Evolution Theory of the Hunter - Chapter 113

Chapter 113

We decided to go to the Hunter Market at the Yellow Sea to buy equipment that fits Soo-ah and all .

I was planning on buying some myself since I had about 25b won piled up before I knew it .

What I chose in the end is a level 8 greatsword .

Hunter’s Greatsword (8) : The damage increases the harder you swing . (Kyle: the word ‘Hunter’ here is different from the hunter that’s generally used in this novel . )

It was a weapon with strength at its base . Because it was not an option that was popular it was cheap considering it was a level 8 .

I still had to use up my savings as the level was quite high . I had a stomach ache looking at 25b won getting used all at once .

I’ll have to buy a house next time .

“Hmm…… . ”

“Don’t you have anything buy?”

“There’s nothing that feels right . ”

“How much do you have . ”

“About 7b won . ”

“It’s probably better to buy armor as much as possible . How’s this?”

I pointed at a level 6 sheet metal armor that covered every part of the body . A no name at exactly 7b won .

“Looks too dull . ”

“The defense is the one thing that’s guaranteed though . ”

Even at the same level, the defense was different depending on whether it was made of metal or leather .

This was something that couldn’t even be compared to the level 3 leather armor she was wearing at the moment .

As it covered the entire body it would be able to endure a machine gun without a problem .

It would probably be able to endure a tank’s cannon shot . At this level, it was safe to say that her safety was guaranteed in the forest region .

“I have confidence to not get hit so wouldn’t it be better to get a weapon?”

“That is true but…… . ”

She did have a point . Soo-ah’s reflexes were currently two times higher than mine .

Even if I dropped her off in a crowd of dozens of monster she would come back alive somehow . Thinking about it that way she might need a weapon more than armor .

However I shook my head .

“Safety comes first . ”

“It’s enough with Manager Kim keeping away from danger at the back . In addition to that I have the flight shoes so I think it would be better to focus on attack than defense . ”

“You’re saying that because you don’t want to change your armor right?”

“N, no? Was there something strange in my logic?”

“No, not particularly . You just seem to be strangely attached to that armor . ”

“The webs are convenient no?”

“That is true but…… . ”

“And I’m of the option faction that thinks options are more important than level . ”

“Even so there’s no point if the level is too low…… well, whatever . It’s not like your words don’t have a point . ”

If it was Soo-ah’s speed there really was no need for a high level armor .

Also, this side had something called Strengthening Stones so we could upgrade the Arachne Armor later .

Except the Strengthening Stones drop from Red Holes so it would take some time .

“Then how about using this? I’ll give you a discount and sell it at 4b won . ”

I took out Thor’s Hammer from the manual . It was a pretty heavy weapon but this girl should be able to handle it .

“Really?”

“If I sold it at the market then it would sell at 4b won anyway due to tax so it would better to sell it to you . ”

“I’m in, then what should I buy with the remaining money?”

Even after buying Thor’s Hammer she had 3b left . I recommended her a level 5 shield .

It was the type that you put on your wrist so it was possible to use while using a hammer . She needed the minimum amount of armor after all .

Everyone in our party besides Soo-ah also upgraded their armors to level 5 .

The money they had piled up had been used up but it increased survivability so it was worth it .

I took out the 10 Passenger Van that looked like a humvee but wasn’t on the inside from the manual .

It took 100 ores to repair it . In terms of money that was 100m won…… the repair fee seemed to be expensive in accordance with its original price .

I probably got it cheap considering it was partially destroyed .

We drove using that . As always, driving was Cho Young-gu’s job .

Looking out the window we could see the number of hunters visibly decreasing .

The monsters near the entrance had mostly been killed .

Level 3 and 4 monsters had been newly released but they could only be found at the wetlands and forest region so it would probably be difficult to find monsters in a group .

“So when does the Ministry of National Defense’s raid begin?”

Soo-ah who was beside me said . For us to truly begin investigating the inner part of the forest region the police forces and the 10,000 alternative service + normal hunters had to enter first .

That way we wouldn’t meet the Chungho Group .

Either way, where did she hear something like the Ministry of National Defense’s raid?

“Well first . The alternative service members are part of the Dungeon Administration Team and the Dungeon Administration Team is part of the National Defense . So the right way to say it is National Defense raid . Secondly, the raid starts next week so we will be hunting in the wetlands region until then . I sent this through message and checked with everyone before but did you already forget?”

“Ah . Now I remember . ”

Soo-ah nodded her head .

The basic plan was like this . We will recover our senses that we lost while resting during this one week in the wetlands region . Once the National Defense raid begins then we will follow them in after reorganizing .

After earning as much as we can in the forest region, I am planning on going to Red Holes after reopening them .

The van passed the central area of the Yellow Sea and into the wetlands region .

I was wondering where we should camp when Yeon-gyeong glanced at Edward and slowly went towards him .

“Are you really a vampire?”

“It’s true . Are you scared?”

“The party leader told us to be at ease after all . I don’t really mind it . ”

“You really trust that bastard . ”

Yeon-gyeong tilted her head .

“It seems you don’t really like the party leader?”

“I have no reason to like him . ”

Edward puffed up his cheeks after glancing at me .

Was he still sulking .

“Stop grumbling . I even gave you a bonus . ”

“I really think that a bonus of 50k won isn’t right . ”

“This guy is looking down on 50k won . You didn’t even do that much . ”

“I know that I didn’t do much . However, as a leader that leads a raid team shouldn’t you look at things from a broad perspective? Thinking about my potential for growth I think that I should receive more . A type of investment so to speak . ”

“You studied a lot . ”

It hasn’t been that long since he came to the human world and yet he seems smarter than Soo-ah .

“Since I don’t have anything to do at night . The internet is a really amazing place . ”

“Is that so…… . ”

I was wondering what he was doing at night while not sleeping, it turns out he was playing with the computer .

I wonder if I should receive electricity fees separately as well . Since he is a level 2 monster and all lets give him some more .

This expedition will be pretty long after all .

“I’ll give you double . ”

“Double and monster blood is free . ”

“Sure . ”

It was going to return to the void anyway so there was nothing wrong about him eating it . It’s not like he eats it whole like Kelby and doesn’t leave an item after all .

The forest region operation which they thought would have about 10,000 people became much less at 5,000 .

The main reason was that alternative service members quit due to various reasons and not many normal hunters signed up probably due to the level 3 limit .

Since the total number was still higher than the estimated number of Chungho Group members the operation progressed as scheduled .

Our team was able to earn a profit of about 4b won in the period of a week .

It seemed like a lot but it was the price of a level 5 item . We decided to distribute it later and reorganized while waiting for the government team to set off .

Around 250 military trucks were moving along the road . Dust rose up all around the road .

We followed along slowly behind them . There was no need to rush . If the government team entered the forest region the Chungho Group would naturally gather .

That meant that we would be able to hunt monsters relatively safely .

Soo-ah who had been touching her smartphone put her head outside the window .

Her hair fluttered everywhere in the wind .

Soo-ah who came back into the van put her chin on the seat and looked at me . It was an expression that wanted me to play with her .

“You bored?”

“That too . More than that . This wasn’t something that only we were thinking about . ”

Soo-ah put her smartphone in front of me . It was the Hunter Market bulletin board . I only skimmed through the titles but they were mostly about the forest region capture .

“What is?”

“Going in to hunt after the government team goes in . It seems people who were afraid of the Chungho Group are gathering to hunt using this occasion . ”

Soo-ah pointed to the back . I looked back by leaning out the window .

Other vehicles were converging behind our van . There were already about 20 even though it hadn’t even been an hour since we departed .

I didn’t expect it but it wasn’t something to be surprised about .

Hunters were good at smelling money after all .

Soo-ah made a slightly displeased expression .

“At this rate it looks like the competition will be fierce in the forest region as well no?”

“It’s pretty wide . Those numbers should matter too much . ”

I was having small talks with Soo-ah when Han Joon-suk who was in the passenger seat twisted his body to look at us . He seemed to have something to say .

“Do you have something to say?”

“I suddenly thought of something while listening to the two of you . Didn’t quite some time pass since the Chungho Group entered the forest?”

“Certainly?”

“Would they still be maintaining a number of 3,000?”

“Are you saying that they would have decreased?”

“The opposite . In today’s world, it’s impossible to block sea routes . In that situation there is no guarantee that it is possible to prevent Chinese hunters from coming on fishing boats . ”

“Ah . ”

That was something I did not think about . The 3,000 people is something I heard from a member of the Chungho Group we caught . Even if that was the truth the truth might be different . If Chinese hunters kept entering then their numbers would increase gradually .

In addition, the entire forest region was large enough to be half the size of the Jeollanam-do Province .

In a place like that, it would be hard to find out the number of people even if a scouting unit was sent .

“However, in a situation where the Yellow Sea is split in half they wouldn’t be able to stay carefree…… no, they can . ”

The official number of hunters in China was 3 . 5 million . The number of hunters was low in contrast to their population but looking at the sheer number itself it was quite overwhelming . The saying that their population is overbearing is not without reason .

“Then what? Are you saying that we might lose to the Chinese bastards?”

I thought he was sleeping but Manager Kim’s eyes suddenly opened .

“It is possible . ”

“No, that can’t happen . How much do you think I suffered because of those Chinese bastards . ”

“As far as my memory goes Manager Kim didn’t suffer much though . ”

The first time we met the Chinese hunters was at the forest region . We couldn’t really say that we suffered because of them . In fact we made them suffer more than vice versa .

“Not hunters, while I was working at a trading company . They made so many people suffer while exporting rice…… . ”

“You did such work as well? I thought you used to work at W electronics . ”

“I worked at a trading company when I was younger . ”

To change jobs from a trading company to an electronics company, I don’t know if that’s possible .

Manager Kim let out a long moan and then looked at me with a subtle expression .

“How about we go and help?”

“It wouldn’t be much help even if a few of us went . ”

“But still you’re pretty strong so…… . ”

“Our side alone has 5,000 people . I don’t think the general situation would change just because of an additional few people . Victory or loss, it’s a matter that’s beyond our ability . ”

“That’s true . I just had to remember some past things . ”

Manager Kim lowered his head again after clicking his tongue . The sound of snoring could soon be heard .