Chapter 52 (1/2)
Chapter 52 – Gwang City (3)
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Ddalgak!
It was dark, like a raven A light suddenly flared to life within the dark surroundings which had been devoid of light for quite some time
Ki the area illuht in his hand
It was just like described The flashlight in Kian to move by itself
Having let go of his first flashlight, Kim Tae Hoon fished out for another one Kim Tae Hoon walked down the dark subway track with his two flashlights
The first thing Kim Tae Hoon saas a body
And just beyond that were multiple corpses strewn about
There were five corpses before him
It was a gruesoht
‘It looks like blunt force……’
At first glance, everything seee, but the wounds themselves looked like they had been hit by bombs It looked like the point of impact had exploded One of the corpses' head was smashed into pieces to the point where you couldn’t find any of the fragments anywhere, while another corpse had been struck in the stomach, its torso and lower body separated from each other
‘Strength beyond common sense’
They looked like they had been struck by lu at hundreds of kilometers an hour
Aside from their injuries, the corpses shared other injuries as well
‘Rather than that, these outfits……’
All of the sneakers
‘Counter-terrorist outfits’
It was an outfit that Kim Tae Hoon was familiar with
Counter-terrorist outfit, it wasn’t an outfit that just any org would supply to their units It was a very ned uniform that a counter-terrorist unit would hen on duty– of course, it was so that Kim Tae Hoon was familiar with
So it was only natural that he knehat these clothes were for
‘Monster hunt, and a stealth hunt at that’
Black was a color reserved for secretive and stealthy operations Ironically, wearing such clothes was basically announcing to the world that they were carrying out some sort of secret plan
However, their outfit wasn’t exactly the best ainst a monster
It was a producthumans in mind
But the ones in front of Kim Tae Hoon were different from the ones that Kim Tae Hoon knew of
Teukteuk!
Kim Tae Hoon rapped his knuckles on the most intact outfit There was a hard material inlaid within the fabric
‘It’s not so they wore, it’s inside the clothes’ They sewed it in’
Sewed in
Thatclothes
It was one step beyond si some sort of protector
The next thing that caht hand
As expected, he saw that there was an Awakened’s tattoo when he took the glove off of a corpse
Kim Tae Hoon’s pupils turned black
[Basic Abilities]
– Strength : 71
– Stamina : 49
[Special Abilities]
– Energy : D- Rank
– Mana : E Rank
– Physical Defense: D- Rank
– Magic Resistance : E Rank
[Acquired Abilities]
– Hobgoblin’s Fervor (6th Grade)
– Troll’s Vitality (6th Grade)
Pupil’s pitch black, Kim Tae Hoon frowned
‘His stats are better than I thought’
He iht hand
It was another Awakened, one whose stats were not much different from the body he had just inspected
Both of theoblin’s Fervor] and [Troll’s Vitality]
In fact, the third corpse he inspected was the same as well
‘Systematically nurtured soldiers’
They weren’t soldiers who fought and killed monsters on the battlefield, but rather soldiers ere fed specific monster stones and bred intentionally
Kim Tae Hoon couldn’t help but frown
“Huuu”
‘That’s a wrap’
He had suspected that it was possible, but he was surprised nonetheless to find that there was an organization capable of bringing up Awakened in this manner
However, he still held some doubts
‘However, this h’
They were definitely well-raised Awakened The Mek Guild at present wouldn’t be able to boast such a high number of skilled Awakened like these
‘It’s suicide to try and hunt a green grade monster with just this’
But it wasn’t enough to hunt a green grade monster
‘They wouldn’t even be able to withstand the monster’s Fear’
They wouldn’t even have been able to stand up to a yellow grade rade monster’s Fear
Regardless, even if they didn’t know there was a green ranked monster present, it was hard to understand why they would have entered the subway station The dark environment of the subas a haven for monsters, and the lack of space to erous environment to explore
One should never enter unless they were absolutely confident in themselves
‘…… It looks like they had a really great artifact’
Artifacts
It was the most reliable source of power in the world at the moment
Kih the corpses The first thing he found was a smartphone
Smartphones with broken screens definitely didn’t work
‘Hanji?’
The next thing he found was a piece of finely folded hanji
[TN: Hanji is a traditional Korean paper parchment that is made from Mulberry trees]
Kim Tae Hoon unfolded the paper
‘It’s a rubbing of some sort of stele’
The hanji bore theof a monument
It wasn’t very old The hanji was still fairly stiff, and the ink had yet to fade
More importantly, Kim Tae Hoon’s blackened eyes allowed him to see what it was
[Rubbing of Bukhansan(Sunsubi) Monument]
– Relic Grade : Grade 5
– Relic Rarity: Normal
– Relic Effect : Contains a trace of King Jinheung’s dignity It is possible to make weaker monsters tremble in fear
A rubbing of Silla Dynasty’s Great King Jinheung’s Sunsubi
‘Looks like they came from Seoul’
King Jingheung’s Sunsubi was located in the National Museu of Sunsubi meant that they had come from Seoul
As expected, there were already forces that had claimed the relics in the National Museum of Korea
It was not very pleasant news
“Jjeut”
Kiue
‘If just the rubbing is powerful enough to make monsters tremble in fear, then the real monument…’
He could only iine hoerful the real Sunsubi would be
King Jinheung was one of the greatest conquerors of Silla A ht in countless battles!
Then it would be without a doubt that the nity and spirit of King Jinheung himself
It was h to make monsters tremble in fear
With a rubbing of this quality, the spirit of King Jinheung would be ainst weaker monsters
So it ithout question that Kiht to himself
‘I wonder what effects the Gwanggaeto Stele would have’
Exactly ere the effects of the Gwanggaeto Stele that was on the future him’s wishlist?
Such thoughts flashed through his minds as soon as he laid hands on one of the weapons that used to belong to one of the corpses
‘Panzerfaust’
Panzerfaust 3, they had weapons that Ki
But they weren’t exactly the same
There was a bronze spear at the end of the unused shell instead of the expected rpg tip
Kim Tae Hoon closely examined the bronze spear
[Warrior’s Bronze Spear]
– Relic Grade : Grade 4
– Relic Rarity:Rare
– Relic Effect : A bronze spear wielded by ancient warriors A warrior’s fighting spirit resides within
It too, was also an artifact It wasn’t just a regular antique either, it was soe that you would see in a textbook
The relic was attached to the front of the projectile
An absolutely crazy thing to do The Panzerfaust launched anti-tank explosives In this way, both the ether
Looking at it, Ki chill
‘With both the power of the explosive shell and the power of the relic combined……’
Co modern day weaponry with relics in this manner was unexpected
But it was still soht of
However, relics weren’t common items that could be replaced It just wasn’t practical to think of relics as mere consumables
You would first need to verify that the effects of the relic are suitable Otherwise you wouldn’t be able to draw out the power of the relic
No, this weapon had already proved itself
‘It was hit by these’
Even a green ranked h of thereen rankedit to eventually succuo
‘A Panzerfaust is able to penetrate the hide of a yellow ranked monster If you add the destructive power of relics on top of that……’
Of course, luck would be necessary as well
‘It would be enough to inflict injuries It was most definitely thanks to luck that they had been able to deal a fatal injury’
However, luck isn’t just so anyone can seek out Luck is blind and favors no one man
The weak hureen ranked monster was dealt a severe blow
Kim Tae Hoon rose from his spot
‘I have to investigate this more carefully’
Noas time to find the unlucky bastard
Kied from the station at the crack of dawn
Kim Tae Hoon arrived at the Bucheon Mayor’s Office while everyone was still sleeping The only one to greet hi Hoon
“Was your venture fruitful?”
Instead of replying back to the drowsy Chang Sung Hoon, Kie file, and handed the phone to Chang Sung Hoon
[Basic Abilities]
– Strength : 215
– Stamina : 198
[Special Abilities]
– Energy : C- Rank
– Mana : C- Rank
– Telekinesis : A Rank
– Physical Defense : C- Rank
– Magic Resistance : C- Rank
[Acquired Abilties】
– Flay into a flath is detery consuned to the properties of the Energy consumed