Chapter 87: RESCUED SOFIA
The trees were melting and decomposing.
Malvoid lay on the ground, unconscious.
His skin was melting away.
His vitality dropped slowly and surely.
The decomposition period was approaching.
Malvoid couldn’t move a single muscle.
Exhausted. Tired.
[+18000 EXP]
[WARNING: WARNING WARNING]
[THE EFFECT OF THE GAS IS TOO STRONG]
[LOADING...]
[CORROSIVE SKILL HAS DROPPED TO LEVEL 1]
[RESISTANCE TO GAS EMITTED BY THE ORGANISM INCREASED TO LEVEL 2]
[CORROSIVE SKILL DROPPED TO LEVEL 1]
[RESISTANCE INCREASED TO LEVEL 3]
[NEGATIVE BUFF ACQUIRED]
[3 HOURS FOR DECOMPOSITION x2]
Malvoid was floating in a space, unconscious.
"Where am I?"
Two eyes opened in the space.
He woke up and opened his eyes slowly.
But one eye had melted.
The other was blurred.
[WARNING: 00:05:00 LEFT UNTIL DECOMPOSITION]
My skin is already all burned...
If I didn’t kill that monster with that,
he could have won for sure...
But a fight isn’t just a fight.
Everything needs to be prepared for the worst case.
But I couldn’t imagine I’d use it this early.
And not even on a Sector Boss.
The timer ticked.
Minutes ran away.
Seconds left.
[00:01:00]
[58 seconds]
[50 seconds]
[30 seconds]
Malvoid’s eyes fell out.
Hit the ground.
He couldn’t see anymore.
The gas didn’t dissipate.
Malvoid tried to stand.
He couldn’t.
He forced himself and crossed his legs.
[DO YOU WANT TO AVOID DECOMPOSITION?]
[YES / NO]
Malvoid chose NO
Because he had almost no skin left.
And it was easier to devour monsters and grow his skin back.
[00 SECONDS]
Malvoid’s skin decomposed completely.
Only his bones remained.
[RESISTANCE TO DECOMPOSITION ACTIVATED]
Malvoid screamed.
Mana burst out of his bony body.
Then he collapsed to the ground again.
His hollow flickered and went out.
And he fainted.
At that moment, the lady with red short hair in the forest heard Malvoid’s scream.
She thought a monster was approaching.
She went back into the hole.
And whispered.
I pray nothing happened to him.
In the tower, the Sector Boss suddenly shattered her glass of wine.
She stood up.
"How did he kill my greatest toy..."
Her hand trembled.
"The only possibility is that he wasn’t intelligent enough."
She got angry.
"To kill such a toy with tricks...
And hide those skills since the beginning...
Was he playing with me?"
She breathed out slowly.
"I haven’t completely lost.
But that barrier he made... I can’t approach him."
Then she sat on her chair and said.
"Maybe she will succeed...
HE IS HER MASTER AFTER ALL."
The forest was silent. Like a graveyard.
Everything living in the place was dead.
Malvoid woke up.
The gas was dissipating.
It wasn’t as strong as before.
His dark hollow flickered twice.
He stood up and walked.
Looked for the pieces of his mask.
The green plants died and dried where he stepped.
Turning to dust.
_This gas is so corrosive and toxic...
I never imagined it would have this effect._
He stopped and looked at the ground.
Picked up fragments of his mask.
Assembled them like a puzzle.
Every dead body he saw, he devoured completely.
No blood left.
[RECOVERY OF SKIN: 25%]
Malvoid combined his mask.
It fused together. Harder than before.
He created new clothing and put it on.
Then he moved toward the lady with red hair.
As soon as he approached,
the lady in the hole heard his steps.
Is it him? she asked herself.
Then she looked and saw a skeleton approaching.
It’s as if he knows exactly where I am.
Suddenly she didn’t see the skeleton anymore.
The wooden cover opened.
Malvoid stared at her.
His eyes shone red light.
The lady was surprised.
She looked at him.
And touched his skull.
Malvoid grabbed her arm.
"What are you doing?"
The lady smiled.
"So it’s you... But you’re not completely alive."
Malvoid touched his forehead.
"I’m surprised.
People are always terrified by my presence...
But you... you’re not."
He stepped out of the place and said.
"When you leave here for a moment...
You adapt to almost everything.
And thank—"
Malvoid was about to talk.
But she said.
"My name is Carel.
If we survive this place...
I will thank you properly, alright?"
Malvoid nodded.
They talked together for a moment.
And on the other side,
the gas dissipated completely.
Malvoid stood up.
"I will need your help to survive in this place."
She accepted.
Malvoid said.
"But not now... I feel something strange."
Malvoid sensed people approaching.
He ran toward the place.
He saw Sofia, with some monsters.
Her hands were tied up with ropes.
There were 2 black photocopiers, 3 giant black goblins,
and a few goblin mages behind them.
Malvoid approached them.
Instant boost.
The giant goblin’s head was cut off.
The others followed.
Malvoid’s power was above 350.
The mages shot fireballs.
The other goblins pointed their weapons at Sofia.
Immediately, Malvoid appeared behind them.
The massacre continued.
They were all dead.
Pieces of meat on the ground.
He devoured them all.
[RECOVERY OF SKIN: 75%]
Malvoid untied the ropes on Sofia
and moved away with her.
Toward Carel’s camp.
He stopped.
If this was a trap...
The Floor Boss can see through the eyes of all the creatures she controls.
Then they entered the small house
where the 2 men and 2 women were.
Their plates on the table were empty.
As soon as he entered with Sofia,
they gazed at him and shouted.
"This is because of you! Our plates are still empty!"
Malvoid spoke coldly.
"Yes... of course.
I’m the cause...
But I can bring you meat if you all want."
Sofia said slowly.
"May I go with you?"
Malvoid accepted.
And they moved together to hunt prey.
In Sofia’s mind, there was only one thing:
The order they gave her.
Her facial expression became colder.
[SYSTEM]
[Status:
Name: Malvoid
Race: Undead
Class: Archer, swordman, fighter, Devourer, professor, mage
Age: 29
Height: 1.89 meters
Tier: Demon
Level: 41 Exp: 100/30750]
[Physical attributes:
•Strength: 440
•Agility: 432
•Vitality: 435
•Dexterity: 438
•Intelligence: 421
Overall power: 433.2]
[Other attributes]
•Mana : 100
•Luck: 08
•Wisdom: 100
•Charisma: 30
[Negative buff]
•Cursed body: decomposing every 3 hours for twice.
[Skills]
•Perception level 3.
•Swordsmanship level 4.
•Devouring level 3
•Flee master
•Mana blade level 4
•Monster Teamer level 3
•Instant boost level 3
•Beserk mode
•Clothing skill level 3
•Corrosive skills level 2