trap
“I got caught by that annoying guy.”
Hong Seok-young muttered as if sighing while looking at the clear blue sky.
“Huh? What did you say?”
“It’s nothing, Mori-kun.”
Hong Seok-young said, shaking his head.
The inside of his mouth feels rough. Is it because of the sand? Hong Seok-young looked at the bloodstains that were scattered on the sand. At first, he buried them in the ground, but now he doesn’t seem to have any intention of hiding them.
But this is like… .
Hong Seok-young looked at the sky again.
“Hong Hunter?”
“No… no. Are your legs okay?”
“Oh, yes. I can still hold out.”
“okay….”
My chest feels uncomfortable.
A hunter’s instincts are not to be trusted. This is what Woo Hee-jae teaches his children, until it becomes a nuisance to their ears.
Even if it’s not that, there’s a saying floating around among hunters. It says that those who are true to their instincts are the first to die.
The point is not to simply rely on feelings, but to get information, analyze it, and think about it.
But even so, the Hunter’s instincts can be a useful indicator, especially when something feels wrong.
“It shouldn’t have taken this long.”
“Are you talking about a conquest?”
“I promised to finish it quickly and go back.”
Mori looked back at Hong Seok-young. Hong Seok-young smirked as he looked at the young hunter’s face.
“I’ll create a school. With those kids.”
“Ah… Yes. I heard. I guess the kids follow Hunter well?”
“What do the kids know? They just say it’s good because I tell them they’re good. No, maybe they’re just trying to accommodate me?”
“Hey. Why are you saying that?”
Mori smiled jokingly. His pale face began to show some color. It was only natural, considering the potion he had given him. Hong Seok-young glanced at Mori’s feet. He was still limping, but they definitely looked better than they did in the dungeon.
“There are so many hunters who are going crazy just to get some advice from Hunter Hong. There must have been quite a few who got upset and went wild after hearing about the school being built.”
“You too?”
Hong Seok-young asked with a mischievous smile. He remembered the way he had trembled and not even been able to make eye contact when they first met.
Mori scratched his head.
“… Would you mind hiring me, even if it’s just a cleaner?”
“What about your job?”
“Well… If Hong Hunter calls me, I’ll just stop.”
“Arthur. Why would you do something so pitiful?”
Hong Seok-young shook his head.
The feeling of anxiety that had been building up in my chest remained the same. No, it had actually gotten worse.
Why is that?
It is natural to feel anxious given the circumstances. However… .
‘Why does this situation feel familiar?’
Hong Seok-young looked at the sky again.
sky.
Sky… What am I waiting for in this sky?
Hong Seok-young worked with hunters of many nationalities. Sometimes he was dispatched at the request of the government, and sometimes he was called in at the request of other countries.
Hong Seok-young, contrary to his reputation, worked very hard, or in other words, like a dog, because he did not want to waste time on helping people.
As time goes by, there are naturally faces that you see for a long time. Hong Seok-young is also human, so it is inevitable that he will feel more affection for people he sees often. In addition, since they have worked together so many times, they often take care of Hong Seok-young’s convenience.
Hong Seok-young also made concessions unless there were areas where he absolutely could not make concessions. We have worked together for over ten years, and we will continue to work together for over ten years, so what good would come from making things embarrassing for no reason?
So, what this means is that Hong Seok-young knows the dungeon raiding procedures of the United States very well.
In particular, the dungeon I was asked to conquer this time is coincidentally located near a military base. So, many of the hunters waiting around the gate are from the military… .
hmm.
Ugh.
“…Hong Hunter?”
Something is definitely off.
That’s weird.
But there was nothing I could point out.
Hong Seok-young only stared at the pitiful sky. The rough grains of sand chewed in his mouth, the dripping blood, and the dozens of hunters following him like little siblings chasing bread crumbs through a dark forest…
It is a scene that clearly gives off a suspicious and eerie feeling.
Have you ever experienced something like this?
Even though I’ve cleared countless dungeons, I’m not stupid enough to not remember something like this. Yes, of course, there were times when I failed to clear a dungeon… There was a time when a nearby dungeon exploded right after I left the gate, and I couldn’t rest and had to deal with it… I’ve been through all sorts of things.
I checked the armor I was wearing and the weapon I was holding. No. This feels different. Something similar happened when I wasn’t feeling this way.
… Hong Seok-young kept his mouth shut. He had conquered dungeons many times at the request of the U.S. government. So he knew. How they would react when something unexpected happened.
A country like the United States is different from other places. There are few places in Europe that respond as quickly as the United States. Of course, the United States also relies on guilds to handle dungeons, but dungeons above S-class, especially those in places where people cannot see, such as deserts, are managed in detail by the government. Even if a unit is annihilated by a mysterious monster like this time… .
Wait. Annihilation?
‘A monster that wiped out an entire military unit in an instant and left such a trace behind?’
Doesn’t something seem strange?
Besides, if they know that there’s a team that’s obviously entered the dungeon, why won’t they contact them? Even if they really were wiped out, wouldn’t they come to check up on them if they lose contact?
At the same time, Hong Seok-young realized the cause of the sense of discomfort that had been tormenting him.
Strangely blurred perception, a stuffy mind. Things that were so absurd that you didn’t know at first, but once you realize it, you can’t understand how you didn’t know. The self who tolerates such things.
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A strangely strong sense of confidence that everything is going well.
That’s what it felt like when I talked to Alex Hope.
That feeling I realized only after Woo Hee-jae pointed it out belatedly!
“… … !!!”
The moment he realized that, Hong Seok-young threw his spear toward the sky without hesitation.
There is nothing to look forward to. Instead, he puts all his strength into it. From head to toe, each muscle moves delicately. He controls even the movement of a single strand of magic that warms his blood vessels at an instinctive level.
The window was stuck in the scorching sun as if it had been teleported.
Clang!!!
There was a sound of breaking glass somewhere.
Passus… .
The dust begins to fall. The dazzling blue sky begins to crack.
Hong Seok-young stared at the sky without blinking. It was like a scene when a dungeon collapsed. The sky slowly began to crumble.
Inside the blue sky, a universe full of stars sparkles.
Feelings that I didn’t even know were distorted begin to return. My heart starts pounding. The invisible chains that were holding my limbs back are broken, and I can breathe freely.
“…I’ve never heard of anyone using such tricks in this dungeon.”
Hong Seok-young picked up his spear that had fallen on the ground. It was covered in blood. The pool of blood made a sloshing sound with every step he took.
“That, that …
A creepy voice spread like fingernails scratching a blackboard.
Hong Seok-young swung his spear toward the direction of the voice without even checking what was making the sound.
The sensation of the spear cutting something was clearly conveyed.
Bam.
Roll, roll.
“Ah …
“He’s another weird guy.”
Hong Seok-young completely smashed the wooden doll’s squeaking head. The blue hair fell on the floor like a thread.
But soon the voice was heard again from somewhere else.
“Ah… ahhh… you you you you so so so so so so so so so so.”
“This is real. It doesn’t seem to be illusion magic… Is this why she learned magic? I think I should learn it too. I can’t always have the Archmage by my side, and it’s frustrating.”
“Haha …
“It’s annoying, it’s really annoying… .”
Hong Seok-young let out a deep sigh.
“Why do these annoying things only happen to me?”
“That’s it, that’s it, that’s it, yay yay yay.”
“I told you, it’s really annoying.”
Hong Seok-young cut the doll again. The blue hair reminded him of the young wizard who had once taken his own life with his own hands.
A normal person might be scared by the sight of someone they killed. But if they were scared of something like that, they wouldn’t have lasted this long.
Instead, Hong Seok-young swung his spear again in the direction he felt uncomfortable with.
“Ahh.”
A playful scream is heard in the air. No entity is caught in the subsequent attacks. Ah, so this is what a wizard is!
I wasn’t even sure if the wizard who entered the dungeon with me was alive, but I still needed a wizard!
Hong Seok-young quickly continued his attack while looking inside the dungeon. The illusion magic continued smoothly. Thanks to the bloody smell that stung his nose, he could immediately tell why he had put so much effort into the magic. It must have been to eliminate the other raiders. Even if he was under the magic, if it was aimed at him, he would immediately feel uncomfortable and wake up. No, he would have woken up on his own without being targeted, but if it was the magic that caught Hong Seok-young, the other hunters… .
“… … .”
Hong Seok-young put away the window.
A small exhalation is heard in the air. It sounds like relief at having barely survived, but don’t be fooled. That’s on purpose.
The inside of the dungeon is no different from the desert dungeon that Hong Seok-young had been briefed on. The dry air, the rocky terrain, and the sky full of space that can be seen in any dungeon.
Hong Seok-young looked straight in the direction where he felt the presence. He didn’t hide his murderous intent.
“you.”
“oh.”
“Are you human?”
“Hahaha.”
“Were you waiting?”
“It was hard.”
The sound of laughter surrounded Hong Seok-young.
“affection.”
“word.”
“as.”
The words continued to come out in a series of interrupted voices, coming from different directions. The echoing voices made it difficult to tell the direction.
However, Hong Seok-young remained unshaken and looked at only one place. The voice that filled the dungeon suddenly stopped.
“What? How do you know the direction?”
“I don’t know what you were waiting for.”
Hong Seok-young held the window upside down. If it were normal, he would have blown off the head no matter what he said… .
hmm.
If you just clear away what’s in front of you, you won’t get anywhere. It might have been different in the past, but it’s different now. You have to find out what means he used to get into the dungeon and who told him to do it.
“If that’s all I had prepared to catch Hong Seok-young….”
Hong Seok-young kicked the floor. The plan had just been made.
1. Catch the guy.
2. Listen to the story.
3. Kill.
1-1. If that doesn’t work, kill him.
“You’ll get caught first.”
But of course, pride is a no-no.
Now there is a reason why I have to come back alive.
Fantasy, contemporary,
