The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 27



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Episode 27

27. Thanks to you, I am here now.

While stat evaluation focuses on the hunter’s physical abilities, tactical evaluation focuses on the hunter’s ‘performance’.

Extreme efficiency for catching monsters safely and quickly.

In the past, there was no objective information to determine a hunter’s level other than an evaluation based on stats.

However, as the Gate Era grew longer, the era of the Great War passed, and the era of the guild’s heyday opened, various quantitative and qualitative evaluations were developed to determine the skills of the hunters.

Among them, there is data such as ‘appropriate monster subjugation time’ as one of the representative evaluation indices.

This evaluation index determines the score based on how quickly you hunt a standard monster for each rank while soloing while wearing regular equipment.

Of course, there are big differences depending on the position, skill, and main mission session, but it was useful as a reference for finding out basic combat power.

There are dozens of other evaluation items, but unlike hunters who are obsessed with rank or ordinary people who lack understanding of the industry, officials like Kang Moo-hyuk evaluated hunters with more emphasis on tactics than stats.

‘Is the first one Hong Joo-il? The subjugation time rating is 3 minutes and 47 seconds, ‘great’. It’s average for a dealer, but her coping ability is lacking in this mission. Or is she overconfident in her own skills? Maybe it’s just her personal nature.’

The monitor showed Joo Se-ah slowly approaching Hong Joo-il.

She was deliberately making a lot of noise. As was the ogre’s custom of expressing her dominance of the forest with her whole body, everyone nearby felt her presence clearly.

At this time, the hunters’ movements were individual.

Those who stand still, those who step back and hide, and those who face things head on without fear.

Since it was a test that also served as training, there was no specific passing standard. The cutoff line was extremely high, as the opponent was Joo Se-ah.

But Kang Moo-hyuk couldn’t help but frown from the start.

“There is no communication at all.”

Failing grade from the first response.

Even though I tried to look at the process rather than the outcome, this was disappointing.

“I wonder if I can last five minutes? I hope at least one of these can be recycled.”

* * *

Phew! Phew! Hoong! Hoong! Hoong!

The iron ball at the end of the chain created a creepy wind.

A melee-only hammer connected by a chain-shaped link was often used against monsters with good regenerative abilities.

In the case of trolls, it is slower to recover from being crushed than to be killed.

The heavy iron ball guaranteed lethal destructive power just from the centrifugal force generated when swinging it.

However, the hammer was not a very popular weapon.

First of all, it lacked versatility. In comparison, its size and shape were inconvenient to carry around. And most importantly, it didn’t have a ‘pop-up’ effect.

Hunters were obsessed with the ‘look’ of their weapons more than their functionality. At lower ranks, survival was the priority, so they didn’t care about their appearance, but as their rank increased, they chose equipment with visual appeal as an option.

Unless it was a special case, there was no hunter who used an ugly hammer as their main weapon.

So, it was rare to find a hunter who was good at using a hammer.

Of course, this doesn’t apply to Joo Sea.

She was good at using any equipment that was good for killing monsters.

“One minute has already passed. If you stand still for the remaining time, I’ll give you a special bonus. Oh? By the way, I don’t use skills.”

The hunters were startled by Joo Sea’s voice ringing out in the darkness.

‘You said it was an ogre. Was it Gilma?’

‘No, maybe an ogre would be better? This is practically the final boss of Red Gate.’

Joo Seah’s one word changed the hunters’ course of action.

‘This is a chance to catch Gilma’s eye. After all, he’s the best hunter in Korea. I’ll show you a good side this time and move up!’

‘A walking disaster… right? A nickname for Gilma. If you want to live a long and thin life, you have to take care of your body.’

‘Wouldn’t it be worth a try if you don’t use skills? It’s also dark. If you hide, they won’t be able to find you.’

‘What should I do? What should I do? What should I do~?’

The hunters first used a skill to overcome the darkness.

Although they were hunters that Kang Mu-hyeok had given harsh criticism to from the beginning, they had basic skills as they had completed the regular course.

Rather than blindly lighting up, I chose skills that only I could use to identify my opponent.

‘Night vision.’

Hong Ju-il’s vision turned green. Joo Se-ah entered his vision, which had been covered in a black curtain.

“uh…….”

That too, right in front.

puck!

“Stop… … !”

Hong Joo-il collapses, unable to breathe, after being kicked in the stomach.

The front of the protective gear he was wearing was dented.

Joo Se Ah stepped on the back of Hong Joo Il who had passed out and was drooling.

The new recruits who belatedly used hint skills like Hong Joo-il or skills to judge the situation through sound were terrified at the sight of their comrades who had been hit in an instant and scattered in all directions.

“I can hear your footsteps.”

Joo Seah chased after the scattering hunters, jumping up and down.

The spacious training room that took up an entire floor felt cramped for the rookies, as if it were their own.

Every time the hammer blew, the hunters would fall with a scream. How could Gilma, who doesn’t use skills, find them so easily? I wondered if he was secretly using skills.

“There are two minutes left. But now there are seven left?”

When Joo Seah explained the situation, the surviving hunters looked around.

He was running around playfully like a rabbit chaser, and before he knew it, he had killed 10 people.

‘Tsk! Even an ogre wouldn’t be this scary.’

As Kim Gwi-nam clenched his teeth and held his breath, someone whispered in his ear.

– Brother, it’s no use running away. Let’s stick together and fight.

‘It’s Daehyun.’

Unlike Kim Gwi-nam, who has a low rank in the tank position and does not yet have a message skill, Min Dae-hyun, a supporter, had this functional skill before combat skills.

Min Dae-hyun gathered his remaining power while, as a supporter, he used skills to deceive Joo Se-ah’s attention in order to buy time.

It upsets the target’s balance, blurs their vision, and confuses their hearing.

Small skills, but quite useful for hunting.

The problem is that the rank difference between Joo Se Ah and her is large.

Not only that, she was unrivaled in physical and magical resistance.

But Joo Seah waited, deliberately receiving all the skills.

It was a suitable penalty for the ogre’s role.

Joo Se Ah sighed as she looked at the new members circling around her.

“It’s not bad to form a party in the middle of a battle. But you only formed a formation after more than half of your party members were incapacitated. If you had done that from the beginning, you could have at least set up a scrum (tank wall). This is a total failure.”

Joo Se Ah rushed in with strict criticism.

* * *

‘I somehow managed to get the formation ready. This looks completely hopeless. Only two minutes left. Can I hold out?’

Min Dae-hyun joined the Taesung Guild and began to have fun for the first time.

When Joo Se Ah first appeared, I felt a chill down my spine. I thought I was scared by the power of the strongest hunter, but after more than half of the hunters were eliminated, I realized that it was actually a thrilling tension.

excitement.

As the sense of crisis heightens, adrenaline pumps.

The brain became more active in this thrilling pleasure.

Thanks to that, I had the freedom to follow Joo Se Ah’s movements.

“Whoa! Here it comes!”

Joo Seah was seen rushing forward.

The target is Kim Gwi-nam, a tanker.

Min Dae-hyun, who couldn’t see the vanguard collapsing even before the start, immediately cast the skill.

‘Trip on a rock and fall down!’

A minor skill, like bouncing off a bump in the floor.

My skill level was low, so I was limited to just stepping on it, but I thought it might work in the dark… … .

‘… What the heck. Does that guy have eyes on his feet?’

The sight of Kim Gui-nam lightly dodging and striking the shield he was holding with a sledgehammer sent shivers down his spine.

The shield caved in with a deafening crash.

When Kim Gwi-nam fell to his buttocks, Joo Se-ah did not spare him any mercy and struck him with the iron hammer as if performing an uppercut.

Min Dae-hyun reached out his hand in shock. A thin string of mana shot out from his hand, wrapped around Kim Gwi-nam’s ankle, and pulled him along.

The hammer barely grazed the shield.

“Oh my.”

Joo Se-ah chased after Kim Gwi-nam, who was sliding on the floor while raising the corners of his lips.

Min Dae-hyun quickly gave orders to other party members.

– Sister Sujin, grab some attention.

Yang Su-jin, who had been so scared that she couldn’t react at all, came to her senses and shot an arrow.

However, Joo Se-ah easily dodged and caught up with Kim Gwi-nam.

As Joo Se Ah grabbed Mana’s string and tried to pull her, Min Dae Hyun quickly stopped the skill.

And Kim Gwi-nam was left behind.

“Kuwack!”

“There are six left now.”

Finished in Joo Sea’s hands.

‘Ugh! I’m sorry, Gwinam hyung.’

Min Dae-hyun fell back, wondering how he would survive with a party that had lost its tank.

-1 minute left.

The new chief’s polite voice flowed from the speaker.

1 minute.

Just 60 seconds.

A glimmer of hope emerged that the finish line was just around the corner.

“One minute? Okay. That’s enough.”

It was a long time, so long that it didn’t put any pressure on Joo Sea.

‘Is that enough?’

Min Dae-hyun screamed as he watched Joo Se-ah closing the distance in an instant.

* * *

‘It was a test that started with the idea of ​​organizing what needed to be organized and taking care of what needed to be taken care of before moving… … .’

-All 17 people are out.

Kang Moo-hyuk turned on the training room lights as Joo Se-ah declared the end of the test while looking at the camera.

‘There was a hunter who was more useful than I thought.’

The test took 5 minutes. The actual test lasted about 4 minutes.

In fact, the 17 new hunters in this show had nothing to show for it.

I was just unilaterally attacked.

The problem was that the support team had no tactical moves to hold out for the next five minutes, as the mission stated.

‘If they had decided clearly, we could have responded. But it seems like neither of them wants to take on the role of leader.’

When Kang Moo-hyuk first saw the skills of the new hunters, he got the impression that they weren’t as bad as he had thought.

There were also some hunters who counterattacked.

It was thanks to Joo Se-ah’s care, but at least the significance lies in the fact that he didn’t die while standing still.

The ending of dealing with Joo Sea wouldn’t have been much different even if it was a Titan.

‘Well, the skills of the new recruits below C rank are only a sheet of paper apart. The real problem is…’

Lack of initiative.

The first hurdle that separates a promising prospect from a mediocre rookie hunter is who makes the first move.

The unwritten rule in the hunter industry is, “In a crisis, follow the person who moves first.” This is a maxim that any experienced hunter knows.

This difference accelerates the hunter’s development.

“For now, one is possible. The rest are on hold. Shinjin should focus on this person.”

Joo Se-ah, who had just finished her test and entered the waiting room, snorted at Kang Moo-hyuk’s plan.

“There’s no way even the strategy team leader wouldn’t know that. You know that, right? The supporter can’t be the center of the party. It may seem old-fashioned, but it’s an immutable truth that the tank is the center.”

“I agree with that. But I’m talking about the commander who gives the order.”

“That’s usually led by a tank or an experienced dealer. There are limits to the supporters staying in the rear.”

“The more you stay in the rear, the wider the field of vision you have.”

Joo Se-ah said as if she realized something after seeing Kang Mu-hyeok actively participating in hunting tactics.

“Is this also related to warehouse C?”

“No comment for now.”

“Well, fine. I’m the type to save on delicious food. I’ll wait until we see results. But shouldn’t we start showing our guild members a vision? Tomorrow, they’ll be all abuzz with the news of the guild’s relocation. There could even be a mass resignation.”

Joo Se-ah spoke with concern, but Kang Mu-hyeok shrugged his shoulders as if he didn’t care.

“I’ll just leave it alone. That was the plan from the beginning. The relocation to Bukpocheon will allow us to weed out useless forces. I’d appreciate it if the factions that are interfering with us leave as well. If you suddenly get hit in the head, your true nature will be revealed in some way. At this point, we’ll be able to see if you’re someone who’s going to go with us or not.”

“It must be really embarrassing for the person on the receiving end. I knew he had a bad personality, but his hobby is also annoying.”

“Thanks to you, I am here now.”

* * *

“This isn’t even funny. Bringing up the short-term system. Did Princess Taesung eat something wrong? Have the car wait. Contact Joo Se-ah Gilma to meet you. Let’s go to the Taesung Guild.”

“Yes, Mr. Chairman.”