The Villain has Perished

"Shall we settle this with a game?"

The golden coin continued to flip in the air and rise higher. It had a sun inscribed on one side and a tree on the other side.

Jae-sung spoke with a grin, "We will decide the winner with this coin toss. I'll take Heads. As for the wager…."

➤[ Gamer System Exclusive skill 'Game' (Rank: ???) Activated ]

He stroked his chin and said after much consideration. "I'll wager my life."

➤[ Calculating the rewards and risks ]

➤[ Adjusting parameters ]

➤[ Scales adjusted: The side that loses the coin toss will die ]

A sinister oppressive pressure spread from the golden coin.

At the same time, a strange symbol appeared over the hearts of the hundreds of orcs under Jae-sung's gaze. The same mark appeared over Jae-sung's heart, too.

The orcs instinctively shifted their attacks from Jae-sung to the coin. They felt that they couldn't let the coin drop untouched.

Seeing their actions, Jae-sung advised them. "I wouldn't try to cheat if I were you."

Unfortunately, neither was Jae-sung quick in warning the orcs nor could the orcs understand the language Jae-sung was using.

The three orcs who were about to attack the coins suddenly dropped to their knees. Their bodies turned limp and they stopped breathing. They died.

Jae-sung shook his head. He then caught the coin between the back of his left hand and the palm of his right hand.

"The result is…" Speaking slowly to raise the suspense, Jae-sung raised his right hand that was covering the coin. "crap"

➤[ Result: Tails ]

➤[ Rewards and penalties will be distributed as per the prior agreement ]

Ba-dum—!

His heart ceased beating and his body fell to the ground.

➤[ Game Over ]

A line appeared in the corner of his vision, but Jae-sung could no longer see anything. After all, Jae-sung was….

Dead.

"Grawr?" The orcs surrounding Jae-sung's corpse put on a confused expression. The strange marking over their hearts also disappeared.

They moved towards Jae-sung's corpse vigilantly and poked to check if Jae-sung had actually died.

However, no matter what they did, the corpse never moved. Jae-sung's eyes remained dull.

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"I lost the bet again…?" Jae-sung's voice resounded across the Orc village."Why do I have this skill if I can never win!?"

Strangely enough, no one reacted to Jae-sung's voice. It was as if nobody could hear him. His corpse didn't move either whenever Jae-sung spoke. It was a bizarre and eerie phenomenon.

"tsk, useless skill"

The sound came from the ghost floating above Jae-sung's corpse. The ghost was invisible and looked similar to Jae-sung. But its lower body was a formless mist connected to the corpse.

Jae-sung – the ghost, stared at the system screen.

➤[ Please choose an option ]

➤[ 1. Restart ]

➤[ 2. Continue Playing ]

Below the three lines, a countdown of 10 seconds was running.

He tapped on the 2nd option without hesitation.

➤[ 1 Heart Consumed ]

➤[ You have been revived ]

➤[ Conditions Satisfied ]

➤[ Opening lottery ]

Jae-sung gasped and felt as if he had been electrocuted. He was breathing heavily. Strange heaviness pinned him to the ground.

Blinking his eyes Jae-sung realized that he was back in his body.

At that moment, a new line appeared in Jae-sung's vision.

➤[ 'Skill cooldown Nullifier' (Rank: Low-Rare) x1 received from lottery ]

The orcs who were standing near Jae-sung's corpse went wide-eyed when they saw him coming back to life.

"This hurts like hell every time. At least the item is useful." Jae-sung stood and patted the dust off his clothes. Then he muttered. "Limit Break"

Boom—!

Tyrannical pressure spread forth from Jae-sung. Azure blue mana gathered around him and he raised his sword.

Jae-sung ignored the countless notifications. He slashed diagonally with a swift and practiced motion...

"Demonic Slash: Maximus"

And a deafening explosion shook the orc village.

➤[ 1-star Master….. ]

➤[ 2-star Master….. ]

➤[ 1-star Master….. ]

➤[ 1-star Master….. ]

➤[ 2-star Master….. ]

The messages informing Jae-sung about the kills continued to rain. It took a good minute for the notification bombardment to stop.

Finally, one last notification appeared.

➤[ +131,000 EXP ]

Jae-sung swiped the notification and stared at the orc chieftain's house.

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[Back to present]

Jae-sung stepped through the broken wall. He walked over the headless orc and scanned the room with his deep gaze to get a basic understanding of the situation.

A massive orc was standing in the middle of the room. It was carrying an enormous spiked club that had a savage presence about it. Tattoos and scars adorned the orc's figure.

In front of the orc was a figure draped in a dark purple robe. Looking closely, Jae-sung noticed an ominous pitch-black crown floating above the figure's head.

Maybe it was because of the darkness of the night, but Jae-sung couldn't perceive the figure's appearance. All he could discern was the inexplicable darkness hiding behind the robe. 'An orc and a… human?'

It took Jae-sung only a few seconds to reach a conclusion. 'If the robed figure is a human colluding with monsters, then he must be the one responsible for the uproars inside the forest.

He might also have a hand in Sir Sol's disappearance. I'll secure him first and retreat immediately.'

Bam—!

Jae-sung kicked the ground and dashed towards the robed shadow. His figure cut through the air like an arrow.

Clang!

The orc chieftain, Zor, attacked Jae-sung, forcing him to draw his blade.

"Grroohahaha, did you ignore me and try to rescue the puny insect in front of me? Aren't you thinking too highly of yourself?"

Zor used <Body Strengthening> F. His muscles bulged and his strikes became twice as heavier.

'Is the monster trying to communicate with me?' Jae-sung thought seriously. He shifted his gaze to the robed figure. 'Since the orc is defending him, that means the robed figure is the final boss.'

The orc chieftain believed that Jae-sung was here to rescue Sol. While Jae-sung suspected that Sol was the mastermind controlling the orc chieftain.

The situation spiraled into a mess where both sides were of the opinion that Sol was on the 'enemy' side.

And the cause was simple: The orc chieftain and Jae-sung couldn't understand each other. The language they used was different.

Believing that it was time he escaped, Sol poured oil over the fire. "Kill him. Don't let him escape."

At his words, Jae-sung and Zor stopped attacking each other and retreated a few steps.

They stared at Sol and then back at each other. Because of [Language Translator] they had understood Sol's words. Sol was trying to have Zor and Jae-sung focus on each other, then use the ensuing chaos to escape..

"I knew it. You were the enemy boss."

"Puny insect, do you think your knight can save you?"

Jae-sung exhaled and held his sword in front of him. "I don't know what you are saying, but I can tell you are calling me weak. If so, I hope you aren't all bark and no bite."

"Grroohahaha, come human! Our battle should be legendar-"

Suddenly, Sol saw a massive green figure fly by his side at great speed and crash into the wall behind him. It didn't stop there. The figure broke through every wall and flew out of the house.

Sol slowly turned his head as if it had been rusted and stared at the orc chieftain, who had been defeated in a single hit, and then back at Jae-sung.

The protagonist also had a weird expression. "That's… it?"

'F*ck you, you overpowered 'that's it' bastard. Wait for me to run away before defeating the orc!'

Sol was seriously reconsidering his past self's sanity when he decided to use Jae-sung for his plans.