082. mutt hunt

The morning was bright, and the roads and sidewalks were crowded with people going to work, but the world was still peaceful anyway.

Of course, there was a change in their lives to some extent, as a huge celestial body suddenly appeared in the sky and people all belonged to the ‘system’ and became ‘players’.

The wave of change that came to the world like this can now be found very easily in the smoking room of a building forest.

“There are a lot of notes, what happened again this time?”

“Oh, didn’t you see the notice from the manager?”

“Hey, yesterday too, as soon as I got home after working overtime, I couldn’t sleep at all because I was looking after the baby. I didn’t even watch football, let alone the note. What happened last night?”

After arriving at work early in the morning, ordinary office workers drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes in paper cups were talking about the note sent by the manager instead of talking about the overseas soccer league they saw last night.

“Ah, the manager told me to take care of myself because dangerous people have appeared.”

“Dangerous guys?”

“If you run into them, they tell you never to touch them. There is video information, so check it out.”

“Well… … .”

“But once it was resolved, they said it was fine now.”

Those who became players by the manager were able to obtain information about the corps very easily by utilizing the system like this.

The man in the uncomfortable shirt, who had just begun to check the overdue notes with a tired face, opened his mouth wide as he watched a video of three-headed dogs burning Nemesis’ colony.

“what? Why are they so old?”

The alliance released a lot of information through the system in order to impress humanity as much as possible, but the most recent video uploaded contained scenes that were more shocking than expected.

“The legion melted?”

From the perspective of those who had never experienced a regression yet and obtained the system, the alliance between the ruler and manager of the legion, said to be of human origin and dominating the alien race, was no different from the most powerful group in the universe.

All mankind directly witnessed the scene in which the alliance took the lead in preventing the invasion of disaster, and in the video released on the system, all the scenes of pioneering new territories while defeating the exploits of the demons were also revealed.

It is already widely known that players could freely move to a new world pioneered by the alliance if they wished, and that the sacrifice of the Legion was at the center of all the achievements obtained.

“… … An opponent that the legion struggles with this far?”

The man who was checking the video swallowed a dry saliva when he saw that the corps, who had been so strong, struggled. This is because the situation was so bad that the defeat of the Legion seemed certain until the middle of the released video.

In a splendid screen reminiscent of an advertisement video for a strategy simulation using a top-notch graphics engine, it was not the enemy who died, but the army of the Legion.

‘If at all, they lose… … What should my daughter and wife do?’

Fortunately, the man’s anxiety, which he felt after seeing the fierce flames emitted by the dog-like monsters, was quickly relieved in the second half of the video.

A cold-looking player with a pretty good-looking appearance led an army wielding a brilliant light and turned the situation around, and the alliance prevented the invasion of those ruthless monsters.

“… … Wow, back. Does that player look Korean? Summoner, what class is that?”

A colleague who had finished smoking a cigarette next to him said as he quenched his thirst with lukewarm coffee in a paper cup.

“That friend is Kang Jin-hyuk.”

“Jinhyuk Kang? Who is that?”

“… … don’t you know? He’s probably the most reputed friend among the players. There are several other players in the alliance, but he’s the only one who revealed his skills. Hey, don’t you even see the real community?”

“… … oh It’s because I’m a bit busy.”

The office worker, who was busy taking care of the children and reducing sleep when he got home, was more concerned about the credit card payment next month rather than the issues of this rapidly changing world.

“You never know. They say a few might secretly land on Earth and hide. If you ever see it, don’t touch it. It is best to flee to a safe place and remain silent until the Legion arrives.”

The man simply laughed at his colleague’s words not to attack him recklessly.

“What am I going to do with that dog? I wonder if it landed near my house, otherwise I would never attack.”

The colleague also laughed at the words, but soon revealed his true feelings.

“Hey, I’m leaving the company at the end of this month.”

“… … Why did you suddenly go to work? Are you going to open a chicken restaurant?”

“No, I volunteered as an alliance pioneer player. Isn’t it better to go out there and earn a big share than a salaryman? I’m not like you, I don’t have children, so I should make some money while I’m young.”

“What? you crazy Then I put the invoice away.”

Players who have obtained decent powers volunteer for missions and go out into a new world. These days, this way of making money has also created its own trend.

Of course, it was also well known that going to a pioneering territory for a rookie player who hadn’t experienced regression was much more dangerous than going on a long-term mission to a third country riddled with civil war.

“As you know, I can pay off the loan as long as I get one distribution from the pioneering territory.”

The reason they took the risk was because of the huge amount of money.

“Does it sound like you’re going to go after seeing that dog?”

“… … After all, you have to live on a salary anyway, so there’s no answer.”

They can use the system and powers, but there is no way to accumulate delivery or achievement points, so they can’t get points used in the market.

So, players voluntarily joined the mission, and then used the method of acquiring expensive items such as potions that boast powerful healing abilities with the points they received and selling them again for cash.

“1.2 billion for a bottle of miracle potion.”

“… … Isn’t the price of one’s life more expensive than that 1.2 billion?”

“Even if I work for the rest of my life, I won’t be able to collect 1.2 billion. As you well know, I’ve already skipped a promotion. But if you go on a mission, you can make a lot of money right now.”

Hearing the colleague’s firm declaration of resignation, the man shook his head.

“after. Do whatever you want. Then go brush your teeth. The mouth-watering combination of coffee and cigarettes is truly awful.”

“… … It’s the same for you, you bastard.”

The man, who had been silently watching his colleague who tried to smoke another cigarette and left the smoking room after swearing, shook his head while looking at the mission support notice in the system window.

“1.2 billion in one bottle… … Well, that has nothing to do with me.”

In a world ruled by money, the reward for applying for a mission was, frankly, a large sum of money that guaranteed a family’s future.

However, this man was a domestic and sincere husband, which is very rare these days, and he did not want to leave his family right now.

“ah… … I want to go to work.”

Thinking of my family, I wanted to go home quickly. But the man looked down at his watch and sighed in despair.

“… … It’s not even nine o’clock yet.”

In fact, less than 10 minutes had passed since he left for work.

“after… … .”

The man put up with the already overwhelming fatigue and rubbed his cigarette out. For the sake of the family, you have to work even if your body breaks down to pay for your credit card bill for the next month.

That was the moment.

“warning! Cerberus appears in some areas of Seoul!」

An unusual system message flew in, and a huge whirlwind appeared in the sky of Seoul through the window of the high-rise building’s smoking room.

“The corps troops are dispatched. Players, hurry up and avoid yourself!”

Soon, through the golden portal opened in the sky, the large-scale troops of the Legion, which had only been seen on the screen, began pouring down like a shower.

「Check the area where Cerberus appears.」

The man stared stunned for a moment at the legionnaires appearing over Seoul, then opened his eyes wide at the screen attached to the newly sent note.

The huge wall of fire created by the three-headed dog and the apartment complex confined there alone were familiar to the man.

“… … Fuck this.”

Wow Chang Chang-!!!

The man jumped from the high-rise building without even thinking about the cost of repairing the building.

“please… … !”

After rolling to the floor, the man, covered in blood, got back up, gritted his teeth, and started running through the ruined city center.

The players seen in the city center were running away in the opposite direction of the smoke that could be seen far away, with all their might, just as the manager had warned.

Only one man, a man running toward an apartment building about to burst into infernal flames, bravely dove into it, avoiding the fleeing crowd.

“… … shit.”

The man who ran at superhuman speed saw a three-headed dog of flame blocking the entrance to the apartment.

In the man’s tightly clenched hands, the nails dug into the skin and blood dripped.

“Fuck.”

Watching a huge flame fly towards him, the man raised the divine power he received from the manager after leaving a note saying ‘I’m sorry’ to someone.

‘Please, take the child and get out of this hell!’

A monster he could never defeat with his own strength, but the man was prepared to die and thought of passing the time against this dog somehow.

“덤벼 이 개새끼야!”

It was just then that the man exclaimed excitedly.

Flash-!!!

Break-!!!

Intense flashes of light burst out from all sides, completely obscuring my vision, and after a while the light dissipated, and I saw a woman beating a dog to death.

“… … uh?”

The man who saw this froze as he stood.

“이 개새끼가! Damn, damn, where is this place!!!”

The woman who was swearing and beating the dog relentlessly resembled her own wife, from her appearance to her grinning voice.

* * *

“hey! Open the door quickly!”

“under… … So why the hell do I have to go myself? Jinhyeok will be there in a little while.”

“Han Ji-woo! I’m in a hurry! Please open the door quickly!!!”

“Ah Okay. Got it.”

I opened the portal to Seoul without knowing why, at the request of the leader who hid the power that looked very urgent.

Break-up-!!!

Lee immediately had a conversation with the dog of hell, and he was pushing it so hard to hit him.

She was wrapped in gear from Horus’ army all over her body, and thanks to that, she was able to punch the furious blows while just being hit by the hot flames with her body.

“What did I just see… … .”

Oh, of course, it was quite possible for a leader who had hidden power to beat Cerberus alone wearing an item at the level of balance disruption, so I wasn’t surprised to see her performance.

Now in front of us was a man in a bloody shirt and shoes, and a woman holding a baby sleeping soundly next to her, and I stared blankly at her.

This woman’s face was familiar.

“… … Aren’t you the daughter of the owner who worked on the cow farm?”

For some reason, there was a woman in front of me who had the same appearance as the woman who had milked me very roughly, the daughter of a cow farm owner in my previous life, who had a similar atmosphere to Garam Lee.

“Hey, the ruler of the corps? how do you know me… … ?”

At the time, I thought it was just a girl who looked a lot like her.

“furthermore… … Do you know my sister?”

“Somehow, the strength of the wrist to squeeze the milk was unusual… … .”

“… … Yes?”

This woman was the leader’s younger sister.