[Episode 16] The Calm Before the Storm (1)
Baek Seung-yeop was conquering the Goblin Dungeon with his twin brothers Moon Ji-hoon and Moon Sang-hoon.
“Kyaaaaah!”
As soon as the goblins discovered them, they started to back away in terror.
That’s because all three of them here had the title of Goblin Slayer.
It was a title that instilled instinctive fear in goblins and gave an additional 10% of their base salary.
But it wasn’t just the effect of the title that made them not nervous at all when they saw the goblins.
That would be the case.
Toodoodoodoo―
This is because they were holding rifles in their hands that were rented for clearing instant dungeons.
“Kkieek!”
A dozen goblins fell like fallen autumn leaves.
Hunting goblins inside the dungeon was actually easier than hunting those outside the safe zone.
First of all, the weapons these guys had were nothing more than dull stone knives.
They were far less threatening than the goblins that charged at us with knives and scissors that appeared to have been stolen from some household.
Toodoodo~!
Baek Seung-yeop frowned at the sound of gunshots echoing through the cave. Even though he had earplugs, his eardrums were still damaged by the ceaseless gunshots.
I was in the middle of confirming the deaths of the goblins who had been shot and fell.
[You have completed the quest.]
[Compensation will be paid.]
[You have gained a small amount of experience points.]
‘Did you finally catch all fifty?’
Baek Seung-yeop stretched after completing the quest that had now become a daily routine.
Then the last goblin corpse disappeared and the dungeon exit appeared in the air.
Baek Seung-yeop, who confirmed it, asked the group.
“How much time is left, everyone?”
“About ten?”
“Me too~”
The two men only had to hunt forty.
Nevertheless, Baek Seung-yeop completed the quest first.
Baek Seung-yeop said with a winner’s smile at their answer.
“Then you guys go to the next dungeon by yourselves. This guy gets off work first.”
Then Moon Ji-hoon asked.
“Hey. Come with me.”
“Hehe. Oh my. What are you guys going to do without this big brother? Be self-reliant, be self-reliant.”
The reason Moon Ji-hoon insisted on asking him to stay was because the minimum number of people needed to clear the dungeon was three. If Baek Seung-yeop left like this, it would have been difficult.
Although Baek Seung-yeop’s attitude was unpleasant, Moon Ji-hoon endured it and continued speaking.
“Haha. Yes, buddy. How would we have gotten into this dangerous place without you?”
“I admit it~”
The reason Moon Ji-hoon and Moon Sang-hoon were trying to please Baek Seung-yeop like this was because of the quest penalty.
When giants appeared in the city center in the past, they chose to avoid responsibility and run away. In return, they were forced to continue the goblin hunting quest.
A minute of excruciating pain that comes when you fail to clear the quest within the time limit.
‘That was a real hell’
It was a pain I had experienced often in the past when the goblins around me had dried up, although I had hardly ever experienced it since the dungeon appeared.
When you suffer this penalty, you can have a mystical experience where one minute feels like an hour.
‘It’s a pain I never want to experience again’
It was a pain that I almost never experienced after the dungeon was created.
Although there were more goblins to hunt than before, there was no need to worry too much.
In the dungeon, hundreds of goblins would pour out at once, and as long as you had a gun, the difficulty of hunting goblins was relatively easy.
Because it wouldn’t be difficult if they could just endure the gunshots that echoed throughout the cave.
Baek Seung-yeop said, muttering.
“Yeah, well. You guys would be very anxious without me, so I guess I’ll hang out with you.”
Moon Ji-hoon barely managed to keep his expression from collapsing as he replied.
“Thank you, Seungyeop.”
The twin brothers’ toleration of Baek Seung-yeop’s tyranny was not simply due to the minimum number of people required to clear the dungeon.
Back in the days when there were no dungeons, when you couldn’t borrow guns, I received a lot of help from Baek Seung-yeop. Back in those days when I had to fight goblins in close combat with crude spears, Baek Seung-yeop helped me out in many ways.
‘That’s why I have to endure it!’
Thinking about the help you gave me back then, I could easily tolerate this level of meddling.
“Let’s go outside first.”
The three people who came out of the dungeon through the exit approached the staff member who was waiting in front. Normally, they were supposed to return their equipment such as guns and headlamps.
however.
“Is it possible to re-attack right now?”
The dungeon raid schedule is set in one-hour units, as the average party takes about 40 to 50 minutes to raid a dungeon.
However, Baek Seung-yeop’s team, who had been hunting goblins for so long, cleared the dungeon in less than 20 minutes.
Thanks to that, I was able to make this suggestion.
Since this wasn’t the first or second time this had happened, the staff was used to accepting their requests.
“it’s possible.”
“Then please do so.”
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After a reorganization, including checking equipment and filling spare magazines with live ammunition, we were immediately sent back into the dungeon.
“let’s go.”
The three people who entered the dungeon again finished the raid in about 20 minutes this time as well.
After returning their firearms and equipment to the staff in charge, they confirmed their reservation for the next day’s attack and then split up.
“Then see you tomorrow.”
“okay.”
“Okay~”
Before going home, Moon Ji-hoon asked Moon Sang-hoon.
“Should I buy something?”
“Hmm~ meat~?”
“Meat is good. Let’s eat grilled meat for dinner tonight.”
They found a store on the first floor and looked around to see if there was anything else to buy besides alcohol and meat.
Since they were forced to hunt goblins every day, their financial situation was quite comfortable compared to others. One goblin brought in about 5,000 to 6,000 won, and two people could catch over 100 goblins a day.
The amount they earn per day is over 500,000 won.
Even if you deduct the equipment rental and ammunition consumption costs for clearing dungeons, the net profit per person is over 200,000 won.
Thanks to this, I didn’t have to worry about what other people thought when spending money.
I got into the elevator carrying a lot of food, including cola and snacks, along with alcohol and meat.
When they arrived home, their mother welcomed them.
“Are our sons here? What did they bring today?”
“I bought some meat.”
“Let’s eat grilled meat~!”
After organizing the things he had seen, Moon Ji-hoon went straight to the shower room in the bedroom and got some warm water.
“Whew. I think I’ll survive.”
After a quick shower, I came out and heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom in the living room.
As I opened the door and roughly dried the water from my hair with a towel, I saw Moon Sang-hoon soaking in the bathtub.
“A bath again?”
“It feels good~”
“Anyway, you worked hard today too.”
“You too~.”
Strictly speaking, Moon Ji-hoon was the older brother, but the two of them didn’t care about such trivial things. They had been friends since birth.
Moon Ji-hoon sat on his computer chair, almost lying down, staring blankly out the window.
‘The sky is pretty’
Moon Ji-hoon thinks about this sometimes these days.
Maybe things are better now than before.
Monsters appeared in the world and things got tough for a while.
I remember the extreme situation where the electricity and water were cut off, we couldn’t go outside, and water and food were disappearing.
But soon after, everything changed when a person named Kim Jae-hyun appeared.
The concept of a safe zone was created, and it could be used to hunt goblins.
After his achievements were recognized and he was able to use electricity, water, and gas, he was able to regain stability in his daily life.
There were times when it was difficult because of the quest penalty, but now that dungeons have been created and you can hunt goblins using guns, it’s honestly been really easy.
‘At least it’s better than it was then.’
I thought that things were better now than when I was working at a small business for a pittance after graduating from a local university.
‘At that time, there was no hope’
Those were the days when I felt more like I was just enduring rather than living each day.
But now, every day was full of vitality.
‘If only it could continue like this…’
Suddenly the face of the person who brought this peace came to mind.
‘If it weren’t for that person, I wouldn’t have been able to dream of this peace.’
Moon Ji-hoon liked this sense of stability right now.
So I thought of him and prayed with all my heart.
‘May this peace continue to last’
At that moment.
Woohoo—
“…uh?”
Light emanated from Moon Ji-hoon’s body.
I could feel energy overflowing through my whole body with him.
After the light died down, Moon Ji-hoon muttered to himself blankly.
—
“What was it?”
He didn’t know it yet.
Contrary to what he had hoped, spectacular events await him in the future.
[Citizen Moon Ji-hoon’s loyalty has reached 100.]
[Citizen Moon Ji-hoon is registered as a resident.]
[The limit on the number of items you can hold has increased.]
While I was eating the oil pasta she made with Seo Ye-jin, a system window appeared before my eyes.
‘Who was Moon Ji-hoon?’
While I was wondering who the great person was who reached 100 loyalty on his own without any warning, I was able to recall Moon Ji-hoon’s existence from my memory.
“ah!”
He was one of the twins who hung around with a gangster named Baek Seung-yeop.
He was one of those guys who had arranged for the goblin hunting quest to be given out every day through the system.
Because he was the one who ran away when hunting Cyclops in the past.
‘But you suddenly reached 100 loyalty?’
While I was feeling bewildered, Seo Ye-jin called me.
“Brother. What’s wrong? Does it taste weird?”
“Huh?”
I explained to Seo Ye-jin, who was looking at me with anxious eyes.
“No, it’s not that. Something came up for a moment. Yejin, just a moment.”
“Yeah. Take your time.”
Achieving 100 loyalty wasn’t easy.
Up to a certain point, just contact with me will quickly increase loyalty and trust, but as you go up the ranks, it becomes more difficult to increase loyalty.
In particular, 100 loyalty was a difficult number to achieve unless there was some special event.
‘The departed manager, Moon Ji-hoon’
I checked his specs right away.
Name: Moon Ji-hoon (Lv. 30) [+]
Title: [The Twenty-First Bell] [Goblin Slayer]
Trust: 89 Loyalty: 100
Awakening Ability: Cold Radiation
Experience distribution rate: 0% (+200%)
★Quest Granting”
Cold Radiation (Grade A)
Consumes mental power to radiate cold air in all directions.
We’ll have to see him use his ability to find out exactly what it does, but just by looking at it as an A-rank ability, we can tell it’s a decent one.
‘The Eyes of the Absolute’
Moon Ji-hoon was sitting on a chair naked, as if he had just gotten out of the shower.
The daily goblin hunting quest was already completed and there were no quests given.
‘That’s great!’
I gave him a quest to use his abilities right away.
As soon as the quest is given.
“What, what is this? Why is this…?”
We were able to see Moon Ji-hoon checking the quest details in shock. It seemed like he had mistakenly thought that the quest he had just received was a goblin hunting quest.
I used the ring of communication towards him.
[Hello, Moon Ji-hoon.]
“Eek!”
Moon Ji-hoon was startled by my sudden voice, and his chair fell backwards as a result.
I spoke calmly to him.
[Please check the quest details again.]
“Uh… oh, are you that person?”
[Him?]
For a moment, the ‘one’ the high-level vampire had mentioned came to mind.
As my voice became sharper, Moon Ji-hoon continued his explanation, stammering.
“The person on the 30th floor…! I’m, I’m sorry! I don’t remember your name!”
I spoke to him as he bent down naked.
[Please check the quest details.]
“Yes, yes!”
Moon Ji-hoon tilted his head while checking the quest window.
“Cold air radiating…?”
At that moment.
Jeez, jeez
Sharp chunks of ice rose up around his body.
Soon, the room he was in began to fill with cold air and the surroundings began to freeze.
“Huh?”
After seeing that, I was able to make up my mind.
‘It’s a waste of ability to let it rot away on goblin hunting!’
[Episode 16] The Calm Before the Storm (1)> End
