Double my growth rate (3)
“Haha. Don’t be surprised. Was it like 5 years ago? Due to the monster brake that exploded at that time, Mt. Ujang became a dangerous place infested with monsters. However, most of the high-level monsters have now been sorted out, and the remaining monsters are mainly low-level monsters from F to E, so they are in the spotlight as a good hunting ground among hunters. It’s good to hunt safely because of the safety barrier built during Monster Break. And above all, isn’t this famous for having the most horned rabbits?”
“Ah…”
“Now, let’s go in.”
bang! bang!
Even before entering the guardhouse, gunshots rang out from inside the guardhouse.
‘I can hear the house prices around me going down. But I wonder if I’m old too. It reminds me of the house price.’
Sang-woo, who is only 21 years old, moved with Jun-mo Kang while thinking such useless thoughts.
No. 2 did not have an identification bracelet, so he could get caught in the identification check, so he had him exercise in a nearby vacant lot.
After a simple ID check, we entered the guardhouse.
The entrance fee was 50,000 won per person.
“Isn’t the entrance fee too expensive?”
“Considering the hard work and maintenance costs of the hunters and soldiers who built the barrier, it is not that expensive.”
“Ah, I guess.”
The two people who entered the guardhouse moved along the border barrier aisle connected to the guardhouse. As I passed by, I looked through the tempered glass windows on the barrier, and I could often spot horned rabbits biting each other, fighting, or jumping around.
‘It’s full of jokes.’
And there were 2nd and 3rd floors in the boundary wall, and when I went up the narrow stairs, there were a lot of hunters holding rifles and hunting horned rabbits.
bang! bang!
With the deafening sound of gunshots, the hunters wearing earplugs shouted loudly with their own voices.
“You missed it again, Mistress!”
“Why is it not right today! Should I move the points?”
“what! Mr. Kim! I can not hear you!”
A ridiculous sight, as if watching an earplug word matching game played on an old entertainment program.
And there was also the feeling of seeing men out fishing.
Although it differs in that instead of a quiet atmosphere, there are loud gunfire and a gun instead of a fishing rod.
“Agent! here! It is really noisy!”
“yes! Let’s go over there right now!
The two moved a little further and settled down in a place where there were not many hunters.
Only then did the noise subside so we could have a conversation easily.
“Hunting horned rabbits is not much. Stay safe here waiting, and if you see a horned rabbit, just aim and shoot to catch it.”
“yes. But how do I get the horned rabbit I caught?”
“You can bring that to him.”
Kang Jun-mo took out something like a speargun from the luggage he had brought. The speargun looked like a crossbow, but instead of arrows, it looked like a harpoon. In addition, it was quite large and heavy with a rope attached to the harpoon and a recovery device.
“You can see the retrieval lever here by shooting this speargun at the corpse of the horned rabbit you caught, right? You can retrieve the harpoon with this.”
“It’s really simple. It feels a bit like fishing. Isn’t this rather safer than slime hunting?”
Sang-woo thought the hunting method was very safe now.
“At first glance, it may seem that way, but this is a privilege that can be enjoyed because this is a special terrain called the barrier. In fact, if you meet a horned rabbit in the field, you have to be prepared to get hurt somewhere because of its speed. Also, the barriers are not absolute, so some guys jump over the barriers to attack and come in. It’s not just the horned rabbits that live there, so you could be attacked by dangerous monsters. In that respect, slimes that exude poison gas to reject other monsters are the safest monsters to hunt because there are few variables when hunting.”
Kang Jun-mo’s words convinced Sang-woo.
“And once you’ve tried it, you’ll know that hunting horned rabbits isn’t so easy.”
He heard Kang Jun-mo grinning and saying negative things, but Sang-woo let it go in one ear and finished setting up the equipment.
The hunt soon began.
Sang-woo, who put the long K2 rifle on the barrier cradle, looked for the horned rabbit through the scope.
It was not difficult to find because there were horned rabbits everywhere, and eventually I was able to aim for one.
The moment you want to pull the trigger to catch it.
Perhaps sensing something, the horned rabbit quickly moved up the mountain and disappeared.
Sang-woo was disappointed for a moment, but thought that he could catch a new one, so he looked again with a shovel in search of a new horned rabbit.
Did 20 minutes pass like that?
“Ah-oh! It’s all right!”
Sang-woo hadn’t caught even one so far.
“Did I tell you? Horned rabbit hunting is very difficult. Horned rabbits are sensitive, so when they feel your gaze, they run away right away. And you also need the skill to predict where you will run away.”
“Oops… this isn’t very efficient.”
“Should I just recognize it as a slime hunting ground? I think that would be more efficient.”
“Is it slime?”
“Haha, it’s not because I don’t believe in Hunter’s skills. If you’re going to make an alter ego anyway, I think it would be better if it was simple.”
“Ah… yes what.”
Sang-woo got a little confused by Kang Jun-mo’s words.
“Still, I’ll catch one and decide. After that, you can clone it and compare the efficiency.”
Kang Jun-mo said he knew.
From then on, Sang-woo worked hard and hunted horned rabbits.
Of course, I had to pull the trigger hard.
‘Still, let’s catch only one that came this far!’
I did not give up because the entrance fee of 50,000 won was a waste.
In the end, after nearly two hours of hunting, Sang-woo was able to catch only one horned rabbit.
“Finally got it!”
Kang Jun-mo, who had been waiting while watching the hunt, went home first because he had work, so Sang-woo celebrated himself.
It’s about the size of an adult man’s thigh, with blunt but quite sharp horns, stiff but shiny fur, and sharp teeth sticking out of its mouth.
Even the weight was quite heavy.
Sang-woo thought as he looked at the corpse of the horned rabbit he dragged with the speargun.
‘I’m getting this. but how much is this? I heard that leather and horns are a bit expensive, but would you like to pay 100,000 won?’
About 200 5.56mm bullets were consumed.
The market price of 5.56mm bullets varies greatly depending on the region and time, but currently, the average price is around 500 won per shot, so about 100,000 won was spent on bullets alone. Because of this, I couldn’t help but look at the price of selling the horned rabbit.
If the price of a rabbit by-product does not exceed 150,000 won per rabbit, it is likely to be in the red, considering the admission fee.
‘There’s no way a low-level monster like this could cost more than 150,000 won. ah i don’t know Agent Kang Jun-mo will take care of the sales. The hunt is over, so let’s leave the rest to your alter ego. I’m dying of boredom.’
Sang-woo took a horned rabbit carcass and equipment and left the Ujangsan field.
Then, I called number 2, who was waiting near the guard post.
No. 2 appeared covered in sweat as if he was exercising in a nearby vacant lot.
Sang-woo handed over his equipment and identity bracelet to No. 2 and gave the order to No. 2 while concentrating on his thoughts.
‘Enter the guard post, go to the 3rd floor of the border barrier and settle down where I hunted earlier. And shoot the horned rabbit with the K2 rifle. After hunting, shoot the harpoon and press the retrieval lever to retrieve the horned rabbit. And if you succeed in hunting horned rabbits, send me a message on your smartphone saying 1. There are about 200 rounds of ammunition left, but if it runs out or hunting is interrupted, call me. Lastly, be sure to protect your identity bracelet.’
Sang-woo thought over the order he had given and gave meticulous instructions.
If a variable occurs and you can’t hunt properly, you can’t do it.
Of course, since it was a public place, the order was dictated by thought.
“No. 2. Then begin.”
“yes. master.”
Until then, Sang-woo had underestimated his alter ego’s abilities.
He only caught one in 2 hours, but he didn’t think that an alter ego with only 50% ability would do better than he did.
I just thought that it would be okay if I kept hunting even if I caught one in 4 hours, which is twice as long as 2 hours.
And his judgment was wrong.
* * *
Bang! Cheer up! Giying-
Bang! Cheer up! Giying-
Bang! Cheer up! Jiying-
…
Flames spurted from the muzzle of the K2 rifle the man was aiming at along with gunfire.
At the same time, a horned rabbit with only its head sticking out in the bushes 50m ahead fell down.
However, the horned rabbit wriggling as if it were still alive.
As if to kill such a horned rabbit, the harpoon of the speargun pierced the torso with a chirping sound.
The horned rabbit that had been pierced by the harpoon stiffened and then stopped moving.
Seeing this, the man operated the lever attached to the speargun and began to retrieve the rope connected to the speargun.
A rope that winds with a jing sound.
“Do you see that, Mr. Kim?”
“… I’m watching. I’m really speechless.”
“Say that. 100 percent.”
“That hunter must have shooting skills.”
“Are you at least E-class?”
Hunters were gathering and buzzing on the 3rd floor of the Ujangsan Field Boundary Barrier.
What they were looking at was male alter ego No. 2, armed with a cap, mask, and sunglasses.
Countless horned rabbits were piled up next to him.
The movement of No. 2 was neat and concise, and there was no superfluity.
First, aim the horned rabbit with the scope of the rifle.
Fire the second shot and check if the Horned Rabbit is dead.
Take your eyes off the third scope, pick up the speargun lying next to you, and fire it at the dead Horned Rabbit.
Retrieve the fourth harpoon and collect the Horned Rabbit carcass.
After completing the fifth, send a message to Sang-woo on his smartphone.
These five movements were repeated over and over again.
“It’s not just shooting skills. It must have skills related to stealth and cover.”
“Hidden? Well, a horned rabbit must be sensitive. They’re the ones who can sense your gaze and run away just by aiming.”
Surrounding hunters were admiring, speculating about No. 1’s skill.
In fact, I did just that.
Sensitive horned rabbits have an extremely developed sixth sense, so they are excellent at feeling the flesh of predators. That’s why every time the hunters aim with their guns, they feel alive and run away quickly.
But the alter ego was different.
The horned rabbit could not escape No.
And when dealing with firearms, there was little need for strength and agility, which are usually valued by melee hunters. You just need to know how to pull the trigger.
Above all, there was no extravagance in the hunting process because the alter ego had no emotions or idle thoughts at all. The appearance of No. 2, which moves and shoots guns mechanically without an inch of error, makes it feel like a human turret that looks like a person.
If he had to use his strength and move his body to hunt, the alter ego No. 2 would not have been able to catch even a single rabbit, as Sang-woo thought.
“Hey, you’re really good at catching it.”
At that time, a man approached No. 2. Wearing a bullet-proof vest that looked quite heavy and wearing military cargo pants with pockets around the thighs, he was wearing a gun and bullet belt all over his body, so anyone could see that he was a hunter.
Number 2 turns her head slightly and looks at the man.
“Haha hello. My name is Byungsik Kim, a Hunter from the Brown Bear Guild.”
No. 2 silently turned his head and resumed hunting.
Kim Byung-sik was a little embarrassed by No. 2’s disregard, but he took out his business card, recalling the famous myth in the hunter world that ‘the talented are not cheap’.
“I’m busy hunting, so I’m sorry. However, his hunting skills are so excellent that I really want to recruit him into our guild… I’ll leave my business card here, so please call me after the hunt is over!”
Kim Byeong-sik, who placed his business card on top of No. 2’s equipment bag, bowed with a bright smile and left.
A random scout attempt.
But that was just the beginning.
“hello. We belong to the Korea Hunter Association…”
“Hello. This is Yejun Yang, who is active as a hunter and scout. Excuse me…”
“Hello…”
The love calls for No. 2 continued endlessly, and business cards other than Horned Rabbit were piled up one by one.
* * *
-[No. 2]: 78 missed calls
“Hmm?”
Sang-woo takes the bus to Ha-yeon’s house to go to private tutoring.
Tired of hunting, he woke up from a doze and doubted his eyes.
Because there was only one thing that would get a message from his alter ego No. 2.
‘No way…’
Sang-woo clicked on the message room from No. 2.
-[No.2]: 1
-[No.2]: 1
-[No.2]: 1
-[No.2]: 1
…
-[No.2]: 1
“…is this a true story?”
