Disaster (2)
At the same time as the troll’s head exploded
, [Magic power increased by 0.002.]
[The level of the Clone Spirit Enhancement skill increased.]
The skill level rose.
And the troll’s limp body.
Sang-woo, an F-rank hunter, took care of a D-rank monster, a troll.
However, Sang-woo had no time to care about that fact.
Because there were monsters everywhere.
The shock of killing a living being was overpowered by the survival instinct that comes from the crisis of almost dying.
Sang-woo quickly forcibly removed No. 3 from the troll’s arm and held back the bloodied No. 1.
Then, as I hurried to the basement, I saw something glowing near the troll’s broken head.
Looking closer, it was like a green crystal that shimmered like a jewel.
‘what?’
Despite having such doubts, Sang-woo quickly shoved the crystal into his pocket as it seemed to be an item.
At that time, Jeong Seong-hyeon, the father, shouted from the basement.
“son! Are you okay!”
“Oh, it’s okay.”
“Come down quickly! hurry!”
Jung Sung-hyun’s expression looks urgent.
Sang-woo was also about to head to the basement.
I saw people running away in the mayhem in front of the apartment complex.
Between when I was young, I saw my face as a neighbor.
You could just turn around and go down to the basement, but Sang-woo couldn’t turn around easily.
Selfishness to go down and close the cellar door and survive.
A conscience to bring even the neighbors who can be seen in front of you.
And
“Daddy, close the door tight and wait!”
“Sangwoo!”
Sang-woo ran out of the apartment entrance.
The alter egos who follow Sang-woo while being injured.
‘Let’s save only those people.’
The target was the neighbors in front of them.
“Come over here!”
When Sang-woo shouted at the people running away, one by one they ran towards Sang-woo.
And the monsters that follow them.
‘Stop it!’
The two clones rushed at the ostrich-like monster that was chasing people.
Then, the feathers on the ostrich’s body burst into flames.
However, the clones didn’t care about the burns and grabbed the guy’s legs and cut them with knives.
Hey hey-!
A monster ostrich that collapses with a wound on its leg.
Sang-woo’s baseball bat flew into his head.
baek!
The ostrich’s head spins with the force of the blow.
[The level of the hitting skill has risen.]
Sang-woo hit the head of the ostrich, which had no feathers and no flames.
Crispy!
Eventually, the ostrich’s head lost its shape and was distorted, and the flames stopped.
Two alter egos with burns all over their bodies.
But there were still many monsters around.
Even cows made of skeleton-like bones and wolf-shaped monster rocks.
Most of the monsters were not in perfect condition due to the impact of the fall, probably because they had fallen from the sky, but they attacked with a strange killing instinct.
Sang-woo joined forces with his alter ego to stop the monsters like crazy.
how much time had passed
The people who had already aimed to save went down to the basement through the entrance of the apartment.
However, Sang-woo could not turn around.
Because there were so many monsters around, he would die instantly if he turned his back.
“Fuck off! Aaah-!”
Sang-woo swings a baseball bat wildly.
The monsters backed away.
But that was just a bluff.
‘… I’m going to die.’
Could it be because of the aftereffects of using the smashing skill?
Both my wrists hurt so much.
And at that time, No. 3 was reverse summoned as if his strength had run out.
Monsters squeezed into the space of No. 3, which was oxidized and scattered by light.
No. 1 covered the spot with his body.
However, the monsters already in front of him were the only monsters that were difficult to block even when their bodies were intact.
How do you catch a cow made of rock with a cleaver and a baseball bat?
To make matters worse, a giant tiger with one front paw the size of Sangwoo came in front of him.
Whoa!
The surrounding monsters and Sangwoo No. 1 all stiffened, as if there was magical power in the cry.
And the paws of a tiger that swept away such a monster and No. 1 at the same time.
Quaang!
Monsters that instantly turn into pieces of meat and fly away.
And between them, I could see No. 1 being oxidized and scattered with light.
‘… Is it the end?’
Sang-woo felt death approaching.
trembled
It was scary.
I felt like I was going to urinate.
And the past life passed before my eyes like a kaleidoscope.
Memories with family, meetings with friends, and the image of oneself playing games.
‘The memory that remains at the moment of death is the memory of playing a game…’
A chuckle came out.
It was a laugh of self-deprecating regret.
‘If given another chance…’
Would he hide in the basement without saving his neighbor?
Did he head to the shelter without spending Chuseok?
Did he make an effort without relying only on his alter ego?
… Have you trained hard to become strong enough to protect your family?
However, fate did not wait for him.
A giant tiger jumped right in front of Sang-woo.
He opened his mouth wide as if he was going to eat something delicious.
It was then.
Susuk-
The movement of the giant tiger stopped.
and.
Plop –
The body of a giant tiger that is precisely separated and split into left and right sides.
Chow ah –
belatedly, blood came out like a fountain from the monster’s corpse.
Sang-woo, who was drenched in blood.
And the roar that followed.
bang!
The ground exploded in front of Sang-woo, who was stained red with blood.
In the middle of the ground stood a man he hadn’t seen.
A man who throws off his cumbersome wingsuit.
“… you are?”
“This is Park Won-tae from the Kenus Guild. Are you okay?”
* * *
3 minutes ago.
The Cainus Guild’s emergency response team, which confirmed the occurrence of the disaster, was heading to Bucheon City on a transport ship.
A state-of-the-art transport ship equipped with a manaengineering engine.
[You have arrived at your destination.]
“Open the exit!”
Then the stern of the transport was opened.
“descent!”
The Kanus guild members wearing wingsuits jumped off the transport ship one by one.
Using the wings attached to their limbs, they quickly descended toward their destination, Bucheon City.
And among them, Park Won-tae was included.
-If you go down, save the survivors first! The Megalosaurus Judge is entrusted to another guild.
-Old stories!
– Your captain.
The city of Bucheon is slowly approaching.
The city, which used to be full of apartment complexes, was already half-destroyed.
The flames soared and the view was clouded by the concrete dust rising from the rubble.
The figure of the Megalosaurus rampaging there.
It looked like they were already raiding in another guild.
Flashy skills and even missile rockets were exploding on Megalosaurus’ body.
They’re probably attacking first to get raid by-products.
‘Bastards… I have to save people first.’
At that time, there was a scene that Park Won-tae saw.
Crumbling apartment buildings.
In the meantime, there were many monsters gathered at the entrance of the apartment.
Park Won-tae focused his eyes on the spot that looked like a dot.
A field of vision that expands in an instant.
And what I saw was the struggle of the triplets, who looked surprisingly alike.
Others leave them behind and disappear into the apartment entrance.
The triplets couldn’t follow them into the apartment and were frantically blocking the crowds of monsters.
‘It’s quite a bit.’
He was close to a normal person, but he was fighting very well.
However, due to the crowd of monsters, my hands and feet started to get dizzy.
‘Dangerous.’
Park Won-tae adjusted his falling body to face it.
The scene is gradually getting closer.
However, one of the triplets with a large hole in the abdomen collapsed.
Park Won-tae is saddened to see that.
‘No… Huh?’
However, the fallen man was soon oxidized by light.
Park Won-tae was greatly surprised to see only the clothes falling to the floor.
‘what? Aren’t they people?’
By the time Park Won-tae was surprised, the scene with only two people left was too precarious.
Because the wire that was taut collapsed.
In addition, when a giant tiger appeared, the scene became more mayhem.
And the other person also flew away.
The man who oxidized with light and left only his training clothes.
All that was left was a man with a baseball bat.
A giant tiger rushing at such a man.
Park Won-tae felt that there was not much time left before the field, but time was running out.
Park Won-tae, who was falling, took out the sword hanging from the waist of the wingsuit.
The mana that rises from the dantian is not Ki.
The movement of the ki climbed up the upper body and extended to the arm, leading to the sword held in Park Won-tae’s right hand.
Then, a cluster of lights formed on the sword.
It was a ‘sword skill’ called a sword aura.
Park Won-tae swung the bluish sword blade and fired it in the form of a half moon.
A sword that flew in an instant.
The sword slashed the giant tiger in two.
Seeing this, Park Won-tae straightened his body and landed on the ground with the same force as he fell.
bang!
Unable to overcome the impact, the ground shattered.
Park Won-tae tore off the wingsuit that was getting in the way and threw it off.
Then the battle suit revealed.
In front of him was a man left alone, no triplets.
The man with a dazed expression covered in red blood.
He opened his mouth to Park Won-tae.
“… you are?”
“This is Park Won-tae from the Kenus Guild. Are you okay?”
* * *
It has been several days since a city-wide disaster occurred in Bucheon.
A university hospital in Seoul.
The news was playing on the TV set in the hospital lobby.
“… So far, the number of casualties has not been properly determined, and the authorities estimate that they are in the hundreds of thousands. The number of deaths is expected to rise as many of the casualties are critically unconscious. The damage continues to mount as there are still monsters left in the city. Due to this damage, Bucheon City was virtually paralyzed as an administrative city, and the mayor of Bucheon tearfully appealed to the people and hunter associations around the world to help with disaster recovery. Currently, hunters, volunteers, and protection items are coming in from all over the world…”
And the hospital’s mana-intensive intensive care unit.
Jung Ji-woo with a pale face was lying on the hospital bed.
It looked like he had come to his senses.
Jiwoo is smiling brightly.
But the expression on his face was sad.
Ji-woo’s mother holds her hand tightly.
Tears were dripping down on Lee Ae-sook’s vinyl sterilization outfit.
‘… Erase.’
Two men staring blankly at them through a glass wall.
It was Jung Sung-hyun and Sang-woo.
“… what happened to Dad’s house?”
“… I think I can get the insurance money. Now I have to save it soon.”
“Let’s catch it here near Seoul.”
“To here?”
“huh. So let’s live together. I’ll leave the room too.”
“… I get it. I will find out.”
‘Because I will protect my family from now on.’
Sang-woo swallowed his words behind his back.
Soon after, Sang-woo turns around.
I left the hospital to get some fresh air.
He recalled a conversation he had with the doctor a few days ago.
When I was barely rescued with the help of Park Won-tae a few days ago, I felt relieved and thought everything was over.
However, after he had lost his mind and entered the university hospital, he heard a word like thunder from the sky.
“… You are infected with the MA (Mana Absorber) virus.”
Ji-woo has been unconscious since the apartment collapsed.
Everyone in the family thought that Ji-woo passed out from the shock.
However, it turned out that he was infected with a virus that crossed the portal.
Jiwoo, now awake, appeared to be in good shape except for his pale appearance.
“Usually, viruses that have crossed portals cannot adapt to the Earth’s ecosystem and are all eradicated. However, this MA virus is different. The virus continuously drains mana from its host and divides. To the extent that ordinary people cannot carry out life activities.”
“…is there no way?”
“There is no possibility with modern medicine. It turns out that even if you use the Cure Digiz magic skill, it doesn’t work because it absorbs mana. If you block all the mana around you, even the mana that makes up the host’s life will be sucked up…” ”
…”
The doctor said regretfully.
“However, an S-class healer like ‘Bless’ might have a way. Or, there may be a method among the items that come out beyond the portal. For example… things like elixirs and mandragora.”
“… Elixir….”
“But it’s so hard to get…. Right now, we have no choice but to slow down the progress while feeding the virus mana in the mana patient room.”
It was the last resort to save the brother the doctor said.
You have to earn money to call rankers or buy items.
Or run and save yourself.
Looking at the price of the elixir, the previous auction price was in the hundreds of billions.
‘…is it money after all?’
Sang-woo’s expected annual salary is 3.6 billion, but hundreds of billions need to be accumulated over several decades.
‘If so, there might be a way.’
He recalled a business card he had recently received.
[Kinus Guild Leader Park Won-tae]
It was the moment when Sang-woo hesitated and tried to call Park Won-tae.
A call came on his smartphone.
It was Junmo Kang.
“Your agent.”
-Hunter’s entrusted task has been completed.
* * *
Inside Kang Jun-mo’s shabby car.
“Hunter, you must be out of your mind, but I apologize for contacting you. I am sorry to hear about your brother. I don’t know what to comfort you…”
“… It’s okay. Now I will work harder to earn money and treat my younger brother.”
“Yeah, do your best. I will do my best to help.”
I told him to cheer up, but Sang-woo’s face looked depressed.
Seeing that face, Kang Jun-mo couldn’t bring himself to say the next word and was terrified.
Then he spoke carefully.
“… The carcass at the disaster site and the carcass of the monster No. 2 hunted were sold and the sales proceeds were deposited. And this…”
Kang Jun-mo held out something to Sang-woo.
It’s a green crystal that came out of a troll’s head.
“I appraised the item you entrusted, and it says it’s a jewel.”
“Jewel?”
“Yes, it is a common japtem… Here is the appraisal.”
Kang Jun-mo handed over the appraisal to Sang-woo.
Sang-woo slowly examines the report.
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< Lesser Jewel of Regeneration >
A crystal containing the power of regeneration.
-How to use: Consume or absorb by activating with mana.
-Effect: Permanently increases regeneration by 0.005
. -Restriction 1: Cannot be used on humans.
-Restriction 2: As usage accumulates, the target becomes a monster.
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The condition that it could not be used by humans stood out.
‘This is why it’s called a japtem… It can’t only be used on ‘humans’, right?’
Sangwoo’s eyes flashed.
“As you can see, it is an item that raises stats, but it cannot be used on humans. It can be used on summons or pets. However, the penalty for transforming into a monster and getting out of control is fatal to summoners and tamers, so it is said that each object can only use it once or twice. And, as you know, there are too few summoners…. There is no demand, so the price range is a bit low. That’s why I’m so disappointed…”
“Agent.”
“…don’t do it. Yes?”
“Can I get more of this?”
Sang-woo’s depressed face began to become lively.
