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Episode 94. Tch, is that a barrier?
Two days have passed since the strange mutation incident occurred.
“Haha.”
In the meantime, the scarlet magic stone was sold safely, and the Neo Sisters even sent a small amount of compensation separately.
Then, including the rewards from the [Dimensional Treasure Chest] from the other day, my balance that I have scraped together is… … .
【Deposit/Withdrawal Account: 318,230,054 won】
I looked proudly at the numbers printed on my bankbook.
A whopping 310 million!
If I think back to the days when I would tremble over a bowl of noodles, isn’t that a huge improvement?
‘Winter hasn’t even come yet and it’s already at 300 million.’
Of course, there is still a long way to go.
I had a grand goal of buying dragon lungs, and I had to save money somehow until I could achieve it.
“hmm…….”
I guess I’ll be staying in this old studio apartment for quite some time.
Still, this is a place worth living in.
There is no boss urging you to work overtime, and you can eat meals on time.
Besides, the Earth is full of interesting things.
‘Now that I think about it, should I watch Y-Tube?’
I turned on my phone and launched a familiar app.
This video streaming platform had a wide variety of content, but in reality, the only thing it used was news.
‘It’s hard for an alien like me to discern truth from falsehood in information… ‘
News is good culture.
Because it is relatively reliable and the medium of video is fun to watch.
‘Which channel should I watch today?’
I swept down the screen of my phone and chose something to look at.
‘huh?’
But something is a bit strange.
Normally, the video content would differ depending on the broadcaster, but today, no matter which one I click on, the same screen appears… … .
[[●LIVE] 8 o’clock News – Hanshin Guild Situation Worsens, What’s the Situation on the Ground?]
[“It felt like a nightmare”… Interview with victim]
[A shopping mall turned into a ‘chaos scene’. How much damage is there?]
I turned on the video that said “live” and focused on the news report.
[A reporter is currently at the scene of the incident. Reporter Kim ○○?]
[Yes. This is a street in Seogyo-dong where the ‘Hanshin Incident’ occurred. As you can see, access by citizens is currently restricted… ]
By the way, even though it was broadcast so widely, the scene was cleaner than I expected.
What you see on the screen right now are correctly laid paving blocks.
Gray buildings crowded together.
And between them, there is a giant barrier?
‘hmm?’
I squinted and looked closely at the screen, but the result didn’t change when I looked again.
What filled the distance was none other than a vast barrier.
[The thing you see in the distance is the boss monster that is the culprit of this situation. It is the ‘Baron of Flowers.’]
The reporter soon explained in a clear voice.
‘Baron of the Garden’ was originally an entity living in a private gate owned by a certain guild, but one day, this guild committed a serious mismanagement.
[Meanwhile, strong criticism is pouring in towards the Hanshin Guild that triggered this incident.]
The boss escaped due to the bidder’s mistake.
This was a rare man-made disaster.
‘There are so many strange accidents… … .’
I thought briefly and got up from my seat. It was to get water from the refrigerator.
‘Huh?’
But right after that.
I froze in place as I opened the refrigerator.
[△△Meat Restaurant]
That red sign that just appeared on the news screen.
Don’t you remember seeing it somewhere?
‘The restaurant in front of the ATM where I used to withdraw cash every day!’
In other words, the scene of the incident reported on the news was quite close to here.
How can I not have noticed this obvious thing until now… … .
I looked at the neighborhood on TV with curiosity, and then the screen changed to the next scene.
-Tudou dudududu… … .
The scene is a street view from a helicopter.
[What is the current situation?]
[The urgently called up hunters are struggling to hunt down the ‘Baron of the Garden’, but there has been no significant harvest yet.]
Even at first glance, the Flower Garden Baron was a rather annoying monster.
Because he hid inside a strong barrier and constantly harassed the hunters outside remotely.
The Baron Hwawon’s weapon was a mental attack.
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That is, when someone approaches the barrier, the allies are made to fight each other using brainwashing magic.
But unfortunately, the scope and power of that brainwashing were so significant… … .
[Mental attacks usually don’t mean much to the Awakened, right? But why is it so confusing this time?]
[According to Hunter Association officials, it was a demon that became increasingly stronger in proportion to the time that the ‘Baron of the Flower Garden’ appeared.]
[Monsters grow?]
[Yes. So the monster’s brainwashing seems to have unusually affected intermediate awakeners, and the strength of the barrier also seems to have increased.]
In the end, the range of hunters that could be mobilized was narrowed.
“hmm.”
But I just shrugged my shoulders and said nothing even after seeing the announcer’s serious face.
Why? Because I don’t feel any sense of crisis.
‘No matter how close the scene is, it’s not something that happened to my house right away… ‘
Rattling.
I thought as I quenched my thirst with water from the refrigerator.
‘It’ll all work out in time anyway.’
The announcer keeps talking about how the brainwashing is too strong and such, but aren’t there still some hunters who are responding to the Baron’s barrier?
Either surround yourself with brainwashing resistance items or just call in A-class ones.
The Awakened here also had many choices.
“It’ll be okay.”
So I figured the Earthlings would take care of this and packed some lunch.
Heat up the retort curry, and heat up the rice too… … .
“Will it be okay?”
But even after I finished eating, the news was still noisy.
“…Is this okay?”
And after about 3 hours, the fire started to burn my feet too.
[(Breaking News) ‘Hwawon Baron’s’ influence area expands, residents in the area are advised to evacuate]
Damn it!
Who would have thought that Earthlings would be this incompetent!
‘You haven’t been able to break through that barrier yet?’
I suddenly got up from watching the broadcast.
While the hunters were struggling against the barrier of the barrier, Baron Hwawon ended up expanding his sphere of influence.
‘no!’
If this continues, even Kim Ki-ryeo’s house will be involved in an accident.
So I made a decision.
He went to the scene of the incident to tell the hunters how to deal with the barrier.
“Oh my, these primitive things anyway!”
What can I do even if it’s annoying?
[●LIVE News: Real-time Chat]
[What are the hunters doing?]
[We just shot missiles??]
[Anyway, those who have never done anything dangerous are just sitting around the house waving their hands… Tsk tsk. If you’re that frustrated, you guys go and solve it~ Don’t blame the other hunters for nothing]
As they say here, if you feel really frustrated, you have to jump in yourself.
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Arrived at the scene within a few minutes.
It wasn’t as difficult to get in as I thought.
In this world, the position of an emotional expert carries considerable influence.
‘It’s so easy to get permission to enter just by making a phone call to the association… … .’
I crossed the police line and took a look around.
Then a familiar face appeared.
“Mr. Seonwooyeon!”
“uh?”
The B-class hunter was in the middle of reorganizing the control line, and he looked up in surprise as soon as he heard my voice.
“Kim Ki-ryeo, the hunter?”
Anyone who looks at it will see that you are asking why you are here.
“I came out because I was stuffy. Because I was stuffy.”
“yes?”
“No, how long are you going to fight over a barrier like that?”
I approached Seon Woo-yeon and explained the whole story.
This person, as an emotional expert, came to help analyze the boundary.
“okay!”
When Seon Woo-yeon heard this, a bright color spread across his face.
How could I not be happy that a high-ranking appraiser, whose price is high and difficult to summon, came to volunteer?
“I will guide you towards the barrier.”
Seonwooyeon readily took the lead and briefly described the current situation.
“So you’re saying that the barrier is strong enough that even an A-class attack wouldn’t break it?”
“Yes. I don’t know where the hell the mana comes from.”
“hmm.”
“Besides, the number of hunters gathered is a bit too much. We gathered people in a hurry with the authority of the association… … .”
“Is it really true that Class A ends in two?”
“We can’t just abuse our convocation authority. Our request for additional personnel is currently blocked by the higher-ups.”
I stopped listening to the story and asked a question.
“Then what about the leader of the Magic Tower Guild?”
Even if Jeong Ha-seong or Kang Chang-ho are excluded due to certain circumstances, aren’t they people who can be called on at will?
But Seon Woo-yeon’s expression soon hardened.
“Esther Hunter? Unfortunately, she is currently at the gate.”
“oh my.”
“The people of Matap said it would probably take half a day to conquer it.”
It seems that there are many sad reasons for not being able to catch Baron Hwawon.
‘Oh my.’
If that’s the case, then from now on, even if it’s annoying, I have no choice but to go back.
It’s about understanding the structure of the barrier and finding its weaknesses.
“Now, this is the outermost boundary of the barrier.”
The scene we finally arrived at was different from what we saw on TV.
Inside a translucent spherical barrier.
What a sight, with white, blue, and brightly colored flowers everywhere, with no room to step.
‘Poem, the real thing is bigger than expected… … ?’
But in the center of this flower garden, a creature stood tall, quite a distance from Aritaum.
Because it had a somewhat rustic appearance, like a Silla touhou.
‘Is it a living thing?’
The Baron of Hwawon has revealed himself.
The glossy white body, like glazed porcelain, made the monster look even more alien.
‘hmm.’
Well, that’s all for my impressions of the boss.
‘I should stop watching it because it’s scary.’
I turned my gaze to the Baron’s barrier.
A bluish light created by the gathering of mana particles.
If you just look at this, it doesn’t seem to be much different from other barriers…
“hmm?”
thud!
Then, suddenly, an unidentified noise rang out from somewhere.
“What just happened?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. By the way, I should have informed you that the appraiser came.”
Fortunately, it wasn’t a bad noise.
It was the sound of the gathered hunters striking the barrier.
“Hunters! Attention!”
Seonwooyeon ran in the direction where the sound was heard and immediately relayed the news.
“Everyone, please stop attacking the barrier!”
“Yes? Why?”
“A senior emotional specialist has arrived here. So please wait a moment until the analysis is complete.”
“Ah~”
The hunters all turned their heads at Seonwooyeon’s words.
Fire attribute, increased attack power, lightning type.
Even though they use different skills, they are all strong enough to be above B-class, so it’s a bit burdensome.
“I’ll take a look right away.”
I set to work as quickly as possible so as not to disturb that elite group.
‘Heh, this little barrier is useless if it gets caught by the Great Wizard…!’
But then I found out that this damn biological barrier was a structure I’d never seen before.
‘uh?’
A complex texture that is clearly different from the barrier of the magic tower.
I swallowed hard for a moment.
I boasted that it would be over soon, but if something like an F-class were to waste time here… … .
“Wow, by the way, the emotional specialist comes to places like this.”
“I know.”
“You must be a high-ranking person. You can withstand brainwashing well.”
“Everyone, stop talking nonsense. Our guild doesn’t have any appraisers, so this is my first time seeing the real thing.”
I moved my hands hurriedly at the sound of the chatter of the upper-level Awakened ones.
The idea was to contact the barrier directly and reduce the analysis time by even just one second.
But guess what?
Immediately after, an unimaginable situation occurs.
Swish-.
Because I passed through the barrier with my hand outstretched in the exact same position.
“uh?”
“huh?”
“Hmm?”
As soon as they see that scene, the people around them start making dumbfounded sounds.
But this is also equally absurd.
No, why is it that the barrier that made even A-class people stamp their feet so easily… …!
‘Huh!’
In that moment, the basic principles of the barrier came to my mind.
Barrier.
The spell banishes anything that could harm the caster.
But no matter how harmful it is to the body, would the barrier really filter out even a single speck of dust flying in the air?
The tighter the barrier becomes, the more expensive it becomes to maintain it.
So usually, magic is designed to be loose, even if only for efficiency.
‘There’s no need to filter out small bugs or dust that don’t have any magic power.’
So, in a nutshell, this situation is like this.
‘This barrier does not recognize F-class as enemies.’
The Baron of Hwawon judged me to be nothing more than dust!
“… … .”
Wait, what did I just get treated like?