episode_0241

[Outside the front line, entering the contaminated zone.]

Kuweehek- Kuweehek-!

Food deud deud deuk!!!

-Monster~ hunting~ Monster~ hunting~♪~♬

As I step on the polluted ground, I suddenly remember what happened with Ariando in the past.

Back then and now, stepping on polluted land was an unpleasant experience.

The problem is that I’m the only one who feels that way.

Damon felt so good that he was singing loudly.

‘This is absurd. Meanwhile, what is something good to listen to?’

How can you act so cheerful while smelling such a disgusting smell?

I don’t know if I have a good stomach or a clear mind.

No matter how good it sounded, it wasn’t a good idea to sing it any more.

“Be quiet. “A monster will appear after hearing your screams.”

-Eh? Are you saying that?

This bastard?

“That doesn’t mean there’s a lot more to put in your mouth. And what if you are attracted to a dangerous monster that you can’t deal with? If your contractor dies, you will also suffer a huge loss. think carefully.”

-Foot!

Are you laughing here?

-Master, you are ignoring me too much. I’m Damon, Damon.

“???”

-Do you not remember what I was in the past?

I knew that Damon’s past was very colorful, but since I had never seen it with my own eyes, I didn’t really feel it.

However, thinking about the past, Damon’s past could not be ignored.

The current disaster for humanity is the contaminated zone, but in the past, the disaster for humanity was Damon.

* * *

I thought that even a fish out of water wouldn’t be as happy as Damon.

-Owner, owner! there! Over there!

Even without my commands, Damon found out where the monsters were on his own.

If you follow the easy navigation, monsters will pop out.

And when I was fighting monsters, Damon taught me how to win.

Damon, who had a great fighting sense, knew well how to respond when a monster attacked.

First of all, I decided to follow what he taught me, so I did just that, and surprisingly, I was able to successfully hunt the monster cleanly.

‘Maybe that’s why the contractors couldn’t remove Damon.’

The reason why he couldn’t give up even though he knew that Damon’s power was eroding his spirit.

Since all the battles I had fought so far came from Damon’s teachings, there was no way I could easily think of becoming independent.

That’s not an action for me.

Rather than teaching for growth, it was rather a shackle that prevented the contractor from escaping from himself.

“stop.”

When a monster is caught, it removes items that can be sold at a high price to a store and absorbs its life force.

Damon constantly tried to bring me a monster, probably because he thought that if I ate a lot, I would get full and give him at least one.

What’s so scary about Damon’s power is that he can absorb vital energy and restore his stamina when he gets tired.

If things continued like this, it might become a monster-catching machine.

-why? You’re not satisfied with just this, are you?

As I absorbed the power, much of the strangeness I felt at first disappeared.

There was no need to worry about side effects.

The mind was still strongly protected.

“It should be easier to fight while listening to what you say, but I feel like meddling is a bit too much. “I would like you to let me know when there is a surprise attack from a blind spot, and refrain from telling me specifically what to do.”

-why? You said it was comfortable. So far, all the contractors have said they are good.

“There will be times when I need your help. “I’m here to see how much I can do on my own, so I’m asking you to restrain yourself.”

-It’s as if what I do is your power.

“I know that your power is mine, but now I want to check without your power.”

Damon flapped his wings in dissatisfaction, as if he didn’t like it.

“Your hair is flying, stop.”

Even if the spirit flaps its wings, it won’t cause any hair to fly, but the wind slapping food near my face was driving me crazy.

-Hmph, okay. Give it a try. Let me see how well you do.

Damon flew high into the sky.

I didn’t mean to disappear completely… .

Since this has already happened, I decided to check my skills.

“Hmm.”

Damon has been steadily finding out the location of the monster, but now that it has disappeared, he feels uncomfortable.

Still, I had the know-how from chasing monsters while working as a mercenary for 14 years.

Monster tracking scroll.

If I used it, I would be able to quickly find out the location of the monster.

‘But if I use it, what difference will there be from hearing it from Damon?’

For today, I was going to hunt monsters by relying on my senses.

I checked the luggage on my back and lightly jumped in place.

This is to estimate how much your body should weigh.

If it is too light, it will be affected by the wind, so there must be some weight left on the body.

“good.”

So shall we fly now?

* * *

“Isn’t it a little strange today?”

“You think it’s strange?”

“The monsters’ behavior. “It seems a bit messy.”

This is a team that has been making money by catching monsters here for over two years.

I couldn’t figure out what the monster’s ecosystem was like.

“I guess it’s because of the waves.”

“Is it the wave’s fault again? “It’s been too long for that.”

“Because of Wave, it has become a completely different place from what we used to know. Variables can arise at any time.”

I wondered how long I would have to blame the wave, but since the changes that had occurred so far were always the wave’s fault, I decided to shrug my shoulders and move on.

Even if the entrance to the frontline contaminated zone was messy, it didn’t matter as long as no harm came to them.

The total number of people in the team centered around two awakened people is 6.

Even though the number of people was small, they were all talented people.

They are veterans who have been hunting monsters together for two years.

“Wait a minute, it’s a monster. Three… No, five, seven… ah!”

The countenance of my colleague turned pale.

“What, more than seven? “Is it at a level where you have to run away?”

If there are around 10, it is sufficient.

If it’s more than that, it’s probably better to run away.

If you overdo it and get injured to the point where you can no longer fight, your hunting plan will be ruined.

“No, no! Not seven, but more! At least ten or more! We have to run away!! No, hide first!”

There are more than 10 of them?

‘The herd is moving! ‘I should have been more careful when I thought it was a mess earlier!’

As soon as they decided that they needed to hide, everyone moved quickly.

When a team is on the verge of encountering an enemy they can’t handle, there are two options.

One is to run away, the other is to hide.

When fleeing, you had to throw away any baggage that would slow you down and prioritize saving your life.

“Wouldn’t it be better to run away?”

“no. I’m running like crazy. “If we hide well, we’ll pass by.”

At least it was better to hide.

At least you don’t have to waste your luggage.

“You’re not overexerting yourself because of greed, right?”

Cooung cooung cooung cooung

The sound of several footsteps can be heard not far away.

“No. It’s possible as long as there are no variables.”

“Okay, I’ll believe it.”

We took out the extract remover from our luggage and quickly sprayed it on each of our bodies.

Then, I hid at a reasonable distance into the thick bushes, held my breath as long as I could, and waited. Soon, I saw a cloud of dust.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!!

‘Sibaal.’

I get goosebumps and regret that I may have made the wrong choice.

I thought I should have run away.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

gulp-!

The monster can be seen up close.

A group of monsters, said to be over ten, but seemed to be almost twenty, was running.

I got goosebumps thinking about what would have happened if I had encountered that group without noticing them.

‘… ‘He probably died because his limbs were torn apart, right?’

It was still dangerous even now.

‘If you get caught, you’ll die.’

Only that thought dominated my mind.

It was a moment when everyone held their breath and prayed that the group of monsters would pass safely.

Wow!!!!!!!

As it happened, an earth-shaking sound came from the direction where the team was hiding.

“!!!!”

“!!!!”

Twenty monsters passing by on the road stopped at the sound.

‘Ssss’! ‘Who the hell are you?!’

The monsters, who had already become interested in sound, seemed to have no intention of continuing on their path.

I don’t know what kind of bastard he was, but the bastard who made that noise was our enemy from now on.

I gritted my teeth and shouted to the team, who were sweating coldly.

“Everyone run away!!!”

A few things to remember when escaping.

First, take care of your own life.

It’s so hard to take care of one’s own life that it kills you, but if you try to take care of your colleagues, you both end up dying.

Second, you should not and should not try to get help from others.

‘Each person takes care of their own life!’

In other words, it meant that if you wanted to survive, you had to run for your life from now on.

‘I can’t get married and die like this!’

I didn’t want to die without spending all the money I had saved.

In the end, I thought that life was more important than money, so I threw away all the burdens that weighed down my body and ran for my life.

Since he was the first to yell to run away, he probably attracted the most monsters.

‘Crazy, it’s so fast!!’

I should have just held my breath and secretly escaped.

When you die, it’s all over, so what is loyalty and camaraderie?

Unfortunately, the monster was too fast.

Considering that I was running with a group earlier, I should have kept in mind that I could catch up quickly.

The sound was getting closer.

‘Eh, I don’t know! ‘Let’s just see what kind of bastard he is and die!’

I deliberately led the monster to the place where the loud noise came from.

Since they made this sadal by making a sound, isn’t that also responsible?

‘It’s polite not to make a lot of noise even when hunting monsters in a contaminated area!’

No matter what kind of newbie you are, you will reflect properly when you see the monster you are dragging.

No matter how new you are, you should take this opportunity to learn properly what will happen if you cause trouble, and use it as a lesson.

‘Is it over there?’

Coo!

The guy who couldn’t come to his senses was making loud noises not just once, but continuously.

I don’t know how many of them were following me, but if I could just get away from them, I might be able to save my life even if I get hurt.

‘Don’t blame me. ‘It happened because they caused a commotion!!’

Pussssuk- Pussssuk!

After breaking through the tough bushes, we finally arrived at the place that was causing the loud noise.

and.

“huh?”

“Huh! Huh! Huh! You crazy bastard!!!! Didn’t you learn at the academy not to make loud noises in polluted areas?!! uh?”