MTL - Solo Leveling (Only I Level Up)-Chapter 16

"Ho, ho, ho."

Cheng Jin-Woo panted and slumped on the ground, looking at the sand pit. The scary thing is that the sand at the bottom of the sand pit is 'boiling' strangely.

If he is one step slower, the consequences will be disastrous. He couldn't help but shiver.

"wrong......"

Cheng Jin-Woo narrowed his eyes.

"It's not the sand that's boiling."

If you look carefully, there is a huge thing wriggling in the sand.

Cheng Jin-Woo instinctively shrank his body, he had a bad premonition.

As soon as Cheng Jin-Woo took a step back, the sand in the pit was suddenly blasted away.

boom!!

The blasted sand made a loud noise.

And Cheng Jin-Woo widened his eyes in astonishment. .

"Bug...bug!?"

Popping out of the sand was a giant centipede.

Jie Jie Jie Jie Jie!!

The fully exposed body was about as tall as a five-story building.

Seeing the huge centipede, Cheng Jin-Woo swallowed a few saliva nervously.

"I must be dreaming..."

The creature in front of him was so big that he doubted his own eyes. He had never heard of such a big centipede in this world.

But it wasn't just the size of the centipede that shocked Seong Jin-Woo.

"Why does this monster... still have a name on its head?"

Are you dreaming?

Cheng Jin-Woo closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, nothing changed in the surroundings.

The centipede still had nine scarlet letters written on its head.

"Giant Fanged Desert Centipede."

The name fits its terrifying appearance very well.

What people are particularly concerned about is the word fangs.

He could see a pair of child-sized fangs protruding from the centipede's jaws.

If you are bitten by the fangs in front of you, you can imagine the consequences.

Huge fangs and that snapped jaw look like...  

'Licking mouth?'

At this time, that voice sounded in his mind again.

jingle-

[Punishment Mission: Survival]

Goal: Please survive within the specified time

Required time: 4 hours

Time remaining: 4 hours 00 minutes 00 seconds

"Are you kidding...?"

When the remaining time jumped to three hours fifty-nine minutes and fifty-nine seconds, the giant centipede quickly rushed towards Cheng Jin-Woo.

Swish Swish Swish Swish!

"What, what are you doing?!"

Cheng Jin-Woo immediately turned around and ran desperately.

There is no time to think about anything else now!!

If you want to survive, you have to run!

He hadn't run far when the sand exploded in front of him again.

Swish Swish Swish!!!

"Ugh!"

Cheng Jin-Woo was knocked down by a huge impact.

He got up quickly after rolling a few laps on the sand. He hurriedly patted the sand off his face, and when he saw the situation in front of him clearly, his eyes widened instantly.

The entertainment pendant changed from one to two.

boom!!

bang bang bang!!!

Before it was over, seven giant fang-toothed desert centipedes emerged from the sand and were staring at him covetously.

Jie Jie Jie Jie Jie!

Jie Jie Jie Jie!

The ear-piercing cry of the centipede made Cheng Jin-Woo's face turn pale instantly.

"Damn..."

***

It has been four hours since Cheng Jin-Woo appeared in the hospital ward again.

thump!

Cheng Jin-Woo knelt on the ground panting heavily.

"Cough, cough!! Bah, bah!"

His mouth was full of sand.

Eyes also hurt from getting into the sand.

Cheng Jin-Woo lay powerlessly on the ground. Now he didn't even have the strength to move his fingers.

"Ha...ha...what the hell...what happened?"

jingle!

【You have completed the "Punishment Mission"】

Cheng Jin-Woo frowned.

Punishment mission?

What did he do wrong to be punished?

Cheng Jin-Woo thought back carefully, he remembered yesterday's daily task that he gave up halfway.

'Could it be...?'

It does say that if he fails to complete the task, he will be punished accordingly.

"Hoohoo...so all this is not an illusion?!"

Not hallucinations.

Nor is it a dream.

There is no need to pinch your cheeks to confirm whether everything you just encountered is a dream or reality.

The chest cavity that was about to burst while running, and the severe pain felt when the centipede's leg was scraped, each of them was extremely real.

All are real.

He almost died.

"It's too much...ho...ho."

The so-called punishment turned out to be throwing him into a desperate situation.

Suddenly, a bad premonition came to my heart.

If these things are all because of that Dailies", then there is no doubt that this will not be the last time.

At this moment, the mechanical notification sounded again.

jingle!

He was taken aback, but luckily it wasn't a daily task.

[The reward for completing the punishment task has arrived. 】

【Whether to accept?】

【Y/N】

'award…...? '

The word "reward" came into view, but he didn't have the strength to confirm what the reward was.

All physical strength was exhausted just now.

"Whatever the reward is... let me take a rest first..."

Slowly closing his eyes, Cheng Xiaoyu soon fell into a deep sleep.

***

"My God?! What the **** happened?"

The next morning, as soon as a nurse entered Cheng Jin-Woo's ward, she was stunned by the sight in front of her.

The patient was lying on the ground with his feet in the air, and there was sand all around him. There was also sand on the patient's body and clothing.

She threw the diagnosis and treatment form on the bed and pressed the emergency bell in a panic.

"Doctor! Please come here immediately!"

Soon, the attending doctor rushed in.

"What's wrong? What the **** is going on here?"

"I don't know. It was fine last night, but it became like this this morning."

"Let's put him on the bed first. One, two!"

The two of them worked together to lift Cheng Jin-Woo onto the bed.

During this process, no one noticed that the back of Cheng Jin-Woo's hand was scratched by the edge of the medical chart thrown on the bed.

"Let me check it out."

Then the doctor carefully checked Cheng Jin-Woo's physical condition.

There was nothing wrong with Seong Jin-Woo's body.

"Is he... sleeping?"

The doctor breathed a sigh of relief.

The Hunter Association asked them to pay special attention to the patient's condition. He thought something had happened to the patient.

"Let him rest first, he seems to be sleeping soundly."

The attending doctor was about to leave after giving his orders. When he saw the horror of the ward, he scratched his head and said.

"But this room... I'm afraid it needs a big cleaning. Miss Yula, please come and tidy it up."

"Okay, doctor."

After the doctor left the ward, nurse Cui Yula patted her chest.