Episode 159
“Everyone run quickly! “We must escape before the barrier hardens!”
Team leader Yaren’s urgent cry.
Without hesitation, people started running out of the mine shaft, and the alarm was still ringing loudly.
– Level 2 gate occurs! Level 2 gate occurs!
– Evacuate quickly!
‘It’s a second-class gate… … .’
Although we didn’t know exactly what it was, it was easy to guess that a disaster had occurred.
I also hurriedly ran after the people.
Of course, I didn’t forget to pack Tignanog’s rune in my inventory.
‘That’s better.’
The thought of stealing the minerals was troubling my mind, but it seemed like maybe things would turn out easier than I thought.
I don’t know what gate people here are talking about.
“Newcomer! What are you doing there! “Run quickly!”
Team leader Yaren stopped running for a moment and took care of me.
He held out his hand to help me climb the hill with ease.
Although it was an unnecessary helping hand, I did not refuse it.
“Thank you. manager.”
His rough hands pulled me closer.
“Don’t forget this favor.”
“yes. “Of course.”
“If you survive today, you will come under my wing. know?”
“… … “That’s a bit much.”
“Hurry up!”
The two of us started running side by side in the rearmost position.
I haven’t even run a few steps, but I can already hear Yaren’s heavy breathing.
He tells me to hurry up, but I can’t.
Because of my age, it is not easy to run in this rough tunnel for a long time.
The team members were no longer visible.
“Hey newbie!”
“yes.”
“Just pass me by and go!” “If you hurry, you might be able to escape!”
“You mean the barrier?”
“Yes, it hasn’t been long since the alarm went off, so the barrier should still be soft!”
I don’t know what you’re talking about, but that’s not important for now.
“Are you going to shout out loud and fall alone?”
“What a fall! Are you afraid that even if you’re not good at jumping, you won’t be able to keep your body healthy? Hey go! “Before the barrier closes!”
“Don’t talk, just run fast.”
“Eight! Shit!”
Looking at the running form, it seems that the body is not the same as the mind.
So I came up with a secret trick.
Kang!
Kansu appeared in front of us.
“this… … what’s this!!”
When Yaren saw Kansu, he was so shocked that he almost fell to sleep.
“It looks like an animal that lives in a coal mine!”
“Nonsense! “I’ve never even heard of something like this in my decades-long coal mine jjambap!”
I lifted Yaren, who was walking backwards, and placed him on Kansu’s back.
“city… … Newcomer! “What are you doing?”
“Let’s take a ride. Just by looking at it, it looks like it can be ridden, right?”
Hwiik-
I also climbed on Kansu’s back.
“depart!”
Kang!
“Newcomer! “Did you turn?”
At my command, the kangaroo began to run at a trotting pace down the narrow tunnel.
Because the road was narrow, the big Kansu couldn’t speed up properly, but he was able to chase after the other team members.
“Are you scared?”
“It’s so scary!”
But the voice trembles like a goat.
My posture was so rigid that my back was covered in cold sweat.
“But team leader, is the level 2 gate really that dangerous?”
“Say something! Ogre-level monsters will pour out.”
“okay.”
I felt like I finally knew what a gate was.
The level 2 in front probably means things like the level of danger or scale of the monster species, and you can roughly guess the meaning of the barrier.
‘And if it’s an ogre… … .’
A high-level monster that rarely appears in towers.
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[Favorability: -11]
Maybe this is the problem.
It was said that the lower the favorability level, the more difficult it would be to survive.
Maybe it was because of me that a level 2 gate appeared here.
“Team leader, relax. “Can this guy be as dangerous as an ogre?”
Kang!
“Even if you’re not nervous!”
Finally, the end of the tunnel is visible.
Well then, it’s been a while since I thought I’d try some monster hunting.
* * *
Yaren looked mesmerized.
Contrary to his wishes, the dome-shaped barrier in the mine was already solid.
And I could see that the blue crack spreading in the air was what the people here call the gate.
“shit! Now it’s all wrong! “It would take at least a couple more hours for hunters to arrive all the way to this rural area!”
The hunters that Yaren is talking about probably refer to people who specialize in hunting monsters.
Still, it seems possible to enter from outside the crack.
“Then how can we live…” … .”
“doesn’t exist!”
“No?”
“okay! “Unless we eliminate all the monsters that come out of the gate.”
Yaren looked desperate and sighed.
“Well, it’s simple.”
“what?”
“You said I just need to organize it?”
“ha!”
Yaren looked at me like I was crazy.
The area around the coal mine is already in chaos.
People were shouting and pounding on the already solid barrier.
The team members who were mining in the same tunnel as us were still running towards the barrier.
Even as an outsider of this world, I can see that it is useless.
The people who had safely escaped outside the barrier had stern expressions as they looked at the people inside.
It is not a feeling of pity or pity.
Surprisingly, I felt like I was very annoyed?
Since most of them are coal mine managers, they may be calculating the losses that will arise from this gate.
“If all the monsters are eliminated, the barrier will open, but what happens if we are all eliminated?”
“I’m not a three-year-old child, so are you asking because you really don’t know that?”
Let alone being three years old, I haven’t even spent three hours in this worldview yet.
“… … yes.”
“The space within this barrier will turn into an empty plain. Of course, the mine will disappear without a trace.”
“okay.”
I think I can also understand the meaning of the facial expressions of the people outside the barrier.
“Do you have any secrets that you would like to reveal before you die?”
“I guess the team leader is there?”
“Yes, that’s right. Actually, I am a eunuch.”
“yes?”
“I was a eunuch from birth. “I pretended to others that I was beating up women.”
I am quite embarrassed by Yaren’s confession as a eunuch, which came in without blinking or turning on.
“After revealing this, I feel relieved. “You newbie, don’t you have any secrets?”
“… … “I don’t have any.”
“Who doesn’t have secrets? “Don’t take it to your grave, but tell me about it.”
Yaren urged me, but I have no intention of telling him.
Because I have no intention of dying here today.
Gooooooo!
And finally, the blue gate fluttering in the air began to spit out something into the barrier.
“Omg ogre!!”
It was said that an ogre would come out of the level 2 gate, and an ogre really did appear.
That’s as many as six.
There, dozens of kobolds jumped out of the gate, making noisy noises.
“It’s all over now! They are amazing at smelling humans, so there is no use running away. “What are you going to do, newbie?”
I already had a gun in my hand.
Coincidentally, this place is on high ground, so it is very advantageous for visibility.
“If you’re scared, you can go back into the tunnel.”
“I said it’s no use, anyways! “What is that you are holding in your hand?”
It seems that guns do not exist in this worldview.
“You’ll know when you see it.”
For now, the ogre took priority.
After the ogre is defeated, everyone will naturally flock to me.
Taaaaang!
The magic bullet flew towards the head of an ogre.
The good feel of the hand makes it feel like a critical hit will occur.
Wow!
‘also!’
The ogre’s head exploded, spewing blood.
No matter how high a monster it is, if its head explodes, that’s the end.
It’s not like they have the ability to regenerate like trolls.
The eyes of the people inside the barrier, the people outside the barrier, and even all the monsters turned to the epicenter of the gunfire.
Right here where I stand.
“city… … “Newcomer!”
“From now on, one shot, one kill is a bit difficult. “They will be prepared too.”
I grinned at Yaren, whose mouth was wide open.
The kobolds howled angrily and rushed towards us, and the five remaining ogres also kept their eyes on me.
Taaaang!
Taaaang!
This time, the target is an ogre.
He appears to be protecting his head with the shield he is holding in his hand.
“Newcomer! “Kobolds are coming!”
Yaren’s voice becomes urgent.
“I know.”
Taaaang!
An ogre hit by a bullet in the chest falls to the ground.
“Newcomer! “The kobolds are right around the corner!”
Taaaaang!
I landed one shot at the fallen ogre for a confirmed kill and took out Elysion.
“I will definitely protect the team leader’s secret.”
Sssssssssssssssssssssssshhhh!
A fountain of blood began to form on the long straight line drawn in the air.
* * *
It was good to get rid of the monsters, but the problem was that it attracted too much people’s attention.
Moreover, the use of guns was also problematic.
‘Because it’s something that doesn’t exist in this worldview.’
I didn’t like getting into annoying situations, so I left right away.
After the crack occurred, this coal mine was in chaos anyway, so I rode Kansu and ran without hesitation.
Of course, it was with Yaren.
In addition to getting dinner and alcohol today, I planned to learn basic information about this world from Yaren.
I still don’t know how much time I have left here.
[Time remaining: ???]
[Likeability: -3]
There has also been a change in likability.
It is still a negative number, meaning it is unfavorable.
Still, I learned that likability increases when I perform well, so I needed to adjust it appropriately.
There’s also something Jenna advised, so it’s not good if it’s too high.
While I was riding the Kansu, an unexpected message was sent.
[A personal quest has occurred.]
[Join the five major hunter guilds.]
[Upon success: Affinity +20]
[If failed: Favorability -40]
[Time limit: 4 days]
Top 5 Hunter Guilds?
That’s something we’ll have to find out through Yaren tonight, and the penalty for failure is quite large.
The ogre I faced when it was minus 11 was decent, but I’m not sure what it would be like when its favorability drops significantly.
‘Jenna warned me never to take -51.’
I thought I could just hold on and survive here on the 27th floor, but I was wrong.
First of all, I think I need to complete the quest.
The place we arrived on the Kansu was a tavern in a village far away from the Jennet mine.
Yaren didn’t say anything during the entire trip, so there was a slightly awkward atmosphere.
In times like this, alcohol is especially effective.
“The gate was cleared, and we left the scene safely. So, I think you can show off your expression a little, team leader.”
While doing so, I poured some alcohol into Yaren’s glass.
He immediately took a sip of his drink and asked with a meaningful expression.
“Rookie, what are you?”
Your mind must have been spinning the entire time you were traveling on the Kansu.
A lot of strange things happened today.
A newbie who first entered the mine discovered a rare mineral, and suddenly a level 2 gate occurred in the mine. I thought I was going to die inside the barrier, but now I’m drinking like this.
“My identity is… … Now, as you might expect, I’m not a miner.”
“Then are you a hunter?”
“What exactly is a hunter?”
“haha! “You’re not making fun of me!”
“Could this be a joke? “It’s only right to ask because I really don’t know.”
“what the! “I wonder how I should accept this situation!”
Before doing the quest, it was necessary to know about being a hunter.
Along with the five major guilds.
-Continued in episode 160-
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