Chapter 23 (2/2)

[Agility: 12]

[Reflexes has exceeded the limit.]

[Reflexes: 14]

[Muscle strength has exceeded the limit.]

[Muscle strength:13]

[Health has exceeded the limit.]

[Health: 12]

I saw something flying at the edge of my vision and moved my head to avoid the bottle.

One of the bottom three screamed as the bottle hit them. I hoped it wasn't Yoon Ji-hee but I was too busy countering Yoo Su-jeong's daggers.

Rattle!

It was obviously a proper hit, but the feeling on the other end of my fist was quite subtle.It felt like Yoo Su-jeong's body had disappeared the moment I struck. Then someone embraced me from behind–Kwak Yu-han. He was really strong. He tried to lift me with his arms, but I put strength into my legs and resisted.

The next moment, something cold touched my abdomen.

[Current Balance: 192/256]

”Hah&h.e.l.lip;” Yoo Su-jeong appeared in front of me with a wild smile. As she drew her dagger back to strike me in the stomach again, I spat in her face.

”Kyak!” Yoo Su-jeong flinched for a moment and gritted her teeth.

I was in a disadvantageous situation but in the end, Kwak Yu-han's strength was weaker than mine. By using all my strength, the arms around me were released.

I could finish him off, but I instead chose to move forward. I aimed towards Yoo Su-jeong who was wiping the spit off her face. She was capable of disappearing every time she was. .h.i.t, but I thought it would be okay if I grabbed her.

”Ugh!” In fact, this wasn't a skill from Ravenous Wolf Fist, but one I saw from wrestling. She became off balance and fell down along with me.

As I predicted, we fell exactly into the darkness. Before my dizzy vision could recover, I felt something moist and enormous wrap around my body.

I was swallowed by a leech. It was disgusting as I felt my whole body being dragged down. But it wasn't like I couldn't move my body. I took out the 'Sun Stone' from my inventory. It was the stone that I got from the lizardman chieftain.

As described in the explanation, once pressure was applied, the stone would start to s.h.i.+ne and emit the temperature of boiled water. Then the body of the leech became visible.

”&h.e.l.lip;” The first thing I saw was Yoo Su-jeong. In fact, I was a little worried because I couldn't hear her screaming. Maybe I was the only one swallowed, but that wasn't the case. Yoo Su-jeong had also been swallowed.

However, unlike me, she was being 'eaten.' There were thousands of reddish black hairs surrounding and wrapped around her body. They penetrated her skin and entered her blood vessels. In a short amount of time, many hairs had entered and half her body was filled with black lines.

”&h.e.l.lip;Ah&h.e.l.lip;” Yoo Su-jeong's wide eyes stared at me. She reached out like she was asking me to save her&h.e.l.lip;

I responded to the call. I was safe. It had been a gamble, but one I thought I could try. After acquiring the immunity to 'heat detection methods' from the lizardman essence, I thought that the leeches wouldn't recognize me as prey. But there was also a problem.

Kuuong.

The hairs around me were shaking and pus.h.i.+ng me away from Yoo Su-jeong. It perceived me as unable to be eaten and was spitting me out. Of course, it was a good thing, but I should at least kill Yoo Su-jeong.

I grabbed the hairs with my hand and reached out towards Yoo Su-jeong, but I wasn't the only one moving. Yoo Su-jeong was being pulled deeper into the body.

I tried to somehow grab her neck but&h.e.l.lip; In the end, Yoo Su-jeong disappeared from my sight. Instead, I could feel something cold in my hands after desperately fumbling for her body. A ring? I placed it in my inventory and pulled out something else.

Elmer's Dummy Destroyer.It was the only cutting instrument that I had. I cut the hairs with the blade while using Limiter Release. The hairs shook. Blood gushed from them as they were sliced apart.

I put my hand in that gap. The leech also felt pain so the gloves became more effective. I grasped something in my strong grip.

The hairs shook even more violently. As more blood poured out, I could feel that some hairs had penetrated my skin. Even if it couldn't suck my blood, the hairs perceived me as a threat and was attacking to remove me.

[Current Balance: 182/256]

[Current Balance: 169/256]

I tore the area in front of me open. Again and again&h.e.l.lip; Oh, I could taste it. I was almost suffocating due to all the blood coming from the torn hairs.

[Current Balance: 42/256]

As the disgusting blood entered my throat and nose, I desperately sought some air. Then a light shone in front of me.

[Essence – Shadow Leech.]

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