Chapter 132
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Chapter 132
[Translator – Kie]
[Proofreader – Kawaii]
Chapter 132: The Almond Country (2)
***
“Just now, what did you say? Would you care to repeat it?”
The man asked, and Damien made a face.
“Well, it appears your ears are merely ornamental, for they surely don’t serve the purpose of listening. Fear not, since you struggle to comprehend simple words, I’ll graciously take on the role of educator to enlighten your dim mind.”
At Damien’s words, the man burst into a hollow laugh, glancing back at their companions. The companions too chuckled along.
“In the next instant, the man revealed a machete, its sharpened edge covered in aura gleaming menacingly.”
As Damien attempted to strike the machete with his club, the man scoffed.
“You fool! Did you think you could stop me with that...?”
Damien twisted his club, altering the trajectory of the machete.
The machete, aimed downward in a diagonal thrust, shot upward into the sky. In the wind’s force, the machete slipped out of the man’s hand.
“Huh...?”
The man looked bewilderedly at his empty hand.
“H-how...?”
Instead of replying, Damien swung his club down onto the man’s head.
“Bonk!”
With a scream, the man’s head hit the ground. Foaming at the mouth, he convulsed.
“Brother!”
“How dare you lay hands on Brother!”
Two men drew weapons and charged at Damien. Like the man, their weapons were also covered with an aura.
“Seems like you don’t understand the concept of learning.”
As Damien parried the two men’s attacks, the trajectory of their weapons diverted once again, slipping out of their grips.
“Huh?”
“Huh?”
Bonk!!
Bonk!!
Damien struck each of them on the head with his club. The two men collapsed onto the ground like frogs.
“Ugh, my head... my head...!”
“Aaah! I think my head’s cracked!”
“Mom... Mommyyy...!”
Each of the three men groaned, clutching their heads. Watching them, Damien spoke gruffly.
“Stop crying. Your heads are fine.”
Only after hearing this did the three men realize their heads hadn’t actually been injured.
“W-what’s this...?”
“I-I was sure my skull was cracked...?”
Damien walked over to the three bewildered men. He slapped their palms with his club and said.
“The beginning of repentance starts with admitting fault. All three of you reflect on your actions. You won’t oppress others with your feeble strength anymore.”
“Who would follow such nonsense...?”
Bonk! Bonk!
Immediately, Damien struck the foreheads of the three men with his club, this time twice each.
“Aaargh!”
“Aaargh!”
“Ughhh!”
The three men grabbed their heads and rolled on the ground.
“If you don’t get up right now, you’ll get more next time.”
At the stern warning, the three men promptly rose to their feet. Unconsciously, they knelt before Damien.
“We reflect. We won’t oppress others with feeble strength anymore.”
Casting glances at each other, the three men shouted.
“We won’t oppress others with feeble strength anymore!”
At their resounding answer, Damien nodded in satisfaction.
“Now, you’ve adopted the right attitude for rehabilitation.”
***
The middle-aged man, Thibaut, thought he was dreaming.
He had lived his entire life as a third-rate mercenary at best. But he had seen enough to know how dangerous a person who used aura was.
After all, he was a monster who could massacre dozens of people with a single weapon.
“Roll to the left. Roll to the right. Oh, you’re too slow?”
“I, I’m sorry!”
And yet, such beings... not one, not two but three of them were powerless against a single man.
“What are your names?”
“Ah! My name is Aleksandrovich Asenko Leweiner!”
“That’s too long. You’re number 1, he’s number 2, and that guy is number 3.”
No, it wasn’t that they were powerless. They were too frightened, even cowering to move.
“I’m a little thirsty.”
At Damien’s words, the faces of the three men turned pale.
“P, please, Victor-nim!”
The three men knelt on the ground. They begged as if they would even lick Damien’s shoes.
“I, we have firmly decided to change from today!”
“We have decided!”
“P, please forgive us just this once and we promise to be reborn as new people!”
“We promise!”
Damien stroked his chin and pondered at the three men’s pleas.
“Are you sure about that?”
“Yes!”
“Then go. Don’t bother people again.”
Damien gestured for them to go. The three men ran away without looking back.
When the three men disappeared, Damien said to Thibaut.
“Then let’s go to the entrance.”
***
The ruins were located behind the castle.
It was originally a forest, but after the ruins were opened, all the trees were cut down and it was being used as a forward base.
“That must be the door to the ruins.”
Thibaut said, pointing to the front. A huge iron gate was buried in the ground.
“This is my first time seeing the ruins in person, but it’s really unique.”
Thibaut looked at the iron gate with a curious face. Damien, on the other hand, looked indifferent.
In fact, this was not the first time Damien had been to the ruins.
As a Death Knight, he had explored many ruins with Dorugo.
“Get out of the way! Someone is dying!”
At that moment, four people came running out of the entrance with a stretcher. A man with a serious injury was lying on the stretcher.
Thibaut clicked his tongue at the sight.
“Tsk tsk, it looks like he went in deeper than his abilities allowed. How dangerous is that place.”
Thibaut said in a tone of regret.
“Do you know that? The level of danger varies from ruin to ruin, but the one in here is said to be incredibly dangerous. They say that out of 10 people who enter, only 2 or 3 come back alive.”
Damien felt a sense of strangeness at those words. The survival rate was too low, even for a dangerous place.
Among the ruins he had explored with Dorugo, there were not many that were as dangerous as that.
Moreover, such dangerous ruins were all thoroughly hidden from the entrance.
‘As expected, there must be Gathdal inside.’
Presumably, most of the dead were not actually killed in the ruins but were kidnapped by the Gathdal.
It was clear that they were being used as experimental subjects or consumed as material to strengthen the Gathdal’s army inside the secret space created within the ruins.
‘Just wait, Gathdal. I’ll find you and kill you soon.’
As Damien stared at the entrance and burned with murderous intent,
“What are you looking at... Ah, you’re looking at the ancient letters.”
Thibaut nodded as if he understood.
These letters were written at the entrance of the ruins.
“They’re strange letters. The mages are trying to decipher them, but they haven’t made much progress.”
Before he knew it, Thibaut had come closer and was chattering away.
“Did you know that? The ruins are said to be still functioning. They say that if you manipulate the ancient letters, secret spaces will open.”
Thibaut said with a regretful face.
“If we could decipher the ancient letters, we would be able to find the hidden treasures of the ruins...”
Damien looked at the letters on the entrance again.
In fact, Damien knew exactly what those letters meant.
That’s what it meant when translated.
The reason Damien knew the ancient letters was all thanks to Dorugo.
Surprisingly, Dorugo was able to perfectly decipher the ancient letters.
Many of the dark magic spells that Dorugo used also used ancient letters.
So when Dorugo instilled his knowledge of dark magic into Damien, the ancient letters were naturally included as well.
Dorugo never told even his confidantes about the ancient letters.
So probably the only two beings in this world who know about the ancient letters are Dorugo and Damien.
‘Workshop of the Master...’
Having explored several ruins with Dorugo, he knew very well.
A ruin that was described as a Master’s Workshop was no ordinary ruin.
In many cases, it contained special weapons created by the Master.
‘I was only thinking about Gathdal. I didn’t have high expectations for the ruins...’
Maybe he would be able to get a great treasure.
***
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Chapter 132
[Translator – Kie]
[Proofreader – Kawaii]
Chapter 132: The Almond Country (2)
***
“Just now, what did you say? Would you care to repeat it?”
The man asked, and Damien made a face.
“Well, it appears your ears are merely ornamental, for they surely don’t serve the purpose of listening. Fear not, since you struggle to comprehend simple words, I’ll graciously take on the role of educator to enlighten your dim mind.”
At Damien’s words, the man burst into a hollow laugh, glancing back at their companions. The companions too chuckled along.
“In the next instant, the man revealed a machete, its sharpened edge covered in aura gleaming menacingly.”
As Damien attempted to strike the machete with his club, the man scoffed.
“You fool! Did you think you could stop me with that...?”
Damien twisted his club, altering the trajectory of the machete.
The machete, aimed downward in a diagonal thrust, shot upward into the sky. In the wind’s force, the machete slipped out of the man’s hand.
“Huh...?”
The man looked bewilderedly at his empty hand.
“H-how...?”
Instead of replying, Damien swung his club down onto the man’s head.
“Bonk!”
With a scream, the man’s head hit the ground. Foaming at the mouth, he convulsed.
“Brother!”
“How dare you lay hands on Brother!”
Two men drew weapons and charged at Damien. Like the man, their weapons were also covered with an aura.
“Seems like you don’t understand the concept of learning.”
As Damien parried the two men’s attacks, the trajectory of their weapons diverted once again, slipping out of their grips.
“Huh?”
“Huh?”
Bonk!!
Bonk!!
Damien struck each of them on the head with his club. The two men collapsed onto the ground like frogs.
“Ugh, my head... my head...!”
“Aaah! I think my head’s cracked!”
“Mom... Mommyyy...!”
Each of the three men groaned, clutching their heads. Watching them, Damien spoke gruffly.
“Stop crying. Your heads are fine.”
Only after hearing this did the three men realize their heads hadn’t actually been injured.
“W-what’s this...?”
“I-I was sure my skull was cracked...?”
Damien walked over to the three bewildered men. He slapped their palms with his club and said.
“The beginning of repentance starts with admitting fault. All three of you reflect on your actions. You won’t oppress others with your feeble strength anymore.”
“Who would follow such nonsense...?”
Bonk! Bonk!
Immediately, Damien struck the foreheads of the three men with his club, this time twice each.
“Aaargh!”
“Aaargh!”
“Ughhh!”
The three men grabbed their heads and rolled on the ground.
“If you don’t get up right now, you’ll get more next time.”
At the stern warning, the three men promptly rose to their feet. Unconsciously, they knelt before Damien.
“We reflect. We won’t oppress others with feeble strength anymore.”
Casting glances at each other, the three men shouted.
“We won’t oppress others with feeble strength anymore!”
At their resounding answer, Damien nodded in satisfaction.
“Now, you’ve adopted the right attitude for rehabilitation.”
***
The middle-aged man, Thibaut, thought he was dreaming.
He had lived his entire life as a third-rate mercenary at best. But he had seen enough to know how dangerous a person who used aura was.
After all, he was a monster who could massacre dozens of people with a single weapon.
“Roll to the left. Roll to the right. Oh, you’re too slow?”
“I, I’m sorry!”
And yet, such beings... not one, not two but three of them were powerless against a single man.
“What are your names?”
“Ah! My name is Aleksandrovich Asenko Leweiner!”
“That’s too long. You’re number 1, he’s number 2, and that guy is number 3.”
No, it wasn’t that they were powerless. They were too frightened, even cowering to move.
“I’m a little thirsty.”
At Damien’s words, the faces of the three men turned pale.
“P, please, Victor-nim!”
The three men knelt on the ground. They begged as if they would even lick Damien’s shoes.
“I, we have firmly decided to change from today!”
“We have decided!”
“P, please forgive us just this once and we promise to be reborn as new people!”
“We promise!”
Damien stroked his chin and pondered at the three men’s pleas.
“Are you sure about that?”
“Yes!”
“Then go. Don’t bother people again.”
Damien gestured for them to go. The three men ran away without looking back.
When the three men disappeared, Damien said to Thibaut.
“Then let’s go to the entrance.”
***
The ruins were located behind the castle.
It was originally a forest, but after the ruins were opened, all the trees were cut down and it was being used as a forward base.
“That must be the door to the ruins.”
Thibaut said, pointing to the front. A huge iron gate was buried in the ground.
“This is my first time seeing the ruins in person, but it’s really unique.”
Thibaut looked at the iron gate with a curious face. Damien, on the other hand, looked indifferent.
In fact, this was not the first time Damien had been to the ruins.
As a Death Knight, he had explored many ruins with Dorugo.
“Get out of the way! Someone is dying!”
At that moment, four people came running out of the entrance with a stretcher. A man with a serious injury was lying on the stretcher.
Thibaut clicked his tongue at the sight.
“Tsk tsk, it looks like he went in deeper than his abilities allowed. How dangerous is that place.”
Thibaut said in a tone of regret.
“Do you know that? The level of danger varies from ruin to ruin, but the one in here is said to be incredibly dangerous. They say that out of 10 people who enter, only 2 or 3 come back alive.”
Damien felt a sense of strangeness at those words. The survival rate was too low, even for a dangerous place.
Among the ruins he had explored with Dorugo, there were not many that were as dangerous as that.
Moreover, such dangerous ruins were all thoroughly hidden from the entrance.
‘As expected, there must be Gathdal inside.’
Presumably, most of the dead were not actually killed in the ruins but were kidnapped by the Gathdal.
It was clear that they were being used as experimental subjects or consumed as material to strengthen the Gathdal’s army inside the secret space created within the ruins.
‘Just wait, Gathdal. I’ll find you and kill you soon.’
As Damien stared at the entrance and burned with murderous intent,
“What are you looking at... Ah, you’re looking at the ancient letters.”
Thibaut nodded as if he understood.
These letters were written at the entrance of the ruins.
“They’re strange letters. The mages are trying to decipher them, but they haven’t made much progress.”
Before he knew it, Thibaut had come closer and was chattering away.
“Did you know that? The ruins are said to be still functioning. They say that if you manipulate the ancient letters, secret spaces will open.”
Thibaut said with a regretful face.
“If we could decipher the ancient letters, we would be able to find the hidden treasures of the ruins...”
Damien looked at the letters on the entrance again.
In fact, Damien knew exactly what those letters meant.
That’s what it meant when translated.
The reason Damien knew the ancient letters was all thanks to Dorugo.
Surprisingly, Dorugo was able to perfectly decipher the ancient letters.
Many of the dark magic spells that Dorugo used also used ancient letters.
So when Dorugo instilled his knowledge of dark magic into Damien, the ancient letters were naturally included as well.
Dorugo never told even his confidantes about the ancient letters.
So probably the only two beings in this world who know about the ancient letters are Dorugo and Damien.
‘Workshop of the Master...’
Having explored several ruins with Dorugo, he knew very well.
A ruin that was described as a Master’s Workshop was no ordinary ruin.
In many cases, it contained special weapons created by the Master.
‘I was only thinking about Gathdal. I didn’t have high expectations for the ruins...’
Maybe he would be able to get a great treasure.
***
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[Proofreader – Kawaii]
Chapter 132Translator KieProofreader KawaiiChapter 132: The Almond Country 2***Just now, what did you say? Would you care to repeat it? The man asked, and Damien made a face.Well, it appears your ears are merely ornamental, for they surely don't serve the purpose of listening. Fear not, since you struggle to comprehend simple words, I'll graciously take on the role of educator to enlighten your dim mind.At Damien's words, the man burst into a hollow laugh, glancing back at their companions. The companions too chuckled along.In the next instant, the man revealed a machete, its sharpened edge covered in aura gleaming menacingly.As Damien attempted to strike the machete with his club, the man scoffed.You fool! Did you think you could stop me with that...?Damien twisted his club, altering the trajectory of the machete.The machete, aimed downward in a diagonal thrust, shot upward into the sky. In the wind's force, the machete slipped out of the man's hand.Huh...?The man looked bewilderedly at his empty hand.H-how...?Instead of replying, Damien swung his club down onto the man's head.Bonk!With a scream, the man's head hit the ground. Foaming at the mouth, he convulsed.Brother!How dare you lay hands on Brother!Two men drew weapons and charged at Damien. Like the man, their weapons were also covered with an aura.Seems like you don't understand the concept of learning.As Damien parried the two men's attacks, the trajectory of their weapons diverted once again, slipping out of their grips.Huh?Huh?Bonk!!Bonk!!Damien struck each of them on the head with his club. The two men collapsed onto the ground like frogs.Ugh, my head... my head...!Aaah! I think my head's cracked!Mom... Mommyyy...!Each of the three men groaned, clutching their heads. Watching them, Damien spoke gruffly.Stop crying. Your heads are fine.Only after hearing this did the three men realize their heads hadn't actually been injured.W-what's this...?I-I was sure my skull was cracked...?Damien walked over to the three bewildered men. He slapped their palms with his club and said.The beginning of repentance starts with admitting fault. All three of you reflect on your actions. You won't oppress others with your feeble strength anymore.Who would follow such nonsense...?Bonk! Bonk!Immediately, Damien struck the foreheads of the three men with his club, this time twice each.Aaargh!Aaargh!Ughhh!The three men grabbed their heads and rolled on the ground.If you don't get up right now, you'll get more next time.At the stern warning, the three men promptly rose to their feet. Unconsciously, they knelt before Damien.We reflect. We won't oppress others with feeble strength anymore.Casting glances at each other, the three men shouted.We won't oppress others with feeble strength anymore!At their resounding answer, Damien nodded in satisfaction.Now, you've adopted the right attitude for rehabilitation.***The middle-aged man, Thibaut, thought he was dreaming.He had lived his entire life as a third-rate mercenary at best. But he had seen enough to know how dangerous a person who used aura was.After all, he was a monster who could massacre dozens of people with a single weapon.Roll to the left. Roll to the right. Oh, you're too slow?I, I'm sorry!And yet, such beings... not one, not two but three of them were powerless against a single man.What are your names?Ah! My name is Aleksandrovich Asenko Leweiner!That's too long. You're number 1, he's number 2, and that guy is number 3.No, it wasn't that they were powerless. They were too frightened, even cowering to move.I'm a little thirsty.At Damien's words, the faces of the three men turned pale.P, please, Victor-nim!The three men knelt on the ground. They begged as if they would even lick Damien's shoes.I, we have firmly decided to change from today!We have decided!P, please forgive us just this once and we promise to be reborn as new people!We promise!Damien stroked his chin and pondered at the three men's pleas.Are you sure about that?Yes!Then go. Don't bother people again.Damien gestured for them to go. The three men ran away without looking back.When the three men disappeared, Damien said to Thibaut.Then let's go to the entrance.***The ruins were located behind the castle.It was originally a forest, but after the ruins were opened, all the trees were cut down and it was being used as a forward base.That must be the door to the ruins.Thibaut said, pointing to the front. A huge iron gate was buried in the ground.This is my first time seeing the ruins in person, but it's really unique.Thibaut looked at the iron gate with a curious face. Damien, on the other hand, looked indifferent.In fact, this was not the first time Damien had been to the ruins.As a Death Knight, he had explored many ruins with Dorugo.Get out of the way! Someone is dying!At that moment, four people came running out of the entrance with a stretcher. A man with a serious injury was lying on the stretcher.Thibaut clicked his tongue at the sight.Tsk tsk, it looks like he went in deeper than his abilities allowed. How dangerous is that place.Thibaut said in a tone of regret.Do you know that? The level of danger varies from ruin to ruin, but the one in here is said to be incredibly dangerous. They say that out of 10 people who enter, only 2 or 3 come back alive.Damien felt a sense of strangeness at those words. The survival rate was too low, even for a dangerous place.Among the ruins he had explored with Dorugo, there were not many that were as dangerous as that.Moreover, such dangerous ruins were all thoroughly hidden from the entrance.As expected, there must be Gathdal inside.'Presumably, most of the dead were not actually killed in the ruins but were kidnapped by the Gathdal.It was clear that they were being used as experimental subjects or consumed as material to strengthen the Gathdal's army inside the secret space created within the ruins.Just wait, Gathdal. I'll find you and kill you soon.'As Damien stared at the entrance and burned with murderous intent,What are you looking at... Ah, you're looking at the ancient letters.Thibaut nodded as if he understood.These letters were written at the entrance of the ruins.They're strange letters. The mages are trying to decipher them, but they haven't made much progress.Before he knew it, Thibaut had come closer and was chattering away.Did you know that? The ruins are said to be still functioning. They say that if you manipulate the ancient letters, secret spaces will open.Thibaut said with a regretful face.If we could decipher the ancient letters, we would be able to find the hidden treasures of the ruins...Damien looked at the letters on the entrance again.In fact, Damien knew exactly what those letters meant.That's what it meant when translated.The reason Damien knew the ancient letters was all thanks to Dorugo.Surprisingly, Dorugo was able to perfectly decipher the ancient letters.Many of the dark magic spells that Dorugo used also used ancient letters.So when Dorugo instilled his knowledge of dark magic into Damien, the ancient letters were naturally included as well.Dorugo never told even his confidantes about the ancient letters.So probably the only two beings in this world who know about the ancient letters are Dorugo and Damien.Workshop of the Master...'Having explored several ruins with Dorugo, he knew very well.A ruin that was described as a Master's Workshop was no ordinary ruin.In many cases, it contained special weapons created by the Master.I was only thinking about Gathdal. I didn't have high expectations for the ruins...'Maybe he would be able to get a great treasure.***Translator KieProofreader Kawaii
