EP.9 Heat♥ Dance of the Wolves
So-eun, left alone, trembled.
Her erosion level was increasing further.
So-eun stared blankly into space. After becoming a zombie and being eroded by Ikhyun.
This had become her daily routine.
But change was about to come.
Her consciousness, which had been completely uprooted, seemed to gradually be swept up by waves.
It felt like she was assimilating with something rushing in roughly.
As she slowly seeped in and assimilated like that, her eyes suddenly widened.
"Grhuu! Auuu, uuu!"
Though still zombie-like, she was trying to pronounce words like a human.
It was an impossible thing.
"Grhii, hii, pohu, pohusija, posija..."
She recalled Ikhyun roughly thrusting his glans.
She also recalled Ikhyun gently smiling and patting her head.
Now So-eun's inner world was filled with thoughts of only Ikhyun.
Her heart, which she thought had stopped, pounded just from recalling him.
Without realizing, she gripped her breasts and exhaled excitedly.
She felt unprecedented pleasure seeping in as her body trembled slightly.
"Posija, hauu, hauuu, posija... Heheu♥"
She stuck out her long tongue, flicking it as if kissing.
Her long tongue danced in the air.
The thick saliva that had pooled fell.
It stretched long like a spider web and pooled on the floor.
So-eun's eyes grew deeper.
It seemed like her assimilated personality was gradually raising its head.
***
A chilly wind blows.
Zombies wander the dark streets where that wind signals the end.
On the rooftop of a residential-commercial complex apartment overlooking all of Gongheodong.
A man could be seen standing there with his coat tails fluttering in the wind.
A snow-white suit that seemed to cling to his body, a black necktie, and a mask covering his entire face were notable.
Soon footsteps were heard from behind. Yet the man just kept looking down silently.
As if observing.
Like a fallen angel sadly watching the world heading towards destruction.
The footsteps stopped and then a man appeared.
Lightly tanned skin. His blue-dyed mohawk was striking.
A scathing voice spread from the man's mouth.
"Ha, it's amazing. Six... 625. You've gathered all the kids."
"Is that so?"
The man who had been staring down blankly shrugged his shoulders.
He spoke in that state.
"It's time to reap the fruits. Go Uk-hee, I'll leave it to you."
"This is too much. I call you by your code name."
"Then why aren't you wearing a mask? I even had one custom-made for you."
At the man's question, Go Uk-hee's eye flashed and he clicked his tongue.
"You wear a mask, I wear a mask. I'll respect the concept but it's really not my style."
Of course, even Go Uk-hee was wearing a mask. Just a chimpanzee mask stuck to the side of his head was sending an empty gaze.
Go Uk-hee laughed while tapping that mask. Then he scratched his scalp.
"I know you've given me enormous support so far. Honestly, I'm originally a boss who ate up half of Nowon-gu. But I know well that when I go out into society, I'm treated like a bug."
"Then there's no need to doubt anew."
"But listen. What I'm focusing on is you."
The doubt that remained in Go Uk-hee's heart and wouldn't disappear.
It was about this man who had been supporting him from behind for years.
This man seemed to know that something like today would happen, and had been making all kinds of preparations.
Is he some kind of prophet?
"As if you knew this would happen. You moved right away. What's your secret?"
"There's no secret. I just want this world to."
625 slowly raised his head.
He spread both arms and shook his body.
"Burn. Bright red. Hot."
"Kyaa, hot is good! You're avant-garde. Well, I'm doing this secretly from Road Fighters so I'll do my best."
"Didn't the boss there say anything?"
"Are you crazy? Of course I'm doing it secretly. They probably don't even know I'm doing this."
If they knew, he would have been killed by the person called the boss immediately.
Road Fighters.
More precisely, the Villain Management above it was a famous group in the underground.
Gathering thugs who had been abandoned by society and had nowhere to go was the first start.
Then it gradually grew in size until it became big enough to have a subsidiary organization called Road Fighters.
"Interesting. I heard Road Fighters only has 10 rankers, weren't you one of them? You should have loyalty."
"I'm a newbie ranker. And loyalty my ass. Loyalty that doesn't even exist for the country, you think it would exist for guys I'll have to get rid of someday?"
"I see."
"Anyway, call the kids when needed, and watch carefully."
"Alright, I'll leave it to you."
At 625's answer, Go Uk-hee smirked and turned around.
And those who had been hiding in the shadows revealed themselves one by one.
These were the ones Go Uk-hee had secretly diverted from Road Fighters.
They were also those who had lost their way not only in society, but within Road Fighters.
A woman wearing a deeply cut t-shirt showing her voluptuous cleavage.
A man holding a dented iron pipe.
Even someone with their mouth full of nails.
Go Uk-hee headed to the night streets with these people.
For hunting, as players should do. And for the cause.
***
I tried to move as stealthily as possible while walking the dark streets.
I have a shadow ability after all, I should at least do this much.
But I couldn't help sighing.
I checked the quest window again.
『Desire Main ①』
◆Territory Marking
-Objective: ■Players each designate one 'home'.
□Defeat 1 'Named' entity or 20 major monsters before 48 hours pass.
□Do not leave the current area before 48 hours pass.
-Reward: Unlock Desire League common function ΘαπΞ, Random item x1 (proportional to quality of defeated monsters)
-Failure: Death
How many zombies have I killed so far, yet the count still isn't going up.
I had my suspicions.
'Could it be that they're not zombies? Do I need to kill other monsters?'
Maybe I was mistaken.
Various monsters could appear. But since I only saw zombies, I only killed zombies.
"Ungh!"
I heard a sound nearby.
I headed towards where the sound came from, listening carefully.
"No, don't do this, kyaaak!"
"Kihihi, kuhehehehe!"
I moved forward slowly.
I moved as if I had become a shadow.
A streetlight illuminating a corner of the alley.
Under it, a woman was desperately waving both hands.
On top of her, a blue-green dwarf with an erect penis could be seen.
The naked creature was scratching the woman's thighs with its nails while pushing its erect penis.
It was a goblin.
'Huh, a goblin. To see one in real life.'
I watched more.
The goblin was trying to rape the woman.
Looking closely, both of the woman's ankles seemed to be injured.
Judging by the severe bleeding, she probably can't walk.
Was she attacked?
If it's the goblins I know, they would have done this through traps or ambushes.
"Sob, please someone, save me!"
"Kihihihi!"
The goblin laughed while punching the woman's jaw.
The woman went limp powerlessly.
'This is perfect timing.'
I carefully walked up to just before where the streetlight shone.
Even at this moment, the goblin was trying to tear off the woman's underwear.
Surprisingly, my footsteps couldn't be heard as if buried in darkness.
I felt like anywhere shadows touched was all my domain.
'There's no need to use mana right now. Let's save even a little. Then this!'
The goblin had just torn off the woman's top.
As the top was ripped off, breasts of an ordinary size were revealed.
They're quite small.
The goblin paused for a moment and licked its lips.
I stabbed the kitchen knife into the back of its neck as it was licking its lips.
"Kkerek!"
[Victory!]
[Gained 300 Desire Points (DP)!]
I immediately took care of it and checked the quest window. The count had gone up.
'So goblins were major monsters. Always playing word games.'
What remained was the reward.
[Reward Selection!]
Agility Stat +1Enhancement StoneGoblin's Dexterity (Low)
This choice was unique.
The enhancement stone is a bit tempting, but after seeing the skill description, I chose Goblin's Dexterity.
[Goblin's Dexterity (Beginner)]
Description: Possessing a goblin's dexterity, you can enhance tools or create traps, etc.
※Passive
In an apocalyptic situation, having good dexterity can't hurt. I've got things to do with that too.
Meanwhile, the woman called out to me while flailing her hands.
"Excuse me, no, please help me up!"
I looked down at the woman.
Her face was ordinary.
Her body wasn't great either.
Plus, she seemed to have a lot of anger and was even getting irritated.
I thought about it.
'Unfortunately, I'm not a hero. I'm not a big-hearted person, nor am I a savior trying to save the world.'
Should someone like me bother saving a woman like this?
Someone who might not be helpful, or might be threatening in a different way?
I asked casually.
"I'm curious about something. What ability do you have?"
"...What? Why are you asking that? I said please help me up?"
A world where everyone and their dog has abilities.
Telling someone your ability is as dangerous as revealing your true name in a battle over the Holy Grail.
Plus, unlike me, these people probably only have one skill at most.
But I pressed on.
"It's okay. Please tell me."
"Ah, this is really ridiculous. Isn't it polite to help a woman who has fallen?"
"I asked what your ability is."
"Acceleration."
"I see, thank you."
Without hesitation, I stabbed the kitchen knife into the woman's neck and killed her.
[Victory!]
[Gained 300 Desire Points (DP)!]
"Sorry. I'm not enough of a good person to embrace even a crippled pig-dog."
A selection appeared.
[Reward Selection!]
Player Eom Rina's SettingAcceleration (Beginner)Agility Stat +2
I immediately obtained the Acceleration skill.
I sighed while rubbing the back of my neck.
When I lowered my head and then raised it, stars floated before my eyes.
'I'm fucking tired. I should have exercised more usually.'
It seemed like I should stop here for today. I turned around.
'I'll probably collapse as soon as I get home.'
For some reason, I felt fatigue rushing in all at once. I sighed and headed home.
To our home where noona is.
'Still, my power to protect myself and noona is growing. Let's keep pushing. Let's try to be able to do that!'
I resolved to live according to my decision.