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Episode 115 Training (3)

[Remaining Monsters: 0]

[Cleared Hunting 10,000 Monsters]

[Exiting Mass Hunt Mode]

As soon as I saw the word ‘Clear,’ I collapsed on the ground.

“Haa, haa….”

Then, I took a rest while calming my rising breath.

I pushed my body to the extreme to find my forgotten senses, so even I couldn’t help but get exhausted.

Besides, unlike Evan and Bale, I only restored my mana to its original state and set it so that my physical fatigue wouldn’t recover. To regain my senses, I needed this level of restriction.

“Hoo….”

My breathing calmed down to some extent. At the same time, a sense of exhilaration filled my entire body.

It’s refreshing, maybe because it’s been a while since I’ve done some proper hunting. Now that I’ve set it up, it would be good to do it occasionally when I have time.

With that, my short rest ended. I manipulated the administrator window to disconnect from the virtual space in order to leave.

A momentary flicker of consciousness, just like when I entered. Soon, a familiar energy began to be felt on my skin.

Then, just as I was about to open my eyes and get up.

“Ugh, Kyle….”

Lana’s voice came from beside me. I turned my head and looked in the direction of the sound.

Lana was sleeping, using my arm as a pillow. She must have fallen asleep while waiting.

As I was admiring her appearance for a moment, I heard her voice again.

“When will it end….”

Lana frowned and mumbled in her sleep. Drool was even dripping from the corner of her mouth.

I chuckled at the sight. I said in a low voice.

“It’s over. So wake up.”

“Ueek…?!”

Lana opened her eyes in surprise. But Lana still had a dazed expression.

“Wipe your drool first.”

I wiped away the drool and then helped Lana up. Only then did Lana come to her senses, but she said with a flustered face.

“Oh, when did it end…?”

“Just now.”

“Th, then why didn’t you wake me up?”

“I did. Just now.”

“That’s not what I meant….”

Lana’s face, blushing with embarrassment, was quite a sight to see.

Anyway, after helping Lana up, we chatted.

“But were you that sleepy? Only 2 hours should have passed.”

“What are you talking about, Kyle? It’s almost dinner. It’s already been 5 hours.”

“Huh? 5 hours?”

At Lana’s words, I looked outside. The sun hadn’t completely set yet, but the sunset was gradually setting.

‘It should have been set to 1 to 12….’

I definitely set the time ratio like that. Since I spent about a day in the virtual space, only 2 hours should have passed in reality. In other words, it should still be daytime.

‘The setting seems to be a bit messed up.’

It seems like there were some minor mistakes since it’s been so long since I used magic itself. It wasn’t a big problem as it could be adjusted later.

“Then it must have been boring.”

“Yeah, it was boring.”

Lana still rubbed her face in my arms with sleepy eyes. Lana, who took her face off, finally had eyes that were free of sleepiness.

“More importantly, are you hungry?”

“Starving!”

“Then we should go eat.”

I was hungry too. Being inside consumes a lot of mental energy, so energy is quickly depleted.

Anyway, now that it’s like this, I had to wake Evan and my brother. But since they haven’t said anything so far, it seems like they are still inside the virtual space.

“Were they okay?”

“Hmm… not really? They were having a really hard time? They even cursed at Kyle.”

“That’s understandable. I made it difficult enough for them to curse.”

Otherwise, this training would be meaningless.

Of course, I didn’t set it to an unreasonable level. I implemented appropriate monsters considering their talents and growth potential.

Still, it seems to be taking quite a long time as it’s still difficult for their skills.

I manipulated the screen to check Evan and my brother’s situation. Just in time, a good scene appeared.

-Bale!

-I know!

Evan kicked off a platform made of magic and jumped into the sky. He flew magical sword energy and intermittently checked the boss monster.

Then, the mutated ogre with six arms wildly swung its arms to attack Evan. But Evan dodged with amazing agility.

‘His skills have improved a lot.’

His magic casting and mana control skills have more than doubled since before. After all, practical experience is the most reliable for growth.

Meanwhile, Bale dug into the monster’s arms. Immediately after, the form of wind concentrated on the sword. The nature of mana, which had changed into a mental image, hovered gracefully around my brother.

Pow!

In an instant, Bale’s arm and sword disappeared. He had unleashed swordsmanship.

Sasaasak-!!

Six blades of wind rushed towards the ogre. Compressed to the extreme and sharpened sharply, it engraved hundreds of wounds on the guy’s arm.

-Keuk, is it a little weak….

But Bale’s fierce swordsmanship failed to completely cut off the ogre’s arm. Nevertheless, my brother did not give up, and prepared for the next attack, scraping together the little remaining mana.

It was then.

-Bale! Do the same thing one more time! I found the weak point!

-This is the last time! Can I trust you?

-Of course!

My brother, who nodded, gathered mana on his sword once again and swung his sword again.

The sword energy, poured out as if it were the last, headed fiercely towards the ogre like a storm. And the moment the sword energy touched his skin.

-Eat this!

The cold air that bloomed from Evan’s hand mixed into the wind.

Then, the two energies combined into one and wrapped around his arm, digging between the wounds and freezing the flesh and the inside.

But the ogre’s resistance was not easy, and his arm was not completely frozen.

-Just die already!

Evan didn’t end it with that. This time, he shot fire with the maximum firepower.

The massive heat pouring on the frozen arm. No matter how strong the ogre’s resistance, the guy in a tired state could not withstand the rapid temperature change.

The six arms full of wounds shattered as they were. The two did not miss the gap.

To ensure a certain finish, Evan cut off his neck and Bale pierced his heart.

-Thud!

The mutated ogre collapses. Blood soared high into the sky between the wounds.

Afterwards, the two, who confirmed the monster’s death, ignored the blood that soaked their entire bodies and lay down on the floor. And said in a very tired voice.

-Haa, we finally killed it….

-I forgot how many attempts this was….

-Me too….

I turned my gaze away from the screen of the two exhaling sighs.

“You think they fought well?”

“Yes! As expected, it’s Evan and Bale. The professors said that mutated ogres are difficult for student levels.”

“Even if I set it weaker than the original, it’s still difficult for students.”

But sometimes you have to fight against someone stronger than you. Growing and increasing your limits was like that.

“Kyle, I’m hungry.”

“I’m done watching, so I should take them out.”

I manipulated the administrator window to disconnect the two. Then, Evan and my brother opened their eyes wide.

“Ugh, my stomach….”

“Ugh, my head….”

Evan was about to throw up right away, and my brother grabbed his head. I asked them.

“How is it? Do you feel anything different?”

But what was the problem?

As soon as they heard my voice, they looked at each other, glared at me with wide eyes. And then they rushed at me as if to kill me right away.

“Die! You devilish bastard!!”

“Hyung-nim… you shouldn’t exist in this world!”

Of course, I wasn’t one to be taken down, and it wasn’t hard to subdue the two who were mentally exhausted.

“Keueok-!”

“Ugh-!”

I sat on top of the two and asked.

“What’s wrong with you guys? I didn’t do anything wrong.”

“You don’t know? Are you even human?!”

“…I’ve come to dislike hyung-nim for the first time.”

That’s strange. I adjusted the difficulty well so it should have been appropriate.

“Tsk, should I send them in one more time?”

A small mumble that slipped out. Evan and Bale reacted.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry… please forgive me just once… I won’t talk back again…!”

“…I won’t see hyung-nim after that day.”

Evan went into a fit and begged for forgiveness, and Bale sulked and turned his head like a child.

“Was it that hard?”

“Yes… to be honest, I thought I was going to die.”

“…I knew what it felt like to go crazy.”

It seems like there are some problems with the settings for these two, just like the time ratio. Well, isn’t it okay since they did well and came out?

I came down from above and lifted the two up.

“I’ll buy you something delicious as an apology. Let’s go.”

At my words, the two had greedy eyes.

“Something expensive and delicious, right?”

“I’ll believe that.”

They were preparing to go out as if nothing had happened.

“Yeah, I’ll buy you something delicious and expensive.”

“Let’s go! This junior is so hungry!”

“Hyung-nim, let’s go.”

The two showed their age and left the room.

“The reaction is fun.”

“Men are simple creatures, after all.”

I guarantee that. Men, whether young or old, are very simple.

“Let’s go, Lana.”

“Okay! Kyle.”

Afterwards, I took Lana’s hand and headed to the capital.

***

Step, step

Footsteps echoing in the cave. Someone walked deep into the underground. Then, someone whose appearance could not be accurately expressed reached the end of the cave.

In front of him was a wounded beast. Its complexion was extremely pale, and the unhealed wounds were rotting.

Barely clinging to life. The beast, which didn’t even have a name, was in that state.

“This is quite rare. A state that is neither dead nor alive. Well, it looks like it will die soon.”

At his words, the beast growled and threatened. But he said as if he didn’t care at all.

“Well, you can’t even kill a human, so threatening me in that form isn’t scary. Of course, it’s the same even in your original form.”

A faint ominousness spread around him. The beast already felt the gap from the energy that seemed to sink into the abyss.

“Let’s stop the small talk and get to the point.”

He slowly reached out and stroked the beast’s wounds. Then, as if nothing had happened, the wounds began to heal.

The beast moved, telling him not to do anything useless, but he wasn’t one to stop.

In less than a minute. All of the beast’s wounds were healed.

“Good. This should be enough.”

He lowered his hand, satisfied with the sound. At that moment, the beast pounced on him. But the beast’s attack was blocked by a single finger.

“I like the rough stuff, but I don’t like toys talking back.”

Immediately after, black energy spewed from his hand. It wrapped around the beast and took over its entire body.

The beast’s eyes, filled with madness, did not feel the same reason as before.

“Then I’ll look forward to a fun scene.”

He stroked the beast as if he were dealing with a cute pet, and then disappeared.

In that place where the unknown someone had disappeared.

“Krrr-”

Only the beast’s cry echoed.