Episode 179
-Bee.
“Oh, I guess that’s him.”
Bisu, who discovered ‘Rain’, stretches out his hand as if he is happy.
However, ‘Rain’ avoided her hand with a graceful flight and landed lightly on my hand.
“no way. “I wanted to touch it once.”
“Hehe. If you’re that curious, come here and take a look. “Pay attention to security.”
At my words, not only Bisu but all the members gathered at a quick pace.
I was careful that other guild members might recognize ‘Rain’.
“Heng. What do you need security for? Jae-deul is already wandering through death.”
A sigh rises above Bisu’s thin chin.
It’s not that it wasn’t, ordinary hunters were going through hardships from the beginning due to the enormous spiritual pressure and the heat wave.
Although it was awkward to call people who were all ‘S’ rankers ‘ordinary’.
-Bee.
The golden bee’s wings flapped cheerfully, as if it was happy to see its owner.
Each of the Irregulars wanted to touch the golden bee, but since it was such a small life(?), they couldn’t touch it carelessly.
Bisu, who briefly tried to touch it with his little finger, soon withdrew his arm.
“I’m scared that it might break. I’ll be satisfied with just watching. By the way, is there any information he brought back overnight?”
“I have to find out now.”
What kind of news did ‘Rain’, who worked so hard, bring?
Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like there is an ‘Anima’ around here.
If there had been anima, ‘Rain’ would have summoned many of its companions and flown away.
Since there are a lot of eyes around me, that may be a problem.
Sigh.
The small golden bee changes back into the form of Merus.
Like milk seeping into toilet paper, ‘rain’ entered the body.
And soon, several scenes flashed through my mind.
‘uh?’
The first of the scenes delivered like a still cut was the Anima flower field that had changed horribly.
‘There was an Anima around here too. however… … ?’
Rather than feeling sad that Anima was damaged, the first thing that came to mind was the question of who damaged this field.
Not all spirit creatures are the same, but at least Seolgi and Chicken came running to protect this Anima.
At least in my experience, those who targeted this Anima’s flower garden were not spirit creatures… … .
Sigh.
I checked the following scene that Rain shared, and immediately had to grit my teeth.
‘also… … . These guys… … !’
Monster.
Monsters similar to those seen in the Hidden Dungeon have made a mess of the Anima flower garden.
‘It’s such a shame… … .’
Although it was in a damaged state, it was larger and darker in color than the Anima seen in the Hidden Dungeon.
If Rain had absorbed Merus in the place he visited, the results would have been quite remarkable.
The regret of losing Anima and the hatred towards monsters came to mind at the same time.
And the final cut.
Sigh.
‘What is this?’
Among the dozens of monsters, there was one being that stood out in particular.
It was three to four times larger than a normal monster, and because it stood on two feet, it seemed bigger than it actually was.
‘Maybe it’s because he’s standing like a human, but he really looks like a human… … .’
However, his entire body was so grotesquely distorted that he could not be considered human.
Their skin and muscles were all different, and their hair had all fallen off, with only a few strands remaining.
‘for a moment.’
A chilling feeling of déjà vu ran up my spine.
That sense of déjà vu was brought on by an experience I had in a fight with someone before.
‘It’s so similar to that guy.’
Yoo Ji-won.
The overall feeling was similar to that of Yoo Ji-won, who turned into a chimera.
I looked closely at every corner of the large monster.
and… …
‘ring!’
Crucially, the ring he wore on his finger showed that he used to be human.
Unfortunately, that was the case.
Although he looked much more miserable than he did in the ranking match, several clues reminded us that he was Gu Geon.
‘At that rate, it would be better to just search.’
No, maybe my consciousness is already dead.
Since we weren’t on good terms to begin with, I didn’t feel bad at all.
Instead of feeling sorry for him, he was the one who tried to kill him because of the situation.
The only thing I couldn’t do was because Maria was in my sight.
However, personal feelings aside, I was filled with jealousy when I saw what was once a human being transformed into something more grotesque than a monster.
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‘I wouldn’t even make a lab rat like that.’
Although the difference in physique was significant, Gu Geon mixed in with the monsters did not give any sense of discomfort.
It was standing in the center of the group as if it had been a monster from the beginning, just drooling.
A chimera whose intelligence has completely disappeared and only the instincts of a monster remain.
I felt fortunate that Maria did not see this scene.
“Hunter?”
“yes?!”
“… … Why are you so surprised? “I called you because you kept saying nothing.”
Unfortunately, one of my colleagues, Maria, started talking to me and I ended up overreacting.
As the atmosphere became strange, I lowered my voice and told him what I had seen.
“‘Rain’ discovered Anima’s flower garden. But everything was already damaged. Just like in the Hidden Dungeon, it seems like monsters have appeared.”
All the hunters’ complexions turned pale at the mention of monsters.
If I were to encounter a monster in the current spirit world, where even breathing is difficult, I might be defeated without even being an ‘S’ ranker.
Chen also asked in a nervous voice for the first time in a while.
“You said that normal ether doesn’t work well for monsters like spirit creatures, right?”
“huh. It’s not completely invalid, but there is a limit to how fatal it can inflict. “You can consider him two or three levels higher than the similar guys you meet in the dungeon.”
In short, a 3-star mob becomes a 6-star mob.
A wolf with a B-level physical level becomes an S-level monster.
“If you show up now, there will be chaos.”
Chen clicked his tongue as he looked at the helpless Steel Shield Hunters.
I asked, looking around at my colleagues.
“We won’t be able to go far anyway, but we need to keep our distance from the starting team. “Who wants to move with me?”
“I’m coming.”
Chen nodded and took a step forward.
Excluding myself from the Irregulars, he is the one who can last the longest in the spirit world.
“Shall I go too?”
Yuk Cheol-wan asked with a worried face, but I told him it was okay.
Yuk Cheol-wan has now become a decent ‘S’ ranker, but he has shortcomings in terms of mobility.
If something happens to the Irregular, he has to come back quickly, so if he’s not careful, he could end up crashing in the middle of it.
For the same reason, we also need hunters to buy time until we arrive in the field.
“let’s go.”
Originally, we were supposed to be in the standby group, but Chen and I moved in the direction that Steel Shield had gone to explore.
Because there were set rules, it was impossible to go beyond the waiting group in the middle.
“Haeseon?”
Ying Sen walked towards me and Chen as if he was surprised.
The mid-level group also has a wide movement radius, but basically does not perform any special activities like the atmospheric group.
Their basic mission is to support the advance team in times of emergency.
Well, looking at the other hunters sitting on the ground, I don’t think that will work out either.
Ingsen has already revealed to me that he is a member of the Five Siders.
So there is no need to hide the fact here either.
I gave Ingsen a signal to move, and Ingsen, who was quick-witted, moved to a place where other price hunters could not pick it up.
“what’s the matter?”
“Yesterday, a monster appeared from the spirit world near here.”
Yingsen, who rarely showed signs of agitation, flinched.
“shit. A monster… … By the way, Haeseon. “How did you know that?”
“I released the scout. “There were about twenty monsters a little distance away from here.”
A fleeting moment.
Yingsen’s eyes look up and down me.
I’m starting to wonder where on earth the scout is on my body.
“If it’s hard to believe, you don’t have to believe it.”
Then Ingsen scratched the top of his head in embarrassment.
“No, Haeseon. I am trusting you. I just did it because it was fascinating. “You always show your ability to break basic notions.”
Ingsen was sincere, and those thoughts were still going on at this very moment.
Even the world’s best hunters were concerned about the pressure of the spirit world, but the man in front of them seemed to have no problem at all.
They are not ‘pretending’ to be okay like themselves and Cylia, but are really okay.
As I heard from the Five Siders, he seemed to be a special being even among hunters.
“Since I’ve come this far, I need to hear your opinion. Should I report this to WHPO?”
Ingsen thought about my question for a moment.
Association.
Five Siders.
And three groups of hunters.
They are the same yet different from each other.
Ingsen has exchanged a lot of information with WHPO as well as various academic societies, has 10 years of experience as a hunter, and was also a member of the Five Siders.
Empirically, there is a high possibility that you will make a better decision than me.
How much time has passed?
Yingsen’s lips, which had been tightly closed, opened.
“As you may know, Chen is also one of our Five Siders. So there’s nothing to hide.”
Chen has not yet reached the transcendent level.
However, like Ingsen, he did not become a ‘five star’, but he is still a member of the organization.
“Have you ever thought about that? “There is an official organization called WHPO, but why did outsiders called Pissiders emerge?”
“hmm?”
well.
I have never approached it from that perspective.
Because I used to get caught up in events before even thinking deeply about the reason for my existence.
“I see. “If you think about it, both WHPO and Five Siders were created to protect humans.”
Ingsen’s eyes turned sharp at my answer.
“You’re right. There is no need for two groups with the same purpose. But what if your assumption is wrong?”
The nuance of the words is quite elaborate.
The assumption that ‘it was created to protect humans’.
That assumption is wrong… … .
“One of the two… … “Are you saying you have no intention of protecting humans?”
Then Yingsen laughed heartily as usual.
“It’s nice to communicate well. “Different from anyone else.”
That ‘someone’ is definitely a woman carrying an ignorant chain on both arms.
I wanted to laugh at Ingsen’s joke, but I couldn’t.
The target of Ingsen’s shooting was clearly WHPO.
A supranational organization created to protect humans by bringing together association personnel from each country.
Of course, as in Korea, there are bound to be rotten parts in any association.
However, taking care of one’s own self-interest and having no intention of protecting humanity are fundamentally different.
“Of course, that doesn’t mean everyone in WHPO is like that. But what I can say for sure is that if humanity only believes in WHPO, it could suffer a setback.”
“That’s a scary story.”
“Don’t you feel quite betrayed?”
“Feeling betrayed?”
It seems I never heard of Ingsen until my past.
If I had known what happened the day I woke up, I wouldn’t have mentioned the word betrayal.
Even though he was sweating because of the pressure, Yingsen watched me carefully.
Maybe he is trying to use this opportunity to confirm my sincerity.
What do I think about the association and WHPO?
“Isn’t betrayal a feeling you only get when you trust something? “If you didn’t have expectations from the beginning, you wouldn’t feel betrayed.”
“haha. is it.”
Ingsen’s smile shows some relief.
However, Yingsen’s eyes wavered for a moment at my continued words.
“And I don’t trust the Five Siders that much either.”
“!”
“We are just cooperating because we have a common denominator.”
The common denominator is Cyril.
That is why we cooperate with the Five Siders, whose true nature has not been fully revealed.
“Don’t you feel betrayed?”
Ironically, I ended up returning Ingsen’s question.
The reason Ingsen revealed his identity was probably because he trusted me to some extent.
But I couldn’t give him the answer he expected.
Yingsen’s expression wavered for a moment.
But his face soon returned to its original state.
“no it’s okay. “I believe you will soon trust us completely.”
“You’re uncharacteristically optimistic for a scientist.”
“Scientists are objective, not negative.”
Yingsen chuckled after saying that.
“I need to tell you quickly to gain your trust, right? “The person from WHPO we are most suspicious of.”
“Who is that?”
Sometimes a thoughtlessly asked question can bring about a huge typhoon.
Like right now.
“Ladder.”
“… … what?”
In an instant, naturalization bloomed in Yingsen’s eyes.
“We are suspicious of the governor.”
“!”
