Chapter 17: Chapter 17: Loot

He lied.

The words echoed in Kai’s ears. The woman had closed her eyes, and blood was seeping out of her mouth in two distinct trails. Her heart had stopped, but the words rang, bouncing off the mild darkness.

It was as if her ghost was crying a song.

Kai took out the sword, slowly. Her blood turned into a puddle, drowning her figure in no time.

So this is Glitch, Kai thought, still drunk in the after-effects of using the Blood Essence. A single non-magical beast has given me two Abilities and two Skills. Kai found it hard to imagine what would happen if he were to devour a magical beast. The Elementary Snake Instinct had run out of time, he could feel it. His eyes returned to their original shape, and a queer feeling backed up, hiding deep inside his chest

Kai touched his chest and then noticed his right hand. There was a green-colored tattoo there, spotted with brown patches, extremely lifelike. It had the shape of the snake he had just devoured. The mouth of the snake was like an arrowhead, coiling around his arm, reaching his elbow. Its tail was blue, ending at the tip of his middle finger.

His nail looked devoid of blood, deep blue, bordering violet.

The tattoo vanished the moment that feeling disappeared. The notification appeared then, not waiting even one more moment.

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Elementary Slither Footsteps: Proficiency 40% (+13%)

]

This?! Kai remembered this Ability hadn’t changed when he had used it before against Sonia, and the two Order’s Contestants. He couldn’t help but relate this progression to his Elementary Snake Instinct.

It’s like they both complement each other, Kai reflected. I must ask more about Abilities and Skills.

[

You have killed 1 Order’s Contestant

You have killed 1 Order’s Contestant

You have killed 1 Order’s Contestant

.

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Congratulations…

You now have the option to loot the dead Contestant’s Inventory

]

A Treasure Chest hologram appeared over the dead witch’s body. Kai looked up and found no such thing on the other disfigured bodies laying in the corridor. A queer feeling rose in his heart, and he snapped his mind towards the woman’s right hand.

It was gone. The wand. It was nowhere to be seen.

Damn it! Kai cursed, finding out what was happening. The yellow-toothed man, Kyle, must have only one Item on him. That’s why it didn’t return to Inventory, but the witch had quite a few. If Kai’s guess was right, seeing the treasure chest, then he would get a random Item from the Inventory.

Kai focused on the treasure chest, and another notification appeared.

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You can either opt to get a random Item from Contestant’s Inventory

Or…

You can opt to get a collective value of Mission Credits, calculated based on the dead Contestant’s Worth, her Floor, and her Stats.

The choice is yours.

]

2, Kai again remembered the value of his Luck. It hadn’t left his mind after getting to know what it represented for the Contestants. He’d rather not test his Luck in this case. With his heart aching for the lost wand, Kai chose the second option.

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Calculating collective remuneration…

Reward: +100 Mission Credits

]

The number soothed Kai’s heart. The Treasure Chest disappeared, and whatever secrets the woman might have hidden there along with it.

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The notification, though, didn’t give him time to think about anything.

[

Congratulations…

You have unlocked 1 Title

Title: Murderer

Specification: Kill 10 Contestants in a single random world. The Contestants must be from the same or higher floor than yours.

Status: (3/10)

Effect: Perception +2, Worth +1

Note: Only 1 Title can be equipped at a time

]

Seeing the 1 Point increase in Worth, that too temporarily, Kai could see how hard it was to increase it. It didn’t make him feel easy, though. He would rather have normal Stats, and then make them abnormal, than have outrageous Stats he did not know about.

Kai felt the heaviness of the sword when the flood of notifications had gone dry. A good look at it, and Kai could see it was dented from many places. Most of the blade’s edge had been blunted from frequent use, but it was still sharp enough for a newbie or lower floors’ Contestants.

The numbers couldn’t have lied.

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Item: Castle Forged Longsword

Grade: Easy

Specification: A sword discarded by Castle’s Apprentice Blacksmith

Requirement: Strength 11, Stamina 9

Attributes: Base Damage 25 Points

Skill: Not Applicable

Effect: Strength +1 Agility - 1

Quality: 60%

]

Kai gladly put the Item within his Inventory. Then he searched through the woman’s clothes, stripping her naked.

Nothing.

Kai looked at her face and the events that had happened replayed through his mind. He was sure now that she and Kyle were already here when Desmond and he had come. The only thing out of place was why he couldn’t sense these two’s presence.

And then it hit him. Perception, yes, she must have a quite higher Perception than me, Kai analyzed. And if Desmond hadn’t injured her, she wouldn’t have faced such troubles in finding me.

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After half an hour, Kai found himself again in the same dark alley. He had run out of the shop, waiting no longer. Their fight had caused a commotion, and he dared not go upstairs to search for Desmond. If he had survived, then Kai knew where he would find him, likely.

Kai looked up and saw the shattered timber of the window. It was dark, and it became darker as Kai kept walking ahead, the moonlight finding it extremely difficult to follow him.

A deep sniff. The smell of blood hit Kai’s nose.

A few more steps and he could hear damped breathing. Someone was there, wounded, and profusely bleeding to give the smell of death to the air.

“Desmond?” Kai called out. No response.

The longsword appeared in his hand, and Kai slithered, making no noise. Yet, there was sound. A lost gust of midnight wind, which made a turn into the dark end of the alley before leaving.

And as this lonely gust passed by Kai’s advancing figure, it whispered in his ears.

He lied.

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