Arena, Alien hunting

Silf fires his gun in a row.

Reloading and reloading are too fast for a clear shot, not a sniper.

The flying bullet pierces the building's walls. It was as powerful as I expected.

Chop-chop!

Reload skill triggered when all bullets are depleted. An empty magazine fills itself with bullets.

Then after three more shots, Sylph stops shooting.

I couldn't see the body of the enemy in the back of the building, but I saw Cha Ji-hye send an OK sign towards me.

It means all the enemies were killed.

"Wait, but why isn't the test door showing up? ’

Four corrupt investigators were killed, so it was normal for the test to be completed and the door to the test to appear.

“Summon Lithograph. ”

I decided to check it out myself.

Name: Hyunho Kim

Class: 21

Karma: +14,400

Mission: Kill one or more corrupt investigators. (Achieved)

Time limit: unlimited

You have completed the quiz. To finish the quiz, call the ‘quiz's door’.

Karma rewards cannot be claimed during the exam.

‘I did it!’

Indeed, the four were corrupt examiners.

The condition for clearing an exam involves killing at least one corrupt investigator. Unlimited duration.

This meant that if they wanted, they could kill more corrupt investigators.

‘You can return at any time by calling the test door. I like this, too.'

If it becomes dangerous, I can call the test door and run away.

Most of all, Karma!

Karma gained more than 10,000 after killing four corrupt investigators. You have to clear three or four times before you can get the amount.

‘Let's hunt some more. ’

I felt excited as if I had been hit by a lottery.

A corrupt examiner could be massacred and become incredibly powerful.

‘We have to help Odin and Marie anyway. ’

I've decided to stay in the arena for a while.

Unfortunately, the pirates are beginning to retreat. It was because Odin killed over a hundred people.

‘I want to hunt more. ’

I had hoped that the corrupt examiner would be more involved.

It was then.

Meow!

The silf is wound with its tail and moved to the right.

“You found it?”

Mmmm.

Silf nods.

Through the scope, you can see who really looks like an investigator.

Hair and eyebrows were dyed brown, but skin color was Asian. Next to him was another Asian.

‘Clearly.’

It was a great opportunity for two.

I immediately pulled the trigger.

Shhh!

The bullet splits the wind violently.

But the bullet hit something before it reached the head of a corrupt investigator. You see a transparent figure that seems to be breaking.

Is it magic?

Perhaps it was some kind of defensive magic. The opposing Pokémon appears to have mastered magic with a main skill.

The corrupt examiner who was targeted looked around in surprise.

You don't seem to know where the attack was attempted yet. I couldn't have known without a gun.

One more shot! ’

I reload and pull the trigger again.

The Corrupt Investigator wants to know what he's chanting. Once again, the bullet is blocked by the defensive spell.

I reload faster than before and fire again.

Corrupt testers sweating and chanting again.

But this time I was faster.

The massive 50BMG bullet that was thrown through the building blew the entire skull of a corrupt investigator.

A corpse without a neck is sagging.

The companion next to you hides behind a large tree, wondering if he just realized it was a shooting.

Just a tree? ’

I pull the trigger, aiming at the tree with a silk thread.

Shhh!

The bullet pierces the tree, striking the fallen examiner in the back.

However, it doesn't feel like the whole neck is blown off because of the power being counteracted by penetrating the tree.

Corrupt Investigators stop the blood spilling from their throats and pull healing potions out of their pockets with trembling hands.

"No. ’

I fired one more shot.

When the healing potion tried to put a bullet in your neck, the 50BMG blew your whole head off without a trace.

The healing potion spills over the head.

Sixth!

I felt joy.

I recalled the Lithograph again to check on Karma.

Name: Hyunho Kim

Class: 21

Karma: +17,900

Mission: Kill one or more corrupt investigators. (Achieved)

Time limit: unlimited

You have completed the quiz. To finish the quiz, call the ‘quiz's door’.

Karma rewards cannot be claimed during the exam.

“Hahaha!”

I laughed. You're scratching Karma with a rake.

The fight is over as the pirates begin to flee on ships.

‘Too bad.’

You defeated 6 people on the test of killing more than one person, which was an overachievement! You gained 20,000 Karma in one day in bulk.

Nevertheless, I felt sorry for the endless greed of people.

Odin has contacted us from the transponder.

What happened to Kim Hyun-ho?

“I've killed six people. ”

Six?

Odin is surprised.

“Yes, thanks to Mr. Odin. ”

What, Cha Ji-hye? That was a good plan. Congratulations, by the way.You must have gotten a lot of karma, too, huh?

“Yes, I also completed the test. ”

I added that I would not return home until everyone had completed the exam.

But I understand that pirates and corrupt investigators have collected.What are you going to do now? Shouldn't we be tracking down a Black Wizard named John Ormento?

I thought about it for a moment and replied.

“No. I'll stay here for a while. ”

Why is that?

“Imagine if the corrupt examiners and pirates conspired with the Black Wizards. What do the Black Wizards want? ”

…… corpse?

“Yes, and even though the pirates were defeated, there were many bodies in this fight. ”

It means the Black Wizards will show up to steal the bodies.

“Yes. In the arena, you said that cremation is a universal burial technique, right? ”

Yes, I am.

“Well, wouldn't it be possible to say you were cremated and take the body away? ”

I see. But the funerals of victims of these disasters are usually organized by local rulers.

The Arman Empire said that there are no lords and that the officers appointed by the Sultan ruled the province for a period of time.

“You said the nobles were looking after the pirates. ”

Ah! Right. By the way, this raid is also strangely less resistant to the regular army.

“Maybe if you dig in the area, you'll find the Black Wizard, even if it's not John Ormento. ”

Good. Then let's stay here and see how we can deal with the bodies of the victims.

“Yes.”

After hanging up the phone, I head to the port where the rest of the group are.

* * *

“Oh! You're the famous Earl of Wolfenburg! ”

The thin bald old man gives Odin a big rumble.

He looked suspicious, like a bishop, walking around in all kinds of colorful clothes and shiny accessories because he was small and skinny.

“We're late for a greeting due to lack of status. I'm Syl Asshel, executive officer here in Port Depot, and I've been here for five years. ”

“Why are you so defensive? And where did the Regular Army go so that the harbor was attacked by pirates under false pretenses? ”

Odin asks, absurdly.

Praetor Asshel sighs as if he's grieving.

“Ego, those vile creatures attacked us while we were leaving to subdue the monsters nearby. What? ”

“… Is that so? You're out of luck. ”

“I see. ”

An Asshel Practitioner with a lazy look on his face.

But we were able to guess he was in league with the pirates. I'm too bad at acting.

“Come on, don't do this. I'll take you to the palace with me. ”

Odin shakes his head.

“Don't worry, we'll just be gone for a while. ”

“Oh my, you're the savior who saved our harbor for a moment. Should I be neglected?" ”

“No, it's not a good relationship between the two of you. You must be going through a lot. Good work. ”

“Gosh, if you insist. This is it... I'm sorry... ”

So we said good-bye to Admiral Asshel and went back to the inn we had captured.

It had been less than half a day since the chaos, but the will of the innkeeper who had already started the business was great.

Fortunately, the groceries were not looted, so they were able to eat.

Odin said during dinner.

“You're in league with pirates. ”

“Yeah, I've been pretending. Unfortunately, we were unable to defend the harbor while leaving the monster subjugation. ”

I confronted him.

Outside, they were collecting the bodies on the orders of the late Constable Asssel.

It was sad to see the soldiers who had to fight pirates picking up the bodies later.

Right now, I've ordered Silk to collect the bodies and monitor where they're being transported.

However, Cha Ji-hye came up with an idea.

“Wouldn't you rather use the same method you used to discriminate against corrupt investigators? ”

“How?”

“I'm looking for someone who mentions‘ undead ’and‘ zombies. 'because in the meantime, the only person to mention that word is the Black Wizard. ”

I stared at Cha Ji-hye dazed.

“Something wrong? ”

“No, you're too smart. ”

“Thank you."

It was wise to just take compliments without humility.

It seemed like a really useful colleague to come up with such a good idea.

I gave instructions to Sylph, as she agreed.

In less than 10 minutes, Silf returned and pointed west.

“Did you find it already? ”

Meow.

Silf nods.

“Can you tell me about them? ”

Mmmm.

As Silf exerts his power, a single breeze hits my ear.

Suddenly, it began to sound like the conversation of young men was right next to me.

Hurry up and collect the soul fragments. If we don't collect enough, the teacher will make us undead.

Dammit, if I'd done well in the Brown Mountains back then, I'd have collected a lot of soul fragments.

It's them!

I handed the smartphone and touch pen to Silf.

“Can you take a picture of them? ”

Mmmm.

Silf swung away with his smartphone and touch pen.

“The brown mountains must be the Black Wizards. ”

Odin grips his fist as he hears the conversation together.

“Should I go and kill him? ”

Marie opens her big, blue eyes and asks. I can't believe you're yelling so harshly with this pretty face.

I shook my head.

“They're not that big of a talker. ”

Marie's test is to ‘kill high-ranking Necromancers with 5 or more circles’.

When I listened to the conversation, I could easily tell that they were scraps.

‘It must be the great master they say he is. ’

Moreover, the word 'fragment of the soul’ had a heart.

It seemed to me that their purpose was not to make undead bodies, but fragments of souls.