How to get Healed at Demon Farm

We left the highway and took the national road and finally arrived at the place where we were scheduled to join in 20 minutes. 

“Jin, that's the Guardians Guild Bus, right?”

“Yes, I think the others arrived first. Let's all get off.” 

After parking the car in the right place, we got out of the car and approached the guild bus. 

In front of the bus, I could see three people who seemed to be guild members. 

“Hi guys, were you waiting for us?” 

“Mr.Jinhyuk, long time no see." 

Starting with Jin, we briefly greeted the three people. 

Cho Jaeheon, who looks the oldest. 

Choi Sunoh, who looks a little thin with glasses, and Shin Hyuwon, a woman of similar age to me.

When I thought we had finished the introduction without any problems, Cho Jaeheon spoke with a slightly displeased look.

“But Mr.Jinhyuk, shouldn't the newcomers gather at the guild headquarters and move together with us?” 

“They had some things to do this time…” 

“It's their first raid and I don't think this is appropriate. And the seniors are here to help, so isn't it polite for the newcomers to come early and help to get ready in advance? I know it's great that Mr.Jinhyuk, who is a backup attacker helping the newcomers. But don’t you think, what you are doing now might ruin the habits of the newcomers?" 

It's true that we couldn't get together due to personal reasons, and it's definitely our fault that we came late, but  Cho Jaeheon's attitude felt like he was trying to undermine Jin's pride by using us as an excuse.

I thought this was not right, so I stepped forward. 

"Mr.Jaeheon is right? In fact, I was busy with a previous appointment, so Jin was forced to give me a ride."

Cho Jaeheon's disgruntled eyes turned toward me.

“As you said, we should have arrived early and learned this and that, and prepared. My thoughts were lacking. I'm sorry. I won't let this happen again.”

I admitted my mistake with a very low profile and bowed my head.

The dissatisfaction disappeared a little from Cho Jaeheon's face when he saw it.

“Well, you know you've done something wrong. Of course. Isn't that a given in social life?"

“Absolutely!” 

“You look a little old, but you must have learned your social life lesson.”

I nodded my head and Choi Jaeheon looked satisfied.

“We'll have to get into the Rift in a little while. Listen to the preparation process from other members and check the equipment.” 

He said this and that. 

He nagged me to his heart's content and left to do his job. 

“I'll go check the equipment, too. If you have any questions or need anything, ask freely.”

Choi Sunoh and Shin Hyuwon smiled awkwardly once and left to check their equipment. 

After confirming that the three had left, I sighed slightly. 

“Ah, Jin. You were right. I think it's a good thing we came along with Taeho and Sehe.” 

“I'm right, right? It's not for nothing.” 

Jin said with a smile. 

Taeho and Sehe also frowned as if they did not like Cho Jaeheon's behavior.

“Of course you can't help but feel frustrated, but don't try to make it so obvious.”

“………” 

The Two still had a rough look on their faces. 

For some reason, the appearance felt cute, so I slowly laughed.

“That's what social life is all about. You can't always work with someone you like. So relax.”

I playfully poked them in the cheek. 

Only then did their expression return to normal.

Before I got a job at Demon Farm, when I was working at random places to make money, I met countless people like Cho Jaeheon. 

They use their relative superiority to bully their opponents, crush their pride, and try to fill in their lack of self-esteem through such actions. 

The best way is to ignore such people while roughly matching their rhythm. 

Of course, we should take a stand when they try to do something ridiculous.

We followed Jin's guidance and prepared to enter the Rift.

After completing the identification process with the public officials who manage and supervise Rifts, we were given personal maintenance time.

In the case of equipment, the guild provides basic weapons and armor.

Of course, the performance and quality could not be good because they were provided free of charge.

Therefore, most experienced people purchase and use personal equipment themselves. 

In particular, guild members included in the attack squad, the guild's best power, often said that the price of one piece of equipment they use is the price of a house.

I didn't prepare the equipment separately, so I was going to use the equipment provided by the guild. 

I found a sword from the weapons in the bus compartment and took it out. 

“Wow…” 

As soon as I held the sword in my hand, I felt a sense of rejection all over my body.

It's unnecessarily heavy, and it doesn't feel balanced even if I swing the sword a little?  I felt at once how good the sword Alfred lent me was. 

‘Should I buy a sword?’

It would be quite expensive to get one like what Alfred lent me. 

‘Hmm? But I have a lot of money, don't I.’

Suddenly I remembered the happy numbers I saw earlier.

Later, if I had time, I decided to buy a sword that I liked right away.

Now, I had no choice but to use the one given by the guild.

When I was a little overwhelmed by the armor while trying to wear it, Choi Sunoh approached me. 

“Let me help you.” 

“Oh! Thank you.” 

“It's not easy for people who use it for the first time since it's a common defense tool in the guild."

Choi Sunoh adjusted the size to fit my body. 

I was slightly impressed by his skill. 

“I think it's perfect now.” 

“This isn't perfect either. It will be a little uncomfortable.” 

“Is that the limit of free stuff?” 

“Hahahaha! That's right. But the Guardians Guild provides pretty good equipment. Other guilds give away things that you can't really use." 

‘What do other guilds give away?’

“This armor isn't bad, and it's easy to fit."

“Yes. Thank you for the explanation, Sir.” 

“You don't have to call me Sir, just call me Choi. I don't think there's much age difference between us."

Choi Sunoh looked much better than Cho Jaeheon. 

Even after wearing the armor, he carefully informed me of good cost-effectiveness and precautions when purchasing equipment.

“These days, the cost-effectiveness of domestically produced defense equipment is good. I used to buy it directly from overseas, but it was inconvenient to repair it, so I changed to a domestic product these days.” 

“I see.”

“If you need any recommendations… Oh sorry, I forgot. I guess you don't need any.” 

"‥.." 

“Seo Yerin knows better than I do. I heard you're very close with her.”

“We're not very close, we're just friends.”

“I envy you just for that.”

I glanced slightly away with an awkward look. 

Sehe was helped by Shin Hyuwon, and Taeho was helped by Jin.

Unlike the amicable women, the men were fighting, something bickering. 

Maybe Taeho didn't like the free armor. 

I turned my gaze back to Choi Sunoh. 

“Is this the end of the preparation before going into the Rifts?"

“After personal maintenance, we usually have a briefing session. We'll tell you about the nature of the Rift, and we'll decide how to respond with combat formation and emergencies.” 

“So who will be briefing?” 

“There's a professional briefer in the attack squad, and for normal raids like this, it’s done by the most experienced senior member…"

He looked somewhere, blurring the end of his words.

There was Cho Jaeheon, who was joking with the public officials.

No matter how much I looked at it, it didn't seem like he was preparing for the briefing.

The time to enter the crack approached, and the party who finished preparing gathered one by one. 

And the signs of cracking began in time. 

CARIK CRIK 

It's been a while since I heard this.

The space began to twist with a sharp stabbing sensation throughout the body. 

CRING KACHING TILING

The twisting, breaking sound fills the perimeter.

Soon after, a huge flow of mana wound around.

Taeho shook his body with an expression of excitement, and Sehe looked at the Rift as if she were a little nervous. 

The experienced group remained calm. 

Space stabilized and the Rift appeared perfectly.

Cho Jaeheon, who had been looking at the scene, came forward. 

“Are we all together?” 

He said, looking around us.

“Briefing is… what do you need it for? Omit it. You just have to do as I say inside the Rift. Come on, let's go.” 

Instead of giving a briefing, Cho jaeheon just spouted nonsense and headed inside the Rift. 

I looked at Jin with a worried look.

He shrugged as if he could not help it.

I hope everything's fine. 

We followed Cho Jaeheon into the Rift.

⏩ ⏩ ⏩ ⏩ ⏩ ⏩

Rifts come in many sizes and shapes. 

There are many ways to classify them accordingly. 

The most commonly used classification method in national institutions or guilds is small, medium, and large, except in special cases, such as open constantly or unstable. 

Small Rifts are literally small-sized rifts. 

It is characterized by spontaneous extinction. 

So, small Rifts that occur in the countryside or deep in the mountains are left as it is unless they are unstable. 

The problem is when it occurs in a crowded city center, where it is immediately "sealed" in time. 

The sealing technology handed down from the Angels uses a technique where there is no need to enter the Rift and does not need to fight monsters. 

With some equipment and simple procedures, Rifts can be prevented quickly. 

Next is a medium Rift. 

Unlike the small size that naturally dissipates, the characteristics of medium-sized Rifts can only dissipate when certain conditions are achieved. 

In general, all monsters must be eliminated, the boss monster must be knocked down, or the occasional crack nucleus must be destroyed. 

Usually, when you work in a guild, most of them go in and out of medium Rifts. 

From here, the most important Magic stones and Soul stones come out and by-products can be collected from the body of the monsters. 

State agencies carefully distinguish between medium-sized Rifts based on risks and shapes. 

Sometimes high-risk Rifts are commissioned to famous guilds. 

The last one is a Large Rifts. 

Most people say that medium-sized Rifts have been completely conquered by humans, but Large Rifts are still a phenomenon that many countries are afraid of. 

Once a Large Rift occurs, not only the country in which it is formed but also neighboring countries and international organizations automatically come into the picture. 

When a Large Rift occurs, the status of the country changes a lot depending on whether it can be prevented or not without external help. 

Seven years ago, Korea was recognized by the world for its ability to fight Rifts by blocking the world's fifth-largest Rift without the help of other countries. 

Even now, Korea is recognized for its power to the extent that it is asked for help from many countries with poor Rift opposing capabilities. 

The party entered the crack without any problems. 

As soon as I entered, what unfolded in front of my eyes was the appearance of a wasteland where it was difficult to find traces of life. 

Large stones were sticking out from everywhere, and a large stone mountain was also seen in the distance. 

Cho Jaeheon simply finished checking the number of people and gave instructions to Shin Hyuwon. 

“Hyuwon, please scout before we leave.” 

“Okay.” 

Shin Hyuwon activated the spirit stone on her wrist like a bracelet. 

Then a bird with light green feathers got summoned.

Bippi! 

“Please, Mimi.”

At her request, the light green bird immediately flew into the sky. 

The summon watched the surroundings and quickly returned to the master. 

Bippi! Bippi! Bippi! Bippi! 

“Yes… Okay.” 

The summon talked with a cry that was completely unintelligible to the people around. 

It was probably giving information 

“I don't think there's any particular risk around here. And at 12 o'clock, there are some monsters under the big stone mountain.” 

“Okay! Then we will be moving towards the stone mountain that Hyuwon said. Three experienced people will be taking the lead for now, and the newcomers step back for now. Mr.Jinhyuk, please take care of the newcomers. Let's go!" 

Choi Sunoh and Shin Hyuwon took the lead with Cho Jaeheon at the center. 

We stood in the rear and followed their footsteps. 

Taeho pouted his lips as if he was dissatisfied with falling back. 

“Mr.Jin, should we keep watching from behind?" 

“I know you want to show off your skills, but first watch how experienced people fight. It is also very important to watch other people's battles.”

“Yeah… Okay.” 

Taeho agreed to Jin's serious answer. 

After a while, while heading near the Mountain, where Shin Hyuwon's summoner saw, I felt the energy of the monsters approaching from a distance. 

‘Should I say this?’ 

I was a little worried because it was still far away from where we are. 

So I whispered quietly to Jin. 

“Jin, I think monsters are approaching from afar.” 

“Where?” 

“That way. The direction which was scouted by the Summon earlier.” 

Jin stared in the direction I pointed at for a while. 

I can only see the wide-open wasteland, and I can't see the monster yet. 

He looked at me with a ridiculous expression. 

“It's really fascinating. I felt it last time, but how do you know it?”

“Well… it's just my ability.” 

“Oh! Brother Sihyeon should be really on the attack squad.” 

I quickly changed the subject because I thought he'd start nagging me to join the attack squad again. 

“So what should we do? Shouldn't you tell the people in the front ?”

“Stay still for now. I don't think they'll believe you anyway, and they're experienced, so they'll do well on their own.” 

As Nam Jinhyuk said, a little later they found the monster approaching with the help of the Summon who was scouting the area in the air.  

Bippi! Bippi! Bippi!

"A monster is approaching from 2 o’ clock." 

“Everyone ready for battle!” 

As soon as Shin Hyuwon told the monster's location, Cho Jaeheon ordered battle preparations. 

We, who were in the back, of course, did not prepare for the battle. 

Soon after, a group of monsters appeared.

Bippi! Bippi! Bippi! 

The monster looked like a lizard standing on both feet, similar to a Raptor, which is common in dinosaur movies. 

A long tail, sleek figure, Front paws with sharp nails, and large hook-like hind paws stood out. 

People called them lizard monsters or comfortably raptors. 

After quietly adjusting the distance for a while, the largest raptor rushed in first. 

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! 

Cho Jaeheon blocked the monster's rush by pushing a large shield. 

Instead of stopping there, he thrusted his sword into the monster's side with his other hand.

Ciiiiiiyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 

Raptor struggled in pain. 

Cho Jaeheon did not try to hold his breath. 

He pushed back the raptor with his shield and got back into position. 

Thanks to his quick retreat, he didn't give another monster a chance to attack. 

While he drew attention from the front Choi Sunoh pulled the magic, and Shin Hyuwon pulled the arrow to the bow. 

<Fire, touch of flame!> 

<Fire!> 

A big flame hit the Raptor. 

Soon after, an arrow containing blue energy pierced the monster's neck. 

Raptor, who was attacked, couldn't stand up again and collapsed.

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! 

Raptors who lost their colleagues began to jump even more. 

One jumped high with great elasticity and attacked Cho Jaeheon using the falling weight. 

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

Cho Jaeheon easily received the heavy attack with a shout. 

Even though it was a large monster, there was no shaking at all. 

“That's great. It's a pretty strong attack, but he’s good at it.” 

“Well, that's a given. This industry is also not easy, and enduring in the guild for a long time means that their skill is real. Of course, personality is not commendable …." 

Jin blurted out the end of his words. 

Even if I didn't have to listen, I thought I knew his character enough. 

“Sehe and Taeho, watch carefully. Those raptors are not stupid either and they don't just rush in. They turn to the side and attack the back, attracting each other's attention and aiming for a gap." 

In fact, the Raptors did not force themself to attack Cho Jaeheon, they also aimed at Choi Sunoh or Shin Hyuwon, who looked weak in the back. 

But since they had a lot of experience. 

The two widened their distance by properly changing their positions whenever an attack came in the back. 

And restricted the opponent's movement by covering each other. 

A perfect tactic from experience 

I could understand why the guild sent these people with new members. 

The bodies of the raptors filled the wasteland. 

After the battle, Cho Jaheon said, taking a slightly rough breath. 

“ Injuries!?” 

“I'm all right.”

“Me, too.” 

“Okay, we'll take a break, and Mr.Jin, Please take the newcomers and clean up the mess." 

Jin's eyebrows twitched. 

“Hey, the new guild members don't have any experience in cleaning up yet, so they need some help…” 

“It's not hard to clean up. Mr.Jinhyuk, they can only learn from real experience. They have to fail to know what is right." 

“Ugh… Okay.” 

Jin sighed a little with a resigned look. 

We passed the three resting people and headed towards the monster's body. 

“Let me demonstrate first. These guys don't have any particularly important by-products right now, so just take out the Magic and Soul stones. Did you bring all the dismantling equipment?” 

Jin explained how to pack the by-product of the monster. 

From the equipment he bought, he took out a dagger and sliced the Raptor’s body. 

“Raptors have the softest skin in this area, so watch carefully. Let's cut here. If you turn its body like this, you can see the heart, right? Usually, there's Magic Stone or Soul Stone around here. You need to check it out.”

Blood smell from the monster spread around. 

Taeho’s expression didn't change much, but Sehe's face was greatly distorted. 

It seemed like she was not used to digging through the body yet. 

After that, Jin explained how to trim the skin, and how to keep things neat. 

After his explanation, we began with our own dismantling equipment. 

The unpleasantly lukewarm blood, fishy smell, and the feeling of tearing through the flesh were not very pleasant experiences. 

When I was in the middle of dismantling, Choi Sunoh, who finished his break early, came. 

“You have to take a good look at the back of the heart.” 

“Huh?” 

“Sometimes there's a Magic stone stuck in the part where the heart and blood vessels connect.”

As he said, when I looked at the back of the heart, the Magic stone that was hiding got revealed. 

“Oh! There was a place like this. Thank you for letting me know.” 

He grinned at my thank-you. 

Among the new guild members, I was the first to finish the monster dismantling, and soon after, Taeho also finished his part. 

On the other hand, Sehe, who is still working hard, was struggling in many ways. 

"Uhh…" 

As I was about to go and help her, Jin raised his hand and stopped me. 

He looked at me and shook his head quietly. 

His intentions could be read from his eyes. 

I returned to my seat calmly, cheering for Sehe in my heart. 

“What? Is it not over yet?” 

Cho Jaeheon, who finished his break, kicked his tongue at Sehe, who was still dismantling. 

“Tsk, tsk, you're so slow. I have never seen anyone who takes this long to dismantle monsters. Did you think we'd treat you like a kid in high school? At this rate, we should ask you to bring your mom and dad.”

This is too much. 

Treating like a kid is what Sehe hates the most. 

As soon as I was about to step up reacting to his harsh personal remarks. 

SLASH 

Sehe's sluggishness disappeared, and the work was carried out quickly and accurately. 

Soon after finishing the work, she proudly presented Magic and Soul Stone to Cho Jaeheon. 

Cho Jaeheon flinched and looked away from her cold eyes, in which a little madness was felt. 

“Oh, yeah! Well, shall we start again?”

He stammered, walking forward. 

Seeing the figure, the rest of the group held back our laughter. 

“Are you okay, Sehe?” 

“I’m fine, Uncle. Did you wait for me for a long time?" 

"No, you did a great job.” 

“Everyone is like that at first.” 

In the end, Jin also calmly complimented her for finishing it well. 

“……..Hehe” 

When I patted her head slightly and praised her, Sehe's face, which was hardened, became as soft as snow. 

“What about me, Mister? Did you see me finish incredibly quickly?” 

“Yes, You did a good job, too, Taeho!” 

I messed up Taeho's hair hard. 

I smiled and said, 

“I'm still better than you.” 

“Hehehe, you'd better be careful Mister. I'll finish sooner next time.” 

“In your dreams. It's never going to happen. I saw you working in a hurry at the end to not lose to me earlier.” 

Jin and Sehe burst into laughter as they watched our bickering. 

“Hey! What are you doing there? Are you not coming?” 

We started moving again at the frustrating voice of Cho Jaeheon. 

After the first battle. 

Several battles with the monster ensued. 

However, three new guild members, including myself, were not able to participate in the battle at all. 

Cho Jaeheon only left the mess of the battle to us. 

Whenever Jin expressed dissatisfaction, Cho Jaeheon always said… 

“They’re not yet experienced. Just let them watch!” 

“Didn't you see our battle just now? Of course, someone who's only been watching should take care of the mess." 

The cycle repeated. 

No matter how good we tried, it just seemed like he was trying to pass on the troublesome mess to us. 

As the complaints were building up, Cho Jaeheon told us as if he had turned a new leaf. 

“Shall we leave this battle to the new recruits?” 

“What? Only the new recruits are going to fight?” 

“Wouldn't it be a little dangerous? Now the number of monsters will be increasing, and the top-tier monsters will appear…" 

As Choi Sunoh and Shin Hyuwon expressed their concerns one after another, Cho Jaeheon raised his voice with his unique far-fetched tone. 

“They've watched us fight so far. It's rumored that they're the best talent in the guild. Of course, they have to do this, don't you think so too?” 

“But…” 

“If the newcomers are afraid, we'll just deal with it. What do you think about it Mr.Jinhyuk?" 

Jin controlled not to show his distorted expression.

“Can I talk to the new guild members for a minute?” 

“Yes, you can. We still have some time to meet with the monsters.” 

Jin left Cho Jaeheon behind, approached us and called us together, and whispered in a low voice so that no one could hear him. 

“He’s trying to bully you guys.” 

“Jin, what's going on?” 

“Now the herd of monsters will increase, and powerful upper-level monsters will emerge. Cho Jaeheon knows that and tries to give you a chance.” 

“It's trashy…” 

“And if it become dangerous, he’s going to help you guys later and show off again.” 

Jin made eye contact with each of us and continued, 

“It's okay to give up because it can be a little dangerous. But I think everyone's already made up their minds.” 

“Of course, Mr. Jin! Don't you remember what we said in the car? We will show him properly so that he won't say anything weird in the guild anymore.” 

"Taeho is right. If we step back from here, we'll have to continue to suffer from strange rumors. And I have to show myself that I'm not a kid.” 

Sehe kept what she heard earlier in her heart, and revenge flared in her eyes. 

Finally, everyone's eyes turned to me. 

Looking at the three people waiting for an answer, I smiled. 

“Now, are you ready to show him the power of Team 3?” 

All three nodded with corners of their mouths rising like me. 

⏩ ⏩ ⏩ ⏩ ⏩ ⏩

“Did you decide? They don't have to overdo it if they're scared.” 

“No, the new guild member will take charge of the next battle.” 

“Oh! Really? I'm looking forward to this.” 

“You can look forward to it.”

Jin and Cho Jaeheon both stared at each other with meaningful smiles

Bippi Bippi Bippi

Shin Hyuwon's summon cried from the sky. 

It was a sign that a group of monsters was approaching.

(To be Continued on)

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