The Dungeon Master's
Chapter 181 - Arrest
...In the Middle of the Forest...
...The Farna Kingdom...
‘I think I should come back soon and call more monsters to ...’
Before finishing the words in her heart, Scarlet became surprised instead of playing. Not without reason, but because it looks the figure of a man in front of him.
The man's appearance is very charming with beautiful noble clothes. His pale white skin as well as his black, wavy hair only added to the man's attractiveness. However, there was not the slightest smile on his face.
“Who are you?!” Scarlet asked in a bit of panic.
“….”
The man just fell silent. After a while, he threw a stone at Scarlet. It may be more appropriate if it is called a pebble because of its small size.
‘Tukk!’
[You have received 2 damage!]
The notification appeared before Scarlet. Seeing that, Scarlet seemed confused for a while and laughed loosely.
“Buahahaha! I thought what! It was just rubbish! Ahaha! Nice!” Scarlet laughed loudly.
“….”
Hearing that, the pale-white man only fell silent while looking at Scarlet with a very sharp gaze.
Scarlet took advantage of this moment to peek at the Man's Status using her Unique Skill: Observer.
[Name : Lucien]
[Bags : Vampires]
[Rarity: Unique]
[Level :298]
At that very instant, Scarlet regained her senses.
“Tu-wait a minute! Ap-what does it mean...”.
Not having time to finish his words, Scarlet's body had been lifted into the air with the right hand of the Vampire named Lucien.
From his pale lips, came a sentence that only brought despair.
“You have chosen the wrong opponent, man.” Lucien said as he looked at Scarlet's eyes sharply.
“Kuhg! Release!” Scarlet shouted while trying to let Lucien chuckle.
[You have received 3,749 damage!]
[You have trouble breathing!]
[You will receive 1,000 damage per second!]
‘What the fuck?! With empty hands only?!’ Scarlet cried out inwardly with a feeling that seemed to distrust all of this.
With a sharp look, Lucien spoke again.
“Honestly, I really want to kill you right now. But you, as players, will always come back to life. Killing you will not solve the problem. Therefore...” Lucien said with a flat expression. Not a single smile was painted on his face.
Along with his words, Lucien immediately let go of his strangulation.
“Uhuk! Kuhg!”
Scarlet had a pretty severe cough from not being able to breathe for a while before.
Before he could prepare himself….
“I'll teach you a lesson on true despair.” Said Lucien flicking his finger.
‘Wuoooossh!!!’
Instantly, darkness enveloped this entire forest. Scarlet's visibility was only 1 meter. Besides of….
“Skill what is this?! Why did everything suddenly become so dark?!” Scarlet cried out in confusion.
“Fireball! Holy Light!”
Scarlet continuously tried to use various skills to repel the darkness. Unfortunately, none of them work. Everything is useless. The darkness still enveloped Scarlet's entire vision.
“Eternal Darkness's. Have you panicked with just a lowly skill like this?” Lucien asked in an understated tone.
“Stop all this! If not...”
“What? You gonna kill me? Don't dream.” Cut Lucien short.
“You forced me! Summon! Lizardmen!” Scarlet shouted as she pointed her hand forward.
Instantly, a magic circle appeared….
“Eh?!” Scarlet shouted in shock.
His Summoning magic activation failed. Not only that….
‘Bruk! Bruk!’
“No…. Not likely…. Nooooo!!!” Scarlet cried out in pain. The two hands that He pointed forward had been cut off just like that. He even ignored the notification that appeared before him due to the considerable pain.
It's like you don't want Scarlet to live quietly….
“Don't you dare use my Master's Skill. Trash like you doesn't even deserve to name that ability.” Lucien spoke briefly as he stood right before Scarlet.
At that moment, Scarlet realized everything.
“Master…? Skill…? Don't tell me that you...”.
Scarlet immediately decided to run away. He realized it was impossible to win against this terrifying monster. Even in terms of level alone, it was very clear the difference between the two of them was like heaven and earth.
‘I have to get out of here! If you pay attention, this forest place is still the same. Just being surrounded by darkness is not a problem for me. Even though I can't escape. 5 minutes! I had to dodge all of his attacks for 5 minutes in order to Log Out and..’ Scarlet thought to herself in the heart.
But it's unfortunate. Lucien who had gotten used to killing the Player knew about it.
‘Bruk!’
A pebble was thrown back and hit the back of Scarlet's head.
[You have received 17 damage!]
‘Damn it! Damn it!’
It repeats itself every 2 minutes. When Scarlet had felt safe and well hidden, Lucien would throw her with pebbles to keep ‘In Scarlet's and Lucien's Fight’ active.
As long as that state is active, the Player cannot Log Out. The player must complete the fight, or hide and not give or receive damage for 5 minutes. If you can't….
‘Dead! I must die! Right too!’ Scarlet cried out in her heart. He immediately directed his severed arm.
‘Fire Bla..
Before the fiery red magic circle was formed….
‘Sreett!’
Lucien swiftly secured Scarlet's arm.
“Don't think of escaping by killing yourself. Astral Chain.” Lucien said briefly.
Simultaneously, 4 golden-white chains appeared and wrapped around Scarlet's body. Of course, with the Astral Chain bonding then the target would have difficulty moving and using the skill. Fighting is impossible to do with the current condition of Scarlet.
“You! Goddamnit!! I will repay you!!! Just look at it later! I will reply you soon!!!” Scarlet shouted in anger.
Even hearing such stupid and ugly words, Lucien did not smile at all.
“Quest? Say that again after receiving your punishment later.” Said Lucien while pulling the body of Scarlet that had been wrapped around the chain.
Lucien also put a blindfold on Scarlet. The goal is very simple, which is to minimize the possibility of Scarlet knowing the location to be addressed by Lucien.
Dungeon Origin, 13th floor. A floor made especially to punish Scarlet.
...***...
...Meanwhile…...
...In the same forest...
“Eh? Why is it so dark here?” Ask a Player who previously passed Scarlet.
“Entahlah. I feel something is strange. You all! Prepare guns! Most likely there will be an attack from the boss in this forest!”
‘Sreett!!’
They all immediately raised their weapons. Magic wand, bow, sword, shield. Everything has been prepared. They even set up a pretty good formation where witches and archers were on the inside and melee fighters were at the front.
1 mins….
2 mins….
5 mins….
They continued to wait patiently and with nervous feelings. Silence enveloped the group. Until finally….
“Hey…. Why is the boss not showing up yet?” Ask the witch who is currently using light magic to illuminate the surroundings.
“I don't know!”
In the end…. They all dispersed the formation after the darkness that enveloped the forest disappeared by itself.
That way, they continued their guard and search.
They don't know if their target has been secured.