Chapter 116 – Malice (4).
While the 1st raid team of the ‘Haitai’ guild was in the process of attacking the 50th floor, the 3rd raid team also started attacking the 20th floor.
The time zones were about a day apart.
This is because the 1st raid entered the ‘tower’ and the 3rd raid entered the ‘tower’ a day later.
The hunters of the ‘Haetae’ guild were strong.
Despite the fact that the level of difficulty has risen significantly compared to the 10th floor, Park Seon-woo did not feel any anxiety that it would be dangerous.
I felt a sense of stability that was different from that time.
Kwajik-!
Park Seon-woo hit the large zombie’s neck.
Zombies touched by the moonstone shield completely crumbled and disappeared.
Sung Jae-yoon estimated Park Seon-woo’s fighting power.
He clicked his tongue as he stared at the back of his head.
‘Is it somewhere around C-class?’
Currently, Park Seon-woo was at a slightly better level than the members of the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild.
All of them were not opponents of the ‘Haetae’ guild raid hunters who achieved B rank.
‘How dare you go against Haewan-nim’s planting?’
The members of the 3rd raid are hunters brought and raised by Lee Hae-wan himself.
His loyalty to Lee Hae-wan was enormous.
As much as Lee Hae-wan hated Park Seon-woo, Sung Jae-yoon also hated him.
The fact that they offended Lee Hae-wan was unforgivable from their point of view.
Because of this, Sung Jae-yoon wanted to complete the operation perfectly.
I did not proceed as soon as I entered the ‘top’, but I took a moment.
It was to make Park Seon-woo free.
Hunting together.
It was an atmosphere where you could not help but quickly become friends.
“Sunwoo-san, are you really strong?”
“As expected, there was a reason I brought you from the ‘Haetae’ guild!”
The distance between Park Seon-woo and the Hunters has narrowed.
Less than a day had passed, but I was especially close to the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild.
“Ahaha, you have to be at the level of the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild to enter the ‘Tower’ with the ‘Haetae’ guild, right? The guild that existed before was in the well.”
“Seonwoo is even humble. It’s the guild that Mr. Seonwoo was in, so there’s no way it wouldn’t be a well? Chuckle.”
The conversation went well with the members of the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild.
They were on the same level as each other, so it seemed like they felt a sense of kinship.
Sung Jae-yoon gathered the hunters and delivered the words.
“I think it will rotate in this way.”
After a couple of rounds of hunting, he checked the atmosphere and issued an order.
“If there are no mistakes, there will be no variables. It’s only on the 20th floor. You only have to endure for a fortnight. Let’s all do our best in our seats.”
“Let’s go fightinghaha.”
At Jaeyoon Sung’s words, one member of the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild burst into cheers.
A middle-aged man over 50 could not control his excitement and screamed.
‘Enjoy it to your heart’s content.’
Sung Jaeyoon looked at him with cold eyes.
During the process of clearing Park Seon-woo, there should be no witnesses.
From the point of view of the 3rd raid of the ‘Haetae’ guild, the members of the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild were also targets to be killed.
The day has passed.
Zombie Defense has been stabilized.
Because they went hunting in turns, their physical strength was definitely less.
Park Seon-woo realized how good the proven strategy was.
‘It’s much easier than the 10th floor.’
Park Seon-woo, who had adapted, ran all over the place among the zombies.
After realizing that he could handle it with his abilities, he moved without hesitation.
Crisp-!
Zombies were shattered with each swing of the shield.
The strength and stamina that had been cultivated so far shone through.
After blocking the zombie wave once, Sung Jae-yoon approached and handed over water.
“I suffered.”
Sung Jae-yoon’s role is to control the hunters.
He just watched the movements of the hunters from above.
Commander.
Park Seon-woo also did not bet on the role.
He knew it was a necessary role.
Respond to unexpected variables.
Someone had to do it.
“Thank you.”
Park Seon-woo drank the water Seong Jae-yoon gave him.
Seong Jae-yoon gave a satisfied smile at the appearance without a single doubt.
It wasn’t long before the operation began.
* * *
Dark night sky, gray city.
The height of 50 floors allows you to look down on everything.
I’m hunting zombies at night with the ‘Haetae’ guild hunters.
Since yesterday, I have been holding up my shield without a break.
Truly B-class hunters.
Even though the zombies have become incredibly strong due to the environmental factor of night, they easily deal with them as if they were stretching them.
I couldn’t even compare to C-class Hunter Choi Da-eun.
There was such a difference in skill that it would be rude to compare them.
‘It’s comfortable and nice.’
Finished the hunt once again.
Each of them brushed off dust and climbed up to the 50th floor.
“Sunwoo Hunter, the next wave is in about two hours. Let’s rest until then.”
“Yes.”
Sung Jae-yoon patted me on the shoulder and walked to the corner of the 50th floor.
‘Haetae’ guild members following him.
I got a little close with the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild, but I couldn’t get close with the ‘Haetae’ guild.
A strange wall was felt from the members of the ‘Haetae’ guild’s 3rd raid.
Should I draw a line?
‘… Even though we’ve been together for about a week, it’s very awkward.’
I was alone and took a break.
Maybe it’s because the lanterns were lit here and there, but the whole place was softly bright.
Growl, Coul-.
In the corner, members of the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild are sleeping huddled together.
There is still a long way left before the shift.
In the military, it seems that you are on night shift.
I had to fight boredom, not monsters.
But with the military, it’s different.
Now I have a smartphone.
Although it was impossible to make phone calls that require radio wave reception, basic functions were available.
Turned on the basic function, 「Teaching Assistant Application」.
Among the currently registered ‘females’, we steal the viewpoint of Han So-ra with the ‘surveillance amulet’ attached.
Nothing could be more fun than this in this situation.
How many strategies did Han So-ra have?
Could it be that I’m doing something behind my back?
I watched to see if they were concentrating on attacking the 50th floor of the ‘Tower’.
— …….
It’s not like I’m doing bad things, no, I’m doing bad things, but….
Unknowingly, I look around.
Because of the spooky atmosphere, it seemed that I was more scared than usual.
I wondered if someone was looking at me, like a thief tripping my feet.
A group of ‘Haetae’ guild hunters were on the other side of me.
He didn’t seem particularly interested in what I was doing.
It seemed as if they were getting together and having a conversation about the next hunt.
─ Clink!
Concentrated on the screen.
The sound of something breaking.
‘Surveillance Talisman’ shows only Han So-ra’s point of view.
The violently shaking screen is definitely Han So-ra’s field of vision.
One conch was wobbling around her, looking down at her floor alone.
─Go, Mr. Mask….
Han So-ra muttered something.
He called me with a sad voice.
‘… What.’
I couldn’t know everything about the situation, but I do know that Han So-ra’s condition is serious.
─ The 50th floor, I’ll show you.
One conch raised her head with difficulty.
She looked around her as if to show her background on the 50th floor with her own eyes.
It was a land with large craters, a black sky, a purple planet floating in the distance, and space.
The background of the 50th floor of the ‘Tower’ is space.
─ Cool, Cool!
A sora who was moving her steps vomited a handful of her blood.
Han Sora let out her moan, which wouldn’t be strange if she died soon after.
─ Big, suck… ! Ha.
I don’t have time to spare.
I immediately took out her mask from my ‘inventory’ and summoned a conch wearing it.
No matter where you were in the ‘Tower’, you couldn’t avoid being summoned by the ‘training assistant app’.
The background changes in an instant.
“Mr. Mask….”
Sora, who had been called to the ‘assistant’s room’, collapsed on the spot as if her strength was exhausted.
I’m trying to shove it to the floor without a chance to talk.
I hurriedly approached a Sora and grabbed her collapsing body.
It was only after summoning her to the ‘Teacher’s Room’ that Han Sora was able to check her condition in detail.
Currently, Han So-ra is in such a serious condition that it is considered a miracle that she is alive.
Her body is a mess
I don’t know what hit me, but there was no intact part.
Her bones were shattered and her organs were failing.
I hugged Han So-ra and asked.
“… Sora-san, how did this happen?”
“This, Lee Hae-wan….”
“Do not speak.”
To my question, Sora answered with her breathless voice.
I thought she made me talk for nothing.
Can Han So-ra be saved with the power of the “Training assistant app”?
Could Han So-ra be wrong?
Worries cluttered her mind.
‘I can’t let them die like this.’
It doesn’t make sense for S-class hunter Han So-ra to die in vain.
No matter how high it is on the 50th floor, it’s only one line.
The best S-class hunter in Korea….
I laid Sora Han on the mattress in the small room.
Her blood was flowing, but she didn’t show it.
Haha….”
Han So-ra is looking up at me.
He gave me a different look than usual, a very serious look.
As if he were about to die.
“Mr. Mask…. Ha, what I want to say….”
“Do not speak. It is an order.”
“…….”
One conch struggles to lift her arm.
I grabbed my pants with trembling hands.
She was burning her remaining vitality in a distant place.
“Sora-san, wait a moment.”
Because of the sudden encounter with this situation, her head is not working properly.
She turned on her smartphone and flipped through the “Teaching Assistant app.”
I looked through the ‘inventory’.
Are there any useful potions?
The things I got from achieving ‘achievements’, the things I’ve gathered to write.
‘… The potion Han So-ra bought at the black market….’
Once it’s all out
And started feeding them one by one.
“… Go, Mr. Mask….”
“Don’t talk, didn’t I order you?”
“Before I die, I have a wish….”
She brought her snout of potion to the corner of one conch’s mouth.
He poured it out on Han So-ra like a nursing mother cat.
Sora continued her words as she swallowed the potion in one gulp.
“I want to see Mr. Mask’s face. As for the face of the man who took my first….”
“… We’ll talk about that after we survive.”
I have no intention of showing her face.
I didn’t want to look bad for the S-class Hunter.
Is the masked man of love and hatred actually Park Seon-woo, a D-class hunter?
Even the relationship he built as Park Seon-woo may collapse.
“After surviving….”
Han So-ra muttered.
The potion effect was quite good.
Her bones attached and flesh grew.
Han So-ra’s condition has improved markedly.
Haha…. I was able to live thanks to you, Mr. Mask….”
Han So-ra looks at me with affectionate eyes.
She’s still seriously injured, but she’s relieved that she’s holding her breath right away.
She let out a sigh of relief.
Han So-ra’s breathing also calmed down.
Only then could she ask what was going on.
“What happened? Did the raid team fail to clear the 50th floor?”
“… That is….”
One conch slowly opened her mouth.
