Chapter 123 – To America (1).

Twelve members of the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild and I.
A party of 13 people wiped out the zombies.

‘Unicorn’s Protection’ was canceled, but it didn’t matter.
The zombies themselves weren’t that strong, so they were easy to clean up.
After clearing out the zombies gathered on the 48th floor, I sat facing the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild.

Lee Cheong-ryong, who became Shanks, and C-class hunters from the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild.
They said, ‘Just an hour ago, they were being tortured by the ‘Haetae’ guild hunters, but why are they still alive… ?’ And looked at me.

I understand.
My heart is racing right now, so I fully understand their position.

‘I was lucky.’

It was the same as when I went to the ‘Skeleton Labyrinth’ on the 1st floor of the ‘Tower’.
Even then, I was suddenly faced with a crisis.

The appearance of the ‘Dark Knight’, which can be seen as just a disaster for F-class hunters.
At that moment, the desire to protect Hanara was in sync with the ‘unicorn’s protection’.

‘Did I say Yoon Jung-hee?’

It is fortunate that Junghee Yoon is her virgin.
If it wasn’t for that, I would have come back a little harder.

‘Our relationship ends here, Mr. Jeong-hee.’

After destroying the ‘Haetae’ guild, they broke up.
I confessed alone and said goodbye alone.
Inside.

I’m so sad.
My heart is cold.
I keep thinking

This is how it feels to break up with a lover.
I found out for the first time in my life.

My ex-girlfriend, now my ex-girlfriend.
I glanced at Yoon Jeong-hee.

Yoon Jeong-hee seemed to have been shocked by the breakup with me.
She had a blank face.

No matter how much he cried, his swollen face and body looked in pain.
My heart was broken.

‘Jeonghee, sorry for being a greedy man.’

I am a man who is not satisfied with just Yoon Jung-hee.
Human waste.
That’s why Junghee Yoon lets her go, hoping that she will be happy.

Yoon Jung-hee will live her whole life without knowing this kind of heart….

“I have a lot of questions I want to ask….”
“Yes, ask.”

I was swimming in a gloomy feeling, but Shanks’ voice pulled me out.
When I opened my eyes, not Shanks, but Lee Blue Dragon was in front of me.
Lee Blue Dragon asked me with quite serious eyes.

“Maybe it’s a skill. As you work as a hunter, you learn that you have to hide at least one trump card…. You must have been hiding that skill too. Right?”
“That’s it.”
“… Ha, let me tell you one thing. You have to answer this seriously. It’s not like our friendship was strong enough to demand the truth….”

Lee Cheong-ryong spoke in a tearful voice as if he would burst into tears at any moment.

“You too will be a father someday. So please….”
“…….”
“That ability, that power, couldn’t you use it from the beginning?”

Lee Blue Dragon wants to ask me.
Couldn’t you have solved it before your daughter was in a bad situation?

I responded sternly.
There is a lot to be said about this part.
It means fair.

‘Maybe I can tell you about the skill requirements.’

It has already been proven that the ‘unicorn’s protection’ is real.
It was confirmed by Han So-ra, an S-class hunter.
Even the ‘Blue Dragon’ guilds would have no choice but to go over when they heard Han So-ra’s name.

“Yes, the skill conditions are like that.”

Explained in detail.
It’s a skill that activates when there is a girl in the party and the girl is in danger of dying.

Lee Blue Dragon frowned in disbelief.
Even Hanara and Hanso reacted the same way.
I immediately sold Han So-ra’s name.

“I admit it is hard to believe. It’s true though. I have that skill. I already reported it to Han So-ra Hunter. Later, when you leave the ‘Tower’, you can meet So-ra Han and check it out. I will arrange a meeting.”
“… Do you mean Hunter Han So-ra knows this skill too?”

As soon as Han Sora was mentioned, Lee Blue Dragon’s eyes widened.
I started to believe in the skill conditions that didn’t sound like words.
Han So-ra had that much trust.

‘How much will the bank borrow?’

It is said that certain professions can borrow in billions with one license.
I wondered if it would be possible to have an apartment in Gangnam with just one license for one of the top S-class hunters in Korea.

‘I’ll have to ask later.’

As if the members of the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild decided to believe my words, they didn’t ask about anything related to the ‘Haetae’ guild.
Instead, I asked for something else.

“… So, are we going to clear it by ourselves?”

The ‘Blue Dragon’ guild hunters took turns looking at each other.
The number of the 3rd raid, which had been twenty-five, drastically decreased, leaving only thirteen.
I was worried that these people would be able to attack the 20th floor of the ‘Tower’.

“Well, what if I suffer a little?”

Lee Cheong-ryong comforted the guild members with a clear voice.

“It’s much better than getting killed by those scumbags, isn’t it?”
“… It is, Master.”

The ‘Blue Dragon’ guild hunters spilled the ‘Haetae’ guild hunters scattered behind them.
Seeing the corpses with their throats blown out, they let out a sigh of relief.

Lived without dying
That was enough.
Even if you have to stay up all night and hunt monsters for the rest of the time….

It was good if it was good, nothing was bad.

“Really….”

Lee Blue Dragon stares at me intently.
He shook his head and shook his head.

“Thank you so much, Hunter Park Seon-woo. Thank you for saving me.”
“… No. I was just trying to live, so what?”
“No. I have to convey this sincerely. The rudeness I committed earlier…. I hope for your understanding with broad generosity. As a father with a daughter, I couldn’t help it.”
“I understand.”

I have no intention of blaming Lee Blue Dragon.
He wasn’t even particularly upset.
I thought it was embarrassing for someone I didn’t know.

Lee Blue Dragon regained his original tension.
That tension when you first enter the 20th floor of the ‘Tower’.

“The number of people has decreased. But, am I the only one who feels safer now?”

Lee Blue Dragon grinned.
The members of the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild also giggled along with Lee Blue Dragon.

“You’re right. If you think those bastards of the ‘Haetae’ guild were plotting something like this while watching us…. I really feel stronger now.”
“Yes, I like that there is only our guild. Park Seon-woo Hunter is an exception.”

Lee Cheong-ryong prepared to attack the ‘Tower’ with the members of the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild.
Attacking the 20th floor of the ‘Tower’ without the ‘Haetae’ guild.

We were just lucky to survive from the ‘Haetae’ guild.
The zombies on the 20th floor of the ‘Tower’ are still climbing up.
There was no time to relax.

“Let’s work hard for the rest of the time. I have to get out of the ‘top’…. I can say that I really survived.”
“Yes!”
“And I don’t know what to do when I go out….”

The fight against the ‘Haetae’ guild is not over.
Lee Blue Dragon was looking out there.
I don’t know if there’s any chance against the ‘Haetae’ guild, but for now, it seemed that he was going to struggle to survive.

I also decided to join forces with the ‘Blue Dragon’ guild to attack the 20th floor of the ‘Tower’.
Because I can’t clear it alone.

‘… Did Han So-ra finish well?’

I’ll try to summon him later while having some alone time.
It would be nice to ask how much the loan amount is.

* * *

Pooh-!

A spear of pure white light was pierced by the brainwashed rebel leader, Harperion.
Han So-ra, who regained her full condition, finished off the boss monster on the 50th floor who was in a dying state.

“Whoa.”

In Sora’s field of vision, the reward for dealing with her boss monster came to mind.

[You have defeated the 50th floor boss monster ‘Brainwashed Rebel Leader Harperion’.]
[Acquire the skill ‘Pandora’s Language’.]

Some stats have gone up.
Because he landed a finishing blow, he got more rewards than other hunters.

“Uh?”

While checking the ‘System Interface’ logs, Sora Han found something she had never seen before.

Tring-!

[‘Brilliant Judgment’ cancels the status ailments of ‘brainwashed rebel leader Harperion’!]
[‘The brainwashed rebel leader Haperion’ dies as ‘Haperion, Captain of the Pandora Resistance.’]

─ Uh, uh….

Harperion’s eyes brightened.
Right before her death, the brainwashing Har Perion had been lifted and she regained her sanity.
Her body is crumbling

Harperion found the Hunter who killed him.
Her equipment was broken, but one conch was visible standing relatively intact.

─ ‘And, the brilliant judgment’… !
“…… ?”

Sora Han understood Harperion’s words.
The meaning was interpreted in my mind.

“Do you know my skill?”
─ Ah, there is no time for a long explanation. My ego is already melting….

Harperion hurriedly continued.

─You guys are probably attacking the ‘Tower’. Isn’t it?
“… How do you know that?”

Han So-ra could not hide her surprise.
It seems that Korean words came out of the snout of the cat I was raising.
I didn’t know that the boss monster of ‘Tower’ would say ‘Tower’.

─ The sweet temptation of granting your wish if you reach the 100th floor of the ‘Tower’.

Harperion shook his head resolutely.

─ It is false. ‘Top’ doesn’t grant wishes. ‘Top’ is not such a convenient tool.
“… What?”

Sora Han couldn’t understand Harperion’s words.
It was difficult to put it in my head right now.

Hunters climb to the ‘top’.
To obtain transcendent power, the reason is a superficial justification.
In fact, the reason people climb the ‘Tower’ is because their wish can come true if they reach the top of the ‘Tower’.

‘I’ll find out the moment I clear the 20th floor.’

Based on the 20th floor, the ‘Top’ directly tells you that you have the qualifications to challenge the real ‘Top’.
Hunters have hidden it implicitly.
Because there is nothing good to say.

Ha Perion glanced at her crumbling body and spat out her words.

─ The ‘Tower’ is the Empress’ aquarium. A fishbowl where she holds her invaded planets.
“…….”
─ The invasion of the Empress begins the moment you clear the 100th floor of the ‘Tower’. Her armies to your planet….

Harperion’s body instantly turned to dust and disappeared.
With those words, she ran out of strength.

Han So-ra looked down at the spot where he had fallen with a somewhat dazed face.
The S-class hunters who came in after confirmed the portal spread in front of Sora and called her colleagues.

“Sora-san cleared! I’m leaving quickly, quickly… !”

Less than 10 people struggled to the portal.
Lee Hae-wan was also included in the gap.

Han So-ra chewed on the words she had heard before and stepped into the portal.