Chapter 47
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 47
Chapter Title: Poison Among Poisons (3)
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“Damn….”
He had to change the plan in a hurry.
Without bait, if Uncle Min-jun drew the spiders’ attention, it would just mean fighting that massive swarm head-on.
‘Uncle Min-jun is strong, but against all of them—’
There was no way he could win.
He had to split their attention in half himself.
He didn’t know why he’d made that decision.
Was it because he was glad to meet a decent person after so long? Or because he’d taken the poison antidote as a bribe? He didn’t know. He just wanted to.
Dan-woo burst out onto the sports field and pressed the mini megaphone from his bag to his mouth.
His distorted voice boomed through the entire school.
- Get lost, you worthless humans who can’t even earn your keep! I even told you how to escape and let you go, so why! Why the hell aren’t you running?!
They’d truly become ‘livestock’ during the month they’d been trapped.
Tethered in one place since they were young, unable to take a single step away, just like elephants.
- Grab the beads in your hands and just run!! Are you really going to live like that and die? Don’t you feel ashamed?!
As the megaphone blared, presences reacting to it began registering in Dan-woo’s senses.
The ‘livestock’ suddenly peering out windows at the commotion, the killers awakening in the warehouse, the sound of spider legs from the auditorium.
And….
“Seo-woo?”
Feeling a familiar presence, Dan-woo hurriedly looked toward a plane tree planted at one edge of the sports field.
There was his little sister, peeking her head out.
“Hey, Song Seo-woo! How are you even here?!”
“I was wandering around because I was so curious about outside, and then I heard Oppa’s voice….”
“Poison antidote? Where did you get this?!”
“The sleeping noona had it. Sorry, Oppa.”
“You little…. Just follow me for now. How dangerous do you think this place is? Why did you come here!!”
Now that his sister had shown up here, the life or death of the livestock inside the school wasn’t important anymore.
For Dan-woo, the top priority was getting Seo-woo out of here.
“Where the hell is that uncle anyway.”
Gripping Seo-woo’s hand tightly, Dan-woo twisted his head this way and that, searching for Min-jun’s presence.
““…?””
Kwaaaang-!
The auditorium wall exploded toward the sports field, and a human figure shot out along with the spiders.
Once the dust somewhat cleared, Dan-woo could even confirm that the figure standing on the sports field was Min-jun….
The problem was that inside the blasted-open auditorium wall—floor, walls, and ceiling—far more spiders than the ones that had burst out were flashing their red eyes.
“Oppa! It’s Uncle and the spiders!”
“No way?! Why is that uncle showing up just now.”
Song Dan-woo quickly racked his brains.
“This is a mess. In times like this—”
‘You have to stir up even more chaos.’
“Seo-woo. Get on my back!”
He had to hurry. Spiders were starting to pour out through the massive hole in the auditorium.
Carrying his sister piggyback, Dan-woo dashed up to the assembly platform in the middle of the sports field.
“Shall we do some fireworks like last time? You like playing with fire, don’t you, Seo-woo?”
“Didn’t the firefighter uncle get hurt last time we did that? You said playing with fire is dangerous too….”
“Hey, that’s why we have to control it better this time. See those curtains on the windows over there? We’re gonna set those on fire.”
“…But.”
“You like Uncle Min-jun, right? This fireworks show is to save him.”
“…Really?”
“Yeah! Really, really!”
“Then, just a little?!”
With Dan-woo’s permission, Seo-woo clapped her hands with a beaming smile.
That was all.
Whoosh-!
Not just the curtains—every window in the school was engulfed in massive flames.
‘Let’s see if they still won’t run after this.’
Now it was time to make their escape.
Uncle Min-jun locked in combat with the spider swarm tugged a bit at his eyes, but as the old saying went, ‘Do your part and await heaven’s will.’
He’d done everything he could; the rest was up to fate.
‘If he’s an adult, he should be able to escape on his own.’
Dan-woo slipped into the chaos with his sister on his back.
* * *
Min-jun valued ‘his own’ life above all else.
From that perspective, to survive long-term, avoiding big fights and hunting only the weak ones would be easier and safer….
But in that sentence just now, Min-jun had emphasized ‘himself,’ not ‘life.’
So Min-jun, the human Lee Min-jun who retained at least the minimum of humanity, stood here to protect that self.
That didn’t mean Min-jun was some reckless thunderbolt fool charging in without regard for his life.
He only attempted it because he calculated he could survive.
Min-jun dismissed the quest window spouting nonsense about gathering ten ‘Gold-grade’ survivors or doing a ‘raid,’ muttering to himself.
‘Even Silver-grade is rare, ten Gold-grades? Give me a break…. Hoo. I’m fine on my own. I can do this.’
He’d thought he could handle the Gap’s owner ‘Sting,’ and even Regina at the police hospital. Now his star power was several levels higher than back then.
That calculation allowed Min-jun to force the issue like this.
Thinking about what he could do with level 6 star power made his body itch with anticipation.
“Armor covering your whole body, a ridiculously huge greatsword…. Ah! You’re the one who screwed over my big sis, huh? Nice to meet you.”
“The world’s ending, and now bugs are talking.”
At Min-jun’s sudden appearance, Sicarius wasn’t flustered—instead, she greeted him happily.
“Hmm—yeah, if you chopped off that bitch’s leg, you’d have to have some guts. Me, I like strong ones. From experience, strong males fuck well too.”
“…Crazy bitch.”
“Oh my, that’s rude to a lady!”
Contrary to her prim voice, green vapors rose from her firm, voluptuous upper body, continuously warping the air.
Min-jun ignored her words entirely, focusing all his nerves on that monstrous body.
‘…Coming.’
Then suddenly, the moment he realized she’d vanished from sight, Min-jun instinctively raised his greatsword.
Kwaaang!
Clashing against Sicarius’s charge—dozens of tons—he smashed through the auditorium wall and flew backward.
If he hadn’t raised the greatsword in that instant, he was certain that single blow would have killed him.
Only after flying dozens of meters could Min-jun steady himself, instinctively realizing she was a monster he couldn’t claim certain victory over.
The greatsword he slammed into the sports field to halt his momentum carved a deep furrow.
The acrid dust it kicked up enveloped the surroundings.
‘This won’t be easy…?’
Min-jun sharpened his senses, bracing for her next assault, reading the area.
It was already pandemonium.
A massive fire raged in the school’s main building, and people bursting out from it screamed as they scattered in all directions.
‘Something went wrong in the middle, I guess. Still—’
Either way, the people seemed to have escaped successfully, so the main goal was achieved.
Feeling the presence of his young associate fleeing far away, Min-jun thought to himself.
‘Yeah, when do things ever go exactly to plan? You adapt to the situation….’
He was just a kid who’d barely entered middle school.
Dan-woo had performed beyond Min-jun’s expectations, so now it was time for him, the adult, to keep his promise.
Clack. Clack.
At the chilling sound, he turned from the fire to the broken auditorium.
Spiders wriggled out in droves through the hole he’d been flung from, and after a brief silence, a massive shadow revealed itself on the sports field.
Min-jun stood in place, catching his breath.
“Oh?! Tough guy, huh? Haa— I’m starting to really like you.”
Sicarius, crawling out onto the sports field, let out an excited moan.
Min-jun got chills but didn’t respond, just raising his sword.
“My, so stoic too. Perfectly my type. What do you say? Wanna mate with me? I’ll take good care of you then.”
“I’ll pass. Hairy women aren’t my thing.”
“Oho, is that so? Sounds fun to break you in.”
With a burst like something exploding, amid the flying dirt, Sicarius smirked and vanished again.
‘…Different from Regina. Fast.’
Her sharp leg shot toward Min-jun’s face in an instant, but having anticipated her speed, he blocked the attack in a slightly more stable stance than before.
‘Even knowing her speed, barely blocking is the best I can do?’
This speed-type apostle, unlike any monster he’d hunted before, was on another level.
The speed gap was too vast; he couldn’t counterattack, only defend against the onslaught.
If her attacks were weak, it might’ve been okay…. But her huge body plus immense speed turned her mass into a weapon without needing special abilities.
‘Too much for me alone.’
He needed at least one more ally on his level. Someone to block her attacks while he struck from the side.
“Just some well-meaning advice…. You cut my big sis’s leg once, but you’re not underestimating us, right? Spiders inside the web and outside are completely different. Don’t get cocky and die easy—I’m telling you this so you don’t lose steam.”
As if reading Min-jun’s mind, Sicarius thrust her bewitching face close and spoke.
The moment her breath touched his face, pain like flesh tearing hit, and his breathing grew labored.
‘Poison.’
Min-jun immediately summoned his level 6 star power.
Star power repelling poison had already been proven with the poison mist.
The torrent of power surged through his veins to his limbs, driving out the toxin.
‘I have to keep using star power to fight her. Which means… no chance without a short battle.’
Min-jun lowered his sword, steeling himself.
And admitted he’d thought too lightly of her.
Having won every time so far, he’d gotten complacent, assuming this would be easy too.
‘No helping it now…. Guess I’ll have to make up for it with my body.’
Standing at the center of rippling blue concentric circles, Min-jun nodded at her.
“Again.”
“Ready now? I’ve been waiting too long.”
As Sicarius vanished with her green curly hair flying, Min-jun swung his greatsword vertically.