The Returner Wants Complete Victory

9 – 009. Lycanthrope (4)

The observation room was engulfed in silence.

Derek, Seongho Kim, Melissa, and all the other scouts from the mercenary group.

I was speechless at the sight I saw from the central crystal sphere.

It was a scout who broke the silence.

“Nonsense… .”

The man succeeded in penetrating to a distance where it was difficult for the lycanthrope to wield his greatsword.

In a situation where even the slightest mistake would break the long sword, I somehow managed to keep up with the score and relentlessly.

The lycanthrope, who couldn’t stand it any longer, swung his sword horizontally, risking getting hurt.

And in that narrow alley, that split second when the sword was scraped against the wall and slowed down.

The man stepped back, creating a scratch on the lycanthrope’s arm.

“How much stamina does that guy have?”

This battle had been going on for over ten minutes already.

How high can the physical strength of a young chick with no achievements or equipment yet be?

Combat inevitably requires high concentration and results in rapid physical drain.

It goes without saying that the fight is not even with fists but with blades.

It is difficult for an ordinary person with a stamina of around 10 to sustain such an attack or defense for even 3 minutes.

However, the man just mechanically increased the wounds on the lycanthrope’s body, as if he were attaching eyeballs to a doll.

“… “It feels like I can see the future.”

Seongho Kim looked at the scene and muttered as if he were fascinated.

Predicting the future is truly a magical sentiment.

Derek, who would normally say this, surprisingly also felt the same way.

At first, I thought it was because of its high sensory stats and fast reaction speed.

However, upon closer inspection, it was not simply a quick response.

‘Even now.’

The lycanthrope couldn’t stand it anymore and started headbutting the body with his shoulder, risking getting hurt.

As if responding, the man stabbed his sword towards his head, then turned and turned the tip of the sword towards the arm joint in front of him.

The lycanthrope pretended to headbutt his body and tried to swing the great sword hidden behind his body, but his posture broke while avoiding the elbow in front and he was unable to swing the great sword.

The lycanthrope narrowly avoided having its joints shattered, but new scars appeared on its body.

‘I’m reading it completely.’

However, Melissa saw the same scene and gave a slightly different impression.

“My body isn’t responding.”

“hmm?”

Derek questioned her words.

Melissa continued speaking, still unable to take her eyes off the crystal ball.

“It’s the same in the first attack and defense, I move thinking about how many kills I can make, but at the critical moment, my body doesn’t follow, so I feel like I have no choice but to retreat.”

The man in the crystal ball was still swinging his sword expressionlessly.

“I don’t try it because I think it will work, I know it will work, but it doesn’t work… . It’s a little different from genius. Rather, it is closer to experience… .”

Melissa muttered to herself as if trying to organize her thoughts.

The people in the observation room may or may not have known what she said.

“That’s strange… .”

But everyone could sympathize with her last words.

*

boring.

The lycanthrope’s sword strike is so obvious that you can avoid it with your eyes closed, as well as the process of inflicting more wounds on the opponent’s body.

The first battle ended in failure, and the direction turned into a thoroughly gnawing fight.

The lycanthrope is stronger than me, a little faster, and has more stamina.

Fit-

What does it matter?

The opponent’s thigh was sliced thinly.

It was definitely a small wound that I wouldn’t have paid attention to if it was my first time, but now that the damage had accumulated, the lycanthrope must have felt a burden on my body and stopped the attack to catch my breath.

Hmm…

The lycanthrope, which does not normally make sounds, moaned softly.

I don’t know if the five stages of death apply to murder, but I could tell that the lycanthrope had entered the stage of acceptance.

The lycanthrope took a moment to catch its breath, then, as if it had made a decision, let go of its guard and rushed towards me.

Dongguijin’s actions are performed in order to cause harm to the opponent in any way possible, disregarding one’s own life.

I stepped back slightly as if I had no intention of joining in, and the lycanthrope accelerated once more as if he had been waiting.

Phew.

Pretending to fall back, my longsword lunged at the lycanthrope’s acceleration timing and pierced the opponent’s heart.

Crunch─.

thud.

The lycanthrope’s large body collapsed as if torn apart.

It was a vain ending for a fairly long battle.

– Babba baba bam! Additional mission: Successfully kill a specific chimera!

– Lee Myeong, obtain [Hunter Hunter]!

– Agility increases by 1!

– Senses increase by 3!

– Stamina increases by 2!

As soon as the lycanthrope fell, a notification sound that only I could hear was sent from my phone.

Maybe it was because I killed a guy who had been made to be killed by several people working together, but my stats were pretty good.

Unfortunately, the tutorial mission rewards are based on stats that are subject to training limits, but it’s not a bad idea to think about using up in advance what you’ll need to raise through training anyway.

▶ Status window

1. Basic information

– Name: Won Jin-woo (24, male)

– Alien name: Hunter Hunter (Sense +2)

– Occupation: ─

– Affiliation: ─

2. Status

– Strength: 18

– Agility: 17 (16+1)

– Senses: 20 (15+5)

– Stamina: 16 (14+2)

– mana: 1

[Points available for distribution: 103]

“View Details”

The stats, which started in the low 10s, had already risen to around 20.

Of course, this is still a human category.

Just like in a martial arts novel, you can land lightly even if you jump from a height of 4-5 stories, run faster than a horse, and detect someone hiding just by their presence. These are all possible with the help of magical power after your stats are at least 50.

So, it’s not possible to feel the presence of women in the basement of the house next door.

I wouldn’t know if it came up and rustled openly like it does now.

huh? It’s up?

When I looked through the window from the side, I suddenly saw two women holding crossbows, aiming at the door in a prone position.

“What are you doing?”

You f*cking don’t listen.

“#%$%#$@!”

Ping- Ping-

The two women were startled and pulled the trigger.

The arrow could not go out of the house and stayed near the door.

If you’re going to shoot, at least hit.

Even if there was a lycanthrope standing in front of the door, it wouldn’t have been hit.

When I saw that scene, I was so dumbfounded that I couldn’t even help but laugh.

“Oh, well, I was trying to stay calm as I was told, but the sounds of fighting outside suddenly stopped… .”

The light brown haired woman hesitated.

So, if I were dead, you crawled out to make a last stand? Are you saying this?

What if I went to the door without knowing anything?

Can you guarantee that someone wouldn’t have pulled the trigger because they were startled by someone coming?

“I was feeling good right now.”

I jumped out the window and entered the house.

“But then it suddenly got worse.”

Originally, I had planned to send them off by giving them three days’ worth of food and giving them some advice, such as moving around and hiding rather than staying in one place.

“Both of you, get out.”

The two women looked at each other and mumbled at my words.

What is this? Did you really expect me to protect you? Or what. Want food?

Ah, my head hurts.

“This is the last verbal warning.”

Did he sense something from my expression?

Perhaps remembering the bald man whose collar had been cut earlier, the two women got up from their seats and quickly disappeared out the door.

The reason there were so many idiots was probably because it was a tutorial.

Only those who survived this process enter Proa, and those who rose to the same position as me were a special minority among them.

Of course, it was ridiculous to compare the people I met here with my colleagues before returning, but it was still difficult to watch.

Not to mention bald men and red-haired women, even light brown-haired women are the same.

The light brown-haired woman was somewhat intelligent, but she had no skills or talent to support it.

Of course, it might be okay if you try hard.

It’s true that the starting point isn’t fair, and it may be unfair that you don’t have talent.

But you don’t have to understand every single one of them, right?

I threw myself on the sofa where I had placed the crossbow earlier.

I was tired, probably because it was my first battle since returning. I also became a little sensitive.

The door is wide open, so if there’s a gladiator passing by, there’s bound to be a fight, but what can you do?

If it attacks you, just kill it.

I even killed a lycanthrope, so there’s no way that pretending to be weak would work now.

In the 7 years I’ve been active, how many people have caught a lycanthrope on their own in a tutorial… .

First of all, I could count with one hand.

It was hard to remember how many years ago rookies who did not join large mercenary groups began to be trampled upon as a custom.

I don’t think it was that bad around this time of year, but I’m not sure about that either.

How do you know what happened behind the scenes?

At this time, I was a newbie who was crawling on the floor.

I just hope that Proa hasn’t fallen that far yet.

“Haaa… .”

Perhaps because I’ve seen so many strange people, I thought of the cat pajama girl who was the only sane person I met in the tutorial.

Seo Eun-ha, who was obviously younger than the two who had just left, was in the same difficult situation, but she never said a word to me for help.

If anything, if you were wary of me, you would have been wary.

It’s intuition or something, but it’s a matter of basic mindset rather than ability.

Will people like that change after a few years in proa?

I don’t know.

I’m not interested.

There is no reason or space to take care of such people.

Because I am a failure who chose to return because I could not properly protect my precious things.

Seo Eunha I hope that friend is doing well. I think you’re stamping your feet right now because of the commotion.

Since there are only two people there, I don’t think they’ve been attacked yet, but just in case, I’ll go give them a warning.

This is the first new colleague candidate I found after my regression, so I need to take care of that.

I looked at the clock and saw that it was not even 12 o’clock.

Since I have to go rob the house next to the trash can again anyway, I guess we can stop by and talk on the way.

I forced my heavy body out of my seat.

And when I arrived at the underground warehouse hidden behind the bar display case, I was faced with an unexpected sight.

“… “What are you doing?”

A hatchet made short by cutting off the handle, a crossbow, a Molotov cocktail made from a liquor bottle… .

No, what? Molotov cocktail? Isn’t that a bit dangerous?

Seo Eun-ha was fully armed as if she was about to go on a sortie at any moment.