LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 16 - The Monster of Jamsil, You're Mine!
Chapter 16: The Monster of Jamsil, You’re Mine!
The Hunter Association, usually bustling with activity, was especially busy today at the Korea branch.
Particularly, the situation room monitoring Jamsil was in utter chaos.
“Alert, an A-rank monster, code name Twinhead, has appeared!”
“Abilities assessed! Strength 8, Durability 8, Agility 5, Magic 4, Skill 3, totaling 28 points!”
“Currently, all C-rank hunters initially dispatched have been wiped out! Hunter Yu Che-ran is holding it off to evacuate civilians, but it seems she can only buy us some time!”
“Oh, oh?! We’ve detected strange behavior from Twinhead!”
Kwarrrrung!
“…!”
“Is that… dark magic?”
“This Twinhead from Myeong-dong appears to be capable of using dark magic as well!”
The giant screen in the situation room displayed Twinhead emitting black lightning.
The hunters observing this were frozen in shock, unable to continue their tasks.
Among them was Rolling, an A-rank hunter with national power authorization, who had just arrived due to the Twinhead incident.
“Twinhead on the Korean Peninsula, which usually only has C-rank danger zones…!”
“Mom. I’ll go.”
Sofia, who entered the situation room with Rolling using her B-rank hunter privileges, spoke up.
Since that day at the airport, it was the first time she had met her family, but this was a wartime situation. Personal matters were set aside as she volunteered to deploy immediately.
“Mom, you know. American B-rank hunters are different from Korean B-ranks. I’m a B-rank hunter from the ‘Hunter Headquarters.'”
“But… even so, it’s too soon for you to take on Twinhead, Sofia.”
“…! Are you suggesting we just leave that person to die?! That Yu Che-ran is your disciple!”
“Yes, that’s why I intend to go myself.”
Her disciple in imminent danger and her daughter ready to fight at any cost—Rolling was prepared to return to the position recognized even by America as one of national power for the first time in ten years.
“Uwooooooooooooooo!!!”
“?!”
“This roar…?”
Until she heard that unforgettable roar through the monitor.
“No way…! We have detected a new monster in Myeong-dong!”
“The size suggests a humanoid form… Wait, this signal…?”
“…!! Commander! And Ms. Sofia! The signal of the newly appeared monster matches exactly with the one discovered at Busan Port ten years ago!”
“What…”
“What did you say?!”
“It’s the Monster of Jamsil!”
“Confirmed reappearance of the Monster of Jamsil after exactly 3654 days, 11 hours, 23 minutes, and 41 seconds!”
The Monster of Jamsil.
Upon hearing that name, both mother and daughter’s eyes widened simultaneously.
Location of appearance – Unknown.
Time of appearance – Unknown.
Method of appearance – Unknown.
Unlike typical monsters that appear through gates, its emergence was shrouded in mystery.
It had vanished after the
“That creature has reappeared…?”
The first time it appeared, it was Niflheim, with a B+ threat level.
The second time, it was the national disaster-level monster, the Angel.
And now, the third time, it’s Twinhead, classified as an A-rank threat.
“It’s like a gatekeeper protecting this country.”
Well, that was unlikely.
History wasn’t short of monsters that pretended to be harmless or benevolent, only to betray humanity later.
Sixty years ago, in Hokkaido, Japan, there was Godzilla, which lived peacefully with humans before suddenly transforming into a monster and causing a catastrophe.
Although I owed my life to the creature at Busan Port…
“If you look at history, there are countless nations that perished after trusting monsters.”
Sparta, which trained exceptionally strong warriors by relying on the power of monsters, only to destroy itself.
Britain’s ancient kingdom of Briton, which fell into civil war and destruction after being deceived by the monster Merlin.
As they say, history repeats itself, and Korea might not be an exception.
“Situation room!”
Despite some unease, Rolling knew she had to act for the sake of the country and her two children living here.
“Contact the President immediately and prepare to declare martial law!”
“Yes, ma’am!”
She fulfilled her role as a cold, decisive commander.
“The creature, despite being a monster, uniquely shows no interest in humans. To subdue it, the priority is how to initiate a preemptive strike.”
“Understood!”
“I’ll contact the Ministry of National Defense directly to prepare supersonic missiles. Deploy all available hunters in Myeong-dong immediately and evacuate the civilians quickly!”
“Yes, ma’am!!”
In the midst of the chaos, with both an A-rank threat and a national disaster-level monster appearing, Rolling gave thorough and precise instructions.
Thanks to her composed demeanor, the atmosphere in the situation room eased slightly.
“Where is the head of the Hunter Association’s Korea branch?”
“Yes! The branch head is in the research wing underground, as always!”
“Understood. I will join the branch head on-site as soon as I am armed. And, Sofia, you…”
I was about to ask her, as a B-rank hunter, to support me from behind.
But…
“Sofia?”
The daughter who had been standing beside me moments ago was suddenly nowhere to be found.
Feeling uneasy, I started looking around frantically, even checking the trash cans.
“Uh, Commander?”
“…?”
“That… Hunter Sofia left right after you mentioned the Monster of Jamsil.”
“…What?”
Rolling’s face went blank, and she started sweating profusely.
“Bring the branch head…”
“Commander?”
“We need to deploy immediately! Get the branch head here now!!”
Unaware of her mother’s near-panic state, Sofia was already running excitedly towards the Monster of Jamsil, or rather Han Shin-woo.
“I’ve finally found it… The monster I’ll subdue!”
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### Chapter 16: The Monster of Jamsil, You’re Mine!
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Yu Che-ran’s condition…
Fortunately, though she had burns all over her body, she was still breathing.
This meant that if she got to a hospital immediately, she could survive.
With that relief, I carefully laid the unconscious Che-ran on the ground.
And then…
*Boom!*
“Uwooo?!”
“Krk?”
“What are you doing?”
Twinhead, who had been facing away, swung its club fiercely at my head.
However, seeing me turn around unscathed, the monster looked truly terrified.
Well, I had no intention of going easy on it.
“Grk.”
“No time to waste. Let’s end this quickly.”
To save Che-ran, both Twinhead and I had to disappear simultaneously.
So, a mere A-rank monster like this…
“Uwooaaaahhh!!”
Did it know this was its last stand?
Like a final defiance, Twinhead raised its club high into the sky.
Then, black lightning surged from the ground and was absorbed into its club.
The club, now entirely black, was poised to grant the goblin’s wish as it came down on my head.
But the monster’s wish was shattered in an instant.
*Boom!*
Without any technique, relying solely on brute strength.
I channeled my anger into my fist, acting on instinct rather than reason.
“Graaaaaaaaahhhh!!”
Twinhead’s body, still channeling its dark magic, exploded as its innards spilled out, bursting apart completely.
*Splatter.*
Blood sprayed in all directions as it was utterly annihilated, leaving no trace.
“Huff…”
So, Che-ran nearly died because of this.
Since stopping the
If national disaster-level monsters kept appearing for various reasons, the original storyline would be completely ruined.
But now, with the prologue beginning today, there was no reason to hold back.
From now on, whenever an opportunity arose, I would eliminate all the forced tragic developments from the original story.
There would be big and small disturbances whenever I transformed into a monster, but I had prepared for that ever since I reincarnated into this world ten years ago.
So, for now, I should quietly retreat…
*Swoosh.*
…or so I thought.
“Krk?”
“I found you, Monster of Jamsil.”
A sharp blade pressed against my neck from behind, making me turn around naturally.
And then, seeing the familiar face and hearing the familiar voice, my jaw dropped.
“Grk?!”
“S-Sophia?!”
Sophia, wielding a long scythe, smiled wickedly as she threatened me.
She clearly thought she had the upper hand.
“I’ve been waiting for this day for so long…”
“Grk…?”
“The day I would ‘subdue’ you!”
What was she saying?
How could a mere B-rank hunter subdue a national disaster-level monster?
According to the lore I knew, only two Beast Hunters had ever managed to subdue such monsters.
Where did she get this confidence from?
With a very satisfied expression, she spoke to me in a half-threatening manner, still under the delusion that she had the upper hand.
“Become my monster right now. If you do, you won’t be hunted down.”
“……”
As I pondered how to calmly subdue her, she suddenly sniffed the air.
“Krk?!”
Her eyes widened, and she brought her nose closer to my jet-black skin, sniffing intently.
“Hey, hey, what are you doing?! All of a sudden?”
Could it be that she developed a strange fetish while in America?
As I worried about her like a concerned older brother, Sophia raised her scythe high into the sky and then brought it down on me with all her might.
Thump.
What was going on this time?
Judging by the ‘scythe shape,’ it seemed like a specially crafted weapon rather than a common mass-produced one.
Worried that it might break from hitting my body, I attempted to catch the blade gently with both hands.
Then she spoke.
“Hey…”
“Krk?”
“Why do you smell like Shin-woo?”
Chills ran down my spine.
Gone was her innocent smile, replaced by a murderous glare as she asked why I had Shin-woo’s scent.
“What did you do to him?”
“……”
“If you did anything to him, I will kill you.”
A terrifying warning.
But before that, Sophia… How do you know my scent so well?