Chapter 964
Chapter 964
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 964
Chapter Title: Rainbow Fruit
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Coleman took on the tanking role, while I aimed for openings to thrust my sword. Of course, the baron didn't just stand there like a punching bag. He counterattacked too, launching bone spikes and slashing with his claws. But the most dangerous part was his grip. Once he latched on, he'd crush you—just like he'd done to my leg.
In that sense, Kang Seok-su's magic was a huge help. He didn't bother trying to damage the baron directly; instead, he cast spells to create openings whenever Coleman or I were in danger.
The fight dragged on for over twenty minutes. Coleman and I were so exhausted we could barely speak.
"You filthy worms! How dare you! Oh Brahmasen! I shall offer these vermin to you soon! Protect me!"
The baron charged again.
Luck was on our side.
The baron, who had lorded over the city his whole life simply because he was born a noble, had no idea how to fight.
"Goddess!"
Coleman cried out to the goddess as he swung his holy mace. The mace smashed into the baron's thigh, sending him sprawling to the ground.
Now's my chance!
I rushed forward and plunged my sword into the back of the baron's neck, unleashing a surge of lightning. Red electricity crackled from Stormbreaker, fused with the Hwaryeonbi Sword.
The red lightning worked. The baron's body shook violently, like leaves in a storm.
"Guh... ah... aaaaaah!"
Even as a monster, he could still feel pain. Or maybe it was because he still had his wits about him.
I glanced sideways.
The rainbow fruit's glow had dimmed to a flicker, like a candle in the wind. Once that light went out completely, I could finish the baron off.
"He's getting up!"
At Coleman's shout, I yanked my sword free and put some distance between us. The baron rose, roaring in frustration loud enough to deafen.
"I'll knock him down again."
Coleman charged at the baron.
A mistake happened. Coleman's legs buckled. His stamina had hit rock bottom. And mistakes are fatal. The baron grabbed his shoulder and leg.
"Aaaagh! Aaaagh!"
He twisted and wrung Coleman's body like a rag. Coleman's armor shattered, and blood splattered onto the ground.
"You filthy heretic!!!"
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Coleman swung his mace, smashing the baron's head. But the holy mace's power was fading.
"Yu-jin! Kill this bastard! Hurry!"
"You did well, Sir Coleman!"
Confirming the rainbow fruit's light had fully vanished, I dashed behind the baron and stabbed my sword deep. His tough bones blocked the blade at first, but I gritted my teeth and poured all my mana into it. The tip pierced his heart.
"Kuhuk! Oh Brahmasen...!"
The baron's body collapsed forward, pinning Coleman beneath its massive bulk. I pulled my sword out. Coleman was already dead, so it didn't matter now.
"That clears this dungeon too."
Revenge for the baron's wife was complete.
I approached Kang Seok-su. But there was no joy on his face—only a grimace, like a loser's.
"Kang Seok-su. What's wrong?"
"The rainbow fruit is glowing."
He was right. The fruit, which had lost its light, was shining once more. At the same time, the baron's body twitched. The wounds I'd inflicted, even the pierced heart, were regenerating.
"Damn it. What the hell?!"
"The rainbow fruit. That's probably the source of that monster's power. Think of it like an engine. It runs on fuel."
"...Fuel?"
"The people in this city, I'd bet. Otherwise, why bother locking them up?"
In other words, everyone in the city was a sacrifice. The rampaging monsters killed people to offer them to the evil god.
"Our strongest inquisitor is dead. No hope left. I'm washing my hands of this."
Kang Seok-su pulled out a thread of origin and infused it with mana. The thread burned away.
"Sung Yu-jin. Give up too. It's hopeless. We failed the raid. It'll dent my career a bit... but with a new monster and a new dungeon type, I can make excuses. Sung Yu-jin?"
"...You go first. I'll kill that bastard and follow."
"Why go that far? It's just a dungeon. Even if we fail, no dungeon break happens. We can try again later."
"I don't let anyone who touches my woman get away."
"...Your woman?"
Kang Seok-su looked baffled. Then he vanished.
"Krrrrr..."
The baron rose. I summoned every bomb I could and hurled them at him before running.
Boom! Kaboom! Boom!
I transformed Stormbreaker into a shield to block some of the blasts. My back got a bit singed, but it would take time for the baron to resummon himself.
If Kang Seok-su's right... killing everyone in the city should weaken the rainbow fruit's light, right?
Before they could be offered to Brahmasen or whatever evil god, I'd slaughter them all.
A nuke would wipe them out in one go.
But I've already got some stockpiled. Could I handle that guy after using a nuke?
Coleman was dead, and Kang Seok-su wasn't covering me anymore. Handling the baron solo was impossible. Heavenly Heart was on cooldown, and even if I ambushed with Complete Recovery, he'd just regen with the rainbow fruit's power.
There has to be a way...
A few ideas came to mind. One was Absolute Sovereign. That one-use item could erase the baron. But it was way too valuable for trash like him.
Summoning Elena's an option. Her power would sweep them away.
The summoned Elena had Limit Transcendence. One minute of her true power, and the baron wouldn't stand a chance.
Summon Elena... no. I've got Random Summon. If I hit the jackpot there, no need for her.
Even in this pinch, Random Summon itched at me. The urgency made me want to test my luck.
If I summon Elena and unsummon her after a minute, I couldn't have real-world sex with her anymore.
Even if not, summoning inside a dungeon might mean she couldn't exit with me upon clear. I hadn't entered normally.
"It's pointless!! You'll die by His will!"
The baron's enraged voice boomed behind me. I stopped running and frowned.
Random Summon it is.
I'd decided. Random Summon was on cooldown, but I had a way to reset it.
I've got 1,150 points left. Not enough for Random Summon.
Warmech? That's the sci-fi fantasy game world.
A bug appeared before me. A thumb-sized larva the size of a human head, pale pink, floating in midair. Twenty legs wriggled in unison. A single golden eye, fist-sized, stared right at me.
Seeing Levr jogged my memory of what he was.
-Did you... call me?
A dull voice echoed in my head. Not telepathy exactly—this was true telepathy.
Damn, I summoned a seriously dangerous one!
Levr was the parasitic overlord, a villain from the Warmech world. Born as a mutant on a polluted planet, he wielded psychokinesis, telepathy, teleportation, and could split to parasitize any host—human, monster, robot, android, you name it.
Levr was a natural disaster. Planets he infested were doomed as he spread endlessly.
"Gonna parasitize me?"
-If you allow... I want to parasitize.
"...If I allow? Since when do you ask permission?"
-You're different... from normal humans. I know your abilities. Want to... form a friendly bond.
"Well, my powers are pretty badass."
I recalled when Mi-ryeong was first summoned. She knew a bit about me too.
-I want to breed... in more worlds, more planets.
"Breeding, huh. I get it. I like sex too."
-I can't have sex. No genitals.
"Yeah, I know. You dickless bug bastard."
-......
Kiiiiieeeek!
A maddened screech rang out. Four monsters appeared around me, charging ferociously.
"Hey, do something about those bastards!"
-Can I... parasitize?
"Go for it! Parasitize everything here except me!"
-Good.
Thumb-sized mini-bugs erupted from Levr's back—his fission ability. The four larvae flew at the monsters, who didn't react. They couldn't sense the danger.
The parasites burrowed into their hosts. Even bone spikes tough enough to block sword aura couldn't stop them.
-Good hearts... for parasitizing.
Parasitization was instant. The charging monsters froze. Tiny tentacles writhed from their mouths, eyes, and ears.
"Hey. I've gotta kill a super strong bastard. Breed as fast as you can."
-Understood. Plenty of hosts nearby.
The parasitized monsters moved. Levr and I followed. They bred like zombies, biting humans and monsters to spread. It didn't take long—thirty seconds at most, varying by host.
Humans take longer to parasitize than monsters. Probably 'cause they're smarter.
The infected scattered, continuing the cycle.
-Breeding... excellent.
"You fiend! What are you doing to my sacrifices?! Brahmasen is enraged!"
Thud. Thud thud.
The baron's voice boomed from afar, footsteps thundering closer. He appeared, face twisted in fury.
-What's that?
"The bastard who killed my woman."
-Weak. But I'm... weaker.
Levr instantly gauged the power gap. I didn't know his original stats, but they were scaled to me now. Still, Levr's true strength wasn't physical—it was his plague-like parasitism.
"Kill him."
-Isn't revenge... something you do with your own hands?
"I summoned you."
-Got it.
Levr used telepathy. Zombie hordes surged from all sides—parasitized monsters and humans charging the baron.
"No matter how many of you worms, you can't touch me!"
The baron wasn't pushover. He crushed monsters barehanded and hurled humans aside. But the parasitized kept coming, even headless or limbless. The parasite was the true body.
I watched with a grin.
At first, the baron dominated, smashing foes with brute force. But soon, his supremacy waned.
For every three he killed, ten more swarmed. Ten became thirty, thirty became a hundred.
It didn't take long for thousands to pile on him.
"Aaaaaagh! Brahmasen!! Power! Give me power!!! Aaaagh!!"
The baron was eaten alive by the very sacrifices he'd offered. The rainbow fruit's regen became his poison. They tore into him for over an hour.
-City breeding... complete.
"Not gonna parasitize him?"
-For your revenge... left him unparasitized on purpose.
"Could you if you wanted?"
-A bit tough... but possible.
"Nah. Don't. He deserves to die. Good work."
I walked to the castle garden where the rainbow fruit was. Levr followed silently.
Gazing sadly at the baron's wife's corpse, I picked up the now-dim rainbow fruit.
It vanished from my hand.