Player Hyuk Il-hwang

[Paaakkkk....]

Hyuk Il-hwang slapped himself with both of his hands on the cheeks, and then, wiped his tears. This caused orange-haired woman besides him to look at him with a surprised expression, but Hyuk Il-hwang ignored her stare. His cheeks and eyes were currently red, and he had a stoic expression on his face.

'Crying our eyes out is useless now... I must protect Lee Joohee-noona and get Sung Jinwoo-hyung's body back to his family... Even if that's the last thing that I will do...'

Hyuk Il-hwang got up and blood was dripping from his blue jeans that was soaked with blood of Sung Jinwoo. He turned around to see that the other 4 hunters were now standing in front of the altar. There were also four pale blue flames hovering above the ground around two meters in front of each of these hunters. The statue that was acting as the Dungeon Boss had stopped any form of movement, and his left index finger was pointing towards the altar.

"What are you doing? Il-hwang!!!"

Hyuk Il-hwang lifted Lee Joohee and placed her on his shoulder without answering her. Armed with his long sword attached to his waist, Hyuk Il-hwang walked towards the altar with Lee Joohee that didn't stop moving in all direction on his right shoulder, and shouting. After a few seconds, they reached the altar and put her down.

" Lee Joohee-noona... I promise that I will make you and Jinwoo-hyung's body leave this place... Please, trust me and do as I told you from now on... First, let us take a spot around the altar like the other... There must be a reason, why these flames appeared in front of them after they stood around the altar."

"Okay... I will trust you, but promise me that you will also leave this hellish place with us."

Lee Joohee wiped her eyes and stared at Hyuk Il-hwang with a determined expression.

"Promise..."

After hearing Il-hwang's answer, Lee Joohee got into position around the altar and Il-hwang also did the same. Two additional flames appeared out of nowhere, and one hovered in front of Lee Joohee and the other in front of Il-hwang. Immediately afterwards the huge and thick gate that acted as the entrance and exit of the room opened.

"WAIT!!!!!"

Suddenly two hunters, a man and a woman, dashed towards the door while ignoring the shouts of the leader of the raid party, Mr. Song Chi-Yul. Mr. Song Chi-Yul was a mage in his mid-forties, with blonde hair, prominent wrinkles, and that used fire magic. He moved his left arm with great difficulty, as there was third degree burnt on it that extended from his elbow to his shoulder.

The two hunters that abandoned Hyuk Il-hwang and the other three hunters, managed to escape the room, and after a few seconds their respective flames burned out. As the flames extinguished, the wide-opened door slowly closed, and it stopped only after being half closed.

"I'm sorry, guys... But I have children and a wife... I'm sorry!!!"

A middle-aged man with short and spiky gray hair, that wore a blue blazer over a white collared shirt and jeans looked at Hyuk Il-hwang, Lee Joohee, and Song Chi-Yul with tears in his eyes, and his hands and legs were shaking. Then, he threw the long sword in his left hand away and dashed towards the door with all the strength that he could mustered, while his eyes were closed and snot flowing out of his nose.

"Mr. Kim Sangshik!!!!"

"Let him be Mr. Song Chi-Yul!.... It's natural that he wants to save his skin in that desperate situation... I want you to do the same as those three... Take Lee Joohee-noona with you as well as Jinwoo-Hyung's body.."

"What do you mean?.. Il-hwang... "

"No... Il-hwang... I have lost Jinwoo... I don't want to lose you too!!!"

"Take them with you, Mr. Song Chi-Yul... Someone will have to stay behind for that damn door to remain open for at least a dozen of seconds.... I can keep up with this life anymore... I have lost several friends till now in those damn dungeons... Please take those two and get out please..."

Hyuk Il-hwang broke into tears as his hands started to shake violently.

" I understood!"

"I refuse to leave you here... Il-hwang come with u-"

Song Chi-Yul performed a karate chop on the back of her neck with his right hand, and the young woman lost consciousness and fell forward. Hyuk Il-hwang supported her to prevent her from falling down, and then place her on the right shoulder. Song Chi-Yul nodded at Hyuk Il-hwang before he moved towards Jinwoo's body.

When he reached the location of the corpse of Jinwoo, He bent down and grabbed him by the collar with his left hand. Then, he dashed towards the door that was slowly starting to close while dragging the corpse, and managed to exit only two seconds before the door completely closed.

Hyuk Il-hwang moved towards the sword of Kim Sangshik as about six statue armed with different weapons approached him and grabbed the blade. He pulled out his long sword from his scabbard with his right hand, and returned to his initial location. His back was once again the altar, and he closed his eyes. Then, he stared at the approaching enemies with fierce eyes.

"I don't mind dying, but I will not go down without a figh-AAArRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!"

A statue sent a stone spear flying and it was stabbed in his stomach. This sent him flying with the spear stabbing on top of the altar, and after a few seconds, a great sword, an battle axe, a long sword, a trident and a katana were stabbed into his body turning it into a mess. His body was almost completely destroyed and several body parts could be seen flying.

'It's pitifu-No... I'm pitiful... From the start, I should have known that it would be useless against them... But at least, Lee Joohee is alive and Sung Jinah can perform a proper funeral ceremony for her brother.... What's that??'

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!ALARM!

[YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECRET QUEST 'COURAGE OF THE WEAK']

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'Secret quest!!... What the heck is that?.. '

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[YOU HAVE EARNED THE RIGHT TO BECOME A PLAYER]

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'What's that player-thing?.. Will I have a system like in those fan-fictions and manhwa? Will I be able to exterminate all those magic beasts that took so much from me?'

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[YOU DO NOT HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT]

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'I don't know who is giving me that power... Even it is the devil or God, as long as I can kill all of them... I ACCEPT!!!'

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!ALARM!

[WELCOME, PLAYER]

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A bright orange light was emitted from the remains of the bloody body of Hyuk Il-hwang, and completely engulfed the room.