NOVEL NEXT chapter 9
9 – On the way to catch the boss
We immediately robbed the canteen.
It’s inside a school, so it’s not that big.
I decided to eat triangle gimbap or sandwiches that go bad quickly.
Canned or dried foods were stored just in case.
“Wow, that looks delicious!”
Choosing an egg sandwich, Hyena smiled broadly.
Could it be because of the rough movement?
When food was placed in front of them, hunger set in.
Yuri had already cracked an egg and put it in her mouth.
‘I don’t know when I’ll have a chance, so I should eat as much as possible.’
We ate food mindlessly for a while.
They say the market is a side dish.
It tasted 10 times better than usual.
“By the way, what kind of monster is the zone boss?”
Being somewhat full, I asked Yuri.
I thought that if I was full, my personality would become rounder.
“I don’t know.”
But it was my mistake.
We usually become friends when we eat something together.
Yuri’s attitude was still cold.
“Are you afraid that the boss reward will be taken away from me?”
“Bullshit. Do you think I will be pushed by you?”
“That’s right.”
“……”
Yuri put her hand on the hilt of her sword with a sharp gaze.
oh wow, that’s scary
“now. let us not fight yes?”
Hyena, who was in the middle, smiled and said.
Yuri finally let go of the sword.
His expression remained ferocious.
“I really don’t know. Zone bosses are random, unlike mid-bosses.”
“random?”
“In the world I was in, there were different types of bosses in each zone.”
That is, you never know what might come out of here.
If there was information, it would have been easier to attack.
I’m a little sorry.
“Hey, is Yuri really from another world?”
Hyena looked up and said.
Lee Yu-ri nodded while misreading a bar of chocolate.
Is it because he is the main character?
Even that simple movement becomes a picture.
“I can’t tell you more details. I also suffered destruction in my last life. It was the same situation then as it is now.”
You’ve already gone through destruction.
Hoe Binghwan, the national rule of web novels and overwhelming swordsmanship.
And a celebrity-like appearance.
That’s enough for the main character.
“By the way, you cannot leave the area until you defeat the area boss.”
“How wide is one district?”
“You can roughly say that this whole school.”
wider than expected
Then I can’t even hope for an external structure.
Other places will be the same as ours.
“If you can’t defeat the boss, are you still trapped?”
“Nothing like that.”
Yuri Lee replied immediately.
“If you don’t defeat the boss by the 3rd wave, everyone in the area will automatically die.”
Hyena’s face turned pale.
He realized that he could not hide or run away.
Wait 3rd?
“Does the third wave mean that there is also a second wave?”
Yu-ri blinked her eyes for a moment at my question.
He nods his head immediately.
“Yes, if you defeat the mid-boss, the boss gate will open with the 2nd wave. If you can’t defeat the boss at that time, the 3rd wave will follow.”
“Wave means that zombies are coming, right?”
“It will be more difficult than the first. Because the zombies are getting more and more ferocious.”
Do I have to deal with those terrible zombies again?
Even killing the boss in the middle of it?
‘It’s a bit tough.’
Of course, I wonder if it would be okay since the main character is by my side.
Because that and our survival are two different things.
“Well, don’t worry. I will kill the boss while you stop the zombies.”
Yuri said as if
My thoughts are a bit different.
‘There’s no guarantee that Yuri will continue to be with us.’
Right now, there are regional restrictions, so we have no choice but to stay together.
If you are free, you are likely to travel alone.
I don’t think Lee Yu-ri herself is obsessed with other people either.
After all, in order to survive, we must be strong ourselves.
Even if it means defeating the boss instead.
“But how do you know where the boss appears? We almost died when the mid-boss suddenly appeared.”
“Usually you don’t know. But I can sense the monster’s location by feeling its energy.”
“Where is that?”
“The roof of the dormitory.”
was right next to it.
It’s going to be pretty tough to get to the roof, though.
‘Then should I go to the dormitory in advance?’
After thinking for a while, a thought suddenly popped into my head.
“Hey, do we have to wait until the 2nd wave to attack the boss?”
“that’s…….”
Lee Chae’s eyes lit up as she tried to answer.
She also realized what I wanted to say.
“If you have to kill it anyway, and you know the location. It’s better to settle it before the zombies pour in.”
Catching only the boss and catching the surrounding mobs together.
Because the difficulty level is completely different.
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“Ugh, it’s more chaotic here.”
Looking at the corpses scattered around, Hyena was disgusted.
After the discussion, we headed straight to the dormitory building.
On the first floor of the dormitory, the situation was much worse.
“Why are there so many corpses piled up here?”
Bodies with heads exploded and bones protruding through flesh.
There are so many of them that it makes a puddle of blood.
The peculiar thing is that corpses are gathered in front of the door.
Not only zombies, but also a few people who were crushed to death.
“It must have been like trying to run away. You can’t get out of the building in the first wave. I can’t go in the other way.”
“Then you were outside from the beginning?”
“right.”
You’ve been fighting alone since the first zombies came out?
Even before we arrive?
How did you get your stamina?
Um, wait. keep fighting outside
“……Have you ever thrown a zombie towards a building during a fight?”
“I think it was one guy. Why do you ask that?”
“No, nothing.”
I suddenly think of a zombie that flew through the 4th floor window.
The main character almost died from being hit by a zombie thrown without thinking.
Is this the sadness of an extra?
“Ugh, the smell of blood makes me sick.”
“I think it’s more because I ate earlier.”
I tapped Hyena on the back.
Yuuri, who saw this, tilted her head.
“Are you guys dating?”
“What, what what?!”
Hyena was startled and her face turned red.
He flaps his hands roughly like a bird.
“Go, what do you mean by that all of a sudden?!”
“is not it? I thought it was because they were kind to each other.”
“Oh no! We’re not like that…”
“Yes, we are just childhood friends.”
Hyena paused for a moment at my words.
Then he muttered in a subtle voice.
“Yes. that’s right. We’re just friends…”
There seems to be something satisfying
As disappointing as it may seem,
It’s such an unfamiliar voice.
“Hmm, since we were attached from the beginning, I always thought of you as our lover.”
“Isn’t it rather rare to be alone in a situation like this?”
Unless you’re an outsider like me.
I swallowed the words behind me.
-Sureung!
Then, Yuri suddenly drew her sword.
I thought the main character listened to his heart, but he didn’t.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think we have time for small talk.”
“Big!”
A zombie popped out from the corner.
Blood dripped from their mouths, unknown to them.
“Didn’t I say that the wave hadn’t started yet?”
“It’s just an ordinary zombie.”
What else is an ordinary zombie?
Well, I understand what you mean.
“I’ll kill you, so follow me in moderation.”
Yuuri swung her sword.
With a single gesture, the zombies are mercilessly sliced off.
Looking at it again, it’s a great swordsmanship.
‘I can’t stay still either.’
Dangerous guys are handled by Lee Yuri.
You should get some soybean paste from the side.
Hit one of the crowding zombies with a baseball bat.
– Pleasant!
The zombie’s skull is crushed as it is.
I turned around, ignoring the message ‘Get 10 Coins’ in front of me.
He slashed the jaw of the zombie next to him.
The zombie’s neck grotesquely turned and fell down.
Now I’m used to killing zombies.
Of course, it was a long way from the other side.
-Chwaaagh!
Yuriga’s sword slashed three zombies at once.
I just almost got cut by that one.
I touched it once to see if the neck was attached well.
“What are you looking at?”
Zombies disappeared in an instant.
After finishing her work, Yuri turned her head to me.
The expression on his face is unmatched cold.
The blood-stained figure on the white cheeks is certainly pretty.
“I just want to be great.”
“Hmph, you are normal for a reincarnated person.”
“It wasn’t a life of fighting and relationships.”
“Have you ever been a clerk?”
“Similar.”
I lied blatantly.
I don’t know if it’s because of the metafiction, but I didn’t have any remorse at all.
Yuri lightly brushed off the blood on her sword.
The sword glistened with light.
“That sword looks pretty good too. Can I borrow it for a moment?”
“This is a cursed sword. If an unqualified person uses it, it will take the soul instead of giving it power.”
“You write casually.”
“Because I deserve it.”
So that’s because he’s doing well.
After all, web novels are all about tempting, luck, and hobbing.
If you have all of that, you become the main character.
“Anyway, let’s leave soon. I’ve never done anything like going to catch a boss at this timing. You had better hurry.”
We climbed the emergency stairs.
I occasionally encountered zombies on the stairs, but I got rid of them without difficulty.
We, who had been running so frantically, suddenly stopped.
Because suddenly a message popped up in front of my eyes.
[Currently, it is not time to participate in the boss stage.]
[If you want to enter, please enter after clearing the quiz.]
‘Quiz?’
It was when I was shaking my head.
Suddenly, something came out with a pop.
“hello! This is Emma, the NPC who has completed the quiz quest!”
It was a cat with wings on its back.
He wears a witch hat on his head and has two tails.
Looks like a mascot.
Embarrassed, I laughed involuntarily.
‘Do NPCs appear in this novel?’
Well, there are even zombies and coins, so it wouldn’t be strange if something came out.
It’s a bit surprising that it’s a cat.
I thought it was a dead end apogul that people die.
It seems that there are surprisingly cute characters.
“Ears, cute.”
“Uh heh! thank you! Hey~ I never thought someone would call me before I even cleared the area stage!
The cat shuddered and scratched its head.
Then he looked at each of us and smiled.
“Besides this, you have gathered quite interesting people. Especially that one-”
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
Yuri cut off the cat.
At that momentum, the boy quickly covered his mouth.
“Oops, sorry! It’s a habit, so I don’t even know.”
I’m a little sorry that I didn’t get the information I’ve been waiting for.
I couldn’t ask because Lee Yu-ri’s spirit was so lively.
“The fact that you appeared means you have to solve the quiz to enter, right?”
“hehehe, yes. Looks like you’re trying to defeat the boss before the 2nd wave, right? You won’t have much time, so shall we go quickly?”
The cat rubbed its paw.
I like that the story progresses quickly.
“You need 1000 coins to challenge the quiz. Are you still up for the challenge? If you get it right, you get a reward, but if you get it wrong, you lose everything!”
1000 coins.
Not a very cheap price.
It would be different if it was Lee Yoo-ri after killing the zombies.
“Me and this man pay half and half.”
Yuri pointed at me and said.
“Eh? I also?”
“Wouldn’t you have sweetly received coins while catching the mid-boss?”
Yuri grinned as he took back what I had said before.
Sheesh, I wanted to save it until the shop system opened.
[Used 500 Coins!]
“hehehehe! Thanks for using it! Then I’ll give you a quiz!”
A quiz soon appeared in front of us.
＜Boss Room Entrance Quiz＞
– Guess the correct word for the following ^^
【A is B, but A is not B】
-What do you mean by A and B?
-If you answer correctly, Emma might give you a good prize!?
After checking the quiz, everyone blinked their eyes.
I thought it was a quiz, but I never thought it would be like this.
“Hey, what is this? Does this make sense?”
“Hmm.”
Hyena had an expression that said she couldn’t feel it, and Lee Yu-ri also frowned.
The words are the same, only the sentences at the end are reversed.
how do i solve this?
“Jihoon-ah, don’t you know?”
“Well. It seems like you know it or not.”
I pretended to be worried and crossed my arms.
And I muttered to myself.
‘Check comments.’
I used the skill without hesitation.
It was originally intended to be used prior to the boss fight.
Soon, a list of comments appeared in front of me.