Chapter 158: Chapter 158- Clearing Out Seoul (Part 1)

*1 Week Later*

*GRAWR*

A giant bear growled loudly as it charged toward a group of humans at top speed. Its hideous appearance and sharp fangs made it seem way more terrifying than a normal bear should be.

The survivors took a fighting stance immediately as they got ready to fight it. Even with its terrifying presence looming over them, none of them lost their composure. Instead, they simply put their entire focus on it.

When the monster reached them, it slashed down with a mighty force. Immediately, the survivors dispersed, letting the claws hit the ground. Then, they quickly surrounded the monster and attacked it ruthlessly.

*GRAAWWWRRR*

The creature shrieked when it felt the weapons piercing through its skin and tried to frantically push them away. However, the survivors were anticipating that and quickly dodged the attack before they resumed their assault.

The battle continued for a while going back and forth. The survivors strategically attacked and retreated as they chipped down at the monster's strength without rushing. This wasn't the first nor the last time they had fought this kind of creature so they knew very well what its behavior was like.

With that, the plan slowly manifested in reality and the monster's resistance weakened as the injuries accumulated on its body.

In the end, the monster fell to the ground dead.

"Yes! We did it!" One of the survivors exclaimed with a smile on his face.

"Another one down!"

"Let's keep up the rhythm guys! We're on a roll!"

The group celebrated the kill as they felt their pride and ego grow higher and higher. They were now able to take down monsters way bigger than them with ease. It filled them with a sense of accomplishment.

However, at that moment, they suddenly heard a loud bang. Quickly, they looked up to the other side of the street. There, a swarm of the same type of bear was attacking what seemed to be a single person.

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Their arms flew everywhere as they violently rampaged around, trying to squash him to death. Much to their shock, that single individual suddenly disappeared like a flash as he passed through the monsters in the blink of an eye.

When he appeared on the other side, he had in his hand multiple giant monster cores. Then, a moment later, blood exploded from the monsters' bodies as they fell down one by one like flies.

"Wha..."

The students were completely stunned by what they saw. In less than a second, 5 of these terrifying monsters were down on the ground when 6 of them took 4 whole minutes to kill one. The more shocking fact is that... this individual didn't even use their weapon.

*Drip* *Drip*

Talon looked down at his bloodied hands with a calm look. "Sigh, this is seriously messy." He murmured to himself.

"He killed them... With his bare hands." One spoke as his mouth hung open.

"The leader... is something else..."

"Yeah..."

As they watched their leader in awe, Talon turned around and secretly through the monster cores in his storage space.

"I'm glad I can stack up cores in one bag inside the storage instead of each one taking an individual slot."

Even though so far, he only had three slots, Talon made full use of them and they turned out to be pretty useful in most situations. Not only did they give him a place where to put his things without worrying about them getting stolen or being an extra weight on him but it also gave him the element of surprise when needed.

"The leader is so humble."

"Yeah, if I was in his place, I would definitely feel really proud or even brag about it."

"That's the difference between him and us."

"Guys, guys, hold your horses right there. I really don't know where you got the idea that I'm experienced. I really am not."

"Huh? You're not?"

"Yeah, I am not."

The students looked at each other confusedly as if they couldn't believe it at all.

"Then... You asked the president out just like that?"

"Hmm, maybe it's because the president is also not accustomed to such things."

"Yeah, that makes sense."

As the students started conversing, Talon was frozen in his place.

"I asked Hyun-Jae out? When did I do that?"

"Please, leader. We already know that you two are dating. You don't have to hide it, hehe."

"Since when... Sigh, wait, hold on a second..." Rubbing his temples tiredly, Talon slowly started to understand what was happening.

'Is this some kind of dumb rumor? There was also that girl who thought I could enter Hyun-Jae's tent just like that. Oh no...'

"Listen here, guys, I will make it clear once. I am NOT dating Hyun-Jae. We are simply friends and partners. Just like you all are my partners in this. This rumor is wrong and stupid." He said.

"... So... We were wrong?"

"Yes."

The students were stunned for a few seconds as they stared at Talon. Then, they suddenly bowed.

"We're really sorry, leader!! We didn't know that!"

"It's fine, geez. You don't have to apologize. You probably heard it from the others and believed it."

"Y-Yes..."

'Sigh, there are Hyun-Jae's feelings, and now this... I don't know anymore.'

Even though Talon immediately shut down those rumors. Deep down, he didn't actually hate the idea of being linked with Hyun-Jae that way even if it was not true. His mind wasn't opposed to the idea.

'If things continue this way, those rumors might not remain false...'

"Ok, guys, enough chit-chat, time to get back to work." Shaking those thoughts away, Talon stood up as he clapped his hands. "We must finish this area by the end of the day. So, brace yourself!"

"Yes, sir!"

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