[Episode 05] Expansion (3)

‘Was there one more?’

The red number was clear.

However, he was a little bigger than the one he saw with the eyes of the absolute.

It could have been higher level than the guy he caught earlier.

‘It’s money.’

Pumpkins were rolling along the vines.

That’s a pumpkin worth at least 40 million won.

But it wasn’t a situation to be happy about.

‘It looks precarious.’

Sure enough, Yoo Hye-rin, who was following from the rear, tripped and fell.

“Kyaaak!”

“Hyerin!”

At the same time, the enemy’s momentum became even sharper.

“Get up quickly!”

Wedge love!

Kim Ga-young’s arrow, imbued with the energy of piercing, flew towards him, but the enemy turned and avoided it with ease.

He jumped up using the broken tree as a stepping stone and immediately attacked the exact spot where Yoo Hye-rin fell.

“Keuhuong-!”

Right before her sharp claws dig into Yoo Hye-rin’s back.

Shushuk-

Hyerin Yoo disappeared.

Kaga-!

The enemy’s claws scratched the sidewalk blocks, creating long scratches.

The appearance of the sidewalk block deeply dug along the claw marks was terrifying.

“Kreuk?”

Confused, he was checking the floor where Yoo Hye-rin had disappeared.

“Whoop, whoop.”

The Yoo Hye-rin he was looking for was now teleported to my side.

She was breathing heavily with a terrified face.

‘It was close.’

If she was even 0.1 second late, the enemy’s claw marks would have been engraved on Yoo Hye-rin’s back.

Thanks to the summoning of the vassal almost at the same time as Hye-rin Yoo fell, she almost died if she did something wrong.

‘Still, thanks to that, I definitely earned time.’

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Jeokho did not like that the prey was taken away right before the hunt. Seeing her hovering over the spot where Yoo Hye-rin disappeared, with gestures left behind.

In the meantime, Ha Dong-gun and his party distanced themselves from the enemy as much as possible.

However, the gap quickly closed as soon as the enemy moved.

Shush!

At that time, Moon Byeong-ho appeared next to me with his grandmother on his back.

He used teleport.

‘It looks like it’s at least tens of meters long, but your proficiency has increased considerably in that time?’

It seemed to be thanks to the Power of Trust skill.

Since all abilities are said to increase, of course, mental strength must have also increased.

That moment.

[An object that satisfies the conditions to be accepted as a citizen has been found.]

[Do you want to grant citizenship?]

‘Grant it.’

Moon Byeong-ho carefully put the fainting old woman down and spoke to me.

“Please, Grandma, please.”

He was in the mood to run at the enemy at any moment, so he blocked his way.

“Wait.”

“Yeah? but···.”

“Can you trust me?”

Moon Byeong-ho did not understand, but soon nodded and replied.

“···All right.”

Having received a definite answer, I turned my head again and looked at the enemy chasing after Ha Dong-gun’s party.

‘About 10m.’

It was within the scope of the invisible hand.

If it’s powerful, I confirmed it before.

The power to distort even a front door made entirely of iron with a single blow, and the grip to rip out a lock entirely.

‘This is good enough.’

I waited quietly

The first to come within the range of the invisible hand was Kang Deok-soo carrying Oh Eon-ju on his back.

Following that, Kim Ga-young and Kim Gun, lastly, Ha Dong-gun crossed the line one after another.

With the safety zone in front of the house area where the area is activated, Ha Dong-gun turned back and fired an arrow at the enemy.

Wedge liquid!

At some point, the enemy was close by.

“Kheuuong!”

It was Ha Dong-gun, who had been watching the enemy’s movements from earlier, and fired the first attack at the right time.

If Ha Dong-gun had been able to delay even a little bit as intended, everyone would have been able to safely enter the safe zone.

However, the reality was not so rosy.

Rather, the guy rushed more fiercely.

In the process, the arrow shot by Ha Dong-gun grazed the enemy’s body.

In fact, it was an attack that failed to produce even a single vitality.

“Dong-gun!”

Belatedly aware of the situation, Gayoung Kim shouted.

However, the distance between Jeokho and Ha Dong-gun is already very close.

It’s too late.

“All run!”

Ha Dong-gun shouted at the group and started running in the opposite direction from the apartment entrance.

Realizing that he could not escape in that brief moment, he moved to take even one more step away from the enemy.

It was a bold decision to sacrifice his own life.

‘Because I saw one person well.’

responsibility as a leader.

Wise judgment of the situation.

bold execution.

Courage not to give in to fear.

Talent with all of these things is rare.

‘catch.’

Right before the enemy’s teeth hit Ha Dong-gun.

“Khehehe!”

An invisible hand gripped the enemy’s neck.

And just like that, he lifted his heavy body.

“Kwaaang-!”

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Jeokho got nervous and kicked in the air, but his invisible hand did not shake even with his kicking.

It didn’t take long for the angry kicking to turn into a struggle to survive.

“…”

“…”

Everyone, including Ha Dong-gun, froze on the spot and watched Jeok-ho suffer.

I opened my mouth slowly.

“Kim Ga-young.”

“Yes, yes?”

“Please finish.”

“ah.”

The power of the invisible hand was enough to kill him, but doing so would be a huge loss.

I couldn’t get the citizen bonus right away, and there were no vassal perks.

If Gayoung Kim hunted right away, the loot would quadruple, but there was no reason for me to finish it.

Kim Ga-yeong, who understood what I was saying, aimed an arrow at the enemy’s head struggling in the air.

ugh-

A glimmer of light encircled her arrow,

Wedge love liquid-! Push!

It pierced the enemy’s head at once.

[You hunted the enemy (Lv. 28).]

[Acquire a large amount of experience.]

[63,211,776 won has been deposited into the wallet of the absolute.]

After the cries of the enemy tiger, which had become increasingly louder, disappeared, it suddenly became quiet.

And.

[Citizen Moon Byeong-ho’s credibility increases.]

[Citizen Gayoung Kim’s credibility increases.]

[Citizen Gayoung Kim’s loyalty increases.]

[Citizen Yu Hye-rin’s trust increases.]

[Citizen Hyerin Yoo’s loyalty increases.]

······

······

Ha Dong-gun The alarm that the party’s reliability and loyalty is going up sounded dizzy.

And.

[Citizen Ha Dong-gun’s loyalty has exceeded 30.]

[Citizen Ha Dong-gun has met the conditions for vassal registration.]

Finally, Ha Dong-gun opened his heart to me.

‘Registered as a vassal, Ha Dong-gun.’

Tring!

***

Ugh-

The green glow that flowed from Kim Da-jung’s hand flowed into Oh Eon-joo’s side, which was covered in blood.

Oh Eon-joo’s wound, which looked quite serious, stopped bleeding quickly, and new flesh was rapidly filling up.

As the wound improved, Oh Eon-joo’s face, which seemed to be struggling, was also lively.

‘I’m glad I found Kim Da-jung just in time.’

Oh Eon-joo’s wound was much more serious than he thought.

Since the transformation has been released, the regenerative ability of the human flower does not apply, and since all the daily quests have been completed, it is impossible to recover from wounds through granting quests.

It was a serious situation where he could lose Oh Eon-ju.

I asked Ha Dong-gun.

“What happened? What is that red tiger?”

“It seems that Byeong-ho’s grandmother’s house was included in their territory. I ran into one on the way out after rescuing Grandma, and the hunt was successful. But it looks like there was one more. He was after us.”

Listening to his explanation, there were a few things that made sense.

‘Somehow, I thought it was strange.’

The alleyway was so clean.

I couldn’t find any trace of the goblin even after washing my eyes.

In fact, if there were goblins there, Moon Byeong-ho’s grandmother would not have been safe.

‘Maybe it was the territory of two enemy tigers.’

It was the territory they were guarding, so goblins and the like did not dare to invade, and thanks to that, Moon Byeong-ho’s grandmother was able to survive safely for a long time.

I could say I was lucky.

Thanks to that, Moon Byeong-ho’s grandmother was able to escape from the goblins’ threat.

[Citizen Dajeong Kim has completed the quest.]

[The quest costs 73,312 won.]

“Whoa. It’s all done!”

“Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Dajeong.”

“What. Then can I go home now?”

Now, this was not Kim Da-jung’s house.

“Wait a moment, please.”

Naturally, this was Hyungjun Choi’s house.

“Madame! Peel the tangerine, please!”

“hahahaha. Seo Yeon-ah, unnie~ You should do it. Try it. Gayoung unnie~ Peel the tangerine please~”

“Gayoung unni~! Peel the tangerine, please!”

Ha Dong-gun’s party, Kim Da-jeong, and Kim Da-bin and Kim Min-ho’s brother and sister who took a shower here all gathered at Choi Hyeong-jun’s house.

Choi Hyung-joon, who had been fidgeting next to me since earlier, spoke carefully.

“Come on, Jaehyun. We won’t be gathering at our house from now on, right? hahahaha.”

Choi Hyung-joon’s eyes were filled with feelings of resignation.

There was the sadness of the head of the family who was deprived of the comfortable home of his family.

“You don’t have to worry. I was going to talk about it from now on.”

It was impossible to use Hyungjun Choi’s house as a share house forever.

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Just in time, a suitable solution had been found.

“Currently Room 2901 is empty. We will supply everything you need for life, including electricity, so Dong-gun Ha and his companions can live there.”

“Is that true?!”

It was Choi Hyeong-jun, not the Ha Dong-gun party, that made him the most happy.

“Why would I have to lie?”

Of course, I was thinking of returning it if the landlord showed up even late.

However, in this world full of monsters, the fact that he has not been able to return home so far means that there is a high possibility that he will not be able to return in the future.

“Dabin Kim.”

“Yes, yes!”

Dabin Kim, who was slumped in a corner, showed a slightly withdrawn appearance as everyone’s eyes turned to them.

I was talking to her like that.

“Rooms 2101 and 2102 on the 21st floor are also currently vacant. Electricity will also be supplied there, so can you tell the other survivors to take care of showers, toilets, and other miscellaneous things there?”

Implicitly, he hinted that he should no longer visit Hyungjun Choi’s house.

Perhaps understanding that, Dabin Kim nodded in a shriveled state.

“All right.”

With the whip applied, it was time to give the carrots.

“If you wish, you can use one room for two people and share the other one.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. Instead, there are a few things I would like you two to do.”

Kim Da-bin, who snapped a carrot, responded positively.

“If you tell me anything, I will do my best!”

said to her.

“I want you to act as a messenger between me and the survivors in the future.”

“Messenger…?”

“Yeah.”

A hundred citizens were worth it in and of themselves.

Even if Ha Dong-gun did not directly earn experience points or money like a party, there was a bonus that steadily increased whenever the population increased.

However, I had no intention of leaving them alone.

“From now on, tell the team that kills 100 goblins as quickly as possible to supply an empty house. We promise to provide unlimited supplies of food as well as electricity, water and gas.”

It was not difficult to supply electricity and water to all households from the 21st to the 30th floor if you wanted to.

It was a situation where money was not so tight, as I had an extra fund of close to 100 million thanks to the two enemies.

However, I planned to treat citizens differentially with a limited supply of these.

“Also, if each generation accepts 10 survivors, they will be treated the same. However, please be sure to tell them that it may take a little longer depending on which floor you are on.”

Only those who prove their worth will pay a price worthy of that value.

After I finished talking, I gave the same quest to all citizens except Ha Dong-gun’s party and Choi Hyung-joon’s family, who were now closest to me.

《Quest granted》

Quest Content: Goblin Hunt (0/10)

Time limit: 168 hours 00 minutes 00 seconds

Reward: A small amount of experience.

Failure Penalty: Prohibited use of public facilities.

[Would you like to grant the quest as it is?]

[Yes No]

‘Yes.’