The Killer’s Otherworld - Chapter 40



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040. Unexpected Encounter (1)

A phlegmy voice came out, accompanied by a terrible stench. That was the first and last time I heard his voice. From then on, without any questions or coaxing, he began to cut away my flesh, little by little, from the tips of his fingernails.

He only appeared at certain times. He seemed to be sleeping. However, when he was not there, it was more painful. Hot water was dripped at regular intervals on my big toe, where the toenail and flesh had been cut off. Judging from the fact that it was enough to numb my brain, it was probably high-concentration salt water. More than anything, the torture made my mind increasingly worn out.

Today, as usual, he went to cut the flesh between the chains. It was surprising that there was still flesh to cut. As expected, he was a professional in this kind of work, and I was resentful that there was no danger to his life.

-Ggggggggg

That’s the sound of that damn device drawing water. I curled my big toe without realizing it, but my joints were broken, so even that wouldn’t work.

At that moment, the sound of the stone wall opening was heard. Isn’t it time for him to come again?

“Who are you!”

The knight’s voice is sharper than ever. An uninvited guest has barged in. But who? Raven? Irie? I know that neither of them are in a position to do so. Raven’s life or death is unknown, and Irie is probably being held under tighter security than I am. So who on earth has come to see me?

While I was wondering, a strange scent along with the smell of blood stimulated my nose. It was a pleasant scent that brought up a blue color that didn’t fit the current situation. But somehow it felt familiar. At that moment, a warm, infinitely soft hand touched my cheek.

-Ouch!

It felt so alien, completely out of sync with the life I had lived so far. I felt a rejection reaction without realizing it, but the hand followed. But then, as if it had suddenly come in, I felt it turn around and give off a cold aura.

“No…”

At that moment, my breath was taken away.

A dry voice that reminds me of the cracked ground that hasn’t rained for years, but to me, that voice reminds me of a familiar warmth. How could I forget that voice? During the long day, it was the only voice that contained warmth, not the screams of the target. That was her voice.

My mind went blank at the thought of meeting someone I could never have imagined. And then, only one thing came to mind: her name tag.

“This…green.”

This is the name of the woman who, contrary to herself, always had a bright smile on her face.

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“All, you….”

He clearly had no scars, but he called his name just by hearing his own voice. Why didn’t he think that he could get rid of his scars in this strange world? He almost killed him because of his careless judgment. Iel quietly reproached himself, then suddenly took out a dagger from his bosom and swung it. Then, the iron chains that had been shackling Icarone’s body were cut off like a tofu.

-Cheolkerdung

Just by hearing the heavy sound, you can guess how heavy the chains were. He cut off everything that had bound his hands and feet, and finally reached out and took off the hood that had been covering his eyes.

“ah….”

It’s that man. Something happened, and there was scabs around his eyes, so he couldn’t open them properly, but it was his face. In this world, I had met someone I had a special, vague feeling for, whether it was sympathy or love, and I was filled with indescribable emotions as I met him here.

“Ahh!”

Yeondoo was busy supporting his body as it fell, as if she was not yet allowed to cry. It had been two weeks since she had seen him pass by. It was only natural that his physical and mental strength would be at rock bottom due to the severe torture.

It had been a long time since he had the stamina to easily carry even a healthy young man. It was not a problem for Iel to lift him, who was very thin. The moment he was about to carry him and start walking, he heard his very small but stubborn voice.

“I can… walk.”

“No… Oh my!”

He got off Iel’s back and staggered without taking a single step. With all his toes broken, he couldn’t possibly walk properly. However, as he watched Icarone’s back, gritting his teeth and walking without collapsing, Iel couldn’t bring himself to stop him.

In this situation, escaping was much more difficult than infiltrating, so Icarone’s mobility was an issue, but that didn’t really matter.

He was that confident. Yiel followed him quietly.

As Icarone was climbing the stairs, he encountered a man. Despite his pitch-black clothes, he was immediately able to tell that he was covered in dried blood. One of his eyes was gouged out, but it wasn’t covered by a patch, giving him a hideous appearance.

And that familiar, awful stench, that’s it.

Silence lingered. Icarone and the man remained still, their eyes locked. Iel was about to kill him, but the man only had a pair of tiny scissors in his hand, and the atmosphere between Icarone and him was not good, so he only had his sword drawn.

One side of his face twitched. An ambiguous expression that was either a sneer or a habit, and his mouth, which seemed like it would always be closed, opened.

“What a pity….”

-Phuk!

His mouth opened and Icarone’s hand moved almost simultaneously. He stopped talking and slowly looked down. He saw Icarone’s hand digging into his heart.

-Whoaaah!

“Cough!”

As Icarone roughly pulled out his hand, blood spurted out like a waterfall, and something crimson came out. Icarone used force to burst it, and the man slowly fell to the ground. As Icarone was about to kick away his body, she turned her head again.

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“It’s mercy.”

Certainly, for someone who had been tortured for such a long time, a short and painful death would have been considered a mercy. Iel stood there with her mouth open at the sight.

‘How can someone who was on the verge of collapse show such strength and movement?’

As Icarone moved, Iel also suppressed his surprise and followed him. Quite a few guards blocked his way, but they could not stop him. The sight of him tearing out the hearts of his enemies with his bare hands, wearing tattered clothes soaked in blood, was enough to inspire fear. The Knights of Irel and other elite soldiers were all mobilized for the war, so there was no one in the Decapolis Castle who could stop him.

“Ugh! Creak!”

At the entrance to the dungeon, Icarone, who had broken the neck of the last soldier that was visible, threw the corpse away and staggered forward, stumbling heavily. Iel was startled by this sight and quickly approached him to support him.

But Icarone had already fainted. His skinny body was so light that it was a wonder he had survived and defeated his enemies until now. Iel, who was looking at Icarone’s blood-covered face with complicated eyes, picked him up and jumped up.

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The damp and stuffy feeling of the basement, the smell of various chemicals mixed together, was this the place I escaped from? I felt doubtful and lifted my eyelids with difficulty. The first thing I saw was Lee Yeon-doo’s face with reddish eyes and eyelashes long enough to form shadows.

“Are you awake?”

“Here…”

Icarone raised her upper body with her support and looked around. A small lamp was lighting up the room, and boxes of unknown origin were scattered here and there. At that moment, Lee Yeon-du’s calm voice was heard.

“It’s been two days. This is the basement of the general store. I brought you here because you looked like you needed treatment.”

“If it’s a general store…”

Knowing Icarone’s feelings, Yiel continued speaking.

“Don’t worry. The entrance isn’t easy to find from the outside, and the owner here is trustworthy.”

I naturally turned my head as I thought that her soft voice was pleasant to hear. Then, I pointed to her head visible through the hood and said.

“Silver?”

At Icarone’s words, Lee Yeon-du took off his hood and shook his head slightly.

“Oh, what do you think? It would be a big deal if you looked like a grandmother… Can I call you Mr. Icarone? Mr. Icarone is black as always? I’m jealous.”

“It doesn’t look like that….”

‘EL.’

The name floating above her head. As expected, it was red like blood, and it could have been Kao when she came to save herself, but the atmosphere was somehow cold, making her feel like she had been living the Kao life for a long time.

“It’s my first time seeing you talk this much, sister~”

A girl with a bright voice appeared, carrying various things on a wooden tray. She was a cute girl with short hair. When she said that with a playful expression, Yiel quickly took a step back with a flustered face and answered.

“Well, well, it’s been a long time since we last met.”

“Oh, really? Anyway, it’s really amazing that my sister and the Black Prince, who are rumored to be very famous, were acquainted.”

A girl named Reina approached and crouched down in front of Icarone as she continued speaking.

“I thought it would look really scary… but now I know why Sister EL went to rescue me. Hehe, don’t move~ It’s made by crushing up detergent.”

Sejeben is an herb that has a wound healing effect. While the blood of an ogre or troll pulls the original flesh and covers the wound, Sejeben is a herb that heals relatively slowly but causes new flesh to grow.

Icarone absentmindedly watched the place where his flesh was dug up being filled with Sejeben, then turned his head away. Then, when he saw Iel glaring at Reina from the side, a thought suddenly struck his mind.

‘Why didn’t I think of this?’

It’s so stupid. I didn’t realize that so many other people had come over like me.

Even when I discovered Gudongi, I didn’t think about it. Now that I’ve met her in this world, I remember her from the convenience store.

The number of people who moved from their original world to the Eidos world is impossible to measure, but it is estimated to be quite a lot. It is thought that perhaps more than half of the people there were moved.

If so, then there is a possibility that the man with the black butterfly pattern came here too! Icarone’s eyes lit up.

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-Bang!

“What?! You want to escape?”

The antique table was shattered into pieces in an instant. Two heavily armed knights were constantly looking at a man who was unable to control his anger on the other side. Dressed in luxurious clothing, he was clearly Diantos’ confidant and the de facto second-in-command of the Kingdom of Creed, Duke Freha.

“I have no face.”

Duke Freha glared at the knights as if he was going to kill them, but he didn’t say anything. He wanted to kill them right away and vent his anger, but they were not under his command, but members of the Knights of Irel. He was not foolish enough to do something that could make Irel, the object of envy for many knights, hate him. He was trying hard to suppress his anger, which did not subside easily, when he heard the voice of a knight.

“We are releasing all the guards we can within Degavoli to search for him. He is not in good health, so he probably didn’t go far, so we will find him soon.”

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