The underground parking lot was engulfed in pitch-black darkness, but thanks to my senses as a mage and the effect of the auxiliary spell on my eyes, I had no problems seeing my surroundings.
Rrrrrrrrrrrr
The skateboard I had been carrying since my last fight with the biker gang proved quite useful.
Of course, my stats and physical abilities were not quite up to skillfully handling a skateboard, but most of these issues could be resolved through magical assistance.
[Posture Correction]
[Foxs Agility]
[Chains of Domination]
[Invisible Hand]
It seed excessive to use so many spells just to ride a skateboard, but thanks to the excessive amount of magical power I had, I could exhibit mobility beyond what a normal human could expect.
The pitch-black darkness and the identical-looking pillars swiftly flashed by.
I need a foothold.
[Frost Pillar]
Crack!
I leaped and rode on the ice pillar that just sprung up from the ground.
I could have shown off a few skateboard tricks if I wanted, but there was no ti for such frivolity.
Aaaaah!
The scream of a human.
I hurled magic at the ghouls attacking a cornered security team mber.
Then seizing the cold from the ice platform I had created behind
[Frost Thorn Spear]
Crackle, crash!
Giant ice spikes materialized in the air and started tearing through the bodies of the ghouls.
[Achievent Unlocked! You have defeated 100 ghouls.
You have earned the Rare Achievent: Ghoul Slayer.
As a reward for this achievent, you gain the Ghoul Expert trait and additional experience points.]
[Remaining Targets: 100/122]
Its an achievent, a good achievent, but
Aaagh! Dont block my view!
Ah, move! I cant see!
I waved my hands through the air where the ssage window hovered.
The window soon vanished, but it was obscuring sothing monts ago.
There were ghoul corpses scattered on the floor.
Damn!
[Leap]
Whoosh!
If I had been a skilled skateboarder, I might have used an ollie or so other board trick to dodge, but lacking the physical stats for such techniques, I had to use a spell to forcibly lift my body.
Thump!
Rrrrrrrr
To land cleanly, I had to add another posture correction spell.
Ugh
I was exhausted.
All because of that stupid gorilla
If Kwak Dae-yong, that fool, hadnt excitedly rushed out, things would have been a thousand tis easier.
Haah
No, not that. Whats the point of blaming Kwak Dae-yong?
Its all because of the distortion system of the [Cthulhu World].
Overwheld by the ghouls grotesque shapes, the darkness, the lethal threat, the blood, and the malevolent energy saturating this underground parking lot, Kwak Dae-yong beca overly excited.
Unknowingly, he had been afflicted by a mild distortion before leading his subordinates and recklessly charging in.
****
[DistortionViolence]: You beco obsessed with blood and the desire to destroy your enemies.
Your attack power significantly increases, and your evasion rate significantly decreases.
****
Yes, thats it.
It seed like a healthier choice for my ntal state to consider it fortunate that neither [DistortionParanoia] nor [Distortion Bloodlust] had manifested in .
Is that a hundred now? Are we almost done with these ghouls? Hey, be careful!
When I spotted a group of ghouls about to attack a lagging mber of the security team, I cast a spell.
[Crush]
An energy form that possessed overwhelming physical force, squeezed one of the leading ghouls into oblivion.
Crunch!
[Remaining Targets: 102/122]
Got one, and the rest around it Ah, theres no ti.
[Corpse Explosion]
I detonated the crushed ghouls body.
Boom!
Bone shards and flesh flew in all directions, turning into lethal shrapnel that obliterated the surrounding ghouls in one fell swoop.
[Remaining Targets: 103/122]
[Remaining Targets: 104/122]
[Remaining Targets: 105/122]
[Remaining Targets: 106/122]
Each ti a ghoul fell, a new ssage window appeared, cluttering my vision.
Ah, move out of the way!
Yes, yes!
A voice from an unexpected direction called out; it belonged to a mber of the security team.
No, not you! You go over there Right there!
[Dancing Flas]
Whoosh!
I conjured magical flas above Kwak Dae-yongs head.
Ack, what is this!
Kwak Dae-yongs scream echoed from afar.
See that idiot? Gather nicely over there so I dont have to save you every ti!
At the sa ti, I sent a spell toward soone cornered and under attack by ghouls.
[Magic Bullet]
[Spell Enhancent: Multicasting]
Ratatatatatata!!!
The bullets of magical power, like a machine gun, transford the ghouls into chunks of at.
Th-thank you!
Quickly, gather over there! Your scattering prevents from using powerful magic!
Security team! This way! Gather here!
This was Kwak Dae-yongs voice. Did he finally regain his calm?
Tatatatatatata!!
Boom!
Wham!
Gunshots, explosions, and the imnse burst of sound from Kwak Dae-yongs giant battle hamr resonated.
Gyaahhaaaaaa!!!
Then, suddenly, the eerie screams of newly arrived ghouls filled the air.
[Remaining Targets: 112/122]
Now, only ten remained.
Kieeeeeek!!
Gyaahhaaaaa!!!
The ghouls screams echoed sporadically from various places.
In the midst of chaos, madness, and a battlefield stained with blood, a new sound erged.
Ding
It was a small, clear sound of a bell.
A bell, an unlikely sound to hear in this place.
It seems that ghouls are not the only threat.
Beings from the abyss were targeting .
In such a situation where any of those creatures could intervene, it wouldnt be surprising if sothing absurd happened.
Rrrrrrrr
The underground parking lot was filled with profound darkness.
My heightened hearing captured various sounds echoing in this ominous underground parking lot.
The groans of the fierce ghouls.
The desperate, panting breaths of Kwak Dae-yongs crew.
The sound of weapons being swung.
Explosions.
Ding
The bell sounded again.
Whats this?
The dense, damp malevolent energy that filled the underground parking lot was now violently fluctuating.
There might be ghouls capable of magic, but this was different. It wasnt the doing of ghouls. It was a spell of a different level.
An arrogant and unpleasant ritual, a technique that only humans can handle.
[Quest information has been updated.
The number of targets to be eliminated has changed from 122 to 167.]
What?
Suddenly the number of ghouls increased.
Though there had been ominous signs, this situation was unexpected.
Its not a problem that can be solved simply by eliminating a large number of ghouls.
If, as Kwak Dae-yong said, the tunnels were interconnected, such a sudden increase would be impossible.
My magical power detection range envelops the entire underground parking lot. There is no tunnel beyond my detection range.
Then
It must be summoning magic.
The human mage I had sensed earlier. Sowhere in the underground parking lot, there was a mage summoning ghouls.
That they were moving so openly suggested they might soon start to exercise abilities beyond summoning.
Just as my thoughts reached this point, a new problem arose.
The malevolent energy that had been fluctuating wildly suddenly surged in one direction, and at the sa mont, a terrible scream erupted from the depths of the parking lots darkness.
Arghhh! My hand! My hand!!
It wasnt the scream of a ghoul. The source was quite far, but
[Remote Detection]
I activated a remote detection spell with reflex-like speed.
Beyond the considerable distance and the darkness that filled it, I could discern the situation at the problems location.
A man in a suit and armor with a sword dropped to the ground.
One of Kwak Dae-yongs subordinates, the one who wielded a sleek single-edged sword.
I never had the chance to call out to him, but I already knew his na.
Was it Yeom Cheol-min?
With a bit more thought, I could recall his specific stats and a full illustration, but that wasnt necessary. Among Kwak Dae-yongs subordinates, he was a nad NPC with fairly high stats.
One of his arms was blackened and rotting away.
From his fingertips, black tumors blossod, and the yellowish pus that spewed from them further decayed his flesh.
A magical poison was rapidly corroding his arm.
Ah, shit. Why did it have to be that?
The effect was weak, but it was a spell with the sa effect as the toxic spell I had used.
Later, if things went wrong, it might be treated as a death caused by my mistake.
Cheol-min-aaaah!
This was Kwak Dae-yongs shout. I could feel Kwak Dae-yong and his n moving towards Yeom Cheol-min.
Why is that guy suddenly acting up?
It would be better to arrive before Kwak Dae-yong and sort out the situation.
Rrrrrr
I rolled on the ground, changing the direction of the skateboard, and activated a spell.
[Hardening]
[Impact]
The magic circle embedded underneath the board activated, performing a skateboard trick only possible by a mage of [Cthulhu World] an explosive acceleration.
Kwaang!!
Shhhhh
It felt like every joint in my body was breaking due to the abnormal acceleration that relied on explosive power, but I quickly reached near Yeom Cheol-min.
[Human Body Scanning]
[Remote Detection]
[Magic Detection]
[Invisibility Detection]
[Curse Detection]
[Trap Detection]
At the sa ti, I extended invisible lines of magical power in all directions, analyzing and observing his wounds, the situation, potential dangers, solutions, unexpected variables, traps, and curses.
Ah, this wound is beyond repair.
Sorry, Cheol-min-ssi!
[Blade of Wind]
Swoosh-.
A sharply honed blade of wind flew and sliced off Yeom Cheol-mins forearm.
Ahh!
He must have been startled, but it was an extrely focused blade. He probably didnt even feel the pain or realize he was cut.
[Hardening]
[Enhancent]
[Courage of the Lion]
I quickly hardened Yeom Cheol-mins wound to stop the bleeding and cast several enchantnts on his mind to calm him down.
And the Blade of Wind that had cut off Yeom Cheol-mins arm and continued on
It went on and sliced through the corpse of a ghoul lying on the ground.
Puk!
Guh!
Look at this. A ghoul, already dead, screaming?
The initiative ensures victory. Ti for a combo.
[Cold Bone Prison]
Crush
A giant skeletal hand rose from the ground and grasped the once-sliced ghoul
[Burning Spear]
Shrrrrrrr!!!
Boom!
I thrust a spear of fla into it. Surprisingly, the ghoul that was clearly dead before began to move and opened its mouth.
What it said was
Yo-you little!!!
Ah, no need to listen to that.
I decided that there was no need to listen to the ghoul anymore; instead, I shouted at Kwak Dae-yong.
Team Leader Kwak Dae-yong, look at that! Wow! The ghoul corpse is talking! [Fireball]!
[Spell Enhancent: Maximization]
Kwak Dae-yong who didnt understand the situation let out a bewildered sound.
Uh, what?!
Whether Kwak Dae-yong understood the situation or not, the giant fireballs I had created in my hands flew straight at the ghoul.
Shiiiiiiik!!!
Kwaang!!!!
Oops, I forgot to control the fire The walls got a bit scorched and the floor cracked, but thats not the problem right now.
The body of the ghoul hit by the fireballs was shattered and scattered in all directions.
Kwak Dae-yong ca in late and then spoke to with a dazed look on his face.
What in the world? What was that?
Looks like a strange guy, or rather it seems a mage was involved?
A mage?!
Yeom Cheol-min, staggered and holding his wounded area, interjected.
Ugh Yes, captain. That ghouls corpse spewed so strange mucus at !
If thats the case
Kwak Dae-yongs eyes frantically rolled around the place.
He looked at Yeom Cheol-min, then at , then at the fragnted ghouls corpse, back to Yeom Cheol-min, then at again, at the ghouls corpse, and back at , and at the ghouls corpse again Oh, stop it!
Ah, co on! Cant you grasp the situation?!
No, no, I get it! Sothing did burst out, but you took it down, right?
Hmm A nice summary, but slightly off.
What? Whats wrong?
Ding
The sound of a bell rang again from the darkness.
I havent finished it off yet.
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