Chapter 28.
"Let me... die..."
It should be simple, right?
For adventurers who live by hunting monsters and are full of ferocity.
Killing a dying person should be the simplest thing, right?
Begging for death. This was Lili's final wish. Now, she could no longer do it herself.
So, for the last time, she made a request to a stranger. For the last time, she hoped for human kindness.
She hoped that the unfamiliar person in front of her could grant her a death that was not so painful.
However. She still underestimated the cruelty of the world.
"No."
The man's voice was thick and unpleasant.
Lili froze. Then she was relieved.
Yes, even if he did nothing, she wouldn't live much longer. Why should he bother to get blood on his hands?
But no matter how understanding she tried to be, she still shed tears uncontrollably.
Could her deepest wish for death not be granted? Was she not even free in the very end?
Such unwillingness filled her heart.
But, in the next second.
Buzz...
A warm light shone on her face.
Lili's eyes, glued shut by blood, stuck together by tears, and blocked by swelling, widened.
It was a light blue like the waves of the sea. It was an exquisite, beautiful blue sapphire pendant.
The very thing she had risked her life to pursue. Now, it appeared before her in such a dramatic way!
"M-mgh... Waaah..."
She wanted to call out but couldn't make a sound. She wanted to stand up and embrace him but couldn't move.
Tormented by the chilling desire for death and the explosive hope. She could barely distinguish reality from fantasy.
Lili's hands trembled, trying to lift up. With utmost care and reverence, she accepted the pendant.
"You only get one chance."
Eugene looked down at the girl whose expression was on the verge of collapsing, his tone still cold.
"Survival, or destruction."
"Lingering life, or freedom."
After saying these ambiguous words, he fell silent. Allowing the atmosphere to develop freely.
"I..."
"I don't want to live like this anymore."
"Even if it means being smashed to pieces, I don't want to return to that hell."
"Please, Sir, grant Lili freedom?"
Her voice was soft, carrying a careful and polite attempt. Like a person meeting a god for the first time.
Whoosh...
Something was burning. It was Lili's will. It was also Eugene's bottomless magic power. And it was the fear in the hearts of the onlookers!
"Hey, hey! Boss!"
Ganu, feeling the surging, ferocious aura, turned pale and backed away repeatedly.
"You seem to have gotten something wrong!"
"It was the one on the ground who damaged your goods!"
"Listen to the explanation!"
The men, sensing trouble, involuntarily retreated.
Solely because of the single man in front of them, the aura he emitted penetrated to the bone!
"Heh heh."
Looking at the different reactions of the people before him, Eugene let out a mocking sneer.
Beneath the helmet, his bright golden giant eyes shone with fierce intensity. His gloomy voice was inhuman.
"Every wrong has its source, every debt its debtor."
"The damaged goods will be paid for with blood."
Before the words were finished, he took a step!
Whoosh!
That posture made their hairs stand on end!
Clang!
Seeing this, Ganu and the others stopped talking nonsense, drew their weapons, and glared angrily!
"Hey, you bastard! You won't listen to reason, will you?"
"In that case, die!"
The group executed their moves, quickly surrounding the motionless Eugene.
This was not a formation used for fighting monsters.
It was clearly a formation they often used against people, judging by their practiced coordination.
Excellent.
Eugene's heart surged with ecstasy. This was the second time he had put a human on his menu.
If the targets were villains, it would stimulate an even stronger desire to devour!
Right now, he was starving!
"Heh, Boss, I know you're strong."
Ganu's expression was exaggerated, his tone arrogant.
"Level 1 definitely doesn't have this kind of presence. I'm certain you are a leader among Level 2 adventurers."
"But!"
Ganu's body suddenly swelled as he spoke. His eyes quickly became bloodshot and red. Fangs protruded from his mouth.
Within a few breaths, the feline features clearly gained the upper hand!
Skill-Frenzy!
"We're not to be trifled with either!!"
A deep growl emanated from Ganu's throat. Over thirty years old, he had been struggling in Orario for years.
Now, he had long since entered the ranks of Level 2!
And his five subordinates were all top-tier Level 1 veterans!
Such a team, by Guild standards, could even explore the "Middle Floors," below the twelfth floor!
Although they looked like mere cannon fodder on the outside, their strength was genuine.
Villains and scoundrels are not necessarily incapable.
It was precisely because they had witnessed the dangers of the Dungeon that this group of people changed their previous way of survival.
They were once adventurers who harbored dreams.
But dreams often cannot withstand the grinding of reality.
"What do you say, Boss?"
Ganu let out a hissing, sinister laugh.
"If possible, we also don't want to cause a murder."
"As long as you hand over everything on you, we promise to let you and that Pallum go."
"Listen, those Killer Ants are closing in."
"If we start fighting, they'll be attracted very quickly, won't they?"
"In that case, you won't be able to escape with that dead weight, will you?"
Analyzing the situation, offering bait, and showing appropriate goodwill. A series of threats and inducements flowed smoothly.
This is what adventurers who have lost themselves inevitably descend into.
"Pfft."
"Pfft ha ha ha!!"
Eugene laughed. He laughed the same harsh, mocking laugh as they had used on Lili.
"What the hell are you laughing at!"
"Can't you tell the situation!?"
Stunned by Eugene's unsettling laugh, the crowd involuntarily took half a step back.
Their eyes darted about nervously, fearing that monsters might be attracted by the sound from the shadows.
And in this instant.
Bang!
Eugene pushed off the ground and exploded into motion!
His powerful hind legs burst with monstrous strength, and his outline instantly blurred!
Skill activated-Pounce!
His armored body seemed to merge with the dark space. No one saw how he crossed that distance to arrive in front of them!
And when the feeling of impact came, it was already too late.
Pfft!!
A pair of massive bull horns directly pierced one person's abdomen.
The hard bone of his head directly crushed the person's internal organs!
Boom!!
The rock wall collapsed! Debris fell!
A veteran adventurer, capable of fighting against several powerful monsters, a warrior tempered by countless battles. Died just like that!
"Plunder!"
The writhing darkness quickly covered the lifeless body. In the shadows, the sound of dense chewing seemed to rise.
It made their hair stand on end and cold sweat pour!
{DING! You have completed the plunder}
{Gained the target's most prominent attribute Strength +615!}
{Gained the target's strongest skill-Sword Dance, attack speed +30\% when used}
{Gained the target's most proficient ability-Extortion G}
{Gained all the target's dropped items...}
Over six hundred points of Strength! Eugene's pupils sharply contracted.
The system panel instantly popped up:
{NAME: Eugene}
{RACE: Human/Minotaur (Subspecies)}
{LEVEL: Lv1}
{ABILITIES: STR 1804?, END 1120SS, DEX 1009SS, AGI 1157SS, MAG 256G}
Eighteen hundred points of Strength value. It was beyond description. Exceeding the limit, unprecedented!
Even the protagonist Bell only reached a maximum of thirteen hundred points.
The effect of Plunder was so powerful.
It could directly ignore the gaps represented by every hundred points and forcibly stack the stats!
The benefit gained was far greater than all the Crystallized drops the opponent might have given!
Eugene's heart pounded wildly. Every piece of his skin, every hair, was cheering for this massive gain.
His overheated blood and savage bestiality were uncontrollable!
In the face of the temptation called "Power," no one could remain rational!
"ROAR!!!"
The deafening roar almost pierced people's eardrums!
"This... this isn't a human voice!"
The former adventurers were intimidated by the ferocious roar.
Their expressions showed that their past life-or-death crises were being brought back.
But it was too late.
A dark and windy night for murder. Here and now. They were doomed to die.
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