Day 481-490/Day 487

Day 487 / The Seventeenth Day
The owner of the 【Underworld Palace】, "Doom Death Minotaur King", was a powerful man.
　But now he is lying on the ground.
　Both of his horns have been ripped off at the base, as well as his scalp, and one of his green eyes has been crushed so that it blends in with the other, and one is sticking out of his eye socket.
　His right arm was severed from the elbow down, his left arm from the shoulder down and lying nearby, and both knees were shattered to the bone.
　The chest and abdomen were torn open in all directions, exposing the stomach and intestines, and the smell of the organs and their contents wafted around.
　While paying respect to the strength of the life force that was clearly dead but still slightly alive, I used a vermillion spear to pierce the brainstem through the gap in the skull to finish him off.
　Then, while tasting the mysterious sensation of a huge amount of something flowing into my body like a muddy stream, I started the next task.
　It is said that if a corpse is simply left alone, it will disappear over time.
　Regardless of whether magic or fungus is at work, I need to act quickly if I want to eat every last piece of flesh from the enemy.
　First, I asked the family to prepare a huge improvised griddle.
　The huge rectangular griddle, made of a material that conducts heat well and doesn't stick even when cooking meat, is bigger than an adult man.
　A cooking stove was set up to support the huge griddle, and red fretless ore, which contained high heat, was placed underneath to heat the whole thing.
　In the meantime, I processed all the meat, part by part, placed it on a huge ceramic plate, and grilled it one after another.
　The fat from the beef popped on the hot griddle, and the appetizing smell spread.
　I couldn't help but gulp down my overflowing spit. My stomach rumbled as if it was complaining of hunger.
　As expected, the battle with the Minotaur King did not go unscathed.
　There were countless small and large fractures all over my body from the powerful attack, countless blue bruises from internal bleeding, and my flesh and blood legs were soaked in blood from countless scratches.
　The worst was a blow to the chest.
　The leather light armor was sliced through the reinforced armor. The blade was stopped by his underwear, but the impact shattered his sternum and ribs, and also severely damaged part of his lungs.
　Normally, this would be a serious injury that would make it difficult to breathe due to the intense pain and damage to the lungs, but since the heart was still beating, there was no need to panic yet.
　Right now, it's in the process of healing by activating the cells, and even if left untreated, it will heal completely in a few hours.
　However, I was unusually hungry due to the energy I had to generate to heal.
　The only way to make up for it was to eat the Minotaur King, who was also a strong opponent.
　So, we enjoyed the yakiniku party that had suddenly started.
　Apparently, a family of five doesn't need to eat, but it doesn't mean they can't, and eating is a form of entertainment.
　We all enjoyed the delicious beef.
　The beef had a melt-in-your-mouth texture, yet the rich flavor of the meat spread in our mouths.
　The smell of the meat and fat rose up into our nostrils, and our sense of smell created an illusion of paradise.
　There was also a pleasant sensation as if the fine magical power that went into every detail of the muscle fibers flowed from the stomach to the body, activating the body cell by cell.
　I stopped moving for a while as if savoring the taste, and moved my chopsticks in search of one piece of meat after another.
【Ability 【Lineage of the Demon King】learned】
【Ability 【Waves of the Demon King】learned】
【Ability 【Axe Purification】learned】
【Ability 【Superlative Vitality】 learned】
【Ability 【Ogre King's Blood Immunity】 learned】
【Ability 【Demon King's rigid skeleton】 learned】
　The more I ate, the more I was able to learn, one after another.
　It's also very nice to know that there are many abilities that can strengthen you physically, such as 【Superlative Vitality】 and 【Ogre King's Blood Immunity】, which can dramatically increase your regeneration power, vitality, and immunity to diseases.
　When he was alive, he became a strong enemy and a wall to become stronger, and after his death, he became a source of life and delicious food, and inwardly he was grateful to the Minotaur King.
　And so, having eaten every single piece of meat and bone, we proceeded onward, collecting everything from the Bismuth crystal to the treasure in the hidden room at the far end.
　We're almost to the surface.
　I can't wait to get out and have a good drink.
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“十七日目”　／　“四■八■七■目”
　【断冥の地下宮殿】の主である“”は強かった。
　しかし今は地に伏せている。
　牛角は二本とも根元から頭皮も纏めてもぎ取られ、緑眼は片方は混ざるように潰れて片方は眼窩から飛び出している。
　右腕は肘から先が、左腕は肩から先が切断されて近くに転がり、両膝は骨まで砕けた状態だ。
　胸部と腹部は縦横に切り裂かれて胃や腸といった臓物が外に広がり、臓物と中身の臭気が周囲に漂う。
　明らかな死に体ではあるが、それでも僅かに生きている生命力の強さに敬意を払いつつ、朱槍で頭蓋骨の隙間から脳幹を貫いてトドメを刺した。
　そして膨大な何かが体内に濁流の如く流れ込んでくる不可思議な感覚を味わいながら、次の作業に取りかかる。
　死体はただ放置していると、時間経過で消えてしまうそうだ。
　魔力や菌の働きが凄いのかはともかく、敵から戦果となった者を肉片一つ余す事無く喰うには迅速な行動が必要だ。
　まず、五人家族に即席の巨大鉄板を用意してもらう。
　熱伝導率がよく、肉を焼いても引っ付きにくい素材で作られた長方形の巨大鉄板は成人男性一人分よりも大きい。
　その巨大鉄板を支えるように竈が組まれ、高熱を宿した赤いフレドレス鉱石を下に配置して全体的に熱していく。
　その間に俺は全ての肉を部位毎に捌き、陶器製の巨大な即席皿に盛り付け、次々と焼いた。
　熱々に熱された鉄板の上で牛肉の脂が弾け、食欲をそそる匂いが広がった。
　思わずゴクリと溢れ出る唾を飲み込む。グルルと空腹を訴えかけるように腹が鳴る。
　流石にミノタウロス・キングとの戦闘は無傷とはいかなかった。
　強烈な攻撃によって全身各所には大小無数の骨折があり、内出血による青あざは数えきれず、生身の脚部は無数の掠り傷で血に濡れている。
　最も酷いのは胸部に受けた一撃だ。
　革の軽防具を強化装甲ごと切り裂かれた。肌着で刃こそ止まったが衝撃で胸骨と肋骨は砕かれ、あとついでに肺の一部にまで甚大な損傷を負った。
　普通なら激痛と肺の損傷で呼吸困難になる大怪我だが、心臓が動いているのでまだ慌てるほどでは無い。
　今はジュクジュクと細胞が活性化して治っている最中で、放置しても後数時間後には完治する。
　ただ治すためのエネルギーを捻出するせいで、尋常ではないくらい腹が減っていた。
　それを補うには、やはり強敵だったミノタウロス・キングを喰うしか無い。
　という事で、突発的に始まった焼き肉パーティを楽しんだ。
　五人家族は別に食べる必要は無いらしいが、喰えない訳では無いし、食事は娯楽の一つでもあるらしい。
　美味なる牛肉を皆で頬張った。
　とろけるような食感で、それでいて濃厚な肉の味が口内で広がる。
　立ち上る肉と脂の匂いは鼻腔に通り、感知した嗅覚が極楽浄土の幻想を生み出した。
　筋繊維の細部にまで通った上質な魔力が胃から身体に流れ、体内から細胞単位で活性化していくような心地良い感覚もある。
　その美味しさを味わうようにしばし動きを止め、次から次へと肉を求めて箸を動かした。
　【能力名【鬼王の系譜】のラーニング完了】
　【能力名【鬼王の波動】のラーニング完了】
　【能力名【斧浄なる断冥】のラーニング完了】
　【能力名【超逸生命賦活】のラーニング完了】
　【能力名【鬼王赫血免疫】のラーニング完了】
　【能力名【鬼王の剛健骨格】のラーニング完了】
　喰えば喰うほど、次々とラーニング出来た。
　それも肉体的に強化されるアビリティが多く、【超逸生命賦活】や【鬼王赫血免疫】は再生力や生命力、病気に対する免疫などが飛躍的に高まるので、現状ではかなり嬉しい。
　生きていた時は強敵として強くなる為の壁となり、死後は命の糧となり美味しくて喰えるミノタウロス・キングに内心で感謝を抱く。
　そうして肉片一つ、骨の一欠片まで食べた俺達はビスマス結晶のようなモノから最奥の隠し部屋にあった宝物まで回収して先に進む。
　地上までもう少しだ。
　出れば早く美味い酒が飲みたいものだ。
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