37 – King of Wolves, Stormfall [EPISODE – 2]
Red Gate.
The Red Gate is a high-risk gate, and it is a very dangerous gate whose difficulty starts at a minimum level of A and can go up to a maximum level of SS.
If you fall into such a gate, of course there is no possibility of survival, but if you want to survive even then, cooperation is not an option, but a necessity.
However, at this moment, I couldn’t help but be embarrassed by a fairly unexpected situation.
Ahn Se-ah, who was sucked into the gate with Park Jin-ha and me.
It was because Ahn Se-ah was extremely wary of seeing me and Park Jin-ha right now.
Growl.
Even though she had the appearance of a girl, Anseah in front of her was making the sound of a beast.
Besides, at some point, there was a slight change in the appearance of Anseah who was wary of me.
Anseah’s reddish golden hair had turned into a brilliant silver color.
In addition, the small beastman’s ears and tail, which were originally barely visible, became much clearer and larger.
Also, the eyes in the dark cave were emitting yellow eyes.
Overall, there was a feeling of wildness coming out.
It was the appearance of activating the [Beast Transformation] skill.
It seems that Park Jin-ha and Park Jin-ha are on guard now, and I think it will be difficult to obtain cooperation easily.
“Siwoo-nim. Ahn Se-ah must be a genetically modified hunter, right?”
“Jinha. Did you know?”
“Yes… I know a little bit.”
Transformation from golden hair to silver hair, plus a beastly sound.
Looking at her animalistic behavior, we could easily see that Anse-ah was a genetically modified hunter.
I was a little surprised that Park Jin-ha knew that, but Park Jin-ha was also an S-class hunter in his own way, and it wasn’t that strange to know.
[Witch’s Temptation] An artificial animal-type hunter made by the guild, also called a genetically modified hunter.
This is the reason Min Seo-jin is called a witch because it is an ability born by injecting the ability developed by the witch Min Seo-jin.
The hunter created by the witch Min Seo-jin has animal-like abilities and senses, and is able to make full use of them in battle.
However, it’s not all that good.
Genetically modified hunters take a painful risk instead of having such animal-like physical abilities and senses.
That is, they are more loyal to their instincts than to their reason, and they lose the ability to speak human words.
In other words, the power is greatly increased, but the intelligence is lowered.
Also, he is not very cooperative, so he is not welcomed at parties with other hunters.
But even so, the merits are clear, so the pros and cons are divided among the genetically modified hunters.
“You must be uncooperative with us, right?”
“It’s not very likely.”
But right now, the downside is too painful for us.
We felt worried when we saw Anseah not taking our guard down.
Cooperation was an essential element in a situation like this in the Red Gate.
“But I’ll talk to you first and then come back.”
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah. I’ve been popular with puppies ever since I was little.”
First of all, we had to increase cooperation as much as possible.
Even if only to increase our chances of survival even a little.
I smiled at Park Jin-ha, who was worried about me.
“I was hurt at a time like this… ugh…”
“Don’t overdo it. Lie down as it is.”
“… yes… I’m going to rest for a while.”
Park Jin-ha apologized to me once again, holding onto his aching leg.
After reassuring Park Jin-ha, I slowly approached An Se-ah.
“Hey… is it okay to talk?”
I tried to talk to Ansea softly.
growl…!
Anseah was still hostile to me, but we had no reason to be hostile in this situation.
I just wanted to ask if there was something uncomfortable, but I thought that if An Se-ah was wary of me, there would surely be a misunderstanding.
So, if there was a misunderstanding, I approached to clear it up.
sneakily.
Slowly, step by step, I approached Anseah.
When the distance between Anse-ah and I became as close as a span, my hand was not very welcome.
Kwajik.
I reached out to Ansea.
However, Ansea bit my hand with sharp fangs.
“Ah…!”
I forcibly removed Anseah.
To be honest, it didn’t hurt that much.
I don’t know if it’s because I have the body of a hero, but it was okay.
However, now I am very perplexed.
I was bewildered by Anse-ah’s attitude to bite someone’s hand.
It seems that she is a fairly violent beast girl.
“Don’t try to touch a human subject…!”
“yes?”
Anseah, who had barely let go of my hand, was far away and did not lose sight of me.
Then he opened his sharp eyes and began to speak in a harsh tone.
do you speak
I watched An Se-ha speak in amazement.
“It’s a shame that you dare to touch the King of Wolves, even though you’re an insignificant human being!”
As if he was very angry at me, he glared at me with his ears and tail hairs erect.
I didn’t hear it wrong.
Anseah clearly spoke human words.
“You can speak human language? It’s very strange.”
“Hmph. To a genius wolf like me, talking about a lowly human is easier than eating porridge.”
I couldn’t help but be very surprised by this situation.
I was honestly surprised that Ansea was hostile toward me.
It wasn’t surprising, but the reason I was really surprised was that Anseah in front of me could speak.
I thought Ansea would not be able to speak.
A human born through genetic manipulation.
Originally, humans born through genetic manipulation are close to impossible to speak.
Instead of gaining the physical abilities of an animal, you become faithful to your instincts and lose your intelligence.
That is why, among hunters, this genetic manipulation is also called a double-edged sword.
However, in the case of Anseah, it seemed that there was definitely a reason.
Originally, genetically engineered hunters are literally beasts themselves.
I would never have a casual conversation like this.
One day, when I was working on [Frozen Heart], I heard that Min Seo-jin’s research was gradually improving.
I guess that wasn’t a lie.
Min Seo-jin of Witch’s Temptation seems to have done quite a bit of research.
A capable person with the power of an S-class hunter even though he has the intelligence to speak.
I don’t know if Min Seo-jin’s research is great or An Se-ah’s ability is great.
As someone who knows the relevant knowledge about genetic manipulation, this situation was a bit admirable.
But anyway, the impression had to be this much.
Now was not the time for admiration.
“Haha. I see. Hey, did you say Anseah by any chance?”
“Yes.”
“I have to clear the gate first, so why don’t you accompany me?”
The important thing for us right now is to break through the Red Gate.
I asked Ansea to accompany me with a smile.
The story is simple, if you can understand it.
Now is the time to join forces.
If Anse-ah wants to live, there will be nothing bad from Anse-ah’s point of view.
Also, I expected a positive answer because it was a disprove that you can think rationally enough if you know how to speak.
However.
“hate.”
Ansea rejected my offer.
He shook his head with a frown on his face.
I was a little taken aback by his bold attitude and bold tone.
“Um…why don’t you like it?”
“Since ancient times, wolves are solitary! I feel ashamed of my reputation as a riot when I go out with a lowly human like you.”
I asked Anse-ah as if I were comforting a child.
Ahn Se-ah continued talking as if it was natural for me.
He groaned at me and was angry at me for refusing.
I couldn’t understand it at all when I heard that, but it wasn’t so strange considering that it was a child who was seriously ill.
No, it might be closer to the feeling of a child being teased rather than a middle school illness.
It seems that An Se-ha has intelligence, but her mental age is a bit young.
But a wolf must be lonely…?
Are wolves lonely?
I wondered if he was saying that after knowing that wolves are originally pack animals, but it wasn’t particularly important.
I’m not a bad person, and I don’t want to find fault with things like that.
“Ummm…”
In any case, cooperation was rejected.
I was a bit perplexed by this situation.
I thought about persuading him again, but I guess that won’t work.
Ahn Se-ha’s attitude of widening her eyes at me was so hostile, and I didn’t think it would be resolved by persuasion.
So I gave up persuasion, and now it’s the next problem.
“Then how do I clear this gate?”
I asked Ansea what she would do if she didn’t cooperate.
But don’t expect anything.
Of course I don’t have a plan, but I still want to.
“Heh. Isn’t that obvious?”
At my words, Anse-ah continued to speak as if it were natural.
“Insignificant human. You’ll be waiting here. I’ll clear this gate by myself!”
Then he grinned and ran to the back of the gate.
“Um… yes. So what. Fighting!”
Also, there was no plan.
But there was nothing wrong with me.
If you say it confidently like that, you’ll be fine on your own, right?
I cheered for Ahn Se-ah as she left.