Reincarnation of the Cheater - Chapter 54：Sealing the Cave

The Orc continues to speak to himself as we enter the room only to see that this is where they are keeping the human women that they have captured. The room itself is dark with the only light coming from the entrance but all the women here are lying there in despair. I kill the Orc that I’ve been following and recycle his entire body to gain some system points as I think about how to deal with the women here. I have a way to reverse what happened to them but I’m not sure if I can stop the reverse word. The word literally reverses the time of whatever it touches but I’m not sure if I can stop it. After all, I’m not even sure if they can still live with the fact that they were captured.

As I’m debating what I should do one of the women grabs my leg with barely any strength.

“Please kill me.” She says with no emotion as she stares at me with a deadpan face.

All the other women here all continue to sit there but they all say the same thing.

“Please kill me.” The blonde haired young woman says.

“Please kill us.” The brown-haired young woman says.

“Please kill me.” The brown-haired older woman says.

“Please kill us.” The brown-haired woman says.

“Please kill me.” The red-haired young woman says.

“Please kill us.” The blonde haired older woman says.

A wave of guilt fills my heart as I decide to ask anyway. I didn’t think I would be dealing with this so soon.

“I may have a way to save you all. Do you still wish to die?” I say barely maintaining my voice. I can’t understand how these women would react to the question but I know for sure that there will be some that don’t wish to live with themselves after all that has happened to them and their families.

Upon hearing my question none of them speak as the room is filled with the sounds of rapid breathing and crying.

“I understand your choice. I can only hope you will meet your families in the afterlife.” I say as I grab LostVayne and walk over to the group of women who are all sitting there in silence.

“I promise that I will not only avenge you and deal with these Orcs in the most painful way I can, but I will deal with all future Orcs I encounter in the harshest way I can so that I can further prevent others from having the same calamity as you.” I say to them and prepare myself for what comes next. A new feeling bubbles up from inside of my heart. The Orcs should have been sighted before, why were they not reported? Was it their Illusionist? I’ll make sure to use his illusions to torture them to make them feel as much pain as possible. My chest continues to beat irregularly as my heart feels as if it is gaining weight.

[The System has detected an abnormality in the host’s emotions.]

[Detected abnormality… Identifying Issues… Done.]

[Result: Abnormal Hatred for Orcs.]

[Quest: Destroy The Orcs]

[Quest Description: Orcs are monsters that are made out of the miasma in the world as well as mana. Destroy these vile monsters that use other species females to breed. Give satisfaction to all the poor souls who have been tainted by the hands of Orcs.]

[Rewards: Gives satisfaction to the lost souls.]

[Reputation – Souls +10%]

[Reputation – Orcs -10%]

After reading the quest that was given I decided to ask the system for a favor.

“System.”

[Yes host?]

“Don’t absorb anything from these women. Please leave them completely intact, body and soul alike.” I’ve been thinking about my abilities and exactly what is “experience”. So far my theory is part of their soul. Anything other than that would be in the realm of something I don’t quite understand yet so I’ll just leave that to your imagination for now.

As I finish asking the system for my favor my head goes silent for some time before I get a reply from the system.

[Yes.]

I leave the room after putting all of their bodies wrapped in cloth into the inventory. I head down the tunnels and dispatch all Orcs that try to get in my way. As I head back to the entrance I move magic power to the tip of my finger as I begin to use word magic and start writing a word on the entrance to the Orc hideout.

“Word Magic ‘Seal’” I activate the word magic and seal the entrance so none of the Orcs can escape as I slaughter all of them. I especially don’t want the illusionist to escape right under my nose as I deal with the other Orcs.

As I continue throughout the Orc’s hideout I continuously activate and deactivate the skill time stop whenever I can to see if I can comprehend the uses behind it and possibly I may be able to comprehend some time magic from understanding the principles behind this skill. If I can understand the principles and apply them to other things I can make my own skills.

[Congratulations you have reached level 45.]

These Orcs don’t give that much experience. I’ve killed more than 30 now and I don’t know the exact amount of how many are left, my presence detection skill only tells me the direction but not how many there are.

‘System, how many Orcs are left.’

[There are currently 10 Orcs in your surroundings. The Orc Mage is currently to your left with the rest of the remaining Orcs. If you take a left and follow the tunnel you will run into their hiding place. Currently, they believe themselves to be under an illusion so they wouldn’t expect you to come and attack them.]

‘Thanks. I’ll make sure to steal the illusion skill that he has while they don’t see me coming.’ I say as I follow the system’s instructions and follow the tunnel while trying to be on the lookout for anything unusual.