chapter 251
251 – Stealing the Last Hit
– Uh? Um, why is that here?!
– Oh shit! You’ve already come this far? So, that means quite a bit of time has passed since the dungeon break occurred, right?
– Look at how the management office guys are handling their work. Ugh-
-What, how? I think there’s only one? Catch it?
Cha Jin-hyuk’s three colleagues were trying to gauge whether they could kill Tarantara.
‘There’s nothing to calculate. No matter how high a class B species it is, it is still a single entity.’
Since he is not a mutant, their judgment, like mine, will be focused on subjugation.
First, the children at the orphanage turned to the left and started running at full speed.
People in this world are clearly aware of disaster messages, so there was no need for unnecessary processes such as fact-checking.
There are evacuation facilities built by dwarves and hunters with the architect trait in elementary, middle, and high schools, so if you go inside, you will be safe for the time being.
The nearest school from here was about 400 meters away, and many people from the area were already flocking to the nearby school.
Kwaang—!
When the children got out to a safe distance, something heavy fell from the sky, crushed the asphalt road, and roared.
– Kieee!!
Tarantara sat down between Cha Jin-hyuk and the three people talking behind his back
It was rotating its head 360 degrees and thinking about who to target.
Common sense would have dictated that it would have been advantageous to attack the hunters first, but Taran Tara was relaxed a little, perhaps because she knew she had a clear advantage.
-Gurgling?
But that was only for a moment.
Tarantara’s lower abdomen began to swell rapidly.
“Seongwoong, Eunbi, Jiyeon! Are you going to catch them?!”
Cha Jin-hyuk shouted while struggling to straighten his bent back.
“Yes!! Because there is only one! Jinhyuk, start quickly!”
“Ah, shit. Why are you talking about it if you don’t use the skill right away?”
Meanwhile, a woman who doesn’t know if it’s Eun-bi or Ji-yeon is complaining to Cha Jin-hyuk.
If I had the chance, I wanted to hit him in the back.
Cha Jin-hyuk was already showing his magic to the fullest.
‘Wow – crazy? Isn’t the magic barrel a joke?’
It seemed like his magic power was well over 400, and when I looked at him, he was wearing two artifacts.
‘He was a guy with great potential.’
Tarantara leaned back as much as possible and was ready to fire the poison at any moment, but at the same time as Cha Jin-hyuk made a gesture, a high concentration of magical power instantly filled up in the space around Tarantara and began to fall toward the ground like a waterfall.
‘Oh, it was like that.’
It was like a flow of magic power that led the monster’s body and dragged it deep into the deep sea.
‘It’s unique.’
Kujijijik-kuung─!
And surprisingly, ‘Tarantara’ could not survive for a few seconds and was crushed to the ground.
‘Wow-‘
I couldn’t help but let out an exclamation.
However, the trio seemed to have known that would happen, and as soon as the gravity skill was activated, they rushed at the guy.
Coincidentally, all three were melee types, and the man among them looked like a typical tanker.
Even though he was thrown to the ground, he was unable to attack properly because he was aggroed by the [Provocation] Of a man named Taranta, who was still using his numerous legs to keep the charging hunters in check.
– Poop! Kwasik-! Pooooong—!
Skill effects exploded in succession from Tarantara’s body his, and he struggled in pain.
‘The attack power is amazing.’
When I was active in D-class and watched the battles of B-class hunters, I felt like I was in another world.
The range and destructive power of attack skills were not comparable to those of D-class hunters.
Tarantara’s body is clearly several times stronger than the outer shell of its ‘teeth’
However, the seasoned B-class hunters tenaciously targeted only the necessary areas.
Hunters who persistently hit their skills on the lower part of their torso, with their lower abdomen slightly exposed.
“aah! Die, die!”
However, even though her weaknesses were being exploited, Taran Tara’s stamina did not show up easily.
‘It’s going to take a long time…’
I quickly lost interest in the trio and just stared at Cha Jin-hyuk’s use of his abilities.
‘You’re overdoing it.’
Blood as thin as water was flowing from Cha Jin-hyuk’s nose.
You must continuously supply magical power in real time to immobilize Tarantara in a range that is large enough to cover its entire massive body his.
The rapidly decreasing magic attribute showed how much Cha Jin-hyuk was giving his best right now.
On the other hand, the attack power of the trio seemed to be a little lacking, so it was a bit difficult to watch.
Even in the same B grade, the gap between low-ranking hunters and high-ranking monsters was this large.
“Ah! Quick, quick!”
Yeonhee was already impatient.
Have we already forgotten our purpose?
And 5 minutes later.
“Almost done!”
“Just a little more!”
The moment when the trio was trying to finish the tarantara that was hanging down on the floor.
I condensed the fireball to its limit and threw it at Tarantara.
Even monsters of a much higher rank than me will definitely be able to deal damage to a fireball condensed to this level if it is of the highest quality.
-…?! What, what!
– Damage!
-Kaiah ─!
The hunters had to retreat immediately as a huge fireball suddenly fell from the sky.
Kwaang—!
– ‘Tarantara’ has been defeated!
-The contribution is very low. I gained a small amount of experience.
– The trait [Kleptomaniac] Is activated! Steals a random skill!
– [Acid Ball] Obtained!
– The achievement [Pioneer] Is activated. All abilities +1
The skill obtained after hitting the final blow was the ‘Tarantara’ ability, which rolls acidic liquid into a ball and throws it. With new skills, the ability level also increased by 1.
“Oh my! Sun and Moon?!”
Yeonhee looked at me in horror when I stole the last hit. Are you that kind of kid? The facial expression.
‘If you look at it that way, there is no harm to me.’
With the shameless face of a skeleton, he shrugged his shoulders as if asking what was the problem.
Then Yeonhee covered her mouth with her hand and made a shocked face.
In fact, it was a taboo among hunters for another hunter who had not contributed at all to hit the last blow.
Of course, since magic stones and runes are distributed according to contribution, there are quite a few people who criticize it as an old-fashioned rule rather than taking away achievements.
Anyway, that’s how everyone perceives it.
‘Anyway, I just need to get the skills.’
As expected, the contribution was low, so no magic stones or runes were distributed.
Even though I killed a B-class high-ranking species, I didn’t gain much experience.
– [Acid spray] Is fused with [Acid ball].
– The skill [Special Strong Acid] Has been acquired!
– The achievement [Pioneer] Is activated. All abilities +1
‘Oh oh? Did it combine with this?!’
The [Acid Spray] Obtained from the slime was fused with the skill just obtained, and was reborn as a new skill.
Just by looking at the name of the skill, [Special Strong Acid] Seems to be incredibly powerful.
[Special strong acid]
– Deadly acid can be created in any form.
– It can also give sticky properties like spider webs.
‘It also has sticky properties! It’s really good?’
This means that it can also be used to tie up enemies when necessary.
However, rather than understanding the skills now, I had to leave the place and take a look.
Because right now, Cha Jin-hyuk and the trio were spreading their magic with all their might to find someone who tried to share their achievements without permission.
However, those four people were all far from the sensing type.
Still, just in case, I flew up to a higher place, but you probably won’t be able to find me.
I tried to embody the newly acquired special strong acid in a circle on the palm of my hand.
“Huh? What is this? The color is pretty.”
Yeonhee unconsciously stretched out her hand as if the light green, translucent acid ball looked pretty, and I hurriedly threw the ball away.
“Huh? Acid? Weren’t you spitting it out of your mouth?”
Yeonhee was also started by the word acid and took her hand her back.
– …!!
– …?
However, as if something strange had happened below, the voices of Cha Jin-hyuk and the trio were getting louder.
I slowly lowered my height and overheard what they were saying.
“Well, they are flocking to the school right now! Please come with us and help us.”
“No, we’re looking at the message, too. Isn’t this a bit dangerous? It looks like more than half of the Tarantara in the area have gathered. Shouldn’t we just stay inside the school?”
“That’s right. That gym building is really strong, right? It won’t be noticeable against most attacks.”
‘Message?’
After hearing the story, I turned my head to Yeonhee, and she was just reading the message.
「Disaster level 2 occurs─
Currently, about 10 ‘Tarantara’ entities are attacking the Hankyung High School evacuation facility.
Hunters nearby are requested to immediately head to the facility and fulfill their responsibilities for the safety of citizens within the facility.
Let me tell you again─」
‘…That’s what it was.’
The evacuation facility at the high school where the orphanage children ran away is in a dangerous situation.
However, the trio showed a lukewarm response to Cha Jin-hyuk’s request for help.
‘But it’s not wrong to say that there are three people.’
The evacuation facility built by the dwarves is very strong, so even Tarantara, a B-class higher species, will not be able to easily break through.
If the entrance is properly closed, the hunters running to catch them could be in more danger than the citizens inside.
‘Even taking into account the acid… It will last for an hour.’
During that time, it might have been a better choice to wait for higher level hunters to come to support.
“Isn’t that a good thing? It would have been more troublesome if they had been scattered in all directions.”
Seongwoong, the male hunter of the trio, said that while taking the high-grade magic stone covered in thick body fluid.
“I’m not saying let’s go and fight! Let’s look at the situation and if a really dangerous situation arises, let’s join forces—”
However, Cha Jin-hyuk was in a more directly related position than the three.
I could tell that he was very worried about the children just by looking at them stamping their feet, and it was also a request that he could provide the level of help he mentioned.
“No, I keep saying that even though I know they are sensitive to magical power. Do you know that they have multiple lives?”
“We’re not going. You can go alone. I can’t even thank you for catching one.”
‘I fought because it was a situation worth fighting for.’
Cha Jin-hyuk looked very shocked by those words.