I Possess Too Many Characteristics

Chapter 49

‘Are four of them rushing at me?’

It was good that he boldly killed one and sent another one while they were in a state of panic.

But the price for that is the four muscle tanks currently running towards Jeonghyeon.

If until now, the targets had been relatively static or he could use his Throwing Technique from the opposite direction, this time, the enraged orcs were charging at him alone.

He was certain that if he allowed them to engage in close combat, even Jeonghyeon’s body wouldn’t be left intact.

The only option was to reduce their numbers as quickly as possible.

Normally, he would have chosen to run away.

Jeonghyeon had already done more than his part by simply reducing the burden on the front line by half.

To the extent that no one could blame Jeonghyeon for running away to save his own life.

But Jeonghyeon had a strange confidence.

Throwing Technique, which had reached Rank D Level 2.

To be honest, it wasn’t that his strength had directly increased, resulting in a rise in pure destructive power.

But having thrown it twice already, the dagger definitely went in deeper.

He thought that perhaps the way he utilized his strength had changed a lot, even if the strength itself was similar.

And above all, the most welcome news was that the unnecessary movements in his actions disappeared, becoming more efficient, and his throwing speed increased dramatically.

For example, if it were the way it was before, he would have had to aim each dagger individually to exert its proper power, but,

Whizz━ Whizz━

Now, even while maintaining the same accuracy as back then, he could throw almost as fast as a continuous shot.

“Kweeek!”

The first orc was easy.

It died while charging straight ahead, its glabella pierced.

The second one also died instantly after being hit in the heart.

There’s a target that only gets bigger as it charges straight at you?

It’s practically begging to be hit.

But it was a little different from the third one.

“Oops?”

He clearly aimed for the chest, but the targeted orc twisted its body.

Thud━

In the end, the dagger landed on his left shoulder, a bit away from where he intended.

He managed to bring down the next one by hitting it near the solar plexus, but it ended up costing him one more dagger.

The reason this was fatal was because,

‘I only have one left……’

He only had one dagger left out of the total of ten.

Moreover, the remaining orc was the largest, the leader.

Perhaps due to the rage of losing his subordinates, instead of the usual orcish roar, the leader snorted.

Could he really take it down with just one dagger?

At the same time as Jeonghyeon had this question, he threw the last dagger.

Worrying would only waste time.

If the leader got too close while he was agonizing over where to aim, it would truly be a case of losing both the dagger and the rice.

Whizz━

And the place Jeonghyeon chose was,

“Kweeiii!”

The left knee.

A part that was even more unexpected because he had learned that Jeonghyeon had been aiming for vital points until now.

Furthermore, it was already so close that it wouldn’t even think of throwing a dagger, which usually takes time.

With the added power of the Level 2 Throwing Technique, the dagger didn’t just get stuck deep, it completely pierced through.

The leader let out a painful scream.

Even though it almost collapsed from the shock, the orc limped and ran, unable to use its left leg properly.

He couldn’t help but acknowledge its tenacity.

Of course, it was safe to say that the match was already over.

Whoosh━

He was right-handed.

Now that his left leg, which could be considered the support for his attacks, was useless, there was no way his attacks could have their full power.

It was at a level where Jeonghyeon could easily dodge even with his eyes closed.

He lightly twisted his body and dodged the descending axe.

The axe missed, its momentum not properly recovered, and got stuck in the ground.

Of course, if he had just a little bit of time, he could regain his posture, but at this moment, both Jeonghyeon and the leader knew.

That the game was over.

‘What are you going to do if you look at me like that?’

He saw green eyes filled with both rage and resentment.

Jeonghyeon hated the emotions in the monster’s eyes.

It was as if it was claiming to be a living being too.

After that, there were a few more exchanges.

But the orc couldn’t swing its axe many more times before it started panting from exhaustion.

Finally, the orc plunged its giant axe upside down into the ground and knelt.

Even if he left it alone, it wouldn’t have any problem reaching death.

But Jeonghyeon’s mace mercilessly struck the orc’s chest.

No matter how hard it was, muscle was still muscle.

It couldn’t be compared to minerals.

The swollen muscles tore like soft tofu.

And the blood that gushed out from within.

The orc’s eyes gradually lost their vitality.

To Jeonghyeon, the orc leader was no longer his parents’ enemy.

『42%』

It was just a slightly higher probability than the others.

That was appropriate.

“Just be my coin.”

Along with a chilling voice.

Crack━

Jeonghyeon swung his mace towards the head, which was larger than a basketball, and severed its chest.

『You have acquired 1 coin.』

Although the probability was less than half, the leader did not betray Jeonghyeon’s expectations and left behind one coin.

“Phew…… Phew……”

As soon as he thought he was completely out of danger, the tension that had been gripping his whole body unknowingly released.

He hadn’t realized it, but his body was covered in orc blood.

This much from just two close combats?

There was a reason why hunter equipment reeked.

Turning his head to look towards where his party members were, he saw that the battle there had also ended.

They had endured against 14 orcs, which no one had dared to believe they could win against, without any casualties.

Of course, the biggest contributor to that was Jeonghyeon, who had caught eight of them.

『Sudden Coin Quest ‘There are no bad orcs in the world’ cleared.

Rewards will be distributed.』

The system also acknowledged that fact and gave him the reward he deserved.

Jeonghyeon earned enough coins to make up for the losses from not hunting until now, and then some.

“Uh…… Mr. Jeonghyeon, are you alright?”

Yeonghun, who had rushed over, asked cautiously.

“Phew…… I’m fine.”

He was a little out of breath, but he wasn’t injured.

Most of the orcs were dealt with through ranged combat using Throwing Technique, and even in the cases where he fought in close combat, it was mostly after the victory had been decided.

“Ahem.”

And at that moment, Jongu appeared belatedly, clearing his throat.

Judging by his flushed face and the sweat pouring down like a waterfall, it seemed he had probably shot magic at a speed he had never experienced in his life.

However, the gazes of the party members that shot towards Jongu at once were not as kind as before.

Even though he had lived his life as he pleased, he could still read the unusual atmosphere.

“I, I’m sorry, Mr. Jeonghyeon.”

After all, everyone here owed their lives to Jeonghyeon.

Even getting this much of an apology out of Jongu was already something that would shock the association people, but Jeonghyeon had no intention of letting Jongu off so easily.

He grinned and opened his mouth.

“Section Chief, you promised to grant me one favor, right?”

“Huh? Ah, of course, I did, but……”

As expected, it seemed he was trying to get away with just one apology.

Jeonghyeon’s expression became even more sinister.

Even Yeonghun, Sua, and Hajun flinched at the sight.

“There’s something I haven’t told you guys about my experience.”

“Experience?”

“I worked at a monster processing plant for quite a while before. So I was thinking of skinning the orc hides today as well.”

Even though Jeonghyeon had said that much, Jongu only blinked repeatedly.

Processing plant, orc hides, and all that.

What on earth did that have to do with him?

On the other hand, the faces of the others turned pale.

It was because they could roughly guess what Jeonghyeon was thinking.

And a small knife fell at Jongu’s feet.

“This time, I need you to skin the orc hides, Section Chief.”

“……What!”

39-year-old Dan Jongu.

A moment he had never even dreamed of happening in his life had arrived.

And Jeonghyeon, the cause of it all, added with a warm smile as if to say not to worry.

“Ah, of course, I’ll teach you how to do it from start to finish.”

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It was dusk when Jeonghyeon and his party left the ‘Tadan Orc’s Destroyed Encampment’.

“……”

Usually, when they returned to the real world from a Gate, they would exchange a few words, even if it was just out of courtesy, but no one readily opened their mouths.

“Ah, it was a really rewarding hunt. Don’t you think so?”

Only Jeonghyeon spoke to Jongu in a friendly manner.

His bag was swollen as if it was about to burst, unlike the others.

The contents inside were, of course, the Tadan Orc hides.

Most of them were the ones Jongu had personally butchered.

“How can I do this! You’re really going to make me do this kind of work?”

Of course, there was fierce resistance at first.

Even before the Gate incident, Jongu’s father was an influential politician.

After that, he became even more powerful as a director of the association, so how comfortably must Jongu have grown up?

To make him skin orc hides raw?

No one could make him do such a thing.

Except for Jeonghyeon, who had nothing to be afraid of.

“Ah, you can’t do it?”

“Yes! This kind of menial work……”

Snap━ Snap━

“Well, come to think of it, I think I wanted to try it once.”

But after seeing Jeonghyeon crush an orc’s finger with a utility knife as if to show him,

Jongu started working without a word.

It was because the finger somehow overlapped with his own.

It was a fresh shock to his colleagues who, although they didn’t have to butcher the hides themselves, had to watch.

“Ugh! I hurt my hand, my hand!”

“Mr. Dayun, healing!”

“Y, yes!”

At first, Jongu intentionally injured his hand a few times, but each time, Dayun healed him immediately at Jeonghyeon’s command, so he couldn’t even feign pain.

By the time they returned along the path they had hunted, finally skinning the last orc hide,

“Oh, you’re getting pretty good at it now. You’re really talented.”

“Ehehe, that’s…… Ahem.”

Jongu had become quite skilled.

Originally, a C-rank hunter, regardless of their type, could easily adapt to this kind of simple manual labor.

It was just that his aversion was too strong.

And the result was the current awkward atmosphere.

Yeonghun, who had initially looked at Jeonghyeon with respect, was now keeping a distance of at least three steps from him.

‘He’s dangerous. He’s a really dangerous person……’

The others felt the same way.

Only Jeonghyeon was happily finishing the hunt.

‘A Tadan Orc hide in good condition is worth over 200, so how many are these?’

The ones Jeonghyeon killed with his mace were sometimes in a bad state, but most of the causes of death were his daggers and Yeonghun’s spear, so they were pretty good quality hides.

Moreover, the skinned hides were all Jeonghyeon’s.

This wasn’t anyone’s fault, as,

“Shall we all take an equal share? Here, Mr. Yeonghun first?”

“Uh…… I’m okay……”

“Then, Ms. Sua?”

“Me too……”

Even when Jeonghyeon offered them the hides that Jongu had personally butchered, one by one, they all just waved their hands in refusal.

Of course, who would accept them when he was offering them with a bloody smile?

‘And there are as many as 10 coins! Ehaha, Tadan Orcs are the best!’

“Th, then let’s just part ways here. Is that alright?”

“Ah, yes! You’ve all worked hard today.”

“Yeah, yeah, you’ve all worked hard too.”

Jongu, who no longer wanted to be near Jeonghyeon, hastily tried to disband the party.

His tone had become much softer compared to when they entered, but the party members were too busy scattering to notice.

And as Jongu also hurriedly tried to get into his car,

“Section Chief?”

Jeonghyeon’s voice called out.

“Oh, yes? What is it, Mr. Jeonghyeon?”

Could it be that he still had something more to squeeze out of him!

Jongu instinctively felt uneasy.

And his instincts weren’t wrong.

“I’m in this state, so could you possibly give me a ride?”

“Ah……”

“Surely, the Section Chief wouldn’t disregard the citizens who might be frightened by this sight……”

“Get in, get in quickly!”

In the end, Jongu opened the back door of the car with tears in his eyes.

‘Damn it…… I only bought this car three months ago……”