Ch.152152. People Looking for Me

Lee Jihyun said she would stay behind this time.

“I need to make a stamina potion, so I’ll just stay here. There’s nothing for me to do outside anyway. Oh! Sujung, could you get this for me while you’re out?”

“Sure, unni. I’ll buy lots of tasty things.”

She could have gone out to buy potion ingredients or taken a break to get some fresh air, but having caught the scent that eel-based stamina potions could be profitable, she’s been dedicating day and night to creating potions and perfecting her recipe.

One might ask why not just buy a recipe and be done with it, but buying a recipe isn’t everything.

While combining ingredients according to a recipe will produce a potion, fine adjustments are necessary to control the grade of the final product.

In the days before recipes existed, one had to experiment with different combinations one by one, but since becoming an alchemy shop owner and learning recipes, it’s about researching how to combine what quantity and grade of ingredients to produce maximum results with minimum materials.

And continuously crafting potions is necessary to level up and earn farming points.

While I keep receiving quests and accumulating large amounts of farming ability points, the residents of the farm don’t get such lucrative quests.

They have no choice but to diligently work on sub-quests and the like.

Well, there’s enjoyment in building up points bit by bit and growing gradually.

With that, Sujung and I logged out.

———————

There’s plenty to do in the real world too.

First, I quickly check the Hunter Association and Hunter Department Store for any useful items, and also check if Gwangjin Distribution has received any good items.

I’ve been using Gwangjin Distribution almost as my personal distribution company, so I’ve been advertising that I’ll purchase any good items they might have.

Especially this time, I absolutely need to acquire a +1 grade magic accessory, so I checked for items as soon as I got back.

“Mom! We’re home!”

Kim Sujung announced our return as soon as she left the room.

But Mom’s reaction was somewhat urgent.

“Oh, Sujung! Where’s Suhyun?”

“Oppa? He’s in his room, why?”

“Suhyun! Suhyun!”

“Huh?”

Mom rushed to my room, calling for me urgently.

Looking at her with a puzzled expression, she spoke to me very frantically.

“Your father and that team leader from the Hunter Association called and said it’s extremely urgent to contact them as soon as possible.”

“Huh? Me? Why?”

“I don’t know. But they said it’s very urgent and to contact them as soon as you arrive.”

Mom didn’t know the reason and just told me to call them, but Kim Sujung found the reason.

“Oh no, oppa. We’re screwed.”

“What now?”

“An S-grade dungeon breach happened!”

“…What?”

“It happened early this morning. In Yongin. I think that’s why they’re looking for you.”

Well, if that’s the case, there seems to be sufficient reason to look for me.

With an S-grade dungeon, there are only a few parties among existing hunters who can tackle it, and even America’s SAINT guild only conquered an S- grade dungeon and got a Holy Ring from a mythical grade box.

But still.

Is Korea really that short on talent?

I know there are one or two SS-grade hunters, and many famous S-grade hunters.

So I didn’t feel the need to rush as much as Mom was panicking.

Though my phone was filled with notifications.

“That’s a lot.”

Team Leader Kim Jinhyeop: 147 calls.

Dad: 35 calls.

Seo Hyoju: 77 calls.

Kellin: 14 calls.

First, there’s nothing I can do about the time that’s already passed.

To understand the situation, I search the internet.

The dungeon breach happened about 5 hours ago.

It didn’t take as long as I thought, and fortunately, the monsters that breached from the dungeon in Yongin haven’t moved to other areas yet.

But it’s also hard to call it fortunate because since it didn’t happen in Seoul, it took time for hunters to arrive, and in the meantime, quite a lot of casualties occurred.

“The death toll is already over 5,000.”

I now realize how quick my response was when I stopped that B-grade dungeon breach.

Of course, the difference between B-grade and S-grade monsters is like heaven and earth, and it was significant that the hunters were able to hold them off until I arrived back then.

An S-grade dungeon is a natural disaster that even nearby hunters can’t handle.

Though even the B-grade one was barely contained given the level of the nearby hunters.

“It seems flying monsters caused more damage.”

And when tackling an S-grade dungeon.

Even if you have the ability to conquer it, you don’t just enter any dungeon and tackle it carelessly.

You check all available information about the dungeon—what biome it is, what monsters appear, what the average level of the dungeon is—and only enter if the dungeon is favorable for conquest. A breach like this, where you can’t choose the dungeon, is tricky even for an S-grade dungeon.

You also have to consider the surrounding terrain and structures when dealing with monsters in the real world.

“I wonder why the monsters haven’t flown further away.”

“It seems the flying monsters have made nests near the dungeon. They’ve settled on the rooftops of high-rise buildings and aren’t moving.”

“I should go check it out.”

Five thousand deaths is close to a national disaster.

And it’s not over yet.

Whether for moral reasons or for my image, or to prevent more casualties, I should go—unless I was in the Rift Dimension, but since I’m out, I should go.

First, I called Team Leader Kim Jinhyeop, who had been trying to reach me the most.

The call connected before it even rang once.

“Suhyun-nim!”

“Yes. How’s the situation?”

“Can you come? We’re in a standoff, but we don’t know when the monsters might move.”

An urgent voice.

A desperate voice.

“I’ll come right away. Please send me the location.”

“I’ll send it now.”

After hanging up, I immediately said to Kim Sujung:

“Bring the recording equipment and follow me. They’ll send the location.”

“Huh? What about you, oppa?”

I tossed my phone to Kim Sujung and immediately opened the window.

“I’ll just fly there.”

“Suhyun! What are you doing?”

I wave to my mom who asks in surprise.

“I’ll be back. Mom, make braised short ribs for dinner.”

I’ve always wanted to try this at least once.

When I was young, if I became a superhuman.

And after hunters appeared, if I awakened.

I think everyone has imagined not having to wait for the elevator or go down the stairs, but jumping directly from a window.

*Tap*

I jump from the railing of the window on the 16th floor of the apartment.

“Suhyun!”

“Mom, it’s okay. Oppa can fly.”

Kim Sujung calms my mom who screams in terror. I can also hear her sigh.

“Geez, he’s not a kid anymore. In front of Mom…”

*Whoosh!*

This is my first time in reality.

As I use Leap Slash, tall buildings quickly close in and then stretch away.

I quickly step through the air, teleporting toward Yongin.

I already checked the map to see where Yongin is, so I didn’t need to keep looking at the map while flying.

I just needed to go straight in a direct line.

It didn’t matter if tall buildings blocked the way.

[Leap Slash] counts as teleportation.

*Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh*

The mana consumed rapidly was nothing compared to my mana recovery rate.

At this point, I could use Leap Slash almost infinitely.

The scenery of Seoul passes by, and the quiet landscape of Gyeonggi Province comes into view.

And a little further, I saw it.

In the distance, what appeared to be Yongin, with rising flames.

Bustling people.

Winged monsters visible on building rooftops.

They’re quite large.

And there are quite a few of them.

[Monster]

– Name: Petrifying Gargoyle

– Grade: S

– Level: 61

– Stats: Strength (S+) Agility (SS-) Vitality (S+) Magic Power (B)

– Physical: 411cm / 259kg

– Abilities:

1. Hardening (S)(A)

2. High-Speed Flight (S)(A)

Not just the grade, but the level is quite high too.

And on top of that, they’re aerial monsters, which are tricky for hunters to deal with.

I headed to what looked like an important large temporary base among the gathered people at the containment line.

I was just trying to check if Team Leader Kim Jinhyeop was there, and fortunately, I found him right away.

“Team Leader.”

“Oh, Suhyun-nim. Already… how did you get here?”

“I flew. What are you doing here?”

“…Well… we were discussing how to deal with this. Our forces aren’t sufficient for a direct confrontation…”

“Can’t you call the major guilds?”

“The location isn’t favorable. We need to fight in an open area, and they’re aerial monsters. We’ve requested support from allied countries and are waiting.”

Waiting isn’t just waiting.

Everyone knows that if possible, dealing with the stationary monsters from here would be the best way to prevent greater damage.

But they also know it’s not possible.

I drew my Light Demon Sword.

“Anyway, you called me for help, right?”

“Yes? Yes… if you could join us, it would be a great help… huh?”

And I immediately used Leap to head toward the buildings.