Chapter 18 (1/2)
”Please confirht item”
Kim Yu-Rin was still beautiful Subtly different froh, he still found her current robotic and coldas before
”Here it is”
Ki the Mana Crystal over to Sae-Jin Froht shone fro her the certificate of transfer (TL: no, I didn’t ain said Mana Crystal in the raw, then reverted back to Stone in the very next sentence)
”Thank you very much”
One more handshake followed that Their business-like conduct really suited the clai their very first Their focus was solely on getting the official business coap for anyone else to butt in Still, Kireeable as he showed no ulterior o soether?”
Suddenly, the Hyunwol Auction House’s director spoke after observing the duo for a while
His suggestion wasn’t really a necessary procedure to follohere the auction house’s director takes both the seller and the bidder out for a meal after a successful transaction Most of the ti the invitation would be seen as being disrespectful
One could argue that truthfully, the chance to have this meal was one of the reasons why the final hammer price of the Mana Crystal exceeded thea ether with Kim Yu-Rin would be of quite a worth, after all
”If that’s the case, shall we go? I know a good restaurant frequented by our Knights Order”
At this suggestion, Kiuide Sae-Jin
But, against all expectation, Sae-Jin shook his head
”Is it possible to delay theshort on time”
Kim Yu-Rin’s body stopped dead, still in her trek towards the elevator Sae-Jin couldn’t see it, but her face was strangely distorted at that ht would be rather difficult to find…
She worked hard to straighten her face and turned around to stare at the lower half of his face before opening her mouth Because of the robe’s hood pulled low, she could only see his face’s lower half
”I apologise, but if it’s not today, then I won’t have enough time as well Another date is a little…”
”If that’s the case, then let us forget about the ies, for my lack of time”
Sae-Jin was ada her , Sae-Jin had already walked past her and was entering the elevator
”W, wait athis strange indifference for the very first ti
”… Miss Yu-Rin, you just got rejected, right?!”
The junior Knights around her spoke in a shocked tone They weren’t enuinely surprised as well
But Yu-Rin dazedly watched for a long time the elevator that had now arrived back down to the 1st floor, unable to even make a retort
”Taketime after he boarded a taxi Around 70rooain confirmed that the Mana Stone was carefully housed inside the briefcase A thick smile automatically spread on his lips
As soon as he arrives back at the cave in Gangwon Province, he’d absorb this Mana Stone and wait in leisure for the evolution to occur…
But that kind of relaxed thought couldn’t last for long
Kwaaahang!!
First, there was an ear-busting explosion of noise, and right after, an enormous vibration shook the car’s frame This unidentifiable event made Sae-Jin’s body float up, and when he came to, he found himself thrown out of the taxi
”… Oh, sht…”
Through the hazy view, he could see cruelly twisted wrecks of cars and debris littering the asphalt Suppressing the pain from his head and ribs, Sae-Jin confirmed the status of the item in his arms Fortunately, the Mana Stone was intact
”KyahakKyahakKyahak~!!”
A wicked cackle do ears He followed the sound back to its origin, and looked past the twisted wreckage of the car
Wings of a bat on its back, its looks reoyle was there This bastard ainst a poor taxi and totally crushed it
”…Keuk”
Sae-Jin’s body trean to think why on earth a Gargoyle had shown up in the ht a hundred ti before his eyes
And that was the countless hordes of Monsters There were Monsters in the sky and on the streets Froroups of Monsters such as Orcs and Skeleton Soldiers, to a Wyvern slicing up the air and blocking the sunlight with its res that violently shook the earth every ti in less than three minutes
Unable to differentiate whether this was still the capital of Korea, Seoul, or a Monster field fro spectacle, Sae-Jinloose in a daze
– A Monster Outbreak, 1st level alert!! All citizens hts Orders will arrive shortly…
Sae-Jin woke up fro frooyle was staring daggers at hirey eyes
”…”
He didn’t show any further reaction, but slid his hand slowly inside the briefcase A Gargoyle was a shrewd and cruel Monster He heard that due to its abundant curiosity, this Monster was known to play around with its human victims
”Kyaaaa!!”
”S, save me!!”
”Mommy!!”
At the sudden outbreak of these Monsters’ assault, the surroundings had rapidly deteriorated past the level of Purgatory, and now resembled hell Wrecked cars exploded and flas were collapsing, and a child was crying out in terror after losing the sight of its parents
”…Keeruek”
But the Gargoyle focused its stares only on Sae-Jin Seeing its slightly crooked leer, he could tell it was now regarding hioyle was a Mid Tier ranked Monster Although it wasn’t because of its physical strength, but rather, due to its sneaky characteristics that favoured setting up traps and such, but Gargoyles participating in an Outbreak would have its stats boosted to one level higher It was hopelessly i
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