Published at 10th of April 2019 11:03 pm

Chapter 3. Menticides True Nature

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Was it really fun for people to lynch a single individual as a group? I dont think Id ever understand such a feeling. I looked up at the child that was approaching me. What was in his hand was a dangerous battleaxe. The Smelter, who came right in front of me, flicked his head, and asked a question.

Ah~ Seriously. Youre su~per boring. Is this all you got? Old man, why dont you have any stamina? This is why you ended up being a loser in a world like this.

What, are you starting already?

Smelter shrugged when Ultimate Quiver asked a question.

Isnt this something that a hero who comes in this world has to do at some point, anyway?

Thats true. And hes a murderer in the first place, so killing him wont be a sin.

This is what I call justice, you know? A hero kills a murderer who brought chaos in the world. The strongest murderer in the world at that.

Wait, so why are you always the only one doing it?

Grand Cheat butted in.

Hey, let me try this for once. I want to try killing the so-called strongest.

Shut up, mage. Cant you tell when you need to stay out of things?

Seeing how they say for once and always, this didnt seem to be their first murder.

In that case, they were below my [standard].

The Smelter tapped my head with the tip of his axe.

Phew old man, why did you act out so much? Are you stupid? Cant you see my level? Ah, do you not know what a level is yet? You dont speak English, do you?

I knew all their abilities now.

Ehei! Look up! Ill split your head in two so that it wont hurt.

I stood up, grabbed Smelters babbling head, and turned it around.

Crack.

Eh? Guys, ha, haha, since when were you in front of me?

The four peoples bodies froze.

I threw Smelter towards Steal More, and chopped off Grand Cheats head with my axe. I finished off Ultimate Quiver by throwing my axe. The only ones left were Steal More, who was struggling to move under the body of Smelter, and Restore, who was trembling in a corner.

W, what?! Fuck! Stop! Fuck! Dont come here! Ill stab you?!

When I made my way towards Steal More, the boy raised his hand. What was he planning on stealing this time? As strength returned to my legs, I felt something inside me disappear. When I took a look into my status screen, I saw that my Xenoglossy ability had disappeared.

[Genuine Speech = Xenoglossy]

- [Lv.1] Understand languages of other nations.

- [Lv.2] Understand the language of a different world.

Eh? The fuck? I cant? Why cant I steal other things? This shouldnt be possible?

I could hear Steal Mores startled voice. Of course he couldnt steal them. Those two other abilities were our familys heirloom. They were abilities created after generations of genetic modification, and controlled evolution. There was no way a software would run, if the hardware was missing. I, after having regained my strength, stepped on Steal More. The boy made a funny sound akin to a squashed frog as he died.

There was only one left now.

When I turned, I could see Restore slide down onto the marble floor with a pale face. A yellow liquid spilt out of her crotch. I was thinking of getting Restores help to get rid of injuries, in case I got any Restore lifted her arms defensively, and began to beg for mercy.

Im sorry! Im sorry! Im sorry! Im so sorry! So please! Stop!

It almost seemed like shed run out of breath at any moment.

Just let me live, please? Let me live! I wont do it ever again! Ill live properly! Ill help people!

The amount of tears and snot on her face was quite unsightly.

Please forgive me! Please forgive me!

How annoying. She was pulling on my leggings. Plus, I had to kill her anyway. Itd be troublesome if she ever comes back for revenge. I put Steal Mores blood that was on my foot on my finger. Then, using the blood, I began writing questions on the ground in Korean.

1. Current location? Name, goal, number of people.

2. What is the aurora I see around me?

3. Personality and power? The way to use it? Price for using it?

4. Why am I here? Who brought me here?

Restores teeth clacked in fear as she looked down on the questions.

Korean? Are you Korean?

I wonder if recovery was possible even when a neck got snapped?

W-will you let me live if I answer? Youll let me live, wont you? Wont you?

I nodded. It was a lie, though.

Eh eh, so this is. Haze! Haze Republic! And this is a research center! So a research center is a place where wizards experiment...

She was all over the place.

Purpose! Purpose is, is, to summon heroes from the other world!

...Summon heroes?

Eh a-around around a hundred people?

I pointed at the second question. Restore seemed to become confused for a second.

Aurora? Light? I dont really under I cant really see Ah! Ahh!! Could it be that you can see mana?

So this aurora in my vision was mana? I nodded, and pointed to the third question. But at this moment, I could hear claps behind me.

Wow, your skills quite amazing. I knew I had an eye for people.

Again, Korean.

Ah!

Restore let out more tears as she ran towards the sound.

......

I couldnt see a human shape, despite having turned to the location of the sound. Was he hiding his mana? The man sounded like he was in his mid-twenties.

Right right. You worked hard, you useless child.

Restore seemed to be huggin this man.

Ah, Ill explain the rest for you. You dont need the kid anymore, do you?

I still couldnt see the man. But I could see a black mana shape itself into a huge hand. Its unnatural appearance brought forth interest to me for the first time in this world.

Eh? Big brother Necro?

The hand grabbed hold of Restore. This couldnt really be described with the expression of grabbing.

---Right, its more like a snake coiling around its prey.

I saw the limbs of Restore bend in strange ways as she got swallowed by the black hand.

Crack, crrk, creak, krrrr!

A strange orchestra played in front of me. Red blood began to spill out from the black hand as Restores body slowly broke.

How grotesque. Ive done this a lot, too. But the thing is, kids like this just restore their bodies if you dont deal with them like this. I know pretty well, since I have someone like this near me. Ah, sorry for showing you some dirty things the moment we met.

Restores body disappeared along with the black hand.

I had no intention of pressuring you or anything? It wasnt like I had anything against the kid I killed, either.

The sound got closer to me. I could smell preservatives and chloroform in the air.

Ah, quite handsome, arent you. Nice to meet you. The names Necro Kill.

I still couldnt see. Even though I could hear him right in front of me.

What, you dont want to shake hands?

I simply blinked.

Ah, could it be that youre blind? No way? You killed five, no, four of these kids.

Silence ensued. It seemed that he was trying to get some reaction out of me.

...What, you cant even talk?

Necro sighed.

How annoying. Cant see, cant talk. Are you supposed to be Helen Keller?

My body was like this thanks to the electric chair.

Annoying, annoying. Seriously. Hold on, wait. Right. O.K. What would be nice here~? Since you seem to be capable of telepathy, as long as I convert the ether to sound Mn? Although you have a body, but not a heart?

It seemed that he didnt have any hostility. After saying a few strange things under his voice, Necro said Its done! as he clapped his hands.

Try speaking, then.

Try---.

Speaking? But my lungs?

It wasnt my original voice, but.

Sound is coming out.

Despite the fact that my vocal chords werent moving, sound was coming out.

Next are eyes but, are you really blind? Seriously? Come on, you fought four people. Youre playing with me, right?

Was he planning on fixing my eyes?

Cant see.

Necro sighed.

Should I really give you this Well, damn, I dont really have a choice, do I. You might as well take it as a reward, I guess. Here, take it.

I felt something come into my head.

[Floating Eye]

- Rank: D+

- A demon eye that gets created at a location chosen by its owner. As long as its within the range of the Floating Eye, one can see anything around it freely.

A control panel of sorts appeared in my head. Even though I didnt get any instructions on how to use it, I knew how to use it, just like an artificial limb. When I pressed the on button, I was able to see a clear view on one corner of my vision. It was the view of the sea.

Almost like a CCTV, isnt it

If I try to look inside, then I would... My vision flickered, and the view of the sea switched to a castle on a cliff. I suppose this is kind of like connecting a VR device to a drone. Was this a little above the equator? Based on the clothes and the trees down below, it seemed to be autumn. When I moved the eye to my current location, I could see a bloody floor. On this floor was a half-naked beggar, and a man in a business suit. I turned around, and checked myself out first.

...Disgusting.

It almost seemed like a disfigured clay doll was trying to stand with a hunched back. The flesh on my body had melted due to the intense heat, and my hair had been burnt away as well. The clothes I was wearing was a patients robes. The other side was wearing a black business suit.

Why was he wearing that?

Unlike his proper, business-appropriate clothes, he wore a skull ring on his fingers. I had thought hed look like a demon or something like in games due to his class as a Necromancer... He looked normal. Too normal. But it was definite that he was a being that was just like me.

Lets see

Lets try seeing if its possible to check out status screens using this Floating Eye. When I tried to check Necros information, a status screen appeared.

Status [Thirst][Hunger][Strenght][Blessing]

Level 8 (Exp 94%)

Name Necro Kill (Korea)

Title Undertaker, Death Researcher

Class. Human

Pers. Diseage of Death

Power Overdeath (Lv.4)

HP 95/95 (+0)

MP 3,000/3,000(+0)

Attak 2(+0)

Spell 120(+0)

HP Regen. 0.5(+0)

MP Regen. 5(+0)

Defense 15(+0)

Magic Res. 20(+0)

Abilities

Xenoglossy (Lv.2)

Black Magic (Lv.9)

Demon Eyes

Oracle(Rk. S-)

Dissection Eye (Rk. C)

Artifacts

Hero's Coffin (Rk. A-)

Aquinad (Rk. C)

Inventory

Potion (x1)

Spellstone(∞)

SpellBook (x52)

Bone Collector (∞)

Gebesh (∞)

Pain Chest (∞)

Madman's Restraint (∞)

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