40 – Mask of Predation
The war is over.
Cerberus started to move around busily to calm the attention of the citizens, and Kang Hyuk started to go around the building to monopolize the treasure of the Black Dragon.
“… found.”
shortly after that
Finally, Kang Hyuk was able to find an object on the upper floor.
This world was a world where magic artifacts were very rare. Even in such a world, what could be seen as uniquely more precious was the ‘sub-space bag’ in front of his eyes, and this ‘sub-space bag’ was a very mysterious bag that could hold about 1 ton of items inside.
‘In the main story, someone steals this bag. But not this time. Now this is mine.’
Kang Hyuk giggled as he put on his subspace bag.
If there was one regret, it was that there was nothing in the subspace bag. It would have been nice if there were at least a few treasures… !
However, Kang Hyuk soon brushed off his regret. It was because the value of the subspace bag was not something that could be converted into money.
“… Hut! Yes, who are you!”
But that was just then.
From nob le mt l. co m
Just as Kanghyuk was about to go downstairs, one of the Black Dragon members ran into him.
Are you saying there were still remnants left?
Well, since the number of floors in the building is considerable, there must have been many remnants hiding there.
‘Inevitably… No, no.’
Kang Hyuk tried to pull out the gun, but gave up. The war was over, so there was no need to kill him. I was a bit pitiful, too.
“Oh hey, you just go.”
“Hey, you son of a b*tch! Put that bag down right now!”
“ok?”
“That bag is mine! If you put down your bag and leave, I’ll save your life!”
The Black Dragon cries out loud and pulls out his gun.
No, what was this guy doing during the war that he acted so arrogantly when he saw me?
Kanghyuk sighed and fired his gun before he could shoot.
Taaang!
“… !”
In the end, he fell to the ground without even being able to scream properly… Because it was so fast, he couldn’t do anything about it.
“Tsk tsk, how dare you covet this bodily treasure! If it was meant to be stolen, I would only take it during the war, so why bother?”
Kanghyuk blamed the fool for his stupidity.
[Teeling!]
[Your level has risen!]
[Agility stat increases!]
[You can choose your skill!]
At that moment, a welcome voice resounded in Kanghyuk’s head.
Even after killing Beomjusak, Kanghyeok couldn’t level up, so he was in the midst of feeling very sorry.
However, as soon as he killed the mob, the notification sounded like this.
… Hwaaak!
After a while, the surrounding space was distorted and Kang Hyuk opened his eyes in a pure white space.
A total of 100 cards were floating in front of him.
Kanghyuk’s face became more serious than ever.
***
‘It’s 100 sheets… !’
Kang Hyuk touched his chin.
The cards that were given as options in the skill space were only 2 at most and 3 at most. But for some reason, there were a total of 100 cards given to Kanghyuk as an option.
‘It seems like a choice paralysis is coming. Still, I have no choice but to look at them one by one.’
Kanghyeok started examining each card from the top left corner.
First of all, the first card had a doll on fire. And on the second card, a tortoise shell covered with thorns was drawn, and on the third card, a sparkling star was drawn.
‘Oh sh*t… It wasn’t just a lot of cards. The picture is also very vague. I can’t guess what kind of skill it is.’
Kanghyuk furrowed his eyebrows and scratched his chin nervously.
This skill selection space seemed to be the most difficult ever. It was because 100 cards were given as options, and even the pictures drawn on the cards were ambiguous.
‘… No, let’s take it easy. There’s no such thing as a joke here. No matter how stupid the skill is, a skill is a skill.’
Kang Hyuk, who had been rotting his head, at some point came to his senses. Then he began to look carefully at the 100 cards once again.
A spear surrounded by smoke, a hand escaping from a puddle of blood, and even a smiling wooden mask… !
“… hmm? A wooden mask?”
Kang Hyuk, who was examining the card, suddenly stopped.
It’s a laughing tree mask… !
In recent years, there have been a lot of cases where Kanghyuk has to wear a mask. Spitfire, undead masters, and bounty hunters all had to lead different lives.
Was it because of such circumstances?
Kanghyuk was currently looking at the card with the tree mask drawn on it.
To be honest, the appearance of the wooden mask was very strange.
No, should I say that I can feel the eerie atmosphere beyond the strange?
He was smiling so brightly that the mask felt like the face of a madman.
However, the more I looked at it, the more Kang Hyuk seemed to like it. A mask like this of a lunatic would be able to give the enemy a greater sense of intimidation than a dull mask.
‘… good. Then with this.’
After a while, Kang Hyuk, who made up his mind, touched the ‘mask card’ without hesitation. At that moment, information about the new skill filled his mind, and soon he was able to return to his original space.
“her… It is the mask of predation.”
Kang Hyuk muttered in a bewildered voice while checking the information on the new skill.
For some reason, it seemed like he had a great skill.
***
[Mask creation skill of predation: You can create a mask of predation.]
[Mask of Predation: If you kill an Awoken while wearing a mask, you can absorb that Awoken’s special ability.]
“… crazy.”
After checking the information on the mask, Kang Hyuk unknowingly spat out disgust. He was already fully aware of the information about the new skill. But cognition is cognition, and astonishment was astonishment.
There are all these items in the world! Isn’t this a completely fraudulent item!
‘Of course, it’s not completely flawless. The mask of predation is too weak. Enough to break like this.’
… Parseuk!
When Kanghyeok grabbed the mask of predation, the mask of predation shattered in an instant. It was because it was not just a tree, but a mask made of rotten and twisted wood.
However, no matter how many of these flaws, the performance of the item could be considered to be the best. To put it bluntly, if the mask was broken, all I had to do was recreate it… !
Anyway, if he continued to kill heroes and villains while wearing this mask, it seemed clear that Kang-hyeok would become incredibly strong beyond comparison.
Kang Hyuk clenched his fists with a satisfied smile.
Even when I was given 100 copies, it was very difficult… but this choice really seemed to be the best choice.
“… oh! You were here!”
But that was just then. Suddenly, Kanghyuk averted his eyes when he heard a familiar voice behind him. The person who came to him was none other than Harold.
“Undead Master. Thank you so much! Thanks to you, I was able to destroy the Black Dragon!”
“Don’t mind it. It was a deal anyway.”
Kanghyuk shrugged his shoulders and put on the mask of predation.
Since there are only two of us, shall we try the Mask of Predation on this guy?
Kang Hyuk was troubled.
But soon he shook his head.
With the collapse of the Black Dragon Society, Cerberus could not be allowed to collapse. Cerberus had to be Kanghyeok’s shield. Not yet.
“It’s a deal… ! her! So, are you really satisfied with the collapse of the Black Dragon Society?”
“of course.”
“What a shame! Black Dragon Lord, I don’t know how that stupid old man came to hold a grudge against the undead master! Well, I like it!”
Harold let out a laugh.
In fact, even at the beginning, Harold had only known that the undead master had some plans. If you think about it with common sense, it was because there were many things in his proposal that did not make sense.
As long as you lend your strength to destroying the Black Dragon, I’ll give you everything the Black Dragon has! Isn’t this a deal that only benefits Cerberus!
However, when the war with the Black Dragon Society began, Harold felt that such doubts completely disappeared. The undead master drove the Black Dragon like crazy, and even killed the Black Dragon lord himself. It was as if he harbored a strong grudge against the Black Dragon Lord.