episode_0305
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Morning of the 6th day.
In order to find the cause of the monster wave, it was necessary to go outside the fence. According to Kim Jae-yoon, the cause was the direction from which the monsters always came.
We planned to deal with the cause before the monster wave arrived, but we couldn’t all leave. This was because it would be difficult if a monster that escaped to the side attacked the village.
So, Janey and Thor decided to stay in the village to prepare for any emergency. I could leave it to those two with peace of mind.
“Please take care of me. Be careful.”
“Don’t worry here.”
“Beep!”
After hearing a trustworthy answer, Kim Jae-yoon and I left the fence together.
“This way.”
I followed Kim Jae-yoon’s directions and traveled for about an hour.
At some point, the dense forest surrounding the village disappeared, and a vast meadow spread out before my eyes.
A wide meadow with thigh-high green blades of grass fluttering in the wind. Across the meadow, in the opposite direction of the village we had come from, we saw a huge mountain range lined up.
Kim Jae-yoon pointed to a place in the grassland and said.
“That is the cause of the monster wave. This is my first time seeing it in person too.”
“It’s a strange-looking structure.”
Where Kim Jae-yoon pointed, a structure made of black mineral, as dull as coal, stood tall.
A small tower, or black pillar that tapered upwards like an awl, stood almost three times taller than the wooden fence of the village we were in.
No matter where you look in the grassland, its appearance is bound to catch your eye.
There was even unidentifiable black powder flying around the structure, giving off an ominous aura.
The area around the structure was crowded with monsters, probably from the monster wave of the 6th day, and the quantity was continuously being replenished from the distant mountain range.
Maria, who saw the structure through my vision, said curiously.
-For some reason, it seems bigger than the original description?
‘really?’
-yes. It just says it’s about the size of a human being.
‘The more time passes, the more it grows… ?’
It’s not just any kind of bamboo shoot, it’s just a mineral material, so how many times does it make sense to grow in just 5 days?
What happened in the tower was truly unpredictable.
‘Anyway, the black powder looks just like coal powder… Just by looking at it, it feels like it’s not good for your lungs.’
I already know that Kim Jae-yoon, who destroyed that thing in the original, didn’t have any problems, but I felt uncomfortable for no reason, so I asked.
“That strange powder-like thing is flying. If you breathe it in, won’t you get sick? Should I at least wear a yellow mask?”
“That is a trace of dark magic emanating from the structure. If you drink it for a long time, it may pollute your body’s magical power, but if it’s only for a short time, it will naturally purify and disappear. Of course, it’s best not to drink it… However, I don’t think it can be prevented with a yellow mask.”
-Even if it’s real coal dust, I’m still there. If you don’t want to inhale the whole bag, you can disassemble it all with nanobots.
While Maria took this opportunity to once again emphasize the usefulness of nanobots, Jaeyoon Kim continued.
“And the reality of the monster wave is that the monsters in the mountain range behind them were stimulated by black magic and attacked the village.”
“Somehow the monster seemed more ferocious than the ones I met on the previous floor. I guess I received some kind of berserk buff.”
However, Kim Jae-yoon’s expression, which had brightened after discovering the goal, darkened a little.
“But it’s too open a space to handle only structures… I think it would be a bit difficult to deal with all of those guys without any barriers. I don’t know about you, but I think it’s definitely dangerous.”
-Originally, on the first day, while the village is blocking the monster wave, the structure is secretly destroyed. Thanks to this, we are able to achieve this feat without risky combat.
‘You did it through the backdoor, that’s what I mean.’
-If you destroy that structure, the monster wave will be temporarily weakened.
However, the people in the village now were not strangers, no matter what happens, but were members of our group. It’s also my sister-in-law and older brother’s summons. That’s probably why they can’t come up with a suggestion to use the village as bait and target them.
I thought for a moment and said.
“Then shouldn’t you just destroy it from afar without getting close?”
“Yes? Of course, that would work, but… At first glance, it looks like a solid rock structure, right? I don’t think we can destroy it just by throwing stones from afar.”
“Who would throw a stone?”
“Then… ”
“Historically, explosives were used to destroy buildings.”
“… … ?”
I left Kim Jae-yoon with a question mark above his head and took out the supplies from the inventory.
Various bombs and detonators brought back from robbing real-life gangs, and even shock grenades obtained from New Kind.
Kim Jae-yoon was unable to come to his senses as a feast of explosives suddenly rained down before his eyes.
“This, this… ?”
“I told you so. I can bring things from reality.”
“No, I didn’t know something like this was possible… Is it really possible to take out a firearm then? ?”
“It is possible, but if you rely too much on it, you will not be able to develop yourself. I try not to use it as much as possible. Don’t think anything strange and just practice martial arts more. If you learn it hard, you are stronger than a gun.”
“… … .”
“Now, take one in each hand like this. Don’t forget to press this button here before throwing this grenade. To fire a bomb, just press the switch.”
He spoke with both hands full of bombs and grenades.
“Have you ever thrown a baseball? Throw it so that it lands only nearby, with a roughly similar feeling. Then it’s over.”
Although it was only one day later, it was the structure that Kim Jae-yoon destroyed with his sword. Although its size and thickness have increased several times, there is no way it could survive being hit by a bomb.
Kim Jae-yoon followed me and picked up the thrown object with a confused look.
We lowered ourselves and hid in the grass. The goal was to get as close to the structure as possible. By moving forward with a low crawl, I was able to completely hide myself in the thigh-high grass.
‘It would have been more convenient if I had been able to get something like a bazooka.’
-Would you like me to save you from reality later?
‘you?’
-I think it can be done with just a few hacks. Of course, Awaken will have to step up a bit.
‘… Let’s talk about that later.’
It was an engaging story, but the scale was a little large.
We stopped at a reasonable distance. As you get closer, the density of the monsters increases too much, and the grass splits as it crawls.
Since stupid monsters already received a buff that causes them to lose their senses, there is a possibility that they won’t be detected, but they might be able to detect it by smell or something.
I exchanged signals with Kim Jae-yoon, who was following me, and counted the numbers.
“One… two… three… !”
Whiik!!
Various explosives and grenades flew toward the black structure in a parabola.
“Crrr… ?”
The monsters looked up at the sky, making stupid noises at the sound of something flying.
And that was the end of it.
Hold~
Kwagwagwagwagwagwang!!!!!!!
When I pressed the trigger button, the ground I was standing on shook, almost like an earthquake. A powerful shock wave hit the face that was gently raised. It felt like I was being splashed with water.
At the same time, a strong wind blew and the grass in the meadow fell flat around the black structure. It seemed as if they were worshiping the technological prowess of humanity that created the bomb.
Thanks to this, our lowered posture and hidden appearance were revealed, but the monsters actually had no intention of attacking us.
Judging by the shadows that could be seen at a glance due to the cloudy sand dust rising, it seemed that most of the monsters were caught in the explosion and died. Or at least incapacitated.
“It’s better to kill them before they come to their senses… Ah.”
I looked back while talking to Kim Jae-yoon, intending to deal with the remaining remnants of the monster wave. But it wasn’t just the monster that was unable to act.
“Ugh… ”
Kim Jae-yoon stumbles and cannot stand up. It seemed like he had lost his sense of balance for a moment due to the shock wave.
He tried to get up from his seat, but it seemed like he needed some time as he kept touching the floor.
Even though all the monsters are similar anyway, it would be difficult if they ran out and left Kim Jae-yoon alone like this and ended up dying for no reason.
To wait until he was able to regain his composure, I straightened my upper body, which had been tilted to run forward. Instead, I watched the sand and dust slowly settling.
‘Did you break it down?’
The top of the tall structure was not visible. And as if answering my thoughts, a notification appeared.
“Lee Min-ho and Kim Jae-yoon achieved the feat on the second floor.”
“The feat achieved is ‘Cause of the Monster Wave.’”
“Obtained the title ‘Owner of Intuition’.”
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