Outer (1)
I stared blankly at the picture for a moment. I woke up when the old man spoke to me.
“Your parents must be very worried.”
“Oh, no. They are already dead.”
Ten years ago, it was said that he got caught up in the gate and died. For some reason, there was no such thing as a family picture in the room, but I kept it in my wallet.
“…hmm.”
The old man looked at me for a moment, then got up and headed somewhere. After a moment of rustling, he came with something.
“Are you the first guest? service.”
A bottle of red liquid, the same potion that Ryu Seo-yeon gave me. The problem is that this one potion is more expensive than the ones I bought.
“I, this… Isn’t that expensive?”
“It’s stock. take it. Instead of going to another store, just use this one.”
“ha ha ha. yes.”
caught up He nodded his head at the old man who spoke bluntly because he did not know the specifications, and packed the purchased items into his backpack. And he stopped in front of the red painted border.
Anyone can see that this is the same distance as where I am, but if I take one step, I move to another space. A lawless area without the protection of the tower. There is no real sense of it, but it is possible to die.
Before entering, I opened my wallet and took out the picture. It is a picture of a crying child and two adults smiling happily on either side of them.
It’s a family photo of ‘Seo Ji-han’. Unfortunately, ‘Seo Ji-han’ as a child looked similar to me. Of course, the faces of the parents were different.
‘···no. Something else right?’
I can’t remember much of their faces because I’ve only seen them in pictures. It must be a valuable item, so I carefully put it back into my wallet.
The story of Seo Ji-han’s past sent by Lee Dae-soo was quite bittersweet. To put it bluntly, Seo Ji-han is full of inferiority complex and has not seen anything better than him. She said that as much as the teacher knew, there would have been a lot more going on among the students.
‘In order to achieve the goal, I did not choose any means and method…’
The obsession with Class A may have been the awakening of my parents’ death. Maybe it was because they thought that their sacrifice would not be in vain if they at least became the best.
I can’t say that I understand it, because it’s a personal matter, but I think I can at least understand what it feels like. Still, it was severe.
“Whoa….”
He took a deep breath and cleared his thoughts. It really would have been a disaster without this privilege. What’s important now isn’t the backstory. It’s important to be strong somehow.
I pulled out my gun and took a step forward.
Whoops. Suddenly the wind blows. I, who had just been in the middle of the city, stood in the woods without any warning.
Under the dark sky where there is not a single light.
It is hot even in winter.
It’s in the forest, so the wind blows, but the humidity is high, so I keep sweating and get tired easily. Still, if you go a little further inside here, the first pioneering point will appear.
We should unpack there and prepare to explore.
However, if there’s one thing that bothers me from the beginning, it’s that I can’t see anyone other than me.
‘It’s kind of ominous…’
Since it is near a pioneering area, human attacks are unlikely to occur, but it is possible. I heard that there are a lot of unfortunate random encounters in Hardcore difficulty.
[···kkkiiii!@#!]
As I cautiously walked forward, I began to hear something similar to crying over there. She lowered her body and focused the mana in her eyes, illuminating her vision.
‘Twelve goblins.’
Besides, they’re not naked, but at least they’re wearing armor like leather armor. In terms of stage, they are the first stage guys, but they are armed like that. Also, the whole world view seems to have gotten stronger.
I slapped the sword around my waist. I have a desire to use the sword I bought at auction, but there is a limit on the number of times and I don’t know what the recognition range of those guys is. If you approach them and notice them and run all of them, it’s a disaster, so I’ll have to reduce it as much as possible first.
Rank: C [Enhanced]
Grade: Rare [Enhanced]
【Residual amount: 100%】
*Slightly increased range
*Slight recoil control
*[Magnite] power slightly increased
*[Magnite] creation time reduced
*[Mana Conversion] time reduction
“Whoa.”
He carefully pulled out the reinforced pistol from the holster. And, not the head of the goblins, but the ground they were treading on.
Taang! When the trigger was pulled, a bullet imbued with the width property exploded on the floor.
“KIIII@#%%AK!!!!!”
The goblins shouted at the sudden surprise and fell on the floor or looked around.
Aiming at that time, he fired eight shots in one breath. She’s wearing pretty decent armor, but it’s not enough to stop bullets that have enhanced penetrability and cause explosions.
I let out a sigh as I watched the goblin’s head explode. There was only one goblins left in one unit. The remaining one flopped down on its seat, looking at the cramping corpses that had just been allies.
“kiiii….”
Now there is no need to hide. crumble. When I made a sound and appeared, my eyes met him. He was the leader of this group as he was a little bigger than the others.
“@#$%@$@$#!!!!”
The goblin screamed loudly and ran towards me. I couldn’t understand what he meant, but looking at his bloodshot eyes, I knew it wasn’t a good word.
Looking at the goblin indifferently, the border of the goblin was floating in yellow.
“After all, this is like a game.”
It’s similar to the VR games I used to play. I won’t level up though. I put the gun in and moved my hand closer to the sword.
surreung.
[Special. 21 – The effect of ‘Sword Master’ is activated.]
[Upgrade and correction of related abilities when using a sword]
The sword was drawn with a clear sound.
“It’s not bad enough.”
I swung my sword and brushed away the blood and fat.
I thought it might be dangerous because the stats were so low, but I finished the first battle without a single scratch. He looked at the goblin’s head lying at his feet. For a cut by my sword, the cut is very clean.
In the game, only the difference in ability was considered, but as far as reality is concerned, the accuracy of the movement also seems to have a big impact on it. With my F-grade strength, it would be impossible to do this neatly. The motion correction of the privilege exerted a great effect.
‘There may be effects of weapons.’
I put the sword in and grabbed the equipment and weapons the goblin’s corpse was wearing.
Even if it’s a decent piece of equipment, it can’t be sold at a high price because it was used by a goblin, but it’s still a lot of dust. As an aspiring hero, there are very few ways to make money. Even if you receive a quest, the start-up fee is cut in half because it is an apprenticeship.
“I have to make money by selling these things.”
Still, it’s a pity that I spent a lot of money on this expedition. There was blood on the equipment, so I was able to get everything by putting it in the leather bag I had brought separately. Obviously, the bloody smell or the soft feel was unpleasant, but thanks to the active ‘strong mind’, it was better than I thought.
When all the items were retrieved, only naked corpses were left on the floor, which was unsightly. So what happens to the corpses? It disappeared from the game soon, but…
Suck! While thinking, the corpses were broken into powder and disappeared. But the bloodstain didn’t go away.
Is this the principle? The question was resolved and he immediately stood up. And as we walked along the paved road with caution, a light began to appear in the distance. People were seen sporadically, and then buildings appeared.
These are the buildings you saw in the game.
The shape of the building barely visible in the light was written in large neon letters that did not match the atmosphere. In terms of atmosphere, there should be a fantasy-style inn, but there is no romance.
Bump. When I opened the door and entered the building, the young owner pretended to know him.
“Five. Did you come to Yoosung Academy?”
He spoke naturally and touched his chin with his arm. He was wearing the armband of the sundowned meteor academy. It seems that this owner is a senior from Yoosung Academy.
“yes. Please count just one day’s worth.”
“Are you going to find the dungeon today?”
···Today, too? Are you familiar with Seo Ji-han?
‘Actually, it’s because I’ve been accumulating a lot of performance.’
He wouldn’t have been able to go far with this poor ability, and if so, he might have gotten to know him because he would have been active near the first base. I shook my head because I thought something difficult would happen if I continued talking for nothing.
“Yeah, what. Yes.”
“boy. I don’t mind.”
It’s not a very deep relationship, it just seems to be a friendly relationship over there. After receiving the key and going up to the assigned room, a pretty cozy space appeared.
“…isn’t it worse than I thought?”
The beds are clean and there are tables and chairs for one person. I want to wash up and lie down on the bed right now, but there is still work to be done. I took the equipment I had purchased out of my backpack and organized them one by one.
[Tame Leather Gloves]
Rank: B
Grade: Rare
[Gloves used by those who have become skilled. It’s old, but it’s comfortable to wear.]
[Agility Enhancement – Blessing for Beginners]
―If the agility is below D rank, one rank is raised. [*Agility D–]
*Shock absorption effect
* It does not tear easily.
[Shabby Cloak]
Rank: C
Class: Unique
Condition: Magical E+, Agility E grade or higher
[A shabby cloak. It is a good color to hide around.]
[Stealth – Hide and Seek]
* Consumes mana continuously to remove signs and smells.
*Increased stealth effect when dark
* Noise suppression
These are essential equipments for attacking ‘Hidden Street’ today. I need a quick move, so I bought gloves to increase my lack of agility and a cloak with a stealth effect to avoid battle.
‘It’s a little sad though.’
If it could be enhanced with mana, it would have had a better effect than this, but I was anxious to touch the equipment that had already been enchanted with my ability. If you break the flow of mana that the equipment has, there is a risk that it may disappear rather than enhance the effect.
If I had asked Yoon-ha Oh, I think he would have done it for some reason…
‘In that case, I don’t know how much the effect would have been enhanced.’
The purpose of this first battle is to test whether I can fight in hardcore. If you fight with already strong equipment and rely on it– If you get used to it, you will die without a hitch when you meet a strong enemy even a little. Strong equipment is good, but having a certain amount of wire is beneficial in the long run.
“It’s already two o’clock in the afternoon.”
I looked at my watch and a lot of time had passed. The entrance to Hidden Street opens at 1:00 in the morning on Saturday, so it was necessary to sleep in advance and accumulate stamina.
squeak. Maybe the time I had to study had passed, and I was just starting to get hungry. The desire to wash and sleep is like a chimney, but there is no time to eat or eat now.
“I should eat rice first.”
Because it’s all about eating.
‘Pathetic bastards.’
Hong Jae-yu thought while looking at the people who were hiding in the corner and smoking cigarettes. At the same time, he felt sorry for himself when he was stuck here.
The thing that bothered me the most was that these guys were class A.
“So what?”
“What do you do, what?”
The student who was caught exhaled smoke and asked Hong Jae-yu.
“I mean twins. Your arm, you made it that way, and you should retaliate.”
He said with a smirk, but I could feel what kind of malice was hidden in that smile. Jae-Yoo Hong shook her head.
“Never mind. You will figure it out.”
“No, how do you turn off your nerves? It’s not because you don’t know.”
The guy swept his head up as if he was grabbing a horse’s tail and bounced a cigarette at Hong Jae-yu’s feet. 👌👌👌👌👌 Hong Jae-yu felt the urge to grab his head and slam it against the wall at any moment.
‘Let’s be patient.’
He has already been disciplined and has lost his A-class qualifications. I don’t know what will happen if I can’t stand it here again. That guy knows that too and will scratch his insides.
With these guys in the past, they were running around out of necessity. It was because I thought that if I got close to these guys from the tower, I would be able to obtain magic or anything.
At first, I saw this opportunity as an opportunity. However, help in the future was a bummer, and soon after, he realized that he, who came from Earth, was just enjoying a relationship with peanuts.
‘…there was a reason why Seo Ji-han was sarcastic.’
There was a reason why Seo Ji-han did not reach out to the top graduates, even if he struggled to get into A-class somehow.
The last remaining pride. It wasn’t because he knew he wouldn’t get any benefit. Hong Jae-yoo didn’t get anything. As the distance from her twins gradually increased, only the present, who had not yet reached A-class, remained.
‘I’d rather bill the twins. …I hate to admit it, but he was right.’
The words that Seo Ji-han threw out raised the hostility towards him. Naturally, if it hadn’t been for Oh Yun-seong’s inferiority complex, he would have sought education from him. But even though he knew it was stupid, Hong Jae-yu’s pride did not allow it.
Because the goal he had in the first place was to smash the cheeky nose of Oh Yoon-seong. What made Seo Ji-han so evil was that she knew it and spit it out.
‘···Now that it is good.’
The other two guys followed suit when Jeokbal, who had forgotten his name, quit his cigarette and got up from his seat. 👌👌 The guy who spit on the floor said to Hong Jae-yu.
“Well, okay. This is the last.”
“Next time, if you make us laugh, we won’t be still. Jae-Yoo Hong.”
“Huh, that’s a hole in your mouth.”
Hong Jae-yu couldn’t stand it any longer at the absurd remark and went forward.
“Keep still…”
“—What if I don’t stay still?”
Then someone intervened. When I turned around at the sudden but familiar voice, a huge body slowly appeared from the corner.
“Oh, Yunseong Oh…”
Contrary to the signs before, when Oh Yun-seong appeared, they unknowingly took a step backwards. Oh Yoon-seong, who had a band attached to the back of his nose, looked carefully at the catch and the other guys.
Seeing that scene, Jae-Yoo Hong wiped his face.
“… you filthy bastard. Did you all hear it?”
He showed hostility without hiding it, but Oh Yoon-seong’s lips twitched as if it was unreasonable.
“Those humans. I should thank you.”
“If I had asked you to take care of me there, they would have become just like you.”
“This bastard… did you come here to fight again?”
“No? This time, it’s about a mistake—”
Oh Yoon-seong was about to say something, but then he closed his mouth again and patted his wrist.
“…I didn’t originally intend to do this, but I think it’s better this way than slurred words.”
“I’ll satisfy you with what you’ve been thinking about, that’s the sound.”
Dump! Then he untied his neck and approached the band of robbers.
“Let’s make this my mistake.”
Jeokbal, who instinctively realized what that meant, waved his hand and shouted.
“Come on, wait! You know that violence is a punishment even if it’s not a match? If you want to continue attending the academy…”
“Fighting. What are you talking about.”
Oh Yun-seong turned the armband on his forearm so that the letters could be seen. The word ‘Leader’ was engraved in black letters on a yellow background.
“This is a line for bad students.”
Koo!!!
Soon the sound of something hitting the wall echoed through the academy.
