SSS-Class Ranker Return

Chapter 143

Corrupted Collusion (2)

“… … something you want.”

Count Astape hesitated for a while before opening his mouth. The reason Lokan didn’t act immediately after knowing the truth was that he thought it was because he wanted something.

“Testimony, how are you?”

“… … testimony”

“Yes. If you are a witness, I will make it possible for you to get out. Instead, you must give up the remnants of the corrupted power you have accumulated.”

“Ugh… … .”

These were stories that might sound like a question and answer, but Count Astape correctly read the intentions. If you testify about the others listed in that ledger, he will take them out.

I probably have to testify, so I won’t be able to completely erase it, but I’ll match up with Rokhan as a spy.

It was a pretty attractive condition as he didn’t touch a corrupted power because he had great ambition.

After all, what he wants is safety and goodwill.

At first, what he wanted was to extend life through fallen power, and in the end, it was in a state of not being able to achieve that purpose properly, so there was nothing to waste.

“Good. Don’t do that.”

So the worries didn’t last long. It was clear that if the emperor knew this, his life would be at risk and everything he had would be confiscated.

Not only humans, but all races of the Golden Lion camp have already branded the corrupted power as heresy and apostles.

“Where are ‘they’?”

“This is it.”

The negotiations ended there.

Locando and Count Astape went into action immediately without further subtracting or searching. After Count Astape retrieved the Corruption Orb they received, the conversation continued.

Of course, Rokhan could change his attitude after obtaining the Orb of Corruption, but he had no choice. Even if he mobilized all his powers, he wasn’t confident enough to catch Lokan.

Moreover, Lokan was a visitor who came back to life even after being killed.

‘Was there also a secret space?’

giggle. Drooling.

As Count Astape manipulated one side of the reception room, a door leading to somewhere appeared.

It looked like there would be no space in the back, but when I moved, a fairly large space appeared.

“Is it space expansion magic?”

It seemed like it was a space created by magical processing, or it was grafted into another space like the time of the hero’s test.

“Hmm.”

Inside, as they went inside, what appeared was the appearance of a troll tied tightly with a greenish glow in their eyes, along with the wizards and alchemists who were conducting research next to them.

‘You study blood.’

It seems that trolls with excellent regenerative power are overlaid with corrupted power and then extracted the regenerative power. If you can connect it to the cell well, you might think that you can get closer to the secret of longevity, or perhaps longevity.

I felt pity for seeing the troll suffering as a test subject in such a pitiful way, but this is a game, and it’s just a monster.“Performance is”

“sorry.”

The researchers were surprised when the Count, who had always appeared alone, was with someone, but soon shook his head like a criminal.

He succeeded in creating effective regeneration potions, stamina potions, strengthening potions, and even beauty potions, but he did not get to the core of what he wanted.

“I get it. Everyone go back today.”

Normally, it would be Count Astape’s side to return after the inspection, but today the researchers have been bitten. Because this experiment is now over.

Their mouths had to be closed separately, but the research results and the collection of the beads of corruption came first.

“The beads are over there. And this guy… … . Do it your way.”

As soon as all the researchers disappeared, Count Astape spoke helplessly. Now is the time to let go of regret.

“Once I pick it up.”

I couldn’t get over the situation. Rokhan collected the Orbs of Corruption from the bucket and placed them in his inventory, standing in front of the persistently struggling Corrupted Troll.

Before giving his last rest, he looked at Count Zigsi Astafe.

‘He’s pretty careful.’

To be precise, he looked at the darkness beyond.

Count Astape, unaware of this, turned his eyes away as if looking at the executioner’s sight, avoiding Rokhan’s gaze, and Rokhan immediately lifted the ax as if his heart had hardened.

Whoops!

He accurately dropped the fallen troll’s neck, gaining experience.

“Cuckoo… … !”

“Heh heh heh heh!”

As the troll’s neck fell, blood also gushed out from Count Astape. It wasn’t because Rokhan worked his tricks. The assassin who had been hiding in the dark was aiming behind him with good timing.

As if he wasn’t going to kill him, he twisted a poisoned dagger to injure his intestines, then punched a few more holes in his body and tried to pull him out, but Rokhan’s howl prevented him from doing so.

“Where!”

Rokhan, who had crushed the staggered, loose-legged bastard, stepped on his wrist, causing his dagger to drop.

“Where are you from!”

“Keukkeuk, did you think you could survive even if you betrayed us? … . Kook!”

Whoops!

The captured bastard let out a shout dedicated to evil, but Rokhan silenced it with one heavy blow. He made it impossible to continue talking with one fist the size of a pot lid.

Then his body swelled up.

“Sheesh.”

Seeing that, Rokhan kicked him away and flew away with Astape. He knows what he’s trying to do.

Pugh!

straight up suicide. The skill that reversed his corrupted powers and turned itself into a bomb made the gnome take his own life.

“From detoxification!”

“Cool!”

Upon confirming that the gnome was dead, Lokan immediately dispelled Astape’s poison.

He had an advanced antidote, so the detox itself was not difficult, but his vitality, which had already fallen to the bottom, was a problem.

In addition, the skill the assassin used was a corrupted power with continuous damage effect.

Because of this, Count Astape could not heal properly even after Lokan handed him the potion, and the vitality he barely replenished was quickly reduced again. At first, his vitality itself was not high.

“No… … . I can die like this… … .”

Maybe it was because he had shed too much blood, his consciousness had become blurred. He became obsessed with life even more as the things he had and didn’t have passed like a lantern.

“Let me live. I’ll do anything for you… … !”

glare halftone.

The obsession with life finally burned Astafe’s vitality.

“Hey, this is… … .”

At that moment, a piece of paper came to Astape’s eyes.

It was the ‘contract’ that Lokan came up with.

A contract full of very unequal treaties. Instead of taking everything he had, it was an unequal contract that he would support a certain amount of money every month like a pension. No, it was close to a scam.

But things were bad enough to ignore. The conditions were too extreme. Because I’m going to save his life.

As long as the title of nobility is maintained, even if you lose everything you have accumulated, you can build up some wealth again, but when you die, everything is over.

So he had no choice but to sign the contract even as he died. Because it has to go down.

“Now I… … .”

Whoops!

The moment he finished the autograph, Rokhan gave him a certain death. Contrary to the contents of the contract that he would spare him, he led him to death.

“Okay.”

I stopped breathing. All biological activities ceased.

But with him, the corrupted power that had penetrated Astafe’s organs was also scattered.

Probably because this power responds to living things.

Although the corrupted power can act on the undead, it does not have the power to create the undead.

“The tail of the phoenix, use.”

After his corpse had completely cooled, Lokan used one more item.

Phoenix tail.

A unique item that revives the dead!

It is effective for users, but it can also be used for NPCs.

‘Death of old age is inevitable, but in this case, it becomes an absolute bargaining card.’

In fact, Rokhan knew the assassin’s existence from the beginning.Because I know that those who have colluded with the Corruptors have Watchers in disguise in some way.

Therefore, even though he expected his death, he neglected it and brought him back to life.

And with him the light returned to the contract again. effect was activated.

“No, how”

One of the great things about Phoenix’s tail is that it restores resurrected objects back to their perfect state.

The already torn intestines have found their place, and all the corrupted power that has dug into the body has disappeared. Rather, the state of the body returned to the best and looked healthier than before.

“I can’t believe it… … .”

Count Astappe looked around with a look of disbelief, but what came before him was none other than the contract he had signed.

“It’s time to take it slow and keep your promises.”

“That, that… … .”

Count Astape changed his mind after he came back to life, saying that when he entered the bathroom and when he left the bathroom was different, but his thoughts were of no use. A contract is a forceful item.

What’s more, when we insisted that we soften, the opponent was Lokan.

“… … I see.”

After hesitating for a while, Count Astape soon resigned and accepted reality. He will be deprived of everything he has accumulated so far, but at least Lokan guarantees the minimum cost of living.

‘Then I wouldn’t think of revenge.’

The lord’s castle was taken care of so that he could use it as it is, and his living expenses were also generously paid by one hundred gold each month, so it would be rather close to the life he wanted on the remote island of Anbin.

‘I might die before then.’

Of course, there is no guarantee that another assassin will not appear.

There is no provision for the inheritance of the pension, so the support ends as it is when you die. Families… … Well, you don’t have to worry about that.

‘I must be busy for a while.’

After negotiating, Rokhan hurriedly finished the paperwork to receive all of his belongings, and sent a letter to the Parliament, the Emperor, and the investigation team. Through his testimony, he intends to hold the tails of the corrupt groups and collaborators.

However, the story of the ‘ledger’ was left out. I don’t know how things will change.

As there were suspicions, after all administrative procedures were completed, Astape’s recruits were handed over to the investigation team and the trial date was awaited.

As the case was a case, the trial date was delayed three days, while Lokan took over the estates of Count Astape, which he had eaten raw.

“Hwiyu, you collected it thrifty.”

The wealth of Count Astape confirmed through the window of the estate was truly enormous.

Even though he is the same count, the existing territories that Rokhan ate like he was eating land were no match for him.

Not only his main acquaintance, Asta Fe, but also his affiliated territories were numerous, and he had a good neck, so the tax collected was enormous.

Therefore, he must have made his wish to live and play for a long time without thinking about anything else.

Even though it was not necessary to touch the internal affairs separately, he was so developed that it would take a long time to figure it out. Because of that, there was only one thing that Lokan cared about.

Results of research conducted using corrupted powers.

Although the researchers say they haven’t had much success, Lokan thought otherwise.

Regeneration Potion Stamina Potion Madness Potion That’s all, it was good anyway. There was only one thing he noticed. It was just a beauty potion.