Chapter 45: Jagalchi Market (1)

Chapter 45: Jagalchi Market (1)

[Episode 11] Jagalchi Market (1)

[What should we do?]

[We should treat skilled personnel well. How about giving them a room and turning it into a hospital?]

[That’s a good idea.]

[If we look, we should be able to find enough nursing staff. I’ll leave the establishment and operation of the medical team to you.]

With that, all tasks related to establishing the medical team were assigned to Kim Dabin, and I returned home.

Seo Ye-jin was still sitting in the middle of the living room in her cross-legged position, while Kkami was sleeping comfortably on the sofa.

‘Ha Dong-geon’s party is moving without any problems.’

Ha Dong-geon’s party was passing directly through the tracks from Jungang Station to Jagalchi Station.

It was worth cleaning up the zombies with Yoo Hye-rin and Seo Ye-jin.

‘As for the last skill point, I should invest it there, right?’

There was a skill I had thought about in advance.

‘Absolute Dweller’s Warehouse, level up.’

[The Absolute Dweller’s Warehouse skill has reached level 2.]

[The capacity of the warehouse has increased to 200kg.]

[The status quo feature has been added.]

[Status Quo] (Passive)

Preserves the kinetic state of the item at the time of storage.

I had decided to increase the level of the warehouse because I felt the need for more capacity when using Seo Ye-jin’s gas explosion with the mouse or Yoo Hye-rin’s poisonous fog.

‘Now that the capacity has doubled, I should be able to use it more freely.’

And as usual, there was one more unexpected gift.

‘Status Quo.’

As I read the description of its function, an image flashed through my mind.

‘Is it possible?’

When summoning an item from the warehouse, it appears in a completely stationary state.

Until now, it was so natural that I didn’t pay much attention to it.

But reading the description of the new feature made me feel its meaning differently.

‘Preserves the kinetic state of the item at the time of storage.’

In other words, when I summon something from the warehouse, it will appear in the same state as it was when stored, including any motion.

So, in simple terms, if I store a spear I threw with force and then summon it, it will come out of the warehouse at the same speed as when I first stored it.

‘If that’s the case...’

As luck would have it, I had an item that could maximize this situation.

‘Open shop, purchase S&W M60, .38 caliber bullets, 100 rounds.’

+

I grabbed the revolver that appeared in the air and loaded three rounds into the cylinder. After storing the rest in the warehouse, I opened the living room window and aimed at the dark night sky.

Warehouse storage—

At the moment I pulled the trigger.

‘Bullet!’

I imagined the shot bullets being stored in the warehouse.

Bang!

With the sound of gunpowder.

Ziiing—!

I could see the bullet that had popped out of the muzzle being sucked into the warehouse.

It works.

For now, everything was perfect.

-Cheep!

Kkami, who was sitting on the sofa, was startled by the sudden gunshot and jumped up. Seo Ye-jin also woke up, covering her mouth with both hands.

She asked me, who was standing at the window holding a gun.

“Mr. Jae-hyun, why are you suddenly...?”

But I couldn’t hear her.

Because I was too focused.

‘If my prediction is correct...’

I stared into the cold night air creeping in through the open window.

And then.

‘Summon, bullet.’

When I summoned the bullet towards the night sky.

Bang!

The bullet created in the air was fired, tearing through the night air.

At the same speed as when it was fired from the gun.

‘Crazy.’

There was a shudder running through my body.

‘This is it!’

A surefire way to assist Ha Dong-geon’s party.

The Joker card had appeared.

Ha Dong-geon’s party arrived at Jagalchi Station and exited through the ticket gate.

The station used to be occupied by goblins, but the goblins were no match for them.

“Kiiaaak!”

“Kkiak!”

The overwhelming power of the Ha Dong-geon party caused the goblin horde to flee.

Using the communication ring, I said:

[You can exit through Gate 2.]

Exiting through Gate 2, they were greeted by a three-way intersection with overturned buses and cars.

‘From here on, it’s uncharted territory.’

Unlike before, when Seo Ye-jin had scouted and prepared a route, this area had nothing prepared.

“Mr. Jae-hyun, where should we go now?”

[Follow the main road to the left, and you’ll be near your destination in about 1 km.]

However, covering that 1 km was no easy task.

As they turned the corner of the first building.

“Watch out!”

A monster appeared.

「Land Shark (Lv. 24)」

It was the land shark that had eaten Seo Ye-jin’s mouse at Nampo Station the other day.

The land shark, popping out of the alleyway, rushed towards Ha Dong-geon’s group with its sharp teeth.

At the same time.

Yoo Hye-rin looked at Seo Ye-jin, who was shooting at the living room wall, then slapped her own cheeks.

“Why can’t I wake up?”

I was sorry, but I didn’t have time to explain to her one by one.

While storing the bullets, I continued to use them to assist Ha Dong-geon’s party.

“Da-jeong! Blessing!”

“Yes, unnie!”

While I was busy dealing with the marlin from behind, Ha Dong-geon and Oh Eon-ju were facing off against a giant crab in the front.

「Giant Crab (Lv. 35)」

Kwooong!

Dodging the large claw, Oh Eon-ju dove under the crab’s arms and broke its joints.

Crack!

One of the crab’s legs shattered, causing it to lose its balance.

Shwook!

And Ha Dong-geon’s spear pierced its mouth.

-!!!

The crab with its jaw shattered struggled to attack him, but Ha Dong-geon skillfully distanced himself.

Ha Dong-geon twisted his body in mid-air and threw a spear.

Clang!

However, the spear couldn’t penetrate the tough chitin shell and bounced off.

Ziiing—

I immediately summoned a new spear from the warehouse and gave it to Ha Dong-geon.

The next moment, Oh Eon-ju, who had somehow climbed onto the crab’s carapace, kicked hard.

Bang!

Despite its internal organs shaking from the impact, the giant crab’s shell showed no signs of breaking.

“Kheong!”

Crack!

Even with Oh Eon-ju’s nail attack, all she managed to do was leave scratches on the carapace.

Shoo!

“Everyone, move aside!”

Moon Byeong-ho, who appeared with teleportation, aimed his gun at the Giant Crab.

Bang!

However, its tough shell was even deflecting bullets.

‘It’s incredibly durable.’

Honestly, it seemed impossible to break its shell if it was not broken even with Oh Eon-ju’s strength.

‘Is there any way?’

It was clear that it was not an ordinary shell. It must have some special ability.

‘We need to deliver a certain level of impact.’

Rather than attacks like scratching with nails, we needed an impact like hitting with a hammer.

“Kheo-eong!”

Unable to help it, Oh Eonju gave up on destroying the shell and instead opted to destroy the remaining nine legs.

Crunch!

One by one, the legs of the Giant Crab were decisively torn apart by Oh Eonju’s hands.

‘Absolute Dweller’s Eyes.’

While maintaining a view of the Ha Dong-geon Party, I activated a new field of vision.

‘I definitely saw something there.’

The new field of vision was focused on Kim Minho’s house, who had a muscular body since our first meeting.

There was no way it wasn’t there.

And sure enough.

‘There!’

In one space converted entirely into a training room, a chunk of iron was prepared for bench pressing.

Even at a glance, the barbell which looked to be over 100kg, was a weapon in itself.

‘I’ll borrow it for a moment. Warehouse storage.’

This alone was threatening enough, but we were still 2% short of breaking that tough shell.

‘Summon.’

First, I summoned it to the highest point within the limits of the homebound area.

The heavy barbell pulled by gravity fell freely, and just before it hit the ground.

‘Warehouse storage.’

I stored the barbell that had been raised to maximum velocity in the warehouse.

And.

[Oh Eon-ju]

“Hmm?”

[Please jump so that you can see the crab’s shell.]

Upon my command, Oh Eon-ju immediately jumped without question.

Crash!

Asphalt was destroyed as Oh Eonju’s body rose high into the air.

Then, the shell of the giant crab was visible at a glance.

Towards that spot.

‘Summon barbell!’

A barbell weighing over 100kg appeared at the same speed.

And.

Crash! Crunch!

The hard shell was shattered into pieces.

“Raaah!”

Oh Eon-ju didn’t miss the opportunity, landing on the shell and slipping her hand through.

And.

Rip!

She grabbed and tore it apart.

In the place where the tough shell had been.

-Thump thump

There was a throbbing heart.

Phwoosh!

Oh Eon-ju’s claws tore through it.

[You have hunted a Giant Crab (Lv. 35).]

[You have gained experience points.]

[931,732,266 won has been deposited into the Absolute Dweller’s wallet.]