Chapter 53
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 53
Chapter Title: Black Witch Kirichi Grown on Curses
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Lee Ru-ri watched the fierce battle between Rania and the Anacon for a moment before Rakionia spoke up again.
―Boring.
"Cocky bastard, why don't you come at us yourself?"
Lee Ru-ri taunted Rakionia.
―Hahaha, come at you? You dare challenge me?
Rakionia chuckled and slowly rose from his chair, prompting Vasillahan to assume an attack stance.
The Drayger tensed up, eyes locked on Rakionia.
―Pathetic worms. I'll kill you all at once.
As Rakionia extended his hand, a pale hand—even whiter than his face—shot out from behind him.
"What the hell is that?!"
The pale hand slowly grasped Rakionia's, gradually revealing its form.
A figure cloaked in a black hood darker than pitch black.
A chilling aura emanated from within the hood.
"That must be the witch!"
Lee Ru-ri shouted, and Rakionia smirked.
He then pulled off the black hood the figure wore, tilting its head back to expose its neck, and planted a deep kiss on it.
"Ugh, pervert."
―Disgusting.
The Drayger couldn't hold back and hurled fireballs at Rakionia and the witch alongside the bewitched Draygers.
―Kekekeke.
The witch let out an eerie laugh.
She seized control of the incoming fireballs in an instant, redirecting them straight back at the Draygers.
The Draygers flapped their wings frantically to dodge, their formation crumbling.
"Drayger, you okay?"
Lee Ru-ri asked out of worry.
She immediately glared at Rakionia and the witch.
But the witch who had been holding Rakionia's hand had vanished.
"What?"
―Drayger, dodge!
Vasillahan swiftly hurled his Spear of Lament toward the Drayger.
The Drayger dodged as instructed.
One of the countless spears grazed the shoulder of the witch, who had teleported to attack the Drayger.
At the same time, Rakionia's HP dropped by 0.1 percent.
"Looks like killing that witch will do the trick."
―That's why I hate smart ones.
The witch lunged at Vasillahan in a flash.
Her long nails raked across his handsome face in an instant.
"Ah, daring to scar that pretty face?"
Lee Ru-ri, fuming, flung beads at the witch.
Underestimating her, the witch was easily pushed back by a single bead.
―Hmm, true. He is handsome. Won't you give him to me?
―Your arrogance ends here.
Vasillahan said in a low voice.
―My lord. Do you intend to form a contract with this one?
The Drayger asked.
"I don't vibe with perverts. For Zanjerko's sake too, we should take her down."
―Then.
The Drayger seemed furious at the witch's arrogance as well.
The only one who flinched was Rakionia.
The moment Lee Ru-ri mentioned Zanjerko, Rakionia's brow furrowed deeply.
―My witch, offer me their heads and please me.
―Hohohohoho, kekeke. Yes, Master.
At Rakionia's command, the witch laughed and tossed off her hood.
Her skin, pale to the point of bluish tint, was covered in patchwork stitches where things had been sewn together.
As the witch muttered an incantation, eerie energy seeped from the seams.
Vasillahan and the Drayger grimaced at the aura emanating from her body.
"What's wrong?"
―I hear the screams of dead women in that energy.
"Screams?"
―Not just one or two. Zanjerko's rage is mixed in there too.
"Ha, more reasons piling up to put her down."
―With faith in my lord's healing, may I fight without restraint?
"Of course. Smash her to pieces, no traces left."
At Lee Ru-ri's command, the Drayger and Vasillahan readied their attacks.
Vasillahan murmured softly.
―My sins are heavy, but nothing compared to that filth.
The Drayger said to Vasillahan.
―Be grateful for the chance to atone alongside our lord.
The Drayger first yanked Lee Ru-ri's black mana and commanded the bewitched Draygers.
―Trample them.
At the Drayger's order, the scales of the bewitched Draygers turned black in an instant.
The blackened bewitched Draygers roared, flapping their wings as massive black orbs rained down relentlessly on the witch.
"Oh, not bad."
The witch tried to block the black orbs by gathering her eerie energy, but their murderous number overwhelmed her quickly.
The orbs shredded her skin wildly.
Chunks sewn onto her skin began peeling off one by one.
From the exposed spots, thick black ooze flowed, writhing with rotten maggots.
"Eww, gross."
Lee Ru-ri turned away in disgust.
―Atone.
As Lee Ru-ri's black mana refilled, Vasillahan pulled it in, chanted toward the witch, and hurled his spear with full force.
The spear, infused with black mana, shattered into hundreds of thin, razor-sharp blades.
Chilling light gleamed from their tips, all aimed precisely at the witch's heart.
―All so clever. I don't like it.
The witch irritably covered her maggot-crawling skin with eerie energy again.
―Time to end this doll play.
The witch returned to Rakionia in a flash and sliced his throat before anyone could stop her.
She drank the even paler black blood flowing from his neck.
"You psycho!"
Lee Ru-ri reached out to intervene, but the monster's name had changed.
[S(H) ― Black Witch Kirichi Grown on Curses: Current Favor <0>]
Kirichi writhed in agony after drinking Rakionia's blood.
The patches on her skin peeled off one by one, maggots dropping to the floor in droves.
"Ah! So disgusting!"
Kirichi grinned at the shouting Lee Ru-ri and flew right in front of her nose in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, Kirichi's nails slashed toward Lee Ru-ri's throat.
Just as she was about to be caught defenseless—
Vasillahan's unrelenting blades stabbed viciously into Kirichi's back.
They pierced straight through her heart.
The screams of women that the Drayger and Vasillahan had heard echoed from all over Kirichi's body.
"Agh, it hurts!"
Lee Ru-ri clutched her ears in torment.
To protect her, the Drayger and Vasillahan pressed Kirichi again.
Forced to retreat, Kirichi kept seeking an opening to attack Lee Ru-ri.
Lee Ru-ri pondered.
With Kirichi's high rank, the Drayger and Vasillahan alone couldn't easily subdue her.
If Zanjerko joined with full power, victory wasn't impossible.
But asking Zanjerko for help meant witnessing Rakionia's pathetic end.
Wouldn't that be too cruel for her?
Deep in thought, unable to decide, Zanjerko's voice rang out.
―It's okay.
At that voice, Lee Ru-ri resolved herself, extended her hand, and shouted.
"Manifest!"
A powerful wind filled the gate interior, space twisting wildly as Zanjerko emerged from the rift, black hair whipping in the gale.
Zanjerko gazed calmly at Rakionia, his head and body severed and rolling on the ground.
After a brief moment, she averted her eyes from him and drove her thick, dark hair sharply into Kirichi's maggot-infested skin.
She pulled in Lee Ru-ri's black mana and unleashed it onto Kirichi.
Kirichi's skin ballooned like bursting balloons with popping sounds, and she screamed in agony.
Seizing the moment, the Drayger and Vasillahan joined Zanjerko in unleashing a barrage on Kirichi.
Lee Ru-ri watched their battle, constantly healing them to keep their HP from dropping.
After a grueling fight, Kirichi collapsed with a final shriek.
Black ooze from her body stained the surroundings.
The eerie energy trapped in her body lingered around her briefly before dissipating into the air.
―Not disappointed?
The Drayger asked.
"Contracting her would be trouble. Who knows what those horrific maggots would turn into."
Zanjerko chuckled softly at Lee Ru-ri's grumbling.
"Zanjerko, you okay?"
―I'm fine. Actually, my heart feels lighter.
―Our lord is weaker than expected.
"I've felt that too."
―We grow stronger when you do.
"I know. One Keres is enough nagging for me."
Lee Ru-ri thanked the three and sent them back to their places.
She returned to the hidden gate waiting room.
Opening the inventory with anticipation, it was quite full.
[(1) Zanjerko's Hair]
[(2) Zanjerko's Heart]
[(3) Blood Dagger]
[(4) Kirichi's Hood]
[(5) Kirichi's Heart]
[(6) Kirichi's Nails]
"From Zanjerko... oh, a dagger?"
Touching the Blood Dagger in the inventory created a sheath on her thigh.
Weapon Type: Blood Dagger (Conqueror Exclusive)
Attack Power: 500
Durability: 300
Using Conqueror skills on target inflicts 2% bonus damage and additionally heals allies within range (max 5m). (Up to 15% of damage dealt)
"Better than the thread dagger."
Among Kirichi's loot, her Nails fetched the highest price at 30 million Sion.
"Phew, finally time to open the S-rank random box."
Lee Ru-ri returned to the purchase list, fingers trembling as she carefully bought the S-rank random box.
[Random Box (S): Confirm? Y/N]
"They say the best comes after the grind, so let's see."
[Acquired Skill Combination Ticket. Quantity (2)]
[Acquired Skill Change Ticket. Quantity (2)]
[Acquired S-rank Mana Increase Potion. Quantity (5)]
[(Choice) Acquired S-rank Stat Boost Potion. Quantity (5)]
"Hmm... feels a bit like a loss, but probably just my imagination?"
Lee Ru-ri used the mana potions first.
[Mana increased by 10,000.]
[Mana increased by 10,000.]
[Mana increased by 10,000.]
[Mana increased by 10,000.]
[Mana increased by 10,000.]
"Whoa."
Her mana skyrocketed to 57,000 in an instant.
Definitely no loss.
"With 57,000... they can attack freely without waiting for my black mana to refill. Now I have even more reason to grind Sion. Wonder how much the stat boosts will give."
Touching the stat boost potions opened her personal stats window.
"To raid with guildmates, I need to get stronger too. Attack power first."
[Attack Power increased by 100.]
"Hmm, at this rate, I can just boost them all evenly."
[Strength increased by 100.]
[Intelligence increased by 100.]
[Agility increased by 100.]
[Dexterity increased by 100.]
Lee Ru-ri checked her stats again.