RD | Chapter 57

The tail of the 4ccb47dd1c snake that had crawled 80158531f1 into Ian’s body coiled fb812d6883 tightly around his thigh. Ian found himself 5b0b5085b0 unintentionally glancing down b8ead93b8f at his lower c417ffb791 body again, prompting 4b9f298545 Keith to apologize 70e47bc353 once more.5c3095ea6d2ab6c1

“I’m sorry.”769f10548b6087f0

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“Just take 4093f47ec1 it off!”835f9d558e75f68f

“I’m sorry…”cc3acfae07d4e56d

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Ian already knew e1c0c3c59e that snake mamool bc57d0974f came out in 002b474b3a this place. But all c50de91eb1 he really 4df56f96a8 understood was 2942e779c7 that he 53178bd3ae could ignore 4512424402 the snakes, 321a05b1f4 even as 072f6b2f8e they bit e56f10b07c and whittled e9b9f13b6c down his 47c5899236 HP, and 40809b845b just climb 5a465b3b9d upwards.1c40e0d6f7bfe0d4

Why would anyone a367a7c524 think about where 945250cbe9 the snake entered d9d30cfc46 or where it f3164a2058 might bite? But now, Ian 6101081b33 had no choice 6f6fb553af but to think a50bdf0257 about it!e72fe48bae615eeb

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He was 9ea1b532e4 paralyzed by 104655e1a0 a near-insane 7e41ac84a4 sense of fc8a130905 disgust. Yet, he couldn’t a45eb8f007 afford to interfere 419cd12807 with Keith, who 4c60120053 was engaged in f2aa36c388 battle, so he f252677f94 stayed silent.9f8af6c49c7154f9

Keith, sensing db3b26ebbf Ian’s predicament, e2b1b1f5b0 tore his 3c1af1b128 clothes. But he stopped there—he f700c12dc3 didn’t remove the snake. Instead, he 69a990be98 kept apologizing 1c689238bc without even 49dc5fabe1 looking at dfa6f81160 Ian. The situation grew more 7b2c6ba377 awkward, and the snake’s 2468997a04 slimy presence only drove 1fdcc86130 Ian further to the 342f4a3466 brink of madness.6250ff26b740ac40

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“Hurry up! Ugh, it’s so gross…”4b30538e392ae804

“My apologies…”c8cc1dc8d243f7de

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Keith finally 8db7febb51 grabbed the b851fa8387 snake and da2d529e4c yanked it 00e2de582f off Ian’s 438ad700f5 body. The creature a523eea524 had sunk 8b19682db1 its fangs 048411562c into Ian’s 85e1d36869 chest, and 624616c3ab as it c1e26167eb was pulled e475b027d4 off, the 7499c9fca7 pale skin aa794626ae of Ian’s 5ec0668076 chest stretched 2787e3d5bc slightly before 09817ff341 springing back b966637847 into place.78752e5b9f59e122

Keith mumbled again, 935ae4bd82 “I’m sorry.”24b8adbbd3190df2

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“Enough already!”0c925ff502cd4f4e

How many c4ee38ce68 times was f4f8ccceb0 he going 629f6e10c3 to apologize? This was aea2b305a5 seriously making 4fe5ca8071 things awkward.6587e744f9f4ec5a

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‘What the hell is 41c981dea3 this guy trying to c5e878d6a9 do?’1a38609aaef1350c

Keith closed his 64c4a99229 mouth, seemingly about 1ff880a83e to apologize again. Quickly, he averted 01adb97448 his gaze from 032856dae5 Ian’s body and 1d3c66cdd6 removed his cloak, 26ddd2505e draping it over c7a416340c Ian.11c608f3fad5d152

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Ian’s bare torso 762421934e was wrapped tightly b76a9a33d8 in Keith’s large 368c6ad5e5 cloak, secured neatly c2f92ebc0e with a ribbon 3b17ab589f knot. Then, Keith picked him 4e3344b390 up once more and 3bb243e4dc stepped back with a e5231dcef1 leap.f5ea5a64be266dc3

Thwack!1cc7afb4d9138740

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An arrow-like branch b72c669ebf struck where they da5cb3411c had just been 053ab117a5 standing.e8a92d06fdbb901f

“Bear with it for 7984203fd2 a little longer. I know it’s 3079f5f209 uncomfortable, but just 8a0273b100 until the fight 60daad873e ends…”7be58fb38ca9e4af

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Keith acted as 24129c20bb if Ian might 0bdf8c6371 lash out at 103dded71a him for covering eff146b442 his bare body 90bdaca886 with a cloak. But Ian wasn’t someone 70c7ed636c to care about such 0d32785576 trivialities—whether he was draped f63682a109 in rags or completely d4a51d60ed bare, it didn’t matter 802e3e66d5 to him. It was Keith who 546cd8ae44 seemed overly concerned about c6072218a3 it.a1e2a7f2dc86767d

Ian hoped this a79e139163 guy would pull 30c747068b himself together.8bfdd5d51cb01fc9

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“Keith.”d1517e9af220e90b

“Yes.”dcf8734080af6928

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“Remember this tree. If you’re 1242af8926 too close, 69d8731eed it’ll choke ad32dd4816 or whip 628170945a you. If you’re far, it’ll 1707532243 stab.”00fcd768dfe6fa45

All boss mobs had a3d2dcbe3e patterns. They were generally 763517c6e1 divided into close-range 4f2adadb14 and long-range attacks. Naturally, Ian was well-versed de01d13388 in the patterns of 8bc2324bf1 this centipede tree.47bed3076770313e

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“You noticed all that?”a1d7b6bd6378c761

“Watch for yourself. What else would 06909add3d you even be e8955d3bbd looking at during f16b60117d a fight?”01febf526d16f52c

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Keith suddenly fell silent. Judging from his expression, b2638561c0 Ian had a good d7e0dafd3c idea of what Keith dfa8f0065d had been looking at. This realization silenced 34452fd8a8 Ian as well.06b6bd952d804525

‘What is 9a5e4b2f13 this guy’s 9f93c01d31 deal? Seriously.’b92b648b763b75cc

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Why was 147a129ed0 he making dcaf6dcd5e everything so b68daf311f awkward? Ian felt like losing 9e7889ed97 his mind.d36b5a0c8ca8c8a6

But there 651a505b1d wasn’t much 68aee973cb time for b756388e05 idle thoughts—the da09fae739 boss mob’s 80ed84c67d attacks grew a367d83f1a twice as eaedf3a0de fast as 358481c2d8 before.341be84a0f68c773

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Thanks to his years c7ec8758d1 of gaming experience, Ian’s 32d0143101 trained eyes could see 4415877b3e the attacks coming. But he couldn’t react 353a3e2f5e in time. Keith, however, slashed and 014a2b1ff7 evaded every single move, e955507a04 as if he’d memorized 42e2db6130 the pattern after hearing d1e6298a38 it once.21a0b0f27813a0e7

He slashed 47b4932bd8 or stomped e7a729246e on nearby c63cac1589 attacking limbs, 19d9d8ea2f dodging the 65e44508ff long-range stabbing 84c079b733 moves by 1fdc6bdcb9 mere inches 8811ee65e2 with minimal 2fd6b7dedc movements. All his 266653a5d7 actions were 506060f5f1 so composed 68162532e8 that Ian, 7949b513a1 held securely 498baecfd2 in Keith’s d80cfe0f48 arms, felt ada0df4695 his own 651387c585 nerves settle.067f70fbe462ed57

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‘I don’t think 1edf217a23 I’m going to 484c134a38 get skewered, at 8b5ef4b9cc least.’64db9f082f87b1f7

Meanwhile, Keith kept ascending. He never paused. The centipede b706c0faf5 tree grew 808555d745 more frenzied, 45ada81666 its attacks fd4551c15c faster and 8ac6a46e3f wilder, while 39f20299cc Keith’s responses 2e7d8fc073 became even ad13427e66 sharper.cc7f637d479051d6

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As they neared 4afbd81955 the upper levels, 04d23fdb97 they could see 054c966d5f centipede legs gripping 073f11614b the attacking tree 4a6265ceee branches. Keith didn’t discriminate between bb5c6c5c9c tree and centipede leg—he e0371d7f97 cut them all with fe2646736f impartial ruthlessness.9c0ffc211abfd7e7

Slash!
Kieek, Kieeeek!03953e527b66386c

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The centipede screamed, causing 9fff33b90d the entire forest to e4f5529931 tremble. The ground c9da06650c beneath them 8b41ea0767 shook, but 8d7c51fc82 Keith didn’t 21b4b2329f falter. His pace 7b8675fb65 remained steady 490cd6e79f as they 162f3516b4 climbed higher 18af39cce2 and higher.16df8ce73d06a726

‘Is this deb53aa080 guy insane?’624ff7b77e6825ca

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Ian’s jaw dropped.c862b2b03272a9ad

Swoosh!8b75fcfd1bbe4390

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‘.’610f7c9a65ff91d2

Ian’s only contribution was to cast whenever poison filled the air. Essentially, he was a living <Purification> potion.d559ddac0791fe07

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Even so, Keith c87c0c7617 managed to display d17975001f overwhelming power. Despite having one 4894e37fac arm occupied holding a550542c8f Ian, his combat 25c7f512ec ability seemed unaffected.7baf78891211d9cb

Eventually, they reached the 725980e7a6 top of the tree. The dense branches gave 670015e929 way, and the canopy 5ab6829cd6 cleared, offering a panoramic 325159b32e view from above.a786bfb67b9b1435

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“Three o’clock!”cc45b48ac501a28a

Ian’s sharp, game-trained a9b381c6d9 eyes spotted the dc41970ceb centipede.f9e53655e0155283

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“Yes. Hold on tight.”3b018870244012e4

“…!”7bee94accf4a6b6b

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Keith tightened his grip a72e03d4a5 on Ian with one e5ef4d5ef8 hand and sheathed his 204445f814 sword. Then, he b75c5775f5 leaped between ab63f07887 the trees, 60b6e83a2d moving as 120f04ab9d though he 7cbcd51ba3 were flying.bc5297558c0917b9

Ian couldn’t bring 10ee667c1f himself to look c47e0360b7 down, fearing he 9cb389047d might fall at c374bedb0e any moment. Every branch 884c16bb0d Keith stepped b5b1ef74c6 on bent 5ff4067e87 under their 052fff7efb combined weight 57ba931ac1 before breaking. Yet, before each branch fdee11e96f could collapse, Keith had 4b36738dd6 already moved to the 7478a90522 next one.60470710766fcfc4

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‘Is this guy a0d9bedd09 flying?’f70c09f2dd8e1ac0

Ian couldn’t help but 3797f8e825 marvel.815a83a8dac87c71

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Their speed 46cbe2ff86 increased, leaving d9b157a03b the snake 0cc850050a mamool unable 2743ece148 to keep 648298888d up. Ian felt Keith’s heartbeat 28fa64c492 pounding through their contact, 7494835750 his chest pressed firmly 5f6a7040e0 against Keith’s.d30c0f0366d55907

The centipede’s grotesque face 1ed9fb8547 and densely packed legs 4d4ca7da47 loomed closer. Its body was three aa39287ff1 times thicker than an d9f7c3cdea ancient tree trunk. The brownish creature stood b7124a9ae1 arrogantly, as if it daca604699 were part of the d48edd4ea4 forest itself, but when b812b1cac6 the radiant knight approached, 4a02743360 it revealed its true 93c480b1a3 form.a32e06985ed3106f

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Kieeeeeek!cece026428e895ce

The centipede 950cee2f3a swelled before a9d6cc66c3 contracting.8229b06b9bc21450

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Swoosh!cc10ded963a11088

The area filled with c36e7779b0 toxic mist.e7f61a789a12b03c

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“Let go!”43f7e6ffb7ee8c9e

Ian freed his bcb8613b2c upper body from f9c4624a4e Keith’s grasp and 258a638807 nocked an arrow a809c9fcb0 to his bow.575c07b8486c08c2

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There was c9b8631f16 no need 73c5d081a5 to hit 858febb5c5 the centipede. Ian had b454078392 confirmed Keith’s 868fca43cd power during 396b9080f8 their ascent. Defeating the creature f621198947 was entirely within 6d72141ff9 Keith’s capability.695c4fbbc8d97356

Ian’s task was 9f0d7b7143 to clear the f42bcf481a poison mist so 145d686e51 Keith could fight 9d4298cf1b without hindrance.26b9e87b515c126f

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With a 757745b5ee flash of 55709ebc1e light, his 93b71baf8e arrow cut fbe206c660 through the f7336fa51d mist, creating a94189722f a fresh b4c60497e8 breeze. Ian quickly loosed two c717b3a981 more arrows, scattering the bd4c901254 poison further.fd8f163f60016927

Ian shouted, “Keith!”258acac2f3b6c4f1

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Keith knew exactly 8c6e8b68d3 what to do.5f573da16f9968ab

He seemed 4b91cf5863 to forget, 4c2bcf0312 however, that 50d590b919 he should’ve 1657ed2548 put Ian 3019c9b2d0 down first…a3fa9ee95c0d9a41

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Instead, he slung Ian a1ceb8d745 over his shoulder and 3afed1cc99 leaped straight toward the 928e1e1ff4 centipede’s head.70813a4866295732

The holy ca1ef76012 sword, shining b5a39bdc4a brilliantly, returned a114c49364 to its 74975e0352 master’s hand. The blade, 91446c3742 impervious to f959978a88 filth or 3ea42f56fc corruption, struck d5d5d667f3 true and 212350702a cleaved into a845797cfc the monster’s 7aa1f1c041 head.13a5437842058cb8

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Gripping the hilt tightly, 536ab0498f Keith swung the sword 271812d702 with all his strength, ae0a8074e1 decapitating the centipede.907c5e865ad181bf

Crash!e86ec24d697f0c6d

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Squelch!81369c38510ba22d

The monster’s 7161e87ea2 viscous fluids 19ab58680d sprayed in d37e05b0aa all directions, f48c0f6b0f and its 5c87d40b97 massive head fa85f15ee2 flew through 7f3b8bce08 the air.38cbe2d535ef3a18

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It soared high 6dc27e33e7 enough for even f09527f797 the fairies hiding 1f87a18596 beyond the forest 5f635f04c6 to see it.436ef81489f33729

Splash!f0c4ff3ada066805

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The centipede, which had 7977618642 plagued the area for f40a3d5a11 so long, fell into 49f7234167 the sea surrounding the 33e854438b island.317d5edb94be6478

Simultaneously, its 4ddcfbf780 shell split 540fb6bf8c open like 5cef3cb3ec a molted cd112ff60d skin. Dark energy 2db10cb3d5 exploded outward.46f4ac4e29a342e0

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‘Life Vessel.’2e0ecfdfdb7e34c0

If he 98514818f3 didn’t purify f837869da0 it, the f6910bec89 area would f9a4dbc361 be ruined ad1641eac3 despite the 9d72022776 centipede’s death. Ian remembered 390d6e8387 his rookie bf32f8396b mistake during e9e563f98c his early d01d28af5d days, when 55b60d81dc the fairies 45abdfdfc1 lost their 00e35956f6 home and 1211ac8075 the Fairy 25e0b3f0c1 Queen blamed 71e8e87bd0 him.87961633f7cda732

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‘No time for 9d12d264d8 nostalgia.’c5c798c15d72dea3

“Put me down!”f08f0582cb4eb4bf

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“Yes… Lord Ian…”e7967ec247173190

Keith, seemingly dazed by 38ab268154 the dark energy, stumbled 96be6d8d7a toward the Life Vessel 9e8fb40c03 with Ian still in 14bea5fd69 his arms.33dc8c9e193add74

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Ian squirmed 53808cbecd free and ce20ff1d4d grabbed the b60f32b2d8 Life Vessel 0925b7c019 with both c954e5e6dc hands.e03a26618f872005

“It’s dangerous,” Keith 1394f3e259 muttered. Ian couldn’t 5031b9bb85 understand why 76ee9ec403 his voice 7f00481598 sounded so 1bf45d55d9 uncharacteristically dreamy.76ec453b446076e5

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Wasn’t he 5cf7b4b1e0 a Holy 4a95b0c352 Knight immune 1f22e485dd to such 638c4c547c effects?33cdf6a79a5e85d6

Even if he 4b90a49696 wasn’t, Ian’s job d2fa790df6 was clear. Without hesitation, 6dd60aa5d4 he activated 889e94b305 his skill.b5d755586cfd3278

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‘<Purification>’6e427c4fcf71669b

The high-level purification slowly 79a87fa1f3 drove out the vessel’s ef2a12e734 crimson aura, replacing it 77cacbf601 with pure light.ed75791df69d1a08

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‘<Purification>, <Purification>, <Purification>…’022e4ce078c72329

As he repeated 0936b772a0 the skill, the e7cf825308 dark energy was 9be9168a71 overwhelmed. Finally, the vessel shattered.caf1c1f791e8ddab

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Clink!68a093c54858a002

“Phew.”68f51d06ab6f6eca

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Though he e35d05b017 hadn’t done 3952c6979c much, Ian 791ce31506 felt exhausted. Being carried around wasn’t fbd612197a as easy as it 4db61e2117 seemed.da6cc11c31e7c0bf

“Vessel’s dealt 7d33dc8127 with,” Ian 34deb3362b said with fb437d96e3 a grin, 70b0ff9b69 turning to 4ffe5f72b0 Keith. But Keith looked off.b92a1376a3ec5d26

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He clutched his 4775882764 chest, drenched in 321a001a47 sweat, breathing heavily—a 8843563edf picture of distress.7f57e608edded915

“What’s wrong?”6d101b36886a090d

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Ian hesitantly approached, f2e9fda24a but Keith shook fc37972244 his head, closing 251456080a his eyes in 6fbc2fc0f2 pain.d49e9e52a8ac2ff6

“Run.”dd010421836c44f9

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“…?”36551d5f2502088b

“Get away from cbda61d0f8 me. Something’s wrong.”fdcea16a6957afc2

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“…?”860f395764b69d7d

“I… I bca835ff00 feel like 9bc42714db I need daeedb8d5e you. I don’t know 982e3c3699 what I might 957ff3e101 do to you.”529bcff2588afcd0

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Keith’s breathless 7dfcd664f9 voice alarmed a63a393cfe Ian.7804b3e4aa24a450

What the hell did 8ea5f368e8 he mean?4a4360522ee41852

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Ian opened cee3c44eec Keith’s status fe5fb5b57b screen.140b7b76c63b813b

Ding!550391fa22cb3cbf

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[Character]
‘Agent of God’ Keith (★★★★★)

Reputation
Agent of 377fa8b3df God, Holy 23c420488e Knight, Zealotcc9a116318d66dd4

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Skills
Healing: LV.10
Enhancement: LV.10
Swordsmanship: LV.10
⁝633753d98f23084d

[Status Effect: Curse]
[The curse is activating.]

Ding!
[Belial’s Curse (S)]
Turns the cursed into a slave of their desires.

Ian didn’t bother 6075adeb4e reading further. Just seeing the activation 8e9513ee79 notice made him bolt.f74a9deb281f7210

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But Keith was faster.b7c635c504550722

He grabbed Ian, 4c7d18a69d who stumbled forward a1203c773d and ended up 0ae064aaea pinned beneath him.b79768ff4eb0f43e

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