Chapter 45 - Monster Heart (2) (1/2)

Monster Heart (2)

The boss on the second floor is Werewolf. And what I’m facing right now is also a Werewolf.

It might be a coincidence, but it was an interesting coincidence.

But unlike Werewolf that I saw in the boss room, this one was severely hurt.

First of all, there was a large penetrating wound on his abdomen, and he had wounds all over his shoulders, forearms, legs, feet, and head. Flesh, nerves, and bones were almost exposed.

Blood was pouring from all of them.

The only reason he’s still alive was that he had the Werewolf’s incredible vitality.

“Grrr…!”

“Grrr…”

The wolves surrounding him were hostile to me, but he raised his hand weakly to order them to retreat.

“What do you want from me?” he asked

“It depends on what you want.”

It was pretty blunt and idiotic, but he nodded as if he was satisfied with my answer.

“I… … I want to live.”

“And?”

“For my friends who were killed and treated like monsters… revenge!”

What an amazing thing.

As he spoke out with words of pain and anger, his ruined body seemed to recover more quickly.

Has his regeneration skill improved?

I can see that the size of his grave stomach wound shrinking in real-time.

What an amazing resilience!

He also realized it.

He smiled as he raised his hand, with its bones exposed, and watched it gradually get covered with muscles, flesh, and hair.

“Slowly, I am growing stronger…”

“But you cannot survive alone.”

“Yes, definitely not.”

He nodded.

As the blood and phlegm in his throat were clearing, I could hear his voice more clearly.

Because he has a wolf’s head, it was difficult to estimate his exact age, but judging from his voice, he would not have been older than twenty.

He continued speaking.

“I am alone while they are over a hundred. Moreover, as regeneration takes up my stamina, it would be hard to fight them back in my condition…”

“Stop talking,” I cut him off.

I could feel the presence of humans appear one by one 500 meters away.

If we don’t leave this place soon, we will be discovered.

“I want to know more about the Fallen,” I told him.

“… I know about them.”

“I want to hear how the world works now.”

“That’s easy.”

“If you can fulfill those two requests, I will save you.”

He considered for a moment, then he asked me.

“You don’t want the experience, money, and items you can get from me?”

“Are you saying I should kill someone like me just because I could get the money?”

He laughed at my words.

“There are over a hundred people out there who would love to do it.”

I smiled before I replied to him.

“I don’t consider them as ‘people’.”

He looked curious as I continued.

“They are just monsters. Monsters with minds that are more hideous than our appearances.”

He was silent, full of emotions. Soon, he looked up at me with his blue eyes.

“It’s a very nice way of thinking. I like it.”

“Okay?”

“However, I can’t easily trust someone I have just met.”

“Of course.”

It is a mindset that everyone must have in order to survive.

It was really doubtful that someone would protect him from over a hundred people in return for two simple conditions.

“Nevertheless…” he shook his head and laughed. I laughed with him.

“You are the only hope that I have left,” he said.

“So?”

“All in. I’m going all-in with you.”

“Good choice.”

I approached him with silent footsteps.

The wolves snarled some more, but he stopped them.

“You can control wolves?” I asked him.

“I can, up to five of them, but it won’t last forever, and it costs mana.”

“So, send them back.”

“Okay.”

He did something I didn’t understand.

The wolves suddenly looked blank; then, each went their own way as if they didn’t recognize our presence.

“It’s done.”

“Good.”

As I brought Blood Shadow to the floor, he saw that it sucked all his blood that had poured down on the ground. He laughed as he watched it.

“That’s a nice sword.”

I lifted him up.

He immediately realized what he was supposed to do now and clung as best as he could.

After nodding to him, I moved forward.

Towards the dark passageway leading to the third floor.

With my Advanced Detection, I was sure that no human or monster would be on our way.

I didn’t know that it could do so before, but Surprise and Fairy Tale seem to take effect on objects or people that I carry.

I passed through the dark passage quickly.

When we arrived at the aisle, his eyes widened.

“You have access to the entrance to the third floor… Are you the First Conqueror on the second floor, then?”

“Right.”

We stepped inside the 3F and was immediately overwhelmed by darkness.

It was the first time that I came in with someone else.

It’s strange to feel another presence other than mine wandering in the nothingness.

“Oh, what? You… … Are you there now?”

He may not be able to perceive my presence. I loosened Surprise and Fairy Tale that I kept active as a habit.

“Can you detect my presence now?” I asked him.

“…Amazing. My Detection ability is intermediate, but…”

“We’re entering the third floor, so we have to be careful. I’ll catch an intermediate monster for you, so you can eat it to restore your health.”

The passage was long, but as I was already accustomed to it, I quickly passed through and reached the third floor in just a few minutes.

When I let him down on the ground, he stood on two feet, looked around with a look of amazement on his face, and took a deep breath.

“I really lived…” he murmured.

“Barely.”