BXBX NOVEL Chapter 224: This is my first part (1)
Chapter 224: This is my first part (1)
[Class F Ma Yuren
Vitality 141/141
Mana 1,523/1,523]
The amount of mana in Class F was enormous. Another hunter, or rather a guard. Another Class F traveling behind the guard also had close to 2000 mana. On the other hand.
[Class B Je Sumin
Vitality 3,055/3,055
Mana 591/591]
There was a Class B, but the vitality was high, but the mana was low compared to the grade. Effects of equipment must have been added, so, compared to monsters, I think Class B is the general skill level. Of the remaining Class Cs, one only had high mana like the Class Fs, and the other three had high vitality and low mana.
I wondered if it was divided into melee, ranged, and auxiliary, but the difference was still too large. The amount of mana is no joke. I think my magic statistic would be level A at that level.
It\'s also strange.
"Today\'s weather is very nice. Not too cold, not too hot. Perfect for a night walk."
He said, deliberately raising his hands. I didn\'t hear anything.
"Where do you belong?"
Said Je Sumin. This guy\'s name sounds like it\'s from Korea. Although he looks like a foreigner.
"I\'m just an ordinary citizen of Gyeongsang City. Could you show me the way?"
If possible, I would like to get some information. Shouldn\'t an NPC appear at this point who will give you a series of background explanations without you having to ask?
New adventurer, our City A is currently in battle with City B. The fighting started ten years ago, blah, blah, blah, things like that.
"Common citizen?"
"Team leader, awakened, and Class C rank."
The Class C reported to the Class B. He seems to be someone who can check other people\'s qualifications. Je Sumin got off the bike lightly.
"Fuel or assistance?"
...What are you talking about? He\'s a hostile NPC.
"I\'m sorry, but it\'s my first time in this city. Please be kind and explain in detail. I\'d be even more grateful if you could provide keyword options."
[What is a guard?]
[Goldberg Park]
[Gyeongsang City]
[Urban Defense Agency]
Stuff like that. I was looking forward to it just in case, but as expected, no options appeared. Instead, the original sub-quest suddenly appeared.
[Someone is here
Get information through conversations with people!
Information acquisition 0/5
Reward: 500L, 500P, level 3 city pass]
Yes, yes. Okay. If you tell me to do it, I have to do it. I politely asked Je Sumin again, who was looking at me strangely.
"Handsome master, where am I? If you show me, I will engrave you deeply and remember your grace for three generations to come."
Je Sumin looked at me as if I were an even stranger person.
"...It\'s the central area of Sorgone."
The acquisition of information increased by 1 with the response. I was told that the location of the park is Sorgone Central Road 7.
"Then here\'s the road number."
"Are you really not registered?"
"Ah, yes. I just awakened. I would appreciate it if you could also tell me the location of the city defense office."
Sumin Je laughed at my response. The other three Class Cs also had smiling faces. On the contrary, the Classes F and C with high mana values showed strangely sad expressions.
"A Class C fuel tank was an unexpected gain. Hey, I can leave work early today."
Je Sumin said, massaging his fist. Two Class Cs got off the bike. What can I say, this is an environment that is not suitable for peaceful conversation?
Well, because there are many mouths.
"Obviously."
Bang-!
The head of the Class B flew off. It was an instant to pull out the weapon from the inventory and shoot. The 50 mana bullet didn\'t take long to load and had enough power to crush the head of a defenseless Class B right in front of him.
The body was thrown by the recoil. This time I was prepared, so my feet dragged a bit, but I didn\'t fall.
I quickly regained its staggering body and threw the dagger at the Class C. The Class C, who had been standing in an unexpected situation, fell with a loud noise, clutching his leg engraved with a knife. Then, after the gun aimed at another Class C member.
Bang-!
The body of the Class B, who lost its head, collapsed.
"What suddenly, crazy bastard!"
"I don\'t normally do this, so don\'t blame me too much. I\'m basically a pacifist."
Maybe I\'m a monster, but I don\'t like killing people. However, it\'s about people who are already dead. It\'s just virtual reality and just data.
...It feels so real that it\'s uncomfortable. Is there a mode for 15-year-olds? Fortunately, when I fired the gun, there was only recoil, but the consequences were automatically blocked by a shield, so, like when I caught a leopard, blood and flesh didn\'t splash on me.
"This is a Class A weapon, guys. It\'s also a Class B skill."
Originally it was Class S, but it\'s not good to discover that Class C carries Class S weapons. Aspiring for Class A qualification is not something worth deliberately aiming for, so it\'s appropriate.
"If you obediently answer my questions, I won\'t attack you anymore."
"We\'re just fuel tanks!"
Shouted a high-ranking Class C player. The Class F members also quickly nodded.
"What is a fuel tank?"
They had been talking about fuel before, but what the hell is that? One of the Class F members opened his mouth while looking at the Class C members who were fine.
"I\'m talking about awakeners to replenish mana. It\'s a fuel tank that replenishes mana when your guard runs out of mana."
"...So, are you saying it\'s a substitute for mana potion? Why not use a mana potion?"
"Of course, mana potions are incredibly valuable. Only advanced guards can carry them in case of emergency, right?"
He said it as if Class F was obvious. Are mana potions so valuable? Can\'t this village make potions? That\'s why mana potions in the point store were strangely expensive.
I should use it sparingly.
"So, someone awakened with particularly high mana level... No."
Wait a second. Earlier, Class B clearly told me that it was a Class C fuel tank and that it was an unexpected gain. Right after that, I said I wasn\'t registered.
"...Are you really deciding on a fuel tank while registering as an awakened person?"
"Yes. Class C and below receive mana engraving treatment unconditionally unless they have a special or useful ability. All awakeners\' skills are grouped into the size of the mana box. So, even if your level goes up, your stats and skills don\'t grow, and only your mana tank increases."
Wow, it\'s a living mana potion. This neighborhood is a mess too. Observing the atmosphere, it seemed that the awakened people called Fuel Tanks were not being treated well.
"It would still be usable if it were Class C, but it\'s too much."
"Real guards start from Class B, right?"
This time, a Class C man with a lot of mana spoke with a depressed expression.
"Class C level is at best an assistant. Those three are assistants too. The attack power is weak, so there\'s no need to be very cautious."
Was that what you meant by the fuel or assistance issue? It\'s a narrow neighborhood where people are treated as guards and hunters from Class B onwards. Even if it\'s just Class C level, I\'ll feel fine about it. Isn\'t this a huge waste of manpower?
As we talked, the amount of acquisition information in the mission window increased. I wonder if I should register as an awakener or not.
If I\'m not careful, I might receive a mana footprint saying it\'s a fuel tank that doesn\'t belong to you. I should go to the Defense Agency after observing more closely the atmosphere of this place.
Then he asked about the location of Goldberg Park and the National Defense Agency. Both were not far from here. Although it\'s not a close distance to walk.
"Is there any public transportation?"
"Of course there is."
The expression on his face is as if he were asking something obvious.
Although I think about it, it must feel really strange. They call themselves citizens of this city, but act as if they have fallen from a completely different world.
In the meantime, the mission was completed. If a city pass falls from the air, people will look at it even stranger, so I\'ll keep asking questions without receiving any compensation.
Boom!
Thunder rumbled in the distance. By reflex, I looked up at the sky. There was a large, round moon floating in the dark sky. Apart from the size of the moon, the sky is not much different from my world.
There are few clouds and no signs of rain.
It\'s lightning in a dry sky, so please send me a signal to make it easier for me to find the way, buddy.
I heard the sound of tearing air one after another and saw a light flickering in the distance.
Yes, yes, I better go. I quickly got on a lost motorcycle... Although I rode it.
"...How do you drive this?"
It\'s different. Of course. The appearance and handle were similar, and even the brake on the handle was the same, but the instrument panel and buttons were not familiar to me.
A Class C man with a lot of mana approached and explained to me.
"This starts the engine, front and rear lights, left and right turn signals, and changes the battle mode. The speed can be adjusted by turning the knob on the right shaft."
"Battle mode?"
"It temporarily strengthens you by consuming charged mana. It can even hit Class C monsters."
"Oh God. It seems that combining machines and mana is common here. There are also guns as weapons. Judging by the fact that they weren\'t surprised when they saw my weapon, it seemed that there were some weapons that used mana.
"I was rude, have a good night."
Sung Hyunjae was about to move to another place, so I quickly started the engine. Since it was used by Class B, the speed increased.
Instance. I quickly accelerated down the road towards where the lightning struck. I turned the corner and activated the notification window that had been flashing before. What message is this?
[!¡Caution!
Attacked and killed a non-hostile enemy.
If you kill several innocent citizens, you may be penalized and hunted down as a criminal, so be careful!
Current murder count: 1]
...No, why isn\'t there any hostility? It\'s unfair.
Should I wait for it to attack first? Or do you warn me that I\'m going to shoot and then shoot? What was hostile, one-two-three! Is this what you want? System, do it right! That bastard attacked me first and tried to use me as a fuel tank!
"Isn\'t there a customer service center? I will complain."
Still, it seems that sticking the sword is fine, so I guess I\'ll have to blow my limbs off when I assault from now on. Of course, if you think it\'s dangerous, you should blow your head off immediately and see the murder count and everything.
The street remained silent. Occasionally, the growl of the monster could be heard, but they couldn\'t keep up with the pace of the motorcycle, whether it was a low or mid-level monster.
The buildings I passed by didn\'t suffer significant damage, and the roads were in fairly good condition considering there were monsters roaming around. Although there were some broken spots, most were intact.
However, the area near where Sung Hyunjae is located may not be easy.
"If such strong skills were used, it wouldn\'t be a mid or low-level monster."
I took out the mana potion, drank it, and then used the stealth skill. If a monster appears, it will attack a motorcycle that moves on its own, so I reduced the speed a bit in case it slips away.
[Route 9
Great Bermadil Library 5JU
5-B residential area 11JU]
A sign placed on the side of the road caught my attention. I think JU is a unit of distance, but I have no idea.
As I moved a bit more, I finally began to see signs of battle.
Following the broken roads and fallen lampposts, a building with one side broken as if it had been smashed appeared. The path became increasingly complicated, and obstacles appeared along the way. In the end, I had to stop my motorcycle in front of a completely collapsed building.
Plaf!
The sound of a falling stone could be heard from somewhere. Keeping the stealth skill, I jumped over the remains of the collapsed building. And I climbed to the top stepping on the protruding debris.
\'Wow.\'
The corpse of a huge monster came into view. Almost half of the body was blown away, and the rest was charred black, making it impossible to distinguish the shape, let alone the bell. The remaining traces alone seemed to be about the size of a four-story building.
It must be at least class S. Something like this appears directly in the city, not in a dungeon.
Are the people of this place okay?
After a moment of surprise, there was a happy face near the monster\'s corpse. It was Sung Hyunjae. As it was said to be like possession, I thought whether appearance would change, but there wasn\'t much difference.
Has the hair color become a bit darker? Maybe it looks that way because it\'s night. The clothes were also different from usual. He was wearing what looked like a tight black special forces uniform.
He was wearing only cloth clothes without a bulletproof vest or other protection, but it must be high-quality equipment.
And again...
\'...It\'s strangely blurry.\'
Perhaps due to the distance, the presence that would normally be visible to the eye felt weak. Anyway, I found someone. I wanted to find Yoohyun first, but joining Sung Hyunjae would be a great help.
Of all the people who fell here, I think I was the one who adapted to the new environment the fastest.
I was trying to pretend that I knew, but Sung Hyunjae was looking in that direction. He looked me right in the eyes... It would be difficult to detect even if you were S-rank due to the stealth skill enhancement.
In my confusion, a little later I saw his status window.
[SS Level]
That was all. Wait a minute, why is it SS level? Perhaps because the grade was high, neither the vitality nor the mana nor the name appeared. There\'s no way it could be someone else. The appearance and abilities are the same.
I thought it would be okay to ask, so I started by deactivating the stealth skill. Just after...
Crash!
A strong impact hit my abdomen, and my body fell to the ground.