Chapter 217
Kongnamulguk doesn’t look like much, but it’s a dish with more ingredients than you might think.
In that sense, ‘Black Wyvern’s Nest’ was like bean sprout soup.
In this vast A-level gate, not only Wyvern but also several types of monsters existed. Just like the ingredients in bean sprout soup.
– Kwyiik!
I muttered at the faint cry of a pig in the distance.
“… … Does pork go in bean sprout soup?”
Won Myung-hoon, who was walking beside him, turned his head and asked.
“yes? Suddenly, what kind of pork?”
“no. I think there are monsters nearby.”
“monster?”
Won Myung-hun, who stood there for a moment and listened, spoke.
“Can’t you hear anything?”
“Uh, that… … How should I explain this? While thinking about it, Won Myung-hun smiled and opened his mouth.
“Haha, you seem too nervous?
There’s nothing to be afraid of as an A-level gate. Please eat comfortably.”
“I heard it clearly… … “
“It must be an illusion. If I had heard such a sound, I would have noticed it first?”
I shut my mouth at the confident tone and smile.
Won Myung-hoon is a famous star, but his reputation as a hunter was also considerable.
Being in the ranker means that you are in the top 100 among tens of thousands of hunters in Korea.
Compared to him, I am still a newbie who has just emerged.
‘On the surface, I mean.’
I don’t think there’s anyone in the whole world who has as many secrets as I do.
But people only see what they see and hear what they want to hear.
I swallowed the words that were up to my throat and nodded.
“I must have been mistaken.”
“This can be happen. It’s good to be alert, but don’t worry too much. I’m going there anyway using detection magic.”
I stared blankly at Won Myung-hun, who tapped his shoulder as if he knew everything.
Looking at him from a while ago, how to say, it feels like a corner of my heart is getting complicated.
‘Was it just this much?’
A few hours ago, I realized two things while watching Won Myung-hoon deal with the Green Wyvern.
First, the wyvern is not as strong as you might think. and second.
‘It’s the same with Myung-hoon hyung.’
he is strong He has no doubts about that fact. He can handle Auras, and he’s such a strong person that he was even ranked as a ranker at one point.
In terms of Moorim, it is safe to say that he was a master at his peak.
But that’s about it. No, if Won Myung-hoon showed all of his appearances, he was worse than the peak master of Moorim.
‘I don’t know how to handle power properly.’
Is it because the environment is different?
Unlike modern times, Moorim is a harsh place where you literally have to survive by relying on a weapon.
In a world where the sword is closer than the law, it is inevitable that martial arts will be extremely developed.
‘On the other hand, modern hunters are focused on raids, and magic exists.’
Moorim people who constantly polish themselves in the huge framework of martial arts, and Hunters who share their roles and pursue maximum efficiency within them.
It’s not a matter of right or wrong, but one thing is certain.
‘Compared with the strength of each individual, Hunters are no match for the Moorim people.’
If what he has shown so far is his everything, Won Myung-hoon cannot escape from that category.
Even if you can use auras, the same is true.
‘I must have gotten stronger.’
just a few months.
I have grown enough to be able to tailor the A-class hunter who has been my idol for a long time.
‘Sometimes happy, sometimes bitter.’
It was a time when I was soaked in a strange feeling while watching Won Myung-hun.
– Kwyiik!
– Chwiik!
The second monster’s cry was louder and clearer than the first.
Won Myung-hun, who finally realized the fact, turned his head and began to search for the source of the sound.
“Where the hell did you just hear that…”
I answered by taking out the spearhead I had slung on my back.
“Five o’clock. About thirty, no, a hundred meters away.”
”uh?”
“The number is quite high. Get ready for the raid soon.”
“Would you like me to prepare?”
“yes. I think there are about forty or fifty of them.”
“What are you doing now… … “
Won Myung-hun’s words did not follow.
It was because they found a group of forty orcs approaching through the thick bushes.
“It’s forty-seven. Should I just take care of it?”
”brother?”
At my call, Won Myung-hun was startled like a person who had just woken up.
“Uh, huh?”
“Shall I take care of it?”
“… … Are you doing that alone?”
“yes. My body hasn’t healed yet.”
“That, yes. Do as you please.”
“If there is someone running away, take care of it.”
After I finished speaking, I swung my spear and walked out toward them.
It is an ordinary iron spear that can be found everywhere without any magic applied.
‘Because I can’t adapt to Moorim if I use something enchanted.’
Magic is an incredibly convenient and useful ability.
However, while it may be a positive factor right now, it is a negative factor in the long run.
You can cope with any crisis by developing basic skills, not equipment.
‘If I catch them all, I’m going to level up at least once.’
I kicked the ground with a happy imagination. A cracking wind shook her hair.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Hiss! Awesome! Bubbubuck!
The spear blade neatly cuts through the uvula.
Before the orc’s knee could even touch the ground, the head of another orc next to him exploded.
Then another one, then two, then three… … . Blood and death poured out every time the silver line drew a trajectory.
Truly endless.
“… … hey.”
The first team leader, who had unknowingly exclaimed, hurriedly shut his mouth. It was because Won Myung-hoon was glaring at him with bloody eyes.
“That, CEO. That’s not it.”
“This bastard. Isn’t it time to just enjoy it?”
“sorry. I don’t know stop… … “
Team 1, who had been making excuses, took a sneak peek and spoke up.
“No, but you fight really well, right?”
What a good fight.”
“The movement is different. He is not an ordinary A-level rookie.”
“Looking at it, it doesn’t look like he’s wearing any magic equipment, but even if he ran into fifty orcs single-handedly, he had to be acknowledged. If someone tells me to do that… … I honestly have no confidence.”
Won Myung-hoon licked his lips with a face full of annoyance.
It was because even he could not deny the words of team leader 1. No, it’s just words that are correct from one to ten.
The more I watched Jin Tae-kyung, the more absurd it grew like a snowball.
‘What the hell is that guy?’
Although treated as a neighborhood book in fantasy novels, orcs are by no means easy monsters.
Species are diverse and the number of identified tribes is dozens. Judging from the fact that the orcs that appeared were clumsyly equipped with armor, they were B-class Orc Warriors.
However, Jin Tae-gyeong was overwhelming against those guys.
Dealing with fifty orc warriors alone? A kid who has just awakened to Class A?’
I already know enough information about him.
He was a low-level Hunter, branded as a defective product, who started as an F-rank and was sure to die as an F-rank.
But how could a guy who used to deal with goblins or something like that in a millennial F-level gate do this?
“CEO. CEO?”
Won Myung-hun, who woke up from his thoughts, answered in a dry voice.
“Didn’t you hear? Since you’ve been by my side since earlier, I asked if there was anything suspicious.”
“Are you suspicious?”
“yes. It’s strange. Jin Tae-gyeong, that bastard, there’s definitely something there.”
Won Myung-hun, who was silent for a moment, briefly explained to the team leader what had just happened.
“Did you know in advance that orcs would appear?”
“Lower your voice. Because we are not alone.”
Team leader 1 glanced back. Looking at the members of the Peace Guild watching the battle with a calm face as if they were on a picnic, he whispered in a voice the size of an ant.
“How the hell did that kid know that? Do you have any tips?”
“It must be detection magic. It’s unconditionally detection magic.”
“What if it’s not detection magic?”
“what?”
Team 1 swallowed dry saliva.
“Here, Mr. if. This is really one of a kind… …
“Close your mouth. I don’t want to hear nonsense.”
“Oh, you don’t know.”
In an instant, a light flashed in Won Myung-hun’s eyes.
“What the f*ck… … Then Jin Tae-gyeong, that bastard is stronger than me? Is that what you want to say?”
Team 1 hurriedly lowered his head at that bloody spirit.
But the low, growling voice continued to pierce his ears.
“Do you think Auror was learned with Go-Stop? I reaped and raised a baby that had nothing, so are you kidding me now? Does the name Ranker sound like a bitch?”
“Oh, no.”
I have to speak straight. When we first met, you and I were similar, and Ranker was the result of a lot of lobbying and the recognition we had accumulated while living in the entertainment industry.
The head of team 1 swallowed hard, suppressing the words that were coming up.
It’s already been over 10 years since we’ve been together. There are too many things we’ve done together to go back to the past.
Sensing such a sign, Won Myung-hoon glared at the leader of Team 1 with eyes like a poisonous snake.
“Our Jonghun has grown up a lot.”
Calling me by name, not by title, has another meaning.
Sensing the unusual atmosphere, some members of the Star Guild habitually surrounded the two and blocked the sight of outsiders.
“Hey, Kim Jong-hoon.”
tuk tuk
Won Myung-hun, who lightly tapped the sprain of team leader 1, muttered in a voice drier than a grain of sand.
“Wake. If you make a mistake here, you will be screwed.”
“… … yes.”
“Have some nimble kids find the boss monster. If it doesn’t work out, bring some moderately strong wyverns.”
“All right.”
The moment the team leader answered with a depressed face, cheers erupted from somewhere.
A man with a bandit beard was jumping like a live fish.
“Tae Kyung! you child! You wonderful bastard!”
The battle is finally over.
It took only 15 minutes to annihilate 50 Orc Warriors, which are B-class monsters.
Between dozens of corpses scattered all over the place, a young man with cool features was grinning.
“Ah, I feel a little better now. Myeong-hoon hyung, did I do well?”
Won Myung-hoon hurriedly turned his head.
It was to hide the mercilessly distorted face.
‘Such a dog… … !’
Every time he sees Jin Tae-gyeong, his head heats up and his stomach turns upside down.
A guy who got media attention simply because he was lucky. A guy who neither knows nor intends to use his fame properly for a subject he has been so fortunate to have.
In Won Myung-hun’s love, all of that was pretense and a source of disgust.
‘Do you not know the topic and make my suggestion?’
If I had wanted to become a star hunter for another large agency, I wouldn’t have been as angry as I am now.
However, Jin Tae-gyeong refused without any hesitation. She chose the Peace Guild, which was nothing more than a hole-in-the-wall shop.
‘He’s like an idiot.’
You will regret it.
Won Myeong-hoon, who had been brainwashed in his heart, winked at the team leader.
“good job! Good work man!”
puck! puck!
Lim Kkeok-jeong snorted and tapped my shoulder.
“and! Fifty Orc Warriors!
Truly the best Hunter!”
“calm down.”
“Movement, spearmanship soul… … After all, an A-rank hunter. You overturned the gate!”
“……”
No, why did the soul appear there? And what is upside down?
Unlike me who was dumbfounded, Lim Kkeok-jeong’s excitement didn’t seem to go away.
“I knew you would end up like this, kheum.”
“… … Are you not crying?”
Lim Kkeok-jeong, who was unable to speak and only trembled his lips, turned his head.
“Who is crying? It’s just, it just reminds me of the old days.”
“mister.”
“Do you remember that time? When I was attacked at the E-level gate two years ago.”
“when… … Oh, I see.”
“Yes, the team leader was the first to run away and I thought everyone was dead, but you stayed at the rear until the end to protect the wounded.”
“Are there any uncles among them?”
Lim Kkeok-jeong nodded his head with a face full of passion.
From my memory at the time, I think I saved about seven people, but I only found out today that Lim Kkeok-jeong was among them.
Is that why you recommended me to Team Leader Choi?
“Did you still remember that?”
“Even if I forget what happened to me, I won’t forget what I owe until I die.”
“Forget it. It’s all in the past, so what?”
“Anyway, I’m so glad you’re doing well. Tae Kyung. No matter how hard I try, I can only become a D-class hunter… … Just know that I’m always rooting for you.”
Know. Not only Lim Kkeok-jeong, but the other guild members always cherish and think of me.
‘I’m the lucky one.’
I stared at the guild members with warm eyes.
First of all, Team Manager Choi, who can be said to be the actual water supply, is the first.
“Jin Tae-kyung.”
“Yes, chief.”
“You are amazing too.”
“With something like this.”
“You have great eyesight.”
“……?”
“The look you just showed me must have recognized this ‘frozen eye’ hanging around my neck.”
Team leader Choi smiled heartily and took off the necklace.
How long have you been betting that? I saw it for the first time today
“Russia’s foremost jewelry maker, Vladimir Stalin, conceived the design… … “
Sibal, return my impression.
It was a time when I let out a deep sigh at the insanely consistent appearance.
”hmm?”
Team leader Choi paused for a moment and pointed at Lim Kkeok-jeong’s neck.
“Isn’t that the Yeti’s necklace?”
Surprised by the greedy gaze, Lim Kkeok-jeong nodded.
“uh? Uh uh.”
“That’s something that doesn’t come up often on the used market… … Where did you come from?”
“This, this?”
If you say it’s Lim Kkeok-jung’s own, they’re ready to rip it off.
Feeling threatened for his life, the middle-aged man quickly took off the necklace and handed it to me.
“Not mine. Taekyung lent it to me.”
“Are you Taekyung Jin?”
I nodded.
“I lent it to you. I also borrowed it from Myung-hun hyung.”
“I see. If you don’t mind, can I take a quick look?”
“Well, it doesn’t matter what you see.”
When I was about to hand the [Yeti’s Necklace] to him, I suddenly became curious.
Is this something that expensive?
‘Come to think of it, I haven’t even tried an appraisal yet.’
It’s useless to me anyway, but it’s not bad to find out exactly what kind of performance it is.
Without thinking, I muttered in my mind.
‘Item appraisal.’
belt ring.
