Demon hunter's Cooking Manual

When Barnum lifted the arm holding the Crooked Blade, the giant spider was already rushing toward him.

His body couldn't move, only one arm.

But he had a knife in his hand!

That was enough!

"So you've come!"

Barnum roared, with the knife tip thrusting forward, he prepared to deliver a deadly blow to the big fellow before him.

Just as the opponent opened its mouthparts!

Squeak!

The giant spider let out a strange screech, charging straight at Barnum.

Watching the opening mouthparts, Barnum's Crooked Blade pierced forward.

But,

It missed!

The giant spider's forward charge paused momentarily, causing the tip of Barnum's knife to stop less than a punch's distance from the creature's mouthparts.

This caused Barnum to frown deeply.

Then, the next moment, he realized something was wrong.

The giant spider did not stop on its own, but...it had been grabbed by someone!

Squeak, squeak squeak!

The cries of the giant spider grew more intense.

Then, Barnum watched with his own eyes as the giant spider retreated swiftly.

No!

It was being pulled back.

And then—

Bang!

Like the report of a gunshot, the sound of a fist tearing through the air and the giant spider was punched apart.

Although darkness still obscured his vision, the instant the sound of the punch filled the air, Barnum's body instinctively trembled, and this instinct told him who the newcomer was.

"Lord Judgment Chief!"

Barnum shouted in surprise.

Then, the tunnel was illuminated by light.

Aras had turned on the flashlight he carried with him.

"How are you?"

A hearty smile appeared on Aras's face, especially dazzling in the light.

"I'm fine."

"I am no foolhardy man."

"Everything is under my control."

Barnum said while starting to cut through the spider web's restraints with his Crooked Blade.

However, Aras clearly felt this was too slow, and with a raise of his hand, he grabbed the back of Barnum's neck.

Then, with a yank.
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Barnum was directly pulled out.

"Barnum, you are too weak, you need to train more to become strong," Aras said earnestly.

Aras was always sincere with his friends.

Barnum looked at his biceps, which were bigger than ordinary people's thighs, and then at Aras, who seemed to have grown taller again, to the point where he had to look up, and he unconsciously nodded.

"I understand."

"Just now…"

Beep, beep beep.

"Aras! Aras! Can you hear me?"

Barnum was interrupted by the communicator, and Edmund's voice came through.

"I can hear you."

"Aras, provide immediate support to Block 7-1."

"The powerful 'anomaly' I previously marked has appeared there!"

"Understood!"

Without any hesitation, Aras turned and ran outside. Barnum was momentarily stunned as he watched Aras rapidly disappear into the darkness. His gaze then instinctively fell on the huge spider shattered on the ground.

Isn't this considered a powerful 'anomaly'?

Then... what kind of 'anomaly' are the people of the Night Owl Court facing?

With a more solemn expression, Barnum speculated.

He picked up his gun and turned, striding swiftly toward the shelter.

He was well aware that if more powerful anomalies were appearing on the surface, there would be no 'reinforcements' coming his way; they needed to be redeployed.

At the very least, the civilians inside the shelter of this block needed to be evacuated in advance.

Meanwhile, he planned to set up at least three lines of defense, just in case.

The first line would be in front of the alloy gate.

The hall behind the gate would serve as the second line.

The passage leading to the next block would be the third line.

"Captain!"

"Was that the Judgment Chief just now?"

Seeing Barnum return, all members of Hydra began to inquire.

"Yes."

Upon seeing Barnum nod, a look of envy appeared on the faces of those members.

They too wished to meet the Judgment Chief.

According to rumors, if one could survive a punch from the Judgment Chief, they would become stronger!

Moreover, the Judgment Chief was said to be boldly unmatched, capable of letting one feel the vigor of a true hero!

Indeed... it was something to yearn for!

"Okay, enough!"

"There will be chances in the future!"

"Now, start burying landmines here!"

Looking at the eager gazes of his subordinates, Barnum immediately commanded.

He had decided that after this 'war' was over, he would take all his men to train at the 'JJ Fighting Gym.' He had previously avoided it because of pride and self-importance.

But now?

He must become stronger.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to protect his own men.

"Yes, Captain."

The men began to take action.

Barnum then looked up toward the top of the passage.

Hope everything goes smoothly!

No!

Don't just hope!

It definitely will!

After all, she's here!

Barnum thought confidently.

The members of Hydra around as well as those in the underground shelter thought the same.

Because they were all friends Aras had made with her fist.

Even the civilians felt the same way.

For they had seen through the screen a tall and strong figure, crossing the entire battlefield—

Euler, Euler, Euler, Euler!

With bold and unparalleled strikes, Aras rushed toward Block 7-1 like an arrow, unimpeded by any 'anomalies.'

Any 'anomaly' in her way was smashed to pieces.

Swarms of spiders, numerous crawling creatures, and even the giant two-headed snakes—all were dispatched with a single punch.

Within a dozen breaths, Aras arrived at the entrance to Block 7-1.

There, she saw a statue.

A statue approximately two meters tall, made entirely of concrete and steel reinforcement, with a surface coated in a yellow-brown hue. The area representing the face had strange spray paint marks, while the rest of the body was adorned with a single shade of blue spray paint. The limbs appeared short, the head was oversized, almost half the size of the torso, and the figure was round and plump, standing there like a peanut.