Episode 60
“what?”
A roar filled with ether resonates in the sky of Haenam-dong.
Gu Geon arrives at the scene with Maria.
Immediately after receiving the report from Glory Guild Team 3 leader, his face hardened.
“The hunter who went out to search went missing… … . “Are you saying that?”
“I’m sorry to tell you, but… … That’s right.”
Once you get caught by Goo Geon, success is far away.
Because his personnel evaluations are famous for being merciless.
If possible, the Glory Guild Team Leader 3 would have wanted to make a different report.
However, it was a clear reality that the hunter who had sent out on patrol had disappeared.
C-rank healer Jo Jin-chan.
A hunter who had ordered a search to find Yoo Ji-won disappeared without a trace.
“I heard that there have been disappearances in the Haenam-dong area recently… … .”
Although Gu Geon mostly agreed with Maria’s words, this time he shook his head.
“Is this the same as the missing person case? Even if there is a human trafficker, do you think a hunter with the name of name would be victimized by an ordinary person?”
“That’s true, but… … .”
“What was the last confirmed area? “There must have been a GPS signal sent from the device.”
Team 3 leader sweats and answers Goo Geon’s sharp question.
“It’s right around here. “An explosive etheric reaction occurred here and then disappeared again.”
“Damn it… … .”
Goo Geon spits out a harsh swear word.
He gave an order to the guild members, ‘If an ether reaction is discovered while patrolling, check to see if it is a maintenance member.’
This is because hunters who have entered the runaway stage cannot hide their ether.
But just in case.
What if Yoo Ji-won is able to hide the ether?
The search operation ordered by Goo Geon ends up being a ‘failed order’ from the beginning.
‘But how…’ … ?’
While Gugeon was a hunter, he often witnessed hunters who were in a state of ‘runaway’.
A hunter in a state of runaway is more unstable than any other human being.
Like a walking time bomb, it releases ether into the surroundings and causes a collision.
I have never experienced a ‘runaway’ like this before.
Even if it is certain that Yoo Ji-won did what he did, questions still remain.
How was it possible for someone who was at best ranked ‘E’ and was judged to be a healer to overpower Jo Jin-chan?
Gugun felt like he had fallen into a complicated maze.
Beep beep.
“what’s the matter?”
Team 3 leader receives a radio report from someone.
Even while receiving the report, he rolls his eyes and checks Gugeon’s behavior.
Team leader 3, who was very nervous and receiving the report, suddenly loses his expression.
“What’s the big deal that another hunter showed up? “Is there a law that says we can be alone here?”
However, the name of the ‘other hunter’ was surprising to Team 3, Goo Geon, and Maria.
“cloth… … “Haesun?”
“?!”
Why is Cheon Hae-seon here?
Gugeon and Maria look at each other.
“CEO Koo. According to reports, the Cheonhae Line is moving toward an abandoned building near 57 Haenam-dong.”
For a ‘dong’, Haenam-dong has a fairly large administrative district.
The 57th floor was an area more than 5km away in a straight line from here.
Considering that Jo Jin-chan’s radio call was cut off here, this place doesn’t really matter.
However, Gu Geon’s instinct continued to bother him.
There might be something in Cheonhaeseon.
That thought tickled Goo Geon’s mind.
“CEO. “Let’s go too.”
Did Maria also feel the same way as Gu Geon?
The man and woman nodded to each other and quickly moved the new model.
* * *
“… … .”
I almost didn’t recognize him.
That’s because the ‘thing’ I saw in front of me looked closer to a monster than a human.
But the face on its neck clearly belonged to Yoo Ji-won.
Although it was twisted and distorted, it was the same as the one that looked down at me during the hunter qualification exam.
– Kiik.
Yoo Ji-won’s facial muscles tremble violently.
Wow.
If you react like that, it seems like I’m the villain.
The guy even trembled as if he had witnessed the enemy of the Buddha.
I, too, was shocked when I witnessed the other person.
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Yoo Ji-won was not lucky, but he was quite a good-looking guy.
But now, let alone a handsome man, he was disgusting.
The doubled size of the body was asymmetrical on the left and right, and the ugly hair and bent back made it impossible to call it a ‘human’.
To eat people while looking like that.
If my sister or Bisu had seen it, they would have fainted immediately.
Hehe.
Clink.
Something popped out of the guy’s mouth.
A small golden object shining in the moonlight.
“That… … ?”
It is a badge of the Glory Guild.
A healer-specific badge that allows you to immediately recognize your role during battle.
therefore.
Are you saying the guy he just ate was a hunter?
Sigh.
I narrowed my eyes and glared at Yoo Ji-won.
On earth, there was nothing that matched the ‘runaway’ that I knew of.
Since the news of Yoo Ji-won’s accident, I have read all the material related to ‘runaway driving’.
Not only the data published by the association, but also private data.
However, in none of the documents was there anything about it forming such a bizarre body or eating people.
In short, it means that it is a type I have never seen before.
<Yoo Ji-won.>
V1 was also lacking in data.
Other than the three letters of his name, there was not a single piece of information written down.
who are you.
Why are you looking like that?
Chuat-
In an instant, Yoo Ji-won’s appearance disappeared.
Just when I thought I might have fallen to the ground, I felt a sharp pain in my back.
Crack.
“Ugh… … !”
I reflexively slapped my face and stepped back.
I thought he became a monster just by looking at it, but what he does is no different, right?
‘by the way… … ‘What was that move just now?’
I encountered several monsters that were difficult to kill.
Among them, there were some who moved quickly.
But most were able to follow the movement.
This is because I had ‘unrivaled power’, a level of mobility that was one level higher than my physical level.
Chuat-
Once again, it disappeared leaving behind only a remnant, and I leapt upward, recalling my previous experience.
“Ugh… … !”
But again, its teeth bit into my ankle.
If you fall into a ‘runaway’ state, do your body’s abilities develop even more?
I didn’t know the exact reason, but I had to admit one thing.
The current Yoo Ji-won is faster than a ‘C’ rank hunter, or even faster than a ‘dog reader’.
‘I guess it’s fortunate that the attack pattern is simple.’
There is a sharp pain, but that is all. There is no special trauma.
This is because after absorbing the Treasure Hunter’s core, he gained ‘self-defense skills’.
Unless its physical attacks are S-rank, it is impossible for it to hurt my body.
What is surprising is its attack pattern.
They were concentrating all their attention on clinging to the body, as if one bite was all it took.
Just like my past self when I wielded Exa.
‘if… … ?’
A strange smell spread throughout the abandoned building.
Could it be that this guy also developed monster poison?
It may seem impossible, but the thing you see in front of you has long since gone beyond the realm of common sense.
Moreover, when it comes to Monster Poison, there are aspects of the disappearance cases that have occurred so far that are somewhat understandable.
Once you get bitten like this, you won’t even be able to resist and will lose your mind.
Of course, there are no poisons before the ‘poisoner’, known as the king of poisons… … .
Ugh.
“?!”
It worked.
It wasn’t enough to cause me to pass out, but I did experience mild dizziness.
That was truly unbelievable.
Even after being fatally injured by a boss mob, my body, which was fine, changed.
<Warning: Status abnormality. Unidentified ingredients enter the user’s body. Damage rate 0.3%>
‘… … This makes it clear.’
I organized my thoughts by concentrating on Yu Ji-won’s movements.
That’s not just a runaway.
There is nothing similar to the contents of ‘runaway’ known to the Hunter Association.
However, the process when the laboratory exploded was typical of ether emission due to ‘runaway’.
Then, the following conclusion remains.
‘After the runaway, there was ‘plus alpha’.’
There is no way to confirm right now what that plus alpha is.
Because there’s no way it’s possible to have a ‘conversation’ with Yu Ji-won, who eats humans to the bone.
What I had to do right now was to neutralize the monster in front of me.
Should we summon a red viper and crush it?
However, it is unclear whether such a precise strike is possible against a guy who is faster than ‘Dokpo’.
What I learned through the training so far was that the Red Viper is not a very smart guy.
A very cruel physical attack occurs against a person standing still, but if the target moves quickly, there is a high possibility that it will just destroy all the buildings.
Lightly.
A small haze blooming from the palm of your hand.
Control of the ether is not yet smooth.
But what about this method?
Hiss.
Yoo Ji-won leaps this way again.
After about the third time, it becomes more noticeable, but it is still impossible to avoid it by moving.
The guy seems to be getting really upset because I didn’t fall down like he did.
Don’t get so worked up.
Because you are the first to experience a slight ‘status abnormality’ since I became a Poisoner.
I intentionally extended my right arm forward.
If ‘hitting’ itself is the goal, there is no better prey than a protruding body.
Sigh.
As expected, Yoo Ji-won stuck my hand down his throat.
‘I’m scared that it will appear in my dreams.’
It makes me frown when I see him swallowing my hand and struggling with it.
The teeth, several times larger, try to gnaw my arm, but only a small wound remains.
Ugh.
Again.
As Yoo Ji-won touches her body, her head spins from dizziness.
<Warning: Status abnormality. Damage rate 0.1%>
But is even this immune?
It seems like I am recovering much faster than before.
Indeed, it appears that the nickname ‘King of Addicts’ is not an illusion.
“hey.”
– Kiik.
“I was unlucky from the first time I met him.”
-?
Hwareuk.
A haze rises from the hand he swallowed.
A flame that emits black ether in the form of telekinesis.
So-called ‘poisonous flames’.
It is basically the same principle as the etheric energy emitted by Espers.
What is different is the destructive power of energy itself.
The black ether that erupted from the palm of my hand went down the guy’s neck and exploded from the inside.
Burbubbubbuk.
-Kieng eh!
You might have thought it bit me, but in reality it was quite the opposite.
Rather, it should be said that the mouth was opened so that the bomb could be inserted into the body.
The grip that was persistently biting his arm was in vain, and the guy was thrown into the opposite wall with a single ‘poisonous flame’.
bang!!!
“Hwiyu.”
The disgusting scent of burnt skin stimulates the sense of smell.
Yoo Ji-won’s body was torn to pieces, making it impossible to distinguish its shape.
Well, the original shape was not at a level that could be called normal.
Torn bodies and remains of missing people, etc.
This was truly a place worthy of Hell.
Sreuk.
Even minor wounds heal naturally.
Before I knew it, the abnormal status alert sent by V1 had disappeared.
External physical attacks were protected by ‘Self-Defense Strength’, and telekinesis and monster poison were protected by ‘Black Ether’, so there was no such thing as a walking Iron Fortress.
An ‘S’ rank healer who doesn’t take damage.
I feel like this is just a scam.
however,
Wiggle.
“no… … ?”
Yoo Ji-won’s face, his limbs torn to pieces, twitches.
Are you sure you’re still breathing?
Surprisingly, it wasn’t like he was still breathing.
Shall… … .
‘cure?’
That is clearly a healing ability used by hunters.
Although Yoo Ji-won was originally registered as a ‘healer’, a more advanced energy was healing the torn bodies and holding them together.
The Glory Guild badge on the floor catches my eye once again.
By the way, you’re not going to acquire the abilities of the person you ate or do something ridiculous like that, right?
While I was thinking about whether I should attack the guy again, the guy’s torn limbs came together and stuck together.
Although it was far from perfect, it had a bizarre appearance that looked like it had been roughly glued together with clay.
“It’s a level of recovery that makes no sense to call it self-healing… … .”
It was a natural attack that would kill a human being.
Because no one can survive even if their body is torn into several pieces.
Its healing ability far surpassed that of humans.
At the moment when I was licking my tongue at the extremely strong vitality,
“Cheonhaeseon!”
I hear someone’s voice behind me.
A voice that is familiar, but sounds more like shit the more you listen to it.
Why are you here?
When I turned my head, I saw Gugeon and Maria looking at us with shocked faces.
