Arena, Alien hunting

20 Degrees in Darkness (2)

“Do you remember when you almost fought Park Go-chan and Kang Cheon-seong on your first day? ”

“How could I forget? ”

“Do you remember what the strongest star said at that time? ”

“Oh, those eyes……. ”

I nod, smiling.

“Yes, that. Anybody can do it, both men and women, but if anyone can do it, I said no. ”

“Yes.”

“You'll have to do it eventually. You can't always be protected. ”

“ ……. ”

“I know you're scared. I was so scared. And you still are. But you have to push a little bit harder to cross that line. Once more, you'll be better than anyone else. Hye Soo is a capable person. ”

I woke up from my seat. I couldn't wait any longer.

“I'll be going.”

“Ah…! ”

Lee Hye-soo jumped up and tried to say something, but I took a big step. I left the canyon.

As I came out of the canyon and into the woods, I summoned Sylph and armed with a full-length magic rifle and a magazine revolution.

“From now on, block all the sounds I make. ”

Mmmm.

I took a step.

Surprisingly, there is no chatter on the grass.

‘Good.'

At this rate, only nine surveillance can be avoided.

“Take me to the chief. Avoid those who are awake as much as possible. ”

Mmmm.

Silf said he knew, and sat on my shoulder and pointed toward his front foot. I started walking in the direction a cute guide pointed me in.

You recall the Lithograph and check the remaining time of the Silf summon in real time.

It was consuming twice as much time as it was blocking the sound. The louder I make a sound, the more power it takes to block the sound.

When I walk as quietly as possible, I have about an hour. That's why he told me to run away if I didn't come back after an hour.

‘If it wasn't for me, everyone would be miserable. I don't need to see it. ’

I'd rather start a fire than have food. When I thought that even Park Go-chan would miss me, I suddenly smiled.

And Lee Hye-soo...

‘Hyunho is the only one who protected me. ’

I'm glad that I seem like a righteous and brave man to a woman.

Of course, she needed my help to survive.

But still, I don't think she used me for that calculation. If she was such a calculating woman, wouldn't she have tailed me on the spot?

If you don't, Lee Hye-soo is a good woman who has lived in a good house without envy.

In fact, I liked Lee Hye-soo at first glance, even though I didn't decorate her at all. So Park Go-chan was even more agitated. I didn't take care of her like that.

I was overwhelmed with the thought that Park Go-chan might commit sexual harassment on his own if I disappeared.

Do you think I'm going to make a heroic sacrifice? I'll make it back alive. ’

If you succeed in this, you will have the greatest contribution to completing the second test, earning high karma. It's also more appealing to Lee Hye-soo.

Such a monopoly motivation is driving me.

Of course the most important thing is my life.

I moved carefully.

Soon after entering the forest, I saw the Red Apes. It seemed to have fallen apart in droves.

You slip past them without being spotted on the Silk Road.

I feel trembling as I try to pass right next to the sleeping ones. I felt like my heart was getting chewy. You take one wrong step and you're done.

Then Silf patted me on the shoulder.

What's going on? ’

As I looked, Silf pointed to the left. A red eaf, awake on the left, prowls around.

I immediately lowered myself and moved carefully. You hide behind the bush and keep moving.

Silf wrote a number on my shoulder with his front foot.

Fifty.

It meant we were 50 meters from the leader of the Red Apes.

40, 30, 20…….

The distance is getting narrower.

At 15 meters, I took out the lead pellets and put them in the barrel. It's best to slit their throats quietly with a silk, but they're loaded just in case.

And nine meters.

I hid behind a thick tree and watched the situation ahead.

Is that him?

Red Ape's boss was a big guy. The height was similar to steep, and the muscles were great. I thought three times the weight of the other guys would be enough.

Are you a mutant?

I was supposed to be the leader from the time I was born. Since I was born, I have strong leadership over the group.

All that's left now is to kill.

He is born strong, so he sleeps with a very large (). Sleeping is a luxury. I'll let you sleep forever.

But if there is a stumbling block, there are two red apes awake next to it.

Boss, two watchers.

You must kill three of them in one fell swoop.

“Sylph, can you cut those three heads off at the same time? ”

Silf nods.

“Good. Cut it down. ”

Mmmm.

Silf swarms like the wind.

Heave! Heave! Qajik!

A fountain of blood bursts from the three necks.

Got it!

I rejoiced with a fierce fist. If we go out quietly like we came now....

“Glug!”

“Huh?"

I was surprised.

The Red Ape leader woke up with a boiling sound from his bloody neck. Wasn't he dead?

The leader grabs the neck of the bleeding with one hand and raises himself up. His balls twist and shake dangerously.

“Silf, kill him! ”

I gave the order to Sylph.

But it was then.

“Kieeek!! ”

A leader who shouts loudly. At the same time, 'Fugue!’ and the blood burst from my neck. Then he fell backwards and died.

However, the final shout had already awakened all the Red Apes.

“Kieeek!”

“Queek?”

“Yuck!”

The fluttering voice of Red Ape everywhere.

"Oh, shit! ’

You cut their throats and screamed for blood and woke them all up! What the hell is he doing here?

Now I'm in the middle of hundreds of Red Apes waking up from my sleep.

“Summon Slate, Confirm Skill! ”

Aesthetic (Main Skill): Summoning Light Wind Spirit Silf.

* Beginner Level 1: Able to summon 2 hours. (31 minutes remaining) You can summon it again after 10 hours when the summon time expires.

Only 31 minutes left to summon.

What do we do now? ’

My heart thumped in terror. In the midst of the crisis, I desperately squeezed my head. Measures, Measures, Measures!

Where the fuck is it? You have to stand up first! ’

I started running. I run silently, still not making a sound with the power of the seals.

They're still up and about, and we don't know what's going on. With the chief dead, there will be no one to command.

So it was best to run at full speed through this gap.

“Kieeek!”

One of them came across me.

‘What the fuck are you looking at? ’

I smashed it with a loaded magic rifle.

Phew!

You hear a murmur of blunt gunfire, struck by lead pellets, and no gunfire, thanks to the silk's ability.

As I ran, I took out another foot and loaded it.

“Get out of the way!"

* * *

Lee Hye-soo is frightened as the roar of Red Ape's cry echoes through the forest.

Oh, my God!

It looks like Red Ape is awake all at once. If Kim Hyunho hadn't been spotted, there wouldn't have been a commotion.

... Kim Hyun-ho probably won't come back alive.

Lee Hye-soo, who didn't know what to do, suddenly remembered what Kim Hyun-ho said.

“Summon Lithograph. ”

When I summoned the Lithograph and checked the time, it was almost an hour ago. She enters the cave and wakes up the rest of the party.

“What's going on? ”

“Well, that's ……. ”

Lee Hye-soo stuttered because she didn't know what to say to Joon-ho's question.

“Tongue, Hyunho told me to run away immediately. ”

“Yes?”

“What are you talking about? ”

When Park Go-chan asked again, Lee Hye-soo said in a crying voice.

“I think Hyunho is dead. ”

To the group in awe, she barely explains herself.

“I don't know what the fuck he was talking about. He went in there and died. Man, I never liked that guy from the start. ”

“That's not the time to talk about it. Shouldn't we get out of here first? ”

Park Go-chan replied.

“It's more dangerous to crawl outside when you're in such a commotion. ”

“But Hyun-ho... ”

“Fuck, fuck. One more answer? ”

Park Go-chan couldn't resist refuting his claims, and Joon-Ho kept his mouth shut.

The group struggles to make decisions. When Kim Hyun-ho, who was actually leading them, disappeared, there was already a problem.

“Let's go.”

What I said quietly was the silent nature.

“If you don't come in an hour later, run away. Then we should run.”

Kang Cheongseong thought it best to follow Kim Hyun-ho's instructions. It was Kim Hyun-ho's judgment that led them so far.

Park Go-chan couldn't make a sound and followed his intentions. So they left the canyon.

“Where are we going? ”

Joon-ho asked.

Everyone became mute after eating honey.

Thinking about it, it was always Kim Hyun-ho who set the course. Which way should I go to live? The person in front should make that choice every moment.

It was only they who realized how big the difference was between walking ahead and following behind.

“Miss, which way did Kim Hyun-ho go? ”

When Park Go-chan asked, Lee Hye-soo pointed to the right.

“Then we go the other way! ”

Park Go-chan took a step to the left. The other three had no idea, so they had no choice but to follow after him.

Walking behind him, Lee Hye-soo felt ominous.

Bakgochan decides where to go, and the group starts following him. Park Go-chan, who was oppressed by Hyun-ho Kim, began to express his leading desire again.

The imperative to control him was not at all willing to assert himself. I didn't seem to want to care about others.

And Joon-Ho Lee was weak in strength and mind.

‘Hyunho, please come back alive. Please don't die. "

Lee Hye-soo begged me again and again.

* * *

Whether the Red Apes were focused on the death of their leader, they did not follow me.

You barely make it out of here alive, but you can't make it to the canyon with the group. It was because I didn't want the group to be spotted.

“Sylph, they're not coming after you anymore, are they? ”

Meow.

Silf replies, waving his tail around on my shoulder. You have less than five minutes to summon the Silf. It was a good thing we escaped in there.

“That's it…. ”

I sighed in relief and looked up at the sky.

The night sky is still dark. However, a ray of sunlight pierced my back, calling for morning.

“That's it! I did it, Khahaha! ”

I cheered with a fiery grip of two fists.

I couldn't believe it even when I thought to myself. A crowd of hundreds snuck in alone, assassinated their leader, and escaped.

I did it!

Kim Hyun-ho, who's thirty!