Damned 13th Regression – 18



Episode 18 – Before the Storm

A narrow gap in pipe 349 on the 5th floor of the main sewer dungeon.

A party of eight people were hiding in a shambles.

“Look at this. Damn my feet have swelled twice as much because of the poison.”

“······. Shouldn’t we cut it out?”

“Don’t be so lucky! If I cut it off why am I going to sit down and die? “I can still fight!”

Even at a glance the black discolored feet were not unusual. As time passed the discoloration area spread beyond the feet and up to the ankles. Most of the group expected that he would not be able to survive today unless he cut off his foot.

Of course some people knew that even if he cut off his foot he would still die. A hunter who can’t even walk can’t survive in a ranking match and is just a burden on the way home. So wouldn’t it be better to handle it and split the coins in the name of alleviating the pain?

The person who felt this atmosphere of silence most keenly was Mohammed who was clutching his pitch-black feet. He couldn’t overcome his anger and shouted.

“I told you not to go down so fucking deep!”

“Then what should we do? Are you saying we will be hunted by rankers in a few days? “We all agreed that we should target the lower classes in order to raise our rankings.”

“Ah yes. Be wise too. I followed such a wise man to the lower level and ended up being chased by the Grand Worm! Thanks to this I’m stuck in a gap in a pipe where I don’t know where it is! How are you going to get back! “How are you going to get back!”

“I framed you for a moment. Be quiet! And then…”

‘No matter how things turn out I don’t think I’ll need your help.’

Mohammed panicked as he faced the prospect of death. Shouting like that in a dangerous dungeon means “Please catch us and kill us” but Mohammed had lost his senses to the point where he couldn’t even judge that.

I have to kill him. Leader Kassim ended up making a decision he was reluctant to make because he was from the Middle East as well. When Cassim’s hand touched the scimitar.

Kkeeek lick lick lick!

The inside of the pipe shakes slightly. It was a sign of a grand worm crawling up the pipe.

Everyone immediately held their breath. Mohammed must have come to his senses now but his angry posture remained the same.

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All eight people hiding in the pipe gap felt it. Dozens of Grand Worms have now stopped above our heads.

♬~ ♩~ ♬~ ♩ ♪~

I hear a humming song from somewhere.

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Together

Dozens of grand worms swayed on an old pipe.

“Hmph.”

Someone was crying and moaning. Everyone looked at each other.

‘What kind of bastard is humming now?’

Kassim saw countless soldiers acting irrationally due to stress and panic on the battlefield. Thinking that Muhammad and other companions might have fallen into that state they checked their mouths but even with everyone’s mouths covered the singing grew louder.

♪~ ♬~♩ ♪~~

Kiiiiiiiig!

The pipes are shaking to an extent that is incomparable to what it was just before. A screw falls off and the ceiling collapses.

“Now! “Run away!”

Kassim shouted. None of us sing. I don’t know what kind of crazy guy he is right now but he’s doing a singing show in front of the Grand Worm. It’s best to run away before the situation is resolved.

Kasim was the first to stick his head through the gap. Hot fluid poured down on Kasim’s face.

In front of me there was a Grand Worm whose entire body had been crushed and fluids and internal organs were spewing out from its mouth.

[‘La Jehuti (SS)’ 2nd ability Battery’s Magic Book operation current efficiency 157%]

“Ignition Booster weapon rear.”

[‘Ignition Booster (D)’ activated]

A huge explosion erupts from behind Gonghyeok’s thorny club.

The thorny club which received rocket-like momentum hit the lower jaw of the 4m Grand Worm.

The gramed worm which spun several times like a windmill crashed into the ceiling and its internal organs were scattered.

Squeak squeal.

Even though it is an insect it crawls nimbly to increase the distance perhaps remembering the horrors of the massacre a few days ago.

[Ignition booster 2nd stage activation]

[First and second left-handers. Magic power consumption increased by 184%]

Quang!

Fireworks explode behind Gonghyuk’s body. Leap forward based on the momentum of the explosion. It closes the gap of several tens of meters in an instant.

Secondary explosion behind left shoulder. The thorny club swings like a tempest. The thorns that grew uncontrollably cut off three bodies at once and tore them into pieces.

“Good good. “I’m slowly getting used to it.”

– It’s not about burning the enemy with a quick spell but it’s about supplementing your movements. He is an apostle.

The party members who came out of the gap were dumbfounded when they saw a man wearing a hideous mask and a huge Egyptian-style god attacking and killing the Grand Worm.

Cassim who had no idea how to dance like this while going through a dungeon alone swallowed his saliva and opened his mouth.

“Thank you for your help. ‘X’.”

Gonghyuk slowly turned his back.

“He’s a friend I seem to communicate well with. “Is the ranking around 64th?”

Kasim was surprised when he realized his ranking right away. Although he was recorded as unknown in the rankings he could not avoid GM’s information analysis.

“good. It’s a pretty good party. Let’s make a deal. “It’s a deal you never lose.”

“Are you talking about a deal?”

Suspicious. Although it was extremely suspicious Kasim tried to hide his appearance as best as he could. The ‘X’ on the mask seemed to be thinking about something and threw a scroll.

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“This is the strategy for the 7 dungeons on the first floor. Raise your ranking. “I’ll put you all in the top ranks.”

“Top ranker? “What is that all of a sudden?”

The group looked at the scroll that X had thrown. I don’t know if it’s true but it was an extremely fascinating story.

“Okay let’s make a ‘promise’ with me instead. “This is the notary of our promise.”

Behind his back the bird-headed Egyptian god Ra Jehuti unfurls a huge papyrus.

[Avatar ‘La Jehuti’s’ ability ‘365-day pledge’ is activated.]

[Currently there are 48 pledgers 2 pledge items for a period of 10 days and if all 269 (365-96) remaining spaces are used it will take 1 year to recharge]

“Let’s promise just two things.”

Cassim could only swallow his saliva at his light tone.

= = =

Azazel the manager of the first floor of Babel and the angel of weapons was sitting cross-legged on the platform for the 12th day.

Although she appeared to be quietly meditating she was simultaneously managing 10000 districts with 2 million people in the 7th Great Summon.

It is her job to manage the entrance to the village. The entrance was closed from 6 PM to 6 AM due to an agreement between the devil and the angel and was never to be opened.

While everyone was waiting for 6 a.m. the next day to go to sleep someone came to see the 3349th self-immolation.

It was Gonghyeok wearing a ‘Helldog mask’ and a hood.

“Azazel. “I will accept the quest.”

“You haven’t received any quests from me yet. The first quest is to collect 200 ribbon strawberries in the forest north of the village…”

“I will take the ‘100 Person Survival Quest’.”

Azazel’s eyes opened for a moment.

“you. “He is the one who bypassed the system last time.”

“okay.”

“I said that back then too. “So have you finally realized it?”

“We will make 51 people tied for 50th place. “That’s how 100 people survive.”

“O enlightened one the path will be more difficult than the path of killing 199 people. “You chose the thorny path…”

Gonghyuk cut off his words.

“Oh yeah. “Give me the quest.”

“······. “It may sound arrogant but I pray that the God of Dimensions will bless your path ahead.”

[Hunter ‘X’ is given the quest ‘Survival of 100 people on the 1st floor’]

[Compensation is applied step by step according to performance rate]

[When you achieve 100% you will receive 5 Blue Coins Mace of Light (B+) Skill Coin Book (B) and Scroll of Thunder]

“If you achieve better results I will select a special reward for you.”

“You don’t need it all.”

Azazel’s face hardened.

“Do you think I am someone who accepts the puns of a little person like you?”

“Throw it all away. Prepare the Holy Spirit Summoning Book.”

Gonghyuk declared.

“I will only receive the ‘Spirit Summoning Scroll’ as a reward. Take care of the rest and throw it away.”

= = =

La Jehuti’s Oath

1. Pledgers can only accumulate up to the same score as tied for 50th place.

2. Do not enter the village for 3 days after the murder restriction within the village is lifted.

If the contract is violated all abilities change to 1.

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