Though he’d quickly made his decision, he wasn’t confident enough to act on it.
‘Shit, this is too easy. There’s definitely something more to this.’
The constellation kept displaying question marks in the system window as if urging him on. There was no time to hesitate. Since no other method came to mind, he decided to leave it to luck.
Pyeonghwa thought of his beloved and steeled his resolve. Hoo, ha, hoo, ha…… After taking deep breaths, he brought the egg’s sharp surface close to the monster’s green skin.
Sssssss!
As he scraped it across, the monster’s green skin tore and pink drops of blood flowed out. With a completely tense expression, Pyeonghwa watched for the monster’s reaction.
‘Huh?’
The monster’s eyes, which had been white as if coated with film, took on a deep pink color and became clear.
Those eyes were directed right at him.
<You have obtained an aggro point.>
“Uwaaaaah!”
Without time to think, Pyeonghwa immediately turned and started running.
—Kruuuuuur!
Thud! Thud! Thud! The monster roared and chased after him.
The other monsters didn’t react unless attacked, so they were like obstacles.
At first Pyeonghwa was faster than the monster, but his feet gradually slowed due to depleting stamina. Meanwhile, the monster’s speed remained constant.
At this rate he might get caught. Damn it, if only he had a weapon, he could at least resist!
“Huk, huk… weapon…?”
Pyeonghwa looked down at the egg in his hand.
The item information had clearly said… it had a property of returning to its owner.
‘No way……’
There was no time to think deeply. He had no choice but to try it. Pyeonghwa stopped dead in his tracks.
In middle school, he’d done T-ball throwing as a PE performance evaluation. The task was to hit a 10-meter target.
Back then Pyeonghwa had been smaller and weaker than now, but his performance evaluation score was in the top three of his class.
The PE teacher praised Pyeonghwa’s pitching form as the best among all students. It was thanks to observing a baseball player’s form the day before the evaluation.
Pyeonghwa held his breath and waited until the monster was positioned in a straight line. Kruuur! The monster running with thundering steps roared at Pyeonghwa. Saliva dripped between its sharp teeth.
Now. Pyeonghwa used his whole body’s rotational force to powerfully swing his arm holding the egg.
“Hiyaaaaa!”
Whiiiiish! Whether snap had entered his wrist, the egg flew while rotating. Pyeonghwa’s eyes widened seeing the egg fly faster than expected. There was definitely a big difference in physical ability before and after awakening.
—Keurk, kkeurk!
Thwack! The egg lodged in the monster’s left eye. Because the sharp surface gnawed around the eye like a saw blade, pink blood splattered everywhere.
“Please come back, come back…!”
The monster’s right eye was still glaring at Pyeonghwa. Though hesitating, Pyeonghwa didn’t run away and stretched out his palm.
“There there… good… please…!”
His desperation got through. The egg began returning at the same speed it had flown away. And heading toward Pyeonghwa’s head at that.
“Crazy, it’s fucking fast!”
Though flustered Pyeonghwa shouted, the egg didn’t stop. In the end, Pyeonghwa had no choice but to catch the egg with his bare hands to protect his head.
“Agh, aaaaah! It fucking hurts!”
Due to the rotating egg’s surface, flesh tore from his palm. Tears and snot naturally poured out in streams. Pyeonghwa panted and pressed his palm firmly against his pajamas to stop the bleeding.
‘So this is what they meant by not even drinking cold water carelessly in front of an egg?’
It meant the egg mimicked the owner’s actions exactly. That damn constellation! Would it kill them to write proper item descriptions? Perverted bastard! Pyeonghwa barely held back the curses rising to his throat. There was nothing good about getting on the constellation’s bad side here.
Think positively. He’d essentially gained a ranged weapon. One that even auto-retrieves……
—Kuuuuuur!
Thud! Thud! Thud! The monster was charging. Pyeonghwa gripped the egg with his dripping bloody hand.
“Eye baaaall!”
Pyeonghwa shouted a spirited cry and threw the egg with all his might.
Flying even faster than before, the egg rotated like a saw blade again and embedded itself in the charging monster’s right eye.
—Kwaaaaah!
Unable to use both eyes, the monster writhed in pain then began indiscriminately attacking nearby monsters.
The white eyeballs of the attacked monsters turned vivid pink. Regardless of being the same species, they targeted whatever had attacked them.
In other words, a mob beat-down had started among the monsters.
<You have obtained an aggro point.>
<You have obtained an aggro point.>
<You have obtained an aggro point.>
System window notifications appeared in succession saying he’d gained points.
The beat-down didn’t end there. The egg trying to return to its owner Pyeonghwa hit an obstacle standing dazed.
The monster whose back of the head was smashed looked around, then started rampaging while shrieking.
<You have obtained an aggro point.>
<You have obtained an aggro point.>
<You have obtained an aggro point.>
This time too, nearby monsters were injured and rushed at the rampaging monster.
‘Aha!’
Pyeonghwa completely grasped the rules of this mission.
First, monsters regain their sight the moment they’re injured.
Second, they recognize whatever attacked them as a target.
Third, but items cannot become targets.
When he threw the egg, the target remained himself, but when the egg hit another monster while returning to him, it couldn’t find a target and attacked anyone nearby.
‘As expected, the crappy item was the answer!’
Pyeonghwa grinned and dashed to the opposite side. The egg chased closely behind him.
Just when it seemed like he’d be caught, Pyeonghwa sharply changed direction in front of a monster.
“Eutcha!”
Thunk!
—Kruuur!
The egg deeply embedded in the monster’s head. The monster again began attacking surrounding monsters.
The egg changed direction and flew back toward Pyeonghwa. Pyeonghwa waited in front of monsters, then repeatedly dodged when the egg got close. An egg thrown in a straight line could only return in a straight line.
Shrieks echoed wherever Pyeonghwa passed. Even monsters barely scratched by the egg’s sharp surface fought among themselves. Pyeonghwa grinned seeing the point notification windows appearing endlessly.
“Oh, this is easy mode?”
Though his right palm had become tattered, it was cheap as the price of his life. Pyeonghwa checked the remaining time and diligently traversed the space while rationing his stamina.
<Tutorial: How to Save the World 2/3 Mission Complete!>
<Calculating…….>
“Huk, heok, it’s, done!”
The numerous monsters scattered like smoke. With the obstacles gone, the egg flew straight toward Pyeonghwa without any hindrance.
Pyeonghwa ducked his head to avoid the egg. The egg that passed Pyeonghwa simply dropped to the ground when it got beyond a certain distance.
“Wow shit……”
He clicked his tongue looking back at the egg that had ground up monster heads and his own right hand, yet had become docile as if nothing had happened. His tension released and his legs trembled. Pyeonghwa picked up the fallen egg and flopped down on the ground.
“You were a fucking awesome egg.”
Pyeonghwa muttered to himself and brought the egg before his eyes.
Strange. When he threw the egg earlier, it seemed a bit smaller than this. The feeling in his hand, how to say it…… it felt like it had gone from a tennis ball to a baseball.
“Check information.”
<Someone’s Lost Egg (Bound)
Grade: Normal
The shell is very hard so it doesn’t break easily. Has the property of returning to its owner.
Warning! You mustn’t even drink cold water carelessly in front of an egg! (Owner only)
Hatch Rate 10%…… (In progress)>
The hatch rate had increased. It seemed the hatch rate was related to the egg’s size.
‘Yeah, no intention of hatching it.’
Pyeonghwa stuffed the egg in his pocket without regret. He didn’t want to hatch an egg when he didn’t even know what was inside.
Being manipulated by the constellation ends with the tutorial. Once he safely returns home, he’ll start gaming right away.
‘First they showed how to use aggro points, then how to gather them, so last is……’
<Tutorial: How to Save the World 3/3
Use aggro points to raise stats or skill levels!
Aggro Points (AP) obtained so far: 375
Use of the general store is restricted during the tutorial.>
The last was how to utilize them. Pyeonghwa sat up, relieved it wasn’t a dangerous mission.
“I can raise stats and skill levels with aggro points?”
There were three ways for awakened individuals to become stronger. Contract with a powerful constellation from the start, raise stats like stamina and strength through training, or raise skill levels by frequently using skills.
Pyeonghwa couldn’t believe he could raise stats and skill levels with these strange points.
‘I’ll know once I check.’
Pyeonghwa immediately opened his status window.
