Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 123



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123. Bounty (2)

Naturally, the changes on the 5th floor would cause chaos among the Awakened.

[Title: What is this? What is this?]

[Author: Burning Potato]

[Content: Why is the 5th floor like this?]

-What are you talking about?

-The 5th floor is currently being rebuilt. The volcano has erupted, so the monsters in that area are scattered and mixed here and there, and other volcanic areas have become unstable.

Crazy.

-Difficulty level has increased sharply. Most of the awakened players who are currently clearing the 5th floor are said to be returning.

[Title: Why did the volcano suddenly erupt?]

[Author: My Characteristics]

[Content: I really don’t know]

-Because it’s a volcanic area, there’s a chance a volcano might erupt.

-They say it’s the first time they’ve been in a labyrinth.

[Title: Wow, I just got a photo from an Awakened Person on the 5th floor.]

[Author: Awakened.]

[Content: There is no such thing as hell. It seems like we won’t be able to even think about the 5th floor for the time being?]

-You’ll have to fight while worrying about lava spewing out or volcanic eruptions during the fight, lol

As the story about the 5th floor continued, it was inevitable that the story about the 6th floor would also come up.

[Title: So the 6th floor awakened people are isolated?]

[Author: TbalCya]

[Content: These guys need to be supplied periodically.]

-Yeah, what about them?

-It must be hell there too.

-It’s not like I can’t go at all. Is that okay?

-Supplying supplies to the front line might be a bit difficult.

And, the community is watching it quietly.

This volcanic eruption seemed to have affected the Awakened more than expected.

Wherever I went, there were only stories of volcanic eruptions.

“It’s quite noisy.”

“But it didn’t say that the cause of the explosion was killing a monster.”

Han Ji-soo muttering while eating next to me.

Han Ji-hyun nodded as if she was relieved, took a bite of her snack, and opened her mouth.

“By the way, I thought I would get depressed if I stayed on the 4th floor, but when I went to the 5th floor, it was like a fairyland.”

“I know.”

Hyunseong and his party were currently resting on the 4th floor, not the 5th floor.

The poor environment on the 5th floor was not suitable for resting, so we came down to the 4th floor only to rest.

It was an option that I could do since it was easier to find and move through the portal thanks to Seol-ah.

Hyunseong quietly watched the two people eating and asked.

“Is that good?”

A question that suddenly occurred to me because I was always eating similar things.

Han Ji-soo begins to seriously think about her own question with her arms crossed.

“Well, if you ask me whether it’s delicious or not… it’s subtle. I would say it’s closer to being tasteless.”

“I just endure it and eat it to survive.”

“But I can’t help it. There is no food that is as efficient as this…”

Because it is small in size, you can pack a lot.

Most Awakened people had no choice but to bring these foods with them.

“This is also an improvement over before.”

“okay?”

“The old ones were so bad that I didn’t even want to put them in my mouth when I was hungry…”

“Compared to that, this is just okay to eat.”

“I feel happy when I eat a chocolate bar every now and then.”

“Do all the other Awakened people eat like that too?”

“They say that if you spend more money, you can get delicious food… but I’m not going to be in the labyrinth for a day or two. It’s too expensive if you’re thinking about staying for a long time.”

“Usually everyone eats it like this.”

Because there is no place to get food inside the labyrinth.

“So I was surprised when Brin and Rash said they were eating monsters.”

“Haven’t you ever seen one on the 4th floor?”

I met the two people on the third floor, but I went up to the fourth floor right away.

Most of the monsters that appear on the 4th floor are zombies.

Even goblins and orcs had a hard time eating rotten meat.

Hyunseong seemed to think for a moment and then looked in the direction where his disciple was.

There were Brin and Rash eating the monsters they hunted on the 5th floor.

“How about asking them to share some?”

“Brin and Rash eat to evolve.”

“I can’t eat it all anyway. Can I have some leftovers?”

“But… is it okay for humans to eat monsters?”

Just a simple question.

As an Awakened person, I had no choice because I had a deep-rooted perception that monsters were beings that gave experience points and dropped items when defeated.

“Doesn’t it matter?”

In the first place, the very idea of ​​a monster was something that humans had determined.

When you come to the labyrinth, the system creates differences between humans and monsters. Originally, there should have been no differences, which would have been normal.

-There were even people who ate it, saying it was a nutritious food.

“really?”

-There was a guy who went to catch a dragon because they said that eating its heart would grant him immortality, but ended up burning down his country.

“Does it really become immortal?”

-I don’t know because no one ate the dragon’s heart. Anyway, churai churai!

“Hmm…”

The two people fell into serious thought over Seol-ah’s words.

Eventually, I couldn’t resist my curiosity and ended up getting a piece, or rather a chunk, of volcanic lizard meat.

Since it was too much to just eat, the two of them decided to slice it thinly and grill it.

The meat is cooked until golden brown and I carefully put it in my mouth.

“hmm?”

“oh?”

The eyes of the two people who put meat in their mouths sparkled.

The meat juice and flavor fill your mouth the moment you chew it.

The texture was also excellent.

-Huh~ How is it?

“What is this?”

“Why is it delicious?”

I never thought it would taste good.

It was more delicious than anything I’ve ever eaten.

I just baked it.

-Most of it disappears when grilled, but that’s because it’s meat with magic power. Not all of it is like that, but most meat with magic power is incredibly delicious.

“…Have you ever tried it?”

-How can you eat without a mouth? That’s just what previous users said.

While talking to Seol-ah, the two of them sat down and started grilling meat.

Who would have thought that you would be grilling meat in a labyrinth?

“Let’s bring a few things next time you come, Sister.”

“Yeah, I should bring some ssamjang and lettuce too.”

“Don’t forget the garlic.”

Hyunseong looked at the two people, gritted his teeth, then took out his smartphone and checked the community.

Since the signal didn’t work well from the 5th floor onwards, I had to check every time I came down.

I’ve never seen it before, but the reason you can use your smartphone inside the labyrinth is because there are multiple base stations installed on each floor.

‘however…’

From the 5th floor onwards, the environment is not good so the base station could not be installed properly, and as a result, the radio waves are not good or anything like that.

[I finally bought my dream item.]

[Why is the labyrinth so confusing lately?]

[A large guild is gathering awakened people to transport supplies to the 6th floor.]

[I heard that the Steel Guild Leader has resumed his activities. Where could he be now?]

Among the articles with all sorts of titles posted, one article caught Hyunseong’s attention.

[Hey, they said they’d give me 1 billion if I caught the skeleton?]

“What is this?”

Although there were more than just skeletons in the labyrinth, the skeleton referred to in this article is definitely himself.

There’s no crazy person who would give 1 billion to a skeleton that appears on the first floor.

Hyunseong moved his hand bones and touched the title.

[Title: Hey, if I catch a skeleton, I’ll give you 1 billion?]

[Author:]

[Content: If you catch the skeleton on the 4th floor, you will receive 1 billion, and the Cheonma Shingyo has a bounty on it.]

-These kids have days when they put up a bounty.

-1 billion for one? You crazy bastards, you must have money left over.

-The world’s best guilds are different even if their distribution is different.

-The Cheonmasin Church also has several magic stone mines.

-For one monster on the 4th floor, 1 billion is a bit much, isn’t it?

-I’m going right now.

-Isn’t this amount of money enough to get even the bounty hunters to move?

-The guys on the 5th floor are probably coming down too?

-Can’t we just catch any skeleton?

Do you think the Cheonmasingyo religion is fucked up?

I wonder what will happen if I catch him and take him there.

A fair number of Awakened people were expressing their intention to go to the 4th floor, along with many comments.

“Is that the guy who uses the Friendship Act?”

That was the only reason he could think of that he deserved a bounty.

“One billion.”

The higher you go in the labyrinth, the more money the Awakened can earn, but 1 billion is not an amount that even they can easily earn.

Han Ji-hyun and Han Ji-soo are both seasoned Awakeners on the 4th floor, but they will have to struggle for several years to collect 1 billion won.

I was secretly proud that such a large sum of money was hanging around my child’s neck.

-That’s one-hundredth of my price.

“…”

Hearing that, I felt a pang of sadness again.

“No, honestly, that’s because Kang Chul is crazy.”

For that inspiration, 100 billion would have been just a small amount of money that could be spent on a hobby.

Because anyone who owned a mine of magic stone was like an oil tycoon.

As time goes by and the technology to use magic stones advances, you’ll become richer and richer or something.

“You said there was a bounty on your head?”

“… 1 billion?”

“Even the one offering the bounty is the Cheonma Shingyo…”

“Is the bounty higher because you’re capturing them rather than killing them…?”

A billion was a lot of money for them, but they weren’t greedy or anything.

Because we’ve been together for so long, I know Hyunseong’s skills well.

‘I wouldn’t do it even if you gave me 10 billion, not 1 billion.’

What good is 1 billion or 10 billion if you’re dead?

Even if you gave me 100 billion, there was nothing I couldn’t do.

“I think the bounty will go up soon.”

“Is the maximum bounty for a homeless person now 50 billion?”

“Since it’s come to this, I should aim for the highest bounty.”

There’s also a saying that goes, “If you can’t avoid it, enjoy it.”

No matter what he did, the Cheonma Sect would not collect the bounty.

“What are you doing?”

“What can I do or not do?”

If you just keep repelling the guys that come, the bounty will naturally go up, and stronger guys will come after seeing the increased bounty.

It will just repeat itself.

The sister was speechless at such a wise remark.

“Okay, let’s finish our break. Let’s go back to the 5th floor.”

So, Hyunseong and his group head back to the hellish 5th floor.

As soon as they arrived, a scorching heat that felt like it was roasting their lungs greeted them.

“Ugh, it’s still hot…”

“Even with Seol-ah’s assistance magic, it’s still hard…”

Even those who are nothing but bones feel like their bones are immersed in hot water, so those who have flesh must feel even worse.

Hyunseong, who was looking around, looked at Seol-ah and asked.

“Which side has Ifrit?”

-Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be that far. Just go straight to the right.

The moment when you try to fly through the sky and move quickly with Seol-ah’s assistance.

-damage!

Hyunseong feels a chill as he hears Seol-ah’s voice and steps back from his seat.

Then,

Break!

Something that penetrates the spot where you were just now and is embedded in the ground.

Hyunseong and his party quickly moved and hid behind a rock.

And I looked around,

‘I don’t feel anything.’

I couldn’t feel any movement.

All I can feel is an unpleasant feeling, like someone is looking at me.

Hyunseong looked at the hole that had just appeared with the sound.

There was a hole in the floor the size of a finger.

“No way… is that a bullet?”