Episode 30
Chapter 7 Murderer (5)
“I was wondering if you had any plans to join the NIS.”
Kj flinched and trembled as if this was something he hadn’t expected.
I kept my eyes on him and reflected on the reason for making this proposal.
If the bounty mission is resolved well, a minimum cooperative relationship with the government will be established.
If that happens, I plan to send Namgyu there.
‘He’ll take better care of me than I do.’
It would be easy to separate him from his alcoholic father.
Because the other side has public power that I don’t have.
However, it is true that I am worried about sending a child alone.
So while I was thinking about it, Kj’s party came to mind.
‘I have to lose money going in myself.’
Even if he organizes the high school ceremony, he almost killed him, or there will be acquaintances of the dead person.
My actions only serve to reduce the antipathy and vigilance towards the players.
It is difficult to completely relieve the feelings of the victim or the victim’s acquaintances.
There is no need to step into a place like that and get sharp eyes.
Unlike Namgyu, I have the ability to take care of myself without their protection.
That’s why I came up with the idea of sending a guardian or supervisor besides me.
‘If that happens, it will be possible to hear the inside news of the NIS separately.’
That’s why I came all the way here to meet Kj.
In a way, it was like telling me to handle the sharp gaze and surveillance instead of me, so I felt like I had to show sincerity.
I expected Kj’s reaction.
The USB contains all the support plans proposed by the NIS.
‘Coming with professional military training must be a pretty attractive condition.’
It’s me, I’ve been around the dojang, even if it’s a superficial way, and I’m already out of the human realm, so I’m not very attractive.
Kj’s position is different, so there are plenty of possibilities.
“It would be nice if you could tell us about your internal perceptions or the news you heard from there.”
I hoped that possible Kj would accept my offer.
It was like that when chatting, but when I met him in person, his affinity was beyond my imagination.
In addition, if you don’t know how to roll your head properly, it may play a bigger role than you think.
Please wait for a while hoping that the answer I want will come out.
“then… … What are you going to give me?”
Kj said with a gulp, swallowing.
You can’t see it, but the corners of my mouth curled up slightly.
“It’s nice to hear you well.”
I materialized magic in my hand and grabbed Kj’s arm.
Shocked, I felt my body vividly surprised.
“What is this… … !”
When he put his hand away before he could finish his words, a look of bewilderment appeared on his face.
If he helps me act as an insider, I should give him an advantage.
“It’s magic. If you go into the NIS and deliver the news, I will take responsibility and teach you how to use magic and materialize it.”
“… … .”
“I plan to quickly share the information I get in the future. Think of it as a kind of employment relationship. how is it?”
“… … Can I talk to the party members and let them know?”
“Okay, call me when you decide. and… … .”
I blurted my tail for a while.
Thinking about it again, it didn’t seem necessary to mention it.
It was a matter to be sorted out tonight at the earliest, or tomorrow morning at the latest.
“Just, don’t go on missions today or tomorrow.”
“ok?”
“Goes.”
“Oh, you want to go right away?! Let’s go to a cafe together and talk… … .”
“next time.”
Leaving Kj behind, I opened the bounty mission window.
‘Check location.’
When I clicked the button, an unfamiliar window popped up. It was a map showing the location of the target.
A red dot, meaning a target, was stamped on the outskirts of Namyangju City.
I hurried my steps, holding the same sight in my eyes as I had checked out when I left the PC room.
‘let’s go.’
I was thinking of making the necessary preparations as I approached the place where he was.
‘Because I don’t want him to distance himself when time is running out.’
While moving to catch the intercity bus, I started to analyze Han Chang-shik’s power.
The words and actions of Han Chang-shik that we saw in the first video.
– Purifier? Aha, I guess I need it below?
According to his reaction to the story of the purification agent, he could have been the one who took the promotion test.
I’ll have to assume it’s beta or alpha for now.
Next, we looked at the mana possessed.
He is the one who killed 3 players with 100 magical powers and 10 or more normal people after clearing all tutorials.
Estimated mana is 600 to 700.
‘But that’s the minimum.’
It would be more than that if he absorbed mana by killing animals or other people in a few days.
Maybe over 1,000.
However, there is no player other than me who has cleared the 2nd level mission yet.
‘Are you not doing missions and gathering mana only in reality?’
When I went through the list of mission completions to confirm, my head went cold.
「01-09(1/10) – Closed Contributor: Giant」
「01-10 (1/10) – Closed Contributor: Giant」
「01-12(1/10) – Closed Contributor: Giant」
「01-14 (1/10) – Closed Contributor: Giant」
It was because I found someone who had played level 1 alone since June 22nd.
When I clicked on the mission record in a good mood, detailed information popped up.
‘The average number of people to enter is 5 to 7 people.’
However, the only one who came out after clearing the mission was a player with the code name Giant.
‘There are a total of 4 level 1 missions he cleared.’
If that’s what Han Chang-sik did and he caught the player in addition to the monster in the mission.
His magic power should easily exceed 1,000.
‘But still level 1.’
The 2nd level clear record is mine only.
It was really clear what this meant in a situation where you couldn’t stay at level 1 if your magic power exceeded 1,000.
‘You bastard, you’re buying something at the store.’
As the number of variables increased, it became more complicated in my head.
‘What did you buy?’
I busily selected candidates.
For now, all expensive offensive skills are excluded.
It was inevitable that combat-related skills had a low price of at least 5,000.
It’s not a price you can buy right now.
Because of that, the skills I’ve bought so far have been support-type, not combat-type.
As I thought about it, products that came out at exceptionally low prices came to mind.
‘A disposable skill stone.’
Shops also sell 20,000 or 30,000 mana permanent technology for cheap by making one-time use.
From a long-term perspective, it’s just that mana is consumed, so I’ve never bought one.
There’s no guarantee he wouldn’t have bought it either.
‘It may not be as easy as I thought.’
If that giant is really in full swing, it shouldn’t be underestimated.
“Tsk.”
Arriving at the terminal, I got on the bus to Namyangju and opened the locker.
There was an item that had been sitting quietly for the past few weeks.
‘A free pass to the store.’
An item that can be used in the store for 5 times the price of possessed magic.
Since Han Chang-sik had no knowledge of the skills or items he possessed, he needed a means to respond in any case.
This was the reason I decided to use the store pass that I had been saving and saving.
My current mana is 2248.36.
Finding the best among the options that can be bought in the range of 5 times was quick.
[Shield Shield (10,988 hp)]
• Classification: permanent technology
• Description: A technology that protects the user from physical impact. The hardness of the shield varies depending on the amount of mana input.
Isn’t there a saying that defense is the best offense?
If you do not know the opponent’s power, it is correct to enter with a defensive device.
The best option I could choose now was a shield.
But I couldn’t help but feel regretful.
‘Damn it, I originally planned to buy a fireball.’
This damn bounty mission highlights the skills you have to give up.
The official name of the skill displayed in the shop is Fireball.
The price was exactly 15,672 mana, so it was a fireball to look at.
‘In other games, it’s filthy expensive for a subject belonging to basic magic.’
Maybe because I thought I would have it soon, I felt like I was going to die of regret.
However, it was not in a position to save the right to use.
‘See you later.’
After saying goodbye to Fireball, I swallowed bitterness and bought a shield.
“Ugh… … .”
The sensation of unfamiliar knowledge digging through my head and coming in at will was disgusting.
It was the same as the previous two purchases.
I gritted my teeth and endured it.
After about 5 minutes, the feeling of wanting to vomit disappeared, and the next thing was a headache.
“Whoa.”
After catching my breath several times, I looked over the magical structure to use the shield with a frown.
‘It’s complicated.’
One of the downsides of this overcrowded game is the lack of any automation features.
It is an individual’s capacity to use purchased technology.
According to the knowledge forced into my head, I had to use and deploy my own magic.
Only then was the technology implemented.
The knowledge I gained through the shop was nothing more than a magical blueprint for forming something called a shield.
Shall we call it a blueprint showing how much magic power should be deployed where and in what form?
Of course, you had to mix normal magic and attribute magic, and the amount of magic required for each skill was different.
Magical search rather than sense expansion, magic structure of invisible magic rather than magic search was complicated.
However, this shield had a much denser and more complex magical structure than that of the invisible one.
‘It’s fortunate that I have time to practice.’
The remaining time of the bounty mission is about 9 hours.
It’s not enough, but I have to do it as soon as possible.
I memorized the magical structure of the shield in the bus.
Memorization was essential to make the knowledge that was already occupied in the head, or completely mine.
‘It feels like I have a Hangul file in my head.’
The headache would subside when I was able to memorize the contents without even looking at the file.
It took less time than the first time because it was something I had already done through mana management and transparency.
The bus arrived at the terminal in Namyangju when I had memorized half of the magic structure of the shield.
Right after that, I immediately caught a taxi.
The final destination is a hill near the warehouse where the ceremony is presumed to be held.
The distance from the target point is about 300m.
When I used magic detection, I felt the magic that was barely at the end of the cognitive range.
“Tsk.”
As you guessed.
It was a huge lump of magic that was incomparable to anything I had ever seen before.
‘About half of me… … .’
1,000 mana. Han Chang-sik’s physical ability is on the same level as mine.
I sighed and sat down on the ground nearby to continue practicing.
After about a couple of hours like that, after tedious memorization and implementation, I was able to succeed in creating a shield.
As a result, a hemisphere with a radius of about one meter surrounded me.
“ha… … .”
Even though I succeeded in implementing the technique, my expression was not very good.
‘I guessed it from the moment I saw the structure, but it takes a lot of mana.’
It wasn’t a skill that I could use freely whenever I was in danger.
With the magical power I have, it is a level that can be maintained for about 10 to 15 seconds.
The only consolation was that reducing the area of the shield would reduce the amount of mana consumed.
‘Let’s not reduce the hardness here.’
It is better to reduce the range than to weaken the default hardness.
Because I only need to protect my body.
‘Learn enough to be able to use it in practice without mistakes.’
Is it because of the support of the characteristics of assimilation and tenacity?
After practicing for about 3 hours, Hyun-hyeon was able to do it whenever he made up his mind.
‘Next is the application… … .’
At that time, I had forgotten about five bottles of potion to restore the lost magic power during practice.
But instead of stopping there, we went further.
Satisfied with the line of implementing technology is the same as not being able to properly use the product that was bought with expensive money.
If you understand the structure of magic power and apply it, you can use it in more diverse ways.
In the case of mana management, it is possible to materialize through application.
Invisibility can overlay invisibility on anything other than me.
The possibilities for applying this technology are endless.
‘Don’t end with learning, you have to analyze.’
If you do, you will be able to find commonalities between the structures of magical power.
The knowledge organized in this way will reduce the use of shops and become the basis for acquiring skills on their own.
I persistently bit into the magical structure and stretched out.
Could it have been another hour or so?
It was around the time that the magic power that had been exhausted for the seventh time had almost recovered.
The dark sky suddenly flashed.
“… … what was it?”
I wondered if lightning struck the dry sky, but when I looked up, the sky was clear without a single cloud.
My body trembled as I looked around in bewilderment.
It was because of the faint tickling sound.
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Just in case, I tried mana management and sensory expansion at the same time, and the sound became clearer.
Click, click.
Chara Larak.
It sounds like the sound of plastic hitting, or the sound of iron hitting.
I tilted my head at the vague sound I couldn’t figure out the cause of, and suddenly got up from my seat.
Because the direction the sound was coming from was strange.
The location of Changsik Han, confirmed by turning on the map, matched the direction the sound was coming from.