Episode 122 [ Promise (1) ]
Buaaaang.
The sight of dozens of motorboats and water motorcycles crossing the river without people on board was a shame to see alone.
But now there were only two people in the audience. There was only Kyung-hoon, who was following behind, and the fish monster that emerged from the water.
The water bikes controlled by Eve formed a group and circled around the monster.
The fish monster was confused.
These are the prey that are attacking you. It was my first time experiencing it.
But the monster immediately opened its mouth wide. I couldn’t just leave this flock of prey alone.
Puff!
When the monster hit its fin, a huge wave spread out in all directions.
Motorcycles and motorboats were launched into the air and flipped over.
Chuuak.
The monster leapt up with a rebound from the water. It looked completely out of proportion to its enormous size.
The monster jumped halfway out of the water and stuck its head in the middle of the motorcycles.
Kwaaaaang!
When the monster threw itself, this time it was not a wave, but a wall of waves spreading out.
Boats and motorcycles that were not sucked into the monster’s mouth broke into pieces and flew into the sky.
“now!”
As the monster tried to go under the water, Kyung-hoon, who was following, shouted.
-Explode the bomb. Please be careful!
With Eve’s words, boats and motorcycles flying in the sky exploded.
Quagwagwagwang!
A huge fireworks display was held over the Nakdong River.
Googoo googung!
The explosion was not only heard from the sky.
A heavy vibration echoed from deep under the water.
It was the sound of boats and motorcycles exploding after being eaten by a monster.
Kyung-hoon, who was running while avoiding the raining fireballs, could soon feel that the ground under his feet had turned black.
The monster that had gone into the water was rising upward.
Gyeonghoon put away his other weapons and pulled out his greatsword.
Fuaaaaaaaa!
A monster soared out of the water.
The water bike that Kyung-hoon was riding was also thrown away by the monster. However, Kyung-hoon was not seen on the flying motorcycle.
Pooh wow!
Kyung-Hoon was holding on to the surging monster’s back with his sword in place.
The monster was emitting smoke from its gills and mouth and making waves, but it did not try to go down to the bottom of the water.
It seemed like it would stay on the surface until the flames and smoke that exploded in its mouth were removed.
It was exactly the picture Kyung-hoon wanted.
No matter how much Kyung-hoon’s level and skill improved, it was impossible to fight this fish monster in the water.
At least I had to stay out of the water until the fight was over.
There were water motorcycles and motorboats for that, and it was a preparation period for that.
To be honest, I thought about just throwing a motorcycle and a motorboat and sneaking past, but it was too dangerous anyway.
Moreover, considering what happened at Jungnangcheon, I couldn’t just pass by.
Fortunately, he didn’t seem to notice the sword stuck in his back due to the pain of the explosion.
Gyeong-Hoon took out another great sword with his other hand that was not holding the sword.
Ugh.
The handle encrusted with mana stones vibrated, and the blade of the great sword began to shed light.
Phew.
A large sword was deeply embedded in the monster’s back.
Kyung-Hoon took out the sword he had inserted first and walked one step forward.
The sight of Gyeong-hoon walking over the rampaging monster, stabbing his sword one by one, was like a matador performing tricks while standing on top of a rampaging bullfight. As I reached the end of my dorsal fin, I heard Eve’s voice.
-Big Salurus’ Mana Stone is embedded between the skull and spinal cord. You’ll need to dig out the part you’re standing on.
At Eve’s words, Gyeong-hoon grabbed the monster’s dorsal fin with one hand and put all the great swords he was holding into his backpack.
And then he took out another sword.
It was a sword with mana stones like a great sword, but it was not a sword with fancy patterns like other swords.
There was only a sentence engraved in serious handwriting on both blades.
Kyung-Hoon brought his sword down with all his might.
Phew!
The sword was so deeply embedded in the monster’s body that only the hilt was visible.
Coo?
The fluttering monster suddenly stopped moving. He seemed to have noticed that the sword was sheathed, unlike when he was using the great sword.
“But it’s late.”
Gyeonghoon strengthened the hand holding the sword.
The mana stone embedded in the sword handle began to emit light, and a huge amount of mana began to be extracted from Gyeonghoon’s body.
The Samjeonggeom, which received the mana, began to emit bright light.
Quaaaaa.
The monster was startled and struggled, and Kyung-hoon’s face turned white.
“oh my god. “If you use it incorrectly, it would be a good idea to end up in trouble.”
It was much faster than expected.
“Pfft!” Surprised,
Gyeong-
hoon hastily cut off the mana.
Quad deuk. Although the Samjeonggeom was not properly charged, the Samjeonggeom still spewed out dozens of mana blades into the monster’s body.
Thanks to cutting off the mana in the middle, unfortunately, Kyung-hoon escaped from the cave. The sword energy I saw wasn’t as powerful as a typhoon.
Fuaaaa!
But still, the area around the sword where it was embedded was like a bomb had hit the flesh, exploding and red blood gushing out.
Wow!
The monster was startled and struggled, and the river was hit by the typhoon. But
the monster that was making a fuss soon stopped moving. It
was still rolling its eyes and clenching its gills, but there was no way the monster could move its body as its vertebrae were fractured and its spinal nerves were cut.
– I think we need to hurry. The monsters that had been watching from afar were approaching.
The drone that had been placed in the air in advance seemed to have spotted the monsters approaching.
Each had its own territory, so they would not have approached, but after their breath was cut off like this, they were nothing more than dead prey. “
Ugh .”
A groan was heard from inside the flesh. It was Gyeong-hoon’s voice.
He was groaning as he was stuck in the flesh of the monster his sword had exploded in.
“Ugh, it’s too dangerous to use this in actual combat. How can I prevent it from becoming a waste, but once you use it, “It’s hard to move.”
-It’s different than during practice. I will also be very careful.
After drinking the potion, Kyung-hoon forced himself to stand up. The mana depletion was so severe that I felt dizzy even after drinking the potion.
Pieces of brain and broken vertebrae were visible on both sides of the sunken flesh.
And I saw a shiny stone stuck under the broken spine.
It was a mana stone.
After pulling out the mana stone, Kyung-Hoon got out of the dented flesh.
Thanks to the potion, mana was continuously accumulating, and mana was flowing in from the dead monster, but it was difficult to move.
It was difficult to get out of the pit of flesh in one go. It felt like it was when Kyung-hoon first became an awakened person.
The monster was gradually lying on its side. And I saw a spray of water coming from afar.
A monster was approaching, intent on devouring its people.
“It would have been dangerous if I hadn’t prepared properly.”
Kyung-hoon clicked his tongue as he saw the approaching monster. In my current state, I didn’t think I could swim to the riverside faster than the monster was approaching.
-If you have enough time, many operations can be completed as planned.
Eve raised a counterargument to Kyung-hoon’s words every time the operation went wrong.
Buuuung.
With her words, the water bike stopped next to the monster.
It was a water motorcycle prepared separately for escape.
When the fight was over, the motorcycle that took off under Eve’s control arrived next to the dead monster without any major injuries, unlike other motorcycles.
Kyung-hoon got on the motorcycle, and the electric motor-powered motorcycle made its way to the riverside, avoiding the burning wreckage.
After a while, the fish monster arrived next to the dead monster and immediately stuck its head into the monster’s neck and bit off the flesh.
But the monster soon let out an angry roar. It seemed like he couldn’t find what he was looking for.
Kuang!
The waves hit the riverside and destroyed a parked water bike.
Gyeong-hoon, who was watching this from the riverbank, checked the mana stone in his hand.
-This is a mana stone that is between the level of a knight and a captain. It has the highest mana concentration among the mana stones I have found so far.
Eve praised him highly, but Kyung-hoon felt a little disappointed.
I hoped it was at least on the same level as the monster nesting in the Daejeon government building, but it didn’t seem to be that level yet.
Moreover, the huge earth dragon that came out of Cheonggyecheon is a monarch level, one level higher than that.
The gap with that monster was still enormous.
-First of all, you need to increase your strength. It is difficult to survive if you rush into it for no reason.
“I know.”
Kyunghoon also knew it well.
However, it was also true that after the explosion of Cheonggyecheon, it became difficult to move in this world.
I couldn’t just keep avoiding it. Anyway, we had to compete at some point.
“Well, next time.”
Gyeonghoon put the mana stone into his backpack and looked towards the other side of the river.
Unfortunately, the area beyond the Nakdong River was not all that well. The ruined city of Daegu came into view.
And Kyung-hoon saw a sign erected on the riverbank.
[Daegu New Technology Research Center 2km]
It was an ordinary old sign with a directional sign.
But Kyung-hoon was staring intently at the sign.
There was writing on the sign.
[Survivors, please come to the lab.]
[Still waiting.]
[A month has passed. Waiting.]
[A year has passed. He is still safe.]
[…]
One person’s graffiti was written all over the sign.
-Judging by the amount of dust accumulated, it is the same as the time written.
“Doppelganger?”
I have already encountered human-like monsters twice.
It seemed like it was written by a human, but it was hard to believe right away.
-Then shall we ignore it?
Kyung-hoon sighed at Eve’s words.
“That can’t be possible. Even if it’s a doppelgänger, you have to check.”
Kyung-Hoon drew his sword and walked in the direction indicated by the arrow.
My physical strength has not recovered yet. Kyung-hoon planned to recover sufficiently while moving.
Buuuung.
A drone flew in front of Kyunghoon as he walked.
The drone set to low noise mode was so quiet that it could not be heard even from the side.
***
In a forest 2km away from the Nakdong River.
A half-broken building was located in the middle of a dense forest.
An old sign was hanging on the broken front door of the building.
[Daegu New Technology Research Institute]
It was a very old sign, but surprisingly, it was still hanging on the broken pillar.
It was a very quiet place for a long time. For some reason, the monsters didn’t approach for a long time.
But it looked like the silence would finally be broken.
bang! Kwa Gwa Bang!
bang!
An explosion was heard from afar.
It was a binge I hadn’t heard in a long time.
Additionally, it was a distinctly different sound from the sounds monsters make when fighting.
Inside the old building.
He, who had been dazed while leaning against the wall, turned his head.
It was the first explosive sound I heard in a long time.
After thinking for a moment, he stood up.
The creaking body prevented him from moving, but it was enough to get him through it.
He stood up and shook his ass.
“I should check, right?”
It was obvious that I would be disappointed, but I still had to go.
Because that was the reason he remained here.
Unfortunately, there weren’t many weapons left.
He left the laboratory carrying only one heavy machine gun that was still intact.
The old cloak dragged on the ground and dust kicked up.
He checked the old sign hanging on the pole and walked in the direction from which he heard the sound.
Jump and jump.
The sound of heavy footsteps headed down the mountain.
Although he had been disappointed for a long time, he did not lose hope this time.
