Chapter 4
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A man who dubbed as the Guillotine before the regression, Cho Chang-hoon, cringed his face . "… What?"
Surely, the first achievement should have been his . The street was in chaos, but it was a fact he was the one who snaps the goblet's neck with his bare hand for the first time .
But, he wasn't .
The words of the first achievement did not appear in front of him .
" . . . " As he eyes wandered, Chang-hoon continued his steps deep into the alleys to avoid the goblets . A second goblet could find him but Chang-hoon avoids the lunge and got a hold of its neck . The goblet tried to fight its way out of the choke hold but it was no use . The monstrous grip was a characteristic of Cho Chang-hoon's Nature .
Snap . "Who the hell is it?" Chang-Hoom mumbled as he snapped the neck of the second goblet .
Everywhere he looked, there was no one who could fight off the goblets . Everyone lost the confidence they once had and spread apart to find a weapon or hide . It was a somewhat expected situation .
"F*cking losers . " You can understand the situation if you use your brain .
Everyone who is here has two natures . There is no one stronger than those who have two Natures . One Nature you are born with, another Nature you get from your first victim . You can only have two special ability of Nature in your lifetime .
Before the regression, it was rare to see anyone who killed someone after calculating which Nature you want to have . It took a long time for people to understand the meaning of Nature, and most had blood on their hands before they had a full understanding .
However, this was a rare second chance .
You need to consider carefully before your first kill and create a perfect combination of the Natures you want to use .
Cho Chang-hoon was lucky . When he regressed, his old-time friend was next to him . His friend was someone who held such an envious Nature, Chang-hoon always regretted to lose a chance to have him as his first kill . So, he acted fast and snapped his friend's neck once he got a second chance .
But, not everyone was this lucky . Some were stronger as they were before the regression . Therefore, most of these scums probably killed the closest person in front of them to get the second Nature without thinking twice about it .
'No matter what their Natures are, losers are losers . The fundamentals of garbage do not change . '
Look at them getting destroyed just because of one unforeseen incident . They could consider it as a difference of the circumstance . Even if you lived the same future, there must be a huge gap between those who achieved experience with their own strength, and those who just followed the tails for the fighters .
"… Whatever, it doesn't matter . " Chang-hoon mumbled as he hid in the alley . It was too bad he missed the first achievement .
But it wasn't the time to care much about one achievement they gave at the 'beginning . '
"Yama's armor is mine . " An item that transformed a woman who owned a useless Nature into one of the strongest powers within the Korean Peninsula . That item is in this section . There must be people with higher skills here . It's hard to decipher who, but one of them must have taken the first achievement . If Chang-hoon could have the armor in his hands, he would be the strongest competitor in this section . Then, he can move further to a position of power to rule the second world .
A most powerful position that held by the lord Yoo Do-hyuk before the aggression .
"Kekeke . " Chang-hoon's eye sparkled with greed and ambition .
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"Whew…!" Do-hyuk put down the fire hydrant and calmed his harsh breath .
12 kills total . It resulted from him hiding in different places in the building and killed every goblet that came his way .
He could still hear the cries of the goblets from outside, but his strength was bottoming out fast . So Do-hyuk ran upstairs to hide in a janitor's closet at the end of the hall . He could barely breathe . Every bone and joint in his arms was in pain from swerving the weapon . But… he can feel it .
"This is not my original body . "
He was stronger . A realization from crushing the goblets with the fire extinguisher . He could feel his strength and stamina exploded compared to who he was before . If it was his original body, it would've burned out after 3-4 kills .
"Status…" Do-hyuk whispered the command word .
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-Muscle Strength: 17 (2+) (E)
-Stamina: 21(2+) (E)
-Agility: 15(2+) (E)
-Power: 2(F)
-Tolerance: 17(E)
-Charm: 14(E)
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[The First Hunter] +2 Muscle Strength/ Stamina/ Agility to Holder
There was no big difference in the numbers, but until a few hours ago, Do-hyuk considered them as 'just numbers, but as Jimin had told him, they were Do-hyuk's mean of survival . He was tilting his head for a while, then he moved his finger above the word . That was the answer .
< Do-hyuk placed his finger above each word from stamina to charm to check each of the descriptions . Then, "Wallet," He checked his earnings . < -Current Amount: 740 -Able to use the coins to increase the abilities . -50 coins needed to increase F-rank (0~10) ability . He originally had 500 coins in his wallet . The words explained earlier how killing goblets appearing in front of him would have him gain 20 coins . "Whew," Do-hyuk recollected his composure as he increased the abilities he selected . << Used 200 coins for +1 Stamina>> << Used 200 coins for +1 Stamina>> << Used 200 coins for +1 Stamina>> Do-hyuk knows nothing . He didn't know which ability he needed to have the best results . But he can make an assumption . < "More I rest, more I get behind . " Do-hyuk thought . If he combines what Jimin and the single-winged angels have said, the only way to increase the abilities is by using coins . Do-hyuk knows one way to earn the coins . "To kill the monsters" Humans didn't kill each other on the streets . It seems like there is no more use of killing another human after earning the second Nature . However… "There's no guarantee that killing will stop . " Those people who tried to kill Do-hyuk from the market had no hesitation . As if they lived in a world where murder is a common circumstance . This means, there could be a situation where humans must kill another human to defend himself . Also, Do-hyuk has no information . If he Included Jimin, the amount of information Do-hyuk has compared to those who act like they know 'everything' is laughable . Then, he has only one option: he needs to earn coins by all means and increase his body performance as much as possible . "I don't even know how to use these Natures yet . " Do-hyuk pulled up his body . "I…" Thanks to the increase in his Stamina, Do-hyuk felt like he could breathe better . "I don't want to die . " He couldn't think of anything other than that . The world turned upside-down in an instant . His life was in danger several times, and all the things he heard was nonsense about him killing a god and that he holds a Nature that everyone wants . He wants to survive . It was an intense desire that felt uncomfortable even to Do-hyuk himself . Maybe this is a side he didn't realize he had because he never felt the need to be so cautious . Do-hyuk stepped out of the Janitor's closet . He threw away the bent-up fire extinguisher he used until now and grabbed a new one . One step after another . He drew the interior of the building he remembered in his head and moved his feet . "There is a small alley behind this building . " There, he can attack the goblets entering the alley as he did in the building . Do-hyuk opened the doors to the emergency stairs quietly . Then, in the stairway… " . . . " " . . . " … They met . Sponsored Content A skinny man in his forties who was climbing the stairs stopped to look up at Do-hyuk . But, soon he smirked . "I found you, asshole . " A nasty grin smeared his mouth . Who knows where he found it but he had a metal skewer in his hand dripping in blood . "I saw you . You were running all over the building to hide your ass when the goblets were running towards us! I saw it, you asshole . " " . . . " "You must have started from this neighborhood the last time, eh? This building is probably hiding a hidden item or a temple . Whatever that is… it seems like a weapon you can use it right away . " The man's eyes locked on the fire extinguisher in Do-hyuk's hands . It so brand new, recently picked up, and without a drop of blood . "Hand it over when I say it nicely . Or I'll rip you apart into pieces . " "…" The man climbed up the stairs as he spat out daunting threats . "You can't win over me . I killed so many goblets outsi… . " Before the man could finish his words, Do-hyuk lunged his body down the stairs . He had enough time to think . In this changed world, threats to kill you don't end with that threat . Do-hyuk didn't have whatever the hell the man thought he had, but even if Do-hyuk told the truth, it would be stupid of him to think this situation will end peacefully . He attacked first then . There were about 15 levels of stairs between the man and Do-hyuk . Luckily, the stairway was narrow, and the man was heading up the stairs . The combined weight of Do-hyuk and the fire extinguisher contacted the man . "Aaugh' The two mangles bodies crashed down the stairs and fell to the landing . The metal skewer fell off the man's hand . Do-hyuk put down the fire extinguisher, but He did not deliberately do so . Do-hyuk's body was aching from crashing down the stairs and his eyes were rolling, but his hands felt the man's body up to his neck . The man is choking his neck with an impossibly strong grip . Do-hyuk remembered the disaster that happened in the park . A short and older man with a large gut was so skilled it looked as if he was a professional fighter . 'I can't win . There's no way I can win if I fight him . ' So he choked him as well with all his strength . A pure competition of strength . The man tried to fight his way out, but he had no chance since Do-hyuk had an upper hand even from his position . In a shorter amount of time than Do-hyuk expected, the man's body dropped . "…" When Do-hyuk calmed his mind . Stab- A sharp and deep pain penetrated Do-hyuk's thigh . "Aaah!!" Do-hyuk screamed in pain, and the man regained strength to his body . The man shook himself off Do-hyuk's choke hold and stood up . "What the fuck… You scared me asshole!" The man started to kick Do-hyuk furiously in anger . Do-hyuk rolled his body to dodge the man's kick, pulled up his body, stand on his own feet, but his body couldn't function properly anymore . He had a knife stuck in his thigh . "I almost got fucked over… Ha, I find a purpose to my useless Nature . 'Long breath', isn't it fucking stupid?" The end result already has been decided . A blade size of a fruit knife struck deep inside the inner thigh and ripped Do-hyuk's artery . Blood was spewing out between the blade and the scar . Do-hyuk grabbed the blade with his quivering hand . << Bone Blade of Cuspid Tribe – E>> -Physical attack correction value: 3~7 -Durability: 19/20 -Holds bleed out promotion (Lv . 2) 'Option' [Looks jagged but it is hard to pull out once it's stabbed deep . Considered valuable to goblets . ] "Oh, you can die faster if you pull it out" The man smiled with a victorious look on his face . "I think my item luck in this life is good . I'm feeling the secret you have would be a jackpot . " Do-hyuk couldn't concentrate to what the man was saying . It wasn't from the pain . Losing blood wasn't significant enough to lose his conscious and more so, it wasn't because he felt distraught from the miserable situation . "Well, just think you won't be able to die quickly by bleeding out . " It was because he saw the words in front of him . << Satisfied Condition to Activate Nature>> (Flavor of iron) < "You're fucked…" "Meal . " As soon as he murmured the word, the blade on his thigh glowed . Do-hyuk cringed his face, he tasted the flavor of the item on his tongue . It was disgusting . The man's face cringed almost badly as Do-hyuk, but his face was more pitiful . It was no wonder because he realized the situation . As he witnessed the blade disappearing without a trace, and the scar healing right before his eyes, "Yoo, Yoo, Yoo…" He cannot believe who had he just messed with . Who had he just dared to mess with .
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Instead of attacking Do-hyuk right away, the man calmed his breath while touching his neck .