episode_0071

71. Arrogance.

[Raging Waves], [Shield], [Dig], [Magic Missile]… No matter what spell he uses, it’s too late. A situation that would leave any magician in despair. However, Johann had a calm face.

The description of an item he once saw flashes through Johann’s mind.

[Trait Enhancement Ticket]

[Enhances an existing trait you possess.]

He used this on the [Complete Memory] trait, and now the time has come to show its result. Johann named the newly acquired ability as follows.

Memorize.

[Raging Waves]

Fwoooosh!

The stream of water tightly hugging the thief girl seemed to squirm, then surged violently upward. A calculation speed that was incomparable to before. It was as fast as flipping a card.

“Keuheok!”

“Kyaaaaak!!”

The thug and martial artist are swept away by the wave. Thanks to this, there was a moment to catch his breath. Johann activated the Freeze spell and immediately fired Magic Missiles in rapid succession.

Jjeojeojeojeok-! Peeeeeeng- Kwakwakwang!

The body, which was made of fabric, transformed in an instant into shaved ice dripping with bright red jam. Moreover, those two were not the only ones swept away by the wave.

“Heok, Heeok!”

Johann looked at a spot a little further away. There, the thief girl was spitting water out of her mouth. Her condition didn’t look good. Johann decided to gift her with peace.

Magic Missile.

Whoosh, blue particles gathered at Johann’s fingertips. Just as they were about to shoot out, the thug flew next to the thief girl.

“Kyaak! Honey, honey?”

“Kkeueuk, Kkeoeeeok……”

The arriving thug was not in good condition either. As soon as Johann saw the thug’s appearance, lightning struck in his head.

“If it isn’t that punk who was number 1 in the tutorial.”

“Heu, Hee, do you know me?”

“Not in detail.”

“I guess you were one of the losers who participated in the tutorial.”

“……Aren’t you the one who lost to that loser? How absurd.”

Johann was dumbfounded. To try to act tough even in this situation, it was a moment that even he, who doesn’t believe in pseudoscience, started to trust physiognomy. Is a punk’s face really science?

“Keuh, who said I lost? I haven’t lost yet…… Keoheuk!”

Clang!

A longsword that flew from somewhere and the thug’s machete meet. They weren’t pushed back as much as he thought. Johann’s eyes shone.

‘Hoo, so he’s the number 1 from the tutorial. Even rotten, a gizzard shad is still a gizzard shad.’

“You sassy bitch! Attacking while I’m talking is such a cowardly act!”

“……”

Whether the thug was flapping his lips or not, Sarah silently wielded her sword. However, Sarah was also inwardly flustered. This was because the thug was holding on better than she had expected.

The thug’s swordsmanship was somehow strange. It was like a storm of swordsmanship as if he had given up on his life. It was truly the movements of a madman. Thanks to that, there were several cuts on the thug’s entire body.

‘There’s no need to just watch.’

Johann watched the battle of the superhumans for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses. At that moment, as if the thug had sensed something, he looked back at Johann.

“Eek, you cowardly bastards! Are you planning to gang up on me!”

Apparently, the thug had a trait or skill that could assess the battle situation. He noticed as soon as Johann harbored murderous intent. It was a useful ability.

The thug’s next action was surprising.

“Hey! Come here!”

“……Huh? Kyaaaaak!”

Poooooook!

The machete dug into the thief girl’s bulging chest. The thug drew a line across, with the machete still stuck in her chest.

Tteoeok, the woman’s body was unrealistically and easily split in two. Johann twitched his eyebrows. What is he doing now? Soon, the thug kicked off the ground and approached the corpse.

Strangely, the woman did not immediately scatter into particles of light. The thug put his hand into the blood-soaked woman’s chest and pulled out a throbbing heart.

Wadeuk-!

And ate it. He literally devoured it voraciously. His body trembled. As if he was feeling a huge pleasure.

“Keuhaa! I feel like I’m alive. Keuheuheuh……”

At that disgusting sight, Sarah instinctively swung her sword. The thug drew his machete perpendicular to the ground, laughing wildly.

Clang!

Sarah’s mouth opened slightly. It was definitely different from before. His physical abilities had clearly improved. The thug must have sensed Sarah’s flustered reaction, and immediately fled.

Johann quickly fired Magic Missiles.

Chaechaechaechaechaeng!!!

The thug dodged what he could, and blocked what he could, and continued to move. One possibility flashed through Johann’s mind.

‘The reward for 1st place in the tutorial! Is that it!’

“W-Wait! Bro! Please save m-……”

Poooook, Wadeuk-!

The bald man, who was still arguing with Deoksu, became the thug’s snack. Deoksu was horrified as he watched the scene.

“Hiiiiik! S-Shibal! Get away from me!”

“Don’t want to?”

Poooooook!

“Eoeoeo?”

The thug, who was aiming for Deoksu’s heart, was slightly surprised. His sword was stabbing near his navel. Deoksu protected his vitals by flinching his body. Well, whether it was the heart or the abdomen, it was pretty much the same.

“Ahjussi, you have a good sense? Do you have some kind of trait?”

“Kkeoeeeok……”

“But, either way─.”

Jjeoeoeoeong!

The blade of the machete and Johann’s Magic Missile collided violently. Thanks to this, Deoksu’s entire body was not split in half. Instead, pieces of damaged internal organs and blood flowed out from his abdomen. Deoksu screamed horribly and fainted. It was a surprisingly girlish scream.

“You bastard…… You’re dead!”

The thug, who had been bounced back for a moment, smashed the ground and charged. It sounded like an earthquake was happening. A cloud of dust rose in the path he passed. Johann’s thought process accelerated intensely.

Dig.

“……Huh?”

Hooook, the ground under the thug’s feet suddenly caved in. He spat out a bewildered exclamation. The area was quite large. Johann prepared to fire Magic Missiles……

Memorize.

[Shield]

Kwaaaang! Chaeng!

In that short time as he was falling, the thug rotated his entire body.

The machete, which flew like an arrow, not only struck Johann’s Shield, but also shattered it. Fortunately, Sarah, who appeared just in time, wielded her longsword and shook off the machete.

Memorize, a derivative ability of the newly bloomed [Complete Memory]. It was a kind of trap card ability.

In other words, it meant that it was impossible to set the strength of the Shield. The best speed was the advantage, but the disadvantage was that it lacked flexibility.

“Uwaaaaa!”

The thug screamed. He continued to fall into the pit. Johann quickly fired Magic Missiles in rapid succession.

Babbabbabak!

The thug’s entire body was brutally crushed by the blue spheres. Surprisingly, even in the midst of all this, he was seen twisting his body to avoid only the vitals as much as possible. It was truly beast-like movement.

But, that was only a temporary measure. Johann quickly constructed the spell.

Memorize.

[Dew]

He creates Dew at the best speed he can muster. Johann personally created the next spell.

Rough Waves.

Fwoooosh, with a sound like a dam bursting, the thug’s figure disappeared into the water. Johann was able to observe something even in that short moment. That guy, he ate the heart in his inventory.

“……”

Suddenly, Johann felt a chill. A trait that amplifies stats as he eats hearts. If it were Johann himself, how would he utilize it?

‘Always keep hearts on hand, and consume them whenever necessary.’

At that moment, the ground under Johann’s feet squirmed.

Jjeoeoeoeong! Kwajik!

“Mr. Johann!”

“Keoheok!”

He saw the Shield being shattered, and then the reversal of his vision. Johann felt the scene in front of him shaking and was thrown backward. Sarah grabbed the back of his neck and threw him far away.

Sarah gritted her teeth and glared ahead.

‘Not only was he number 1 in the tutorial…… he must have achieved top-tier scores in other floors as well. But, is he this strong?’

Perhaps sensing her bewilderment, the thug laughed wildly.

“Kehahahaha! You arrogant bitch! I wonder what your heart will taste like!”

Sheeeek, with a strange noise, the thug charged at Sarah. In that instant, Sarah missed the thug’s movement. She lifted her longsword according to her instincts.

Chaeng, Chaechaechaeng!

Thanks to her natural senses, she blocked the thug’s attacks. The thug was dripping blood from his mouth. Sarah frowned at the vibrating stench.

“I never dreamed I’d get to eat a knight’s heart! You shibal bitch!”

Pbeoeok!

“……Keoheok!”

The thug’s right sole struck her abdomen. She rolled across the wilderness, spewing thick vomit. The stones she collided with scattered into dust.

Woogeok woogeok-

After sending Sarah flying, the thug kept pulling out hearts from his inventory. He moved his mouth up and down greatly as if biting into an apple.

“Even the heart of the idiot who was number 1 in the tutorial…… Well, I hope your two hearts taste better.”

After eating two hearts in a row like that, the thug patted his stomach. A bloody glow flowed from his eyes.

“Kkeoeeeok~! Well, shall we start again?”

“……”