ocean-life Chapter 24
Chapter 24
24. Nonstop Bleeding 4
Black Swamp Leech.
It is a leech-type monster that lives near the water. Originally, it was one tenth of its size, but now it was very plump, probably because it had been stuck in a human body for a week.
Smack!
The leech jumped out of its wound and wriggled on the common room floor. Lena trembled as if in horror.
“Oh my God...”
“That’s a bit annoying. I have to catch it now.”
Black swamp leeches are weak before they drink blood, but become strong when they drink the blood of other creatures. In addition, that leech ate for a week and grew in size. If it’s that size, it’s never easy.
Smack!
Smack!
The leech wriggling on the floor began to move at full speed. The place he headed was the drain in the break room.
“Everyone take out your weapons.”
He is a monster that can move anywhere as long as there is water. The plan is to escape through the drain.
‘If left alone, it would become parasitic to other humans.’
If so, there is no way to find it. Seunghyun Kang shouted at the others.
“hurry!”
“Oh okay!”
“Where are the weapons...”
Everyone rushed to get their weapons out. In the meantime, the Black Swamp Leech was getting farther and farther away.
‘Useless bastards.’
There is no time to wait for others. Seunghyun Kang swung the knife once again. At the same time as using
the [Cut]
skill, the black swamp leech moved its body.
He hit Kang Seung-hyeon’s knife with his teeth. At an unbelievably fast speed for an insect’s movement.
Kagak!!
Seunghyun Kang frowned and stepped back. It felt like swinging a knife against a solid piece of metal.
“I knew it would be like this...”
I expected it, but it was in a very strong state. I’ve been sucking human blood all week, so of course.
‘It’s annoying, but I can’t just leave it alone.’
If left alone, it will become a terrifying monster. Seunghyun Kang swung the knife with a troubled face.
[Incision]
The cheap knife emitted light and tried to cut through the body of the leech.
Kang!!!
The leech took it without fail. At first glance, it seems meaningless, like trying to break an egg with a rock.
‘But it’s not meaningless.’
It was because the size of the leech was getting smaller each time Kang Seung-hyeon swung the knife.
‘Compared to the very beginning, it has shrunk a lot...’
The Black Swamp Leech uses sucked blood to fight. As he continued to fight to block Kang Seung-hyeon’s attack, the blood he had stored was slowly diminishing.
‘If I attack a little more, my whole body will spill blood and I’ll dry up.’
Kang Seung-hyeon looked at the leech and thought.
‘The problem is that this chick is on the verge of reaching the drain...’
The leech didn’t sit still and greet him. The guy took Kang Seung-hyun’s knife back and stepped back little by little.
That’s how the leech reached right in front of the drain.
‘If I take one more step back, I’ll run away down the drain.’
It seems that this attack will be the last. If the attack fails, the leech will flee, and if the attack succeeds, the leech’s body will be cut in half.
[Incision]
Kang Seung-hyun’s knife cut down on the leech.
Chew!!
Kang Seung-hyun’s knife finally cut the leech. Blood spurted out from where the knife had cut.
“Got it!”
I was still breathing, but now I only need to cut one more time.
The moment Kang Seung-Hyun was sure of victory,
he went fast!!
His knife broke and the blade ricocheted off. The leech used its last strength to break the knife.
“Fuck!”
Kang Seung-hyun’s only weapon, a cheap knife, met its end like that.
“I just need to do a little more...!”
The leech crawled towards the drain, bleeding profusely. You will miss him if you go on like this.
“Bound of Light – Time!”
charrrrrrr!
Then, a golden chain appeared from the air and bound the leech. The leech stopped moving as if time had stopped.
“The skin...?”
“It looks like a sewing machine!”
The people who were watching looked at me in awe. The thread and needle connected flesh to flesh without an inch of error.
“But it doesn’t hurt at all... it’s amazing.”
The anesthetic effect of the Black Swamp Leech remained, but the stitching was so fast that Lena felt no pain.
“You sewed a human body like a doll!”
Hughes was very displeased. He went wild over why he treats a human body as a doll when he has a heel.
“You may think so, but see and tell me?”
Kang Seung-hyun, who finished suturing, showed the wound to the people gathered at the table.
“I can’t believe it...”
Heis doubted his eyes.
It was unbelievably neatly attached to the wound that had just been torn. To the point where you wouldn’t even notice that it was sewn with thread unless you looked closely.
“It looks like you’re wearing heels!”
“How could this be possible with a thread and a needle?”
Some of the threads were very thin, but it meant that Kang Seung-hyun’s sewing skills were very good.
“It definitely has a slower recovery than heel. But when [sewn] with thread, there is one special effect.”
“What is that?”
“Defense increase.”
A crucial difference from heal, which only ends with wound healing. [Suture] using magical thread greatly increases the defensive power of the wounded area.
“Defense increase?”
“If you do this, you won’t injure your legs for a while.”
A quick recovery is important, but what’s the point if you get hurt again? If you seal it with magical thread, you can receive magical protection until it is completely healed.
“This prevents secondary infection.”
“But even after the recovery is over, the thread will remain in your body...”
“You don’t have to worry about the thread because it will disappear on its own after the wound heals.”
Magic thread is a thread made from magic potion. Over time, it decomposes into magical power again.
“No...”
Heis shut his mouth, unable to find anything more to retort.
‘Finally [determination of cure].’
When using the skill on Lena’s wound, her recovery power increased. If you take in some nutrients and get a good rest, you will be able to move around as before.
“This treatment is over. For the next week, eat three full meals and recover your body.”
“Thank you...! Thank you Healer!”
Lena woke up in tears. The unexplained bleeding that had plagued her for days and days had completely disappeared.
“thank you!!!”
“If I missed that healer... I don’t want to even think about it.”
Lena’s colleagues also bowed their heads and expressed their gratitude.
“How should I repay you...”
“I’ll take it as a reward for the quest.”
That was Kang’s purpose from the beginning. A quest reward entrusted to the Adventurer’s Guild.
“Ah, you used the knife well. Performance is good.”
Before leaving the break room, Kang Seung-hyun returned the borrowed knife. The name [Lizzie] was written on the handle of the knife.
“Just write. You broke your knife.”
Lizzie pointed to the broken blade.
“is it so? Then don’t hesitate.”
Kang Seung-hyeon took it without worrying for even a second.
The first thing is to return it out of courtesy. But if you’re going to give, isn’t it polite to receive?
‘I still needed a new knife.’
Unlike the cheap knives I used to use, the blade was very sharp, so I coveted it.
“This is a blue-silver dagger made of blue-silver stone.”
“Blue silver stone must be a metal only found in the northern regions.”
“I am from Northern Ifelia Village. The village made it because he said he would become an adventurer.”
Azul Continent adventurers have a tradition of making adventure equipment with village specialties before leaving the village. It’s like an amulet to wish for a safe return or something.
“Can I just give you something so important?”
“The life of a comrade is more important than that.”
It is said to be a reward for treating Lena.
“If you say that much.... If I ever get to stop by Ifhelia, I’ll tell my family.”
If you pass it on to your family, it will go back to the owner someday.
“Okay then.”
I’ve finished the patient work. Kang Seung-hyun said to Huis, who was sitting with a tired face.
“Are you going to report the failure of the request to Priest Huis? That way I can get a reward.”
Huis’ expression crumpled like toilet paper.