The catastrophe with the official na Monster 2, but nicknad the ‘New Human’ by humanity, quickly traversed the South Arican continent. In the process, the number of hunters who lost their lives to it exceeded thousands, while civilian casualty was simply beyond the scope of anyone’s imagination.
Orlando, Florida, USA.
This largest the park on earth was always crowded with people 365 days a year, but now, except for one creature, no one else existed. That one creature was, of course, Monster 2.
It stared blankly without even knowing its own purpose. However, Monster 2, who was just about to head sowhere, raised its head when it heard a sound from sowhere.
-Next news! Another League’s Guildmaster, Yoo Seodam, announced that he would go to hunt ‘Monster 2’. People’s expectations are growing, knowing that he will work together with the Murim Lord, Seol Jungyeon.
-Is the subjugation of Monster 2 really possible?
-It’s possible, if I must say. Afterall, Murim Lord is an SSS rank superhuman…
Monster 2 tilted its head at what was displayed on the screen attached to a tall building. It was because the face of that man in the news felt familiar to it.
And a few seconds later, a mory rushed towards its head. It was a mory which reminded it of its reason for being born.
“Yoo… Seodam….”
His goal was over there on the screen. Monster 2 pointed at it with its finger, and the screen went off after letting out a small spark. However, Monster 2 knew it wasn’t the real Yoo Seodam.
‘I have to find the real one…’
Taang-!!
Ting-!!
“…”
Monster 2 turned its head. By now, it had already beco used to the sound of the explosion it heard just now: it was the sound made by the lower race called ‘humans’ to express their hostility toward itself.
“What the freaking… The bullet was blocked by a sign that was blown by the wind!!!”
The person who fired the special sniper rifle was a 9-year F-rank hunter; A veteran who had survived countless live and death battles. Therefore, any wind, or whatever which could beco a hindrance to him was sothing he had already calculated. However, just now, a sign was blown by the wind and deflected the bullet ‘coincidentally.’ Thanks to that, without being able to injure the creature, his location was discovered.
‘Damn, I have to run…!’ When he failed to snipe Monster 2, the hunter jumped from a high-rise building with a wire attached to his body, leaving behind all of his other items. However, the wind started to blow wildly at that mont.
‘Ugh… What is this…’
It was literally a natural phenonon. An ordinary natural phenonon in which not even a shred of energy was detected.
‘But why now…!!’ Due to the natural phenonon, the hunter failed to shoot the monster before, and now, his body was rocked back and forth by the wind. And eventually the wire attached to his body snapped, making him fall to the ground.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!”
Crack-!!
Although he was a 9-year-old veteran Hunter, he did not have any superpower. And so, by falling, he lost his life.
Without batting an eyelash, Monster 2 turned his head back indifferently. There was another screen floating in the direction where it was looking.
-This evening, Hunter Yoo Seodam will hold a press conference in Beijing, China…
‘Beijing, China.’ For Monster 2, that information was more than enough. It doesn’t matter where on Earth it was, or what country it was. If it could know where it was; It could go there right away.
Monster 2 disappeared from the spot.
*
There was still no way to know where the creature called Monster 2 was moving towards. However, there was a calculation based on the route it traveled across South Arica that it would have reached Africa within a day at the earliest.
‘Noonim, tomorrow, we will go to Africa.’ After saying that to Noonim, I held a press conference in Beijing. To be honest, I didn’t really want to do it, but the Chinese governnt politely asked if I could give their citizens peace of mind, so I had no choice but to do it.
“It’s funny to think there’s still people thinking about politics even in the midst of this trying ti.”
“Haha… It’s not like that.”
Actually, what I said was right. China was not trying to reassure its citizens. If they simply wanted to do that, there would be no way that there would be politicians in suits sitting next to . Perhaps the purpose they followed by helding this press conference was to promote extensively, saying ‘We can control Hunter Yoo Seodam.’
Originally, I didn’t want to do all this, but since I didn’t have a choice, I’m just going to leave after telling these people about my belief.
I am not protecting China, I am protecting the world. The boundary between the two was almost invisible, but Yekaterina thought it would be pretty good if I spoke those words at an official place.
The aning of the statent would be, it’s not like I’m not going to protect China. But at the sa ti, it’s not like I’m only protecting China.
In other words, once I said those words, I would be able to counter the political ploy cooked by the Chinese politicians.
“Take it easy. All the necessary preparations for the hunt have been completed, all that remains is to wait.” Noonim said to as she smiled.
“Right…” Not only that, evacuation orders in the western part of the African continent had also been issued. Truly, the only thing left for was to wait.
Click-!!! Click-!!!
As I proudly walked to the press conference room, reporters of various nationalities bombard with their caras. It felt like a thunderbolt was hitting the ground right in front of .
I tried my best to ignore all the flash and walked out at a leisurely pace to shake hands with those who had co in advance before approaching the podium and grab the microphone.
“Wait…” Noonim grabbed my shoulder and stopped . Her expression was cold as usual. But this ti, if i must say, it was colder than ever.
“Is there-” Before I could even finish uttering my question, an ominous feeling swept over . What happened next was purely instinctive on my part. I yelled, “EVERYONE RUN AWAY!” and hurriedly took the gear out of my inventory. However, I don’t know what I was taking out.
Ngggging-!!
My ears rung as my body flies and destroys several walls. My back was impacted by the shock, my vision was flashing and I couldn’t hear anything but the ringing.
It was only when I slamd to the ground did I realize that I had been beaten by sothing.
“Kuhhuukk…!” A handful of blood cos out with the cough. anwhile, tosca sparks erupted in the area around my abdon.
[Battery Level: 0%]
With just a single impact, the barrier of the first-class ether suit was completely broken.
“This is crazy…” However, as I raised my head and scanned my surroundings, I realized that it wasn’t only the suit’s barrier which was destroyed because of that one attack. The press conference room, which was filled with nurous people just a mont ago, was completely gone. All those who were living just a mont ago had beco either corpses or were severely wounded and were strewn all over the place. The hunters who survived the shock were also by no ans unstached. They were all stumbling to wherever they felt safe with one or two limbs gone. And in the sky above, Monster 2 and Seol Jungyeon noonim were facing each other.
I rose to my feet and quickly checked my physical condition. Fortunately, even when all the suit’s barriers were exhausted, I suffered no major injuries thanks to my SS rank body.
“Noonim…”
“Are you okay?” Noonim asked without looking at . Her pinkish sword had already been drawn, aiming at the monster. I promptly drew my sword and faced the monster. At that mont, I could finally see what I didn’t see earlier.
『I%m T9e B35t 3v3r!』
#cliché #SadEnding #None
‘What the…’
Although I couldn’t understand the sentence properly, to so extent, the text was readable. However, what caught my eyes the most was three hashtags attached under the title.
‘Cliché, sad ending… and… What the hell is none?’
While I was wondering, Monster 2 slowly lowered his head and t my eyes. “Yoo Seodam.”
“That’s .” It was as expected. Like with the Gray Human, I was also able to talk to him. “I didn’t know why you do all the things you do here… What’s your purpose? Did you co to Earth for ?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
Then the monster blinked. “That, I don’t know.”
“…is that so?” Though, whatever its purpose was, it doesn’t matter.
Click-!!
After loading the Winchester–which was now close to the finished form–I aid it at him with one hand.
“If you don’t know, you must die.”
Taang!
Bullets equipped with various energy analyzers quickly fly to the monster. However, at that mont, the power facility underneath the floor exploded, creating a magnetic field. Thus, the trajectory of my bullet was bent.
[Protagonist ???’s skill, ‘Protagonist Cliche’ has been activated.]
[Cliche No.1: The protagonist could never be hit by bullets fired by the enemy.]
Monster 2 caught the straying bullet between its fingers and threw it back at . I hurriedly activated Dharma Footwork technique and escaped the trajectory.
[Cliche No. 2: However, the protagonist’s bullets will always hit their enemy..]
The bullet bent because of the wind and hit my leg.
“Keuk!” It was only a light blow, but the impact caused to roll over the floor. Shortly thereafter, Monster No. 2 turned his palm toward to create a whirlpool, but when he saw Noonim blitzing towards it, it imdiately turned its hand away.
Kaang-!!
A shock wave swept the area as the sword and the hand collided. Then, Noonim clenched the hilt of her sword with her two hands and then slowly let her body hang down like a cherry blossom floating on the shore of a lake.
Cheonma Heavenly Art (天魔神公)
Cheonma Sword Of Destruction (天魔震魂滅劍)
Snow Plum Blossom (雪梅花)
Waves of pink spread from the tip of the sword. At the end of the wave, plum blossoms began to scatter. If there was a difference between cherry blossoms and plum blossoms, plum blossoms are shorter than cherry blossoms, but they fill the world densely.
The skin of Monster 2 began to peel at the feast of plum blossoms that rained like a heavy snowfall in midwinter. Without even realizing that its own body was being wounded, it gradually crushed into powder just like that.
Before long, the feast of plum blossoms completely covered Monster 2 to the extent that it could not be seen at all. I thought that was also what noonim intended. But suddenly, my mouth opened and a word ca out without my permission.
“Noonim, did you kill it?”
[Cliche No.3: If the protagonist was badly wounded and the enemy says, ‘Did you kill it?’ afterwards, the protagonist will appear once again without a single wound.]
Noonim’s plum blossoms were scattered in an instant, and Monster 2 appeared from it.
“Hey, flowerpot! Is it still not ready?”
-No, It’s complete~
At the sa ti as the answer fell, I gathered mana in both hands and brought my hands to the floor. The legendary sealing magic ‘Seven Barriers’, which was said to have sealed even the balrogs at one ti, was activated. A stone, which looked like a moon, floated into the air and then, pillars of fires shot up.
Shhh!
“…..!!!”
The monster’s appearance disappeared in an instant.
“Damn, where!?”
The mont I said that, I fell to the floor as I felt pain in my back. Then, a ssage appeared in my mind.
[4. If the protagonist ever suddenly disappears mid-fight, if the opponent says ‘Damn, where is he?’, the protagonist will always appear from behind the enemy.]
‘Ugh, you should’ve told sooner!’ The attack landed on my back was not fatal, so I hurriedly rolled down the floor to widen the gap. Amongst all the protagonists so far, there were several who had similar skills as Monster 2. However, none of them had a power as blatant as Monster 2’s power.
“That being said….” Monster 2’s power was simply broken; it had the most broken cheat skills I’ve ever seen. However, I have co across countless clichés while traveling to hunt protagonists, and I have broken countless cliches so far. On top of it, I also have my own skill: [Protagonist Hunter].
Therefore, I wouldn’t just sit still and fall for all the cliches Monster 2 was ard with.
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