My Gun Can Pierce Through Hunter Story Clichés!

Lee Seol-ha.

The one and only little sister in this world, and at the same time, a true mutual understanding between us.

No one else understood us.

Even our parents avoided us.

I was called a monster, and Seol-ha lived a bit more cleverly, but the fact that she was the same kind of monster never changed.

She was intelligent.

She knew how to navigate the world.

But she wasn’t strong.

My little sister always sought me out.

“Oppa.”

In childhood, Seol-ha was always clutching the hem of my clothes.

On days when people’s gazes were cold, she would press closer to my side.

Sometimes her fingertips would tremble slightly, but she never said anything about it.

I quietly embraced such a Seol-ha.

“Oppa, I…”

“It’s okay.”

It had been that way since we were young.

Seol-ha always sought my side.

No matter how the world saw us.

No matter what happened, I never left her alone.

Eating mugwort.

Swallowing garlic.

Even if we wore human masks.

A monster cannot become human by law.

That’s why we know.

That only another monster can understand a monster.

“…Yes. When oppa is with me, I’m okay.”

I seemed to hear her voice.

My little sister had never doubted my decisions.

Whatever choice I made, whatever path I took, Seol-ha never hesitated.

Then it’s only natural that I save Seol-ha.

If no one else can do it, then I must.

I can do it.

No, I will definitely succeed.

No one accepted us.

So we paved our own way.

Therefore, this time too, I just need to create a path.

Seol-ha will wait.

I will definitely return.

—Thud.

With that resolution, I moved my steps.

Deeper, further inward.

Toward a new future that didn’t exist before, where my little sister will live, not die.

x x x

The minimum number of magic stones needed to combine anti-magic material.

In terms of 2-star magic stones, about hundreds of thousands.

At 3-star, that number decreases by half, and at 4-star, it reduces to tens of thousands.

Of course, regardless of which option is chosen, the cost still amounts to tens of billions of won.

Even so, by whatever means necessary, he would definitely achieve it.

Therefore, Han-wol’s current purpose was only one.

To save Seol-ha.

He was moving solely for that purpose.

—Front, back, left, right.

Whichever way he turned, enemies were everywhere.

Even in this situation, Han-wol walked casually.

—One step.

—Two steps.

As if luring the enemy and gaining the upper hand.

While clearly capturing the movements around him, he predicts a deterministic future.

Soon, enemies would rush toward Han-wol.

He would neatly evade the attack and then immediately counter-attack.

This was the hunting method of the monster Lee Han-wol and how he had survived in the war against monsters until now.

But right now, Han-wol wasn’t walking.

—Pitter-patter!

He was running.

[Using skill ‘F=eM’ to condense magic power.]

As soon as the enemy comes into view, he bursts the magic power he had condensed in advance and runs toward it.

A heavy wind rises around him, and in an instant, the distance narrows.

Han-wol was targeting only one enemy in front of him, but in reality, there were dozens.

Tigers attacking Han-wol’s flank, taking advantage of his focus on the enemy in front.

At that moment,

—Boom!

Suddenly, his left and right sides burst mercilessly like water balloons.

What was visible through the blood chunks floating in the air.

The afterglow of magic bullets, layering a pungent scent over the smell of blood.

It was what Han-wol had fired in advance before rushing in.

To put it bluntly.

Currently, Han-wol’s speed was faster than a bullet.

—Thrust!

Han-wol deeply stabbed the blood-colored fangs in both hands into the chest of the enemy in front of him.

[The weapon’s unique effect ‘Gluttonous Recovery’ is activated.]

Gluttonous Recovery.

These blood-colored fangs absorb the vitality of the stabbed target and transfer it to the user.

So the wounded would have their wounds healed as if by magic.

And if they were tired, it would grant them a clear mind as if they had just had a good night’s sleep.

However, pouring more water into an already full vessel will only cause overflow.

[Your vitality is already full.]

[No more vitality can be absorbed.]

Traditionally, each person has a set amount of vitality, and generally, one cannot exceed that amount.

But if one still covets another’s life and devours it to the end.

They would aspire to be a monster.

And that would grant them power befitting a monster.

[Activating the application function of the skill ‘Material Conversion’, alchemy.]

[Converting absorbed vitality into magic power.]

[Using an application of ‘F=eM’ to convert magic power into physical energy.]

[The effect of Star Absorption is applied.]

[Current additional level: +0.13 stars]

[Remaining duration: 1.3 seconds]

Han-wol kicked off the ground and ran forward with even greater speed than before.

Clearly capturing the sight of his surroundings seemingly pouring toward him.

He pounced on the enemy.

[The effect of Star Absorption is applied.]

[Current additional level: +0.15 stars]

[Remaining duration: 0.7 seconds]

If there’s something edible in sight, he devours it without hesitation.

[Current additional level: +0.17 stars]

[Remaining duration: 0.4 seconds]

Not satisfied with just one, he also consumes the one next to it.

[Current additional level: +0.18 stars]

[Current additional level: +0.19 stars]

……..

[Current additional level: +0.37 stars]

[Remaining duration: 1.1 seconds]

After taking down twenty more like that and completing the bullet reload.

—Whoosh!

The tiger’s sharp claws were right in front of his eyes.

[Using skill ‘F=eM’ to convert magic power into force.]

Converting part of his internal magic power into force, he makes a movement that is physically impossible.

Without even planting his foot, he suddenly moved to the left, and the tiger’s attack didn’t even graze his clothes.

He quickly turned his body counterclockwise.

As he pulled the trigger, a fountain of blood burst forth in every field of vision.

[Current additional level: +0.49 stars]

[Remaining duration: 2.3 seconds]

After rotating about halfway.

He completed the remaining half while mercilessly slashing the tiger beside him.

“Krung!”

Only after the last enemy’s cry echoed widely.

[Current additional level: +0.50 stars]

[Remaining duration: 2 seconds]

[Remaining duration: 1 second]

[The effect of Star Absorption has completely disappeared.]

The forty-seventh battle came to an end.

[Experience gained.]

[Experience gained.]

……..

[Level up.]

[Currently 2-star S grade.]

[Awakening Quest Generated!]

But Han-wol didn’t stop here.

He couldn’t stop.

—Pitter-patter!

He ran and ran again.

—Bang! Bang bang!
—Slash!
—Boom!

He shot, slashed, and mercilessly burst them.

……

Another week passed like that.

—Whoosh.

When the bloody battles numbered around three hundred.

“…Grrrr.”

[You have encountered the boss monster of the Tiger’s Den, ‘Black Tiger’.]

[Black Tiger Level: 3-star S grade.]

[Warning! There is a level difference of more than 1 star.]

[You may die.]

He met the boss.

x x x

Purple Tiger.

As explained previously, it’s a rare species inhabiting the Tiger’s Den.

While not as powerful as the boss Black Tiger, it was sufficiently threatening due to its ability to use wind magic.

But the Purple Tiger visible now was using fire magic, not wind.

“W-what’s this all of a sudden…?!”

The scene that the unnamed male player encountered was nothing short of a meteor shower.

“U-uwaaaaah!”

Enormous fireballs, which couldn’t possibly be from a 3-star monster, surged forward and engulfed the player.

Kwagwagwang!!

Flames that hadn’t completely burned flickered throughout the surroundings.

It seemed as if they would keep burning endlessly, but soon they were swallowed by the air and unnaturally disappeared.

In the exact center where the flames disappeared was a charred player.

With foam in his mouth and eyes rolled back, he seemed to have fainted.

The Purple Tiger approached the unconscious man with imposing steps.

The Purple Tiger wasn’t that large, but it was big enough to eat a person.

Given such powerful fire magic, one might wonder why everything wasn’t completely incinerated. Perhaps, like aburi salmon that’s lightly seared on the outside, the Purple Tiger was a tiger who enjoyed fine dining.

However, the very next scene instantly revealed this to be a baseless guess.

Poof!

What emerged from the fluffy smoke was none other than a woman.

“Kihit, humans are hopelessly stupid indeed.”

A white jeogori with flame patterns and a bright red skirt.

And a white jade norigae securely fastened beside the chest band, making her look like a beautiful maiden from the Joseon Dynasty.

However, the pointed fox ears protruding atop her golden hair clearly showed that she was not human.

A non-human existence with human-like intelligence, unlike monsters.

There might be various terms to describe it.

But if one had to call it something.

Perhaps a youkai?

“Keh-heng, as much as I’d like to devour him outright.”

She made a fox-like sound and, without the slightest hesitation, plopped down on top of the fallen man.

And immediately began to feel his upper body.

Had the man been conscious, it would have been a situation where he was being assaulted instead, but unfortunately, she had no interest in his body.

No, to be precise, she had a very great interest in what was inside his body.

“Gallbladder, gallbladder… ah, here it is!”

The fox youkai, after feeling around his abdomen and chest area, suddenly stopped her hand, and promptly inserted it.

Strangely, no blood or anything came out.

No hole was made in the body.

As if her hand were that of a ghost, it passed straight through the man’s body, with her long hanbok sleeve sweeping here and there.

Fiddle fiddle.

Tak.

When the fox youkai pulled out her hand, there was a sphere containing blue vital energy.

It was a mystical sight, and the blue energy dangling from the tip of the fox’s finger could well be called the essence of mana.

“Then I’ll gladly take this.”

She then tightly squeezed the man’s vital energy with her fist.

The energy dispersed with a pop! and was immediately absorbed into the sleeve of her hanbok.

“Hmm, I thought it was strange how he collapsed with one hit, but there’s not even a hint of liver. If only I could have at least an arm or a leg as a snack…”

The fox youkai contemplated for a moment, then shook her head.

“Ah, never mind. I shouldn’t be greedy and risk exposing my dwelling.”

She wiped her drooling mouth with her hanbok sleeve and somehow suppressed her appetite.

Then, the fox youkai, who was about to leave, albeit reluctantly:

“Oh my, I almost forgot.”

She took out a blue fox bead that she had hidden in her sleeve.

And as soon as she tapped the fallen man’s head with it, a pale blue mist leaked from the bead.

It soon penetrated the man’s head and quickly disappeared.

“Heave-ho.”

Finally, the fox picked up the man and threw him behind a rock where cave moss was lush.

After that, she transformed back into a Purple Tiger and immediately set off.

Afterward, she found a few more humans who were alone and extracted vital energy from two more people.

Including the first one, she had harvested from three people total, which wasn’t a bad haul.

So she was about to return to where her mother was.

At that moment, a “Bang!” sound struck her ears.

“Kyeng! W-what is that?”