I knew it would be difficult to grow because of the evil goddess with the mask of a hypocrite from the beginning.
[Hero]
> Languages of races that are hostile towards the hero will be automatically translated.
> Experience that you gain from hunting and achievements is greatly diminished!
It was just that the âsignificantlyâ was a lot more than I thought.
I didnât imagine I wouldnât level up at all.
âSheâs set on killing meâŠâ
She wasnât satisfied from putting me in a forest full of cannibals and putting a horrible curse on me.
How can you not level up in a world that functions through levels?
It was no different from a death sentence.
[A certain god looks into the far galaxies.]
[A certain god says the galaxies are full of stars as always.]
âWhatâs up with you all of a sudden?â
I thought they would be glad and send prayers for the outsiderâs soul.
I took whatever looked valuable from the gnollsâ corpses.
Rings, necklaces, bracelets, jewelsâŠ
The craftsmanship was much too detailed to be done by a gnoll. It must have been stolen from the humans and fairies.
Why did I come to that decision?
âThere were the heads of humans and fairies on stakes decorating the gnollsâ caves.
âI was going to just take a moderate amount, butâŠâ
As long as I knew I couldnât level up, I had no choice but to change my plans.
What did I have to do to get stronger?
Money! Money! Money!
As a cultured civilian who was drenched in capitalism, I knew the importance of money.
The card is mightier than the sword!
Getting physically stronger through the âgood weaponsâ I got with a large amount of money was also a strategy to become stronger.
âScary meat!â
âMeat isnât weak!â
âI will kill the meat!â
âHuman meat! Revenge!â
âOh! Were there still gnolls left?â
Gigantic gnolls crowded out from the dark caves.
Looking like vengeful warriors whoâd been through all sorts of things, every single one of their bellies were round, and they were fully loaded with armor and weapons stolen from humans and fairies.
[Name] Hook that Makes Fairies Cry
[Level] 9
[Blessing] Warrior F
[Curse] Fairy F
So there was a reason I couldnât see it.
Those bastards took their time to get ready because they knew they couldnât win with numbers.
Gleam! Gleam! Gleam!
One by one, the fulfilled gnolls used their âPower of Meatâ.
There were about a hundred of them.
I wasnât scared, though.
[Outsider]
It wasnât just because I couldnât feel emotions from my blessing.
I got better at using the âPower of Meatâ every time I used it, and I had strengthened it with endless improvements and experiments.
And I had just learned something new again.
âStrong meat! My meat!â
âMale meat! I hate it!â
âEyeball! Give me eyeball!â
As different as their eating habits were, the gnollsâ âPower of Meatâ was slightly different as well.
Although its objective of becoming stronger was the same, the slight difference in power management changed its efficiency.
âIâm rather thankful.â
As I watched how they managed their powers, I dropped the useless parts and applied the useful aspects to my powers.
The result?
Spark-!
I couldnât imagine losing at all.
I put my strength into the blue dagger since I didnât have big, strong nails like the gnolls.
[Outsider]
[Fairy]
Blood-red jelly covered my blue dagger.
âM-meat?!â
âWhat is this?!â
âDangerous meat!â
âStrong nails!â
I didnât feel a need for it before, but I needed to strengthen my weapons if I was going to rip through the gnollsâ armor in one blow.
My preparation was finished.
I jumped right into it.
Fwt.
âM-meat-?!â
The gnollâs body was cut vertically.
The thick, hard force wrapped around my right hand, and the blue dagger tore the iron armor apart like a sheet of paper.
Kendo? Martial arts? Technique?
Iâd never learned it before and I didnât need to.
The sheer destructive power alone was a perfect attack in itself.
âD-danger!â
âToo strong!â
âDangerous meat!â
âEscapeâŠ!â
My absolute advantage did not change, even if they had strengthened and armed themselves with the âPower of Meatâ.
[Slaughter]
âI get that you guys worked really hard to prepare for this, but itâs nowhere near enough.â
âNone of you are ready yet.â
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The second day of group hunting to level up the heroesâŠ
Although they were stronger from experience, the total number of heroes had slightly lessened.
The Saintess did not hide her discomfort as she explained the reason.
âWe removed those who got scared and went against their duties. We are going to reduce the budget allocated to them and invest more in you, so do not worry.â
âWow!â
âGood!â
âNice!â
The heroes lightened up at the news of getting better service.
Fellow schoolmates who were too scared?
Most of the heroes wished there would have been more of them. That way, the gear and treatment would be even better for them.
Prince Alsus reported,
âThe speed you all are leveling up is extraordinary. Even with the help of the knights and high-quality gear taken into consideration, three levels in just a day is an amazing result. It is not an overstatement to call you the hope of humanity.â
âHehe.â
âHahaha!â
âHoho!â
Although it was because the blessings were extraordinary rather than the heroes, Prince Alsus shook off the negative thoughts.
That was âforbiddenâ.
As the heroes had the heroâs blessing, mages depended on the magic blessing. It was the same with the high-ranking hierarchs and knights.
He had to be wary of his words if he wanted to stay on good terms with all of them and keep his right to the throne.
âPrince.â
A knight who hurried over on his horse reported the situation of the hunting grounds.
Prince Alsus, judging that the matter was too big to handle himself, asked for the Saintessâs opinion.
âSaintess. They say there is a gnoll who is binging.â
âWhat level are they?â
âFive.â
âHm. Hero Choi Gangmin, Jang Miyeon, and Yoo Bora are also level 5s. Go ahead with it, as it is not a common opportunity.â
âYes, maam.â
And so the heroes moved hunting grounds for the first time.
Until then, they had hunted in the same location where Prince Alsus and his knights gathered the gnolls to them, but they couldnât do it like that this time.
Rustle.
Prince Alsus, hiding behind the leaves, pointed towards the waddling gnoll.
âThis gnoll is a special individual. Please be careful, as it is in an aggressive state where it will attack even those who are strong.â
Princess Athena, who had been quiet thanks to the elderly mages meddling, cried out for the first time.
âFull gnolls can use powerful black magic! Be especially careful when their eyes glow red!â
â$?â $#%?â
âOh! I-Iâm sorry. You all got caught because of meâŠâ
Turning its head at the sound of a female humanâs voice, the gnollâs eyes started glowing red.
Woosh-
Its plump body started deflating like a balloon and turned heinously muscular.
âAnd it attacked head-first.
âBest of luck.â
âGood luck!â
Prince Alsus and Princess Athena stood far back so as to not take away their accomplishments.
And only the heroes were left.
âItâs coming!â
âItâs⊠itâs fastâŠ!â
âEek?!â
Although it looked strong like the prince and princess advised, they werenât the ragtags from the previous day, either.
Level 3s on averageâŠ
Their overall strength had improved enough to defend themselves, even when numerous gnolls attacked at once.
âThereâs no need to be scared!â
[Command]
Hero Choi Gangmin blocked the gnoll and reassured the heroes.
There was a positive winning strategy for him now.
[Grit]
Since the fight just started, he needed to buy enough time for this blessing to show its true effects.
[Acceleration]
After quickly dodging the gnollâs attacks and blocking its blowsâ
Pow!
âEeek?!â
âGangmin?â
Choi Gangminâs head flew through the air after getting slapped by the gnoll.
Losing the head that sent out commands, his body collapsed.
â$#âŠ!â
The gnoll didnât stop there and continued to attack, colliding head-first with a group of heroes cluttered together!
âEeek~?!â
âKirk?!â
âAak?!â
The heroes, armed with fairly heavy suits of armor, flew in all directions like bowling pins.
The gnoll also faltered from the impact of the collision.
âHyap!â
â-?â
Poow-!
Hero Yoo Bora had been waiting for this moment, and her magic exploded in the gnollâs face.
That wasnât allâŠ
[Weapon]
Sheâd become stronger from her blessing. Her now iron sword stabbed the gnollâs side.
Stab-!
But an immediate aftershock swept over Yoo Bora.
âEekâŠ?!â
Her torso folded like a shrimp from the gnoll kneeing her.
â#@ $?â
The gnoll came to a very fast conclusion after seeing the female human who strangely didnât die in one blow.
Grab.
Snatching Yoo Boraâs neck, which was exposed from getting bent, the gnoll swung her like a club.
âEek?!â
âKirk?!â
âKiirk?!â
[Weapon]
Thanks to her blessing, Yoo Bora could use her entire body as a weapon.
Sturdy, durable, flexibleâŠ
And now, she had become the gnollâs weapon in attacking the heroes.
[Weapon]
Pow! Pow! Pow!
The gnoll ripped the fallen heroes with its teeth and devoured their flesh and blood. It didnât want to be hungry.
It continued its hunt, maintaining the âPower of Meatâ.
âSome⊠somebody, pleaseâŠ!â
Hero Jang Miyeon froze in horror as she was exposed to the danger from her defense line falling apart.
[Charm]
[Color of Beauty]
She activated her blessing as much as she could, but no one movedâall of her followers had fallen.
â%$ #âŠ?â
âEek?!â
Jang Miyeonâs legs gave out when she met eyes with the gnollâs.
â#? $# $!â
Fwp~
Yoo Bora, the battered weapon that knocked down countless heroes, was tossed to the side like trash by the gnoll as it slowly approached Jang Miyeon.
âS-save me⊠eek?!â
The gnoll licked her cheek with its tongue, stained with the flesh and blood of the heroes.
ââŠâ
Jang Miyeonâs train of thought came to a complete stop the moment the gnollâs mouth went down as it shoved its nose between her legs and sniffed.
There was only one reason:
[Charm]
[Color of beauty]
There were no species restrictions on Jang Miyeonâs blessing.
[A certain innocent goddess shudders at someoneâs taste.]
[A certain male god shouts that it is only just to respect peoplesâ tastes.]
[A certain bold god of beauty gets excited from anticipation.]
[A certain godâŠ]
It was right when the aroused gnoll was about to move on to the next actâŠ
â#$ $â
Snap!
Prince Alsus snuck behind and beheaded it.
âHero Jang Miyeon. Are you alright?â
ââŠâ
Face pale, Jang Miyeon barely gave a nod.
[A certain god groans.]
[A certain god is disappointed.]
[A certain water god splashes cold water.]
[A certain male god freezes.]
[A certain evil god freezes.]
âUrrhh..â
âHurry, we must treat themâŠ!â
âS-SaveâŠâ
The knights and hierarchs cleaned everything up in perfect order.
They were neither disappointed nor surprised after seeing a similar event happen the day before.
Just one gnollâŠ
They decided not to think about it.
The Saintessâs attitude was especially honorable.
âMay god be with the heroes who fought against a powerful opponent.â
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I took a bunch of jewels and gold from the gnollsâ cave.
Iâd hunted so many of the gnolls, who didnât get along with me since the first day I was kidnapped to the fantasy world, but I didnât feel anything.
[Outsider]
The fates of the gnolls who couldnât capture or kill me in one blow had been sealed from the start.
And more importantlyâŠ
[Slaughter]
> Friendly races will slightly fear you and find you appalling.
> The chances of them opposing your cruel actions increases a lot.
âThis curse⊠is just pushing me further to be an outsider.â
[A certain god is gleeful.]
âI wish I could join you.â
[A certain god twirls.]
ââŠâ
As provoking as the joyful god was, what else could I, a level 1 piece of low-level trash, do but be patient with them?
Clink!
My trophy-filled bag made me feel a little better.
My real problem was language.
If I couldnât sell those at a justifiable price, they were nothing more than mere rocks.
In other words, I needed a translator I could trust.
âWelp.â
How nice it would be if I could befriend a gnoll with the intelligence of a human!
âI can trust(?) the gnolls, theyâre bad at liââ
âLevel 1 human over there. Where did the one who slaughtered all these gnolls go?â
âItâs real!â
I found a smart, male gnoll who looked like a handsome human.
He had horns on his head and didnât cry out for meat, but that was a small issue compared to the flawed language barrier.
ââŠCan you not hear me? I spoke in human language- kirk?!â
âGot you!â
âKirk! I canât b-breatheâŠ!â
âWhatâs your name?â
I didnât know what kind of gnoll it was, but I was sure we could become good friends.