03. Guild Fair (14)

“Gun… ?”

The appearance of a weapon that could not have been imagined here.

I looked at the woman in the dress with a dumbfounded expression.

Of course I know what that is. Gunpowder weapons such as firearms are still used as useful weapons for non-awakened people in the police and military.

The problem is that firearms are never meant to be used against monsters.

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Guns and missiles have no effect on tower monsters. That has already been proven during the Gate incident.

Well, since all things have magic power, of course the bullet itself has some magic power, but at most it’s enough to be eaten by goblins.

But you caught a C-class monster in Wingland with something like that? How?

As if to clear my doubts, the woman immediately pulls the bolt of her sniper rifle and loads her next shot.

Clap. Clink! The shell ejects and falls to the floor, aim the loaded sniper rifle and pull the trigger.

Taang!! Along with the recoil that shook his entire body, a bullet that flew in an instant pierced two monsters flying in the air at the same time.

It was only then that I was able to figure out how the gun was used to catch the monster.

“Wow….”

It was so simple. One magic stone was a whole bullet.

That’s a lot of money!

How much does one bullet cost? To give effective damage to C-class monsters, the bullet itself would have to use C-class magic stones, but considering processing costs, labor costs, and other costs, will it be worth it?

It’s like throwing money away in real time every time you shoot.

But the weapon itself is certainly effective, except that cost is not taken into account at all. The reason why firearms were eliminated was because of the uniqueness of magic power, not because the firearm itself was defective.

Even in this situation, my eyes were drawn to the gun the woman was holding.

‘… Aren’t they really cool?’

The temperament of a craftsman who had never been able to come out because of the battle came out at any time.

Is the structure the same as a normal sniper rifle? Are you using gunpowder to shoot magic bullets? Or is there another way it works?

I usually don’t pay much attention to things like firearms, but that kind of thing was possible if I didn’t completely consider cost-effectiveness!

It was like entering a new world.

“You there. Why are you standing there blankly?”

Then a cold voice awakened my spirit.

A woman with her gun looks at me with cold eyes.

“Are you a civilian? No, it must be an awakened person. Doesn’t look like he’s even injured… I’m sorry, but we don’t accept transfers to the rear except for the injured. It’s a pity that one hand is missing now.”

After saying that, he pointed to a place with his chin.

“If your weapon doesn’t change, take it over there.”

“A weapon?”

“Yes. It’s a Klaproth product. Performance is guaranteed.”

Seeing the direction she pointed to, I widened my eyes.

One, two, three cases full of item crystals… How many are there? That was enough to arm all the Hunters in here.

Were you handing out weapons here? Somehow, at first, everyone thought they were fighting so well, even though they didn’t have half weapons.

“Right now, it is being provided free of charge, so if you are a hunter, hurry up and get a weapon and an armor… No, wait.”

The woman stops her speech and starts staring at me.

To be precise, he looked alternately at my face and at the three-man sword I was holding.

“You. Are you the one who caught the banshee?”

The cool eyes instantly changed to a look full of admiration and curiosity.

“I never thought he would be such a young Hunter. I don’t see much difference in age….”

At that time, Baek Ji-soo tugged at my sleeve.

This is not the time for me to be like this, really.

“I’m sorry, but I didn’t come here to get weapons, and I have no intention of escaping to the rear. There is something I want to check.”

“Do you want to check?”

I nodded in agreement and looked back at Baek Ji-soo.

“Can you see something?”

“… Yes. Mana is being concentrated. Right there.”

The place where Baek Ji-su stretched out his small hand and pointed with his finger was the very spot where the woman holding his gun was standing.

“Yes?”

“… Uh?”

I was startled and raised my three-person sword at the woman. The woman was also suddenly pointed with her sword, and she was startled and aimed her muzzle at me.

“What are you?”

“What is it? I’m in a situation where I want to ask what I’m doing right now?”

“Are you a devil worshiper? Or a monster mimicking a human?”

“Yes!? Excuse me! Because I just helped you!?”

I didn’t care about those words and continued to aim my sword while maintaining vigilance.

Magic energy is gathering in that person?

But I can’t feel anything from the three-person sword. Does that mean you’re just a normal human being?

Baek Ji-soo, who was looking at the scene, shook his head with his expression blurred.

“Binary. That’s not it.”

“Isn’t that what it is?”

“Not with him, but under him. It’s the floor Mana is flowing underground.”

“… Ah.”

I realized that it was all a misunderstanding, so I turned my head and looked at the woman again. She also opened her eyes and was looking at me.

Um. This is a big deal

“Hey, I think I misunderstood….”

“My lady! What are you doing!”

The people who suddenly appeared, interrupting me at that moment. Wearing armor and weapons layered over suits that looked like bodyguards, they were powerful people who looked at least B rank or higher at a glance.

They noticed that we were pointing weapons at each other, so they gathered around the woman and aimed their weapons at Baek Ji-soo.

“You bastard! What are you doing!”

“How dare you point a weapon at the young lady? Do you want to die?”

The atmosphere suddenly subsides unexpectedly. I quickly retracted the three-person sword, but the atmosphere that had subsided once had no intention of improving at all.

As the eyes were focused on this side, Baek Ji-soo frowned and took a step forward.

“I’ll fix it.”

Her eyes began to glow softly with white light. The moment I thought I was going to write an allusion.

“Stop! Reap your weapons!”

A high and dignified voice echoed loudly, dominating the atmosphere in the hall.

As the woman in the dress shouted, the people who had suddenly gathered took notice of her and drew their weapons one by one.

After confirming that the atmosphere had calmed down, she took a short breath and then looked at me.

“It seems there was a misunderstanding. Can you explain a bit? The situation is urgent, so a brief summary.”

–

We briefly explained the current situation, and she quickly understood the situation as if she understood.

“… In short, the dead creature’s magic is escaping through the gate and into this floor?”

I opened my mouth cautiously.

“Do you believe me?”

“Didn’t I tell you to trust me? There’s nothing I can’t believe. If that’s true, it explains why no magic stones come out and the gate still doesn’t close.”

A woman in her dress crossed her arms and tapped her feet in her heels.

Plump. The heel of her shoe struck the floor a couple of times.

“The problem is that there is nothing in particular in this basement.”

“There is nothing underground?”

“Yes. She used to be there, but I got a report that she was suddenly gone. If this is where we are now, maybe… It must be a warehouse for storing auction items.”

At those words, Baek Ji-soo and I looked at each other’s eyes.

By hinting at Ji-soo Baek, we planted a false impression on the security guard that the auction item was stolen. That false information was passed on to the woman in front of him.

But as I said, the information is false. The actual auction items are still well stored in the warehouse.

I don’t know what it was, but there was a high possibility that it was the cause of the situation that was attracting this magical power.

Who is this anyway? It’s like the fact that I was called the lady earlier, and the fact that I was reported to it.

You seem to have an unusual identity. Maybe an auctioneer or something like that?

In that case, it would be better not to bring up the story that Baek Ji-soo engraved hints.

“I don’t know what remains underground, but it’s true that something is attracting magic. Can I check it out?”

“It’s impossible.”

A firm voice that firmly concludes. I was slightly taken aback by the way he spoke.

“Why?”

“Because there is no way down.”

The woman in the dress spoke her words while looking around the venue.

“In the underground warehouse, you have to go through the exhibition hall once and then turn around and go down. What if the barrier is sagging? Then you can’t go down.”

As a matter of fact, the barrier was only fixed inside the exhibition hall, so any door could not be opened right now. Including the door marked Staff Only that Lee Byung-jun guided us to earlier.

“Jisoo. Are you sure it’s an underground warehouse where mana gathers? Any chance it could be a bit more underground?”

Baek Ji-soo slowly shook her head at my words.

“I don’t know how it was when I first cast it, but in order to maintain the barrier, I need to constantly supply either magic power or magic energy from within.”

“What is the probability that the barrier went deep underground?”

“… It won’t be that big. The larger the barrier, the greater the consumption for maintenance. I think this size is what I saved the most….”

“Mmm.”

Let’s clear things up for a moment.

The reason the gate doesn’t close is because the mana is constantly being supplied.

Then why is the barrier keeping us here maintained?

Perhaps it is the magical energy that is gathering underground.

Then, in the end, I came to the conclusion that I must go down to the basement.

And the method was simple.

“Jisoo. Space transfer, can you still use it?”

“Yes. Now that I know the coordinates, there’s no problem if I’m moving from inside to inside.”

Okay. Then it was time to check out what was down here.