Episode 20 [Cheonggyecheon (2)]
Kuwoouk! Kuok!
I quickly grabbed the blueprint and ran out into the hallway, but unfortunately, toads were already encamped in the hallway.
Toad monsters, from fist-sized toads to rice cooker-sized toads, were no different from the original toads except for their dark red body color.
It didn’t look that dangerous, but Kyung-hoon immediately stopped walking. If they were one of the monsters, they couldn’t be normal.
It was just as Kyung-hoon thought. When Kyung-hoon stopped walking, a red line flew towards him.
Whick!
It’s funny that colors can be seen in a world without light, but in Kyung-hoon’s eyes, it seemed like a red whip was stabbing him.
It was a speed that an ordinary person would not have been able to avoid, and wouldn’t have noticed it because it was in the dark, but Kyung-Hoon was able to dodge it well.
puck!
As Kyung-hoon dodged to the side, the whip made a hole in the iron door and then instantly returned to its original place, into the toad’s mouth.
What appeared to be a whip was a toad’s tongue.
Whick!
There was not just one toad. Several whips flew at the same time.
Gyeonghoon dodged to the side and swung his sword.
Suddenly!
Although the tongue pierced the iron gate, it could not block the sword with the pattern on it. Several tongues were cut off at the same time, and blood spurted out from the cut tongues.
Kuehhh!
Toads with their tongues cut off screamed and blood was sprayed everywhere.
“Damn it.” Kyung
-hoon, who was preparing for the next attack, staggered due to sudden dizziness.
It was the dizziness I felt after the blood was sprayed along with the sour smell.
‘Could it be that the blood is like a hallucinogenic substance?’
Kyunghoon covered his nose with his hand and stepped back.
“I didn’t know you could use it already…”
Since there were all kinds of monster abilities, there was no guarantee that there wouldn’t be one emitting poisonous gas. I
brought it just in case, but luckily it wasn’t too late to prepare.
He put a gas mask on his head. Thanks to the gas mask, his vision was somewhat obscured, but what he lacked was somehow solved by mana detection.
Since the toads didn’t attack, Kyung-Hoon was able to quickly fix the gas mask.
“Ready!”
Kyung-Hoon adjusted his sword again and stepped forward. Don’t attack. Otherwise, it would have been enough to attack from this side. Tongues were fired again at Kyung-hoon as he approached. Kyung
–
hoon calmly cut off his tongue.
Blood was sprayed again, but now there was no reason to back down.
Kyung-hoon continued to advance. He pierced the toad’s head with his sword.
As he got closer, the toads threw themselves at him. Both the toads with their tongues cut off and the intact toads rushed to him, but they were all cut off by his sword. His body was covered in blood. Probably a toad
. It seemed like that was what they were aiming for.
If it weren’t for the gas mask, it would have been dangerous.
Gyeong-hoon, who was moving forward while dealing with the toads, soon frowned. This
was because toads kept coming out of the holes.
The toad attacks weren’t that dangerous. But I couldn’t keep grabbing in a place full of hallucinogenic substances like this.
‘Let’s get out.’
He tightened the straps of his backpack and started running. He kept moving forward, blocking the tongues flying from all directions to a minimum. He
trampled and struck the toad monsters that stopped him, and jumped over the hole. He was able to get through the emergency door at the end of the hallway.
But he was able to pass the stairs . I had to stop in front.
Kwauk! Kwauk! Kwak!
The entire staircase was covered with toad monsters. The stairs were covered with the slime from the toad monsters, and the stench from the monsters was enough to penetrate the gas mask. This is a short period of time
. It seemed difficult to pass. The reason the toad monsters kept holding him was obviously to block the stairs. I
always thought, but these monsters were too clever.
‘Should I just blow them up with a bomb?’
Kyung-hoon had to immediately put aside his thoughts. If he detonated the bomb here, he would also be buried alive.
Boom! Boom!
It was then. A hammering sound was heard from behind. When
Kyung-hoon was surprised and turned his head, an unlocked door was shaking violently.
Right away . ! Gwang!
Then, the door burst open with a crashing sound.
Boom. Boom.
A large person appeared with the sound of heavy footsteps.
No, it was not a person.
“A walking crocodile?”
A body full of scales and a long-tailed, pointed snout like a crocodile.
Although it was clearly standing on two feet, its overall appearance resembled that of a crocodile.
However, the crocodile did not appear to be forced to stand. That body type is clearly a beast standing on two legs. In particular, it looked similar to a human.
‘Is this the humanoid monster written in the exhibition hall?’
[The humanoid monsters discovered recently have given many scientists a huge headache. The form is similar to that of animals on Earth, but it cannot fit anywhere in the evolutionary chain…]
The contents written on the panel came to mind one after another. Most of it wasn’t important. The information needed now was about the characteristics of humanoid monsters.
[Humanoid monsters appear to be able to use tools, give instructions, and plan tactical strategies.]
The monster resembling a crocodile coming towards him was holding a sword in one hand. A sword with a pattern engraved like the sword that Kyung-hoon has. The sword was brimming with light energy.
[Humanoid monsters appear to basically use their abilities in a similar way to the Awakened. Strengthening the body and utilizing mana. It was because of these humanoid monsters that ordinary humans began to be pushed out of the fight.]
While Gyeonghoon was searching through his memories, the bastard had already arrived in front of Gyeonghoon.
All of the toad monsters that were surrounding Kyung-hoon retreated far away, and the two faced each other in the hallway like players in an arena.
Perhaps because it was in a dark place, the crocodile monster’s eyes looked very blurry.
Wow!
The crocodile monster roared loudly in front of Kyung-hoon. It seemed like they were celebrating their victory ahead of the match.
When Kyung-hoon saw that, he cursed.
“You’re such a fool.”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He shot at the roaring crocodile monster.
One to the neck, one to the mouth, and one to the eye.
Kang, Kang, Kang.
Unfortunately, all the bullets he fired were blocked by the translucent film.
‘What a fool! Wasn’t it this?’
It was a reversal in its own way, but on the contrary, it seemed to have intensified its anger.
Without finishing its roar, the crocodile monster swung its sword at him.
Buuuuuung! Gyeong-
hoon, who had only thought about the human’s reach, was surprised by the man’s extended arms. The sword had stretched out. It came right in front of his nose.
Kyung-hoon quickly raised his sword.
Kang!
Sparks flew and the energy attached to the sword fluttered. The crocodile monster’s eyes widened. It seemed a little surprised.
But Kyung-hoon had no sense of surprise.
Clearly, the opponent had great power. It didn’t seem like he had thrown it, but the sword was being pushed forward.
While Gyeong-hoon was trying to block it, something even more surprising happened. The
crocodile monster’s sword slid down Gyeong-hoon’s sword. Gyeong-hoon was shocked.
‘Damn it! What kind of swordsmanship are you doing?’ ‘Is it the same thing?’
Gyeong-hoon, who only learned dagger techniques in the military, had no idea about such advanced techniques. At this rate, it seemed like the blade would come in and cut off his chest. Gyeong-hoon gritted his teeth and
fired a barrage of bullets.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Jaw.
Wicked.
Bullet . Thanks to the wild shooting, I was barely able to open the gap between them, but in the meantime, all the bullets were used up and a long tear was torn in Kyung-hoon’s side. In the short time he retreated, a wound was left on Kyung-hoon’s waist. Kyung-hoon felt wet and looked
down
. I looked down and realized I had been cut by a sword.
“It looks like it.”
When I checked the wound, it was only then that I felt pain.
There was such a difference. The gun didn’t work, he lacked strength and speed, and, absurdly, he was inferior in swordsmanship.
The humanoid monster was able to use tools well beyond what was written in the exhibition hall.
While Kyung-hoon was picking at its side, the crocodile monster stepped back and shook its head.
The bullet fired by Kyung-hoon struck his head. After confirming that he could not pierce the body, Kyung-hoon focused his attack on the head.
It earned me some time, but it wasn’t a very meaningful result. The crocodile monster quickly came to his senses.
The crocodile monster growled and approached Kyung-hoon. Now there was no roar, no show.
It was a crisis. Kyunghoon put his hand into his bulletproof vest pocket. The cell phone was in my hand.
Kyung-hoon immediately took out his cell phone and pointed it at the approaching crocodile monster.
“kimchi.”
He frowned and pressed the button.
Flash!
A flash went off. A bright light filled the dark hallway.
Ouch!
The toads around him were startled and started making an uproar, and the crocodile monster also covered his eyes with his sword hand.
As expected , These guys were weak to bright light. Since they lived in dark places, they had a hard time with even small amounts of light.
Kyung-hoon was grateful to the cell phone company for adding a function to take pictures without turning on the screen. He decided to buy another one when he got back. The
monsters While Kyung-hoon was screaming, he ran away.
‘The stairs are blocked.’
There were still toad monsters encamped near the stairs.
Avoiding into one of the rooms next to the hallway would be a scam, so there was only one way left.
Kyung-hoon jumped into the wide open door. It was the door where the crocodile monster had come from a moment ago.
The monster. There is a high possibility that it is a den of wild animals, but if the prediction is correct, there was a way to live inside it.
And the sight inside was not different from what Gyeong-hoon expected.
A long, endless underground plaza with pillars here and there greeted Gyeong-hoon.
This is Cheonggye . The basement of Cheonggyecheon, which was covered with a lid.
Gyeonghoon ran down the dark Cheonggyecheon while taking a sip of the potion.
