It’s the Apocalypse, but My Summons Do Everything - Chapter 4
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Episode 4
#Episode 4
A grand message alarm spread as if announcing Cheonma’s final moments.
In an instant, 10 levels went up and a new skill appeared.
“The reward is quite grand.”
With 10 levels going up at once, I could really feel the difference.
The very strength flowing through my body was on a different level.
My body, which was already rolling around for survival, became even healthier.
‘But this isn’t the main dish.’
Better than growth is the skill itself.
One skill per 10 levels.
Considering the difficulty of leveling up, it’s stingy, but considering the power of the skills given, it’s not too bad.
To be able to make the spirits I’ve gathered stronger.
Since Kim Yeo-ul was the only spirit I had gathered, I immediately checked Kim Yeo-ul’s enhancement materials.
“Huh…?”
King of Fists stance is already ridiculous, but an S-rank magic stone?
Why is the enhancement difficulty like this?
Since she’s an A-rank Hunter, the enhancement materials are brutal.
Just the value of those materials alone easily exceeds trillions of won.
Only countries like the United States or China would even attempt to use S-rank magic stones.
And they want me to provide such treasures.
“I won’t need enhancement for a while…”
“Hyun-soo, look at this!”
“Hm?”
The magical power that had formed Cheonma’s body was absorbed into me, and the corpse completely crumbled and scattered in the wind.
Where Cheonma had disappeared, two types of gems remained.
The first was an orb with blazing flames trapped inside.
Inside an orb about the size of an apple, red flames were burning fiercely.
The surface was smooth like glass, but looking inside, the energy bubbling up like lava never stayed still for a moment.
“Do you know what it’s used for?”
“I don’t know that… but I can definitely tell it’s an expensive item.”
Since it looked valuable at first glance, I carefully wrapped it in newspaper and put it in my bag.
The second was a magic stone glowing red like lava.
A magic stone that carries the characteristics the monster possessed while alive.
The magic stone filled with Cheonma’s power was still burning intensely even after its death.
An S-rank monster’s magic stone, no less.
“Come to think of it, this was here?”
Actually, is the Republic of Korea a land of opportunity?
Milk and honey may not flow, but it’s an adventurous land where magic stones and dangers lurk!
The danger seems a bit too dangerous, but that’s what pioneering is originally like.
How many people died and got hurt when the United States was pioneering the West.
Success originally comes with danger.
I carefully held the magic stone in my hand and called Kim Yeo-ul, who was staring blankly.
“Yeo-ul, come here.”
“Hm? Why?”
I activated Spirit Awakening on Kim Yeo-ul, who approached with bright, sparkling eyes.
When I activated the skill, light began gathering around Kim Yeo-ul’s heart area.
Since I had learned Spirit Awakening, I instinctively realized that now was the time to use the magic stone.
“What, what is this! What’s happening!?”
Panicked Kim Yeo-ul flailed her body.
“It’s good for you, so stay still.”
I supported the back of Kim Yeo-ul’s head with my hand and pushed the magic stone into her heart.
There seemed to be no pain as Kim Yeo-ul watched the magic stone enter her heart with curious eyes.
After a moment, the magic stone was completely absorbed by the light.
And the number 1% appeared above Kim Yeo-ul’s head.
Since absorbing the power of an S-rank magic stone all at once would be too much, this was the process of gradually making that power her own.
“How does it feel?”
“Um… really… warm feeling…”
Kim Yeo-ul closed her eyes and savored the power dwelling in her heart.
After feeling the calmly beating pulse, Kim Yeo-ul slowly opened her eyes.
Kim Yeo-ul’s black pupils gradually began to be dyed with a golden yellow light.
“I’m not sure yet.”
“Mm, maybe because it just started.”
“I guess so.”
She kept stroking around her heart area, seemingly fascinated by her new power.
That aside.
Since I gave an S-rank magic stone to A-rank Kim Yeo-ul, does that mean Kim Yeo-ul has become an S-rank Hunter now?
Kim Yeo-ul’s power had noticeably strengthened, but there was no association left in Korea to measure it.
Still, Kim Yeo-ul’s original power was among the top tier of A-rank.
Once she finishes absorbing the magic stone, she should at least barely reach S-rank, right?
If A-rank was humanity’s limit, then S-rank and above were considered beyond the norm, so even I couldn’t gauge that power.
Anyway, since it was worth celebrating that my companion had grown stronger, I gathered my belongings and stood up again.
“If you’re done resting, let’s go right away. We need to reach the outskirts of Daejeon today.”
“Hehe, Master, I’ll escort you safely!”
“Alright, let’s go, you mule!”
* * *
Geumsan County, Republic of Korea.
This place, once famous as a medicinal herb production area, now had only hideously bare mountains burned by fire.
This was the area that Cheonma had ravaged while moving south.
“It’s really ominous.”
Kim Yeo-ul, who had been following along, also frowned at the black and white landscape created by black soot and white ash.
All the trees that had formed the forest had disappeared, making it easy to secure visibility, but the atmosphere emanating from the black barren mountains was extremely sinister.
“At least there should be fewer monsters.”
“The monsters probably all burned to death too.”
“True…”
The Land of Death, where both people and monsters had all died, was paradoxically convenient for traveling.
There were no particular places to stop by, and no monsters that dared to attack us.
“Surprisingly, there might be people living together in places like this.”
“Hmm… It might be safe, but the difficulty of food supply would be hellish.”
“Where is safe in today’s world anyway.”
“Come on, no matter what, how could people live in a place like this.”
This was a place where ash powder was flying in the air right now.
If they were human, they might die from respiratory diseases before survival.
At my firm answer, Kim Yeo-ul grinned and poked my side.
“Then, want to bet on whether people live here or not?”
Her fox-like eyes curved upward, and seeing her lips form a subtle arc, she seemed to have some confidence.
“There must be a village nearby.”
“Eh… Is it that obvious?”
“Extremely.”
Kim Yeo-ul always spreads her mana widely around her in preparation for emergencies.
Now that she had absorbed an S-rank magic stone, she would be detecting over an even wider range.
“That aside, people in this kind of terrain…”
I glanced at Kim Yeo-ul.
She was smiling warmly and didn’t seem particularly dangerous.
“Should we stop by once?”
“Good! If there’s anything worth trading, let’s replenish some supplies too.”
“You don’t need to eat though.”
“In such a harsh world, we should at least have the pleasure of eating…”
“…Okay, I accept that.”
So we moved our steps following Kim Yeo-ul’s senses.
Fortunately, we didn’t end up retracing our path.
* * *
The village we arrived at was a place created by gathered refugees.
The fairly large village had fences and even guards standing watch.
Inside the village visible beyond the guards, they were even farming using slash-and-burn agriculture.
“Who are you? Please identify yourselves.”
As we approached the village entrance, a guard who had been watching the area asked.
Two men, who would generously be rated around E-rank, blocked our path while gripping spears.
“We’re wandering vagrants. If you could just provide us a place to stay briefly, we’ll leave first thing tomorrow.”
The guard glanced at me, then blatantly cast his gaze toward Kim Yeo-ul beside me.
When I clenched my fist at his sticky stare, Kim Yeo-ul quietly hid behind me.
“Hmm… Understood for now. Please wait a moment.”
Shortly after, a man who appeared to be in his 50s came out from the village with the guard.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Kim Deoksu, the village chief of this refugee camp.”
“I’m Cha Hyeon-su, and this is Kim Yeo-ul.”
The living standards within the village seemed better than expected, as Kim Deoksu’s appearance was neat.
Kim Deoksu also looked at me and Kim Yeo-ul, then smiled warmly and answered in a gentle voice.
“You’re staying just one day before leaving?”
“Yes, there’s a place I need to go.”
“Hehe… People in the same situation should help each other during times like this. Please rest comfortably.”
Kim Deoksu offered a handshake with a warm, good-natured smile.
I lightly clasped his hand and shook it.
“Thank you for your consideration.”
“Don’t mention it for something so small.”
Kim Deoksu, who had entered the village with us, headed toward where the containers were stacked.
Having survived the fire, the steel containers remained intact despite being scorched by the flames.
Most people, including the village chief, were living in containers like these.
“It’s embarrassing to even call it a room, but you can stay here for tonight.”
“Embarrassing? I’m just grateful that you’re providing us with a room.”
“I’m glad you think of it that way.”
While handing over some daily necessities and a few pieces of clothing, the chief glanced at Kim Yeo-ul again.
“Is the woman who came with you an awakened one?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Though I’m only E-rank, hehe.”
Kim Yeo-ul, who had concealed her mana before entering the village, smiled innocently.
“Even E-rank is amazing for an awakened one! I’m envious.”
“It’s not a rank worth bragging about, so it’s embarrassing.”
Kim Deoksu smiled and handed over some simple snacks he had brought.
It was semi-dried jerky, hard bread, and two potatoes.
“Well then, I’ll be going now. It’s getting late, so have a comfortable night.”
“Yes, thank you.”
Kim Deoksu handed over the snacks and returned to his own container.
Kim Yeo-ul and I entered the container and closed the door.
The first thing we did wasn’t to rest or greedily eat the food we’d received.
“No CCTV, no listening devices, nothing.”
“People around us?”
“None.”
“Any awakened ones who can spy or eavesdrop?”
“None of those either.”
A village that warmly welcomes strangers on the brutal Korean Peninsula?
Such an ideal place doesn’t exist in this hell.
Most importantly, he had naturally noticed that Kim Yeo-ul was an awakened one.
He even showed subtle relief upon hearing her low rank.
And above all, a very unpleasant smell wafted from the snacks we’d received.
“Try eating it.”
“Okay.”
I chewed the jerky first.
Kim Yeo-ul’s expression twisted as she chewed the red meat.
“This is like meat marinated in sleeping pills?”
“What about the potatoes and bread?”
“The other stuff is obviously the same.”
After taking a bite of each food item, she spat them out as if disgusted.
Having absorbed an S-rank magic stone and reached quasi-S-rank Hunter status, Kim Yeo-ul’s body was completely unaffected by human sleeping pills.
“So what are you going to do now?”
“Hmm…”
In the past, when faced with something like this, I would have either killed everyone or fled, but the situation is a bit different now.
‘Kim Yeo-ul’s magic stone absorption is about halfway…’
From what I observed entering the village, there’s absolutely no force here capable of handling Kim Yeo-ul.
“Let’s see what they’re going through all this trouble of drugging us for.”
“So you want me to act, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Fine, I’ll give it a try. Going through all this trouble with sleeping pills to do what…”
Kim Yeo-ul, who had been speaking slowly, suddenly cut off her words.
Then she pointed outside and gave me a signal.
It meant someone was approaching.
I quietly raised three fingers and closed my eyes.
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Thud!
Kim Yeo-ul and I collapsed in the container as if we had planned it.
Shortly after, the container door quietly opened.
“See, that’s what happens when you carelessly eat food from strangers.”
“This batch of sacrifices came easy.”
“The woman is a Hunter, so let’s move her carefully.”
“Yes sir.”
The voices heard from outside the container were those of the Village Chief and another burly man.
And so, Kim Yeo-ul and I were carried off somewhere in the dead of night.
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