SSS-Class Ranker Return

Chapter 13

Curse of Plague (1)

[Enter the dungeon ‘Cton Sewer’]

“Suck.”

As soon as he entered the sewer, a musty smell stung his nostrils.

Immediately, Lokan placed one of the detoxifying candles he had prepared under his nose. Bitter I poked my nose again, but this is better than the smell of sewage.

iron buck.

As he pulled out the orc battle axe, his muscles tensed slightly.

The sewer rats weren’t enough to make Lokan nervous, but he didn’t mean to waste it. Even those who gave them the same amount of items and experience as a rat’s tail were quite useful opponents in some way.

chewy.

As I walked, recalling the topography of the Kton Sewer in my memory, a mouse the size of a dog appeared. Its name is only a mouse, but it was already of such a size that it would not be strange to call it a monster.

“Are you here alone?”

Whoops!

When he swung his ax at the sewer rat that was rushing with his bare eyes, it split from head to spine at once.

One shot one kill!

In front of Lokan’s overwhelming attack power, the sewer rat was no longer an opponent.

[Ax Mastery has increased by 0.1%.]

“Good.”

This was the only advantage the sewer rat had. that there are many That meant that it was good to raise the skill proficiency soon.

As the proficiency increases, the proficiency rises only when you fight a stronger opponent, but now it is in the early stages, even at the very beginning.

So, raising the Ax Mastery to 30% was enough with a sewer rat.

And in order to show 100% of the weapon’s attack power, you had to fill in at least 30% of proficiency.

“Slaughter.”

After hunting, Lokan didn’t forget to take a slaughter knife and get the leather.

The quest item, Sewer Rat Tail, is automatically added to the inventory, but Lokan also wants to raise the skill level of the slaughtering skill in advance. It was an investment for the future, even if it was not money for 2 coopers on ten sheets.

Of course, if the number is also huge, the story is different.

“Then let’s run.”

Lokan swung his orc battle ax back and forth, and started running fast towards the inside of the sewer.

Cheeky!

The sewer rat was surprisingly a preemptive mob. When it sees a person, it does not run away, but recognizes it as prey and rushes in.

As soon as it started running with a rattling noise, more than 20 sewer rats started chasing after Lokan.

Rokhan’s movement was also fast, but in the sewer, the rats did not lag behind.

“Soundbite.”

When the right number had gathered, Rokhan turned around.

Knock-knock!

He stopped running and started dealing with the swarming rats.The Kton Sewer map was wide enough to allow hundreds of people to hunt at the same time, so it was never ending.

Moreover, Rokhan never intended to stay long in these sewers. There is no reason to drag it for a long time in the yard where you know all the roads and features.

“dash! strike!”

As the patterns of running, hunting, and slaughtering were repeated, the skill level was gradually accumulated.

If it was the original way, it would have gone around the road where there was no need to go for proficiency work, but it seemed that there was no need for that because Lokan’s control had already reached a level, and his proficiency was rising better than expected.

‘Let’s fill only five hundred.’

After slaughtering a thousand sewer rats, he could earn the title of ‘King of the Sewers’, but he didn’t have to aim for that.

As for the title effect, the attack power against ‘rat’ only increases slightly, but as far as he knows, no rat-type monsters have appeared since then.

‘At least the ratman is everything.’

So it was a waste to waste more time here.

[Excellent achievement! You slaughtered 500 sewer rats.][The title ‘Rat Hunter’ has been acquired.][Rat Hunter] [Normal]

You, who slaughtered 500 sewage rats without a break. Rats are afraid of you.

[Hold Effect]

– Increases attack power by 5% when dealing with rats

[special effects]

-You can use [Rat Hunter’s Fear], which induces instinctive fear.

After a few more sheep hunting, we were able to easily fill the target of 500.

Thanks to this, I was able to use the skill called Rat Hunter’s Fear, which can evade combat with rats, but unfortunately, I no longer need it.

Just in time, it was out of the realm of the sewer rat.

key kick

Instead of the sewer rat, it was the ‘polluted rat’ that appeared in front of Rokhan. It looks like a sewer rat, but it is a grotesque monster with mold-like growths all over its body.

It was definitely a level 12 monster stronger than the sewer rat, but there was something else about them that was really scary.

It was poison. In addition to overlapping 5 times, the method of being addicted was also a problem.

“Slaughter.”

[You are poisoned by poisoned rat poison. Health decreases by 1 every 10 seconds.][Be careful. Contaminated rat poison stacks up to 5 times.]

The body is also poisoned.

It would be a difficult situation for Rokhan, who had to increase his slaughtering skill, but Rokhan didn’t mind.

‘After all, the poison of a contaminated rat is over in 30 seconds.’

The duration of the poison was rather short, and such mild poisoning was rather welcome.

[The poison in the body has been overcome.][Poison resistance is created.]

This is because frequent exposure to poison can create a ‘resistance’ that is difficult to raise.

Somehow, I didn’t get bitten by a sewer rat, but it could have lowered my stamina moderately.

“first aid.”

[First Aid increased by 0.1%.]

When using first aid while checking the slowly declining health, the proficiency increased even if the health did not recover.

Are you satisfied with your first drink? After using the skill one after another until the health is restored, intermittently, microscopic health is restored.

Whether the health was restored or not, the proficiency level steadily increased.

‘When you see this, you call it one-shot two-legged.’

If it is dangerous, you can detoxify it using the detoxification plant you have purchased and replenish your vitality.

Contrary to popular belief, the Kton Sewer was a dungeon where you could suck honey in many ways, except for a bad smell.

To put it bluntly, I’d say it’s like durian. The taste of heaven, the smell of hell. Of course, Lokan, who once ate dried durian, may not agree with that statement, but to put it simply, it is.

So Rokhan continued to slaughter the tainted rats and advance.

‘I think it’s time to come out’

From Rokhan’s point of view, there was no difference between a sewer rat or a contaminated rat. It was not an exaggeration to say that there were no risk factors if only the management of vitality caused by addiction was concerned.

After a while, we finally reached the end of the Kton Sewer.

“It was like this”

Lokan, who stood at a dead end and looked around, dragged the corpse of the polluted rat he had caught a while ago and threw it here and there.

It was arranged in the spirit of ‘I can’t remember the exact location, so get one right!’.

Bubbling bubbling… … .

Then one of the corpses came to a boil. But when he wondered if the leather would melt, his red eyes flashed and he came back to life. It was also much larger and bigger than Lokan.

[Blight Rat][Lv 23]

A new name popped up above his head.

His appearance became even more bizarre, and his forehead was even studded with a gorgeous purple gemstone, but Rokhan showed a temper in a strange part.

“Shut up, baby.”

He doesn’t like the fact that he’s taller than the average height of Korea in the subject of rats.

Whoops! hey!

Without even looking to properly position it, the Plague Rat grabbed its stomach and backed away.

Bubbling bubbling… … .

It is normal when blood spurts out and intestines come out, but the long-drawn abdomen of the orc battle axe recovered quickly with bubbles rising. It was the power of the jewel embedded in his forehead.

“Keeek!”

After completing the first aid treatment, the plague rat poured out its anger towards Lokan. In addition to his long teeth, sharp claws protruded from the front, with intermittent puss of ooze.

“Heh heh heh heh!”

At that guy, Lokan hurled a War Cry at him.

Of course, it was the guy who suffered the loss. The level is similar, but the difference in ability is so great. As all the stats fell, the rough guy’s movements were momentarily atrophied.

“dash.”

This is where Lokan’s control shined.Dash’s effectiveness wasn’t just about speeding up. It’s not a skill for a strike like a strike.

Agility amplification that lasts for three steps. If you do not move for more than 1 second, the skill is canceled, but that was enough.

Rokhan added amplified agility, slicing the plague rat’s stomach in a row.

“The horror of the rat hunter.”

burr. Whoops!

His attempts to deal with it somehow were neutralized by the effect of fear. Anyway, it was also recognized as a ‘rat’, so even though the duration was short, the fear effect was applied.

Meanwhile, his thick belly skin burst out like tofu. It was so powerful that it burst without being cut. It seemed that recovery would be difficult this time.

“huh!”

In the midst of that, the bastard stuck out his teeth and tried to bite off somehow. But he wasn’t the kind of Rokhan to be acquitted of.

Raising his ax hilt, it smacked the gnome’s jaw, kicking his body off the ground.

“It’s nothing, you bastard.”

[You have leveled up.]

The experience accumulated by catching sewage rats and contaminated rats exploded when the experience points of the plague rats met. In addition, the level went up one more, and the vitality that had been lowered by the poison of the poisoned rat was full again.

sparkle!

I checked the inventory and this time, only useless japtem was full. I wonder if he was still a jerk?

The moment I picked it up, there was a problem.

[I was cursed by the plague.][All stats are slightly reduced.][Health decreases by 5 every 10 seconds.][Be careful. It can lead to death if not treated promptly.]

It is the curse of the plague.

But Lokan was not at all embarrassed. In previous lives, there were many people who died here without knowing the English language, but this is because he already knew the cause.

Plague Jewel. The power contained in the purple gem he recovered had invaded Rokhan’s body. And as time passed, it would continue to gnaw at the vitality.

“after! This stinky place is also graduation.”

Either way, Rokhan made his way back down the sewer to the ground.

Although the curse of the plague gnawed at 30 health per minute, Rokhan’s total health was already over 1,000, so this was not enough.

* * *

“Ugh, the smell!”

“Look at that person. It must have been in the sewer.”

“Wow, manners are coming. Do you want to go around like that?”

“Oh, fuck it! Wash up and go!”

As soon as Lokan came out of the sewers, he was going to find a security post, but he changed his mind. Because he didn’t seem to be able to get around at all.

He was himself, already deaf, but others were different.

No, if it was like this, it would smell like every place where the footprints were engraved. Then, even if the reputation was greatly reduced, it would be a disappointment.

Even at this moment, his health is constantly draining, but as soon as he confirms that the bandages will somehow hold him back, Lokan hurriedly leaves the equipment washed and runs into the inn to wash himself.