episode_0118

‘huh? ‘This isn’t a barracks?’

After retrying, I looked around and found myself inside the barracks of the garrison knights.

‘So the save point has changed again?’

Originally, I had just arrived on the East Continent, but when is it now?

smart-.

“Mr. Zeke. Are you ready?”

I opened the door to the barracks at the sound of Liza’s voice. Looking at her clothes and the dark sky, I could tell that she had returned just before she went to see Jot.

“Let’s change the destination. Let’s go to Pete’s area, not Zott’s.”

“Yes? Suddenly?”

Jot and Marona have already met. Now the only remaining bosses are Pete and Moglam. Among them, Moglam, unlike other bosses, does not form a group or have a territory, so he cannot be visited, so all that is left is Pete.

“In the first place, life is sudden.”

“What else is that… . after… . If you want to go to Pete’s area, you need to be prepared.”

“Then let’s leave early tomorrow morning.”

“Yes… Rather, why are you going to meet the leader in the first place? It’s dangerous. In particular, there is a high possibility that that defensive technique will not work on Pete!”

“You said that Pete is a plant-shaped monster that controls vines, right? Sure, something like that might not work.”

Liza’s point was sharp. The shield has a fatal flaw, and that is that it only activates when striking.

So, if Pete strangles me with a vine, all I can do is search for the shield or something.

‘I guess a knight is a knight after all. ‘I can’t believe I recognized a weakness after only seeing it once.’

I can’t help it. I have no choice but to persuade Liza again.

I bought two ‘some seemingly useless beads’ at the store.

*

*

“This is Pete’s territory.”

“It’s literally a jungle.”

The area where Pete arrived early in the morning was a jungle filled with all kinds of vines and plants.

“Here. Just fasten it with the string on the back and insert the purifier.”

“It’s more frustrating than I thought.”

“I can’t help it.”

When I put on the gas mask that Liza gave me, I started to feel suffocated. I wanted to take it off right away because of the frustration that was incomparable to that of a mask.

Within the ” area, the lifespan of the purification tank will be about 10 minutes at most. So be sure to check the time regularly. Don’t forget to hold your breath when changing.”

“Yes. I’ve practiced it a few times, so it should be okay.”

The reason he wears a gas mask is because of Pete’s special ‘scent’. The name the knights call it is ‘enchantment scent’, and as the name suggests, it is a deadly gas that will enchant you the moment you become addicted to it.

If you fall under the spell of charm, it doesn’t just end with you being possessed by Pete. Because the victims try to exclude those who attack Pete by treating them as enemies, a strange phenomenon occurs where allies fight among themselves, and because of this, the knights treat Pete as the most annoying boss.

Of course, it won’t work on me, who is immune to all mental attacks. Also, rather than bothering to persuade Liza, I decided to just write it down for now, thinking it might be a bit frustrating.

“I will clear the path first, so stay close behind me. Never step on or touch the vines.”

“Yes. Keep that in mind.”

After reviewing what had been said before, Liza drew her sword and took the lead.

Creep – Creep –.

Liza, who was walking ahead, cut down the plant-type monsters that came out from all directions without hesitation. He also checked the thick vines lined up on the floor and told me where it was safe to step on and where it was dangerous.

‘So far, everything is going as Liza said.’

Pete does not immediately kill humans who enter his territory, but tries to capture them alive as much as possible. The reason is because he can extract arcs from the human body.

If you keep them alive and feed them well, they will produce eggs on their own, so from Pete’s point of view, they are no different from livestock that lay eggs easily.

The reason why Liza can handle the monsters in Pit’s territory alone is because Pit is only sending out weak monsters little by little for the purpose of capturing them alive.

Since we already knew this fact, Liza is intentionally acting ‘pretending to be weak’. Honestly, I don’t know what the difference is with my eyes.

Anyway, if you hide your true skills and act like a weak person, you can meet Pete with your strength intact… .

‘I’m not sure if we will unify.’

Pete isn’t stupid, and he’s acting weak, but wouldn’t you be able to see that?

“Zeke has appeared.”

This works.

When I looked in the direction Liza was pointing to, there was a humanoid monster that seemed to have assimilated into a tree.

‘Is that Pete? Something like a fantasy tree spirit. Plus he’s handsome.’

It looks like it was carved out of wood and is handsome. Is that the sculptural handsome man? Maybe the fascination is not because of the attractive scent, but because of that appearance.

It was already hard to breathe, but looking at that handsome face made me feel irritated from deep inside.

*

“Mr. Zeke? Shouldn’t we quickly run away?”

Liza, who was cutting down the vines that kept approaching, asked urgently.

“Not yet.”

“But. The purification tank..!”

“It’s okay. Trust me.”

Unfortunately, we haven’t found out much about Pete yet, so we can’t go back like this.

And there’s no way to go back there.

“Give up, human. If you surrender yourself obediently to me, you will feel comfortable.”

Pete leisurely folds his arms and urges surrender. That kid even has a handsome voice.

Titty titty–.

At that time, a timer started beeping indicating it was time to replace the cartridge.

“Ugh..!”

Accordingly, Pitt’s attacks also became more intense. It’s as if they’re trying to prevent you from replacing the purifier. Of course, it was meaningless because the purification can was already gone.

“Mr. Zeke! Hearthstone quickly!”

“……”

“Take out the return stone!!!”

Since the last purification tank was gone, Liza must have thought it was a real crisis, and forced me to return, forgetting even the courtesy.

Wow. I can’t help it.

I took the marble out of my pocket. Liza hurriedly got close to me, and Pete seemed to think something was suspicious, so he stretched out his vines all at once.

“Hiik..! Quick!”

“Wait a minute. It will take some time.”

“How much!?”

“About 5 minutes?”

“Too long!!!”

Liza must have thought it was dangerous, so she held her breath. It would already be hard to protect myself, but how can I deal with Pete if I have to hold my breath?

He took out a purification can from the bag on his side.

“Write this.”

“!?”

“Use the new one quickly.”

“Big..!”

Liza raised her sword and struck the ground. The vines that were approaching disappeared due to the shock wave. It will pop out again soon, though.

Anyway, taking advantage of the short period of time, Liza quickly replaced the cartridge.

And then,

Seup—.

I took a deep breath… .

“Ugh, cluck cluck–! This is all written… !”

Yes. The purification canister I handed over had already been used up.

“Sorry. Ms. Liza. I wanted to see for myself what would happen if I was hit by Seductive Fragrance.”

“Crazy bastard… .”

She seemed to be holding her breath. But I’ve already inhaled too much of the scent of fascination,

Dalkak–.

In the end, he took off the gas mask himself.

“Hmm… .”

A face that is very red, and those eyes that are somewhat restless. They said it was an alluring scent, but I guess it was a weak medicine.

‘Like Marona, aren’t all the bosses just perverts?’

Pete looked satisfied with this.

“New livestock has increased. Human, you too, give up quickly. It’s pointless to resist.”

It was frustrating, but it worked out well. I also took off my gas mask.

“Hu… .”

The sweet smell of seductive incense assaulted my nose, but it was still much better than the stuffy air inside the gas mask.

“It’s a wise choice. I will give you the best sap especially.”

sap? Fuck, you’re feeding me fluids from a man’s body? Just thinking about it makes me nauseous?

Now that I think about it, those vines that move freely look like tentacles..?

‘Oh, I guess not. I’m a guy.”

– A man? With that face? … … Cheap possible.

For a moment, a shiver ran down my spine. It reminded me of the chick that was even more excited after finding out my gender.

‘Fuck. ‘This is my first time eating tentacle water.’

It seems like a lot of shitty situations are happening in this event.

Secretly. While I was taking a step back without realizing it, I accidentally stepped on a vine that was lying on the floor.

“That’s strange. Even though you smell my scent, you try to run away.”

Suddenly, the vines quickly tied up my feet.

“Ugh, fuck.”

I felt an indescribable, shitty sensation that made me swear. I thought I was going to get hit by the tentacles like this without mercy,

Suddenly –.

The vine that bound my feet was cut off by Liza’s sword.

“Mr. Liza? Have you come to your senses?”

“……”

His face is still bright red and his eyes are lifeless, so I think he’s still in a state of fascination. Why did you save me?

width-.

In the midst of my embarrassment, Liza fell into my arms.

“Seu-eup – Haaa… .”

Then, with an ecstatic expression on his face, he buried his nose in my chest and inhaled repeatedly.

“What, is it really that the scent of fascination comes from my body too?”

Of course, it can’t be like that.

So what on earth is going on?

“What is this… .”

Pete seemed quite embarrassed, as if this was his first time in a situation like this.

Vines came from all directions. But every time that happened, Liza saved me by cutting down the vines, sticking close to me and sticking her nose in whenever she got a chance.

“What on earth!? Why doesn’t the scent work!?”

I know. I’m curious too.

‘What is the mechanism of enchantment? First of all, I don’t think it simply stimulates the nervous system.’

Stimulants like those used by Marona only act as arousal and do not specifically cause one to go crazy with sexual desire. And these kinds of things cannot be defended against even by anti-mentals.

On the other hand, given that the scent of fascination is blocked by anti-mental, and that Liza has become completely abnormal, it is clearly a mind manipulation system, and it is not a simple stimulant.

‘Then the object of fascination is not limited to Pete?’

Rather than being charmed by Pete, you’re charmed by someone who satisfies certain conditions. What if Pete was the only one who met those conditions so far? And what if I satisfied those conditions?

If that’s the case, this situation is explained now.

‘If me and Pete have something in common… .’

“Ha.”

Laughter burst out.

“Oh, this is true. I’m sorry.”

“Are you laughing at me just now? ?”

There’s only one thing Pete and I have in common. She has such a beautiful appearance that anyone would fall in love with her. In that case, what must be satisfied in order to become an object of fascination is a certain level of beautiful appearance.

‘But the reason Liza is friendly to me and not Pete… .’

What can I say? It’s obvious.

“I guess I’m better looking than you?”

I smiled vaguely at Pete, who had an expression of incomprehension.

“Nenoom… !”

Pete became angry and stretched out so many tentacles that they covered the ground. I guess they have no intention of capturing me alive anymore.

Liza worked hard to cut down the vines, but in the end, her entire body was torn apart by the overwhelming force. Afterwards, with no one to protect me, my limbs were tied up by tentacles.

“I tried to savor it slowly, but you ended up making me angry!”

“No matter how much you deny it, the truth does not change. Well, it can’t be helped. The opponent is me, right?”

“Shut up!”

“eup–!”

Fuck, why are you putting that in your mouth? Trauma is stimulated.

Damn vines, they’re so needlessly tough that you can’t even cut them with your teeth. It’s so thick that I can’t even close my mouth properly in the first place.

‘Fuck, you should only do this to Liza!’

Male tentacle water, who would want something like that? Of course, Liza was already dead.

“What, I don’t understand from one to ten! It’s strange that the scent doesn’t work! You… . Why does Arc not exist at all!?”

Perhaps because it knew there was nothing for me to suck, the damn vine finally came out of my mouth.

“Chlokkolok. Ugh, fuck… .”

“You guy, what is your identity? Ark doesn’t exist… . That kind of person, no. There is no way such a creature exists!”

Well, it exists right in front of your eyes, but you are trying to deny its existence.

“Hu… . That’s a bad idea. In technical terms, this is called the fallacy of hasty generalization. You can’t generalize without observing all living things in this world. Instead of saying that it cannot possibly exist in the future, try saying that you have never seen it before.”

“Ugh… ! This is until the end… !”

Tub–.

Vines wrapped around my neck. That’s exactly what it looks like with your arms, legs and neck tied.

Well, what was it?

‘Ah, Geoyeolhyeong.’

Wow!

I felt the pain of my limbs and neck being torn from my body.

It hurts.

[Game over. Restart from the last save point.]