Chapter 1680 – 1680. Hunter Vs Vampire
The instructor played a video. It was footage of a fight between an employee and a vampire.
A man wearing a baseball cap pulled low appeared in the video. It was night, after the sun had set. The man was walking along, illuminated by the streetlights.
Bang!
With the sound of a gunshot, the man’s head exploded. The man’s body, now on the ground, twitched and convulsed. His body swelled. His skin was pale, and his arms and legs grew longer.
“Trainees! That is the true form of a vampire! The easiest way to kill a vampire is to kill it before it reveals its true form! Therefore, sniping is the best way to hunt vampires!”
The video continued.
It showed an employee sniping vampires.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Each time a gunshot rang out, a vampire died.
“Trainees, never forget that sniping is the best option. However, the best situation doesn’t always present itself. Those bloodsuckers also know that sniping is the most dangerous thing for them. That’s why they usually stick to paths where sniping is impossible. And in places where sniping is possible, they are extremely sensitive.”
Vampires were not beasts. They had human-level intelligence. They wouldn’t just be unilaterally sniped.
“The next video we’ll watch is about ranged combat.”
As soon as the video started, gunshots rang out. Not only employees but also vampires were shooting guns like humans. The gunfight lasted for more than five minutes and ended with the vampires’ victory.
“……”
The trainees were silent. They never imagined they would be shown a video of humans losing.
“Trainees! Don’t underestimate vampires! Basically, a vampire’s physical abilities are superior to those of a human! Avoid direct confrontation as much as possible! The gunfight you just saw was the worst kind of battle! Now, I’ll show you a video of the optimal battle.”
A team of two employees in suits aimed their shotguns at a passing vampire and attacked. The vampire reacted, but it couldn’t be faster than the shotgun. The vampire, having lost an arm to the shotgun, revealed its true form in anger and charged at the employee with the shotgun. The other employee behind him shot the vampire in the head with a rifle. The vampire, with a silver bullet lodged in its head, couldn’t get up.
“Battles end quickly! A battle that ends within 5 seconds like the one you just saw is the best! Trainees! If you succeed in officially joining the company, you will work in teams of two with a senior! That’s because a team of two is the basic unit! Throw away any arrogance that you can handle a vampire alone!”
Once again, Choi Sang-woo raised his hand.
“Trainee number 21… It’s you again. You have permission to ask a question.”
“Is a team of two really essential? I’ve heard that there are employees who hunt vampires alone.”
“Trainee, you’ve done quite a bit of research. There are exceptions everywhere. Employees who hunt alone are those with skills beyond that of a veteran. We call them, with reverence, ‘Jaegers.'”
I also knew about Jaegers through the original story. Jaegers were indeed remarkable individuals. But even those Jaegers were still human. It was nearly impossible for even a Jaeger to hunt a Noble-class vampire alone.
“The video I’m about to show you is of one of the Jaegers from the Korean branch. It’s a video to show you how amazing Jaegers are. Don’t try to imitate them.”
The video began to play.
A woman in a suit and two vampires who had revealed their true forms were facing each other. The woman wasn’t intimidated by the vampires and drew a sword from her waist. The sound of the sword being drawn was chilling.
I was surprised to see the woman in the suit. Her face was hard to see because of her long black hair, but there was no way I wouldn’t recognize my woman.
‘It’s Joo Seo-hyun.’
Joo Seo-hyun, wielding a single sword, danced with the vampires. Every time Joo Seo-hyun’s sword moved, the vampires were unable to avoid it and were hit. The video ended after the vampires’ arms were cut off, their legs were cut off, and their necks were cut off.
‘Her physical abilities are definitely lower than when she was in God’s Atlantis. But her sword has become sharper. If I were to fight the current Joo Seo-hyun…’
I couldn’t be sure of the outcome. My head was getting unnecessarily complicated.
The surroundings were quiet. The trainees were overwhelmed by Joo Seo-hyun’s skills.
“Trainees! Get up! It’s time for practical training! You will face the instructors in teams of two! Focus on coordinating with your partner!”
• • •
A week had passed since I entered the training camp.
While the first week focused on theoretical education, from the second week, we began to learn how to hunt vampires in earnest. And the instructors began to evaluate the trainees.
I was currently practicing sniping.
To pass, I had to successfully snipe a moving target from 500 meters. Usually, trainees don’t do well in the second week. But for me, with my shooting skills, 500 meters was a piece of cake.
“Trainee… you’re a natural sniper! Can you do 1,000 meters?”
“I can.”
“Good! If you succeed in sniping, I’ll give you the highest score!”
I put my eye to the scope. Because of the distance, the target didn’t look very big. It was smaller than a grain of rice.
‘I have no doubt I’ll hit it.’
I pulled the trigger.
The bullet, propelled from the rifling, pierced the moving target’s head.
“Trainee! Perfect! Can you do 1,100 meters?!”
“It might be difficult, but I’ll give it a try!”
“Fighting spirit! Excellent!”
I stopped at 1,300 meters. I felt like I could snipe from 2,000 meters, but I was tired, so I quit. 1,300 meters was enough to get the highest evaluation.
After that, I received the highest scores in shooting with pistols, shotguns, assault rifles, and so on. The way the instructors looked at me had completely changed. It was almost burdensome.
Other trainees approached me. They asked me how to shoot well. I hid my annoyance and answered them sincerely.
‘Social skills are also part of the evaluation score. I have to deal with them appropriately until I complete the training camp, even if it’s annoying.’
Close combat was also an evaluation subject.
Of course, I received the highest evaluation score here as well. Swords and knives were my specialty, and I handled other melee weapons without difficulty. Except for one thing, hand-to-hand combat.
The authority on hand-to-hand combat was not me, but Choi Sang-woo.
Choi Sang-woo’s enormous physique surpassed mine. It wasn’t just brute strength. He had learned boxing for a while in high school, and his punches were fierce. If I had a weapon, I would have overwhelmed him with technique, but… not in hand-to-hand combat.
‘I lost. I can’t win with punches. Is it something like a werewolf’s instinct?’
It was okay to be behind in one area.
Overall, I was already guaranteed to be the top trainee in the training camp.
‘It’s going smoothly. As in the original story, I just need to respond well to the attack that will come in the fourth week. I need to be more active than Choi Sang-woo.’
I ate the food on my tray. It was so bad that I felt like throwing up. If no one was watching, I would have thrown it away.
• • •
Ding!
The elevator doors opened.
Joo Seo-hyun, dressed in a black suit, walked out of the elevator. Her steps were directed towards the door marked Special Operations Unit 2.
As she opened the door and entered the office, people’s gazes were fixed on her. They were filled with emotions such as respect, envy, and admiration. Some of them also contained a somewhat burdensome feeling. Joo Seo-hyun ignored their gazes and knocked on the door of the section chief’s office.
“This is Deputy Joo Seo-hyun.”
“Come in.”
Section Chief Goo Hyung-jin. A middle-aged man with glasses and a receding hairline. He was also Joo Seo-hyun’s superior.
“I have hunted down three vampires who were hiding in Daerim-dong. The three vampire corpses are being processed by the support department.”
“Hmm. Write a report and submit it. You must be tired, so you can go home today.”
“No. It won’t take long, so I’ll write the report now.”
“Well, I’m grateful. And this is just a personal comment… you’re still cold. Isn’t it time you started trusting me and your colleagues?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Goo Hyung-jin looked into Joo Seo-hyun’s eyes. They were so calm that they felt cold. They had worked together as colleagues for the past year, but it seemed she didn’t think of him or her other colleagues as colleagues.
“Hoo. Okay. Do as you please. It would be meddling to say more. Oh, are you thinking about getting a partner soon? I know you’re a Jaeger, but the higher-ups want you to take on a rookie and train them.”
“No. I’m more comfortable alone. As I’ve said before, a partner would only hold me back.”
“You’re too firm. But at least take a look at the documents. There are two exceptional talents in this training camp. The training process isn’t over yet, but it’s almost certain that these two will come to the Seoul branch.”
Goo Hyung-jin handed over two documents. Joo Seo-hyun, who had no intention of accepting a partner, was planning to quickly scan the documents and return them.
However, after looking at one of the documents, Joo Seo-hyun’s eyes widened, and she gripped the document so tightly that it crumpled. She was agitated as she looked at the identification photo at the top of the document.
Goo Hyung-jin was also surprised by Joo Seo-hyun’s unexpected reaction.
“Why are you suddenly like that? Do you know him?”
“……”
Joo Seo-hyun couldn’t hear Goo Hyung-jin’s words. Her mind was in turmoil.
A year ago, she was suddenly thrown from Atlantis into this world. The Atlantis system and the abilities that came from the system had disappeared. At first, she wondered if the events in Atlantis were a dream, but the sword in her hand and the chastity belt under her pants told her it wasn’t a dream.
Then, she killed a vampire that attacked her and was scouted by the BC Company to hunt vampires. She had separately investigated Atlantis, but there were no significant results. Until now.
‘Sung Yu-jin…!’
Sung Yu-jin was in this world.
This world must be related to Atlantis. The proof was Sung Yu-jin’s existence. It was clearly a trick of God or something.
As soon as she realized that Sung Yu-jin was in this world, her body became hot. It was anger. Especially the heat in her lower abdomen was probably due to the resentment of the chastity belt.
Crunch.
Joo Seo-hyun unconsciously gritted her teeth. She wanted to meet Sung Yu-jin right now and confront him. But she didn’t know the location of the training camp. The location of the training camp was top secret, so ordinary employees couldn’t know it. Only a few people in the company knew its location.
‘There’s no need to rush. He’ll come to the Seoul branch in a week.’
Joo Seo-hyun tried to calm her excitement.
“You. You seem to have come to life. Sung Yu-jin. Do you know him?”
“We don’t know each other. Section Chief. This guy… no, this person, I’ll take charge of him.”
“You? Didn’t you just say you didn’t need one?”
“I need one. Then, I’ll take that as a yes and go.”
Joo Seo-hyun took Sung Yu-jin’s document and went outside.
Section Chief Goo Hyung-jin chuckled. For the past year, Joo Seo-hyun had been the best employee, accepting any dangerous mission without refusal. Sometimes she seemed like a machine. Even when he took her to company dinners, she was always stiff.
‘Sung Yu-jin. It seems certain that they know each other. Were they lovers? If that’s true, it’ll be a mess. There are more than a few men who have their eyes on Deputy Joo.’
Whatever the case, the sight of Joo Seo-hyun looking alive wasn’t bad.
