Trait Hoarder Chapter 60

Human Hunter -1-

human hunter

I opened the black bottle’s cap.

A bitter smell wafts out, accompanied by a thud sound.

Should I say it smells like herbal medicine?

It seems like it would be good for your health, but it smells unpleasant.

The junk dealer laughed and smiled.

“How is it? It’s a perfect authentic piece. I had a hard time finding it myself.”

“It smells so good I can tell.”

Shake it gently.

Inside the bottle that resembles a Bacchus bottle, a black liquid is clumped together and does not move.

At this point, it’s embarrassing to even call it a liquid.

Almost annoying.

The junk dealer handed me a small teaspoon.

“It will be difficult to drink. You will have to scoop it up with this.”

“It looks just like red ginseng.”

“Yes. It’s similar to red ginseng. The effect is much better.”

Mandragora’s leap.

In the game, it had the effect of restoring a superhuman who was in a state of exhaustion.

In this world, it is used as a specific remedy for the aftereffects of surgery, and is also known to be very good for men.

I took a teaspoon and drank the elixir in one go.

The junk dealer shouted in horror.

“Superhuman! You shouldn’t eat it like that! You should divide it into three portions and take it over three days! Mix it with water!”

I threw down the bottle and closed my eyes.

Phew, the heat is rising.

A sensation like lava gushing from the stomach.

“Please give me two more.”

“Oh, you’re not going to eat it right away, are you?”

“I’m going to eat it right away.”

“Well, then there are side effects. No matter how well-made the product is, it is a poison that is also a elixir!”

“There is a corner that believes everything. Oh, I didn’t give you the money.”

He took cash out of his golf bag and handed it over.

King Sejong, three bundles.

That is, 3 million won.

It was a little more expensive than the price I saw in the game, but I should pay a premium since I got it so quickly.

The junk dealer took the money and reluctantly handed over the bottle of medicine.

“It won’t work······”

I downed the remaining two bottles in one gulp.

Thanks to that, my whole body becomes a ball of fire.

Not only did my skin turn red, but steam rose up.

The magic power boils over and reacts with moisture in the air.

“uh?”

“What’s going on?”

“President Kim. What did Superman do?”

“Ugh. That······”

The junk dealer didn’t say anything in response, but just smacked his lips.

I closed my eyes tightly.

He used the magic power training method while standing upright.

[Einherjar Training Method][Magic Heart][Magic Stability]

[Deep breath][Concentration][Meditation]

Gather your spirit and direct your magical power.

The magic pulls the immense power that resides in my stomach.

One step at a time, one breath at a time, then another step at a time.

I could barely suppress the feeling that I was going to explode at any moment.

At some point, the hot power dispersed and spread throughout my body.

It’s a success!

An energy that has been reduced from the intensity of lava to that of hot water.

Instead, it flowed through my entire body, giving me tremendous vitality.

[Vitality] trait.

The final piece of the [Immortal] trait.

Once the protective suit is completed, five out of the six materials for [Giant Power] will be collected, and all materials for [Diamond Body] will be complete.

But you have to spend as much time or use as many diamonds as you need to transplant from the armor.

“Take it.”

After trimming it lengthwise, I tossed the vial into any visible trash can.

“Thank you. As expected from the boss. I didn’t know you would get it for me so quickly.”

“Uh······Are you okay?”

“sure.”

I took a quick look around.

Is it because it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you?

The identity market has changed a lot.

In the old days, when it was dark and there weren’t many merchants.

It is now crowded with merchants and customers.

Wherever you looked, you could see haggling.

All the stores are open for business, and new stores that weren’t there before have opened.

“It’s gotten a lot more complicated.”

“Right? It’s all thanks to you, Superman. Business is good and the situation is stable, so many beginners have come in.”

“Beginners?”

“I’m talking about the new owners. The owners are donating a lot to the merchants’ association, which is making the market more vibrant. There’s even talk of expansion.”

I nodded absentmindedly.

As the identity market grows, it’s good for me.

Even though I don’t get any money directly, I can get the things I want easily and quickly.

“I thought there were a lot of faces I’ve never seen before.”

“Hahaha. That’s right. I’ve been doing business here for a long time, but this is the first time I’ve seen so many beginners come in. It’s all thanks to you, Superman.”

Merchants glancing at me while bargaining.

Strangely enough, it stuck in my mind.

It’s not just because I’m a superhuman that I see it.

A much more persistent and purposeful gaze.

Equipped with the Insight trait without anyone knowing.

Then it became even clearer.

The fact that my every move is being closely watched.

It seems like it isn’t, but it’s clear.

While pouring all your attention into me.

Even the customers who appeared to be haggling.

“Hmm.”

“Where is it uncomfortable? Is there something wrong with the leap?”

“No. By the way, did the stuff come in?”

“Yes. Not much, but······”

The junk dealer handed me a small pouch.

Two diamonds.

The quantity is certainly small.

With this, you can’t get the durability of the vampire gloves or the healing of the necklace.

“Can’t we get more?”

“I’m trying my best. As you know, it’s not something that can be easily obtained······”

“please.”

“Well, I’ll try to create a small opportunity soon. You might be able to get more diamonds there.”

Small seat?

Why does it look a little suspicious?

But when the opportunity arises, you must take it.

Because without diamonds, it really takes ages to get the upper-level trait combination.

“Yes. Please contact me when you have a chance. I’ll be going now.”

I turned around.

Through insight, I feel a gaze being fixed on the back of my head.

Still a secretive and persistent gaze.

I don’t know the exact number, but it’s probably around five or six.

I put my hands in my pockets and clenched my fists.

‘Who are you?’

There are many candidates.

There must have been so many people I’ve killed.

Among the gangs, there are the poison gang and the nudist gang.

Among the legal forces, there are people related to the cleaners’ association and acquaintances of Park Dae-yeop.

Maybe the old father’s sect had a hand in it.

You felt it when you went to get the magic armor.

Cho Cheol-do also seemed uneasy, and the knight who was escorting me glared at me throughout the conversation.

‘What should I do?’

I can’t just sit still.

We need to prepare.

I felt for the golf bag I always carried.

I can feel the guns and bombs inside at my fingertips.

Just beat those guys up?

Arthura.

It’s just a simple trick. There’s no way they know anything. It’s better to act as usual than to just cause unnecessary alarm.

I’ll have to find out through Director Choi and Kim Cheol-kwon.

I’m just training at home until the two of them ask for information.

Even if they invade your home, you have time to deal with it.

Because there is a holy statue given by Priest Kim.

If you’re really worried, you can bring in heavy weapons and fortify it.

“hello!”

It was when I came up to the ground floor where the lights were off.

A member of the Iron Fist gang who guarded the Shinwon Market and whose face I knew bowed 90 degrees to me.

“Oh, yeah. You’re having a hard time.”

I nodded absentmindedly and tried to pass by, but a gang member called out to me with an embarrassed look on his face.

“Excuse me, brother. Do you have a moment? Actually, my brother told me to bring you here.”

“Your brother? President Kim?”

“No, no, not you, my older brother. Brother Go Jun-beom. Don’t you know him well? He helped me out when I was fighting with those guys from the poison group and the naked group.”

Oh, that guy.

I didn’t even know the name.

“Why all of a sudden? If there’s something going on, he’ll come himself. Why are you telling him not to come?”

“That’s really important······”

“If it’s important, you can tell me through President Kim.”

“Then, my brother will be in big trouble!”

The gang member jumped up.

“If big brother finds out, my brother will die!”

“Why again? What happened?”

“It’s not that I had an accident······”

The gang member rolled his eyes.

The heartbeat felt with insight is strangely loud.

Is it simply a fear I feel, or is it a secret that his direct subordinate is hiding from the gang boss?

Or else······

“Brother, have you not noticed?”

“what?”

“I’m talking about the Shinwon Market. The atmosphere is strange these days.”

“That’s true. Isn’t it because there are so many people coming in?”

“It seems like there are spies among them.”

It’s the same as what I felt.

It seems that the Iron Fist faction considers them a rival gang.

Like the poison faction or the nudist faction.

‘Is this really it?’

That certainly makes sense.

Two gangs still targeting Sillim-dong.

These days, the Iron Fist faction is getting stronger and stronger, so it’s starting to get annoying.

If we leave them alone, they will be eaten.

It was normal to use numbers somehow.

“That’s why I asked you to meet me. If you let go, you’ll be killed by my older brother, my real older brother.”

“Why don’t you come in person?”

“Are you an ordinary person, big brother? There are big brother’s eyes even on the walls around here. Please save my big brother.”

The gang member bows repeatedly.

If you leave him alone, he’ll probably get on his knees.

I nodded, pretending not to know.

“Okay. Let’s find out what the heck is going on. Guide me.”

“Yes, brother. This way.”

The moment I accepted.

The gang member’s body was stretched out in agony.

The tension has been released.

But my heart was still beating a little fast.

Because of the darkness, I can’t see his pupils, but his whole body is covered in cold sweat.

Was it that difficult and scary to persuade me to take you?

This is something that would have been passed over without a hitch if it had been normal.

Is it because I’m receiving some attention from the identity market?

Strangely enough, it stuck in my mind.

The golf bag that swayed with every step I took and the grenade launcher that struck me seemed to be warning me of danger.

My heart is pounding for no reason.

Obstructed breathing.

I finally figured out what this feeling was.

[Crisis Detection]

The ring that Chief Choi received from the Sun Tower is working.

The parking lot that followed like that.

The gangster bowed deeply in front of a black limousine.

“Brother, please get in here. I will make you feel comfortable.”

Black limousine.

The windows are so darkly tinted that you can’t see inside at all.

The outside was plated with a unique metal, making it shine particularly brightly even in the darkness.

The gang member said proudly.

“This is a luxury bulletproof limousine. It is something worthy of your status. I had a hard time borrowing it.”

At that moment, a line from a certain character came to mind.

[It was a luxury bulletproof limousine. I said it was something that suited my class, and that I had worked hard to borrow it. It was a trap. I let my guard down and fell for the trap in a nice way.]

Kim Cheol-kwon.

The reason he, who was the boss of the Tekken faction, joined the game as a tutorial character.

The reason it dropped to level 1 instead of level 2.

Because I was betrayed.

This bulletproof limousine was used there.

A vivid memory came back to me.

Background used in Kim Cheol-kwon’s flashback scene.

The bulletproof limousine inside was exactly the same as the one in front of me now.

I hid my feelings and smiled broadly.

“That’s great. Please take good care of it.”

“Yes, brother.”

A gang member opened the door.

I sat in the back passenger seat without revealing my feelings.

I sink into the soft leather seat and look at the driver’s seat.

‘It was you.’

We don’t know how many senior members were involved or how many gang members betrayed them.

After Kim Cheol-kwon was kicked out of the game, the Dagger Faction practically disbanded the Iron Fist Faction.

Just in case, I even took Kim Cheol-kwon’s younger brother along.

It doesn’t matter.

Now that I’ve identified the traitor, the tide is turning in my direction.

Click.

I pulled the doorknob without the gang member knowing.

It’s locked.

It’s like that even before we leave.

It’s definitely true.

My knowledge of the game and my intuition were in agreement.

The gang member turns to me with a big grin on his face, not even realizing that I’m sharpening my sword in my mind.

“Let’s go, brother. We’re going a bit far, so take a deep breath and take a nap.”

“Drive safely.”

“Yes! I will make you feel comfortable!”

Guuung.

The limousine starts off dully.

Sillim-dong at night was completely enveloped in darkness.

The streetlights are flickering dimly and there are no people walking around.

There were hardly any cars in sight.

A limousine speeding down an empty road like a shadow.

I was running west, west, along the Dorimcheon River.

‘It’s heading towards Kuro.’

A place in this world where public safety is particularly poor.

If Geumcheon-gu is in a state of chaos because the ruling gang has given up, then Guro-gu can’t even be called a ruling gang.

It’s the same even if you go by dong units rather than district units.

A place where small gangs are taking part in the warring states era.

An area where even the police have given up and are just sitting back.

A neighborhood overflowing with human garbage who will kill anyone for money.

I glanced out the window.

[Daerim Gukbap]

I knew it the moment I saw the sign.

Arrived at destination.

The suffocating feeling of not being able to breathe at any moment is a bonus.

“uh?”

A gang member who was driving smoothly starts making strange noises openly.

“Brother. We’re out of oil, so I’ll put some in and go.”

You can see a gas station right in front.

[Daerim Gas Station]

A gang member skillfully parks his car next to a gas pump.

Just as I was about to reach for the door handle, I tapped the driver’s seat with my foot.

“hey.”

“Yes? Is there anything you would like to order?”

“Do I look like a hot babe?”

Where did you get your tricks from?

“Huh?”

A gang member who still hadn’t grasped the situation asked back.

Kwak!

The gangster ignored him, turned around, and kicked the door open.

The thick door is completely dented.

I hit it again with all my might, with all my might.

[Strength][Brave Strength][Mudiness]

[Einherjar Training Method][Magic Heart][Strike]

A powerful blow that uses both brute force and brute strength!

Kwaang!

The car door fell off with a loud noise.

Fly the body immediately.

The gang member was looking at me with a stupid face.

I gave him a stop sign, then threw the grenade I had been holding.

“Huh? Huh? No!”

Then change the characteristics.

[Run][Leap][Move]

[Einherjar training method][Magic heart][Sensitivity]

Run at full speed.

Squeeze all your strength into your legs.

The belt and shoes are also glowing like crazy.

It’s because I pressed down my magic power to the limit.

About 3 seconds later.

The long-awaited explosion has occurred.

Kwaaaaang!

An explosion that would be difficult to attribute to a single grenade.

The fireworks were bright and the roar was threatening to rip my eardrums.

The shockwave hit my back and a large piece of metal plate ripped through my tracksuit and embedded itself in my protective suit.

But it didn’t stop.

I ran faster.

I gritted my teeth and jumped up, just like when I escaped the shopping mall.

Taaaat!

As I was leaving the air, a second explosion occurred.

Kkwarreung!

A gas station completely explodes.

A hot blast of air hit me first, and then the musty smell of oil overtook me and enveloped the surrounding area.

“Ugh!”

If I hadn’t jumped and hidden behind the building, I would have been engulfed in flames.

So the Kim Cheol-kwon in the game survived here?

Surviving a bomb hidden in a limousine and a secondary explosion at a gas station.

It’s brave that he didn’t die but only leveled down.

Crunch.

He stood up, attaching the magazine to the rifle.

“Hehehe.”

“There it is! It’s the guy I saw in the picture!”

“A billion! A billion! A billion!”

“It’s a bun. If you eat it alone, you’ll get sick!”

A city where fire burns the sky.

Shadows dance bizarrely as the flames dance.

In the meantime, homeless people pop their heads out.

Eyes wide open from drugs. Hands and feet shaking.

It can’t be ignored.

Because they were each armed with submachine guns and rifles.

bang!

A gunshot pierces the flames.

The vagabonds rushed in.