Chapter 75
Chapter 75
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 75
Chapter Title: Fairy Spring
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"Stop right there!!!"
A commotion erupted at the door just as Woojin was about to leave the prison with Nisen.
"It was you! You're the bastard who caused a ruckus at the Vigilante Corps!"
The group surrounding the entrance all wore the same insignia on their chests.
A round sun with a pair of wings beneath it.
It was the Genesis Unit.
"I was hoping to slip out quietly... but no such luck."
Woojin looked at the group with a calm expression.
"Slip out quietly? You cocky little shit! After pulling this stunt, where the hell do you think you're going?!"
A man in particularly striking armor stepped forward and bellowed at him.
Aits Shuran.
He glared at Woojin with blazing eyes.
"Listen up. Your underlings had people locked up. In the real world, you'd be thrown in jail without a word of complaint."
"This is a game!!"
"So what? You and your kind always hide behind 'it's just a game.'"
Thud— thud—.
Woojin approached the leader, Aits, and spoke.
"So basically, you're saying anything goes in a game."
"What'd you say?!"
Crack—!!!
In that instant, Woojin's sword severed his neck.
"Like this?"
"...!!!"
"...!!!"
Light flowed from the corpse and seeped into Woojin.
Experience points along with the second effect of Mad Demon.
Woojin opened his status window.
A total of 1,040 points at level 50. It was an absurd number.
The average total stats for a level 50 player were only around 300-400.
Of course, top players might have similar boosts from titles and buffs like Woojin, but purely by calculation, Woojin's current power level exceeded that of someone over level 100.
And once he allocated the points from the Mad Demon effect, the gap would widen even further.
"C-Captain!!!"
"What are you standing around for!!!"
"Kill him!!!"
The Genesis Unit members, stunned by Aits's death, snapped out of it and charged at Woojin all at once.
Blissfully unaware they were moths flying into the flame.
"......"
The Vigilante Corps members, having witnessed it already, huddled outside the prison, not daring to approach.
The dozens of swords surrounding him suddenly felt like they were moving in slow motion.
Woojin had invested all his Mad Demon remaining points into [Dexterity].
His current Dexterity was 120(+20).
For the next day, he could use [Reaction] again.
Clang—!! Ka-clang—!!!
The Genesis Unit's swords struck the ground futilely, and Woojin pierced through their net of blades.
Bolton Secret Technique, Form 1 - Wind Wave
Kwa-gag-gang—!!!
Sword energy like crashing waves erupted from his blade, impaling the Genesis Unit members.
"Kuhk...!!"
"Kwaaaak—!!!"
The blade mercilessly sliced through their limbs.
"T-This...!!"
In an instant, five members dropped dead.
It was an overwhelming difference.
The surviving members, robbed of their will to fight, froze in place.
"Don't do anything stupid."
Woojin warned them in a low voice as he passed by the remnants.
"Kuh, kuhk..."
Stepping outside the prison, he spotted the Vigilante captain.
"You look like you're expecting something."
"N-No, sir..."
"Don't lie."
Shing—.
Woojin drew the sword from the captain's sheath and pointed it at his chin.
"Take it off."
"...Pardon?"
"Your armor. Take it off."
"W-What...!"
Stab—.
Woojin thrust the sword into his leg.
"Kwaaaak...!!"
"I won't kill you this time. I'll just lop off your limbs so you can't respawn and drag you around like dead weight. Your choice."
"N-No! I'll give it!!"
The captain frantically stripped off his armor and handed it over.
"Let's go."
No one could stop him as he leisurely departed.
"Didn't you hear screams from the Vigilante Corps building just now?"
"Ignore it. It's not like they only bully one or two people... Shouldn't there be some laws about this?"
"Sigh, you think that's possible? What about PK then? Hell, even player-killing gets a pass because it's a game..."
"True..."
The town square buzzed over the disturbance at the Vigilante Corps, but no one dared to check it out.
They didn't want to get tangled up with them.
"Speaking of which, it's almost time, right? Monster Wave."
"Yeah. Better wrap up business soon. Damn monsters making life impossible. Things were better in the Dark Forest."
"Tell me about it. Phoenix Unit cleared Labyrinth Tower floor 10, so who knows what'll spawn this time..."
"Whatever it is, stronger than last time, for sure."
People shuddered, recalling the previous Monster Wave.
'Monster Wave today, huh.'
Woojin overheard the conversations in the square as he headed to the inn after escaping the Vigilante Corps.
'Perfect. They have to defend the town, so even those guys won't chase us easily.'
The Genesis Unit backing the Vigilante Corps couldn't just ignore a Monster Wave either.
"You're back!"
Entering the inn, he saw Karlan and Weden waiting.
"How's your body?"
"A mid-level alchemist was in town, so I got treatment for my external wounds. He said I can remove the bandages in about an hour."
Karlan answered for Weden, whose face was wrapped in bandages.
"Can you walk?"
Weden nodded.
"Then come with me. Use this sword and armor for now."
Woojin handed Weden the sword he'd taken from the captain moments ago.
"Mm... ? Mmm...?"
Weden shook his hand, recognizing the emblem on the hilt.
"Right. Genesis Unit mark. The Vigilante captain was using it. Turns out he's with them."
"Mmm?!"
"It's fine. They took your gear first, so we're just borrowing."
"B-But I just lost mine...? Taking someone else's like this..."
Weden tugged at his facial bandages and protested.
"Same difference."
Woojin ruffled Weden's hair lightly.
"Still, this is C-rank..."
"Gotta be at least that to be useful on the central continent."
As if to say no more questions, Woojin helped him into the armor and nodded.
"Where to?"
"The mountain behind Torn Bach."
"Pardon? The mountain? Not to Tekan Kingdom?"
Karlan tilted her head.
"Yeah. Treating Nisen comes first. If something comes up and you need to go ahead, feel free."
"Not at all."
Karlan grinned at Woojin's words.
Bwoooo—!!!
At the sound of the horn from the village, people familiarly retreated into their homes.
Ding—! Ding—!! Ding—!!!
A Vigilante Corps member atop the wall surrounding the village rang the bell for all he was worth.
The signal for monster appearance.
"Damn it... Monster Wave in Torn Bach today of all days?"
Aits Shuran of the Genesis Unit grimaced at the bustling Vigilante Corps.
Whoosh...!
Fierce winds began whipping around the village.
An ominous aura.
Beneath the black clouds forming in the distance, monsters started appearing one by one.
"Damn it...!! Defend the village first!!!"
Aits gritted his teeth and shouted.
"Looks like the Monster Wave has started."
As they climbed the mountainside, Luen activated [Eagle's Eye].
"I see those guys from the prison outside the gates."
"Good. They'll be too busy defending the village to chase us."
Woojin nodded to Nisen at her words.
"It's here."
After climbing further, Nisen parted the thick underbrush.
Behind it was a tiny puddle.
"Wow..."
Luen gasped at the sight.
The water in the puddle shimmered with a pure white glow.
Clearly no ordinary water.
"Was it always like this?"
"No. It was normal at first... I drank it without thinking, and this happened."
Slurp—.
Woojin dipped a finger in and tasted the spring water.
"...Mm?"
A tingling sensation ran down his throat.
"Hah... hah..."
Woojin had used magic in another world, but in this game, he still had no mana.
It might be disappointing, but this time, he was grateful for it.
If he'd had even a trace of mana, he might have suffered mana corruption too.
Perhaps because he'd tasted it directly despite the pain.
"...Hm?"
Woojin's eyebrow twitched at the follow-up notification.
"Lucky break."
He called Luen, who stood behind him.
"Drink just a little. It'll help with your Mana Blood Disease."
Luen nodded and cupped her hands to scoop some from the spring.
Shwaaa—!!!
Unlike Woojin's painful experience, she inhaled deeply, refreshed as the water flowed down her throat.
▶ Aptitude greatly increases.
▶ Trait: Ulldin's Heir effect enhanced.
▶ Archery: 1 stage → 1.5 stages.
▶ Spirit Affinity: 1 stage → 1.5 stages.
▶ Vision: 1.5x → 2x.
▶ Agility: 1.5x → 2x.
"M-Master...?"
Unlike Woojin, who'd only felt pain, Luen sensed the changes in her body and gaped in shock.
"This is... incredible!"
Luen shouted at him, wide-eyed.
Woojin pulled an empty bottle from his inventory and filled it with the Fairy Essence.
'Might come in handy someday.'
He corked the bottle and stood.
"So... how do we treat it?"
"I don't know the method."
"What?! Hold on! That's not what you said! How can you be so irresponsible now...!!"
Nisen panicked at his response.
"Don't you know how Fairy Essence is made?"
"Pardon?"
"It's made when fairy wing dust touches water."
Woojin shook the bottle lightly.
It sparkled inside like sprinkled light powder.
"Which means there are fairies around here."
"N-No way..."
"Exactly."
He patted Nisen's shoulder.
"We'll ask them directly for the cure."