Life Howling - Chapter 29

“Really?”

But a game company?

“I’m Han Yoon-Ji, the Art Director at Golem Factory.”

“Is that so.”

She looks younger than me but she’s already got a job? Damn. Fuck the school system. Wait, if she’s an Art 
Director… does that mean it doesn’t matter if she went to college? Should I pick up coding and try to get a 
job in that line of work?

A technical skill is always better than general studies…

Now, why the hell am I thinking about getting a job? I can make money from this place since 1P equals 100,000 won.

10P will be worth 1,000,000 won and 100P will be worth 10,000,000 won. 

I'm not entirely too sure on what's going to happen from now on, but I know I won't have to worry about money for the time being with the amount coming from this.

Hrrr.

The last Skull Warrior fell. I haven't kept track on the kill count, but I'm sure at least 500 Skeleton Warriors have been killed off. At least that's the estimate I'm getting from the piles of bones that's scattered throughout the place.

Around me, there really isn't anything useful on the ground. But, I'm enjoying the shield that I picked up earlier.

As for the Flail, it's been in my hand for quite a while but I needed something that was better to use. So, I began looking.

I found something. 

It was a mace. A weapon that was roughly 1 meter in length with a solid metal head at the end, which was meant to swing at full force.

Flail alone has a lot of power, but it needs momentum to inflict heavy damages. And, I can't use it to block with the chains dangling.

Alright, I'll use this from now on.

It's not going to rust, and it looked really sturdy. There were swords laid out on the ground as well....but, I didn't take a liking to it as much since the skills I acquired was "Blunt Weapon" mastery. So, technically, there was no point to picking up a sword.

I turned around to find the high schooler.

He was sorting through the piles of bones searching for something. Probably a shield. 

Yeah, a shield is what's going to save your life. Good thinking, kid.

"Hye-Won, are you alright?"

"Yes."

Even though she was still sweating, she didn't look like she was struggling to catch a breath like she did before. 

Just in case, I walked over to her and placed my hand on her head. I used my skill.

"Basic Recovery."

Pahht.

Immediately, she began looking better. She also looked surprised.

"This Divine Power allows me to speed up stamina recovery."

"Thank you."

"No problem."

After our brief conversation, I moved my hand onto the wounds on my body.

"Eh?"

I had wounds, but there was no blood on it. I thought it was strange how there was no pain earlier... did my wounds heal in that short amount of time?

Hmm... using Steel Body Technique on top of Basic Divine Body must've increased my recovery rate as well...

"Something wrong?"

"No, it's nothing."

I looked around my surroundings a bit more when a thought hit me. Just how much was...metal costs? I wonder how much I could make if I took all this stuff here and melted it down.

I began picking up whatever I could into my Holy Bag. I still had 60kg limit left over so it wasn't a problem.

"Wow, what is that thing?"

Yoon-Ji approached me.

"A special item just for Paladins. I can stuff a lot of items in this thing."

"So, it's like an inventory stash. Can you buy that with points?"

"You could... but it's only for Paladins."

"Then, I should look for something that's similar. What's it called?"

"Holy Bag."

"Thank you."

"No need to be thankful."

While we were talking, we heard a crackling noise across the area. 

Another staircase appeared.

"They want us to head down... shall we go?"

"Of course."

"Sure."

"Yoon-Ji and Hye-Won answered immediately, and I took lead." I hope there won't be more guys this time in this level...

The two high schoolers followed behind us quietly.

"Basic Divine Light."

Pahht.

Again, I used the Divine Light on different parts of my body to produce as much light as possible. But, it was also to weaken any undead that might come near us.

"Can you do that to me too?"

Yoon-Ji poked her head past my shoulders, right next to my cheek. She had a long neck.

I could smell something nice from her. I couldn't tell if it was coming from her hair or just her. Either way, I didn't act on it.

This girl.

She knows how to handle men.

"Alright."

I turned my body around and placed my hand on her hair.

"Basic Divine Power."

Her hair began shining."

"Wow."

Amazed, I took my hand to her shoulder and used it again.

"Basic Divine Power."

Her body began emitting light as well. I even used it on her bow. 

When I turned to look at Hye-Won, she was glaring at me.

"You too, Hye-Won."

Without saying a word, she lowered herself in front of me. I used my power on her hair and her clothes.

As for the two high schoolers in the back, I couldn't do anything about them since they were so far away. I'll get to them later, because ensuring those two survive and get home safely will make me sleep a lot easier at night.

But I wonder?

If I didn't choose to acquire this Basic Divine Light, what would've happened? Or, If I didn't make all those points earlier, what would've happened?

We would've been in trouble, that's for sure. No, we all would've died. That's all. This fucking game is dangerous.

There was no point to being happy about getting strong.

To survive, we must stay focused and on our toes.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

We didn't say a single word while we continued to head down the stairs. Once got to the bottom, I could see a wide passage.