Soul Devourer Chapter 4 Episode 17 — Neon and Bloodsplatter
Bars, restaurants, live houses, and clubs lined the avenue, soaked in a heat and neon glow different from the daytime bustle.
But now, standing across that street were the members of〈Vultures〉, appearing to surround me.
Jin, who possesses strength equivalent to S-rank and usually accompanies me as support staff, was waiting inside the shop.
No need to worry about a surprise attack.
I looked up at the night sky and exhaled.
“【Phantom】”
With that quiet murmur, my form dissolved like mist.
「It’s【Stealth】! Light the《Lantern of Unveiling》! Focus forward! Once you find him, don’t care if your allies get caught in it, cut him down!」
Coordinated movements, born of prior knowledge about me.
But in the direction their eyes fixed upon, my figure was nowhere to be seen.
「Gah…!」
A short scream shattered the silence.
Lantern light illuminated the fallen comrade.
Yet they could not find me.
「What!? Where is he!?」
「We should've already nullified【Stealth】!? There are no gaps in the light!」
「Damn it, I can’t see him!」
Their once-perfect coordination collapsed, lantern lights scattering and wavering.
There was no danger of being discovered under【Phantom】. Even so, I moved through the brief pockets of darkness between their lights, flashing《Sea Dragon’s Naval Aglyphs》.
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『Magic Power +22』
『Strength +16』
『Endurance +28』
『Agility +16』
『Intelligence +20』
『Spirit +30』
『Dexterity +18』
『Luck +29』
『Skill Acquired【Mana Transfer】Lv.6』
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「It’s no use! We can’t find him!」
「W-Why!? Why isn’t the lantern working!?」
「I-I can’t do this! I’m out!」
Fear spread like contagion.
Footsteps scattering in panic, ragged breathing, and crimson blood spraying through the air.
Neon lights mixed with blood mist, and the battlefield took on a strangely beautiful, almost surreal appearance.
If I let them escape now, they’ll just come after me again. That would be a nuisance…
I activated【Dash】and accelerated further, chasing down those who had begun fleeing in all directions.
「No! I don’t want to di-!!!」
「Haa! Haa! Haa!… What the hell is happ-?!」
「I surrender! I surrender alre-!!!!」
Their pleas never reached completion.
In the dim darkness, the dagger flashed, harvesting lives without a sound.
Before long, silence returned to the avenue.
Where laughter had echoed moments ago, now the air was thick with the smell of blood and flesh. Corpses lay strewn so densely there was scarcely space to step.
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『Magic Power +37』
『Strength +29』
『Endurance +45』
『Agility +29』
『Intelligence +35』
『Spirit +49』
『Dexterity +31』
『Luck +49』
『Skill【Mana Transfer】Lv.7 UP』
“…No survivors.”
I flicked the blood from the dagger and muttered to myself.
“Fewer skill-related notifications than I expected. Most of them must have already been skills I possessed…”
I deactivated【Phantom】and reappeared.
Jin, who had been waiting inside the shop, stepped out. After scanning the surroundings once more, he spoke.
“Good work, Hunter Matsubara.”
(E/N: His country's name is dragged in mud as underground folks target a guest, a foreign national, no less and this guy says, “Good work”… Man, sybau! 🤣)
“With this much of their strength gone,〈Vultures〉won’t be moving anytime soon.”
“Yes… most likely.”
“…After causing this much of a disturbance, going back into any shop will be difficult. I’ll head back for today.”
“Understood.”
I got into the car Jin was driving, and we left the now-silent avenue behind.
All that remained were the stench of blood and countless corpses.
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E/N:
Yuito: “Their pathetic pleas, their fruitless struggles were music to my ears… That never stopped me from consuming their souls…”
🤣 This shi corny as hell, I'll see myself out 😂!
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