– Strength +1
– Resistance +2
…
Stats are rising in real-time and leveling up.
In this moment, I feel an overwhelming ecstasy as if the world’s destruction doesn’t matter at all.
Thud─!
I drained their blood until the very last moment and was able to absorb 26 stats in an instant.
The two collapsed, their blood drained, and in just a few minutes, they were in a state close to being corpses.
Tap tap-
I kicked them a few times and found they still had enough energy to respond.
“Phew- I did it. Somehow managed to control it.”
I barely suppressed the urge to keep draining their blood until they dropped dead. Doing this, I feel like I’m slowly getting the hang of it.
“The amount of stat absorption is less than I expected.”
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve grown stronger or because these guys are weaker than I thought.
Of course, if I drained them completely until they died, I could harvest a bit more stats, but they had more useful purposes.
– Would you like to turn the Great Evil ‘Hwang Tae-wook’ and ‘Mari’ into Demon Servants?
It was as if the system message read my mind, popping up at a perfect time.
[Servant Creation]
Without hesitation, I tossed the two into the breeding chamber.
Inside the chamber, sweet-scented smoke quickly filled the air.
Unlike the intense reaction with Haseirin last time, they seemed pretty much drained of life.
Swaying-
“Ughhh…!”
“Ahhhh…!”
Even though they were at rock bottom with their health, their faces were flushed, showing how potent the aphrodisiac effect in the breeding chamber was.
On the map in my head, tiny dots began moving toward this place one by one.
– ······!!
– ······?!
“My subordinates are pouring in.”
Hwang Tae-wook had over three hundred minions on this island.
Some were hunters close in skill to the ones I just faced, but most were low-ranking hunters, and surprisingly, there were quite a few Non-Awakened ones who hadn’t taken Evolved Creature potions.
“Whether they were forced to serve like slaves, or joined in for money, it’s all the same conclusion.”
Anyway, I didn’t want to be interrupted while making Demon Servants, so I took them to the office, which still had a barrier.
As I moved, the breeding chamber containing the two followed suit.
The task for the designated Great Evil Hwang Tae-wook was completed within a minute, and at that moment, the level of the Demon Servant chamber increased, drastically shortening the time required to create Demon Servants.
[Demon Servant Chamber Lv.3]
– Creates an intangible space to breed Demon Servants.
– Fills the created breeding chamber with powerful aphrodisiac components.
– A humanoid being that drinks aphrodisiac for 30 minutes in the breeding space becomes a Demon Servant that obeys the caster’s commands unconditionally.
– Minions who followed the Demon Servant will turn into Demon Servants in 10 minutes.
“Ohh…! Second level up. The time has been drastically cut down!”
Surprisingly, the sorceress ‘Mari’ was classified as Hwang Tae-wook’s minion, allowing me to turn her into a Demon Servant in just 10 minutes.
In less than 10 minutes, I had added two Demon Servants, both A-rank.
“Grrr…!”
“Oh my, they seem to be dying as soon as they became Demon Servants.”
I casually splashed potions over my soon-to-be minions while reading down the messages.
– The achievement [Cleaner of the Korean Peninsula] has been activated!
– Acquired the skill [Temptation of Conflict] from the Temptress Haseirin!
– The achievement [Pioneer] has been activated!
– All Stats increase by 1!
“I’ve also acquired Haseirin’s skill. But this is something I really won’t need. A skill that splits lovers apart? Interesting that it can enchant with high probability… but…”
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I should just take any increase in stats, even if it’s just by 1.
While I was thinking about that…
– When [Mimicry] is activated, charm increases dramatically.
“… It would be better to just give me another skill.”
Though it could be useful if the enemy is female, my ultimate nemesis remains Jo Gi-man, so I felt no thrill.
Then my next target popped into my mind, and the choice was a natural progression.
“The Grim Reaper Jung Tae-hyung…”
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【Cleaner of the Korean Peninsula】
– Eliminate the ‘Great Evils’ that bring about massive chaos in this country and reclaim their special abilities!
[Elimination List]
1. Leader of the Black Church Nam Yong-seok (Completed)
2. Twisted Hero Bin Chi-seung (Completed)
3. Temptress of Conflict Haseirin (Completed)
4. Demon King Hwang Tae-wook (Completed)
5. Soul Stealing Grim Reaper Jung Tae-hyung
Skill: Alchemist’s Intuition
– Fills incomplete recipes as much as possible with the final product drawn by oneself.
Acquisition Condition: Eliminate a ‘Great Evil’.
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“Soul Stealing Grim Reaper Jung Tae-hyung… so that’s the Grim Reaper’s original name.”
My next target was the Grim Reaper Jung Tae-hyung.
No questions asked, he’s a heinous villain even worse than Hwang Tae-wook.
There were numerous allegations that the Grim Reaper had killed party members for fun in the dungeons.
But he had disappeared from the dungeons at some point, which correlated with the arrival of hunters who could distinguish lies from truths.
Anyway, capturing the Grim Reaper would yield the incredible ability called ‘Alchemist’s Intuition’ possessed by the Great Evil Hwang Tae-wook.
“Alchemist’s Intuition… so this is how the recipe for Evolved Creatures was completed.”
The description that it somehow fills in incomplete recipes was truly an astonishing ability.
“It fills in the recipe, but it seems it can’t cover up side effects. Well, still not bad. It’ll be a hundred or even a thousand times more useful than Haseirin’s skill.”
While I was lost in thought…
“Mas-master…”
“Ahh… My Master…”
The two who had become Demon Servants struggled to kneel before me and swore loyalty, bowing their heads.
– For each Demon Servant held, caster’s physical stats (Strength, Agility, Health) increase by 3 each.
– Demon Servants 3/20
Thanks to gaining the Demon Servants, my stats increased a total of 18.
“Thanks to this achievement, no matter what deeds I accumulate, my stats are rising frighteningly.”
However, the achievement [Hunter of Evil] I obtained after defeating the First Escalon never activated again.
[Hunter of Evil]
– Every time you eliminate a being with the potential to become an Evil God, all Stats increase by 30.
“An increase of all stats by 30; that was one of the best achievements. Beings with the potential to become Evil Gods aren’t common. Was Escalon the threshold?”
While pondering that, I handed each Demon Servant a bottle of Irmana’s water.
“Ohh…! Wh-what is this?!”
“Ahh- such precious liquid bestowed by my Master… I will drink it sweetly.”
“… Do Demon Servants get some kind of passive that makes them talk suggestively?”
Regardless, they drank the water and recovered some energy, and I began asking them a few things I was curious about.
Now there was no need to hide my voice, so I briefly removed my helmet.
“Ahh… I’m so blinded I can hardly bear to look, Master. I would be happy enough to die right now.”
“Ah, enough. Hwang Tae-wook, Mari. When will that Grim Reaper show up?”
Since we had plenty of time, I wanted to take this chance to plot against the Grim Reaper too.
At my question, both of them hurriedly expressed their thoughts.
“Ahh- that guy is-”
“Yes, Master! Let me tell you!”
“Chit, Hwang Tae-wook, you bastard…?!”
“Hmph! Mari, you know nothing, so just ask me everything.”
“Shut up!!”
I couldn’t help but chuckle at the sudden hair-pulling fight between the two.
“Hey, hey, why are you suddenly fighting? Back off. Weren’t you two lovers?”
“Absolutely not!!”
“Mari was just a plaything! I had no feelings whatsoever, Master.”
“Ugh! Bad guy!”
“What? You were just enjoying it, too!”
“Ugh, anyway. Just don’t fight and answer quickly. We’ve got a lot to do ahead.”
I hadn’t expected them to compete with each other, so I was a little taken aback, but I needed to focus on reality.
“Yes, we sent a signal to that Grim Reaper about twenty minutes ago. It takes about an hour to arrive from his lair after crossing the sea, so it might take some time.
However, I don’t think he’ll show up right away.”
“Why’s that?”
“The organization that attacked us yesterday was extremely organized and systematic. If a person can manage such an organization, then even the Grim Reaper would take care of himself. He has a reputation for being cruel and violent, but in reality, he’s quite cautious.”
“Strong against the weak, weak against the strong.”
“Exactly! The number of subordinates he killed could hardly be counted on two hands.”
A typical malevolent Awakener.
But Hwang Tae-wook, who was criticizing him, was also a Great Evil who had taken thousands of lives by manufacturing Evolved Creatures.
It seemed right to not let such a guy live, but on the flip side, he was someone I couldn’t just kill easily.
For such a guy, dying after living as my dog for life would be a more fitting end.
“I understand. Now tell me everything you know about his abilities. And Mari, go outside and stop whatever’s happening in this factory immediately. Some guys just came in.”
“Yes! But does that include the monsters we’ve been experimenting on?”
“All of them! And kill all the monsters.”
“Yes! Master!!”
The advantage of Demon Servants is they follow commands without question.
I was able to gather information about the Grim Reaper from the remaining Hwang Tae-wook, and learned he had two special abilities.
“One is called [Bound Souls]. He’s talked so much about it that I know the skill name.”
“Another soul again…”
“Yes?”
“Never mind, keep going.”
“Well, that ability allows him to temporarily summon the soul bodies of those he has killed, which have the annoying trait of being immune to physical attacks.”
“Like a Specter?”
“Exactly. They can even activate one of the skills they used in their lifetime.”
“That makes sense. Otherwise, there would be no reason to use it.”
Depending on how he used it, it could be a powerful skill even more useful than my minions.
“And the other?”
“The other ability gives him some kind of advantage based on the duration of combat.”
“What do you mean by that? Does it mean that the longer the battle goes, he becomes stronger or something?”
“Exactly. To be precise, it’s not an enhancement of physical abilities but something else. It seems related to the aforementioned skill, but I can’t say for sure. In fact, I haven’t seen him fight much myself.”
“Well, that makes sense… Who would want to fight the Grim Reaper?”
“Of course, the two abilities I mentioned are just my speculations; I can’t say for sure if he has other abilities.”
“Got it. You must not have seen him more than once or twice; your observation skills are better than I thought.”
“Th-thank you!!”
“So do you think we can defeat the Grim Reaper if we team up?”
At my question, Hwang Tae-wook, who had been answering smoothly, finally closed his mouth.
“Well… I don’t fully know your powers, so it’s hard to judge. But judging by our earlier engagement, if I consider your numerous abilities and powerful minions, it will still be difficult. His soul body abilities and high-grade equipment, artifacts will likely counter your remarkable stealth.”
“Stealth will also be difficult, huh… If that’s the case, it will definitely be tough.”
“I’m sorry…”
“You don’t need to apologize to me.”
Defeating the ‘Grim Reaper,’ who has long held an infamous S-rank title without self-detonation, seemed like a daunting task even for me.
“Normally, I would have either self-destructed in the fight or waited to grow stronger, but this time, I’ll take a different approach.”
Even hearing Hwang Tae-wook’s doubts about victory, I didn’t feel disappointment or anything at all.
I’ve determined my level is surely above mid-A-rank.
Facing an S-rank notorious for a long time with such power doesn’t make logical sense.
However, with numerous achievements, abilities, and my minions joining in, I was sure it would be worth a shot.
Rashness and audacity are only a paper-thin difference. Which one am I about to take?
“First, bring everyone working here.”
“Yes!!”
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