Chapter 174 – District 3 (3)
21. District 3 (3)
There was no answer.
“Unfortunately, this is not a resting place…”
“That word.”
“Go on your back.”
“Captain!”
“You guys know too! Unless it’s a resting place, you can’t stay for long! It’s a situation where you don’t know when the Illumina will wake up, no, when it will come to its senses. If you stay there, you won’t be able to leave and you’ll end up being eaten by the dungeon.”
“… The captain is right.”
“I will carry it.”
“No, I will carry it.”
It was right in terms of rank position and responsibility. I desperately tried to feed holy water, but there was no improvement other than a slight decrease in seizures. The effect of holy water is good when drunk in advance, but the effect diminishes sharply after the incident has already occurred. Still, I was glad that I was calm when I climbed up.
“Cutcha. Ahh, our Illumina, what did you eat that made you so heavy? Is it because you ate holy water? Huh?”
“Ugh…”
“At this rate, I’m going to bend my back and fall down before I even meet the boss.”
“Huh…”
I tried making a silly joke, but Illumina couldn’t come to her senses with it. Her limp arms rattled, and the sound of her sobs caught her ear.
How scared I was
It was meaningless to compare how many times he had suffered or how harsh deaths he had experienced.
The fear felt in front of death was also felt by those who wished death. Didn’t I want to die? But he did not have the courage to commit suicide. For ordinary people with a need to survive, that fear… It wasn’t something I could easily endure.
Even Illumina, who lived the most ordinary life among us, had an outstanding mental strength. Even when she was nearly killed by a hook in the back of an artist in District 2, she persevered with strong willpower.
A living being, a primal instinct as a mortal.
I was annoyed that I seemed to agree with the fear bastard, but it was something I couldn’t control.
‘Maybe I couldn’t overcome it because I didn’t have a good relationship with Illumina.’
I thought she cared…
The fear of her death, which Illumina must have felt, pressed her hard against my shoulder.
“Captain. There is a suspicious object ahead.”
“Where.”
As Shay pointed out, there was a fairly elongated statue blocking the passage. It looks pretty bizarre, but it was the first time I had seen it. But I immediately knew what it was.
‘It looks like a false idol added in the dlc.’
Just as new areas and monsters were added and new classes were added in the dlc, new props were also added. The statue in front of me was included in the previously released information, but perhaps because it was preliminary information, there was only a brief explanation of its appearance and equipment.
‘If you come into contact with this mysterious idol, your faith may be shaken, but it can also be strengthened.’
In The Long Terror, if there was a text of the type ‘It may or may not be possible’, it was convenient to filter it out and watch it, unless you knew the proper preparations or how to destroy it.
“Let’s just pass by.”
“Yes, chief.”
‘Couldn’t there be something just because I passed by?’
After going through all sorts of shit from the start, I started to have doubts. She urged Shay to walk quickly for no reason. The uneasiness did not go away until the statue was out of sight. Fortunately, what was feared did not happen.
But for some reason, I felt like the statue was watching me all the time.
“Ugh…”
‘Illumina, do you think that’s the case too?’
[The stronger aura of fear gnaws at the spirits of the warriors.]
[Shay mentality -0]
[Kaya mentality -3]
[Eugene mentality -4]
[Illumina mentality -5]
In the area where they had to proceed most cautiously, the dungeon was forcing them to speed up as if they were not ready. In the midst of this, it was surprising that Shay’s mentality was intact thanks to his newly acquired traits, but the Illumina was the problem. It was almost uncommon even in The Long Terror to creak like this in the very beginning, not even in the second half.
“Let’s speed up a little more.”
“Yes.”
Impatience was the biggest cause of accidents, but now was the time to take risks. It was only at the end of nearly 20 minutes of running that I saw 3-1 in front of me. In the middle, mentality dropped once more, and Illumina still showed no signs of getting better.
“Leader. Illumina.”
“Let’s go right away. It may sound harsh, but I can’t afford to wait right now.”
“… All right.”
Shay opened the door.
Krrrr-
“Gooooong-!”
“Pooooo!”
“Shut up, you lowly scum!”
The first room, as always, featured regular monsters. However, compared to the monsters in District 1, who were no different from ordinary humans, those who had changed considerably but could still be regarded as humanoids, and the monsters in District 2, who had already turned into monsters, they were much more bizarre and gross.
It was the difference between a monster with a pierced mouth standing on two legs like a human, or a monster standing on four legs.
[Fear-stained fanatic 1]
[Fearful Cultist 2]
[Test subject soaked in fear]
[Fearful Cultist]
Max HP: 59
Attack Power: 9~16
Defense: 5
Speed: 5
[Test subject soaked in fear]
Max HP: 52
Attack Power: 7~11
Defense: 4
Speed: 4
As expected, the specs of the monsters were even stronger. The fortunate thing was that it did not rise as much as it did when going from District 1 to District 2.
[Speed check]
Shay: 5
Kaya: 5
Illumina: 5
Eugene: 7
Frightened Fanatics 1 : 5
Frightened Fanatic 2 : 5
Horror Test Subjects: 4
[Eugene’s turn comes first.]
A ‘fanatic’ who is not just a believer, and an ‘experimental subject’ who feel uncomfortable from the word itself. Originally crazy, but now reason and intelligence have completely disappeared, and the monster only shouts ‘fear’.
It was a fucking face that would appear in a dream, but I was rather relieved to see the monsters with reality.
‘Because if I break that head, I can make it shut up forever.’
I lowered the Illumina carefully and leaned it against the door. She, who had been moaning until just a moment ago, fell asleep breathing heavily as if her energy was exhausted. Seeing that it was caught in the speed check, it would be treated as if it had participated in the battle even in that state, but the battle would be impossible.
[Illumina: State Abnormality ‘Incapacity’]
Unless that status ailment goes away.
Grabbed the ax Temporarily, the Illumina went down, making her body lighter but her heart even heavier.
According to the setting, fanatics and experimental subjects were so engrossed in fear that the devoured worshipers and the failed works were forcibly injected with the power of fear and mutated. .
“You guys need to change that stupid way of evangelism, you pseudo-assholes!”
[Crush the head]
[Destructive blow!]
[Eugene did 63 damage to the feared fanatic 1.]
[Remaining HP –4/59]
[Fear-stained fanatic 1 has died.]
[The morale of your colleagues rises because of your prowess in killing the minions of fear in one shot.]
[Shay Mentality +8]
[Kaya mentality +7]
[Eugene mentality +8]
[Illumina mentality +4]
The zealot, who was drooling and screaming fear in pain in his ears, burst the head of the cub at once. It was the result of a combination of the Horror Slayer, which gives 10% additional damage to monsters with fear in its name, the Butcher, which gives 15% additional damage to humanoid monsters, and the head crushing feature, which gives additional damage to humanoid monsters.
“Horror!!!”
“Shut the fuck up!!!”
At least for this brief moment of tearing off the head of that dog-like fearless warrior, the stress was relieved. Even if that monster died, the fear bastard wouldn’t care at all, but from my point of view, going to kill him, it felt like I was definitely cutting a part of him. It was also revenge against Illumina.
[The speed of Shay, Kaya, Illumina, and Fearful Cultist 2 is the same.]
[Speed roll]
Shay: 5
Kaya: 3
Illumina: 1
Frightened Fanatics 2: 4
[Shay’s turn comes first.]
“Goooh- Pooh-oh-!”
Krrrr-!
“Shay! Shut that motherfuckin’ mouth!”
“All right!”
Compared to the first time we met, Shay was less abusive, but that temperament didn’t go anywhere.
“Goongpooh!”
“I wondered if there was an even more disgusting, rotten smell coming out of that disgusting side, but it’s because it’s such rubbish to be shouting about for hundreds of days! If you shut up even now, I will kill you gracefully!”
“Horror… !”
“I will rip that face apart, and with your eyes and tongue I will blaspheme the horror you so admire!”
Judging from the intensity of the verbal abuse, apart from the mentality level, it seems that Shade was also under a lot of stress. She stomped up with great ferocity and brandished her Claymore mercilessly. She looked like she was being beaten with a blunt object.
[Judgement of Justice]
[Shay did 26 damage to the feared fanatic 2.]
[Remaining HP 33/59]
[The zealot 2 succumbs to the judgment.]
[Fearful Cultist 2 has been afflicted with a status abnormality of ‘passing out’ (1 turn).]
[The zealot 2 who is stained with fear will be branded with a judgment mark.]
[Stigma lasts for 3 turns.]
“Goongpooh…”
Shay’s spirit was so ferocious that when I killed the zealot in one go, the one who had been casually squealing squeaks back and hushed her voice. Of course, there may be an effect of fainting…
[The Cultist 2 cannot take any action.]
[Fear-stained zealot 2 skips the turn.]
[You have escaped from the abnormal status ‘stunning’.]
In front of the crusader with true faith, the fanatic’s turn, which lost even more momentum, passed in vain, and it became Kaya’s turn. She, too, was gnashing her teeth as she looked at Illumina, who was lying helplessly. The thorns in the mace looked particularly hideous.
“I will silence you.”
“Okay.”
It was not the work of fanatics and experimental subjects. But what can I do? After all, these guys are mad because they worshiped fear. There was no need to feel guilty about these guys. If you had it, you would have suffered from District 1.
[Everything according to God’s will]
[Overwhelming blow!]
[Ignore the monster’s defense by 6 due to the effect of the feature ‘New Faith’.]
[Kaya dealt 58 damage to the feared zealot 2.]
[Remaining HP –25/59]
[Fearful Cultist 2 has died.]
[The fear subsides for a moment at the serial attack that does not even allow a counterattack.]
[Shay Mentality +4]
[Kaya mentality +4]
[Eugene mentality +4]
[Illumina mentality +2]
Kaya’s mace turned not only the fanatic’s head, but also his upper body into porridge. She did very well with her word to silence (defeate) the zealot.
[Illumina cannot take any actions.]
[Illumina passes the turn.]
Now all that is left is one beast that is preparing to attack us with its center of gravity behind.
“You can do it, you humble beast!!!”
Kurrrr… !!
It was obviously the test subject’s turn, but it felt like Shay was controlling it.
[Onslaught of Fear]
[A powerful blow!]
The test subject rushed at the provoking Shay, but…
[The feared test subject did 0 damage to Shay.]
[35/35 HP remaining]
[Ignore the fear infection of the test subject due to the effect of the feature ‘Overcome Trauma’.]
[Shay mentality -0]
The monster’s attack, which looked quite fierce, was nullified in front of Shay, who had a defense of 21 and mentality damage of 5 or less, all ignored. Even with a critical hit!
Kreur… !
The monster that failed to attack made a more ferocious sound, but well…
“You frightened bastard, isn’t that just like that?”
It was my turn again.
[Crush the head]
The next turn of that specimen will never come.
