Chapter 88

[Impressive. You have won the battle against a very strong Human. A special class is opened. New special species has opened especially for you! You have received a Rank Up. Please select from the following:]

[ 1. Ancient Orc High Gladiator ]

[ 2. Minotaurus Intermediate Gladiator ]

[ 3. Half Ogre Intermediate Gladiator]

[ 4. Lesser Asmodian Intermediate Gladiator ]

[ Special 1. Ancient Orc Archaic Warrior ]

[ Special 2. Ancient Twin Headed Orc Intermediate Gladiator ]

‘Why is there so many...’

There were too many choices. Though I had initially speculated there would be a lot of fine choices in the start, I had never imagined that there would be six of them, no less the number of species who had been made available. Not only that, there were two special classes, including a shocking three species which could clearly be deemed as upper tier races, far above the current ones.

Discovering the Half-Ogre class, I could definitely deduce that Goff had evolved faster than me, and note that there was no choice of a Troll or other special races, it seemed that the System had decided that it did not fit me.

I had to decide carefully.

For now, I decided to listen to the explanation of what an Archaic Warrior entailed. Perhaps a condition of opening this option is to defeat a Superior opponent wielding the Ancient Flame sword. Since I had not utilized my Unique Ability much, I’m sure this reason is why such a class opened.

[ Special 1. Ancient Orc Archaic Warrior. ]

[Archaic Warriors will never retreat from battle. He may be a Human, but values honor and righteousness more than anyone, as he always fights in the forefront of every battlefield, always ready to jump in with his lifetime companion. Sword proficiency will greatly increase.]

As expected, it seemed likely that Ancient Flame will become a lifetime companion for him. The fact that Swordsmanship Proficiency would be greatly enhanced was also beneficial, but despite that he could not gain an increase in proficiencies for other weapons, which was rather quite... Unfortunate.

“Mmm...”

Once I returned back to the list, I recalled the description of the other special species; the Ancient Twin Headed Orc.

[ Special 2. Ancient Twin Headed Orc Intermediate Gladiator ]

[Among the Ancient Orcs, the Twin Headed Orc is considered as one of the rarest species. A species born once every few billion years. Strength, Vitality, Dexterity, are several times more superior than a regular Ancient Orc... His field of view is wide as well as adept in all weapons, also all weapon proficiency is increased.]

This guy was truly perfect. A flawless species which needed no words. If I were to evolve into this guy, then perhaps I would achieve the most efficiency out of it, but the problem was

‘Fuck...’

It has two heads. I had no way of knowing if the spirit would be separated or that a new personality would be planted, but I did not want to commit to a big gamble of evolving into this species. I have certainly heard stories where there were monsters who had twin heads, but they were all guys who could not be labelled normal.

Nevertheless, it didn’t change the fact that it was extremely unfortunate. If I had evolved into this guy, I could sense that Choi Seulgi and Baek Ahyeon will abandon all trust or hope for me while leaving me in the dust.

This then left me with only the High Gladiator, Minotaurus, Half Ogre, or the Lesser Asmodian.

Just like the previous reason, he had no desire of having a cow head – so it also was an unconditional skip. For one, obtaining a larger frame may be advantageous in battle, but it is not always the big guy who necessarily achieved victory in battle.

Rather, it would be more advantageous to have a small body for the way I fight.

The size of a Half Ogre is a little bigger than that of an Ogre, but if I were to jump into the line of the Half Ogre strain, then it would be a bit ambiguous in evolving into an Ogre later.Nnêw n0vel chapters are published at novelhall.com

In conclusion, I had to decide between the High Gladiator and the Lesser Asmodian, one of these two.

At this time, I was curious.

“Do you perchance have a mirror with you?”

After asking, Ahyeon went over to her backpack and rummaged through it before taking out a mirror. I had asked since she was a woman, but for some reason, I had a funny idea she was carrying one due to wanting to look good in front of me.

I reactivated my Unique Ability once more, switching the location of the weapons as I ignited a small flame. Unfortunately, there was no sign of the previous Kim Taesung of the past. That familiar green skin blended well with the atmosphere strangely.

It was then that I knew why Ahyeon had reddened after seeing me.

“Not bad.”

But from the viewpoint of the Goblins, it was a bit disappointing. As expected, the Goblin who Draws Maps along with the Assassins screamed when they saw me.

“Ggirik! Blood Dagger’s majestic face has disappeared. His handsome face is gone!”

“Now hold on... He’s still handsome!”

“He changed so wonderfully. I want to become like Blood Dagger too! I want to have horns on my forehead!”

The words pertaining to my ‘still’ handsome looks was most likely flattery. But if those words were actually true, then I really couldn’t understand the criteria for what was handsome from their view as Green Skins. Anyhow, just because my face had changed didn’t damage my authority, so I moved together with Ahyeon.

We will return to the care of the clan.

“Sa...Savior-nim. What...should I do...”

“It’s better for you to look for the surviving Humans. There should still be survivors if you head towards the entrance. My disciple, you must return together with them to the city.”

“Yes.....I..I understand. Savior-nim.”

“Do not lament. I also want to have you by my side. But you have a job to do, have you not?”

“Yes...YEs! That is so, Savior-nim.”

Seeing the lamenting Ahyeon, I added a sentence of consolement which caused her to regain her spirit. With this extremely large cave, I suspected that there would definitely be survivors. There was a high chance that a rescue squad was already working from above. If she were to return back alive alone, it would definitely bring a lot of suspicion, so I had to send her back together with the other Humans.

As such, Ahyeon and I started to search for our clansmen first. I thought it was best to look for survivors after leaving this place.

After walking back to the path I came from for quite some time, I began to feel the presence of others. Soon, I began to hear voices.

“The Captain is surely nearby! I have followed his trail!”

“Blood Dagger will surely not die! He’s an immortal warrior!”

Everyone was following the way I had traversed through. Smiling, I quickly ran ahead first, wanting to see my clansmen after a long time.

TL Afterword:

Pretty nice heartwarming chapter. Also, love the change into Asmodian, though it would have been funny to see him evolve into a Twin Headed Orc.

Sai101: Oh an Asmodian huh? Start pimping yourself MC!

Translator: Calvis

Editors: Sai101 Borderline Masochist