“What, what… … ?!”
The opponent turned his back on Choi Sang-won without hesitation.
The rest of the people also looked at Choi Sang-won and started to leave.
The remaining Choi Sang-won screamed in embarrassment.
“What the hell are you doing! Hey! Come back!”
Even though he screamed, there was no answer.
It was just a trivial fight to watch.
Originally, I was planning to go back and continue hunting, but the last thing the other person said bothered me.
The gods seemed to think similarly.
【Seo Kang-rim, go to Choi Sang-won and talk to him.】
【I see you want to hire me?】
【Choi Sang-won seems to be in a bit of trouble, but he might be able to take out Yeong-ok again.】
He had been feeling unworthy of me the whole time, but it seemed like he really wanted to hire me.
Of course, I have no intention of hiring him.
But if you can help me out a little and get the jade out, I’m interested.
Because right now, every penny counts.
I pushed through the bushes and stepped forward toward Choi Sang-won.
He looked at me with surprised eyes.
“Seo, Seo Kang-rim? What the heck… … .”
“I happened to hear that while passing by. Is there something troubling you?”
He would probably want to hire me, but he still looked at me with caution.
That could be the case, though.
I thought he would ignore me or kick me out, given his pride, but it seemed the situation was more dire than I thought.
He hesitated before speaking.
“Hey, hey. I need you to help me out… … .”
“What are you talking about?”
“That’s… … My snake is under attack and I don’t know where it is! While I was leaving it with the guards, it disappeared… … .”
Now I think I know why we fought so much.
It must be urgent now that the snake has disappeared.
At that moment, a notification window appeared in front of Choi Sang-won with a sound.
[Targets equipped with the ‘Token of Friendship’ are under attack!]
[The target equipped with the ‘Token of Friendship’ has had their health reduced to less than half!]
【Maybe he left the snake escort to other kids, but it seems like he failed.】
【Judging from your expression, I guess something happened.】
【It’s written all over Choi Sang-won’s face. Dead snake… !】
In this condition, it seemed as if the snake would die soon.
Choi Sang-won’s face gradually turned white.
He grabbed my arm with an urgent look on his face.
“Help me! I’ll give you money! I have 1000 Yeong-ok!”
1000 Yeongok.
I don’t have enough money to buy Linny snacks.
I said, shaking off his arm.
“I don’t work for pocket money.”
“what?”
Choi Sang-won became even more thoughtful at my answer, and now he was blushing with anger.
He shouted at me.
“Are you trying to trick me again?! Stop it! I’m dirty so I won’t… …!”
Choi Sang-won tried to speak but then closed his mouth.
Even during this time, the warning message continued to appear.
In the end, he had only one choice.
“I’ll take care of it for you for 3000 won.”
But Choi Sang-won had no answer.
Is Yeongok not here?
Then, I was about to leave since I had nothing more to do, but Choi Sang-won spoke in a trembling voice.
“… … Please cut it down a little. There aren’t enough Yeongoks. There are up to 2000… … .”
“Find someone else.”
“… … .”
He gritted his teeth and fell to his knees.
His pride was so hurt that his face looked like it was going to burst.
I could imagine how angry he would be, thinking about how he usually ignored me.
I looked down at him and said.
“Okay. Then I’ll help you with 2000 Yeongok. In return, you have to pay back 1000 Yeongok. Until then, follow my orders.”
“What, what?! Shit… … . Got it! Got it, now save my snake first!”
“Are you speaking informally?”
“… …Please save me.”
It was quite amusing to see Choi Sang-won having no choice but to do this.
After receiving 2000 Yeong-ok, I looked back at Lini and said.
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“Lini. Find the smell of blood, and among them, the smell of snake blood.”
“Wow… … .”
Linney looked reluctant, but eventually nodded.
Giraffes are creatures that hate the smell of blood.
As much as he hated it, he was also sensitive to the smell of blood.
“yes!”
Linnie, who had been sniffing around, turned her body towards somewhere.
Linney was pointing east and west.
Once the location was confirmed, there was no time to hesitate any longer.
【Gangrim-ah, hurry up, hurry up.】
【Yes, when the snake dies, you have to spit out 2000 spirits!】
I ran in the direction Lini pointed.
I heard Choi Sang-won shouting something from behind, but I didn’t have time to pay attention.
The scent of blood grew stronger as the surroundings filled with all sorts of smells.
It seemed like he was injured more seriously than expected.
At that time, the scent of blood was becoming stronger.
I saw a snake writhing in the distance.
Someone was swinging a sword at a snake.
-Kagan!
I jumped in front of the snake and blocked its sword.
An unfamiliar face. It was from another district.
The other person looked surprised when he saw me, but soon his eyes became tense.
“What are you? Are you in another area? This snake is my prey, so you go find another snake!”
“That won’t work.”
As I pushed with force on my sword, my opponent was thrown back as if he was being thrown.
Since he’s a level-headed opponent, I can win easily.
Meanwhile, Choi Sang-won, who arrived late, hurriedly hugged the wounded snake.
As the number of people increased, people from other districts glared at us as if they were resentful.
“Damn it. Isn’t that just too cowardly? Why do you have to get in the way when you can just find another snake and kill it?”
At those words, Choi Sang-won cried out in shock.
“What the hell are you talking about? You were the one trying to kill my snake!”
“What? Did you put spit on the snake?”
“I put up a token of friendship here! So go find another snake and protect it!”
“……protect?”
The people in the other district looked like they didn’t know what he was talking about.
Why do you have that expression?
He seemed to know nothing about the mission or the token of friendship.
no way…….
I hastily checked the other person’s notification window.
Only then could I understand the situation.
[The Poisonous Snake Room begins.]
[Kill one or more snakes.]
[Time limit: one week]
“A token of friendship? Protection? What do you mean?”
“Can’t you see the string hanging from the snake? It has my name written on it!”
The two continued to argue, not understanding the situation.
If things continue like this, there will be no end.
I spoke to the people in District 3 in a casual manner.
“Our mission is to protect the snake for a week. What is your mission?”
“I… … am going to kill.”
The missions of the two districts were diametrically opposed.
One had to save the snake, and one had to kill it.
As they realized that fact, an embarrassed silence passed between Choi Sang-won and the personnel of District 3.
-Shh, shh… …
Then the faint sound of a snake’s breathing was heard.
His body was tattered and torn here and there after being attacked multiple times.
It was obvious that if things continued like this, I would die soon.
I spoke to Choi Sang-won.
“It would be best to treat the snake first.”
“That, that’s right… … !”
Choi Sang-won also came to his senses in a hurry after seeing his own snake.
The people in District 3 looked hesitant.
I said something because it seemed quite regrettable to let go of the snake I had caught.
“Are you going to fight? We don’t have much time right now, so if you’re going to fight, then fight quickly.”
The other person seemed to flinch at those words.
No matter what, he felt that dealing with two people was disadvantageous, so he hesitated and soon left.
“Damn, can I buy this?”
Choi Sang-won took out a healing potion from his bosom and placed it against the snake’s mouth.
Fortunately, the snake slowly extended its tongue and began to lick the medicine.
Choi Sang-won looked relieved, but I was confused.
It was because of the mission in Zone 3.
Why is the mission different from my previous life?
It wasn’t like this in my past life.
In my previous life, it was clearly the mission of District 3 to protect snakes… … .
I couldn’t figure out why the content had changed.
Am I changing my fate and something starting to change?
【What, what. Are we going to start fighting for real now?】
【Ugh, we’ve been fighting so roughly up until now!】
【I’m looking forward to it, you guys from the Fate Protectorate! You’re doing a good job!】
Of course, the people in District 2 weren’t too worried.
Shin Soo-ah, Yoon Bom, Yoon Gyul-woo, and Father Yohan would pass without a hitch, but I was worried about other areas.
Is that person okay?
For some reason, I felt a little uneasy.
At that moment, a notification window popped up before my eyes.
[Targets equipped with the ‘Token of Friendship’ are under attack!]
【Huh? Seo Kang-rim is being attacked by Imoogi?】
【Oh, it’s nothing special.】
【Just like hunting for food.】
As they said, these messages were appearing once or twice a day.
It’s common for a notification to appear even if you get attacked once while hunting for food.
But this time, the interval between notifications was somewhat short.
Have you encountered a strong demon?
I think I should at least check, I said to Linny.
“Let’s go, Linnie.”
“yes!”
I took Linnie and headed towards the waterside where the bridge was.
Although we don’t know the exact location, we have figured out the main living radius of the Imoogi.
While I was looking for the snake, the warning window kept popping up.
[Targets equipped with the ‘Token of Friendship’ are under attack!]
[Targets equipped with the ‘Token of Friendship’ are under attack!]
[Targets equipped with the ‘Token of Friendship’ are under attack!]
… … This doesn’t seem to be a demon.
Judging by the persistent attacks, it seemed like it was being attacked by humans.
If it had just stayed in the water, there wouldn’t have been any problem, but did it come out onto land to find food?
-Kwaaaaah!
At that moment, a huge column of water was seen rising from one side of the bridge.
【Wow, it’s a water pillar!】
【What? The water park opened?】
【I think there’s a fight going on. Let’s go watch!】
The gods were optimistic, but I was not.
If there’s anyone who can deal with an Imoogi for this long, it’s him.
As we ran towards where the water column was rising, we saw someone standing on the shattered bridge.
A spray of water rose up as if a bomb had been dropped in the water, and the snake flew away screaming.
-Shhh!
I jumped up from my seat and hugged the snake out of the air.
It was so big that I could barely hold on to it.
Judging from his condition, he didn’t seem to be seriously injured.
The spray of water subsided as soon as I landed on the opposite bridge.
I could see my opponent’s face through the spray of water.
“What? That’s the one I caught first.”
The other person spoke to me in a blunt voice.
It was a voice I hadn’t heard in such a long time.
A familiar yet nostalgic face was reflected between the splashing water droplets.
The person who blocked Baekyoung’s path together with the sect members.
Jang Tae-heon, a member of the secretariat, was standing in front of me.
