Chapter 485

Chapter 485

Descartes trembled in anger when Siegfried blatantly ignored him and focused on picking up the Green Otherworldly Essences on the ground.

“Stop what you’re doing,” Descartes said in a slightly loud voice with a hint of anger mixed in it.

“951... 952... 953...” Siegfried ignored him and continued counting.

“I said stop!”

“954... 955...”

“This bastard...!” Descartes grumbled under his breath.

Swoosh! Shwik!

A spear flew and pierced the ground in front of Siegfried’s feet.

It was Descartes’ main weapon, the +14 Blood Chaser.

‘That should scare him—’ Descartes was confident that Siegfried should pay attention to him now, but it took less than a second for him to be proven wrong.

Siegfried was not scared at all and instead...

“Huh?”

He looked at the +14 Blood Chaser and swung it a few times.

“Whoa... This is a really good item.”

“...!”

“Wow! It’s plus fourteen too? No wonder its attack power is really strong, and its options are—”

“Hey! Get your filthy hands off my item!” Descartes roared like an enraged lion.

“What? I thought you were giving it to me...?” Siegfried replied innocently.

“Giving it to you? Are you crazy?! Why the fuck would I give you my plus fourteen weapon?!”

“I mean, you threw it at me so I thought it was a gift...”

“Are you stupid? Get your filthy hands off my weapon!”

“Oh well, if you want it back,” Siegfried replied with a shrug.

An item equipped by an Adventurer was soulbound to them, so it was bound to return to them anyway. In other words, it was impossible for Siegfried to steal the +14 Blood Chaser right now.

Then, what was he supposed to do?

‘I should return it,’ Siegfried thought.

“Give it back this instant!” Descartes said in a commanding tone.

“Yes, sir, I’ll give it back now,” Siegfried replied courteously.

Kwachik!

Then, he tightly gripped the spear and threw it using the technique he learned from Shakiro, Lightning.

Shwiiiiiiik!

The +14 Blood Chaser cut through the air at frightening speed toward Descartes.

“...!”

Descartes was shocked by the speed the +14 Blood Chaser was coming toward him, and he instinctively reached out to snag it from the air.

Kwachik!

He managed to grab the +14 Blood Chaser, but it was a mistake because...

“Aaaaaah!” Descartes screamed after the +14 Blood Chaser dragged him away, forcing him to tumble on the ground.

The kinetic force behind Siegfried’s throw proved to be quite immense.

“Argh...” Descartes groaned while getting up to his feet.

Everyone was shocked by what they had witnessed.

“956... 957...”

Meanwhile, Siegfried continued picking up Green Otherworldly Essences from the ground.

“Wow...”

“What was that just now?”

“Did he use a skill?”

“I think that throw alone can instantly kill anything it hits...”

Descartes’ party members were shocked by the throw.

“Fuck... This nobody dares to...” Descartes groaned in anger, and his rage meter reached MAX.

Then, Siegfried gave a warning while still picking up the Green Otherworldly Essences from the ground, “Just go back. It’s starting to get dark, so why don’t you log out, wash your feet, and go to bed?”

“What?”

“You’re going to regret it if you don’t.”

It was then.

“You fucking loser dares to?!” Descartes screamed and lunged at him with his +14 Blood Chaser.

***

Descartes had never been a fan of Siegfried. He came to the Southern Great Jungle a few days ago out of curiosity after hearing that a new dungeon opened, but the dungeon did not really suit his standards, as he was already a Ranker.

Most top Rankers would rather spend their time grinding in the Great Rift or other high-difficulty dungeons to level up, but Descartes chose to stay in the Great Jungle for a completely different reason.

What was that reason?

The public’s opinion seemed to predict Descartes’ overwhelming victory.

However, Siegfried’s party members begged to differ.

“That owner punk... Is he relieving stress again?”

“Why did they have to pick a fight with hyung-nim? They should’ve just gone their way...”

Hamchi and Seung-Gu were confident that Siegfried would easily win this duel—no, they were confident the Ranker was going to get a good one-sided beating.

“Will Siegfried-nim be alright...?”

On the other hand, Gosran seemed worried.

A minute passed, and the Barrier of Victory crumbled.

“What? It’s already over?”

“Who won?”

“I already told you, Descartes is going to win—”

It was then.

Thud, thud, thud...

Siegfried emerged from the Barrier of Victory while dragging Descartes by the scuff. Descartes looked like he was so dazed he had no idea what was going on.

“...!”

The Adventurers were shocked by what they were witnessing.

“D-Descartes lost?”

“No, he didn’t just lose. Siegfried completely wiped the floor with him. I mean, look at it!”

“This is... going to be news...”

“Wow...”

They could not believe that Siegfried had managed to beat Descartes to a pulp in just one minute.

Meanwhile, Hamchi and Seung-Gu seemed to feel bad for Descartes as if they already knew this was going to happen.

“Kyu! Don’t bully others, owner punk! That guy’s going to off himself if you bully him more than this!”

“Why don’t you just stop at this, hyung-nim? He might really quit the game at this rate.”

However, Siegfried had no plans to stop just because they were stopping him.

'Heh.' Siegfried smirked and said, “I told you to go home, wash your feet, and go to bed, right? Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

Then, Siegfried yanked him and threw him about five meters away.

Thud!

Descartes crashed to the ground.

“Hey, you should know how to play fair, you know?” Siegfried said.

“I-Impossible... How can I lose to a nobody like you...?!” Descartes refused to acknowledge his defeat.

“Nobody? Sure, why don’t you have a taste of how badly a nobody can mess you up,” Siegfried said with a smirk that would make the devil think of retiring.

He grabbed the +14 Blood Chaser and dipped it into a pool of blood left behind by the Mutated Great Jungle Baboons.

Pshhhh...!

Then, the corrosive acid in the Mutated Great Jungle Baboons’ blood reacted to the +14 Blood Chaser. The Blood Chaser's durability rapidly plummeted.

Seung-Gu closed his eyes and grumbled, “Well, he’s fucked. He awakened hyung-nim’s real personality.”

“W-What do you mean by that?” Gosran asked.

“There are times when his real ego comes out.”

“Real ego? What is that...?”

“It’s probably who he really is, and nobody can stop him once he becomes like that. It’s so bad that even the devil might consider becoming his disciple or changing careers altogether.”

“...”

“Anyway, what I want to say is... That guy’s fucked,” Seung-Gu said while shaking his head.

“...!”

Descartes’ eyes shot wide open after Siegfried dipped the +14 Blood Chaser into the pool of blood.

“N-Nooo!”

It was impossible to steal a soulbound item unless one was a thief-type class, but it was difficult even for thief-class Adventurers to steal such an item from another Adventurer.

But what if the item’s durability fell?

‘M-My item is going to be destroyed!’ Descartes despaired. He finally realized what kind of situation he was in, but he realized it a bit too late.

“Hey,” Siegfried said.

“Y-Yes, sir?”

“Do you want me to dissolve this until nothing remains?”

“N-No, sir...!”

“I might reconsider if you do what I ask.”

“...?”

“Kekeke! Give me everything you have!” Siegfried cackled and said. Then, his face slowly started to turn into that of an evil being that would scare even the most vengeful of spirits.

1. Big words from a small bunny! The Korean word used is Celebrity Disease/Syndrome, which is what we call people who feel like they’re famous. This is usually used for not-so-famous celebrities when they look down on others, cover their faces thinking people are taking pictures of them, etc. Apparently, Celebrity Worship Syndrome is a completely different thing in English. Thus, Grandiose Delusional Disorder! More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandiose_delusions ☜