Players Who Returned 10,000 Years Later
Chapter 17: Stage 3 (Part 1)
Several lizardmen fell to the ground from Hellfire.
Tired of fighting with Ho Jung's group, the Lizardmen did not have the strength to fight Kang Yu, so the monsters died one by one.
'That's it.' Kang Yu glanced at the swamp filled with corpses.
Even strong people would vomit upon seeing such a spectacle, but Kang Yu walked in the swamp like nothing had happened.
The flesh and blood scattered all over the earth was what he used to see in Hell.
At that moment in his life, he had seen a much more terrifying scene every day.
That's why he's not bothered by the surrounding scenery — he's been used to it for a long time.
— Well, here it is.
Hundreds of corpses were lying on the ground like a banquet for Kang Yu.
'I barely got any experience points.' In fact, most of these monsters were killed by Ho Jung's comrades, which is why he barely gained any experience points.
If he was a regular, he might be disappointed, but Kang Yu also had his own way of leveling up, so he was not desperate.
He was in no hurry to get to the place where most of the corpses lay.
Black smoke, as usual, wrapped the corpses of the Lizardmen.
Along with the terrifying sounds of broken bones and flesh-eating, Kang Yu's body was infused with Magi's flow.
A notice appeared.
[Magi raised 1 unit]
'Big.' Just by looking at the number of monsters, it was clear this time he would increase his Magi by a decent number of units.
Kang Yu continued to expend energy from the body while looking at the message that appeared.
The number of bodies began to rapidly decrease.
At that moment, another notice appeared.
[Security Warning: You can't use Devourer Power].
- What? – A new message appeared before his eyes.
He shook his head, looking at the notice.
'System warning?' He remembered hearing such a phrase before. He heard it when he returned from Hell to Earth.
He had killed over a hundred monsters before, but never had such a message appeared.
— Ah... — Kang Yu remembered Ho Jung's party. — I think they also died here. —
He saw Ho Jung's body with a spear piercing through his chest lying on top of a pile of bodies.
Apparently, while using the Devourer Force on the monster's body, he accidentally hit Ho Jung's body.
'I guess the warning is about eating the Player's body.' Kang Yu did not know exactly what the system's warning meant, but this message had never appeared before when he applied this Power to monsters. So his guess may be right.
'Then, the Devourer Power cannot be used on other Players.' That was the answer to the question Kang Yu was thinking about since the first time he knew that every Player had a special ability. He wondered if the abilities of the other Players could be pulled out by the Devourer Force.
He believed that since he could take Power from the demons, there was a high chance that he could also take Power from Players.
"Well, that doesn't really matter." Kang Yu looked at Ho Jung's body without regret.
Moreover, the special abilities of the Players did not play an important role for Kang Yu.
He was omnipotent, with 666 Powers in his arsenal.
'It is not the Power that matters, but the number of Magi that counts.' It took a lot of Magi to be able to use all 666 Powers freely.
That was the most important thing for Kang Yu right now.
He passed through all the bodies except for Party member Ho Jung.
There are some notifications.
[Magi raised by 2 units]
[You have reached 30 Magi units]
— Ha, — Kang Yu took a deep breath and felt Magi in his body.
After siphoning Magi from over 100 monster bodies, she felt her body become stronger with a significant Magi increase.
'This time I managed to raise Magi by 5 units.' That's not a bad result.
Nope, no. Without moving a finger, he got as many as 5 units of Magi – this is a promising result.
'Magi not only increased in number, I can feel it.' Kang Yu, now with 30 units, felt much stronger and more alert than before.
He decided to try one of Andras's troops.
There was a black flame in his palm.
Comparing the Hell Flame he used a few hours ago with the fire burning now, the difference was very clear. The flame is much bigger.
'Great.' He felt the difference between 20 and 30 units of Magi more clearly than when he promoted it from 10 to 20.
— All that is left is to level up. – Kang Yu, collecting the mana stones lying on the ground, nodding his head in satisfaction.
Soon he would get a rank 3 and find out if the power sealing his Man Ma Jung was really weakening with each rank increase.
'Is there any point in hunting again?' Kang Yu walked past the cold body of Ho Jung and his comrades in cold blood.
***
Kang Yu continued the Lizardmen mass hunt and quickly leveled up.
As a result, he reached level 19 in three days, whereas most Players took a month to do so.
If one looked at his ascending speed, it might seem strange or even absurd to them.
— I think I will get a rating of 3 today,— Kang Yu said excitedly at breakfast to Han Sol.
'Therefore, I can go to the gate of the higher level.'
He would gain the right to enter the Level C Gate, but to do so he would have to obtain a Level C Player ID by selling more mana stones and receiving a Rank 3.
Since a Level C Gate was very different from a Level D Gate, Players usually required training.
In fact, there were some cases where Players gained Rank 3 but continued to hunt at the D level Gate because the monsters at the C level Gate were too powerful.
That was Ho Jung's party.
'They said that the entrance checks were more stringent there.' Kang Yu heard in some bars that unlike Level D and E Gates, where only IDs were checked at the entrance, was, Level C checked everything.
It could be burdensome if he decided to use the Force of Blind Faith and sneak in.
'I will sell which stones were collected today and raise my level.' He earned 92,000,000 won in the past three days.
He also collected 23 Class D mana stones, killing over 400 Lizardmen.
Which stone is more than enough for promotion.
— Kang Yu, are you going hunting today as well?
— Yes, I might be back tonight.
— Are you not tired? It's been a long time since you've rested.
— It's okay, — said Kang Yu calmly.
Though, physically, he did not feel a decrease in fatigue.
Once his Magi exceeded 30 units, an easy hunt for the Lizardmen became easier.
He was stronger than two or three parties united, so it wasn't difficult for him.
- Oh so.
— And when does your training end?
— I don't think there's more than a few days left. Today we will hunt for real goblins to level us up.
- Wow.
— I am not sure if I will get a good special ability, but I want to get a 2nd rank as quickly as possible.
— You will get it soon.
After a short conversation with Han Sol, Kang Yu immediately headed for the Gate.
In front of the gate, as usual, there were many people looking for Players to join their own party or look for a party for themselves.
"I think I'm used to it." Six days had passed since he returned to Earth.
He finally got used to seeing people walking around. In Hell, he was always surrounded by demons.
'I will rise to rank 3 and it will be much easier.' For the sake of a joyful and carefree life on Earth, accumulating strength and money was important, and as such, he had not been able to enjoy what he liked.
After being promoted to rank 3 and selling which stones he collected, he planned to rest and have some fun.
— Excuse me, are you looking for a party?
— No one will bring robbers to the party…
— Ha! So how about joining us?
- Ah, really?
When Kang Yu reached the gate, he heard a familiar voice.
— Hah? – He turned his head towards that voice.
It turned out that it was Kang Dae Su whom he met while hunting goblins.
He was already having a party of several people and was now talking to a robber who no one wanted to accept.
'Nothing has changed.' Kang Yu smiled and entered the gate.
"I have to say hello to him." Although they barely knew each other, Dae Su was the type of person that did not upset Kang Yu with his behavior, so he did not mind to chat.
'But first, let's raise my level.' Wanting to quickly raise his level after being stuck at 19 for so long, he went looking for the Lizardmen.
There were more important things to do before dealing with Dae Su.
'Find some.' He looked at the three monsters nearby and immediately used the power of Hell Flame, directing them towards the lizardmen.
Immediately, three burning monsters fell to the ground with wild cries.
- Okay. Next.. — At that time, a familiar notification sound was heard by him, announcing a new notification.
[Level D Boss successfully destroyed]
[Level increased by 1 unit]
— Hah? – Kang Yu looked at the notice in confusion.
