This Universe Needs Old People - Chapter 116



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Apocalypse Needs Old People Episode 116
71. Hunger (5)

The giant reindeer that Han Yeo-bom calls Rudolph is a legendary monster from the South, the snow deer.

Of course, just because Han Yeo-bom called him Rudolph doesn’t mean he had a red nose or anything.

The snow deer is a beautiful reindeer with a pure white body and silver antlers.

In other words, Han Yeo-bom is just mentally old enough to shout ‘It’s Rudolph!’ whenever she sees a reindeer.

But at this timing, a legendary monster appears.

‘What kind of nonsense is this?’

A legendary monster is one that exists in each of the four cardinal directions, like a god.

They are not usually seen near human habitation areas unless something special happens, as was the case with the snow giants in the north.

That’s why the word ‘Legend’ is added to the rank.

Beyond the zone, in a land where humans can no longer live, there are monsters with mysterious powers… … .

Because they are monsters that are only mentioned as legends.

When the second apocalypse begins, it will appear without any distinction of areas, but for now, it is only before the second apocalypse.

There is no reason for legendary monsters like the snow giant and the snow deer to be so active.

‘The snow giant came down to our area after chasing large monsters.’

But I have no idea why that snow deer is here right now.

The biggest change was that the Christmas forest that had been blocking the monsters’ approach like a barrier was burned down…

‘I guess this is intentional?’

Just the two legendary monsters that caught my eye just now.

No matter how I think about it, it can’t be a coincidence.

Someone is pushing legendary monsters in front of me with some intention.

Maybe it’s because I want to gain power and destiny and become stronger.

Or maybe it’s because of the needs of some viewers who want to enjoy every moment as a highlight.

Or else.

‘This might be a trick to make me use my powers more… … .’

As I stood there watching the snow deer on the snowfield without taking the initiative, T-Balom came up to me and asked me with his eyes still fixed on the snow deer.

“What is that monster? It looks a bit different from the ones I usually see.”

“Don’t you know what a snow deer is?”

“I don’t know.”

You don’t know what a snow deer is?

Have you ever encountered a legendary monster while playing after the 2nd apocalypse?

Judging from my sniping play, I’m definitely not a newbie, but I surprisingly don’t know much about the game.

“It’s a monster of a higher rank than the large class.”

“Is there something different about you from other guys?”

“It’s different. Because I have a special ability.”

“Ability?”

T-Balom frowned.

“I feel like my headache has increased.”

“You don’t even know the snow deer, so you really only knew my strategies?”

“What kind of power does that guy have?”

Don’t change the subject.

I answered my shy fan sincerely.

“For example… the snow deer has the ability to immobilize anything it looks at.”

“You’re saying that you can’t move what you look at? If you make eye contact, you get a stun state?”

“I understand.”

“So you’re just going to watch me roll my plane around like a toy? Because it’s dangerous if you get close.”

As the saying goes, the snow deer was playing with my plane by rolling it with its antlers.

My newbie and Han Yeo-bom, who are still riding inside, must be rolling around by now.

It seems like the snow deer is interested in the airship and is playing around with it, but the snow deer is such a bad-tempered creature that it might turn around and destroy the airship at any moment.

So, I guess I’ll have to deal with that guy.

The guys inside the plane are healers, so they won’t be of any help in battle anyway.

There’s no way Tae-jung and Mickey Parker will come back at a good time, so I have to take care of it.

Actually, it would be enough to just break the jewel with a single lightning strike, but the problem is that I can no longer use my powers… … .

‘Is that snow deer’s purpose to make me use my supernatural powers on purpose?’

Mickey Parker told him not to use his powers anymore.

Actually… isn’t it true that when you break a taboo, more dopamine is released?

Why on earth did they tell me not to use my powers anymore?

What will the end of this unknown hunger be like?

‘I’m curious. I want to know why it’s not possible.’

Well, that doesn’t mean I’ll use my powers right away.

While playing the safe zone game, I was able to catch many snow deer without any abilities.

If there’s one problem, it’s that the Christmas forest has burned down.

The original strategy for attacking a snow deer was to lure it into a Christmas forest, block its vision with tall fir trees, and then shoot jewels at it.

During the Snow Giant era, I was able to utilize terrain features, but since the Christmas forest was on fire and I have no intention of using my abilities right now, all I can do is… … .

‘hmm.’

As I looked around, my eyes stopped at T-Balom.

T-Balom met my eyes and asked indifferently.

“So. What’s the strategy?”

Of course you think I know the strategy.

“But I’m curious about the strategy. Can you help me catch it?”

“My area is also nearby, so I can’t just leave something like that alone. It’s already a monster paradise within the area.”

Even though you met me, do you plan on going back to that disgusting area?

I began to suspect that maybe they thought I was worse than the Knife Zone NPCs.

Now was not the time to say I would take you to my quarters.

When T-Balom comes out cooperatively, you have to use your wits to attack the snow deer.

“The eye that displays special abilities is the third eye.”

“Third eye?”

“It’s usually closed, but there’s an extra eye on my forehead.”

“I thought it was a snow deer because it just looked like a pure white reindeer. So is it a ‘snow’ deer?”

“… … .”

This guy… doesn’t he look like an ordinary middle-aged man?

Aren’t you a lot older than my mother?

But T-Balom was unexpectedly offended by my cool silence.

“… I’m not joking. I’m asking this seriously.”

“Okay.”

I quickly continued speaking as T-Balom’s eyebrows twitched.

“Anyway, it’s okay to make eye contact with other eyes besides the one on the forehead. Only the third eye is affected by the stun state. And since the third eye only opens when using a superpower, you can immediately tell the signs before the superpower is used.”

“So, if you want to open your third eye, you just have to turn your head or close your eyes? It’s easier than you think.”

“If that were a normal monster, then yes.”

Basically, monsters in the safe zone cannot be completely killed by normal ‘hunting’.

The monster’s core jewel.

That alien creature is constantly regenerating as long as the jewel is intact, and its life activities only stop when the jewel is destroyed.

Even the Snow Giant couldn’t break the jewel on his forehead, so if Luna hadn’t been there, he would have come back to life and finished me off.

So, that snow deer can only be killed by breaking the jewel.

“There are two problems.”

“Two things.”

“One is that that jewel is attached to the third eye.”

At those words, T-Balom immediately showed an expression as if he knew what the problem was.

“If you try to break the jewel, there is a high chance that you will be affected by its power.”

But that was a minor problem, said T-Balom, and suggested a strategy.

“While I’m distracting him, you can approach him from behind and use your powerful firepower to pierce his third eye and shatter the gem. Or you can climb up on his back and stab the gem with your knife without looking at his eye. The meteor knife can shatter even the largest gems in an instant… .”

While I was smiling the whole time listening to that story, T-Balom suddenly looked at me with anxious eyes.

“… Now that I think about it, there were two problems.”

“huh.”

“What’s the other one?”

“You have to catch the jewel without breaking it.”

“…under?”

T-Balom looked like he couldn’t understand and then asked.

“If I break the jewel, will I be affected by any other status effects?”

“no.”

“then?”

I spoke while staring at T-Balom intently to see the change in his expression.

“If a player eats a jewel, they will gain that monster’s ability.”

“……what?”

T-Balom looked confused for a moment, then his eyes turned suspicious.

“There probably isn’t such a setting in the safe zone.”

“I know there’s no such setting. But if it weren’t for your ‘superpower,’ how would you have split your area in half?”

“No… Was that you too?”

Is that where it starts?

But whatever, it doesn’t matter because from now on I plan on compensating for the damage I caused.

“In return for helping me, and in return for the area I destroyed.”

I blurted out what had been on my mind since T-Balom had said he would help me catch the snow deer.

“I will give you the power of the snow deer.”

At that moment, T-Balom’s expression became complicated.

Can I believe this? Can I just take the jewel he gives me and eat it? No, how am I supposed to attack that giant monster without destroying the jewel in the first place?

That’s kind of the expression.

“I’m… not on your side.”

Those were the first words that T-Balom spoke, barely able to control his expression.

“If you can really gain this ability, there’s no reason for you to give me the jewel.”

There is only one ability slot that a player can obtain, so there is no need to say that it is a gem that cannot be eaten even if given to me.

I smiled kindly and said.

“That’s why I’m giving it to you. Because you’re not on my side.”

“what?”

“I want you to become stronger even if you have a little bit of hostility towards me. It’s more fun that way.”

“You’re completely crazy.”

“Yeah, that’s right!”

I grabbed T-Balom’s arm.

“You’re the one who’s going to have to deal with me. Above all, I’m not the only one who’s acquired supernatural powers. Can you deal with them all with just that meteorite knife? Wouldn’t it be better to take it when I give it to you?”

“… … .”

T-Balom looked at me with a tired face, but he wasn’t a stupid guy who was slow at calculating.

“Then… how do you plan on catching that big thing?”

Because it clearly meant that he agreed to catch the snow deer without breaking the jewel.

I answered with a bright smile.

“Do you know how Perseus caught Medusa?”

* * *
“Eww!”

Han Yeo-bom rolled around inside the plane and screamed.

“Ah, no, Miss Yeo-bom, I told you to grab anything!”

The dentist shouted at Han Yeo-bom, hugging the chair that was fixed to the floor with one arm and holding his glasses with the other hand, but Han Yeo-bom began to roll helplessly as the plane tilted.

The dentist stretched out his arm to catch Han Yeo-bom who was passing by, but she just barely grazed his fingertips and rolled down.

“Ugh! Ugh!”

“Oh my, that’s… … .”

As the dentist let out a sigh of regret, the aircraft suddenly stopped moving.

“evil.”

Han Yeo-bom, who barely stopped with a scream of despair, took out a star candy from her pocket and ate it in one bite with a face that was completely drained of energy.

The lights came back on in the plane, but the screen was flickering and not showing anything outside, so the dentist carefully released his hold on the chair and walked over to the window.

The dentist, looking out the window, screamed.

“senior!”

Outside the window, I saw the back of a dopamine addict hurtling on a hoverboard toward a snow deer several times his size.

After hearing from Han Yeo-bom that the snow deer was a monster with supernatural powers while rolling around in the airplane, the dentist pressed himself against the window and looked up at the dopamine addict with agitated eyes.

“I can’t even use my powers right now, so how am I supposed to deal with that!”

“Are you the kind of person who wouldn’t use it just because that guy tells you not to?”

Han Yeo-bom, who came to the dentist with her stiff body and looked out the window, tilted her head.

“But somehow it seems like I’m a little taller… … .”

“You said you grew tall?”

At those words, the dentist pulled his glasses down tightly and looked intently at the figure flying up on the hoverboard before shouting.

“Isn’t that one of your seniors riding the hoverboard?!”

With T-Balom, who was taller than him, in front of him as if he were a shield.

The hoverboard ridden by the dopamine addict flew majestically toward the snow deer.