Regress and Eat

“How long are you going to follow me? ”

When Dell Parker, a Class A Hunter, noticed my tail and spoke to him, it was less than three minutes after he had followed him.

I followed you around without hiding, so it's natural to notice.

I silently activated the artifact and sealed off the surroundings. He looks at my face and tilts his head.

“Strange. I haven't had any grudges lately. ”

He knew he was being followed, but he deliberately led me to this hideous alleyway.

An expression of confidence that you do not lose by fighting 1: 1.

“I have no grudge. ”

It's true. I've never been involved in anything before with a hunter named Del Parker.

“It's just that you were the right one. I understand in advance. ”

Grrr!

He swung his sword from his back without a word and charged towards me.

Grab it, grab it!

He dazzled the two swords. Cut, stab, cross, draw from the bottom up, swing across, leave the time gap. Along the blade, the blue Mana's vision draws a web as dense as spider silk.

But no attack has hurt me. I pulled out a longsword and stopped all attempts.

His face is getting restless.

Shhh!

He takes a step back and dodges the sword he wields. You step forward again, riding a tremendous bounce across the ground, striking back. The sword tears the air and makes a sharp sound. This is not an attack that was launched to kill, but an attack that was launched to stop it. He crossed two swords to defend against my expectations.

Chang!

You have loaded quite a lot of Mana for this attack. Your hands will freeze.

As expected, Dell Parker suddenly seemed perplexed by his heaviness. The blade thumps and trembles as you block it.

“· · · · · · Why would a hunter go to all this trouble to commit assassination? ”

You see yourself distracted and mistaken me for a high-A or S-rank hunter. Too high-end for a hit-and-run. If you want to get rid of one Hunter, you'd rather have a means of poison or radiation.

“It's not an assassination. ”

I spoke beyond the raging blade of Mana.

“I'm not gonna kill you. ”

While my arms were tied, he didn't notice a small change in my wrists.

“You just need to get up after a few days of sleep. Then it'll all be over. ”

The moment his eyes became suspicious.

Shhh!

Aaaaaaah!

Five snakes that had previously given you the 'Hidden’ skill with the Yponia Crystal suddenly appeared from the air!

“What the hell!”

He tries to react late, but the snakes coming out of my wrists rush towards him from everywhere. I tried to avoid it, but there was nowhere to run.

Kwajic!

Mana's teeth pierce Parker's barrier and are embedded in his flesh.

That was enough.

“This · · · · This · · · ·! ”

The effect was much faster than it was against Park Chang-hee.

Fluffy!

Dell Parker crashes on the floor.

Park Chang-hee is a class A hunter, but it's not because he's much better.

I haven't returned to the bracelet yet. ’I looked at the five snakes staring at me.

“You · · · poison teeth are getting stronger every day? ”

“Shhh! Shhh! ”

It flies its tongue like it feels good. Five colorful pairs of eyes stared at me.

But that was also a moment.

“Shhh! Shhh · ·? ”

They look around. And I was terribly embarrassed to find out that there were no other humans or monsters around besides Del Parker on the floor. I can't believe this is happening. I'm scouring all over the place.

“Shhh!”

Eventually, they find nothing, and they put five heads together and stare at Parker's body. Then he looked at me and Parker alternately.

“Shhh! Shhh! ”

When the five began to giggle together, the reaction seemed to be as if they were protesting, "Who put one of these on whose nose?"

“Hey, hey! That's not rice! ”

“· · · · · · · Shhh. ”

“Hold on this time. Next time, I'll give it to you. And snakes, get that out of there. · · · · · · No snake4 Not you, asshole! ”

Again, serpent 4 misunderstood his name. He threw up half the box of items that had been swallowed before, then listened to the conversation and then swallowed it again. Then I crawled down the alley like nothing had happened. You can't even look me in the eye.

Meanwhile, the snakes spit out enormous objects on their orders. Seeing that it's so big and so long, it took time.

‘[Pesoto's Coffin]. ’

It really was an artifact that looked like a coffin that protected the body.

If the difference is that the outer material is white metal, and the upper part of the lid is padded with holes that do not open.

Now, it's time to do the most cumbersome thing.

I watched Dell Parker fall to the ground. You should take a little body sample from his body.

Once he took off his beanie hat to get his hair · · ·

“What's with the short hair? ”

Some Americans insisted on having their hair cut off. Activates a skill without worrying.

“[Facilitate Trial]! ”

A luscious blonde grows on his monk-like scalp. My curly hair fills the alley floor. Rapunzel, here we go.

You grab the middle of the headband and slash it with a knife. He still has long hair, so Del Parker became like the rock band vocalist I had when I was a kid.

Next, I cut off a little nail and skin, pulled out a tooth, took out a syringe, pulled out some blood, and then detoxified.

So you put everything you got out of Dell Parker's body into the hole above the tube's head and poured in a special solution.

Boom, boom, boom!

After seeing everything melt, I took off my clothes, went into the tube and covered the lid.

That's how time goes.

After a few minutes of struggle with the frenzied tingling and tingling, I opened the tube lid again.

“Yuck!”

Spit out protein mucus full of mouth. Likewise, my body was covered with a sticky mucosa, so I pulled it out with my hands and came out of the tube. Magically cleanse your body and look in the mirror.

My body had turned into a perfect Dell Parker.

As soon as the handset is removed from Dell Parker's wrist, an electronic tone sounds.

“User Recognition Complete! ”

In less than a second to the wrist, I recognized all the scannable information, such as the venous distribution and erythema, and the appearance of bones, and I was instantly unlocked by his handset, which he considered to be the real Del Parker.

“Let's see, emails are · · ·. ”

Del Parker found an e-mail from Hunter Agency shortly.

Most Korean hunters join the guild, but the higher the ranks in the United States, the more freelancers, and small teams that are free to join and leave.

There is always a dungeon waiting for hunters in the United States of America where the land is large and the dungeons are sparse, even if there are no quantities from the guild like Korea. In the United States, when a new dungeon is discovered, it is primarily handed over to the Hunter Agency in the country first, and the agency gathers the appropriate Hunters and forms an expedition. Hunters can choose which dungeon they want to go to from a number of agencies.

I replied to an email from the agency a few days later about exploring the dungeon of Chicago. Contains a bracelet of items to import into the dungeon.

I came as soon as I got a reply in less than 10 minutes. Of course, the contents are 'OK.’ We're running out of time.

I stuffed him in a coffin to take Del Parker to the hotel room.

Come on, just sleep for a few days.

*

“Yes, I'm here at the gate near the Dusable Bridge. Expedition will enter the gate in approximately 30 minutes. As usual, Chicago's citizens enjoy leisure time, and the relaxing cruise liner must navigate along the river, where access is tightly restricted except to expeditionaries and government personnel. As you already know, this dungeon has been identified as grade A · · · · ·. ”

I saw reporters making noise over the police line.

“Yes, Del Parker. We will verify your identity and check your belongings. ”

Of course, I was fine.

Fifteen people entered this dungeon. However, there are three vacancies as the departure time approaches.

The agency seems to be in a hurry to keep calling.

The hunters who arrived first had no choice but to wait for three late hunters even when they were ready.

“Here I am!”

You hear a loud noise. The noise of many people moving all at once.

Reporters pop the elongated flash.

“It's McKidd! Kevin McKidd! ”

A large group of people was approaching across the police line.

There are three Hunters, and all the rest are civilians.

They were all hired by one central hunter. Black jewelry with a white shirt and leather trousers that looks over two metres tall.

"Kevin McKid. ’

Officially, there is not a single SS-rank hunter in Korea in this period.

“Wow, here comes the Superstar. ”

Hunter, who was waiting with you, makes fun of you.

“Are you out of your mind? Dressing like that, knowing you're all waiting? ”

If you are a member of the expedition, you should come in battle clothes. McKid's here late, so he seems relaxed, ready to change his clothes.

I said with a bloody smile.

“But now that we're all here, we'll be on our way. ”

But that didn't happen.

There seems to be a serious discussion going on with McKidd's group and the agency. You also hear McKid's middle-aged shout.

I focus my mind and listen.

“No, I mean · · · Out of 15 people, more than Class S is just me and the two I brought? All the other 12 are A ranks? Why the sudden change? ”

“McKid, honey. I need some face time. Due to sudden absences today. And that's how much I care about attacking Grade A dungeons. ”

“No, that would slow the attack. The attack! Didn't your secretary tell you I'm going to the Nice Vacation home next week? If the attack is delayed, the schedule is screwed! I've got 12 A ranks to catch up on, can you finish them on time? ”

In saying that, McKid came in advance and sent an irritating glance at us who were waiting.

The sound of all the words coming and going like a hunter grows louder and louder.

“I'm so unlucky to hear that. ”

There's a lot of grumbling coming from everywhere.

But there was no direct answer to McKid.

If a Class A Hunter says something like that to a Class B or C Hunter, his life could be in danger in the dungeon. I'm a colleague who protects each other in the battlefield after something happens, and I pretend to be one before I go in.

But a Hunter of the SS-rank is different. There is a large wall between rank A and rank S and there is a larger wall between rank S and rank S.

Now McKid's doing it because he knows he has to be that arrogant.

“You have to understand! ”

The middle-aged agency seemed to have barely persuaded McKid. However, the problem continued.

“Oh, fuck! Why don't you just wait and come in? ”

One of the hunters spits.

The person who was listening continued to answer his question.

“McKid's not picking up his luggage this time. ”

“Son of a bitch! ”

The original dungeon expedition has no porters. Gates have entry restrictions at all times, and the scope considered to be 'one’ includes one person and his/her possessions as there are volume and weight restrictions. All Hunters must enter the gate with similar distributed common cargo close to their bodies.

If a dungeon needs a lot of luggage, carrying a bag is the same for SSS rank and F rank.

McKid was rejecting it right now.

“No, Lloyd! Come here. What the hell did you do to review the contract? ”

The man who appeared to be his personal lawyer came beside him and explained his situation.

“Due to the dungeon interior environment, we inevitably need a lot of luggage. · · ”

“Oh, shit. None of this works! ”

Apparently, McKid blamed himself for everything else, but he unwillingly changed his clothes and put on his combat backpack.

The expedition commander stands in front of the hunters, as if by reason.

“Replace briefing with dictionary materials. Go.”

There were no apologies or regrets about what everyone had to wait for because of themselves.

Hunters toss themselves into the gate in an orderly fashion.

*

“That's creepy.”

Immediately after entering the dungeon, a hunter mutters.

It was a dark and warm environment, like a cloudy day. The expedition walks through the forest where there is no sign of life.

After an hour following the map made through the dictionary, it finally came out.

“Oh, is there a boss monster in there? ”

A bizarre form of giants unlike any other architecture on Earth.

A black wall of unknown material was covered with lumps of dough mixed with the interior and soil. More than 80% of the sexual outer surface was encroached by it.

“Those clods attack when people get close, right? ”

The reason each Hunter's bag was weighed down was to get rid of it.

“Start Assembling! ”

According to McKid's instructions, everyone took metal parts and small missiles out of their backpacks. A missile equipped with a warhead similar to a Mana Core bomb.

Fifteen projectiles are assembled in a blaze. Even as the hunters move, McKid sits still and watches us.

“It's one of the terms of the contract. He said he wouldn't do any work. ”

Indeed, he was a snotty superstar.

After a while, everything was ready. Fifteen simple launchers have targeted the giant in front of them.

“Fall back, everyone. ”

As the Hunters retreat, McKid manipulates the handset.

“Fire.”

Whoo-hoo!

Fifteen missiles fly with flames on their tails. Flying along a smooth trajectory, hitting the weird mass surface that covers the castle!

Boom!

Profit!

Boom, boom, boom!

Ripping ears off.

There is a white flash in the distance, and a blue flame covers the spot where the explosion took place. The earth shook and I had to regain my elongated position.

After a while, the shaking stopped and the dust and smoke that had covered the castle disappeared completely.

I could see the castle.

“Wow.”

The expedition gives way. In the middle of the explosion, the Black Wall had no signs of collapse or breakage.

On the other hand, the masses that covered the outer surface and writhed disappeared considerably.

If it was around 80% before attacking, now the coverage is around 20%.

McKid mutters.

“That means you have to hit the rest with your hands to get in. That's a nuisance. Here we go! ”

Following his instructions, the expedition begins to move again.

I look at McKid in the back and I think,

‘In my past life, the sword belonged to McKid. ’

It was only half a year before he could swing the sword in his hand. I lived just that long after I got the sword.

Kevin McKid's end was never beautiful. With his sword firmly in his right hand, he sliced off the limbs with his own hands, leaving 386 pieces behind and died.

His body was found shocking enough to make even skilled rescuers retire in a mental shock.

In addition, the autopsy revealed that Kevin McKid would have been alive and breathing for about a day after the first time he put a blade in his body. It is unclear whether he was completely distracted by the sword and could feel pain.

‘Once he has the sword in his hand, the only way to change owners is to kill him and get rid of him. ’

In short, I must seize the sword before McKid has it.

Rather than battling an SS rank Hunter and killing him, you'll have less difficulty.

Six months later, McKid can wait to die and recover, but if he goes the same way as his previous life, he has to outrun the federal government that detained him, which is not so bad. It's best to take it away from here.

I silently followed McKid as I organized the plan in my head.

End