Chapter 168 – 168. The Black Market Is Hard to Adapt to

“Whoa.. Whoa.. Fuck…”

Han Ah-ram got down on one knee.

Merhere lowered the scythe she was holding while gently wiping the sweat from her forehead.

The winner of the fight was, of course, Merhere. Both of them fought with their skills sealed, and Han A-ram played well against Mer, but he still couldn’t win.

In the first place, the two lived different years. Even though he was an angel who had lost all of his abilities and fell, the combat skills he had acquired over the years did not disappear.

“It’s definitely much stronger than before.”

“Whoa.. Shit… Mer-unnie is really strong. I can’t… I don’t think I can win…”

Han Ah-ram held onto the soil as if indignant and regretted it. She was actually a bit embarrassed.

I was excited and excited to go into the basement of the black market with Jang Jo-jun and slaughter the demons, but I had to sit down here facing an unexpected wall.

She felt that if her demon hunting, which was her specialty, was taken away by another woman, she now had nothing left for herself. She had to be proud of something so that she could take a nap without paying attention, but the thought that she couldn’t do that anymore made Han Ah-ram feel like her tears were flowing.

At that time, Merga held out her hand to Aram, whose tears were welling up, and said,

“Take good care of your master, Aram.”

“What.?”

“Actually, she really had no intention of going. It’s just a test of how good you are. To check.”

In the first place, Mer had no intention of going to the black market with Jo Joon. She recalled her memories of rolling in the black market, because her temple gave her goosebumps. She still couldn’t forget the bizarre things she had faced then.

Of course, if she had to go, she would have gone in without a word, but she didn’t want to go so far as to stop Han Ah-ram from wanting to go like that.

“Thank you, Sister.”

“What.”

Han Ah-ram said that she seemed like an incredibly nice person to Mer, who gave herself the opportunity to be with her aim. Han Ah-ram stood up holding her hand on her mer and pulled her into a seat. Both of them had huge breasts, pushing each other’s breasts out of each other, but they didn’t show it.

It’s now definitely decided. Han Ah-ram, Jang Jo-jun, and Ayla are regular members of this black market expedition. They will now make contact with Cheshire, buy a slave from a slave dealer, and then attack the underground levels of the black market with a total of five people.

“Then, now that everyone has been decided, let’s get ready to go in.”

With Jo Joon’s words, they prepared to leave for the black market. Of course, there was nothing special about being prepared. Since food could be procured on its own even on the black market, it was only necessary to bring useful items.

The jeweler, who had put all the precious metals in the jewelry box, approached Jo Joon, who was putting things in a large-capacity magic bag, and talked to him. She had come to teach Jo Jun how to turn off the power.

“Did you pack everything?”

“Uh. I can’t even say that it’s perfect. I took everything I needed to a certain extent.”

“Good. So now here touch it.”

“Uh… Here?”

“Yeah.. I’m only telling you this… So don’t ever reveal it?”

“Yes, I understand.”

Ayla revealed her own weakness to her aim.

“Inject a small amount of mana while turning it clockwise. Then I’ll turn off. To turn it on, turn it counterclockwise. Got it?”

“Yes.. But are all the other jewelers in the same location?”

“Uh… That’s not it? Everyone knows that the location is different. Still, most of them are probably the back of the head or the back?”

“I see… I see…”

When Aim Joon raided the mansion, he remembered the pure white jeweler who had insulted him. He vowed that if he had the chance, he would twist his limbs to death, so he asked in advance how he could be captured alive.

“Okay then, I’ll turn off the power soon.”

“Huh. See you later.”

Joon caressed the jeweler’s hair and then turned her off. The jeweler sighed and closed her eyes, stopping all movement and becoming a doll. Aim put her in her high-capacity magic bag.

At that time, Han Ah-ram, who was wearing goggles for cognitive impairment, asked Jo Joon.

“Can I wear it like this? Are you a bit loose?”

“Uh… Wait, I’ll adjust the straps from the back.”

“But do I have to turn this off? I think it will be cramped…”

“If you don’t wear it… You will regret it. The black market is a crazy place. Whatever you see… It’s going to be hard to handle.”

“Are they grosser than zombies?”

“Uh.. If Zombie is not allowed for teenagers.. Black market is not allowed to be screened?”

“Ow… Tighten it tighter.”

Han Ah-ram was frightened at Jo Joon’s words and said to tighten the goggles tighter. As Jo Joon said, what happened in the black market was perfect for a normal person to be mentally shocked.

The black market is a place where all sorts of horrible things happen. If you look at it, not only cannibalism, but also human ranches and things that are difficult to express in words occur, so it was perfect to lose your mind in the uncensored scenes without wearing goggles for cognitive impairment.. Aka mosaic goggles.

In addition, the Yi tribes walking around casually just exist to eat away at human mental power, and even the NPCs who are running shops in crazy places like this are ridiculous monsters, so just looking at them is polluting the mind.

The reason why no other players are visible in the black market except for Jo Joon is that most of them died after entering or exiting, or were dealt with by black market merchant NPCs for violating the rules, or because they did not try to enter again.

Just because Jang Jo-Jun is Jang Jo-Jun, he was just walking around like a tourist, but in reality, the black market was a kind of trap. For reference, at this point, there were seven more people who qualified to enter the black market, excluding Jo Joon.

“Okay, then let’s go in.”

Jo Jun and Han Ah-ram, who finished all preparations, opened the school storage door with a black key.

“Have a safe trip!”

“Sister! Be careful!! Brother too!”

“Okay! Everyone is waiting safely!”

After greeting the people who met them, the two quickly went through the door. I won’t be back for a week now. Those who remained had to face disaster without a leader.

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– Doo kung. Doo kung. Awesome profit…

– Doo kung. Doo kung. Awesome profit…

– Doo kung. Doo kung. Awesome profit…

The sound of an unidentified machine running hard reverberates through the alley.

– Aaaaa!!!!

I also heard something screaming.

-Steel puck… Iron peck…

It was followed by the sound of an unknown being stepping on a puddle.

This is a twisted alley.

It is the first place that beings who come and go to the black market visit, and a crazy place where a door suddenly appears in the wall to spit out idiots or kidnap visitors.

If it wasn’t for the apostle of evil spirits, it would be difficult to get out of even the twisted alley. Because it was Jo Jun, who was the favorite of Manma, he thought that this place was just a bit dirty and smelly. In fact, this is one of the places with the highest probability of human disappearance.

-Kiik…

Soon, a door suddenly appeared on the wall where there was nothing, and Jo Joon and Han Ah-ram walked out.

“This is.. The black market..?”

Han Ah-ram was amazed as he smelled the narrow alleyways, pipes that had grown arbitrarily, and the stench rising from the damp floor. The black market seemed like a far more horrific place than she thought.

Although Jo Joon gave a rough explanation of what the place was like, I never imagined it would be a place filled with such disgusting smells and crazy noises.

“You mean you walked around a place like this by yourself?”

“Uh… When I first came, I was lost alone. From the second time on, she went with her guide, Cheshire.”

“And…”

“Isn’t it more normal than I thought?”

“What? This? Huh… I’m not sure if it’s normal… But it looks filthy and dirty… And I don’t think I can wield a hammer.”

“That’s right.. Because the space is small here.”

Demon Slayer’s exclusive weapon, ‘a great means of communication’ is a huge hammer. Since it was a formidable weapon, it seemed difficult to use in narrow, twisted alleys.

It was also difficult to put in a large-capacity bag because it weighed so much. For that reason, Han Ah-ram had no choice but to keep holding it.

“Huh… What the hell is this place… It’s an endless alley…”

As Han Ah-ram was snooping around the endless maze-like twisted alleys, Joon skillfully pressed the remote control to call Cheshire.

“You’re here!!”

Soon, before two minutes had passed, a small gate was created in the air and Cheshire jumped down. Upon arrival, Cheshire was embraced by Jo Joon.

“June! June!”

She did not even grasp the fact that Han Ah-ram was by her side and expressed her happiness with all her might. Han Ah-ram almost brandished her hammer, thinking that she was an enemy, when a monster wearing a neon mask was embraced by Jo Joon with her modulated voice full of mechanical sounds.

“Calm. Calm! It’s on our side!”

“Ah…”

Only then did Cheshire notice Han Ah-ram’s presence and asked Jo Joon in a low voice.

“Over there…?”

“Ah, this is Han Ah-ram. My colleague and… My girlfriend.”

“Uh… Nice to meet you.”

“Ah, yes. Nice to meet you.”

The two shook hands a little awkwardly. Han Ah-ram was a little embarrassed to see Cheshire being embraced by Jo Joon, and Cheshire was surprised to see Han Ah-ram holding her unusual hammer.

Their first impression of each other was embarrassing.

“I’m going to attack the basement floor from today, but Aram is a demon hunter. I brought it because I thought it might be helpful.”

“Aha… There are many low-level demons and their servants roaming around the basement… Hey… If you’re a demon hunter, you know how to handle demons, right?”

“Ah, yes. Little.”

“Then things will go faster. Thank you for coming.”

“Oh, no. What.”

Han Ah-ram scratched the back of his head and shook Cheshire’s hand, who was overjoyed.

“Then, since this place is disgusting, shall we move? I need to bring that big hammer with me to go around the market… And I need to get out some ale too.”

“Ayla?”

“I will introduce you later. It’s in my bag.”

“Uh… Ok, okay. Then let’s go!!”

“Uh? Where…”

Before he could properly ask where he was going, Han Ah-ram was teleported by Cheshire’s hand. Han Ah-ram was a bit overwhelmed by the ever-changing situation.

“Aaaaa!!!”

“Aram, calm down. Arrived.”

“Uh… Huh?”

Han Ah-ram, who arrived at Cheshire’s hideout, vomited for a while due to the aftereffects of teleportation. Aim anxiously stroked her back and sat her down on her sofa.

“Hey… That… Name. What was it…?”

“Ah… Han A-ram..”

“Oh yeah. Aram. Would you like to drink this?”

“Ah… Yes… Thank you…”

Han Ah-ram, who was not feeling well, received and drank the unknown drink that Cheshire handed over.

“Wow…!!! Cuckoo! Coke!”

“Aram!! What’s the matter!”

“This, this… Ugh… The taste is strange…”

Only then did Han Ah-ram see a mushroom drawn on her can she drank from.

It was ‘the number of yellow sap mushrooms’.

“Uh.. I’m sorry.. I guess it didn’t suit my taste..”

“Uh, over there… Cheshire… Sister? You’re my sister, right?”

“Perhaps.. Would it?”

“Sister.. I’m not going to be mad on purpose, right?”

“No! Really not!! I-I just want to give you something, but all I can give you is alcohol… I’m sorry!”

Cheshire was actually a little nervous. He was just nervous about the appearance of Jo Joon’s girlfriend, Han Ah-ram, who is no different from his senior.

Jo Jun, who was watching the scene, explained to Han Ah-ram what would happen in the future.

“Hey… Aram.”

“Uh?”

“Probably… As long as I’m here… That kind of… Uh… Unusual? You will come across such things. So it’s better to adapt quickly. I won’t be able to adapt well. Actually, I’m the fourth one to come in, but I’m not really used to this place. And… This? How many mushrooms?”

“Huh. Mushrooms.”

“Where shall I try…”

-Gulp.

“Hmm. It’s quite… Flavorful?”

“What…?”

“Probably Aram. This is at least one of the most ordinary things you can taste here. So… I don’t have anything else to say other than to adapt. Aram fighting?”

“The number of mushrooms is a common thing..”

It was only then that Han Ah-ram realized that he had come in for no reason.

She even thought that it would have been better to let Mer go. Moreover, when he heard the rules of the black market that followed, Han Ah-ram stopped feeling dizzy.