Chapter 51 – [What Is Life, Just Live the Way You Live]

There is an organism called the original species. To be precise, the original species refers to a creature native to Earth who awakened the Gaia Force and became a Force user.

However, humans are called Force users, not original species. Organisms called progenitors are animals other than humans.

Twenty years ago, due to the Great Depression, Gaia Force appeared in the world, and people faced problems other than the enemy species.

That’s the original

Just as an ordinary person awakens as a force user in the face of trials and crises, animals can also awaken as their original species and exert power beyond ordinary animals.

Around the world, cases of progenitors have emerged in a variety of ways. A rat raised as a pet became an ancestor and killed its owner by biting it, while a giraffe in a zoo became an ancestor and followed its keeper well.

But the important thing is whether the original species is hostile to people or not. And if wild animals become progenitors, they will most likely harm humans.

“No!!!”

The surprise attack from behind was so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye, like an artillery shell. Wonjong, who stealthily and agilely attacks without the sound of a branch breaking, can bite and kill an ordinary person at once by biting their necks.

The person Wonjong was aiming for was the worst. Baek-ri already knew that the worst was stronger than him, but he reflexively acted.

The Gaia force emitted by Baekri nestled in the worst and wrapped around his body. It emits a faint light and acts like armor.

Kagagak!!!

Wonjong bit the worst part of the neck, but there was only a sound of metal twisting, and not a single tooth went in. And in the gap, Baek-ri threw his fist and hit Wonjong in the face.

“Quaaaaah!”

“What, what? Wild animals?!”

“Ruri! Take the people and escape!!!”

Baek-ri shouted at the others on the side of the road and punched him in the face again.

If there was a shock this time, he let go of the worst neck he had asked and stepped back. A low growling cry echoes faintly.

“You, were you able to use that trait called reinforcement for others? I thought it was your own buff, but it’s just a buff. You can be a healer, or are you a monk or a paladin?”

“Is this the time to discuss that?!”

Wonjong growled, wary of Baekri and the worst. The reason I don’t rush into it is because I have experience.

As you can see from the text you just saw, the original paper was the fox original paper.

“Aren’t our native foxes almost extinct?”

“The one I tried to peel off must have escaped! Oh, my brother!”

Seeing that he was the only one without tension, Baek-ri roared.

If the worst comes out, things will be resolved, but there are people nearby, especially a campus couple that I met for the first time yesterday, so I don’t feel like stepping out. First of all, they can only use their hands after avoiding the body.

However, there was no guarantee that Wonjong would not attack in the meantime.

“Looks like he’s the guy who asked a few people.”

The worst looked at the original species and evaluated it. However, as you can see, the light brown fur with a hint of red was stained with blatant bloodstains. Especially around the mouth.

“That wasn’t a joke. I asked him once and all the reinforcing attributes I used on him were gone… But how are you doing well, bro?!”

“I always play the stationmaster. No matter how weak I try, it won’t work if I try to bite it for a hundred days.”

“I was just worried”

Baek-ri became nervous whenheheard that he had asked someone.

Animals are fundamentally better than humans. The only things humans are superior to animals are the intelligence and endurance that make up society.

It is difficult for humans to catch a cat with bare hands, and if it goes over to a large dog, it is fortunate that it does not die from being bitten.

Even if it is a wild animal, the fox is a predator belonging to the top of the ecosystem. Moreover, it must have been a long time since I woke up, and the size of the fox was different from that of a normal fox.

Normally, foxes are not small enough to be held in a person’s arms, but they can fit in a person’s arms, but the original species in front of them looked like a medium-sized animal like a cheetah.

“Be careful of the slope. And think of the Taegeuk Spiral Sutra”

“It’s dangerous to move, so how?!”

“Try using only your hands without moving. The basic is to do without moving in the first place.”

The two of them were on a slope and the bushes were overgrown, making it difficult to move. Worst watched at leisure and withdrew while admonishing Baekri.

“The opponent is an animal. Fighting is done instinctively. The way humans can defeat animals is by using techniques. Recognize that and fight.”

“That’s easy…”

Dig!

Once again, Wonjong rushed at the gap. Baek-ri hurriedly put her hands together and responded by drawing a circle.

Taegeuk spiral mirror.

It is a martial art created by a transcendentalist based on Taijiquan. The principle of Taegeuk is balance and harmony. It is extremely useful for counteracting and blocking an opponent’s attack.

Wonjong, who was attacking at random, lost the trajectory of the attack and deviated from the movement of Baekri’s hand. It was difficult to see even after strengthening the body, but Baekri succeeded.

“It worked!”

“Come again!”

With a roar, Wonjong jumped up again using the tree trunk as a stepping stone and aimed at Baekri’s back. He hurriedly tried to turn around, but as soon as he stomped his foot backwards, Baek-ri overlooked a fact.

The place where he fights now is the ramp. It’s easy to fall if you step backwards without thinking.

“Ah!”

Thanks to the reflexes of the Force user, it was a momentary stumble, but he did not fall. However, when he took advantage of the gap and attacked, Baek-ri fell into a defenseless state.

It would be dangerous even if you use your characteristics right now and use ‘reinforcement’ to block it. The reinforcement I used for the worst was pierced the first time I was bitten. This is because when he awakened to the original species with the jaw strength of animals, even biting has already become a weapon. Fortunately, the worst thing was that he always spread the force field with his own ability, so he was fine, but if not, he was bitten.

As a desperate measure, Baekri put on reinforcements all over her body, gritting her teeth, and closing her eyes tightly in the pain that would come.

“You did a good job”

Awesome!

Before Wonjong could bite Baekri’s neck, Choi Hoe extended his arm and bit him instead.

But his teeth didn’t go in. Even though Wonjong chewed on it, he left a very small space and didn’t go any further than that line.

“The kids are gone, so I can go.”

Already, Ruri has taken her kids and her campus couple down the mountain.

There are eyes to see, but there is a way to help inconspicuously, but the reason why I didn’t help is to help him build up the experience of Baekri. There is a huge difference between those who have experienced it and those who have not.

“Fox, fox, what are you doing?”

Woo-deuk, the worst said as he clenched his fist and looked at Won-jong biting his arm.

Before the worst could swing his fist, Wonjong hurriedly let go of his biting arm and stepped back. The quick reaction was not simply because of good reflexes, but because there was a danger that instinct appealed.

The terrifying threat of death from the moment he clenched his fist was a murderous intent that any animal risking its life in the wild would know.

It feels like a predator has opened its jaws at you. Upon realizing this, Wonjong hurriedly widened his distance.

“Oh, did you dodge?”

The worst was looking at the original species with curious eyes. Judging by her excellent crisis perception ability, she is quite proficient in the use of the Force.

“Hey, Baekri. Wouldn’t it be better to drive him out? If I catch him here, even if you and Ruri are together, useless things will happen.”

“I guess so, right?”

It’s easy to catch. If the fist that the worst was about to swing just now had a bit of sincerity mixed in it, he would have reacted and died instantly with his head cracked without self-reporting. But after catching it is a problem.

At least one of the people who had already gone down would have called the police. Then you will have to show the original species you caught, and if you ask how you caught it, you have no choice but to lie.

To say that Baek-ri caught it is an absurd bravado that a kid who has only been awakened for a few months has caught the original species by himself, which he should have teamed up to catch. And it only takes a moment to get caught.

Ultimately, the answer is to get rid of it. Fortunately, no one was injured, let alone dead, among the worst of the group yet.

“Anyway, the original species that killed people will be killed by a separate countermeasure team, so it’s nothing for us to worry about. So let’s just drive them out.”

There are original species that are protected for research purposes, but they are limited to animals that have been raised in human hands and follow humans well, such as pets or zoos. There was no mercy for wild animals and the original species that had already bitten and killed several humans.

It’s like dying if I leave it anyway. The original countermeasure team is not stupid, so they will be dispatched now, and it can be caught in a day or two at the most.

“Go away”

The worst glared at the original species, spewing death. Even Baek-ri, who is not the target right next to him, is suffocating, and his legs tremble.

The original species, which became the target, shrank. The feeling of being in front of a stronger predator was strong enough to reflexively choose to run away.

A normal animal should. Just as a rabbit instinctively runs away from a lion, the relationship between predator and prey was like that.

“Keying! Keying!”

While emitting a resounding cry peculiar to a fox, Wonjong did not run away. Although it was clear that he was frightened, he did not run away.

The worst, noticing something, expressed a question.

“No way…..”

At that time, Wonjong pricked up his ears in response to something. Hearing a sound from a distance, he looked the worst and backed away, then ran away.

Baekri also expressed doubts about Wonjong’s slightly strange behavior.

“What is it just now? I scared you, but you didn’t run away right away, and you held on for a while.”

“……That original female.”

“Huh? How did you know that?”

“Somehow”

As soon as Wonjong escaped, Baekri leaned against a tree and gasped for breath.

The vacation that came after a while was ruined.

*        *    *

When we returned, the campsite was in a commotion. The children got into the car and prepared for the unexpected, and the others gathered together and prepared with thick branches or knives.

“Ah! Boss Choi!”

“Student Baekri! Are you all right?”

“Wow, oppa isn’t dead! Life is tough”

“Hey!”

Seeing them return safely without any injuries, the party greeted them.

“Have you called the police or anything else?”

“Ah, I thought Ruri was the original breed, so I contacted KFU. He’ll probably be back soon.”

As he said, after about 10 minutes, a couple of cars came up the mountain road. It seems that the report came in before they called, so they waited nearby in advance and came up.

After getting out of the car, they were wearing different clothes and equipment than those of the enemy response team. The biggest difference is that they carry guns.

“Hello, I’m Woo Jung-hyeok, the head of the Gangwon-do branch of the KFU original response team. Are you the reporters?”

“Oh, that’s right. We reported it.”

“Has anyone been hurt?”

I thought it would be better for me to talk here. I stepped forward and talked to team leader Woo Joong-hyeok.

“No one was hurt”

“Is that person…?”

“Me and this kid met the original species together.”

“Ah, you’re a witness.”

The people who met Wonjong directly were me and Baekri. Others would have gone down before getting a good look and would not have gotten a good look at it. If you want to testify, this is more convenient.

We briefly exchanged seats and had a serious conversation. In particular, team leader Woo Joong-hyeok mainly asked questions, which seems to be because information is needed to hunt the original species.

“The original species has already killed people. But how did he get out without being injured?”

“Ah, our store employee is a force user, so he just ran away after tossing and turning.”

“Are you a Force user?”

Team leader Woo Jung-hyeok looked at Baek-ri and nodded. It seems that he felt the unique presence of a force user.

“It’s a relief. It’s easier than the enemy species, but it’s the original species that’s hard to deal with even quite a few Force users, so you can survive with that guy. Besides, they’re not herbivores, they’re predators like foxes.”

“I was lucky”

“Yes, it’s because I’m really lucky. So, leave the next time to us.”

Team leader Woo Joong-hyeok said confidently. It definitely smells like a veteran. He seems to have been a misogynist even before awakening as a force user.

“I’m sorry I’m on vacation, but I think you’ll have to go down to be safe. You can go down to a nearby town.”

“How long will it take?”

“Usually, the original herbivore species are over in a few hours because the movements are obvious, but the original species of predatory animals such as foxes need to be tracked, so it will take a long time.

His team, which looked to be about 10 people, each had a gun. Judging by the shape, it seems to be a type of shotgun, but seeing as it is a gun I have never seen, it seems to be a specially designed firearm for hunting.

Baekri asked curiously from the side.

“Does the original response team use guns?”

“Because the original species are similar to force users. It is an enemy species because it offsets physical damage due to rap energy, so even if it is medium, it is difficult to contain it unless it is at the level of a mortar, but the original species can be used with guns. “

“Oh, I see”

Firearms such as guns do not work against hostile species, but work against force users. Even if the characteristics are different, there is no human who can withstand missile bombardment unless it is a monster.

If you are a master user, you might be able to block it by intercepting it in the middle, but it will hook you to a nuclear bomb.

Anyway, the effective thing to deal with the original species is a gun. No matter how good your physical abilities are, you won’t be able to surpass the speed of sound, so if the same Force user takes up a gun, you can easily defeat at least one special forces unit by yourself.

“For now, we’ll just organize our stuff and we’ll go down right away. Good job then.”

We sorted things out in a hurry. Originally, I was going to rest until tomorrow, but it ended like this. But I think it’s fortunate that I played for a day.

As for the rest… I’ll have to go down to the nearby town or find another valley. Or there is a way to walk around a bit and enter late.

“I originally planned to play until tomorrow, but it’s a pity.”

“Let’s go down to the nearest town or downtown. There’s a unit I worked in nearby, so I can play around there, so that’s better for now.”

As much as you know geography, you can roughly figure out where to play. If you think about it, when I was in the army, there are pensions where I stayed out in the summer, so let’s think about that.

“You took me on vacation, but at the last minute, what is this… Ah”

“Yeah, what’s the point of getting a wonjong from there? Anyway, let’s pack our things. Yejin-ah! Dew-ah! Help me!”

Campus couples also packed up and prepared to leave. I had a good day yesterday, but it seems regrettable that I have to leave due to injustice.

“Thank you for taking care of this and that, Mr. Choi. We’ll go back first.”

“See you next time!”

“Thanked!”

“Good-bye!”

He waved and greeted the campus couples. We all decided to get into the car and go to the nearby downtown area.

Duryusan and Sachang-ri, where I worked, aren’t that far, so if you walk along the road for about 20 minutes, you’ll find downtown. It wasn’t a very big place, but even though it was small, there was a bus terminal and it was a place where soldiers did business and made a living, so although it was expensive, it had everything.

I’ll go downstairs and feed the kids a chicken at a time…I’ll have to work for a while.

After coming down the mountain, I went down the road for a while, and gradually came to a place where people lived. Because it was a weekday, there were not many soldiers yet.

“Baekri-ya, go play with the kids for a while. You won’t be worried because Don is your wife, right?”

“Brother, where are you going?”

“There before”

“No, why are you there?!”

Baekli panicked and stopped me. But seeing as I feel uncomfortable, I feel like I have to go and do something.

“For starters… Have you seen him before? He looks like a big fox.”

“Ah yes”

“Did you bulk up like that after awakening as a force user?”

“Uh…It worked, but it took a while.”

When awakened as a force user, the Gaia Force dwells in the body, and the body does not change with moderate overeating or negligence, but rather stronger muscles and stronger bones to fight.

However, it is not a sudden change like a metamorphosis, but rather a slow change over time.

“Isn’t it the same for animals? Don’t you think that no matter how much you awaken as a force user, it will take time for a small fox to grow that much?”

“Uh… I hear that.”

Since the body structure of animals and humans is different, it takes some time even if the animal that became the original species grows further.

At least a few months, at most a year.

When I reached that point, Baekli asked the question that popped into my head.

“Why did the guy who already killed people keep quiet?”

When people have power, they want to use it. It is a natural desire to use that power to earn money or have power. Then what about animals?

Because animals are instinctive, and to them material things are meaningless. It’s enough to just hunt and eat.

It is very easy to hunt if you have become the original species. They can also hunt and eat animals such as wild boars.

“Foxes are very curious, so they won’t attack unless they’re threatened. And if it’s a proto-species, they’ll have their heads spinning, but it’s unlikely they’ll deliberately attack humans.”

“What if he attacks?”

“If a human touched it first”

And one more problem arises here.

“Who would have touched that fox, which is apparently the original species?”

I don’t know why. And the basic basis was also lacking.

But in our heads, a department store that was on fire came to mind.