Solo Laveling
Chapters 10
Solo Leveling – Chapter 10
It happened later.
Shurururu …..
Suddenly, the sandy soil next to it collapsed and a deep hole formed there.
"Huh? Uh, uh! ”
Jin-Woo desperately flees so he can avoid being sucked into it. The sandy hole grows wider, and eventually, Jin-Woo has to crawl on all fours just to pull himself out.
"Pants, pants, pants …."
He flopped down on his butt, gasping for breath and staring at the bottom of the hole. Strange enough, he could see that the sand at the bottom was 'boiling'.
Realizing that just one wrong move would make him fall there, giving his body goosebumps.
"Wait a minute…."
Jin-Woo's eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"… It's not really boiling, is it?"
When he took a closer look, he saw a sizable 'something' swaying there.
Jin-Woo instinctively forces himself. He's getting a really bad feeling right now.
Sure enough, just as Jin-Woo took a step back, the sand inside the hole suddenly exploded upward.
Phushu !!
The falling sand emitted the roar of a waterfall.
Jin-Woo's eyes spin extra meanwhile.
"Se ... insects?"
The identity of the thing that exploded from the sand was a giant centipede.
Kiiieeehhhk !!
When fully revealed, the object's head almost reached a height equivalent to a five-story building.
Restlessly Jin-Woo gulps his saliva.
"It's not real …."
To be sure, b*stard was unusually large. He had never heard of a centipede of this size in the world before. But the size of the centipede isn't the only thing that surprises Jin-Woo.
"Why is there a ... name floating above that monster?"
Is he dreaming again?
Jin-Woo closes and opens his eyes again, but nothing changes. Even now, there were five red words hovering above the monster's head.
…. Just like the monsters of a video game maybe.
‘Giant Branch Strain Rice Poison. '
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Just like his terrifying and strange appearance, his name was also something he wanted to avoid at all costs. What caught his attention the most were the two letters "poison" and "fanged".
He saw a pair of child-sized fangs protruding out just below the jaw of b*stard. There was no need for a genius to figure out what might happen if he was stabbed by fangs just from the name alone.
Looking at the huge fangs and jaws that were constantly opening and closing, as if ….
"It's busy licking her lips, right?"
Just then, the voice sounded again in his head.
Tti-rings.
(Quest Penalty: Survival)
Goal: Please congratulations until the end of the deadline.
Time limit: 4 hours
Time remaining: 4 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds
'Are you kidding….?'
However, as soon as ‘time left’ changed to 3 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds, the centipede parted and ran towards him as if it could not wait any longer.
* SFX for sand separation ways *
"W-what the fuck is this ?!"
Jin-Woo hurriedly turns around and runs for his life.
There is no time to discuss things.
If he wanted to live, then he had to run!
That was the only thought racing in his head.
However, even before he took a few steps, another sand pillar exploded upwards not too far from his position.
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The explosion!!
"Euh-ahhck ?!"
Jin-Woo falls behind him from a powerful shockwave. He rolled on the sandy ground before immediately getting back up. He rubbed the sand from his face before his eyes opened wider.
This time, it wasn't just one or two of them.
The explosion!!
Booooom !!
Before he knew it, there were seven sand centipedes protruding out from the sand and they were all glaring at him.
Kiiieeechhk !!
Kiieeek !!
As the centipede let out a shrill cry, Jin-Woo's skin turned for the worse. Much worse.
"Oh my God …."
***
Jin-Woo reappears in the hospital room exactly four hours later.
Swashbab.
Jin-Woo slumps over the floor and whistles out.
"Thuk!! Ptooi, ptooi !! ”
His mouth felt full of this rough and coarse feeling. His eyes were also stinging, it seemed like there were sand particles there.
Jin-Woo moans and groans for a long time, before falling weakly on his back. He had no more energy to lift a finger.
"sup …. Pants …. Just…. What was that….?"
Jin-Woo continues to pant as a new message appears before him.
Tti-rings.
(You have completed 'Quests Penalty.')
Jin-Woo's expression tangles into something unsightly.
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A Quest Penalty Quest ’?
Did he do anything worthy of punishment?
Jin-Woo carefully rearranges his memories until he remembers the (Daily Quest) he left in the middle of the road yesterday.
'Could it…?'
Now that he thought about it, it must have been said that if the quest had not been completed, he would have been hit with a suitable penalty.
“Panting, the …. That's not a hallucination ?! ”
Indeed, it was not a hallucination or a dream.
There was no need to pinch her cheeks to ascertain if this was a dream or reality.
As he ran around, the shortness of breath felt extremely suffocating, and the pain he felt when he was grazed by the centipede legs still felt fresh in his mind.
Everything happens for real.
He almost died there.
“This is too much…. Pants ... pants … "
The so-called penalty turned out to be him who was thrown to the execution ground!
At the same time, another bad premonition appeared in his mind. If this event was indeed caused by the 'Daily Quest' thing, then without a doubt, this would not be the last time.
Sure enough, he had to hear another mechanical beep sounding in his head.
Tti-rings.
He gasped in shock, but fortunately, this was not about another quest or anything like that.
(The reward for completing the Penalty Quest is now available.)
(Do you want to confirm the prize?) (Y/T)
‘Gift...?’
Word ‘gift’ jump out. Too bad, the problem was, he currently had no energy left to confirm this and that.
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The situation is not possible.
‘Never give me a gift or not …. Let me rest first …. '
His sight gradually blurred.
Soon, Jin-Woo falls into a deep sleep like a blackout.
***
"Geez?! What the hell is going on here? "
Next morning.
A nurse enters Jin-Woo's room, only to have her eyes wide open in surprise.
The patient lay on his back on the floor, while the sand was everywhere as far as he could see. Not only that, the patient was also full of sand as well.
He threw a medical map on the bed and urged the emergency bell.
Immediately, the doctor on duty rushed to the room.
"What's going on? What happened to Mr Seong Jin-Woo? "
"I don't know. Everything was fine until last night, but this morning …. "
"For now, let's move him back to bed. One two!"
Two people lift Jin-Woo off the floor and place him back on the bed. During that process, the back of Jin-Woo's hand is scratched on the edge of the medical chart left on the bed and his skin is slightly torn apart, but no one notices that.
"Let's see."
The doctor then carefully examines Jin-Woo's condition. However, he could not find fault with the young man.
"What the fuck…. Didn't he just sleep well? "
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The doctor breathed a sigh of relief.
The Hunter Association has asked hospitals to pay special attention to this particular patient. Understandably, the frightened doctor was almost out of his mind while thinking that something bad had happened here.
"For now, let him. It seems like he is sound asleep at the moment. "
The doctor in charge spoke to the nurse and was about to leave, but then, he looked around the room and scratched the side of his head.
“By the way, this room .. may need to be cleaned thoroughly. Miss Yu-Rah, please clear this place up. "
"Yes. I will, doctor. "
The doctor left the room and the nurse, Choi Yu-Rah, patted her chest.
It was a relief because there was nothing to worry about.
Sure, they may not be patients or relatives of their own, but you won't find a doctor or nurse who wants to get sick in the people they lead.
Hunter Hospital mainly sees many patients who are seriously injured every day. At a minimum, he wanted to never see the other patients he cared for become worse under his care.
"Gee…"
He had already calmed down a bit now, and was starting to worry about where he should start tidying up this room, but then, his eyes saw drops of blood on the floor.
"Gosh?"
The blood droplets came from the end of the patient's hand that fell outside the bed.
He is stunned by this and hurriedly searches for the wound on Jin-Woo's hand, before turning it over.
"What's going on here….?"
There was clearly a trace of blood flowing, but he was unable to find a single wound. He wiped the blood clean, yet the expected wound was not there.
'wait…. Can the wound heal in such a short time? "
Yu-Rah's heart starts beating faster as she carefully studies Jin-Woo's skin.
He was still drowning, sleeping soundly even now.
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Part 7: Daily Quest
Tti-rings.
(Daily Quest is now available.)
Jin-Woo's eyes are wide open.
He quickly picked himself up and the first thing he did was check the time. The hour hand just passed 16:30.
That is, there is a leniency of seven hours and thirty minutes before midnight.
'okay.'
Jin-Woo opens the mailbox.
Tti-rings.
(Daily Quest: Preparation to be strong)
Press, 100 times: Not finished (0/100)
Sit-ups, 100 times: Not finished (0/100)
Squat, 100 times: Not finished (0/100)
Running, 10 km: Not finished (0/10)
※ Warning: Completion of Daily Quest will result in an appropriate penalty rate.
"It's the same thing, again ?!"
He groaned almost reflexively.
No, maybe this gets better. Rather than a search with an impossible or elusive purpose, this is much preferred.
Well, as long as he had enough time, he would be able to complete this quest after all, even though his body might suffer a little. Jin-Woo goes down to the floor this time and starts pressing down.
"One."
Clearly, he did not plan on being dragged to another suspicious place and was almost killed there.
"Two."
He was lucky the night before and survived, but there was no guarantee it would happen tonight either.
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"Three."
He raised his head slightly and confirmed the contents of the search, and noticed that every time he did a press-up, it was recorded in real time as well.
Tti-rings.
(You have completed one press.)
(Press 100 times: Not finished (7/100))
Tti-rings.
(You have completed one press.)
(Press 100 times: Not finished (8/100))
He wanted to be sure, so he only went down half way and got back up, but as expected, it didn't count. Now he finally realized why the so-called press of yesterday did not count. He has to do a proper press-up or it won't count at all.
'Huh…. Give me a break. "
Jin-Woo is stunned, but does not stop the exercise.
He still has 50 more press-ups.
After that, sit-ups, squats, and runs await him.
…. And, three hours later.
Press, 100 times: Finished (100/100)
Sit-ups, 100 times: Complete (100/100)
Squat, 100 times: Complete (100/100)
Running, 10 km: Not finished (9/10)
"Pants, pants, pants, pants …"
Jin-Woo licks the outer limits of the hospital once and arrives back in front of his room. He was currently bowing and panting. His heart felt like it was exploding at any moment, but he could not give up yet.
"I worked so hard up until now, so there's no way I'm gonna …."
He somehow managed to open the door and step forward.
When he did that ….
Tti-rings.
(Total running distance: 10 km.)
(You've finished Running, 10 km.)
Finally ended.
"sup …. Pant … "
Jin-Woo kneels. His breath smelled something sweet and bitter. His face and back were soaked in sweat.
"sup …. Pants …. ”
As Jin-Woo tries to catch his heavy, rough breath while thick sweat is constantly dripping down, a familiar message appears before his eyes.
Tti-rings.
(You have completed the Daily Quest: Preparation to be strong ’.)
(The gift of completion has arrived.)
(Do you want to confirm?) (Y/T)
Jin-Woo momentarily thinks about forgetting everything and just lies down in defeat, but quickly changes his mind. At least for now, he wanted to ascertain what kind of reward he could actually obtain with his own eyes first.
"Sure."
Tti-rings.
(The following prizes are available.)
1 Prize. Full recovery from the current physical condition
2 Prize. Three additional stat points
3 Prize. One random box
(Do you want to collect everything?)
"Why are they so many?"
That was the first thought that entered his confused mind after he saw the contents of his gift.
But, when he thought about it a little deeper, one of the gifts seemed somewhat useful at the moment, and there was also something that made him curious about what it really meant.
For now, he desperately needed the first available reward. He almost fainted here.
Since there really is a penalty for failure, the probability of a settlement reward being real is also quite high.
Yeah, trying won't hurt, will it?
Seriously, 'this thing' wouldn't throw him back into the penalty zone again after saying it would reward him, now would it?
Amd