Episode 40
Chapter 9 Capitalism (4)
wickedness-!
“You have succeeded in eliminating the enemy.”
「459 contaminated magic power is absorbed.」
A system notification popped up only after the monster’s head was completely detached from its body.
There was no time to feel the mana being absorbed.
I almost threw away my spear and sword and stepped back.
The soles of the shoes melted and white smoke began to come out, but it did not enter the eyes.
Almost all of the flesh where the monster’s bodily fluids came in contact melted away, leaving his head empty and white.
Cold sweat broke out at the unbearable pain.
“Ugh… … .”
The flesh of the left arm and hand had melted to the extent that the bones could be seen.
With trembling hands, I hurriedly poured the potion into the affected area.
But for some reason, the recovery was slow.
After gritting his teeth and pouring out three bottles of potion, new flesh began to appear.
Thanks to that, the pain was not a problem by the time I left the place covered in green liquid.
It tickled me and I felt like going crazy.
I once heard that itching is like torture if it’s severe, but it was true.
I had the urge to put my hand in my head and scratch my brain right away.
I tried to squeeze the wounded hand tightly, but the terrible sensation did not go away easily.
I knelt down, hit my head on the floor, and just held on.
How many minutes had it passed?
“Heh, heh… … .”
The pain and itching gradually subsided.
When I looked up and looked at the affected area, it had recovered quite a bit.
After being exhausted and limp for a while, I confirmed the minor wound.
Bodily fluids splattered on her cheeks and ears as well, and the flesh melted.
After treating all the small wounds, 4 potions evaporated.
“hahahaha… … .”
It’s the first time since the second tutorial that I’ve been hurt this badly.
I still vividly remember the pain that gripped me a few minutes ago.
My hands were shaking from the aftereffects, but I couldn’t sit still.
sneaky.
It was because of the magical powers that began creeping into the detection range little by little.
Perhaps they noticed that the boss mob had disappeared, and gathered without giving them a break.
I raised my heavy body while purifying the contaminated magic I had absorbed in large quantities.
And approached the place where the body of the boss mob was.
As he made his way through the soil with his dagger, he was able to move without sacrificing his shoes.
“… … It will cost the equipment now.”
The long sword that fell next to the monster’s corpse was half melted.
The handle is boiling and disappearing, so it can no longer be used.
I gave up on recovering the sword neatly and moved my gaze.
There lay a spear that had not melted even after being covered in the body fluids of the monster.
‘What’s the difference between a long sword and a normal sword?’
Again, putting aside my growing doubts, I took out my clothes from the tattered locker and held the window sill.
Originally, it was the clothes I brought to change after the mission was over.
But I’d rather sacrifice my clothes than touch it with my bare hands.
Chi profit.
The clothes that touched the windowsill began to melt.
After going to a nearby pool to wash off the bodily fluids, I was able to hold the spear with my bare hands.
While I was rearranging, the little monsters got closer.
The battle that started again did not last long.
I went back to the waterside only after I had cleaned them all up.
All I could feel in the water was the vortex magic and a few very small amounts of magic.
‘It’s a plant at this size.’
There are no dangerous creatures in the fairly deep water.
I strode into the water.
No matter how much the body changed, it was not possible to jump over the fundamental limitations of humans.
It was impossible to secure visibility in muddy water.
It would have been difficult for an ordinary person to find something in there without any equipment.
Fortunately, I had technology to replace high-tech equipment.
I closed my eyes and relied on magic detection.
As I dived toward the bottom, I realized that the swamp was deep.
‘I think it’s at least 20m.’
It is a depth that I would not have dared to dive into in the past.
The water got colder as I went down, but now I moved forward without much difficulty.
When the gear touches the floor while pulling down the floating body again and again.
I stretched out my hand in the direction where I could feel the vortex magic.
I don’t know what it is, but I caught something slippery and hard.
I snatched it up and came back upstairs.
“Puha!”
When I got out of the water and opened my eyes, I knew what I had brought.
[Medium]
03-143 The medium connected to the hole.
If destroyed, the hall is closed.
What I could see through the system window was a rusted iron shield here and there.
Perhaps because it was left in the water, it was covered with aquatic plants, and a white lump was tangled at the end of the aquatic plants.
“Wow, that’s amazing… … .”
At first glance, it looks like a human skull.
I looked at it for a while, lost for words, and then removed the skull with my rough hands.
“It’s not a gift of any kind.”
Why does it come with something so reluctant?
In almost desperation, I shoved the skull into the storage box.
I was thinking of going ahead with the identification with the rotten hand I had collected a few hours ago.
After getting everything to pack, I tore off the water plants that covered the shield.
The embossed pattern on the outside looks like a bird.
‘Is it a raptor?’
It was a mammal that was engraved on the gold coin, but this is a bird.
The decoration on the inside was also a bird.
It was a small decoration the size of a fingernail, but the material was probably gold.
I watched it quietly, then I grabbed my shield and headed to the ground.
I wanted to find the window that had fallen into the water, but there was a high possibility that I would just waste time.
‘I don’t know if there are goggles.’
It would be difficult to find a spear sunk in the depths by touch alone.
When I got out of the water, the water dripped from my body and soaked the surroundings.
“Whoa.”
I came up to the ground, bent my knees and pondered my thoughts.
System and updates, and question mark characteristics.
In addition to that, item description windows, code names introduced, bounty missions, and finally, forced missions.
In addition to the high school student I just did.
“It’s boring, really… … .”
I don’t know why I have to go through this.
Isn’t it like being forced to sacrifice without knowing what it is for?
Every time I’m dragged around, I’m fed up with the situation where I have to risk my life.
I won’t be able to do it anymore by just piling up questions.
How many things have been clear since starting this game?
At least in my opinion, I had the right to know why I had to go through all this hard work.
But the system just pushes me to a limb without any explanation.
I couldn’t forgive that selfish act.
‘On the subject of using me.’
Looking back on the situation so far, the system is taking advantage of the player.
‘It’s clear that closing the hall is one of the purposes of the system.’
Because I realized that fact, I was able to stare into the sky with cold eyes today.
“ha.”
I used to get angry whenever I thought of the system that recklessly intervened in my life.
The hostility towards the system that exists beyond the empty void has always been the same.
And today, beside anger, there was also contempt.
A son of a b*tch who gets into my life and takes advantage of me.
But unfortunately I don’t know how to get out of this game.
I wasn’t even allowed to choose not to do the mission.
No matter how much he refuses, he has to return to this strange land unconditionally once every ten days.
Does that mean I have to be like this in the future?
To be swayed by the intent of this system that uses me arbitrarily?
‘Do not be ridiculous.’
A ghastly, ghastly sound came from his teeth.
If this damn system uses me, then so can I.
How am I supposed to eat this damn system?
I thought about it step by step and came up with a good idea.
‘I haven’t been able to go to work for nine days.’
Right now, 160 million won from selling loot remains intact, but realistically it is not that big of money.
If the three of us use it, it will run out within a year or two.
‘Even if you start investing, you must have an additional source of income.’
I have an obligation to provide for my family.
However, as the level of the game continues to increase, it is difficult to work simultaneously.
Even if you break down 24 hours every day into minutes and train, it hurts like this.
Doing so would only endanger my life.
Time I’ve put into this game so far.
Time to be taken away in the future.
And because of that, I had to miss it, and as I sorted things out one by one, my head cleared.
‘Three years soon.’
If you keep wasting your time on games, you can’t even dream of raising money for your children’s college tuition.
I have to prepare a way for my younger siblings to live in case I die in a violent death.
‘I’ll try not to die, but I’ll have to assume the worst case.’
When I thought about it, it became clear what I should receive from the system.
I tore off the gold decoration on the inside of the shield and wiped my face.
‘If the system is really looking at me.’
If the assumptions I’ve been making are really true, you might be able to hear me out.
It was also an opportunity to check if the system was really looking at me.
“hey.”
I opened my mouth while fiddling with the half-gold ornament in the shape of a bird in my hand.
“Are there any more like this?”
There was no answer to my question. I’m not the one to back down.
“This bastard, won’t you answer?”
The system foolishly revealed a weakness in me.
I had no intention of turning a blind eye to it with a fine and beautiful heart.
So he added in a smirking tone.
“Do you want to see me go on a mission only once every ten days?”
The system has already made it clear that it cares about the mission.
In such a situation, I declared that I would not cooperate properly using the rules of the game.
If it is true that the system is obsessed with missions, there will be no choice but to respond.
‘What are you going to do?’
Depending on how the system reacts, you can tell at least one of them.
If you don’t give in to my threats and want to recklessly force the mission, you can update again.
by reducing the grace period.
But what if you don’t update?
‘It means that there are restrictions.’
In other words, the suspicions held after the fourth update are confirmed.
I came up with several scenarios based on the reaction of the system.
In the meantime, quite a bit of time has passed.
But the system still had no answer.
In that silence, contempt, anger, and tantrums piled up one by one.
I sighed, clutching the small gold ornament in my hand.
“Answer me.”
The emotions accumulated while being forced to make one-sided sacrifices were never light.
“Who are you to use me as you please?”
Emotions that could not be concealed swayed in his low voice.
It didn’t stop there, it got progressively worse.
“If you want to use me, pay a fair price for my effort and time!”
When I couldn’t suppress it anymore and poured out what had accumulated inside me.
「The name of the characteristic ???? is changed to capitalism.」
「Speciality capitalism is activated.」
「The system will switch to the support type. Kang Hyeon-woo, the target player.”
“The search begins.”
「Progress 1%」
… … .
「Progress rate 100%」
「A list of recommended missions suitable for the support target is provided.」
Finally the answer came back.