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Absolute person in every corner - Episode 30

[Episode 07] Seomyeon Station (4)

The place where Seo Ye-jin's abilities would be used first had already been decided..

“By Nambumin-dong, are you talking near Songdo Beach??”

“you're right.”

“i know! I’ve been there to take a cable car! The cold noodle restaurant there was very delicious..”

Coincidentally, Seo Ye-jin was someone who had been to Nambumin-dong, where her hometown was located..

Of course, it is in a much more advantageous position than Ha Dong-geon's party, which knows nothing..

‘Besides, all you have to do is send a mouse..’

Direct rescue would have to be carried out through Ha Dong-geon's party, but Seo Ye-jin's mouse alone was enough to confirm the survival of the family and send relief supplies..

“Please just leave it to me.!”

[Citizen Seo Ye-jin’s trustworthiness increases..]

[Citizen Seo Ye-jin’s loyalty increases..]

I looked at the system message with a strange look..

‘It went up again.’

From before, trust and loyalty were increasing in real time even though nothing was done..

‘I knew face-to-face was effective, but not to this extent..’

Then one thing suddenly occurred to me..

‘Is it because of this skill??’

【Spirit of Absoluteness (Passive) Lv. Max】

Completely immune to all types of mental abilities.

It was a passive skill received after raising the Absolute Dignity Maintenance skill to level 3..

‘Honestly, I thought it was crap.’

Immune to mental abilities, it was like a useless ability to me as I couldn't even leave my corner of the house anyway..

Only those who had been issued citizenship could enter this place, and if there was anyone among them who was hostile toward me, they would be immediately eliminated..

It was as if all the goblins within the territory had their heads exploded during a goblin group hunt..

It's better than nothing?

‘At the time, I thought I posted it for no reason, but it's like catching a mouse while a cow is backing up..’

The reason why the level of the Dignity Maintenance skill was raised was because the efficient function of registering a vassal came from this skill..

In fact, I invested skill points into dignity maintenance skills in the hope of raising the vassal registration threshold, but I still vividly remember feeling discouraged when I only got completely wrong passive skills..

‘No. Maybe it's just because the level of maintaining dignity skill has increased..’

I had already noticed that the Dignity Maintenance skill had a similar effect. Perhaps the effect is strengthened as the level increases..

In either case, the growth of trust and loyalty has accelerated, so raising the skill to maintain dignity was not completely meaningless..

“So can I ask you a favor right now??”

“Sure!”

Contrary to her first impression of Seo Ye-jin, who seemed sharp, she was a very friendly and friendly type..

“If possible, please move along the subway tracks..”

“···If you're talking about a subway line, you're talking about Line 1.?”

“yes. I plan to use that route for a rescue operation later..”

That moment.

“No!”

I was a little surprised by Seo Ye-jin's sudden sudden move and asked her the reason..

“Why??”

“There is a monster living in Seomyeon Station..”

“It's a monster?”

Seo E-jin nodded with a face filled with fear..

What kind of monster is this that reacts like that?.

“Could you please send just one mouse to where the monster is??”

“···yes.”

***

Seomyeon Station is surprisingly spacious..

There was a long underground shopping mall on both sides, and it was a transfer station where Lines 1 and 2 intersected..

As is typical for transfer stations in Seoul, the structure was much larger and more complex than regular subway stations..

As a subway station in a downtown area, it was always crowded with people during normal times..

But now Seomyeon Station has become one of the quieter places than anywhere else..

It was because of a being that had built a nest there..

A place steeped in history, Line 1.

Slurp―

The densely raised scales of a reptile.

vertically torn eyes.

A flickering black tongue.

Sitting on the cold railroad tracks was a huge snake..

The belly of the guy who ate all the orcs near Seomyeon Station was bulging..

That was the reason why Seomyeon Station was quiet and empty of anything..

Because all the monsters and humans who entered Seomyeon Station without knowing anything ended up in this guy’s stomach..

The reason I'm holding my breath right now is because my stomach is full..

Once digestion is complete, it will return to the ground and eat any living thing it can see..

Take a picture―

The owner of Seomyeon Station slowly raised his head in the direction of the sound..

Because I sensitively feel the vibrations of the ground, I was already aware of that small being..

Still, the reason I didn't move was because I didn't have enough energy to move just to eat a rat that wasn't going anywhere..

Moreover, due to his small size, there was no way to catch him if he ran away into the hole..

I had no intention of moving to eat that little bastard, as if it were willing to come into my mouth..

Slurp―

But on the other hand, there was nothing I couldn't eat if I approached it willingly..

As he is a natural glutton, he eats everything regardless of small or large prey..

a little closer.

a little closer.

It waited patiently to catch and eat the rat using minimal energy..

The stupid rat kept coming towards me for some reason..

little bit more.

Slurp―

As I flicked my tongue, the mouth-watering body odor of a rat wafted through the humidity of the damp basement..

The moment I couldn't control my explosive appetite and tried to move..

Squeak―

The rat that had been approaching without fear until now got scared and ran away..

The giant snake ate up its appetite as it disappeared into the mouse hole in an instant..

promised at the same time.

The next time you show up, I'll attack you right away..

***

“······.”

As Seo Ye-jin said, something incredible lived in Seomyeon Station..

Who would have thought that there would be a monster tens of meters in length coiled up in a coil?.

‘What level is that guy?.’

Just looking at its size, it seemed like it was well over level 30..

‘Maybe it's over level 40.’

As I pretended to have a serious expression on my face, Seo Ye-jin spoke first..

“Jaehyun, you saw it too, right? It's better to give up the idea of ​​using Seomyeon Station..”

That's right it was.

Because it would have been better to pass through the monsters on the ground rather than pass through a place where such monsters were holding out..

“How about skipping one stop and going to Beomnaegol Station? I know the skills of Jaehyun’s colleagues because I have seen them. With their skills, they will be able to clear a path there with ease..”

Seo Ye-jin was right..

It seemed like I would have planned the same strategy as Seo Ye-jin..

‘That was before Seo Ye-jin joined..’

There was no way to deal with that monster until she joined..

but not now.

I smiled at Seo Ye-jin and said,.

“2701You can go to Ho..”

“yes?”

“You can stay there from today. Oh, I'll have to do some cleaning..”

“Go, thank you.”

So far, more than 800 new people have joined, but there are still many empty rooms..

Because I didn't give them an empty room..

These were scheduled to go back to the citizens who contributed thoroughly..

Seo Ye-jin deserved one of them..

“Then let's go.”

“Yes, rest..”

After sending Seo Ye-jin away, I immediately activated construction mode..

‘Solar generator installation.’

[Time remaining until construction of solar power generator facility is completed]

-23Time 59 minutes 59 seconds

Solar power generation facilities were built in two newly joined buildings..

Because there was still 350 million won in subsidy remaining, both units were able to be built for free..

‘This is surprisingly effective..’

I felt that way even more since it was built using subsidies..

This was money that could only be used for construction anyway..

‘Let’s increase public facilities in newly joined buildings..’

People were behaving well on their own by setting their own shifts, eating meals, going to the bathroom, etc. in the common facilities..

However, the two units on the 21st floor were not enough to accommodate all of the nearly 800 people..

‘I need to announce some new things again..’

Fortunately, Kim Da-bin is quite capable, so I didn't think there was a need to worry too much about this part..

Since she was being paid her own weekly salary, Kim Da-bin was also working passionately..

The weekly salary paid to Kim Da-bin was only 700,000 won, but for now, she was very satisfied..

In its current state, the money could only be earned by killing 700 goblins. In the current situation where goblin seeds are drying up around us, their value is even more precious..

I told you everything because she is making more money than her younger brother Kim Min-ho right now..

‘I think we need to increase the number of people working..’

Although he did not appeal directly to me, I have heard him complain of hardship through the eyes of the Absolute several times..

It was natural.

She was working alone for more than 16 hours out of the 24 hours that the public facility was in operation, and Minho Kim was watching for the remaining 8 hours..

In fact, it was like abuse..

If there had been a company operating like this before the end of the world, it would have been accused long ago..

‘We need to create at least a three-shift system. The same goes for new public facilities..’

There was a lot to do.

As I was busy taking care of this and that, the next day soon arrived..

‘shall we start.’

It was hunting time..

***

Ha Dong-geon's party was moving to Seomyeon Station via Jeonpo Station..

It was a basement with not a single light coming in, but all eight people were wearing head lanterns, brightly lighting the way..

“come!”

-Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

It was human-sized bat monsters that took over the subway track from Jeonpo Station to Seomyeon Station..

But they were no threat to Ha Dong-gun's party..

Squirt! Puuk!

There were not that many of them, and it was thanks to the presence of Kim Ga-young, who was able to pinpoint the top of their heads every time she appeared..

After several battles, the bats disappeared altogether..

While quietly following the tracks, Yoo Hye-rin asked Kim Ga-young..

“sister. But the snake at Seomyeon Station that Jaehyun mentioned. Can we really hunt by ourselves??”

“Wouldn't it be okay? In case of emergency, Jaehyun will summon us..”

“Oh, that's right. I was worried for no reason..”

They all knew about the vassal summoning..

Even when fighting against Jeokho, Yu Hye-rin was able to escape safely by summoning a vassal at perfect timing, so my faith in him was stronger..

“no need to worry too much.”

Everyone in Ha Dong-gun's party had high trust in Kim Jae-hyun..

Even if things go wrong, I have faith that he will do something..

It was when the long tunnel ended and we finally arrived at Seomyeon Station..

“hmm···.”

There was devastation unfolding there..

One subway car had completely gone off the track and was overturned, with blood stains and corpses left everywhere..

There were also corpses with traces of being eaten by bats..

“Wow.”

It was an environment that made me nauseous due to the resulting bad smell..

Ha Dong-geon said as he gathered the group together..

“1move to line.”

I stepped on the fallen subway and entered the station..

It was the same here as well..

There were corpses everywhere..

What was strange was that there was not a single monster such as a goblin or an orc..

Thanks to this, I was able to easily arrive at Line 1 along the transfer area..

and.

“!!!”

1Ha Dong-gun and his group, who saw the light of the head lantern inside the ship, froze..

This was because a monster of enormous size was looking at them from inside..

At a time when everyone was frozen by that indescribable fear, Kang Deok-su shouted in fear..

“How can I fight something like that?!”

and at that moment.

Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

“Ugh!”

“Lie down!”

An explosion that came out of nowhere shook the entire basement..

Beep――――eeeee

Along with my tinnitus, I heard a familiar sound..

ring!

《party quest》

Quest Content: Finishing the Giant Snake.

Time limit: 10 minutes 00 seconds

Reward: Large amount of experience points.

Failure Penalty: None.

‘This···? It's the end?’

Ha Dong-gun slowly got up and looked at the place where the monster was just moments ago..

There was a huge snake panting there..

‘Why are you like that??’

When the smoke cleared, what was revealed was the horribly shattered body of a giant snake..

Internal organs were scattered in all directions, as if an explosion had occurred from within..

‘I don't know what happened···.’

Anyway, it was an opportunity..

Ha Dong-geon picked up his spear and threw it with all his might towards the head of a giant snake that was still alive..

Puuk!

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