Chapter 1698 – 1698. Hunter Vs Vampire
Suddenly, I was assigned a solo mission.
It was clearly strange for me, still a newbie, to be given a solo task.
I learned the reason for this sudden solo mission from Joo Seo-hyun.
“…They’re trying to see if you’re qualified to be a Jaeger.”
“Qualified? So, the company is testing me.”
“That’s Chief Kang Myung-sook’s style. Just give up on the test. I’ll talk to Chief Kang Myung-sook.”
“Do you think I’d give up over something like this? But is it okay for you to tell me this?”
“It doesn’t matter. It’s not a test where you solve problems. What the company wants to see is your combat ability. If you do well… you’ll pass without much difficulty.”
“Really?”
When I smiled, Joo Seo-hyun glared at me.
“…Please, just don’t cause any trouble.”
“I have a question.”
“What?”
“Do those guys even have the right to test and evaluate me?”
“……”
Joo Seo-hyun watched me with worried eyes before we parted ways.
‘Thinking about it again, that was a cocky look. I should focus on tormenting her anus tonight.’
I drove to the location designated by the company. It was a secluded place on the outskirts of Seoul. After waiting for a while at the designated location, I received a mission message on the company app on my smartphone.
I let out a hollow laugh after reading the first line of the message.
‘Kill a hidden Noble-class vampire? Alone?’
It just seemed like a euphemism for telling me to go die.
‘I may not be on good terms with the intelligence department, but I haven’t done anything to make the company dislike me, have I?’
After reading the entire message, I understood the mission.
The Noble-class vampire I was to face was weakened. There was also a strange line saying that additional support troops would arrive if I fought for a while.
‘A test, huh? They’ll help if it gets dangerous.’
The enemy’s information was also included.
Noble-class vampire Park Ji-woong.
A cruel vampire who enjoys attacking Inbalins and tearing out their organs.
‘He’s suspected of being the vampire who killed employee Seong Yu-jin’s parents?’
The intention was obvious.
‘They’re trying to provoke me. Park Ji-woong’s ability is sensory disruption. He attacked and killed five combat department employees and fled here with an injury to his right shoulder.’
I checked my equipment. One sniper rifle, two shotguns, two assault rifles, four pistols, five grenades, three C4s, and one Moonlight Sonata 7.
‘I can manage.’
I grabbed a sword and two pistols and got out of the car. The sword felt more reliable than the pistols.
I looked at the sky. The sky was dyed red by the sunset. The sun would set soon.
‘About 20 minutes? They probably want me to kill the Noble-class vampire before sunset. They’ll intervene immediately after the sun sets.’
As I headed towards the cabin where the vampire was, I looked around. I spotted two men hiding in the fields. I pretended not to notice them.
‘Joo Seo-hyun said that two Jaegers would test the next Jaeger. Those two must be the Jaegers.’
Joo Seo-hyun was a Jaeger, but she didn’t qualify for the test because she was my partner, which wouldn’t be fair.
‘Hmm. What should I do? First…’
[Hacking successful.]
[You can hack the radio for 3 hours.]
I hacked their radios. I could hear their radio chatter through the earpiece in my left ear.
-Is that guy a Jaeger candidate?
-Two pistols and a sword. His equipment is too simple. Did he learn swordsmanship from Joo Seo-hyun?
-They say he killed Yana and over 60 vampires by himself yesterday. If that’s true, there shouldn’t be a problem.
-He fails.
-What? Just because of his equipment?
-It’s not about the equipment. If he uses a sword as well as Joo Seo-hyun, it doesn’t matter. Look at his movements. He’s moving openly. It means he’s underestimating the Noble-class vampire.
-He seems confident.
-That’s not confidence, it’s arrogance. Does he think a wounded Noble-class vampire will just fight him? He should consider the possibility of it running away.
-Hmm. Isn’t it because Park Ji-woong is his parents’ enemy?
-Then he fails even more. You must always remain calm when facing a vampire.
-Well, let’s watch for now. He hasn’t even been with the company for three months. We can teach him the small things later. What’s important is his combat ability.
-…….
Evaluation.
I don’t like being evaluated by others. If someone stronger than me evaluates me, I can’t help it. I’m weak, so I have to accept tests or whatever.
But this is different.
‘Why are those bastards evaluating me when they’re weaker than me?’
It’s a bit infuriating.
Bang!
The door of the cabin suddenly burst open. A gaunt vampire popped out from inside. The vampire’s arms were abnormally long. There was a wound on his right shoulder.
“Park Ji-woong?”
“Are you with the company? You’re so annoying. But you’re alone? Where’s the other one?”
His voice sounded like he was coughing up phlegm. He was covered in fatigue. His condition seemed worse than what was written in the message.
“It’s just a matter of dealing with one pathetic vampire. I’m enough.”
“Judging by your unfamiliar face, you’re not a Jaeger… There was no one like you among the Jaeger candidates. Did they send a regular employee to me alone? Heh. Did you not do well in your company life?”
-He’s talking to the vampire? He fails.
-He’s his parents’ enemy. He can talk a bit. We can’t hear what they’re saying because they’re too far away.
-If he’s his enemy, he should attack immediately. That’s how you can secure a sure victory.
“You killed my parents! I won’t forgive you!”
“What nonsense are you spouting with that emotionless voice… Wait, your face… I think I’ve seen it somewhere? I’m your parents’ enemy?”
Park Ji-woong rolled his eyes as if trying to remember something, then he grinned, stretching his mouth wide in a creepy smile.
“I remember now! The son of that big company manager! Heh heh heh! That arrogant bastard rejected my offer, so I ripped open his stomach and showed him his organs. The screams of the bitch next to him were quite something to listen to. Ah, I want to hear it again… If I rip open your stomach, I’ll be able to hear a scream similar to that bitch’s? You’re his son, so your screams will be similar. Heh heh.”
“You, you irreconcilable enemy! I will never forgive you! I’ll kill you!”
Park Ji-woong tilted his head.
“…What’s with that awkward tone and voice? For someone who came for revenge, you’re quite clumsy. Are you playing around?”
“Did you notice already? You’re more perceptive than I thought.”
The awkward tone and voice couldn’t be helped.
I didn’t feel the need to focus on acting for someone who was going to die anyway.
Park Ji-woong frowned when he understood what I said.
“You fool. You’re the one being played. Do you still not know why I talked to you?”
Park Ji-woong smiled and approached. I was about to shoot my pistol, but I realized my toes were moving instead of my fingers.
‘…Park Ji-woong’s ability, sensory disruption. Did he use his ability on me while we were talking? I didn’t even notice.’
Park Ji-woong was getting closer.
“The first ones who fall victim to my ability try to move their arms but their necks move, or they try to move their necks but their legs move, so they can’t control their bodies and fall down. Then they beg for their lives in fear. But you… I’ll praise you for remaining calm.”
I wasn’t just standing still. I was slowly moving my body here and there. I confirmed that my left toe was connected to my right middle finger.
‘And my left ring finger… Damn it. Where was it?’
I forgot.
There wasn’t enough time to figure it all out. He was already 5 meters away, raising his sharp claws. I would die if things continued like this.
‘It’s not like there’s no way. Heavenly Mind and…’
[Activating Genius Time for 10 seconds.]
1 second.
That was the time it took to move my whole body slightly and figure out the disrupted senses.
I threw away the pistol in my right hand and drew my sword, swinging it at Park Ji-woong. Park Ji-woong, who didn’t expect me to swing a sword, reacted a beat late and tried to block the sword with his hand.
Maybe it was because he was a Noble-class vampire. He easily grabbed the sword despite moving a beat late.
However, the sword cut through his hand and severed his leg. Before the force of my swing disappeared, I cut off his arms and legs. Park Ji-woong, who had lost his limbs, fell to the ground and writhed. Blood continued to flow from his severed limbs.
“Aaaaaaahhhhh!”
“Your screams are too loud.”
“How! Your sword isn’t even silver-plated!”
“Oh, this? It’s a sword with great magical power, especially effective against bastards like you.”
I sliced open Park Ji-woong’s stomach with the sword.
“A vampire’s organs aren’t much different from a human’s.”
“You, you bastard!!!”
“Shut up.”
I stirred his insides with the sword. Park Ji-woong kept screaming before dying. Perhaps because of the great magical power of the Moonlight Sonata 7, he couldn’t even last 30 seconds.
‘Even though its effectiveness was nerfed in this world… it’s still this good… It’s useful.’
-Park Ji-woong is dead. Damn it. That was a Noble-class vampire? That guy seemed to use his ability earlier… Did it not work on him? Hey, what do you think?
-…Hold. There’s not enough data to make a judgment now. We can’t fully judge his skills based on what he’s shown us.
-It’s true that he killed Yana and Park Ji-woong, two Noble-class vampires, by himself.
-Didn’t you see it just now? He could have killed Park Ji-woong instantly, but he didn’t. Putting aside his skills, there’s a problem with his character.
-Isn’t it understandable since he’s his parents’ enemy?
-Anyway, hold. It seems better to test him in a different way.
-Should we?
I spat on the ground.
Listening to their radio chatter made me feel terrible. I picked up the pistol that had fallen on the ground and pressed the button on the radio earpiece.
“I’ll start the reaction speed test now.”
-Is that… coming from the radio?
-Is that guy talking? He’s watching us.
The distance was about 300m.
It was a long distance to shoot with a pistol, but I was confident with my shooting skills.
I pulled the trigger.
The slide moved repeatedly, and the empty casings flew into the air.
A bullet pierced one of their heads.
“Failed, you dead bastard. If you’re a Jaeger, you should be able to dodge a bullet. You pathetic bastard.”
