episode_0019

Leos ran straight towards the group of Ulderic marauders. Naturally, the target point was their exact center. Basically, it’s crazy to go into the center of an opponent’s battle, but this was an exception when fighting in a forested area like now.

Because the field of view is limited, it is difficult for enemies to distinguish between friend and foe, and even Leos is alone without any allies around him. Therefore, in a tangled structure, attacks are limited because the opponent has to distinguish between friend and foe, but in the case of Leos, anyone moving around is an enemy, so all you have to do is kill them, making the battle very simple.

Ulderick’s leader, Kyler, shouted with surprised eyes.

“He is someone who learned fighting. Don’t let him wander into us!”

Even though he had already noticed what was being followed, he not only waited until a situation where he could use the geographical feature approached, but he also had the luxury of having a conversation whether or not there was malicious intent. Even with an overwhelming numerical superiority, Leos’ bold action of killing one person first was enough to make the Ulderic guild members fearful.

Due to these various factors working together, the Ulderic guild members who should have stopped Leos were faltering and unable to move forward.

“You stupid bastards! That means go quickly!”

However, the subordinates hesitated and no one took the initiative.

‘Fuck… I’m so scared…’

This is a person who can accurately hit the head of a person hiding in the bushes. No matter how lacking in intelligence one was, there was no way he would not know what it meant to attack a man with such abilities.

‘If you go first, you die. ‘I will die unconditionally…’

When comparing the difficulty of throwing and cutting a dagger, the former is naturally overwhelmingly more difficult. It is difficult to imagine that a man who accurately hits a dagger from a distance can be dealt with at close range.

The time they hesitated was only about 3 seconds, but it was enough time for Leos.

-Slap!

After killing one of the guys in the center, Leos immediately kicks the tree to change the trajectory. He then retrieved the dagger from the hand of the man he had killed and threw it at the enemy who was trying to run away.

-Pugh

When one more person died, only then did they realize that they could not survive even if they ran away, and they all began to rush in. But the time of enlightenment was too late. This is because Leos has already stepped into the center of their camp.

Leos immediately bent down, took out a memorabilia with a sword attached to the end of a long whip-like chain, and swung it out in an instant. The chain stretched out straight away, cutting the feet of those around it.

“Quaaah!”

In addition to terrible screams, the sound of several Alderic members falling to the ground was repeatedly heard. Kyler stared at the scene blankly, not even thinking about attacking him.

“Monster…it is…”

Alderic, who was active within the Redgate Vortex, had seen numerous monsters and mutants. However, I can assure you that I have never seen a creature as ruthless and clever as the man in front of me, and who kills without any harm.

-gulp

Kyler swallows dryly. This was because Leos stopped acting. Leos walked slowly and spoke as if he knew where the man was.

“I detest such scumbags who put their subordinates at risk and try to live alone.”

“Woo…do you know us? About Ulderick…?”

“I don’t know about Ulderick, but I know that you guys have been hanging around nearby recently. Corpses artificially lying around. Since everything that could make money has been swept away, it can’t help but feel unnatural. Numerous irregular human footprints are always found around corpses. And as always, when you check the corpse, you will see the teeth marks of monsters that appear to have appeared after death.”

“…”

“You guys go around advertising that you are predators without even having to say it, so how could I not know?”

“I don’t know who it is, but…I got the wrong person. Are you the leader of a high-ranking group of marauders?”

“I don’t associate with such pathetic people.”

This is ridiculous. A person who so casually butchered dozens of people and had nothing to do with this world? The man was convinced that they were a group of top-class looters, so he lowered his head.

“Please save me. We were not aware that the area was already occupied. I’ll go back right now…Please save my life just this once.”

Leos slowly walked up to him and asked a question.

“What are the other guys around?”

“You know…they all died to you. This is all our troops have.”

“What other predator groups are you associated with?”

“Renrox. We are paying tribute to the Renrox, a group of mid-level marauders. Do you know…”

Leos nodded and raised his sword as if he didn’t need to hear any more.

“Go for it. Killing people who don’t resist is not my hobby.”

Kyler assumed the man must be connected to a group of marauders, but after seeing his current behavior, he began to have doubts. Predators do not care about loyalty, justification, or fairness. Kyler, who saw that they were trying to match the assortment like this, thought that it might not really be related to a group of marauders, and spoke urgently.

“…I don’t know who you are, but if you are not affiliated with a group of marauders, things will be too much for you to handle. We’re all connected to a communication network, and if they hear that I’m dead…”

-Chaeng!

Leos immediately ran towards the man and swung his sword. Kyler also hurriedly raised his sword to defend himself, but as soon as it bounced, a memorized sword came from Leos’ other hand.

-Pisit!

A flash of memory passes over Kyler’s face. And at the same time, the body begins to stiffen.

“ also…poison…is…definitely fighting fair and square…”

“You are an idiot for letting your guard down.”

Kyler slowly swung his sword at Leos with a red-faced face, as if he was feeling aggrieved. But that was the man’s last.

-dump

As Kyler fell to the ground, Leos began examining the corpses one by one and gathering items that could be used. And, at least roughly, the traces of the battle that took place nearby were erased.

After organizing the corpses one by one, Leos threw them at the monster without any emotion. This is because it is more suitable for erasing traces than burning and incinerating.

While Leos was throwing the corpse, he suddenly thought that it would be a waste to throw away a human corpse like this when he could use it as bait for the mutants.

– Are you crazy, brother? We must live like human beings!

“Garp Why are you talking like that again? If you use this, you might be able to save Hericia and Bendict from danger.”

– As you compromise one by one, you become just like those predators. older brother! If you use that, I won’t talk to you anymore.

“I understand. I will throw it all away.”

While Leos was throwing the bodies one by one towards the monsters, the distance rang to check and he heard some unwelcome news.

[Sender: Hericia]

[Content: Leos! Check out the popular Interrunner articles now!]

Leos went straight to the inter-runner site and began checking the list of popular posts.

[KAR]

[Title: Hunting Certification, if you don’t post popular posts, everyone will be killed.]

[Text: I wrote this before, but please post it as a popular post. Otherwise, I’ll kill everyone I come across. If the article becomes popular, additional verification will be posted.]

A guy who nicknamed himself KAR openly posted a photo of a human corpse on the Internet. At first, everyone thought it was a joke and left mocking comments.

[ㅅㅂ Hahaha, they brought up some gore pictures and are doing this. Who gets caught up in something like that?]

[This guy, let’s press the button first. If there is no additional verification after a popular post is posted, it will be a non-terrorist attack]

However, not long after, a second verification message from the company was posted.

[KAR]

[Title: Post popular articles again.]

[Main text: Photo of human corpse.PNG]

This time there were no words, just pictures. However, there were traces of his nickname, KAR, having been carved into the body with a knife. Leos didn’t want to pay much attention. Whether he goes around killing someone or not, that’s none of his business.

‘Are you doing that to get points?’

The value of interrunner points is indescribably scarce in the current situation. In the case of the items sold at the store, even Leos was collecting points, so there was no need to explain further.

‘He’s good at using force, but he doesn’t have the knack to be popular, so he acts like this.’

They take people’s lives as collateral and force them to be posted on popular posts. At first, people didn’t react much, but as the picture of the corpse was posted, people started to click on recommendations out of anxiety that the guy might be near them. As a result, now everything he posts is a popular post. was plastered all over the place.

[KAR]

[Title: Since you posted a popular article properly, we also share some information.]

[Content: The area where the Redgate chain reaction unfolded. There is a safe zone in the middle. I don’t know why, but monsters stopped appearing in that area. We’ll go there and kill everyone who comes around.]

Leos looked at the text with cold eyes. This is probably why Hericia sent the message urgently.

‘I don’t know if this guy called KAR is alone or in a group, but it’s certain that he’s near our territory. ‘If they discovered that there is a safe zone, it would be around here.’

Leos checked his posts one by one. All posts were taken down from popular posts, and now even the top 10 were all covered with posts by a guy named KAR.

When people actually started dying, the public, feeling fear, took collective action by randomly clicking on recommendations.

‘Not good.’

If people tried to monopolize points in this way, there was a risk that there would be a serious disruption in Leos’ point supply. Interrunners are the only way to save logistics and produce artifacts in a situation where they are cut off from the empire. Therefore, it was clear that if people incited people to press down on recommending provocative posts like this and maintain a culture of pushing out other posts, it would lead to chaos.

Leos thought for a moment, then took a picture of the corpse that had not yet been thrown to the monster and uploaded it to the post.

[LEO]

[Title: Corpses of scumbags who killed people.]

[Text: (Corpse photo.PNG) Don’t be afraid of these bugs. Because if you meet them, they are pitiful people who die without being able to do anything. Don’t be incited, but if you encounter them, grab a knife or weapon and hit them to death.]

People’s reactions were explosive, and comments praising Leos began to appear one by one. And the moment it rose to number one in popular posts.

KAR, there was a comment from him.

[KAR: 771521.99666312 This is our location. If you feel confident, come visit once. You seem like an idiot who is making fun of people by combining photos, so why don’t you at least authenticate them properly like we do?]

Leos left a comment and moved slowly.

[LEO: Wait, I’ll certify you guys as corpses.]