_ Volume 5, Chapter 18
118. Second return set (2)
“Huh?”
“To Yongin?”
people realized That there are other people besides them even in a place that can be reached on foot not far away.
“I have a friend in the Yongin area!”
“I had a family!”
People who have not been able to meet acquaintances in the labyrinth raise their voices for various reasons, such as the difficulty level being different or the situation not being met .
Hope embraces them.
“But then…
“We have to go to Yongin from here?”
At the same time, despair also crushes them.
As they came to Anyang City Hall, they saw many monsters. There were many people who barely survived because they were driven to the brink of death.
Kim Hwi-yeon desperately comforted the people who were getting dark in an instant.
“Do not worry! You all got stronger as you descended the labyrinth!”
she exclaimed with a bright face.
“And we will protect you too! When you arrive in Yongin City, more people will gather than this. Then we can join forces! We can survive!”
Under her desperate cry, people gathered their hearts.
Kim Hwi-yeon, who had barely gathered his will, quickly took care of the people. They threw away more than necessary luggage and
put food in their inventory to form a rank.
And they set off I left City Hall and headed to Yongin.
“ The map…
“I got it with a quest. There is no problem with the road. You are very kind too.”
Groaning, they proceed cautiously.
Next to Taesan, Junggeun smiled bitterly.
“one week. Actually, it’s plenty.”
Considering that
the national trek takes about 15 days, the distance from Anyang to Yongin was very short.
Although there are tens of thousands of people, their physical abilities are not ordinary. Even the weakest Easy Mode has gradually reached the limits of humans.
Originally, they would arrive very generously, but there were beings blocking them.
[Monster 441623321 has appeared.]
[Monster 126887995 has appeared.]
The monsters attacked them.
“Profit!”
“die!”
People wield weapons desperately. After the first return, they all worked hard and became stronger. Easy mode players were also able to overcome contract monsters.
But there were too many of them.
Monsters twice their size attacked. People resisted, but those who were outnumbered and trampled had no choice but to appear.
“Aagh!”
“help me!”
At the screams that echoed from all directions, Kim Hwi-yeon swung her sword with an urgent face.
Let’s go!
Several monsters are knocked down in an instant. But another monster fills the place.
“Junggeun!”
“I want to help too!”
It was no different than other hardmode players. He was in a hurry to deal with the intruding monsters.
But there were also some that stood out among them
.
“Suck!”
Kang Jun-hyeok, still young, brandishes a sword. All the monsters that rushed along with the afterimage are cut down.
Kang Jun-hyeok kicked his feet. Trample the heads of monsters to jump and help the area being pushed.
” are you okay?”
“Thank you!”
Taeyeon Lee was similar. Hee-Ik, screaming and crying, but he defeats the monsters without breaking a sweat.
Even compared to the hard mode, it was a noticeable performance.
However, despite their struggles, space was inevitable. Compared to the number of 20,000, the number of hard modes and solo modes was too small.
“Ouch!”
Ahn Jung-hee, who was outside the group, screamed.
As a normal mode player, she believed in her physical strength and blocked the monsters’ attacks from the front lines.
However, she was beaten more than necessary, and
her stamina was now in the single digit.
“no!”
She burst into tears and struggled. I was frightened and moved more than I needed, and because of that, I was pushed out of the group and trapped among the monsters.
“Ah…
the monster raised its huge arm. The woman closed her eyes tightly with a pale face.
Then the wind blew.
A crushing sound rang through her ears as she closed her eyes.
As she slowly opened her eyes, her pupils widened.
All the monsters around were crushed.
“long time no see.”
Her face lit up when she saw the man who had hit her head.
“Taesan oppa!”
“Stay away.”
“Yes, yes.”
She hurriedly joins the group. Taesan looks straight ahead.
Monsters attack him.
An immeasurable number of violence strikes Mount Tae. I can’t go to help because I’m isolated. Those who watched shut their mouths.
“There are too many of them.”
Taesan frowned and raised his fist as if he was annoyed.
In an instant, fists trembled and an explosion occurred.
The monsters that rushed at them were crushed and disappeared. All the monsters dozens of meters in front of me flew in the sky in the wind.
” uh?”
“Uh huh?”
Leaving behind the startled voice, Taesan moved.
The whip tied to my wrist came alive. I tore and killed all the approaching monsters.
“A speed of about 2 meters is fine. It’s also
useful.”
Taesan muttered and waved her hands. Several frost arrows are created and pierce monsters.
Hundreds are swept away all at once.
And more are coming in again.
Taesan clicks his tongue.
“I want to have a wide-area machine.”
There was something similar. Darkness extends behind Mount Tai.
[You activated Dekaravia’s Distorted Vegetation.]
Kugugung!
“Wow!”
“What!”
Huge roots rose up and trampled the monsters. When people came to their senses, the roots had blocked the access of the monsters.
[You activated Frost Arrow.]
Frost arrows gather in the air. It expands in size and scatters cold air in all directions.
“Ah…
I gathered enough power that
even weak Easy Mode players could tell.
Before long, huge icy meteorites form in the sky.
“bye.”
[You activated Magic Acceleration.]
The meteorite falls and lands in the middle of the monsters.
Dust rolls over people with binge drinking.
“Wait, what happened!”
After clearing his area, Jung-geun hurriedly runs over. Seeing the devastation, he
held his breath.
“…older brother?”
“Are you here? It’s over here.”
Taesan wiped his hands.
A huge crater had formed in front of him.
Taesan nodded his chin.
“Let’s hurry up and go.”
Taesan continued to move after that. Trampling and killing monsters.
In the process, more than 20,000 people witnessed the strength of Mount Tai.
And they felt it. What level of monster is Taesan?
I know that Taishan is strong, but most of them have not actually felt it. When I fought Choi Jung-hyeok’s group, I turned my eyes to the reality that people die and kill each other. When blocking the wave, it didn’t hit me that much because Tae-san confirmed it after killing all the monsters.
They finally realized the strength of Taishan.
Their column clings to each other and kills the barely suppressed monster with a single blow. Monsters competing in strength at the flick of a light finger fly away, and
hundreds are swept away by strange techniques that are manifested.
Awe.
and fear.
Various emotions went to Taesan.
Taesan handled the monsters carelessly.
Deal with all the monsters and they move again. And it was night.
“Everyone looks tired, so let’s take a rest.”
“I need to find a place. Anything
goes into the water.”
Searching here and there, they managed to find a building that could hold 20,000 people. After assigning seats, Kim Hwi-yeon said with a tired face.
“Then you have to stay vigil. You guys set up an order among yourself…
“You don’t have to do that.”
Taesan came out of the building and raised his hand.
[You activated Dekaravia’s Distorted Vegetation.]
Kugoo Goo!
The roots rose up and wrapped around the building.
Taesan continued to use demonic energy. The roots continued to grow until they completely enveloped the building.
“Enough until tomorrow. Ordinary monsters can’t penetrate it, so you can sleep in peace.”
“Ah yes…
Kim Hwi-yeon nodded with a tired face.
The fearful gaze toward Taesan grew stronger.
Taesan didn’t care and came out.
Almost all of the magi was used to cover the building. had to refill.
[You invoked a prayer to the demon god.]
My body instantly felt heavy. He opened the status window. All stats
reduced by half. After waiting for 3 minutes, Magi was restored by 1.
“Everything will be restored by tomorrow.”
Inside the building, people were slowly sleeping after eating.
Taesan was resting with her back against the wall outside the building.
Then, Kim Hwi-yeon came to him.
“Mr. Taesan.”
She hesitated and apologized.
“sorry.”
“What are you sorry about?”
“…You’re out there because of people.”
Those who witnessed Taishan’s strength were terrified whenever he approached. Lastly, when I summoned the roots that covered the entire huge building, I looked at it as if I were looking at a monster.
Being in the same place, Taesan had no choice but to come out because it would take your breath away.
“You saved us…
“It doesn’t matter. I’m used to it.”
It was no different in the previous world. Even though he was in easy mode , he rejected him, saying, “Don’t approach him as strange because he surpassed
hard mode .”
In severe cases, there were times when they attacked, saying that they were spies of monsters.
Compared to then, it was very mild now.
“But…
Kim Hwi-yeon bit her lip. Taishan was strong enough to be heterogeneous. But he helped them with that power. Even though he had the strength to abandon everyone and arrive at his destination alone.
Then you should thank him, but not distance yourself. that
was her idea
Recognizing that from her expression, Taesan smiled.
“It’s a useless idea. But it’s not like I’m obsessed with it.”
Anyway, with time, it will naturally resolve itself.
“Rather than that, go and bring Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyuk.”
“The two of them? yes.”
She quietly entered the building. After a while she returned with the three of them.
“Why are you here?”
“I couldn’t sleep and I was bored. I want to talk to my brother.”
Joong-geun showed an innocent smile. Taesan raised his sword.
“There will be no time to talk. Kang Jun-hyuk, it’s you. Get your weapon.”
“phew.”
Taeyeon let out a sigh of relief. Junhyeok Kang’s eyes shone.
“…Are you doing it again like last time?”
“Where is the time to rest?”
Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyeok are players in Alone Mode
. There is no same player there.
In other words, there is no way to become stronger by sparring with each other. The only time was when they returned to Earth.
I had no intention of wasting this valuable time. Kang Jun-hyeok vigorously took out his weapon.
“great! This time, I won’t be beaten as easily as the last time!”
[A request for a duel. This duel takes place on an equal footing.]
[The duel is established.]
[Kang Jun-hyeok and Kang Tae-san begin the duel
.]
Kang Jun-hyeok was confident.
As I went down the labyrinth, my skills got better. When passing the trials of the gods, not only did the stats go up, but there was also a huge rise in movement and skills.
The stats for this duel are the same for both Kang Tae-san and Kang Jun-hyeok. With the will to create a different result from the last time, Kang Jun-hyeok kicked his feet.
And the result was obvious.
“Kaak!”
In just one minute, Kang Jun-hyeok
was slammed to the floor. Taesan waved his sword without a speck of dust on it.
“Is it over?”
“Why why…
“It’s a long way from catching up to me. I am a human who has crossed the level you crossed once upon a time.”
No matter how much the stats are equal, the result does not change.
“I’m better than before, but I have a habit of ignoring defense when attacking. If you don’t fix that, you’ll get countered and die.”
“Ugh. Yes…
Junhyuk Kang hit his head. Taesan pointed the tip of his sword at Lee Taeyeon. The girl flinched.
“You are next. Come.”
“Hey.”
Lee Tae-yeon let out a shrill scream.
Level up with skill
