I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 22

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Episode 22

Episode 22

A survival battle.

After hearing Narin’s explanation, it was easy to understand.

As time passes.

Certain areas of this vast land.

Burn up.

Completely, leaving nothing behind.

From the monsters originally in those places.

To the different races who couldn’t escape in time.

It repeats, and repeats, and repeats.

Until the final moment.

Exactly one area remains.

The area where the tree called the ‘World Tree’ grows.

That place.

Is safe from the ‘Wrath of the Sun’.

No.

Actually, it’s not really ‘safe’.

It just avoids the fate of burning to death.

Finding the World Tree doesn’t end the game.

Perhaps.

The real survival game might start from that very moment.

Why?

Because from then on, all the surviving races will…

Try to kill each other.

Even if you’re lucky enough to survive the flames?

The probability of death shoots up in the final battle.

Well.

Actually, it’s also a map where everyone can survive if they ‘cooperate’.

But!

There’s no way different races would cooperate with each other.

Not just other races…

I also.

Had absolutely no intention of cooperating.

‘It might actually be interesting.’

Others would probably call me crazy for thinking that.

“But hey.”

“Yes?”

“The spirit you use.”

“Yes…”

“It’s a water spirit, right? Can’t you avoid the Wrath of the Sun with that?”

Narin’s expression darkens.

As if she’d been scolded.

“…The Wrath of the Sun cannot be avoided with a mere water spirit.”

“Really?”

“One can only survive under the protection of the World Tree. That is the law of this world.”

Tsk.

So in the end, you can’t beat the map itself.

‘But seeing that the Seeker died too…’

Couldn’t you do it with enough effort?

…I wanted to ask, but I held back since Narin might commit seppuku if I did.

“However, I will surely be of help…”

“Forget it. Don’t act up and just follow me properly.”

“Yes.”

We began making our way through the forest again.

Occasionally creatures like ratmen would pop out.

But before I could do anything, Narin would kill them with her water spirit.

Moreover.

“A human? I was just getting hungry, so this works out…”

“W-wait! It’s, it’s an elf!!!”

Thanks to the elves’ notorious reputation.

“Run!!!!”

Even the werewolves we encountered fled in a hurry.

“Hey, you stay put.”

“But such lowly creatures aren’t worth your direct attention…”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“Huh?”

“I’m doing it because it’s fun.”

I drew the elf sword and sprinted quickly.

-Slash!

-Thwack thwack thwack!

Easy.

They were just a few werewolves after all.

‘This is nice?’

The elf sword I got from Narin was better than the ones from item boxes.

Light and sharp.

It added precision to my movements.

The feeling of smoothly cutting through bone and flesh was perfect.

A different feel from daggers!

“Graaah!!”

The werewolves seemed completely unable to understand how a human, not an elf, could kill them.

Well.

No need to explain it to them.

-Swoooosh!!!

Blood spurts following the exact path the elf sword moved.

Wow.

How artistic.

Elf craftsmanship really is good!

-Slice!

It doesn’t even get blood on it, so there’s no need to wipe it clean.

The orc blade was annoying with blood clotting and hardening on it.

-Clap clap clap!!!

As soon as the werewolves fell.

Narin, who had been watching, enthusiastically claps.

Ah, why is she being so embarrassing.

“Stop that.”

“Yes!”

Narin stops clapping at just one word.

Their discipline is tight.

“If werewolves are forming packs, it seems there are quite a lot of participants.”

“Really?”

“I even met three other elves myself. This map has high density.”

“Then somewhere there are humans too…”

“They’re probably dead.”

“…”

“Ah, of course excluding you, Taepyeong…!!”

Narin hastily changed her words.

“In this map, there are only those trying to kill each other.”

“Hmm.”

“Because the fewer survivors, the better the rewards…”

Narin explained more, but I wasn’t really listening.

Because.

I was already thinking about something else.

‘Then wouldn’t it be overwhelmingly advantageous for me to survive alone?’

Looking at it coldly, that’s right.

‘Maybe Narin is thinking the same thing.’

Right now she’s following behind me obediently.

But who knows what she’s thinking inside…

‘I really don’t know…’

But it doesn’t matter.

If she tries to betray me at the end.

Then I’ll just kill her first.

That water spirit or whatever looks quite troublesome though.

If push comes to shove, I can kill her.

It seemed like she controls it with hand gestures, so if I tear off her arms first…

“…!”

Wait.

Sigh. I don’t need to think that far ahead yet.

Nothing has happened yet.

That girl might really help me…

Let’s calm down.

I just have the murderous nature trait!

I’m not a serial killer!!

“Are you alright?”

“Yeah.”

We started moving again.

-Whoooosh!!!

Since some areas are already burning, from now on we need to think carefully about where we move.

Fortunately, Narin is quite good at finding paths.

Is that natural?

Elves probably have much more information about the Tower.

I’m quite bad with directions.

“Not getting trapped is most important.”

Even if we’re in a safe area right now.

If the surroundings all catch fire and we get trapped in an inner area, there’s no answer.

So it was important to move while calculating not to get isolated.

Anyway.

It was comfortable thanks to Narin finding paths here and there to break through areas.

When flames shot up from the area we just passed through.

Honestly, I thought I was lucky to have Narin with me.

What I have is talent for killing.

Not talent for arson.

I knew from learning that such maps existed.

But actual experience is different.

Without Narin, someone bad with directions like me might have burned to death in the Wrath of the Sun.

‘She’s quite helpful.’

Good thing I didn’t kill her.

I looked at Narin with a pleased expression,

“I’m, I’m sorry!”

Narin suddenly turned pale and bowed her head.

“I don’t know what it is, but I did something wrong!”

Huh?

What’s she talking about. I was just smiling because I found her admirable.

Ugh.

I should just kill…

No.

Let’s endure it.

I need this guy to reach the World Tree Area.

I’ll kill her after we reach the World Tree Area…

…

“Ahem.”

We hurried our steps, avoiding the flames that began to cover the forest more fiercely.

The flames weren’t just hot.

They were so hot that I had the illusion they felt cold instead.

The more areas that burned.

The more different species crowded into the unburned areas.

“Kieeeek!!!”

From alien species that looked like mantises.

“Die!!!”

To orcs that now felt quite familiar.

I killed every one I encountered.

Since Narin stayed back as I warned her,

Swinging the sword was entirely my job.

However.

“Why are you letting those live?”

Kobolds scurrying away in panic.

Since they didn’t attack, I just let them go.

Narin seemed quite puzzled by this.

“Well. I just didn’t feel like killing them?”

“…”

Even though you killed everyone else you’ve met so far?

Narin’s face showed she didn’t understand.

“If they’re not rushing at me trying to kill me, I don’t really think about it.”

“…You only take the lives of beings with killing intent.”

There was admiration mixed in Narin’s voice.

It’s not really that impressive though.

“It’s like the difference between mosquitoes and ants.”

I want to kill mosquitoes that come at me to suck even a drop of blood by any means necessary.

It’s similar to how you don’t particularly want to kill an ant crawling across the floor toward a piece of candy.

Narin still had an expression of not understanding.

But soon she nods her head and mutters.

“…Well, they’re going to die anyway.”

Narin’s words weren’t wrong either.

Even if I let them live.

If they can’t avoid the Wrath of the Sun, they’ll inevitably face death.

From that point on, it depends on their own abilities.

“Let’s go.”

We turned our bodies in the opposite direction from where the kobolds had fled.

-Whoooooosh!!!!

-Whooooosh!!!!

As several areas burned.

The flames merged with each other.

Now almost more than half of the forest was burning.

There weren’t many areas left.

-Sgagak!!

-Seogeogek!!

There weren’t many other races left either.

Kill.

Kill.

And kill again.

Except for the kobolds, I killed all the other races we encountered.

‘I think I’m now completely used to the elf’s sword.’

However, the disappointing thing is.

It cuts so smoothly that…

Whatever I kill feels like cutting cake?

It’s good but too easy.

Tearing flesh.

Crushing bones.

I can’t feel the blood bursting.

‘Maybe this is why elves are weak…’

Tsk tsk tsk.

“Taepyeong-nim, we’ll arrive soon.”

Narin whispers in a lowered voice.

We hid our bodies under the tree shadows and looked beyond the thick bushes.

-Whioooo…

A forest that doesn’t burn even though bright red sparks are flying.

That place is the World Tree Area.

But.

“Why is no one there?”

The last survival area was completely empty.

Narin quietly opens her mouth.

“If you go in first, you’ll immediately become a target.”

Ah.

That’s how it was.

“Everyone is waiting.”

“…”

“For the final moment.”

Narin spoke quite seriously and grandly.

But it can be summarized in one phrase.

They’re in a standoff.

“There will definitely be some idiot who jumps in first. Then we’ll target that moment…”

Narin started muttering something.

-Step.

-Step.

I ignored her words and entered the last survival area where the World Tree was.

And.

“Come!”

As I drew the elf’s sword,

The flickering flames reflected on the sharp blade.

I took a deep breath and then.

“Anyone who wants to live, come this way!!”

I shouted in a booming voice.

Just for a moment.

I felt the presence of beings hiding their bodies flinch in surprise.

As Narin said,

Everyone seemed to be waiting for the final moment.

“But.”

I raised my voice in the middle of the still empty area.

“I’ll kill anyone who gets greedy!!”

A strange silence flows.

“Remember that?”

As soon as those words ended.

-Pwing!!!

Something flies in quickly with a sharp sound.

And at the same time.

-Pishoot!

A translucent water droplet flew even faster.

-Pabak!!!

The long poison needle that was flying precisely at my neck was swallowed by the water droplet and shattered.

This was the moment I had been waiting for.

I immediately drew the dagger from my waist and threw it.

-Peoeoek!!!

In the direction the poison needle had come from.

“Kkeueok!!!!”

I hear the sound of something falling with a death cry.

I grinned and looked around.

“You saw that, right?”

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