Chapter 150 – Pandemonium

‘Damn, am I too late?’

Min Do-jun bit his lower lip as he looked at the chaotic scene of Hongdae Street.

Though he had hurriedly tracked using the ghost wolf, the dungeon break had already occurred.

‘If only I had arrived 10 minutes earlier…!’

Seeing a dungeon break in the heart of downtown Seoul, he suddenly recalled a particular incident.

‘There was supposed to be a dungeon break in Seoul three years from now.’

At that time, Pet Master had appeared at the perfect moment to prevent the dungeon break and became a hero to the citizens…

‘So that was his personal dungeon?’

In other words, he had cleaned up his own mess and ended up becoming a hero.

‘Is this the event that was supposed to happen three years later, now occurring because I killed Pet Master?’

Regardless, what mattered now was stopping the monsters and minimizing casualties.

“Kyaaaaa!”

“Help me!”

“Don’t chase me! I said don’t chase me!”

Three rock lizards were pursuing people.

Min Do-jun, riding the ghost wolf, flew toward them.

As he reached them, he dismounted and swung his sword.

Slash-

Rumble-

After cutting down one with a single strike, he summoned ten gust blades.

Swooooosh-

Crumble-crumble-

Sending five each at the remaining two, they collapsed together.

‘So the dungeon break is from a Rock Lizard dungeon.’

Of all things, it had to be rock lizards.

Since they were the monsters that had killed his parents in the past, he couldn’t just stand by.

‘It’s been 10 minutes since the dungeon break occurred.’

A dungeon break sequentially releases the number of monsters specified in the conquest.

However, for dungeons like the Rock Lizard dungeon where no number is specified, only 100 monsters emerge by default.

‘In 10 minutes, 100 monsters would have had enough time to emerge.’

Most likely, the dungeon entrance had already disappeared.

‘I need to find and eliminate all 100 scattered monsters.’

That was what needed to be done now.

Though no one would acknowledge it, of course.

‘Without overthinking, let’s first ensure the safety of citizens.’

As he was about to move with that thought, he heard screams from somewhere.

‘Is it there?’

He could sense it through his presence detection.

That monsters had invaded a building with people inside.

Min Do-jun quickly closed the distance and entered the store, swiftly swinging his sword.

Rumble-rumble-

Crash-crash-

He instantly turned three rock lizards into piles of stones.

Then, as he looked up.

“Do-jun ssi…?”

A familiar face was before him.

‘Her name was… Hyun Su-a?’

She was a hunter he had saved a year ago after receiving a help request in the Mantis dungeon.

He remembered her clearly because she was in the same guild as Jung Tae-sik, one of his revenge targets.

“Hyun Su-a ssi, right? I didn’t expect to see you in a place like this.”

“You, you remember me?”

“Of course.”

After looking at Hyun Su-a, who seemed somehow pleased, he turned his head.

This wasn’t the time for such things.

“The situation is urgent, so I’ll be going now.”

“Ah, let me help too!”

Min Do-jun, who had been looking at Hyun Su-a for a moment, shook his head.

“Please protect the people here while I handle this.”

Leaving only those words, Min Do-jun went outside the cafe.

Though the brief reunion was regrettable, Hyun Su-a stayed at the cafe instead of following Min Do-jun.

She intended to protect the people there as he had said.

“It’s dangerous to go near the door! Everyone, gather toward the back!”

While following Hyun Su-a’s instructions, people also had bewildered expressions.

It wasn’t surprising since they couldn’t grasp what had just happened.

“Did you see what happened just now?”

“I-I don’t know. The monsters suddenly collapsed…”

When the three monsters had invaded, they thought they were as good as dead.

Though there was a female hunter, the citizens knew she was barely managing to take down even one.

But once the other hunter intervened, the situation changed 180 degrees.

“Those monsters are really dead, right?”

“Did that male hunter do it?”

“They died so easily, it’s almost anticlimactic.”

Just how strong a hunter was he?

While feeling relieved, people were curious about the hunter who had disappeared like the wind.

Hyun Su-a’s friend was equally curious.

“Su-a, who was that man? He seemed to know you.”

“Ah, well…”

Hyun Su-a hesitated to answer her friend’s quiet question.

But for her sharp friend, that hesitation was answer enough.

“It’s that hunter, isn’t it?”

“…”

“The one you like.”

“Wh-when did I ever say that?”

Embarrassed, Hyun Su-a’s ears turned red as she looked out the window for no reason.

‘I hope this situation ends quickly.’

She believed.

That Min Do-jun would eliminate the surrounding monsters and minimize casualties.

With the skills he had shown, he was more than capable of doing so.

* * *

Rock lizards aren’t fast monsters.

Even ordinary people can outrun them at full speed.

But escaping in the crowded streets of Hongdae wasn’t easy.

“Kyaaak!”

“Move! Get out of the way!”

“Aaaah!”

People pushing others to survive.

People falling from being pushed.

People trampling over the fallen as they passed.

Hongdae Street was truly a scene of pandemonium.

Whoosh-whoosh-

The pursuing rock lizards sprayed rock spikes.

Crack- Crack-

“Kuhuck!”

“Kyaaak!”

Sharp rocks embedded themselves in various parts of people’s bodies.

Some died with their heads gone, others with their chests pierced.

“Kuuugh…”

If someone was lucky enough to only be hit in the limbs and survive.

Hisss-

Then that person had terribly bad luck.

Because they would have to be eaten alive by the approaching monsters.

Crunch-

“Kyaaaaaak!”

“Ugh, f*ck…”

A man who had turned his head and witnessed someone being eaten cursed.

He was “Yuji,” a famous YouTuber with over 200,000 subscribers.

└What was that just now? Did someone get eaten?

└It’s too dark to see clearly.

└I saw it clearly, they were really being eaten…

└Whoa… that’s insane.

Yuji, who had unintentionally shown someone being eaten while holding his selfie stick, apologized to his viewers.

“Did you see that just now? If you did, I’m sorry. I only wanted to show a simple broadcast without such brutal scenes, but sigh… there’s nothing I can do. This is reality.”

Yuji continued with a trembling voice.

“People are dying, one after another. The monsters are chasing and massacring indiscriminately, but it’s too brutal to show… Ah, I think it’s okay to show briefly now.”

Yuji turned his selfie stick to show the viewers.

For a moment, the screen captured people fleeing and rock lizards pursuing them.

└Whoa, that person is about to get caught!

└Run faster! Faster!!!

└This is insane, it’s literally hell.

└Please tell me my eyes are deceiving me!

└Is it okay to broadcast this?

└Yuji, are you okay? I’m so worried…

“Right now, Hongdae Street is in utter chaos, the perfect definition of pandemonium. It’s beyond crazy. Fortunately, I’ve taken shelter in a second-floor building, but… ah, f*ck.”

Yuji, who suddenly cursed, apologized to his viewers again.

“I’m sorry. I cursed involuntarily after seeing someone else being eaten, but sigh… if you saw it directly, you couldn’t help but curse. It’s impossible to stay sane. This situation truly defies reality.”

└This is a full-on survival broadcast, wow.

└Is this really live? Not staged?

└What do you mean staged? Check the trending searches, it’s chaos out there.

└Where are the government hunters? Still not here?

└They should have been here within a minute, why is no one showing up?

└People are dying, why aren’t they coming quickly?

└Yuji, please stop broadcasting and evacuate quickly. I’m terrified something might happen to you.

Seeing the comments, Yuji reassured them.

“I’m fine. The people in danger are those on the streets. If you’re inside a building, you’re safe. As you can see, the monsters seem too stupid to think of entering buildings…”

Yuji suddenly stopped speaking as he observed the outside situation.

He saw monsters entering the building.

‘I’m screwed…!’

At this rate, his death might even be broadcast.

“Everyone, I take back what I just said. The monsters are trying to come inside, so I need to evacuate quickly…”

That’s when it happened.

Awoooooooo-

Yuji stopped speaking again at the sudden wolf howl.

Then, as if witnessing something unbelievable, his eyes widened.

“The, the monsters are moving somewhere.”

The monsters that were about to enter the building suddenly turned away.

While feeling relieved, Yuji looked with puzzled eyes at the creatures that seemed to be moving as if entranced.

“Wh-what is this? Where are the monsters going?”

After looking outside cautiously, he turned his selfie stick with a surprised voice.

“Ca-can you see this, everyone? Not just the monsters here, but even those far away are moving. All the monsters in Hongdae Street are moving as if in a great migration.”

Even the people on the streets who had nearly been eaten moments ago watched the monsters’ movement with bewildered eyes.

Yuji, who had been staring at the strange sight as if mesmerized, made a decision.

“Since I’ve taken on the role of broadcaster, I’ll continue to report where these creatures are going.”

└It’s dangerous, Yuji!

└Don’t go!!!

└You’re risking your life.

└Is that what you should be saying right now?

└Just stating facts.

“Don’t worry, everyone. I’ll follow at a safe distance.”

Saying this, Yuji cautiously followed from a distance far from the monsters.

Constantly prepared to take shelter in a building if needed, he eventually witnessed an astonishing sight.

Monsters were falling like autumn leaves before a single man.

“Everyone, ca-can you see that? The stones flying everywhere? The gathered monsters are being destroyed helplessly by someone.”

└What’s happening?

└Oh, have the government hunters finally arrived?

└It seems like just one person though?

└Wow. Those super strong monsters are being demolished without putting up any resistance?

└Who is that hunter?

Yuji and his viewers couldn’t take their eyes off the scene, which evoked not just admiration but even a sense of satisfaction.

* * *

Kwaaang-

Ten lizards that had gathered were vaporized in smoke as the fan-shaped Magnum Burst exploded.

‘Using Howling was indeed the answer.’

The first thing Min Do-jun did after leaving Hyun Su-a was to use Howling.

‘If I provoke them with the ghost wolf’s Howling, I can gather the scattered monsters.’

Of course, he didn’t use ordinary Howling.

To use a more powerful Howling, he enhanced it with the Pet Master characteristic.

As a result, the range increased dramatically from 100 meters to 500 meters.

‘Thanks to that, I seem to have called all of them without missing any.’

Crumble-

After defeating the last rock lizard, no more monsters were visible.

‘There’s probably no need to search further.’

Counting how many he had killed, it was 99.

‘Did Hyun Su-a kill the remaining one?’

As he was turning around, thinking he should ask her later.

“Ah, hello. You’re a hunter, right?”

A young man approached with a selfie stick.

“I’m a YouTuber named Yuji, and it’s amazing how you defeated so many monsters alone! So, if it’s okay with you, could I interview… Ah!”

Sruruuk-

Min Do-jun used invisibility, as if he had no interest in listening further.

Having stopped the dungeon break, his business was done.