I Became the Weakest Summoned of the Genius Summoner - Chapter 605



605 – Chasing a Little Hope in the Darkness (2)

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Boom!

– Can I leave it here?

– No, not there, but next to it. Yes, leave it there and give us a token and we will authenticate it.

After finishing hunting in the dungeon, a group of low-level hunters and orc skeletons arrived at the slaughterhouse and took out the massive Big Bore carcasses one by one.

Hundreds of heads of high-quality meat were supplied each day, and the smell of grilling meat could not be left throughout the shelter.

Originally, this was something that shouldn’t be done in an area dense with monsters, but it was like being surrounded anyway, and it was also an expression of confidence, telling people to come in if they wanted to.

– Should we try it too?

-What! If you eat monster meat, you will become a monster!

‘······.’

Of course, there were people who refused to eat monster meat.

There was once a strange rumor going around that eating monster meat would cause one to lose self-control and their blood to turn black, but the effects of that still remain.

It seems like they are less hungry because they are providing dry food, but since the dry food payment is scheduled to stop tomorrow, it will not be long before those who are holding out will change their attitude.

Cheokcheok-

Skeleton troops lined up in front of me after completing their mission.

Contrary to concerns, the Orc Skeleton was able to enter the dungeon.

There was no resistance when passing through the gate, and even inside the dungeon, he did not lose sight of his purpose as my familiar and showed sincerity in catching things such as Big Bore, the large snake Prospidi, and the recently undiscovered Horned Rabbit .

But it wasn’t that there were no problems.

While going back and forth between the dungeon and the shelter, accidents big and small always occurred, and most of them were orc attacks.

One time, there was an unfortunate incident in which most of the low-level hunters lost their lives when they encountered an infiltration team that included an Orc warrior and dozens of fighters.

Of course, it goes without saying that my lovely skeletons also oxidized.

‘But how can we prepare for the great orc warriors that appear like beans in a drought?’

Nevertheless, the number of hunters volunteering for food supply units actually increased.

This is because it is much safer than fighting at the border of the sanctuary, where chimeras and orc warriors appear every day.

‘Accidents like that can’t be helped. Still, the flow is better than expected. On the contrary, it’s going so smoothly that it’s scary.’

This was because we rarely had a hard time unless it was an orc or ogre of the level of an orc warrior, or a chimera that occasionally popped out.

In addition, as Yeonhee recovered and was able to summon ‘White Dragon’ again, our shelter’s defense power became more solid.

However, the reason we were unable to easily escape the boundaries of the sanctuary was due to our absolute numbers.

‘There are too many.’

When I returned, there were at most 10,000 orcs, but now our shelter is surrounded by 20,000 to 30,000 orcs.

Even though they beat him to death every day.

If we, the human race, were like the Orcs and everyone was in a state similar to the Awakened, we wouldn’t have been so helplessly pushed back.

Anyway, they became more cautious as time passed, and this phenomenon became more noticeable when the orc wizards joined.

When S-class or higher hunters or summons appear, they even appear to quickly attack the troops from behind.

It seemed that wizards with high intelligence and self-control had the influence of restraining orc warriors who could not control their excitement.

There were a few things I learned while guarding the sanctuary for a week.

First, some negative news for this world.

It’s about the existence of an erosion-type monster that appeared in Maeng Seong-yong’s shadow when I sought Yeon-su.

It was quickly encroaching on the surrounding area, and now you could see with the naked eye that more than 30% of Bukhansan Mountain was completely black.

On the contrary, the positive point is that the rate of erosion is gradually slowing down.

I wonder if the fire that burns quickly goes out quickly.

“It is said that the rate of erosion is proportional to the number of oaks.”

When an A-level hunter from the Guardian Guild gets lucky, unknown hunters who were resting show interest.

“Is that something that can be confirmed?”

“They say they discovered that the graph of the situation for each base collected by a high-ranking person is exactly inversely proportional to the graph of the erosion rate.”

“Are Orc numbers decreasing elsewhere?”

“I think so. I don’t know why monsters are flocking only to our side, but… “

“That can’t be possible. I know a younger brother who is at a base near Vulcan’s, but he said we can kill less than half of the number.”

“Of course. Hunter Lee Yeonhee is here, so troops are constantly being replenished, but not anywhere else. Considering everything including the recovery time for the injured and the supply of resources, it must be difficult everywhere, right?”

“But why are so many monsters coming only to us? Is it because they smell like meat?”

“On the contrary, since we are killing a lot of orcs, the orcs may be focusing their efforts on this side. Rather than coming after smelling meat.”

“I heard that other places are also receiving food supplies like our shelter? The people at the food supply unit told me that the number of hunters encountered in the dungeon has increased rapidly.”

“Either way, it seems clear that reducing orc numbers has something to do with erosion. The numbers don’t lie.”

“Is that so…?”

It seemed like a plausible claim to me, but it had nothing to do with my past life memories.

‘I didn’t know if the elongated monster was the center of the erosion… But obviously, as the erosion area widened, the speed decreased.’

It wasn’t much different from when the Great Monster Devouring Creeper expanded its territory in North Korea.

It grew rapidly in the beginning, but by the time we were invaded, it could only expand its territory a few steps a day.

‘There are limits to everything. But the problem is that erosion-type monsters that create such erosion areas will continue to appear in the future. We may not know, but erosion may be starting in other areas as well.’

And it will appear through the gate opened by the Orc advance team.

That’s how you slowly eat away at territory for months or years.

– Mom, I’m in the bathroom. Toilet.

– Shall we go together?

– No, I can go alone!

From noble mtl dot come

When I heard a young voice, I turned to see a boy about 6-7 years old, boldly heading to the public restroom.

The child went into a reasonably constructed temporary toilet to do his business, and the excrement he disappeared into the ground like a lie.

– Heehee, magic that makes poop disappear!

After the child finished his work, he watched the object he created disappeared and looked triumphant, as if he were a wizard.

The child’s excrement will be moved to the border of unreality and used as nutrition for the sanctuary.

‘The non-awakened people themselves are strengthening the sanctuary!!’

How amazing is this defense system?

Although durability values were still not visible, it was clear that the Sanctuary’s defenses were continuing to strengthen.

Of course, only a few people, including me, know about this mechanism.

There is no need to explain.

One thing that’s convenient in an age overflowing with magic and mystery is that even if something like this happens, it doesn’t require a long explanation.

As Yeonhee’s summons and the hunters’ ability to deal with orcs improved, I was able to invest time into decorating the shelter.

The work of building a studio-sized house using the ‘Stone of Darkness’ also started two days ago.

Among the non-awakened, there were quite a few experts in architecture, so the work was surprisingly easy.

“Originally, we used a excavator to dig a site, poured it out, cured it with concrete, laid an insulating material such as urethane foam, and did electrical work…”

‘······?’

I’ve heard the overall process of building a house several times, but it never really caught my eye.

It would be a big deal if I lived without a brain and ended up going crazy.

“You just have to do what we ask you to do.”

At the words of Director Park, who was selected as the best expert among the relevant personnel, the hunters including me and the Orc Skeleton just nodded.

The work was divided into two tracks.

I cut the stones of darkness to the required size, and the remaining hunters glue them to create a container-type house.

On one side, heavy equipment was mobilized to continue the traditional foundation work, and curing work was already in progress at the place where the first ground was dug.

“If you sprinkle this powder, it hardens quickly.”

I have also heard of the powder that Manager Park showed me.

It is a herb called ‘Fillyria’ that is commonly found in dungeons. If you dry it, grind it finely and sprinkle it, the curing period will be greatly shortened.

There was some conflict of opinion between workers for a while over whether to do electrical work or not, but it was decided to lay electrical wiring in a few houses for now.

Of course, the final decision was made by me, who made the final approval while hiding behind Yeonhee.

‘This shelter… I’m going to have to use it longer than I thought.’

Living in an open space is more stressful than you think.

Creating a small nest so that you can sleep comfortably is very important for security reasons.

Of course, the electrical work was something I hadn’t even thought about.

– Isn’t the house a bit oversized?

– I don’t know, it’s good to have it. But does the owner of all those houses become Hunter Lee Yeon-hee?

– I guess so. How much rent do I have to pay to live there? Would you like to receive a deposit?

– Won’t you just let me live?

– Is there anything free in this world? Wake up from your dream.

– So, I have to do something too… It’s a big deal.

– It’s a warm day, but I just want to stay outside. How can I live inside that unidentifiable black stone?

‘······ What? What’s wrong with the black stone? It’s cozier than I thought.’

Surprisingly, residents’ evaluations of building a house were split evenly.

To those who wanted to escape the current situation and return to their original home as soon as possible, the studio apartments under construction could be felt as an evil symbol reminding them of a bleak future.

‘······ Time will solve the problem.’

Now I may think that what I am doing is pointless and a hasty waste of resources, but in the future, the day will come when I will be praised for my foresight.

– Whoa whoa! There! What if we waste water like that?

– I’m sorry!

– Huh, it’s because people are careless. How precious water is that!

What the man being scolded by the work foreman was spreading thinly between stones was, absurdly, ‘Irmana water’.

Water, which was preciously used as a healing agent, was now being used as glue to connect the stones of darkness.

Irmana’s power to fuse different things into one was so great that even the stones of darkness were able to stick together.

Surprisingly, it was Irmana who told me about its use.

‘Really. I heard that.’

Of course, it is not difficult to obtain cement in this country where the reconstruction boom has continued for decades, but Manager Park’s after conclusion seeing the unexpected results was that the method called ‘Irmana method’ was much more efficient than the traditional method.＜ Br ＞

‘Good.’

Thanks to the [Border Sanctuary] Granted by the great villain Vinci Monk, our shelter can’t be said to be the safest in the country, but it has quickly begun to spread word of mouth as a base for living the most humane life.

Perhaps that’s why about 300 refugees were waiting at the entrance of the shelter made of ‘stones of darkness’, hoping to move in.

Mediating and managing their positions and individual demands were handled by non-awakened people who had no specific roles.

Even though I didn’t ask for it, he voluntarily took on his role.

-What can we do, just for our baby? I’ve been starving for two days now.

– That’s not possible. That’s because this place is also full. And earlier, I saw the baby eating enough to make his stomach this big. What do you think?

– No, there is such a large space, please fit us in! Even the meat is grilled and eaten!

– Well, don’t you feel sorry for the kid? I’m so exhausted from avoiding the monsters that I can’t even move.

– Please wait. Aren’t we all trying to find a way to live together? I gave you dry food, but if you keep doing this…

‘Hmm…’

The confrontation between those trying to enter and those trying to maintain the existing order is likely to continue for some time.