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What a great haul…
When that knight threw the glass bottle at me, I was wondering what it really was. But to think that it was actually a potion…
「Calm Potion: Calms the opponent」
The effect written here has a pretty broad meaning, but the desired effect should be pretty clear if he used it on a strong monster. After all, wouldn’t it make it powerless for quite some time?
“There is also the elderwood rope…” It was quite old, but still seemed usable.
When I handed it over to the Little Fist and asked him to pull it, he pointed at the rope in amazement.
“This. Indestructible.”
I was surprised.
“You can see its options? I mean, the words written on the air.”
“Little fist, not stupid. See.”
Just what in the world is this…
Wasn’t the status window something exclusive to us?
Is it possible that the Transcendence Knights also have a status window?
But now that I think about it, it was originally from Lotus, so that answers many questions.
“Can you say ‘status window’?”
“Status window.”
“Can you see something floating in front of you?”
“There’s nothing.”
It seemed that the keywords needed for natives of Lotus to call the status window are different from ours.
I put the problem on the back of my mind for now, and rummaged through the body of the other knights. In the end, I got 3 longswords, 5 potions, magic scrolls, whisper jewels, gold coins, a journal, and a pouch.
Amongst all the items, the pouch was a big jackpot.
“This is like Geom-in’s spatial backpack.” His backpack was something that he got after trying to copy my unique ability. And this pouch worked the same way.
When I turned it upside down and picked it up, a lot of junk which was obviously bigger than the size of the pouch poured out. The pouch was proof that my unique ability, or at least some spatial ability similar to it, had already been studied in Lotus. The Ezekium Empire was likely to be the front runner of the study.
“Don’t tell me Earth knows it too…”
“Earth, No, Know.”
“It is my hometown.”
I quickly evaded the question and opened the magic scroll and journal. The thick fingers of the Little Fist touched the scroll.
“This, fireball, magic.”
“You can read it?”
Nod.
He’s more intelligent than he looks. Well, it’s not like the ability of thinking comes in hand to hand with the ability to speak…
Maybe the reason Little Fist couldn’t speak well was due to the fact that its oral structure was different from that of humans.
Pointing to the journal, he said it was a mission report after several tries of finding the right words. In other words, it was a journal in which the Transcendence Knights wrote down the progress while carrying out their missions.
The summary of the journal was as follows:
-Found traces of strangers beyond the gate. Further investigation is required.
-The Fire Fist magic outside the capital of Ruat Kingdom is still working. No sign of entry is visible.
-The Elderwood Forest is also quiet.
-The residence of Ruat is obedient. Rumor has it that there is an ogre which was capable of speaking. We’ll track it down.
I was shocked that the Ezekium guys knew about us.
“So, the dimension portal is called a gate here, huh?”
So, it means that they knew that a gate had opened to connect the two worlds and survivors from Earth went here to farm and hunt. But I’ve never heard about information related to them in the auction house, so there should still be no one from Earth who had met with them…
“This is dangerous.”
It’s unclear what Ezekium was aiming for. However, the chances of them treating us kindly was close to zero.
“There’s a possibility of them invading Earth…”
Survivors from Earth could enter and exit Lotus through dungeons and labyrinths. Of course, that means that natives of Lotus could also come and go in the same way. In that case, there might be friction that was incomparable to the one we have so far in the future.
“I should tell them about this matter.” It was such a big problem that it was impossible for me to handle it alone. Fortunately, Ezekium did not show any dangerous action yet.
“Are they looking for an opportunity, or…”
I put the necessary things into the dimensional backpack and opened the dimensional warehouse. If I just bury the Transcendence Knights here, the chance of me being tracked would increase. It’s better to put their bodies in the dimensional warehouse and bury it somewhere else.
I erased the traces of the fight and put the three hornbills standing not far from the battlefield into the dimensional warehouse. These guys aren’t afraid of humans, so it would definitely be a variable that might lead the other knights to me if I just leave them alone.
Once I was done, I could see Little Fist staring at me blankly.
“Friend, go?”
“Yes. There’s nothing for me to do here.”
In retrospect, I need to go to the capital of Ruat to pick Geom-in up, and then go to the Elderwood Forest. After that, it would be nice to explore the area around the place we chose to be our next base to check whether there are traces of the Ezekium Military.
The problem was this little ogre. As it was currently being targeted by Ezekium, it would be dangerous for it to keep staying here. However, if it disappeared just like this, there was a high possibility that the Ruat people would be in trouble.
Ah, right… The whispering jewel… It was probably connected to the superior of the dead Transcendence Knights.
I caught my breath and grabbed the jewel. After a while, someone’s voice was heard from the jewel.
A female?
-What is it, Galitos? It’s not the usual contact schedule yet.
-I have something to report regarding the ogre.
-You have something to report about such a trivial thing?
The woman’s voice was a bit muffled and difficult to understand. As it is probably the same situation for the receiver on the other side, I shouldn’t be in danger of being caught.
I moderately made up that the ogre had escaped to another place. In addition, I told her that the Ruat people said they knew nothing about it.
-So the mission was a failure?
-Not yet, I will do my best to track it down.
-Doing your best, huh? I never thought I would hear it from you.
It seemed that this woman and Galitos did not get along very well. Perhaps, the one that they talked about previously, about a vice-captain with a big chest that loves to steal other people’s achievements, was this woman?
In any case, she urged me to not lay my hands on Ruat people. Judging by her words, it seemed like she was at least a better person than Galitos.
Once the conversation was over, I put the jewel into my dimensional backpack.
“It will be okay to leave now. You are free.”
“Little Fist, friend, follow.”
“You want to follow me?”
Taking a talking ogre with me? It’s not really a bad idea. It should be able to deal with quite a few monsters at the very least. On top of it, with his strength, he should be able to do a lot of other things.
“But can you really follow me?”
When I took out the motorcycle and drove off, the guy came running with a thump. He’s much faster than I thought.
Just like that, the two of us headed to the Capital of Ruat Kingdom.
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I entered the royal palace, the place where Geom-in was. The palace was really surrounded by flames, so my skin tingled because of the blazing heat.
“To think Geom-in endured well in this kind of place…”
It was probably thanks to the body armor with the fire resistance option.
As I entered the hallway while bracing the heat, Geom-in greeted me.
“Seongho!”
“How have you been doing? Your face looks pretty good.”
“I can live just fine thanks to this.” He chuckled as he showed me some items. The first one was the body armor I gave him, and the other one was a ring.
「Ring of Protection: Element Resistance, Fire Resistance, Lightning Resistance, Cold Resistance, Poison Resistance」
“What the hell is this? It have resistance to almost everything.”
“Crazy, isn’t it? I got it after diligently searching for it. There are many other items besides this ring, by the way.”
Looking at the expression of the swordsman, he seemed to be asking ‘did I do well?’.
I put my hand on his shoulder.
“Seems like you didn’t just waste your time by shutting yourself in a room. Good job.”
“Well, I also played games when I was here. But that too becomes boring after some time. Oh, the things I gathered are over there.”
The swordsman led me to a certain bedroom. For some reason, the atmosphere of the room reminded me of a princess’s room. As soon as I entered, a scarab and a stag beetle greeted me.
I put the two on my head and opened the wooden box. Inside, I saw shiny weapons, armor, and accessories first. Then, I saw all kinds of scrolls and heaps of gold too. It was truly amazing.
A gold bar the size of a palm looked much prettier than the dolls collected by him.
How much will all of this be?
Geom-in quietly asked next to me.
“It’s a good haul, isn’t it?”
“Simply describing this as a good haul is an understatement. Just what kind of searching did you do?”
“Well, the scarab and the stag beetle said that this place was already looted and nothing was out there. But, I found a lot of things hidden behind paintings and statues.”
He truly had been working hard. With his help, I put the wooden box into the dimensional warehouse.
Then, Geom-in said as if he just remembered.
“Oh, I heard Seokhyun is fighting a Chinese right now.”
“I also heard about that.”
“No, it’s different from the earlier report… it seemed like he was trying to stop all of the Chinese at once.”
“What are you talking about so suddenly? There must be close to a thousand of them in Incheon alone.”
“He’s fighting them all now. He wants to kill all of them.”
Judging by the look on his face, it didn’t look like he was joking. I hurriedly looked at the auction house and found the comment section of the shelter members.
He’s really doing it.
Seokhyun was fighting the Chinese with the help of Yoohyeon’s paper airplane. Even though I called it a ‘fight’, it was actually closer to a one-sided massacre.
The reason why he did it must be because he didn’t want us to be bothered by them any longer as we have a lot of things to do in the future. After all, if we leave the Chinese alone, they would continue to cling onto our feet.
I clenched my fists. Originally, I should be the one who did it. But because I hesitated, Seokhyun had to step forward. Judging by his personality, he would never end it halfway. He would move without a stop until all of the Chinese were gone from the land of Korea.
The swordsman looked at me and asked.
“What should we do? Should we tell him to stop?”
“…Leave him. It’s something we have to do anyway.”
“There are a lot of protests coming out from the Korean shelter right now. They said that a massacre is too much.”
“Who’s protesting? Jang Won-taek?”
He turned his head away from me and blurted out his answer.
“It’s from Lee Beom-seok…”
“Never mind him. He is the kind of guy who thinks the world is a flower garden that could always be controlled with care and love.”
The law of the apocalypse was relatively simple. If one didn’t kill, they would die. The thread of fate between them and the Chinese was already far too tangled to be fixed. It was best to cut it all up and burn it.
I delved deeper to the auction house to gather more information, but it didn’t look like my assistance was needed. After all, Seokhyun was doing well.
I put my arm on the swordsman’s shoulder at that moment.
“Let the others do their own thing. For us, let’s go on a trip with the ogre.”
“Oh… Ogre? What are you talking about?”
“I met a talking ogre on my way here…”
When I told him the details, the swordsman was surprised.
“To think that Abomination was Ezekium’s idea…”
“That was that. But the most important thing is the fact that they already know about Earth’s existence.”
Geom-in’s eye went wild at my revelation.
“They’ll definitely try to attack us, no doubt.”
“That’s why we need to investigate them more. First, let’s stop by the Elderwood Forest and observe the Ezekium Garrison.”
Geom-in nodded his head as if he had made up his mind on something.
“This turn of events is weird. Usually, we are the ones who invades the other world.”
“Where did you read that kind of thing?”
“In a fantasy novel. There is also a story about the space fleet going to the other world. It’s not envasion, they’re just forced to move there.”
A space fleet went into another world? If the civilization of the other world was the same as Lotus… How is that balanced?
Anyway, Geom-in hurriedly packed his laptop and all of his things. We then left the palace and met Little Fist.
“A friend of a friend, a friend.”
When he held out a hand as big as a pot lid, Geom-in forced himself to smile.
“Oh, hi…”
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The confrontation between Koreans and Chinese came to an absurd end thanks to Seokhyun’s intervention.There was no one who could oppose him, who had a body bigger than most monsters, cheat-like items, and infinite resurrection. A single blow from his fist put most of the Chinese unconscious before they were killed by monsters. Therefore, the Chinese who flocked to Gimpo Airport were horrified by Seokhyun’s behavior and began to criticize him.
“You are not human!”
“Stop killing us! We are people too!”
Seokhyun didn’t even listen to their words. He glanced at the building where there were many Chinese people, and then jumped up and landed on the terrace.
“Ugh!”
Then he grabbed every single one of them on the collar and threw them outside, feeding them to the zombie raid. The Chinese who were thrown outside were killed one by one by the monsters. At that point, no matter how hard they pushed with their numbers, there was bound to be a limit.
Eventually, the Chinese could not stand it and began to run away.
“Yoohyeon-ah, guide me.”
Seokhyun silently followed the paper airplane. Several monsters hindered his steps, but they all died instantly with a single punch from him.
Bang!
Finally, a gunshot was heard, but he did not respond. Two Chinese men appeared in an alley and pointed guns at him.
“You fuckin bastard! Do you think you can live peacefully after doing this kind of thing?”
Seokhyun stopped at that moment. It wasn’t because of the Chinese, but rather the gun.
Just where the hell did those guys get that from?
He wondered whether they had taken it from clans active in the Gangbuk area. After he reached that conclusion, he did not pay heed to the repeated threats of the Chinese and continued to walk.
“Shoot! Kill him!”
Bullets rained down around him like a squall. A number of bullets hit him, but bounced off without penetrating him. His crazy physical strength and physical tolerance was the reason for the impossible occurrence.
The Chinese gritted their teeth, but they knew that they couldn’t do anything since it was unlikely that their firepower would increase.
Seokhyun picked up a large piece of concrete nearby and threw it at them.
“Mo-move away!”
thud!
The concrete hit the ground, crushing one person. As one of them was able to toss their own body to the side, he groaned and stood up while shaking his head. When he looked up, colour left his face.
Seokhyun grabbed the muzzle of his gun and bent it over.
“Mo-monster!”
Seokhyun, who had disabled his gun, came over to him and grabbed him by the throat. With a crunching sound, his neck was broken and his body went limp.
Not stopping there, Seokhyun walked once again. Somewhere in Bucheon, Seokhyun finally became a Murderer. A series of deathmatches took place, and all the Chinese who were forced to participate were killed. Terrified, the Chinese began to flee towards the west. However, Seokhyun’s massacre continued.
He finally reached Incheon after killing everything that walked on two legs. By that time, rain started to pour from the sky. It was the rain that the Chinese had wished to come for so long. But there were no Chinese to welcome it.
Seokhyun looked up at the sky above. It was grey and gloomy. A perfect visual interpretation of his heart.