The President is Going to America! - Chapter 132



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132. Nihil

Kwaaaaang!

An explosion went off with a loud noise.

A power that blackens the surroundings.

But when the thick smoke obscuring their vision cleared, a humanoid monster with a gray body appeared.

“Damn… You’re not even nodding.”

The hunter who had fired the ball of flame flinched and took a step back.

He was not directly participating in the nest conquest, and was stationed quite far back, so he had no idea that he would get involved in the battle.

But as you can see from the number of corpses scattered around, a large group of monsters has attacked.

The biggest problem is that even the higher-level monsters of the Legion have come looking for you.

It is a being of a different dimension from ordinary monsters.

Thanks to that, the swords of the hunters who rushed in ahead couldn’t even reach him, and he wasn’t even affected by the supernatural ability he had just used to hit him from close range.

Sreung!

The monster with both arms stretched out flashed its sharp claws.

Soon, he jumped over the hunter who was hesitating in front of him.

Killing him would have been easy, but it is different from the behavior of normal monsters, who instinctively kill and see if they are human.

The reason he led his group here was for one target from the beginning.

“Joe, watch out!”

In front of the monster that instantly pushed aside the hunters.

There was Jang Seo-jun standing there defenseless.

Defenseless, exhausted and without a single weapon.

The monster swung its claws at Jang Seo-jun’s neck in one breath.

Kaaaaang!

But the guy’s nails couldn’t tear his neck apart.

The arm of a man stopped dead in his tracks, blocked by a long sword.

“Was this your goal from the beginning?”

Baek Ji-soo stared at the monster and said.

Code name: Needle.

One of the direct subordinates of the Legion of Lastus, it surpasses the boss monsters of most S-rank gates.

Fortunately, their numbers are small, but they were an enemy that caused a lot of trouble on the battlefield at the time.

“Grrr…!”

The monster suddenly tried to get rid of her who had blocked his path.

But for some reason, no matter how hard I applied my strength, the black object blocking my claws didn’t budge.

As the two blades collide, the friction noise becomes louder, and the monster’s arms tremble, but Baek Ji-soo does not move at all.

The monster, realizing something was wrong, quickly twisted its arm, and the blade, which had changed course irregularly, came aiming for her neck.

But at that moment.

Kwak!

One of the monster’s arms is missing.

A movement that no one at the scene saw at that moment.

The moment the armless monster opened its mouth wide and was about to scream, its neck rose high into the sky along with a thick stream of blood.

The head rolled with a thud, and soon the monster’s body, having lost its balance, fell to the ground.

“…”

Baek Ji-soo, who was staring at the monster’s corpse dryly, wiped the blood off his weapon and put it back in its sheath.

Then he spoke to Jang Seo-jun, who was looking at him with a dumbfounded expression.

“As you can see, you’d better pay more attention to counter-detection. With your level of detection ability, you’ll be a top target.”

Jang Seo-jun’s ability was beyond compare.

It is already so good that no one in the country can keep up with it.

However, since the detection range of absolute time is so wide, it is easier to be counter-detected.

Just as snipers on the battlefields of the past hunted each other, the conflicts between hunters were also fiercely fought over counter-detection between those with detection abilities.

Among the monsters, some were able to track those with detection abilities, and that is why they still target this place.

“I’m sorry. I was worried, but I’m still not used to it…”

“It’s just that my abilities haven’t fully developed yet. If I keep doing it, they’ll increase quickly.”

She had already confirmed Jang Seo-jun’s talent.

We’ve already seen during the training period that he’s not just a hollow, innate character, but that he has outstanding qualities as a hunter.

As you become more familiar with the power of absolute time, you will quickly learn countermeasures against countermeasures.

“However… you won’t die even if you fail in the training facility, but failure on the battlefield means death. It’s your choice, so be careful if you don’t want to die a short life.”

That was also the reason why Baek Ji-soo stayed here.

I don’t know what the special forces’ operation will be like, but we can’t let the nation’s talented people die in vain.

At least for now, there’s no need to worry about reverse engineering or anything like that.

As long as she’s by his side, there’s nothing he’ll have to kill.

“…”

But while Jang Seo-jun felt reassured by the fact that she was by his side, he also felt a bit of self-mockery.

I’ve been training with her, always telling me not to hold back my teammates under the pretense of being a detection hunter, but I’m receiving help like this from my first field trip.

Baek Ji-soo opened her mouth after seeing his subtle change in expression.

“Are you going to go with a boring concept now?”

“… yes?”

“You’re doing your part well enough. Every bit of information you report and relay saves the lives of dozens and hundreds of our allies.”

“Is that so?”

“If you are a guy who has been taught by your seniors, then walk around with your head held high. Don’t walk around cowering for no reason.”

Baek Ji-soo’s words, with her eyes slightly furrowed.

Then a faint smile spread across Jang Seo-jun.

“Yes! I’ll try a little harder.”

Jang Seo-jun nodded vigorously and straightened his posture.

Then he used his power again and stretched his senses.

Thanks to the rest, my mental and physical strength have recovered to some extent.

As he began to survey the situation, he read the movements of the legions that had gathered in large numbers within the operational area.

‘What… is this?’

But in the midst of all this, Jang Seo-jun felt a shiver.

Although it is small in size, it feels like a larger entity than any other monster.

Something that even the higher-ranking species we just saw couldn’t match.

“what’s the matter?”

“So, something has appeared south of the operation area.”

Jang Seo-jun touched the map with his slightly trembling arms.

Then Baek Ji-soo glanced at him and said.

“Don’t worry about that one. Your senior has already left.”

*

Oh my god!

The terrain was split by the extended spear point.

A forest on one side has been completely cut off.

“Uh… crazy…”

The man who had fallen over looked back and his mouth was wide open.

The countless cut down trees and hollowed out ground told of the power of the gigantic blast that had just passed through.

And then I blankly stared at the towering monster.

A pure white monster with a single red glow in its eyes.

I have seen countless humanoid monsters while roaming the front lines.

But this is the first time I’ve seen an opponent like this.

It felt so powerful that it felt even bigger than the large monsters that easily stood a few meters tall.

Named monster.

This is a term that refers to a monster that is named after a ‘single entity’ that has caused countless damage to humans over a long period of time, rather than being defeated in a short period of time at a gate or in an area where it appears.

The fact that a non-paper entity is given a name is tantamount to proving the absolute strength of that entity.

‘Damn it… my hands won’t move…’

I can’t even muster the strength to move my trembling arms.

A being that is a terror to humanity, that has devoured not only people but also countless hunters.

It was something that an ordinary hunter or soldier could not endure.

But there was someone who walked alone, step by step, toward that existence.

“That flashy ability is still there.”

Oh Hyun-seong looked at the guy and said.

The guy wasn’t even looking at other humans, and was only looking at him from the beginning.

“…”

Oh Hyun-seong turned his head slightly and winked at the frozen hunters.

The bastard’s ability was a direct killing radius of several hundred meters, so those who couldn’t deal with it had no choice but to run away without even looking back.

Then the hunters retreated in a hurry.

First memory.

It’s not just hunters.

Even the monsters that had been charging forward fiercely just a moment ago retreated at the direction of the guy who raised his arm.

Nihil was a named monster, but at the same time, it was also a special species.

Not only can he simply hand down Lastus’ orders, but he can also make arbitrary judgments and issue orders that run counter to those orders to the monsters.

It also means that they have a completely different intelligence than normal monsters.

The guy was saying something in a robotic voice.

A creepy, cracking voice.

But Oh Hyun-seong responded indifferently and said.

“If you come to Korea, speak Korean, you punk.”

“…”

Nihil, who had been hesitating, opened his mouth again.

“I made a mistake. It’s been a long time since I spoke human language.”

“I guess it hasn’t been that long since you came back to life?”

“No, most humans aren’t even worth talking to.”

The corner of Nihil’s mouth twisted strangely.

Every time that happened, sharp teeth that didn’t match his smooth appearance were visible.

“If your race were just a little bit more intelligent, you wouldn’t have to use such a lowly, unpleasant language.”

“If you have a headache just learning the languages ​​on Earth, then whoever invaded should learn to speak our language.”

“I didn’t expect to see you here. I heard you retired already.”

“Where did you hear that? Did you pick up a newspaper or something?”

“Your internal news is reaching our ears the same as it was before. It’s a new feeling.”

The guy continued to make unfortunate noises.

“On the other hand, you don’t know. What’s going on out there.”

Oh Hyeon-seong frowned slightly at the bastard’s words.

It was obvious what that meant.

It’s China.

Currently, the Chinese region is inaccessible to normal observations and not a single satellite image has been taken.

The exact cause is unknown, but the prevailing hypothesis is that it was caused by erosion that covered the entire land.

Even though the degree of erosion was much less, the areas of North Korea that had become no-man’s land were also left without power.

So, in order to find out what was happening in China, we had to send investigators, but direct investigation had its limitations.

The land of China is so vast and is the worst kind of magical realm teeming with monsters.

If a helicopter is launched recklessly, it will be shot down before it can fly far, so there is no way a smooth investigation can be conducted.

Although investigative teams from several countries, including Korea, have been submitting reports periodically, they are only a superficial and rough understanding.

No one knew what was going on deep down there.

I just expect it to be filled with countless nests, with gates opening and spitting out monsters every single day.

“I’m curious, what are their plans there…”

Phew!

At that moment, a sharp energy suddenly flew in from the front.

Since there was no point in ‘defending’ against him, Oh Hyeon-seong quickly turned his body and narrowly avoided the attack.

The sight of deep, gruesome marks on his back.

“Well… I guess that’s the end of the conversation.”

Oh Hyun-seong muttered as he looked at the slightly torn upper arm of the top.

The reason he brought his legions here was to block the attack on the root, and he has no intention of just holding them back while the attack is underway.

Of course, Oh Hyun-seong had no intention of wasting time either.

‘I was thinking of extracting information if possible, but that seems like a waste of time.’

The murderous aura of the man holding up the window.

Oh Hyeon-seong put away the sword he had taken out at first and then took out the dagger that was on his back.

Then Nihil flinched.

I felt something was strange.

“You bastard… what’s that weapon?”

He was also familiar with the concept of relics, and had seen national treasure-level relics several times.

But it’s not a problem of that level.

That it wasn’t the usual weapon we’ve seen so far.

‘Certainly, it is not a common weapon.’

This is a machine that is usually used to dig up potatoes in the field.

However, it is also a weapon made by Noya, the greatest craftsman in mankind, from the corpse of a monster.

It was a national treasure-level relic made from the corpse of a senior monster who appeared several years earlier than the named monster, Chattergil.

“He’s your friend who will be hanging out with you from now on, so say hello.”

Taaak!

As Oh Hyun-seong snapped his fingers, a huge pillar of fire rose up from his feet.