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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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At first glance, it looked like a crowd had gathered to watch some grand spectacle.
Regardless of the men surrounding him and the Cockroach Leader, he said,
“Just come here. It’s okay.”
Tae-young and Jun-hyuk looked at him, panting.
Anxiety filled their eyes.
“Ha.”
The Cockroach Leader laughed incredulously.
“This son of a bitch is trying to act cool even in this situation?”
Laughter erupted from all around.
Mocking laughter.
The Cockroach Leader bared his teeth and said,
“Hey. Look at me. Look at me, I said.”
He looked at the Cockroach Leader.
Short, unruly hair.
A scruffy beard.
He looked much rougher than the last time he saw him.
It meant he’d been living rough on the streets.
Killing his comrades.
The Cockroach Leader said,
“Do my words sound like bullshit to you? Huh?!”
A hand shot up.
[Auto-cast: Accelerate]
Slow.
The hand rose.
He continued to stare at the Cockroach Leader.
He’d intended to kill him on sight.
But now that he was actually facing him, he was so pathetic and insignificant that he felt deflated.
He needed to get angry.
Accelerate wore off.
Slap!
His head barely moved.
His eyes were still fixed on the Cockroach Leader.
But he felt it on his cheek.
Yes…
This was it…
He felt… enraged.
The Cockroach Leader said,
“You fucking—”
Accelerate.
[Auto-cast: Accelerate]
Thud.
He grabbed two swords with both hands.
He stood up and pushed his arms outwards.
The swords were drawn.
Shing.
He walked past the Cockroach Leader, moving behind him.
They were standing so close that a single step brought him right up to them.
He thrust his sword.
The blade sank into a neck with a soft thud.
To the left of the sword was the pig who had hit Jun-hyuk.
The sight of the tattooed pig made his teeth grind.
He slashed his sword powerfully to the right.
He felt the sensation of flesh and bone being sliced through his hand and arm.
He twisted his body, putting strength into his back.
He sliced through the necks and chests of two men in one swift motion.
He had completely mastered the timing of Accelerate.
He knew instinctively when it would end.
Maintaining Accelerate, he continued to swing his swords.
Flesh and bone were sliced cleanly along with clothing.
He cut down the men surrounding him one by one.
Blood sprayed upwards like exploding fireworks wherever he went.
Slash! Slice!
He relentlessly sliced through arms, necks, chests, stomachs, and heads.
And then he reached the man holding Tae-young.
This bastard was also a tattooed pig.
Fucking crazy.
He held out his sword and placed it against the man’s neck.
And then he swung his arm to the right.
The neck was cleanly severed, down to the bone.
The man was dead.
He just didn’t know it yet.
He walked back to the Go board.
And looked down at the Cockroach Leader.
The hand that had slapped him.
It was still hanging in the air.
He placed his sword against the back of the hand.
Horizontally, not vertically.
He pushed, and he felt the bones in the hand grind against the blade.
Accelerate wore off.
He plunged his sword into the Go board with all his might.
Thud!
At the same moment, blood spurted like fountains from all around.
Those whose necks were still partially attached shrieked.
Chilling screams erupted one after another.
Splash! Gush!
The sound of water gushing, along with blood.
Intestines and organs spilled onto the ground.
Severed limbs scattered across the floor.
The Cockroach Leader was covered in blood, his face drenched.
His expression froze.
He didn’t understand what had just happened.
And then, his eyes twitched.
He looked down at his hand.
“…Kyaaaaa!”
The Cockroach Leader screamed.
At the same time, the men surrounding them screamed in unison.
The Cockroach Leader clutched his wrist and howled, his whole body trembling as he screamed.
He let go of his swords.
They were embedded deep in the Go board.
No one but him could pull them out.
He raised his eyes.
He was soaked in blood, droplets dripping from his hair.
He walked past the screaming Cockroach Leader towards the tattooed pig holding Jun-hyuk.
The tattooed pig’s eyes were wide.
His mouth was half-open.
His jowls trembled.
He said,
“…Hands.”
The tattooed pig didn’t seem to understand.
But then he realized and, startled, let go.
Jun-hyuk and Tae-young were free.
He picked up a sword.
The tattooed pig flinched and stepped back.
He had already pierced through over a thousand heads.
He never missed his target, whether he used his left or right hand.
The man took a step back.
He took a step forward.
Naturally.
But swiftly.
He pierced the man’s neck.
“Gah!”
He pulled out the sword.
Blood gurgled out.
The tattooed pig clutched his neck and fell to his knees.
Intestines scattered on the ground were crushed.
“Gurgle! Choke! Khh!”
He said,
“…I told you, touch him and you die.”
He had only pierced his neck.
Blood poured out.
The man couldn’t breathe because of the blood.
The more he tried to breathe, the more blood filled his lungs.
He would slowly drown in his own blood, suffocating over a long period of time.
It would be quite painful.
He looked around.
The initial wave of screams had subsided.
The veteran Cockroaches.
The newly recruited Cockroaches.
Horror and terror filled their eyes.
He met their gazes one by one.
Blood dripped from his head.
He turned and walked back to the Go board.
And sat down on the folding chair.
The Cockroach Leader was screaming, clutching his wrist.
“Kyaaaaa! Uwaaa, Aaaaagh!”
“Shut up.”
He reversed his grip on the sword and struck the Cockroach Leader’s head.
Thwack!
The blunt side of the blade.
Thanks to that, his head didn’t come off.
“Ugh!”
The Cockroach Leader’s screams stopped.
He said,
“Anyone who runs dies.”
The Cockroaches, whether frozen in fear, in a state of panic, or understanding his words, remained rooted to the spot.
He looked at Tae-young and Jun-hyuk.
What filled their eyes…
Was shock.
In an instant, nearly twenty people had been dismembered and were lying on the ground.
This was a sight neither they nor the Cockroaches had ever witnessed before.
He said,
“Come and get this. Distribute it to everyone.”
He pointed at the bow and the wooden basket filled with arrows.
The shock in Tae-young and Jun-hyuk’s eyes quickly faded.
“Y…Yes. Understood.”
“Yes, Sung-hoon.”
They had been badly beaten.
Were they okay?
He hoped they wouldn’t suffer a cerebral hemorrhage or concussion.
They walked towards him.
They didn’t stumble.
Although their faces were bruised, there didn’t seem to be anything wrong with their heads.
That was a relief.
They lifted the wooden basket together.
They grunted, which meant it was quite heavy.
The Cockroaches hesitantly made way.
They looked at him cautiously.
He tore his gaze away from their backs and glared at each of the Cockroaches.
Then he turned his head.
The Cockroach Leader.
He was trembling, clutching his impaled wrist.
He was panting and sweating profusely.
Or maybe those were tears.
They mixed with the blood and streamed down his cheeks.
He said,
“That’s why I was covered in blood back then. As you probably know now.”
The Cockroach Leader panted and looked around. Intestines were scattered everywhere.
Food and feces from the severed intestines mixed with blood and littered the ground.
The Cockroach Leader was looking at the scene.
Even though he had beaten his comrades to death, he had never witnessed such a gruesome sight.
He didn’t seem to understand what he was saying.
It didn’t matter.
He said,
“I knew you were spying on us. I let it slide because I was busy.”
He had been busy leveling up.
The Cockroach Leader slowly raised his eyes.
His earlier arrogance was gone.
He said,
“It seems you gathered some people while I let you be. Feeling all high and mighty with some backup, huh, Cockroach?”
The man just panted silently.
He was looking at him.
He could sense the emotions in his eyes.
He didn’t dare look away.
He slowly tilted his head.
“Look at these dead people. They all died because of you. Don’t you feel sorry?”
The Cockroach Leader didn’t answer.
He just looked at him, tears, sweat, and blood streaming down his face.
He chuckled and said casually,
“I discovered something. You know what it is?”
He wasn’t expecting an answer.
He smiled and looked at the man.
It was a rather ferocious smile.
“It doesn’t take any effort to kill a person.”
That was right. Strength, as a stat, wasn’t consumed when killing a person.
It was only consumed when killing Malignant Entities.
That’s what he meant, but the Cockroach Leader, and the other Cockroaches, seemed to have interpreted it quite differently.
Their faces paled.
Of course, they wouldn’t know about him.
He crossed his arms and looked at the Cockroach Leader.
His pale face was filled with nothing but fear and terror.
His eyes were almost pitiful.
He sighed.
“Haa, really.”
He stood up and grabbed the embedded swords.
And pulled them out.
“Ugh!”
The Cockroach Leader trembled, clutching his arm.
He said,
“Go back. I’ll let you live.”
The Cockroach Leader slowly raised his head and looked at him.
He smiled.
“I said I’ll let you live. Go back. Can’t you understand?”
The man’s jaw trembled.
He didn’t move.
He raised his sword and pointed it at the Cockroaches behind him.
And beckoned them.
“Come here. Take this guy away.”
The Cockroaches were still panting, some gagging, some wetting themselves.
The Cockroaches he’d gestured to looked at each other and slowly approached.
Then, cautiously looking at him, they grabbed the Cockroach Leader’s arms from both sides.
“L…Let’s go…”
“…Ugh.”
The Cockroach Leader stood up.
The three Cockroaches cautiously turned around, keeping an eye on him.
He said,
“Hey.”
The Cockroaches looked back at him.
He smiled.
Accelerate.
[Auto-cast: Accelerate]
He gripped his swords with both hands and approached the Cockroach Leader.
He swung his sword at the man’s right elbow.
Slash
The arm was severed.
He took another step forward and severed the man’s left elbow as well.
Both arms were gone.
He stood facing the Cockroach Leader.
He reversed his grip on the swords and raised his arms.
The tips of the two swords were aimed at the Cockroach Leader’s eyes.
Accelerate wore off.
He thrust the swords.
The blades pierced the Cockroach Leader’s eyes.
The man’s face contorted instantly.
“…Kyaaaaaaaaagh!”
Thud.
The severed arms fell to the ground.
The Cockroaches screamed in horror.
He slowly pulled out the swords.
The Cockroach Leader howled in agony.
He said,
“I’ll let you live. Live like this, unable to see or lay a hand on anyone.”
And he smiled.
“Kyaaa! Uwaaaaagh!”
The man raised his bleeding arms, trying to cover his bleeding eyes. But he had no hands.
The Cockroach Leader clung to his men and screamed endlessly.
He said,
“Hey, stop the bleeding. What are you doing? He’ll die.”
One of the trembling Cockroaches frantically unbuckled his belt and wrapped it around the Cockroach Leader’s arms.
Seeing this, another Cockroach unbuckled his belt as well.
He shifted his gaze from the Cockroaches tending to the Leader to the others around them.
“You. Clean up these bodies. And get out of here.”
The Cockroaches didn’t dare move, their eyes fixed on his every move.
He bared his teeth and said,
“If you show your faces here again, I’ll kill you all.”
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Satisfying❤️ he could’ve cut their limbs off tho what if they come back with a gun, anyways thanks for the chappie!