Chapter 4
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A man who dubbed as the Guillotine before the regression, Cho Chang-hoon, cringed his face. "… What?"
Surely, the first achievement should have been his. The street was in chaos, but it was a fact he was the one who snaps the goblet's neck with his bare hand for the first time.
But, he wasn't.
The words of the first achievement did not appear in front of him.
"..." As he eyes wandered, Chang-hoon continued his steps deep into the alleys to avoid the goblets. A second goblet could find him but Chang-hoon avoids the lunge and got a hold of its neck. The goblet tried to fight its way out of the choke hold but it was no use. The monstrous grip was a characteristic of Cho Chang-hoon's Nature.
Snap. "Who the hell is it?" Chang-Hoom mumbled as he snapped the neck of the second goblet.
Everywhere he looked, there was no one who could fight off the goblets. Everyone lost the confidence they once had and spread apart to find a weapon or hide. It was a somewhat expected situation.
"F*cking losers." You can understand the situation if you use your brain.
Everyone who is here has two natures. There is no one stronger than those who have two Natures. One Nature you are born with, another Nature you get from your first victim. You can only have two special ability of Nature in your lifetime.
Before the regression, it was rare to see anyone who killed someone after calculating which Nature you want to have. It took a long time for people to understand the meaning of Nature, and most had blood on their hands before they had a full understanding.
However, this was a rare second chance.
You need to consider carefully before your first kill and create a perfect combination of the Natures you want to use.
Cho Chang-hoon was lucky. When he regressed, his old-time friend was next to him. His friend was someone who held such an envious Nature, Chang-hoon always regretted to lose a chance to have him as his first kill. So, he acted fast and snapped his friend's neck once he got a second chance.
But, not everyone was this lucky. Some were stronger as they were before the regression. Therefore, most of these scums probably killed the closest person in front of them to get the second Nature without thinking twice about it.
'No matter what their Natures are, losers are losers. The fundamentals of garbage do not change.'
Look at them getting destroyed just because of one unforeseen incident. They could consider it as a difference of the circumstance. Even if you lived the same future, there must be a huge gap between those who achieved experience with their own strength, and those who just followed the tails for the fighters.
"… Whatever, it doesn't matter." Chang-hoon mumbled as he hid in the alley. It was too bad he missed the first achievement.
But it wasn't the time to care much about one achievement they gave at the 'beginning.'
"Yama's armor is mine." An item that transformed a woman who owned a useless Nature into one of the strongest powers within the Korean Peninsula. That item is in this section. There must be people with higher skills here. It's hard to decipher who, but one of them must have taken the first achievement. If Chang-hoon could have the armor in his hands, he would be the strongest competitor in this section. Then, he can move further to a position of power to rule the second world.
A most powerful position that held by the lord Yoo Do-hyuk before the aggression.
"Kekeke." Chang-hoon's eye sparkled with greed and ambition.
…
"Whew…!" Do-hyuk put down the fire hydrant and calmed his harsh breath.
12 kills total. It resulted from him hiding in different places in the building and killed every goblet that came his way.
He could still hear the cries of the goblets from outside, but his strength was bottoming out fast. So Do-hyuk ran upstairs to hide in a janitor's closet at the end of the hall. He could barely breathe. Every bone and joint in his arms was in pain from swerving the weapon. But… he can feel it.
"This is not my original body."
He was stronger. A realization from crushing the goblets with the fire extinguisher. He could feel his strength and stamina exploded compared to who he was before. If it was his original body, it would've burned out after 3-4 kills.
"Status…" Do-hyuk whispered the command word.
<<Ability>>
-Muscle Strength: 17 (2+) (E)
-Stamina: 21(2+) (E)
-Agility: 15(2+) (E)
-Power: 2(F)
-Tolerance: 17(E)
-Charm: 14(E)
<<Achievement>>
[The First Hunter] +2 Muscle Strength/ Stamina/ Agility to Holder
There was no big difference in the numbers, but until a few hours ago, Do-hyuk considered them as 'just numbers, but as Jimin had told him, they were Do-hyuk's mean of survival. He was tilting his head for a while, then he moved his finger above the word. That was the answer.
<<Muscle Strength>> Force. Determines the amount of weight you can lift and the speed of the body movements.
Do-hyuk placed his finger above each word from stamina to charm to check each of the descriptions. Then,
"Wallet," He checked his earnings.
<<Wallet>>
-Current Amount: 740
-Able to use the coins to increase the abilities.
-50 coins needed to increase F-rank (0~10) ability.
-200 coins needed to increase # rank (11~50) ability.
He originally had 500 coins in his wallet. The words explained earlier how killing goblets appearing in front of him would have him gain 20 coins.
"Whew," Do-hyuk recollected his composure as he increased the abilities he selected.
<< Used 200 coins for +1 Stamina>>
<< Used 200 coins for +1 Stamina>>
<< Used 200 coins for +1 Stamina>>
Do-hyuk knows nothing. He didn't know which ability he needed to have the best results. But he can make an assumption.
<<Stamina>> Body stamina along with tolerance to physical shock. Determines the resistance and natural recovery ability of various traumatic injuries.
"More I rest, more I get behind."
Do-hyuk thought. If he combines what Jimin and the single-winged angels have said, the only way to increase the abilities is by using coins. Do-hyuk knows one way to earn the coins.
"To kill the monsters" Humans didn't kill each other on the streets. It seems like there is no more use of killing another human after earning the second Nature.
However…
"There's no guarantee that killing will stop."
Those people who tried to kill Do-hyuk from the market had no hesitation. As if they lived in a world where murder is a common circumstance. This means, there could be a situation where humans must kill another human to defend himself. Also, Do-hyuk has no information. If he Included Jimin, the amount of information Do-hyuk has compared to those who act like they know 'everything' is laughable.
Then, he has only one option: he needs to earn coins by all means and increase his body performance as much as possible.
"I don't even know how to use these Natures yet." Do-hyuk pulled up his body. "I…" Thanks to the increase in his Stamina, Do-hyuk felt like he could breathe better. "I don't want to die."
He couldn't think of anything other than that. The world turned upside-down in an instant. His life was in danger several times, and all the things he heard was nonsense about him killing a god and that he holds a Nature that everyone wants. He wants to survive. It was an intense desire that felt uncomfortable even to Do-hyuk himself. Maybe this is a side he didn't realize he had because he never felt the need to be so cautious.
Do-hyuk stepped out of the Janitor's closet. He threw away the bent-up fire extinguisher he used until now and grabbed a new one.
One step after another.
He drew the interior of the building he remembered in his head and moved his feet.
"There is a small alley behind this building." There, he can attack the goblets entering the alley as he did in the building. Do-hyuk opened the doors to the emergency stairs quietly. Then, in the stairway…
"..."
"..."
… They met.
A skinny man in his forties who was climbing the stairs stopped to look up at Do-hyuk.
But, soon he smirked. "I found you, asshole." A nasty grin smeared his mouth.
Who knows where he found it but he had a metal skewer in his hand dripping in blood. "I saw you. You were running all over the building to hide your ass when the goblets were running towards us! I saw it, you asshole."
"..."
"You must have started from this neighborhood the last time, eh? This building is probably hiding a hidden item or a temple. Whatever that is… it seems like a weapon you can use it right away."
The man's eyes locked on the fire extinguisher in Do-hyuk's hands. It so brand new, recently picked up, and without a drop of blood.
"Hand it over when I say it nicely. Or I'll rip you apart into pieces."
"…"
The man climbed up the stairs as he spat out daunting threats. "You can't win over me. I killed so many goblets outsi…." Before the man could finish his words, Do-hyuk lunged his body down the stairs.
He had enough time to think. In this changed world, threats to kill you don't end with that threat. Do-hyuk didn't have whatever the hell the man thought he had, but even if Do-hyuk told the truth, it would be stupid of him to think this situation will end peacefully.
He attacked first then. There were about 15 levels of stairs between the man and Do-hyuk. Luckily, the stairway was narrow, and the man was heading up the stairs. The combined weight of Do-hyuk and the fire extinguisher contacted the man.
"Aaugh' The two mangles bodies crashed down the stairs and fell to the landing.
The metal skewer fell off the man's hand. Do-hyuk put down the fire extinguisher, but He did not deliberately do so. Do-hyuk's body was aching from crashing down the stairs and his eyes were rolling, but his hands felt the man's body up to his neck. The man is choking his neck with an impossibly strong grip. Do-hyuk remembered the disaster that happened in the park. A short and older man with a large gut was so skilled it looked as if he was a professional fighter.
'I can't win. There's no way I can win if I fight him.'
So he choked him as well with all his strength. A pure competition of strength. The man tried to fight his way out, but he had no chance since Do-hyuk had an upper hand even from his position. In a shorter amount of time than Do-hyuk expected, the man's body dropped.
"…" When Do-hyuk calmed his mind.
Stab-
A sharp and deep pain penetrated Do-hyuk's thigh.
"Aaah!!" Do-hyuk screamed in pain, and the man regained strength to his body.
The man shook himself off Do-hyuk's choke hold and stood up.
"What the fuck… You scared me asshole!" The man started to kick Do-hyuk furiously in anger.
Do-hyuk rolled his body to dodge the man's kick, pulled up his body, stand on his own feet, but his body couldn't function properly anymore. He had a knife stuck in his thigh.
"I almost got fucked over… Ha, I find a purpose to my useless Nature. 'Long breath', isn't it fucking stupid?"
Instead of attacking Do-hyuk right away, the man calmed his breath while touching his neck.
The end result already has been decided.
A blade size of a fruit knife struck deep inside the inner thigh and ripped Do-hyuk's artery.
Blood was spewing out between the blade and the scar.
Do-hyuk grabbed the blade with his quivering hand.
<< Bone Blade of Cuspid Tribe – E>>
-Physical attack correction value: 3~7
-Durability: 19/20
-Holds bleed out promotion (Lv. 2) 'Option'
[Looks jagged but it is hard to pull out once it's stabbed deep. Considered valuable to goblets.]
"Oh, you can die faster if you pull it out" The man smiled with a victorious look on his face. "I think my item luck in this life is good. I'm feeling the secret you have would be a jackpot."
Do-hyuk couldn't concentrate to what the man was saying. It wasn't from the pain. Losing blood wasn't significant enough to lose his conscious and more so, it wasn't because he felt distraught from the miserable situation.
"Well, just think you won't be able to die quickly by bleeding out."
It was because he saw the words in front of him.
<< Satisfied Condition to Activate Nature>> (Flavor of iron)
<<Word: Use 'Meal' to 'Consume' the item in hand>>
"You're fucked…"
"Meal."
As soon as he murmured the word, the blade on his thigh glowed. Do-hyuk cringed his face, he tasted the flavor of the item on his tongue.
It was disgusting.
The man's face cringed almost badly as Do-hyuk, but his face was more pitiful. It was no wonder because he realized the situation. As he witnessed the blade disappearing without a trace, and the scar healing right before his eyes,
"Yoo, Yoo, Yoo…"
He cannot believe who had he just messed with.
Who had he just dared to mess with.
<First Meal> End
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A man who dubbed as the Guillotine before the regression, Cho Chang-hoon, cringed his face. "… What?"
Surely, the first achievement should have been his. The street was in chaos, but it was a fact he was the one who snaps the goblet's neck with his bare hand for the first time.
But, he wasn't.
The words of the first achievement did not appear in front of him.
"..." As he eyes wandered, Chang-hoon continued his steps deep into the alleys to avoid the goblets. A second goblet could find him but Chang-hoon avoids the lunge and got a hold of its neck. The goblet tried to fight its way out of the choke hold but it was no use. The monstrous grip was a characteristic of Cho Chang-hoon's Nature.
Snap. "Who the hell is it?" Chang-Hoom mumbled as he snapped the neck of the second goblet.
Everywhere he looked, there was no one who could fight off the goblets. Everyone lost the confidence they once had and spread apart to find a weapon or hide. It was a somewhat expected situation.
"F*cking losers." You can understand the situation if you use your brain.
Everyone who is here has two natures. There is no one stronger than those who have two Natures. One Nature you are born with, another Nature you get from your first victim. You can only have two special ability of Nature in your lifetime.
Before the regression, it was rare to see anyone who killed someone after calculating which Nature you want to have. It took a long time for people to understand the meaning of Nature, and most had blood on their hands before they had a full understanding.
However, this was a rare second chance.
You need to consider carefully before your first kill and create a perfect combination of the Natures you want to use.
Cho Chang-hoon was lucky. When he regressed, his old-time friend was next to him. His friend was someone who held such an envious Nature, Chang-hoon always regretted to lose a chance to have him as his first kill. So, he acted fast and snapped his friend's neck once he got a second chance.
But, not everyone was this lucky. Some were stronger as they were before the regression. Therefore, most of these scums probably killed the closest person in front of them to get the second Nature without thinking twice about it.
'No matter what their Natures are, losers are losers. The fundamentals of garbage do not change.'
Look at them getting destroyed just because of one unforeseen incident. They could consider it as a difference of the circumstance. Even if you lived the same future, there must be a huge gap between those who achieved experience with their own strength, and those who just followed the tails for the fighters.
"… Whatever, it doesn't matter." Chang-hoon mumbled as he hid in the alley. It was too bad he missed the first achievement.
But it wasn't the time to care much about one achievement they gave at the 'beginning.'
"Yama's armor is mine." An item that transformed a woman who owned a useless Nature into one of the strongest powers within the Korean Peninsula. That item is in this section. There must be people with higher skills here. It's hard to decipher who, but one of them must have taken the first achievement. If Chang-hoon could have the armor in his hands, he would be the strongest competitor in this section. Then, he can move further to a position of power to rule the second world.
A most powerful position that held by the lord Yoo Do-hyuk before the aggression.
"Kekeke." Chang-hoon's eye sparkled with greed and ambition.
…
"Whew…!" Do-hyuk put down the fire hydrant and calmed his harsh breath.
12 kills total. It resulted from him hiding in different places in the building and killed every goblet that came his way.
He could still hear the cries of the goblets from outside, but his strength was bottoming out fast. So Do-hyuk ran upstairs to hide in a janitor's closet at the end of the hall. He could barely breathe. Every bone and joint in his arms was in pain from swerving the weapon. But… he can feel it.
"This is not my original body."
He was stronger. A realization from crushing the goblets with the fire extinguisher. He could feel his strength and stamina exploded compared to who he was before. If it was his original body, it would've burned out after 3-4 kills.
"Status…" Do-hyuk whispered the command word.
<<Ability>>
-Muscle Strength: 17 (2+) (E)
-Stamina: 21(2+) (E)
-Agility: 15(2+) (E)
-Power: 2(F)
-Tolerance: 17(E)
-Charm: 14(E)
<<Achievement>>
[The First Hunter] +2 Muscle Strength/ Stamina/ Agility to Holder
There was no big difference in the numbers, but until a few hours ago, Do-hyuk considered them as 'just numbers, but as Jimin had told him, they were Do-hyuk's mean of survival. He was tilting his head for a while, then he moved his finger above the word. That was the answer.
<<Muscle Strength>> Force. Determines the amount of weight you can lift and the speed of the body movements.
Do-hyuk placed his finger above each word from stamina to charm to check each of the descriptions. Then,
"Wallet," He checked his earnings.
<<Wallet>>
-Current Amount: 740
-Able to use the coins to increase the abilities.
-50 coins needed to increase F-rank (0~10) ability.
-200 coins needed to increase # rank (11~50) ability.
He originally had 500 coins in his wallet. The words explained earlier how killing goblets appearing in front of him would have him gain 20 coins.
"Whew," Do-hyuk recollected his composure as he increased the abilities he selected.
<< Used 200 coins for +1 Stamina>>
<< Used 200 coins for +1 Stamina>>
<< Used 200 coins for +1 Stamina>>
Do-hyuk knows nothing. He didn't know which ability he needed to have the best results. But he can make an assumption.
<<Stamina>> Body stamina along with tolerance to physical shock. Determines the resistance and natural recovery ability of various traumatic injuries.
"More I rest, more I get behind."
Do-hyuk thought. If he combines what Jimin and the single-winged angels have said, the only way to increase the abilities is by using coins. Do-hyuk knows one way to earn the coins.
"To kill the monsters" Humans didn't kill each other on the streets. It seems like there is no more use of killing another human after earning the second Nature.
However…
"There's no guarantee that killing will stop."
Those people who tried to kill Do-hyuk from the market had no hesitation. As if they lived in a world where murder is a common circumstance. This means, there could be a situation where humans must kill another human to defend himself. Also, Do-hyuk has no information. If he Included Jimin, the amount of information Do-hyuk has compared to those who act like they know 'everything' is laughable.
Then, he has only one option: he needs to earn coins by all means and increase his body performance as much as possible.
"I don't even know how to use these Natures yet." Do-hyuk pulled up his body. "I…" Thanks to the increase in his Stamina, Do-hyuk felt like he could breathe better. "I don't want to die."
He couldn't think of anything other than that. The world turned upside-down in an instant. His life was in danger several times, and all the things he heard was nonsense about him killing a god and that he holds a Nature that everyone wants. He wants to survive. It was an intense desire that felt uncomfortable even to Do-hyuk himself. Maybe this is a side he didn't realize he had because he never felt the need to be so cautious.
Do-hyuk stepped out of the Janitor's closet. He threw away the bent-up fire extinguisher he used until now and grabbed a new one.
One step after another.
He drew the interior of the building he remembered in his head and moved his feet.
"There is a small alley behind this building." There, he can attack the goblets entering the alley as he did in the building. Do-hyuk opened the doors to the emergency stairs quietly. Then, in the stairway…
"..."
"..."
… They met.
A skinny man in his forties who was climbing the stairs stopped to look up at Do-hyuk.
But, soon he smirked. "I found you, asshole." A nasty grin smeared his mouth.
Who knows where he found it but he had a metal skewer in his hand dripping in blood. "I saw you. You were running all over the building to hide your ass when the goblets were running towards us! I saw it, you asshole."
"..."
"You must have started from this neighborhood the last time, eh? This building is probably hiding a hidden item or a temple. Whatever that is… it seems like a weapon you can use it right away."
The man's eyes locked on the fire extinguisher in Do-hyuk's hands. It so brand new, recently picked up, and without a drop of blood.
"Hand it over when I say it nicely. Or I'll rip you apart into pieces."
"…"
The man climbed up the stairs as he spat out daunting threats. "You can't win over me. I killed so many goblets outsi…." Before the man could finish his words, Do-hyuk lunged his body down the stairs.
He had enough time to think. In this changed world, threats to kill you don't end with that threat. Do-hyuk didn't have whatever the hell the man thought he had, but even if Do-hyuk told the truth, it would be stupid of him to think this situation will end peacefully.
He attacked first then. There were about 15 levels of stairs between the man and Do-hyuk. Luckily, the stairway was narrow, and the man was heading up the stairs. The combined weight of Do-hyuk and the fire extinguisher contacted the man.
"Aaugh' The two mangles bodies crashed down the stairs and fell to the landing.
The metal skewer fell off the man's hand. Do-hyuk put down the fire extinguisher, but He did not deliberately do so. Do-hyuk's body was aching from crashing down the stairs and his eyes were rolling, but his hands felt the man's body up to his neck. The man is choking his neck with an impossibly strong grip. Do-hyuk remembered the disaster that happened in the park. A short and older man with a large gut was so skilled it looked as if he was a professional fighter.
'I can't win. There's no way I can win if I fight him.'
So he choked him as well with all his strength. A pure competition of strength. The man tried to fight his way out, but he had no chance since Do-hyuk had an upper hand even from his position. In a shorter amount of time than Do-hyuk expected, the man's body dropped.
"…" When Do-hyuk calmed his mind.
Stab-
A sharp and deep pain penetrated Do-hyuk's thigh.
"Aaah!!" Do-hyuk screamed in pain, and the man regained strength to his body.
The man shook himself off Do-hyuk's choke hold and stood up.
"What the fuck… You scared me asshole!" The man started to kick Do-hyuk furiously in anger.
Do-hyuk rolled his body to dodge the man's kick, pulled up his body, stand on his own feet, but his body couldn't function properly anymore. He had a knife stuck in his thigh.
"I almost got fucked over… Ha, I find a purpose to my useless Nature. 'Long breath', isn't it fucking stupid?"
Instead of attacking Do-hyuk right away, the man calmed his breath while touching his neck.
The end result already has been decided.
A blade size of a fruit knife struck deep inside the inner thigh and ripped Do-hyuk's artery.
Blood was spewing out between the blade and the scar.
Do-hyuk grabbed the blade with his quivering hand.
<< Bone Blade of Cuspid Tribe – E>>
-Physical attack correction value: 3~7
-Durability: 19/20
-Holds bleed out promotion (Lv. 2) 'Option'
[Looks jagged but it is hard to pull out once it's stabbed deep. Considered valuable to goblets.]
"Oh, you can die faster if you pull it out" The man smiled with a victorious look on his face. "I think my item luck in this life is good. I'm feeling the secret you have would be a jackpot."
Do-hyuk couldn't concentrate to what the man was saying. It wasn't from the pain. Losing blood wasn't significant enough to lose his conscious and more so, it wasn't because he felt distraught from the miserable situation.
"Well, just think you won't be able to die quickly by bleeding out."
It was because he saw the words in front of him.
<< Satisfied Condition to Activate Nature>> (Flavor of iron)
<<Word: Use 'Meal' to 'Consume' the item in hand>>
"You're fucked…"
"Meal."
As soon as he murmured the word, the blade on his thigh glowed. Do-hyuk cringed his face, he tasted the flavor of the item on his tongue.
It was disgusting.
The man's face cringed almost badly as Do-hyuk, but his face was more pitiful. It was no wonder because he realized the situation. As he witnessed the blade disappearing without a trace, and the scar healing right before his eyes,
"Yoo, Yoo, Yoo…"
He cannot believe who had he just messed with.
Who had he just dared to mess with.
<First Meal> End
A man who dubbed as the Guillotine before the regression, Cho Chang-hoon, cringed his face. " What?" Surely, the first achievement should have been his. The street was in chaos, but it was a fact he was the one who snaps the goblet's neck with his bare hand for the first time. But, he wasn't. The words of the first achievement did not appear in front of him. "..." As he eyes wandered, Chang-hoon continued his steps deep into the alleys to avoid the goblets. A second goblet could find him but Chang-hoon avoids the lunge and got a hold of its neck. The goblet tried to fight its way out of the choke hold but it was no use. The monstrous grip was a characteristic of Cho Chang-hoon's Nature. Snap. "Who the hell is it?" Chang-Hoom mumbled as he snapped the neck of the second goblet. Everywhere he looked, there was no one who could fight off the goblets. Everyone lost the confidence they once had and spread apart to find a weapon or hide. It was a somewhat expected situation. "F*cking losers." You can understand the situation if you use your brain. Everyone who is here has two natures. There is no one stronger than those who have two Natures. One Nature you are born with, another Nature you get from your first victim. You can only have two special ability of Nature in your lifetime. Before the regression, it was rare to see anyone who killed someone after calculating which Nature you want to have. It took a long time for people to understand the meaning of Nature, and most had blood on their hands before they had a full understanding. However, this was a rare second chance. You need to consider carefully before your first kill and create a perfect combination of the Natures you want to use. Cho Chang-hoon was lucky. When he regressed, his old-time friend was next to him. His friend was someone who held such an envious Nature, Chang-hoon always regretted to lose a chance to have him as his first kill. So, he acted fast and snapped his friend's neck once he got a second chance. But, not everyone was this lucky. Some were stronger as they were before the regression. Therefore, most of these scums probably killed the closest person in front of them to get the second Nature without thinking twice about it. 'No matter what their Natures are, losers are losers. The fundamentals of garbage do not change.' Look at them getting destroyed just because of one unforeseen incident. They could consider it as a difference of the circumstance. Even if you lived the same future, there must be a huge gap between those who achieved experience with their own strength, and those who just followed the tails for the fighters. " Whatever, it doesn't matter." Chang-hoon mumbled as he hid in the alley. It was too bad he missed the first achievement. But it wasn't the time to care much about one achievement they gave at the 'beginning.' "Yama's armor is mine." An item that transformed a woman who owned a useless Nature into one of the strongest powers within the Korean Peninsula. That item is in this section. There must be people with higher skills here. It's hard to decipher who, but one of them must have taken the first achievement. If Chang-hoon could have the armor in his hands, he would be the strongest competitor in this section. Then, he can move further to a position of power to rule the second world. A most powerful position that held by the lord Yoo Do-hyuk before the aggression. "Kekeke." Chang-hoon's eye sparkled with greed and ambition. "Whew!" Do-hyuk put down the fire hydrant and calmed his harsh breath. 12 kills total. It resulted from him hiding in different places in the building and killed every goblet that came his way. He could still hear the cries of the goblets from outside, but his strength was bottoming out fast. So Do-hyuk ran upstairs to hide in a janitor's closet at the end of the hall. He could barely breathe. Every bone and joint in his arms was in pain from swerving the weapon. But he can feel it. "This is not my original body." He was stronger. A realization from crushing the goblets with the fire extinguisher. He could feel his strength and stamina exploded compared to who he was before. If it was his original body, it would've burned out after 3-4 kills. "Status" Do-hyuk whispered the command word. Ability -Muscle Strength: 17 2+ E -Stamina: 212+ E -Agility: 152+ E -Power: 2F -Tolerance: 17E -Charm: 14E Achievement The First Hunter +2 Muscle Strength/ Stamina/ Agility to Holder There was no big difference in the numbers, but until a few hours ago, Do-hyuk considered them as 'just numbers, but as Jimin had told him, they were Do-hyuk's mean of survival. He was tilting his head for a while, then he moved his finger above the word. That was the answer. Muscle Strength Force. Determines the amount of weight you can lift and the speed of the body movements. Do-hyuk placed his finger above each word from stamina to charm to check each of the descriptions. Then, "Wallet," He checked his earnings. Wallet -Current Amount: 740 -Able to use the coins to increase the abilities. -50 coins needed to increase F-rank 0~10 ability. -200 coins needed to increase # rank 11~50 ability. He originally had 500 coins in his wallet. The words explained earlier how killing goblets appearing in front of him would have him gain 20 coins. "Whew," Do-hyuk recollected his composure as he increased the abilities he selected. Used 200 coins for +1 Stamina Used 200 coins for +1 Stamina Used 200 coins for +1 Stamina Do-hyuk knows nothing. He didn't know which ability he needed to have the best results. But he can make an assumption. Stamina Body stamina along with tolerance to physical shock. Determines the resistance and natural recovery ability of various traumatic injuries. "More I rest, more I get behind." Do-hyuk thought. If he combines what Jimin and the single-winged angels have said, the only way to increase the abilities is by using coins. Do-hyuk knows one way to earn the coins. "To kill the monsters" Humans didn't kill each other on the streets. It seems like there is no more use of killing another human after earning the second Nature. However "There's no guarantee that killing will stop." Those people who tried to kill Do-hyuk from the market had no hesitation. As if they lived in a world where murder is a common circumstance. This means, there could be a situation where humans must kill another human to defend himself. Also, Do-hyuk has no information. If he Included Jimin, the amount of information Do-hyuk has compared to those who act like they know 'everything' is laughable. Then, he has only one option: he needs to earn coins by all means and increase his body performance as much as possible. "I don't even know how to use these Natures yet." Do-hyuk pulled up his body. "I" Thanks to the increase in his Stamina, Do-hyuk felt like he could breathe better. "I don't want to die." He couldn't think of anything other than that. The world turned upside-down in an instant. His life was in danger several times, and all the things he heard was nonsense about him killing a god and that he holds a Nature that everyone wants. He wants to survive. It was an intense desire that felt uncomfortable even to Do-hyuk himself. Maybe this is a side he didn't realize he had because he never felt the need to be so cautious. Do-hyuk stepped out of the Janitor's closet. He threw away the bent-up fire extinguisher he used until now and grabbed a new one. One step after another. He drew the interior of the building he remembered in his head and moved his feet. "There is a small alley behind this building." There, he can attack the goblets entering the alley as he did in the building. Do-hyuk opened the doors to the emergency stairs quietly. Then, in the stairway "..." "..." They met. A skinny man in his forties who was climbing the stairs stopped to look up at Do-hyuk. But, soon he smirked. "I found you, asshole." A nasty grin smeared his mouth. Who knows where he found it but he had a metal skewer in his hand dripping in blood. "I saw you. You were running all over the building to hide your ass when the goblets were running towards us! I saw it, you asshole." "..." "You must have started from this neighborhood the last time, eh? This building is probably hiding a hidden item or a temple. Whatever that is it seems like a weapon you can use it right away." The man's eyes locked on the fire extinguisher in Do-hyuk's hands. It so brand new, recently picked up, and without a drop of blood. "Hand it over when I say it nicely. Or I'll rip you apart into pieces." "" The man climbed up the stairs as he spat out daunting threats. "You can't win over me. I killed so many goblets outsi." Before the man could finish his words, Do-hyuk lunged his body down the stairs. He had enough time to think. In this changed world, threats to kill you don't end with that threat. Do-hyuk didn't have whatever the hell the man thought he had, but even if Do-hyuk told the truth, it would be stupid of him to think this situation will end peacefully. He attacked first then. There were about 15 levels of stairs between the man and Do-hyuk. Luckily, the stairway was narrow, and the man was heading up the stairs. The combined weight of Do-hyuk and the fire extinguisher contacted the man. "Aaugh' The two mangles bodies crashed down the stairs and fell to the landing. The metal skewer fell off the man's hand. Do-hyuk put down the fire extinguisher, but He did not deliberately do so. Do-hyuk's body was aching from crashing down the stairs and his eyes were rolling, but his hands felt the man's body up to his neck. The man is choking his neck with an impossibly strong grip. Do-hyuk remembered the disaster that happened in the park. A short and older man with a large gut was so skilled it looked as if he was a professional fighter. 'I can't win. There's no way I can win if I fight him.' So he choked him as well with all his strength. A pure competition of strength. The man tried to fight his way out, but he had no chance since Do-hyuk had an upper hand even from his position. In a shorter amount of time than Do-hyuk expected, the man's body dropped. "" When Do-hyuk calmed his mind. Stab- A sharp and deep pain penetrated Do-hyuk's thigh. "Aaah!!" Do-hyuk screamed in pain, and the man regained strength to his body. The man shook himself off Do-hyuk's choke hold and stood up. "What the fuck You scared me asshole!" The man started to kick Do-hyuk furiously in anger. Do-hyuk rolled his body to dodge the man's kick, pulled up his body, stand on his own feet, but his body couldn't function properly anymore. He had a knife stuck in his thigh. "I almost got fucked over Ha, I find a purpose to my useless Nature. 'Long breath', isn't it fucking stupid?" Instead of attacking Do-hyuk right away, the man calmed his breath while touching his neck. The end result already has been decided. A blade size of a fruit knife struck deep inside the inner thigh and ripped Do-hyuk's artery. Blood was spewing out between the blade and the scar. Do-hyuk grabbed the blade with his quivering hand. Bone Blade of Cuspid Tribe E -Physical attack correction value: 3~7 -Durability: 19/20 -Holds bleed out promotion Lv. 2 'Option' Looks jagged but it is hard to pull out once it's stabbed deep. Considered valuable to goblets. "Oh, you can die faster if you pull it out" The man smiled with a victorious look on his face. "I think my item luck in this life is good. I'm feeling the secret you have would be a jackpot." Do-hyuk couldn't concentrate to what the man was saying. It wasn't from the pain. Losing blood wasn't significant enough to lose his conscious and more so, it wasn't because he felt distraught from the miserable situation. "Well, just think you won't be able to die quickly by bleeding out." It was because he saw the words in front of him. Satisfied Condition to Activate Nature Flavor of iron Word: Use 'Meal' to 'Consume' the item in hand "You're fucked" "Meal." As soon as he murmured the word, the blade on his thigh glowed. Do-hyuk cringed his face, he tasted the flavor of the item on his tongue. It was disgusting. The man's face cringed almost badly as Do-hyuk, but his face was more pitiful. It was no wonder because he realized the situation. As he witnessed the blade disappearing without a trace, and the scar healing right before his eyes, "Yoo, Yoo, Yoo" He cannot believe who had he just messed with. Who had he just dared to mess with. First Meal End
