Tiger Hunt -3-
Kuung.
The mountain king has fallen.
Similar size to a rhinoceros.
A weight of nearly 1.5 tons.
The ground shook as the massive figure fell.
“Hoo!”
I sighed as the tension eased.
The mountain king was not an easy opponent for me either.
If I hadn’t known about the mountain king, if I hadn’t acted exactly like in the game, I would have had a hard time too.
I picked up the Holy Sword that was thrown away while holding the sniper rifle.
A tingling sensation was lingering at my fingertips.
The scene from earlier plays automatically.
The mountain king who pounced on me.
The feeling of sliding with a shield, digging in, and hitting a single target!
[Counterattack] Acquire the trait.
It is included in the basic combat characteristics along with Strike, Combo, Defense, and Evasion.
I’ve only been hitting and receiving so far, and I’ve never really been able to cleanly counter, so I’ve only just acquired it now.
I thought to myself, I’m getting used to combat.
“What should I do······”
I looked at the corpse of the mountain king in front of me and thought for a moment.
Should I just take out the heart?
Or move the whole body?
What are you worried about?
This is not an ordinary horned tiger, this is a mountain king. A mountain king.
The horned tiger’s entire body, not just its heart, is treated as a valuable magical material.
Blood, marrow, internal organs, claws, bones, muscles, skin, sense organs, not a single part is wasted.
Even if it’s not possible, it should be at least a few billion?
It is impossible to throw this away.
‘Let’s take it.’
The problem is the load weight.
Will the SUV hold up?
I guess I should believe in magic science.
Because it is something that is stronger and more powerful than the original world’s vehicles.
I approached the mountain king’s corpse.
He exerts his strength to get on top of the SUV.
But it was much heavier than I thought.
Even though I screamed and tried my best, the corpse just shook and did not move.
“Wow······What is this?”
Even if you are a superhuman, you are not invincible.
That’s a whopping 1 ton.
Considering that the original world deadlift record was 505 kilograms, how strong would it take to lift a one-ton corpse?
You’ll need to bring a jack to load it all onto the car.
Or cut it into pieces.
The classic way would be to cut it into pieces and stack them one by one, but for some reason my pride was hurt.
Since it was a car given to me by Director Choi, it would be a bit strange to make it covered in blood.
Phew, phew, he spat on both palms.
I stood in front of the corpse again, straining my lower abdomen.
[Strength][Brave Strength][Sturdy]
[Einherjar Training Method][Magic Heart][Deep Breath]
Let’s see if we can hold out like this.
I squatted down as if I was doing a deadlift.
He held the mountain king’s body tightly.
“Hoohoo, hoohoo.”
Take a deep breath.
The bloody air seeps deep into my lungs.
My heart swelled with grandeur.
The protective suit top glowed and enlarged my figure.
The belt was shining and concentrating magical power into one point.
And then it explodes.
He lifted the mountain king’s corpse with a single breath.
“Eww!”
I heard it!
The huge torso rose vertically like a heavy lump of meat!
I felt a strong burst of magical power along with a refreshing sense of liberation.
[Magic Amplification] trait.
The feeling of joy is fleeting.
They practically threw the mountain king’s body onto the SUV.
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It looks a bit shabby.
The mountain king was so big that his legs were hanging out the window and his tail was dragging on the ground.
“I should have brought a driver······”
It’s annoying to try to do all the chores by myself.
I tied the rope I had prepared in advance tightly to the mountain king’s body and the SUV roof rack.
I shook the SUV and it seemed to be holding up somehow.
It may be difficult to go to Seoul, but I will go to Cheorwon.
Vroom!
Let’s go right away.
The car was extremely slow, but it ran well.
I ran southwest along the road I had come up, to where Cheorwon-eup would be in the original world.
“Pretty cute!”
“Beep!”
“Woof, woof! Woof, woof, woof!”
Is it because they are hanging the corpse of the mountain king?
Even if I just ran, the spirits would get scared and run away.
A sight almost like watching the tidal wave of Moses.
Among them, the expensive spirits are also shown, whetting one’s appetite.
It’s okay to hunt a few as long as they aren’t protected species.
If I wasn’t transporting the corpse of a mountain king, I would have hunted a few for pocket money.
“Stop! Stop!”
We left the hunting grounds and arrived at the checkpoint.
Eastern Army soldiers hurriedly blocked the way.
He looked at the corpse of the mountain king with a face of astonishment and asked me.
“What the heck is this? It looks like a tiger with horns, but why is it so big?”
“This is the Mountain King.”
“Mountain King!”
“Are you the real mountain king?”
“Lieutenant. Judging by its size, it must be a mountain king.”
“Well, only a mountain king can be this size. Huh, how did you catch a mountain king? I heard that this mountain king is incredibly smart and can even dodge sniper rifles.”
“I was lucky. If I hadn’t heard the mountain king approaching from behind, I would have been hunted in return.”
“and······”
The checkpoint commander appears to be a level 3 lieutenant in the Eastern Army.
When I went out into the wild, a human who had not even looked out jumped out in surprise at the sight of the mountain king’s corpse.
After looking back and forth between me and the corpse of the mountain king for a while, he took out his smartphone.
“You’re really amazing. Did you catch it by yourself?”
“Yes. I caught it myself.”
“Even the Hunter’s Association rankers failed at hunting the mountain king… Haha, that’s right. First, there’s a procedure, so could you show me your permit? The horned tiger is a first-class protected species, so you can’t hunt it without a permit.”
“Here it is.”
“Level 3 warrior series superhuman warrior Kim Jeonsa······ Huh? The permit issuance date is today? And the registration date is today too? Surely this isn’t your first hunt?”
“This is my first hunt here.”
“That’s true. You’re not a complete beginner, are you? Wow, you’re still amazing. Your first time here and hunting was a mountain king.”
The lieutenant shook his head from side to side.
“I don’t know if we’ll see each other often in the future. Um, if you’d like, could you take just one certification shot? I’m afraid my colleagues won’t believe me if I tell them I caught a mountain king.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
I took a picture with the corpse of the mountain king loaded into the SUV in the background.
Once with the lieutenant.
One after another with other soldiers.
The lieutenant and the soldiers also laughed heartily.
“This is the first time I’ve seen something this big while serving!”
“I’ve been serving for over 5 years, but this is my first time.”
“If I post this on social media, there will be chaos.”
“Are you joking around like you caught me again? Show off a little more, you punk.”
“Isn’t that what SNS is telling us to do?”
Passed the checkpoint.
From here on, it’s the Cheorwon situation.
Finally, a road neatly paved with cement appeared.
Rattling, rattling.
Is it because the 1.5 ton weight is crushing me?
The SUV shook violently.
The city of Cheorwon has finally come into being.
All eyes were focused on him.
A couple leaving a cafe each holding a cup of coffee.
The man who had been smiling at the woman looked at me and froze.
When I dropped the coffee, the lid opened and the coffee exploded like a fountain.
“Brother! Why… Mom?”
It’s no different for women.
When he saw the corpse of the mountain king, he froze and dropped his coffee.
Other people reacted similarly.
A young lady stops blankly on the side of the road while crossing the crosswalk.
An old man squatting down to rest, blinking, then picking up his glasses and putting them back on.
Little kids running around shouting “Tiger!” over and over again.
An old man with his mouth wide open, not knowing that a fly might be flying in.
Even dogs who enjoy a walk and pee and hide their tails.
It felt like everyone and every living thing in Cheorwon was watching me.
Vroom!
The SUV slid in, belching black smoke.
The place I stopped was Exchange Street.
As expected from a place with the largest hunting ground in South Korea, there were large trading posts scattered around.
“Hey!”
Hunters who were chatting on the side of the road were amazed when they saw the mountain king’s corpse.
“Isn’t this the King of the Mountains? Huh? Is this the one I saw a few hours ago?”
A group of hunters who had warned me of the appearance of the mountain king, while they were tending to the wounded among the trees.
I bowed my head slightly.
“Yes. Is the injured person okay?”
“It’s flying around. I received treatment from a priest from the association. But you weren’t the only hunter, were you? Did you catch it by yourself?”
“I was lucky.”
“her······”
The hunter looks at me as if he is amazed.
“Where is luck in hunting demons? It’s all about skill and ability.”
“thank you.”
“Director Kang would die of stomachache if he saw that. Director Kang always sang a song about how he would catch the mountain king.”
Director Kang?
Was there a Mr. Kang among the directors of the Hunters’ Association?
I remember that the chairman’s surname is Kang, but I don’t remember the directors.
I just shrugged my shoulders.
Then we untied the rope and laid a tarp on the floor.
“Hunter! Are you going to dig up that corpse?”
“If you sell, please contact our exchange······”
“No! In our exchange······”
Exchange presidents who had gradually grasped the situation came out like lightning.
I will sell it, but not now.
I activated the trait again and picked up the mountain king’s corpse.
“Ugh!”
Even with the magic boost feature, it’s still heavy.
Kkuuung!
The ground shook dully as the mountain king’s corpse was thrown down.
A cloud of dust rising up.
The son-in-law became quiet.
The onlookers who had been noisily chattering, the exchange presidents who had been harassing me to sell to them, and the hunters who had been gossiping all shut their mouths and stared at me.
“Wow, Hunter······”
The hunter who was talking to me laughed bitterly.
“I knew you were hunting the mountain king, but you’re really no ordinary person. Did you load it onto the SUV by yourself?”
“of course.”
“I thought you were using an artifact… Wow, you should have been the commander of the Eastern Army, not a hunter.”
He took a butcher knife out of his golf bag.
The hunters were terrified when they brought their swords to the mountain king’s chest.
“Hey, wait a minute!”
“Are you going to slaughter it here?”
“Sell it whole! Whole! If the body is damaged, you won’t get a fair price!”
“Who will clean up after this!”
Ignoring everything, he stabbed me with a sharp knife.
Because my goal is the heart.
Even if you earn a little money, it’s enough, and I also brought along supplies to take care of the aftermath.
It tore at my heart with a terrible pain.
The hot blood is still pouring out.
A pitiful gasp erupted as the ribs were cut and the muscles crushed.
“Oh my, that poor thing······”
“What? You’re a beginner, right?”
“Just because you’re good at hunting doesn’t mean you’re good at slaughtering.”
“Why don’t you just pay a fee and leave it to a professional? Why do you do it yourself?”
“I guess you don’t trust the dealer.”
That’s right.
I can’t believe it.
A heart as big as the King of the Mountains costs ten billion.
Who can guarantee that they won’t mess around?
Also, flies tend to flock to treasure.
If you don’t deal with it quickly and recover it, someone might try to steal your heart.
I’d rather get covered in blood than see that sight.
“If you keep doing that and your heart gets damaged, it’ll be really bad······”
A word someone muttered.
Unfortunately, you were wrong.
Although all other parts were damaged and ruined, the heart was able to be pulled out in perfect condition.
[extraction]
Because of this characteristic.
Click.
The slaughter knife, which had been cutting in without hesitation, was blocked by a hard object.
It’s not a bone.
A firmer and rougher texture than that.
A sensation reminiscent of a stone or jewel was transmitted through the sword.
I took out the knife and just put my hand deep inside.
And use the extracted features.
Woohoo······
My heart pounded with a vibration that only I could feel.
A part that is combined with the magic core, half magic core and half spirit heart.
Remove it carefully.
It was so big that it was hard to get it out. I had to pick up the butcher knife again, dig into the wound, and then spread it open with both hands before I could get it out.
The heart that was chosen like that.
It was big.
It was almost the size of a child’s head.
Half mineral and half heart, it still radiated a red glow intermittently, as if beating, even after the mountain king was dead.
“Huh? It’s perfect?”
“There’s not a single scratch!”
“What a strange man. He’s a top-notch hunter, but a third-rate slaughterer. Did he even properly prepare the heart?”
I wrapped my heart in a tarp and put it in my golf bag.
Let’s get to that point. Strange lines are drawn all over the mountain king’s body.
Where and how should I go?
What should I touch and what should I not touch?
A new sense of visual excitement emerged.
[Slaughter] Acquire the trait.
I don’t know how much I’ll use it for, but it can’t hurt to have it.
The 3-piece set of production, modification, and repair was also useful in many ways.
“Hunter, are you going to sell that?”
“That’s right.”
We can’t drag a heavy corpse all the way to Seoul.
Even if the price is a little lower, it is best to dispose of it here.
The hunter I was talking to was getting a taste of something new.
“Then how about selling it to me?”
“To the hunter?”
“Yes. Since it has no heart and is handled roughly, its value has dropped a bit, so if you sell it to a dealer, he will definitely try to beat you up. However, I buy it at the market price.”
“If you say the market price······”
“A whole horned tiger corpse costs about 2 billion won. Since there is a mountain king premium, we can add 3 times that amount, and then deduct 1 billion won for the heart, and make it 5 billion won. What do you think?”
5 billion!
As far as I know, that’s a good price.
No, I think it’s very good.
That’s the final price you get for slaughtering it perfectly and putting it up for auction.
The hunter offered to purchase the mountain king’s body for almost no fee.
“5 billion?”
“Are you crazy?”
“There is no morality······”
“At that price, we won’t even be able to cover labor costs.”
The exchange presidents dispersed, cursing.
A few people were hanging around, wondering if the deal might fall through, but they didn’t seem to have any intention of offering better terms.
There’s no need to refuse when it comes to this.
“Okay, let’s do that. How would you like to calculate it?”
“I’ll deposit the money right now.”
“Right now?”
“Yes. Please tell me your account number.”
After a while.
A text message was captured on my smartphone.
[Legion Bank]
[Balance 5,102,136,711 won]
A total of 5.1 billion!
Buy this, buy that. My bank account, which was empty, is now filling up.
The hunter smiled and shook my hand.
“Here is my business card. Please contact me later.”
That was the purpose.
Not bad.
The Hunter’s Guild is also a source of advanced magic materials and various quests.
‘You look familiar······’
I’ve definitely seen that face somewhere.
But I can’t think of anything right now.
It’s said to be a character that appeared in the game, but I can’t find a matching character in my memory.
‘Were you an extra?’
But it’s strange that I remember all the extras’ names.
If it’s coming out in the mobile game Arcane Seoul, then at least there must have been a character card or illustration.
I don’t know.
He doesn’t seem like an important person, so let’s just skip over him.
“Okay, I’ll contact you when I have time.”
We shook hands, exchanged contact information, and parted ways.
Before I knew it, dusk was falling.
I ran towards Seoul.
A few days later.
The special elixir has been completed.
