The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 391



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Episode 391

#391. I should have just stayed in Seoul.

“A34 down! A34 down!”

Kang Moo-hyuk put down the coffee mix he had been touching at the shout of ‘down’.

Down was a term usually used in combat situations when the party was completely destroyed.

However, it did not necessarily mean total annihilation. Even when contact was suddenly lost, the guild assumed it was down and moved forward.

Since it was a matter of human lives, especially one where a regular raid party could be wiped out, the guild had to assume the worst and act accordingly.

‘You can’t say that one of Slayer’s parties was annihilated in an instant.’

Kang Moo-hyeok cautiously approached Do Jin-san. Before he could ask anything, Do Jin-san relayed the situation as if he was flowing.

“We lost contact with the helicopter that went to Bukaksan Mountain.”

Then, Dojinsan gave orders to the follow-up party that was preparing to go out.

“Three raiding parties, three parties, are on standby? Send them all to the scene. Are there any guilds nearby that can be mobilized? Contact them… No. I will personally request their cooperation. Give me a list of the relevant guilds.”

Dojinsan responded quickly.

As the threat that Kang Mu-hyeok had pointed out began to become a reality, he, who had been conservative as the second-in-command of the strategy team, finally came to the forefront.

Kang Moo-hyuk thought that he no longer needed to touch this area.

‘That’s because Team Leader Seong Seon-je is such an exceptional person. Deputy Team Leader Do Jin-san is also known as a seasoned Hunter in Slayer. It’s to the point where Team Leader Seong personally selected him.’

Kang Moo-hyuk now had only one card left: the Joker. He had no doubt that this Joker was the strongest hand in the current situation.

‘Thomas will soon finish organizing Mungyeong Pass and return to Seoul. How we use him here will depend on the situation.’

Kang Moo-hyuk prepared by imagining numerous scenarios and running simulations in his head.

* * *

Jang Deok-gu ran sideways along the mountainside and attacked Miraju’s flank.

The high-ranking Hunters who participated in Iron Will were smaller in number than the Slayers, but they were all skilled enough to not be ignored.

Ironwill’s small raiding party consisted of the following members:

Jang Deuk-gu, Lee Jin-ju, Pyo Beom-hee, Yeom Su-hyeong, Noh Song-rin, Go Eul-ji, and Hyeon Jeong-geon.

Although it only had seven members, its firepower was second to none.

However, there was a problem with the extreme firepower combination that did not take into account long-range attacks, magic power, and support at all.

Of course, by utilizing Go Eul-ji’s abilities and Pyo Beom-hee’s solitude, they were able to make up for some of the shortcomings, but it was true that they were inferior to Slayer’s diverse operational capabilities.

Unfortunately, even for Kang Moo-hyuk, this part was difficult to resolve in a short period of time.

Recruiting a magician was the most difficult skill to acquire among the Hunters, and among the long-range positions, there was no Hunter that caught Kang Mu-hyeok’s eye.

It was equally difficult to find supporters. All the capable supporters had their owners. I tried to transfer several times, but my guild refused to accept my request, and it never came to fruition.

‘It’s a bit unbalanced, but it doesn’t matter if the punch is strong.’

Jang Deuk-gu was leading a group of hunters who were extremely unbalanced, not only in terms of their combinations but also in terms of their individuality, but he felt no difficulty at all.

Rather, he was brimming with confidence. His confidence was evident in their first clash.

Jang Deuk-gu gave his order, glaring at the rock wall that rose like a giant castle.

“Goeulji. Break through.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Gravity was layered on Goeulji’s palm reaching up to the sky.

【scourge】

An invisible hammer of gravity struck the wall.

Kwaaang!

In an instant, a section of the wall collapsed, and some of the Hunters inside were crushed under the shattered debris.

The Goeulji had already detected the enemy with their detection ability.

“They’re Mirage.”

She announced in a playful voice that her opponent was the enemy.

Jang Deuk-gu jumped inside the wall and struck the neck of the hunter who was just getting out of the rubble. The hunter was unable to resist the merciless blow and just fell to the ground.

The rest of the people were rushed to the scene by Hyun Jeong-geon and Noh Song-rin and were strangled.

“The wall is regenerating!”

Jinju Lee, who was guarding the rear, shouted.

Jang Deok-gu weighed whether he should secure a retreat or move forward.

Not only in hunting, but also in battles against hunters, unexpected situations always occurred.

If you hesitate at this point, you will not be able to cook rice or porridge. In fact, there are more cases where the rice will burn.

That moment when a split-second decision can determine success or failure.

In order to cook edible food, you had to have a clear strategic goal.

Jang Deuk-gu had a clear goal: to support Slayer and destroy Mirage.

There was no need to hesitate.

“Move forward.”

The answer was set. There was nothing to do outside. In any case, to destroy the wide-range formation, you had to aim for the nuke.

“Five enemies in the right passage.”

“There are four more on the left.”

Leopard Hee and Yeom Su-hyeong, who were in charge of the left and right wings, gave a warning.

Jang Deuk-gu checked the weapons the enemy was holding and instantly divided his forces between the two sides.

“The left side is Pyo, Noh, Lee, and Hyeon. The right side is the rest.”

Jang Deuk-gu thought that the strength of the raiding party was not inferior to that of the Slayer. So he was not too worried about the battle before his eyes. However, something happened that exceeded his expectations.

Kugugugug!

The terrain was changing. The maze-like paths were split again. With that one movement, the raid was divided into four. Before anyone could say anything, the Ironwill raid was also paired.

Since there were seven people, it was two, two, three.

“Huh? But they’ve become one? Why am I alone?”

Goeulji tried to contact him using a communicator, but somehow his ears felt empty.

“Ah! My communicator! Where is it?”

At that moment, Jang Deuk-gu’s shout came through the message skill.

“Goeulji!”

“yep.”

“Why can’t I communicate?”

“I lost it.”

Go Eul-ji scratched his head and said, “I’m sorry.” Jang Deuk-gu sighed. Go Eul-ji bowed in embarrassment.

“Sorry, sorry. I’ll break down the wall and cross over to you.”

“Even if you break the wall, we won’t be there.”

“Huh?”

“It’s not just the wall that’s rising. The ground has also shifted, and the distance between them has widened. Even if you break the wall, it’ll rise again right away. The location keeps changing. You’ll eventually collapse from exhaustion if you keep breaking it.”

“Then, I will fly into the sky.”

“Wait a minute… … .”

Goeulji flew up before he could even hear Jang Deuk-gu’s words. The wall was quite high, but it wasn’t a big problem.

Thud!

“Kuhek!”

The townspeople, who had encountered strong resistance, clutched their heads.

“Your Majesty, there is a wall in heaven. Is it some kind of defensive barrier?”

“With this kind of formation, it would be natural to prepare for the sky as well. When I checked, it seems that the wall can’t be climbed. If you stab a sword, it will flow away like sand.”

That meant it was a perfect trap.

‘In a moving maze, a sand wall. If you try to break it, it becomes hard. The top is also made of a defensive barrier. With Ulji firepower, you can break it, but even this is blocked by layers. If you have the ability to recover, it would be a waste of effort to break through it.’

I have never seen a formation with this level of performance.

I had heard that some of the top guilds in North America and Europe were capable of setting up great magic circles, but even these were mostly construction-type ones. The installation-type ones, like the ones now, were few and far between.

“Then what should we do, Master Wang?”

The local government requested an order. Jang Deuk-gu asked to find out the exact situation.

“Goeulji, are your sensing abilities effective here?”

“Not yet? No, it’s a bit faint. I think there’s something blocking my senses. But I can still feel the general presence nearby and have a sense of direction.”

“Okay. Then, avoid the Mirage guys as much as possible and join the nearby pair. Then, move to find the next pair. If possible, lead them towards the central core. Is that possible?”

“Well, this is my first time fighting in a place like this. I guess I’ll have to try it to find out.”

“Okay, try it.”

“Okay, I’ll see you later.”

Jang Deuk-gu, who gave the order to Go Eul-ji, also relayed the order to the rest of the pair.

Then he spoke to the hunter who had become his pair.

“Let’s go too. Follow me.”

Jang Deuk-gu’s partner was Noh Song-rin.

Originally they were not pairs, but in an emergency, pairs were like a mating game. When you called out two, the two closest people had to come together.

Noh Song-rin lamented why she was near Jang Deuk-gu. Moreover, Goeulji was nearby.

The moment the pair split, Noh Song-rin was worried about whether to go with Go Eul-ji or Jang Deuk-gu. It was because she didn’t like either pair.

Because I hesitated so much, I got caught by Jang Deuk-gu. I should have caught Go Eul-ji instead. It was uncomfortable for both of us, but being paired with Jang Deuk-gu made me feel like I was sitting on a bed of thorns.

Noh Song-rin sighed as she looked at Jang Deuk-gu’s back as he walked ahead.

‘My fate is like that. Why did it have to be Jang Deuk-gu? If things go wrong, that person will abandon me first.’

Just as Jang Deuk-gu didn’t trust Noh Song-rin, Noh Song-rin didn’t trust Jang Deuk-gu either.

It was amazing how they managed to work together despite such distrust.

“I should just stay in Seoul.”

Noh Song-rin suddenly missed Kang Mu-hyeok very much.

* * *

Thomas was high in the sky, looking down at Mount Juheul where the remnants of Miraju were crouching.

‘The magic circle’s core is not detected well. It seems to have a vision obstruction function, so I can’t see inside. I wonder if the people inside will have a hard time.’

After closely examining the trap Mirage had set, he concluded that the camp could not be taken down from the outside.

Of course, it was possible to do so by pressing with force. Since he had the ability to do so. The problem was that there were many friendly hunters caught up inside.

No matter how well you control your power, someone will be seriously injured or die from the power of an S-rank wizard.

‘If only there were Slayers, I would tolerate it to some extent, but since there are fellow guild members inside, I have to exert myself from the outside. If I had known this would happen, would I have tried to use illusions and such from the beginning?’

Thomas soon shook his head. There was no use regretting what had already happened.

Also, even if he went back to that time, he had no choice but to make the same choice. If Thomas had shown up too hastily, the illusion of knowing the existence of another S-rank could have hidden itself away.

Since there was no way for Illusion to know that Joo Sea and Thomas were deployed separately, it was obvious that he would avoid a 2-on-1 fight.

As a result, the illusion appeared in Seoul, but it was correct to hide Thomas’s existence when his location was not certain.

“There’s nothing we can do. We have no choice but to destroy the nuclear weapons one by one.”

If you do that much, the Slayer and Iron Will’s Hunters will take care of the rest.

Without that magic circle, the Mirage power here wouldn’t be able to handle them.

Thomas linked the magic he had developed.

【Wide Scope】=【Force Field】=【Targeting】=【Index】

I built a mana zone and created a space where mana could reach at any time within the range of awareness. Then I chose a target and marked it.

It was difficult to target accurately due to the influence of the formation, but it didn’t matter since I was planning on destroying them all anyway.

Thomas chose the most appropriate spell to use next.

He recalled the original skill of the Hunter he knew. It wasn’t magic, but it was a skill that had magical destructive power.

It was a technique that a hunter who was with me while I was training under Joo Se-ah in Bukpocheon once demonstrated.

“This would be perfect if you want to get in there and destroy things quickly.”

The original creator of the skill may not have enough strength to break the formation, but he could do it.

Thomas cast a spell that he reinterpreted in his own way.

【Sonic Boom】