Predator Dungeons

Chapter-1 Awakened

Chapter 1: The Resurrection

Suddenly, a truck came by.

The kwang!

Jae Woo's body flew into the air.

Dizziness like falling from the sky without a parachute overwhelmed him. His entire body screamed, feeling a pain that felt as if his entire body was falling apart. The eyes of his family members became very distant …

“Ah .. shit.”

Jae Woo lost consciousness.

* * *

After waking up, the first thing he saw was his little sister.

“Big brother!”

Their faces were covered in tears.

“Euh.”

He would ask them why they were crying, but he could not open his mouth properly.

“Do you recognize me?” Ask Yura.

“Huoh.”

‘Of course I do. You are my little sister. “

“Boy brother! Big brother!” Mina said worriedly.

“Mina.”

When they heard him say, “Mina”, they were overjoyed and hugged him.

“You finally wake up, brother.”

“What's relieved. Seriously, what a relief. ”

He miraculously came back to life.

* * *

A week has passed since Jae Woo's resurrection.

He was still bedridden, but he had no problems communicating.

Till now.

“What did you say?” Jae Woo asked.

“You've been in a coma for the last 2 years,” Doctor said.

“Excuse?”

Jae Woo can't believe it.

“That's not true .. right?” Jae Woo asked, while looking at his sister.

“Please say it's not true!” His eyes seemed to be crying.

His sister took his hand.

“Sister male...”

“It's okay. You managed to wake up. “

They said, squeezing his hands tightly.

However, their consolation had absolutely no effect on him.

‘2 years?’

It was not 2 days, 2 weeks, or even 2 months. 2 full years!

Jae Woo just stared at the ceiling. He couldn't accept this at all.

“…”

But since her younger sister is beside her, holding her hand, Jae Woo can barely cope with her shock.

“What happened to me?” he asked, wanting to ascertain why he had been in a coma for so long.

“You were hit by a truck,” Yura said.

“Truk?”

As soon as he said ‘truk’, Jae Woo remembered the picture.

A white truck drove up to the sidewalk, the car lights that made him dizzy, and his body, which froze in panic!

And “kwwang”!

“Ugh!” Jae Woo shivered and vomited.

“Big brother!”

“Are you okay?”

Her sisters came rushing over, but she moved so that she was fine.

“How about the driver?” Jae Woo asked, his face pale.

“They said he was dead. Right on the scene, ” replied Yura.

“His cup, he fell asleep behind the wheel,” Mina added.

“How about compensation?”

Jae Woo wants to know about compensation. Compensation for 2 years of coma.

“…”

Yura and Mina shut up.

“Did you not hear me?” Jae Woo asked.

“…”

Both cannot answer easily. If they give the wrong answer, then Jae Woo might be in shock again.

But based on their reactions, Jae Woo can tell what happened.

‘We are not well compensated for the accident! Then, my hospital bill .. ‘

“How far are we in debt?” Jae Woo asked.

Since they were not properly compensated, they had to take out a loan to pay for his medical bills.

“We will tell you next time ... You still need to rest,” said Yura.

He sounded very concerned for her.

“It's okay, just tell me,” Jae Woo said as gently as he could.

It was a sign that said that, “I'm fine, so just tell me.”

“I'm not so sure, but we sold his house,” said Mina as Yura's replacement.

“You sell home !?” Jae Woo's face wrinkled instantly.

“You know how valuable the house is!”

In his 3rd year of high school, Jae Woo loses his father in an accident. They lost the breadwinner, so things got harder.

So, Jae Woo transfers schools and decides to become a pro-gamer to make money.

And it went well.

He used to be the best of the best in ‘Warlord’, the top virtual reality game for the past 5 years.

He is called ‘Dragon’ Man in the game. As in, he was so powerful that people compared his skill level to that of a dragon.

Because of this, he made a lot of money selling expensive items and in-game currency.

He had taken many loans, but he had managed to buy a two-story house.

He wanted them to live safely in that house!

But because he had a random accident, the house went into smoke.

“Haa,” Jae Woo sighed in frustration.

Then, he saw his sister staring at him.

“Yura, you're in your senior year, right?” Jae Woo forces himself to smile and change the subject.

If he continued to raise the house, then his mood would be gloomy.

“Ya.” Yura knew what she was doing and nodded her head.

“It must be difficult to follow your lessons and take care of me at the same time. I'm really sorry about that, “ Jae Woo said.

“You don't need to apologize!”

Her apology only made her eyes water, which made her choke as well.

“I also apologize to you, Mina.” Voice broke.

“It's okay, because you're fine.” Mina's eyes also turned red.

“Don't cry, stupid,” Jae Woo told Mina.

“Bleh. Your eyes are also red, sister, ” said Mina, pointing to her eyes.

“I'm just tired,” Jae Woo is bluffing so he won't look weak in front of them.

“Ya, yes. Of course you.” Mina nodded excessively.

“I'm serious!” Jae Woo insisted.

“Certainly sure!”

He obviously couldn't convince them.

“A man is only allowed to cry three times. When they were born, when their parents died, and .. “Before she could finish, Mina cut in.

“Now also.” Mina smiled, even though her eyes were teary.

“Ya, now.” Jae Woo followed and smiled.

“They said you shouldn't cry and then start smiling after ..”

Yura wiped her tears and also smiled.

“Who cares!”

Jae Woo thinks that he is really lucky to be together with his little sister like this.

* * *

He spent 2 years in bed.

Her body was clearly not going to move like it used to, so she needed to undergo physical therapy.

Physical therapy is difficult and slow. And the pain kept following.

“One more time!” says physical therapist.

Jae Woo grabs onto the bar and takes a step.

“Ugh!”

Face wrinkled. Every time he moved, his body screamed.

Despite that, Jae Woo continues his physical therapy in silence.

Day by day.

“If I manage to walk today, then I will be able to run tomorrow!”

Jae Woo grits his teeth and concentrates on his physical therapy. Therefore, he was dismissed earlier than planned.

“You can leave the hospital now.”

“Thank you very much.”

Jae Woo and his sister take a taxi to their new residence.

“This is it.” Yura pointed towards the stairs that led underground.

An unpleasant aroma permeated his nose.

“Mm.”

He was somewhat expecting this, but it was much different from the two-story house they had lived in before.

First, it's underground!

Compared to their previous home, where there was a lot of sunlight, their current residence was mostly underground. Not only that, but they can't really see the sun, because the windows are small.

So damp and dark.

There were cobwebs everywhere and it was clear that the place was full of cockroaches.

There were only two rooms, but if three or four people lay down, they would be crowded. The wallpaper is worn and yellow.

The bathroom was obviously just as small and smelled damp. The washing machine takes up at least half the room, let alone the bathtub.

In a few words: it's the worst.

“You pay monthly?”

“Ya.”

How can you charge a rental fee for this !? They even have to pay rent every month.

“Damn it!” Jae Woo curses automatically. But since his sister was with him, he refrained from saying it out loud.

“How do you split rooms?”

“Mina and mom used a room together and I had my own room. So you can start the room with me, ” Yura said.

“It's okay. I'll just sleep in the living room. “

Yura is a High School student. He needs to have a room for himself.

He was a man; he could only sleep in the living room with a blanket underneath.

It was also better for him; he could search for info, as the computer was in the living room.

“But..”.

“Yes, we are siblings, but uncomfortable for both of us. Yeah, there he is. Where are my glasses? “

“Sini.” Mina brought her virtual reality gaming glasses.

“I'll tell you if I need anything, so do what you need to do.”

“Good.”

As soon as his sister goes to their room, Jae Woo lies in the living room and puts on glasses.

And then, he flipped the switch.

Fortunately, the glasses worked well.

Access to the virtual world!

A white corridor appeared in front of him.

There's a room in it. It was the door that would lead to the Warlord world.

However, the door was closed, and there was a piece of paper attached to it.

Thank you so much for enjoying Warlord.

Since the average number of base-players is less than 100, we have decided to discontinue the service.

[Dreamgate, the Warlord team]

“Omong blank what is this !?”

It was only 2 years old, yet the virtual reality game that topped the popularity charts for five years in a row had gone out of business !?

“Then what about my character !? What about my item !? My money!?”

There is nothing left of Jae Woo's character, who is heralded as the strongest character in Warlord.

“Sial, I lost a very large source of income!”

Does this feel like when your stock no longer has value?

“Ugh.”

Jae Woo grabbed the back of his neck and fainted.

* * *

‘Why!?’

Once he woke up, he reassessed the situation.

How did Warlord go bankrupt !? He can't believe it.

So, he searched the internet for answers and immediately found out why it had failed.

“Arth ..”

Warlord is no longer the most popular game. It's already broken.

But instead of – Dreamgate, the creators of Warlord – have released a new game, Arth, which has been a hit.

“God should create this game.”

That's what Wilson Jacob, a game reviewer who is known to rarely praise games.

Arth!

That's how amazing the game is.

Even when compared to other virtual reality games, it is very well designed, and is also considered to be very fun in comparison.

The masterpiece!

Eternal work!

A virtual reality game worthy of all those titles.

It has been over a year since its release, but people are going wild all over the world.

Rankings in Arth are celebrities, and they can set prices for good items.

That's not all!

There were even employees who threw resignation letters into their boss's face! School has begun, but the classroom is empty! Kids will pretend to be sick to avoid going to school!

It's all so they can play Arth.

That's really Arth's age.

“I didn't think that such an amazing game came out while I was away.” Jae Woo feels like he is a gold miner hitting gold.

‘Arth. This is a moneymaker! “

It would earn far more than Warlord. And what if he succeeds?

Debt Debt we or the house will not be a problem. Our lives will change. “

He felt his blood as a pro-gamer began to boil.

However, Jae Woo did not install Arth immediately. It's too early for that.

At least for now …

* * *

The clock is pointing at 12:00.

His mother had returned, with weak shoulders and heavy footsteps.

“Welcome back.” Jae Woo has been waiting for his mother.

“Jae Woo!”

As soon as he saw her, tears began to gush from his eyes.

“Bu.”

Jae Woo chokes, seeing how old his mother is in 2 years.

They hugged for a while and finally went to the living room.

“Bu, how is his family?”

“You made me worry about that. You worry about yourself first. ”

“I'm finally back, so don't take everything yourself.”

Jae Woo grabbed his mother's hand.

His mother's hands were rough, so it was unrecognizable. He could feel just how much he had experienced during these past 2 years.

“But you still have to worry about yourself first ..”

“Please.”

“Hoo, okay. I'll tell you everything. “

He began to tell her what had happened so far, and what their situation was like.

Her mother had heard from doctors that patients could wake up from a coma if they underwent medical capsule treatment.

However, it was an expensive treatment, which would cost millions of won for just one treatment.

Despite this, her mother has worked hard so that her son can receive the treatment for 2 years.

In the end, they were forced to sell the house, and had earned over 50 million won in debt. Fortunately, they are indebted to banks, rather than private lenders.

“Medical capsule treatment .. So that's why my physical therapy is progressing much faster.”

The medical capsule has retained its muscles and organs, keeping them from a critical condition. Therefore, physical therapy does not take much time.

Jae Woo feels grateful to his mother once again, as he has done everything to ensure that he receives medical capsule treatment.

“Trust me. I will make a lot of money from now on. ” He looked at his mother excitedly and said confidently.

When he really starts playing Arth, he will be able to raise a lot of money.

After all, Jae Woo is convinced that he is better than anyone in a virtual reality game.

“Worry about money later. You should worry about yourself first. ”

Of course, his mother was more worried about his health than money.

“Good.”

“Good.”

Her mother goes to her room and Jae Woo lies down in the living room, and starts thinking.

Ever since she lost her father in her 3rd year of high school, Jae Woo became a breadwinner.

So, it was his responsibility to meet the needs of his family.

“Is that true, dad?”

If he could, he would immediately provide it for them.

But…

“With this body .. I can't do anything, whether it's taking responsibility or making money.”

A muscle? Ha, he's just skin and bones at this point!

That's real proof that he's not well.

“I have to build myself first.”

There is a certain order to some things!

If he wants to be a pro-gamer again, then he should focus on his health first.

Of course, Jae Woo's main goal is Arth! Collect wealth through Arth and turn his life around.

But now, he had to worry about himself.

He needs to build himself!