The number of the godly viewers were now thirteen. From the beginning, things were looking up.
However...
"Cooo-ink!! Coo-ink!!"
"Coo-ink! Coo-inkkk!!"
Unfortunately, the number of monsters easily overwhelmed the divine audience by a large margin!
The fat, fake pigeon-lookalike monsters with sizes rivalling an elephant were running in Choi Kahng-Sik's direction.
Just like a flock of chickens rushing towards the bowl full of tasty bird feed, these monsters called Pig-Jons madly dashed in from every direction there was, causing goosebumps to break out on his skin.
'What the?! Isn't this a lot more dangerous than it looks?!'
He couldn't stop here because of that, though. He quickly ducked beneath the rising dust clouds and moved while hiding within the cover provided, as if he was some kind of assassin.
"Coo-ink!"
"Cooo-iink?"
Well, it wasn't much use against these Pig-Jons and their amazing sense of smell, however. They could pick up on the odour of rotting food wastes from high up in the sky and zero in on the location with incredible accuracy, after all.
They snorted and sniffed through their pig-like snouts and immediately latched onto his location.
Even then, their reactions were a beat late.
"Eut-cha!!"
For Choi Kahng-Sik, that was all he needed.
He evaded the descending open maws of the monsters and slid under the bulging stomach of one of them. And then, swung his shovel hard against one of the 'ankles' he spotted.
*SFX for the shovel meeting the monster's leg*
The shovel from the gods, capable of breaking the Bul-Raid's blades, remained truly amazing even now. It might be a heavy son of a gun, but the effects it displayed were not to be questioned.
Break.
The Pig-Jon's ankle, reputedly tougher than alloy, broke like a dried-up twig.
"Coo-eehck?!"
After losing a leg, the Pig-Jon cried out like a distressed swine and fell over to its side on the lawn.
Choi Kahng-Sik didn't even spare a second glance at the monster.
'One down.'
Even though he was quite busy, he still didn't forget about his broadcast.
"The Pig-Jon's biggest weakness is its legs that support its big body. Those legs might be pretty tough, but as long as you break them, it'll be the end for these monsters. Now, it's not that often, but some Hunters do try to kill one of these monsters occasionally. And then, they get killed instead."
There was no need for him to go out of his way here. Well, the thing was, the Pig-Jon's broken legs would not heal even if some time goes by!
"Cooooo-iiink!!"
The Pig-Jon with the broken leg began throwing an almighty tantrum. With its two wings and the remaining leg, it began crazily thrashing about.
"Coo-ehck?"
It even began biting its own kin out of anger!!
Of course, that wasn't going to help - the monster still couldn't stand back up.
'A Pig-Jon with a bum leg is no different than a dead Pig-Jon.'
Meanwhile, Choi Kahng-Sik never stopped running around.
He knew very well that if he stopped only for a moment, he'd be surrounded in an instant by the monsters and get ripped to shreds.
He saw plenty of Monster Streamers die in that fashion. Some of them, right in front of his nose, even.
"Cooo-iink?!"
Thud!!
One of the chasing Pig-Jon fell over quite ungainly after it tripped on something. And no, it wasn't something as minor as a piece of rock.
"Coo-ink!!"
The culprit was the Pig-Jon that lost its leg to Choi Kahng-Sik. The d*mn monster bit into the leg of its so-called kin and held on like crazy. Its head got kicked and its body got pecked by its victim, but the monster didn't let go.
It was at the height of being a nuisance, that's what this was!
Break.
"Coo-eehck?!"
While that was happening, Choi Kahng-Sik proceeded to break yet another leg of a different Pig-Jon.
And so, he began another chain of 'nuisance'.
┖ This MS having an easy time hunting. Again. ;;
┖ Isn't it more like this guy is just too good? Or is it more like other Hunters are utterly useless?
┖ Maybe both? (^0^)v
The viewers thought his battle plan was quite simple to execute. All they could see was him running around here and there while hitting the legs of the monsters.
However, they failed to consider the difficulty of the actions of 'running around here and there'!
*SFX for sweat rolling down*
Cold sweat drops streamed down Choi Kahng-Sik's back like a waterfall. His overworked brain felt like it would explode at any second now.
'There is nothing to laugh about here!!'
He continued to map out the locations of the Pig-Jons he could see in his mind, then calculated the best paths to move so he'd not get surrounded by accident.
'This time, go in the direction to my 3 o'clock....'
"Caw!!"
The baby Oh-Racle somehow held on and remained on his shoulder, even during this unfolding chaos. It suddenly issued a caw. The most notable fact wasn't that, though.
No, the thing was, it's left head cawed just now.
The sign of ill-fortune, in other words.
"Tsk!"
Choi Kahng-Sik didn't even think twice before changing his direction.
"Coo-ink! Coo-ink!"
"Coo-inkk!"
The three o'clock direction he was about to head to rapidly filled up with the flock of Pig-Jons. If he went there, then he'd be surrounded by now and soon be on the ferryman's boat, crossing the river Styx.
'Then, what about this direction?'
"Caw!"
The right head cawed this time.
Meaning, the sign of good fortune.
"Haha!"
Even though he was in a tight spot, he still found enough leeway to issue a wry chuckle. Wasn't this Oh-Racle pretty much a portable mine detector?
"Caw?"
When the baby two-headed crow tilted his head, perhaps asking him why he was laughing, Choi Kahng-Sik's tightly-held tension got released as well.
With his mind not as tense as much compared to a second ago, he was able to take in and process more information than before. He could even spot the food waste/human trash rolling on the lawn as well.
'Oh-ho?'
Choi Kahng-Sik had located Yu Il-Ahm, still alive despite the odds. Then, an ominous smile crept up on his lips.
[A certain god has a question mark floating above his head.]
[A certain relaxed god is getting more interested.]
A handsome former MS with blood dripping hard from his broken jaw was standing with a pair of flames burning in his hands, currently besieged from all sides.
'I can't die here!'
Yu Il-Ahm paid no mind to his aching chin and concentrated hard. Admittedly, his current situation was rather hopeless, even from his perspective.
"Coo-ink. Coo-ink..."
"Coo-inkkk...."
Many Pig-Jons was surrounding him, saliva drooling out of their mouths. They were waiting for one of their numbers to get struck by the flames first.
None of them had made a move just yet. But, it was only a matter of time before an impatient individual among the flock rushed out at Yu Il-Ahm...
"Coo-eehhck?!"
While crying out like a pig getting whipped, a Pig-Jon grandly toppled over. And no, it didn't get struck by the flames after it couldn't endure all the waiting and rushed forward.
The gazes of the monsters left Yu Il-Ahm for a moment and they landed in the direction of the disturbance.
And then, they looked back at their prey...
"Coo-ink?"
"Coo-ink?!"
Pig-Jon looked at each other as confused expressions formed on their faces.
It was as if they had forgotten about something important...
"Ahaha!! I, the Phantom Thief Choi Kahng-Sik, shall take possession of this human trash!"
"Coo-ink?!"
"Coo-ink...!!"
….And then, the monsters began freaking out.
A human came out of nowhere to steal their high-quality meal and was on the run from them, that was why.
….While leaving behind a couple of brightly burning flames, to boot.
Kwaboom!!!
The surrounding monsters were engulfed in flames.
"Coo-ink?!"
"Coooo----ink!!"
"Cooo-uhhhh!!"
Now that their mealtime had been interfered with, the flock of Pig-Jons began chasing after the thief with everything they had. Even those monsters heading out of the Monster Association's front lawn, turned back so they could participate in meting out the punishment.
How could they tolerate something so despicable!!
*SFX for lots of heavy things running all at once*
And every single one of these monsters joined in to fight this injustice!
"Coo-ink!!"
"Cooooo-innk!!"
The thing these Pig-Jons hated the most was... Well, it was none other than someone or something stealing away the food they had called dibs on.
Ruled by their extremely empty tummies and the sense of being insulted, the one-star ranked monsters opened their bloodshot and reddened eyes wide.
And they pounced, driven only by pure rage!
[A certain impatient god is telling you to run.]
[Another god is laughing his head off.]
"Whistle~. That's a lot."
Choi Kahng-Sik smiled refreshingly and ran as it was demanded from him.
"Caw!!"
Even the baby Oh-Racle perched upon his shoulder seemed to enjoy this.
"Urgh...."
Only Yu Il-Ahm, being dragged by the back of his neck, looked supremely displeased. The mere fact that he was saved by a man he hated the most in this world left him unable to breathe.
And he could hear that hateful man speaking to the camera.
"Someone in the Association told me this just now. The only reason why I was able to live so carefree was that the Hunters had been protecting this nation. So, that made all of us comrades in arms! Holy wowsers, I had no idea!"
┖ Hul. You're still sulking about that? ㅋㅋㅋ
┖ Mister MS? Just forget about that bullsh*t logic already. ^^
┖ There, there! What a good MS you're! Should I throw some donations your way?
"Ahaha! So, I'm planning to get some help from my so-called comrades over there! Just like how I managed to save Mister Yu Il-Ahm! Uh-whew~, there are so many of them!"
Choi Kahng-Sik smirked and pointed to his back.
*SFX for multiple cooings of Pig-Jons. Honestly, there are too many and I don't feel like TLing every single one of them....*
The army of Pig-Jons, united under the sole purpose of protecting the dignity of all food wastes, were chasing him down with scary ferocity.
Their target was Yu Il-Ahm - as well as to serve severe punishment!!
It wasn't only the viewers who saw this spectacle, though.
"Heok!! That b*stard, what is he doing?!"
"He's bringing the monsters over here?!"
"That crazy motherf*cker!! Don't come here!!"
As soon as the air raid began, the Hunters retreated very quickly to the inside of the Monster Association's sturdy building, which was built like an evacuation shelter. However, when they saw this scene, they all began freaking out.
They had no methods of blocking the MS Cameraman rushing towards them. The barricades they had erected with great haste by the front entrance stood no chance.
Slam!!
Choi Kahng-Sik hit it with his shovel, and it broke down in an instant - then, he spoke out, loudly, as if he was deeply mortified by this.
"You guys are way too much!! How can you block the entrance, when other citizens might run over here to seek shelter as I've done? No, more than that! If you Hunters hole yourselves in here, then who's going to help the citizens outside? If you don't go out and fight, they will start hating you, you know?"
┖ Those b*stards aren't even human. ㅡ.ㅡ^
┖ Dereliction of duty! I'm gonna sue all of yous for involuntary manslaughter.
┖ XXX You, pay back all the social benefits you received from our tax money!
"You... You...!!"
A certain old man full of muscles was quivering in rage as he pointed at Choi Kahng-Sik.
The younger man simply sniggered back.
"What the? Why is Mister Park Jin-Chang, who worries about the safety of citizens and his comrades the most, hiding in this rathole?"
"You little punk, what do you think you're doing....!!"
Park Jin-Chang, now no longer wearing the mask of a righteous elder was screaming out blue murder.
Too bad for him, Choi Kahng-Sik was not there to listen to his rants anymore.
Kwaboom!! Smash!!
*SFX for windows shattering*
The army of enraged Pig-Jons crashed past the front glass of the Association building and entered the lobby. And they didn't spare a single human trying to stand in their paths.
"Coo-ink!! Coo-ink!!"
"Coooooo-iiink!!!"
"Block them!! Euh-ahck?!"
"G, godd*mn it!! Attack!!"
The Hunters with nowhere else to run off to and the flock of angry monsters clashed spectacularly.
All sorts of colourful superpowers and unchecked destruction chaotically danced around and dead bodies began piling up.
What about the person responsible for this mess, though?
"My dear beloved viewers from the city of Seoul. You no longer have anything to worry anymore. Now that these Pig-Jons had fallen perfectly into the trap I, the MS Cameraman, had laid out, the situation will be resolved pretty soon!"
….He was in the middle of making himself the hero of this 'operation'.
┖ Your trap was the Association's building? ㅋㅋㅋ
┖ Your plan's really scary! Very nice. (^-^)b
┖ Hul. He's the reincarnated Zhuge Liang. ;;
'….Huh. The response isn't too bad, I guess?'
He spouted the first thing that came to his mind, but it was going down better than expected. So, he decided to go along with the flow.
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