I Obtained The Absolute Garbage Skill At The Academy

Chapter 9 – In the Slums (9)

Acrea couldn’t understand what had just happened.

Her leg was caught in the hands of an insignificant creature even more worthless than the dying woman.

How could this be? In all her long years of existence, few beings had ever harmed her.

At most, they’d only caused slight scratches like that woman just now,

But no being had ever inflicted a permanent wound on her body, which she prided as being stronger than anything else.

Acrea felt an ominous energy surging from the boy’s body.

What is it, what on earth is it?

How could this brat, whose body was so full of poison that he should be dead and formless meat any moment, do something like this!

For the first time, Acrea felt fear,

And she raged, denying that she could feel such an emotion.

‘KSHAAAAAAK!!!’

She spread her remaining legs in all directions, then brought them together like spear points.

Weeeeeng!

Making a noise like an electric drill,

She spun her entire body and charged toward Yu Siwoo.

[Acrea (Immature) uses Poison Blood Rush!]

I ran toward Acrea who was charging while tearing up the surroundings.

[Due to , Agility is shifted to 40]

With the illusion that everything around me was slowing down,

I pushed off the ground hard and escaped the range of the Poison Blood Rush.

Kwang!

Acrea crashed into the wall and searched for me.

Putting strength into my calves, I jumped high toward her back.

[Due to the function , Strength is shifted to 40]

Feeling a surge of power throughout my body that felt like it would burst,

Pueok!!!

I drove my fist down into her body.

“Kishak!”

Acrea struggled frantically, trying to shake me off.

I firmly grasped the spikes protruding from various parts of her body.

Puk! Kwajik!! Using only brute strength, I broke through her shell, grabbed and tore at it with my hands, and ravaged her insides.

[You are causing significant damage to Acrea’s internal organs!]

[Acrea’s poison blood is spreading through your body!]

[The level of super venom is rising!]

[Your body is collapsing…]

‘I’ll end this now!’

Feeling the rising poison and blood flowing from both eyes, I tore at her insides with all my might.

At that moment.

‘!’

Instinctively sensing something ominous, my vision filled with green light.

[Acrea uses Poison Wave]

BOOM!

A green shockwave spread in a dome shape, too fast for me to react.

‘Kuhurk!’

The impact hit my entire body, sending me tumbling far away,

I gasped for breath as pain overwhelmed me.

[The level of super venom…]

‘Kishaak!’

Acrea brought her legs together like a mantis’s forelegs and fired the protruding spines like bullets.

[Acrea uses Spine Bullets!]

‘I… I need to dodge!’

In my pain-clouded consciousness, I activated the Triple Helix.

However

[Due to the function …]

‘Urgh!’

Unable to endure the pain felt during the conversion process,

BOOM!

My body was pierced through and slammed into the wall.

Seemingly ready to finish me off, Acrea brought her legs together.

[Acrea uses Venom Blood Rush! Dodge it!]

Hearing the sound that shook my eardrums, I focused my consciousness.

[Due to the function , Strength is shifted to 40]

‘KUAAAAA!!’

With my body covered in blood, I charged forward,

KWAAAANG!!!!!

My fist and the Venom Blood Rush collided.

KRAKAKAKAK!

Sparks flew in all directions.

My hand shattered and regenerated simultaneously.

But ultimately, I couldn’t overcome it,

“!”

I was caught in the attack, mangled,

Thud

And collapsed to the floor.

‘…’

In my fading consciousness, I gradually felt death approaching.

[You have sustained a critical wound!]

[Super venom is destroying your body]

[Life force continuously decreasing due to massive blood loss]

[Your entire body has been damaged. Pain tolerance….]

‘Ah…’

Feeling life slipping away,

Consciousness was sinking into darkness.

At that moment, something with a distinct presence deep inside the body struggled to survive.

[Poor Adaptability (D+) prioritizes survival]

[Poor Adaptability (D+) prioritizes survival]

[Poor Adaptability (D+) screams that it cannot die like this]

Crack! Craaack!

The entire body twisted as shattered muscles forcibly reconnected.

The sensation of transforming into something other than myself.

I instinctively knew that at the end of that transformation, there would no longer be the individual identity of Yu Siwoo, no, Ryu Seha.

‘Not… like that!’

While restraining my violently changing body, I opened my eyes wide.

If I lost consciousness here, I would become a monster far worse than the spider before me.

That couldn’t happen.

I’d rather die properly than that.

Losing my identity and becoming a monster that kills indiscriminately?

“Don’t be ridiculous!!!!!”

With a roar, I forcibly got to my feet.

[Face Plausibility (C) maintains the mind and body in the owner’s original form]

[Face Plausibility (C)’s proficiency is filled]

[Face Plausibility (C) evolves to (B)]

[Additional ability granted….]

I gripped my hypertrophied, monstrous-looking shoulder with my right arm so hard it might break.

I could feel the adaptability within me struggling to survive.

“Kishak!!”

Acrea let out a threatening cry as if wondering why I wasn’t dead yet, gathering green light.

[Acrea uses Poison Wave….]

Looking at Acrea gathering clearly stronger energy than before, I steeled my resolve.

‘This is the only option left.’

I didn’t want to use it thinking about the future,

But I had no other means left anyway.

With both eyes closed, I quietly focused my mind on my heartbeat.

Feeling three fiercely shining energies, I activated the second ability.

[Triple Helix (SS-) activates.]

[According to the owner’s will, ‘Enhancement’ activates]

[Please select a to enhance]

“Descendant of the Brand!”

[Descendant of the Brand (C+) is temporarily enhanced to (A)]

The second function of the Triple Helix was the ability to enhance characteristics, limited to those already possessed.

It could be used on any characteristic and would raise its rank to at least A or higher.

‘And that’s why descendants of the Stigma are highly valued when they’re A-rank or higher’

The reason they could claim a top position in this world full of overpowered characteristics was now evident.

Kugugugu!

I felt my body changing as a pillar of black light surged up around me.

Various unknown patterns emerged all over my body, goat-like horns appeared on my forehead, and a single elongated bat wing sprouted from my left shoulder, long enough to cover my entire body and then some.

[The Stigma Descendant’s sub-skill ‘Mark of the Demon King’ has been automatically activated]

[Your will spreads throughout the world]

[A tiny minority of Ma-ins instinctively sense the arrival of the king]

‘Damn it, this is why I didn’t want to use this.’

After clicking my tongue at the rising messages, I observed my condition.

[Super Venom activating…]

[Body undergoing collapse and regeneration…]

‘Power is overflowing… but this form I’ve taken on is nothing more than a flashy exterior. I don’t have authentic bloodline nor do I possess abilities related to demonic energy.’

The ‘Mark’ that was considered overpowered couldn’t fully shine with my insufficient abilities.

‘But it’s enough.’

Yes, it’s enough.

After all, what I was really aiming for wasn’t this outer shell.

I spread my hand upward

Kwang!

And slammed it down onto the floor.

Kugugugugugu!

Dark red psychic energy spread like a shockwave, sweeping through the warehouse area.

“Kishik?!”

Acrea, who had been gathering Poison Wave, jumped in surprise,

And the green energy she had been accumulating throughout her body instantly disappeared.

No, it wasn’t just Acrea.

The massive amount of magic stones covering the warehouse area disappeared, scattering as powder.

‘The true value of the Stigma Descendant.’

It was Energy Drain.

Within a certain range, including living and non-living things,

All psychic power and supernatural abilities, ki, mana, and even divine power of opposite nature,

Everything was absorbed and made my own.

‘The first authority of the Demon King, the ruler and transcendent being of Ma-ins.’

Feeling that power throughout my body,

An excessive amount of energy rushed into my awkward physical form.

[Poor Adaptability (D+) adapts to the vast energy]

[You are using authority without qualification! You are receiving mental contamination]

[Face of Plausibility (B) assists the owner’s body and mind. Resisting mental contamination]

[The Descendant of the Stigma(A) assists the owner’s power]

[The body repeats collapse and recovery]

[All abilities surge with massive energy]

I gathered my senses amid the torrent of power that felt almost ecstatic, and looked at Acrea.

“Kee…keek”

I could see Acrea trembling slightly in fear.

Then, as if screaming, it glowed intensely,

Gathering all its strength, it spun with full power and charged ferociously.

[Acrea uses Poison Blood Rush!]

Feeling the approaching massive weight,

Crack!

I expanded all the energy flowing through my body.

Concentrating my consciousness on my right arm while feeling the boiling power that seemed to be running wild.

[Using the ‘Demon King’s Sign’ power of body transformation]

[This is unauthorized use of power! You are receiving mental contamination]

[Face with Plausibility(B) is resisting!]

“That’s enough… die, you damn spider!!!”

I slammed my massive fist directly into the charging Acrea.

KWAAAANG!!!!!

The entire underground area shook, and the whole warehouse collapsed.

`KEEEEEK!`

Acrea, screaming a single cry, flew like a comet through the broken wall

And was completely shattered without leaving a single proper trace.

“Huh-huh”

I felt my body returning to normal with the sound of my entire body twisting.

[Poor Adaptability(D+) skill proficiency is filled]

[Poor Adaptability(D+) evolves to (C)]

[Poor Adaptability(C) sub-skill is added]

[Descendant of the Stigma(C+) acknowledges your desperation despite your unworthiness]

[Descendant of the Stigma(C+) evolves to (B)]

[An unknown being smiles at your presence]

“What?!”

F*ck! Why is the Stigma evolving! It shouldn’t evolve!!

Listening to the consecutive message windows, I finally felt fatigue and exhaustion.

Thud, as I lay down on the floor, between my closing vision,

I muttered while watching Yu Mihee running toward me.

‘F*ck, I’m screwed.’

And with that, I lost consciousness.