You Will Be Blessed If You Do Good Deeds¿ - Chapter 213

Gulp.

I took my hand off when I saw Jeong So-hwa's throat drop.
Jeong So-hwa was the last to go.
As I dropped the hand that had been holding Jeong So-hwa's collar, her body fell limply to the floor.

I shook my hand off and looked around.
"Keuk... ... Souk... ... ."
"Please... ... Please save me... ... ."

And the other humans who were sobbing and crying in pain as if they were so sad clenched their teeth when they made eye contact with me.
They seemed afraid of even making eye contact.
I had just fed blood to the guys who had claimed to be the city's administrators, who had come to capture me.

'Even if I can't use magic, I can apply this level of catching technique.'
It's just that I can't materialize the magic circle into reality because I'm uncomfortable controlling my magic, but I don't mind using my pure magic and blood.
Moreover, most of the people who saw me tear out Jeong So-hwaâs tongue rolled their eyes and begged for their lives, so it was easy to mentally subdue them.

I waited for the blood to settle on the bodies of the fallen for a while.
Because there was such a huge commotion, people didnât even come near this alley.
âHonestly, I didnât want to waste blood on these guys⦠⦠.â

With Yoo Han-ul and Han Jae-young separated and unable to use magic, I needed people to use as meat shields.
In addition, since I had to get more information from them, I had to check if Orbis had planted another time bomb.
However⦠⦠.

âItâs surprising that Mr. Hyun-am didnât plant anything on their bodies.â
After examining them while settling the blood, surprisingly, there were no gold items on their bodies.
It was strange to think that Orbis had planted time bombs in the bodies of humans who knew about him.
âThereâs no way he would suddenly do something humane⦠⦠There must be a reason, but why?â

I tapped my lips with the fan I had taken from James Chen and thought.
In fact, that wasnât the only thing that made me feel uneasy.
âIn order to avoid tracking the system, shouldnât I live as an ordinary person like Theo Yovanovitch?â

It was contradictory in many ways.
According to what his disciples, including Jeong So-hwa, said, Mr. Hyunam was a swordsman.
When this Soju was attacked by monsters, he appeared swinging his sword and cut down dozens of monsters in one blow⦠⦠.

âThen the system couldnât not know. No matter how stupid the opponent was, it wouldnât be like that⦠⦠.â
As I said that, I glanced up at the system.
- The system is thinking about the matter.

-The current system is tracking all users on Earth.
-There are no missing users (0)
However, even though I made a provocation, the system doesn't seem to have any clues.

"What are you going to do if you're so sure? My dear enemy actually fooled you."
-The system is silent.
Of course, cursing this stupid swarm intelligence won't change anything.

In any case, it was clear that Orbis had accumulated considerable knowledge in the study of souls.
To be honest, this is amazing for a fellow magician.
Originally, Orbis was a great magician comparable to me, but honestly, after ascending to the throne of the emperor, I thought I was far superior.

That's because I didn't have time to physically study magic.
Compared to him, I had relatively more time to study magic, and I participated in many battles where I could apply the magic I studied, so naturally I continued to develop.
Of course, I had shared all my research with Orbis, but considering what Orbis had done so far⦠⦠.

âItâs amazing that he maintained his identity as Orbis even after destroying both the spirit and flesh that make up a human.â
That obsession that tore apart his soul, created a new body, and even tore apart the dimension was like a monster.
And that obsession wasnât a personal desire, but rather an attempt to somehow save the world he once ruled⦠â¦

It was really disgusting.
It would have been better if that woman had just been a petty villain.
âKeuk⦠⦠Keuk⦠⦠!â

Meanwhile, I was waiting for my bloodline to fully settle down.
Jeong So-hwa, who had just passed out, grabbed my neck, spit out a clump of blood, and regained consciousness.
Jeong So-hwa looked up at me with eyes full of resentment.

It seemed that he was quite resentful that his tongue was pulled out.
It was ridiculous that he glared at me as if he had encountered unjust violence.
How many outsiders had that human named Jeong So-hwa sacrificed in the name of saving this city?

And it wasnât just me, it seemed that the system, no, the collective intelligence of humans, thought the same thing.
- The âDoing Good Will Bring Blessings¿â quest is in progress.
- The majority of society members judge your actions to be appropriate.

- However, if some of the society members judge your actions to be excessive, the ability restrictions will not be lifted.
Well, I didnât necessarily want ability restrictions.
Anyway, my current stats arenât that lacking, and if I accumulate good deeds, I can hunt automatically, so even if theyâre reduced a little, theyâll be filled in no time.

Thatâs how much I didnât like the ecology of this city right now.
âThatâs what I hate the most.â
People who pretend to be righteous and to care for others, but in reality, they sacrifice the weakest and protect themselves.

If youâre going to do something like that, shouldnât you at least have some shame?
âBesides, itâs definitely not just outsiders that youâre using.â
According to Somun-yeong, thereâs a patient living next door who has a chronic illness that hasnât come back for a long time, so I think he must have been thrown as food for the zombies as well.

You can just tell people that youâve fallen victim to a monster outside, and if you say that, the city administratorsâ control will only get stronger.
âI told you, itâs such an obvious trick.â
Honestly, the situation is so obvious that I donât even want to ask.

I kicked Jeong So-hwaâs chin with my foot.

âThere must be a place in this city to create zombies. Where is it?â
â⦠⦠â

Jeong So-hwa looked up at me with a look of disbelief.
I pulled out my own tongue, and youâre asking for an answer? Is that absurd?
I tapped my lips toward Jeong So-hwa.

Jeong So-hwa seemed not to understand what I meant for a while, but then she brought her trembling hand to my mouth as if she realized something.
[Ah⦠⦠my tongue⦠⦠!]
She seemed surprised to realize that the tongue I pulled out had regenerated.

[How on earth did this⦠⦠I canât use magic here.]
âI donât feel the need to tell you.â
If I inject the blood blood created by my magic power, this level of physical regeneration is nothing.

Right now, isnât James Chen acting like heâs completely addicted to the development of the magic circuit?
Of course, using the regenerative power like this will eat away at the vitality of the body, shortening its lifespan, but thatâs none of my business.
âSo, answer me. Where is it?â

Humiliation flashed through Jeong So-hwaâs eyes, but perhaps she thought she couldnât resist me anymore.
Jeong So-hwa opened her mouth obediently.
[The jiangshi⦠⦠When we gathered the candidates, we took them to Hogusan.]

[Hey, Jeong So-hwa!]
[What if I tell you that!]
It seems that this was a considerable secret in this city.

When Jeong So-hwa opened her mouth, the guys who had been trying to stop her all shut their mouths when I looked at them again.
[Hapryeoâs grave was discovered in Hogusan. The general public was reluctant to approach it because it was creepy, so it was perfect for the experiment.]
âCandidates⦠⦠Only the Awakened can be turned into jiangshi?â

[⦠⦠Thatâs right.]
Jeong So-hwa looked at me as if she knew how, but it was actually an easy guess.
Everyone in the empty house was an Awakened.

They probably treated me because they needed an Awakened person to make a jiangshi.
My guess is that if they were ordinary people, they wouldnât have let them into the city in the first place because they were judged by their items. In this situation, it wouldnât be easy to accept an unlimited number of people.
Of course, I still wonder why I was the only one with a different color than the other Awakened people.

[They said that ordinary people can make jiangshi, but itâs not very effective. So they fed ordinary people to the jiangshi, and made the Awakened people into jiangshi to use for the cityâs defense.]
âThen was Master Hyeonamâs seclusion because he was making jiangshi?â
[Yes. There are many dungeon breaks around this city, so the defense is limited by the formation alone. We have to keep supplying jiangshi.]

Jeong Sohwa looked quite gloomy as she said that.
And the other disciples who heard the story were the same.
[Sob⦠⦠It was an inevitable choice.]

[Thatâs right, Sohwa, you didnât do anything wrong. We are responsible for everything!]
[Mr. Hyunam also respected our choice. We made a noble choice⦠⦠bang!]
I kicked the jaw of the person who was still talking nonsense.

âYouâre so stupid, really.â
I understand why Mr. Hyunam chose this city.
âYou were used so well.â

First of all, the central government has almost completely taken over, so itâs not easy for other powerful people to intervene in this city.
On top of that, since theyâve even surrounded the formation, the people in this city have no choice but to become more closed off.
They even gave authority and secrets to a group called the administrators for the purpose of sacrificing someone to create zombies and defend the city, so their solidarity becomes stronger, and their obedience to Mr. Hyunam naturally becomes more intense.

This is Orbis-like skill.
I shook my head.
âInstead of talking to these guys, letâs just talk to the system. Thatâs enough, and guide me to that place called Hogusan.â

[Wow⦠⦠Are you planning on dragging us all away?]
âOf course.â
If anything, Iâll throw them at them with a meat shield.

So, I led the group that was covered in blood after being beaten for a long time towards Hogusan.
To be honest, it probably wasnât a pretty sight.
People passing by on the way to Hogusan flinched at the sight of this clearly beaten group, but because of their high status as administrators, no one dared interfere.

[Someone⦠⦠bang!]
Of course, those who asked for help or tried to run away on the road would activate the blood sac implanted in their bodies and experience deathly pain.
After repeating this two or three times, no one resisted anymore.

That was when we finally left the street and the noise became quiet.
Kukukung!
Since the city was mostly flat, the only mountain that stood out was clearly visible from a considerable distance.

However, that mountain was making an ominous sound.
I squinted my eyes.
[Oh, no!]

The one who shouted that was Jeong Sohwa.
Jeong So-hwa ran forward with a pale face and fell backwards like a beast on a leash.
Of course, I had controlled it with my blood.

[Teacher Hyun-am!]
I heard Jeong So-hwa crying. And besides Jeong So-hwa, all the other students looked shaken.
[Th-the mountain has collapsed⦠â¦!]

[Oh my god. Teacher Hyun-am⦠â¦!]
It was no wonder everyone was making such a fuss.
Because, even from this far away, you could tell⦠⦠that the mountain was collapsing.

âLetâs get a little closer.â
I quickly moved to the vicinity of Hogusan, leading the guys who were making a fuss as if the world had collapsed.

And⦠⦠.

âWas it here?â
[T, thatâs right!]
The entrance to the place where the cave might have been had completely collapsed.

[No, teacher! teacher!]
And Jeong So-hwa saw that and ran desperately, desperately trying to dig through the collapsed cave entrance.
However, even though she dug so hard that her fingernails broke and her hands were damaged, the collapsed entrance did not return.

If you are reading this translation anywhere other than .net or SilkRoadTL, it has been stolen.
At this point, even the cave that had been dug inside must have completely collapsed.
I looked back at the other disciples who were standing there blankly.

âIs this where they made corpses?â
[That, thatâs right⦠⦠and inside here⦠⦠.]
One of the disciples said in a trembling voice.

[Hyeonam Seonsaengâs residence is⦠⦠!]
âOh.â
Did he die?

If thatâs the case, my hard work would be reduced⦠⦠But I soon gave up my expectations.
A woman who would die from something like that wouldnât have suffered like this.
One of the disciples ground his teeth.

[Who on earth⦠⦠This tomb is inaccessible because Master Hyeonam has laid out his formation! And inside, there are piles of zombies being experimented on, so how on earth did they⦠⦠!]
âHmm.â
Of course, these guys donât know the answer, but I had a guess.

A warrior with a body beyond common sense who has been out of contact since just two days ago.
Yoo Han-ul.
I glanced up at the system.

Based on the circumstances, I wondered if this guy had done something in there that caused the dwelling to collapse.
- The system was silent.
He should have given me some information, but he was keeping his mouth shut, so it must have been Yoo Han-ulâs breath that touched him.

Even though I was a member of the same party, the system was still very clear about who the main character of this quest was.
âWell, do it yourself.â
If he needed help, he would have used the call function a long time ago.

If he didnât, that means he could solve it on his own.
I decided to ignore it.
Well, if Yoo Han-ul would take care of the skeletons inside, I would be grateful.

Even if he had obtained the meat shields, it would be difficult to deal with hundreds, or maybe even more, of skeletons if he couldnât use magic.
I asked Jeong So-hwa, who was digging the ground with his bare hands.
âThere must be a secret passage in this place called the dwelling? Where does it lead?â

[What, what?]
âDonât act naive. You donât think the dark author inside was trapped in this cave and crushed to death, do you?â
The author was a little smarter than my daughter.

âIf it was Master Hyeon-am, he would have definitely made a path leading to another place in this cave. Heâs not someone who gets stuck somewhere without a way out.â
Orbis doesnât know how to give up. Heâs a person who always prepares another way.
And I could have bet 500 won that he had deliberately lured Yuhanul into this cave and locked him up in case he came.

Jeong Sohwa shook her head with a pale face.
[Thereâs nothing like that in ~Nоvеlðght~ this cave. I always clean up the teacherâs quarters, but Iâve never seen a secret passage like that.]
âHmm, maybe he didnât tell me on purpose. After all, Iâm not the type of person to tell my secrets to you rascals.â

Jeong Sohwa made a shocked expression, but I didnât care.
After all, it wouldnât be appropriate to ask them about the existence of an escape route.
Orbis would have escaped anyway⦠⦠In that case, I should read how that person would deal with Yuhanul after luring him here and locking him up.

Is it a simple escape?
No, this city is a fortress that Mr. Hyunam had built for a long time. It would be a shame to just abandon it and run away.
But I canât fight Yuhanul directly. Honestly, fighting and defeating such a human weapon is suicidal, so I need to use another method⦠⦠.

â⦠⦠Ah.â
At that point, I suddenly felt a headache.
âI should have thought about it sooner!â

But regretting it later was useless.
I had no choice but to move quickly, even now.
âSystem, activate the function to contact party members.â

- The system activates the message function that allows you to send messages to party members in the same party.
Itâs one of the functions I received while participating in this damned quest.
A translucent monitor and the keyboard I requested appeared in the air.

I quickly moved my fingers to send a message.
[Han Jae-young, where are you now?]
I was worried that the reply might be late, but fortunately, the reply came right away.

[I just flew out of formation.]
It must have taken quite a while to get out of formation, so it seems like I just left the city.
But it just happened.

[What's wrong?]
[Tell me what you see now. Is everything okay?]
[Huh? It's really desolate, like we were attacked by monsters, but nothing special happened... ⦠Wait.]

The messages seemed to be silent for a moment, and then Han Jae-young's replies came back one after another.
[Mr. Daon, are you a shaman?]
[I got a dungeon break notification. And more than five of them.]

[This is something serious, right?]
As expected.
"Oh, this crazy person."

I gritted my teeth.
It's not my place to say this, but this woman is truly a great villain!