The Killer’s Otherworld - Chapter 24



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024. Troll (1)

‘Big!’

It is heavy. It is as strong as an orc. The unidentified monster that finally revealed itself had a huge body that was about 3m tall and had dark purple skin, and it was bent over. Even at a glance, its abnormally long limbs and skinny body made it seem like a monster that fought based on speed.

‘troll…….’

This is the name of this monster. The troll, who was glaring at Icarone with its mysterious green eyes like emeralds, raised the rough swords in both hands and attacked again.

“Whoa!”

“Ugh!”

Lirwen and Padha’s screams were heard at the same time. Another troll appeared behind them. Blood gushed to Padha’s shoulder as he allowed the troll’s fearsome attack. This was the first time he had encountered such an overwhelmingly intimidating troll… Dusim pushed away his fear and approached Lirwen, raising his shield.

-Thud! Thud! Crunch!

The shield began to crack under the tremendous force and speed, but he could not bring himself to lower it. It was impossible to block it with his sword. Padha groaned in pain, clutching his wobbly shoulder, while Lirwen was in a state of panic and could do nothing.

Revan, who had finally come to his senses, raised his sword with trembling hands and rushed at the troll.

-Phuk!

At that moment, as if he had expected it, the troll kicked Dusim’s shield away, gained some distance, knocked away Revan’s sword, and plunged the other sword into his stomach.

“Keuh-euk!”

“Levaan!”

“Gyaaaah!”

As the troll pulled out his sword, Revan groaned in frustration and fell to the ground. Blood was pouring out of Revan’s abdomen, which was open enough to see his back. Dusim unconsciously anticipated the party’s annihilation and felt extreme fear. Up until now, Dusim had always leveled up by hunting goblins and orcs in parties of four or more. It was a moment of regret for abandoning the eastern orc forest, which had fewer individuals and more people, and choosing to venture here following the rumors he had heard from other experts.

“Kyaaaa!”

The troll turned its gaze back to him, convinced that Revan was dead. Dusim took a step back at the sight of the grim reaper and lifted his shield with difficulty.

-Boom! Kwajik!

The shield, already in tatters, shattered helplessly after two attacks. Despair was the only thing on Dusim’s mind. Now, the sword that had stabbed Revan in the stomach was swinging at him.

At that moment, suddenly, everything went dark.

* * *

-Chae-Ang!

The sound of swords clashing. When he came to his senses, he saw a black cloak covering his eyes. There was only one person in his party who wore a cloak like this. Dusim turned his head in surprise and looked at the place where the troll had appeared first.

“Huh!”

The troll that had been so fearsome was lying on the ground, bleeding deep green blood. For a moment, I couldn’t think straight. I just looked at Icarone with confused eyes.

Icarone, waving his black cloak, frantically attacks the troll. His movements are so incredible that it is hard to follow with your eyes. Soon, small wounds begin to appear on the troll’s body, and its movements gradually slow down.

-Push!

Before I knew it, Icarone’s sword blade was sticking out near the troll’s heart. As I pulled out the sword, the troll slowly fell down.

“T, what the heck is this…… You…….”

“Hey, Icarone Oppa…….”

Dusim and Lirren were speechless in surprise. Then, when they discovered Revan lying on the floor, already dead, their surprise turned to anger. Dusim approached Icarone and grabbed her by the collar again, shouting.

“You, you! Why did you hide your power?! If you knew, Revan wouldn’t have died like this!”

At his words, Icarone looked back at him with her characteristically indifferent gaze and said:

“Is it because I am strong that he died?”

“What, what?!”

Dusim was speechless at the absurd words. He couldn’t understand at all. Icarone, he had judged that he was not a person with normal thinking. Furthermore, even if he had known in advance, he would not have been able to avoid Padha’s injury and Revan’s death. Even so, Dusim just needed someone to vent his anger on. At that moment, he heard Lirwen’s voice.

“Oh, I’m still alive!”

Lirwen, who was examining Revan’s body with tears in her eyes, shouted. Then she searched the body in a hurry to find a healing potion. However, Dusim’s steps toward Revan were slow. It was not a bleeding that could be stopped with orc blood, and he had already lost too much blood. Death was only delayed a little, because he knew that it could not be stopped anyway.

-chin.

Dusim, who was holding the vial that Lirun was about to pour, shook his head and spoke in a low voice.

“It’s already too late…. Pour this on the Padha who has potential.”

“Ha, but……sigh!”

Liruendo may have already known this in his head. However, he could not let go of Revan, who always had a pure smile on his face and followed him like a younger brother, so easily. As he felt the warmth gradually leaving Revan’s hand, the welling tears continued to obscure his vision.

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At that moment, something suddenly popped out between Dusim and Lirren.

“Whoa!”

“What the heck! You little punk!”

What surprised them was the troll’s head. Icarone placed it on Revan’s pierced stomach, cutting it off, and said something in a nonchalant voice.

“Better than orc blood.”

“That, that kind of…….”

It was hard to believe, but Lirwen did not take her eyes off Revan again, wanting to hold on to even a small hope. In the meantime, Icarone took off one of the troll’s arms, grabbed its shoulder, and threw it to Padha, who was almost fainting. Having just heard the words, he looked at Icarone for a moment with complicated eyes before picking it up.

As luck would have it, Revan was able to survive. However, it was difficult to walk even a single step, and Padha was also seriously injured, so Dusim decided that a proper adventure was impossible and decided to return to the nearby village. Ikarone, who now had no reason to be with them, declared that she was leaving the party.

“good.”

“Huh, huh? Oppa, you’re going alone? Then it’s too dangerous…….”

Lirwen stopped talking. It was because she remembered the inaction he had shown her a few days ago. If it was him, it would not be dangerous to go anywhere alone. She wanted to be with him, so she thought of various things, but there was no good excuse. Since then, Dusim and Padha, who had been silent like mutes who had eaten honey, had brightened their expressions. But why did they come with them with such skills? A question suddenly arose.

“Ah! But, Brother Ika said you were going to the Muetan Mountains, right? Why are you going there?”

“I have to meet the dragon.”

“Hey, a dragon?! Why a dragon…….”

“You don’t need to know.”

Although he spoke bluntly and in a short answer, Liruen had become accustomed to it as they spent more time together and asked again without even a single frown.

“Then why did you come with us? You are capable enough to do it on your own.”

Icarone paused for a moment at her question before opening his mouth. His voice was a little quieter than before.

“Because I don’t know the way well.”

“ah…….”

Lirwen nodded absentmindedly for a much simpler reason than she had thought. The Muetun Mountains are famous for the black dragon Karnix’s appearance, as Icarone had said. There are no villages around there, and monsters are rare, so there is absolutely no reason for Lirwen and her party to go there. She expressed her regret and reluctantly said goodbye to Icarone.

“Ah, that’s too bad… I understand. Brother, take care and see you later. We’ll be at Byren Castle often!”

“Ugh, uh, hyung, take care. Thanks for saving me! Ugh.”

“good.”

To Lirwen, who couldn’t hide her regret, and Revan, who was getting up from his sick body and forcing himself to greet her, those were the only words of thanks. And so, Icarone’s figure, not even looking back, gradually grew distant.

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Fortunately, since we were almost there and parted ways, we could quickly find the large mountain. We confirmed that this was the Muetun Mountains through a passing herbalist. While we were going up, we saw orcs, goblins, and occasionally spider-shaped Celobran monsters, but they weren’t that strong. They were fast, but their legs were so thin that we could cut them off with a ray.

A spider with its legs cut off is no longer a threat.

‘By the way, how do I find it… … .’

I heard a tip from Ierie, but it was too broad. Monsters are more wary of dragons than humans, so if a dragon lives there, there are few monsters within a 2km radius. It was already rare enough that I would encounter monsters once a day, but how could I possibly search 2km deep in the mountains like this?

In addition, Icarone, who was a terrible wayward person who didn’t even know the way he came, had no choice but to start wandering the mountains without a destination. He had just reached level 30, but during the month he was wandering the mountains, he came to a complete standstill.

It was perhaps natural, since I had caught less than thirty monsters so far.

It was a dragon that had not been seen for a thousand years. Icarone already felt that he had begun an adventure with no end in sight. It was around the time when such a weak heart was slowly settling in. He discovered a cave that was almost hidden among the lush trees. Icarone walked into the cave with an excited heart without hesitation.

As I walked in, it started to get dark, so I walked slowly, widening my senses.

-Hoooooosh~.

The sound of the wind rang out long like the howling of a ghost. The presence of wind meant that this cave, like a tunnel, had an exit. However, after not even ten steps, darkness enveloped him, making it difficult to see even an inch ahead. Icarone took out the torch he had prepared in the subspace and lit it.

-Whoaaah.

As pitch-black darkness enveloped all around except for the places lit by the torches, tension rose in a subtle way. Not knowing what would pop out, I focused all my senses and slowly walked.

-Click.

An alien sensation was felt on his feet. Icarone felt the sound and sensation at that moment and reflexively bent down.

-Shushushush!

Sharp arrows that would have pierced his head if he had been a little late passed by above his shoulder height. It was really a close call. This was a trap on a completely different level from the monsters that appeared. The speed was faster than what an adult male could shoot. Will he be able to avoid more dangerous traps in the future? However, he cannot give up so easily.

I pushed the torch forward and looked around, moving very slowly. After about twenty steps, I didn’t feel like I was stepping on anything, but I heard the sound of a machine starting up.

-Slurp slurp.

Suddenly, a cold iron bar burst out from the wall that seemed to have no flaws. Icarone quickly twisted his body to avoid the iron bars. But that was not the end. Iron bars began to cleverly burst out from all directions as if he was being seen.

‘What the heck is this… …!’

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