Chapter 123: Wrath: Outwitted
Chapter 123: Wrath: Outwitted
Chairman Yu frowned when he saw the state of the District Mapo Red Gate from the helicopter. He looked down, and there were about 70 white wolves in golden armor dominating the battle. Meanwhile, the situation of the hunters was very pathetic. Only about 20 hunters were still able to fight, the rest were injured, and two people died on the spot.
Chairman Yu immediately jumped from the helicopter without much ado. The other hunters who were with him also jumped in without asking the pilot to land the transportation.
Kaboom, Boom!
One S-rank, one A-rank, and two B-ranks came as fresh reinforcements, and their landing caused a cloud of dust and drove some of the beasts back to the area near the Red Gate.
“If you’re injured or tired, step back and find a healer. I take the lead from here on out.”
“Yes, sir!”
Many of the hunters present answered in unison to Chairman Yu’s orders. Now, fighting against the dozens of white wolves would get easier with an S-rank hunter in front of them.
“Try to a quick kill on them. We’re fighting numbers, and we can’t linger on one beast. Don’t worry. I’ll restrain their agile moves.
“Go now!”
The white wolves, who saw the hunters came toward them without hesitation, gnashing their teeth and fangs simultaneously. They prepared to attack those piles of thin flesh with their claws.
Suddenly, the legs of the white wolves, who were at the forefront facing the hunters, didn’t move at all. All the beasts at the forefront got frozen by the ice and stopped their movement for a moment.
Although it only held back the white wolves for a short time, the hunters who charged at the beasts first were able to make the most of the opportunity.
It was enough to kill about ten white wolves with that action. The hunters could target the parts that weren’t covered in golden armor and end it cleanly.
The other white wolves did not stay silent and immediately reacted by flocking to jump at the hunters.
Chairman Yu immediately responded swiftly, not wanting to let the hunters get hurt while he was in charge of the battle. He cast wind magic that pushed back and thwarted the beasts’ counterattack.
The white wolves got taken back when they saw the battle surprisingly became more difficult than before. Even though they were just beasts with limited thinking, their instincts in fighting could sharpen their brains to realize what was wrong in their actions.
The white wolf saw Chairman Yu standing behind the hunters. Their brains and noses pointed to him being the mastermind controlling the flow of the fight. They divided their numbers evenly, and dozens ran toward Chairman Yu while the others confronted the hunters.
That was the right choice to maximize the advantage of a higher number against an opponent with a smaller number. However, even that was just a simple solution that didn’t anticipate the opponent’s strength.
Chairman Yu wasn’t even flinched by the dozens of white wolves. He raised his left hand, and several fire spears shot out from the ground, piercing the beasts from under the parts of their bodies that got not covered by the golden armor. He did that while also restraining the movements of the white wolves who were facing the other hunters.
Only the presence of a single S-rank hunter was able to turn the situation of the hunters who were overwhelmed by the high-grade Red Gate creatures around. The number of those beasts got drastically reduced in just a few minutes.
Chairman Yu planned to kill the remaining tens of white wolves in one hit with vast magic. After he made sure everything went smoothly and without any further casualties. But suddenly, there was one creature that came out of the Red Gate.
The creature’s appearance was that of a white wolf but stood on two legs rather than four like other beasts. The white skin and gray fur blend seamlessly and make the creature stand out from the rest. Very similar to a werewolf, but with a 6-meter tall stature and a bulky body.
The magical energy radiating from the werewolf was enough to make Chairman Yu divert his attention from the beasts. The beast’s Mana was definitely higher than an A-rank hunter, though slightly below an S-rank.
Chairman Yu acted quickly by killing as many remaining white wolves as he could as he ran to the werewolves that had just exited the Red Gate. He was sure the creature was the Dungeon Owner. It would be a quick solution to the current crisis if the Red Gate could be closed as quickly as possible.
The white wolves that couldn’t dodge Chairman Yu’s attack got pierced by sharp ice chunks that rose from the ground. He continued by letting out a massive fire that almost enveloped the Red Gate, targeted at the werewolf in front of it.
The werewolf smirked, seeing the great fire about to devour him.
Boom!
A tremendous blast occurred, and a shockwave of wind shot out from the center of the explosion, pushing back the hunters and white wolves that were in the vicinity of the Red Gate area.
Meanwhile, the werewolf, who became the target, managed to dodge smoothly without getting the slightest wound. The creature’s movement was faster than the beasts.
Chairman Yu narrowed his eyes at the werewolf’s behavior after easily evading the magic and then took no action after that. The creature kept glancing at the Red Gate as if it didn’t feel threatened at all by Chairman Yu’s presence.
Chairman Yu was unwilling to give the Red Gate any more time to remain standing high on their ground. The longer it took, the more damage and the possibility of casualties would also get worse. He didn’t have to worry about the white wolves because there were only three left. The hunters would definitely be able to overcome that number even without an S-rank on their back.
Chairman Yu wrapped his hands in the dense fire. He drove up to the werewolf, intending to end the Mapo district’s troubles and move to another area.
The werewolf still wasn’t worried about Chairman Yu’s impending attack.
“Oh, human. Good effort. But, I’m not so stupid as to die in vain after being able to traverse to this world.”
The werewolf was aware from the moment he appeared that his strength would not be enough to defeat Chairman Yu. He was able to sense a considerable difference in Mana between them. Even though he could dodge the magic attack earlier, it didn’t mean he was strong or on par with the S-rank hunter.
The werewolf chose another strategy instead of having to directly fight the humans, who had more Mana than him. For him, the main goal was to stay alive as long as possible to keep the door open, allowing his kind to cross here.
Chairman Yu didn’t expect the werewolf’s arrogant statement, and sure enough that his attack got dodged. The blow missed by a strand of hair, and he intended to launch his next attack.
However, something unexpected messes it all up. Hundreds of white wolves burst from the Red Gate and overwhelmed Chairman Yu. On that spur of the moment, he lost sight of the werewolf in the crowd of white wolves.
Chairman Yu clicked his tongue and immediately sparked fire from his hands. It caused a violent explosion of fire near the Red Gate area.
Fire and a cloud of dust enveloped the area. And Chairman Yu’s shadow was seen rising out of the cloud of smoke.
“Expand the defense area. The number of beasts has already reached hundreds. Spread out and wait for reinforcements to arrive.”
Chairman Yu was in a dilemma in making a decision. He bit his lip in frustration. He had no other choice but to stay behind and try with his full strength to kill all the white wolves that were present now. Chairman Yu couldn’t run and chase after the Dungeon Owner, the werewolf. He couldn’t allow the remaining hunters and the wounded to face those hundreds of beasts.
On the other hand, it also meant that closing the Red Gate would get delayed. And the most worrying thing was the possibility of a werewolf wandering around. And it would make it harder to find them from now on.
While Chairman Yu was busy at the Mapo district’s Red Gate, the other three areas were also experiencing the same thing. The Dungeon Owners immediately fled the moment they exited the Red Gates. It made the coming creatures unstoppable and continued to grow. The four Red Gates had brought out more than 800 creatures so far. If it was not closed soon, then the number was likely to continue to grow. And what was more was the beings were high-grade ones.
Even an Apex-ranked hunter, Hyun-bin, was unable to solve the problem. That was because those Dungeon Masters surprisingly had the ability to hide their Mana. Moreover, they were also fast with their feet. That made the tracking difficult.
If one day the Red Gate was able to operate. It was the same as stating that Seoul, the capital of South Korea, would completely get paralyzed.
Obviously, the hunters were outwitted by the Portal Gate creatures this time around.