How to Survive as a Player Chapter 39

#39

Sehyun left the dormitory, putting her hand over her mouth and even using her skill to muffle the sound of her footsteps. Jaeyoung Lee moves around so quietly that there was no need to use his skills.

“Are you going to leave right now? “Hyung, aren’t you eating breakfast?”

Instead of answering, Sehyun took out the rice balls that the cook had prepared last night from her inventory and handed them over to Jaeyoung Lee, telling her to eat them in the dungeon. Lee Jae-young, who had been staring at his fist covered in leaves, for some reason, belatedly lost his expression.

“You should eat it, not me. Do you know how weak your brother Celestial Race is? I just ripped off my arm… No, if you starve for just one meal, you’ll drool like a sick chicken!”

“I understand, I understand. I’ll eat it too. “Jaeyoung needs to grow taller too, so let’s eat first.”

Now that I was doing it, I was even hearing from Jaeyoung Lee that he was weak. Sehyeon took out the same rice ball from his inventory, took a bite, and headed towards the village entrance. Lee Jae-young, who had been nagging excitedly behind him, soon followed Se-hyeon, eating rice balls.

As we walked through the portal and ate rice balls side by side, we soon arrived in front of the Tower of Tests. Both of them had rice stuck to their mouths, but their expressions were serious.

“Let’s test it from the first floor first.”

“huh.”

Lee Jae-young’s side profile was determined as he nodded. Sehyun set the number of floors of the tower to the first floor and opened the tower door. Beyond the door that had been opened with a screeching noise, it was as expected blurred with fog.

As I stepped inside, a biting chill hit me. The place she entered, her shoulders shaking, was inside a huge cave in the snow-covered winter mountains. Snow falling from the white sky was filling the cave.

“This is where the protective monsters come from. “It might be difficult to catch because of its fur.”

A protective monster refers to a monster with thick leather and much higher defense. Monsters like Yeti and bears were included here. If you skin it before it dies, you can use the leather, so most players did not miss this opportunity to retrieve the leather.

“You have the elixir, right? “Keep it in your mouth.”

“are you okay… . “I’ll try my brother’s skills first, and if it doesn’t work, I’ll eat it.”

“No, Jaeyoung. “It might hurt, so keep it in your mouth.”

“brother. “I’m really fine.”

The tension on his grinning face was so clear, but Jaeyoung Lee did not back down. Sehyeon, who was about to say something at that sight, closed his mouth with a sigh. Instead he took an elixir from his inventory and placed it secretly in his hand. If I had to, I was planning on holding it and feeding it.

Jaeyoung Lee had no weapon in his hand. Sehyun was the same. Jaeyoung Lee had only one weapon to use today. <Monster Domination> skill. And stabilizing and restoring it was what Sehyun had to do today.

The two walked aimlessly along the snow-covered road. Only when my skin froze and my toes lost feeling, the two monsters sleeping inside the cave came into view. Perhaps because it was a small cave, there was no snow piled up there.

“brother… “Step back.”

Sehyun took out her bow in case of an accident and took a step behind Jaeyoung Lee. He saw the small back trembling, but he tried to compose himself and pretend not to see it.

Jaeyoung Lee was letting out a long breath. He also showed hesitation. His will to overcome was conveyed through his shaking fists. As Sehyun watched it, he suddenly wondered why he had to do this.

“… “Jaeyoung.”

“you can do it. me… You can do it, bro. don’t worry.”

Would I have been able to do it? well… Probably couldn’t do it. Even the time she had to crawl with her leg cut out was a very painful time for Sehyun.

Jaeyoung Lee took a step toward the monster. Sehyun followed along as well. After taking just three steps, the monsters that were sleeping intertwined opened their red eyes and looked back at Jaeyoung Lee.

Huge, ivory-like teeth were fiercely exposed. The monster raised its massive body and turned towards Lee Jae-young with its murderous eyes flashing.

Crrr-

As the monster’s nose wrinkled, Lee Jae-young’s breathing became rougher. A long roar filled the cave, and with the sound of kicking the ground, the monster came out towards Jaeyoung Lee. Lee Jae-young’s eyes never left the monster.

It was a movement that gave an incredible sense of speed. The monster’s mouth opened like a crocodile and its claws, as sharp as icicles, flew into Lee Jae-young’s body.

Sehyun closed her eyes tightly and focused everything on Jaeyoung Lee. I recalled Lee Jae-young’s image as I constantly, painfully recalled her memories of that day. And when Jaeyoung Lee’s trembling cry reached her ears, she curled her trembling fingertips and cast her skill.

“[Monster Domination]!!”

‘<Will to heal>!’

The memory of the urgency and helplessness of that day was activated along with the skill. The day he left here without being able to save Lee Jae-young, the horror of that day became Se-hyeon’s will.

“Ugh! evil!!”

Lee Jae-young’s painful screams echoed through the air. Sehyun opened her eyes and looked for Lee Jaeyoung. Through my distorted vision, I saw Lee Jae-young falling over and tearing out his head. The monster’s front foot, which was flying towards Lee Jae-young, stopped with an inch left.

Sehyeon looked at the skill text that appeared between them and took a short breath. The letters reflected in the pupil made Sehyun’s heart beat to the point where it was scary.

[‘Preparation for injury’ The will to heal has exceeded the range of possible healing. Cast the skill.]

[The skill continues due to ‘injury worsening.’]

Sehyeon quickly opened his inventory and took out a magic recovery potion and drank it. As he drank, he pulled Jaeyoung Lee, who was glowing faintly, into his arms.

please.

Sehyun prayed endlessly while embracing her feverish body. When his saliva dried up, the howl of an animal could be heard above his head.

Cr-

The monster retreated with a thud and turned, scratching the ice floor. The place the monster headed was a cave where another monster was located. Sehyeon quietly watched from a distance as the monster’s sharp front paws shot out of his eyes and stretched out toward his compatriot’s neck. The monster who was brainwashed by the monster domination skill brutally killed his compatriots and eventually took his own life.

Sehyeon, who was looking at the devastation, suddenly felt the heat in her arms subside.

Sehyun’s eyes immediately turned to Jaeyoung Lee in her arms. Lee Jae-young was looking up at Se-hyeon with his head resting on his head with blurred eyes open. Unlike that day, his frowning eyes were fine, and it was only then that Sehyun was able to shake off his nervousness.

“Jaeyoung.”

“Tongue, bro… .”

Lee Jae-young’s eyes, which gradually became clearer, eventually opened as round as beads. It seemed like he couldn’t believe it as he looked down at his hands with a surprised and blank expression. Only after confirming that he was fine, was Sehyeon able to shake off the anxiety and guilt that had been building up in him. It was a moment when the skills I had memorized all night were barely helpful.

“Jaeyoung, did it hurt a lot?”

“uh? uh… It was painful, but it was really bearable. I felt cold right away… It really hurt less than the first time. I can continue to endure this much. Is this a skill? “Is this a recovery skill?”

Sehyun smiled and nodded.

In fact, what Sehyun thought about while watching the skills all night was whether it was possible to use the skills ‘during’ the injury rather than ‘after’ the injury. What made me think of that was the part written in the skill description that said, ‘20% of magic power consumption per second compared to fixed stat when continuous.’

In other words, the <Will to Heal> skill is capable of ‘continuous’ treatment depending on the situation and whether or not it is used.

Although the ‘continuation’ part was ambiguous, Se-hyeon thought about it all night and came to the conclusion that healing would only be possible for ‘progressive injuries’.

In addition, we also thought about whether the caster’s will could significantly outstrip the severity of the injury, or if the skill was cast while injured, whether the exceeding will could affect ‘sustainability’.

That thought coiled around in my head and made me consider the possibility of ‘maybe.’ And the result was Jaeyoung Lee’s current appearance.

If all of this had not been thought of, Jaeyoung Lee would have suffered from terrible pain again and would have received treatment only after his eyes had burned out and his spine had melted. Se-hyeon hoped that Jae-young Lee would not get sick as much as possible.

Treatment begins at the same time the injury begins. This is exactly what Sehyun wanted to check today.

“My brother… are you okay? Are you okay? Uh, you’re not in pain, are you?”

“It’s okay as long as you have a magic potion. “There is no cost other than losing a lot of mana.”

Although it was mentally draining, Sehyun skipped this part. He doesn’t even know how many times a day he can write. Among the things we learned today were its limitations.

“Would you like my magic potion, bro?”

“It’s okay, I have a lot of potions. “He went to the Empire and stole a lot.”

It was a very good one and I swept it all up. I didn’t know what would happen, and since it was a player-only potion that Se-hyeon had made to use anyway, other vassals couldn’t use it, so I took everything I had already brought with me.

“Would you like some for Jaeyoung too?”

“I have good abilities… No, I don’t really need it.”

When I saw Jaeyoung Lee talking while holding on to my clothes, he definitely looked cheerful. Se-hyeon stroked Lee Jae-young’s head, dusted his body, and stood up. He still had much to do. Now there are 98 times left.

Whether you can fill it in 10 days depends on what you do today.