Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 53
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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 053
53. Murder is Instinct
Weihao lived following his instincts.
When desire arose, he stole; when impulse struck, he killed.
He easily slipped through Public Security’s pursuit network and even earned the notorious name ‘Death God’.
To him, the law was nothing more than a flimsy fence.
Now that he had awakened as an Apostle, this was even more true.
But.
“Haa, haa…”
His rampage would end today.
He had finally met a proper opponent.
‘What the hell is his identity?’
The man who appeared like a ghost had easily stopped his killing.
It was only natural to kill those who interfered.
But his heart only raced ahead – he couldn’t succeed with even a single attack.
‘So I thought I’d at least kill the woman that bastard was trying to protect…’
Whatever skill it was, the blade bounced off as soon as it touched her skin.
‘Monster bastard. I should have realized when he caught the blade with his bare hands…’
This opponent was on a different level.
‘To think I, who pride myself as China’s strongest, would be overwhelmed like this…’
While it was absurd, one person came to mind.
‘Could it be Amon?’
He couldn’t think of anyone else who could defeat him.
It was also suspicious how he suddenly appeared to save a Korean.
‘I don’t know his identity, but…’
His instincts warned him.
That running away was the only way to survive.
But Weihao didn’t back down.
‘Running away like a coward? No way.’
No matter how strong his opponent was, he wouldn’t retreat.
Even if he died, he would see at least a drop of that bastard’s blood before dying.
But again, only his heart raced ahead.
“Kugh…”
His nasal bone was crushed and his limbs were shattered.
He didn’t have the strength left to stand up, let alone use telekinesis.
Still, his spirit remained alive.
“Kill me. You bastard.”
Whether he understood or not, he spat out curses in Chinese.
He had no regrets even if he died like this.
He only regretted not being able to kill more people.
Just as he steeled his resolve.
An unbelievable situation unfolded.
Shaaaa―
‘Huh?’
His crushed limbs began returning to their original state.
As if time had rewound, the pain disappeared along with it.
Weihao narrowed his eyes with a dumbfounded expression.
It was clear who had healed him.
‘What are you doing, you bastard?’
The man extending his arm toward the wounded areas.
The one presumed to be Amon had perfectly healed him.
Rather than gratitude, he felt absurd.
‘This bastard gives the disease and the cure…’
It seemed he had healed him out of clumsy sympathy, but it worked out well.
‘You think I’ll be grateful? You made a mistake. I’ll kill you right now.’
Just as he was about to move.
“Kup!”
His breath was cut off.
The feeling of his throat being squeezed.
But his opponent was just standing there with arms crossed, looking at him.
‘How is this… could it be?’
Grip of the Dead?
‘That bastard can use telekinesis too?’
But how is he using it with his arms crossed?
Shouldn’t he need to raise his arms?
‘Kuk.’
As his carotid artery was blocked, oxygen to his brain rapidly decreased.
Weihao’s consciousness began to fade.
Thud!
He finally lost consciousness.
Weihao came to his senses and opened his eyes wide.
‘Where is this?’
A cozy cabin.
Dense trees were visible through the window.
Just as he thought he should escape first.
Creak―
The door opened and he entered.
The very person who had put him in this situation.
“Amon….”
“Why am I Amon, you crazy bastard.”
The other person replied in fluent Cantonese.
It was surprising.
“You… were Chinese?”
“Would I be Chinese?”
The other person frowned as if displeased.
“Then what? Korean?”
“You don’t need to know, and from now on you have two choices.”
The man raised his index finger.
“One, live in this cabin and continue conquering the labyrinth. There’s a sinkhole nearby so it’ll be convenient to conquer. But don’t go out to the city center, and don’t harm people.”
“What?”
Don’t harm people?
But that was his instinct.
“Two, die by my hand right here and now. If you don’t want to follow my words, you’ll have to die.”
This time Weihao frowned.
Grind―
His pride was hurt.
He wanted to kill him right away, but that was just wishful thinking.
He had already experienced the difference in their abilities painfully.
‘Fuck. To think that I, the great one, would be humiliated by such a guy….’
His eyes trembled with the powerlessness he was feeling for the first time in his life.
“You should take some magnesium. Your eyes are twitching.”
“Fuck, are you kidding me? You want me to be stuck in the forest and live like a primitive?”
“If you don’t like it, there’s another choice.”
“The second choice?”
“Yeah. Just die by my hand.”
He could feel killing intent from the eyes that changed instantly.
‘That bastard is serious.’
A face that truly had no hesitation about murder.
The same type as himself.
“You’ve killed people too, haven’t you?”
“….”
“Interesting. To think we were in the same department. Do you like killing people like I do?”
“Don’t be mistaken. I don’t kill innocent people like you do. You’re just a murderer hungry for pleasure.”
“What’s the difference between us? In the end, we both killed people, didn’t we?”
“Don’t blur the essence and just answer. Will you die? Will you live? Decide.”
Actually, the answer was already decided.
Would he be crazy enough to choose death?
“Well… living in nature might not be so bad.”
It was a better choice than death.
On the surface.
‘For now, pretending to comply is the best strategy.’
It seemed like he was trying to put a leash on him, but that was impossible.
Would he be crazy enough to live as a primitive for the rest of his life?
Without even being able to kill?
‘I’d rather die than live in captivity.’
To Weihao, this place was no different from a prison.
To survive, he needed to act a little.
‘I’ll just pretend to obey and wait for an opportunity. He can’t watch me forever.’
Weihao’s judgment was rational.
In this place without CCTV, it was impossible to monitor him.
‘I wonder if he’ll fall for it?’
He swallowed dry saliva and watched the other’s reaction.
Fortunately.
“Hmm. Fine, I’ll give even a bug like you a chance since you want to live.”
His acting worked.
“But if you ever leave the forest and touch civilians…”
The guy made a chilling expression again.
“You know what will happen without me saying it, right?”
“…I understand.”
“Good. I like how obedient you are. Men really need to have power to be respected.”
The mocking attitude made him want to kill, but Weihao endured it.
It wasn’t wrong, after all.
‘He’s not someone I can subdue with force. He even has an Invincibility Skill.’
Right now, he had no choice but to wait for the storm to pass.
When the wind dies down, an opportunity will come.
“I’ll be watching.”
Creak— Thud!
He watched through the window as the other left the cabin.
He went down into the forest and eventually disappeared.
“He’s gone? Really?”
He opened the door and came out of the cabin.
His figure was nowhere to be seen.
“Did he really leave believing I’d keep my promise?”
He let out a bitter laugh.
There was no reason to stay confined when it wasn’t even a prison.
“Promises can go to hell.”
There was no longer any reason to stay.
He immediately went down the mountain.
In the opposite direction from where that guy went.
But then…
‘What? What’s that?’
Before long, he spotted a person.
‘A person in these deep mountains…’
It seemed to be the owner of the cabin.
Judging by how he was walking this way.
‘I should kill him. Might as well satisfy my urges too.’
Murder right after escape…
It wasn’t bad timing.
“Hey, mister.”
“?”
“Are you the owner of that cabin?”
“Ah… yes, I am.”
“Thanks for confirming… now die.”
He reached out his hand toward the unsuspecting target.
‘Grip of the Dead.’
He intended to strangle him to death with telekinesis.
But things didn’t go as planned.
[Grip of the Dead skill has been blocked by a Protection Skill.]
‘What?’
He was flustered by the unexpected message.
Who would have thought the opponent had an invincibility effect on him.
‘How is this even…’
It was too early to be surprised.
“You piece of trash, I knew you’d do this.”
Suddenly, the cabin owner’s face began to ripple.
Then, as if a mask was being removed, his true form was revealed.
“It was… you?”
“Yeah, it’s me. Pretty convincing, wasn’t it?”
A chill ran down my spine at the fact that my opponent was Amon.
‘He even has a Transformation Skill? This bastard, just how many skills does he have?’
Perfect disguise and even acting.
He had even read my escape route.
“How long has it been since we made our promise, and you’re already trying to kill people? Huh?”
He closed the distance in an instant.
Crack!
“Argh!”
My arm broke.
Then my leg followed.
Snap!
“Gah!”
The moment I collapsed, he pressed down hard on the back of my neck.
I couldn’t move at all.
“I tested whether you’d just pass by when you saw a civilian… but trash is still trash, isn’t it?”
“Murder is instinct. I can’t suppress it.”
“Ah, instinct?”
Snap!
He crushed my remaining leg as well.
How many times have my bones broken just today, damn it.
‘Crazy psycho bastard.’
Pain washed over me, but I endured it.
Even if I died, I couldn’t submit to that bastard.
“Something that can’t suppress its instincts is a beast, not a human, you animal.”
“Grr…”
“I’ll make you human today.”
He lifted me with telekinesis and took me to the cabin.
Creak— Thud!
I still had no idea what would happen inside.
The Three Gods were watching.
Lee Tae Seong handling Weihao.
[This is too gruesome to watch with open eyes. Hehe.]
[Is that something you can do to a fellow Apostle? It’s too cruel.]
[…]
Lee Tae Seong’s torture was brutal.
He broke fingers one by one and carved out flesh, drawing screams from Weihao.
Then, when he reached the brink of death, he would reverse it with Breath of Regression and start again.
It was literally giving poison and then the antidote.
Kairos and Harmonion clicked their tongues at the sight.
Orcus, the God of the Underworld, remained silent.
[Will torturing him like that have any effect?]
[Most humans would submit to torture, but… that one seems different. His eyes are still alive.]
Even while suffering terrible pain, Weihao’s eyes didn’t die.
Rather, the more the torture repeated, the greater his anger grew.
[That human being tortured is really tenacious too. He must be in pain, but he still harbors venom.]
[Looking at his eyes, he’s not someone who can be reformed. Orcus, what do you think?]
[Why are you asking me that?]
Orcus answered curtly to Harmonion’s question.
[The Regressor will handle it himself.]
Even though he said that, he couldn’t help but worry.
This was his Apostle whom he had kept alive, even giving him Terra.
It would be troublesome if Weihao died.
[Just try killing him. I won’t let it slide then.]
Orcus gritted his teeth toward Lee Tae Seong.
Meanwhile, the other gods noticed something strange.
[Kairos, Breath of Regression is a skill you gave to Park Se Hee. Why can the Regressor use it?]
[That’s what I want to ask.]
Just as questions were being exchanged.
[Huh?]
[What?]
[…?]
The Three Gods were flustered by Lee Tae Seong’s actions.
But what was even more surprising was the change in Weihao’s expression.
An emotion that had never been seen before was rising on his face.
It was fear.
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