"Kukuku."
I laughed as I watched the situation unfold.
People were being torn apart by the claws of the Haders. I could annihilate them without lifting a finger. Thanks to the High Hader, who was dealing with Joo Seo-hyun one-on-one, things were going smoothly. I wish things always went this smoothly.
'I should keep an eye on Joo Seo-hyun. She's too valuable to die here.'
I have two objectives. One is the annihilation of the people, and the other is to take Joo Seo-hyun for myself. The latter is more important than the former.
'If Joo Seo-hyun is in danger, I'll step in immediately.'
The distance isn't far. With mana and acceleration, I can reach her in 5 seconds.
'It wouldn't be bad to step in after everyone else is dead.'
Killing the High Hader isn't difficult, and I can easily subdue Joo Seo-hyun, who would be exhausted from fighting the High Hader. After all, I have superior physical abilities and mana control compared to them.
However, things don't always go as planned.
'Uh... What the hell?'
Joo Seo-hyun isn't facing the High Hader head-on but is instead keeping her distance and running away.
She's not just running away. She's moving towards the Haders, cleverly making the High Hader and the Hader collide, and then stabbing the Hader's weak points with her sword to kill them.
Joo Seo-hyun's actions were enough to give a glimmer of hope to the people who were dying while fighting the Haders. The tense situation was starting to ease.
"..."
My mouth slightly opened.
The situation was gradually improving due to Joo Seo-hyun's performance.
Joo Seo-hyun was smarter and more skilled than I had thought. If she were to face the High Hader one-on-one without any interference, it would take some time, but she would succeed in hunting it.
'Currently, there are 12 people alive, including Joo Seo-hyun. Joo Seo-hyun's quick response saved them.'
If this continues, more than 10 people will survive.
[The King of Demons sponsors 1,000 AP.]
["Are you just going to watch?"]
It was the voice of an old man.
I stepped away from the door and swung Hwaryeonbido a few times in the air.
"I should step in."
It's simple. If I step in and kill them myself, their hope will vanish.
[The King of Demons laughs.]
It seems the King of Demons wanted me to step in and kill people myself.
I started running towards the people. Park Cheol-ho saw me and shouted with a stiff expression.
"Seong Eugene! Seong Eugene is coming!"
A few people who had the leisure to do so looked at me. Their faces were frozen in pity. To their eyes, I must look like a monster worse than the Haders.
"Seong Eugene!! Don't move from there!"
Joo Seo-hyun shouted urgently. Of course, there was no reason for me to listen to her.
Joo Seo-hyun moved towards me. It was obvious she was planning to use the High Hader to block me.
'I'm not an idiot. Do you think I'd fall for such an obvious plan?'
I moved to the side, avoiding Joo Seo-hyun and the High Hader. The High Hader was already firmly aggroed onto Joo Seo-hyun. Unless I attacked the High Hader, its aggro wouldn't shift.
A slight detour is nothing.
"P-Please save me, Eugene! We slept together yesterday!"
Yoon Young-mi shouted as soon as she saw me running towards her. Her boyfriend, who was fighting the Hader with a wooden spear next to her, looked horrified.
"Eh? It was just a one-night stand. It's not like we did it enough to get pregnant."
Yoon Young-mi is pretty, but if you ask if she's more than celebrity-level pretty, it's a bit ambiguous. If she were prettier than Yoo Seo-hee, I might have considered it.
"I'll do anything! Please save me!"
"I don't need anything."
I slashed past Yoon Young-mi, who turned her body to run away. Yoon Young-mi's upper and lower body separated and fell to the ground with a thud.
I didn't bother to check her corpse. I had too much to do.
I stabbed the sword into the chest of Yoon Young-mi's boyfriend next to her.
"Your girlfriend was amazing yesterday."
"Y-You bastard!"
The man grabbed my sword with both hands. A sticky green liquid oozed from his hands and moved towards me.
'Is his unique trait poison-based?'
There was no need to panic. I kicked the man's stomach to pull out the sword and swung it in the air to scatter the poison on the ground.
Sizzle!
It seemed to be acidic poison, as the grass touched by the liquid began to melt with a foul smoke.
'Was his goal to at least melt my sword with acidic poison?'
However, Hwaryeonbido is made from the scales of a Red Dragon. It doesn't have any special abilities like breathing fire, but its durability is top-notch. The blade isn't damaged at all by acidic poison.
I continued to swing the sword.
I didn't distinguish between people and monsters. If they were within the sword's reach, I killed them without question.
Slashing people and slashing Haders. The sensation was similar yet different. But I preferred slashing Haders.
'Haders are stronger. It's more mentally satisfying to slash stronger beings.'
Especially when I reinforced my body with mana and slashed them in one go. The thrill of mana was irresistible.
"...Mr. Seong Eugene. Why did you betray us?"
Park Cheol-ho, the last survivor besides Joo Seo-hyun, asked me. His right arm was already gone. It was a coincidence that he was the last one. If I had to give a reason, Park Cheol-ho was the farthest from me.
"You're going to die soon anyway. Does it matter?"
"I'm going to die, so I'm curious. I've always been curious since I was a kid. I want to know why I'm dying."
I glanced at Joo Seo-hyun. Currently, only Joo Seo-hyun and the High Hader remained. I had plenty of time.
"It's nothing special. It's because of a mission."
"...A mission?"
"You wouldn't know, but there are constellations in this world. The name 'constellation' probably means the gods of this world. One of those gods gave me a mission."
"...Was the mission to betray us?"
"No. To annihilate you all."
"If it's a mission, there must be a reward. What's the reward? Does the god give you a legendary weapon?"
Oh! Surprisingly sharp.
Occasionally, the rewards for missions given by constellations include items from legends. Of course, the difficulty of such missions is impossibly high.
"3,000 AP per person."
"...Is that all?"
"That's all."
"Just... You betrayed us for a mere 3,000 AP?! What do you think the value of a human life is?!"
"The value of a human life varies. It depends on the person. Just like how beef is cheap in some countries and expensive in others."
"Don't compare human lives to beef!"
"Humans or beef. Honestly, you're worth less to me than beef. At least beef tastes good. Ah, Yoon Young-mi is an exception. She's worth more than beef."
"...You're just a madman. It's not that you're blinded by instant noodles..."
I swung my sword at Park Cheol-ho. I slashed his body, but not deeply enough to kill him instantly.
I intended to kill him in one go, but Park Cheol-ho stepped back and dodged.
"You will be destroyed someday. The sins of the slaughter you've committed will surely come back to you!"
Park Cheol-ho cursed me while spitting blood.
I chuckled.
"To me, you're just NPCs. Villager 1. That's all you're worth."
This is a world within a creation.
My ability is the Play Life.
Play Life means, well, a game. Even if a game character kills hundreds or thousands of NPCs, I won't be punished in real life.
"Well, pretty girls are worth more than that."
I slashed his neck. Park Cheol-ho's head fell to the ground. His eyes were wide open, glaring at me. That's all Park Cheol-ho could do.
I shook the blood off my sword and looked at Joo Seo-hyun. The fight between Joo Seo-hyun and the High Hader was almost over.
Kiiing!
The High Hader's massive claws clashed with Joo Seo-hyun's sword.
'Her sword shook slightly upon impact. Did she deflect the claw's impact? That's not a technique an F-rank hunter can do. Even I can't deflect that well.'
As expected, Joo Seo-hyun's sword trait is overpowered.
'In the original story, she had exceptional talent with the sword from the beginning, but after obtaining the unique trait 'Sword Emperor,' she became a genius beyond genius.'
In short, she's a monstrous genius when it comes to swordsmanship.
'But she's still no match for Yuria.'
Yuria is the greatest genius in the entire world. No matter how talented Joo Seo-hyun is, she can't compare to Yuria.
And the scope of their talents is different. Yuria is talented in almost everything, while Joo Seo-hyun's talent is limited to the sword.
'Oh. It's over.'
Joo Seo-hyun's sword pierced the High Hader's neck, ending its life. Aside from a wound on her left arm, she was unharmed. The wound wasn't serious enough to hinder her movement.
Joo Seo-hyun exhaled roughly and pointed her sword at me. Her already sharp eyes glared at me fiercely.
I clapped my hands towards her.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
"I can't believe you took down the High Hader alone. Impressive."
Joo Seo-hyun doesn't know how to use mana. You can tell by her movements. Being a hunter, her physical abilities are superior to others, but if she had used mana, she could have taken down the High Hader in 30 seconds.
"...Seong Eugene. You killed everyone."
"I did kill 10 of them myself."
"I won't forgive you. I'll kill you here."
"Are you sure? You look tired. Wouldn't it be better to run away and come back to kill me later?"
"Someone like you... I can kill you now...!"
In reality, Joo Seo-hyun has no choice.
Even if she runs, I won't just stand by and do nothing. She's exhausted, and I'm full of energy. Running away is impossible from the start.
Joo Seo-hyun only has one option. To resist me.
Joo Seo-hyun is pointing her sword at me but isn't approaching. She's recovering her stamina. Despite her angry words, her mind is calmly assessing the situation.
I was about to approach Joo Seo-hyun but stopped. A notification appeared before my eyes.
[The Lord of the Sky has taken a liking to Joo Seo-hyun.]
[The Lord of the Sky has proposed a mission to you.]
[Mission Condition 1. Violate Joo Seo-hyun.]
[Mission Condition 2. Make Joo Seo-hyun writhe in pleasure.]
[Mission Condition 3. Ejaculate inside her at least 3 times.]
[Mission Time Limit: 6 hours]
[Mission Success Reward: 30,000 AP]
[Mission Failure Penalty: None]
[Will you accept the mission?]
It wasn't the King of Demons but the Lord of the Sky, who had been quietly watching me, who proposed this mission.
Considering the identity of the Lord of the Sky, this mission isn't surprising. What's surprising is that the Lord of the Sky is a neutral god leaning towards good, not evil.
"I accept."
I don't know exactly when the Lord of the Sky started watching me, but I always welcome such missions.
"Lord of the Sky. I have an additional proposal."
The Lord of the Sky values authority. There's no need to use informal language and upset him. Well, not just the Lord of the Sky, but most constellations are like that.
[The Lord of the Sky is looking at you.]
"Let's make 3 internal ejaculations the baseline and add 1,000 AP for each additional internal ejaculation. How about it?"
The Lord of the Sky will surely accept my proposal.
[The Lord of the Sky has accepted your proposal.]
[The Lord of the Sky's mission has been partially modified.]
[Mission Condition 4. If you ejaculate inside her 10 times or more, you will receive an additional 1,000 AP per ejaculation. However, if you ejaculate inside her less than 10 times, there will be no additional rewards.]
The condition of ejaculating inside her 10 times or more was added. I nodded. I can handle that.
In this world, my stamina is weaker than in reality, but I was confident enough.
"Good. Do you have a favorite position?"
[he Lord of the Sky sponsors 1,000 AP.]
["I prefer the curved position, but I can't leave out any other positions."」
It was a deep male voice.
"You prefer the mating press. As expected of a cultured person. Of course, I don't plan to stick to just one position. There are countless positions a person can do. Kukuku."
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