Chapter 483 – 483. 1,000 Km
483. 1,000 Km
[1,000 Km.
Run 1,000 Km. It will be very refreshing!
Quest Reward: Strength +3 Stamina +3 Agility +3 Stamina +3]
It was the quest I chose this time. There was also a quest to enter another world, but the rewards were not very good and the game world was not very interesting, so I chose the 1,000 Km running quest because it was easy and quick to solve.
[Sung Eugene
Level: 62
Strength: 62 Stamina: 62 Agility: 61 Intelligence: 50 Stamina: 65 Mana: 63]
It was my current ability.
‘If you get it as a running reward, it will go up even more. If you add the rewards to points… 600 points! Not less.’
1,000 Km.
It might be a terrifying distance for an ordinary person, but it’s not too far away for me, a C-class hunter. If I made up my mind and started running, I was confident that I could finish about 1,000 km in two days.
‘But what did you do to just run… What, is there no such thing as a marathon? Running alone is boring, so I should run with Park Soo-ho. Because Park Soo-ho is my junior. We have to suffer together.’
My only friend, Oh Joon-hyeok, has decided to become an employee of the association and is busy moving. Although, looking at the text messages, it seems that he still hangs out at the club when he has free time.
I scoured the Internet for useful marathon information.
‘There is a marathon in a week, but… This is for general public only. And I have to run 1,000 Km, not 42 Km.’
A marathon for hunters? Does not exist. And Hunter can’t get in the middle of a marathon that ordinary people participate in. I don’t know if you’re the one who manages the marathon.
‘If you don’t have spirit, I’ll have to run around the neighborhood playground.’
I contacted Park Soo-ho. I plan to ask him about his intentions and find out how his relationship with Ha Seung-hee is developing.
-Yes. Eugene’s brother. What are you doing?
“It’s nothing. I’m thinking of running on the national highway of Korea. Also called a walking tour. … Are you very busy?”
– Hey, it’s always the same. The walking tour… It’s good. Are we doing it between the two of us?
“If you don’t do it, I’m thinking of doing it myself.”
Jin Se-young and Han Ah-young were busy, and it was clear that Han Harin wouldn’t be a good fit for such a job. Gong Ji-young, who recently became my sex friend, also belongs to the Suwol guild, so she can’t easily make time for more than three days.
– Alone? Isn’t it dangerous?
“It is dangerous. I am a C-class Hunter.”
Monsters may suddenly appear in deserted countryside or on dreary roads. Most of them are E-rank or lower monsters, so I don’t have to worry about them.
– If it’s Yujin hyung’s skills, it’ll be safe. You said it was a walking tour. How far do you plan to go from Seoul? Busan?
“No. Seoul to Seoul. I’m thinking of going around the country roughly.”
Then roughly 1,000 Km will be filled.
There was no answer from Park Soo-ho. He must have been quietly thinking about something. Park Soo-ho is in a hurry for money, but since he is a hunter who is steadily growing, it will be easy for him for a few days. And Park Soo-ho will also care about my friendship.
-… Uh. I’ll be with my brother too.
This is the expected reaction.
-Why don’t you find someone on the Internet to go on a walking tour for money? Hunter will be able to earn hundreds of thousands of won just by being with us.
Park Soo-ho seemed to be thinking about money right away.
“It is not possible to attract the general public. I’m not going to walk, I’m going to keep running. Ordinary people cannot follow. Ah, you have great physical abilities, so it’s okay, right?”
– As far as physical strength is concerned, it’s okay. Then, how about clearing the dungeon in the middle?
“A dungeon attack?”
-Yes. It’s hard to find dungeons other than open ones in Seoul… Other fats are a little different. You can easily find dungeons below D-class.
“Is it easy to find? Hunters leave it alone?”
-Most of the hunters above grade C think that dungeons below grade D are worthless. In fact, there is a big difference in the money earned in C-level open dungeons, and because going abroad can make more money, there are many cases where D-level or lower dungeons in local areas are neglected.
“D-class hunters don’t move?”
– I’m leaving it on purpose. If the dungeon continues to be neglected, the association will set a bounty on the dungeon. I don’t move implicitly for that bounty.
I knew that the association put a bounty on neglected dungeons, but I didn’t know that they were aiming for it and neglecting it.
“What, really? The association is neglecting it?”
– Even the association can’t say anything. It’s been going on for quite some time.
“I didn’t know.”
-…… Only hunters who gave up on the idea of going up, or hunters who are in need of money.
“Ah. Indeed.”
-What do you think of raiding dungeons while traveling on foot? I will follow Yujin hyung’s opinion.
“I think it will be fine. Still, I have no intention of blindly attacking the dungeon just because I can see it.”
-I see. But when do you plan to start?
“If possible, I would like to start tomorrow. Is it possible?”
– It’s possible. Shall we start around lunch tomorrow?
“Okay. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
-Well. Because this is the first time… What should I prepare for?
“I’ll have to go into the dungeon, so just pack your gear.”
•••
I started running with Park Soo-ho. The course is roughly a course that goes to Gyeongnam, Jeonnam, and then back to Seoul.
Park Soo-ho and I ate lunch with hearty soup.
“Brother. I think soup is the best food. It tastes good, fills the stomach, and is cheap. Wow, really good value for money.”
“I liked the beef soup soup.”
After lunch, I started running toward Busan with Park Soo-ho. He and I did not show any signs of getting tired even though we were running 5Km quickly on a quiet unpaved road.
“Guardian. To think you’re already aiming for a D-class hunter… It’s so fast. Maybe even faster than me.”
“I haven’t become a D-class hunter yet. And I don’t have the confidence to become a C-class hunter in a year like Eugene hyung. I am growing rapidly because of my good abilities rather than my talent.”
I laughed out loud. I felt a strong urge to rip the back of Park Soo-ho’s head.
You have no talent and grow quickly because of your ability? That was the word for me. Park Soo-ho was a talented guy. He has above average looks and is good at studies. He has an excellent fighting sense and is sincere. If he had a mother, he would be like this.
‘… The more you think about it, the more it sucks. Shall I pretend to fall and hit him in the head?’
I’m already bored with work.
‘I would have had sex with Han Harin if it was like usual!’
On the other hand, Park Soo-ho seemed to be in a pretty good mood.
“It feels good to run like this for the first time in a long time. The weather is also very clear.”
“The weather is nice. The problem is that it is a bit too hot.”
“Eugene hyung. Rumors circulated within the department that his brother was joining the Suwol Guild. Is it true?”
“Are the rumors that good already? Rumors are just rumors, so don’t believe them too much. I was just acting with the Suwol Guild for a while. I have no intention of joining the Suwol Guild.”
“As long as he is older, he can enter the Suwol Guild, right? If you were like me, you would have joined the Suwol Guild right away.”
“The Suwol Guild doesn’t suit me.”
It seemed like it would be necessary to go to university once and calm down the rumors.
“By the way, how are you and Ha Seung-hee doing these days?”
Seunghee Ha.
The second generation of chaebol who entered the Hunter department this time. My female junior, but the relationship between me and her right now is not very good.
“Like my brother said, I’m trying to get along well with Seunghee. Contact… I tend to do it once every two days, but it’s a lot of pressure.”
“In the hunter world, networking is also important. It’s good that you’re doing well.”
Ha Seung-hee knows Park Soo-ho’s abilities and approaches him, but seems to have some feelings.
We ran for 2 hours and were able to run 60 km. It runs without stopping at a speed of 30 km/h.
“Huh. Eugene’s brother. Let’s go take a break.”
Park Soo-ho said while sweating profusely. On the contrary, I was relaxed. Physically, I’m on top.
“Okay.”
I sat in the shade under a tree and rested. Park Soo-ho gulped down the water he had prepared. His smartphone vibrates.
“I got a message from Seunghee.”
“What is it about?”
“It’s nothing special, it’s just a question of what you are doing. It’s a walking tour that started suddenly today… I haven’t told anyone yet.”
After Park Soo-ho replied to Ha Seung-hee, he touched his smartphone. It was an app that displayed the location of a dungeon that appeared in Korea.
“Brother. There’s an E-class dungeon with a bounty just a short distance from here. Why don’t you attack and go? It’s a closed dungeon, but… With your skills, you can easily do it.”
“I’ve never experienced a closed dungeon… Well, it shouldn’t be difficult if it’s an E rank.”
“… Uh, is this your first real closed dungeon?”
“This is my first time. You don’t have to.”
I have avoided anything dangerous in real life. Even if I entered the dungeon, I only entered the open type day and night. I heard that once you enter a closed type, you cannot come out unless special conditions are met.
‘The association says that if you enter a closed dungeon and don’t come out too much, the association will help… I can’t trust the Association that much.’
Closed dungeons are money, but in the worst case, you could have to be locked up for a week or more.
“I organized an open party and tried it a few times, but nothing happened. Hunting the boss monster was a bit difficult, but Eugene hyung should be able to handle it easily.”
“Well. Then let’s try one more time.”
“Yes. It’s not far from here, and a bounty was just put on it. I’ll hit apply right now. Succeded!”
Park Soo-ho stood up from his seat.
“Why don’t you take a little more rest?”
“No. Brother. We have to go fast. If you do not take a photo for authentication within 3 hours and upload it, the application will be automatically canceled and will be returned to the next applicant.”
At Park Soo-ho’s urging, we started running again.
•••
The place where Park Soo-ho led me was part of a hill. Park Soo-ho took a picture with me with his back to the portal into the dungeon and posted it on the app.
“Can I go in now?”
“No. Association approval is required. It’s impossible for me alone, but since I have an older brother who is a C-rank hunter, it will be approved soon.”
“Wow. Relaxing. There was no app like that when I was there.”
“This app came out about four months ago. It’s convenient, but it’s limited to Korea only, and C-grade or higher dungeons don’t even appear on the app. Ah, approved. Now the association will send someone, but we just have to start attacking.”
Because it was a closed type, it was impossible to know what the environment was like in the dungeon and what kind of monsters appeared.
I was a bit nervous and entered the dungeon with Park Soo-ho.
Inside the dungeon was a tropical rain forest.
I felt the temperature and humidity much higher than in summer in Korea. I looked around and frowned. There were stone Towers all over the rainforest. The shape is a bit odd. It looks like three stone Towers are intertwined.
It could never have been made naturally, it must have been made by someone.
“…….”
Park Soo-ho’s reaction was strange. He is staring blankly at the stone Towers. He is very surprised as he already knew about the Tower.
“Nonsense… Why is that….”
“Hey, Park Soo-ho. Wake. What’s wrong all of a sudden?”
“… Eugene hyung.”
“Do you know anything about that stone Tower?”
I didn’t like Park Soo-ho’s expression when he saw me. Although he seemed to be in a state of shock, he also seemed terrifiedhehesitated for a moment, then said.
“… Brother. You know my ability, right?”
“It’s a tattoo world ability. The ability to connect with the other world through tattoos. An ability that grows stronger as the tattoo world develops. Ah, it’s been several months since then, but have you made any progress?”
“… Yes. Tattoo world… , Veroprin city connected to me has developed more than 30% than before. The area I can explore has also expanded… There was that stone Tower.”
“…… Are there stone Towers like that in the world of tattoos?”
It didn’t seem like Park Soo-ho was lying to me.
“You don’t mean that this dungeon is inside your tattoo world, right?”
“…… I don’t know.”
“Then do you know what monsters are here?”
“That stone tower is a symbol of the Hople tribe. If it were just like the tattoo world, there would be hopples. … This is a dungeon, so I can’t be sure.”
“Hoples? Tell me more.”
