32 – The scariest monster is the fear wolf
“Was it okay to come out like that?”
Hyena asked with a slightly uneasy expression.
We were resting outside after talking with Kim Min-soo.
‘Then I won’t be able to receive food.’
‘We’ll take care of that.’
‘Oh, I can’t help it. If you ever change your mind, tell me.’
‘All right. I don’t think that’s going to happen.’
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Kim Min-soo’s recruitment proposal clearly drew a line.
We have no intention of doing it with you.
“No, it’s better not to hold hands with a guy like that.”
Yuri, who was sitting cross-legged on the floor, answered.
She was in the middle of polishing her sword.
To me, it’s just a demonic sword that takes people’s lives.
Yuri seems to have quite an attachment to that sword.
“I’ve never seen a guy who talks about groups like this in a situation like this.”
“Uhm, is that so?”
“Of course, there are also people who genuinely want to protect the weak. However, they lead people by standing in front of them more than anyone else. That’s not that kind of sage.”
I had the same thought.
I don’t have great beliefs or thoughts like Yuri.
A long web novel experience tells us.
‘It’s a national rule that people like that usually get kicked out within 5 episodes.’
no matter how lucky you survive,
If you go to the second half, it is the kind that will eventually be buried without even knowing about mice or birds.
What if readers treat you the same way?
A skilled survivor knows where to stick.
“Anyway, we can just do what we need to do.”
Fortunately, it seems that our reincarnated people feel the same way.
“……More than that, Yuri, I see your panties.”
“yes?”
Yuri lowered her gaze at my point.
In that state, I looked at the skirt alternately, then pressed the width of the skirt tightly.
“…….transformation.”
Wow, what are you saying to me about this?
“Hey! Why should I point that out in the first place! If you’re a woman too, do that on your own!”
“Oh, it can’t be helped! Because I’ve never been treated like a woman before!”
“Come on, calm down, both of you.”
Hyena, who is not surprised anymore, mediates between the two of us with familiarity.
Yuri and I were bickering often before we knew it.
Of course, it was proof that they were close friends.
If I had done this before episode 25, I would have already been cut by that knife.
“Anyway, since we have to stay here for a while, let’s take a look at the situation. We need information to understand the situation.”
Both of them nodded at my words.
I looked around the area again, but people were still weak.
“There are no monsters in particular, but everyone looks exhausted.”
“It’s because there’s no purpose.”
At my words, Hyena tilted her head.
“purpose?”
“There’s nothing to do since you’re only inside the safety zone. You never know when this situation will end.”
Although we know the approximate end date thanks to Yuri.
There was no information about the duration of the quest.
“If there is a monster in front of you, you will move busily to live, but that is not the case. But food is scarce, so it’s a gloomy situation. It is getting more and more impoverished.”
“Ah, that’s it. Did not having anything to do become poison instead?”
The fact that they are trapped somewhere gnaws at people’s hearts more than they think.
I don’t know when, but I don’t think this group will last very long.
“Here, brother.”
Then, suddenly, a woman approached.
She was wearing a very revealing, sensual outfit.
He reached out and grabbed my wrist, revealing the area around my chest.
Pink underwear was visible through the clothes.
“Do you have a lot of coins? I also get something to eat. Can you give me one…”
But her words did not follow through.
It was because Yuri, who was next to me, breathed life in silence.
“Sir, excuse me… … .”
The woman looked up and backed away.
Then he spoke to another man behind us.
The two soon walked arm in arm into a dark place.
“…It’s such a terrible world.”
Seeing this, Hyena murmured in a mixed tone.
It must have been quite a shock to her.
Yuri shrugged lightly.
“Well, people like that were common in our world. I was often seduced. Of course, I turned them all down.”
“……To a woman?”
“There are women and there are men.”
This is another shocking piece of information.
“Was there a demand for men too?”
“I don’t know, but there were quite a few rich and lonely wives.”
Yuri stared at my face and smiled.
“You could have thought about a one night stand.”
“Oh, thank you so much for that.”
“Ah! Both of you, stop talking like that!”
Hyena’s face turned red as she listened.
It was when we were walking around flirting like that.
“From now on, we will recruit people to search through the fog! Anyone who can fight, come out! Of course, we’ll give you weapons too!”
Ruler of this safe zone.
Minsu Kim and his subordinates shouted at the people.
But everyone just stares.
No one was willing to step out.
‘Explore… … . Are you doing something like that?’
I asked one of the uncles sitting next to me.
“What is it doing now?”
“Well? You’re picking someone to go into the mist. first time seeing it? I can’t do that.”
“Oh, we just got here today.”
“Huh, you said you came through that fog? They are great people.”
The man gave a little admiration and pointed away with his chin.
“I literally go into the fog and investigate this and that. See if there is a way to escape from here, and occasionally hunt monsters to earn coins.”
“Oh, is there a harvest?”
“at all.”
The man shook his head left and right.
“Wherever you go, there is only fog, but what kind of harvest will there be? If you go in, half of them will be killed by monsters.”
“Then people won’t want to go.”
“Otherwise, I won’t be able to receive food. Is there anything special?”
The man laughed bitterly.
“To get food, you have to buy it with coins. Not many people have coins here. Anything you have will run out quickly.”
“Hmm.”
“I still have a lot of time, though. Sooner or later you will be stuck in the fog.”
After all, they are urging them to enter the fog under the pretext of food.
But when that happens-
“Hey, I’m still a student, can I go?”
“If it’s okay with a woman… … .”
“hahahaha, of course. We do not discriminate against people.”
In the end, it is the powerless weaklings who die first.
Because they can’t have coins.
just as expected.
Most of the people who raised their hands were skinny and tired.
I can’t stand the hunger anymore.
People who have to risk their lives to get food.
“Yuri, can those people go out and survive?”
“How are you?”
“I think it will be difficult.”
“I am of the same opinion.”
Bugs in the fog are not strong.
Compared to the monsters we fought.
Of course, if you just defeat it, you can do anything.
Aren’t you moving through a misty fog?
‘Unless your detection ability is as good as Yuri’s. It’s usually a structure that has no choice but to be taken by surprise.’
Even if you take skilled people, it won’t be enough.
Taking people who can’t even wield a sword properly.
The dark inside is too obvious.
‘He’s going to use it as bait.’
While the weak are sacrificed to the monsters.
It means that they will reduce the damage and hunt them comfortably.
There is no need to feed the dead.
Conversely, Kim Min-soo’s forces can become stronger by monopolizing coins.
It is a typical structure in which the strong exploit the weak.
“You are stupid. If you train properly, your survival rate will go up.”
“Are those humans like that? If the weak use force, they might threaten their place.”
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Kim Min-soo pretends to be for the survivors on the outside, but
Deep down, more than anyone else, he would hope that the weak would continue to fall into despair.
Because it’s much easier to get rid of.
It’s not about dominating people.
They were ‘consuming’ people.
While I was thinking about that, Kim Min-soo found me and approached me.
“Lee Ji-hoon, if it’s okay, would you like to participate in the search? You will still need food.”
“I will refuse.”
“hahahaha, you are still picky. Well, I can’t help it. This recruitment should end here.”
The number of people gathered was larger than expected.
Maybe that’s why there are so many desperate people.
Of course, I don’t know how many of them will survive.
“Ugh, exploration means going to see those mosquitoes. It’s terrible too.”
“Hye-na really hates mosquitoes.”
“Yeah, I hate it so much. I didn’t like it, but I hate it even more.”
It must have been a shock to see the insects that he saw while breaking through the fog.
To the point of being so squeamish?
“Anyway, if you guys don’t have enough coins, go out early. If you go out when your stamina is good, you have a good chance of surviving.”
The man who was explaining to us got up from his seat.
“Well, there’s no guarantee that you’ll always live like that. The same fog and monsters as in the movie. I want the world to be what it is.”
“Yeah? What do you mean?”
“Well? Don’t kids these days even know that movie? There is a movie called Myst that is exactly like the current situation.”
“I know that.”
But ‘the same monster’ as the movie?
Even after a while, only a large mosquito came out.
“Doesn’t it look just like the giant four-legged, tentacle-wielding monster out there?”
“…….I do not know.”
“Huh! Haven’t you guys seen that monster? I must have been incredibly lucky. Well, I only saw silhouettes through the fog.”
The man kept muttering that he was lucky and left.
Looking back, I was lost in thought.
‘A monster that even we who came through the fog couldn’t see. People in the safe zone saw it.’
Is that something that can be solved simply by luck?
I came here killing more than 20 mosquitoes?
“Yuri.”
“yes? What are you doing with a serious face all of a sudden?”
I said looking straight into the glass.
“Did only bug monsters come out of the fog in your world? There were no zombies or other monsters?”
At my words, Yuri thought for a while before answering.
“Hmm, I see. Of course, I have never moved anywhere else.”
“Who discovered the first bug monster?”
“I do not know.”
Yuri shrugged lightly.
“I heard you’re already dead.”
“Then you fought without any information at first?”
“It is not. There were already rumors of bug monsters appearing in the town we were in. So it was not difficult to prepare.”
“… … .”
I opened the quest window.
This is the true identity of the monster appearing in the fog… … .
＜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.
‘Could that be the true identity of the fog?’
Without realizing it, I burst out laughing.
Seriously, this author has a very dark personality.
If only Apocalypse hadn’t been used, I think it could have been viewed favorably.
And author forgot about ranked system