chapter 3
3 – Transferred to the Labyrinth of the Abyss – 3
“Report.”
“Yes.”
Irina Hyperion, the princess of the Hyperion Empire, listened to her own escort knight’s report with her chin on her chin.
“Currently, a total of 124 people have been killed, and a total of 13 people who are presumed to be necessary talents for the empire are currently incarcerated.”
“Hmm, 124 kills, 13 usable ones… Fewer than I thought.”
“In fact, other than the [Transferring to another world] Ability, I wasn’t much different from normal adventurers.”
“I see… Then, among the 13 imprisoned people, recite some useful ones under my direct control.”
The escort knight took out his paper from his bosom and began to read it.
“Among the 13 people from the other world, there are about 3 of them who are the best. Their names are Lee Seo-yoon, Lee Seo-jun, and Alex. In particular, a woman named Lee Seo-yoon has abilities specialized in assisting.”
“Hmm… I’ll check myself so that all three of them can be brought.”
“Name.”
As the escort driver promptly left her room, Irina stayed there for a long time, gazing at the stars outside her window.
***
[HP:68/412]
“Kkeuh…My whole body is throbbing…”
After winning the battle with the spider monster, I collapsed and came to my senses after about 3 hours.
Stamina is 68, it seems that about 66 stamina has been recovered in 3 hours.
“Is LV 10…”
I nodded my head in satisfaction as I looked at the system window that I had lost sight of.
Summarizing, my current points are 1200, I got 600 by catching spider monsters, and I got an additional 600 as I went up to level 3.
And when I reached LV 10, it seemed like I was able to choose a job. It’s an rpg game where only this part is not known, but…
[Choose a job?]
“Show me.”
The system finally figured out my intentions and showed me the jobs I could choose.
[Selectable job]
-Sword Beginner
-1St Circle Mage
-Apprentice Assassin
-Abyssal Egg (Special)
“Abyssal Egg…? Special?”
[A special job is a job that can be selected if certain conditions are met.]
‘I’m very attracted to you because it’s called a special job?’
Other jobs were really universal beginner jobs in the fantasy world, but in the case of the egg of the abyss, it felt like a hidden job.
‘Okay, pick a special job right away. Originally, there is no such thing as a bad job among hidden jobs.’
[You have selected an Abyssal Egg job.]
[Acquired Abyssal Magic LV 1.]
[You have acquired Abyssal Mana LV 1.]
[Acquired Abyssal Mana Divergence LV 1.]
I got abilities that looked really good.
‘…But now that I think about it, isn’t Abyss Magic the magic used by spider monsters?’
[Abyss Magic LV 1: Abyss property magic can be used.]
-Abyssal Magic: [Abyss Ball] [Abyssal Spear] [Abyssal Curse]
[Abyss Mana LV 1: Mana is transformed into Abyss property. Total mana is increased.]
[Abyssal Mana Discharge LV 1: Abyssal attribute mana can be emitted.]
“Ooh…”
The jet-black orb used by the spider monster must have been an abyss magic named [Abyss Ball].
The other ability, [Abyss Mana LV 1], Was an ability that changed the mana attribute and increased the total amount of mana at the same time, and thanks to that, my total amount of mana increased by about 4 times.
It seems that now I can go anywhere and say that I am a real wizard.
However, the remaining ability, [Abyssal Mana Divergence LV 1], Was not exactly clear what the ability was. It doesn’t look much different from [Abyss Mana LV 1], Which only has a name…
‘If you don’t know, just try using it.’
I immediately used [Abyssal Mana Divergence LV 1].
Then, jet-black mana started gushing out of my body.
[The mana of the abyss protects you.]
[The mana of the abyss strengthens you.]
[Abyssal Mana Discharge LV 1] Seemed to be an ability to continuously use mana to improve durability and physical abilities.
‘Is this nice?’
I really liked all three abilities I got after choosing the Abyssal Egg job.
Increasing mana for using magic and improving physical abilities are good abilities without any other line.
Maybe, in fact, I’m on the strong side?
No, let’s face it.
In fact, even after becoming this strong, aren’t you confident that you won’t win against a normal Shadow Tarantula?
Originally, people should have the virtue of humility.
Because if you don’t, you can get really f*cked up…
In fact, the reason why I was able to beat Shadow Tarantula was simply because I succeeded in surprise.
Don’t be vigilant, just like before, you’ll be caught in a moribund state by the shadow tarantula’s magic, and neither the mouse nor the bird will die.
“..But what is this?”
[Acquiring a new unique ability by reaching LV 10.]
[You do not get a unique ability from the point shop ability effect.]
[Instead, you can use the special point shop for free once.]
I wasn’t paying attention because I was choosing a job. What does this mean?
[When reaching LV 10, you will learn a new unique ability.]
[You don’t get a unique ability from a point shop ability.]
[Instead, you can use the special point shop for free once.]
Originally, I was given a unique ability for free as a celebration reward for every 10 levels, but I don’t think I got a unique ability because of the point shop ability.
Instead, it seemed like you could use the special point shop where you got the [Evil Eater] For free.
I don’t know if it’s a benefit or a loss, but since it was given to me, I decided to use it gratefully.
“Special point shop open.”
[Purchasable Special Traits]
-The power of Agni
-Thetis’ power
-The Power of Gaia
-The power of Zephyrus
“Hmm?”
‘What, where did the rest of the abilities I had when I bought [The Devourer] Go?’
[The special point shop sells items every time you make a purchase.]
Anyway, the list of special point shops seemed to change every time.
‘Yes, it would be better if I could choose something that changes every time.’
But there was one problem.
The point was that if only the ability names were clearly listed like this, it was impossible to know at all what abilities were like in [Evil Eater].
‘I can’t. System, recommend it.”
[…………..]
‘Damn, you mean no this time? Why is the system so fickle? Ah i don’t know think about it later Now I just have to choose something else.’
I deleted the special point shop and opened the normal point shop.
I currently have 1200 points, enough points to buy a good ability.
[Restore: Increases the speed of automatic HP recovery by 10 times. It increases by 50 times while sleeping.]
-Price: 1000 Points
It cost a lot of money, 1000 points, but it was a very useful ability when you were fatally injured like this.
So I decided to buy it right away without hesitation, and lay down right there to sleep to test the effect of the [Restore] Ability.
Thanks to the [Dark Curtain], The risk of being caught is low anyway.
That’s how I collapsed once again from the drowsiness that washed over me.
***
Hwangseong in the early morning
Irina faced the three aliens brought by the escort driver.
1 Woman, 2 men
The woman’s name was Lee Seo-yoon, and she was a beautiful woman with black hair.
The other two men were Lee Seo-joon with black hair and Alex with blonde hair.
“Nice to meet you, people from another world.”
Irina arrogantly sat in her chair and greeted the three otherworldly people on her knees, tied to her rope.
“Seo Jun-ah…Who are you..?”
“I don’t know…It’s my first time in another world, so I don’t know…”
Irina asked Lee Seo-yoon and Lee Seo-joon, who seemed to know each other.
“Are you close friends?”
“Uh…That’s true…”
Lee Seo-joon answered Irina’s words naturally, and the escort knight who was listening to the answer struck Lee Seo-joon on the head with a sword sheath in anger.
“Huh?!”
“You know who the person who posted in front of you is and you talk like that!”
“It’s done. Aren’t you afraid?”
Irina looked at Lee Seo-joon, who was getting hit in the back of the head by her sword sheath and convulsing her body, as if having fun.
“Actually, there’s a reason I called you all to me.”
Irina gracefully rose from her chair and continued her speech as she walked in front of her.
“You have the minimum conditions to become my limbs.”
Irina looked at Alex and said.
“You can be my shield.”
Irina next looked at Lee Seo-joon and said.
“You can be the sword that cuts through my enemies.”
Lastly, Irina looked at Lee Seo-yoon and said.
“And you can make my sword and shield stronger.”
Irina smiled while holding the chin of the trembling Lee Seo-yoon.
“People from other worlds are no different from outsiders, to the natives who originally occupied their positions. In fact, more than 120 people from other worlds were killed by the Empire alone in one day.”
Irina held Lee Seo-yoon’s chin up and continued her words.
“I’m giving you a chance. Become my limbs. Then I promise you not only life but also wealth and glory.”
At Irina’s words, all three people from another world could only nod.
Because it was obvious that if I shook my head here, I would be killed instantly.
“Sir Alpheon. Bring the contract.”
“Name.”
At Irina’s command, Alpheon, her escort knight, handed her three pieces of paper with something written on them.
“This piece of paper is a magic contract. If you sign a contract through this contract, the parties can never break the contract.”
Irina gave Alex, Lee Seo-jun, and Lee Seo-yoon a contract and a quill fan, respectively, and said as if ordering.
“Use it.”
A cursory glance at the contents of the contract revealed the unfair content that forced unconditional obedience to Irina.
So the three people from another world hesitated for a moment when they saw the contents of the contract, but when Alpheon, the escort knight, took a posture to draw his sword, they quickly signed the contract in embarrassment.
“Okay. You are now my limbs. Please take good care of me from now on.”
Irina couldn’t hide her scorn at that figure and gave a creepy smile.
***
Haam~
I slept well.
I woke up and got up with a sulky body.
When she opened her status and checked her stamina, she found that her stamina had already been fully recovered.
Anyway, [Restore] Seemed to be a superior skill than I thought. I woke up after sleeping for a few hours, but my physical strength has already recovered…
Growl…
“Oh, I’m hungry.”
I looked around for something to eat to calm my stomach that was begging for food.
But all around are the corpses of spider monsters and their offspring.
“Eh… Should I eat…”
When I was on Earth, I saw people eating bugs in foreign survival programs, but I was a bit reluctant to do that.
But I can’t help it. This is a labyrinth in a fantasy world, and there is no premise that there is certain food that people can eat.
It is said that if you wander here without appeasing your hunger for no reason, you could die of starvation.
The good thing is that [Evil Eater] Is there so you don’t have to worry about upset stomach or taste?
‘… Come to think of it, is this the only reason why [Evil Eater] Had a non-0% survival rate when I picked [Evil Eater]?’
A person dies without food. However, people die even if they eat poisonous food.
But the almighty ability that solves all of this is the [Evil Eater].
If it hadn’t been for [The Devourer], I would have died of starvation.
‘Ugh… I don’t want to eat… But let’s just hold back and eat.’
[The Devourer is activated.]
I don’t feel any taste. There is no smell. It just feels like chewing on konjac.
Still, my stomach is full. In fact, I was full after eating a whole large leg.
[The effect of the predator has been activated.]
[You have acquired Dark Resistance LV 1.]
“Huh? What is it?”
Come to think of it, [The Devourer] Had a unique effect.
An effect that stochastically absorbs some of the abilities of a creature consumed.
Thanks to that, it seems that he acquired the ability to resist the darkness that the spider monster possessed.
As expected, unlike the first impression, [Evil Eater] Seemed to have a pretty good ability.
“Then shall we go out soon?”
After filling my stomach, I felt the need to get out of here.
My first goal is to escape this abyssal labyrinth.
Once I bit the spider’s web and forcibly opened the blocked nest entrance.
The passage of the narrow cave appeared. It was dark, but thanks to the [Dark Resistance LV 1], I could see it to some extent.
‘Where is this…’
I continued walking down the narrow aisle.
Anyway, as long as there was a [Curtain of Darkness], Surprise attacks didn’t work for me, so I strode openly, making footsteps.
After about 5 minutes of walking, the narrow passage ended and a large plaza appeared.
And there…
“f*ck…”
A huge number of money bug monsters were taking over the entire plaza.
I grimaced for a second because it was so disgusting.
‘How do I get past this…?’
Although [Dark Veil] Has the effect of hiding as long as you don’t attack first. There was also an effect that stealth did not work within a certain range.
If money bug monsters are concentrated like this, even if you pass by after using the [Dark Curtain], You will definitely get caught.
‘What should I do…’
I can defeat a mothworm monster. However, there is no business in Dagul, and if there are so many of them, they will not be able to use their strength and be eaten.
The moment I was thinking about it, the whole cave started to slowly vibrate.
Koo-goo-goo-goo-goo-goo…..
‘What the f*ck? Earthquake? Wouldn’t a rock suddenly fall and crush them to death?’
The vibrations started to get louder, and cracks began to form on the floor of the labyrinth.
Not long after that, a monster that looked like a large earthworm pierced a rock and popped out from the center of the plaza where money bug monsters were gathered.
-Kiaaa!!
The giant earthworm monster came out of the ground and began to eat the money bug monsters as if they had come to a buffet.
When I saw that, I broke into a cold sweat and used my emotions on the giant earthworm monster.
‘Feelings.’
[You have reached Appraisal LV 2.]
[LV 63 Abyss Worm]
“It sucks.”
As [Appraisal LV 2] Is reached, the levels of monsters are starting to show.
The name of the mobworm monsters was Hell Worm, and the average level was between 10 and 20.
But that didn’t matter.
The problem right now is that the level of that earthworm monster is abnormally high.
‘LV 63? Isn’t that too out of balance? All the money bug monsters over there haven’t passed level 20, so why is it that I’m over level 60 alone?’
Fortunately, the Abyss Worm didn’t find me thanks to the [Dark Curtain].
On the contrary, I thought it would be easier for me to pass if the abyss worms caught and ate all the hellish worms.
In other words, it is a situation where you may benefit from the Abyss Worm.
‘Cheer up, earthworm…!’
Thanks to my support(?), The abyss worm started catching and eating more hell worms, and eventually ate half of the hell worms that filled the plaza within 10 minutes and slowly disappeared back into the ground.
The hellish worms clung to the walls and ceilings probably because they were afraid of the abyss worms, and thinking that this was an opportunity, I started running among the cracked hellish worms like Moses’ miracle.
‘Thank you Earthworm! I will not forget!’
Thanks to the abyss worm, I was able to pass through the plaza full of hellish worms and enter a large passage.
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Monster Encyclopedia
[Hell Worm]
-A human-sized bug monster that usually lives in the upper level of the abyss labyrinth.
-Low monsters with an average level of 15
-It is the staple food of other monsters living in the labyrinth of the abyss, and has no threatening means of attack other than fangs that produce poison.
-Group monsters with hundreds of individuals living together
-Because it is an individual that works together with hundreds of animals, it has [Poison Resistance LV 3], LV 30 or higher subjugation conditions.
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