The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 495



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Episode 495

495. Let’s start hunting.

‘It was a wrong start.’

Thomas chided himself for not being more careful.

The Golden Phoenix, which I had raised with the resolve that my body would be ruined, sank before it could even take shape, and I suffered internal injuries as a result.

The body that had previously been overworked while defeating the giants Kubwa and Muhammad was now in a situation where it could no longer move as desired.

Even in the midst of all this, they somehow managed to find a chance to counterattack, but the enemy did not give them any openings.

‘This guy is so strong, he’s neither human nor monster. What should I call him?’

Muhammad, who had been burned to ashes, was resurrected. Not as an unknown being resembling a Naga, but as a human being.

Thomas noticed that this was Muhammad before he became a monster.

But despite having a human face, Muhammad did not look human at all.

His entire body was engulfed in darkness, and his eyes were filled with gray instead of white and black. If he looked into it, it seemed as if even Thomas’s heart would turn gray.

‘It’s hard to even think about it now.’

The darkness of the abyss split into dozens of branches and fell upon us.

Thomas quickly set up a shield, but it was no use. The shield was easily broken.

It was a crisis, but he did not dwell on defense.

‘You can’t stop it with normal magic anyway.’

Just before the darkness touches my body.

‘That doesn’t mean that attacks won’t work.’

Thomas used a third means, neither offensive nor defensive.

【Chilling Cocoon】

seal.

In order to prevent the gate explosion and to deal with the three-headed evil dragon Zmei Gorinich in the future, the magic developed locked the abyss in the form of Muhammad.

The abyss of mana surrounded Muhammad. The abyss dispersed into the air without reaching Thomas.

It was a difference of just one point.

Thomas unleashed the Mana Barrier without stopping. It wrapped around Kochi two, three, four times… without stopping.

It was when more than ten layers of seals were placed around it.

Thomas soon stopped his hand.

“Haa, this is ruined.”

With those words, the mortar split. The seal was torn. Darkness seeped out through the gap.

Thomas summoned the Firebird. Darkness fell upon him. In an instant, the Firebird spread its wings and enveloped Thomas.

Fire and darkness burned each other. A foul stench vibrated. It was the dregs of mana that could not be detected by the sense of smell.

The polluted mana that was scattered in all directions contaminated the surrounding area.

The stone was dying. It was an expression that did not suit inanimate objects, but there was no other way to describe it. The abyss was killing everything.

Thomas had a premonition of the end.

And he had no intention of ending it with his own death.

‘Geum-an. I will give you everything. I will sacrifice this guy… … .’

That was when.

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

“What is the name of the drink?”

“What are the Ramzau rats doing?”

“Dhlaptz hold’dush akkeism rp glaptz.”

An unknown language was heard behind me.

Thomas knew who this voice belonged to.

He got angry without looking back.

“Captain! Why are you here?!”

Kang Mu-hyeok answered.

“Why did you come? I came to fight.”

Thomas was relieved.

‘That guy, really… … .’

I told you, you’re crazy.

“Let’s fight together, even if it means dying. Thomas.”

* * *

While Thomas fought desperately against the darkness, Kang Moo-hyuk persuaded the hunters.

“This is the only way. Please follow my orders.”

Mr. Joe opened his mouth and couldn’t say a word. She stammered and her lips trembled, and then she could barely utter a word.

“it’s crazy.”

Hyun Jeong-geon continued speaking as if speaking her mind.

“This is not a strategy worthy of a captain. There is no chance of success. Even if there is, it is probably one in a billion.”

“It’s higher than I thought. I thought it would be one decimal place higher than that.”

“Are you in the right mind to joke right now?”

Mister Cho intervened again. She grabbed Kang Moo-hyuk by the collar and shook him. Kang Moo-hyuk answered firmly, even as he was shaking back and forth roughly.

“If you get out of here, the world will end. Just think about releasing that.”

Everyone’s eyes turned towards the abyss.

A monster that even an S-rank wizard can’t stop.

Moreover, the passage through which the energy was flowing out was noticeably larger than before.

“As it grows bigger, its presence will become even stronger. If we don’t stop it here, I can’t even imagine what kind of disaster it will cause, but at least Africa will definitely be finished. It will soon lead to the end of the world.”

They immediately understood what Kang Mu-hyeok meant. It was a common saying in the hunter world.

The argument is that the world today stands on a precarious balance.

The radical theory that the moment this balance is broken, the world will be destroyed in a chain reaction was not the delusion of conspiracy theorists, but a real and possible threat.

The moment Africa or South America, the center of chaos, collapses, the monsters within them will overflow and other continents will fall like dominoes.

“We’re the only ones who know about it right now. Even if we get out of here, we can’t guarantee that we’ll be able to get back safely and report the situation here. We don’t know if we’ll be able to escape from it. So now is the only time. If there’s even a one in a billion chance of stopping it, it’s worth risking our lives.”

Suddenly, Mr. Joe’s rough hands stopped. With eyes that looked like she was going to cry, she let go of Kang Mu-hyeok’s collar.

“Who can stop the captain’s stubbornness? Oh dear, I’m already dead to Gilma. No, will it end here before that?”

Unlike Mr. Cho, who was pulling out his hair, Hyun Jeong-geon calmly went back over the operation that Kang Mu-hyeok had explained.

‘Will he be able to communicate with that sinister being? Will Thomas be able to wake up that elf? And even if he can, what will he do with it? I wonder if this is the method the guide showed us. In the meantime, what we should do… No, all of these are uncertain actions to begin with.’

It was a truly unplanned operation that was not like Kang Mu-hyeok.

“Fuck. I have to do this again… … .”

It was so funny I thought I’d die.

Hyun Jeong-geon said.

“If we’re going to have fun, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to risk the world’s destruction. Let’s just do it. Even if something goes wrong, we won’t die alone. Billions will get along well, after all.”

When Hyun Jung-geun and Mr. Joe decided to join, Alex also nodded and joined.

“The purpose of the Federation is to save the world. Follow the Commander.”

Raven looked at Ayla and then turned his gaze to Kang Mu-hyuk.

“I believe that this is the only way to save him. I entrust my life to the Commander.”

Everyone looked at Kang Mu-hyeok with a serious expression.

On the other hand, Kang Mu-hyeok slightly shrugged his shoulders with a faint smile on his lips.

The expression on his face was more emotional than ever.

“Then, let’s start hunting.”

* * *

The language that Kang Mu-hyeok shouted was effective.

The abyss in the shape of Muhammad retreated.

‘I just said what the guys I met in Bukpocheon and LA said. Fortunately, it seems like they’re interested.’

The words that Kang Moo-hyuk spat out in succession were nothing more than the language he remembered from the unknown being he had met in Bukpocheon and the language used by the ruler of Geum-an with whom he had talked in LA.

The gamble that they could buy time by speaking the language of the unknown beings seemed to have been successful, even though the meaning was completely out of place in the situation.

‘It’s only the first step. But it’s still one in ten million.’

Thomas, freed from the abyss’ attack, staggered backwards. Eventually, his legs gave out and he collapsed on the ground, but Kang Moo-hyuk, who had come over, supported him.

“heartbreak…….”

“Step back. See if you can wake Lady Ayla.”

Kang Moo-hyuk gave the order while keeping his gaze fixed on the abyss.

Thomas started to say something, then paused and stood up.

“I will follow your order.”

He stepped back, but focused his attention on Kang Mu-hyeok just in case. He was ready to throw himself at Abyss if he were to attack.

Fortunately, the abyss did not attack Kang Mu-hyeok. It was not interested in Thomas either.

It just looked at Kang Mu-hyeok with an interested gaze.

“What is the Dizfy Kshark?”

It was the third language I heard, but I still couldn’t understand it. But I could understand it.

Kang Moo-hyuk responded with curiosity at this strange sensation.

“Do you not know your language? I do not. I am just speaking the language I know. Please do not use strange language that makes it difficult to communicate, and speak in this language. The ruler of the Golden Eye can speak it, so how about you? You are not worse than him, are you?”

Abyss’s shoulders shook at Kang Mu-hyeok’s words.

‘Are you laughing?’

The moment I thought that, a voice like scraping iron was heard.

“It’s possible to do it through the vocal organ of the sacrificial offering. How long has it been since I last expressed my intentions through sound?”

It was a voice that resonated like thunder inside the cave. Kang Mu-hyeok covered his ears and staggered.

“I’m used to it now. It’s not easy to adjust.”

“You adapt quickly. Just like the ruler of the Golden Eye.”

“Have you met the golden eye?”

“I descended here.”

“Oh, a descent? Was there a suitable medium here?”

Kang Moo-hyuk flinched at the word medium.

‘You’re talking about Thomas.’

Hunter and Mana Addiction.

These two seemed to be the keywords.

Kang Moo-hyuk had many questions, but he had a more important mission, so he asked other questions.

“What is your purpose? Why did you come to Earth?”

“Earth? Oh, you mean this planet. Purpose… Well, I’ve been wandering around outer space and came here when the path opened up. Since I’ve lost the purpose of my existence, how can my actions have a purpose? I just exist.”

“I didn’t ask to hear a philosophical answer.”

“It is a great honor for you beings to hear my answer.”

“You speak as if you were gods.”

“God… . Yes, you have that concept in your head. I understand what you mean by ‘god’. Immortal, supreme, divine… there are other miscellaneous meanings, but in reality, they are meaningless. I am not a god in that sense. I am a being that exists in the literal sense.”

Kang Moo-hyuk did not attach much significance to Abyss’s words. He defined it as something that human cognition could not explain.

“What an interesting reaction.”

Abyss, who realized that Kang Mu-hyeok was looking at her coldly, responded with more energy than before.

“By the way, you received the Baptism of Mana. And the thing behind you.”

Abyss waved his hand. Wherever his fingertips went, there was Hyun Jeong-geon.

Hyun Jeong-geon, who had turned into darkness, returned to human form at the beckoning of the abyss and was bounced away.

The guide rolled out of his hands.

“That thing is just like you. It shouldn’t be here.”

Kang Moo-hyuk frowned and bit his lower lip.