Chapter 90
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 90
Chapter Title: Skill Transfer
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"Whoa... Oppa, I thought I was gonna die..."
Yi Sera released her stealth and let out a sigh of relief in my arms. Judging by her still tense expression, she'd been pretty shaken.
The time limit has expired, and the copied <Stealth> disappears.
My own stealth wore off too, revealing me in midair.
"Oppa, thank you! You're the best, Oppa. But how did you know?"
"Hmm, call it intuition."
In this godforsaken world, after rolling around for about ten years betting your life every step of the way, anyone would develop that animal instinct.
Especially now that my total stats had surpassed 400, my sixth sense had sharpened even further, solidifying it.
So ambushes weren't easy to pull off against me.
"You aren't hurt anywhere, right?"
"Nope!"
With that, Yi Sera scurried around, looting the corpses again. What a strong heart she had. Great mental fortitude. Any regular person would've been frozen in place for at least an hour or two, heart pounding out of control.
'Guess that's why she's S-Rank material.'
There were plenty with transcendent abilities.
Mythic abilities? Dime a dozen.
That made sense—out of 4 billion people, even if just 1% were chosen, that's 40 million.
'...But of all those, only 200,000 made it to the final Trials.'
In other words, to survive this Selection Process, you needed talent, aptitude, connections, luck... everything.
'To normal eyes, most survivors look like crazy bastards. Common sense and thinking from Earth? Useless here.'
"Oppa, here."
Yi Sera finished looting all the bodies and returned with a stat shard. Just one Stamina stat, but valuable enough to risk wandering these dangerous streets at night.
Stamina stat has increased by 1.
"But Oppa... aren't you grabbing items right now?"
"Yeah. Too wasteful to leave 'em."
The wolf pack didn't seem like human hunter types—they'd ditched all their gear. Thanks to that, we were the only ones left at the end.
I wandered around picking things up. The armor was shredded beyond use, so I just swept up all the weapons.
'Tonight's snack fund is covered.'
Bloody stolen goods with crap performance anyway—not worth selling to people. I offloaded them at a passing shop.
Remaining points: 14,010
'About 3,000 points profit, huh.'
Not bad at all. For a quick drink break, anyway.
"Let's head back to the inn."
"Okay..."
As we walked the dimly lit streets, Yi Sera was unusually quiet. Stealth was off, we were out in the open, and the street had fallen into dead silence after the earlier commotion—yet she barely spoke.
She didn't even beg for a piggyback ride.
"......"
I glanced sideways at the little grim reaper trudging along beside me. Shoulders slumped, the 150cm hime-cut kid shuffled along.
"What's up? Why so down? Something happen?"
"Huh? Oh, no..."
"Don't 'no' me. If you've got worries, spill."
Normally she'd blurt out whatever was on her mind, but today she hesitated. When I stared, she finally opened up.
"I feel kinda pathetic."
"?"
"Always getting help from Oppa... Can't even pull my own weight."
"What're you talking about? You're doing your part just fine."
Thanks to the stat shards she'd diligently gathered, I'd grown this much. She was already handling her role perfectly.
But Yi Sera thought differently.
"I wanna get stronger too..."
"......"
"Stronger than now, more useful. But I feel so weak."
'...Yeah, Yi Sera's weak, for sure.'
Her unique ability was top-tier—who could match it?—but ultimately, she was weak.
Because she couldn't harm people. Even with the skill to assassinate Rank 1, she couldn't kill a single F-Rank player herself.
If those wolves hadn't been human? She might've tried assassinating one first, before they even ambushed her.
But the moment she realized they were people, her combat power tanked—she didn't even think to counterattack.
'A brutally fatal flaw. She could be stronger than anyone with bad intentions, but she can't go there.'
"Worse... I don't do anything in the party."
Her voice drooped.
Shin Seo-yeon handled burst DPS, Song Ha-na tanked, and the Saintess covered healing.
But Yi Sera's role was ambiguous.
No DPS, no tanking, no healing.
'Plus, with my 1st round experience, we don't even need scouting yet.'
So far, her main job had been herding mobs during sweeps.
Otherwise, just rolling around.
She'd loved the easy ride until now, but after barely saving herself and needing my help as leader... she must've realized it was serious.
"Just taking help, no contributions... Should've grabbed a proper weapon like Oppa said. Pathetic, ignoring advice and being dead weight..."
Yi Sera slumped her shoulders again, gloomy.
Honestly, from my view, she was doing plenty...
Plus, there'd be stages ahead where only she could shine. To boost her drive and confidence, I picked up her weapon and said,
"You don't have to excel at everything. Ha-na's no fighter, right? Just do what you're good at. No need to rush."
"Still..."
"Hop on."
I gave her a piggyback and kicked off the ground, soaring into the air. Channeling psychokinesis into my shoes, I strode through the sky like air-walking, stepping lightly onto rooftops with minimal presence.
The vast nightscape of the Rest Area unfolded below. A dark yet cozy city shrouded in a bluish barrier lay hushed in silence.
I headed toward the inn and spoke.
"Your ability is stealth. So what can you do with it?"
"Um... Gather info, ambushes?"
"Right."
All stealth types specialized in that. They weren't frontline fighters. During party hunts, she'd inevitably be sidelined.
"Trials aren't just about hunting. Being good at fighting doesn't guarantee passing."
She nodded. Having suffered through the cliffs, she got it right away.
"In the Lair of Evil Spirits, you made finding the ghosts easy. Thanks to you, we got a rest spot too."
"Oh."
"Like that—do what you can in any situation. If nothing, just wait. See?"
I landed softly on the inn's roof. Hiding in the shadows, we watched the empty lot next door.
"Hey, hear that scream earlier?"
"Yeah, sounded like a big fight."
Even late at night, prostitutes lingered on the streets.
Obviously—their business boomed at night more than day.
Plus, everyone in the Selection Process had their hang-ups.
"Fuckin' hell... So what was I supposed to do then? Sacrifice myself instead? Gulp gulp."
Those who'd witnessed countless deaths and survived the brink couldn't sleep, wandering out to smoke or swig from bottles.
"Ptoo, shitty life."
And even without that, many tossed and turned from brutal nights in the Trial zones.
"Wish we had TV or something. Nothing to do here."
"Tell me about it..."
Thus, Rest Area nights grew busier and livelier as they wore on.
Later, night markets lit up the whole place like fireworks, those beautiful lights comforting the sleepless wanderers like guiding lanterns.
Players gathered under them to drink, laugh, fight, and chat.
But that was still a ways off.
I shifted my gaze from the street to an alley.
Unlike the street barely lit by lamps, this pitch-black spot held a man and woman whispering secretly.
"Use stealth."
She nodded.
I lifted the stealthed Yi Sera with psychokinesis and set her down silently behind them. Then I wrote a note and floated it down.
『See? They can't detect you even this close.』
This was Yi Sera's strength.
Right behind them, yet utterly unnoticed.
Overwhelming stealth.
『Use that to find what you do best.』
We focused on the pair. Their voices drifted clearly to our ears.
"So, contact me when those bitches come out?"
"Yeah. You in?"
"Sure. Just keep the performance bonus promise."
...Interesting conversation.
The deal struck, the man vanished deeper into the alley. Two prostitutes who'd been peeking from the street hurried over to the lone woman.
"How'd it go?"
"What was the offer, sis? Deal done?"
I'd meant it as a demo to remind Yi Sera how good her stealth was... but curiosity hooked us into eavesdropping.
"Yeah. Promised to tip you off when they show."
"Pay?"
"100 points just to locate. 200 per girl confirmed."
"Whoa, for real?"
Prostitutes in the Rest Area often took gigs like this.
Scouting targets, prying info during lays, or spreading fake rumors.
The shadier ones trafficked drugs... but that was rock bottom.
"Four of 'em, so 800 plus 100... 900 points total?"
"Yep."
"Damn, jackpot gig."
The three pumped their fists excitedly.
"No more street work till then. Guard the building entrance. Stagger breaks."
"Obviously. But 900 points bounty? Wow..."
900 was big money for them. Normal bangs went for 1-2 points this early.
"They were pretty hot, though. Especially that short-haired feisty young one."
"The one with the staff and spellbook? Her skin was insane somehow."
...Yeah, I knew who they meant.
'Shin Seo-yeon's a once-in-a-lifetime beauty.'
Not for nothing she topped men's "must bang once" lists.
"Don't sweat it. Tomorrow, they'll all be fingerless flesh toilets."
I couldn't help chuckling.
Look at these bitches. I'd tuned in to teach Yi Sera skill application, and they served up real-time gold?
"Mages don't need fingers, though?"
"They'll figure it out. We get paid—don't care if they lose fingers or get railed by hundreds moaning away."
They grinned greedily at the cash.
'What to do.'
Tough call.
Off 'em undetected? Or make 'em roll under hundreds like they said?
Nah... a fun idea hit.
'You'll be teaching aids from now on.'
I pulled Yi Sera onto my lap with psychokinesis and whispered,
"Think you could one-shot someone with double your stats?"
"Huh? Possible?"
"Of course."
Her eyes sparkled—what's the trick? Simple, really.
"Nail the ambush, and yeah."
"Oppa, I... can't kill people."
Meaning no backstabs.
I knew that, so no sweat.
"Not that. Watch close. Relax your body. I'll puppet you now to flatten that woman in one go."
Expectant eyes. She nodded. I lifted the stealthed Yi Sera and set her down in the alley again.
From the roof, I marionetted her like a puppet.
'Sera, remember. Stealth's for stuff like this.'
I gripped the dildo tight. Yi Sera's hand—clutching it—crept behind the leader type. The woman, oblivious, chatted with her pals.
"Later, let's watch 'em cry and scream under guys after finger-chopping."
Easy to subdue without killing. I psychokinetically powered Yi Sera's hand, then—bare-handed—grabbed the woman's ass cheek.
"Huh...?"
She whirled, eyes wide at the touch on her butt.
"Sis, what's wrong?"
"No, my ass just... spread on its own..."
Instantly, Yi Sera's raised dildo plunged between her cheeks. The extra-large size speared vertically, forcing into her pussy.
"Uwooooooh!"
A bellowing scream erupted.
"W-what?!"
"What's happening?"
Street hookers crowded the alley mouth.
"N-nothing. Sis just has a stomachache suddenly..."
Seeing nothing amiss, they lost interest and dispersed.
"What, just pranking?"
"So bored, huh."
But the victim? Dying inside. Her body shuddered violently.
"Sis, you okay? What happened?"
"Hey, what's with you?"
"M-my... st-stomach..."
She stammered through her friends' questions.
"Stomach how?"
"In my... p-pu-pussy..."
Oh, spilling already?
Selection Process girls were tough. Next phase. I palmed the dildo's base and shoved up hard.
Puke!
"Guhk."
The dildo hilted inside, then lifted her bodily, shoving her womb upward.
Yi Sera's eyes widened in shock.
Normally too weak for her—but linked via Binding, her strength neared 46. Plenty to hoist three like this.
"Kk... kk...!"
Legs kicking futilely, she dangled by her crotch from Yi Sera's grip.
"S-sis?"
"What's wrong?"
Her friends still couldn't see in the dark.
'Hooker experience keeping her conscious, huh? Let's test limits.'
I moved Yi Sera's fingers, sliding them in to flip the extra-large dildo's switch buried in her womb.
"?!"
Vrrrrm—the head thrashed in her womb like headbanging...
"Nyaaaaagh!"
She squirted wildly. Clutching her belly, she collapsed.
'See that, Sera? That's an ambush.'
Yi Sera, watching wide-eyed, beamed at me.
"Sis!"
"W-what?! P-piss...?"
I reeled Yi Sera back. Schlorp—the dildo yanked free with a lewd pop echoing in the alley.
Perfect evidence wipe.
"Oppa, awesome! One-shot takedown...! Your way works even on double stats!"
"Told ya."
"How'd you know it'd drop her like that? Never crossed my mind!"
Heh, virgin Yi Sera didn't grasp how agony-inducing pussy-stabbing was.
"Just... know things. Anyway, she won't stand for a while. One-shot disable tech."
"Ooh, CC move!"
Yi Sera peered down eagerly, then said,
"Lemme try!"
"Huh?"
"Gotta practice new stuff right away to make it mine!"
Fair point.
She stealthed again and hopped into the alley. Wait—the dildo's still beside me.
'No dildo? What then...'
Then I saw her target.
I figured the other two, standing fine. Nope. She headed for the first one, ass-trembling on all fours.
Yi Sera stopped behind her. That's when I spotted the other "weapon" in her hand.
'Wait. No way you're...'
Anal beads gleaming menacingly in the dark.
Yi Sera eyed the woman's wobbling ass, pain barely conquered as she staggered up.
No time to stop her.
Puke!
Root-deep, the beads vanished into her ass in one thrust.
"Eh...?"
Hooker ass took it easy.
But her eyes bulged, pupils quaking.
Maybe instinct warned her.
Riiip!
Yi Sera yanked the beads out hard. No scream—the woman clutched her ass and rolled on the ground.
Flop flop flop.
Pain too intense for screams. No energy. Brain blanks white, body tumbles mindlessly.
'That... hurts like hell...'
I'd tested it on real scum a few times, but it's no-go normally.
Rips your rectum or prolapses if botched.
Players were tough, so rare... but still hurts insanely.
Sky turns yellow; can't stand straight for 10 minutes minimum.
"S-sis?!"
"Hey, your ass—guooooh?!"
The newly enlightened grim reaper's gaze turned to the last two. Joy gleamed in her eyes.
Won't kill 'em no matter how hard!
Even stronger foes, one-shot!
These truths skyrocketed her pent-up anti-human combat power. Revived the sulky imp's grin.
Riiip!
"Kweeeee?!"
Virgin, so she didn't know the pain—just swung wild.
Oof, insertion's one thing; yanking? Gave me chills.
Thud.
Twitch twitch.
The three hookers, mentally shat out, asses quivering, passed out cold.
The grim reaper tidied up like sheathing a bloody blade, recovered her "weapon," and returned.
"Like this, right?"
She flashed a triumphant thumbs-up.
"...Yeah, nailed it. But why that hole...?"
"Guys got no pussy. Applied your lesson! Good?"
"Uh, yeah... perfect. No flaws, masterful. Already adapting—impressive..."
I answered, silently mourning the faint alley groans. Victims confessed: better stabbed dead than this.
"Gonna use it lots, so I named the moves!"
"......?"
"Yi Sera Style Form 1: One Thrust! Form 2: Yank-Out! Cool?"
"...Yeah. Super cool."
The grim reaper brimmed with sudden zeal and energy.
Just meant to cheer her up with a prank lesson... feels like I birthed a demon.