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The pressure on the muscles is stronger than usual.

That’s how much faster my body became.

‘Hayang, please.’

｢******!｣

As if he understood my feelings, the white light clinging to my legs became a little darker.

My movements become faster along with him.

I’m not sure, but it seems like the wind spirit also has the ability to assist movement.

Kyaaa–!

A zombie rushing towards me, screaming.

I narrowed the distance further than usual and easily dodged the zombie’s swinging arm.

‘My body moves faster too.’

When a white light, probably a wind spirit, attached itself to my body and emitted light, the speed of my body increased.

It’s not that the speed has reached an absurd level, but it’s still enough that I can clearly feel that I’ve trained to the limit of human ability.

I tried to avoid a zombie attack with the help of a spirit that moved perfectly according to my will.

It was already a slow zombie attack, but now I can easily dodge attacks that would have been hit if I had not dodged before, even if I reacted much later.

Is this how hunters who have awakened their magic feel? I couldn’t help but be amazed by the thrill running up my spine.

He gently grabbed the flame that was rising from his arm earlier and threw it at the zombie.

Grumbling!!

Kyaaah!!

The fireball I created using the fire spirit that emits red light explodes at the zombie, and at that moment, the zombie lets out a scream that befits its burning body.

Pow!

As the zombie was burning and writhing in pain, I quickly smashed its head with an axe.

And I wasn’t the only one showing this.

Suddenly!

Sera Han cuts off the zombie’s head with a knife. The movements are so agile and accurate that one cannot be considered a beginner.

Pow! Pow!

Choi Min-soo also used a golf club to crush the zombie’s limbs and smash its head. Previously, you would have had to move around for a while, but now you can definitely finish off a zombie in about three or four shots.

“Wow! I feel like my body is not my own! Because it’s so light… !”

“I don’t think I’ve ever been this energetic, even when I was young… !”

Se-ra Han and Min-soo Choi, who move with great emotion, seem to have similar feelings to me about their amazingly improved movements.

Ga-ryeong Kim, who is looking at us from afar with envious eyes, may not know it, but she probably has much better physical abilities than before.

The two people who came forward with me easily took out one zombie with faster and stronger movements.

“I think I’ve become much stronger than before. If this is the case, I don’t think I’ll be any weaker than most male actors. I was tired of people always asking me how my muscles looked, but it worked out well.”

“Level is… It hasn’t come up yet? Considering that there are no remaining points like in the game, it seems that there is no convenient function to increase the ability level by selecting it… ”

Se-ra Han and Min-soo Choi each have different sentiments. However, both people’s voices contained equal parts admiration and anticipation.

A sudden apocalypse, and the possibility of new survival.

At least for the people here, the end did not seem to be complete despair.

It might be possible because of me.

“Sera Han, Minsoo Choi. Did you both clearly feel the characteristics of the job?”

“Yes! Maybe it’s because I’m an assassin, but my steps and body feel noticeably lighter. It seems like I can somehow see the enemy’s vital points clearly during battle.”

“Of course. I feel like I have completely changed as a person, literally gaining strength like a warrior. It will definitely be helpful in future battles. If this happens.”

The two people’s occupations are assassin and warrior respectively, and like me, they have acquired occupations that allow them to be active in the vanguard.

It was surprising that Choi Min-soo, who is a bit small in stature, was chosen to be a warrior, but it was okay that Han Se-ra, who moves quickly, was an assassin.

“Ugh, that person used to be addicted to games and lived like a warrior or something, but he’s like that again… ”

“This reminds me of the old days. In the past, when I played online games, I was the warrior and Ga-ryeong was the healer.”

“What a gentleman a doctor is! Anyway, take care of yourself. Don’t use your body carelessly when I’m behind you.”

Because there was Kim Ga-ryeong, who was awakened as a healer.

If Han Se-ra didn’t have a job to look after her, it would have been a bit of a burden to stand in the vanguard, but if Kim Ga-ryeong had a job as a healer, the burden on her was significantly reduced.

When I heard the explanation about the skill, it was said that if you heal a wound from a zombie bite within a certain amount of time, you can avoid any problems.

If this is the case, they are definitely similar to zombies in our dimension. The same goes for the jobs created there.

Existences such as healers and buffers are rare, but they exist, and their role is no different from that of a world where healers replace things like cures or potions and sometimes show healing power beyond that.

‘Isn’t what happened in our dimension a long time ago similar to what happened here?’

To be honest, I’m not interested because it was a long time ago, but when I go back, I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to take a look at how the old Dungeon Gate situation turned out. Because it could be a guideline for what to do in the future.

But for now, let’s do what we have to do now.

“Sera Han, is it okay if we move forward a little faster?”

“It’s enough. No, I wish it were faster, too. Right now, I may not be as good as Hyunseong, but if I raise my level, I think I can really do it like in the movies.”

After receiving Se-ra Han’s consent, I decided to devise a new strategy and raise the tempo a little more.

“Everyone’s power has increased a lot, so I’ll change my strategy. Sera Han and I will take the lead in attacking the zombies in the supermarket. Mr. Choi Min-soo, please protect your wife thoroughly from behind.”

“Oh, right. Protecting healers is an important issue. Mr. Hyunseong used to play games too… ”

“Ugh, you burnt-out! Don’t talk nonsense, listen to Hyunseong!!”

… I think he had a sharper image when I first saw him.

Still, wouldn’t this be enough for an F-class hunter party? It also has a healer, so it has a more luxurious design.

You have to go beyond the dimension and catch monsters that you couldn’t catch in real life.

The cries of zombies were heard in the distance, as if they were not going to give me time to reflect on my delicate emotions.

* * *

It had been a little over two hours since I had formed a party with prospective hunters who were no longer civilians.

Whoa!!

“Phew! I’ve organized it all here!”

Han Sera’s lively voice signaled to me that the zombie eradication was over, and I could tell that evening was approaching.

It’s summer so it’s still bright and hot outside, but the temperature has definitely dropped and the evening sky has turned red.

I don’t know why, but considering that the electricity isn’t working, it would be right to tidy things up quickly.

“Fortunately, except for some people in the supermarket, there were almost no people upstairs.”

“The upper floors are mostly luxury stores or places like that. I guess today is a holiday except for the supermarket? Because it’s Sunday.”

“I am fortunate among misfortunes. Luckily, today is a holiday so there are few people.”

Contrary to what I thought there would be a lot of people since it was a supermarket in a shopping district, there weren’t that many people.

The fact that this is a shopping street built exclusively for the strange use of luxury apartments on a high mountain, and that most of them are like luxury shops except for the supermarket, so most of them are closed today seems to have had a significant effect.

Thanks to this, everyone played their roles without difficulty even though it was their first party activity.

Choi Min-soo was caught off guard and was bitten by a zombie, but fortunately his wife, Kim Ga-ryeong, used a healing skill and was fine.

For me, it worked out well because Ga-ryeong Kim’s healing skills were spot-on. It’s unfortunate for Choi Min-soo, who was hit very hard on the back.

When we had some free time, we checked the power again.

“Sera Han is level 5, Minsoo Choi is level 4… And Ga-ryeong Kim is level 3… hmm… ”

“Oh, since my wife is in the back row, I don’t have a chance to catch the zombies myself… ”

“I’m not saying anything in particular. Since Ms. Kim Ga-ryeong is in charge of our spare lives, I just thought that I should help her level up a little more actively.”

“Well, I see. Phew… ”

Choi Min-soo, who is still watching me, sighs and looks a little relieved.

I understand. Despite his awakening, he is still weaker than me. That’s even better than me before I got the spirit.

Besides, I will look even stronger since I wield the power of spirits.

Still, if this trend continues, I think I will be able to produce strength similar to the strength I had before obtaining elemental power by level 10. There may be a need to teach more about how to use strength.

“Hey, Mr. Hyunseong, what level are you now? You caught a lot more zombies than we caught.”

I was a little taken aback by Sera Han’s question. That’s because I don’t have the ability to awaken magic like them or use the status window, so I have no concept of level.

Still, while fighting with the spirits, I learned some tips for fighting with them… hmm…

“Level 10.”

“Wow… You have to do that to reach level 10… ”

“From wizards to battles… If you continue like this, I wonder if you will end up in a fraudulent profession like a magic swordsman.”

“This person is real. This isn’t any kind of game!”

The current atmosphere was maintained with appropriate lies.

I didn’t bother to clear up the misunderstanding of Choi Min-soo talking about a magic swordsman.

‘Because they can’t see spirits in their eyes anyway.’

Anyway, from a general point of view, there is no particular difference between spirits and magic.

Even if I were just dealing with spirits right now, I wouldn’t feel much of a difference.

No, is there any difference?

｢******! ***!」

｢***… ****. ｣

｢**.｣

｢******!! ***? ***? *********!!!｣

Having so many different bundles of light moving around me might be quite a difference from magic. At least I’ve never heard of this from hunters who use magic.

Each has a distinct personality.

The fire spirit that passionately rubs my body, the water spirit that pretends to be cold but secretly clings to my leg, the earth spirit that silently clings to my shoulder, and the wind spirit that keeps flying around me…

‘For some reason, I feel like I took several dogs for a walk.’

Still, the good news is that among them, at least, there are no spirits that are hostile to me.

It’s a little distracting, but once you get used to it, it will soon get better.

I’m not even married, but I feel like I have kids, so I’m barely holding back from wanting to pet them. I’m afraid I’ll be treated like a weirdo for no reason.

“Anyway, shall we wrap things up now? At least you can’t sleep here.”

“I see. There are a lot of supplies, so it’s hard to move them all now… ”

“I don’t think anything will happen if I leave it for a day. And anyway, there are plenty of supplies at home that will be used for the time being.”

“Still, why not just check the location and quantity of important items once again? Even if it’s not all of the items, I think it would be a good idea to check in advance what we need.”

With everyone’s agreement, we simply remembered what items were where. I also searched the management office and obtained a multi-purpose key.

“Key. This way, at least you don’t have to worry about thieves!”

“All the windows are closed, so there is no room for intrusion from the outside. Now I can safely return to building 702.”

The key is definitely a big harvest. There is no way a zombie could break through this, and even if a special zombie appears and destroys this, traces of it will remain, so you can prepare for it.

After packing everything we needed, we headed out of the building with the sky getting dark.

Outside of that spiral,

“Hey, over there! People!”

“Wait… There are quite a few people over there, right? There seem to be at least 20 people… ”

Unexpected people appeared and encountered us.

And unfortunately for me,

“Sera? It’s Han Se-ra, right there!”

“My daughter! You were there!”

“…Dad, Mom… ”

They weren’t planned, but they were people who would make some changes in the process of achieving my quest goal.

I hope it’s my mistake to feel that the change is not for the better…

Se-ra Han’s voice, which was too calm to say she was happy to meet her family in a crisis, made my thoughts a little more complicated.