Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 185

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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 185

185. Rooting Out the Traitor

That single word “traitor” sent a storm-like shock through the administrators.

[Traitor?]

[What are you talking about?]

[That’s impossible!]

[Are you saying one of us leaked information to the demigod?]

Beriak’s gaze glinted coldly.

[There’s no other explanation. The exact location, exact timing, even the scale of monsters to be deployed. All information was leaked.]

The administrators began looking at each other with suspicion.

Who among the 30 of them could be the traitor?

Didn’t it make no sense?

Why would anyone help a being who was merely human?

Dozens of administrators examined each other’s faces, casting suspicious glances.

[Who is it?]

[Who on earth would do such a thing…?]

[Who is the one who betrayed us!]

The administrators’ voices grew louder.

Suspicious gazes toward each other crossed from all directions.

[Is it you? Ardiols?]

[What are you talking about? Why would I betray us?]

[Then is it you? Ditrit?]

[Don’t talk crazy! I hate humans! I want to beat them all to death!]

While the administrators interrogated each other, Hasaksios was holding his breath in a corner, drawing in his tentacles.

‘Please… don’t look at me…’

He felt uncomfortable.

He tried his best not to stand out.

However.

[Hasaksios.]

Beriak’s gaze turned toward Hasaksios.

The red eyes within the black helmet stared at him piercingly.

[Is it you?]

In that moment, Hasaksios’s tentacles jumped.

[Wh-what are you saying! Have you forgotten who was defeated by the demigod? Among all of us, the administrator who wants revenge the most is me! And you suspect me?!]

Hasaksios vehemently denied it.

He waved his tentacles in all directions, expressing his indignation.

[I respected Abysalon! He was the Primordial Administrator who was especially kind to me! But I saw that demigod bastard kill Abysalon. With my own two eyes! Would I be crazy enough to help the demigod after that?!]

The claim about respecting Abysalon was a lie.

Being selfish and strongly individualistic, Hasaksios had never respected anyone in his life.

But thanks to that lie, the watching administrators took Hasaksios’s side.

[Right, there’s no way Hasaksios could be the traitor.]

[Exactly. Hasaksios would want to kill the demigod more than anyone.]

[…]

Beriak glared at Hasaksios for a moment, then silently turned his head away.

Only after the arrow of suspicion moved away could Hasaksios feel relieved inwardly.

Beriak looked around at the administrators and spoke.

[Since everyone says it’s not them, I don’t know who the culprit is. But it’s certain that information leaked from here. Only the administrators present here heard the invasion plan.]

[Then, someone is lying?]

[That could be the case, but it might not be.]

[Might not be?]

[Since one of you leaked the plan, this disaster occurred. In other words, the traitor might not be you, but someone close to you. Otherwise, there’s no way they could have gathered apostles in advance and prepared countermeasures like that.]

Beriak’s voice grew coldly subdued.

[Whatever the case, it’s certain that you failed to watch your tongues. I am extremely angry about that point.]

Heavy silence flowed among the administrators.

This was the first time Beriak had spoken in such an angry tone.

[Just let me catch whoever carelessly ran their mouth. I’ll kill them.]

At Beriak’s threat, Hasaksios could only quietly swallow his saliva.

[Phew…]

Hasaksios, who had returned to his own space, let out a deep sigh.

His tentacles drooped and brushed against the floor.

[I almost got caught. I was so nervous…]

If Beriak caught him, it would be the end.

He would die before the demigod who killed Abysalon.

[I need to be careful. I can’t be suspected any further.]

It was the moment Hasaksios was trying to relax his tension.

“That must have been tough.”

[Ah, you scared me!]

At the sudden voice, all of Hasaksios’s tentacles stood on end.

Without him noticing when he had appeared, Lee Tae Seong was standing inside the dimensional gap.

[Wh-when did you get here!?]

“Just now.”

Lee Tae Seong, who had entered using the Balance Gap skill, walked toward Hasaksios.

“By the way, I heard you muttering something interesting earlier… seems like someone was suspecting you?”

[Ah, it’s none of your business! But what brings you here anyway?]

“I wanted to give you some thanks. Thanks to your advance warning, I was able to handle things well.”

[Tsk… you came all this way just to say thanks? I’m dying of anxiety because my colleagues are suspecting me!?]

“Is that so?”

At Hasaksios’s irritated voice, the corner of Lee Tae Seong’s mouth slightly rose.

Though he had an expression that said he expected this, he feigned ignorance and looked around.

“But there’s nothing here. Don’t you get bored living in a place like this?”

[Is that what’s important right now? Beriak is suspecting me! If I get caught, I’m dead!]

“Then you should just be more careful.”

[Be more careful about what! I’m already being suspected!]

It was when Hasaksios was protesting vehemently.

Kuguuuung!

The dimensional gap began to distort.

Someone was forcibly tearing through space to enter.

[Wh-what? What is this…?]

Hasaksios’s tentacles trembled violently.

Through the torn space, a massive figure in black armor appeared.

It was Beriak.

[I knew it.]

Beriak stepped into the dimensional gap.

The killing intent emanating from his black armor pressed down on the space.

[So you were the traitor, Hasaksios.]

Beriak’s gaze turned toward Lee Tae Seong.

Then he looked back and forth at Hasaksios.

[Seeing you together with the demigod confirms it. You were the one who leaked the information.]

[N-no! Th-this is a misunderstanding!]

Hasaksios desperately denied it, but it was useless.

[A misunderstanding? When the demigod is standing perfectly fine in your dwelling?]

[…]

Having been caught in the act, there was no room for excuses.

Sring!

Beriak drew his sword.

An ominous aura emanated from the blade.

[The only thing given to traitors is death.]

‘This situation is flowing even better than I thought?’

Right after blocking the dimensional rift, I entered the Balance Gap and waited for Hasaksios.

Surely there would have been a reaction from the administrators after the invasion was blocked.

I wanted to hear about that from him.

‘I knew he would be suspected by his colleagues. He had no choice.’

But I didn’t expect Beriak to personally make an appearance.

Judging by Hasaksios’s trembling reaction, there was a high possibility that this guy was Beriak.

Considering the description of wearing black armor, it was a perfect match.

“Are you Beriak?”

[It seems you’ve heard about me.]

“Yeah. I heard you’re an idiot who puts on airs while lowering your voice.”

[….]

Beriak’s gaze naturally turned toward Hasaksios.

[I, I never said such a thing! Absolutely not! That human made it up!]

[I can’t trust your words, traitor.]

[A traitor….]

Hasaksios, already branded as a traitor, let his tentacles droop dejectedly.

[What I want is the demigod’s head. Punishment for the traitor can be postponed until after.]

Saying that, Beriak pointed his sword at me.

[I shall avenge Abysalon, demigod.]

I smirked and drew the Lightning Spear.

“Let’s see what this pretentious fool is capable of.”

[You insignificant human…!]

In an instant, Beriak vanished.

In the blink of an eye, Beriak had approached right in front of me and brought down his sword.

Kwang!

I blocked it with my spear, but the impact was tremendous.

‘This much power?’

I was pushed back and regained my balance.

Beriak didn’t stop and swung his sword continuously.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Fast and precise sword strikes poured down.

It was a completely different style from Abysalon.

‘They said he specialized in swordsmanship….’

Indeed, each attack was heavy and sharp.

Difficult enough that I couldn’t casually deflect them.

But that was all.

‘He’s not that difficult an opponent.’

It would only be tough if I faced him with pure stats alone.

If I used time-related skills, the tide would quickly turn.

‘This guy is supposed to be the strongest among the administrators?’

If that was true, it wouldn’t seem difficult.

My plan to kill all the administrators and collect Terra.

While facing the demigod, Beriak had only one thought throughout.

‘He’s weaker than I expected.’

It was true that he had been tense because this opponent had killed Abysalon.

Planning the invasion even while breaking the taboo against invading the Human World was also to shake the guy’s mental state.

But.

‘With this level of skill, there was no need to invade Earth.’

His strength was one level below his own.

He could tell from the trembling spear tip and how the guy was only taking evasive actions, unlike at the beginning.

The match had already tilted in his favor.

‘If I push a little more, it’ll be over.’

As the demigod was gradually pushed back, laughter flowed from within Beriak’s helmet.

[How is it, demigod? Quite different from Abysalon, isn’t it?]

Beriak spoke mockingly.

[In terms of force alone, I am the strongest among the administrators. Someone like you is no match for me.]

“Really? Then how about this?”

Suddenly the demigod disappeared.

He lost sight of the movement right before his eyes, but that wasn’t what mattered.

‘What?’

The world spun round and round.

It was strange.

He had clearly been standing, so why was the world suddenly spinning?

Then something caught his eye in the view below as he rose toward the sky.

‘That’s… me, isn’t it?’

To be precise, it was just the body.

Without a head.

‘Ah….’

Only after seeing that did Beriak realize.

It wasn’t the world spinning, but his own head flying through the air as it spun.

That his neck had been severed from the demigod in a single stroke.

‘My… defeat.’

Though his head had flown off, Beriak was not afraid.

After all, what was lost was merely the shell called flesh.

His soul state would be fine.

He could just find a new body.

That’s what he believed.

Until his soul’s core was shattered.

Crack!

The demigod’s spear tip pierced through Beriak’s body in its soul state.

‘Urgh!’

With excruciating pain, his spiritualized body gradually disappeared.

It was a sign of annihilation.

‘This, this can’t be. An administrator like me dying? At the hands of a mere demigod…?’

Rapidly fading, Beriak was annihilated without being able to leave a single word of last words.

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