Episode 48-Wind of Change (8)
“Let’s send those guys away first and talk about it.”
“Ugh…”
Since it would not be good for other people to see our secret, I instructed her to send the bodyguards elsewhere.
With no other options, she ended up picking up the phone and sending them down the mountain.
“I’m just doing this because I want to talk privately. “You know that our situation is not normal, right?”
“great. I believe it. “Because you already helped me once.”
After confirming that no one was around, I completely released the strength I had been struggling to control and revealed myself. The function of the hermit cloak is to use the power I have as a kind of battery, and although it was easy to simply turn it on and off, it was still difficult to control it in between.
She, who was a head shorter than me, flinched at the sight of me covering myself with a black cloak and pulling down the hood to cover my face, but I could feel her trying to control her expression.
“How did you do it? “What about that cloak?”
“You already guessed it, right? The guardians on the monitor we met. Because we can grow together with them.”
“That cloak is also a game item?”
Of course she was fascinated by my cape. Looking at that reaction, it seemed like she had never received anything in return for interacting with the Guardians.
“Could it be possible to get something else?”
“No one knows that. “I don’t know that much either.”
The wariness he had until just now has disappeared slightly, and seeing his eyes sparkle, he seems to have become greedy.
However, I slightly did not understand. It may be interesting, but other than the current situation, it is not very useful in everyday life.
“Oh, this is who I am. “If, as you said, we can bring not only those strange monsters but also other things from there, then there is definitely a possibility.”
She must have read my mood and cleared her throat, then took out her business card and handed it to me. Is he really an unusual person, given the atmosphere he gives off and the fact that he is accompanied by bodyguards?
“…Soyeon Lee, an employee of the platform planning department’s design team?”
“Well, I gave it to you by mistake! “I’m planning to hit that now!”
The business card I received actually belonged to a new employee who had just been created. It is not for actual use, but is given out as a kind of souvenir. Shocked, she hurriedly retrieved the business card and gave him another one.
It had the title of representative, not just an employee.
“Even though we went bankrupt and closed, we still have room. “It’s not something I’m proud of, but I left some things at home.”
“What a great person he was.”
Soyeon Lee, she was a member of an entrepreneurial family that I had heard of. Even though he is a few years younger than me, he skipped school and tried his hand at running his own business. So, we looked at the business perspective in this situation to see if that was possible.
Actually, I didn’t think much of it. I had no idea what I was going to do in this situation where people in black suits would come late at night if word got out to others. I just need something to fall on me.
“Lee So-yeon, if you can assure me, I will cooperate as you wish. “As I said from the beginning, we are not enemies.”
“Really?”
She openly smiled when I expressed my approval. To some extent, they are wary of me not showing their faces and are hiding their emotions, but more than that, they seem to be more desperate for me as their only advance team member and collaborator at the moment.
If she, who also has power in real life, becomes my collaborator and helps me, my life will be easier, so there is no reason to refuse. If you do well, you can quit your job completely and focus on this work without having to worry about bothersome things.
“I’m sure he will take care of things well.”
The meeting for that day ended there. I hid myself and smiled bitterly as I watched her return to her bodyguards.
Anyway, we have a way to contact people freely even if we don’t know their contact information. We decided to meet again when she first installed and played the game as I instructed her to take care of her villagers and receive her first loot.
It probably won’t take that long. If I just tell you the things I learned through my own experience, I will be able to run without trial and error.
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“He’s not calling us either. “You already know our plan to head there late in the afternoon.”
“Then there is no need to hesitate. Let’s go right away. To the nest of those monsters.”
When he was returning home after meeting Lee So-yeon. Varun, who had been preparing something all day, stood up with a solemn look on his face.
The same was true for those who were with him. They didn’t scout or go into the game world to hunt, so they spent their time just for this moment.
Soon they were fully armed and set out for the eastern forest where the bug nest was located.
“…”
The same was true for Riena, who took off the ordinary iron armor she had been wearing and armed herself with newly acquired armor. She was still unfamiliar with the armor and felt awkward, but others who were seeing her for the first time were staring at her so much that they forgot their nervousness.
“Rakum, you think you’re cool too, right?”
The same was true for Shura, who was recognized for his skills and came along. Shura, who always looked up to Riena, smiled and opened his mouth when he saw Rakum, who, like himself, could not take his eyes off Riena.
“Oh, no, I didn’t see it.”
Lakum, who was staring blankly at the skirt fluttering beneath the armor, was shocked and shook her head. Riena’s appearance, with her mysterious and beautiful armor, was undeniably beautiful, but she was the daughter of the tribe leader and a powerful warrior, so there was a high probability that she would inherit the tribe.
Racoum, who had just joined the team, could not help but be cautious.
“Everyone, be nervous. “I’ll be there soon.”
And after that, fortunately for Rakum, Varun changed the topic before their commotion reached the ears of Riena, who was ahead.
Before they knew it, the forest they entered had a different atmosphere from the grassland where their village was located. Rather than a warm and fresh feeling, it feels somewhat dark and gloomy. The source of that feeling was, of course, the nest of monsters sleeping in this forest.
If this nest is not disposed of, they will not be able to use or go through this forest, which has been off-limits for several days already.
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‘Today will be different. monster.’
They had already prepared themselves and rushed into the crack without delay. Riena, who was in the lead, recalled her past defeat and gritted her teeth.
Remembering that the reason you fight against terrible monsters in the game world is ultimately to catch them.
‘I finally got in.’
Literally the moment when a group of elites step into the bug nest together.
He, who had already arrived home, was also watching. There was nothing he could do inside the bug nest. Mouse operations, as well as destroying the recently activated desktop, cannot be used against bugs.
In the first place, all of this was created to stop monsters called bugs, so it was purely up to the trained residents to fight them.
“It’s them!”
“Take up your weapons!”
Just like when Riena explored, at first a number of glitches rushed at her, waving their tentacles.
Liena, who was in the lead, immediately ran forward and drew her sword. And when the skill was cast with an explosion of blue mana, the glitches received the slash and began to be dismembered, spraying bodily fluids.
‘Is that a warrior who received grace!’
Lakum, who was running next to him, was shocked to see that overwhelming figure. I’ve heard of it, but this is my first time seeing Riena fight. In Rakum’s eyes, the skills she used seemed to be at a level that only skilled warriors with talent could use, and he was thrilled at the fact that she had obtained them artificially and at once.
“Wow, isn’t that amazing? “If only we could receive that kind of grace!”
“For that to happen, I need to have a major.”
Rakum’s colleagues also shouted in excitement. It was impossible not to be captivated to see not only Riena but also Shu, who was still small and young, showing off her skills and running wild.
Rakum smiled bitterly as he looked at his colleagues like that. Opportunity is not given to anyone. It is granted only to those who have overcome trials. That was what they interpreted as the will of the being that had been watching them until now.
“It’s a guy, it’s a guy. “It’s a spider!”
And that moment. As they became stronger through skills and repeated training, they cut down and killed the glitches, and finally the guy appeared.
A huge spider the size of a large truck fills the aisle.
Riena, who was catching her breath, glared at the spider that appeared and revealed her teeth. If you have truly grown, you must show proof of it in real life when it is absolutely necessary.
She had no intention of backing down today.
“Of course, it’s poison!”
Riena shouted as she saw the spider’s mouth wide open. A poisonous spray that I have already experienced once. In fact, immediately after that, the venom that spewed out from the spider’s mouth quickly filled the passage.
Liena, who covered her face with her arms, frowned and faced the poisonous venom from the front. Compared to before, the miasma that was tingling my whole body was nothing more than an acrid smoke. This is because the anti-magic power generated from the armor she was wearing purified the poison.
And others, too, were quickly freed from the poison.
“Huh, it’s different as expected.”
Varun, who had become a druid, waved his staff with a very nervous expression, and the strong wind he summoned pushed away the poison. Not just wind, but a type of buff skill that gives strength to allies.
Thanks to this, they felt their bodies becoming lighter and ran forward all at once.
‘Were you embarrassed?’
Riena felt that Berg was embarrassed. In fact, the spider hesitated and took a step backwards. In a fight between predators, if you take a step back and give up the momentum, you are effectively admitting defeat.
Liena, who did not back down even at the moment of being hit by the poison, swung her sword and lightly cut off the front leg of the spider that was flying towards her.
‘How can I take it lightly when we’re fighting like that?’
Their fighting spirit was conveyed to him who was staring blankly at the screen.
Watching without hands felt like watching a movie, but the fighting spirit conveyed in it was enough to be conveyed to him as well.
It was very different from the first battle with bugs, where the problem was aggravated by their own mistakes.
Unlike the time when they were able to catch a bug that had just woken up from a pupa and was weakened, and all the villagers ran out to fight, they grew up without a single day of rest, fighting against a bug at lvl 2, and finally cut down the body of the rampaging giant spider one by one. I went and won.