บท 17: Chapter 17: To Higher Places (4)
Around the portal lit by purple lights, there were already 30 Awakened members .
The intensity of the vibrations coming from the portal's markers was 13! Thus it was a level 13 portal .
Most of them were warrior class, holding swords and spears, axes and spears, and a few were healers holding one hand staffs and shields .
They should be people who were hunting from the level 12th dungeon, probably level 45-60 Awakened .
Instead of running in, I decided to observe the situation .
I had information, but I needed to be careful as this was my first real combat .
It was then .
-Lewd laughing . -
A sharp female's laughter rang, nearly giving me goose bumps .
Thankfully I didn't arrive late .
The source of the laughter was a 'succubus' .
From what I found out, a succubus is a doll-like monster that looks like a female with two small horns on their head, wings on her back, and a tail .
As the laughter ended, succubi started to pour out from the portal .
The Awakened around the portal gripped onto their weapons tightly and prepared to fight .
"Let's not mess with the corpses!!"1
-Generic combat yell from expendable background character . -
"Let's do well . "
Several Awakened surrounded the portal entrance, swinging their weapons toward the stream of succubi pouring out .
-Slicing/chopping . -
Did they become aware of me? From time to time, I felt as if I was being watched .
Easily, the succubi were spilling red blood and being ripped apart .
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As they fell one by one, without even being able to move past 5m they all started to fall apart .
There was no surprise, since these are veteran hunters who ran the level 12 dungeons as if eating rice . 2
With many years of combat experience, they should be able to perform such prowess .
However not everyone was a veteran .
A few hunters came without any experience, following the promise of money .
I could tell just by looking at them that a few of them were useless like that .
-Somewhat generic footsteps . -
In a single moment, the Awakened moved forward .
But then .
-Generic stepping . -
A few idiotic-looking people stepped on the succubi's corpses .
As soon as the noise was made, the hunters in the front turned around and glared at them .
And then…
"Who was the nincompoop who stepped on the succubus!"
"Ah shit . We're doomed!"
"Why would you come here without even knowing about succubi!"
Everyone looked at the succubus' corpse, freaking out as if they've messed with something of great importance .
Following their gazes, I also looked at the succubus' corpse .
It was at that moment . 3
From the rag-like collapsed bodies of the succubi, a red light began to spin around it .
The light shot out towards those who've stepped on the corpse .
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-Stabbing . -
-Generic character screaming in pain and regretting being born as an extra . -
Witnessing this, the fashion terrorist yelled .
"Turned into a shit show! Everyone wake the fuck up!"
Others who heard the screams used skills and struck with their weapons at the red light embedded in the backs of the fallen .
According to the strategic information for level 13th dungeons, one could block the charging lights but ordinary strength could not cut or slice through them .
The lights embedded connected to the bodies of the other fallen succubi like a hose, and the bodies of the Awakened that fell from the attack began to deteriorate .
It seemed that blood was being sucked from the Awakened to recover .
-More generic panicking sounds . -
The nearby healers used recovery magic to no avail .
It was like putting water on poison .
Unlike the fallen Awakened who continuously shrank, the fallen succubi rose up, looking bigger than before .
Only one or two corpses were stepped on, yet all fallen succubi were affected .
"Retards! Thanks to the newbies, we're all going to die! It's a 'revival succubus'! Prepare yourselves!"
Taking account of the succubi's speed, escape was impossible . We could only fight them .
Those who lost their lives and came back are twice as strong .
It was a phenomenon that occurred when the fallen were subjected to any physical force .
I was able to witness the succubus' 'bloodsucking revival' that I learned only in text .
In the strategies for clearing level 13th dungeons, not touching the corpses of the succubi was a crucial rule .
While it rendered one immobile in the midst of aggro'ed mobs, it was much better being sitting ducks than meeting a revival succubus .
What I got to witness personally wasn't just the bloodsucking resurrection .
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-Another generic scream of pain . -
"Pl-please, let me live…!"
People were pathetically dying in front of me .
Not monsters, but people like me were dying .
I've committed genocide against countless monsters, but it was my first time seeing people dying .
-Puking . -
Looking at the situation, I threw up without realizing .
I could only look at the cruel scene hopelessly .
Behind were revived succubi, while from the front came a stream of succubi from the portal .
With a single mistake, this place became a living hell .
The revived spun quickly, shredding apart the Awakened with their tails and wings .
-Ripping and slicing . -
Thanks to the mistake of the Awakened who simply followed the promise of money, the entire group was being slaughtered .
Within minutes, the situation had reversed .
Everyone struggled against them .
Not for money, but for their lives .
Since the situation escalated like this, the dispatched members from the association only waited .
The man who came with me swore, stabbing at the succubi .
His shout woke me up from the daze of having to look at human corpses .
It was a shout directly aimed at me .
"You pieces of shit! Die! Die! Kid! Don't just watch and run out of here!"
Recovering from my momentary hesitation, I put on my skull ring from my pocket and ran crazily towards the portal .
'Frozen Shield!'
While running, I cast Frozen Shield .
I ran towards the Awakened who were pinned due to the attacks of the revived succubi .
Then I grabbed an owner-less sword and halberd from the corpses, equipping one on each hand and blocking the portal entrance .
If I used 'Eye of the Storm', the Awakened with low magic resist could be pulled in, so I only cast 'Piercing Sword' . Well, even if people weren't around me, these succubi wouldn't be affected by a magic skill anyways .
Suddenly, a ridiculous amount of swords and halberds dispersed in a stream .
It was an amount that could block out the portal perfectly .
-Flying weapon sound . -
"Don't worry about the portal and cover the rear!"
"You're crazy! I told you to run, but did you come here to die? Run kid!"
"… . . "
Maybe he sensed something from my eyes as I looked at him silently, since he stopped talking and pointed his sword at the rear .
Looking at us with the thoughts of 'I must survive', other Awakened pointed their swords and spears towards the enemies at the rear .
The survivor count was only 12! I was holding my ground casting Piercing Sword continuously, so there was no chance another could make the mistake of stepping on a corpse .
Despite our differences, they were people like me .
Most would have a family and something they want to take responsibility for or protect .
I had no thoughts of being a man of justice .
But at least for today…
"I'll rip you to shreds and kill you!"
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