Becoming a Hunter in a Dark Fantasy - Chapter 118
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Episode 118 ‘That’ (2)
Chaenggang-!
“… … A sword?!”
“Lord Elwin!!”
Hake and Zerap, who were watching from afar, shouted in surprise in unison.
They looked at Elwin urgently. Then, each of them tensed their bodies and prepared for battle.
‘I have to use magic to distance myself… …!’
‘How can I deliver my weapon to you in a hurry?’
I thought I should join in if the situation was dangerous.
But Elwin looked back.
“haha.”
Was laughing.
“It broke again.”
Even in a desperate situation where the weapon broke while facing a powerful enemy.
As if he was just having fun.
‘Why?’
The two men stared blankly at Elwin. Whether or not they knew the gaze, Elwin carelessly threw away the broken sword and clenched his fists.
“It’s been a while since I’ve done bare-handed fighting.”
Elwin, who had naturally assumed a fighting stance, smiled brightly.
“Please hold on as long as you can.”
Then he rushed at ‘it’ like lightning.
There was a misconception that many people had.
That’s because Elwin is a ‘prosecutor’. He must have pride in being a prosecutor.
Because everyone who should know knew that the Hwang Special Hunter was the first disciple personally raised by the Blue Special Hunter.
And the country she has been protecting for a long time is none other than the conqueror of the Western Continent, Arad.
A place renowned for being the land of swords and knights.
Naturally, it is easy to conclude that the disciple raised by the special hunter of the Blues would be a swordsman who inherited the pride of Arad.
-Master.
But the reality was different.
-I want to learn swordsmanship.
The reason Elwin learned the sword was simple. The person he admired used the sword. He wanted to be like that person.
That was it.
The pride of the swordsman? Chivalry? Respect and affection for the sword?
Unfortunately, that was not the case at all.
A while ago, I was watching Gail’s training one-on-one.
-Huh? Kid, your sword… …?
-Ugh, it broke again. What a shame. I think this was the last practice sword. Do you have any more? I’ll look for them. Please wait a moment.
-No, wait. Wait! Aren’t you being too calm!? The sword you were using just fine just shattered with a loud crash!? The sword isn’t made of glass or anything!
Weapons breaking or shattering in combat is not as common as some people think.
If it was a cheap wooden sword, I wouldn’t know, but an iron sword.
This was especially true if it was a high-quality product made by melting high-quality steel.
-Hmm. Well… … Because it’s something I’m used to.
But for Elwin, and for special forces like him, it was just everyday life.
Even if it was a sword forged by one of the world’s greatest masters, if Elwin just picked it up and used it.
-For our special hunters, most weapons are disposable.
It breaks and falls apart. It stops functioning and malfunctions.
That was the end of the weapons that fell into the hands of the special hunter.
The artifact weapon is a joint work of the Magic Tower and the Clock Tower.
Among the dwarves known for their craftsmanship, only the weapons made by MacCarba, the greatest craftsman, were able to last a long time.
Of course, this was not a widely known fact, as neither the special agent nor his loyal subordinates had ever made it public.
Among Spero’s group, only two people knew about this.
Narhan, who spent a long time with Elwin.
‘I just happened to be there when the sword broke.’
So, remember the facts that only Gale would know.
And that he showed his quick and clever judgment by exploiting Elwin’s weakness…
Elwin’s sunken gaze turned to ‘it’.
《Kikki Kik!》
‘It’ laughed maniacally, showing its teeth, as if it thought it had gotten Elwin into trouble.
Clang!
Then, he extended his whip-like sword and attacked Elwin indiscriminately.
Because of that, the practical and lively swordsmanship unique to mercenaries was in disarray, but ‘it’ didn’t care.
《Kakakak!》
Does Elwin, who has lost his means of attack, think that he does not need to be on guard? Or is he ignoring it because he judges that Elwin’s attack power has been significantly reduced?
Whatever it was, it was extremely unpleasant.
‘I too, really looked down on you.’
Elwin, who had been dodging the sword’s range, smiled coolly. And then he thought.
‘As expected… … As expected, the seal was not broken.’
I thought it would be like that from the beginning.
‘It probably hasn’t been that long since Floeta found out about Gale. Yana said it wasn’t long before he joined Deficio as a collaborator. At most, it’s been two or three months.’
In that short time, it was truly a great feat to plot a scheme to resurrect the demon within Gale.
The depth of Gale’s seal was too shallow to be broken with such trickery.
Do you know what makes sealing magic the most durable?
That is ‘sacrifice’.
An extremely altruistic mind that thinks of others before oneself and puts others first.
If someone with such a mind is willing to make sacrifices to perform sealing magic, the sealing magic becomes indescribably powerful and solid.
It remains unchanged for a long time and is not easily broken by even the slightest impact.
‘It’s probably just a little scratched now.’
If a jar full of water has a crack, won’t the water start to trickle down through the crack?
It was the same. Only, Gale was far superior to Broken Jar in that it could heal itself.
‘If the seal shows any signs of breaking… … .’
Elwin was willing to kill Gale, destroying any plans to lure Familia into using him as bait.
It was painful to see plans that had been worked on for years go to waste… … .
If we recall Gale Garib’s ‘true identity’, the reality that the seal was completely broken at this very moment was extremely threatening.
‘Not yet.’
‘Still’ Gale lacked faith and trust in humanity. However, little by little, he seemed to be opening up his true feelings to Elwin and his companions.
If Gale now realizes his true identity and regains his memories… … will he be able to love humans as he does now?
I don’t know.
Although Elwin was willing to do everything possible to get revenge, he was not crazy enough to carelessly release a monster that could slaughter people with just a snap of his fingers.
《Karrrrrrr!》
A monster that has lost its reason and moves only by instinct. It still has a human form, but parts of its body that are not human protrude from time to time.
But beyond that, it didn’t seem like the body was going to mutate. The seal was still in place.
‘If I just draw your attention here a little, you’ll come to your senses… … .’
There is an easier way. Elwin made up his mind.
“If you beat him a little, he’ll probably come to his senses.”
Suddenly.
I stretched my body by twisting my neck from side to side and slowly moving my fingers. There was a creepy sound as my bones clicked together.
“So you’d better come to your senses quickly, Gail.”
Elwin, who was mumbling, continued to warm up calmly. Warming up before fighting was important.
If you don’t stretch properly and your foot cramps up, it’s a big problem.
《Krrrrrr!》
‘It’, which had been watching Elwin like that, stopped its showy, strutting attitude and prepared to seriously deal with the enemy.
Unlike other humans, ‘it’ felt with its whole body that the yellow human in front of it was an opponent it could not let its guard down against.
Dangerous! That human is a very dangerous enemy!
While it is not yet fully ripe… … it must be killed now!
It was as if someone was secretly whispering something like that in my ear.
‘It’ decided to follow that impulse, because it couldn’t find any reason to go against it.
《Craaaaak!》
‘It’, holding a sword in one hand and a pistol in the other, swung both hands deftly.
The attack, imbued with the power of evil darkness, had more power than what Gale usually displayed.
“Huh! Lord Elwin, get out of the way!”
“It’s dangerous… …!”
Hake and Zerap, who were watching from behind, shouted.
I still had faith that Elwin would not give up… … .
The sight of him standing calmly in front of an attack of incredible power looming right before his eyes made the onlookers feel uneasy.
“I was just feeling sad that I couldn’t fight the fully resurrected King Suin.”
Tadah!
Despite such worries, Elwin dodged the tidal wave of sword strikes and the hail of bullets that accurately targeted his moving location.
“That went well.”
Then he leaped into the air with a clenched fist, a natural movement as if he were climbing stairs in midair.
《Kirik?!》
After that, ‘it’, which had been predicting Elwin’s movements and preparing to attack, suddenly trembled.
Elwin was just standing in the air!
“I told you I was really lucky.”
Despite not having magical powers gushing from his entire body, not having wings like the Zunin, and not being able to fly using the cloak’s functions.
He was floating freely in the air.
“Gale? Demon King? … … Hmm, anyway, you.”
He looked down blankly, with his back to the sky, as if he were looking down on the world.
“I hope you find a more interesting opponent than the Manticore.”
Shush!
Then, Elwin’s new form suddenly disappeared. ‘It’ turned its head in confusion at the sight that was out of sight.
《Karuk?!》
Elwin, who appeared in front of ‘it’ in an instant, threw a punch.
But that fist contained a tiny amount of magical power that only a runny nosed person who was just starting out in magical power could possibly hold.
《Kurururuk!》
‘It’, noticing this, decided that there was no need to avoid it.
I’d rather get hit once and then immediately counterattack that guy! I don’t know why, but I think it’d be better that way!
Because ‘it’ thought based on instinct rather than reason, it didn’t think deeply about why the other party didn’t use their magic power properly to strengthen their body.
That was it. The overwhelming scene that occurred the next moment.
Phew!
《Keeeeeek!》
The ‘thing’ that was hit by Elwin’s fist flew away quickly and pitifully, like a wild grass swept by a storm.
A chilling, terminal scream tore through the cold air.
Kwaaaaang!
There was a loud bang where ‘it’ had landed. A thud, a cloud of dust rose from the cracked ground.
《Kkiek… … ?》
The pupils of ‘it’ shook greatly as if asking, ‘Why…?’
Elwin smiled as he lightly stood in front of ‘it’, who was coughing up blood and spitting out dead blood.
“That’s funny. Do you really think I’m an incompetent person who can’t fight without a sword? Really?”
《… … !!》
“Of course, that can’t be.”
Elwin twisted his lips into a cold sneer.
“There isn’t any?”
Elwin’s new model has disappeared again.
It was moving so fast that I couldn’t even catch it with my eyes.
-It’s dangerous!
‘It’ instinctively judged so and quickly stood up and opened its huge mouth.
And with all his might, he created several black magic balls and fired them!
Kuaang-!
Immediately afterwards, a loud bang was heard and huge craters were dug out. However, none of them hit Elwin.
《… … Kekeke!?》
Elwin fiercely chased after ‘it’, which instinctively avoided it, and punched it in the stomach.
This time, the amount of magical power in Elwin’s fist was pitiful, but ‘it’ staggered greatly as if it had received a blow that was greater than that.
“Hmm. The hitting sensation is pretty good. I like it.”
Elwin smiled faintly, as if he were satisfied.
Aside from swordsmanship, if you were to pick the fighting technique that Elwin was most confident in… … it would be unarmed combat.
“It’s perfect as a sandbag for temporary use.”
Somehow, at the laughter of a full lion, ‘it’ trembled greatly without realizing it.
Something seemed terribly wrong.