Episode 47
Chapter 12 Exchange (1)
– Can’t keep the barrier any longer?
Right after the barrier disappeared, Rashar asked if I could implement the barrier once again, but I had to shake my head.
– Do you lack mana?
I didn’t explain in detail, but at the time, it was burdensome to buy a technician stone with more than 2,000 mana.
‘The body may become weak.’
You don’t know what will happen if your magic power drops below 3,000 in a situation where you enter a level 3 mission.
In a world full of monsters, you couldn’t take risks.
Instead of buying a new barrier skill stone, Rashar and Raoul took turns standing guard.
Fortunately, most personnel regained consciousness that night.
The only one who didn’t wake up was the orange-haired man I rescued first.
I heard it was because of the black stick stuck in his body.
– The last time I saw him, he had a kerak stuck in his body. A weapon made with their blood.
– When absorbed into the body, it not only interferes with self-recovery, but also dissolves organs.
– If you hadn’t healed me, I would have already died. Thank you very much.
Pouring the potion like water to stop the bleeding seems to have helped.
After that, those who woke up started to maintain themselves.
After searching the area all night, Rashar determined that there were no additional survivors.
So, as soon as the sun came up, we announced our departure, and within an hour the battle broke out.
The opponents were men with magical powers similar to those I dealt with in the swamp.
During the fight, tricky guys would sometimes appear, but they seemed to be the evolved species that Rashar said.
Once the battle started, hundreds of monsters basically died.
Even so, there were no fatalities and no injuries.
The battle was stable.
I was distracted by just solving 2 or 30 of them by myself.
Rashar’s party was stably hunting a larger number than that.
It wasn’t just because they were stronger than me.
This is because, unlike the saying “one per hundred”, the limits of what a person can do alone are clear.
I experienced the benefits of party play with my whole body for over a day.
In the process, I was able to watch Rashar and others destroy the medium.
「03-112 Media (1) is destroyed.」
「04-1848 Medium (2) is destroyed.」
「03-224 Medium (1) is destroyed.」
「04-1848 Medium (2) is destroyed.」
… … .
Every time the message popped up, I fiddled with the shield on my waist.
It was a message I hadn’t seen at the time the shield was punctured.
I didn’t know why at the time, but it made sense when I saw Rashar destroy the medium.
‘It’s useless if only the material form is destroyed.’
The important thing is to break the flow of mana accumulated in the medium, and to block the hole with one’s own mana.
Only then will the medium be destroyed.
I thought I knew why the magic collection had disappeared since level 3.
There was no intermediary in the 1st and 2nd levels.
Perhaps the system closed the hall directly.
That’s why he took the mana by assigning it to the players.
However, starting at level 3, the players do it themselves.
There was no need to collect mana.
‘If I hadn’t seen it, I would have been lost for a long time.’
Following Rashar and the others was beneficial in many ways.
In addition to safely gaining experience in combat, they learned how to destroy vectors and, through conversation, were able to gather information about the world.
Of course, the biggest benefit I got from accompanying them was something else.
「Speciality capitalism is activated.」
「The system will switch to the support type. Kang Hyeon-woo, the target player.”
The third day after meeting Rashar and the others.
The hidden mission of the main scenario was launched, and the characteristics of capitalism, which had been quiet, were reactivated.
「There is magic created by unregistered users within a radius of 100m.」
「Search for regular registered users who are eligible for replacement absorption.」
「Confirmation of player Kang Hyeon-woo.」
「Contaminated magic power is absorbed. The absence of a direct causal process results in lower absorption rates.”
“ok… … ?”
As I watched the battle with Ahel on my back, who had not yet regained consciousness, I let out a stupid sound.
The message popped up at such an unexpected timing, and even the content was absurd.
But it wasn’t the time to keep freezing.
Because the Chaos level started to go up.
It was a speed that was incomparable to when I was hunting alone.
It was only natural that five or six of them would die at once every time Rashar swung his sword.
Without the purifying attribute, I would have been helplessly swayed by mind pollution.
I hurriedly purged and caught my breath.
But efforts to regain composure failed to see the light of day.
throbbing.
I could feel my heart beating like crazy.
I glanced around with my eyes starting to tremble.
The first thing I checked was Lachar Bennett, the number one mana in this group.
‘Well, the movement over there is invisible.’
The next two people with the most magical powers, Rodwell and Sigram.
‘On this side, afterimages are barely visible.’
The next batters are Raul and Hesserma.
‘Movements can be seen relatively clearly.’
I don’t have the confidence to win alone.
Rashar’s force was enough to overwhelm me.
So I always kept my vigilance to a minimum.
Because I thought that their armed forces could threaten me at any time.
But at this moment, it’s a different story.
‘It’s like these good bastards… … !’
Suddenly, I started to lose my breath.
My heart was beating so fast that I could feel the pain.
In the end, I had to hold on to the hem of the dress around my chest.
‘It’s worth the hard work.’
Memories of running through a forest that was no different from a high-level hunting ground to save them came to mind.
I felt like I was being compensated for the hardships I had at that time.
‘Yes, if you have a conscience, you should do this much.’
Does it make sense to roll me like that and give me a sloppy voucher as a reward?
For a while, I wondered why the system wanted to do something I liked so much.
My mouth twitched as I watched the heaps of dead bodies of monsters piled up.
So I just closed my eyes. Even that was not enough, and he even gnashed his teeth.
I felt like I was going to burst into laughter as soon as I let go of the tension.
‘It’s too suspicious to laugh during battle.’
Even if it’s not, there are times when Rashar looks at me with strange eyes.
Even if you feel like you’re going to die, you have to stop laughing while fighting monsters.
“K?”
Whoops, whoops.
Was it because I was holding on to my chest with my head down?
Raul, who was nearby, reacted.
His voice calling me was full of worry.
Not just Raul. Seagram and Rodwell reacted sensitively to my actions.
While fighting each other, they glanced at me.
“Where are you sick?”
After slaughtering all five or six monsters in front of me, Hesserma hurriedly approached me.
“Oh, no. It’s not painful, it’s okay… … .”
「Contaminated magic power is absorbed. The absence of a direct causal process results in lower absorption rates.”
「Contaminated magic power is absorbed. The absence of a direct causal process results in lower absorption rates.”
Damn it, it’s not okay. Suddenly, a tremendous amount of mana poured out.
This is because Hesserma wiped out many monsters at once while the others continued to fight.
Contaminated magic power came in in large units.
In that situation, I had to return to purification, so I was completely distracted.
“K!”
As I stumbled momentarily, Hesserma, who had made me this way, became contemplative and supported me.
He was about to throw the Ahel I was carrying on the floor.
I waved my hand to signify that it was okay and stood upright.
‘Sometimes I do something a bit burdensome like this.’
After regaining consciousness, they were told by Raoul that I might be a stranger.
I don’t know what that means.
However, from then on, the group’s attitude became strangely polite, which made it a bit uncomfortable.
It’s only uncomfortable because I’m restless and cry because of my stumble.
Not only Hesserma, but also others gave a worried look.
“It’s okay, keep going. You too, if you continue to stay here, other people will be in danger… … .”
However, Hesserma did not leave easily.
Rather, it stuck right next to me, almost watching me.
‘You have to hunt so I can eat magic for free!’
In the end, I opened my eyes wide and let out an uncomfortable tea.
Only then did Heserma take a step back and rejoin the battle.
Of course, it glanced at me along the way, but I didn’t feel it at all.
Because my mind was completely sold elsewhere.
「Contaminated magic power is absorbed. The absence of a direct causal process results in lower absorption rates.”
For today, I just had to put up with the annoying notification sound.
I focused on purifying as I controlled the shiver that wrapped around my body.
how much time had passed like that?
「04-1848 Medium (3) is destroyed.」
“All of MISSION-04-1848’s medium has been destroyed. The hall is closed.”
「Mission rewards are not provided due to lack of direct contribution.」
The fighting lulled, and Rashar destroyed the vehicle.
Following that, a message appeared stating that the hall was closed.
If it was me a few hours ago, I would have turned on the mission window to see what was going on.
Today, I bit my lip in regret.
‘It’s over already?’
Up until the battle right before, I basically cut myself for a couple of hours.
But why did it end so quickly this time?
But the monsters didn’t come back because I felt sorry for them.
While I was clicking my tongue inside, a message arrived from Kim Yul and I sent a short reply.
– K: I took a bus. After a detailed cut.
What I did immediately after was to check the status window.
I couldn’t be sure because I didn’t see the amount of magical power absorbed in numbers, but I could vividly feel the burning mass inside.
It must have accumulated quite a lot.
‘Even so, compared to Rashar, it’s only a lantern.’
I checked the status window with half nervousness and half curiosity.
Player Hyunwoo Kang (Beta tester)
mana: 6078.13 (attribute mana: 205)
Chaos Level: 17.88%
Affiliation: Earth
Race: Human (player)
Rating: Alpha
Attribute: Lightning
Skills: Mana Management (59.26%), Sense Expansion (43.16%), Magic Detection (lv.1 – 92.72%), Invisibility (48.43%), Barrier (22.84%)
Traits: Capitalism, Assimilation, Tenacity, Purification (lv.1 – 29.61%)
Title: Bounty Hunter
Reputation: 3024
I looked at it several times and the number was the same. It is not an illusion.
Apparently, his magic power, which had dropped to 3,000 units due to buying potions and skill stones, exceeded 6,000 again.
All I did was stand still and breathe!
I let out a languid breath in a hazy state, just like someone who had taken drugs.
At that time, Sigram cut off the head of the monster that had not stopped breathing.
「Contaminated magic power is absorbed. The absence of a direct causal process results in lower absorption rates.”
“ah.”
My body trembled at the thrill that ran up my spine.
“K!”
This time, Raul ran like the wind and helped me.
I held his arm tightly and shook it.
This bus, the ride is so thrilling.
* * *
He has drooping dog ears, wrinkled like a bulldog, and he’s barely taller than my waist.
It was a dwarf monster called ‘Ombi’ by Rashar and the others.
I thrust a spear into his stomach.
“Queek!”
I killed 15 ombies with this.
On the other hand, the number of people killed by Rashar’s party was not countable.
The road the party passed was full of Ombi corpses.
This was the third time they rode the bus.
Twice at level 4, once at level 3.
This means that my name was added to the mission completion list three times in half a day.
Thanks to this, mana increased exponentially.
It was when I was glancing at the status window with a bewildered yet proud heart.
“K.”
A familiar call came.
Rashar, who should be in the lead, was approaching.
“Are there any injuries?”
I nodded obediently at Rashar’s question and brushed off the monster’s blood on my spear.
Others were also finishing the battle with their weapons.
The time required to straighten out the battle lines was not long.
“I want you to leave right away, is that okay?”
“of course.”
“Then go.”
Beyond the monster corpses scattered everywhere, movement began again.
There are no dead bodies that smell of blood, there are tall trees to monitor outside approaches, and a rocky place to hide overnight.
The camp Rashar had chosen tonight was about two hours away from where the last battle had taken place.
I slumped to the ground, breathing heavily as I ran at their pace.