The Player Hides His Past Chapter 18

Episode 18. (2)

『Appearance』.

I changed the shape of the stone statue.

Slim muscular legs supporting a huge body.

Kududeuk—!

Then the stone statue lost its balance and fell to its knees.

Everything was possible because the stone statue was not a monster.

not a monster

How could you be sure?

That’s because I checked it in the update history.

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A new rift, ‘The Count’s Fortress’ is added.

New Named Monster ‘Earl Asscura’: Lv.430

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Count’s stronghold.

The only monster that appears is Count Ascura.

If so, direct intervention might be possible…

That judgment was right.

Not being a monster means not being a demon at the same time.

It’s because [Natural Enemy Relations] wasn’t activated.

It took a little bit of magic power, but it was okay.

“What was that sound…?! Hehehe?!”

“…Have you all seen it? That monster at once!!”

“Everybody move! This is not the time to be distracted!”

Even if it wasn’t me, there were many players.

It was the signal that I entered the front door.

Knocking down a stone statue that served as a gatekeeper drove a wedge.

Players were entering the inside of the castle like a tide.

I can’t stand still either.

Again—

because above all, I had a clear purpose.

-Hunt the vampires. (In progress) ▲

●Notify that the hunt has begun. (Success)

●Let them feel the fear of being hunted. (In progress)

Are you going to defeat Count Ascura by yourself?

That was arrogance.

It didn’t make sense just looking at the level.

Level 100 VS Level 430

But I had a card called [Exorcism].

I was about to bring the devil’s items to be sacrificed for the exorcism.

So what I did was simple.

To make Count Askura feel even a little bit of fear through the exorcism ceremony.

After that, the rest of the process…

‘Leave it to the other players.’

Some degree of contribution will be recognized.

Of course you get experience points.

If you’re lucky, you might even get loot.

So…

why don’t you walk a little slower, my leg?

I made a rational judgment based on evidence, but…!

I had more confidence than that.

As if it were a runway.

It was said that he was walking proudly inside the castle.

“Are you going to miss your meal even after seeing that kind of portrait? The spleen is good too. Ascura.”

Suddenly, I reached the huge table and poured out harsh criticism.

A portrait hung on the opposite wall.

It looked like the appearance of Count Ascura.

…Isn’t it too realistic?

Even if it is second to none that the skin and bone are adjacent.

Red eyes and protruding fangs.

The figure of Ascura in the painting was a vampire itself.

Moreover, the gloomy atmosphere of the castle made the portrait look even more frightening.

Of course, I was looking at even that portrait from an aesthetic point of view.

“Details and contrast are poor. It’s embarrassing to even call it an artist’s painting.”

…however, it seemed like he came into someone else’s house and only spit vicious words.

Let’s consider ourselves lucky.

If it hadn’t been for something like this.

I wouldn’t have been able to work alone like I do now.

“Like a statue, it is unqualified.”

Ttogak─

*

Count Askyura’s fortress.

After all, it was not a crack to be taken lightly.

The faces of the players were full of cold sweat.

Those who carefully examine the surroundings with a very nervous expression.

“…it feels like I’m suffocating.”

“Even with the buff, this much pressure.”

“Doesn’t it look like that? Every single one of them makes me feel bad.”

It wasn’t tough.

In fact, from the moment players enter the castle.

He was suffering from all sorts of abnormal conditions.

[Earl Asscura keeps an eye on you.]

[Spirit is too low.]

[Abnormal condition: fear occurs.]

I didn’t even face Count Asscura.

Portraits of Count Ascura hung everywhere.

The portrait’s red pupils were just watching the players.

“…found!”

Fire-!

found the portrait.

It was only after I burned it with the skill that my breathing became a little easier.

Players stuck out their tongues.

“Damn it. Everything inside the castle is a trap.”

“I thought it was just a horror show. That wasn’t it.”

“Is this worth the level? It’s tricky. really.”

It was.

It wasn’t just directing.

statue.

portrait.

At least one book on the bookshelf.

“…what? ‘Human Cuisine’? What’s the title like?”

“hey! Don’t touch that!!”

“…?!”

all of that.

It was causing status ailments to the players.

Guild Gaon.

The analysis was delivered to Nam Tae-min.

-So everything inside the castle is a trap.

“It’s vicious, really. I feel the malice.”

-It must be a vampire’s castle for nothing.

Nam Tae-min looked back on his past experiences.

Including when Arcana was a game.

No matter how you think about it, this concept is new.

“If it was like the old days, I would have liked it very much.”

It must have been a taste to attack as much as it was tricky.

But not anymore.

The attack failure was no longer a logout, but a death.

He was also very responsible.

Did he notice the anguish contained in the small breath?

I heard Nam Chul-min’s voice.

-Don’t feel too frustrated that there is no way.

“…What are you talking about? suddenly.”

-I thought you were blaming yourself again. don’t do that

Nam Tae-min’s class is Barbarian.

Except for when [Berring] was activated, resistance to status abnormalities was low.

It was unavoidable due to the nature of the warrior-type class, but…

‘Anyway, the healers have no choice but to bear the burden.’

It’s not helpful, it’s a burden.

Nam Tae-min’s concerns were inescapable.

– It’s just that the roles you’ve taken on are different. I mean, everyone understands. I’m telling you not to go ahead by yourself and overdo it. So there’s nothing good about it.

After all, blood cannot be lied to.

Nam Tae-min let out a chuckle.

“What do you know so well? Anyone who sees it will know that it is a story from experience.”

Laughter was also heard.

-haha. If you pretend, you pretend?

“…If you pretend, pretend? What is your true experience?”

-well? Anyway, I’m saying this as a senior in life, so take note.

It was then.

Suddenly, a presence was felt from the front.

Is it another guild? I wanted to, but there was only one popular chuck.

“Who is it?”

Hawkeye.

One guild member identified the owner of the human with improved eyesight.

“I don’t think he’s Count Askura… he’s a girl? Blonde hair down to her waist… wait, she’s super pretty?! That’s because the hat is pressed down, so only the lower official can be seen. Just looking at her lower body means she’s a beauty…?! Ouch, why are you hitting me?!”

Whoa –

how can I do that?

It took a while for Nam Tae-min to shake his head in amazement.

I heard Nam Chul-min’s voice in my ear.

-Did you say you were alone?

It seemed like a natural thing to say.

-Adequate level 400~450. If that wasn’t enough, who would be able to walk around this castle alone, where status ailments pop up everywhere you go? There is only one person.

Nam Tae-min nodded.

“Yes, there must be only one.”

A wizard more than a wizard.

Jesse Heinness.

she was sure

*

My scathing evaluation continued.

“I didn’t even worry about the rescue at all.”

Anyone who sees it will know that you came to look at real estate.

Let’s think it’s fortunate that there are no eyes to see now.

I recalled the structure of the castle I had passed through.

Entrance → Garden → Corridor → Banquet Hall → Study

and stairs in front of you.

I’ve been going all the way here and haven’t had any problems.

There was nothing particularly strange about it.

Oh, if I had to point out, there was one thing.

There are too many portraits of Count Askura.

It was only thanks to that that he was able to utter vicious words without a break.

in terms of structure.

There must be only one stairway upstairs.

You won’t have to look all the way to the other side.

If Count Ascura had appeared, there would have been a commotion in one way or another. If so, there was a high probability that Count Ascura would appear on the second floor.

“The attitude of welcoming guests is also unacceptable.”

It seemed that no player entered the second floor before me.

None of the players found these stairs.

I could be sure of that.

Even thinking about it, my steps were too fast.

Full of confidence.

It must have been because I walked with my legs straight.

It was as I approached the stairs with that steady step.

“uh!”

A faint voice was heard.

When I turned my head, there was a large cone-shaped hat.

To be precise, it was a woman wearing a conical hat.

Before I could say anything, she came to me.

But what is it? this speed.

I checked to see if it had wings on its legs.

I was even more surprised.

‘… Levitation.’

The legs were floating in the air!

I felt like crying.

‘Someone mentions science to save magic…!’

Who is using mana like water like that?

It was because he realized the gap between rich and poor in magical power.

But there was no expression.

The cone-shaped hat looked up at my face.

…the moment I thought I’d be able to see it.

The hat was pulled back, revealing the woman’s face.

blond hair.

green eyes.

pure white skin.

…It was a face I had seen somewhere.

The face I saw is probably a very famous player. When I thought so, my heart ached less.

Yeah, it’s not like dogs or cows can use levitation like that.

“I saw you!”

“?”

“You’re very strange magic!”

She told me so without hesitation.

If anyone sees me, they’ll think I’m Mr. ‘Very Mysterious Magic’.

But look at the twinkling pupils.

It seemed sincerity without malice.

“What kind of skill was that? It was a skill I had never seen before! I watched that video dozens of times! And yet I didn’t know! There has never been a magic-related skill that I didn’t know about!”

That’s what it sounded like.

The video that I watched dozens of times must be referring to the battle in the square.

The magic I used there was a very simple magic to build walls and pillars.

But it’s natural not to notice. That’s right, it’s “magic”, not a “skill”.

“I was so curious that I couldn’t stand it!”

Suddenly—!

I looked at the face facing me.

It must have been an act of pure curiosity.

If she understood it and left it, it might have been like the old days. Even if it’s mesmerized by that attractive appearance.

“Can we talk about that strange magic!”

But not now.

I opened my mouth.

“Be polite.”

“…yes? etiquette?”

“That is the basics that learners should have.”

That alone would be enough.

I just added one word.

“Unqualified. It is inconsistent.”

“Ugh…”

An exclamation mark into a question mark.

Would it be possible to express it if it was changed to a period again?

The life was gone from her face.

Even if I failed in college, I wouldn’t make that face.

It’s fleeting, but the cold silence flows for a while.

Suddenly, a letter appeared in my field of vision.

[The skill ‘Natural Relations’ is activated.]

What the message meant was simple.

Count’s Citadel.

The only monster that appears, Count Ascura.

It meant that the guy had appeared.

I reflexively looked up at the top of the stairs.

Then, there was Count Ascura.

It was a vampire who looked exactly like the portrait.

“Ascura.”

When I said that, the boy responded.

“It’s Ascura ‘Count’. You frail human.”

The fishy smell of blood wafted from his breath.

How many lives did those fangs take?

Its concentration was very thick. It was to

the

point that even the dazed woman wore a cone hat and grabbed a cane.

But at the same moment.

There was only one emotion I felt.

I ended up laughing.

“count? That joke is passable. Ascura.”

“…joke? clearly said I am Ascura ‘Count’…!!”

“no. You are not noble.”

[A necklace with a curse of blood].

I took out the devil’s item.

“To deceive an ugly curse as a power. Such a curse is also one’s own power, and it is to share and then reap. Furthermore, all the decorations in the castle that do not feel the slightest bit of dignity.”

“…what?”

“It means that you have no pride as a nobleman left, Askura

.

“Why is the ugly vampire still claiming to be an aristocrat?”

The provocation was a signal flare.

“Shut up!! I will kill you!! A worm-like human!!”

[‘Blood Cursed Necklace’ has been selected as a sacrifice.]

[The skill ‘Exorcism’ is activated.]

[Invite the vampire Count Ascura to the ‘ritual’.]