Record of a Thousand Lives

“I don't like long explanations. ”

Henryk said earlier:

“So I'll make this as brief as possible. ”

He clears his throat.

“Among my ancestors, there was a serial killer named 'Tsk’, who suddenly said he was going to kill people and turn their bodies into puppets and developed two tools. But he said he left one as his legacy and the other in a workspace he only knew about. ”

“A workspace?”

“Horses were workspaces, actually. They were huge ruins. I wonder what a murderer could afford. ”

Henryk tastes and talks again.

“However, no one found the tools left in the ruins. My great-grandfather said he left it for his heir. ”

“So the man who was dolling up the corpses was his successor? ”

“That's right. We have tools. ”

Henryk nods.

“Well, in my character, I don't care if anyone else has it or not. But it's not that easy anymore. ”

He points to the corpse fragment that was spilled on the floor.

Shanette swallows the drought.

“No way...? ”

“Human tools can also be used to turn corpses into puppets. He's using it to turn bodies into puppets. ”

“To turn a corpse into a puppet. Is that even possible? ”

“It's possible. I soak it in disinfectant to keep the flesh from getting damaged, and then I coat it with Mana. Corpse puppets are much more powerful than regular wooden puppets. A lifetime of talent in dolls. ”

Henryk slams down the dirt with an annoying sculpture.

“But making a corpse into a puppet is the worst thing I've ever seen. He doesn't have the smallest human connection. ”

Henryk, who used to be flustered, is now angry enough to be seen.

“Above all, the successor of Crazy Chop is given a special item. ”

At that time, Kang Yoon-soo opened his mouth.

“The final masterpiece. ”

“I'm tired of asking how I know that. ”

Henry said as if he was bored.

Iris asked.

“What is the final masterpiece? ”

“It's the best doll ever made. They say it's more beautiful and powerful than any doll in the world. ”

Kang Yoon-soo nodded.

“Let's take it.”

Everyone was silent for a moment.

Henrik asked me first.

“... Are you serious? ”

“Huh."

In retrospect of my past life, the final masterpiece was absolutely necessary for the journey.

He wouldn't have come here if he hadn't tried to take the doll in the first place.

‘You're much faster than originally planned. ’

The Shaidol Ruins have been targeted with the right personnel.

The preparation process was tricky as the humble puppets were enjoyed.

‘There's no time for that now. ’

Kang Yoon-soo had to solve all the challenges quickly.

The emperor appears earlier than expected.

What we needed now was efficient mobility.

‘Fighting head-on is reckless. ’

David is mad, but the defenses of the ruins are fierce.

But I didn't want to use Uriel's hair.

Shanette asked as if she was reluctant.

“Do I have to fight with dolls like him? ”

“You don't have to fight. ”

“What are you talking about? ”

Kang Yoon-soo pulled out the horse bone with a bright spotted spot.

“Let's use this. ”

* * *

David reaches the heart and tumbles.

He twists and picks one of the stacked left wrists.

Of course, the terminal was hanging on the left hand cut from the traveler.

‘Well done on preserving the flesh from rotting away. ’

David picks up his tool with his right arm.

He then joins his left hand to his carefully severed wrist.

It was a moment, but it was dangerous.

‘You can use skills even without a handset. ’

If he hadn't used the Ruins Return skill, he would have died instantly.

The conjugation of the left hand is complete.

David opens his new left hand and checks the operation of the handset.

Fortunately, neither was the problem.

‘It's safe now. ’

Shindol Ruins.

The owner of this ruin was himself.

As long as he was holding on in the heart, whoever came could win.

‘Even if 5,000 troops come, I am confident I will stop them. ’

His confidence was never in vain.

A combination of traps and battle dolls set on the floor, and a complex maze, no matter who breaks in.

It wasn't just that.

‘At the heart of the ruins, my ability rises tremendously. ’

Characteristics of the master class of the ruin.

At the heart of the Ruins, all stats soar. The more you deal with the majority, the more vitality you gain.

David within the ruins was the most vicious boss monster.

‘Too bad I couldn't turn him into my puppet. ’

A clumsy young traveler.

It was brief, but my sword skills were unusual.

‘If it was made of materials, I would have made a battle doll that doesn't envy knight-class. ’

It was a shame, but it was in the past.

David lies on a dusty bed.

He fell asleep early tomorrow.

* * *

The morning was bright.

Sunlight comes into the broken window of the ruins.

David gets out of bed around noon.

‘Tired.’

He yawned.

The first thing I did in the morning was to check the ‘treasure’.

David opens the chest on the altar at the heart of the ruins slightly.

‘You're all right. ’

The final masterpiece.

It is the work of a murderer, but it is also known as the masterpiece of taxation.

I could only see it for a moment, but it seemed to be stiffened by its dazzling beauty.

‘For a murderer like me, these artists must be amazing. ’

He touches his chin.

The final masterpiece was not only beautiful but also strong.

However, to handle this doll, I had to have excellent puppetry and polishing skills.

‘With puppetry, you can gradually level up your skills. But I don't see why there's such a tricky procedure as polishing. ’

Unfortunately, David has yet to acquire the ability to deal with the final masterpiece.

He had breakfast with food stolen from travelers' luggage.

I didn't have much appetite in the first place, so I only ate old bread and water.

‘I have to check the doll. ’

David must check the cadavers every day.

To make sure there is no damage or damage to the area.

Corpse puppets were valuable fighters in the ruins, so they had to be managed constantly.

‘You can manipulate dolls without Mana thread, but you need to take care of them. ’

It was a characteristic of the Shaidol Ruins.

You have been given the privilege of controlling the doll without Mana thread.

In a sense, it seemed like a benefit for the puppet class, but in reality, it was a way for David's horses to spread.

‘I can control all the dolls in the ruins. ’

In large-scale combat, you need leadership to deal with your subordinates.

Sometimes soldiers who lose morale run away.

But the dolls didn't worry at all.

‘Nothing much else today. ’

David lines up the corpse dolls and examines them.

The puppets with unfocused eyes were smiling heavily.

There was no reason to make the corpse dolls laugh.

‘You should just smile. ’

David smiles.

These lovely things!

He had extreme affection for dolls.

“I like you guys. Don't you guys like me? ”

Of course, the dolls were silent.

But David was as satisfied as he had heard the answer.

It was then that I found something different.

"Huh?

It was a cadaver who scouted the woods today.

A female cadaver from a former ranger class who was wearing an over-exposed activity suit.

However, I saw a bright spot on my shoulder.

What is this? ’

David scratches his fingernails at the bright spots.

It looked like a pinch mark on my skin, not just a stain.

‘Was he bitten by a bug in the wild? ’

I thought I should quarantine him first.

David pins the corpse with the sparkly spots in the corner of the filthy ruins.

The Shaidol Ruins were very dirty because they didn't clean.

"You'll get dirty anyway. What are you doing cleaning? ’

David had no notion of sanitation, even when he was in prison in reality.

I live alone in the ruins anyway.

The corpse dolls were disinfected and manicured without worrying about rotting their flesh.

‘It's been another boring day. ’

David walks through the ruins or looks out into the landscape and returns to the heart.

At the heart of the ruins was an old bed.

He lies on it.

‘I hope something interesting happens tomorrow. ’

Living in the ruins was fun at first.

It was interesting to eliminate intruders and increase the number of dolls.

But I'm sick of it.

‘It's starting to feel like a prison here. ’

David closes his eyes.

* * *

It was morning.

David also got up around noon today and studied the final masterpiece.

The dazzling doll was still crouched inside the box.

‘When my skills reach their limit, I will definitely use this doll. ’

It was David's commitment every morning.

He walks up the stairs to the first floor.

A group of corpse puppets stood side by side.

‘…… What the hell. ’

David blinks.

Seven coffins of corpse figures were filled with sparkly spots.

My whole body was covered in spots like mushrooms filled with poison similar to this one.

What's going on? ’

Both dolls had never been out in the wild.

David looks closely at the dolls, frowning.

Not only did the spots bloom, but it was decaying like a dull skin.

I've disinfected it and manicured it. Why? ’

He hurriedly walked to the corpse doll he had quarantined yesterday.

The stench pierces your nose as you move closer.

The first corpse puppet with spots bloomed was corrupted and swarms of flies buzzed.

“Too bad, I have to burn these. ”

Wild animals lure them into the forest.

David lights a fire and burns the corpse puppets with spots on them.

Questions arose.

"Why are they suddenly rotting away? ’

Disinfecting and managing prevent natural decomposition of the corpse.

Nevertheless, the rotting skin meant something else had infiltrated the corpse.

David's heart flutters for a moment.

"Could it be germs? ’

Maybe they've moved some kind of endemic disease from the wild.

Moreover, even a doll, he intervened in a corpse.

It was weaker in immunity and more susceptible to disease than any other beast.

‘Damn, I never thought there'd be such a weakness in a corpse doll. ’

David pulls out all the disinfectant he had in his possession.

I used a full disinfectant wherever I went often.

I wanted to evacuate the entire ruin, but it was impossible because it was closed with the outside.

‘Will I be leaving the ruins for a while? ’

David asks himself,

However, I shook my head.

That was impossible.

‘The owner of the ruins class loses ownership if it is left empty for more than two days. ’

A ruin that has been raised since the time of the first transfer.

It doesn't make sense to give up such precious ruins.

‘The disinfectant has been sprayed, so it should be fine now. ’

David dozes off and falls asleep.

* * *

It was morning.

David hurries to gather the dolls on the first floor.

Borat spots bloomed on a 28-year-old corpse.

“No way! ”

David grips his head and sharpens his teeth.

The plague spread so fast?

It was a remote forest and a more primitive world than reality.

There are no proper medical facilities.

“Damn it!”

David scratches his left hand nervously.

My left hand was itchy earlier.

"Why are you so itchy? Was it bitten by a mosquito?"

David looks at his left hand.

There was a bright spot blooming on the back of my hand.

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