Chapter 69
My Villains Episode 069
19. escape(2)
All classes in Dark World become incomparably stronger than before when they reach level 15..
The reason is simple. This is because you acquire a rank 2 skill..
I also acquired rank 2 skills when I reached level 15, and I became powerful rapidly.
lost.
First of all, what caught my eye the most as I leveled up was the fact that ‘free points’ were added..
11As I reached level 12, 1 point was automatically added to the 'flowing blood' skill. As before, this time, 1 point was given to ‘Hot Blood’, an enhanced version of ‘Running Blood’..
The original plan was to use the saved skill bonus to take three rank 2 skills at once, but since 'Hot Blood' was taken for free, the remaining points were invested in the rank 1 skill 'Thirst'..
In other words, there were a total of 3 new skills I learned: ‘Hot Blood’, ‘Plunder’, and ‘See Blood’..
‘‘Hot Blood’ is a rank 2 passive skill of the bloodline series..
This skill allows you to control not only your own blood but also the blood of others nearby, and slightly increases attack speed and movement speed..
The effect itself is good, but since it is a required skill to learn 'Boiling Blood' and 'Burning Blood', I learned it right away..
‘‘Plunder’ is a rank 2 special skill in the blood fighting arts series..
The effect is to strengthen the 1st rank skill ‘Blood Blade’, to put it simply, it is a ‘vampirism’ skill..
This is a technique that gave the Blood Knight the nickname 'Blood Wheel' due to its deceptive ability to restore vitality in proportion to the damage and amount of bleeding inflicted on the opponent. Of course, it is mandatory to take pictures..
‘‘Blood Bora’ is a rank 2 active skill in the blood magic series..
It is a technique that attacks the enemy by exploding the blood under one's control, but since the magic coefficient is high, the performance is not that great at the moment..
However, it is also a prerequisite skill for ‘Red Thorn’, the best long-distance control skill for Blood Knights, so I just recorded it..
As I was checking the character sheet, Trickster suddenly came to mind..
‘He was a rare fraud character who used three ultimate skills, including ‘Messenger of Thunder’, ‘Frozen Earth’, and ‘Dragon’s Breath’. Did he become such a fraud by receiving ‘free points’ like me??
“••hmm.”
Anyway, there is something that contributed more to my power increase than learning skills and strengthening my stats..
It is ‘Hrunting’.
Hrunting, taken from Luke's skeleton soldier, is a unique one-handed sword and one of the exclusive weapons for Blood Knights..
Well, it's not quite enough to be called graduation-level equipment, but it's too much equipment to give to a character in the middle of a campaign..
How did you get this... . Yes, about a few months ago, I killed a challenger who was making fun of me and turned him into a skeleton soldier. I think he was a blood knight wearing mirror armor in Hrunting.….
But I don't remember all the options. No, you didn't look at it properly then either.?
Unique equipment has a total of 6 options. Depending on the equipment, there are 1 or 2 fixed options, and the rest are all random options..
Of course, I clearly remember Hrunting’s fixed options. 'Get stronger by drinking blood' and '20% chance to bleed when hit'.
‘To paraphrase the extremely ambiguous tooltip that says, “Get stronger by drinking blood,” it means, “Attack power increases by 0.1% every time you kill a new type of enemy.” Bleeding is always a sweet option for a Blood Knight..
Both seem like pretty good options, but compared to something like a magic sword, not so much... No, let’s not say we’re full..
The random option is… Wouldn’t you be able to figure it out as you write? Judging by the strength that increases when holding the sword, it seems like there is a strength bonus attached... I'm not sure about the rest.
Thanks to acquiring various skills and unique weapons, the bloody blade was also completely different from before..
First of all, there was a difference in color. The blood surrounding Hrun Ting's auburn blade was not a flashy bright red like before, but a bright red that caught the eye..
The shape also changed. Before, it was just a matter of coating the blade, but now the blood is pulsating little by little and is alive and breathing. If you watch quietly, it feels like an animal is licking its tongue..
Ellen frowned as if she was uncomfortable as she watched me sticking a knife into Muljara's body and sucking out the fluid..
“•••Do you really have to go that far? You're not even gross?”
“It's a place where you never know what might happen. I have to do my best.”
Actually, I feel a bit uncomfortable..
I'm not a vampire, and there's no way I would enjoy sucking the blood of other animals. When he was Seungsu Kim, he didn't like Seonji very much..
But what can I do? You have to do this to stay in top condition..
After sucking up every last bit of body fluid, my whole body is drenched in vitality..
It felt like after a full body workout in the sauna, I had a bowl of rice cake ramen and took a nap in the sleeping room... That's how I feel. It's so refreshing.
“Phew-”
As I sighed with satisfaction in front of the shriveled bugs, Ellen, who was leaning against the wall, said with a tired expression:.
“Just in case, don't ever do that in front of other people..”
“Huh? what?”
“Blood sucking. Especially if you do something like that to a person, you will be chased by the Inquisitors..”
I frowned and said.
“Hey, am I a leech or a mosquito? Don't do that.”
“Well then, I'm glad….”
Ellen shook her head and continued..
“•••I thought the phrase about blood magicians stealing blood was a metaphor or a lie..
Never thought I'd see this in real life.”
“•••false rumor?”
Wait, that means?
“Oh, then other blood magicians don't do this.?”
“Why are you asking me that? You are the blood magician..”
“No, just… I wonder how people know.”
The guy answered with an expression like, ‘What is this guy?’.
“If all blood magicians drank blood like you, they would not be treated as blood magicians but as a type of vampire. Isn't it obvious??”
•••Suddenly, Necromancer Luke comes to mind..
Before revealing its identity, it only used spells from the extinction system or the abyss. Then, without blinking, he said that he never dealt with necromancy..
In addition, he presented himself with a gentle and kind demeanor, making it difficult to imagine that he was someone who broke taboos..
Perhaps a blood magician is similar to a necromancer?
Isn’t it just the situation??
The social aspect of Middle World was similar to that of the mid-Middle Ages in Europe..
It was a time when the power of the church was growing stronger day by day, and myths, legends, and superstitions other than those written in the Bible were being rejected..
Not only the necromancers, but even the most powerful wizards are being pushed out by the power of the church. Blood magicians, who are extremely few in number, will have no choice but to be even more cautious..
Of course, even if it is not for the sake of the church, killing people and drinking their blood is something that should be rejected according to common sense. Actually, there isn't much difference from cannibalism, right??
Well, anyway, you'd better be careful..
Ellen shrugged and asked while looking at me lost in thought..
“so? 'I wonder how people know' means that blood sucking is normal among you.?”
“No, that's not it... . Uh, it's because I'm a bit of a weirdo. I have a relatively healthy constitution, so I absorb things well, well, something like that..”
Ellen, who was raising her eyes in suspicion, hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth..
“if.”
“ huh?”
“If you suddenly feel the need to drink blood.”
“Hey, it's not like that? Am I a vampire??”
He waved his hand as if it was unfair, but he still had a determined expression on his face..
“Still, if that happens. I'd rather drink my blood.”
“what? What is he saying??”
“He said he gave me a lot of blood. therefore,”
For some reason, a laugh escapes me..
“Hey, don’t say anything weird and just carry me on your back..”
“•••grunt.”
Ellen pursed her lips but stretched out her arms to wrap around my neck..
Ellen and I traveled through the crypt and encountered all kinds of monsters. The main things you encounter are giant bugs, but other than that, there are alligators, black slimes, drowned corpses, etc., all of which are dangerous, annoying, or unpleasant..
However, thanks to the new skills and Hrunting, I quickly became stronger, and Ellen's level also rose soon, so there was no major threat..
However, it was only a little difficult as I walked quickly to avoid the underground lord's pursuit..
After two days, we discovered our first magic trap..
‘When the 'Altar' event is triggered, the topography of the crypt changes dramatically, and magic traps were one of them..
As befits its name, Simcheo's magic trap contained all kinds of deadly magic..
It's not unusual to teleport to the side of a monster or summon a monster right in front of you, and there were also cases where it suddenly inflicted damage or caused a monster to go berserk..
“Phew, finally.”
When I sighed with relief in the face of such a magic trap, Ellen let out a puzzled voice..
“Nice to meet you Tunde?”
“of course. There is a trap... It means you are close to your destination..”
To be precise... To enter the destination relic room, you had to find the magic passage hidden between the magic traps..
In short, you have to step on each magic trap to activate it and hope to be instantly transported to the relic room..
“The trouble begins now.….”
“What trouble?”
“I'm waiting for a moment.”
After putting Ellen down, I slowly walked towards the magic trap..
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
A trap that looked like a glass window made of holograms was blocking the way..
The magic trap was a kind of magic circle, filled with all kinds of complicated symbols and letters..
Right now it's just shining and fluttering, but if someone touches it, it will immediately activate and pour out deadly magic..
“Umm... ”
I looked to see if there was anything different from the game, but there was nothing that stood out. Looks like we just have to rely on luck like in games..
At that time, Ellen, who was sitting behind her, muttered quietly..
“land, noon, stand?”
“huh? what?”
When I turned around, the guy shrugged his shoulders and answered..
“It's written like that?”
“…I can read this?”
“‘It's a rune word. It's a little different from what's used in modern times, but it's not so bad that it's unreadable.?”
This is completely unexpected, isn't it? If that's the case then surely?
“Well, I know how to unlock it too.?”
“Well, well. I want to see it up close.”
I immediately picked Ellen up and moved to the place he pointed to. Then Ellen began to examine the magic trap with sparkling eyes..
“The flow of mana and the activation process seem to be similar... . What kind of technique is this?
Why did you put it there??”
In order not to disturb her, I watched Ellen in silence except when she pointed in the direction. Ellen tilted her head for a while, then looked up at me and asked a question..
“Poi, what does that look like??”
“Well, something?”
“There, the one drawn in the center.”
The magic trap was a glowing circle, divided into three major parts..
First, the outermost letters and symbols. They were so small and densely packed that at first glance they looked like patterns on carpet or wallpaper..
Next, large strings engraved the size of a human torso. Strings that appeared to be words or phrases were located in one line at the top, bottom left, and bottom right..
Ellen said that the strings mean, in that order, ‘ground’, ‘noon’, and ‘stand’..
The last one was the symbol located in the center. That was the symbol Ellen was pointing to..
I looked at the sign for a moment and said in an uncertain tone:.
“Uh, is it a maple leaf??”
“It doesn't look like a flame?”
“flame? uh… It seems like that. So does the rippling on it represent heat??”
“Hmm.”
Ellen was worried again, but we didn't have much time..
Gooooooooooo!
A roar that was enough to make the crypt rumble - it was clearly the roar of the Underlord. I was in a bit of a hurry, but before I knew it, he had followed me a short distance away..
“Ellen,”
“Okay, please step aside for a moment..”
As I stepped back, Ellen in my arms began to quietly recite a spell. Then he suddenly shot a spell towards the magic circle..
“In—fridge, dando imbre!”
“Uh oh—”
Whoa whoa!
Before I could even try to stop him, a bluish cold air was already coming out of his hands. It was a ‘cold blast’ spell, a rank 1 cold skill..
The magic circle that was hit by Ellen's spell soon glowed brightly and began to radiate searing heat..
Chii Iik.
As the cold blue wind collided with the shimmering heat, steam spread out with a loud noise. As soon as the magic trap lost its power and disappeared, I shook off my shocked heart and asked Ellen..
“How did you do it? I figured out the magic circle.?”
Ellen withdrew her hand and answered with a shrug..
“I gave it a try, but luckily it was all fire-type spells..”
“•••what? If it were some other magic?”
“Then there's nothing I can do..”
I swallowed my laughter and said.
“Hey, where are those irresponsible words? Then,” “I don’t have time to nag.” I guess it moves fast.”
nagging? This bastard….
Even though I was grumbling to myself, I hurriedly threw myself down the crypt..
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