Uroboros's Avatar (Unique)
The boss monster was dead, but it hadn't really died.
"Haah... Haa..."
I had drained Aquaril's stamina and made her unable to walk properly. Her left arm was broken, hanging limply.
She was overwhelmingly stronger than me in every way, but this much should be enough to fight back, right?
"....."
Of course, I didn't immediately rush at her. It was a well-known fact that the wounded beast was the most dangerous.
I circled around her, probing for weaknesses.
'Don't back down. The advantage is mine.'
Unlike Aquaril who took heavy damage from the boss fight, I was mostly fine except for some stamina loss from running.
If I stall like this, the advantage is mine.
'The problem is Ryona...'
The only thing worrying me was whether Ryona would come in to take Aquaril, who wasn't showing up easily.
'Fuck, the greed meta is the answer.'
But since I couldn't do anything about that, the only thing I could do was desperately pray to the universe that Ryona wouldn't come in. If I pray hard enough, the universe helps, right?
"Huuu... Huuu..."
Aquaril growled at me like a beast, approaching with a limping gait. The sight of her approaching to kill me despite being so injured was truly terrifying.
'One chance.'
"Uraaaaa!"
Clenching the sword tightly, I ran towards Aquaril. She held her sword with her remaining right hand.
'Now!'
I used the system to put the sword in my inventory. Then I spun my body and threw the shield I was holding in my left hand with all my might.
"Kuu?!"
Aquaril was surprised that I would throw an attack from there. But in the meantime, she blocked the shield I threw with her sword.
"Uaaah?"
She, who could barely stand, staggered and stepped on the dead boss monster, falling backwards.
'Chance!'
Eyes sparkling at the sight, I summoned an iron sword from the inventory again and rushed at Aquaril. Then I stabbed with the sword.
"Kraaaaa!"
"... Eh?"
At that moment, Aquaril let out a scream and rolled backwards once, standing up. Despite her bones being crushed, she showed intense movement. Truly astonishing willpower. And that willpower of hers was nothing but a curse to me.
Puk!
My sword successfully pierced her lower abdomen.
Puk!
"... Fuck."
And she successfully pierced my lower abdomen with her sword.
Unimaginable pain assaulted me. My vision blurred, and it felt like all the blood in my body was draining out.
"This... crazy bitch..."
"The crime of insulting the Master... I'll repay it with death..."
Puk!
Aquaril pulled out the sword stuck in my belly.
"Kuaaaaaak!"
I screamed and pulled out the sword stuck in Aquaril's belly. Then I swung it at her. Fairy's blood splattered.
"Die!"
Aquaril swung her sword at me too. This time, my blood splattered.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Aquaril and I swung our swords wildly at each other to kill one another. Blood, whose owner was unknown, scattered in the air.
"Die! Die quickly! I don't want to die! Uraaaaa!"
"... No, the one dying here is you, you who insulted the Master."
Swoosh!
At that moment, Aquaril's sword sparkled. It felt like the sword disappeared right in front of my eyes. A little late, unbearable pain came from all over my body.
Even though I still had the strength to use skills, I used the [Pleasure] skill.
"... Ha fuck."
My legs gave out, and I collapsed to the floor. The sword in my hand fell. I had no strength left in my body. It felt like strength was draining out along with the blood.
Was the stat difference of double the insurmountable?
'Just... I should have run...'
I should have run as is. Either way, since the boss monster died, the invisible wall that was blocking my escape should have disappeared.
If I had run away like that, I could have survived. I wouldn't have felt this pain.
But I was overwhelmed by Aquaril's momentum like a beast and made a wrong judgment. At that moment, I forgot the option to run and chose to kill her.
It was a clear misjudgment, and the price was my life.
"Die...!"
"... Fuck."
Aquaril raised the sword soaked in my blood high. Seeing the descending sword, I closed my eyes.
[Stop.]
"....!"
"?!"
In my mind, a lazy woman's voice echoed. I opened my eyes wide. And Aquaril did the same. Her sword stopped right in front of my eyes.
[Male human. You are... something different.]
There was an indescribable pressure in the woman's voice. The chill running down my spine wasn't just because blood was draining from my body.
Saaaaaaa-
The air became heavy. It was hard to breathe.
Instinctively, I knew.
The owner of the voice echoing in my mind... had appeared in this place.
At that moment, a guide window appeared in front of me.
The owner of the Nest of Greedy Snake, Uroboros of Greed (★★★★★★★★★★), has descended.
You cannot oppose Uroboros of Greed (★★★★★★★★★★).
All stats are reduced by 99%.
All skills are sealed.
[Male human. You are... something different.]
There was an indescribable pressure in the woman's voice. The chill running down my spine wasn't just because blood was draining from my body.
Saaaaaaa-
The air became heavy. It was hard to breathe.
Instinctively, I knew.
The owner of the voice echoing in my mind... had appeared in this place.
At that moment, a guide window appeared in front of me.
[The owner of the Nest of Greedy Snake, Uroboros of Greed (★★★★★★★★★★), has descended.]
[You cannot oppose Uroboros of Greed (★★★★★★★★★★).]
[All stats are reduced by 99%.]
[All skills are sealed.]
"....."
I wanted to say something, but my body had already been out of my control for a long time. Right now, I couldn't even twitch a finger.
It was not only from Aquaril, but the decisive reason was Uroboros the 10-star monster. Uroboros's presence was suppressing me.
[Also, your desire for life is strong. I've never seen such a soul before.]
Sruuk-
'Oh fuck.'
It felt like a snake licking my nape. No matter what words, the feeling was like my balls shrinking.
[Do you want to live?]
Uroboros whispered to me.
'Want to live? Then of course I want to live.'
It was a question that was obvious. Especially since I remembered the death from my previous life, I didn't want to die. I wanted to live.
[Then... live.]
A new guide window appeared in front of my eyes.
[Uroboros of Greed (★★★★★★★★★★)] is pleased with you.]
[Event Quest] has been temporarily activated.]
[Event Quest: Uroboros of Greed (★★★★★★★★★★)'s Avatar has been granted.]
[Event Quest: Uroboros of Greed (★★★★★★★★★★)'s Avatar]
Uroboros of Greed (★★★★★★★★★★) saw through the fact that your soul is special. She has been watching you since the moment you stepped into her sanctuary. You were in danger, and she didn't miss the opportunity. Through the specialness of your soul, she is proposing that you become her avatar.
(1) Quest Accept: [Unique Grade Class: Uroboros's Avatar] acquired.
(2) Quest Reject: [Alan Han (Gibung-i)'s death]
'This is...?'
I couldn't take my mind off the guide windows pouring out endlessly. First, I calmed myself and checked the contents of the guide window.
'This can't be rejected.'
If I reject the quest, I die. It's not really a choice, in fact, the only thing I could choose was one.
'I will become Uroboros's Avatar.'
[Event Quest: Uroboros of Greed (★★★★★★★★★★)'s Avatar has been accepted.]
[Wise answer.]
At the same time as the guide window appeared, Uroboros's voice was heard.
Suuuuuuuuuuu-
When I accepted the quest, the surroundings darkened. It was already dark, but now it was completely black.
"!!!!!"
The darkness became wind and entered through my mouth, nose, eyes, and ears. I wanted to scream, but the wind of darkness pushing in blocked me from shouting.
Suuuuuuuuuuu-
The darkness kept pouring into me endlessly.
*****
"U, um... Ouch, my head..."
When I came to my senses, I grabbed my head and sat up. What the hell happened?
'... Uroboros!'
Recalling what had happened before I lost consciousness, I quickly checked the status window.
'This, what is this?'
When I checked the status window, I was very surprised.
The warrior class disappeared and [Uroboros's Avatar] took its place. Before the Nothing attribute, a new attribute [Greed] appeared, and a trait [Greed's Snake's Avatar] was added. Skills also increased by 2, and the most surprising thing was that all stats increased by 8 points.
Suddenly, the opportunity that came out of nowhere shocked me. I never experienced anything like this when playing Fairy Masters.
I checked the newly added things.
[Greed]
[Share the attribute of your owned fairy]
[When killing a stronger enemy than yourself, absorb and strengthen the enemy's attribute]
'Can I use the attributes that the fairy has too?'
It was huge from the start.
In Fairy Masters, there are 6 attributes in total: the [Nothing] attribute I already had, and [Light], [Dark], [Fire], [Nature], [Water].
Nothing is strong against Light, Light against Dark, Dark against Nothing. Similarly, Fire against Nature, Nature against Water, Water against Fire.
Player characters and fairies can only have one of these 6 attributes, and once inherited, it never changes.
But now I could use all 6 attributes with the new [Greed] attribute that didn't exist before.
My heart started beating fast.
It was no joke from the start.
'Then, next?'
Next, I checked the trait [Greed's Snake's Avatar].
[Greed's Snake's Avatar (Mythic)]
[All stats increase by 8 points]
[Skill [Greed] generated]
[Skill [Molt] generated]
[Damage to reptilian type enemies increased by 200%]
[Damage received from reptilian type enemies reduced by 90%]
[Steal owned fairies]
"....!"
When I checked the trait, my mouth opened wide. Wait, how many effects are there? More than that, a [Mythic] grade trait?
The grades of traits and skills are [Normal], [Advanced], [Rare], [Special], [Mythic] total 5, and the best double is the Mythic grade that my past self couldn't get even after playing Fairy Masters for 2 years.
Getting this here like this?
'... Steal owned fairies?'
The most surprising thing was the last effect. If interpreted literally, it means I can take the fairy that others have raised with effort and make it mine.
'Is this possible?'
Whether it's actually possible or not, I have to try it, but if I can really steal the ownership of the fairy, it's the ultimate jackpot.
Next, I checked the skills.
[Greed (Mythic)]
[Corrupt the mana of the fairy owned by others and steal ownership]
[Redirect all attacks aimed at allies to yourself]
[Exchange 100,000 gold for 10 gems]
[Molt (Mythic)]
[Consume 1,000 gems to regenerate the body]
[When using skill, recover all status abnormalities and injuries]
[Death resistance]
[If you don't have 1,000 gems, skill cannot be activated, death]
"....."
My mouth opened wide again.
Whoever said it was a skill of Mythic grade, every single effect was absurd.
The Greed skill was linked with the trait of Greed's Snake's Avatar and had an aggro effect. The most surprising thing was that I could get gems by consuming gold, which is currency in this world. Of course, the exchange rate was extremely cheap, but since I couldn't pay, in addition to quest and dungeon strategies, I got one more way to obtain gems, so it wasn't bad.
The real one was the [Molt (Mythic)] skill.
If I have enough gems, I will never die. I can truly live in this world like a game.
'This is ridiculous.'
This is like giving me a board to play happily once.
Now the remaining is the class [Uroboros's Avatar (Lv.1)].
[Uroboros's Avatar (Unique)]
[When leveling up, gain 1 point of potential]
[When class levels up, all stats increase by 1 point]
[Add 1 skill slot]
[Remove skill acquisition limit]
[If you don't offer 3,000 gems per month to Uroboros as tribute, class deletion (limit time: 1/30)]
"Hahaha, hahaha... What?"
When I laughed after checking the class info, I saw the last sentence and stiffened.
What the hell is it saying to do?