NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 103. Huh?
Gi-ryeo scanned the city with his thin eyes and made a decision.
Let’s cut off the breath of the ‘Unavoidable Malice’.
Keeping it alive would only bring trouble, and there was a high chance it could harm the unconscious Kang Chang-ho in the remaining 15 minutes.
“An eye for an eye.”
He decided to take some risks in favor of the S-Class Hunter who had protected him.
“A kindness should be repaid with kindness.”
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“Dig deeper into the ground!”
“Cover it up! Keep going!”
Meanwhile, near the Unavoidable Malice, several hunters were stationed.
There was a government order to hold it off until Jeong Ha-seong arrived.
“Done! Keep it locked down!”
“The binding skill is working!”
Rocks and earth. The Awakened were diligently manipulating the materials of the ground to create a makeshift prison.
However, their power alone was severely lacking to stop an S-Class Monster.
“KA-A-A-A-AK!”
“AAAGH!”
“W-What do we do about that thing!”
The Unavoidable Malice shattered its confines and attacked indiscriminately.
“I can’t hold out for even 5 minutes…!”
In no time, the number of injured was increasing.
Hunters swallowed dryly as they witnessed the blood-soaked streets.
“What if our team gets marked like that?”
Some even trembled in fear at the thought of becoming the monster’s prey.
Still, they couldn’t easily retreat.
Not only because of the association’s orders but also because this city was their home.
“If we get marked, it’ll go in and out of its mouth for a bit. Then it’ll be released.”
“Team Leader!”
“What? That’s right. Didn’t you see the broadcast earlier?”
Korean Hunters, despite the cold sweat pouring down, did not let go of their weapons.
“Anyway, just focus on the hunt!”
But in reality, worldly matters cannot be resolved by enthusiasm alone.
“COUGH!”
“Eugh!”
Despite their firm resolve, one by one, the Hunters fell powerless.
Once the number of fallen Hunters surpassed half, the entire formation became uncontrollably disorganized.
“SHAAAH!”
“We’re doomed…!”
Finally free, the Imugi lifted its head as if about to ascend and began smashing everything around.
THUD! CRASHHHHHH!
The skyscrapers, the pinnacle of human architecture, crumbled under the serpent’s wrath.
If this isn’t a disaster, then what on earth can we call a disaster?
“SHHLURRRRRR…”
The Unavoidable Malice, exhausted from fighting Esther, could no longer even fly for a moment.
Yet it had become a dragon to the Hunters present.
“SSSHHHHHH.”
The monster looked down at the humans who feared it, licking its lips with satisfaction.
THUD.
This noise came just after.
“SHH!”
THWACK.
What was that?
Suddenly, a small stone flew in from somewhere.
THUD.
That pebble was far too weak to pierce the Imugi’s scales, yet it didn’t stop its attack.
They had a different goal.
“What, who is that.”
Bleached blonde hair.
Leather boots.
And a man dressed lightly for winter threw stones at the Imugi.
“SHAAAH!”
The Imugi couldn’t withstand the pebble attack and erupted, marking that rude man without hesitation.
As the monster’s skill activated, that man said,
“Oh, that was faster than I thought.”
And as soon as the mark appeared, he bolted off as if he had obtained what he wanted.
THUD! SLIDE.
Of course, the Imugi moved to chase after the mark as soon as it went fleeing.
“Uh…”
The remaining Hunters stood there, dumbfounded and puzzled.
“Could it be that guy intentionally got marked?”
“Probably.”
“W-Why?”
“I don’t know.”
This scene was beyond their comprehension.
Then, what was the bold F-Class doing with the Imugi?
In fact, their confrontation hadn’t lasted long.
Gi-ryeo had only one thing in mind from the start.
“Alright then.”
With the Imugi on his back, he entered a dark alley in the city.
This straight path was perfect for executing his plan.
SWISH.
When the snake opened its mouth to eat him, he could accurately hit with magic.
“Done!”
As the opponent’s jaws opened wide, Gi-ryeo activated the trap he had set.
SQUEAK!
ZZZZZZZ.
AAAK!
Mice, birds, cats. The various animal corpses he had waiting in the corner of the alley sprang into the snake’s mouth.
‘I won’t forget your help….’
The resurrected corpses crawled into the serpent’s throat, intertwining and swelling up.
“────!”
No matter how the evil snake thrashed, they clung to its throat, ensuring they wouldn’t be expelled.
CRUNCH.
It was truly a brutal and intricate piece of magic.
In addition, Gi-ryeo employed various means to surely cut off the opponent’s breath.
GULP.
He had saved up his balance to buy mana potions in preparation for the day’s terror.
‘With this, I should at least last until suffocation.’
Gi-ryeo entirely controlled the corpses while downing the low-grade potions like water.
Though some association employees might mistake Kim Gi-ryeo for a warm-hearted youth cherishing raccoon corpses on the sidewalk, they’d probably faint if they saw this scene…
But that aside.
“Oh.”
THUD! THUD! THUD!
Soon after, the suffocating Imugi began to twist and thrash madly.
‘Hiiik!’
But this fight had already been predetermined from the start. The black calamity had gone through two strong figures, Kang Chang-ho and Esther.
There was no power left to resist.
“KEEEE!”
With that pathetic tear, the Unavoidable Malice was completely suffocated by mere F-Class magic.
COUGH…….
The artificial monstrosity had finally met its end.
“Phew~”
The extermination reward granted to the top contributors appeared, so it was surely a sign the boss was dead.
SPARKLE.
Gi-ryeo joyfully shouted at the light sphere floating next to him.
“Finally caught that damn snake!”
But then, wait a minute.
Earlier, he hadn’t noticed because the Imugi was thrashing around so crazily, but now that he looked, a longsword was stuck in the snake’s snout…
‘What’s this?’
Gi-ryeo turned his attention to the item lodged in the boss’s corpse.
Of course, the sword’s identity soon became clear. It was a piece of equipment he was familiar with.
“Oh, [Cursed Sword]?”
This was the trace of combat from the Korean Magic Tower earlier.
Esther had torn the monster’s upper jaw with this sword to save a guild member but had sustained a severe injury and hadn’t retrieved the item.
‘Should I keep it and return it later?’
Gi-ryeo, with pure goodwill, decided to find the item’s owner.
But first, he needed to climb onto the boss’s corpse.
The snake’s nose bridge was high enough that he needed to stretch his neck to see it.
“Ugh.”
He struggled to climb atop the snake’s head and pulled out the embedded sword.
“Hmm?”
But at that moment, a loud commotion suddenly came from behind.
“Is it here?”
“Yeah, this is it!”
“What the? Is it really dead?”
A swarm of Hunters rushed into that little alley.
“Uh?”
They had come to ascertain the situation after seeing the tail of the Unavoidable Malice come to a stop, but when they entered the alley, they were met with an unexpected sight.
A chill-inducing man, quietly looking this way atop the corpse of the S-Class Monster.
“……”
But that mysterious man held a long sword stained with the serpent’s blood and even had the drop item floating next to him, proving he was the one who contributed to the defeat.
What could this mean?
“Huh.”
The Hunters fell silent for a moment, shocked, and then the first Awakened who had trampled the boss spoke.
“…Hello?”
He tilted his head quizzically.
*
How many minutes had passed since then?
After the situation calmed down.
I was back at that problematic intersection.
Kang Chang-ho had just regained consciousness.
‘What? He woke up super fast?’
There had been some confusion in the meantime, but it ended well.
Anyway, the monster was caught.
The CCTV I set up recorded Su Ye-hwi, and the police immediately started investigating.
Most importantly, this Earthling had no serious issues.
“How long was I out for?”
“Not sure. About 15 minutes? Oh, by the way, I parked your motorcycle over there.”
Kang Chang-ho stood up with a healthy face.
From the perspective of the other party, it was as if everything was over as soon as he took a short nap, so it might be a little odd for him.
However, he didn’t seem too concerned about that part.
Kang Chang-ho took a quick glance to make sure I was fine and then dashed off on his own way.
‘I’m glad he didn’t die.’
Then what reason would an F-Class have to remain here?
After saying farewell to Kang Chang-ho.
I trudged back home.
And the next day.
Waking up to the bright sunlight, I started my routine again.
Stretching, washing my face, brushing my teeth.
It was truly an ordinary morning, just like any Earthling, right?
‘Oh.’
Gargle gargle gargle.
As I rinsed my toothpaste with water, a short thought crossed my mind.
Now that I think about it, I sent a text to Esther about the Cursed Sword yesterday. I wonder if she replied.
SPIT.
I spat out the water and checked my phone.
What popped up on the standby screen was…….
[Missed Calls (8)]
[New Messages (21)]
“Hmm?”
What’s going on here?
I had a mountain of messages. But I had no idea about this at all.
It seemed I accidentally turned on silent mode last time I fiddled with my phone.
“Who sent me so many texts…?”
I felt an unsettling unease and immediately opened my message inbox.
【From: Gu Seo-hyeong】
[J / Eogi]
[I saw on the internet what’s going on]
[You’re an F-Class, right???]
[You should pick up the phone first]
[Please answer the phone]
[You’re not hurt, are you?]
But the majority of the missed calls were from Gu Seo-hyeong, the Enchanter.
‘He saw something on the internet?’
I had no clue what Gu Seo-hyeong was talking about, so I opened the internet following the text.
“Huh?”
And from this action, I gradually began to piece together the situation.
In the hours I had been asleep, various portal sites were in… utter chaos.
“Huh? W-What?”
Netizens were continuously posting about the S-Class Dungeon Break that occurred yesterday.
But the problem was, their interest was directed towards a topic I never expected.
“What?”
The posts flooding the internet were about an F-Class Hunter.
Yes. Right now, I was being talked about in real-time!
“What on earth is this about!”
Moreover, the content of those posts was ridiculous.
They were filled with speculations that I knew nothing about, and even completely irrelevant to the truth.
“Oh my god.”
First of all.
Amidst the loud atmosphere, the post that caused the most controversy was this one.
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Best Post: ‘That Hunter’ even defeated Kang Chang-ho
(Video Included)
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As soon as I saw the title, I shut my eyes tight.
No, what the heck happened……