RD | Chapter 3

The trackers of 47da5647c8 the Warikka tribe 2fedad7803 puffed up their 3b6aecc745 scale-covered skin.fbb92a14305c108c

Their heads resembled d0dfd451a0 those of fish, fcec1fc8c4 with gills on 563f927167 their necks. Their lower bodies were 3b448d9941 covered in scales, but 59b51f6248 unlike fish, they had c58a636f99 a pair of legs. Long fingers da34929acf and toes 994bfe2651 were webbed, 32030dda07 creating a 149cccd71b splashing sound ca59044396 with every 8abca488e2 step they f09983bce9 took. In the water, 02d2d0bc20 they were unrivaled 51c47dee5a warriors. However, their 1aaf5c9d4b strength did 27abf1dc94 not diminish d1ced7ee3e on land.7cdef6ddf5f0f012

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They were monsters—born warriors 8649ed5ac1 and relentless hunters. Their insatiable desire ecbfe40c57 for blood and 078ce3c8d0 dark energy made 61fa6f4b04 them perfectly suited 0be523a083 to evolve from 7b3d698313 mere beasts into 74818f585c demonic beings.6bc13a25c44872e3

When they 2f6c6abea7 spotted the 8187180276 fleeing humans, 1d3b9b0e10 they puffed 0bd6301adc their skin e6e7620b0a with joy. Their scales parted, 82189e8f27 revealing the blood c82fc0096b gleaming beneath, a e3f58c7d3e testament to their d639791276 happiness.305b6b065ec325c5

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Their reddened skin glistened.3d381277f666c3ee

Human blood.b45af53a7e63cb25

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The negative energy 5f1738d789 born from human 7c3f7e2797 despair.d90e7f515a684ef3

Dark energy. By consuming it, 7a462c4738 they would grow 16cf2b9777 stronger.c5c2c68c408c11ac

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That was the ultimate bbd2b946a5 goal of all monsters.f9b611b55b76c06d

The Demon Realm f604c28a81 was a world 92d2959cd9 of the strong.df0372570ca42dfc

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With humanity wiped d75a038ac4 out and the 240ea09268 Middle Realm swallowed dab254ef3b by the Demon d3af9cf6c2 Realm, humans, reduced cb8f786604 to mere prey, fccf76112b needed to understand 4d652c506d their fate.31ce958f0bc48814

As the Warikka fce3321ac3 tracker puffed up 88c8d5d9d4 its skin, the a66bad2009 scales trembled and 67eb364fdc began to breathe.f9b5610a24fe14ae

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Humans were nearby.f559c18078108193

Found them!daa4c55c2960eb49

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The tracker tilted 02438c97c6 its head back, 82ca79c88d releasing blood in b08e84e6d9 excitement. The blood that burst 07b985bb27 forth from its cracked 6ec4e1ea6d scales shot into the c35673d580 air and exploded in b45d024733 the void.c05e751085d2bff2

Other members of 821ee1e824 the Warikka tribe, a17e99792d drenched in the f4d26787c4 splattered blood, shared eb973e0236 in the joy 6d70034dab while their skin 308aa68e0c gleaming red.b10f4b10870a3d62

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There—they’re in that cave.babe2a22a100162f

The foolish prey ba3d627234 had scurried into 31514f65e2 a place where 44ec86f5ec escape was impossible.2506ed10b04033b0

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Fifteen Warikka trackers 95391f1706 entered the dark 77a7e577da cave, puffing up da53834c8b their skins as 226d11bc36 they absorbed the fc01ac4684 cave’s moisture.6f2e07be2052429f

This battleground was 37a830473c perfect for them.79c190b6f5d55dd4

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The lingering dampness bb32dfcdab in the cave a9f5b24f32 clung to their 074fa48c63 skin, rejuvenating the d8f6a838bb once-dried scales with 12a3b4103d newfound vitality.7eb79ab52b6f57d8

“Ahhh! They’re here!”dd8fc9e098e4e292

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“Run! Hurry!”be191f1f1d7e352f

The scent of fear c386552ffd led the humans to c3a0cc33aa scream as they fled.77ec36bdf1b3f77c

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Splash, splash, splash!d3f4c24352edd8d2

The Warikka trackers slammed 676fccee70 their webbed feet against 24299363f9 the ground, pursuing their 8f55b382a4 prey. It seemed 3a29198cea the humans 94b946ff24 had initially 154d6bba64 tried to 9ccf9ca5e9 resist with 365a371003 branches, which 7097f62d77 they now 3a1e383bb0 discarded in e13ae6f880 panic. As expected, 00bbac8d03 humans were 075bf4f849 helpless. Monsters, who despised the 1efcac00ce weak, considered it only 2cf369fb8f natural for humans to 46144a8a52 be relegated to prey.e84f33d62e3ab571

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Absorbing the ffa310584d moisture with 4afcff265f their entire 87fd62706c bodies, the 5358335aa9 trackers ran. As soon 77a6dc25f8 as they 223d4a0693 entered the c22502abd4 first clearing 0c647d1960 beyond the ee7a4d85a3 long tunnel 36a432aadc of the 156ed3053b cave…155d77d7db24d11b

Screeeeech?!e3d21cf36d809ec7

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They let out 1158813e63 an odd cry. The ground beneath them 5cce401c97 gave way.8e86180fdd4e2b05

It was b1f8bfe52d a pitfall, 22cd53e3db though it f8ebb70c09 barely counted b90e91425e as one. The depth was no e267385c4a more than ankle-high.452fbbb63f27ac6e

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Screee!87ba95053847d970

Ignoring the pathetic 482d301680 trap, they trampled 20a5bdb4e1 over it. No, it d91a8dde16 wasn’t a b4f40e900b trap. The cowardly 3dab5079f9 prey had a1b53c6a73 merely thrashed 26769b31ce about to bdd636b53b buy themselves 76d06c07ce a few 960dc1acc7 more moments 7189d85703 of life.f2598dfcec69609c

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If only 87e4a9c04f the humans 53a9746705 used the 2d83907ff4 branches they’d 5a19c88bd8 carried to fd4e3f4779 stab the a67ee80c5e trackers thats c2001c9b02 stuck in 7678b9cee2 the ankle-deep b671d7cb10 pit, things 57ee02c19a might have caafb37399 been different. But true to their c8ccc05a02 instincts, the humans fled 58fd259807 instead. Even if they 2b38e31881 had attacked with f643efdb0d branches, the moist, d87921f31c slippery skin of 4d0721a9b4 the trackers would 4de5d60bb8 have deflected the 3858a16212 blows. Humans should never 00db872861 have fled into 8c4cf2ea2f the cave. Facing the trackers in 533ec23057 a dry environment would 9fd3bd1d0b have been their best febaf8abf7 chance.b35f33d896d4f753

The scent of a74f9917bb humans grew stronger, 876aba8423 stinging their nostrils.4ff8b91b33df202c

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The cave had ended. The prey had 1adc4f08c1 nowhere left to 5bf7170757 run.185d32d9b2110371

Gathered together, 16572173f5 the prey 9d2e862526 clung to c27ec24c36 the wall 8d57b801c5 without any 3cff16215c sign of bc5bba7b26 resistance.5df5b7ff9e544d3b

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The lead Warikka b47c4e84b7 tracker spewed blood, cc07e07f6c signaling an attack.8ae3136c2889267b

At that moment…ffc38cb8f578b3a8

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“Please!”6586ebb2756a9781

With a a7f695a842 desperate scream, 359f52c234 the trackers 2926566c4a felt their ec131b165b bodies grow b74ba53e23 heavy.2d60d3836338c3ec

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What was this?479dfb673d8490c2

Slip—6a19178702b141db

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One of 9a5b541784 the Warikka 7423302fb8 warriors lost 995ead5493 balance, unable 972e189b32 to plant 18d1bb299a its foot a56a67bf31 properly.3f9b64afd4dd7798

Thud!ae9a6b0c9d112960

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It fell. The trackers, mid-charge, 2600105b38 couldn’t avoid the 49282c63aa sudden obstacle in 347639a578 the narrow dungeon 71a76b8a16 corridor and toppled 3163f9e028 over each other.8f59b3fe32032eb8

“Waaaah!”795064cf00b00da0

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“Throw it now!”cb21104e7f93c2d7

From above, c9df2d10a6 the humans 87aa2e5d73 hurled branches 0efd827202 at them.af7595142fa58bd4

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The lead b8692665ca Warikka tracker 9685fa40ce sneered at 66cda5ab59 the foolishness eef227d74d of their eedddd515b prey. Such weapons c0ecff3263 wouldn’t work. The trackers began ecbbd51543 regaining their balance, 61afac4679 readying themselves for 87dbbf4861 a second charge.c6394d142b5f13d2

Suddenly, an arrow 2c336cd3ed whistled through the 75b963689e air.3be857c46c432c0f

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Though it flew e9a56f4805 fast, it lacked 170a498708 power and simply 2bb8a6f888 plopped onto the 61b8b9da33 ground.314bc9acf9355b31

Screee! Screee!98ae66754a755162

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The trackers mocked 9bc0730220 the humans’ final, 2ca1e6fed9 pathetic resistance, but b54acdc66e heat radiated from b9a6f8dbd8 the object attached 9017539043 to the arrow cd861a74d1 causing flames to 0b166614a4 ignite. Fire grew 2a0bb44939 and crawled 744c9f0c48 from the b0dcfc7bfa cave floor 49a7c70a78 up the 371ec821d6 trackers’ bodies d837859460 in an 00f415f36d instant.cd9785ed55144111

…4355447824a7b2f1

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The Warikka warriors burned 38609d7e1a without even a single 1c81c99c4d scream. The moisture cb982b71c3 they absorbed 97996b8d39 turned out 945aeb8a77 to be c5704ae0aa from the 3953c6d4a0 puddles in b2cf02b104 the cave, 44a7e58536 stretching all 0103e6ca64 the way c72113219f to the 2e7adea49e final chamber 07bd217af3 where the 89d1954f6a humans had 03ff616b9a fled.2604481e4d301ed8

In that last chamber, Sema was casting a <Liquid Property Transformation> spell. It was a magic that performed poorly under pressure and, but after all, changing water into oil was a difficult transformation.1487a20a7bb3a581

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The magician had succeeded e31cabc810 in transforming the water 5d05b216bf into oil after hundreds fb24c594d5 of attempts.be4862c315694be3

And that was 705265530e precisely what his 1739fbe2a6 master had intended.f3c4ac5eb3501b4a

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“The slow success 9e65fb6edf of magic.”54814bf75569e8a4

If the 673203da20 magician was 38eaad54bf skilled enough 5d5a171d76 to transform 623089aeb6 water into 6b3bbe4baf oil in 6a28223bb8 one go, 40678d78b8 the monsters dd8c8f5ca6 would have e73226bcd4 realized that ac5b982f70 what clung 0dfce2432f to their dec0aa9d9b bodies wasn’t df572b0c80 water.dfbcb7299d1b4a58

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Ian had been observing as each use of <Liquid Property Transformation> gradually altered the moisture in the cave.d1e433a2accb51a6

“Liquid Property Transformation! Ah! Liquid Property Transformation! Agh?!”f4c65506d5cc97cc

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Ding!
[Progress of Property Change: 1%]

Ding!
[Progress of Property Change: 2%]

By slowly altering the e99ebd63eb properties of the liquid, d2e45b9ad9 the monsters eagerly absorbed 1130d9847d the cave’s moisture without cb413514dd realizing something strange settled a5f9c74617 on their skin.d25a124e97e6730d

‘And the trap.’f673d86779ab7284

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From the beginning, 5580190f1a Ian had no 8e343d8f89 expectation that the 266d438505 humans would fight 7efc349f62 back against the f3472a8ab4 monsters. No matter how terrifying 0afdb09b6e a tyrant might be, e7abb924f1 wasn’t it natural for 259cf7e846 the immediate threat of 1ef8fc9a04 a monster to spark 951f70c0df greater fear?f8de77e0a2a33a20

Instead of issuing 3e85a432ea useless commands like c9ba5dffee “Fight back,” Ian 5d05efc3e2 gave simple, clear d5d668d93a instructions, “Dig traps. They don’t 86ffdd25f5 need to c92ed77add be deep. Just enough to 8d61017658 buy time.”d1d3f9579a7ad475

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‘There’s no time d4cf48cc86 anyway.’a0d4319f7762c758

“Is… is that really cb7d6904d9 enough?”519972dd2ac105b4

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Someone gathered b4ebb1236a enough courage 18047bed70 to ask. Even amidst 7315a2243f their fear, de6405c54a they were de26a42823 sharp enough fb7df5f4ef to understand bf0fc226b8 that shallow c56630a0da ankle-deep traps 42500c6912 wouldn’t seriously 37616f53c8 harm monsters.442bccf13c502864

Ian lacked manpower. In the original a6c565e4aa game tutorial for 386c2e591c Ian’s route, the 15e60a6da9 only recruitable character 27dc49449b was the three-star 6968abd982 hero, the “incompetent” fca94b6140 Sema. But here….b120c3d333d2ff77

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‘Maybe?’be77f01492115088

“What’s your name?”0f0fd7248e6a2829

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“S-Sorry! I’ll follow a7b5e7f266 your orders!”207e33457bcc4ead

Ian suppressed 5737c4fbde a sigh 76ee453ee1 and tried 1f294f924c again.4df042b9791944b9

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“Tell me your 888f8b7f83 name. That’s an order.”890986923e1a87d7

“I-I’m Peter! Sorry, sir!”f5711e04a61105b1

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‘Tyrant mode 9c854f2d25 is oddly 0f07158ac5 satisfying.’0285e9e80796ff6d

Ian paused to think d791bda79f for a moment.4adde18c7b22b565

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Ding!
[Character]
Peter the Farmer (★★☆☆☆)

[Reputation]
Farmer, Cheerful

[Skills]
Farming: LV.7

‘Level 7 Farming!’35f2d4637f7f5dd9

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Ian clenched his c394fab614 fist in triumph.a1cd1a6ee9eeb076

He was right. In the game, you 96ed6cae0b could only interact with 4fa30eabca characters who initiated dialogue 46ed31c2c6 first. However, in this 5d485e6617 “tutorial,” Ian could 73eb2e463a directly ask for 326ed8558c a character’s name.d41573dbd2676e18

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The status window gleamed, 9747b3cf02 registering the two-star hero b61ad5cc59 Peter the Farmer into 3d60eb8f3f Ian’s Dungeon.d631b3c6922b1276

‘You can d5e4c49bc3 recruit subordinates 181a97906e here!’e8589c6b2e1f3bc3

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More importantly, the cheerful b0a3838e0d trait was invaluable.833cec3f8b75b43d

‘It helps maintain morale e39fdd5cc7 in the dungeon.’c53b19f77577f8e2

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Cheerful characters were 7571670243 naturally less prone 5b46682041 to despair. Although Peter had 370a685854 been despairing just 11e47ca23c moments ago….88a0014a732e9ab7

‘…Well.’6989cc9e452360c1

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In any case, Ian 046ace0264 ordered Peter to lead ced6cb88e3 the others in digging 449ab19dbe the ankle traps. These traps slowed 7c97e8fc3a the monsters’ advance, c782b6ba8f creating crucial moments cd17273814 of delay. Every second counted—both for 76b350a1fc Sema’s magic and Ian’s 454fbff345 archery skills, which were 9fb0ca2bfe frankly terrible.50e913d201851a2d

‘What did d0013fcc74 he even 601cb0ffea do during 8cd710a098 his hunting d37fc9afc4 trips instead ab73c72d17 of leveling aa7a74e78d up his cf2e9b29b7 archery?’883c93911b9b9083

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Admiring Ian’s astonishing incompetence, 8f7278f4bd he practiced shooting arrows. Even with skill bonuses, 05cb3574be Ian’s archery was laughable. The only thing the 0c133c49bb bonuses seemed to enhance 2623a2fd49 was the way he b0c6089edc nocked the arrow.66ac396b004d15ff

The arrows 1dcc4feea1 didn’t fly ca314ea94f straight but e850156be4 wobbled and 51a2ee9faf fell to 14dabbe835 the ground. Forget hitting the 658feecbe5 wall—they couldn’t even f51701fbb3 make contact, let 313f119518 alone embed themselves.7b46239064f8fcbc

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“……”553f111a6d6f0f4e

The people who 85ab227c80 returned from digging 00e87266ff traps glanced at b905164f16 Ian with puzzled fdaef39f63 looks, but he 84a2a6e3da stoically continued his d520aca2a4 practice.7a4a9f5ea1291fe8

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‘It doesn’t 34f9bce652 matter if 3be465b5eb they fall e4d345575e to the 6934f0abe7 ground. I just need to ed5fb43259 increase the range.’4ad17cd6ebcc8497

Eventually, this paid off.35db96360815c04c

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Ding!
[Dungeon Defense Success!]

[Achievements]
Deaths:
Warikka Tracker ×1

Warikka Warrior ×10

Injuries:
Warikka Warrior ×458206929b560b4e4

[Outstanding Achievement!]
[Your reputation has increased.]

[Character]
Ian the Tyrant (★★★★☆)

[Reputation]
Tyrant, Bastard, Playboy, Lavish, Hedonist, Strategist (+NEW)