Evolution Theory of the Hunter - Chapter 180

Chapter 180

The conversation was long but the thing I had to do was simple .

I had to go into the man made dungeon created by America and fight with the Alpha system . The American researchers would plant a Trojan Horse while I was pulling it’s attention .

Through that, they would be able to copy the Alpha system’s reward system on this dungeon .

“It feels like attaching a faucet on an oil tank . It’s similar to saying goodbye to my life if we’re caught too . ”

“If the situation becomes dangerous, we will immediately stop the plan . Since Mr . Jun is an important figure to America as well . ”

“You can talk as you want but…… . ”

America had no choice but to put their country’s profit as first priority .

If they could obtain the reward system by sacrificing me then they would select the reward system without a bit of remorse . I would do so even if I was America .

However, I accepted the proposal .

Of course, I was promised an astronomical compensation . It was an amount more than twice that of the original 500b .

However it wasn’t only for the money .

I couldn’t 100% trust president Wholshore’s words .

However, the Alpha system having a connection to Korea was rather believable . On top of that, if Master Lee Hui-seung was related then it meant that I might come across a stronger opponent than I imagined .

I needed an ally that could help in that case .

A sturdy ally that could withstand not only the Alpha system but also the Korean government as an enemy .

Also, there was no better friend than America for that .

It’s not because I trusted them but because I was desperately needed by America .

“Is it okay? This might be a dangerous proposal . ”

Edward, who had been silent the entire time we were in the laboratory opened his mouth .

I also thought so .

However, if it was a danger that would approach at some point, I thought that it would be better to prepare ahead of time .

It was better than to be done in one sidedly after all .

Of course, this entire thing might be a misunderstanding .

That wasn’t bad too . If it was actually a misunderstanding and it turned out to be America slandering then my worry would have been unfounded .

I honestly thought that it would be nice if it was America’s misjudgement .

***

I couldn’t see the entrance to the dungeon I was supposed to go into .

The inside of the transparent glass was quite different from other dungeons .

President Wholshore opened his mouth as I looked at him .

“Connecting directly to the Alpha system is something dangerous even for this laboratory . This is merely the minimal safety measure put in place to prevent information from spreading outside . ”

“What is it that I have to do exactly?”

“Go in . And fight with the monsters inside . ”

“That’s lucid . ”

Even if it wasn’t what I liked doing the most, it was the thing I was best at .

I could do that endlessly .

Also .

Even if there was a problem I didn’t have to worry .

Even if president Wholshore and the Americans wanted to trap me in the dungeon I had a method of escaping .

Escape scroll .

It was an item that allowed a person to escape from a dungeon . Because it dropped constantly, it was left to rot and piled up to the hundreds and now became the most important item to me .

“Then, I will now enter . ”

“I wish you luck . ”

“Break a leg . ”

Edward took a step back while crossing his arms .

How dare this guy try to escape on his own .

“Ahh . Do, do I have to go as well?”

“Isn’t that obvious? We’re in the same team . ”

“Urg…… It can’t be helped . ”

I entered the dungeon while grabbing the guy that was slowly retreating contrary to his words .

It was dark in the dungeon . Light didn’t enter from anywhere and there was nothing to lighten the place up . I started thinking that I should have bought up a level 7 Archimedes’s Helmet that Cho Young-gu had .

However, I shook my head .

It was far too large of a waste to buy a 13b item just to light up the surroundings .

Instead, I put on a 5000 won LED headlight from a mart .

The dark interior suddenly became bright . I could only light up the front but I could even see the shadows clearly thanks to the Optics Ruby Ring .

At this level, there shouldn’t be much problems in walking in the dark .

“Humans sure have it hard . How were they able to survive with the handicap of not being able to see in the dark?”

“Do you have a sickness where you can’t live if you don’t brag? Humans invented tools instead . In fact, isn’t it amazing how they got this far even though their physic is lower?”

“Not at all . Humans were just lucky . If vampires had existed on Earth, then humans would have long gone extinct . ”

“Is that so . Weren’t you a race that couldn’t live without sucking human blood?”

“You sure are foolish to believe that bullcrap spread by mass media . We are a noble race . We can live well even without the blood of other races . ”

“Yes yes . Who was it that was drinking monster blood?”

“That, that’s just to absorb the power of lower beings . You guys eat cows and pigs as well . ”

“I never denied that though . ”

“Ei, either way, vampires are great . ”

“I told you, I never denied that . ”

“Urg . ”

I could see Edward’s face redden in the dark .

It was pretty fun teasing this guy huh .

I did only bring him for scouting purposes but I felt like he was pretty useful to get rid of boredom .

I walked within the dark interior for now .

This place was the interior of a fully man made building unlike other dungeons . There was no doubt that the brick wall and white tiles were made of concrete .

This was far too ordinary of a building interior to be called a dungeon .

However, they probably got treated as part of a dungeon unless they were trying to trick me .

There was no need for a dungeon to look like a cave or jungle after all . In actuality Red Holes had more extreme bizzare sceneries after all .

I was walking slowly like that when I heard the sound of a wall being scratched from the front .

I slowly progressed while not letting go of the tension . I took out the Dancing Sword and pushed Edward’s back .

“What, what are you doing?”

“A scout should take the front like a scout should . ”

“Are you trying to kill me?”

“Do you die in one shot if I attack you?”

“I can dodge if it’s just once . ”

“Then you don’t have any worries . I’ll give you a bonus . ”

“Leave it to me . ”

Edward walked forward with wide steps . His eyes lit up at the mention of money I see .

It was exaggeration in the first place . He had the Confinement Necklace that Soo-ah used to use . If he was copying my reflexes right now then he could even dodge a level 10 monster’s ambush . Even if he couldn’t dodge it completely there would be enough time to etherize .

In other words, he was much more proficient in survival than I was .

There was that much reason to bringing this guy here .

He flew quickly as he kicked off the ground .

I briskly followed him with a light smile . To think that he exaggerated so much when he was going to rush forward so recklessly .

After running dozens of steps he suddenly retreated as if bouncing off .

Then, something sharp reflected the light of the headlight .

“It’s an enemy! A humanoid type with 1 meter long nails! It seems like it’ll hurt quite a bit if you get cut by those!”

“How many?”

“Only one for now!”

“Move back . ”

Edward, who had completed his job as a scout, retreated behind me while etherizing .

Something was coming towards me while scratching the wall and ground .

It’s figure appeared once it got reflected by the headlights . It’s height was 3 meters . It’s entire body was created by an exoskeleton and its nails were sharp enough to be called blades .

It’s head was an inverse triangle like a mantis while large eyes were attached on the side like a frog .

Overall, it looked like a bunch of straw connected but it definitely didn’t look weak .

Mantis (7) : Has a powerful leaping ability that uses its inverse joints .

The explanation was simple .

It might not be that difficult to face as a level 7 .

However, I pulled back for now . It’s because I checked additional explanation on it’s head .

*Invincible Underling : Does not die unless the boss is killed .

It was property that I saw for the first time . I have never heard of such monsters existing . This was something that didn’t even appear in a Red Holes so why did it appear here?

I tapped the transmitter in my ear .

The inside and outside of a dungeon is usually completely cut off . Not even the strongest wave can penetrate the two worlds . However, it was possible in this man made dungeon .

How was that possible?

I didn’t know either . The only thing I know is that it works .

“What is this?”

[What are you talking about?]

The voice of a researcher could be heard from the other side of the transmitter . It was Benjamin Suresh, the manager of the Texas underground laboratory . An Indian half I believe .

“A monster with an invincible attribute appeared . ”

[Invincible you say?]

He still repeatedly asked a few time . It seems that side is flustered as well .

Did this mean that it wasn’t created by them?

However, there was no such monster in the Alpha system .

“I hope you can figure out the situation . ”

[We are trying to see what happened as well . It’s possible to monitor you so if you begin the battle for now we will send you as much information as possible . If it’s dangerous then you can come out and…… . ]

“No, it seems like it should be possible to stall for time . ”

[…… Then please . ]

I gripped the sword tightly . I had no thoughts on running away . To think it was an invincible monster, it was interesting for now and it wasn’t a bad idea to practice killing this guy .

“What’s invincible supposed to mean?”

“Ah . That Mantis . Its option is invincibility . It’s said that it can be killed it if it’s leader dies but since the leader can’t be seen for now . ”

There’s only 1 that can be seen at the moment . It was impossible to tell where that leader was for now .

“Did the American guys use some kind of trick?”

Edward said .

I knew what this guy was trying to say . He was suspecting that they had created a monster that didn’t exist and were using me to test it out .

“That might be possible . ”

“Are you planning on fighting?”

“There’s no need to run away from an enemy you can win no?”

The Mantis had approached while we were talking .

I threw the Dancing Sword for now .

The Mantis’ body flew a dozen meters before crashing into the wall . Edward tilted his neck at the futile ending .