Solo Laveling
Chapter 7's
Solo Leveling – Chapter 7
Front, back, left, and right.
To secure all four directions, four people was the minimum requirement.
Jin-Woo himself, Ju-Hui, Mr. Song and finally, Mr. Kim. A person who leaves now will produce a gap in the field of vision.
Kim wiped the sweat on his forehead and asked immediately.
"Mr Seong, what's going on here? Explain it to me correctly. ”
"We'll make it as long as we wait here! Only until all the blue flames are extinguished! ”
Jin-Woo spits out everything he has deduced so far. Kim nodded as his ears rose.
Jin-Woo quickly ends his explanation and adds one more thing at the end.
"Remember, everyone here can get out of here alive."
The laws of this room always left the way open for one's survival. The final law will not deviate from that. Jin-Woo is sure no one else needs to die as long as the remaining people trust each other.
"… .."
Too bad, Kim's mind is very different from that of the youth. The older Hunter asked hesitantly.
"Look, Mr. Seong .. You may be right on this, but .. can the door be closed by closing when the timer runs out?"
"…"
Jin-Woo can't answer that.
He came to his conclusion after considering several variables, but until the results came in, he could not be 100% sure of anything.
However, what Kim wanted was a definite certainty. Rather than an uncertain promise about everyone's survival, the sure survival of itself has proven far more alluring in the end.
"I'm sorry about this, but .. I don't think I can stay here anymore."
"Husaha!"
"Sorry."
With that parting word, Kim came down from the altar. He then ignores Jin-Woo's urgent call and runs towards the door. He stopped and searched for a moment outside the door, but Kim did not step back into the room again.
Bluster.
Jin-Woo grits his teeth.
"Oh my God !!"
He had saved the lives of others, but what he got in return was definitely not something like gratitude or friendship.
His entire body trembled with the pain of betrayal.
Just as he had suspected, once Kim left them, a loophole in surveillance had been created. It was impossible for three people to guard all four directions.
Thus, the statues positioned in the blindspot began to creep closer to the altar.
Creeaaakkk …
Creeakaat …
The siege of the stone statue gradually tightened. Song looks around and then, talks to Jin-Woo and Ju-Hui.
"You two, you should go now."
His voice was full of resignation. Jin-Woo looks at the old man.
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"But, ahjussi ….?"
"As Kim said, I'm the one who dragged us all here. If someone has to stay behind, then it's only right that I do. "
"But still!!"
"The two of you with a better future ahead of you should be the ones who survive today."
Song started smiling, then. He thought of the hearts of these two young men because they had to leave him here.
"…"
Jin-Woo nodded helplessly. He was uncomfortable with all of this, but there was no time left to argue back and forth as to who should remain here.
Song then tries to ask Ju-Hui to take care of Jin-Woo.
"Miss Ju-Hui, can you help Mr. Seong here for a moment?"
"Y-yes."
However, just as he was about to prop it up, Ju-Hui dropped to the floor.
"Well….."
Ju-Hui tries to get up, but then, tears begin to form around the edges of her eyes.
"My feet .. me, I can't move my feet …."
Both Jin-Woo and Mister Song's expressions hardened in an instant.
Ju-Hui's current physical condition does look terrible even from an ordinary view. Her lips were under the shade of a pale blue color, while her entire body continued to tremble without feeling.
He suffered the side effect of using too much of his magic energy when he was already at his physical limit.
"Because he tried to heal my leg …."
Jin-Woo feels her chest tight and can't say anything. However, they really did not have any more time now.
Kreeeeaaakkk …..
The stone statues were endlessly approaching them without any time of rest even now.
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Jin-Woo pushes Song's hand and plummets to the ground. Seeing this, Song's eyes grew wider.
"Young people … ..?"
Jin-Woo spoke with a stern expression on his face.
"Ahjussi, please take Ju-Hui and get out of this place."
"I told you, I'll stay behind."
"In that case, who will help Ju-Hui?"
It's very unlikely for him to take Ju-Hui, who can't even stand properly, and go through the door within the time limit.
'Of course….'
There are other options to leave Ju-Hui as well. However, Ju-Hui has saved his life several times, and the only reason why he is in this state is because he is trying to help him with all his strength.
He definitely did not want to suffer from a conscience for leaving such a person behind in this cursed place.
“There is no more time. Please go now. "
"…"
Song's expression remained hardened as he helped Ju-Hui stand up. He shook his head desperately while tears streamed down his face.
"No, you can't .. Mr. Jin-Woo can still survive, you know? Let me …. "
"I promised I'd buy you dinner, didn't I?"
Jin-Woo took out an E rank magic crystal from his pocket and placed it in his hand.
“Please, use this and enjoy one on me. When I get out of here, I'll come to collect the change, you know. "
A smile forms on Jin-Woo's face, prompting Ju-Hui to shout in anger.
"How can you make a joke in this situation, Master Jin-Woo ?!"
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It was at this time that Jin-Woo gestured to Master Song with a nod. The older man then lightly cuts off the back of Ju-Hui's neck.
"Well…."
With that, Ju-Hui loses her consciousness. Song took the unconscious girl and placed her on his shoulder.
"… I'm really sorry about this."
"It's my choice, so it's okay."
Mister Song bowed his head to Jin-Woo.
With that goodbye, Song quickly left the altar.
Creeakaat ….
Creeeeeeaaaaaaatkk …..
As long as the three of them chatted, the statues had arrived at a distant proverbial stone.
Jin-Woo knelt down and took a few deep breaths.
“Fuu-woo's. Fuu-wuu …. "
He looked at the sword Kim had left next to him. So, he reached out and took it.
"Now after this, I'll bring at least one down with me."
When he looks back, Jin-Woo sees Mister Song safely going through the door unaware Ju-Hui is still perched on his shoulder.
How relieved it is.
"Only I will die here now …."
He did not do this out of a noble determination to sacrifice himself or something. No, of course there is an element of him that calculates the best result in his decision.
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Obviously, running as a Hunter is impossible. And it was also questionable whether he could live a normal life as well. He was only a high school graduate, and because he lacked clear work skills, he didn't have too many options to put food on the table.
"Mom's hospital fees .. and my sister's school fees as well."
If that was the case, then he might as well make sure his family would receive better compensation from the Association, even if it was just a penny more.
‘Is compensation paid to family members 300 million Won or 400, when someone dies during a raid? '(TL: Between $ 267.000 and $ 356.000)
It was an enormous sum for the worthless life of an E rank Hunter.
Creeakaat ….
Creeper …
Clang.
Finally, the statues arrived.
The first one came up on the altar. Jin-Woo looks at him and raises his sword.
"come."
Unfortunately, the expected attack did not come from the front, but his back.
Stab!
A long spear pierced into Jin-Woo's back and came out of his chest.
"Keok!"
Jin-Woo spat out a mouthful of blood.
An unimaginable pain flowed in like a tsunami wave.
"If you get stabbed a few inches higher, you'll have a hole in your heart right now!"
Nagging Ju-Hui that he heard just a few hours ago flashed through his mind like a scene from a spinning lantern.
"U, uwaaahck !!"
The stone statue raised a spear. Jin-Woo is lifted into the air, still pierced by the spear. He only had to fight for a moment, as – the statue threw him down the altar.
SLAM!!
"Keok!"
The sound of broken bones could be heard from all over his body.
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He shrank from the intense pain.
"Euh ….. Euh, euh … .."
As he began to tremble, stone statues slowly surrounded him. They formed a siege around him. Jin-Woo raises his head and looks at them, his entire body shaking nonstop.
"I. .. I don't want to die like this."
Now that he was facing his final moments, tears were flowing in his eyes.
He recalled his family's face. She even remembers Ju-Hui's face, her face full of anxiety and worry for her safety …
"I don't want to die …"
He did not want to end his short twenty-four year life in this place.
Steps.
The stone statue holding the sword took a step closer without a hint of emotion. Then, he raised his sword high.
Even though he is shaking violently, Jin-Woo does not take his eyes off this star.
Finally, the sword of the statue was slashed.
Swiiiandhh ….
"Only if, only if I had one more chance!"
Jin-Woo's eyes are wide open.
It happened later.
* SFX for the sculpture movement suddenly stopped *
As if someone had pressed the ’ pause button, the sword that was moving so fast suddenly stopped in midair.
No, that's not true; it doesn't stop at all. It just slowed down so he ended up thinking that way.
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One millimeter in a minute?
It was very slow, but the sword was still definitely down.
"What's going on here?"
Jin-Woo can't hide his astonishment.
Just then, the voice of a woman he had never heard before echoed in his head.
(Completion Requirements for the Secret Quest: Powerless Courage' has been fulfilled.)
Secret quest? Completion requirements met?
Jin-Woo can't understand any of that.
‘No, wait a minute. Other than that, where did the sound come from? '
Too bad for him, the voice ignores Jin-Woo's question and continues.
(You have earned the right to be a Player. Will you accept?)
Has he obtained the right? Accept what exactly?
"It looks like I'll be given something …."
She had grown poor since childhood, so she had never refused free stuff until now. However, it was a story when he was still alive. What good is free stuff when he's dead?
‘…….’
When Jin-Woo hesitates and does not answer, the voice in his head asks again as if urging him.
(There is no time left for you to make a decision. Your heart will stop functioning exactly 0.02 seconds after you refuse to accept. Will you accept?)
He could not tell whether he was hallucinating or not, but he still had to find out that he was only a moment away from death for good. He finally saw many other weapons heading towards him, beside the sword, that was how.
Now that those things had changed in such a way, he might as well do so.
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‘…. If you give it to me, then just give it to me.’
No need to say anything at all. He only thought about it in his head. Even then, the female voice immediately answered him.
(Congratulations to 'Player'.)
THE FLASH!!
A blinding light suddenly wrapped around Jin-Woo's body – and at the same time, he lost his consciousness.
Part 6: Penalty
He opened his eyes.
He looked at the white ceiling, and his nose was stung by the smell of disinfectant. He also felt the sensation of a hard mattress stuck to his back.
Jin-Woo soon recognizes where he is.
'Hospital?'
Ever since she meets B-rank healer Ju-Hui, the frequency of staying in one is somewhat decreasing, but still, the hospital is a familiar place for Jin-Woo, who is not, just like him with the local convenience store.
In such a way that, he even heard rumors about there being a special chair reserved for himself in the Hunter hospital as well.
Jin-Woo lifts his upper body. He then placed his hand on his chest and felt a tremor coming from there. His heart beats without any problems.
'I... SURVIVED? "
But it's not just that. Unlike before, his entire body felt light and airy. She felt heavy-headed and tired every time she got out of the hospital bed.
But, that's a different story now. No, it was as if he had woken up in his own bed after quite a night.
'What's going on….?'
This should not have been possible when she recalled the moments before she lost her consciousness.
A sword fell on his head right before his eyes.
Even if he was lucky and the sword missed, he was still surrounded by countless terrifying enemies. The objects were strong enough to make the attacking team formed only from A rank – no, S rank Hunters was a really difficult time.
"But I got out of that situation alive?"
Did he dream, then?
Fortunately, there is a good way to confirm it for yourself.
Jin-Woo pulls the blanket that covers her.
If the situation was real, then his legs would still be gone, and if he dreamed, then his legs would be …
"You're finally awake."
Amd
