I'm the Only One With a Different Genre - Chapter 134

Chapter 134
**Crash!**

Having found amusement in playing with the orb, Lian tossed it into the air and caught it repeatedly. Meanwhile, the old man clutched his chest and collapsed onto the floor.

“Hah, hah…!”

It felt as if he was bungee jumping from a great height! Despite his feet being firmly on the ground, the sensation of floating up into the sky and then plummeting down endlessly continued. The old man’s face turned ghostly pale.

The sight of the old man flailing on the floor was horrifying, but for Pia, it was a golden opportunity. She immediately rushed over to the children and began shaking them awake. Although she desperately wanted to scoop them up and flee, there were four unconscious children. It was realistically impossible for her to carry all four by herself.

“Ugh…?”

Fortunately, the children began to wake up one by one, furrowing their brows slightly.

“Pia unni?”

“Where are we…?”

“M-Mommy…?”

“Sob…”

The children from the Nest organization were relatively composed, having experienced various horrific scenarios before. However, the village children, faced with the dark cave reeking of a foul odor, were terrified. Even though they tried to stifle their cries, the sound of their sobs echoed through the cave walls.

Pia hastily covered their mouths, gesturing for silence. The Nest children nodded with determined expressions, while the village children clamped their hands over their mouths and nodded as well.

Pia then turned to check on the old man. He was still on the floor, clutching his chest with his head buried. As Pia observed the groaning old man, the children, unable to hide their anxiety, quickly scanned their surroundings.

And then they saw it.

“Eek…!”

In a dark corner barely touched by light was a black cell, inside which lay a small skeleton and a decaying corpse, still rotting with bits of flesh clinging to it.

One child froze, staring at the scene, and soon others followed suit, their bodies stiffening as they looked in the same direction.

“Nngh… Ugh!”

One of the children couldn’t hold back the gag reflex and turned away, retching. With nothing in their stomach, only bile came up. Meanwhile, Pia, having figured out the location of the exit, turned to the children and spoke.

“Kids, come over here.”

Pia lined the children up in a row with herself at the back. She pointed to the passage where a faint light was visible.

“If you go straight through that passage, you’ll reach the outside. If you move calmly, no one will get hurt, okay?”

Perhaps it was Pia’s calm voice, but the terrified children quickly composed themselves. Just as they nodded and were about to start moving…

“Hahh, hahhh…”

The old man, who had been curled up and screaming in agony, suddenly exhaled heavily and went limp, as if the pain had finally ended.

At this point, Lian had grown tired of playing with the orb and had carelessly placed it back on the altar.

“Run!”

Realizing the situation, Pia raised her voice, prompting the children to sprint ahead. As Pia followed behind them, she glanced back. The old man was slowly getting up, with a medium-sized cleaver in his hand, glowing faintly blue.
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“Hah… Hah…”

The old man gasped for breath as his hand fumbled over his chest.

‘An intruder… An intruder has entered.’

The kindly expression was gone, replaced by a face twisted like a demon as he looked down at his own body.

‘I need to get to the dungeon right away. I must retrieve my heart…!’

As he continued his thought, he suddenly froze and scanned the area. He saw Pia and the children running away.

‘I can’t let that girl escape!’

No matter how extraordinary the old man’s power was, if the guards swarmed in, he would be helpless. A slit throat or a stabbed chest wasn’t a big deal. After all, his heart was in the dungeon!

If he were buried underground, he could dig his way out. If he were discarded in a corpse pit, he just needed to gather his body and escape. And then, he could start over in a new village once he recovered the dungeon.

However, if the existence of his heart were exposed, they would surely burn his body or attempt to conquer the dungeon. The dungeon was tough for the guards or villagers to clear, but the Empire might send knights.

In any case, if the secret got out, the old man would most likely die. The old man began to stagger forward.

Step… Step, dash!

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His trudging steps suddenly quickened as if arrows were being fired.

Crack.

A strange pattern appeared on his ankle. It was a demonic mark, allowing him to move at a speed impossible for a human but causing his ankle to darken as if being strangled.

As long as his heart wasn’t destroyed, his body would return to its original condition, and the wounds would heal quickly if he devoured the woman and children in front of him.

“Dear?”

Despite the twisted expression on his face, the old man’s voice was sweet and tender.
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“The outside is dangerous! Come over here quickly!”

Pia broke out in a cold sweat and gritted her teeth. No matter how fast she ran, the children in front of her would inevitably be slower. The old man’s voice was rapidly closing in behind her.

“I’m, telling, you, to, come, here!”

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“…! Eek!”

The old man’s sword flashed along with his voice, which was now right at Pia’s ear. In that instant, Pia’s legs gave out, and she collapsed. The cleaver that had rapidly approached her was about to slice through her neck like a snake catching prey.

Crunch!

Just as Pia’s neck was about to be severed, the sword suddenly slipped sideways and embedded itself into the cave wall. It was the power of divine force. Pia gasped as she looked up at the old man.

Had she been running so desperately in terror that her legs were now trembling uncontrollably?

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“Unni!”

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“Noona!”

“…! Run, kids!”

At Pia’s desperate shout, the child leading the group burst into tears.

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“Wah, there’s a wall… there’s a wall… Waaah!”

“What do you mean…?”

The child’s high-pitched wail echoed through the cave. The old man smirked and said,

“Well, now you’re like a rat in a trap.”
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Crack, the old man’s left wrist twisted grotesquely. It was the price of forcefully borrowing the demon’s power to create a wall blocking the passage. But he had no regrets.

The old man’s bizarre appearance caused the children to either collapse to the ground in tears or sob uncontrollably. One child even wet themselves. Faced with overwhelming terror, all Pia could do was pray to her god.

“Lian-nim… Please, save us…”

“Yes, I will send you off without pain.”

When Pia began to exude a strong divine aura, the old man mistook it for her seeking the god of a dark fantasy and responded with a merciful tone. Though he was losing his mind over the concern for his heart, the old man immediately raised his sword.

“Go to the god’s side!”

Just as his sword was about to strike Pia again…

Rattle, drop… Crack!

“Ah…!”

While inspecting the altar for some hidden mechanism, Lian accidentally dropped the orb onto the floor. The orb, apparently quite fragile, cracked and shattered upon hitting the ground.

Whoooosh!

As the old man’s heart shattered, the spells he had cast began to unravel one by one. The bright light that had filled the room faded, plunging the space into darkness. At the same time, the dungeon began to rumble as if it were on the verge of collapse.

“Ahh! It’s collapsing!”

Lian, covering his head with both hands, quickly looked around, searching for an escape route.

‘Isn’t there supposed to be a portal or exit that opens up when you reach the end of a dungeon?!’

Even as he complained internally, his eyes diligently searched for a way out.

“…! There it is!”

One part of the wall that had been glowing blue had a small door. Without a second thought, Lian opened the door and stepped inside.

“It’s… a tunnel?”

Entering, Lian found a passage that stretched out like a mine tunnel.

Rumble, clatter…

“Ahh! Let’s get out of here!”

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If he were buried here, it would take ages to dig his way out. Lian immediately started running down the passage.

After ascending a few slopes, he saw a faint light far ahead. Without a moment’s hesitation, he dashed toward the light.

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Boom!

“Whoa!”

The door burst open as Lian rolled out, tumbling across the ground before finally crashing into something. He quickly gathered his bearings and looked around.

“This is…”

He found himself in a forest, densely packed with trees, overlooking a distant village. The area seemed to be a hillside at the back of the village.

‘Hmm… I should head back to the village… Oh.’

Lian suddenly realized that he was nearly naked. His clothes were so tattered that they were barely recognizable.

‘Hah… If I’d gone down to the village like this, I’d definitely have been dragged to the guards.’

Wiping away the cold sweat, he summoned his Demon Sword.

[ Partner, it’s way too late for dinner… Hmm? ]

End of Chapter.