[Episode 17] Preliminary Battle (1)
‘Level 50….’
It was one level higher than the one I saw back then.
But when you think about how big the difference between one level is as you level up, it’s not a difference that can be ignored.
‘Offer citizenship’
He immediately offered the guy citizenship.
‘Take this!’
Controlling all the citizens, which numbered over 50,000, was difficult, but controlling one problematic citizen was a breeze.
It was also possible to restrict actions through quest assignments, and death could be imposed as a penalty.
In fact, the moment he accepted citizenship, it was game over.
Of course, it wasn’t all good.
‘It’s a shame to waste experience points and settlement money, but…’
This is just a guess, but hunting down the guy who granted citizenship won’t yield any rewards.
‘When Zhuge Liang killed the citizens, their corpses were left behind.’
Even though Zhuge Liang clearly possessed citizenship at the time, the corpses of the citizens he killed did not disappear.
Of course, there was no experience or settlement money.
‘The same goes for the lowest-level vampires that died after I went there.’
The lowest-level vampires who had shown malice towards me had their heads exploded, but their corpses remained.
They also have citizenship and are not accounted for.
Thinking back to that time, it was clear that the same thing would happen to that guy.
‘If you give them citizenship and then kill them, you get nothing.’
But still.
‘High-level vampires are too dangerous. If possible, it’s best to deal with them here and now.’
Although it was a loss in terms of experience and money, it was the best choice considering the safety of the hunting team wandering outside the area.
‘furthermore….’
Once he gets citizenship, I plan on getting information out of him.
‘I guess it’s on my mind’
The word ‘that person’ mentioned by the high-level vampire who was defeated in cooperation with the Hadonggun party kept bothering me.
It was certain that this being possessed powers that surpassed those of a high-level vampire. So, when he came, would it be possible to hunt him with just the Hadonggun party?
What if he has more than one or two high-level vampires under his command?
‘it’s tough’
Hadonggun’s party was strong enough, but the high-level vampires were no pushovers.
Even if there were only three vampires of the same level as the ones we faced back then, it would be difficult to guarantee victory, but what if there were even more powerful beings on top of that?
No matter how much I help, it will be Hadonggun’s party that will be annihilated.
“Would it be possible to fight against it by gathering all the other hunting teams?”
Frankly, I’m skeptical.
Although the other hunting teams had grown considerably, they were not at a level where they could fight high-level vampires.
‘If I raise the level of all the gods, then it might be okay…’
I shook my head to clear the thoughts.
Anyway, the methods I was thinking of now were meaningless.
Because I had no information about the opponent.
They say that if you are determined, you will not be in danger even if you fight a hundred times.
‘I need to find out as much information as possible’
What is his level?
How large of a force does he have?
How many beings like upper-level vampires exist, etc.
‘…But why is this guy being so hesitant?’
The high-level vampire had his face hardened and his hand was resting on the transparent wall.
The conclusion reached by the guy who was wasting time for a while.
[The subject rejected the offer of citizenship.]
‘…….Why?’
[Unauthorized person attempts to enter.]
[Unauthorized person attempts to enter.]
The guy seemed to be estimating the size of the transparent barrier by knocking on it for a while, then suddenly straightened up.
‘What are you doing?’
Oh my gosh
His right arm swelled and the skin turned red.
Immediately after that.
Kwaaaaang!
The fist, thrown at a tremendous speed, struck the transparent curtain and created a huge explosion.
The ripples spread across the entire transparent barrier, absorbing the impact force.
[Unauthorized person attempts to enter.]
Of course, the bastard’s fist never broke through the barrier.
The barrier remained intact, without even the slightest crack.
Rather, it was the upper-level vampire’s fist that was shattered.
Tsutsuzuzu
I hardened my face as I watched the bastard’s hand recover in real time.
‘He’s a dangerous guy’
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Even though he couldn’t break through the barrier, the momentum and power of his fists that he had just shown were by no means something to be taken lightly.
‘It looked more powerful than Cyclops’ fist!’
Even just looking at the force waves created by the barrier or the sound of the blunt explosion, it seemed more powerful than Cyclops’s random punches.
‘Is it a skill?’
If you have the ability to awaken, it’s not like it’s incomprehensible.
Even if you just look at the Hadonggun party right now, aren’t they showing results that are much stronger than their level thanks to their awakening ability?
The high-level vampire I hunted last time also used blood as if it were his own limbs.
That power must be of that type, too.
Then the bastard turned his back.
I thought as I watched the guy slowly move away from the barrier.
‘I can’t just let you go like this!’
I used the communication ring right away.
[Mr. Dabin. Please tell all the hunting teams currently hunting in the swimming pool area to return immediately.]
[All right.]
First, we called in all the hunting teams that had the potential to encounter the vampires.
Next.
[Yejin, come up to my house.]
Call Seo Ye-jin,
[Everyone. Something urgent has come up.]
After calling the Hadonggun party in preparation for an emergency, I thought about it for a while.
Because I had a trump card.
“Should I call?”
The high-level vampire, Go In-seok, was urging his steps with a stiff expression.
‘What on earth is that great power…’
A giant transparent barrier.
After I threw my fist, I clearly saw with my own eyes the waves spreading across the entire wall.
‘it’s crazy’
It was so big.
It was to the point where I couldn’t even guess the end.
It was a wall that almost surrounded the city.
Even though Go In-seok was hit with all his might by a subject of such a large scale, he was unharmed.
“There is a being that can maintain a barrier of that scale?”
I got goosebumps all over my body.
The moment I saw it, I immediately understood why Jeong Yeong-hun died.
‘Jung Young-hoon’s death is clearly the work of the being inside me’
The reason why Go In-seok could estimate the great being within the barrier just by looking at its size was because he had already personally encountered a similar being.
A being beyond common sense with powers beyond one’s understanding.
‘but….’
Go In-seok looked down at his right hand, which was completely shattered and bruised.
Broken bones were sticking out here and there, poking through the skin.
I looked at my hands slowly finding their way back to me and thought.
‘Even if it’s him, would he be able to exert that kind of power?’
That ‘citizenship’ thing I had just been offered was also strange.
The moment I accepted the offer, strangely enough, I remembered the moment when I first became a vampire. The moment when his great blood flowed into my mouth.
Instinctively, I felt that this was an offer I should not accept.
‘This isn’t something I can handle alone. Let’s go back.’
After reaching that conclusion, Go In-seok headed to his base.
Not even knowing that a mouse was chasing him,
Tracking down the high-level vampire wasn’t that difficult.
If the bastard had run at full speed, there wouldn’t have been much of a way to track him, but since he didn’t rush, Seo Ye-jin’s mouse was enough to track him.
But that too had its limits.
“What should I do? I feel like the connection will be lost soon.”
Seo Ye-jin, whose skill level has increased significantly over the years, has been able to maintain a sensory link while conversing. In addition, the distance at which she can connect her senses with mice has also increased significantly.
However, the connection will be lost soon.
“Where did you say you were just now?”
“I’m just passing through Shinhaeundae Station.”
It meant that the thing was moving a great distance.
“oh.”
“Are you done?”
Seo Ye-jin, who was dripping with cold sweat, answered with a gloomy expression.
“Ugh. Sorry….”
I comforted Seo Ye-jin by stroking her head.
“Good job. It’s okay since Ha Dong-geon’s party is chasing him anyway.”
Seo Ye-jin answered with a bashful smile.
“thank god.”
“You must be tired. Get some sleep.”
“Yeah.”
I thought as I looked at Seo Ye-jin lying down carefully on the sofa.
“Are you thinking of going all the way to Gijang?”
I was planning to find out the vampires’ home base through him, but it seemed like their home base was much further away than I thought.
“Could it be Ulsan?”
The track that the high-level vampire was walking on was the ‘Donghae Line’ that runs from Busan to Taehwagang Station in Jung-gu, Ulsan.
The fact that the Donghae Line was chosen among the many railroads was unusual.
‘If Ulsan is really the home of the vampires.’
It makes sense that he came back a month after the previous high-level vampire died.
‘…….if’
It was an ominous assumption, but
‘If the whole of Ulsan had been devoured by vampires’
Ulsan was a huge city with a population of 1 million.
If such a large population provided food for vampires, how many higher-level vampires would there be?
….That’s horrible!
With that much thought in my mind, I could imagine what the consequences would be if that high-level vampire, who had been scouting our area, arrived there.
It was the most horrifying imagination, but a scenario was drawn in which a monster with dozens of high-level vampires came to visit this place.
‘You must never let that guy go!’
The conclusion has been reached.
He spoke to the Ha Dong-Gun party, who were closely chasing the high-level vampire.
[Let’s go with Plan B.]
At that moment, Ha Dong-geon’s party members began to move quickly.
‘The Eyes of the Absolute’
Wedge-shaped
Kim Gun, who was flying in the sky while becoming one with the black cat, quickly fell toward the train tracks.
at the same time.
‘Warehouse open. Poison gas released.’
Phew—
Purple poison gas shot out from under Kim Gun, fell to the ground, and blocked the upper-level vampire’s path.
This was possible because the tracks connecting Sinhaeundae Station to the next station, Songjeong Station, were built above ground, not underground.
“hmm?”
The high-level vampire suddenly encountered a purple poison gas blocking his path, stopped walking and looked up at the sky.
The moment the guy’s attention was drawn to Kim Gun flying in the sky.
Moon Byung-ho, who had been maintaining his hiding position and tracking the upper-level vampire most closely, began firing his gun repeatedly.
Toodoodoodoodoo! Toodoodoodoo!
It was an attack aimed precisely at the vampires’ weak point, the heart.
however.
Pitter-patter
Click- click—
The bullets embedded in the bastard’s back poured out one by one.
The vampire’s entire back was dyed red.
“Ugh. You guys…”
The vampire charged at me with a distorted expression like a demon.
The fist flew exactly where Moon Byung-ho was.
“!!”
Moon Byung-ho was momentarily flustered, but calmly used teleportation to escape the situation.
Shoosh whoosh!
As he was flailing his sword in the air, an arrow of light flew from the left and aimed for his heart once again.
“Ugh!”
The high-level vampire dodged the arrow by rolling forward.
The moment the bastard gets up again.
Wedge!
A spear filled with black energy flew towards him,
“Get up!”
Silver armored knights sprang up one after another in the immediate vicinity.
The choice of the tongue-licking high-level vampire was to throw himself into the poison gas.
It was a stupid choice.
No matter how hard you held your breath and ran away, you couldn’t avoid inhaling the poison gas, and once Yoo Hye-rin’s paralyzing poison penetrated your body, tracking it down wasn’t that difficult.
furthermore.
‘Owenju is already waiting on the other side of the poison gas!’
It means that even if you run away, you will still be in the hands of Buddha.
[Mr. Kim Geon, please help Mr. Oh Eun-ju and buy as much time as possible.]
In the meantime, I thought that if Ha Dong-geon’s party joined, we could catch the high-level vampire together.
however.
Paaaaang!
Suddenly an explosion was heard inside the poison gas.
At the same time, a gust of wind arose, blowing the poison gas into the surrounding area.
And within it, a high-level vampire with his whole body dyed bright red was slowly walking out.
‘this’
The bastard didn’t throw himself into the poison gas to escape.
He hid inside the poison gas to buy time to demonstrate his abilities.
Crunch!
The steel knight charged towards him.
however.
Kagakak—!
The halberd swung by the steel knight slipped without even piercing the vampire’s skin.
The high-ranking vampire struck down the steel knight with a disapproving expression.
Kwaaaaang!
The steel knight, with his heavy body, flew into the sky like a toy.
In the eerie silence, the bastard chuckled.
The next moment.
“Ugh!”
The high-level vampire rushed towards Hadong-geon and swung his fist at him.
Hadong Geon tried to block the attack by holding the spear with both hands.
Kwajik!
The bastard’s fist broke the spear in one blow and advanced.
Kwaaaaang!
With a loud noise, Ha Dong-geon’s new model flew far behind.
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