Chapter 37

Kill the Hero Chapter 37

TL: Uncle Choi

Editor: Bait

In reality, mutants were often weak . They usually didn’t live long and many would die in their natural habitats .

But in a dungeon, things were different .

Most monsters with mutations or variations in dungeons possessed either overwhelming power or a special ability .

Seug!

The Albino Lizard that came out of the vast wetlands then appeared on the ground was such a case . First of all, compared to an average lizardman, it’s size was on a completely different scale . While standing upright on both legs, its height reached three meters . It was huge enough for even orcs to shrug their shoulders and walk away after seeing them, and its tail was nearly two meters in length .

It meant that the Albino Lizard would become a 5 meter long monster when it lowered its posture and walked on four legs .

Most importantly, its white skin and red eyes was proof it was a unique presence within the dark swamp .

Such a presence also served as clear proof that the Albino Lizard was the king of this place .

Churl!

Walking in a bold and dignified manner was impossible without the confidence to deal with any predator that could threaten its life .

Tteolgeuleog! Tteolgeuleog!

That’s why the Albino Lizard was not alarmed when a skeleton lizardman blocked its path with a blunt knife in its hand .

Churl?

Instead, it looked at the skeleton lizardman with eyes that questioned its purpose .

On the other hand, skeleton lizardman executed its duty faithfully .

It rushed at the Albino Lizard in hostility .

Its resolve was quite strong .

Seug!

But as soon as the Albino Lizard stood up on its hind legs, the mood quickly changed .

An unspeakable feeling of grandeur flowed from its 3 meter tall body .

That was when the Albino Lizard quickly swung its body .

Huwoong!

Its heavy tail ruthlessly swept the floor .

The Albino Lizard didn’t have even a hint of doubt that this attack would destroy that insignificant skeleton .

But the skeleton soldier paused just outside the range of its tail .

Huwoong!

The tail naturally swung through the air . The Albino Lizard swung its body around once more and faced the skeleton soldier .

At that moment, the skeleton soldier began to loiter in front of the Albino Lizard .

It began to calculate how to fight against the Albino Lizard, who possessed a formidable attack power and range .

But from the Albino Lizard’s perspective, it seemed like the insignificant skeleton was looking down on him .

Kaaa!

Such impudence caused the lizard to focus all of its anger toward the skeleton soldier .

Its desire to crush the skeleton soldier into powder was apparent all over its body .

Now was the moment Kim Woo-jin decided to step in .

Kim Woo-jin quickly approached the Albino Lizard from the behind .

Then, with a kukri in his right hand, he swung down on the Albino Lizard’s white leathery skin like an axe .

Puu-ukk!

A rough sloppy sound of the Albino Lizard’s back being cut open could be heard, as if chopping up a log with an axe, and revealing its inner flesh .

Puk!

Kim Woo-jin inserted a spear he was holding in his left hand into the wound .

Tuk!

Then Kim Woo-jin broke off the pole from the spear .

That was it for now .

Kaa!

By the time the Albino Lizard turned around after the surprise attack from behind, Kim Woo-jin was already running away .

The Albino Lizard paused for a bit while analyzing on the situation .

Tteolgeuleog! Tteolgeuleog!

In its ear, the Albino Lizard could hear the sound of the skeleton soldier slowly approaching it . Huwoong!

Albino Lizard swung its tail at the skeleton soldier once again .

However, the skeleton soldier stepped back and closely observed its movements once more .

It looked like a beast whetting its appetite before hunting a delicious prey .

Kayah!

Albino Lizard stared intensely at the skeleton soldier with killing intent, spewing out with anger .

And Kim Woo-jin moved once more .

Everything was the same as before .

While the Albino Lizard was distracted by the skeleton soldier, Kim Woo-jin approached the Albino Lizard’s back and wounded it with his kukri, then stabbed it with the spear, and broke off the pole of the spear again .

Afterwards, Kim Woo-jin disappeared into the bushes and observed the Albino Lizard .

‘What will it do now?’

This was the attack strategy that Kim Woo-jin prepared for the Albino Lizard .

The Albino Lizard and the Orc Champion were, in general, similar types of monsters .

They were both arrogant, aggressive, and had a keen fighting sense, but not very intelligent .

But there was a very distinct difference between the Orc Champion and the Albino Lizard .

‘Is it thinking about running away?

Unlike the Orc Champion, the Albino Lizard knew how to run away when the situation wasn’t looking good .

And furthermore, this dungeon was filled with great hiding spots like the swamp that the Albino Lizard could retreat to .

It was one of the main reasons why this dungeon became a hell that devoured countless talented players .

Since there was nothing they could be done if the Albino Lizard escaped into the swamp after getting heavily injured .

Setting its body on fire like when hunting a troll was also useless due to the presence of the swamps .

For it would go into the swamp and extinguish it the moment its body caught on fire .

Of course, there were skills to create an inextinguishable fire but it wasn’t something that players under 30 levels could use .

Anyway, when the fight became an unexpected battle of attrition, the plans players had went out the window, and were eventually resulted in the deaths of those said players .

Kim Woo-jin was prepared to engage in a battle of attrition against the Albino Lizard .

‘It wouldn’t matter much even if it ran away . ’

The two spears that he pierced into its body were the groundwork for a battle of attrition .

[Albino Lizard is Under the Effect of Blood Poisoning . ]

From now on, the spear tips in its body will eat away its health until it is melted and decomposed .

Even if it ran away, there was no reason for Kim Woo-jin to hurry .

The reason he was using a regular skeleton soldier instead of a black bone skeleton soldier was also for the long-term battle .

Kaa!

Kim Woo-jin saw the Albino Lizard expressing anger at the skeleton soldier once again .

‘I guess it’s still thinking about fighting for now . ’

With such a view, Kim Woo looked around at the spears that were placed all around him .

There were bodies of lizardmen that were ready to be sacrificed at anytime to summon skeleton soldiers .

Finally, he took out the last energy bar in his arm .

‘I’ll kill you even if I have to fight you all day . ’

Seventy-eight .

That was the number of spears within the Albino Lizard’s once smooth white back .

Obviously, the Albino Lizard was not in a good condition .

Shii…

The speed of its tongue was slow enough to be laughed at even by a turtle . Its red eyes, which was once shining with vitality, was as dull as a rotten frozen pollack .

Nevertheless, the Albino Lizard stood upright on its two legs and kept up its guard as it looked around .

It squeezed out its last remaining strength to show it wasn’t weak .

[Blood Poisoning Has Spread Throughout the Body of the Albino Lizard . ]

[Albino Lizard’s Health is Greatly Reduced . ]

But within the ear of the hunter who was after its life, the fact that the Albino Lizard was just putting up a futile struggle was repeatedly heard .

In actuality, the outcome of the hunt was set in stone .

It was impossible for the Albino Lizard to tell where the hunter was even if he appeared . Nonetheless, Kim Woo-jin did not reveal himself .

He approached one of the lizardman corpses he had prepared and summoned a skeleton soldier by sacrificing it .

Tteolgeuleog! Tteolgeuleog!

The skeleton soldier immediately rushed toward the Albino Lizard .

Kaa…

The Albino Lizard unwillingly closed its red eyes after realizing there was yet another nightmare it had to face .

It was prepared to meet its end .

Even at that moment, Kim Woo-jin did not show up in front of the Albino Lizard .

If someone were to ask which of them was more cold-blooded, between Kim Woo-jin and the Albino Lizard, everyone would say that Kim Woo-jin was way more cold-blooded after witnessing such a scene .

Time passed by in a such a manner .

[Albino Lizard Has Been Eliminated . ] [Achievement ‘Albino Lizard Hunter’ Has Been Achieved . ] [A Catalogue Will Be Given As a Reward . ]

A notification that finally confirmed the end of the Albino Lizard to Kim Woo-jin .

[You Have Leveled Up . ] [Emissary of the Underworld Marvels at Your Challenge . ] [Emissary of the Underworld Sends Some of His Power . ] [Rank of the Skill Blood Poison Increases By One Rank . ] [Rank of the Skill Blood Weapon Increases By One Rank . ]

At the end of the cruel stage, the spectator sent its congratulations and gifts to Kim Woo-jin . However, there were no notifications that confirmed the end of the dungeon .

It was because Kim Woo-jin had yet to secure the Albino Lizard’s egg, which was the clear condition of the dungeon .

‘Now it’s time to move . ’

Only then did Kim Woo-jin appear in front of the Albino Lizard for the first time .

There was, of course, no sentiment .

Kim Woo-jin flipped the Albino Lizard like a machine . The first thing he did after that was skinning the Albino Lizard .

The situation was different than when he had hunted the Orc Champion .

There was no audience here and he had plenty of time .

That meant he was free to loot everything he could get his hands onto .

‘The Albino Lizard’s leather is enough to make a set of Lv 30 rare grade armor . ’

This was the normal process in a dungeon clear .

It was perfectly normal to take as much as possible from a dungeon . It was just that Kim Woo-jin wasn’t able to carry out such a common practice in previous dungeons due to various circumstances .

Naturally, Kim Woo-jin’s harvesting skills were excellent .

For someone who had skinned a dragon that was almost 100 meters, an Albino Lizard that was 5 meters long was nothing .

His only regret was that the Albino Lizard’s most useful leather, which was located in its back, was in a terrible condition due to Kim Woo-jin’s gruesome attacks .

Afterwards, Kim Woo-jin immediately cut open the Albino Lizard’s belly .

Then a single egg appeared .

[You Have Found the Albino Lizard’s Egg . ]

[You Have Cleared the Dungeon . ]

Only then did he get a notification that confirmed the end of the dungeon .

‘Finally, it is in my hands . ’

The Albino Lizard’s egg that appeared in such a manner was about the same size as an ostrich egg .

The color was unique .

The shell was white, but there were purple stripes of energy enveloping the shell, making it look both puerile and gruesome .

While looking at it, Kim Woo-jin recalled memories of the past .

‘Now I can see what the Messiah Guild was hiding . ’

In 2025, the Messiah guild secured the Albino Lizard’s egg after considerable sacrifices . But information about the egg was kept a secret .

There was not even information confirming whether or not it was a legendary item or skill .

People just speculated that it was a legendary item or skill because the Messiah Guild assessed its value to be enough to hide its information .

Puck!

In order to reveal such a secret, Kim Woo-jin cracked the top of the egg’s shell open with his kukri .

Pajig!

But within the broken shell, a new shell appeared .

Pajig!

Kim Woo-jin repeatedly struck the Albino Lizard’s egg with his kukri again and again; each time, one layer of the shell was peeled off one by one .

Like an onion, the number of layers of shell he peeled were numerous .

And each time a layer of the shell was broken, the violet energy surrounding the shell grew stronger .

Soon after, the white colors disappeared from the shell, leaving only the violet coloration behind . Once Kim Woo-jin hit the shell again one last time, the shell split into two and a skill page made up of obsidian finally appeared .

Kim Woo-jin picked up the skill page .

[Apophis’ Power]

Acquisition Requirement: Emissary of the Underworld Acquisition Level: Must be higher than level 1 Skill Effect: Gain immunity to all poisons .

Apophis’s power .

‘… Damn it . ’

It was a divinity only the Deadly Poison King possessed in Kim Woo-jin’s memory .

Deadly Poison King .

Kim Woo-jin first met him in the year 2026 at Beijing .

Kim Woo-jin, who headed for Beijing with a team to clear the 6 floor dungeon, faced the Deadly Poison King in front of the dungeon gate .

And on the spot, Kim Woo-jin lost seven of his colleagues .

After seeing his colleagues die without being able to leave a will due to the threat posed by the Deadly Poison King’s poison, Kim Woo-jin ran away .

Since then, the Deadly Poison King and Kim Woo-jin continued to have a hostile relationship .

Even now, Kim Woo-jin was able to name all of his colleagues who lost their lives to the the Deadly Poison King; he could even draw their faces if he were asked to do so . But now, the skill that helped such a monster to exist was in the hands of Kim Woo-jin . Something which should have belonged to the Messiah Guild .

The meaning behind such a development was simple .

The Messiah Guild gave it to the Deadly Poison King .

Or the Deadly Poison King stole it from the Messiah Guild .

Those were the two possibilities .

And the answer was obvious .

‘Did the Messiah Guild create the Deadly Poison King?’

The chances of him stealing it from the Messiah Guild when not even Kim Woo-jin was aware of the existence of such skill page was similar to the probability of Kim Woo-jin returning to the past .

In the end, it was proof that the Deadly Poison King was the work of the Messiah Guild .

‘There are… plenty of reasons to do so . ’

It was well worth doing so .

Deadly Poison King was a villain .

He took whatever he needed and he destroyed everything he found annoying in the process . Moreover, the year 2026, when he was active, was a time when chaos erupted like wildfire .

A year when countless cities were left in ruins by the monsters that came out of the dungeons and countries around the world began losing their ability to function . No one wanted to antagonize a monster like the Deadly Poison King around a time when everyone was busy trying to save themselves .

It was a period in need of righteous players who could bring judgement on the outbreak of evil players .

The existence of the Deadly Poison King made the Messiah Guild shine even brighter .

Naturally, the Messiah Guild played such a role .

The Messiah Guild, who fought with monsters to save the world, now had a reason to punish players for the sake of the world .

After that, the Messiah Guild asked for legendary items in exchange for punishing the Deadly Poison King and the world was forced to comply .

Legendary items were collected in order to deal with the Deadly Poison King .

They also recruited volunteers to destroy the Deadly Poison King .

To be honest, there was no need to recruit anyone for help .

It is because there was the strongest hunting dog in the Messiah Guild, someone who lost his comrades and was fuming with anger .

‘In the end, after killing the Deadly Poison King, the Messiah Guild became the judicator of the world . ’

Kim Woo-jin killed the Deadly Poison King .

He succeeded in avenging his dead comrades .

But now he realized that it was all a part of the Messiah Guild’s ambitions .

The noble sacrifice of those who were willing to die to save the world was actually a dog’s death . Kim Woo-jin, however, was now fuming with new anger over such a reason .

[You Have Learned the Skill Apophis’ Power . ] [You Have Gained Immunity to All Toxins . ]

‘Lee Se-joon, I will be the one who’s going to kill you . ’

It only made him brood over in anger once again .