Published at 10th of April 2019 11:03 pm

Chapter 28. Eye of Death

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The soldiers moved last after the supply cards. The first to go in was the Storm. A group that specialized in speed I suppose its based around the fact that mobility is extremely important when it comes to soldiers. Soldiers always needed to establish high ground over their enemies, and Storm was most likely in charge of that. The members of the group began to show themselves as they crossed the bridge. The name of their powers were...

Accelerator, Superspeed, Godspeed, High Speed, Extreme Speed, Ultra Speed, Sound Breaker, Quick, Rocket, Boost, Velocity, Full speed, Haste, Nimble Legs, Demonic Legs, Steel Legs, Unlimited Sprinter

There were many beings that sought extreme speed. To catch prey. To escape predators. Speed was easy to think of, and the effects of it were amazingly effective. The reason why there isnt anyone with the ability Light Speed is probably because no one has fulfilled the conditions for it yet. Perhaps someone here can achieve it. If they survive, that is. Of course, the group wasnt just made of people who had powers associated with speed. This could be seen by the people who didnt cross the bridge. These people used different methods to teleport across the bridge.

Geo-leaping, Teleportation, Ambush, Shadow Jumper, Beeline, Overtake, Demonic Walker.

There were many ability users like this in the world. The saint who had been watching this process quietly suddenly turned to look at me.

Internet shopping.

The grin on her face ended up making me retaliate. I said this whilst wondering if this would be the sort of thing a person with the personality I was faking would say.

Dont call it internet shopping. Call it HOG.

Hog? As in the swine?

Ah! Whats this button here? Cancel order? Womens coats for the autumn? Trendy shoes? Cheesecake?

The saint gripped onto my cloak with a trembling hand.

Heart of Gold is the best.

Shouldve said that from the start.

Once the first group passed, the second, Hundred Eight Eyes, began to make their move. One of these people nullified my floating eye.

But Their appearance was a bit

Most of these people were wearing bandages or glasses to cover up their eyes somehow. This, of course, led me to think of them as chuuninbyous.

Ah!

The saint made a face as if she had just thought of something.

Surprise quiz!

Again? The saint raised her index finger.

The name Hundred Eight Eyes was formed because of the number of eyes that the number of people in the group had! There are six that have lost one of their eyes, and there are five who have two demon eyes. How many demon eyes are there in total?

62.

Didnt even need to think.

Fast! How?!

It was written in the report.

Kuh! To think there was such a method!

The saint slapped her forehead as she made a surprised expression.

There were 43 in Storm, and 57 in Hundred Eight Eyes.

I had read everything about them through the reports already.

Can I ask you something?

I approached her carefully. As a person who just came to this world, I had a lot that I was curious about, but if I kept asking her questions like before, I might get her to hate me. The saint seemed to realize that I was being careful with her and grinned as a result.

Ill answer from now on as long as you call me teacher.

Necro clicked his tongue and pointed at the saint when he heard this.

Hey! Just ask me instead. How is she supposed to be a saint anyhow? All she does is take advantage of people.

Stay out of this, outsider.

How am I an outsider?

Because youre going to be one from now on?

The saint balled up her fist and began to gather holy energy into it. Necro was probably at an elemental disadvantage when it came to the saint.

...Uh, Im an outsider, now that I think about it. You two have fun.

He backed off easily.

Now fire away, student. Just dont ask me lewd questions about my body, ok?

The saint winked as she said this. Seeing how she was leaning forward with her hands on her hips, it seemed like she was trying to emphasize her chest.

I wasnt interested in such a pose at all.

My question is simple. Is it possible for people to have two demon eyes? I thought a person could only have a single power?

I added a word at the end with dullness.

Teacher.

Judging by her reaction, she was satisfied.

Calling me a teacher like that, Mr. Murderer, youre too much~

You told me to call you that

Good question! Does having two demon eyes mean that a person has two powers? One might think that. But in the end, the person only has a single power.

How so?

For example, if a person had the ability temperature control, what could he do with it? He could boil water, but also be able to freeze it. Two demon eyes are there to achieve opposite effects.

So in the end, they work just like other powers?

Pretty much. You might have two demon eyes that can work together with each other instead of one that works against each other, but their powers would be significantly weaker compared to other demon eyes.

I got it. Its like how Nimble Legs couldnt be as fast as Godspeed at the same level. There were choices between focusing on one aspect of the ability, or focusing on versatility. Whilst I kept asking the saint more questions, the people of the First Subjugation Battalion all passed the bridge. All except one person.

So thats the rumored...

The soldiers were muttering amongst themselves.

I had heard that was the strongest person in the battalion, but hes just a kid?

A child who had one of his eyes bandaged shut was casually crossing the bridge. Unlike the others, he was wearing very casual clothing. A loose white t-shirt, along with a black jacket. His white hair in the wind managed to highlight his confident face.

Death Eye.

A demon eye that was said to be able to kill any living animal just by looking at it. When I first heard of this ability, I managed to see just how unfair this world was.

Well, I have accepted the fact for what it is now

People die instantly when they get shot in the head, after all. I guess its like a pretty good sniper rifle. The Haze Republic probably gave this strategy a go because of this trump card. The people on the other side of the bridge were all waiting for this child to cross the bridge. It clearly showed how much importance the Death Eye held in the group. I looked at his status screen for a second, then thought of a question.

What happens if immortality clashes with the Death Eye?

Would the world end from a creation of a paradox? No way.

Well...

The saint didnt really seem to know the answer either.

Wouldnt the weaker power give out..? If there was a contention between the two powers, the Warrior would come out as the winner.

If the Death Eye and immortality just clashed against each other and didnt do anything due to equal power, it would end up being a failure. After thinking a little bit, the saint opened her mouth.

I think immortality would win.

The reason being?

The Death Eye is sort of a master key. Most doors can be opened with it, but it becomes useless in front of a door that requires fingerprints.

What if Death Eye was similar to bombs?

Not enough mana to get the desired effect.

In order to raise the power of an explosion, one needed to contain the explosion within a smaller area, or just use more explosives. The saint was basically commenting on this.

The Death Eye probably relies on a certain method to achieve its effect. It might stop the activity of the brain, or it might sever the connection between the body and the soul. It might even create poison in someones circulatory system.

No matter what happens, it would look like the victim just died from a glance. I agreed with the saints theory.

Right. I think the Death Eye wouldnt be enough either. Necro wouldnt have summoned me otherwise.

There was no better expert on death compared to Necro. A magic that connected a soul to a corpse was something that could not be cast without a complete understanding of it. The Death Eye that crossed the bridge didnt walk over to his friends, but rather, to us.

So youre the Special Task Force?

Yes. You want something?

The Death Eye scanned my body once, then let out a laugh.

Kahahaha! Youre actually level one! What the hell?

Kahaha? Ive never seen anyone laugh like that. I mean, the saint herself has a pretty weird laugh, but still

The strongest? At that level?

I personally thought that it was an error on Oracles part. But there wasnt any real need to talk about that.

[Dont bother with him.]

[Yeah, just ignore him. Hes just a kid.]

The two spoke to me using telepathy. The Death Eye began to act out even more when he saw that I wasnt responding to him.

What are you planning on doing with that shopping ability? You planning on bribing the Warrior? How stupid~

The Death Eye already knew of my ability. The rumor had probably spread throughout the whole military already. Two people from Storm came over, thinking that something entertaining was going on.

It was Godspeed and Accelerator. Accelerator was a man in his early forties, and was a colonel like Necro. Godspeed was a man in his late thirties and a lieutenant colonel.

What are you doing? Everyones waiting for you.

When Accelerator said this, the Death Eye waved over at them and motioned for them to come over with a smile.

You came at the right time. Look, look. This idiots titles hilarious!

Accelerator checked my status screen using the Oracle.

...Historys worst? Ah, so this is...

HIs lips curled upwards a little, then immediately curled back down again. He mustve thought that his actions mightve been rude. On the other hand, Godspeed just smirked.

Titles can be acquired by doing jack shit. He mustve been pretty popular in his town or something.

The saint gripped onto my cape.

[If you fight here, theyll take this to court Youll have to endure this for now.]

That was what I was planning on doing. They werent really getting me mad anyway. But Necro didnt seem to think so.

Hah Do you people actually see me as a piece of shit or something?

His cold voice immediately muted the area.

What the hell do you think youre doing?

Hey, hey. Dont try to butt in here. Our kids just getting a little interested in this guy here is all.

Accelerator stepped in front of Necro.

Interested?

This is supposed to be your ace, right? Why not let the aces of each group try to work things out with each other?

Necro laughed dumbfoundedly.

Move.

Ill buy you alcohol later, alright? Dont try to butt into kids business. Theyre just getting overly excited is all.

Godspeed? Death Eye? Life really gotten better, hasnt it? Trash that I wouldnt even have bothered to check out during the great wars just saying whatever they want to me now.

Godspeed lowered his head in acknowledgement at that. Unlike him, Death Eye raised his voice in annoyance.

What? Trash?

Hey! Be quiet!

Accelerator tried to stop him, but Death Eye refused to stop.

What did you call me?

Im quite curious actually. Would Death Eye be able to kill Necro?

Eh? You didnt hear?

Accelerator gave up on stopping Death Eye.

You must be fucking deaf. Ill tell you as much as you want. You. Are. A. Piece. Of. Trash.

Die..!!

Death Eye raised his hand, attempting to take off his bandage. Immediately after though.

...Kuh!

Death Eyes hand stopped in its tracks. Godspeed was using one hand to grab onto Death Eyes hand, and the other to put a knife on the boys neck.

Dont move.

Fast. I didnt manage to see anything until the knife was on Death Eyes neck already.

Slowly. Put your hand down.

Death Eye seemed to have come to his senses a bit after hearing Godspeeds cold voice, and put his hand down. Godspeed quickly put his knife away and made Death Eye bow.

Apologies!

He didnt say more. Death Eyes face was filled with humiliation. He seemed to think he wasnt getting the respect he deserved.

Ah, good. Good. You can raise your heads now.

Accelerator tried to calm the mood.

Its because hes just so young. You were like that, too, werent you? All fired up and stuff.

When was I ever like that? Discipline your subordinates, damn.

In any case, I have to go now. Those guys over there need to eat.

The whole thing seemed to be almost over now.

The alcohol?

After we kill the Warrior.

Youre not going back on your word?

Yeah, yeah.

The Accelerator slapped the back of Death Eyes head.

What are you doing? Apologize.

Death Eye rubbed the back of his head and glared my way.

Dont you dare get in my way. You wont even get the spotlight with me taking action anyway.

......

Crack!

Accelerator slapped the back of Death Eyes head again.

You call that an apology? Im sorry, Ill apologize in his stead. The boys a bit immature.

Accelerator disappeared with Death Eye after saying this.

You endured well!

The saint grabbed my hand.

Fwoosh!

The hand caught on holy fire. It felt like my hand was being roasted. I immediately shook her off, and asked Necro a question.

What the hell was that?

JOCA.

JOCA?

Kids who think theyre (J)ustice because (O)f their (C)heat (A)bilities.

They have quite the strange slangs here, huh

I felt like I was a bit behind on the current trend when I heard Necros words.

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