Damned 13th Regression – 33



Episode 33 – Salsalyi Flower

In the southeastern part of the huge primeval jungle past giant stinkhorn flowers that are about 10 times larger than Rafflesia or dragonflies that eat frogs and follow the river there is a huge cliff.

On the cliff lined with lush vines claw marks drawn like a chessboard hinted at something bloody.

The first uninhabited dungeon the saber-toothed tiger cave.

Hunters who had become accustomed to the deserted island by gathering field monsters and food gradually began to challenge the dungeons.

And now in the saber-toothed tiger den there was a party that defeated 100 saber-toothed tigers ‘Sabilodon’ and entered the boss room.

And Kim Dong-hwi the hunter holding the great sword was overcome with despair.

‘ah. ‘You can’t win this.’

A saber-toothed tiger that reached up to its chest even when lying down was big enough.

This guy is literally the size of a house.

The saber-toothed tiger king ‘Rex Milodon’

Kim Dong-hwi couldn’t move even a single step due to that bastard’s cries.

Rex Milodon swung its front paw horizontally to see how the human in front of it was crushed to pieces.

“Get down!”

bang!

The large man blocked his front paws from sweeping the floor with his whole body.

Wow!

Rexmilodon feeling somewhat offended struck the human who had blocked its front paw with its remaining paw. It looked like a cat squeezing but inside it were two humans.

“Ugh! “Please save the monk!”

There’s no way it’s okay since it blocks its two human-sized front paws with its own body. Blood was pouring out all over his body but the large man did not give in and muttered something.

“······. Amoga Vairochana Mahamudra…”

Buddhism’s Gwangmyeong Mantra. As the mantra continued golden energy began to flow out of the monk’s right hand.

What he holds in his right hand is the weapon of the sanctuary guarded by Mandarion the Southern Demon Beast.

Cheongyeolgeumgangjeo (天結金鋼杵) [S-]

Soma calmly closed his eyes and began to recite the mantra.

“Manipadma! Jvara! Take Prabha!”

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The mantra begins to gain more and more power and at the same time a terrifying golden thunderbolt forms in the Geumgangjeo.

[Cheongyeolgeumgangjeo’s prohibition ‘Death Demon Lightning’ is activated!]

[The lightning of the thunder god in mythology responds to your will!]

[Avatar Spartacus (A++)’s counterattack ‘!!! Revolution!!!’ is activated!]

[Returns critical damage received from enemies 5 times!]

“Hum! Vajraaa—!”

Intense lion’s hooves and light burst from between Rex Milodon’s front paws. A powerful pressure and electric current swept through the saber-toothed tiger king’s upper body and soon a tremendous flash of light filled the cave.

Chijiji- Chijijijik─

When everyone’s eyesight returned what they could see was the lower half of the boss mob’s body completely burned from the chest up.

Coo!

“Heo-eok heo-eok.”

[Soma Sangai’s party defeated ‘Rexmilodon’ the boss of ‘Sabre-Toothed Tiger’s Den’.]

[Drops ‘Floating Stone Piece No. 1’ 1/6)]

[Rare material ‘Steering key made of sabertooth’ – Steering ability improved by 9%]

[As a reward for clearing the dungeon…]

[4 navy blue coins each…]

[Clues to the desert island are provided]

[The monsters on the uninhabited island become stronger as they eat materials and coins]

A colleague approached Soma who was standing covered in blood.

“Are you okay? “We will treat you!”

“I’m fine. “First start with the treatment of those who have collapsed.”

Soma walked in silence due to the not-so-good amount of blood loss.

There was already a bucket of blood pooling at his feet. However seeing Soma’s solemn appearance like a jangseung the female hunter nodded awkwardly and went somewhere else.

‘Is this finally the only one?’

The fact that I already cleared the first boss within 6 days of arriving on the 3rd floor was fast.

The strength of survival on the third floor is different from that on the second floor.

Unlike the first floor which was strangely overflowing with edible plants from fruits to grasses almost all of them had to be examined to see if they were poisonous or digestible.

There is also a safe area called ‘village’ that monsters cannot access. Unlike the first floor where there was a lack of drinking water fire and various cooking utensils there was nothing here.

Only a jungle overflowing with bugs and rotting leaves.

The second floor was also an empty plain other than the food provided but it didn’t matter since we only stayed for a day or two.

However in the jungle where there was nothing considerable survival skills were needed from shelter to food gathering.

Hunters were somewhat helpful because they all had excellent physical abilities but their ability to survive in the jungle was a separate issue from their abilities.

Even though everyone was busy securing stable drinking water and food in their living quarters the party was able to lead the party smoothly and clear the boss very quickly.

After reorganizing the party Soma and the others came out of the saber-toothed tiger’s den. And drinking water was supplied from the river below the cliff.

Kim Dong-hwi who had just been saved by Soma hinted.

“No matter how we replenish Soma’s water we are running out of food.”

In order to conquer the boss faster than others I had to set aside a different amount of time.

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Originally I spent about 6 hours in the dungeon gathering food so it was natural that there was a shortage of food.

“it’s okay. We decided to rendezvous with another party at the stone mountain to the north. They still don’t know where the river is so they could trade for drinking water. And if we treat you with our Betty’s avatar you might be able to get enough food for a day or two.”

“All right. Mr. Soma…”

Shindou who was next to him blurted out something.

“What do you know? That’s not enough food. Besides Betty doesn’t have a lot of magical power. “I just started with Soma and fell to the bottom trying to heal his injuries.”

“I’m fine.”

Soma’s group included a total of 12 people including Betty a healing hunter known for being rare. Because of that it was good to make various deals in exchange for treatment but in reality Betty was exhausted.

Soma remained silent and spoke in a calm tone.

“If it’s still not enough we can solve the information about this dungeon we conquered.”

“That…”

When asked to unlock the dungeon information everyone looked like it was a waste.

“With Soma-san’s power I would rather take it from you…”

“Shindou!”

Donghwi next to Soma got very angry at Shindou’s words.

But it didn’t end there.

“Weak tribes are deprived of water.”

Mubarak from South Sudan Africa crossed his arms and spoke.

“I picked up a gun to raise cattle. They took up swords to take away farmland. You can’t survive if you don’t steal from others. That was common sense I lived by. And it is common sense in this world too.”

Mubarak looked at Soma with eyes like rotten mud. His eyes were resigned to the world.

“Mr. Mubarak. I understand what you are saying. I will tell you my honest feelings.

I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. Mr. Mubarak Mr. Sindou and Mr. Beti. And everyone else besides us.”

At first glance it seems like a weak word in itself. But Soma’s spirit was even different.

“This kind of thinking might end up dragging everyone into hell. but···. No one can drag you into hell as long as my life depends on it. “There is enough for me there alone.”

The momentum coming from straight eyes and a will as strong as stone gave everyone an inexplicable sense of intimidation.

Soma grinned.

“There were a lot of stories. We must meet them before the sun sets. “Let’s go.”

The group nodded silently and packed their luggage. When the sun sets it becomes difficult to find a safe place to stay. The less sleep I had the more I moved my body because it was directly related to survival and combat.

Everyone left the area near the saber-toothed tiger’s den and headed toward Dolsan.

Shindou the scout hunter who was ahead felt something strange.

“Soma. It’s different from what you say. “Weren’t you only supposed to meet one party?”

At least 30 hunters were detected at the stone mountain that was chosen as the meeting point.

Soma and his group stopped halfway up the rocky mountain.

“Is it a trap?”

“It’s too early to be so sure. Even if there were only 2 or 3 scout hunters among them we would have been able to hide it. I don’t think there’s any intention to hide it. “And seeing as it’s divided into four groups it might not be the same party.”

“Did we just get together by chance?”

While the group was lost in thought Soma spoke softly.

“Everyone I will go out first.”

“Soma that’s dangerous. “There are still aftereffects of the injury…”

“I won’t die in a place like this. “I will go alone.”

Soma climbed the stone mountain.

‘I couldn’t even become a demon let alone a Geumgang Yacha of Hell but I can’t die.’

It was Soma who decided to become a yaksha and destroy Babel. I gave strength to my strong legs and reached the top of the stone mountain.

“Has Mr. Soma arrived too?”

Shaid who had promised to meet at the stone mountain was exaggeratedly happy and held Soma’s hand.

“That’s right. Shade.”

“It looks like your companions are on guard. You don’t have to worry too much. “First let me introduce you to the other three.”

Shaid led Soma to where the other three captains were.

Shaid sat down clasped his hands and spoke.

“Soma. As you know tomorrow is the day the seventh boss monster comes out.”

【Rules】 3. The seventh boss monster in the center of the island ‘Lava Stone Tyrannosaurus’ goes out to hunt once a week.

“And judging by the name it would appear from the volcano in the center of this uninhabited island.”

“Other parties are also on edge because of this. The word ‘hunting’ probably means attacking hunters very aggressively.”

“I don’t know if he will appear with his subordinate monsters or if he will appear alone. “I don’t know what will happen tomorrow.”

Shaid and the other two captains kept an eye on Soma.

“This stone mountain is quite high. It’s easy to deal with monsters and understand the uninhabited island area.

“How about forming a temporary alliance with us tomorrow?”

Soma did not express the unexpected proposal for a temporary alliance and maintained his characteristic calm expression.

“Thank you for the offer. “It is a very good proposal but I will discuss it with my colleagues before deciding.”

“Did you say soma?”

The man who was separated from the other captains opened his mouth. He had short hair and the look of a soldier.

“you. I heard you’re a pretty strong tank. “Let’s do some tests.”

A transparent scorpion tail protruded from beneath Soma’s feet.

Soma easily caught the tail with one hand.

The muscles as strong as an old tree bulged and the tail disappeared with a crackling sound due to the strength of the grip.

“Go twice as fast.”

As soon as the tail disappeared several more tails sprouted and grazed Soma’s entire body.

The veins on Soma’s temples bulged and hot energy bloomed throughout his body.

“Hum!”

phut!

A sound of unbelievable spirit erupted from the mouth of a human being.

The hunters startled by Soma’s lion’s hooves even the hem of his clothes fluttering took a step back.

“You’re joking a little too much.”

“You haven’t even reached the end of your skills. I apologize for provoking you. “My name is Jian.”

The man named Jian bowed his scorpion tail.

“Why were you testing me?”

“I no ‘we’ think differently than Mr. Scheid here.”

“What if you say us?”

“We are the great group of the South. The total number of people is about 200 which is the largest uninhabited island. and······.”

Jian crossed his arms and opened his mouth.

“We will hunt the Tyrannosaurus in the lava rock tomorrow.”

Soma stiffened slightly.

“Isn’t it too hasty when we don’t have any information yet?”

“I heard you visited the saber-toothed tiger’s den today. “If you cleared that place you would have gotten a clue.”

“Yes.”

“The clue we got while clearing the other three dungeons was that the Tyrannosaurus gets stronger as it goes on. This means that it is easiest to catch them when they first appear when they are weakest.”

“hmm······.”

“Our commander-in-chief is as strong as the devil. Plus we have thousands of recovery items.”

“Thousands?”

I was surprised that the other party leaders hadn’t heard about the recovery item either.

“I’m sorry for hurting you. “Treat with the recovery item here.”

Jian threw the object in his arms in front of Soma.

“I will leave in two hours. If you have any ideas follow me.”

Jian finished speaking and returned to his group.

Soma forgot to say hello and stared down at the recovery item he had thrown.

A flesh-colored flower that heals wounds.

The flesh of ‘Hayeonsi’ was a flower.

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