Chapter 43: Shopping Time (1)

The ogres took a whiff of the air and noticed the blood of their dead kin. They rushed over to the spot only to see a female human standing next to the corpse, her hands covered in the blood of their kin.

The ogres let out a terrifying roar as they charged toward Yeji. The ground shook under their footsteps. However, just as they were about to hit her, a car's horn caught their attention.

They turned to see YuWon rushing towards them in an SUV. Half of the ogres quickly leaped out of the car's way, while the rest reacted slowly and were swept off the ground by the car.

Usually, the ogres wouldn't have any trouble toppling the car, but even monsters couldn't do much against a little thing called momentum. A moment later, the car, along with the ogres, slammed into a nearby wall.

YuWon jumped out of the vehicle just in time, stabbing his sword into the ground to stop himself. He couldn't help but smile as the notifications flashed before his eyes.

[You've hunted an Ogre Brawler! Exp +5%, Gold +30]

[You've hunted an Ogre Enforcer! Exp +10%, Gold +40]

[You've hunted an Ogre Brawler! Exp +5%, Gold +30]

The ogres didn't stand a chance. Their bodies were crushed and their blood splattered across the windshield.

"Three down," he muttered, pulling the sword out. "Three to go."

While YuWon earned three more souls, the ogres changed their target from Yeji to YuWon. They were angry, which was exactly what YuWon desired. Watching their rage-filled eyes, he smiled.

"Now, Gina!"

On command, Gina, hiding under the dead ogre's body, jumped out with the ogre's hammer. Before the ogres could notice, she had already struck an ogre in the head. Its skull shattered instantly, killing it.

The sudden attack took aback the two remaining ogres. It was the first time they had felt overwhelmed by mere humans and a lowly goblin. In the blink of an eye, they had lost four of their brethren and didn't know what to do.

"Eyes on me, ugly bastards!" YuWon smirked, rushing toward the nearest ogre.

A moment later, the ogre's severed head rolled on the ground, joining its headless owner. Now only one ogre remained, but unlike the goblins they had faced before, this one didn't back down.

Instead, it roared in anger and charged straight toward Gina, raising its axe to cleave her in half. Just then, something strange happened. Yeji pointed his arms towards the ogre and it froze in its place.

Taking advantage of the situation, YuWon sliced both of the ogre's legs as Yeji fell to her knees, having exhausted all her mana.

Meanwhile, the ogre yelled in pain and fell face-first to the ground. Even then it tried reaching for the axe, only got Gina to kick it away. As the ogre stared at her, she lifted the hammer and smashed it on the ogre's head, killing it.

"Going where?" Gina asked, tilting her head.

"...nowhere. Forget what I said."

***

10 minutes later...

Soon, they arrived at the supermarket. Only to find the place wrecked. The doors, window, pretty much everything was broken. But thankfully, the electricity was still up and running.

"Gina?"

"I can't feel any monsters around," she replied, smelling the air.

"Alright, let's get what we need and leave asap."

They stepped inside and headed straight towards the food and edibles section. Despite the chaotic state of the shop, most of the items were in decent condition.

"Let's take everything," YuWon said.

Just then, he heard a screeching sound and swung his blade, only to see Yeji bringing a shopping cart.

"I-I thought we'd need this—" she mumbled, but YuWon cut her off.

"No need for that," he said.

Yeji looked at him, confused. Ignoring her, YuWon waved his hand over the bread and canned food and a moment later, the items got sucked into his hand.

He didn't even feel the weight of the food in his inventory, as if they had simply ceased to exist. YuWon then summoned a piece of break out and tasted it.

It tastes freshly baked, just like I expected. The Phantom bag isn't a regular storage—it improves everything I put in it to its highest quality, including food.

"Brother," Yeji interrupted his thoughts pointing at something at a distance.

He turned and saw a faint, holographic gold icon floating in the air near the entrance of the next aisle.

"Could it be...?"