Damn System

Chapter 145

Chapter 27 Bounty Hunter (3)

In Afghanistan, players believed to be resistance fighters were using monsters to massacre the Taliban as well as civilians in areas occupied by them.

At the same time, listening to the conversation that brought all sorts of justifications for their actions, I was full of energy.

I felt uncomfortable even talking to them and fighting with them, so I killed them as quickly as possible.

In New Delhi, India, which I visited next, a certain pseudo-player used a monster to attack the believers, and was making money by wrapping it up like Allah’s punishment or whatever.

The third time I went to Kenya, the guy who made money as a monster just changed from a religious person to a circus leader.

A number of circus performers have already been eaten, but they haven’t killed the monster and are using it to make money.

And fourth, in Greece, a person who is presumed to be a social misfit keeps a monster as a pet. What?

Of course, the monster pet’s food was the people the player had kidnapped.

I tossed the player’s carcass to the monster’s last meal.

Around the time he dealt with the monster that was treated as a pet in question and moved to Italy.

“Quaaagh!”

I was able to realize what it meant to really fall in love with people.

This stage was an underground arena run by the Italian mafia.

What was being shown there was a duel between a monster and an ordinary person, and the outcome was obvious.

“Save me!”

I looked up and stopped looking at the man who was being eaten alive by the monster.

However, even if I looked away, I couldn’t completely escape the horror.

Because I heard the enthusiasm of those who were excited watching someone’s death.

It was the shouts of those who gave up being human, drunk with drugs and blood.

Even the love for humanity, which hadn’t been around for a while, began to disappear in real time.

‘Although he had a little bit of human hatred from the beginning.’

Even so, I felt mixed emotions at the thought of having to kill someone.

But when I got this far, I realized how stupid it was.

‘I did something stupid.’

Although I wasn’t qualified to judge anyone.

Wouldn’t there be no need to feel guilty for killing people who did things like that casually?

‘Although this may be a rationalization to protect me.’

You may be walking the same path as those players who justified the means for the end in Afghanistan.

But even so, it didn’t seem to matter.

Even though he had never wanted it, when he put down the one thing he was carrying, the hand that took out the dagger from the storage box became lighter than before.

In that state, I stood looking straight at the place where the player was obviously.

One of the shadows that I glimpsed in the upper part of the underground dome, in the box seats that seemed to be prepared for VIPs, was the target I had to kill.

‘The amount of magical power required to detect magical power is over 100,000.’

That meant two things.

‘That he’s a silver shield, and yet he didn’t store his mana into the core.’

Among players, the scale of magical power is power.

Through the magic you possess, you can check the record of how many awakenings the opponent has completed.

In such a situation, he does not hide his magical power and exposes it like that?

‘It’s not that I don’t do it, it’s that I don’t know how to do it.’

It means that his skills end there.

It was impossible for me, who had run without rest to break the day into minutes and seconds, not to catch him.

‘If it smells like water, it’s an aquatic property.’

It means that you cannot use a shield that requires the Earth attribute unless you have an accumulation magic tool.

In the invisible state, I held the short spear backwards and took a step forward.

And, as usual, he curled up on his waist and pulled his arm.

Right after that, a knife broke through the thick glass window and pierced the person’s head, but no sound was heard.

It was a very insignificant sound compared to the shouts from below.

If the familiar message hadn’t popped up, I would have believed it even if nothing had happened.

“congratulations! HIDDEN MISSION – Bounty Hunt (Italy-01) was successful.”

「Reputation will increase by 10 as a success reward.」

“A random box (×1) will be provided as a success reward.”

“The effect of title bounty hunter is activated.”

「Absorbs magic water whip.」

Checking the status window, the magic called Water Whip was added to the magic category.

According to the description, 2nd grade water attribute magic.

‘Another water system… … .’

A total of 5 hidden missions I cleared in the past 4 days, one of which had 3 targets.

‘The bounty hunter trait is applied as much as the number of targets.’

It meant that the total number of skills I had absorbed was 7.

Among them, water-based magic came out as many as five times.

‘Is this a coincidence?’

While watching the message window with a strange feeling, people in what were presumed to be box seats poured out.

I, who was watching the scene, moved my steps only after the place was empty.

Drunk with blood and drugs, the screamers were not interested in what was going on up there.

Thanks to that, I was able to enter the remaining space without being disturbed by anyone.

A dagger stuck in the wall and a strange player pierced through it.

It was like a painting hanging on a wall.

I reached out my hand, not gazing at the empty yet cold scene.

As he pulled out the javelin stuck in the wall, he could feel the goo of blood and brain dripping from the blade.

Ignoring the unpleasant sensation and pulling out the spear, the corpse with a hole in the head slid to the floor.

Instead of looking at the corpse, I brushed the blood off the pike.

“Wow!”

“Kill, kill!”

“Hurry up and eat!”

At that moment, the cheers suddenly grew louder, so I looked through the open window.

In the arena, the monster was in the process of putting people to die again.

Looking down at the scene, I slowly raised my hand.

Right after that, the javelin that followed once again caused the monster to fall helplessly.

The floor downstairs was stained with fever, but I turned around without a change in expression.

How long had it been since you retrieved the dagger and escaped the arena?

I stopped for a really unexpected moment and looked down at my hand.

It must have been stained when the short spear was retrieved, but there were red and black stains evenly on the palms and fingertips.

However, there was no feeling left in the hand.

‘It took a really, long time to kill Changsik Han.’

The sensation I felt when cutting meat and bones lingered for too long, to the point of agony.

But this time, there is nothing left.

‘Maybe I’m used to killing.’

In the last half year I’ve killed countless monsters.

The number of mana remaining in my status window made me guess the scale.

Of course, it wasn’t just the monsters that were killed.

‘I killed quite a few people.’

Earthlings, as well as Bihar, were no exception.

The PK criminals who came after me, even the people of Bihar who were electrocuted and died by lightning magic.

None of them left a greater death than Han Chang-sik.

In addition to that, the smell of blood on my hands today seems to have somehow faded.

‘Is it because I killed him with a javelin?’

As I stared at the empty hand, my mouth suddenly began to dry up.

Fearing that he would become insensitive to murder, he suddenly became afraid of it.

“Whoa.”

However, it was painful because I could not deny that this process was necessary.

I’m sure there will be things to kill people in the future.

Every time I had to be blunt to protect myself.

It was the reason I closed my eyes pretending not to notice even though I saw the change in me.

Because right now, moving forward was the only answer.

If I don’t stop and go forward, one day, if the thing I’m really worried about today happens… … .

‘Let’s go and find a way then.’

You can’t sit down worrying about something that hasn’t even happened.

‘Let’s move.’

After repeating that several times, the frozen legs started to move again.

As I left, I checked the list of bounty missions.

HIDDEN MISSION [Bounty Hunt (UK-01)]

The next place to go was England, Ethan’s home country.

* * *

“I came out in two months, but it’s a pity to return right away.”

Ethan, who climbed Primrose Hill and looked at the city of London, looked back and said.

“Let’s have a cup of tea nearby.”

“If Ethan wants to, I will.”

The MI5 agent who accompanied him for surveillance and protection nodded his head politely to his suggestion.

Later, Ethan swallowed a laugh as he and the agent went to a nearby cafe street.

Although it is impossible for an agent who is just an ordinary human to monitor and protect himself.

It was ridiculous to stick with people like this every time I went out.

He can kill that agent and get away whenever he wants.

‘I haven’t tried it, but it seems possible to swim across the sea if I go to France.’

Because the territories are close together, there are areas with short maritime distances.

As such, borders no longer had any meaning to players.

Still, they couldn’t let go of their lingering feelings and deployed surveillance personnel.

‘There’s nothing I can’t understand.’

I couldn’t help but feel pathetic.

Of course, it was stupid to say that out of my mouth.

Thanks to this, it was possible to go out, albeit conditionally, so there is no need to point out the futility of this companionship.

‘Considering the bounty mission, I should be more careful with my words and actions. It would be difficult if I was accused of refusing to be monitored because I was stabbed for nothing.’

Ethan swallowed a sigh as he recalled the message from Kay a few days ago.

‘It’s fortunate that I found out about it before David did.’

Ethan’s steps leaving Primrose Hill were a little rougher than usual.

In a way, it was natural.

Ethan has put a lot of effort into proving that the player is not a threat.

However, I have no choice but to be angry because that effort and time have been wasted because of someone who is having an accident somewhere.

‘Of course.’

Now in England, the political confrontation between those who know about the game has begun.

It can be said that Selena bites David and ignites the fire in earnest.

Looking at the current score alone, Selena had the advantage.

It is because the subject of human rights, which is very sensitive anytime and anywhere, is on the back.

But what if it becomes known about a player who is causing trouble by bringing in monsters?

‘It will give David strength.’

That wasn’t what Ethan wanted.

The player should be a reliable ally, not a threat.

That way you won’t be deprived of your freedom just because you’re a player.

‘We have to resolve what happened this time clearly and quickly.’

Ethan moved diligently and arrived at his destination.

A familiar cafe on a familiar street.

When I saw the sights I enjoyed during the time of peace, my heart was agitated.

Everything in front of Ethan’s eyes now was part of the freedom he had suddenly been taken from in the past.

‘I will definitely bring them all back.’

I will regain the day when I can freely walk around my hometown as before without any supervision.

Finn Ethan clenched his fists and sat down in a suitable place.

When I checked my phone, there was still time left until the promised time.

So by the time I finished ordering with the intention of drinking tea and waiting.

– K: Isn’t the expression too bloody?

A chat message arrived from the person he was waiting for.

It’s like watching him.

‘already?’

Ethan, who was quite surprised on the inside, but pretended to be calm on the outside, slowly turned his head.

To an uninformed eye, he would have looked as if he was looking at the cafe across the street without much thought.

But what Ethan was looking at was people, not cafes.

Asian with black hair and auburn eyes.

Just one day, a person I couldn’t forget even though I only saw his face properly for about 10 minutes.

– Ethan Lembrone: K, long time no see.

Sitting alone by the window of the cafe across the street was Kei, without magic tools.