S-Class Hunter Heals with Monsters - Chapter 140



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Episode 140: The power of Dodak’s staff

After giving Dodak the cane, Cheon Do-un walked down the hallway of the laboratory.

But the steps soon stopped.

“If I want to look around properly, I need to clean first.”

The building was already half collapsed due to a monster attack.

As it collapsed over time, many hallways and room entrances were blocked.

Cheon Do-un stared across the hallway for a moment.

It was dark. It’s not dark simply because the lights don’t come on.

A gloomy energy seemed to stick to the entire building.

‘It’s not a building that used to do good things. ‘Is that so?’

Cheon Do-un has no trauma from the past.

But that didn’t mean life here was good.

‘If you think about it, there was nothing to laugh about while living at the research institute.’

I didn’t spend my days depressed, but I didn’t spend my days smiling either.

To Cheon Do-un, this was a place filled with dullness.

“mister.”

Nari Kim’s voice entered that dull gray space.

Before he knew it, Fox and Nari Kim, who had entered the lab, were running towards him.

Cheon Do-un couldn’t take his eyes off them.

Why? The place where Nari Kim and the fox ran towards felt bright.

It was as if color was being added to a colorless space.

“I did what my uncle told me to do. The person who was supposed to watch over me tried to run away. So I knocked him out.”

Na-ri Kim’s hard report as usual. Cheon Do-un heard that and laughed quietly.

“okay? “How did you handle it?”

“Shot with a railgun!”

“Well. “It must have hurt.”

“Yes. It hurt. So I feel a little sorry.”

Still, because I adjusted the output, it ended up being painful. If it weren’t for that, there would have been a hole in my body.

“okay. good job.”

Cheon Do-un stroked Kim Na-ri’s head. Suddenly, a calm smile appeared on his lips.

Cheon Do-un looked across the hallway again.

“Seeing it again, it’s quite charming.”

The half-collapsed building made me feel like I was looking around an ancient ruin.

Is it possible for my impressions to change so much in just a few seconds?

He smiled and turned around.

“Today’s investigation ends here. “Let’s just leave.”

“Is it over already?”

“okay. In order to investigate properly, I think we need to start by cleaning. “We need to clear away all the debris blocking the room.”

There was a lot of work to do, but there was no worry.

A-level worker Ki-seok Nam and S-level worker Park Soo-kwon.

With two great workers, it was easy to clean one building.

* * *

As I left the lab, I saw a deserted yard.

‘Nam Ki-seok went to purify the demonic energy accumulated in his body.’

He won’t be back for two or three days at the latest.

‘The siblings also went looking for ore to make a sign… I wonder if it will take some time for this side to come back.’

Due to the siblings’ personalities, they will explore the sea until they find a material they like.

Since I won’t be back right away, I’m running out of time.

“I’m going out for a bit too. Kim Nari, you are keeping an eye on that person.”

“I get it. But where are you going?”

“I’m going to go to the greenbelt area again. Now that we have moved a research center… .”

Cheon Do-un took out a map from his arms.

There are a total of three lab locations indicated within the greenbelt.

“I should go to the other two places as well. Since the barrier has been broken, the government will conduct a large-scale search. “It must have been reported that I moved a suspicious building.”

I planned to do something about it first before they discovered the rest of the lab.

Cheon Doun broke the hearthstone.

“Because it will come soon. “You are protecting the house.”

“I get it. “I protect my home.”

Nari Kim answered by raising her hand.

my house. This has a nice feel to it any time you say it. I feel good.

Nari Kim thought with excitement as she sent Cheon Do-un off.

* * *

Cheon Do-un opened the gate into the green belt.

Since the barrier had already been broken, the gate was connected without any problems.

‘It’s a large-scale barrier that covered the entire mountain. It will take a few days to repair it.’

Cheon Do-un opened the map and headed to the second laboratory.

After running for about 40 minutes, we arrived at our destination.

If the first laboratory was half collapsed, the second laboratory was charred black.

‘I remembered. The second laboratory was moved because of a fire.’

This happened about a year after we moved to avoid the monster.

A fire broke out while the place had not yet been properly settled, and the researchers quickly packed their belongings and moved to their residence.

‘Because the fire was quite big. Even if you look around, there won’t be anything left.’

Still, let’s take action just in case.

Cheondoun surrounded the building with mana. He solidified and compressed the mana to create a solid defensive wall.

If this is the case, even if government agents find it, they won’t be able to enter.

Since they had built a mana wall around it as if fixing it deep underground, they wouldn’t be able to move the entire building like they did.

“This is okay. “Is there one left now?”

Cheon Do-un looked at the map and started walking again.

The last research institute that stayed on this mountain.

“found.”

I got lost because the terrain changed, but I arrived. The final laboratory was in a cave.

‘I think they only stayed here for 4 months and then moved to another place.’

Was it a temporary residence until a proper research laboratory was built?

Cheon Doun entered the cave.

The cave was divided into several rooms, like an ant cave.

Among the instructors, there was an awakened man who could control the earth, and he created an artificial cave like this and lived there.

“There’s still quite a bit of fun left.”

Formulas and notes left by researchers were written all over the walls of the cave.

People without knowledge of alchemy can only see notes that they do not know.

‘I can just let Director Kim interpret this.’

Manager Kim’s workload was increasing.

Cheon Do-un, who came out of the cave, also hit the mana wall. This time, the entire cliff where the cave is located was wrapped in mana and compressed to harden.

After finishing the work, Cheon Do-un smiled with satisfaction.

With this, there is no need to worry about the government getting out of hand.

* * *

At that time, Joseph and Manager Kim also arrived in front of the greenbelt area.

Manager Kim got out of the car and looked at the hiking trail leading to the mountain.

“Mr. Joseph. Breaking the barrier of the green belt means becoming a criminal. “You know that, right?”

“I know.”

“I will not participate in this. “I just came because I wanted to see for myself what government barriers feel like.”

“I said I knew. “I came today just to see the state of the barrier.”

Joseph continued to nod and climbed the mountain.

Although he followed along out of curiosity, Director Kim drew a line saying he would not participate in this matter.

Now I can finally pay off my debt and live like a human being.

I had no intention of becoming a criminal by engaging in something unnecessary.

Nevertheless, the reason I followed was because of my curiosity as a researcher.

I want to see for myself the government’s barriers that I have only heard about in words.

He climbed the mountain like that, but was soon blocked by armed agents.

“sorry. “From here on, access to the general public is being restricted.”

“What do you mean? “There must be a hiking trail up to the foot of the mountain in front of here.”

“Because we are reinforcing the barrier in the greenbelt area. “Please understand.”

Joseph made a sad face at the agent’s words.

I heard that the day I go is market day. What is the point of reinforcing the barrier today?

Disappointed, Joseph slumped his shoulders and turned around.

When the agent came down to a place where he could not be seen, Manager Kim opened his mouth softly.

“Something is strange. “I don’t feel a barrier.”

“What does that mean?”

“That’s literally it. This doesn’t feel like reinforcing the barrier. This feeling… “It looks like someone tore the barrier and broke in.”

“Well, what is that… !”

When Joseph shouted in surprise, Manager Kim motioned for him to lower his voice.

“Oops,” Joseph cleared his throat and asked.

“Who on earth can tear down the government barrier? When I was young, I received many requests for this work. “No one was successful.”

Joseph wasn’t just biting his fingers for decades.

There have been many attempts to break the barrier by entrusting it to a person with advanced abilities in that field.

“They all failed. “Even though they were supposedly talented people.”

“I understand. The government’s barriers are famous for being strong. It is even known to be impossible to wake up… “How did they do it?”

“I just ripped it off with force.”

The two were startled by the sudden voice and turned around.

Standing there was Cheon Do-un, who had come down the mountain to avoid the agent’s eyes.

Director Kim saw him and smiled with a surprised face.

“teacher! Wow, what a coincidence to see you in a place like this… Now, wait a minute. What did you say a moment ago? Breaking the barrier… “A teacher?”

“uh. There’s a research lab there where I spent time as a child. “The barrier was sagging, so I tore it down.”

“You ripped it off, what…” .”

Manager Kim had a blank expression on his face.

If someone I didn’t know said something like that, I would have dismissed it as nonsense.

But the opponent is Cheon Do-un. It didn’t sound like nonsense when it came out of his mouth.

‘If you’re a teacher, it might be possible.’

Director Kim was purely surprised and impressed.

It wasn’t Joseph. He was pale and tired of Cheon Do-un’s words.

“Woman, I had some business to do at the lab. Why are you there now… .”

Probably not. I guess he just went to get some of his things.

It’s important to stay calm here.

Cheon Do-woon should not have to go to the lab again because of unnecessary behavior.

‘Deep breath… ! Hu, hu, ha… ! Hu, hu, ha… !’

Joseph took a deep breath. He struggled to maintain his composure, pretending like nothing was wrong.

“But, teacher. “What did you put in your head?”

Director Kim looked at the leaf on Cheon Do-woon’s head and asked.

Joseph, who was standing on the other side, noticed the leaf and opened his mouth only after Director Kim spoke.

“Well, that’s… !”

Can not be done. Why is that thing stuck in the idiot’s head?

If you are a fool, be like a fool and wear a flower on your head. Hand over the leaf to me.

“Dodak loves it when you put this on his head.”

Cheon Do-un put his hand out in front of his shoulder.

Dodak, who was sitting on his shoulder, jumped up on him.

-Huh!

Dodak, who landed with flying colors, stamped his palm with his cane.

“Well, that’s… !”

Joseph’s eyes widened when he saw Dodaki’s cane. He was so shocked that he even forgot to breathe.

Ah, my treasure that I have never forgotten.

“that… That’s mine… .”

Joseph walked to Dodaki with languid steps.

Dodak saw this and his eyes became sharp beyond his mask.

What on earth is this disturbing look?

Dodak glanced at Joseph. Joseph also had Mandragora cells transplanted into him.

Like Cheon Do-un, he was also recognized as a fellow countryman, but for some reason he did not want to get close to him.

“Mine… That branch is mine… !”

Joseph stretched out his hand. In response to that threatening gesture, Dodaki swung a tree branch.

Again. A branch hit Joseph’s finger.

“Huh… !”

Joseph groaned and withdrew his hand.

It was on a different level from the previous postdoc attacks. A situation in which a strong tree branch was swung, not a root.

The tickling sensation increased to a stinging level.

I will not lose. Joseph opened his eyes and stretched out his hand again.

“That’s mine…” ! “It’s mine!”

Again and again. Two powerful blows struck Joseph’s fingers.

Joseph, who was hit twice by the branches of the World Tree, trembled.

“Give up. “It’s random.”

Joseph looked despairing at Cheon Do-un’s words.

God is not on my side either. Am I going to have everything taken away by that idiot?

Joseph’s knees went weak. He collapsed into a frustrated pose, his shoulders shaking, as he had once done.

‘Two, wait and see. I don’t back down like this.’

That’s mine. I’ll get it back someday.

As I was making my decision, my eyes fell on the finger that Dodak had hit.

‘what… ? ‘My fingers don’t hurt.’

A finger struck by the king’s staff.

Strangely enough, it was cool there. The usual throbbing pain in my finger joints had disappeared.

‘What is this… I didn’t have this kind of power when I had it.’

When the Mandragora is wielded, does a different power activate?

Joseph looked at Dodak with a surprised face.

-Huh!

When their eyes met, Dodak swung the World Tree’s staff. It was a vicious threat telling me not to come any closer.

Amidst that powerful threat, Joseph saw the tip of the staff that Dodaki was wielding sparkle slightly.

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