Chapter 168 – 168. Attack on Edible Human Specialty Stores

Kang Ji-yeon and Kang Young-seop, who were moving through the vent, fell into the restaurant.

“Hey!!!!”

“Fuck.”

A large table and a mountain of meat piled up.

And there are countless monsters sitting there with their heads down, inhaling minced meat of unknown origin.

They were completely focused on eating, not caring at all about what was happening around them.

Thanks to this, Mr. Kang and his wife were not noticed by the customers inside the restaurant. Not yet.

‘Uh, how do I get out of here.’

Kang Ji-yeon looked around her to find an exit. However, there was no suitable entrance in her eyes.

The ridiculously large restaurant was filled with the sound of countless monsters chirping.

“Ji, Ji-yeon. “They don’t seem to be interested in us.”

“Huh. He doesn’t seem to be distracted by eating. “I have to find a way out.”

First, the two decided to walk around some more. This is because there was no entrance that was immediately visible.

‘No matter how far I walk, there are only tables and meat-eating monsters of unknown origin.’

Kang Ji-yeon looked down at the concrete floor soaked in her blood and shuddered.

Perhaps the meat they are eating is actually human flesh. It was like that when I saw the hands and feet sticking out.

“Guuuuu.!!!!”

Some even screamed at the table where the human flesh fell.

“Dad, hide.”

“Uh, uhh.”

At times like that, the two had to crawl under the table and hide themselves. This is because the service came to the table where the food had run out.

‘One-eyed monster.’

Kang Ji-yeon witnessed the true monster in the restaurant. A one-eyed monster with a single horn.

Her mouth and nose were not visible, and she had no ears. All that was visible was the large eyeball in the very center of her face. It is a foreign creature.

’30 minutes… 30 minutes left. If you get caught in there, it’s the end.’

Kang Ji-yeon checked her wristwatch. They only had to hold out for about 30 more minutes to get out of here. However, if you get caught before then, you won’t be able to die well.

‘No, wait. Can I just kill time under the table like this? The people eating doesn’t seem to care about anything else. ‘Isn’t there just a need to find the entrance?’

Since this was her first time in this situation, Kang Ji-yeon was so nervous that she thought she had to get out at all costs, but when she realized that she didn’t have much time left, her head cooled down a bit.

“Dad.”

“Uh, why.”

“Let’s just hide here.”

“What? “Let’s find the entrance.”

“No, look at the clock. There are only 27 minutes left. Let’s just kill time here and escape.”

“Oh, it’s true.”

Kang Young-seop, who had no more combat experience than his daughter, then checked his watch and smiled slightly at the fact that another minute had just passed.

All you have to do is hold on for another 26 minutes. Then he could get out of here without any trouble.

16 minutes passed like that.

-Beep!!!

-Inform. Head office soon? Deadline is approaching.

-Customer, pack your bags and leave. Happy meal time. Thank you.

A notification that made it difficult to properly understand what was being said rang throughout the restaurant.

At that moment, the people who were inhaling the minced human flesh on the table all raised their heads and disappeared one by one.

Moreover, as the customers left, the one-eyed monsters who were serving came rushing into the restaurant, carrying tools.

-Beep!!!!

-Cleaning. Cleanliness. Hygiene.

-10 humans who ran away.

-We never waste food ingredients.

About two minutes after the first notification announcing the deadline, a second notification sounded, shocking everyone who had hid in the restaurant.

“Crazy.”

“Jiyeon.”

“Shh.”

Jiyeon Kang shook her head with her index finger on her lips.

Even for her, she was crazy and jumping up and down.

The notification just made her realize.

The restaurant’s management also knew that survivors were hiding here. They even pointed out that there were 10 people in the room.

And of course, among those 10 were the Kang father and daughter.

The remaining time until escape is about 8 minutes.

The game of tag has begun.

The tagger is a serving monster.

“Quaaaaa!!!!!”

Within 30 seconds of starting the game of tag, one survivor was discovered.

A survivor who was instantly grabbed by serving monsters wearing aprons and had his limbs torn off.

He was thrown onto the table, losing his arms and legs, and before he knew it, his stomach was sliced ​​open by a chef holding a large kitchen knife.

The screaming subsides.

The bloody internal organs were pulled out without hesitation, and the pieces of human meat were carefully dismantled and placed in a steel container like trash.

The sight of the server and the cook playing with the man’s body parts and putting them in their mouths was extremely cruel.

“Huh.”

Kang Young-seop covered the mouth of Kang Ji-yeon, who witnessed the shocking scene. Even though he was a clumsy and somewhat dim-witted person, he had a stronger spirit than his daughter, Kang Ji-yeon.

“Backwards. Slowly.”

“…”

Only then did Kang Ji-yeon gather her thoughts and slowly move behind her, following Kang Young-seop.

There are now 5 minutes left.

You just have to hold on for 5 minutes.

However, those five minutes did not seem to pass by as if they had stopped.

-Quaaaaah!!! Please save me!!!!!!!!!!!

-That’s it!! Seebaaaaa!!!!

The screams of survivors echoed from all directions.

More than five people have been caught so far. Five out of ten people were captured by them. There was no need to see their end any further.

Those who survived this dire situation prayed and prayed that time would pass more quickly.

The prayers of those who were faced with a truly insurmountable disaster rang out in silence.

If Kang In-ho were here, he would probably have killed them all, collected the awakening stones, and laughed. To Kang In-ho, the serving monsters were no different from the loading and unloading slaves.

In fact, Kang Ji-yeon and Kang Young-seop also received skills from Kang In-ho, so if they fought with determination, they would not have died.

However, unlike Kang In-ho, who had been fighting like crazy since the beginning of the disaster, these two did not even know how far they were capable of.

It was a difference in experience. Perhaps Kang In-ho, who repeats battles like crazy and ends up casually absorbed in farming even in the highest difficulty labyrinth, may be a strange person.

-BeeeeeICK!!!

-Time lapse. Stop cleaning. Leaving work.

Finally, the final alarm rang.

The remaining time is approximately 10 seconds.

“Haa. Haa.”

“It’s done.”

Kang Ji-yeon and Kang Young-seop, who barely survived the extreme tension, were able to return to reality.

******

“No matter how much I search, I can’t find it.”

“I know. Phew.”

Meanwhile, Park Young-sik and Park Sun-hwa, who escaped from the freezer, realized that the enemies were not as strong as they thought, and hunted monsters like crazy for an hour.

Thanks to that, the two people’s bags were filled with magic stones and were quite heavy.

At first, I was so frightened by the appearance of the enemies that I didn’t even dare to fight, but after killing one, I came to the conclusion that it was worth it.

Of course it had to be that way.

The difficulty of the labyrinth is not determined based on Kang In-ho and his gang. Since the difficulty level is determined based on ordinary awakened people, the strength of Kang In-ho’s gang, who freely distributes, obtains, and steals skills, should not be used as the standard.

It’s strange that these people have 15 skills per person while others are playing with only 2 skills.

Moreover, Kang In-ho supplied dozens of reward boxes and distributed them, so the equipment was excellent.

While others are just trying to survive with the one weapon from the green reward box, hoping that it will not break, these people just take out a new weapon and use it when their weapon breaks.

That’s how wide the gap with others has become.

They even made complete preparations to face disaster before the winter night, which could be considered a true disaster, arrived. It was the result of Kang In-ho running hard without rest.

“Ah, time is running out.”

“Everyone should have gotten out safely.”

Park Young-sik and Park Seon-hwa left the labyrinth, worrying about the other party members until the end.

******

“Hey.”

Lastly, Han Jun-ho was wandering around alone.

Han Jun-ho, who had been bothered by Han Seung-hee, who wanted to explore the labyrinth more and more these days, was able to relieve stress for the first time in a while by wandering around alone.

“It’s easy.”

Han Jun-ho’s body, which received physical improvement and photosynthesis from Kang In-ho, was very different from before.

The middle-aged man who looked skinny and weak had disappeared, and before we knew it, there was a middle-aged man whose whole body was covered with muscles.

“It seems like these guys are all here…”

He lowered the mace he was holding and looked at the dead monsters. Gradually, their bodies disappeared, leaving only the magic stones in their place.

“There are a lot.”

Han Jun-ho, who had already collected two sacks worth of magic stones, wiped the sweat from his forehead and drank the water he had brought.

Since he could not drink anything other than beverages, his staple food became bottled water. He said that at first it was quite painful and stressful for him not to be able to eat any food, but as time went by he became more comfortable.

The fact that he didn’t need to eat anything reduced his appetite, and his appetite had completely disappeared.

Yes, he was slightly outside the biological category of human beings.

Is that why?

[Can you hear me?]

Someone spoke to him.

“Huh?”

It was like a small whisper.

It was a small noise that would normally have been ignored, but this place is a labyrinth.

Han Jun-ho grabbed the mace he was holding again and looked around him. He shouldn’t have relaxed.

“…”

[There is no need to be so nervous.]

“What are you?”

[My name is… Ainus.]

“Ainus?”

[Okay. I am Ainus. I have no idea why I’m in such a smelly and dirty place, but I think only you can save me right now.]

In order to fight against the unidentified being who introduced himself as Ainus, Han Jun-ho immediately pulled out the astral sword he was carrying on his belt. Then he naturally fed the magic stone and summoned the blade.

“Demon, don’t come near.”

The Astral Sword allows you to cut the spirit body directly.

Han Jun-ho, who regarded the being called Ainus as an evil spirit, looked around nervously.

[No, you don’t have to be that nervous… Hey, put away that ugly weapon for now. Here, open this box. I am in here.]

“…”

[I won’t ask you to trust me. You don’t have to believe it. I just want to get out of here. As an act of mercy, won’t you please get me out of here? You can just throw the box in its entirety. I just want to get out of this stuffy space. Request. Help me.]

In response to Ainus’ earnest request, Han Jun-ho stretched out his hand toward the box under the shelf where Ainus’ mental waves were being transmitted.

If that didn’t work, I planned to use blood stain burning or clean burning and burn the entire box.

‘Prepare your skills in advance.’

Han Jun-ho opened the box, prepared in advance to burn it with flame at any time. He couldn’t tell what it was, but his senses told him it wasn’t a hostile entity.

It may be a simple persimmon, but Han Jun-ho survived with just this persimmon.

It was ultimately because of his sense that she decided to follow Kang In-ho with her daughter Han Seung-hee on the second day of the disaster.

Click.

[Haaaaa! I’m finally feeling better! Thank you, human.]

“This is.”

There were seeds in the box.

It was a fairly large and bright red seed.