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< Midnight Rush >
“damage!”
At the same time as the shout, I hugged the waists of Kiri and the little ones on either side and jumped to the side.
-Kwaaaaang!
The place we were sitting was shattered, and something that had been digging into it was pulled out of the ground.
It was a tentacle as thick as a human torso.
And what I thought were starlight were green eyes attached to the tentacles like suction cups.
Kugugugugugugu!
The ground was shaking with a loud noise.
I lowered my posture and looked at the tentacles, and at something huge hidden in the fog behind them.
A being of enormous size, with a form that was difficult to describe in words, was approaching us.
“Is everyone okay?”
I heard from people around me that it was okay.
“”it’s okay!””
“I’m fine.”
Wang Guho and Sirutteok were taking care of the knight and retreating, while Abraxas stepped back and observed the tentacles with interest.
The tentacle that had attacked us lifted its tip and looked around us. Hundreds of eyes attached to the tentacle blinked and met our gaze.
A movement as if searching for something.
The gaze stopped in front of me, or to be exact, not at me but at Kiri.
Kiri was shivering in fear.
“Hey, parasite devil···.”
I asked with a puzzled look.
“Didn’t I take care of that last time?”
Kiri’s green face was distorted to a pitiful degree.
“That’s a different kind. It seems to have followed me when I came over to Earth. To catch me…”
“What did you do wrong to them? Why are they so obsessed with you?”
“I don’t know either···.”
I clicked my tongue at the expression on his face that looked like he was going to cry at any moment.
At that moment, the tentacles that had finished exploring extended and came crashing down on us.
-Bang!
I flew my body to the side and threw the kid I was holding on my right side towards As. I had to be able to use at least one arm properly.
“Prepare for battle!”
At my shout, Wang Guho and Sirutteok drew out their magical powers and stepped forward.
Knock knock!
The petrified body of the king’s guardian was dyed golden, and a bluish energy appeared above Sirutteok’s battle axe.
Abraxas’ bow was lined with a magic arrow, and the boy standing next to him created a ring of fire on his palm.
Looking at it this way, it’s a pretty solid party.
I dodged the tentacles’ attacks one after another and drew my sword.
“Other monsters will come rushing in when they hear the noise. Quickly defeat those tentacles before they get annoying…”
My words were not finished, for I discovered new ‘tentacles’ emerging from the fog.
“crazy···.”
Swish. Swish. Swish.
Tentacles bursting through the red fog. Once there were more than 20, I gave up counting.
Dozens of tentacles covering the sky began to attack me all at once.
-Bam! Bam! Bam bang bang!
The ground burst apart as if it had been bombed. The tentacles destroyed the buildings around them, and the earthquake grew more and more severe.
Kookookookookung!
A huge shadow appeared in the fog, growing larger and larger.
“Change of operation! Sir, go back to the car and start it. The rest of you, follow while protecting the Sir!”
After shouting that, I jumped into the sky and swung my sword.
Choaaaak!
One tentacle fell to the ground with a “thud!” But the severed section began to bubble and soon a new tentacle sprouted out of it.
The moment I saw it, I was sure it was this tentacle monster.
“Tentacle···.”
Like the Rock of Sisyphus, it is a monster of the highest grade brought by the red fog.
Its form is a gigantic colony of hundreds of tentacles, and unless you find and deal with the main body, which can be called the core, it will continuously regenerate no matter how many times you cut it.
I sighed, looking at Kiri hanging on my left side.
“Was that something you brought too?”
“sorry···.”
-Kwaaaaang!
Once again the floor I was standing on burst apart.
Tadah!
I jumped into the air and twisted my body to avoid the flying tentacles.
The tentacles slid past me, and I stuck my sword into one of them, pinning it down.
Phew!
I landed on the tentacle and started running over it.
As I ran, stepping on and popping the green eyes that were attached to the tentacles like suction cups, other tentacles flew at me.
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WHEEK!
I twisted my upper body to ward off the tentacles that were aiming for my shoulder, then swung Shalit around to cut off three tentacles at the same time. I jumped into the air to avoid the tentacles that were aiming at me from all sides.
The tentacles collided with each other and crushed, spraying green fluid in all directions. I blocked the fluid spraying towards me with the Kiri in my left hand.
“Ugh! It went into my mouth···”
“Just vomit on me and I’ll throw you on the floor.”
“Ugh···!”
Kiri, who was about to vomit, quickly covered her mouth with both hands. I continued to move and bought time.
Whirlirik!
I switched to another tentacle along the way, and made the tentacles that were targeting me entangle with each other. The entangled tentacles destroyed the innocent building.
“Wow!”
My circus-like movements drew exclamations from below.
WHEEK!
I flipped over in the air and looked down.
“Did you start the car?”
While I was killing time, driver Park Young-bae ran to the car and started the engine.
At the back of the car, a giant Wangguho that had grown to be 5 meters tall was guarding, and on each shoulder of the Wangguho, the little boy and Abraxas were riding.
Sirutteok said, sticking his head out from the passenger seat.
“Brother! We’re ready to go!”
Hearing the commotion we had caused, monsters came rushing in from all directions. Their screams could be heard from all directions.
Wow! Wow!
I nodded and bit off one of the tentacles.
“You go first. I’ll catch up soon.”
As soon as the group got on, the driver started the car.
-Buaaaang!
The back of the car was quickly shrinking. I waited a little longer before opening the Pacheon Shinbo.
WHEEK!
The background was pushed back. Fog obscured my view, but the sound of the engine ahead gave me guidance.
The problem was that I wasn’t the only one who heard that sound.
Kwakwakwakwakwang!
The tentacles were chasing me at a frightening speed. Hundreds of tentacles rose from the fog and destroyed the city as they pursued me, like a scene from a disaster movie.
In addition, monsters began to swarm from all directions. Their shadows alone were enough to darken the fog even further.
“Ugh···.”
The Kiri, which was wedged against my left side, was hanging limp. I clicked my tongue once and increased my speed.
After a while, our vehicle began to appear ahead.
“Sir! Come quickly!”
The little boy stuck his head out the window and waved at me.
At that moment, I screamed.
“Hey kid! Left!”
Wow!
An ogre suddenly lunged through the fog.
At that moment, an arrow shot out from inside the car and struck the ogre in the head.
-Phew!
The ogre’s body, impaled by the arrow, fell backwards. Then, Abraxas poked his face out from behind the little boy and laughed.
“You don’t have to worry here!”
I sighed and pointed in front of them.
“Is it just starting?”
Wow! Wow!
Monsters surged through the fog from the front, left, right, and sky of the car. They had all come here after hearing the commotion caused by the tentacles.
However, the monsters on the ground could not approach the car.
Whoosh whoosh!
Because the flames and magic arrows poured out of the windows and scattered everywhere like a bomb.
The roof of the car opened at Doit, and Wang Guho and Sirutteok got up.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Wang Gu-ho, who used
Crunch! Crunch!
Sirutteok also swung his battle axe and split the monster’s body apart.
So the group advanced, fighting through waves of monsters head-on.
I shook my head at that sight.
“Stealth and speed are shit.”
Even if you spread rumors around the neighborhood, monsters will come less often than they do now.
I sighed and opened the Pacheon Shinbo with all my might to close the distance between us and the car.
“Get out of the way! I’m coming in!”
The two bulky things clung to each other, creating a space in the middle. I kicked off the ground and jumped onto the roof of the car.
WHEEK!
I slipped inside the car, threw Kiri into the corner of the car, and looked back.
Kwakwakwakwakwakwang!
The Tentacle was still pursuing us at a terrifying speed, pushing the ground with hundreds of tentacles, destroying anything in its path and changing the terrain.
“···That’s almost like a natural disaster.”
“But I don’t think it’s to the point where you can’t hunt?”
Abraxas said, firing arrows out the window.
Pok! Pok ok pok!
100% accuracy. Most of the arrows she shot hit the monsters’ heads or hearts.
“Is it really necessary to carry such a nuisance on your tail?”
The little boy seemed to think the same thing, and spoke while creating a huge flame in the air.
“Should I burn it?”
I shook my head.
“If you burn it, it will emit toxic gases.”
The toxic gas will be sprayed for several kilometers in an instant, causing a chain reaction of explosions and turning the surrounding area into a land of death.
‘Even if you do that, you might miss it.’
Tentacles are a colony of hundreds of tentacles.
If the nuke survives and escapes without burning, it will end up polluting the surrounding land.
“Then are you going to keep taking it?”
“······.”
I thought about it for a moment.
It was an unexpected situation. Behind us, a monster of the material class that was not easy to deal with was destroying the city and chasing us.
In the aftermath of that commotion, a large number of monsters were rushing towards us.
Now, it’s completely wrong to go quietly to your destination.
It would be better to go fast even if it meant taking on some risk.
‘then···.’
My gaze was focused straight ahead, beyond the fog. It occurred to me that if I drove at this speed, I would soon reach the Han River.
At the same time, a plan came to my mind.
“Sir, how long does it take to get to the Han River?”
“······.”
The driver, who had been holding the steering wheel with all his courage and concentration of his life, barely managed to answer after being asked the same question three times.
“···At this rate, it won’t even take 20 minutes. I can’t go to Yanghwa Bridge, which I originally planned to go to···. I think I’ll have to go to Seongsandaegyo Bridge.”
The knight showed off his driving skills several times while talking.
Squeak! A magical drift unfolded along with the smell of burning tires. A group of monsters that were trying to block our path followed us, making bewildering screams.
I said to the knight, with a small exclamation of admiration.
“From now on, don’t worry about the monsters and go at full speed. And from now on, everyone, focus on what I’m saying.”
I told the group about my future plans.
“really?”
“That’s ridiculous!”
“This will be fun!”
There were mixed reactions of bewilderment, screams, and cheers, but eventually everyone agreed to my plan.
The car picked up speed even more.
-Buaaaang!
Abraxas continued to cast spells on Knight Park Young-bae to increase his concentration and eyesight.
And after a while, we entered Seongsandaegyo Bridge.
The bridge had collapsed from the middle.
It was a trace of the First Gate. There were piles of monster and human skeletons piled up here and there.
And under the broken bridge,
Kwakwakwakwakwakwa!
The Han River was swirling with frightening force.
Dozens and hundreds of whirlpools creating pure white foam. A strong gust of wind rose up the river, causing our vehicle to sway.
Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwa!
“Ugh···.”
The knight unconsciously slowed down at the dizzying sight. I shouted at him to speed up.
“If you stop here, you’ll have neither food nor shelter! Keep going!”
Reporter Park Young-bae closed his eyes tightly and stepped on the accelerator. The end of the collapsed bridge was approaching.
And behind us, the tentacles were still chasing us.
The giant monster, which had changed the terrain as it came, chased us at a relentless speed without any more trouble.
Choaaaak!
I cut off one of the flying tentacles and looked straight ahead.
There are now less than 200 meters left to where the bridge collapsed.
But the picture I wanted hasn’t been drawn yet.
I muttered while looking at the swirling Han River.
“Come out. Come out. Come out···.”
There is no way that the ruler of the Han River could not have sensed the presence of a monster as huge as a tentacle.
And once the opponent invaded his territory, he could not forgive them.
That was the moment. The eddies of the river began to rotate in the opposite direction all at once.
At the same time, the water began to inflate like a balloon.
I shouted in joy.
“It came out!”
As soon as I shouted, a spray of water shot up hundreds of meters into the air.
Puhwaaaaaaaah!
And what appeared was a water snake so large that it could not be pushed aside by the tentacle’s gigantic body.
Agent Serpent.
A monster that has settled in the Han River since the First Gate.
Those silver scales are so hard that even a sword cannot pierce them, and most magic and attribute attacks are impervious to them.
Moreover, it is a monster that can control gusts of wind and lightning.
-Kiyaaaaaaaah!
The Agent Serpent, with its head held high, roared at us, or more precisely, at the Tentacle pursuing us.
A clear warning not to invade one’s territory.
But Tentacle ignored the warning. A huge mass of tentacles covered the Seongsan Bridge and chased us.
Of course I had no intention of getting caught here.
“The original plan was to quietly cross the Han River without Serpent knowing···.”
Now that it’s come to this, I plan to catch both of them.
“Everyone, hold on tight! Jump into the river!”
The end of the collapsed bridge was in sight. I could feel the knight shuddering beside me. I placed my hand on top of his.
The knight looked back at me with a face that looked like he was about to cry.
“Team leader···.”
“When I get back, I’ll double your salary.”
Ignoring the knight’s muttering, “What good is a salary if you’re dead?”, I pressed the button under the steering wheel.
At that moment the bridge ended and we were flying through the air.
And then it crashed.
““Eww!”
< Midnight Rush > End
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