Damn System

Episode 43

Chapter 10 Traces (3)

HIDDEN MISSION

[new world]

Rescue an ally. (0/?)

[compensation]

Rewards increase according to the number of people rescued.

• Attribute mana 50 (+?)

• Random Box (×1)(+?)

Support position, position.

Is there some sort of jammer or something with the graphics card?

The mission window was breaking and shaking here and there.

I stared at the words written there.

‘structure.’

Now that it’s a fait accompli that the system is watching me, there’s only one person around me who needs rescue.

‘Allies?’

Whether to follow this decision and message, which is no different from a unilateral notification, or not.

“… … .”

Prior to contemplation, I ruled out emotions.

This is a matter to be decided only by weighing gains and losses, and that is why it was not long to worry.

The characteristics of capitalism are proof that the system treats me specially.

‘It’s clear just by looking at the word support.’

At least for the player ‘I’, it means that the system abandons the position of bystander, observer, and neutral.

Excluding my antipathy, it comes to the conclusion that it is more beneficial to follow the system’s intentions.

In fact, whenever a hidden mission pops up, I get different benefits than normal players.

The baby monsters gave me enough magic to skip the 1st level mission, and I even got skills that are hard to get in the current section with a random box.

The bounty mission was also stressful, but I gained a lot.

My experience so far has been blatant.

‘I’ve never suffered a loss through a hidden mission.’

Of course, you will have to suffer a little.

Because of that, I shouldn’t give up the benefits I’ve enjoyed so far.

‘If I’m judged unworthy, I might cling to other players.’

The question mark trait wasn’t unique to me.

I have to prove that I am better than the other players in order to continue to receive support from the system.

Even though he is still responding to my request.

It must be because I am achieving more than other players.

There is no guarantee that the system will give me special benefits even after my replacement appears.

‘I have no intention of running into those who can turn the forest upside down like this.’

At least taking care of the injured while they hit and beat each other.

‘do.’

This and that, considering the cards I had, I calculated that I could do that much.

I hurriedly ran towards the man.

‘The number of people to be rescued is a question mark.’

The more people who seek it, the greater the benefit that comes back to me.

Fortunately, there was no magic power approaching the surroundings.

Thanks to this, I was able to calmly examine the man with orange hair.

There was no reaction even though I lowered my body next to him and sat down.

I first tried to check the things plugged into his body.

I hesitated because I found something stuffed around the man’s wrists and neck.

‘shackles… … ?’

It was not an illusion. What the man was wearing on his neck, wrists, and ankles were obviously shackles.

Seeing that scene, I instinctively became wary of the man.

At the same time, I also felt suspicious.

It didn’t come with a chain, but there’s no way you’re wearing that piece of metal for decoration.

Isn’t this kind of thing usually used by sinners.

‘Ah… … .’

For a while, I looked down at the man with strange eyes.

‘From an acute wound.’

I carefully touched the black stick stuck in the man’s back.

‘It’s not a window… … .’

It’s like an iron pipe, and it’s like a thorn.

Anyway, I have to pull this out so I can treat it.

After purchasing additional potions from the store, I grabbed a mysterious stick.

‘as soon as possible.’

When the rod was pulled out, the man’s body shook as if in a seizure.

I put my weight on him and pressed him down with my knee.

Then, the potion was poured into the affected area without delay.

“Damn it… … .”

But for some reason the bleeding did not stop easily.

‘Is it because it’s a penetrating wound? Is the wound too big?’

No, no. In terms of the size of the wound and the severity of the bleeding, it was worse when I was attacked by a crocodile.

Even when 1/4 of the skin melted, it was treated with this potion.

There’s no way this could happen just because it was a penetrating wound.

I continued pouring potions while glancing at the black stick that had fallen on the dirt floor.

I used 2 bottles to stop the bleeding.

It’s not to heal wounds, it’s just to stop bleeding, 2 bottles.

There were two more sticks embedded in the man’s body.

As a result, 6 bottles of potion were used only to stop the bleeding from the wound.

It felt like pouring water into a bottomless pot.

‘It will turn.’

I don’t know how many more to save in the future.

The discount rate due to fame is now only 2%.

If I had to keep buying potions at this pace, even if I saved 10 people, it would cost me over 1,000 mana.

Instead of continuing to use the potion, I took out the first aid kit Jonghun gave me.

Cheek, take.

Then, the man was stripped of his clothes and treated with modern medicine.

With this, it was quite urgent to put out the fire.

“Whoa.”

Even in the situation where the mountain became a mess, the sky was calm.

But I know this is not peace. The banging still continues.

‘How long are we going to hit and run?’

It was only far enough to get out of the range of magic detection, but it wasn’t over.

‘Let’s move from the seat.’

I can’t leave a man who hasn’t regained consciousness yet, so I’ll have to find a safe place first.

I grabbed the man and left.

* * *

One of them caught up with Raul right after he and his colleagues scattered.

Normally, I wouldn’t have been easily defeated, but today it was difficult even to block the attack.

The injuries sustained during the ambush were too serious.

Crying and crying, the blood that leaked out ran down my legs and wet the ground.

“Aww!”

Nonetheless, Raoul hurriedly raised his arm.

The ax he had wielded for decades was especially heavy today.

But you can’t just give up like this.

Instead of submitting to death, Raul’s ax was lodged in the monster’s neck thanks to his persistent struggle.

That was all. Even though his head was cut in half, he did not die.

Unfortunately, he wasn’t the only one who could kill this much.

Raul knew that, so he hurriedly turned his back.

A fingernail that could have been 10 cm long passed through Raoul’s chest.

Tilting, I hurriedly moved my feet to catch the center of gravity leaning to one side.

The claws of the monster that followed him dug into his left shoulder, and blood dripped to the floor.

It was very brief, but my vision flickered and I heard tinnitus.

I forced myself to hold on, but my consciousness flickered, interrupted, and reconnected several times.

It was normal for him to bleed profusely.

‘no… … !’

But it was natural, so I couldn’t help but resent it.

In a situation where even the slightest inattention will blow your neck and your heart will be pierced.

Raul, feeling his own death intuition, shouted out evil.

However, his body was too weak to let out grievances and grievances.

Even though he didn’t want to die, all he had left was a miserable death.

“Kiaaa!”

Surely it was, but why didn’t I feel the pain piercing my heart, or the horror of the flesh splitting at the nape of my neck?

Why is it that the screams of monsters reach my ears instead of my own?

I didn’t have time to think and move.

Raul squeezed out what little mana he had left and thrust it into the axe.

When the blue magical power wrapped around the axe blade, Raul was already twisting his back and lifting the axe.

“Haaa!”

A thrill arose. obviously cut his throat It felt like cutting through the skin of a monster.

I got out of the threshold of death!

Even in the moment of shuddering, Raul was not vigilant.

‘I have to split the head!’

Otherwise, they are the ones who can move their bodies with magical powers.

Raoul strained his heavy eyes.

Was it because of persistent longing or earnest prayer?

For a moment, the vision returned. I was able to find the head of a monster roaming the air.

“uh… … ?”

But even though he found what he was looking for, the only thing that came out of Raul’s mouth was a stupid sound.

Originally, the eyes of the monster, which should have been rolling and moving in different directions, were strange.

Of the monster’s supposedly four eyes, only two were intact.

The other two had daggers embedded in them. whoever?

‘Support came… … ?’

Raoul threw the ax before even uttering the question.

His ax quickly caught up with its target.

‘finished.’

As the relief came, my legs buckled.

No matter how hard I tried, my limbs wouldn’t move.

The vision I had barely regained was blurred again, and my consciousness was far away.

“Sug yeo!”

At that time, red magic power pooled on Raul’s head.

But as soon as there was a heavy thump, it shattered and scattered.

“Cuck!”

Red blood gushed out of nowhere, and the ax cut off the monster’s head and drove it into a tree.

That was the last thing Raoul saw before passing out.

As my consciousness began to sink, the sensations I had enjoyed all my life were getting farther and farther away.

As if submerged in water, hum, all sounds rang out. My body was cold, as if I was trapped in ice.

I don’t want to fall anymore, but I just keep falling.

I struggled with that far-off feeling, but I couldn’t escape.

There was no way out of the cold depths.

It was the same as that day.

A wall that collapsed helplessly.

The monsters that came from beyond.

Families and neighbors who were chewed up and eaten alive.

Arrows and magic pouring down like rain.

A dead monster with a split stomach.

A child who crawled into it and survived.

It was a sensation that reminded me of the day I went to the threshold of death.

‘You’re dying.’

It’s not that I haven’t been in danger since becoming a knight.

However, there was no case where I felt death as clearly as today.

Raoul realized that he was dying.

Everything that used to prove him existed began to become unnecessary.

His consciousness was crumbled and his sense of presence blurred.

However, right before Raoul was about to reach death, someone or something grabbed him by the collar.

And then I pulled him up haphazardly from the cold, deep depths.

“Cuck!”

Along with hot vomiting blood, the senses that had been disconnected flooded in.

It was a burning pain in the stomach and a tear in the shoulder.

“Heo-eok, hee-eok!”

As soon as I swallowed my dry breath, the heat in my stomach and shoulders faded very slightly.

“Ao, i sae kki do po syeon chyeo bal la ya gess ne.”

once again, once again.

The heat and pain continued to fade.

Raoul forced his heavy eyelids up. It seemed that there was fog all around.

A dark shadow moved in the hazy space.

“Jeong sin i deub ni kka? Na bo i nya go yo.”

Raoul’s purple eyes followed the rustle.

“… … Han byeong de kka?”

Where did the pain that was as hot as if it would melt go, and before I knew it, only the throbbing pain remained.

“Hm… … .”

Soon someone lifted his neck.

Cold liquid flowed through his parched mouth.

Raoul took it and drank it in one gulp, as if he had gone back to being a baby.

My consciousness became clearer and my vision a little clearer.

Raul’s breathing became calmer, and the memories right before he collapsed came to mind.

Then a shadow fell over my head.

Raoul met the eyes of the man looking down at him.

It seemed that blue eyes had bloomed and then vanished in unfamiliar maroon eyes.

“O, jin jja il eo nass ne.”

The man uttered incomprehensible words.

Raul, who looked around with a still dejected mind, stupidly opened his mouth.

The comrades who were scattered with the explosion lay neatly next to him.

Tears fell as I watched the scene.

When I turned my head, I saw a man standing with his back to the red sunset.

“ah… … .”

It was blinding. Even if you raise your hand to cover it, it’s useless.