Chapter 68 - Papa 2_2

Three days passed and a man named Wielth was now lying in an open area inside the Gre Forest, a small forest on the first floor of the Foltian Great Dungeon.

The man manages to escape from the clutches of Wilxes Lancaster aka Alchemist X. And right now, he wants to go home to take his two daughters out of the kingdom but he can't.

Something strange happened to his body.

"What did he do to me?" Wielth asked as he looked at his hand.

His hand or rather, most of his body has been altered. They now look like white-colored tree bark. That's the change that's happened to him.

Knowing the change, Wielth tries to cure it. However, all the effort he made was in vain.

The Scroll of Blessing, Scroll of Purification, Detoxification Spell, and Antidote Potion that he used couldn't remove or even stop the changes that were going on to his body.

Wielth didn't want to admit this but deep in his heart, he knew, he had been turned into a monster.

"I need to get out of this Dungeon as soon as possible!"

Wielth moved his body, he traced the forest towards the Teleportation Crystal.

But then, on his way, he meets a Man-eater Phora. 

A Plant Type Monsters that had a wide mouth decorated by sharp spikes, a large cauldron-like body, and dozens of roots like octopus legs. The lid of the monster that became the mouth and head was orange, its body was bright green, and the roots were dark green.

The monster was quite dangerous for D or E-rank Adventurers. But for Wielth, the monster was nothing. He killed the monster in a matter of seconds using a Spell.

Splat!

The monster exploded, shattering into pieces after receiving a black ball the size of a fist.

"Annoying monsters."

Wielth continued his journey.

He doesn't know that the decision to walk beside the corpse of Man-eater Phora is a mistake that will change his life forever.

Like a sponge absorbing water, Wielth's body absorbed the corpse of Man-eater Phora. It happened fast enough to make him late to jump to getaway.

"Argh!" Wielth shouted so loud.

Wielth felt unbearable pain tearing his body apart. He couldn't do anything but lie on the ground convulsing.

With a speed that could be seen by the eyes, his body altered. His figure as a human vanished while his figure as a monster emerged.

His legs turned into a dozen roots, his human skin turned into white tree bark, his hair turned into leaves, some branches grew on his back, and lastly, his eyes turned completely black.

The change of a human into a monster lasted for dozen minutes.

From today, Wielth's life as a monster begins.

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As usual, Wielth explores the Gre Forest to hunt down some monsters.

He had one goal that was to raise his Level as a monster as quickly as possible. 

If he wants to come out of the Dungeon with an identity as a monster, he needed decent strength to slaughter all the adventurers in the White Tower.

Yes, he had to break through the White Tower before disappearing and hiding in the city of Rishtonbell. If he manages to do so, then he will get a chance to take his most precious treasure and his daughter away from the kingdom. Even better, he'll have a chance to hunt down Wilxes in the future.

And then, coincidentally, as he hunted monsters, as usual, he met a party of adventurers.

They fought and Wielth won!

"Please, forgive me! I'll do anything! So don't kill me!" An adventurer pleaded while kneeling.

Seeing that behavior, Wielth narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why should I let you live?"

"I have information about the outside world! You are a monster who has intelligence on par with us, humans! I'm sure you're interested in this information, I can be an eye and an ear for you!"

Wielth didn't care about the information that the adventurer had. However, being eyes and ears, it's a good idea.

So, Wielth uses a new Skill that is Parasite Seed, which he gets after becoming a monster to control and threaten the adventurer.

Wielth planted the seed in the Adventurer's head. 

As the seed grew and when a leaf appeared on the adventurer's head, that seed became a plant that was a bomb, a communication device, and a surveillance device. 

Wielth gets his own man to hunt down Wilxes. And now, he needs more men.

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Wielth opened his eyes when he felt five people entering his territory.

Without wasting any time, he used a Skill named Spirit of Forest. This skill allows him to possess and moved from one tree to the other tree like swimming.

He to approach and observe the five Adventurers.

Wielth sent some monsters to the Adventurers. He did that because he wanted to measure the strength and abilities of those adventurers.

In the past few days, he had only got weak adventurers and he was dissatisfied.

"Incoming attacks!" warned the Fallen Elf girl who was a Scout.

"How many, Ruciel?" asked the human Warrior as he draw his Great Sword.

"Seven monsters from the south."

"Okay! All of you, be prepared!"

Five Adventurers prepared their weapons and Spells. Then, when the monsters came, their fight began.

Those Adventurers could be said to be expert and powerful. They can defeat monsters quickly without wasting time and energy.

Wielth, who became the observer, was impressed.

"They're going to be decent subordinates."

Wielth launched an ambush after deciding to take them as his man. He controlled some roots to catch the Healer while those adventurers were busy processing the monsters they killed.

"Kya~," the Healer shouted as two roots wrapped around her leg and pull her down.

The other adventurers instantly turned towards the Healer for a moment they hear the shout. And before they could do anything, Wielth pulled the Healer away.

"Salsa!" shouted one of the adventures.

A moment later, the adventurers chased after the Healer.

Wielth forthwith to executed his second plan. He controlled several plants to block the adventurers that chasing the Healer. Things he did manage to separate those adventurers.

Next Wielth sent another group of monsters. He overwhelmed the adventurers and in the end, he managed to capture them.

Sometime later, Wielth spoke with five adventurers he captured. He used parasite seed and then conveyed his intention with threats.

"I have two missions and you can choose one of them."

"Find and kill a woman named Wilxes Lancaster or take new adventurers into this forest whenever I want."

"If you execute one of these tasks, you won't die."

Of course, that adventurers refused Wielth's orders. However, after Wielth blew up the head of one of them, the adventurers obeyed Wielth's orders.

Wielth released that adventurers. Then, he goes hunting and catches some monsters.

Wielth always watched over the forty-three adventurers that become his man. So, he knows what's going on and he's the one who's always in control.

Treason?

If any one of the adventurers had an intention to betray him, Wielth just needed to blow their heads off.

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"Hmm... It's valuable information but I don't need it now."

Wielth stopped observing an adventurer named Lana, he turned his attention to the three adventurers who were following in Wilxes's Trail.

After three hours had passed, Wielth stopped observing them. He sighed because once again, those adventurers had not been able to find Wilxes.

Then, for the next few hours, Wielth observed the other adventurers.

"Today is another fruitless day."

Wielth decided to hunt. But then, his attention was attracted by the suspicious movements of the five adventurers in his control.

Without his orders, those five adventurers visited his home.

Their objective?

They wanted to find a means to remove the Parasite Seed that was in their heads.

Wielth laughed at that objective.

Parasite Seed is a Skill possessed by monsters. This skill cannot be used by humans. So, their efforts to find a means to remove the Parasite Seed in his home were pointless.

"Hmm... Should I kill them?" Wielth asked no one.

Then, when he hesitated to make the decision.

"What do you want?"

A familiar voice was heard.

Using the adventurers' eyes, Wielth looked at his most precious treasure.

"Eclaite," he said as he watched a Beastkin girl fighting against an adventurer.

"She looks so free and alive, it means that the Mind Suppressing Medicine I gave Kimi already run out," Wielth whispered as he watched Eclaite being defeated by the Adventurer with ease. "Weak as always."

Distracting himself from Eclaite, Wielth uses the eyes of the other adventurer to search for his daughter Kimi.

Moments later, Wielth saw the little girl he was looking for getting out of the window and ran away quickly.

"Escape? I thought she likes Eclaite so much? Maybe I was wrong?"

Wielth continued to look at Kimi until the adventurer's vision changed.

"She'll be fine, that's all that matters. And by the time she returned, all these adventurers were already dead."

Wielth intended to blow up that adventurers' heads. But, before he could do so, a scream sounded.

"No! Stop! Don't touch me!"

"Ho! It's quite interesting," said Wielth, who saw one of the adventurers forcibly remove Eclaite clothes.

For quite a long time Wielth hadn't seen Eclaite's body, he wanted to satisfy his longing. Therefore, even though Wielth hated it, he let that adventurer strip Eclaite and look at her naked body. Wielth will kill the Adventurer when he will taste Eclaite.

Wielth was ready to kill the adventurer anytime as he admired the grace of Eclaite's body. But, he hadn't time to commit the murder because the connection he had with the adventurer was cut off.

With a bit of panic, Wielth tried to figure out what was happening. Then, he remembered that Eclaite had a skill that is Charm.

"That girl might use that skill to save herself."

To confirm his assumption, Wielth observed the situations in his home using the eyes of the other adventurers.

And sure enough, that adventurer who assaulted Eclaite was being controlled by Charm's influence. 

The situation went wrong as the second fight was started.

Wielth was so angry when he saw Eclaite's left hand being cut off by an adventurer. He wanted to blow up the head of that adventurer but he can't.

Someone had already knocked out that adventurer first. 

Then, a conversation caught his attention.

"Brother Vier! Big sis was wounded! Please help her!"

"Calm down Kimi, I will cure Eclaite using Greater Heal."

Wielth was curious and wanted to see what happened but he can't because all the adventures he controlled fainted.

"Vier and Greater Heal, that is a famous name and a Grand Spell. It's meant only one thing, Vier the Blue Flame, an A-Rank Adventurer. How did Kimi and Eclaite get to know him?"

Wielth gives orders to a few of the adventurers under his control to find out more about the relationship between his most precious treasure, his daughter, and Vier.