Chapter 11 - Nightmare Main Quest: Conquer a Specific NPC Entity.
Nightmare Main Quest: Conquer a Specific NPC Entity.
Translator : Elizabeth
As you live, you are bound to get hit in the back of the head.
No matter how great the plan. Even a thoroughly prepared plan.
Life is about things not going as intended.
Even so, people stand up again, take failure as a lesson, and move towards the path of success.
Right, sometimes it's okay not to be efficient.
Because eventually, you change efficiently.
But you know.
[Humiliation Curse is strongly activated.]
[Captured by a hostile target.]
[Immune to death.]
[Enjoy the irresistible terror!]
What is this damn curse so anxious about? Why doesn't it give me a second chance.
Falling into life's abyss with one mistake is too much.
No, it wasn't really much of a mistake either.
Being summoned while restrained to face dozens of goblins is strange in itself.
This is not the difficulty of a mere Floor 2.
Ugh.
Really too much.
It is natural logic to give rewards if one does their best.
In any workplace, it is not good to torment a person who works hard and is efficient.
As expected, the Administrator is a guy lacking in many things.
Otherwise, I can't accept this.
There is a reason for all my cursing.
But no matter how much I shout complaints, it's useless.
“Ughhh!!…….”
The situation has already happened.
I was captured by a goblin.
Both wrists grabbed and raised above my head, and the goblin dug in between my legs.
No matter how desperately I struggle with weak stats, escaping from his grasp is impossible.
[Enjoy the irresistible terror!]
Right, exactly like that message.
A bleak situation where I cannot resist.
Even choked so oxygen is insufficient.
Perhaps because I killed all of the goblin's comrades, it seemed he intended to completely break me first.
It was unpleasant just by bodies touching, but now it's even painful.
This must be just the beginning too.
What will happen after I lose consciousness? What kind of situation will it be when I wake up?
Ugh, this damn excellent imagination is also a problem.
I keep thinking about things that haven't even happened.
But the more one thinks of the worst, the more efficiently a person finds a solution.
How to use that is up to the individual.
And I am very efficient.
Because I already found a way.
No, I knew it already.
Thump thump.
Ha, driving me crazy. Is it okay to use a method like this?
To the point where I hate my smart self a little.
I have a last resort I saved earlier. Only, I'm just hesitating whether to use it or not.
Really what should I do.
Slide.
While agonizing, the goblin's face came closer.
He observed me right in front of my nose as if to examine me, who was helplessly captured, in detail.
Seemed excited, I can see the guy's Adam's apple moving.
From the opened mouth, a dirty tongue was thrust out right in front of my nose.
Drip~
That tongue saliva stretched slurp- and fell into my mouth, which was open due to choking.
Gah, cough!!?….
A pungent taste and smell.
At that moment, hesitation was forcibly removed.
No, I curse myself for leisurely hesitating even in a situation like this.
I didn't expect this at all.
Just die!!
“Keshishi?”
Ssuuup!!-
My hair fluttered slightly.
Feeling the veins standing on my temples, I glared at the guy.
When the goblin, feeling incongruity, turned his head back, everything was already over.
Distance 3m above. 200 × 2 Compressed Air.
Air Explosion Ejection.
Kaboooooom!!!
A fierce impact struck.
My whole body forcibly collided with the goblin. To be precise, exploded flesh stuck to my body.
I think I vomited a lot of blood too.
I lost consciousness from that impact.
The goblin became a shield, but not enough to protect my body.
The ground went Boom! and bounced from the shockwave, so bones shattering and organs rupturing is basic. There's no way I can survive with this body.
Self-destruct.
This is my last resort.
[You have died.][Resisting death due to curse.]
[Immune to death in captured state.]
[Body has been restored.]
[Risk factors have been removed.]
[Floor 2 Clear.]
[Congratulations. You have cleared a Custom Destruction Difficulty Gate.]
[Measuring Ranking Score.]
[Difficulty Bonus + Kill Bonus + Discovery Bonus + Clear Time Bonus + Solo Bonus + Climber's Weakness Bonus + Curse Bonus + Restraint Penalty Bonus + Custom Level Bonus + Forced Destruction Bonus + Destruction Survival Bonus summed.]
[242,980 Points.]
[Achieved Floor 2 Ranking 1st Place.]
[Achieved Overall Ranking 12,469th Place.]
[Penalty Bonus is added to the settlement.]
[Your appearance is recorded in the curse.]
[Please decide a nickname to register in the rankings. If unset, previous floor nickname is automatically registered.]
[………Time Over.]
[Nickname Burp- has been registered in Floor 2 Ranking.]
[Will you escape the Gate?]
└ [Escape / Continue Climbing.]
“Life….”
Is painful.
I thought while lying blankly.
This climb. Even though I prepared thoroughly, it was harder than expected. Even when burying the goblins alive, it was honestly close to enjoyment.
Right now, feeling a little disgusted.
Really what is so disgusting?
This seems a bit severe….
“Blarghhh!!….”
Ah, it must be because of this.
The taste of goblin saliva remained in my mouth.
No wonder I felt disgusted. There's no way I'd be struggling just because it was dangerous.
Ptooey ptooey!!
Urghhh…….
I got up in a cat pose and stuck out my tongue.
Not just vomiting saliva, I scraped it off with my hand.
The self-destruct operation I thought of trusting the text 'immune to death when captured'. A lump of disgust that erased the hesitation of whether to really do it or not in a single stroke.
Goblin's thick saliva.
To think this went into my mouth.
Is this really real life….
Want to bring perfume and spray it in my mouth. Probably that would be a thousand times better.
Ugh.
Inside of mouth got dirty.
Disgusting taste doesn't disappear.
This guy probably never brushed his teeth once since birth right? Won't I catch germs?
Ptooey ptooey ptooey. Kept spitting out saliva.
Fortunately, feeling like the smell is disappearing little by little.
Whew.
In the end, I did it this time too.
I sat up properly and looked around.
The Champion Goblin that attacked me until just now, couldn't find any form except for pieces of flesh.
Instead, one thing dropped in the spot where he died.
“Magic Stone!!”
Yoink.
As soon as I saw it, my hand shot out first.
With just this one, I can recover the dirty clothes.
It's even much bigger than I knew. Not Low-grade, but a whopping Intermediate Magic Stone.
To think an Intermediate would drop on Floor 2.
Indeed, he was a guy not like a goblin.
Wouldn't he just win even if he fought a 1v1 with an Orc?
Hehehe.
Right, as strong as he was, the reward should be big too.
I immediately stored the surrounding ground entirely.
Ejected the buried goblin corpses again, and checked only the magic stones separately in the inventory.
2 Intermediate Magic Stones. 43 Low-grade Magic Stones.
Wow.
Salty (profitable).
This time I can really roll around at home.
I'll have to face off with the broker, but compared to this incident, I can play along laughing.
Now life is really blooming.
Reward for effooort.
“Hehehe. Saw that? You retarded Administrator bastard!! No matter how inefficient and useless shit you do, I'm perfectly fine!”
Mood became too heightened.
Put hands on waist and shouted alone. Since there is no one, there is no resistance to shouting.
Cave echo felt good too, so I cursed the Administrator for a while and relieved stress.
Cursing is spitting out inner evil.
Fatigue is already gone completely.
Then shall I wrap up now.
Click!~
First, took proof photos.
The pile of goblin corpses I buried alive, and even the Champion Goblin burst by the explosion.
“Newly bought camera. Picture quality pass.”
Bought a camera for this moment too. This was the reason my money was consumed quickly. Then time to extract value. Summoned the board that restrained me earlier, placed the camera on it, and set the timer.
Click, click.
Set the timer and took pictures of myself several times.
Took several more shots wearing the fox mask that came off earlier, and while at it, changed into other clothes and took a few shots.
Naturally, these are not photos taken for a hobby.
What would I do taking photos of myself.
This is purely for gallery upload use.
People still have many questions about my NPC.
While receiving a lot of attention due to the young girl appearance, various speculations ran rampant. How she was wearing modern clothes, for what reason she avoids people.
Such attention threatens real life.
So previously I spread a defensive post saying my NPC received clothes from a Hunter.
But credibility is still lacking.
There are heaps of people who don't believe it.
Therefore this is photo evidence.
If they don't believe, make them believe.
“Ugh… somehow feel like they'll say they'll dress me up again.”
There are uneasy points too.
I can defend the reason for wearing modern clothes with this, but my NPC will be treated like a gallery public doll again and undergo trouble.
But… that's not me, right?
Suffer hard, my next NPC.
Endure well for me.
[Escaping the Gate.]
Paaat!~
After that, came out of the gate without hesitation.
Actually, there are more stories hidden after clearing a floor in Tower climbing and bonus points are much bigger too, but I don't have the leeway to enjoy that. No matter how many things there are to enjoy, to me it's just an exploration risking my life.
Who would go knowing what else will come out.
Let's return home now.
Rest well.
Ding!
[System Notice.]
[Nightmare Floor 7 has been opened.]
[Nightmare can be entered after clearing Hard Floor 10.]
[Nightmare Main Quest has been issued. Find and conquer a Specific NPC Entity.]
[The corresponding NPC ??? is a young female.]
[Break the entity's will, or make her rely on you.]