Chapter 56
Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 56
Chapter Title: Dark Sorcerer Bahn (2)
‘Item.’
Just as Seo Yu-ju said, since the ogre had burst through the wall, there had to be some space inside. There might even be something worth calling a reward.
Yun-seong seemed to think her opinion was reasonable too, as he replied.
“Alright. Then we'll search the space where the ogre emerged and continue the raid afterward.”
Looking toward the wall the ogre had burst from, they could see a room.
‘...A room where they experimented on the ogre?’
Seeing the shattered test tubes inside, it seemed a safe guess that it was a room where they'd experimented on the ogre.
Searching the room turned up a small amount of gold and some boots.
Everyone immediately checked the item through their artifacts.
[Fairy-Blessed Boots (Heroic Grade) - Boots imbued with a fairy's blessing. Wearing them lightens the user's footsteps, increasing Agility by 5.]
‘Very nice.’
The item was excellent, but there was one problem.
They were raiding in collaboration with the Myth Clan.
‘...With an item this valuable, the odds of the Myth Clan claiming it during the reward split are high.’
It was a heroic-grade dungeon, and Yun Yeon was personally participating and performing brilliantly. Naturally, the Myth Clan had a high chance of taking that item.
As everyone was distracted by the item, Yun Yeon spoke up loudly.
“I get that you're focused on the item, but we're continuing the raid. Rewards will be distributed after we clear the dungeon.”
Everyone nodded at her words and pressed deeper into the dungeon.
A bit further in, they came upon a large room that looked like a laboratory and a young blond man in a black robe, sitting with his legs crossed on a chair.
“Hmm... Intruders. Welcome to my laboratory.”
[You have encountered the boss monster, the Mad Dark Sorcerer Bahn.]
‘...Is this guy Bahn?’
He tried opening the man's status window, but it didn't work—probably because he was recognized as a boss monster.
Yun Yeon addressed him.
“...You're that bastard Bahn?”
“Oh... Who's this beautiful lady? Heh... Killer looks! Perfect as an experimental subject!”
‘Crazy bastard.’
For some reason, Bahn didn't seem to know who Yun Yeon was.
‘Or maybe he doesn't know what she looks like.’
“Ha, beautiful lady? You wanna use me as an experiment? ...Me?”
“Hmm... Quite the attitude. I was gonna let a pretty thing like you live longer.”
“Ha... You know I'm pretty, huh? How about you get ready to die by my hand instead?”
Suddenly, Bahn's expression turned ugly mid-sentence as he continued.
“Make me beg to be killed? Who the hell talks like that?”
“...Me to you?”
“...You little bitch. I like bold women, but don't get cocky just 'cause you caught a few of my test subjects, got it?”
Yun Yeon apparently saw no point in talking further and shouted to the group.
“Ignore that crazy bastard and get ready for battle, everyone.”
Ignoring her words made him furious; he shot up from his chair and yelled.
“Bitch... I'll make you beg to die! Come out, all of you!”
Beep—
He pressed a button, shattering the test tubes in the room and releasing the monsters inside.
‘...Three ogres, a bunch of flesh masses.’
All monsters they'd seen before. Three of the ogre variants from earlier, and over twenty with faces plastered across their meaty bodies.
“I'll handle the three ogres and the dark sorcerer for now. You all clean up the flesh masses and then back me up.”
With that, Yun Yeon charged straight at two ogres.
“Crazy bitch! You against me and three ogres alone? Your bravado's off the charts!”
“You'll see.”
Yun Yeon unleashed a barrage of punches on one ogre, punching holes straight through its body in multiple places.
“Groooaaargh!”
“Wh-what?!”
Only then did Bahn realize Yun Yeon was on another level entirely, his face draining of color.
“Sh-shit! What the hell are you...!”
Having already dispatched one ogre, Yun Yeon spoke up.
“What, you were mouthing off without even knowing who I am?”
“...What?”
Bahn suddenly muttered as if realizing something.
“Wait... Martial robes, tied-up hair, a martial artist... You...”
“......”
“...You wouldn't be... the Myth Clan Master, would you?”
“Why? Didn't you say that knowing who I was?”
“Sh-shit...! Why the hell are you here...?”
“You call that a question? I got a request, obviously. You're causing this mess near Lord Byeon Baek's territory—how could requests not come flooding in?”
“...Damn it, should’ve listened to that old geezer.”
Ignoring Bahn, Yun Yeon focused on their party's battle. The flesh masses were weak, but you never knew.
The Myth Clan members were visibly more skilled at clearing them than their party. Their own group was slower but steadily reducing the numbers.
Three flesh masses had gathered near Uncle Ho-won, so I hurled flames their way.
Kaboom—!
- It hurts! It hurts! It's hot, Mommy...!
- Haaaaaaa! Aaaahhh!
“Fuck...”
The curse slipped out. The faces attached to the flesh masses, burning and shedding tears as they screamed—it never got easier to watch.
Uncle Ho-won, looking exhausted, thanked me.
“Thanks.”
“No problem, Uncle Ho-won. I still have mana left anyway.”
Uncle Ho-won looked utterly drained. As the tank protecting teammates from monster attacks, he naturally had the most work in a fight like this.
‘...Honestly, we're lucky the tank is Uncle Ho-won.’
If Seo Yu-ju was their party's spear, Uncle Ho-won was their shield.
After quite some time, a few had minor injuries, but fortunately, they managed to wipe out all the flesh masses.
Thud—!
Something collapsed; turning, they saw even the last ogre dead on the ground.
“N-no, no way... How did I even make you...!”
Bahn seemed to be panicking now that Yun Yeon had soloed all the ogres.
“How...! How the hell did I make them...! You...!”
Yun Yeon approached him, rotating her right arm as if it were stiff.
“Ha... You make total garbage like this and then whine about it?”
“Shut your crap! My test subjects weren't meant to go down this pathetically!”
“Hey, shut up. More importantly, one question: where'd you get the people you used for your chimeras?”
“What?”
Yun Yeon apparently shared the same question. Where had he sourced materials for so many chimeras? That had puzzled him too.
“Where'd you get the people from?”
The man started rolling his eyes around, glancing at everyone except Yun Yeon.
Thwack—!
“Urghhh!”
Yun Yeon drove a fist into his gut and spoke.
“Hey, quit rolling your eyes and spit it out. Where'd you get the people?”
“D-damn it... Urk... Gah... S-someone, save me! Hey, old geezer, Shari...!”
Thud!
“...Guh!”
“What was that? Not answering?”
“Urghhh!”
As Yun Yeon raised her fist again, he stammered out a frantic reply.
“Urk... W-wait..!”
“......”
“I-I'll talk! So stop hitting me! Damn it!”
“I'll count to three. Answer by then, or I'll shatter every bone in your body.”
“Y-you're insane....!”
“One.”
“W-wait... Something else first...!”
“Two.”
“E-Eastern Alliance! I got them from the Eastern Alliance!”
“...Eastern Alliance?”
“Yeah, from the Eastern Alliance!”
“...Explain. The Eastern Alliance is in constant civil war and purges right now.”
“That's exactly why I could get them! You were in the Eastern Alliance too—you should know...!”
‘...Yun Yeon was from the Eastern Alliance?’
He'd never dreamed it. With her clan in Baronia, he'd assumed she was from there.
“There's no such thing as human rights there anymore. Slaves are way cheaper than anywhere else.”
“......”
“If you think it's the same as when you were there, you're wrong. The Eastern Alliance is a total shitshow now—worse than you imagine. The outsiders you call outlaws have basically taken over more than 40% of it.”
Everyone let out a groan at his words. The revelation that outlaws controlled over 40% of the Eastern Alliance was shocking.
Glancing at Seo Yu-ju, she looked calm.
‘...So this part's the same as the first round.’
“Ha... Those bastards... It's gotten that bad?”
“...You really had no idea? They even sell newbie trainees from the Training Facility as slaves. For a dark sorcerer, it's the easiest place to get test subjects...”
Learning even Training Facility recruits were sold into slavery proved too much; Yun Yeon lost her temper and started beating him mercilessly.
“Aaaagh! Agh! P-please...!”
“...Shut up.”
“I-I told you! Why are you doing this! Kyaaagh!”
As Bahn was getting pummeled, his eyes met mine, and suddenly, his pupils widened in shock.
‘...What?’
A bad feeling hit just as he tried to move away.
Suddenly, the guy's body evaporated, turning into black energy and vanishing.
‘Wh-what?’
Everyone seemed thrown by the situation. No wonder—it had disappeared like mist.
Pummeling him moments ago, Yun Yeon spoke in disbelief.
“...Where the hell did this guy go?”
“...Wh-what? What happened...”
Everyone started blurting out in confusion at the absurdity.
“Clan Master... Did you kill him?”
“...No, I didn't. He just vanished. In an instant.”
“What the... Maybe it's a type that doesn't leave a corpse on death?”
“...No idea. This is a first for me too.”
Even Yun Yeon had never seen anything like it.
The problem was, he had no attention to spare for them.
Because...
『Kuhuhu... A dark sorcerer! What luck!』
This crazy bastard had entered his body.
‘Fuck, what the hell just happened! Damn it...!’
Fortunately, his body still moved as he willed it.
『If you tell them I've entered your body, I'll make it self-destruct. Act normal for now.』
‘Fuck, fuck! Can you read my mind?’
『Obey my orders. For now, leave this place with them. Got it?』
‘Damn it... It has a power like this?’
It was ridiculous. No way to kill it like this. Hell, even if they did, he'd be forced out of the dungeon, and once he was deemed useless, this thing would kill him.
The others, seeing no sign of Bahn after he vanished, assumed he was dead and started searching the room—probably for rewards.
For now, following its orders, he pretended to search the room too.
『Talking to myself is frustrating. Hey, imagine speaking to me and talk in your head. Then you can communicate with me.』