Episode 404 「Fuu」
A dark night.
Upon returning, the young man threw off his equipment and sat down on his seat. A middle-aged man approached him who was out of breath and handed him a drink.
“You look tough.”
The two men, who had one thing in common, being hunters recruited from Shaanxi Province, had managed to build a close friendship on the way.
After checking the familiar face and the canned beverage in his hand, the young man muttered in a trembling voice.
“Did you come out as a supply? It looks like a drink I’ve never seen before.”
“It came as an overseas relief item. It’s not our Lina.」
「Hmm, do you have any soda
?
」
The young man who grabbed the hand of the middle-aged man who slipped behind him said with a serious face.
“mister. Did I mention that my favorite thing in the world is a soft drink?”
“No.”
“Then you’ll find out from now
on
.
”
After opening a can and taking a sip, the young man’s expression subtly changed. However, before he had time to say anything, the middle-aged man asked this question. “Are
you on the way back after the search
for District 3?
”
His undressed upper body was wet with cold sweat that hadn’t dried yet, and green blood splattered on his cheeks.
“Monster fatigue. Was there even a battle?」
「No. I was passing a building when a goddamn gargoyle corpse fell. It must have been over the roof.”
“There must have been a commotion.”
“You mean that? As soon as the 12-year-old chicks were covered in blood, they vomited and even urinated.”
“ You?”
I didn’t blink an eye.」
The middle-aged man’s gaze slid down toward a certain part of the young man. He stared blankly at the slightly stained part of his ultramarine blue pants and nodded.
“hmm. That’s right.」
「…sweat.」
「I didn’t say anything. But looking at you, I feel like my eyes are sweating for some reason.」
「…Actually, I’m a little tired. Can I see it?」
「Yeah.」
「Damn it.」
The middle-aged man, who was silently watching the young man spit out profanities and tipped the can, asked abruptly.
“Did you find any survivors?”
“…!”
“So did you.”
He sighed at the young man’s expression hardened as soon as he finished his words.
He, too, has already participated in the search once. It was truly a nightmare experience.
Everywhere I looked, there were corpses torn to pieces by monsters, and it felt as if my head was being torn apart by the terrible stench.
Perhaps the two of them will never forget the scene they saw today.
「…I can’t imagine how fierce the battle
must have been.
” Divided according to, searched small towns. And all the search equipment they used gave only one result over and over again.
No survivors.
All but the 3,000 People’s Liberation Army soldiers who fled in fear at the beginning of the battle lay in the cold. It is not yet known how many of the cowardly fugitives survived.
“At this rate, I can’t even use the word casualty counting. The number of deaths is more accurate
“Be careful with your words. Because you don’t know yet.”
“I’m sorry. I made a mistake.」
「It’s enough to know. And… J
The man who cut off the careless young man’s remarks, I continued.
“The casualty tally is correct. Because there are survivors.”
“…Ah.”
The young man recalled something he had forgotten for a while
. The existence of the three people who survived this miserable hell.
“Did you say you were the regimental commander of the Ministry of Public Security and Armed Forces? That young friend.」
「That’s right. The young teacher from Korea also survived.”
“And that… J
The two men mentioned above also made a heroic move, but compared to the last one, they are mere fireflies in front of the sun.
In place of the young man who swallowed dry saliva, a middle-aged man continued.
“Yes, that person. No, there is him too
.”
There was an inconceivable reverence in his voice. The reason why he does not feel any objection even though he calls a young man a little younger than himself is because he knows how great his accomplishments are.
“Do you believe me? That a single hunter can be so strong.」
He is also a veteran hunter with thick bones. That’s why I was able to vaguely predict how monstrous the S-class hunters were.
However, Jin Tae-gyeong’s performance
was really… It was hard to believe that it was a hunter or a human power.
“It’s an army of monsters that can reach ten thousand. There was also a Death Knight Lord that was said to be as strong as or stronger than the S-class Hunters in the two Death Knights.」 The
middle-aged man continued to speak quickly with a very excited voice.
「Compared to that, what about the number of ally hunters? There were only a thousand people. There was a People’s Liberation Army, but even that… J
“When the front line collapsed, nearly half of them fled. The rest fought bravely, but were slaughtered by monsters. I heard it too.”
“How many hunters do you think were left when Jin Tae-gyeong arrived? a thousand people? No, I’m risking my life that there won’t be even half of that left!”
If he had personally witnessed the situation at the time Jin Tae-gyeong arrived, he might have had a heart attack in surprise.
Even he, who was so deeply in awe, never thought that Jin Tae-gyeong would face the monster army alone.
「He led hundreds of hunters who were all exhausted and injured and annihilated an army of monsters that numbered well over 10 times! Do you think this makes sense?」
And the young man who was looking at such a man had a very confused expression.
“I don’t think so.”
“Yes, but he did it!
” I’m sorry for pouring cold water on you, but haven’t the facts been revealed yet?」
「What?」
「I think Jin Tae-kyung…」
「Not Jin Tae-kyung,
Sensei Jin !」 The startled young man let out a cough.
「Kuhm. So, I also admit that Mr. Jin is a very strong person, but somehow there was no exaggeration mixed in. I guess that’s what he thought.”
“Exaggeration? Even looking at the traces left on the battlefield, can you say that? If it’s not Jin-sensei, then who…”
If everything you said is true, isn’t it that Sensei Jin is stronger than Pi Chen or Wu Heixing?
” So?”
“Pai Chen is of Hong Kong descent, so he is a hero who made numerous majors in cataclysms, and Wu Heixing is a true genius born in China even if he has many accidents. Jin Tae-gyeong is ahead of those two? This is crossing the line.”
The middle-aged man stared at the young man with eyes full of dejection and emptiness.
“You are the one who crossed the line.”
“Yes?”
“Is that all you want to say? Crying for China’s Top 10 Day, belittling a hero who won a great victory and saved the people?]
The young man’s face twisted.
“Speaking of which, Jin Tae-gyeong saved two people today. No, but the other one is only you, a Korean. Even that was a normal body without a single wound. I fought to protect only the people of my country. Could it be that you used even the highest quality potion?」
「I don’t want to talk. I can’t praise it, but it’s such a bad treatment. What would Mr. Jin say if he saw it… J It was at that moment when the middle-aged man shook his head and stood up from his seat.
“Well, I think he said he was a dog bee who didn’t need any help.”
「…!」
「…!」
The two of them turned their heads in surprise at the voice of someone approaching without warning.
What they faced was a familiar face through IV and mass media.
「.. Hiccup.”
The
young man who looked up
at the taller man started
to hiccup. Taekyung opened his mouth with a friendly smile,
“Young man over there, stop hiccups if you don’t want to be a good Chinese. Mister, please stop the earthquake. Unless you intend to defeat the Arch Reach with a major earthquake.”
“Daughter Hup.”
“Is that really you?”
Jin Tae-gyeong nodded slightly,
“I was just going to pass by, but I heard a very annoying sound.”
“…That’s it…J
Young. Jin Tae-gyeong asked the young man who was responsible for the annoying noise, stopped hiccuping and began to tremble like an aspen tree.
“how old?”
“Twenty-nine.”
“You are older than me. I’ll talk nonsense.”
“…Yes?”
“What.”
[Ah, no.]
I have nothing to say even if I use double swear words instead of half words.
Thinking that Jin Tae-gyeong, whom he had witnessed from afar, heard everything he said, the young man felt his hands and feet go numb and his eyes turned white.
“I’m sorry.
”
“Thank you.”
It was at that time when Jin Tae-gyeong’s gentle smile was about to melt his heart
.
“…! j
There must be a person behind my back right now. Can you see it?”
The young man slowly, very slowly, rolled his eyes.
Indeed, from a distance of ten meters away, a man with the face of a devil was raising a terrifying force toward him
. As if you had heard, he kept bowing down to me, so I ran quickly and put on a pass.”
“Yes old!”
The young man who answered like a scream ran quickly and let out a real scream at the mana-
loaded joint
.
I have it”
“You mean that?”
The middle-aged man, who was half lost, suddenly came to his senses.
“I’m sorry, but what is that…
.”
「Yes?」
“Everyone fought to the death. By the time I came, it was almost over. Please let others know as well.”
“Is that true?”
“Of course. Oh, do you have a family?”
「Yes. Three daughters and five sons… J
“You are a patriot. In a few years, maybe we can make a soccer team.”
Jin Tae-kyung, who was pondering something, suddenly asked.
“You’re not part of a combat unit, are you?”
“…As expected
,
you know right away
.
” ?”
“I am honored. Mr. Jin.”
“Then, please include one person on the list of dead. Since the body will not be found, I would like to request a special request.”
“His name is…? J
“This is Leifei Leifei.”
Those were the last words.
The middle-aged man, who stood still and looked at Jin Tae-kyung’s back for a long time, let out a breath he had been holding in. The
last expression of Jin Tae-kyung he saw was probably stuck in his mind for a long time.
What kind of eyes… The middle-aged man , who
had
been vomiting admiration at Jin Tae-gyeong, quenched his thirst by drinking the canned beverage the young man had left behind, and frowned at the indescribable taste.
，，Tweet! ，，
Birdian?
It looks like a Korean
drink
, but
it’s filthy tasteless
.
The five S-class hunters in the room, I began with a calm voice,
“Let’s go to end the war.”
Now is the time to deal with the root cause of all this.
