chapter 2
first hunt
School missed today.
I was disturbed at the thought that I had to get stronger as soon as possible, and it was a bit like hanging out with kids at this age.
Shin Noda, the original owner of this body, was not a diligent student, so there was no problem.
I walked through the city streets.
A quiet street in the morning.
It was nice for a walk as the spring breeze was gentle.
1 year until admission to the academy.
In order to pass the entrance exam and survive the main story, you need to develop your strength.
[Kill the F-class Awoken who are weaker than you one by one to take away their power. There is no time. Hunt whatever you want.]
Laura’s cruel words.
“But you can’t become strong by killing innocent people.”
I couldn’t agree with such a radical approach.
[It’s frustrating.]
To use the ‘Succession’ skill, you must kill a monster or an Awakened.
Normal people do not have a source of magical power, so the ‘Succession’ skill does not apply.
Dungeons are strictly managed by the guild or management, and you cannot enter the dungeon as an individual.
Occasionally, when the number of people is vacant, people outside the guild are hired as daily workers, but this also uses academy graduates.
Therefore, no monsters.
‘People… .’
Aside from the ability to kill other Awoken on an E-class subject, it was also a question of whether I could do it mentally.
As a modern person, I have never caught a chicken.
When I see a person struggling with pain, I don’t think I can finish it.
Laura said in a very angry voice as if I was frustrated.
[Then, even if you die, you should just kill the cheap guy.]
“Do you think it will be easy to find such a guy? And even if I die, how do I know who is cheap?”
Then a siren sounded.
If you look closely, you can see that there were a lot of police cars on the playground of a nearby middle school.
for a moment.
‘That’s the middle school I go to.’
I sneakily entered the playground and overheard the police.
No one cared about me because it was crowded with teachers and students who had escaped from school.
“When do you say the hero is coming?”
“You have left now. The closest one is ‘Iron Fist’ and it takes 20 minutes.”
“shit. A hostage-taker kills one every five minutes!”
A policewoman came running and reported to the middle-aged officer.
“Has confirmed. The hostage is ‘Fireman’. He is a wanted criminal for arson and murder! Grade C!”
“shit. Isn’t ‘Iron Fist’ a C-class? The sluggish hostage negotiations will continue.”
It seemed like a hostage play was taking place.
It’s not for me to intervene.
I quietly left the room.
I was about to go out on the street again, but Laura stopped me.
[What are you doing! Isn’t this the chance for you humans to enjoy the most? Go ahead and kill the guy who thinks it’s a fireman.]
“I’m sorry, but I’m an E-class. What are you going to do with an opponent who is two steps away from you? Besides, there are hostages, but there is no answer.”
[Don’t worry. I’m not a fairy who just sits by the side. I will dispel all of the activation type magic, so go and become a hero.]
‘What now… ?’
Dispel.
A high-ranking magic that prevents the activation of magic.
Laura can parasitize someone else’s body and use it?
I need to raise the boundaries for Laura even more.
He was a lot more dangerous than I thought.
“But what if the opponent doesn’t use magic and uses skills?”
[Stupid guy. What you guys call a skill is, after all, a transformation of magic. If it’s an activation system, it’ll definitely block magic or skills, so go.]
I took one big deep breath.
“good. Let’s do it.”
I took the robe out of my bag and draped it over my body.
Of course, it’s not an ordinary robe.
One of the performances you can get at this point.
hermit’s leather.
The way to get it is to give money to a beggar who is homeless on the subway and do his favor.
It wasn’t difficult.
<<I am isolated now, but I heard that my son went to the Olympic national team. I really want to know if he won a medal. Could you please tell me? >>
I searched for it on my smartphone and reported it.
His son won an Olympic gold medal.
He was moved and gave as a reward the ‘hermit’s skin’ that he had used in childhood.
————<item>————
◈ Name
hermit hide
◈ Rating
— S
◈ Ability
200 agility
◈ Description
A robe made from the skin of a hermit. It has special powers.
◈ Effect
Information about the wearer cannot be specified.
——————————–
Ironically, there was no specific use for this item in the game.
This is because the main character, who is a playable character, does not need to infiltrate somewhere using this item.
It’s kind of like an easter egg.
Now it has become a reality.
It’s the best item for someone like me who doesn’t want to be revealed.
Laura stopped me in a hasty voice.
[Why are you hiding your identity? Reveal your identity proudly and kill the villain. You will become a hero.]
“Why are you always being the hero Taryeong?”
[That, that. Aren’t heroes praised even if they kill hundreds or thousands? To raise your rank, becoming a hero is the fastest.]
“First of all, the hero, the hero of this world, is the principle of fire. And I don’t like being in the spotlight. This is non-negotiable.”
I took a knife out of my bag.
When I saw the knife, it looked really shabby.
can i win with this
I remembered the back hole of the school in Shin Noda’s memory and infiltrated the school through there.
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Judging by his nickname ‘Fire Man’, he is probably a wizard-type awakener who developed his abilities with a focus on intelligence.
With Laura’s help, you can seal skills, which gives you a huge advantage in terms of stats.
Of course, even if that were the case, the opponent was definitely a C-class.
Since there is a difference in class, there is a high possibility that their strength and agility are at the same level as mine.
The best thing to do is to catch your breath at once by surprise.
It wasn’t difficult to pinpoint the location of ‘Fire Man’.
Where screams and shouts are heard.
That was the location of the hostage-taker.
3rd grade 2nd class.
A voice of excitement was heard from there.
He leaned down and concentrated on his hearing to guess what was going on inside.
“ha ha ha. Jonggak. is this guy You look like a sheep?”
“That, that… .”
“If you don’t know, why don’t you just kill them all?”
“Oh, he is right! The other kids… .”
“It must have been five minutes. Then let’s kill it.”
Apparently ‘Fireman’ is trying to kill a student.
I carefully opened the sliding door in front of the classroom and slipped in.
The situation in the classroom was a little different than expected.
All desks were pushed back and all but one student were on their knees.
‘Fire Man’ was an old man with a scruffy look.
He was about to blow fire by reaching out to the yellow-haired student who was kneeling in front of him.
An unknown beating from the body.
Then I saw that yellow hair… Shinnoda’s friend
As someone I don’t know at all.
I feel angry for some reason.
A body trembling with excitement.
my heart is beating like crazy
I gained momentum and rushed forward with my sword in front.
‘Fire Man’ noticed my popularity and tried to use his powers by turning back.
Of course nothing happened.
“Uh, why… !”
hooked.
A cleaver that pierces the ribs under his armpits.
I swung the knife through his body, and with the other hand I squeezed his neck.
I saw a life that was struggling to live as its heated body cooled.
‘What will I do… .’
a moment’s hesitation.
‘Fire Man’ didn’t miss a chance and kicked my stomach in the air and I flew away.
It was so sudden that I lost the knife.
The knife was lodged in his side.
‘shit.’
lost a weapon
“What the f*ck are you doing?!”
He stopped the blood gushing out of his side with one hand and reached out with the other.
ability was not manifested.
his expression contorted.
It seemed that Laura was doing her job well.
“Why why! The ability is not used! shit!”
I raised my fists and approached him into a boxing position.
I’ve been boxing for about a year.
The ‘Fire Man’ who takes a step back from me, who gradually narrows the distance.
Apparently, he didn’t notice that I was an E-class.
thank god.
“Come on, wait. time. I have a situation. It looks like you’re not a hero, do you have a fat friend over there? It’s called Shin Seong-gak, and that friend asked for help. They wanted to die because they were bullied at school, and to live.”
dog sound.
You, who wanted to kill my friend, had no such sense of duty.
It’s obviously madness.
It was just a malicious intent to kill the weak.
“Aren’t you just attaching a reason because you want to kill me?”
To my surprise, my voice was cracked and murky.
It seemed that the ‘hermit’s skin’ was even altering the voice.
“help me. You haven’t killed anyone yet! I’ll leave like this, so let’s break up nicely. huh? you’re not even a hero I will forget that you put a knife on me.”
I kept coming.
Circumstances soon.
He rushed to the place where he had pushed the desk at the back of the classroom, and there was nowhere to lean back any more.
Even a mouse bites a cat when it’s cornered.
‘Fire Man’ hardened his expression and pulled out the cleaver embedded in his side.
“aah.”
He took a deep breath and pointed his sword at me.
his body trembling.
It was not normal to pretend.
I didn’t come close.
‘Fire Man’ is already wounded and bleeding heavily.
Taking the time was my victory.
thud.
Then I felt a dull shock in my head.
His legs lost strength and he fell to the floor.
“ね.”
The blurred vision shows a fat student called Shin Jong-gak holding a chair.
‘Damn it. Did that guy hit him from behind?’
My head is dizzy and I have no mind.
“ha ha ha. Jonggak did well Are you going to debut as a villain too?”
“That… .”
‘Fire Man’ approached me as I collapsed with a cleaver.
“Hey bro. why are you so black It’s as if something that wasn’t a hero became something. yes?”
Laura’s urgent cry echoes in her head.
[Shinnoda! Calm down! If you do this, you will die!]
‘Fire Man’ grabbed the knife in reverse and slashed it at me.
[Somehow, this weak guy became the heir. Is the dragon family over like this? !]
‘You mean to die in vain like this by only a C-class?’
I am the first in the world to completely clear this game.
I couldn’t die like this.
I used my superhuman will to roll to the side and dodge the sword.
Then he applied power to his eyes with his telekinetic power.
“Aww!”
‘Fireman’ screams while grabbing his eyes.
I didn’t exercise any great physical power, but my head was aching.
The side effect of using telekinesis with intelligence F was obvious.
got up immediately.
wobbly legs.
I endured the thought of dying here if I fell, and looked at ‘Fire Man’.
He was complaining of pain in an awkward posture.
I grabbed the back of his neck, slammed it down, and punched him in the side with my fist.
He fell asleep at the pain felt in the affected area and missed the knife.
“aah. Jonggak, help me!”
I immediately picked up the knife he had missed and aimed at the new angle.
“Uh, uh… .”
He flinched at me and shrugged.
“Stay still. If you cross the line here, there is no turning back.”
After confirming that Shin Jong-gak’s will had been completely broken, I fell and cut the scruff of the wriggling ‘Fire Man’.
A puddle of blood appears on the classroom floor.
A red jewel appeared from his chest.
[That’s it. Put your hand on the jewel.]
I did as Laura said.
Red energy flowed into me from the jewel.
A translucent message that opens in front of your eyes instantly.
————-<Succession>————-
[Strength 024 is permanently increased]
[Permanently increases Agility 008]
[Intellect 047 is permanently increased]
[Luck 032 is permanently increased]
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My mind, which had been drowning in a nightmare as I was struck in the head, became clear.
Even if the exhausted body was restored, strength surged.
Did 5 seconds pass?
A jewel that lost its redness and became transparent.
It soon shattered, and blue flames lit up Fireman’s whole body.
The flames engulfed his body in an instant, leaving nothing but ashes where he was.
[‘Fireman’. A death worthy of its name.]
I sighed a little and looked around.
Shin Jong-gak made a ‘hi-ik’ sound and withdrew.
killed a person
I didn’t feel guilty about it or anything like that.
Because if you don’t kill it, you die.
After finishing the job, I was now worried about the police or the hero.
Even though he is a villain, private sanctions are a crime.
I was also subject to arrest.
Soon, the police will enter, with a hero named ‘Iron Fist’ leading the way.
I should confuse the investigation a little.
I picked up a post-it on the school table and wrote with a pen the words ‘Host-Chief’.
Post-it notes were placed on the ashes.
I said with hate that didn’t exist.
“The only thing that can be given to those who abuse their powers is death.”
A stance as if he was greatly angry with the Awoken and hated them.
It is designed to look like a private sanction with beliefs.
The students’ attention was focused on me.
‘Ugh. I’m embarrassed.’
It was a job to avoid the present, but it was also necessary for the future.
The suspects will probably be those who have recently been killed or injured by the Awoken.
A girl came out and bowed her head.
“Oh, thank you.”
The other students opened their mouths one by one.
“Thank you for saving me.”
“… .”
I didn’t really do anything to save it.
It felt strange to be grateful.
This was my first hunt.