Chapter 22

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“Ready to fire!”

A swarm of ants came from afar.

Although it was huge, it was an ant that crossed several legs and approached.

The gunmen immediately grabbed their guns and took a shooting stance.

“As soon as it is confirmed by the naked eye, fire begins. After that, it attacks autonomously until it is determined that the swarm has been wiped out, without having to obey orders. Did you know?”

A player in a safe position at the back of the group shouted loudly.

The skilled gunslingers were already ready to fire.

Tadang!

Soon the shooting started.

A thick smell of gunpowder permeated the cave.

Fortunately, ants are one of those monsters that are also heavily influenced by modern weapons.

So the ant hunting seemed to go smoothly.

But,

“Ahh!”

“Aww!”

It was only for a while.

Chick! Chijik!

Another swarm of ants spewed out from behind the ant colony, which was only possible in an all-out war, appeared.

The gunmen clicked their tongues and narrowed their brows.

“Keep your distance!”

“The range is longer this way! Stay calm and step back!”

The leader of the dungeon attack team shouted.

The gunmen in the front row stepped back in unison and widened the distance.

bang! valid!

While maintaining distance, the gunslingers did not relax their tension.

His feet were constantly teasing and his hands pulled the trigger.

The swarm of ants made a bizarre noise and died.

Soon the cave passages were filled with by-products left behind by the swarm of ants.

But even with a lucrative by-product in front of them, the gunslingers couldn’t jump forward.

If you kill a swarm of ants, as much as you kill another swarm of ants will appear.

“shit! Go further!”

“Can’t you see me in front of you?!”

Although it was made up of only skilled workers, the gunslingers were, in the end, a bunch of individual gangsters.

Gradually, my breathing became disturbed and I began to be pushed back.

If he stayed in the battlefield, he would be killed.

The voices of those in the front row became urgent.

“What are the players doing now?!”

Eventually, unable to contain his irritation, one of the gunmen shouted.

Normally, when gunslingers are on the defensive, players step forward to stop the monster’s advance.

And the gunslingers fire safely from behind.

In attacking dungeons using gunslingers, it was a common sense strategy.

But what caught the eyes of the gunslingers looking back was a completely different sight.

“Did you confirm?”

“yes. It is different in size and pattern from the objects found in other dungeons.”

“What is different?”

“An entity spraying formic acid appeared in the beginning. Seeing this strong backlash from the beginning is enough to be suspicious.”

“okay? This kind of information is enough. done. Do not withdraw.”

Jeong-ho Lee and his men were observing only the ant monster carefreely.

They had a leisurely conversation and then immediately turned around.

They had an attitude of no regrets as if all they wanted was information.

Tosagupin.

It was a word that immediately popped into the minds of the gunslingers.

The shadow of death fell over them in an instant.

“Damn it!”

*

MK-7.

It was an automatic rifle provided to the police and military forces guarding the dungeon.

And it was one of the main guns used by gunslingers.

Blue flames from the muzzle were characteristic of using special bullets against monsters.

A continuous blue flame rose from the muzzles of gunslingers hunting swarms.

bang! valid!

But strangely, only one muzzle was exploding red flames.

“What is it, you?”

One of the gunslingers, who was struggling to sharpen his gun, saw the man next to me and asked nervously.

You mean you didn’t even bring a proper gun when you came hunting monsters, you idiot?

“Did you just enter the dungeon with that gun? No, wait! If you have money to buy a mask of illusion, why? … !”

“I came here as a gunslinger, so I wanted to shoot some guns at least once.”

“What kind of bullshit… … .”

The man who was about to ask if he was talking was closed.

A veteran gunslinger in a phantom mask.

Dohyun, who was disguised like that, began to move.

He dropped the gun he was holding on the floor and fired the new one with agility.“What, what?”

“What is that bastard? Are you crazy?”

“Keep in line! Don’t be agitated! Leave that bastard alone!”

A single gunman dropped his gun and rushed into the swarm of ants.

The gunmen were astonished at the sight.

It was tantamount to suicide.

Did you go crazy because you were hit?

The gunmen got even more nervous and pulled the trigger incessantly.

He had to shoot one more shot to survive.

If they stopped shooting when there was a person in front of them, they would die.

bang!

Dozens of rounds were fired, ignoring the mad gunman rushing through the swarm of ants.

Then something amazing happened.

A bullet that cut through the air flew away as if alive, dodging the mad gunman.

avoided?

Of course, the bullets didn’t avoid humans.

There are only gunslingers here, but if there were players, they would have noticed right away.

It was just that Dohyeon diddge the bullet.

“… … !”

“Wait, are you a player?”

What happened immediately after that was surprising.

Just as one of the gunmen murmured, Dohyun was holding a sword instead of a gun.

And he began to slaughter every swarm of ants.

Cookies!

A swarm of ants tried to bite Do-hyeon or swung his paw.

Each time, Do-hyeon quickly avoided his body and cut off the ant’s leg.

The ant could not handle its body, which was heavy compared to its legs, and leaned over.

thud!

And fell to the floor with a loud noise.

But that didn’t make the ants incapable of combat.

Even though there was only his body left, he recklessly tried to kill Dohyun.

Dohyun put a sword in the ant’s head as a finale.

Then he pulled out his sword and faced another ant.

Even though he was dealing with a swarm of dozens of ants, Dohyun was fine.

It was in perfect condition except for a few abrasions.

It had been a long time since the rain of fire against the swarm had ceased.

Because even the gunslingers knew.

The fact that their shooting actually hinders Dohyeon.

The power of a single player with great skills was not something that a group of gunslingers could surpass.

Rather, it was better to let Dohyun run wild on his own.

After that, he had to run away now.

Still, the gunslingers couldn’t take their eyes off Dohyeon’s battle.

Cookie profit!

It was when the swarm of ants in front had decreased.

The ant at the back suddenly spewed ant acid towards Dohyeon.

He had no choice but to avoid it because it obstructed his view and melted his flesh just by touching it.

‘shit! Formic acid is also a problem.’

Dohyun clenched his teeth and blew a new model.

There was no place to step because of the formic acid left behind by the swarm of ants.

Because of this, the dolls in the battle simulation had to suffer.

The fact was that, thanks to his skill, Dohyun, who had absorbed the dolls’ experiences, was considered to have already experienced it.

Otherwise, he would have been shocked and embarrassed by the unexpected situation.

It wasn’t perfect, but Dohyun was dodging the formic acid on the floor and the attack of the swarm at the same time.

Still, it did not stop attacking the ants.

‘Calmly cut off the leg first.’

At first glance, it seems that Do-hyeon is carrying out a one-sided slaughter with overwhelming inaction.

But behind the scenes, a sophisticated strategy was hidden.

No matter how great a monster is, there are bound to be weaknesses.

An abnormal characteristic of living and moving existed, and that characteristic acted as a weakness.

In the case of the ant, it was the leg.

His legs were too weak for his bloated body.

He was barely supporting his body.

Do-hyeon repeated the ants’ legs first and then put a sword in the head as a finishing touch.

This sequence of actions can be seen very easily.

However, applying such a pattern one by one in an ever-changing battle was actually phenomenal.

The gunslingers watching the battle fascinated, probably didn’t even notice there was such a pattern.

‘I have to deal with it quickly.’

Do-hyeon saw the system message and clicked his tongue in his heart.

and don’tIt flew towards the last remaining ant.

It was an urgent situation.

The formic acid rots the air when the ant colony is almost wiped out.

And then there was an action that the ants in the rear must do.

As expected of Do-hyeon, a situation of sudden imminence was foretold.

It seemed that if I made a mistake, I would not be able to get rid of the ants within the time limit.

Whoops!

But there was no such thing.

Do-hyeon’s sword was penetrating the last ant’s head.

“I’m glad it went according to practice.”

Dohyun drew out his sword and sighed in relief.

It was the moment when the experience accumulated through the skill ‘Papyrus of the Original’ shined.

If it had been a little late, the swarm would have flocked.

And Dohyun’s plan must have gone awry.

“Hey, what are you? Why have you been pretending to be a gunman all this time?”

“Are you on the different side as a player?”

After the hunt was over, the gunslingers who had been watching them idly flocked in.

His attitude was full of curiosity, as if he had faced death.

However, Dohyun had no intention of satisfying their curiosity.

Because there was still work to be done.