Chapter 27
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Chapter 27
027 – Bang!
Soo-jeong ran toward the target location at the maximum speed she could achieve. Enduring the sharp pain with each step and suppressing the rising urge to curse from within. Running forward in this way, she still didn’t know the exact location of the gate that Myung-jun had entered. However, with her superhuman concentration, she followed the leftover of battle that Myung-jun had left behind, scanning the route that seemed to have the highest possibility.
‘It seems a branch is broken over there. Judging by the sap dripping, the branch must have been broken tonight.’
The leftover of battles spread all around. The wounds on the trees made by the slingshot Myung-jun had created were evident. In the narrow field of vision that was not well-visible in the darkness, she relied on the faint sense of unfamiliarity to trace Myung-jun’s hunting route.
‘He caught quite a lot.’
As she became increasingly confident that she was heading in the right direction, a sense of relief began to settle in her heart little by little. And at that moment, a sharp pain pierced through her thigh.
“Ahhhhh!!”
Soo-jeong, who had been running, fell forward while holding her thigh where the pain struck. She quickly grabbed her left thigh, where the pain was, and looked back urgently. However, she couldn’t sense any presence of the being that had attacked her.
“Where the hell...?”
Considering the possibility of long-range sniping, she soon dismissed it. The densely packed trees would make it impossible to snipe her from a distance in this limited field of view.
However, no matter how she examined the situation, she couldn’t find the opponent who had thrown the dagger that pierced her thigh. She started checking her own condition by inspecting the weapon that had penetrated her while passing through her thigh.
“For now, I need to stop the bleeding and buy some time.”
Without even knowing the identity or location of her opponent, and in a situation where she was clueless about the distance between them, Soo-jeong desperately spun her mind. And then she concluded that the attacker was using some kind of ability.
‘In a forest like this, they might have come tracking me in camouflage like Ghillie suite, but if that were the case, there should have been some noise. And it’s not like something got stuck in my thigh, the part with the thickest muscle in the body. It would have taken incredible speed to throw a needle through there using a metal dart. It’s not a move that can be done with just a light gesture. Then, what’s left is...’
“I never expected an Invisibility awakener to be tracking me. I’m sorry, but if you’re going to kill me anyway, could you at least show me the face of the person who wants to kill me? Will you reveal your identity?”
Then, in the middle of the forest where she was clearly watching, as if a hologram was revealing itself, a human figure appeared.
The figure that appeared in such a manner was surprisingly a slender woman in a striking white bodysuit.
“That’s fascinating. How did you find out that I’m an awakener?”
“Even humans have their limits in concealing their bodies. Abilities that can explain things beyond the scope of logical explanation can only be attributed to abilities.”
“What I’m curious about is how an ordinary civilian like you knows about the existence of abilities.”
“If I answer, will you spare my life?”L1tLagoon witnessed the first publication of this chapter on Ñøv€l--B1n.
“Sure. I have a few questions as well, so I’ll spare you if you answer.”
That’s what she said, but Soo-jeong was well aware that after hearing all the responses, the woman was intending to kill her. And the opponent also knew very well that Soo-jeong’s intention was just to buy time with conversation. Despite this, the fact that she revealed herself in front of Soo-jeong was due to her absolute confidence in her ability.
‘No matter what cards she holds, she can’t beat my ability to conceal.’
The woman, who had come to this conclusion, looked down at Soo-jeong who had stopped the bleeding and asked,
“The pain must be severe, but you seem calmer than expected, especially for a girl your age. Are you from a military background, perhaps?”
“I’ve simply trained myself to handle situations like this. Of course, I haven’t practiced enduring pain to this extent.”
Soo-jeong’s words were indeed true. During the process of planning with Myung-jun, she had separately studied emergency treatment methods to deal with potential injuries. As a result, she had acquired a decent level of emergency treatment skills, even capable of basic suturing.
“Next question. Why did you come into this forest?”
“As an Awakener, you must know about awakening methods. I came to this forest for my boyfriend’s awakening.”
“How did your boyfriend learn about awakening?”
“He said he learned about it while participating in a special form reconnaissance operation during his military service.”
“Hmm... So does that mean your boyfriend isn’t an Awakener yet?”
“According to what I know.”
“It doesn’t matter. Although I have a production ability, I’ve gained an ability that can easily overpower most combat types.”
“Then what if it’s not an ordinary ability?”
In an instant, the woman who had been standing right in front of them seemed to waver like a mirage and disappeared into thin air. Then, a deep voice echoed from a completely different location.
“My awakened ability is [Invisibility]. Its level is beyond techniques like optical camouflage or camouflage patterns to deceive the eyes. It’s a different dimension of invisibility. Humans can never find me with their eyes. And that goes for the eyes of your accomplice too. Can you block a lethal attack that comes from an invisible place using your [Production] ability? I propose a deal. Our goal is to capture you, Myung-jun. So, I won’t kill you. If you surrender quietly, I’ll spare you any pain.”
“What about senior?”
“I can’t. There were orders from above to kill all of you.”
“What if I said that if you hurt her, I will commit suicide?”
“Do you think knocking you out would be difficult for me?”
But even in the face of such a threat, Myung-jun’s expression remained relaxed. It was as if the magic like ability of invisibility meant nothing to him. Myung-jun addressed Soo-jeong.
“Senior, can you see?”
“No. It’s called an ‘ability,’ and I was wondering just how amazing it was. Now that you mention it, it’s worthy of being called an ability. It’s a level of invisibility that modern science can’t reproduce.”
“As a senior, haven’t you developed something like a stealth suit?”
“That involves bending emitted laser beams to distort their accurate form or implementing technology like displays attached to the surface to reproduce the image from the opposite side. It’s not a technology that can make you completely invisible like that. It actually seems like magic. I wonder about the principles?”
“Hmm... But senior, do you know? That ability has a fatal weakness.”
“What is it?”
“Although it allows the passage of light, it doesn’t let ultraviolet light pass through. Of course, if that person’s level is higher, I’m not sure, but at the current level, it seems they haven’t reached that point. I can detect her accurately with my summoned [Turret].”
“Darn it!”
In an instant, the hidden woman’s form rippled like a mirage and a gunshot echoed through the air, along with a bullet. The woman hit by the bullet screamed and fell to the ground.
“Aaahhh!”
“I thought being hit by a bullet would cancel the invisibility, but I can’t see any blood. If it weren’t for the scream, I wouldn’t have known I hit her.”
At that moment, the turret summoned by Myung-jun started aiming at a distant point by turning its barrel. This was evidence that the fallen assailant had begun to flee, avoiding Myung-jun’s attack.
‘I need to escape the detection range for now.’
She had her own calculations. As far as she knew, summoning abilities had a fatal weakness: summoning distance. Although Myung-jun’s ability could counter her own, it only mattered as long as they were within the turret’s firing range. Considering that Myung-jun had only recently developed his ability, she judged that the distance at which Myung-jun could summon the turret would likely be no more than 100 meters.
However, even though Myung-jun was aware of her escape, he paid no attention to it. In fact, he was more focused on extracting disinfectant from a vial and applying it to Soo-jeong’s wounds.
“Do you really not need to chase after her?”
“It’s okay. She’s probably trying to escape beyond the turret’s summoning range.”
“But isn’t that risky?”
“Well, if I’ve awakened as an Awakener who capture Rank 1 to Rank 2 monsters, then my initial level would be low as an Awakener. The summoning range would probably be limited to around a radius of 100 meters. The problem is, before I gained this ability, I had already caught dozens of Rank 3 monsters. I even defeated a Gate Boss close to Rank 5. That accumulated experience remained intact until I awakened.”
“So, you mean...”
“Yes, you got it.”
Myung-jun grinned.
“At the moment, my level is 37, and the deployable range for summoning is over 1 km.”
Suddenly, from the other side of the forest, the sound of dozens of turrets rotating simultaneously could be heard. The chilling sound of dreadful reloading accompanied it, followed by the continuous sound of a machine gun. Hearing this, Soo-jeong could only think to herself: Even if it were an stealth grandmaster coming, the assailant from earlier would end up as minced meat, without a doubt.
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Chapter 27
027 – Bang!
Soo-jeong ran toward the target location at the maximum speed she could achieve. Enduring the sharp pain with each step and suppressing the rising urge to curse from within. Running forward in this way, she still didn’t know the exact location of the gate that Myung-jun had entered. However, with her superhuman concentration, she followed the leftover of battle that Myung-jun had left behind, scanning the route that seemed to have the highest possibility.
‘It seems a branch is broken over there. Judging by the sap dripping, the branch must have been broken tonight.’
The leftover of battles spread all around. The wounds on the trees made by the slingshot Myung-jun had created were evident. In the narrow field of vision that was not well-visible in the darkness, she relied on the faint sense of unfamiliarity to trace Myung-jun’s hunting route.
‘He caught quite a lot.’
As she became increasingly confident that she was heading in the right direction, a sense of relief began to settle in her heart little by little. And at that moment, a sharp pain pierced through her thigh.
“Ahhhhh!!”
Soo-jeong, who had been running, fell forward while holding her thigh where the pain struck. She quickly grabbed her left thigh, where the pain was, and looked back urgently. However, she couldn’t sense any presence of the being that had attacked her.
“Where the hell...?”
Considering the possibility of long-range sniping, she soon dismissed it. The densely packed trees would make it impossible to snipe her from a distance in this limited field of view.
However, no matter how she examined the situation, she couldn’t find the opponent who had thrown the dagger that pierced her thigh. She started checking her own condition by inspecting the weapon that had penetrated her while passing through her thigh.
“For now, I need to stop the bleeding and buy some time.”
Without even knowing the identity or location of her opponent, and in a situation where she was clueless about the distance between them, Soo-jeong desperately spun her mind. And then she concluded that the attacker was using some kind of ability.
‘In a forest like this, they might have come tracking me in camouflage like Ghillie suite, but if that were the case, there should have been some noise. And it’s not like something got stuck in my thigh, the part with the thickest muscle in the body. It would have taken incredible speed to throw a needle through there using a metal dart. It’s not a move that can be done with just a light gesture. Then, what’s left is...’
“I never expected an Invisibility awakener to be tracking me. I’m sorry, but if you’re going to kill me anyway, could you at least show me the face of the person who wants to kill me? Will you reveal your identity?”
Then, in the middle of the forest where she was clearly watching, as if a hologram was revealing itself, a human figure appeared.
The figure that appeared in such a manner was surprisingly a slender woman in a striking white bodysuit.
“That’s fascinating. How did you find out that I’m an awakener?”
“Even humans have their limits in concealing their bodies. Abilities that can explain things beyond the scope of logical explanation can only be attributed to abilities.”
“What I’m curious about is how an ordinary civilian like you knows about the existence of abilities.”
“If I answer, will you spare my life?”L1tLagoon witnessed the first publication of this chapter on Ñøv€l--B1n.
“Sure. I have a few questions as well, so I’ll spare you if you answer.”
That’s what she said, but Soo-jeong was well aware that after hearing all the responses, the woman was intending to kill her. And the opponent also knew very well that Soo-jeong’s intention was just to buy time with conversation. Despite this, the fact that she revealed herself in front of Soo-jeong was due to her absolute confidence in her ability.
‘No matter what cards she holds, she can’t beat my ability to conceal.’
The woman, who had come to this conclusion, looked down at Soo-jeong who had stopped the bleeding and asked,
“The pain must be severe, but you seem calmer than expected, especially for a girl your age. Are you from a military background, perhaps?”
“I’ve simply trained myself to handle situations like this. Of course, I haven’t practiced enduring pain to this extent.”
Soo-jeong’s words were indeed true. During the process of planning with Myung-jun, she had separately studied emergency treatment methods to deal with potential injuries. As a result, she had acquired a decent level of emergency treatment skills, even capable of basic suturing.
“Next question. Why did you come into this forest?”
“As an Awakener, you must know about awakening methods. I came to this forest for my boyfriend’s awakening.”
“How did your boyfriend learn about awakening?”
“He said he learned about it while participating in a special form reconnaissance operation during his military service.”
“Hmm... So does that mean your boyfriend isn’t an Awakener yet?”
“According to what I know.”
“It doesn’t matter. Although I have a production ability, I’ve gained an ability that can easily overpower most combat types.”
“Then what if it’s not an ordinary ability?”
In an instant, the woman who had been standing right in front of them seemed to waver like a mirage and disappeared into thin air. Then, a deep voice echoed from a completely different location.
“My awakened ability is [Invisibility]. Its level is beyond techniques like optical camouflage or camouflage patterns to deceive the eyes. It’s a different dimension of invisibility. Humans can never find me with their eyes. And that goes for the eyes of your accomplice too. Can you block a lethal attack that comes from an invisible place using your [Production] ability? I propose a deal. Our goal is to capture you, Myung-jun. So, I won’t kill you. If you surrender quietly, I’ll spare you any pain.”
“What about senior?”
“I can’t. There were orders from above to kill all of you.”
“What if I said that if you hurt her, I will commit suicide?”
“Do you think knocking you out would be difficult for me?”
But even in the face of such a threat, Myung-jun’s expression remained relaxed. It was as if the magic like ability of invisibility meant nothing to him. Myung-jun addressed Soo-jeong.
“Senior, can you see?”
“No. It’s called an ‘ability,’ and I was wondering just how amazing it was. Now that you mention it, it’s worthy of being called an ability. It’s a level of invisibility that modern science can’t reproduce.”
“As a senior, haven’t you developed something like a stealth suit?”
“That involves bending emitted laser beams to distort their accurate form or implementing technology like displays attached to the surface to reproduce the image from the opposite side. It’s not a technology that can make you completely invisible like that. It actually seems like magic. I wonder about the principles?”
“Hmm... But senior, do you know? That ability has a fatal weakness.”
“What is it?”
“Although it allows the passage of light, it doesn’t let ultraviolet light pass through. Of course, if that person’s level is higher, I’m not sure, but at the current level, it seems they haven’t reached that point. I can detect her accurately with my summoned [Turret].”
“Darn it!”
In an instant, the hidden woman’s form rippled like a mirage and a gunshot echoed through the air, along with a bullet. The woman hit by the bullet screamed and fell to the ground.
“Aaahhh!”
“I thought being hit by a bullet would cancel the invisibility, but I can’t see any blood. If it weren’t for the scream, I wouldn’t have known I hit her.”
At that moment, the turret summoned by Myung-jun started aiming at a distant point by turning its barrel. This was evidence that the fallen assailant had begun to flee, avoiding Myung-jun’s attack.
‘I need to escape the detection range for now.’
She had her own calculations. As far as she knew, summoning abilities had a fatal weakness: summoning distance. Although Myung-jun’s ability could counter her own, it only mattered as long as they were within the turret’s firing range. Considering that Myung-jun had only recently developed his ability, she judged that the distance at which Myung-jun could summon the turret would likely be no more than 100 meters.
However, even though Myung-jun was aware of her escape, he paid no attention to it. In fact, he was more focused on extracting disinfectant from a vial and applying it to Soo-jeong’s wounds.
“Do you really not need to chase after her?”
“It’s okay. She’s probably trying to escape beyond the turret’s summoning range.”
“But isn’t that risky?”
“Well, if I’ve awakened as an Awakener who capture Rank 1 to Rank 2 monsters, then my initial level would be low as an Awakener. The summoning range would probably be limited to around a radius of 100 meters. The problem is, before I gained this ability, I had already caught dozens of Rank 3 monsters. I even defeated a Gate Boss close to Rank 5. That accumulated experience remained intact until I awakened.”
“So, you mean...”
“Yes, you got it.”
Myung-jun grinned.
“At the moment, my level is 37, and the deployable range for summoning is over 1 km.”
Suddenly, from the other side of the forest, the sound of dozens of turrets rotating simultaneously could be heard. The chilling sound of dreadful reloading accompanied it, followed by the continuous sound of a machine gun. Hearing this, Soo-jeong could only think to herself: Even if it were an stealth grandmaster coming, the assailant from earlier would end up as minced meat, without a doubt.
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Chapter 27027 Bang!Soo-jeong ran toward the target location at the maximum speed she could achieve. Enduring the sharp pain with each step and suppressing the rising urge to curse from within. Running forward in this way, she still didn't know the exact location of the gate that Myung-jun had entered. However, with her superhuman concentration, she followed the leftover of battle that Myung-jun had left behind, scanning the route that seemed to have the highest possibility.It seems a branch is broken over there. Judging by the sap dripping, the branch must have been broken tonight.'The leftover of battles spread all around. The wounds on the trees made by the slingshot Myung-jun had created were evident. In the narrow field of vision that was not well-visible in the darkness, she relied on the faint sense of unfamiliarity to trace Myung-jun's hunting route.He caught quite a lot.'As she became increasingly confident that she was heading in the right direction, a sense of relief began to settle in her heart little by little. And at that moment, a sharp pain pierced through her thigh.Ahhhhh!!Soo-jeong, who had been running, fell forward while holding her thigh where the pain struck. She quickly grabbed her left thigh, where the pain was, and looked back urgently. However, she couldn't sense any presence of the being that had attacked her.Where the hell...?Considering the possibility of long-range sniping, she soon dismissed it. The densely packed trees would make it impossible to snipe her from a distance in this limited field of view.However, no matter how she examined the situation, she couldn't find the opponent who had thrown the dagger that pierced her thigh. She started checking her own condition by inspecting the weapon that had penetrated her while passing through her thigh.For now, I need to stop the bleeding and buy some time.Without even knowing the identity or location of her opponent, and in a situation where she was clueless about the distance between them, Soo-jeong desperately spun her mind. And then she concluded that the attacker was using some kind of ability.In a forest like this, they might have come tracking me in camouflage like Ghillie suite, but if that were the case, there should have been some noise. And it's not like something got stuck in my thigh, the part with the thickest muscle in the body. It would have taken incredible speed to throw a needle through there using a metal dart. It's not a move that can be done with just a light gesture. Then, what's left is...'I never expected an Invisibility awakener to be tracking me. I'm sorry, but if you're going to kill me anyway, could you at least show me the face of the person who wants to kill me? Will you reveal your identity?Then, in the middle of the forest where she was clearly watching, as if a hologram was revealing itself, a human figure appeared.The figure that appeared in such a manner was surprisingly a slender woman in a striking white bodysuit.That's fascinating. How did you find out that I'm an awakener?Even humans have their limits in concealing their bodies. Abilities that can explain things beyond the scope of logical explanation can only be attributed to abilities.What I'm curious about is how an ordinary civilian like you knows about the existence of abilities.If I answer, will you spare my life?L1tLagoon witnessed the first publication of this chapter on Nvl--B1n.Sure. I have a few questions as well, so I'll spare you if you answer.That's what she said, but Soo-jeong was well aware that after hearing all the responses, the woman was intending to kill her. And the opponent also knew very well that Soo-jeong's intention was just to buy time with conversation. Despite this, the fact that she revealed herself in front of Soo-jeong was due to her absolute confidence in her ability.No matter what cards she holds, she can't beat my ability to conceal.'The woman, who had come to this conclusion, looked down at Soo-jeong who had stopped the bleeding and asked,The pain must be severe, but you seem calmer than expected, especially for a girl your age. Are you from a military background, perhaps?I've simply trained myself to handle situations like this. Of course, I haven't practiced enduring pain to this extent.Soo-jeong's words were indeed true. During the process of planning with Myung-jun, she had separately studied emergency treatment methods to deal with potential injuries. As a result, she had acquired a decent level of emergency treatment skills, even capable of basic suturing.Next question. Why did you come into this forest?As an Awakener, you must know about awakening methods. I came to this forest for my boyfriend's awakening.How did your boyfriend learn about awakening?He said he learned about it while participating in a special form reconnaissance operation during his military service.Hmm... So does that mean your boyfriend isn't an Awakener yet?According to what I know.It doesn't matter. Although I have a production ability, I've gained an ability that can easily overpower most combat types.Then what if it's not an ordinary ability?In an instant, the woman who had been standing right in front of them seemed to waver like a mirage and disappeared into thin air. Then, a deep voice echoed from a completely different location.My awakened ability is Invisibility. Its level is beyond techniques like optical camouflage or camouflage patterns to deceive the eyes. It's a different dimension of invisibility. Humans can never find me with their eyes. And that goes for the eyes of your accomplice too. Can you block a lethal attack that comes from an invisible place using your Production ability? I propose a deal. Our goal is to capture you, Myung-jun. So, I won't kill you. If you surrender quietly, I'll spare you any pain.What about senior?I can't. There were orders from above to kill all of you.What if I said that if you hurt her, I will commit suicide?Do you think knocking you out would be difficult for me?But even in the face of such a threat, Myung-jun's expression remained relaxed. It was as if the magic like ability of invisibility meant nothing to him. Myung-jun addressed Soo-jeong.Senior, can you see?No. It's called an ability,' and I was wondering just how amazing it was. Now that you mention it, it's worthy of being called an ability. It's a level of invisibility that modern science can't reproduce.As a senior, haven't you developed something like a stealth suit?That involves bending emitted laser beams to distort their accurate form or implementing technology like displays attached to the surface to reproduce the image from the opposite side. It's not a technology that can make you completely invisible like that. It actually seems like magic. I wonder about the principles?Hmm... But senior, do you know? That ability has a fatal weakness.What is it?Although it allows the passage of light, it doesn't let ultraviolet light pass through. Of course, if that person's level is higher, I'm not sure, but at the current level, it seems they haven't reached that point. I can detect her accurately with my summoned Turret.Darn it!In an instant, the hidden woman's form rippled like a mirage and a gunshot echoed through the air, along with a bullet. The woman hit by the bullet screamed and fell to the ground.Aaahhh!I thought being hit by a bullet would cancel the invisibility, but I can't see any blood. If it weren't for the scream, I wouldn't have known I hit her.At that moment, the turret summoned by Myung-jun started aiming at a distant point by turning its barrel. This was evidence that the fallen assailant had begun to flee, avoiding Myung-jun's attack.I need to escape the detection range for now.'She had her own calculations. As far as she knew, summoning abilities had a fatal weakness: summoning distance. Although Myung-jun's ability could counter her own, it only mattered as long as they were within the turret's firing range. Considering that Myung-jun had only recently developed his ability, she judged that the distance at which Myung-jun could summon the turret would likely be no more than 100 meters.However, even though Myung-jun was aware of her escape, he paid no attention to it. In fact, he was more focused on extracting disinfectant from a vial and applying it to Soo-jeong's wounds.Do you really not need to chase after her?It's okay. She's probably trying to escape beyond the turret's summoning range.But isn't that risky?Well, if I've awakened as an Awakener who capture Rank 1 to Rank 2 monsters, then my initial level would be low as an Awakener. The summoning range would probably be limited to around a radius of 100 meters. The problem is, before I gained this ability, I had already caught dozens of Rank 3 monsters. I even defeated a Gate Boss close to Rank 5. That accumulated experience remained intact until I awakened.So, you mean...Yes, you got it.Myung-jun grinned.At the moment, my level is 37, and the deployable range for summoning is over 1 km.Suddenly, from the other side of the forest, the sound of dozens of turrets rotating simultaneously could be heard. The chilling sound of dreadful reloading accompanied it, followed by the continuous sound of a machine gun. Hearing this, Soo-jeong could only think to herself: Even if it were an stealth grandmaster coming, the assailant from earlier would end up as minced meat, without a doubt.Hope you enjoy the chapter, if you wish to support me or read advance chapter you can do it Here
