Hand in hand, we walk further into the dungeon. Broken lamps flicker, allowing us to see the abandoned station invaded by nature. The grip of the boy around my hand is too strong, but I don't say anything. If it can make him feel better, I will let him be until we need to fight. It is a strange feeling, being so close to one of my favorite characters.
"There's a foul stench." Jin-Woo observes. "Is this the smell of a beast type monster?"
As if it was called, a red wolf with metal fangs jumps out of nowhere, his mouth open, ready to cut us in pieces with his sharp teeth. Already holding his hand, I yank the boy to the side with me, avoiding a disaster from only millimeters. While standing up, I read the description over the head of the monster.
[Steel-fanged Lycan]
The name is orange, which means that we will have a hard time defeating it. I hope he still has that sword from Kim Sang-Shik. The wolf speeds up in our direction again and we dodge it by throwing ourselves to the side.
"Jin-Woo. I need my hand back." I say, almost not feeling my fingertips anymore as he grips my hand way too tightly.
"Sorry." he excuses himself and lets go immediately.
The lycan attacks again, but this time, I am ready. I step backwards, only enough to let the monster run past me, unable to stop his momentum. While Jin-Woo jumps backwards, managing to get away thanks to clumsy stunts, I take a kitchen knife from my inventory and dig it in the flank of the red wolf. The latter growls and turns in my direction, menacing, not caring about the boy anymore. Big mistake. The player jumps up, landing right next to the monster to land a strong hit.
"We were given a second chance at life!" he yells. "We won't die so easily!"
The lycan flies away, crashing in a wall.
"Huh? What's this?" he wonders.
"You became stronger." I explain shortly as he looks at his hand with wide eyes.
"But it's still stronger than me," he adds.
He is right. The red monster stands up, menacingly walking towards us. My knife has fallen from its side, letting a small but bloody wound appear. Honestly, I'm surprised that it worked, but it's for the better. I take another kitchen knife from my inventory and throw it at the wolf with all my strength, aiming for his eyes. The monster growls again, louder. Its left eye is pierced.
"A knife? Where did you get it?" Jin-Woo wants to know.
"I borrowed it from the hospital."
"Borrowed or stole?"
"Is there a difference?"
He looks at me with a strange expression, but we have no time for more chatting as the enraged monster charges again. Jin-Woo lands a few other hits, but they don't make any difference so he jumps away, out of the reach of the monster.
"I figured we would need weapons." I explain.
"A weapon?" he repeats, seeming to have a realization, and yells. "Inventory!"
His inventory opens and, as expected, he pulls out a sword and, with the same movement, slices the lycan in two as the latter was charging in our direction again.
{Notice
You have helped to defeat the [Steel-fanged Lycan]}
{Notice
Level up!}
I stare at the two windows that appeared in front of me. I can level up even if I don't kill it myself? That's a good thing to know. I crouch next to the corpse and take my knives back. They are my only chance of survival.
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The all-knowing Player (Solo Leveling)
FanfictionHe stares at me from the side, his strong gaze adding weight to his words. He seems to want to add something else, but it doesn't come out. I direct my gaze towards the line of horizon hidden behind the unending hills of sand. We stay silent for a m...
