Chapter 82: Warlord: Overkill
Chapter 82: Warlord: Overkill
Almost all countries around the world had their hands full because of the Red Gates occurrences.
The average number of Red Gates that appeared in each country was around 15. Even though all of those Red Gates only had low-grade creatures, there were still a lot of them. If one Red Gate could have hundreds of monsters, then ten Red Gates would definitely generate more than a thousand creatures that came out of it.
So far, South Korea had only managed to close about two or three Red Gates. They were still far from successful in easing public unrest.
The random place was also one of the reasons why the hunters still couldn’t close all those Red Gates.
The land was vast, and the hunters had no means of transportation that could surpass helicopters or cars in terms of speed and capacity.
The Hunters Association had no other choice but to ask for help from the many guilds. Fortunately, most of the Red Gates that appeared in the crowd or urban areas could get controlled thanks to that.
In Seoul, the two Red Gates got overcome easily because of the Demigod and the Artates guilds.
At one of the Red Gates, Oh Dal-soo demonstrated his skills as the Godly Doctor. The moment he arrived. He healed all of the E-rank and D-rank hunters that totaled almost about 100 hunters. He got accompanied by Jung Hyun-don and Im Taek-won.
“Let us handle these beasts and the Red Gates. You all spread to all corners of the city. Check if any beasts escape from here and can harm the residents while heading to the evacuation site.
“And also don’t forget to look for the Dungeon Owner. We need to close this Red Gate. So, it doesn’t keep spitting out all the beasts.”
All low-ranked hunters knew about the Godly Doctor and his face. They obeyed the order and left the three to handle the Red Gate.
“Death Thread!”
Dal-soo spread his arms, and threads came out of all his fingers. He moved both hands to trap all the Silver Wolves that were baring their sharp teeth.
However, the beast refused to be trapped and forcibly tried its way out by breaking through the thread. Unfortunately, that move instead sent them straight to their deaths rather than freedom out of the cage of strings.
Every single Silver Wolf that had died left a trace of poisons in the air. As not to cause unexpected things, Hyun-don and Taek-won handle the toxins by using the magic of wind to dissipate them.
Dal-soo utterly slaughtered the Silver Wolves, even though they kept coming from the Red Gate.
Meanwhile, at another Red Gate in Seoul.
It was totally a massacre for the Red Gate creatures. The one who intervened was South Korea’s strongest hunter. The top-ranked hunter, Kim Hyun-bin.
The Headmaster of Artates guild appeared with a stunning appearance. His heavy white armor emitted an overwhelming aura that could threaten anyone who glanced at it for too long.
The heavy armor consisted of cuirass, pauldrons, bracers, greaves, and a helmet. All of that made Hyun-bin resemble a Holy Paladin, combined with the Great Shield and Great Sword in each hand.
Not enough with that, the S-rank hunter, Seo Ji-soo, also made her appearance behind the Headmaster. She had light and tight blue armor that showed the outline of her body, in contrast to Hyun-bin’s attire.
It made all the hunters on the spot unable to take their eyes off such a magnificent sight.
The beasts that came out of the Red Gate were the Black Bears. They measure up to 4 meters high, and their black fur was as hard as steel.
The Dungeon owner, Earth Spirit, also couldn’t go anywhere else after Hyun-bin arrived. Basically, all the creatures were trapped the moment they came out from the Red Gate.
Hyun-bin stomped the lower end of his Great Shield into the ground when the Earth Spirit and Black Bear wanted to make a move. And sword-shaped golden lights appeared in the air and instantly rained down on the creatures, piercing everything in its path. No being could withstand such a powerful magic attack.
The Red Gate began to disappear after the creatures got flattened. Closed the Red Gate in a few seconds undoubtedly showed a bit of an Apex-ranked hunter’s capability.
Ji-soo drew closer to Hyun-bin and spoke in a low tone.
“Headmaster, should we go to other Red Gates in other cities too?”
“No. Our job is not to babysit those guilds and Hunters Association. They can handle the other Red Gates.
“Also, let the other hunters clean up the aftermath here. For our S-rank hunters, tell them to go back to headquarters and just wait there. There’s no need to meddle with these Red Gates anymore.”
“Yes, Headmaster.”
“How about the Shadow guild? I didn’t know their situation.”
“Oh Dal-sik and Jo In-sung directly took care of each of the Red Gates that appeared in Itaewon.”
It felt like overkill to ask Shadow guild and Artates guild Headmasters and Vice Headmasters to handle those Red Gates, which only had low-grade creatures on it. In fact, B-rank and A-rank hunters were enough to take care of it.
However, those steps quickly need to get taken to stabilize the situation. So that people didn’t panic. And public facilities were not destroyed by the creatures that attacked cities or public places.
“Ah, right. Where is Jo-hyun? I haven’t seen her since we departed from the headquarters.”
Ji-soo sighed. “She…went to Busan.”
Hyun-bin frowned, confused by the reason.
“Jo-hyun went there after hearing the initial news of this incident. That was when the Red Gates had yet to appear here.”
Hyun-bin nodded and walked away from the scene, along with Ji-soo following behind him.
On the other hand, in Busan.
The small village where Ji-woo came out of the tier-4 Portal Gate. The atmosphere was pretty calm. Even though in some parts of the city, it was hectic because of the Red Gate.
Ji-woo opened his eyes after resting for more than three hours. He looked up at the sky, remembering what had happened to him. Not long, everything came back to him. He got up and saw his body had some bandages over his wounds. He then turned his gaze to the left after realizing someone was watching him.
“Did you do this?”
Ji-woo pointed at the bandages and asked the woman sitting on the ground.
The woman nodded her head. “Um!”
Ji-woo bowed and thanked the woman. He wanted to buy some clothes on his way back later. His hunting gear suit got worn out. Thanks to the bandages, his wounds were not visible, and he looked uncluttered.
“What are you? Why isn’t my magic working on you? Even injecting Mana into you doesn’t work.”
Ji-woo squinted his eyes. “Isn’t your question a little impolite?”
The woman was surprised to get reminded of her inappropriate behavior and immediately apologized to Ji-woo.
“Ah, pardon my impoliteness. It can’t be helped since you’re fascinating. Are you a hunter? I’m also a hunter from the Artates guild, Bae Jo-hyun.”
Jo-hyun held out her hand for a handshake. But, Ji-woo completely ignored her.
“I already apologized. Why are you ignoring me?”
Ji-woo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry seeing Jo-hyun asking for his attention. In the end, he chose to let her ask him something in gratitude for the bandages. He exhaled. “So, what do you want to ask me? What is it that intrigues you?”
Jo-hyun’s eyes lit up at those words. “How could you be a hunter without Mana? You don’t have Mana, right? I can’t feel it inside you. I touch you here and there while bandaging you and also to check it. But, there is none at all. How is that possible??”
“Does touching my body feel good?”
Jo-hyun, who looked at Ji-woo with deep appreciation, subconsciously nodded her head after being asked back. However, she soon realized that something was wrong with her nod. He shook her head even harder to deny it.
“No! No! I’m not touching your body. I’m just b-bandaging your w-wounds!”
Jo-hyun instead got stared at by Ji-woo with an expression of disbelief because of the stuttering. It made her cheeks blush. She shifted her head to the side. “I-I am n-not a p-pervert.”
Haha–
Ji-woo laughed and said goodbye to Jo-hyun. His mother must have been worried about him since there was no news.
“W-Wait! You haven’t answered my question yet.”
Ji-woo stopped and turned around, ready to answer but stalled because someone else had come to where they were.
“Hey, Bae Jo-hyun. Why are you here? Let’s go back to Seoul. The Red Gate here is closed. Huh? Who is he?”
Jo-hyun looked back and forth between the man who just came in and Ji-woo.
“Ah, Min-ho~ya. I came here because of the Mana explosion that I felt when we were looking for the beasts. And I found this man lying on the ground with so many wounds. So, I helped him. Ah, right. He is also a hunter just like us.”
Min-ho sneered. “Were you injured by a beast? Don’t wander around and try to hunt the creature if you’re still weak. Don’t be a burden, understand?”
Ji-woo was speechless by those words. The two hunters were perfect for showing what youth was.
Arrogant and rude.