chapter 6
escaping the dark
Hyeonjun woke up long before the sun rose. for exercise When the sun rises, I have to head to the forest to kill the goblins, but I ran without hesitation. Of course, it was still dark, so I just walked around the inn. If you wander around and get caught by the guards, you’ll be in trouble.
“Whoa, whoa.”
I ran for more than 20 minutes at a fast pace, and I was sweating a little, and I didn’t feel tired at all. Rather, the blood circulates through the body, creating vitality. I thought I could run for a while longer, but I decided to go in. It’s because you don’t know exactly what level your body is yet.
After returning to his room, Hyun-joon tried to gauge his level by doing bare-body exercises such as squats and push-ups. However, his body improved so much that it was difficult to easily judge. I just knew that my strength and agility weren’t as strong as I thought.
‘My sense of balance and flexibility improved, so my efficiency went up.’
I thought it was the same motion as before, but it was actually a different motion. It is now possible to show greater performance with less power than before. Thanks to this, it seemed that his strength and agility had risen significantly.
‘fun.’
How long has it been since you thought that moving your body like this was fun? There are even new listings in the store. Laughter comes out of nowhere.
I was sweating profusely after exercising for over an hour. Hyeon-jun saw the sky brighten, went down, had breakfast, and went out early. It is to pour water at the well. Before, I was too busy getting up in the morning, so when I woke up, I was busy pushing in the morning and rushing out, but now the morning is so refreshing.
“Oh, that’s cool.”
Since it was still early, there was no one at the well, so Hyeon-jun took off his upper clothes, lay down, and splashed water on his back. Then he rubbed his body with both hands and arms. I rubbed it with a damp cloth as usual, so the dirt didn’t come out, but I felt uncomfortable, but I felt like I was going to live by pouring cold water on it. I wanted to take off my pants and wash, but I held back. If you get caught by the guards, you go straight to jail.
I washed my face and hair and brushed off the water. Although it was a hot day, I poured cold water on it before floating, and it was not cold at all, just cool. This must be the power of strengthening the body.
Hyeonjun shook off the water, dried it roughly, and put on his clothes. It was a bit wet and uncomfortable, so I took off Gambison and headed to the guild with it in my hand. It will be dry by the time you set off.
When I arrived at the guild, no one was there yet. As if the door had just been opened, an employee slipped into the window and sat down, adopting a familiar posture. It’s a good attitude, so don’t touch it. Hyunjoon sat down where he always sat. I was alone in a space with no one around, but I wasn’t bored. It’s fun just to look at your own hands.
“June?”
“Ah, Barnes.”
The sun was still far from rising, but Vans came. Certainly, he is a man you can respect as a party leader.
“You look good, something?”
“hahahaha. I made that much money in one day, and of course it’s good! I slept soundly.”
Her skin has improved significantly, and her posture and physique have changed to pass on like that, but at the feminine Hyun-joon’s words, Barnes went over without further questioning. It’s because it’s ambiguous to say anything suspicious.
“It’s good that it’s good. Today’s goal is 200. Kill the goblins as you like now.”
“of course. Believe me.”
“Don’t be careless though. If you run like the farmer before, I’ll punch you in the crotch.”
Hyeon-joon became proud with the bravado characteristic of men. Barnes laughed it off as a joke, but Hyun-joon really got stronger overnight. Excluding Vance, who is certain to have learned swordsmanship, even if Shosanna and Yetir both attack, they will not be able to defeat Hyeon-jun.
Of course, Hyun-joon was not careless. He still remembers the horrors of the first battle. Although they were goblins like little ones, they almost died when the two stuck to each other. Hyeonjun has never been caught off guard since the first battle.
“Hey, diligent. be diligent When are you guys coming out? Are you sleeping?”
“Ugh, it’s late, late!”
“Anyway, kids these days are lazy…”
“f*ck you assholes.”
Again, Shosanna arrived first. She looked at Hyeon-jun’s face, tilted her head, walked past him, and sat down beside Vance as usual. Now, it is the designated seat for Hyeonjun, Barnes, and Shosanna. There is no Yetir. Because when he comes, everyone gets up and starts.
“It’s late!”
“Pay the fine, you son of a b*tch!”
“I don’t know how much I lost because of you!”
“Wow, it’s really too much…”
As soon as they saw the Yetir, they all stood up and poured it out. He has no right to speak. It came before sunrise, but it came late, so it is late.
“Yeah, it feels good! I shoot tonight!”
“Hey, I believed you!”
“As expected, Yetir! Do what we can’t do calmly!”
“Yetir! He is a god…!”
“You assholes…”
The party got off to a good start. But it’s strange. Obviously, the adventurers shook their hands and ran away, but one or two gather and secretly follow them.
“Oh, this is difficult.”
“Damn it, that guild employee yesterday. I’ll check it out later.”
After learning that they had touched a large sum of money the day before, they joined Hyeon-jun’s party to lick off the dripping bean curd.
“Hey, it’s gone. What should I do?”
“When you enter the forest, you run right away. I’m going to make a big turn around the outside and get rid of it.”
Shosanna and Barnes talked when they were whispering. Not only is such a group a hindrance just by being nearby, but they can also turn into bandits and attack if they are wrong. It is a barbaric world. I saw that he touched a large amount of money the day before, so it wouldn’t be strange if he came with a knife in his arms.
By the time we reached the forest, 20 people were already chasing after us. Mogol becomes soft in the temple. They are all in one group, and as soon as they enter the forest, they may run at you.
The moment everyone entered the forest nervously, Vans ran out of nowhere and everyone followed closely behind him.
“Ugh, run away!”
There was a commotion behind them, but no one was chasing them. They said they made a lot of money, so they came to suck some honey. Even the guy who shouted that he was running away only looked at other people’s notice after shouting that. While everyone was confused like that, Hyun-jun’s party disappeared through the trees in an instant.
“Hey, hey hey! I’m not chasing you!”
At Yetir’s words, Vance slowed down. He checked his back while still running slowly. He moved quite a distance, and after confirming that no one was chasing him, he stopped.
“Whoa, that’s good. I won’t get stabbed.”
Everyone paused for a moment to catch their breath. Hyunjoon gasped as well. Barnes saw that Hyun-jun wasn’t sweating, but he didn’t say anything.
When everyone’s breathing stabilized, they began to move slowly at Barnes’ direction.
“Damn it, I’m exhausted from the start.”
Hyunjoon grumbled. It wasn’t hard at all, but it felt like it. Even as everyone grumbled a little, Barnes was lost in thought with a serious look in his eyes. He said as if he had made up his mind.
“Let’s go inside a bit today. It won’t be good if they spread out and cause a commotion.”
“Are you okay? The number of goblins has multiplied.”
“As the number of people increased, so did the goblins. It would be better to go inside for a bit.”
Everyone nodded. The short but trustworthy Barnes horse. Their party leaders are real warriors and commanders.
“And let’s take a bath today and open a rain bath tomorrow morning.”
“what? suddenly?”
Yetir said in surprise. He seems to be dissatisfied with the idea of going on a spree here.
“You don’t have to follow me if you don’t want to. But I want this party to last a little longer, so please come along.”
“That goes for me too. Still, I need to know why. Even if the lord pushes the goblin away tomorrow, Bimarn won’t be bad. It’s a big city, and there’s a guild, so it’s good to receive requests. Besides, if you become E-class anyway, it doesn’t matter whether there are goblins or not, right?”
“I’m in favor of floating dry.”
“Oh, me too.”
At the words of Shosanna and Hyeonjun, Yetir turned around.
“Oh, little. Let’s find out why.”
“Have you seen them before?”
“so? They’re no big deal anyway.”
“Yes, it means that I knew that F-class adventurers were dealing with big money.”
Yetir’s face hardened at those words. He is also a man living at the bottom. There’s no way you don’t know what Barnes meant. No, I know better. Recently, I changed my optimism after touching some money, and since I forgot the past and lived my life, my head became a flower garden.
“If I go back to the city today, I will have to buy it from the back of my head. You don’t know when and where you’ll get stabbed. Even when I sleep, I will sleep with my armor on.”
At Barnes’ words, the atmosphere became tense. Hyeonjun knew, but Shosanna wasn’t. She was born into a poor but loving family with loving parents and a small farmland. He just jumped out because he didn’t like living as a farmer, and he doesn’t know how these lower-class people live.
“Damn it, I’m tired.”
Shosanna muttered with a pale face.
“I’d rather sleep in one place today. Let’s get money from the guild, gather together, and drop by each of our accommodations to pick up our belongings. And let’s spend it in a room in a lodging and open the rain.”
Everyone agreed with Hyunjoon’s words. There are people in the city who will shut their mouths and slit their throats if they are not careful that they are safe. If they were only E-class, they wouldn’t have to do this. But F-class is different. Even if you have skills, it’s class F to belittle them. Only four people killed 167 goblins in one day, but they are F-rank, so they come to cut their heads because they touched some money.
“Wake. Let’s take care of the ears of the goblins first. Let’s make a lot of money today and leave this city.”
The atmosphere returned to Barnes’ words. Yes, I have to earn it today. The party went into the forest.
“Damn it, I’m going to drink a lot when I leave this city.”
“Oh no, I’m not saying that.”
Hyeonjun reacted sensitively to Yetir’s flag. Everyone looked at Hyeon-joon in bewilderment.
“There is a saying in my hometown that when this fight is over, the one who says dies. I will propose to you after this fight. Same thing.”
“Ah, unlucky.”
Shosanna punched Yetir in the shoulder.
“Ai-san, is there any way to cancel something?”
“No, you bastard.”
Hyeonjun also slapped Yetir on the shoulder. Barnes also glanced at him, then came and hit him.
“Oh really!”
Everyone giggled and punched Yetir. The atmosphere was quite relaxed.
“Stop the bullying!”
“It sucks.”
“Hey, are you crying? Are you crying?”
“Hey, he’s crying. It’s really crying.”
Yetir also giggled. These are all actions taken to lighten the mood.
“Before.”
Suddenly, Hyeonjun whispered. The party just stopped and became quiet.
“what?”
Shosanna whispered.
“It’s a goblin. many. Let’s fall back.”
Hyunjoon said in the lowest possible voice. The tension made his mouth dry and his voice hoarse.
“How many? And how did you know?”
“hurry!”
As Shosanna continued to ask, Hyeonjun glared at her and said. It is still a voice that is tightly suppressed, like a whisper. Shosanna and Yetir looked at Vance in bewilderment at the aggressiveness they had never seen before. he is the party leader Hyeonjun also saw him. Barnes was looking at Hyeon-jun with a calm expression. He looked at Hyunjoon’s face for a moment, as if he was unfamiliar, then nodded.
“Let’s fall.”
Hyunjoon moved without looking back. Even after exercising for an hour on this hot day, my body, which had stopped sweating a little, was drenched in cold sweat. Hyeonjun moved quickly but quietly without noticing. I was able to move like a cat thanks to my improved sense of balance and flexibility. Barnes was also following Hyeon-jun right behind him. But Yetir and Shosanna were almost running after them. I was very nervous about the sudden situation, so I got tired quickly and my speed soon dropped.
“June.”
Hyeonjun looked back at Barnes’ words. His eyes were full of fear. I just want to get out of here as soon as possible.
Barnes chinned. Only then did Hyeon-jun slow down when he noticed Yetir and Shosanna barely chasing after him. But it never stopped. Now life is barely trying to escape. He couldn’t die in vain like this.