . But- -You were here . "What!" There was a giant man waiting behind him . It was the angel, one of the one-winged angels that he met yesterday was looking down at him from behind . Dohyuk quickly swung his extinguisher . -Ooh, don't do that . The angel easily blocked with his single hand . -Don't be afraid, poor thing . I'm not here to hurt you . And he used his other hand to turn Dohyuk in his direction . -I guess you were separated, so you don't know what happened to this region today . "…What happened?" -Hmmm? You're shaking? The angel spoke as if it was a weird thing . -Yes, this is a normal reaction I suppose . But your people don't fear us, you know . Actually, I would say your people are really rude . The angel gently pushed Dohyuk to make him walk toward the entrance and continued talking . -Actually, what we were trying to give you yesterday wasn't anything special . Do you remember those small things you fought during your first night? " . . Goblets . " -Yes! We were going to bring out more civilized, weaponized goblets next! You were supposed to face them on the second day . But . . . -But your people were too rude! We were going to give you guys some tips on fighting the Goblets and the status windows, you know . And guess what was the reaction? "…" "They… ignored you . They didn't fear you, thinking they knew everything . " -EXACTLY! The angel raised his voice . -They acted like they knew everything and they just want to end it quickly… Oh! How rude it was! So I added a bonus for such arrogance . The angel and Dohyuk then came to the corner where the man was taken by the chain . Dohyuk was now able to see outside of the building . -Since you guys know everything, shouldn't there be a greater challenge? There were people . And above them were the angels who were blocking them from getting closer to the center of the region . The 'hook' was at the center . -That, my friend, is the challenge . As Dohyuk watched, a word popped up on top . << Elite: Chicheck the Butcher>> -Strength: 30(E) -Stamina: 21(E) -Agility: 30(E) Magic: 11(E) Endurance: 11(E) Charisma: 6(F) -Skill: Agony of Seven Hooks (Lv . 7) -Talent: Slaughter(Lv . 3), Sadism(Lv . 2), Masochism(Lv . 6), Flesh eater(Lv . 4) -Equipment: Hook of Torment – D x 7 It was about as tall as Dohyuk, but he couldn't see its face or body . It just looked very skinny, and it was covered in ragged leather . There were chains that were connected to the seven hooks that wrapped his body . With the hook, he was playing with the 'meat' he had just acquired: the man who was trying to flee into the building . The man was now nothing but a piece of meat . "What is this bullsh*t, you bastards!" A man among the group of people shouted angrily . One of the angels then came down to the sky and faced the man directly . -You're rude . Watch your language . -Wow, you sure know a lot . The angel answered sarcastically . He then raised his voice to speak to everyone else . -If you know all that, then you must know that this is a 'bonus' . If ANY of you manage to kill it, the game will go on as planned . No harm done . "No harm, you said…?" -AND, we didn't force you to fight it . Only volunteers need to fight it, and if it wins, then we will give out VERY VERY good rewards and it will be done . Then, all of the angels burst out in unison . -O' HOW WONDERFUL IS THE GRACE OF CASITAS! However, their expressions showed that they were all smug . Both the angels and people all knew that the harm had already been done . They just wasted day and a half against Chicheck that no one could defeat . The other regions should already be on their third day . They were currently confined into their region at the moment, but it would change later on . If this went on, this entire region would be left behind . Everyone was scared of this . "I will challenge!" One of them walked out after learning of Chicheck's pattern through multiple battles and from the fear of being left behind . Yet the result was atrocious . He managed to avoid a few attacks in the beginning, but he soon was out of breath and was done for . Without enough stats, it was impossible to fight against those hooks . -Well, if you lack in status, buy some with coins . You all must know that, right? "You don't release Goblets after the first day… how can we…" Someone tried to object, and stopped . Silence fell in the crowd . They now knew what these angels were really up to . If these people didn't want to be left behind, they needed to gain coins . And to gain more coins, the only option left was to kill each other . "…" Human hunting was not being done because it wasn't 'efficient' enough in this stage . But with realization came the next step . Everyone was now eyeing another person, and they started distancing themselves . Like other angels, Angel Basil was intrigued . 'Look at those fools . ' The ghastly expression and despair fit those pieces of trash . He turned to the man behind him . He was the one that Basil brought out from the building . The one that feared him, unlike the other humans . But it was weird . Even after he had learned everything, he seemed to think differently . "…" The human turned toward Chicheck . He chewed on his nails as he felt fear and will to overcome it . Soon, when the human stopped chewing on his nails, the only thing that can be found on his face was one thing . "…Hey . " Determination . Dohyuk called out to the angel .Please download our sponsor's game to support us!
"That's…"
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Dohyuk licked his lips . It seemed like this angel enjoyed using Dohyuk's fear against him . Then…
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"…! It- it's true! That's the elite mob! It has 30 strength and agility with D-rank equipment and a skill! How can we kill it on one on one!"