Chapter 5 – Chapter 1. Tutorial.
The problem that was expected to explode did not take long.
Perhaps because of seeing blood, Jihyeok felt a strange energy that touched his senses even before falling asleep. It was undoubtedly a life. Not the refined life of intelligent beings, but a very savage life.
It’s a monster.
The monster was approaching.
Jihyeok opened his eyes and raised his upper body. The mistress, who was half asleep, opened her eyes wide in surprise. The anchovy man was still sleeping without the world knowing.
“Bo, do you want to go to errands?”
But he didn’t answer and stayed silent for a while. She had a frightened expression on her face. All of a sudden he’s behaving strangely.
Come.
Ji-hyeok was convinced that the monster’s destination was here and quickly woke up the anchovy man. Uh, huh? He looked at Jihyeok with a hazy face, asking if it was his turn already.
“What is coming?”
“… Yes?”
He first checked whether he could fight or not. If the surroundings were too dark, he would have given up and ran away, but the forest was quite bright. The night sky was clear and the moonlight was just right for a fight.
I guess I could fight.
To get the mark anyway, he had to eventually catch and kill the monster. Of course, whether or not it will happen is entirely down to luck.
“Prepare to fight.”
“Cheap, fight?”
“I need a sign anyway. He came on his own, so he was lucky.”
… A?
In the first place, Jihyeok and the two had different ways of thinking. How could they think like that?
Of course, he didn’t care whether the two of them thought so or not. His goal was to pass the tutorial with as little effort as possible. I wanted to refrain from running all over the place just to get the token at the last minute. In that case, it’s better to go back and start again.
For now, there’s nothing good about fighting next to a pool that will continue to be used as a nest, so Ji-hyeok changes his place. The anchovy boy and the female teacher followed him with expressions asking, “Is this a dream or a real life?”
It felt like something was creeping in the air. The two men and women rubbed their arms with their hands and trembled with anxiety. It was an instinctive reaction to feel the life flowing in the air.
Soon, a black existence was spotted from afar. Ah. He looks just like a bastard from hell. It was about the size of three or four lions put together.
Krrrr-.
A low-pitched cry hit the floor like a gloomy background sound. The anchovy boy and female teacher froze at the frightening sound. It didn’t look like he could fight and win. It was only natural that they would run away if even a single lion appeared, but the monster was three or four times the size of it. It was natural for an ordinary Earthling to lose his will to fight as soon as he saw it.
That’s why Jihyeok didn’t expect much from the two. I just got rid of the virgin label of being an earthling, what can I expect?
He approached him fearlessly, holding only a wooden spear. It was definitely big. However, to him, who had dealt with numerous worse guys than this, this guy looked as cute as a puppy.
Ah, ah.
To the two of them who knew nothing, his courage seemed like a guest. I never thought I could fight him and win. I absolutely wanted to run away. But I was so scared that my mouth was frozen. I couldn’t move as if my body was paralyzed. The teeth clenched hard.
The monster roamed around Jihyeok. The moment he looked away, he was ready to take off at once.
And the guy who seized the opportunity jumped up without hesitation. However, Jihyeok waited for that as well.
He threw the wooden spear at the guy’s stomach with all his might. It was only on the level of a snot, but it was power with mana. Although it was a wooden spear, it was by no means a level that could only be sustained with leather.
ㅡㅡㅡ!!!
The wooden spear eventually pierced the creature’s belly skin and protruded out of its back. At the same time, Jihyeok quickly stepped back from the place where the monster landed.
However, it seemed that one shot was not enough to kill him. It was quite a mortal wound, but it was still moving.
He rushed towards the monster. The guy jumped forward as well. He narrowly twisted his body, dodging his arm. He then grabbed the wooden spear that had fallen to the floor again.
The monster’s movement slowed significantly. Blood was dripping down the floor. No matter how monstrous it is, it’s more strange that it has a wind hole in its stomach, but it’s fine.
But the wounded man became even more savage. He seemed to have a strong will to catch and eat it. The bastard leaped at him once more.
This time, Jihyeok aimed at his chest. He threw with all his might. It flew like a beam of light and completely pierced the creature’s torso.
The monster rolled on the floor. The trembling fellow immediately bit his tongue out and died. Whoa-. Jihyuk gasped for breath. It was a weak monster by his standards, but it wasn’t very easy to kill him because he wasn’t in good shape yet. If he had just a little more strength, he would have aimed for the head at once, but he fought more carefully, fearing that he might miss.
The sign did not come out as if it were natural. When a monster dies, it drops randomly around his corpse, but seeing that it wasn’t there, it seemed like a joke.
… What’s my luck
I didn’t expect Jihyeok to come out the first time either. In the first place, I was unlucky in this way.
Anyway, after defeating the huge monster, the anchovy male and female teachers slowly approached him while admiring each other. He couldn’t have imagined that he would kill him so easily. … On the contrary, he must have thought that he would be torn to pieces by the monster.
Of course, Jihyeok had no desire to boast about this. He has no need or reason for it.
“It’s amazing, really—!”
The female teacher also repeatedly admired her and diligently expressed her own way of survival. It was impossible for her to kill her monster with her own hands and get her mark anyway, so she seemed to be trying to get Ji-hyeok’s help no matter what.
This time, the anchovy man also joined in. There must be some kind of weapon, the mind that decided to catch the monster once saw the fight scene and ran away neatly. Fighting against a guy like this seemed absolutely impossible.
However, Jihyeok did what seemed impossible. Getting the sign and leaving the horse, they really had a genuine admiration.
However, Ji-hyeok, receiving such admiring glances, did not care and just checked the monster’s body. Whether it was edible or not was more important to him than their words of praise.
If you can eat it, the food will be solved neatly now.
There are usually many monsters that I can’t eat, but I still couldn’t give up and back down. Because it’s important to eat something now.
“Take a look at this guy’s flesh.”
“Ah yes.”
When Ji-hyeok said that, the two men and women broke the stone to sharpen it without delay and started to cut the flesh of the monster. Fortunately, there was no hair on his torso.
After a lot of hard work, the two managed to remove some of the flesh. This time, they didn’t intend to decline if they said they would grill it too. Because it looked like a beast, unlike the Orcs, there seemed to be little resistance.
However, Jihyeok didn’t say let’s just sniff and eat. The hungry anchovy man could not stand it and asked.
“Can I eat it?”
Jihyuk shook his head.
“I don’t know. We’ll have to check it out later.”
“Are you sure?”
The remaining anchovies, he couldn’t believe he should eat first——and his complexion turned bad. Of course, Jihyeok had no intention of using him as a test subject.
Anyway, they went back to their nest and went to sleep. Anchovy male and female teacher said that they would stay vigil a little longer because Ji-hyeok had suffered. He said he would do it on his own, so Jihyeok didn’t decline.
Dawn the next day.
They awoke, filled their stomachs with water, and set out in search of the goblins.
Jihyeok thought of feeding the goblin this flesh first. If you don’t die from eating it, it must be non-poisonous.
Following the rippling water, I found the three surviving goblins huddled together. The guys looked very wary. Jihyeok approached very slowly, threw the meat away, and then retreated far away, out of sight.
The goblins cautiously approached the monster’s flesh. And when he saw it, he held it up and began to sniff it. If it was an orc or troll with high intelligence, they wouldn’t have suspected it and eaten it, but the goblins were stupid and didn’t even suspect it. I even danced because I had meat and I liked it. Cute babies. This is probably why there are so many goblins among voluntary slaves.
They lit a fire and started cooking meat. It was a very boring wait. Jihyeok even confirmed that the goblins ate the meat after roasting it. They were clamoring for each other to eat a little more.
Done.
Jihyeok checked and went back. He’ll be there for a half day or so when he comes back to check and he’ll know if it’s safe or not.
“You won’t get sick after eating, right?”
Anchovy male and female teacher seemed to want that. Unfortunately, Jihyeok was not an optimist.
“Well. Wouldn’t there be more poisonous cases?”
“Ah… , Is that so?”
Jihyeok suggested that we go find the monster first. Unfortunately, the two men and women also had to move while holding on to their hungry stomachs.
He asked to replace his mistress’s with his spear, which was almost broken. She said she knew and gladly changed it. It seemed that he was struggling to score points even in such trivial things.
The three wandered through the woods again. This time, there were more traces of the monster than yesterday.
The corpses of participants and monsters were often seen in the forest. It was proof that there had been quite a blood clot since last night. I realized that the monsters that were evenly distributed in the forest had a lot of prey here.
Shall we go closer to the stone mountain over there?
It was a fact that he already knew from experience that there were many monsters near Dolsan Mountain. The problem was the two following behind them. No matter how Jihyeok was, it was unreasonable to fight while protecting them at the current level. Even if it was just one, if two or more popped out, the odds of them both dying increased exponentially. If you’re lucky, you’ll have to sacrifice a limb.
I’m afraid of maggots so I can’t soak the intestines, but he still needed these two. If he fell asleep deeply at night and was suddenly attacked, even Ji-hyeok would have no choice but to die. Of course, it would be hard for the anchovy boy or female teacher to notice if he was approaching secretly like that, but he would be able to act as a meat shield for once. … To put it in an analogy, the two were like Ji-hyeok’s spare lives.
But signs were also important. Jihyeok had to make a decision.
… Anyway, it’s not going to be solved by just hanging around here.
They weren’t the only ones looking for the monster. It was clear that the seeds had already dried up around here.
“Let’s go over there.”
Jihyeok pointed his finger in the direction of the stone mountain. Of course, the anchovy male and female teachers had no choice. They followed closely behind him.
“If there is anything I can help with, I will help.”
Anchovy man flattered Jihyeok like that. The female teacher was also about to be pushed out, so she hurried out.
“I will do my best as well as I can.”
Jihyeok looked at them. When his gaze met them, their expressions became tense.
Just shut up and live.
I mean, I wanted to say that. However, Jihyeok smiled kindly and said a word.
“I’ll tell you if I need help.”
However, seeing his smile, for some reason, the anchovy male and female teachers felt cold.
