The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 462



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Episode 462

#462. Let’s try to endure it somehow.

Gary Dee thought the raid would work.

Raids using mines and mortars.

It is a regular repertoire in Africa, but it is also a steady seller that sells well to hunters here, even if other hunters may not know about it.

Boom! Kwakwang! Kuung!

“I tripped on a landmine.”

“Prepare mortars.”

“Prepare the shells!”

“firing.”

“firing!”

Dozens of shells rang out, accompanied by an ear-piercing sound.

As soon as the first shot was fired, Gary Dee prepared the follow-up shots and prepared the Hunters to attack immediately.

“Long-range marksmen, prepare to attack the wizards. The remaining melee forces, charge. The target is a little over 3km away. Cut it off within 80 seconds.”

Gary Dee’s orders were to run at a high speed while fully armed, but no one objected.

80 seconds was the time limit during which the Scarecrow Mercenary’s ranged dealers could attack without stopping, pouring out their full mana.

The mercenaries knew from experience that the operation would be successful only if they charged into the enemy’s midst.

Since the experience was directly related to life, I was in a position where I had to follow it unconditionally even if it was a bit difficult.

The mercenaries drank various buff potions and waited for the shells to land on the target.

Then something strange happened.

Kwaaang! Bang! Boom! Boom! Kuung!

The shell suddenly exploded in the air.

“!!”

Gary Dee stared intently at the horizon where the spider had settled.

Possessing a variety of detection skills, including night vision, thermal sensing, and long-range color detection, he soon developed a sinister expression.

“A wizard… A high rank. And he’s no ordinary wizard.”

I had no idea what kind of magic was used. It was too far away to see that far.

But I could tell that he was a very talented person.

‘Casting a wide-ranged spell in an instant. If I had known that such a thing existed, I would have used a different method.’

“Are you attacking, Captain?!”

Gary Dee looked back at the subordinate who had asked the question. The subordinate also looked bewildered. Even though he was a veteran who had been on the battlefield for a long time, this was the first time he had seen a surprise attack blocked so easily.

That appearance allowed Gary Dee to make a quick decision.

‘I see.’

If a wizard like me is guarding it, the effectiveness of this ranged attack will be halved.

In that state, rushing at an enemy who was in formation meant that you would also have to take a certain amount of damage.

Gary Dee’s judgment was based on his intuition gained from his experience in numerous battlefields.

“I am withdrawing.”

As he turned around without thinking, the mercenaries also turned their backs.

“Miss, what a waste of a buff potion.”

“How do I solve this? I’m so tired of all this.”

Gary Dee shouted as some of the mercenaries, still unaware of what was going on, chatted and moved slowly.

“When did you say you were going to withdraw? You’re still walking around with your feet on the ground! Should I cut off your ankles when you don’t need them?!”

Only then did the mercenaries realize that Gary Dee was feeling uneasy, so they quickly packed up their gear and climbed onto the vehicle.

They immediately figured out why Gary Dee, who they had been with for so long, was so angry.

That this operation was not a simple failure, that the commander wanted a quick retreat, and that the enemy was not as easy as he thought.

The vehicle started off in a hurry, kicking up a cloud of dust as if to reflect the hunters’ impatience.

Gary Dee left the scene, leaving his wizards stationed in the back of the truck just in case.

‘Information said that there was no such magician in Eagles. Is he Kang Mu-hyeok’s subordinate? It seems that Joo Se-ah is not the only one in Iron Will.’

Gary Dee knew this wasn’t going to be as easy as he first expected.

‘Well, there’s no way Kang Mu-hyeok would come to Africa defenseless unless he’s crazy.’

Just by looking at the Eagles mercenary unit attached, you could tell they were well prepared.

Gary Dee planned his next operation.

“I can’t help it. Look.”

“yes.”

The man still serving as secretary in the passenger seat answered.

Gary Dee ordered.

“B, did you prepare anything?”

“Is that the operation you were planning to do if the surprise attack didn’t work?”

“Okay. Call me right away and tell me to root it out.”

“Yes. I will prepare it.”

The secretary made a phone call somewhere. Gary Dee muttered with satisfaction at the sight.

“Kang Mu-hyeok. No matter how smart you are, there’s nothing you can do about this. The same goes for the Eagles. Hehe!”

* * *

“Resupply is difficult after the Fest. The distance is longer than the original route. While you’re at it, fill up on gas and make some extra provisions before you move, so let’s enter the city. The guys who attacked earlier won’t be able to move rashly in the city.”

“It’s definitely getting dark. That would be better.”

Kang Moo-hyuk agreed with the Eagles’ advice.

It certainly seemed safer to go into the city and regroup before moving. Moving hastily was not a good idea. It was also important to reach the destination as safely as possible.

On the other hand, Alex was impatient with the delay in schedule, but he had no choice but to follow Kang Moo-hyuk because he knew that his choice was the best.

‘The timing of Ayla’s arrival here was so bad.’

Things started to get a little awkward when protests in Rabat forced the airport near the capital to close, forcing Alex to land in Casablanca, the closest airport to the capital, which pushed back his schedule.

The route of travel was also a problem.

Since we couldn’t get through Rabat, we tried to go back via Meknes, but that was also blocked.

They had no choice but to return to Fes, but this time they were ambushed by an unidentified enemy.

The enemy retreated without much damage, but their steps were delayed because of it.

“It’s as if the world is trying to stop me from saving Lady Ayla.”

“Raven… … .”

As Alex was cleaning up the scene of the attack and getting into his car, Raven came up behind him.

He looked even more impatient than Alex. Or rather, his face was filled with anger. He looked like he would explode if you prodded him. Even though he had trained as a hunter among the elves at Ayla’s suggestion, he seemed nervous and anxious, as if he had not learned that easygoing nature.

“Just hold on a little longer. I’m slowly but surely getting closer to Lady Ayla.”

“What if it’s too late to save him?”

“He is not someone who will be defeated so easily. Don’t you know that? He is stronger than us. He is one of the few remaining battle elves of the elven race. Don’t be fooled by his usual gentle appearance, and control your mind. You are a druid, aren’t you? If Lady Ayla sees you wavering now, she will be disappointed.”

Raven bit her lip at Alex’s seemingly encouraging words.

“That damn Druid, Druid. Are you forcing Alex Hunter on me? Elves and Hunters are different. I just have the Druid traits.”

“Isn’t that why you were taught by Lady Ayla? If you are her disciple, you should have that much self-awareness.”

“How could I become a disciple? I’m not even an elf… … .”

“Well, I don’t think Lady Ayla would think so, right?”

Only then, when Raven began to show signs of calming down, Alex smiled faintly and said as he got into the car.

“I’m the one who’s more anxious than anyone else. Let’s just endure it somehow.”

* * *

“It’s more… than I thought… .”

“Not really.”

Mr. Cho received Kang Mu-hyeok’s monologue.

The cityscape outside the car window was an unfamiliar sight for a city whose main business was tourism.

The Eagles began to explain as if they were tour guides.

“Not all tourist destinations are as clean and fancy as Venice. 70% of Fez is ruins and relics from the Great War. It is a place to appreciate the fierce battles of the past. They say they redeveloped the remaining 30% of the land, but the area for wealthy tourists is less than 10% of Fez. The rest is streets for the lower class who live in cramped spaces.”

“It’s called Harlem.”

Mr. Joe said as he watched the children popping their heads out of the alley every now and then.

At first glance, the children’s cheeks were devoid of flesh. Their skinny arms and legs looked like they would wobble if they just walked.

The children’s expressions were a mixture of curiosity and fear. The Humvee procession passing through Harlem was a rare sight for them, but they knew that these were vehicles used by soldiers and hunters, so they did not approach.

‘Tch! This reminds me of the old days.’

A mother whose face I can’t even remember, a father whose face I can’t see even though I want to.

He lost his parents a long time ago and moved from one relative’s house to another. Even that relative was involved in a monster accident and ended up in an orphanage before wandering the streets.

Fortunately, she awakened as a hunter, but the hunger from that time was painfully engraved in her bones. That was why she was sensitive to money. She had experienced it painfully as a child that if you don’t have money, you won’t be treated as a human being.

This Harlem neighborhood brought back memories of that time.

Mr. Joe let out a groan without realizing it.

“Why did you come here? If you’re going to go, go somewhere nice.”

“There’s no way around it. If you came from Pes-Saïs Airport, you could go straight to the redevelopment area, but you have to go through here along the road. Or you have to go through the Great War Remains, which is a long way around, and the relics are closed to vehicles.”

“I would have rather gone farther out to the outskirts of the city.”

“Haha, that won’t work because of the enemy.”

Eagles accepted Mr. Joe’s complaints. As a guide, he had to meet all sorts of people. He thought of Mr. Joe as one of those customers and laughed it off.

At that moment, Thomas’ voice came over the radio.

-This is car number 1. Sir, there are several hunters nearby.

Kang Mu-hyeok received the radio call and asked.

“How many people?”

-There are five at close range. It’s not a threat, but I’m concerned that it’s not detected at medium range or longer.

“You can’t detect it? Thomas Hunter?”

For a moment, Kang Moo-hyuk suspected that something was wrong with Thomas’ body. Even if he was not able to use all his strength, it was not to the extent that he could not sense it.

It was the Eagles who answered Kang Moo-hyeok’s questions.

“Oh, right, I didn’t mention that. This place in Fes is unstable in many ways. So even if you’re close by, you won’t be able to detect it if you’re a little further away.”

“In many ways?”

Kang Moo-hyuk looked even more confused by the Eagles’ explanation.

If Mana was unstable, there was no way Thomas or himself wouldn’t know, since they were more sensitive to Mana than anyone else.

Besides, if there were any hunters with even a little bit of intuition, they would have easily noticed something strange.

Mr. Cho and Hyun Jeong-geon were hunters who were particularly sensitive to such things, and if there was a problem, they would have reported it right away.

‘But there was no report. It says it has nothing to do with Mana… … .’

The Eagles read Kang Mu-hyeok’s questioning expression and added.

“Not only Pandora’s Head, but some of the battlefields of the Great War have various strange phenomena. Fest is one of those places. The detection range is drastically reduced, and sometimes even message skills don’t work. Furthermore, the locations where these phenomena occur move around randomly, making it difficult to prepare for them.”

If it was a phenomenon unrelated to mana, Thomas couldn’t do anything about it.

But it’s to the point where even the S-rank’s sense of humor is blurred.

Creepy

For a moment, I got goosebumps.

“It’s difficult to prepare… … .”

The moment Kang Mu-hyuk opens his mouth.

“Wow!”

There was a commotion outside the car.

Kang Moo-hyuk looked outside. The unmaintained road, darkness, and lack of lighting made it impossible to see what was happening.

However, the sight of people popping out of the dark alley was clearly visible.

People suddenly surrounded the car.

The hunters, who had been bracing themselves for what they thought was an attack, soon relaxed when they realized that the people were not causing any harm to the car.

But the car was stuck and couldn’t move forward. The hunters were helpless and were floundering because their opponents were ordinary people.

The Eagles immediately stood guard in all directions and gave orders to each vehicle.

“Just in case, be sure to keep a close eye on your surroundings. And does anyone know what this is about?”

After a while, a radio transmission came from the vehicle in front of car number 4, which Kang Mu-hyeok was riding in.

-That, that’s… … .

The radio was drowned out by the shouts that came again.

“Wow! It’s money!”

Only then did Kang Mu-hyeok realize what the commotion was about.

Money was raining down from the sky.

Upon seeing this sight, he snatched the radio from Eagles’ hands.

“Thomas Hunter, get out of here right through the lead car… … .”

bang!

Car number one rose into the air.