Chapter 33

I Am Not a Reincarnator Chapter 33

Under World (6)

“Screeech!!”

“S, Save me!!”

People were fleeing with pale faces.

A 10-meter monster that appeared in the middle of Seoul Station was a being that could be called a disaster in itself.

Moreover,

“Kuruaaaa!!”

A group of Reptilions, hiding somewhere, began to crawl out of the passages and attack the people.

‘Damn it!’

Oh Jin bit his lip with a frustrated expression.

‘This isn’t good.’

It didn’t matter to him whether the flesh monster was wreaking havoc in Seoul Station or the Reptilions were tearing innocent citizens to pieces.

‘I need to protect them now.’

If he ignored the victims here, his relationship of trust with Vega would be broken.

After all, she still thought of him as a ‘hero’ who would change the fate of the world.

“Huff!”

Oh Jin kicked the giant’s shoulder and jumped.

Swish!

He cut the wire connecting the flesh giant with his knife.

“Screeech!”

Thud!

A child, who looked to be around elementary school age, was pushed to the ground by the fleeing people.

Textbooks spilled out of the backpack on his back.

“KarrrRRaaa!!”

“H, Hiiik!”

A Reptilion approached the child, licking its blood-red tongue and aiming its sharp bone spike at the weak prey.

“S, Save m-m-m-me.”

The child, trembling, tearfully pleaded.

But such a plea would have no effect on the non-human monster.

The Reptilion thrust its bone spike without hesitation.

And then,

-Clang!

“Kiiiiiii!!”

The weight at the end of the wire, which pierced the Reptilion’s forehead, hit its mark.

“...Ah?”

The child, who had been crying, lifted his head.

Crack!

Oh Jin, enveloped in blue lightning, landed in front of the child.

“T, Thank you….”

“Get out of here quickly.”

There was no time to listen to a leisurely expression of gratitude.

Clack!

Oh Jin ran forward, aiming his wire shooter at the group of Reptilions.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Five wires, which had been cut from one, shot towards the rampaging Reptilions.

-Crackle!!

Blue lightning surged.

The Reptilions, who had been charging at the people, fell to the ground, trembling.

‘There aren’t many of them.’

Perhaps because he had killed so many on his way to find the flesh giant, the number of Reptilions that emerged outside Seoul Station was not large.

‘The problem is...’

Oh Jin clicked his tongue and turned his head towards the flesh giant.

“GaRara! Gruuuuu!”

Boom! Crack!

The giant, clutching the back of its neck where it had been struck by a thunderbolt, was colliding with building walls.

But only for a moment.

It removed its hand from its neck and glared at him with fierce eyes.

“Damn.”

Oh Jin let out a short sigh of disappointment.

He should have finished it off this time, but he lost the opportunity to do so while saving the people.

‘There’s no other way.’

He couldn’t just let the Reptilions massacre the fleeing citizens.

‘Back to the beginning.’

Grip.

He gripped the spear and took a stance.

Even if he had to start over, everything he had done so far wasn’t meaningless.

“Krrrrr….”

“Kid, does it hurt a bit?”

Oh Jin twisted his lips into a smile.

The thunderbolt had definitely left a wound that wouldn’t heal easily.

‘Now that I know the attack works...’

He would just keep hammering it with thunderbolts until it was completely destroyed.

[My child, don’t you need a blessing after all?]

Pew!

Vega, who had flown over, asked with a worried voice.

“I’m fine.”

He wasn’t just putting on a show of bravery.

If he thought a blessing was absolutely necessary, he would have asked for it first, regardless of any act.

But,

‘I can do it.’

The thrilling sensation he felt when the thunderbolt succeeded.

The exhilaration of controlling his mana as he wished, like gears meshing perfectly, heated his body.

‘If I receive a blessing here...’

The temporarily increased power from the blessing would eventually fade like a mirage.

Perhaps even the thrill and exhilaration he was feeling now.

They might all scatter like grains of sand.

‘I can’t let that happen.’

He focused his mind on the sensation that was heating his body and tightened his grip on the spear.

“KaRaaaaaaAA!!”

Thud! Thud!

The giant planted its feet.

“Huff!”

He charged towards the approaching giant.

Four arms swung at him, trying to crush him.

-Boom!!!

“Cough!”

Even though it only grazed him.

He rolled on the ground, shaken by the impact.

‘A little more.’

He got up.

His whole body screamed in terrible pain, but he ignored it.

-Boom! Thud! Bang!

“Grrr!”

The opponent was too fast.

Attacks came like a storm, so fast he couldn’t even see the fists.

“Huff! Huff!”

He barely managed to dodge.

One wrong step and he would be crushed.

A paralyzing fear crept into his mind.

-Boom!

“Cough! Cough! Cough!”

Again.

He was flung away by a grazing punch.

His vision blurred.

“GuRaaaaarRRRR!!!”

Perhaps thinking he had the upper hand, the flesh giant roared and charged even more fiercely.

“Huff, huff, huff!”

His breath was short.

His legs felt weak, and his steps faltered.

The worst situation.

A situation where it wouldn’t be strange to beg Vega for a blessing.

“Huff, huff. Huff.”

Why.

“Huff, huff.”

━Could he be this happy?

“Huff, hah!”

Could he be this exhilarated?

-Boom!!!

“Huff!”

He rolled to avoid the fiercely descending punch.

The giant followed without a break.

Fists came down like falling meteors.

-Boom! Thud! Bang!

Dodge, dodge, dodge.

The smell of iron, blood, and sweat assaulted his nose.

His senses, expanded by the use of the Hunter’s Mark, gradually began to see the giant’s movements, which he couldn’t catch before.

His faltering legs returned to their original pace.

‘Now then.’

Things he couldn’t see before began to appear.

“It’s my turn.”

He stopped dodging and swung his spear.

-Crackle!!!

A thunderbolt exploded from the tip of the spear.

“KaRaaaa!!!”

One of the four arms shattered.

“This is just the beginning.”

Crackle! Crackle!

He fired off thunderbolts in quick succession.

The giant took a few steps back.

He followed, unleashing thunderbolts without stopping.

No matter how much mana the giant had, using such inefficient and unoptimized skills in succession would inevitably strain its body.

‘My mana isn’t decreasing.’

The same situation as before.

The more he used his mana, the more it surged with even greater intensity.

The sensation of bailing water from a leaky boat.

‘If it doesn’t decrease no matter how much I use...’

Oh Jin twisted his lips into a smile.

He poured the maximum amount of mana he could use in one thunderbolt.

-Crackle!!!

“KaaRaaaaaa!”

The flesh giant, unable to withstand the barrage of lightning, turned its body.

“Where are you trying to run?”

Oh Jin spread his arms wide.

He launched wires towards the debris that had fallen when the giant wreaked havoc.

-Clang! Clang!!

Five wires attached to the debris.

“Huff!!!!”

He inhaled deeply and crossed his arms in an X.

The debris, attached to the wires, entangled the fleeing giant.

‘Now!’

To the limit.

No, beyond the limit, he unleashed his mana!

-Boom!!!

A total of five times.

Five thunderbolts exploded simultaneously along the wires.

-Ding!

[The skill 《Thunderbolt (爆雷) Lv1》 has been upgraded to 《Thunderbolt (爆雷) Lv2》!]

[The skill 《Thunderbolt (爆雷) Lv2》 has been upgraded to 《Thunderbolt (爆雷) Lv3》!]

With the message window indicating that the skill had leveled up by two levels at once.

-Boom!

The giant fell to the ground.

“...”

“...”

A brief silence.

And then.

“Wow, wow.”

“Wowwwww!!!”

“That, that monster is dead!!!”

“W, who is that Awakened? Where are they from?!”

A thunderous cheer erupted.

[My, my child. Are you alright?]

Vega flew over urgently and asked.

Oh Jin smiled at her and gave a thumbs up.

“What do you think? I told you to wait, didn’t I?”

[...]

In fact, his body wasn’t in great condition.

But he put on a show of confidence.

[Phew... Really! Do you know how worried I was!]

“Haha. But we won, didn’t we?”

[Hmph! You said it would be over quickly, but it took quite a while, didn’t it!]

Vega crossed her arms and turned her head, looking sulky.

‘Why is our goddess so cute all of a sudden?’

Where did the Vega, who was as proud as a flower on a cliff, go?

‘Anyway.’

He turned his head to look at the crowd that had gathered.

“Huff! Thank you!! Really, thank you!”

“Take a picture! Quickly, take a picture!!”

The crowd, which had gathered due to the commotion, already numbered in the hundreds.

‘This means I can’t hide my identity anymore.’

Having defeated the monster alone in front of so many people, information about him would soon spread.

‘Then, the fact that I am the apostle of Polaris will naturally be revealed as well.’

He wasn’t particularly regretful.

He had expected this to happen eventually.

It was just a matter of timing.

“E, Excuse me.”

At that moment, one person stepped out from the crowd.

A middle-aged man in a rumpled suit.

He took out a business card from his pocket and extended it.

“I’m Kwon Gwang-hyun, a reporter for Chonri Daily. May I ask if you are an Awakened affiliated with a guild?”

“I’m affiliated with the Association.”

He smiled warmly and replied.

‘Since it’s come to this, I need to project a good image.’

It was very important to approach others with a likable image.

‘The better the image, the easier it is to gain trust.’

And that trust is always a good source of nourishment.

“Huh, is there an Awakened like that in the Association?”

“Wow... I never imagined it was the Association.”

“But he looks really nice, doesn’t he?”

“Yeah!”

Exclamations of surprise came from all around.

‘Good.’

Oh Jin smiled with satisfaction.

“Thank you!”

“Wow! You’re really cool, bro!!”

Thunderous applause and expressions of gratitude echoed from all around.

‘I need to show some modesty here.’

Being modest was one of the best ways to approach people with a likable image.

“I’m just doing my job—”

[Hehe! Did everyone see with their own eyes?!]

“Huh?”

Vega placed her hands on her hips and stepped forward.

[The hero who saved you all is my proud child!]

Hmm!!

She stood straight and declared it with a proud voice.

Like a mother boasting about her son.

[…Ah!]

Snap!

At that moment, Vega smiled brightly as if she had a good idea.

‘What is it?’

A sense of unease washed over him.

[By the way... everyone is just expressing gratitude with words.]

What?

[How can you just say thank you to someone who saved your life with words alone!!!]

What is she trying to say?

[My child is very fond of money!!]

No.

[—Give my child money immediately!!!]

Stop it, damn it.

‘I need to project a modest image!!!’

He opened his mouth in astonishment.

“Eh... money?”

“Hmm. Y, yeah? He saved our lives.”

The people, with uncertain expressions, opened their wallets and handed money to Vega.

[Hehe. What do you think?]

Vega, puffing out her chest proudly, handed over the bills she had collected.

[I have prepared this money for you!]

“...”

She’s going to snap.