Damned 13th Regression – 52



< Episode 52 – First Death >

While going to the 4th floor. Gonghyuk had a dream for the first time in a long time.

It was his first death.

The 10th Great Summon is over.

Now 14 years have passed since mankind climbed Babel.

The number of humans who survived Babel fell to less than 100.

The deepest underground bunker of the 5th floor unique city ‘Deus’.

Joo Gong-hyeok one of the 46 final hunters counted the enemies he felt with his senses.

Joo Gong-hyeok’s observation and reconnaissance type ‘Avatar’ observer appears and the observer’s goggles and arm

The screen frantically presented measurement results.

– Measured approximately 276000 monsters including Cluesti within a 10km radius.

– 961 monsters have currently infiltrated the bunker. It looks like they aren’t sure about the hiding place yet.

– Four Heavenly Kings Cluesty is currently floating 20 meters above the underground bunker.

A map of the underground bunker appears in Joo Gong-hyeok’s eyes showing the locations of the infiltrated monsters and Cluesty.

It was displayed.

“Christina.”

“Gonghyuk.”

Christina smiled sadly with a sad face.

“Why don’t you stop calling me teacher now? Because it might be the last time.”

“···. “Mr. Chris.”

Even though she is stained with blood and bodily fluids and drenched in fatigue and haggardness she has a warm beauty.

I built a cow.

Although he is of mixed British and Indian descent he receives support from both countries at the same time.

The spiritual pillar of strategic hunters.

Formerly ranked 2nd in the world’s hunter rankings.

Holds the record for conquering the most dungeons and hunting the most boss monsters.

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Representative of the strongest strategy guild ‘Deus Ex Machina’.

The owner of the avatar ‘Shiva God of Destruction’.

‘Christina C Mahadeva.’

In addition she helped rescue monsters in Northeast Asia and took over orphanages in each country.

all.

“You are the only one left with the kids now. The dependable Ben-Hur and the kind-hearted Yeon-si are also smart.

Qinlong Island…”

“teacher.”

“I couldn’t protect you.”

She stroked Gonghyeok’s head with a bitter expression.

Gonghyeok held back his tears as he clenched his right hand where his ring and little fingers had been blown off.

I am the one who failed to keep the annual holidays.

Before climbing Babel when the thugs dragged Yeonsi away from the orphanage he did what he could.

All I had to do was hide in the bushes near the daycare center.

When the boss on the 56th floor fails and Ben-Hur guards the door to the boss room alone what can he do?

All that happened was retreating to the 5th floor remembering Ben-Hur’s last appearance.

When Qinlong who had been transformed to the point of losing himself lost his senses and became a monster

All he could do was build a tombstone with his remaining remains.

Gonghyeok survived as a coward as ever.

And he always thought that was right.

Gonghyuk held Christina’s hand tightly.

“teacher. We are not dead yet. Don’t get carried away by your emotions. Soon Cluesty

“He will come here.”

“okay. “That’s how it should be.”

“Currently the eastern side has the thinnest siege. Hoover and Swati’s Titan Can’t Move Yet

Let’s spray it with decoys in a bucket and send it west. 40 million of us

Didn’t he survive on the 60th floor where Marie was? 200000 is nothing. At this point it’s big

“I’m even going to rip off Ruesti’s head.”

“okay······.”

“If I die here like this. The deaths of everyone who died to achieve the cause are all meaningful.

It’s gone!”

She smiled with a somewhat weary look on her face looking at Gonghyeok’s evil-looking fire-like eyes.

Crrrrr…

A monster broke into the bunker and fell grinding the iron plate.

One hunter swung his scimitar with a tired look on his face and his head separated.

Once the direction of action was decided whether it was death or life the hunters mechanically stood up.

“Okay… let’s go out now.”

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“Alberto wake up. “Have you lost the strength to hold your dick up because you’ve been hit with so many painkillers?”

dump.

Alberto who had been leaning against the wall fell to the side helplessly.

Alberto was looking into empty space with the eyes of a dead man.

“This guy. You left for Argentina’s paradise first! Shamefully. come with me

“If you want to do that you need to adjust the time difference right?”

Despite his tone Huber closed Alberto’s eyes with a face that was not smiling at all.

The final hunters now numbering 45 chanted.

“Actually I think this will be my last avatar summon.”

“I don’t think I’ll be able to say hello so I’ll do it in advance. “Everyone did a great job.”

“Let’s finish now.”

Everyone looked around at each other’s faces and nodded.

“Summon the Avatar.”

Beelzebub Zodiac Synapse Quetzalcoatl Trickster Loki Hephaestus Phoenix Uni

Con Titan Pallas Mitra Brothers of the Sword The Hand Lancelot du Lac Othello…

And observer.

Gonghyuk looked at his avatar which had reached level 99.

A scarecrow avatar who can do nothing but scout and analyze.

‘If only there was a much better avatar than this. I also have something to offer to my colleagues.

It would have been possible.

This wasn’t the first time I thought of such a thought.

But like it or not the Observer is Gonghyeok’s alter ego and has been with him until the end.

By chance I developed a unique skill prediction (US) and observed countless firing lines.

came to the sense of danger.

The observer also looked at Gonghyuk.

Perhaps the Observer also wanted to meet a much better owner than one like me.

Thinking like that Gonghyeok sighed along with his colleagues.

“ruler. “Let’s go.”

The ceiling of the bunker was blown away.

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The corpses of monsters were scattered throughout the destroyed city streets.

45 hunters crushed 70000 monsters.

‘And I am the 39th person killed in action.’

Gonghyeok was leaning against a broken stone wall and performing his first talent show in a long time.

The surviving hunters approached with expressionless faces with their limbs blown off one by one.

I was cutting down the monsters that were coming.

Only the Gods of Destruction Shiva and Christina are the ones who attack Cluesti with red eyes and roars.

He fought hard by squeezing one of his forearms.

However as she glanced sideways at Gonghyeok whose internal organs were spilling out a blade was immediately lodged in that eye.

‘Is this the end?’

Gonghyuk felt it when he saw Christina falling and bleeding.

That humanity has been defeated.

I lost so much blood that my fingertips stopped working.

My head was dizzy and the chill of death which was of no use to me permeated every corner of my body.

An observer appeared before his eyes.

The Observer who showed up without being summoned displayed words on the instrument panel.

[Dead End?]

“okay.”

Gonghyeok Joo a third-rate scout-type hunter.

His life ends here.

Of the 25 million hunters who poured into Babel I barely survived until the end but I ended up here.

It’s over.

“······.”

It’s miserable.

Numerous memories flashed before his eyes.

The days when I just didn’t want to die and ran away to save my life.

What was the point of my life if I was going to fall behind like this?

What happens to the sacrifices that were overlooked in the name of clearing Babel?

An uncontrollable feeling of remorse and regret came over me.

I knew clearly what Yeonsi would do if she was dragged away by those bastards but my life was a waste.

Are you hiding?

Ben-Hur Edgar Animus Qin Long and Master Liang died instead of me.

Am I just getting in the way and not accomplishing anything?

‘I want to go back.’

I want to save Yeonsi. I don’t want to hide.

I will not let Ben-Hur die alone.

I want to listen to the ideals that Animus was talking about until the end.

We need to stop Qinlong’s renovation.

It’s not right to take on the responsibility of Edgar’s death.

I’m going to tell Master Liang to abandon me because I’m injured.

‘Rather than living such a meaningless life it would be much better to live a life worthy of a human being.

uh.’

They could not achieve their cause or uphold justice.

If I could go back.

Will I be able to achieve the things I dreamed of?

Go back.

A low voice rings out and a status window appears in front of him.

[Avatar ‘Observer’ (E)] Lv.99

Let’s go

There was a sound of scraping metal and the observer’s level shook.

①

Lv. ↓ ↑ 0

0

Go back.

[Avatar ‘Observer’ becomes ‘Game Master’…]

Gonghyeok died before he could finish reading the last notification window.

[To be Continued···.]

When he opened his eyes again…

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bang! bang! bang!

Saerom Daycare Center where Gonghyuk and Yeonsi grew up.

Gunshots rang out on the national road leading there.

“Si···.eight···.!”

Bronze giant Park Jun-tae dropped his pistol and fell over.

A crossbow arrow was sticking out of its mouth.

“Did he even have a gun?”

Gonghyuk smiled bitterly and looked down at his lower abdomen where the bullet had been lodged.

I thought the difference in numbers and stats between the five people could be covered with surprise and experience.

The other person had a pistol that he did not know about.

There was no way he would have known since he handed over Yeonsi helplessly without any fight.

‘Am I going to die like this again?’

I achieved my dream.

The dream of protecting Hayeon City from these people.

Anyway I wouldn’t have regretted dying the life I received as a bonus.

“···. To be honest it’s a bit of a lie. Even if you receive a bonus life live as long as you can.

“I’ll have to find out.”

Gonghyuk put as much pressure on the wound as possible and walked towards the orphanage.

“Brother! “Where have you been?”

He recalled old memories as he watched Hayeonsi who was contemplative carrying him to bed.

An orphanage burning with sparks flying.

Hayeonsi is dragged by her hair.

Children screaming engulfed in flames.

“I saved it…”

“yes?”

“I saved it! “I saved you!”

Gonghyuk couldn’t hold back the tears flowing from his eyes.

I fixed something I regretted in my heart until just before I died.

We have protected the justice that has always been avoided.

Clap clap clap clap

Next to him Joo Gong-hyeok who died 14 years later applauded.

“congratulations. “Because I could save her.”

The past Joo Gong-hyeok who could not save her turned his back and disappeared somewhere.

Looking at that back Gonghyuk thought about his second life.

‘okay. This is the right thing to do.’

There is no point in sacrificing other precious people to achieve a greater goal.

There is no value in throwing away a little justice for the greater good.

Even if you die there will remain a meaningful death and a meaningful life.

all.

Joo Gong-hyeok held onto Yeon-si’s warm hand with such emotions.

And Joo Gong-hyuk…

Since then he experiences 12 more deaths.

Quagga Gaga──

Along with the noise I felt the bitter taste of cigarette ash in my mouth.

[Arrived at Area 13 on the 4th floor]

When I opened my eyes from the dream I could see the gray sky of the 4th floor.

Tens of thousands of arks were falling from the sky.

“About 130000 people?”

All hunters who survived on the third floor were summoned to Area 13.

“Something is wrong.”

On the 4th floor the ‘Murder Plaza’ mission is usually carried out with about 10000 people or a mission of 2000 people is carried out.

It was normal to proceed with the ‘Grand Sports Festival’ mission.

However all the surviving hunters gathered in one place…

It meant that a mission that Gonghyeok had not experienced yet would occur on the 4th floor.

In some ways it’s not a good thing that it’s unexpected but…

‘Devil friends. ‘This got really hot didn’t it?’

The fact that the devils proceed in an unusual and unconventional way means that Joo Gong-hyeok did a great job.

It was evidence that they were playing a trick.

So much so that I can’t just leave them alone.