Episode 7
‘Why did that guy come here…?’
The Giant Ogre is the boss of this Gate Break.
He heads towards the west, which is the exact opposite of here, and is subdued by A-grade player Ahn Hyun-soo.
In my past life.
‘But why?’
Taehyun tilted his head.
Even at this moment.
The giant ogre was approaching, destroying things in front of it.
The problem is that his single eye is pointed directly at Taehyun.
‘That can’t be possible.’
Many players should be dealing with monsters by now.
It must have been a coincidence that the boss, the Giant Ogre, discovered him.
With that thought in mind, I left the alley and started running.
“Koooooo!!!”
As if matching Taehyun’s movements.
The giant ogre started running towards the front.
Moves quickly compared to his size, as befits an A grade.
Every time he lifted his foot, the sound of something breaking followed.
‘He’s not the kind of guy who can do anything with Stoneskin.’
Taehyun’s stone skin is D grade.
He was not defeated in a hand-to-hand combat with an Ogre, a C-rank monster.
However, even if you put a lot of effort into it, it is only a B grade.
If you get hit by a giant ogre’s club, even your stone skin won’t be able to withstand it.
On the other hand, I wanted to see if the predation that grew to D-rank would work on A-rank monsters.
‘There is another place to use predation.’
It was best to stay away now.
At that moment, someone stopped the rampaging giant ogre.
“You guy!! Stop any further acts of destruction!!”
At first glance, it was a man wearing normal grade or higher armor.
He shouted in a childish tone.
“You dirty beast!! “I’ll cut it into pieces!!”
The man expressed his anger at the current situation and activated his skill.
‘Ahn Hyun-soo. ‘We’ve finally arrived.’
Ahn Hyeon-soo, a light sword player belonging to the Association.
The childish tinnitus was due to skill.
“Taaat!!”
Let’s Hyunsoo Ahn show off his spirit.
A bright sword was formed in his hand.
It was the A-grade skill ‘Light Sword’, which is evaluated as an evolution of the D-grade skill ‘Weapon Enhancement’.
The lightsaber gradually increased in length, and when it reached about 2 meters, it cut off one of the Giant Ogre’s arms.
Cooung.
The club he was holding fell along with his arm.
The ground shook once again.
‘It’s a good skill after all.’
Taehyun whetted his appetite while looking at the lightsaber.
The basic effect of a lightsaber has the characteristic of ignoring physical defense.
In short, no matter how good the opponent’s armor is, it is impossible to defend without corresponding skills or characteristics.
Even though Ahn Hyun-soo was grade A, it was thanks to such skill effects that he grew into a star player in the future.
but.
The Giant Ogre wasn’t suffering either.
As the guy screamed, the severed arm began to regenerate.
He threw everything he could get his hands on to Ahn Hyun-soo as if he would not allow any more attacks.
Kwasik!
Avoiding the car falling right in front of you.
Taehyun took a step back.
Ahn Hyun-soo narrowed the distance and cut off one of the guy’s legs.
Movement so quick that you’ll be amazed.
Wow!!
Consolation of a giant ogre who lost his balance and fell on one knee.
Hyunsoo Ahn quickly got on board.
And then he cut off the arm that was regenerating once again.
“Kaaaaaa!!”
A giant ogre screaming in pain.
The guy swung his hand and pulled Ahn Hyun-soo away.
Hyunsoo Ahn moved in a zigzag motion and quickly retreated.
Taehyun watched it without missing a beat.
‘see.’
Movements that would be difficult to follow with the average person’s eyes were clearly visible.
The movements of the upper and lower body muscles and the movements that follow.
The physical stats that went up as I grew to D grade.
I was following the movements of an A-grade player.
That ridiculous fact made Taehyun excited.
When you become a B-level player, your physical abilities increase to a level different from that of ordinary people.
Because of this, even though I saw numerous players fighting in front of my eyes, there were limits to my observation.
But it was different now.
A battle between a Class A player and a monster that they face for the first time.
Although the player’s level is much higher, it is a one-sided battle.
Just watching was a good experience for Taehyun.
‘Will I soon be able to achieve that kind of movement?’
If you feast on skills related to increasing strength or speed.
Or, if your level increases and your physical abilities increase.
He would get the same movements as Ahn Hyun-soo now.
However, Taehyun is a physical person who challenges his limits through hard work.
In the future, when I have time, I will also feast on buff-based skills, but there were skills that had to be possessed first considering the cooldown time.
Taehyun’s current skills are ‘predation’ and ‘stone skin’.
As the unique skill Predation grows, the level also increases, so even if you reach level C, you will have incredible physical stats.
For now, that was enough.
‘Let’s go soon.’
I feel like I want to bring some popcorn and watch it.
Unless there is something else that needs to be done.
Since I couldn’t make a phone call due to the influx of monsters, I could clearly see that Jaeyoung would be restless by now due to his personality.
“On behalf of the souls of those who died because of you!! “I will judge you!!”
This is when Taehyun is about to take a step forward, leaving Ahn Hyeonsoo, who is engrossed in battle and spouting childish lines, alone.
I felt some strange energy nearby.
A message came to mind belatedly.
[Skill use detected.]
The status window has been upgraded and set to detect even minor skills or assassinations targeting oneself.
All of this was the inspiration I got from dealing with the bully at the last backcross.
Taehyun instinctively threw his body to the side.
Something passed between them.
and.
Phew.
“Ugh!!”
Ahn Hyun-soo, who was engrossed in the battle with the giant ogre, sat down and clutched his legs.
The Giant Ogre’s palms were struck one after another.
Hyunsoo Ahn rolled his body to avoid the attack.
“Who are you!!”
Ahn Hyun-soo shouted and looked around.
It was to find the person who had hurt him.
Although his eyes rested on Taehyun for a moment.
Soon I turned my head somewhere else.
This was where Taehyun’s gaze was directed.
In that gap, a foreign energy once again flooded Ahn Hyun-soo.
Suddenly!!
The sound of something being cut by the swung lightsaber was heard.
“Reveal yourself!!”
yet again.
Hyunsoo Ahn swung his lightsaber.
Suddenly.
Something is cut, but the sound is shallower than before.
However, the successive shocks were enough to cancel the skill.
“Huh… He’s not easy after all.”
Ssssss.
A man appeared where there was nothing.
He was a gloomy middle-aged man dressed in black.
There was a lot of blood all over his body that he couldn’t tell who it belonged to.
Taehyun’s eyes changed as he observed the man.
Because I found a sparkling ring on my hand.
Three skulls made of gold.
‘You finally showed up.’
A mine belonging to a malicious guild.
When the gate break occurred in my previous life.
Civilian casualties far exceeded the initially expected figures.
It was because of some demons who mixed in with the civilians and committed massacres.
“You guy!! “It’s Mine!!”
Ahn Hyun-soo, who belatedly realized that it was Mine, shouted.
Contrary to the momentum, the situation was not good.
This is because he couldn’t move quickly due to the giant ogre’s fist, which already recognized him as a dangerous target.
“He is indeed a rookie in the association. “Should I have aimed for the neck during the first raid?”
The man who was watching this licked his lips with regret.
His own dagger cut off by a lightsaber.
And blood was flowing from the cut shoulder.
licking.
He licked the blood flowing down his shoulder and smiled sinisterly.
“You bug!! Wait there!! If we take care of this guy, then you…”
He couldn’t finish his sentence.
Hyunsoo Ahn dodged the falling fist of the giant ogre.
The man laughed at that sight.
“Wow. “No matter how much I do, it would be impossible for me to deal with you when I have put everything in my power.”
Sigh.
His gaze turned to Taehyun, who was getting up.
“I think that side is more appealing to me?”
Looking at Taehyun’s body.
The man took out a new dagger.
“boy!! Run away!!”
Hyunsoo Ahn shouted at Taehyun, who became the man’s target.
It was because I realized that I couldn’t outrun the giant ogre or chase the man because I had cut my leg.
In other words, Taehyun had to escape from Majin by his own strength.
Taehyun, who finished assessing the situation, ran down the street without saying a word.
“Kk…kkkkkkk. Stay here and play with that monster. “The warrior of justice will recover.”
Laughing at Ahn Hyun-soo, who was struggling to deal with the giant ogre.
The man chased Taehyun.
On the way, we already killed quite a few civilians.
His skill is stealth.
The baby boy who was running away with all his might before his eyes would also become his prey.
but.
The corners of Taehyun’s mouth turn up as he runs.
The man didn’t know.
* * *
Underground shopping mall near Gwangjin-gu Office.
“really. “I’m not answering the phone…”
Jaeyoung fidgeted and bit his finger.
It’s already been 10 minutes since I promised to meet Taehyun.
The person who said they would contact me again before then never contacted me or did anything.
“The signal is working…”
I belatedly turned off the phone, which was only getting a signal.
A woman caught Jaeyoung’s eyes.
Choi Na-young, a school nurse at Konkuk High School, was ‘kidnapped’ under Tae-hyun’s instructions.
She was sleeping soundly on the sofa without a care in the world.
‘If something happens to the district office, players will be dispatched first. ‘I’m waiting here.’
‘Where did you get the key?’
Taehyun’s face came to mind as he gave me the keys to this place and spoke calmly.
‘How did you know that a gate break would occur?’
A gate break has not occurred for nearly 10 years, and even if the association tries to predict it, there is no way to predict it, so they are stuck stamping their feet.
Even the scale of this break was unusual.
If I hadn’t told them in advance, there was so much chaos outside that I would have run away to the shelter.
‘Should I run away now?’
Woman and cell phone on the sofa.
Jaeyoung, who was looking at the two things in turn, became worried.
The worries didn’t last long.
Taehyun Kim.
His cousin, whom he had ignored just a week ago, calling him a loser who had not yet awakened.
But I became a different person overnight.
gulp.
I remembered what happened to the three awakened people of Backcross.
For a moment, goosebumps appeared on my body.
“ah… So, please come quickly… Eung-eong….”
Jae-young was scared of the monster running rampant outside, but his fear of Tae-hyeon was even greater.
* * *
Meanwhile.
The place where Taehyun, whom Jaeyoung had been looking for, arrived was an empty building near the Gwangjin-gu Office.
There was no sign of anyone, perhaps because the monster had swept away.
“Kid. Did everyone run away? “You run pretty fast.”
Ssssss.
Seeing Taehyun stop.
The man belatedly unlocked the skill.
There is no one inside the building and CCTV is not visible.
Not against a teenage kid.
There was no need to maintain skills that consumed magical power.
“Hehe… Please tell me to save you.”
The man said, smiling sinisterly.
Desire arose.
I want to see the little boy in front of me crying and begging for his life.
But the reaction was different from what I expected.
“Hmm. Does the skill also apply to the object you are holding?”
Taehyun said, looking at the man.
“what?”
“B-grade mine. Han Sang-do. “I was waiting for someone like you.”
He said it as if it was no big deal.
Taehyun relaxed.
“Are you a player?”
man.
Han Sang-do, a B-class demon, exuded his deadly spirit.
It’s so intense that even an average B-grade player would flinch.
Taehyun just finished stretching as if it was no big deal.
“Check for yourself.”
Quad deuk.
With indifferent words.
Stone Skin has been activated.
