I Became the Strongest With The Failure Frame【Abnormal State Skill】As I Devastated Everything-Chapter 55

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Chapter 55


The Abnormality that Began to Encompass the Ruins


It happened just when I turned towards one of the passages .


The cries of multiple monsters began resounding from the place where I came from .


[Giggyyaahhhh!]


[Gooeeeggeeehhh!]


[Guoogggaahhhh!]


The approaching cries suddenly came to a halt,


but their ferocious roars kept on increasing, resounding from that area .


[Kissiiaaahhhh!]


These voices were in that location where Monk and the duo is nearby .


Monk and that duo was already paralyzed and poisoned by me before .


I wonder if they would die because of the poison .


Or is it they would be killed by the monsters?


I still don’t know what exactly happened .


Along with these atrocious cries, I also seem to hear a short scream resound from that place .


Pigimaru’s protrusion slithers out from the back of my neck with something that looks like a face on his protrusion .


[Pigii!]


Pigimaru looked a bit angry .


It seems that he’s angry towards those guys we had met before .


[It seems that you clearly know who you like and hate huh…]


[Pii!]


I killed some time at the corner of that passage .


[Piipiipii? Piggiii!]


Pigimaru warned me .


The monsters that have been making noise at that place where Monk and the duo used to be .


The ruckus that they have been making had subsided .


It’s just that, their cries began to get nearer to where I am again .


Are they able to follow me through my scent?


[Their next prey is me, huh . ]


[Gisshhhiiaaaaa!]


I peeked out of the corner I’ve been hiding on and held out my hand towards them .


This is already a tried and tested move that I could rely on .


[Guugggooeee…]


The first move would always be to seal the movement of the monsters that are about to swoop down on me .


These monsters haven’t been affected that much by the poison that were already in Monk’s body .


The virulent effects of my abnormal state skills…


Does it affect no one other than the person that I had targeted?


I returned towards where Monk and the duo used to be .


It looks like they died as they were being eaten .


Their corpses are stained all over with their blood .


The blood even splattered all over the place .


I thought about taking their money but— I think it ain’t worth the trouble .


The satchels they have were torn apart and the coins were scattered everywhere .

Their blood had already clung into the coins .


There’s a possibility that the officers in the entrance of the ruins will check the coins that I have when I’m about to take them back home .


[Just in case that they would really inspect such things, I think that it would really troublesome for me if they were to ask for some explanation from me . ]


It will take some time and effort for me just to wipe the blood in these coins while I’m here underground .


Fortunately, I am still not that desperate for coins .


That’s why I decided to leave these corpses untouched .


I turned back to the passage where I was hiding in earlier .


The monsters that I had paralyzed and poisoned were still alive .


It’s troublesome to just wait here for them to die from poison .


I cut the monsters’ throats one by one with a dagger .


Did I even get some experience points from them?


However, my level haven’t risen ever since I have entered this ruins .


I thought that I would gain some because I had been killing quite a lot of monsters from this ruins .


Is it that the monsters in here also give low experience points?


Then, it seems that there’s no need for me to go out of my way just to hunt them down .


After I finished killing all these monsters, I went down to another floor .


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This place had been narrower than I had thought .


I feel cramped in here .


It may have been because the Disposal Ruins was too wide .


I already traveled quite some distance while I killed the monsters I encountered with the combination of paralyze and poison .


At present, the only problem I have is the range of my .


The range of is about 20 meters .


In other words, I can use this skill as a long-ranged weapon .


So, the first move that I will always use would be


If they were given enough time, I could use at that time but…


At that pace, it would take some time for it to gain sufficient experience . I want to reach Lv 3 .


As I proceed deeper into the ruins, the frequency of seeing other mercenaries have decreased .


My level still haven’t gone up .


I hid in the shadows and confirmed how much MP I have .


MP: +58517/59037


I don’t have to worry that much about my remaining amount of MP .


By the way, I have just known this morning that my MP recovers every time I get some sleep .


Last night, I had checked my remaining MP before I went to bed .


When I confirmed my status when I have woke up, I saw that my MP has recovered .


It seems that MP recovers after a certain amount of sleep .


I remembered back when I had stayed in the residential area of the Disposal Ruins .


The frequency of checking my status had decreased because I had been leveling up and my MP would recover every time I do .


At those times that I had rested there, my MP may have recovered a little but I haven’t noticed .


Anyway, now I can freely use my MP with ease .


I check the time in my pocket watch .


I bought this in one of the stores that I had visited together with Mist .

[I guess it’s about time for me to take some break . ]


[Pii . ]


There are several rooms that I could rest on in this ruins .


It seems that the mercenaries and the private soldiers of the marquis had set up these rooms before while they were conducting their search .


I heard that there were some kind people who would sometimes leave some preserved food and water .


However, if someone were to retreat towards this place, there’s a high probability that monsters would occupy this place instead .


I found a break room when I’ve reached the 10th floor .


The door to the break room was marked with paint .


This is the sign of a break room .


However, it seems that there are already others that were in this room .


Their voices were leaking out of the room .


Human voices .


It seems that this room isn’t occupied with monsters .


I ask Pigimaru to remain vigilant towards the surroundings as I listen on their conversations .


[Before we noticed it, we’re already in the 10th floor!]


[Even the faster ones among the other mercenaries should still be around 7th floor right now . ]


[And with that, we now have a perfect chance to get some rest . ]


[As I thought, it’s still advantageous for those who were first to dive into the ruins . ]


[Well, we still have to hunt these strong monsters that would come out from the newly discovered floor . ]


It’s just a thought but…


Are these the mercenaries who quickly went in here after the explanations have finished?


[This is great! Our Drunken Sword Party will be the one who will acquire this Dragon Eye Sakazuki!]


[That’s right!]


[If we were to descend five floors more, we’ll finally reach the new floor! You guys, are you ready or what!?]


[Leave it to me, Elder Sister!]


[Okay! That’s a good reply!]


It seems like the mercenaries here were the fastest ones to dive into this place .


I don’t see any other mercenaries that have reached this floor…


Now then— What should I do now?


I actually want to take some break right now .


It’s just that… I feel like renting the room together with them would make me a bit tired mentally .


[……… . . ]


That’s right .


Should I just look for another break room that’s available and take my rest in there?


I proceeded through the ruins and went down to the next three layers while killing all the monsters I’ve encountered .


13th floor .


Two more floor to pass through and I would finally reach the new floor that have just been discovered .


However, I still want to take a break before entering that new floor .


When I was wandering through the 13th floor, I finally found a mark that I had seen before .


The sign of a break room .


[Guugggaarrruuaahhhh!]


[Buuuuooooohhhh!]

It seems that this room is occupied my monsters .


Moreover, there are about ten of them in here .


I could feel their killing intent gushing towards me .


Designating multiple targets…


[]


[Guguuaahh!? Ugguuuahh…?]


[]


I had defeated the monsters that occupied the room .


It’s just that…


[How do I get these corpses out of here?]


There’s even a big one mixed in along with those monsters .


[……… . . ]


Should I just forget about it and proceed another floor deeper?


I went further into the 14th floor and tried searching for a break room while I killed all the monsters I’ve encountered .


However, I haven’t found any break room at all .


[It’s no good…]


I reluctantly returned towards the break room in the 13th floor .


I take the monsters out and cleaned the room as much as I could .


[Fuuu…]


This room is different from those room in the residential area of the Disposal Ruins .


[Can I ask for you to keep a lookout while I sleep?]


[Pii!]


I’m really thankful that I had a comrade who I could ask for lookout .


It’s really different compared to that time when I was in the Disposal Ruins where I could hardly rest as all .


I rest my back behind a wall and closed my eyes .


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[————–]


I opened my eyes .


My consciousness have also began awakening .


I check the pocket watch for the time .


[I’ve had three hours of sleep, huh . ]


[Pigii!]


Shuba~


“There are no abnormalities!”


It seems that’s what Pigimaru wants to say as he salutes with his protrusion .


[Thank you . Umm, are you okay even if you haven’t slept?]


[Piipii!]


[However… don’t hesitate to say it if you want to take a break, okay? We don’t really have to participate in their struggle to find that Dragon Eye Sakazuki… We also don’t need to rush with diving into this ruins if it’s impossible . ]


[Pii ♪ ]


I have never seen Pigimaru sleeping before .


Do slimes even sleep?


When I had asked him about it before…

[Pii?]


It’s a reaction that looks like he doesn’t know whether to say yes or no .


Wondering about that, I gave some dried meat towards Pigimaru .


There are still many mysteries regarding slimes .


[Pyuunyunyuu~ ♪ Pikyyuupikkyyuuu~ ♪ ]


He’s happily eating the dried meat .


It seems that it has a normal appetite…


When we were able to satisfy some of our hunger, we promptly left the room .


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We once again aimed towards the stairs leading towards the 14th floor .


Since I have been there once before, I already know the general location of where the stairs are located .


[Hmm?]


A man who had varying expressions on his face is approaching .


You could see other mercenaries following behind him .


I put my guard up against him for a bit .


He doesn’t seem to have any hostility towards me but…


[Oi, you . ]


This voice…


Isn’t this voice from that fastest group in the break room from the 10th floor?


I switch over to a humble mode as I spoke to them .


[What do you want?]


[There something weird that’s happening in this ruins right now . ]


[Weird? What do you mean?]


The people who seems to be from the Drunken Sword Party stopped in front of me .


Everyone’s complexion looks like they’re pretty disappointed .


Did something irregular happen without my knowledge?


A red-haired woman from the back vomits as she looks pretty mortified .


[Damn— He’s just another newcomer huh . ]


A tanned man glances behind his back .


[It’s just… it seems that there’s perhaps something that hasn’t happened in the past but is in the Mills Ruins right now . The guys who went here from the past already felt something really different exists in here . ]


I was only sleeping for about 3 hours .


Something must have happened around that time .


I don’t think they looks angry because of the expressions of their faces and the shape of their mouth .


It’s an expression where they’ve found something seriously unexpected .


Even I got anxious as I asked them .


[Specifically, what is this weird incident that has happened? Excuse me, but this is the first time that I have entered the Mills Ruins . ]


The tanned man looks quite meek as he answered my question .


[It’s just that… the monsters we have found before on our way here, they’ve died from something unnatural . ]


[They’ve died from something unnatural, huh?]


[Yeah . They’re all dead, but I can’t determine what in the world are the cause of their death . Their corpses have no wounds at all . There are also no particular changes in their body . The best that I could find was that their skin looks a bit deathly pale . ]


Hmm?