How a Two-Life Scoundrel Lives - Chapter 47
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【Chapter 47】
Antiros was a mage who harbored the desire to cross forbidden boundaries and invade the Creator’s exclusive domain.
So he left the continent and built a laboratory here in the Blood-Soaked Land of Kuberin, immersing himself in chimera research using his magical and alchemical knowledge.
He had dabbled in forbidden magic in his quest to create new life forms.
The results were the various chimeras now showing hostility toward Carlisle.
Beasts, monsters, even humans.
The chimeras Antiros had created were combinations of body parts from all sorts of creatures, making them truly grotesque and horrifying in appearance.
“One who has… invaded… Father’s… domain…”
A chilling voice flowed from the mouth of a chimera with a human head.
“I shall… execute you… with death.”
Those words were the signal.
“Kyaaaaaaak!”
“Grrrrrrr!”
The chimeras all rushed toward Carlisle at once.
“Ugh.”
Without looking back, Carlisle ran toward the laboratory entrance where the scout members were waiting.
“K-kid!”
Startled Begman shouted.
“Faster! Hurry!”
Kudo’s cry could also be heard.
Swoosh, swoooosh!
Several tentacles flew toward Carlisle’s back.
Whiiiiz!
Thunk!
An arrow that barely grazed Carlisle’s side pierced through the chest of the chimera that had extended its tentacles.
It was Marder’s cover fire.
“Don’t stop, keep running! I’ve got your back!”
Even as Marder shouted this, he continuously fired arrows, providing cover for Carlisle.
Thanks to this, Carlisle was able to shake off the chimeras trying to catch him and successfully escape the laboratory, reaching the narrow passage where his comrades were waiting.
Carlisle spun around, gripped Grimgand, and took his stance.
“Kyaaaaaaak!”
A chimera that had rushed into the narrow passage leaped toward Carlisle.
Slash!
As Grimgand drew a black trajectory, the chimera that had lunged at Carlisle was cut in half and collapsed.
“Let’s fight them here.”
Having triumphantly defeated one chimera, Carlisle spoke to his comrades.
“Here we’ll only have to face two or so at a time.”
Luring the chimeras to the narrow passage and facing them one by one.
This was the method for conquering Antiros’s laboratory with a small force.
* * *
The exploration team succeeded in defeating all the chimeras after an hour-long battle.
“Heh! I was all tense thinking they were chimeras, but they weren’t much after all!”
Russell grinned with a triumphant smile.
A nose-stinging stench was wafting from Russell.
Thanks to getting soaked in the rain before entering the dungeon, his wet pants weren’t obviously noticeable, but the smell couldn’t be hidden.
“Change your pants before talking, you coward.”
Begman scolded Russell.
“You really pissed yourself a lot.”
“Private Russell, what exactly do you eat normally for the smell to be so terrible? Are you sure you eat the same rations as us?”
Marder and Kudo also frowned and avoided Russell’s vicinity.
“But were chimeras originally this weak?”
“Well.”
Carlisle answered Russell’s question.
“This is my first time seeing chimeras too, so I don’t know for sure… but maybe it’s because they’re failures?”
“Failures?”
“For chimeras created by an outstanding mage who devoted his entire life to them, they’re too crude, don’t you think?”
“Hmm.”
“Still, since they were his creations, it would be awkward to just kill them, so maybe he used them as guardians to protect the dungeon.”
“I-I see.”
Though he spoke as if he was just guessing, Carlisle’s words were actually accurate.
The guardian chimeras protecting the laboratory were Antiros’s early works – experimental pieces at best, failures to put it bluntly.
No matter how much a mage was dominated by madness, he wouldn’t want to create such inferior and grotesque monsters that possessed only instincts.
‘Antiros’s real masterpiece is somewhere else.’
Carlisle thought this as he passed the chimera corpses and entered the laboratory interior.
“There’s a corpse here. Just bones though.”
Kudo discovered what was presumably Antiros’s skeleton.
Wearing a robe and sitting dead at a desk piled high with magical materials, it was definitely Antiros.
Though he had crossed forbidden boundaries and dabbled in the prohibited magic of chimera research, his passion for research seemed genuine.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so immersed in research until the very end of his life that he died at his desk.
“Let’s take what we can. These are valuable magical materials, so even if they don’t help in immediate combat, we can sell them to mages later for a good price.”
At Carlisle’s words, Begman, Kudo, Marder, and Russell began stuffing Antiros’s belongings into the large sacks they had brought.
“Where are you going?”
“I want to look around a bit.”
“Won’t it be dangerous?”
“It should probably be fine.”
“Alright. Be careful as you look around. If you see anything that looks dangerous, absolutely don’t touch it. Though you’d know better than us.”
Begman readily allowed Carlisle to explore the laboratory interior alone.
It seemed he had no choice but to trust Carlisle since he lacked magical knowledge.
‘Now where was what located.’
Carlisle moved his steps while searching his memory.
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Inside the dungeon, there were a total of 5 rooms besides the laboratory located in the center.
‘This is the library.’
Carlisle simply passed by Antiros’s library.
He knew all too well that there was nothing particularly special besides magical materials.
‘This is the freezer room.’
He also passed by the freezer where biological materials needed for creating chimeras were stored.
He didn’t want to see with his own eyes the horrific place where all sorts of monsters, animals, and even human corpses were preserved.
‘The treasure vault. I should loot this one a bit.’
Carlisle stopped in front of the third door.
Click, when he opened the door, a room appeared with dozens of gold bars and gems as well as various artifacts neatly arranged.
Carlisle didn’t even glance at the gold bars and gems, heading straight to the display case where the artifacts were exhibited.
Money?
Of course it was important, but right now it was a completely useless resource.
After all, he couldn’t fight the Butcher Tribe with gold bars or gems.
‘What else is there.’
Carlisle’s gaze swept across the items stored on the display shelves.
Carlisle didn’t know exactly what items were stored here either.
Even when playing the game [Overlord], the items that appeared in Antiros’s Laboratory were completely random.
The list of stored items was as follows:
– Iron Fortress
– Large Subspace Inventory
– Silent Arrow
– Guerrilla Spirit
– Mutation Camouflage Suit
– Lesser Magic Amplification Bracelet
“Huh?”
Carlisle’s eyes lit up as if he’d struck gold.
“Iron Fortress and even Silent Arrow? Plus Mutation Camouflage Suit?”
The items stored in the treasure vault far exceeded Carlisle’s expectations.
[Iron Fortress]
[Iron Fortress]
A mysterious brick imbued with ancient magic.
Category: Blunt Weapon (Brick)
Grade: Legendary
Durability: 10 / 10
Effect:
– Absolute Defense
[Iron Fortress]
A mysterious brick imbued with ancient magic.
Category: Blunt Weapon (Brick)
Grade: Legendary
Durability: 10 / 10
Effect:
– Absolute Defense
[Iron Fortress]
A mysterious brick imbued with ancient magic.
Category: Blunt Weapon (Brick)
Grade: Legendary
Durability: 10 / 10
Effect:
– Absolute Defense
[Iron Fortress]
A mysterious brick imbued with ancient magic.
Category: Blunt Weapon (Brick)
Grade: Legendary
Durability: 10 / 10
Effect:
– Absolute Defense
[Iron Fortress]
A mysterious brick imbued with ancient magic.
Category: Blunt Weapon (Brick)
Grade: Legendary
Durability: 10 / 10
Effect:
– Absolute Defense
[Iron Fortress] was an item specialized for siege warfare, specifically defensive sieges, and was classified as A-grade in the game [Overlord].
Although it had the disadvantage of being passive since it only activated when under attack at a castle or fortress, it was no exaggeration to say there was no item more useful when defending a specific region.
For instance, in a desperate situation like the current crisis at Bowden Fortress, [Iron Fortress] would demonstrate power equivalent to a thousand troops.
‘The capacity is… 1 ton.’
[Large Subspace Inventory] was an item that allowed one to carry objects weighing up to 1 ton regardless of volume, so its usefulness didn’t even need to be mentioned.
“To think Silent Arrow and Mutation Camouflage Suit would appear as a set in a low-level dungeon like this.”
Carlisle muttered to himself in disbelief.
[Silent Arrow]
[Silent Arrow]
Puts them to sleep without even mice or birds knowing.
Category: Weapon (Bow)
Grade: Legendary
Durability: 8,000 / 8,000
Effect:
– Rapid Fire
– Silence
– Sniper Shot
Special Note: The range is about one-third that of ordinary bows, making it unsuitable for medium to long-range combat.
[Silent Arrow]
Puts them to sleep without even mice or birds knowing.
Category: Weapon (Bow)
Grade: Legendary
Durability: 8,000 / 8,000
Effect:
– Rapid Fire
– Silence
– Sniper Shot
Special Note: The range is about one-third that of ordinary bows, making it unsuitable for medium to long-range combat.
[Silent Arrow]
Puts them to sleep without even mice or birds knowing.
Category: Weapon (Bow)
Grade: Legendary
Durability: 8,000 / 8,000
Effect:
– Rapid Fire
– Silence
– Sniper Shot
Special Note: The range is about one-third that of ordinary bows, making it unsuitable for medium to long-range combat.
[Silent Arrow]
Puts them to sleep without even mice or birds knowing.
Category: Weapon (Bow)
Grade: Legendary
Durability: 8,000 / 8,000
Effects:
– Rapid Fire
– Silence
– Sniper Shot
Special Notes: The range is about one-third that of ordinary bows, making it unsuitable for medium to long-range combat.
[Silent Arrow]
Puts them to sleep without anyone knowing.
Category: Weapon (Bow)
Grade: Legendary
Durability: 8,000 / 8,000
Effects:
– Rapid Fire
– Silence
– Sniper Shot
Special Notes: The range is about one-third that of ordinary bows, making it unsuitable for medium to long-range combat.
[Silent Arrow] was an item specialized for close combat—by ranged weapon standards—despite being a bow.
However, its unique effect [Rapid Fire] dramatically increased an archer’s attack speed, and [Silence] greatly reduced the sound of arrows flying, making it possible to assassinate enemies without anyone knowing.
And when the [Sniper Shot] effect was activated, it allowed for medium to long-range attacks like ordinary bows for up to 3 shots, somewhat offsetting the disadvantage of short range.
[Mutation Camouflage Suit]
[Mutation Camouflage Suit]
A mysterious camouflage suit that blends with the surrounding environment.
It’s a very useful item for scouts, spies, thieves, and others whose main duties involve Search and Reconnaissance.
Category: Clothing (Top and Bottom)
Grade: Mystical
Durability: 500 / 500
Effects:
– Environmental Adaptation
[Mutation Camouflage Suit]
A mysterious camouflage suit that blends with the surrounding environment.
It’s a very useful item for scouts, spies, thieves, and others whose main duties involve Search and Reconnaissance.
Category: Clothing (Top and Bottom)
Grade: Mystical
Durability: 500 / 500
Effects:
– Environmental Adaptation
[Mutation Camouflage Suit]
A mysterious camouflage suit that blends with the surrounding environment.
It’s a very useful item for scouts, spies, thieves, and others whose main duties involve Search and Reconnaissance.
Category: Clothing (Top and Bottom)
Grade: Mystical
Durability: 500 / 500
Effects:
– Environmental Adaptation
[Mutation Camouflage Suit]
A mysterious camouflage suit that blends with the surrounding environment.
It’s a very useful item for scouts, spies, thieves, and others whose main duties involve Search and Reconnaissance.
Category: Clothing (Top and Bottom)
Grade: Mystical
Durability: 500 / 500
Effects:
– Environmental Adaptation
[Mutation Camouflage Suit]
A mysterious camouflage suit that blends with the surrounding environment.
It’s a very useful item for scouts, spies, thieves, and others whose main duties involve Search and Reconnaissance.
Category: Clothing (Top and Bottom)
Grade: Mystical
Durability: 500 / 500
Effects:
– Environmental Adaptation
‘What are the odds of getting these two as a set?’
Even in the Community where stories and information about the game [Overload] were shared, he couldn’t remember seeing a single post about getting [Silent Arrow] and [Mutation Camouflage Suit] as a set.
‘I should give this to Evangeline as a gift.’
With that thought, Carlisle picked up the [Lower-Grade Magic Amplifier].
It seemed perfectly appropriate as a return gift for receiving [Whisper of Earth], didn’t it?
[Guerrilla Spirit]
[Guerrilla Spirit]
Guer! rilla! Force!
Category: Footwear (Military Boots)
Grade: Mystical
Durability: 3,818 / 5,000
Effects:
– Mountain Traversal
[Guerrilla Spirit]
Guer! rilla! Force!
Category: Footwear (Military Boots)
Grade: Mystical
Durability: 3,818 / 5,000
Effects:
– Mountain Traversal
[Guerrilla Spirit]
Guer! rilla! Force!
Category: Footwear (Military Boots)
Grade: Mystical
Durability: 3,818 / 5,000
Effects:
– Mountain Traversal
[Guerrilla Spirit]
Guer! rilla! Force!
Category: Footwear (Military Boots)
Grade: Mystical
Durability: 3,818 / 5,000
Effects:
– Mountain Traversal
[Guerrilla Spirit]
Guer! rilla! Force!
Category: Footwear (Military Boots)
Grade: Mystical
Durability: 3,818 / 5,000
Effect:
– Mountain Traversal
[Guerrilla Spirit] increased movement speed in mountain terrain, making it perfect for Carlisle who served in the Scout Unit.
Judging by the considerable wear, it was clear that the old and sick Antiros had worn these when moving through mountain terrain.
‘Wearing someone else’s shoes is a bit…’
Though reluctant, Carlisle took off his military boots and forced his feet into [Guerrilla Spirit].
Squish, [Guerrilla Spirit] slightly shrank to fit Carlisle’s foot size, providing a comfortable fit.
‘After 200 years, any athlete’s foot germs would have disappeared too.’
Carlisle earnestly prayed that old Antiros didn’t have athlete’s foot, then called the senior soldiers from the Laboratory.
“You can put them in here.”
Carlisle opened his [Large Subspace Inventory] so the senior soldiers could put their sacks inside.
“Is, is this that subspace inventory thing or whatever?”
“Yes.”
“Magic really is incredible.”
Begman clicked his tongue in amazement.
“And Corporal Marder?”
“Hm?”
“Take that bow and camouflage suit over there.”
“Me?”
“They’re artifacts optimized for Scout Unit archers, so they’ll suit you best, Corporal Marder.”
“Shouldn’t we report to Sir Helen first?”
“Since this place was discovered through my information, the ownership rights should belong to me.”
“Are you sure about that?”
“What does it matter anyway? No one’s going to come check, and if we all just keep quiet, that’s the end of it.”
“That, that’s true.”
“Don’t be shy, just take them. You might never get another chance to have such precious items in your lifetime.”
“Alright then.”
Marder glanced at Begman and took the [Silent Arrow] and [Mutation Camouflage Suit].
Carlisle thoroughly gathered all the gold bars, gems, and various miscellaneous items from the Treasure Vault, stuffed them into his [Large Subspace Inventory], then headed to the Fourth Room with the senior soldiers.
‘This is the real deal.’
Click, the Fourth Room opened.
“This… looks like some kind of hatchery?”
Kudo said this because the Fourth Room contained eggs of various sizes.
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