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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: JayM
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“Ugh…”
Inverted pentagrams were etched on the palms of my hands.
It was a crooked, inverted pentagram that looked like it had been carved onto my hand with a knife.
With this, I no longer had the hassle of drawing a pentagram with my fingers when summoning tentacles.
“Phew…”
Still, it didn’t hurt as much as the pain I felt when the Mark of the Myriad Demons was branded on me.
Thanks to that, I was able to quickly regain my composure.
“Oppa… That thing just now… You’re really okay, right?”
“Yeah, I’m fine. Sorry for worrying you. But Eun-ji, do I have any scars on my forehead?”
I asked if the mark was visible on my forehead.
Anyone would be wary of someone with a strange mark on their forehead.
If I wanted to deceive someone or present a good image, a mark on my forehead wouldn’t be helpful.
I hoped the brand wouldn’t have any visible marks…
“Um… There’s nothing there…”
Fortunately, it wasn’t a physical mark that could be seen with the naked eye.
I suspected that it was engraved on my soul instead.
A mark engraved on the soul. How terrifying…
More than that, Eun-ji’s gaze on me was very intense…
It was filled with affection.
“Master, are you really alright?”
Ha-rin also came closer as well while looking worried.
She must have been concerned about what had happened after hearing my scream.
But Ha-rin’s gaze was also intense.
It felt like a strong desire?
Lust?
What was wrong with these two?
Was something really wrong with me?
“I’m fine. You don’t need to worry.”
I was really fine…
I had no problems.
I did feel a strange and unpleasant sensation when the god entered my mind right after the Human Sacrifice, but my body wasn’t taken over, and I wasn’t mentally affected.
That evil god, whether it was Kashnax or whatever, simply gave me something in return for the offering.
I didn’t feel any intention to directly harm me or to torment me to satisfy its sadistic desires.
Rather, it felt gentle.
Why was that?
It was definitely painful.
But the god’s touch on my soul seemed caring.
Was this… stockholm syndrome or something?
My mind and body were now mortgaged to Kashnax, so my brain might be forcibly beautifying it as a good memory.
‘I hope I don’t connect with the god like this every time I perform a Human Sacrifice…’
I wasn’t sure.
I would only know after killing more and offering them to the god.
‘I’d rather not have its attention.’
Honestly, I didn’t think I would benefit from receiving excessive attention from a god who devoured human souls with relish.
“By the way, Oppa…”
“Hm?”
“You seem… a lot more… handsome? Hmmm… When I look at you closely, I definitely feel it.”
“Huh? So suddenly?”
Eun-ji touched my face with her hands as if to confirm something.
But what was this about becoming more handsome…
Eun-ji was a horror movie maniac, so maybe she found my blood-soaked appearance sexy…
That was a pretty dangerous taste though.
Having to cover myself in blood to excite Eun-ji… That would be a bit difficult for me…
“Hmm… Ha-rin.”
“Yes, Unnie.”
“Don’t you think so, too?”
“Definitely… His facial structure is still the same… but his features seem a bit more defined… His aura has also definitely… changed. It’s completely different from my first impression of him… How charming…”
Now Ha-rin had also joined Eun-ji in touching my face.
What was with them?
Why were they doing this…?
Was it because of the Mark of the Myriad Demons…?
It didn’t seem like it was because of that…
Could it be… because my Magic stat had increased?
The effect of exceeding 200 Magic… might be manifesting in this way.
Perhaps my charm or charisma had increased…
Not bad.
Let’s pretend not to know and just enjoy this situation.
“Hmm… Oppa.”
“Huh? What’s wrong with you two?”
“It’s nothing, Oppa. I like you.”
“I like you, too.”
“Haha. Me too.”
After their sudden confessions, they both hugged me.
They didn’t seem to mind that we were covered in blood.
Well, we were all a mess right now.
I wanted to take a shower quickly.
Of course, I had to deal with the zombies that might still be inside the supermarket first.
“Anyway, is this everyone who survived?”
Fortunately, all nine Awakened had survived.
But almost all the non-Awakened had died.
Only three out of 33 non-Awakened survived, so it was practically a complete annihilation.
‘A couple of thugs whose names I don’t know, and a trembling woman…’
In a way, wasn’t it amazing that the three of them had actually survived?
These three weren’t former special forces members or anything, but they managed to survive that chaos.
It seemed like these two guys had resisted the zombies back-to-back, and the woman had survived by sticking close to the Awakened Hwang Soo-min while running away like crazy.
“What are your names?”
Since they had survived so desperately, I should at least ask their names.
“I’m Koo Ji-hwan, Hyung-nim…”
“I’m Kim Do-kyung.”
“I-I… I’m Kang Ha-young…”
The expressions of the three surviving non-Awakened didn’t look very happy.
They looked very gloomy and bitter.
Well, it was understandable since all the people they knew had died.
And they must have felt powerless in front of the special zombies, so it was natural for them to be even more depressed.
Especially Kang Ha-young, who was constantly looking around anxiously as if she had PTSD.
She looked like she was about to piss herself.
‘Which of these three should I make a Player?’
I was planning to make one of the three survivors a Player, that is, an Awakened.
Using the Account Creation Card sold by the peddler, even a non-Awakened could become an Awakened.
‘They’ve survived this far, which is impressive. These three are more than qualified to become Players.’
It was just unfortunate that I could only make one of them a Player.
I didn’t know when I would meet the peddler again, and even if I did, there was no guarantee that he would be selling the Account Creation Card again.
The two who weren’t chosen might have to fight as non-Awakened until they died.
‘Well, it’s not something I should worry too much about.’
They should blame their own fate for not becoming Awakened.
“Hey, Ha-young. Look up.”
“H-huh? Yes.”
“Hmm.”
Her appearance was just average.
Her body wasn’t particularly attractive either.
She was timid, and she looked very haggard from running away from zombies until just a moment ago.
If you asked if she had a decadent charm… I would say she just looked worn out.
‘She’s not going to work. Even if I make her an Awakened, in her current state… But still, it’s more useful to make a woman an Awakened.’
The two thugs could still fight to some extent even if they weren’t Awakened.
But the ordinary woman, Kang Ha-young, would be difficult to use unless she was Awakened.
She needed the help of stats to exert strength comparable to an adult male.
In our current situation, where could I use a non-Awakened woman?
With so many eyes watching us, I couldn’t even have her satisfy the other male slaves’ sexual desires, so she was useless as she was.
Turning her into an Awakened would make her more useful.
‘I’m sorry for the other two, but I have to make Kang Ha-young an Awakened.’
“I’ll buy this.”
“A good choice.”
I immediately bought the Account Creation Card from the peddler and handed it to Kang Ha-young.
“Take this.”
“Wh, what is this…?”
“If you use this, you can become an Awakened too.”
“Wow. Lucky…”
“H, Hyung-nim… I can fight well, too…!”
Koo Ji-hwan swallowed hard as he stared at the card.
His eyes were filled with intense desire.
He was probably internally drooling.
Kim Do-kyung looked at me pitifully and stomped his feet as if to show that he could fight better.
“I’ll give you one next time, too.”
“O, okay!”
“I’ll work hard!”
I said it anyway.
Honestly, I thought they would both be dead by the time I got another Account Creation Card.
“Anyway. Can you kneel?”
“Yes?”
“Kneel down!”
“Eek…! Yes…!”
Kang Ha-young quickly knelt.
She had already submitted to me long ago.
All I had to do was mark her forehead.
I naturally pricked my finger and brought it to Kang Ha-young’s forehead.
I should make her a slave first and then have her draw the card.
Sizzle!
“You are now my slave. No self-harm. No betrayal. Do not harm the team. Keep that in mind.”
“Y, yes…”
Since I had plenty of mana, I didn’t hesitate to make her my slave.
Only after being made a slave could Kang Ha-young use the card.
“I, I’ll use it now…”
“Alright.”
Since she was drawing the card, I hoped for a hidden class…!
Kang Ha-young tore open the silver foil containing the card.
Flash!
With a bright light, a card was held in her hand.
“What is it? What did you get?”
“Um… Carnage Vampire…?”
“What? Carnage what? What kind of class did you draw…?”
My luck of 666 had done it again!
The name itself was unusual.
Carnage Vampire.
Did it mean a vampire of carnage?
“I, I don’t know… Huh…?”
Crack…!
The moment the card disappeared from her hand, a sound of bones twisting was heard, and Kang Ha-young screamed.
“Argh!!!!”
She writhed on the ground, seemingly in unbearable pain.
“Wh, what!?”
“Argh!!! Argh!!”
“Hey! Stop!”
No matter how much pain she was in, she was a slave and had to obey my orders unconditionally…
She should…
“Ugh… Huff… Argh!!!”
That slave tried to resist my order!
“Damn it…! Stop! Stop it! You bastard!!!”
“Grrr…!!!”
Only after I repeated the same command several more times did she finally stop rolling around.
“Argh…”
But something… changed..
It wasn’t just her aura or appearance…
‘It’s like her species itself has changed…?’
Ha-young’s skin had become pale like that of a dead person’s.
Moreover, her canines had become very long, and the tips of her ears had become pointed.
And most of all, her hair had turned white, and her eyes were bloodshot red.
‘Wow… Sh, she’s… devastatingly beautiful… So she’s a vampire now…?’
Gulp…
She had become so beautiful that it made me drool.
Her original face was still faintly there, but it was like she had undergone plastic surgery.
Wouldn’t it be fair to say that she was now almost as beautiful as Eun-ji?
Maybe… even more so.
“Ha… ha…”
“Hey… are you okay?”
“Y-yes… Huff… huff… I, I’m okay now…”
This seemed like a hidden class.
She was still level 0, so I didn’t know exactly what kind of class it was.
I could have her kill a zombie later.
Then I would know what this ‘Carnage Vampire’ class, with its ominous name, was all about.
“Alright. What’s important is that you became an Awakened. Congratulations! Work hard from now on.”
I patted the shoulder of Ha-young, who was sitting blankly on the ground while fiddling with her hands.
“T, thank you.”
She seemed to be in a strange state… but she looked tired for now, so I would look into it in detail later.
“Ugh…”
Ha-young seemed to be enduring something.
Because of that, no one approached her.
“O, Oppa… is that person… really going to be okay?”
“Um… I think so. Probably.”
“Her eyes are a bit… scary…”
“Let’s leave her alone for now.”
“Yes, Master.”
I hoped she wasn’t craving blood…
‘Honestly, with that appearance… I wouldn’t mind letting her suck my blood once… I should add her to my harem depending on her condition.’
I couldn’t miss the chance to legally sleep with a vampire.
I should definitely take a closer look at Kang Ha-young one day.
But for now, I should leave her alone since she seemed to be adjusting to her new body.
“Well, let’s get some rest for now!”
“Yes. You did well!”
Ha Jin-seong answered the most energetically.
He was happier than anyone that he and his brother had survived.
‘It’s getting quieter since it’s morning…’
No more zombies were climbing up to the rooftop.
I didn’t know how many were left inside the supermarket, but I could now rest for a bit.
“Sigh… I’m tired… Oppa, I’m going to rest for a while…”
“Me too… Master, I’m sorry, but I’m going to lie down for a bit.”
“Hehe. Alright. Rest well. You both did really well today.”
I wanted to kiss their cheeks, but I refrained because I thought they would taste like blood.
“Hehe… Oppa, you were really amazing too. The best!”
“Master is the best… I only trust Master…!”
With those words, Eun-ji and Ha-rin laid down on the blood-soaked floor.
They must have been so tired that they couldn’t bear it anymore.
Well, they did go crazy fighting against the special zombies, so it must have been hard to even breathe.
They worked really hard to bring down the War Boys.
Even though I landed the final blows, they were the ones who beat them down so I could kill them.
Their physical labor must have been extreme.
‘Sigh… I’m so damn tired.’
I wanted to lie down between the two, but I couldn’t because I felt like I wouldn’t be able to get up if I did.
There was still a lot I had to do.
I had to choose skills, and I also had 6 achievement rewards that I could claim.
“May I lean on your bag for a bit?”
“Sure. Go ahead.”
I sat down while leaning against the peddler’s bag because I was too tired to sit up straight.
The peddler didn’t seem to care whether I leaned on his bag or not.
He didn’t seem to want any interaction with us other than selling his wares.
I wasn’t sure if it was because he was an NPC or because we hadn’t built up enough rapport yet.
“J, Jo-joon-ssi, have some water.”
As I plopped down, Hwang Soo-min quickly brought me a bag containing bottled water and chocolate bars.
We had placed bags of bottled water and chocolate bars all over the rooftop.
It was decided the day before to place them in advance in case the battle dragged on so we could eat while fighting.
The woman who suggested it had died early on, though.
“Oh, thanks.”
“Haha…”
Hwang Soo-min’s hand trembled slightly as she handed me the water and the chocolate bars.
Her expression was also somewhat awkward, and her cheeks were slightly red…
Was she cold?
She kept glancing at my face, and she seemed strangely self-conscious. Perhaps it was because she hadn’t made a significant contribution in this battle.
‘She really doesn’t need to be so self-conscious.’
I knew from the get-go that Hwang Soo-min wouldn’t be of much help in this battle anyway.
Mages were a late-blooming class.
She would show her true worth when she grew stronger, learned more skills, and increased her Magic.
“Hey, how did Lee Eun-hye get hurt?”
“Um… She was trying to save me…”
“I see. Hmm. Alright. You can go.”
“Yes…!”
Hwang Soo-min bowed her head and quickly went to the Ha brothers.
I remembered that she had been raped by Ha Jin-seong before.
But now she was dealing with him without any changes in her expression.
Was it because I ordered her not to do anything that would harm the team?
“Here, everyone. Have some.”
Hwang Soo-min handed out bottled water and chocolate bars to the others as well.
Then she returned to Lee Eun-hye, who was sitting on the ground while trembling.
For reference, she didn’t approach Kang Ha-young.
The atmosphere that the latter exuded was so fierce that no one approached her.
“S, sob… U, unnie…”
“Eun-hye…”
Like Hwang Soo-min, Lee Eun-hye hadn’t made any significant contributions.
Her left arm was scratched by the zombies’ claws.
Because of that, her complexion was pale, and she didn’t look well.
She wouldn’t turn into a zombie unless she was directly bitten, but it seemed like the claws had infected her with corpse poison.
If left untreated, the wound might become necrotic or fester, and she might lose the use of her arm.
It wasn’t right to leave it when I knew how to fix it.
It would be a huge waste of human resources to lose an archer.
I should treat her first.
“Hey, Lee Eun-hye. Come here.”
“Yes?”
“Come here.”
“O, okay.”
Lee Eun-hye, who had been sticking close to Hwang Soo-min, flinched at my call and stood up.
Hwang Soo-min quickly helped her to me.
“Sit here.”
“Yes…”
She looked resigned.
Did she think I was going to kill her?
“Let me see your arm.”
“M, my arm?”
“Yeah. Soo-min, help me roll up her sleeve.”
“Yes. Just a moment.”
The wound was quite serious.
It was a nasty gash from being clawed, and it was oozing pus.
“I’m going to treat the wound on your arm now. Grit your teeth because it’s going to hurt a lot.”
“Y, you can heal wounds too?”
Hwang Soo-min looked at me with admiration.
I did pick a pretty amazing class.
“Yeah, but it really hurts a lot. So, Eun-hye, bite down on something.”
“Yes…!”
Hearing that she could be healed, Lee Eun-hye rolled up a torn piece of her inner wear and bit down on it hard.
Hwang Soo-min held Lee Eun-hye’s right hand tightly and closed her eyes as if praying.
“Phew.”
I was going to use the skill ‘Surging Flesh’ on Lee Eun-hye now.
It was a skill I hadn’t used much except for after I marked my slaves and needed to stop the bleeding on my finger.
Today, it would fulfill its purpose.
“Shud-Sera-Akam.”
I placed my hand over Lee Eun-hye’s wound and chanted the spell, and a purple light emitted from my hand and seeped into the wound.
“Ugh!!!! Ugh!!!”
Lee Eun-hye thrashed about in pain.
“Endure it! It’s the process of wound healing! You can’t leave the wound like this! Bear with it!”
“Ugh….”
Lee Eun-hye shed tears as she endured the pain.
Her right hand, which was holding Hwang Soo-min’s hand, was trembling.
The wound was long and deep, so it must have been very painful.
But it was still better than becoming crippled, right?
“Alright, it’s done.”
“Huff… Huff… Huff…”
“Eun-hye! Y, your arm… It’s completely healed…”
“Phew… That hurt… like hell… Thank you…”
For some reason, Lee Eun-hye’s complexion looked worse, but the wound was healed.
“Anyone else who’s hurt, tell me.”
“Um… Hyung-nim. Can you also look at my fractured ankle?”
Ha Jin-woo quickly raised his hand.
“Um… I don’t know if this can heal fractures. Let’s try it first.”
The skill was called Surging Flesh.
It said it could quickly heal external wounds, so maybe it could heal fractures too?
I had plenty of mana anyway, so let’s give it a try.
“Shud-Sera-Akam.”
Again, a purple light emitted from my hand.
“Ugh… This… hurts… a lot…”
The healing this time wasn’t as dramatic as the laceration wound treatment, but it seemed better than before.
The pain also seemed to be less since the effect wasn’t as obvious.
“Phew. It’s done.”
“Thank you!”
“Hyung-nim! Me too!”
Kim Min-joon and Kim Il-woo also approached me.
From then on, I spent some time treating those who were injured.
Ah… I still need to choose our skills…
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T/N – Lol at the MC experiencing Stockholm Syndrome with his evil god. But, damn. A hot, sexy vampire? Maybe the MC’s feeling of Kashnax caring for him wasn’t complete BS after all. A skill upgrade, increased charm, and a hot vampire slave. Pretty good welfare package from an evil god.
If you find any mistakes, feel free to point them out in the comments.
Thanks jay!
Hatur nuhun for chapter