Stop the Shelter Invasion (1)
A bouncy, lively slime.
Geum Bit-na-ra was completely captivated by the slime performing tricks right in front of her.
She poked its cheeks, even hugged it, treating the monster like a pet as she played with it.
Knock knock.
The man who entered by opening the door was Kim Ha-jin.
He seemed to have something to report.
“Master. It seems Hwang Min-soo is dead. A message appeared that the contract tied to me has been canceled.”
“Oh my. Really?”
At those words, Geum Bit-na-ra set the slime down.
She moved to another room with the slime and continued the conversation with Kim Ha-jin.
“Really, I thought that guy would kill him.”
Geum Bit-na-ra seemed not to have expected it much.
The death of Hwang Min-soo seemed rather unexpected.
Hwang Min-soo had a really demanding ability.
Besides the contract trait, he had strong physical power.
To think that such a Hwang Min-soo could be eliminated so easily.
“This feels like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders.”
Hwang Min-soo had been helpful at first in carrying out my plans.
But as the guy gradually crossed the line and his control became impossible, he started to become an obstacle.
Well, even if it wasn't Kim Min-sung, I would have eventually dealt with that guy, but killing him with just a few shelters without much harm was a sufficient gain.
“What will you do?”
“Well, I have to proceed as promised.”
“You won't launch any separate attacks?”
At Kim Ha-jin's words, Geum Bit-na-ra smiled.
“Oh my, do I look like someone who doesn't keep promises?”
“No. Sorry.”
At Geum Bit-na-ra's stern expression, Kim Ha-jin quickly bowed his head.
Watching that, Geum Bit-na-ra enjoyed it.
“Haha. Just kidding. Proceed as promised. After all, that guy won't come to meet me.”
“Understood.”
After greeting, Kim Ha-jin left.
After Kim Ha-jin left, Geum Bit-na-ra sitting on the chair unfolded a notebook.
“Hmm. This is really tempting.”
Kim Min-sung.
Honestly, the deal was just to use that guy.
If that guy couldn't kill Hwang Min-soo, there would be no big loss for me.
But it seems that guy has much better abilities than expected, to think he could handle Hwang Min-soo so cleanly, which I didn't expect.
I don't know exactly what his trait is based on Kim Ha-jin's report, but he seems to have various abilities and looks smart-headed.
“This, I want to add to my collection.”
Geum Bit-na-ra flipped through the notebook, looking at the collection she's collected so far.
“Well, there are still many opportunities.”
For a while, staying like this isn't bad.
Collecting is more fun than having collected things.
***
“Our guild's shelters have increased by two more.”
Indeed, Geum Bit-na-ra kept her word.
She also received a promise to share information with allies in the future.
“Still, it's a bit suspicious.”
The guild master of Cheonha Tongil Guild who kept all promises made to me.
But why does it feel a bit uneasy?
“Still, for a while, I don't have to worry about plundering.”
I can't fully trust Cheonha Tongil Guild, but since there are many things to do anyway, giving me one more thing to worry about is satisfying for now.
More importantly, right now.
“When exactly will the monsters come?”
The notice says the day monsters invade.
Since I don't know when the monsters will invade the shelters, I stayed up all night from yesterday.
“Ssaem. You should go in and rest a bit.”
“Yeah. We'll be watching.”
The students who were worried because I stayed up all night to monitor the monsters said.
“It's fine. You guys didn't sleep much either?”
“Aigoo. Not as much as Ssaem. Go in and sleep a little.”
The students were forcing me into the classroom bedroom.
Unable to resist their insistence, I nodded.
“Yeah. Got it. I'll take a short rest. If anything happens, wake me immediately.”
“Got it. We'll wake you. Don't worry and sleep well.”
Jin-hwan closed the classroom door with that.
It seemed like he wanted me not to come out before sleeping.
“Haha. Tasty.”
Thanks to the students worrying, I had strength even without sleeping.
I lay down to sleep, but sleep didn't come.
I got up and sat on the chair, opening one window.
Scenario Quest
Eat 'Minotaur'.
“What is this scenario?”
The scenario that Hwang Min-soo was holding.
I can't understand what it means.
No matter how much I search the bulletin board, no info comes up.
“Geum Bit-na-ra doesn't seem to know about this either.”
I subtly asked through the slime and peeked, but Geum Bit-na-ra seemed not to know anything.
It didn't seem like she was pretending not to know.
“Scenario means.”
Generally, scenario quests in games.
In short, even if you clear this, it's not the end of the quest, it's a continuing one.
There's some story.
What is the end of this story.
Is it to uncover the secret of this phenomenon.
“Well, I have to clear it first?”
No other way.
Since it's a reward, I have to clear it.
If I clear all this, won't this damned situation disappear? A small hope.
“But there's no info.”
Minotaur.
It looks dangerous just by looking.
Whether I can fight it with my current self is questionable.
That's aside, I don't even know where it is.
I was at a loss where to start from.
“Haa. I don't know.”
Thinking with a hazy head because I didn't sleep, it didn't come.
Just as I was trying to doze off a bit, the message appeared.
Lizardman has intruded into the shelter area.
Siege Tower is under attack.
“They don't even give a moment to rest.”
As soon as that message appeared, Jin-hwan came running to me.
“Ssaem! Monsters!”
“Yeah. I saw them too.”
I looked outside through the CCTV installed in the building.
The monsters attacking the siege tower.
[Lizard Man - Lv14]
Guys with human-like forms and scales all over their bodies like lizards.
“Their levels are quite high.”
Monsters at a level that even the people here can't handle yet.
“Have everyone gather in the faculty room.”
“Yes. Understood, Ssaem.”
I told Jin-hwan that and started analyzing the guys through the CCTV.
For now, since the siege tower was restricting the movement of the lizardmen, they couldn't enter immediately.
I had to quickly figure out their strength and plan how to deal with them.
“Okay.”
After analyzing the lizardmen visible through the CCTV to some extent, I immediately headed to the faculty room.
Whoosh. Whoosh.
People gathered in the faculty room.
I quickly spread the current situation to those people.
“Currently, the lizardmen who invaded our shelter are level 14. There are about 100 of them. About 50 are near the main gate and the rest are scattered in other areas.”
People looking surprised at my words.
“100 of them?!”
“Level 14?!”
“This is like a death sentence?!”
This reaction was natural.
Now, people at level 6-8.
Considering that our guild members who hunt aggressively are at level 8-10, we have raised our levels quite a bit.
But facing level 14 monsters is tough.
The level difference is clear, isn't it?
Even if our numbers are more, the power difference is small, or rather large.
“Don't worry. I'll handle the 50 at the main gate with Jin-hwan.”
Whoosh. Whoosh.
Their words that it would be possible were heard.
I know the shelter master is strong, but even so, it seemed hard to deal with all of them.
“Min-sung. Is it possible?”
“Of course. We'll move in four teams each.”
Total four teams.
Team 1: Me and Jin-hwan to block the main gate.
Team 2: Team to block the back gate.
Team 3: Team to protect the inside of the shelter.
Team 4: Team to deal with the lizardmen who broke through the main and back gates.
Team 2, along with knights who used guild skills and came out to the back gate, headed to Gang Hyuk-hyung, Min-cheol, and most people.
Team 3: Ara who had protected the flag in guild plundering war, Jin-ri, and a few others decided to stay and protect.
Team 4: The rest guild members and people took it.
“Let's go too. Jin-hwan.”
“Ssaem. Is it really possible?”
“Of course. Don't worry.”
At those words, Jin-hwan forgot his fear.
Because he knew that if I said it's possible, it would be possible.
“Look, there are quite a few.”
A decent number of lizardmen.
Already, one siege tower was being easily destroyed by the attacks of those lizardmen.
Well, I understood the destruction.
But one thing I didn't understand.
“Why isn't the siege tower's attack hitting at all?”
The siege tower had weak defense, but still, its attack power was quite strong.
It could kill orcs approaching here in one shot.
But the lizardmen didn't seem to feel any shock.
“Why is that?”
Of course, there might be a difference in defense due to level difference with orcs, but even so, no shock at all.
At that moment, the siege tower's attack flew towards the lizardmen.
Gwa-ba-ba-ba-mu-seu.
A strangely shaped lizardman who seemed to be chanting some strange spell.
It looked different from the others.
[Lizard Man Shaman - Lv15]
At the same time as the shaman's spell, a semi-transparent barrier formed to block the shockwave.
Kwa-kang!
The siege tower's attack hit the barrier.
As expected, it didn't seem to cause any damage to the lizardmen, as that was the cause.
“There are shamans too.”
This is harder than I thought.
From the defensive side, we have the advantage, but since we don't properly understand the opponent's power, that's why.
“Jin-hwan. Did you divide it to everyone?”
“Yes. Of course.”
“You eat too.”
“But is this really edible?”
“Of course, bro.”
What Jin-hwan is holding is none other than tteok meat.
Jin-hwan had a suspicious expression, but he still believed me and pushed the tteok meat into his mouth.
Gulp. Gulp.
Jin-hwan chewing the meat slowly.
Every time he chewed the meat, his expression changed from the initial suspicious one.
“Wow! Ssaem! This is really delicious!”
Like possessed, he started chewing and tasting.
The guy who became a slave to the juicy tteok meat bursting in his mouth.
“Ssaem! After we deal with all those guys, please give me more of this.”
“Yeah. For now, surviving is priority, so focus on that. Since it's up to you and me here, that's why.”
“Understood.”
At my words, Jin-hwan changed to a serious expression.
It was natural because the situation where one wrong move could cost his life.
◈ Summoned x10
◈ Poison Fairy summoned
Huge tteok appeared in front of me.
“Alright. Then let's try to deal with it.”