“Do you have an acquaintance among the Hunters?” “Who did you call?” “A friend.”
I turned on my phone’s GPS, then immediately tapped the car.
“For now, let’s go a little deeper.
We have to confirm if my guess is right.
If it is, finding them won’t be difficult.”
We all got into the SUV.
It moved forward with a powerful engine roar.
Finding it was, literally, not difficult.
If it was preparing for wintering, it would look for the warmest possible place.
There were many abandoned buildings on the outskirts of Seoul, and I was thinking it might be one of them when…
“The smell of people over there is overwhelming.”
Lenea, who had stuck her head out the window, pointed to a construction site.
Near the unfinished high-rise construction site, spiders the size of large dogs were scurrying around.
“Ugh, gross.”
I’m not particularly afraid of spiders, but when huge ones like that are crawling around, you can’t help but be grossed out.
They were all carrying spiderweb cocoons in their mouths.
A hunter rifle was sticking out of a cocoon.
It was a person.
“Those bastards—!”
Hunter Yi Kang-ho was completely riled up.
I glanced at him and casually suggested.
“Shouldn’t we just plow through?
It looks like it’ll be a pain to break through all that.” “What?
I’m still making payments on this car.”
Look at him snap out of it.
“Ms.
Yu Mia has been missing for three days.
Every second counts.”
The engine answered for him.
Vroooooom!
The SUV charged forward with a rough exhaust roar.
“Go, oppa, go!” [1]
Lenea, head stuck out the window, shouted brightly.
For someone who’s 1,900 years old, she says ‘oppa’ so casually.
Crash!
Krrang!
Crunch!
The SUV charged, ramming into the spiders.
From spiders that slammed into the window and slid off, to those crushed under the tires.
They said the advantage of a Shinrasa SUV was that it was sturdy, even if the design was a bit tacky.
They were right.
Screeeech!
The SUV came to a halt in the middle of the construction site.
The spider-type magical beasts cowered and retreated.
“President, please stay in the car.”
With a clack-!
of his gun being loaded, Hunter Yi Kang-ho got out, holding his shotgun.
‘Yi Kang-ho is a pretty capable hunter.’
When evaluating a profession’s rank, I’m especially strict with Hunters.
If they lack ability, they can die.
Nevertheless, Hunter Yi Kang-ho received an Overall Rank of ‘S’ from our matchmaking agency.
It meant he was that competent, but—.
‘The opponent is bad news.’
At the highest point of the construction site.
A Queen Spider was looking down on us.
Its lower body was a spider, but its upper body was humanoid.
Seeing as it had even achieved personification, its intelligence was bound to be high.
A wide spiderweb was spread behind it, with a considerable number of cocoons hanging there.
Judging by the weapons and clothes sticking out, they were definitely people.
Bang!
Bang!
The sound of the shotgun echoed.
Overwhelming firepower that blew the spiders apart.
Even after seeing that, the Queen Spider didn’t bat an eye.
‘She had many mouths to feed while preparing for wintering, so she’s naturally culling her young.’
The Queen Spider was actually enjoying watching her own young die.
Lenea tapped my back as I watched the situation unfold.
“Aren’t you going to fight, President?” “The only weapon I have is a folding knife.
I can’t legally own equipment that can kill a magical beast.”
In Seoul, weapon possession is forbidden unless you’re a Hunter or police.
There’s no way a businessman like me could own a weapon.
“Hmm?
I have a bow.” “It was probably ignored.
The 3rd and 6th Floors tend to look down on things like bows.” “…”
Cyber City on the 6th Floor, especially, completely ignores cold weapons, to the point of calling their users monkeys.
“If I remember correctly, that’s a Named Magical Beast called the ‘Net Queen’.
She’s not from here; she’s wanted in another region.
I guess she came all the way to warm Seoul because of the cold weather.” “You really know all sorts of things, don’t you?
What else do you know?” “That even ten of Mr.
Kang-ho wouldn’t be able to beat that thing.” “But you seem quite relaxed.”
Bang!
Bang!
“I called for backup.
They’ll probably be here soon.” “Your friend?” “Yeah, so just relax.”
There was a pack of gum in the car, so I popped a piece into my mouth and started chewing.
“Being wanted means there’s a bounty, right?” “Hmm?
Well, yeah.
200 million, if I recall?”
The moment she heard my answer, Lenea opened the sunroof and leaned her body out.
She drew her bow and immediately pulled back the bowstring.
“This will be perfect for my marriage fund.”
In an instant, a halo of light enveloped Lenea and radiated outwards.
The sacred and enchanting energy gently embraced the surroundings like a spring breeze, giving off the faint scent of maple leaves.
All of it gathered in Lenea’s grasp, soon taking the form of an arrow.
“…!”
For the first time, the Net Queen became frantic.
She gathered the cocoons hanging on her web one by one, using them like a shield.
She had only pierced a tiny hole near her eyes to survey the situation.
A perfectly made meat shield.
“From this distance—.”
Twang!
Lenea released the bowstring toward them without a shred of hesitation.
“I can hit that with my eyes closed.”
The arrow, scattering a halo of light as it flew, precisely pierced the Net Queen’s head.