Episode 2
Chapter 1 Beta Test (1)
I threw myself to the side to avoid the dog that was charging at me.
Unfortunately, the dog was faster than me.
The moment he leaped with all his might, his gaping snout came closer.
The side was hot. Then came the pain of tearing raw flesh.
“aaagh!”
Without any time to bear it, a scream came out.
I could clearly feel the flesh being ripped and ripped apart.
The process of thinking about something was a luxury.
Tears, saliva, and blood flowed down.
The dagger he was holding in his right hand had already fallen to the floor.
Every time the dog shaved its head, the body pulled in and the flesh tore longer.
“Whoah!”
There was a sound that I couldn’t tell whether it was crying or screaming.
It would be nice if all of this was a dream.
The pain that started in my side and dominated my whole body easily crushed my wind.
My intuition was right. This is not a dream. This can’t be a dream.
That simple realization was the beginning.
The faces of the younger siblings shimmered with fear that they might die.
die here?
‘no!’
If I die, that day 7 years ago will repeat itself.
When I thought of my younger siblings who lost their guardians without any preparation and were left behind, the accident that had been paralyzed by the pain moved again.
Unlike dogs, I do not have sharp teeth or strong dental strength.
How can I beat the dog in this situation?
‘knife!’
I needed a means to attack the dog.
‘Swarm, I have to take it off!’
You have to get out of the current situation and retrieve the dagger.
Right after the judgment was over, I pushed the dog’s head away.
But he didn’t let me go easily.
Rather, it bit me harder as if resisting my strength.
“aaagh!”
The blood vessels burst and the eyes became bloodshot.
I felt like my eyeballs would burst at any moment, perhaps because of the concentration of blood.
Then a flash of realization hit my head.
He has eyes too!
“You son of a b*tch!”
I stuck my thumb into the dog’s eye.
Normally, water gooseberries would have gotten goosebumps at the resistance.
However, in a situation where his life was at stake, the unfamiliar touch did not give any inspiration.
Only the fact that he had hit him mattered.
Knock.
The one who complained of pain in his own way stepped back and all the teeth in his side were pulled out.
“Huh!”
it wasn’t pain It’s a pang.
Falling out was more terrifying than getting stuck.
My whole body trembled, and a hiss, a crane, and a strange sound came out spontaneously.
I wanted to put my mind at rest.
However, the dog raised its front paw and rubbed my head wildly, and was stepped on in the snow.
What if he comes running again while I’m knocked out? What if you bite the neck instead of the side?
Recalling the worst assumption, I was able to stretch out my trembling hand with clenched teeth.
The thing I had left the moment I was bitten by the dog, the dagger lying on top of the blood.
Whijeokhwijeok, I wave my hand, but I can’t reach it.
“Aargh!”
He screamed and crawled on the red-stained floor.
But before his outstretched hand could touch the dagger, the sound of rough footsteps began to draw closer.
It was already too late when he realized that the presence was close by.
Wooddeuk-!
A creepy sound was heard.
This time, the sound took precedence over the pain.
The moment the pelvic bone was crushed by a dog bite, the sight in front of my eyes turned black, then brightened again.
Like a light bulb going out and then coming back on.
There was not even a scream this time.
“Ouch!”
All that came out of his wide open mouth was his breath, which seemed to pass at any moment.
When I turned my head, I saw the dog’s muzzle biting into my pelvis.
The dog shook its head violently, and it felt like its lower body was about to fall off.
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Judging by the fact that his eyes were stained red, it was clear that something was broken.
Still, he gritted his teeth and waved his hands.
Like a miracle, something hard caught on the tip of my finger.
Immediately after, without hesitation, I stabbed the dagger into the dog’s side.
He jumped up and down as if he was writhing in pain.
“Whoa!”
I, who had been bitten by him, was swung here and there according to his movements.
From then on, the tug-of-war between him and me began.
I started twisting the dagger, which was sticking to me and couldn’t be pulled out.
The one who puts extra force on the mouth that’s biting me.
At the end of that boring tug-of-war, I succeeded in pulling out the dagger stuck in his body.
“Get lost!”
And without delay, it was stabbed again.
once, twice, three times. As the number of times increased, the speed of pulling out the sword increased.
Pak, Pak, Pak. The sound of the blade cutting through his skin was monotonous.
“f*ck it, quit it, quit it!”
My hand did not stop even as I screamed out loud.
And finally.
“The target has died. 8 magical power is absorbed.”
“congratulations! MISSION – The tutorial (beta test 1/3) was successful.”
“As a reward for success, you will receive 10 magic points. All injuries will be healed.”
“The grades are counted.”
「Server activation starts.」
「Beta server activation 0%」
「Beta server activation 1%」
「Beta server bow… … .」
I didn’t have the spirit to pay attention to the ringing sound and the letters coming up.
Something hot that I don’t know what started to crawl into my body.
I wondered if this was what going crazy was like.
I had to struggle with the grotesque sensation. this is not mine
It wasn’t a conclusion I came to with my head, it was an instinctive rejection.
I wanted to pull out what had entered my body right away.
After a few seconds of regurgitating all the stomach contents inside.
The sensation that had been bothering me was gone. Then I was able to breathe.
* * *
“Uhhhhh!”
He pierced the air with his hands and feet.
The body that sprang up like a spring froze as it confirmed the sight in front of it.
Hangers full of winter clothes and summer clothes, tightly closed wooden doors, and worn wallpaper.
It is a familiar space. my room.
The dog’s body was nowhere to be seen. It’s not even white everywhere.
What I had experienced just before was proof that it was an illusion.
Relief came over me, and the muscles in my body, which had been contracted to the fullest, began to slowly relax.
I closed my eyes and stretched out on the bed, lying down.
thump thump.
The sound of my heart beating like crazy shook my whole body.
I murmured after taking a hard breath for a while.
“What a dog dream… … .”
There is no such thing as a dog dream.
As I raised my hands and rubbed my face, I could feel the sticky sweat.
It wasn’t just the face. My whole body was wet from how much cold sweat I had shed.
How vivid was the experience in the dream?
I could still smell the fishy smell of blood.
“Whoa.”
After taking several deep breaths, the disturbed breath calmed down.
All the talk about not feeling pain in dreams was bullsh*t.
My body trembled as I recalled the pain of raw flesh being ripped off and bones being crushed.
I sat up and sat up, trying to drive away the horrible memories.
I didn’t think I would be able to sleep again.
The alarm hadn’t gone off yet, but I was just going to get up and wash up.
But as I was about to head to the bathroom, I froze before I even got out of bed.
Because when I woke up, I was not in a hurry, so I saw a scene that I hadn’t seen before.
My hands and clothes, as well as the sheets and blankets on the bed I was lying on just before.
All of them were painted red.
The smell of blood he had smelled just before was not an illusion.
What I thought was sweat was actually blood.
「The beta server is activated.」
Then the letters appeared in front of my eyes again.
“Players can connect externally.”
「System instruction manual (damaged) is provided.」
“Grade counting is complete.”
“congratulations! Player Hyeonu Kang removed the target at 00:02:37.”
「Depending on your performance, you will receive the highest level of reward attribute mana 5.」
“Huh!”
My back was broken. Sitting on the edge of the bed, I fell to the floor.
It is the feeling I felt in my dream.
Something was creeping into me.
The writing continued even while struggling on the floor.
「According to the highest grade, the characteristic ???? is created.」
Even at that moment, I was struggling with something that had entered my body on its own.
‘get out! Get out!’
anyone was good Bring out these things that have invaded me!
I struggled with all my might, but nothing changed.
The body jumped up and down again and again, as if having a seizure.
Only after a few seconds that seemed like hours had passed.
“Huh, huh, huh… … .”
I was able to put my mind to rest and drool.
* * *
At 12:20 PM, Jinwoo and Yeonwoo returned home as soon as the special spring break lecture at the academy ended.
While Yeon-woo went out to the balcony and was doing laundry, Jin-woo headed to the kitchen to prepare lunch.
Because it was him for dinner today.
“uh… … .”
It was when I opened the refrigerator to take out the side dishes.
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Jinwoo’s body trembled.
The food I made this morning was the same.
It was a portion prepared for Hyunwoo, his older brother.
“Did you leave without eating?”
I looked into Hyeonu’s room just in case, but no one was there.
There were no people in sight, not even a sheet.
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Just like cleaning.
‘Let me do it.’
It would be hard even if it wasn’t so, but why do you insist on doing tiring work?
I bit my lip in frustration, and an annoying electronic sound rang out from the old-fashioned door lock.
“uh?”
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Jin-Woo rushed out of the kitchen.
Soon I opened the front door and saw Hyeonu coming in.
“brother!”
“Oh, you came just in time. Yeonwoo?”
What Hyeonu held in his hand was a pizza box.
I was moved to tears when I saw his smiling face, as always.
It was hard to see his face because he went to work without distinguishing between weekdays and weekends.
Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you’ll run into them briefly on weekend mornings.
Even now, we will meet in about a month.
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Jin-woo, who ran straight to Hyeon-woo, took the pizza box.
Hyeonu roughly stroked Jinwu’s hair.
“Aurabang? You said you came to Aurabang?”
In the meantime, Yeon-woo jumped out of the balcony and jumped into Hyun-woo’s arms.
Hyeonu let out a laugh and hugged Yeonwoo tightly, and Jinwoo also put down the pizza box and joined.
“Both of you have grown childish.”
At that, Yeon-woo rubbed Hyeon-woo’s cheek and asked.
“what? What’s up? are you going to rest today? Aren’t you going to work? Will you be home?”
“Oh, I’m going to rest.”
“I’ll tell you in advance, you were at the academy without knowing anything!”
“What? If you knew in advance, would you not have gone to the academy?”
“Well, it’s not… … Then can’t we stay at home today too? I will study at home.”
Yeonwoo snorted and clung to Hyeonu’s waist.
Hyeonu’s days off are only a few times a year.
The twins who missed their older brother and older brother wanted to be with Hyeonu somehow.
However, Hyeonu tugged at Yeonwoo’s cheek and laughed coldly.
“Say it again.”
“Why, you can do it at home.”
“Stop talking nonsense, go to the library and study properly. I will take you.”
“tooth… … .”
“Instead, I allow you to rest in the evening.”
“really?”
“Oh yea!”
The twins’ eyes twinkled.
Hyeonu smiled and pushed his younger siblings on the back.
“Now wash your hands so we can eat, carry on.”
“practice!”
The twins, smiling and laughing, rushed into the bathroom.
Hyeonu’s expression hardened as he watched his younger siblings from behind.
His stomach was seething.
‘I knew I would die this way.’
In Hyeonu’s eyes, the fighting spirit to survive no matter what means burned.