Chapter 6 – Couldn’t Stand It
The largest H department store in the area.
Me and Lee Yu-na were shopping at all.
I pick out clothes, buy daily necessities, and look at home appliances.
It was to the point where I didn’t know if this was shopping or a date.
Lobster, a food item, will be purchased at the end of the miscellaneous shopping.
I had a leisurely time at the department store.
“How do you like this dress? Suited?”
After choosing clothes, Lee Yu-na stands in front of the mirror and looks at her style.
He was turning back and forth, asking me if I was a good fit.
She was a fairly well-known hunter, so she wore a mask when she went out.
When I buy clothes this time, I check the style with the mask off as if I’m trying to concentrate more.
Beautiful.
Lovely.
His true heart tried to jump out, but he maintained his composure and put on a solemn expression.
I was hiding the fact that I liked Lee Yu-na.
Since we were childhood friends, we’ve known each other for too long to express our affection, so there’s a burdensome aspect to it, and because she’s such a popular star, it’s hard to approach as a lover from a fan’s point of view.
I thoroughly paid attention to the style and excluded my personal feelings.
“You’re attractive because you’re neat, so I think simple clothes that emphasize dressiness look better than clothes with lots of decorations.”
Actually, with that face, it would be pretty no matter what you wear, but I still emphasized a better choice.
“Hmph, I didn’t like this outfit too much.”
For some reason, Lee Yu-na had a slightly sullen face.
Did I say something wrong?
She quickly went into the locker room to change her clothes.
I scratched the back of my neck as if I had given the wrong answer.
I sat on a stool in the clothing store and looked at the shopping bags.
How long has it been so peaceful?
When you were a child in an orphanage? In elementary and middle school, when we used to joke around a lot? Or the high school days when you trained diligently?
The time I spend with Lee Yu-na now seems more precious than ever.
[Notice from the Situation Room! A crack has occurred at a nearby point! Citizens, please quickly find a nearby shelter and move to a safe place!]
Weeing! Weeing! Weeing! Weeing!
[Once again, notice! A crack has occurred at a nearby point! Citizens, please quickly find a nearby shelter and move to a safe place!]
An emergency alarm rings loudly, and disaster broadcasts play out from the speakers.
“What? Is it a crack?”
“Where? Where did you appear?”
Citizens who were shopping panicked and frantically checked their phones and looked at the situation outside.
The store quickly became noisy and everyone was confused.
The Gyeonggi Southern Special District where I live is a dangerous area.
It was a place where cracks could occur at any time.
Unlike the citizens, my job as a hunter is to block the monsters that jumped out of the rift while the citizens evacuated.
I also quickly checked my phone.
[Point where monsters occur. Two blocks away from my current department store.]
I took a weapon out of my inventory.
In an emergency, Hunters are allowed to carry weapons.
“Has the crack burst? Where?”
Before I knew it, Iyuna changed her clothes and came out with a sword.
“Yuna, are you going to fight too?”
“Of course, I am also a Hunter.”
“You are retired.”
Lee Yu-na’s name was excluded from the Hunter list.
“I can fight.”
However, Lee Yu-na grabbed her sword with her serious face.
She always saw Lee Yu-na holding her sword.
Even if she put down her position as a hunter for a while, she seems to be fighting now.
And that figure seemed more suitable to Yu Na than the previous scene of looking around at her clothes.
Yeah, that was the reason
She was a hunter
“Two blocks from here, the plaza. As a result of observation, an E-class rift opened.”
“Okay.”
“I can’t go shopping anymore.”
“Yes.”
I saw the shopping bags placed under the simple chair.
Without a word, I put the shopping bags into my inventory.
*
“How is your body? Can you fight?”
I know the details of Lee Yu-na well as I was healing.
Operating Mana heals her wounds. Because I continued to take care of him, his wounds did not spread and he was on a recovery path.
“I can run. That’s enough.”
Lee Yu-na’s firm expression.
She’s barely able to run now, but she says it’s okay.
It seemed to me that I should protect him by his side.
“Don’t stay far from me.”
“Yes… Okay.”
When I asked, she slowly nodded her head.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
Chaotic street.
There was a strong whistle piercing the eardrum.
A call sound indicating that a monster has appeared.
Citizens blast that beep when they call for help.
Things turn urgent.
Cracks bursting without warning will inevitably cause life-threatening accidents.
A monster’s goal is always destruction and violence.
Innocent citizens are at risk.
“Help!”
“Aww!”
As I hurriedly ran to the screaming, there was an orc (E-class monster) attacking people with a bat.
It is not a monster that belongs to the strong axis.
However, his height reaches 2m, and he is an existence that can not be easily dealt with by ordinary people or F-class hunters.
Because they work in groups, not one, but several roam around.
[This monster is a non-milking target.]
The system classified the orcs as non-milking.
In the first place, most low-level monsters such as Orcs and Goblins are male.
I didn’t even have to worry about whether I was eligible for milking.
I moved my body, feeling the aura of resentment and growing stronger.
An orc broke the window of a vehicle parked on the side of the road from the front and was sloppy.
He jumped up and tore his stomach skin.
An orc breaks down the door of a building and strikes hard with a club, threatening the citizens hiding.
He escaped the club and cut off the neck.
An orc who found me screamed and jumped into battle.
From bottom to top, he drew his sword and tore his heart apart.
I feel stronger than before.
Orc shouldn’t have been such a weak opponent for me, but he has improved a lot in the meantime.
I cleaned up my surroundings for a while and looked at Lee Yu-na.
I wasn’t fighting alone.
Tak, tadak, grasp!
How should I express Lee Yu-na’s fight?
It was a combat method that pursued extreme efficiency.
Clinging to the body of the orc, the articulation was applied, and the sword was thrusting hard into the carotid artery.
Mana is operated at a minimum.
Due to her current stamina and her inability to use mana, such a fighting style would be the best.
If she was in her prime, in her original form, she could easily blow away an orc with just one gesture, but now she was fighting like that.
Having slain the orc, she raised herself up.
“Ugh… !”
After using Mana, he straightened her back while frowning at her pain.
‘I shouldn’t be careless just because I’m weak, right?’
After all, reason was reason.
Where did the skills that reached the highest level and climbed to 17th place in the hunter rankings go?
Even if I fight with my body like that, I can’t easily guarantee that I will win.
“It’s okay?”
“Uh… But have you already killed all the orcs?”
It was the first time Lee Yu-na saw my fight.
Celebrity fights often appear on broadcasts, but how can a battle between outskirts hunters be shown on a broadcast?
I was surprised to see that I fought better than I thought.
“Did you know that your grade was low because you weren’t lucky enough to awaken?”
Turning it around, it meant that it wasn’t an F-class hunter.
“Recently, as I learned qigong, I became a bit stronger.”
I don’t know how long this excuse will work, but I evaded it moderately.
*
“Help! There are people here!”
Approaching the crack, the person hiding in the bathroom shouted.
A public toilet whose walls were half destroyed by an orc attack.
It was a dangerous place that wouldn’t be strange even if someone found out at any time.
Of course, the monster near the bathroom was the Orc Captain (E+ level monster).
It was a much more difficult monster to deal with, as it had a stronger physique than a normal Orc and was even equipped with armor.
“Chit… !”
Lee Yu-na bit her lip and was wary.
She was difficult to deal with even if she was E+ in her condition.
“Get out of the way, I’ll fix it.”
She moved quickly, stopping her from stepping forward.
[This monster is a non-milking target.]
Increased rage and increased stats.
Before the Orc Captain could approach the person hiding in the bathroom, I reached the Orc Captain first.
He blocks the hammer from striking down and strikes the sword against the armor,
Dodged the shield he wielded and cut his calf with his sword,
Deflect the outstretched fist and move to a better position,
Using all my skills and experiences, I took the fight against monsters to my advantage.
I was finally able to defeat the orc captain and protect the citizens.
[Your level has risen!]
[Muscle level increases by 1!]
[Agility level increases by 1!]
[Stamina level increases by 1!]
[Magic level increases by 1!]
The orc captain must have been a pretty strong opponent for me, so my level went up one more level right away.
“Thank you for your hard work, Hunter!”
After the battle, the commandos had arrived before they knew it.
Security personnel dispatched when a crack occurs.
Although he is not good at awakening like a hunter or using mana, he plays a role in building a defense line and protecting citizens.
While I was fighting the Orc Captain, I was keeping a close eye on the new monsters, setting up cover and armed with firearms.
If they had reached this point, the orcs who had infiltrated the city would be in the process of being cleaned up one by one.
This city is a danger zone.
The defense step to cope with cracks is,
The procedure was systematically established.
My role is over now.
I stopped the monster that jumped out of the rift,
Protected citizens under attack from monsters.
The size of the crack is E-class.
I, who just became an E-class hunter, can’t clear it.
The monsters inside the E-class rift ranged from E+ to D-class, and were much stronger than the monsters that appeared outside the rift.
To clear that rift, you have to wait for stronger hunters to arrive.
Clearing a rift requires a hunter of one or two levels higher than normal rifts.
Or form a raid on a large scale.
Now, both of those things are not satisfied.
I did my part.
Satisfied, while discussing the combat situation with the special forces, an urgent cry was heard.
“My husband and child got sucked into the rift!”
It was the middle-aged woman I had saved.
The person hiding in the bathroom.
It seemed that a crack occurred while walking in the plaza with his family and faced such a disaster.
Looking at her, I was embarrassed.
There is no one who can clear the rift right now.
According to the emergency crack defense rules, that crack is inaccessible.
