Chapter 10: I Will Guide You Through
"Come."
Next, Asagiri did something that surprised Asuna.
He took two steps forward, bent down, picked up the blood stained cleaver from the ground, and then threw it in front of the man, speaking softly in an emotionless tone.
"Pick it up."
The man clutched his pierced, bleeding wrist and gritted his teeth through the pain. Hearing Asagiri's words, he first glanced at the cleaver on the ground, then raised his head to look at the tall black humanoid creature behind Asagiri. Fear flooded his eyes. He immediately fell to both knees with a thud, pressing his forehead against the hard floor as he repeatedly begged for mercy.
"No… no, I was impulsive just now… Please, please spare me…"
"Begging for mercy? At this moment? Are you trying to make me laugh?"
After saying that, Asagiri suddenly changed the subject, walked over to the man, and extended his hand.
"However, if you hand over your phone, I can consider sparing your life."
The trembling man shakily took out his phone from his pocket and offered it to Asagiri with both hands.
"This… this is my phone… no password…"
"Hmm, very sensible."
Asagiri smiled, then whispered softly.
"I have thought about it seriously, but you still have to die."
"A killer should be ready to be killed. This is the simplest truth in the world, something even a child understands."
As soon as Asagiri finished speaking, Human Asura extended a massive arm. Its large hand wrapped entirely around the man's neck, lifting him effortlessly into the air.
The man's face turned crimson and purple. Driven by survival instinct, he desperately slapped at Human Asura's arm, but he could not make it tremble even slightly, let alone make it let go.
A few seconds later, the man's eyes rolled back, the strength in his hands began to fade, and finally, his arms dropped.
"Thud."
Human Asura casually dropped the unconscious man onto the ground. Asuna hesitated.
"He…"
"He's not dead yet, just fainted."
Asuna visibly relaxed and quietly exhaled.
"Right, there is no need to kill him. If we leave him here, he will die anyway once the clear time limit is up…"
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
Asagiri looked confused, as if he could not understand her words. He walked over, bent down, grabbed the unconscious man's ankle with one hand, then turned to Yuuki Asuna with a smile.
"You have read web novels, right? Leaving an enemy half dead and assuming they will die, only for them to escape and return later to cause trouble, is such a toxic plot. Even though I am not a web novel protagonist, I will not leave a hidden danger behind. Besides…"
Still holding the man by the ankle, Asagiri dragged him toward the staircase.
"There are still ways to use him. Wouldn't it be a waste to let him die?"
"A waste…?"
Asuna was confused but quickly followed.
"Thump, thump, thump, thump…"
Every time they went down a step, the man's head hit the stairs, creating a dull sound that made Asuna wince.
When they reached the courtyard, she could not hold back anymore.
"Utsunomiya, what exactly do you want to do?"
"Do what?"
Asagiri smiled kindly, his tone gentle.
"Of course, I am taking him to clear the Dungeon. I am a great benevolent person."
"Huh? Are you serious? This is too…"
Asuna originally wanted to say the obvious: this man killed another Player and even tried to hack Asagiri with a cleaver. How could Asagiri still guide him to clear the dungeon? Was he suddenly being overly kind?
But remembering Asagiri's words from earlier, she quickly realized that was impossible.
At this moment, Asagiri had already dragged the man out of the courtyard gate.
"Hmm… this should count as clearing, right?"
Asagiri opened the man's phone. As expected, the strange APP with the eye icon was on the main screen, identical to the one on his and Yuuki Asuna's phones.
The moment he touched the APP icon, a line of dark red text appeared.
[ "Player" identity verification failed ]
"There really is a confidentiality mechanism. Even if someone takes the phone, the APP cannot be opened by others? What if the phone is lost? Or maybe…"
Asagiri summoned Human Asura again.
The Persona immediately covered the man's head with its massive hand. It clenched its fingers, and with a sound like a bursting watermelon, blood leaked between the black fingers.
Asuna instinctively felt nauseous and quickly turned away.
After killing the man, Asagiri touched the APP icon on the phone again. This time it opened successfully, displaying the man's stats panel and the clear prompt he had received while he was still alive.
[ Player Name: Noguchi Kazukawa ]
[ Physical Fitness Level: Normal ]
[ Talent: Not yet unlocked ]
[ Profession: Not yet unlocked ]
[ Congratulations, "Player" Noguchi Kazukawa, you have cleared the Novice Dungeon and obtained official player status ]
[ Clear Rating: C ]
[ Reward: Item "Bottled Medical Disinfectant Alcohol" ]
[ Bottled Medical Disinfectant Alcohol: 300ml bottle of medical disinfectant alcohol ]
Asagiri did not hide the screen, so Asuna saw everything clearly. She studied the man's reward carefully and murmured in thought.
"The C rank reward did not unlock a profession or talent. It only gave a barely useful item. It seems that clearing the dungeon after wasting so much time only gives something like this. Its only purpose must be to make players realize that this APP truly contains supernatural elements through its dungeon access and storage functions, shattering their last illusions and naivety."
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