novelraw Chapter 38 – Overstuffed
Chapter 38 – Overstuffed
Since Moriyama Yaren has already been captured, we might as well have him open all the treasure chests. Who knows, we might find something useful for Anna.
Although Su Nian had just applied medicine to his precious one, the debuff from the sores on her legs began to flicker, but it hadn't completely healed.
In other words, once the medication stops, the ulceration won't stop and might even spread throughout her body.
He couldn't keep using these herbs to support Anna. Although her lifespan had been extended to over half a month under his care, once she developed a resistance to the medicine, her body would collapse rapidly.
With that in mind, Su Nian stopped yelling at the player.
Moriyama Yaren had only a few drops of health left; a single shout from him would send him rolling back to the respawn point.
So, he threatened Moriyama Yaren in a gentle tone:
"Open all the treasure chests for me, or my followers will be more than happy to feed you shit."
Su Nian had watched Sword Art Online, so he guessed that players could set their own pain perception, but aside from that, their sense of taste and smell should be fine.
So, let's feed these Sakura Island players shit!
In Moriyama Yaren's horrified gaze, a group of peculiar magical beasts, resembling chocobos, marched out carrying a dozen treasure chests.
[Cockatrice - Level 5]
Why are they considered peculiar?
Because the chicken claws of these cockatrices were extremely thick, and as they moved, the muscles wrapped around their claws squirmed like two lumps of tumors, making Moriyama Yaren swallow hard.
One swipe of those claws could probably crush his skull instantly.
And with so many treasure chests, how was he supposed to open them?
He had no Invasion Points left; he had just transferred them all to the young master.
Moriyama Yaren wanted to call for help, but he had no idea where he was.
When he was brought here, his face was gripped by a gnoll, his eyes covered by its hand, leaving the map shrouded in fog, with only the cave he was in illuminated.
But even that was just a small area.
In this game, as invaders, players could only fully illuminate a region's map by using a Village Charter.
This was an item from the System Shop, available for exchange by anyone, costing ten thousand Invasion Points each, and could only be used after clearing all threats within its range.
So, even if he shouted in the channel that he had been captured by a Black Dragon, it was useless.
No one could save him.
He looked at the Black Dragon with a despairing expression, knelt on the ground, and pleaded:
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, great Black Dragon Lord, I don't have the authority to open the treasure chests. You need to exchange for keys, and I don't have any keys..."
"But, if you let me go, once I have keys in the future, I will definitely come back to help you open the treasure chests, okay?"
Moriyama Yaren still held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that maybe the Black Dragon and these magical beasts were easy to fool.
In the stories he read, the monsters in the deep mountains were always naive, believing whatever they were told, watching whales if asked, eating candy if offered.
Su Nian was amused by the naivety of the Sakura Island player in front of him, letting out a loud "ho ho ho" laugh, which startled Anna in his arms.
After laughing, Su Nian's expression turned fierce, and he coldly ordered:
"Take him to eat shit! Start with the dry ones, then the wet ones, so he can eat more. Oh, and after the wet ones, add some urine to wash it down!"
Moriyama Yaren panicked immediately. He could die, but eating shit was absolutely unacceptable. He could really taste what shit was like, damn it!
With that thought, Moriyama Yaren tried to bite his tongue to kill himself, but Brother Hui, who was prepared, immediately stuffed a stinky, rotten cloth strip into his mouth.
Gnolls lacked many things, but not large underpants.
"Mmm mmm mmm!"
Moriyama Yaren was instantly nauseated, but his limbs were firmly held by the gnolls, unable to vomit. The acid in his stomach surged up and flowed back, more of it coming out through his nose, causing him to roll his eyes.
"Ke ke ke..."
Su Nian didn't think he was being cruel at all as he watched the scene.
These Sakura Island players could revive anyway; at worst, they'd rage quit. But once the creatures of this world were killed by players, they were truly dead.
"Take him away."
Su Nian waved his dragon claw, and two fierce gnolls pounced, grabbing the short-statured Moriyama Yaren from both sides and dragging him away with a "heave-ho."
They would first take this human to the kobolds.
Because kobold droppings were the driest, like goat pellets, black and stinky, not too big or small, and easy to swallow.
Then they'd take him to the Blackwater Pythons.
Due to being used as nunchucks and jump ropes every day, the Blackwater Pythons had become more flexible and strong, but they inevitably suffered from indigestion, resulting in constant diarrhea lately.
After Moriyama Yaren was dragged away, Su Nian instructed the kobolds to clean the ground a bit, then continued to hold the soft, fragrant, and shy little treasure in his arms for a nap.
He didn't reveal the golden treasure chest this time. He wasn't stupid; Moriyama Yaren would definitely try every means to kill himself, and if he went back and told the players he found a golden treasure chest, that would be trouble.
He still needed to develop, and let those players develop too, so it would be more worthwhile to kill them later.
Su Nian speculated that to open a treasure chest, players either had to defeat a Chest Guardian to get a key or exchange for one, likely from a shop or something.
Since Moriyama Yaren didn't have one, he could just die.
He didn't like these Sakura Island players.
As Su Nian dozed off with Anna in his arms, he hadn't even napped for half an hour when a system notification sounded in his ear, and a system prompt appeared in his mind:
[Your Follower has killed a Cleric player, earning 5 System Points]
"Tch, is that it?"
Su Nian curled his dragon mouth in disdain.
Moriyama Yaren, with his shifty eyes and burly build, always liked to play tricks. Su Nian thought he was some tough character, but he turned out to be so easy to deal with.
Soon, the two gnolls who had taken the player to eat shit returned with a "heave-ho" to report.
"Report, the human is dead."
"How did he die?"
Su Nian lazily wagged his tail, rubbing his dragon face against Anna's delicate cheeks, occasionally licking her with his tongue, which he had retracted the barbs from.
Just like other dragons rubbed and licked their gold coins every day.
It's really a matter of habit.
"Oh, dragon brother, hmph╯^╰..."
Anna weakly resisted, her soft hands gently pushing against the Black Dragon's large head, but it was all in vain.
She didn't have the strength to resist the Black Dragon, and she didn't really want to resist either. In the end, she simply gave up, nestling obediently in the Black Dragon's warm embrace, looking utterly bewildered.
The two gnolls ignored the scene, respectfully reporting:
"Report, he died from overeating."