Chapter 23 (1/2)

Chapter 23 –Day 6, 6th Floor Eating

TL Note: I know that some people are having trouble remembering the names. Fortunately, my editor has been making a glossary and I’ve decided to share it with you.

There is also a glossary of common Korean terms such as hyung etc. that can be accessed from the table of contents.

[Essence – Rock Lizardman.]

[As long as the owner 'grips' it, muscle strength +2.]

[Increases HP regeneration by 100%. The rate of restoration will dramatically increased against injuries such as burns. There is a slight decrease in the base metabolic rate of the body. Grants immunity against various heat sensing abilities. Body's resistance to cold is decreased. 50% more vulnerable to ice attacks.]

The first thing I felt was a change in temperature. ”Huu.” Even though it wasn't that cold, I felt like it was almost as cold as the beginning of winter. From now on, I couldn't wear cheap padding or I would die.

The lizardman dropped 15 silver coins and a item that was similar to a lighter called the 'Sun Stone,' but that was all. There were also coins scattered around Lee Chang-ju's remains. The book that fell to the ground&h.e.l.lip; Ah, it wasn't a book?

It looked like a thick book that would have hundreds of pages, but there were actually only a few pages. It was an eight page mini-booklet made of heavy leather pieces instead of paper.There were unknown letters carved on the outside. As he flipped through the booklet, the same type of letters filled the pages.

On the other side of the page was a man's palm-shaped groove etched into the thick leather. Should I place my palm there? &h.e.l.lip; No. I would hold off for now. It was too risky to use it right now when I didn't know its purpose.

I got up. I was sure that the other people would have heard the shouting just now. But they didn't come up. I thought about it and descended the stairs. The next moment, I felt my heart sinking in my chest.

“You came here to die.” Yoo Su-jeong said with a wide smile. She was standing approximately 30 stairs away. Yang Su-jin groaned as a dagger was held to her neck.

”&h.e.l.lip; What is this?” I spoke in a calm manner while calculating how long I had until this peak collapsed. It would happen in less than five minutes. It wasn't hard to grasp the circ.u.mstances.

Kim Ha-jong was holding a blade to Yang Su-jin's neck. Kwak Yu-han was overpowering the three lower ranked members, including Yoon Ji-hee.

“Did you kill the two above?” The two bodies collapsed on the peak were high ranking. Their deaths certainly weren't due to the lizardmen.

“It couldn’t be helped. Those people, they secretly tried to descend when there was a gap. I killed one while Kwak Yu-han here murdered the other.” Kwak Yu-han had a sour expression on his face. I could roughly imagine her trick. She must have put a knife to the back of one person while yelling at Kwak Yu-han to kill the other.

Although he was confused, he swung his sword because Yoo Su-jeong was higher ranked. Kwak Yu-han avoided my eyes and muttered an excuse. “I thought you were dead. What could I do&h.e.l.lip;?”

“That’s right. Everybody's mental state is a little shaken. So this girl made a stupid choice.” Yoo Su-jeong lifted a bottle. It was the poison bottle that I had shared with Yang Su-jin. “She sneaked to the back and tried to splash us with this. It is a shame that I knew what would happen ahead of time. It was lucky.”

Yang Su-jin's bottle was like the one I had used on the leader of the other group. “Just a little while ago, I explained it. You colluded with this girl to kill us and I was threatened so I had no choice.”

”&h.e.l.lip;” Kwak Yu-han and Kim Ha-jong made strange expressions. They understood Yoo Su-jeong. Even if it fit to a certain degree, the two people didn't believe 100% of her words. But the important thing was the flow. In the short time I was 'dead,' they had already joined Yoo Su-jeong's side.

Anyway, it was just a temporary team. There was no need to bother with words. Kwak Yu-han and Kim Ha-jong's posture showed that they were aiming this way. “You better not come down. If you do, all three of us will fight to the death.”

Yoo Su-jeong pushed Yoon Ji-hee forward. She was the 'most rubbish' so she was used as bait. “Let’s win together. I will give this girl to Hee-chul and you can go down the other stairs. Okay?”

Instead of answering, I raised an index finger. Then I pointed it at Kim Ha-jong. ”&h.e.l.lip; Is it decided that you will kill Yang Su-jin?”

”&h.e.l.lip; Yes.” Kwak Yu-han and Yoo Su-jeong had both already killed one person. So this would somewhat maintain the balance between the three of them.

“Then what are you waiting for?”

”Wha&h.e.l.lip;t?”

”If you are going to eat her talent then just cut her neck right there. Why, do you feel sorry because you saw that I survived?” I spoke without thinking and it seemed correct to some extent.

Yoo Su-jeong glared at Kim Ha-jong. ”Kill her. Now.”

”No&h.e.l.lip;”

“Cut her! Aren't you going to eat? Or do you want me to eat her instead?”

”&h.e.l.lip;”

“Cut!” Kim Ha-jong gritted his teeth and moved his blade.

Seokeok.

It was a smooth slice and Yang Su-jin's head rolled down the stairs. As everyone's gaze followed her head, I jumped down the stairs.

”&h.e.l.lip;!” I aimed for Kim Ha-jong who was standing at the front. I grabbed his head and kneed him in the face with all my weight behind it. Quite tasty.

As something broke,

[All the talents and experience of the loser will belong to the winner.]

Letters rose up. They described the talents that I had absorbed from Kim Ha-jong, but there was no time to examine each one.

[Agility has exceeded the limit.]