The Player Who Returned From The Apocalypse

Chapter 51

“The gate…”

The gate opened.

Everyone here watched it with admiration.

The shape, scale, and size of a ripped space.

It was definitely a gate.

A disaster that did not know why or what it was until now, the gate was suddenly opened in the hands of one person.

“Ugh…”

One stepped back.

Fear of the unknown came over.

– Wouldn’t that gate swallow you?

– What is that guy that opens the gate at will?

– Could it be that monsters are pouring out of the gate?

– Maybe it’s the monster who opens the gate.

Various delusions were mixed and it became a state of panic.

You can be safe from the gate because the hunter system will point you to the location.

You could choose a gate that suits you and enter, and you could restrict the entry of ordinary people into the gate.

But how about creating a gate?

‘Gate of unknown grade, there is nothing scarier than this.’

Anyone who has ever experienced a gate knows just how terrifying it can be.

And this was also Seongjin’s goal.

“Calm down! That’s not a gate. Open the map on the system and take a good look! There’s no such thing as a gate.”

Lee Hwa-ryong said to those who were trembling in fear.

As he said, this is different from a regular gate.

The gate that comes out of breaking the magic stone, the Hunter Gate.

When you enter here, the entrance of the gate closes, and when you clear it, it opens again.

Considering that a normal gate is open until cleared, there are many differences.

Perhaps the system did not respond to this point.

“The boss doesn’t look scary. This gate.”

“There is a lot of talk about using skills similar to gates!”

“Oh, you think so?”

Well, you might think so.

Because it is difficult to define this as a gate with the current system.

if so.

“Then come in. I’ll be waiting for you inside.”

Suuk and Seongjin pushed themselves into the gate.

Others who were watching it seemed to have lost their minds.

I didn’t think that I would have caused the gate and escaped into it.

“this….”

Hwa-ryong Lee saw it and wanted to miss it.

Here he couldn’t miss him.

If his guess was correct, it was not a gate, but a skill, and there was a high probability that it was a movement-based skill.

have to chase

“Damn, I’m chasing you.”

“Okay.”

fault! He gave the order and rushed out.

The size of the gate is rapidly shrinking.

At this rate, it was obvious that he would miss it, so he ran towards the gate before anyone else without checking that others were moving.

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[ You have entered the C-grade gate. ][ quest… The escape was accepted. ][ A monster stronger than the existing gate appears. ][ Survive. ][ Measures the rating of Awakened characters. ][ Grade A… Abilities are downgraded. ]

Hwa-ryong Lee frowned at the system message coming out.

He didn’t want it, but the place he came in was really inside the gate.

It was also the worst gate, a gate where stats like dungeons were lowered.

“Ouch.”

I felt the power draining from my body.

His body was stiffer than usual and his movements were sluggish. His magical power also plummeted, and above all else, it was clearly felt.

The ability values ​​have been readjusted to fit the C grade.

“Hey. Is everyone okay?”

When he turned around, he saw the men following him grabbing his head.

There was no pistol in their hand.

It seemed to have disappeared as it passed through the gate.

“…Yes. I’ve come to my senses. But, this looks like a gate.”

“Yeah. Damn it, my guess was wrong.”

He reflexively responded to Kim Gak-ryong’s words. And he counted the number of his subordinates.

There were only about a dozen people, far fewer than the hundreds of people who had originally brought them.

‘Damn it. It seems they didn’t come in.’

It is natural.

I’m an A grade, so it doesn’t matter if it’s a gate.

Unless the opponent is an idiot, there is no way to open an A-grade gate similar to your own.

But his subordinates feel their life threatened by it.

If I had time, I would have persuaded them all… .

Fortunately, it was thanks to seeing him run out first, that at least a few of these people were saved.

“Is there a search system? Check where he’s fled. Let the scouts also check what’s nearby.”

“Yes.”

I looked around, but I couldn’t see Kim Seong-jin.

If it is the original gate, the entrance is the same.

If so, there is a very good chance it will be nearby.

“Gilma. Are you okay? I heard that the stats were downgraded in the system too.”

“Ah, yes. I also checked. The stats have generally dropped to around the early 200s. Maybe I’ll have to do my best to get a B-grade power.”

“I’ve also downgraded my stats. I asked other guys, but they said they were fine.”

He nodded at Kim Gak-ryong’s words.

It is important to check the current power.

The ability of Kim Gak-ryong, who is grade B, has decreased, and considering that others have not fallen, grade C, it seems, is the reference point for the decrease in ability.

“Still, the decline of the stats is the same for him. The pursuit continues.”

This demerit is not only them.

Anyway, he would have lowered his ability to C rank anyway.

Most of the abilities he’s shown so far are based on his physical abilities, and it was clear that this would have a big impact on his fighting style.

‘If you think about it the other way around, we might say that we don’t know the skills he uses.’

It is better to move now than to lower morale by talking about it.

After a while, the scouting team’s subordinates returned.

“The exit of the gate has not been found. Also, there are no creatures nearby. However, considering that there were signs of something moving, I think he went there.”

“Possibility of being a guy?”

“I don’t know until there.”

“Searchers, did you guys catch anything?”

“We have discovered that there is no life around here and that there is a small amount of poison coming out of it.”

“is it.”

Hearing this, Lee Hwa-ryong took a deep breath.

It’s definitely a little, but the smell was wrong.

He doesn’t really care because he’s poison-resistant, but others will get infected little by little.

The good news is that the exit of the gate is still not visible. With this, I was able to fight without looking back.

‘I didn’t bring a healer, but this is poison again.’

Can not.

The only choice is to quickly deal with the bastard and clear the gate.

“Then let’s move. I’ll take the lead, so follow me! Recon squad, which one?”

“It’s over there. You’ll start seeing it right around that corner.”

Lee Hwa-ryong moved in the direction the reconnaissance circle was pointing in.

teak, teak. I heard the sound of mud getting on my shoes.

It felt like a rainforest, but it was also very humid.

The ground was soggy and it seemed to be believable that a giant reptile appeared nearby.

‘Is that?’

Clearly, human footprints were faintly imprinted with traces as if something had been dragged.

“Is that your footprint?”

“No. I didn’t leave any footprints. Would you like to compare?”

I asked if it was taken by a reconnaissance guy, but I got a negative answer.

If you can honestly say that, it would be true.

If so, this trace is most likely a gnome.

‘The problem is the traces of this attraction.’

I was rather anxious because the traces were too large.

Because these traces were mostly monsters.

‘If this place is like a dungeon, the enemy will be a C-grade monster.’

There is a possibility that he is a boss type, but if that’s the case, he was confident enough to deal with a few.

Because the people who are by my side now also have some skill.

‘I’ll try it once.’

No clues anyway

I couldn’t stay still with this status, so I walked along the trail.

“Hey, Gilma. There is a swamp ahead. Be careful.”

“swamp?”

Lee Hwa-ryong listened to the search system and narrowed his eyes to confirm this.

He certainly saw a large swamp.

And there were traces of something dragging on it.

Oddly enough, the footprints were also heading there.

“Did you even eat monsters and friends?”

Or was it that he was possessed by a monster and fell into a swamp?

I had all kinds of thoughts, but checking it myself was the fastest and most accurate.

Lee Hwa-ryong slowly moved towards the swamp. Slowly so that you can deal with any monster that comes out of the swamp… .

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And then, a certain monster quickly appeared from the swamp.

A long, massive body, a long torn mouth and densely lodged teeth in the mouth, a mantis and a sharp sickle-like arm.

“…Damn it. This is not it.”

I expected a C-grade monster, but an unexpected monster appeared.

– Snake Mantis

It was a monster commonly called a snake mantis.

The saliva that comes out of its mouth is a poison that melts even stones, and its hands have the cutting power to cut through almost any steel as well as any tankers like a piece of paper.

First of all, this guy is not a C grade.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“Class B boss monster…”

And there are two types of boss monsters.

A single person who lives alone.

“Kee-e-e-e-e!”

“Kee-e-e-e-e!”

A group type that works as a group.

Snake Mantis was the latter.

Even if you are yourself, it is difficult to deal with all of them.

But telling other guys to deal with this guy doesn’t even buy time.

‘The content of the quest was unusual, was it something like this?’

They said run away, but even if the monster is strong, isn’t it too strong?

Lee Hwa-ryong quickly complained to himself and gave orders to his subordinates.

“I’ll take care of this and take the time. Run away to your original place!”

Hwareuk-

If you take time, you have to drag it yourself.

If it’s his skill, he might not be able to kill him, but he’ll be able to take enough time.

Although he has the ability to create sparks, he belongs to the tank side.

“Don’t mind me, run away-!”

Whoops!

When you are once again shouting at those who still do not run away in frustration.

A blade was lodged in his back.

He felt the pain and looked back to see who had attacked like this.

‘Behind my back… .’

It would have been only his men.

Could it be that they were all hit by Kim Seong-jin?

Did Kim Seong-jin attack from behind?

With such a terrible thought, I looked behind me.

But the reality was more terrifying than imagined.

“Woah, Gilma-sama. You’ve worked hard so far.”

Kim Gap-ryong was throwing a bido at him like a dart. No, it’s not just that.

Others were throwing similar weapons with him.

Whoops! Whoops! Whoops! Whoops!

The rain that hits the body again. The subordinates giggle and laugh.

As if he knew it was going to happen.

“What is this… what are you doing?”

I can’t believe it, so I ask while bleeding.

What are you doing in such an emergency right now?

And the answer came not from Kim Gak-ryong, but from the man standing next to him.

“Suck seeding oil, boss.”

He was talking to Kim Seong-jin, the enemy he was chasing after.