Chapter 3: 3

Capri Sun is delicious whenever you drink it, but it feels a bit wasteful to buy it at a convenience store for 900 won each.

 

It tastes best when bought in bulk at Co*tco.

 

This time, I headed for the lower gate marked by the Hunters Association Headquarters as I accessed the association’s official website and opened the map.

 

[*Low-level (E) gate in Hapjeong province, Mapo district, Seoul – Daybreak Guild bid successfully]

 

Six years have passed since the invasion of the outside world began.

 

The great war is over, but the alien invaders are still invading Earth.

 

The gates that open all over the Earth are proof of their invasion.

 

In the early days of the war, all gates were unexpected because we did not know when a gate would open, but technology has developed to estimate the location and timing of the gate.

 

It only sometimes gets it right, though. Sometimes, things get wrong, as the gate opened at Dangsan Station earlier.

 

“Bro! I think the gate is already open!” someone’s voice echoed loudly near the gate.

 

According to what I checked earlier, the Daybreak Guild won today’s bid for this low-level gate.

 

Of course, that person shouting in front of the gate must also be from the Daybreak Guild.

 

[Estimation (1:44) until the spread of the low-level gate at Mapo district.

 

Dungeon: Wave probability estimated at 10:0.

 

Estimated gate rank E. Recommended Attribute: Pierce.]

 

“Sis, can I take a picture of this dungeon and upload it?”

 

“No. The guild leader will nag again.”

 

[Assuming that the surroundings are similar to the King of Time’s territory, it is estimated that the King of Time’s army will appear.

 

Please send environment samples and monster data only if the territory is 64.47% unfilled. Otherwise, submit only boss data.

 

The association will accept the compensation from the society as before.]

 

A group of Hunters is seen standing in front of the support vehicle. All of them are wearing clothes with the same mark on them.

 

They are clothes that proved they belonged to the same guild.

 

[Approaching the gate. Estimation (0:52) until gate spread.]

 

I’m always alone because I’m hiding my identity, but other Hunters usually join guilds and work.

 

Of course, when you enter the guild, you will inevitably reveal your nickname. However, being a Hunter is a great job, so everyone reveals their identity casually.

 

I don’t know why they guaranteed anonymity if this is going to happen.

 

“This gate is probably a dungeon. In other words, an outer-dimensional gate. Seobin, did you see the guide?”

 

“Of course.”

 

They talk in front of the gate. Well, if you ask about basic common sense, does that mean there are beginners here?

 

The gates, the connection points to other dimensions that open in our dimension, can be classified into two types.

 

An outer-dimensional gate and an inner-dimensional gate.

 

The outer-dimensional gate is the door through which we enter the outer-dimensional dungeon. On the contrary, the inner-dimensional gate is the door through which monsters pour into the Earth from the dungeon located in the outer dimension.

 

The latter, of course, is dangerous.

 

So, the guilds that raised newbie chicks always chose only low-level gates, especially the outer-dimensional gates.

 

Otherwise, a Monster Wave will appear if you choose the latter, and all rookies will die.

 

Then it will be a guild loss, a national loss, and even a global loss.

 

Because there are far fewer Hunters than ordinary people!

 

I checked the terminal while sucking on the orange mango-flavored Capri Sun I bought at the convenience store.

 

The Daybreak Guild mark was attached to a pin stamped over the red gate icon.

 

This meant that the owner of this gate was the Daybreak Guild. But things became different since Finger King, who was assigned a mission from the headquarters, was dispatched.

 

This gate is mine now, and it’s up to me.

 

Slurp.

 

The empty juice pack rattled in the air. The sound of air escaping was quite loud.

 

I dumped the finished Capri Sun pack on the street and opened a new one.

 

The world seemed hazy like fog, and the air began to shred.

 

A strange sensation landed on the skin, twisting space.

 

I tossed out the Capri Sun, whose straw I had pierced in the wrong place, and stepped into the gate.

 

Before long, the air became heavy, and the terminal glowed.

 

[You have entered the low-level gate.]

 

[System is activated.]

 

[You have entered the territory of the King of Time.]

 

[Collecting environmental data.]

 

[Checking data…]

 

[Estimated to be the King of Time Leviathan’s 3rd Army 27th Division ‘Flood’]

 

[Estimated gate rank E]

 

[Estimated dungeon rank C]

 

[Estimated monster rank C+]

 

[Estimated boss rank B+]

 

[Estimated overall rank C+]

 

[Estimated Rank C+ Dungeon – ‘Sea of Flood’ has been entered.]

 

When you cross the gate and enter the dungeon, the terminal unconditionally starts collecting data.

 

As usual, I stupidly opened my mouth as I watched the dungeon information measured through the terminal floating in front of my eyes.

 

The gate rank is E, but the overall rank is C+? Isn’t this a total scam?

 

[Terminal User: Finger Technique]

 

[User Information: (Expand)]

 

[Dungeon – ‘Sea of Flood’ access record: 3 times.]

 

[Loading old data…]

 

<The King of Time’s 3rd Army conquest rate: 78.125%>

 

<The King of Time’s territory conquest rate: 35.53%>

 

[Start collecting dungeon data.]

 

Uninteresting information followed the dungeon information.

 

I turned off the terminal before it leaked useless information.

 

If it starts collecting data, it’ll spread that I’m here.

 

This is the basic to steal a gate.

 

I put the terminal, which was quickly turned off, into my coat pocket and raised my head.

 

I saw a beach covered with sticky blood.

 

Reddish-black seawater, reddish-blue sandy beach, pale purple sky, and pitch-black sun.

 

At first glance, it was not Earth.

 

Blood clotted, and the muddy sand wriggled like a swamp. Monsters resembling crocodiles began to emerge one by one from the dark waters of the world where Hell had arrived.

 

Basil of the 3rd Army of the King of Time.

 

Basil, the monster that made up the 3rd Army of the King of Time, had a similar appearance to the crocodile we know.

 

Of course, it is much bigger and looks much more bizarre than a crocodile.

 

But if that creature creeping ashore has one thing resembling our crocodile, it’s that it will die if you break its head.

 

All living things will eventually die. You, me, and the monsters are the same.

 

After escaping from the black water, a group of Basil chased the signs of creatures that were not of their own kind.

 

It would be perfect if I could break the heads of those crocodiles right now and get some loot, but I couldn’t.

 

It looks like the guild kids haven’t entered yet, so I’ll have to run far away before I get caught.

 

For Hunters, the gate is a hunting ground, a battlefield, and a means of earning a living.

 

Most Hunters joined a guild and made a living through it, but some powerful Hunters preferred to go alone. In other words, not joining a guild.

 

But the world is the best when there are many people.

 

Who would give ownership of the gate to one Hunter when not only large guilds but also small and medium guilds poke the association with money to get the gate?

 

So the Hunters who traveled alone had no choice but to walk down a tragic path.

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That’s-!

 

“Bro, wait a minute. Isn’t this dungeon E-level?”

 

Sneaking into someone else’s gate, killing the boss, and clearing the dungeon alone…

 

…was proudly ranked at the top of the act that Hunters hate the most!

 

That’s…Gate Steal!

 

That’s right.

 

The only way for veterans without guilds to live is to steal gates marked by other guilds.

 

Well, I usually don’t go to dungeons marked by large guilds like the Daybreak Guild, so what kind of retaliation am I trying to get here?

 

I’m the kind of person who doesn’t have to think about retaliation or anything. But as you all know, the guild leader of that guild is anxious because he can’t scout me.

 

If I, as the world’s Rank 1, said I would join a guild, wouldn’t anyone welcome me with open arms?

 

“Everyone, be careful! The overall rank is intermediate gate level!”

 

The Daybreak Guild’s raiding party, which entered the gate later than me, is struggling with a higher-than-expected dungeon rank.

 

I didn’t miss the chance and ran along the beach without hesitation between the Basil.

 

A smart thief’s first act is to escape!

 

In fact, the fact that Finger King steals other people’s gates has spread all over the neighborhood, so there’s no need to run away, but right now I haven’t taken out my mask.

 

I ran across the muddy sand and fumbled over the piercing in my left ear.

 

A piercing encrusted with blue jewels instantly heated up and twisted the space.

 

Accessories inlaid with space stones were expensive items that only high-ranking Hunters could use, but because of their convenience, they were hot items that were also sought after by wealthy ordinary people.

 

This item, which is convenient like an inventory in a game, allows you to store your belongings in a gap in space.

 

It was very expensive, but I couldn’t carry a weapon whenever I went to a dungeon, so I made a big decision to buy it.

 

How many Capri Suns does this one piercing cost? It’s like buying the company straight.

 

I stretched out my hand and drew my sword from the gap in space.

 

As usual, I raised and struck it hard against the floor.

 

Then, with a heavy thud, there was a terrifying shockwave.

 

Red and blue sand splattered everywhere, and black seawater flooded violently, just like the dungeon’s name.

 

Loot scattered like stars from the exploded Basil division, and screams erupted from the Daybreak Guild that had just entered the dungeon.

 

Like Moses’ miracle, the shockwave that split the seawater in half called the boss monster in the sea.

 

Seeing that the boss monster that comes out when you kill all the field monsters already appears, it seems that all Basil in the area have just died in that shock wave.

 

Turning off the terminal is inconvenient.

 

If I had the terminal, I would have been able to receive loot acquisition status and boss monster appearance notifications.

 

A fishy smell and sticky slime spilled over the sandy beach.

 

A giant monster’s protruding back skin was visible beyond the overflowing sea.

 

The pulsating blood vessels over the wriggling leather made the bumps soar high into the sky.

 

By now, the system window should pop out, announcing “the boss monster XXX of ‘Sea of Flood’ has appeared!” with a sound. But it doesn’t.

 

Such is the life of an unidentified hero.

 

I can’t enjoy the things I should have enjoyed. Is this what a thief’s life is like, dear Netizen?

 

Instead of waiting for the silent contact with the netizen, I groped over the space stone piercing once more.

 

If the space stone piercing plays the role of the game’s inventory, the specially designed mask guarantees my anonymity.

 

This mask, with a touch of brilliance that I requested to match the reputation of Rank 1, was designed by an Italian artisan and made by going in and out of the land of the King of Lust like eating meals…!

 

This half-mask is worth 50 buildings! The one and only half-mask in the world.

 

So when someone wearing this half-mask appears, everyone goes, ‘Oh, oh! It’s FingerT/Finger King/the God of War!’!

 

The hags of the 4th Army of the King of Lust change their appearances according to the taste of others.

 

This half-mask with the spirit of such hags made me look different depending on the viewer.

 

I’ll look like their ideal type.

 

Maybe that’s why the world’s best thief Finger Technique, who always steals other people’s dungeons, is so popular.

 

Of course, some people’s ideal types wearing a half-mask don’t go well with dungeons. Still, it’s a bit like spitting in the face of someone you like, even if you call them FingerT or Finger King.

 

In any case, this half-mask helped me hide my identity in that it made me look different from person to person, and it was also my symbol because any face could be seen wearing a half-mask with a unique design.

 

Come to think of it, I saw comments from netizens asking me to take off my mask the other day.

 

Thinking nonsensically, I jumped on the wreckage of the Basil scattered on the sandy beach.

 

I could see the black sea and the boss monster beneath my feet, and blue flames rose above the blade soaring into the sky.

 

The flames burning over the greatsword scattered blue flames and fell to the floor in a straight line.

 

I didn’t want to regard my attack as a skill and put a skill name on it, but others looked at each of my attacks and named them.

 

So, what I just used, according to the skill name given by others…was Firestorm (feat. Finger Technique).

 

Abbreviation of Firework Beaaa–am.

 

I’m not sure why people give weird names to other people’s skills, but I’ll give them 0 points for now.

 

Because you guys keep posting composite memes, I’m stressed out every day.

 

The blunt blade of the greatsword pierced the glossy boss monster’s outer skin and crushed it, and blue flames spread as if running on the black leather.

 

Initially, when the terminal is on, a system window announcing “Dungeon Clear!” should appear with a fanfare sound, but it’s a shame that it’s not.

 

It feels like being told to throw away the soup when eating rame because it is not good for the body.

 

The huge body of the boss monster was devoured and the burning flames scattered along with the burnt ash.

 

I watched the scene all the time and searched among the burnt ashes to find a jewel the size of a fingernail.

 

The soul stone of the dungeon boss monster has the power to forcibly close or open the gate.

 

This is an outer-dimensional dungeon, so with this, you can open the gate and return to Earth.

 

I tossed the sword almost as big as my body through the gap in space and opened the gate to Earth.

 

Come to think of it, are those Hunters alive?

 

They’re not a shit group; they’re Hunters from Daybreak Guild, so I’m sure they all have emergency escape kits.

 

If I take my time picking up the trophies here, I’ll see the Hunters rushing toward the gate earlier.

 

Gosh, it seems like it takes longer to pick up trophies than to clear the dungeon.

 

This isn’t some kind of gleaning. I request to add a pet function.

 

I think it’s too much like a game, but since reality has changed dramatically, wouldn’t it be okay?

 

Maybe not.

 

Blue flames flew over the sandy beach filled with the corpses and remains of dead monsters.

 

I turned on the power of the terminal as I walked through the burning dungeon.

 

Between the blazing flames, a golden light shimmered, indicating where the spoils were.

 

[Collecting dungeon data…]

 

[※Warning※ It is a rule to keep the terminal turned on inside the dungeon.]

 

[Update data.]

 

[The King of Time Leviathan’s 3rd Army 27th Division ‘Flood’]

 

[Gate rank E+]

 

[Dungeon rank C+]

 

[Monster rank C+]

 

[Boss rank B-]

 

[Overall rank C+]

 

[Rank C+ Dungeon – ‘Sea of Flood’ has been cleared.]

 

[Terminal User: Finger Technique]

 

[User Information: (Expand)]

 

[Dungeon – ‘Sea of Flood’ access record: 4 times.]

 

[Loading old data…]

 

<The King’s 3rd Corps Conquest Rate: 78.125%>

 

<The King of Time’s territory conquest rate: 35.53%>

 

[Dungeon data collection has been completed.]

 

[Ranking information is updated.]

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