The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 452



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Episode 452

#452. Did you put some honey on the captain?

“It was a success?”

Zhao Keji’s eyes twitched. He asked again.

“The gate exploded, but Seoul is safe? Am I mistaken?”

“I used the teleportation scroll to get out of that place.”

Doris began to speak, recalling that time.

“What happened?”

“I don’t know for sure. There was a distance. But what I do know is that the gate exploded and was blocked by something. The mana waves that spread out from the gate were compressed into one place and then disappeared.”

“That means… … .”

“Someone stopped it.”

“Or did Korea have a way to stop it?”

“That might be the case. It’s probably a secret weapon prepared by the Slayer.”

In fact, Doris’ information was below expectations. She had no idea exactly how the gate was blocked.

‘Assuming that they aren’t hiding any information. Honestly, the fact that the gate explosion was prevented is a great thing in itself.’

The problem was that Doris identified the Slayer as the mastermind behind the Gate explosion.

Zhao Keji also found out about the situation at the guild level and knew that it was the hunters of the Slayer Guild who tried to stop the gate explosion.

Plus, it contains some of Iron Will’s power.

‘I have a feeling it won’t be the Slayer.’

It could be said that Zhao Keji’s intuition was triggered, but the hint of illusion was suspicious.

‘I’m letting Mirage and Illusion speak freely about their own failures.’

As far as Zhao Keji knew, Illusion was a person with a very strong sense of pride.

It might have been natural, since the organization called Mirage alone was acting against governments, guilds, and the World Hunters’ Federation around the world.

Would such a person reveal his true feelings to me, a mere servant of a guild with which he had only a temporary cooperative relationship, without any reason?

“Illusion-nim, you seem to be suspicious of something too.”

For a moment, Illusion’s shoulders seemed to shake.

“Why do you think so?”

“The Slayer Guild’s best cards are the Holy Sword and the Expedition. Even in Korea, a country that is backward in terms of hunters, those two cards are a source of pride that can compete with the rest of the world. But do they have enough power to stop a gate explosion? Can you stop a gate explosion, Illusion?”

“… … .”

“It can’t be stopped. No, any S-rank other than Illusion-sama could survive the gate explosion, but they can’t stop it. And yet, a Slayer with enough power to stop it would let Illusion-sama take the Holy Sword? That’s contradictory.”

“Keep going.”

“At that time, Slayer’s expedition force was pulled out by the magic circle, and the forces including Joo Se-ah and Seong Seon-je were personally lured away by Illusion-nim as bait from the explosion gate. Other large guilds in Korea were also prepared for an out-breaking, and their feet were tied, so it was clear that there was no force that could stop the gate explosion.”

“But it got blocked. The operation was a success.”

“At this point, we should start to suspect other possibilities.”

“What are the possibilities?”

Zhao Keji took a deep breath at this point.

It was partly because he was calculating to make his opponent impatient and cling to him, but also because he himself did not know the exact answer.

Of course, the answer to replace it was already decided.

“You’re thinking long and hard.”

With those words, an unknown energy burst out from the illusion.

Zhao Keji couldn’t breathe.

“Ugh!”

He sank to the ground, spitting up blood. He knelt down and held on with all his might, but he could not raise his head, which was gradually sinking.

At that moment, the door broke open and Zhao Keji’s attendants Yuan Hao and Xiao Zhan barged in. They had rushed in after hearing Zhao Keji’s screams.

“Chief!”

“Your Majesty Zhao Keji!”

It was Gary Dee who intervened in the two hunters.

He, who had been silent the whole time, moved.

Gary Dee, wearing a beret over his military uniform, quickly closed the distance and kicked Xiao Zhan in the forehead.

Mana was imbued in the boots made of monster hide and decorated with gate minerals on the tip of the shoe.

Xiao Zhan blocked the bullet with both hands just before his abdomen was pierced. A dull impact and a sharp pain shot through his forearm.

‘Is it cracked? How can it be… … in one shot?!’

Before he could even finish his thoughts, Gary Dee’s back kick came flying. The attack was clearly aimed at the abdomen. Xiao Zhan ignored the pain and took the attack with both arms again.

The arm that was cracked was completely broken.

“Ugh… … .”

Yuan Hao noticed Xiao Zhan’s condition and took out his spear and stabbed Gary Dee in the side.

Gary Dee fell away from Xiao Zhan. Changying flashed to where he was.

As soon as the enemy got farther away, Xiao Zhan immediately activated his magic.

【Clay doll】

【Armor of the Earth】

【Red Habit】

In an instant, three orders poured in.

【For soldiers】

The marble floor cracked and a doll rose up. It was covered in an armor of earth, and then the broken stones clumped together to form a horse.

Soon, two cavalrymen wearing armor were completed, and they took up a charging stance with lances in hand.

“Can I help you?”

Doris stepped forward and asked. Gary Dee raised his hand to stop her without even looking back.

Xiao Zhan, who was offended by his confident appearance, gave orders to the Terracotta Army’s golems.

“charge.”

The moment the mounted golems charge.

“stop.”

Let’s go! Let’s go!

A blue current ran across the floor and destroyed the cavalry golems in one fell swoop.

When the spell was shattered so easily that it was almost absurd, not only Xiao Zhan but even Yuan Hao froze. It was such an untouchable feat.

Moreover, the shock was even greater because they did not know that the person Zhao Keji met was an illusion.

“Everyone get out.”

Zhao Keji stood up and spoke to his attendants. The blood still drained from his mouth, but his complexion looked normal.

“I told you to stay out!”

As Zhao Keji shouted, Yuan Hao grabbed Xiao Zhan by the collar.

“It seems like everything is fine, so let’s go out.”

As the two people took their places, Zhao Keji bowed his head and took the lottery ticket.

“Thank you for taking the time to consider my situation.”

“The Hunter clan is one that only listens when you show them your strength. Don’t test my patience any longer.”

“Yes. I will keep that in mind.”

Only then did Zhao Keji realize that his opponent was a hunter of the same level as Bi Yuanjun, whom he revered as a god, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

“So what are the chances?”

“I don’t know the exact answer, but Japan is watching Iron Will. To be exact, it’s not Japan, but Kishin Takeru who is watching them.”

“If it’s Kishin… he’s Japan’s S-rank. Why him? Is it because of Joo Se Ah?”

“It looks like Kishindo Gate is also concerned about the explosion.”

“It’s a gate explosion, but it’s not Slayer, it’s Iron Will… … .”

“Perhaps he is looking for Iron Will as the cause of the gate explosion being blocked.”

“!!”

The moment he heard Zhao Keji’s words, Illusion felt as if something inside him that had been blocked up had been released.

“Yeah. That was it. It was something that made me feel uneasy the whole time.”

At first, I thought it was because I was pushed by Joo Se Ah. But after thinking about it a little more, it didn’t seem to be the case. I had already run away from other countries’ S-ranks several times before.

Then I thought it was because I got hit by an A+ rank named Seongseonje.

Of course, this wasn’t it either. That’s why I looked for it because the gate explosion failed.

The problem is that the cause of the explosion failure is not clear.

What kind of magic did Slayer use to stop the gate explosion?

I couldn’t sleep at night because of such questions. I tried to track down what happened that day through Miraju’s remaining information network and the headlines of the intelligence organization, but the results were not very good.

‘There was nothing to come out of it because the target of the espionage was wrong to begin with.’

Iron Will only cared about Joo Sea, and the rest were just long-term pawns to keep Iron Will in check as he grew into a large guild in the future.

That long-term horse didn’t go as planned, so I only managed to get one. I even threw that one away as one of the baits for the gate explosion, so I felt sorry about it.

“But then I found out that the real deal was hiding in Iron Will.”

“It won’t just be the real deal. Whether it’s a hunter, an item, or something else. It’ll stand in our way in the future.”

“You wanted to confirm that suspicion with us.”

“But instead, I just confirmed it.”

“Okay. I guess I owe you something.”

“I don’t know when I’ll get my money back, but I owe you Illusion-nim, so I guess I didn’t go here in vain. By the way, the leader of Iron Will is currently in Morocco.”

When Zhao Keji mentioned Jiang Muhyuk, Illusion’s face distorted. This was because he remembered the conversation he had with Zhou Se Ah before the fight.

Zhao Keji couldn’t see his face, but he could sense his feelings just by the murderous aura emanating from his shoulders.

“Kang Moo-hyuk, that arrogant guy is here? Hehe, a guy who is stuck in Korea and is not satisfied with it comes to my home ground. This is ridiculous.”

“If you’re talking about Kang Mu-hyeok, are you talking about that ignorant person who insulted Abdallah?”

When Bubagla stepped forward and asked, Illusion nodded.

“He was the guy who trusted Joo Se-ah and left me alone.”

“I will go and cut off his limbs and bring back his life.”

“No. You stand out too much, Gary!”

Gary Dee, who was called by Illusion, straightened his posture and clicked the heels of his combat boots instead of answering.

“How’s the mercenary work going? Are you busy?”

“It’s worth working separately.”

“Go to Morocco. Catch that guy named Kang Mu-hyeok there. I have to see him and ask him about what happened that day.”

“yes.”

Gary Dee went right out.

Looking at his back, Zhao Keji smiled with satisfaction.

‘Chief Kang. If I’m lucky, I’ll see you again. But I have to deal with Illusion’s clutches first.’

* * *

Alex did not answer Kang Mu-hyuk’s question.

‘The disappearance of Lady Ayla is still something that only the Chairman of the Round Table and Chun-lian know within the Association. No matter how great the command, it cannot be revealed carelessly.’

What’s more, this couldn’t be said of the Commander, who was practically an outsider and had little to do with the Federation’s affairs.

Thinking about that, it was amazing that Kang Mu-hyeok noticed something was wrong with Ayla. No, maybe it was an absurd intuition?

‘No, should I call it deduction? Or observation? Anyway, it’s hard to hide something from this guy. Wait! Wouldn’t it be better to get help from Kang Moo-hyuk?’

For a moment Alex felt tempted.

He was the one who secretly led the team to Morocco to find Ayla. Even with the prophecy of Clairvoyance and the information network of the Federation, finding Ayla in this vast land was by no means an easy task.

‘Yes. It’s against the policy, but the most important thing is Ayla’s safety. Let’s get help from Kang Mu-hyeok.’

Alex, whose resolve had been strengthened, opened his mouth.

“That’s right. Lady Ayla has gone missing.”

“Missing? How did it happen?”

“Lady Ayla heard the prophecy of Clairvoyance and went to Morocco to investigate. Then one day, contact suddenly disappeared.”

Mr. Cho, who was secretly eavesdropping next to Kang Mu-hyeok, muttered.

“Miss, is this another incident? Did you put some honey on the captain?”