Haunting Parasitic Worms (Part 1)

This is where Park Seung-Yong feels the most depressed.

Although he is not on the best terms with Old Man Jang, after all, he's still Old Man Jang.

He is an A-level star card maker who was hired by the hunter squad at a high price to oversee things.

His experience in this field is undoubtedly better than theirs.

Besides, Old Man Jang even wagered his famous work, which basically confirms the situation.

But now, Park Seung-Yong can't even return the goods in time.

Just a moment ago, the storage center notified him that the star card he purchased had arrived and asked him to come and collect it.

Because most hunter camps are located in the outskirts for training convenience, buying something on the RedEstelar Network usually requires spending some time to collect the item from the storage center in the city center.

Of course, it's also possible to have the storage center staff help them with delivery, but that would be an extra cost.

Most cash-strapped hunters like Park Seung-Yong certainly wouldn't spend this money.

So, they mostly need to take the time to go to the storage center themselves, and risking the possibility of being deceived.

Park Seung-Yong doesn't even have the mood to go there and collect the item.

Even though it's not a large sum of money, it's still the price of a one-star energy card, that was enough for him to use for a week!

The thought of it is quite distressing!

But since the goods have arrived, he can't just let go of those 90 Stellar Coins like that, right?

Park Seung-Yong, who's a bit stingy when it comes to money, decides to go to the storage center together with Kim Jin-Su.

However, their journey took an unfortunate turn.

Park Seung-Yong had just obtained the card, barely opened it, and hadn't had a chance to examine it closely when, suddenly, an unexpected incident occurred near the storage center.

A Corrosive dungeon gate creature emerged suddenly from the ground!

As a piercing, an eerie scream sounded from the side, the wall of the storage center exploded with a loud 'bang.'

Shards of stone rained down toward the crowd.

Park Seung-Yong and Kim Jin-Su who had just collected their items, stepped into the central hall.

They had no time to evade and ended up bearing the brunt of several hits, leaving numerous bruises on their bodies.

Kim Jin-Su was relatively alright; being a power-type sentinel with a sturdy build, a few stone chips didn't bother him much.

But Park Seung-Yong was different; getting hit by those stone fragments was not like getting hit by a feeble like when you walk in the park.

However, Park Seung-Yong, being an experienced hunter with combat skills, could usually dodge such projectiles with his agility.

The problem now was that he couldn't evade it—there was a crying child right behind him, and the child's mother lay unconscious nearby, it looked like she was hit by the debris.

But that wasn't the most terrifying part; the most terrifying was...

In the next moment, Kim Jin-Su's voice boomed from the side.

"Park Seung-Yong, watch out! It's the 'Haunting Parasitic Worm,' which loves to parasitize children! The one behind you has been targeted, they're rushing towards you, there are many, be careful—"

Before Kim Jin-Su could finish, Park Seung-Yong's expression changed drastically and turned incredibly grim.