The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 490



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Episode 490

#490. You’re a villain, so it doesn’t matter?

As if he had read Thomas’s mind, Kang Moo-hyuk urged the attack force.

But soon the raid party’s feet were tied. It was because of the barrier that Hyun Jeong-geon had reported.

Some of the hunters stepped forward and then backed away in shock. On the outside, it seemed like there was no danger, but the moment they entered, darkness came over them, making it impossible for even their skills to work.

‘Hyun Jeong-geon Hunter only took a few steps in. The clock is zero. There’s no telling what will happen if he goes any deeper. Above all, this barrier has the same energy as the power that the Unknown gave off.’

Kang Moo-hyuk was wary of this barrier. Now he could clearly distinguish it. It felt completely different from Mana.

Thomas confirmed his concerns.

“You can’t go in here.”

Thomas reached out into the barrier, touched the air, and continued speaking.

“There’s something really annoying. It seems to be something from the psychic realm, but I’m not sure exactly.”

“Can you tell the difference?”

“I can’t express it exactly, but I can feel it. It’s something that has been transformed into mana.”

Kang Moo-hyuk trusted Thomas’s opinion. Especially when it came to Mana, it was safe to say that no other hunter knew more about it than he did.

Thomas’ trait, ‘Mana’s Companion’.

I could see, touch, feel, and directly influence mana.

That was the reason he could freely transform magic.

Kang Moo-hyuk asked if there was a solution. Thomas frowned as if he was troubled.

“If it were normal mana, I don’t know how to do it, but it has changed so strangely that there is no way to deal with it right now. I could burn it with magic from the outside, but it would take a long time. And in my current state, it seems difficult.”

“Should I look for another entrance?”

Kang Moo-hyuk stroked his chin and pondered. Then, suddenly, his eyes turned to the guide he was holding in his hand.

‘This is the path shown by the guide. If this item serves as a guide to the goal as I expected, then there must have been a reason why it led me here.’

Kang Moo-hyuk looked into the darkness that was invisible before his eyes. If he took just one step forward from here, he would be immediately enveloped in darkness.

‘This barrier is related to an unknown being.’

And the leader also woke up in response to the unknown power that Unknown had unleashed.

Kang Mu-hyeok stepped into the barrier, pushing his leader forward.

“Huh? Captain, it’s dangerous… … .”

It was the moment when Mr. Cho was about to grab Kang Mu-hyeok’s sleeve. Suddenly, light burst out from the leader.

“!!”

The hunters gaped in amazement at the magnificent light.

Light that resembles darkness.

It was a sight that could only be described as a contradictory expression of dark light.

The light emitted by the leader pushed the barrier forward, and the darkness of the barrier that had not been visible until just a moment ago began to take shape, visible to all.

The barrier seen from the outside twitched and twitched eerily. I could feel its pulsating breath as if it were alive.

“It looks like I’m entering a monster’s mouth.”

As Johanna muttered to herself, all the hunters had the same thought.

Kang Mu-hyeok took a few more steps in and looked back.

“The leader will show you the way. Just follow him.”

Even though Kang Mu-hyeok entered the barrier without hesitation, the hunters hesitated. It was because they felt an ominous feeling from the barrier that was shaking so painfully.

In particular, Raven, a druid belonging to the alliance, showed an overreaction. He had a keen sense of connection with nature, so he had a harder time tolerating the energy of the barrier.

“You want me to come into such a dirty and sinister place? This is crazy! Alex, you can’t go in there.”

Raven tried to stop him by blocking his way. Kang Moo-hyuk spoke to his back.

“It’s okay. You’ll be safe. The leader doesn’t want to harm us. His role is only to guide us.”

Leaving those words behind, Kang Mu-hyeok walked deeper into the building.

“Hey, right! Captain, if something happens while you’re going alone, I’ll be killed by Gilma! Let’s go together!”

Mr. Joe already had the formula ‘Barrier< Joo Se Ah' in his head, so he followed Kang Moo Hyuk without hesitation. Thomas and Hyun Jeong Geon also followed in without saying much.

Next up was Johanna. She looked at the hunters hesitating behind her and said a word.

“The mercenaries are so scared. The leader was originally yours. What are you scared of?”

Her words caused quite a stir among the Eagles mercenary force.

“I see? That’s originally an artifact of our mercenary unit.”

“I didn’t know that the leader had such abilities, but it’s not just bragging. He can really use them.”

“But how can that person use that? He’s not even a Hunter.”

The mercenaries were shaken by the sight of Kang Moo-hyuk using the leader. To them, the leader was not just a simple item.

He was a guardian deity who was able to boast a high survival rate while handling numerous difficult requests in Africa.

They were hunters who had been influenced by shamanism, having served as mercenaries in Africa for a long time.

Africa was a place where it was difficult to endure without believing in something.

That's why I was shocked by the leader's ability to awaken to his original form after decades.

The same was true for the Eagles. They didn't rely on religion, but they had absolute faith in their leader, just like the mercenaries.

'They say that high-level artifacts choose their owners directly… Did the leader really choose Captain Kang Mu-hyeok as his owner?'

It was just a superstition and a floating rumor, but after witnessing it with my own eyes, I couldn't dismiss it as nonsense.

He suddenly came to his senses as he saw the light within the barrier fading away.

“When did the Eagles mercenary unit abandon their client? Everyone, get inside!”

As the Eagles chased after Kang Mu-hyeok, the mercenaries also hurriedly followed them.

There was no hesitation in their eyes, to the point where it was hard to understand why they had been afraid of the barrier until just a moment ago.

“Raven, Lady Ayla is in there. I’m going in. Let’s all go.”

Alex followed the mercenary group, patting Raven on the shoulder. The Federation Greek team hunters also followed the order without saying anything.

The last remaining Raven gritted his teeth at the name 'Ayla'. He slapped his cheeks with both hands several times. He rubbed his cheeks that had turned red and entered the barrier with his eyes wide open.

The barrier closed with him as the last one.

* * *

Al Rashid paced the palace in impatience.

'Following Muhammad, Abbas has also lost contact. No one in the guard can be reached.'

Muhammad was Morocco's hope.

Not only was his ability to handle monsters the best in history, but his talent as a hunter was also the best. He had no doubt that if Morocco's first S-rank hunter were to be born, it would definitely be his son.

But at some point, his son began to drift away. Al Rashid thought it was a sign that he was about to become an S-rank hunter. He believed that he was training to overcome the wall in a place cut off from the world.

'But where did it all go wrong? Something has gone wrong since the Nagas attacked Europe. What on earth is going on?'

Al Rashid couldn't stand it anymore. He wasn't the type to sit still and wait. He was a hunter himself, so he decided to move and find out for himself.

He called the remaining guards to the palace.

“We can’t just wait for Abbas’ report. They’re all going to Medusa’s head.”

* * *

– Ah, abyss. Deeper and warmer than darkness, mother. By your mercy, I will be reborn.

Muhammad threw himself into the dark space torn in the air.

After that, darkness enveloped him, regenerating both his missing arms and the skin that had been crushed by the high fever.

My body quickly returned to normal, but I wasn't satisfied with that.

He decided to go one step further with his plan.

'Abyss, exercise your omnipotence. Grant me greater strength to carry out your will.'

As he waited for an answer from the abyss, Muhammad thought back to when he first discovered this place.

The Naga King gained power here and evolved quickly, soon uniting the Nagas who had been fighting among themselves in different tribes.

Muhammad, using his talents, got a chance to infiltrate the area and examine the place in detail.

'When I first saw the abyss, I was terrified.'

He was convinced that if he could only obtain this power, he would definitely be able to reach S-rank, or even higher.

Muhammad accepted the abyss as it was, perhaps without even realizing it.

Whichever came first, the Abyss gave him power, and he was given the chance to become the new king after driving out even the king of Naga.

It not only established a dynasty, but also opened the way for a new, more evolved species.

As he took in the power of the abyss, the passage connected to it also widened. At first, the wound in the void was barely big enough to fit a child, but now it was big enough to fit five or six adults at once.

Muhammad knew that the more he communed with the abyss, the wider the passage became.

The abyss had been slowly widening its passage as far as he could handle, but now it had no more room to do so.

He had to get stronger quickly. To survive.

'It's all the wizard's fault. If the Abyss were to suddenly appear in this world, who knows what would happen. A whole country might even perish. But I've been baptized by the Abyss, so I'll be safe.'

The fact that the country closest to the abyss was his home country, Morocco, was already out of Muhammad's sight.

He blamed everything on the wizard.

'You wizard, once I shed another layer, you will regret it. You have unleashed the will of the abyss on this world.'

Muhammad's eyes turned red and then black.

His eyes now looked like the wounds the abyss had torn across the world.

“Ahhhh, I’m getting stronger. I can feel myself getting stronger.”

It was a moment when Muhammad trembled with a sense of omnipotence that filled his whole body.

Kwaaang!

The surroundings became noisy with a loud noise that shook Naga's sanctuary.

The Nagas who had been bowing down to the center of the Abyss's Wound became disorganized.

Muhammad sensed that a magician was chasing him.

'How did it happen so quickly?!'

It was time to put aside such doubts. It would take a little more time to become stronger.

“Stop! My warriors! Shed your blood gladly for your king!”

The Nagars got up from their seats and ran towards where the explosion had been heard.

The shadows that had appeared as rocks in the darkness were all Naga. Countless Nagas shouted and attacked the enemy.

Human screams could be heard intermittently, and there were flashes of light accompanied by explosions.

The Nagas never retreated. Their high morale and spirit seemed to be enough to stop any enemy.

'It won't last long. It's a shame that all the warriors of my kingdom are being annihilated, but there's nothing I can do about it. Even if it takes time, I have no choice but to raise them again.'

Muhammad did not mind losing hundreds or thousands of Nagas if he could become stronger here.

'Just a little bit. Just a little bit more… … .'

That was when.

A brilliant blaze of flames pierced through the army.

“I heard that the rule is not to interfere when the main character transforms. Hmm, since you’re a villain, maybe it doesn’t matter?”

And then, between the melted corpses of Naga, the wizard I had been trying so hard to avoid walked.

With incomprehensible words.