On the other side of the 360 square metre single room, his daughter was asleep. In her eyes, he could see traces of tears.
The man reached out to her cheek with pity. He felt her soft skin on his rough hand. The child talked in her sleep.
âDaddy⊠âŠIâm sorryâŠâ
His daughter was a good girl.
She had never been upset at him in her whole life. To understand her father, this little thing had been constantly trying. Surely, she would have cried all night after saying that yesterday.
â Iâm sorry I couldnât live like everyone elseâ
âSorry I am a shy dad to my friends, Sorry I couldnât let you live as you wanted to, but I will always love you â
Seodaemun Square was especially crowded that day.
Apparently, it was recruiting additional parties to the Sinchon Underground dungeon. The man quickly stood in the line of the helpers.
âI need a dealer! This is the last seat. Do you have a dealer?â
The man shouted, and raised his hand. Please only for today, he repeated.
The recruit frowned upon the man.
âYou, arenât you that guy from the other day? Whatâs your name?â
âUhâŠ. i am Kim Man-ho.â
The man quickly pulled out his awakening registration card from his pocket and showed it to him. The helper who saw it facepalmed.
âOh, youâre right, that guy. You know the man who fell off the Job mob last time? Where are you, in Yeongdeungpo dungeon?â
The recruit shook his head, frowning.
âDo you have a weapon?â
âWell, my ability is a trick.â
âOh yeah. This time is going to be difficult. Itâs a fifth-class dungeon raid. Weâll be fine since the dungeonâs boss has been defeated by another raid team. Good luck this time. Alright! Weâre done! Get ready for depature!â
Usually, just before the end of the dungeon raid, a raid team like this was created. Heâd called the last train, he was lucky.
The man nodded with a grim expression on his face.
While entering the dungeon, the man thought that it looked a lot like a jungle.
The dungeon was a huge jungle.
It was almost obvious that it was a team where the awakeners were saved by labor at the square. Usually, it dealt with the miscellaneous monsters of dungeons.
However, in the process, the daily wage was three times higher than the labor cost because it could raise additional income such as 10th-class treasures, which was dropped by monsters.
The man swung his fist at the rushing monsters. The ability to eat and eat strengthened his physical ability.
The man worked hard. Strangely he was not hungry.
Suddenly, the awakened men were running from the other side.
âRun away! Damn it! The hidden Boss has appeared!â
The hidden Boss was another boss hiding inside the dungeon. The average dungeon had one boss, sometimes two.
Usually, additional cracks in the dimension that appeared caused their existence , but that was very rare.
And when that happens , most of the squad members will die .
The awakened people who were in charge of the process hurriedly ran to the dungeon gate.The man too, clenched his teeth and turned to run.
The man could see a majongsok on the floor at the side of the dungeons wall. At first glance, it seemed like it could be a big income if it was sold to the market.
With that one majongsok, one say that it is equivalent to a weekâs worth of work. Then he could buy his daughter something good, something more better.
The man hesitated for a moment and ran toward the majongsok
âMister! Are you crazy? Come quick!â
Someoneâs voice was heard, but the man ran and picked up the majongsok. When he tried to put it in his pocket and run toward the gate again-
A giant monster appeared as the wall on the other side was torn apart.
The name of that monster, which was similar to a Tyrannosaurus, was Tiga Rex.
The man froze on the spot. The Tiga Rex moved towards the man with big footsteps. He opened his mouth wide. The sharp, eerie teeth in his mouth were seen.
He closed his eyes tightly. Somehow, he felt like he was heating up.
A light flashed before his eyes.
The times of the past were passing by before his eyes. The manâs past was mostly memories of his daughter.
The day the child first spoke.
When the child started walking.
When the child entered school.
And the day his wife diedâ
-Dad⊠âŠIâm sorry. âŠ
He suddenly came to his senses.
He couldnât die like this. He couldnât leave his daughter alone in this world.
When the man opened his eyes, his eyes were full of rage.
No, he wouldnât die here.
The man rolled up his sleeves and collided his fist with Tiga Rexâs face.
The people were in shock.
The manâs fist and the Tiga Rexâs huge head clashed. Despite the pain, his whole body was unusually hot.
He had blocked Rexâs attack. Only then did the man realize that his whole body was red-hot. Heâd never felt this way before.
For the first time in his life!
The man punched it again.
A heavy attack went into Tiga Rexâs head, pushing him back slightly.
The escapees opened their mouths wide in shock.
The whole body of the man was covered with a red energy
It was like a bloody aura!
The red energy that covered the manâs entire body suddenly spread all over the place.
The hot feeling rose to his chin. The man roared unknowingly.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
A red letter was engraved on the manâs forehead.
For the first time, the man felt the boiling power from his body.
Power rose from the depths of his lungs. In his fists, in his legs, in his organs!
The man threw his fist once again with all his strength.
A tremendous roar broke out. The Tigarex flew into the air and rolled back.
Soon he jumped to his feet.
He came running to the man with a loud roar.
The man clenched his teeth.
Flames gushed out all over his body, filling both his hands and legs.
In order to protect himself, Tigarex stretched out both hands and began to block the flames.
âArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgghhhhhh!â
The hit was blocked. The manâs body crouched back, creating a long line on the floor.
Dozens of people entered the gate.
Those entering the gate were Machangsa, the guardian of West Gate, and Ice Witch, the guardian of Sinchon. A total of 40 members of their team quickly entered the gate.
The Machangsa turned his eyes to the man, holding his spear in his left hand.
âWhat? Who is that guy? Did he really stop the Rex by himself?â
The Ice Witch, Chae-yeon replied in a quivering voice.
âDoes that make sense? Thatâs a second-class monster. How did you do it aloneâŠâŠ.â
But one thing was for sure.
Thanks to the man, dozens of lives had been saved.
The fact that the team survived even with the appearance of Hidden Boss was unbelievable.
Machangsa soon lowered his head with a grin on his face.
âYouâre a great old man. Thank you for saving these peopleâ
-Class Achievement: Medium
-Learning ability: Awarded
There had been someone watching the man from beginning to end. It was Cheol-ho, who was floating in the air. No one saw him though.
Cheol-ho grinned at the achievement of the class of the man which he saw with his ability, detect eye.
âThe ability to eat is more like a tanker than a dealer.â
It was a so-called âdeal-tankâ because it was a dealer and tanker. When attacked by the opponent it could make that kind of attack bounce off. In terms of awakening, the ability should be at least a third class.
It was because everyone didnât know of his ability.
That was why he survived the attack by the Tigarex.
I have seen what i wanted to see.
He heard good news on the radio.
Kim Man-ho was said to be a surprisingly 7th-class awakener, and he took down the idden boss on his own and became the first contributor to the dungeon raid. The appearance of the Hidden Boss almost caused considerable damage, but thanks to Kim Man-hoâs performance⊠Therefore, the Awakening Society decided that the rank he was put in was wrong, and took corrective action as soon as possibleâŠ.
-And with a great rewardâŠ
..On the other hand, Kim Man-ho was the father of Kim Mi-jin, who was currently attending the Cypher high school.
Cheol-ho sat in a comfortable chair, holding Tangerine in his arms, hearing the news. Tangerine became quite bubbly.
âIâm not your daddyâ
When he looked at Cheol-ho, he muttered, âyou are my daddy.â
Cheol-ho then picked him up.
âIâm not your father.â
Tangerine laughed as if he didnât even know what the word meant. Cheol-ho smiled and held Tangerine in his arms.
That man was also a father.
He would be here today, too.
The guy who always ordered ramen.
He would wait for the man, who ate to live.