Chapter 8

Thump. Thump.

I walked through the dungeon slowly with Kim Youngchul. The stalactites all along the cave walls were sparkling.

How do you feel about your first time visiting a dungeon?

Scary. And cruel.

But it is something that is necessary as well.

I know. I know that if we dont clear the dungeons once in a while the monsters would leave it and come to the outside world. How about you? Arent you scared? Youre not a hunter so you could die easily. If it were me, I would be too afraid to do it.

I am used to it so its alright.

Do you think Ill be like that too?

Just think of it as preparing yourself early for something you will have to do later on anyway.

You mean military service?

Yes. If you become a hunter higher than a level 3 then by law you are to be drafted to the military.

It was normal for hunters higher than level 3 to serve as National Security instead of serving at the military. This was to keep the cost of hiring hunters low while still maintaining the countrys safety. It was a win win situation. While the hunter is placed in a comfortable station, they are asked to hunt once a week to keep the country safe.

Well, if its something I have to do anyway, isnt it the same if I just put it off for later?

I guess you can think of it that way too.

I nodded my head. We walked for a long time without saying a word.

A negative thought kept niggling at the back of my mind.

Is there something youre worried about?

More than something Im worried aboutthere is something that concerns me a bit.

What is it?

Well I heard a bad rumor before coming in here, actually.

Rumor? About Hansol?

Wellno. Nevermind.

I shook my head. Though I didnt know exactly what their relationship was, I couldnt go spewing nonsense I could regret later.

I couldnt hang myself over something that wasnt even confirmed.

Clang!

One minute Kim Youngchul was looking at my face carefully and the next he fell atop of me. Anyone could see that this was all a horrible act.

Ahh!

What are you doing?

Ow ow ow. I think I just sprained my leg and can no longer walk.

It looked as if you fell on purpose

No no. I just twisted it.

I calmly stared at him.

This little kid, was he doing this out of concern for me?

I swear!

Hm..well. I guess now that I look at it more carefully, it does look a bit swollen.

Yeah. So lets go back alright?

I smirked a little and crouched in front of him.

Huh? What are you doing?

This kid, I couldnt tell if he was smart or dumb.

Taptaptaptap

I piggybacked Kim Youngchul and ran to the spot everyone was resting. It was already 20 minutes since we had left. If something had happened, it wouldve already been over before I could arrive.

I could hear a bunch of people screaming at the top of their lungs.

You let go right now. Im going to kill him!

Keu keu keu. Miss Porter. Youre much too strong no?

Shit. Look at her breasts.

Hey! Hold her properly! She keeps moving around!

Ah shit. Shit. Shit. I thought it couldnt be true but it was? Shit.

What I saw as soon as I arrived was Song Hansol sitting on top of the girl porter who was squirming with all her might on the ground. The two other hunters were on either side of her, holding her arms down while making piggy grunting noises. Mr. Jung was just in the corner observing everything while smoking a cigarette without a care in the world.

What are you doing!

I let Kim Youngchul on the ground before running toward the girl porter.

Move!

Damn. This bastard. Ruining everything.

Song Hansol got up. The other hunters moved away too.

Judging from the situation, luckily I wasnt too late.

Are you alright?

..Do I look alright?

The girl responded with a quavering voice. Her face was covered in fresh bruises. Her lip was busted and blood was freely trickling out.

I raised my head to stare daggers at Song Hansol.

What is the meaning of this?

Song Hansol was not looking at me. He looked at Kim Youngchul and said.

Kim Youngchul. You piece of shit. Didnt I tell you to go around the dungeon? It took you just 20 minutes to go around the whole dungeon? Huh?

I, I was going but I hurt my leg

It looks fine to me.

Ah, it hurts. Its swollen so I cant even walk on it right.

He responded over hiccups. It was obvious to anyone that he was lying. And quite horribly too.

Ah. Whatever. Youngchul you go over there for a minute.

Why, why?

I said go!

Song Hansol was almost screeching now. Kim Youngchul squirmed a bit before walking towards Mr. Jung.

Mr. Jung take Youngchul and leave.

Yes. Understood.

I, I dont want to go.

You want to die? What did I just say? You think Im a chump?

No..thats not it

Then what?!

Smack!

Song Hansol smacked the stalactites in front of him hard.

They came off in pieces almost as big as his arm and fell to the ground of the cave.

Mr. Jung! Hurry up and take him and leave!

Ah, Yes. Yes sir.

And until I come out, dont come in here.

Mr. Jung took the resistant Youngchul and left the cave. I held the frightened girl and waited to see what would come next.

It wasnt going to be good. If Kim Youngchul and Mr. Jung were gone, there was no one to stop this crazed maniac.

Ha.

Song Hansol gave a sigh as if he couldnt believe any of this was happening.

The other idiot hunters were scared too, judging from the situation, and kept their mouths shut.

Then finally Song Hansol spoke.

You. Shit. Youre interesting. You know that?

Shling.

He had taken his sword out.

Hey Jungbeh.

Yeah?

Have you ever killed a person before?

Nno

Lets do it today.

Song Hansol turned to see the two idiots reactions before coming towards us. There was nowhere for us to go except closer to the wall behind us.

Shiiiiit! Is this bastard serious?!

Sparkle.

First things first, my eyes landed on the sparking golden bow as I searched around for a weapon of some kind. Kim Youngchul had left his Athenas bow in my backpack.

This thoughtful little kid.

Tap.

I hurriedly ran toward it and grabbed it.

What?

As soon as pulled on the string of the bow, an arrow appeared.

Im pretty sure you already know how powerful this bow is. If you dont want to get hurt, we should just drop the whole thing right now.

This bastardif you dont want to die right now youll drop that bow.

Im not an idiot.

I swallowed my nonexistent spit and observed him to see what he would do next. Song Hansol was fast. If I took my eyes off him for even a second, I was a goner.

A small smile crept into the creeps face.

Yeh? But whatever shall we do? Im not an idiot either.

What?

That arrow. It doesnt kill people. Did you think I wouldnt know that?

He knew it. Of course he knew. He was in the same party as the owner.

So thats all you know? You dont know the rest then?

What do you mean?

You know how much this bow is worth right?

Its worth more than youll ever see in your poverty-ridden lifetime, thats for sure.

What do you think will happen if I die?

I pulled out a small dagger from my pocket and put it next to my neck. It was something I usually pack with me just in case.

If you die in a dungeon then the item that you havewait a minute. Youre trying to hold that bow hostage?

Correctomundo. I know you could care less for my life, but this bow. If this bow disappears then its a big deal right?

Athenas bow was worth 20 million dollars. You wouldnt do anything rash just because you were mad and risk throwing away 20 million dollarsunless you were either crazy or retarded.

I prayed to the gods that he wasnt that crazy. Or stupid.

It was quiet. Park Jungebeh finally spoke.

Hey. Lets drop it. Shit. Theres no point in doing this here. We can beat the crap out of him outside or something.

Yeh. Theres no point in doing something and risk losing that bow. Were going to get our asses handed to us if we lose it.

Shit! Shut up! Let me think.

Tap.

Song Hansol tapped his finger before making a nasty smile.

Im just saying, but that smile was the most disgusting looking one Ive ever seen in all my life. No lie. I swear.

What?

Tap!

That bastard moved so fast at that moment. I scooted back from surprise.

But his aim wasnt to get me but to get the girl porter who was collapsed there on the ground.

Ah ahhhk!

What are you doing? She has nothing to do with any of this!

Be quiet. Sooah. Itll all be over soon.

Song Hansol put his swords blade to her neck and started to tease.

Heu, heuuk?

Now. Your life or her life. Which one?

what?

Werent you going to commit suicide anyway? If youre going to do it, then do the world a favor and do it.

Thisbastard.

There was about 5 meters of distance between Song Hansol and me. No matter how fast I moved, there was no way I could stop this psycho. No, I wouldnt even be able to shake off these two morons on either side of me to begin with.

Then. Just drop that bow and kill yourself. Im telling you, now this is a fact, if you kill yourself while holding that bow I WILL kill her for sure. Ah Ah. Now what are you going to do? Hmm?

Dont make me laugh. If this bow disappears, we both know youre in for it. And if two porters die, you think it wont bite you in the ass?

Im sure it will. But so what? You think Ill go to prison over it?

If two porters die, even if you are from money, you wont get away with it scot free.

It seems you dont know how things work. This is a dungeon. No matter who dies, itll be hard to find out why. You could have died at the hands of a goblin. Whos to say otherwise?

This piece of shit

Keu Keu Keu. Cuss all you want. You wont be able to cuss anymore in a short while.

As soon as Song Hansol gestured with his chin, both gorillas started heading toward me.

Then everything went dark.

What the hell?

Song Hansol looked around in bewilderment. Ah. I know what happened. The dungeon had reset.

Wait. The dungeon reset? How is that possible? A dungeon can only reset when the entire party leaves.

Raaaaawwr.

A sudden roar rung out in the darkness. It was a sound Id heard before.

Wait a minute

Thud!

On the opposite side of the cave was a huge monster thudding about. I could make it our from the torchlight. It was a big monster over 3 meters tall. It was a similar class as the monster we had met a few hours ago.

What, what is that?

I dont know. It cant be a level 1 monster though right?

Song Hansol was breathing shallowly from fear.

I couldnt figure out how and why that monster appeared here. But I cant say I hated it. I mean. Could it get any worse from here?

Creaak.

I pulled the bow. As soon as I did, a golden arrow appeared. Song Hansol stared at me with wide eyes.

Ha ha. I liked that look on him.

Nono!

Yes. You shithead.

Whing!

I shot the arrow.

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