[Episode 05] Expansion of Power (3)
‘There was one more?’
The red tiger was clear.
However, it was a little bigger than the one I had seen with the eyes of the Absolute.
It might be a higher level than the one we caught earlier.
‘It’s money.’
The pumpkins were rolling down the vine.
That pumpkin is worth at least 40 million won.
However, it was not a situation in which one could be completely happy.
‘It looks precarious.’
As expected, Yoo Hye-rin, who was following at the very back, tripped over her own feet and fell.
“Whoa!”
“Hye-rin!”
At the same time, the enemy’s momentum became even sharper.
“Get up quickly!”
Wedge!
Kim Ga-young’s arrow, imbued with the aura of piercing, flew towards the bastard, but Jeok-ho changed direction and dodged it with ease.
The bastard used the broken tree as a stepping stone to jump up, then immediately landed on the exact spot where Yoo Hye-rin had fallen.
“Khuuuung―!”
Just before the sharp claws pierced Yoo Hye-rin’s back.
Shushuk-
Yoo Hye-rin has disappeared.
Kagakak―!
The tiger’s claws scraped the pavement, creating long scratches.
The sight of the pavement blocks deeply gouged along the claw marks was truly eerie.
“Crunch?”
The guy was looking at the floor where Yoo Hye-rin had disappeared, looking bewildered.
“Whew, whoosh.”
Yoo Hye-rin, whom he was looking for, was currently teleported next to me.
She was gasping for breath, her face filled with fear.
‘It was close.’
If it had been even 0.1 second later, the tiger’s claw marks would have been engraved on Yoo Hye-rin’s back.
Thanks to the use of the summons at almost the same time that Yoo Hye-rin fell, she almost died if I had done it wrong.
‘Thanks to that, I definitely gained some time.’
The Red Tiger seemed unhappy about having his prey stolen just before the hunt. Judging from the way he was lingering around the spot where Yoo Hye-rin had disappeared, with a gesture that still had regrets.
In the meantime, Ha Dong-geon and his group kept as much distance from the enemy as possible.
But the gap quickly narrowed as soon as the enemy moved.
Shush!
At that moment, Moon Byeong-ho appeared next to me carrying his grandmother on his back.
I used teleportation.
‘It looks like it’s at least a few dozen meters long. Your skill level has improved considerably in the meantime?’
It seemed to be thanks to the Power of Trust skill.
Since all abilities were increased, of course mental strength would have increased as well.
At that moment.
[An entity that satisfies the conditions for acceptance as a citizen has been discovered.]
[Would you like to grant citizenship?]
‘Give it.’
Moon Byung-ho carefully put the unconscious grandmother down and spoke to me.
“Grandma, please take care of me.”
He seemed ready to rush at the enemy at any moment, so he stood in front of him.
“Please wait.”
“Yes? But···.”
“Can you trust me?”
Moon Byung-ho looked unconvinced, but soon nodded and answered.
“···All right.”
After receiving the confirmation, I turned my head again and looked at Jeokho chasing Ha Dong-geon’s party.
‘About 10m.’
It was the scope of the invisible hand.
As for the power, I checked it a little while ago.
The power to crush even a front door made of solid iron with a single blow and the evil force to rip off the entire lock.
‘This is good enough to give it a try.’
I waited quietly for the right time.
The first one to enter the range of the invisible hand was Kang Deok-su, carrying Oh Eun-ju.
Following this, Kim Ga-young, Kim Geon, and finally Ha Dong-geon crossed the line one after another.
In a situation where the safe zone where the corner of the house was activated was right in front of him, Hadong-Geon turned around and shot an arrow at the enemy.
Wedge!
Before we knew it, the enemy was within reach.
“Khuuuung!”
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It was Ha Dong-geon who had been watching the enemy’s movements since a while ago, and he struck first at the right time.
If we could have bought some time as Hadong Geon intended, everyone would have been able to enter the safe zone safely.
But the reality was not easy.
The bastard charged even more fiercely.
In the process, the arrow shot by Ha Dong-geon passed through Jeokho’s body.
In fact, it was an attack that didn’t even produce a single bio-machine.
“Dong-Geon-ah!”
Kim Ga-young, who realized the situation too late, shouted.
However, the distance between Jeokho and Ha Dong-geon was already close.
It’s too late.
“Everyone run!”
Hadonggun shouted at his group and started running in the opposite direction from the apartment entrance.
Realizing that he could not escape in that brief moment, he moved to push the enemy back even just one more step.
It was a bold choice to sacrifice one’s life.
‘I told you I saw one person well.’
Responsibility as a leader.
Wise judgment of situations.
Bold execution.
The courage to not give in to fear.
It was rare to find a person who had all of these qualities.
‘Catch it.’
Just before the Red Tiger’s teeth engulfed Ha Dong-geon.
“Kekeke!”
An invisible hand grabbed the enemy’s balls.
And then he lifted the bastard’s heavy body up.
“Kuaaaang―!”
The enemy kicked the air nervously, but the invisible hand did not waver in the face of his kicks.
It didn’t take long for the kicks that had been filled with anger to turn into a struggle for life.
“······.”
“······.”
Everyone, including Ha Dong-geon, froze in place and watched Jeok-ho suffer.
I opened my mouth leisurely.
“Ms. Kim Ga-young.”
“Yes, yes?”
“Please finish it.”
“ah.”
It would have been possible to kill him with just the power of the invisible hand, but that would have been a huge loss.
Because I couldn’t get the citizen bonus right away, and there were no special benefits.
If Kim Ga-young hunts right now, the loot will quadruple, so there was no reason for me to finish it.
Kim Ga-young, who understood what I meant, aimed an arrow at the head of the enemy who was struggling in the air.
Woof-
A faint light enveloped her arrow,
Whaaaaaa! Push!
It pierced the enemy’s crown in one breath.
[You have hunted the Red Tiger (Lv. 28).]
[Gain a large amount of experience points.]
[63,211,776 won was deposited into the wallet of the absolute owner of the house.]
As the roar of the enemy tiger, which had been getting louder and louder, disappeared, it suddenly became quiet.
and.
[Citizen Moon Byung-ho’s trust level increases.]
[Citizen Kim Ga-young’s trust level increases.]
[Citizen Kim Ga-young’s loyalty increases.]
[Citizen Yoo Hye-rin’s trust level increases.]
[Citizen Yoo Hye-rin’s loyalty increases.]
······
······
The alarm bells rang loudly, indicating that the trust and loyalty of the Hadonggun Party were rising.
and.
[Citizen Ha Dong-geon’s loyalty has surpassed 30.]
[Citizen Ha Dong-geon has met the conditions for registration.]
Finally, Ha Dong-geon opened his heart to me.
‘Registered as a guest, Ha Dong-geon.’
Tiring!
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Woohoooooooo―
The green light flowing from Kim Da-jeong’s hand flowed into Oh Eon-ju’s bloody side.
Owen’s wound, which looked quite serious, soon stopped bleeding and new flesh was growing quickly.
As the wounds improved, Owen’s face, which had looked tired, began to show signs of life.
‘I’m so glad I found Kim Da-jeong at that time.’
Owen’s injuries were much more serious than expected.
Since the transformation was undone, the regenerative ability of the water god was not applied, and since all the daily quests had been completed, it was impossible to recover from injuries through quests.
It was a serious situation where Owen Ju could have been lost.
I asked Ha Dong-geon.
“What happened? What is that red tiger?”
“It seems that the house where Byung-ho’s grandmother was was included in their territory. We encountered one on our way out after rescuing her, and we successfully hunted it. But it seems like there was another one. That one chased us.”
After listening to his explanation, there were several things that made sense.
‘I thought something was strange.’
That alley was so clean.
I couldn’t find any trace of the goblin no matter how hard I looked.
In fact, if there had been goblins there, Moon Byung-ho’s grandmother would not have been safe.
‘Was it the territory of two enemy tigers?’
Because it was the territory they were guarding, goblins and such did not dare to invade, and thanks to that, Moon Byeong-ho’s grandmother was able to survive safely for a long time.
You could say I was lucky.
Thanks to that, Moon Byung-ho’s grandmother was able to escape the threat of goblins.
[Citizen Kim Da-jeong completed the quest.]
[Quest cost is 73,312 won.]
“Whoa. It’s done!”
“Thank you for your hard work, Dajung.”
“What? Then can I go home now?”
This place was not Kim Da-jeong’s house now.
“Please wait a moment.”
Naturally, this was Choi Hyeong-jun’s house.
“Ma’am! Please peel the tangerine for me!”
“Haha. Seoyeon, unnie~ You have to do it. Follow along. Unnie Gayoung~ Peel the tangerine for me~”
“Unnie Gayoung~! Please peel the tangerine for me!”
The Ha Dong-gun party, Kim Da-jeong, who returned after successfully completing the operation, and the siblings Kim Da-bin and Kim Min-ho, who had showered there, all gathered at Choi Hyeong-jun’s house.
Choi Hyeong-jun, who had been fidgeting and keeping his place next to me since earlier, spoke carefully.
“Uh- Jaehyun. We’re not going to be meeting at my house anymore, right? Haha.”
There was a sense of resignation in Choi Hyeong-jun’s eyes.
The sorrow of the father who had lost his family’s comfortable home was there.
“Don’t worry. I was going to talk about it from the beginning anyway.”
It was not possible to continue using Choi Hyeong-jun’s house as a share house forever.
As it turned out, a suitable solution had just appeared.
“Room 2901 is currently empty. We will provide electricity and all other necessities for daily life, so Mr. Ha Dong-geon and his party can live there.”
“Really?!”
The one who was the happiest was not Ha Dong-geon’s party, but Choi Hyeong-jun.
“Why would I lie?”
Of course, I was planning on returning it if the landlord showed up, even if it was late.
But in this world filled with monsters, not being able to return home until now meant there was a high chance that I would not be able to return in the future.
“Ms. Kim Da-bin.”
“Yes, yes!”
Kim Da-bin, who had been huddled in a corner, looked slightly cowering as everyone’s eyes turned to them.
He continued speaking to her.
“Rooms 2101 and 2102 on the 21st floor are also currently empty. Could you please tell the other survivors that we will provide electricity there as well, so they can take care of showers, toilets, and other miscellaneous needs there?”
He hinted that he was not to visit Choi Hyeong-jun’s house anymore.
Kim Da-bin nodded, her head hunched over, as if she understood what was happening.
“All right.”
Now that we’ve applied the whip, it’s time to give the carrot.
“If you wish, you can use one place freely and share the other one.”
“Me, really?”
“Yes. Instead, there are a few things I would like you two to do.”
Kim Da-bin, who was biting hard on a carrot, answered actively.
“Just tell me what you want and I’ll do my best!”
He said to her like that.
“I hope you will continue to act as a messenger between me and the survivors.”
“Messenger···?”
“yes.”
A hundred citizens were valuable in and of themselves.
Even though it didn’t directly give experience points or money like the Hadonggun Party, there was a bonus that steadily increased as the population increased.
But that doesn’t mean I have any intention of leaving them alone.
“Please tell them that I will provide an empty house to the team that kills 100 goblins the fastest. I promise to provide them with electricity, water, gas, and unlimited food.”
If you put your mind to it, it wouldn’t be difficult to supply electricity and water to every unit from the 21st to the 30th floor.
Because of the two Red Tigers, I had nearly 100 million won in spare cash, so I wasn’t that short on money.
However, I planned to provide these in limited supply and treat citizens differently.
“Also, if you accept 10 survivors from each generation, we will give the same treatment to that generation. However, please be sure to tell them that it may take a little longer depending on which floor they are in.”
Only those who have proven their worth will be paid a fair price.
After finishing speaking, I gave the same quest to all the citizens except for the Ha Dong-geon party and Choi Hyeong-jun family, who were now my closest associates.
《Quest Granting》
Quest Content: Goblin Hunt (0/10)
Time limit: 168 hours 00 minutes 00 seconds
Reward: A small amount of experience points.
Failure Penalty: No use of public facilities.
[Do you want to grant the quest as is?]
[Yes / No]
‘yes.’
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