―22― I Shall Grant You Death
"Ahh..."
I woke up.
Has time gone back again?
"Damn it, what am I supposed to do..."
I muttered, but no good ideas came to mind.
Let's at least try to sort things out.
Using the first teleportation gate leads me to encounter the sealed Ageha. Unsealing her results in someone, disguised as Ageha, killing me.
Using the second teleportation gate leads to an immediate death at the hands of the vampire Yudith.
The third teleportation gate leads to the Parasitic Sword Marionette. Using it grants the Marionette's power, allowing me to progress deep into the dungeon. However, after that, I'm killed by Yudith.
Well, the only viable option is to choose the third route.
I need to aim to borrow the Marionette's power, break through the dungeon, and defeat Yudith myself.
But what should I do?
"The one you possess is an extremely dangerous entity that parasitizes humans, consuming demons to grow."
Suddenly, I recalled Yudith's words.
In other words, the Marionette grows stronger the more demons it defeats. So, until I encounter Yudith, I need to kill as many demons as possible to maximize its growth.
This might give me a chance to defeat Yudith.
With that decision in mind, I hurried on.
"Huff... Huff... Huff..."
Running to the location of the Marionette, my breath was ragged from the rush.
Without hesitation, I pulled out the Marionette.
"Ahggh!"
Intense pain surged through my body.
Passing out from the pain would be a waste of time, so I did my best to endure it.
But eventually, I couldn't withstand it, and my consciousness faded.
"How... how long was I asleep?"
I jolted awake.
My right arm had already transformed, and the Marionette had parasitized it.
Damn it, I've wasted time.
Nonetheless, regret wouldn't help me now.
I need to hurry even more.
Thinking that, I dragged the Marionette and pressed forward into the depths of the dungeon.
From then on, everything went smoothly.
Unlike last time, I didn't take breaks and hurried forward without stopping.
"Huff... Finally, made it..."
After dozens of hours, I reached a dead end.
My fatigue had peaked.
The Marionette's erosion had already reached halfway through my body.
Last time, after passing through this teleportation gate, Yudith had been waiting.
Let's hope she's not here this time, I thought as I used the teleportation gate.
"She doesn't seem to be here..."
I scanned the area after using the teleportation gate.
Yudith was nowhere to be found.
Arriving here over five hours earlier than last time seemed to have paid off.
Now, let's move further in.
By advancing deeper, I would encounter more demons to fight.
Before I knew it, I found myself facing a large group of monsters.
"Great, I'll devour all of you!"
From there, I relentlessly crushed the group of demons using the Marionette.
My consciousness grew hazy along the way, and I barely remembered anything. However, the Marionette moved on its own and continued to defeat the demons.
With each monster defeated, blood sprayed, and the Marionette continued to grow. My body was gradually being consumed.
"My, you've grown quite a bit. It's going to be quite a challenge to defeat you now."
Huh...?
My vision blurred.
I had a feeling that the vampire Yudith was before me.
"Ah, it seems your original consciousness has already been taken over."
Taken over? What is she talking about?
"Well, it doesn't matter. You're going to die either way."
Saying that, Yudith tore her left arm with her right, causing the blood to clot and form a crimson greatsword and a red left arm.
"Kih, then I shall grant you death."
I don't remember much after that.
When I woke up, I found myself in the room with the treasure chest.
Yes, I had been killed.
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