My Right Hand Is Too Strong - Chapter 3

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My Right Hand Is Too Strong Episode 3

Episode 3. The Storyteller Who Came Last Year

The ‘Guardian of the Tutorial Tower’ encountered on the 10th Floor is said to take on different forms for each individual.

Some encounter a guardian in the form of a goblin, others in the form of a kobold.

The reason for this is simple.

The ‘Guardian of the Tutorial Tower’ is an entity that changes according to the trauma sleeping in the unconscious mind of whoever faces it.

And that traumatic entity usually takes the form of monsters encountered in the Tutorial Tower.

This makes sense since it was rare for 21st-century modern people to have trauma worse than the monsters they met in the tutorial.

That creature is now taking the form of a snake before me.

Is it because dragons are also reptiles?

I haven’t even shaken off the lingering effects yet, but facing this giant snake makes my body tremble reflexively.

This is really too much.

I’m going crazy.

Just then, the giant snake that had its eyes closed began to slowly open them.

Two pairs of eyes staring directly at me.

Its face was so ferocious that for a moment I wondered ‘Is that really a snake?’

When the creature staring intently at me opened its mouth wide, hot flames began to swirl around the snake’s neck.

“….”

Hot.

Insanely hot.

Can I even get close?

The heat flowing from the snake was so intense that such thoughts came naturally.

Letting out a hollow laugh, I immediately wished strongly in my heart.

[Black Dragon]

Black scales appearing on my right arm.

Having successfully activated ‘Black Dragon’, I clenched my fist tightly.

‘It’s still just a Tutorial Tower monster.’

I can handle it sufficiently.

The giant snake opens its mouth toward me.

Massive flames flowing out from there.

Since it’s a Tutorial Tower monster, it probably isn’t as strong as its appearance suggests.

Taking a deep breath, I threw my punch with all my might to deflect the flames.

“….”

I was burned to a crisp, leaving only my ‘right hand’ behind.

[Synchronization Rate 0.2%]

* * *

So this is what it feels like to really die.

Pretty damn awful.

Still, I should focus on the fact that my body condition returned to completely normal since I revived.

A space far away from the giant snake.

Sitting cross-legged, I let out a long sigh.

“Thanks to the Black Dragon breaking the system, I revived on the 10th Floor instead of the 1st Floor, but….”

The snake was still firmly coiled behind the Jade Throne.

In conclusion, to get out of the tower, I have to defeat that thing….

“Can I do it.”

The Guardian of the Tutorial Tower changes based on trauma.

Right.

Trauma.

I was thinking wrong.

The trauma that thing is feeding on now is the ‘Black Dragon’.

It’s feeding on an existence so intense that I couldn’t even breathe just from its presence.

How could such a creature be weak?

Of course it would be insanely strong.

I stroked my chin and thought seriously.

How on earth can I defeat that thing?

The answer that came from such contemplation was.

“There isn’t one.”

There wasn’t one.

How am I supposed to beat that thing?

Just touching the fire turns me to dust.

I can’t see any possibility of winning.

I probably won’t be able to defeat that giant snake through conventional means.

Right.

If it’s ‘conventional means’, that is.

“Hello there, Mr. Snake.”

Step, step.

With my left hand in my pocket, I walked toward the giant snake.

The giant snake immediately uncoiled and raised its body as I approached.

Around its neck, the flames it had used ‘earlier’ continued to flicker.

I charged toward it without hesitation, using ‘Black Dragon’.

It breathed flames at me as expected.

And I burned up.

[Synchronization Rate 0.4%]

* * *

“We meet again, Mr. Snake.”

Step, step.

With my left hand in my pocket, I walked toward the giant snake.

The giant snake immediately glared at me as I approached.

Around its neck, the flames it had used ‘a while ago’ were still flickering.

I charged toward it again using ‘Black Dragon’.

It breathed flames at me as expected.

And I burned up.

[Synchronization Rate 0.5%]

* * *

“Getting tired of this, right?”

Step, step.

With my left hand in my pocket, I walked toward the giant snake.

The giant snake immediately opened its mouth as I approached.

Around its neck, the flames it had used ‘hours ago’ were still flickering.

I charged toward it without using ‘Black Dragon’.

It breathed flames at me as expected.

And I burned up.

[Synchronization Rate 0.6%]

* * *

“….”

Step, step.

With my left hand in my pocket, I walked toward the giant snake.

No more greetings were necessary.

Neither for it.

Nor for me.

I was already predicting what would happen next.

The giant snake inevitably opened its mouth toward me.

Around its neck, the flames I had used ‘a few days ago’ flickered weakly.

I used ‘Black Dragon’ with all my strength and charged toward it.

It inevitably breathed flames at me as I approached.

I erased the flames.

“You’ve gotten weaker?”

As expected, this was the right answer.

Monster or not, it’s still a living creature.

If it’s a living creature, there must be moments when it gets tired.

Those flames it breathes must have limits too.

So I kept ramming my head without rest.

Once, twice.

Dozens, hundreds, thousands of times…

So many attempts I can’t properly remember how many times I died.

After endless battles, the giant snake’s flames had weakened.

If the system hadn’t broken because of Black Dragon.

If I had revived on the 1st floor instead of the 10th floor even after dying.

This would have been a strategy I couldn’t even attempt.

With a smirk, I erased the weakened flames with my right hand and kicked off the ground forward.

The giant snake showed its sharp fangs toward me for the first time.

“Kyaaak!”

Thud!

Its head came crashing down toward the ground.

I kicked off the ground backward, lightly dodging its attack, then threw my fist toward its exposed head.

[Synchronization Rate 0.7%]

Boom!

With a tremendous explosion, the giant snake’s head was pushed back.

It really is strong, I suppose.

When I first met it, the synchronization rate was 0.2%, but even now at 0.7%, it’s hard to deal proper damage.

I took a deep breath again and extended my right hand toward its pushed-back head.

But before that, the snake’s tail swung and roughly struck my abdomen.

“Kugh…”

Whoosh!

My body lifts into the air.

It hurts.

If I hadn’t reacted and blocked it with my right hand, I might have been torn in half.

‘That can’t happen.’

This is a chance I worked so hard to get.

I bit the flesh inside my mouth to forget the pain, then struck down hard with my fist on the tail that was right in front of me thanks to hitting my abdomen.

[Synchronization Rate 0.8%]

A squishy feeling in my hand.

Is the tail more fragile compared to the head?

Having turned the tail to mush with a single blow, I firmly grabbed the crushed snake’s tail and slammed it into the ground on the opposite side.

“Kieeeek!”

Thud-!

The giant snake thrashed violently with tremendous vibration.

Bouncing up from the recoil, it opened its mouth wide with a pained cry.

I drove my fist down toward its abdomen.

At that moment.

“Ugh!?”

Swish!

Its body coiled around my arm with agility that didn’t match its massive size.

Soon after, I was thrown toward the ground just like I had done to it.

“Kugh…”

It was a very brief moment, but I saw stars.

But I can’t fall down.

Gritting my teeth, I got up and steadied my stance, spitting the blood pooled in my mouth onto the floor.

“Huff, huff.”

“Ssseek, ssseek.”

Both me and that thing.

We’re both exhausted to the limit.

The difference is that I’m mentally exhausted from hundreds of deaths.

That creature is physically exhausted from me ramming my head hundreds of times while dying.

I can do this.

I took a step forward toward it.

It stood still toward me as if this were the last time, igniting flames with full power.

“Kieeeeeeeek!”

Whoooosh!

The dim ruins brighten as if it had become daytime.

Heat penetrating through my skin.

In the sensation of my body burning up, I calmly raised my right hand.

“Wait and see.”

Stab.

My right hand piercing through my chest.

At that moment, the giant snake freezes with a question mark floating above its head.

Spitting out a handful of blood from my mouth, I smiled slightly at that sight.

[Synchronization Rate 0.9%]

Blurring vision.

Collapsing body.

And.

* * *

A perfectly fine body.

Immediately revived, I clenched my fist toward it with a body free of pain.

The position where it was standing now was exactly the point where I revive.

How stupid.

It probably never thought I deliberately threw myself toward that spot.

Because it was standing in that position, I revived in mid-air.

I rapidly fell downward, aiming for its head.

[Synchronization Rate 1%]

Having already struck its head once, I know this creature has an incredibly hard head.

If I can’t kill it this time, I might have to repeat this whole ordeal again.

So I need to gather even more power.

[Synchronization Rate 1.0% Achieved]

[The Lord of the Twisted Underworld is satisfied with your madness.]

[The dormant power of Black Dragon, ‘Smoke Haze ‘ is unlocked.]

Much harder than now.

Much more powerful than now.

Putting all my strength into unleashing this power, I clenched my fist even stronger.

[Smoke Haze ]

[Materializes the black mist of the Underworld contained within the Black Dragon’s scales.]

Sizzle.

Dense black mist begins flowing out from the scales.

The black mist that slowly began flowing out gradually increased in volume.

[Smoke]

Eventually, it spread thickly enough to cover my right arm.

My right hand wrapped in black mist.

The moment the mist filled the air, the power I felt in my right arm doubled.

I can do this.

The Giant Snake’s pupils, looking up at me, dilated greatly.

My reflection in those black pupils was smiling so brightly that even I was seeing it for the first time.

“Peekaboo, you bastard.”

Thud.

My fist struck its head.

I felt something hard shatter at my fingertips.

Crack-!

Its head was driven into the ground.

A sound that shouldn’t come from the ground echoed.

Crunch-

The vibration cracked the ruins.

Soon, pillars began collapsing.

Thump.

Right after striking its head, strength drained from my body and I rolled off the snake, tumbling down.

Sprawled on the floor, I breathed heavily.

I won.

The sensation of ‘being alive’ penetrated deep into my bones.

Ah, is this what life is about?

I feel insanely good.

Tilting my head back, I looked at the dead guardian of the Tutorial Tower…

‘…It’s alive?’

Crazy.

Its head should have been completely shattered, right?

Despite its crown being dented inward, the snake was looking at me and blinking.

I immediately tried to get up to face it.

But my creaking body wouldn’t even obey the command to stand.

I’m going to die.

But that’s okay.

If I die, I’ll just revive and fight again.

I’m mentally reaching my limit, but if I grit my teeth, it’s not impossible.

So-

[The Guardian of ■■■ ■■ acknowledges you]

[You have cleared the tutorial.]

[World First Achievement!]

[You have received acknowledgment from the Guardian of ■■■ ■■ that no one else has received.]

[Additional rewards will be granted.]

[Generating additional rewards…]

[Returning you to your original location.]

Bright light rising from beneath my feet.

Along with it, the familiar floating sensation I’d experienced several times began enveloping my body.

Like that, I was wrapped in bright light without any chance to do anything.

When I came to my senses.

“…Where is this?”

I opened my eyes inside a building I’d never seen before in my life.

* * *

I carefully opened the door and stepped outside.

A building with a somewhat familiar structure.

Looking around, I walked along the corridor.

I feel like if I go this way, there should be stairs…

“Why is this actually real?”

There really were stairs.

What is this déjà vu?

Frowning at the eerie familiarity piercing my skin, I went down the stairs.

After going down about half a floor.

Looking out the small window beside me, my jaw dropped.

“…This is the construction site, isn’t it?”

Right before entering the Tutorial Tower.

The view outside the window matched exactly with the scenery I used to look down at from the construction site where I worked.

No way.

With a hardened expression, I quickly went down the stairs to the first floor.

I burst open the glass door and rushed outside.

Then I looked down at the ground covered in pure white and muttered.

“What the hell?”

I was only there for about a week?

Why on earth.

“Why is it winter?”

Whoosh-

The blowing wind was cold as a knife.

Shivering, I exhaled misty breath and turned my gaze.

There, a familiar translucent window was floating.

[Tutorial Tower completion time: 4444.4 hours]

Even if you tried to match it that perfectly, it would be difficult, seriously.

I let out a long sigh while looking at the infuriating system window.

4444.4 hours.

‘The cause must be from that time.’

When I encountered the ‘Black Dragon.’

Except for that moment, there was no other cause for such a strange phenomenon.

When one minute felt like one second.

When one second felt like ten minutes.

Apparently, much more time had passed than I thought during that moment.

Letting out a hollow laugh, I crouched down on the ground and scratched the back of my head vigorously.

I had climbed up without any rest, thinking I’d surpass Kim Tae-seong’s record.

I gritted my teeth and endured even while dying hundreds of times.

But when I came out, everything had become useless.

Feeling somewhat empty, I quietly closed my eyes on the snow-covered street.

It was winter.

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