RD | Chapter 57

The tail of b6e7905a6f the snake that d252bd418b had crawled into b9a01c7408 Ian’s body coiled 351975e85e tightly around his bf2485a86b thigh. Ian found himself unintentionally 317dc220b5 glancing down at his 289d7bc1f3 lower body again, prompting 4d5804516b Keith to apologize once 6c208ac340 more.a488ef3da1c9894a

“I’m sorry.”3687693529f03d29

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“Just take 3c1bf361c9 it off!”19ef393e2d6b59c6

“I’m sorry…”3d5553a71b983e41

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Ian already 7e36a0ad14 knew that 441f25e773 snake mamool bf9586d8a4 came out 5fcf4e6a33 in this ec551ad06c place. But all he really 51516532f3 understood was that he 4a8d42ecca could ignore the snakes, c73d72f6a2 even as they bit 78da56fb79 and whittled down his cea351e23a HP, and just climb 97b4a29a42 upwards.98dd89d85e2e7afd

Why would anyone 5b673dc190 think about where 72f90d2683 the snake entered e604353715 or where it 074f2b47af might bite? But now, 80dc32aad7 Ian had 649bbff480 no choice 30a3de7f55 but to 7758881611 think about 69620afae8 it!6fca527162c07b13

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He was paralyzed a8789858a8 by a near-insane ed9b930bd1 sense of disgust. Yet, he c246e61434 couldn’t afford daeaecfb4a to interfere 7501f3c9a8 with Keith, 649f6e19b7 who was 1861ab7e20 engaged in 7aa606537f battle, so 77c7a156e1 he stayed 1ff7e3720e silent.cb0cfe6bc1940ba7

Keith, sensing 330bc78314 Ian’s predicament, 2fe6bb4807 tore his 102eb1e94b clothes. But he stopped there—he 79779b6ac1 didn’t remove the snake. Instead, he kept 4addbf2d55 apologizing without even 583a5831f2 looking at Ian. The situation c88474f6cb grew more 99004887df awkward, and 9e26edec4a the snake’s 60b237a3f4 slimy presence 4f691d2bb8 only drove bcf8e8ef04 Ian further 2208495281 to the 5e932a2f1e brink of 1d381acd84 madness.8acad43c6ab08ebb

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“Hurry up! Ugh, it’s so 1cfb1e0a98 gross…”5a37deee46309fa7

“My apologies…”f33d829cb6c99b48

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Keith finally grabbed df1c9c1116 the snake and 2469354260 yanked it off 19ca12a65d Ian’s body. The creature had sunk 27fe1378a8 its fangs into Ian’s cb7ab94c9b chest, and as it 63d7d7dfc3 was pulled off, the bcd2c06ee0 pale skin of Ian’s 2cb55267f8 chest stretched slightly before 96aa50b8dc springing back into place.53d8082618957a5c

Keith mumbled again, “I’m 251680dc5f sorry.”cab7182ef03c8b70

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“Enough already!”260af805fbf58a85

How many times 4c17791d7c was he going a31e046ab5 to apologize? This was seriously making 6448419871 things awkward.afdcd4f101e8dff6

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‘What the hell b31e371039 is this guy 71239a5477 trying to do?’8aa5714a0d6eb043

Keith closed his 5f4a71e4c2 mouth, seemingly about 6f0a0865f8 to apologize again. Quickly, he 70f743c1b8 averted his 0861664fc5 gaze from e044f9849c Ian’s body d4358f6d06 and removed 4789593d44 his cloak, 12c1dd1f0f draping it e6ef1b9507 over Ian.b17736614b9503cc

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Ian’s bare torso was 9218edb270 wrapped tightly in Keith’s 605749897d large cloak, secured neatly afeecef0de with a ribbon knot. Then, Keith 76e1d8534c picked him 2d5595e270 up once 57a9e40b0e more and d21585de8e stepped back 462edfbbad with a 0b0a201d90 leap.0e22b64e09431676

Thwack!7bebb4dc91fcb267

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An arrow-like d0e56e363f branch struck 1bf143810d where they 9e3fce05c6 had just 79d94f9de3 been standing.4633d46bcdca8b2e

“Bear with it for 92f8fbbf08 a little longer. I know it’s uncomfortable, f6b08fe740 but just until the d7fc905721 fight ends…”ac8c94c297438d6e

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Keith acted as 85345c5fec if Ian might e6ccead888 lash out at 1833ab5d4c him for covering 02185ab733 his bare body 97cbed3add with a cloak. But Ian wasn’t someone 1c38530e39 to care about such 9628a870bb trivialities—whether he was draped 6aa7141477 in rags or completely d12d97d341 bare, it didn’t matter 48c472b508 to him. It was Keith cc08b2670d who seemed overly 926b28dfa9 concerned about it.17ba682587fd0dbc

Ian hoped this guy 5184afa3d1 would pull himself together.ede792ddaf4f74a1

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“Keith.”4962c798681f1bac

“Yes.”0aa7567a093c4d7a

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“Remember this tree. If you’re 3496a9f5af too close, 2d124804d2 it’ll choke ebf16e5994 or whip 94a29d3772 you. If you’re far, it’ll 11a83a2ea0 stab.”4c8294ff84539bfd

All boss mobs 04e47887bb had patterns. They were generally 17535cc0de divided into close-range c2ad1e1df1 and long-range attacks. Naturally, Ian was 0b280ffcd7 well-versed in the ac46d8a901 patterns of this c70d71e61c centipede tree.1e76fa8f7a5bdc3d

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“You noticed 32f962939d all that?”a59d4ad3d7036d37

“Watch for yourself. What else cb2093e86f would you dbc2016128 even be 980e337e9c looking at 0f0bf6c1ba during a 7f5ba1f52d fight?”2c52f3106a71b7dd

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Keith suddenly fell 5936acc690 silent. Judging from 1f62190896 his expression, 6dbcaf3c05 Ian had caca52e1c8 a good cd024cd9d0 idea of 739650c88a what Keith 3ca53e5c38 had been a972dc5607 looking at. This realization silenced Ian 77b712702a as well.89c7c41d109c1fbd

‘What is this 75cbc74696 guy’s deal? Seriously.’e44c2806fbd6c91f

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Why was he making 4fa268b530 everything so awkward? Ian felt like 1a1098d12d losing his mind.3408a3867ebb0545

But there wasn’t 53b37f7f52 much time for 5969787ac0 idle thoughts—the boss 22e83a06e0 mob’s attacks grew 51b38d5b49 twice as fast 16674e2d56 as before.e9ae83ee426c18ad

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Thanks to cc8a9bc349 his years b386df02df of gaming ddb11c7158 experience, Ian’s 6e3067649c trained eyes a35e8858a0 could see 6ea3b7ae36 the attacks 063f7a2ff1 coming. But he couldn’t react 6d2bbe4723 in time. Keith, however, slashed and c09eda59cb evaded every single move, 9e6ba83e9c as if he’d memorized 9a1936e268 the pattern after hearing e32932f1e2 it once.e8bbb32f6ee05758

He slashed 8acfc9774d or stomped cf25a2a694 on nearby 6b72a101e7 attacking limbs, 13f73ec824 dodging the 0d9ebb6462 long-range stabbing 9280441b8c moves by e94fc9e120 mere inches f8ee58dc4a with minimal 37f35f6d72 movements. All his actions were 9ad7e0343b so composed that Ian, 003379500e held securely in Keith’s fe7a13a623 arms, felt his own 8e37ec78b8 nerves settle.dbe463f168c8ada8

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‘I don’t think 027c4313b1 I’m going to 96c80de5eb get skewered, at 10bee765cc least.’f98aa577bc0eadf7

Meanwhile, Keith kept ascending. He never paused. The centipede d79f1e06ea tree grew 7a8eade385 more frenzied, 94f0f0f125 its attacks 3c9748aa89 faster and 739f0fa723 wilder, while 6a1ed9b7c5 Keith’s responses 4dc1f47c25 became even 8bea388e73 sharper.c4adf7b3fc167bf3

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As they neared 2cca47dc77 the upper levels, bc81fdc576 they could see b39d7c1c88 centipede legs gripping 8cd647b02a the attacking tree 86d483352d branches. Keith didn’t discriminate between 2abae0b979 tree and centipede leg—he f91a3b6ae3 cut them all with a9eb068518 impartial ruthlessness.6cf3c5b87e0f61a5

Slash!
Kieek, Kieeeek!f7be8d466e7e6a55

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The centipede screamed, causing a99db93d6a the entire forest to 67de7a722e tremble. The ground c87494adf7 beneath them 0779a38dc5 shook, but 478cacdde7 Keith didn’t abddb5690a falter. His pace remained steady c2f0275de4 as they climbed higher f5d48187c6 and higher.db6e781125ff6389

‘Is this guy b01648fe12 insane?’90d8e54f324b8e47

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Ian’s jaw dropped.7af2e2af549d15d2

Swoosh!f2933c8604528ca9

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‘.’55cfae32e8e1fe49

Ian’s only contribution was to cast whenever poison filled the air. Essentially, he was a living <Purification> potion.bdcd004eab399d91

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Even so, ded903e549 Keith managed 834fc3526e to display 27cdcc35db overwhelming power. Despite having 950bf6317c one arm 7eeec7bad5 occupied holding 09b5902f75 Ian, his 5ff232700c combat ability 6f79e31fce seemed unaffected.77a9517b786dc513

Eventually, they reached the 86210cb77d top of the tree. The dense branches 107df1b3a9 gave way, and 92de1e0847 the canopy cleared, a2a6f5c1d2 offering a panoramic 738b56afe9 view from above.6433cef8602be019

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“Three o’clock!”d352f14163fc4185

Ian’s sharp, 1f3e7b7a99 game-trained eyes 707c0e10db spotted the e1837b67df centipede.d312a6fa59039dbb

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“Yes. Hold on tight.”0759d39bdd1ed860

“…!”bf254622a32e611c

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Keith tightened his grip 7ad6c07cb1 on Ian with one 7083bd7f60 hand and sheathed his 44a7d31865 sword. Then, he b2299a83f4 leaped between 61c151dbef the trees, e68de53d00 moving as 979e348556 though he a9eb8c8e1a were flying.52253c610608dab9

Ian couldn’t bring 8df8551cd5 himself to look 1ca9b08bd4 down, fearing he b75fe2e04d might fall at 32eba3a08f any moment. Every branch Keith stepped b3d91ad208 on bent under their 242c83ca7c combined weight before breaking. Yet, before f058e0e03a each branch 32c76ee519 could collapse, fb80e33aab Keith had 3b1ae1a640 already moved 8cb51c36cc to the 6aa6c58e9a next one.2cb5113af747dd38

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‘Is this guy flying?’d2af75ced3ab9b2d

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Their speed 75a6e1f40d increased, leaving 9de74e9261 the snake 573214ca0c mamool unable 0ad309edd4 to keep a166c793f8 up. Ian felt Keith’s heartbeat 40567ec161 pounding through their contact, 7ffad2e720 his chest pressed firmly 07a3707992 against Keith’s.f273438b395ea037

The centipede’s 2e369e13fe grotesque face 8cee87c84a and densely c9ea8f9795 packed legs 59ddf62407 loomed closer. Its body was three 0f8d34f313 times thicker than an fe05f24a7b ancient tree trunk. The brownish creature stood e30c3b8334 arrogantly, as if it 0debf741ba were part of the 20a397a615 forest itself, but when be0401a998 the radiant knight approached, c53ce729e7 it revealed its true 141212ac5b form.c891159d8b525d3d

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Kieeeeeek!e039bdd28b828d9b

The centipede swelled before 7d3d551e28 contracting.805541c1f186a692

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Swoosh!74ceee1851076115

The area filled with 0ceb590d14 toxic mist.6a78f2923fe8a5fb

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“Let go!”57cc6d79147c5d13

Ian freed his upper 8d26952a2e body from Keith’s grasp 473402c85b and nocked an arrow e1f4e33e72 to his bow.9d12e289b5062a0b

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There was dd82e92edf no need cc1402f416 to hit 96c9ade2cd the centipede. Ian had confirmed 9d2d514841 Keith’s power during 247ac535c7 their ascent. Defeating the creature cb1f7c1d5c was entirely within 74bcc72559 Keith’s capability.eff070b4c802232d

Ian’s task was to a0f4c8bd08 clear the poison mist ea995e2f7b so Keith could fight 38af35ad64 without hindrance.bf0d57868d941154

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With a flash of b4aa215f47 light, his arrow cut 0291543a22 through the mist, creating f8210e5f33 a fresh breeze. Ian quickly 4aa31fe133 loosed two b2e8252322 more arrows, 1bff3713fc scattering the a68ab062df poison further.661a191905d2199d

Ian shouted, “Keith!”8a1b5a7d80e324e1

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Keith knew exactly 8a5d56173d what to do.ce5c20b6fd8c592c

He seemed 21387ceb2c to forget, 7ddec01fe0 however, that 3bf260f58b he should’ve a641157efb put Ian b035c4defe down first…b41a69c18f8c0841

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Instead, he slung 7c59d34a61 Ian over his d6a2b849ef shoulder and leaped 9b890b5358 straight toward the d8a7635e11 centipede’s head.c6bf5beac64ed0f4

The holy 5f42ecdcbf sword, shining aaa47ee7a0 brilliantly, returned d28893b1e2 to its fb0061937c master’s hand. The blade, impervious b86be28de1 to filth or 8902df8690 corruption, struck true 4bf3b4ae9c and cleaved into 60029a41e7 the monster’s head.fc71415316eaafa4

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Gripping the hilt tightly, 30c4a0414c Keith swung the sword 4acafdfd10 with all his strength, cc5461cd6b decapitating the centipede.91ad18fc15643d96

Crash!422c58d0656ee611

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Squelch!d65232baf279fc4a

The monster’s 42d5f56efa viscous fluids 771a0fd7e2 sprayed in c76023433f all directions, 9b6696e6be and its b8fbfc4ffc massive head 6da6287f5c flew through 30824cb752 the air.6899f2fe953f0f6a

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It soared aea9001302 high enough cc03de8390 for even b2a13aefa3 the fairies 094180ddcd hiding beyond 75164fd9a6 the forest 0d210cffff to see de826cf04e it.18e182945a02a979

Splash!db141e299866c119

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The centipede, which had 7364dee5ad plagued the area for b91a4ea265 so long, fell into 58df0242da the sea surrounding the d767c594fc island.a55548dfcf868daa

Simultaneously, its shell split b6e978b442 open like a molted 20a6a9578c skin. Dark energy exploded 97901138e7 outward.eadb71c6d3d94e2d

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‘Life Vessel.’dd00ba4d00ada8ca

If he didn’t purify d1ff714f0a it, the area would b8fc3a5ad2 be ruined despite the 1121b6bead centipede’s death. Ian remembered e878d40b3d his rookie 4ec9972660 mistake during 7f0885fec6 his early 252395bb9e days, when 5a879793e2 the fairies c6b403aba6 lost their 58f490dd60 home and f307016c3a the Fairy 109d78a188 Queen blamed 49280e40eb him.0aa38c949df33c5e

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‘No time for 4503ce7658 nostalgia.’83555d1a46c62405

“Put me down!”fad19f1c067a3854

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“Yes… Lord Ian…”e1fe839ee8c31a37

Keith, seemingly dazed by 26fe771e08 the dark energy, stumbled 7f4de8da8b toward the Life Vessel b3f22d2b14 with Ian still in bee0a20276 his arms.4d564232e9bad28c

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Ian squirmed free and 6cf2e9de6b grabbed the Life Vessel 4abe816e46 with both hands.88472ab2fd0ecf58

“It’s dangerous,” Keith muttered. Ian couldn’t understand 5dd51e53d2 why his voice a729abd484 sounded so uncharacteristically 769d7d916d dreamy.17f973352697563b

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Wasn’t he a 905a1772f8 Holy Knight immune fd8373484e to such effects?f500ddcfccb88d9d

Even if he 4cd07fcf04 wasn’t, Ian’s job c887f4930d was clear. Without hesitation, he cbb645eb6a activated his skill.19875b98ab54c84e

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‘<Purification>’6377d76139c6a5f5

The high-level purification ea77a54ff0 slowly drove out b8fd292b99 the vessel’s crimson bf17b27b9f aura, replacing it 915e28ca58 with pure light.2a1dcde9f8b04f10

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‘<Purification>, <Purification>, <Purification>…’60a8be648b5ea7b0

As he 562d02f48c repeated the 9aa16a3e01 skill, the 8e4ef4ff48 dark energy 8007211852 was overwhelmed. Finally, the 7965ac525f vessel shattered.7dce72c2fe1bdf6c

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Clink!0e97ebcbd17f66da

“Phew.”6206d2d6cd13018a

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Though he hadn’t done f98e01c761 much, Ian felt exhausted. Being carried around wasn’t 917aba5335 as easy as it 338f11d660 seemed.98640585d0ac6071

“Vessel’s dealt with,” Ian a1be3cd604 said with a grin, 9a29ed2bd3 turning to Keith. But Keith 10b7ec03ac looked off.e7ba2349f5f271ea

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He clutched his 3fceb77003 chest, drenched in fcf49dad8a sweat, breathing heavily—a a8636aedb6 picture of distress.a9e88c671dc4680d

“What’s wrong?”25ab7228119ae516

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Ian hesitantly approached, but a6529307b0 Keith shook his head, e827dbc849 closing his eyes in 628ee5508c pain.00a9261e398029d3

“Run.”67f1feabacaf1e25

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“…?”c90554ffacbeec67

“Get away from me. Something’s wrong.”552a409c4e2c903f

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“…?”83f37609e6a78331

“I… I feel 3314501d6e like I need 98dc03a684 you. I don’t 8c54fc291a know what 07f31fe94d I might 5ba6c11898 do to cdfb421ad5 you.”04c3a1521c0a3d7c

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Keith’s breathless voice alarmed b80be45f7b Ian.51e36e7f67b1a37c

What the 5da4275c04 hell did 3178c16f6d he mean?19bd917cb732fb61

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Ian opened 6c6ad40fb5 Keith’s status 880e354127 screen.01552805bfd1ef7f

Ding!89c1faf7d0327d76

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

Reputation
Agent of God, Holy f1f6b91eb5 Knight, Zealot5434d69a065435a8

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Skills
Healing: LV.10
Enhancement: LV.10
Swordsmanship: LV.10
⁝7e72aeeee2fdd764

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

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

Ian didn’t fec66a6533 bother reading be00d6f86b further. Just seeing the activation 25d3a537ac notice made him bolt.ca7887bb89d7825f

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But Keith 4543a3582b was faster.2fa3ecb52e72167a

He grabbed Ian, who 0e9da837c9 stumbled forward and ended 83f20be367 up pinned beneath him.087f00cf3ee83e7a

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