Chapter 1

Thud.

The bus goes over a speed bump. It’s quite fast, so for a moment, I feel weightless.

Thanks to that, the hood I was wearing got pulled off.

“Damn, what the hell.”

A few passengers grumble.

The bus continues on indifferently, and I turn my gaze back to the window.

We protect your safety. Glory Guild>

On a billboard as big as a sports field, the name of the Glory Guild appears.

It’s the highest-ranked Hunter Guild in South Korea.

The new power players in this changed world.

They protect their contracted territories and might even be able to solve my death sentence.

‘Hmph.’

I sneer inwardly.

They may be heroes, but not to me.

There’s something called MMPT (Multi Monster Poison Test).

It’s a test to check if you’ve been poisoned by a monster.

Once you’re poisoned, not only ordinary people but even most hunters can’t last a year.

And unfortunately, I recently tested positive for MMPT.

“Maybe a month? Or two weeks, it’s hard to say.”

Damn.

Even a delivery notification would be more detailed than that.

The doctor pronounced my death sentence with such a casual tone.

Well, after monsters appeared, people dying has become more common.

I just calmly replied.

“Yes.”

“Um… If you were to request a transfer to the guild’s research facility…”

“No. It’s fine.”

The doctor scanned my appearance, then closed the chart without hesitation, as if he knew I’d say that.

A famous guild’s research facility.

Like the ‘Glory Guild’ research facility on that billboard.

Large guild research facilities have medical technology that far surpasses ordinary hospitals.

They manage the survival of hunters, so it’s no surprise.

They might be able to change or solve my death sentence.

But very few civilians receive treatment at guild research facilities.

Why?

The reason is simple.

The cost is nauseatingly high.

Money can save you, lack of money means death.

A new saying that emerged as the power of guild research facilities grew.

If you have money, you can avoid death; if you have nothing, you can’t even hope to live.

“Cough, cough.”

Since I was young, I’ve often had fevers, headaches, and body aches.

Some people called it a fever, others said it was my constitution.

‘Fuck, what do they know?’

From the perspective of someone who’s sick, it’s all the same, right? And it’s a relief to be sick.

What about the mottled spots covering my body?

When I see my body, which is more monstrous than any monster, even I frown.

“Our Hae-seon is handsome.”

My sister always said that when she saw me.

Even porcupines think their babies are cute.

Well, if it weren’t for these spots reflected in the bus window, I might have a face worth looking at.

‘I don’t care, what does it matter now?’

I’m going to die.

Not by the monsters beyond the gate,

Not by a car accident,

But by an unheard-of poison.

‘I’m going to die.’

Is it fortunate that this endless pain will finally end?

I’m not afraid of death.

What I’m really afraid of is thinking about my sister being left alone and grieving.

Thud.

“No seats.”

A couple stands in front of me.

They glance at me.

Familiar, but every time, it feels suffocating.

I pull my hood back on.

“Hey, what’s wrong with your face?”

“Hey, listen.”

The woman speaks, and the man tries to calm her down.

‘I can hear everything, you bastards.’

I snicker inwardly and look at the passing scenery.

Anger rises for no reason.

No, the reason was clear.

Why was I born like this? Why am I sick?

Why do I have to die at an age when I should be playing with friends?

Especially, why from monster poisoning?

Isn’t it laughable?

Recently, my body has rapidly deteriorated.

I went to various hospitals, but they couldn’t find a specific cause.

Damn, those quacks.

Because of that, most of my sister’s salary was wasted.

But the cause was something completely different.

The doctor, just in case, ran an MMPT (Multi Monster Poison Test) and found seven different poisons.

There are seven known poisons from monsters.

So, I have all the poisons from existing monsters in my body.

The doctor said he ran the test twice when he first saw my results.

A living mass of poison, but not contagious, a death sentence.

That’s what I am now.

‘What do I tell my sister?’

I’m worried about her. My chest feels tight, as if someone is squeezing my heart.

Being sick isn’t new, but today, my mind hurts more.

Anger at the world, anger at unsolvable problems, anger at things beyond my control.

And a longing for life.

Everything is tangled up.

My head starts to hurt.

“Ah, what’s that smell?”

The woman in the couple mumbled.

The couple’s gaze turns to me.

A look as if they’re staring at a sewer.

But the smell has nothing to do with me.

My clothes are old, but I’m not dirty.

Under normal circumstances, I would have ignored it.

But for some reason,

Today, I don’t want to tolerate it.

Fuck, what smell, clean your own teeth.

I lift my head, intending to say that.

Then, something catches my eye before the couple.

The pitch-black darkness visible outside the window.

It’s spreading so much that it’s visible.

“...Huh?”

Is this what the couple was talking about?

A pungent smell reaches my nose.

What’s more shocking is that people outside the bus are also holding their noses.

‘This isn’t because of someone in the bus.’

Something ominous has taken over the entire area.

Squeal!

The bus screeches to a halt, leaving skid marks on the ground.

Crash!

“Ah!!!”

The passengers stagger, and some tumble to the floor.

I instinctively grab the handle to steady myself.

“Screams!”

“Door!! Open the door!! Hurry!!”

The bus driver frantically presses a button and rushes out of the driver’s seat.

People clump together trying to pass through the narrow bus door.

I quickly get off the bus and look up at the sky.

The darkness is so thick it seems to suck in the souls of the living, along with the clouds.

The darkness grows, and soon, large and small creatures start pouring down.

“Oh my God…”

It’s been 20 years since the monsters appeared.

People know all too well what’s above the sky from countless data.

“The gate…!!!!”

* * *

“What’s going on? Where are the hunters? They should be here before the gate fully opens!”

“Where’s the guild in charge here? Damn it!!”

Panicked people look around, shouting.

As they say, hunters usually wait before the gate fully opens.

This is because the core energy that occurs before the gate opens can be predicted.

However, for some reason, no hunters were in sight until the monsters touched the ground.

“R… Run!!”

The reason is clear, even if we don’t know the cause.

If we don’t get out of here now, we will definitely die.

People start to run in a panic.

“Monsters…”

If someone saw my face, they might think my expression changed like a traffic light.

At first, I was as scared as everyone else.

But soon, anger welled up, and I clenched my teeth, finally adopting a determined look.

Monsters.

The disaster that has befallen this land.

The cause of countless tragedies and the villain of my life.

The ones who gave me this death sentence.

“Fucking bastards!!”

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Everyone is running away.

I, too, sprint in one direction.

Because I want to live like everyone else?

Not at all.

I’m already on a death sentence; how much longer can I live?

The direction I’m running is the opposite of everyone else.

Toward the monsters.

There are two reasons for this.

One, if I die stopping the monsters, I might receive a posthumous medal.

That would be a big help to my sister who will be left alone.

The second is, fuck it, I want to punch the nose of those damn monsters at least once before I die.

What crazy idea is this, not being a hunter?

Yeah.

Maybe I’m half-crazy from the boiling anger.

Thinking of the monsters who ruined my life makes my blood boil.

I run for a while toward the toad-like monsters.

Thud.

But soon, I have to kneel.

“Ugh…”

My body condition deteriorates rapidly, resonating with the expanding gate.

“Damn. Why now…”

In the hospital, I didn’t have any special symptoms, but now, my body is burning with fever.

My mind is hazy, and it feels like large needles are piercing my bloodstream, causing excruciating pain.

I’m angry.

I’m so close, just a little more, and I can hit them.

My vision turns white, then dark.

I lose consciousness and fall to the ground.

* * *

How much time has passed?

“Screeeeeam!!!”

I snap awake at the piercing scream.

The once quiet and peaceful intersection of Kaebang-dong.

It has now turned into a living hell.

Keruruuru.

“G… Get away!!!”

The woman from the couple on the bus crouches and backs away.

Opposite her is a green, grotesque creature.

A toad-like monster, about 50 cm long.

Its skin is bumpy and greasy, making it look nauseating.

-Keruru.

The toad-like monster licks its tongue at the woman.

The man from the couple is already a cold corpse on the ground.

Not just him, the dead bodies are everywhere.

At the bus stop, on the sidewalk, outside buildings, bodies are scattered.

All the vehicles, including the bus, are stopped on the road, some overturned.

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