The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 168

Episode 168. Scenario Gate (2)

A little later.

I led the survivors I met in the dungeon and headed towards the hill the fairy had told me about.

In this process, we completed the minimum greetings between the attackers.

Before leaving the festival grounds, I also asked the fairies there for further advice on my exploration.

-Do you know where the other hunters who came a few days ago went?

The fairies of the square answered the question of whether they knew the whereabouts of the treasure hunter team like this.

-Just as you said, there were other guests here.

-that’s right.

-They also went to the house on the hill we told you about! I don’t know what happens next.

So, both clearing dungeons and rescuing the missing advance party all require meeting that entity called ‘Appa’…

While I was gathering my thoughts, I heard the group talking behind me.

“By the way, I’m glad Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo came. Even if he came by mistake, he’s still an S-rank.”

“Isn’t that so?”

“Can’t things work out somehow now?”

They seem greatly relieved that I just showed up.

Seon Woo-yeon, who knows the truth about the EX-class gate, has a dark expression on his face the whole time he walks.

This type of gate usually doesn’t have a high level of difficulty, and she has even witnessed a phenomenon where the magic power of a fairy increases to an immeasurable level when she reveals her true form.

‘If we assume the worst from their perspective, there may be a section where they demand sacrifices like in [The White Labyrinth].’

I kept silent and took the lead.

Even in the midst of all this, the sound of people talking continued to echo behind me.

“But now that I think about it, how on earth are the fairies living here able to communicate?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“An intelligent life form at the Gate… … .”

“What is its identity?”

By the way, the person speaking now is an analyst from the association with emotional skills.

I overheard this conversation and laughed out loud. In fact, it’s hard to see those fairies as having any intelligence.

‘It doesn’t think for itself and speak. It’s just a machine that recites preset reactions.’

But he didn’t bother to tell the Earthlings that secret.

Anyway, this information has nothing to do with the strategy, and even if it helps in escaping…

Looking at it closely, it seems like this is the first time that a scenario gate has appeared on Earth.

If you know too much about an unprecedented phenomenon, it will naturally be seen as suspicious.

‘Let’s be careful.’

Today, I had to remain silent, if only to avoid being discovered as an alien.

I looked around, thinking that way. Then, the big tree that the fairies in the square had mentioned came into view.

To be exact, it was a small plant that could only reach a person’s shin at most.

‘This is big enough for a fairy.’

I bent down and checked the cabin hidden in the shade of the trees.

Beyond the cabin window, a small shadow is seen moving around busily.

So what should we do now? Should we call the landlord first?

-Knock knock knock.

“omg!”

I knocked lightly on the cabin door.

The survivors who were badly beaten by the fairies were surprised at my actions, but fortunately, nothing happened that they would have worried about.

Squeak.

Soon the owner of the cabin greeted us gently through the slightly open door.

“Who, who are you… … ?”

Timid speech. Calm impression.

The newly appeared fairy had an oddly unsettling appearance, but the culprit was immediately apparent.

‘Oh, I don’t have wings.’

The identity of the Apa that the creatures in the square spoke of was a wingless fairy.

“Are you by any chance the guests who came to the kingdom?”

But the flight function is fine.

p*rn.

Then the fairy flew out of the door and up to about my shoulder height, and I followed it with my eyes and said,

“Right. But if it’s okay, could you tell me where the guests who came before us are now?”

Annoyingly, the association staff standing behind me have a duty to search for dungeon castaways.

I asked about the whereabouts of the treasure hunter team that went ahead on behalf of Seonwooyeon.

“Guest? What kind of guest? I don’t know.”

Oh my.

The answer I got back was different from what I expected.

“The guys in the square definitely said that those people went here.”

“Huh? No. You are my first customers. I don’t understand who you are talking about.”

The wingless fairy shook her round head from side to side and said that she had never seen a human being.

‘Are you lying?’

At first I thought it was a case of perjury, but surprisingly the odds of that happening are extremely low.

For some reason, the Kisimche are people who don’t quite understand the concept of ‘deception’.

Rather, they are more honest than us.

In reality, most of the rules presented in the dungeon are true, even if there are some discrepancies.

‘Is this a design flaw?’

I thought of a few more possibilities.

Honestly, no matter what, there was no way to find out the location of the advance party right away. Since they weren’t even being tracked by Seonwooyeon, they might have already been eaten by the fairies.

So now it’s better to use your time more efficiently.

“Then do you know how to get out of here?”

I soon got down to the hard part, without any hint of a missive.

“How do I get out?”

Fortunately, there was no problem with communication. The fairy recognized the topic I brought up and continued the conversation without a hitch.

“If you’re on your way out of the kingdom… … there’s a place I can point you to. I can’t just tell you.”

“then?”

“If you grant me just one wish, I will show you the way.”

I moved my facial muscles a little at the fairy’s suggestion. I mean, I frowned.

“Wish? What wish?”

“I can’t tell you until you promise to listen.”

“No, but I still need to know what it’s about… … .”

“I can’t tell you until you promise to listen.”

But I didn’t know that this artificial creature would have such settings.

I feel uneasy because I have to accept an offer without even knowing what kind of request it will be.

“hmm.”

But there is no other way.

This side was in a position where they had to clear the dungeon quickly and get out. And there was nothing else to try besides listening to the wingless fairy.

“What should we do?”

After a brief discussion, we decided to grant the fairy’s wish. It was unanimous.

“Really? Are you really going to listen to me? Is that a promise?”

But what the fairy wanted was… … .

“Well, then. Can you play with me for exactly 10 minutes?”

I never thought it would be something like this.

We were momentarily dumbfounded by the fairy’s words, while the round creature flew around us and chattered.

It was a happy gesture.

“I don’t have any friends! I’ve always been alone. So I wish you would play tag with me.”

“Tag?”

“It’s my wish to try that!”

If you only listen to this far, it seems like a pretty bland request, but… … .

The problem is that this race of fairies has a history of killing hunters through balloon play.

“The rules of tag are that one person becomes the tagger and goes around catching his friends. If the tagger catches someone, that person becomes the next tagger!”

“Is it easy?”

“And then, after 10 minutes of tagging, the last person to be tagger gets a ‘punishment’ and it’s over.”

“I take back what I just said.”

As expected, the wingless fairy ended up making the declaration we feared the most.

“Eek, penalty!”

Most of you in this room have experienced what a ‘fairy punishment’ is.

‘They say they kill losers by tearing off their heads.’

So, isn’t this, in other words, 10 minutes’ worth of torture where you have to throw a deadly bomb at each other?

I felt a moment of wonder.

This food box is clearly a trap set by a strange-tasting creature, so it should be indifferent to human death and suffering.

‘You’re saying that you’ve included a process where death is a must on the path to clearing the dungeon?’

When my expectations turned out to be wrong, I took on a nervous posture that was a stark contrast to when I confidently said that I would grant her wish.

But now I can’t break my promise.

“10 minutes from now!”

Soon after, the dungeon’s inhabitants announced the progress of their wishes.

Twinkle!

Suddenly, a bright light burst from the right side of my vision. I turned my head to check and saw that a change had occurred in one of the survivors.

A man in his 30s with a beautifully designed ring of light around his shoulder.

“By the way, this is a sign that you are a thief. If it touches your friend’s body, it will be transferred to you.”

Well, that’s pretty much what they say.

The fairy, whose eyes shine as bright as expensive topaz, opens her mouth and laughs heartily.

What came back was a very sharp voice.

“What, what! What is this! Why am I being a drunkard?”

“The first one is just random.”

“f*ck! No, but why are you doing something like that on your own… …!”

“It doesn’t matter anyway since the last drinker is important, right?”

The raider, who suddenly finds himself in great danger, forgets even that he was afraid of the fairies and starts swearing.

Well, that ring of light is basically a death row inmate’s brand. Who would dare be happy about it?

Slowly and steadily.

The other party members, who had figured out the situation, began to cautiously distance themselves from the drunkard.

Just a moment ago, we were relying on each other to join forces and attack the gate… … .

“Crrrrrrr!”

The wingless fairy made a sound that was either mocking or something else as she watched us disperse.

The loud, almost tearing laughter was the same as that of the fairies in the square.

“This, this f*cking monster… … .”

But at that time.

The hunter chosen as the thief spreads magical power through his blood vessels.

The fairy had clearly asked to play tag ‘with herself’, which meant the creature was also subject to the same rules.

‘That’s right. If you think about it, there’s no need for us to fight among ourselves!’

bang!

The person who selected the Sulae is none other than a C-class employee of the association.

C-class. In some ways, it’s possible to instantly die from [Hydra’s] venom, but in fact, compared to ordinary people, it’s close to being superhuman.

The C-class hunter took action when the fairy was flying low.

He rolled his feet and used this momentum to close the distance and reach out to his opponent’s torso.

It was literally a split second.

The analysts present probably didn’t even notice the action, and even I missed most of the movement because I blinked.

“100 million!”

Twinkle.

At that moment, when I thought there was a faint light, I came to my senses and saw that the fairy was floating in the distant sky.

“Wh, what… … .”

“Wow! This is fun! This is fun!”

The hunter who missed the fairy was confused and didn’t know what was going on, but I gave up one hope in my heart because of that scene.

‘What the bloody hell, why on earth did they put [Blink] magic in the fairy… …!’

What the fairy had just done was a short-range teleportation, and if the opponent was using that technique, there was no chance for a half-wit wizard like us to win.

‘You can’t catch that. Not only us, but even Jeong Ha-seong would have a hard time with his bare body!’

I’m going crazy.

C-class, who had no way of knowing the truth, continued to struggle to catch the fairy. No matter how many times he tried, the result was the same.

p*rn.

The fairy never accepted the title of tagger, with a bright smile. The loser of this game was bound to be among the humans.

‘The gate is really set up like a beggar.’

Anyway… … .

These real spirits, if they regain their strength, I should really wipe them out in this life… … .

I pretended not to notice the chaos that had developed and gazed at the ceiling of this otherworld for a moment.

It was a habitual escape from reality.