Sword of Gluttony Queen - Chapter 18 - Human Corpse

Chapter 18 : Human Corpse

I heard footsteps approaching us as we continued exploring the UG 2nd floor.

「It doesn’t seem to be…… Human. They’re too lightly equipped. Moreover, they’re not vigilant at all. Their intelligence is quite low.」

She meant that they are too conspicuous for a weak Demon Beast.

I readied the 《Beelzera》 to strike at a moment’s notice and advanced slowly. While we advanced, we heard something brush against the floor.

The first thing I saw was a cranium peeking out from the corner in front of us.

The one who appeared was a club wielding Wight [walking corpse].

A Wight is a demon beast created from human remains that have been exposed to Dungeon Miasma for a long time. It then becomes reanimated.

This kind of weak demon beast was something I always had a hard time fighting until just recently. But this time, I should be able to fight it properly.

「《Imu》！ 」

The reason I made sure not to forget to check the statuses of my enemies was that even if I had faced a familiar demon beast, I wanted to avoid fighting its unique variants. Thus, I used 《Imu》 to confirm the Wight’s status.

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Race ： 《Wight》

Condition ：《Normal》

Lv：14

VIT（Strength）：22

ATK（physical Attack）：32

MAG（Magic Power）：32

AGI（Agility）:34

Title ：

《Undead [–]》《Bottom Tier Demon Beast [E]》

Traits ：

《Odo Perception・Low [E]》

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… Yes.

It was a normal Wight.

It didn’t have any special battle arts either.

I made a beeline towards the Wight and then swung my《Beelzera》.

The Wight received my slash with his club. The battle turned into a contest of strength between sword and club.

「Fu~… Fu~…」

My breathing became rougher.

It was my first experience fighting agaisnt an E-rank Demon Beast.

I was nervous.

I expected that this battle would be a piece of cake and yet, in the next moment, I became scared when the Wight swung down its club towards my head.

『Oi Dean, calm yourself. Get some distance between you and that Wight for now.』

Beelzebub gave me some advice.

But, I currently don’t know how to make some distance from this Wight.

I should be far more powerful than this guy.

I pushed my sword with abandon and flicked away the Wight’s club.

The Wight lost its balance.

I closed in immediately as I thrusted my sword towards it.

My blade tore into the Wight’s shoulder, it ripped its flesh and pierced through Hitting the bone.

「I-I did it….」

But, the Wight had yet to give up, it swung the club in its left hand towards my head again.

If my opponent was a human, they normally wouldn’t be able to counterattack immediately with their left arm after I stabbed their right shoulder.

In this regard, undead who have no sense of pain were terrifying since they could counterattack immediately.

It was already too late by the time I recalled about it.

「GUH! 」

I turned around to dodge the club and retreated to open up some distance between us.

It seems that I’ve retreated safely.

That was a close call.

「Ka… Kakaka…」

The Wight’s chin made a clattering sound.

It was as if that Wight was laughing at my carelessness.

…. You really are looking to die, huh?

Even if I attacked, it would simply counter like before.

And there was no guarantee that I could dodge its next counter.

『You let your guard down just now, Dean! You were almost killed by that Wight you know! 』

Beelzebub gave her honest opinion.

Suddenly I noticed THAT when Beelzebub said her opinion.

My magic sword has 《Gluttony’s Edge》 that could eat my opponent’s ability.

Although the enemy didn’t have any battle art or special magic for me to steal, if I could take any skill, even if useless to me, it would still give me a slight advantage against the opponent.

Yup, I should be able to use it.

I guess this is the right moment to test the true power of the《Beelzera》 before I headed further down into the ruins.

Moreover… a Wight was the kind of opponent that a proper adventurer can single-handedly defeat. There is no way that I will lose against it.

「I can attract its attention you know! That way it’ll create a gap in its defense! 」

Mani let go of our luggage and took out her 《Kaguna.》

「Please wait a minute. I want to defeat it by myself.」

Mani then stopped in her tracks and looked at me with a worried look on her face when I told her that.

「… I understand. But I won’t compromise if I judge that you’re in danger.」

Mani was 【Lv:7】.

She shouldn’t do something as dangerous as attracting a 【Lv:14】 Wight.

On top of that… this was my first fight as a proper adventurer, not as a porter. Thus, I couldn’t just back down. This was the most important fight in my life.

【《Blade of Gluttony [–]》 ： Enables the user of this magic sword to steal either 《Battle Art》, 《Magic》, or 《Inherent Skill》 from the opponent by loading the owner’s mana into the blade to cut the opponent. 】

《Gluttony’s Edge》 was invoked by injecting my mana into the sword.

Thus, I injected my mana into the《Beelzera》.

It felt like I was becoming one with the sword.

「KAKAA! 」

The Wight swung its club toward me.

I leaned back to dodge the swing.

Then I stabbed 《Beelzera》 in its waist.

My sword felt very heavy due to the side effect of 《Gluttony’s Edge》.

Although it wasn’t a big deal, I couldn’t swing it as fast as usual.

「U~RAAAA! 」

The blade was digging into the Wight’s waist.

Then, I felt as if something from that Wight was flowing into me as soon as it reached its waist.

I could feel a single light in the Wight’s body.

It might be this guy’s one and only skill, 《Odo Perception・Low [E] 》of《Trait》 type skill.

I imagined as thoughI’d grabbed that skill and then shook off my sword from that Wight’s waist.

「Ka…. KA! 」

The Wight swung its club as soon as I withdrew my sword.

But, the club missed and went past my side and hit the ground.

「…. KA? 」

「It seems I pulled it out huh….」

The Wight loitered around as it swung its club aimlessly.

「W-What in the world did you pull out just now, Dean? 」

Mani asked as she looked at that Wight’s strange condition.

『Ho~h, that’s interesting.』

Beelzebub said as she heartily laughed.

「《Imu》」

I checked my own status.

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Traits ：

《Wisdom God’s Divine Protection [–]》《Odo Perception・Low [E]》

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…. So my guess was spot on, the Wight moved towards me due to its trait《Odo Perception・Low》.

Because the Wight didn’t have the five senses, it detected another being’s presence using its 《Odo Perception・Low》.

In that case, it would have lost the means to detect my presence as long as it has lost that 《Trait》.

I closed my eyes to sharpen my perception.

I knew it. Although it’s weak, I could feel my own Odo, Mani’s Odo, Beelzebub’s, and the Wight’s position even with my eyes closed.

Although I doubted my eyes when I saw that the Wight’s skill suddenly appeared in me with 《Imu》, now I’ve no doubt left after I activated that skill.

「As I thought… this sword can really snatch the others skills via Odo.」

I decapitated the Wight’s head with 《Beelzera》as I pondered about such matters.

I put more power into my grip as I continued swinging 《Beelzera》.

The Wight that was already battered then fell to the ground.

The light of Odo that was released by the Wight was sucked into my body.

I invoked 《Imu》 to check my status.

My level rose from 【Lv:13】 to 【Lv:14】.