“You think you’re judging people? The standards you set have caused way more people to suffer. Can you bear the consequences even after death?”
“Ugh- I, I am a hero…!”
*Gurgle-!*
“Uaaaaaah!!”
I completely severed the guy’s arms and legs, pouring potion onto the severed stumps.
I dripped a few drops of Irmana’s water into his mouth, which was showing signs of shock from excessive bleeding.
‘The space… is unravelling.’
The space that had been blurry like a watercolor painting began to clear, revealing the doll still hanging on the wall, writhing in pain.
‘If I kill this bastard, will the magic be broken…?’
I was a bit worried since sometimes the effects don’t wear off even if the caster gets killed.
After a moment, the guy finally came back to his senses, looking paler and gasping for air as he struggled to speak.
“What… are you doing? What are you?!”
He screamed, his tail wrapped around his neck, now half the size it was when he was a skeleton.
“Hmm, as for my identity… I’m slowly figuring it out myself.”
“What…?”
“By the way, I only want to ask one thing. There’s a way to undo the magic on those people, right?”
I gently pressed down on his neck with my tail and asked, and tears welled up in his eyes as he stammered his reply.
“… If I tell you, you’ll kill me.”
“Well, why would I? I’m a hero working from the shadows like you. I’m here to liberate people, not to kill you.”
“… Really?”
“Of course.”
“Then let’s make a pact—”
“Oh, the pact sounds good. You make a pact that you won’t play tricks and will undo the magic. But you have to do it all within 25 minutes.”
“25 minutes? Ah, okay. Sure, let’s make the pact for real!”
I promised not to kill him, and only then did he let out a sigh of relief.
“Gori, come out.”
I called the minion ‘Gori’ to move the many dolls hanging on the wall one by one next to him.
And when he reached out towards the pile of dolls and whispered a short incantation, dozens of dolls began to shrink until, at one moment, only scraps of fabric were left on the floor.
‘It’s simpler to unravel than I thought? The magic seems to be breaking. Hmm…’
I could tell just by watching Bin Chi-seung’s rapidly decreasing magic as each doll was released.
At that moment, I briefly locked eyes with a doll that was being freed, and the woman had a face filled with relief from the long pain.
[Thank you… I’ll never forget you. My savior.]
‘……’
“Hurry up. It doesn’t seem like it’s consuming your magic.”
“B-but, as my connection to the dolls is severed, my stats are dropping—!”
“Geez, really. Do I have to worry about your stats dropping? Want me to call someone else to take you out?”
“S-sorry…”
As I glared at him with flames in my eyes, he stopped talking and was utterly focused on breaking the magic.
At first, he undid about twenty at once, but as he got the hang of it, he gradually increased the number.
Finally, when the duration of [Transformation] was down to 10 minutes, all the dolls were released from the magic and disappeared from the space.
‘Wow, he managed to undo everything in under 20 minutes. What kind of a guy is this?’
Even for someone like me who didn’t know much about magic, it was clear that he had genius-level talent.
“Hmm. It feels good now that the dolls are gone. How on earth did you create such a vast space?”
“Cough… my collection…”
He was busy sobbing in response to my question.
A moment later, the contract he had dropped next to him disintegrated into glimmers of light and vanished.
The contract had been fully executed.
I confirmed this and immediately signaled Gori.
‘Minions aren’t included in the contract.’
After learning from Nargul’s dungeon that Yeon-hee’s pact didn’t affect my minions, I had made sure this also applied to them when I had the time.
Whirr-r-r-r—
“Ugh?! What the heck are these bat bastards?! This is against the pact!—Ughhh!!”
Thirty hook bats landed and plunged their claws into Bin Chi-seung, hastily sucking his blood and magic.
In an instant, Bin Chi-seung’s body shriveled up, and a few moments later, there was nothing left that even resembled a human.
– Defeated hidden great evil [Distorted Hero Bin Chi-seung]!
– Achievement [Purifier of the Korean Peninsula] unlocked.
– Acquired skill [Demon Servant Formation]!
– Achievement [Pioneer] unlocked.
– All attributes increased by 1.
– Gain strong magic resistance.
“Wow— I finally got this. Skill and magic resistance both. Quite a harvest. But why doesn’t my level go up? I just killed a great evil…”
Still, it was clear that my experience points had increased significantly, so I first checked the achievement I got from killing Nam Yong-seok.
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【Purifier of the Korean Peninsula】
– Defeat the ‘great evils’ that bring massive chaos to this country and collect their special abilities!
[Defeat list]
1. Leader of the Black Church Nam Yong-seok (Completed)
2. Distorted Hero Bin Chi-seung
Skill: Sanctuary of Boundaries
– Creates a small space of your own between reality and unreality.
Acquisition Condition: Defeat a ‘great evil’.
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“A small space of my own… that sounds quite tempting.”
Once I obtain [Sanctuary of Boundaries], will I be able to set various abilities in my space like Bin Chi-seung?
Of course, I didn’t get to see much of his abilities before it ended, but just the fact that he scattered my senses and trapped me without escape was already impressive.
“For now, that’s a future problem. Right now, I’m curious about this.”
The skill I recovered from Nam Yong-seok after defeating him.
[Demon Servant Formation]
– Creates an intangible space to nurture demon servants.
– The created nursery is filled with powerful aphrodisiac ingredients.
– A human-type being inhaling the aphrodisiac aroma in the nursery for one hour becomes an obedient demon servant to the caster.
– The demon servant gains 1% of the caster’s physical abilities in addition to their base stats.
– For each demon servant held, the caster’s physical stats (strength, agility, health) increase by 1.
– Demon Servants 0/10
“Hmm- It’s definitely a great ability. But is it going to be separate from the ability to command minions? I thought they would merge.”
Although the additional stats aren’t much, the fact that I can turn a living person into my subordinate is an insane skill.
Of course, making them immobile for an hour isn’t an easy condition, but if I succeed, I’d have a servant I could command at will.
It’s a different matter compared to having to give detailed instructions to Gori.
“I’d like to test it out, but hmm… maybe I should try it on Yeon-hee?”
I’m pretty sure that won’t work, but if it does, all my worries could disappear. Maybe the limitation of only being able to fall within the range of my senses would be lifted.
“If Yeon-hee doesn’t work… maybe Ham Eun-young or Noh Ha-yoon? No, both of them must have some kind of protective measure. Should I try it on a complete stranger?”
But if that ends up not being reversible, then I’d be wasting the demon servant’s ability that can go up to ten.
“There’s no rush. Hmm. Let’s think about the target slowly.”
I felt the space created by Bin Chi-seung completely vanish and sat on the couch in the living room while activating [Stealth].
Even though there were no security devices in the house, I had to be careful not to cause any trouble later on.
‘It’s so inconvenient that I can’t return immediately.’
While I couldn’t return to my original spot until [Transformation] wore off, that fact felt rather inconvenient.
Of course, during the earlier battle, I had utilized my will to escape the space, but I hope this aspect gets improved with the upcoming job change.
‘Wait… Is this ability going to be upgraded by the job change? Maybe it’d be better to ask Tiny…’
But I had no way of meeting the golden mimic, so that was just a thought.
As I was trying to contemplate if there was a better way to handle this fight during the remaining time, voices I had been hearing faintly began to grow louder until they became impossible to ignore.
“Thank you. I appreciate it. I will never forget…” and so on.
Most of the voices were thanks from the people liberated from Bin Chi-seung.
They might not even be aware that someone helped them, but they seemed to vaguely feel it. I didn’t understand why I could hear this.
“…… Hm, well, I guess it feels rewarding.”
As I listened to the voices of gratitude like background music for a long time, I had unknowingly returned to my front yard with [Transformation] worn off.
*Thump-*
“Hah— I was worried! You came by for a bit and then disappeared quickly, I was startled!”
I met Yeon-hee’s gaze when I finished [Transformation], but I just waved my hand quickly before vanishing to attack Bin Chi-seung.
*Flick- Stroke-*
As I pulled her slightly close and stroked her hair, I could feel the gazes of the summoned creatures staring at me from behind.
‘What are they staring at like that?’
I couldn’t tell what they were thinking, but it seemed a bit envious.
“Il-wol! I can now combine werewolves too!”
*Clap, Clap, Clap.*
Somehow, the atmosphere in the front yard felt eerie, and a monster worthy of the title had formed as thirty-two werewolves merged into one, staring at me intensely.
*Whoa… That looks really strong.*
“Kurrr…”
*Tap…*
A strange tension hung in the air for a moment as it walked up to Yeon-hee and silently gazed at her.
“What? No way! We need to go into the dungeon early tomorrow.”
*Pruuuuh-*
Even though Yeon-hee said no, it relentlessly shook her arm.
Yet, it seemed that it was better behaved than when it was in individual forms, not launching an all-out attack.
‘I think it’s better to combine this one. Its size isn’t too different from before…’
Considering how the orc and lizardman merged into a gigantic four-meter tall creature, Rakan’s form barely changed at all.
‘*But its fur color changed, huh.*’
Here and there, strands of silver fur were showing, seeming to resemble those beings known as the lunar races.
*Clap, Clap, Clap.*
“Huh? Il-wol too? Are you really going to fight me?”
*Nod…*
‘You can go ahead and sleep first.’
As I conveyed that through Ran, Yeon-hee puffed her cheeks and declared she would definitely stay until the end.
‘…… She’s pouting. What should I have said?’
I hoped the skeleton, still awkward in communication, would be understood.
A merged werewolf that wanted to fight me.
Since it was born from the union with Rakan, let’s call it ‘Alpha Rakan’.
*Sigh- Alright. Just don’t go too hard, okay?*
*Pruuhk-!*
Alpha Rakan flashed its sharp fangs, as if it could shred anything, displaying satisfaction.
‘It seems really happy. What’s so great about fighting me?’
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