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It was a sight befitting its enormous size, so large that the ground shook with each movement, visible even from a great distance.
__Kyaaaa!!!
__Save me!!!
Its mere appearance caused buildings to collapse, and the sounds of blaring sirens and people's screams echoed from all directions.
Jeong Soo-ah had often watched the Heroes of her childhood. Scenes of them rescuing people from disasters and defeating monsters, which could be called evil, were deeply etched in her mind.
Someday, she entered the Korean Academy with the hope of helping others as well.
Unlike her hope of fighting ë©ìê² at the front lines and saving people from monsters, she awakened a healing-type ability.
She was initially disappointed because of her poor combat abilities, but she was able to change her mind while healing others. Because behind the Heroes' flashy battles, there was the hard work of countless healers.
No matter how skilled a Hero is, they cannot protect everyone when monsters appear in such urban areas. Naturally, there will be casualties.
Saving them was the job of healing-type Hunters like herself.
"I have to go help people!"
No matter how ë°ì´ë her healing abilities were, she couldn't revive the dead. Healing is only meaningful when a person is still breathing.
If she ran right now, she would definitely be able to save more people.
Although there was danger, she didn't want to ignore the people who were dying right now. That would go against her mindset after becoming a Hunter.
To save as many people as possible, as much as she could.
Just as she was about to run towards the place where the monster appeared, someone stopped her from behind.
Someone grabbed her wrist tightly, and Jeong Soo-ah naturally felt annoyed. Wasting time like this when every second counts.
"What...?"
Turning around, she saw Kang Ju-won shaking his head from side to side. He was making a face as if to say it was too dangerous and she shouldn't go.
"What are you doing!! I have to go save people!"
"Soo-ah. It's not just any monster, it's a large monster."
A monster that was ì¡ì¤í than a 20-story building, resembling a Yeti covered in fur, was smashing nearby buildings like crackers every time it swung its arm.
"So what!!"
"Soo-ah. You're trembling right now."
"Wh... Who's trembling!!"
Hearing Kang Ju-won's words, she finally realized that her legs were shaking. She thought it was because of the vibrations caused by the monster's steps, but maybe that wasn't it.
"You can tell by the amount of Mana ëê»´ì§ë... it's not just any monster, it's an A-class large monster. That's not a monster we can handle!!"
"So what!!"
"You could die if you go!!"
Large monsters are commonly divided into small, medium, and large depending on their size. Small monsters are those that can be fought 1-on-1.
Medium monsters are recommended to be hunted in parties, and large monsters require an entire guild to hunt. It was obvious that this was not a monster that she and Kang Ju-won could defeat together.
__Save me!!!
__Aaaaaah!!!
"Plus, it's agile. Soo-ah, you'll die if you go there!!"
Kang Ju-won shouted in an angry voice. She wasn't confident that she could escape from a creature that moved so quickly despite its ì¡ì¤í size.
"But... people are in danger!"
She knew it was dangerous, but doing nothing while people were dying before her eyes made her feel too uncomfortable.
Maybe there was a way to help people without having to fight.
"Let go! If you're not going, I'll go myself!!"
"What are you going to do if you go!!!"
While Kang Ju-won and Jeong Soo-ah were arguing, a human-like figure rushed towards the monster.
She couldn't see their face because they were far away, but she knew who it was.
There was only one person with Mana that emitted such a beautiful color. There was only one person with ì²ìíê² burning blue Mana.
"Kim Si-woo..."
He rushed towards the monster without any hesitation, even in the face of overwhelming force. He tried to attack the monster with all his might, but it didn't seem to have much effect because of its size. But Kim Si-woo didn't stop there.
'He's trying to buy time...'
He was intentionally drawing the monster's aggro and leading it away from the people. Jeong Soo-ah looked at Kang Ju-won as she watched him.
'If it's about acceleration ability...'
Wouldn't Kang Ju-won be better at luring it away?
That thought came up to her throat, but she didn't say it out loud. She knew how trash-like it was to force someone else to sacrifice themselves.
Jeong Soo-ah was able to break free from his grasp while Kang Ju-won was distracted.
"Soo-ah!"
"I'm going to heal the injured people. Don't even think about stopping me from going."
"...Okay."
Kang Ju-won, who had stepped back at Jeong Soo-ah's determined expression, hugged her. Was he planning to take her there?
It might be a situation where her heart should be pounding, but she wasn't excited at all. Rather, she kept thinking about Kim Si-woo's earlier appearance.
Right now, her mind was filled with thoughts of Kim Si-woo.
'What if Kim Si-woo gets hurt... Kim Si-woo...'
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__Bang!!
"Kroooooooo!!!!"
The guy who kept getting hit by bombs seemed angry and started pounding his chest. It was so big that my body, which was far away, was shaking.
'The size is definitely a깡í¨.'
The attacks I swung with my sword worked, but its skin was so thick that it only ended up making it bleed a little.
I also tried to attack its neck with the intention of cutting off its head, but its skin made it difficult. Its movements are quick, so the risk is also high.
I did manage to leave a cut on its arm, causing it to bleed, but I didn't think I could defeat it with that.
Honestly, the large monster was crossing the line. If you ask me why I'm fighting a guy I can't handle, I'd just say I moved instinctively.
It wasn't because I wanted to become a Hero or because I was moved by a desire to fight the strong. I just couldn't turn a blind eye to the people dying before my eyes.
Having lost my family, I knew better than anyone how it felt to have your family killed by a monster.
Even though a long time has passed, there were times when difficult moments came. Honestly, if it weren't for our kids, I would have had a hard time every time.
Knowing how hard it is, I hoped that others wouldn't feel that pain.
"Little one. You have to hide here well."
"Sniff.. Sniff.. Yes.. Oppa.."
I put down the girl I was holding and gathered Mana to leap onto the roof of the building. It was looking around, perhaps because I had disappeared from its sight, and it looked like it was going to destroy all the surrounding buildings if it kept doing that.
"Over here. You bastard!!"
I took out a bomb from my inventory and threw it at its head.
[Accuracy is increased by the Throwing skill.]
The bomb flew in a beautiful arc towards its head. It seemed to have found me quickly, perhaps because I was intentionally showing off the anti-magic Mana.
"Khaaaaaaa!!!!"
It roared angrily and started running towards me. Cars were caught in its path, but that couldn't stop it.
It smashed everything under its feet with every step and ran towards me, raising its arm.
'Blessing of the Gale'
The bracelet I got from the dungeon then began to shine. An artifact that helps me run through the air.
If I didn't have this, wouldn't I be dead?
__Kwaaaaaang!!!!!!
The sound of the bomb exploding completely destroyed the building where I was.
Still, it was fortunate that there were no people inside this building because there was time to evacuate. It was common sense that these large monsters should be evacuated underground.
The guys who appeared in the city had a habit of destroying everything that bothered them in front of their eyes, so hiding in buildings was more dangerous.
"Krooooooo!!!"
"Shut up, you ìë¼ì¼."
I put a bomb in the mouth of the roaring guy.
__Pueooeong!!!!"
"Khaaaaaaa!!!!"
"Damn tough! Really."
Usually, the insides are weak, but this guy was fine even after a bomb exploded inside his body. I never thought there would be a day when I would use so many bombs.
"If I stall for time like this, the Association will move."
I wasn't even thinking that I could defeat it anyway. I just thought that this would make other guilds or something move.
I was just going to keep throwing bombs and run away with the Blessing of the Gale.
Something was wrong, something was wrong.
I felt a creepy feeling that made the hair on my whole body stand on end, so I looked at the monster. The guy who had been reacting stupidly like before was standing still and glaring at me.
I felt an intense power that made my whole body feel crushed. It was bearable before, but now it was hard to even breathe.
Suddenly, the surface of its skin began to ì°ê·¸ë ¤. With a ìë¦ ë¼ì¹ì§ë sound, its bones and flesh began to twist, and its size was shrinking.
"I have a bad feeling about this..."
[Danger detected.]
Every sense in my body was sending a crisis signal that I had to run away from here, but it was clear that doing so would lead to a huge loss of life.
"Ha..ha.."
As if regardless of such feelings, its size gradually decreased, shrinking from the size of a 20-story building to the size of a 10-story building.
'What's changed?'
Pure white fur fell off in droves, and the guy revealed himself from within the shrunken skin.
The guy who was covered in red fur silently checked the direction I was standing.
And then, his lips curled up like a demon.
"...!!"
[Danger detected.]
Along with the notification sound, what I saw in front of me was a giant hand flying towards me.
"Shibal.."