The World Turned into a Game After I Woke up Chapter 187

Chapter 187
Translator: HunterW Editor: RED The day after I killed Kazunari… "I've rested enough; I should get back to it," I said to myself as I got up from my chair and stretched . I felt a lot better after getting rid of Kazunari . "I have no idea what the Dungeon Mole did for him, but it's good for me if he lost it . If he was willing to lay down everything he had… he must have been at his wit's end . " I realized that this meant almost no one would ever know who the Dungeon Creator was, or that he ever existed . He was finished . That was one less enemy for me to worry about . "It's about time for me to get back to hunting, but where should I go this time?" I wanted to get back to hunting, as I wasn't yet strong enough . "I have too many places I can go . " I had four high-grade dungeons I could freely hunt at now . "I'll pass on the Shire Guild's since they just gained full ownership and haven't set up FOBs yet . I guess that one is still the best one to hunt at . " The four high-grade dungeons weren't difficult for me at all, but the one dungeon that yielded the most EXP was the Pharos Dungeon in Alexandria . The Crocs were pretty fun to kill and they never travelled in large hordes, like the Trolls in the Faroe Islands . "Okay! Off to the Pharos Dungeon . " --- Meanwhile, at the Cheng Long Guild headquarters… "So, he failed?" "Yes, sir . " "Hah…" Wai Chung sighed at his officer's report . Kazunari's plan was perfect, which was why Wai Chung did whatever he asked . He even let the Cheng Long's Rank 8 Glacier Gauntlets go on the condition that Lee Jiwon would never get it and that the Nayuta Guild would fork over the golden rings instead . He was even satisfied when Kazunari showed him and Okamoto the finished dungeon . He thought that they could finally tie Lee Jiwon down, but Lee Jiwon was free again after only four months, when they had planned for at least a year or two . He even got away with the Rank 8 gloves and the golden rings . They had spectacularly failed once more . "And what happened to Kazunari?" Wai Chung asked through gritted teeth . He would have Kazunari pay for this screw up . "Well…" "Spit it out!" "He's dead . Lee Jiwon killed him yesterday . " " . . . " Wai Chung was so shocked that he forgot his anger . Kazunari, the Dungeon Creator, was still a deity whose name carried weight . He was still one of the Monarchs . Wai Chung heaved a heavy sigh . There was no way he could have Kazunari take responsibility anymore . Wai Chung knew that Kazunari would return in three months, but also knew that he would never show his face ever again . "Hah… I ended up handing over a Rank 8 item to Lee Jiwon, who is supposed to be my greatest enemy . Just my luck…" "It's not your fault, sir . Even the Intelligence Division believed that this plan was perfect . We can still-" "That's enough . " Wai Chung interrupted his officer . What's done was done . It wasn't like he could go to Lee Jiwon and beg for the gloves back . That would never happen . A heavy silence hung in Wai Chung's office . --- The situation at the Nayuta Guild was no better when Okamoto learned of what happened to Kazunari . Nayuta had invested quite a bit in Kazunari, after all . It wasn't enough to cripple the guild, but they were bitter about it, nonetheless . ------ I was standing outside the Pharos dungeon entrance when a message appeared . ==[Shaman Ko's Roulette Wheel will now spin . ]== "Predation… really was nothing . " I remembered about what happened with Predation yesterday . There were just way too many restrictions on it . It was just way too hard to use to find out what its effects were . I wouldn't be happy even if I got a scroll every day . ==[You have obtained Predation . You have received a single use Scroll of Predation in your inventory . ]== "Huh?" It hadn't landed on it since that one time a month ago, and it landed again after I used it yesterday . "No way . Can I only have one scroll at a time?" There wasn't enough evidence behind that theory, but that's what it seemed like . I took out the scroll from my inventory . If that was the case, then I had no reason to save it . I ripped it right away . ==[You can now use Predation 1 . You can only use Predation on certain targets . After using Predation, you can use your target's abilities for 24 hours . After 24 hours, all abilities taken from your target will return to their original owner . If you do not use Predation on a target within 24 hours, you will lose the effects of the Scroll of Predation . ]== I entered the Pharos dungeon right after that and pointed to a Mutated Croc standing right by the entrance . "Predation!" ==[Predation cannot be used on this target . ]== " . . . " I stared at the message in annoyance . "I can't use it on a deity and now I can't use it on a monster! Then who or what can I even use it on? Do I have to use it on devas or mortals?" It should have at least worked on monsters . "Why doesn't it work?" I yelled as I pointed at another Croc . ==[Predation cannot be used on this target . ]== "Huh?" I was surprised when the message appeared again . "I thought I could only use it once . " I had thought that if it failed, it used up the skill . That was why I hadn't tried it again after it failed on Kazunari . I read through the description again . "So, I guess it means I have twenty-four hours to get it to work on a target before I can't anymore . " I turned to the monsters . "Predation! Predation! Predation! Predation!" I shouted at all of the monsters I could see . I used it over and over and over again . I must have pointed at a hundred Crocs . ==[Predation cannot be used on this target . ]== But it still didn't work . "Shit!" I left the dungeon right after . "Mr . Lee! Why are you leaving so early?" a Myth Guild member asked as I left . There were quite a few of them hanging around the entrance, some getting ready to hunt and others finishing up . I had spent at least a month in dungeons whenever I hunted, and they all knew that about me . I turned to the guild member . "If something goes wrong, I'll give you a death penalty gem . If you lose anything, I promise I'll properly compensate you . " "Excuse me?" I had to know now . There were plenty of people who would gladly help me experiment back in Seoul, but I didn't want to waste single second . "I want to test out a skill . Is that alright?" "…Okay . " The guild member hesitated for a moment, but still happily agreed to help . "Thank you . Predation," I said, pointing to the guild member . I made sure to say the skill's name as quietly as possible, just in case . ==[Predation cannot be used on this target . ]== " . . . " It was as I had expected . If it wasn't going to work on monsters, it wouldn't work on a deva either . "Um… did you do something?" asked the guild member . I smiled at him . "No . Turns out it was nothing . " There was no reason to spread rumors about something that didn't work . "Either way, thanks for helping . " "You're very welcome . " I shook the guild member's hand and left . As I passed by the devas outside, I used Predation on them while making sure no one would notice what I was doing . But the results were all the same . ==[Predation cannot be used on this target . ]== ------ I had used it on a hundred different devas by this point, I was positive it wasn't going to work on another one . I finally turned my attention to the mortals . I kept fighting with myself over this; I was a human too, but I had to know for sure . I doubted it would work, but I couldn't leave a single doubt . I didn't want to test this on the mortals staying at my home, though . This Predation might return the abilities to devas in 24 hours but… this meant death to mortals . I used both Blinks to get out of the dungeon's vicinity as fast as possible and to leave no trace behind . I kept going until I came to an alleyway where many vagrants stayed . I grabbed a shawl that was hanging out to dry and wrapped it around my face . I entered the alley and looked for the oldest person I could find . I found one after only a few minutes of searching . I realized that no life was worth more than the other, but that was the reality we all lived in right now . An old, dying vagrant living in a seedy alleyway had no worth, even if he was a deva . I tossed 100,000 golden rings at the old man's feet and pointed at him . "Predation . " ==[Predation cannot be used on this target . ]== I burst out laughing, relieved that it didn't work . "Huh?" It was then the old man finally realized the golden rings in front of him . He quickly picked them up and looked around to see if anyone else had seen them . He got up and sat in a different corner and looked down at the golden rings in his hands, as if he couldn't believe that he was actually holding that many . "Why does this even exist at all?" I asked myself as I headed back to the base set up by the Pharos Dungeon . I wanted to rest a bit, even though I hadn't done much . All I had done was try to use Predation, but I had tried it on a mortal . No matter how many times I tried to justify it, it just didn't sit well with me . I went over to the food stall, ordered a beer and sat down at a table . I leaned back and closed my eyes to try and get my mind off of what had just happened . "Hello, Jiwon . " I turned to look at the person who called my name . It was the one Unrivaled deva of the Myth Guild, Benenti . We had fought together once, and I remembered that he was quite good . "Hello, Benenti . " I shook his hand . "I came here when I heard you were here to hunt, but I see you haven't started yet . " "Yeah, I had some stuff to take care of first," I said, brushing it off . "Oh, that's right . You're collecting Croc Hides and Teeth, right?" "I am, since I was told the Myth Guild was using themto craft items . " "Then why don't you take this chance to clear out your inventory?" "Sure, let's do that . " The Infinite Space Ring could hold a lot of materials, but I had collected quite a bit now . I followed Benenti to the Myth Guild's general store . I accessed the Infinite Space as if I was opening up my inventory and took out all of the Croc Hides and Teeth of normal, Mutated, and Giant Crocs . "Wow… you've collected quite a bit," the merchant said, raising his eyebrows . "Yeah, it kind of happened that way . " -That reminds me; I should get rid of the materials from the other dungeons, too-, I thought to myself as I went through the list of items in the Infinite Space before closing it . "Huh?" Right when I closed it, I noticed something that shouldn't be there . I quickly reopened it and saw that the Dungeon Mole was actually in there! -Kyuu! Kyuu!- "You… what are you doing in there!?" I shouted in confusion . I knew for a fact that I didn't put it in there myself . I had learned that living things, like people or monsters, couldn't go inside when I tried to put myself in there . -'Shaman Ko's so annoying!'- -Kyuu! Kyuu! - The Dungeon Mole turned towards my voice and leapt out of the opening and into my hand . -'I want banana candies . '- The mole laid down comfortably on its stomach right on my palm . I stared down at it as it acted all friendly towards me . ==[Dungeon Mole (Belongs to Lee Jiwon and Shaman Ko) Dungeon Moles are extremely rare . They prefer to roll around in damp earth and have quite the sweet tooth . Give one a piece of candy and it will follow you around . Predation can be used . ]== "What the hell?" The Dungeon Mole's description was almost the same as when I first encountered it in Kazunari's prison dungeon . I noticed right away what had changed, though . "It belongs to me and Shaman Ko? And… Predation?" Kazunari was right . I owned the Dungeon Mole now . And now I had learned that Predation wasn't completely useless .

Translator: HunterW Editor: RED The day after I killed Kazunari… Ive rested enough; I should get back to it, I said to myself as I got up from my chair and stretched . I felt a lot better after getting rid of Kazunari . I have no idea what the Dungeon Mole did for him, but its good for me if he lost it . If he was willing to lay down everything he had… he must have been at his wits end . I realized that this meant almost no one would ever know who the Dungeon Creator was, or that he ever existed . He was finished . That was one less enemy for me to worry about . Its about time for me to get back to hunting, but where should I go this time? I wanted to get back to hunting, as I wasnt yet strong enough . I have too many places I can go . I had four high-grade dungeons I could freely hunt at now . Ill pass on the Shire Guilds since they just gained full ownership and havent set up FOBs yet . I guess that one is still the best one to hunt at . The four high-grade dungeons werent difficult for me at all, but the one dungeon that yielded the most EXP was the Pharos Dungeon in Alexandria . The Crocs were pretty fun to kill and they never travelled in large hordes, like the Trolls in the Faroe Islands . Okay! Off to the Pharos Dungeon . --- Meanwhile, at the Cheng Long Guild headquarters… So, he failed? Yes, sir . Hah… Wai Chung sighed at his officers report . Kazunaris plan was perfect, which was why Wai Chung did whatever he asked . He even let the Cheng Longs Rank 8 Glacier Gauntlets go on the condition that Lee Jiwon would never get it and that the Nayuta Guild would fork over the golden rings instead . He was even satisfied when Kazunari showed him and Okamoto the finished dungeon . He thought that they could finally tie Lee Jiwon down, but Lee Jiwon was free again after only four months, when they had planned for at least a year or two . He even got away with the Rank 8 gloves and the golden rings . They had spectacularly failed once more . And what happened to Kazunari? Wai Chung asked through gritted teeth . He would have Kazunari pay for this screw up . Well… Spit it out! Hes dead . Lee Jiwon killed him yesterday . . Wai Chung was so shocked that he forgot his anger . Kazunari, the Dungeon Creator, was still a deity whose name carried weight . He was still one of the Monarchs . Wai Chung heaved a heavy sigh . There was no way he could have Kazunari take responsibility anymore . Wai Chung knew that Kazunari would return in three months, but also knew that he would never show his face ever again . Hah… I ended up handing over a Rank 8 item to Lee Jiwon, who is supposed to be my greatest enemy . Just my luck… Its not your fault, sir . Even the Intelligence Division believed that this plan was perfect . We can still- Thats enough . Wai Chung interrupted his officer . Whats done was done . It wasnt like he could go to Lee Jiwon and beg for the gloves back . That would never happen . A heavy silence hung in Wai Chungs office . --- The situation at the Nayuta Guild was no better when Okamoto learned of what happened to Kazunari . Nayuta had invested quite a bit in Kazunari, after all . It wasnt enough to cripple the guild, but they were bitter about it, nonetheless . ------ I was standing outside the Pharos dungeon entrance when a message appeared . ==[Shaman Kos Roulette Wheel will now spin . ]== Predation… really was nothing . I remembered about what happened with Predation yesterday . There were just way too many restrictions on it . It was just way too hard to use to find out what its effects were . I wouldnt be happy even if I got a scroll every day . ==[You have obtained Predation . You have received a single use Scroll of Predation in your inventory . ]== Huh? It hadnt landed on it since that one time a month ago, and it landed again after I used it yesterday . No way . Can I only have one scroll at a time? There wasnt enough evidence behind that theory, but thats what it seemed like . I took out the scroll from my inventory . If that was the case, then I had no reason to save it . I ripped it right away . ==[You can now use Predation 1 . You can only use Predation on certain targets . After using Predation, you can use your targets abilities for 24 hours . After 24 hours, all abilities taken from your target will return to their original owner . If you do not use Predation on a target within 24 hours, you will lose the effects of the Scroll of Predation . ]== I entered the Pharos dungeon right after that and pointed to a Mutated Croc standing right by the entrance . Predation! ==[Predation cannot be used on this target . ]== . I stared at the message in annoyance . I cant use it on a deity and now I cant use it on a monster! Then who or what can I even use it on? Do I have to use it on devas or mortals? It should have at least worked on monsters . Why doesnt it work? I yelled as I pointed at another Croc . ==[Predation cannot be used on this target . ]== Huh? I was surprised when the message appeared again . I thought I could only use it once . I had thought that if it failed, it used up the skill . That was why I hadnt tried it again after it failed on Kazunari . I read through the description again . So, I guess it means I have twenty-four hours to get it to work on a target before I cant anymore . I turned to the monsters . Predation! Predation! Predation! Predation! I shouted at all of the monsters I could see . I used it over and over and over again . I must have pointed at a hundred Crocs . ==[Predation cannot be used on this target . ]== But it still didnt work . Shit! I left the dungeon right after . Mr . Lee! Why are you leaving so early? a Myth Guild member asked as I left . There were quite a few of them hanging around the entrance, some getting ready to hunt and others finishing up . I had spent at least a month in dungeons whenever I hunted, and they all knew that about me . I turned to the guild member . If something goes wrong, Ill give you a death penalty gem . If you lose anything, I promise Ill properly compensate you . Excuse me? I had to know now . There were plenty of people who would gladly help me experiment back in Seoul, but I didnt want to waste single second . I want to test out a skill . Is that alright? …Okay . The guild member hesitated for a moment, but still happily agreed to help . Thank you . Predation, I said, pointing to the guild member . I made sure to say the skills name as quietly as possible, just in case . ==[Predation cannot be used on this target . ]== . It was as I had expected . If it wasnt going to work on monsters, it wouldnt work on a deva either . Um… did you do something? asked the guild member . I smiled at him . No . Turns out it was nothing . There was no reason to spread rumors about something that didnt work . Either way, thanks for helping . Youre very welcome . I shook the guild members hand and left . As I passed by the devas outside, I used Predation on them while making sure no one would notice what I was doing . But the results were all the same . ==[Predation cannot be used on this target . ]== ------ I had used it on a hundred different devas by this point, I was positive it wasnt going to work on another one . I finally turned my attention to the mortals . I kept fighting with myself over this; I was a human too, but I had to know for sure . I doubted it would work, but I couldnt leave a single doubt . I didnt want to test this on the mortals staying at my home, though . This Predation might return the abilities to devas in 24 hours but… this meant death to mortals . I used both Blinks to get out of the dungeons vicinity as fast as possible and to leave no trace behind . I kept going until I came to an alleyway where many vagrants stayed . I grabbed a shawl that was hanging out to dry and wrapped it around my face . I entered the alley and looked for the oldest person I could find . I found one after only a few minutes of searching . I realized that no life was worth more than the other, but that was the reality we all lived in right now . An old, dying vagrant living in a seedy alleyway had no worth, even if he was a deva . I tossed 100,000 golden rings at the old mans feet and pointed at him . Predation . ==[Predation cannot be used on this target . ]== I burst out laughing, relieved that it didnt work . Huh? It was then the old man finally realized the golden rings in front of him . He quickly picked them up and looked around to see if anyone else had seen them . He got up and sat in a different corner and looked down at the golden rings in his hands, as if he couldnt believe that he was actually holding that many . Why does this even exist at all? I asked myself as I headed back to the base set up by the Pharos Dungeon . I wanted to rest a bit, even though I hadnt done much . All I had done was try to use Predation, but I had tried it on a mortal . No matter how many times I tried to justify it, it just didnt sit well with me . I went over to the food stall, ordered a beer and sat down at a table . I leaned back and closed my eyes to try and get my mind off of what had just happened . Hello, Jiwon . I turned to look at the person who called my name . It was the one Unrivaled deva of the Myth Guild, Benenti . We had fought together once, and I remembered that he was quite good . Hello, Benenti . I shook his hand . I came here when I heard you were here to hunt, but I see you havent started yet . Yeah, I had some stuff to take care of first, I said, brushing it off . Oh, thats right . Youre collecting Croc Hides and Teeth, right? I am, since I was told the Myth Guild was using themto craft items . Then why dont you take this chance to clear out your inventory? Sure, lets do that . The Infinite Space Ring could hold a lot of materials, but I had collected quite a bit now . I followed Benenti to the Myth Guilds general store . I accessed the Infinite Space as if I was opening up my inventory and took out all of the Croc Hides and Teeth of normal, Mutated, and Giant Crocs . Wow… youve collected quite a bit, the merchant said, raising his eyebrows . Yeah, it kind of happened that way . -That reminds me; I should get rid of the materials from the other dungeons, too-, I thought to myself as I went through the list of items in the Infinite Space before closing it . Huh? Right when I closed it, I noticed something that shouldnt be there . I quickly reopened it and saw that the Dungeon Mole was actually in there! -Kyuu! Kyuu!- You… what are you doing in there!? I shouted in confusion . I knew for a fact that I didnt put it in there myself . I had learned that living things, like people or monsters, couldnt go inside when I tried to put myself in there . -Shaman Kos so annoying!- -Kyuu! Kyuu! - The Dungeon Mole turned towards my voice and leapt out of the opening and into my hand . -I want banana candies . - The mole laid down comfortably on its stomach right on my palm . I stared down at it as it acted all friendly towards me . ==[Dungeon Mole (Belongs to Lee Jiwon and Shaman Ko) Dungeon Moles are extremely rare . They prefer to roll around in damp earth and have quite the sweet tooth . Give one a piece of candy and it will follow you around . Predation can be used . ]== What the hell? The Dungeon Moles description was almost the same as when I first encountered it in Kazunaris prison dungeon . I noticed right away what had changed, though . It belongs to me and Shaman Ko? And… Predation? Kazunari was right . I owned the Dungeon Mole now . And now I had learned that Predation wasnt completely useless .

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