Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 97

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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 097

97. Dark Magic Awakening

A few minutes ago.

As soon as I arrived at the Yakuza Headquarters, a phone call came in.

The caller was Kuroda Oyabun.

It wasn’t to my number, but to a subordinate’s mobile phone.

‘Good thing I grabbed the mobile phone beforehand.’

I immediately answered the phone and acted like a subordinate.

“I’ve handled it properly. Yes. I’m on my way now carrying the Night Hunter’s head. Yes, Boss.”

When I hung up, Weihao looked at me with a dumbfounded expression.

“You’re good at acting? So shamelessly too.”

“Look who’s talking.”

That doesn’t seem like something the guy who wears masks better than anyone should say.

“Anyway, keep watch here. I’ll go in alone and come back.”

“What? Just keep watch?”

“That’s the most important job. I don’t want to be disturbed by anyone else.”

“Who’s going to disturb you?”

“Hiromune.”

Since I gave him this address, he’ll come looking for me given time.

I want to finish the job before then.

My original purpose – Dark Magic Awakening.

“There’s only one entrance here, so you block anyone from entering. You can do that, right?”

“I can do it, but… will you be okay alone? From what I can see, the security is tight…”

He’s not worried about me.

He’s saying this because he wants to get covered in blood too.

“You already killed ten people earlier, isn’t that enough? What more do you want?”

“You’re pretty perceptive, aren’t you?”

“Just do what I told you to do. Don’t come in no matter what happens.”

“So, whether you live or die, I shouldn’t care?”

“When did you ever care?”

“Heh, that’s true.”

“Keep a good watch.”

After repeatedly emphasizing this, I approached the villa alone.

I could see people patrolling here and there.

‘When I tried Skill Copy, they’re all Apostles.’

As expected, the main force was here.

There would be forces in other places besides here too.

‘The important thing is that the Yakuza leader is inside.’

I hid myself with Balance Gap and infiltrated through an open window.

No one discovered me.

I moved around here and there, checking the forces first.

‘Just 21 subordinates.’

Subordinates all made up of Apostles.

It’s a composition that rivals any decent army.

‘Now that I’ve identified the personnel, shall I begin?’

After emerging from Balance Gap, I went to the room where Takeshi was and knocked on the door.

“Boss. I’m here.”

“Huh, come in.”

The leader stood up from his seat as soon as he saw my face.

“Who the hell are you!”

“A Death God who came to kill you.”

“What?”

A bewildered expression.

Well, infiltrating this quietly is close to impossible, so he has no choice but to react that way.

“Don’t tell me my subordinates…”

He seems to think I killed them all.

How could that be?

I haven’t touched a single one yet.

“You’ll know if you call them.”

“Is anyone out there!?”

I deliberately gave him time to call his subordinates.

One of the conditions for Dark Magic Awakening is being in a place where mana movement is active.

‘If all the subordinates here use skills to kill me?’

The condition would be immediately fulfilled.

But only one subordinate came running after hearing the boss’s voice.

“Did you call for me, boss… who is this person?”

“An intruder.”

“What?”

“Kill him.”

As expected of yakuza, he draws his blade without question upon hearing the boss’s order.

‘Good spirit. But.’

After lightly dodging the stabbing dagger, I casually twisted his neck and killed him.

Crack!

[You have absorbed karma.]

[37% until core completion…]

Following the 1% karma, I also secured a weapon nicely.

“Who are you? What’s your identity? Don’t tell me you’re the Night Hunter?”

“Why does someone about to die want to know?”

He asks about my identity.

“Perfect. This is just perfect.”

Takeshi suddenly shows an unpleasant smile.

‘Why is that bastard acting like that?’

He takes out a hand axe from his inventory.

“Now I can properly avenge my younger brother!”

He charges at me laughing like a madman.

Swoosh— Swish swish swoosh— Swish swoosh—

Dodge and dodge and dodge again.

Frenzied axe swings.

But there’s no way they can reach me.

‘With Quick Reflexes over 200, this much is nothing.’

The spec difference is so severe that I can control whether to dodge leisurely or barely.

Thanks to the Death God’s Senses skill, my dynamic visual acuity has also become superhuman.

At my current level, killing Takeshi is as easy as crushing a bug with my finger.

But I won’t kill him yet.

He needs to stay alive for me to fulfill the Dark Magic Awakening conditions.

‘Rather, I should dodge leisurely and show the difference in skill.’

That way he’ll summon his subordinates.

Sure enough.

“Hey, you bastards!!!”

He shouts toward the outside, calling his subordinates together.

Soon subordinates come rushing in.

‘He’s called all the subordinates in the villa.’

Including Takeshi, that’s 21 people.

Perfect.

I’ll be able to create a situation overflowing with mana as planned.

“What are you doing? Everyone attack!”

As the order falls, subordinates charge in unison with weapons drawn.

Clang clang clang!

The blades converged together, but I had already escaped with a somersault through the air.

“Huh, where did he go?”

“Over there!”

The yakuza who spotted my location swing their weapons at me again.

However.

“Damn! We missed!”

I was already no longer in that spot.

“Why is that bastard so fast?”

They just chase after my afterimage, swarming around.

“Catch him!”

“Damn, where is he?”

“There!”

“Slippery bastard!”

I focused only on dodging, slipping through them like sliding.

As if playing tag.

‘Twenty random thugs could never catch me, right?’

Even when occasionally cornered.

‘Time Regression.’

Just go back 6 seconds.

I can escape immediately, and even if an attack does reach me, I have Cloud’s Protection.

There’s no way I’ll die.

“You fucking idiots! What are you doing? Use your skills! Skills!”

Takeshi shouted in frustration as even twenty people attacking together showed no improvement.

Mana surged from all directions.

‘Thank you. Thanks to that, the conditions are met.’

Fire, ice, lightning, bombs, blades, poison, plague, and more.

Destructive mana meant to kill me poured out all at once.

However.

‘To me, they’re just good materials.’

From the surging waves of mana, I extracted only the destructive properties and stored them in my body.

Like drawing out drops one by one with a dropper.

A technique no one could perform without precise Mana Control.

The work was completed in an instant.

Kwakwakwakwakwang!

All kinds of skills slammed into where I had been, erupting in explosive sounds.

“Where did he go again!?”

They’re looking around, but they won’t be able to find me.

I’ve already hidden my body in the Balance Gap.

‘The objective is achieved.’

I gathered the absorbed destructive properties together and settled them near my dantian.

[A mana seed has been generated in your body.]

[You can now use Dark Magic.]

[Stats are being added.]

After hearing the system notification, I opened my Status Window.

【Stats】

●Strength : 96 / Penetration : 96

●Endurance : 96 / Agility : 215

●Vitality : 95 / Mana : 121

●Regeneration : 98 / Resistance : 96

●Dark Magic : 1

A stat I hadn’t seen before was added.

‘The awakening is complete, now…’

Should I kill them all?

I took out a Tree Branch from my Inventory and transformed it into a Curved Blade.

Seugeok―

I cut one guy’s throat and revealed myself from the Balance Gap.

Thud, roll.

Their confusion at their comrade’s head suddenly falling off was brief.

“There he is!”

“Catch him!”

“Surround him so he can’t escape!”

They all rushed at me like moths drawn to flame.

‘How reckless. Do you think that will work?’

Thanks to the Transcendent’s Clockwork Watch that amplifies time-related skill effects by 100%.

‘Time Stop.’

The world stopped for 2 seconds.

Like wind passing through the frozen crowd, only I moved freely.

Seugeok! Seugeok! Seugeok!

Five heads fell in those 2 seconds.

But from the enemies’ perspective, it happened in the blink of an eye.

“Huk!”

“Damn it!”

Whether they were surprised or not, I didn’t stop moving.

Seugeogeogeok!

I killed three more.

“Catch him!”

Five nearby enemies pounced on me all at once.

But in that spot was only my afterimage and.

[Skill ‘Time Bomb’ has been copied.]

Only the Time Bombs I had placed in advance remained.

Tick.

“Huh…?”

“Shit…”

The five who sensed they were screwed.

BOOOOM!

All exploded to death at once.

Since it contained Dark Magic rather than ordinary mana, the power was stronger than usual.

“You idiots! Can’t you catch that one bastard? Catch him! You fucking bastards, catch him!”

Boss Takeshi screaming desperately.

He had no choice but to be frantic.

Once I started attacking, their numbers decreased at a terrifying speed.

Then.

“Get out of the way!”

Whoosh!

A Fireball flew toward me.

I immediately transformed my weapon into a spear.

‘Charge Thrust.’

I dodged while stabbing another enemy.

Thunk!

“Guhk!”

The accelerated spear pierced the enemy’s heart precisely.

Then I immediately pulled it out and threw it at the guy who had shot the Fireball earlier.

Splat! Crack!

He died instantly, his body embedded in the wall.

I wanted to catch my breath, but they didn’t give me a moment’s rest.

“You bastard!!”

“Die!”

Blades came pouring down.

Flutter!

Ting ting ting!

I blocked them using the 1-second invincibility effect that activated when spreading my Wings.

At the same time.

Thunk thunk thunk thunk!

I quickly sent four to the afterlife.

Now only one enemy remained.

Only boss Takeshi.

I slowly stepped toward the guy who was looking at me with shocked eyes.

“D-don’t come. Don’t come any closer!”

He screamed and stepped backward, but.

Thud.

Blocked by the wall with nowhere to escape, he gulped.

“Who, who the hell are you?”

“Who am I? Didn’t you think I was the Night Hunter?”

“A monster like you couldn’t be playing vigilante!”

“True, I’m too busy each day to go around catching criminals.”

“Then, what’s your real identity?”

“Amon.”

“What?”

Stab!

His shocked eyes grew even wider.

Because I had thrust a sword into his chest.

Thud!

The Yakuza boss who had been kidnapping people and acting like vermin crossed the Jordan River like that.

Along with all his subordinates who followed him.

[You have absorbed karma.]

[58% until core completion…]

The core progress rate rose beyond imagination after killing 21 people.

There was room to raise it even more.

‘There must be other hideouts besides this one.’

From what I heard, Takeshi had gathered 50 Apostles.

Probably their forces were dispersed in other locations.

It couldn’t end with just this much.

‘The kidnapped people must definitely be over there too.’

I searched but there were no hostages in this place.

I need to search other locations.

‘From what I heard earlier, something about his younger brother’s revenge…’

Just in case, I checked Takeshi’s mobile phone.

When and where they conduct kidnappings and make deals.

Not only deposit records but even messages were all visible.

If the police came to check, it would be sufficient evidence of crimes.

Looking at the call history, he had recently talked to someone.

Fortunately, there was an automatic recording function so I could listen to the conversation content.

―I killed the Night Hunter.

―You killed… him?

―Yeah. I took revenge for you instead. Feels good, right?

―Are you joking right now? If you wanted revenge, you should have caught him alive and crushed his legs just like mine, but you killed him comfortably?

I could roughly understand through the context of the conversation.

‘So he targeted Hiromune because of his younger brother’s revenge. His younger brother is currently hospitalized.’

The younger brother’s name was Kuroda Hideki.

Looking at the message history, he was in charge of the kidnapped people.

Within the organization, he was called the second-in-command.

‘If I use this guy, I can uproot the organization.’

I smiled and transformed my face using Camouflage.

Then I made a video call using Takeshi’s mobile phone.

To none other than his younger brother, Hideki.

Soon Hideki appeared wearing a hospital gown.

―Takeshi?

“Oh, it’s your brother.”

He was completely fooled by my acting.

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