Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 10
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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 010
10. Trap
After sending the text, Lee Hwi Yong waited anxiously.
Hoping that Lee Tae Seong would take the bait.
“Hey. Do you think he’ll accept if you just ask to meet out of nowhere? You should send something more convincing.”
“Why? I said I’d apologize.”
“After you two went at each other with blades, you think he’ll just accept? Tsk.”
His friend’s criticism annoyed him, but he couldn’t deny it.
It was a sloppy plan.
But.
“Huh? A text came!”
Lee Hwi Yong’s eyes widened at the reply.
[Lee Tae Seong: Forget the apology, just buy me food.]
“He’s asking for food? From me?”
“What? He actually accepted?”
“Is he an idiot?”
“Doesn’t he realize it’s a trap?”
“He fell for it easier than expected?”
The corners of Lee Hwi Yong’s mouth turned up.
This might work out easier than he thought.
Tap tap tap.
He hurriedly sent a reply before changing his mind.
[Lee Hwi Yong: I’ll buy! Should we meet at the same place as before?]
[Lee Tae Seong: Yeah]
Lee Hwi Yong clenched his fist.
“Yes!”
He took the bait.
Now all that was left was to reel him in.
“You guys wait at the prepared location. I’ll lure him there.”
“Okay.”
“If we end up fighting, don’t kill him carelessly. I want to enjoy it very slowly before killing him.”
“This bastard’s a real pervert.”
“You’re just realizing that now?”
Whatever.
As long as he could repay the debt from last time.
‘I’ll get my revenge exactly the same way, Lee Tae Seong. I’ll show you clearly what the price is for messing with me.’
Lee Hwi Yong’s eyes gleamed menacingly.
My life hasn’t been smooth since birth.
I grew up in the hands of orphanage teachers without knowing who my parents were.
At school, I was bullied for being an orphan, which made me develop a timid personality.
In the midst of all that, there was one friend I made.
“Over here!”
That bastard waving over there is Lee Hwi Yong.
I cut ties with him now, but I was curious about what kind of scheme he was up to, so I agreed to meet him again.
‘Skill Copy.’
[The target only has one skill, so copying will be attempted immediately.]
[You have copied the skill ‘Scattering Blades’.]
As soon as I saw him, I acquired his skill and smiled as if I was happy to see him.
“Did you wait long?”
“No, I just got here. Haven’t had breakfast yet?”
“Yeah. I’m starving to death.”
“I felt this before too, but you’ve changed a bit? Your way of speaking…”
“When a person goes through something big enough to be shocking, they’re bound to change.”
Seeming concerned about my way of speaking, he spoke carefully.
“I’m sorry about last time… I spoke too harshly to you, didn’t I? I understand that you were hurt.”
Hurt?
Does this bastard think I was hurt because of him?
“What I said before wasn’t sincere. I said it in anger. Friends can do that to each other, right?”
“Right. They can.”
“The herder part-time job? That was also just something I said without thinking. I never really intended to make you do it.”
“I know. I know.”
When I smiled pleasantly, he also smiled brightly.
“So, we’re all good now, right?”
“No, you haven’t even bought me food yet.”
“Food? I’ll buy you anything! What do you want to eat? Just say it!”
“Jjajangmyeon.”
I said what I really wanted to eat.
Then he made a troubled expression.
“Uh… but what should we do? It’s too early right now, no places are open…”
“Let’s just go to a convenience store then.”
“Would that be okay?”
“Sure.”
Unlike my good-natured smile, his face was full of guilt.
That bastard, he’s good at acting.
Well, everything he’s done to me so far has been an act.
Isn’t he desperately trying to lure me in right now too?
“Ah! This should work. I’ll buy some Jjajang Ramen from the convenience store. Let’s get a room and eat to our heart’s content. You’ll drink too, right?”
“Alcohol from the morning? Sounds good.”
“Wait just a moment. I’ll be right back with it!”
Watching Hwi Yong’s back as he hurried into the convenience store, I thought.
About how I’d respond when he reveals his true nature.
‘I’ll pay him back the same way. Exactly what he was planning to do to me.’
Lee Hwi Yong had four friends.
Friends who smoked together, got in trouble together, and even fought together.
They were loyal friends who had gotten along well since high school.
It was fortunate in a way that such friends were all selected as Apostles together.
If even one of them hadn’t awakened, their friendship would have crumbled.
“Hey. Do you remember? When we first looked for a 3rd Floor herder part-timer, there was that one woman who came.”
“Ah. That woman? I remember.”
“Back then I had so many dirty thoughts watching her.”
“You too? Me too.”
“She had a pretty face and her body was really killer.”
“Right. When that bitch died while herding, I felt so sorry… ah, really.”
“Kekeke.”
“But isn’t it amazing? How did she make it to the 3rd Floor as just a regular person?”
“The 1st and 2nd Floors are honestly easy. Dark Slimes just need a mobile phone light, and Dark Rabbits are just fast rabbit level, so regular people can clear them.”
“Right. The Dark Goblins that appear on the 3rd Floor start getting difficult.”
“Who would have known she’d get stabbed by a blade and die while herding?”
“After that woman died, we hired two more but they all died before even reaching the 4th Floor.”
“Seriously, risking their lives for money. People are crazy.”
“It’s understandable though. If someone says they’ll pay ten million won for one herding job, who wouldn’t apply?”
“Believing we’d actually pay ten million won is what makes them idiots. Keke.”
When multiple people enter the same Sinkhole, they can meet in the same place.
However, they must have cleared the same number of floors, and regular people are no exception.
Even herder part-timers had to clear up to the same floor.
That’s why it was getting harder and harder to find herder part-timers.
“When are we getting a 4th Floor herder part-timer?”
“Seriously. We’re completely stuck on the 4th Floor right now.”
“It’s not easy to find regular people who’ve cleared up to the 3rd Floor.”
“Should we just try it among ourselves?”
“Hey, didn’t you see the strategy guide posted on Transcendence Net? A herder is essential for the 4th Floor.”
“We haven’t even tried it. If the five of us including Hwi Yong do it, couldn’t we clear it easily?”
“That bastard’s leg is crippled so he can’t.”
“From what I saw, it seemed almost completely healed?”
“Healed my ass. He’s still limping when he walks.”
While they were chatting.
“Hey, wait. I got a text from Hwi Yong.”
One friend checked his message.
“What’s he say?”
“He says he’ll arrive soon. Let’s get ready.”
“Okay.”
“Phew, I get excited every time this moment comes.”
“I know. That feeling when you’re about to commit a crime, right?”
“Yeah. It’s thrilling as hell.”
“Keke, you perverted bastard.”
“But don’t we need to plan our strategy?”
“What strategy? We just gang up on him and that’s it.”
“True, there’s no beating a gang-up.”
“The bastard coming now is Blade Reaper, so let’s just be careful of him drawing his blades.”
“Right, right.”
“Shh, quiet. We need to act like we’re not here now.”
“Got it.”
After waiting, the door to the abandoned factory they used as a hideout opened.
Creak.
A man entered together with Lee Hwi Yong.
“We can set up here.”
“Where is this?”
“It’s an abandoned factory. No one’s around so don’t worry.”
“You said we’d get a room so I thought we were going to a motel… why did we come here?”
At Lee Tae Seong’s question, Lee Hwi Yong grinned wickedly.
“Well….”
Thud.
He set down the bag of snacks he’d bought from the convenience store on the ground.
Swoosh!
He revealed his true nature as he floated blades in the air.
“I need to kill you where there are no CCTVs so there won’t be any evidence left behind.”
“Who else, you, you fucking bastard.”
At Lee Hwi Yong’s signal, the group that had been hiding came out.
But Lee Tae Seong already knew this.
‘He brought friends? I knew this would happen.’
One, two, three, four.
‘Five if you count Lee Hwi Yong.’
Did they think they could subdue me with just five people?
‘Not a chance.’
Skill Copy has no cooldown.
That’s why the more people there are, the more advantageous it is for me.
[Since the target only has one skill, attempting to copy immediately.]
[Copied skill ‘Time Bomb’.]
[Copied skill ‘Chokehold’.]
Because I can copy all their skills like this.
‘I’ve copied all the skills of the guys here.’
Including Lee Hwi Yong’s, I gained five skills.
I know exactly which Transcendent Spirit skills they are.
“Hwi Yong. That bastard looks shocked.”
Including Lee Hwi-yong’s, five skills had increased.
You don’t need to read the skill description to know it.
Because I know all the skills of every transcendent spirit.
“What did you say, you bastard?”
My provocation worked as their faces twisted with anger.
“Trash bastards who recruit drivers and make innocent people suffer.”
I walked forward.
Clang! Clang clang!
Deflecting Lee Hwi Yong’s blades with Scattering Blades.
“That bastard used his skill! Kill him!”
I heard Hwi Yong’s shouting voice, but unfortunately for him.
‘Time Stop.’
I don’t have just one skill.
Zing—
Time stopped for 1 second.
‘Time stop.’
I don’t have just one skill.
Whirrrr―
Meanwhile, the stopped time resumed.
“Huh?”
‘Time bomb.’
Tick.
A bomb dropped between the two of them.
And the time that had stopped in between came back.
“Huh?”
Meanwhile, I had landed behind one of them.
Crack!
‘2 seconds, 1 second… ding.’
CRASH!
The two of them were blown away by the explosion.
All this time, I’ve been landing behind one guy.
Crack!
I cut off his breath with a Chokehold.
“There he is… Gak!”
The guy who spotted me and shouted had his throat sliced by a flying Blade.
“Hiiek!”
And for Lee Hwi Yong, who was terrified and trying to flee.
‘Magic Missile.’
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
Thud thud thud thud thud!
“Kwaaaaak!”
I shattered every bone in his body, making him cough up blood.
“Hwi Yong. I told you yesterday, didn’t I? Let’s never see each other again.”
“Ku, kuk. Keuk…”
“You should have listened to me. If you had, you could have at least preserved your life a little longer.”
I pointed my finger at him.
The mana flowing from my fingertip entered Lee Hwi Yong’s body.
“Gak, kehuk…!”
Hit by Paralyzing Poison, he couldn’t even move and would die in agony.
“If you’re a man, at least resist like a man until the end. What is this pathetic display?”
“Keo… heo… keheok.”
“You didn’t think you’d survive after plotting something like this, did you?”
There was no answer.
He had already become a limp corpse.
“Ptui. Let’s not see each other in the afterlife either.”
Just as I was about to turn around.
‘Hm?’
I saw something pitch-black lingering around the corpse’s body.
‘What is that?’
When I brought my hand close to the energy that looked like Essence.
[You have absorbed Karma.]
[2% until Core completion…]
‘Karma?’
My mind sharpened at the mysterious message.
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