Level 4 Human in a Ruined World - Chapter 80
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Chapter 80 22. Let Them See Gwanak (4)
“Oh!”
“Ah…!”
Not only the young men in jumpers but even Young-woo turned their gazes to the sky as if entranced.
Screeeech!
Those pillars of light tearing through the void as they descended were none other than monster markers.
Swoosh!
Soon, a timer appeared before everyone’s eyes as they looked up at the sky.
[00:06:11]
6 minutes and 11 seconds.
The time remaining until monsters and mutants would appear on this land.
‘The timing of the timer’s appearance varies each day too.’
Young-woo recalled the monster timers he had seen in the past.
25 minutes in Gumi on the first day, a whopping 10 seconds in Sangju on the second day, and on the third day, today… 6 minutes.
‘What’s the difference? Is it purely random?’
While Young-woo was lost in thought looking at the timer, the murmuring young men in jumpers gradually focused their attention on the strange figure riding the iron horse.
“Um…”
Finally, someone spoke up.
When Young-woo turned his head toward the sound, he saw a sturdy young man standing with his facial muscles tensed.
“Yes. Please speak.”
When Young-woo encouraged the person who had started speaking to finish their sentence, the area stirred again.
“Huh?”
“He’s really human.”
“Then what’s that…?”
The ‘that’ someone mentioned in the crowd must have been referring to the iron horse Negwig.
Young-woo’s appearance itself, equipped with all sorts of gear, was extraordinary, but above all, it was because of Negwig, which looked like it wasn’t from this world, that everyone couldn’t gauge Young-woo’s identity.
“I’m Kim Dae-won from Seoul National University. I’m here to stop the monsters that will appear in the vicinity. If I may ask, what brings you here, sir?”
The sturdy young man chose his words very carefully as he looked up at Young-woo.
Because he was mounted on Negwig, Young-woo was literally in a high position.
But his martial prowess would be the same. The young men in the assembly seemed to sense this fact intuitively.
“…”
Despite their numbers being much greater and monsters pouring out everywhere in 6 minutes, no one drew their sword.
“As expected, you’re from Seoul National University.”
Young-woo nodded and looked again at the jumpers worn by the young men before him.
As expected, what everyone here was wearing were ‘Seoul National University department jackets.’
“So does Seoul National University monopolize the monsters in Gwanak District? I heard that in Seoul, you need permission even to hunt monsters.”
When Young-woo asked based on the information he had heard from the police officer he met earlier, Kim Dae-won’s tense expression relaxed very slightly.
‘He’s not from Seoul, but… at least he’s someone who came after hearing the guidelines.’
Dae-won’s eyes very quickly scanned the tips of the two swords at the outsider’s waist.
Fortunately, there was no blood on them.
Unless he had deliberately cleaned his swords before coming, it meant he hadn’t cut down any officers on his way here.
“We only handle monsters near our campus, and the scout business is entrusted to Gwanak Police Station.”
Scout business.
It seemed to refer to the monster business the officers had mentioned.
“Then if I interfere with the monsters in Gwanak District, it could become problematic.”
Since the other party was conversing so politely, Young-woo also spoke as gently as possible, but Dae-won and the Seoul National University students couldn’t help but be tense.
Wasn’t this person a strange figure who had just come up from outside?
‘Knowing our rules and accepting them gracefully are separate matters. Moreover, seeing all that equipment hanging on him…’
Dae-won’s gaze left Negwig and touched on all the various equipment Young-woo wore.
Starting from the crude helmet covering his head, to both hands protected by golden gloves, and even the living snake coiled around his wrist.
Anyone who knew something about the structure of this world would inevitably think this upon seeing this strange figure.
‘He must have come up here killing everything – monsters and mutants alike. It doesn’t seem like he’s only met one or two merchants either.’
Therefore, it was natural that Young-woo’s question about whether it would be problematic to interfere with the monsters here sounded like a kind of threat.
“Well, for now… within my authority, I can offer cooperation regarding the monsters in this vicinity.”
“…Ah.”
However, Young-woo actually had no intention of stealing the young men’s livelihood.
“I wasn’t asking to fight over monsters. Then does Gwanak First Sword handle mutants alone?”
“…!”
Mutant, and Gwanak First Sword.
When these two words were pronounced from Young-woo’s mouth, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly turned cold.
“Is the reason you came here to eliminate a mutant?”
A much sharper tone than before.
Young-woo gazed steadily at his counterpart.
“That’s correct… but it seems Gwanak First Sword is also affiliated with Seoul National University.”
He thought blades might come flying immediately.
The regions Young-woo had passed through so far had generally been like that.
However, the Seoul National University students, including Kim Dae-won, showed no killing intent until the end.
Because the Golden Flash Sense Steal alarm didn’t sound.
“Yes, that’s correct.”
Dae-won said this and bowed his head toward Young-woo.
“I don’t have the qualifications to represent our university, but I’ll still ask you. Please leave Gwanak District.”
“…”
A series of unexpected events.
Young-woo was at a loss for words as he looked at the top of Dae-won’s head.
It was essentially the same as saying ‘get lost from our territory,’ but this was the first time since the reset that he’d encountered such a polite ‘get lost.’
‘Seoul National University…’
According to the police officer who had explained the rules, Seoul National University had devised the Seoul rotation, and this school was also serving as the government’s leadership.
So if this place became a sea of blood from war with outsiders, it would indeed be problematic in many ways.
But.
[00:04:11]
Now only 4 minutes remained.
It was somewhat late to go to another region, and Young-woo also needed to deal with a mutant today without fail.
[Golden Flood]
|Call down Golden Rain in 5 or more regions. (4/5)
[Dogo] “First Appearance in Martial World”
【Mission】 Duel with a target whose total ability stats exceed 3,000 for the 1st/2nd time.
【Reward】 5 million Karma
【Special】 In this duel, you must inform them of Dogo’s support.
Because he was on the verge of clearing ‘Golden Flood’ and ‘First Appearance in Martial World.’
In this situation where he might encounter Gangnam First Sword, whose eyes were rolled back with revenge, at any moment, postponing the mutant elimination would truly be suicidal.
“…I’m sorry. If I give up the mutant, I’ll be in trouble. But I have no intention of harming anyone else, so let me speak directly with Gwanak First Sword.”
When Young-woo ultimately rejected the proposal, the Seoul National University side’s faces turned pale.
“Fighting between First Swords in urban areas is strictly prohibited. If you break this rule, you’ll face pursuit from other First Swords.”
“…”
Pursuit from other First Swords.
Young-woo once again felt the essence of ‘Seoul’ in the member’s words.
“I’m already being pursued, aren’t I?”
“What do you mean…?”
Young-woo left the bewildered member behind and looked toward the tunnel.
Then he could see the pitch-black interior of the tunnel gradually brightening.
Tae-young and Jong-su were finally emerging from the tunnel.
“Boss!”
Jong-su stuck his large torso out from the patrol car that arrived at the scene with engine noise roaring.
Then he saw the dozen or so Seoul National University swordsmen sprawled in front of Young-woo and his eyes widened.
Of course, the Seoul National University side was equally surprised.
Tae-young driving the patrol car looked like a real police officer to anyone who saw him.
[00:03:21]
Meanwhile, the remaining time had decreased to 3 minutes.
“Are the police in Gwanak District also security personnel? I’m asking if my companions might be attacked first by people.”
To this, the member shook his head with a reluctant expression.
“At least in Gwanak, that won’t happen.”
A strange answer.
But since that was sufficient for now, Young-woo gripped the reins again.
* * *
The fact that the end of Bongcheon Tunnel was adjacent to Seoul National University’s main gate was only discovered after leaving the confrontation site with the Seoul National University swordsmen.
When they left the scene and looked back, they could see Seoul National University’s main gate landmark in the distance.
And beyond that, they could see a much larger crowd than the students in university jackets they had seen earlier, moving busily.
‘What’s that, it looks like there could be hundreds of them.’
Perhaps that was the main force corresponding to Seoul National University’s headquarters.
However, there wasn’t enough time to confirm it with his own eyes.
[00:02:42]
Time remaining until the mutant’s appearance: 2 minutes and 42 seconds.
Young-woo bid farewell again to Tae-young and Jong-su, who had considerably closed the distance in the meantime.
“I think I need to go to the mutant’s location first. At this rate, I won’t arrive on time.”
Then Jong-su in the passenger seat pointed to the red light pillar visible in the distance and said.
“Don’t worry and go ahead. We’ll follow slowly!”
“Yes. If possible, avoid friction with the people here.”
Although Jong-su had a somewhat challenging personality, with Tae-young, who was a police officer to his bones, accompanying him, it would be fine.
Young-woo conveyed his request to Tae-young through his eyes, then immediately tapped Negwig’s flank.
-Kwiiiik!
Receiving Young-woo’s signal, Negwig suddenly lowered its head and began accelerating.
Kwakwak!
As the steel hooves struck the asphalt road forcefully, black fragments scattered in all directions, and the scenery Young-woo had been watching began to rapidly recede.
‘Amazing. How much faster can it run?’
Young-woo looked at the red light pillar in the distance, which was still quite far away.
[00:02:20]
“Now there are only 2 minutes left. Can you get to that red place as fast as possible?”
At Young-woo’s words, Negwig took a posture as if looking back for the first time.
-Kwiik.
It felt like asking if it was possible but would it be okay.
So Young-woo gripped Negwig’s reins tightly instead of answering.
Then.
Chwiiiik!
Like when Negwig first appeared, steam began gushing forcefully from the creature’s entire body.
“Huh? W-wait…!”
Young-woo felt uneasy for some reason and tried to pull the reins, but.
-Kwiiii…!
Negwig had already started running at full speed.
Peoeoong!
A roar so loud it seemed like a bomb had exploded.
The thought that everyone in the area must have heard this sound came much later.
Grade 4 Human of the Ruined World (Serial)
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