I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 4

Episode 004

The moment his stomach rumbled, Chungwangryu stopped walking.

I got caught.

The moment I intuited this, my antennae flew towards me at the same time.

Antennae searching everywhere at a speed incomparable to before when they were just patrolling.

After confirming that it was close enough to see even the fine hairs on its antennae, I opened my inventory.

I took out the cores of Evitanis and Pymtopis as I could, stuffed them into my mouth, and chewed them.

Consumed Pymtopis core temporarily increases strength by 8.

Ingested Evitanis Core temporarily increases Agility by 9.

The maximum number of cores that could be put in one bite was about eight or nine.

As soon as I finished eating all the cores in my mouth, something tickling touched the back of my head.

You can tell without looking.

stutter

With a premonition that sent shivers down my body, I rolled to the side without even thinking.

The antennae, which had been moving gently like a reed, became as hard as an iron skewer and pierced the spot where I was.

If I had stayed still, my throat would have been pierced and I would have died instantly.

While rolling, I continued to chew and swallow the cores in my inventory.

Maybe it was because I was busy moving my hands and mouth without even having time to read the notification message, but I finally succeeded in eating quite a few hacks.

“Keeee kiik.”

The chrysanthemum that found me rolling out from behind the rock began to cry in a strange sound.

If it were a person, it was an attitude that would have made them say, ‘A rat came rolling in from somewhere.’

The chrysanthemum seen from the front looked much larger than when seen from the corner of the eye.

Maybe this object is particularly large.

I tried not to be overwhelmed, but I couldn’t help but feel my legs shaking.

The standoff didn’t last long.

No, it’s embarrassing to even call it a confrontation.

Chungwangryu seemed to have realized at a glance that I was not a combat hunter, and seemed to have found a good toy to play with.

I don’t know if these guys have feelings, but at least it felt that way to me.

Maybe it was an illusion brought about by my wind.

Please, please, let down your guard.

please!

Chungwangryu swung his front leg.

A speed so fast that you can’t even see it with your eyes.

However, the moment he felt he was being attacked, he jumped to the side and was able to avoid the attack.

I bought it and lived it.

Even though I was avoiding it, I actually thought I would get hit.

I was also surprised by my increased reflexes.

Perhaps because he was surprised that I had dodged my attack, Chungwangryu paused for a moment and raised his front paw high.

I felt it intuitively.

Something big is coming.

The moment I became nervous, a series of slashes came at a speed that seemed to crush me.

Blade-like attacks that use both front feet to strike a specific range.

I kicked the ground and narrowly escaped the attack range.

The moment I took a breath and looked ahead, a flash of electricity came to me.

The opportunity has finally arrived.

Maybe it was because it was a big attack, but after I dodged it, the guy’s back was clear.

Unlike the front, which was armed with blade-like front legs and antennae, the back looked relatively light, with only a plump belly like an ant.

Opportunity doesn’t come often.

Without thinking twice, I rushed forward and kicked him in the stomach.

“Kick!”

I did my best to pat its chubby belly, but despite its soft appearance, its outer skin was very hard.

Still, it seemed like it didn’t cause much damage, as Chungwangryu got irritated and swung its hard antenna for a long time.

It looked like an oxtail chasing away flies that had landed on its butt.

Surprisingly, I also avoided the antennae.

It was thanks to the incredible speed that I couldn’t even think about normally.

However, the attack power was still disappointing.

Even though my strength increased, was it too much to fight him with my bare fists?

If things continue like this, there is no chance of winning.

My physical strength is limited, and even if I survive with my mental strength, the effect of manually increasing my ability points will end over time.

There was nothing good about wasting time.

I need a weapon.

While I was desperately searching for a solution, something caught my eye.

This is the rock where I hid myself until just now.

A little while ago, I thought it was just a geographical feature, but now that its power has become stronger.

I just grabbed the rock and pulled it out without even thinking about whether it would work or not.

“Ugh!”

Whether it was due to evil use or the power of the stats raised by the core, the rock could barely be lifted.

I threw the rock I lifted at the guy.

Hey, take this!

I was looking forward to seeing a huge chrysanthemum crunching on a rock.

It caught it with its four legs and two front legs that were crawling on the ground, then cracked and shattered the rock.

Eh?

When I saw that, my hands and feet became cold.

What kind of rock do you crush like a cookie?

It was a turning point in its own way, but isn’t that too simple to accept?

I dodged the flying front leg again.

I feel like I don’t even break out in a cold sweat as the blade-like front leg passes right next to my face.

As I dodged several attacks, I became increasingly anxious.

There is only about 1 minute left to increase the ability level through the hack.

Chungwangryu seemed to be getting more and more excited, as if he was not tired.

How did I know that?

I was so excited that I swung it so hard that it hit the floor and whined as I tried to get my front paw out.

It’s an opportunity.

Fisting doesn’t work.

Even rocks don’t work.

However, while dodging countless attacks, I discovered that the Chrysanthemum’s blade-like forelimbs were joints that could only flick back and forth.

Like a human knee joint.

In other words, if you hit it from the side, it seems like it’s the type that will cause serious injury.

I grabbed the largest stone among the pieces and ran towards him.

The guy swung his antenna threateningly, but I dodged it.

My attack power is low, so I’ve gotten used to avoiding it.

After closing the distance, I hit the joint of its front leg with a rock.

With all my might.

“Die, please die! “Die!”

“Keeeeek!”

Chungwangryu screamed as if he had no idea that a shabby bastard like me would dare to make such a plausible attack. After

hitting him a few times, his joints became tattered.

But my mentality also became tattered.

Hearing the bastard’s screams, I immediately saw another person. Because it was clear that they would come rushing in. We

have to finish it quickly.

I twisted its joints and ripped off one of its front legs.

It felt like ripping a chicken leg out of a whole chicken, and it let out a scream full of anger and pain.

“Key . “Aaaaaah! Kieeeek!”

“shut up!”

What if another chrysanthemum comes?

I urgently stabbed the front leg of the one I had pulled out.

The guy’s movements suddenly stopped with the feeling of being hit by something.

He had been pierced through the head.

My fists didn’t even work, so how good are these front legs?

Well, there is a record of chopping up rocks.

I wanted to indulge in the feeling of catching a monster for the first time, but I couldn’t afford it.

This guy screamed so much that I could already hear other insect kings approaching this place.

Click, click, click, click.

If you hear a sound, it means you are fairly close.

By the time I used my gathering skills to obtain items from the Chungwangryu, they had already come within a distance that I could see with the naked eye.

Magic Stone!

Where is the magic stone? The magic stone

inventory was crowded with the plants I had picked up earlier and the body parts of strange insects that looked like they had just been given to me by Chungwangryu.

I managed to find the magic stone, but three Chrysanthemums were approaching at a distance of almost 5 meters.

I broke the magic stone as soon as I picked it up.

Fortunately, it was about as strong as an apple, so it wasn’t difficult.

I’m coming you bastards!

It’s an escape.

As soon as the light of the magic stone brightened before my eyes, I felt deeply relieved.

But is it too early to feel relieved?

I felt something touch my back and my stomach suddenly got hot.

Then came a terrible pain.

When I moved my gaze to the painful area, I saw the front leg of a chrysanthemum piercing the stomach.

The next moment, I was lying on the bedding in my semi-basement room, bleeding profusely.

If I had been a little late, Chungwangryu would have swung his leg and cut me in two.

But even now the situation was not good.

Please save me, it hurts so much.

I held my hand over my abdomen, where the blood was flowing out, and tried to gather my senses.

You need to call 911.

119 Where did you put your cell phone?

The location where the cell phone is placed is fixed. Next to the pillow.

As I was about to pick up my phone and take a fingerprint, a message appeared on the phone.

Remove the moisture and have your fingerprint recognized.

Ah, Mr. really.

The fingerprint could not be recognized because of the blood.

I tried to make an emergency call, but I couldn’t even touch it because it was so wet.

I’m dying.

Cell phone, please, let me understand the atmosphere.

Rich people don’t have to deal with this, they just drink a healing potion and that’s it.

That has nothing to do with me.

A bottle costs over 1 billion won, so how can a salaried worker like me drink it?

for a moment.

wait for a sec.

I was awakened.

that’s right.

I’m awakened, right?

When I returned to the impoverished semi-basement room and saw the familiar scenery, I forgot about it for a moment.

I am a hunter.

And now I’m outside the dungeon.

In other words, you can access the hunter market governed by the system.

Market Hunter Market.

The flower of a hunter’s life that only hunters can access and where items can be purchased anywhere except in a dungeon.

“Access Hunter Market. Ugh. “It hurts.”

As soon as I finished speaking, a market window appeared in front of my eyes.

It was my first time seeing it in person since it was a market only accessible to hunters.

It looked a bit complicated, but fortunately I had heard about it during employee training.

To work with hunters, you need to know the basics, so it was essential to know roughly how the place worked.

Hunter said something, but if you don’t understand it, you can’t help or support him.