episode_0015

Episode 15. Killed a crazy bitch.

Thud!

I immediately plunged the longsword into the boxer. My intention was to kill the modern-day boxer first, as he had the variable of skills.

The man used an iron gauntlet to defend against the sword. I could tell from his staggering and the vibration of the sword felt through my grip that my strength was greater than his.

If I had a little more time, I could kill the man with pure swordsmanship alone, but unfortunately, the enemy was numerous. A swift resolution was important.

I extended my finger towards his face and shouted loudly.

“Magic Missile!”

“Hmph… not so fast!”

The boxer quickly raised his guard and crouched. I expected it. I immediately lowered my stance and dashed towards the boxer.

“……Huh?”

The boxer realized he had been tricked only then. But it was already too late.

Thwack!

The fastest attack at zero distance was a thrust. I made a refreshing air vent in his Adam’s apple.

“Cough, cough, keuh-heuk……”

He hurriedly grabbed his neck, but it was already too late. The boxer slowly collapsed.

[Acquired 2 Karma.]

‘Seven more to go.’

Before I knew it, the swordsman Kim Sara was fighting had also met his end. I could see the shield warrior and the natives rushing towards her in the distance.

However, I couldn’t afford to pay attention to her. Four men were already charging towards me.

A burly man with chest hair, a swordsman, and two natives. The remaining archer was aiming at me from afar.

Tap!

I quickly took a backstep and approached Kim Sara. I had to kill those men she was fighting first.

Just then, a native’s sword came flying towards her. Next to him, a shield warrior was trying to crush her using his ample physique.

I immediately fired a Magic Missile at the shield warrior. Even delaying him a little would be a great help to her.

Pshew─ Thud!

“Ku-hick!”

The man hurriedly blocked the skill with a pig-like squeal. That was enough for her. She immediately swung her longsword at the native.

Clang!

Their strength seemed to be similar. However, as the native pressed down with his weight from above, her sword gradually lowered.

In the meantime, the pig had fully regained his composure. He swung his gladius at her.

“Eek!”

Magic would be too slow. As soon as I made that judgment, I threw myself forward.

Clang, with a sound, my longsword twisted the trajectory of the gladius. But I couldn’t block it completely. I couldn’t put enough power into it because my arm was stretched out too far.

Thwack!

In the end, the pig’s sword created a long gash on my right forearm. A burning pain wriggled through my brain like a worm.

“Keuh-heuk……!”

A scar I got from riding a slide as a child was similar to this, but the pain was incomparable. How often would a modern person get cut by such a long knife in their life, anyway? It hurt like hell.

“Die!”

But in today’s cold society, people don’t empathize with others’ pain very well. Before I knew it, the swordsman and the burly man who had caught up with me were rushing towards me with their weapons.

I instinctively realized that now was the optimal timing. If I couldn’t defend against this attack, I would definitely die.

‘One Magic Missile is definitely not enough. Then…’

There had been countless opportunities to show a new magic spell since earlier. I had just been waiting. Waiting and waiting. For the opportune moment to strike the enemy’s weakness.

Soon, the wizard’s voice quietly echoed through the battlefield.

“Shield.”

Thud! Thwack!

***

“Cough……!”

Blood flowed from my mouth, along with a sensation of something caught inside.

The burly man’s huge axe had been lodged directly in my abdomen. There was no status window, but his strength was extremely bizarre.

‘Still… I caught one. Heh heh.’

[Acquired 3 Karma.]

I turned my trembling gaze upwards. Then I saw the swordsman, his chin pierced by my longsword.

The original plan was to block the burly man and the swordsman’s attacks with the Shield, then kill the swordsman. I failed.

‘I poured all the remaining magic power into it… is that a person or a gorilla?’

The burly man’s strength was much greater than I had thought. In our terms, his strength stat was definitely over 16.

‘Still… I’m satisfied. At this point.’

I glanced slightly. In the distance, I saw Kim Sara, subdued by numerous combined attacks. Her figure, riddled with arrows, was quite pitiful.

Even a goblin-like woman like her couldn’t handle a gang beating. Especially when there was even a ranged dealer.

At that moment, a rough voice echoed from above my head.

“These monster-like bastards… I heard you were super rookies, but this is too much.”

“……”

“I came to eat a stamina-boosting meal, but I almost drank poison. I admit it. You are a great warrior.”

“……”

I couldn’t answer. There was too much blood near my vocal cords. I didn’t want to talk to the burly man while enduring the pain.

“If you hadn’t been up against me, you would have had some hope. Well then.”

Whack!

“Keuheok!”

The axe was pulled out of my abdomen. The cool wind of the forest that blew in with it was so bitter.

The murder weapon had been removed roughly by the burly man’s thick hands, not by the delicate touch of a nurse. Naturally, even more flesh was torn away.

Thud!

Instantly, a terrible pain was felt in my face. The burly man’s large foot pressed down on my face. It felt like my nasal bone was being forcibly crushed.

“That bitch will die soon too. Tsk. I don’t feel good about doing it with corpses. But I guess I have no choice.”

“……!”

I guess I haven’t fully adapted to this world yet. The burly man’s barbaric thoughts were too disgusting. I gritted my teeth.

Step─ Step─

“You bastards. Leave some room for her to breathe. We have to do it while it’s still warm. While it’s hot.”

“Yes, boss! We’ll try to keep her alive as much as possible!”

Strength was gradually draining from my entire body. Only lewd conversations echoed in my fading mind.

So this is how I die. That woman must have experienced this horrifying feeling countless times.

Is it because I’m about to die? A sensitivity so different from my usual self was rising from the depths of my unconscious.

The pain, loneliness, emptiness, despair… that she must have felt. A fierce sense of sympathy for her bloomed.

‘……’

After all, it seemed I couldn’t just leave them alone. I was going to die comfortably if possible, but I changed my mind.

There was no need to raise my head. I remembered her and the men’s positions as vividly as if they were on a video tape anyway.

Although it wouldn’t be accurate, it was better than not even trying.

I forcibly gathered the faint magic power I felt in my chest. It was like finding sand in an apartment playground where there was no sand left. It wasn’t easy.

But I managed to gather it somehow. Just one shot. I could do that much. But it wasn’t over yet. My current karma was 11 points.

I stared at the fading world and burned with intense resentment.

‘Magic Missile. Lv.2.’

Immediately afterwards, I heard a faint sound of cutting through the wind along with intense dizziness. Was my sense dulled because I was getting closer to death? Even my hearing was terrible.

Snap!

“───!”

“──That bastard!”

Soon, I heard something breaking and the men’s curses. I couldn’t hear them well. My consciousness was fading more and more.

‘Please……’

Eventually, a clear sound came to my dulled hearing. It worked. I smiled faintly.

Boom─

I couldn’t see in front of me, but I knew. I had succeeded.

‘She… died!’

Only then did I feel at peace. Whether it was because the world had stopped, I no longer felt any pain.

‘……’

I felt a pure white light seeping through my closed eyes. For some reason, I felt cozy.

***

Flash!

A familiar sensation felt from behind. It was definitely the bed in the ‘Giant Rose’ inn. I opened my eyes wide and tried to get out of bed…

“……”

…but stopped. I closed my eyes again and listened, and I heard a rustling sound next to me. Was there any need to make it so obvious that she had regressed with me?

I decided to act as normal as possible. By the way, what day is it today?

I opened my status window. I would be able to deduce what day it was by looking at my stats and skills. It was a method I had been thinking about for a while.

‘Let’s see… huh?’

Soon, I opened my eyes wide. What’s this? Something was wrong with the status window?

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[Name- Shin Yohan]

[Age- 20]

[Disposition- Cold-blooded Egoist]

[Job- Wizard]

[Stats]

[Strength- 14]

[Sense- 14]

[Durability- 14]

[Stamina- 14]

[Magic Power- 13]

[Traits]

[Perfect Memory]

[Skills]

Magic Missile. Lv2

Shield. Lv1

[Karma- 1]

[Gold- 8111]

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