[Episode 11] Encounter (7)
The next morning, the first thing I told my grandfather was the news about my parents.
The method was simple.
All I had to do was hand them the smartphone I was using to record the video.
‘I never thought I’d be using my smartphone like this!’
I used to think it was just an expensive watch, but it turned out to be a 1 million won digital camera.
My grandfather was overjoyed to find out that my parents were alive, and he played our video over and over again next to my grandmother.
“Jaehyun. Can’t we watch the video of our grandparents too?”
“I’ll ask them to take a picture.”
My mother shed tears after watching the video of my grandmother and grandfather that Ha Dong-geon had taken.
“I’ll see you soon.”
Once the annex is completed, you will be able to use the Absolute’s Gate skill to go to your grandfather’s main house.
I asked the Hadonggun party to use their home as a base for monster hunting while the construction was finished.
The reason was time.
‘I didn’t know it would have that effect!’
[Three vassals with the title [Knight] are present at the ‘Annex’ construction site. Construction efficiency increases by 50%.]
The mere presence of Ha Dong-geon, Oh Eun-ju, and Kim Da-jeong increased construction efficiency.
This meant that the construction of the annex, which originally took a week, could be completed in five days.
In addition, the number of monsters near my hometown had increased significantly due to the monster wave that occurred yesterday.
The level of the monsters was also different, so it was several times more efficient to hunt there than to come back here and continue hunting.
‘Now, if you want to hunt here, you have to walk 1km.’
After the declared home-corner zone was expanded to a 1km radius, the frequency of hunting by citizens decreased drastically.
This is because citizens who were unaware that the territory had been expanded were wandering around their usual hunting grounds.
That place has already been incorporated into the home corner area, and the remaining goblins were all killed yesterday along with the level up.
[Ms. Dabin.]
[Yes, Jaehyun.]
[There’s something I’d like you to announce to people.]
[Yes, go ahead.]
[First, explain to people that the area has expanded. Now, they will have to go beyond the written word to hunt.]
This was not the only important thing.
[And please establish a relief team.]
[Relief team?]
[Yes, we need people to rescue the survivors within the area.]
The newly expanded area was home to thousands of survivors.
Most of them were in very serious situations.
[Citizen Kang Jeong-ho has passed away.]
‘Another one dead’
More than ten people have already died since yesterday.
That too within the declared safe corner of the house.
The biggest cause was the lack of drinking water. People who couldn’t go outside because of the monsters were dying of dehydration inside their homes.
I used the Absolute’s eyes to release relief supplies whenever I found citizens in dire straits, but it wasn’t enough on my own.
For those who were still conscious, providing relief supplies would have been sufficient, but too many people were dying without even losing consciousness.
[Please also include those who came yesterday and requested the establishment of a medical team in the relief team. It will definitely help.]
[all right.]
I wanted to save as many people as possible.
I planned to use the Eye of the Absolute to save as many people as possible, and if necessary, use the Gate of the Absolute to go there directly or use quests to heal them.
“Jaehyun. Why are you looking so serious?”
“that is…”
I just briefly explained the situation to my mom.
After hearing the whole story, the mother said.
“I think I can help with that.”
“Really?”
“then.”
Some of the people my mother brought had abilities similar to Kim Da-jeong’s.
It was a ‘heal’ or ‘care’ ability, and in the case of care, it was an ability that had excellent performance in dealing with status effects such as dehydration, fainting, and poisoning.
“And I’d like to meet those doctors. If you sign a contract with them, you’ll probably gain similar abilities.”
It was just as Mom expected.
Almost 80% or more have awakened healing-related abilities.
However, the level of awakened abilities varied greatly. Most were of the D or C grade, so the overall level was low.
‘Still, this alone is a big help.’
In fact, once the relief team started moving, the situation calmed down quickly.
Seo Ye-jin searched for survivors and a relief team was deployed to those in the most serious condition, while I used the Absolute’s Eye to provide supplies to those in need.
I spent each day so busy that I didn’t even have time to breathe.
After three days and three nights of hard work, I was finally able to visit all the houses within the territory.
In the process, nearly a hundred people died, but many more were saved.
‘…It’s over!’
When I checked the last house, I collapsed on the bed and immediately fell into a deep sleep.
After about an hour of sleep, I was woken up by a system notification.
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[An entity that satisfies the conditions for acceptance as a citizen has approached the corner of the house.]
[Would you like to offer citizenship?]
As the territory expanded, new citizens continued to flow in.
Thanks to this, the number of citizens was already approaching ten thousand.
‘The Year of Proposal’
Swaaaah—
Before I knew it, it was pouring rain outside.
‘I feel refreshed even though I didn’t sleep much!’
Thanks to the rewards coming from daily quests, my stamina had increased significantly.
It seemed that increased mental strength also had a big effect.
At that time, Kim Da-bin’s telepathy was transmitted.
[Jaehyun.]
He immediately answered using the ring of communication.
[What’s going on?]
[The relief team suggested that they rescue people outside the area.]
[Outside the area? It might be dangerous.]
[I also said that now is the golden time and that I absolutely have to go.]
I could understand what they were saying.
When the area of the apartment complex was expanded, the condition of the survivors was not as serious as it is now.
Although most people were starving and thirsty, few were on the verge of death from severe dehydration.
Now comes the point where most people reach their limit.
Golden time.
It could be said that this was literally the golden time that would never come again.
If we pass this point, countless people will lose their lives.
This meant that even as the territory expanded in the future, it would accept more corpses than survivors.
‘I will save at least one more person.’
The area outside the current area was very different from the days when it was populated by nothing more than a group of goblins.
‘Sea monsters that came from the sea have gathered here.’
It wasn’t a large amount.
But there were marlins flying in the sky, and land sharks circling the road.
Occasionally, you could also spot giant crustaceans.
It is an environment where ordinary people would find it difficult to even think about going outside.
As the bastards were coming and casualties were occurring among the hunting team, the hunting was halted except for a few teams.
Despite the danger, they are stepping forward to risk their lives and go save people.
They were great people.
‘Is it because there are so many former firefighters?’
Among the firefighters, there were many who had the conviction to risk their lives to save people. I think that was probably why they actively expressed their opinions.
‘I like it’
[Mr. Dabin, I will send the hunting team to protect you, so please tell the rescue team to wait for a moment.]
[all right.]
Currently, there are only two teams that can move outside and protect others.
‘There is only Lee Jun-hyeok’s team and the hunting team led by his father.’
The criterion was whether or not one could catch a giant crustacean of level 30.
Lee Jun-hyeok’s water bomb was more powerful than expected and was able to destroy the crustacean’s armor, and so was his father.
That was when.
[You have hunted a Giant Crab (Lv. 33).]
[Gain experience points.]
‘Did Dad go hunting even though it was pouring rain like this?’
Seeing that there was no settlement money at all, it meant that his father, a blood relative, had hunted monsters.
After Dad discovered that his physical abilities had improved dramatically after unlocking the power of his bloodline, he began to enjoy hunting.
To be honest, I was a little worried at first when I attached Seo Ye-jin’s mouse, but after seeing her destroy the giant crab’s chitinous armor with one punch, I stopped worrying.
But at that time.
[You have hunted a Hammerhead Shark (Lv. 25).]
[Gain experience points.]
[You have hunted a Topgari (Lv. 22).]
[Gain experience points.]
[You have hunted a Blue Crab (Lv. 28).]
[Gain experience points.]
Suddenly, hunting messages started pouring in.
No matter how strong my father was, he couldn’t hunt monsters at this speed.
There is only one person who can do this at this point.
‘It’s grandpa’
He immediately used his absolute eyes towards Ha Dong-geon’s party.
Swaaaaaaah
It was pouring rain there.
Kwakwang!
It was broad daylight, but the sky was covered in dark clouds and the only light it gave off was flashes of lightning.
[What’s going on?]
Hadong Geon answered.
“It’s a monster wave.”
As expected, another wave of monsters was unfolding.
‘This is already the third time.’
This phenomenon, which first appeared about four days ago, was known to have occurred once before yesterday.
And it has appeared a total of three times so far.
This time too, most of the monsters were passing by, but there were more of them than usual.
‘If this continues, the proportion of sea monsters will continue to increase inland.’
The survival of ordinary people will become increasingly difficult.
‘Why on earth does this keep happening?’
Kkuddeuk!
Looking ahead, I saw the roots of the World Tree in action once again.
A huge number of sea monsters were pouring towards this place, and the root wall that my grandfather had created was holding them back.
Phew! Crunch!
In the area where monsters were gathered, the sound of things being stabbed and smashed could be heard incessantly.
The endless stream of experience point gain messages was a bonus.
But this time, there were too many monsters.
Kookoogugugun! Kwaaaaang!
The root wall my grandfather had built was still solid, but the concrete building next to it was not.
The concrete building collapsed under the pressure, leaving a void.
Monsters poured out all at once, taking advantage of the gap created in the process.
Wedge!
Hadong Geon’s spear and Kim Ga-young’s arrow were the first to react.
The monster’s head and torso exploded as it escaped, killing it instantly.
However, as the corpses disappeared, new monsters continued to emerge from the gaps between them.
“Crung!”
Owen Zhu prepared for the coming battle by transforming into a water person, but it was never her turn.
The tree giants who had been waiting behind the root wall began to come forward.
Kwak! Phew!
Tentacles extended from the tree giants, impaling the monsters they came across, rendering them unable to move.
While the living ones were struggling, the tree roots expanded and completely filled the hole.
There was a moment when balance was maintained by the overwhelming power of the grandfather.
Kwarrrrung!
Something huge stirred beneath the brilliant lightning.
‘huh?’
At first I thought it was just a mistake.
however.
Kwarrrrrrung!
The next lightning flash was clearly visible.
‘….What is that?’
He was looking down at this place from a very long distance.
It was raining and the sky was dark so all I could see was a shadow, but the fact that it was visible from this distance indirectly told me how huge the thing was.
however.
‘It disappeared?’
In an instant, the bastard disappeared from sight.
So at first I thought it was just a mistake.
however.
Kugugugugugu―
The ground shook.
Kwakwakwakwa!!
The shaking grew louder and louder, shaking the ground and collapsing buildings.
A distant view of an apartment building was seen falling sideways, unable to withstand the earthquake.
Kwaaaaang!
When the vibrations reached their peak, accompanied by a huge explosion,
Kwajik!
Not far away, the ground was seen swelling greatly.
Kwakwakwakwang!
The concrete floor burst open like a pimple, and a thick pillar of dirt rose from its place.
Overexposure!
The rain-soaked dirt fell away, and what emerged was a huge head covered in white scales.
The giant reptile’s eyes were looking down indifferently at the Hadonggun party and grandfather.
“White Dragon (Lv. 63)”
It was the appearance of a monster.
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