I Became a Prisoner in the Game After Defeating the Final Boss Chapter 50
Dennis was a mage.
A mage who, as greedy merchants often did, had formed a contract with the Demon of Greed.
That was why I glanced over, wondering if Dennis might use Demonic Transformation, but there were no signs of that.
Dennis was dead.
With a hole in the middle of his forehead, definitely.
'Still, just in case.......'
I extended my left hand.
It was to finish it off for good, just in case of the absolute worst.
Because when dealing with the tribe known as mages, there was no room for carelessness.
[‘Weapon Summon(??)’ activates.]
[‘Lv.2’ weapon is summoned.]
[Summoning weapon, ‘B686 Double Barrel Shotgun’.]
Soon after, with a blue halo of light, the B686 Double Barrel Shotgun appeared in my left hand.
There was no need to hesitate.
KABOOM──!!
With a tremendous roar as if a bomb had exploded, all that was left in the spot where the 70mm 12 gauge shotgun shell had passed was meat fragments of something that was once Dennis.
Demonic Transformation or whatever, no human could survive having their head blown off entirely like that.
Having finished the confirmation kill, I slowly turned my gaze.
Because there were still targets left here to finish off.
“M, monster.......”
Dennis's few remaining subordinates stared at me.
It was a gaze as if looking at a monster, and in this moment, I was more than willing to become a monster.
Bang!
After confirming that Dennis was completely dead, I immediately proceeded to clean up all of Dennis's remaining subordinates as well.
“S, save─”
The one begging for his life.
“Keuheuk, I have a wife and kids at home. Please, just my life.......”
The one who had to take care of his family.
“You son of a biiitch─”
The one showing killing intent in order to live.
All of them met their end along with the few gunshots that rang out.
There was no need to use the Lv.2 weapon B686 Double Barrel Shotgun or the Lv.3 weapon I hadn't even checked yet to clean them up.
Just a simple, repetitive act, close to labor.
To be honest, it was a slightly unpleasant process.
Those dyed in fear couldn't even think of running away, and all I did was merely take those lives in vain.
'It's over.'
Of course, that didn't mean I intended to be swayed by emotions.
Because the composure granted to me by the Postponer of Ruin regarded even emotional agitation as a luxury.
'Well then.......'
The only thing left was to clean this place up.
The corpses, if left alone, would eventually be eaten by demonic beasts, so there was no need to touch them, but shouldn't I take what was worth taking?
'It's probably better to start with this.'
The first thing that caught my eye was, expectedly, Dennis's corpse.
Dennis, as expected of a high-ranking member of the Pegasus Merchant Guild, was wearing accessories and equipment that were all extraordinary.
'Setting aside the armor made from the leather of the Thunder Beast Vakumbara and the materials of Svaikun, that pendant is one of Nak's legacies, and the ring is one of the masterpieces of the master craftsman Sorin.'
Nak's legacy and Sorin's masterpiece.
They were accessories, every one of them called a masterpiece.
'On top of that... the gloves and shoes are based on the scales of a giant snake from the Chunak region, with Vakumbara's leather padded inside to add electrical insulation. With this, they're items with very strong resistance to physical force, the weakness of Vakumbara's leather.'
I immediately checked those items.
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[Nak's Legacy─Jeon]
Classification : Pendant
Grade : Heroic
The legacy of the great sage, Nak.
The power of lightning dwells within.
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[Sorin's Lightning Ring]
Classification : Ring
Grade : Rare
A ring made by processing a lightning-struck branch.
It possesses very strong electrical insulation and has the power to slightly bend electric shocks.
It is a masterpiece of the master craftsman Sorin.
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[Chunak Gloves]
Classification : Gloves
Grade : Rare
Gloves made with Vakumbara's leather padded onto the scales of a giant snake from the Chunak region.
Possesses very strong physical defense, cold resistance, and electrical insulation.
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[Chunak Boots]
Classification : Boots
Grade : Rare
Boots made with Vakumbara's leather padded onto the scales of a giant snake from the Chunak region.
Possesses very strong physical defense, cold resistance, and electrical insulation.
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What should I say....... Since he knew me as the Mage of Thunder from the start, Dennis's equipment included many items effective in an anti-lightning mage battle.
To the extent that if I really had been an ordinary Mage of Thunder, it wouldn't have been strange at all if I had died on the spot.
'Although, ironically, the battle ended relatively easily because of that.'
What if Dennis hadn't been wearing this anti-lightning mage battle gear, but had instead been fully clad in armor of the same level as the Chunak Gloves or Chunak Boots he was wearing?
Then even the first gunshot would have been nullified, and there's a chance I would have allowed Dennis an unexpected counterattack.
One way or another, I could see that luck had been on my side.
'I'll use what I can use, and dispose of what I need to.'
The items to use were Nak's Legacy, Sorin's Lightning Ring, and the Chunak set, and the items to dispose of were the rest.
This was because the armor made from the leather of the Thunder Beast Vakumbara and the materials of Svaikun, while having excellent electrical insulation, had fundamentally poor defense as armor, so I didn't feel the need to use it myself.
'Of course, I might use it in certain situations... but it's not easy to carry around spare armor.'
Other accessories, gloves, boots, etc., are relatively easy to wear and carry, so I can carry spares and switch them depending on the situation, but for things like armor that are large and hard to change into suddenly, armor that is useful in general situations is usually better.
This is because changing armor for every specific situation is very impractical in a real battle.
'I can just equip these.'
I put Nak's Legacy around my neck and slid Sorin's Lightning Ring onto my finger.
And I took off the gloves and boots from Aichuwong I was wearing and switched them for the Chunak set.
This was because the Chunak set Dennis had been wearing was vastly superior equipment to Aichuwong's gloves and boots.
'Mhm, good.'
This bastard, he was a total golden goblin, wasn't he?
As expected, the old saying from the World of Justice, "If you're going to loot, loot a rich merchant," didn't seem to be wrong.
'On top of that.......'
What Dennis had possessed wasn't just equipment.
No, in a way, this could be seen as the most important item.
'It should be around here.......'
Soon after, an ore shining with a strange color revealed itself from Dennis's breast pocket.
It was the one Dennis originally had, and one Ascension Stone Fragment that Dennis had been carrying when he died.
'Ascension Stone Fragment.'
As soon as I picked them up, the two Ascension Stone Fragments began to tremble and were slowly absorbed into me.
[Absorbing ‘Ascension Stone Fragment’.]
[The Great Heaven watches you.]
[Demonic corrodes.]
[Due to the ‘Postponer of Ruin’ effect, the corroding Demonic energy is absorbed.]
[Demonic energy increases. (+1)]
[1 → 2]
I could feel it.
The Demonic that was trying to invade me was instead being devoured by the power of the Postponer of Ruin and absorbed into me.
"Hoo......."
Demonic energy was an extremely dangerous power, but if one could fully control it like me, there was no power as destructive as this.
Although I didn't even feel the need to use it when fighting Dennis, if the opportunity ever came, Demonic energy would become a very powerful weapon for me.
'And it can also act as a shield.'
Anyway, I put aside my thoughts about Demonic energy for now and shifted my gaze.
Because the changes from absorbing the Ascension Stone Fragments didn't end there.
[Trait ‘Weapon Summon(??)’ grows.]
[A special ability of ‘Weapon Summon(??)’ is unlocked.]
[Special ability, ‘Weapon Registration’ is unlocked.]
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[Weapon Registration]
Registers an existing weapon to the weapon list.
Registered weapons can be summoned through Weapon Summon.
The weapon's durability and condition are fixed based on the time of registration, and upon resummoning, the weapon's entire state is reset to the time of registration.
[Currently Registered Weapon List]
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'This is.......'
Should I say, as expected of a growth-type trait.
With the growth of Weapon Summon, not only did the number of summonable weapons or ammunition increase, but a new ability that didn't exist before had also appeared.
And at that, an ability I needed more than anything right now.
The reason was simple.
Through this battle, I had met an opponent who used the Magic of Plunder.
Just now, I was using a gun as my main weapon, so the opponent's attention was entirely focused on the firearm, and I didn't get the Fang of Blazing Fire stolen, but what if it had been a different situation?
It could have resulted in me strangling myself, and I might have lost my life in vain.
The Fang of Blazing Fire was an item I used sufficiently in actual combat, beyond just specific situations, and it was equipment I would naturally use as a weapon often.
It was a story that meant it was worth targeting, not just for Dennis, but for anyone who possessed the Magic of Plunder.
Seen in that light, the new function of Weapon Summon I had just obtained was an extremely splendid function.
Because I no longer had to worry about losing ownership of the Fang of Blazing Fire.
'On top of that, the fact that the equipment's durability or condition is fixed to the registration point... is practically the same as the equipment never being damaged.'
In other words, even if an unfortunate incident like the Fang of Blazing Fire being damaged occurred, if I resummoned it with Weapon Summon, it would return in perfect condition.
This was an ability that could completely nullify the constraint placed on the Fang of Blazing Fire, which I had used as the medium for my contract with the Demon of Blazing Fire.
'My goodness... at this rate, it's like I've scammed the Demon of Blazing Fire.'
If I registered the Fang of Blazing Fire, the life constraint I had wagered when I contracted with the Demon of Blazing Fire would, in effect, be no different from disappearing.
This was because the possibility of me losing ownership of the Fang of Blazing Fire, or the Fang of Blazing Fire being destroyed, would disappear entirely.
Truly a fraudulent contract.
Well, it wasn't that I was saying that was bad, absolutely not.
If anything, it was good.
'Then, shall I try it.'
I held up the Fang of Blazing Fire and activated the ability towards it.
[‘Fang of Blazing Fire’ has been registered to the personal weapon list.]
[Currently registered personal weapons : 1]
A brief blue halo of light enveloped the Fang of Blazing Fire, then soon disappeared again.
At a glance, it seemed like nothing had changed, but for some reason, I could feel it.
The feeling that the Fang of Blazing Fire and I were now connected by some kind of power.
'Shall I try it myself.'
I shifted the Fang of Blazing Fire to my left hand, then extended my right hand.
[‘Weapon Summon(??)’ activates.]
[Personal weapon is summoned.]
[Summoning weapon, ‘Fang of Blazing Fire’.]
When I used Weapon Summon, the Fang of Blazing Fire that was in my left hand disappeared, and it immediately appeared in my right hand.
'I see... so it's like this.'
With this, I had erased the biggest weakness I had possessed until now.
It was nothing short of a huge harvest.
'I guess I've roughly done everything I needed to.'
I'd taken the equipment Dennis had, and also absorbed the Ascension Stone Fragments.
Now, all that was left was to pick up the equipment scattered on the ground.
'It'll be difficult to carry it all... but there's no need to.'
The armor made by weaving the leather of the Thunder Beast Vakumbara and the tendons of Svaikun, which Dennis and his subordinates were wearing, although not very efficient in terms of defense, was very good equipment in specific situations, so it possessed considerable value.
In other words, they were pieces of equipment quite suitable for selling off, and I had a way to dispose of them right on the spot.
[Opening the Auction house.]
From now on, it's time to make a killing.