Into the Creations-Chapter 25: World of Vampire Detective [14]

"Wow, life is really something. Seriously. If this were reality, it would be even better. Heh!"

I muttered to myself as I staggered down the early morning streets. After moving slightly away from the bustling district filled with entertainment establishments, I found myself in a quiet, deserted area where not a single soul was in sight.

Normally, I would have headed to a nearby motel to sleep. For the past ten days, my routine had been alternating between bars and motels. But today, I deliberately staggered through the streets, pretending to be drunk. I had downed about five bottles of whiskey, but my mind was clear, and my vision was sharp.

'Three of them. Two are following me cautiously on foot, and one is driving a van.'

I had been tailed the moment I left the K-flex. As far as I knew, I hadn't made any enemies in this world.

Sure, I had a scuffle with that gatekeeper from Yeong Hye-jeong, but that was already settled. Park Chan-sung, the security chief, wouldn't let his subordinate cause trouble.

The girls I had sex with in the rooms? I never forced them. I paid them fairly for their services.

'Vampires sent by Kang Wook-sung? No, that old man wouldn't resort to such sloppy methods. Besides, we're still in a legitimate business relationship. No bad blood there.'

My mind was racing. I eliminated potential suspects one by one using the process of elimination.

The worst-case scenario would be if my identity as a Taker was exposed. If that happened, it would be difficult to move around openly in the future. Could they be vampire hunters from the Black Cross Society? Was the bus terror incident discovered? It's unlikely.

'They're too low-level to be vampire hunters. They seem more like thugs from the K-flex.'

Then I remembered the backpack I was carrying. A money bag, to be precise. It contained exactly 320 million won.

'Ah, it's about the money. When I paid the madam earlier, one of the thugs must have seen it.'

320 million won. Divided among three, that's 100 million each. And it's all in cash. It's only natural for greed to take over.

'What a hassle. Should I start carrying cards from now on? ...No, that won't work. I won't be able to tip then.'

I decided to deal with them properly. If word got out about this, the small fries would know to stay away. The bigger players wouldn't bother me over a mere 320 million won.

I moved towards an alleyway with no CCTV. It was a narrow alley between shops. Since the shop workers had all gone home, it was a place where no one would hear even if I screamed. The alley was littered with trash, indicating it wasn't a frequently travelled path.

I thought they would attack immediately, but they didn't. They only revealed themselves when we were deep in the alley. Including the van driver, there were three of them. Their weapons were a wrench, a baseball bat, and a sashimi knife. I looked at the man holding the sashimi knife. He was the thug I had seen earlier in the shop.

"You bastard. You're going to die here today."

"...You're going to kill me just like that? Be honest. You're after my money, right?"

I casually dropped the backpack I was carrying. The two thugs' eyes were on the bag, but the man with the sashimi knife was glaring at me.

"It's not just about the money. You have to die, you bastard. How dare you take those photos?"

"...Ah, you saw that? Were there cameras in the room?"

It seemed his goal wasn't just the money. Then what was it? I thought for a moment and then chuckled. The only one who took proper photos was Ra-young, who had made a bet with me.

"Is this about Ra-young? Were you her boyfriend? Lucky you. Hey, Ra-young was really something. Her pussy and tits were so firm."

"You bastard..."

The man with the sashimi knife tightened his grip. He must have wanted to stab me in the gut right then and there. His underlings were glancing between us, not fully understanding the situation. I could roughly guess. The ringleader was that guy.

I curled my lips into a sneer and slightly shook my phone.

"I'm planning to blackmail Ra-young and fuck her every day. Someone like Ra-young is too good to just have once and throw away... Fuck. Just thinking about it gets me excited. When you slap her ass, her pussy tightens up so much..."

"Kill that bastard!"

He charged at me first, and his underlings, startled, followed suit. I exhaled softly, clenched my fist, and walked towards them.

"Die!!!"

The sashimi knife aimed for my abdomen. I moved to grab his wrist and twist it to disarm him.

Crack!

I successfully grabbed his wrist. Just as I was about to twist it, a wrench came flying from the side. I had no choice but to retreat. But then a baseball bat swung at me, and I had to raise my arm to block it. If I didn't, it would have hit my head.

Thud!

"...Ugh!"

It seemed they had been training regularly because the force behind the baseball bat was no joke. I felt a slight crack in the bone of my right wrist. I swallowed a scream and quickly stepped back.

I had thought I could easily handle three thugs. But the actual fight was different from what I had imagined.

'...Damn. These guys aren't ordinary.'

If it were hand-to-hand, I would have definitely beaten them. But they were armed, and they weren't acting recklessly. Their movements were trained.

"Do you know how many bastards like you we've dealt with?!"

The man with the sashimi knife charged again.

'Fuck. This wasn't the plan.'

I dodged the slashing knife. In a one-on-one fight, I could have won easily. The problem was they weren't fighting one-on-one. If I focused even slightly on the knife, the others would attack me as if they had been waiting for it.

I had fought goblins one-on-one in real combat, but I had never trained for multiple opponents. On the other hand, these guys were well-coordinated.

'If this continues... I'll lose. Fuck.'

The sharp blade grazed my right forearm, and blood-soaked my shirt. The wound burned, and I felt something draining from my body.

"..."

As the blood drained, my head cooled rapidly. I saw the face of the man with the sashimi knife. He was grinning through his sweat.

"You shouldn't have messed with Ra-young. We'll take good care of your money. And your phone too."

The expression on my face disappeared. And I charged at him.

"What the fuck. What are you going to do if you charge?"

He was confident of his victory.

I admitted it. I had been arrogant. I thought I had become stronger with my high stats compared to ordinary people. But I was wrong.

If it were one-on-one, maybe. If they weren't armed, maybe. But such assumptions were meaningless. Reality always mocks my imagination.

I muttered under my breath.

"...There's no such thing as moderation. I'll kill them."

The sashimi knife stabbed towards me. At the same time, the wrench and baseball bat were waiting for their moment.

I willingly sacrificed my right arm. I grabbed the blade of the sashimi knife with my left hand. Blood poured from my hand, but I didn't care. The knife couldn't be pulled out. My physical abilities were superior.

"...Kill him!"

"Yes, boss!"

"Die!"

I raised my right arm to block the wrench and baseball bat. Gritting my teeth through the pain, I kicked the man with the sashimi knife in the groin.

"...!!"

In immense pain, he couldn't even scream and collapsed. The grip on the knife loosened, and I took it with my left hand.

"Boss!"

"This bastard!"

"Complete recovery."

I muttered softly. Instantly, my right arm was healed, and the pain disappeared.

With my stamina restored, I dodged the wrench and stabbed the sashimi knife into the man's neck, then pulled it out. Blood gushed from his neck, and he collapsed.

"Chul-woo!"

I didn't stop. I turned my body slightly to narrowly dodge the baseball bat and repeatedly stabbed the man in the abdomen.

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Stab! Stab! Stab! Stab! Stab! Stab! Stab!

"Ahhhhhh!"

After stabbing him seven times, I slit his throat to ensure he was dead.

I immediately turned around. The leader, whose groin had been crushed, was still kneeling on the ground, trembling. The fact that he hadn't passed out showed his mental fortitude.

"Ugh... ugh..."

I kicked the face of the man groaning in pain. His head hit the wall hard, and he looked at me.

"...Ah, f-fuck..."

He finally seemed to understand the situation. I crouched in front of him, holding the bloodied sashimi knife.

"Thank you."

"...What?"

"Thanks to you, I realized my place. But..."

The knife slowly pierced his shoulder.

"Ahhhh!"

"That's that, and this is this."

I twisted the knife's handle, and his screams grew louder. I had considered torturing him, but seeing his face made me change my mind. Spending time torturing this bastard would only be a loss for me.

I stabbed the knife into his solar plexus.

He trembled and then died.

"...Sigh."

I sighed and checked their belongings.

Ma Bong-chun. Park Chul-woo. Kim Dae-hyun.

I could see their names from their IDs.

"...What should I do with this?"

I had killed three armed thugs because subduing them was impossible.

The problem was the remaining bodies.

The drama was still in its early stages. I was far from achieving my goal of obtaining the 'Orb of Life.' I didn't want to become a fugitive wanted for murder.

'I can't go to the rooms while being chased by the police. Even if I could, they wouldn't accept me.'

Even in this situation, I couldn't help but think about women. It was just who I was.

I pondered for a moment and then opened the inventory on my smartphone.

[Inventory.]

–

[•Steel Sword.]

[•Workout Clothes.]

"Oh right. I had a sword. I should have taken it out and used it."

I sighed softly. I hadn't thought of it at the time. Even if I had, I probably wouldn't have used it. I had initially planned to subdue them, not kill them.

"Oh!"

To my surprise, Ma Bong-chun's body was added to the inventory.

[Inventory.]

[•Human Corpse.]

[•Steel Sword.]

[•Workout Clothes.]

It seemed that since the corpse was no longer a living being, it could be stored as an item.

"Can small animals be stored too? I'll have to test that later."

I took Ma Bong-chun's body out again.

I couldn't just leave the body in reality. That would be the worst choice. It was better to leave it here than to bring it into reality.

"Should I dump it in another game world?"

That seemed the best option. Without a body, the murder would be considered a disappearance. A perfect crime starts and ends with completely hiding the body.

"...No. Let's deal with it in this world. I don't want to dump it in another game world."

I didn't want to choose another game world just to dispose of a body.

Besides, I had the convenience of an 'inventory' ability. Using this, I could commit a perfect crime with just a little effort.

"Then I'll need to prepare. Let's return to reality first."

[Ending the game.]

[Calculating experience points.]

[Kim Mi-ok's relationship level is 2.]

[Obtained 1 bonus point for reaching relationship level 2.]\

...

[Level increased.]

[Level increased.]

[Obtained 17 points.]

***

Back in reality, I first checked my body.

No smell of blood, no wounds. I paused the 'Vampire Detective' time and sat in front of my computer.

I'll think about the points later. First...

"Body disposal methods. Search."

A list of bizarre murder cases popped up. There wasn't much useful information. I clicked my tongue and thought to myself.

'Two options come to mind. Dump it in the sea or bury it in the mountains. Dumping it in the sea seems safer. But to do that, I'd have to go to the sea.'

I could just tie it to bricks and throw it in.

'...No. The sea is too far. I have to go to the rooms, so I don't have time to go to the sea.'

Thinking about going to the sea made me lazy.

'Let's just dump it in the Han River. As long as I don't get caught.'

I had the game app. I was confident I wouldn't get caught.

***

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