Chapter 110
[‘Obsession Blessing’ is active.]
Yu Dahui was not afraid, even with the Cult of Wang Gohan’s massacre in front of her eyes. She had trained for moments like this. Always.
Obsession Blessing
The blessing that had never turned off since she obtained it. Obsession had become Yu Dahui’s greatest motivation. The Blessing of Obsession had created the Yu Dahui of today.
“Dahui-nim, what kind of human are you?”
Elena found her growth speed strange. While sparring with Dahui for a month, she had realized it was anything but ordinary.
“That dimension is home to only the weakest humans, yet Dahui can grow like this… Dahui-nim must be a special human unlike ordinary people.”
Elena’s praise felt awkward to Dahui. Special human…
Except for her awkward teenage years in middle school, she had never once thought of herself that way. What makes me special…
It was Kim Jinwoo. Being next to Kim Jinwoo made her feel like she was a special person. They had only spent half a year together, yet it felt like they had known each other for over ten years.
“Aren’t you going to use the shield anymore?”
At some point, she had dropped the shield. Avoiding was easier than blocking. The moment she realized that, she threw it away.
“Mana Oath Activated!”
Just in time, the Mana Oath she had obtained cheered on her choice. Strength had broken through level 50, and Agility was heading toward it. Mana burned inside her. Yu Dahui tossed the shield she held aside and gripped her sword with both hands. Sword energy rose from it—sharp and clear.
The moment her sword energy clashed with Wang Gohan's group, the masked man hid his laughter. He realized they had underestimated the enemy too much by throwing crude lines. Statistically, Yu Dahui possessed strength in the upper ranks of the second floor. Among them, few could win one-on-one against her. But fighting them head-on made no sense. No matter how strong, it was pointless. However, Yu Dahui, who had been raped by the masked man and harbored hatred, could do it. Because of the masked man, her blessing was tilted in one direction. Most of the blessings she had received only activated against adult males and massively increased stats and skill levels when facing them. Facing the Wang Gohan group was far easier for her. It was a matter of compatibility.
She could have just regressed…
She didn’t need to fight them at all. Just run and hide. It was troublesome, and revealing her hidden power like this felt unnecessary. But Jinwoo was too weak. Using that excuse, she jumped into a fight she didn’t have to. Actually, she wanted to do for Elena what Elena had done for her.
Grow strong. If I go somewhere and get hit, it’ll hurt my heart.
She hoped Jinwoo would become so strong that he wouldn’t need to fight.
—Crack! Swinging her legs, Yu Dahui shot forward like a cannonball. The ice on the floor cracked under her.
—Slash! In the blink of an eye, Yu Dahui severed one of the man’s arms. The man didn’t even realize his limb was gone.
His face was frozen in dumb shock, then he belatedly screamed. His body began to fall limply. Meanwhile, Yu Dahui moved toward the next target. She was overwhelming. Even if the opponent was insignificant, Yu Dahui’s martial prowess wasn’t on the level of a second-floor human player. They could form a party, defeat the Giant Lava Worm, and head to the third floor without a problem. After awakening on the second floor, they should go straight to the third.
“Humans are pretty strong, huh?”
“What are you doing? Helping Dahui?”
“If I help, will something fall from you? Swear it?”
“Sigh, help Dahui right now.”
“I don’t wanna.”
Isilia crossed her arms and mocked her. Her will to never obey his orders was clear.
“…Those human males are trying to fuck you, and you’re not even annoyed?”
“Not at all?”
—Swish. The moment she didn’t cast magic, an ice storm centered on Isilia raged.
Isilia’s unconsciousness didn’t hide her hostility toward the men.
“Kyaaaak!”
“Only three? That’s easy!”
Hidden ice shards pierced and shredded the men as the storm raged. A dwarf swung his hammer at the ice fragments.
Ice Fragments
“These ice scraps!”
—Crack!
“Kuh…!” The ice fragments didn’t shatter. They pierced the dwarf’s forearm instead. Because they were magic cast by Isilia, each shard was affected by her mana. Even a strong dragon or weak human could only use the power the System allowed. Of course, different races had different expectations, so ordinary humans couldn’t beat ordinary dragons.
—Boom!
“Pluto’s Hand activated!”
The Cult of Wang Gohan kept appearing. They weren’t just players in disguise; various species in ragged clothes were rampaging. “Plenty of thugs.”
Grumbling, he struck one away with a black hand.
Wang Gohan's subordinates were scattered across the island. Half were ordinary players pretending to be minions, and some were true followers. Seeing them flee, few among those gathered here were sincere Cult members.
—Clang! Sword energy clashed. Yu Dahui’s sword energy tore through the opponent’s and pushed it back. The foe immediately twisted his sword for a counter. He was skilled. But he couldn’t overcome the overwhelming stat difference.
The man’s body was pierced. When Yu Dahui pulled out her sword, blood sprayed like a fountain. She continued to slaughter the Cult members. Ironically, she didn’t kill them.
“Ugh…”
“Save me…!”
The players who had reached this far crawled around like insects, screaming. It felt like looking at a fully prepared table. Black aura rose. [Life force absorbed.]
Black aura rose, feeding on the players’ life force.
According to her will, the players’ life force was absorbed by her.
Her black magic level rose. The players dried up like charcoal.
“Sorcery! Sorcery!”
“W-What the hell did we do wrong…!”
“Run! If you don’t want to die, run!”
Formerly healthy comrades collapsed into skeletons. Everyone panicked and tried to flee.
Yu Dahui’s rampage continued. She kept creating half-dead bodies without stopping. She stood in place and drained life force. Because her mana control was low, moving on the ice was impossible, but it was enough. Traveling through the group, she scattered blood. The transparent ice turned red. The Wang Gohan thugs fled in every direction. Eventually, Wang Gohan was left alone, searching for his subordinates.
“Where’d you all go?!”
“Where? They all fled or went to hell.”
“U-Urgh!”
Alone, Wang Gohan was weaker than anyone. More accurately, he valued his life over his pride. The other thugs didn’t. “Save me!”
Wang Gohan knelt. He had lost the will to fight.
“U-Urgh! Heavenly Demon-nim…!”
“Y-You bastard! Fight! Fight!”
The players crawling around here were miracles. Goblins, orcs, kobolds survived. The ruggedly breathing orcs, lizardmen, beastmen. Humans mixed in, waiting for death. They were furious at Wang Gohan’s surrender declaration. They themselves were about to die, yet their leader was only trying to save his own skin. In a way, they had been betrayed from behind.
He absorbed the struggling orc’s life force. Naturally, black magic level rose.
“Kyaaaaak! Stop! Stop…!”
After absorbing the struggling orc, black magic naturally leveled up. It was so sweet her teeth were rotting. Yu Dahui pressed the sword to Wang Gohan’s neck.
“I’ll live quietly from now on. Please spare me just once. I’ve already died so much I must have received more than enough compensation…”
“Compensation has nothing to do with it. Just, you’ll die at my hands.”
“Aaaaargh! You bastard!”
Wang Gohan, sensing death, clenched his fist and lunged. But he never swung. —Thud.
His head rolled on the floor. “Huff!”
Yu Dahui wiped the blood from her sword with satisfaction. She walked over. The woman who had slaughtered savagely moments ago had vanished. Yu Dahui smiled brightly as if nothing had happened.
“Quickly absorb. You need to grow.”
“Life force absorbed.”
She didn’t refuse. With the huge level gap between them, she couldn’t.
No mercy. After all, she would regress and live again. These people would never remember that they had died to her.
“Save…!”
After the last one, they naturally entered the shop. Yu Dahui had bloodlessly conquered the shop with her rampage.
“Wow…”
The shop was neatly organized. They must have cleaned the space they used. Everyone had been told to. In the corner, women huddled together, barely covering their important parts with clothes and staring at them.
Yu Dahui approached the women. In a daze, she dropped them, and Isilia spoke.
“Kim Jinwoo, shall we start serious conversation now?”
“The Submission Oath won’t be broken. The Mana Oath either.”
“Can’t you think about it a little? Then I’ll become a obedient wife.”
“I like the one who shoots quickly. Exactly your style.”
Isilia had no logic. A dragon, a race called the highest, trying to convince them like this. How many scholars who had fallen for them would be crying tears?
“Just decide one. Whether to favor the upper side or the lower side. Decide and come again.”
“What? Don’t make fun of me.”
“Anyway.”
He cut off Isilia’s words. More important than an unnecessary request was why this woman didn’t remember his orders. Elena remembered.
What was the difference? Isilia only spoke, while Elena tore off her clothes.
The more intense the experience, the higher the chance of memory, right?
Both said they had hazy and clear memories.
“Thank you…!”
“Thank you so much. I’ll definitely repay the favor!”
Yu Dahui pushed the women outside. They would find their own way to live. Players who had climbed to the second floor. Being torn apart was nothing. Among those women, some might have come on their own.
The Tower of Struggle had a window too. Those afraid of hunting, those too weak—everyone clung to the strong and survived day by day. Some sold time, some sold their bodies. They only sold what was most valuable to them. She didn’t go looking. When she was forced, she had raped Dahui. The woman who sent the others over came to him.
“What were you talking about?”
“Elena remembers, but why doesn’t she remember my words? We were discussing that.”
Yu Dahui tore open a snack she must have picked up somewhere and said,
“If we go over it one by one from the beginning, it’s fine, right?”