chapter 96
Staggering (5)
Everyone’s time passed equally.
Someone held their breath and sharpened the blade of revenge, waiting for the time to come back,
Someone was waiting for the moment to drive the last wedge,
Some people did not foresee the future and hoped to move forward, drawing a hopeful future.
“Guys. Would you like to meet up for a moment?”
“Ah yes!”
July 31st.
With less than a day left until the end of the season, before the final gate subjugation, Do Ji-hyuk gathered the members.
“Are you all ready?”
“yes!”
“You can come in anytime!”
Kim Na-rae, who answers vigorously, and Bang Han-na, smiling brightly and clenching her fists.
“… … .”
And even Jinseowon, who nodded her head with a grim expression as usual.
All three of them were very different from the way they first challenged the gate.
‘… It’s overwhelming.’
Do Ji-hyuk felt the emotions of these women anew.
Of course, the performance of Team Seoul City cannot be compared to the debut season of the Queens, but… .
What is certain is that he was proud and satisfied enough to be comparable to that.
Queens was a team that was born with crazy talent from the beginning, and had no choice but to succeed no matter who produced it.
It was not enough for each individual to take on the ace of another team, so success was already set aside.
In fact, it can be said that it was a team that was important to how great achievements were made from the first season.
But what about Team Seoul City Hall?
From the beginning, it was a team that was created for the purpose of being discarded after being used in moderation without having success in mind.
The most important members were only the lower classes, the Maginot Line, who could be called Hunters.
It is a team that is fundamentally different from the Queens, who took the elite course with the full support of a large guild from the beginning.
Even Ji-hyeok Do, who accomplished countless achievements that will remain in history, his heart could not help but be heated by the success of the team Seoul City Hall.
In order to take even more successful steps to the last step, I calmly calmed down my excitement while desperately trying to calm down.
“It feels like yesterday that we did our debut, but it’s already the last day of the season.”
The time I spent with the members over the years passes before my eyes.
I had a lot to say, but I didn’t say it on purpose.
The team doesn’t disappear when the season is over, and it doesn’t mean that we won’t see each other forever.
“Thank you everyone for following along so well… . Let’s work harder in the future.”
Do Ji-hyuk’s heart was clearly conveyed to the members as well.
“After today’s subjugation, everyone knows there is a backlash, right? We made a reservation for a very good place, so let’s do our best and eat deliciously.”
“Dining together… !”
“All right!”
As each of them finished their preparations, it was time to enter the gate.
“1 minute before entry!”
Do Ji-hyuk moved to the command seat in advance and took a seat,
“I will enter!”
The final subjugation of the team Seoul City Hall has begun.
*
“… Soggy.”
Jinseowon, who does not hide her displeasure and complains quietly.
The members of Seoul City Hall, who entered the gate, were in the midst of going through the thick grass towards their goal.
“eww… . So many strange bugs… !”
“You just have to go. cheer up!”
The place they challenged this time was a B-class gate located in Seongnam.
It was even nicknamed ‘Jungle Gym Gate’… .
As the name suggests, it was a gate in the jungle terrain full of high humidity, rare plants, and all kinds of flying insects.
Do Ji-hyeok wanted to face the gate boss with the battles reduced to a minimum as usual at this gate.
However.
Apparently, this gate was difficult to avoid small battles due to the nature of the terrain.
This is because, when using the normal path, the monsters will always pass the point where they pop out.
In the end, Do Ji-hyeok changed the way of navigating through the grass where no monsters appeared, even if it was a little cumbersome.
Hanna Bang with her shield in front was breaking through the road.
crumble… … crumble… …
The path slowly progresses through the grass for a while.
“… … .”
Hanna Bang made a vow as she silently stepped on the grass that had not yet been cut under the shield.
After this subjugation is over, I will definitely use the ‘You did a great job’ stamp that I have collected so far.
In fact, at the time of the first gate subjugation, the condition for the right of wish suggested by Do Ji-hyuk had already been achieved for a long time.
However, Hanna Bang deliberately did not use the wishing ticket and waited for the season to end.
It was to aim for a quiet time to prevent Do Ji-hyuk from saying anything else.
‘It’s really different this time… !’
Despite her shame, she received advice from her experienced friends, and even devised a plan to sleep with Do Ji-hyuk… .
Whenever he had free time, he licked his fingers or practiced frequently used ‘postures’, making thorough preparations.
“I think it’s all over.”
A lush grassy forest in sight of the end.
“finally… !”
Hanna Bang, who managed to get out of the grass, put her shield on the floor and sighed.
“Whoa… .”
“great job.”
After that, Kim Na-rae runs out of the grass and gives her a drink.
Hanna Bang sip a little of the drink she handed her and carefully spoke out.
“When we go back, shall we just fight? ?”
That moment.
[ no. ]
Do Ji-hyeok, who was leading the team outside the gate, decided to reject it.
“Is that so?”
“Hey… .”
“… I’m here.”
Soon after, all the way to Jinseowon were through the grass.
[ great job. Once it’s confirmed that it’s a safe zone, let’s rest for 10 minutes and then go. ]
“Yep… !”
The three of them, who received Do Ji-hyuk’s communication, had a short break and reorganization time using the interlude.
“I wish I had an egg… .”
“Oh, right. How many eggs did you say?”
“About 100 million per pill?”
“Wow… . One billion?”
“… Is it expensive?”
“Very expensive!”
The monster they will face this time is the B-class pterosaur monster, Pterodon.
Among the monsters rated as B ranks that fly around with a huge body and snatch hunters, it is a monster that is rated quite high.
In fact, there is a tendency for the eggs that can be obtained incidentally to get more attention than the subjugation of the pterodons, so there are often hunters who just aim for this.
“So… . So, shall we leave soon?”
After reorganizing like that, the three set out to subjugate again.
This time, Kim Na-rae, led by the spirit, took the lead and began to find a way to reach Pterodon… .
“I think it’s near here… ?”
In the meantime, Jinseowon, who had been following her slowly with unfocused eyes, was fighting a bloody battle with the nervousness that slowly began to gather.
“… … .”
She has been experimenting with new training methods for a while now.
Its name is ‘Abstinence Training’.
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She hadn’t touched ‘toys’ for the past week, and she started feeling itchy in her lower abdomen.
He was waiting for the season to end, controlling his desire to rise without an attempt.
After the season was over, I was thinking of asking Do Ji-hyeok to help solve the problem ‘respectfully’, as I saw in ‘Educational Videos in Japan’.
Of course, if Do Ji-hyuk knew, it was a plan that would cause a match and smash him in the back… .
Jinseowon has endured something so far, so I thought it had its own cause.
‘… a little bit… .’
How long has it been since Jin Seo-won took a step while suppressing such a seething desire?
“found… !”
Kim Na-rae has finally found the entrance to the habitat.
[ great. Check the operation, and let’s go right in. ]
“All right!”
After receiving instructions from Do Ji-hyuk, Bang Han-na walked into the entrance alone, widening the distance from the two of them as she practiced.
“Seo Won-ah. You have to prepare right away. Understand?”
“… yes.”
Kim Na-rae and Jin Seo-won followed slowly while maintaining their distance from the leader.
Whoa… …
Hanna Bang raised her shield and entered the habitat first.
Watching her surroundings, she carefully moved her steps, and found a pile of dirt that had risen under the huge tree.
It was the nest of Pterodon.
‘There is no egg.’
Hanna Bang, who had swallowed her disappointment at the empty nest, slowly approached the nest, recognizing the presence of the two people who felt far away.
“… … .”
That moment.
Whoo woong– Whoo-woong–
A regular sound of wind coming from somewhere.
“!”
Bang Hanna, startled, looked up and looked at the side where the sound was coming from.
woozy-
I found a monster standing on a huge branch.
A monster in the form of a giant pterosaur with a purple color.
It is pterodon.
Kaah
Bang Hanna, who swallowed her saliva at the huge warning that shook the ground, raised her shield and increased her magical power as planned.
And then… .
“Haha… !”
Aiming at the empty nest, he slammed the shield with all his might.
Boom-! Kwa-Gaga-Gaga—-! Crisp-!
A pile of dirt scattered by the shock wave emitted from the shield.
The Pterodon, who had accidentally lost the nest, began to get angry by inflating its crest.
Kaahahah ahhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!
A Pterodon that flaps its huge wings menacingly and slams it down.
Whoops-! Whoops-!
Hanna Bang, holding her shield tightly, looked straight at Pterodon’s toes and prepared for defense.
“Go… !”
Kim Na-rae, who was watching while hiding, gave instructions to the earth spirit that had been summoned in advance, making Bang Han-na’s feet spring up.
Quad Duk—–!!!
A lump of ground that has risen up swallows Hanna Bang’s lower body whole.
“Ugh… .”
She narrowed her brow slightly at the pressure that tightened her body, but
hard-
In order to carry out the operation properly, he clenched his teeth and grabbed the shield to prepare for the attack of the Pterodon.
Whoo
Pterodon quickly approached the floor.
Awesome love—-
Approaching parallel to the flat floor, Pterodon thrust out its huge beak to snatch Bang Hanna.
and.
Aww—!
The moment Pterodon’s beak bites Hanna’s shield and is about to fly away.
“Ha-ah—–!!!”
Hanna Bang poured out all the magical energy she had saved and grabbed the shield in the opposite direction.
aah—-
Using himself as bait, he attempted to fish against a giant pterosaur.
Kaah–
Embarrassed by the resistance stronger than expected, Pterodon immediately spits out the shield and at the same time recoiled and rolled over the floor.
Whooh—! Kugung—!
aah
At that time, Pterodon lost consciousness and struggled to stand up again.
“Seowon-ah!!!”
In line with Bang Han-na’s signal, Jin Seo-won jumped high into the sky.
Ta-ah–!
So far, Hanna Bang has sacrificed herself and dragged Pterodon to the floor in order to give Jinseowon a perfect opportunity.
“Enough!!!!”
Jinseowon opened up the strength she had been saving and stared at Pterodon, who was barely getting up.
‘If you just kill this.’
Abilities become stronger in proportion to emotions.
The craving for affection leads to the suppression of desire,
Suppression of desire provoked burning anger,
Hot anger creates stronger cravings.
Break-up–! Jigsaw–!
A vicious cycle of emotions and a virtuous cycle of power.
Jinseowon’s body is enveloped in a shaky interior to such an extent that an ominous malice is felt.
“!”
Bang Han-na and Kim Na-rae, who were watching the scene, start to be wary of Jinseowon without realizing it, shuddering.
“die.”
For the first time, Jinseowon lightly punched the giant monster with a sincere murderous intent.