How to Survive as a Player Chapter 118

#118

It was a dusky night when the sun had just set when Yu Si-un and the Grand Duke came again. As soon as the sun set, Yu Si-un, his Grand Duke, and Ruhak gathered at Se-hyeon’s place. It was also a time when Sehyun was half-asleep and half-asleep.

As if they had finished talking early, as soon as Se-hyeon got up from the bed, Yu Si-un’s archduke, Lewell, opened his mouth bluntly. Two transparent silver potions appeared in his arms.

“It is a regenerative elixir created by the Jaseng Empire. From the highest level to the lowest level, the efficacy and effects are also different. The highest grade can restore all stamina with just one drop, and when the correct amount is poured in, even severed limbs can be completely regenerated in just one day.”

Equivalent to elixir, no. It was an item with greater effectiveness and value. It took a week for the elixir to regenerate the body. However, the Jaseng Empire was asserting that everything could be completely cured in just one day.

“It is the best product of the Jaseng Empire, and it is a masterpiece that we can confidently say that no other empire can match the leap forward of the Jaseng Empire. However, given the poor environment of the Jaseng Empire, it currently takes more than a day to make a top-quality product at the earliest.”

“Are you saying that faster production would be possible if the environment were to improve?”

The moments when Yoo Si-un showed his talent for manufacturing passed by in a flash. If the existence of the elixir became known to the outside world, it was clear that Elix would face trouble.

All road players will seek out elixirs to sustain their lives, and will spare no effort in lending a helping hand to the homegrown empire.

To that extent, the product exploited by Park Seung-gun was excellent. It was highly likely that he would monopolize it and use it to join hands with neighboring countries. It would have been quietly exported only to those who were involved in dirty work, and it would have been a trend rising to the surface to some extent.

The better something is, the more difficult it is to hide it.

“It would be possible if the environment were improved. However, the other side did not want that, and the current production environment in their country is extremely poor. This is all the elixir I have right now. Our empire’s exploitation takes place in many areas, but 80% of it is concentrated in the leap. “All potions are managed and demanded by the Earth Empire, and this is the first finished product that was stolen as a test product.”

Lewell handed it to Sehyeon through Yoo Si-un. It was smaller than other drugs. Although it was only as small as a finger, it had a soft glow as if it were containing moonlight.

“Can I give you this?”

“… Let’s call it a courtesy to our allies. Besides, wouldn’t you say that my king owes me a lot? The Jaseng Empire is a nation that repays the favor received. “It’s different from the robbers.”

“okay… . First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the Jaseng Empire for their repayment. bump… “Is there any opium?”

Lewell responded with silence. It was also what Sehyun expected. Opium was a secret commodity circulated among the upper class, so it was not an easy commodity to obtain. Before Sehyeon quit the game, the Black Empire also did not deal in opium.

“If you want, I will give you some medicine to relieve the pain. “It would be better not to have any expectations, though.”

“yes… I’ll have to rely on that at least. “Please do it right now.”

While the conversation continued, Yu Si-un kept his mouth shut like a clam and only observed the situation. Everything that came out of the Archduke’s mouth was confidential. It was not something Yoo Si-un could answer.

“Ruhak.”

Sehyun quietly looked down at the potion and called Ruhak low. A quiet gaze reached me. The golden eyes were now hidden by the flowing hair.

The wood in the fireplace crackled and burned. It was a warm air. Still, Sehyun’s shoulders trembled as she met his gaze.

“… Come on.”

Ruhak approached without hesitation. His outstretched hand already reminded me of his pain. If it was an action that involved pain, regardless of the reason, the process had no choice but to be left to Ruhak.

“I will make room for you. Siun, you too, come out.”

“I am taking care of Sehyeon… .”

“You want to see the wings of another clan sprouting? “Don’t be so foolish and come out.”

The pulling hand was so stubborn that Yoo Si-un had to leave the separate room without even a single resistance. It seemed like our eyes met at first glance before he left. Black eyes filled with earnestness like tears.

Meanwhile, a huge shadow was cast in front of Sehyun. Ruhak’s hand came closer and slowly stretched out behind Sehyun’s neck.

“Asha.”

“Yes, Archduke.”

“Everything we saw here shouldn’t be dragged out. “Remember, you didn’t see anything or hear anything today.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

As Asha’s eyes closed deeply, the clothes covering Sehyeon’s cervical spine were torn apart. The cold spread in in an instant. As soon as our shoulders started shaking, our shoulders touched each other.

The hand digging into the torn clothes slipped along the skin. Actually, it wasn’t an unfamiliar touch. Ruhak volunteered to help Sehyun bathe every time, and he was busy washing her wings whether she was asleep or awake.

Even though it was something I experienced all the time, it felt different today, perhaps because I was nervous. Still, I knew that my fingertips were filled with worry.

Perhaps that was why the words came out suddenly.

“… How many kings have I been… ?”

Chill poured in through torn clothes. The hand that opened the opened clothes traced the ugly, hardened wound.

“This is the 42nd time.”

“You answer me obediently.”

Forty-second. It was more times than expected. Ruhak’s loneliness, which I had seen at first glance, was now understandable. The reason why even disappointment was boring.

“… “How much do I resemble your dream?”

“well. “For now, it’s just a species.”

“What about heroes?”

“I don’t remember.”

They said they couldn’t answer. Her head bowed as the hand pressed on her wound. Even though only the outer surface was pressed, Sehyun’s body trembled as if she was experiencing cold.

The hand that was pressing the wound came back up the skin. As my fingertips ran up the back of my neck as if comforting me, through my soft blonde hair, the clothes that were barely hanging on were removed to the point where my entire back was exposed.

I got goosebumps from the creepiness. Ruhak held his shrunken back tightly with one arm and switched positions with Sehyun. So that Asha can see her back.

An ugly scar covering one side of her back appeared before Asha’s eyes. Her skin was as white as her wings. The red scar that had not yet healed on her delicate skin was looking at Asha, bearing the horror of that day.

Asha’s eyes also turned red as she clenched her jaw and endured it.

“… “Nell.”

I felt Ruhak’s gaze. Sehyun shook off the feeling that the inside of his throat was being pressed tightly and held Ruhak’s arm tightly.

“Never… quit. no… . just… Let’s tie her hands. “I don’t think it will work.”

Sehyeon turned his head and started looking for something to tie. Meanwhile, a small knock was heard inside the room. The medicine that the Grand Duke of the Jaseng Empire had promised to prepare had arrived.

If it came this quickly, it should have been prepared already. While Asha went to get her medicine, Sehyeon picked up the sleeve of her clothes. I was planning on just tearing it up. However, a fairly firm hand stopped it.

“It is done.”

What was held in place of the sleeve was a dark medicine. A bitter smell passed my nose. Sehyun lowered his gaze while keeping his mouth shut, and swallowed it in one go. It was so bitter that I started coughing several times, as if I had a cough.

Drinking was also a struggle. When Ruhak finally finished drinking, as if chewing his cud, he pressed the back of Sehyun’s neck and pinned her head down to his shoulder. It was an overly firm hand.

“Tell me when you’re ready.”

His other hand ran over the wound on his back and reached the twisted root. In an instant, my body jumped. Fear came into my head like a tide.

Can I bear it?

Even my vision became blurred due to anxiety. Sehyeon tried to suppress his rising emotions and opened his mouth after several hesitations.

“… sun. now… sun.”

The pain came without warning. Ruhak’s fingertips tore through the raw flesh and grabbed the curled root. The sounds of raw flesh being torn apart and screams were horribly intertwined. Fingertips sharpened by the pain scratched Ruhak’s back as if digging into it.

Sehyeon’s back quickly turned red.

Ruhak, who stopped her by pressing his arm against her waist as she was biting for her life, called out to Asha amidst her screams. Asha looked lost among her misery. However, her lifeless eyes woke him up coldly.

It was a gaze that took my breath away. Asha came to her senses and immediately opened her mouth.

“Oh, you have to twist it inward.”

“Don’t look away.”

It was a growling voice. Meanwhile, the screams had turned into sobs. Her skinny shoulders struggled to break free from Ruhak’s embrace, but she could not escape his grip on the back of her neck.

“Oh, no… . I can’t… . I can’t… !”

Wood-duk-

Sehyun’s pupils dilated rapidly. His back, convulsing in pain, his shoulders arched sharply, and his fingernails, which seemed ready to break, were driven into Ruhak’s strong shoulders with such force.

Even my eyelashes, blinking and shaking, were wracked with pain. The scream, which seemed to have stopped, continued again as the twisted roots began to move.

“more… “You have to turn it further down.”

Asha held back her tears and spoke in despair. The stubborn hands with bulging veins did not hesitate. The roots that connected all the nerves were grabbed raw and twisted, and the blood was dug out while tightly grasping the struggling neck and back.