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Thump…thump…thump…

Every time the monster takes a step,

The ground rumbled violently and the monster began to snort.

“Mi… crazy… what is that…?!“

The other colleagues flinched and slowly retreated,

The team leader immediately shook off his numb wrist and looked at the huge monster sticking out of the ground.

A sense of intimidation emanating with pure white snort,

It looks nothing like the level 2 monsters we have defeated so far.

The huge drill attached to both hands was rotating powerfully,

The very menacing stubby tail was slapping the ground mercilessly.

It looks like a mole with a drill hanging from both hands.

However, in the face of the overwhelming difference in power, no one was able to step forward.

“Dealers!!! Ready for battle!!!“

“Uh…uh!!!“

The first thing to break the silence was Kim Ji-yoon’s shout.

Empty—!

The team leader gave the order and immediately struck the shield.

Like the other monsters it had defeated so far, the mole monster immediately looked at the team leader.

Weee!!!

Boom—!

He began hitting the team leader’s shield mercilessly with a sharp drill.

Ka-ga-ga-ga-gag—!

Sparks fly, enough to dent part of the thick iron plate shield.

It was a very heavy and sharp blow.

“Ugh…now…now! Attack everyone!“

“Okay!“

Immediately, the warrior jumped in with his dual swords raised,

He lowered his sword vertically and forcefully.

Tong—!

“Damn it…! The barrier is too strong…!“

“Stay back for now! The rest of the dealers start shooting!!!“

Shuuu…

bang…!

Easy profit—!

Papapat—!

As per the previous tactic, everyone casted a skill on the monster once,

There wasn’t even a scratch on the monster’s barrier.

Hahahahaha!!!!

“What… What did you just laugh at that bastard…?“

The unknown monster immediately bent its body backwards,

As it was, the tanker was swung vigorously with its huge tail.

phut—!

“Ugh!!!“

“Team leader!!!“

“Damn…!“

thud…!

The tanker flew away towards a huge jungle tree,

After hitting his back hard, he fell helplessly to the ground.

“Team leader are you okay…?“

Kellogg… Kellogg…

“Pfft… I’m still fine…! Aggro this way again!!!“

Perhaps it was because I barely managed to raise my shield in time to block the attack.

There didn’t seem to be any serious injuries yet.

Once again, she raised her mace and charged towards the monster.

“Eat it!!!!“

Buuuung—!

bang!!!!

The mace, swung with magical power, flew precisely towards the monster,

The attack struck strongly towards the side of the torso.

Kang…!

‘shit…! Have I used too much magical energy so far…!’

Keekeeek…!

Her wrists went numb and she lost strength in an instant.

There are only three level 2 monsters that have been captured so far.

On top of that, a battle with another monster broke out out of nowhere without much time to rest.

Even the huge monster in front of me was on a completely different level from the monsters I had seen so far.

It’s like… the monster in front of me.

It was like a level 3 area, not a level 2 area.

‘Damn it… this is a big problem…’

Team leader Kim Ji-yoon quickly began to think.

How can we minimize future damage as much as possible?

And… a way to safely evacuate the remaining colleagues.

“Everyone!!! How much horsepower is left!!!“

“I don’t think there’s much time left…!“

“I don’t think I can use it a few times…!“

“… Not enough arrows…“

She grabbed her shield and looked into the monster’s eyes.

Now my colleagues are at the previous location,

Currently, the monster is attracted by aggro and is confronting itself from a little distance away.

‘If it were now…’

“Everyone run!!!!“

“What…what?! No!!!“

“ㅌ…Team leader!!!!“

“…Jiyun unnie…!“

She immediately hit the monster in the face with her shield.

Kangkangkang—!

The shield blow was blocked by the sharp protruding steel-like facial leather,

Immediately, it struck her in the abdomen again very forcefully with its huge tail.

puck—!

“Ugh….“

In an instant, she was kicked at the speed of light and rolled on the floor.

He rolled over and hit his entire body against a jungle tree.

“Kellogg…Kellogg…“

Kim Ji-yoon quickly touched her abdomen.

Fortunately, no ribs or other parts were broken.

Even though the armor was dented and tattered like tatters.

Still, it was still barely performing its role as a protective device.

‘If I had come this far… I think I would have had time to run away…’

She narrowed her eyes and looked in the direction she had been standing.

Beyond, he could see his colleagues being dragged on Han Seo-jin’s shoulders.

I wondered why a man could be so strong,

Still, it would have been fortunate if they had escaped safely as planned.

thud—!

Even while I was briefly following the whereabouts of my colleagues,

The huge monster was attacking her relentlessly.

“Damn…!“

Blood was leaking from the mouth,

My mind was distracted, and my magic power was completely depleted.

But even though she may never see them again.

He intended to take full responsibility for this matter.

Without risking your life in the first place,

Because no one jumped into the hunter life.

After all, he is the team leader of the [New Wind] guild.

As a team leader, it is natural to take responsibility in situations like this.

“Now… come…! No matter what happens… I won’t let you touch those kids…!“

Wow!!!!!

Papa papapat…!

A huge monster quickly leaped towards the tank,

Then, before he could follow it with his eyes, he hurled the drill towards himself at the speed of light.

bang!!!!!!!

Ka-ga-ga-gag—!

“Ugh…! Eat this and get sick…!“

After blocking a strong blow with a shield,

Now, the monster has taken advantage of the moment when its guard was off guard and has squeezed out all of its remaining magical power.

She used all her might to strike the monster’s jaw with the mace.

puck-!

Wow…!

But the barrier did not break until the end.

It seemed like the previous blow only made the monster even more angry.

Wow…!!!!!

The drill rotated at top speed with pure white smoke,

Then, the drill was swung towards her, who had discharged all her magical power.

‘Is this…the end…’

Jiyoon Kim closed her eyes.

A mission that was fulfilled to the end.

And I was always prepared to die in vain like this.

‘still…’

His face comes to mind until he dies.

It was a strange fate that I was lucky enough to meet today,

For some reason, the morning I met him,

I remembered his kind face smiling brightly at me.

‘Yes, I lived… that’s enough.’

Jiyoon Kim closed her eyes like that.

He took his last breath.

——

“You crazy guy!!!! Let go of this!!!!“

“Jiyun unnie!!!!!“

“Huh…gasp… Dammit…!“

The sudden appearance of level 3.

And other team members whose magic power has already been discharged.

I managed to escape thanks to the team leader’s aggro, but

The girls whining so much and trying to fight no matter what.

I was running through the jungle forest carrying it on my shoulder.

“Let go!!!! Let go!!!! If you do that, you will die!!!!“

“I know, and Jiyun will know too. If I don’t force you like this, you will all die together.“

“Wha… What on earth are you talking about…! What do you say you know!!!“

match—!

I slapped her cheek weakly.

Then he held her chin and looked deeply into her red eyes.

“Listen carefully. None of your attacks just worked, and you’re out of magic. Even your tank was knocked out with one attack. But you still want to go and fight?“

“Ha…but…there is some way…“

I looked back at them and said coldly.

“That guy from earlier was a level 3 monster. Are you sure. And you are a level 2 hunter.“

“What…? Level 3…?“

“That’s ridiculous… There’s no way a level 3 monster is here…!“

“… No, it definitely felt different. Maybe it’s really… level 3.“

The archer nodded and played with his bow.

With the warrior still excited and hanging on his shoulder

The wizard is crying and keeps looking back at the direction the team leader flew.

I was denying the existence of a level 3 that suddenly popped out of a level 2 dungeon.

‘I know it doesn’t make sense for Level 3 to be in a place like this, but… things have to be resolved first.’

I immediately put the warrior down from my shoulder and

He spoke solemnly to them.

“I am going to rescue your team leader from now on. You are waiting here.“

“Don’t be crazy…! You said it was level 3 earlier…!“

“M…Even if you are right… that is suicide…!“

I solemnly adjusted my gloves and spoke to them.

“I think everyone is misunderstanding something, but I used a lot of supporting skills… but I’m still a dealer. Plus, thanks to just watching you guys fight, I’m full of magical power.“

And after quickly pulling out a flame katana from subspace,

He hung it on his back and smiled at them.

“Stay out of the gate first, I will take responsibility and make sure to bring your team leader.“

“You… why on earth are you doing this…? You’re a man… You can just run away like other men do…!“

“Um… that’s right…“

I thought for a moment and then snapped my fingers.

Perfect!

“Because I’m a big idiot.“

In an instant, my vision turned white and my body floated,

In an instant, the positions where the team leader and I were standing changed.

A skill that changes the designated person and location as soon as you snap your fingers.

[Blink] It seemed like the skill worked well.

——

“Team Leader!!! Team leader!!!!“

The feeling of someone grabbing your shoulder and shaking it violently.

And the voices of her colleagues calling her.

‘Ah, did I end up dead?’

Jiyoon Kim opened her eyes with a sad smile.

Then he saw his colleagues standing in front of him.

“Team leader…! Come to your senses!!!“

“Ah… In the end, you guys… did it too… “

“Wh… What do you mean…?“

“That’s right, me and you all… let’s all go to heaven together like this…“

Sigh—!

At that moment, the warrior sprayed water at her,

I came to my senses with a cold touch.

“Ugh… It’s cold… What… What, am I still alive…?“

“Okay…! I don’t know what happened… but as soon as Seojin Han snapped her fingers… the team leader appeared…!“

“ㅂ…That was just… teleportation…? No, because each other’s positions have changed… I think it’s close to a position change magic…“

‘Wait… the location has changed…? then…!’

“This is crazy…! That person is dangerous now!!!“

“Suddenly…? What… what’s going on?“

“The thing I was fighting with earlier was… a level 3 monster…! Otherwise, there’s no way my attack wouldn’t work at all…!“

Let the team leader tell us the most important information.

As if other team members already knew,

He just nodded without any sign of surprise.

“What…what, why is everyone so calm?“

“Han Seo-jin told me about that earlier. That monster is a level 3 monster.“

‘You already know that information…? I just blocked one attack…?’

The team leader stood up immediately.

I almost lost my balance, but I held my shield again and headed forward.

“Now… everyone pick up their weapons again…!“

“Team leader…! No, it’s too dangerous…!“

“ㅁ… That’s right, with our current magical power… the odds of winning are… “

“… No. Still, I can’t pretend not to know and leave.“

The archer quickly strung his bow and stood next to the team leader.

Kim Ji-yoon smiled brightly and wiped the bleeding nose.

“Still, as a team leader… I will also protect Han Seo-jin’s life. That’s… my greed.“

“After meeting you this morning… Tsk…“

“ㄱ…But, it’s still not too late.“

The team leader raised his shield and led his team members.

A level 3 monster that you don’t know if you will win even if you risk your life in a fight.

And to save him from fighting that monster alone.

‘Wait just a moment… We’ll come to the rescue…!’

I don’t know why I care so much about him.

Was it because of all the men she met, he was the most trustworthy?

Or is it because he is completely different from Jang Si-won, who lost his precious 5 million won?

For some reason, even if I get seriously injured or lose my life for him right now,

He didn’t seem to regret it at all.

“Then let’s go!!!“

“Okay… let’s give it a try!!!”

“ㄱ…I’m going…!”

“…Yes, let’s go quickly.”

So they ran towards the level 3 monster again.

With one determination to rescue Han Seo-jin.

——

Weee!!!!!

“This is crazy…!“

Ka-ga-ga-ga-gag—!

I immediately twisted the blade to block the drill attack.

A large drill larger than a human head.

If you get hit by an attack like that, you’ll be a human donut…

No, it seemed like it would be the yellow cheese from the Tom and Jerry cartoon.

Hahahahaha!!!!

The monster stepped back for a moment and then started the drill again.

Moreover, it was hitting the ground with its huge tail.

It was licking the area near its snout with its long tongue.

It looks like a mole and has drills on both front feet.

Although it looks pretty ugly in the game,

When I saw it after a long time, it looked even more grotesquely twisted and disgusting.

“Hey… It’s been a while….?“

“Squeak…squeak…squeak…“

The mole monster approached me again, turning the drill,

I immediately took out a shotgun from subspace.

“Now… Looking at those people’s personalities, I think they’ll jump right in… Let’s finish this quickly.“

“Jjieeeeik!!!!“

Cry da da da da…!

The monster immediately ran toward me, raising the drill.

Without even blinking, I drove a lead bullet into the mole monster’s leg.

Bang bang bang bang bang!!!

Wow!!!!

The monster screamed at the sharp pain it felt for the first time in its life.

It curled its tail towards its body and slowly retreated back.

‘Oh… I guess it’s because the level has gone up, magic bullets work well even against level 3 enemies…’

I chuckled and holstered the shotgun.

Next, he took out a black staff.

“Now, you guys need to do something with me.“

Slurp…

A portal of black light opens from the ground,

Three pure white skeleton knights reappeared in this world.

“honorary name.“

“honorary name.“

“honorary name.“

“Oh, nice to meet you. Do you see that? I need to cut that guy up with me.“

The Skeleton Knights immediately took up a fighting stance.

I blessed the revolver in my hand and the skeleton minions.

“Well, I’ve become much stronger. Run wild to your heart’s content.“

Haaa!

The Skeleton Knights’ armor and great swords began to glow.

Both my silver revolvers were brightly polished.

Meee!!!

Towards me and the three intruders who appeared out of nowhere,

The mole screamed and started swinging the drill wildly.

Weee—!

“Get rid of it.“

The Skeleton Knights swung their great swords in unison and deflected the huge drill attack.

When I struck the sword vertically, it struck the monster’s barrier with great force.

He skillfully blocked the tail attack that followed with his great sword.

‘As expected, my Skeleton Knight is still at level 2… but it pulls aggro better than expected…?’

I looked satisfied and aimed the revolver at the monster.

Then, at the moment when I pulled both triggers with the index fingers of both hands at the same time,

Bang bang bang bang bang—!

Along with a sharp gunshot, sparks flew out from the end of the gun.

Meee!!!

Towards the place where the wound was once opened with a shotgun,

As he persistently fired again with his revolver, the monster rolled around on the floor.

Now, drool was flowing from its snout and red was flowing from its eyes.

‘Berber pattern…!’

“Kids! Everyone fall back!“

“honorary name.“

The skeleton knights quickly ran towards me all at once,

Then the monster swings its drill and huge tail.

It started spinning around like a windmill.

‘That… is really damn right…’

Close range characters cannot even approach in that state.

Moreover, if you get hit by one of those things, you will not be able to come to your senses and will continue to take additional hits.

It was literally the Windmill skill of Infinite Hell.

“But… I can attack from a distance…! Eat this!!!“

I took out a newly loaded revolver from subspace,

A barrage of lead bullets was poured at the spinning mole without mercy.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-tang—!

Meee!!!

Bullet casings rolling around on the floor,

I immediately took out a newly loaded revolver.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-tang—!

Wow… eh…

There were bullet holes all over my body like Emmental cheese.

The level 3 boss mole fell to the floor.

He was completely in a groggy state and was hesitating.

After all, if you’re tired, don’t you say that you’ll never do anything?

Maybe it’s because I already knew all of the enemy’s patterns,

It was completely different from the situation where Lauren and I got beaten up when we met before.

Although it is said to be a level 3 fight,

Because this was an overwhelmingly advantageous situation.

“Now… then, shall we wrap it up…“

I took out the Red Moon Muramasa and took a stance.

After putting the blade into the scabbard, I closed my eyes.

I took a deep breath and let out my magic power.

Kk…kkk…!

The mole monster noticed that something was going terribly wrong.

I was struggling to start the half-broken drill.

If you dig a hole under your own soil, you will be able to escape somehow.

But it was no use.

Because I was already leaping at the speed of light, holding my sword tightly towards the monster.

Kwakwauk–!

“Ilsom (一闪).“

click.

Let’s skillfully guide the sword into its scabbard…

Pushaaagh—!

Kkkk….!

In an instant, he quickly cut down the mole monster ten times,

Blood poured out from the monster’s entire body like a fountain.

thud…!

Just like that, the monster fell towards the floor.

“Phew… It was easier than I thought.

The moment when I was trying to catch my breath and insert the sword into subspace.

I made eye contact with the girls who came running late.

My clothes and face were covered in blood.

Three skeleton knights and a revolver hanging from their belts,

And even a flaming katana soaked in the blood of the enemy.

They looked at me with extremely bright expressions,

One by one, they walked towards me, clapping their hands with completely surprised expressions.

“How on earth did this happen…?“

“I think Seojin did it… Oh my… no, it looks so ugly… by itself…?“

“ㄷ…Amazing… I was originally planning on coming to save you…“

“…Yes, Jjang Se. Really… so strong.“

“Ahaha…“

I smiled embarrassedly and secretly gave the skeleton knights a thumbs up.

They sensibly disappeared immediately.

“Wow… No, it was a level 3 monster… If Seojin is a new student this year, he would still be level 1… What on earth happened…?“

“Hmm… I was lucky. Ahaha…“

“Don’t lie! Even if you’re lucky, how can a level 1 student catch a level 3 monster… all by himself?“

“And the magical skill I used earlier… I used it right away without even memorizing the spell. And that too by snapping your fingers…!“

“… Yes, this monster. It’s really level 3. The magic I feel is completely different.“

One by one, they came closer to me and started asking me various things.

Everyone praised me for various reasons and lifted me up.

“Oh my… there’s nothing left even if I praise you like that…“

“Seojin is my lifesaver…! Really… thank you so much…!“

“Ugh… Thank you for saving our poor team leader… That woman said she was crazy and ran away alone… “

“That was unavoidable…! If I didn’t attract attention, we could all be killed…!“

“Jiyun.“

I held the team leader’s wrist and spoke softly.

“Jiyun needs to value herself a little more. In a dangerous situation like just now, there is nothing you can do, but…“

“…“

“Because it’s not over yet until everything is over. Sacrifices like that should really only be used as a last resort. Got it?“

“Ah…I understand.“

Even her earlobes were bright red and she wouldn’t make eye contact with me.

I gave her gentle advice with sincerity.

As I have barely survived until now thanks to the sacrifices of other heroines,

From now on, I didn’t want to see other people risking their lives and making sacrifices.

I never wanted to watch my colleagues die cruelly again.

“Anyway… I think it was resolved well. Let’s go back slowly.“

“That’s right! Let’s get out now.“

I quickly searched for the monster’s body…

Unfortunately, the [Treasure Hunt] skill did not work this time.

Hwaaah…

The moment when the monster’s body turned to dust.

A brightly shining object appeared inside.

‘What…is this…?’

A monster that appears in a place where it is not supposed to be,

And at level 3, it matches the threat level of [B] grade…

A very beautiful item appeared before my eyes.