The Tutorial Is Too Hard Chapter 48:
[Kurururu… Human, you cannot move anymore . Now I can do as I wish . ]
I felt my heart sink . I was terrified .
That lizard was dying while gushing out blood like that . Still, it seemed her head was filled with thoughts of wanting to do something to me .
“Just kill me! You lunatic lizard!”
[Kuk . Kuk . I won’t kill you . I will take you as my husband . ]
Oh my…
That lizard’s **** drive was… No, her obsession with having a spare husband was just out there .
Idaltaru slowly crawled her way across the floor towards me .
It seemed that it was difficult for her to move as well . She was crawling on the floor using her remaining arm .
When I was in middle school, I was absolutely shocked and terrified from watching a scene from a horror movie where a girl with long hair that covered her face had crawled out of a well .
With that scene stuck in my head, I was scared to sleep every night for the week after .
However, the terrifying sight in front of me at this very moment was… It felt like the memory could never fade even after decades .
Idaltaru was slow, but she didn’t stop . She continued to crawl towards me .
‘What should I do now?
Should I bite my tongue and die to protect my virginity?
No . It was not time to worry about keeping my virginity yet .
I needed to get a grip .
Let’s think about what I can do at this moment .
My head could still think .
My hand… My right hand could still move .
I wasn’t certain about my shoulder, but I definitely can feel up to the elbow at least .
Ways I could attack…
I used all my of Blink allowances .
I still needed to wait until it can be used again .
I still had Talaria’s Wing .
God’s power skills did not require my stamina or mana .
I could use it just fine .
Are there any weapons left…
Damn it… I could almost see the handgun that I had handed over to Park Jung-ah .
I opened the inventory and checked to see if there were any weapons that I could bring out and use immediately .
I had a hook and a heat stone .
Could I use… the hook?
I think the heat stone would be better .
This hook was to be used with a rope, so its tip was too dull .
Lizardman was basically a type of reptile .
It had to be .
Reptiles were cold blooded, so they are weak against changes in temperature .
That’s right . The heat stone was the one .
Just you try to come and touch me .
I’m going to shove this lump of flame into your neck . ’
I brought out the heat stone from the inventory and held it in my right hand to hide in .
It was exuding high temperatures of heat, so I felt pain in my palm . However, I could manage to not bat an eye from the pain caused by a burn like this .
After getting a hold of myself and making a plan, it felt like even my eyesight was clear and focused again .
Idaltaru was still crawling towards me…
[Kururu…]
I realized something that I didn’t know until just a moment ago .
Idaltaru was, even while she was crawling, mumbling something endlessly on her own .
[Kururu… I’m going to make you my husband . ]
‘That’s what you were mumbling about!’
I tightly held onto the heat stone and watched Idaltaru crawl towards me .
Before long, she came near where I was .
While feeling the heat from the heat stone on my right hand, I focused on Idaltaru’s movements .
Idaltaru was crawling toward me at a constant speed . However, all of sudden, her speed decreased, and then she stopped, unable to move her arm .
It seemed she also had reached her limit .
Considering the damage she sustained from my attacks and the stamina she exhausted from running amok until now, it was a miracle that she was still alive and moving like that in the first place .
However, it seemed this was the end .
It was fortunate for me .
[Keruk . Keruk . You said you think I am strong and magnificent . ]
[You didn’t speak badly of me . You didn’t call me a coward . You didn’t say my combat style is underhanded . You didn’t curse me or called me a servant of the devil . You acknowledged me . ]
[I have waited a very long time . I finally met a partner . Although you are a human of short stature, you are a strong male . I most definitely will…]
[I am going to have you as my husband…]
To the very end’s end, she mumbled things that was making my backbone overcome with spookiness and chill . In the end, in that crawling pose, her breathing stopped .
She was so close that she could reach my body if she extended her arm towards me .
‘That runt… Could it be that she had been shunned by her own kind?
She possessed a special ability . She had a defensive tendency that was not typical of lizardmen . Also, she had the title that contained the word, ‘stealthy . ’
I somehow felt that it must have been the case for her .
It must have been the reason why she showed such a big response to my praises and was overjoyed .
I felt bitter . I felt sorry .
Of course, if she was still alive, I would have tried to kill her in any way I could .
Even if she had her circumstances, I didn’t want to mate with her .
I dropped the heat stone that I had been holding in my right hand . I clapped my palm on the floor and dusted it off .
I wiggled my body to crawl a little towards her and then extended my right hand .
She still had her yellow eyes wide open and was looking at me . I closed her eyes for her .
‘I am sorry .
If I knew about this, I would not have tried to talk to you at all .
Actually, this sense of guilt was meaningless .
I knew that, but I still felt sorry .
Her way was wrong to begin with, and it was a relationship that could never be .
[You have cleared Tutorial, Hell difficulty, Fifth Floor . ]
[You are healed of all injuries and status effects . ]
[You have received 1000 points for clearing the Floor . ]
[You have received 1000 points for being the first to clear the Floor . ]
[You cleared more than one floor during a round . You received 1000 points as an extra reward . ]
[Many gods are pleased with your actions . You have received 4700 points . ]
[Many gods are displeased with your actions . 3200 points are deducted . ]
[An additional reward is given according to your performance . ]
[Many gods would like to gift you with a skill instead of an additional reward . ]
[Votes: 74 yes, 3 no]
[Would you like to accept?]
‘Something feels off . There was definitely a trick hidden here .
A gift from many gods was different from the power skill from a **** .
Last time, the gift I got through this was the knowledge of the time before Babel .
It certainly was a useful skill, but the intent of the gods that gifted me with the skill must have been…
It is obvious that it was to test the skill .
Could it be they were just curious about about I would respond to it? Perhaps they did it just for fun of watching me use it?
I could not figure out their true intent . However, it seemed the skill was not given to me with intention of wanting to help me .
Moreover, because of the gods who were displeased with me, the deduction in my points was 3200, which was staggering .
Also, 74 gods voted yes for this skill gift .
When I received the knowledge before the time of Babel, 12 gods voted yes . Considering that, this means many gods wanted to give me this exact skill .
I didn’t feel safe about this .
Still, it would be awkward to refuse the gift as well .
Refusing the gift feels like it will lead to more gods being displeased with me . Also, what if it was a good skill?
Let’s just get it for now .
“Yes . ”
[You acquired Dead Summoning Lv . ???]
I was both anxious and excited with anticipation . Both sensations were rising up .
‘Let’s check what it is first . ’
“Status Window . ’
[Lee Ho-jae (human)]
Lv . 10
Strength: 24
Dexterity: 39
Vitality: 28
Mana: 28
Skill: Battle Focus Lv . 11 Willpower Lv . 5 Awakening Lv . 1 Night Vision Lv . 2 Bright Vision Lv . 1 Charge Lv . 2 Sneak Lv . 4 Natural Regeneration Lv . 2 Improved Senses Lv . 7 Increased Field of Vision Lv . 1 Toughened Skin Lv . 3 Basic Swordsmanship Lv . 7 Basic Shield Skill Lv . 4 Basic Hand to Hand Skill Lv . 3 Basic Throwing Skill Lv . 1 Wind Spirit's Blessing Lv . 2 Knowledge of the Time before Babel Lv . 5 Mind Corruption Immunity Lv . 1 Pain Resistance Lv . 11 Bleed Resistance Lv . 5 Faint Resistance Lv . 3 Pierce Resistance Lv . 2 Poison resistance Lv . 4 Paralysis Resistance Lv . 6 Heat Resistance Lv . 4 Burn Resistance Lv . 7 Cold Resistance Lv . 4 Frostbite Resistance Lv . 3 Blink Emblem Lv . Max Talaria's Wings Lv . Max, Dead Summoning Lv . ???
Extra: God of Slowness has concerned look .
[Dead Summoning (Lv . ???)]
Description: This is a power of a nameless **** . This **** refused to reveal the name to the challengers .
Using an item that contains a part of the dead’s soul as the medium, you can summon the dead for a fixed duration .
This power has a limit imposed by the **** .
Number of times it can be done (5/5)
An incredible skill came up .
‘To think I can summon a dead being back to life…
This goes beyond being a skill that was similar to one from a video game . This belonged in the realm of miracles .
Was it alright to have a ridiculous skill like this show up in this place?
Also, this skill had nothing to do with the Fifth Floor .
Just what were they thinking…
Before long I realized and I looked at Idaltaru’s corpse .
Her corpse was fading and disappearing, and there was a green stone that appeared above her corpse .
[Lizardman Idaltaru’s Soul Stone]
Description: Of all lizardmen living in the Iden swamp, she is the strongest and unluckiest warrior . This is her spirit stone .
You can sell this at the store .
‘It’s not that they gifted me this skill to revive Idaltaru, right? If I revive her, she will charge at me and say she will want to make me her husband .
As long as I am in the right mind, that’s never going to happen again . '
[God of Slowness is relieved . ]
[God of Adventure is disappointed . ]
[God of Philanthropy is resenting you . ]
[God of Destruction is bored . ]
[God of Duel is strongly criticizing you . ]
‘… Let’s just ignore them .
As I thought, even these gods are not normal . ’
I forced myself to ignore the messages and put my hand on the portal, and before long, I was teleported .
I arrived at the green plains that made my heart feel at ease as always . As soon as I got there, I could hear Kiri Kiri’s voice .
“Hmp! This time, you were so mean! Howjae!”
‘Give it a break, will you guys . ’
“Hey! What else could I have done? Should I have mated with the lizard there then?”
“Hmp!”
* * *
Kiri Kiri was refusing to talk to me . To ease her anger, I needed to use a piece of cake .
I handed her a piece of cake . Although Kiri Kiri looked pissed, now she started to smile big again .
“The gods suddenly showed interest because it was a very rare event in the Tutorial . ”
Kiri Kiri said as if it was obvious . She said it with cake creams around her mouth .
‘Event? You guys consider that an event?
Putting my virginity in danger is an event for you guys?’
“Heng . You are probably the first one ever to be proposed by the gate keeper of the Fifth Floor . ”
‘Sure . It probably is rare for a warm blooded to be proposed by a cold blooded .
Damn it all . ’
… Anyway, I had something I was curious about .
I had been curious about this for sometime, but I was more sure about this after having fought Idaltaru and other lizardmen .
“No . ”
‘You… You are reading my mind now?’
“Uum . That is something I am not supposed to let you know . ”
Having said that, Kiri Kiri pressed down her large ears and then tightly closed her eyes .
‘It is not like you are not going to be able to hear things by doing that . ’
“There probably are other dimensions or planets besides Earth . Both goblins and lizardmen had their own civilizations and societies . They actually exist in the real world or used to exist . Their entire regions have been brought to the Tutorial, or their worlds have been copied into Tutorial . Also, there are other Tutorials in other dimensions . That’s probably why a comment like ‘this is the first time’ or whatever came up . Attitudes that you managers and gods have clearly show that Earth is not where the very first Tutorials showed up . Also, the monsters that have appeared on Earth are also…”
Kiri Kiri wasn’t moving at all . She was completely petrified .
She was like a stone statue . She was like a drawing on a painting canvas .
She was not showing any response .
It was enough to make me wonder if it was possible for a living being to stay absolutely still like that .
“… Tsk . Nevermind . I’m sorry . ”
Kiri Kiri moved immediately .
“Heng . You merely told me your guesses, so it does not matter . However, you must not seriously try to gain information from me based on my responses . If you try it repeatedly, my attitude towards you will change . ”
“All right . I won’t anymore . ”
There was an incident like this before .
I asked her what happens to the people who died in the Tutorial . Back then, she gave me the answer with the same look on her face .
That response was not because Kiri Kiri was not good at hiding her emotions or expressions .
As always, it was a bonus out of consideration for me .
Kiri Kiri had always been trying her best to give me useful information and help me .
I felt like I threw away her good will .
“I am sorry . ”
‘I am sorry towards many today . ’
* * *
“Still, think about it again . ”
“Are you being serious?”
“I am not saying you should do as she wants . You can talk to her . If you are successful in convincing her, she might become a good ally for you . ”
‘Honestly, I am not confident about convincing Idaltaru . Let alone convincing her, just calming her down would be impossible . ’
“I’ll get going now . As for the items, I’ll buy them next time after collecting points . ”
I wanted to change the shield into something a little better .
However, because of negative responses from the gods, I lost a lot of the points .
I could purchase a little better shield only if I collected more points by clearing the Sixth Floor .
I was about to head to the portal, but Kiri Kiri grabbed me .
“Buy some potions at least . ”
“Potions? I still have plenty of them?”
“Ah… You may not have enough?”
I opened the inventory and checked the number of potions I had .
I had plenty .
So far, I have never ended up regretting buying things that Kiri Kiri recommended .
I was sure it would be the same this time .
‘She said I’ll need a lot more potions… I wonder what the theme is for the next floor . ’
I was going to learn about it when I got there .
As Kiri Kiri asked, I purchased potions using all of the points I had .
“Be careful! Come back soon! No, you won’t be able to come back soon, but still, come back soon!”
Her words felt ominous somehow . Listening to her **** me on my way out of the green plains, I got onto the portal .
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[Before you enter the Sixth Stage, please select the party members . ]
[Your current party members (1/5)]
1 . Lee Ho-jae