However, this kind of sudden burst of skill was clearly useless. I managed to swim less than three meters before the fierce sound of wind echoed above my head once again. That monster with the beauty of a woman was now clearly intent on killing me. Her delicate hands, each finger doubled in length, transformed into razor-sharp claws, and she viciously slashed down at my head.

A flash of cold light...

Blood gushed over my entire body like a torrential downpour.

That beautiful monster's face first showed a look of shock, then a thin line of blood appeared at her ear, quickly spreading down to her ribs, and then, like a hemorrhage, a massive amount of dark red liquid spurted out. She split in two and fell from the air.

“I’m dead, I’m dead, I’m dead...”

I had already lost the ability to distinguish anything. I had no idea whose blood was covering me; my mind was on the verge of collapse.

“So it’s a newbie!”

A cold, yet very pleasant-sounding voice rang in my ear.

When my eyes took in the figure of a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old girl in a swimsuit, with a flawless figure, my brain skipped straight past thinking and judging, and immediately issued a reaction command. I let out a scream that could rival any crowing rooster, perfectly confirming her judgment.

“A newbie who’s only on their first day on Devil’s Island, and you managed to team up with a temporary partner to kill Eleanor Night? You did great!”

Julia’s gloating voice finally made me shut my mouth and calm down a bit. Only then did I stammer out, “Thank you for saving me! Do you know how I can get out of this hellhole?”

The beautiful girl who had just killed Eleanor Night was as cold as a ten-thousand-year-old glacier. Even though she was wearing a swimsuit, she held a five-foot-long blade in her hand, its blade gleaming like a bolt of lightning. It was this very blade that had just sliced the monster called Eleanor Night cleanly in two.

“Hmph, I have no obligation to guide newbies. I only acted because I hate Eleanor Night’s screaming. It had nothing to do with saving you.”

The beautiful girl with the long blade stepped onto the poolside with her slender legs and headed toward the hotel. Her icy tone chilled me to the bone, and I had no courage to chase after her or say anything more.

“Julia, why is everyone here so weird?”

“It’s because you’re so lame, that’s why no one wants to bother with you!”

Chapter Six: Holy Light Scarab

The cold girl with the long blade was at least 170 centimeters tall, with smooth, black hair cascading down to her waist. Although I could only see her from behind, whether judging by her long, straight legs or her perky, shapely hips, she scored at least ninety-nine out of a hundred. Her soft, fair feet were bare, not wearing any shoes, stepping lightly and springily on the ground.

This girl was as close to perfect as one could get!

Eleanor Night’s corpse floated in the pool, the strong stench of blood dyeing the water a deep red. The few men and women who had been swimming inside all frowned and left the pool. Only I, the slow-witted fool, kept staring blankly at the girl’s back until I choked on the bloody water and finally remembered to climb ashore.

“What’s this thing?”

A small flash of light caught my eye, as if it had flown out from Eleanor Night’s body. I reached out and caught it in my hand.

It was a very delicate, gold-crafted scarab. At first, I thought it was alive, but after a closer look, I realized it was just an ornament.

I finally managed to climb out of the pool when Julia shouted loudly from behind, “You little pervert, you’re really lucky! Normally, even if someone kills a hundred Eleanor Night, they might not get this thing. That’s a Holy Light Scarab!”

“Holy Light Scarab?”

“Yeah, it’s a really powerful weapon. For a newbie like you at this stage, it’s a rare treasure!”

I shook the water off my body, and a thought struck me. I silently chanted, “Omega!” and the Book of Demons appeared in my hand. I flipped to the section on owned treasures, and sure enough, I saw that I had gained a new item, complete with a detailed description.

Holy Light Scarab

Level 3 Treasure

The wearer gains three skills: Holy Light Bullet, Holy Flame, and Holy Power Shield.

Holy Light Bullet: A basic holy power spell, deals heavy damage to undead, demon, blood prison, and soul-type creatures, but is ineffective against beings with pure souls. Each shot consumes 5 points of holy power or 9 points of mental power.

Holy Flame: A basic holy power spell, deals heavy damage to undead, demon, blood prison, and soul-type creatures, but is ineffective against beings with pure souls. Consumes 8 points of holy power or 15 points of mental power per second.

Holy Power Shield: A basic holy power spell, a defensive spell, deals heavy counter-damage to undead, demon, blood prison, and soul-type creatures, and provides defense against all attacks. Consumes 25 points of holy power or 50 points of mental power per second.

“I don’t have any mental power or holy power, so this thing is basically useless to me!” As I flipped through the pages at random, I accidentally opened the abilities page, and to my astonishment, I saw that my mental power was actually 32.