Episode 20
Choi Hyun-seok threw an egg into the air and caught it repeatedly.
Every time the egg flies into the sky, a scream-like sound escapes from Talas’ mouth.
“Wow~! This must be really precious? Huh? I can’t move at all.”
“Keeeek…! Keeeek!”
“Ouch! Careful~ The eggs are falling out~”
Choi Hyun-seok threw the egg with a “Swish!”
Talas ran over in fright and very carefully caught the flying egg.
Then he slowly places the egg on the floor as if it were a treasure chest.
Choi Hyun-seok smiled and picked up the egg again.
“Okay! What should we do this time? Yeah?”
“Keeeeeek!”
The adult Talas roared in anger.
But, there’s nothing I can do.
There were eggs all over the place.
Warrior Choi Hyeon-seok was the worst of the worst, capable of trampling to death even a young child with his combat boots.
Of course, from the devil’s point of view.
“This time it’s this way!”
Choi Hyun-seok threw the egg again.
Then Talas starts running like a trained dog.
“Hey! Isn’t that it? It’s over there!”
“There we go too!”
“Should I throw it this way? Or that way?”
Choi Hyun-seok seemed to be having fun playing with Talas.
“Sir, this is not a time to play.”
“I’m not playing.”
“At least you lower the corners of your mouth and say something like that.”
Choi Hyun-seok, who had been hit on the nail on the head, coughed in vain.
“Ahem! This is a process to drain Talas’s stamina.” “Why don’t you just throw it at the wall instead?”
“wall?”
“Yes. Then wouldn’t you run to get the egg and end up hitting the wall?”
Choi Hyun-seok looked surprised at Rachel’s words.
“Are you really that evil?” “So you’re not going to do it?”
“We have to do it right now.”
Warrior Choi Hyun-seok picked up the egg and threw it at the wall.
“This time it’s a little farther away!”
An egg flying towards the wall.
Talas ran at incredible speed while looking at the egg.
Kwakwakwakwakwa!
The devil’s desperate struggle to save the egg!
It was truly a tearful sight.
“Keeek!”
At that moment, Talas was cheering after finally catching the egg.
Talas crashed hard into the wall.
Boom!
There was a fairly loud noise and Rachel shut her eyes tightly.
“Oh my…! Teacher. You look very sick.” “You are a real bad guy.”
Choi Hyun-seok glanced at Rachel and picked up another egg.
“I have to keep going. He’s such a tough guy, I don’t think I’ll be able to do it in one go.” “Oh my! Stop acting so nice, Hero!” “Don’t you dare act nice to a Hero? Don’t you think there’s something seriously wrong?”
“Umm…”
Rachel rolled her eyes for a moment, then smiled.
“I don’t know anymore! Haha!” “Really? Actually, me too! Hahaha!”
Choi Hyun-seok also laughed and threw an egg.
Kwah! Kwah! Kwah!
Talas continued to slam himself against the wall without stopping.
Since it was a full-speed attack, even the strongest demon would suffer a considerable amount of shock.
“Keeeeeeee…”
How many eggs did you throw away?
Before he knew it, green blood was flowing out of Talas’ head.
It seemed like he was quite shocked, as he was staggering around and unable to stand properly.
“Hahahahaha! Hey hey! The egg is going to break! I have to catch it gently!?” “Hey! There’s a spider over there! So you can save the egg!? Hahaha!”
The warrior Choi Hyun-seok and the dedicated fairy Rachel burst into villainous laughter.
It seemed like all the stress I had received from the Demon King’s Army was being released here.
“Keeeeeeeek!”
Talas cried out in anger.
But it doesn’t work on our group of warriors.
“Oh my! Warrior. That spider bastard still looks fine?” “Really? Then we have to do it again!”
Choi Hyun-seok threw the egg again.
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but…
“Keeeeeeeeee!”
Talas ignored the egg and instead rushed at Choi Hyun-seok.
It seemed like he had a gut feeling that if he continued like this, he would lose.
“Hero! X is done!!!”
Could it be because I was too excited by the sudden accident?
A slightly vulgar curse came out of the mouth of the fairy Rachel.
“Rachel! Buff it!”
Rachel immediately used a buff that increased her physical abilities.
Choi Hyun-seok intuitively felt that the time had come to wrap things up.
Feeling his strength rising, Choi Hyun-seok picked up the egg on the floor.
And he ran towards Talas who was running towards him.
“Keeeeeeee!”
A giant demon that approaches in real time.
Honestly, he wanted to run away, but Choi Hyun-seok clenched his teeth.
‘I can win!’
A light streamed from Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes.
The playful look from just a moment ago is nowhere to be found.
His eyes contained only the spirit of a fighter who had fought countless times.
“Take it!”
Choi Hyun-seok threw an egg straight at him.
Then, Talas took the egg without thinking.
At that moment.
Taat!
Choi Hyun-seok jumped into the air and climbed onto Talas’ head.
“Go…!”
There is no time to think now.
I had to end the fight before he could do anything.
“Die!”
Choi Hyun-seok struck Talas’ wounded head with his fist.
At that moment, a faint light seeps into Choi Hyun-seok’s fist.
Break!
A fist collides with the shell of Talas.
Is it because it has already been weakened by hitting the wall several times?
Talas’s shell could not withstand the impact and burst apart.
Immediately afterwards, a squelchy sensation is felt in the hand.
Choi Hyun-seok pulled them out without delay.
Chaaaaaaaah!
All of Talas’s internal organs, including his brain, were pulled out along with green blood.
Choi Hyun-seok gasped for breath as blood poured down on him.
“Ugh, ugh…!”
“Key, keyeeee…!”
“Please die nicely…”
Choi Hyun-seok squeezed out the last of his strength and hit the bastard on the head.
At that light blow, Talas collapsed as if he had given up everything.
Kuung…!
The light gradually fades from the eyes of the fallen Talas.
At the same time, notification sounds rang in my ears continuously.
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
… .
“Eww!”
It was the first proper hunting of the demon by warrior Choi Hyeon-seok.
***
Is it because I was too focused?
I felt like I was losing my mind after just a short fight.
‘But I can’t rest.’
It seems like I’ve leveled up a lot just now from hunting.
You should check the status window soon.
‘This is…’
A smile appeared on Choi Hyun-seok’s face as he looked at the status window.
▫Name: Choi Hyun-seok
▫Title: Reserve Warrior
▫Level: 108
·Strength: 54
· Agility: 51
· Stamina: 53
· Horsepower: 51
·Charisma: 27
·Bonus points: 8
▫Warrior Points: 200
▫Abilities: Pickaxe (C), Leadership (E), Cooking (F)
▫ Skills: –
“Did you go up a total of 8 levels?”
Current bonus points are 8.
That means you’ve leveled up 8 levels.
One of those points was earned by previously catching a Talas cub.
As a result, the total level gained from this hunt was 7.
“Magic power and charisma have also increased.”
Even though I didn’t invest any points separately, my magic power and charisma each increased by 1 point.
The result was very satisfying.
“Okay. I have to use it all up before it’s too late.”
Choi Hyun-seok invested 8 bonus points evenly.
‘Now the magic power and other abilities are balanced.’
Meanwhile, Choi Hyun-seok steadily increased his magical power.
I don’t know the exact utility of the horsepower yet, but it was an investment for the future.
‘As my magical power grows stronger, the magic Rachel can use also grows stronger. For now, this alone is a huge benefit.’
The final investment-finished ability was as follows.
▫Level: 108
·Strength: 56
· Agility: 53
· Stamina: 55
· Horsepower: 53
·Charisma: 27
“Okay.”
Choi Hyun-seok nodded with satisfaction.
Rachel landed on his shoulder.
“Sir. Are you okay?” “Of course. It wasn’t a big deal!?” “Blood is gushing from your fist?”
“huh?”
Choi Hyun-seok checked his hand.
“Huh!? What is this!?”
The fist that struck Talas’s shell was half shattered.
Pure white bones were sticking out, and red blood was gushing out.
In this state, I thought to myself that I had really pulled out the bastard’s intestines.
“Ouch…! It hurts so much…”
It was only after I became aware of the wound that the pain began to creep in.
“How can this not work?” “Just wait. I’ll cast a healing spell.” “Oh! Is that even possible?” “This is basic stuff! However, I don’t have much magic left right now, so I’ll just do emergency measures.”
A bright light emanated from Rachel’s hand.
Choi Hyun-seok’s twisted bones began to realign, and his wounds began to heal little by little.
“Are you done?”
“Yes. Are you okay now?”
Certainly, there are no visible wounds on the outside.
But my hand still throbbed.
“It still hurts a lot.” “It looks fine, so that’s fine. Well.”
Rachel kicked Choi Hyun-seok’s hand.
“Kkaaaaaaah!”
“It seems like you’re definitely okay since you’re reacting properly.”
“Dying!? Really!”
Choi Hyun-seok rolled around on the floor and glared.
Rachel returned the gaze with a mischievous smile.
At that moment.
“Oh, Choi Hyun-seok! You’re alive too!”
A familiar voice was heard from inside the cave.
Choi Hyun-seok raised his head in surprise.
“Kulkan-nim…?”
Chef Kulkan.
He was entering the cave.
***
Meanwhile, at the same time.
“Raidrun. Are you here?”
Legion Commander Hemis was facing Sergeant Raidran in his office.
“Meet the Commander.” “Oh ho ho! There’s no need to be so formal. Raidrun is really consistent.”
Hemis smiled pleasantly.
It was nice to see Raidrun again after such a long time.
“So, Raidran. How did the mission you gave me go?” “We succeeded in capturing the next saint you mentioned.” “As expected! I knew you could do it, Raidran.”
Not long ago, intelligence had arrived that the next saintess of the Holy Empire would pass through the jurisdiction of the Demon King’s 3rd Army Corps in the near future.
“Raidrun. Did you hear the news?”
Hemis, who saw this as an opportunity, immediately gave the mission to Raidrun.
“The next rag of the Holy Empire is fearlessly passing through my territory.” “What should I do?” “Capture him alive, because he seems useful. If not, kill him.”
“All right.”
About three weeks had passed since Raidrun left.
Raidrun succeeded in capturing the next saintess of the Holy Empire.
“You’ve worked hard. It must not have been easy with so many crazy fanatics living around her.” “It was nothing special.”
Of course, it wasn’t very easy.
Around the next saintess were numerous high priests and knights.
There were also a few idiots who called themselves warriors.
However, none of them were a match for Raidrun.
After several days of relentless harassment, Raidrun succeeded in killing them all.
“Everyone got together and got along well.” “Oh ho ho! Good job. As expected, there’s no friend as trustworthy as Raidrun!”
“You are too kind…”
“You should go now. You must be tired. You should rest.”
“yes.”
Just as Raidran was about to bow his head and go outside.
Knock knock.
Someone knocked on the office door.
“Come in.”
The soldier who opened the door and came in was out of breath, as if he had been running in a hurry.
“Commander, this is an urgent report.”
“what’s the matter?”
“They say the accident happened while the cooks were gathering ingredients.”
“what…?”
Hemis pursed his huge lips at the word accident.
“Isn’t that something that happens every day?”
Anyway, the cooks die every day.
Hemis receives regular reports to check on the damage, so there was no reason for him to come and tell me.
“That’s… the damage is a bit bigger this time. Not many of the cooks have returned alive.” “Huh? What happened?” “They say a group of Talas have settled in the forest.”
“Ah… Thalas…”
Hemis was lost in thought at the word Talas.
‘Talas is delicious. Especially the dishes made with the queen’s intestines are excellent! Or you can eat the freshly laid eggs as they are…’
Hemis, who had been lost in thought for a moment, shook his head.
“Ahem! The Talas gang. They are quite dangerous. But wasn’t the chef just now Kulkan?”
“you’re right.”
“If it’s him, Talas should be no problem.” “They said they couldn’t help it because the Queen showed up. Currently, most of the cooks, including Chef Kulkan, are dead or missing.”
“Ahem~”
Hemis stroked his chin as if contemplating something.
“What happened to Choi Hyun-seok?” “He’s also missing.”
“okay?”
Then Raidrun, who had been listening to the conversation, intervened.
“Commander! Is Choi Hyun-seok with the cooks?” “Oh, you didn’t know about Raidrun? Choi Hyun-seok is out hunting with the cooks.”
Raidran’s face hardened at Hemis’ words.
“I’ve been enjoying watching Choi Hyun-seok lately, but it’s too bad. If I had met the Queen, I would have died for sure.” “Commander. Can I go and see for a moment?”
“Oh! Really?”
Hemis was delighted to hear that Raidrun was coming.
Anyway, to clear out the Talas horde, they had to send someone.
However, Talas is a tricky monster because there are so many of them and each one is at a high level.
Especially in the case of the Queen, she is so strong that even a battalion commander cannot guarantee victory.
“You should have sent at least one battalion. If Raidran goes, I’ll be grateful.” “I’ll leave right away.” “Yes, yes. But Raidran. Don’t expect too much. Choi Hyun-seok is probably already dead.”
“yes.”
Raidran nodded silently and left the office.
Hemis’ lips suddenly twisted as he watched the scene.
“Hmm… You don’t like it?”
