The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 225

Episode 225. The Thorn Forest (3)

Clap clap clap!

Someone emerged from inside, stepping on the broken glass, and suddenly raised both hands and clapped.

-!!

Then, the flying monster recognizes the enemy and extends its thorns.

But this was all the character’s intention and inducement.

“Vibration recognition is the right method.”

These were the first words the visitor said.

And the little monster that had dared to attack the man soon met a meaningless death.

Sigh.

In the guest’s hands was a powerful magical tool called [Hydra], and the thorn trees were particularly unable to withstand its poison.

“Everyone, don’t raise your heads yet.”

Wait a minute, but somehow… the voice sounds too familiar… ?

A female employee under the desk who had her mouth covered as if she was going to vomit.

She felt a sudden sense of unease.

Today is the era of dungeon shock.

Ten years ago, the public’s main idols were those with high artistic talent, such as idols and actors.

Now that all kinds of monsters are running rampant in reality, the Awakened who fight against danger are taking the spotlight instead.

“Don’t raise your head~ It’ll be over soon.”

The bank employee who uses the tribute (Hunter Love) cafe soon realizes the true nature of the sense of uneasiness he had been feeling.

His interview video, which I would turn on for no reason on boring nights when I couldn’t sleep.

And there, over and over again, there was that distinctive vocal sound someone made.

‘no way…….’

That was when.

Knock knock.

Suddenly, something starts knocking rhythmically on the desk where she is hiding.

“Eww!”

The banker is startled by the sudden stimulation and screams in horror.

But why didn’t the monster react even after hearing such a loud scream?

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

A familiar sight finally appears in front of the chaotic bank desk.

A man wearing a navy linen suit is talking to you while resting his hand on the partition.

“I didn’t mean to surprise you.”

“omg!”

“Anyway. Hello. When I came here, there was a crack in the building… … .”

The young banker who had been hiding under the desk saw his face and burst into tears of relief.

“The risk of collapse is high. Why don’t you all come out with me?”

The appearance of Kim Ki-ryeo, a S-class hunter from South Korea.

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The flow after that is lightning fast.

I led all the survivors who remained inside the building out into the street.

Dark thorn tree.

It was originally a monster that was troublesome because it inflicted intense pain regardless of defense.

The epic-level magic tool called [Hydra] was too threatening to them.

“I can defeat such a scary monster so easily!”

“It’s no match for me.”

“So that’s why you’re an S-class hunter!”

This one is actually weaker than the pathetic C-class who robbed the bank, but as you can see, he uses his valuable equipment so the gap isn’t too noticeable.

‘hmm.’

Annoying witness.

In order to safely send these precious citizens of the Republic of Korea back outside, we must first defeat all the monsters before our eyes.

Sling.

I diligently wielded the longsword in my hand and cleared away the thorns around me.

The poisoned tree, which had been actively growing thorns, withered and fell to the ground as if it were a lie.

But the problem is those flying thorn trees that fly in the sky.

-Tudou dududu… … .

Even though it was a plant, it was still a B-class entity, so it could not be killed with a low-level magical tool like the [Pyromancer Necklace].

If it were normal, I would have tried lowering the altitude with something like telekinesis magic.

Today, I had a special reason to conserve mana, so I was annoyed whenever a flying object appeared.

-!!

But as I kept hunting, I gradually began to see its weaknesses.

The attack pattern of the sapling is simple. When it detects an enemy, it always sways in place for a moment before shooting its thorns at the same angle.

Push!

Soon the sapling’s arms stretch out with a sound of cutting wind.

What it was aiming for was the chest bone of an older, weaker man among the group.

But this time, the monster’s attack was blocked in vain.

“omg!”

Hardness comparable to that of a S-class defense awakener.

What is there to fear when I have in my hands the superior body manipulation technology that can completely block pain-related signals?

chin.

Since the injection angle was constant, it was easy to bring the body in according to the timing.

I stretched my arm out to the older citizen’s side and nullified the tree’s [Pain Granting].

And then he swung his sword and left a poisonous wound on the black stem.

At this point, the rescue is progressing more smoothly than pulling out weeds in the yard.

“Go, thank you. Thank you for watching over me.”

“Wow, just sell that… … .”

“The robber would foam at the mouth just now if he was even touched by a thorn, but that hunter doesn’t seem to mind?”

Groan, groan.

Some bank employees are still silent at this moment, as if the shock from seeing the corpse has not subsided.

But after a few seconds, even the minority began to brighten up.

-Flash!

A bright light source like a carbide lamp illuminating a deep mine shaft.

These were temporary lights installed by the Korean government for night work when it began to rescue civilians.

Plus, it was a signal that we had reached the hole in the dome that leads to the outside.

“Oh, is that the entrance? What is that blue thing attached to the exit?”

“It’s a tunnel made of a barrier.”

“tunnel?”

“The monsters that make up the dome have particularly high regenerative powers. But outside, the buildings and roads are all cracked and it’s a war zone anyway. We don’t have the manpower to remove this dome right away, so we made a temporary measure like this.”

“iced coffee.”

“I told you not to close the hole I drilled until you guys got here.”

“aha.”

“But there’s no need to worry about this. I think if Jeong Ha-seong comes, everything will be taken care of quickly.”

Office workers who have an escape route right in front of them are cheering.

A robber suddenly bursts in right before the end of the workday.

To make matters worse, the dungeon containing the new monster exploded. In fact, everyone must have thought that today was their own memorial day.

“Haha, oh my. Is it because I’m really getting older? Whenever I get a chance, my tear ducts… … .”

You can go back home.

Soon after, a relieved bank employee couldn’t hold back his tears.

And these tears began to spread explosively due to a few words from a certain hunter.

“Huh? What did you say?”

A little later.

The hunters of various ranks waiting outside the tunnel opened their eyes in surprise at my words.

“I’m going to go in and hunt the boss alone from now on. You guys, don’t enter the dome.”

“No, but until the boss-.”

“We cleared out the area around the entrance of monsters in advance to bring in survivors, but the center of the nest is still too densely covered with trees. To be honest, there’s no way for hunters who enter to avoid attacks while hunting.”

“hmm.”

“But I found out when I was hit by an attack directed at bank employees earlier. The thorn trees here cause a huge psychological shock to people.”

“omg!”

“yes?”

“To put it simply, it means that it hurts a lot.”

It’s a hasty excuse, but it should be enough to justify entering the thorn forest alone.

What follows is a minor change in the facial muscles of the dead person.

A gentle frown, i.e. a slightly worried expression.

“But I don’t feel much discomfort from awakening. Rather than making other hunters feel this pain… … I’d like to just go and finish it off on my own.”

Vague… … .

He is willing to suffer for people in the industry he doesn’t even know, except that they are both hunters! What a chivalrous statement!

“Hunter Kim! But how can you be the only one who has to go through such hardships… …!”

Sob sob.

The bankers who were rescued started to look impressed without even knowing about someone’s plot.

One employee, who was found under the desk, reacted so violently that he poured a large amount of fluid from his eyes.

“It’s okay. Everyone, don’t worry about me and just focus on the outside. I’ll take care of the boss soon enough. And don’t bother sending healers around unnecessarily! If I have to, I’ll use my awakening ability, so if there’s anyone around me, I’ll get hurt anyway. I’ll get hurt.”

But I pretended not to see their tears and shouted.

Then, the association’s personnel, unable to withstand the S-class hunter’s strong attitude, allowed him to monopolize the thorn forest.

“Hunter!”

“oh my god.”

“Take care on your way… … !”

Then I used the passageway the barrier magicians had laid out to re-enter the dome. I could feel a faint warmth emanating from the outside where there were people.

But just a few seconds later.

The hunter, who had been having an emotional expression on his face, suddenly tensed up his facial muscles.

This is why people have to study diligently. If you do some research on expressions, doesn’t it become much easier to cheat?

“Phew.”

Well, now that we’ve cleared out the troublemakers, let’s get started.

The only time I can do something like this is when that pitch-black ceiling exists.

As soon as the thornbush dome disappears, curious Earthlings’ drone filming equipment will rush in. They have to hurry before the summoned Jeong Ha-seong or the Mo Stalker contractor arrives and clears up the scene.

“hmm.”

By the way, I’m glad the association backed down because of such a simple lie.

If they had been stubborn and tried to add more manpower, and if they had known what they were going to do to avoid the Searchers’ pursuit, the frail Earthlings would have stopped eating and drinking for a while.

-puck!

I walked along, naturally damaging the CCTV cameras on the street with the mana I had saved.

It was time to finish the plan.

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28 minutes later.

Jeong Ha-seong, who had been in the dungeon in Gangwon-do, finally confirmed the association’s call.

South Korea’s #1 ranked player arrived on the scene shortly afterwards with his flying magic tool, and the situation was brought to a close when he set the dome on fire.

Fortunately, there were no further inconveniences. The boss monster inside, which was expected to be a problem, had already been dealt with by another S-class hunter.

“You were the first to arrive at this site, too.”

“What happened?”

From a distance, a blond hunter is talking to Jeong Ha-seong face to face.

Someone who saw it carefully approached the other person through the crowd, and took advantage of the gap in their conversation to speak to them.

“Hello, Hunter.”

“Ah, hello.”

The identity of the person who approached was Seon Woo-yeon.

Seonwooyeon felt quite familiar with Gi-ryeo now, and her face brightened as if she were seeing an acquaintance, but soon returned to the face of a tired office worker.

She asked soon.

“Excuse me, but I have a question. Have you seen anyone like this in there?”

What Seonwooyeon held before his eyes was none other than an enlarged copy of a proof photo of a certain awakened person.

“You saw it. It was the body in the bank.”

“No, but the police just checked and they said that this person’s body is no longer in the bank?”

“yes?”

“The monsters that appeared here are plants, so they have nowhere to go. Where on earth did they go… … .”

Could it be that this robber escaped alive?

Seon Woo-yeon showed concern at the thought that occurred to her in the moment, but Gi-ryeo saw this and spoke abruptly.

“I don’t think he ran away. I remember that person clearly dying.”

With a completely different demeanor than usual, he was kind.

“Oh, by the way, among the thorn trees, there are those… the ones that fly. Come to think of it, it seems like they sometimes try to move while attaching their thorns to people’s bodies. Could that be why they were moved?”

“aha.”

“If I had known this would happen, I would have taken the bodies out of the bank. At least I got the robbers, but oh. I was short-sighted… … .”

The blonde S-class hunter who had been resting his hand on his forehead continued to speak.

“By the way, have you already tried the [Searcher] skill?”

“Yes. But I still can’t find it.”

“Then, either the appearance is so damaged that it cannot be determined to be the same person, or there is an issue that causes the Searcher owners to lose their sense of direction.”

He soon changed his posture to one where he was carrying his luggage behind his back.

And then he asked quietly.

“Hunter Seonwooyeon. I know this is a bit unexpected, but don’t you feel like there are many bank robbers in the world right now?”

“no.”

“all right.”

“But what kind of question is that?”

“It’s nothing special, but I thought it might be that because I’ve seen similar cases before. But looking at the circumstances, it doesn’t seem like that’s the case. It was probably carried by a tree and fell from a high place.”

“ah.”

“Anyway, I’m leaving work. Thank you for your hard work.”

“yes.”