episode_0280

Something incomprehensible happened.

The only thing left is things that are blindly hostile towards living creatures, surrounding you, but you didn’t even notice them until they appeared at a close distance?

There is only one way it is possible.

“Has it started slowly?”

Zodiac.

The guys who entered the dungeon together probably hid the zombies in some way and brought them here.

The reason I’m going to such troublesome measures is probably because I want to test my skills.

But it seems they underestimated me too much.

“This wouldn’t be enough.”

If I really wanted to see my skills, I should have hidden at least two of the three I had chosen by dressing them up as zombies.

This situation is actually a good thing.

I already needed more information, but if I kill this much, I’m sure I’ll get something more.

Just as I was trying to raise my magic power to use magic on a large scale commensurate to the number of enemies.

“Wait a minute, Dojin.”

Juyeon, who was standing behind me, grabbed my shoulder and gently pulled me back and said.

“Would you please leave this to me?”

“… “Are you my sister?”

“huh.”

Juyeon nods with a gentle smile.

“I’m talking about the note from earlier. “You said it looked like Korean, right?”

“It was like that.”

“I think it’s somehow a plan for you.”

Don’t worry.

what… , it may not be entirely wrong.

Until now, I’ve never returned empty-handed from hunting a seeker.

“So, let’s save Dojin some strength just in case. got it?”

There is only one answer I can give to her logical explanation.

“Okay, then.”

It was a problem that did not need to be explained in detail in the first place.

If an S-class hunter says he wants to step forward, of course he has to take his turn.

Sometimes, there are stupid people who think that because she is a healer and buffer, her direct combat ability will be greatly reduced, but that is a huge mistake.

There is something called sacred magic.

Although it is called magic, it is significantly different from regular magic, from the power source to the method of use, and is the exclusive property of healers who use sacred power, the power to heal the opponent, in attacks.

The energy itself is very friendly to using energy, so the attack power is lower than that of a normal attack, but at level S, even that becomes meaningless.

How many times have I said this?

Does S class look like shit?

“ha… !”

The light that began to leak from her body gradually increased and became a dazzling brilliance that swept the surroundings.

Divine power.

A name given by the first saint of the Vatican when the Hunter Society began.

It is unknown whether it is actually a power given by God, but one thing is certain.

There is an overflowing vitality sleeping within it that cannot be compared to any other energy.

This overflowing vitality is in contrast to zombies, which only temporarily postpone death.

Keekeeek!

Wow!

Every time the zombies that are running for their life touch the light, they melt and disappear without a trace.

Even if they are polar opposites, this level of power is only possible because they are S-class.

The structure of divine power overflowing around you can be seen with your eyes.

How it is done, what it is made of, etc.

But that’s it.

“… “It doesn’t work.”

I finally found out what my body, which was reading and embodying everything, could not do.

It seems impossible to imitate divine power, which has a completely different structure from magical power.

If he had been able to imitate divine power, he would have become an all-rounder who could be active anywhere.

While she was feeling regretful, the light leaking from her body slowly faded away.

Hundreds of zombies that were filling the area also disappeared without a trace.

She gathers her energy and opens her mouth with a nonchalant expression.

“Then shall we find another note?”

“… yes.”

I almost got excited for a moment when I saw her face, with the light remaining like a halo, like a halo.

no.

Am I already excited?

I was worried that my feelings would be revealed, so I immediately turned my back on her.

And then I wandered around for about 5 minutes looking for a note that might have fallen where the zombie had melted.

“found.”

I found a piece of paper that had turned yellow and was crumpled.

The material feels quite different from the note I first picked up.

When I carefully unfold the folded paper, I see speckled colors and faded photos and letters.

【Special sale from XX to XX days!】

【We offer eye-popping discount prices.】

【A plate of fresh eggs 3,000 won, 1kg of tomatoes 5,000 won, green onions, chives… .】

A supermarket flyer posted in every home during special sale periods.

Below is a map that allows you to specify the location of the supermarket, as well as what is nearby.

【Located 5 minutes away from Exit 3 of ○○ Station.】

【○△□Mart】

【02-XXX-XXXX】

A leaflet containing much more specific information than the first note.

Of course, it may take some time to find the exact location of the map or the subway station, but it is no longer as ridiculously difficult as finding a needle in the desert.

I was just about to start walking, thinking that this would be worth wandering around looking for.

“Dojin, it’s almost two hours. Don’t you need to go back?”

“Already?”

When I checked the stopwatch function, one of the badge functions, 1 hour and 50 minutes had already passed.

I pressed it right before the search started, so I guess there are about 10 minutes left.

“Hmm.”

I’m worried.

Is the guy named Sword Demon who appears in the note really the boss of this dungeon, or is he an explorer?

Maybe he’s playing both roles at the same time… , I don’t think that’s the case.

As Juyeon said, if the searcher is similar to the arrangement given to the 504 people, wouldn’t we want to prevent them from disappearing due to someone who has nothing to do with us?

Of course, even this is just a guess, but anyway.

“Let’s just continue our search like this.”

After much thought, the conclusion reached was this.

Since I was beaten to death, there was no longer any reason to obediently follow their wishes.

Since we sent the zombies here, we already know where we are.

If you tease them, they will show themselves, right?

“Let’s go.”

“okay.”

While walking through the city at a slow pace, your eyes scan the surroundings.

Remove the rust from the sign to confirm the location, and look around the building, which retains its original form to some extent, to see if it is the building written on the map.

Meanwhile.

“Dojin, over there… !”

Juyeon points somewhere with his finger.

When I turned my head to check, I found a sign standing precariously as if it had barely survived the chaos.

【□□Intersection】

The name of the intersection indicated on the map in the supermarket leaflet.

Then, the supermarket is not far from here… .

The main street on the left following the map drawn on the flyer.

Juyeon, who was walking next to me, subtly put his body close to my arm.

“Dojin… , I think something is a little different from here.”

“… “It’s different.”

As she said, the surroundings have changed.

The landscape of the gray, destroyed city has not changed, but the scars carved there are different.

“The wreckage looks very straight.”

While the remains of other buildings look as if they were shattered by a large impact, the remains of this one all have a straight cross-section.

As if it had been cut into pieces by something sharp.

“I guess I came to the right place.”

“Ugh… “Something feels strange.”

Straight lines are densely engraved in all the surrounding scenery.

All scars created by a single sword.

What’s even more surprising is… .

“They were all engraved by one person.”

In addition to the fact that all of this was engraved by one person.

“And that in just one breath.”

It is a mark that was achieved in just one breath.

“Sword Demon… .”

I repeat the name engraved on the note.

I don’t know who it is, but it seems like a really amazing name.

You might have to be a little nervous.

I tighten my loose senses and move on from where I had stopped.

If you follow the directions written on the flyer, you should soon be able to see the mart… .

“I think I can just break it from there.”

The moment I checked the directions and turned along the corner she pointed to.

“… … !”

“ah… .”

A shocking sight comes into view.

【○△□Mart】

A signboard with the name of the supermarket written on the flyer written in large letters.

A building that stands precariously, with the passage of time intact beneath it.

And in front of it, out of nowhere, a low mountain dominates the road.

It is not an ordinary mountain made up of piles of dirt, but a mountain made up of rotten flesh and lumpy white bones.

After that, white bones continued intermittently.

“… “You don’t have to go into the supermarket.”

If you follow the white bones along the road, you will find the Sword Demon.

At the end of the path I walked, using sharply cut pieces of bone as guideposts, was what I had been looking for.

○○ Station Exit 3.

The very subway station that was drawn on the map of the mart.

An ominous darkness looms over the entrance, which is partially blocked by the remains of a collapsed building.

Juyeon, who felt this, swallowed dry saliva and parted his lips.

“It’s in there.”

A confident tone.

A presence so strong was surging through the darkness that it gave off an ominous feeling just by looking at it.

If you come here you will die.

That’s what he’s warning me about.

Transform it into a small bead shape and hold it in your pocket.

His appearance changes naturally, as if he knows what I want.

Eventually, I lightly hold the sword that has turned into a perfect handle for my hand and go down the stairs.

After passing the long stairs, the stopped escalator, and the broken turnstile, I arrived on the tracks.

There is a person standing there.

“hmm… , is not it?”

I will correct it.

There was a sword in the shape of a human standing there.

Gray skin, shaggy hair, red bloodshot eyes, worn-out navy blue uniform, and a sword at his waist.

The moment I met the eyes of a guy with bright red eyes.

[Eliminate the explorer ‘Swordmaster who betrayed humanity.’]

The red message window that appeared as a warning overlapped with the face of the guy smiling coldly.