Chapter 280 – Desire (3)
Something incomprehensible happened.
You didn’t even notice the surroundings surrounded by all that remained were blind hostility to living creatures, until they appeared close by?
There is only one number of possible cases.
“Did it start slowly?”
Zodiac.
The guys who entered the dungeon together must have hidden the zombies in some way and carried them all the way here.
The reason why I use such a troublesome trick is because I want to check my skills.
But it seems they underestimated me too much.
“I wouldn’t be able to afford this much.”
If you really want to see my skills, I should have dressed up as zombies and hid at least two out of the three I marked at that time.
This situation is rather good.
It was a car that needed more information, but if you kill this much, something more will come out.
The moment he was about to raise his magic power to use magic on a large scale corresponding to the number of enemies.
“Wait a minute, Dojin.”
Juyeon, who was standing behind me, grabbed me by the shoulders and gently pulled me back.
“Will you leave this to me?”
“… Are you my sister?”
“Huh.”
Jooyeon nodded with a soft smile.
“A note from earlier. Didn’t you say it looked in Korean?”
“It was.”
“I wonder if it is somehow like an arrangement for you.”
Arrange it
What… , Would not be entirely wrong.
Until now, I had never returned empty-handed after hunting a seeker.
“So, in case of an emergency, let’s save Do-jin a bit. Got it?”
There is only one answer I can give to her logical explanation.
“Okay, then.”
It was a problem that did not need to be explained in detail in the first place.
If an S-class hunter says she wants to step in, of course she has to take the turn.
Occasionally there are idiots who think that because she is her healer/buffer, her direct combat skills will be greatly reduced, but that is a huge mistake.
There is such a thing as divine magic.
Although it was named magic, from the power source to the way it is used, it is the exclusive property of healers who use divine power, the power to heal opponents, for attacks, which is completely different from normal magic.
The aura itself is very friendly to save, so the attack power is lower than that of normal attacks, but even that becomes meaningless when you reach S rank.
How many times have you said
Does S-class look like a dick?
“Ha… !”
The light that began to leak from her body gradually increased and became a dazzling radiance that swept the surroundings.
Divine power.
The name given by the first saint of the Vatican at the time the Hunter Society began.
It is unknown whether it is actually a power bestowed by God, but that is certain.
That there is an overflowing vitality that cannot be compared to any energy in it.
Such overflowing vitality is incompatible with zombies, who only temporarily delayed their death.
Ehh!
Kyaaah!
The zombies who were running to live and die melted every time they hit the light and disappear without a trace.
No matter how extreme it is, this much power is only possible because it is S-class.
I could read the structure of the divine power flowing around me.
How it is made, what it is made of, etc.
But that’s it.
“… I can’t.”
The body, which read and embodied anything, finally found what it could not do.
It seems that it is impossible to imitate divine power, which has a completely different structure from magical power.
If he was even able to imitate his divine power, he would have become an all-rounder who could be active anywhere.
While feeling sorry for her, the light that leaked from her body gradually faded.
Hundreds of zombies filling up everywhere also disappeared without a trace.
Having saved her energy, she opens her mouth with a nonchalant expression.
“Then shall we look for another note?”
“… Yes.”
I almost fluttered for a moment on her face, where the light remaining like a lingering fire stood like a halo.
No.
Are you already excited?
He turned his back straight away from her, fearing that she might find out about her whereabouts or these feelings.
And about 5 minutes to wander around looking for a note that might have fallen in the place where the zombies melted.
“Found.”
I found a sheet of paper that had turned yellow and was crumpled.
The material feels quite different from the note I picked up at first.
When the folded paper is carefully unfolded, mottled colors spread, and faded photos and letters are visible.
[Special price sale from XX to XX!]
【We serve you at an eye-opening price.】
【One sheet of fresh egg 3,000 won, tomato 1kg 5,000 won, green onion, green onion…】
Mart flyers that are put up at every door during the special sale period.
Below, you’ll find a map to help you pinpoint where the mart is, as well as what’s nearby.
【Located 5 minutes from ○○ Station Exit 3.】
【○△□Mart】
【02-XXX-XXXX】
A flyer with much more specific information than the note you initially got.
Of course, it will take some time to find the exact location of the map or the subway station, but it is not as ridiculously difficult as finding a needle in the desert.
The moment I was about to move, thinking that this would be enough to go around looking for.
“Dojin-ah, it’s been two hours, so don’t you have to go back?”
“Already?”
When I checked the stopwatch function, one of the badge functions, 1 hour and 50 minutes had already passed.
I pressed it right before the search started, so there are about 10 minutes left.
“Mmm.”
I’m worried.
Is the sword demon that appeared on the note really the boss of this dungeon, or is it a searcher?
Maybe he’s playing both roles at the same time… , I don’t think that’s the case.
If the searcher is similar to the arrangement given to 504 people, as Juyeon-i said, wouldn’t we want to prevent it from disappearing by someone who has nothing to do with us?
Of course, even this is just speculation, but anyway.
“Let’s just continue exploring like this.”
The conclusion reached after much deliberation was as follows.
Since they were even hit first, there was no reason for them to obey their will for a long time.
We already know where we are, given that we sent the zombies this far.
If you twist them, they will show themselves on their own, well.
“Let’s go.”
“Okay.”
While strolling through the city at a slow pace, he scours the surroundings with his eyes.
Check the location by removing rust from the sign, and check around the building that has maintained its original shape even a little bit to see if it is the one written on the map.
In the meantime.
“Dojin-ah, over there… !”
Joon-yeon points her finger somewhere.
When I turned my head to check, I found a sign that was barely standing as if it had barely survived the chaos.
【□□ Range】
The name of the intersection that was displayed on the map of the mart leaflet.
Then there’s a mart not far from here…
Follow the map drawn on the leaflet to the left side of the main street.
Juyeon, who was walking beside me, subtly pressed her body into my arm.
“Dojin-ah… , I think something is a little different from here.”
“… It is different.”
As she said, the surroundings changed.
The scenery of the destroyed gray city has not changed, but the scars engraved there are different.
“The wreckage looks very neat.”
While the remains of other buildings feel as if they were shattered by a great impact, the remains here all have straight cross-sections.
As if it had been cut into pieces by something sharp.
“I must have come to the right place.”
“Ugh… , Something feels strange.”
Straight lines are densely engraved on all the surrounding landscapes.
All scars made by a single sword.
Even more surprising than that…
“It was all carved by one person.”
In addition to the fact that all of this was engraved by one person.
“In just one breath.”
It is a trace that was achieved in just one breath.
“Sword Demon…”
I roll the name engraved on the note into my mouth again.
I don’t know who it is, but one name seems to be very well made.
I don’t know if I should be a little nervous.
I tightened my loose senses and moved on to my stopped steps.
According to the map written on the flyer, you should see the mart soon…
“I think we can break it there.”
The moment she checked her directions and followed the corner she indicated, turning the road.
“… !”
“Ah…”
A shocking sight comes into view.
【○△□Mart】
A large signboard with the name of the mart written on the flyer.
A building that stands precariously under it, with the flow of time intact.
And in front of it, out of nowhere, a low mountain occupies the road.
It was not an ordinary mountain made of mounds of dirt, but a mountain made of white bones left after rotting flesh.
After that, the white bones that lead intermittently.
“… You don’t have to go to the supermarket.”
If you follow the white bones along the road, you will find the Sword Demon.
At the end of the road he had walked with the sharply cut bone fragments as signposts, lay what he had been searching for so long.
○○ Station Exit 3.
The subway station that was drawn on the map of the mart.
An ominous darkness shimmers at the entrance, which is partially blocked by the rubble of collapsed buildings.
Sensing this, Juyeon swallowed dry saliva and parted her lips.
“It’s in me.”
Confident tone.
Such a strong presence soared through the darkness, which gave off an ominous sight just by looking at it.
If you come in here, you will die.
The guy is warning you.
He turned it into a small bead shape and put it in his pocket, holding it in his hand.
As if he knows what I want, his appearance changes naturally.
Before long, I lightly hold the one that has turned into a hilt that is perfect for my hand and go down the stairs.
After passing through a long staircase, a stopped escalator, and a broken turnstile, I arrived on top of the track.
A person is standing there.
“Hmm… , Is not it?”
I will correct it.
With a sword in the shape of a man standing there.
Gray skin, shaggy hair, red bloodshot eyes, worn-out navy blue uniform, and a sword worn around the waist.
The moment I met the eyes of the guy who scatters bright red eyes.
[Remove the ‘Sword Demon who betrayed humanity’, the seeker.]
The red message window that popped up as if warning me overlapped the face of the guy who was smiling coldly at me.
