33 – always one step faster
“No, brother! Are you going to leave the guy who made me like this!”
“Oh, noisy. Why are you having a temper with me after you came and beat me?”
Ruler of the safe zone.
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Kim Min-soo frowned as he looked at one of the subordinates who had been beaten.
Even if you can’t understand the situation, that’s enough.
If you say that you are getting hit for no reason, you are asking for revenge instead.
“A human being to fight is precious at this point, so why bother and cause damage?”
Of course, at most three young guys.
If a lot of people come together, we might be able to win.
Gao doesn’t live like that in front of everyone.
The established system may collapse.
“Then, do you mean to put up with me like this?”
“Oh, wait a minute. I even made a recruitment offer. You don’t have to give me time to think.”
He huffed and puffed for a while, then slammed the door and left.
“Ha, that guy is troublesome too.”
Even though my brain is bad, my spear skills are pretty good, so I’ve been using them well.
With that arm, it was no longer useful.
It’s just an insectivore that only eats food.
‘I can’t just throw it away.’
In order to rule the area, maintaining power was more important than anything else.
If subordinates are dissatisfied or act on their own, we lose control.
If you swell right away just because you’ve suffered some injuries, the word will come out later.
I have no choice but to give it some time and sneak it away later.
– Rurlureung!
Then the phone on the desk rang.
There was no way a phone call would come from the destroyed world.
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Kim Min-soo answered the phone right away as if he was used to it.
“Is the hotel safe, Mr. Kim Chun-sik!”
He let go of his frown and spoke in a dignified voice.
If it wasn’t for the phone call, I would have bowed.
-……I would have told you not to call me by that name.
“Ugh! I’m sorry, Mr. Kim!”
A person who introduced that he was in a place called a “destruction hotel.”
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Kim Chun-sik was a tycoon who called from time to time.
‘At first, I wondered what kind of madman this was.’
The huge amount of coins and information he sent was enough to give us trust.
Even if that wasn’t the case, there was no doubt that Kim Chun-shik was a tremendous person.
The reason why Kim Min-soo, who has no special abilities, was able to rule the safe zone.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that it was all thanks to a man named Kim Chun-shik.
“I did as the boss told me to, and our area is running very well. thank you!”
– It’s a waste of time, so I skipped the greetings.
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Kim Chun-sik replied as if it was annoying.
It was a one-way call like this, but Kim Min-soo always waited for his call.
This is because every time I listened to him, a huge benefit came along.
-Where did you find useful talent?
“No one stands out yet. But not too long ago, three more survivors came in.”
-A survivor? Did you come through the fog?
“Yeah, I was still young. One of my men served a bowl of muk.”
-……Interesting. I bet you didn’t kill him for touching one of his subordinates, right?
Minsoo Kim shook his head hastily, forgetting that he was invisible.
“I can’t believe it! After I said it was okay, I did it by name. I also offered to join, but he refused on the spot.”
-is it. After all, they probably aren’t worth worrying about if they just snap at that bait.
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Kim Min-soo let out a sigh of relief.
For some unknown reason, Kim Chun-sik tended to be very obsessed with gathering talented people.
Unfortunately, the person he is satisfied with has not yet appeared.
“If necessary, shall we try to recruit them on better terms?”
– No, that’s it. More important information has arrived.
“How about information?”
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Kim Min-soo’s eyes were dumbfounded.
Because this is the first time a story like this has happened.
– It seems that there is a hidden quest hidden in the first main quest.
“Hey, a hidden quest?”
I don’t know what it was, but it smelled like money.
If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t have called you like this.
-I don’t know the exact conditions, but only players participating in the main quest can clear it.
“Huh, I thought something like that would be hidden.”
I still have no idea what the hell happened to this world.
Quest, isn’t it like a game or a novel?
Even in the midst of that, Kim Chun-sik, who brought such high-quality information, felt strange to him.
“If it was a hidden quest, the reward would be enormous, right?”
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Kim Min-soo has done a few small quests.
Even that was done with the help of Kim Chun-sik.
Coins obtained in the process have allowed me to rise to this position.
But it’s not just a quest, it’s a hidden quest?
Maybe he will be able to go to the ‘hotel’ where Kim Chun-shik is.
– The exact reward is unknown. However, it is said to be a very useful skill.
“Hey, where did you get that information… … .”
-You don’t need to know that.
At the firm tone, Kim Min-soo quickly gave up.
It was a human life technique that came up to this point with a single glance.
-Unfortunately, I can’t participate in the main quest because I’m already at the hotel. I never thought I’d get caught up in this way.
“then?”
-I want you to clear the hidden quest and secure the skill. can you do it
“Ah, yes, yes! of course! I have a tight grip on this area, so leave it to me.”
– The answer is good. Once you clear the hidden quest, I’ll call you to the hotel where I am.
“Go, thank you, boss! We will do our best.”
After that, contact was lost.
Minsu Kim swallowed his saliva.
‘If I do this properly, can I get a job in this world?’
Even when the world was destroyed, the way people lived did not change.
If you hold a line well, the front road is so solid.
‘Ha, by the way, how do you find the clues to the Hidden Quest?’
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Kim Min-soo’s gaze turned to the thick fog in the distance.
In a place where all sides were blocked by fog, the only clue was there.
‘Of course, it’s a place where monsters play, but… … .’
It had nothing to do with you anyway.
If it’s for exploration, the insectivores will take care of it.
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Kim Min-soo called the men he had gathered.
****
What is the secret of the fog?
to figure this out.
I found a place with a woman who had seduced me before.
I handed her a biscuit and she quickly snatched it away with a big smile.
“Um, I can only do it with my hands. Are you okay though?”
The woman who said that was already eating a biscuit.
She is a woman with a rather thick face.
“I came because I wanted to ask you something more than that.”
I put one more biscuit in front of me.
I guess I was pretty hungry.
The woman’s gaze did not know how to fall from there.
“What are you curious about? This sister doesn’t know much.”
“Do you know what monsters emerge from the mist?”
The woman tilted her head as if asking something strange.
“That’s the tentacle monster in the movie. Oh, and little monsters come out from time to time.”
“A little monster?”
“Aren’t the people who went out in the fog mainly earning coins by hunting small monsters? The big one runs away even if you see it from afar.”
“… … .”
I looked at the woman quietly.
It doesn’t sound like you’re lying.
“hahahaha, well, I never went out because I was scared. All I did was listen.”
“……Does everyone in this district know that story?”
“Usually it will. It is too narrow and desperate to live without knowing.”
Is that kind of information spread?
I don’t think anyone intended it.
Everyone seems to share the idea that the ‘terrifying monster seen in the movie’ comes out of that fog.
“thank you. That’s enough.”
“Oh, wait! Do you have any more questions? Or if you’re really okay with me-“
A woman called me urgently.
I threw a chocolate bar.
“If possible, stay out of the fog. probably die The fog will be gone within a week at the latest.”
With that said, I went outside.
I checked all the information I wanted to check with this.
Then a hand jumped out from the side and stabbed me in the cheek.
“……Worries about other girls and is sweet, our Jihoon?”
“Oh, did I?”
“It was.”
Hyena had a slightly sullen expression on her face.
You probably overheard the conversation.
“Give me a chocolate bar. Did you like the older sister?”
“No, it can’t be. I see pretty kids like you every day.”
To be honest, sometimes I get seriously worried.
I’m afraid my eyes will grow high after seeing only these kids every day.
Readers who see this would not be able to see this face without an illustration, right?
I feel sorry for you who don’t know the beauty of heroines.
“Yes, pretty…! Hmmm! Aren’t you happy with that kind of praise?”
He said so, but the corners of his mouth were twitching.
It’s proof that I feel pretty good from my experience as a childhood friend.
“……But will my abilities really be demonstrated even if I am carried on your back? Mu, of course, I’m not talking about wanting to be carried!”
“Um…well. I’ve never used it on animals, so I don’t know.”
Personally, I’m curious, but I don’t want to try it.
Carrying a girl on your back and hitting a zombie on the head with a baseball bat.
What kind of baseless character is that?
“I want to organize the story rather than that.”
Yuri, who was standing still next to her, opened her mouth.
“Are you sure you heard the story you wanted to know?”
“Yeah, I guess my prediction was right.”
I’ve heard stories of monsters, not just from that woman, but from several survivors.
Then, naturally, I was able to be sure of one thing.
“The monster that comes out of the mist appears as the person imagined it to be.”
“Hmm.”
That’s why we’ve only met bugs so far.
Based on Yuri’s first experience and words, I thought that ‘the monster in the fog is a bug’.
“But people here think of the monster in the mist as something like ‘the tentacle monster in the movies’. Maybe that’s why such a monster came out.”
I knew that this quest intentionally induces ‘fear’.
I deliberately emphasized things like monsters, safety, and escape.
I thought it was to make people fight each other.
In fact, the fog itself was feeding on that fear.
“Then, the reason why I only met bugs in the fog in the original world… … .”
“Yeah, that’s probably because that rumor spread in the first place.”
It is unlikely that anyone intentionally spread such information.
However, the original fear tends to spread quickly once it starts.
Just as people thought of monster movies after seeing this fog.
“So the more people are scared, the stronger monsters appear?”
“Of course it depends on what you imagine, but it’s likely.”
At least there won’t be only mosquitoes like us.
Even the monsters in the movies I remember were quite scary.
Maybe the monsters they dealt with were real monsters that could destroy a car.
“……It’s amazing. Even though I had experienced the fog myself, I never thought of that.”
“Even I wouldn’t have noticed if it wasn’t for the story you told me.”
I shrugged.
“After all, that fog creates the monsters people imagine. That must be the secret of that fog, and the purpose of this quest.”
It was the moment I said so.
Suddenly, a message appeared in front of my eyes.
[Congratulations! You have cleared the 1st Main Quest Hidden Quest ‘Secret of the Fog’ for the first time in the region!]
[With amazing insight and a cool mind, you are excellent at solving mysteries!]
[I acquired the skill ‘Eye of Truth’ as a reward!]
I blinked at the message that suddenly popped up.
“……What is this again?”
Mc is smart, but sometimes he is so stupid to the point that i want to slap his head. It’s like “author” limit his intelligence. And when this sh!tty dense characters gone?
Ez