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    72. John’s Death.

    It’s a trait that gets stronger the more hearts you eat. John could roughly grasp the hoodlum’s ability.

    “So, the maximum number of hearts you can eat seems to be five.”

    The hoodlum turned around to look at John. He stretched the corners of his mouth and answered.

    “Oh, that’s right. You’re quick on the uptake?”

    “You’re already lacking in skill, and the fact that you’re not eating any more than that is something anyone can see. It’s not difficult.”

    “……This bastard, why is he talking like that? He has no manners.”

    The hoodlum’s mood soured at John’s calm tone. Did he really think he had a chance of winning?

    He had eaten as many as 5 hearts. This was the second time the hoodlum had filled the maximum number. He was slightly afraid of the backlash that would come later.

    The heart of a female martial artist who was quite a high-ranking player, the heart of a bald man who was a bit lower in rank, the heart of a knight he got on the first floor, the heart of the tutorial’s first place, and a heart he got while progressing through the 3rd floor, for a total of 5. All of them were hearts of pretty good quality.

    Unlike before when he hadn’t eaten a single heart, the hoodlum’s capabilities were now easily overwhelming John and Sarah. The hoodlum couldn’t understand John’s attitude.

    “If I cut out your lover’s chest, will that peaceful face of yours become a little dull? I’m curious!”

    Bang!

    As he finished speaking, the hoodlum’s figure disappeared from view. He was sighted again near Sarah. Sarah crossed her arms to withstand his kick. But she wasn’t unscathed.

    “……Keuheok!”

    “Keuheuhe! Sounds good!”

    It was an attack that surpassed John’s recognition speed. John gritted his teeth and created a Fire Arrow. Countless fire arrows surged towards the hoodlum.

    If he was fast, he just had to surround the area. John focused his mind on the fire arrows.

    Explosion.

    Kwakwakwakwang!

    The hoodlum’s entire body was engulfed in flames. No, it seemed like it was engulfed. He was already gone from there.

    Jjeoeojeong…… Kwajik, Puuuk!

    John reflexively deployed a shield, and that became the last spell of this battle.

    “Keoeoeoeok……”

    John slowly lowered his gaze. There, a bright blue machete was piercing through his heart.

    When did he even get the chance? No, when did he even pick up the machete in the first place? It was a feeling of helplessness he hadn’t felt in a long time.

    Pahaak-!

    “Eughm! My mouth is watering! Hehe!”

    As the hoodlum retrieved the machete, John’s heart came along with it.

    Crunch, he chewed on the heart, muttering. John’s mind became muddled.

    It was also the first time he had someone else eat his heart. With that scene as the end, John’s vision slowly darkened.

    In his fading consciousness, a line of thought flashed through his mind.

    ‘Ah, I’m the first to die this time.’

    Not good……

    ***

    Sarah doubted her eyes. John’s heart was being pulled out in front of her eyes, and it was even being eaten. Literally, chewed raw.

    She only saw a blurry afterimage. That was all the information the delinquent man’s movements revealed.

    How long had it been since she felt so helpless? She was secretly confident. That it would be possible to clear each floor without using Regression.

    But it was arrogance. That man was stronger than John and her, and the two of them were weaker than the man. That was all.

    She suddenly had a question.

    “……This is the sixth one. Why? You clearly said five was the maximum, didn’t you?”

    Was he lying, perhaps? But the perceived changes in his energy were still the same.

    “Huh? What are you talking about? It’s five, right?”

    “Then why……!”

    Her voice became agitated. The hoodlum stretched the corners of his mouth at Sarah’s appearance. He felt a thrilling pleasure run down his spine.

    “I ate it because it was delicious. Because it was delicious. They say even dogs don’t bother you when you’re eating, so aren’t you being too much? Huh?”

    “……”

    “Eughm~ Just a moment, it got stuck in my teeth. Ah, crap. Why is it so chewy. I don’t even have a proper toothbrush, this is a big problem……”

    When she heard that far, she couldn’t stand it anymore. Sarah gritted her teeth and swung her longsword. A faint line is drawn in the air.

    Jjeoeoeong!

    The machete and the longsword meet. The magnitude of the power was similar, but the postures they were taking were different.

    The hoodlum had one hand in his pocket with a nonchalant face, and she was putting strength into her whole body with bloodshot eyes.

    “I’m getting tired of this now. Shouldn’t we stop? You know it too.”

    “……!”

    “That you can’t win!”

    Ppeoeok!

    The fist that had been in his pocket quickly appeared. The hoodlum’s blow accurately struck her external oblique muscle, and Sarah flew away, feeling a sense of suffocation.

    “……Keok, Keoheok!”

    She let out a suppressed groan. She couldn’t breathe, she couldn’t breathe. The diaphragm was paralyzed by the instantaneous pressure.

    As oxygen becomes scarce, her mental strength is scattered. She desperately focused her mind. In her blurred vision, she saw a dark shape.

    Bang! Kwang-!

    Sarah’s face is slammed into the ground. The hoodlum didn’t stop at just that. As if he was going to make jerky out of her, he raised and lowered his right foot, continuing to stomp on her.

    Starting from the back of her head, the humerus, rotator cuff, spine, tailbone, patella…… and so on. He destroys everything evenly. She could understand the hoodlum’s intentions.

    The goal wasn’t to kill her, but to inflict the maximum amount of pain. Fortunately, she was used to enduring pain. She occasionally let out rough breaths, but never screamed.

    Thanks to her appearance, the hoodlum got even more excited.

    “Khahaha! You’re holding out well! Let’s see how far you can hold out!”

    Bang! Kwang! Kwang!

    He was so excited that he sometimes broke the innocent ground. Thanks to that, the ground near her became as miserable as she was.

    The one-sided violence continued for a while. Eventually, the hoodlum’s kicking speed gradually slowed down. He lost interest. The hoodlum snorted and wiped the sweat flowing down his forehead. It was only a few drops.

    “Ah, this isn’t fun. Just die.”

    Puuuuk!

    The hoodlum’s machete passed deeply through her heart. He thought absentmindedly.

    ‘I’ll just keep it in my inventory this time. Ah, crap. I shouldn’t have eaten that guy’s earlier. Aoh, what a waste.’

    He ate it to relieve stress, but looking back on it, it was a crazy thing to do. If it was that kind of heart, the stat growth would be enormous, and maybe he could have gotten a permanent increase.

    The hoodlum looked strangely regretful as he tried to pull out the machete……

    “……Khut!”

    Puuuuk!

    The longsword that sprang from Sarah’s chest pierced the hoodlum’s biceps. It was originally aimed at his heart, but the hoodlum was able to avoid it by twisting his body at lightning speed.

    Tadat, the hoodlum staggered back with a pale face, leaving the machete behind.

    ‘What, what was that! That speed just now!’

    It wasn’t up to his level, but it was a threatening attack. A sudden increase in power is embarrassing to anyone. The hoodlum chose to retreat for now. It was an instinctive choice.

    “……What is it this time!”

    “……”

    He raised the tension in his whole body and stared at the fallen Sarah. Unlike just now, when she swung her longsword at a ghostly speed, she was lying like a corpse. No, she was no different from a real corpse.

    Even with the hoodlum’s keen senses, Sarah’s respiratory activity could not be detected. In other words, she was as good as dead.

    But, if so, what was that attack just now! The hoodlum didn’t let his guard down.

    He was arrogant and cocky in nature, but his danger detection was also excellent. The hoodlum approached her very carefully.

    He lowered his posture by bending his hip and knee joints, and walked slowly, keeping the distance between his right and left feet constant. The handle of the machete is held lightly, gently so that it can be drawn at any time.

    “A, are you dead?”

    The hoodlum spoke slightly. He had never lost to anyone in the state of having eaten 5 hearts so far. Moreover, they were all hearts of the highest quality.

    Sleugeum Sleugeum-

    The hoodlum can move dozens of times faster than a turtle, but he approached Sarah at a similar speed to a turtle. How much time had passed, the hoodlum could finally be sure.

    “Hyuu…… She was a real crazy woman.”

    He wiped his crotch with careful hand movements. To be honest, he had peed a little.

    ***

    “……”

    It felt as if the world was being newly established. The time period he had been walking in disappeared somewhere, and a new horizon greeted John.

    At that moment, he heard a voice that remained clearly in John’s memory.

    “Uh, uhuh?!”

    “Team leader? We meet again?”

    It was Deok-su, who had teamed up with him in the previous round, and the voice of a man he didn’t know at all.

    Woongseong Woongseong-

    John looked around with a calm face. It was a regression he had experienced in quite a while, but it wasn’t particularly awkward. It was because he had experienced it quite a bit in the tutorial and on the 1st floor.

    He turned his head to one place. Immediately afterwards, his eyes met hers.

    Tadat-!

    Soon, she appeared in front of John. Sarah’s eyes were burning like an active volcano. She said.

    “I, I regressed.”

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