The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 44



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Episode 44

44. There was a reason for the destruction.

“Ugh!”

Kang Moo-hyuk felt his breath catch in his throat. His heart was beating faster and his body was shaking.

It was a precursor symptom of mana addiction.

“Chief Kang, what’s wrong? Where does it hurt?”

Pyo Beom-hee supported Kang Mu-hyeok, who was staggering in surprise.

Kang Moo-hyuk put strength into his legs. He couldn’t fall. He wasn’t a hunter, but he had to be firm as the leader. If the members found out that he had a disease, it would only add to the doubts about his qualifications as the leader, which were already questionable.

Fortunately, none of the hunters noticed Kang Mu-hyeok’s anomaly because they were all focused on fighting the goblins.

‘That black thing… was it Mana?’

Sometimes instinct is more accurate than reason.

Just as the intuition of an experienced hunter would, Kang Moo-hyuk’s keen senses were telling him that the black energy rising into the sky like a dragon was ominous.

He noticed that what was invisible to even the eyes of an A-rank hunter was another type of mana. He thought that perhaps this was a phenomenon that he could see because of the symptoms of his illness.

Kang Mu-hyeok took out a metal case from his chest pocket while breathing hard. Pyo Beom-hee caught the case that he had dropped because his fingertips were trembling.

“That, that… syringe.”

Pyo Beom-hee, who saw Kang Mu-hyeok barely speaking while sweating profusely, opened the lid without asking about the identity of the case.

Syringes neatly arranged inside the case.

As a hunter, she was familiar with the use of various emergency supplies and realized that the object was a laser syringe.

“hips?”

Dori dori.

Kang Mu-hyeok shook his head with all his might.

“That’s too bad.”

Pyo Beom-hee immediately took out a syringe, kicked Kang Mu-hyeok’s arm, and injected the drug.

After a while, Kang Mu-hyeok’s pale complexion returned to normal.

He looked around. No one seemed to have noticed because he had acted quickly.

Leopard Hee said, looking at me with wide eyes.

“I got hurt by Matthew. Isn’t this the aftereffect of that?”

“How did you know about the Matthew building?”

“Even though I came from Titan, there are probably one or two people I know there… Don’t beat around the bush!”

“I have a slight chronic illness. It’s nothing serious. It’s not something that will kill me right away. I just need to get shots and take medicine to get by.”

It was an explanation that was half lies and half truth.

Pyobeomhee asked back with a suspicious look.

“Is it true?”

“I have a fatal disease. Why would I be here acting like this, calling myself crazy?”

“It’s monster hunting. If it’s Captain Kang, he’d be crazy.”

Kang Moo-hyuk, who was at a loss for an answer to the irrefutable statement, tried to change the subject, but then something suddenly occurred to him.

“I have something more to ask you.”

“What is it?”

“Can I get through the goblin horde in front of me right now?”

“Breakthrough? It depends on what your goal is. What are the conditions? Annihilation? Or securing an entrance?”

“The team leader is taking me to Sanjeong Lake as quickly as possible.”

Leopard Hee looked at the front where the battle was taking place. She jumped up to about 3 meters with a slight step. She surveyed the battle situation from the air and landed lightly. She then spoke.

“It seems possible. But it would be better to just wipe them all out and leave. If we just leave, the rest will be filthy.”

“It would be possible to put Team Leader Pyo in full force, but it would take time. Furthermore, if we change the tempo and speed up the attack pace, there could be casualties. The guild’s strength is still lacking to respond by changing the strategy in the middle.”

Guild strategy teams often refer to raids as ‘paper wars’.

It meant a war waged on paper and planned in advance.

Originally, the success or failure of a raid was determined during the operation phase.

It is difficult to change plans during a raid because the training and equipment are set accordingly.

Of course, raids have many variables, and it is important to improvise accordingly, but you must follow the main outline of the strategy to avoid failure.

When taking unplanned actions, you need to have a valid reason and ability to achieve results.

If it failed, the Hunter would have to bear the full consequences, so it couldn’t be changed arbitrarily.

Kang Mu-hyeok concluded that a change in tactics would be poison to the current Iron Will Guild.

“Hunting is not as easy as it sounds. If Chief Kang wants it, it’s not like it can’t be done. Why?”

“It seems like the variable I was talking about has occurred.”

“Variable?”

“There is a communication channel that only I use, and it connects for a very short time and then disconnects. It seems like something has happened to the guild leader.”

Kang Mu-hyuk lied without changing his expression.

‘I don’t have time to explain. I don’t have the confidence to make you understand.’

How can I explain that ominous black mana that only I can see?

Just talking about mana addiction would take ages. Moreover, that phenomenon was something he himself did not understand. He had no ability to explain what he did not know.

Although something didn’t feel right to Pyo Beom-hee, she decided to follow Kang Mu-hyeok’s words. She knew about his abilities well, and since he had always had excellent intuition, she trusted him.

He was a person who could be trusted with one’s life, but was also someone one could trust with when it came to monster hunting.

“Well then. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to swing my sword, huh?”

When Leopard Hee took off her jacket, her upper body covered in dark leather armor was revealed. When she put on a black ‘armor coat’ that reached down to her knees, her aura changed to that of a completely different person.

While she was getting ready for battle, Kang Mu-hyeok also put on his armor coat. He wouldn’t be able to use it as much as the Hunter, but it would protect his body to some extent.

He then looked for Jo Chung-hyun with his left earset.

-Yes, sir.

“From now on, Team Leader Pyo and I will be leaving our positions.”

-Is something wrong?

“This is part of a pre-planned operation. We will break through the goblin troop. I will completely trust and leave the order here to the strategy team leader. I will also call in reinforcements just in case.”

The reinforcements were a brine type that had been dispatched to deal with the goblin riders.

Other than that, it was far from a friendly explanation, but Jo Chung-hyun didn’t nitpick.

The leader was the one who had obtained his cooperation through bargaining with Tae Soo-man, the second son of Taesung Group. Since he had received orders from Tae Soo-man to help Kang Mu-hyeok, there was no need to ask him questions.

Even if you are curious, it is a hunter’s basic duty to focus on the monster in front of you while hunting.

-Okay. Is there anything I can help you with?

“When I give the signal, push hard into the tank line. I’ll rush in when the goblins’ lines are disrupted.”

After that, Kang Moo-hyeok organized the order priorities in case Jo Chung-hyun had a problem.

Meanwhile, Pyobeomhee, who had been preparing weapons and ampoule kits, approached Kang Muhyuk after finishing her preparations.

“It’s been a while since you’ve been on site. It’s going to be a bit dangerous. You’re going to see things you don’t want to see.”

“Please be gentle.”

“Well then, excuse me.”

As Kang Mu-hyeok took a deep breath, Pyo Beom-hee grabbed his waist with her left hand.

The next moment, the view grew clearer. The hunters were lying at his feet. And the next moment, he was stepping on the goblin’s head.

“now!”

Kang Mu-hyeok, who was distracted by the fluctuating vision, groaned and sent a signal to Jo Chung-hyeon.

As the tank line pushed forward using their skills, the goblins in the front line lost their balance and fell over.

Taking advantage of the sudden pressure and the confusion, Leopard Tiger jumped into the middle of the goblins and swung his sword.

【Toxin Strike】

It was a skill unique to the Leopard Tiger that had the property of extracting toxins from blood and breath.

Basically, the poison skill is easy to obtain, but difficult to handle.

The biggest problem was that the poison had to be prepared in advance. Users had to be careful with it because they might get poisoned, so if they weren’t careful, a major accident could occur.

The worst was when it contaminated even party members. The effectiveness of poison was known to all hunters, but that was why not everyone could use it.

But if poison-related skills fall into Leopard Hee’s hands, it’s a completely different story.

The awakening ability itself was specialized for poison, and it could safely extract and use poison by combining it within the body, so it could not help but be a skill created just for her.

Goblins also use various types of poisons, including anesthetic poison, but they are like fireflies in the moonlight.

In the blink of an eye, the goblins around me began to foam at the mouth and their skin turned a dark brown color.

Since the goblins were monsters that knew a lot about poison, they were startled and retreated when they realized how poisonous Leopard’s poison was.

The space was expanded with the leopard print in the center.

Kang Moo-hyuk swallowed dry saliva as he became nervous again upon seeing her for the first time in a long time.

“The power is still there.”

“It’s difficult to be surprised to this extent. I’ll show you that I haven’t been playing around all this time.”

Kang Moo-hyuk opened his eyes wide in surprise.

Since I knew Leopard Hee’s skills so well, I didn’t consider her plus power. I only calculated up to what I knew.

however.

‘I never thought of that?’

The skill performance he was showing against the goblins right before his eyes was surpassing the old Leopard King he knew.

‘We’ve improved on the weaknesses. We can use Team Leader Pyo more broadly.’

Pyo Beom-hee felt a chill at the sight of Kang Mu-hyeok’s eager gaze as he pondered over how to use her.

“Why is it so cold?”

The thought crossed my mind that I had been bragging about my progress for nothing.

* * *

The moment the Goblin Godmother’s chest bone was broken and her heart was pierced.

Joo Se Ah felt a sense of urgency.

A black current rose up and clung to her arm. She quickly kicked her mother’s abdomen and pulled herself out. The black fog that was trying to engulf her shook uncontrollably.

After leaving the godmother, the black current was no longer visible, but in the meantime, an energy still lingered around without disappearing.

Joo Sea couldn’t take her eyes off her godmother, who had become a corpse. The hostages didn’t cheer either. The goblins didn’t turn their faces or rush toward her either, but just stood there, staring blankly at her dead godmother.

“Ugh… … .”

“Huhhhh.”

Joo Se Ah came to her senses at the groans of the hostages.

A mouth that drools, eyes that lose focus.

It looked like he had lost his wits.

Not only people, but goblins also had the same appearance.

Joo Se-ah soon realized that her situation was no different from others.

Thanks to the fierce resistance of high magic resistance, I was not able to lose my mind, but my body was unable to move at all.

I didn’t know how much time had passed. I was lost in thought for a moment or a long time.

Even people, no matter how excellent a hunter, are bound to be gripped by fear if they cannot control their bodies.

But Joo Se Ah did not give in, gritted her teeth and held on, trying to somehow escape from this bondage.

The indomitable witch.

Strong monsters, powerful villains, and an unyielding spirit in any desperate situation supported her.

‘Move. You have to move.’

The black stream of air that had been continuously flowing from the godmother’s body had reached its end.

I don’t know what happened.

But I instinctively felt that misfortune was lurking behind it.

Move… . Move… . Move.

“in action!”

【Brave Heart】

Her heart pounded hotly as she vomited blood.

Finally, I took a step forward and broke free from the invisible bonds.

“Phuhat! Gasp gasp gasp… … .”

Just at the moment when I was trying to catch my breath.

Hot!

Joo Seah heard the sound of hooves of some animal.

near.

It was very close.

“Djuplezum Shikadu.”

A delicate voice tickled her ears.

“Kahak!”

Joo Seah collapsed, vomiting blood.

I turned my head with difficulty in the direction where the voice came from.

The godmother had collapsed before anyone knew it. She was nothing but a hollow shell. Not even a piece of meat, just her skin, mushy and rolling around on the floor.

Behind it, a black current swirled and formed a shape.

But for some reason, Joo Se Ah didn’t see that sight.

All she could see were sentences or shapes.

Two overlapping circles, large and small, with an unidentified string of characters between them.

An ominous shape symbolizing the uterus.

It seemed to be some kind of sign, but I had no idea what it meant.

‘Is it unknown? I’ve never heard of such a monster.’

A monster that doesn’t even allow its appearance.

Can this even be called a monster in the first place?

The monster, which appeared only with a sign, spoke.

“Dzuplzum Shikadu. So, the little bit of Piddichul is cute.”

Joo Se Ah chewed her tongue and shouted, hearing a language she had never heard before.

“What, what are you saying, hey? Cool!”

As she was barely able to support her leaning body again, a familiar voice was heard from behind her.

“Foolish man. Do not stand before me.”

“Go, Kang Mu-hyeo-eok… … .”

“Somehow I can hear it.”

Kang Moo-hyuk stood calmly next to Joo Se-ah.

“There was a reason why the Brazilian Guild was destroyed.”

Joo Sea nodded to his words.

Kang Moo-hyuk spoke to a being that could be seen but could not be seen.

“It was you who invited me… was it you?”