Chapter 1 Part3 (2/2)
[The Treasure Eater uses the Roar of Healing.][The Treasure Eater's health recovers completely.]
The wounds that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had risked his life to inflict were being healed in real time!
”Steve, you a.s.shole...”[Kuwooooooh!]
It was just an external pa.s.sageway monster, but it was healing up like a boss monster! He was even more annoyed by the fact that he had no way of figuring out how many times it could use the Roar of Healing. If it could use the Roar of Healing repeatedly, then this struggle would be meaningless.
”Ah, that's so demoralizing.”[Kuoooooh!]
He felt as though his blood sugar was dropping, but it was just a misunderstanding. After all, he was nothing but bones so there's no way for his blood sugar to drop. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo weakly gripped his spear. He could do nothing but act on the a.s.sumption that right now, the Treasure Eater couldn't use its Roar of Healing indefinitely. And if not? Then he'd have to run away no matter what by using Sprint!
It was then.
[Monster discovered... during patrol...!][Requesting reinforcements...!]
”Huh...?”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo couldn't believe what he was hearing. He had definitely heard the voice of a Skeleton Soldier beyond the completely collapsed pa.s.sageway!Moreover, thanks to the Treasure Eater rampaging everywhere, the upper, lower, and side pa.s.sageways had all collapsed, and the Skeleton Soldiers were coming out from everywhere. Of course, the Treasure Eater had absolutely no interest in the soldiers equipped with lousy bone spears, but Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was different.
'Are these guys really coming to help me?'[Requesting additional reinforcements...!][In the middle of requesting reinforcements...!][Discovered something... fighting the monster...]
One of the Skeleton Soldiers discovered Lee s.h.i.+n Woo confronting the monster. The skeleton tilted its head when it saw Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's larger frame, compared to other skeletons (his body became slightly larger as his stats increased), and the s.h.i.+ny bone spear in his hand, ultimately asking.
[Are you a newbie...?]”Yeah, I'm a newbie! Help me!”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo yelled distressingly. It seemed like the skeleton couldn't grasp the situation, as it stood there vacantly for a second, but soon, came up to the pa.s.sageway, and pointed its spear towards the Treasure Eater.
[Partic.i.p.ating... Hunting together...]”Pauuuuul!”
Right after Lee s.h.i.+n Woo shouted in grat.i.tude, a message appeared before his eyes.
[You have achieved the feat of deceiving your enemies and manipulating them. Surviving using everything you have may be the most important talent in the Empire.][You have learned the pa.s.sive skill, Acting Lv1.]
”...”
It felt slightly strange that this was the first skill he had obtained through his own efforts, but he'd use it as much as possible if it would keep him alive! Lee s.h.i.+n Woo sneakily took a step back from the Treasure Eater and yelled in an even louder voice.
”Pauls, let's beat this monster together! It's a thief that's threatening the security of our Empire!”[Request complete... Partic.i.p.ating.][Partic.i.p.ating.]”Hey you, yes you. Come over here!”[Helping... the newbie...][Partic.i.p.ating.]
More Skeleton Soldiers aggressively partic.i.p.ated in the battle, and even those from further away, the more of a fuss he made. There were those who would wait and see, but when Lee s.h.i.+n Woo personally pointed them out and asked for their help, they couldn't just ignore him. Who would've thought that the first aid training[1] from the military would help here?
[Kuoooh!][Hunting... the monster.][The bug that threatens... the Empire!]
The Treasure Eater disregarded the Skeleton Soldiers when more than 10 had gathered and lunged at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, but when the number had instantly surpa.s.sed 20, it seemed to panic, and change its tactics.
[Kuwooooooh!][The Treasure Eater used Shriek of the Dead. Those exposed to this shriek will momentarily enter a frenzied state.][As an effect of Invisible Heart, you ignore the effects of Shriek of the Dead.]
”Ah, I forgot about that.”[There are a lot of enemies...!][Where are you aiming, that's... an afterimage...!]
Unlike Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, the other skeletons were powerless before the Shriek of the Dead, and the skeletons that had died from infighting were quickly replaced by new ones. It seemed as though all the Skeleton Soldiers in the external pa.s.sageways were gathering here.
[Kuwooh, Kuwooooooh!][The Treasure Eater tried to use the Shriek of the Dead, but it failed due to the lack of mana.]
”Oh, so that's how it is.”
While the Treasure Eater tried to repeatedly use its Shriek of the Dead, a message had appeared notifying him that it had failed due to a lack of mana!At this point, it's highly likely that the Treasure Eater wouldn't be able to use its Roar of Healing either. All of the risk factors had disappeared.
”Good, Paul. Use the siege destruction formation[2]!”
[Attacking...!][Killing the enemy!]
Ah, it's a line he'd wanted to say at least once in his life. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was moved, wiping the resulting (nonexistent) tears, and then gripped his bone spear. Of course, even if it had depleted all its mana, the Treasure Eater's physical abilities didn't change and was wiping out the Skeleton Soldiers with relative ease. It would be easier for s.h.i.+n Woo if it wiped out a lot of them.
”Wow, this year's harvest is great!”
He muttered satisfyingly as he saw the bones scattered around him, then gripped his spear and charged at the Treasure Eater. The battle ended just five minutes later. It was a complete victory.
[1] T/N: Probably refers to the steps of first aid (e.g. accessing the situation, getting someone's attention, etc.).
[2] T/N: It's a meme. It's the name that the protagonist gives his formation of 300 strong that encircles and defeats a monster army of 5000. It's from this j.a.panese web novel: ”最下位職から最強まで成り上がる〜地道な努力はチートでした〜.”
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