Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 165

Chapter 165

“<Cleanliness is Next to Godliness!>”

As I muttered the spell, the streets, once littered with monster corpses and blood, were instantly cleaned up. It might have been an illusion, but there was a faint pleasant scent in the air.

“Mmm, good. This should be satisfactory!”

I nodded with a smile, my mouth curling up at the corners. Then, raising my right hand, I shouted.

“Everyone, gather here!”

Responding to my magical voice, the toy soldiers came marching towards me in formation. Though small and cute, their sheer numbers created quite a pressure.

Taking out a toolbox from my inventory, I shouted to them again,

“Come on, everyone, go in and take a rest!”

In response to my words, the toy soldiers began to orderly enter the toolbox. Despite their large numbers, they neatly packed themselves in, creating space.

Once all the soldiers were inside, enough to create significant pressure, I firmly closed the lid and put the toolbox back into my inventory.

Then, taking out a box different from what I had just stored, I muttered softly,

“Now, since there won’t be any gates opening here for a while, this should be sufficient.”

Even if a gate were to appear… with hunters waiting nearby, there would be no need to worry. It was fortunate that I had planned the operation meticulously in advance.

Thinking so, I flicked my finger.

Suddenly.

Crack!

With the sound of glass breaking, the once-deserted streets were filled with people.

No, it would be more accurate to say they appeared.

At the same time, a system window appeared in my field of vision.

[The temporary safe zone established in Seoul, XX district, has been released.

Currently, there are a total of 5 maintained temporary safe zones.

Mana required for maintenance: 500

If mana is depleted, the safe zone will be released temporarily.

Please be cautious!]

After quickly scanning the window, I let out a long breath and closed it. Then, I took out my phone from my pocket and quickly checked the next schedule.

“The next one is… a short break.”

Finally, a chance to rest…

After stretching my sore neck, I moved lightly, recalling the events leading up to the current situation.

So… about a week ago.

After informing everyone, including Kang Yoon-soo, of everything that had happened to me, we seriously discussed our options.

Understandably so…

“If what Ms. Yeon-oh says is true, then there isn’t much time left before Earth’s destruction. Well, considering what the Black Dragon said, that is.”

“…The current phenomena happening aren’t just anything.”

“Sis, then isn’t your house in danger too?”

They readily accepted the state of impending doom, leaving only the future of destruction.

When asked why they were so nonchalant, the response was, ‘The prophecy of Earth’s destruction has been circulating since the gates first appeared.’ Well… Once peace is shattered, it’s not difficult for it to shatter again.

It was probably because of this that people didn’t panic even at the strange phenomena appearing in the sky.

It was a blessing in disguise.

Anyway.

“I don’t know how the end will come, but the most noticeable change will probably be the gates. After that, it will be the space we currently inhabit. Both are happening right now. We should prepare for the worst-case scenario.”

“…What do you consider the worst-case scenario?”

“…Right now, it’s the constant occurrence of gate saturation.”

“…Can you handle that responsibility?”

Mr. Kim Chok stared at me as if he were a wild beast. Understandably so, as if gate saturation were to occur, the ones most affected would be civilians, not hunters. And Mr. Kim Chok was the only one here with the obligation to protect them.

Despite various issues, he was still affiliated with the government.

No matter how much Mr. Kim Chok primarily managed hunters, the original purpose of the government managing hunters was… safety.

Whether they were hunters or civilians, it was the same.

So, his sensitive reaction was natural.

“Well… if we consider probabilities, I can’t guarantee 100%. All the incidents I’ve experienced so far have occurred within the gates.”

“…Huh.”

“But I lean towards believing that it will happen.”

“Why is that?”

Mr. Kim Chok nodded as if asking for an explanation. I let out a long breath and shifted my feet slightly.

At the same time, I activated a skill.

“<Safe Zone Inside the Gate (SSS)>”

With a burst of light, a familiar window appeared in my sight. It was the window containing the message that I had set up Janwol as my safe zone.

This meant two things.

One, my dominance was that high…

“The fact that this skill is activated means that the land we live in now is also within a gate.”

Earth is also one world.

In other words, it meant that the strange phenomena that occurred in the gates could happen here too.

So…

“Anytime, anywhere, there’s a chance a gate will open and monsters will come out. Gates can only be passed by hunters for now, so it’s fortunate that civilians won’t suddenly be transported to another gate.”

I nodded lightly and looked around. 

‘They were all wearing serious expressions, probably looking at the notification that they had entered the safe zone.’

At the same time, that window would be a perfect piece of evidence to support my words, so it was natural for them to be thoughtful.

And I was the same.

The system notification that had briefly shown its presence when I first arrived here had revealed this fact.

[Current dominance fulfillment for this area (Janwol Building) completed!]

Stepping into Kang Yoon-soo’s office for a while, the notification glittered noisily and then disappeared. At that time, other things were more urgent, so I had postponed thinking about it.

Well… there wasn’t much to think about.

After all, I had been able to use skills even on Earth, which I had thought was outside the gates all this time.

‘We’ve been thinking too much from a human perspective.’

After spending some time with the system administrators… even though I don’t know if it was because of them, as soon as I saw the system notification, I realized that this place was also another ‘world’.

In the Earth before the gates were created, didn’t we expect there to be other life forms in the vast universe?

So, it wasn’t as bitter or shocking.

Probably the people in this office felt the same way.

…Though there might be individual differences.

The first person to recover from the shock was none other than the youngest, Han Seung-hoo. He muttered indifferently as if he were watching someone slip on ice.

“But even if that’s the case, it’s not a problem, right?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“If the gates become saturated with monsters, we just need to catch them all… and evacuate the civilians in advance, right?”

“Yeah, if it could be solved as easily as you say.”

“Well… there’s nothing we can’t do. After all, all the main players are gathered here.”

Han Seung-hoo blinked with a puzzled expression.

‘…Well, they’re all gathered here.’

I looked around with a newly awakened gaze. Starting from Mr. Kim Chok, who was no longer intimidating because I had seen his face too many times, to Jung Tae-il, Kang Yoon-soo, Han Seung-hoo… and so on.

“If these people could multiply themselves into a hundred each, world domination would be possible.”

“…What are you thinking about now, sis?”

“Hmm… The dream of a conqueror?”

“If you become a conqueror, then I’ll be the beloved concubine by your side.”

Han Seung-hoo smiled brightly enough to dazzle. I shook my head and checked the others.

While Han Seung-hoo and I were chatting, the rest of the people also seemed to have organized their thoughts, with determined expressions.

“Well, I believe everyone has a grasp of what we need to do. For now, I plan to use the skills I just showed you all to deal with the gate saturation situation. Attacks from monsters are ineffective within this area.”

“…Then what about the civilians who can’t enter?”

“We’ll have to think about that gradually.”

Kang Yoon-soo, who had been quietly listening to my words, tilted his head slightly and spoke up.

“Yeon-oh, is it difficult to use the skill you just used like a barrier spell? If you can unfold a skill like a barrier spell, you won’t have to evacuate civilians unnecessarily.”

“…Oh.”

“And since you’re the owner within that area, you shouldn’t have any difficulty dealing with the monsters.”

“…I’ve never thought about that… I’ll give it a try.”

As I unexpectedly received good advice, I racked my brain and began to simulate while Kang Yoon-soo continued speaking.

“So, let’s arrange our personnel in our own way.”

Thus, we gathered the heads of the people present and devised plans to deal with each situation.