chapter 448
448 – Winner of the Last Match
“What should I do if there are unfair instructions from a Class A hunter accompanying me?”
JooA had a lot of questions.
Yeon-soo might have felt a little annoyed by Joo-ah, but he answered calmly without showing any signs of it.
“I’ve already made a pledge, so don’t worry about that. I’ll also give you a few ‘greeting notes’.”
“Wow, thank you.”
‘I can’t see a gap. I guess that means they were thoroughly prepared in advance.’
“But there’s one thing you need to remember. There may be cases where the A-class hunters accompanying you suddenly disappear. Of course, I hope that doesn’t happen…”
My colleagues’ eyes were slightly shaken when they heard that the guardian could disappear.
‘Suddenly disappearing…? Ah, I see. We have already made arrangements for hunters from other countries.’
We are not the only ones participating.
China is a country that has recently shown aggressive moves.
When considering risk factors other than monsters, it can be ranked first.
“What would that be like?”
In response to Hayun’s question, Yeonsu scratched her forehead and said.
“We have decided to activate a level 1 alert in case we are attacked by China or Russia. In that case, you will have to survive somehow. I will also tell you the main escape routes, so don’t worry.”
“Ah…”
In addition, countless other variables will arise, and Maeng Seong-yong and many others on the TF team will be racking their brains to prepare for them.
Of course, other countries are also worried.
China and Russia still have a stronger status than Korea, but when it comes to the quality of our hunters, we are not much better. Of course, the numbers are several times different.
“Departure is two days later, early in the morning. We will refrain from moving around 12 o’clock, when it is most active.
Pass Songnim City, a two-hour drive from the ceasefire line, and head northeast along the Daedong River. Starting here at Duru Island, the three teams will take different routes from the point where the river diverges significantly.”
Yeon-soo, who carefully checked the route by illuminating the map with a laser point, asked a question, saying that the meaning of this time’s subjugation was not just about subduing great monsters.
“If the subjugation has reached a certain conclusion, then what is the worst-case scenario we can assume at that time?”
“Eh… That’s… China…”
“The strongest people on the front line suffer great damage…”
Everyone expressed their opinions one by one, but no one guessed correctly.
“Yes. All are possible scenarios. But the biggest risk I think is that after successful subjugation, we will have to face borders with two other countries.
When everyone tilted their heads wondering what that meant, JooA nodded and said.
“China and Russia may use this opportunity to try to engulf North Korea. That’s what the government-led task force team sees.”
Yeonsu snapped her fingers and said to the quick-witted Jooah.
“That’s right. Everyone knows that the ratio of edible monsters and magic stone mines in our country’s dungeons is unusually high compared to other countries.
Until now, North Korea has been acting as a shield, but they may use this subjugation as an opportunity to think differently.”
‘It’s complicated. You must defeat the great monster that is expanding its power, but the moment the subjugation is successful, another threat begins…’
First of all, I have never seen an article about friction with another country in my past life.
Of course, I don’t know if it actually passed without incident, but I still remember the lecturer who participated in the subjugation at the time waving his hands and saying that nothing had happened.
I stared at the map attached to the white board.
Countless red arrows pointing toward North Korea, drawn by Yeonsu during PT, fill her field of vision.
A picture of many of our country’s top forces facing upward.
‘Hmm… It feels a bit cheap.’
However, as I was looking at the map, an inexplicable feeling of uneasiness kept coming.
“Okay! I decided to organize the materials and send them to you again. Let’s read them carefully then. Let’s go to the main event after lunch, right?”
It was the lecture that awakened my thoughts.
I was surprisingly good at PT during training, so I lost track of time.
After filling our lunch with light Korean food, we entered the stadium again.
Countless cameras are busy capturing Yeonhee’s appearance.
-She’s really pretty… She has a nice body.
– The proportions are good, so you look really tall. I heard it’s in the early 160s.
-I always see pictures of her with her face obscured, but there is no goddess.
– A woman like that can handle terrible monsters. Isn’t she a bit of a mismatch?
– Rather, I don’t know that that gap is an attractive point.
– Come to your senses, everyone. I heard that Lee Yeonhee has a boyfriend~
– Isn’t it obvious? People around me won’t leave me alone.
‘Where do boyfriend rumors keep coming from?’
Anyway, in front of us as we entered the stadium, there was a large man approaching us, violently bending his neck from side to side.
Whole waist. Bursting muscles. Long beard.
He was a man with a typical dwarf body type.
And a frivolous laugh was still coming from the huge battle ax he was holding.
– Kehel hel hel hel!! Hehe… Hel… He?
However, the battle ax that was swinging around stopped abruptly as if it had been frozen.
Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon brought his ear closer to Dok2, which suddenly became quiet, and soon he was startled and started to distance himself greatly from us.
[Ear that listens well]
I, who always had the passive trait activated, was able to overhear their conversation.
“Uh… Why are you doing that? You don’t want to fight?”
Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon widened the distance to the point that Yeon-hee was puzzled.
Before he knew it, cold sweat was forming on his face.
A battle ax called ‘Ego Crusher’.
What he said to Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon was quite refreshing even for me to hear.
[Skull. Incredibly strong. Never retreat. Die.]
I thought he was just a guy who just laughs, but isn’t he communicating clearly? He even assessed my fighting power and recommended a retreat.
‘I have no intention of killing him. Still, he’s an excellent guy.’
Judging from Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon’s expression his, he seems to have absolute faith in the vision of his weapon
‘But you can’t abstain, right?’
He seems to think so too, as he slowly circles the outskirts of the stadium and narrows the distance.
‘Because I’ll let you go. ‘Try to fight without any regrets.’
I stepped back, lightly raising both arms toward the sky.
Since Yeon-su asked for something last time, I plan to let Yeon-hee gain experience.
Hwangbo Jinhyeon, who saw me falling backwards, actually raised his guard even more, but I climbed on top of ‘Castle’s head and leisurely trimmed the bone of his. On the contrary, when the three alpha-level men came right in front of him, he could no longer pay attention to me.
In fact, I was watching Jo Gi-man’s self-immolation more closely than the battle in front of me.
‘I don’t think this bastard is my alter ego…Am I reacting too sensitively?’
Jo Gi-man’s alter ego has been living in the guild building for several weeks.
If the inexplicable sense of discomfort I felt when looking at the map earlier wasn’t from Jo Ki-man, who could it be?
‘I don’t know. Maybe I trust my intuition too much.’
I nod my head and look at the battle between Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon and the Alpha-level trio.
The large weapons clashed and a dull sound penetrated the stadium.
‘There are a lot of numbers. Rather, I feel like our kids are being pushed a little bit. To fight and push against those three at the same time… A monster is definitely a monster.’
Of course, assuming that summons and hunters are of the same level, various skills and characteristics can be obtained. And considering the meticulously prepared equipment, it was natural that the hunter had the upper hand.
Nevertheless, what surprised me was that among the Alpha-class trio, Rakan was the strongest, far surpassing the B-class mid-level rank.
‘Ego Crusher. That guy makes up for all of Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon’s shortcomings. I’m so jealous of it.’
A weapon with an ego…
‘If you can use telekinesis to use weapons that you judge for yourself…’
Imagine that for a moment.
Above my shoulder, dozens of ego-filled weapons made of bone sharpen their blades to charge at the enemy.
‘It’s thrilling just to imagine it.’
Gwaa!
“Ah?! Lizard No. 1…!”
Not long after the battle with Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon, Lizard No. 1 among the three was de-summoned.
However, Yeonhee immediately called back No. 1, who had joined Alpha level, and put him into battle.
Even with a thicker ‘mysterious mucous membrane’.
Haha?! You could immediately call back a dead guy? That’s really awesome!! There’s no end to it! Hmm!”
Then Hwangbo Jinhyeon burst into laughter and said, “Let’s go somewhere else.”
‘The warlike personality remains the same.’
Hwang Bo-jin, who was so scared of me at first, made full use of the stadium and had an exciting battle with the trio.
“Kkeong! Kkeung!!”
Are you thinking of responding to lightning with lightning?
Yeonhee deploys five additional direwolves and even goes so far as to provoke.
Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon was too powerful to just push him to alpha level.
“Eurachachacha!!”
Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon, who shook off the provocation with only his spirit, had his entire body bitten by the charging dire wolf, but his eyes were only focused on the trio.
‘That’s fun. Isn’t that level of damage ridiculous?’
Hua Aak ──
However, Hwang Bo-jin seems to have been unable to withstand the vortex of Wear Raven’s ‘black swan’, and is increasingly falling into a state of confusion.
‘Little by little, vision becomes blurred and accuracy decreases. And the speed of skill development will also slow down.’
“Black swan!! Keep pouring down whirlpools!”
A black swan that keeps throwing black swirls in the air.
Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon was helpless in the whirlpool, wondering if he was still able to respond to enemies attacking outside a certain range.
Nevertheless, he rushed forward recklessly, and I do not know if it was thanks to his weapon, but he somehow managed to hold on.
About ten minutes passed, when most of the audience started cheering for Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon’s fighting spirit.
‘Oh?! I finally found something useful.’
I had the luck of drawing a decent weapon for the first time in [Window of Darkness].
No explanation was provided, but it was a silver halberd with the hand of a blacksmith, almost a craftsman. The only small problem is that he handles his is broken.
‘Let’s end this!’
The finals lasted a whopping 10 minutes, so we did what we could.
I grabbed the back blade of the halberd with the broken handle and threw it at Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon.
Seeek──
The halberd flew away with a terrible explosion sound, and his weapon reacted before Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon’s.
Wooooo!
“─?!!”
The Ego Crusher blocked my attack and bounced far into the sky, and Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon’s waist was greatly bent by Alpha Rakan’s surprise attack that took advantage of the gap.
“Wow!”
The trio carried Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon, who was bent at the waist after receiving a knee kick.
They started pulling the man’s limbs in all directions in an attempt to disassemble them.
“Stop-!”
The summoned beasts, who had barely calmed their excitement at Yeonhee’s shouts, returned straight to the ‘castle’.
“Whoop- whoop- so damn strong. My, I lost.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Hwang Bo-jin-hyeon admitted defeat by picking up the ego crusher that had flown far away.
[Summoner Lee Yeon-hee wins!]
A roar that seems to leave the entire area.
In any sparring match, the audience gets excited and happy when a fight breaks out, and Yeonhee and Hwangbojinhyeon met that 200%.
‘I don’t really have anything to do.’
When Yeonhee raised Castle and raised his arms, cheers exploded once again.
-Good night! A picture appears. Look at that!! I really like that friend, Yeonhee Lee!!
– Can’t this be played in the round of 16 next time? In fact, the number of viewers increased by 25% compared to the last competition!
– It is right to reexamine from the beginning, including the plan to postpone the top league to next year.
The VIP seats were noisy so I listened. I had no intention of giving rice cakes to anyone, but the event organizers were already drinking kimchi soup.
‘The signs that the world is falling apart are clearly evident, and… In a way, it’s amazing.’
Even if the world is destroyed tomorrow, humans still resort to trickery for immediate gain. I realized that it was extremely ‘human’.