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章節 4: Chapter 4- New Weapon

In the neighborhood that Talon lived in was a giant warehouse used mainly by the Seoul National University for food and other necessities that it receives every month from the government to keep the university running.

It was a very huge, concrete building with thick metal doors and had an almost impenetrable set of windows all around its walls. It was the perfect place to hide from Dimension Walkers. Not to mention the food it has stored in it which could be used to save Talon's life and perhaps the lives of other people.

So, without time to waste, Talon quickly started running through the destroyed streets of the neighborhood. 

The number of Dimension Walkers had dramatically increased during the time Talon was inside and so it didn't even take a few seconds of running before Talon was met with numerous monsters that saw him as a good target.

Looking around him, Talon immediately dashed around them as fast as he could. Luckily, even with their rather ominous speed, Talon was able to outrun them and escape. However, the more he ran, the larger the group of entities that tried to attack him grew.

"Why is everyone after me!" He cursed. "I can't even fight all of them!"

Running through the streets, he noticed another group of monsters right ahead of him, feasting on dead people.

"You might need a weapon, boy," Acrypha said casually as she followed him.

"I know! But where am I supposed to get one?" He asked.

"Crush one of those orbs that you got previously." She said.

"Huh? Why?"

"Just do it."

Talon did hear her saying that these orbs would give him rewards but considering the situation he was in, he had no other choice but to bet on these orbs.

So, rummaging through his pocket, he pulled out one of the orbs, precisely the blue one with the very faint light. Looking at it for a second, Talon gulped before he closed his eyes.

"Here goes nothing."

*CRASH*

With a simple exertion of strength, the orb was destroyed into pieces as the particles fell to the ground. At the same time, the faint blue light rested on Talon's hand as it suddenly grew in size.

Before the young man could even react, a long object was resting on his hand. Looking at it closely with a surprised gaze.

"A spear?" 

What he saw in his hand was a long blue spear with a sharp blade at the end of it. The blade had a beautiful decoration running across its shaft and ended perfectly at the point where the blade and the shaft merged.

"Wow…" Talon admired the weapon with an awe-filled expression. He only saw such weapons in fiction and drawings. Never did he expect to see one in real life and even touch it.

"Be careful." Suddenly, pulling him out of his thoughts was Acrypha's voice that warned him.

Immediately, Talon looked ahead and saw the monsters that he was running to, rush toward him. They were two very similar-looking Dimension Walkers. Immediately, Talon grabbed the spear with both hands as he aimed it at the two enemies.

"Wait… I don't even know how to use a spear?!" Immediately, he realized the huge problem he had at that moment.

"Just thrust forward with all your strength," Acrypha said casually.

"Ugh! I hate your overly logical, borderline arrogant remarks!"

"Hate them as much as you want after you survive." She said.

Clenching his teeth, Talon finally met the first Dimension Walker. Tightening his grip on the spear, he thrust forward using all his power. The blade flashed through the air, aiming for the monster's head.

However, the creature suddenly moved its head to the side at the last second.

"Oh no!"

Talon realized that he just put too much of his balance into the thrust and it was about to miss. But, he had no other choice but to take the gamble now that he had done it. Using his whole body, he moved the spear forward as fast as he could. The blade reached the target and pierced through the side of its head with ease.

However, because it was to the side, the hit didn't instantly destroy the monster's core. Which meant one thing… The monster was still alive.

Extending its arm, the Dimension Walker grabbed Talon's arm and yanked him toward it. The young man felt his heart sink in at the horrible mistake he made. However, he didn't just let the monster do what it wanted.

So, in a split second, he gripped the shaft of the spear as hard as he could before he slid down, tackling the monster. Then, without waiting a moment, he pulled the spear out before he slashed horizontally at the second monster that was a few inches away from him.

The blade of the spear sliced through the monster's head with ease, decapitating it. Following that, Talon turned to the first monster and stabbed it with the spear, destroying its core.

"Hah… Hah… Hah…" Wiping the sweat off his forehead, Talon looked at the two dead monsters with widened eyes. Adrenaline was still running through his veins and his heart was beating loudly in his ribcage.

"You aren't too bad at using the spear," Acrypha commented as she stared at the two dead monsters. "Did you receive training before?"

"Military service… I learned how to use a few blade-type weapons… Mostly knives." Talon replied as he looked at his spear. 

'It's not as hard as I expected. However, I almost made the mistake of a lifetime. Guess that's expected, I will need to practice a lot to get the hang of it.' Noting down what he needed to do for the future, he focused on the notifications that appeared in his retina.

[You have killed level 2 Dimension Walker. +2 Health, +2 Agility.]

[You have killed level 1 Dimension Walker. +1 Strength.]

"Why am I getting fewer points with each monster I kill?" The young man frowned when he noticed that he wasn't getting the same number of status points as before. 

"The more of these low-level things you kill, the fewer rewards you will get," Acrypha replied as she simply looked around her curiously, not bothering with the apocalyptic nature of their environment.

"Aaah, is it to stop people from just killing weak enemies?"

"Exactly. The stronger you get, the stronger the monsters you need to kill become."

Nodding his head, Talon's eyes moved to the spear again. The reason for that was that a window had just popped out of nowhere right above the weapon.

[Blue Lapis Spear (Common Item): A spear born from the essence of the sea. At the base level, it can easily kill any enemy Level 10 and below. It can level up and max out at Level 10. At that level, it can kill any enemy Level 30 and below.

Level: 1/10

Bonus Points: +5 Strength, +5 Agility, More effective against sea creatures.]

"Nice weapon…" Talon nodded his head with an impressed look. A spear that can kill monsters levels above Talon and can even kill monsters at level 30 is very powerful.

Slashing with it a few times, he felt Acrypha's eyes on him.

"So, this is the reward you've been talking about?" He asked as he slowly peeked from around the corner of the street to check for any monsters.

"Yes. With each monster you kill, there is a chance that you will get a reward. It's not 100% the case every time, though. And the rarity also depends on the monster you killed and a lot of luck."

"So that's why those two monster orbs didn't have any shiny lights inside of them?" When Talon unexpected the two cores, they were completely gray, akin to pieces of stone in contrast to the colorful nature of the first two cores.

"Seems like you figured it out."

"I see." Rubbing the back of his head, Talon finally exhaled a breath and started moving again. The other monsters following him were getting closer so he had to continue to his destination if he didn't want to get stuck there.

The run to the warehouse was a 10-minute one. Since the neighborhood he lived in was small, the streets were also very small which made evading monsters impossibly hard. However, Talon found a way around that problem by using the destroyed buildings around him as hiding spots that he could move through without alerting the monsters.

With that, he continued running toward the warehouse as fast as he could. The darkness of the day cast its looming shadows on Talon. The weather felt cold even though it was summer and the ringing sound of the huge portal in the air was akin to a twisted background music that followed Talon wherever he went.

'I can't find any survivors!' Not even after he moved for minutes and minutes did he find a single living human being. Talon was starting to feel guilty that he didn't save anyone else in the apartment complex when he left.

However, he knew that there was so much he could do in that situation. Now, after barely 20 minutes since everything went into a frenzy, Talon was actually doing way better than he expected.

'I can save some people! I just need to find them before they get eaten alive!'

As he had that in mind, he suddenly heard a loud scream coming from a nearby street. Immediately, Talon's attention perked up.


章節 5: Chapter 5- Dimension Harvester (Part 1)

The screams belonged to a person, a very terrified one but a person nonetheless. Talon looked around him, trying to locate the origin of the sound as fast as he could. He knew that if this person needed help then he didn't have time to idle around.

Luckily, since the voice came from a relatively close location, he was able to find it and then he quickly dashed toward it as fast as he could.

'Please stay alive! I'm coming!' He clenched his teeth as he hurried his steps.

A few seconds later, he reached an open area in the neighborhood where a small park was supposed to be. However, that park was long gone and what was left of it was completely destroyed beyond recognition.

Inside this place, a young man could be seen running with a terrified look on his face. He kept looking back at whatever was following him, each time he took a glance at it, his face would pale even harder and the terror he was feeling would amplify.

Ryan Shin-Il was going back home from the grocery store when the catastrophe hit and he found himself being chased around by unknown creatures. Being completely clueless and helpless, he could only run as fast as he could.

Luckily, he was able to find a safe spot to hide in. However, his happiness didn't last long when whatever was running after him discovered his location and from then on, he was running constantly while the monster closed the distance between them slowly.

"Help!!!! Help, please!!! Anyone!!" He screamed and yelled as much as he could with no result.

As he looked around him, searching for anyone who could help, he didn't notice a small rock protruding from the ground and stumbled on it.

"Ugh! My leg!!" Cursing loudly, Shin-Il quickly dragged himself through the dirt as he tried to stand up again. However, he didn't have the time or the strength to do that. After running for 20 minutes non-stop, he was totally spent.

The monster closed the distance between them and was about to grab him and end his life. The young man could only watch as the dark arm extended toward him.

"Nooo!!"

Closing his eyes, he waited for the inevitable. However, instead of feeling the crushing force on his body, he didn't feel anything at all. Instead, he heard something.

Looking up, he was met with a shocking site. A man suddenly appeared out of nowhere and kicked the monster in the side, pushing it a little bit farther from Shin-Il.

"Wha…" He couldn't believe his own eyes.

Landing on the ground, Talon stared at the boy. "Are you ok? Did it bite you?" 

"... No… Thank you for saving me…" Shin-Il replied in a daze.

"Thank me later once we get out of here in one piece."

'Not that I can guarantee that with this thing in the way…' Staring at his enemy, Talon frowned visibly. No matter how he looked at it, it was a Dimension Walker, or at least of the same appearance as those nasty things. However, that's where all similarities end.

First of all, the monster was visibly taller than the other Dimension Walkers, reaching a height of at least 7 feet. Its body was also thicker and bigger than that of its fellow monsters, making it appear even more intimidating.

"That Dimension Walker killed a good number of humans in a short time," Acrypha said casually as she swam around Talon.

Hearing her remark, he frowned slightly. "How many?" He murmured quietly.

"At least 5 or 6."

'Nasty bastard…' Talon clenched his fists at the number. If only one was able to kill 6 and get this strong, then he didn't even want to know what a Dimension Walker would look like after killing a dozen or more humans.

"Be careful. Fighting it won't be easy."

"I know… Can't you help me?" Talon asked.

"I can't do that or our problem will get even bigger. You have to fight it alone." She replied.

"Tsk, I expected that much."

As the two conversed, the monster had already regained its balance and was rushing toward Talon at top speed. Its giant frame didn't seem to affect how quickly it could run. Each step it took almost shook the whole place.

Talon took a deep breath before he ran toward it and thrust his spear forward. The blade flashed through the air at an amazing speed, only to be stopped dead in its tracks a second later. The monster had grabbed the blade with its hand.

'Shit!'

Before Talon could even react, the monster pulled him in before it threw him to the side violently as if he were a small kid. Rolling on the dirt, Talon was stopped dead in his tracks by a tree as he quickly stood up.

The creature didn't stop there and rushed toward him like a hungry beast. Using its arm, it tried to grab into him. However, he quickly ducked before dashing around it and trying to attack it from the side. His spear slashed through the air slicing the monster's flesh.

However, other than a shallow injury, nothing else happened to the Dimension Walker.

'Too strong!!'

Even worse than that, the attack seemed to enrage the creature as it swung its arm, trying to slap Talon's body. The latter had no time to react so he could only use his spear as a shield.

*boom*

The hit was akin to a car smashing into Talon sending him flying back as he stumbled on the hard ground a few times. Even with the strength of almost two people, Talon couldn't rival the monster in strength at all.

Slowly rising from the ground as he swallowed back the painful groan that tried to escape his mouth, he felt a warm liquid run down his face. Touching his forehead, he saw a trace of blood on his fingers.

However, he didn't stop as he quickly stood up, wiped the blood before it dropped on his eyes, and then grabbed his spear.

"Come at me, you fat fuck!" He yelled loudly as he aimed his spear forward. The Dimension Walker looked at Talon silently before it started running toward him again.

The brutal fight commenced again, far worse than before. Talon kept dodging, running, and sidestepping as much as he could while attacking back with all his strength. He got hit a few times, and each time, he felt his bones rumble and his whole body shudder. The pain was horrible and even breathing became hard.

However, he didn't stop or hesitate to attack again and again relentlessly. He was scared, horribly scared. But, he was even more scared of something else.

'My family! I gotta get them before they end up dead! I have to kill it!!' His eyes flared with a strong fire. He was terrified of dying, as any normal person should be. But, he was also terrified of letting his parents die before him.

He had taken an oath upon himself to make them live the best life he could provide after he graduated from university and got a good job. He wanted to repay them for all those years they worked day and night to get him everything he needed.

Shin-Il looked at the man with awe in his eyes. He had been running from that creature with all his might and never for a second even entertained the thought of fighting it. Yet, this young man in front of him was fighting it, getting beaten up, and yet standing again as if he didn't care about his own life.

It hit him hard. So hard in fact, that he forgot completely about running away as he should've thought considering how occupied the monster was with Talon. Instead, he found himself cheering for Talon, wishing he could beat that thing.

"D-Don't die!!!" He yelled loudly.

Talon heard that scream, but he didn't focus on it as his whole being was dead set on killing the Dimension Walker in front of him.

His body was bloodied and battered, his clothes were shredded to pieces and he could barely stand up on his feet. Using his spear as a cane, he walked forward with difficulty, his mouth open to breathe and his heart beating so fast he could hear it in his ears.

"Stop, Talon." Suddenly, Acrypha stopped him.

"What…" He asked with a cold, angry tone. He was very irritated by this fight and Acrypha's voice made it even worse.

"You can't beat it this way. It's simply too strong for you."

"Then what am I supposed to do, die?!" He yelled back.

"The other orb, crush that one." She replied calmly even though Talon was clearly not in his mind.

Hearing those words, he recalled the other orb in his pocket. Quickly, he pulled it out and stared at it. The orb had a myriad of colors on it that kept interchanging and dancing beautifully. It was far more pleasing to the eye than the Spear's orb.

But, Talon had no time to appreciate that and quickly crushed the orb with his bloodied hand.

Suddenly, a bright, blinding light exploded everywhere, covering the whole park and even the monster's vision.

It only lasted a few seconds before it slowly vanished and what it left behind shocked Talon.

[Ding!]

[You have acquired your first skill: Dimension Harvester.]

[Dimension Harvester (Lower Dimension) Level 1: Using this ability, you can link with alternate versions of yourself in parallel dimensions and acquire their skills. Costs Aetheris to activate.

Skills available: Spearmanship (Level 1)

Flaw: Overusing the ability could lead to permanent brain damage.]


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