Chapter 20: The Swordsmanship Genius Is Also Good at Hunting Monsters (Part 2)

Leaving Ji-eun’s expectant gaze behind, I lightly drew the long-sword I was wearing at my waist.

With a clear metallic sound, the silver blade revealed itself.

As I admired that beautiful sight for a moment, I heard the cry of another monster from the front.

“Oh, it’s a new Ratman! Shihyun, just do as I did! Then you can kill it!”

Ji-eun flapped her arms and made a fuss.

Of course, there was a faint hint of playfulness in her eyes.

It seems that she thinks I will have a pretty hard time.

‘Hmm.’

That look also made me feel playful.

How can I tease her?

I thought about it for a while and soon came to a conclusion.

‘With all my strength.’

Defeat the enemy with all your might.

That is the right way to deal with monsters.

Of course, that’s not a real monster, it’s just a piece of data implemented in virtual reality.

But that doesn’t mean I have to hold back, does it?

-Swoosh!

I held the sword with both hands, raised it to the height of my head, and made the blade horizontal with my gaze.

My gaze is fixed on the front, and the tip of the sword is always ready to pierce the opponent’s head.

I strode forward as I was.

“Squeak!”

“Squeak?”

“Squeak!”

The cry of the monster echoing as if it were buzzing.

Befitting the name Ratman, it was a cry that sounded like a rat squeaking a little louder.

Ji-eun, who heard the cry, was startled and shouted at me.

“W-Wait a minute. Shihyun!”

I continued to move forward instead of answering.

I hear the sound of Ji-eun’s footsteps rushing to stop me from behind.

“There seem to be a lot of them! I’ll take care of these guys for now, so when one appears later…….”

“It’s okay.”

“What?”

At that moment.

Something started running from the end of the cave.

What suddenly appeared in the darkness were three Ratmen!

“Squeak!”

“Squeak!”

“Squeak!”

Perhaps because they had increased their speed from quite a distance, the speed at which they were rushing was extraordinary.

The Ratmen reached my field of vision in an instant.

But I didn’t move a single step, not even a fingertip.

Ji-eun, sensing my danger, shouted.

“Shihyun!”

At that very moment.

-Swish!

The tip of the sword moved.

The instantly accelerating tip grazed the eye of the Ratman that was running first.

At the same time, the monster’s eyeball burst, and it rolled on the floor at the same speed it had been running.

“Squeak!”

I slightly tilted my body to the side to avoid the falling Ratman.

And then I kicked off the ground and accelerated.

I strike the second Ratman that is running next with a lightning-fast slash.

“Squeak?”

A very clean slash that cut between the shoulder and arm joint.

Because I’ve cut this kind of minion so many times, I knew the location and structure of the bones.

The monster, perhaps not even shocked by my clean slash, ran as it was, lost its balance, and fell.

It was probably because its arm was cut off and the body’s center of gravity was disturbed.

I pierce the back of the fallen Ratman’s neck, the cervical vertebrae, with the tip of the sword.

And then I immediately swung the sword around once.

Then the monster with the severed cervical vertebrae foamed at the mouth and convulsed.

-Pfft!

I pulled out the sword and slashed upwards.

The third Ratman, who had run up and had its head separated from its shoulder, flailed and knelt.

I swung the sword again and stabbed the monster’s chest, the location of the heart.

-Thud!

“Squeak…….”

The monster uttered a splitting groan and fell to the floor.

This is the end of two.

Now all that’s left is the first Ratman, who lost its eyeball and is struggling behind.

Because it was shocked by my stab, the monster was still out of its mind.

I cut off its head and sent it off nicely.

After shaking off the blood by swinging the sword, I sheathed it again, looked back at Ji-eun, and smiled awkwardly.

“Is this how I should do it?”

……It was embarrassing because it felt like I was bragging.

Ji-eun’s eyes sparkled and she wore a mischievous smile.

‘Even Shihyun won’t be able to handle a monster she’s never seen before!’

It’s natural in terms of common sense.

In the first place, it’s a non-human monster.

The bizarre and terrifying form that you see for the first time makes people feel alienated, and the completely different body structure makes it difficult to deal with monsters in the usual way.

Just how much trouble did Ji-eun herself have when she first caught a Ratman!

‘First of all, the size is different, and the toughness is different.’

I slashed the belly, which seemed to be the most vulnerable because it was plump, but the belly skin was so thick that it didn’t cut well, and when I finally broke through the skin, it vomited its guts and stubbornly attacked me.

The bones were so hard that it was very difficult to cut off the limbs, and the movements were so fast that it was difficult to aim for the vital points.

The final conclusion I reached after endless trouble was that breaking the monster’s cervical vertebrae was the most definite method.

‘Of course, that’s not easy either.’

Where are the cervical vertebrae?

It’s the neck.

It’s a vital point.

It’s not easy to attack the vital points of a human, but is it easy to do that to a monster whose reaction speed, strength, and agility are different?

NO!

Of course it will be difficult.

“I can finally see Shihyun struggling!”

Therefore, Ji-eun chuckled and whispered quietly.

[Ah LOL Monsters and humans are different]

[Popcorn preparation ON]

[For real, a super fun scene is coming!]

[Even professional gamers are mostly flustered when they first catch monsters, so how much will Shihyun suffer?]

[But she won’t be super good at this, right?]

The chat window also began to react to Ji-eun’s words.

The viewers also wanted to see Shihyun flustered and struggling and suffering.

But.

“Squeak!”

“Squeak?”

“Squeak!”

The cry of the monster echoed from the cave at the end as if it were buzzing.

At that sound, Ji-eun’s face instantly stiffened.

“W-Wait a minute.”

It doesn’t seem like it’s just one?

That’s a big problem.

It’s highly likely that even one Ratman will be too much for Shihyun, but if there are more, she will never be able to handle it.

Ji-eun was startled and shouted urgently to Shihyun.

“W-Wait a minute. Shihyun! There seem to be a lot of them! I’ll take care of these guys for now, so when one appears later…….”

However.

“It’s okay.”

“What?”

Ji-eun’s face contorted.

It’s okay, what does she mean?

Does she think she can deal with several monsters at once?

This game is not a Hack and Slash genre.

Basically, it’s standard to hunt monsters 1:1, and it’s close to impossible to hunt a large number of monsters.

‘Why is she bluffing when she doesn’t know well……!’

Therefore, Ji-eun tried to stop her even if she had to force her.

But the appearance of the monsters was faster.

Three Ratmen suddenly appeared from the end of the cave!

“Squeak!”

“Squeak!”

“Squeak!”

Perhaps because of the acceleration, the speed at which they were rushing was unusual.

The Ratmen reached Shihyun’s nose in an instant.

But Shihyun didn’t move her body at all.

‘Her body is stiff!’

At this rate, she will be hit without even being able to avoid it.

Ji-eun shouted to make Shihyun come to her senses.

“Shihyun!”

At that very moment.

-Swish!

The tip of the sword moved.

Shihyun’s sword accelerated instantly.

When it was swung, the Ratmen rolled on the floor.

“Uh, uh?”

Ji-eun’s body trembled at that sight.

At the same time, one assumption that had been buried in her head came to mind.

It was a thought that she had forgotten because it was impossible in terms of common sense, even if she wondered.

‘Surely Shihyun won’t be good at catching monsters too, will she?’

That was right!

Shihyun was also good at catching monsters!

[?????????????]

[What the f*ck???]

[The way she swings the sword is really artistic.]

Slightly tilting her body to the side to avoid the falling Ratman, Shihyun kicked off the ground.

And then she swings her sword at the Ratman that is running.

“Squeak?”

The Ratman’s arm flies into the air with a single blow.

[How the f*ck did she do that?]

[She just swished and it was sliced~~~~]

[Wasn’t it originally super difficult to dismember limbs?]

[For real, it’s so cool.]

‘I-It’s unbelievable!’

Ji-eun’s eyes widened.

That is an achievement that is impossible without accurately cutting between the shoulder and arm joint.

It’s impossible without knowing the location and structure of the bones.

Shihyun did it by feel!

“Squeak!”

Shihyun stabbed the back of the neck of the Ratman that had lost its balance and fallen with her sword.

And then she pulled out the sword and performed an upward slash.

Then the head of one of the Ratmen that was running flew into the air.

It seemed that it wasn’t enough, so Shihyun stabbed the Ratman’s heart to finish it off.

-Thud!

“Squeak…….”

The Ratman uttered a splitting groan and fell to the floor.

While Shihyun cut the neck of the last Ratman that was rolling on the floor, Ji-eun just stared blankly at the scene.

“…….”

[The way she swings the sword is so f*cking sexy, for real.]

[Step on me, sister.]

[Ugh]

[Seems like she really learned swordsmanship properly? Which academy is it?]

After shaking off the blood by swinging the sword, Shihyun sheathed it again, looked back at Ji-eun, and smiled awkwardly.

“Is this how I should do it?”

At those words, Ji-eun remembered what she had said before.

‘Will Shihyun be able to do well against monsters? I don’t think so.’

‘I’ll give you a lot of advice and help you!’

‘I’ll teach you how to hunt monsters!’

‘This is how you do it. If you do it like this, you can catch them all!’

The nonsense that she had spouted.

“……!!”

Her face turned red like a radish when she remembered that.