Damn System

Episode 44

Chapter 11 Contact (1)

I wonder if it’s been about 2 hours since I got the orange head?

The number on the mission window became ‘5/?’

It was not difficult to distinguish between allies and enemies.

The one who looks similar to me is my friend.

The enemy is the one who rolls the four protruding eyes in different directions like a chameleon on a head similar to that of a cat and a beast.

Most of them were during or after a crash.

This place is like a high-level hunting ground where I shouldn’t come.

If you carelessly intervene in their fight, you will die.

So I ended the battle with my ability and only saved those who survived.

‘This guy was lucky.’

I waved my hand in front of the man who had just woken up.

“Hey, are you okay?”

“ah… … .”

The man who came to his senses after drinking eight bottles of potion just stared blankly at the people lying next to him.

‘It looks like he hasn’t grasped the situation yet.’

I decided to give him some time.

‘Since he came back to life, he must be confused.’

Originally, this indigo-colored hair would have died too.

When I found him, he was fighting a monster with a hole in his stomach.

But perhaps because the monster’s head had been cut in half, there was an opening for me to intervene for a very short time.

Before I even hesitated, I threw my dagger and took away the monster’s left vision.

The man didn’t miss the opportunity and killed the monster.

I was able to save it thanks to you.

Of course, not everyone I found survived.

‘Is it because the monster is a high level? Potions don’t work well for injuries.’

Even after pouring 6 bottles of potion, there was a person who died.

It seems that there is a special effect that hinders the recovery of injuries.

It was on a different level from the monsters I’ve seen so far.

The monster’s fist punch was enough to break the shield.

‘It’s still throbbing.’

I once built a shield over his head because his soddy hair was almost in danger.

It wasn’t a perfect shape, but it was small, like a puzzle piece.

Thanks to this, he was able to block the moving monster’s fist even after his head was cut off.

His shield was shattered with that one shot, and he vomited blood several times in shock.

It’s okay because I saved it once.

‘I would have thought to live and see a decapitated corpse moving.’

The corpse of the monster flickered in front of my eyes as it spewed black blood like a fountain and raised its hand to kill the blue hair.

After searching for a while, I shook my head and murmured.

“Abandon common sense.”

This is a world where even decapitated corpses can move.

Caught up, I swept across the floor.

I saved five people, and only one came to my senses.

A whopping 57 bottles of potion were used to get here. A sigh comes out spontaneously.

More than 3,000 mana was used for this mission.

The mana accumulated through the level 3 missions was gone in just a few hours.

was quite frustrated.

‘I made a game like this.’

This rule, which requires growth in exchange for magical power, eats away at people’s morale.

But there was no other way. Because invisibility couldn’t escape the monsters’ senses.

‘I thought it was a real search after getting caught once.’

At that time, while running away, there was a hole in the shield he was wearing around his waist. It was pierced by the monster’s claws.

It was not possible to run away with my own abilities.

If he hadn’t run into an ‘ally’ who was injured and was on the move, he would have died.

After being beaten badly once, I needed a better technique than invisibility.

According to the system’s naming, it was eight times more expensive than stealth and invisibility.

The price required to use an 8,000-won technology for one-time use is 700.

I bought it 4 times because the maintenance time was only 1 hour.

In addition to that, to create a safe zone, there was even a mountain barrier skill stone.

‘It’s fortunate that there is an Exchange Stone for Technician Stone.’

If it wasn’t for that, it would have been impossible to buy a skill stone that costs 2,200 for a single use.

Instead of saving 5 allies, my pockets got thinner.

‘Still, I’m glad it didn’t fall below 3,000.’

A situation where you don’t know what will happen if you fall below the entry limit.

‘I can’t use it anymore.’

It’s really breathtaking. It is the timing to be careful not to consume any more magic power.

I let out a sigh, almost like a habit, and cast my gaze over the barrier.

Perhaps there are others out there who are still alive.

If you think about the mission, it is right to go out again.

Additional rewards will come out according to the number of people I save.

But I was in a position where I could no longer go out of this barrier.

While I was scratching my head in frustration, the monster came closer.

I was just staring at it.

Before long, the body of the monster passed right through me.

‘Now I’m not even surprised by anything.’

It was the effect of the barrier.

[Technic Stone (Barrier – Advanced)]

• Classification: Expendable technology

• Description: Forms a barrier using the built-in magic. The inside of the barrier is excluded from the dimension and becomes a non-existent safe zone. In order for an outsider to enter and exit the barrier, physical contact with the caster is required.

(Retention time: 2 hours)

A whopping 2,200 mana disposable barrier created a non-existent safety zone.

Is it a state of being cut out from this world while inside the barrier?

It means that I do not exist in this place, this space.

So even if a monster walks towards me, I don’t bump into it.

It just slips through like a ghost.

However, the moment I go out of the barrier, I return to the state of ‘existence’ again.

Maybe it got a tail on the way back after getting the blue hair.

Or did you come to see the traces left around you?

There are already three monsters gathered near the barrier.

I frowned at the monsters roaming around.

It was because he checked the timer that appeared in the upper left corner of his field of vision.

‘Now about 30 minutes.’

When that timer runs out, the barrier disappears.

Then I’ll be killed by those guys who started holding out outside the barrier.

‘I have to find a way.’

You cannot sit still and get slaughtered.

Fortunately, the last person he saved quickly came to his senses.

I was lost in thought as I stumbled, then looked back and called the man.

“Hey.”

The man who had risen from his seat while holding his stomach with his hands stopped in an awkward posture.

I nodded my head, staring straight into those unreal purple eyes.

“Can you kill that in its current state?”

A question flickered in the man’s eyes.

‘also.’

It seems you don’t understand what I’m saying.

I roughly expected it. I couldn’t understand a single thing they muttered before passing out.

‘What should I do?’

Actually, it was something I didn’t have to worry about.

Even if the language or culture is different, in the end, the place where people live is the same law.

I pointed at the monster and pretended to slit its throat.

“ah.”

The man let out a short exclamation and scanned the air.

Immediately after looking at my body, I nodded my head with a slightly stiff expression.

Then he headed towards the pile of weapons piled up next to the wounded.

It was a waste to throw it away, so I brought all the weapons I could see.

‘I threw away everything like the breastplate during first aid because everything was broken.’

The ax that the man used to fight the monster is somewhere over there.

One double-edged ax almost the size of my torso, and two normal-sized hatchets.

The man who took his weapon straightened his posture with a faint moan.

Seeing him stand up like this, I could see the difference in physique between him and me.

‘It looks like it’s almost twice as big.’

He is tall enough to have an extra head.

As for magic power, it was laughable to compare the difference.

That man was stronger than me from head to toe.

It was quite intimidating for such a person to lift a blue axe.

However, the injury did not fully recover, and every time he moved, he seemed strangely dull.

Eventually, I took out the potion and shook it before sending him out of the barrier.

You asked if you needed it.

‘There was nothing that looked like a potion among my belongings.’

It is strange that there are no items used in the game in the world that is the background of the game.

What’s more, the man who woke up didn’t show any signs of surprise when he saw the diseases around him.

You probably know what a potion is. just don’t have it

I wondered if they also had a locker, but soon came to the conclusion that it wasn’t.

Because the blue hair nodded as if asking for a potion.

I threw the potion without saying anything.

As long as the duration of the barrier is short, the other side has to deal with the monster to make me safe.

The man who took the bottle lightly stopped trying to open the lid.

Then, suddenly, he smiled to himself and raised his head.

‘what? Don’t prepare for battle, why me… … .’

Before I could finish my thoughts, I heard a shriek from behind.

After that, I recognized that a huge mass of magical energy had entered the detection range.

It didn’t appear from the edge, but fell right in front of my nose.

As I turned my creaking body, the corpse of the monster, cut in half, was collapsing.

Standing in the center was a woman who was smeared with red and black blood all over her body.

The blue hair that floated up into the air and started to sink down.

The eyes that quickly scan the footprints and monsters around the barrier are yellow.

‘No, a little darker… … gold.’

As soon as I could see her, the system declared.

“The number of rescued allies is counted.”

「As a reward for success, 50 elemental mana is provided.」

“A random box (×1) will be provided as a success reward.”

「As an additional reward, 40 elemental mana is provided.」

“As an additional reward, a random box (×2) will be provided.”

All the monsters outside the barrier were cut to pieces before the mission clear message even appeared.

It seems that strong reinforcements have come to this place where there were only injured and fragmented.

As I was watching the scene in awe, a man with blue hair approached me.

He smiled brightly and pointed his finger in the direction of the woman.

‘Am I going out?’

I had just seen a high-level monster sliced like tofu in the hands of that woman.

He looked like a human no matter where he looked, but he couldn’t help his instinctive fear.

It was only natural that I could see the magical power she possessed.

I felt like I was going to be weighed down by the magic that was so strong that even staring straight at it was difficult.

Moreover, I am suspicious in many ways.

‘It’s not common for people to jump out of the woods and save lives, right?’

I become cautious in fear of raising strange suspicions.

However, there was no other way at the urging of the blue hair.

Because we have to move together to get that person out.

‘Should I kill him?’

Isn’t it true that I saved their lives?

I can’t help but hope that you will put up with the act of pulling out the sword blindly because it’s suspicious.

I got out of the barrier with my blue hair at the fore.

When he appeared, the woman’s expression, which had been cold as ice, melted slightly.

The two hugged each other with their arms wide open, and I watched them from a distance.

If I had to, I was thinking of entering the barrier by myself.

Fortunately, the woman’s side did not attack me.

The man might have explained it well, and by the time the conversation was over, the woman had asked for a handshake first.

I held her hand and shook it lightly.

After bringing the two into the barrier, I had time to check the reward.

‘Three random boxes.’

The number written on the mission window must have been a guaranteed reward given when at least one person was rescued.

There, depending on the number of additional people, the elemental mana was given 10, and the random box was given 0.5 more.

‘Little bastard. What is jjeom-oh, jjeom-oh.’

It wouldn’t be a big deal if I gave one more to each person.

“Tsk.”

I took out a random box while criticizing the system.

Every time I opened the box, it glowed brightly.

Because of that, I unintentionally received the gaze of the indigo blue and blue hair.

That alone made me feel uncomfortable, but how is the result of opening the box… … .

[Pinelfenia’s Power 1-time Voucher]

[Voucher for one-time use of the power of Kalos]

[Translation/Interpreter Earring]

“Whoa.”

Did this system even get stuck in the pass?

Why do these items come out when I open the random box?

What else is authority?

There was no information on the Description tab either.

All it said was that you can use the power only once.

With a feeling of almost liberation, I shoved the ticket into my pocket.

And I looked at the remaining earrings.

The earrings, with purple gems the size of my fingernails, were simple in design.

Even that, not both sets, but only one pair.

[Interpretation/translation earrings]

An earring endowed with cognitive skills.

When worn, it becomes possible to communicate with people who speak a different language.

Will wearing this really translate?

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have any doubts, but there’s nothing to lose by wearing earrings.

‘There’s no need to pierce it twice.’

As I tried to wear something I had never tried before, I felt a persistent gaze on me.

Sure enough, when I turned around, golden eyes were looking at me.

For some reason, it seemed that there was a halo of light in her eyes.

The woman, who had been staring at me intensely, immediately averted her eyes.

It was only then that I was able to breathe out.

Frightened by the woman’s gaze, I was holding my breath without even realizing it.

‘It will turn.’

To be with someone who makes you shudder just by looking at them.

I closed my eyes, then opened them and inserted the earring into my earlobe as I had originally planned.