Relife Player 042
[Chapter 022]
[Hound (3)]
After lunch, I walked around the trail. At Gaeyeon Falls, each group took a group photo.
Eun-hyeok stumbled to see the waterfall up close and almost got seriously injured.
…Eunhyuk Choi.
…huh.
Are you really not going to listen to me?
sorry boss. It’s my fault.
It was Eunha who saved Eunhyeok from falling down the mountain. If he hadn’t reacted quickly, Eunhyuk might have died of a broken head.
Eunhyuk was well aware of that fact. Feeling the children staring at him from a distance, he didn’t hesitate to tell Eunha to kneel down and sit down.
Eunhyuk, there is no second time.
…huh.
no two times It was literal.
Eunhyuk knew that this was not a joke.
hands down stop getting up
huh.
He stood up and rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand. I didn’t cry because I almost fell down the waterfall, and it wasn’t because I was scolded by the teacher.
Tears came out because Eunha was souled. Eunhyuk, who was learning swordsmanship from him, knew that he was a very scary person more than anyone else.
…Man stop crying.
yeah sorry Leader! Hehe~
But the reason I like him is because he’s getting angry because he’s worried about himself.
So Eunhyuk was more afraid of him ignoring him. The reason he ignored it was because it was a disprove that he had no interest in you.
…It’s scary when Eunha gets angry.
Among the children who were far away were Seo, Minji, and Hayang. Seona, who was eating the ice cream Minji bought for her, was taken aback by Eunha’s expression.
It wasn’t the first time this had happened. He used to get annoyed when Sena came up with a fight, and he got angry when White disappeared without a word a while ago.
But what he saw today was quite different. She hadn’t expected him to punish her in front of the children with a terrifying face.
Moreover, even though Eunhyuk is a friend.
The galaxy is originally like that.
Hayang calmly accepted Seo-na’s attitude. She was not unfamiliar with Eunha’s straight-faced scolding.
phew did you know that now? Noh Eun-ha is a psycho, a psycho.
Minji also added a number. Throwing the ice cream stick into the trash can, she grunted as she watched the two walk by in the distance.
But why…
But why are you hanging out with Eunha?
Seo-na hesitated to say this.
As an Ain, she was not in a position to discuss other people’s friendships. No matter how close she got to them, she had to keep the line with the awareness that she was a human being.
why why
Minji calmly accepted Seo-na’s doubts and hesitations.
Shrugging her shoulders, she’s
a psycho, but she’s not a bad kid. When I’m with him, I feel like I can do something.
I replied with a tone that said it was nothing.
Eunha is a wonderful and kind prince.
you’re a prince wow He just suits Pochi.
no. It’s the prince of the galaxy.
ha ha yes yes
Because the prince is never on the bad side. It seems like a prince would protect everything.
…I see.
Serena weakly nodded her head. She also sympathized to some extent with what the two of them were saying.
I feel like I can do anything with him.
I think he will absolutely be on my side.
It must be something that Eunhyuk feels as well. Even he, who is often angry and proud of himself, follows whatever Eunha says.
did you wait
sorry hehe
Is this a secret from him?
yes secret.
yes i will do that
The girls exchanged glances with each other. Whether Eunha and Eunhyuk were confused or not, they giggled.
☆
It was time for treasure hunting. First-year students at Doan Elementary School had to find paper slips in areas ranging from Sangunsa Temple and Daedongsa Temple to the north gate of Bukhansanseong Fortress.
“Whoops, you’ll never find it!”
The teachers who hid the note asserted. They had to starve to hide the notes while the children were eating their lunches, so they were waiting for this moment.
Either that or not, the children’s eyes sparkled at the word treasure. Divided into groups, the children searched for notes under stones or trees and in the bushes.
found one!
ah! Here too!
Eunhyuk found a note attached to the pillar at the entrance of Daedongsa Temple. Seo-na, who found a note nearby, was also excited.
So, are you going to do one or two?
okay.
Leader! Captain give me a signal!
…ha. just pee One, two~
Eunha commanded.
The two people who missed the beat urgently opened the note.
ah! Damn it!
me too.
no wonder.
Eunha didn’t speak, but I was able to find a few notes on the way to Daedongsa Temple. The products were limited, but I was thinking that most of them might not be bad because I saw notes everywhere.
…you’d better give up.
no! Leader! I’m going to find a treasure to take a step forward from yesterday!
me too! I want a paint set.
Noh Eunha, you should take off your feet too!
Let’s do our best!
Haa…
Rather, it seemed to ignite the will of the children.
In the end, he wanted to take a leisurely rest, and he had to go around looking for treasure in Minji’s hands.
Shall we go inside a bit more?
The surrounding area was searched thoroughly. Minji suggested it to the members while watching the other children climb the mountain path.
ok let’s go!
Eunhyuk, who is still full of stamina, agrees.
Well, me too….
Ha-yang, who is completely absorbed in finding treasure, is also Chan-sung.
yeah me too
Seo Na-do is also eager to find paint.
I’m against Guys, it was fun during that time.
Where to go!
Eun-ha, who tried to return to the assembly point, was caught by the nape of her neck again.
I want to go home soon. What kind of elementary school picnic is this?
It was a walk, not a picnic.
Haven’t you been climbing the mountain since morning? Even if it was difficult to find a picnic area in Seoul, I couldn’t understand why the school chose Mt. Bukhan, which is far away when there are Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changgyeonggung Palace nearby.
Beyond this mountain is Uijeongbu!
They really didn’t think they were safe. They say that monsters living in Uijeongbu can turn Seoul into a mess.
Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
It was then.
The children stopped walking when they heard screams coming from above.
uh? what?
What are you talking about?
What do you think happened?
The children who were looking at each other looked back at the galaxy that was following them.
…quiet everyone.
It was not an echo.
Eunha raised her index finger and ordered to be quiet.
The surrounding area was quiet. like a lie
The bird sound is gone. when did it disappear
The wind blew. The sound of the wind was interspersed with the sparse beat of the ground.
Dust flew and the bushes swayed. unnaturally.
…at least.
Eunha clicked her tongue. The disappearance of the sound was enough to tell what had happened.
Was it today anyway?
Bukhansan Mountain Flower Viewing Incident. A monster that lived in Uijeongbu broke through Cocoon and came down Bukhansan Mountain.
What is that!
Minji pointed with her finger.
A black figure emerges from a sniffing bush.
The monster, bigger than children, raised its long snout with a smirk.
Ah…
Minji didn’t know what that smile meant.
It was the way the goblins who had attacked the kindergarten a year ago were looking at the children.
My brain went blank. There was no feeling in the fingertips.
I had to run away, but my steps didn’t move.
ah…
i don’t like it. What is this. where is mom mom?
A voice without words. She just shook her head and denied reality.
There was no way the monster didn’t know the girl who caused the panic.
The guy who was vigilantly drawing a circle quickly closed the distance. The guy pushed the ground vigorously with his front paws and swung his sharp claws.
The monster was convinced. It’s over if you dig through the soft flesh with your claws and bite off the neck.
Its claws went out to snatch her——
Come to your senses.
——The claws couldn’t cut anything.
since when
no. I didn’t even feel the presence.
Since when have you been there?
Unknowingly, the protruding galaxy had taken down its front paw with a fork. The mana-coated forks pierced the thick leather feet so easily that they even broke their toenails.
Big…
The monster died as it was. It was because he pulled out a fork and stabbed it in his mouth without hesitation.
that too several times.
He stabbed the fork until the monster’s corpse turned into mana and scattered.
…after.
Forks not made of metal containing mana could no longer be used. After suffocating, he threw the fork he was holding onto the floor.
are you okay?
…Yes. I’m fine…
Minji nodded in disbelief.
Now she didn’t even know where she was. Even what he was doing a little while ago.
My hands just trembled. My feet were cold.
Thinking of that time when the monster attacked, she closed her eyes for a moment. Fearing death, she wrapped her arms around herself.
You must be very surprised. I wish I could be okay.
are you okay
Eunha was also worried about the other children.
Fortunately, unlike when the monster appeared, the children remained calm.
Captain How about wiping the blood first?
that’s right. The face is messed up.
W Here…
…thanks.
Eunha received the handkerchief that Hayang gave her.
Otherwise, Minji could have died. Eun-ha, whose emotions were momentarily heightened, took out her anger on the monster. Then, the blood that splattered from the monster seemed to be smeared on his face.
As for the towel… I’ll get you a new one later.
oh no are you okay.
Captain Is the captain all right?
what?
I just… I don’t know what to say, but he wasn’t the captain I knew.
The words Eunhyuk came up with after much thought were words that caught Eunha off guard.
When he killed the monster a while ago, he was < Undead >. A player who has hatred for monsters and is crazy about killing and killing them.
Eunhyuk was pinpointing his appearance.
…I’m a little excited.
What face do I have now?
I was confused at the thought of showing the children the appearance of the < Undead >.
I was worried about whether I was doing well with facial expressions.
I don’t know what face to make.
So Eun-ha deliberately looked up at the mountain.
It’s a big deal.
The monster I just defeated was a 7th tier hound.
Hounds were monsters with the habit of building a herd. When starved, no matter how strong the opponent is, it attacks the living and dying, and even preys on its own kind.
The tendency to chase a prey once captured was a bonus.
It’s a problem.
Eunha confirmed the vicious aura she felt on the mountain. As the mana detection net was as thin and dense as a spider’s web, an innumerable number of monsters were heading south.
Of course there will be Hell Hounds…
Hell Hounds are the 6th tier monsters that lead the Hounds. The sensor network couldn’t find the monster that looked like a hellhound, but it must have been somewhere in the mountains.
that’s dangerous
A field or mountain range was the Hound’s arena. It was not easy to run away from them.
Whoa….
Captain, what should I do?
oh how to do it! We must run away!
Eunha, what should I do?
…I think I should run away too.
Running away was no problem. However, Eun-ha was not sure if she would be able to escape while saving the children from the group that was descending at a terrifying speed.
I’m sure you’ll lose some in the process of dealing with the crowd.
…I’m Conan, I’m Kim Jeon-il, what is it?
If it was a murder case, at least the culprit wouldn’t have come to kill the detective.
what to say
I was worried. It was impossible to wait for the players to come to subdue the monsters. This was halfway up Bukhansan Mountain, and the hounds were still coming down at breakneck speed.
Hellhound’s existence could not be ignored either.
It must have lost its strength from passing through Cocoon, but the fear of the Hell Hound is revealed in leading the pack.
…even before the regression.
I couldn’t remember the details of the flower viewing incident in Bukhansan. However, I remembered only that there were a large number of deaths and that public opinion that Uijeongbu should be recaptured was ignited.
…I can’t help it.
It was a gamble, but it was also a sure bet.
Whoa.
Screams were heard everywhere.
Hearing the screams calmed me down.
As if I had finally returned to the place I had to return to.
Listen to me from now on.
Eunha opened her mouth in a serious voice that she had never seen before.
You run as far down as possible. Contact everyone you meet to call a player, don’t care what everyone else does, go down the mountain.
Leader! The captain won’t go with you!?
I… I’ll go find the other kids.
It was a lie.
The galaxy intended to deal with the hounds until the players arrived.
The Hound was a tenacious monster. If he drives the hound, the children will get away to safety.
Then come with me! I also learned mana, so now…
Choi Eun-hyuk.
Eunha said in a voice that made the frost fall down.
Eunhyuk, who was trying to assert his opinion, hesitated.
A sharp chill ran through his entire body.
don’t mess around
…Sorry.
I want to help Eunha. Eunhyuk also wanted to become a person like Eunha.
However, Eunha had no intention of letting Eunhyuk do something reckless. The reason he decided to hunt monsters now was to save these children.
Don’t vomit my opinion. shut up and follow me
The children straightened their spines in unison.
Received a stare with a stern warning, each of them nodded with different expressions.
Some with a look of resentment.
Some with a frustrated expression.
Some with a worried expression.
Some with a nervous expression.
…Whoops. From now on, the four of you will form a party. Eunhyuk Choi.
huh!
You are the main dealer of the party. You face the monsters you encounter while going down the mountain.
Yes! okay!
Just keep this in mind You are the only one who can protect your party members. Because you are the only one who is the strongest among them.
Okay boss!
Eunhyuk replied bravely.
And Jung Ha-yang and Jin Seo-na.
Yes!
huh.
you are the navigator Hayang is the main and Seona is the sub. As you all know, Hayang has a very good sense of humor. The party members must go the way Hayang is going.
and Jinseo. If you have good five senses, you will know immediately when a monster is nearby.
yes i will
okay.
Finally, Minji Kim.
…huh.
Minji was anxious. The fear of monsters still hasn’t gone away. If we met again, I felt like I would just sit down and cry.
It’s natural to be afraid. Maybe you’re the most normal here.
What are you talking about?
Eunha did not answer Minji’s question. He just quietly continued to speak.
You watch the kids to make sure they don’t act rashly.
…is that enough?
That’s it. and Hayang. Give me all the leftover lunch boxes and citron tea.
Okay, I get it.
Hayang did not express any doubts.
Everyone knows how to suppress mana, right?
The Hound is a monster with a very good nose. I can react to the mana you shed, so suppress your mana as much as possible.
“huh!”
I said everything I had to say.
Eunha kept her seat until the children were no longer in sight.
The mana sensor network was deployed. The group of hounds had not yet descended to the area where the children descended.
Those kids will do just fine.
I have no choice but to believe that now.
Gradually raises mana in the body.
Then the hounds began to turn towards him.
…This way you bastards.”