Otherworld Constellation Gallery Chapter 33

Otherworld Constellation Gallery 

Chapter 33

The creature’s pincer closes in, about to cut my waist in half. I instinctively laid my sword horizontally.

SNAP!

The impact travelled through my fingertips. 

Fuck, it’s stronger than I imagined.

‘If I get pinched, I’ll literally be cut in half.’

Fortunately, the pincer stopped closing any further.

It was a gamble based on the description that Manyō’s Tomb wouldn’t lose durability. Luckily, the description wasn’t lying.

I let go of the blade and ducked down. By the time I slipped through the gap, Manyō’s tomb dissipated into smoke.

CLANG!

If the blade had disappeared any faster, my neck would have been severed. 

Still, I can do this. This thing may be hard, but it’s slower than a ghoul.

“Mister! The gaps! The weak points of crustaceans are the gaps that open when they bend!”

Tulip shouted while continuing to shoot her bow. But all her arrows bounced off the shell.

“Stop shooting. It’s not working, and you’re wasting arrows.” 

“Is this really the time to worry about that?” 

“Of course. I’ll handle this, so just stay put.”

The attack target was the ‘gap’ as Tulip mentioned. 

But the problem wasn’t simple. This thing doesn’t bend its arms easily.

‘To make it bend, I need to change my position.’

To a place where it has to bend its arms to attack me. As I moved, the creature followed my intentions perfectly.

“Stupid bastard.”

The moment it bent its arm toward me. I kicked off the ground and circled to the outside.

Unlike the already slow creature, I had even raised my agility level. So it was easier than expected.

‘No matter how tough it is, it’s still just an early area monster.’

As I swung my sword with all my might toward the exposed joint, certain of victory.

CRACK!

Once again, my sword was blocked.

“……!”

Shit, is there no way around this either? If I can only use this once like Ha-rin, that would really suck. Please work.

‘Strike of Judgment.’

As the skill activates, my blade automatically moves toward the weak point. 

It’s working! I thought, but……

CRACK!

My attack aimed at the gap was blocked again. 

Even Strike of Judgment recognizes the gap as the only weak point.

“Mister! It’s not working?” 

“This bastard is like Matthew’s Gospel.” 

“What?” 

“Keep striking until it opens.”

I came here to unlock an achievement, but now I might end up paying for my funeral. 

Looking at this thing tougher than the Pimuk, I understand what they meant about Incheon being a honeypot.

‘The difficulty feels all wrong.’

I wonder if there’s any information on the Constellation Gallery. 

Even Strike of Judgment targeted the gap as the weak point. Whatever information exists probably just says to aim for the gaps.

While dodging the slow attacks of the monster before me, I checked the Constellation Gallery without much hope. But then, I discovered a post I hadn’t expected at all.

[Title: FUUUUUCK! The gambling house is open!] They opened this already lolololol.

ㄴ Let’s go copy some deity power~.

ㄴ Is this even gambling? Isn’t it basically free?lol .

ㄴ I already did it lol Why hesitate when they’re offering free deity power copying? lol

ㄴ First Hunter, it’s been fun~ You wouldn’t give me a contract but at least you’re leaving after copying deity power for us~ Thanks!! 

ㄴ For real lol .

ㄴ For real lol.

What the hell are these bastards talking about? A gambling house is open? They mentioned gambling when I killed the Pimuk too.

‘Gambling house, gambling house.’

After searching through posts and the gallery, I found the gambling house they were talking about. It was categorized separately, not a place to post, but a UI like a separate gambling site.

[First Hunter VS Craftlae] [00:01:53 until betting closes]

First Hunter can defeat Craftlae.

• 2x payout for successful bet

First Hunter cannot defeat Craftlae.

• 2x payout for successful bet

These crazy bastards are running a gambling operation on me? But the odds are the same on both sides.

‘Does that mean the chances are about even?’

If it’s even, that might mean it’s doable, but thinking the other way, it means it’s that difficult. Fuck, killing ghouls and archers was a walk in the park compared to this.

[Title: Already bet five digits of deity power lol] Gonna eat wellllllll~!!!!!

ㄴ What did you bet on? 

ㄴ Original Poster) Obviously that First Hunter can’t win lol.

ㄴ Wow fuck, you bet tens of thousands? 

ㄴ Original Poster) They’re giving free copies, of course I did lol.

ㄴ Still, you never know, that guy is crazy .

ㄴ Original Poster) But he’s facing a Craftlae lol.

Everyone is under the impression that I can’t win. But I’ve maxed out my party bonus and stats, and I even have a reinforced frying pan, and they’re still thinking like that?

‘If I just keep dodging and striking at the gaps repeatedly, won’t I eventually win?’.

Did these so-called constellations all get hit with a stupid beam? Or after all their bullshit, do they really think of humans as nothing? Or are they watching me struggle already?

‘Or… is there something that makes them so certain I can’t win?’.

That’s when it happened.

DING!

[Would you like to place a bet?]

What’s this now? I can bet too? 

While dodging the slow attacks of the monster in front of me, I tried placing 1 gold on my victory as a test. And immediately saw the betting record.

‘It actually works!’

An opportunity to make a fortune with a single choice. The odds are the same. Meaning, I don’t know which is the favorite and which is the underdog.

But one thing was certain. If I don’t kill this monster, I die. Then any remaining gold would be meaningless, as would my life.

‘In that case…’

I took a deep breath and completed my bet.

[190,875G bet completed!] 

[Remaining gold: 0G]

All-in like a dog. Now I have no choice but to kill it.

[Title: What did you guys bet on?] No morons bet on the underdog, right?

ㄴ The odds are the same, how is there an underdog? 

ㄴ Noob, even if the odds are the same, betting on First hunter to lose is the underdog bet, lol. 

ㄴ This is correct.

ㄴ Why is that the underdog, though? This is messed up. 

ㄴ I trusted First Hunter and put 1,000 deity power on it… please… 

ㄴ Trembling with your tiny deity power~ kawaii~

[Title: Why Betting on First Hunter as the Underdog is Correct] First hunter  will try a few times, but if he can’t do it, he’ll run away. Of course, he won’t be able to defeat it, lol.From the reactions, I can tell some of you are screwed, lol.

ㄴ Hell yeah lol This makes sense lol.

ㄴ With constellation spirit, he’ll coldly retreat lol. 

ㄴ First Hunter isn’t stupid enough to keep trying against a monster he can’t kill lol.

‘Wait, fuck, I had the option to run away?’

Crazy bastards, you should’ve told me this earlier! I’ve already bet everything on ‘I can defeat it!’ Damn it!!!

If I had thought of the option to run away, I would’ve bet on losing and just left coolly.

 It would’ve been an opportunity to earn gold without lifting a finger. 

But now, I’ve bet everything on this game, and there’s no turning back.

“Give me back my gold, you fucker!!”

[Title: First Hunter dude left his gold with it lol] Anyone watching would think he bet his fortune too lol.

ㄴ With those odds, Perhun is betting on the underdog, lol.

ㄴ Does that make sense? Sounds like he’s saying ‘give me my gold’ because he’ll get paid if he kills it? 

ㄴ True.

ㄴ Just obsessed with gold lol .

ㄴ Ah lol He hates leaving the gold in front of him more than dying lol .

ㄴ If you’re not giving the gold, then kill me first, haha.

You bastards. Think this is funny? Fucking assholes. But who can I blame? It’s my fault.

‘Sigh… am I really an idiot?’

I got fixated on how an attack that worked on Pimuk was blocked and missed the fact that I could have avoided this battle. 

I momentarily mistook it for an unavoidable entity like Pimuk.

‘What’s the point of realizing that now?.’

What I need to do now isn’t reflection. I need to kill this bastard first. Without fail!

Let’s think positively. The experience of defeating this creature instead of running away will make me stronger.

‘Fuck, I’m too pissed at myself for this positive thinking to work.’

Now, even if I escape with my life, I’ll be so miserable I’d rather die.

[Title: I believe in First Hunter!] 

[Poster: PinkuPojjak] First Hunter can do it! I casually bet 1 million on First Hunter’s victory!

ㄴ Crazy woman!! 

ㄴ Miss, if it’s not rude, could I have a little deity power. 

ㄴ If you’re going to waste deity power like that, you should just send sponsorship to support him. 

ㄴ PinkuPojjak) It’s my choice~.

At least there are some who believe in me. But their belief doesn’t help worth shit. It’s not like their faith will keep my gold from disappearing.

“FUUUUCK!”

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

I’ve attacked the gap many times, but it won’t break easily. But that’s okay. The creature is slow, and eventually it will break.

‘My sword won’t break.’

What’s going to break is you. So… spit out my money, you bastard!

SNAP! SNAP! SNAP!

One thrust, two thrusts. Three, four, five. I’ve already stabbed and slashed the same spot more than ten times, but there’s only the sensation of impact. It won’t break through.

“FUUUCK! MY GOOOOLD!!”

Curses spill from my mouth. I’ve maxed out everything I can, and it still won’t break? That’s absurd!

My mana seems to be depleted too. At some point, Strike of Judgment stopped activating. I need to change tactics.

“Kang Ha-rin!” 

“Yes?” 

“Take this and try to make a decent blunt weapon!”

I threw the frying pan to her.

“But… there’s no fire…” 

“Try Thermoforming or something! If you’re low on mana, raise your intelligence! Just try to it work somehow!”

After entrusting the weapon creation to her, I continue stabbing and slashing at the same spot.

Please, please! My gold! You bastard! You fucker!

After what felt like an eternity. Finally, Kang Ha-rin’s voice rang out.

“It’s finished!”

I snapped my head around.

“Throw it!”

In that instant, a flash of light cut through the air. The blunt weapon Ha-rin threw with all her might was no longer a frying pan. There were no blazing flames or surging mana, but the solid steel gleamed smoothly.

GRAB!

I reached out and seized the flying weapon. Hefty weight, perfect balance. Like it had just been pulled from a forge, a deep red light flowed through the combat warhammer.

“What! Kang Ha-rin!” 

“Yes?”

Ha-rin looked worried, as if she’d done something wrong again.

“You made it fucking perfectly! This is amazing!”

Kang Ha-rin smiled brightly. Fuck, sorry, but this isn’t the time to smile just because I complimented you. My entire fortune is riding on this battle!

Nevertheless, she created exactly what I wanted. What I needed most right now. A weapon to smash this impossibly hard bastard. She made it perfectly.

‘Time to recover my investment, no, copy some gold.’

[Damn it, Wait First Hunter… just a moment?][259] 

[You bastard!!! Stop!!! I was wrong!!!][163] 

[Oh fuck I’m sorry please][57] 

[Which fucking asshole said this was a deity power copying event? You bastard, I bet my entire fortune!You’re responsible!][534] 

[It’s a scam~ Stupid people got played~][846]