Chapter 12 - Day 4, 4th Floor Drug (2/2)
“Kyak?” I was looking at the back of a goblin pharmacist.
It was holding the handle of a pulley and trying to raise something so it would be ‘hanging’ off the ground. It wasn’t holding a bottle in its hand. I immediately extended my fist.
Kung.
Once the goblin died, the ‘thing hanging’ fell to the ground. I looked at it... No, I was looking at a person.
“Hi... Ugh...” The high school girl was naked and groaning on the ground. It would have been hard to recognize her if her face hadn’t been mainly left alone. The schoolgirl smelt of medications. Had she been experimented on?
There was a funnel in her mouth. There were already many empty bottles rolling around. At a glance, all the blood vessels in her body had been poisoned and her limbs were spasming.
“...Ah.” As the funnel moved inside her mouth, I could see that a section of her tongue had been cut. This was the cause behind the different screams. Her eyes were bleary with pain as she looked at me. Astonishment crossed the pain-filled face.
“Eu, euuuuh...!” Her body wriggled desperately. I took one step towards her.
“Ple... se... P-please...”
“What are you saying?”
“Hah... Don’t do i... Don’t...”
It wasn’t ‘help me’ but ‘don’t do it.’ What shouldn’t I do? It seemed she was conscious of her nakedness. She raised her knees and used both hands to cover her groin. I didn’t care about her nakedness.
She thought I would do something. The motions were something she did unconsciously. Tears formed in her eyes as she begged.
“Please... Please…”
“....”
I thought about tearing her apart. To be honest, there was still some anger remaining. Being framed for rape was a very disgusting experience. The schoolgirl still had a lot of HP left, but she was paralyzed and couldn’t move her body.
If I wanted, I could make her feel pain until she died. It was a shame that a woman absolutely didn’t want to go through. I approached her and knelt down.
”Close your eyes.”
“Hi...”
”I will kill you. But I won’t do anything shameful.” Her eyes gazed at me. I raised a fist. ”I'll finish it as painless as possible.”
Opportunity shouldn’t be wasted. Not only would it take time, but I was about to take her life. It was the most precious thing for a human. No matter how much I was filled with greed, I didn’t desire anything else from her.
“So... Close your eyes.”
“....” Tears flowed down as the schoolgirl closed her eyes. Fear? No, it was subtle, but it felt different. Relief... Maybe it was remorse.
“S... Sorr... Really... Really sorr...” I accepted the apology as I formed a fist.
Jaengurang.
Wuk.
I was in shock for a moment. My whole head felt wet. Fragments of broken gla.s.s feel to the ground.
I turned to look, and there was a goblin pharmacist at the entrance of the tent. There was apparently one left, but there was nothing wrong with my body.
I immediately turned and rushed to the entrance as I tackled the goblin.
“Kyakyak!”
I struck the back of its head. Two hits. Three hits. The floor was soaked with the blood of the goblin.
Blood? Why was I bleeding? Ah, a nosebleed. My body started wobbling. I raised my hand from the ground. Nose, mouth and eyes. Blood dripped on the floor, escaping from every hole on my face.
Activate. Limiter Release.
The dizziness didn’t disappear. I tried to stand up, only for my head to hit the ground.
[Current Balance: 115/140]
[Poison - Bleeding/ Nerve paralysis. Health is reduced by one every second.]
No, I still had a lot of HP left.
This is… Too much.
...
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Something was put between my lips. My eyes couldn’t open so I had no way of knowing what it was. I just knew that a bitter liquid was being poured into my mouth.
“Dri... You should drink it al...” But what was it? ...No, before that. Who? But the questions didn’t emerge from my mouth as I lost consciousness again.
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My eyes opened, and I sat up. I was inside the goblin tent. It was the tent where I found the schoolgirl. I turned to look, but the place where the schoolgirl had been was empty.
“...Ah.” There was a little surprised noise. I looked back and saw the schoolgirl. She was fine.
... Of course, she was naked but that was all. She was standing on her own two feet and watching me. All the poisoned blood vessels and wounds were gone.
“Excuse me...”
Her mouth only opened slightly but I was certain. Her severed tongue had grown back again. “Hey. What are you?” I frowned and approached with clenched fists. I knew the situation. I didn’t know what she was, but the girl had fully recovered from her wounds. She was the one who poured something down my throat.
But the question was why she did it. If she killed me then she could get everything. ”What are you up to? If you don’t answer...”
”It doesn’t matter if you kill me.”
Eh?
”...Ah, no. I mean that it is no use if you kill me right now... That... So... I want to stay here a bit more...” The girl stuttered like she realized what strange things she was saying. ”First of all, r-receive this.” She handed over a bag full of bottles.
”T-they are all safe. I’ve tried it.”
I really didn't know what was going on.
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