Chapter 64: Twisted Destiny

Probably the most terrifying side of traitors who harbored malice towards fellow people was that after they’d resolved to cover, they might turn into indistinguishable from strange individuals.

Such fears have been notably evident in locations remoted from society, like dungeons.

[After the first camp is set, if you look for a room with a library, a member of the Assassination Specialist Clan hiding within the party will commence their operation. They plan to take over the base camp that the Adventurers Guild intends to set up within the dungeon and eliminate all adventurers who come seeking it. It will be a dangerous operation.]

As Airi mentioned, many adventurers moreover our occasion have been trying to beat this dungeon.

The bigger the size, the extra vital provide and resting locations turn into, so if an acceptable spot have been discovered throughout exploration, many adventurers would try to determine a camp.

Because the total construction of the dungeon didnt change a lot, though the main points consistently shifted, the significance of building a camp grew to become even larger at first of the exploration.

[If such a base camp falls to the Assassination Specialist Clan, adventurers who enter the camp for rest will be brutally attacked without knowing anything, losing their lives and loot. And since heroes hinder the capture of such camps, some parties of heroes who entered the dungeon have an Assassination Specialist Clan member mixed in.]

[Even if she is a fallen hero, her power as a hero cannot be underestimated, so she too has become a target of the Assassination Specialist Clan. Afterward, her death will be the signal for the Assassination Specialist Clan members who returned to the camp to receive his signal and start their real action.]

In any case, even when deemed fallen, she was nonetheless rightfully known as a hero.

Having witnessed her energy, they need to strongly really feel the necessity to eradicate her. Nevertheless, since I additionally couldnt achieve the belief of my occasion members, they might not consider such circumstances.

Sigh, I assumed I had hidden it nicely, however the place did you discover out about my affiliation and identify?

So, explaining the scenario ought to come after coping with this man right here.

Having reached that conclusion and holding a spear, I confronted the murderer, who aimed a crossbow at me and requested.

So, whats your plan? Youve overtly revealed your id and mine Ought to I take it that certainly one of us will depart right here useless?

Do we actually want to speak about it? If youve been sharpening your wits by at all times focusing on heroes from behind, you must know nicely sufficient.

Kyah~ I assumed you have been the silent kind, however you know the way to mock too~ So, that is your true self, huh~

The murderer was smirking arrogantly and insolently.

Nevertheless, in contrast to his playful demeanor, the aimed crossbow was regular, and his eyes, which have been assembly mine, flashed with murderous intent.

Though it was disconcerting to have my id uncovered, I accepted the scenario and confronted it coolly because it had already been revealed.

Effectively, you could have your causes for shielding that woman. In case your purpose was actually to eradicate her, you’d have waited till I had dealt together with her after which backstabbed me to take the credit score

After all, he didnt know the precise particulars about me.

He would have judged me based mostly merely on my infamous popularity as a hero killer, assuming I used to be one other assassin or an individual from the underworld.

Nonetheless, Im curious. Have you ever grown hooked up to that woman? Or does it trouble you that shes been labeled a fallen hero?

Nevertheless, the query that adopted carried a bitterness far faraway from coping with such a villain.

Wasnt it unusual?

In response to Airis prophecy, the opponent was a infamous murderer from the Assassination Specialist Clan of the underworld, and he himself didn’t deny it, calmly accepting the scenario.

So, he have to be a scumbag who would present no mercy to his goal, but why did he present such emotional expression when talking of affection in direction of somebody?

Sigh, lets simply drop it.

As I used to be considering this, he relaxed his tensed physique and lowered the crossbow in his hand to the bottom.

Startled, I raised my spear, and he lifted his arms above his head, displaying his defenselessness.

Whats your scheme?

Its not a scheme. I simply dont really feel prefer it. I used to be ordered by the group to assassinate the hero in the identical occasion on the proper time, besides, killing a toddler who hasnt even had her coming-of-age ceremony doesnt sit proper with me.

And Im alleged to consider that?

I do that to make a dwelling, however to be sincere, Im getting fed up with it. Doing soiled work for a day or two is one factor, however killing a younger hero who’s laid low with degenerate adventurers and isnt a psychopath its not one thing a human ought to do, proper?

She wasnt a psychopath who may very well be killed with out guilt, however a victima younger woman with worry and nowhere to show.

Mentioning one thing that anybody with a human coronary heart would sympathize with, he lifted his arms increased and gave me a bitter smile.

I assumed it was considerably okay to journey with you, didnt you assume so?

As if interesting to the sentiments hed developed throughout our time collectively.

Definitely, wed solely been collectively for a day or two, however that was sufficient time to get a way of someones character.

Though he was a scoundrel for having killed a number of individuals, it will be an exaggeration to say he was fully heartless, contemplating his habits up till now.

Even when he made sarcastic jokes, he by no means crossed the road and didnt take part when others spoke in poor health of the woman, often muttering phrases of sympathy and empathy for the hero

Im going to restrain you for now, so itd be finest to not do something silly.

Thanks for trusting me, Brother.

Paul Denian, glad with the belief I expressed, smiled contentedly.

Whereas he nonetheless saved his arms raised, I narrowed the space and conspicuously took out a multipurpose rope from my bosom, meaning to restrain him.

In doing so, I earned his belief.

The second the space closed, I shifted my stance, planning to make use of my spear to stab at his legs.

The murderer confidently approached the shadowy crowd, and solely after closing the space with them did he appear to understand one thing and stiffen.

Wait, whats this?

Groan

Groan.

However they have been removed from the groans a standard human would make.

Low, ominous, and fully devoid of life

As if coming from one thing apart from a dwelling particular person.

Groan, moan!

AAAAHH!

However by the point he realized it, he was already captured by them.

Dragged away by the shadows, his flesh was mercilessly torn by bony arms and weapons, blood bursting forth.

Ahh, aaah! S-save me kugh!!

Squelch, tear!

A sequence of horrific noises, removed from his beforehand ridiculous demeanor.

Realizing these have been the sounds of a human physique being butchered in real-time, the method wasnt swift however slightly painstakingly sluggish.

Ranging from his pores and skin, tohis flesh, after which indiscriminately digging by way of his organs, tearing items off to stuff into their mouths

S-save me

The murderer managed to crawl out of the group, however by then, his face was horribly disfigured, along with his pores and skin peeled off.

Groan.

As if not even permitting that resistance, the undead grabbed his physique once more and started tearing it aside with their arms, greedily devouring him.

A few of them, forsaking what was now not more than a tattered corpse, turned their madness-filled eyes in direction of me, their mouths gaping with gluttony.

Growl.

Groan, scream.

Sure, they have been undead.

The individuals stationed at this base camp, for some purpose, had been remodeled into zombie-like creatures and had taken over the place.

That is insane

It made no sense. Why have been the adventurers on this dungeon become undead?

Irrespective of how twisted house and time have been in a dungeon, making it unpredictable, there was often some consistency in keeping with the atmosphere.

Why, in a spot the place solely creatures like gargoyles ought to seem, was a scenario unfolding that wasnt even talked about within the prophecy?

[Before reading the note with the prophecy, please make sure to read this part first.]

The content material written on the very starting of Airis word got here to thoughts.

The warning written earlier than attending to the principle level was ample to know this inexplicable scenario.

[Hyo-sung. While my prophecies usually fit most situations, they cannot be said to be absolutely perfect.]

The prophecy in regards to the future was not excellent.

This confession could be very detrimental to trusting a prophet, however Airi had additionally written the rationale why this could occur in her word.

[The reason is that there are a few beings in this world, known as Transcendents, who can interfere with the future I foresee.]

Transcendents.

Beings who have been in a state of transcending cognition, even past heroes, whose actions couldnt be predicted even together with her prophetic powers.

The rationale I instantly accepted the existence of such beings was that I had encountered a number of such entities since coming to this world.

The vampire I met not too long ago, Vivian who might blow away a constructing with simply her finger, and Tacchia, whose precise id was unknown however who thought-about Ego Weapons trivial, are additionally presumed to be such beings

[So, if you believe that the prophecy and the situation differ, immediately destroy the notes Ive given you and leave that place. Once a Transcendent has twisted the future, the future prophesied thereafter will also become twisted in a chain reaction.]

Sure, in some unspecified time in the future, a Transcendent who might twist Airis prophesied future appeared on this dungeon and, earlier than me, arrived on the base camp, slaughtering the adventurers and resurrecting them as undead.

And if the forces associated to those undead have been transcendent beings, there was just one such energy on this world.

Rattling it Why would a boss-level entity just like the 4 Knights seem in a dungeon meant for amateurs?

The Corpse Lord.

One of many calamities that threatened humanity with the ideology of turning all dwelling beings into animate corpses, forming armies of the useless.

One of many 4 Knights that adopted him had begun to increase its affect into this dungeon for some purpose at this second.