[Episode 08] Summoning the Recovered Ones (4)
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[This is the first floor.]
[The door opens.]
While coming down the elevator, I gave the Ha Dong-gun party operational instructions as briefly as possible.
“Does everyone understand?”
Everyone nodded heavily.
“Then, I will ask for your help.”
“”yes!””
We all headed together to the first floor entrance.
“Please save me, please save me, please save me···.”
“Mommy! Whoa!”
“Everyone, everyone will die!”
There was chaos unfolding there.
People were panicking even though they were clearly contained and protected within the confines of their homes.
I was consumed by fear.
Kuuung―
The sound of a giant’s footsteps getting closer.
A gigantic monster visible between apartment buildings.
“Gyaaaah!”
“Hey, it’s coming this way!”
The mere fact that it was coming towards them was enough to make people feel terrified of death.
“I’ll handle this. You guys, hurry up and move to your operational positions.”
We split into three groups and moved.
Group 1 consists of Oh Eun-ju, Ha Dong-geon, Kim Da-jeong, and Kang Deok-su.
Kim Ga-young, Moon Byeong-ho, and Kim Geon-i, group 2.
And finally, Seo Ye-jin and I were in group 3.
After confirming that Group 1 and Group 2 were running to their operational locations, I opened my mouth to address the panicked citizens.
“Ah, everyone. Please pay attention for a moment.”
Even though his voice wasn’t that loud, he was able to successfully capture people’s attention.
At the same time, I transmitted my voice through all the broadcasting equipment under my control.
“A giant is currently approaching our apartment complex. Those who have served in the military, please gather at the main gate, and the rest of you, please take your children and evacuate to the underground parking lot.”
He spoke in as calm a voice as possible.
As if this kind of thing was nothing.
“Let me say this again. A giant is currently approaching…”
Was it because I pretended to be calm, or was this also an effect of my dignity-maintaining skill?
As my voice continued, people began to emerge from their panic, one by one.
“Yeah! An underground parking lot! There was an underground parking lot!”
“Is it safe to go there?”
“It’s better than being here!”
People started to move.
“Send the kids first! We need to get to the underground parking lot right now!”
Once the goal was set, people began to move in unison.
“Honey! Take Doyoon to the underground parking lot.”
“how about you?”
“I have to go to the main gate. I have to serve my military service.”
“What are you talking about! You’re an old man who even finished his reserve service…!”
“Stop nagging and go! Hurry up!”
“······Don’t overdo it.”
There were men like that man who gathered at the main gate at my command, but not all of them had that kind of courage.
There were only 121 people gathered at the main gate.
Although the proportion of minors is quite high among the total number of over 1,200 members, the number of adult males alone exceeds 400.
It made no sense that only a hundred of them had served in the military.
In South Korea, where military service is mandatory, there probably aren’t that many sons of God who are exempted from military service.
‘He ran away.’
Hundreds of people pretended not to know and took refuge in the underground parking lot.
‘You cowards.’
The people gathered here were not fools who gathered here to risk their lives.
Because they knew that if they didn’t fight, they would all die.
We didn’t come together to protect this apartment complex.
They gathered to protect their precious families, or to protect themselves.
Among the 121 people, there were even 8 women.
All eight of them had familiar faces.
All six members of the team she led, including Shin Yu-ra, were present, and the remaining member was Moon Hae-ri, who belonged to Kim Min-ho’s team.
And finally, there was Yoo Hye-rin.
He asked Yoo Hye-rin.
“Hye-rin, have you completed your military service?”
“That’s not it, but···.”
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“Then why did you come here?”
“I wanted to be of some help···.”
I nodded with a satisfied smile.
“great.”
Then a short man raised his hand and asked.
“Well, what should we do?”
He was Baek Seung-min, Baek Seung-yeop’s younger brother.
I asked him.
“Where is Mr. Baek Seung-yeop?”
“that···.”
Baek Seung-yeop and his twins were nowhere to be seen.
“I guess you ran away.”
“······.”
At the same time, a heavy silence descended. Some people seemed shocked to hear that there were people who had escaped.
Some seemed to regret their decision to come to the main gate.
‘I guess I’ll have to get rid of it.’
I decided to give it another chance and opened my mouth.
“I will convey the current situation calmly.”
He continued, looking over those in distress.
“Honestly, I’m not sure if I can defeat that monster or not. In the worst case scenario, we could all die together.”
When the word death was mentioned directly, people’s eyes began to waver.
“I respect individual choice. If there are people who want to run away right now, run away. I won’t hold you back.”
I turned my back and looked at the main gate.
“I’ll count to exactly 10 seconds. After that, you won’t be able to run away even if you want to.”
Kuung!
Meanwhile, the giant continued to approach this place.
They were walking, pushing over huge buildings here and there and making a mess of things.
“10, 9, 8···.”
Kwaaaaang!
The debris of the building shattered by the giant’s hand crashed into the ground, creating a loud noise.
Just after the sound of a huge explosion was heard, a man was heard getting up and running behind me.
As soon as someone took the lead, those who had been hesitating began to move one by one.
“···3, 2, 1.”
After counting to 10 seconds and looking back, the number of people that had been 121 had decreased to 101.
Their eyes were still wavering, and their limbs were trembling.
Yet they remained.
“You left me more than I expected.”
Someone said something like that.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to act in the face of fear.
In this world filled with fear, more courageous people are needed to survive.
Therefore, I will treat them preferentially.
This was not discrimination, but fair treatment for those who decided to face their fears.
“Thank you for staying. Please accept this, everyone.”
He purchased 101 pistols and live ammunition from the store and gave them to them.
“gun?”
“Is that a real gun?”
“This is real!”
It was just a pistol.
In fact, it was woefully inadequate for dealing with the giant.
Despite this, hope was blooming on people’s faces.
“I respect individual choices, but each person will face different consequences depending on those choices.”
[Citizen Park Jong-chan’s trustworthiness has reached 50.]
[Loyalty is open.]
[Citizen Lee Hyuk-jin’s trustworthiness has reached 50.]
[Loyalty is open.]
······
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101 notifications of increased trust and loyalty poured in explosively.
Among them, there were many who met the conditions for registration by quickly surpassing loyalty level 30.
‘Increase the experience and settlement distribution rate of those here to 100%.’
After the number of citizens exceeded a thousand and the ‘basic level’ skill appeared, the distribution rate of experience points and settlement money for all citizens was adjusted to 0%.
So now the 101 people here will grow twice as fast and take twice as much money from hunting monsters than the other citizens.
at that time.
-Kuaaaah!
The giant’s angry voice shook the heavens and the earth.
‘It’s started.’
I observed the movements of the first group with Owen Joo through the eyes of the Absolute.
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Phew!
A Cyclops with a spear stuck in its calf howled and looked around.
Hadonggeon picked up the spear that had appeared in the air and threw it at the giant once again.
Woohoooooooo―
The spear, whose attack power had been increased fivefold due to the skill, dug deep into the Cyclops’ calf.
-Kuaaaah!
Hadong-Geon had reached level 36 by catching the Kingsnake at Seomyeon Station. In addition, the spear throw he received from Kim Da-Jeong was causing quite a bit of pain to the giant.
But that was the limit.
His javelin throw could not threaten the giant’s life.
Hadong-Geon came into the eyes of the angry Cyclops.
Ha Dong-geon, who made eye contact with the guy, quickly got away. He jumped down from the three-story building and started running at full speed.
As Hadonggun disappeared into the forest of buildings, Cyclops let out a roar of rage.
-Eeeeeeeee!
The moment when Ha Dong-geon was walking towards the forest of buildings where he had disappeared.
Push!
This time I felt a stinging pain in my heel.
-Ahhhh!
The personification of O-un-ju was an attack on the heel.
Owen clicked his tongue as he looked at the scar carved into the giant’s heel.
‘It’s too shallow.’
Only the skin was barely cut off.
Despite receiving Kim Da-jeong’s blessing, he was lacking strength.
But the moment I saw the blood gushing from the giant’s wound.
“Crunch!”
Her eyes turned red and the muscles all over her body swelled.
With his rapidly increased physical abilities, he rushed in once again and swung his claws.
Crunch!
This time, it was possible to leave a much deeper wound than before.
-Kuaaaah!
The Cyclops screamed in agony.
‘One more room···!’
The giant’s Achilles tendon was exposed within the wound.
Even if it couldn’t completely cut it off, it would be possible to effectively limit the giant’s mobility by attacking it.
The moment when Owen Ju was about to swing his claws again.
Boohoo!
The giant’s foot rose at incredible speed, and her claws, missing their target, slashed through the air.
and.
Kwaaaaang!
The foot that fell faster than it had risen completely shattered the floor where Owen had been.
“Cough···!”
I managed to avoid being trampled by my nimble movements, but I was caught in the Cyclops’ foot cloud, so I couldn’t escape unscathed.
Kwaaaaang!
Her body flew like a shell and only came to a stop after crashing through the wall of the building.
“Ugh!”
As Cyclops approached to finish off Owen.
[Hey! You stupid monster!]
Kang Deok-su, wearing flashy armor and holding a spear, taunted the giant.
His voice came out loud because he used a loudspeaker.
In the eyes of Cyclops, the sight of Kang Deok-su holding a gleaming silver spear reminded him of Ha Dong-geon, who had just thrown the spear at him, and he seemed determined not to miss the bastard this time.
The bastard started running towards Kang Deok-su.
Kuuung―!
While Kang Deok-su, who had succeeded in provoking her, ran away at full speed towards the apartment complex’s main entrance, Kim Da-jeong, who had been hiding nearby and watching the situation, was running towards the building where Oh Eun-ju had flown away.
Having watched up to that point, I spoke to the 101 civilians armed with pistols.
“Everyone, get ready.”
The citizens lined up and swallowed their saliva while holding their pistols.
“Gasp, huh!”
Behind Kang Deok-su, who was running with all his might, a Cyclops with an angry face was limping towards him.
The distance between them didn’t close right away thanks to the heel wound that Owen Ju had made.
Kwung- boom!
‘Coming.’
The role of Team 1 in this operation was ‘bait’.
Their job was to lure the bastard to the best place to deal with him.
And Group 1 carried out the operation very successfully.
Kuung!
When Kang Deok-su safely entered the protective shield and Cyclops approached right in front of the main gate.
Caw-
Kim Gun’s crow, the black one, rushed towards the giant’s eyes.
-Ahh!
The giant, whose eyes were pierced by the surprise attack, stood still and looked in the direction the black thing was flying.
At that moment.
Whaaaa …
Kim Ga-young’s arrow, waiting on the roof of the apartment near the main gate, pierced Cyclops’ hand and accurately pierced his only eye.
-Kaaaaaaah!
The giant covered his eyes with both hands and tilted his head back.
The screaming man’s mouth was wide open.
Shush!
Moon Byeong-ho appeared in front of the giant’s mouth.
He held a mouse in his hand, and he threw it down the Cyclops’ throat.
‘Up to this point, everything is according to plan.’
Owen Ju’s retirement was not planned, but it was inevitable.
In order to complete the quest and for the sake of the overall good, I wanted to give her the final blow, but unfortunately, the giant in front of me was not a being that could afford such leisure.
‘Finish it when you can.’
Seo Ye-jin had been sitting cross-legged next to me, connecting her senses with the mouse, and of course, the target was the one that went down the Cyclops’ throat.
The eyes of the Absolute were illuminating the dark giant’s esophagus.
‘Summon gas.’
The gas that had been stored in the warehouse filled the Cyclops’ esophagus and stomach.
The next moment, I imagined a flame as large as I could into the darkness reflected in the Absolute’s vision.
Hwaruk-
The flame that rose like that soon followed.
Kwaaaaang!
It was the starting point of a huge explosion.
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