The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 475



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Episode 475

#475. I wish I was a sleepwalker.

The hunters reacted immediately to Thomas’ warning. Even though they did not know the situation, they could sense the sense of crisis in his voice.

The Federation’s Greek team, led by Alex and Hawk, who were the first to get a taste of S-rank, took action.

Next was a hunter belonging to Iron Will. Mr. Joe quickly picked up Kang Mu-hyeok and ran.

“illustration.”

Hyun Jeong-geon pushed Gary Dee’s back with a knife.

“You know what happens when you fry it?”

“Don’t worry about your heart exploding and dying. I have no intention of dying here.”

“Who cares about one terrorist dying? Just run without saying a word.”

The Eagles then gave orders to the mercenaries.

“Run! Get out of here!”

The mercenaries moved their feet without even knowing what was going on.

“What? I took out the leader too, so why are you doing this?”

“I need to explain what’s going on.”

When some people hesitated, Johanna urged them.

“If you want to hear an explanation after you die, keep doing it!”

Soon, the hesitant mercenaries also changed their pace and started running. It wasn’t because of Johanna’s persuasion. It was because only then did they feel the unpleasant thumping vibration.

Dozens of hunters dashed through the jungle. They had no destination. They simply ran in a direction toward the west.

The mercenary at the rear turned his head at the noise that was gradually getting closer.

“Um, why are those… … ?!”

A horde of monsters running from behind.

It was an armored gorilla.

Although they were only 2~3m tall, their muscular bodies were as solid as the trunks of old trees hundreds of years old. They also had red eyes full of menace. The monsters that hunters most disliked in the jungle environment were swarming in droves.

“It’s an armored gorilla!”

The mercenary warned ahead.

Mr. Joe gritted his teeth and showed his gums as he increased his speed.

“Ugh! That item has protective powers!”

“The leader affects the monsters’ cognitive abilities. They’re not after us. They’re just running towards us.”

Mr. Cho glared at Kang Mu-hyeok, who was in his arms, as he kindly explained things to him.

“Would you be curious about that in this situation?”

“No, because I asked… … .”

“Chief Kang, let’s get a feel for our mood.”

“… … .”

The monsters’ dash wasn’t limited to the armored gorilla. New monsters joined in here and there.

Spring snakes, ghost beetles, blood bats, etc.

All the monsters were running away, startled by the vibration.

‘What’s strange? No matter how much I’m startled by the vibrations, this is still the case. All these monsters moving at once. It’s like they’re being chased by something and running away.’

It was clear that the explosion we had heard earlier was not the cause.

Of course, it might be surprising, but monsters wouldn’t run away like that because they’re scared of such a noise.

Kang Moo-hyuk guessed that there must be another reason, and this idea was quickly proven.

Kkeugkeugkeuguk!

“The jungle… … .”

The jungle was crying. No, it was becoming a mountain.

The strange howl was the noise of the jungle rising. Trees, grass, and earth were all being tossed high into the sky and collapsed. The ground was swelling like a volcano about to erupt with lava.

It was a large mountain that could be seen at a glance, even though it was quite far away from the mercenary force and the trees and bushes of the jungle obstructed the view.

Soon, the mountain stopped rising. The mountain turned around. A face with distinct features. Slowly, he raised his hand and touched his head. The mountain lifted something stuck in his head and shook it. The hunters could see what it was.

“airplane……?”

It was as if a large aircraft had crashed and woken the mountain. No, it had woken a giant.

One of the mercenaries muttered softly as he saw the giant that seemed to be at least several hundred meters tall.

“Kubwa… … .”

Kang Mu-hyeok, who happened to be nearby, heard the mercenary’s words. The mercenary shouted again loudly.

“Ku, kupwada!”

“With Kubo?”

Mr. Joe asked back. But instead of answering, the mercenaries only repeated the unknown word, ‘Kubwa’.

The cry spread throughout the mercenary force, and some even ran like crazy in panic, getting ahead of Mr. Joe.

“What is Kubuwa?”

Mr. Cho asked Kang Mu-hyeok a question. When he got no answer, he asked again.

“You don’t know either, Captain?”

“I know.”

“But why aren’t you saying anything?”

“I’m trying to gauge the mood.”

“… … Just tell me.”

At Mr. Cho’s words, Kang Moo-hyuk looked up at the giant whose body was covered in trees and dirt, and then opened his mouth.

“This is the giant that was said to have disappeared during the Little War.”

Kang Moo-hyuk’s explanation was as follows.

Kubowa.

It was a word meaning ‘big’ in Swahili, a language widely used in East Africa.

According to records, the giant was said to have fled with injuries after a fierce battle with hunters in East Africa and was never seen again.

At that time, the giant’s majesty was so great that there were even tribes in Africa that worshipped him as a god.

Because shamanism was widespread, the Kubwa statues and other superstitions were spread throughout Africa. Since all mercenaries operating in Africa would have heard of Kubwa at least once, it was not surprising that a member of the Eagles mercenary unit recognized it right away.

Kang Moo-hyuk nodded after comparing the appearance of the giant in front of him with the appearance of the Kubwa recorded in the records.

“Short ears on top of the head, one eye, and two mouths. It looks like a real Kubuwa. But I didn’t know that giant was here.”

“Why are you so relaxed? You look like you could be giant food right now!?”

Mr. Joe didn’t know what a Kubuwa was, but he knew a lot about giant monsters.

A race with low intelligence but strong innate strength that is difficult to deal with even among monsters.

While the small giants were only a few dozen meters tall, the named giants were monsters that reached hundreds of meters tall.

The problem was that it had a huge appetite as well as a large body. It ate any meat it could put in its mouth and chew, regardless of whether it was a monster or a human.

During the Great War, there was a guy who ate the entire population of a small city. He even ate all the monsters running wild inside.

“That makes sense. It looks like you just woke up, so you must be very hungry.”

Kang Moo-hyuk agreed with Mr. Cho’s opinion.

Hibernation was one of the characteristics of giants. No, it was a common characteristic of large monsters.

As with dragons, larger monsters tend to fall asleep more often to avoid wasting their energy.

Since their healing abilities also increase while they sleep, they sometimes hibernate when they are seriously injured.

Looking at the records of past Kubuwa being badly injured and running away, it was clear that he had been sleeping here for treatment.

“I was prepared, but it seems like there are more monsters with Medusa’s head than I thought.”

“Tell me about that in advance!”

That’s when Mr. Joe shouted.

“Come.”

A shadow loomed over Thomas’s head, accompanied by a brief warning. For a moment, it seemed as if clouds had obscured the sun.

The hunters raised their heads.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t a cloud. It was a giant’s foot.

“Ewwaaaaaaah!”

Thomas’ white hair flew up as Mr. Joe’s scream shook my eardrums.

【Barrier】

The mana barrier between the hunters and the giant’s feet was shattered in an instant. Thomas, unfazed, created dozens of barriers.

But it was no use. The shield shattered like glass at the feet of the giant whose mass itself was a weapon.

“It’s annoying.”

Thomas changed his thinking. If we can’t stop it, let’s launch it.

【Reverse Gravity】

If weight is the problem, just change gravity.

As expected, the giant’s foot stopped right above his head.

Some of the hunters who escaped the brink of death collapsed with their legs giving out. The monsters running behind them also had their heads buried in the ground and were trembling.

Mr. Cho was lying on his buttocks while holding Kang Moo-hyuk. Kang Moo-hyuk carefully got out of her arms and said.

“I can’t hold out much longer.”

Thomas nodded.

“This magic is a range magic… but the giant is quite large.”

The giant’s feet rose due to the gravity reversal magic, but that was only the area below the giant’s ankles. The magic did not reach above that area. The giant was pressing down with force.

‘It’s like a water balloon that won’t burst. It’s barely being pressed down.’

Thomas was somehow holding on, but this balance was bound to break at some point. And the result was most likely a defeat for this side.

Kang Moo-hyuk, who understood the situation, said.

“Let’s knock it down.”

“That big thing?”

Thomas drew a question mark above his head. No matter how much he calculated, he couldn’t bring himself to take down a giant that was hundreds of meters tall.

“I’m standing on one foot now.”

“!!”

Only then was Thomas able to figure out Kang Mu-hyeok’s intentions.

‘Giant are as slow as they are big. Aside from their strength and weight, they have no weaknesses in athletic ability or balance.’

In that case, the target was set.

“The stepping stones are far away so it’s difficult. I just need to take care of this above my head.”

“Is it possible?”

It was easier to understand if you think of a person standing on one foot.

What happens when you lift your left foot and hit the ankle you’re lifting from the side?

‘What if you hit it inward with the stepping stone instead of the outside?’

Before even thinking of an answer, Thomas first thought of a suitable spell for this situation.

‘Oh! Now that I think about it, I don’t have any single striking magic?’

In terms of firepower, ‘Phoenix’ was the best. For penetration, ‘Sonic Boom’ copied Goeulji’s skill.

In addition, he had many range magic and auxiliary magic suitable for the situation, but he lacked magic that could exert powerful physical force.

‘I’ve seen the Goeulji Hunter’s Heavenly Punishment skill, but I’ve never really studied it. There’s nothing I can do. I have no choice but to deal with it with what I have.’

Instead of using physical magic to strike, Thomas decided to use wind magic, which could produce a similar effect.

【Gust of Wind】

A gust of mana blew from somewhere. The gust did not spread widely, but was condensed into one. The condensed wind struck the ankle of the giant who was wielding a dragon in the air.

The giant’s body tilted as the magic struck the area that would be called the peach pit on a human. It was a position where it was difficult to maintain balance on one foot.

The giant stumbled and struggled, but eventually, unable to hold on, he fell to one side.

The screams of monsters echoed here and there in the jungle. The screams were interrupted by the loud noise of a giant falling, and the ground shook as if there was an earthquake. The monsters that had been hiding in the jungle flew up.

Thomas protected the group by blocking the aftermath of the giant’s fall with a shield.

Kang Moo-hyuk shouted at the hunters.

“Let’s run away now!”

Mr. Cho hugged Kang Mu-hyuk again.

The hunters ran without a word this time, glancing at Thomas in amazement as they passed him.

I knew he was a great wizard when I took down the Scarecrow mercenary group, but he was a wizard that could take down a giant that was called the scourge of the small war.

The letter ‘S’ appeared in the mercenaries’ heads.

The same was true for Gary Dee.

‘Hey, no way. Maybe it’s just an unusually good trait.’

I shook my head, but the feeling of unease did not go away.

He couldn’t help but ask Hyun Jeong-geon, who was watching him.

“What is that guy?”

“What do you mean? It’s what you think.”

Uncertain answer.

How does he know what I was thinking?

Gary Dee thought about it, trying to ignore the doubts that were slowly rising in his mind.

Thomas sent the hunters first and stayed until the end to prepare for any eventuality.

Fortunately, the fallen giant did not get up again.

‘He just fell down, so he won’t be hurt. He might have been sleeping.’

Thomas rubbed the corner of his mouth without realizing it.

“hmm?”

The area around the philtrum was sticky.

When I opened my palm, red liquid was spread out like a flowing flower.

‘I really hope it was just a sleepwalking.’