---In front of the Dungeon gate, in London, England---
After accepting the job, Cide called a taxi and then went with Allan and Yona to the job site. Under the afternoon sunlight, they set foot in front of the Dungeon.
“Oh, that's where Allan said last time!”
Stepping out of the car, Yona looked up at the gate, which was several times taller than her. The shadow falling from the gate by the afternoon sun made the girl unable to help but admire its size and the threat emanating from it.
“And this is not the place to travel.”
Cide got out of the seat next to the driver and closed the door. After glancing sideways, he looked pessimistically at the person he hired. Cide is starting to not understand what the person he hired as a bodyguard is planning. Not preparing weapons or armor, stopping by a fast food restaurant just to buy petty food and drinks, instead of buying food and water for a long time. The whole mentality of this brother duo looks like they are preparing to go on a trip, not Monster hunting! That tho
ught made Cide's stomach ache a little more.
“And are you sure you'll go in with just that much luggage?” While trying to confirm the person he hired, the customer took another cigarette and smoked.
“Of course~.”
Stepping out of the car, Allan grinned confidently, giving him a thumbs up. Obviously, his guest just remained silent, one corner of his eye twitching a few times.
“Are you sure?” Cide asked again, as a last resort for his faith.
“Ah, right!”
Allan took out a compact helicopter drone from the Bag of Holding. He attached the phone to the drone and let it rotate the propellers and fly up.
“A satisfying trip without streaming would be a waste!” Allan put his hands on his hips, his head nodding firmly.
“Wait, are you planning on streaming this trip too!” Yona stood up. If the two ends of her white hair were animal ears, they would definitely stand up right now!
"Right!" The brown-haired British boy pointed at the Dungeon gate.
“I-I'm not ready for this…” Yona's hands clasped together, the robot girl became timid with the smartphone screen reflecting herself!
“Don't worry, dear Yona.” Allan bent down low, he put his arm around his sister's small shoulders, his other hand pointed at the Dungeon gate to illustrate. "You just go with me, if you see monsters, pew pew or kaboom them." Don't worry too much about streaming!”
“I-I'll try…” Unable to think of a better reason to refute, the robot girl could only reluctantly nod and accept.
Bang
Cide hugged his face so much that he heard a small slapping sound. The taciturn customer with the frowning face began to feel regretful. He began to wonder if the cheap price of hiring a rookie Hunter was worth it? Is it a good idea or a bad idea to risk your life to go with these new recruits who are not familiar with both basics and common sense? However, it would be unreasonable for an incompetent Hunter to be certified. Surely there must be something for this rookie with little reputation to be licensed to practice!
“So shall we go?” Allan turned around and asked Cide. He was giving his Hunter license to a Guardian guarding the gate.
“Okay, you can come in.” The man in full military armor handed the card back to its owner. He smiled with a bit of irony when he saw the drone flying right behind Allan.
"Thank."
Allan smiled, he took the card and put it in his pocket and walked through the opened Dungeon gate. It was Yona's turn to give the card, and the Guardian guarding the gate received it with slightly confused eyes. Although I have seen quite a few other races with small bodies such as Dwarfs, Halflings, Gnomes, Kobolds and Goblins. However, Yona looked no different from a normal Earthling child, which made him feel very conflicted.
“So… can I go?” Yona raised her eyes and waited for an answer.
“…Of course, have a nice day.”
Even though I feel a bit conflicted about letting a child into this dangerous place. However, the Hunter degree she held, as well as the obligation of a Guardian to obey the law, he could not refuse.
“If you have any trouble down there, just give us a call.” The Guardian gave the business card to Yona.
"Yes." The robot girl stretched out her hands to receive the business card. His eyes glanced briefly at the content on the business card before putting it in his pocket. “Thank you~.”
"Nothing."
The man laughed in response. After seeing Yona follow Allan into the open Dungeon sewer, he looked at the other person.
“Are you with them?” The Guardian received the Hunter card from Cide and asked. Looking at the man accompanying him with sharp eyes, he couldn't help but fear his motives.
“I'm the one who hired them.” Cide replied briefly.
“I see…”
The man didn't say much. He returned the card and then let Cide enter. Looking at the suspicious companion and two other children, the Guardian became even more worried.
“That's right… he's Allan… apparently… here!”
When he briefly remembered the name of the young Hunter with the drone flying behind him, the man guarding the Dungeon gate immediately took out his phone. When searching, he realized it was the famous streamer he heard about. Although he had a hunch that he suspected Cide, without evidence it would cause unnecessary trouble for both sides. So, he decided to open a listening stream so he could conveniently observe this group of Hunters! This way, he can be more proactive in knowing the situation and offering solutions to help them when necessary. Especially with two rookie Hunters and one who looked untrustworthy.
--- Inside the Dungeon---
Setting foot in the dark hallway, before their eyes were dense green trees and humid air. The leaves of the trees rustled as the Dungeon gate opened, and then returned to silence. In the dark hallway, a few trees glowed softly as if they were street lights for those coming to this place.
“…It's really dark in here…” Allan tried to look around, but only saw trees with dim light. The buzzing sound that gave rise to goosebumps rang in his ears, and he was startled and slapped himself. ”And so many mosquitoes!”
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“Being bitten by a bug… that's not good!” Hearing that, Yona quickly ran to her brother's side. Both hands wave back and forth continuously to chase the bugs away. ”If you get bitten, they will cause infection, even some virus!”
“Damn, you should have brought bug spray!”
The gamer boy clicked his tongue, he raised his hand to signal the drone to fly closer. He hopes that the blowing fan will help keep the bugs from biting him!
“You two should be more afraid of Monsters than bugs!” Cide gritted his teeth and complained bluntly. He turned on the small flashlight and put it on his chest pocket. “By the way, if you stream, don't film me. It's not free!”
When starting to walk, Cide quickly walked a few steps ahead. He raised his hand to signal Allan and Yona to stop, with his other hand he raised his index finger in front of his mouth to indicate silence. The rustling sound of leaves colliding softly echoed. Cide slowly pulled out the revolver from the Bag of Holding on his waist.
Bang bang bang
The gun quickly exploded three bullets, shattering the quiet space, three bullets headed towards a bush. The sound of leaves shaking vigorously and hissing sounds resounded. The bushes began to move, the surrounding trees moving along and towards all three people. Cide immediately shot more.
Bang bang bang
The bush stood up, revealing the body of a green creature. The body is full of tentacles of tree roots, the mouth is full of sharp teeth like thorns. It moved its tentacles through the bushes and approached the three people!
“UH AH!” Yona was startled, she jumped back when she saw that strange creature. ”What is that!”
“Man Eater Plant!”
Cide cried out, his hand continuing to pull the trigger, his feet stepping back. His shots began to fire at the joints between the creature's roots and the tree trunk.
Bang bang bang
The green tentacles stopped after being punctured, but the Man Eater Plant did not stop. Its teeth were still open, its fangs aimed at the prey before it, if it had eyes.
Whoosh
With his other hand, Cide hurled an entire ax with a handle attached by a chain. That weapon went straight to that Plant Monster's head. Man Eater Plant struggled violently and then fell to the ground, lying completely motionless. Only then did silence return to space.
“It took that many bullets but it wasn't enough, it's so hard…” Allan commented after observing.
“If a normal person gets stung by it, they will definitely die.” Cide held out his hand, and the ax immediately flew back to its owner. ”As for Hunters whose armor is bulletproof, two shots.”
“Hm…” The brown-haired boy rubbed his chin and thought for a moment. “If they're so dangerous, why don't we burn the whole place down?”
“If you want to burn resources for trading places, or places to make money for other Hunters, then go ahead.” Cide grabbed the chain connected to the ax with both hands and pulled the Monster's body out of the bushes. “Furthermore, some of the plants here are poisonous. Burn them and the whole group will not be suffocated with smoke, but toxic smoke will fill their noses!
Allan nodded slightly accepting that knowledge. Because reality is different from games, creatures are also resources that can be exploited, not just burning them all is good. He watched with a frown as Cide grabbed a survival knife with a blade on one side and serrated teeth on the other. The visitor used a knife to cut off a few of its tentacles, and the creature's mouth was separated to get the seed in the middle. He put them all in the Bag of Holding.
“Ah yes, it doesn't benefit you.” Allan leaned on both sides and nodded.
“But… are you sure you didn't stream me arbitrarily?” Cide stood up and glared.
“Of course not, I'm a streamer with rules.” The British boy grinned.
“Unlike you, I don't want to be known as someone who steals people's wives.”
At that moment, Allan's guest said a joke. Accompanied by a sarcastic smile.
“The bushes moved!”
Yona exclaimed, attracting both of their attention. From the direction the robot girl's finger pointed, the bushes continuously shook violently. Plant tentacles appeared, and the Man Eater Plant's mouths emerged simultaneously, forming a flower garden full of deadly sharp teeth. The three Hunters here look no different from the flies that will soon become nutrients for those bloodthirsty Monster plants!
“This is too crowded!” Cide wrinkled his face and stepped back. "Let's withdraw!"
“Well, my choice is that it's show time.” Allan snapped his fingers, and the drone started to activate filming mode. The boy now pointed at the Man Eater Plant group and shouted loudly, his voice filled with confidence. "Yona I choose you!"
"I got it!"
"THIS!"
Yona immediately accepted the instructions, and Cide shouted grumpily. Cide stepped forward to stop him, but Allan raised his hand to stop him. That Hunter looked at the person he hired with half suspicion and half confusion. Asking an inexperienced Hunter girl to rush into a crowd of Monsters alone is like sending someone to death!
“YAAAAAAH!”
POW
Yona shouted loudly and pushed all the strength from her metal throat, as well as her arms full of circuits, she tightly grasped one Man Eater Plant and then threw it to another! Yona is wrestling creatures three times larger than herself as fast, strong, and gently as if they were stuffed animals!
“…Are you sure she's a rookie Hunter?” Cide glanced at Allan incredulously.
“Today is our first day at work ~.” Allan leisurely turned to the drone and began reporting. ”Yona opened with a Smack Down! Do you want to predict how long it will take her to turn them into salad?”
[Whoops, Yona is so strong!]
[Is this VR or is it a real Dungeon!]
[Proud to be Yona's longtime simp.]
[Playing is bad but punching and kicking are physically strong, change your job!]
[Imagine being caught by her while having an affair...LMAO]
“Heheh, everyone is on fire so we need to add music!”
Allan read the chat lines displayed on the phone screen, he smiled with a satisfied smile. The young Hunter took out an mp3 from his pocket and selected the song Pull Demon Trigger. The tiny device began to play jubilant music, it began to harmonize with the collision and struggle between Yona and the Tree Monsters. A concert has formed in this chaotic space.
“…Playing music in the middle of this place will take away your hearing advantage.” Cide blinked a few times then complained. ”And you will bring more unwanted guests!”
“Eh? You want Yona to comment? It's difficult, she's very shy about streaming~.”
Allan still talks endlessly with his online audience, despite Cide's advice. Of course, Cide did not lower his guard, he quickly turned towards the side where there were bees the size of a cat! They were flapping their wings and heard the sound of the wind clearly, those bees began to fly towards him and Allan, ignoring Yona and the Man Eater Plants!
Bang bang bang
Cide opened fire, several bullets were launched from the barrel, several bullets hit the bees and caused them to fall completely. But there were even bullets that were avoided by those bees, completely unharmed.
“Oh, there are bees too.” Hearing the gunshot, Allan looked in the direction of the shot.
“Of course, lots of pollen here for the Great Bees, and it's also free protein for the plants!”
Cide clenched his teeth on the cigarette, his feet began to step back far away, his hand continuously pulling the trigger. He tried to pull his hired man back, the gun fired countless shots and caused the Great Bees to fall like autumn leaves. However, those oversized bugs showed no signs of backing down, despite countless of their fellows falling to the gun barrels filled with fire and smoke.
“Is it so difficult for the first floor?” Allan still spoke calmly.
“Do you think suddenly people have to prepare a whole group to go deep inside just for fun!”
Cide growled. His heart beat faster and faster, his eyes widened as the Great Bees swarmed closer and closer! The poisonous needles in those beetles' abdomens are as close to his skin as ever.
"DAMNED!"
The tension increased with the sound of his heartbeat pounding like a drum, Cide screamed desperately. A Great Bee escaped the shot and was about to stick its stinger into the Hunter man's face!
Bang
The Great Bee's stinger stopped when it was just an inch away from Cide's eyes. Its chest had been punctured by a blade that crackled with electricity. The next second, its body caught fire and emitted a sweet honey scent, Cide's heart almost stopped.
“Looks like it's my turn to work, huh?”
Allan smiled lightly. When Cide turned to look, he saw Allan with his arm wrapped in metal. His hand was holding a gun with a blade that kept flashing sparks. The cigarette fell from Cide's mouth, the Hunter man then began to completely change his perspective. Cide's expression changed from surprise to laughter to the point of covering his mouth. He realized that this was not a wrong move, but a jackpot!
Note:
Pull Demon Trigger: pull the devil trigger, parody Pull Devil Trigger
