Chapter 1704 – 1704. Hunter Vs. Vampire
“I’ll give you the medicine to treat your parents and a huge sum of money so your siblings can study music. You won’t have to work at the company anymore.”
Kang Su-mi’s eyes narrowed.
“You’re making it sound too easy. Our parents have full-body burns and Lou Gehrig’s disease. They’re in pain every night. And you’re saying you’ll give me medicine to treat them? Are you kidding me?”
I could feel the anger rising in Kang Su-mi’s eyes. Her reaction was more sensitive than I expected.
‘…What kind of disease is Lou Gehrig’s?’
Judging by the atmosphere, it seemed like some kind of incurable disease.
In reality, incurable diseases were rare. Most of what were considered incurable were often curses. Even if they weren’t curses, many diseases related to magic were considered incurable.
Other than that, most diseases could be cured. Medicine had developed abnormally due to magic and abilities.
‘Should I go back to reality and do a quick search?’
I went back to reality and searched for Lou Gehrig’s disease. It was a real disease. Its official name was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It was a disease where the muscles gradually stiffened.
In reality, it was a disease that could be cured with a special potion specifically for Lou Gehrig’s. In other words, it was a disease that couldn’t be cured without the potion.
‘A special potion for Lou Gehrig’s costs about 20 million won.’
In Korea, you needed a doctor’s prescription to buy it.
‘It’s easier to get in the US. That’s where drugs run rampant, so a special potion like this is nothing.’
With a space-travel scroll, getting a special potion was a piece of cake for me.
I took out the potions in front of Kang Su-mi. She tilted her head, looking at the pink and yellow potions in the clear glass vials.
“…You were carrying those in your pocket? There’s no way there’s enough space in your pocket…”
“It’s a secret. All I can tell you is that these potions can cure your parents. The pink one is for full-body burns, and the yellow one is for Lou Gehrig’s.”
Items get nerfed in this world. But they should still have some effect. And if the quality is low, I can just use more.
“Ha. You’re saying those potions can cure them? Is that some kind of witch’s brew?”
“You know it. This is a witch’s potion.”
The important thing isn’t who made the potion. It’s whether it works or not. Kang Su-mi seemed interested in the fact that it was a potion made by a witch. She must think witches are very powerful beings.
‘I need to show her the effect directly to seal the deal.’
I took out a knife from my pocket. Kang Su-mi was startled and pulled out a small pistol from her sleeve, aiming it at me. It was a pistol smaller than the palm of her hand.
“Calm down. I don’t intend to hurt you.”
“Don’t do anything weird.”
“It’s not weird, I’m just trying to prove the effect.”
I grabbed the blade of the knife with my left hand, as if covering it. The blade cut into my palm. Blood dripped.
“Are you crazy? You’re bleeding.”
She stopped talking. She had seen my hand, where I had applied the potion, heal instantly. It was a miracle that shouldn’t be possible in this world.
‘It’s a high-grade potion, but it’s still not fully healed after 10 seconds… The effect definitely decreased when I came to this world.’
But this was enough to prove the effect to her.
“See? This potion is effective for full-body burns. It’s also very effective for things like colds.”
“…What about Lou Gehrig’s?”
“This yellow potion is specifically for Lou Gehrig’s. There are no side effects. You don’t need me to prove that one too, do you?”
“…I’ll trust you. Let’s make a deal.”
Kang Su-mi’s eyes were fixed on the potions, not wanting to look away. It was obvious what she was thinking.
“Wait a minute. Now that I think about it, I’m at a loss.”
“What?”
“Parents, that’s two people, it’s too much.”
“Y-you don’t have to give me the money.”
“Still, I’m at a loss. You know how much these four potions are worth, right? Rich people would pay billions to get them. So, I’ll only give you two potions. Two for full-body burns. Or one of each. How about that?”
“I can send Manager Kwak to hell! I’ll report the recorded files directly to the higher-ups! I’m giving up my job!”
“Whether you give up your job or not is none of my business.”
“……You want something else. What do you want? Do you want me to kill Manager Kwak myself?”
I could feel the determination in Kang Su-mi’s expression.
“It depends on whether you can do anything I say.”
“Anything… You’re asking for something scary. Give me all four of your potions. Then I’ll do anything you want.”
“You’re getting straight to the point without dragging it out. Fine. Deal. Take the potions.”
The moment she reached out and walked towards me, almost running.
-Kang Su-mi. How dare you betray me?
Kwak Su-hyeok’s voice echoed.
Kang Su-mi and I quickly looked up towards the direction of Kwak Su-hyeok’s voice. Five men were standing on the wall of the alleyway. One of the men was holding a smartphone and looking at us. The middle-aged man grinned.
“We came first since you weren’t coming, miss. Thanks to that, we saw a fun scene.”
All five men were heavily armed. They were wearing bulletproof vests and holding rifles. The other four were pointing their guns at us.
-Employee Seong Yu-jin. I’ve been listening since a while ago. You have quite the interesting item. A witch’s potion. Hand it over right now. It’s not something you should have.
“You want me to hand over this precious thing to the likes of you? You pervert who secretly watches the office cameras?”
-…You knew. So, you were doing that while knowing. To show me. Heh, hahaha! I thought so when I first saw you… You’re a really annoying bastard! A useless piece of shit! You and Joo Seo-hyun don’t match.
Before I could speak, Kang Su-mi spoke first.
“Manager Kwak. Stop it. I’ve recorded everything you’ve ordered me to do. Do you want those files to be leaked?”
-You’ve grown a lot, Kang Su-mi. I knew this day would come, but… it’s too soon. What are you doing, mercenaries? Kill them both. Oh, and don’t forget to bring the witch’s potion.
“Since it’s come to this, don’t blame us and die. We’re the same. The difference is that you guys were stupid.”
The mercenary’s finger was about to pull the trigger.
[Using Momentary Flash. Remaining stacks: 6]
I threw myself at Kang Su-mi and ran. The mercenaries were surprised and pulled the trigger.
[Using Momentary Flash. Remaining stacks: 5]
[Using Momentary Flash. Remaining stacks: 4]
I dodged the bullets with Momentary Flash and summoned a flashbang from my inventory and threw it.
“Damn it! It’s a flashbang!”
“Close your eyes and turn your head! You’ll go blind!”
The mercenaries reacted quickly.
-What’s going on right now? Answer me!
Kwak Su-hyeok’s voice echoed loudly from the smartphone.
I turned the corner of the alleyway with Kang Su-mi in my arms and put her down.
“That flashbang you just used…”
I raised my index finger to my lips. She immediately closed her mouth at the gesture to be quiet. She was like someone who had been trained. She was maintaining her composure even in this situation.
“I have a few secrets too. I’ll take care of them, so wait here.”
“…Take care of them? Not run away? There are five of them. And they’re experts with guns!”
“I’m an expert too. Whether it’s hunting vampires or humans.”
I could hear the mercenaries running towards us. I summoned a smoke grenade and threw it at them. The smoke blocked their vision.
[Using Acceleration. Lasts for 10 minutes. Remaining stacks: 3]
[Using Momentary Flash. Remaining stacks: 2]
“It’s smoke. Fall back… Keuk!”
I rushed at the one in front, who seemed to be the leader, and stabbed him in the neck with a knife. He fell, aiming his gun at me. But it was too late. I turned the gun away with my palm. The gun fired. The bullet hit another mercenary.
“Kkeueup!”
The mercenary who was shot had more than five bullets in his abdomen, but he endured the pain and aimed his gun at me.
[Using Momentary Flash. Remaining stacks: 1]
I kicked off the corpse and tumbled upwards. I couldn’t see the exact location of the enemies because of the smoke. I closed my eyes.
‘I can feel them even if I can’t see them.’
I landed on the ground and summoned Moonlight Sonata 7, swinging it at the enemies. Even with my eyes closed, I could fully feel their presence.
“You son of a bitch!!!”
The surviving soldier shouted. I heard the sound of a grenade pin being pulled.
[Using Momentary Flash. Remaining stacks: 0]
I snatched the grenade that the guy threw, tore his mouth open with my sword with my other hand, put the grenade in, and threw his body.
Bang!
The grenade exploded, and the guy’s head was shattered.
-Damn it! What?! What’s going on?! Answer me?! Answer me!!
Kwak Su-hyeok’s voice was very loud. Even though the smoke grenade was blocking the view, I could tell exactly where he was, as if I could see through it.
“I’ll kill you soon, so wait. You traitor.”
-You son of a bitch!! Seong Yu-jin!!
Crack!
I stepped on the smartphone and smashed it.
The wind blew, and the smoke began to clear. I couldn’t let go of my sword. There were new guys on the wall. Some were squatting on the wall, some had cigarettes in their mouths, and some had their arms crossed.
“I can tell just by looking. You’re from the company, right?”
“That guy, I’ve seen his face before… Ah. He’s the Butcher’s partner. The guy who killed Yana with a bomb.”
“We must kill that bastard here.”
12 people.
Under the moonlight, their bodies began to change.
All 12 of them were vampires.
‘It’s too fast for them to have come because of the gunshots. They were here before. …Was it when I drew blood on my palm with the knife? These guys are sensitive to the smell of blood.’
I chuckled and swung my sword in the air. The blood that was left on the sword dripped.
“The prey came to me… I’m lucky today.”
“You’re the prey, right?”
“Can’t you tell? I’m a hunter. I even have a hunter’s license.”
“Bullshit.”
They all rushed at me at the same time.
