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◈ The Seven-Time Hero Goes Live ◈
Chapter 12: The Eighth Request (3)
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Modern weapons did not work on monsters at all.
The news had explained that countless times already.
[Bullets That Hit Goblins Shatter, Soldiers' “Shocking” Testimony]
[No Way to Deal with Goblins, “Not Even Bladed Weapons Work,” No Answers]
Guns did nothing, and even striking them with a knife caused no damage.
Similar testimonies had appeared on internet communities, even the college student forum Jun-il visited often.
[Goblins Can't Be Killed with Gunsㅠㅠ This Is Insane]
[Didn't You See the News? Bullets and Knives Won't Even Stick in Them?]
[Fuck, Humanity Can't Even Kill Some Goblins?]
People had been despairing at first.
But as always, humans found a way.
[Awakener Skills Seem to Work]
[It Says They Die if an Awakener Hits Them While Holding an Awakening Weapon Type (link)]
[Awakeners Seem to Kill Them Pretty Easily?]
[The Answer Is Just Awakeners]
Using Awakeners' abilities or designated weapons, they could kill monsters.
Naturally, that raised a question.
-But then what was that Goblin Slayer of Line 4 who killed all those goblins before Awakening?
└For real lol. What was that?
└Did he Awaken early?
└No idea. Isn't that guy kind of the mastermind?
└What, the mastermind behind all this is at our university? lol
-Line 4 is a real mystery lol
Just what was that man who had massacred goblins on Line 4?
That had been before anyone Awakened.
-But is Awakening happening worldwide? Are there no cases overseas? The timing is different, so could he be a foreigner?
└An overseas Korean admission track for Awakeners, damn.
└Fuck, do overseas Koreans get special treatment for Awakening too?
└All overseas servers are down right now;
└For real, nothing overseas works.
People tried to look for overseas cases to learn more.
For some reason, though, all news from abroad had been cut off.
Then someone proposed a theory.
[The Whole World Is Disconnected Right Now. Are We Split into Servers?]
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Not just the internet. Shipping routes and air routes are all cut off too. Watch the news. (link)
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-Holy shit, it is true.
-For real, what the hell?
-Like a game?
-Bullshit. How would that make sense? Are you addicted to games? lol
└And goblins appearing out of thin air makes sense?
└Goblins are commenting too lol. A game window is floating in midair right now. What wouldn't make sense, asshole?
-I think this is right... Looks like we've been divided into a KR server.
No official government announcement or news report had appeared yet.
Still, the theory that the world had been split into servers was gaining traction.
“Hmm... Is that it?”
Jun-il rubbed his chin as he looked at the theory on his phone.
‘Ham said game fantasy was Ram's specialty.’
Ram seemed to have turned the world into something like a game.
“There are game windows too. It does seem likely.”
Jun-il decided to cast his vote for the server theory.
It was not certain, but it sounded plausible.
More importantly...
-Oh, he figured it out already.
-Modern fantasy types catch on quick lol.
-Community deduction skills are insane.
The Constellations said it was right.
‘Seriously... They make it easy to figure out.’
It would be good to let thoughts slip out aloud often so the Constellations could hear them.
Naturally, of course.
“Whatever. I have a quest, so I should level up first.”
After deliberately voicing his goal, he casually checked the Constellations' reactions.
-For real lol.
-Levels are king.
-Survive first.
-Go go.
He searched on his phone.
Locations with goblin sightings in news articles and community posts.
Which one was closest to his neighborhood?
‘This place?’
It was a walking trail nearby.
* * *
Jun-il finally arrived at the trail.
‘Is this really a walking trail? Not a kidnapping route?’
Even without goblins, it was the sort of place where walking around at night would be frightening.
It was still daytime, yet it was already this dark.
‘Creepy.’
Jun-il carefully gripped the industrial utility knife he had brought from home.
He had not walked far when...
“Ahhhhh!”
A woman came running toward him, screaming.
Judging by her hoodie and running shoes, she had been out for a run.
‘Running at a time like this?’
Even as Jun-il admired her dedication to running after gates had opened, he sprinted forward.
It was obvious what was chasing her.
Screeech!
[Goblin Lv.1]
A goblin.
It looked thrilled as it chased the woman.
‘They're still the same.’
Every monster had its own habits.
Goblins, strangely enough, primarily targeted women and children.
They understood humans very well.
They sometimes took women hostage instead of killing them.
They knew that was what troubled human armies the most.
Thump!
The goblin had merely climbed onto the hooded woman's head. It had not drawn a knife, only swung its fists.
It was trying to abduct her.
Screech!
Screeech!
Another goblin clung to her and knocked her down.
“Ugh, nghhh!?”
The woman struggled as the goblin choked her.
Its bloodshot eyes and the feel of its slick green skin were horrifying.
‘Am I going to die?’
She had seen goblins on the news, but she had never expected them to be this close to home.
Especially in a deserted place like this.
She screamed with all her strength.
“Ah, ahhhh! S-save me! Save...”
Slash!
A black shadow passed by in an instant.
‘Huh?’
The goblin staring at her lost its head.
Screech?
The other goblin cocked its head.
Thud!
Its head slammed into the asphalt.
“Gack!?”
Someone's foot was firmly pressing down on its head.
It was a male student in a hoodie.
He looked around her age.
For some reason, he looked familiar.
“Th-thank you.”
He merely nodded, then immediately drove the knife into the goblin's neck.
Stab!
The goblin struggled briefly before collapsing.
There was neither emotion nor hesitation in him.
He was as impassive as a chef killing a lobster.
The woman stared in shock.
‘What... What is this person?’
The goblins were small, but incredibly strong.
‘What did he kill them with?’
Her eyes fell on Jun-il's weapon.
“A-a utility knife?”
It really was a utility knife.
“Is that... a utility knife?”
“Don't get interested. Just go home.”
Jun-il deliberately answered in an unpleasantly cold voice, then turned away.
-Why is he like this lol
-???
-For real lol
-What is this? lol
-Damn.
-Does he have an allergy to women? lol
Jun-il had an allergy to women?
No chance.
‘It's because of you guys.’
He was simply in Hero Mode again.
Jun-il had no allergy to women.
Yulian did.
He was half Yulian right now.
So he hurriedly tried to get away.
“E-excuse me...”
But the woman ran after him.
“No, I said go home...”
“You're the Goblin Slayer of Line 4, right!?”
“...?”
Ta-da!
She thrust a photo displayed on her phone before him.
-Holy shit.
-Damn, how did she know?
“You look like the photo. And you're really good at killing goblins.”
That photo taken on Line 4?
Honestly, it was so blurry that it could have been anyone.
All he had to do was deny it.
‘If I say no, that's the end of it.’
Yet Jun-il hesitated.
Because of what Ham had said.
「Fortunately, since you have already become the Goblin Slayer of Line 4, more Constellations than expected are taking an interest in you, Mr. Yulian.」
That was right.
Awakeners were everywhere now. Why would anyone watch an F-rank Awakener who was practically a failure?
Because he was at least somewhat famous.
He was the first righteous person to draw attention after this whole crisis began.
Because he was the Goblin Slayer of Line 4.
If Jun-il had not become famous, there might not have been a single Constellation here right now.
‘Maybe I'd already be dead.’
To survive, he had to become famous.
‘I need more Constellations.’
He had to give them a reason to watch an F-rank.
“Whoa. Could I take a photo with you?”
“Right? You're the Goblin Slayer of Line 4! Do you really go to S University? Please, just one photo!”
She pressed him harder.
“Just one photo, please? Okay?”
She grabbed his hand and pleaded.
‘Then... should I get a little more promotion?’
If more Constellations gathered, Jun-il's life would be extended more securely.
“Ahem. I'm covering my face.”
“O-of course! This is incredible!”
The female student eagerly came beside Jun-il and raised her phone.
Jun-il pulled up his hood, then positioned himself so his face was hidden behind her head from the camera's angle.
-You're doing this for her after telling her to go home? lol
-Why is this bastard letting her take one?
-I don't understand his standards lol
As expected, the Constellations grew sour the moment he got a little closer to the female student.
‘You bastards. I'm taking this so more of you will gather.’
The Constellations were difficult no matter when he dealt with them.
But once the student started taking the picture, she became difficult too.
“Uh... You can cover your face, but the utility knife. Show the utility knife too. Make sure it's in the shot with the goblins.”
“Ha...”
He sighed in annoyance.
“Come on, if you're going to let me take one, do it properly!”
“Fine.”
Right. Something had to be visible for him to look like the Goblin Slayer.
He would do it properly.
As she requested, Jun-il hid his face but made sure the utility knife was visible.
He ended up in a rather bizarre Ginyu Force-style entrance pose.
-Fuck lol
-What is that pose? lol
-Is he dabbing? lol
-Looks like he's holding her hostage?
-Lmao
The Constellations were cracking up.
“Whoa. This is crazy. It's so fucking hip.”
The female student liked it too.
A happy ending for everyone.
‘Then that's fine...’
Jun-il simply emptied his mind.
“I'll take it!”
“Yeah.”
Click!
The flash went off, and the utility knife gleamed.
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Whoa, no wayㅠㅠ I was out running and ran into a goblin. I seriously almost diedㅠㅠ
The Goblin Slayer saved me. He really is the Goblin Slayer of Line 4, and he really does go to S University too.
#GoblinSlayerOfLine4
#GoblinSlayingProof
#BelieveItOrNotHesHandsome
#UtilityKnifeGuy
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The photo was uploaded to her social media immediately.
It spread far faster and farther than Jun-il had expected.
-Whoa, Yuna seriously struck gold lol
-Hey, be carefulㅠㅠ
-Fuck, Nayeon lol. Running at a time like this is seriously...
-Is it really him? I'm jealousㅠㅠ Did you see his face?
└Yeahㅠㅠ He's so hotㅠㅠ
At first, only comments from her friends appeared.
Then comments from strangers came pouring in.
-He killed it with a utility knife?
└Yep lol. It's real.
└But they said guns don't work on them.
└That's what I don't get either...
-OP, you must have been so scared.
-This just seems like attention-seeking lol.
-Why is he posing like that? Holy shit lol.
-Goblin corpse proof, damn.
-Fuck, I never imagined there'd be goblin corpse proof.
-The pose kind of looks like he's saying, “I'm the Goblin Slayer, you know?” lol. It's randomly hilarious lol.
└Lol, I asked him to do that!
* * *
“My name is Yuna-yeon!”
“Yeah, go home now.”
“Yes!”
-Go hoooome lol
-Lol, what kind of goodbye is that?
-He really wants to send her home lol. Is he fighting a lane matchup or what?
-This is fucking hilarious lol
After sending the female student away, Jun-il checked his experience bar.
[F - Lv.1]
[12/100]
“Ugh. At this rate, when am I ever going to level up?”
Two goblins were nowhere near enough.
His bar had only filled by 12%.
-The F-rank screwjob is ridiculous.
-Wow lol.
-An A-rank would level up after killing just one...
It seemed he did not receive an experience bonus.
‘No. Does it make sense for lower ranks to gain experience more slowly?’
Jun-il could feel that Ram had been determined to stop him from climbing up.
But it only fired him up more.
‘It's still fine. Some Constellations get even more fired up by an underdog story.’
Starting from F-rank and, through effort, gaining power strong enough to match an S-rank?
There was no Constellation who would dislike an underdog story like that.
The hard part was achieving it.
‘I can do it.’
Patience, coolheaded judgment, and grinding.
Those were the components of Yulian, a hero with thirty years of experience.
He could do it.
Even as an F-rank, he could become stronger.
His condition was perfect too.
‘My condition is great today.’
Goblins?
He could kill five hundred of them today.
Jun-il roamed near the hillside and found several more goblins to cut down.
Shhhk!
Slash!
Mana coiled around the utility knife and slaughtered them in an instant.
He had no stats, no skills, not even an Awakening Weapon.
Yet the goblins were shredded with absurd ease.
‘What is this? My condition really is too good.’
Maybe it was because he had finally gotten some proper exercise after so long.
His body grew lighter and lighter.
It felt like more than simply being in good condition.
He felt as though he were becoming stronger.
-What is this? That's insane.
-But is he really F-rank? Why is he so strong?
-This is seriously weird.
-This guy is F-rank???
The sight of him cutting down goblins so smoothly was impressive to the Constellations.
There seemed to be many newcomers among them.
They had probably come through the social media post Yuna-yeon uploaded.
‘The viral effect is good.’
Jun-il checked the time as those comments already began appearing.
‘It's only been about an hour since she uploaded it.’
The effect after just one hour was fairly good.
‘Kill more.’
In that time, he found and killed around ten more goblins.
Shhhk!
Slash!
‘Am I about to level up?’
[F - Lv.1]
[83/100]
His experience bar had filled considerably.
It was not a speed he liked.
If he had found goblins as quickly as the photo was spreading online, he would already be level 3.
‘Huh?’
Just as he thought that...
Bzzzt...
Static suddenly crackled again.
Something new, something that had not been visible before, appeared.
[Current Constellations Watching: 56]
The number of Constellations watching him.
‘What is this?’
That was not all.
[Inheritance of the Incarnation ‘Hero: Yulian’]
[0.56% in progress]
He finally discovered why he had felt so unusually good.
Footnotes:
The Ginyu Force is a Dragon Ball squad known for exaggerated entrance poses.
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