Episode 31
“It would be nice to sell this child.”
When I slowly open my eyes, I see a familiar face.
“Are you on a picnic? Shall we sleep at the gate?”
It seems that he fell asleep. I replied with a shameless face.
“I didn’t sleep. Someone said he slept.”
“Wipe the spittle marks on your mouth and hit the ball.”
“write
“Ooh. sure of this.”
He shakes his fist, but a smile forms on his lips. I massaged my sore neck.
“Oh, I am tired.”
“Did you meet a girl yesterday? Why do you doze off like a sick chicken while running the raid?”
“Where do I find time to meet women? Even though you know the circumstances.”
“It doesn’t.”
From the first battle until now. It’s been 5 years or so. He knew me just as well as I knew him.
“Then why?”
“Why would you do that for money?”
“money? Are you two-job runners?”
It’s a very low voice. I nodded, looking at the teammates resting over his back.
“Wow, this kid. I kicked my back pocket because I ate some jjambab. That’s the one called the deputy team leader.”
“The raid has decreased lately, and it’s because I’m in a hurry. in a hurry Even my older brother has done it, so he said that.”
Hunters with pro licenses are legally prohibited from playing two jobs. I wouldn’t live like this even if I became a D-class, but F-class people like us can’t help it.
Because they know such a situation, the guild pretends not to know even if they know about it.
“It is, but… … be careful. If a complaint comes in to the management office, it becomes a headache.”
“It’s a trustworthy place. I received the payment in cash on the same day, so there is no problem. Would I do anything?”
“okay?”
Judging by the look on his face, he seems to be tempted.
“Do you need money too?”
“I have three children. An oil field in the yard needs to explode.”
He poured out his words with sad eyes. It’s a repertoire I’ve already heard dozens of times. He patted me on the shoulder after venting his resentment over the agony of childcare, rising milk powder prices, and the unscrupulousness of the merchants.
“You are not married.”
“I don’t.”
I can’t do that exactly.
No women, no money. For me, whose goal in life is to live in a house in a safe zone within five years, I was jealous of him.
loving spouse and children. happy family. I don’t know when I’ll have something like that.
“Marriage is a swamp.”
Even if you say that, he is a good father to a famous loving wife. I knew that he would sometimes take out family photos and smile happily.
“Life sucks. When you come to your senses, you’re buried deep in your chest and you’re barely breathing.”
I may have been misinformed.
“So don’t work too hard.
Do it while resting, while resting. Love, hobbies, things like that are good.”
“well. I still need money.”
Scratching his head, he replied. He looks at you with pitiful eyes.
“Looking at it earlier, I heard you were sleeping in a cold sweat. Then she goes hook from overwork.”
“Me?”
Come to think of it, my back is damp with cold sweat. I think I had a bad dream… … .
‘I don’t remember.’
At least it must be a dog dream. what.
Gate.
Right now, it serves as the breadwinner for hunters like me, but the truth is that it is the invasion route of the demon army.
As the demon king Asmodeus fell, his mighty army was also defeated, but only the gate remained after decades.
“Defense formation!”
Following his command, three hunters carrying huge tower shields blocked the front. In narrow caves, this is enough to dispel most attacks.
Caen. Cacan!
“Kikiiik!”
Twenty or so goblins threw poison darts, axes, and spears, but they all bounced off the tall and beautiful tower shield.
Archer!”
Tankers block all attacks from the front, and archers rain down arrows from the rear. As I pressed forward and knocked out about half of them, the goblins let out panicked cries.
“Chaaaaagh!”
“Kikki!”
Just in time he ordered.
“Attack formation!”
Tankers run out as soon as they drop tower shields. But I was faster than that.
“hot!”
When he swings the iron spear, green blood bursts and the lead is disturbed. Jumping between them, stabbing and slashing at random, the ranks collapsed.
“charge!”
Then, when the dealers and tankers joined in, the goblin group instantly became corpses and lay down.
“Is it really easy today?”
“Honestly, the deputy team leader did half of it. He was very good at flying, when did he get so good at it… … Shh. The manager was pissed off.”
The people chatting with each other fell silent the moment he appeared.
“hey. Jin Tae-kyung!”
It’s a surprise.
I was immersed in my thoughts, and I was startled and asked back.
“why?”
“You man. Who wants to act alone?
are you a tank Did you forget the attack order? Are you still the vice-captain?”
“That’s not it…”
“If you’re going to do something like this, move the team. It’ll put other team members at risk.”
Looking at his grim face, he sighed.
“I’m sorry. I don’t know why I did it.
It just suddenly seemed like nothing. I guess I’m crazy for a second.”
I felt strange. The moment I saw the group of goblins, I thought I could wipe them out by myself.
No, that was certain.
“you… … “
he swallowed It’s been five years since we left each other’s backs and fought, but this was the first time we’d ever had a sudden action like this.
“Next time, don’t do this. If there is something difficult, tell me.”
I patted him on the shoulder and looked at his back as he left. For some reason, a corner of his chest throbbed.
‘Should I go to the hospital?’
But the pain soon stopped caring.
“The magic stone is out!”
“I’m here!”
“also!”
“Woke up. floated It’s up!”
“mom! Ha Yeon-ah!”
Ah, the last cry was mine.
He too muttered with a flushed face.
“Hey, what is all this… … Twenty large and small magic stones were neatly placed on the floor.
magic stone. Although it looks like a red stone, it is an object called the flower of the gate. This mass of magical power possessed by monsters is high-dimensional energy and at the same time the most valuable by-product of monsters.
“At this rate, it would cost over a million won per piece.”
These are the words of the team leader who endured 10 years on this floor as an E-class hunter. People’s eyes widened at the ecstatic sight.
“Is it like this?”
Everyone shook their heads furiously at the rookie’s question.
“Absolutely not.”
In the F-level gate, the average is one or two, and no matter how lucky you are, you can’t fill five. I was busy counting money.
‘Only magic crystals are at least 2,000, and by-products and equipment are 500. If you add various allowances to that… … f*ck. how much is all this It’s the best jackpot since I started Hunter.
The raid wasn’t even over yet.
“How far have we been?”
“We’re almost there. Take the right road and you’ll be in the boss zone.”
Boss John. Everyone’s eyes lit up at that word.
Of course, there is a boss in the boss zone. The boss monster is the strongest monster in the gate. And it is the monster with the most expensive by-products, equipment, and magic stones.
‘What if I catch the boss monster?’
It’s literally a jackpot. It is a golden opportunity that will never come again while living as an F-class hunter. It was a time when everyone was smiling brightly at that thought.
“Just think about it.”
No, what is this human saying now?
“What do you mean?”
“That’s right. The only monsters you encounter are normal goblins. So many magic stones? It’s kind of strange.”
he sighed. He was still in a rage, and the conflict flashed across his red face.
“I know how you feel. I know… I’ve already packed a lot. Let’s be satisfied with this and go back.”
Satisfaction? Now, here, come all the way here, let’s go back?
I looked at the other team members. Among them, there are those who have been working together for two or three years, and there are also newcomers. But everyone had the same face as me.
“I am against… … At that moment, her breath caught. damn it Another chest pain.
I tried to speak somehow, but no voice came out. Now I’m starting to hear even two people.
‘What is this?’
The pain and tinnitus were getting worse. I fell to my knees and gasped.
‘Someone help me.’
I grabbed someone by the crotch of my pants and hung on. That’s it. It was he who took care of me like his father, like his brother, for the past 5 years.
‘brother. Please save me.’
He looked down at me with a calm gaze.
“I? You who ran away leaving everyone behind?”
what?
“I wanted to live too.”
I forgot the pain and stared blankly at him. His clothes and skin melted away, exposing his bones. Everyone except me was turned into a skeleton.
‘ah. It was.’
all dead that day two years ago. Everyone died in the boss zone I insisted on going to.
‘I survived alone.’
I struggled, drowned in memories.
An ominous darkness descended upon the boss zone. I remembered the unpleasant smell and the damp floor, and I remembered its huge wings.
A corpse torn to shreds in midair. People screaming in terror and running away.
‘Such an asshole!’
But I couldn’t kill him even with the skill I poured my all into. He raised me up from waiting for death.
‘Tae Kyung!’
‘brother. sorry. It’s all my fault.’
if it wasn’t just me If I hadn’t been greedy, everyone would have been able to live. I could have gone back to my family.
He tried to smile at me when I was crying like a child.
‘Why is that your responsibility? My son is even pretending to be the team leader.’
A huge fuselage floated through the cave.
Stalactites poured down and the last member of the team screamed. In the darkness, his red eyes turned towards us.
‘That cheeky bastard. Tae Kyung. Go first.’
‘brother. Cheonsoo hyung!’
My heart ached. Pain flooded her eyes to the point of blinding them. As if I had swallowed lava, everything inside me seemed to be burning up. The intermittent tinnitus was replaced by a monster’s roar.
Wow!
I opened my eyes with a scream. However, it was not a gate, and there were no monsters or team members. A man stood up by the window where the sun was pouring in.
“Did you dream about your lord?
If I tell you, you will like it.”
A face dripping with coldness.
This is Wei Peng, the right-hand man of Qin Wei Jing. Seeing him made me realize he was still in the game.
“Are you okay?”
“no. It was a nightmare.”
“Then I will leave that part out.”
“as you please.”
His whole body was drenched with sweat.
Through the cracks in the bandages wrapped around the body, you can see the bloody flesh.
“How long have I been lying down?”
“You have been unconscious for five days.
The Medicine King’s conclusion was that his condition was so serious that he would not last more than a day.”
“is it so?”
3L When the lord heard that, he went wild. If I hadn’t stopped it, I would have beaten the Medicine King to death.”
“ah.”
At a meeting a few days ago, I remembered an old man who said he would insert a needle into Baekho Dangju’s anus. He chanted a Buddhist chant to die.
“Did anything else happen?”
“A lot of things happened. Among them, there is good news and even better news… … Which one would you like to hear first?”
“From the good news.”
“First of all, the reconnaissance team and the survivors of the Sakju branch have returned safely. Two of them were seriously injured, but their lives are not in danger.”
survivor. My heart sank at those three letters.
‘No. seven.’
I recalled the face as he let out his last breath with a dagger stuck between his neck and forehead. She must have been twenty at most.
He was too young to lose his life.
“Do you think of the dead?”
“Have you recovered the body?”
“It was well taken care of and business was carried out.
Since I was an orphan, I had no survivors.”
“Can I say something?”
Hupin did not wait for an answer.
He took a step towards me and opened his mouth.
“Sam Gongja, don’t make the death of a subordinate a dog.”
“What is that?”
“The unmanned are not those who are protected, but those who prove themselves by fighting the enemy.
Even though I met an enemy so strong that I couldn’t help it, I died, but it’s a warrior, not death.”
To say that he died with honor because he died on the battlefield is rare bullshit.
There is no honorable death.
Even now, the screams of colleagues who died two years ago and the wide eyes of Chilho, who lost his breath, are vivid.
“It doesn’t change the fact that you’re dead.”
“Some people cling to things that never change.
I won’t tell you who.”
“…”
“Do you regret it?”
“of course.”
“Then buy his share.”
Hupin continued in a soft voice he had never heard before.
“I am not saying forget the dead. It means to bury it in your chest and engrave it in your head. Using that regret as a springboard, soaring to the place they dreamed of is the path that Confucius should take.”
It’s the way I’m going… … .
I laughed out loud thinking about that one word that made a corner of my heart thump just by hearing it.
“shit. I’m going to break my leg.”
“It will take a lifetime.”
“Can I get there if I give my whole life?”
“I don’t know. I don’t even know where my path is, how can I know the path of Confucius?”
“What is at the end of the way to the Great Gorge?”
“The first person in the world.”
joke? no. Today’s Hupin is more serious and resolute than ever before.
“It is difficult.”
“It’s a dream.”
right. Dreams are always difficult to achieve.
Especially if you carry the dreams of those who left.
“The Great Threat. Can I ask you one thing?”
“As much as you like.”
“What was that guy’s name?”
“His name is… … “
The moment Hupin’s lips opened, the cold winter wind shook the window.
wheein. Over the sound of the cool wind, Chilho’s name is heard.
“That’s a great name.”
“I heard that you built it yourself. It was such a big dream.”
“What is it?”
“The best person in the world.”
“You’re going to have a hard time.”
“Iknow, right. It’s ridiculous.”
Laughter breaks out. Only then did she feel that her heavy heart was relieved. It’s all thanks to Wipin.
“It’s back to normal now.”
“Thank you.”
“It was nothing.”
Weeping nodded and opened his mouth.
“Now we have more good news.”
Oh, did you? Good news and more good news.
I eagerly waited for the words to follow.
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