I'm the Only One With a Different Genre - Chapter 133

Chapter 133
**This is Mine Now**

Lian scratched the back of his head before starting to move forward. The path leading to the next room was surprisingly short, perhaps because the designer thought no one would make it this far.

“Hmm.”

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Lian found himself standing inside a massive underground chamber that reminded him of a gigantic gymnasium. At the far end of his line of sight was a smooth wall. A large wall, approximately 15 meters both in height and width, was covered in densely drawn magic circles.

‘Should I summon the Demon Sword? No… I’ve made it this far, so that seems a bit…’

If this were a game, the Demon Sword would be as good as a walkthrough or a cheat. Having made it this far on his own strength, Lian wanted to continue relying on himself to reach the end.

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After enduring countless traps that tore his body apart and having repeatedly returned to make progress, he had half-forgotten his original objective of finding Pia.

‘It does look like some kind of impressive magic circle, but…’

Lian approached the magic circle. From a distance, the magic circle, which glowed a dazzling fluorescent sky blue, appeared to be engraved on the wall. But upon closer inspection, he realized it was more like a drawing.

‘Wouldn’t it just be easier to erase the whole thing?’

Lian used the surviving sleeve of his clothes to rub at one side of the magic circle. The magic circle, which no spell could damage, was effortlessly wiped away under the touch of the ‘housekeeper.’ Not only was it erased, but it also gleamed with a polished shine.

Whooo…

As part of the magic circle was destroyed, it began to lose power and collapse. The beautiful light faded, leaving only a deep brown stain behind.

Crack… Rumble!

Cracks formed in the wall where the magic circle had been, and it soon crumbled away. Lian’s eyes widened as he watched the falling chunks of rock.

“Whoa!”

Dodging and weaving like a performer, Lian avoided the falling debris and jumped back.

*Cough, cough…!*
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Dust and dirt clouded his vision. As he wiped away the tears pouring down his face like a waterfall, the dust began to settle.

“Kieek?”

Beyond the dust, a chimera, crawling on all fours, appeared. Its face was that of a chameleon, its upper body human, and its lower body that of a lion… Ten chimeras, made up of various animals, drooled as they eyed their newly revealed prey.

“Uh…”

Lian stared blankly at the ten chimeras. His face was soon cast in shadow.

“Kieek!”
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“Wha—?!”
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The starving chimeras lunged at Lian. A chameleon’s mouth opened wide, and its sharp teeth sank into Lian’s shoulder without mercy. Another chimera bit into his side, and yet another bit into his head.

As one of the chimeras swallowed a chunk of Lian’s flesh, its body began to twitch and change. Chimeras have an exceptionally high mortality rate when synthesizing different life forms.

However, there is one way to drastically reduce the mortality rate—by absorbing and evolving from the creatures they consume. The chimera that attacked Lian started to change for that very reason.

For the chimeras, which had evolved by consuming various organisms since birth, it was only natural that their bodies would change after eating Lian.

…That is, if what they consumed wasn’t Lian.

“Kihit?”

The moment the chimera with the chameleon head swallowed a large piece of flesh, it felt a sensation like bubbling soda bursting from within. The chimera, taken aback by the strange feeling, pulled away from Lian and looked down at its own body.

Gurgle, gurgle.

“Kieek?!”

Its belly began to churn violently, as if waves were crashing inside. The stomach, moving as if it were alive, wriggled and squirmed until…

Pop!

The chimera exploded. Its flesh splattered and fell all around. And as if that was just the beginning…

“Kihit?”

“Kihit?”

Pop! Pop! Pop!

One by one, the chimeras that had taken a bite of Lian began to burst like balloons.

Out of the ten chimeras that had attacked Lian, eight had taken a bite. The remaining two, having found no place to sink their teeth into, circled around Lian, waiting for an opportunity.

Pop! Pop!

The only ones that didn’t explode were the two chimeras that hadn’t touched Lian. They watched in shock as their comrades burst apart one by one.

Despite being creatures that didn’t fear death, both chimeras began to tremble uncontrollably. In a dark fantasy world, chimeras are terrifying monsters, mindlessly attacking humans. But in the Gag world, they were just one of many common creatures.

Because of this, the chimeras, which had been driven purely by instinct, now developed something akin to reason. The two remaining chimeras, gripped by fear, tried to distance themselves as much as possible from Lian.

“Ugh, if you’re going to keep dogs, at least put up a warning sign…”

Ferocious, aggressive, biting their targets indiscriminately—those were the traits of dogs in the Gag world.

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With faces made of gold, bodies of iron, or even wobbly alien puppies that slithered around, the Gag world was full of all kinds of strange dogs. To Lian, even the chimeras felt like slightly peculiar dogs.

As Lian got up and dusted himself off, his face and body were as smooth as ever, though round bite marks remained. These were the marks left by the dogs of the Gag world.

“Whimper… whimper.”

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“Groan…”

Despite having witnessed their comrades’ eyes burst, their bellies split open, and their organs spill out, only to be eaten, the two remaining chimeras trembled at the sight of Lian standing up perfectly fine.

Lian didn’t feel the need to bother dealing with the two cowering chimeras, or rather, dogs. He stepped past the rubble and into the area where the chimeras had been confined.

The room was adorned with strange patterns carved into the walls, pillars erected along the edges, and large blue flames burning in massive torches. It was the perfect setup for a boss room. Realizing that the dungeon’s end was near, Lian smiled brightly.

‘Let’s see… Oh, there’s a door over there.’

Noticing a small door relative to the size of the room, Lian hurried over. The door was covered in magic circles designed to keep the chimeras from passing through.

Creak.

But the housekeeper’s touch cleaned it up effortlessly. Lian wiped imaginary sweat from his brow and opened the door.

“Now… hmm? It’s smaller than I expected.”

Mumbling to himself, he stepped into a room no larger than a studio apartment. In the center of the room stood an altar of unknown purpose, atop which rested a round orb, about the size of two adult fists put together.

The ceiling, walls, and floor were covered in magic circles that glowed brilliantly in a dark purple hue.

‘I thought a reward room… or something like that would show up soon. Hmm, is this the reward?’

Lian approached the altar in the middle of the room and looked down at the orb.

***

While Lian was defeating the chimeras and reaching the deepest part of the dungeon, back in the cave…

Pia bit her lip in despair at the harsh reality, while the old man savored Pia’s despair with pleasure.

‘Lian-nim…’

As always, in her deepest despair, Pia prayed more fervently for Lian.

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‘Please, show mercy and save the children…’

A faint divine power began to ripple around Pia. It wasn’t visible to the naked eye, but the old man, who had once wielded divine power, quickly noticed it.

“Ohh, so you’re actually a devout believer! Then I’ll send you to the god’s embrace first!”

The old man, truly believing his actions were for the god, smiled creepily as he approached Pia. Pia, with eyes full of resolve, took a defensive stance.

Even if she died here, she was determined to save the children. Seeing Pia like this, the old man suddenly smiled kindly.

“Don’t worry. The pain will be over soon.”

Despite his gentle expression, the old man’s strike was more threatening and swifter than that of any swordsman. It was a speed impossible for his old body to produce. Pia’s eyes widened at the terrifying speed. However, that was all—her body couldn’t keep up with the old man’s movements.

As the blade swung diagonally to slice her throat, time stretched out, warping like taffy for Pia.

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Pia’s body moved sluggishly as if she were the only one living in a slow world. But the old man moved normally as if he were living in a different timeline. That was how fast the old man was moving.

The moment his blade was about to carve into her neck like an animal being slaughtered…

Clang!

The blade suddenly twisted sideways and struck the cave wall. It had been swung with such force that the massive rock wall of the cave was left with a deep indentation.

“Gah! Aaargh!”

“….!”

Pia recoiled in shock, first at the old man’s bizarrely twisted attack and then at the horrific scream that followed.

‘Is this… a trap?’

Was he pretending to be in pain like when she had stabbed his chest with the dagger?

As she cautiously retreated, keeping her wary eyes on the old man, she slowly inched toward the children.

“Kehek, keck! Gwuooorck!! Kyaaaargh!”

The old man clawed at his chest with his wrinkled hands, screaming in agony. His eyes bulged out of their sockets, and his skin peeled away, dripping blood.

Meanwhile, Lian…

‘What’s this for? Is it used for fortune-telling?’

Lian grabbed the old man’s heart and began to pat the smooth surface, then he started shaking it vigorously as if shaking a soy milk bottle before drinking it. Before long, he realized that the silky smooth texture felt quite nice, so he slapped the orb against his palm repeatedly.

‘This is a pretty nice orb, fits perfectly in my hand!’

End of Chapter.