Chapter 158 – Poison Is Strong These Days
“Bye.”
I waved to Ceris, Kara, and Ariel as they left the room.
“Yes, brother. I will be back.”
“…”
Kara smiled and shook her hand. But Celis ignored her as if she hadn’t heard and she left the room.
It seems that he really intends not to see his face for three days.
I looked at the door the three of them had left with a wry smile, then lay down on the bed.
While the three of them went out to look at the house, I should at least look at the status window.
Status window turned on.
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〈 Han Yuseong 〉
Species: Human
Gender: Men
Age: 23
Height: 176
Weight: 74
[Muscle strength 16/25]
[Agility 17/30]
[Stamina 17/25]
[Magic attribute 28/100]
Residual Karma: 1200
〈 Title 〉
〈 Skill 〉
-Four Martial Arts [Lv.3] [72.42%]
-Daedong Checkpoint Combat Swimming [Lv.1] [3.03%]
– Wolf’s Pact
-Manryu Returning God [Lv.2] [88.12%]
-Meeting in China [Lv.4] [52.89%]
-Tetrahedron Method [Lv.3] [45.62%]
-Hermit art of welcome door [Lv.2] [45.36%]
-Samadhi Evolution [Lv.1] [0.1%]
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In the Karma column of the status window, a large number of 1200 was written.
Since I entered the dungeon, I kept it for about 2-3 months, so it was Karma.
“The installment payment… Is gone.”
三昧眞火 purchased in installments in the dungeon.
The price was 1500 karma, with 12 monthly installments.
Sval, I should have quit at 24 months. What was I thinking at the time?
I put the regret behind me and thought about where to use the 1200 karma.
‘As expected, technology is the best.’
In fact, there was no place to use karma much other than to buy technology.
Most of the equipment sold in the shop can be obtained from the blacksmith.
Potions and other japtem can also be obtained if you want to find them.
After all, it is safe to say that there are almost no rare items in the shop window except for skills.
Exceptions are elixirs…
– Summon 700 Karma
-Great Happiness 1300 Karma
As you can see, it’s filthy expensive for a summons subject. I can’t even buy Daehwandan at all.
Of course, it wasn’t ignoring the summoning party and the great cheering party.
Both of them are elixirs that represent the outstanding power of Shaolin Temple among the Old Families.
An elixir that can only be seen at the level of Shaolin’s Fujiji.
According to the setting, it is an elixir that turns even the eyes of the warriors who claim to be the best in the world.
However, that was the story of the extras in martial arts. The hero of the martial arts I read went beyond the Summoning Team and the Great Hwandan and ate the Millennium Snow Ginseng or the Thousand Years Shouo.
If I go a little further, I’ll skip the gumiho’s inner hem.
As a result, I wasn’t very greedy about the summoning team.
Also, isn’t it said that if the person taking the elixir loses their capacity, they can’t absorb it all?
What if I bought a summons and ate it, but I couldn’t digest half of it?
I spent 700 karma out of 1200 karma?
Maybe the stomach will turn over and die.
‘As expected, martial arts is the answer.’
Buy the elixir later if you can afford it.
If you can afford it
I opened the shop window and clicked on the technology item.
Numerous skills registered in the skill section appeared. Without scrolling down, I immediately clicked on the picture of the magnifying glass.
Because you’ve already decided what to buy.
-Blood poisoning 500 karma
It is a technique that can contain poison in blood. It is a martial art that can only be used if poison is contained in the danteon. When poison is ingested, the poison is stored in the danteon and released into the bloodstream when needed.
It’s like having a poison reservoir on board.
You may wonder why it is poisonous all of a sudden, but the simbeop I learned in the first place is Manryu Prayer Singong. Danjeon is full of poison.
Isn’t it a waste to learn the martial arts of the Tang family and not use poison when you are full of poison?
Besides, these days, I feel the limitations of daggers.
Short reach.
True to its name, the dagger has a very short reach. It’s less than half the length of the Arming Sword, which is famous for its one-handed sword.
Of course, it has the advantage of being easy to hide as the length is short, and it is light and easy to wield.
However, all of its advantages combined will not cover the disadvantages of its short range.
There is a reason why spears are better than swords and bows are better than spears.
‘Originally, I didn’t pay much attention to the difference in reach…’
The difference in range was just a matter of pressing down with technology.
However, after going through the dungeon, my thoughts changed. When fighting an opponent of similar skill to mine, the difference in reach is hopelessly approaching.
The opponent will try not to give me distance somehow.
No matter how well you do to close the distance, if the opponent has a thick body like an orc, it is difficult to inflict meaningful damage.
Because the dagger is small.
However, if the dagger is coated with poison, the story is different. Even a small cut can turn a fight around.
That’s why I buy blood poisoning.
I clicked ‘Buy’ next to the price.
Along with a dizzying headache, the knowledge of blood poisoning was transmitted to the brain.
It’s not much different from what I was expecting.
I searched for what to buy next.
– 600 karma
White poison, no salivation, 百毒不侵.
It means that you are immune to a hundred kinds of poisons, which increases your resistance to poisons.
For blood poisoning, which requires poisoning, white poison needles, which increase resistance to poison, were essential.
At first, I looked for Mandokbulchim萬毒不侵, but it wasn’t there.
I’m thinking that maybe this will evolve as you raise your proficiency, just like the Four Ryeondo method.
I also bought a white poison needle.
This time, instead of knowledge, a strange aura was injected into his body. It’s a similar flow to when I first bought Manryu Prayer Sacred Art.
Again, it hurts badly.
When the pain was over and I checked the status window, I saw that the White Poison Acupoint was properly added to the skill slot.
‘Where then…’
Let’s see the effect.
Clicked on the white poison needle in the status window.
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〈 white venom stinger 〉
Increases the user’s poison resistance.
The more poison you consume, the more your resistance to that poison increases.
40% base poison resistance
[Ingested Poison]
-Not applicable
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40% base poison resistance.
It seems like a lot of something, but it is an ambiguous number in a way.
If you level up your skills later, it will be resolved.
‘I bought the Blood Poison Spell, and I also bought the White Poison Acupuncture Point to control the poison, so now all that’s left is…’
Poison to eat
This time, I went into the general store and searched for poison.
Several types of poison appeared.
As expected, there was no such thing as volcanic acid that melted the corpse or acid poison that harmed the internal air.
I scrolled down to find something useful, even among the available.
‘If I ate blowfish poison or salmosa poison now, there’s a high probability that I’ll get lost…’
For now, I think it would be better to eat enough poison that will not harm your life.
‘Paralytic poison… I think this will be fine…’
Paralyzing poison too strong is dangerous, so choose the weakest.
I bought the cheapest of the paralysis poisons.
When poisoned, it is effective enough to be unable to move for a few hours to a day. This won’t put too much strain on your body.
‘That’s too little.’
The paralysis poison I bought for 50 karma was contained in a bottle smaller than a yogurt container.
I thought it would be about the size of Bacchus.
What else is that skull sticker on the bottle?
Feel bad
I opened the lid while frowning.
‘If it’s about 30ml, I can just drink it all.’
I inhaled the poison all the way. I lay down on the bed and closed my eyes. During the time I was paralyzed, I thought I would at least sleep.
‘Oh right. Seris and Kara might think it strange if I sleep all day.’
I should write a letter so that there is no misunderstanding.
I took out a piece of parchment and a pen.
I couldn’t write a few words and collapsed.
…Did you drink too much?
* * *
“Are you going to continue doing that?”
On the way back to the inn after visiting the house.
Kara asked Seris. Seris shook her head as if it were natural.
Seeing her sister like that, Kara sighed.
“Is it really necessary to do that? Her brother seems to be reflecting too.”
“What do you do when you reflect? Your actions won’t change.”
Seris’ voice was a bit sharp.
She remembered the meteor armor she had seen in her forge. The back side of the armor was completely torn and torn. It was proof that he was overdoing it. There were no wounds, but it must have been treated with a potion or something.
‘I told you not to come because I was obviously hurt!’
She vehemently refused her help, so she begged him not to come injured. Yooseong also agreed to that.
But come back like that?
If that wasn’t enough, stop by the smithy to destroy evidence?
It’s a shame because the sisters were divided among themselves and hid in the temple and blacksmith in case they didn’t know, otherwise I would have known he had really returned safely.
‘I’m sorry.’
No matter how much she loves you more.
She says she’s the one who loves more, but isn’t this the case?
Seeing Seris grinding her teeth, Kara cautiously opened her mouth.
“Sister, being an adventurer is risky…”
“Know. Danger always lurks. To the point where it wouldn’t be strange even if he got hurt. My sister is an adventurer like you. Don’t ignore it.”
“Then…”
“You can’t get hurt, can you? Just because you’re an adventurer doesn’t mean it hurts less when you get hurt. It’s not like you’re not dying.”
“…”
“Mr. Yooseong almost died twice already.”
Seris said in a calm voice. Kara tilted her head.
“Huh..? Twice? No, this one hurt so badly…”
“Not this one. Have you ever had a leg injury before? The day my sister and Yoosung went to subdue the slums. That day Yooseong almost died because of me.”
“…What?”
Kara’s footsteps stopped. Cerys stopped her steps and looked back. Kara was looking at Seris with a hard expression.
“What are you talking about?”
“It is literally. That day Yoosung almost died saving me. He hurriedly ran to the temple and was unharmed.”
“…I haven’t heard of that.”
“Yoosung didn’t want to tell me.”
“Why?”
“You’re worrying for nothing.”
Kara frowned. In her clenched fists, her nails dug into her palms.
Seris crossed her arms as she watched Kara’s trembling fists.
“You know now? Yooseong keeps hiding something from us with the excuse that he doesn’t want to worry us.”
“…”
Kara was silent with her head bowed. Celis continued to speak her mind.
“There must have been more injuries without our knowledge. You know that Yooseong went alone for some requests, right? Maybe there was a time when I almost died.”
“…”
“I admit that being an adventurer is risky. I think I can’t help but fall into danger. But not as good as hiding it from us. You can’t even try to endure it alone. Why are couples couples? There should be no hiding between husband and wife!”
Seris said firmly.
Kara raised her head.
“…I need to talk to my brother.”
Then he strode towards the inn. Seris followed suit. Ariel, uneasy about the icy atmosphere, she followed.
She soon arrives at the inn and the three of them go into the room they’ve been holding.
Yoosung was lying face down on the bed.
Seris’ lips pouted out.
‘Sleep peacefully.’
Not knowing how much they care about him.
The triangle in Seris’ heart became sharper.
She lay down on her bed and buried her face in her pillow like yesterday.
“Brother. Wake up brother Talk to me.”
I heard Kara’s voice waking Yoosung from the side.
Seris pretended not to hear and continued to listen.
“Brother? Oppa, stand up… Huh?”
Kara’s voice was filled with her doubts. And for a moment there was silence. Seris wondered what was going on, but she held back and didn’t look up.
After a while, Kara shook Seris with a trembling voice.
“Uh, sister… Wake up…”
Kara’s trembling voice made Seris realize that something was wrong with her.
When she lifted her head, she saw Kara’s white face. In her hands was a small bottle and a sheet of parchment.
“What is this?”
Cerys grabbed her bottle and parchment from Kara’s hand.
The glass bottle with the skull picture on it was completely empty.
“…?”
Ceris turned her attention to her parchment this time. In the upper left corner of her parchment are the words ‘Seris, Kara Mian’.
The last letter of ‘Sorry’ was drawn in black.
Seris lowered her head. A pen is held in her Yooseong’s hand.
Weing weing.
An emergency signal rings in her head. Her brain spun quickly.
The situation was assessed with the given information.
Celis’s complexion was as white as Kara’s.
“Huh? What is it, what is it?”
Ariel, who was in her corner, stuck her head out. She also figured out the situation with the given clues.
‘Did that garbage man commit suicide by drinking poison?’
Why?
I don’t know why.
But she felt better.
That damned human finally…
‘Uh? Wait for a sec. If that person dies, I will die too.’
Her mood went downhill.
Ariel’s complexion turned blue instead of white.
