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< The Second Sign >
The man looked at his newly fitted nameplate with satisfaction. He then moved the nameplate around on the desk to find the best location.
“Hmm. If I put it in front, it seems to receive less light, and if I put it in the back, it seems hard to see… Is the left side better? Or is the right side better?”
“Team Leader. What are you doing now?”
When did he arrive? Baek Young-hee was looking at Dae-in from behind with a dumbfounded expression.
“I was wondering where to put the nameplate. What do you think, Younghee?”
“Why on earth are you worried about that?”
Baek Young-hee pointed to the nameplate of
“That’s the team leader’s nameplate over there. Are you trying to commit fraud by making a fake nameplate?”
The man said, pushing aside the deputy representative’s nameplate.
“A fraud. You just got a little excited by using a name tag that was prepared in advance.”
“Oh my···.”
Baek Young-hee shook her head.
She knew that a few days ago, the landlord had asked the CEO to promote him. And she knew the answer the CEO gave.
“Team Leader, you were rejected so nicely back then.”
“That’s a temporary rejection.”
The man who answered shamelessly recalled the conversation he had with Baek Chang-soo a few days ago.
‘Promotion? You’ve been in our guild for less than half a year. You were in another world for three months. And now you want me to promote you to vice president right after you come back? What would the other team leaders think if they heard that?’
···It was a sufficiently convincing reason.
Daein’s career was too short to become the vice-president of the guild, and he didn’t have the trust of the entire guild, let alone Team 7.
Of course, he was not the type of person to give up easily.
‘What if I achieve such great results in the future that other team leaders won’t even be able to say anything?’
Baek Chang-soo thought for a moment and then answered.
‘That may not be all, but… then the other team leaders will have no choice but to acknowledge you.’
‘Then let’s promote him then. What do you think?’
Baek Chang-soo made a bewildered expression, then quickly answered with a snicker.
‘I’ll give it a try. I don’t know why I’m suddenly doing this, but… I’ll try my best.’
That answer was enough for the man.
If you put your mind to it, you can achieve as much as you want.
‘Besides, it’s not urgent right now.’
The reason he wanted to become the vice-president of the guild was to gain more influence in the guild. To grow the guild faster and prepare for the coming disaster.
That doesn’t mean it was urgent right now.
There was quite a bit of time until the second disaster. The other guilds of the Superhuman Association had not been doing anything suspicious yet.
‘I’ve been wandering around the Gaia continent too much. I think I need to take it easy for a while. Maybe train the kids a bit.’
But as is always the case in life, things didn’t always go as planned.
***
Wheeeeeeing-!
An alarm was sounded throughout the city, accompanied by a loud siren.
[Gate appears! Citizens in Eunpyeong 2, 3, and 4 districts are requested to move to the nearest shelter.]
Now, the citizens, who had been trained to do this kind of daily life, stopped what they were doing and started running.
But they soon had no choice but to stop walking.
“They are superhumans!”
“You’re here already?”
In front of the half-open gate, the superhumans had already arrived.
The [WH-7] logo engraved on the back and the roaring phoenix mark underneath. Whitehouse Team 7 has arrived at the scene.
Woohoo!
Looking beyond the growing gate, the man gave instructions into the ear microphone.
“Camera crew. Contact the police and tell them there’s no need for a barricade, and to focus on evacuating the citizens. There will probably only be one or two enemy entities at most.”
[all right!]
“Equipment Team. Please give Wang Gu-ho a B set. Please give Sirutteok a C set. We don’t need the kid and I.”
[I’ll get it ready right away!]
Cheon Seol-ah and the equipment team members clung to the two people and changed their equipment.
“The medical team, please treat any injured civilians nearby.”
[All right.]
Not long after the Great One finished giving his instructions, a huge shadow walked out from inside the gate.
Grrrrr···.
A bronze-skinned, one-eyed giant standing 5 meters tall. Holding a huge iron club in one hand, the giant looked down at humans with a menacing growl.
But no one there was afraid of the giant.
If it had been a week ago, I wouldn’t have known. The current 7 teams were complete, and more.
The leader quickly relayed enemy information to his team members.
“Bronze one-eyed monster. Its hardiness is the best among monsters of the same level. Its weak point is its eyes. And its armpit skin is relatively soft. King Guho. Sirutteok. Got it?”
“”yes!””
The two men who answered simultaneously ran forward.
Dduk dduk!
Wang Guho’s body turned to stone and glowed with a golden light. The bronze cyclops, stimulated by the light, roared and swung his club.
Crap!
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Wang Guho, who blocked the club with both hands, used ‘Proliferation’ to tie the club to his hands.
In the meantime, the rice cake went behind the bronze giant.
“Haaap!”
Sirutteok struck the bronze giant behind the knee with the axe he was holding in his left hand.
Kyaaang!
The axe bounced away without a trace. Sirutteok’s body was seen to lose its balance and sway.
Wow!
The bronze cyclops turned around and swung one arm. The rice cake caught in its path was unable to dodge and crouched down to brace itself for the coming impact.
It was then that the great man stepped forward.
Kyaang!
The great man who blocked the attack of the bronze cyclops spoke to Sirutteok who was standing awkwardly behind him.
“What are you doing? You need to step back, regroup, and fight again.”
“Yes! Sorry, bro!”
Sirutteok answered bravely, stepped back, and picked up the axe that had fallen on the floor. Although he was right-handed, he held the axe with his left hand.
Sirutteok’s right arm had a prosthetic hand specially made by the guild. It was better than nothing, but it wasn’t enough to move it smoothly.
“Okay. Fight again.”
The man stepped back and gave his seat to Sirutteok. Sirutteok shouted and rushed at the bronze cyclops.
“Sir. Me?”
The man approached Lily and patted her head, saying:
“You’re just watching today. Today is the day to train for sirutteok. And the opponent is perfect.”
“The rice cake is weak. It shouldn’t get hurt···.”
Lily watched the fight between the shirutteoks with an anxious expression. The elder lightly stroked the little brat’s head.
*
A few days ago, Daein went to visit Sirutteok, who was hospitalized.
I thought he would be in despair as if his life was over, but the rice cake turned out to be better than I thought.
“Brother! I’m glad you’re back!”
Those were the first words that Sirutteok, who had one empty arm in his hospital gown, spoke. Sirutteok poured out the stories that had been building up over time.
“Even after my brother left, I practiced the secret method he taught me every day. Then, about a month ago, I awakened as a superhuman… Hehe. At that time, I thought I would become an incredibly successful superhuman.”
But Sirutteok said that he was extremely unlucky.
Although he was awakened, he was
Still, Sirutteok became a trainee superman at the White House Guild with big dreams. And he received rigorous training without missing a single day.
Even the great man knew the story that followed.
“Haha. I guess I’m being punished for the many sins I’ve committed over the years···.”
Sirutteok smiled bitterly and looked at the now empty space where his right arm had been.
The elder asked.
“So what are you going to do from now on?”
If you lose one arm, you have to fight several times harder than others. The chances of dying in battle are also much higher.
Even strong superhumans often retire from this industry when they lose an arm or a leg.
Sirutteok didn’t know that either. But he couldn’t let go of his foolishness.
“···Brother. I don’t want to give up yet.”
With his serious eyes, the man stopped asking questions. There was no reason to stop him since he wanted to do it.
Besides, if you do it well, it seems like you could raise him to be a pretty good dealer.
“Then come to the office starting tomorrow.”
From the next day, one trainee superhuman was assigned to the WH-7 team to go on field training.
*
The third axe broke and the rice cake rolled on the floor.
“Min···Jae···Hyung···.”
Wang Gu-ho looked at Sirutteok with a worried face. Sirutteok sat up and shouted.
“It’s okay! I’m still fine!”
Sirutteok wiped the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and ran again.
It was a fierce fight for him, but the onlookers who had gathered around soon grumbled in boredom.
“What the heck. That superhuman is weak···.”
“If it’s White House, isn’t it a big guild? But why is it so weak?”
“Hey. I can do that too.”
They may have been whispering amongst themselves, but most of the words were heard by the sensitive ears of the superhumans.
Sirutteok gritted his teeth and swung the axe again.
Kyaang!
“Eww!”
A golden opportunity given to someone who was destined to live his whole life as trash. He couldn’t miss it just because he lost an arm.
“If you don’t have a right arm, you can hold it with your left arm!”
Kyaaang!
He grabbed the axe handle that had bounced off and swung it again. The handle was slippery because of the blood flowing from his torn palm.
Still, I swung it, and swung it, and swung it again.
Kaang! Kaaang! Kagagang!
Thankfully, most of the attacks were blocked by Wang Guho. If not, Sirutteok would have been dead by now.
“Brother···don···not···talk···.”
“Just a little bit! Just a little bit more and I think I’ll get the hang of it!”
Thanks to this, the balance of my body that I had lost when my right arm was cut off was gradually returning.
The old man, who had been watching the scene with his arms crossed, yawned.
“Haam. When will that ever be made useful···.”
Whew.
Then Abraxas stood down beside the man.
He said he wasn’t interested in hunting monsters, but it seemed like he followed me out because he was bored at home.
She looked at the sirutteok with interest, her eyes sparkling.
“That guy. He has an interesting ability. Did you know that?”
The man nodded. Then he spoke quietly so that Sirutteok couldn’t hear.
“Most superhumans who think of themselves as being without individuality have not yet realized what their individuality is.”
Nowadays, there is little research on ‘personality’. There are no machines that conveniently read abilities.
But the person immediately recognized the uniqueness of the sirutteok on the day he went to the hospital. Because he knew its characteristics.
Although he didn’t show it on the outside, you can’t tell how surprised he was.
‘This kid. He has a really rare personality.’
The individuality of sirutteok can be either the highest or lowest, depending on how it is expressed.
Abraxas said.
“You know but you’re not going to tell me?”
“Even if I tell you now, you’ll just get excited. I’m not even ready yet.”
Abraxas said with a mischievous smile.
“If you need any help, just let me know. It sounds like fun.”
“Well, I see… But are you really going to help me?”
As the great man looked at him with secretive eyes, Abraxas drew a line.
“Not mine.”
“Tch.”
As they were talking about something only the two of them could understand, Lily, who was feeling a little hurt, poked the older man in the ribs.
“Tell me what you mean!”
“Even if I tell you, you won’t know anyway···.”
That was when.
Woof woof woof!
The great man raised his head at the powerful wave of magical power.
“!!”
Ss …
Red clouds were spreading across the western sky.
Like ink dropped on water, it gradually absorbed the surrounding colors, and a huge wave of magical power rippled.
A sinister smile appeared on Abraxas’ face as he looked up at the sky like a giant.
“Anyway, I said it’s a fun world. You won’t be bored if you stay here.”
On the other hand, the man’s expression was frozen stiffly.
Those red clouds are one of the signs of the second disaster.
‘It can’t have started already?’
But if my memory serves me right, there were at least a few months left. That was what the man had calculated and was making plans for the future.
But as if to mock that expectation, the shadow of a second disaster was looming over the sky.
“···ha.”
I couldn’t understand this phenomenon at all, but now I didn’t have the luxury of thinking about why.
Sling.
The man took out Shalit from his waistband and walked forward. He could still see Sirutteok struggling with the bronze cyclops.
The man sighed and said.
“That’s it for today’s practice.”
And he swung his sword.
Choaaaah!
The bronze cyclops split vertically, and green blood spurted into the air like a fountain.
Leaving the astonished onlookers behind, the man looked up at the sky and said.
“Now it’s real. Get ready.”
< The Second Sign > End
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