episode_0074

74.

“Hunter Killer… … .”

Kang Jin-young stood hunched over, panting for breath. His back shook with every breath he took.

Hunter Killer.

As its name suggests, it is a monster that grinds down the awakened soldiers at the forefront.

The grades range from a minimum of B to a maximum of A.

It is systematic and intelligent, tied to a hive mind.

Just by appearing, an evacuation order is issued for the area, and every local county (administrative district) has to endure major bleeding whenever it appears.

These are people whose job is to kill people.

But why did they come into this closed facility?

-Target identification.

[Explains that ‘automatic combat’ clearly did not have any sound.]

[It is said that ‘Block’ reads the flow of air and spreads out thousands of thin barriers.]

‘Can you release it?’

[‘Blocking’ is sufficient, but it is still being reported as being recovered.]

[Click your tongue, saying ‘regeneration’ is like a thick cell membrane.]

‘Fuck.’

This is a really fucked up situation.

If there is a barrier, it means that preparations have been made in advance.

Could it be that he is trying to catch me by using Kang Mi-young as bait?

‘That’s highly likely.’

If you think about the fact that Top doesn’t like flying, it’s a story that overflows with things.

Kang Jin-young approached with a pale face and examined his face carefully.

“Come here. I’m, I’m hurt… … sob.”

“Mr. Jinyoung?!”

“No way, no─”

Kang Jin-young vomited black blood at the end of his speech. Soon, his body fell limp as if he had lost all energy.

“Fuck. I told you not to push yourself too hard!”

Lee Seong-han sharply shot back. He squinted his eyes and examined the hunter-killer. There was still no sign of movement.

-Human. Listen.

‘I’m surprised he even came to talk to me.’

If a hunter-killer tries to make peace, 9 out of 10 chances are it’s a lie. 1 chance is when they regain their self-consciousness and struggle to survive… … In this case, it was the former.

-What you’re looking for isn’t here. Go back. It’s already come over to us.

“You know what I’m looking for.”

Hunter Killer only gave a strange look with his red eyes. The writer has a guess.

“You bastards, that quest. You sent it.”

-… … .

“I was suspicious. You explained it in so much detail, and there was no time limit.”

When five people gather, one of them is trash.

As Mr. Gojirobo said, there are traitors everywhere.

There are records that some of those who surrendered or were captured during the Great War became monsters. Although there is no evidence, the sentiment was generally accepted because there was a lot of circumstantial evidence.

Monsters that speak human language are inherently human.

‘The succubus Sun-ae who possessed Kang Mi-young and the dolls on Hong Seo-min’s side are representative examples. There are also cases of personality clones like Kim Seo-jeong.’

It’s already been 30 years.

No, it’s been 31 years now.

I never thought there’d be anyone still alive… … My head feels clearer.

‘If you deal with that bastard······there’s a bounty.’

My appetite just starts to grow.

Rescue Kang Mi-young and deal with the traitor?

Even the military service period has been shortened and the rewards have been increased!

[‘Super-Reconnaissance’ Ian Goo flashes.]

[‘Treewiki’ shows his seriousness by holding up a horn-rimmed glasses stand.]

[‘Block’ is biting his teeth, saying, “How dare you touch my mother.”]

‘You guys, please keep an eye on me.’

Let the characteristics act according to the instructions.

Hunter Killer’s movements have slowed down. It seems to have some kind of effect?

Tsupababababat───!

Sparks flew from the air. It was the first sight I had seen since [Mental Barrier] disappeared.

Of course, it wasn’t me, but the effect that happened to that automaton guy. I wonder how strong my traits are.

-Hey, human. Are you really human?

I ignored what the guy said.

Anyway, no matter what I say, he’s a guy who can only do “kill”,”tear”.

First of all, the first priority is to understand Kang Jin-young’s condition. It’s hard, but what can I do? He’s a comrade who has shared life and death together.

It’s something that can’t be thrown away.

‘Let’s try our best.’

[He nods his head, asking me to leave it to his ‘■■■■ eyes’.]

A divine energy rises in their pupils. They support their heads with their knees and look at each other.

“Mi, I’m sorry.”

“Ugh. Don’t look at me like that! It makes me look like a bad guy!”

Kang Jin-young averted her gaze, her face reddening like a carrot. It was true that it was bad, but she didn’t say anything more. She just stared intently.

As expected, it looks painful.

If you act like this because you are rational, then it is certain.

[‘■■■■Eye’ says that the mana circuit is still seriously polluted.]

‘what?’

Lee Seong-han frowned. His eyebrows naturally turned into a V shape.

[‘■■■■ Eyes’ explains that it seems that the damage done to Hong Seo-min still remains.]

The mana circuit still hasn’t recovered?

This is ridiculous.

The surgery was a great success.

There are few cases where the mana circuit becomes polluted and then returns to 100% output. It’s like a liver. Most of it is removed and restored to its original state.

Of course, the processing capacity will decrease to a certain extent.

‘Kang Jin-young was different.’

Shadow magic is called black magic because it comes in so many different forms and is so unethical.

I thought that he wouldn’t be okay after being hit by such shadow magic. It was a miracle that Baek Min-ho even confirmed the treatment results several times.

If it were original, it would have been restored to normal.

“Ha, hahaha.”

Kang Jin-young smiled awkwardly.

However, Kang Jin-young’s condition was getting worse by the minute, and it was obvious to the naked eye.

‘Why on earth?’

I thought of the cause. Mana circuits tend to regenerate naturally.

The regenerated product can be used immediately after a rest period.

Kang Jin-young’s circuit diagram should have been like that.

‘Your hands are sharp.’

If your fingertips turn black and secrete mucus, it means that you are not recovering but rather getting worse. Rather, you are rotting away.

“Shadow magic. You had surgery after that?! You didn’t rest during that time?! Really?”

“······.”

Kang Jin-young turned her head as if frightened by the gaze. It was the first time she had seen him so angry.

In the end, he admitted it honestly.

I said I didn’t rest.

On the contrary, the intensity was increased, not decreased.

Because there is so much work.

“I want to rest too······.”

Kang Jin-young grabbed the back of his neck. The sticky black liquid stuck to his skin. Soon, he let out a breath as if he was tired.

I can’t believe the man I like is worrying about me like this······.

“Pathetic.”

But I felt relieved inside. I thought that this man didn’t hate me.

“I definitely couldn’t rest. I stopped my sister and Hong Seo-min at the Gachyeong Market, and I stopped Gang Seo-jin from causing trouble at the association······Hong Seo-min again─”

Originally, the 10 agents had to work all night. If the one in command were to rest, discipline would be compromised. A lake that stops flowing would eventually rot.

“Let’s talk about this later. Ask Mr. Baek to open it for you.”

“ in?”

Lee Seong-han lifted Kang Jin-young into the princess’ arms and pushed her into the hallway.

Kang Jin-young reached the entrance hallway, gently sweeping the floor like a water spade.

When she came to her senses, she realized the situation and struggled to get up.

“Okay, wait a minute!”

BAM───!

As I lowered the instrument panel, the fire shutter went down along with the alarm. The exit was closed.

Now it’s time to move.

***

“You guys, step back.”

The traitors rebelled, but then realized the plan and gradually retreated.

There is nothing to worry about now.

There’s no need to tie up your feet for no reason.

The room changed to red lighting. An alarm sound was heard. The Hunter Killer quickly began to move.

-Change to close range combat according to engagement guidelines.

His left arm was a large grenade launcher. His right arm was combined with a large gauntlet, and his body was covered in several layers of thick armor plates, giving off a threatening aura.

A 21st century medieval knight, perhaps?

– Shotgun conversion complete.

The Hunter Killer stretched out his arm. The red laser sight refocused on the target that had missed. It was a grenade launcher.

‘It moves.’

I moved around, taking steps that made it difficult to aim as much as possible.

[‘TreeWiki’ provides detailed information on the enemy.]

[‘Auto Battle’ spits out the toothpick it was holding.]

‘A machine-shaped demon. Its characteristic is that its resistance to mana increases the more it fights, so it would be better to finish it off in one go.’

The Hunter Killer seemed to have been waiting for her movements, and he straightened his arms like shields. As he was just about to attack, the attack was immediately blocked.

Bounce!

The preemptive strike missed with a clear sound.

I quickly came up with an alternative plan. I immediately pulled out my long sword from my backpack and stabbed him.

“One point stab!”

But Hunter Killer predicted even this. Even though it was a B-class monster, it was a very quick judgment.

-Search for offensive mana usage. Charge the nullification field.

The Hunter Killer’s armor rapidly expanded. White smoke poured out in wisps like exhaust pipes.

It sucked in the surrounding air.

-deployment.

The engine roared, and the shock waves shook the axis.

“Shit!”

Lee Seong-han spat out the words.

As Hunter Killer unleashed a shockwave, Lee Sunghan, who was rushing to stab him, was thrown back.

He landed quickly and suffered no major injuries, but his expression was not bright at all.

‘Something seems strange.’

The air disappeared. I started cursing on my own.

Hunter Killer. The pattern is simple.

However, one of the elements that was difficult to deal with was the nullification field.

He is the natural enemy of wizards, and unless he is at the level of a close combat fighter, he cannot guarantee victory. He was not called a hunter-killer for nothing.

Clink!

The hunter killer turned the barrel of his gun.

‘Shock bomb!’

This model is equipped with armor-piercing bullets that can even penetrate the Dae-Ma-Su-Hyung Black Panther tank. It is impossible to dodge with the naked eye, so it is impossible unless you are S-class.

[‘■■■■Eye’ says he will give you time.]

The flow is decreasing again.

This time it’s much tighter so we have to deal with it quickly.

‘First of all, you can’t just stab the long road. The distance is too far.’

[He makes a sound as if he is sorry about being ‘blocked’.]

[If it’s ‘■■■■ eyes’, what about the dagger? I ask.]

‘I tested its strength and it’s not strong enough to penetrate armor. Regular rifle bullets won’t even eat a grain of rice. It’s better to replace it with an egg.’

[‘Super-reconnaissance’ makes sense! I exclaim in admiration.]

[I ask if it would be better to block the ‘TreeWiki’ space backpack itself.]

[‘■■■■ eyes’ is a very ‘revolutionary’ idea and is praised with a sticker.]

Should we deal with it with a subspace backpack?

Hong Seo-min must be really good. That dirty woman is famous for doing all sorts of strange things.

I unbuckled the shoulder straps on both shoulders and opened the backpack with the zipper.

I see pitch-black darkness.

It is an infinite space that stretches out far and wide.

Ta-da-da-da!

Bullets flew one after another. I squeezed my arms as if they were going to tear apart and opened my backpack. Like a pink jelly, my mouth grew bigger and absorbed a lot of bullets.

‘Now I’ll eat that bullet.’

Wow, free ammo. It would be the icing on the cake if they even gave me the cartridges, but it’s too bad.

It’s obvious that Hunter Killer is flustered.

– Risk level raised. Target center, lock-on. Switch. Target center, lock-on. Switch. Target center… … . Warning. Target lost… … Implement immediate response procedures.

“Where.”

He stepped on the true ground and got as close as possible. He quickly twisted the hand that was trying to block it and dug into the upper body.

I pierced the armor with my bare hands. My hand was twisted and bloody, but it was okay. No one was watching anyway.

There must be a magic stone nearby. If we just remove the magic stone, this guy will die. As quickly as possible before the other side fires a grenade.

-System destruction. System… .

The magic stone has been captured.

[As soon as you recognize the ‘block’ principle, you infuse energy into it.]

The red, indignant eyes grew cold.

The Hunter Killer’s body was limp like a marionette.

“Fuck.”

[You have completed the ‘Quest’!]

The alarm went off and the shutter opened. Wait a minute, now that I think about it, where did I put Kang Jin-young?

“… … .”