Used to Enhance Lifetime Luck-Chapter 41 (41/196)

Episode 9. The Siege of Tedman (6)

‘Huh? Something’s strange.’

Parasitic Sorcery Shaman Ruri.

Having cast the Grand Sorcery and drained of all her strength, she cautiously returned to the Partak side’s camp and was observing the situation.

Due to the aftereffects of the she had unleashed by pouring in all her mana and life force, she was utterly exhausted.

But then, a situation occurred that made her jump up in surprise.

‘Is the not taking effect properly?’

The lesser demon Lusiot, which had devoured Ted’s body and seized his soul. Under normal circumstances, Ted’s character should have gradually lost his human appearance and taken on the form of a demon. Five horns should have sprouted, and his body should have turned black.

But now. Ted’s staggering body hadn’t changed much and remained in a state similar to that of a human.

‘The horns sprouted! Huh? But why is there only one?’

Soon, a horn did emerge from Ted’s head.

However, the number was not five like Lusiot’s, but merely one.

And even that one was stubby and misshapen.

‘What on earth… ’

She raised her weary body and tore a scroll, using it on Ted.

The consisted of a pair.

Soon, Ted’s physical transformation status rose as status windows above another scroll she possessed.

Unknown status windows rose continuously.

‘What in the world is this.’

She frowned.

A completely unexpected situation had occurred.

‘There’s something inside that one’s body… No wonder they said he was too powerful for his level….’

She was quite shocked.

A-rank skill, [Parasitic Grand Sorcery]

It was not a light sorcery that just anyone could use.

A-rank meant skills with a level restriction of 500.

However, among them, if细分 by ability, A-rank was divided into A, AA, and AAA ranks.

A-rank was a powerful skill, but anyone could obtain it through effort via expensive skill books.

AA-rank was even more powerful.

A high-tier skill that could only be used if stringent were met by the one seeking to acquire it.

Finally, AAA-rank skills were on a completely different dimension from A and AA.

AAA-rank skills were skills handed down through history since ancient times, and across all NPCs and users, only one person on the entire Face Continent could learn them.

And had completed such an inherited quest after pursuing it for four years, thereby obtaining the AAA-rank skill and achieving her third job advancement.

That was the power that had made her what she was today: 9th in the Japanese rankings, and 3rd in the world rankings for Shamans.

‘What on earth is happening? My sorcery has never failed to take effect before….’

Against opponents from level 500 to 600. This skill had never failed against an opponent of lower level than hers, not even once.

The opponent’s level, checked with other sorceries, was far lower than hers.

And yet, such a person was resisting an AAA-rank skill?

Her doubts grew.

‘Then what happens to the plan?’

The time it took for the parasitism of to complete was approximately 10 minutes.

When was used on NPCs or monsters, the host rampaged for 10 minutes against the new changes. After that, when the 10 minutes ended, the was completed and the host was born as an even stronger monster that had obtained a physical body. This was the basic principle.

However, when used on a user, it was slightly different.

The , which was the user’s physical body, was bound by the . At the moment the character died, the system judged the user to be in a state. Because of that, forced logout occurred, and a monster was not born.

Under normal circumstances, Ruri had hoped to eliminate Ted, and have him rampage in Saulron’s camp for the 10 minutes it took him to transform into a monster.

Ten minutes was a short time in a siege battle.

But what if a user stronger than Tenichi in the late 600s received ?

Ten minutes of such a monster was by no means short.

That was her plan. And if things went according to plan, that’s how it should have been.

But for some reason, a problem had arisen.

‘What on earth….’

She continued to monitor the situation.

* * *

Ted’s body repeatedly underwent awkward cycles of transformation and regression.

Dark blue skin spread from the back of his hand and climbed up his arm, but soon human flesh pushed back the dark blue skin and returned to its place.

‘Uuuuaaaah….’

Various status windows rose in real-time, filling Ted’s dizzy vision.

The that were evidence of the parasitism were repeatedly dispelled and reapplied.

Accordingly, his mind also fluctuated.

‘Phew! What on earth happened? Shamushion resisting, what does that… Ah, it’s become possible to think now. I guess the status abnormality is dispelled right now. First, I need to properly grasp what hasn’t appeared in the status windows. If it’s about 10 seconds per minute, then me moving my body is possiiii… ble….’

Separate from the status abnormalities, there was also a force resisting the itself.

That was the , who had forged a contract with Ted via the ! In other words, it was the soul imbued in Ted’s +19 enhanced weapon.

As the parasitism progressed, Shamushion’s resistance also gradually rose.

‘Shaaaamushioooon… Resiiiiist….’

Ted trembled all over and desperately pulled himself together.

“Wh-what the hell is that….”

“A monster? A user? What the….”

The birth of a bizarre beast that looked dangerous at a glance, and the strange changes.

Because of that, the all-out war between both sides momentarily stopped.

They hurriedly retreated and watched the situation.

“What the. A demonic-looking thing came out. It went into that user’s body.”

“What the hell is going on? Did that user absorb the demon?”

“Where did that demon come from?”

Around that time, Ted had taken on a form close to that of a demon.

A height of about 3 meters. And dark skin.

A strange horn, the only one, sprouted in a shape like the antenna of a p*xlo.

Black and White had also transformed into a bizarre shape.

Perhaps due to the achievement , Black and White was also recognized as one body with the connected Ted.

Despite being a musket, it was taking on a strange shape as part of the demon’s body.

“Hey, isn’t that dangerous?”

“It looked human earlier, but now it’s become like a demon.”

As NPCs and users watched such a monstrous appearance, they were all on guard.

Tukaaaang—!!

Just then, Ted, who had transformed into a demonic appearance, fired a shot at the empty ground where no one was.

However, the bullet fired from the long, bizarre weapon attached to the demon’s arm was tremendously powerful.

As if there had originally been a cave-like shape there, the bare ground was deeply hollowed out.

That was the demon’s , called the Demon Hand (魔手).

The demon’s inherent ability had begun to be carried on Ted’s normal attacks.

“D-damn it! It tried to attack!”

“Everyone, be on guard against that monster!”

Only then did both sides hurriedly stop fighting and rearrange their lines.

‘I’m going crazy.’

Around that time, Ted came back to his senses.

At the same time, he regained control of his body.

His reasoning returned, and he began desperately racking his brains.

‘Damn, it carries such a grand title as Sun Liberator, so why can’t it resist better?’

First, a spoonful of blame for someone else.

‘Anyway, the resistance rate keeps rising. Probably in 20 minutes, or 30 minutes, Shamushion’s will? It will push the demon out.’

It was the result of inferring from the sum of various status windows.

‘But until then, I’ll keep having my body control stolen. So what do I do. What do I have to do here so that Iaaaa….’

Ted’s body, which had been thinking, lost control again.

—Kuaaaaaah!

Then, a demonic roar spewed from Ted’s mouth.

Demon Ted, whose body had been occupied by the demon, looked around the battlefield.

The monster’s instinct to attack the strong, and those nearby, surged forth.

—Krrrrr….

Soon, Ted looked toward the Saulron command post that was closest.

It was probably because he felt the strongest energy from those gathered there.

Soon, Lusiot raised the arm.

Tkukuung—!!

And from the end of the demon’s arm, it fired a massive bullet.

However, perhaps because Lusiot could not yet properly control Ted’s body, the attack veered off wildly.

The missed attack grazed past the command post and flew toward the inner gate, smashing part of the inner gate apart in one blow.

—Krrrrrr!

Ted, now a demon, took aim at the command post building again.

From there, NPCs including Count Saulron hurriedly burst out.

They were currently allies. Blue flags fluttered in his eyes.

But Ted’s body was not under Ted’s control.

‘Nooooo, you mustn’t….’

Raiden and Count Saulron were high-ranking NPCs.

There was no way they could withstand his own attacks, enhanced by the , born from being parasitized by a level 499 monster.

In other words, they would all die by his attacks.

‘Uaaa… you can’t….’

Unlike users, NPCs perished permanently with a single death.

Putting Count Saulron aside, he absolutely must not kill Raiden.

Even while not in his right mind, Ted desperately conveyed his will.

But this was a game. It was not a place where things contrary to the occurred just because one’s will was strong.

But then, something unexpected happened.

‘Huh? Those womeeeen… those peeeeople….’

Two women who had been with the Moonlight Hunter Roan earlier, and one tanker.

They had suddenly appeared near Ted.

—Krtraaa!

Strong humans who were nearby.

The monster’s instinct was honest.

Ted’s aim switched from Raiden and Count Saulron far away to Roan’s comrades much closer by.

Tkuaaaang—!

The fired massive bullet engulfed them.

‘I’m sooooorry… everyone. Users. Ah!’

At that moment, Ted came to his senses!

‘No, I shouldn’t be happy. I’ll have my mind stolen again in 10 seconds anyway! Now, what should I do? What should I….’

Ted, who had briefly regained control of his body and mind, worried desperately.

Soon, an excellent idea came to his mind.

‘Although Shamushion’s resistance is slower than the parasitism speed, when the parasitic sorcery reaches 100% in 10 minutes, Shamushion will also complete its resistance belatedly.’

That was not an assumption, but a certainty.

Because there was no such thing as 101% in the system.

‘This is an opportunity.’

What Ted was worrying about was not something like ‘how can I avoid killing anyone?’

In fact, he didn’t really care about the rest… because as long as his dear Raiden and Count Saulron didn’t die, he wouldn’t be too disappointed no matter who died in this territory.

He was simply contemplating options to smash the siege battle in the shortest time possible and power-level.

‘The remaining time is about 7 seconds. That’s enough. I’ll charge into the Partak side’s camp within that time!’

And now.

Ted, who had come up with a good idea, hurriedly unfolded with his demonic body and began running.

The body undergoing demonification was incredibly agile. A speed so fast it was hard for him to believe!

Having reached the Partak side in just a few seconds, Ted opened his for the remaining 3 seconds.

‘Good thing I saved it. Though it feels like I’m relying on drugs….’

Ted took out a potion from the storage compartment labeled .

A demonic potion he had kept just in case, despite having disposed of all items during the system .

!

‘With this, even a demon will definitely go on a rampage!’

Poisons and catalytic agents worked on lesser demons too.

The convinced Ted raised his darkened arm and opened the lid of .

And with his protruding fangs, he gulped it down in one go.

Soon, his blood-red eyes began to tremble violently.