Chapter 325 – 325. Defense
[The protagonist of ‘Monday the 11th’ has achieved a happy ending.]
[You have satisfied the third condition of the quest.]
[You will be moved to the real world in 10 seconds.]
[The ending of ‘Monday the 11th’ can be viewed after the quest is completed.]
Returning to reality, I immediately went to the kitchen, took out cold water from the refrigerator, and drank it.
My head was a mess.
‘Which skill should I enhance?!’
After gulping down the cold water, I picked up my smartphone and completed the quest.
[The quest reward for ‘Guardian Angel of the Protagonist!’ is given.]
[You have acquired a Skill Enhancement Ticket. Please check the Leisure Life app.]
[Skill Enhancement Ticket
Enhances one skill in the Leisure Life app. You cannot enhance an already enhanced skill again.
Price: 80,000 points
※Caution
The enhancement effect is random.]
The enhancement effect is random.
‘So, even if I enhance a skill, I don’t know how it will be enhanced.’
It was a bit disappointing, but it wasn’t a loss. Just being able to enhance a skill was a big gain for me.
‘Now, the only thing left is which skill to enhance… Damn it. This is harder than choosing between Jjampong and Jajangmyeon!’
You can order both Jjampong and Jajangmyeon, but there was only one Skill Enhancement Ticket. If I didn’t think carefully, I would regret it.
‘First, the skills I have are….’
Complete Recovery, Heightened Senses, Acceleration, Hacking, Blessing of Water.
Five in total.
Wait until I get another skill before using the ‘Skill Enhancement Ticket’? That’s ridiculous. I don’t know when the next skill will come, and I wanted to use the enhancement ticket right now.
‘There’s a saying that if you save it, it becomes crap. And if I hesitate, I might miss out on a woman.’
The first skill that caught my eye was Heightened Senses.
‘It’s an amazing skill. I’ve used it a lot… But Heightened Senses is good enough as it is now. And I haven’t been using it much lately.’
As I gained more experience with sex, I had no problem getting a woman aroused even without Heightened Senses. In fact, I’ve been holding back on using Heightened Senses lately because it’s too easy.
‘Heightened Senses is out! Blessing of Water, which I don’t use much, is also out!’
I looked at the Hacking skill.
Hacking is heavily influenced by the world setting. In modern or futuristic sci-fi settings with many machines to hack, it’s like a cheat code, but in martial arts or fantasy worlds without machines, it becomes a useless skill with no opportunity to use it.
‘Hacking isn’t a hugely important skill for me right now.’
I eliminated Hacking.
‘That leaves Complete Recovery and Acceleration….’
Complete Recovery is my trump card. Even if my arm is cut off or my intestines are pierced, as long as I’m alive, my wounds will be completely healed, and my condition will return to its best. On top of that, my mana is also fully restored.
Not only that, but Complete Recovery also has the effect of removing all status ailments. For example, if I get sick or weakened by a curse, using Complete Recovery will remove them all without question.
‘Complete Recovery is like being able to use an elixir every 12 hours. No matter how difficult the situation, I can turn it around by using Complete Recovery.’
Acceleration is the skill I use most often after Heightened Senses. I use Heightened Senses in sex, and Acceleration in combat.
‘I’ve been using Moment more often lately. If I use Moment, I can slice through most guys in one go.’
In terms of frequency of use in combat, Acceleration was used more often. And if I enhanced Acceleration, wouldn’t it be easier to defeat monsters and enemies?
‘…Ugh….’
After much deliberation, I came to a conclusion.
‘Complete Recovery! Let’s enhance Complete Recovery!’
I considered the importance of the skills.
Even if I enhanced Acceleration, it wouldn’t make me as strong as an A-class hunter. Combat would be easier, but I wouldn’t be unable to get stronger without Acceleration.
On the other hand, Complete Recovery has been a great help to me so far, and it was clear that it would be even more helpful in the future.
[Would you like to use the Skill Enhancement Ticket on ‘Complete Recovery Lv. Master’?]
“Use it!”
I touched my smartphone.
[The Skill Enhancement Ticket is being used on ‘Complete Recovery Lv. Master’.]
[‘Complete Recovery Lv. Master’ has been successfully enhanced.]
[Complete Recovery Lv. Master
Completely recovers. All status ailments are removed, and wounds are healed.
Cooldown: 12 hours
+Death Resistance
Even if you die instantly, you will not lose consciousness and will not die for 15 seconds.]
“Oh, oh, oh…! Yes!”
I shouted, my body trembling.
Complete Recovery, which could be called the best skill, has one drawback. It only activates when I use the skill.
In other words, if my head is pierced and I die instantly, I can’t use Complete Recovery.
However, due to the newly added effect of death resistance, even if I die, I am given a 15-second grace period.
‘If I use Complete Recovery within 15 seconds… isn’t this practically resurrection?! Hahaha!’
Choosing Complete Recovery instead of Acceleration was the right choice.
‘Normally, I should test out a new skill right away.’
But committing suicide to check the skill didn’t seem right no matter how I thought about it, so I decided to skip it.
‘I feel great. I can sleep soundly tonight. I’ll go straight to bed… No, wait. Should I check the endings of the quest worlds? I’m a bit curious.’
[Checking the ending of the Miracle on the Han River Leisure World.]
In the ‘Miracle on the Han River’ Leisure World, I become a couple with the protagonist’s daughter and have sex. On the very night I saved the protagonist’s family.
‘What the hell! I couldn’t even hold hands with that woman…!’
After that, I get married to her. There were some legal issues due to stealing a car along the way, but it was somehow resolved.
I kept watching the me in the Leisure World and doubted my own eyes.
‘……I’m having a healthy married life without cheating?!’
The protagonist’s daughter was pretty, but not so exceptionally beautiful that I would choose to marry her without hesitation.
I realized that the avatar in ‘Miracle on the Han River’ was very different from me.
‘……The avatar is influenced by my actions. And the time I spent in that world was only about 2-3 hours. It means it was less influenced by me.’
I had become a world-class baseball player. Using my transcendent physical abilities, I became the best sports player in the world.
‘If I have that kind of body, there’s no problem making a living.’
I was getting bored. A normal marriage, a normal life as a sports player. It was boring from my perspective.
But 10 years later.
The ‘Miracle on the Han River’ world was in turmoil.
Monsters reappeared in human society. Ten years ago, they appeared in the Han River in Seoul, but this time, mutated animal monsters appeared in every country around the world.
‘Is this the end of the world?!’
No, it wasn’t.
The military was not weak. Humans were not going to be destroyed, but the world was no longer as peaceful as it used to be.
‘What? How boring.’
I fast-forwarded through the ending video. The avatar lived to be 95 years old before dying.
[Checking the ending of the Supreme Being of Taegeuk Leisure World.]
After assassinating the old beggar, I was a wandering swordsman in the Jianghu. With my superior physical abilities, ability to manipulate mana, and use sword energy, I became quite famous among the wandering swordsmen.
I even had a nickname. The Brainless Sword (武雷劍). It was a nickname given to me because of the Yeongcheon style of martial arts I used.
‘Why this nickname of all things! In some parts of Japan, they called me a brainless person (武雷子)…! Damn it!’
The Brainless Sword wandered the Jianghu. On the surface, he wielded his sword, shouting about righteousness and chivalry.
‘On the surface… that is.’
The Brainless Sword’s behavior changed at night. Wearing a mask, he went around raping beautiful young women.
‘Hmm. His sex skills are terrible. If it were me, I wouldn’t do it like that….’
Later, the Brainless Sword settled in the Namgung Clan and married Namgung Somi, the daughter of the Namgung Clan leader. Of course, there was an ulterior motive for the Namgung Clan. It was the Yeongcheon style that the Brainless Sword possessed.
A swordsmanship that manipulates lightning. If it wasn’t for that, they wouldn’t have accepted the wandering swordsman as their son-in-law.
‘…Wasn’t Namgung Somi the heroine? The story went wrong from the beginning, so it turned out like this.’
50 years passed. It was a peaceful 50 years.
The Demonic Cult was founded, and the martial world was engulfed in war. The protagonist of the original story had become an elder of the Wudang Sect, and I had become a master.
For reference, the protagonist becomes the leader of the martial arts alliance, surpassing the sect leader of the Wudang Sect in the original story.
The problem was me. Even after 50 years, I had not reached the Hwagyung realm, let alone the transcendent realm.
Considering my talent, it wasn’t strange, so I wasn’t disappointed. In fact, the master realm was not low. Most of the martial world were third-rate warriors, and a master was skilled enough to establish a small sect.
If it weren’t for the stats given by the Leisure Life app and the Yeongcheon style, it would have been impossible to reach this realm.
‘I’m screwed.’
I died fighting a member of the Demonic Cult’s Black Wind Squad. Not an elder of the Demonic Cult, not a leader, but a regular member.
I realized how much talent I had.
‘……This might be helpful, surprisingly?’
There were videos of the Namgung Clan’s martial arts and duels between martial artists. It might be helpful to study them later when I have time.
[Checking the ending of the Monday the 11th Leisure World.]
I and my group safely returned to the port on the yacht that came to the island. After that, we immediately reported to the police, and the horrific events that occurred on the island were made known throughout the United States, causing many to tremble in fear.
‘Jessie and Rachel became my sex friends as expected. By the way… this bastard is living really well.’
He was sleeping with every beautiful woman at the university. Using his transcendent physical abilities, he became a star in American football, earning a lot of money, and using that to seduce and sleep with beautiful women. He didn’t hesitate to threaten or use drugs on women who wouldn’t give in to him.
Thanks to that, there were constant sex scandals, but I was a legend in American football. Most scandals weren’t even a problem.
During the off-season, he went on trips.
‘He went on trips to sleep with women.’
Then he encountered Johnson.
‘…Ah. Right. This was a series. Johnson appears fine in the next series. Is that why?’
But Johnson was no match for me, and I killed Johnson again this time. In the process, a few people were sacrificed while I was sleeping with women, but I didn’t feel guilty.
After that, I encountered Johnson from time to time. It was like a twist of fate.
‘In the end, I kept winning.’
The end of me in this world was not good.
In his 40s, he was enjoying a sex party when a bullet pierced his head, killing him instantly.
‘Ugh… He got like this because he recklessly messed with the president’s daughter. I need to be careful not to end up like that.’
Out of these three, the best ending was ‘Monday the 11th’. Although he was assassinated in his 40s, he could be said to have enjoyed his life to the fullest.
‘I’m going to live for a thousand years.’
•••
On the day of the support,
Han Harin and I headed to the association together.
An association employee handed out documents to the 10 hunters, including us, who were gathered in the conference room, and explained what we had to do.
“Ms. Han Harin and Mr. Seong Yujin will be moving to Uchuk Village. You will assist the Chinese hunters protecting this village in evacuating the villagers to Lanzhou City nearby. The Chinese hunters there will tell you, but the important thing to note is that using a car can attract the attention of monsters. Monsters have sensitive hearing and smell. Most importantly, the safety of the residents is paramount, so you will be moving on foot. It will take about a week. After completing the evacuation, please follow the instructions of the association in Lanzhou City. We will help you return home when the situation has calmed down to some extent.”
Uchuk Village.
It was a village with a population of about 5,000 people. There was a satellite photo, and most of the houses looked old, traditional houses.
It seemed like a village that was aiming for tourism, but now it was isolated and waiting for the rescue of hunters. You might think they could send a helicopter, but China currently had no such leeway.
‘Ah. This is already getting annoying….’
