The Unfair Contract
Originally a fairly large building where many people had lived, the place Hwang Min-soo entered had become a deserted ruin because of the monsters.
“Welcome.”
There, Kim Min-sung, whom he had seen in videos, greeted him.
'This guy isn't lying, right?'
Hwang Min-soo had some doubts about Kim Min-sung.
He thought it possible that he might be setting a trap for him.
But according to what Geum Bit-na-ra had said, Kim Min-sung was alone.
The words that they would only meet one person each for the contract seemed true.
'It seems he really intends to make the contract.' Following Kim Min-sung's guidance, they moved to a corner office in the building and sat down.
“Nice to meet you. I'm Hwang Min-soo.”
“Nice to meet you. I'm Kim Min-sung.”
Light greetings exchanged.
“No need to beat around the bush. Let's get to the point. Will you accept the contract conditions we proposed?” Kim Min-sung said while sipping his coffee.
The conditions presented from the other side were three.
1. Prohibition of conflicts between guilds.
2. Information exchange.
3. Mutual assistance in urgent matters.
Well, these are conditions typically made when forming an alliance.
Conditions that no one would suffer any significant loss.
“Of course. I have prepared a contract document with the contract terms written on it.” Hwang Min-soo took out a sheet of paper from his document bag and handed it to Kim Min-sung.
Kim Min-sung carefully checked the document.
“It seems solid.”
“Yes. Once you sign it, the guild alliance will be established.” Saying this, Hwang Min-soo handed a pen to Kim Min-sung.
Kim Min-sung, holding the pen, hesitated to sign the contract.
'What's this? Did he notice something?'
Meanwhile, Hwang Min-soo fiddled with the sword in his pocket.
If Kim Min-sung didn't sign the contract, he planned to kill him right there.
“May I ask one thing?”
“What is it?”
“Haven't there been some conflicts between us? Are we completely forgetting about that?” Kim Min-sung seemed a bit concerned about the death of our guild members.
“Of course. That was before the cooperative relationship, so it's fine.”
“I see. Understood.”
At the moment Kim Min-sung signed the contract.
Contract with Kim Min-sung has been established.
Contract conditions can be modified.
Would you like to modify? Y/N
Of course he chose to modify.
He clicked on the third item.
Contract conditions have been modified.
Third clause changed to: Unconditional assistance to Hwang Min-soo.
Unfair Contract has been established.
A monster fruit has been planted inside Kim Min-sung's body.
If Kim Min-sung violates the contract terms, the monster fruit will activate.
Additionally, some of the experience and stats Kim Min-sung gains will be contributed to Hwang Min-soo.
'Perfect.'
Once all contracts were complete, the contract document began to glow and then soon disappeared.
“Wait! What did you just do?”
“Khhahaha. I didn't think you'd make a contract this easily. Didn't you see the conditions from earlier?”
“What?”
“According to the conditions, you must unconditionally help me.” Once the contract was established, Kim Min-sung was now nothing more than his tool.
“What the hell are you saying?!”
Kim Min-sung, agitated, drew his sword from his pocket.
“Hey. Be careful. If you resist, you might turn into a monster.” But Kim Min-sung, severely agitated, showed no sign of calming down.
Kim Min-sung, gripping his sword, charged toward Hwang Min-soo.
Instantly.
Monster Fruit Activated
At the same time, Kim Min-sung's form began to melt.
“You pathetic bastard. Did you plan to turn into a monster?”
Hwang Min-soo backed away as he watched Kim Min-sung's appearance.
Kim Min-sung was turning into a monster as a penalty for failing to fulfill the contract.
In fact, after turning into a monster, he would no longer be controlled in relation to the contract, so he might need to flee if a strong monster appeared.
But Hwang Min-soo remained still.
He was curious about what kind of monster the Kim Min-sung who had tormented him would become.
“Kueeeek!”
Kim Min-sung, his skin completely melted away.
'Now. What kind of monster is it?'
Hwang Min-soo felt the most thrill at this moment.
At seeing the ones who had broken his contract and turned into monsters.
Kim Min-sung gradually took on the form of a monster.
His appearance was that of the slime Geum Bit-na-ra had possessed yesterday.
“Puhahaha. It's just a slime?”
Hwang Min-soo burst into laughter at the sight.
Since it was a fairly strong creature, seeing a mere slime transformed into a monster was amusing.
“No need to catch it.”
Hwang Min-soo, intending to ignore the slime and leave, felt something strange.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
Large footsteps echoed from somewhere.
While scanning his surroundings, Hwang Min-soo discovered something approaching him.
“Trolls?”
Hwang Min-soo was startled.
Nothing had been here just moments ago.
Where had these trolls come from?
“Tch. Annoying.”
But he quickly calmed himself and drew a single sword.
Because he judged that he was at a level sufficient to handle them given their level.
Kwarrwarr!
The trolls, gripping their clubs, began charging toward Hwang Min-soo.
“Come on. Come.”
Crash!
Hwang Min-soo lightly dodged the attack that came down.
At the same time, his sword moved swiftly.
Slash! Slash!
He rapidly severed the trolls' legs.
But the trolls' wounds healed quickly.
“Tch.”
Trolls with annoying abilities.
To prevent any recovery time, he struck their necks directly.
Clang!
The severed heads of the trolls fell.
Then, as if exceeding the recovery ability, the trolls no longer moved.
Having killed ten trolls nearby, Hwang Min-soo felt something strange.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
Footsteps echoed from somewhere again.
The trolls reappeared, gripping their clubs.
“Where the hell are they coming from?!”
He quickly assumed a stance and began facing the trolls once more.
But this time it was different from before.
'They're cooperating?'
The trolls attacked him in perfect unison, as if well-trained soldiers.
'This is troublesome?'
Unless he cut off their heads in one blow, they would keep regenerating.
But these trolls were protecting each other's heads while fighting.
Still, it was worth fighting.
Gradually it became physically burdensome, but still.
“Hah. Hah. Are they all dead now?”
He endured the endless troll attacks and defeated them.
He didn't know where in this building they appeared from, but these trolls kept reappearing even after being killed.
“I need to get out before they come out more.”
Judging that more trolls would make it harder to fight, Hwang Min-soo hurried toward the door.
At that moment.
Shh! Shh!
“What?”
Hwang Min-soo felt an overwhelming sense of unease.
And it was not a simple feeling but a fact.
Red things circling around him....
The figures resembling humans held knives in their hands, preparing to attack Hwang Min-soo.
“Wait? I definitely heard about this ability!”
Hwang Min-soo hurriedly recalled.
The words of the twins Jin-ho and Jun-ho.
The ability to use blood clones.
'No way?'
But he shook his head.
Kim Min-sung had clearly turned into a slime by violating the contract.
That was certain.
Hadn't he seen it with his own eyes?
'Damn! What's going on?'
There was no way his contract was wrong.
But seeing the situation, something had clearly gone wrong.
“Damn it!”
Hwang Min-soo gripped his sword again and prepared to face the blood clones pressing in on him.
But facing the blood clones, which moved far better than the trolls, was difficult for someone already exhausted.
His wounds could be healed with potions, but since blood in the body couldn't be recovered by potions, he was at a loss.
“Kuek!”
Hwang Min-soo blocked the attacks of the blood clones with a death-grip will.
But he gradually felt his limits, and he sensed that he would die if he continued like this.
So, after dealing with one blood clone, he quickly ran toward the direction of the door.
At that time, a single troll appeared in front of him.
“Get out of here!”
Hwang Min-soo swung his sword as is.
With one troll, he still had strength left.
But the troll easily blocked his sword.
“What?”
Hwang Min-soo stared at the troll closely.
It seemed different from the other trolls.
He saw it holding a small knife instead of a club.
'A knife? No way?'
That suspicion became reality.
The troll's body gradually began to change into a human form.
“Where are you rushing off to in such a hurry?”
The monster that had transformed was none other than Kim Min-sung!
The guy who had turned into a slime by violating the contract conditions earlier was standing there defiantly.
“H-how?”
“That doesn't matter. You're going to die here.”
Hwang Min-soo tried to move his body to flee.
But his legs wouldn't move.
“Damn! What?”
“You're already petrified.”
Kim Min-sung slowly approached him with a knife in hand.
“S-save me.”
But Kim Min-sung swung his sword toward Hwang Min-soo's neck.
Slash!
***
“It's over.”
Hwang Min-soo was dead, his head severed.
He no longer moved.
I wonder how I managed to survive?
Well, let me explain.
It's this skill.
Predation Monster Transformation
Originally, this skill allowed transformation into a predated monster for ten minutes, and as its level rose, I could transform into the monster's appearance.
That's why I changed the slime into my own form, gave it the name Kim Min-sung, and made a contract with it to check the characteristics it possessed.
I had wondered if there might be other abilities besides what I heard from Geum Bit-na-ra, but it seemed there were none other than that skill.
Of course, that skill alone was close enough to a scam.
“Is this enough?”
It's not that I enjoy killing people.
But this guy had to die.
A being who treats human lives like toys.
He would fall into hell and receive his due.
Looking at the guy's corpse, a list of items the guy possessed appeared before his eyes.
Many good items were there, but of those, only one could be taken.
Items with job restrictions would be useless anyway, so he had to choose carefully.
'Huh? What is this?'
One that caught his eye.
-You have acquired a Scenario Scroll.
“A scenario?”
The thing in his hand looked like an ordinary scroll.
At the moment he tried to check it.
The scroll suddenly began to glow.
Devour the Minotaurus
📍 Location: Unknown Ruins
🎁 Reward: Scenario Scroll Effects
-User changed.
-New scenario search initiated.
-You are the 'Predator'.
-Scenario writing in progress....
-Scenario settings complete.
-Scenario quest has been issued.
You, the supreme predator of the world!
Predate the Minotaurus.
Completing the scenario quest will grant rewards.