Chapter 19- Air Raid 2

Viewers: thirteen. The start was certainly good.

But…

“Oink! Oink!”

“Oink! Oink!”

The number of monsters was overwhelmingly greater than that! Fat pigeons, the size of elephants, descended all at once. The hordes of Pig-尊 rushing in from all directions, like chickens swarming for feed, were terrifying just to behold.

‘This is really dangerous, isn’t it?’

He couldn’t stop, though. Choi Kang-sik, crouching low, moved stealthily like an assassin through the dust.

“Oink!”

“Oink!”

It wasn’t very effective against the Pig-尊’s sense of smell, which could detect food waste like a ghost even from high in the sky. They snorted with their pig-noses and rushed at him furiously. Still, their reaction was a beat too slow.

“Whoa!” That was enough for Choi Kang-sik. Dodging the monsters’ wide-open maws, he plunged under the Pig-尊’s plump underbelly. He swung his shovel hard at their legs.

Thwack!

The divine shovel, which had even severed Blade’s blade, was magnificent. His arm trembled from its murderous weight, but the effect was certain.

Snap.

A Pig-尊’s ankle, said to be harder than alloy, broke like a twig.

“Squeal?!” A Pig-尊, having lost one leg, squealed like a pig being slaughtered and tumbled onto the lawn. Choi Kang-sik didn’t look back.

‘One down for now.’ He didn’t forget the broadcast either.

“The Pig-尊’s weakness is their two legs that support their massive bodies. They’re incredibly sturdy, but once broken, it’s over. Very rarely, hunters try to finish them off themselves. And then they get taken down.” There was no need to overexert himself. A broken Pig-尊 leg wouldn’t heal over time!

“Oiiiiink!” The Pig-尊 with a broken leg started thrashing wildly. It struggled furiously with its two wings and its remaining leg.

“Squeal?!” It even snapped irritably at a nearby comrade! But to no avail. It couldn’t get back up.

‘A Pig-尊 that has lost its legs is as good as dead.’ Choi Kang-sik kept running. He knew all too well that if he stopped for even a moment, he would be surrounded and torn apart from all sides. He had seen many MS die like that. Very up close.

“Oiiiiink?!”

Crash!

One of the Pig-尊 tripped over something and fell. It wasn’t a stone.

“Oink!” The culprit was the Pig-尊 that had lost its leg to Choi Kang-sik. It bit its comrade’s ankle like a water ghost, refusing to let go even when kicked and pecked. The epitome of a nuisance!

Thwack!

“Squeal?!” In that instant, Choi Kang-sik broke another Pig-尊’s leg. He had created a new nuisance.

• This MS is getting an easy kill again. ;;;
• Is the kid excellent? Or are the psychics pathetic?
• Both? (^0^)v

Viewers found his strategy extremely simple. He had merely run around, flicking at the monsters’ legs. They didn’t consider the difficulty of that “running around” process.

Drip.

Cold sweat poured down Choi Kang-sik’s back like a waterfall. His overheated head felt like it would explode any moment.

‘My smile isn’t a real smile!’ He envisioned the location of every Pig-尊 within his sight. He constantly calculated a path that wouldn’t lead to encirclement.

‘This time, 3 o’clock direction…’

“Caw!” Even in this chaos, the young Oracle, stubbornly clinging to his shoulder, suddenly cried out. But that wasn’t the point. Its left head cried out. An ill omen.

‘Tsk!’ Choi Kang-sik changed direction without hesitation.

“Oink! Oink!”

“Oink!”

A horde of Pig-尊 surged towards the 3 o’clock direction he had intended to go. If he had followed his calculation, he would have been surrounded and teetering between life and death.

‘Then what about this way?’

“Caw!” This time, the right head cried out. A good omen.

“Hah hah!” Choi Kang-sik let out a strained laugh even in his urgency. This Oracle was no different from a mine detector!

“Caw?” Thanks to the creature tilting its head as if asking why he was laughing, his tension even eased. A sense of calm settled over him, and his vision widened. Enough to see the food waste scattered on the lawn.

‘Oh, really?’ He spotted Yoo Il-am. Choi Kang-sik’s lips curved into an evil grin.

[A certain God displays a question mark]

[A leisurely certain God shows interest]

“Ow…” The bloody young man with a broken jaw was stubbornly holding out alone, with a fireball hovering in each hand.

‘I can’t die here!’ Yoo Il-am, ignoring the pain in his jaw, scanned his surroundings warily. The situation was extremely desperate.

“Oink. Oink.”

“Oink.”

The Pig-尊 were circling him, licking their chops. They were waiting for one of their comrades to take the hit from the fireballs. So far, no one had stepped forward. But soon, an impatient individual would charge at Yoo Il-am…

“Squeal?!” With a pig-like squeal, one of them toppled over. It wasn’t because it had impatiently charged and been hit by a fireball. The gazes that had been focused on Yoo Il-am shifted towards the commotion. And quickly returned to their original position…

“Oink?”

“Oink?”

The Pig-尊 all wore bewildered expressions. They seemed to have forgotten something?

“Haha! I, Choi Kang-sik, the Phantom Thief, shall take this trash.”

“Oink! Oink?!”

“Oink…!”

And they were horrified. It was because a human was stealing their prized meal and running off. Leaving only crimson fireballs behind.

Boom!

Whoosh!

The entire area was engulfed in flames.

“Oink!”

“Oiiiiink!”

“Oinkoooo!”

The horde of Pig-尊, whose meal had been disturbed, surged forward, hot on the thief’s heels. Even the individuals heading out of the Monster Association returned for retribution. How could such a terrible thing happen!

Thump-thump-thump…

They joined forces one after another to fight against the injustice.

“Oink…!”

“Oink, oink…!”

The act the Pig-尊 hated most was having their chosen food waste stolen. The 1-star monsters, fraught with intense hunger and humiliation, glared with wide eyes. Their pupils were bloodshot red like the sun. They went berserk with rage!

[A hasty certain God shouts ‘run!’]

[A certain God cackles]

“Whew~ That’s quite something, isn’t it?” Choi Kang-sik laughed heartily and ran vigorously as requested.

“Caw!” The young Oracle on his shoulder seemed happy too.

“Ugh…” Only Yoo Il-am, dragged along by the scruff of his neck, looked like death warmed over. The fact that he had been rescued by the man he hated most in the world choked him.

He heard the man’s voice. “Someone at the association told me, ‘You’ve lived well so far entirely thanks to the hunters around you who protected this land. So we are all comrades.’ My goodness! I had no idea!”

• Lol. Was he still sulking? lololol
• MS. Forget the mongrel's logic. ^^
• Aw, our MS is good. Want some money?

“Haha! So I’m going to get help from my so-called comrades. Just like I saved Mr. Yoo Il-am! Oh dear~ There are so many of them.” Choi Kang-sik grinned and pointed behind him.

“Oink! Oink! Oink!”

“Oink! Oink! Oink! Oink! Oink!”

“Oink! Oink! Oink!”

The Pig-尊 army, rallied to protect the dignity of food waste, was relentlessly pursuing them. Their goal was Yoo Il-am. And brutal retribution! The viewers weren’t the only ones who saw that sight.

“Gasp! That bastard, what is he?!”

“Monsters are coming with him!”

“You crazy bastard! Get away!”

The hunters, who had quickly taken refuge in the Monster Association’s main building, built as sturdy as a bomb shelter, were terrified. There was no time to stop the charging MS. The barricade they had painstakingly erected at the entrance was useless.

Crash!

It was instantly destroyed when Choi Kang-sik struck it with his shovel. He spoke, as if dismayed, “This is truly too much! There might be other citizens trying to escape like me, but they’ve blocked the entrance! No, in the first place, if hunters are holding out here, who will protect the countless citizens outside? If you don’t save them, they’ll resent you like I did, you know?”

• They're not even human. -.-^
• I'll sue them all for dereliction of duty and indirect murder.
• XXX. Spit out all the benefits you received.

“You, you…!” The muscular old man trembled and pointed a finger. The young man grinned.

“Oh? Mr. Park Jin-chang, who worries more about citizens and comrades than anyone else in the association, why are you hiding in a mouse hole…?”

“This youngster, what has he done…!” Park Jin-chang, having shed his mask of a righteous elder, roared fiercely. But Choi Kang-sik was no longer there.

Crash! Crunch!

Clang!

The enraged Pig-尊 army broke through the breached barricade and windows, barging in. They showed no mercy to the humans obstructing their path.

“Oink! Oink!”

“Oink! Oink! Oink! Oink!”

“Block them! Argh!”

“C-crazy! Attack!”

The hunters, with nowhere left to run, clashed with the furious monster horde. Psychic powers and brute force ran rampant, and bodies piled up. And the one who caused it all?

“My respected citizens of Seoul. Don’t worry too much. The Pig-尊 horde, caught in MS Cameraman’s perfect trap, will be dealt with quickly!” He was taking all the credit for himself.

• The trap is the association's main building? lololol
• His planning is insane. I admit it. (^-^)b
• OMG. He's totally Zhuge Liang. ;;;

‘…Not bad, is it?’ It was something he blurted out, but it seemed to be working well. Let’s go with this.