I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 9

Episode 009 It

was so dark that I didn’t even know it was there, but there was a rock across from the hideout that could cover the bodies of the three people.

Unlike the crack in the wall that completely hid the body, it was a very flimsy rock.

But it’s still better than being in a place like this where there’s nothing.

No, it might actually be better.

I’m not sure, but if it goes as I think…

it might actually be more dangerous to hide in that gap.

“Conductor, hide for now!”

When I pointed to the rock, the two people seemed to understand and ran quickly.

There really was no time now.

It seemed like Chungwangryu would appear before we got to the rock, but fortunately we were able to hide without being detected.

“It’s so flimsy…” As

Assistant Manager Kim muttered uneasily at the rock that was open on all sides except the front, the Deputy Director hissed.

Within a few seconds, Chungwangryu appeared.

It was the same type of high-level Chungwang normal type that I killed at dawn.

Click, click, click.

As Chungwangryu got closer, he could feel the two people close to him trembling.

Three pairs of fearful eyes followed Chungwangryu’s movements.

Its antennae traced the cave wall thoroughly.

The noise was unbearable as we passed right by the rock we were hiding behind.

Assistant Manager Kim was also covering his mouth with both hands.

Our tearful eyes met and an unbearable time continued.

Its antennae traced the front of the rock and the wall behind it.

Fortunately, though, it didn’t extend all the way behind the rock where we were hiding.

It’s kind of under a lamp.

Because this is a blind spot, I survived at dawn.

The antennae were now steadily searching the wall across from us.

The tip of the antenna, which was scanning the wall step by step, finally found the hiding place where the two team leaders were hiding.

A pair of antennae disappeared through a gap in the hiding place.

At the same time, Chungwangryu’s steps stopped.

“What is this!”

A panicked voice was heard from inside the hideout, which soon turned into a scream.

The antenna, which turned into a skewer, stabbed into the hiding place.

“Gawk, gag…”

Soon, the two team leaders, pierced by antennae, were dragged out side by side.

It seemed like something was beckoning towards the rock where we were hiding, but it was soon attacked by the front paws of the Chungwangryu and died.

Unable to bear to watch, I looked away and saw Assistant Manager Kim with goosebumps running down his cheeks.

If we had hid in that hideout, we would have ended up like this.

While Chungwangryu took the two dead team leaders and went somewhere, the three of us hid behind a rock in silence for a while.

“I was lucky.”

After a moment of silence, Assistant Manager Kim spoke quietly.

The conductor just nodded, not knowing what he was thinking.

Although I normally hated the two team leaders as if they were enemies, I felt bitter when I saw them die like that in front of my eyes.

However, because it was no one else’s business, my fear was greater than my bitterness.

It was not the time to indulge in useless sentimentality.

Although we have passed the critical point, we cannot continue to hide here.

As Assistant Manager Kim said, I was just lucky.

If a capricious locust showed up again and searched behind the rock, that would be the end of it.

In the darkness, where it is difficult to recognize the face of the person right next to you, you are hiding while listening to the sound of someone dying occasionally and the sound of Chungwangryu’s footsteps continuing to be heard.

I feel like I’m waiting for my turn to die.

The two people will be similar.

I was now thinking about how to have the best chance of surviving.

There are two ways we can do it now.

The first is to find the market manager and escape with his help.

The second is to try the same method I did early in the morning one more time.

Unfortunately, the probability of success for both was not very high, and it was possible only through luck.

The problem with the first method is that you don’t know where the market manager is.

Moreover, if you go out looking for the market manager and run into Chungwangryu first before meeting him, it will be over.

Of course, there is a possibility that the market manager will ignore us, but he is still human and will not do that.

Oh no way.

And the second method also had some problems.

Chungwangryu, who is in danger, screams and gathers his colleagues around him.

I still vividly remember the crowds of Chungwangs who flocked to me during the early morning fight.

It is impossible to fight against them and survive.

Even if you managed to kill one of them after eating a lot of Evitanis’ core, there was no other way after that.

Since there are three of us, we need at least three grade F magic stones.

So we have to kill three, but how do we do that?

Moreover, the second method was difficult from the beginning, as Evitanis was nowhere to be seen here.

When I came in at dawn, not a single Evitanis blooming so commonly was visible.

In this way, it is impossible to obtain enough Evitanis to fight the Chungwang style.

But if you get even a few, you can share them and run away when you’re in a hurry.

Anyway, I had to get out of here first.

As you go, you should look for Evitanis nearby.

As I tried to get off the rock, the conductor urgently grabbed my arm.

“Mr. Moa? Where are you going?”

“I can’t stay here forever.”

We continued to faintly hear the sound of the Chrysanthemums patrolling, so we spoke in as quiet a voice as possible. A nervous

whisper escaped the darkness.

“What are you going to do? There’s no other way right now. I know it’s hard to bear, but…”

The conductor seemed to think that I couldn’t stand my fear and was trying to run away somewhere. I

was so absorbed in making a plan that I forgot to explain.

“For now, conductor…”

I’m thinking of looking for a place where Avitanis is blooming. I was trying to explain this, but the deputy director cut me off first:

“Mr. Moa. Assistant manager Kim. Listen to me carefully.”

I swallowed what I was trying to say and nodded my head half-heartedly as the assistant manager stretched out his arm and grabbed my shoulders tightly. “We will all survive. I know this situation is difficult to endure. If we wait calmly

… .”

“What if I wait?”

“The rescue team will come.”

Assistant Manager Kim, who had been waiting for the Deputy Director’s words with expectant eyes, fell down on the spot as if he had lost all energy.

“Deputy Director… The last dungeon rescue operation took place only after a week had passed before the team was assembled. Moreover, among the people who were sucked in when the dungeon was created and exploded, there were no survivors…”

0 people.

Officially, there were no survivors.

“It would be difficult to survive here for a week.”

“It’s different from back then. Among the people swept away now, there are many awakened people. It’s different from when it occurred in a civilian residential area, so there must be a way to survive.”

In a crisis situation like this, hope is important.

Even if it was an unlikely hope, it was important not to be discouraged.

And as the deputy manager said, there are market managers.

I also have one.

I decided to reveal the fact of my awakening to explain my future plans.

You may regret this later, but living right now comes first.

“I have something to tell you two.”

I will tell everything, find Evitanis, and escape.

I was about to reveal the secret with great determination, but Assistant Manager Kim suddenly raised his hand and signaled me to be quiet.

“I…”

“I heard it too.”

yes? Deputy Director, what did you hear?

I haven’t said anything yet.

As I was perplexed by something I didn’t understand, the conductor raised his hand and pointed somewhere.

Then, I put my hands together near my ears and listened quietly.

As I followed that action, I heard a very faint sound.

At first, it was difficult to tell what was being said.

It feels like something is breaking or it feels like noise.

But I soon realized.

“It’s the sound of fighting.”

Assistant Manager Kim gave the correct answer.

If someone is fighting in this scene full of screams and cries for death, there is only one main character.

“You must be the market manager, right?”

The conductor nodded at my words.

I immediately scrapped my reckless plan of roaming this dungeon in search of Evitanis.

Once you have confirmed the location of the market manager, your top priority is to join that awakened person.

I swallowed the thought of revealing that I had awakened.

It’s meaningless.

Anyway, I am neither a combat awakened nor a healing awakened.

Besides, I’m not an awakened person in the production industry.

haha. It’s really nothing.

“We have to join.”

I agree with the Deputy Director’s conclusion.

But we didn’t move from behind the rock.

You have to leave a relatively safe place and move to a dark cave where you never know when you might encounter a chrysanthemum.

This was really difficult.

Both Deputy Director and Assistant Manager Kim were unable to move quickly.

Was leaving here the right decision?

Wouldn’t it be better to wait and see?

But what if the market manager goes further?

Wouldn’t it be the right decision to move now that I can hear a sound?

We are probably having similar concerns.

But this was a concern that had no answer.

One thing is certain: if you make a mistake, you may miss this opportunity.

“song.”

When I stood up and walked out of the rock, the two people were startled, but eventually followed with a determined look on their faces.

I really hated going into that cave where it was dark and I could hear screaming.

But there is also a market manager in there who can save us.

The time to walk through the dungeon, relying on the faint light of moss and leaving your life to chance, has begun.

We couldn’t even breathe loudly for fear that our loud breathing might attract the kings.

How long did you walk?

Suddenly, Chungwangryu’s footsteps were heard.

Click, click, click.

It is a narrow passageway with no place to hide.

I felt a rush of fear that made my blood run cold.

“It’s in the back. Walk forward a little faster. “Don’t run.”

The conductor gave instructions in a flowing manner, with his lips barely moving.

It seemed like the Chungwangryu would snatch me up at any moment, but we held on and maintained a fast pace.

If we run, it will hear the sound and run too.

As if the operation was effective, soon we arrived at a place where the stones and walls were broken and the area was in disarray.

Without being caught by Chungwangryu.

Even at a glance, there are traces of a major fight.

The monster’s body was not visible.

It looks like rooting has already been completed.

Well, there is no reason not to root since you might come across a magic stone.

“I think he’s already left.”

It wasn’t just monsters.

There was no one here.