Chapter 17 Black Route (6) (1/2)
Yeon-woo looked down at his left palm.
*Clank* *Clank*
The saw-toothed blade was clattering as if clamoring for food. Neither did it talk to him, nor expressed in any way, but Yeon-woo could still ‘feel’ its desire.
‘So this is the vampiric sword.’
Yeon-woo smiled coldly as he gazed into the dark abyss that lied beyond its teeth.
‘Now that I have this….’
Although it was definitely an excellent skill, Yeon-woo didn’t feel any particular change in him. He felt like it was just another skill added to the skill list.
But Yeon-woo was confident.
He strengthened the grip of his left hand that was holding the vampiric sword. The teeth closed up and returned to their original form, but Yeon-woo could feel that it was still ‘thirsty’.
‘Then, shall we go fill you up?’
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*Kung Kung Kung*
The ants were still banging at the gate.
Yeon-woo grabbed the handles and opened wide the gate.
At that moment.
Kieek!
An ant let out a shriek and stepped one foot inside.
Yeon-woo jumped forward, as he activated both Sense Strengthening and Combat Will at the same time.
He had five minutes anew.
*Pat*
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With a swing of his dagger, the ant’s legs snapped as if it was made of foam. Yeon-woo jumped up, stepped on the ant and leaped high into the air.
Kiek!
Kieeeek!
Underneath his foot, more than two hundred ants were screeching at him. They were enraged, wanting to slaughter the criminal who had destroyed their den. Amongst them, Yeon-woo easily spotted the Ant Queen.
The Ant Queen also noticed Yeon-woo’s presence, she spread her broken wings and inflated her body as much as possible. Both her eyes were damaged, it seemed she had captured his movements through other sensory organs.
With her remaining three legs, she charged at Yeon-woo with fierce speed.[1] However this time Yeon-woo didn’t avoid her. Rather, he landed directly on top of the Ant Queen’s head.
His movements had gotten much quicker and swifter.
The Ant Queen clattered her mandibles as if ordering him to come down and started to swinging her head around.
Yeon-woo spread his left palm wide and placed it over the queen’s head.
And he incanted the command word.
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“Devour.”
At that moment, the dark energy solidified under his left hand and revealed its fangs.
*Crunch*
And he sank the sword’s teeth deep into the Ant Queen’s head.
The sword sucked in her bodily fluids at a frightening speed.[2]
[You have absorbed vitality and energy]
[‘Bathory’s Vampiric Sword’ skill proficiency has increased. 1.1%]
Kieeek!
The Ant Queen cried in soul-tearing pain.
Even when she had been engulfed in flames, her eyes had been injured or got her legs cut off, her cries had never been this loud.
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Yeon-woo clung to her head like a bullfighter riding a bull. What’s more, he sank his left hand deeper and deeper, with the intention of sucking everything out from the Ant Queen.
Whenever the saw-toothed blade clattered, huge amounts of blood and body fluid were sucked into his left arm. He also felt a different ‘substance’ being sucked into his arm. It was the source of all Magic Power, mana.
‘The message said I was extracting its vitality and energy. Was it talking about this?’
At the same time, Yeon-woo felt something accumulating somewhere in his body.
[You have absorbed vitality and energy]
[Your Strength has increased by 1 point.]
[Your Health has increased by 2 points.]
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As the messages pile up at a rapid pace, the Ant Queen began to wither away. Her body dried out, causing her exoskeleton to crumble like a sand castle, and her flesh lost its color due to the blood loss. Her struggle also grew weaker and weaker, and soon it died away.
Once the skill stopped,
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*Kung*
The Ant Queen’s body that was now as dry as a mummy sank to the floor.
It was the death of the Ant Queen.
*Ding*
[You have slain the boss monster, Blue Army Ant Queen. Additional Karma will be provided.]
[You have acquired 300 Karma.]
[The Blue Army Ants have been demoralized. The ant tunnel will soon collapse.]
Kiek!
Kieeek!
The Army Ants that witnessed the death of their queen screamed in disbelief, and began to back away from Yeon-woo.
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They lost their chief who had protected them and the one who they were tasked to protect. The one now standing in her place was the ‘predator’ who could easily feed on them.
Yeon-woo slowly stood up and turned towards the Army Ants. His eyes were emitting a red glow.
[You have obtained a piece of ‘Flame Heart and Frost Crest’.]
[Current progress: 35.9%]
The progress percentage had abruptly doubled.
Bathory’s Vampiric Sword extorted everything the opponent had. That was the reason why it could absorb all the attributes of the Ant Queen as a whole without having to eat the White Moss.
No, it was actually much more efficient. Using this method he didn’t have to bother with consuming the heart, since he could directly drain the energy from the monsters.
Yeon-woo lifted the corners of his mouth.
There were still a lot of monsters around with the pieces he needed. Each and every one of them was an appetizing prey.
*Pat*
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Holding his dagger in a reverse grip, he flung himself at the rest of the monsters.
[You have obtained a piece.]
[You have obtained a piece.]
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[You have slain 311 additional Blue Army Ants.]
[You have completely destroyed the ant tunnel.]
[Additional Karma will be provided.]
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The tutorial serves as a gateway to select new challengers that would enter The Tower.