NOVEL NEXT chapter 8
8 – in the ghetto (8)
‘Why is that here?’
I looked up, frozen in astonishment.
A red-green spider with a height twice as large as an adult.
A hard exoskeleton stood out as if it were covered in armor,
Porcupine-like spines grew all over its body.
The eight compound eyes moved in all directions and looked at me and Yu Mi-hee.
[＜Acrea (immature)＞ is not an opponent you can beat!]
[Run away!]
‘Acrea… .’
He was a field boss in the position of a scavenger, often seen in underground waterways or polluted waters.
The strength and tough vitality emanating from the huge body,
Because of its strong exoskeleton, it was a boss that was avoided in the early stages of play.
‘If you go later, it’s just a meal experience for our wonderful protagonists… .’
At least half way through.
Even the playable kids were monsters with no way to beat them when they were young when their narratives started.
‘Why are you here?’
Acrea was determined and able to find it.
Rather than hunting directly, it feeds on carcasses that have flowed in through waterways, so it rarely goes out on its own.
Then the thought of the sewer ran through my head.
‘Could it be that he really came?’
Attracted by the smell, I wondered if anything would come, but I thought it wouldn’t matter.
‘Immature… It’s a young object that hasn’t grown up.’
I see They haven’t built nests yet, so they came up here where food was plentiful.
Acrea, who was looking at the two of us, slowly turned her head and put the body of Han Ae-jung lying on the floor into her mouth.
boom boom
The bones and flesh were chewed, and a large amount of blood flowed like gravy from the snout.
‘Did I buy time?’
My eating habits of preferring dead things gave me a brief reprieve.
‘think… Think about what to do.’
The forced quest is over.
Han Ae-jung is dead, and the narrative of my childhood would have satisfied the minimum conditions.
If you run away like this and entrust your body to an orphanage somewhere, you should be able to grow up to the age of admission.
‘However… .’
All the children, including Yu Mi-hee and Chang-shik, who were injured, would die.
There is no way Acrea, who is sensitive to being alive, will be kept alive until a rescue team arrives.
They will all die before they arrive.
Tring!
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＜Urgent Quest!＞
Run away!
Think only of your comfort!
Condition: Escape immediately
Reward: Shop Points 3000p
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‘… … ‘
An urgent quest sent by an observer…
I felt that he was bothering me, telling me to prioritize my own survival.
And I felt myself enraptured by it.
“… I’ll buy you time.”
I turned my head at the sound I heard.
“Are there any children left? I sent an urgent request for help to the association, so it should arrive in 30 minutes. In the meantime, I’ll buy some time somehow.”
“However!”
She stroked my hair gently.
“It’s reasonable to think that someone stays. And that is the role of an adult like me, not a child with a bright future like you.”
As she spat out the last words with difficulty, Yu Mi-hee stood up.
Thanks to the potion that Yu Siu gave me, I didn’t die, but I wasn’t in a state to fight even with empty words.
The sword in his hand was as heavy as a thousand pounds, and the muscles of his whole body screamed and trembled.
However, the eyes did not die.
“hurry!”
Hearing Yu Mi-hee’s cry, Yu Si-wu squeezed his hand so hard that it was crushed.
Tadak!
Watching the boy run over the broken wreckage, Yu Mi-hee smiled slowly.
As if not accepting that, Acrea threw the remaining corpse into a corner and moved her body using her eight legs.
shook
“Kishiak!”
Feeling a stinging pain on one side of her leg, Acrea looked down at the foolish creature that was attacking her, the upper predator.
A fragile girl who doesn’t seem strange if she dies anytime.
Feeling the primordial emotion of anger, he swung his saw-like legs like a whip.
Cagan!
A few metallic sounds echoed, and Yu Mi-hee’s sword could not bear the weight of Acrea and slowly cracked.
‘A little more!’
If you are the butter, the children, including Yu Si-woo, can live.
With only that solemn determination, he gave off superhuman strength.
However
Fuck! bang!
“Crying… .”
That power eventually ran out, and he was slammed against the wall.
As her consciousness faded, she thought of her precious only daughter.
‘ah… Is this a kaleidoscope?’
Recalling her daughter’s bright smile, she slowly raised the corners of her mouth.
I closed my eyes feeling the shadows slowly creeping in.
Kwak-kwang!!!
‘what?’
Hearing Acrea’s tearing scream with the sound of an explosion, she looked ahead with only one eye open.
The boy who had run away a few minutes before was in front of me.
With both hands holding a rugged spear that looked twice as long as his body.
“why… Why did you come back!”
The boy who saw Yoo Mi-hee shouting in a cracking voice looked at Acrea instead of answering.
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‘Why did he come back?’
I couldn’t understand myself either.
It must have been an act that had nothing to do with me,
‘Is it because you think there’s enough odds?’
No way… It’s not impossible, but the spider in front of me is a monster that’s hard to defeat even if I risk my life.
I am not the main character. It’s not Han Soo-ho.
He is not a warrior who does not give up in any adversity and cuts through the evil in front of him with a single sword in his hand.
‘However… I couldn’t escape.’
If I run away from here and live alone and enter the academy, will I be able to win the future I want?
‘afraid.’
I feel fear at the existence in front of my eyes.
His breathing quickened, and a cold sweat broke out.
convinced at the same time.
‘This guy is the final ordeal of my childhood narrative’.
[Poor Adaptability (D+) is active. Increasing fear resistance]
[The mental and physical effects of Probability (C) on the face are active.]
[Resist the fear. I promise myself]
[The observer wishes you well]
[Equip Mirze Explosive Javelin (single use)]
I grabbed the spear I got from the gacha and threw it at him.
Perbung!
An explosion occurred and at the same time I saw a guy screaming in tears.
[Target is fixed to Siwoo Yoo]
[Aggro: 100%]
After checking the provocation level, I ran backwards with all my might.
bang!
Kwakwa kwa!
Hearing the exploding sound, Acrea rushed indiscriminately using the giant.
He shook his head as he ran.
[Use Observation.]
[This is a high-ranking opponent. Only some are shown.]
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[Acrea (immature)]
Strength: 26
Agility: 9
Stamina: 45
Spirit: 3
Ability : 10
Potential: 9
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What caught my eye the most was the ridiculously high stamina level.
However, it was not yet a complete adult, so the rest of the figures except for strength and physical strength were not high.
‘I’m glad it exploded slowly.’
However, now that I am poor, it was difficult to handle even the agility level of 9.
‘I have to go there.’
A large warehouse that stores large quantities of magic stones.
I had to deploy the strategy I had in mind there.
Chew!
‘Keuuugh!`
When he ran for a while, a venom the size of a soccer ball hit his back.
Poison bullets mainly used by arachnid monsters.
Originally, the flesh would melt away as soon as it was hit, leaving only the bones visible.
It was replaced by a burning pain.
[Receives a strong poison attack]
[The descendant of the stigma buff effect is strengthened (Stamina/Spirit increase)]
As I ran frantically, I saw a small gap that barely fit under a child.
I jumped inside and ran again.
thud! I heard the walls ringing.
It won’t last long.
I will forcefully break into it with my heavy body.
After running a little further, I saw a staircase leading down.
widely! I jumped up and landed quickly and caught my breath.
There were blue magic stones everywhere.
From the size of a thumb nail to the size of a wrist.
‘Whoa’
I caught my breath and received the quest reward.
[Compulsory quest cleared!]
[Restrictions on you disappear]
[Epic backgrounds are now available for purchase]
[Clear the sub quest!]
[Receive 1500p and 10 gacha tickets as compensation]
[You decorated the end of Han Ae-jung]
[＜Amazing achievement!＞]
[Receive a 50% discount coupon for shop items (one time)]
After taking out the mysterious box from his bosom and putting it down.
I quickly searched for the item I caught my eye in the shop window.
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[The key to the other side (S+)]
existing in a distant place
A key created by an unknown person.
Price: 150000p
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An item that allows you to open a mysterious box.
As a cash product, it boasted a price without a tag even if a discount coupon was used.
‘But what I want to live for.’
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[Storage Share Rights 1 time]
Shares another character’s warehouse.
Only cache items can be moved.
Moved items become very durable.
Price: 3000p
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‘… .’
I bought a shared ticket with all the points I received as discount coupons and rewards.
When he tore the piece of paper in his hand in half, an iron safe, often seen in games, appeared with a red light.
‘I bought it to try a build once before.’
I put it in storage because I thought it might have a future use.
‘I thought I’d write it someday.’
I can’t believe I wrote it so quickly.
I opened the safe and took out a dark red key from inside.
[I share the key (S+) beyond the other side]
[Severe restrictions on durability are imposed]
The key in his hand was cracked in small pieces, emitting red smoke little by little.
Kneeling down, he inserted the crumbling key into the box and turned it.
[Use the key.]
[Mystery box has been unlocked]
[Acquire Bind Artifact: Triple Helix (SS-)]
Keys and chests fall,
Inside, a device the size of a fist appeared, in which three ring-shaped energies interlocked and turned.
‘… … ‘
I watched it silently and slowly lifted it and brought it to the heart.
[The triple helix (SS-) is a permanent binding type.]
[Cannot be canceled once used]
[Do you want to install? Y/N]
‘I can’t back down anymore.’
When I pressed the button, I felt the triple helix fuse with my heart with a clicking sound.
When the word came up that it belonged to a message
I used all available tools in my inventory.
[Large Scorpion’s Sting, Zombie’s Poison, Venom’s Feather, Red Orc’s Eyeball, Desert Banshee’s Claw, Lu Spider’s Poison Bag, Board’s Eyeball, Poison Goblin’s Heart, ＜Blessing＞ Scroll, ＜Blessing of Regeneration＞ Scroll use]
[Temporarily granted blessings and regeneration buffs]
[Poison attribute attacks are combined and converted into super poison]
[Stigma buff reaches its peak (increases mental/stamina)]
[It is difficult for the body to endure. Hurry… .]
The skin turned pale green, and a tingling sensation was felt throughout the body.
Even with resistance, it would be dangerous to use so much poison.
‘But if you don’t overdo it, there’s no chance of winning.’
A shock echoes through the ceiling,
bang!
A thick layer of smoke spread through the smashed stairs.
`Kishirreuk!`
Acrea walked out slowly, showing an eerie red glow in her eyes.
With my eyes closed, I focused on the triple helix in my heart.
[The triple helix (SS-) is activated.]
[‘Conversion’ is triggered according to the owner’s will]
“!! turn off… Aww!”
Feeling the pain to the point of flashing your mind, blood flowed from your eyes and mouth.
[I am in great pain]
[Poor adaptability (D+) prevents owner’s survival.
top priority. Increased pain tolerance… .]
[The face is probable (C)… .]
Seeing me bleeding, Acrea instinctively struck down my long leg like a spear.
However
Kwajik!
“Kishhaak!”
Hearing Acrea’s screams
He threw one of his huge legs in the corner.
[Set minimum value to 10 by function ＜conversion＞]
[STR is temporarily moved to 40]
The triple helix has three main functions.
One of them, ＜Transformation＞, was able to temporarily drive the abilities other than latent to the other side.
‘My total stats, raised through excessive doping and buffs, are currently 81… ‘
Lowering the currently useless ability to 0, leaving only the minimum number that can withstand and react,
Go all-in to another one as needed.
Thanks to that, he took an unbelievable muscle strength of 40 for an instant and tore off Acrea’s leg in reverse.
‘However… ‘
I looked at my arm slowly. It was twisted here and there, full of poison and bruises.
Fragments of bone protruding through the flesh were also visible.
[The right arm is severely damaged]
[Poor adaptability (D+) prioritizes the owner’s survival.]
[Blessings and blessings of regeneration are in effect]
In fact, it was difficult to maintain the original shape if you overdo it.
In particular, in my case, my adaptability was activated only for survival, so there was nothing strange about becoming a monster right now.
That would be a form more suitable for injuries and crises.
In fact, the bones of the broken arm were matched and regenerated, and the slender arm was about to transform into a form closer to that of a beast.
That’s why the gamers who used the triple helix said that a property that supports the mind and body is essential.
[The mental and physical effects of Probability (C) on the face are active]
[Keep the owner’s mind and body intact as much as possible]
The arm, which had been transformed, had returned to its original form before I knew it.
However, the same thing is only the appearance.
The power felt in it was much stronger and stronger than before.
[Permanently increases your strength… .]
But everything has a limit.
If you don’t measure it and cross the line, it will explode and disintegrate in all directions.
‘Or will reason and body collapse and turn into a complete monster?’
It was a way that I would never do if I was looking for stable play.
But now I need strength.
The power to protect someone and at the same time draw the future I want.
“How long are you going to see me?”
Acrea, who had been touching the cut off part for a long time, probably felt fear, and responded to the voice.
“Come on, you little spider.”
‘Kirrrlaaak!’
Acrea rushed like crazy, and I also ran forward without backing down.