Villain Simulator-Chapter 117: Surrounded by Tens Of Thousands Of Chaos Monsters

The atmosphere grew heavy as I observed the dark clouds swirling ominously above, the eerie silence broken only by the occasional rustle of leaves.

Beside me, Rachael lay unconscious, her breathing shallow and labored.

"It seems like she’s about to wake up."

Despite my casual glance in her direction, my instincts were on high alert.

"Ugh..."

Suddenly, a low groan escaped Rachael’s lips, and I moved closer to her.

Her eyelids fluttered and then slowly opened. Yet instead of her beautiful azure blue pupils, what greeted me were eyes that had turned a sinister form of red.

Even though I knew it would be like this, I was still taken aback in my heart. However, before I could react, Rachael shot up abruptly, her hands clutching her head in agony.

"—AHHHHHHHH!!!"

Her anguished scream echoed through the dungeon, and tears streamed down her cheeks like rivers of despair.

"Rachael!"

I reached out instinctively, cupped her face in my palm, and gently wiped away her tears with my thumb, hoping to ease her torment. But her anguish seemed bottomless.

"Rachael, calm down."

With a low voice and a gentle touch, I tried to soothe her, but to no avail.

Rachael’s distress only intensified.

Her cries grew louder and more desperate, as if my presence had opened the floodgates to a torrent of sorrow she could no longer contain. She burst into more tears, wailing,

"A-Adrian, it hurts... It hurts... My head... It’s splitting... Ahhh!!!"

Desperation seemed to have clawed at my face as I watched her writhe in pain, her hands instinctively reaching for her head.

"Wait, don’t pull your hair!"

I grabbed her wrist and embraced her, not allowing her to move.

"Let me press your head a bit, and you try to take a deep breath."

But Rachael recoiled and pushed me away, her eyes brimming with fear and her voice trembling with terror.

"No! Don’t! Don’t touch me... Run, run! They are coming... Adrian, run!"

"Who’s coming?!"

"They!"

She cried with a voice filled with terror, pointing frantically into the darkness of the sky like a chilling omen.

Instinctively, I followed her finger, looking up at the sky.

My pupils shrank to dots as I saw a ripple forming in the dark clouds above, turning into a sinister slit, which, under my disbelieving gaze, opened into an ominous red eye that fixed its gaze on Rachael and then on me in less than a second.

Huge pressure descended on me in an instant, but I maintained my composure thanks to my traits.

’I knew my premonition couldn’t be wrong. So this was the source of my unease—the projection of the Eye of Vorthul, the gatekeeper of Liminal Passage.’

This entity didn’t show up in the novel until after Rachael died because, when she awakened, her brother Adam had sealed her with the power of Goddess Roshini, creating a unique barrier that sealed her off from the outside world.

But now that I intended to use Rachael for my own gain and there was nothing like the goddess’s power, this thing came running at the first whiff of it.

My heart thumped loudly in my chest, but only momentarily.

I wasn’t the least bit afraid.

Even if the worst came to pass, with my preparations, there was still nothing in this dungeon that could prevent me from making a Soul Bound Contract and leaving with Rachael unscathed.

But—

’If I can really get what I have in mind, it might bring me an unexpected surprise today. Hehehe.’

Though inwardly I nearly burst into devilish laughter, outwardly I remained as serious as ever. A strange silence settled around us until Rachael’s frantic voice shattered the tension.

"It’s here to kill me! Adrian, run! Leave me here and run!"

"Calm down first."

I urged her and tried to reason with her.

"Run! Run! It will kill us all."

However, no matter what I said, her hysteria escalated with each passing second.

"It will kill us all..."

Eventually, faced with no other option, I raised my hand and delivered a sharp slap across her face.

Smack!

The resounding impact momentarily silenced Rachael; the sting of the blow snapped her back to reality, and before she could react, I spoke sharply.

"Run? Where to?!"

"... I."

Her gaze met mine, and she recognized the harsh truth of our situation.

"We are surrounded," I stated grimly. "Look for yourself!"

Rachael’s gaze followed mine, and her eyes widened in horror as she took in the bleak situation surrounding us.

A strange gray mist had, at some point, somehow enveloped the horizon around us, obscuring any hope of our escape.

Moreover, within that darkness, countless red eyes glowed ominously, their numbers multiplying with each passing second, from tens to hundreds to thousands.

Fortunately, it seemed that Charlotte and others were causing some troubles that diverted the focus of the huge eye in the sky away from us, relieving us of some pressure.

Nonetheless, I paid no heed to the actions of these eyes and kept my attention on Rachael.

"There’s no exit until we clear the Dungeon. Charlotte and the others are gone to deal with the boss and will return to support us soon. We must hold on until then."

My words seemed to have sobered up Rachael slightly, but her tears continued to flow, and her voice was still filled with a pleading desperation.

"But there are so many monsters... They’re too strong. You will die with me!"

"So what?!"

"Huh?"

My sudden retort startled Rachael, and so I reiterated, this time in a soft voice but no less resolute.

"So what if I die protecting you?!"

"T-Then... let me help."

"Shut up!"

This time I interjected sharply, cutting off her response in the middle.

"One more word, and I won’t call you my wife ever again!"

"..."

The sudden rebuke and outburst left Rachael speechless.

’Chance!’

Seizing the opportunity, I lifted her on my back without a word, and her hands instinctively wrapped around my neck as I carried her like a backpack.

"Woah! Adrian!"

"Be quiet and hold me tight."

Ignoring her, I swiftly retrieved a magic artifact from my system storage. Its slimy form sprang to life as I infused it with mana, enveloping both Rachael and me and securing her firmly on my back.

With her safety ensured, I wasted no time on her reaction and focused solely on distancing us from the approaching threat as I moved backward continuously.

But as we ventured deeper towards the boundary wall of the dungeon, I couldn’t help but notice Rachael’s uneven breathing against my back.

Her body, pressed tightly against mine, seemed to radiate a strange warmth.

Pretending to be apprehensive, I turned my head slightly and asked concernedly,

"Rachael, are you alright?"

"Cough! Cough! Gulp..! I am alright," came her muffled response, followed by the unmistakable sound of swallowing, and I felt dampness on my neck, realizing it was her drool.

However, I didn’t pay attention to it because I already knew why she was behaving in such a manner.

Suppressing the faint smile that threatened to form on my face, I asked the system in my mind.

’System, how much time is left?’

[00:15:29]

’Little more than fifteen minutes?’

I stole a discreet glance at Rachael’s face, now starting to redden on my shoulder, before redirecting my gaze.

’She should be able to suppress it for 15 minutes.’

With that assessment, I looked at the incoming army of Chaos monsters over the horizon.

’I too should be able to hold on for that long. I just hope you won’t disappoint me, System... In any case, show me my current level and stat points.’

[Level: 102 (30⟶102)]

[Stat Points: 144]

[UC: 200 (5,200⟶200)]

’Ho!’

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The increase was indeed just as I had expected. But, considering that the difference of 1 gets bigger as the level becomes higher, the increase in level would certainly slow down soon.

’But it doesn’t matter.’

This much was enough for the current situation. Besides, Daisy would refill my mana, stamina, and health, so...

’System, add 70 points to Agility, 38 to Strength, 10 to Intelligence, and the remaining 26 to Constitution. Also, as more stat points come, allocate them automatically between Agility, Constitution, and Mana in the ratio 2:1:1.’

[Command Recieved]

➤ [Strength: 100 (62⟶100)]

➤ [Agility: 170 (100⟶170)]

➤ [Constitution: 111 (85⟶111)]

➤ [Mana: 70]

➤ [Intelligence: 70 (60⟶70)]

The system notifications sounded, and a huge rush of refreshing breeze washed over my body.

Subsequently, without any delay, a group of scrolls shot out of my system storage, each one engulfing in a bright green flame as soon as they came out.

[Analyzing the High-Level Scroll Array...]

[Buffs and Blessings Sequence Loading...]

[Scroll of Strength: +50% Physical Damage Output—Activated]

[Scroll of Fortitude: +40% Damage Resistance—Activated]

[Scroll of Agility: +30% Evasion Rate—Activated]

[Scroll of Wisdom: +50% Magic Resistance—Activated]

[Scroll of Swiftness: +30% Movement Speed—Activated]

[Scroll of Protection: +40% Shielding Against Attacks—Activated]

[All Buffs Successfully Applied.]

Blessings and buffs stacked up.

’It’s good to be rich.’

I smirked, feeling the overwhelming power coursing through my veins.

[Skill ’Mental Resistance’ is activated.]

[Trait, Pride, Composure, and Nobility have nullified the pressure.]

The sudden feeling of gloating also vanished, and my thoughts and heart became calm.

’It is exactly as I thought.’

My A-ranked traits and skills could even compete with the pressure from such a huge number of Chaos monsters, and I knew it would never allow emotions to influence my rationality.

This made my conjecture that Racahael could bypass my traits to influence my emotions and that she had some secrets that I didn’t know all the more convincing.

’But whatever it is, I will find it out all after 15 minutes’

Until then…

"This should be enough to squash these bugs."

My pride got in the way of my words, as usual.

Regardless, my momentum rose multiplefold.

In addition to that, the connection to Daisy was still there, constantly keeping my mana and stamina at their maximum.

’Compared to when I just came into this world, I have really grown up.’

Yet there was no time for self-congratulation.

My senses were sharpened to a new extreme, and I could feel the presence of Chaos monsters flocking towards me in my wide detection radius.

It was as if all the Chaos Monsters in the Dungeon were watching me, or more precisely, Rachael on my back.

Their intentions were clear.

To kill her—whom they considered a traitor of their race. The one who had awakened the class—Chaos Empress.

’But who is going to kill whom? Hehe, today only I would be the sole winner; I am going to slaughter you all, and on top of the mountain of your corpses, I will lay the foundation of my path to invincibility.’

"Come, meet your end, you pieces of trash."