episode_0099

[…] The call wasn’t connected, so I went to Sorisam… ]

“Tch, my sister didn’t answer my phone call this time.”

I kept trying to call Iria, but

For some reason I can’t connect.

As expected, the academy was already in shambles.

After jumping out of Seong Ji-hyun’s car,

I kept looking around the front door, but

For some reason, not a single ant was found.

What really happened?

Was it really an attack by villains?

There are no ruins… … .

The once neat and elegant streets of the Academy were in chaos.

Roads filled with potholes and cars abandoned on the roads, like a battlefield. Even the streetlights that were dented as if they had been trampled by something and the street trees that were broken and broken.

It seemed clear that something big had happened, but

It felt like more time had passed than I thought.

As evidence, there were no people to be found inside the academy. It seems like everyone has already evacuated.

ㅡTurp, trudge… !

Nevertheless, I walked inside without fear.

Was it because I was still sober?

Or was it because the hangover had gone away?

Rather, my head felt clear and refreshing.

There was no hesitation in my steps. All I had was a desire to see Iria again.

[Chijijik… ! Air raid warning issued-!! A terrorist attack occurs at the academy! Unidentified, crackling! A villain whose rating cannot be determined has appeared, so everyone must evacuate quickly! This is a real situation!… ]

“Huh? Air raid warning?”

As I slowly walk in front of the front door, I hear a small sound coming from the speaker attached to the fallen streetlight. There was a little noise, but the content was understandable.

It’s an air raid warning. It’s also a villain whose rating cannot be defined… … .

“Kkuk… … ?”

“You’re still out of your mind, but you’re saying things like ‘kkukkku’. Be quiet… Ah?”

“Kuheh… … ?!”

Just when I was confused,

A strange crying sound is heard from above.

It was a creepy sound, but it was a somewhat familiar crying sound to me.

“Uh… ? Surely not… … ?”

“Kkuheeek─?”

“What, what is it? Why are you here… … ?!”

I raised my head when I heard a series of gloomy voices, and saw a blue-skinned, one-eyed giant looking down at me. It was truly the ugliest look I had seen in a long time.

Cyclops.

We hunters called him this.

It literally means one-eyed giant.

A single blue eye that resembles blue skin stares at me. It looked similar to the way animals look to see if they can eat it.

They were humanoid monsters commonly found inside the gate. Most of them were active in groups of 5 to 6, and were characterized by their incredible strength and the rays of destruction that spewed out from their eyes.

If you beat them, you had a certain chance of getting a magic stone. However, because they were risky and the amount that could be collected was not large, they were unsuitable for calculations, so to speak, and were of poor cost-effectiveness.

‘Ha, I never thought I’d see this guy here again… … .’

At first, I almost screamed in embarrassment.

But this feeling soon turned into joy.

It was because I saw hope in his blue face.

“As expected, this world is also connected to the Gate! Otherwise, why would Cyclops be here?”

It was the first time in my life that I was happy to see a monster. The fact that they exist in this world means that a gate was opened somewhere nearby.

That means… … .

‘I might be able to return to my original body!’

It wasn’t that I wanted to escape the reversed world where Iria existed, but I wanted to get my original body back. Maybe there is a passageway connected to the huge gate in Gangwon-do last time.

“Kuwoaaa—!!!!!”

“Yikes, what a surprise!”

Is it because I yelled at you earlier?

A guy who suddenly lets out a beast-like roar.

The large single eye squirms as it captures me.

ㅡBuuuung… … !

Cyclops raises his club high in the sky, ready to attack. I guess this guy is the one who made the academy look like this.

It was clearly a monster I knew, as it seemed to be aggressive towards humans. Unless Cyclops was an auxiliary type hunter, he could be dealt with by a level B or higher hunter alone.

Of course, if it had been my original body, it would have been a piece of cake… … .

“Damn, you’re happy to see me too… If you take something that big out of nowhere, can you use it?!”

It was difficult to fight him alone without any weapons. Even though I was a class A hunter, I had to avoid it first.

ㅡKwaguagaga River… … !!!

A huge club was attacking the place where I was standing just a moment ago. I understand why the academy’s floor was caved in. They must have been making a fuss like this a while ago.

“Whew, did you avoid it somehow?”

It was a shame because I immediately threw my body to avoid it and almost became a rat. Still, I wasn’t too embarrassed because I knew their habits well.

Cyclops’s strength was truly enormous, but

This guy had a fatal weakness.

As I had been going through the gates for years, big data had accumulated.

Anyway, its first weakness was agility.

“Kkuhooo… … ?”

Look at that. Still looking for me.

Retrieve the club and look below.

With an expression that made me wonder if I was being crushed.

As such, Cyclops were slow-moving creatures despite their huge size.

ㅡTa-da-da-da-da-da!

I took advantage of that opportunity to move my body.

He moved towards a half-wrecked car nearby.

It wasn’t just about hiding in the debris.

It was to take advantage of his second weakness.

ㅡRattle, Dalgak… !

“Good, it’s just there!”

I rummaged through the debris and held the side mirror in one hand. And then adjust the angle… … .

-Sparkle! sparkle!

The summer sun, which was still radiating fierce heat in the sky, was reflected in the mirror. Towards Cyclops’ single eye.

“Kuheeep─?!”

A guy who screams in pain in the sudden sunlight. As he had large eyes, he was sensitive to even small amounts of light.

“If I had been even a little late, I would have been in big trouble… … .”

It was just the right timing.

Cyclops was collecting destruction rays from his eyes when his club blows did not work.

The destructive ray was powerful enough to easily pierce armor made of magic stones, but surprisingly, it was easily stopped by just the reflection of sunlight.

Usually, when exploring the gate, hunters carried high-powered flashlights in case they encountered Cyclops. This was because just giving them a look was enough to buy them time to escape.

“Kuhahahahaaa-! Guwaaa!!!”

Crunching tang tang tang… !! The guy falls to the floor making a sound. As he rolls around on the floor and struggles, the ground shakes as if an earthquake has occurred.

Look at this. Since your vision is sensitive, even a small amount of light causes this much pain, right?

“After all, it’s been a few years since I’ve been making Jjambap with Hunter… … . You can’t be defeated by a guy like this.”

It’s been a while since I fell into the reverse world,

I still felt alive and not dead.

Even though my body changed, I was able to survive thanks to the habits I had developed in my body.

“Okay, let’s finish it like this… … !”

As I approached the fallen guy, I planned to test Reflection’s infinite [Load], which had previously risen to A rank.

Even so, the day before admission, I had [Save] the dragon’s blood that I received from Iria for self-defense. But I was curious what would happen if these were overlapped.

I planned to use Iria’s power to pierce Cyclops’ last weakness.

“It was nice to see you after a long time, but let’s not see each other again… … !”

I clenched my fist at Cyclops’s temple, which was his vital spot, and was planning to [Load] dragon blood in my mind.

But then.

ㅡSuddenly! Wow… !

“Kkuhe… … ?!!”

A clean cut line is drawn on the neck.

My fist stretched out in front was insignificant.

It happened before I could even chant [Load] out loud.

It was like that. I don’t know who it was, but he cut off the guy’s head with a single sword.

“After one o’clock-!!! Are you okay-?!”

“Oh? Whoa, sister… … ?!”

As soon as Cyclops stopped breathing, Iria’s voice came from behind. When I looked back, I saw Geomjae and Pungran running behind me, led by Iria.

Geomjae said, ‘I was the one who took his life, so don’t make a fuss…’ !’ he kept Iria in check, and Pungran said, ‘Professor-? This is 20 store points, right? I was asking Geomjae something incomprehensible like ‘Is that so-?!’

By the way, it’s been a while since I saw a wolf in a white suit… … . Her huge, pert breasts rushed into my view.

ㅡCome on… !

“Haste… ?!”

Although I was slightly intimidated by the intimidating size of her breasts, I didn’t necessarily want to avoid it.

“You were worried, you idiot… !”

“Who, older sister? Where the hell have you been?”

“That’s what I’m going to say… … ?!”

With those last words, Iria buries my face into her chest, suffocating me. Knock, knock – the sound of her strong heartbeat can be heard through the transformation suit that makes a noise.

ㅡHeart pounding, pounding, pounding… !

How worried must I have been that my heart was beating so loudly?

“Anyway, I’m glad you’re safe.”

“Ah, thank you for helping me.”

“But Sihu, you… What did you just do?”

“Huh? Oh, that Cyclops?”

“Cyclops… … ?”

Iria looks into my eyes and asks.

Then he looked at the monster’s body again.

It was a look in his eyes that demanded an explanation as to what was going on.

Ah, Iria has no way of knowing. It was a world without gates and monsters to begin with.

“Cyclops, that’s his name.”

“No… ! What I mean is, how do you know that?”

“It was common where I lived. You told me that when we first met, right? I was a hunter.”

“Well, I didn’t know that those words were true… … .”

“I was able to cope thanks to the memories from my time as a hunter. I’m not really the type of guy who would give this much trouble… … .”

“Ha… ? That’s over now, you’re not really hurt, right?”

-Nod, nod… !

As I nodded silently,

Iria’s heart assaults me again.

Whatever it was, he seemed satisfied that I was safe.

“… Oh, by the way, is it Sihu?”

“Hoo-eup, ugh… ? What’s wrong?”

Iria’s chest helps me breathe just when I feel suffocated again. She asked a question as she lowered her blue eyes to look at my face.

“Why didn’t you use ability reflection just now?”

“… … ?”

“If it was your unique skill, you could have easily subdued him without having to go to such lengths… … ?”

“Oh, now that I think about it, is that right?”

shit. This is why ingrained habits and mannerisms are scary.

You’re leaving the easy path and taking a hit and run.