[Episode 05] Expansion of Power (1)
The eyes of the absolute being that had been shining on Moon Byung-ho were forcibly canceled, and the senses expanded to the entire corner of the house.
At the same time, the corner of the house slowly widened along with the pain that felt like my body was swelling up.
‘Ugh!’
This time it started from the 30th floor and slowly expanded downwards.
Pain that feels like your muscles are twisting and your blood vessels are bursting in real time.
It ended when the area of the house corner that had grown from the 30th floor floor up to the 21st floor was engulfed.
[An entity that satisfies the conditions for acceptance as a citizen has been discovered.]
[Would you like to grant citizenship?]
I checked the seven photos that appeared before my eyes.
‘Were there still people left?’
I thought I received them all as citizens during the goblin hunt, but it seems I didn’t.
‘Give it.’
[Citizenship is granted to Jo Woo-jin, Kang Hyun-soo, Kim Da-jeong, Nam Ji-ho, Moon Hae-ri, Nam Ah-young, and Nam Jin-ju.]
With the addition of 7 people, the total population of the citizens became 101.
The number has exceeded 100.
[The number of citizens has reached 100.]
[Experience points and settlement money earned by citizens increase by 100%.]
There were some familiar notifications that I expected, but there were also some that I was completely unfamiliar with.
[As the number of citizens reaches a certain level, all citizens unlock the ‘Power of Trust’ skill.]
‘The power of trust?’
Something new popped up again.
I wanted to check it out right away, but there was something more urgent right now.
It was a matter of checking the status of the Hadonggun party.
‘The Eyes of the Absolute.’
They were running down the alley.
‘Anyone injured?’
I first looked at Moon Byung-ho, who I had seen briefly earlier and was wearing a bloody uniform.
Fortunately, he was running while carrying his grandmother on his back, looking fine. Judging from that, it seemed like the blood I had seen earlier wasn’t his.
‘her.’
The problem is Owen Joo.
Oh Eun-joo, who was being carried by Kang Deok-su, was unconscious and bleeding from her side.
‘Looks like you’ve been attacked by the enemy.’
The only silver lining was that she possessed self-healing abilities.
I didn’t see the battle scene so I couldn’t know exactly what happened, but judging from the settlement money, it was clear that Moon Byung-ho had struck the final blow.
The enemy that just appeared was level 27. It was the same level as the Kellykan I burned to death a while ago.
Considering that the bastard had given a settlement amount of about 9 million won, the huge sum of 39 million won could not be explained unless it was a special benefit of doubling the settlement amount of the deceased.
‘Did you get hit even though there was a level difference?’
The enemy was definitely level 27.
A level 27 player fatally wounded level 33 Owen Ju.
I was able to learn that level is not such an absolute indicator.
‘If the level was that absolute, I wouldn’t have been able to catch Kellykan.’
then.
‘Isn’t there really a need to spend 100 million to level up?’
It’s definitely not because I’m afraid of wasting money.
‘But this is a big problem.’
Unfortunately, it was Owen Ju who got injured.
From what I’ve seen so far, Owen Joo’s contribution to the party has been enormous.
Because so far, the number of goblins she’s caught on her own is more than the total number of goblins caught by the rest of the party.
So, it was inevitable that worries would arise.
‘I hope it’s okay.’
But it was a leaning.
“Keeeeeek!”
As soon as Hadonggun’s party exited the alley, they easily swept away the goblins they encountered.
That’s even though Moon Byeong-ho and Kang Deok-su didn’t even participate in the war.
“You guessed right!”
“···me too.”
It was thanks to Yoo Hye-rin and Kim Geon’s arrows, which had been missing until now, hitting the goblin between the eyebrows.
Additionally, the arrows fired by Kim Ga-young and Ha Dong-geon had become much sharper.
“What is it? My body suddenly feels incredibly light···.”
“Me too. I’m not even out of breath.”
Seeing their strange reactions, I remembered the notification I had seen earlier.
The ‘Power of Trust’ skill that is said to be open to all citizens.
{Power of Trust} (Passive)
All abilities increase by (trust level)%.
‘This is why.’
Hadonggun and his group all had a basic trust level of over 50.
Physical strength, body acuity, muscle strength, reflexes, etc.
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If all abilities increased by more than 50%, it was natural that combat power would increase rapidly.
At that time, Moon Byung-ho spoke to the bewildered group.
“Everyone has been chosen by Him. Just like me.”
I had a feeling that it might feel somewhat similar to registering as a resident.
Moon Byung-ho, who had reached level 30 in one breath, spoke with even more confidence.
“Your body feels lighter and your whole body feels full of energy. That’s how I felt when I was hunting goblins. I think he’s going to help us.”
Surprisingly, his words had an effect.
[Citizen Kim Ga-young’s loyalty has surpassed 30.]
[Citizen Kim Ga-young has met the conditions for registration.]
[Citizen Yoo Hye-rin’s loyalty has surpassed 30.]
[Citizen Yoo Hye-rin has met the conditions for registration.]
Because now two people have met the conditions for registration.
‘Both of you must register.’
At that moment.
Woohoo!
“What, what is it?”
“Whoa!”
『Name: Kim Ga-young (Lv. 20) [+]
Title: [The Fourth Species]
Trust: 58 Loyalty: 32
Awakening Ability: Piercing
★Quest Granting』
『Name: Yoo Hye-rin (Lv. 25) [+]
Title: [Fifth Bell]
Trust: 69 Loyalty: 33
Awakening Ability: Poison Mist
★Quest Granting』
Looking at their levels, it seemed like they each acquired C- and B-rank skills.
A group of goblins, stimulated by the light that came out as they awakened the two people, charged towards Hadonggeon and his group.
As always, the first to react was Kim Ga-young.
But the arrow she shot at the level of a spinal reflex had a faint light in it.
Push!
“!!!”
The arrow she shot, as usual, landed squarely between the eyes of a goblin.
However, what was different from usual was that the arrow passed through the goblin’s head so cleanly, and pierced the bodies of the goblins running behind it one by one.
“Kueeeeek!”
“Kagagak!”
“Eek!”
Suddenly, goblins with holes in their bodies began rolling around on the ground, screaming.
Of course, the one who was most surprised was Kim Ga-young.
“What, what is it?”
This was the effect of the skill she had awakened.
Piercing (C grade)
Shoots a penetrating arrow that consumes mental power.
It seems that he used the skill unconsciously by concentrating.
‘I guess I should give you a quest.’
The moment she sees the name of the skill, ‘Piercing’, written in the quest details, she will be able to immediately figure out what kind of skill it is.
At that moment, a notification appeared saying that Kim Ga-young had completed the quest to hunt 13 goblins that she had given me earlier, and I was able to give her a new quest.
《Quest Granting》
Quest Content: Hunt goblins using piercing (0/10)
Time limit: 10 minutes 00 seconds
Reward: Increased Piercing Skill
Failure Penalty: Fatigue.
After checking the quest details, Kim Ga-young started to run wild all by herself.
A properly fired piercing arrow can kill at least two birds with one blow.
The moment Kim Ga-young started to run wild, freely using her skills, I hesitated for a moment as I was thinking of giving a similar quest to Yoo Hye-rin.
‘But this ability is a bit ambiguous.’
Poison Mist (Grade B)
Consumes mental power to create a deadly poisonous fog.
The ability itself was good.
It seemed possible to use the ability in the underground parking lot where the goblins’ remnants were still present, and exterminate them.
But that was the problem.
A B-grade poison fog skill.
It was clear that it would be extremely fatal.
If used incorrectly, it could have a negative impact on team members.
‘I guess I’ll put this on hold and look into it later.’
Looking at it, it seemed like there was no need for Yoo Hye-rin to come forward.
[Citizen Kim Ga-young completed the quest.]
[Quest cost is 67,773 won.]
[Citizen Kim Ga-young has used up all the quests she can complete today.]
[Evaluate the quests performed by citizen Kim Ga-young.]
[······ Under evaluation······]
“wow.”
What happened was that he was showing a completely different appearance from Choi Hyeong-jun, who had awakened the same C-rank ability.
‘That’s amazing.’
By making full use of the piercing arrow attribute, he was able to render as many goblins as possible incapacitated.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that she was practically making her way through it all by herself.
[Evaluation completed.]
[Experience points increase slightly.]
I had high hopes for it, but it was a dud again.
‘Is that natural?’
If the odds were higher, the system message wouldn’t have congratulated you on hitting the jackpot.
I realized once again that Moon Byung-ho’s case was nonsense.
‘I guess there’s no need to worry about this.’
The alley leading to the apartment complex was slowly coming into view.
It seemed like Ha Dong-gun’s party would arrive safely soon thanks to Kim Ga-young’s great performance.
‘Should I go and meet those people?’
I was planning to go and meet Kim Da-bin and Kim Min-ho in person, but when I checked, I found out that they hadn’t finished showering yet.
‘I guess I’ll have to go soon.’
I was planning on getting really horny in the shower, but it must have been at least 30 minutes, and the shower wasn’t over yet.
‘Should we take a look around the newly expanded area?’
From the 21st to the 29th floor.
About half of the newly expanded area was empty and uninhabited.
The refrigerator in the abandoned house was full of rotten food and side dishes that had been left unattended, as well as bugs crawling in them.
The houses with people in them were somewhat better off, but the bathrooms were clogged with excrement and the inside of the house was dirty from not being cleaned, which was hell in a different sense.
‘That’s terrible.’
Perhaps because the situation in the entire house was so vivid, they seemed even more disgusting to me.
However, one place stood out for maintaining its neatness even in this situation.
‘These are the people who just granted citizenship.’
It was an ordinary house where a family of four, including Nam Ji-ho, lived, but compared to other houses, it was so clean that it was embarrassing.
What was unusual was that the bathtub was half-filled with water, and soon I saw him come into the bathroom and fill a bucket with water, so I knew what it was for.
drinking water.
‘her.’
It seemed that before the water supply was cut off, the bathroom was filled with tap water.
That alone could provide enough drinking water to last your family for a month.
In order to survive, he had to drink water from the water tank behind the toilet, but tap water was more than enough.
‘That’s amazing.’
That wasn’t all.
There was a camping gas burner in the living room, and it seemed like they were using it to cook ramen or rice.
There was still rice left in one pot.
Moreover, unlike other houses, it seemed that they even disposed of their excrement cleanly.
Thanks to that, the house they lived in seemed to be in better condition than the other houses that received relief supplies from me.
‘That’s why you didn’t respond to the structure of Ha Dong-geon’s party.’
There is no reason to readily open the door to strangers armed with bows.
Those who followed Ha Dong-geon’s party without a word during the hunting operation were in a desperate situation.
Most of the time, it was a situation where they had to go outside where monsters were running wild to get water or food.
There was no choice.
In contrast, when the Ha Dong-geon party came to the rescue, they had the choice of whether to believe them or not.
To be honest, it was stranger to believe that a man and woman armed with bows and baseball bats came to rescue us.
‘Is it tempting?’
You could tell this wasn’t an ordinary bet just by looking at how quickly he filled the bathtub with water before the water went out.
A person who can demonstrate such resourcefulness in a crisis is exactly the kind of person we need.
‘hmm?’
Of course, not all of the newly joined survivors refused rescue based on such rational judgment.
The living room, room 2902, right below our house.
At first I thought it was a corpse.
Because I was just lying on the living room floor without moving at all.
‘This woman···?’
He looked almost dead.
『Name: Kim Da-jeong (Lv. 26)
Reliability: 18
Awakening Ability: Heal
Experience distribution rate: 0%
Settlement distribution rate: 0%
★Quest Granting Exit』
Hill (B grade)
Heals wounds by expending mental power.
I ran straight down to room 2902 at full speed.
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