chapter 16
ter
At first glance, the image of a gigantic, monstrous hand attacking a tiny human seemed as harsh as Atlas’ punishment of having to support the earth for the rest of his life.
Fuhuaaak-
However, the result is just the opposite.
The Wendigo’s gray hand exploded all over the wrist.
Soon, black bodily fluids scattered like rain through the bursting section.
“nastily… .”
Ha Yeon-woo raised mana and formed a barrier to block the pouring black rain.
After that, I slightly lowered my raised hand and aimed it at the chest where the wing was presumably outstretched.
In an instant, the explosive mana condensed at his fingertips, creating a gust of wind, and pure mana in the shape of a giant sword shot into Wendigo’s chest with will.
‘Pierce.’
His intentional attack went silent, with only a whitish silhouette visible, moving toward the target at tremendous speed.
uh uh uh-
It pierced the Wendigo, leaving a large circular hole in its chest.
The fabric of the 6th-tier Awakener, who was not affected by the blow, was destroyed because of the mighty power that could not be penetrated.
Kiyi Iik-!
Even after penetrating the target, the huge intangible sword rose endlessly into the sky following the direction of Ha Yeon-woo’s finger.
That’s right-
The sword of condensed mana collided with the stratocumulus, creating a thunder-like sound.
After a thick, flat mass of autumn clouds split in half.
Only then did the Wendigo, which screamed out in pain and ceased its physical activity, slowly began to fall to the side.
Koo Woo-
Ha Yeon-woo blocked the thick dust with mana and approached the body of the dead man in vain.
He looked up at the head of a beast made of bones, much taller than his own height.
After stepping on the protruding Wendigo’s snout and jumping up, I poked my hand into the left horn.
The hand that had pierced the horn, which must have been dozens of times harder than the outer skin, dug into the inside as if splitting the head, and then took out something.
“The first guy I met was a Wendigo. You’re luckier than you think.”
* * *
The Awoken who stepped back for a long time so that the energy of ‘erosion’ emitted from the Wendigo did not reach them.
There were not only Awoken who had moved back, but also three times as many people as when the monster first appeared.
It was the Awakeners and government agencies who were added one by one to the request for support.
Even at a distance of almost 1 km from the monster, I could clearly hear the destructive sound.
That’s right-
Soon, watching the cumulus clouds split in half with the sound of thunder, the albak standing at the front of the ranks chanted.
“It turned.”
“Isn’t this a balance breakdown, mister?”
He would have spit out the words ‘If you work hard, you can overcome’, as usual, but he couldn’t do that.
It was because he had personally clashed with that monster at least once.
the returner said The one called Wendigo is just one of the many servants following the three monsters of the demon realm. And that the power that created the hell in front of him was nothing more than an imitation of the mainstream.
He was the kind of guy who got only a few scratches even after being properly hit by a strong sword.
Would the hunt have been successful even if all of the 6th tier in Korea had gathered?
‘I could have caught it.’
However, even if the hunt was successful, it was obvious that irreversible damage would have already occurred. Rather than the damage of the Awoken, it is naturally very serious. So, unlike my usual theory, I had no choice but to remain silent.
Three Bettes from Northern Russia. Needhog stained the soil of the Grand Canyon in the United States with blood.
All of them were monsters of the 6th rank, and they had made a vast land incomparable to Seongnam.
In addition, those two places have a very large land mass and low population density compared to Korea.
Considering that Bette and Nidhog are both physical types without any special magical abilities, he endlessly oxidized the surroundings.
‘It could have been an irreversible disaster.’
Whoops-
As soon as Changbaekgi’s thoughts were over, the monster’s huge body collapsed.
Everyone’s eyes were focused on Wendigo, who fell to the side without even being able to fight.
“Lord, are you dead?”
“I can’t see properly because of the dust… ?”
“The clouds parted! Of course you followed!”
People who revel in victory in a state of dumbfoundedness.
Officials of the National Competence Department and high-ranking Awakeners left them alone and agonized over whether to enter the field first.
No, I tried to do that, but the flow had to be cut off.
Because in a short time, the huge body of the fallen monster started moving again.
“uh… uhh… .”
“A monster… !”
The difference from before was that the motionless monster approached this place at a constant speed while lying down like a hill.
“I was drawn… come?”
A guy with a height of only 15 meters. It was clearly being dragged along like baggage by something.
The extreme – the extreme –
A Wendigo appeared while slowly breaking through the rubble of a half-destroyed building and raising dust.
Next to him was Ha Yeon-woo, who had his hand in his skull.
* * *
“How should I thank you… .”
The scene where people who arrived with the bodies of dead Wendigos gathered.
Not only the Awakeners who were confronting in the early days and the reinforcements who arrived, but also the staff of the Ministry of Special Ability, firefighting, police personnel, and now reporters and politicians were making a fuss.
Ha Yeon-woo, who was greeted by Na Sang-gi, responded casually.
“Thank you. Aren’t they trading?”
“Still, you prevented a disaster that could ruin Seongnam City’s fortunes.”
“It’s a useless slaughter. A deal is a deal.”
Regardless of what Na Sang-gi’s behavior and attitude caught his eye, he did not trust humans in the first place.
Usually, when emotions are mixed in a transaction, the essence is dispersed.
At the cold response, Na Sang-gi smiled awkwardly.
It was the same as the conversation between the two. Ha Yeon-woo made a phone call to Na Sang-gi before heading here, and that led to a deal.
To be precise, it was a deal with the government, not with Na Sang-gi.
Those who are presumed to have bought Korea and Japan. They chose to kill Kim Deok-young, the leader of Korea and Japan, not Ha Yeon-woo.
Anyone can see that he is trying to take over Hanil, where he has trouble with himself.
So, even if it wasn’t because of the current trend or the atmosphere, I thought that he wouldn’t approach me right away to harm himself or his family.
Nevertheless, in order to head here, his father’s safety had to be guaranteed, so he called Na Sang-gi.
The requirement is one of two 6th-tier Awakeners belonging to the country. It is to send security personnel led by the head of the Gate Management Office, one of the three management agencies under the Ministry of Special Ability.
After the deal was concluded, he looked at their faces and warned them.
They said that if my father gets hurt, doesn’t do his job properly, or does nonsense, he will kill all of his country, organization, family, and acquaintances.
Their main job was to subdue the gate, and they were unexpectedly called in to protect themselves, and they made an absurd expression at the excessive words and actions they greeted. Nevertheless, he nodded cautiously and began to do his job.
It took two hours to arrive here at Moran Station because he left only after finishing his work there.
“Your father is safe at the hotel as you wish.”
Na Sang-gi, who knows at least roughly how unusual Ha Yeon-woo is when it comes to family matters, reminded her of the situation once more.
“okay.”
“With this, all the high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Power have met face-to-face.”
From the Minister of Special Ability Department, to the head of the three direct agencies under him, the Gate Management Office, the Returnee Management Office, and the Awakening Crime Investigation Office.
As he said, he was able to meet everyone face to face in the near future. Although that wasn’t much of an advantage to Ha Yeon-woo.
Na Sang-gi also said it as a way to ventilate himself, so he immediately got to the point.
“Do you intend to dispose of the corpse?”
I nodded at his question.
“I want to leave it to the government.”
I was already killing time at the hotel, and I had roughly crammed information related to the gate business into my head.
After hunting the monsters that came out of the gate, the post-processing method goes through three major steps.
Distinguishing ownership, determining a vendor, and selling.
South Korea’s gate wavelength detection was normally possible in Jeju Island, which is farthest from the cube, about two hours ago, and in the nearest Yongsan area, about three hours ago.
A government agency that detects the wavelength posts a notice in the region and receives bids through related sites. Of course, in the case of a national disaster like now or when there are no bidders, the mobilization order falls.
Most of the current gates are about 3rd level on average, so as soon as the announcement is posted, local guilds bid.
From their point of view, gate hunting was their growth and money.
If you subdue the gate like that, the guild you bid on is given priority, and in the rest of the cases, ownership is determined through agreement between the parties.
Just as the victorious countries share the ball after the war.
‘I heard that there are lawyers specializing in post-processing of monsters.’
After going through this process, the seller is decided, and here again, it is divided into three parts.
State buyout, private buyout, black market.
In the case of purchasing from the state, there is an advantage that it is convenient and fast. This is because the government handles all the processes collectively. The downside is that the sales revenue is inevitably less than selling foot products.
In the case of private purchase, a guild or individual connects with the seller and transfers it directly. It usually refers to the act of handing over by-products to private companies that have obtained government permission.
In this case, of course, the sales revenue will be much higher than that of the state purchase, but there is a downside to having to sell.
So, it is common to have a department in charge of sales of by-products in a guild of a certain size rather than an individual. However, the profit was mediocre and the market share was the lowest because the product had to be sold according to the product.
The black market is literally the black market. It is a market that sells monster by-products related to all sorts of illegal things.
Leaving the disposal of the corpse from Ha Yeon-woo’s mouth to the state meant that the by-products would be processed through state purchases.
“Really?”
I was looking forward to it, but perhaps I thought it was an unexpected windfall, and Na Sang-gi’s mouth was torn.
That’s because it was a 6th tier monster that only appeared three times on Earth.
The size of the corpse is also enormous, and it is said that even after being hit by a 6th-tier blow, it is said that only a few wounds are all.
Three Russian bettes, slightly larger than humans. And the American Needhog, which was 10 meters long.
In the case of Bette, Russia purchased it and used it for research and development, but there was a precedent in which Nidhog was sold for about 300 billion Korean won through auction.
So, it is only natural that the commission incurred during the national purchase process lightly exceeds the operating profit of quite a few small and medium-sized enterprises.
The results are completely the property of the special ability department.
Didn’t it even include magic stones that would normally be handled separately thanks to a much higher demand than corpses?
“hahahaha, since goods are goods, it will be difficult to purchase a complete state. Like the precedent in the United States, through self-hosted auctions… .”
“It’s fine. Instead, there are conditions.”
“Yes, yes? which… .”
“Here around. Sell everything to me.”
* * *
The story with Na Sang-ki turned out pretty well. Because the interests are aligned.
The government wants to entrust sales of monsters, and Ha Yeon-woo wants the eroded land around Moran Station in Seongnam.
Na Sang-gi, who was hot, made a few phone calls and immediately accepted the offer.
The by-products will be stored by the government and sold at an upcoming auction. I was promised that I would take care of the entire purchasing process around Moran Station in Seongnam with a portion of the sales proceeds.
With just one hunt, he has prepared at least hundreds of billions of money, an enormous amount of land, and even a place to live to ensure his father’s safety.
Ha Yeon-woo pulled out the wendigo’s horn and held it in his arms.
‘The essence of Wendigo.’
It looks like a jewel that emits a black light as if it were painted with ink. Something the size of half a fist.
This was the medium that protected the Wendigo from erosion.
‘Erosion’, known as the unique power of Derev, one of the three masters of the demon realm, was a kind of ‘phenomenon’ caused by an intangible energy such as mana, not a physical or chemical action.
Because of this, it was obvious that it would be impossible to solve it with science.
It means that you have to either dissipate the energy itself with enormous divine power or wait for it to disappear naturally.
So, as soon as Ha Yeon-woo checked the Wendigo and saw its erosion, he thought he had to get his hands on the area.
It seemed to be a sacred place that would be impossible for the idiots to even enter.
Human curiosity is great.
For example, thinking about drinking cow’s milk, and making hundreds of thousands of foods based on it. It’s because it’s a being that makes common sense what is not common sense.
‘Even I’m human.’
He did it himself. Without curiosity, without longing, I would never have been alive until now.
When the battle reached its climax with the fight against demonic creatures released by devil worshipers everywhere, the people of the Pan continent eventually found an orb inside the horn of the monster, and even came up with its efficacy and a way to use it.
The usual method is to purify only the magic contained in the jewel while leaving the aura of erosion through divine power. For that reason, a high priest was essential.
‘Eat it.’
For Ha Yeon-woo, who fully grasps the nature of demonic energy and uses the spirit of marriage, purification was as easy as consuming it.
ugh-
A dark red glowing magical energy began to wrap the jewelry around Ha Yeon-woo’s fingertips.