28 – MIST
Luxurious hotel room.
It’s like being alone and out of touch with the world.
It gave off an atmosphere that didn’t go well with a world that was perishing.
Soft beds, comfortable chairs, and luxurious tables.
A man was sitting with his legs crossed in the room.
“So to sum up what you said.”
He took a sip of wine and opened his mouth.
It’s a voice that seems relaxed at first glance.
There was a hint of displeasure in his tone.
“Are you saying that the woman with the charm is already dead?”
“Yes, yes.”
The woman’s voice trembled as she knelt down to answer.
The man next to him was bowing his head as if he couldn’t bear to lift it.
With the onset of destruction, many changes also occurred among people.
A world where society collapses and murder is justified.
It was only natural that new laws would arise there.
And the most correct law in a perishing world was simple.
strength.
What was your previous position like?
It doesn’t matter who you were before.
What good qualities do you have?
Classes are divided according to the profession chosen.
And men are so lucky.
If you ask if it was purely his own strength.
I was honestly vague.
“Didn’t I say that enchantment is very useful and must be secured?”
“That, that…was already dead when we searched for it.”
“Did you confirm who killed it?”
“I think I probably left by car…until there…”
The man put the wine glass down making a noise.
The woman’s body trembled at the action that he would not normally do.
“What do you think is the greatest ability in this world?”
“That, that, of course, is the master’s ability.”
“Wrong.”
The man looked down at the woman.
“It is the ability to dominate others. In that sense, fascination is indeed useful. Depending on the user, it is possible to control the human mind.”
The ability to seduce an opponent.
You can use others as your tools.
If used against an enemy, it could betray the team.
I really wanted to secure it because it was such a highly useful ability.
I never thought I would lose it so pointlessly.
“It is a great disappointment to you.”
“Ba, I will definitely make up for it! So please give me a chance!”
“Your effort won’t bring back your lost abilities.”
The man’s shadow came out as if it were alive.
It turned into something reminiscent of a flytrap.
“Ahhh……”
He opened his mouth and swallowed the woman whole.
He turned his head to the trembling man next to him and said.
“Don’t disappoint me this time.”
“I will keep that in mind!”
The man drank the wine as if savoring the taste.
“It’s not a very good ability, so I deliberately saved it. After all, it would be better for me to do it myself.”
[Used the skill ‘Human Predation’!]
[Absorbs some of the target’s abilities!]
Even after literally eating people, the man was comfortable.
As if you were tasting a dessert you found by chance.
“Next time, I’ll have to eat a human with some decent traits.”
With that thought in mind, the reincarnated Kim Chun-sik walked out the door.
There were plenty of people to eat anyway.
This is a ruin hotel.
Because it is the place where the most talented people gather.
****
Night came soon after leaving the museum.
Maybe it’s because I’m having a rough time.
We fell asleep soundly, no matter who came first.
The next day, the quest window popped up without fail.
＜Quest＞
Name: MIST
Type: 1st Main Quest
Difficulty: D
Contents
– Vicious monsters continuously appear in the misty space.
– Fog occurs in all areas except safe areas.
– Avoid the fog and take the safe zone to survive the monsters.
‘It’s finally the main quest.’
In terms of a web novel, it seems that the 28th episode has already rolled out.
Just got the main quest for the first time.
Fortunately, there were no difficulties.
It’s just about surviving.
‘Anyway, where is the safe zone?’
I glanced out the window.
It was already foggy outside.
Visibility is very short.
In the fog, you can hardly see the person next to you.
“Besides, Mystra…somehow I remember that movie, so I’m not in a good mood.”
“What movie are you talking about?”
“Oh, that’s a surprise.”
Yuri, who got up before I knew it, asked next to me.
After checking the condition of her top, I quickly turned my head.
“If you’re going to live with a guy, be a little more careful about how you dress.”
“Well? Oh, excuse me.”
Yuri casually buttoned up his shirt.
Did you even give an answer when you were sleeping?
I was even taking off my bra.
[The talent ‘Metafiction’ is active.]
Was it because he was a knight before his reincarnation?
Yuri didn’t seem to care about exposure at all.
‘Isn’t he unaware of his beauty?’
A face that would look good even if you became an idol right away.
A chest as if the button on his shirt were crying out for help.
It’s crazy that the guy I’m with is me.
If I were an ordinary extra, I would have already fallen for her, confessed to her, and died.
“So what about the movie?”
“Oh, there is a movie similar to the current situation in our world.”
A horror movie about monsters coming out of thick fog.
The ending was pretty intense, so it’s still memorable.
Maybe the writer who wrote this was influenced.
“Hmm, no matter what the content is, this is the reality right now. If you confuse fiction with reality, you could die.”
“……That’s right.”
At that time, Hye-na, who was lying down, stood up.
“Haam~ Did everyone get up early?”
Even though she should have just woken up, Hyena’s smiling face was pretty.
Seeing this, the world is so unfair.
“Oh, the fog is huge. It’s hard to drive like this.”
Hyena, who slowly grasped the quest and the situation, said anxiously.
It’s foggy so I can’t see very well.
A quest to run away from monsters openly.
It’s not a very good condition to move.
“But the fog will continue until the main quest is over. I have no choice but to move anyway.”
“Can’t we just go straight to the hotel?”
When I asked, Yuri shook her head from side to side.
“During the main quest, I can’t enter the hotel even if I use the ticket.”
Tickets had that restriction too.
Then you have to move carefully.
“I wish I could just use the ticket anywhere.”
“There is nothing I can do about it. It was already night when we left the museum and everyone was tired.”
Swallowing regret, he turned his head to Hyena.
“Hina, can you drive in the fog?”
“Um, I’ll try carefully. Instead, speed… … .”
“How fast?”
“It might be like a turtle crawling.”
“……Well, that will be fine.”
Actually, there was no need to rush.
Anyway, the main quest started today.
You just have to finish moving until it’s over.
“How long does it take for the 1st main quest to finish?”
“It was a week in our world. Maybe it will be similar.”
it’s a week
At that rate, no matter how slow it is, it seems to be able to move to the destination.
“Um, looking at the map, the place we want to go to is exactly the safe area.”
“Then it was better.”
Yuri stretched out.
“If you arrive early, you can rest in a safe area. How you rest is also important.”
“Yes. No matter how much it is, it is uneasy to continue to be in the fog.”
Of course, if it were us, we wouldn’t lose to even a few monsters.
He wasn’t even a berserker in hell who could only fight 24 hours a day.
“By the way, who are the monsters that appear in the fog? There won’t be zombies like last time.”
“They look like that.”
Suddenly, Yuri pointed out the window.
Let’s turn our heads.
A huge mosquito was flying there.
“Wow, this is the most upsetting scenery this year.”
Just looking at mosquitoes makes me angry.
Seeing a mosquito the size of a man made the Cesco gene in me rage.
[The field monster ‘Big Mosquito’ has appeared!]
[‘Big Mosquito’ can only operate in the fog.]
[Quickly evacuate to a safe area.]
Well, I’ve been thinking about it before.
I think this writer has a very poor sense of naming monsters.
No, I just have to say I have no idea.
The bear you defeated last time was just a ‘bear’.
Ask them to make a proper noun.
Of course I’m just going to call you a mosquito cub.
“Hee!”
Hyena, who checked out the window at that time, screamed.
It’s a look of complete terror.
“Do you hate bugs?”
“Oh, it’s too sour. I just hate it. Those are too big… . I’d rather be a zombie… … .”
Well, anyway, wouldn’t bugs be better than zombies splattering blood and guts?
But each person’s values are different.
I decided to respect your preference.
“I-do those suck human blood too?”
“As far as I know, yes.”
“Oh, that is so terrible. I hope all the mosquitoes die.”
It would certainly be a disaster for ordinary people.
Zombies just run around.
They even fly, so it’s hard to avoid them.
Even moving was not easy because of the fog.
‘It must be said that most people outside the safety zone die.’
Then, on the contrary, the inside of the safe zone would be saturated.
In Apocalypse, even that wasn’t a very positive phenomenon.
Not much more, right after the ‘Human Hunt’ quest happened.
‘It’s like the fact that the name of the quest is Myst. What carcinogenic character is the writer going to release this time?’
Is it because it was after I saw Han So-young last time?
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t conjure up a positive image of the survivor.
“Anyway, if I can’t deal with them, I think moving will be difficult.”
I stood up with a baseball bat.
Although fighting in the fog is also attacking.
Looking at the state of our driver, I’m worried that I can’t even step on the accelerator properly.
“It doesn’t matter if I do it.”
“No, I also want to fight a new enemy.”
Regardless, I definitely leveled up at the museum.
Strength stat already over 20.
Newly acquired traits and skills.
Even a weapon that has grown several levels there.
I want to test how much my power can work now.
‘It’s a great opportunity because there’s only one monster and there’s Yuri next to it.’
I picked up my baseball bat and slowly stepped out into the fog.
Looking at the huge size, tension flows down my back for no reason.
He gripped the baseball bat tightly with both hands.
And the moment the mosquito turned its head on me.
He immediately ran out and brandished a baseball bat.
‘Mosquito cut!’
Of course, I didn’t use ‘Soul Bash’.
Now that I’m stronger, a normal blow is enough to be effective-
-Pur!!
The head of the mosquito hit by the baseball bat exploded entirely.
A giant mosquito with its head literally smashed to the ground.
“…….what?”
I looked at the baseball bat with my eyes wide open.
Is this stronger than you thought?