I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 4

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Episode 4

Episode 4

-Kiiiii!

Another ratman comes charging.

This one was also holding a crude sword.

The faint light emitted by the night moss.

I can see the sword’s movement reflected in that light.

-Swish!

I immediately twisted my body.

-Clang!

The ratman’s sword embeds into the cave wall.

When it pulls the handle, the rusted blade simply snaps off.

-Ki, kit?!

So even monsters know how to be flustered.

I gripped the sword I had obtained from the previous ratman properly.

-Stab!!!

And without hesitation, I pierced its throat.

-…!!

It couldn’t even let out a death cry.

-Gush!!!

When I twisted the sword that had precisely pierced the blood vessel, blood poured out like a waterfall.

And at the same time.

Something extinguished within the ratman’s small, cloudy eyes that had degenerated.

I pulled out the sword as it was.

There was no time to catch my breath.

-Kiiiii!

-Kiiiik!!

It seems there weren’t just one or two ratmen nearby.

A pack of at least five or more.

‘Can I handle three of them?’

For a moment, doubt crept in.

But.

-Drip….

The blood soaked all over the crude sword.

Thanks to that hot, sticky feeling, doubt turned into certainty.

-Rip!

I tore off the luminescent moss growing on the wall.

Then scattered it on the ground.

The luminescent moss fluttering about.

And the ominous green light scattering.

Ratmen charging through, cutting through it all.

-Kiik!!!

I got it.

These guys always swing their swords first and think later.

The first one did it, the second one did it too.

As I dodged the sword that came right up to my chest,

-Crack!!!

I drove my sword straight into the slipping ratman’s wrist.

-Kiiiiii!!!

The tearing scream confuses the remaining two.

At the same time, I picked up the sword it dropped,

-Swoosh!

And threw it at the ankle of another ratman glowing as it stepped on the luminescent moss.

-Stab!

The result was a hit.

The one with the sword stuck in its ankle also drops its sword.

I quickly rolled on the ground and picked up the sword again.

-Ki, kiiiik?!

Dealing with the last one that was hesitantly backing away was the easiest.

-Stab!!!

I just had to pierce its heart from behind.

-Stab! Stab! Stab! Stab!

Unlike when I pierced the throat, it didn’t die in one hit, so after stabbing it several times, it finally collapsed.

Maybe because the hide is quite thick.

“Phew….”

A lot of blood had splattered.

Not enough to be completely covered, but.

‘This is unpleasant.’

When I pulled out the sword, the ratman’s body collapsed with a thud.

-Kiiii!!!

-Kiiiik!!!

The one with the pierced wrist.

The one with the pierced ankle.

The two ratmen scream.

But strangely, it didn’t bother me at all.

“…That’s what you get for coming here.”

I firmly stomped on the throat of the ratman that had fallen while clutching its ankle.

-Crack!!

Along with the sound of the neck bone breaking, the screaming also stops.

“This is a survival battle anyway.”

I bent down and pulled the sword from the dead one’s ankle.

“If you had just waited quietly, it would have been over….”

Holding swords in both hands, as I walked step by step toward the last one.

-Ki, kiiii! Kit! Kiiiik!!

The ratman struggling with its wrist stuck in the cave wall.

-Stab!!!!

Two swords simultaneously embed into its head.

Instant death.

There was no time to see the light in its eyes fade away.

“Haa, haa….”

I’m out of breath from dealing with them in such a rush.

I thought my stamina had improved a lot….

Is it different inside a dungeon after all?

-Tss tss tss….

That’s when it happened.

Along with the feeling of all my body hair standing up, my vision becomes clear.

“This is….”

Level up.

No one had told me, but I could instinctively sense it.

“Wow…”

Amazing.

A refreshing feeling like I’d just woken up from a good sleep!

Even though I was soaked in Ratman blood, I felt as fresh as if I’d just taken a shower.

So this is leveling up!

I thought I might need to rest, but it seems unnecessary.

I pulled out the knives embedded in the dead Ratmen’s bodies.

Four in total, excluding the broken one.

They’re all crude beyond belief, but they’ll come in handy if I keep them.

I collected all four knives.

While pulling out the knife embedded in the hard skull, I noticed something.

It seems like I’ve gotten stronger too.

The way it came out so easily with a swoosh.

‘Thank goodness.’

One thing I heard during training was that everything was good, but my strength was lacking.

If my strength increases with each level up.

That means my weaknesses are being offset.

But anyway…

What should I do now?

I quickly checked the system window.

7 hours and 30 minutes…

That’s longer than I thought.

I suppose it’s because this is a ‘survival battle.’

“…”

But.

Don’t I not need to wait around?

Even if Tutorial 9 is a ‘survival battle.’

‘I can just kill them all.’

My spine tingles.

Similar to what I felt when I first killed a Ratman.

Just from thinking about it.

Is this also an effect of Thousand Deaths?

‘I wonder if this is good or bad…’

Anyway, it seems better to try something rather than endure the remaining 7 hours and 30 minutes here covered in Ratman blood.

It’s not empty bravado.

Because I realized I can easily kill Ratmen.

Like seeing the answer sheet before an exam.

When I can see all the answers, there’s no reason not to do it.

That would be the stupid thing to do.

‘Good.’

Then let’s give it a try.

I looked toward the inner depths of the cave that stretched ahead.

A fork in the path.

One side is where the Ratmen came from.

The other side is where luminescent moss grows.

“Hmm…”

I carefully observed both paths, then headed toward where the luminescent moss was growing.

There probably aren’t any more monsters where the Ratmen came from.

If there were, they would have come out long ago when I was killing those three.

Then there’s only one place left.

I moved forward, stepping on the luminescent moss that gave off a gentle glow.

Except for the occasional drip, drip of water droplets, no other sounds could be heard.

How long had I walked like that?

The cave path that had been gradually narrowing suddenly widened.

And what appeared was.

-Drip, drip, drip…

A space so wide it was hard to believe it was inside a cave.

In the center, there was something like a fairly large spring.

‘A spring in a place like this?’

The moment I saw the clear water, I felt thirsty.

Drinking just anything would be dangerous, but the spring looks very clean.

Even if I don’t drink it, couldn’t I at least wash my hands?

The moment I tried to approach the spring.

-Tingle!

The top of my head stings.

It felt like an invisible thread was connected to the top of my head, and someone was pulling it.

I instinctively moved my body.

In the direction the invisible thread was pulling me.

-Whoosh!

And at the same time, a spear flew and embedded where I had been standing.

-Clatter!

A roughly carved wooden stick with a Ratman’s knife crudely tied to the end.

It’s so crude it’s embarrassing to call it a spear.

A Ratman?

Then I’ll have to kill it.

-Swish!

I quickly threw one of the Ratman knives I had collected.

All I can see is darkness, but I can sense it.

The fact that there’s something there trying to kill me.

‘Die.’

-Clang!!

However, the knife was deflected straight back from the darkness.

The knife spun around and embedded itself in the cave wall.

‘What?’

A Ratman couldn’t possibly deflect a knife.

Far from deflecting it, it wouldn’t even be able to dodge.

Then.

That means what’s over there isn’t a Ratman.

-Hiss!

An ominous breathing sound flows out.

A shadow walking out from the darkness.

At first glance, it looks like a large person.

But it’s not human.

‘Lizardman…!!’

A reptilian race with a body covered in blue-green scales.

“To dodge my attack. Hissss.”

“…”

“You don’t seem to be a weak human. Hissss.”

Flicking its split black tongue, the creature grins wickedly.

Teeth incomparably sharper than the Ratman’s.

Vertically slit predator’s eyes were staring at me.

It was observing me.

And.

I was observing it as well.

‘That thing….’

My gaze was fixed on the Lizardman’s waist.

To be precise, on something wrapped around its waist.

‘They’re human.’

There was no mistaking it.

Dark red entrails wrapped around like a belt.

And two severed heads tied together with those entrails.

One was the Man from the dining hall.

The other was the Man who always said “you know.”

Seeing blood still dripping from the severed necks.

They had clearly been cut not long ago.

They probably died as soon as they entered.

“To meet three humans in the tutorial. Hisss.”

The Lizardman opens its mouth wide in a grin.

“I’m really lucky. Hissss, hiss.”

The Lizardman wasn’t the same kind of monster as the Ratman.

A different race.

Species from other dimensions that participate in Babel Tower’s tutorial, just like humans.

They were the reason the tutorial’s survival rate became even more brutal.

Because most of them are stronger than humans.

Among them, Lizardmen were a race famous for being warlike.

Sometimes different races help each other in the tutorial.

But there are also races that refuse any interaction with other species.

Lizardmen were one of those races.

Interaction?

What interaction.

Lizardmen are actually a race that enjoys ‘cannibalism.’

Humans have no scales, little fur, and soft skin, making them a delicacy.

‘…Then I guess I have to kill it?’

There’s no way to communicate.

Just like humans and pigs can’t communicate with each other.

Then there’s only one method.

Kill before being killed.

-Yes, let’s kill it.

-Let’s kill it for the humans!

-Kill it!

-Kill it!

-Kill it!

Something flashed in my head and began whispering.

But I had no time to think about what it was.

Because the Lizardman had gripped its sword.

I had to move faster than it.

“You look delicious, human!”

With hissing sounds, it draws its sword.

And simultaneously, I kicked a fist-sized stone that was lying gently on the luminescent moss.

I’d never learned anything like this in training.

My body just moved naturally.

Instinctively.

-Thwack!

The stone hit the Lizardman’s left eye precisely.

“Kraaaah!!!”

The Lizardman screams.

I didn’t miss that opportunity and quickly rushed toward the Lizardman.

-Whoosh!

Lizardman scales are famous for being tough.

So naturally, the Ratman’s crude sword wouldn’t work on them.

It would be fortunate if it didn’t break.

That’s why I didn’t even touch the sword.

Instead.

-Squish!!!

I stabbed the Lizardman’s right eye without hesitation.

This vivid sensation of my finger gouging through the eyeball.

“Kraaah!!!”

The Lizardman’s screams grew even louder.

That sound was like a fanfare to my ears.

-Clang!

It flailed and dropped the sword it was holding.

And simultaneously, I quickly lowered my stance and picked up the sword it had dropped.

It’s an incomparably better sword than the Ratman’s crude blade.

The handle is solid, and the blade gleams wickedly sharp.

With this much.

I should be able to skin the Lizardman without any problem.

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